You're right. As this page points out, their machines come with WinXP Home Edition from the OEM. They just happen to blow it away and ensure that all of the hardware works very well with Linux, and your choice of distro is installed for you out of the box. They also provide a year of tech support, hence the markup.
Note: I have no problem with Emporer Linux's business model, and wish them success. However, I don't think they'll meet the submitter's requirement to never pay for Windows.
I don't see what the DMCA has to do with any of this, but I think your reference of retailers inviting the public in doesn't apply. The prices and sales information that was being published had not yet been released to the public.
The idea of information having to be released to the public before certain rights are given to the public is shown in (almost) everyone's favorite license: The GPL. Under the GPL, you are only required to distribute source to a modified product once you release that product to the product. If you modify and use a GPL product internally, you don't have to release your source. The prices and sales information referenced here was still only being used internally. I think we should cut at least a small amount of slack because the prices had not yet been published.
That said, I still think the DMCA is stupid (not to mention unconstitutional), and hope that absurdities such as this lead to it being repealed or struck down.
Isn't burning a book an act of Free Speech? I personally don't think Harry Potter deserves the stake. However, the members of the church that did the burning were exercising their 1st Amendment right to say "We disagree with this!" in a graphic manner that did not infringe on anyone else's rights.
I'm not "accusing" you of any particular political leanings, but if it was a bunch of Bibles being burned, would you still think that the event was anti-free speech? If burning Bibles shows a respect for Free Speech, then burning Harry Potter also shows a respect for Free Speech.
Now, if they were trying to get Harry Potter banned, then I would disagree with the church on 1st Amendment grounds.
I'll assume you were being devil's advocate as opposed to a troll. I listed my A+ to show that I at least have something resembling a clue when it comes to technical issues. Can I hold a candle to most of the people here on a technical level? Probably not. But most of the people here aren't capable/willing to get a law degree. The MIS degree and my continued experience in the tech field will differentiate me from most of the others in law school.
Then how can someone go about fixing the "problem" with the EFF? I'm a National Merit Scholar out of high school, am currently A+ certified, will be graduating with an MIS degree in two years, and then plan to obtain a law degree in Intellectual Property law from Ohio State. What path should I take to keep this crap from happening five years from now?
Thank you for the correction. I do stand by my second point, though.
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Here's an idea: instead of wasting their time whining about how awful MAPS is, why doesn't SafeSurf simply take their business elsewhere? Quit using TeleGlobe's service, tell them why you are leaving their service, and set up shop elsewhere. If using the RBL is so evil and dangerous, ISPs will quit using it when enough customers leave because of it.
Finally, raise your hand if you've ever been in a life-threatening emergency and chose to dial-up and check a disaster relief site as opposed to getting somewhere safe and calling 911. SafeSurf's use of that analogy (Think of the children! Think of the children's lives!) to further their point is sickening.
Do any OS PIMs sync with a Palm? I am very tempted to drop all things Microsoft with my next computer (that I'm building with parts to avoid the MS tax), but I live and die by the calendar on my Palm IIIxe / MS Outlook.
First, I do not keep a television in my apartment. I simply do not watch TV. Instead I spend my time keeping up on the news or playing games requiring a little intelligence.
At work I listen to 700 WLW most of the day, which further keeps me informed. Additionally, Mike McConnel and Bill Cunningham give excellent, right-leaning commentary.
I think part of the problem deals with the visual fixation of our culture. Everyone I've discussed this tragedy with talks about seeing the towers collapse again and again and again on TV. I was at work when we first heard a plane had hit the World Trade Center. (I initially thought a Cessna had gone off course or something. I wish that would have been the case.) Until I got home at six, I hand't seen a single visual image, even though most of the day's story had already developed.
I watched the video of the impact and collapse once from each angle, and watched video of the President's speeches. Other than that, I avoid looking for video (or even audio) links from the news sites. I would much prefer a long text story (or a three hour radio program), which requires actual reporting and/or intelligent thought or opinion.
