So much for the great security boost the US gets from using genuine Microsoft software.
How can the same website (/. ) repeatedly berate Microsoft for having a marketshare that is so much lower than that of Unix (on the all-important server market), yet at the same time blame any problem with internet security on the suddenly vast prevalence of Windows? Both cannot possibly be true. Pick a line and stick with it, guys.
How did you get Blow off of Gnutella? Whenever I tried to search for it I just 100 results like "Japanese Deep Throat" and "Grandma Blow Job." That's why I had to go out and see Blow. I think the same thing will happen for the upcoming movie XXX (starring Vin Diesel).
If we were going to include the Democratic and Republican parties, we couldn't just make i= the number of times the average person sees the movie, it would have to be the number of times a randomly selected person sees the movie, as long as that number is >x, otherwise select new random viewer and expect everyone on the planet to see it that many times.
Now I'll get modded offtopic, but I'm at 50 so here goes: I agree with you that "FUD" is becoming greatly overused here on/. , and I propose that it only be used in situations where it is actually the case. In a situation like this one, perhaps a new acronym would be better suited, such as "WDLT," or "We Don't Like That." It turns out that MS was once in possession of code that they didn't own, and soon sold it off because they didn't like it, well, WDLT. MS forces schools to pay more than they should. That's not FUD, it's WDLT.
It may not be adopted, however, because it is the exact same attitude MS has taken toward the GPL- WDLT, so it must die...
That's how I figured out how to do the Rubik's Cube. A properly configured linux server/firewall along with some kind of proxy program sure did the trick...
Take your first finger and turn the middle side topwise. Topwise! --Bart Simpson
He said none of this. Restricting the right of free speech for corporations would have none of the effects you predict. It would only demand that corporations tell the truth, and that wouldn't shut them down. Unless, of course, they were built on the shifting sands of lies, in which case you have to ask the question: did they deserve good fortune?
I said Microsoft's competitors. Everyone knows the Dreamcast isn't competing with the Xbox. The current competitors of which I spoke (in case you don't already know) are the Sony Playstation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube. Try refuting my argument by naming one of MS's competitors that hasn't previously been in the market. That was the whole point, which you obviously missed.
Maybe there are versions for other operating systems so that Microsoft can spread their influence to people who do not have the Windows OS. They did not have to port the browser, but they did because they want people to see how great it is, and perhaps consider the Windows OS because of the prominence of IE within it. And don't think it was the easiest thing in the world to port IE to other systems, considering the fact that they were not allowed to take the same liberties that they were allowed to take in the Windows world. Note that I am pointing out the fact that it was an admirable thing MS did to port IE at all; however it was somewhat dickheaded of them to make it possible to take shortcuts and only make such shortcuts available to themselves...
I just upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows 98SE. Does that mean I get every benefit of Windows XP, and the hardware inside my computer is now three times faster, and the entire Internet is now faster? Hmmm... I didn't think so. Downloading a Service Pack for NT or 2000 makes certain things better, but it only makes better what it claims to make better. Not everything that an OS might do. So by upgrading Internet Explorer, you are upgrading your browser, which may or may not be an OS component, and that has nothing to do with the rest of the OS regardless.
Well, curiosity it is that has driven all of the advances of Mankind,... the Crucifiction of Jesus
Well, I don't know if I would call the crucifixion of Jesus an advance of mankind, nor would I say that it was driven by curiosity. In fact, it was driven by fear and loathing. But at a deeper level, it is the gullibility of humanity that makes us believe it ever happened in the first place.
The next level of pornography: clothing that is invisible when you take a picture of it! Ladies can be walking around normally, and then the paparazzi jump out and disrobe them with an innocent-seeming camera flash, and everything goes downhill from there. Story at eleven.
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Well, I had been reading the newspaper, but the water made it dissolve on me into a kind of disgusting paste that covered my body.
So I got my wearable computer and started reading Slashdot. Then I got electrocuted. So now I'm a charred corpse covered with newspaper waste. Now that's progress!
