I am glad that I do home computer consulting for a living. There are so many idiots out there who just install whatever...
I bet you don't get too many call backs with your arrogant attitude. People can tell when you hold them in low regard, and they usually return the favor.
Most of these people you're helping are not idiots, just beginners. Unscrupulous companies are taking advantage of them. Your bad ethics aren't making things any better.
When I gave my wife her first computer she was on a web site and called me to ask for help. A banner ad designed to look like a Windows alert message was telling her that her Internet connection was "too slow, do you want to upgrade?" I told her that was an ad and to ignore it. She then asked how she was supposed to know that and I couldn't give her a simple answer. She was right, it was a trick. In the end, I told her that some things just come with experience.
The general public is going to slowly wake up to punitive and immoral EULA over the next few years. In the meantime, you might try behaving like a professional. The world has enough self-important experts. Wanna be a good American? Try helping someone for a change.
Since this thread pertains to copy protection, and I haven't seen this anywhere else, I thought I'd post.
In a recent/. story it was pointed out the Celine Dion's new CD will not play on PCs and Mac, and would likely crash your system if you tried.
Sony claimed that the CD would ship with warning labels on the front and back of the CD, and the cd itself.
I have seen the CD for sale at Border's and Target, and at both sites, no such sticker warnings were present. Since this is the first CD with this new copy protection, I think it's important to follow up.
Has anybody seen this CD, and does it feature the stickers?
I don't care for the Celine Dion, but this CD is an important test for Sony. Depending on what happens, we can expect to see more like it. We should be paying attention.
I'm a Red Hat user since 5.1. Red Hat was my first, and for the most part only, experience I've have with Linux.
At the risk of being labeled a troll, I have a genuine question: If I were to try out a new distro with my next build, what are my advantages in switching to Mandrake? How many people feel Mandrake is an upgrade? I'm interested in desktop use for the most part. I want maximum compatability, and Mardrake has a Red Hat legacy.
I also am aware that Mandrake is regarded by many as a "newbie" distro, and I am interested in progressing in my knowledge. What is a good "power distro" that features the advantages of Red Hat or Mandrake's distros?
How about instead putting a little bug in the code that contacts the author every time the software is run? It could also send some basic marketing information as well, such as the names of every DVD watched, or MP3 played, or every website visited.
So the governement has finally started on the side of the consumer.
Let's not get carried away there. I have no illusions about gov't. and it's attitude towards consummers. I'm sure he government is just looking for a way to tax spammers. There's money being made and not spread around the right circles.
Of course, if this story influences the market you might get a knock on the door from Securities and Exchange Agents. And that won't be an April Fool's day joke.
I'm sure this integration that M$ talks about, if it really is a full integration, is in the GUI, not the kernel.
Solution - new GUI.
It would be interesting to see the nine states put forward a solution to port Xfree86 to windows and make win API compatable, or to have M$ utilize Wine to make Apps work.
I know this last bit is just a pipe dream. But the GUI is the problem. How does M$ fix it?
As I state elsewhere in this thread, I was mistaken about the EPA's role in this, that it was ultimately The City of New York that choose not to use asbestos above fl. 64.
Is it relevant? Well, it might have kept the towers standing a bit longer. Some more people might have escaped during that time. Of course, we'll never know 100%. But it makes sense to me.
Vilifying the EPA is pointless; asbestos is a separate issue.
No vilifying. In fact, I was originally mistaken in that it was not EPA that banned the asbestos, it was the city of New York. But the asbestos would have likely slowed the failure of the structure, and perhaps more lives could have been saved. The original plans for a catastophic fire would have given an estimated four hours to failure.
I was asked to provide a source elsewhere in this thread substatiating my first post. Try this link. It explains that fireproofing was not applied abouve the 64th floor.
One of the contributing factors is the lack of Asbestos fireproofing above the 70th floors. New EPA laws were enacted during the construction of WTC that prohibited the spray-on fireproofing that was applied to the I-beams. With the fireproofing, the I-beams could withstand an esimated 2000 degree fire, and without they would lose temper and bend at approx. 1200 degrees.
The jet fuel burned at an excess of 2000 degrees, so it's likely the towers still would have collapsed, but some extra time would have allowed further evacuation efforts.
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I am glad that I do home computer consulting for a living. There are so many idiots out there who just install whatever...
I bet you don't get too many call backs with your arrogant attitude. People can tell when you hold them in low regard, and they usually return the favor.
Most of these people you're helping are not idiots, just beginners. Unscrupulous companies are taking advantage of them. Your bad ethics aren't making things any better.
When I gave my wife her first computer she was on a web site and called me to ask for help. A banner ad designed to look like a Windows alert message was telling her that her Internet connection was "too slow, do you want to upgrade?" I told her that was an ad and to ignore it. She then asked how she was supposed to know that and I couldn't give her a simple answer. She was right, it was a trick. In the end, I told her that some things just come with experience.
The general public is going to slowly wake up to punitive and immoral EULA over the next few years. In the meantime, you might try behaving like a professional. The world has enough self-important experts. Wanna be a good American? Try helping someone for a change.
Holy Price Gouging, Batman!
A letter size USB flatbed goes for US$90-120 at most stores around me.
