I want to flirt; would you wait there while I go fill out a form to get permission to do so?
I can see them having the right to police speech on their private property as long as they do so equally across the board and not use it selectively to exclude specific classes of people they are not comfortable with.
I hadn't thought about it, but I rarely buy music either. I got back into music a while ago when I had Limewire installed. But I pulled it down about three years ago due to all the threats out there.
Since that time, I watch/listen a bit on YouTube, but that and my radio listening is mostly very old stuff. There are so many other things competing for my attention I hadn't even noticed.
It seems to me that it is perfectly legitimate for MLB to offer to trade privileged access or benefits in exchange for consideration of their own set of rules. It is a straightforward contractual arrangement that is potentially beneficial for both sides.
If MLB does this, then reporters can decide whether to accept the contractual offer, try to negotiate their own deal, or reject the offer and report independent of any such rules (and privileges.)
MLB, had they a sense of humor, might install a three strike rule for those engaged in the contractual arrangement.
Perhaps I am atypical, but I've stopped even renting movies.
There is way more material on my 200 satellite channels than I am ever going to TiVo and watch. Lots of movies are out there.
About 4 to 6 times a year I am moved to go to a movie theater and watch a movie. The rest of my time my entertainment needs are met by my TV and my computer.
I watched an episode of CSI a year or so ago on Hulu. It was a great experience; I didn't mind that it forced me through commercials; that seemed like a fair trade to me.
Then, I had two bad experiences, neither is Hulu's fault.
1. I wanted to keep watching CSI on Hulu, and found myself on a business trip to Europe shortly after the first experience. I tried it from there, but Hulu reported that their license didn't permit viewing outside of the US. I am sure that was CBS's doing, not Hulu's. They both lost my eyeballs, though.
Month's later I found that CBS removed their content from Hulu. No problem, I figured, I'd go to the CBS site and watch. Did that and found CBS no longer offers episodes online - they offer short previews. That doesn't interest me; I want full episodes.
Note that I am not fighting the advertising model online. I accept it. And note that when I watch CBS shows via DVR I always fast forward through commercials (cause I can). So, it have no idea what CBS is thinking here.
2. Last week my wife and I sat through an episode of Criminal Minds on the DVR (skipped commercials, of course.) When we got to the end, I find it is a two parter, but my wife informed me she had already deleted part two as she had previously seen it.
I grumbled, headed to the computer, and went searching for part two to view. It wasn't at Hulu or the CBS site (just damn previews), so I googled the episode title and found LOTS of services that would let me watch "for free". Of course each of these services has a nasty business model that requires me to exchange lots of information with a company I've never heard of, or download proprietary viewing software that seemed rather convoluted and risky.
So, I went to iTunes, paid about $3 and watched my episode.
I guess CBS made a cut of that, so they are probably happy. And so is Steve Jobs.
But somehow there must be a cleaner way for these guy to monetize what they are doing; and there must be a way for them to do so without getting me so pissed off.
For the security purpose,a password is required to enable you view the
attachment.
Password: (boy).
Dr Ellen R..Gomez,
Managing Director .
Shell Petroleum Company Spain.
No 72 Avenida Parque Grande,
Madrid Spain.
Email:shellpetroleumcompany@europe.com
:shelllottery1@yahoo.es
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PS: If any of you get rich from one of these, please share some of the proceeds with me.
Related. I haven't heard, so am wondering if anyone else has:
With so many people stuck in Europe last week due to the volcano, has there been a surge of emails that say "am stuck in Europe and out of funds, please wire money to this address" kinds of scams? Seems this event is ripe for them.
Even if I were to read the complete text of the several online licenses I click through each week, there is no way for me to understand the implications of the word choices the author made as I am completely unfamiliar with the relevant case law.
The author may have included (or omitted) specific phrasing in order to sculpt the meaning of the agreement. I would have to have, first, the base skill set in legal research and, second, the time to do the research in order to fully understand the implications of the license terms I click to accept.
We all know MS software doesn't do much of anything until version 3.0...
But seriously, Karl's post is a bit negative. It isn't as though this commission is ONLY commissioning a video game. And it does make sense to find an appropriate mechanism to help people experience a simulation of why balancing the budget is so hard.
I do think it will be very difficult to write a game that is Red/Blue value neutral, but it is well worth a try.
And, rather than Microsoft, they might have approached the Sim City people: there is likely stronger related simulation engine experience there.
If you fired them from the internship, you might then still owe them the contracted training (or at least their tuition back). It could get amusing if the fired obnoxious intern sued for specific performance.
If you just read this, you owe me a dollar. Send it to Mike.
How is this any different from all those late night TV products offered for free, just pay shipping and handling - and there is a decent profit margin built into the handling charge?
In fact, if they really are giving the money to charity, it probably is different in a good way.
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And she's not the worst of it
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I want to flirt; would you wait there while I go fill out a form to get permission to do so?
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Re: too little too late
Since that time, I watch/listen a bit on YouTube, but that and my radio listening is mostly very old stuff. There are so many other things competing for my attention I hadn't even noticed.
