What a horrible website. Looks like a someone used a checklist (or worse, meeting minutes) of what had to be on the site. My children have a better sense of asthetics. I wonder if this will appear on Leno?
I grew up in a medium sized family with lots of brothers, a sister, cousins, nieces and nephews so dealing with kids is normal. Unfortunately as an adult I am always amazed at how clueless many of my peers are when it comes to being parents. I have co-workers who have no idea that most children talk early if their parents encourage them to communicate, or learn to crawl earlier if you play tug-of-war, or walk if you support them by letting them hold you fingers. Watching my 12 month olds outclass 18 months olds is priceless. Its not the kids who are behind, it is the parents.
I am not so sure that M$ will ever be that reliable/trustworthy in the enterprise market. IBM primarily lost to Microsoft in the Desktop environment, which includes Windows, Office and its support infrastructure like Exchange, Files & Print, and Active Directory.
When it comes to mid-range, mainframes, and databases, IBM still rules.
With a $100 price point about the only thing Microsoft has is the Windows CE runtime license. That leaves little room for $$$ applications, etc., and definitely not the Office cash cow, Windows, or the perpetual upgrades & licenses that goes with them.
The only real way to make a useable $100 computer (decent display & keyboard, and network connectivity) and have usable apps (browser, e-mail, spreadsheet and wordprocessor) is to use good quality, inexpensive components. Open source fits the bill, and that leaves Microsoft out in the cold.
Microsoft like any large organization simply cannot help the fact that managing them properly takes a huge effort. The result is that almost all Fortune 50 companies have the same HR practices and compensation strategies.
Looks like a bunch of music execs are learning what happens when you leave your comfort zone. If this goes to court, Sony will have to disclose exactly what it contracted for with Firts4Internet, including what due diligence it performed to ensure it got what it asked for (basic quality control). First4Internet will no doubt rat out Sony to avoid the full brunt of this fiasco. I also suspect that Sony and First4Internet do not have the same e-mail retension policies as M$, and thus offer a treasure trove for the prosecution. Who knows what RIAA & MPAA correspondense this will dredge up.
Section 117(a)(1) provides an affirmative defense against copyright infringement for anyone who (i) owns a physical copy of a computer program, (ii) makes an adaptation "as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine," and (iii) uses it "in no other manner."
So if you 'owned' a physical copy of a Windows word processing app, and you adapted it so that it would run under Linux (machine), and made no other changes, you would not be infringing on someones copyright. But does the law distingish between 'own' and 'license'?
Design a new IT structure and convert over. Very harsh and un-popular but it is probably the only way. Large organically grown structures tend to have huge inertia.
With almost 100% certainty their are many positions where the skill set of the person have evolved to fit the position and vis-versa. No other individual has the skill set to fill the position and the individual in that position can't fill another position because of his/hers skill set is unique (read diverse and yet incomplete). Their direct managers refuse to give the individuals up because they fear for the worst, and the individuals don't have the right skill set mix to get out. Catch 22, and you have inertia.
Given that Thompson is from the state that wants you to "Stand your Ground", Penny Arcade should open an office in Miami. When Mr. Thompson shows up in person and starts being thretening, Penny Arcade should "Stand there ground" http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story Id=4934076.
We are talking about taking over management of ICANN & IETF (and ARIN), and not the Internet, since it exists as a collective. The Internet is a loose collection of LANs and WANs owned by a great many corporations (and individuals) who agree to use common standards and services.
The most important of these are the TCP/IP & DNS standards, and the and the root domain servers which provide the DNS service. There is nothing stopping Google from creating the great GoogleNet, and setting up root servers to host the.goo TLD. It just wouldn't be useful to non-GoogleNet users, if other computers and networks around the world couldn't route to it, or resolve addresses.
That is where ICANN comes in, and allows all these LANs and WANs to recognise common root servers (which host the TLDs), IETF which sets the standards for interoperability with RFC for TCP/IP, DNS & HTTP, and ARIN which actually manages address spaces. The routing or interconnection are not handled by ICANN, the IETF or even ARIN, but by the ISPs.
