I know you stole my ring. If you let me in your house, to look around, I am sure I will find my ring. Stop hiding my ring, I know you have it.
It is my precious......
This is insane. SCO wants to go on a fishing trip, looking for something they claim IBM stole, yet have no proof of. If they don't have proof, what are they doing suing IBM other than to be annoying. Are we (collective) just supposed to believe that they (SCO) are telling us the truth, BLINDLY?
What a crock. The judge should simply dismiss the case at this point, with prejudice. I can think of at least 15 different reasons to do so. Namely every time SCO gets themselves in a pickle (technical term), they change the subject. At this point, they are suing for infringement that they don't have ANY knowledge of.
Real has gone from a company that I once recommended to being viewed as antagonistic with its customers. From webpages that misdirect people to the non-free Real player, to the ever bloated software, spyware etc. Now it seems as Real is going down the "me too" road, and instead of creating a product people search for, is just another pea in the iPod (sorry about the pun).
Why exactly would I look to Real for anything? What is better (other than price) about anything Real has to offer, compared to Apple, Microsoft, etc? What compelling reason do you offer for me to again look at Real?
The way I see it, we are often trying to avoid problems that will self correct for the better in the long run.
Take M$ Monopoly. It was ONLY in the face of no alternative, that Open Source has taken hold. I believe that the M$ monopoly is solely responsible for it, IMHO.
It was because of M$. A better choice arising from a monopoly.
Partial regulation is to blame. Either De-Regulate completely, or Re-Regulate and demand performance.
Personally, I am for complete deregulation of Telecom. Regulation isn't helping at all. Government regulation isn't going to help in the fast changing world of Hi-tech. It is way too slow to respond adequately.
I find it interesting that you quote a bunch of rights that are quite explicit in the constitution, and throw one in that is not. To be precise, the constitution prohibits the ESTABLISHMENT of religion, not a "Separation" of church and state, a term coined by Thomas Jefferson in a letter. It is the same Thomas Jefferson that wanted every public school to teach the Bible.
Impartial meaning I am neither a Democrat, nor Republican. In reality, there are no "Impartial" people. Truely if one is "impartial" then one is in capable of taking a stand, and that is the TRULY scariest thing I can think of. I would rather be wrong, than undecided.
The left doesn't defend freedom of speech, unless it is leftist speech. In fact, the left is much more likely to shut down POLITICAL speech than the right. The latest is Campaign Finance laws. It is the LEFT that is trying to limit speech, not the right. What about Political Correctness? The whole idea of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS is to limit expression of peoples speech.
The left is NO defender of civil rights. It is JUST as bad as the RIGHT. Where is the left in defending the rights of the unborn? Oh right, the left has DEHUMANIZED them; calls them "tissue" and "fetus". It is no different than the Nazi's calling Jews animals, the KKK calling negros monkeys etc.
Take my stand on Marriage for another example. You want the separation of church and state? FINE! Let the government get completely out of the church business. Let religion set the terms for marriage. Government shouldn't take marriage into consideration for ANYTHING, since it is nothing more than a relic of religion. Tax law, Inheritance laws, everything should be marriage neutral.
And I want all government offices open seven days a week. Being closed on Saturday (Sabbath for Jews) and Sunday (Christians) is a hold over of religion.
Lets not forget Christmas and Thanksgiving too. I am all for our government being 100% secular. Lets do it, but not just half way.
Personally, I don't think you know what you are really asking for.
By definition I am Libertarian. I don't want anyone, masses or dictator telling me how to live my life, and I want those same people to leave me alone.
The LEFT is just MORE dangerous than the right AT THIS MOMENT. As the people surrender their rights "for the good of the group" is more likely than a true dictatorship at this point.
Take GUN control. Why should I give up the ONLY defense I have to protect my family, city, state from the MOB RULE of the left.
Take a good look at what is happening in New York by the lefties. MOB RULE. Forget rights of others, lets block traffic on pupose, disrupt lives of others in an effort to force people to your point of view, as if it were the only one that matters.
