In some respects it is powerful, but certain things, like gaining access to restricted functionality, is aggressively, uh, punished? The Chevron team sold out to Microsoft after MS made dealings with them to prevent the release of a Metro jailbreak method.
The problem isn't Microsoft or Windows, it's the method of consumption. People are more than happy to consume on cellphones and tablets, and desktop OS's don't fit into that paradigm. If Metro was more powerful/open and had application support, it would be a good idea to allow people to access all their purchases(media, applications, etc) across desktops and mobile devices, but it's not. I guess that's a Microsoft problem, but Android(and every other mobile OS) is equally bad as a desktop OS and none of the dedicated desktop OS's are any good as mobile/touch OS's(fuck you, Ubuntu/Unity).
The reality is that desktops are dying for a typical person's use and consumption. They're going to return to being workstations for the most part.
Let's talk about goalposts, then. What you're saying is that the NFL doesn't have a product because the products are the teams that are NFL licensed franchises and the NFL itself is just a logo without a product. I don't think the billions being paid to the NFL support that statement. Products don't have to be tangible to be products. A product can simply be a license to a design. A better statement would be that Rambus never manufactured the product(then again, many hardware companies pay other companies to manufacture their products)
Meh. The worst of trolling has to do with BS patents(rounded edges, shopping carts, etc) and patent troll/aggregators. If Nokia wants to enforce legitimate technical patents on their vast portfolio, I really don't see a problem with that
These are American citizens that were killed by the drone strikes. Explicitly in violation of our judicial system. While you can make arguments about being at war with the Afghan government(Taliban) and their state sponsored paramilitary forces(Al Qaeda) when killing those people, as it is under military jurisdiction, killing an American citizen without a trial, even if he's located in the mountains of Yemen, is against the rules unless he's imminently dangerous(as in, shooting at the cops). Ted Kaczynski wasn't killed with a drone strike.
To iterate, what I'm saying is that we can't execute US citizens without a fair trial, yet we've done numerous times in the past few years. So "can't" just doesn't fly. "Not supposed to" is more accurate.
To be fair, Ubuntu continues to devolve, and from XP->Vista->7 was positive while it does seem that 8 is a regression of sorts while they change gears to be like Ubuntu. Basically, if they continue this course, they're on the Unity death spiral.
It's already heavily regulated and that already happens. Time Warner Cable and Comcast made a huge deal in California in recent years and sold each other their exclusive contracts for certain cities in order to organize their infrastructure appropriately. The problem is that the best regulation was dropped(ability for broadcast networks to own cable networks and vice versa) while all of the other regulations stayed(must carry, etc) and many of those promote conglomeratizing the industry.
Technically speaking, Al Qaeda was a military wing of the official Afghan government, considering they were officially housed, sanctioned, and funded by that government. That Afghan government was defeated in battle(the Taliban, for the slow ones out there), but the military force remains as rebels with a political leader in exile/parts unknown. I wonder of the Geneva Convention definition of rebels after a government in an official war was toppled.
Well, actually, one of the arguments against Catholicism is that they worship Mary(she's basically deified), which is decidedly anti-Christian(and anti-Judaism). The Mormons may be hypocrites, but that doesn't reduce the veracity of their argument.
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In some respects it is powerful, but certain things, like gaining access to restricted functionality, is aggressively, uh, punished? The Chevron team sold out to Microsoft after MS made dealings with them to prevent the release of a Metro jailbreak method.
The problem isn't Microsoft or Windows, it's the method of consumption. People are more than happy to consume on cellphones and tablets, and desktop OS's don't fit into that paradigm. If Metro was more powerful/open and had application support, it would be a good idea to allow people to access all their purchases(media, applications, etc) across desktops and mobile devices, but it's not. I guess that's a Microsoft problem, but Android(and every other mobile OS) is equally bad as a desktop OS and none of the dedicated desktop OS's are any good as mobile/touch OS's(fuck you, Ubuntu/Unity).
