you can look at a word and immediately know that its roots are in Greek, or Latin, or French, or Celtic, or whether it's a modern loan word.
i disagree most whole-heartedly. i can tell in two out of the four cases you mention, but thats only because i speek greek and french; the average individual on the other hand would likely not be able to make that distinction.
In other languages, once a word has been imported, its roots are lost, and with that the connection to the linguistic system from which it came, and its connection to other similarly-sourced words.
once again, i don't think you've got it right. a greek person can tell you which of two words that have been taken from italian was originally greek, and which is not.
you're not a linguist, but you do seem to be a linguistic bigot, although you couch it in marketing spin.
let me cover what is covered by another user who replied here.
They never would have even sued those companies the Novell deal targeted. It just doesn't make sense, and would destroy their image even more.
really? thats funny, i could have sworn they were doing this by proxy through SCO via Baystar. if you don't know what i'm talking about then perhaps you should google 'autozone lawsuit'. over the course of the SCO lawsuit i have been constantly reminded of a humorous piece i saw some years back about the last user on earth who doesn't use windows, but i am unable to find it.
there isn't enough space here for the corporation as self-replicating organism diatribe, so you're spared, but let me put it this way. corporations are noisy children in a school playground. as long as the monitor is around there is only so much bullying that any one student can do, but should the monitor leave the playground its feudalism all over again.
in case you hadn't noticed, the government has just decided not to investigate google's allegations that microsoft is violating the terms of the anti-trust settlement.
The looser is always the one that migrates. I'm not complaining much because that's what drove apes out of the forest and on to the plains to become the first hominids.
hmmm, are you sure you're not contradicting yourself? you're saying that are apes that migrated out of the forest, and the go on to say,
The looser is always the one that migrates.
which is a hypothesis that really doesn't have much validity. change, ie. evolution, almost never happens at the center of a population. at least not the kind of change that drives evolution. it happens at the edge, on the boundary, or wherever there is an unexploited niche, whether it be taking to the air, or returning to the see, or taking advantage of some previously unexploited resource. when it comes to the apes they left the forest because they could no longer find sufficient resources there, whether due to increased competition (unlikely), or due reduced resources.
to whom do would you speak, LG? they made their decision, based on strategic business values in the face of the threat of legal action on the part of microsoft. you can bet the covenant they signed contains an NDA concerning the patents involved; this is what microsoft wants, to intimidate by threat.
I am not a web developer, but despite having said that, i can assure you that this is >90% hype.
"You know all that AJAX code you've been writing and tearing your hair out over as you attempt to get the JavaScript working in both Internet Explorer and Firefox?"
no, i don't. i really don't. not anymore.
"offers interactivity, animation and programming"
so its not AJAX, its Flash/Silverlight/etc. and as regards Gosling's comment (possibly taken out of context?),
"Most scripting languages are oriented at banging out Web pages. This is oriented around interfaces that are highly animated,"
are we talking server-side or client side? with full DOM level 1 support there isn't that much guess work involved in designing controls/widgets/etc, and anyone working in this field already has a browser compatibility layer (my own has shrunken considerably over the last 5-6 years). frankly the only issue i have is when to download the code, all in one go, or as needed.
in short, while there is definitely a need for standard cross-platform browser support for such technology, i would be surprised if this was the answer. and as far as flash goes, when was the last time you gave the remote to the TV? i would be happy if i never saw another 'flash only' site that was nothing more than some corporate portal.
last but not least, there wasn't any mention of the _license_.
no, in some cases, people don't follow laws because they're using a different life strategy. in the animal world there are plenty of examples of what are known as 'cheater' strategies. in certain species of frogs sexual attraction is based on the sonic qualities of the frog's croak; deeper croak = more attractive. some frogs would likely never get reproductive opportunities because they don't croak deeply enough, so they hide between the water and a deep croaker so that a female leaving the water to mate will find them first. the only reason the behavior exists is because it was successfull. nevertheless, fecundity depends on the percentage of offspring that reach maturity. most such strategies exists in ratios that are relatively stable.
it goes back to the 'sell crack or flip burgers' argument. and no, its not going to go away.
