Read the second link - the allegations. It goes into quite a bit of detail.
Some of the points touched on make me think I need to cancel all my extra hotmail/yahoo ID's and just create one with my name and that is it, lest I get sued by yahoo:)
Just to give folks a reminder: Just 'cause someone put it on a web-page doesn't mean it's true...
So...you are saying that the Xerox->Lisa is just a myth so it is untrue.
However, since I read you saying that on a web page, then it too must be untrue, meaning that I can clearly not choose the cup in front of me, er, uhh...that the Xerox->Lisa thing is true.
Put me and Heidi Klum in there - I'll keep at least me entertained for a year:)
Is there a problem with putting the capsule on a shuttle and just sending a shuttle to Mars? It'll give more room and storage for a landing device. I suppose it'd take more fuel for the needed thrust to head out and leave Mars.
This TV series was one of my favorites for the few weeks it was on. Hot of the trail of War Games, it was about 4 teenage kids and computers. One (Ritchie) had a HUGE computer which as best as one could tell was basically anything electronic all linked together.
Ritchie was the main whiz kid who, no matter where he was, find a computer that was linked into just about anything. I believe in one episode they were put into a closet to prevent them from spoiling something (Those meddeling kids) and TADA there was a terminal that controled everything in the building.
Sure, but we are one of the only species that can have sex at any point in the female's menstrual cycle (except that really yecchy part.)
See...sex hang ups. The yecchy part? So what - wear a condom, wash up after. Big deal. Plus for some women the release helps them relax and makes the cramping a little more bearable.
Besides - Unless it's a gushing heavy flow, it's not that messy plus it's pre-lubed.
Yup...and when Virgin Records (Believe they're based out of the UK) gets pissed cause it's either "Put your catalog online or Napster can serve it - because the US says so"
When I was using 386BSD in 91? (why not - I'd heard of BSD Unix, but not this Linux thing), Bill and Lynne would post to the 386bsd newsgroup.
If someone was criticizing 386BSD to strongly, or unfairly, or a response to something bordering on flame was needed, they would sometimes both have a response there.
Lynne was VERY straight-forward in her responses - along the lines of to hell with you, you stupid moron. (Not that she said things like that, but you always knew where you stood).
Bill was a little more verbose in subtle, in that when he got done insulting you and telling you to piss off, you may even think you have been complimented and should say thank you.
I really wish I still had some of the threads that illustrated this - it was a great fun to watch.
From the article:
Both units use the same 160 pixel-by-pixel screen that has been on earlier models rather than the more dense screen that will be part of Sony's new Clie. The Sony unit, which will be launched first in Japan, has a 320-pixel by 320-pixel color screen and is also the first Palm-based handheld that can play digital audio files.
How else would this be useful if you can only run one big "master app" ?
Well...for a component device that needs a UI (say a MP3 player that shows directories, images, etc... on the TV), this means that you can use GTK, but don't need X, which would help out with memory/cpu requirements.
For example, a traditional store Should maintain a showroom and have inventory in the showroom
Good lord...I don't know how many times I've gone to Sears, Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City, etc... to buy something and find that they are out of stock on that item - perpetually.
I bought my $1299 video camera from a small store in Ohio that I'll probably never see. Not because of sales tax, but because I could not find it at a local store, so I went and found the lowest price.
I buy DVD's at Amazon because I can "buy" a DVD months in advance at a LOW price and get it at my house when it does come out. (And until they closed the distribution center across town, I usually got it the day it was released in the stores.) That and it is "in stock" whereas going to a local store is a nightmare - sure, they have 500 copies of Stuart Little, but the only copy of Vampire Hunter D (assuming they ordered one) is gone.
1. If corporations don't have to worry about this what stops me from getting my "big corp" sysadmin buddie to lend me a copy of there CD.
This is what caught me too. Fine, I'll use my MSDN copy and be free of this mess, but how many times have we heard about companies having more installations that licenses (ask that city in Virginia).