I guess my point is that I try to be informed of as much as I can (be it politics, foreign affairs or tech news), but avoid the "oh look, shiny things" mentality of much of our TV news.
One last thing: I applaud most of the major news sites for pulling their ads in response to this tragedy. Of course, I don't think too many companies want their brand associated with terrorist attacks.
Barb Olsen was the passenger on the plane that went down in PA who called out on her cell phone.
She was the wife of Ted Olsen, Solicitor General of the United States. Mr. Olsen represents the United States in cases that appear before the Supreme Court.
I will not even begin to speculate on how this will impact our response to the terrorism.
I actually bought a copy of Crusaders after playing the demo. The demo was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the demo was the only good part of the game. Instead of requesting a refund from 3DO, I just played my friend's copy of Heroes III a lot.
The game that I feel has the best VO I've ever experienced would have to be Icewind Dale. Although Black Isle Studios has generally done an excellent job with all of the Infinity Engine games (as far as VO goes), Icewind Dale just seemed to stand out. I think the many different player voices that were available upon character creation really impressed me.
What was extremely important for Black Isle when they were creating these games based on D&D is that they have to draw the player into the experience. Apathetic voice actors would very quickly kill the illusion, and that's why I'm glad that BIS took the time to do it in four different titles (Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale, and Planescape:Torment).
It will be a new engine. Bioware, or Interplay, or Black Isle Studios, or someone involved with the Infinity Engine has stated that Baldur's Gate II will be the last game to use the current engine. I believe they are using a brand new engine to power Neverwinter Nights, although I'm sure it will be similar to the Infinity Engine. It's just that the Infinity Engine has been patched and tweaked so much since Baldur's Gate that it's time to start afresh.
And in case anybody's wondering, Icewind Dale is far better than Diablo II:).
As a member of what you would call the Christian Right, I think that there is something that needs to be clarified. To my knowledge, protesting in front of abortion clinics is legal, credit card fraud is not.
Are there members of any organization (be it right-wing, left-wing, or foreign) that will laugh in the face of legality or morality in order to advance their cause? Of course. Should the rest of the group be judged by this pathetic minority's actions? No.
My point is that I don't agree with abortion clinics or porn sites, nor do I feel that their presence is good for America. Although an abortion clinic is not someplace my anatomy would cause me to visit, I did spent several months addicted to porn, and it just about destroyed my life. However, even with my own experience, do I think that porn sites should be forcefully shut down, either through DOS or legislation? No.
I believe that pornography is a symptom of a greater longing deep within someone's empty life. I do my best to spend my life giving people an alternative to that longing. This alternative is something that lasts and will last a lot longer than simply a good wank.
To quote C.S. Lewis, one of the most respected Christian writers of all time, "If you search for Truth, you may find Comfort. If you search for Comfort, you will find neither Truth nor Comfort."
If you happen to be a student at Ohio State, you are welcome to join my organization: Fish and Chips (fish-and-chips.org) We are non-profit, although we might not fit your definition of charity. What we do is provide free on-site tech support in the dorms of Ohio State. Once we've fixed our client's computer, we try to open up a dialogue on Jesus Christ, more of an open discussion than preaching. (For those of you who may be thinking, oh great, here's another Christian ready to ram the Gospel down my throat, I recommend that you check out our Mission Statement.) We are a charity in that we are donating a service (our time and skills) to those who need it. However, a lot of people like to write off those organizations whose goal is to overtly minister Christ. (I don't think I'm being paranoid, just realistic:)) On a semi-related note, we are looking for a decent slogan for our ministry. So far the best I've been able to come up with is a Blues Brothers' reference : "We're on a mission from God." Feel free to post or email me suggestions if you can think of anything.
They could just put a link to eBay, where you can bid on your local politican; then the government search engine could get a percentage of the profits.
