So, by this logic, 1+1=2 is assigning the value of 1+1 to 2. Which means that 1+1=3 would be just as valid, considering we're just assigning values an all:)
Don't try and take the syntax of a few programming languages and then tell the world they should rewrite the previosly accepted definition of the sign:)
Microsoft uses FreeBSD for their Hotmail service, most people would be expecting windows, wouldn't you?
IIRC they actually swapped over to Win2K except for the DNS servers or something. But most to the servers run on MS OS's.
Ray
You aren't giving up your freedom if you are there of your own free will. You can walk away, find another job, or start your own business whenever you want. And that IS freedom.
But from the employer's point of view, sure you can choose to make a phone call, surf the net or whatever, but expecting the company to then pay you to do it? Not so much... And if this is a problem within the company, then such software is useful for them.
True enough, if a little idealistic. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work like that. Quite often you have underpaid staff that don't really want to be there. They don't do anything for their employer that they do not need to, and the employer doesn't do anything for them. Customer Support, Data Entry etc come to mind immediately.
Sure, in a small division/business, or if the staff member is somewhat satisfied in their job, the risk may be worth it, but in a large company, where it's all completely impersonal, this sort of behaviour is to be expected
Except of course that most employers that are willing to spy on your IM's probably aren't that keen on you running non standard version of IM software...
Employers already monitor staff's email etc, why is this any different? I mean you're on their time, I can sort of understand why they won't want you wasting it on your own thing.
AOL is just catering for that market. I don't see anything insidious, evil, or otherwise overly noteworthy about this...
No doubt. How is MS still this powerful, that the mere breath of possible vaporware is enough to send investors scurrying away from the competition?
That says as much about the sad state of the way the stock market works as it does about MS. If people believe that other people believe this will affect Adobe, then they will bail out before those 'other people' do. This of course causes other people to bail out, and the next thing you know, the bottom has dropped out of the stock.
I don't know what to tell you. Yes, I do have stuff that will play back all of the above. However, it does not have a hard drive, the ability to play games, the ability to run Linux or any one of a thousand little 'tinker factor' things that will make me buy the Xbox anyway. And it will never see a pirated game.
Heck, I even buy all of the games I play on the PC. Hard to believe, but there it is
I'll concede the point on DivX playback, but that still doesn't deal with legal VCD playback or region free DVD playback. I don't know about you, but I have a large collection of DVD's, some of which are from Region 1, as opposed to my native Region 4. My flatmate also has a decent collection of legal VCDs.
There's only one reason why you want your X-box to play copied games, and it's piracy.
Lets not forget the ability to now play VCD's, DivX's and making the DVD player region free and also accept larger Hard Drives, none of which is illegal in Australia.
If and when I buy an XBox, I'll probably have about two games for it. It's primary function will be to act as a media station for my loungeroom, and for that it needs a modchip. I could care less about most XBox games, that is what my PC is for.
And those are the reasons the modchip was not declared illegal, and why MS's posturing will fall on deaf ears.
Yeah, fair enough, I'm not the target audience. But my point is it doesn't render any faster that I've been able to see, and only really has a noticeable difference in load times. But you load the browser once, and that's it. I don't see the issue over a couple of seconds. So what IS the selling point? I mean 90% of the people that use it will have Mozilla installed anyway, so it doesn't save download bandwidth or the like. I guess I just don't see why it's compelling enough to bother with. If I'm missing something obvious, I welcome the correction.
I don't know. Personally I've never had a problem with Mozilla's load or rendering speed. I mean it could be a smaller install, but I haven't bothered with Phoenix as a seperate, if admittedly smaller installer, doesn't seem worth the hassle
Ray
Roadrunner is saying "fuck off" to these customers, and they dont give a damn about whomever gets pissed off by this.
The problem of course is that they will also piss off the occassional users of p2p software, that don't place much burden on the network. It seems a better idea would be to do the same thing that Optus cable here in Australia is doing.
Simply throttle the speeds on the ports in question. Low end users can still get access to p2p, and don't mind so much about the slower speeds, and the high usage p2p customers are still forcefully moderated in their usage
Ahhh, you mean Skyfire? A friend of mine used to have him and I was so jealous. But he got lost in a move or something, and has not been seen for the last 10 years or so:(
All this is very easy to say for someone that no doubt lives in Region 1. If you live in any of the other regions out there, your selection of available DVDs suffers, and the features that you do get on the ones you can get nearly always fall behind their region 1 equivalent.
So you'll excuse me if I happily go along with my non complaint Region free 'inferior' products and 'make it more difficult' for others like me.
Right click on the connection icon and choose 'toogle status window'. You can then see the exact error and the reason you were disconnected. Everything it all there, it's just a matter of finding it.
