Released Story: On display at the Tel Aviv conference were the Birdy and the Spy There mini-drones and two micro-drones, the Mosquito and the Mosquito 1.5. The models were developed by Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) engineering division.
The REAL Story: "Yeah I'll take one of those balsa kits, that motor you showed me, a radio, and some glue. Oh and what sort of paint colors are availble?"
The big loser in this matter may be SCO, said Dion Cornett, an analyst with Decatur Jones Equity Partners LLC, an equity research firm based in Chicago. Having their first publicly announced customer express second thoughts over the deal so soon after its announcement may make it difficult for SCO to sign up other customers, he said.
So what happens when SCO loses? When it shown that Darl is peddling snake oil? Will those who pay sue them for false representation, and demand their money back?
"The RFID train is beginning to leave the station, and now is the right time to begin a national discussion about where, if at all, any lines will be drawn to protect privacy rights"
Personally, I don't care if RFID's track my every move. I'm looking forward to their ubiquitous existence which WILL happen no matter what anyone wants.
What does concern me is if RFID's are closed in their architecture. RFID's should be open so that any reader can read any RFID tag, which will probably happen anyway in order for them to become as prevalent as barcodes.
I've been thinking about contacting my local community education center and offer to teach Open Office as a night school course. I think there are a lot of people out there who will switch away from Microsoft Office if someone will simply hold their hand and walk them through the different features.
Is anyone else doing something like this? If so, do you have any links to cirriculum materials, quizzes, etc?
"There are two meanings to software design," he explained on Tuesday. "One is, designing the artifact we're trying to implement. The other is the sheer software engineering to make that artifact come into being. I believe these are two separate roles -- the subject matter expert and the software engineer."
There are two types of people in this world: those who can write code, and those that can't who whine and bitch about how hard programming is so they come up with stupid ideas like this one in hopes they can shackle the talents of those who can program their lame ideas.
"Open-source software--available widely through the Internet--has the potential to provide our nation's enemies or potential enemies with computing capabilities that are restricted by U.S. law," McBride said.
Wow, I didn't know SCO was so concerned about saving the world from terrorists. Could someone give these people a humanitarian award please?
All of this reminds me of something my dad said growing up: Companies can get away with just about anything, until they burn either the government or the military.
"We should get what we can from them ad then work the other and larger areas of the company and groups where they have real budget and need for our help."
I suppose others saw this, but it never really occurred to me that SCO was receiving money from multiple sources at Microsoft. It changes my view from a large monolithic entity where one or two people call the shots, to a multi-faceted group of mini-bosses give portions of their budgets to "fight the evil communist Linux".
Ad Hominem - Latin meaning "to the man." The act of attacking the person or oppenent rather than debating the issues.
Rather than taking point with ESR, Simon's main point is 'It's pretty difficult to respond to this. He's so out of touch'. Nothing else he says is really a response. So rather than attack ESR's points, he attacks Eric. Ad Hominem
Remember when computers could only run one program? You'd grab a floppy, put it in the drive, then boot the machine? It was probably obvious to many, but I just realized that this is sort of a return to that. No worries about viruses, operating system is customized to the application(s).
I wonder what other "progress" in computers could be improved by using ideas from the past.
"But Geer says the company should disentangle its tightly integrated products, such as Microsoft Word and Outlook."
The best way they can disentangle their products is to force Microsoft to publish their protocols, so others can build competitive products that can integrate cleanly.
Perhaps their software should be declared an "essential service", much like teachers and hospital workers here in Canada. When teachers/medical workers strike for too long, the government steps in and says "get back to work, you're essential to our functioning as a culture".
The bottom line is Bill Gates and his minions are liars and can't be trusted. They comply to every defeat dealt to them with their middle finger raised, and then go right back to abusing their position in the marketplace. The only rules Billy plays by are his own, and the only reasonable way to deal with him is to be unreasonable in demanding he comply.
Try digging back to as far as the 70's and 80's when companies hired people to write them code. The idea of relying on closed-source software was really an idea from the late 80's and 90's, sold on the idea that it would be cheaper.
