God, tell me you aren't our hope for "more" or we, as a nation and a society, are going to be sooo screwed. Besides, most of our young, bright minds are too damn busy becoming lawyers to go through the rigors of education to become scientists and engineers. Well, lawyers and reality-TV stars.
Actually, I believe it, too. I don't believe that rescuing the banks was a good idea, but it was passed and distributed. Meanwhile, jobs are being lost and the credit structure of individuals is being ruined so this was a $700 billion stimulus package for the people, versus $800 billion for an industry. Since it's the consumers who spend money that keep a free-market going I'd rather spend on keeping the individual employed any day.
I agree with you completely; business isn't a charity. At the same time, though, the business has a social responsibility and IBM is ignoring that by asking for tax payer money while trimming their costs by laying off workers. If this is the IBM strategy then the fed's need to make it a mandate that executive bonuses and perks are frozen until the stockholders begin seeing ongoing, positive returns for a specific number of years. After all, business isn't a charity.
"Your browser is not officially supported
We have detected that the browser you are using, Microsoft Internet Explorer, is not officially supported. Currently, for the alpha of SUSE Studio, we only support Firefox 2 and 3, and Safari 3."
Way to go SUSE, not supporting the most used web browser on earth.
Dude, we thank you for telling us...even though I don't know if I'd admit to using IE. You are buh-rave!
Oh god, please tell me you're not so young that you don't remember the Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV-101), or at least don't let me be that friggin' old.
Perhaps E3 has become what the organizers want it to be. Perhaps the execs are held to a certain level of professionalism now. None of that matters, though, if the game studios and designers decide that this E3 format isn't worth the time and investment to be a presence. If an exec doesn't feel like answering hard-hittin' questions from a professional reporter (you go get that Pulitzer, boi!) they just won't go to the show. Period. And if they can't get the CONSUMERS interested in a game then it's a waste of their time.
But, hey, what do I know, right? I just purchase the products.
I completely agree. The M$/Novell technical agreement is much less of a big deal than the community makes it out to be. So what if they have a patent agreement? It wasn't selling out since it never concerned the kernel, just the utilities used in Linux. That, and M$ has yet to prove any patent violations concerning Linux, which has always led me to believe that it touched more on the directory services issues.
Glass houses, my simpleton friend. A trade agreement has no power without the buy-in and cooperation of the signatory nations involved. Ergo, look at your own twits you voted into office.
I can't imagine what it would be like
I'm sorry you have no imagination. Here's some help:
My wife's shiny white plastic iMac (3 years old) died on Thanksgiving. I took it to the nearest Apple store the next day, the busiest shopping day of the year. They replaced the power supply for free. I was in the store for half an hour.
I now have a mac, too. Yes, carrying a Mac in one at a time to a repair store in a corporate environment of 1000+ users is extraordinarily obvious! How could I have been so blind!
Yes, because Linux was such an instant success! Wait...no, it wasn't. Everyone forgets that any community, either real or virtual, takes time to build. I believe that counting OpenSolaris as a failed community is premature, at the least.
Actually our govt (the US govt) can only do what we give them the permission to do. You don't like it, write your congressman and/or senator. Be vocal, or we can just bitch and complain. Our choice.
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Ahahah...haha...ha...wait, you're not really all that funny. Talk about pwnd.
You hate the thought of being t-boned? Try having that thought on a motorcycle.
As a 42 yr old college student let me be the first to say; Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
God, tell me you aren't our hope for "more" or we, as a nation and a society, are going to be sooo screwed. Besides, most of our young, bright minds are too damn busy becoming lawyers to go through the rigors of education to become scientists and engineers. Well, lawyers and reality-TV stars.
Amen! Oh...sorry?
Dude, I think you need a hug.
Actually, I believe it, too. I don't believe that rescuing the banks was a good idea, but it was passed and distributed. Meanwhile, jobs are being lost and the credit structure of individuals is being ruined so this was a $700 billion stimulus package for the people, versus $800 billion for an industry. Since it's the consumers who spend money that keep a free-market going I'd rather spend on keeping the individual employed any day.
I agree with you completely; business isn't a charity. At the same time, though, the business has a social responsibility and IBM is ignoring that by asking for tax payer money while trimming their costs by laying off workers. If this is the IBM strategy then the fed's need to make it a mandate that executive bonuses and perks are frozen until the stockholders begin seeing ongoing, positive returns for a specific number of years. After all, business isn't a charity.
"Your browser is not officially supported We have detected that the browser you are using, Microsoft Internet Explorer, is not officially supported. Currently, for the alpha of SUSE Studio, we only support Firefox 2 and 3, and Safari 3." Way to go SUSE, not supporting the most used web browser on earth.
Dude, we thank you for telling us...even though I don't know if I'd admit to using IE. You are buh-rave!
Just as an aside, I doubt that there was a Novell rep directing the police on how to disband the protesters. I'm just sayin'...
Wait....Scotland's not in England? Dammit!
MySQL sucks
And your post, like my response, is pointless.
Oh god, please tell me you're not so young that you don't remember the Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV-101), or at least don't let me be that friggin' old.
I imagine even God is looking at the Devil and saying, "Dude, don't look at me. Even I didn't see that coming."
Thank you, Tigger, for the words of encouragement and giving a 40 yr old man the courage to go back to college. I won't let the walls keep me out.
Mod you down? Get some help, man, as well as a heart and brain from the Wiz. Moron.
Perhaps E3 has become what the organizers want it to be. Perhaps the execs are held to a certain level of professionalism now. None of that matters, though, if the game studios and designers decide that this E3 format isn't worth the time and investment to be a presence. If an exec doesn't feel like answering hard-hittin' questions from a professional reporter (you go get that Pulitzer, boi!) they just won't go to the show. Period. And if they can't get the CONSUMERS interested in a game then it's a waste of their time.
But, hey, what do I know, right? I just purchase the products.
I completely agree. The M$/Novell technical agreement is much less of a big deal than the community makes it out to be. So what if they have a patent agreement? It wasn't selling out since it never concerned the kernel, just the utilities used in Linux. That, and M$ has yet to prove any patent violations concerning Linux, which has always led me to believe that it touched more on the directory services issues.
Glass houses, my simpleton friend. A trade agreement has no power without the buy-in and cooperation of the signatory nations involved. Ergo, look at your own twits you voted into office.
Careful, my friend, you might find yourself in need of a lawyer one day for a frivolous suit, and then where will you be?
Regards,
Ambulance Chasing Dick, Esq.
Yes, because Linux was such an instant success! Wait...no, it wasn't. Everyone forgets that any community, either real or virtual, takes time to build. I believe that counting OpenSolaris as a failed community is premature, at the least.
Actually our govt (the US govt) can only do what we give them the permission to do. You don't like it, write your congressman and/or senator. Be vocal, or we can just bitch and complain. Our choice.
And me. Honestly, when you're working on a paper being able to make notes in the margin will be helpful. Especially for citation purposes.
Ha. How ironic. I get my Slashdot RSS feed from the Netscape website, which is also my homepage. I'm hoping they won't close the portal down.