M$ is not abolishing the Win 9x line; they're extending it with their "Millenium" project. Some bright marketing type probably realized that a $200 OS license for a $500 computer wouldn't fly.
Anyone else remember those great old magazines (I was partial to ANALOG and Antic, owning an Atari 800). Long, long pages of BASIC and sometimes hexadecimal, all resulting in games and utilities that you could modify yourself.
I'd be curious to know who all got their start in computers from those rather humble beginnings... and where the next generation will come from, without those blurry listings to type in, debug, and play with.
IANAL. That being said, I believe governmental intelligence agencies are (barely) on the right side of the law in this . Exchanging your own intercepts for other nations intercepts is legit.
My understanding is that no nation spys on its own citizens - they all spy on each others and share the results. Moral? No. Ethical? No. But when have those two concepts had anything to do with the law?
There's already some DSL competition in Ottawa at least. My ISP, www.storm.ca, is now offering residential DSL for $50/month including rental, with a $50 setup fee (assuming you roll your own). I still want to take a look at the user agreement, but I think I'll be switching over soon.
One rather dismaying point: The Polish mathematicians who did the majority of the early work were kept away from Bletchley for "security reasons" and were not able to contribute to the ongoing efforts.
It's also interesting to note that initially the Allies were not particulary interested in the Polish breakthrough.
Stupid people getting away with murder -- only in America.
Actually, in the US, people with below average IQs are more likely to be sentenced to death for capital crimes. Every study ever done of the death penalty (as it is currently enforced in the US) shows that you're more likely to be sentenced to death if:
- You're not white and you murdered a white.
- You have a below-average IQ
- You are from a lower-end socio-economic group.
Let's face it - white senators don't even get charged with manslaughter when their actions lead to the drowning deaths of young women...
For more dirt on the good Dr., take a look at Frank Magazine. It's a satirical magazine based in Ottawa, and Dr Cowpand and his inflatable wife (v2.0) are often featured.
This investigation has been ongoing for quite some time. The only real surprise is that the OSC decided to take any action - Canadian market regulators are loathe to intrude on the old boys network that still permeates Canada's three major exchanges. Anyone remember Bre-X? Another Great Canadian Stock Experience.
It's a wonder that there's ANY liquidity on the Canadian markets today; this is a welcome first step at perhaps restoring some sorely needed legitimacy.
Now, if they can only get the TSE to keep from crashing...
If Amazon intends to use their patent portfolio to prevent others from pursuing their proprietary procedures, does this mean I can patent spam (of the UCE type) and sue anyone who sneds it without my permission?
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Then again, there is a practical use for this: I'd love to know the sites that people with Garfield cursors hang out at, just so I can avoid them.
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I'd be curious to know who all got their start in computers from those rather humble beginnings... and where the next generation will come from, without those blurry listings to type in, debug, and play with.
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Next thing you know, people will claim politicians do favours for those who give them financial support.
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It's really just a D3D wrapper, but it may be what forced 3dfx's hand.
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My understanding is that no nation spys on its own citizens - they all spy on each others and share the results. Moral? No. Ethical? No. But when have those two concepts had anything to do with the law?
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John Harris, one of those profiled in Hackers, has begged to differ on numerous occasions.
Apparently, whenever there were conflicting versions of what happened, Levy told the more sensational tale.
John still lurks from time to time in comp.sys.atari.8bit, and a few years ago released a new 6502/65816 assembler for the Atari 8-bit line.
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It's also interesting to note that initially the Allies were not particulary interested in the Polish breakthrough.
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Wow! Why didn't anyone ever think of this before?
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TEMPEST and its ilk are bad, because they protect governmental/military sensitive data.
It's a poor sort of logic that has to be internally consistent.
I also enjoyed Hacker. However, John Harris has repeatedly objected to Levy's book; apparently Levy took some creative license in his storytelling.
Once again, general rules put in place for some reason are enforced beyond all reason by people unable to reason.
Bring back the Woz!
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Actually, in the US, people with below average IQs are more likely to be sentenced to death for capital crimes. Every study ever done of the death penalty (as it is currently enforced in the US) shows that you're more likely to be sentenced to death if:
- You're not white and you murdered a white.
- You have a below-average IQ
- You are from a lower-end socio-economic group.
Let's face it - white senators don't even get charged with manslaughter when their actions lead to the drowning deaths of young women...
For more dirt on the good Dr., take a look at Frank Magazine. It's a satirical magazine based in Ottawa, and Dr Cowpand and his inflatable wife (v2.0) are often featured.
It's a wonder that there's ANY liquidity on the Canadian markets today; this is a welcome first step at perhaps restoring some sorely needed legitimacy.
Now, if they can only get the TSE to keep from crashing...
SIGN ME UP!
If Amazon intends to use their patent portfolio to prevent others from pursuing their proprietary procedures, does this mean I can patent spam (of the UCE type) and sue anyone who sneds it without my permission?