this
is something i would consider buying, except that unless someone else is picking up the tab its somewhat overpriced. nevertheless, if what you want is extreme portablity with all the functionality of a 'real' computer, this is the ticket
vote? really? i don't think that voting changes anything. it only changes the faces. if you really want to change something, demonstrate. why are americans so placid? it amazes me that there are hardly any demonstrations in this country. yes, there are other options; fax campaigns, email campaigns, etc, but in reality, they're not as effective as a demonstration. put 50,000 people in front of city hall and they *will* notice.
how much of the gains in productivity reported by the federal reserve are due to precisely this; businesses wringing extra, unpaid, work out of their employees.
i let it run out of battery, i forget it, i don't use it. but i'm not climbing the ladder, i'm just sitting here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round.
All this points to a drift toward right wing authoritarian rule. The president as emporer or god-king. Lately I read some posts on the net about the only solution to this being to amend the constitution to dissolve the executive branch, go toward a bi-cameral parlimentary system. I am starting to agree with that POV.
i have a problem with this statement, and here it is '...right wing authoritarian rule.'
and my problem is that the facility with which authoritarian rule can be maintained has been increased recently due to technology. the UK has been under a left-of-center government for 14 years; this has not stopped local grassroots movements from passing measures authorizing video surveillance of public places. surprisingly, this corresponds with your first point; "Americans don't vote." when, where, and why people vote seems to be increasingly a function of the degree to which it will affect their day-to-day lives. the war in iraq proved that, ie. we're not going to see it every day so we don't care, meaning there exists a general trend to offer increased authority to the state so that the general public won't be bothered. secure communities are one such outcome of this trend. they're not becoming less popular.
in short, authoritarian rule is not a function of a particular political party, its a function of electoral demographics. in countries where the overwhelming majority of the population are over 25, such sentiments are commonplace. or haven't you noticed that the overarching trend is for the left/liberal parties to become more conservative, at the same time that they refer to themselves as 'centrist'. this is surely the sign of a swing to the right, although perhaps in a different sense, and driven by different desires, than all previous such shifts.
as far as a bi-cameral government is concerned, all thats required is to convince the senate and house that they'll have greater control over the pie. and here's why...
i'm a politician, which means i'm a cheat and a liar. when i'm not kissing babies i'm stealing their lollipops. but it also means i keep my options open." - from The Hunt for Red October'
in theory, eg. in democracy as practiced in the USA, the president's role is to act as the final check on the balance of power, for the benefit of all. unfortunately for all, that last part no longer plays a role in his considerations.
the subject was the quote of the day when i read this article. that said, i don't hate microsoft, nor am i a mac fan-boy, far from it. i hate apple.
the last apple os i used was 7.11. there was no sense in switching to 7.5. at about the same time i started using windows nt 3.5 (not 3.51, that came later). the switch took nothing. i was tired of one app bringing down the whole os.
*anyone* who tells you differently is wrong. try developing web applications in the early 90's on mac; you're toast.
however history since then is another ball of wax. in a parallel universe i would have worked at spyglass before MS licensed the code, and would have made mad cheddar. but no.
ever since that period in time MS's arrogance has made me their eternal antagonist. they don't own their own IP stack, they stole it from BSD. i used BeOS, until such time as it was no longer a viable option, mostly for reasons of drivers.
in short, they say 'innovation', they mean ' IP theft from those not willing to sue us'. they say 'interoperability', they mean 'vendor lock-in'. no matter, and here's why...
in 6-12 months they will be largely irelevant. (oops, am i not supposed to say that?). for at least the past year now, and probably more, the simple truth is that i can live w/o MS, but i can't live w/o google.
sooner, rather than later, the simple fact of that statement will be evident. and at that time i will have a gBox. a device with enough built-in solid-state storage to download the latest google kernel, and then torrent the rest. how much is the rest? a browser and a bunch of codecs. how big is it? no bigger than a large hardcover. what about screen and keyboard, you say? flexible keyboard and ePaper, i say. when you ask? before vista is even a serious consideration.
and thats why its over: don't believe the hype. frankly, don't even listen to it.