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You're right. As this page points out, their machines come with WinXP Home Edition from the OEM. They just happen to blow it away and ensure that all of the hardware works very well with Linux, and your choice of distro is installed for you out of the box. They also provide a year of tech support, hence the markup.
Note: I have no problem with Emporer Linux's business model, and wish them success. However, I don't think they'll meet the submitter's requirement to never pay for Windows.
But the problem with Linux girls is that it's so difficult to make them go down.
pretty much assures us he will not.
I'm waiting for the Slashback with the link to this guy's place on the Darwin Arwards.
More power to him in the interim though...
That really doesn't sound that tough. How difficult is it to fly to...
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Oh, wait. They must be referencing the President's State of the Union address. My bad...1330 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20036
15503 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, California 91436
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One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
The idea of information having to be released to the public before certain rights are given to the public is shown in (almost) everyone's favorite license: The GPL. Under the GPL, you are only required to distribute source to a modified product once you release that product to the product. If you modify and use a GPL product internally, you don't have to release your source. The prices and sales information referenced here was still only being used internally. I think we should cut at least a small amount of slack because the prices had not yet been published.
That said, I still think the DMCA is stupid (not to mention unconstitutional), and hope that absurdities such as this lead to it being repealed or struck down.
Isn't burning a book an act of Free Speech? I personally don't think Harry Potter deserves the stake. However, the members of the church that did the burning were exercising their 1st Amendment right to say "We disagree with this!" in a graphic manner that did not infringe on anyone else's rights.
I'm not "accusing" you of any particular political leanings, but if it was a bunch of Bibles being burned, would you still think that the event was anti-free speech? If burning Bibles shows a respect for Free Speech, then burning Harry Potter also shows a respect for Free Speech.
Now, if they were trying to get Harry Potter banned, then I would disagree with the church on 1st Amendment grounds.
I'll assume you were being devil's advocate as opposed to a troll. I listed my A+ to show that I at least have something resembling a clue when it comes to technical issues. Can I hold a candle to most of the people here on a technical level? Probably not. But most of the people here aren't capable/willing to get a law degree. The MIS degree and my continued experience in the tech field will differentiate me from most of the others in law school.
Then how can someone go about fixing the "problem" with the EFF? I'm a National Merit Scholar out of high school, am currently A+ certified, will be graduating with an MIS degree in two years, and then plan to obtain a law degree in Intellectual Property law from Ohio State. What path should I take to keep this crap from happening five years from now?
Thank you for the correction. I do stand by my second point, though.
Here's an idea: instead of wasting their time whining about how awful MAPS is, why doesn't SafeSurf simply take their business elsewhere? Quit using TeleGlobe's service, tell them why you are leaving their service, and set up shop elsewhere. If using the RBL is so evil and dangerous, ISPs will quit using it when enough customers leave because of it.
Finally, raise your hand if you've ever been in a life-threatening emergency and chose to dial-up and check a disaster relief site as opposed to getting somewhere safe and calling 911. SafeSurf's use of that analogy (Think of the children! Think of the children's lives!) to further their point is sickening.
Do any OS PIMs sync with a Palm? I am very tempted to drop all things Microsoft with my next computer (that I'm building with parts to avoid the MS tax), but I live and die by the calendar on my Palm IIIxe / MS Outlook.
Sorry everyone, but the correct link to 700 WLW is here.
First, I do not keep a television in my apartment. I simply do not watch TV. Instead I spend my time keeping up on the news or playing games requiring a little intelligence.
At work I listen to 700 WLW most of the day, which further keeps me informed. Additionally, Mike McConnel and Bill Cunningham give excellent, right-leaning commentary.
I think part of the problem deals with the visual fixation of our culture. Everyone I've discussed this tragedy with talks about seeing the towers collapse again and again and again on TV. I was at work when we first heard a plane had hit the World Trade Center. (I initially thought a Cessna had gone off course or something. I wish that would have been the case.) Until I got home at six, I hand't seen a single visual image, even though most of the day's story had already developed.
