Set a 1 or 2 hour time limit on the DHCP lease and only lease to a MAC once per day. Sure, you will get the occasional geek who knows how to change their MAC, but it prevents the majority of the problem.
I'm more curious to know when the first hackers are going to realize how easily they can be anonymous. And I'm sure someone will say "they'll probably have cameras" but with a pringles can you don't need to be near that camera.
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I use Perl on a regular basis and am by NO means a guru.
I've also done a fair amount of JavaScript and a bit of VBScript
A couple of months ago I started playing with PHP. For web apps, sure, it's easier to cobble some things together than in Perl (though for a couple of bits I was seriously missing Perl lingo), but based on my experience I stongly doubt it is going to be significantly easier to write a system application (not web oriented) in PHP than it would be in any other similar language.
Alot of it has to do with what you use most often, but I didn't feel that PHP made things that much easier than Perl.
I use Linux because I tend to like to do a number of hack-ish scripting things and I find that Linux/Unix are much more friendly when it comes to such activities.
Conversely I regularly curse Linux when I come across an app I would like to be able to run without the mess of wine (if at all) and for general ease of use of a daily desktop.
I think people who claim either side is "better" are either full of themselves -or- haven't evaluated the opposing side in quite some time. Both have improved tremendously over the past few years in the areas that in the past drove users away.
I have two other reasons for sticking with a Linux desktop:
* it happens to fund my paycheck
* I personally dislike Microsoft's business tactics
Most everything that I don't mention in the above is no longer a differentiator for one platform or the other (I can get the wonder of Mozilla / Firefox / StarOffice / etc on Windows today just as easily as anywhere else, which lets me ditch most of the worm/virus dangers).
While I don't think that the GNOME/KDE desktops are as easy to use as Windows overall, especially if you figure in system admin tasks, I do think they will get there and I definitely see advantages in them.
So the main thing that keeps me on Linux is system-level scripting and configuration (including a rich terminal environment). But those are also probably at least in part why other people will continue to avoid it.
I think it would be useful if various groups would start to realize that competition is good -and- that it probably isn't in anyone's best interest to see the other side die out. That's not my -professional- take on the business, I want to see my employer rake in formerly Microsoft money of course, but it is my economic philosophical opinion. I also think that if the goal was not to -replace- the opposition but to innovate better than them (in other words, less "me too" and more "look at me") we would all have a better experience in the long term.
While I think the FCC needs an overhaul almost as much as the IRS, I do still think the FCC has a purpose.
Given how much hell I have keeping my 802.11b ISP connection stable enough to use on a weekly basis, I can't imagine what the wireless life would be like if no one was regulating the basic service channels. Yes, I know 2.4GHz is -unregulated- but that is the point... it's unregulated and it is quite useful, but it is also a total noisy mess.
Remember that when playing an online "twitch" game, if the host is also a player they have an immediate advantage over the other players by getting a 0 latency connection.
So yes, there should be dedicated servers. This doesn't mean it needs to be run by the company that sells the game (in fact, unless that company will guarantee X number of years of running the server, I would be worried if it did). You can distribute the dedicated server as part of the game.
Make the dedicated server more interesting than a terminal window. Allow the host to view players and chat as if he was in "observe" mode. Perhaps have an opt-in system where anyone who connects to the game and meets the pre-defined Hosting parameters can become part of a Hosting round-robin so that the hosts have the option of playing (sort of like moving the dealer button around in Poker). Perhaps find a way to give some sort of reward to the host (in a team-game you could allow someone who had just hosted to have their first pick in what class they want to play, in a single-player game the past-host might enter the game with X seconds of invulnerability, etc).
Besides, some people just like to watch. While you might not have enough people in this category, you would surely have -some- that would log in just to serve as the host. Especially if the game allowed the host to interact in some fundamental but non-player role (like a dungeon master).
I also think people are starting to see why the cell/grid technology folks like Sony have been positing could be a big step forward. Someone would still need to be the aggregation host, but all parties could assist in the processing. Might not be as useful in a traditional FPS, but I think the FPS has been fleshed out pretty well, time for the next round.
Not true, because through the process of natural selection if the fork is -not- worthy very few if any will switch to it and the product will wither and die.
If the transition isn't smooth then selection will be slowed until the transition has taken place. If the destination isn't worthy after transition, people still won't switch.
