All I really want is a simple PPC CPU+Motherboard with AGP and PCI that'll fit into an ATX Case. For less than $600 US.
I am NOT going to pay $2k for a reference board. It seems to me that for all of IBM's talk about openness with respect to the PPC architecture, it doesn't seem to have done an awful lot to bring it to the masses.
And regardless of the legality of their EULA, you know damn well that Apple is implicitly selling this to you with the understanding that you won't do X, Y or Z with it. If you're going to go against their wishes, at least have the integrity to admit that you're being dishonorable. It seems counterintuitive to have integrity about being dishonest, but the point is to have some respect for yourself even if you don't think Apple deserves any.
It's like restrictive covenants. At one time you had to agree not to sell a house to a black person in order to buy it. Such a provision has no force of law. Any unreasonable provision in any agreement can and should be ignored.
Yes, and I can go steal a car if I want. That's about the level at which you're arguing, isn't it?
It's not stealing if you own the car in question. While you may not have the right to produce the Chevy Cobalt in your garage, you most certainly do have the right to do whatever you with your own.
Second, Apple you can't do what you want with "your" copy of OS X.
I most certainly can. I can urinate on it if I so choose, I could also throw it from the top of a building or microwave the disc. All perfectly permissible because I would own that one particular copy.
They don't sell OS X, they sell a license to use it.
Do you own the media? Of course you do. As such you can do whatever you choose with your own copy.
And you betray a infantile understanding of ethics and morality if you think not getting your way is justification for violating somebody else's IP and wishes for their property.
Another fanboi I see.
If he pays for a copy of the OS, he can do pretty much what he wants with that copy. If he wants to run it through a debugger and step through the code so that he can bypass whatever hardware locks are in place on it, so what? As long as he's not distributing unauthorized copies there is no harm.
Hell, I can't stand Jobs and even I know that the Pixar deal will be enough to make him dirty filthy stinking rich as the largest single stockholder in Disney.
He knew that it never had a chance. It's called politics. He and several Senators were up for reelection. It was never even going to get a full vote before the House or Senate. Gun Control is an issue that few voters vote for, but millions vote against. The Clinton Gun Ban is what lost the House and Senate for the Democrats.
By saying that he'd sign it if it got before his desk, he removed an election issue from the Democrat's arsenal.
TANSTAAFL. Personally, I too understand the draw of the commercial-free goodness coming out of the torrentsphere, but if the networks didn't make money off of the shows there wouldn't be any shows to watch.
when I do get to report something it never gets investigated.
I understand that it must be frustrating, but think of it like this.
Who has the power to investigate a hack attack that comes from outside of your immediate area? A Federal Authority (the FBI for example), currently their top priority is making sure things don't get blown up. If the crime's result is a couple of hours of annoyance for some sysadmin, they can't be bothered.
I believe that the FBI has a $4,000 threshhold of damage before they will even begin to look into any computer crime.
Apparently you don't have one either. Anyone with a GF wouldn't spend valuable moments of their life flushing out wheather some other random slashdotter has a GF or not.
Apparently you don't know what it's like to have a girlfriend. Maybe in your fantasy world, you'd spend every waking moment fulfilling every desire of any woman gracious enough to speak to you. Or that the two of you never leave each other's side and only ever speak about flowers, OMG ponies and white picket fences. But, those of us who do have GFs(or wives) know that the reality of a relationship isn't quite that lame. She has a life, as do I; we spend some of our time together because we enjoy each other's company.
The Clinton administration was about as republican as it gets.
Only if you don't know what Republicans are.
The Clinton administration was enthusiastically "Pro-Choice" and Anti-Second Amendment, quite the opposite of the Republicans. Clinton also passed a middle(and upper)-class tax hike. Once again, not very Republican of him.
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OK, we all know about the butterfly affect (if not, hand in your geek card)
Well, you're obviously a geek who's never won a spelling bee.
It's Butterfly Effect, Bitch!
LK
All I really want is a simple PPC CPU+Motherboard with AGP and PCI that'll fit into an ATX Case. For less than $600 US.
I am NOT going to pay $2k for a reference board. It seems to me that for all of IBM's talk about openness with respect to the PPC architecture, it doesn't seem to have done an awful lot to bring it to the masses.
LK
It took me three tries to get past the "Nothing To See Here" notice.
LK
Weren't Adam and Eve naked? At least for a while.
LK
Interpolation?
I would imagine that they determine 1.5 pixels by measuring its effect on nearby pixels.
LK
And regardless of the legality of their EULA, you know damn well that Apple is implicitly selling this to you with the understanding that you won't do X, Y or Z with it. If you're going to go against their wishes, at least have the integrity to admit that you're being dishonorable. It seems counterintuitive to have integrity about being dishonest, but the point is to have some respect for yourself even if you don't think Apple deserves any.
