I don't like to justify the actions of corporations. I think they all suck.
Yea, many of them do suck, and I know some of the reasons why they do (top-down command and control sucks, and so on...). Google is one of the better ones, though.
Oops, a spelling error. I mean, personally I have no such problems with Ubuntu, and I have used it for about 9 months now. I started with 9.04 and remember eagerly awaiting 9.10 to fix the kernel video problems and get kernel modesetting.
My understanding is a patent can be invalidated - and rendered completely ineffective - if you can show that it doesn't actually teach a practicable implementation of a way to achieve the claims.
Some modems and routers has internal DNS servers in them. For example, my family have a Westell 6100 modem from Verizon that have this feature, and dslrouter is the DNS name assigned to the modem. I'd recommend an exemption list, and include 192.168.*.* by default in it.
They obviously have little security sense, as their answer to all security problems was to make su difficult to use; somehow, sudu magically fixes all security problems, by conditioning users to blindly type their password for any dialog box that asks.
People complained vocally about this with UAC in Vista, even though it is a copy of sudo. Yet very little complaints like this has been delivered to sudo. Why?
using Kubuntu, I had my system utterly screwed beyond all repair just because I upgraded to their KDE4 travesty (who releases a production distro based around a beta desktop environment?)
I know, but Kubuntu is different from mainline Ubuntu. Just because Kubuntu is of poor quality doesn't mean mainline Ubuntu is.
Knowing what to say and what not to say is a requirement for any job higher than low-mid level.
Fortunately, PR 2.0 is more tolerant in this than what I call "legacy" PR (especially because PR 2.0 reduces the "corporate filter"), but even with that there is still things like confidential info that can't be made public, so...
I used to work with a guy who had good technical skills but no control over his mouth, he would piss people off for no reason at all. So do you admire a guy like that for saying whatever he thinks, or do you think he's an idiot?
I'd say the former, and it seems more are agreeing with me. It is the age of PR 2.0, legacy PR is getting more and more obsolete.
I mean, the first half I agree. In fact, I was the one who submitted the linked article. The second half, I would not go that far, though it does have a point.
Thanks for the info, I always thought that newer IDE controllers are compatible with all older IDE drives.
They are with all *16-bit* IDE, or ATA, hard drives.
But the drive in question is a 8-bit "XTA" hard drive, using a XT version of IDE.
Some drives can be jumpered between the two, though not this one.
Does the controller need to be an 8bit ISA card or can it be a 16bit card, for example with integrated floppy controller and LPT/COM ports?
Most XTA or XT IDE cards were 8-bit ISA cards, I think.
I found this using Google if you want to know what the jumpers are:
http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/western-digital/WD-95044-X-43MB-5-25-HH-IDE-XT.html
Note after you get it set up that XT hard drive controllers are different from AT hard drive controllers, and the BIOS and OS will have to be set up appropriately for that.
More precisely, I remember reading that the 16550 was introduced with IBM PS/2s in 1987. At first the FIFO was buggy, but NS soon released a 'A' version which was good. The 16450 was used in the IBM PC/AT, and the 8250 was used in the original PC.
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Well, I think the census probably collect more information about you than these other forms.
I don't like to justify the actions of corporations. I think they all suck.
Yea, many of them do suck, and I know some of the reasons why they do (top-down command and control sucks, and so on...). Google is one of the better ones, though.
Personally I have so such problems
Oops, a spelling error. I mean, personally I have no such problems with Ubuntu, and I have used it for about 9 months now. I started with 9.04 and remember eagerly awaiting 9.10 to fix the kernel video problems and get kernel modesetting.
but the fact remains that neither Ubuntu nor Fedora have given me anywhere near the number of package database problems as Ubuntu has.
Looks contradictory. Personally I have so such problems
My understanding is a patent can be invalidated - and rendered completely ineffective - if you can show that it doesn't actually teach a practicable implementation of a way to achieve the claims.
Yep, remember perpetual motion machine patents?
Thank you for writing this! I still remember reading the "Inherent" Rules of Corporate Behavior that wasn't.