For $3800 you're getting a few extra inches of rubber tractor, glass, and plastic.
You would think somebody would try to fill this market void with a larger scanner at an affordable price.
Now tallented people a prostituting themselves, because they have to. Very very sad really.
What, the guy gets a job with Apple and that's a bad thing? As if his work at Be was done out of charity?
Did it occur to you that the influence of former Be developers could be a Good Thing(tm) for OSX?
Also, any new file system Apple builds is going to be an open standard for the sake of Darwin development.
Bellis is the rogue planet from "When Worlds Collide."
"Nine days until Bellis" is a reference to the countdown that is played out in a very over the top way later in the film.
Moderators who don't understand film trivia suck.
...and it doesn't respect any court of law in the world.
That sword can definately cut 2 ways.
I live in a town where there are half a dozen good alternatives to Best Buy. If they think I'm a pirate, they don't deserve my money.
Boycott.
Only nine days until Bellis!!!!
Since this thread pertains to copy protection, and I haven't seen this anywhere else, I thought I'd post.
/. story it was pointed out the Celine Dion's new CD will not play on PCs and Mac, and would likely crash your system if you tried.
In a recent
Sony claimed that the CD would ship with warning labels on the front and back of the CD, and the cd itself.
I have seen the CD for sale at Border's and Target, and at both sites, no such sticker warnings were present. Since this is the first CD with this new copy protection, I think it's important to follow up.
Has anybody seen this CD, and does it feature the stickers?
I don't care for the Celine Dion, but this CD is an important test for Sony. Depending on what happens, we can expect to see more like it. We should be paying attention.
Even if we beat this one, there will always be another. Don't get complacent.
I can't help but notice the hammer keeps getting bigger.
I keep feeling like there's a party and it's about to end.
I'm a Red Hat user since 5.1. Red Hat was my first, and for the most part only, experience I've have with Linux.
At the risk of being labeled a troll, I have a genuine question: If I were to try out a new distro with my next build, what are my advantages in switching to Mandrake? How many people feel Mandrake is an upgrade? I'm interested in desktop use for the most part. I want maximum compatability, and Mardrake has a Red Hat legacy.
I also am aware that Mandrake is regarded by many as a "newbie" distro, and I am interested in progressing in my knowledge. What is a good "power distro" that features the advantages of Red Hat or Mandrake's distros?
How? Please elaborate. Is there a function or is this done with scripting? Could you post the scripting?
He violated the EULA on on both the camera and the car, and he's going to jail for violating the DMCA.
:(
Mod parent up.
I'd like to know how viable an alternative to SMB for windows would be.
There are too many cheat clients for this game. Just showing up in an arena is like asking to be bungholed.
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How about instead putting a little bug in the code that contacts the author every time the software is run? It could also send some basic marketing information as well, such as the names of every DVD watched, or MP3 played, or every website visited.
What a great feature!
Maybe they look like good guys if you squint and turn your head a bit....
nope. They still look like Assholes On-Line.
So the governement has finally started on the side of the consumer.
Let's not get carried away there. I have no illusions about gov't. and it's attitude towards consummers. I'm sure he government is just looking for a way to tax spammers. There's money being made and not spread around the right circles.
Of course, if this story influences the market you might get a knock on the door from Securities and Exchange Agents. And that won't be an April Fool's day joke.
Today it's an April Fool's day joke.
In a year they will run 3 or 4 of these a day.
I'm sure this integration that M$ talks about, if it really is a full integration, is in the GUI, not the kernel.
Solution - new GUI.
It would be interesting to see the nine states put forward a solution to port Xfree86 to windows and make win API compatable, or to have M$ utilize Wine to make Apps work.
I know this last bit is just a pipe dream. But the GUI is the problem. How does M$ fix it?
You don't have to like the source.
But I think you are mistaken in your implied argument that the building not having fireproofing is a non-issue.
You're not going to convince many people that no asbestos is safer when there is an inferno.
Link.
As I state elsewhere in this thread, I was mistaken about the EPA's role in this, that it was ultimately The City of New York that choose not to use asbestos above fl. 64.
Is it relevant? Well, it might have kept the towers standing a bit longer. Some more people might have escaped during that time. Of course, we'll never know 100%. But it makes sense to me.
Vilifying the EPA is pointless; asbestos is a separate issue.
No vilifying. In fact, I was originally mistaken in that it was not EPA that banned the asbestos, it was the city of New York. But the asbestos would have likely slowed the failure of the structure, and perhaps more lives could have been saved. The original plans for a catastophic fire would have given an estimated four hours to failure.
I was asked to provide a source elsewhere in this thread substatiating my first post. Try this link. It explains that fireproofing was not applied abouve the 64th floor.
One of the contributing factors is the lack of Asbestos fireproofing above the 70th floors. New EPA laws were enacted during the construction of WTC that prohibited the spray-on fireproofing that was applied to the I-beams. With the fireproofing, the I-beams could withstand an esimated 2000 degree fire, and without they would lose temper and bend at approx. 1200 degrees.
The jet fuel burned at an excess of 2000 degrees,
so it's likely the towers still would have collapsed, but some extra time would have allowed further evacuation efforts.