Anyone else remember this announcement from about 2000?
"Mark VanderWiele then presented his project, which frankly took most of us by surprise. IBM has over the years written printer drivers for essentially all printers to support OS/2. They are porting this project to Linux and releasing it as free software: probably GPL or perhaps LGPL."
"But surely it can't be any good if they're just giving it away. After all, you don't get something for nothing." Just tell them to buy the Xandros OS for $400 and it comes with a free ASUS Eee PC.
I would. I have no problem whatever making life miserable for thieves and miscreants like those bastards who run the entertainment industries. Training businesses to do the right thing is like training a dog. The positive reinforcement method has been time proven to be the best.
If a dog shits on your carpet and you kick it, the dog will get confused and think you kicked it for shitting. If a dog shits outside and you reward it, the dog will understand and repeat that behaviour in the future.
If a media company releases a product without DRM and you hand over your cash, the company will understand and repeat this behaviour. The shareholders will demand it.
They've been complete pricks about the whole thing (selling bandwidth to individuals at a cheaper rate than claim that they are able to sell it to ISPs, creating crazy caps on bandwidth with massive fees for going over, deliberately holding back the rollout of ADSL 2+, etc).
Also Telstra ranked last in last years service and reliability awards.
This year they ranked 3rd last, not because they improved, Telstra moved up the rank because 2 other ISPs managed the difficult task of providing a worse service.
First time i read the subject, my brain interpreted it as "Microsoft Wants To Give You A Horseradish"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseradish
"The horseradish root itself has hardly any aroma. When cut or grated, however, enzymes from the damaged plant cells break down sinigrin (a glucosinolate) to produce allyl isothiocyanate (mustard oil), which irritates the sinuses and eyes. Once grated, if not used immediately or mixed in vinegar, the root darkens and loses its pungency and becomes unpleasantly bitter when exposed to air and heat."
Seems somehow appropriate...
There are no 'norms' for behavior while on the phone. I see guys at urinals, talking to various people. I always mention, loudly, do you know this guy's calling you while peeing?
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Hardware capable of running Vista will run Linux very nicely.
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/PrintingSummit2000#OMNI
OK let me see you change GPG and disable the protection it offers.
If a dog shits on your carpet and you kick it, the dog will get confused and think you kicked it for shitting. If a dog shits outside and you reward it, the dog will understand and repeat that behaviour in the future.
If a media company releases a product without DRM and you hand over your cash, the company will understand and repeat this behaviour. The shareholders will demand it.
Absolute hot is how I like my pizza
Also Telstra ranked last in last years service and reliability awards.
This year they ranked 3rd last, not because they improved, Telstra moved up the rank because 2 other ISPs managed the difficult task of providing a worse service.
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/feature.aspx?CIaFID=4078
Start a new wikimedia site: mathipedia with everything about math. Link to from the wikipedia. Problem solved.
First time i read the subject, my brain interpreted it as "Microsoft Wants To Give You A Horseradish" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseradish "The horseradish root itself has hardly any aroma. When cut or grated, however, enzymes from the damaged plant cells break down sinigrin (a glucosinolate) to produce allyl isothiocyanate (mustard oil), which irritates the sinuses and eyes. Once grated, if not used immediately or mixed in vinegar, the root darkens and loses its pungency and becomes unpleasantly bitter when exposed to air and heat." Seems somehow appropriate...
I agree. The "Star Trek" documentary shows aliens as looking like us with minor variations to the forehead.
Be warned. They might turn around and pee on you.
Bloody 2 bit computer.
Fricken lawyers with fricken lasers on their heads.
I am avoiding them without even trying. There is no social networking site that fills any need that I have.
If I want to socialise, I go and meet friends for coffee.
What a waste of bandwidth.
R
Series of scientific announcements:
1. "I'm baffled."
2. "Solving this mystery of nature could enable [travel to stars|cure cancer|quantum computing|antigravity|global warming solution]"
3. ???
4. Profit$$
Already patented: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1418165.st m
"circular transportation facilitation device"
More likely a Mass Debater...