Here's an interesting thought -- Control of the telephone network by one company doesn't necessarrily have to be a bad thing...provided the people in control aren't a bunch of crooks out to milk every last penny they can from the customers, of course. Unfortunately, Telsta seems to be this kind of company, from what I've read here.:)
We've seen this sort of thing happen in America with cable TV providers, and local phone carriers..whenever "competition" is forced on any industry (versus natural competition), it only results in there being more companies that suck..It doesn't really fix anything, imho. Instead of having one company which sucks moderately, you'll have 3 or 4 which *all* suck severely.
Here's an example: USWest has a virtual monopoly over telephone service in southern Arizona. You basically have no choice in who you choose for phone service. However, its a friendly monopoly -- All calls within Tucson city limits are free, and unmetered -- I can call anywhere in town I want, for free, and stay on as long as I want..this includes my ISP's dialup.:)..and it's been that way for years..Yes, this sort of situation is rare, but it _is_ an example of how localized monopolies don't have to be a bad thing.
Flame away, and scream bloody murder about how all monopolies are evil evil evil, and i'm unamerican and all that... (laugh) I'll continue to enjoy my $13.62/mo phone bill.:)
Hmmm.. If you look at the JPEG header data on these snapshots, it clearly shows that the images were processed with Photoshop 5.2. Hell, pop one into vi and see for yourself.
If they were scaled down with Photoshop in order to be shown on the webpage, thats one thing -- but if we're to believe that these are direct 1:1 pixel snapshots of the interface, what were they doing in Photoshop?
Wait for the "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Darth Maul Huggies With Leak Protection" to go on sale. Buy a box. Attach one of the diapers to a baby. Come back in 3 hours, and open the diaper. You'll find a plot summary inside.
This drink sounds like pisswater compared to E-Maxx.. The ultimate beverage for programmers.:)
No..I dont work for them.:) I've had a couple cans of it..they usually sell the stuff around college campuses. One can of E-Maxx will keep you wide-open awake for 10-15 hours (not to mention you feel like you could bench-press a truck)..... but not without consequences -- For every hour of sleep you manage to avoid, you can expect to two hours to a rock-bottom depression to follow it. E-Maxx burns the shit out of your brain top to bottom. Sometimes this sort of "penalty" is worth it..but not often. I would only consider drinking E-Maxx again if it were a total last resort. Anyone got a URL for this drink?
Something about this doesn't sit well with me..Like many of you, I wasn't exactly bouncing off the walls with glee when I found out Red Hat is going public, either.
I mean, lets get our facts straight here.. Bob Young goes on record not too long ago saying "We will NEVER go public". Now they have. He's either playing good poker, or he's a liar. Whichever one you pick depends upon your view of Red Hat.
Soon, Red Hat will no longer be a privately-held company. In other words, they will soon have to answer to stockholders and a board of directors, instead of answering the community..You can either consider the act of going public as being the next natural step in the company's growth, or, you can view it was Red Hat turning its back on the Linux community in pursuit of the almighty dollar, which is the fundemental opposite of what the GPL is all about to begin with. Whichever one you pick depends on your view of Red Hat.
Speaking as someone who actually does have his work included in Red Hat 6.0's distribution (I have about 9MB worth of seamless desktop wallpaper in there) i'm on the fence when it comes to the issue. I can't really say that I think that Red Hat going public is a wholly good idea, or a wholly bad idea. One thing's for sure, tho. If the stockholders, or board of directors decide they want to take a collective piss on the GPL by removing the ability of people to download/distribute their product freely, then I would request that my work be removed from their distribution alltogether. However, For the time being, i'd be more inclined to give Red Hat the benefit of the doubt. They haven't done much to deserve the rap they've been given in recent months, imho. I have some faith in Red Hat to do what's right, so, i'll take a wait and see approach.
We should be able to tell fairly soon wether or not Red Hat remembers what got them there the first place. It wasn't money, it was people.
:) Well, its good to see that Loki is picking up steam. I was real pleased with Civ:CTP when it arrived on my doorstep. It actually surprised me that Linux turned out to be a superb platform for gaming, on par with Mickeysoft's slue of games. Lets hope they do as good a job with Myth II as they did with Civ, and not try to rush it.