Sounds effective to me... far more effective than bying a commercial product that decides to make changes that aren't compatible with your setup and then saying "too bad, you have to upgrade, you might want to change you setup".
Is it perfect? Nope, I think the Universe has an if() loop that states if anyone finds the perfect one-size-fits-all business model it then transfers the rights to the supreme being and ends the experiment. However, it is still quite effective.
I'm a "guh-nome" pronouncer but I don't foist it on others (I still get the willies when I hear someone say "lie-nihks" though).
However the one that gets me isn't "guh-nome" or "nome" it is "jee-nome". Ugh. Not as bad as "lie-nihks" (couldn't you at LEAST pronounce the "nuhks" at the end instead of "nihks"?) but it seems to be more common nowadays.
I've heard "kuh-dee" once for KDE... I think that one took the stupid cake, but "jee-nome"... ugh.
There was a project that would broadcast tons of fake SSIDs in an attempt to obscure the right one.
Given that principle, would it be possible to create a box that intercepts and responds with junk to any 802.11 packet it encounters?
Not sure, but I've given it thought myself when giving a class where everyone is sitting there checking email (when you give a 3-day bootcamp on a subject everyone starts to drift -if- there is a distraction... I don't care if they want to check, but they can get up and do the checking in another room... 1 distraction leads to 2 and on and on).
You don't necessarily need to -block- 802.11 traffic if you can make the existing networks worthless by giving junk back to the 802.11 clients. Perhaps masquerading the MAC of any AP you find active would be enough?
In my case I live remotely enough that I connect to my 3Mb/s ISP via 802.11b with point-to-point antennas. My link is about 1.5 miles away. The antenna is sensitive enough that even with a super-directional link I see 4 -other- SSIDs when I scan with the antenna, 2 of which have no WEP and default passwords.
This is in a town of 1500 people.
If I could look outside of the 5degree range I am sure I would pick up 4 or 5 others (I'm on one end of town and my antenna points across downtown to the AP on the other end of town, so that 5degree vantage still grabs a significant chunk of the town).
Nothing is simple. This depends on how the source code was used afterwards.
Making the theoretical assumption that he might never have used the code or distributed it, it is not a crime at all (except perhaps accessing a computer without authorization, probably illegal).
If he distributed it without using it, it is copyright infringement.
If he used the source to create derivative works but did not use the source code directly, it is not copyright infringement. That is theft of intellectual property and possibly a patent violation.
If he used the source code directly in a derivative work then it could be a combination of the above.
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Back when I was in a cubichell I regularly put on headphones without playing any sound so that I could work. I immediately had an excuse to not answer the "Hey, dude, how do I tell someone to do X?" (I was an admin but the support reps were in the same cube farm). To get an answer they had to walk to my Cube (which was strategically placed as far away from the door and farthest away from the other cubes except the guy next to me who was a friend and a web designer who didn't need to bug me with dumb questions), which was usually more effort than just looking it up themselves.
I would frequently hear them ask an inane question and simply ignore it, listening to the others try to figure out the answer. I think I upped my productivity (and in the end theirs since they had to figure it out themselves) by at least 50%.
Then I started bringing in incense candles to kill the smell from whoever kept eating chili for lunch.
After that I clad the entrance to my cube with a curtain and put boards across the top of it to dim the lights from the amazingly bright overhead flourescents.
By the time I left I pretty much had an office and almost didn't care about the work from home program:)
Point? None except that headphones have significant benefits. If you need to be answering the phone regularly, look into one of the headphone mixing systems... I didn't get one but a friend got one that allowed him to put his headset into it and mute the music when answering the phone. There are also motorcycling products that might be useful here. It will help if your phone has a headphone+microphone style jack instead of only the RJ-11 type.
If idsoftware.com were an exclusive outlet, I'd be complaining. But it's not. The only person I know who bought from there did so at 2 in the morning for an all-night gaming session because the closest Wal-Mart was an hour one-way and he had no interest in pirating -if- the publisher had a clue.
Point? Then buy it from the store. Seriously, I would guess the percentages of people who only know about buying ID games from their website (as opposed to finding out about the website after seeing the game in a store) is amazingly trivial.
How many other game makers have an electronic instant-download mechanism for store-sold games? Not many. And I'd be willing to wager the cost is equally higher than the stores, including S&H (and $7.50 S&H really isn't an insane cost for a company that doesn't make shipping a primary business function). I remember when ID was seen as visionary for stuff like this, now people complain about it. Go figure.
