You're right! But do 'ya know why?:) Is it to keep us compulsively reloading, and thus generating ad revenue? Or is it to give the powers-that-be time to review posts? Why?:) signature smigmature
Hrmm, works under Win2k:) telnet> open www.microsoft-.com Account Name: guest Password: This copy of the Ataman Telnetd Server is registered as licensed to: Computer_Services_Group,_Inc Login failed: unknown user name, password or privilege incorrect. Connection to host lost. signature smigmature
I was wondering this myself - so I tried to telnet to www.microsoft-.com (Which was one of the domains improperly registered. I had no problem at all. I was greeted by a login promt and then politely dropped. Where's the problem? signature smigmature
This is definitely off-topic, and I fully expect it to be moderated down:> But does anyone else find it odd that Emmett's posts tend to be exactly on the hour? Checkout the frontpage - posts at 4pm, 8pm, 11am 12pm and 1pm(HST). Strange:) signature smigmature
Hopefully this won't hurt the movement to open up the domain name registration process. I'm still waiting to see some real competition for NS. signature smigmature
If you're still interested, checkout Encyclopedia Brittanica's article on the frequency of solar and lunar eclipses. Also, they have a rather technical, but very interesting article on the predictions and uses of both solar and lunar eclipses - including methods to prove General Relativity. I realize this is slightly offtopic, as some of it pertains to Solar eclipses, but its something Im interested in:) signature smigmature
I was just thinking about Damark! They're all about spying on people! Look here at a product sold my Damark They describe it as "Mini pinhole 1/3" camera Covert surveillance or other room accessory system using a picture frame, clock, smoke detector, exit sign" Is this not exactly what the Fed's lawyer spoke of? Surely the federal government could not have missed this widely-distributed mail-order product:) signature smigmature
Interest rates in the US need to be hiked - and the market knows that. They don't see it as bad policy, they're all simply following suit. Interest rate fears lower the markets. They always have. The bears will soon be gone from CNNfn, and CNBC, and the markets will soon recover from these jitters. Let's not forget that the Nasdaq is higher than it was last week. signature smigmature
Exactly. A stock split is generally considered a bullish attitude from the company. Regardless of the success of the PSX2, Sony will do absolutely fine. signature smigmature
If I remember correctly - and I could be very wrong here - Linus was hired simply as an average-joe employee at Transmeta, was he not? If so, why then would Berst chose him as the man in hardware to watch? signature smigmature
I believe they would protest it upon being made mandatory for the simple reason that that they themselves would be subjected to it for no reason. That in and of itself would be more than enough to motivate me to protest. signature smigmature
Well that's a battle that should probably be fought in the event that it was being made mandatory:) I simply think people are being a bit too-overly concerned about privacy. Personally, I wouldn't have a problem taking off my clothes and doing a little dance for the Security peeps. It's not being recorded, and I'll probably never see these people again for the rest of my life - especially if it's in a city other than my home. Just my two cents though:/ signature smigmature
Well according to AS&E, you would need to be scanned 80,000 times to receive the same radiation from a single dental X-ray. They do seem to have a vested interest though:) signature smigmature
''The option is that we can pat you physically,'' he said, ''or you can step in front of this machine. You don't have to do it.'' To insure privacy, no image is recorded or preserved, he said. And the scanner operator is always the same sex as the person under scan, said Kelly." Anyway, don't be so homophobic:) signature smigmature
The Slashdot story's wording makes it seem as though this is mandatory - If you read the Boston Globe story, it's not. Simply an alternative to strip searching. In other words, if you are suspected of having a weapon, or drugs, etc on you, you can either be strip searched the old fashioned way, or with this new and nifty scanner:) Pretty neat technology actually, enough to make you want to take a knife to an airport to get an up-close look:) signature smigmature
This truly is ludicrous. Right below "Boris Yeltsin resigns" @ CNN.com, you'll see "Hostage Crisis in Afghanistan ends" All of this eclipsed by Skies in Sydney, Auckland ablaze with fireworks. Fireworks are now more important than the president of the Russian Federation resigning, and the ending of a plane hijacking. Rediculous. signature smigmature
Not only has Win2k only been gold for a couple of weeks - the website statistics havent been updated for 'bout 6 months. Even if they had, the average uptime for Win2k would still reflect the even earlier beta's from back in the day:P signature smigmature
This is an excellent point - Surely, with all the "investigative work" the DVD CCA Lawyers did, they could have directed there web browsers to www.infoseek.com searched for "DeCSS" and found the same results as I did. Why is Infoseek not being hauled into court? signature smigmature
Thanks for pointing this out. The proper form for filing a reexamination request is available online at the USPTO (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). The main problem here is that, as with all patent fees, personal requests are not in mind. The fee to file such a request is US$2385 - Which must accompany the form. I would *Love* to see an organization similar to the EFF which dealt entirely with situations like this. Not only patent issues - GPL violations, etc. signature smigmature
The Salon.com article assumes that the companies new top priority is to maintain their high stock prices. While it is always nice to have a high stock price, many technology companies strongly feel their stock prices are overvalued, Microsoft included. I remember a quote from Steven Balmer a while back actually urging people to consider the price of Microsoft when making investment decisions - he actually said Microsoft's stock was heavily overvalued, and should be corrected (That is of course not verbatim). I strongly doubt that RedHat and VA Linux will be too concerned with their respective stock prices. They all realize if they do not support GNU completely, etc, the community will not support them. I also don't see the publicly-held Linux distributors gobbling up their competition. I can't foresee a lot of mergers in the sector. Just my take though:) signature smigmature
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You're right! But do 'ya know why?:) Is it to keep us compulsively reloading, and thus generating ad revenue? Or is it to give the powers-that-be time to review posts? Why?:)
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Hrmm, works under Win2k:) telnet> open www.microsoft-.com Account Name: guest Password: This copy of the Ataman Telnetd Server is registered as licensed to: Computer_Services_Group,_Inc Login failed: unknown user name, password or privilege incorrect. Connection to host lost.
