First I have to ask, Euro as compared to what, North America, South East Asia?
Or Euro as in the cradle of the culture presently spanning most of the globe?
Europe, as a continent and as an Economic Union is a collection of related nations that have a history of fighting each other, the Germans have had by their sheer number and central location a large influence in the development of what is now Europe.
But the German nation developed late, only about 1 1/2 century ago, until then it was a collection of many small fiefdoms.
And in these few years of German Unity they were the source of two of the most destructive wars the world has ever seen.
It is unavoidable this has influenced the German legal system, yes it has influenced culture and legal systems in all European states.
The fear for a third war has brought us Europeans together, presently there is a generation getting into power that has no personal memory of the worst days but those that have studied are still careful in dealing with that old violent history and the misunderstandings that caused most of it.
The historically strict German legal system has translated these fears into sometimes very paranoid rules and laws.
Because the 'old' Germany was already know for it's rather black and white policies it might be more noticeable to people from the outside. For Germans this type of strict adherence to the rules seems kind of in the genes.
I therefore object to ideas that there is such a thing as a European element in the issue at hand, sure Europe has after 9/11 tried to have a unified front with the US towards terrorism but the way these laws are now being interpreted in Germany are in my view not typical for Europe as a whole.
Even the least demanding users may not be able to print unless they have access to a card carrying bit-head who can help. Strange remark, just about every mainstream HP and especially Epson will print on Linux.
But I would certainly like to see standard Linux support for such devices as printers, scanners and modems.
At least the Video manufacturers seem to see the light.
It is not intended for users who see beauty in Blackbox or WM. But, I think that is the joy of Linux. Hmm, strange thought.
Ubuntu is not so much about ease of use, it's the desktop that has the main influence independent of distribution.
The success of Ubuntu is in the ease of installation.
So even with on Ubuntu it is possible to see beauty in Blackbox or WM, just easier to get it up and running.
It didn't actually do anything to improve my computing experience other than look cool. That makes it mostly a waste of electrons, IMO. I find it (Beryl in my case) to accelerate most things I do on the desktop.
Switching between open windows is clearly more agile.
The most remarkable thing I noticed is that my GF (yeah, OK this is/.) finally grasped the concept of having multiple tasks open at the same time when she saw them in 3-D on the cube.
Previously she would routinely close one application before opening the next, now she just flips between them.
It's funny business when the Bishop of Rome calls the richest Catholic country a bunch of cheats.
Now I wonder if he's wanting the Irish government to change it's tax laws or those companies that use this tax loophole to become responsible citizen.
I assume him being the de facto leader of the Roman Catholic church can only hope the Irish government will act.
The other thing that is in relation to what I just said is Microsoft is damned if they do and damned if they don't in many cases especially where security is concerned. Companies like Symantic and McAffee and the like have built a large business on the insecurities inherent in the Microsoft platform. When Microsoft announced Windows Defender these companies screamed "antitrust!" The same is happening for any features Microsoft adds be it media, search indexing, security, etc. These are things that Microsoft customers are screaming for but any attempt by Microsoft to address them gets a call for antitrust because they will always step on some provider's toes no matter what they do. Consider this, if Microsoft were to include into their OS all the things that a Linux distro does, the calls for antitrust would be so great you could hear it on Pluto without the need for a radio. Would you be on the MS payroll I could understand you.
But for non-MS people your writing is incomprehensible.
The big difference between MS and Linux distro's including such utilities is that MS is forcing competing commercial offerings out of the market by leveraging it's OS.
The one about Windows Defender is quite transparent, first they write software (OS and applications) that is suseptible to abuse and expect others to build a line of defence. By the time the defensive stuff starts making money off it's own, Microsoft (the originator of the weaknesses) comes up with an in-house 'solution'.
Had that solution been the hardening of the OS and applications no-one would have complained but with Defender they try to make money off their own failings.
To give an unspecific answer to an even more unspecific question; I write this on a wireless connected laptop and it never gave any problem.
But then I do not spend money on products from companies that refuse to support Linux.
Indeed.
The problem is you can only do this by being national of just such a country...
There is a reason even strong countries like the USofA, China or Russia sign international treaties, it is the best, probably the only way to survive.
So the chances to be picked up as a stateless pirate and sample the hospitality of a small patch of Cuba, Siberia or Outer Mongolia are real.
A rather stupid question I would say.
You need to care for the rules of the UN as you are bound by the laws of your present nation.