Everything the LEFT wants, requires TAKING from others. Taking by threat of FORCE. If you don't believe this, stop paying taxes, see how long that is. In MY opinion, that is government sanction Shakedown. You may not mind BUT I DO. Leave me alone, and take care of yourself. LIFE (to live), LIBERTY (freedom) and the pursuit of happiness (Live my dream). When you take from me by force, you violate TWO of those inalieable rights.
That is why I am for LIMITED government,and why the LEFT is wrong. The MOB doesn't rule as long as I have my guns. It is no wonder why they want to take away those!!!!!!!
Yeah, they are angry that they don't have controll over the political process. The are angry because they are spoiled brats, who aren't getting their way. They are angry, because their elitist mantra isn't being listened to by middle America (aka idiots). They are angry that their cries of "disenfranchisement" are bogus. They are angry that the election was "Stolen" by Bush. They are angry that people are trying to find ways around their extreme leftist views, ie changing the constitution for every law, just so one or two leftist judges cannot make up new rights, found hidden between the lines.
Yeah, I know why they are angry. Doesn't make them right. You seem to think that EMOTIONS should rule the day. You seem to think that ANGER is a good excuse to beat people up, riot, etc. You seem to think that disrupting the Economy for a political stunt is okay.
I have a question for you. Why don't you see the "right' "Protesting" like the left does? I will tell you why. It is because Middle America is too busy raising kids, working and being productive, taking care of themselves, not looking for the Grand Teton of Government handout for every little inconvenience.
In short, the Left Wing Radical are nothing short of a collection of hippies, anarchiest, communists, elitists, and other assorted wackos, who have NOTHING better to do than to decend on New York and terrorize the neighborhoods causing a ruckus.
'[t]he only intimidation taking place here is the Secret Service intimidating people who speak out against the government.'
As a truly impartial observer (Libertarian) the Republicans are not that intimidating. What is intimidating is the leftwingers who are on the verge of losing it. Never have I seen so much ANGER in my life.
It is to the point that people are afraid of them. I am not afraid of the Secret Service, I am afraid of the leftwing wackos and anarchists who see nothing wrong with screaming, yelling, shouting obscenities, and generally being a nuisance. That is okay i guess, since it is LEFTWINGERS doing it.
I think it is funny that the Left wingers cannot handle it when given a taste of their own medicine. http//www.protestwarrior.com
And where where the complaints from these people when FBI files of REPUBLICANS showed up on Hillaries Table? Where, where, where? Must be the old (D) good (R) bad binary logic.
There is enough Hypocricy on BOTH sides, though only the hypocricy of the right ever gets reported.
So what today might be an eight-way server will potentially become, mid-2005, an "eight socket" server with 16 processing cores.
And just think, it was only last week when it was shown that most servers are never upgraded (Core Components), and that most people already buy their servers with growth in mind.
This kind of stupid comments are not helpful.
My question is this, how is this going to affect M$ licencing of OSes? I buy a dual socketed board and put in a couple of these babies is M$ going to complain that I have 4 CPUs and XP won't load because I have the 2 CPU version?
The idea of licencing software by HW is stupid, don't you think?
Actually, the exploit only worked on Windows Machines. Firefox for Linux, MacOS etc was not affected. It had more to do with native Windows security than it had to do with Firefox.
If most of the updates will be available for current versions of Windows, what is the incentive to upgrade?
Here is the problem with going with M$. I have no doubts that there will be serious compatability issues with older versions of Windows Servers as these new technologies come down the line. The incentive is that in order to make use of the functionality of the new systems, one must upgrade the backend servers.
Do most people really need all the features of XP (other than increased stability)? What about the next version? What new and exciting features can we not live without?
The incentives to upgrade will be not task oriented features, but rather to fix such things as "Security" and such (breaking all sorts of M$'s own conventions in the process) making it necissary at some point.
Actually, that was a hidden point. It really doesn't matter what form the ballot is, some people will just be confused, and not get it right.
