I envision a cluster of wirelessly networked systems which will share computing time with one another when they have cycles to spare, working together to carry out such a project. The sum of the data from stress analyses, efficiency plans, and so on would be combined to carry out tasks as rapidly as possible. Ultimately, people will be able to focus on management tasks rather than laboring.
I join you in your vision - we all do, I think.
Everyone, won't you take a moment out of your time, and imagine a beowulf cluster of these.
This "interpretation of alien cultures" theme reminds me a lot of Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky", which uses "golden age translation" as a plot device to make aliens seem more human to the reader than the humans do.
They don't try to decide if it's good or ok or ethical, they try to decide if they can get away with it. If they don't forsee money loss they don't see any reason not to do it.
Kurosawa did acknowledge the general influence of Hollywood westerns.
It seems worth pointing out that Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns were inspired by Kurosawa's work. "A Fistful of Dollars" is a direct adaptation of "Yojimbo".
So, yes, Kurosawa was definitely influenced by earlier Hollywood westerns. But, in turns of trading influence, one could argue that he gave more than he got.
"Microsoft cannot base its defense on the design of its source code and simultaneously deny the litigating states the opportunity to test those arguments by interrogating the code," the states said in their filing.
"All right, COMMAND.COM, talk! Where are you hiding those hooks?"
The following file is missing or corrupt: COMMAND.COM. Type the name of the Command Interpreter.
"Don't play dumb with me, mister! We've got EXPLORER.EXE in the next room, and he's telling us plenty!
The following system files have been replaced with older versions by a program you recently ran. These files are currently in use and cannot be...
[smack] "No more of that funny stuff, wise guy! You don't think we're on to you? You think we don't know exactly what you're trying? Why not make it easy on yourself?"
Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application.
"Well, I suggest you find that file quick, before one of your SYSTEM32 buddies rolls over on you."
Hogwash. Yes, they made huge contributions to political parties and candidates. But they hid debt in accounting entities. The poorly-formed accounting standards were and are there for any corporation to abuse. Nothing special was done by the government for Enron with regard to accounting standards.
It might make you feel better to rail on evil corporations or politicians, but the fact is, this abuse happens regardless of how much money is sent to politicians.
If you can back that up, I would be very interested in hearing more about it. I've always assumed the opposite.
Oh, and try to relax. Just because I don't currently share your view, doesn't mean I'm not interested in learning about your perspective.
Well, they cost employees/shareholders billions of dollars by lying about how much debt and revenue they actually had. How did they get away with that deception up until they imploded?
They got to where they are (well, were, before the collapse) by trading on political influence. And corruption like that is not good for the country.
Max: What?! What?!
Inigo: Are you the Miracle Max who worked for the suits for all those years?
Max: The suits' stinking lawyers sued me. And thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice tongue clamp, and run current through it. We're closed! [Max closes a flap over the door hole, but Inigo still knocks] Beat it or I'll call the Business Software Alliance!
Fezzik: I'm on the Business Software Alliance.
Max: You are the Business Software Alliance!
Inigo: We need a miracle. It's very important.
Max: Look, I'm retired. Besides, why would you want someone the suits' stinking lawyers fired. I might vaporize whatever you want to make the miracle.
Inigo: It's already vapor.
Max: It is, eh? I'll have a look. Bring it in. [They enter. Max examines the laptop.] I've seen worse.
Inigo: Sir... Sir.
Max: Huh?
Inigo: We're in a terrible rush.
Max: Don't rush me, sonny. You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles. You got money?
Inigo: Distro CDs...
Max: Sheesh! I never worked for so little; except once and that was a very noble cause.
Inigo: This is noble, sir. It's software is... crippled... child processes on the brink of starvation...
Max: Are you a rotten liar.
Inigo: I need it to help avenge my DR-DOS prompt, murdered these twenty years.
Max: Your first story was better. Where's that compressed air. It's probably hiding your porn, huh. Well, I'll ask it.
Inigo: It's vapor. It can't tell you.
Max: Ooooohh! Look who knows so much, eh! It just so happens that your friend here is only mostly vapor. There's a big difference between mostly vapor and all vapor. Please open the CD-ROM drive. [He inserts the compressed air nozzle] Now, mostly vapor is slightly running. Now, all vapor... well, with all vapor, there's usually only one thing that you can do.
Inigo: What's that?