The reality is that desktops are dying for a typical person's use and consumption. They're going to return to being workstations for the most part.
Because now they're a name, and that's all that matters. Google "Do not be evil". Apple "You'll see why 1984 won't be like "1984"". etc
And in a similar situation, that's when Lavabit said fuck you and shut its doors.
It's pretty simple: if you have a device with a camera, just cover the camera with a little black tape and tada, no more spying
Let's talk about goalposts, then. What you're saying is that the NFL doesn't have a product because the products are the teams that are NFL licensed franchises and the NFL itself is just a logo without a product. I don't think the billions being paid to the NFL support that statement. Products don't have to be tangible to be products. A product can simply be a license to a design. A better statement would be that Rambus never manufactured the product(then again, many hardware companies pay other companies to manufacture their products)
There is a magical easy button for burnouts. It's called a gas pedal
Meh. The worst of trolling has to do with BS patents(rounded edges, shopping carts, etc) and patent troll/aggregators. If Nokia wants to enforce legitimate technical patents on their vast portfolio, I really don't see a problem with that
I've found Microcenter standard pricing to be better than Newegg or Frys on various occasions for non-bargain bin stuff(GPUs, CPUs, mobos, etc).
Mwave, Microcenter, and Frys all have comparative pricing. Frys has shitty service and a shitty webstore, but they often have better pricing.
These are American citizens that were killed by the drone strikes. Explicitly in violation of our judicial system. While you can make arguments about being at war with the Afghan government(Taliban) and their state sponsored paramilitary forces(Al Qaeda) when killing those people, as it is under military jurisdiction, killing an American citizen without a trial, even if he's located in the mountains of Yemen, is against the rules unless he's imminently dangerous(as in, shooting at the cops). Ted Kaczynski wasn't killed with a drone strike.
Here I googled the names for you because I'm a nice guy.
To iterate, what I'm saying is that we can't execute US citizens without a fair trial, yet we've done numerous times in the past few years. So "can't" just doesn't fly. "Not supposed to" is more accurate.
Can't is a strong word. Sure, they can, but legally they have tenuous grounds to hold him.
I've got better machines to run Linux on
Most insightful comment today.
So, 98SE counts, but 95OSR2 doesn't?
Windows 2000 doesn't count?
And Vista was actually fine. The major difference between 7 and Vista is that hardware was too far behind the improvements in the interface.
To be fair, Ubuntu continues to devolve, and from XP->Vista->7 was positive while it does seem that 8 is a regression of sorts while they change gears to be like Ubuntu. Basically, if they continue this course, they're on the Unity death spiral.
What are these reasons? I'm being serious. I have yet to see a reason to upgrade from Windows 7 this soon in the game
It's already heavily regulated and that already happens. Time Warner Cable and Comcast made a huge deal in California in recent years and sold each other their exclusive contracts for certain cities in order to organize their infrastructure appropriately. The problem is that the best regulation was dropped(ability for broadcast networks to own cable networks and vice versa) while all of the other regulations stayed(must carry, etc) and many of those promote conglomeratizing the industry.
Never claimed it was new. I stated things have not improved. And they haven't.
Technically speaking, Al Qaeda was a military wing of the official Afghan government, considering they were officially housed, sanctioned, and funded by that government. That Afghan government was defeated in battle(the Taliban, for the slow ones out there), but the military force remains as rebels with a political leader in exile/parts unknown. I wonder of the Geneva Convention definition of rebels after a government in an official war was toppled.
Hard to slap your opponent with your gauntlet when you're in a cockpit a few thousand feet away
Mormons didn't originate from Protestant thought, rather they're just another form of Christianity
Well, actually, one of the arguments against Catholicism is that they worship Mary(she's basically deified), which is decidedly anti-Christian(and anti-Judaism). The Mormons may be hypocrites, but that doesn't reduce the veracity of their argument.