I somewhat agree with him on the DRM front. I will say that I do like the fact that the DRM is tied to the serial number of the device it's downloaded on, but I don't like the remote wipe capabilities. The nice thing is that my Kindle reads.mobi and.pdf files, so I'll always be able to find/make new content for it. It's nice that he's attempting to suggest possible remedies, but I think the two he's suggested are a little out there.
I've known about this since we started testing Windows 7 at work last year. How? We run WebSense. Windows 7 constantly complained about possibly needing additional login credentials. Being that I work in a healthcare facility where the nursing areas really only need a basic, non-intrusive machine, I had to find out how to disable this. It's actually much easier if you use the group policy editor. We've got one in AD, but you can simply use the local group policy editor (gpedit.msc). The option is under Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Management -> Internet Communication settings. Simply enable the option to "Turn off Windows Network Connectivity Status Indicator active tests." Furthermore, you can also change the location this checks against with group policy, but I cannot remember where that setting was.
I couldn't agree more. A far better way would have been to utlize a helpful "agent" if you will that appears on-screen on the pirated version. Perhaps he could spit out useful phrases such as "It looks like you're writing a text message..."
But, but, but... knee-jerk... and irrational... and... you ruin everyone's fun!
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My E5500 has that as well. I actually have the DisplayPort to HDMI adapter they accidentally ordered for another machine. One thing I love about working with business machines is getting newer pieces of tech than you find on the consumer lines.
because it's an odd-looking creature that seemingly has 'random' bits and pieces from various other animals... the full question being "what specific selections in 'natural selection' led to this particular evolutionary path?"
So the question isn't to 'explain' the platypus.. that would be like asking to explain the number 5 or explain the color red.. the question itself doesn't make any sense without being more specific.
It's also not a question of 'why does the platypus exist?' - natural selection was already the answer, and can even be thought up by people on their own; clearly if it exists, it had some benefit being exactly the way it is within the environment it is in.. if it weren't well-adapted to that environment, it would have died out a long time ago (presuming the environment didn't radically change).
To be honest, the fully expanded question is actually an interesting one - and one which biologists and others continue to try to answer to more detail to this day. I hadn't actually looked into Platypus info since I was a kid (a school project on its venom, along with other animals' venom), and wiki tells me it was only discovered in 2004 that the Platypus has -10- sex chromosomes, and its genome mapped fully only as recently as 2008. Seems to me there's plenty of questions left.
I know, right? Well, huh, might as, might as well ask why is a tree good? Why is the sunset good? Why are boobs good? Man, platypuses, ya stick 'em in mailboxes, you drop 'em in toilets, shove 'em up bullfrogs asses.
I think it's more than that. I think it also has to do with a fundamental cultural difference with children today. Just my being anecdotal, but I can't help but feel that half the children today would rather be on "Dancing with the Stars" than become engineers... or even velociraptors for us 80's children. You've got to learn your science and mathematics to figure out how to become a velociraptor.
You know... I've heard that "One move can bring together an entire generation!" That voiceover is the most hilariously overly-dramatized lines I've ever heard. Consequently, I have been uhh... steprolling(?) my friends with that trailer all the time.
For me, it depends on what I'm doing with it. I think it looks fantastic in a dark room when you're playing games. It even gives the monitor a slightly classy, if overdone look. When it comes to getting things done, though, I'll take a matte monitor any day of the week. I'm glad my Latitude has a matte screen because I feel that office lighting would completely ruin the experience with the glare it causes.
I said the same thing! It was freezing last winter! Global warming my ass!...at least, that's the argument I tend to get from relatives that don't understand the numerous subtle nuances of our planet's various systems that affect the overall climate.
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I hope they had a fairly well written statement-of-work. I'm assuming no, considering the circumstances.
Dammit. Guess I'll just have to put Linux on my Ultra 45.
No! My name is Patrick! I am not a Krusty Krab...
I somewhat agree with him on the DRM front. I will say that I do like the fact that the DRM is tied to the serial number of the device it's downloaded on, but I don't like the remote wipe capabilities. The nice thing is that my Kindle reads .mobi and .pdf files, so I'll always be able to find/make new content for it. It's nice that he's attempting to suggest possible remedies, but I think the two he's suggested are a little out there.