First, its "They (Red Hat) don't believe users really count -- corporates and 'partners' count and what they percieve as the 'business world that wants an exact windows clone' counts" , and now (today) its "I think the rest of Red Hat have their heads screwed on right... just one does not."
Carsten, pick one and stick with it..Honestly. Rapidly changing your tune like this sounds just as bad in the press as it does in music.
I remember my first job..I got paid $5.25/hr to stack printouts on a reception desk at a community college. The work conditions sucked, and later on the management sucked too. Infact, there was alot of bad blood running between me and the guy who was appointed to be my supervisor. One evening, I saw him and a female coworker 20 years younger than him wander into a darkened classroom where they proceeded to "clear the desks" for a good half hour or so. A week later, she got a promotion, after only having worked there for about 8 weeks..Promoted past 5 or 6 other people (myself included) who had been there upwards of 2 years or more.
Certainly, this was something I could have easilly gotten him fired over..But, doing so wouldn't have changed anything. Complaining would'nt have changed the fact that this guy was an asshole, and complaining to HIS supervisor (or telling my coworkers) would accomplish nothing as well. So, I put in my two weeks notice, got another job across campus, and used this loser as a job reference to get where I wanted to go.
The world is filled with people like that..People in management who really shouldnt be there. You will ALWAYS have these sorts of disputes within any company. You either learn to comprimise, bow down and take it, or leave. The choice is up to you.
I dont blame Carsten for leaving Red Hat. However, it was a tremendous mistake for him to take his grievances into a public forum in the manner that he chose. Keep in mind Red Hat runs Slashdot headlines front and center on its homepage.."Rasterman Leaves Red Hat" is not the kind of thing that I would want splashed across my company's webpage. It makes Carsten look bad, AND Red Hat look bad.
And in doing so, it makes Linux as a whole look bad as well.
Well, this is kind of strange.. Its never good to hear this kind of stuff happen in the family. He alluded to the fact that this sort of tension had been brewing for several months, which makes me think this isnt exactly a spur of the moment decision for him.
Whatever his decision is, thats cool. It's Karsten's right to flip the bird to whoever he wants..but not without consequences. You have to admit, there are better ways to leave a company..Certainly more professional (and perhaps more mature) ways, at that.
Publically referring to your former employer as an entity which doesn't care about its user base, and prefers only "commercial interests, political games, and making a windows clone" won't exactly earn you any friends. Or a good employment reference, for that matter. It makes both Red Hat _and_ him look bad.
My only fear is that whoever his future employer will be will look past his talent and see him simply as a potential risk to the company's public image. If he decided he didn't like my company, and then turned around and slammed MY company in the press like this, I sure as hell wouldn't hire him either, talent or no talent.
If you dont like where you are, thats fine. Its cool to move on.. But dont spit in the face of people who gave you a shot in the first place. Its not just unprofessional..its also a bit childish, imho.
Well, considering Iomega's financial shape these days, using Clik! disks as their primary media may be an even larger mistake than picking up a Rio.:) At least with a Rio, you're guaranteed of at least having something to store your MP3's on..The whole idea of putting your data on something mechanical also introduces a nasty number of problems in a design..heads go bad, disks go bad, and you go through batteries like crazy. The best MP3 player will be one with ample storage, no moving parts and a geek port for future expansion. Not a glorified cassette player.:)
Buzzword city. Ever get the impression that half the people referring to "Open Source" don't have a clue what the hell they're talking about? Before we know it, Al Gore will take credit for it.:)
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I'm sure the utility is nice and all..but does this sort of post really belong here?
Here's an interesting thought -- Control of the telephone network by one company doesn't necessarrily have to be a bad thing...provided the people in control aren't a bunch of crooks out to milk every last penny they can from the customers, of course. Unfortunately, Telsta seems to be this kind of company, from what I've read here. :)
:) ..and it's been that way for years..Yes, this sort of situation is rare, but it _is_ an example of how localized monopolies don't have to be a bad thing.
:)
We've seen this sort of thing happen in America with cable TV providers, and local phone carriers..whenever "competition" is forced on any industry (versus natural competition), it only results in there being more companies that suck..It doesn't really fix anything, imho. Instead of having one company which sucks moderately, you'll have 3 or 4 which *all* suck severely.
