Now I know why so many people 'quit' Slashdot on a regular basis. Give me news, not over-hyped B.S.
I can see it now:
cried_wolf writes "After getting hit in the head by something mysterious from above, Chicken Little (wikipedia: Chicken Little ) has proclaimed the sky, is indeed, falling."
[+] chicken, troll, no, attentionwhore, bullshit (tagging beta)
I really like this idea of limiting corporate copyrights to 5 years. I think it would be right to allow for certain things such as websites, and some other things to have a slightly longer copyright.
This is easy for me to say though, since I don't write or otherwise contribute.
I think the big problem with these Linux machines being sold by the likes of Walmart and others is that they're cheap. They put the cheapest hardware they can find to barely run Linux, and throw it on a shelf. It's great from their perspective because they're going to sell to the people that don't know any better. They can get away with the cheap hardware because Linux is generally more efficient and is able to run on hardware with lower specs than what Windows is going to require.
I think that, in the long run, this is only going to hurt the credibility of Linux. Many people are going to start to use this great thing called Linux, and they're going to hate it. They'll compare their brand-new laptop from the Walmart clearance isle with the brand-new laptop their brother or cousin or dad or son bought from Dell or Apple. Their systems run Windows or Mac OS X, and they're FAST. Very FAST. And easier to use (seemingly).
Their next purchase will be something they can't necessarily afford so they'll pay Dell or Apple an additional 29.875% interest on it for the next 7 years.
WoW server maintenance takes place from 3:00am to 11:00am PST every tuesday. In regard to the log in comment, WoW is plagued with random login problems with their authentication servers.
So, I run WoW on my MacBook Pro CoreDuo (not the Core 2 Duo), and it's graphics are all maxed out in options, and I still pull around 39fps. My laptop only cost me a $3,000.
Seriously, fully spec'd, that Dell WoW lappy maxes out at around $6400! WTF?
From what I understand, since you're already employed, they cannot fire you or otherwise release simply because you won't sign a new non-compete agreement.
The verbiage you posted looks very similar to what Ingersoll-Rand wanted me to sign, before taking a position with them. I simply re-negotiated a revised version with their lawyers that gave them appropriate rights to anything that would be business related. No reason that they should get royalties and rights when I invent the 'Jump to Conclusions' mat, when it had nothing to do with my J.O.B.
Definitely check with a lawyer, but I don't think they can threaten dismissal if you don't sign the new one.
I don't see Microsoft doing anything different with Windows Update than Apple has been doing with their iPhone firmware update. They're simply asserting their control over their operating system. Whereas I don't think it's an idea or appropriate way to manage things, this has not been an uncommon practice in the past.
As has been said before, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." The solution is to take the control out of Microsoft's hands. There are services/sites out there that allow you to manually download the necessary updates. Most, however, are too lazy to do such a thing.
From my limited perspective, it appears to me that Microsoft tries too hard to be everything to everyone. Other operating systems do not follow this plan. What you end up with is audio drivers slowing down network performance and a whole lot of feature bloat. Whereas I'm a FreeBSD/Mac OS X fan through-and-through, I have to admit Microsoft wouldn't be where they are if they didn't have decent product. It's just unfortunate to see them getting 'a little big for their britches.'
I'm sure we're just heading into something of a reform in the world of operating systems. I think that Vista is going to be just one of many casualties of competition. In the end, I feel the users will win.
Actually, I think the OP was implying he would to get cable and watch the show for (relatively) free. I don't think anything illegal was meant or implied.
Take a look at the recent/. article involving Microsoft. Hrm, they lowered their price to match pirated copies of their own software, to make it easier to 'make the right decision.' Looks like the media is well behind the learning curve on this one.
I hate greedy people. This is what it all really boils down to. The pirates are greedy by wanting to keep their money and avoid paying a fair price, whereas the broadcasters are greedy in that they want to scrape every penny out of something they can. IMHO, the consumer has already paid for the content, either through CATV/SATV fees or watching advertisements.
I wonder if this means there will be more garage sales like there used to be pre-eBay? I wonder, if that were to happen, if it means lawyers will be trolling said garage sales.
Anyone else sick of this litigious society in which we live?
Didn't you all know that no individual owns anything they create anymore? Prince is a slave to the record companies, he just doesn't know it. In the age of employer/employee inventor's clauses and non-compete agreements, this sort of thing doesn't surprise me at all.
That's not to say I agree with it. Personally, I think Prince should be able to do with his music whatever he wants.
On a similar note, why does everything need to be re-engineered? As I get older, I find I appreciate older technologies -- even things as simple as a shovel. For example, new shovels have hadles made of plastic, with a rubber grip and cost $70US. It *might* last me a couple years. On the other hand, I can borrow my grandpa's shovel, with a hard-wood handle and no rubber grip, and do the job just as well. I pick one of those up for $5 at a garage sale and it'll probably out live me.
New innovation doesn't always mean better, just different.
Yet another big company that looks like it's doing a good thing, that only turns out it's performing some lame marketing stunt. My guess is that these Ubuntu machines will be short lived in their product line-up. This on top of the story (last week?) about Dell also not providing a warranty on these machines?
At least their servers are all right. I'd never be caught with one of their PCs.
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LOL - that pretty much sums up this article.
Now I know why so many people 'quit' Slashdot on a regular basis. Give me news, not over-hyped B.S.