that this article followed the one below. then again, i had friends who were offered support to finish medical school by the mob. kids, don't believe the hype! its not like that david duchovny movie 'playing god;, you don't always wind up with the boss's girlfriend; more often than not you wind up in the east river:)
i've driven in several countries outside of the US. in france, where the speed limit is 130kph (~85 mph for those that don't know metric), traffic in the left lane move at ~ 150 (95), and assholes that think you're not moving quickly enough are going > 160 (~100). i say assholes, because these people expect you to get out of the way _just_ because they're behind you, regardless of whether or not its convenient for you. (BTW - i tend to drive on the high side of legal just about everywhere, but i like to relax when i'm doing it). in germany, well don't stay out in the left hand lane unles you're *really* passing everyone, which means > 220 (~135). in greece, stay out of everyone's way unless its a rental;)
but you haven't seen left lane hell until you've driven on the Long Island Expresway, or anywhere in the NYC metro area. tailgating? i was on the hutchinson (look it up on maps). there was a 6-car pile-up in the left hand lane. the vehicle the worse for the wear was a mazda brand-new family van, which undoubtedly had the latest in ABS, and probably outbraked the vehicle in front of it to a stop. the problem? it was followed by a 70's lincoln continental, which at 2 tons+ and no ABS undoubtedly ploughed right into it and sent it into the vehicle in front. the topper of all the toppers? less than ten miles down the road i'm in the left lane, exceeding the speed limit with someone tailgating me despite the fact that there's nowhere to go *and* i'd like to go faster if i could, we come across another left lane fender bender.
the rule? at least 4 car lengths at 90 (55) in perfect conditions. any closer than that and you *are* tailgating. at 110-120 (~65-72) add another car length. there's a reason for it; i might have to brake very suddenly, and if you are any close than that you will bust my rear-end (i don't actually go in for that, mind you).
finally, use your turn indicators; they're the only method you have to convey your intentions. stay right unless you're actively passing someone, even if it seems to inconvenience you. my speeding does *not* give you the right to illegally impede me (ie, staying in the left-hand lane even though you're not passing). give the person in front of you time to pass the vehicles to his right and safely move over; if he/she doesn't give them a quick flip of the high beams.
favorite piece of never passed legislation: "ban low performance drivers, not high-perfomance cars!" (seen in a men's room in southern vermont in the 80's)
all of you folks are on the right thread (as if anyone here could be on the wrong thread in this discussion; you can't be, unless you're a TROLL!). the only link i could possibly provide here for both levity and accuracy is a post i saw some years back, at the point when Microsoft 'got' the web, ie. had decided to purchase... damn, what was that browser called again? i'm joking, i had friends working for spyglass at he time.
anyway, the article pointed out that what MS, and by extension, BG, really wanted, more than anything else, was a dime, or even a penny, for every transaction conducted on the internet. full stop. as if they owned it or something (where did that NT network code come from again?). the day that MS 'owns' the internet is the day you can pry my cold dead ip stack from out of my buffer! there was another article, this one in the slashdot era, that occupied itself with the last non-windows user on earth. both probably exist in the wayback machine, and i'm surprised no one has yet seen fit to include them here.
i really hate to bring politics up in such an emotionally charged forum, but here it goes... "all you fuckers who really believe that a 'free market' is the best thing for the common good, go stand up against that wall with all the MS execs."
drum roll, please...
there is *nothing* new about this pitch. nothing whatsoever. it is a variation of the same old tired "if you're not paying for windows then you're using an illegal copy" shtick. enough of this shit! lets put some teeth back into antitrust settlements, and straighten out the USPTO while we're at it. you'd be surprised how many high friends in high places we really have...
and most businesses will do whatever they can get away with in the pursuit of profit, whether its legal, moral, ethical, or not. futhermore, most are also in favor of more legislation regarding criminal offenses, while at the same time vigorously resisting any attempt at control over themselves.
its only to be expected, surely, but the level of hypocrisy is about to go off the scale. if it takes government legislation to control their behavior because they can't, or won't, control it themselves, then thats what it takes. its not just the actions of a few bad apples...
