Sure, it's a poor way of doing business, shitting money that is, but large corporations do it all the time on stupid stuff. I mean just look at IE and silverlight. You can't say either of those was ever particularly centered on profit. IE alone has probably cost MS billions in terms of extra exploit patching and anti-trust litigation. And even under ideal circumstances, it lacks a way of bringing in money.
You have to remember the context in which IE was developed. Netscape was the darling of the computer world and there was a great deal of talk of how the browser would be the OS in the future. IE was a strategic move to kill an enemy to the Windows cash cow and it worked. However they can't just stop out of fear that another browser will do what Netscape appeared poised to do.
Silverlight is different. That is typical Microsoft, wait until someone else has proven an idea and then try to either a/ buy it or b/ copy it, then c/ squeeze the original from the market while tying the Microsoft version to Windows. Silverlight is Microsofts attempt to copy what they have not managed to buy namely Flash.
Its a non commercial site. It posts only a list of links to free and legal software with summary descriptions. There is little or no motivation for anyone to complain about it. If a company wanted it I would gladly sell for a relatively low amount, much easier than fighting over it.
How often do people make complaints about domain names to CIRA that are not based on trade mark or some form of (perceived) harassment. In the first case as said I would gladly sell and the 2nd I don't do.
But no, I have to write a letter, get it witnessed and send it in with photoID. That is ridiculous.
When did that begin? I have had a.ca domain name since Sept 2005 and never had to do that. At the end of each August I go to ISP and pay a cash renewal fee without ever having to do any of this. The domain is in my name and I do get E-Mails from CIRA periodically which I typically ignore.
Probably because they can get more power for their money out of building another few windmills than they could by strapping on a few wave generators.
Possible but the earlier poster above was probably right that it is a bad idea to combine two immature technologies.
These things are probably not optimized for wave-generation anyway. You'd be more concerned that your windmills can stay in one spot despite waves, and storms, and such. Otherwise, you're liable to lose windmills.
Wave generators extract energy from the vertical movements of the waves, they are still anchored in one spot. Likely the Windmill parts would need some adjustment for the motion but perhaps not as much as you would think as I doubt that they are solidly anchored to the sea floor, I suspect like a tethered buoy they will do at least some bobbing around. One thing about wave generators is (I believe) that their output will be steadier and more predictable than a windmills will be.
Because wave generators are difficult to build. Much more difficult than windmills. Actually nobody has yet to build a succesfull full scale wave generator. There are just too many things that can go wrong. Seawater is very corrosive and its much more difficult to harness the wave energy in a way that doesn't destroy the mechanism of the turbine.
Good answer, one I should have thought of myself. Combining two immature technologies is probably a bad idea. Hopefully in the future when both are mature it can be done.
When I registered my domain name I went to the company I chose as an ISP filled out forms, handed over cash to pay for the next year. At no point did they check my ID. I could have listed myself as Herman Munster 1313 Mockingbird Lane for all they cared. Yes I am a Canadian and registered a.ca domain name. I was honest but I didn't have to be.
In a plane? Yes I could fly now without risking becoming deathly ill from someones perfume. It used to be the risk of not being able to eat or drink for days made flying too dangerous. You just can't get along for too many days without drinking. Spending days in the hospital on an IV puking your guts up as a result of being confined for hours with someones perfume was just not worth it to me.
It is unreasonable to assume that parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are dangerous absent empirical evidence of same. That's what "reasonable" means.
Alternately:
It is unreasonable to assume that parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are harmless absent empirical evidence of same. That's what "reasonable" means.
I was allergic to perfumes, cigar and pipe smoke until I gave up caffeine. I also now have greatly enhanced resistance to heat and cold and don't sunburn any more all because I no longer consume caffeine. Some reactions can be composites of multiple things.
How many of the parts that ASUS makes are not available separately? I have here with me three computers that were assembled using ASUS motherboards that were bought individually not as part of bundles. One of them has an ASUS video card that was bought separately as well.
What is the difference? Likely several. One is that it is made difficult to buy PCs without Windows by the contracts Microsoft forces through by means of its dominant position. Another is its in the EULA from Microsoft has a commitment that you can return the software for a refund, I haven't seen a similar commitment to allow the return of hardware components. That commitment does not say that you must return the hardware that it was bundled with. Why is it wrong that people ask for the EULA to be honoured as written? If the end user is to be bound by the EULA should not Microsoft and its sales agents be too?
Manufacturer of computer pays w$ to Microsoft. Distributor pays manufacturer x$ (includes w plus costs and manufacturers profit). Retailer pays y$ (includes x plus costs and distributors profit). End user pays z$ (includes y plus costs and retailers profit). End user having paid z$ should get it refunded. Then the Retailer should demand his refund from the distributor who should demand his from the manufacturer who should get his from Microsoft.
