It was a bit complicated. I first had a bootcamp partition with an 'illegal' version of Windows on it. I wiped that partition and put my legally bought Windows on there. That worked fine. Then I rebooted in OSX, and started Parallels. However, I forgot to tell Parallels I had a new Windows install on the Bootcamp partition. So Parallels didn't know about the new install, and completely destroyed it. And for some reason that was enough for Windows to consider me a criminal the next time I installed it.
Exactly, and how much they care about interoperability. If they really cared about interoperability they would have implemented ODF as a working document format in Office 2007, and not as a crappy converter plugin like they have now.
Not only sad but dispickable, extremely annoying and worth an investigation. People at ISO should be punished for changing the rules like this. You can say 'no' to money, you know.
Lately I bought XP and was then treated as a criminal by MS because I accidentally thrashed the installation. When I installed XP the second time it didn't want to 'activate' anymore. Next time I'll just download a corporate edition somewhere.
That's like doping in sports: you don't realize you're destroying your body, and after prolonged use you end up in a wheelchair. I wouldn't be surprised to see the number of nightly accidents go up in the long run when the blue lights are introduced.
I saw the video a few days ago. The most impressive part for me was when this guy kicked the machine, and it struggled to find its (not it's, you misspellers!) balance back. Look at the legs go! It looks so real it's (it is) amazing! The part where it climbed the rubble was also impressive. It looks like the thing has eyes that it uses to find out where it should put its feet.
I agree with your post wholeheartedly. Luckily around the time 6 was out, I switched to Linux, and WP had Linux versions of their software. I wrote my Ph.D. thesis in WP7 back in 1999, and I laughed at the people who struggled with Word. Our university back then had decided that everything MS did was good and they were to be worshipped, and it's surprising how many scientists believed that. My vision of scientists as independant, self-relying people who don't usually take things they are told for granted was shattered back then.
I spend hours at work cursing and shouting just because of the way MS software handles figures. They never are the size you want, the never appear at the place you tell them to appear, and when you edit a bit of text they walk away. And MS never understood that a caption is supposed to stay under or above the figure. It drives me nuts!
That's because it's a BBC documentary and the BBC wants money for it from people from abroad. That's the way the BBC is financed and the reason why they can make all these amazing documentaries. I live in NL and I also can't see the video on YouTube.
That's a very good point. Add to it that America has shown a few times that forcing a country into changing itself to a democracy doesn't work. The change has to come from the people who live there. The only thing we can do against the way the Chinese gouvernment treats its people is telling Chine we disapprove very much the way they handled the 'crisis' in Tibet, and maybe boycot the Olympic games, although I'm not sure that will help in the long run.
I remember when I had a Commodore 64, about 24 years ago, and solid state drives were 'just around the corner'. They have been lurking there for a VERY long time, but finally they arrived! I can't wait to get my hands on one. The next thing to emerge is Linux for the masses, which has been around the corner for about 12 years, if not longer. I'm very optimistic about that since the Eee PC turned out to be such a huge success last year. The future looks bright!
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It was a bit complicated. I first had a bootcamp partition with an 'illegal' version of Windows on it. I wiped that partition and put my legally bought Windows on there. That worked fine. Then I rebooted in OSX, and started Parallels. However, I forgot to tell Parallels I had a new Windows install on the Bootcamp partition. So Parallels didn't know about the new install, and completely destroyed it. And for some reason that was enough for Windows to consider me a criminal the next time I installed it.
Exactly.
Exactly, and how much they care about interoperability. If they really cared about interoperability they would have implemented ODF as a working document format in Office 2007, and not as a crappy converter plugin like they have now.
Not only sad but dispickable, extremely annoying and worth an investigation. People at ISO should be punished for changing the rules like this. You can say 'no' to money, you know.
Lately I bought XP and was then treated as a criminal by MS because I accidentally thrashed the installation. When I installed XP the second time it didn't want to 'activate' anymore. Next time I'll just download a corporate edition somewhere.
That's like doping in sports: you don't realize you're destroying your body, and after prolonged use you end up in a wheelchair. I wouldn't be surprised to see the number of nightly accidents go up in the long run when the blue lights are introduced.
No, super 3D is just 3D but then very much so.
I heard somewhere Apple is working on an implementation of OOXML for their office suite.
I read TFA and WOW, it's such a very simple idea, easy to make, and has such enormously cool implications! Simple ideas are often the best!
The whine can not be fixed. The robot is made in cooperation with Unseen University, and therefore has a swarm of bees as a brain.
That made me laugh out loud! I'm still grinning :)
I saw the video a few days ago. The most impressive part for me was when this guy kicked the machine, and it struggled to find its (not it's, you misspellers!) balance back. Look at the legs go! It looks so real it's (it is) amazing! The part where it climbed the rubble was also impressive. It looks like the thing has eyes that it uses to find out where it should put its feet.
No way man, that's be sooo 21st century by then!
I agree with your post wholeheartedly. Luckily around the time 6 was out, I switched to Linux, and WP had Linux versions of their software. I wrote my Ph.D. thesis in WP7 back in 1999, and I laughed at the people who struggled with Word. Our university back then had decided that everything MS did was good and they were to be worshipped, and it's surprising how many scientists believed that. My vision of scientists as independant, self-relying people who don't usually take things they are told for granted was shattered back then.
I spend hours at work cursing and shouting just because of the way MS software handles figures. They never are the size you want, the never appear at the place you tell them to appear, and when you edit a bit of text they walk away. And MS never understood that a caption is supposed to stay under or above the figure. It drives me nuts!
That's because it's a BBC documentary and the BBC wants money for it from people from abroad. That's the way the BBC is financed and the reason why they can make all these amazing documentaries. I live in NL and I also can't see the video on YouTube.
That's a very good point. Add to it that America has shown a few times that forcing a country into changing itself to a democracy doesn't work. The change has to come from the people who live there. The only thing we can do against the way the Chinese gouvernment treats its people is telling Chine we disapprove very much the way they handled the 'crisis' in Tibet, and maybe boycot the Olympic games, although I'm not sure that will help in the long run.
Yep. That's what they were charging me.
Because I had a Pro account that was expiring and I thought I'd wait until the uncertainty about the takeover is over before paying again. ;)
That won't work. People will just deinstall the plugin and keep using FF.
I already deactivated my Flickr account. MS has enough of my money.
I remember when I had a Commodore 64, about 24 years ago, and solid state drives were 'just around the corner'. They have been lurking there for a VERY long time, but finally they arrived! I can't wait to get my hands on one. The next thing to emerge is Linux for the masses, which has been around the corner for about 12 years, if not longer. I'm very optimistic about that since the Eee PC turned out to be such a huge success last year. The future looks bright!
That's a good point, but then I want at least 200 dollars for every paper I review.
Do they really think I'm going to press the 'Next Photo' button 11 times?
We can only hope the thing will be replaced soon by a phone that is cool even without Steve's RDF.