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Re:FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Lite
on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @03:32PM (#2029243)
Two things: First, they haven't published the actual rules yet, so no one really knows what devil is in the details. (My guess is the rules are published on Christmas Eve...which tells you something about how they think they'll go over.)
Second, the rules will be challenged in court and it's entirely possible they will be overturned. This is because the FCC somewhat inexplicably backed down on an earlier promise to reclassify the Internet as a telecommunications service. As such, their legal authority for regulating it is a bit shaky.
Re:More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones
on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @01:17PM (#2028707)
Perhaps the other half is living with their parents.
Re:I want a "plonk" button in Gmail
on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @01:13PM (#2028691)
Google's Report Spam button is actually pretty close to that. If the message has a List-Unsubscribe header, it offers to use that after hitting the Spam button.
And usually they don't really take 10 days, but that's the limit the law permits so they give themselves as much wiggle room as possible.
Re:I want a "plonk" button in Gmail
on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @01:10PM (#2028677)
For what it's worth, it is actually illegal for US-based companies to require a login or any other nonsense to unsubscribe. CAN-SPAM (for all its many faults) is actually pretty specific about making unsubscribing from a newsletter very easy.
Re:Using Flat Files So Elections Don’t Break Your Server
on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @08:59AM (#2027724)
Well, now we're arguing semantics, but no... an SSI instruction is not part of HTML. It's a server-side scripting language. I could set up my server to interpret PHP embedded in .html files as well, but then they're not really HTML files any more.
Re:I want a "plonk" button in Gmail
on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @08:56AM (#2027719)
That seems like a good idea, until you plonk your US Airways newsletter and realize that you've plonked future flight confirmations as well.
Re:IPv6 Will Worsen the Spam and Malware Problems
on Monday December 20, 2010 @10:29AM (#2024554)
Blacklists weren't exactly a great solution to start with.
Re:Tell HN: 100% exemption for angel investors extended through 2011
on Friday December 17, 2010 @07:17PM (#2018428)
HR4853, section 760
Re:Tell HN: 100% exemption for angel investors extended through 2011
on Friday December 17, 2010 @07:16PM (#2018423)
Sorry for the expired link. I don't appear able to edit it, but it's Section 760 of HR4853 (aka the big tax compromise bill that's been in the news). It was signed into law today.
Here's the text: http://tinyurl.com/2fc9ore (section 760) But there's not much to it.
Re:Tell HN: 100% exemption for angel investors extended through 2011
on Friday December 17, 2010 @05:09PM (#2018053)
Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to get a straight answer on how this applies to founders (versus investors). What about co-founders contributing time or IP instead of cash?
Previous discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1972515 and http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1555363 and probably several others