We just had that message posted a few days ago. It seems to me that if Linux is MS's biggest threat, then they are indeed a monopoly. While Linux/Gnome/KDE/etc. may some day give them a run for their money. I don't see them losing any sleep over it.
That's sort of like saying "The biggest threat to humankind is the cockroach." Sure, in a few million years, something could happen, but I'm not too worried. Thus humans have a "monopoly" on the planet.
I'll probably get flamed for this, but c'mon guys, Linux is not going to start replacing any real percentage of desktops in the forseeable future. Anyone that thinks otherwise is at best, extremely optimistic, and at worst, delusional.
Slashdolt
-If you don't agree with me, then I'm not explaining myself well enough.
Isn't this similar to when Paramount started telling Star Trek fan sites that they couldn't use pictures of the USS Enterprise? Eventually, they realized that they were eliminating their fan base, and backed off.
It seems to me that Apple is making the same mistake here. People who get these themes are paying tribute to Apple. I would figure that they would make more people want to buy Apple's stuff.
No one is making money from these themes. Perhaps they should start prohibiting people from discussing "how good a Macintosh is" in newsgroups too. After all, Macintosh is a registered trademark and if you make a post without saying that it's a trademark, you are essentially publishing something without mentioning the registered trademark issue.
(Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple computer corporation)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't MS essentially tell SlashDot that having links to places that contained copyrighted information was the same as posting it?
So... Maybe Microsoft bugs should just not be posted anywhere.
showstopperA hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to something stunningly *good*.
I thought that was interesting anyway. Sort of like Flammable and Inflammable meaning exactly the same thing.
I got one of these free in the mail. It looks like a nifty little gift. I plan to see what I can do with it, hack it, etc. I never would have bought one, but getting one for free seems pretty cool.
If I had several hours to spend at my computer, text adventures would be fun. But when I sit down at my computer to play a game, I want instant gratification. Who has time to sit and think? I want to blow people away, or race down the road at 150mph with reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Zork was a blast, but it just doesn't pump the endorphines as fast as Quake.
Nevertheless, I still believe that text adventures could have a huge market. People still read books, right? Get some super-famous author (say Stephen King, Anne Rice, Michael Crichton, etc.) to write one. Don't make it software for people to buy. Keep it on the Internet (i.e. make money via advertising), throw in some new twists, and you are on your way to making tons of $$$.
This seems to obvious to me. People would be playing it at work, etc. Nothing to download, except web pages.
I really believe this could work.
Well said, but I think more to the point is the following...
If someone has a XYZ lock on their home, and I find a way to successfully break into their home, by using some diabling the lock, then I have violated the law. Why? Because I broke into their home.
If I bought an identical lock and showed all of my friends how it worked and then published the inner workings of the XYZ lock, am I violating the law? I don't believe so, except in certain cases where National Defense (e.g. creating a nuclear bomb), are involved. BTW: You can easily find nuclear bomb instructions on the Internet.
I keep hearing people talk about faster processors, faster memory (for the faster processors) and claims that RAM speed is the bottle-neck. Hard drives have made very little speed improvements in the last few years. I bought a WD 340MB drive a few years back that was (I believe) 11 ms. Most of the drives now are what 7, 8, 9ms? I used the drive on a 486DX-40. I now have a Celeron 466. My processor is 10's of times faster, whereas my HD is maybe 50% faster at the most. Yes, it holds a lot more, but it's still slowing my system down.
If SCSI became the standard as opposed to IDE, it may help the situation to an extent, but shouldn't we really be looking at new technologies? What about using flash-drives or something similar. Maybe a 200MB flash-drive to cache the most commonly accessed files (thanks to some new OS enhancement that doesn't currently exist).
Face it. Hard drives are bigger but it would be nice if you could have something smaller that was 10 times faster.