And lets not forget that X.25 and telephony networks (POTS, ISDN, GSM & CDMA standards) exist globally. What is to stop someone like Google or heaven forbid M$ from setting up a private global network (GoogleNet or MSN++), and start signing up ISPs? In 5-10 years they could have 10-50 million users, and how is that different than the "Internet" was in the 90's?
If M$ operated it as a loss leader they would probably still pass on the royalties of $6-8 a month or $72-96 per year for what would certainly would be a service overencumbered with DRM. And probably like Yahoos service you can't listen to the songs if you subscription expires.
Compare that with iTMS where it would be the equivalent of buying 72-96 songs per year, with a indefinite period of use, and the right to burn it to CD.
As far as proprietary systems (iTunes or WMA) is concerned it is a tie. No advantage unless you're an iPod fan. iPod market share tells that story.
Makes me wonder if M$ is going to reconsider embedding DRM technology in Vista or Windows Mobile.
are extremely low given the MTBF of modern drives. You have a better chance of a power supply or fan failure.
On that basis I am going to make some wild assed guesses that are more probable given the little information we have.
1) the drives were consumer models from the same production lot, 2) the death of the first drive was not immediately noticed, 3) compatible replacement drives are not easy to come by (no hot spare), 3) the second drive died before the first one was replaced, 4) the server did not have hot swap drive carriers 5) someone tried to replace the dead drive in the running chassis
Essentially this means that the Federal Government and the contractor working for them can't be sued. All they have to do is invoke the states secret privilege and the suit disappears. Anything can become a secret if the government decides that it is important for the safety and security of the country. Since terrorists and hurricanes can strike anywhere, and at anything or anyone, it is all up for grabs.
That's virgin Windows 2000 with no service patches (or apps for that matter). The 64 Mb is critical. I discovered all of this back when Windows 2000 was in beta (1998), and we installed it on some machines that were running NT 4.0.
FYI. Windows 2000 development at M$ was done on Pentium/Pentium II class hardware, with a big machine sporting 128 MB memory. Intel only started shipping Pentium III's around its release.
M$ changed things with SP2, and forced the memory requirement up to 128 Mb.
The GARMIN GPS 60 is a basic handheld GPS, is very water resistant and dust proof. Two AA batteries (which you can get anywhere) will get you 12 hours continuous operation. It is also fairly inexpensive so take two.
Garmin provides their MapSource mapping software which will allow you to archive everything the GPS 60 can record, including waypoints and tracks. The Geocaching crowd also has plenty of software, I prefer EasyGPS.
Concentrate on collecting data in the field, and make plenty of copies. Worry about post processing later.
The music industry is the culprit behind this one. They have been at odds with the radio broadcasters & DJs who regularly make copies of music as part of their processes (editing for length, fade-in/fade-out, etc., clips). The music industry wants to get royalties for each copy the radio station & DJ makes, even if the listening public only hears it once.
They even tried going after the makers of CD players at one time for the data caches in the electronics.
So far the only new thing that HP has done is reduce the cost of their high end print head manufacturing costs to use the same technology in their desktop printers. Everything else has previously been introduced by either HP or its competitors.
Price wise, I suspect their profit margin on ink will go up. They are selling a reservoir of ink for 9.99. On a volume basis the price probably has gone up.
I would prefer if sentences for hackers were more inline with the penalties for other professional whose actions impact people.
If a doctor screws a patient (intentionally) and lands the patient in a wheel chair or dead he at most goes to jail and does his time.
If a lawyer screws a client, and his client goes to jail for life, at most the lawyer gets jail.
If a CEO screws his employees (or even gets them killed on the job), or screws his shareholders (including fixed income retirees), he usually gets off scott free, and gets a new gig making more money. Has anyone see the new book 'Is you Boss a Psychopath'.
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What a horrible website. Looks like a someone used a checklist (or worse, meeting minutes) of what had to be on the site. My children have a better sense of asthetics. I wonder if this will appear on Leno?
I grew up in a medium sized family with lots of brothers, a sister, cousins, nieces and nephews so dealing with kids is normal. Unfortunately as an adult I am always amazed at how clueless many of my peers are when it comes to being parents. I have co-workers who have no idea that most children talk early if their parents encourage them to communicate, or learn to crawl earlier if you play tug-of-war, or walk if you support them by letting them hold you fingers. Watching my 12 month olds outclass 18 months olds is priceless. Its not the kids who are behind, it is the parents.
