I'll buy one of these when I get my Web Tablet, 3G video phone, Bluetooth wearable pc, and oh yeah: VR headset.
These companies have got to realize that cramming 1/10 of a computer in to a component and selling it for the price of a full-feature PC will never fly. These must be the same people trying to get me to buy a $3000 HDTV that get's 3 hi-def channels.
... Yeah, you're missing something: not everyone wants to go though all that trouble.
One way of saying it is "I can download linux, install it, set up the firewall, rules, blah blah blah", but another way to say is "I have to download linux, install it, set up the firewall, rules, blah blah blah"
I don't feel like doing all that. If can reboot my crappy old machine to a CD and be pretty much done, I'll do it, especially if it's for something cool like this.
Thought I would reitterate this point: their CEO went on record (on a C|Net interview) as saying, in so many words:
"We are not worried about lawsuits or the recording industry because, without central servers, we cannot be shut down. Even if the company dissapears, the clients are still out there and will continue to connect to eachother, regardless!"
But then, as I've learned, they released a newer version of Morpheus that allowed itself to be shout down. Gee, what a surprise: a CEO talks about how he's doing it all for the people and for the wonder that is p2p sharing, but he's really just a jerk who, when he can't make a buck, decides to screw it all up for everyone.
Yeah, I know about LimeWire and all the others, but Morpheus had the features I liked and it was always faster.
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I agree that the show has some pretty cool visuals describing how the crimes happen, but I can't stand all the non-verbal communication.
Every epesode is full of deep, all-knowing stares between team members with subtle head-tilts and squints. Gimme a break, SAY SOMETHING!
How dod they shut down the network, anyway? I listened to one of those C|net webcasts where the CEO stated (in so many words):
"We can't be shut down because we have no central servers. Even if the comapny shuts down and dissapears, the software clients are still out there and will continue to connect to eachother. It's unstoppable!"
So what the hell? If we all still have clients, how did they shut down the network that has "no central servers" ???
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If your into Object Oriented programming and design (OO) then you want VisualAge! Unlike most IDEs you can view the object hierarchy and brows things like references to objects, methods and fields.
Help! I can't find a fast server to download XBox SP1 anywhere! My XBox crashes constantly, has the Nimba virus, and keeps asking me if I want it to be my "... default console gaming device?".
I know that I'm about to commit some kind of/. heresy by saying this, but I LOVE MY @ HOME SERVICE! I've had it in two apartments, got super-fast installation (in the case of the 2nd apt, they showed up on the day I moved in... I had @home server before I had phone service). I also have a static IP, for which I do not pay extra, but I hear that they are moving away from that.
But, I will say that I only use it for the fat-pipe aspect. I don't use their email and don't use their web-hosting service (host my own, baby... and they haven't filtered web server traffic/port 80 as some people say they have.)
Please, oh please, don't make Pac Bell the only fat-pipe provider in CA/SF Bay Area. If it takes months to get installed and people calling for customer service are on hold for hours, how bad will it be if Covad and @home crap out?
"Hello, Pac Bell DSL? Yes, I'll hold... yes, I am bent over... yes, the broom stick handle does have splinters...yes, I will call you 'Daddy'..."
Though I haven't read the 1million word document, hopefully this means that the legle system isn't totally broken.
Maybe the courts will take the time to make a few copywrite/intelectua prop. law suggestions while they're at it. We need some smart people to sit down and figure out some new laws.
When intelectual property can instantly be possessed for free by everyone, is it property?
-- Joe
PS: if you copy this post or email it to someone, I'll sue.
OK, so, who cares? Why do I want Linux on my palm vs. Palm OS or MS? Why is this so great? Just because "Linux is cool!" , or "MS Sucks rocks!"? Are there any REAL reasons why Linux on handhelds is superior to anything else?
Convince me...
--... and I can't get up.
Of course, the issue isn't about MP3s at all, it's the transformation of the Internet into the LAN. With fat enough pipes to everyone, the difference between swapping a file with the guy next to me over the corporate LAN, and swapping a file with Joe Blow in BFE over the Net, is invisible. It's becoming obscenely, hilariously easy to propagate anything made out of 1's and 0's thought the world, practically instantly. This means your MP3s, the latest Stephen King book, tonight's dinner recipe, your favorite movie, the blueprints to your house, anything. The Internet is your disk drive.
If the government makes Napster-like programs (especially Gnutilla-like, since they are non-corporate and decentralized) illegal or restricted, then the Internet is not over, but instead stunted, restricted from evolving from a WAN to a LAN. It will not evolve from a "luxury" item (like a Palm, cell phone, etc.) into a "near necessity" item, like a car, TV, or computer.
It will be as sad day in history if this happens. We will read about it in history books and wonder what happened to America and freedom.
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I read the ZDNet article and didn't have any "oh my God!" reaction at all. How late is this product? So late that they had to change the name to make it sound new! A product that's released years late can't be expected to be anything but "patch-fest 2000", especially MS. This will probably be the last 5+ year OS development cycle for MS anyway, since Linux really will torpedo them if they do. But what if MS breaks up and and they clean house at the OS "Baby Microsoft?" They could take a cue from the Linux invation and get their act together as a fresh, new company. "I work for this super cool new start-up; it's called MicrosoftOS. Ever hear of it?" Who knows? -- Joe
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Ok, you got me! I'll retract.