I can see it now:
Cue hysteria and otherwise undue attention.I really like this idea of limiting corporate copyrights to 5 years. I think it would be right to allow for certain things such as websites, and some other things to have a slightly longer copyright.
This is easy for me to say though, since I don't write or otherwise contribute.
I think the big problem with these Linux machines being sold by the likes of Walmart and others is that they're cheap. They put the cheapest hardware they can find to barely run Linux, and throw it on a shelf. It's great from their perspective because they're going to sell to the people that don't know any better. They can get away with the cheap hardware because Linux is generally more efficient and is able to run on hardware with lower specs than what Windows is going to require.
I think that, in the long run, this is only going to hurt the credibility of Linux. Many people are going to start to use this great thing called Linux, and they're going to hate it. They'll compare their brand-new laptop from the Walmart clearance isle with the brand-new laptop their brother or cousin or dad or son bought from Dell or Apple. Their systems run Windows or Mac OS X, and they're FAST. Very FAST. And easier to use (seemingly).
Their next purchase will be something they can't necessarily afford so they'll pay Dell or Apple an additional 29.875% interest on it for the next 7 years.
You *could* have each student download a trial copy of the software, namely Flash and Dreamweaver, and use that. It gives you 30 days to play with it.
HTH
WoW server maintenance takes place from 3:00am to 11:00am PST every tuesday. In regard to the log in comment, WoW is plagued with random login problems with their authentication servers.
So, I run WoW on my MacBook Pro CoreDuo (not the Core 2 Duo), and it's graphics are all maxed out in options, and I still pull around 39fps. My laptop only cost me a $3,000.
Seriously, fully spec'd, that Dell WoW lappy maxes out at around $6400! WTF?
From what I understand, since you're already employed, they cannot fire you or otherwise release simply because you won't sign a new non-compete agreement.
The verbiage you posted looks very similar to what Ingersoll-Rand wanted me to sign, before taking a position with them. I simply re-negotiated a revised version with their lawyers that gave them appropriate rights to anything that would be business related. No reason that they should get royalties and rights when I invent the 'Jump to Conclusions' mat, when it had nothing to do with my J.O.B.
Definitely check with a lawyer, but I don't think they can threaten dismissal if you don't sign the new one.
The funny part is, I'm a *huge* Apple fan. Only thing I buy anymore. Oh well, one 'Troll' comment won't kill my karma!
I don't see Microsoft doing anything different with Windows Update than Apple has been doing with their iPhone firmware update. They're simply asserting their control over their operating system. Whereas I don't think it's an idea or appropriate way to manage things, this has not been an uncommon practice in the past.
As has been said before, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." The solution is to take the control out of Microsoft's hands. There are services/sites out there that allow you to manually download the necessary updates. Most, however, are too lazy to do such a thing.
From my limited perspective, it appears to me that Microsoft tries too hard to be everything to everyone. Other operating systems do not follow this plan. What you end up with is audio drivers slowing down network performance and a whole lot of feature bloat. Whereas I'm a FreeBSD/Mac OS X fan through-and-through, I have to admit Microsoft wouldn't be where they are if they didn't have decent product. It's just unfortunate to see them getting 'a little big for their britches.'
I'm sure we're just heading into something of a reform in the world of operating systems. I think that Vista is going to be just one of many casualties of competition. In the end, I feel the users will win.
It makes you wonder what they're going to do with the data. Anyone out there peeled out all the code that sends this data yet?
Actually, I think the OP was implying he would to get cable and watch the show for (relatively) free. I don't think anything illegal was meant or implied.
Take a look at the recent /. article involving Microsoft. Hrm, they lowered their price to match pirated copies of their own software, to make it easier to 'make the right decision.' Looks like the media is well behind the learning curve on this one.
I hate greedy people. This is what it all really boils down to. The pirates are greedy by wanting to keep their money and avoid paying a fair price, whereas the broadcasters are greedy in that they want to scrape every penny out of something they can. IMHO, the consumer has already paid for the content, either through CATV/SATV fees or watching advertisements.
As I said, greedy people suck.
Hrm,
I wonder if this means there will be more garage sales like there used to be pre-eBay? I wonder, if that were to happen, if it means lawyers will be trolling said garage sales.
Anyone else sick of this litigious society in which we live?
Didn't you all know that no individual owns anything they create anymore? Prince is a slave to the record companies, he just doesn't know it. In the age of employer/employee inventor's clauses and non-compete agreements, this sort of thing doesn't surprise me at all.
That's not to say I agree with it. Personally, I think Prince should be able to do with his music whatever he wants.
On a similar note, why does everything need to be re-engineered? As I get older, I find I appreciate older technologies -- even things as simple as a shovel. For example, new shovels have hadles made of plastic, with a rubber grip and cost $70US. It *might* last me a couple years. On the other hand, I can borrow my grandpa's shovel, with a hard-wood handle and no rubber grip, and do the job just as well. I pick one of those up for $5 at a garage sale and it'll probably out live me.
New innovation doesn't always mean better, just different.
I agree! "If the glove don't fit, you must acquit!" On the other side, if that glove does fit, be happy the game isn't banned here in the US as well.
Yet another big company that looks like it's doing a good thing, that only turns out it's performing some lame marketing stunt. My guess is that these Ubuntu machines will be short lived in their product line-up. This on top of the story (last week?) about Dell also not providing a warranty on these machines? At least their servers are all right. I'd never be caught with one of their PCs.