These are people who have obviously never heard of the KISS principle... Yet they will force these new user interfaces upon the world at a huge cost, to that world. As much as I dislike Apple's business practices, I have tremendous respect for their interface designers. As far as I'm concerned, MS failed that class.
Well put. As Richard Stahlman says, DRM == Digital Restrictions Management, NOT Digital Rights Management. When you purchase a personal item like a book, game, movie, music, etc, you naturally expect to be able to use it as, when, and where you wish, and to resell it if you want. DRM only RESTRICTS your choice, so in effect you have not purchased the item, but merely rented it. If one were to apply rigorously the Right of First Sale to these items, DRM would itself be illegal, in my non-lawyerly opinion.
If Anonymous were to register as a US corporation, then just think - we could vote for Anonymous for Congress/Senate/President! Works for me, and it couldn't be any worse than what we have had for the past... well a LONG time!:rolleyes:
This is strictly an application server implementation issue, not a Linux one. They had more (though probably different) problems with their previous MS Server infrastructure, which is, as I understand it, the reason behind the migration to Linux. So, don't tie this fiasco to the use of Linux, but rather to inadequate testing of the new systems in a real-world load scenario. This is really difficult for large scale distributed systems such as this is. I spent a LOT of time and engineering effort to build a testing framework for a major manufacturing execution system. It took the efforts of a fair number of really talented software engineers to emulate and resolve many of the issues (race conditions, hardware/software failures, etc) before we had a dead-bang reliable system that can run a major semiconductor FAB on a 365x24 basis. You must start thinking about these things during the design phase - not after the system has been implemented.
Interesting, but most people need (at least I do) more of a data de-duplication tool than anything else. That, and a subject-based whereis tool, would deal with 95+% of the problems most people (and organizations) face in this realm. JMHO, but then I only have about 40 years experience in this field...:-)
Well, I have data that I want to keep, but haven't looked at in 5-10 years (or more). Just like a book on the shelf. I may not have read it in a dog's age, but I still want to keep it (when was the last time you read Little Women/Little Men?). So, we need a means to archive, but keep accessible, data that has value over time, but may not be currently relevant.
I think it is about time we added a new item to the Bill of Rights - the right to unfettered access to any communication medium (covers phone, mail, any electronic medium including Internet). The ability to communicate electronically is a necessity in this day and age. Any attempt to add a "kill switch" to the Internet should be considered no less that the attempt to stifle free speech via newspapers, posters, fliers, or simple personal contact.
Volume 3 is my most used one. I pretty much devoured it when I was doing research on databases and practical optimization of sort/search algorithms. I bought the first 3 volumes pretty much when they were all first available, back in 1983 near the beginning of my software engineering career in the Silicon Valley.
The actions (or inactions really) of AOL remind me of a paraphrase of the old addage "what you don't know, won't hurt you". That paraphrase would be in this case "what they (AOL's customers) don't know, won't hurt us (AOL)". Sigh...
What the producers don't realize (or don't want to acknowledge) is that these sort of "leaks" just drive demand for the product (show). They need to get their head out of the sand - this stuff is going to hit the Internet anyway, so they might as well embrace it.
I have made it a policy that my hardware is MY hardware, and if I want to futz with it, then that is my prerogative. So, now that I have an unlocked Nexus One, I have decided that I will NEVER purchase a phone from my mobile service provider again. Unfortunately, that kind of makes it necessary to use GSM phones since I can simply stick my SIM card in the phone of my choice. But, as far as I'm concerned, that is a small price to pay for freedom of choice on the hardware side of the equation.
What a maroon! And just how secure is Windows (proprietary OS) compared to Linux (open source)? IMHO, there is no comparison. I can't run Windows for more than a day without being inundated with virus attacks, and an occasional infection. I have been running Linux systems continuously and actively for 10 years and have yet to get a virus, rootkit, or other malware infection.
I consider Facebook to be an open book. Whatever you put there (public or otherwise), I consider it to be public domain. Anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional! They call it a "wall" for a reason. Whatever goes there, may as well be written on a wall out on Times Square, in neon lights!
ANY "scientific" finding that cannot be replicated must be called into question and absolutely not allowed standing in the domain as "fact". That is the entire purpose of the scientific method. If you cannot replicate your findings, then either your hypothesis is wrong, or your methods are flawed. In either case, you are back to square one, but with knowledge that may help in your next efforts.