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Or as I like to call them: corporate secular humanists
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What goes around comes around
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Springtime for Friendster
All we need now is a beautiful Swede and some Nazi wannabees.
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Three strikes and yur out!
If MLB does this, then reporters can decide whether to accept the contractual offer, try to negotiate their own deal, or reject the offer and report independent of any such rules (and privileges.)
MLB, had they a sense of humor, might install a three strike rule for those engaged in the contractual arrangement.
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Re: Make your profit where you can.
There is way more material on my 200 satellite channels than I am ever going to TiVo and watch. Lots of movies are out there.
About 4 to 6 times a year I am moved to go to a movie theater and watch a movie. The rest of my time my entertainment needs are met by my TV and my computer.
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Why I didn't go to Hulu
Then, I had two bad experiences, neither is Hulu's fault.
1. I wanted to keep watching CSI on Hulu, and found myself on a business trip to Europe shortly after the first experience. I tried it from there, but Hulu reported that their license didn't permit viewing outside of the US. I am sure that was CBS's doing, not Hulu's. They both lost my eyeballs, though.
Month's later I found that CBS removed their content from Hulu. No problem, I figured, I'd go to the CBS site and watch. Did that and found CBS no longer offers episodes online - they offer short previews. That doesn't interest me; I want full episodes.
Note that I am not fighting the advertising model online. I accept it. And note that when I watch CBS shows via DVR I always fast forward through commercials (cause I can). So, it have no idea what CBS is thinking here.
2. Last week my wife and I sat through an episode of Criminal Minds on the DVR (skipped commercials, of course.) When we got to the end, I find it is a two parter, but my wife informed me she had already deleted part two as she had previously seen it.
I grumbled, headed to the computer, and went searching for part two to view. It wasn't at Hulu or the CBS site (just damn previews), so I googled the episode title and found LOTS of services that would let me watch "for free". Of course each of these services has a nasty business model that requires me to exchange lots of information with a company I've never heard of, or download proprietary viewing software that seemed rather convoluted and risky.
So, I went to iTunes, paid about $3 and watched my episode.
I guess CBS made a cut of that, so they are probably happy. And so is Steve Jobs.
But somehow there must be a cleaner way for these guy to monetize what they are doing; and there must be a way for them to do so without getting me so pissed off.
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Calling Rona Barrett
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Re:
These are real emails that came in today:
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This mail is to remind you of your registered package. CONTENT: Bank Draft of $720,000 USD officially registered by an Official of the United Nations. The $720,000 USD is a donation to you from the U.N through their Annual e-mails Balloting Promo. For your information the VAT and COD have been paid except the security keeping fee of $210USD and it is payable to our account department.
Please Contact FedEx
Delivery Department Mr. William Harrison for shipment details and requirements.
Email: fedex.delunit2_ng@live.com
Tel: +2348182248485
It is mandatory to reconfirm your Postal address and telephone number:
Full Name:
Address:
City:
Postal Address:
Phone:
Country:
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Margaret Blair
©Federal Express Corporation
All rights reserved. © 1995-2010 FedEx.
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SHELL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT SPAIN has just concluded final draws from it's periodical promotional program An exclusive list of thousands of individual and corporate bodies were picked by automated random computer search from the internet No tickets were sold. You emerged as one of the lucky winners and you are therefore entitled to a sum of €350.000.00 Euros Only .
See attachment for more details and procedures.
For the security purpose,a password is required to enable you view the
attachment.
Password: (boy).
Dr Ellen R..Gomez,
Managing Director .
Shell Petroleum Company Spain.
No 72 Avenida Parque Grande,
Madrid Spain.
Email:shellpetroleumcompany@europe.com
:shelllottery1@yahoo.es
-----------------------
PS: If any of you get rich from one of these, please share some of the proceeds with me.
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Stuck in England
With so many people stuck in Europe last week due to the volcano, has there been a surge of emails that say "am stuck in Europe and out of funds, please wire money to this address" kinds of scams? Seems this event is ripe for them.
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Re: *Very* Annoying.
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Re:
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There is no "sanity clause"
The author may have included (or omitted) specific phrasing in order to sculpt the meaning of the agreement. I would have to have, first, the base skill set in legal research and, second, the time to do the research in order to fully understand the implications of the license terms I click to accept.
The whole system is absurd.
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I can't wait for version 3.0
But seriously, Karl's post is a bit negative. It isn't as though this commission is ONLY commissioning a video game. And it does make sense to find an appropriate mechanism to help people experience a simulation of why balancing the budget is so hard.
I do think it will be very difficult to write a game that is Red/Blue value neutral, but it is well worth a try.
And, rather than Microsoft, they might have approached the Sim City people: there is likely stronger related simulation engine experience there.
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Re: Implication
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Re: Pay - Cost = $0.00
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Re: Re: hallelujah!
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If you just read this, you owe me a dollar. Send it to Mike.
In fact, if they really are giving the money to charity, it probably is different in a good way.
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