Well, check out RIAA Radar to see if the artist's label is part of the RIAA. If it's not, go right ahead and purchase. If it is, well... I've chosen to do without (which is a royal pain). I also support labels like Magnatune, Positron Records, and Metropolis Records. It's a little disheartening to not be able to pick up the latest Sepultura, Fear Factory, or Dream Theater albums, but I'll manage. It's all about discipline.
Too late. I'm already not purchasing RIAA label music, and instead supporting artists who have the foresight to not get involved with labels who pay the wages of the RIAA. I used to buy lots of discs indiscriminately, but now find myself completely sickened by the thought of supporting RIAA labels.
6.8GHz? Sounds like they're summing up two 3.4GHz chips or something screwy like that. That in itself may be pretty cool, but like the original author, I'm skeptical that anything new and exciting is being introduced here.
I think it's time to remove Lexmark from CUPS. It's clear they don't want to play nicely anymore, so I think it's only fair that from now on the Linux community will no longer support their printers. I know this is only a token gesture, and will likely not hurt their bottom line, but I think we need to make it clear that this sort of behavior is not appreciated and should have consequences.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the bias. It's almost like he's trying to elevate Vista and say "Well, Vista has this too".
I love this sentence:
In short, though there are some bizarre inconsistencies in the Tiger UI, it is far more elegant looking than Aero in Windows Vista Beta 1. That makes sense, as Vista is still in a very early beta version and will likely be improved dramatically in future releases.
I'd love to know the "bizarre inconsistencies" in Tiger he's referring to, and what "bizarre inconsistencies" he's overlooking in Vista. Also, if this isn't apologizing for Vista, I'm not sure what is.
Actually I give them credit for trying something new, but I wonder if they ever thought to upgrade StarOffice past 5.2. 5.2 was not the best of all programs, and the OpenOffice.org project has marked improvements over the old system. If they didn't upgrade, I can see why they decided against StarOffice.
Also, if this is the case, then it's not a battle of OSS vs. proprietary software, as 5.2 was not OSS. Granted, it's the basis for the OSS versions, but I think it'd be more fair to level the "OSS is better/not better" argument against something that is OSS. (Again, this is assuming they never upgraded to StarOffice 7).
The regex example as it should have displayed:
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Here's the text: I'm talking about the cartoon with Fred and <BOLD>Wilma</BOLD>!
And here's a substitution to remove those tags. But what's wrong with it?
s#<BOLD>(.*)</BOLD>#$1#g;
The problem is that the star is greedy. What if the text had said this instead?
I thought you said Fred and <BOLD>Velma</BOLD>, not <BOLD>Wilma</BOLD>
In that case, the pattern would match from the first <BOLD> to the last </BOLD>, leaving intact the ones in the middle of the line. Oops! Instead, we want a non-greedy quantifier. The non-greedy form of star is *?, so the substitution now looks like this:
I'm just relishing the thought of all of these devices that I have that are clever enough to figure out when DST is and isn't supposed to happen, and automatically adjust for it. Now I'm going to have to spend more time figuring out which of these devices don't need to be set ahead/behind. I'm just tickled pink.
Just repeal the damn thing after all. DST was designed by same idiots who don't understand that consistency is something to be cherished.
I move that we allow our Congressional leaders the opportunity to fix all of the electronic issues this idiocy will cause.
Creative Commons allows me the freedom to put my work out there in a distributable format without people nickel-and-diming me for permission to use it. (Not that they're banging down my door to begin with:) ) I've released music under the Creative Commons license. (Click here if you're interested). If people want to use it, they're welcome to it without having to ask me to use it. I'm OK with this. If I wasn't OK with this, I'd license it under different circumstances, or I'd release myself from copyright responsibility by releasing my stuff under the Public Domain. I'm not interested in relinquishing my stuff to that level quite yet, but the Creative Commons gives me the freedom to make this work the way I'm most comfortable. If John Dvorak doesn't get it, then John might want to use something different. John, stop piddling in our pool because you don't get it.
I really wish there was a "retract comment" in Slashdot. I completely missed that this was framed in the context of 20 years ago. Now I remember them quite well.
If Microsoft has heard of Go Computer, Inc, then they're one of a privileged few, as the only results on Google were two links that mentioned this suit, and one for portable MP3 players. Might make for a better imfringement case if someone out there has actually seen what it is that you're selling.
Did it ever occur to this guy that this little diatribe might have the opposite effect, and might encourage people who might otherwise not know how effective AdBlock and Firefox are at blocking annoying ads? He probably drove up the download figures for both just by mentioning them.
Thanks, pal... you're making the world a better place by bitching!