I am not so sure that M$ will ever be that reliable/trustworthy in the enterprise market. IBM primarily lost to Microsoft in the Desktop environment, which includes Windows, Office and its support infrastructure like Exchange, Files & Print, and Active Directory.
When it comes to mid-range, mainframes, and databases, IBM still rules.
With a $100 price point about the only thing Microsoft has is the Windows CE runtime license. That leaves little room for $$$ applications, etc., and definitely not the Office cash cow, Windows, or the perpetual upgrades & licenses that goes with them.
The only real way to make a useable $100 computer (decent display & keyboard, and network connectivity) and have usable apps (browser, e-mail, spreadsheet and wordprocessor) is to use good quality, inexpensive components. Open source fits the bill, and that leaves Microsoft out in the cold.
Microsoft like any large organization simply cannot help the fact that managing them properly takes a huge effort. The result is that almost all Fortune 50 companies have the same HR practices and compensation strategies.
Looks like a bunch of music execs are learning what happens when you leave your comfort zone. If this goes to court, Sony will have to disclose exactly what it contracted for with Firts4Internet, including what due diligence it performed to ensure it got what it asked for (basic quality control). First4Internet will no doubt rat out Sony to avoid the full brunt of this fiasco. I also suspect that Sony and First4Internet do not have the same e-mail retension policies as M$, and thus offer a treasure trove for the prosecution. Who knows what RIAA & MPAA correspondense this will dredge up.
From the ruling:
Section 117(a)(1) provides an affirmative defense against copyright
infringement for anyone who
(i) owns a physical copy of a computer program,
(ii) makes an adaptation "as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine," and
(iii) uses it "in no other manner."
So if you 'owned' a physical copy of a Windows word processing app, and you adapted it so that it would run under Linux (machine), and made no other changes, you would not be infringing on someones copyright. But does the law distingish between 'own' and 'license'?
of this action as well.
These are getting monotonous.
I want a terabyte storage solution, I want a networking solution, I want a cheap computer solution.
Want.Want.Want. Sounds like Bill Connolly's 'I want' rant.
Where are your specs!! and by the way the answer is 42.
Design a new IT structure and convert over. Very harsh and un-popular but it is probably the only way. Large organically grown structures tend to have huge inertia.
With almost 100% certainty their are many positions where the skill set of the person have evolved to fit the position and vis-versa. No other individual has the skill set to fill the position and the individual in that position can't fill another position because of his/hers skill set is unique (read diverse and yet incomplete). Their direct managers refuse to give the individuals up because they fear for the worst, and the individuals don't have the right skill set mix to get out. Catch 22, and you have inertia.
Given that Thompson is from the state that wants you to "Stand your Ground", Penny Arcade should open an office in Miami. When Mr. Thompson shows up in person and starts being thretening, Penny Arcade should "Stand there ground" http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story Id=4934076.
We are talking about taking over management of ICANN & IETF (and ARIN), and not the Internet, since it exists as a collective. The Internet is a loose collection of LANs and WANs owned by a great many corporations (and individuals) who agree to use common standards and services.
.goo TLD. It just wouldn't be useful to non-GoogleNet users, if other computers and networks around the world couldn't route to it, or resolve addresses.
The most important of these are the TCP/IP & DNS standards, and the and the root domain servers which provide the DNS service. There is nothing stopping Google from creating the great GoogleNet, and setting up root servers to host the
That is where ICANN comes in, and allows all these LANs and WANs to recognise common root servers (which host the TLDs), IETF which sets the standards for interoperability with RFC for TCP/IP, DNS & HTTP, and ARIN which actually manages address spaces. The routing or interconnection are not handled by ICANN, the IETF or even ARIN, but by the ISPs.
And lets not forget that X.25 and telephony networks (POTS, ISDN, GSM & CDMA standards) exist globally. What is to stop someone like Google or heaven forbid M$ from setting up a private global network (GoogleNet or MSN++), and start signing up ISPs? In 5-10 years they could have 10-50 million users, and how is that different than the "Internet" was in the 90's?
