okay, now's my chance to get into the uber-rich two percent bracket.
<blockquote>
I have the mandate of two of my senior colleagues to search
discreetly and diligently for a partner that could assist us
concerning a business matter which will be of mutual benefit to all.
We do require your assistance in the transfer of US$15,5M(Fifteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand USD) abroad.
The amount US$15,5M represents an over-invoiced contract amount that
was executed for my Ministry by a mining company, which has since
gone into liquidation. Although the actual contract amount was paid
to the company, the over-invoiced amount of US$15,5M has since been
lying in the Ministry’s escrow account at the Reserve Bank of South
Africa pending proper proof of claim. We are privy to this classified
information by virtue of our position in the ministry. We have
successfully secured payment approval for it.
More so, we are handicapped in the very circumstances, as the South
African Civil Service "Code of Conduct" does not allow us to operate
offshore accounts hence your importance in this whole transaction.
</blockquote>
No shit Sherlock.
According to Time Magazine people are stealing music and movies!
"sales of MP3 players 56% over 2001. And while consumers bought about 680 million albums last year, they purchased 1.7 billion blank CDs — up 40% from the year before. "
Yeah, duh? This is news?
Even Josh Quitner cops to downloading. Pretty funny when you consider his employer owns a goodly sized chunk of the entertainment media being downloaded.
Then there is this inteview with Jobs:
TIME: "Rip.Mix.Burn" has been Apple's mantra as of late. Why go legit now?
Jobs: "Rip.Mix.Burn" was never not legit. When some folks thought "Rip.Mix.Burn" was an anthem to steal music, it was just because they didn't know what they were talking about. They obviously didn't have any kids living at home. This was the 50 year-old-crowd that thought that.
Um...let me think...who would be more likely to pay for a mpg download... a 20 yr old college student living in dorm surfing via an edu network or a 50 yr old with a good income?
You have to hand it to Jobs...he is the EveryReady bunny of the computer biz.
According to Time Magazine people are stealing music and movies!
"sales of MP3 players 56% over 2001. And while consumers bought about 680 million albums last year, they purchased 1.7 billion blank CDs — up 40% from the year before. "
Yeah, duh? This is news?
Even <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030505-447230,00.html">Josh Quitner </a>cops to downloading. Pretty funny when you consider his employer owns a goodly sized chunk of the entertainment media being downloaded.
Then there is this inteview with Jobs:
TIME: "Rip.Mix.Burn" has been Apple's mantra as of late. Why go legit now?
Jobs: "Rip.Mix.Burn" was never not legit. When some folks thought "Rip.Mix.Burn" was an anthem to steal music, it was just because they didn't know what they were talking about. They obviously didn't have any kids living at home. This was the 50 year-old-crowd that thought that.
Um...let me think...who would be more likely to pay for a mpg download... a 20 yr old college student living in dorm surfing via an edu network or a 50 yr old with a good income?
You have to hand it to Jobs...he is the EveryReady bunny of the computer biz.