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I was wondering this myself - so I tried to telnet to www.microsoft-.com (Which was one of the domains improperly registered. I had no problem at all. I was greeted by a login promt and then politely dropped. Where's the problem?
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This is definitely off-topic, and I fully expect it to be moderated down:> But does anyone else find it odd that Emmett's posts tend to be exactly on the hour? Checkout the frontpage - posts at 4pm, 8pm, 11am 12pm and 1pm(HST). Strange:)
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Hopefully this won't hurt the movement to open up the domain name registration process. I'm still waiting to see some real competition for NS.
signature smigmature
If you're still interested, checkout Encyclopedia Brittanica's article on the frequency of solar and lunar eclipses. Also, they have a rather technical, but very interesting article on the predictions and uses of both solar and lunar eclipses - including methods to prove General Relativity. I realize this is slightly offtopic, as some of it pertains to Solar eclipses, but its something Im interested in:)
signature smigmature
I was just thinking about Damark! They're all about spying on people! Look here at a product sold my Damark They describe it as "Mini pinhole 1/3" camera Covert surveillance or other room accessory system using a picture frame, clock, smoke detector, exit sign" Is this not exactly what the Fed's lawyer spoke of? Surely the federal government could not have missed this widely-distributed mail-order product:)
signature smigmature
Interest rates in the US need to be hiked - and the market knows that. They don't see it as bad policy, they're all simply following suit. Interest rate fears lower the markets. They always have. The bears will soon be gone from CNNfn, and CNBC, and the markets will soon recover from these jitters. Let's not forget that the Nasdaq is higher than it was last week.
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Exactly. A stock split is generally considered a bullish attitude from the company. Regardless of the success of the PSX2, Sony will do absolutely fine.
signature smigmature
If I remember correctly - and I could be very wrong here - Linus was hired simply as an average-joe employee at Transmeta, was he not? If so, why then would Berst chose him as the man in hardware to watch?
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I believe they would protest it upon being made mandatory for the simple reason that that they themselves would be subjected to it for no reason. That in and of itself would be more than enough to motivate me to protest.
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Well that's a battle that should probably be fought in the event that it was being made mandatory:) I simply think people are being a bit too-overly concerned about privacy. Personally, I wouldn't have a problem taking off my clothes and doing a little dance for the Security peeps. It's not being recorded, and I'll probably never see these people again for the rest of my life - especially if it's in a city other than my home. Just my two cents though:/
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Well according to AS&E, you would need to be scanned 80,000 times to receive the same radiation from a single dental X-ray. They do seem to have a vested interest though:)
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You all want them, here they are:)
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''The option is that we can pat you physically,'' he said, ''or you can step in front of this machine. You don't have to do it.'' To insure privacy, no image is recorded or preserved, he said. And the scanner operator is always the same sex as the person under scan, said Kelly." Anyway, don't be so homophobic:)
signature smigmature
The Slashdot story's wording makes it seem as though this is mandatory - If you read the Boston Globe story, it's not. Simply an alternative to strip searching. In other words, if you are suspected of having a weapon, or drugs, etc on you, you can either be strip searched the old fashioned way, or with this new and nifty scanner:) Pretty neat technology actually, enough to make you want to take a knife to an airport to get an up-close look:)
signature smigmature
This truly is ludicrous. Right below "Boris Yeltsin resigns" @ CNN.com, you'll see "Hostage Crisis in Afghanistan ends" All of this eclipsed by Skies in Sydney, Auckland ablaze with fireworks. Fireworks are now more important than the president of the Russian Federation resigning, and the ending of a plane hijacking. Rediculous.
signature smigmature
Not only has Win2k only been gold for a couple of weeks - the website statistics havent been updated for 'bout 6 months. Even if they had, the average uptime for Win2k would still reflect the even earlier beta's from back in the day:P
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This is an excellent point - Surely, with all the "investigative work" the DVD CCA Lawyers did, they could have directed there web browsers to www.infoseek.com searched for "DeCSS" and found the same results as I did. Why is Infoseek not being hauled into court?
signature smigmature
Thanks for pointing this out. The proper form for filing a reexamination request is available online at the USPTO (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). The main problem here is that, as with all patent fees, personal requests are not in mind. The fee to file such a request is US$2385 - Which must accompany the form. I would *Love* to see an organization similar to the EFF which dealt entirely with situations like this. Not only patent issues - GPL violations, etc.
signature smigmature
The Salon.com article assumes that the companies new top priority is to maintain their high stock prices. While it is always nice to have a high stock price, many technology companies strongly feel their stock prices are overvalued, Microsoft included. I remember a quote from Steven Balmer a while back actually urging people to consider the price of Microsoft when making investment decisions - he actually said Microsoft's stock was heavily overvalued, and should be corrected (That is of course not verbatim). I strongly doubt that RedHat and VA Linux will be too concerned with their respective stock prices. They all realize if they do not support GNU completely, etc, the community will not support them. I also don't see the publicly-held Linux distributors gobbling up their competition. I can't foresee a lot of mergers in the sector. Just my take though:)
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