As most nations, with the USofA in a leading role, have signed up to international treaties giving the United Nations it's power you are bound to follow the lead of your government.
So the trick is to first become a national of a country that does not recognise the powers of the UN and then start your own Offshore Platform nation.
I don't think these twenty Servants of the Beast played by the rules of the ISO.
We (can and should) expect from that organisation decisions based on technical merit, the OOXML has no such thing.
But even if the ISO cert would be granted I eventually expect court cases evolving out of the inherent contradiction of calling it an Open Standard and at the same time referring to closed sources.
Doesn't matter where the exports are going to- exports are a waste of resources we could be using right here in America. Hmm, an interesting new market philosophy:)
All of which, if you had RTFAd, is now made elsewhere. What's your next argument? Ask Boeing, Microsoft and Cisco, just to name a few.
No, that's our biggest reason for importing- protection of our interests costs quite a bit in military materials. Try again. And what interests are actually better off with the policies of the last 7 years, Halliburton or Exxon maybe but they live of imports.
What makes you think America has it's main export markets in the Third World?
The USofA (and the EU!) cannot (and should not) compete with the low-tech high-volume products China and their likes sells us, instead it should concentrate on it's strengths and that's high-tech like aircraft, machinery and certain electronics.
Of course the sceptics will claim the biggest foreign market for the US is war, but personally I think the world doesn't have much appetite for that industry right now...
First; don't just take anyone's word for it that he's a scientist.
Second; this theory does not weaken or even exclude evolution, it just speculates on the origin of life.
Third; the theory of evolution did not and does not expect 1 generation jumps to a different species, after all life had billions of years and millions of generations to evolve.
Fourth; regarding the origin of life there is no competing theory for evolution, for example creationism is a belief and has zero to do with science.
At least you get mod points. I haven't had the ability for easily five years now despite consistently having excellent karma. Interesting, how does an AC get karma?
The National Association of Theater Owners supports Regal's 'zero-tolerance' prosecution standard: 'We cannot educate theater managers to be judges and juries in what is acceptable. Theater managers cannot distinguish between good and bad stealing.'" But they seem to have no problem turning their Theater managers into henchmen or a kangaroo court.
Sure you are right.
But so are they.
The reason being they police their own property, when you don't (want to) comply they have every right to disallow you entry.
"The Register" is on par with Slashdot, quality-wise: completely unprofessional, and hype-driven.
And judging by your regular postings you feel quite at home here;)
And satire is not equal to insult.
In politics ridicule is often not what the other side makes of an issue, it's more often what someone makes of himself or his issue.
Throughout history and in many nations and cultures there has been a very constructive place for satire, quite a few bad politicians have been toppled by the satire (and ridicule) their actions provoked.
ext2 is ext3 without the journaling.
There is no problem what so ever accessing an ext2/3 partition or disk from XP, it's just not journaling when writing.
Slashdot Mirror
it is not funny
our government sucks
(I voted for the green party...) Yep, the Greens blow.
Happy now everything is balanced again?
Interesting link with a scary story.
Thank God that in Germany the Spirit of the Law is much more balanced with the Letter than in Georgia.
Maybe you mean Euro fan boys?
First I have to ask, Euro as compared to what, North America, South East Asia?
Or Euro as in the cradle of the culture presently spanning most of the globe?
Europe, as a continent and as an Economic Union is a collection of related nations that have a history of fighting each other, the Germans have had by their sheer number and central location a large influence in the development of what is now Europe.
But the German nation developed late, only about 1 1/2 century ago, until then it was a collection of many small fiefdoms.
And in these few years of German Unity they were the source of two of the most destructive wars the world has ever seen.
It is unavoidable this has influenced the German legal system, yes it has influenced culture and legal systems in all European states.
The fear for a third war has brought us Europeans together, presently there is a generation getting into power that has no personal memory of the worst days but those that have studied are still careful in dealing with that old violent history and the misunderstandings that caused most of it.
The historically strict German legal system has translated these fears into sometimes very paranoid rules and laws.
Because the 'old' Germany was already know for it's rather black and white policies it might be more noticeable to people from the outside. For Germans this type of strict adherence to the rules seems kind of in the genes.
I therefore object to ideas that there is such a thing as a European element in the issue at hand, sure Europe has after 9/11 tried to have a unified front with the US towards terrorism but the way these laws are now being interpreted in Germany are in my view not typical for Europe as a whole.
But I would certainly like to see standard Linux support for such devices as printers, scanners and modems.