Max: Hype it in Wired and hope for an IPO. [Max shoots air into laptop and yells at it] Hey! Hello in there! Hey! What's so important? Whatcha got here, that's worth running for? [Max pushes on laptop's space bar] Laptop: [barely audible] Lin....dows...
Inigo: [excited] Lindows! You heard it! You could not ask for a more noble cause than that.
Max: Sonny, Lindows is the greatest thing in the world; except for a nice CCD - Caffeinated Choco-Death, where the caffiene is nice and strong, and the marshmallows melt. They're so perky. I love that. But that's not what it said! It distinctly said, 'bit hose'. And as we all know, 'bit hose' means a fat pipe. So, you were probably surfing for warez and it segfaulted...
Old Woman: [interrupting] Liar!! Liar!! Liarrrrr!
Max: Get back, witch!
Old Woman: I'm not a witch, I'm your wife. But after what you just said, I'm not even sure I want to be that anymore.
Max: You never had it so good. [Max smiles at Inigo] Valerie: [Max's wife] Lindows, who said Lindows, Max?
Max: Don't say another word, Valerie... [Inigo looks on in disbelief] Valerie: You're afraid. Ever since Microsoft fired him, his confidence has shattered.
Max: [yelling] Why'd you say that name?! You promised me that you would never say that name!
Valerie: What, Microsoft?!
Max: [cringes] Ahh!!
Valerie: Microsoft!
Max: Ahh!!
[Valerie is chasing Max around the room yelling. Max is covering his ears]
Valerie: Microsoft!
Max: Ahh!!
Valerie: Microsoft!
Max: Ahh!!
Valerie: [now in a sing-songy voice] Microsoft... Microsoft! Microsoft! Microsoft! Microsoft!
Max: I'm not listening!
Valerie: Lindows, processes expiring and you don't have the decency to say why you won't help!
Max: Nobody's hearing nothing!
Valerie: Microsoft! [She continues to yell 'Microsoft'] Inigo: [interrupting] This is the user's true love. If you heal it, it will stop Microsoft's monopoly!
Max: [to Valerie] Shut up!
Inigo: Thank you. Thank you.
Max: Wait, wait. I make it better, Microsoft suffers?
Inigo: Lost sales galore!
Max: Ha ha!! That is a noble cause! Give me the distros! I'm on the job!
(Mad props to Robert Zabaga for his transcription of the original script)
why Red Hat? Red Hat is trying to reach corporate America, not Joe Consumer.
AOL can't stick with the consumer market forever.
What if, through RedHat and other past-and-present acquisitions, AOL comes to businesses with a true "software-as-service" model?
Not like Microsoft's "we got all the money we can out of you through sales, so now it's on to rental fees", but, instead:
"We're the company that's been providing steady service to millions of users for years, and we can provide you with network connectivity, and all the up-to-date, open, standards-based software you could want, all for one low monthly fee. Just have some blank computers around (like you need phones for phone service), and we'll take care of you."
It's not a complete solution, but it would already be a lot more credible that Microsoft's software-as-service model.
This seems to me (I am a 30% Windows user 70% Linux user) te be the single stupidest approach for either system.
I don't know, I can see a few things that I like about it:
1) It seems more amenable to remote administration than a vmware-on-linux approach.
2) If you're a Windows 95 shop, and Microsoft has disavowed any knowledge of you as a customer, this could look just as attractive as a forced upgrade to Win2k.
3) You don't (presumably) have to re-install the OS every time something goes wonky.
Mostly, I like the "remote administration" part. That seems the most useful.
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is exactly what SCO should be doing...
I join you in your vision - we all do, I think.
Everyone, won't you take a moment out of your time, and imagine a beowulf cluster of these.
Uh-huh.
Sure, I'm going to put it on my lap.
Right.
Baleeted!
Delteted!
Del Taco'ed!
Except in reverse, I guess.
I like to think that book value per share is pretty damn legitimate. Or do you know something Warren Buffett doesn't know?
With the exception of the big three citys (ie NY, LA, Chicago), the mass transit system collectively sucks.
Note: You might spell it as "LA", but it's pronounced "Boston".
They don't try to decide if it's good or ok or ethical, they try to decide if they can get away with it. If they don't forsee money loss they don't see any reason not to do it.
[bing] "What is a corporation, Alex?"
Kurosawa did acknowledge the general influence of Hollywood westerns.
It seems worth pointing out that Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns were inspired by Kurosawa's work. "A Fistful of Dollars" is a direct adaptation of "Yojimbo".
