RHEL's lag times are fine by me. While I don't work with a giant-multinational corporation, enterprise stability is still of utmost priority to my staff and I. We like that while RHEL stays on top of security issues, they do not make frequent jumps to newer application releases without significant warning.
As far as RHN, if you don't like paying for support, use CentOS. We do for our development and testing environment, and can be assure that it will stay in sync, once the base platform port occurs.
For desktops, our devs use whatever makes them happy. I'm running Fedora 14 right now, and several others are using various debian-sourced releases.
I think the real detriment, as mentioned earlier, was the growing lack of diversity in the distribution sphere.
Why do you assume it has to be manually distributed? CRL and Certificates could be distributed through any enterprise desktop management system, such as SCCM or remediation managers such as Hercules.
Now if they can just get the idiots that call me and tell me my car warranty is about to expire on a regular basis, despite me repeatedly telling them to take me off their list AND my phone number being on the do-not-call registry, I'd be happy.
Given that it's a short blog post, it sort of ignores the fact that older puzzle games were targeted to the people who owned and played games on the computer; arcade games were never about puzzles. Now we essentially have in-home arcades - why should there be puzzle games targeted to the large number of owners using consoles for games, when they don't fit the profile of the person that likes to be mentally challenged and instead prefers things that require good talent with hand-eye coordination and spatial analysis?
...Given that 'unnamed comcast insiders' have generally been right about what comcast is doing or planning on doing next, even when comcast refuses to address or acknowledge an issue, is there any good reason to doubt this?
Well, you know, if you're that deperate, use an extra-territorial card backed by an extra-territorial bank. Sure, it's now illegal for US credit card companies, but try as they might, Congress can't pass a law (yet) that affects how banks and creditors in other countries do business.
To be fair they're right about sitting a kid in front of a computer and he or she not learning what is needed to succeed in society. Unfortunately, that has nothing to do with them attending school, as the public education system really doesn't do a good job of that either. Socialization and learning social interaction skills has to do with being around people, not with learning in a school. I like the attempt at justification through logical fallacies, though - it makes me excited that teachers especially can't differentiate between education and socialization. And yes, that was sarcasm.
The internet won't die because of adblocking. Just like TV didn't (and likely won't) die from Tivo, nor will the postal service not die if I throw away all the direct marketing mail I get. Radio won't die if I switch to NPR or commercial-free satellite radio and Movies won't go away if I come in 15 minutes late to skip all of the commercials before the trailers.
Still, let me cry in shock and horror that the revenue of the advertising industry might slightly decline.
Even more than that, these are state laws preventing any municipalities from funding and operating information services.
Yes, when there is competition, the municipalities often can not compete, but there are places in my state where there is no way it would be cost efficient for a cableco or telco to operate a broadband service.
Take for example, Borden County, population 729 - for the whole county. At what point is there any busines motivation to build the infrastructure necessary to allow access to broadband. Even if all 729 people paid $50 a month, how long would it take, at $36k a month, to pay off the necessary build-out?
That is the point where municipalities need to get involved - not as competition to businesses providing a service, but in place of the businesses when there's no service to begin with, and none likely in the future.
The only way to get around that would be to mandate, at the state level, that if municipalities are not allowed to build their own infrastructure, that the businesses MUST provide it where requested.
It seems to me, that with the way things are going, it will be a short matter of time until it is publicly recognized that "everyone really is a criminal".
after just a quick look at the patents as they were granted, could someone look at them as well and verify this?
Patent 5,823,879 patents a web-based internet-enabled method of playing Blackjack, as specifically stated in the patent.
Patent 6,183,366 patents a method of " a service providing computational system for providing a first of the users with a requested corresponding instance of the informational service, wherein the instance includes a plurality of user interactions, via the network, with the service providing computational system;"
(surely there is prior art, IE Legend of the Red Dragon from peoples BBS days)
The third patent (6,264,560) basically encompasses any type of electronic card-based tournament at all, though specifically mentions blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, baccarat and pai gow in the abstract of the patent.
Can someone who has better eyes for legalese doublecheck that?
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It's like the American Ninja Warrior of critiques.
They're defending us from Space Nazis
It's just like the internet is the new bible.
RHEL's lag times are fine by me. While I don't work with a giant-multinational corporation, enterprise stability is still of utmost priority to my staff and I. We like that while RHEL stays on top of security issues, they do not make frequent jumps to newer application releases without significant warning.
As far as RHN, if you don't like paying for support, use CentOS. We do for our development and testing environment, and can be assure that it will stay in sync, once the base platform port occurs.
For desktops, our devs use whatever makes them happy. I'm running Fedora 14 right now, and several others are using various debian-sourced releases.
I think the real detriment, as mentioned earlier, was the growing lack of diversity in the distribution sphere.