While it is important to give EVERYONE the opportunity to vote, there is NO REQUIREMENT that every vote be counted. Tons of ballots are not counted each election, simply because they are mismarked.
What is amazing is that some people cannot get over the fact that they lost. Every recount in Florida showed that Bush did in fact get more vote. Not once did Gore win the recount. This is simply ignored by the likes of Gore.
Not that I am a fan of GW, I am not. I am not a partisan republican, I am Libertarian. Which at least gives me some level of objectivity beyond D = bad, R = good or the R = bad, D = good rhetoric.
And who is the idiot who suggested the UN come and help us run elections? The same UN that has Libia on the Human Rights Committee.
Since people are complaining that idiots need their votes counted, let us do it the same way they do it in THIRD WORLD countries.
Print the damn picture of the candidate right there on the Freaking Ballot. Take a big fat sharpie, and have them put an X on the picture.
Then the stupid idiots who cannot read, write or follow simple instructions can vote for the democrats all day long and not cry "Disenfranchised voter".
My question is this, why are all the problem with voting found in Miami-Dade? What the hell is wrong with all the idiots there?
My next question is this, why would anyone vote the same way some idiot, who cannot read, or follow directions vote? Just tell me who you are voting for, so I can make sure I don't vote for them.
How about we REINSTITUTE Literacy requirements to vote? NO it isn't racist, white people can't read either.
Slashdot Mirror
That's great. One movie for the pretentious elitists, and one for normal people (Hint: if you know which is which, you are a pretentious elitist).
I can't stand people who demean others, just because they aren't FREAKING pretentious. The Artsy Fartsy crowd is just as bad as the Nascar Crowd.
4 Watts ... Damn you curvature of the Earth
The speeds indicated look too slow to be useful except for remote low overhead / slow data acquisition stuff.
9600 baud is pretty darn slow, even with compresion.
I know you stole my ring. If you let me in your house, to look around, I am sure I will find my ring. Stop hiding my ring, I know you have it.
It is my precious......
This is insane. SCO wants to go on a fishing trip, looking for something they claim IBM stole, yet have no proof of. If they don't have proof, what are they doing suing IBM other than to be annoying. Are we (collective) just supposed to believe that they (SCO) are telling us the truth, BLINDLY?
What a crock. The judge should simply dismiss the case at this point, with prejudice. I can think of at least 15 different reasons to do so. Namely every time SCO gets themselves in a pickle (technical term), they change the subject. At this point, they are suing for infringement that they don't have ANY knowledge of.
Incredible. Insane. ENOUGH already.
I haven't stopped beating my wife. And that is the truth.
The truth is, I never started either, but somehow that is besides the point. I don't know why.
Reign of Fire?
http://www.imdb.com/Title?0253556/
For those on the left "It is Bush's fault"
...... I could go one. But should I?
For those on the right "It was caused by Kerry in Vietnam"
For those in the center "It was Fox News' fault"
For those near Roswell "It was the aliens fault"
For the environmental wackos "It will cause global warming"
For the NOW gang, "It is a sad day for womens reproductive rights"
For Scott Peterson trial, "This proves Scott did not kill Lacy"
Real has gone from a company that I once recommended to being viewed as antagonistic with its customers. From webpages that misdirect people to the non-free Real player, to the ever bloated software, spyware etc. Now it seems as Real is going down the "me too" road, and instead of creating a product people search for, is just another pea in the iPod (sorry about the pun).
Why exactly would I look to Real for anything? What is better (other than price) about anything Real has to offer, compared to Apple, Microsoft, etc? What compelling reason do you offer for me to again look at Real?
Problems are only opportunities in disguise.
The way I see it, we are often trying to avoid problems that will self correct for the better in the long run.
Take M$ Monopoly. It was ONLY in the face of no alternative, that Open Source has taken hold. I believe that the M$ monopoly is solely responsible for it, IMHO.
It was because of M$. A better choice arising from a monopoly.
How about my DeLorean?
The Sky is falling, the Sky is falling.
Repent, for the end is near.