At least the Video manufacturers seem to see the light.
Ubuntu is not so much about ease of use, it's the desktop that has the main influence independent of distribution.
The success of Ubuntu is in the ease of installation.
So even with on Ubuntu it is possible to see beauty in Blackbox or WM, just easier to get it up and running.
Switching between open windows is clearly more agile.
The most remarkable thing I noticed is that my GF (yeah, OK this is
Previously she would routinely close one application before opening the next, now she just flips between them.
It's funny business when the Bishop of Rome calls the richest Catholic country a bunch of cheats.
Now I wonder if he's wanting the Irish government to change it's tax laws or those companies that use this tax loophole to become responsible citizen.
I assume him being the de facto leader of the Roman Catholic church can only hope the Irish government will act.
But for non-MS people your writing is incomprehensible.
The big difference between MS and Linux distro's including such utilities is that MS is forcing competing commercial offerings out of the market by leveraging it's OS.
The one about Windows Defender is quite transparent, first they write software (OS and applications) that is suseptible to abuse and expect others to build a line of defence. By the time the defensive stuff starts making money off it's own, Microsoft (the originator of the weaknesses) comes up with an in-house 'solution'.
Had that solution been the hardening of the OS and applications no-one would have complained but with Defender they try to make money off their own failings.
To give an unspecific answer to an even more unspecific question; I write this on a wireless connected laptop and it never gave any problem.
But then I do not spend money on products from companies that refuse to support Linux.
Indeed.
The problem is you can only do this by being national of just such a country...
There is a reason even strong countries like the USofA, China or Russia sign international treaties, it is the best, probably the only way to survive.
So the chances to be picked up as a stateless pirate and sample the hospitality of a small patch of Cuba, Siberia or Outer Mongolia are real.
A rather stupid question I would say.
You need to care for the rules of the UN as you are bound by the laws of your present nation.
As most nations, with the USofA in a leading role, have signed up to international treaties giving the United Nations it's power you are bound to follow the lead of your government.
So the trick is to first become a national of a country that does not recognise the powers of the UN and then start your own Offshore Platform nation.
I don't think these twenty Servants of the Beast played by the rules of the ISO.
We (can and should) expect from that organisation decisions based on technical merit, the OOXML has no such thing.
But even if the ISO cert would be granted I eventually expect court cases evolving out of the inherent contradiction of calling it an Open Standard and at the same time referring to closed sources.
All of which, if you had RTFAd, is now made elsewhere. What's your next argument?
Ask Boeing, Microsoft and Cisco, just to name a few.
No, that's our biggest reason for importing- protection of our interests costs quite a bit in military materials. Try again. And what interests are actually better off with the policies of the last 7 years, Halliburton or Exxon maybe but they live of imports.
Quite funny or even scary this story right after this one: .
:)
Chinese Bloggers Encouraged to Register Contact Info
We all know the Chinese are funding the US deficit but I never knew they were so close to owning the government
What makes you think America has it's main export markets in the Third World?
The USofA (and the EU!) cannot (and should not) compete with the low-tech high-volume products China and their likes sells us, instead it should concentrate on it's strengths and that's high-tech like aircraft, machinery and certain electronics.
Of course the sceptics will claim the biggest foreign market for the US is war, but personally I think the world doesn't have much appetite for that industry right now...
Damn you are funny!
First; don't just take anyone's word for it that he's a scientist.
Second; this theory does not weaken or even exclude evolution, it just speculates on the origin of life. Third; the theory of evolution did not and does not expect 1 generation jumps to a different species, after all life had billions of years and millions of generations to evolve. Fourth; regarding the origin of life there is no competing theory for evolution, for example creationism is a belief and has zero to do with science.
Go back to school!
Yep, it looks like it coincides with my pay check.
It's OK, I corrected it for you.
Damn one-man militias.
Sure you are right.
But so are they.
The reason being they police their own property, when you don't (want to) comply they have every right to disallow you entry.
And judging by your regular postings you feel quite at home here
And satire is not equal to insult.
In politics ridicule is often not what the other side makes of an issue, it's more often what someone makes of himself or his issue.
Throughout history and in many nations and cultures there has been a very constructive place for satire, quite a few bad politicians have been toppled by the satire (and ridicule) their actions provoked.
ext2 is ext3 without the journaling.
There is no problem what so ever accessing an ext2/3 partition or disk from XP, it's just not journaling when writing.
Edit:
Obviously a P3 500mHz.