It's like restrictive covenants. At one time you had to agree not to sell a house to a black person in order to buy it. Such a provision has no force of law. Any unreasonable provision in any agreement can and should be ignored.
LK
Rights are dicated by society, not individuals wanting to do what they want.
I know it's an unpopular point of view these days, but our rights come from our creator not our neighbors.
Hence, you can't drive drunk with the Chevy, according to our laws, and you can't copy OS X onto a PC either (since our laws protect contracts).
Actually, you CAN drive drunk as long as you are on private property with the permission of the property owner.
Same thing here. If I legally own the media that contains OSX and the computer that I'm going to install it on, I have the right to do so.
LK
That's not covered by the EULA.
If I've never performed a normal install, I have never agreed to the EULA and as such wouldn't be bound by it.
LK
Yes, and I can go steal a car if I want. That's about the level at which you're arguing, isn't it?
It's not stealing if you own the car in question. While you may not have the right to produce the Chevy Cobalt in your garage, you most certainly do have the right to do whatever you with your own.
LK
True enough, but he's in a whole new league of rich now.
LK
Second, Apple you can't do what you want with "your" copy of OS X.
I most certainly can. I can urinate on it if I so choose, I could also throw it from the top of a building or microwave the disc. All perfectly permissible because I would own that one particular copy.
They don't sell OS X, they sell a license to use it.
Do you own the media? Of course you do. As such you can do whatever you choose with your own copy.
LK
And you betray a infantile understanding of ethics and morality if you think not getting your way is justification for violating somebody else's IP and wishes for their property.
Another fanboi I see.
If he pays for a copy of the OS, he can do pretty much what he wants with that copy. If he wants to run it through a debugger and step through the code so that he can bypass whatever hardware locks are in place on it, so what? As long as he's not distributing unauthorized copies there is no harm.
LK
Do you know what an homophobe is?
Someone who hates it when two words sound the same?
LK
Hell, I can't stand Jobs and even I know that the Pixar deal will be enough to make him dirty filthy stinking rich as the largest single stockholder in Disney.
LK
He knew that it never had a chance. It's called politics. He and several Senators were up for reelection. It was never even going to get a full vote before the House or Senate. Gun Control is an issue that few voters vote for, but millions vote against. The Clinton Gun Ban is what lost the House and Senate for the Democrats.
By saying that he'd sign it if it got before his desk, he removed an election issue from the Democrat's arsenal.
LK
Thie means we know the guy is six years old or less, so no particular need to pay any attention to him.
Obviously this was intended to be a slam against both myself and President Bush, but let me remind you, six years ago, Bill Clinton was president.
President Bush didn't take office until January 2001.
LK
TANSTAAFL. Personally, I too understand the draw of the commercial-free goodness coming out of the torrentsphere, but if the networks didn't make money off of the shows there wouldn't be any shows to watch.
LK
As long as all that "Republican" means to you is "They cut taxes and they hate abortion", Clinton wasn't a republican.
To me, the GOP means that they cut taxes, favor restricting abortion and aren't afraid when "ordinary Americans" own firearms.
LK
Oddly enough, that describes the last President too.
LK
when I do get to report something it never gets investigated.
I understand that it must be frustrating, but think of it like this.
Who has the power to investigate a hack attack that comes from outside of your immediate area? A Federal Authority (the FBI for example), currently their top priority is making sure things don't get blown up. If the crime's result is a couple of hours of annoyance for some sysadmin, they can't be bothered.
I believe that the FBI has a $4,000 threshhold of damage before they will even begin to look into any computer crime.
LK
Apparently you don't have one either. Anyone with a GF wouldn't spend valuable moments of their life flushing out wheather some other random slashdotter has a GF or not.
Apparently you don't know what it's like to have a girlfriend. Maybe in your fantasy world, you'd spend every waking moment fulfilling every desire of any woman gracious enough to speak to you. Or that the two of you never leave each other's side and only ever speak about flowers, OMG ponies and white picket fences. But, those of us who do have GFs(or wives) know that the reality of a relationship isn't quite that lame. She has a life, as do I; we spend some of our time together because we enjoy each other's company.
LK
The Clinton administration was about as republican as it gets.
Only if you don't know what Republicans are.
The Clinton administration was enthusiastically "Pro-Choice" and Anti-Second Amendment, quite the opposite of the Republicans. Clinton also passed a middle(and upper)-class tax hike. Once again, not very Republican of him.
LK
Give it up Dante, the cat's out of the bag.
LK
There's no big conspiracy. I just have a really annoying girlfriend.
You made a good run of it, but the ruse is over.
LK
It took less than 5 minutes. I can spare that on a sunday evening when the payout is this good. I've been giggling for about 15 mintues.
LK