Ok, so maybe it's not a law, but here's my take on the situation.
Windows costs a lot. See my soon to be written essay on monopolies and excessive profits.
Intel chips cost a lot. Read my thoughts on comparative advantage.
Consumers will pay excessive prices for OS software until a suitable substitution is found.
Enter Lindows and Lycoris for OS, and VIA for the processor. Consumers are the judge and jury as to whether or not these "substitutions" are adequate. Preliminary sales data says: maybe.
The non-windows companies even admit to attempting to create a viable substitute:
"Spisak says his Desktop/LX software is modeled to look like Windows XP. "We've basically taken this as far as you can go without being prosecuted," he said.
I'm interested to see if this is a flash in the pan before the monopolistic powers that be quash the effort with lawsuits, or if it's the first step toward a more appropriately priced Micro$oft OS.
Time will tell...
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I can see it now:
Support Oposition on Facial Transplants
Under the above statement, a picture of Michael Jackson taken that day in court.
Glad to hear that the deaf will finally be able to use mobile communications. If they have to look at a screen while they're using it, people had better not use these while driving...
Somewhat reminiscent of the blind driving project:
We may witness the birth of Agent Smith's (of Matrix fame) Ancestors. Agents are nearly independent reactive creations, using Fuzzy Logic (not to be confused with Dubya's Fuzzy Numbers) to simulate reality... if the battle were a reality.
Particle Technology such as that used in the Charge of the Huns in Disney's "Mulan" is now yesterday's fishwrapping-newspaper software, worthy of MST3K review.
It strikes me as humorous and, at the same time, annoying that large corporations feel the need to take money from their customers, and then turn around and take money from other corporations, violating the privacy of their customers.
Case in point: Albertsons. Two years ago, they ran an add campaign about how they had low prices (which they do not) and that you didn't need to bring an annoying card in to get their low, low prices.
A few months ago, ALbertsons began giving away free discount cards that track your purchases. If you don't use the card, you pay 30% more for many items. You must be from the same household to use the same card.
I stopped shopping at Albertsons.
If you want to send a message to Verizon, switch to AT&T, T-Mobile, or whatever other cell service is available.
What made the US a super power? (Besides the threat of Nuclear War) The people in the US that were willing to work all sorts of hours. The US became the Hegemony because the US culture has, to varying degrees, penetrated every other culture in the world.
Now China has the most valuable resource: cheaper than hell labor. Now all China needs is to reinvent its culture (again, for the umpteenth time) and, again, the middle kingdom could be the Hegemony.
I don't know what it is with the US and Russia. I lived in Russia for two years after High School and became fluent in Russian. I remember all the problems that each city's local Visa office (The dreaded OVIR) gave me in each city. I had to leave the country half way through my time there to get a new Visa. I felt that the officials there were difficult to deal with because it was an untrusted American they were dealing with.
It's kind of nice to know that it's a two way street in regards to Visas.
Adopting your own brother... that must have been a fun little family outing. Sounds like Shawn has been living a somewhat hellish existence.
Perhaps he could market this somewhat like the "Osbornes".
Business Model: 1-Dysfunctional Family. Check. 2-Famous Member of Family. Check. 3-Good Market for Reality TV shows. Check. 4-? 5-Profit!
Shawn if you're reading this, I want you to know that my real feelings are that you've done a good thing by adopting your brother. Reading between the silent lines I get the feeling that he was being damaged back East.
USB on the go is not Peer to Peer. The cable connecting the devices will determine which device is the Host (read Master) and which is the Peripheral (read Slave). They've also got two new connecting protocols. Each device must be a Dual Role Device. (DRD is my new TLA for the day).
I understood the documentation on USB On the Go to say that each device that is compliant will have the drivers of the other devices that it will work with. Does this mean that they will be severely limited in what devices they will work with. (e.g. only HP cameras will work with HP printers, PDA's etc.)
I found more info at:
http://www.usb.org/developers/onthego/
The PDF presentations regarding On-The-Go are somewhat annoyingly colorful, but they may be trying to yak in marketingspeak.
Where is the most unlikely spot you've found and AOL CD dispenser. It seems logical to find them at CompUSA, Walmart, maybe even Albertsons or another large grocery store.
