Something went wrong in the setup and wrong account (someone else's) was linked to my email.
I gave up after 4 attempts trying to inform Ebay.
I was first told by Ebay CSO's to check with my ISP that they had not closed my email (what that had to do with a mislinked account...).
The CSO did not seem to understand that my ISP could not close my hotmail account. It was also the email address the Ebay CSO was replying to, so it must be working.
I helped develop a GPS tracking system / device, which reached production in the UK, over three years ago.
Was sold on basis your boss could check the fuel consumption v fuel purchase, check location (did you go where your said you did) and fleet management (closest cars to client, repairs ect).
Now I use GPS (and other things..) to track some of the worlds longest and heaviest trains (in an effort to make them remote controlled).
Howard looks like this will be his last election. The Howard government will get punished for following GWB in refusing Kyoto and Iraq (if the polls are anything to go by).
Howard is desperate to cling to power and will do anything he thinks will get a vote.
I could care less about a ban on plasma TVs, will just encourage the development of energy saving versions. I suspect if you read the fine print, you will find the legislation actually does nothing....
This is just Howard's government trying to hang on to power by appealing to his power base, the Aussie family (who do not understand WHY this will not work).
The 'Aussie battlers' no longer seem to believe his promises on the economy, security or his vision of the future.
Howard is trying to counter this by attempting to take the moral high ground before the more popular leader of the opposition can.
His 'porn filter' can be bypassed by a teenager in 30 mins, what makes you think this will be any better?
I doubt it will ever actually happen, similar to real high speed broadband through Telstra.
I was very disappointed when one of the multi-nationals our company contracts to decided not to upgrade its train simulator. Is used to train new drivers and current drivers on new track sections.
Much more invloved than you would think, is very easy to break a 2-3Km long train.
The multi-national instead decided to make the trains remote controlled (using our devices). So, hopefully I will not need a simulator, I will get to drive a train via a remote desktop client.
It is worth noting that the major problem that 2clix had with the threads is that they show up as number 2 and 3 if you google '2clix'.
The offending Whirlpool threads are still at the top of the first page, but now multiple stories about the law suit are listed on the first page (and climbing).
So even if 2clix succeeds in getting them removed, it will no longer solve the issue. Potential customers will still see bad press about 2clix.
The ACCC is after the 'Trading Post' for using registered trademarks in the key word search adverts.
Google allowed the 'Trading Post' to buy key-word adverts using 'Kloster Ford'. 'Ford' is generic and acceptable, the trademarked 'Kloster Ford' is not acceptable.
An example is; searching Google for 'pepsi cola' and the top link saying 'pepsi cola.com' but when you click the link you end up at 'coke.com'.
This is similar to the 2002 recommendations by the FTC.
[cut my last post off...]
>>"The internet is what it is today expressly because there was no "system" to "enforce and regulate" anything. What you are suggesting is Censorship and Oversight like they have in China. "
Time to send those horses and lottery balls down the internet 'pipes' and clear all this rubbish out (inc. the illegal to access in the US gambling sites).
>>"The internet is what it is today expressly because there was no "system" to "enforce and regulate" anything. What you are suggesting is Censorship and Oversight like they have in China. "
I am now having to deal with another cost of outsourcing.
I have issues with the software used in some heavy machinery safety systems (ie UTC was just 'adjusted' forward 17 years to delay known Y2K bugs, fails to record data for approx an hour, resets to default values during operation).
I can not find anyone who has any idea of how these systems communicate to each other during operation. All this knowledge was lost when the corp outsourced and not retained after the outsourced production finished. It is not in my contract to fix these issues, they just delay my
The corp sends in an updates to the saftey system that reduces the time that the bug occurs for but dramatically increases the frequencey. My client is forced to do a limited roll-out to test and then expects me to find the bugs.
I now know more about some of the operation of these 50 tonne machines than the manufacturer or operators (even though I would rather not have spent MY time/$ working it out).
In ten years time when Y2K hits them (again), MY time/knowledge is going to cost them thousands more times the $ they saved outsourcing.
Thailand is a strange place, sometimes modern but still with another world/era charm.
Where else can you decide you don't like any of the politicians up for office and vote 'nobody'?
Where else do the military leades of a coup get 'permission' from the king before ousting the government?
Thai's hold their king in the highest esteme, so I can understand why the Thai government took this step (not that I think it will work). I think it is more for internal politics than external.
If the Thai king told all Thais not to use Utube then most would obey.