So load the games off CD with an option to install locally.
A number of folks still don't have 3D working on their Linux box, so it is a convenience for them. If you are one of those who take the time to get it all working, use the copy option to get better speed.
I admit that having to reboot to play a game can be annoying (it's been awhile since that was a common practice), but it makes a good option. Plus, if done right and the game is small enough, you could have a bootable Linux version -and- an installable Windows version on the same disk.
Take for instance Neverwinter Nights... the big difference between the two platforms (Linux/Windows) is in the executables, which are fairly small. We know you can get a bootable Linux gaming distro into about 30MB. Make it a bootable Linux CD but -also- have a Windows installable executable on it (and a copy option to copy the Linux binaries down to disk). Put all of the data on the other disks if you need more space (or on a DVD but I don't think that is quite to the pervasive level yet).
If the developer takes the time to create a multiplatform game, then they can be guaranteed of shipping an OS that meets their dependencies while also giving options for you to use it in your native OS installation.
Seriously, it is no different than other software companies who sell through retail. ID pretty much -has- to sell at the MSRP, even if the majority of retailers sell for less. That way they are not seen as competing against their distributors.
In alot of cases, this is a contractual obligation. Even when not, it is good business sense.
Besides, what you are paying for when buying online is to have (almost) immediate gratification through electronic download (while still having it be legal). You don't have to get out of your chair, you just download and play. That adds value through convenience and cost through bandwidth, so a higher price may well be justified beyond the common sense aspect of not upsetting the people who sell your product.
Sun has been saying since day 1 that Java Desktop would eventually run on Solaris (x86 and SPARC). The Linux product isn't just "going away" when that happens. Sun has seen that a number of customers specifically want a Linux OS underneath and running Linux binaries isn't good enough.
Yep, I work there, yep I work on Java Desktop. Yep, in a strange way that makes this comment -less- valid in some peoples' eyes:)
You are right that Sun has been schizo with Linux... but WRT Java Desktop it is considered key.
Ok, if you look back on my posts (actually some may be way lost to the 25 that you can look up) you'll see that I'm a big critic of my government (U.S.) when it comes to things like PATRIOT act and Bush's presidency in general.
And I don't take issue with your summary of various attitudes toward China or the world in general since 9/11.
But I do have 2 problems:
1) You are criticizing how "we" have been judging China, making it sound like "we" all are acting that way, when you've just done a similar type of lumping. The U.S. does NOT act as a 100% majority anymore than any other country does, and many of us are actively working to change things.
2) I take issue with the quote "(more like a lackey)"... I've been to AUS and you already hit the nail on the head talking about your news. I was amazed when I was watching television over there... I swear I saw more U.S. programming (including commercials) than I have in any other country outside of the U.S. (except perhaps Canada). If AUS is a "lackey" it is AUS's fault. The reason I was so surprised by this is because I felt like 20 years ago AUS had a very definite separate identity (I could be wrong) but now things appear to have reversed. When I spoke to people in Sydney and Melbourne about wishing I had time to go tour the backcountry and see things that can only be seen in AUS I got looks of surprise (and in one case pure shock) that I would want to see anything outside of the (Americanized) city.
A bully (which I feel Bush has been since 9/11) can't act without the passive support of those who surround them. AUS (and GB) may not be as guilty as the U.S. overall, but all share the guilt.
1) To be capitalist friendly, more than one entity needs to do the production.
2) Every region will want to have production closest to them.
3) You don't have to completely replace oil TODAY to make it replaceable TOMORROW.
4) Biodiesel is only 1 alternative fuel... why should we have to rely only on that when there are others?
Start off with smaller chunks and as the economics start to take effect the rest will open up.
And no matter what, Bush won't be in office by the time a full-scale system (not 100x100mi, but perhaps 5% of that) is working. Even if he gets re-elected that's going to be over in 2008, and I don't see a system like this being in production in under 5 years.
One of the best ways people can go support something like this is to convert a vehicle to biodiesel and start buying it. Encourage the economics.
Or buy a hybrid or an all-electric and/or pay a bit extra on your utility bill to subsidize the flegling wind or solar power options in your area if you have them.
I am not saying you're argument is wrong, only that it is counter productive. Don't explain why it will never happen with today's situation, try and figure out how you can do your part to change that for tomorrow.