This won't help that at all.
1 year from now on alt.binaries.cd.images:
REQ: plz post MSDN version of WindowsXP - I am 3l337!!!
Sounds like another push for OSX and Linux - no hassle computing (at least in that area!)
Okay... Item one is $100, item 2 is $100, you put both in your cart and checkout. The server then confirms the price for item 1 is $100 and item 2 is $100 and you are charged $200 total. At no time does the server care what you (the client) says the price is. You return item #1 for a $100 refund.
Modify the local page all you want, all it tells the server is that they want item #1 and item #2, not how much item #1 and #2 costs.
We do something similar - person fills out form, tell them how much they owe, click a button to pay.
However, we send an identifier to the CC verifaction company. They connect back to our machine with that info, pull out the price info and show that on the screen with the CC collection info. It connects back again once that is submitted to get the price again.
Even if the end user changed the info, it won't affect a thing.
It sounds to me like the stores are complaining because people aren't honest - like putting out your merchandise on the street with a box that says "Please put correct payment in here"
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Read the second link - the allegations. It goes into quite a bit of detail.
:)
Some of the points touched on make me think I need to cancel all my extra hotmail/yahoo ID's and just create one with my name and that is it, lest I get sued by yahoo
Just to give folks a reminder: Just 'cause someone put it on a web-page doesn't mean it's true...
So...you are saying that the Xerox->Lisa is just a myth so it is untrue.
However, since I read you saying that on a web page, then it too must be untrue, meaning that I can clearly not choose the cup in front of me, er, uhh...that the Xerox->Lisa thing is true.
Truely sir, you have a dizzying logic.
Put me and Heidi Klum in there - I'll keep at least me entertained for a year :)
Is there a problem with putting the capsule on a shuttle and just sending a shuttle to Mars? It'll give more room and storage for a landing device. I suppose it'd take more fuel for the needed thrust to head out and leave Mars.
First off - there are 2 items listed as stable now. Okay...so that'll grow.
2nd - why they are different than freshmeat - I'm sure uncomprehendable IRC logs will give people the info.
3rd - Why the needless Windows bashing? Is it that impossible to think that people can develop open source programs for Windows???
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This TV series was one of my favorites for the few weeks it was on. Hot of the trail of War Games, it was about 4 teenage kids and computers. One (Ritchie) had a HUGE computer which as best as one could tell was basically anything electronic all linked together.
Ritchie was the main whiz kid who, no matter where he was, find a computer that was linked into just about anything. I believe in one episode they were put into a closet to prevent them from spoiling something (Those meddeling kids) and TADA there was a terminal that controled everything in the building.
Not all bad....but one big strike against:
TICKETMASTER
Sure, but we are one of the only species that can have sex at any point in the female's menstrual cycle (except that really yecchy part.)
See...sex hang ups. The yecchy part? So what - wear a condom, wash up after. Big deal. Plus for some women the release helps them relax and makes the cramping a little more bearable.
Besides - Unless it's a gushing heavy flow, it's not that messy plus it's pre-lubed.
we have come to think that awful pisswater like Miller is what beer is supposed to taste like.
Why do you think Budwieser have those huge horses? Me thinks it's not a coincidence that Bud taste like piss.
somebody made a non-alchohol beer that tasted the same Guiness, I would drink it all day, every day.
Amen brother. "Honestly Boss, it's non-alcoholic Guinnes...hic...Guinness"
Yup...and when Virgin Records (Believe they're based out of the UK) gets pissed cause it's either "Put your catalog online or Napster can serve it - because the US says so"
You have to love these two.
When I was using 386BSD in 91? (why not - I'd heard of BSD Unix, but not this Linux thing), Bill and Lynne would post to the 386bsd newsgroup.
If someone was criticizing 386BSD to strongly, or unfairly, or a response to something bordering on flame was needed, they would sometimes both have a response there.
