I started the transfer of my 4 domains yesterday 2011-12-29 13:32
I was to the "Pending Registry Approval" stage in less than an hour. That's the part where godaddy has to list the domains in my account control as pending transfer screen so I can hit the yes button.
Godaddy sat on that last step till 09:18 this morning.
I realize they can take a few days sometimes, but at that stage of the process all the hard part has been done and both new and bad... um old, registrars have communicated.
Shouldn't we be able to find someone on staff that can slip in a small clause that changes this rule to cover copyright instead of safe harbors then give him a high paying job later? I almost worked for them....
Lately I've been attempting to put my money where my mouth is and purchase from vendors that 'get it.' They don't waste money on things like DRM that could have gone towards making a better product, they don't use online validation for single player games, they don't extort money from people based on something as flimsy as an IP address, they provide a reasonable product for a reasonable price.
I buy a ton of e-books from oreilly.com, I buy my mp3s (not books) from Amazon, I bought the Louis CK video, I probably will buy the Humble Indie bundle when I get home, I don't buy from EA I probably will never buy another Sony product.
I intended to buy The Witcher when the first post came out, fortunately I saw something shiny and was distracted for a bit.
As a logic exercise, what would cost more in the long run?
1. The entities opposed to this bill (ISPs, search engines, software creators, hardware companies, tech support... the list goes on) stop doing business with the people pushing this bill (Hollywood, music industry, politicians and other IP gatekeepers) right now.
Factor in that there are entities in each set that support the other side (Godaddy is on the supporters side for example), so leave them to work with the entities in their camp.
Factor in potential law suits, good/bad press and other fallout.
2. The cost of compliance with these laws if they pass as they are now written.
Factor in jobs lost from companies that would be shut down vs. jobs created to 'just make it work.'
Factor in the costs of litigation over takedowns and defending against them.
Factor in the companies either moving their business out of the US and/or companies that never consider starting in the US.
I'm guessing that they are actually talking about the information gathered when loading the FB objects that are located on FB's servers. There is quite a lot of information you can collect whether the button is clicked or not. See web bugs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_bug look at the "On web pages" section.
On the other hand this behavior is one of the reasons I use 'ad blocking' and no-script plugins. Part for the annoying ads but also to stop 3rd party tracking.
It's not that FB is tracking every click but they can piece together the sites you visit that have a like button. No click required.
Is there anyway to get a list of doctors in my area that are using this service. I would really like to only use these doctors from now on. I like the fact that they do not have to spend so much time and mental energy worrying about negative reviews and can instead focus on providing me with excellent care.
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Delayed?
I was to the "Pending Registry Approval" stage in less than an hour. That's the part where godaddy has to list the domains in my account control as pending transfer screen so I can hit the yes button.
Godaddy sat on that last step till 09:18 this morning.
I realize they can take a few days sometimes, but at that stage of the process all the hard part has been done and both new and bad... um old, registrars have communicated.
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Where do the seized domains go?
To me that was a stronger indicator of their involvement in all of this than words put out by marketing and sanitized by lawyers.
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Charitable Component
I would say that since it's after-the-fact, it's way more cool than if it were used as a pre-sales marketing point.
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That was close...
I buy a ton of e-books from oreilly.com, I buy my mp3s (not books) from Amazon, I bought the Louis CK video, I probably will buy the Humble Indie bundle when I get home, I don't buy from EA I probably will never buy another Sony product.
I intended to buy The Witcher when the first post came out, fortunately I saw something shiny and was distracted for a bit.
No Sale.
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I dont remember all the rules...
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Spelling error
After all, we're just a bunch of subjects.
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Re: No evidence of transmission
Its been shown that sCarrier IQ does connect to it's home servers and send/receive data.
I guess it's up to you if you trust them to do nothing with data they've collected.
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Agree and disagree
Agree - Not at that ridiculous price.
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Works for privacy to
They don't want us to video the 'authoritay' figures
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Good Registrars?
Any others?
Who does TechDirt use?... ok I'm too lazy to go look it up.
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That would be bad.
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They gotta have something to talk about.
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What would cost more?
1. The entities opposed to this bill (ISPs, search engines, software creators, hardware companies, tech support... the list goes on) stop doing business with the people pushing this bill (Hollywood, music industry, politicians and other IP gatekeepers) right now.
Factor in that there are entities in each set that support the other side (Godaddy is on the supporters side for example), so leave them to work with the entities in their camp.
Factor in potential law suits, good/bad press and other fallout.
2. The cost of compliance with these laws if they pass as they are now written.
Factor in jobs lost from companies that would be shut down vs. jobs created to 'just make it work.'
Factor in the costs of litigation over takedowns and defending against them.
Factor in the companies either moving their business out of the US and/or companies that never consider starting in the US.
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Who owns the copyright?
So... I guess god owns the copyright?
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No Click Required
On the other hand this behavior is one of the reasons I use 'ad blocking' and no-script plugins. Part for the annoying ads but also to stop 3rd party tracking.
It's not that FB is tracking every click but they can piece together the sites you visit that have a like button. No click required.
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Says who?
I'm sure the studios think its perfect.
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List available?
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