Suprised Aphe Twin didn't make the list
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The Pac Man theme is incredible. If you've heard it before, you probably have it running through your head.
Is it just me, or does the Symphony look a great deal like the Apple Lisa and other early attempts at GUIs? I'm not saying there isn't anything to see here, but it reminded me of screenshots of the Lisa interface.
I think BillG is making a critical error here in thinking that the iPod is on the way out. The reason the iPod is so successful is it makes it ridiculously easy to hook up to your computer and transfer a boat-load of music. There aren't any fancy cables, and the software to get it onto the iPod is easy to use and fast. Cellphones aren't standardized, aren't made to connect to the computer easily, and generally involve Herculean Measures to transfer even the simplest data back and forth from anywhere, let alone a computer. Greedy cellphone companies will cripple any usability these new phones may have in the name of greed and lock-in. Unless there is a major shift in the industry attitude towards cellphones, I expect the iPod to enjoy many more years as the device of choice for people looking for portable music.
I've picked up and flipped through LinuxWorld magazine on several occasions. On all occasions I put it back right where I found it. LinuxWorld Magazine looks like yet-another journal trying to capitalize on the Linux hype. With a writer like Maureen O'Gara still on the payroll, their fragile credibility crumbles. James, if there's anywhere that will have you, run with a quickness to it.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this guy is blatanly using Groklaw's graphics and color scheme. When I first clicked on the link, I thought "Hmmm... wonder what Groklaw is doing covering this story". Pretty sad.
Or we could just explore other sources of news than the New York Times. I can sympathise with their need for revenue, but they are certainly not worth $50 a year for me to access, and certainly not worth $2.95 per article.
93.5 is actually 93.9. 105.1 was the classical station. 102.7 had the distintion of being the station that Ted Nugent owned. Even he couldn't make a go of it in the Detroit radio scene. 97.1 Deminski and Doyle are one of the few reasons to listen to this station. Greg and Michelle are about as interesting as watching straws dry in McDonalds. Also there is 93.1, which used to be the worst hip-hop mix, and music for drag queens. From what I've heard, they've changed the format to something more radical, but I haven't listened to it yet.
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Well, check out RIAA Radar to see if the artist's label is part of the RIAA. If it's not, go right ahead and purchase. If it is, well... I've chosen to do without (which is a royal pain). I also support labels like Magnatune, Positron Records, and Metropolis Records. It's a little disheartening to not be able to pick up the latest Sepultura, Fear Factory, or Dream Theater albums, but I'll manage. It's all about discipline.
Too late. I'm already not purchasing RIAA label music, and instead supporting artists who have the foresight to not get involved with labels who pay the wages of the RIAA. I used to buy lots of discs indiscriminately, but now find myself completely sickened by the thought of supporting RIAA labels.
6.8GHz? Sounds like they're summing up two 3.4GHz chips or something screwy like that. That in itself may be pretty cool, but like the original author, I'm skeptical that anything new and exciting is being introduced here.
I think it's time to remove Lexmark from CUPS. It's clear they don't want to play nicely anymore, so I think it's only fair that from now on the Linux community will no longer support their printers. I know this is only a token gesture, and will likely not hurt their bottom line, but I think we need to make it clear that this sort of behavior is not appreciated and should have consequences.
I love this sentence:
I'd love to know the "bizarre inconsistencies" in Tiger he's referring to, and what "bizarre inconsistencies" he's overlooking in Vista. Also, if this isn't apologizing for Vista, I'm not sure what is.
Actually I give them credit for trying something new, but I wonder if they ever thought to upgrade StarOffice past 5.2. 5.2 was not the best of all programs, and the OpenOffice.org project has marked improvements over the old system. If they didn't upgrade, I can see why they decided against StarOffice.
Also, if this is the case, then it's not a battle of OSS vs. proprietary software, as 5.2 was not OSS. Granted, it's the basis for the OSS versions, but I think it'd be more fair to level the "OSS is better/not better" argument against something that is OSS. (Again, this is assuming they never upgraded to StarOffice 7).
Here's the text:
I'm talking about the cartoon with Fred and <BOLD>Wilma</BOLD>!
And here's a substitution to remove those tags. But what's wrong with it?
s#<BOLD>(.*)</BOLD>#$1#g;
The problem is that the star is greedy. What if the text had said this instead?
I thought you said Fred and <BOLD>Velma</BOLD>, not <BOLD>Wilma</BOLD>
In that case, the pattern would match from the first <BOLD> to the last </BOLD>, leaving intact the ones in the middle of the line. Oops! Instead, we want a non-greedy quantifier. The non-greedy form of star is *?, so the substitution now looks like this:
s#<BOLD>(.*?)</BOLD>#$1#g;
And it does the right thing.