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So, by this logic, 1+1=2 is assigning the value of 1+1 to 2. Which means that 1+1=3 would be just as valid, considering we're just assigning values an all :)
Don't try and take the syntax of a few programming languages and then tell the world they should rewrite the previosly accepted definition of the sign :)
Ray
Microsoft uses FreeBSD for their Hotmail service, most people would be expecting windows, wouldn't you? IIRC they actually swapped over to Win2K except for the DNS servers or something. But most to the servers run on MS OS's. Ray
You aren't giving up your freedom if you are there of your own free will. You can walk away, find another job, or start your own business whenever you want. And that IS freedom.
But from the employer's point of view, sure you can choose to make a phone call, surf the net or whatever, but expecting the company to then pay you to do it? Not so much... And if this is a problem within the company, then such software is useful for them.
Ray
True enough, if a little idealistic. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work like that. Quite often you have underpaid staff that don't really want to be there. They don't do anything for their employer that they do not need to, and the employer doesn't do anything for them. Customer Support, Data Entry etc come to mind immediately.
Sure, in a small division/business, or if the staff member is somewhat satisfied in their job, the risk may be worth it, but in a large company, where it's all completely impersonal, this sort of behaviour is to be expected
Ray
Ray
AOL is just catering for that market. I don't see anything insidious, evil, or otherwise overly noteworthy about this...
Ray
That says as much about the sad state of the way the stock market works as it does about MS. If people believe that other people believe this will affect Adobe, then they will bail out before those 'other people' do. This of course causes other people to bail out, and the next thing you know, the bottom has dropped out of the stock.
Ray
Little Titans? :)
If you consider self imposed restrictions on availability on an otherwise world wide network 'convenient', then I guess maybe it is.
It's just like DVD region coding. A convenience to the people who are lucky enough to be in the right locale, and an artificial hindrance to others.
Ray
Heck, I even buy all of the games I play on the PC. Hard to believe, but there it is
Ray
I'll concede the point on DivX playback, but that still doesn't deal with legal VCD playback or region free DVD playback. I don't know about you, but I have a large collection of DVD's, some of which are from Region 1, as opposed to my native Region 4. My flatmate also has a decent collection of legal VCDs.
Lets not forget the ability to now play VCD's, DivX's and making the DVD player region free and also accept larger Hard Drives, none of which is illegal in Australia.
If and when I buy an XBox, I'll probably have about two games for it. It's primary function will be to act as a media station for my loungeroom, and for that it needs a modchip. I could care less about most XBox games, that is what my PC is for.
And those are the reasons the modchip was not declared illegal, and why MS's posturing will fall on deaf ears.
Ray
I don't know. Personally I've never had a problem with Mozilla's load or rendering speed. I mean it could be a smaller install, but I haven't bothered with Phoenix as a seperate, if admittedly smaller installer, doesn't seem worth the hassle Ray
I never said that, nor implied it. I was simply asking how it is that the same action can be judged differntly depending on who performs it.
Ray
Please tell me how it is immature for someone to DOS the RIAA, but not immature when the RIAA DOS's them?
What's good for the goose etc...
Ray
Maybe they can smell the change in the wind with Palladium and 'secure computing'.
Just like me :)
Ray (Macey)
Roadrunner is saying "fuck off" to these customers, and they dont give a damn about whomever gets pissed off by this.
The problem of course is that they will also piss off the occassional users of p2p software, that don't place much burden on the network. It seems a better idea would be to do the same thing that Optus cable here in Australia is doing.
Simply throttle the speeds on the ports in question. Low end users can still get access to p2p, and don't mind so much about the slower speeds, and the high usage p2p customers are still forcefully moderated in their usage
Ray
Ahhh, you mean Skyfire? A friend of mine used to have him and I was so jealous. But he got lost in a move or something, and has not been seen for the last 10 years or so :(
Ray.
All this is very easy to say for someone that no doubt lives in Region 1. If you live in any of the other regions out there, your selection of available DVDs suffers, and the features that you do get on the ones you can get nearly always fall behind their region 1 equivalent.
So you'll excuse me if I happily go along with my non complaint Region free 'inferior' products and 'make it more difficult' for others like me.
Ray.
Outlook XP is Outlook Express 6.
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Well I'm using 6, though I was using 5 before it and do not remember ever seeing the pane. But try upgrading and see if that works.
Ray.
It doesn't display them banners. I use the program every day to access a hotmail account, and I've yet to be annoyed by a banner.
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Right click on the connection icon and choose 'toogle status window'. You can then see the exact error and the reason you were disconnected. Everything it all there, it's just a matter of finding it.
Ray.