Exactly! And it doesn't even have to be cutting edge, exotic things. One of my rulers for measuring how close linux browsers are to being ready for prime time is "can they play the Yahoo games?" (these are mostly if not entirely java games.) So far the answer is "Yes, for a little while until they lock up". Which, while not ideal, is a long ways from "Nope, it just crashes the whole browser immediately."
Also Thursday, Microsoft defended its decision to disclose to the trial judge only its antitrust discussions with officials in the executive branch, but not with those in Congress. Records of such contacts are required under the 1974 Tunney Act, passed to guarantee that a company settling antitrust charges doesn't improperly lobby the government.
Translation: Hey! The key political figures that we can influence in our favor are none of your business! We're above the law, remember!
The states' call for an open-source version of Internet Explorer would destroy "any incentive for Microsoft to invest in the creation of such new versions," Microsoft said.
but what if you suffer from the Zoolander syndrome of not being able to turn left? You fall and kill yourself, then who delivers the eugoogly?
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I have about 80% use of fingers on left hand, 15-20% on right. This encompasses flexibility, mobility and strength (grip...) No flexibility on either wrist. I've switched to a trackball from optical mouse, but something like a Twiddler sounds great. My left hand/arm is doing all of the typing and tires from being elevated over the keyboard instead of resting on the wrist-rest like it has for years:)
Thanks for the pointer. I'll try to post a followup/eval.
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new accessibility features for disabled users
Having just broken both my wrists 2 weeks ago while snowboarding (right in 3 places, left in 2) this is suddenly of great interest. (took 10 minutes just to type this in:(
That and the one intro to Accounting course that a buddy and I took was so easy to grasp that we would study for the tests while splitting a couple of pitchers at the campus pub the night before.
The vmware window has a freeze/suspend button that will let you freeze the session and resume later. Taking that a step farther, you can even copy the files for that virtual machine to another host, start vmware back up, and execution will resume right where it left off. A number of Linux/BSD/Win os's supported, too.
Classic MS strategy: get any premise for initiating a lawsuit against competitor X, and pretty soon X will settle or go away. As X approaches infinity...
Actually, the 5 billion is a global modernisation fund, of which 100 million is to be spent on this project this year. It doesn't say how much of that is going to MS, but I would bet that most of it is going to staff (converting existing data, writing new API's and or middleware interfaces, etc...)
If the pilot was finished in May 2000, why did it take 18 months to air? I've been looking forward to it for longer than that and it was everything I hoped and more. Is there a 25-words-or-less rundown of what you can't use from the comic and/or animated series somewhere? (or just a flat list?)
How many licks does it take to get through the hard shell of crime to the soft, chewy center of justice?
And if you ever get the chance, get any of Terry's audio books read by Nigel Planer (unabridged!) He breathes a whole new level of life and personality into the characters. Just off the top of my head, I know that "Guards, Guards", "Men at Arms", "Pyramids", "The Colour of Magic", "Interesting Times" and "The Light Fantastic" are available, but I'm sure there's more. Check your local public library, and be _sure_ to ask about interlibrary loan!
"I think the numbers are quite reasonable. The applications are putting a load on us," Muglia said. "These numbers are barely covering (our costs)...We're not making money with these numbers.
Muglia reiterated that the bulk of the revenue needed to keep.Net My Services running will come from customers. "We think the predominant place is to focus on users' value and charging end users (customers) for that value."
So they cover costs with the developer fees and everything from the users/consumers is profit? And because they're going to get millions of users just because Windows will come preinstalled they'll make millions (or more?)
BTW, did anyone catch Bill on Frasier?
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Using the human body as an analogous self-maintaining system, would there be a coresponding lifespan to such a system? A point that is reached when the body can no longer repair and regulate itself and it simply quits.
For that matter would there be analogous doctors, hospitals and life support systems? How about gymnasiums for keeping in shape? (and I ask that last one only half-jokingly...)
Okay, but there are some mixed messages throughout this article. So the net is the best source if information? or is it the best source of disinformation? or the best source of terrorist propoganda? or fund raising? or breaking news? or is it fulfilling the promise of the wired world? (which is what?)
Just throwing out a big pile of somewhat related media facts and opinion is kind of like telling us that there is an art gallery that we must visit but not lending any conclusions as to what works of art we should make an effort to see and which aren't worth the trip.
By the end of your article, we have waded through the list of facts and haven't found a premise that the facts supposedly support. Thanks, Sgt. Friday.
Most of the technology developed in the last 10 years has been related to gathering, storing and analyzing data. The hopeful goal is to produce information from the raw data. This is probably where we'll see the most benefit from any technology applied to Bin Laden and company. Current technology won't keep a plane from flying into a building, won't protect a water supply from any and all toxic chemicals, or keep people from contracting diseases due to biological weapon activation.
On the other hand, technology can help us gather information about who is doing what and where they're doing it. Could it stand some improvement? You bet. You can also bet that there's a whole lot of scrambling going on in the various intelligence agencies to improve any of their technologies that may have lagged in recent years.
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The good guys are on the accoustic guitars. (see the "limited edition Dan Fogeyburp collector series")
H2So4: it's not just for breakfast anymore
Exactly! And it doesn't even have to be cutting edge, exotic things. One of my rulers for measuring how close linux browsers are to being ready for prime time is "can they play the Yahoo games?" (these are mostly if not entirely java games.) So far the answer is "Yes, for a little while until they lock up". Which, while not ideal, is a long ways from "Nope, it just crashes the whole browser immediately."
Ain't we a pair, Raggedy Man
Also Thursday, Microsoft defended its decision to disclose to the trial judge only its antitrust discussions with officials in the executive branch, but not with those in Congress. Records of such contacts are required under the 1974 Tunney Act, passed to guarantee that a company settling antitrust charges doesn't improperly lobby the government.