Here's an example: USWest has a virtual monopoly over telephone service in southern Arizona. You basically have no choice in who you choose for phone service. However, its a friendly monopoly -- All calls within Tucson city limits are free, and unmetered -- I can call anywhere in town I want, for free, and stay on as long as I want..this includes my ISP's dialup.
Flame away, and scream bloody murder about how all monopolies are evil evil evil, and i'm unamerican and all that... (laugh) I'll continue to enjoy my $13.62/mo phone bill.
Bowie
Hmmm.. If you look at the JPEG header data on these snapshots, it clearly shows that the images were processed with Photoshop 5.2. Hell, pop one into vi and see for yourself.
If they were scaled down with Photoshop in order to be shown on the webpage, thats one thing -- but if we're to believe that these are direct 1:1 pixel snapshots of the interface, what were they doing in Photoshop?
Things that make you go "hm......"
Bowie
It wouldn't be a true NT clone unless it crashed 3 times a day, and cost more than a typical family car to keep running.
Wait for the "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Darth Maul Huggies With Leak Protection" to go on sale. Buy a box. Attach one of the diapers to a baby. Come back in 3 hours, and open the diaper. You'll find a plot summary inside.
Bowie
I wouldnt even call it average. I'd call it Home Alone 3: Home Alone In Space.
Everything I needed to know about Star Wars: The Phantom Menace I learned from standing in a Taco Bell for 10 minutes.
I learned, "Ahh..Mexican food, and badly written science fiction..I see the connection."
This drink sounds like pisswater compared to E-Maxx.. The ultimate beverage for programmers.
No..I dont work for them.
Bowie
PROPAGANDA
Theyr're French
Bowie
PROPAGANDA
You speak as if its past tense.
Bowie
PROPAGANDA
Something about this doesn't sit well with me..Like many of you, I wasn't exactly bouncing off the walls with glee when I found out Red Hat is going public, either.
I mean, lets get our facts straight here.. Bob Young goes on record not too long ago saying "We will NEVER go public". Now they have. He's either playing good poker, or he's a liar. Whichever one you pick depends upon your view of Red Hat.
Soon, Red Hat will no longer be a privately-held company. In other words, they will soon have to answer to stockholders and a board of directors, instead of answering the community..You can either consider the act of going public as being the next natural step in the company's growth, or, you can view it was Red Hat turning its back on the Linux community in pursuit of the almighty dollar, which is the fundemental opposite of what the GPL is all about to begin with. Whichever one you pick depends on your view of Red Hat.
Speaking as someone who actually does have his work included in Red Hat 6.0's distribution (I have about 9MB worth of seamless desktop wallpaper in there) i'm on the fence when it comes to the issue. I can't really say that I think that Red Hat going public is a wholly good idea, or a wholly bad idea. One thing's for sure, tho. If the stockholders, or board of directors decide they want to take a collective piss on the GPL by removing the ability of people to download/distribute their product freely, then I would request that my work be removed from their distribution alltogether. However, For the time being, i'd be more inclined to give Red Hat the benefit of the doubt. They haven't done much to deserve the rap they've been given in recent months, imho. I have some faith in Red Hat to do what's right, so, i'll take a wait and see approach.
We should be able to tell fairly soon wether or not Red Hat remembers what got them there the first place. It wasn't money, it was people.
Bowie
PROPAGANDA
:) Well, its good to see that Loki is picking up steam. I was real pleased with Civ:CTP when it arrived on my doorstep. It actually surprised me that Linux turned out to be a superb platform for gaming, on par with Mickeysoft's slue of games. Lets hope they do as good a job with Myth II as they did with Civ, and not try to rush it.
I wonder if it will be anything like Mindcraft's "competitive analysis" of Linux. :)
Lord help us all..
Bowie
Hmm.. this is getting a little out of hand..
First, its "They (Red Hat) don't believe users really count -- corporates and 'partners' count and what they percieve as the 'business world that wants an exact windows clone' counts" , and now (today) its "I think the rest of Red Hat have their heads screwed on right... just one does not."
