One would think the fact that the worlds largest online retailer uses Linux would be compelling enough.
There's more to this story than announced. I would say it's fairly obvious there's some nice hefty kickbacks in this for Hilfiger and the reason given is just a smokescreen.
Linux is NOT a product. Are these people born stupid ?
<i>it's got to get the final tier of reliability and predictability that I'm going to bet a multi-billion dollar corporation's future on.</i>
What a moron.
Interesting that Linux is good enough for the worlds biggest online retailer:-
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=amazon+linux&sour ceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=ut f-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:officia l
There's some uber-paranoia going on in that article, but it was an interesting read.
Fortunately, due to human nature being so wonderfully inept at controlling anything successfully for lengthy periods of time, I don't think we need worry about "Intel Cutting Linux Out of Content Market" or your more wild theories about lack of choice in terms of your media.
Other markets always open up which counter DRM.
Case in point is DVD-R, worth billions for the companies that sell the units and the media.
Before that CD-R, before that VHS, Betamax, Cassette tape.
These companies can afford to own Congressmen and can also afford to make DRM meaningless.
If DRM means that people won't be able to copy their media, or record TV, then a MASSIVE segment of the entire home entertainment industry will go bust.
It's the sound of Slashdot at the bottom of the barrel...
And the quality just gets better ...
on
Longhorn Preview
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· Score: 3, Interesting
"PC World has previewed Longhorn, not the first one out i guess. Amoung the few noted features is that Windows now offers transluscent UI, finally catching up with Apple. "
And who said Slashdot doesn't have quality control ?
Dunno bout you, but I think I'll go fishing for Trolls today...:D
I especially like the new deamon proof slashdot text check security - I got a significantly evil looking set of letters with nasty zig-zag lines through it !
I think the world has had enough of Star Wars to last the rest of time.
I, for one, welcome the demise of this shoddy space "epic" that became just one big money spinner with little else to show.
Wooden dialouge, wooden acting, wretched fans trying to convince themselves that what they are watching is classic cinema, when it's just commercial exploitation.
Ah well, this will be modded down as troll or flamebait by the rabid stars wars geeks that infest Slashdot.
Give me Serenity any day of the week over the BS Lucas has spewed out of his rear orifice.
Yep, had no idea what it was (so much for my Space Geek Badge)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termination_shock <i>In astronomy, the termination shock is theorised to be a boundary marking one of the outer limits of the sun's influence. It is where the bubble of solar wind particles slows down to below supersonic speed and heats up due to collisions with the galactic interstellar medium. It is believed to be about 100 Astronomical Units from the Sun.
The termination shock boundary fluctuates in its distance from the sun as a result of fluctuations in solar flare activity i.e. changes in the ejections of gas and dust from the sun.
The Voyager I spacecraft is believed to have passed termination shock in December 2004.</i>
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Quote: I know that DPI matters very little (just like it does in printers)-- it's quality that matters.
Well, you know wrong.
DPI is to all intents and purposes, the same as "resolution" which is not something you do at New Years.
If you want to scan something, the more of it's surface you can scan, the better.
So yeah, I'd say it DOES matter.
The checks in the post ...
me Auntie Joomla, eerie ?
Dem Mambo boys am batty wid dis namin ting.
No shit !
exposure to violence in life increases aggressive thoughts.
In other news, it is reported that cats need a heart to live.
Erm, I'm not selling the product ...
One would think the fact that the worlds largest online retailer uses Linux would be compelling enough.
There's more to this story than announced. I would say it's fairly obvious there's some nice hefty kickbacks in this for Hilfiger and the reason given is just a smokescreen.
Troll.
Nobody will take this loser seriously again for the rest of his life.
Who really gives a shit ?
Didn't even bother to read his open letter, because I think he's a total wanker.
... but not for Hillfiger ?
Eric Singleton, you should change your name to Eric Simpleton
What a pathetically stupid comment to make from someone who evidentally doesn't have a damn clue what he's talking about.
Someone fire this jerk and get a chief information officer who doesn't have his head stuck in his butt.
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=amazon+linux
Linux is NOT a product. Are these people born stupid ?