If a large company commits to integrating some Open Source, hire programmers to "tweak it the way they want" and then contribute the resulting code back to the Open Source community.
THEN compare your TCO's, RTI's and EIEIO's to you CICIO's.
My 8-Track player would automatically start playing music upon insertion of the audio storage media. I guess that either qualifies as prior art, or 70's electronic manufacturers better start ponying up their licensing fees.
Article states Linus works for Transmeta...not anymore. He works for the Open Source Development Labs now.
I'm glad Gates, Jobs and Ballmer are not mentioned on the list. Hackers build things, cracker break them, and ransackers like Gates sell broken things.
Declared dangerous and obsolete by Microsoft, the largest software company in the world, Windows 95 and its late cousin Windows 98 still dominate the personal computer landscape. Many users who swear at Windows, no matter what version, still prefer to have the same bag of problems, rather than a whole set of new ones. "Besides", says Joe Schmoe, a Windows 95 afficionado "since I upgraded my computer to a new Pentium 4, my new machine boots in a 1/10 of a second, compared to newer versions of Windows that take longer". Although the staple of Microsoft's profit machine will continue to chime in with a new must-have version every couple of years, with attempts to shoot the kneecaps out of previous versions, Windows 9x is bound to stay online for many years to come
But it does confirm that Microsoft is exploiting its desktop dominance in workgroup server software; and that, by "tying" WMP to Windows, it has overtaken its chief rival in the media-player market, RealNetworks.
_Of course_ Microsoft will continue to use their position in the desktop world to compete against their competitors. They always have, and they always will. The fact ist the legal system moves at a much slower pace than technology. It's a simple formula:
1) Use monopoly to compete against competitors now. 2) Drag out law suits for as long as possible 3) Make token settlement like coupons which continue to expand Windows penetration 4) Profit & repeat.
So what? Microsoft is working on a new secret email technology and they need people to test it. They are paying people for it too! Send this email message to 10 people and receive a check for $50.00 from Microsoft. My friend Tom did it and it really works!
Forget actually getting certified, just put every certification you think will impress on your resume, with dates showing that you've had 'em for years. After submitting your resumes for a couple of weeks and you _still_ don't have any job interviews lined up, I think you'll arrive at the answer to your question yourself.
The job market is tough. I saw the writing on the wall years ago, and decided to go it alone and start my own business. Companies like to hire consultants, even if they're $100.00/hr because they don't have to pay benefits, and they can let 'em go when the job's done.
I think a stack of business cards, membership in a local toastmasters group and making the rounds at local business networking groups goes a lot further than any piece of paper you have.
1 : the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state 2 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty on the part of a master of a ship or of the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo 3 : the persistent incitement of litigation
So, in the light of these Linux lawsuits, where does this leave the rest of us? Probably a little safer than we thought we were.
Does anyone remember that cocky photo on sco.com's webpage with Darl McBride saying "Just as there's no free lunch, there's no free Linux"? It was there a few days ago.
SCO has done far more damage to that reputation than anything Microsoft could ever dream of, given their position as a clear competitor to both IBM and SCO.
There's been a lot of "Slashdot posts ever anti-Windows article that exists", but this article debunks that.
I usually recommend a hardware firewall, in particular the little blue Linksys firewalls. Home users can hook up their ADSL connection, plug in the firewall, and then their PC. Then as long as they don't download email until their system is patched and anti-virus is updated, they're relatively safe from most malware.
This year I've also begun recommending anti-spyware as well. It's amazing how ubiquitous that stuff's become over the past year.
Slashdot Mirror
Released Story:
On display at the Tel Aviv conference were the Birdy and the Spy There mini-drones and two micro-drones, the Mosquito and the Mosquito 1.5. The models were developed by Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) engineering division.
The REAL Story:
"Yeah I'll take one of those balsa kits, that motor you showed me, a radio, and some glue. Oh and what sort of paint colors are availble?"