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you can look at a word and immediately know that its roots are in Greek, or Latin, or French, or Celtic, or whether it's a modern loan word.
i disagree most whole-heartedly. i can tell in two out of the four cases you mention, but thats only because i speek greek and french; the average individual on the other hand would likely not be able to make that distinction.
In other languages, once a word has been imported, its roots are lost, and with that the connection to the linguistic system from which it came, and its connection to other similarly-sourced words.
once again, i don't think you've got it right. a greek person can tell you which of two words that have been taken from italian was originally greek, and which is not.
you're not a linguist, but you do seem to be a linguistic bigot, although you couch it in marketing spin.
let me cover what is covered by another user who replied here.
They never would have even sued those companies the Novell deal targeted. It just doesn't make sense, and would destroy their image even more.
really? thats funny, i could have sworn they were doing this by proxy through SCO via Baystar. if you don't know what i'm talking about then perhaps you should google 'autozone lawsuit'. over the course of the SCO lawsuit i have been constantly reminded of a humorous piece i saw some years back about the last user on earth who doesn't use windows, but i am unable to find it.
there isn't enough space here for the corporation as self-replicating organism diatribe, so you're spared, but let me put it this way. corporations are noisy children in a school playground. as long as the monitor is around there is only so much bullying that any one student can do, but should the monitor leave the playground its feudalism all over again.
in case you hadn't noticed, the government has just decided not to investigate google's allegations that microsoft is violating the terms of the anti-trust settlement.
i expected a list of infringing patents accompanied by a 50-page NDA. you knuckled under in the face of a bunch of hot air.
The looser is always the one that migrates. I'm not complaining much because that's what drove apes out of the forest and on to the plains to become the first hominids.
hmmm, are you sure you're not contradicting yourself? you're saying that are apes that migrated out of the forest, and the go on to say,
The looser is always the one that migrates.
which is a hypothesis that really doesn't have much validity. change, ie. evolution, almost never happens at the center of a population. at least not the kind of change that drives evolution. it happens at the edge, on the boundary, or wherever there is an unexploited niche, whether it be taking to the air, or returning to the see, or taking advantage of some previously unexploited resource. when it comes to the apes they left the forest because they could no longer find sufficient resources there, whether due to increased competition (unlikely), or due reduced resources.
to whom do would you speak, LG? they made their decision, based on strategic business values in the face of the threat of legal action on the part of microsoft. you can bet the covenant they signed contains an NDA concerning the patents involved; this is what microsoft wants, to intimidate by threat.
the giant half-page popup ad that appeared on TFA
who do i thank for that?
the intel product has somewhat more detail. it can be found here.
A quicktime video for a game only available in XP/Vista; thats lame.
is the report by Ravicher titled 'Open Source Risk Management', thats mentioned here, then this is slander.
I am not a web developer, but despite having said that, i can assure you that this is >90% hype.
"You know all that AJAX code you've been writing and tearing your hair out over as you attempt to get the JavaScript working in both Internet Explorer and Firefox?"
no, i don't. i really don't. not anymore.
"offers interactivity, animation and programming"
so its not AJAX, its Flash/Silverlight/etc. and as regards Gosling's comment (possibly taken out of context?),
"Most scripting languages are oriented at banging out Web pages. This is oriented around interfaces that are highly animated,"
are we talking server-side or client side? with full DOM level 1 support there isn't that much guess work involved in designing controls/widgets/etc, and anyone working in this field already has a browser compatibility layer (my own has shrunken considerably over the last 5-6 years). frankly the only issue i have is when to download the code, all in one go, or as needed.
in short, while there is definitely a need for standard cross-platform browser support for such technology, i would be surprised if this was the answer. and as far as flash goes, when was the last time you gave the remote to the TV? i would be happy if i never saw another 'flash only' site that was nothing more than some corporate portal.
last but not least, there wasn't any mention of the _license_.
no, in some cases, people don't follow laws because they're using a different life strategy. in the animal world there are plenty of examples of what are known as 'cheater' strategies. in certain species of frogs sexual attraction is based on the sonic qualities of the frog's croak; deeper croak = more attractive. some frogs would likely never get reproductive opportunities because they don't croak deeply enough, so they hide between the water and a deep croaker so that a female leaving the water to mate will find them first. the only reason the behavior exists is because it was successfull. nevertheless, fecundity depends on the percentage of offspring that reach maturity. most such strategies exists in ratios that are relatively stable.