Last week I saw an AOL CD case at the carwash and at a gas station.
Where is the oddest place you've found "1,000 hours free" CDs?
Remember how every single rock that was in the viewfinder for the probe was named? I remember thinking how dumb that was. But hey, spend enough money, and even stupid rocks on Mars will seem important.
I wonder if NASA could offer to name Mars rocks after persons of the higher tax brackets in exchange for monetary remuneration.
Two generations from now, when Mars trips are commonplace, and the space elevator is running full-time, some poor sap of a geek will give a tour of the first named rocks on Mars:
"And here we have the Rock of Bill Gates. And here we have the Rock of Melinda Gates. And here we have the Rock of 'What's-his-bucket' Ballmer. And here is the Ross Perot Rock."
This is also a great way to train our youngsters for the impending international cybernetic wars of the 2030's.
The "Army of One" slogan for this year's Armed Forces recruiting campaign will be consumated by a competition between the greatest FPS gamers in the world... Of course, the North Koreans will win.
On a more serious note. This may be a reality. I can't wait to see. (Hope I live that long)
For immediate disperesment: Federal Circuit Judge A. Lottabull declared the Internet to be "Unconstitutional". He was further quoted as saying "If the founding fathers were alive today, they would be completely offended at what the Internet allows into the homes of US citizens." Judge A. Lottabull also said,"Yeah, it's almost as bad as mentioning God when pledging allegiance to the United States of America. The framers of the Constitution would have freaked at that."
When informed of the decision, most users of the Internet were quoted as saying (in the general direction of the Judge)"Bugger off you Shut-in Luddite SOB"
Judge A. Lottabull is one of the most overturned judges in the Union, and should not be taken seriously. ---Some News agency or other.
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Ok, so maybe it's not a law, but here's my take on the situation.
Windows costs a lot. See my soon to be written essay on monopolies and excessive profits.
Intel chips cost a lot. Read my thoughts on comparative advantage.
Consumers will pay excessive prices for OS software until a suitable substitution is found.
Enter Lindows and Lycoris for OS, and VIA for the processor. Consumers are the judge and jury as to whether or not these "substitutions" are adequate. Preliminary sales data says: maybe.
The non-windows companies even admit to attempting to create a viable substitute:
"Spisak says his Desktop/LX software is modeled to look like Windows XP. "We've basically taken this as far as you can go without being prosecuted," he said.
I'm interested to see if this is a flash in the pan before the monopolistic powers that be quash the effort with lawsuits, or if it's the first step toward a more appropriately priced Micro$oft OS.
Time will tell...
Under the above statement, a picture of Michael Jackson taken that day in court.
Under the Picture: Don't let THIS happen.
Finally, the perfect little dwelling for me and my rich as hell friends to have Second Breakfasts, Luncheons, Tea, Dinner, Supper etc.
Merry will be pleased.
Glad to hear that the deaf will finally be able to use mobile communications. If they have to look at a screen while they're using it, people had better not use these while driving...
Somewhat reminiscent of the blind driving project:
http://www.rallyracingnews.com/blinddrv.html
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"We all want 'big books'"
I thought we all wanted bigger manhood. At least that's what 30% of my spam has been promising. And for only $50!
We may witness the birth of Agent Smith's (of Matrix fame) Ancestors. Agents are nearly independent reactive creations, using Fuzzy Logic (not to be confused with Dubya's Fuzzy Numbers) to simulate reality... if the battle were a reality.
Particle Technology such as that used in the Charge of the Huns in Disney's "Mulan" is now yesterday's fishwrapping-newspaper software, worthy of MST3K review.
It strikes me as humorous and, at the same time, annoying that large corporations feel the need to take money from their customers, and then turn around and take money from other corporations, violating the privacy of their customers.
Case in point: Albertsons. Two years ago, they ran an add campaign about how they had low prices (which they do not) and that you didn't need to bring an annoying card in to get their low, low prices.
A few months ago, ALbertsons began giving away free discount cards that track your purchases. If you don't use the card, you pay 30% more for many items. You must be from the same household to use the same card.
I stopped shopping at Albertsons.
If you want to send a message to Verizon, switch to AT&T, T-Mobile, or whatever other cell service is available.
Witholding cash is the best protest.
