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Comment How to Get This Job (Score 4, Funny) 171

The first person who both desires this job and a) has a resume, b) manages to find the motivation to print a copy of the resume, put it in an envelope, and send it to the HR department, and c) remembers to attend the interview gets the job automatically.

I suspect the position will go unfilled for some time...

Microsoft

SFLC Says Microsoft Violated the GPL 237

After Microsoft donated driver code to the Linux kernel under the GPLv2, stories surfaced that they had done so under duress of already being in violation of the GPL. Microsoft quickly denied that any GPL violation was a driver for their decision to donate the code; the company's senior director of platform strategy, Sam Ramji, said at the time: "Microsoft's decision was not based on any perceived obligations tied to the GPLv2 license." Now the Software Freedom Law Center confirms that Microsoft was indeed in violation of the GPLv2 when it distributed its Hyper-V Linux Integration Components without providing source code. Community members led by Greg Kroah-Hartman contacted the company and coached them through the process of getting compliant. Microsoft now says that they had already been on the path for several months toward releasing the software under GPLv2 before Kroah-Hartman got in touch.

Comment Re:"stupid, thoughtless and... (Score 1) 437

The original owner of the camcorder finds he has been burgled, he informs the relevant authority and finds that a warehouse company has sold it, in good faith, to a customer, not knowing that it was stolen goods. The warehouse attempts to retrieve the camcorder back.

How is that analogy for you?

Amazon may have been d!cks in how they did it without prior notice etc but I don't totally disagree with what they had to do

Then they can bloody well ask me for it back! Heck, I'll probably give it right back to them with a proper explanation.

But what they most emphatically can not do is break into my house in the middle of the night and steal it back, even if they are kind enough to leave an envelope containing a check for the purchase price on my living room table.

Comment Re:Responsibility to customers (Score 2, Insightful) 437

But there is one reason why they could have included this that's not evil - so they can give refunds if you click the wrong book. (Which they do.)

Fine, then. Update the Kindle firmware so that, when a deletion/refund is requested, pop up a message saying, "Amazon wants to delete the title "The Wrong Book" from your Kindle, and issue you a full refund. [Delete and Refund Money] [Do Not Delete]."

Until Amazon does this, and confirms that there is absolutely no back door to secretly delete purchased books, I will never buy one, and will actively discourage others from doing so. (Three Kindles un-sold so far, Amazon. This apology just doesn't cut it.)

Comment Re:Stay away from the Kindle! (Score 2, Insightful) 645

I'm with you. I have a good friend who loves his Kindle. He let me try it out, and it just felt awesome. But after this, I've gone from 90% certain that I'd purchase it when I had the money to spare, to 100% absolutely, positively certain that I will not purchase this, or any similar device, ever. Congratulations, Amazon!

Comment Re:Everquest 1 Secret Cat Room (Score 1) 261

Seemingly forever ago, I was an Everquest Senior Guide. The GMs used to used to use the secret rooms located in various zones to /summon players to if they were griefing or scamming or engaging in otherwise very bad behavior. (Guides couldn't teleport there like GMs could, but we could bind ourselves there if we were /summon'ed by a GM first.)
And, of course, there was the whole cshome zone that was downloadable only to guides. I understand they used to use the Plane of Air before cshome, but that was before my time as a guide.
Data Storage

Online Storage For Lawyers? 287

alharaka writes "I have a relative that has been a lawyer for over two decades. In passing conversation, he revealed to me that he has a great deal of his data stored on floppies. Naturally, as an IT guy, I lost it on him, telling him that a one-dimensional storage strategy of floppies was unacceptable. If he lost those files, his clients would be enraged. Since I do not know much about online data storage for lawyers, I read a few articles I found on Google. A lot of people appear to recommend CoreVault, since a few bar associations, including Oklahoma, officially endorsed them. That is not enough for me. Do any Slashdotters have info on this topic? Do you have any companies you would recommend for online data storage specifically for lawyers? My relative is a lawyer with recognition in NJ, NY, CA, and DC; are there any rules and regulations you know of regarding such online storage he must comply with? I know IT and not law. I am aware this is not a forum for legal advice, but do any IT professionals who work for law firms know about such rules and regulations?"

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