So, yes, Kurosawa was definitely influenced by earlier Hollywood westerns. But, in turns of trading influence, one could argue that he gave more than he got.
[Duck walks into grocery store, up to Manager]
Duck: Got any duck food?
Manager: No! Get the hell out of my store!
[Duck leaves]
[Next day. Duck walks into store]
Duck: Got any duck food?
Manager: No! Get out! I don't ever want to see you in here again!
[Duck leaves]
[Next day. Repeat]
Duck: Got any duck food?
Manager: [growls] Listen, duck. If you ever ask me that again, I'm going to take you outside and nail your feet to the boardwalk. Get out!
[Duck leaves]
[Next day. Repeat]
Duck: Got any nails?
Manager: [disoriented] Um, no.
Duck: Got any duck food?
I... I don't have any pictures of you. Have we met?
Really? It was released in 2000...
That can't be. The note on the back of the polaroid says "2001"...
"Microsoft cannot base its defense on the design of its source code and simultaneously deny the litigating states the opportunity to test those arguments by interrogating the code," the states said in their filing.
"All right, COMMAND.COM, talk! Where are you hiding those hooks?"
The following file is missing or corrupt: COMMAND.COM. Type the name of the Command Interpreter.
"Don't play dumb with me, mister! We've got EXPLORER.EXE in the next room, and he's telling us plenty!
The following system files have been replaced with older versions by a program you recently ran. These files are currently in use and cannot be...
[smack] "No more of that funny stuff, wise guy! You don't think we're on to you? You think we don't know exactly what you're trying? Why not make it easy on yourself?"
Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application.
"Well, I suggest you find that file quick, before one of your SYSTEM32 buddies rolls over on you."
An internal consistency check failed.
[pause] "Does that mean you're ready to talk?"
The system cannot find the path specified.
"All right, get him out of here."
The Federal system was originally put in so that Al Gore could be notified whenever a copy of his book sold.
"Celebrate good times, come on!" "I will!"
Hogwash. Yes, they made huge contributions to political parties and candidates. But they hid debt in accounting entities. The poorly-formed accounting standards were and are there for any corporation to abuse. Nothing special was done by the government for Enron with regard to accounting standards.
Here's a link for you: Gramms regulated Enron, benefited from ties
The accounting rules that Enron got to exploit were created especialy for them - search for 'Enron exemption'.
Another link : Exemption Won in 1997 Set Stage for Enron Woes [NYT, registration]
It might make you feel better to rail on evil corporations or politicians, but the fact is, this abuse happens regardless of how much money is sent to politicians.
If you can back that up, I would be very interested in hearing more about it. I've always assumed the opposite.
Oh, and try to relax. Just because I don't currently share your view, doesn't mean I'm not interested in learning about your perspective.
Well, they cost employees/shareholders billions of dollars by lying about how much debt and revenue they actually had. How did they get away with that deception up until they imploded?
They got to where they are (well, were, before the collapse) by trading on political influence. And corruption like that is not good for the country.
Max: What?! What?!
Inigo: Are you the Miracle Max who worked for the suits for all those years?
Max: The suits' stinking lawyers sued me. And thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice tongue clamp, and run current through it. We're closed! [Max closes a flap over the door hole, but Inigo still knocks] Beat it or I'll call the Business Software Alliance!
Fezzik: I'm on the Business Software Alliance.
Max: You are the Business Software Alliance!
Inigo: We need a miracle. It's very important.
Max: Look, I'm retired. Besides, why would you want someone the suits' stinking lawyers fired. I might vaporize whatever you want to make the miracle.
Inigo: It's already vapor.
Max: It is, eh? I'll have a look. Bring it in. [They enter. Max examines the laptop.] I've seen worse.
Inigo: Sir... Sir.
Max: Huh?
Inigo: We're in a terrible rush.
Max: Don't rush me, sonny. You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles. You got money?
Inigo: Distro CDs...
Max: Sheesh! I never worked for so little; except once and that was a very noble cause.
Inigo: This is noble, sir. It's software is... crippled... child processes on the brink of starvation...
Max: Are you a rotten liar.
Inigo: I need it to help avenge my DR-DOS prompt, murdered these twenty years.
Max: Your first story was better. Where's that compressed air. It's probably hiding your porn, huh. Well, I'll ask it.
Inigo: It's vapor. It can't tell you.