If GWB told most Americans that, how many would listen....
If a large US corp gets it's way then it will be illegal to breed pigs.
This corp wants a patent on the breeding method, the pig and all the offspring. There is nothing new here. The pig is not GE (yet). The 'invention' is simply a combination of existing breeding methods.
Unfortunately most pigs in the world (over 160 countries) will be covered by this patent and most pigs contain these desirable genetic markers (for 'meatiness', growth rate ect).
This corp also patents grains. Releases the GM grain into a country, even if the patent is not approved.
If the grain is later exported (from a country that does not allow living organisms to be patened) to a country that does, then the importer of the grain is sued for damages.
This has a chilling effect on grain exports from countries that do not allow living organisms to be patened (as there is no way to prove that the grain is not from GM seed but from cross pollination).
Not to mention that this corp has tried to patent traditionally bred wheat from India and soy plants from China.
On the post: What's The Liability For A Service Provider Who Ignores Takedown Notices?
Ebay does not care....
Something went wrong in the setup and wrong account (someone else's) was linked to my email.
I gave up after 4 attempts trying to inform Ebay.
I was first told by Ebay CSO's to check with my ISP that they had not closed my email (what that had to do with a mislinked account...).
The CSO did not seem to understand that my ISP could not close my hotmail account. It was also the email address the Ebay CSO was replying to, so it must be working.
Then things went downhill.....
On the post: University Requires Students To Buy GPS-Enabled Phones
Ahhh...The pranks you can play
Set the alarm without their knowledge while they are otherwise occupied with a partner / drunk / in an exam etc.
Set alarm and put phone in mates car just before a road trip..(add a few incriminating goodies..)
The possibilities are endless.
Thank you Big Brother!
On the post: New Report Claims Violent Video Games A Huge Public Safety Threat... But Fails To Actually Provide Evidence
Right To Bear Arms....
but not OK to play a video game where you could own/ use a gun?
Could it be argued that the constitution allows the right to bear arms, but does not discriminate between real and virtual guns?
Lets get the NRA onto them.
On the post: Facial Recognition Software To Tell People They Look Too Young To Smoke
Bad idea...
That would probably be the last thing it decided....
On the post: GPS Tracking: Drivers' New Best Friend?
Old news...
Was sold on basis your boss could check the fuel consumption v fuel purchase, check location (did you go where your said you did) and fleet management (closest cars to client, repairs ect).
Now I use GPS (and other things..) to track some of the worlds longest and heaviest trains (in an effort to make them remote controlled).
On the post: Australia May Ban Plasma And LCD TVs Over Energy Concerns
Panic by Howard
Howard looks like this will be his last election. The Howard government will get punished for following GWB in refusing Kyoto and Iraq (if the polls are anything to go by).
Howard is desperate to cling to power and will do anything he thinks will get a vote.
I could care less about a ban on plasma TVs, will just encourage the development of energy saving versions. I suspect if you read the fine print, you will find the legislation actually does nothing....
On the post: Australian Web Censorship Continues Down The Slippery Slope
Just another election stunt
The 'Aussie battlers' no longer seem to believe his promises on the economy, security or his vision of the future.
Howard is trying to counter this by attempting to take the moral high ground before the more popular leader of the opposition can.
His 'porn filter' can be bypassed by a teenager in 30 mins, what makes you think this will be any better?
I doubt it will ever actually happen, similar to real high speed broadband through Telstra.
On the post: Forget Flight Simulator Training Pilots, How About A Dump Truck Simulator For Miners?
Trains as well as trucks
Much more invloved than you would think, is very easy to break a 2-3Km long train.
The multi-national instead decided to make the trains remote controlled (using our devices). So, hopefully I will not need a simulator, I will get to drive a train via a remote desktop client.
On the post: Australian Online Forum Sued Because Users Wrote How They Didn't Like Accounting Software Package
2Clix can no longer win this...
The offending Whirlpool threads are still at the top of the first page, but now multiple stories about the law suit are listed on the first page (and climbing).
So even if 2clix succeeds in getting them removed, it will no longer solve the issue. Potential customers will still see bad press about 2clix.
On the post: Can We Please Stop Arresting WiFi Users Using Open Networks?
Me using your ID doe however damage/cost you.
Where do we draw the distinction between poor security on the owners part and unauthorised access on the users part?
Owner was using WEP (and a poor key) so it was OK for user to access it?