Ya govoru po russki. And i'd like to read your paper. Could you give me an http://... where i can find it?
What made the US a super power? (Besides the threat of Nuclear War) The people in the US that were willing to work all sorts of hours. The US became the Hegemony because the US culture has, to varying degrees, penetrated every other culture in the world.
Now China has the most valuable resource: cheaper than hell labor. Now all China needs is to reinvent its culture (again, for the umpteenth time) and, again, the middle kingdom could be the Hegemony.
I don't know what it is with the US and Russia. I lived in Russia for two years after High School and became fluent in Russian. I remember all the problems that each city's local Visa office (The dreaded OVIR) gave me in each city. I had to leave the country half way through my time there to get a new Visa. I felt that the officials there were difficult to deal with because it was an untrusted American they were dealing with.
It's kind of nice to know that it's a two way street in regards to Visas.
Good luck to Sklyarov.
Now I'll be able to play and it will feel real!
I wonder how dying will feel in this kind of environment.
Adopting your own brother... that must have been a fun little family outing. Sounds like Shawn has been living a somewhat hellish existence.
Perhaps he could market this somewhat like the "Osbornes".
Business Model:
1-Dysfunctional Family. Check.
2-Famous Member of Family. Check.
3-Good Market for Reality TV shows. Check.
4-?
5-Profit!
Shawn if you're reading this, I want you to know that my real feelings are that you've done a good thing by adopting your brother. Reading between the silent lines I get the feeling that he was being damaged back East.
USB on the go is not Peer to Peer. The cable connecting the devices will determine which device is the Host (read Master) and which is the Peripheral (read Slave). They've also got two new connecting protocols. Each device must be a Dual Role Device. (DRD is my new TLA for the day). I understood the documentation on USB On the Go to say that each device that is compliant will have the drivers of the other devices that it will work with. Does this mean that they will be severely limited in what devices they will work with. (e.g. only HP cameras will work with HP printers, PDA's etc.) I found more info at: http://www.usb.org/developers/onthego/ The PDF presentations regarding On-The-Go are somewhat annoyingly colorful, but they may be trying to yak in marketingspeak.
Dear Dead-Persons' Families,
We regret to inform you that because we didn't want to impose on the murderers of your loved-ones rights of privacy, they will run free.
Have a nice day.
Privacy is appropriate in most, but not all cases.
Pardon the flamebait approach.
Where is the most unlikely spot you've found and AOL CD dispenser. It seems logical to find them at CompUSA, Walmart, maybe even Albertsons or another large grocery store.
Last week I saw an AOL CD case at the carwash and at a gas station.
Where is the oddest place you've found "1,000 hours free" CDs?
Remember how every single rock that was in the viewfinder for the probe was named? I remember thinking how dumb that was. But hey, spend enough money, and even stupid rocks on Mars will seem important.
I wonder if NASA could offer to name Mars rocks after persons of the higher tax brackets in exchange for monetary remuneration.
Two generations from now, when Mars trips are commonplace, and the space elevator is running full-time, some poor sap of a geek will give a tour of the first named rocks on Mars:
"And here we have the Rock of Bill Gates. And here we have the Rock of Melinda Gates. And here we have the Rock of 'What's-his-bucket' Ballmer. And here is the Ross Perot Rock."
This is also a great way to train our youngsters for the impending international cybernetic wars of the 2030's.
The "Army of One" slogan for this year's Armed Forces recruiting campaign will be consumated by a competition between the greatest FPS gamers in the world... Of course, the North Koreans will win.
On a more serious note. This may be a reality. I can't wait to see. (Hope I live that long)
For immediate disperesment:
Federal Circuit Judge A. Lottabull declared the Internet to be "Unconstitutional". He was further quoted as saying "If the founding fathers were alive today, they would be completely offended at what the Internet allows into the homes of US citizens."
Judge A. Lottabull also said,"Yeah, it's almost as bad as mentioning God when pledging allegiance to the United States of America. The framers of the Constitution would have freaked at that."
When informed of the decision, most users of the Internet were quoted as saying (in the general direction of the Judge)"Bugger off you Shut-in Luddite SOB"
Judge A. Lottabull is one of the most overturned judges in the Union, and should not be taken seriously.
---Some News agency or other.