it goes back to the 'sell crack or flip burgers' argument. and no, its not going to go away.
this is something i would consider buying, except that unless someone else is picking up the tab its somewhat overpriced. nevertheless, if what you want is extreme portablity with all the functionality of a 'real' computer, this is the ticket
vote? really? i don't think that voting changes anything. it only changes the faces. if you really want to change something, demonstrate. why are americans so placid? it amazes me that there are hardly any demonstrations in this country. yes, there are other options; fax campaigns, email campaigns, etc, but in reality, they're not as effective as a demonstration. put 50,000 people in front of city hall and they *will* notice.
how much of the gains in productivity reported by the federal reserve are due to precisely this; businesses wringing extra, unpaid, work out of their employees.
i let it run out of battery, i forget it, i don't use it. but i'm not climbing the ladder, i'm just sitting here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round.
QuickKeys for the macintosh essentially did all of this and more 15 years ago. nothing new here, move along.
First Post File System?
i have a problem with this statement, and here it is '...right wing authoritarian rule.'
and my problem is that the facility with which authoritarian rule can be maintained has been increased recently due to technology. the UK has been under a left-of-center government for 14 years; this has not stopped local grassroots movements from passing measures authorizing video surveillance of public places. surprisingly, this corresponds with your first point; "Americans don't vote." when, where, and why people vote seems to be increasingly a function of the degree to which it will affect their day-to-day lives. the war in iraq proved that, ie. we're not going to see it every day so we don't care, meaning there exists a general trend to offer increased authority to the state so that the general public won't be bothered. secure communities are one such outcome of this trend. they're not becoming less popular.
in short, authoritarian rule is not a function of a particular political party, its a function of electoral demographics. in countries where the overwhelming majority of the population are over 25, such sentiments are commonplace. or haven't you noticed that the overarching trend is for the left/liberal parties to become more conservative, at the same time that they refer to themselves as 'centrist'. this is surely the sign of a swing to the right, although perhaps in a different sense, and driven by different desires, than all previous such shifts.
as far as a bi-cameral government is concerned, all thats required is to convince the senate and house that they'll have greater control over the pie. and here's why...
in theory, eg. in democracy as practiced in the USA, the president's role is to act as the final check on the balance of power, for the benefit of all. unfortunately for all, that last part no longer plays a role in his considerations.
the subject was the quote of the day when i read this article. that said, i don't hate microsoft, nor am i a mac fan-boy, far from it. i hate apple.
the last apple os i used was 7.11. there was no sense in switching to 7.5. at about the same time i started using windows nt 3.5 (not 3.51, that came later). the switch took nothing. i was tired of one app bringing down the whole os.
*anyone* who tells you differently is wrong. try developing web applications in the early 90's on mac; you're toast.
however history since then is another ball of wax. in a parallel universe i would have worked at spyglass before MS licensed the code, and would have made mad cheddar. but no.
ever since that period in time MS's arrogance has made me their eternal antagonist. they don't own their own IP stack, they stole it from BSD. i used BeOS, until such time as it was no longer a viable option, mostly for reasons of drivers.
in short, they say 'innovation', they mean ' IP theft from those not willing to sue us'. they say 'interoperability', they mean 'vendor lock-in'. no matter, and here's why...
in 6-12 months they will be largely irelevant. (oops, am i not supposed to say that?). for at least the past year now, and probably more, the simple truth is that i can live w/o MS, but i can't live w/o google.
sooner, rather than later, the simple fact of that statement will be evident. and at that time i will have a gBox. a device with enough built-in solid-state storage to download the latest google kernel, and then torrent the rest. how much is the rest? a browser and a bunch of codecs. how big is it? no bigger than a large hardcover. what about screen and keyboard, you say? flexible keyboard and ePaper, i say. when you ask? before vista is even a serious consideration.
and thats why its over: don't believe the hype. frankly, don't even listen to it.