:-
r ceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=ut f-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:officia l
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<i>it's got to get the final tier of reliability and predictability that I'm going to bet a multi-billion dollar corporation's future on.</i>
What a moron.
Interesting that Linux is good enough for the worlds biggest online retailer
http://www.google.co.za/search?q=amazon+linux&sou
I guess Bill Gates buys Hilfiger brown loafers
Great stuff, now lets use that technology to create elevators that can predict the future !
...
Hmmm, wait a minute
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/37/bbwindowsvis ta1mq.jpg
There's some uber-paranoia going on in that article, but it was an interesting read.
Fortunately, due to human nature being so wonderfully inept at controlling anything successfully for lengthy periods of time, I don't think we need worry about "Intel Cutting Linux Out of Content Market" or your more wild theories about lack of choice in terms of your media.
Other markets always open up which counter DRM.
Case in point is DVD-R, worth billions for the companies that sell the units and the media.
Before that CD-R, before that VHS, Betamax, Cassette tape.
These companies can afford to own Congressmen and can also afford to make DRM meaningless.
If DRM means that people won't be able to copy their media, or record TV, then a MASSIVE segment of the entire home entertainment industry will go bust.
Obviously that isn't going to happen.
It's the sound of Slashdot at the bottom of the barrel ...
"PC World has previewed Longhorn, not the first one out i guess. Amoung the few noted features is that Windows now offers transluscent UI, finally catching up with Apple. "
And who said Slashdot doesn't have quality control ?
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:nbEeDXhjeqYJ: students.guildhall.smu.edu/eclipse/+&hl=en&start=1
Managed to get onto the site, 5 minutes later, no longer possible :-
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t ar t=1
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obligatory google cache link
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cach...+&hl=en&s
Download links
http://eclipse.gmwalek.com/viewtopic.php?t=21
http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/;43287
Dunno bout you, but I think I'll go fishing for Trolls today ... :D
I especially like the new deamon proof slashdot text check security - I got a significantly evil looking set of letters with nasty zig-zag lines through it !
Yes, it's a fact !
Netscape has become the Evil Lizard !
The Phoenix that rose from the ashes finally finds it's evil prey !
Moooo hahahaah Mooooooooo hahahaha !
You should probably work out whether you want your head stuck in a pigs bum or a cows bum before you speak out ... :D
So, France doesn't produce much music the world want s to listen to, or many movies they want to watch.
...
So wah - French people get pissed off and say "we don't care if you rip off stuff - pah ! - we speet in your faces and eat onion and cheese a lot !"
We all cheer them and download huge quantities of mp3's and divx movies and eat cheese, onion and fries
There we have the first Star Wars Geek to take a strike - I'm sure they wished they had some moderator points.
Classic pointless answer to my classic pointless post - ahh, just so easy to reel um in !
Cmon up, I'm ready for Strike 2 !
I think the world has had enough of Star Wars to last the rest of time.
I, for one, welcome the demise of this shoddy space "epic" that became just one big money spinner with little else to show.
Wooden dialouge, wooden acting, wretched fans trying to convince themselves that what they are watching is classic cinema, when it's just commercial exploitation.
Ah well, this will be modded down as troll or flamebait by the rabid stars wars geeks that infest Slashdot.
Give me Serenity any day of the week over the BS Lucas has spewed out of his rear orifice.
Hi There Bill, please consider me !
:-
I use Windows to persue my hobbies, which include
phishing, spamming, cracking and distributing illegal files via p2p !
I have a real passion for windows !
Yep, had no idea what it was (so much for my Space Geek Badge)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termination_shock
<i>In astronomy, the termination shock is theorised to be a boundary marking one of the outer limits of the sun's influence. It is where the bubble of solar wind particles slows down to below supersonic speed and heats up due to collisions with the galactic interstellar medium. It is believed to be about 100 Astronomical Units from the Sun.
The termination shock boundary fluctuates in its distance from the sun as a result of fluctuations in solar flare activity i.e. changes in the ejections of gas and dust from the sun.
The Voyager I spacecraft is believed to have passed termination shock in December 2004.</i>