Before opening this bag of seed, you must agree to the terms of the end user license agreement? Yup, it's already happening, believe it or not. I went to buy some seed potatoes on-line at www.irish-eyes.com and on one variety it said "For personal use only." How can someone dictate where and how you use what you grow? In the future, all new varieties may be patented and come with license agreements. Monsanto has their "Roundup(TM) Ready(TM)" corn and other crops that produce sterile seeds. What if you got one of them to grow? What if you started to produce your own corn (non hybrid) that had the same genes, but a different name? You'd be sued by Monsanto, of course, because no one can produce those genes without their consent. Now, to really boggle your mind. What if I get a patent on the Y chromosome? No one may produce male offspring without my written consent?
It is a two player game. It is one of the most insideous games ever invented. Small children should not be taught this game and should never be allowed to play this game. Although the objective of this game is to kill only one of the opponents players, in order to do this, the player will willingly sacrifice some of his own players! Also, each player will routinely kill the other's players to accomplish their end goal. I have seen people get extremely upset and violent after playing this game. It is a terrible game. Yes, please do all you can to ban CHESS!
Good point, but basically what I think people don't like is the idea of a bunch of foreign workers stealing their jobs. I'm content with my salary, but from what I keep hearing, it's way below the national average. It pays my bills and I own a house. I like where I work, and I like the people I work with. I left for a year and eventually came back (for more money, hehe). Basically, this company couldn't find anyone to replace me. They hired someone and paid him a lot more (from what I've been told) and he got some things done, but quality suffered. Lots of clueless people are jumping into IT, that wouldn't even know how to code a simple database entry screen with anything other than VBA, yet they are still getting paid good salaries, because computer programming is all "magic" to most of the people that determine salaries. VBA vs C++, there just different languages right? Uhhh... No...
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We just had that message posted a few days ago. It seems to me that if Linux is MS's biggest threat, then they are indeed a monopoly. While Linux/Gnome/KDE/etc. may some day give them a run for their money. I don't see them losing any sleep over it.
That's sort of like saying "The biggest threat to humankind is the cockroach." Sure, in a few million years, something could happen, but I'm not too worried. Thus humans have a "monopoly" on the planet.
I'll probably get flamed for this, but c'mon guys, Linux is not going to start replacing any real percentage of desktops in the forseeable future. Anyone that thinks otherwise is at best, extremely optimistic, and at worst, delusional.
Slashdolt
-If you don't agree with me, then I'm not explaining myself well enough.
If somebody made something that "looked" like my program, but contained none of the functionality, I would consider it a compliment.
And yes. I am a developer.
Isn't this similar to when Paramount started telling Star Trek fan sites that they couldn't use pictures of the USS Enterprise? Eventually, they realized that they were eliminating their fan base, and backed off.
It seems to me that Apple is making the same mistake here. People who get these themes are paying tribute to Apple. I would figure that they would make more people want to buy Apple's stuff.
No one is making money from these themes. Perhaps they should start prohibiting people from discussing "how good a Macintosh is" in newsgroups too. After all, Macintosh is a registered trademark and if you make a post without saying that it's a trademark, you are essentially publishing something without mentioning the registered trademark issue.
(Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple computer corporation)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't MS essentially tell SlashDot that having links to places that contained copyrighted information was the same as posting it?
So... Maybe Microsoft bugs should just not be posted anywhere.
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showstopper A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to something stunningly *good*. I thought that was interesting anyway. Sort of like Flammable and Inflammable meaning exactly the same thing.
No, no. That's right, the Mellissa virus wasn't this destructive. It only sent out emails to some of the people in your address list.
I got one of these free in the mail. It looks like a nifty little gift. I plan to see what I can do with it, hack it, etc. I never would have bought one, but getting one for free seems pretty cool.
What's the problem guys?
Just thought I should correct you, because I'm anal retentive.
If I had several hours to spend at my computer, text adventures would be fun. But when I sit down at my computer to play a game, I want instant gratification. Who has time to sit and think? I want to blow people away, or race down the road at 150mph with reckless disregard for the safety of others. Zork was a blast, but it just doesn't pump the endorphines as fast as Quake. Nevertheless, I still believe that text adventures could have a huge market. People still read books, right? Get some super-famous author (say Stephen King, Anne Rice, Michael Crichton, etc.) to write one. Don't make it software for people to buy. Keep it on the Internet (i.e. make money via advertising), throw in some new twists, and you are on your way to making tons of $$$. This seems to obvious to me. People would be playing it at work, etc. Nothing to download, except web pages. I really believe this could work.
