I'm clueless to the finer machinations of court procedures, litigation and such, however could it be that if they "accept $0 in damages", and if that's language that somehow actually gets into the court record, could, in some future legal action, some shlub lawyer later use the case as "proof we were awarded damages in that case" or at least THINK he/she could do that?
As far fetched as that seems to be, with all the hack nonsense that goes on these days in the legal system, it just seems a possible motive.
OMG this is priceless. Except Carreon should be careful here. If it does continue, and we adapt the "Carreon Effect", Streisand might just sue him for infringement and "causing confusion". :-)
Inman is a genius for his creative offerings. Maybe not so much for his responses to bogus threats. Can't fault him for that. He's not an attorney. And as a rant specialist, I know the lure of going to far in a rant. So I suspect that was the cause of his "over the top" response.
In any case, lawyers sure are dumb. And that's hilarious given how much schooling they have to pay for. :-)
I totally agree. The 3 letter agencies should include, in this case, the DMV. Because we need safer roads. And getting Mike off the streets should be a top priority. Of our not-wasted-enough taxpayer dollars.
yeah well I would suggest that if one takes the time to consider how much Mike reads on these subjects, that it wouldn't be difficult for some gov weenie to bring charges of espionage against him on the premise that "given how knowledgeable he is, surely he must be getting access to a bunch of secret stuff beyond what he "openly" talks about. Yeah - he probably has secret cabal meetings with other commies, so we should throw him in jail for life"...
Because you know. That's our government at work. Making shit up about things they're scared of. :-)
But since just my suggesting such a concept could actually give them an idea, I won't say it here. So pretend this comment doesn't exist. :-)
hahaha defective? Methinks AC's sarcasm meter is not in the least defective. Sounds more to me as if the writer is a government stooge who got offended that I implied as I did... :-) Or a lawyer. Working for the government. Yeah. that's probably it.
okay I'm confused. You probably assumed that with your challenge that I go re-read the constitution. Except nowhere in your snark do you explain what about my claim that the government treating us like criminals was false re: the constitution.
Because last time I checked, the Declaration of Independence didn't discuss citizens rights regarding rights to a speedy trial, the right to bear arms, or a host of other CONSTITUTIONAL rights we've been afforded and which now are trampled on regularly. And of course, it's not the Declaration of Independence that protects us as US citizens and thus separates our "rights" from those of foreign citizens.
If I'm mistaken, because somehow my brain was swapped with a 5 year olds, please. Enlighten me.
And then try to tell me how the Declaration was the document that affords you and I to rant at each other. :-)
because foreigners aren't protected by the Constitution. So the government thinks it can abuse them and treat them like criminals more readily than it does with us, though to the last several administrations and congress's, the Constitution has mostly been a fantasy anyhow...
16 years internet marketing experience with a good portion serving small mid-size and multi-billion dollar real estate solutions, so I've seen this myself over and over in different forms, and not surprisingly, from both MLS aggregators and Realtors at odds with each other, both at different times, taking different sides in the battle.
And yes, it does boil down to the issue that dinosaurs do what they can to avoid extinction, simply because they're too stuck in their "time-proven" business model to innovate or compete fairly.
It's also not surprising to me that the Real Estate industry specifically is rife with this nonsense. The only reason I got into the web business was in the early 90s I managed a Real Estate firm, and the 1st day I saw the Internet, I knew I had to get them online. Back in those days, managing 30+ agents, it was a daily routine of babysitting ego-driven children in adult bodies, repeatedly hand-holding them as I showed them how to do even the most basic computing tasks they refused to learn, and educating them on the concept that they had to be involved in their own marketing efforts.
The whole MLS model grew out of that reality. Except it was run by Realtors themselves. So the MLS system (and it's subsequent off-shoot regional data aggregation partners who "owned" the aggregation technology) was doomed to eventually be out-maneuvered by "outsiders" who could actually innovate. And now they just continue to hope they can avoid the inevitable asteroid that's on a collision course with their "home turf".
Given how I hate every photo ever taken of me during the past several years, I'm going to have to say I kind of like this one. It would let me tell my employer, the DMV, and a host of other entities that no, they can't use my photo. that they'll have to come up with some other way to validate that I am who I say I am for my ID card or license! :-) #TOTALWIN
Lets see. Verisign was the company that the gov handed the entire internet over to when they "got out of the domain business" in the first place. And it was only when cries of "monopoly" got loud enough (at $75 a domain name if I recall my early web days), that it had to open up to other companies.
ICANN grew out of that - and in typical corporatocracy driven U.S. government fashion, it was done in a way that ensured governments (mostly the U.S. government) could continue to keep their foot planted firmly in the doorway of the new "unbiased" entity.
Please. Verisign, ICANN - pathetic shills for those in power who have no willingness to go through actual constitutional channels
Another great example of lawyers and those who pay them doing anything they think they can get away with (hey - if even just one judge agrees with them, the precedent is set)... < sigh >
LOL I'd forgotten about Doctor Henry, then doing a general Google search on my name came across this article. After refreshing my memory on it I just checked Yelp. Dr. Henry actually provided counter-comments to two of her quite negative Yelp results, but only did so in February...
Now mind you, it's February of 2011 right? The comments she replied to were dated March of 2010 and March of 2009. :-)
In the one from 2009 that called her a liar and said she wasn't to be trusted, she writes a diatribe in rebuttal, then at the end closes with
"We are glad that you are feeling better and we look forward to seeing you in the office."