2005 Reasons why the world will end in 2005.
World end at 10:00pm, film at 11:00pm
Partial regulation is to blame. Either De-Regulate completely, or Re-Regulate and demand performance.
Personally, I am for complete deregulation of Telecom. Regulation isn't helping at all. Government regulation isn't going to help in the fast changing world of Hi-tech. It is way too slow to respond adequately.
I find it interesting that you quote a bunch of rights that are quite explicit in the constitution, and throw one in that is not. To be precise, the constitution prohibits the ESTABLISHMENT of religion, not a "Separation" of church and state, a term coined by Thomas Jefferson in a letter. It is the same Thomas Jefferson that wanted every public school to teach the Bible.
Impartial meaning I am neither a Democrat, nor Republican. In reality, there are no "Impartial" people. Truely if one is "impartial" then one is in capable of taking a stand, and that is the TRULY scariest thing I can think of. I would rather be wrong, than undecided.
The left doesn't defend freedom of speech, unless it is leftist speech. In fact, the left is much more likely to shut down POLITICAL speech than the right. The latest is Campaign Finance laws. It is the LEFT that is trying to limit speech, not the right. What about Political Correctness? The whole idea of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS is to limit expression of peoples speech.
The left is NO defender of civil rights. It is JUST as bad as the RIGHT. Where is the left in defending the rights of the unborn? Oh right, the left has DEHUMANIZED them; calls them "tissue" and "fetus". It is no different than the Nazi's calling Jews animals, the KKK calling negros monkeys etc.
Take my stand on Marriage for another example. You want the separation of church and state? FINE! Let the government get completely out of the church business. Let religion set the terms for marriage. Government shouldn't take marriage into consideration for ANYTHING, since it is nothing more than a relic of religion. Tax law, Inheritance laws, everything should be marriage neutral.
And I want all government offices open seven days a week. Being closed on Saturday (Sabbath for Jews) and Sunday (Christians) is a hold over of religion.
Lets not forget Christmas and Thanksgiving too. I am all for our government being 100% secular. Lets do it, but not just half way.
Personally, I don't think you know what you are really asking for.
I am not a fan of the left. That is correct.
By definition I am Libertarian. I don't want anyone, masses or dictator telling me how to live my life, and I want those same people to leave me alone.
The LEFT is just MORE dangerous than the right AT THIS MOMENT. As the people surrender their rights "for the good of the group" is more likely than a true dictatorship at this point.
Take GUN control. Why should I give up the ONLY defense I have to protect my family, city, state from the MOB RULE of the left.
Take a good look at what is happening in New York by the lefties. MOB RULE. Forget rights of others, lets block traffic on pupose, disrupt lives of others in an effort to force people to your point of view, as if it were the only one that matters.
Everything the LEFT wants, requires TAKING from others. Taking by threat of FORCE. If you don't believe this, stop paying taxes, see how long that is. In MY opinion, that is government sanction Shakedown. You may not mind BUT I DO. Leave me alone, and take care of yourself. LIFE (to live), LIBERTY (freedom) and the pursuit of happiness (Live my dream). When you take from me by force, you violate TWO of those inalieable rights.
That is why I am for LIMITED government,and why the LEFT is wrong. The MOB doesn't rule as long as I have my guns. It is no wonder why they want to take away those!!!!!!!
Yeah, they are angry that they don't have controll over the political process. The are angry because they are spoiled brats, who aren't getting their way. They are angry, because their elitist mantra isn't being listened to by middle America (aka idiots). They are angry that their cries of "disenfranchisement" are bogus. They are angry that the election was "Stolen" by Bush. They are angry that people are trying to find ways around their extreme leftist views, ie changing the constitution for every law, just so one or two leftist judges cannot make up new rights, found hidden between the lines.
Yeah, I know why they are angry. Doesn't make them right. You seem to think that EMOTIONS should rule the day. You seem to think that ANGER is a good excuse to beat people up, riot, etc. You seem to think that disrupting the Economy for a political stunt is okay.