Evolution will manage more than just your calendar. I use it for my mail, calendar, and task list, and it's not let me down yet.
I'm just relishing the thought of all of these devices that I have that are clever enough to figure out when DST is and isn't supposed to happen, and automatically adjust for it. Now I'm going to have to spend more time figuring out which of these devices don't need to be set ahead/behind. I'm just tickled pink.
Just repeal the damn thing after all. DST was designed by same idiots who don't understand that consistency is something to be cherished.
I move that we allow our Congressional leaders the opportunity to fix all of the electronic issues this idiocy will cause.
Creative Commons allows me the freedom to put my work out there in a distributable format without people nickel-and-diming me for permission to use it. (Not that they're banging down my door to begin with :) ) I've released music under the Creative Commons license. (Click here if you're interested). If people want to use it, they're welcome to it without having to ask me to use it. I'm OK with this. If I wasn't OK with this, I'd license it under different circumstances, or I'd release myself from copyright responsibility by releasing my stuff under the Public Domain. I'm not interested in relinquishing my stuff to that level quite yet, but the Creative Commons gives me the freedom to make this work the way I'm most comfortable. If John Dvorak doesn't get it, then John might want to use something different. John, stop piddling in our pool because you don't get it.
"Now witness the FULL POWER
of this fully armed and operational BASS STATION"
See my reply to the previous poster. I goofed. It happens. I'm a better person for it now.
I really wish there was a "retract comment" in Slashdot. I completely missed that this was framed in the context of 20 years ago. Now I remember them quite well.
:)
Argh.
If Microsoft has heard of Go Computer, Inc, then they're one of a privileged few, as the only results on Google were two links that mentioned this suit, and one for portable MP3 players. Might make for a better imfringement case if someone out there has actually seen what it is that you're selling.
My guess is March 1, 1995.
I'm probably wrong though.
I'm always a bit off on these things.
I'm so depressed.
Did it ever occur to this guy that this little diatribe might have the opposite effect, and might encourage people who might otherwise not know how effective AdBlock and Firefox are at blocking annoying ads? He probably drove up the download figures for both just by mentioning them.
Thanks, pal... you're making the world a better place by bitching!
The Pac Man theme is incredible. If you've heard it before, you probably have it running through your head.
Is it just me, or does the Symphony look a great deal like the Apple Lisa and other early attempts at GUIs? I'm not saying there isn't anything to see here, but it reminded me of screenshots of the Lisa interface.
I'm still wondering how they'll fit time travel, the holodeck, AND mind control into 140 minutes, and still have time to introduce the characters.
I think BillG is making a critical error here in thinking that the iPod is on the way out. The reason the iPod is so successful is it makes it ridiculously easy to hook up to your computer and transfer a boat-load of music. There aren't any fancy cables, and the software to get it onto the iPod is easy to use and fast. Cellphones aren't standardized, aren't made to connect to the computer easily, and generally involve Herculean Measures to transfer even the simplest data back and forth from anywhere, let alone a computer. Greedy cellphone companies will cripple any usability these new phones may have in the name of greed and lock-in. Unless there is a major shift in the industry attitude towards cellphones, I expect the iPod to enjoy many more years as the device of choice for people looking for portable music.
I've picked up and flipped through LinuxWorld magazine on several occasions. On all occasions I put it back right where I found it. LinuxWorld Magazine looks like yet-another journal trying to capitalize on the Linux hype. With a writer like Maureen O'Gara still on the payroll, their fragile credibility crumbles. James, if there's anywhere that will have you, run with a quickness to it.
It's actually a radio-userland template. I checked after posting. At least Groklaw had the decency to link to the original artist.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this guy is blatanly using Groklaw's graphics and color scheme. When I first clicked on the link, I thought "Hmmm... wonder what Groklaw is doing covering this story". Pretty sad.
Or we could just explore other sources of news than the New York Times. I can sympathise with their need for revenue, but they are certainly not worth $50 a year for me to access, and certainly not worth $2.95 per article.
A few corrections:
93.5 is actually 93.9.
105.1 was the classical station. 102.7 had the distintion of being the station that Ted Nugent owned. Even he couldn't make a go of it in the Detroit radio scene.
97.1 Deminski and Doyle are one of the few reasons to listen to this station. Greg and Michelle are about as interesting as watching straws dry in McDonalds.
Also there is 93.1, which used to be the worst hip-hop mix, and music for drag queens. From what I've heard, they've changed the format to something more radical, but I haven't listened to it yet.