As a former XP x64 user, I was quite happy with it for a long time... Until a particular vendor which is not easily compared to oranges decided to prevent it's media player from installing... Which caused me a bit of suffering.
That was fine until other vendors started doing similar checks in their installer and started telling me that I couldn't install on an unsupported OS. I caved, installed Vista.. had to manually install Service Packs since Windows Update didn't seem to have the capability to install them...
I now have Windows 7 x64. My adventures with the RC were positive enough that it wasn't much effort to give Vista the finger and move on.
Mods? Troll? Seriously? It went quite well with the parent humor. I do not believe there was trollage intended here, nor did it have the teeth to feed with.
Boo mods.
Note: If the parent post is no longer marked Troll, then I commend the mods for correcting an otherwise totally unfair marking.
You mean, other than vote for someone besides these F ups? Better yet, you could run for office yourself as a representative. If you make your constituents happy, then you can move onto the Senate and really get the ball rolling.
Claiming that none of us can do anything disarms us. Vote, or run for office. Don't cry claiming that you're helpless.
Make sure that you have a document to describe how to take back the network in case you decide to fire the IT staff. I used to work in this area, and I provided this to my clients even if they didn't ask for it.
If I were looking to outsource, I'd certainly make sure that I had the ability to rip it back. Even if I trust the outsourcing company completely, which is requirement #0 in my book, I want to make sure that my company stays my company.
Agreed. "The Shack" just sounds incredibly sketchy to me. It'll garner some initial attention (like us making fun of it), but I don't think that's what they were looking for in the name change.
I could be wrong though... I've never been in marketing.
Pardon my ignorance. I have a lot of it.
What is the advantage of having flash memory in a keyboard? I remember that the keyboard (at least at one time, I don't know if that's still the case) used an interrupt call to process input... But the load the keyboard placed on system resources should be so low, that there wouldn't be a need to offload that right?
I have to be missing something here. It seems to me that by having something like this, you're just begging for trouble since it opens another attack surface. Anywhere you have processing and memory is a place for malware to reside. This doesn't impress me much Apple.
Unless you're a developer. In that case, it's better to go ahead and fix it yourself instead of waiting for the sysadmin to try rebooting and then come asking for help.
I guess some of us have better work environments than others
Unless you're a sysadmin who's getting a call from a developer because they *think* they know what's wrong and "fixed" the problem, yet their software isn't working...
Sorry, this is a bit of a raw and recently reopened wound for me...
But this is more like a case of the retailer showing up at your door and breaking the disc in half. In that case, you bet I better get a replacement from that retailer.
If they're shutting down their DRM server, then they need to release non-DRMd copies of the music to the end user... Well... Actually, I guess that depends on the EULA. Someone care to check it?
Good old appeal for the children and class warfare.
This study indicates that your blanket statement isn't quite true. The link indicates that in the first few years organic output does tend to be markedly lower. With proper organic techniques, however, the yields increased in those areas, and in some cases exceeded the conventional farming technique.
Organic farming, IMHO, has its place. In fact, your statement that "You cannot be against world hunger and for organic foods" is just plain wrong. In the third world countries, where fertilizer isn't really in the budget, organic methods greatly increased yields. It might be worth re-evaluating your stance.
Well.. I have to admit that I'm impressed that Verizon isn't planning on backing down on this. In fact, they're essentially putting their lawyers where their mouth is... wait.. that didn't come out right.
Help us EU! You're our only hope!
No.. seriously.. Our system of checks and balances resulted in lobbyists writing the checks, and the executive branches appointing justices that fit their political desires.
It's pretty sad that we let the record companies tell legislature and the judiciary that it's okay for them to investigate without probable cause, sue citizens into oblivion with numbers that have no grounds in reality, and then turn around and complain that they don't make enough money after screwing the artists.
When they try to make money with ideas that aren't theirs, or ideas that are so ridiculously obvious or broad, then I have a problem.
I have no problem with someone trying to make money with an idea that isn't theirs. If they make a better mousetrap, even if they didn't think of it, they should be able to profit off that. Also, if someone can find a good way to make money even off obvious ideas, I'm all for that too. It's when they try to do things in the court system with no intention of actually producing anything that I have issues.
Well.. Actually... This will have little bearing on overall patent trolling and issues. But at least there's a court out there that's paying attention.
If anything, based on the statements presented, I'd argue that the disparity in females is widening between the attractive and heifer. Attractive women, of course, can attract more males. There's a certain set of unattractive women who are particularly successful in attracting males by merely going out of their way to "get what they can." There are also a fair number of males out there merely trying to accomplish the same thing, and will lower their standards to accomplish that too.
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As a former XP x64 user, I was quite happy with it for a long time... Until a particular vendor which is not easily compared to oranges decided to prevent it's media player from installing... Which caused me a bit of suffering.
That was fine until other vendors started doing similar checks in their installer and started telling me that I couldn't install on an unsupported OS. I caved, installed Vista.. had to manually install Service Packs since Windows Update didn't seem to have the capability to install them...
