As much as I think ebook DRM is bad, this isn't a problem with the kindle "ecosystem." I broke my gen 2 kindle earlier this year and had no problem at all putting my old purchases on my new Kindle touch. Not to mention I could still read it on my phone, in the cloud reader, on various other desktop readers, etc.
However, I don't see why I shouldn't be able to put the same content on another type of reader completely outside of the kindle system, but that would probably be considered another argument.
The corporation has become the biggest scam of human history.
Mod me down if you like, but here is why: it's a system where they have managed to make it so that NO ONE can ever be held legally responsible for anything. You have a CEO that make millions in many companies that can't be held to account for anything (or even elected to governor in the case of that medicare fraudster Rick Scott). You have such concentration of wealth and power that ever case doesn't become a matter of law, but who has paid the most for lawyers where, in most cases, the individual is TOTALLY locked out of the process of civil justice. And even if you get a judgment, all the corporation has to do is refuse to pay it and then the legal process starts up all over again. As a nation we still hold the option of revocation of charter since a corporation is a legal entity, but our politicians are paid-off dupes and they would never have the nerve to use it, even in cases like Monsanto where their poison can *literally* be found in every human body on the planet.
Say hello to the new boss... same as the old boss. We're back where we were when it comes to monarchy, friends. It's just a different type.
Seriously.. has democracy been redefined to mean "corporate state"?
What would happen if a "democracy" decides to ignore patents for the good of the people like some of the AIDS ravaged countries have done? Are they no longer a democracy?
The worst thing about living in the 21st century is the 1984-like twisting of words by governments to mean anything the heck they want them to me.
The Obama critque is not irrelevant. The problem with this election is that the guy against him has one goal and that is to help his corporate buddies. The GOP doesn't need to spend the time or the money on a platform committee this year because choosing Mittens makes it their sole platform plank. Romney already goes on the stump and says only what his pals want him to say (not to mention different things for different crouds.) Obama is a corporatist without a doubt, but at least he thinks about the little guy 1% of the time.
It's for reasons like this that "will corporations use it?" isn't the gold standard when it comes to technology.
If you are running your systems like they will *never* change then you haven't learned something along the way. I'm a little sympathetic, but not that much. Computer technology changes because it's supposed to.
It's been said here before, these people are for the free market until they're not. When the free market turns against them they don't "innovate," they instantly go whining to their favorite congress person with a moneybag in their hand.
It's the same for everyone that claims to be "free market." There isn't one truly free market person in Congress on in Corporate America. Whenever you hear that it should cause your B.S. detector to go off.
As a matter of fact, if the real problems are only on the edges then using Virtualbox is probably one of the directions to look. I do admin work is a split environment and it works well for me. Most of the time it's turned off but when I have to do an Active Directory change I have a saved-state windows instance ready to go.
Back in the days of dial-up and time-outs I had a co-worker running linux on two stripped down 386 machines. They didn't do anything but run ping periodically to keep the connection open. Still... it's nice to know you can still do it if you have such a limited needs as that.
FYI, the comment wasn't directed at you, Billy. Indeed I have seen belief this by multiple persons (and not just when it comes to OO.o and Libre, either).
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As much as I think ebook DRM is bad, this isn't a problem with the kindle "ecosystem." I broke my gen 2 kindle earlier this year and had no problem at all putting my old purchases on my new Kindle touch. Not to mention I could still read it on my phone, in the cloud reader, on various other desktop readers, etc.
However, I don't see why I shouldn't be able to put the same content on another type of reader completely outside of the kindle system, but that would probably be considered another argument.
SpiderOak, though a slightly different syncing style, also works on Linux natively. Quite nicely, too.
Thanks for the laugh... I needed that.
The corporation is treated just like a human being... except when it isn't.
The corporation has become the biggest scam of human history.
Mod me down if you like, but here is why: it's a system where they have managed to make it so that NO ONE can ever be held legally responsible for anything. You have a CEO that make millions in many companies that can't be held to account for anything (or even elected to governor in the case of that medicare fraudster Rick Scott). You have such concentration of wealth and power that ever case doesn't become a matter of law, but who has paid the most for lawyers where, in most cases, the individual is TOTALLY locked out of the process of civil justice. And even if you get a judgment, all the corporation has to do is refuse to pay it and then the legal process starts up all over again. As a nation we still hold the option of revocation of charter since a corporation is a legal entity, but our politicians are paid-off dupes and they would never have the nerve to use it, even in cases like Monsanto where their poison can *literally* be found in every human body on the planet.
Say hello to the new boss... same as the old boss. We're back where we were when it comes to monarchy, friends. It's just a different type.
The people responsible for writing email to sacked persons have been sacked.
Seriously.. has democracy been redefined to mean "corporate state"?
What would happen if a "democracy" decides to ignore patents for the good of the people like some of the AIDS ravaged countries have done? Are they no longer a democracy?
The worst thing about living in the 21st century is the 1984-like twisting of words by governments to mean anything the heck they want them to me.
Give me a 3rd party candidate that isn't a corporatist and will vote for him.
As it is I probably vote for Obama either. I won't vote for corporatist-in-chief Romney, that is for sure.
If they are pouring big money into the government to get things going their way they don't share any of the fault?
The Obama critque is not irrelevant. The problem with this election is that the guy against him has one goal and that is to help his corporate buddies. The GOP doesn't need to spend the time or the money on a platform committee this year because choosing Mittens makes it their sole platform plank. Romney already goes on the stump and says only what his pals want him to say (not to mention different things for different crouds.) Obama is a corporatist without a doubt, but at least he thinks about the little guy 1% of the time.
HOT GRITS.
The free market isn't free when the laws are purchased.
BUT BUT BUT BUT the free market will take care of it! Incentives and all that shit.
The free market doesn't work when the fat cats have control over all the levers of government. This just shows it once again.
Mitch McConnell looks like he has a clogged OUTTAKE filter. His face looks like he has permanent constipation.
It's for reasons like this that "will corporations use it?" isn't the gold standard when it comes to technology.
If you are running your systems like they will *never* change then you haven't learned something along the way. I'm a little sympathetic, but not that much. Computer technology changes because it's supposed to.
No compromise from the user perspective, the admin perspective, or Microsoft's perspective?
It looks like the attitude is "you'll take metro and like it, luzer."
It's been said here before, these people are for the free market until they're not. When the free market turns against them they don't "innovate," they instantly go whining to their favorite congress person with a moneybag in their hand.
It's the same for everyone that claims to be "free market." There isn't one truly free market person in Congress on in Corporate America. Whenever you hear that it should cause your B.S. detector to go off.
We don't have the $1 mil to make them pay attention to us, that's why.
If they base it on a windows install someone will be playing solitaire on it by the end of the first day.
And you *can* have Microsoft Office in a VM.
As a matter of fact, if the real problems are only on the edges then using Virtualbox is probably one of the directions to look. I do admin work is a split environment and it works well for me. Most of the time it's turned off but when I have to do an Active Directory change I have a saved-state windows instance ready to go.
And using Skype on Linux is a problem because.... ?
*BONG* *KLAXON* *BONG*
Here come the FBI. Off to Guantanamo with you.
Back in the days of dial-up and time-outs I had a co-worker running linux on two stripped down 386 machines. They didn't do anything but run ping periodically to keep the connection open. Still... it's nice to know you can still do it if you have such a limited needs as that.
Poines? Omg..
FYI, the comment wasn't directed at you, Billy. Indeed I have seen belief this by multiple persons (and not just when it comes to OO.o and Libre, either).
Actually, we pretty much agree...
Again, more applicable in a better job environment, but I am with you.