All I can say is.. WOW. This will be SO nice. Finally, a relatively easy way for applications to run under *nix and Win32. Just a simple recompile..
I know, I know, GNU tools on Win32 work, but not in the graphical interface area. I've always stuck by Visual C++ for Win32 development, but this is DEFINATLY a good reason to check out borlands products..
This has been pondered for over a hundred years now. At one point, society wondered why anyone would want to drive around in an iron horse. Or fly through the air like a bird. Or heck, goto the moon for that matter.
No one knows where we're going, and those afraid of change tend to embrace the past. This is the way of our species. There will always be the naysays who think we're moving to fast.
They may be right, but we should all hold on for the ride, becouse that's not going to stop what we call progress..
And this bill would not affect those laws, as long as they do not TARGET eCommerce transactions. If they affect EVERYONE, that's fine. If it's just becouse I do it in a web browser, it get's taxed, then I'm moving to Sparta..;-P
After reading this, I've come to an opinion. I KNOW that this is not the ONLY location that uses an SSN like this, but, we have to start somewhere.
Right now, these guys are being treated 'like they're just some dumb kids', and no matter what they do, they will most likely not make a difference.. They may, simply becouse they have a 'weapon' of sorts, but they shouldn't have to revert to this to be listened to..
I say we get as much data regarding this school, preferably email addresses due to the electronic nature of slashdot, and put the/. effect to good use..
They may not listen to the kids, but they will HAVE to listen to an overwhelming outcry by the public..
Yep.. Do you see any MAIL ORDER specific taxes out there? This isn;t ABOUT local sales tax, etc.. It's about taxing Internet based transactions SPECIFICALLY..
I was hesitent when I went out to read up on this, but he actually has it right.
The way it works is that you can't simply put a tax on something JUST BECOUSE IT'S ON THE NET. This makes sense. Why target net users? If you go online, you sure don;t expect to pay MORE taxes just becouse you're online, versus taking a drive to the local K-Mart or Walmart.
Ok, so I use my phone to call an ISP in Canada. Who do you tax, eh?
Or, say, I'm a canadian, buying something Mexican. Who taxes? Which country?
The Internet is a GLOBAL entity. You can't simply tax it like that. If you begin taxing based on the state the web site is in, they web site will move. The internet HAS no physical boundries.. I can easily host my web site in Norway if I want to.
Their idea of a NC is funny to me.. 'Windows Terminals' as they called them, with 'Windows Terminal Server'. Brand new technology, they called it. Cheaper end computers, as they are simply stipped computers with Monitors and a keyboard..
I'm feel like I've seen this before..
Oh wait.. THAT'S X-Windows..;-P
Wow, X-Windows is NEW? Who woulda known, I coulda sworn it's been around for YEARS..;-P
Not really.. With the XML wrappers out there, it's be fairly easy to parse in a file, and get the data from it. For general configuration data, this would be rather simple, becouse it's normally just key=value pairs..
One project that will eventually come out of the Jabber IM project is JNX, which would be expanding certain *nix functionality with XML data storage/routing. This actually goes one step further, and allows any program to transfer data to any other, by sending XML 'streams' of data. With the right transports, one could extend it further by having a 'Configuration Repository' for the system, which could actually store configuration data in something like an XML flat file, or even a MySQL database. Imagine 100 *nix desktop systems, all controlling their configuration via XML and a centralized database. This is some of the things that we will be looking at within the next year or so. www.jabber.org
As much as I found this interesting, this simply isn't right. When I call a company, I really don't expect employees OF that company to go announce it all on slashdot.
I don't care if they changed the name or not.. It was tacky, and makes Loki look bad..
"Hey guys!! I work at a sex hotline, and I just got a call from ".
For all the complaining about privacy, apperently it doesn't apply to Microsoft and their employees..
I'm wondering if the ISP situation will eventually turn into the same type of situation when Bell was mutilated into many small companies after. I KNOW this is not the same situation, due to the fact that you can change ISP's pretty much at will, but with newer technologies coming in, perhaps several may find some better ones that they 'lock in' for themselves, simular to cable modem access..