Interesting standpoint, considering the fact that everyone here has already decided that they will have absolutely zero respect for MS, no matter what Bill & Co. try to do. It does all come down to respect. For everyone.
An interesting standpoint considering the fact that all of Microsoft's competitors have proved that there is a "next time" : MS is the only new company in the ring, meaning everyone else is back from a previous endeavor.
That is something that most people usually do not consider when they think about the intelligence agecies: you only hear about them when they screw up. You hear about everything bad that goes on when the CIA is involved, but when they do something right, nobody knows about it, and that is part of their success. People should be more considerate for their intelligence agencies, seeing as they can only see the bad side. Once they see part of the good side, it becomes bad. It's like cutting yourself to see if some blood is really blue. Once you can see it, it's already red.
Sure, the billionaire pays $200 million in taxes under your plan, but then with all the loopholes available to the wealthy thanks to their conservative buddies in Congress they are sent a check worth $190 million after a couple weeks. And are you trying to say that someone who has $800 million is as disadvantaged as someone with $16k? That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard. And that billionaire would be hard pressed to ever spend all that money (but would be sure to keep his mitts on it nonetheless), whereas the family with 16 G's would be hard pressed to... EAT. I think you have the slope of taxes all wrong. The middle class is taxed more than the lower or the upper classes, because the liberals in Congress get cuts for the poor and the conservatives get cuts for each other. Leaving the middle class to get fucked. Wait till you're a multimillionaire, then comment on how high taxes are (and do it objectively, not in the tone of "Damn it, who do they think they are? That's my $35 and now I won't be able to buy that shirt for my daughter. God damn liberals, think taxes pay for good things.").
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So much for the great security boost the US gets from using genuine Microsoft software.
/. ) repeatedly berate Microsoft for having a marketshare that is so much lower than that of Unix (on the all-important server market), yet at the same time blame any problem with internet security on the suddenly vast prevalence of Windows? Both cannot possibly be true. Pick a line and stick with it, guys.
How can the same website (
How did you get Blow off of Gnutella? Whenever I tried to search for it I just 100 results like "Japanese Deep Throat" and "Grandma Blow Job." That's why I had to go out and see Blow. I think the same thing will happen for the upcoming movie XXX (starring Vin Diesel).
i = number of times average user sees movie
If we were going to include the Democratic and Republican parties, we couldn't just make i= the number of times the average person sees the movie, it would have to be the number of times a randomly selected person sees the movie, as long as that number is >x, otherwise select new random viewer and expect everyone on the planet to see it that many times.
x>=50 (to maximize profits)
Now I'll get modded offtopic, but I'm at 50 so here goes: I agree with you that "FUD" is becoming greatly overused here on /. , and I propose that it only be used in situations where it is actually the case. In a situation like this one, perhaps a new acronym would be better suited, such as "WDLT," or "We Don't Like That." It turns out that MS was once in possession of code that they didn't own, and soon sold it off because they didn't like it, well, WDLT. MS forces schools to pay more than they should. That's not FUD, it's WDLT.
It may not be adopted, however, because it is the exact same attitude MS has taken toward the GPL- WDLT, so it must die...
That's how I figured out how to do the Rubik's Cube. A properly configured linux server/firewall along with some kind of proxy program sure did the trick...
Take your first finger and turn the middle side topwise. Topwise!
--Bart Simpson
He said none of this. Restricting the right of free speech for corporations would have none of the effects you predict. It would only demand that corporations tell the truth, and that wouldn't shut them down. Unless, of course, they were built on the shifting sands of lies, in which case you have to ask the question: did they deserve good fortune?
Well, they would have used Embedded XP, but there was no browser. :)
Yeah, and the only problem with the machine was that it only took $10 bills as payment. For some odd reason...
I said Microsoft's competitors. Everyone knows the Dreamcast isn't competing with the Xbox. The current competitors of which I spoke (in case you don't already know) are the Sony Playstation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube. Try refuting my argument by naming one of MS's competitors that hasn't previously been in the market. That was the whole point, which you obviously missed.