Max: Ooooohh! Look who knows so much, eh! It just so happens that your friend here is only mostly vapor. There's a big difference between mostly vapor and all vapor. Please open the CD-ROM drive. [He inserts the compressed air nozzle] Now, mostly vapor is slightly running. Now, all vapor... well, with all vapor, there's usually only one thing that you can do.
Inigo: What's that?
Max: Hype it in Wired and hope for an IPO. [Max shoots air into laptop and yells at it] Hey! Hello in there! Hey! What's so important? Whatcha got here, that's worth running for? [Max pushes on laptop's space bar]
Laptop: [barely audible] Lin....dows...
Inigo: [excited] Lindows! You heard it! You could not ask for a more noble cause than that.
Max: Sonny, Lindows is the greatest thing in the world; except for a nice CCD - Caffeinated Choco-Death, where the caffiene is nice and strong, and the marshmallows melt. They're so perky. I love that. But that's not what it said! It distinctly said, 'bit hose'. And as we all know, 'bit hose' means a fat pipe. So, you were probably surfing for warez and it segfaulted...
Old Woman: [interrupting] Liar!! Liar!! Liarrrrr!
Max: Get back, witch!
Old Woman: I'm not a witch, I'm your wife. But after what you just said, I'm not even sure I want to be that anymore.
Max: You never had it so good. [Max smiles at Inigo]
Valerie: [Max's wife] Lindows, who said Lindows, Max?
Max: Don't say another word, Valerie... [Inigo looks on in disbelief]
Valerie: You're afraid. Ever since Microsoft fired him, his confidence has shattered.
Max: [yelling] Why'd you say that name?! You promised me that you would never say that name!
Valerie: What, Microsoft?!
Max: [cringes] Ahh!!
Valerie: Microsoft!
Max: Ahh!!
[Valerie is chasing Max around the room yelling. Max is covering his ears]
Valerie: Microsoft!
Max: Ahh!!
Valerie: Microsoft!
Max: Ahh!!
Valerie: [now in a sing-songy voice] Microsoft... Microsoft! Microsoft! Microsoft! Microsoft!
Max: I'm not listening!
Valerie: Lindows, processes expiring and you don't have the decency to say why you won't help!
Max: Nobody's hearing nothing!
Valerie: Microsoft! [She continues to yell 'Microsoft']
Inigo: [interrupting] This is the user's true love. If you heal it, it will stop Microsoft's monopoly!
Max: [to Valerie] Shut up!
Inigo: Thank you. Thank you.
Max: Wait, wait. I make it better, Microsoft suffers?
Inigo: Lost sales galore!
Max: Ha ha!! That is a noble cause! Give me the distros! I'm on the job!
(Mad props to Robert Zabaga for his transcription of the original script)
That's it. I'm done.
for that matter, has he ever voted differently from Scaglia?
That's what happens when you (Microsoft) insist on sitting on a huge pile of cash.
All the other evil corporations look you over, stroke their evil goatees, and go 'hmmm'...
why Red Hat? Red Hat is trying to reach corporate America, not Joe Consumer.
AOL can't stick with the consumer market forever.
What if, through RedHat and other past-and-present acquisitions, AOL comes to businesses with a true "software-as-service" model?
Not like Microsoft's "we got all the money we can out of you through sales, so now it's on to rental fees", but, instead:
"We're the company that's been providing steady service to millions of users for years, and we can provide you with network connectivity, and all the up-to-date, open, standards-based software you could want, all for one low monthly fee. Just have some blank computers around (like you need phones for phone service), and we'll take care of you."
It's not a complete solution, but it would already be a lot more credible that Microsoft's software-as-service model.
So can you end up drinking the microscopic robots?
Mmmm, crunchy!
This seems to me (I am a 30% Windows user 70% Linux user) te be the single stupidest approach for either system.
I don't know, I can see a few things that I like about it:
1) It seems more amenable to remote administration than a vmware-on-linux approach.
2) If you're a Windows 95 shop, and Microsoft has disavowed any knowledge of you as a customer, this could look just as attractive as a forced upgrade to Win2k.
3) You don't (presumably) have to re-install the OS every time something goes wonky.
Mostly, I like the "remote administration" part. That seems the most useful.
To be honest, I never thought I'd read a Slashdot article that contained the phrase "Get out the kleenex".
You know what I mean.
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What are you, on crack?
He's available to testify for either side. He hasn't changed his story since the day of the arrest.
In what universe is he a rat?