The Go-oo.org version of OOo is the leading-edge distribution of OOo, far superior IMO than Google/Sun's. As I understand it, they will be fully supporting the LibreOffice version in the immediate future. In any case, they have better support for MS Office file formats than the plain vanilla version of OOo. Visit them at www.go-oo.org. You will find this on their home page about LibreOffice:
quote:
Go-oo joins forces with LibreOffice
Go-oo shares much of its goals and philosophy with The Document Foundation's LibreOffice project, we're therefore supporting LibreOffice since it's inception, and are in the process of merging most of our patches over, as well as migrating to Document Foundation infrastructure. Going forward, the Go-oo project will be discontinued in favor of LibreOffice.
:end-quote
I have two unlocked Nexus One phones, one tuned for AT&T 3G and one for T-Mobile 3G. Either will work with any GSM service, but depending on the phone they may only get Edge/2g and not 3g for data. The key is in the on-board power amplifiers. All of the Nexus One phones handle all the available frequencies, but don't have power amps for all of them. A PITA, for sure, but for basic phone and data services, it's fine. I have an AT&T account and want/need the speed 3g gives me for some things when on the road, which is why I purchased the second phone. I was given the one tuned for T-Mobile, so it would only get Edge for data (200kbps vs. 2mbps for 3g) from AT&T.
LOL! NOW I know where the Energizer Bunny came from! As in the old Timex watch commercial - it (the Geiger counter) just keeps on tickin'...
So, back when I was a student at the University of Colorado (1960's), my buddies and I would motor down the road to the Coors plant in Golden around the end of the month when we were out of beer money, take the tour, and then suck up the free suds (no such thing as a designated driver in those days), staggering back to Boulder a few hours later. On the way we would pass by the Rocky Flats plutonium plant and speculate on when those radioactive prairie dogs and their radioactive fleas mutated one of their not-infrequent cases of prairie dog bubonic plague, resulting in the demise of civilization as we know it. So, what has changed?:rolleyes:
The thing is, we need to get rid of programming applications altogether. With proper adaptive systems, one should be able to tell the computer what to do, and not worry about the details of how to do it. That is work I started on when at Brooks Automation about 10 years ago (in the division now part of Applied Materials). At an internal developers' conference I once said that my job was to make my job obsolete by the time I retired. Unfortunately, I got RIF'd five years after that, about 10 years before I would be ready to retire...:-)
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These are people who have obviously never heard of the KISS principle... Yet they will force these new user interfaces upon the world at a huge cost, to that world. As much as I dislike Apple's business practices, I have tremendous respect for their interface designers. As far as I'm concerned, MS failed that class.
If you believe what PayPal said, then I have a real deal for you on a slightly used bridge...
Well put. As Richard Stahlman says, DRM == Digital Restrictions Management, NOT Digital Rights Management. When you purchase a personal item like a book, game, movie, music, etc, you naturally expect to be able to use it as, when, and where you wish, and to resell it if you want. DRM only RESTRICTS your choice, so in effect you have not purchased the item, but merely rented it. If one were to apply rigorously the Right of First Sale to these items, DRM would itself be illegal, in my non-lawyerly opinion.
If Anonymous were to register as a US corporation, then just think - we could vote for Anonymous for Congress/Senate/President! Works for me, and it couldn't be any worse than what we have had for the past... well a LONG time! :rolleyes:
This is strictly an application server implementation issue, not a Linux one. They had more (though probably different) problems with their previous MS Server infrastructure, which is, as I understand it, the reason behind the migration to Linux. So, don't tie this fiasco to the use of Linux, but rather to inadequate testing of the new systems in a real-world load scenario. This is really difficult for large scale distributed systems such as this is. I spent a LOT of time and engineering effort to build a testing framework for a major manufacturing execution system. It took the efforts of a fair number of really talented software engineers to emulate and resolve many of the issues (race conditions, hardware/software failures, etc) before we had a dead-bang reliable system that can run a major semiconductor FAB on a 365x24 basis. You must start thinking about these things during the design phase - not after the system has been implemented.
Well, I'll have to check it out in more detail. The name is suckage however! JMHO... Sounds too much like "boaring" (sic).
And I keep all my tax-relevant papers in a single big cardboard box... For all years, of course! :-)
Interesting, but most people need (at least I do) more of a data de-duplication tool than anything else. That, and a subject-based whereis tool, would deal with 95+% of the problems most people (and organizations) face in this realm. JMHO, but then I only have about 40 years experience in this field... :-)
Some savant once said "DON'T TRUST ANYONE!" with your money or your wife (or today, your data). I think that includes Google...
Well, I have data that I want to keep, but haven't looked at in 5-10 years (or more). Just like a book on the shelf. I may not have read it in a dog's age, but I still want to keep it (when was the last time you read Little Women/Little Men?). So, we need a means to archive, but keep accessible, data that has value over time, but may not be currently relevant.