Translation:
Hey! The key political figures that we can influence in our favor are none of your business! We're above the law, remember!
The states' call for an open-source version of Internet Explorer would destroy "any incentive for Microsoft to invest in the creation of such new versions," Microsoft said.
damn! they've figured out our stagety!!!(sic)
just make sure you don't overdo the voltage; you wouldn't want to end up with a waffle iron pattern on the skin underneath!
When in doubt, do like the doubters do
but what if you suffer from the Zoolander syndrome of not being able to turn left? You fall and kill yourself, then who delivers the eugoogly?
I have about 80% use of fingers on left hand, 15-20% on right. This encompasses flexibility, mobility and strength (grip...) No flexibility on either wrist. I've switched to a trackball from optical mouse, but something like a Twiddler sounds great. My left hand/arm is doing all of the typing and tires from being elevated over the keyboard instead of resting on the wrist-rest like it has for years :)
Thanks for the pointer. I'll try to post a followup/eval.
new accessibility features for disabled users
:(
Having just broken both my wrists 2 weeks ago while snowboarding (right in 3 places, left in 2) this is suddenly of great interest. (took 10 minutes just to type this in
We used to express this in math terms:
lim Eng. = Business
gpa->0
That and the one intro to Accounting course that a buddy and I took was so easy to grasp that we would study for the tests while splitting a couple of pitchers at the campus pub the night before.
I'm not an actor, but I play one on tv.
The vmware window has a freeze/suspend button that will let you freeze the session and resume later. Taking that a step farther, you can even copy the files for that virtual machine to another host, start vmware back up, and execution will resume right where it left off. A number of Linux/BSD/Win os's supported, too.
Classic MS strategy: get any premise for initiating a lawsuit against competitor X, and pretty soon X will settle or go away. As X approaches infinity...
5) Gvnt thinks its a good idea to look over the fix first
6) rootkit released
7) (5-6 months later patch is accepted)...
And this is different from the current procedure how?
If only the govt. used 9-track red tape...
As long as fast food consumers don't mind the occasional blue burger of death...
Those who forget history will need to cram extra hard to pass the final.
Are there still companies making paper tape, punch cards, 5.25" diskettes, TK50 cartridges and other waning media?
Anybody know if the DirectTV receivers with built-in Tivo will be offering the 2nd generation features as well?
Actually, the 5 billion is a global modernisation fund, of which 100 million is to be spent on this project this year. It doesn't say how much of that is going to MS, but I would bet that most of it is going to staff (converting existing data, writing new API's and or middleware interfaces, etc...)
I could have sworn that it was Al Gore. He put all of the packets into a lockbox, then switched it for another lockbox.
If the pilot was finished in May 2000, why did it take 18 months to air? I've been looking forward to it for longer than that and it was everything I hoped and more. Is there a 25-words-or-less rundown of what you can't use from the comic and/or animated series somewhere? (or just a flat list?)
How many licks does it take to get through the hard shell of crime to the soft, chewy center of justice?
And if you ever get the chance, get any of Terry's audio books read by Nigel Planer (unabridged!) He breathes a whole new level of life and personality into the characters. Just off the top of my head, I know that "Guards, Guards", "Men at Arms", "Pyramids", "The Colour of Magic", "Interesting Times" and "The Light Fantastic" are available, but I'm sure there's more. Check your local public library, and be _sure_ to ask about interlibrary loan!
"I think the numbers are quite reasonable. The applications are putting a load on us," Muglia said. "These numbers are barely covering (our costs)...We're not making money with these numbers.
.Net My Services running will come from customers. "We think the predominant place is to focus on users' value and charging end users (customers) for that value."
Muglia reiterated that the bulk of the revenue needed to keep
So they cover costs with the developer fees and everything from the users/consumers is profit? And because they're going to get millions of users just because Windows will come preinstalled they'll make millions (or more?)
BTW, did anyone catch Bill on Frasier?
Using the human body as an analogous self-maintaining system, would there be a coresponding lifespan to such a system? A point that is reached when the body can no longer repair and regulate itself and it simply quits.
For that matter would there be analogous doctors, hospitals and life support systems? How about gymnasiums for keeping in shape? (and I ask that last one only half-jokingly...)
Gordon
What do you think you are doing, Dave?
Okay, but there are some mixed messages throughout this article. So the net is the best source if information? or is it the best source of disinformation? or the best source of terrorist propoganda? or fund raising? or breaking news? or is it fulfilling the promise of the wired world? (which is what?)
Just throwing out a big pile of somewhat related media facts and opinion is kind of like telling us that there is an art gallery that we must visit but not lending any conclusions as to what works of art we should make an effort to see and which aren't worth the trip.
By the end of your article, we have waded through the list of facts and haven't found a premise that the facts supposedly support. Thanks, Sgt. Friday.
And I will forever now see a mental image of Jackie Chan singing this whenever I see/hear the lyrics...
Most of the technology developed in the last 10 years has been related to gathering, storing and analyzing data. The hopeful goal is to produce information from the raw data. This is probably where we'll see the most benefit from any technology applied to Bin Laden and company. Current technology won't keep a plane from flying into a building, won't protect a water supply from any and all toxic chemicals, or keep people from contracting diseases due to biological weapon activation.
On the other hand, technology can help us gather information about who is doing what and where they're doing it. Could it stand some improvement? You bet. You can also bet that there's a whole lot of scrambling going on in the various intelligence agencies to improve any of their technologies that may have lagged in recent years.
"For it is the doom of men that they forget."
"Every mighty oak was once just a nut who stood his ground."
So are you saying you're a might oak now, or still just a nut?