Yeah, but humans prey on everything. We're the univeral predator! As long as something can die, we'll kill it... and if it can't, we'll find a way.
Maybe there are versions for other operating systems so that Microsoft can spread their influence to people who do not have the Windows OS. They did not have to port the browser, but they did because they want people to see how great it is, and perhaps consider the Windows OS because of the prominence of IE within it. And don't think it was the easiest thing in the world to port IE to other systems, considering the fact that they were not allowed to take the same liberties that they were allowed to take in the Windows world. Note that I am pointing out the fact that it was an admirable thing MS did to port IE at all; however it was somewhat dickheaded of them to make it possible to take shortcuts and only make such shortcuts available to themselves...
I just upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows 98SE. Does that mean I get every benefit of Windows XP, and the hardware inside my computer is now three times faster, and the entire Internet is now faster? Hmmm... I didn't think so. Downloading a Service Pack for NT or 2000 makes certain things better, but it only makes better what it claims to make better. Not everything that an OS might do. So by upgrading Internet Explorer, you are upgrading your browser, which may or may not be an OS component, and that has nothing to do with the rest of the OS regardless.
Being naive does not make one an idiot. Naivete is the opposite of wisdom, not intelligence.
"My 634 movies have earned over $20 in Springfield alone!"
gnucleus is a reliable, working, non-shitty, ad-free Gnutella client. I think you would be quite pleased with it.
Well, curiosity it is that has driven all of the advances of Mankind, ... the Crucifiction of Jesus
Well, I don't know if I would call the crucifixion of Jesus an advance of mankind, nor would I say that it was driven by curiosity. In fact, it was driven by fear and loathing. But at a deeper level, it is the gullibility of humanity that makes us believe it ever happened in the first place.
Actually you can choose that. You don't just send a check and say "Gimme a good one," you purchase a specific product.
The next level of pornography: clothing that is invisible when you take a picture of it! Ladies can be walking around normally, and then the paparazzi jump out and disrobe them with an innocent-seeming camera flash, and everything goes downhill from there. Story at eleven.
Well, I had been reading the newspaper, but the water made it dissolve on me into a kind of disgusting paste that covered my body.
So I got my wearable computer and started reading Slashdot. Then I got electrocuted. So now I'm a charred corpse covered with newspaper waste. Now that's progress!
Interesting standpoint, considering the fact that everyone here has already decided that they will have absolutely zero respect for MS, no matter what Bill & Co. try to do. It does all come down to respect. For everyone.
An interesting standpoint considering the fact that all of Microsoft's competitors have proved that there is a "next time" : MS is the only new company in the ring, meaning everyone else is back from a previous endeavor.
That is something that most people usually do not consider when they think about the intelligence agecies: you only hear about them when they screw up. You hear about everything bad that goes on when the CIA is involved, but when they do something right, nobody knows about it, and that is part of their success. People should be more considerate for their intelligence agencies, seeing as they can only see the bad side. Once they see part of the good side, it becomes bad. It's like cutting yourself to see if some blood is really blue. Once you can see it, it's already red.
Bingo.
It makes it much more difficult for the short-sighted in D.C. to pump NASA dollars into defense if it goes straight to NASA.
Sure, the billionaire pays $200 million in taxes under your plan, but then with all the loopholes available to the wealthy thanks to their conservative buddies in Congress they are sent a check worth $190 million after a couple weeks. And are you trying to say that someone who has $800 million is as disadvantaged as someone with $16k? That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard. And that billionaire would be hard pressed to ever spend all that money (but would be sure to keep his mitts on it nonetheless), whereas the family with 16 G's would be hard pressed to... EAT. I think you have the slope of taxes all wrong. The middle class is taxed more than the lower or the upper classes, because the liberals in Congress get cuts for the poor and the conservatives get cuts for each other. Leaving the middle class to get fucked. Wait till you're a multimillionaire, then comment on how high taxes are (and do it objectively, not in the tone of "Damn it, who do they think they are? That's my $35 and now I won't be able to buy that shirt for my daughter. God damn liberals, think taxes pay for good things.").