If M$ operated it as a loss leader they would probably still pass on the royalties of $6-8 a month or $72-96 per year for what would certainly would be a service overencumbered with DRM. And probably like Yahoos service you can't listen to the songs if you subscription expires.
Compare that with iTMS where it would be the equivalent of buying 72-96 songs per year, with a indefinite period of use, and the right to burn it to CD.
As far as proprietary systems (iTunes or WMA) is concerned it is a tie. No advantage unless you're an iPod fan. iPod market share tells that story.
Makes me wonder if M$ is going to reconsider embedding DRM technology in Vista or Windows Mobile.
are extremely low given the MTBF of modern drives. You have a better chance of a power supply or fan failure.
On that basis I am going to make some wild assed guesses that are more probable given the little information we have.
1) the drives were consumer models from the same production lot,
2) the death of the first drive was not immediately noticed,
3) compatible replacement drives are not easy to come by (no hot spare),
3) the second drive died before the first one was replaced,
4) the server did not have hot swap drive carriers
5) someone tried to replace the dead drive in the running chassis
If you don't like my guesses provide your own
Essentially this means that the Federal Government and the contractor working for them can't be sued. All they have to do is invoke the states secret privilege and the suit disappears. Anything can become a secret if the government decides that it is important for the safety and security of the country. Since terrorists and hurricanes can strike anywhere, and at anything or anyone, it is all up for grabs.
http://www.pooh-corner.com/pooh.html
At this rate American's won't be welcome anywhere.
That's virgin Windows 2000 with no service patches (or apps for that matter). The 64 Mb is critical. I discovered all of this back when Windows 2000 was in beta (1998), and we installed it on some machines that were running NT 4.0.
FYI. Windows 2000 development at M$ was done on Pentium/Pentium II class hardware, with a big machine sporting 128 MB memory. Intel only started shipping Pentium III's around its release.
M$ changed things with SP2, and forced the memory requirement up to 128 Mb.
I particularily like the statement that the head of the ESA demonizes its critics.
Demonizing your critics is as old as humanity, and wielded with vigor by every politician and industry group.
The GARMIN GPS 60 is a basic handheld GPS, is very water resistant and dust proof. Two AA batteries (which you can get anywhere) will get you 12 hours continuous operation. It is also fairly inexpensive so take two.
Garmin provides their MapSource mapping software which will allow you to archive everything the GPS 60 can record, including waypoints and tracks. The Geocaching crowd also has plenty of software, I prefer EasyGPS.
Concentrate on collecting data in the field, and make plenty of copies. Worry about post processing later.
Lastly. Learn how to use it before you go!
The music industry is the culprit behind this one. They have been at odds with the radio broadcasters & DJs who regularly make copies of music as part of their processes (editing for length, fade-in/fade-out, etc., clips). The music industry wants to get royalties for each copy the radio station & DJ makes, even if the listening public only hears it once.
They even tried going after the makers of CD players at one time for the data caches in the electronics.
So far the only new thing that HP has done is reduce the cost of their high end print head manufacturing costs to use the same technology in their desktop printers. Everything else has previously been introduced by either HP or its competitors.
Price wise, I suspect their profit margin on ink will go up. They are selling a reservoir of ink for 9.99. On a volume basis the price probably has gone up.
I would prefer if sentences for hackers were more inline with the penalties for other professional whose actions impact people.
If a doctor screws a patient (intentionally) and lands the patient in a wheel chair or dead he at most goes to jail and does his time.
If a lawyer screws a client, and his client goes to jail for life, at most the lawyer gets jail.
If a CEO screws his employees (or even gets them killed on the job), or screws his shareholders (including fixed income retirees), he usually gets off scott free, and gets a new gig making more money. Has anyone see the new book 'Is you Boss a Psychopath'.
All these infected machines with BitTorrent, Aurura, spyware are running Windows!
1. Denial
They are a one hit wonder.
2. Bargaining
Buy them out, make partnerships, call the lawyers, do something!
3. Anger
This just isn't right. We are supposed to rule for ever. What's the point of buying politicians!
4. Despair
This can't be happening! Where's Bill!
5. Acceptance
I will sell my stock, get my severance and retire.