Anything they come out with is already self hyped.. It like someone going to a room of little boys, telling them how COOL the widget in this box is, and setting it down. You didn't have to hype the yoyo in the box to have the whole room eventually want a look..;-P
If they died simply becouse they didn't want to be called a name, they died for the wrong reason. And I've never heard of anyone die for being called words like sh*thead, yet I'm guessing this is one of the many, MANY names they intend on reserving..
Refusing to have hate speach on the net? How in the heck is registering words they find offensive stopping hate speach? Heck, I'd think one of the more popular black rap groups would register n****r.com rather then some white supremisists..
As much as I'd like to think Transmeta will be coming out with some drastically different way of thinking of processors, I can't help but wonder if all of the hype is simply that, just hype. They do benifit greatly from the publicity caused by the secrecy, and it provides pretty much 'free advertising' for them. When I see it, I will whole heartedly cheer them on, but, as the saying goes.. "SHOW ME the MONEY!!!!"
Their logic and reasoning is my problem. They have NO BUISNESS attempting to censor by squating. They DON'T EVEN INDEND on using the sites.. THAT'S what annoys me the most. Not a static page to say why it's wrong for this word to be in a DNS database, they simply want to use the words so no one else can. Squating in general is considered bad. Legal, but bad. So's this.. I guess I was judging based on moral merit vs legal..
Ahh.. I never meant to say that it was illegal. I don't technically think squatting is quite illegal at all, yet..;-P Sory for misunderstanding your point..
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All I can say is.. WOW. This will be SO nice. Finally, a relatively easy way for applications to run under *nix and Win32. Just a simple recompile..
I know, I know, GNU tools on Win32 work, but not in the graphical interface area. I've always stuck by Visual C++ for Win32 development, but this is DEFINATLY a good reason to check out borlands products..
This has been pondered for over a hundred years now. At one point, society wondered why anyone would want to drive around in an iron horse. Or fly through the air like a bird. Or heck, goto the moon for that matter.
No one knows where we're going, and those afraid of change tend to embrace the past. This is the way of our species. There will always be the naysays who think we're moving to fast.
They may be right, but we should all hold on for the ride, becouse that's not going to stop what we call progress..
And one that's geared to having 100 copies of Word running off of the server..
;-P
Ahh, that'd sell more hardware.. No wonder Intel likes 'em..
And this bill would not affect those laws, as long as they do not TARGET eCommerce transactions. If they affect EVERYONE, that's fine. If it's just becouse I do it in a web browser, it get's taxed, then I'm moving to Sparta.. ;-P
After reading this, I've come to an opinion. I KNOW that this is not the ONLY location that uses an SSN like this, but, we have to start somewhere.
/. effect to good use..
Right now, these guys are being treated 'like they're just some dumb kids', and no matter what they do, they will most likely not make a difference.. They may, simply becouse they have a 'weapon' of sorts, but they shouldn't have to revert to this to be listened to..
I say we get as much data regarding this school, preferably email addresses due to the electronic nature of slashdot, and put the
They may not listen to the kids, but they will HAVE to listen to an overwhelming outcry by the public..
'Live Free Or Die' compared to Internet C@pital. For crying out loud, we americans MUST be a stupid as the rest of the world makes us up to be..
Yep.. Do you see any MAIL ORDER specific taxes out there? This isn;t ABOUT local sales tax, etc.. It's about taxing Internet based transactions SPECIFICALLY..
I was hesitent when I went out to read up on this, but he actually has it right.
The way it works is that you can't simply put a tax on something JUST BECOUSE IT'S ON THE NET. This makes sense. Why target net users? If you go online, you sure don;t expect to pay MORE taxes just becouse you're online, versus taking a drive to the local K-Mart or Walmart.
Ok, so I use my phone to call an ISP in Canada. Who do you tax, eh?
