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Slashback: Bankruptcy, SUVdiving, Singalongs
Not like that un-American GPL. agentZ writes "The first Microsoft government customer to buy access to the Windows source code is Russia according to this CNet story. Interesting to note FAPSI, one of their intelligence agencies, authorized the purchase. Perhaps they're looking for vulnerabilities in the U.S. Government's dependence on Microsoft?"
The difference between Chapter 11 and The End. prostoalex writes "In regards to a recent heated discussion on whether tech companies can make it out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, XO Communications, the telecom company of the dot-com era, seems to be doing quite well after filing Chapter 11. The article on Internet.com also mentions another company, Covad Communications, picking up customers and more business after filing for Chapter 11."
There's hope in PCI Land. Regarding the Slashdot post of a few days ago about the PCI-SIG ("The End of the Free PCI Device List"), PCI-SIG Chairman Tony Pierce writes
"YourVote.com Supporters:Thank you for making us aware of your concerns regarding Jim Boemler's online Vendor and Device Lists for the PCI technology.
There has been a misunderstanding between PCI-SIG and Jim - PCI-SIG officers are currently working with Jim to resolve the issues as quickly as possible. We respect Jim Boemler's work and are committed to support the PCI specification efforts industry-wide. We are confident that we will come to an amicable resolution.
We are pleased to see the strong industry support for PCI technologies and value your response to the issues. We understand this site has been a very valuable tool and are working together to find a solution to make sure that the tool is available to the public in some way.
Thank you for your support over the years. We will be sure to keep you informed as we come to resolution in this situation."
This lowers Finland on my list of vacation spots. E-Tray writes "It seems that Finnish equivalents of American RIAA, Teosto, which represents songwriters and publishers, and Gramex, which represents music producers and artists, want to force Finnish day nurseries to pay royalties every time nursery staff sings along with kids. Previously Teosto enforced a law that taxi drivers have to pay royalties if they play music while a customer is in the backseat."
Would still rather see a statement signed in blood. Error27 writes "Earlier this week, Slashdot linked to a Maureen O'Gara article that claimed SCO was probably going to try charge Linux users $96 per CPU. More than one person thought SCO's denial was, "Awfully ambiguous". Hopefully this article clears up any doubts. Essentially, SCO will continue to charge IBM but not RedHat or SCO's UnitedLinux partners."
Perhaps I can volunteer my dad's Suburbans? Finally, joe jennings writes
"A few months ago you ran a story about the cars my team and I skydived with and crashed into the desert. This is a bit of an update.Next month, we're going to blow up my Nissan Pathfinder. Its twisted remains will be welded to a steel beam and planted on a plot of land in the mojave desert. We're starting "suv ranch," a tribute to gas guzzlers, a dying trend (we hope).
I intend to thoroughly document the project and will post images and quicktime videos on gaspig.com."
--typical hypocrisy. You are correct. Idiots who call themselvesd 'ecologists" can do whatever they want to, because they are only interested in what YOU do. They espouse and mumble the words of "socialism" but their actions scream FASCISM. Can't burn fossil fuel so lets go skydiving! Liars are liars, that's it. That's like al bore, the inventor of the internet, flying with his retinue to the kyoto treaty digs, burning more fuel in one trip than the avertage US "energy hog" does in a lifetime. Naw, he coulda proved his point with a little video conferencing and telecommuting, nope, had to fly jumbo jets and be accompanied by hundeds of goon camp followers.
And before any "eco"-tistical- trolls reply, I run on solar PV panels, DO YOU? Or does your "gaming" take all your spare loot and time? And note 2 to indignant trolls, I am neither a dem or repub or green or any other bogus "political party" so don't slap your divisive labels and make assumptions.
Because Americans don't pay attention when you say "Hey look! I'm recycling my SUV. It's such a wasteful vehicle!".
Americans DO pay attention when you say "Hey look! An SUV falling from the sky! WOW, Cool!".
I know you're trying to be anal and argumentative and all, but can't you give us a break?
The most effective way to cut pollution is to pollute less on our twice daily commutes by driving more efficient vehicles more often.
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... well .. I hope you come around.
Actually, a much easier way would be to live closer to work. It think we should penalize people that have to drive more than 20 US miles to work in this country. Having a 4WD vehicle or an SUV is nearly neccessary sometimes in the US (think Michigan winters). If you live but 5 miles from work and drive a 1987 Chevy pickup w/ 4WD drive you're actually a better citizen than the tree-hugging-hippie that drives his electric/gas powered Honda 60 miles to work. On top of that, the 1987 pickup could almost be considered recycling, whereas the brand new Honda caused alot of pollution just to make, and you cause more damage on a daily basis than the above pickup driver.
I live 7 miles from work and I drive a Jetta that gets 26mp/g, so I'm the ultimate hippie if you really think about it. Though, 2 months ago I drove 110 miles every day to work and back in that Jetta -- so at the time I was the ultimate Earth Bashing Mother F-er out there I guess. But hey, I had a fuel efficient car!
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Sorry guys, but we haven't really been on Earth that long, and we certainly haven't been studying the Earth long enough to make a rational decision about how we're affecting it. Many will dispute me, I'm sure of that, but anybody that can lay down 2,000 years of recorded earth climate history in front of me and show me otherwise will convince that I'm wrong. You come short of that by 1,000 years of history and I'm sorry -- you have no case. Grab an "old geezer" that's 100 years old, they'll tell you that they've seen "weird shit' like our climate before in our life. It's a cycle. Get used to it.
I say burn up the fossil fuels as fast as we can -- ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Oil, to CO(2) and back to earth again. It all works out. The sooner we get off fossil fuels the better though -- I hate sucking down exhaust fumes on my commute to work now. That's the real danger if you ask me. Fuck the earth, I care about my lungs. Ever tried running on city sidewalks? It's hell on your lungs. The earth can deal with that -- I can't. When I'm halfway through a 10 mile run I don't want to suck in exhaust at a stop-sign... I want to be able to nab a drink from your tailpipe. That's what I want form hydrogen fuel call cars
Human corruption, not pollution, will be the end of the earth. Go ahead and drive your gas guzzling pollution machine. Just be a good person while you're at it. I'd much rather have a plethora of drivers in the world with 454 Chevy's in their cars who lead good lives and treated people with respect than Honda gas/electric drivers that had no morals.
Granted, this only resonates off the Jewish/Christian population, but hey, I'll stick my kneck out there this time. Do you -really- think it matters at the Pearly Gates if you drove a gas guzzler or a fuel efficient car? Think about it....
And if you're instinct is to flame me
Yeah! I just like the privacy here in finland. I cant get the list of phone numbers called from personal phone. It used to be so that they just give out the list without the 4 last digits of every number. This privacy is sooo cool!
Dunno about the crime rate, but I reemember Helsinki, the capital o finland, used to have quite high ranking in homicides per 100 000 citizen. Far more than big cities in europe.
I wouldn leave my baby on a sidewalk, but not because I was afraid of some criminals but because of the amount of drunken pigs wandering around.
Finland used to have really rightful laws regarding fair use but nowdays its more and that very same shit thats been flooding on the other side of the mud hole. (eg US o A)
And while I am at it: finland is also one of the most fascistic countries in europe, second to only sweden.
Me patriot ? naah.