I watched the video of the impact and collapse once from each angle, and watched video of the President's speeches. Other than that, I avoid looking for video (or even audio) links from the news sites. I would much prefer a long text story (or a three hour radio program), which requires actual reporting and/or intelligent thought or opinion.
I guess my point is that I try to be informed of as much as I can (be it politics, foreign affairs or tech news), but avoid the "oh look, shiny things" mentality of much of our TV news.
One last thing: I applaud most of the major news sites for pulling their ads in response to this tragedy. Of course, I don't think too many companies want their brand associated with terrorist attacks.
Barb Olsen was the passenger on the plane that went down in PA who called out on her cell phone.
She was the wife of Ted Olsen, Solicitor General of the United States. Mr. Olsen represents the United States in cases that appear before the Supreme Court.
I will not even begin to speculate on how this will impact our response to the terrorism.
I actually bought a copy of Crusaders after playing the demo. The demo was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the demo was the only good part of the game. Instead of requesting a refund from 3DO, I just played my friend's copy of Heroes III a lot.
The game that I feel has the best VO I've ever experienced would have to be Icewind Dale. Although Black Isle Studios has generally done an excellent job with all of the Infinity Engine games (as far as VO goes), Icewind Dale just seemed to stand out. I think the many different player voices that were available upon character creation really impressed me.
What was extremely important for Black Isle when they were creating these games based on D&D is that they have to draw the player into the experience. Apathetic voice actors would very quickly kill the illusion, and that's why I'm glad that BIS took the time to do it in four different titles (Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale, and Planescape:Torment).
Well, seeing as today is the last day of "early 2001" (i.e. the first half), I think you're slightly mistaken. I'll assume you meant early 2002.
is to slashdot their site.
Don't you mean it's based on BSoD [Blue Screen of Death] code?
Then why did he reject the exact same story when I submitted it a week ago?
This hypocrisy bothers me. It would be one thing if he changed his mind and decided to post it, but to put it on the front page...
Great!! Now I can listen to mp3s in lecture in addition to playing Tetris!
And in case anybody's wondering, Icewind Dale is far better than Diablo II :).
Are there members of any organization (be it right-wing, left-wing, or foreign) that will laugh in the face of legality or morality in order to advance their cause? Of course. Should the rest of the group be judged by this pathetic minority's actions? No.
My point is that I don't agree with abortion clinics or porn sites, nor do I feel that their presence is good for America. Although an abortion clinic is not someplace my anatomy would cause me to visit, I did spent several months addicted to porn, and it just about destroyed my life. However, even with my own experience, do I think that porn sites should be forcefully shut down, either through DOS or legislation? No.
I believe that pornography is a symptom of a greater longing deep within someone's empty life. I do my best to spend my life giving people an alternative to that longing. This alternative is something that lasts and will last a lot longer than simply a good wank.
To quote C.S. Lewis, one of the most respected Christian writers of all time, "If you search for Truth, you may find Comfort. If you search for Comfort, you will find neither Truth nor Comfort."
If you happen to be a student at Ohio State, you are welcome to join my organization: Fish and Chips (fish-and-chips.org) We are non-profit, although we might not fit your definition of charity. What we do is provide free on-site tech support in the dorms of Ohio State. Once we've fixed our client's computer, we try to open up a dialogue on Jesus Christ, more of an open discussion than preaching. (For those of you who may be thinking, oh great, here's another Christian ready to ram the Gospel down my throat, I recommend that you check out our Mission Statement.) We are a charity in that we are donating a service (our time and skills) to those who need it. However, a lot of people like to write off those organizations whose goal is to overtly minister Christ. (I don't think I'm being paranoid, just realistic :)) On a semi-related note, we are looking for a decent slogan for our ministry. So far the best I've been able to come up with is a Blues Brothers' reference : "We're on a mission from God." Feel free to post or email me suggestions if you can think of anything.
They could just put a link to eBay, where you can bid on your local politican; then the government search engine could get a percentage of the profits.