I think it is about time we added a new item to the Bill of Rights - the right to unfettered access to any communication medium (covers phone, mail, any electronic medium including Internet). The ability to communicate electronically is a necessity in this day and age. Any attempt to add a "kill switch" to the Internet should be considered no less that the attempt to stifle free speech via newspapers, posters, fliers, or simple personal contact.
Volume 3 is my most used one. I pretty much devoured it when I was doing research on databases and practical optimization of sort/search algorithms. I bought the first 3 volumes pretty much when they were all first available, back in 1983 near the beginning of my software engineering career in the Silicon Valley.
The actions (or inactions really) of AOL remind me of a paraphrase of the old addage "what you don't know, won't hurt you". That paraphrase would be in this case "what they (AOL's customers) don't know, won't hurt us (AOL)". Sigh...
What the producers don't realize (or don't want to acknowledge) is that these sort of "leaks" just drive demand for the product (show). They need to get their head out of the sand - this stuff is going to hit the Internet anyway, so they might as well embrace it.
I have made it a policy that my hardware is MY hardware, and if I want to futz with it, then that is my prerogative. So, now that I have an unlocked Nexus One, I have decided that I will NEVER purchase a phone from my mobile service provider again. Unfortunately, that kind of makes it necessary to use GSM phones since I can simply stick my SIM card in the phone of my choice. But, as far as I'm concerned, that is a small price to pay for freedom of choice on the hardware side of the equation.
What a maroon! And just how secure is Windows (proprietary OS) compared to Linux (open source)? IMHO, there is no comparison. I can't run Windows for more than a day without being inundated with virus attacks, and an occasional infection. I have been running Linux systems continuously and actively for 10 years and have yet to get a virus, rootkit, or other malware infection.
I consider Facebook to be an open book. Whatever you put there (public or otherwise), I consider it to be public domain. Anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional! They call it a "wall" for a reason. Whatever goes there, may as well be written on a wall out on Times Square, in neon lights!
ANY "scientific" finding that cannot be replicated must be called into question and absolutely not allowed standing in the domain as "fact". That is the entire purpose of the scientific method. If you cannot replicate your findings, then either your hypothesis is wrong, or your methods are flawed. In either case, you are back to square one, but with knowledge that may help in your next efforts.
My spam filter ate it!
The reasons why I don't purchase/use Microsoft products, let me count the ways... Doh! No matter how big a number, I still don't get to infinity!
The Go-oo.org version of OOo is the leading-edge distribution of OOo, far superior IMO than Google/Sun's. As I understand it, they will be fully supporting the LibreOffice version in the immediate future. In any case, they have better support for MS Office file formats than the plain vanilla version of OOo. Visit them at www.go-oo.org. You will find this on their home page about LibreOffice:
quote:
Go-oo joins forces with LibreOffice
Go-oo shares much of its goals and philosophy with The Document Foundation's LibreOffice project, we're therefore supporting LibreOffice since it's inception, and are in the process of merging most of our patches over, as well as migrating to Document Foundation infrastructure. Going forward, the Go-oo project will be discontinued in favor of LibreOffice.
:end-quote
I have two unlocked Nexus One phones, one tuned for AT&T 3G and one for T-Mobile 3G. Either will work with any GSM service, but depending on the phone they may only get Edge/2g and not 3g for data. The key is in the on-board power amplifiers. All of the Nexus One phones handle all the available frequencies, but don't have power amps for all of them. A PITA, for sure, but for basic phone and data services, it's fine. I have an AT&T account and want/need the speed 3g gives me for some things when on the road, which is why I purchased the second phone. I was given the one tuned for T-Mobile, so it would only get Edge for data (200kbps vs. 2mbps for 3g) from AT&T.
LOL! NOW I know where the Energizer Bunny came from! As in the old Timex watch commercial - it (the Geiger counter) just keeps on tickin'... So, back when I was a student at the University of Colorado (1960's), my buddies and I would motor down the road to the Coors plant in Golden around the end of the month when we were out of beer money, take the tour, and then suck up the free suds (no such thing as a designated driver in those days), staggering back to Boulder a few hours later. On the way we would pass by the Rocky Flats plutonium plant and speculate on when those radioactive prairie dogs and their radioactive fleas mutated one of their not-infrequent cases of prairie dog bubonic plague, resulting in the demise of civilization as we know it. So, what has changed? :rolleyes:
The thing is, we need to get rid of programming applications altogether. With proper adaptive systems, one should be able to tell the computer what to do, and not worry about the details of how to do it. That is work I started on when at Brooks Automation about 10 years ago (in the division now part of Applied Materials). At an internal developers' conference I once said that my job was to make my job obsolete by the time I retired. Unfortunately, I got RIF'd five years after that, about 10 years before I would be ready to retire... :-)
They should call it the "Big Brother" plug-in...