I have a question for you. Why don't you see the "right' "Protesting" like the left does? I will tell you why. It is because Middle America is too busy raising kids, working and being productive, taking care of themselves, not looking for the Grand Teton of Government handout for every little inconvenience.
In short, the Left Wing Radical are nothing short of a collection of hippies, anarchiest, communists, elitists, and other assorted wackos, who have NOTHING better to do than to decend on New York and terrorize the neighborhoods causing a ruckus.
Get a life.
Mighty Coward speaks with such eloquence.
'[t]he only intimidation taking place here is the Secret Service intimidating people who speak out against the government.'
As a truly impartial observer (Libertarian) the Republicans are not that intimidating. What is intimidating is the leftwingers who are on the verge of losing it. Never have I seen so much ANGER in my life.
It is to the point that people are afraid of them. I am not afraid of the Secret Service, I am afraid of the leftwing wackos and anarchists who see nothing wrong with screaming, yelling, shouting obscenities, and generally being a nuisance. That is okay i guess, since it is LEFTWINGERS doing it.
I think it is funny that the Left wingers cannot handle it when given a taste of their own medicine. http//www.protestwarrior.com
And where where the complaints from these people when FBI files of REPUBLICANS showed up on Hillaries Table? Where, where, where? Must be the old (D) good (R) bad binary logic.
There is enough Hypocricy on BOTH sides, though only the hypocricy of the right ever gets reported.
The only place where I can see CPU upgrades making sense is in High Density Blade servers.
http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,62687,00 .html
And just think, it was only last week when it was shown that most servers are never upgraded (Core Components), and that most people already buy their servers with growth in mind.
This kind of stupid comments are not helpful.
My question is this, how is this going to affect M$ licencing of OSes? I buy a dual socketed board and put in a couple of these babies is M$ going to complain that I have 4 CPUs and XP won't load because I have the 2 CPU version?
The idea of licencing software by HW is stupid, don't you think?
Actually, the exploit only worked on Windows Machines. Firefox for Linux, MacOS etc was not affected. It had more to do with native Windows security than it had to do with Firefox.
Here is the problem with going with M$. I have no doubts that there will be serious compatability issues with older versions of Windows Servers as these new technologies come down the line. The incentive is that in order to make use of the functionality of the new systems, one must upgrade the backend servers.
Do most people really need all the features of XP (other than increased stability)? What about the next version? What new and exciting features can we not live without?
The incentives to upgrade will be not task oriented features, but rather to fix such things as "Security" and such (breaking all sorts of M$'s own conventions in the process) making it necissary at some point.
Correction:
Donkeys like PARFAIT
Actually, that was a hidden point. It really doesn't matter what form the ballot is, some people will just be confused, and not get it right.
While it is important to give EVERYONE the opportunity to vote, there is NO REQUIREMENT that every vote be counted. Tons of ballots are not counted each election, simply because they are mismarked.
What is amazing is that some people cannot get over the fact that they lost. Every recount in Florida showed that Bush did in fact get more vote. Not once did Gore win the recount. This is simply ignored by the likes of Gore.
Not that I am a fan of GW, I am not. I am not a partisan republican, I am Libertarian. Which at least gives me some level of objectivity beyond D = bad, R = good or the R = bad, D = good rhetoric.
And who is the idiot who suggested the UN come and help us run elections? The same UN that has Libia on the Human Rights Committee.
Since people are complaining that idiots need their votes counted, let us do it the same way they do it in THIRD WORLD countries.
Print the damn picture of the candidate right there on the Freaking Ballot. Take a big fat sharpie, and have them put an X on the picture.
Then the stupid idiots who cannot read, write or follow simple instructions can vote for the democrats all day long and not cry "Disenfranchised voter".
My question is this, why are all the problem with voting found in Miami-Dade? What the hell is wrong with all the idiots there?
My next question is this, why would anyone vote the same way some idiot, who cannot read, or follow directions vote? Just tell me who you are voting for, so I can make sure I don't vote for them.
How about we REINSTITUTE Literacy requirements to vote? NO it isn't racist, white people can't read either.