Last I checked the EULA from Microsoft says that if you don't agree to the terms to return the software to the retailer for a FULL REFUND. Microsoft however has a history of not arranging it so you can do so easily. These people are just doing what Microsoft instructed them to do and then fighting for the right to do it when the retailer and Microsoft objects.
There are many aspects to this. Most of them are stalled pending the outcome of SCOG vs Novell and then SCOG vs IBM. SCOG vs Novell was stalled by the 11th hour entry into chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but has now finished the trial and is awaiting the final judgment. Things are moving, slowly but they are moving and things are being resolved in spite of all the SCOG originated delays.
Taxed on purchase or on sale not annually here. Perhaps it is different where you live?
Now if it were set up as a tax on an income producing property rather than personal property I wouldn't mind an annual tax. Of course that should apply then to ALL income producing property, even stocks (not on the profits but on the property).
Are you willing to pay property taxes on your car? Your clothes? Your furniture? Property tax is based on land and structures and always has been. Expand it like you wish and everything becomes taxable.
One thing I've learned about Microsofts projections for features in future versions of their products is - don't count on anything they claim until at least the late beta versions.
Historically, MS has never been really good at seeming trends in their infant state, much less responding to them.
Actually to be fair to Microsoft this is a trend that they predicted. The problem is that they were way too early and abandoned it before it reached maturity.
Way back when Microsoft first recognized that Palm with the Pilot PDA were pioneering a new form factor that was becoming popular Microsoft created Windows CE and targeted 3 form factors.
1/ The classic Palm Pilot
2/ A super mini clamshell design that fit in a coat pocket.
3/ "The Jupiter machine".
The ASUS eeePC and similar machines fit nicely into the "Jupiter machine" form factor. Back then they were way too expensive and too rare. Now with the eeePC the price point is right and the other features are good enough.
This rotting corpse of a beached whale was designed by a committee that was commissioned in Utah to design a toad that once kissed (or perhaps licked) would turn into a beautiful charming Princess. Hopefully they won't win any more design contracts.
Now Novell has been partnering with MS for about 2 years now. One of the things they will have done, is to run the gamut of their test automation on Hyper-V virtualized instances of SUSE. Based on this they will give MS the 'green-light' saying 'you are ok to support SuSE on Hyper-V'.
RH has no such working relationship with MS. They may want to (I have no idea), but based on the community reaction to Novell's partnership, I doubt they would enter into one even if they wanted to. Without that, how is MS supposed to validate RHEL?
Redhat won't establish such a "working relationship" with Microsoft because to do so Microsoft will insist on signing a patent agreement like they did with Novel/SUSE. Redhat won't sign such an agreement because it is a virtual admission that they have been violating Microsofts (unspecified) patents.
If Microsoft would establish a deal which is not designed to be totally biased against their prospective partner and the Linux community there would be a chance to make a partnership for virtualization or other such limited objectives. With Microsofts history of Embrace, Extend and Extinguish no company can be blamed for avoiding the Embrace that begins it all.
If you pressurize hydrogen to the point that it becomes a super conductor according to theory it would also boost its efficiency as a rocket fuel 5x. How would this substance perform as a rocket fuel?
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You have to remember the context in which IE was developed. Netscape was the darling of the computer world and there was a great deal of talk of how the browser would be the OS in the future. IE was a strategic move to kill an enemy to the Windows cash cow and it worked. However they can't just stop out of fear that another browser will do what Netscape appeared poised to do.
Silverlight is different. That is typical Microsoft, wait until someone else has proven an idea and then try to either a/ buy it or b/ copy it, then c/ squeeze the original from the market while tying the Microsoft version to Windows. Silverlight is Microsofts attempt to copy what they have not managed to buy namely Flash.
The Open Office/Star Office file format was the basis for ODF but it received fairly extensive reworking in the process of creating ODF.
What implementations?
Its a non commercial site. It posts only a list of links to free and legal software with summary descriptions. There is little or no motivation for anyone to complain about it. If a company wanted it I would gladly sell for a relatively low amount, much easier than fighting over it.
How often do people make complaints about domain names to CIRA that are not based on trade mark or some form of (perceived) harassment. In the first case as said I would gladly sell and the 2nd I don't do.
When did that begin? I have had a .ca domain name since Sept 2005 and never had to do that. At the end of each August I go to ISP and pay a cash renewal fee without ever having to do any of this. The domain is in my name and I do get E-Mails from CIRA periodically which I typically ignore.
Possible but the earlier poster above was probably right that it is a bad idea to combine two immature technologies.
Wave generators extract energy from the vertical movements of the waves, they are still anchored in one spot. Likely the Windmill parts would need some adjustment for the motion but perhaps not as much as you would think as I doubt that they are solidly anchored to the sea floor, I suspect like a tethered buoy they will do at least some bobbing around. One thing about wave generators is (I believe) that their output will be steadier and more predictable than a windmills will be.
Good answer, one I should have thought of myself. Combining two immature technologies is probably a bad idea. Hopefully in the future when both are mature it can be done.
