I think that very soon, if not now, we can start thinking of MS as an angel with a tarnished halo, if I can put it so gently? Some would probably say this have been so for many years, and probably point to one Angel in particular, the Light Bringer*, as a case in point. Whether it is true or not, it is probably best to pick a specific Angel rather than letting it be an exercise for the reader.
* More commenly known as Lucifer, and believed by some to be one aspect of Satan.
Fighting this new law is not only important to the people of Denmark, but also to the rest of the European Union. What new law is that? The ruling is based on well know Danish (copyright) law, and Danish law hardly extend to other countries. Unless it is advanced into an EU court it will probably not have any significant effect in other countries.
No. There was a project to port Linux to the spoon, but there was a lot of infighting about future directions and major members left, so the project was effectively shelved. I recommend watching the documentary that was made a few years back about the spoon project, where a journalist tried to get to the bottom of what the project was about. It turns out there was two major groups, one who wanted to virtualize everything and use it to power stuff, the other group wanted it to be free to use as people saw fit. There were several fights between the groups, and even some explosive discussions. I think one of the telling moments of the documentary was when one of the young developers in the free group stated "there is no spoon". The journalist also learned Kung Fu, pretty cool documentary really.
What stops MS from turning the switch back on at any future date? *rubs a crystal ball* Uh oh, I see a shadow heading your way, and... This is a bit hard to see *rubs the crystal ball vigoursly* Ah, and it is wielding a chair.
Mark Cuban is clearly a subscriber to the intertubes idea, as he don't understand anything about the internet.
Even if the ISPs could block all P2P traffic (good luck doing that on a global scale), it would just mean that the traffic would find other forms, encrypted trafic, ftp, IRC, usenet etc. The only way to stop "illegal" data over the internet is to force everybody to use DRM, unencrypted data, have all date traffic monitored and verified to be "pure". Congratulation you just killed the internet (and made the data find other ways to spread that you can't control, radio, dark nets, snail mail etc.).
... after it went on sale at midnight in a Deutsche Telekom shop in Cologne. Brilliant, if you can't bring the fans to use cologne, then bring the fans to Cologne.:p
Someone at MIT must have read Mel Gildens "Hawaiian UFO Aliens" (or was it one of his other books?), one of the story elements is a foldable car from a vending machine. Another seemingly crazy idea from sci-fi making it into the real world.
I might have missed something, but I don't see why Mandriva is going out on a limb here. They did sell the computers and OS, Microsoft didn't change that. The costumer got what was ordered and then wants to change the OS (seems to be okay when the OS is change to Linux, imagine that). It _is_ their computers, they can more or less do what they want with them now.
... which arrived in 1991. It packed a 2,048x2,048-pixel CCD and 8-bit storage. Nice resolution. But really limited storage, even a tape deck would be better.:p
Microsoft have to be very careful with trust, considering the amount of antitrust it have. One careless mix of trust and antitrust, and you have a huge explosion at Microsoft HQ... or what is left of it.:p
Haven't the heard about the melting poles? That means it must be very hot there, so lots of sun (well, roughly half the year each place) and hence lots of solar power. Besides with all that heat, the polar bears and penguins could use a place for a nice shade when it gets too hot. They could call the project Polar Helio-Power.:p
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* More commenly known as Lucifer, and believed by some to be one aspect of Satan.
Good thing he didn't use the Microsoft speech recognition software, or he wouldn't have spoken to Kuegler, but Freddy who hangs around on Elm Street.
Wouldn't "Crunching Physicist, Hidden Trajectory" have been a more fitting title? :p
Over 10 million users of Pirate bay and World of Warcraft?
*sniffs the air*
I smell an **AA/conspiracy theory brewing with a hint of inane ramblings from J. Thompson.
No. There was a project to port Linux to the spoon, but there was a lot of infighting about future directions and major members left, so the project was effectively shelved. I recommend watching the documentary that was made a few years back about the spoon project, where a journalist tried to get to the bottom of what the project was about. It turns out there was two major groups, one who wanted to virtualize everything and use it to power stuff, the other group wanted it to be free to use as people saw fit. There were several fights between the groups, and even some explosive discussions. I think one of the telling moments of the documentary was when one of the young developers in the free group stated "there is no spoon". The journalist also learned Kung Fu, pretty cool documentary really.
Uh oh, I see a shadow heading your way, and
*rubs the crystal ball vigoursly*
Ah, and it is wielding a chair.
Mark Cuban is clearly a subscriber to the intertubes idea, as he don't understand anything about the internet.
Even if the ISPs could block all P2P traffic (good luck doing that on a global scale), it would just mean that the traffic would find other forms, encrypted trafic, ftp, IRC, usenet etc.
The only way to stop "illegal" data over the internet is to force everybody to use DRM, unencrypted data, have all date traffic monitored and verified to be "pure". Congratulation you just killed the internet (and made the data find other ways to spread that you can't control, radio, dark nets, snail mail etc.).
Dear gawd, I can't believe I posted this. XD
Honeybees? About time really, we have had honeypots for ages, and they don't fill themselves on their own you know.
Now all we need is to figure out some tech based on Winnie the pooh, so we can get to the honey. Mmmmm, honey.
... after it went on sale at midnight in a Deutsche Telekom shop in Cologne. Brilliant, if you can't bring the fans to use cologne, then bring the fans to Cologne.Someone at MIT must have read Mel Gildens "Hawaiian UFO Aliens" (or was it one of his other books?), one of the story elements is a foldable car from a vending machine. Another seemingly crazy idea from sci-fi making it into the real world.
Linux-Powered Lego-Like Devices: Exterminate, exterminate the devs, exterminate!
I might have missed something, but I don't see why Mandriva is going out on a limb here. They did sell the computers and OS, Microsoft didn't change that.
The costumer got what was ordered and then wants to change the OS (seems to be okay when the OS is change to Linux, imagine that). It _is_ their computers, they can more or less do what they want with them now.
... which arrived in 1991. It packed a 2,048x2,048-pixel CCD and 8-bit storage. Nice resolution. But really limited storage, even a tape deck would be better.We need to find a Moon Master ...
:p
Leaping laptops Max, I guess killing Hugh Bliss wasn't such a good idea.
Microsoft have to be very careful with trust, considering the amount of antitrust it have. One careless mix of trust and antitrust, and you have a huge explosion at Microsoft HQ ... or what is left of it. :p
Haven't the heard about the melting poles? That means it must be very hot there, so lots of sun (well, roughly half the year each place) and hence lots of solar power. Besides with all that heat, the polar bears and penguins could use a place for a nice shade when it gets too hot. They could call the project Polar Helio-Power. :p
Sounds like your computer is a stronghold for ninjas! Better arm those poor pirates before installing IE7 again, so they have a fighting chance.
I read it as "Wal-Mart's Farting RFID Initiative" ...
Some other words best not used in an airport or on a plane:
- Hi Jack
- I'm a theologist
- Belgium
So the gartner said that? Interesting. What did the poolman and the postman have to say about it? :p
Look on the bright side, he died after the marathon, so he got all he paid for. It would have been more embarrasing to die during the marathon. ;)