same thing with Apple. when people got viruses pirating some Mac software it was their fault since p2p is dangerous. when people do the same thing on Windows it means MS sucks
You know what else is dangerous? Entering your Administrator password when installing pirated software downloaded through p2p.
So I want to play games, so I have to exercise. Exercise releases chemicals causing pleasure in my brain.
Eventually, I enjoy the exercise more than video games. I stop buying new games, and EA/Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo go out of business, and thousands of people lose their jobs.
Regardless if the ads are intrusive or not, if the ISPs are successful in charging per MB, I don't want to pay to download advertising which I typically don't want to see.
And if they can, AT&T will just say "I Told you So", and continue their plans to gouge iPhone users anyways.
The only way this can go well for AT&T customers is if a large, well-documented group gets together, attempts a DDOS, and fails. Then what can AT&T say? "Well it's not THOSE iPhone users, it's the ones who live in their parents' basements..."
I suppose it's a testament to the strength of the GPL in the court system. If Microsoft thought for a minute that the courts wouldn't uphold the GPL, they wouldn't have bothered to open source anything.
They haven't done anything really interesting in manned flight in almost 40 years, and until we invent warp drives, manned exploration will continue to be a waste of tome and money.
How do you expect this to happen without funding NASA?
You are responsible for your own learning. And if you are good, you might have understood this already before you leave school.
If this is true, why do we measure teachers' effectiveness based on the students' test scores? If they fail, it's their own fault since they're responsible for their own learning.
I'm not being sarcastic, I'm serious. We treat students as responsible for their own learning, yet punish teachers if they don't. WTF?
if you save data in a format that is limited (.doc,.xls,.raw, etc) you're going to have difficulty moving it around.
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The point is, you don't need to worry about data portability if you plan for it.
Are there common data file formats for databases? Say if I'm using MySQL or PostgreSQL but switch to Firebird or Oracle, can I easily move my data too? Or will I have to go through a hassle converting the formats?
Falcon
Sadly, I must say CSV. But, just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD.
It's like those cities with cameras everywhere, except some of the camera boxes don't even contain a camera.
For the system to work, it doesn't actually have to record every crime. It only has to deter people from committing crimes out of fear that they MAY be recorded.
That said, I think that constant surveillance will be the end of our republic.
It's human nature to want to feel better than someone else. It's the "us versus them" mentality that pervades our culture. Geeks/nerds versus "normal" people is only one facet of the problem. It's seen everywhere, from Republicans versus Democrats, urban versus suburban versus rural, and black versus white.
Sadly, I don't think there's a whole lot we can do about it.
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Another "machines will take my job" story. This is as old as technology itself.
As with all other technologies, the future will be vastly different than what we envision.
same thing with Apple. when people got viruses pirating some Mac software it was their fault since p2p is dangerous. when people do the same thing on Windows it means MS sucks
You know what else is dangerous? Entering your Administrator password when installing pirated software downloaded through p2p.
Apple can't fix stupid.
So I want to play games, so I have to exercise. Exercise releases chemicals causing pleasure in my brain.
Eventually, I enjoy the exercise more than video games. I stop buying new games, and EA/Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo go out of business, and thousands of people lose their jobs.
Thanks a LOT, Microsoft!!
Regardless if the ads are intrusive or not, if the ISPs are successful in charging per MB, I don't want to pay to download advertising which I typically don't want to see.
And if they can, AT&T will just say "I Told you So", and continue their plans to gouge iPhone users anyways.
The only way this can go well for AT&T customers is if a large, well-documented group gets together, attempts a DDOS, and fails. Then what can AT&T say? "Well it's not THOSE iPhone users, it's the ones who live in their parents' basements..."
I suppose it's a testament to the strength of the GPL in the court system. If Microsoft thought for a minute that the courts wouldn't uphold the GPL, they wouldn't have bothered to open source anything.
It always struck me as a little weird that major competitors should have a seat on the board.
It would be like Microsoft having a board seat at Apple. Or Google at Microsoft. It just doesn't happen.
What made eBay and Craigslist different? Or think they were different?
Just ask yourself one question, if you don't trust your internet provider enough to do DNS correctly, should you trust them at all?
Personally, I'm sick of DNS lookups resulting in a page of ads.
Is to protect the people. I believe protecting us from getting screwed by gigantic corporations is just as valid as protecting us from invasion.
Company is developing follow-up product to an existing successful product!!
Details at 11.
Wal-Mart ... dominates by offering affordable prices to Middle America... while Amazon ... caters mostly to affluent urbanites
Because we all know how there are no Wal-Marts along the East or West Coasts, and those backward "middle Americans" don't have the Internet.
They haven't done anything really interesting in manned flight in almost 40 years, and until we invent warp drives, manned exploration will continue to be a waste of tome and money.
How do you expect this to happen without funding NASA?
You are responsible for your own learning. And if you are good, you might have understood this already before you leave school.
If this is true, why do we measure teachers' effectiveness based on the students' test scores? If they fail, it's their own fault since they're responsible for their own learning.
I'm not being sarcastic, I'm serious. We treat students as responsible for their own learning, yet punish teachers if they don't. WTF?
I don't know about any of you, but being in a smelly, disgusting store makes me unhappy.
That's just what they want you to think.
+5 Informative. I agree. It's good to know what they want me to think. Wait what?
I'm most curious as to why nobody's yet sued to see a copy of the draft treaty. It seems that "national security" is a bit of a stretch.
if you save data in a format that is limited (.doc, .xls, .raw, etc) you're going to have difficulty moving it around.
The point is, you don't need to worry about data portability if you plan for it.
Are there common data file formats for databases? Say if I'm using MySQL or PostgreSQL but switch to Firebird or Oracle, can I easily move my data too? Or will I have to go through a hassle converting the formats?
Falcon
Sadly, I must say CSV. But, just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD.
Can't you read? SharePoint is a FORTRESS.
Resistance is futile.
I guess the fact that "Ignorance Is Bliss" is a saying, kind of implies that people always knew this.
I'm going to have to think about this...
It's like those cities with cameras everywhere, except some of the camera boxes don't even contain a camera.
For the system to work, it doesn't actually have to record every crime. It only has to deter people from committing crimes out of fear that they MAY be recorded.
That said, I think that constant surveillance will be the end of our republic.
Wait, I thought there was a special tax in Canada on blank media that the government just handed over to the RIAA-equivalent.
While this is a nice gesture, their lives are ruined, and there's nothing we can do to make up for it.
At the very least, we need to either charge them with a crime, or let them go.
It's human nature to want to feel better than someone else. It's the "us versus them" mentality that pervades our culture. Geeks/nerds versus "normal" people is only one facet of the problem. It's seen everywhere, from Republicans versus Democrats, urban versus suburban versus rural, and black versus white.
Sadly, I don't think there's a whole lot we can do about it.