5 channels + video games.
I'll buy one of these when I get my Web Tablet, 3G video phone, Bluetooth wearable pc, and oh yeah: VR headset.
These companies have got to realize that cramming 1/10 of a computer in to a component and selling it for the price of a full-feature PC will never fly. These must be the same people trying to get me to buy a $3000 HDTV that get's 3 hi-def channels.
... Now just dissable the right-mouse button on Apple stories and complete the theme!
If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, take a look at the Title and section banners.
... Yeah, you're missing something: not everyone wants to go though all that trouble.
One way of saying it is "I can download linux, install it, set up the firewall, rules, blah blah blah", but another way to say is "I have to download linux, install it, set up the firewall, rules, blah blah blah"
I don't feel like doing all that. If can reboot my crappy old machine to a CD and be pretty much done, I'll do it, especially if it's for something cool like this.
Thought I would reitterate this point: their CEO went on record (on a C|Net interview) as saying, in so many words:
"We are not worried about lawsuits or the recording industry because, without central servers, we cannot be shut down. Even if the company dissapears, the clients are still out there and will continue to connect to eachother, regardless!"
But then, as I've learned, they released a newer version of Morpheus that allowed itself to be shout down. Gee, what a surprise: a CEO talks about how he's doing it all for the people and for the wonder that is p2p sharing, but he's really just a jerk who, when he can't make a buck, decides to screw it all up for everyone.
Yeah, I know about LimeWire and all the others, but Morpheus had the features I liked and it was always faster.
I agree that the show has some pretty cool visuals describing how the crimes happen, but I can't stand all the non-verbal communication.
Every epesode is full of deep, all-knowing stares between team members with subtle head-tilts and squints. Gimme a break, SAY SOMETHING!
How dod they shut down the network, anyway? I listened to one of those C|net webcasts where the CEO stated (in so many words):
"We can't be shut down because we have no central servers. Even if the comapny shuts down and dissapears, the software clients are still out there and will continue to connect to eachother. It's unstoppable!"
So what the hell? If we all still have clients, how did they shut down the network that has "no central servers" ???
Pretty hard to find. www.time.com.
If your into Object Oriented programming and design (OO) then you want VisualAge! Unlike most IDEs you can view the object hierarchy and brows things like references to objects, methods and fields.
IVJ is the OO programmer's IDE!!!
Help! I can't find a fast server to download XBox SP1 anywhere! My XBox crashes constantly, has the Nimba virus, and keeps asking me if I want it to be my "... default console gaming device?".
Let me know if you have any advice.
I know that I'm about to commit some kind of /. heresy by saying this, but I LOVE MY @ HOME SERVICE! I've had it in two apartments, got super-fast installation (in the case of the 2nd apt, they showed up on the day I moved in... I had @home server before I had phone service). I also have a static IP, for which I do not pay extra, but I hear that they are moving away from that.
But, I will say that I only use it for the fat-pipe aspect. I don't use their email and don't use their web-hosting service (host my own, baby... and they haven't filtered web server traffic/port 80 as some people say they have.)
Please, oh please, don't make Pac Bell the only fat-pipe provider in CA/SF Bay Area. If it takes months to get installed and people calling for customer service are on hold for hours, how bad will it be if Covad and @home crap out?
"Hello, Pac Bell DSL? Yes, I'll hold... yes, I am bent over... yes, the broom stick handle does have splinters...yes, I will call you 'Daddy'..."
Desk-drawer web server/morpheus server/etc. Pretty cool.
Read about it in Wired.
Maybe the courts will take the time to make a few copywrite/intelectua prop. law suggestions while they're at it. We need some smart people to sit down and figure out some new laws.
When intelectual property can instantly be possessed for free by everyone, is it property?
-- Joe
PS: if you copy this post or email it to someone, I'll sue.
OK, so, who cares? Why do I want Linux on my palm vs. Palm OS or MS? Why is this so great? Just because "Linux is cool!" , or "MS Sucks rocks!"? Are there any REAL reasons why Linux on handhelds is superior to anything else? Convince me... -- ... and I can't get up.
If the government makes Napster-like programs (especially Gnutilla-like, since they are non-corporate and decentralized) illegal or restricted, then the Internet is not over, but instead stunted, restricted from evolving from a WAN to a LAN. It will not evolve from a "luxury" item (like a Palm, cell phone, etc.) into a "near necessity" item, like a car, TV, or computer.
It will be as sad day in history if this happens. We will read about it in history books and wonder what happened to America and freedom.
Does anybody know if any juicy domain names are up for grabs (say, for instance, www.juicydomainnames.com)? Is there a list of these defaulting names?
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If you use Excite's email service, and you put bunk info in your User Profile DOB, you might want to check your mail.
I read the ZDNet article and didn't have any "oh my God!" reaction at all. How late is this product? So late that they had to change the name to make it sound new! A product that's released years late can't be expected to be anything but "patch-fest 2000", especially MS. This will probably be the last 5+ year OS development cycle for MS anyway, since Linux really will torpedo them if they do. But what if MS breaks up and and they clean house at the OS "Baby Microsoft?" They could take a cue from the Linux invation and get their act together as a fresh, new company. "I work for this super cool new start-up; it's called MicrosoftOS. Ever hear of it?" Who knows? -- Joe