Lynne was VERY straight-forward in her responses - along the lines of to hell with you, you stupid moron. (Not that she said things like that, but you always knew where you stood).
Bill was a little more verbose in subtle, in that when he got done insulting you and telling you to piss off, you may even think you have been complimented and should say thank you.
I really wish I still had some of the threads that illustrated this - it was a great fun to watch.
While they are all evil corps and orgs, the MPAA is who was responsiable for the DeCSS genie.
From the article:
Both units use the same 160 pixel-by-pixel screen that has been on earlier models rather than the more dense screen that will be part of Sony's new Clie. The Sony unit, which will be launched first in Japan, has a 320-pixel by 320-pixel color screen and is also the first Palm-based handheld that can play digital audio files.
Actually, there needs to be a "Read the fucking article" catergory.
The article covered his concerns quite well.
Thanks - it was KGI that I was thinking of, mainly.
:)
Too many TLA's
How else would this be useful if you can only run one big "master app" ?
Well...for a component device that needs a UI (say a MP3 player that shows directories, images, etc... on the TV), this means that you can use GTK, but don't need X, which would help out with memory/cpu requirements.
Most Unicies have a frame-buffer on the console. GGI is just a linux thing isn't it?
Sounds like the frame-buffer implementation would be a lot more usable.
For example, a traditional store Should maintain a showroom and have inventory in the showroom
Good lord...I don't know how many times I've gone to Sears, Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City, etc... to buy something and find that they are out of stock on that item - perpetually.
I bought my $1299 video camera from a small store in Ohio that I'll probably never see. Not because of sales tax, but because I could not find it at a local store, so I went and found the lowest price.
I buy DVD's at Amazon because I can "buy" a DVD months in advance at a LOW price and get it at my house when it does come out. (And until they closed the distribution center across town, I usually got it the day it was released in the stores.) That and it is "in stock" whereas going to a local store is a nightmare - sure, they have 500 copies of Stuart Little, but the only copy of Vampire Hunter D (assuming they ordered one) is gone.
Why not?
Oh crap....that stupid bat must have fallen out of my pocket onto the floor of my office. Again.
Even better, hook it up to an RC car and race it through the halls. Your boss will think you really wanna get things done.
No, I mean my MSDN copy. I am not a corporate mega-user, I'm a developer.
1. If corporations don't have to worry about this what stops me from getting my "big corp" sysadmin buddie to lend me a copy of there CD.
This is what caught me too. Fine, I'll use my MSDN copy and be free of this mess, but how many times have we heard about companies having more installations that licenses (ask that city in Virginia).
This won't help that at all.
1 year from now on alt.binaries.cd.images:
REQ: plz post MSDN version of WindowsXP - I am 3l337!!!
Sounds like another push for OSX and Linux - no hassle computing (at least in that area!)
I would guess because it'd be nigh impossible to dig through the flames, crap, and clueless to find the truth or someone with an idea, just like on /.
Okay... Item one is $100, item 2 is $100, you put both in your cart and checkout. The server then confirms the price for item 1 is $100 and item 2 is $100 and you are charged $200 total. At no time does the server care what you (the client) says the price is. You return item #1 for a $100 refund.
Modify the local page all you want, all it tells the server is that they want item #1 and item #2, not how much item #1 and #2 costs.
Duh.
Read the article. It's in the New York Times, but the deployment is in Albuquerque.
:)
Besides, it sounds like Verizon cares about their employess then!
We do something similar - person fills out form, tell them how much they owe, click a button to pay.
However, we send an identifier to the CC verifaction company. They connect back to our machine with that info, pull out the price info and show that on the screen with the CC collection info. It connects back again once that is submitted to get the price again.
Even if the end user changed the info, it won't affect a thing.
It sounds to me like the stores are complaining because people aren't honest - like putting out your merchandise on the street with a box that says "Please put correct payment in here"
Duh.