"Fair" means "even". As used in the article, it means that the Army never wants a soldier to be in an "even" fight, which is true. No one ever wants to go into a war where they don't have an advantage.
If "fair" eq "even" does not mean that the opposite of "fair" is "unfair" or "underhanded". And being in a "fair" fight most definitely doesn't mean that you are guaranteed a win, it means that the win is going to be hotly contested and can go to either side.
Given a choice, a commander will always look for an advantage. If no one has the advantage it is a "fair" fight.
No, I know my facts, 3MI might not have been a disaster but it got close enough to be damned scary.
Yes, Chernobyl was the result of poor design and idiocy WRT testing, but if the countries of the world are going to all go to nuclear (which would be required, or at least a majority of them, to reverse current warming/dimming pollution trends), do -you- trust that none of them will make worse design or testing decisions than the country who at the time was one of only 2 super-powers?
I feel ya... I moved away from Covad+Speakeasy sDSL to an area where my only choices are Satellite (yuck) or a wireless ISP that, while knowledgeable, doesn't staff phones or email outside of 8-5 M-F.
I had a couple of issues with Speakeasy, but overall would go back in a second.
I sent my mother an Amazon gift cert for Mother's Day and she never got it.
I asked for them to reissue (and they did after 3 emails, Amazon's CS is getting poorer, too) a week later and she still didn't get it.
My parents have been using Cox for a couple of years (Norman, OK) and I've been able to send them Amazon certs before.
When they checked their SPAM folder they didn't have anything from Amazon at all, but Amazon thinks it went both times.
When she called, my mother was told that they had a problem but it was fixed a couple of days later. It would appear that other parts of Cox (and perhaps all parts) are still having the problem.
To be honest, I was never impressed with Cox when I visited, but they didn't like their DSL experiment so they decided to stick with the cable modem.
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Set a 1 or 2 hour time limit on the DHCP lease and only lease to a MAC once per day. Sure, you will get the occasional geek who knows how to change their MAC, but it prevents the majority of the problem.
I'm more curious to know when the first hackers are going to realize how easily they can be anonymous. And I'm sure someone will say "they'll probably have cameras" but with a pringles can you don't need to be near that camera.
I use Perl on a regular basis and am by NO means a guru.
I've also done a fair amount of JavaScript and a bit of VBScript
A couple of months ago I started playing with PHP. For web apps, sure, it's easier to cobble some things together than in Perl (though for a couple of bits I was seriously missing Perl lingo), but based on my experience I stongly doubt it is going to be significantly easier to write a system application (not web oriented) in PHP than it would be in any other similar language.
Alot of it has to do with what you use most often, but I didn't feel that PHP made things that much easier than Perl.
I use Linux because I tend to like to do a number of hack-ish scripting things and I find that Linux/Unix are much more friendly when it comes to such activities.
Conversely I regularly curse Linux when I come across an app I would like to be able to run without the mess of wine (if at all) and for general ease of use of a daily desktop.
I think people who claim either side is "better" are either full of themselves -or- haven't evaluated the opposing side in quite some time. Both have improved tremendously over the past few years in the areas that in the past drove users away.
I have two other reasons for sticking with a Linux desktop:
* it happens to fund my paycheck
* I personally dislike Microsoft's business tactics
Most everything that I don't mention in the above is no longer a differentiator for one platform or the other (I can get the wonder of Mozilla / Firefox / StarOffice / etc on Windows today just as easily as anywhere else, which lets me ditch most of the worm/virus dangers).
While I don't think that the GNOME/KDE desktops are as easy to use as Windows overall, especially if you figure in system admin tasks, I do think they will get there and I definitely see advantages in them.
So the main thing that keeps me on Linux is system-level scripting and configuration (including a rich terminal environment). But those are also probably at least in part why other people will continue to avoid it.
I think it would be useful if various groups would start to realize that competition is good -and- that it probably isn't in anyone's best interest to see the other side die out. That's not my -professional- take on the business, I want to see my employer rake in formerly Microsoft money of course, but it is my economic philosophical opinion. I also think that if the goal was not to -replace- the opposition but to innovate better than them (in other words, less "me too" and more "look at me") we would all have a better experience in the long term.
While I think the FCC needs an overhaul almost as much as the IRS, I do still think the FCC has a purpose.