'nuff said
dude, i don't know about favorite, but there are many you can get; look here. at least one of the met-art girls is available!
that this article followed the one below. then again, i had friends who were offered support to finish medical school by the mob. kids, don't believe the hype! its not like that david duchovny movie 'playing god;, you don't always wind up with the boss's girlfriend; more often than not you wind up in the east river :)
to top it off, the watcha-mathingy is 'murders'
i've driven in several countries outside of the US. in france, where the speed limit is 130kph (~85 mph for those that don't know metric), traffic in the left lane move at ~ 150 (95), and assholes that think you're not moving quickly enough are going > 160 (~100). i say assholes, because these people expect you to get out of the way _just_ because they're behind you, regardless of whether or not its convenient for you. (BTW - i tend to drive on the high side of legal just about everywhere, but i like to relax when i'm doing it). in germany, well don't stay out in the left hand lane unles you're *really* passing everyone, which means > 220 (~135). in greece, stay out of everyone's way unless its a rental ;)
but you haven't seen left lane hell until you've driven on the Long Island Expresway, or anywhere in the NYC metro area. tailgating? i was on the hutchinson (look it up on maps). there was a 6-car pile-up in the left hand lane. the vehicle the worse for the wear was a mazda brand-new family van, which undoubtedly had the latest in ABS, and probably outbraked the vehicle in front of it to a stop. the problem? it was followed by a 70's lincoln continental, which at 2 tons+ and no ABS undoubtedly ploughed right into it and sent it into the vehicle in front. the topper of all the toppers? less than ten miles down the road i'm in the left lane, exceeding the speed limit with someone tailgating me despite the fact that there's nowhere to go *and* i'd like to go faster if i could, we come across another left lane fender bender.
the rule? at least 4 car lengths at 90 (55) in perfect conditions. any closer than that and you *are* tailgating. at 110-120 (~65-72) add another car length. there's a reason for it; i might have to brake very suddenly, and if you are any close than that you will bust my rear-end (i don't actually go in for that, mind you).
finally, use your turn indicators; they're the only method you have to convey your intentions. stay right unless you're actively passing someone, even if it seems to inconvenience you. my speeding does *not* give you the right to illegally impede me (ie, staying in the left-hand lane even though you're not passing). give the person in front of you time to pass the vehicles to his right and safely move over; if he/she doesn't give them a quick flip of the high beams.
favorite piece of never passed legislation: "ban low performance drivers, not high-perfomance cars!" (seen in a men's room in southern vermont in the 80's)
all of you folks are on the right thread (as if anyone here could be on the wrong thread in this discussion; you can't be, unless you're a TROLL!). the only link i could possibly provide here for both levity and accuracy is a post i saw some years back, at the point when Microsoft 'got' the web, ie. had decided to purchase... damn, what was that browser called again? i'm joking, i had friends working for spyglass at he time.
anyway, the article pointed out that what MS, and by extension, BG, really wanted, more than anything else, was a dime, or even a penny, for every transaction conducted on the internet. full stop. as if they owned it or something (where did that NT network code come from again?). the day that MS 'owns' the internet is the day you can pry my cold dead ip stack from out of my buffer! there was another article, this one in the slashdot era, that occupied itself with the last non-windows user on earth. both probably exist in the wayback machine, and i'm surprised no one has yet seen fit to include them here.
i really hate to bring politics up in such an emotionally charged forum, but here it goes...
"all you fuckers who really believe that a 'free market' is the best thing for the common good, go stand up against that wall with all the MS execs."
drum roll, please...
there is *nothing* new about this pitch. nothing whatsoever. it is a variation of the same old tired "if you're not paying for windows then you're using an illegal copy" shtick. enough of this shit! lets put some teeth back into antitrust settlements, and straighten out the USPTO while we're at it. you'd be surprised how many high friends in high places we really have...
and most businesses will do whatever they can get away with in the pursuit of profit, whether its legal, moral, ethical, or not. futhermore, most are also in favor of more legislation regarding criminal offenses, while at the same time vigorously resisting any attempt at control over themselves.
its only to be expected, surely, but the level of hypocrisy is about to go off the scale. if it takes government legislation to control their behavior because they can't, or won't, control it themselves, then thats what it takes. its not just the actions of a few bad apples...