On the post: Once Again, Google Sued Over Use Of Trademarks In Ads
ACCC is going after TradingPost mainly
Google allowed the 'Trading Post' to buy key-word adverts using 'Kloster Ford'. 'Ford' is generic and acceptable, the trademarked 'Kloster Ford' is not acceptable.
An example is; searching Google for 'pepsi cola' and the top link saying 'pepsi cola.com' but when you click the link you end up at 'coke.com'.
This is similar to the 2002 recommendations by the FTC.
On the post: The Chinese Solar Boom Grips Wall Street
Ahh the Yanks...
You forgot the bit about them kidnapping citizens of other countries, outsourcing the torture and then posting the photos online.
Or invading a country based on intel that was known to be fake.
Luckily that mess is all behind us as GWB has declared Mission Accomplished!
Ohhh, that's not China is it..........
On the post: Brazil Wants Another Google Site -- YouTube -- Shut Down
>>"The internet is what it is today expressly because there was no "system" to "enforce and regulate" anything. What you are suggesting is Censorship and Oversight like they have in China. "
Time to send those horses and lottery balls down the internet 'pipes' and clear all this rubbish out (inc. the illegal to access in the US gambling sites).
On the post: Brazil Wants Another Google Site -- YouTube -- Shut Down
On the post: Indian Offshoring Firm... Offshoring To Mexico
Dealing with past Outsouring
I have issues with the software used in some heavy machinery safety systems (ie UTC was just 'adjusted' forward 17 years to delay known Y2K bugs, fails to record data for approx an hour, resets to default values during operation).
I can not find anyone who has any idea of how these systems communicate to each other during operation. All this knowledge was lost when the corp outsourced and not retained after the outsourced production finished. It is not in my contract to fix these issues, they just delay my
The corp sends in an updates to the saftey system that reduces the time that the bug occurs for but dramatically increases the frequencey. My client is forced to do a limited roll-out to test and then expects me to find the bugs.
I now know more about some of the operation of these 50 tonne machines than the manufacturer or operators (even though I would rather not have spent MY time/$ working it out).
In ten years time when Y2K hits them (again), MY time/knowledge is going to cost them thousands more times the $ they saved outsourcing.
On the post: Click Here To Get Infected With A Virus!
Limits to everything but stupidity.....
We had a 'white label' product and resold it to different brokers, including two major banks.
The online account creation form had been used for over a year without issue (or much change).
For some reason 10% of the new bank's customers 'ticked' every box on the form, even the mutually exclusive choices.
On the post: Thailand Goes For Internet Censorship With An Anti-Circumvention Twist
Understanding Thai Culture
Where else can you decide you don't like any of the politicians up for office and vote 'nobody'?
Where else do the military leades of a coup get 'permission' from the king before ousting the government?
Thai's hold their king in the highest esteme, so I can understand why the Thai government took this step (not that I think it will work). I think it is more for internal politics than external.
If the Thai king told all Thais not to use Utube then most would obey.
If GWB told most Americans that, how many would listen....
On the post: US Continues To Whine About Other Nations Not Following Our Draconian Intellectual Property Regime
US Corp seeks to patent the pig...
This corp wants a patent on the breeding method, the pig and all the offspring. There is nothing new here. The pig is not GE (yet). The 'invention' is simply a combination of existing breeding methods.
Unfortunately most pigs in the world (over 160 countries) will be covered by this patent and most pigs contain these desirable genetic markers (for 'meatiness', growth rate ect).
This corp also patents grains. Releases the GM grain into a country, even if the patent is not approved.
If the grain is later exported (from a country that does not allow living organisms to be patened) to a country that does, then the importer of the grain is sued for damages.
This has a chilling effect on grain exports from countries that do not allow living organisms to be patened (as there is no way to prove that the grain is not from GM seed but from cross pollination).
Not to mention that this corp has tried to patent traditionally bred wheat from India and soy plants from China.
On the post: Study Says Video Games Do Affect People, But Hardly At All
How could we have missed it!
The answer is more real guns and less games featuring guns.
On the post: Thailand The Latest Country To Ban Entire YouTube Over Single Video
Different traditions....
You have to remember that Thailand holds it's king in the utmost esteme. If I buy my Thai nephew a persent it has to be yellow, the king's colour.
In the last military coup (in which no-one got hurt) the coup leaders had to go to the king and ASK his permission to conduct the coup....
If the king had said NO, the coup would not have proceeded!
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