I clicked on the link to the Web O' Wonder in Firefox 4 beta 12 on fedora 14... it crashed immediately.
Are they attempting to say that Firefox 4 hearkens back to memories of windows 98?
The Grammy was actually won for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), but hey, when has accuracy in reporting been /.'s game?
Why do you assume it has to be manually distributed? CRL and Certificates could be distributed through any enterprise desktop management system, such as SCCM or remediation managers such as Hercules.
Zork. Or maybe Q-Bert
Now if they can just get the idiots that call me and tell me my car warranty is about to expire on a regular basis, despite me repeatedly telling them to take me off their list AND my phone number being on the do-not-call registry, I'd be happy.
It was "The Five Doctors."
He states, "I was the first... the original, you might say!"
I'm not sure which is more ridiculous - the patent application or the fact that there's an iPod link in a shoe.
Given that it's a short blog post, it sort of ignores the fact that older puzzle games were targeted to the people who owned and played games on the computer; arcade games were never about puzzles. Now we essentially have in-home arcades - why should there be puzzle games targeted to the large number of owners using consoles for games, when they don't fit the profile of the person that likes to be mentally challenged and instead prefers things that require good talent with hand-eye coordination and spatial analysis?
...Given that 'unnamed comcast insiders' have generally been right about what comcast is doing or planning on doing next, even when comcast refuses to address or acknowledge an issue, is there any good reason to doubt this?
It makes my unlimited nights and weekends plan kind of worthless.
Why not just blackhole the numbers in your PBX?
Well, you know, if you're that deperate, use an extra-territorial card backed by an extra-territorial bank. Sure, it's now illegal for US credit card companies, but try as they might, Congress can't pass a law (yet) that affects how banks and creditors in other countries do business.
To be fair they're right about sitting a kid in front of a computer and he or she not learning what is needed to succeed in society. Unfortunately, that has nothing to do with them attending school, as the public education system really doesn't do a good job of that either. Socialization and learning social interaction skills has to do with being around people, not with learning in a school. I like the attempt at justification through logical fallacies, though - it makes me excited that teachers especially can't differentiate between education and socialization. And yes, that was sarcasm.
I'll keep it short and sweet: They're still not learning that I want to own the music, not rent it.
The internet won't die because of adblocking. Just like TV didn't (and likely won't) die from Tivo, nor will the postal service not die if I throw away all the direct marketing mail I get. Radio won't die if I switch to NPR or commercial-free satellite radio and Movies won't go away if I come in 15 minutes late to skip all of the commercials before the trailers.
Still, let me cry in shock and horror that the revenue of the advertising industry might slightly decline.
Oh, boo hoo, boo hoo.
And we thought it was only Goldfinger who was a crazy dutchman...
Still, given the location of the Netherlands, would you rather spend Eu. 258 on the tax, or Eu. 100 to go to Belgium or Germany and buy it there?
Hell, wait til you're on holiday anywhere else in the european union.
I use this (IRS Form 1040, pdf format), this (IRS Form 1040 instructions, pdf format), and XCalc. Seems to work fine for me.
Even more than that, these are state laws preventing any municipalities from funding and operating information services.
Yes, when there is competition, the municipalities often can not compete, but there are places in my state where there is no way it would be cost efficient for a cableco or telco to operate a broadband service.
Take for example, Borden County, population 729 - for the whole county. At what point is there any busines motivation to build the infrastructure necessary to allow access to broadband. Even if all 729 people paid $50 a month, how long would it take, at $36k a month, to pay off the necessary build-out?
That is the point where municipalities need to get involved - not as competition to businesses providing a service, but in place of the businesses when there's no service to begin with, and none likely in the future.
The only way to get around that would be to mandate, at the state level, that if municipalities are not allowed to build their own infrastructure, that the businesses MUST provide it where requested.
Well, There's nothing wrong with communism in theory either - but in practice it seems to always end up as a form of fascism instead.
It seems to me, that with the way things are going, it will be a short matter of time until it is publicly recognized that "everyone really is a criminal".
after just a quick look at the patents as they were granted, could someone look at them as well and verify this?
Patent 5,823,879 patents a web-based internet-enabled method of playing Blackjack, as specifically stated in the patent.
Patent 6,183,366 patents a method of "
a service providing computational system for providing a first of the users with a requested corresponding instance of the informational service, wherein the instance includes a plurality of user interactions, via the network, with the service providing computational system;"
(surely there is prior art, IE Legend of the Red Dragon from peoples BBS days)
The third patent (6,264,560) basically encompasses any type of electronic card-based tournament at all, though specifically mentions blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, baccarat and pai gow in the abstract of the patent.
Can someone who has better eyes for legalese doublecheck that?