I expect what Microsoft really wants is to find if they have an inside man leaking code. Have to get Viodentia to reveal that by poring over his/her drive, which may yield absolutely nothing and be fairly claimed as harrassment.
I have a better solution: hire a private investigator to call his phone company pretending to be him, and get them to release his phone records. Do the same for all of your employee's phone records then match them up.
It's so simple, I'm surprised no one has thought of it already.
This reminds me of the "Tablet PC" revolution (I baught one). Although a great piece of technology there wasn't a significant increase in productivity or features that warented the extra effort to adapt to the technology.
Tablets actually do have their uses. My company is implimenting software for our estimators to use on the road. They are finding it cumbersome to use with their laptops, which are poorly suited for walking around jobsites trying to draw diagrams and enter data, all while holding a flashlight, tape measure, digital camera etc.
The guys who use tablets are at least able to utilize the touch screen. It's a bit more like working with a clipboard and pen, so it also feels more natural to the more "experienced" guys, who are not that comfortable with computers. I think the same could be said of anyone who needs to work with a computer while moving about.
So while I agree, there is probably no great demand for them from the average consumer, I think they do have their uses
How about requiring movie producers to submit their scripts, to make sure it's not the same old recycled plots and 70s tv shows, with a soundtrack filled with remakes of pop "classics" and thinly disguised rip-offs they hope the audience is too young to catch on to?
I agree, Gentoo is a lot of fun to tinker with, if you have the time for that sort of thing. I don't think I would use it on a production machine, and I would definately not attempt to install it on my work machine on the last day of a long weekend.
Dig a little deeper. If you follow your own link to the Toshiba web site, and click on "Technical Suport" (their spelling, not mine) the first article outlines their battery exchange programme.
They didn't say they wouldn't support it, they just said it was lower on the list of priorities, as 3/4 of their visitors use another browser. This isn't "elitist bullshit," this is allocating resources based on the priorities of the visitors of their site.
Plus, we give up personal information offline all the time and hardly think about it. We sign up for grocery-discount cards that can track our purchasing habits for years.
I don't think the author of the article has a handle on this whole privacy thing. People who care about privacy don't sign up for "loyalty" cards at grocery stores, don't give out their phone numbers to every retail clerk who asks for it, don't put their names in telephone directories, don't enter contests that require you to provide personal information on the entrance form...
I could go on and on.
He laments the loss of "conveniences" such as not having to enter his username and password everytime he logs on to the Wall Street Journal online, or having Amazon recommend books to him based on his past purchases. If these things are more important to him than his privacy, that's his choice.
You have to determine what price would you pay to receive these services, then ask youself if that is a fair price for the data you are providing to the providers of these services, and anyone they choose to sell the data to in the future. I suspect that for the majority of people, the answer would - unfortunately - be yes.
So I take it it's the driver who is insured, as opposed to the vehicle? Interesting way of doing things. I can understand the need to make sure you are licensed before allowing you to drive it. In Canada, the dealer is able to put a temporary plate on a vehicle for the purpose of test drives. After the sale is complete, the owner must insure the car before he drives it away, but this has nothing to do with the saleman or dealership. Interesting to learn the way things are done in other places.
This is no different to forcing drivers not to drive with faulty breaks or severely worn tires.
Except an unpatched windows box is unlikely to spin out of control and kill someone.
This is no different to a car salesman wanting to see a driving licence and proof of insurance before I buy a car.
Car salesman charged with ensuring motorists are licensed and insured? Where do you live?
Besides, why would I insure a car I don't own? Until the sale is complete, insurance is the car lot's problem. Once I own it, it's none of the salesman's damn business what insurance I take out on it.
But thanks for working in a car analogy, just the same.
Just as you wouldn't find it foolish if a judge ruled that Target could be sued for not taking reasonable measures to ensure their brick and mortar stores are accessable to those with disablilities (wheel chair access, designated parking stalls, staff prepared to help those who need it...). I'm amazed most of the comments I've read so far think this is a bad thing.
As the post you are replying to stated, this is exactly what the corporate media cartels want. They don't want you listening to intellectual property you purchased years ago; they want you to buy the intellectual property they are selling today. Except in cases where they might repackage and rebrand intellectual property from days gone by, and sell it as new to those who don't know better, or don't care.
They announce something asinine, bill it as a 'feature,' then when everyone screams bloody murder over it they will announce that they've changed their minds cause they're listening to their customers.
So without further ado and completely pleading ignorance about any copyright issues, here is the transcript of the interview of Richard.M.Stallman
So I guess when people violate the GPL, they should just plead ignorance about any "copyright issues." This "All About Linux" guy should be working for SCO.
I just don't see the point of removing the DRM from a paid for iTunes file, because FairPlay does seem pretty generous with what you are allowed to do with it.
Other than, say, playing it on the music player of your choice.
DRM, like region codes in DVDs and the DMCA itself, has nothing to do with copy prevention and everything to do with the media cartels attempting to exert control over what we do with the cds, dvds and computer files we purchase.
Under the agreement, Spiralfrog will offer Universal's songs online in the US and Canada. "Offering young consumers an easy-to-use alternative to pirated music sites will be compelling," Spiralfrog Chief Executive Robin Kent said.
I guess someone needs to point out to Mr. Kent that filesharing is legal in Canada.
What irony? The realisation that Americans bastardize english?
Really??
Is realise US spelling?
I'll be honest, I did a google search on realise and on realize before I posted (don't want to make an ass of myself cause I think I'm right) and the only one google had a definition for is realize.