The big loser in this matter may be SCO, said Dion Cornett, an analyst with Decatur Jones Equity Partners LLC, an equity research firm based in Chicago. Having their first publicly announced customer express second thoughts over the deal so soon after its announcement may make it difficult for SCO to sign up other customers, he said.
So what happens when SCO loses? When it shown that Darl is peddling snake oil? Will those who pay sue them for false representation, and demand their money back?
"The RFID train is beginning to leave the station, and now is the right time to begin a national discussion about where, if at all, any lines will be drawn to protect privacy rights"
Personally, I don't care if RFID's track my every move. I'm looking forward to their ubiquitous existence which WILL happen no matter what anyone wants.
What does concern me is if RFID's are closed in their architecture. RFID's should be open so that any reader can read any RFID tag, which will probably happen anyway in order for them to become as prevalent as barcodes.
I've been thinking about contacting my local community education center and offer to teach Open Office as a night school course. I think there are a lot of people out there who will switch away from Microsoft Office if someone will simply hold their hand and walk them through the different features.
Is anyone else doing something like this? If so, do you have any links to cirriculum materials, quizzes, etc?
Microsoft has already paid $1.6 billion in its efforts to settle consumer antitrust claims filed in 10 states
Paid $1.6 billion? In cash? Somehow this doesn't ring true to me.
Didn't Microsoft "pay" for their sins in credits for Microsoft software? Anyone know for sure?
"There are two meanings to software design," he explained on Tuesday. "One is, designing the artifact we're trying to implement. The other is the sheer software engineering to make that artifact come into being. I believe these are two separate roles -- the subject matter expert and the software engineer."
There are two types of people in this world: those who can write code, and those that can't who whine and bitch about how hard programming is so they come up with stupid ideas like this one in hopes they can shackle the talents of those who can program their lame ideas.
"Open-source software--available widely through the Internet--has the potential to provide our nation's enemies or potential enemies with computing capabilities that are restricted by U.S. law," McBride said.
Wow, I didn't know SCO was so concerned about saving the world from terrorists. Could someone give these people a humanitarian award please?
All of this reminds me of something my dad said growing up: Companies can get away with just about anything, until they burn either the government or the military.
"We should get what we can from them ad then work the other and larger areas of the company and groups where they have real budget and need for our help."
I suppose others saw this, but it never really occurred to me that SCO was receiving money from multiple sources at Microsoft. It changes my view from a large monolithic entity where one or two people call the shots, to a multi-faceted group of mini-bosses give portions of their budgets to "fight the evil communist Linux".
I'll believe it when I see it. I still have a cold-fusion reactor sitting on my desk; it was supposed to work in a beaker!
Ad Hominem - Latin meaning "to the man." The act of attacking the person or oppenent rather than debating the issues.
Rather than taking point with ESR, Simon's main point is 'It's pretty difficult to respond to this. He's so out of touch'. Nothing else he says is really a response. So rather than attack ESR's points, he attacks Eric. Ad Hominem
Remember when computers could only run one program? You'd grab a floppy, put it in the drive, then boot the machine? It was probably obvious to many, but I just realized that this is sort of a return to that. No worries about viruses, operating system is customized to the application(s).
I wonder what other "progress" in computers could be improved by using ideas from the past.
"But Geer says the company should disentangle its tightly integrated products, such as Microsoft Word and Outlook."
The best way they can disentangle their products is to force Microsoft to publish their protocols, so others can build competitive products that can integrate cleanly.
Perhaps their software should be declared an "essential service", much like teachers and hospital workers here in Canada. When teachers/medical workers strike for too long, the government steps in and says "get back to work, you're essential to our functioning as a culture".
The bottom line is Bill Gates and his minions are liars and can't be trusted. They comply to every defeat dealt to them with their middle finger raised, and then go right back to abusing their position in the marketplace. The only rules Billy plays by are his own, and the only reasonable way to deal with him is to be unreasonable in demanding he comply.
