Microsoft specifically sabatoges the Macintosh version of office quite often.
That's false. I don't like Microsoft either, but I don't see any evidence of that (in fact the last two versions of Office for Mac have been hailed as better in some ways than the Windows versions). I don't know because I don't use Windows. There are incredibly bad compatibility issues with.doc files over PC/Mac versions of office, but the latest versions seem to read everything (besides, there are Office incompatibilities with Office documents from previous versions irrespective of platform).
In any case, on Mac Office 2004 there is an option if you choose "Save as Web Page" for "Save only display information as HTML". This cuts out some of the cruft but not a ton of it; HTML from word is just tedious. I have taken to designing my documents first in HTML and then converting a copy to.doc rather than the other way around -- that way I don't have to deal with Word's output. Seriously there should be an option to ignore font settings, to not create new style sheets, etc. -- when converting DOC to HTML usually all I want is the information and any footnotes and tables properly converted; I don't care about font face and size info (unless it is different than the rest of the page in which case relative tags are what I want) and I sure don't want Microsoft's imperialist stylesheet information all over the place (right down to the style names like MsoNormal and MsoFootnoteText -- yeesh).
This would not explain, as the article asserts, why they tried to claim the GPL unconstitutional. If the GPL is found to be invalid, that means code is protected by regular copyright law, which would have even more restrictions than the GPL. Meaning if they actually did include kernel code in their own code they would be in an even worse situation if the GPL is invalid. Or am I missing something here?
Then sink your money into antisatellite weapons instead of "space weapons". Any satellite based weapon systems will be vulnerable since they have a fixed orbit. ASATs will not be easily foiled since they will be moving when they are used. Building weapons on satellites is simply adding to a giant space based maginot line.
Interesting. But the quote actually confirms what I said -- al qaeda is really the base for waging jihad, not the "database", even though it could mean that in another usage.
This is not true. "Al-Qaeda" means "the base", not "the database." I welcome correction from an Arabic speaker but I seriously doubt the arabic word for "base" is the same as the word for "database." The word was first found in a computer file but experts believe it refers to a "base of operations", not a "database"
That reference is wrong. "Al-Qaeda" means "the base" as in a physical place. The guy who wrote that is confused because they found the name on a computer file.
This was never a "classic Slashdot joke," even though some iterations of it have been funny, by referring to the troll. But it began as a pure troll, copied from somebody's weblog from 1998 and posted anonymously to every Mac-related discussion. Its posting became pervasive enough that people posted jokes about it -- e.g. comments about the time it takes to copy a 17M file. I'm not sure just updating the reference points in the troll are enough to make this funny, that's certainly debatable, but in any case the grandparent above (who wrrote "worst troll ever) was accurate, whether or not the post counts as "funny."
I get that screen and I'm running Camino! Not only that but I have cookies disabled, so I can't see this "hack" at all. Which is just fine because it sounds lame anyway. My mac mini is hidden inside my 1950s-era wooden stereo cabinet. I had to cut holes in the back of it to get the wires to the machine - does that count as a hack? I have a portable Victrola on top of the cabinet so it looks really stylish. The mac serves movies and music to my entertainment center. Can I be on slashdot now?
This thing is in the kitchen, right? What the heck are you doing in your kitchen that a 1GHz+ processor running MacOSX is "underpowered"?
Making omelettes. The Mac is definitely underpowered for that; the temperature of the CPU never gets to cooking temperatures at all. If you really want to a server you can fry eggs on, you need at least a Pentium.
The tax is not about piracy; it is about good taste. If you can prove you have not used your blank media to record Alanis Morissette, Celine Dion, Bryan Adams or Geddy Lee, you can recoup the extra charges.
And what do you expect us to think of? This guy could have made this robot look like anything, so he chooses a pretty girl. What is the only thing she can do so far? Flutter her eyes. Not fetch a beer or vacuum the floor but flutter her eyes. What do you think the robot maker has in mind for her? And what do you expect sex starved slashdotters to do, ask if she runs Linux?
for gods sake, this is an android that looks like a sexy Japanese girl. If there's any slashdot discussion where sex-related comments are inevitable and on topic, this is it.
I don't think you understand. You see, Apple had been promising faster computers for some time and had not been able to deliver them. In addition, they were frustrated at IBM's inability to produce a fast low-powered chip for laptops.
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I always thought the fact that Microsoft didn't provide Outlook for Mac was a way of sabotaging Windows users, not Mac users. ;)
That's false. I don't like Microsoft either, but I don't see any evidence of that (in fact the last two versions of Office for Mac have been hailed as better in some ways than the Windows versions). I don't know because I don't use Windows. There are incredibly bad compatibility issues with .doc files over PC/Mac versions of office, but the latest versions seem to read everything (besides, there are Office incompatibilities with Office documents from previous versions irrespective of platform).