I now have Windows 7 x64. My adventures with the RC were positive enough that it wasn't much effort to give Vista the finger and move on.
Mods? Troll? Seriously? It went quite well with the parent humor. I do not believe there was trollage intended here, nor did it have the teeth to feed with.
Boo mods.
Note: If the parent post is no longer marked Troll, then I commend the mods for correcting an otherwise totally unfair marking.
Or maybe that's why the banks needed a bailout.
The tellers were all going through withdrawal, and they needed more cash to flow through to keep the buzz going?
And there's not a thing that we can do about it.
You mean, other than vote for someone besides these F ups? Better yet, you could run for office yourself as a representative. If you make your constituents happy, then you can move onto the Senate and really get the ball rolling.
Claiming that none of us can do anything disarms us. Vote, or run for office. Don't cry claiming that you're helpless.
Make sure that you have a document to describe how to take back the network in case you decide to fire the IT staff. I used to work in this area, and I provided this to my clients even if they didn't ask for it. If I were looking to outsource, I'd certainly make sure that I had the ability to rip it back. Even if I trust the outsourcing company completely, which is requirement #0 in my book, I want to make sure that my company stays my company.
Is it bad that I have no idea what a P90X is?
CowboyNeal, with a dozen roses and a little champagne.
I guess I am.
Agreed. "The Shack" just sounds incredibly sketchy to me. It'll garner some initial attention (like us making fun of it), but I don't think that's what they were looking for in the name change. I could be wrong though... I've never been in marketing.
hippies => free spirits?
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Pardon my ignorance. I have a lot of it. What is the advantage of having flash memory in a keyboard? I remember that the keyboard (at least at one time, I don't know if that's still the case) used an interrupt call to process input... But the load the keyboard placed on system resources should be so low, that there wouldn't be a need to offload that right? I have to be missing something here. It seems to me that by having something like this, you're just begging for trouble since it opens another attack surface. Anywhere you have processing and memory is a place for malware to reside. This doesn't impress me much Apple.
Like posting here?
Unless you're a developer. In that case, it's better to go ahead and fix it yourself instead of waiting for the sysadmin to try rebooting and then come asking for help. I guess some of us have better work environments than others
Unless you're a sysadmin who's getting a call from a developer because they *think* they know what's wrong and "fixed" the problem, yet their software isn't working...
Sorry, this is a bit of a raw and recently reopened wound for me...
I at least hope they're getting a good laugh.
Exactly. If the agreement states that Walmart's allowed to do this, then you have no recourse.
But this is more like a case of the retailer showing up at your door and breaking the disc in half. In that case, you bet I better get a replacement from that retailer.
If they're shutting down their DRM server, then they need to release non-DRMd copies of the music to the end user... Well... Actually, I guess that depends on the EULA. Someone care to check it?
Good old appeal for the children and class warfare.
This study indicates that your blanket statement isn't quite true. The link indicates that in the first few years organic output does tend to be markedly lower. With proper organic techniques, however, the yields increased in those areas, and in some cases exceeded the conventional farming technique.
Organic farming, IMHO, has its place. In fact, your statement that "You cannot be against world hunger and for organic foods" is just plain wrong. In the third world countries, where fertilizer isn't really in the budget, organic methods greatly increased yields. It might be worth re-evaluating your stance.
Well.. I have to admit that I'm impressed that Verizon isn't planning on backing down on this. In fact, they're essentially putting their lawyers where their mouth is... wait.. that didn't come out right.
Help us EU! You're our only hope! No.. seriously.. Our system of checks and balances resulted in lobbyists writing the checks, and the executive branches appointing justices that fit their political desires. It's pretty sad that we let the record companies tell legislature and the judiciary that it's okay for them to investigate without probable cause, sue citizens into oblivion with numbers that have no grounds in reality, and then turn around and complain that they don't make enough money after screwing the artists.
But can we be sure that this is the guy who actually invented it?
When they try to make money with ideas that aren't theirs, or ideas that are so ridiculously obvious or broad, then I have a problem.
I have no problem with someone trying to make money with an idea that isn't theirs. If they make a better mousetrap, even if they didn't think of it, they should be able to profit off that. Also, if someone can find a good way to make money even off obvious ideas, I'm all for that too. It's when they try to do things in the court system with no intention of actually producing anything that I have issues.
Now the trick is finding enough sharks to make the display useful.
Well.. Actually... This will have little bearing on overall patent trolling and issues. But at least there's a court out there that's paying attention.
Agree with parent.
If anything, based on the statements presented, I'd argue that the disparity in females is widening between the attractive and heifer. Attractive women, of course, can attract more males. There's a certain set of unattractive women who are particularly successful in attracting males by merely going out of their way to "get what they can." There are also a fair number of males out there merely trying to accomplish the same thing, and will lower their standards to accomplish that too.
Ever hear of a slump buster?