... it's unregulated and it is quite useful, but it is also a total noisy mess.
Given how much hell I have keeping my 802.11b ISP connection stable enough to use on a weekly basis, I can't imagine what the wireless life would be like if no one was regulating the basic service channels. Yes, I know 2.4GHz is -unregulated- but that is the point
Remember that when playing an online "twitch" game, if the host is also a player they have an immediate advantage over the other players by getting a 0 latency connection.
So yes, there should be dedicated servers. This doesn't mean it needs to be run by the company that sells the game (in fact, unless that company will guarantee X number of years of running the server, I would be worried if it did). You can distribute the dedicated server as part of the game.
Make the dedicated server more interesting than a terminal window. Allow the host to view players and chat as if he was in "observe" mode. Perhaps have an opt-in system where anyone who connects to the game and meets the pre-defined Hosting parameters can become part of a Hosting round-robin so that the hosts have the option of playing (sort of like moving the dealer button around in Poker). Perhaps find a way to give some sort of reward to the host (in a team-game you could allow someone who had just hosted to have their first pick in what class they want to play, in a single-player game the past-host might enter the game with X seconds of invulnerability, etc).
Besides, some people just like to watch. While you might not have enough people in this category, you would surely have -some- that would log in just to serve as the host. Especially if the game allowed the host to interact in some fundamental but non-player role (like a dungeon master).
I also think people are starting to see why the cell/grid technology folks like Sony have been positing could be a big step forward. Someone would still need to be the aggregation host, but all parties could assist in the processing. Might not be as useful in a traditional FPS, but I think the FPS has been fleshed out pretty well, time for the next round.
Not true, because through the process of natural selection if the fork is -not- worthy very few if any will switch to it and the product will wither and die.
... far more effective than bying a commercial product that decides to make changes that aren't compatible with your setup and then saying "too bad, you have to upgrade, you might want to change you setup".
If the transition isn't smooth then selection will be slowed until the transition has taken place. If the destination isn't worthy after transition, people still won't switch.
Sounds effective to me
Is it perfect? Nope, I think the Universe has an if() loop that states if anyone finds the perfect one-size-fits-all business model it then transfers the rights to the supreme being and ends the experiment. However, it is still quite effective.
I'm a "guh-nome" pronouncer but I don't foist it on others (I still get the willies when I hear someone say "lie-nihks" though).
... I think that one took the stupid cake, but "jee-nome" ... ugh.
However the one that gets me isn't "guh-nome" or "nome" it is "jee-nome". Ugh. Not as bad as "lie-nihks" (couldn't you at LEAST pronounce the "nuhks" at the end instead of "nihks"?) but it seems to be more common nowadays.
I've heard "kuh-dee" once for KDE
If you don't see the post I'm referring it, it's marked at -1.
... huh?
... what?
"I want the sources of the JVM's root!!! Anymore!!!"
"You are hiring to the community"
Troll hell, there should be a "-1 unintelligible" rating!
There was a project that would broadcast tons of fake SSIDs in an attempt to obscure the right one.
... I don't care if they want to check, but they can get up and do the checking in another room ... 1 distraction leads to 2 and on and on).
Given that principle, would it be possible to create a box that intercepts and responds with junk to any 802.11 packet it encounters?
Not sure, but I've given it thought myself when giving a class where everyone is sitting there checking email (when you give a 3-day bootcamp on a subject everyone starts to drift -if- there is a distraction
You don't necessarily need to -block- 802.11 traffic if you can make the existing networks worthless by giving junk back to the 802.11 clients. Perhaps masquerading the MAC of any AP you find active would be enough?
Just because you know someone hasn't intercepted your message doesn't mean the person you -sent- it to wasn't undercover.
In my case I live remotely enough that I connect to my 3Mb/s ISP via 802.11b with point-to-point antennas. My link is about 1.5 miles away. The antenna is sensitive enough that even with a super-directional link I see 4 -other- SSIDs when I scan with the antenna, 2 of which have no WEP and default passwords.
This is in a town of 1500 people.
If I could look outside of the 5degree range I am sure I would pick up 4 or 5 others (I'm on one end of town and my antenna points across downtown to the AP on the other end of town, so that 5degree vantage still grabs a significant chunk of the town).
Nothing is simple. This depends on how the source code was used afterwards.
