This reminds me of the old Activision copy protection for floppies that supposedly would damage your equipment if you tried to copy them. It's nice to see the more the technology changes, the more the companies disregard for their consumers stays the same.:)
I'm hoping someone takes Sony to task over these CDs (though I don't hope someone gets their equipment destroyed). I'm sorry, but damaging customers equipment in the name of copy protection is just plain wrong.
Don't think that just because you're running a Linux distribution that you're safe from worms. Anybody running portsentry or snort can tell you about how many times per day they get a portscan on their system looking at port 111 (rpc.statd). Linux is not a magic bullet; it takes discipline to keep up with the exploits no matter what operating system you use to connecto to the net.
Unfortunately, unless you were really paying attention, the DMCA passed without much incident or fanfare over here. If there had been more discussion about it, I'm sure it would have never passed into law.
I use MP3s only because they are ubiquitous. Please let me know how ubiquitous a.nap file will be? I'm sure I'm not alone in my assertion that this is not going to fly because it's yet another non-ubiquitous format.
Lets face it, Napster is dead, and using yet another format isn't going to help it. End of story. Don't worry about turning the lights off when you leave; the RIAA will reposess them in the morning.
Where did you hear that Ford was going to an OpenSource desktop? I worked there, and if anything, they were moving in the complete opposite direction. Of course, anything is possible, but I'd have to see a link to prove it.
And they're most certainly not using old P166s where I worked.:)
I would probably have bought one if it didn't cost so darn much to ge one. A hint for anyone who might try this in the future: $1,000+ is not inexpensive. $500+ is a little more reasonable. By the time I would have bought the netwinder, I would have had something that fit on a bookshelf, but would have cost as much as a normal PC with half the horsepower.
Linux appliances are a good idea, but thee needs to be some serious inroads into making them affordable, or you might as well not even start.
Too bad they couldn't have died in a blaze of glory like their namesake.
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Learning Perl is not in the Perl CD Bookshelf Version 2.0, so there was nothing to wait for.
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Agreed, but there isn't much to be said that hadn't been said in the previous review. That's why I left it as a link to the previous review. I agree it's a very good book, but what more can be said than that?:)
NASA needs more firsts... Every school child in America knew (knows?) that Sally Ride was the first woman astronaut. How about promoting an all-woman mission? Maybe they could hook up with the entertainment industry and have the WWF sponsor a "No Holds Barred, No gravity" tag-team grudge match in space. I guarantee that would get some NASA attention (although it might be the wrong kind). Send up the first commedian in space... or send up Homer Simpson (wait, that's already been done. Never mind.:) )
I've noticed with all of these license stories that Microsoft doesn't ask people to remove their software, only pony up the money to become compliant. I wonder if they will accept someone removing their software as compliance, or if there's something more nefarious at work here (i.e. If you've used our software illegally, you have no choice but to pay the licensing fees to correct this situation). I wonder if people realize they have that option at all.
The only thing that's news about this is that someone thought this would last a "lifetime". With companies like NetZero and Juno scrambling to keep afloat, and others like Spinway sinking into the depths of f***edcompany.com, it's a wonder anybody has free internet access anymore. Plus, the old addage is true when it comes to free internet services; "you get what you pay for".
I think that's the point... You could leave the computer in your living room, or your family room without it looking like a college dorm room. The cube had class. I can only hope that Apple is readying something to take it's place.
Sorry, had to get my ADA dig in there (it's a beautiful language, really.:) )
Nice to see another branch of government taking Open Source seriously. I'm wondering what drove the directon to Star Office, and if it will also drive some of the 25K machines to be Linux (Yes, Virginia, there is a Windows Version of Star Office). Wonder if other branches of the US Government will follow. At least most of them disseminate their forms in.pdf format. Gotta give them credit for that.:)
I've been downloading the latest nightlies, and I must say (yes, I know it's beensaid here may times, many ways), that Mozilla has become my browser of choice. It feels like it's getting faster every iteration of the way, and bugs I've reported have been fixed. I've been using it for the past month, and I must say I'm very satisfied with it. I'm finding myself firing up Netscape less and less, and finding myself disappointed every time I have to. No, I'm not a troll, nor am I looking for flamebait. I'm just a satisfied user.
However, I am glad that there are browsers like Konqueror and Galeon out there. Why? Choice! We're getting some pretty kick-ass projects out of some very dedicated individuals, and they're making it harder for people to choose which one to use based on merits. They're ALL good!:) I commend everyone working on thes projects for giving back so much of their time, and giving us choices in the browser market. You developers deserve more thanks than you or your projects get in this kind of forum.
Kudos to you!
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Compaq has always had a software and services section, or at least they did when they acquired Digital. Where I worked, we had Compaq (then Digital) people helping us out with projects.
Of course, I think Compaq has some overpriced hardware, and their decisions to lock people into proprietary upgrades makes me not recommend them to anybody, but the service folks were A-OK.:)
OK, I just got done getting the DVD release, and now they're talking about a fall release of the DVD? What gives? Also, what of the talk about Life of Brian or The Meaning of Life? They're already on DVD now... are they re-releaseing those as well?