Some modems and routers has internal DNS servers in them. For example, my family have a Westell 6100 modem from Verizon that have this feature, and dslrouter is the DNS name assigned to the modem. I'd recommend an exemption list, and include 192.168.*.* by default in it.
Yea, I have a submission about how maximizing shareholder value harms mental health:
http://slashdot.org/submission/1188074/Why-Modern-Business-Is-Bad-for-Your-Mental-Health
Good thing Google moves away from shareholder value, otherwise this would not have been possible at all.
Yep, I noticed that Google recently changed the cache link in the search results to use a DNS name instead of a IP address.
And remember that Sergey Brin, one of Google's founders, was born there!
Yep, this blog entry said that "Switching your web browser willy-nilly as each new unpatched security hole is revealed could cause more problems than it's worth.": http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2010/03/22/german-government-firefox/
They obviously have little security sense, as their answer to all security problems was to make su difficult to use; somehow, sudu magically fixes all security problems, by conditioning users to blindly type their password for any dialog box that asks.
People complained vocally about this with UAC in Vista, even though it is a copy of sudo. Yet very little complaints like this has been delivered to sudo. Why?
using Kubuntu, I had my system utterly screwed beyond all repair just because I upgraded to their KDE4 travesty (who releases a production distro based around a beta desktop environment?)
I know, but Kubuntu is different from mainline Ubuntu. Just because Kubuntu is of poor quality doesn't mean mainline Ubuntu is.
Looks like it does, according to an update: http://alientrap.org/nexuiz/news
Knowing what to say and what not to say is a requirement for any job higher than low-mid level.
Fortunately, PR 2.0 is more tolerant in this than what I call "legacy" PR (especially because PR 2.0 reduces the "corporate filter"), but even with that there is still things like confidential info that can't be made public, so...
I used to work with a guy who had good technical skills but no control over his mouth, he would piss people off for no reason at all. So do you admire a guy like that for saying whatever he thinks, or do you think he's an idiot?
I'd say the former, and it seems more are agreeing with me. It is the age of PR 2.0, legacy PR is getting more and more obsolete.
Yep, seems like a victim of what I call "legacy" PR, which is clearly making this problem worse.
I have this Slashdot submission about the horrors of legacy PR training back in the day:
http://slashdot.org/submission/1183000/A-video-of-Eric-Schmidt-from-1986
And that is quite a long time, probably enough time for a revolution to happen in the PRC.
I mean, the first half I agree. In fact, I was the one who submitted the linked article. The second half, I would not go that far, though it does have a point.
My understanding is that no one in the USSR believed the official news outlets by the end.
And remember that Sergey Brin was born there!
So, will id Software sue Nexutz for GPL violation?
On the other hand, if copyright assignments has been done, they have the right to do this. If not, hopefully the contributors will sue.
Thanks for the info, I always thought that newer IDE controllers are compatible with all older IDE drives.
They are with all *16-bit* IDE, or ATA, hard drives. But the drive in question is a 8-bit "XTA" hard drive, using a XT version of IDE. Some drives can be jumpered between the two, though not this one.
Does the controller need to be an 8bit ISA card or can it be a 16bit card, for example with integrated floppy controller and LPT/COM ports?
Most XTA or XT IDE cards were 8-bit ISA cards, I think. I found this using Google if you want to know what the jumpers are: http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/western-digital/WD-95044-X-43MB-5-25-HH-IDE-XT.html Note after you get it set up that XT hard drive controllers are different from AT hard drive controllers, and the BIOS and OS will have to be set up appropriately for that.
Probably a 8-bit IDE drive, you'd need a 8-bit IDE controller to get this working inside a more modern PC.
Yea, I think they are suggesting putting this as a second (non-boot) HD in an already running SCO UNIX or derivatives system with ISA slots.
Yep,IBM itself introduced them in their PC/AT.
More precisely, I remember reading that the 16550 was introduced with IBM PS/2s in 1987. At first the FIFO was buggy, but NS soon released a 'A' version which was good. The 16450 was used in the IBM PC/AT, and the 8250 was used in the original PC.