Making the theoretical assumption that he might never have used the code or distributed it, it is not a crime at all (except perhaps accessing a computer without authorization, probably illegal).
If he distributed it without using it, it is copyright infringement.
If he used the source to create derivative works but did not use the source code directly, it is not copyright infringement. That is theft of intellectual property and possibly a patent violation.
If he used the source code directly in a derivative work then it could be a combination of the above.
Back when I was in a cubichell I regularly put on headphones without playing any sound so that I could work. I immediately had an excuse to not answer the "Hey, dude, how do I tell someone to do X?" (I was an admin but the support reps were in the same cube farm). To get an answer they had to walk to my Cube (which was strategically placed as far away from the door and farthest away from the other cubes except the guy next to me who was a friend and a web designer who didn't need to bug me with dumb questions), which was usually more effort than just looking it up themselves.
:)
... I didn't get one but a friend got one that allowed him to put his headset into it and mute the music when answering the phone. There are also motorcycling products that might be useful here. It will help if your phone has a headphone+microphone style jack instead of only the RJ-11 type.
I would frequently hear them ask an inane question and simply ignore it, listening to the others try to figure out the answer. I think I upped my productivity (and in the end theirs since they had to figure it out themselves) by at least 50%.
Then I started bringing in incense candles to kill the smell from whoever kept eating chili for lunch.
After that I clad the entrance to my cube with a curtain and put boards across the top of it to dim the lights from the amazingly bright overhead flourescents.
By the time I left I pretty much had an office and almost didn't care about the work from home program
Point? None except that headphones have significant benefits. If you need to be answering the phone regularly, look into one of the headphone mixing systems
If idsoftware.com were an exclusive outlet, I'd be complaining. But it's not. The only person I know who bought from there did so at 2 in the morning for an all-night gaming session because the closest Wal-Mart was an hour one-way and he had no interest in pirating -if- the publisher had a clue.
Point? Then buy it from the store. Seriously, I would guess the percentages of people who only know about buying ID games from their website (as opposed to finding out about the website after seeing the game in a store) is amazingly trivial.
How many other game makers have an electronic instant-download mechanism for store-sold games? Not many. And I'd be willing to wager the cost is equally higher than the stores, including S&H (and $7.50 S&H really isn't an insane cost for a company that doesn't make shipping a primary business function). I remember when ID was seen as visionary for stuff like this, now people complain about it. Go figure.
Actually BG would be the father of either Andreesen or the Mozilla logo, either of which would be fun to watch.
So load the games off CD with an option to install locally.
... the big difference between the two platforms (Linux/Windows) is in the executables, which are fairly small. We know you can get a bootable Linux gaming distro into about 30MB. Make it a bootable Linux CD but -also- have a Windows installable executable on it (and a copy option to copy the Linux binaries down to disk). Put all of the data on the other disks if you need more space (or on a DVD but I don't think that is quite to the pervasive level yet).
A number of folks still don't have 3D working on their Linux box, so it is a convenience for them. If you are one of those who take the time to get it all working, use the copy option to get better speed.
I admit that having to reboot to play a game can be annoying (it's been awhile since that was a common practice), but it makes a good option. Plus, if done right and the game is small enough, you could have a bootable Linux version -and- an installable Windows version on the same disk.
Take for instance Neverwinter Nights
If the developer takes the time to create a multiplatform game, then they can be guaranteed of shipping an OS that meets their dependencies while also giving options for you to use it in your native OS installation.
Seriously, it is no different than other software companies who sell through retail. ID pretty much -has- to sell at the MSRP, even if the majority of retailers sell for less. That way they are not seen as competing against their distributors.
In alot of cases, this is a contractual obligation. Even when not, it is good business sense.
Besides, what you are paying for when buying online is to have (almost) immediate gratification through electronic download (while still having it be legal). You don't have to get out of your chair, you just download and play. That adds value through convenience and cost through bandwidth, so a higher price may well be justified beyond the common sense aspect of not upsetting the people who sell your product.
Sun has been saying since day 1 that Java Desktop would eventually run on Solaris (x86 and SPARC). The Linux product isn't just "going away" when that happens. Sun has seen that a number of customers specifically want a Linux OS underneath and running Linux binaries isn't good enough.
:)
... but WRT Java Desktop it is considered key.