When I registered my domain name I went to the company I chose as an ISP filled out forms, handed over cash to pay for the next year. At no point did they check my ID. I could have listed myself as Herman Munster 1313 Mockingbird Lane for all they cared. Yes I am a Canadian and registered a .ca domain name. I was honest but I didn't have to be.
So what was stopping them before this?
Why not include a wave generator as part of the system?
For the rare individual who does not know. A wave generator in this context does not make waves but uses the motion of waves to generate electricity.
In a plane? Yes I could fly now without risking becoming deathly ill from someones perfume. It used to be the risk of not being able to eat or drink for days made flying too dangerous. You just can't get along for too many days without drinking. Spending days in the hospital on an IV puking your guts up as a result of being confined for hours with someones perfume was just not worth it to me.
Alternately:
It is unreasonable to assume that parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are harmless absent empirical evidence of same. That's what "reasonable" means.
I was allergic to perfumes, cigar and pipe smoke until I gave up caffeine. I also now have greatly enhanced resistance to heat and cold and don't sunburn any more all because I no longer consume caffeine. Some reactions can be composites of multiple things.
How many of the parts that ASUS makes are not available separately? I have here with me three computers that were assembled using ASUS motherboards that were bought individually not as part of bundles. One of them has an ASUS video card that was bought separately as well.
What is the difference? Likely several. One is that it is made difficult to buy PCs without Windows by the contracts Microsoft forces through by means of its dominant position. Another is its in the EULA from Microsoft has a commitment that you can return the software for a refund, I haven't seen a similar commitment to allow the return of hardware components. That commitment does not say that you must return the hardware that it was bundled with. Why is it wrong that people ask for the EULA to be honoured as written? If the end user is to be bound by the EULA should not Microsoft and its sales agents be too?
Manufacturer of computer pays w$ to Microsoft. Distributor pays manufacturer x$ (includes w plus costs and manufacturers profit). Retailer pays y$ (includes x plus costs and distributors profit). End user pays z$ (includes y plus costs and retailers profit). End user having paid z$ should get it refunded. Then the Retailer should demand his refund from the distributor who should demand his from the manufacturer who should get his from Microsoft.
Last I checked the EULA from Microsoft says that if you don't agree to the terms to return the software to the retailer for a FULL REFUND. Microsoft however has a history of not arranging it so you can do so easily. These people are just doing what Microsoft instructed them to do and then fighting for the right to do it when the retailer and Microsoft objects.
There are many aspects to this. Most of them are stalled pending the outcome of SCOG vs Novell and then SCOG vs IBM. SCOG vs Novell was stalled by the 11th hour entry into chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but has now finished the trial and is awaiting the final judgment. Things are moving, slowly but they are moving and things are being resolved in spite of all the SCOG originated delays.
With Redhat having proven that a Linux support company can stay the distance and make money it should be easier for Canonical to do the same.
Land of the fee I see.
Taxed on purchase or on sale not annually here. Perhaps it is different where you live?
Now if it were set up as a tax on an income producing property rather than personal property I wouldn't mind an annual tax. Of course that should apply then to ALL income producing property, even stocks (not on the profits but on the property).
Are you willing to pay property taxes on your car? Your clothes? Your furniture? Property tax is based on land and structures and always has been. Expand it like you wish and everything becomes taxable.
One thing I've learned about Microsofts projections for features in future versions of their products is - don't count on anything they claim until at least the late beta versions.
Actually to be fair to Microsoft this is a trend that they predicted. The problem is that they were way too early and abandoned it before it reached maturity.
Way back when Microsoft first recognized that Palm with the Pilot PDA were pioneering a new form factor that was becoming popular Microsoft created Windows CE and targeted 3 form factors.
1/ The classic Palm Pilot
2/ A super mini clamshell design that fit in a coat pocket.
3/ "The Jupiter machine".
The ASUS eeePC and similar machines fit nicely into the "Jupiter machine" form factor. Back then they were way too expensive and too rare. Now with the eeePC the price point is right and the other features are good enough.
This rotting corpse of a beached whale was designed by a committee that was commissioned in Utah to design a toad that once kissed (or perhaps licked) would turn into a beautiful charming Princess. Hopefully they won't win any more design contracts.
Redhat won't establish such a "working relationship" with Microsoft because to do so Microsoft will insist on signing a patent agreement like they did with Novel/SUSE. Redhat won't sign such an agreement because it is a virtual admission that they have been violating Microsofts (unspecified) patents.
If Microsoft would establish a deal which is not designed to be totally biased against their prospective partner and the Linux community there would be a chance to make a partnership for virtualization or other such limited objectives. With Microsofts history of Embrace, Extend and Extinguish no company can be blamed for avoiding the Embrace that begins it all.
If you pressurize hydrogen to the point that it becomes a super conductor according to theory it would also boost its efficiency as a rocket fuel 5x. How would this substance perform as a rocket fuel?
I think that Ballmer is secretly Scottish and always wanted to be a caber tosser.