Carsten, pick one and stick with it..Honestly. Rapidly changing your tune like this sounds just as bad in the press as it does in music.
I remember my first job..I got paid $5.25/hr to stack printouts on a reception desk at a community college. The work conditions sucked, and later on the management sucked too. Infact, there was alot of bad blood running between me and the guy who was appointed to be my supervisor. One evening, I saw him and a female coworker 20 years younger than him wander into a darkened classroom where they proceeded to "clear the desks" for a good half hour or so. A week later, she got a promotion, after only having worked there for about 8 weeks..Promoted past 5 or 6 other people (myself included) who had been there upwards of 2 years or more.
Certainly, this was something I could have easilly gotten him fired over..But, doing so wouldn't have changed anything. Complaining would'nt have changed the fact that this guy was an asshole, and complaining to HIS supervisor (or telling my coworkers) would accomplish nothing as well. So, I put in my two weeks notice, got another job across campus, and used this loser as a job reference to get where I wanted to go.
The world is filled with people like that..People in management who really shouldnt be there. You will ALWAYS have these sorts of disputes within any company. You either learn to comprimise, bow down and take it, or leave. The choice is up to you.
I dont blame Carsten for leaving Red Hat. However, it was a tremendous mistake for him to take his grievances into a public forum in the manner that he chose. Keep in mind Red Hat runs Slashdot headlines front and center on its homepage.."Rasterman Leaves Red Hat" is not the kind of thing that I would want splashed across my company's webpage. It makes Carsten look bad, AND Red Hat look bad.
And in doing so, it makes Linux as a whole look bad as well.
Bowie
PROPAGANDA
Exactly.. And why they chose to have a plain, flat aqua colored background instead of PROPAGANDA tile is beyond my comprehension. ;)
Bowie
Well, this is kind of strange.. Its never good to hear this kind of stuff happen in the family. He alluded to the fact that this sort of tension had been brewing for several months, which makes me think this isnt exactly a spur of the moment decision for him.
Whatever his decision is, thats cool. It's Karsten's right to flip the bird to whoever he wants..but not without consequences. You have to admit, there are better ways to leave a company..Certainly more professional (and perhaps more mature) ways, at that.
Publically referring to your former employer as an entity which doesn't care about its user base, and prefers only "commercial interests, political games, and making a windows clone" won't exactly earn you any friends. Or a good employment reference, for that matter. It makes both Red Hat _and_ him look bad.
My only fear is that whoever his future employer will be will look past his talent and see him simply as a potential risk to the company's public image. If he decided he didn't like my company, and then turned around and slammed MY company in the press like this, I sure as hell wouldn't hire him either, talent or no talent.
If you dont like where you are, thats fine. Its cool to move on.. But dont spit in the face of people who gave you a shot in the first place. Its not just unprofessional..its also a bit childish, imho.
Bowie
PROPAGANDA
..Nice to see Carmack enjoy the fruits of the open source movement. Any publicity is good publicity in our case.
;)
Now, if only theyde use Propaganda..
Well, considering Iomega's financial shape these days, using Clik! disks as their primary media may be an even larger mistake than picking up a Rio. :) At least with a Rio, you're guaranteed of at least having something to store your MP3's on..The whole idea of putting your data on something mechanical also introduces a nasty number of problems in a design..heads go bad, disks go bad, and you go through batteries like crazy. The best MP3 player will be one with ample storage, no moving parts and a geek port for future expansion. Not a glorified cassette player. :)
Thats good news and all.. but when will they start using PROPAGANDA? ;)
Just look at the first paragraph of the article. The two companies who make the claim are hugely pro-Microsoft. Like this surprises anyone.
Finally--something interesting, instead of watching Jon Katz milk the Littleton massacre cow for all its worth.
I'm really glad Alanis Morisette broke the gender barrier when it came to women in rock.
Now only if she could break the personal hygiene barrier. Or the "The 90's Are Over -- You can quit whining now" barrier.
..simple as that. ;)
....its just very picky about who it makes friends with. :)
bleh..1997. This is news? :)
Buzzword city. Ever get the impression that half the people referring to "Open Source" don't have a clue what the hell they're talking about? Before we know it, Al Gore will take credit for it. :)