Dr. Watson? Oh man, I remember that guy! He was always asking for my crash dumps.
I've known about this since we started testing Windows 7 at work last year. How? We run WebSense. Windows 7 constantly complained about possibly needing additional login credentials. Being that I work in a healthcare facility where the nursing areas really only need a basic, non-intrusive machine, I had to find out how to disable this. It's actually much easier if you use the group policy editor. We've got one in AD, but you can simply use the local group policy editor (gpedit.msc). The option is under Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Management -> Internet Communication settings. Simply enable the option to "Turn off Windows Network Connectivity Status Indicator active tests." Furthermore, you can also change the location this checks against with group policy, but I cannot remember where that setting was.
I couldn't agree more. A far better way would have been to utlize a helpful "agent" if you will that appears on-screen on the pirated version. Perhaps he could spit out useful phrases such as "It looks like you're writing a text message..."
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I'm in the same boat, but we deployed it via WSUS. IE8 shouldn't cause us too many speedbumps anymore, but Windows 7 x64 is going to be a nightmare.
Clearly it's The Pattern.
But, but, but... knee-jerk... and irrational... and... you ruin everyone's fun!
My E5500 has that as well. I actually have the DisplayPort to HDMI adapter they accidentally ordered for another machine. One thing I love about working with business machines is getting newer pieces of tech than you find on the consumer lines.
I was about to say the same thing. Thank you, sir. Spot on.
because it's an odd-looking creature that seemingly has 'random' bits and pieces from various other animals... the full question being "what specific selections in 'natural selection' led to this particular evolutionary path?"
So the question isn't to 'explain' the platypus.. that would be like asking to explain the number 5 or explain the color red.. the question itself doesn't make any sense without being more specific.
It's also not a question of 'why does the platypus exist?' - natural selection was already the answer, and can even be thought up by people on their own; clearly if it exists, it had some benefit being exactly the way it is within the environment it is in.. if it weren't well-adapted to that environment, it would have died out a long time ago (presuming the environment didn't radically change).
To be honest, the fully expanded question is actually an interesting one - and one which biologists and others continue to try to answer to more detail to this day. I hadn't actually looked into Platypus info since I was a kid (a school project on its venom, along with other animals' venom), and wiki tells me it was only discovered in 2004 that the Platypus has -10- sex chromosomes, and its genome mapped fully only as recently as 2008. Seems to me there's plenty of questions left.
I know, right? Well, huh, might as, might as well ask why is a tree good? Why is the sunset good? Why are boobs good? Man, platypuses, ya stick 'em in mailboxes, you drop 'em in toilets, shove 'em up bullfrogs asses.
Someone modded troll, eh? Should have used a tag.
Yeah, but did you take Theoretical Velociraptorization 312 and Genetics as taught by Michael Crichton?
I think it's more than that. I think it also has to do with a fundamental cultural difference with children today. Just my being anecdotal, but I can't help but feel that half the children today would rather be on "Dancing with the Stars" than become engineers... or even velociraptors for us 80's children. You've got to learn your science and mathematics to figure out how to become a velociraptor.
You know... I've heard that "One move can bring together an entire generation!" That voiceover is the most hilariously overly-dramatized lines I've ever heard. Consequently, I have been uhh... steprolling(?) my friends with that trailer all the time.
Absolutely. Their electric car is probably the biggest hack-job I've ever seen!
I'm pretty sure Alaska would let you club a baby seal if nobody objected to it. It's nature! and tourism! all in one!
Or so I'm told.
For me, it depends on what I'm doing with it. I think it looks fantastic in a dark room when you're playing games. It even gives the monitor a slightly classy, if overdone look. When it comes to getting things done, though, I'll take a matte monitor any day of the week. I'm glad my Latitude has a matte screen because I feel that office lighting would completely ruin the experience with the glare it causes.
I said the same thing! It was freezing last winter! Global warming my ass! ...at least, that's the argument I tend to get from relatives that don't understand the numerous subtle nuances of our planet's various systems that affect the overall climate.
I learned everything I need to know 'bout the government's secret stuff from Burn Notice. That show speaks the truth!
They'll be alright if they've got nothing to hide! Think of the children!