Peter P. is right. I don't care if they ever come out with a new product or just repackage the existing one. They really should never be allowed to run a business ever again. Every last one of the people who managed the company, operated the customer support phone lines, needs to be permanently banned from ever working in any consumer facing business again for the rest of their lives, having all colluded in such insanely disgusting and deceptive business practices.
I know. I almost got burned by them, were it not for my willingness to do battle long enough and loud enough with a supervisor.
Had they had the courage back then to post the "here's what this is really going to cost you" content in an easily found and seen location on their site, or mentioned it during the sales cycle, and had they charged some "Time-Life-Books" scale fee for their stuff, they might have had a semi-viable and even sustainable business model. Now, they just need to go away. Permanently.
the fact that big corporations have the power to pull the puppet-strings of ISPs in such foolish disregard for our constitutional rights just gets more nauseating all the time. And the way the Supreme court has been acting in recent decisions, it appears they're now firmly entrenched in supporting the police state mentality of the corporatocracy we now live in.
When I first got involved in the Internet business fifteen years ago, I instantly saw this as the dawning of a new age of the free flow of information and ideas. Big brother has been doing more and more to show they don't like that, even though they created it.
Most of the time I have an opinion one way or the other on all things SEO, given it's my livelihood, I have an SEJ column I need to write on a regular basis, and my persona on Twitter is all about rants :-)
In this case though, all I can say is that when I read the report card, I laughed. A lot. because regardless of the reason they came out with the report card, and regardless of the issues that people like to claim are behind such things, it's just ironic in this case. And a great excuse to laugh.
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As far fetched as that seems to be, with all the hack nonsense that goes on these days in the legal system, it just seems a possible motive.
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Barbara should sue
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In any case, lawyers sure are dumb. And that's hilarious given how much schooling they have to pay for. :-)
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Because you know. That's our government at work. Making shit up about things they're scared of. :-)
But since just my suggesting such a concept could actually give them an idea, I won't say it here. So pretend this comment doesn't exist. :-)
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Because last time I checked, the Declaration of Independence didn't discuss citizens rights regarding rights to a speedy trial, the right to bear arms, or a host of other CONSTITUTIONAL rights we've been afforded and which now are trampled on regularly. And of course, it's not the Declaration of Independence that protects us as US citizens and thus separates our "rights" from those of foreign citizens.
If I'm mistaken, because somehow my brain was swapped with a 5 year olds, please. Enlighten me.
And then try to tell me how the Declaration was the document that affords you and I to rant at each other. :-)
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Exactly. That's what I thought.
Writing clear, obvious and blatantly direct legislation is "foreign" to them. And that means it's illegal!
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dinosaurs do what they can to avoid extinction
And yes, it does boil down to the issue that dinosaurs do what they can to avoid extinction, simply because they're too stuck in their "time-proven" business model to innovate or compete fairly.
It's also not surprising to me that the Real Estate industry specifically is rife with this nonsense. The only reason I got into the web business was in the early 90s I managed a Real Estate firm, and the 1st day I saw the Internet, I knew I had to get them online. Back in those days, managing 30+ agents, it was a daily routine of babysitting ego-driven children in adult bodies, repeatedly hand-holding them as I showed them how to do even the most basic computing tasks they refused to learn, and educating them on the concept that they had to be involved in their own marketing efforts.
The whole MLS model grew out of that reality. Except it was run by Realtors themselves. So the MLS system (and it's subsequent off-shoot regional data aggregation partners who "owned" the aggregation technology) was doomed to eventually be out-maneuvered by "outsiders" who could actually innovate. And now they just continue to hope they can avoid the inevitable asteroid that's on a collision course with their "home turf".
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my ugly face likes this one
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the insiders trail
ICANN grew out of that - and in typical corporatocracy driven U.S. government fashion, it was done in a way that ensured governments (mostly the U.S. government) could continue to keep their foot planted firmly in the doorway of the new "unbiased" entity.
Please. Verisign, ICANN - pathetic shills for those in power who have no willingness to go through actual constitutional channels
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Some spitballs stick so keep trying
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Update: The Doctor Responds
Now mind you, it's February of 2011 right? The comments she replied to were dated March of 2010 and March of 2009. :-)
In the one from 2009 that called her a liar and said she wasn't to be trusted, she writes a diatribe in rebuttal, then at the end closes with
"We are glad that you are feeling better and we look forward to seeing you in the office."
Sincerely Yours,
Dr. Kimberly Henry
Wow. Just wow.
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Sometimes the lowest lifeforms really do die away
I know. I almost got burned by them, were it not for my willingness to do battle long enough and loud enough with a supervisor.
Had they had the courage back then to post the "here's what this is really going to cost you" content in an easily found and seen location on their site, or mentioned it during the sales cycle, and had they charged some "Time-Life-Books" scale fee for their stuff, they might have had a semi-viable and even sustainable business model. Now, they just need to go away. Permanently.
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big brother is big corporations
When I first got involved in the Internet business fifteen years ago, I instantly saw this as the dawning of a new age of the free flow of information and ideas. Big brother has been doing more and more to show they don't like that, even though they created it.
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LOL
In this case though, all I can say is that when I read the report card, I laughed. A lot. because regardless of the reason they came out with the report card, and regardless of the issues that people like to claim are behind such things, it's just ironic in this case. And a great excuse to laugh.
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