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I was curious if any of you knew a way to get work done by Amazon's mechanical Turk. When I try to sign up, the form tells me it's only for US citizens. Any way around this? Altern…

Meh, the problem and it's solution isn't that original so I wouldn't scream ripoff just yet. Also The other site want's you to install an extension. In my personal experience (a wh…

So you need someone who has lots of ambition AND doesn't object to put in a lot of work AND get a low paycheck AND is SOL when your startup dies. Good luck in finding that person.

True, or to be laid off if you're considered 'too greedy'. Let's not forget your employers had this great idea and you should be happy to be honoured to contribute to that great id…

Or are poor.

Tivo takes software under a free licence, redistibutes it, and takes every step possible you can't do the same thing. We see the same thing with some android handsets. Open source …

safe_mode... [shudder x 3]

You can tell your customer rep that. I'm sure he will oblige. They just want to talk to you to get everything set up like you want/need it. How much memory does your server need? N…

Well, they sort of build/manage stuff for you. So when you ask for pricing information, you get a call from a account manager, who helps you find what you need and offers a price. …

"But don't Macs have a larger share of the 'technically-minded-user' / 'geek' (whatever) market than Wintel?" Not in my experience... do you have the data to back that statement up…

If the jQuery people, who produce this great framework at no cost AND under an open source licence, want to put flashing yellow polka dots in a marquee tag on their site, then that…

Well, most people who live there know what it is. :-) Luxembourgeois: I met both of them, and they suck. Just kidding. It's true: our little brother is often forgotten..

I have no idea... Just wanted to check if there were some guys doing the same stuff we're doing. Maybe in the spirit of http://freehackersunion.org/joining.html Actually I'm surpri…

Just wondering if there are some people for Belgium or the Netherlands on this site. Would you like to do a meeting?

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Maybe because the demoscene is more connected to the computergame industry.

Why?

They are bolted down.

Actually, slashdot manages pretty well. Considering the number of users they have. Their moderation system has matured over time. And the typical WTF, 'funny pics' and youtube crap…

Heh "It is your responsibility to secure your new key pair in transit." it's not even https. Funny!

The gpl explicitly allows you to charge for your software.

You USE (do) the software anywa. The gpl only limits distribution

If you use the pdf creator software from adobe that may be the case, but that includes DTP software. I've been using pdfcreator ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ ) for …