In any case, on Mac Office 2004 there is an option if you choose "Save as Web Page" for "Save only display information as HTML". This cuts out some of the cruft but not a ton of it; HTML from word is just tedious. I have taken to designing my documents first in HTML and then converting a copy to .doc rather than the other way around -- that way I don't have to deal with Word's output. Seriously there should be an option to ignore font settings, to not create new style sheets, etc. -- when converting DOC to HTML usually all I want is the information and any footnotes and tables properly converted; I don't care about font face and size info (unless it is different than the rest of the page in which case relative tags are what I want) and I sure don't want Microsoft's imperialist stylesheet information all over the place (right down to the style names like MsoNormal and MsoFootnoteText -- yeesh).
This would not explain, as the article asserts, why they tried to claim the GPL unconstitutional. If the GPL is found to be invalid, that means code is protected by regular copyright law, which would have even more restrictions than the GPL. Meaning if they actually did include kernel code in their own code they would be in an even worse situation if the GPL is invalid. Or am I missing something here?
Then sink your money into antisatellite weapons instead of "space weapons". Any satellite based weapon systems will be vulnerable since they have a fixed orbit. ASATs will not be easily foiled since they will be moving when they are used. Building weapons on satellites is simply adding to a giant space based maginot line.
Interesting. But the quote actually confirms what I said -- al qaeda is really the base for waging jihad, not the "database", even though it could mean that in another usage.
This is not true. "Al-Qaeda" means "the base", not "the database." I welcome correction from an Arabic speaker but I seriously doubt the arabic word for "base" is the same as the word for "database." The word was first found in a computer file but experts believe it refers to a "base of operations", not a "database"
That reference is wrong. "Al-Qaeda" means "the base" as in a physical place. The guy who wrote that is confused because they found the name on a computer file.
I guess you're too young to remember bitching about the "BLINK" tag?
<x-html><!x-stuff-for-pete base="" src="" id="0" charset=""><DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <o:DocumentProperties/> <w:fonts> <w:defaultFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:fareast="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/> </w:fonts> <w:docPr/> <w:body> <wx:sect> <w:p> <w:pPr/> <w:r> <w:rPr> <w:rFonts w:ascii="Helvetica" w:h-ansi="Helvetica" w:cs="Helvetica"/> <wx:font wx:val="Helvetica"/> <w:sz w:val="24"/> <w:sz-cs w:val="24"/> </w:rPr> <w:t>I agree.</w:t> </w:r> </w:p> <w:sectPr> <w:pgSz w:w="12240" w:h="15840"/> <w:pgMar w:top="1440" w:right="1440" w:bottom="1440" w:left="1440"/> </w:sectPr> </wx:sect> </w:body>
In Korea only old dogs learn new tricks.
Don't look a gift horse in the kernel.
I believe that is the original iteration; I could be wrong though....
and buy me a new keyboard; I just spit bongwater all over this one.
This was never a "classic Slashdot joke," even though some iterations of it have been funny, by referring to the troll. But it began as a pure troll, copied from somebody's weblog from 1998 and posted anonymously to every Mac-related discussion. Its posting became pervasive enough that people posted jokes about it -- e.g. comments about the time it takes to copy a 17M file. I'm not sure just updating the reference points in the troll are enough to make this funny, that's certainly debatable, but in any case the grandparent above (who wrrote "worst troll ever) was accurate, whether or not the post counts as "funny."
I get that screen and I'm running Camino! Not only that but I have cookies disabled, so I can't see this "hack" at all. Which is just fine because it sounds lame anyway. My mac mini is hidden inside my 1950s-era wooden stereo cabinet. I had to cut holes in the back of it to get the wires to the machine - does that count as a hack? I have a portable Victrola on top of the cabinet so it looks really stylish. The mac serves movies and music to my entertainment center. Can I be on slashdot now?
Making omelettes. The Mac is definitely underpowered for that; the temperature of the CPU never gets to cooking temperatures at all. If you really want to a server you can fry eggs on, you need at least a Pentium.
by Al K. Dah
Step One: Place European city on table.
Step Two: Lift arm over head
Step Three: Bring fist down forcefully onto city.
"Jesus! How could I have wasted a whole hour?"
The tax is not about piracy; it is about good taste. If you can prove you have not used your blank media to record Alanis Morissette, Celine Dion, Bryan Adams or Geddy Lee, you can recoup the extra charges.
It obviously only looks at email/IM use in Korea.
And what do you expect us to think of? This guy could have made this robot look like anything, so he chooses a pretty girl. What is the only thing she can do so far? Flutter her eyes. Not fetch a beer or vacuum the floor but flutter her eyes. What do you think the robot maker has in mind for her? And what do you expect sex starved slashdotters to do, ask if she runs Linux?
for gods sake, this is an android that looks like a sexy Japanese girl. If there's any slashdot discussion where sex-related comments are inevitable and on topic, this is it.
I, for one, welcome our new hot female Japanese underlings!
I don't think you understand. You see, Apple had been promising faster computers for some time and had not been able to deliver them. In addition, they were frustrated at IBM's inability to produce a fast low-powered chip for laptops.
Both remaining BeOS users report positive results installing BeOS on these machines.