Apparently, it had no effect. I still couldn't bring up the screen shots with a 384K connection.
Redundant? I was the first one to say it. Redundant would imply that it had been said before.
Well said, but I think more to the point is the following...
If someone has a XYZ lock on their home, and I find a way to successfully break into their home, by using some diabling the lock, then I have violated the law. Why? Because I broke into their home.
If I bought an identical lock and showed all of my friends how it worked and then published the inner workings of the XYZ lock, am I violating the law? I don't believe so, except in certain cases where National Defense (e.g. creating a nuclear bomb), are involved. BTW: You can easily find nuclear bomb instructions on the Internet.
If you start providing access to the Internet to others and making money, this is wrong.
If you are providing dial-up service to all your friends, this is also wrong.
If you are using it to provide service for your in-home LAN, this is still within your residence, and is not a breach of contract.
Why is this so hard for people on here to understand!!!??? I think every ISP has had this provision since day 1.
I keep hearing people talk about faster processors, faster memory (for the faster processors) and claims that RAM speed is the bottle-neck. Hard drives have made very little speed improvements in the last few years. I bought a WD 340MB drive a few years back that was (I believe) 11 ms. Most of the drives now are what 7, 8, 9ms? I used the drive on a 486DX-40. I now have a Celeron 466. My processor is 10's of times faster, whereas my HD is maybe 50% faster at the most. Yes, it holds a lot more, but it's still slowing my system down.
If SCSI became the standard as opposed to IDE, it may help the situation to an extent, but shouldn't we really be looking at new technologies? What about using flash-drives or something similar. Maybe a 200MB flash-drive to cache the most commonly accessed files (thanks to some new OS enhancement that doesn't currently exist).
Face it. Hard drives are bigger but it would be nice if you could have something smaller that was 10 times faster.
Oui, c'est vrai!
In US English, however, it typically applies to the red stuff that females (and 80's hair bands) put on their cheeks.
I think you meant "rogue". Unless it only scans those pinkish-reddish web sites...
I'd never put anything on a web site of that color, so I guess I'm safe.
Before opening this bag of seed, you must agree to the terms of the end user license agreement? Yup, it's already happening, believe it or not. I went to buy some seed potatoes on-line at www.irish-eyes.com and on one variety it said "For personal use only." How can someone dictate where and how you use what you grow? In the future, all new varieties may be patented and come with license agreements. Monsanto has their "Roundup(TM) Ready(TM)" corn and other crops that produce sterile seeds. What if you got one of them to grow? What if you started to produce your own corn (non hybrid) that had the same genes, but a different name? You'd be sued by Monsanto, of course, because no one can produce those genes without their consent. Now, to really boggle your mind. What if I get a patent on the Y chromosome? No one may produce male offspring without my written consent?
It is a two player game. It is one of the most insideous games ever invented. Small children should not be taught this game and should never be allowed to play this game. Although the objective of this game is to kill only one of the opponents players, in order to do this, the player will willingly sacrifice some of his own players! Also, each player will routinely kill the other's players to accomplish their end goal. I have seen people get extremely upset and violent after playing this game. It is a terrible game. Yes, please do all you can to ban CHESS!
Good point, but basically what I think people don't like is the idea of a bunch of foreign workers stealing their jobs. I'm content with my salary, but from what I keep hearing, it's way below the national average. It pays my bills and I own a house. I like where I work, and I like the people I work with. I left for a year and eventually came back (for more money, hehe). Basically, this company couldn't find anyone to replace me. They hired someone and paid him a lot more (from what I've been told) and he got some things done, but quality suffered. Lots of clueless people are jumping into IT, that wouldn't even know how to code a simple database entry screen with anything other than VBA, yet they are still getting paid good salaries, because computer programming is all "magic" to most of the people that determine salaries. VBA vs C++, there just different languages right? Uhhh... No...
I disagree. I would be more inclined to say i, as in the square root of -1.