Or, say, I'm a canadian, buying something Mexican. Who taxes? Which country?
The Internet is a GLOBAL entity. You can't simply tax it like that. If you begin taxing based on the state the web site is in, they web site will move. The internet HAS no physical boundries.. I can easily host my web site in Norway if I want to.
Where do you tax?
Was simply an example.. ANYTHING could be used to store the database, merely used MySQL becouse of the typical slashdot reader.. ;-P
(SShh!!)
;-P
Don't tell anyone, it might spoil the hype..
Once it comes of maturity, we'll be looking for uses within the Jabber project, http://www.jabber.org
Their idea of a NC is funny to me.. 'Windows Terminals' as they called them, with 'Windows Terminal Server'. Brand new technology, they called it. Cheaper end computers, as they are simply stipped computers with Monitors and a keyboard..
;-P
;-P
I'm feel like I've seen this before..
Oh wait.. THAT'S X-Windows..
Wow, X-Windows is NEW? Who woulda known, I coulda sworn it's been around for YEARS..
Not really.. With the XML wrappers out there, it's be fairly easy to parse in a file, and get the data from it. For general configuration data, this would be rather simple, becouse it's normally just key=value pairs..
One project that will eventually come out of the Jabber IM project is JNX, which would be expanding certain *nix functionality with XML data storage/routing. This actually goes one step further, and allows any program to transfer data to any other, by sending XML 'streams' of data. With the right transports, one could extend it further by having a 'Configuration Repository' for the system, which could actually store configuration data in something like an XML flat file, or even a MySQL database. Imagine 100 *nix desktop systems, all controlling their configuration via XML and a centralized database. This is some of the things that we will be looking at within the next year or so. www.jabber.org
As much as I found this interesting, this simply isn't right. When I call a company, I really don't expect employees OF that company to go announce it all on slashdot.
I don't care if they changed the name or not.. It was tacky, and makes Loki look bad..
"Hey guys!! I work at a sex hotline, and I just got a call from ".
For all the complaining about privacy, apperently it doesn't apply to Microsoft and their employees..
As a note, Time Warner and Media One are both RoadRunner.. ;-P
I'm wondering if the ISP situation will eventually turn into the same type of situation when Bell was mutilated into many small companies after. I KNOW this is not the same situation, due to the fact that you can change ISP's pretty much at will, but with newer technologies coming in, perhaps several may find some better ones that they 'lock in' for themselves, simular to cable modem access..
Ideas? Comments?
Anything they come out with is already self hyped.. It like someone going to a room of little boys, telling them how COOL the widget in this box is, and setting it down. You didn't have to hype the yoyo in the box to have the whole room eventually want a look.. ;-P
If they died simply becouse they didn't want to be called a name, they died for the wrong reason. And I've never heard of anyone die for being called words like sh*thead, yet I'm guessing this is one of the many, MANY names they intend on reserving..
They registered it, but no IP. They do not intend on actually USING the name for anything..
Refusing to have hate speach on the net? How in the heck is registering words they find offensive stopping hate speach? Heck, I'd think one of the more popular black rap groups would register n****r.com rather then some white supremisists..
As much as I'd like to think Transmeta will be coming out with some drastically different way of thinking of processors, I can't help but wonder if all of the hype is simply that, just hype. They do benifit greatly from the publicity caused by the secrecy, and it provides pretty much 'free advertising' for them. When I see it, I will whole heartedly cheer them on, but, as the saying goes.. "SHOW ME the MONEY!!!!"
Their logic and reasoning is my problem. They have NO BUISNESS attempting to censor by squating. They DON'T EVEN INDEND on using the sites.. THAT'S what annoys me the most. Not a static page to say why it's wrong for this word to be in a DNS database, they simply want to use the words so no one else can. Squating in general is considered bad. Legal, but bad. So's this.. I guess I was judging based on moral merit vs legal..
Ahh.. I never meant to say that it was illegal. I don't technically think squatting is quite illegal at all, yet.. ;-P Sory for misunderstanding your point..