Try digging back to as far as the 70's and 80's when companies hired people to write them code. The idea of relying on closed-source software was really an idea from the late 80's and 90's, sold on the idea that it would be cheaper.
If a large company commits to integrating some Open Source, hire programmers to "tweak it the way they want" and then contribute the resulting code back to the Open Source community.
THEN compare your TCO's, RTI's and EIEIO's to you CICIO's.
My 8-Track player would automatically start playing music upon insertion of the audio storage media. I guess that either qualifies as prior art, or 70's electronic manufacturers better start ponying up their licensing fees.
Article states Linus works for Transmeta...not anymore. He works for the Open Source Development Labs now.
I'm glad Gates, Jobs and Ballmer are not mentioned on the list. Hackers build things, cracker break them, and ransackers like Gates sell broken things.
11) Windows 95/98
Declared dangerous and obsolete by Microsoft, the largest software company in the world, Windows 95 and its late cousin Windows 98 still dominate the personal computer landscape. Many users who swear at Windows, no matter what version, still prefer to have the same bag of problems, rather than a whole set of new ones. "Besides", says Joe Schmoe, a Windows 95 afficionado "since I upgraded my computer to a new Pentium 4, my new machine boots in a 1/10 of a second, compared to newer versions of Windows that take longer". Although the staple of Microsoft's profit machine will continue to chime in with a new must-have version every couple of years, with attempts to shoot the kneecaps out of previous versions, Windows 9x is bound to stay online for many years to come
Someone should email Bill Gates a link to this discussion...the Slashdot croud is on _his_ side on an issue.
Guess I'd better sharpen my skates, hell is freezing over.
But it does confirm that Microsoft is exploiting its desktop dominance in workgroup server software; and that, by "tying" WMP to Windows, it has overtaken its chief rival in the media-player market, RealNetworks.
_Of course_ Microsoft will continue to use their position in the desktop world to compete against their competitors. They always have, and they always will. The fact ist the legal system moves at a much slower pace than technology. It's a simple formula:
1) Use monopoly to compete against competitors now.
2) Drag out law suits for as long as possible
3) Make token settlement like coupons which continue to expand Windows penetration
4) Profit & repeat.
So what? Microsoft is working on a new secret email technology and they need people to test it. They are paying people for it too! Send this email message to 10 people and receive a check for $50.00 from Microsoft. My friend Tom did it and it really works!
Forget actually getting certified, just put every certification you think will impress on your resume, with dates showing that you've had 'em for years. After submitting your resumes for a couple of weeks and you _still_ don't have any job interviews lined up, I think you'll arrive at the answer to your question yourself.
The job market is tough. I saw the writing on the wall years ago, and decided to go it alone and start my own business. Companies like to hire consultants, even if they're $100.00/hr because they don't have to pay benefits, and they can let 'em go when the job's done.
I think a stack of business cards, membership in a local toastmasters group and making the rounds at local business networking groups goes a lot further than any piece of paper you have.
There's a word for this: Barratry (noun)
1 : the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state
2 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty on the part of a master of a ship or of the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo
3 : the persistent incitement of litigation
So, in the light of these Linux lawsuits, where does this leave the rest of us? Probably a little safer than we thought we were.
Does anyone remember that cocky photo on sco.com's webpage with Darl McBride saying "Just as there's no free lunch, there's no free Linux"? It was there a few days ago.
It ain't there anymore.
SCO has done far more damage to that reputation than anything Microsoft could ever dream of, given their position as a clear competitor to both IBM and SCO.
Who says Microsoft didn't dream this one up?
There's been a lot of "Slashdot posts ever anti-Windows article that exists", but this article debunks that.
I usually recommend a hardware firewall, in particular the little blue Linksys firewalls. Home users can hook up their ADSL connection, plug in the firewall, and then their PC. Then as long as they don't download email until their system is patched and anti-virus is updated, they're relatively safe from most malware.
This year I've also begun recommending anti-spyware as well. It's amazing how ubiquitous that stuff's become over the past year.
Ooo...I like oosing dat embedded Linum ooperatin sistem...