I'm not in microsoft so I can't check the Word spell checker, but the spell check that comes with KDE spells it realize.
I'm a Canadian, so I can't say for sure how they spell it in the US. I know they can't spell colour, and that they "could" care less. 8^)
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So you consider adding a remote control and built-in camera to a boomerang to be novel and non-obvious?
I have a better solution: hire a private investigator to call his phone company pretending to be him, and get them to release his phone records. Do the same for all of your employee's phone records then match them up.
It's so simple, I'm surprised no one has thought of it already.
Tablets actually do have their uses. My company is implimenting software for our estimators to use on the road. They are finding it cumbersome to use with their laptops, which are poorly suited for walking around jobsites trying to draw diagrams and enter data, all while holding a flashlight, tape measure, digital camera etc.
The guys who use tablets are at least able to utilize the touch screen. It's a bit more like working with a clipboard and pen, so it also feels more natural to the more "experienced" guys, who are not that comfortable with computers. I think the same could be said of anyone who needs to work with a computer while moving about.
So while I agree, there is probably no great demand for them from the average consumer, I think they do have their uses
Fishermen are consulting with their lawyers.
How about requiring movie producers to submit their scripts, to make sure it's not the same old recycled plots and 70s tv shows, with a soundtrack filled with remakes of pop "classics" and thinly disguised rip-offs they hope the audience is too young to catch on to?
I agree, Gentoo is a lot of fun to tinker with, if you have the time for that sort of thing. I don't think I would use it on a production machine, and I would definately not attempt to install it on my work machine on the last day of a long weekend.
Dig a little deeper. If you follow your own link to the Toshiba web site, and click on "Technical Suport" (their spelling, not mine) the first article outlines their battery exchange programme.
They didn't say they wouldn't support it, they just said it was lower on the list of priorities, as 3/4 of their visitors use another browser. This isn't "elitist bullshit," this is allocating resources based on the priorities of the visitors of their site.
What makes you think Google hiring them precludes their competitors from hiring them as well? The summary stated that Microsoft has been a client.
Are these 'clouds' connected together with 'tubes' somehow?
I don't think the author of the article has a handle on this whole privacy thing. People who care about privacy don't sign up for "loyalty" cards at grocery stores, don't give out their phone numbers to every retail clerk who asks for it, don't put their names in telephone directories, don't enter contests that require you to provide personal information on the entrance form
I could go on and on.
He laments the loss of "conveniences" such as not having to enter his username and password everytime he logs on to the Wall Street Journal online, or having Amazon recommend books to him based on his past purchases. If these things are more important to him than his privacy, that's his choice.
You have to determine what price would you pay to receive these services, then ask youself if that is a fair price for the data you are providing to the providers of these services, and anyone they choose to sell the data to in the future. I suspect that for the majority of people, the answer would - unfortunately - be yes.
So I take it it's the driver who is insured, as opposed to the vehicle? Interesting way of doing things. I can understand the need to make sure you are licensed before allowing you to drive it. In Canada, the dealer is able to put a temporary plate on a vehicle for the purpose of test drives. After the sale is complete, the owner must insure the car before he drives it away, but this has nothing to do with the saleman or dealership. Interesting to learn the way things are done in other places.
Thanks for the insight.
Except an unpatched windows box is unlikely to spin out of control and kill someone.
Car salesman charged with ensuring motorists are licensed and insured? Where do you live?
Besides, why would I insure a car I don't own? Until the sale is complete, insurance is the car lot's problem. Once I own it, it's none of the salesman's damn business what insurance I take out on it.
But thanks for working in a car analogy, just the same.
What the hell does this have to do with Jackson?
Just as you wouldn't find it foolish if a judge ruled that Target could be sued for not taking reasonable measures to ensure their brick and mortar stores are accessable to those with disablilities (wheel chair access, designated parking stalls, staff prepared to help those who need it ...). I'm amazed most of the comments I've read so far think this is a bad thing.
As the post you are replying to stated, this is exactly what the corporate media cartels want. They don't want you listening to intellectual property you purchased years ago; they want you to buy the intellectual property they are selling today. Except in cases where they might repackage and rebrand intellectual property from days gone by, and sell it as new to those who don't know better, or don't care.
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They announce something asinine, bill it as a 'feature,' then when everyone screams bloody murder over it they will announce that they've changed their minds cause they're listening to their customers.
So I guess when people violate the GPL, they should just plead ignorance about any "copyright issues."
This "All About Linux" guy should be working for SCO.
Other than, say, playing it on the music player of your choice.
DRM, like region codes in DVDs and the DMCA itself, has nothing to do with copy prevention and everything to do with the media cartels attempting to exert control over what we do with the cds, dvds and computer files we purchase.
I guess someone needs to point out to Mr. Kent that filesharing is legal in Canada.
Damn it, my Oxford is at home.
I don't know about dictionary.com, but I suppose it's as good a source as the one I quoted, so I concede. Thanks for being a good sport about it.
Really??
Is realise US spelling?
I'll be honest, I did a google search on realise and on realize before I posted (don't want to make an ass of myself cause I think I'm right) and the only one google had a definition for is realize.
I'm not in microsoft so I can't check the Word spell checker, but the spell check that comes with KDE spells it realize.
I'm a Canadian, so I can't say for sure how they spell it in the US. I know they can't spell colour, and that they "could" care less. 8^)
I hope you realize the irony of that statement.