I am not a security expert, but I imagine that, if such an standardized test existed, then malware writers would just write their warez to ensure their infected hosts pass that test
Why the US doesn't establish polling day as a national holiday? Or even do it on Sunday?
Here in my country it is illegal for an employer to prevent an employee from voting, and they must make sure everyone in their employ has enough time to go to the polling station before, after or even during the workday
Yeah, I also felt awesome when I was the only guy in my office to have a PDA...
Why did Palm drop the ball? I mean, there was a moment when they had total market dominance, but instead of creating a new, better OS to cover their opportunity areas (like an actual filesystem for PalmOS, or a decent media player), they just rested in their laurels and allowed themselves to drop into obscurity...
I'm still kinda sad HTC/Google didn't buy them, they could have used Palm's patent portfolio to countersue Apple, or at least get a cross-licensing deal
After having an almost complete domination of the PDA market, they could have blazed new trails into the, then virgin, smartphone territory.
However, they slept on their laurels and after a certain point they stopped all serious development, and they even spinned off their software division.
After a while, they came up with new and fantastic software (WebOS), but it was too late...
Palm is right now only worth what their PDA&Smartphone patents could bring to the legal departments of Google and HTC, but now even HTC is backing away
Once you install Ubuntu you are done maintaining it. It downloads and installs updates by itself.
Also, I have never compiled any piece of software for Ubuntu. If for some reason you want an application that did not come in the default install, you just go to the Software Center, select the application you want and click on it, it installs automagically.
Does windows come preinstalled with an office suite? Email and IM Client? How about photo-management software? How about Social Networking? Free 2gig cloud storage? Ubuntu has all of this in the default install!
You jest, but the fact that the majority of the weapons used by drug dealers and kidnappers here are bought in US gun shops and gun shows speaks volumes
These announcements are good for OSS and Linux in general, since then you can say "Hey, its not just for a couple of nerds, MILLIONS OF people use it!"
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I don't think that word means what you think it means...
I am not a security expert, but I imagine that, if such an standardized test existed, then malware writers would just write their warez to ensure their infected hosts pass that test
That's assuming the kid eats the apples.
At least they won't be eating the fries...
Typical "American exceptionality" thinking...
Protip: It doesn't make you achieve anything, except a misplaced sense of entitlement
There's also the fact that a lot of people don't even know how to cook something as simple as some noodles anymore...
Why the US doesn't establish polling day as a national holiday? Or even do it on Sunday?
Here in my country it is illegal for an employer to prevent an employee from voting, and they must make sure everyone in their employ has enough time to go to the polling station before, after or even during the workday
Even us outside the US are terrified of Sarah Palin!
Giving such a jingoistic idiot the keys to the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons is something to worry about
Yeah, but a lawyer should be able to say: "its silly to sue your neighbor over that avocado tree, have you tried talking to him?"
Nope, sorry... its extremely unlikely that BeOS will ever return
The fanboys can keep on dreaming, though...
Yeah, I also felt awesome when I was the only guy in my office to have a PDA...
Why did Palm drop the ball? I mean, there was a moment when they had total market dominance, but instead of creating a new, better OS to cover their opportunity areas (like an actual filesystem for PalmOS, or a decent media player), they just rested in their laurels and allowed themselves to drop into obscurity...
I'm still kinda sad HTC/Google didn't buy them, they could have used Palm's patent portfolio to countersue Apple, or at least get a cross-licensing deal
Why a nightmare? Even my Laserjet 1018 (a dumb winprinter) worked right out of the box in Ubuntu
I would have thought that Palm's smartphone and PDA patents would be perfect for their legal defense against Apple...
I am sure Palm should have a "mix telephone with handheld computer" patent from the old Handspring days...
Alas, poor Palm
After having an almost complete domination of the PDA market, they could have blazed new trails into the, then virgin, smartphone territory.
However, they slept on their laurels and after a certain point they stopped all serious development, and they even spinned off their software division.
After a while, they came up with new and fantastic software (WebOS), but it was too late...
Palm is right now only worth what their PDA&Smartphone patents could bring to the legal departments of Google and HTC, but now even HTC is backing away
Eh, you should look into the legal term adverse possession for the origin of that phrase.
It is a common law term.
However, they are the leaders in packaging, marketing, [snip] And those things translate into mindshare and sales.
True, sadly true...
Considering how Gizmodo always squees over every little thing Apple makes, it seems specially suspicious
I'm not worried! A lot of the info I have posted online is false!
Ubuntu worked perfectly out of the box in my Lenovo and Acer laptops
So, you see, the plural of anecdote is not data
When was the last time you updated your kernel in Windows?
That used to be true ten years ago.
Today, I find it hard to believe that you'll spend more time installing and configuring Ubuntu than a fresh install of Windows
Once you install Ubuntu you are done maintaining it. It downloads and installs updates by itself.
Also, I have never compiled any piece of software for Ubuntu. If for some reason you want an application that did not come in the default install, you just go to the Software Center, select the application you want and click on it, it installs automagically.
Does windows come preinstalled with an office suite? Email and IM Client? How about photo-management software? How about Social Networking? Free 2gig cloud storage? Ubuntu has all of this in the default install!
You jest, but the fact that the majority of the weapons used by drug dealers and kidnappers here are bought in US gun shops and gun shows speaks volumes
There are crack-addicted whores who are more or less agreeing to do anything everywhere, not just Mexico
Yes, they are very probably victims of abuse, just like the majority of the sex workers everywhere
Because its false
Read all those responses by people with half a clue and who know Mexico beyond a 7 night stay in Cancún
Which is why I always click yes on that package
These announcements are good for OSS and Linux in general, since then you can say "Hey, its not just for a couple of nerds, MILLIONS OF people use it!"