Yep, I work there, yep I work on Java Desktop. Yep, in a strange way that makes this comment -less- valid in some peoples' eyes
You are right that Sun has been schizo with Linux
Ok, if you look back on my posts (actually some may be way lost to the 25 that you can look up) you'll see that I'm a big critic of my government (U.S.) when it comes to things like PATRIOT act and Bush's presidency in general.
... I've been to AUS and you already hit the nail on the head talking about your news. I was amazed when I was watching television over there ... I swear I saw more U.S. programming (including commercials) than I have in any other country outside of the U.S. (except perhaps Canada). If AUS is a "lackey" it is AUS's fault. The reason I was so surprised by this is because I felt like 20 years ago AUS had a very definite separate identity (I could be wrong) but now things appear to have reversed. When I spoke to people in Sydney and Melbourne about wishing I had time to go tour the backcountry and see things that can only be seen in AUS I got looks of surprise (and in one case pure shock) that I would want to see anything outside of the (Americanized) city.
And I don't take issue with your summary of various attitudes toward China or the world in general since 9/11.
But I do have 2 problems:
1) You are criticizing how "we" have been judging China, making it sound like "we" all are acting that way, when you've just done a similar type of lumping. The U.S. does NOT act as a 100% majority anymore than any other country does, and many of us are actively working to change things.
2) I take issue with the quote "(more like a lackey)"
A bully (which I feel Bush has been since 9/11) can't act without the passive support of those who surround them. AUS (and GB) may not be as guilty as the U.S. overall, but all share the guilt.
Been watching CSI, eh?
You don't have to use an entire 100x100mi chunk.
... why should we have to rely only on that when there are others?
1) To be capitalist friendly, more than one entity needs to do the production.
2) Every region will want to have production closest to them.
3) You don't have to completely replace oil TODAY to make it replaceable TOMORROW.
4) Biodiesel is only 1 alternative fuel
Start off with smaller chunks and as the economics start to take effect the rest will open up.
And no matter what, Bush won't be in office by the time a full-scale system (not 100x100mi, but perhaps 5% of that) is working. Even if he gets re-elected that's going to be over in 2008, and I don't see a system like this being in production in under 5 years.
One of the best ways people can go support something like this is to convert a vehicle to biodiesel and start buying it. Encourage the economics.
Or buy a hybrid or an all-electric and/or pay a bit extra on your utility bill to subsidize the flegling wind or solar power options in your area if you have them.
I am not saying you're argument is wrong, only that it is counter productive. Don't explain why it will never happen with today's situation, try and figure out how you can do your part to change that for tomorrow.
"Fair" means "even". As used in the article, it means that the Army never wants a soldier to be in an "even" fight, which is true. No one ever wants to go into a war where they don't have an advantage.
If "fair" eq "even" does not mean that the opposite of "fair" is "unfair" or "underhanded". And being in a "fair" fight most definitely doesn't mean that you are guaranteed a win, it means that the win is going to be hotly contested and can go to either side.
Given a choice, a commander will always look for an advantage. If no one has the advantage it is a "fair" fight.
No, I know my facts, 3MI might not have been a disaster but it got close enough to be damned scary.
Yes, Chernobyl was the result of poor design and idiocy WRT testing, but if the countries of the world are going to all go to nuclear (which would be required, or at least a majority of them, to reverse current warming/dimming pollution trends), do -you- trust that none of them will make worse design or testing decisions than the country who at the time was one of only 2 super-powers?
I don't.
I feel ya ... I moved away from Covad+Speakeasy sDSL to an area where my only choices are Satellite (yuck) or a wireless ISP that, while knowledgeable, doesn't staff phones or email outside of 8-5 M-F.
I had a couple of issues with Speakeasy, but overall would go back in a second.
I sent my mother an Amazon gift cert for Mother's Day and she never got it.
I asked for them to reissue (and they did after 3 emails, Amazon's CS is getting poorer, too) a week later and she still didn't get it.
My parents have been using Cox for a couple of years (Norman, OK) and I've been able to send them Amazon certs before.
When they checked their SPAM folder they didn't have anything from Amazon at all, but Amazon thinks it went both times.
When she called, my mother was told that they had a problem but it was fixed a couple of days later. It would appear that other parts of Cox (and perhaps all parts) are still having the problem.
To be honest, I was never impressed with Cox when I visited, but they didn't like their DSL experiment so they decided to stick with the cable modem.