Whatever benefit it may be to the user, it's not a benefit to the content provider. The message that the provider intended is at the least muddied up, or at the worst completely flipped on it's ear. It's like CBS digitally masking their competitors advetising. Yes, it's subtle, but it provides viewers with a skewed view of reality, however subtle the changes are. In CBS's case, it leads people to think that CBS has more advertising than it normally does. In Microsoft's case, people might consider Microsoft to be a viable (or truthful) source of information. Never trust a company to do things that are good for the public good.
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I'm hoping someone takes Sony to task over these CDs (though I don't hope someone gets their equipment destroyed). I'm sorry, but damaging customers equipment in the name of copy protection is just plain wrong.
Don't think that just because you're running a Linux distribution that you're safe from worms. Anybody running portsentry or snort can tell you about how many times per day they get a portscan on their system looking at port 111 (rpc.statd). Linux is not a magic bullet; it takes discipline to keep up with the exploits no matter what operating system you use to connecto to the net.
Click on View->Sidebar and uncheck it.
It's nice to see an emulator for the Palm OS on WinCE, but honestly I don't think anyone will use this outside of the hacker community.
The Programming Linux Games book is SDL focused, so your wish has been granted. Now if I could only find a copy. :)
Unfortunately, unless you were really paying attention, the DMCA passed without much incident or fanfare over here. If there had been more discussion about it, I'm sure it would have never passed into law.
Lets face it, Napster is dead, and using yet another format isn't going to help it. End of story. Don't worry about turning the lights off when you leave; the RIAA will reposess them in the morning.
I wonder if there will be an uprising by the true artists against the RIAA.
And they're most certainly not using old P166s where I worked. :)
Linux appliances are a good idea, but thee needs to be some serious inroads into making them affordable, or you might as well not even start.
Too bad they couldn't have died in a blaze of glory like their namesake.
Learning Perl is not in the Perl CD Bookshelf Version 2.0, so there was nothing to wait for.
Agreed, but there isn't much to be said that hadn't been said in the previous review. That's why I left it as a link to the previous review. I agree it's a very good book, but what more can be said than that? :)
Nope. It's still broken. :) (I just tried it, and got nothing back)
NASA needs more firsts... Every school child in America knew (knows?) that Sally Ride was the first woman astronaut. How about promoting an all-woman mission? Maybe they could hook up with the entertainment industry and have the WWF sponsor a "No Holds Barred, No gravity" tag-team grudge match in space. I guarantee that would get some NASA attention (although it might be the wrong kind). Send up the first commedian in space... or send up Homer Simpson (wait, that's already been done. Never mind. :) )
I've noticed with all of these license stories that Microsoft doesn't ask people to remove their software, only pony up the money to become compliant. I wonder if they will accept someone removing their software as compliance, or if there's something more nefarious at work here (i.e. If you've used our software illegally, you have no choice but to pay the licensing fees to correct this situation). I wonder if people realize they have that option at all.
The only thing that's news about this is that someone thought this would last a "lifetime". With companies like NetZero and Juno scrambling to keep afloat, and others like Spinway sinking into the depths of f***edcompany.com, it's a wonder anybody has free internet access anymore. Plus, the old addage is true when it comes to free internet services; "you get what you pay for".
I think that's the point... You could leave the computer in your living room, or your family room without it looking like a college dorm room. The cube had class. I can only hope that Apple is readying something to take it's place.
Ahhh... I thought he Ricochet incidents were also involved with Niven's setup. I should have read more carefully. Thanks for the clarification!
Bandwidth wants to be free! Really, it does. :)
Nice to see another branch of government taking Open Source seriously. I'm wondering what drove the directon to Star Office, and if it will also drive some of the 25K machines to be Linux (Yes, Virginia, there is a Windows Version of Star Office). Wonder if other branches of the US Government will follow. At least most of them disseminate their forms in .pdf format. Gotta give them credit for that. :)
However, I am glad that there are browsers like Konqueror and Galeon out there. Why? Choice! We're getting some pretty kick-ass projects out of some very dedicated individuals, and they're making it harder for people to choose which one to use based on merits. They're ALL good! :) I commend everyone working on thes projects for giving back so much of their time, and giving us choices in the browser market. You developers deserve more thanks than you or your projects get in this kind of forum.
Kudos to you!
Of course, I think Compaq has some overpriced hardware, and their decisions to lock people into proprietary upgrades makes me not recommend them to anybody, but the service folks were A-OK. :)
A little confused...
- Check rec.games.video.arcade for arcade auctions near you, and advice on how to deal with operators
- Check in your yellow pages for a place that sells arcade machines
- Go to an arcade and talk to the operators there. Some are cool, but most aren't. Find out if they have machines for sale.
Hope this helps!Whatever benefit it may be to the user, it's not a benefit to the content provider. The message that the provider intended is at the least muddied up, or at the worst completely flipped on it's ear. It's like CBS digitally masking their competitors advetising. Yes, it's subtle, but it provides viewers with a skewed view of reality, however subtle the changes are. In CBS's case, it leads people to think that CBS has more advertising than it normally does. In Microsoft's case, people might consider Microsoft to be a viable (or truthful) source of information. Never trust a company to do things that are good for the public good.