I think "one-up" was in relation to strategy. AMD has been increasing speed through things like cache for a while now, with Intel focusing on clock speed. The satisfaction comes from Intel finally turning around and focusing on techniques other than clock frequency.
Yeah...It was actually the Bajoran prime minister. They replaced one half of his brain, but his assistant (an evil ***** if I ever saw one) told Bashir not to replace the second half (thus letting him die) because he wouldn't be the same person. She then ascended to his place.
One of the problems is that Joe User's idea of what constituded extra hassle has been slowly manipulated by Microsoft.
It used to be that if you wanted to run a word processor under DOS, you had to go out and buy WordPerfect, TenBest, or some other application. Games were sold separately too. You could get shareware terminal programs from freinds, and then order the full version.
People didn't complain about it at the time. They would only complain about it now because Microsoft included QBasic with DOS, Minesweeper, Solitare and Write with Windows 3.1, freecell and bundled AOL offers with Windows 95.
Microsoft has continued to pack more and more "extra" features into Windows, to the point where they're considered basic functions. Remember ordering Snagit for Windows 3.1? You know, that really powerful screen capture utility that would capture specific regions, timed shots, even animations? Windows has a stripped down version called the "Print Screen" key.
It's the whole concept of Microsoft taking other people's ideas and embedding them into their software. (You've got Media Player, Compressed Folders, Terminal Server, Internet Explorer, Disk Defragmenter, Backup, and just about everything else under the "Accessories" menu.)
The problem isn't with the fact that the stuff is there, the problem is with Microsoft's not playing fair with other companies as it put the stuff there. More than one small software house suddenly found itself without a foot to stand on because the latest version of Windows had their functionality built-in.
Get involved with an Open Source project, and contribute in a big way. Learn all the skills there are to managing a project, and get something on everyone's desktop to boot.
(For example, the GNOME panel only lists two people as major contributors.)
An interesting side-effect of OSS is that it offers a way to build your resume without having to get past an interview first.
Granted, I'm only a college freshman, so I don't really know anything.:)
I don't know much about business terms, but perhapse they owned a quarter of the company so that they'd own a quarter of the votes on major company decisions?
First, Microsoft thinks SCO/Corel is commiting suicide.
Second, if so, then they're cutting their losses, expecting the value of that investment to go lower still.
Third, and, subjectively, my favorite, they ph34r Linux, and had invested in what they considered to be the best non-direct-competitor corporation interested in the field.
People keep talking about how it's not difficult to get around monitoring software.
I don't think it has to be easy at all...what if that software is on your proxy server or gateway? Linux has a LOG target(and a ULOG, for userland processing daemons) for iptables...
The further you go from the equator, the more centripital acceleration will make the tower lean towards 0 degrees latitude. So your mayor would have to be pretty drunk to order it. (and pretty rich, too.)
The only on-land oppertunities I can see would be in South America or Africa. I can see Africa as a possibility since the whole continent could be considered to be a huge mountain range.
I know that if a citizen commits treason he's liable to be executed, and that corporations are created so that their employees aren't directly liable...
But capitol punishment for Microsoft doesn't have the same ring to it as a human being dying.
Of course, the US Gov't can't really do a damn thing about it since killing Microsoft would cause not only a stock market panic, but several problems at once.
Imagine what would happen when the next hole revealed by a Slammer-type bug can't be patched 'cause Microsoft's not around.
If they had, then there would be copies of the Windows source floating around for a while now. Also, we would have heard some major eruptions from the Dept of Homeland Security.
Why bother, when we have craters on Earth to look at instead? The point is that we haven't been there, we haven't specifically looked at the object, so we technically don't know what it is.
You see, that's science. Other examples might be...
...why did we send flyby probes to other planets when an orbital telescope could tell us just as much?
...why spend money on an orbital telescope when we see** just as much from higher-altitude observatories?
How long would it have been before we were sure about about the Van Allen radiation belts, if we we hadn't sent probes up to check?
(**) Yes, I know you have to deal with refraction and diffraction and turbulance and clouds, but we've got technology to deal with all of that now.
Not to mention the possibility that there may be extra data (viruses, etc.) included in the compressed image.
<joke> And have you tried to get a utility that compressed using the same algorithm as gzip? They're all free (as in speech)!. Using stuff like that has got to be worth a reprimand or demotion in an organization like the BSA. </joke>
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I think "one-up" was in relation to strategy. AMD has been increasing speed through things like cache for a while now, with Intel focusing on clock speed. The satisfaction comes from Intel finally turning around and focusing on techniques other than clock frequency.
Yeah...It was actually the Bajoran prime minister. They replaced one half of his brain, but his assistant (an evil ***** if I ever saw one) told Bashir not to replace the second half (thus letting him die) because he wouldn't be the same person. She then ascended to his place.
That episode was at least five years ago...
I don't know how far that is from a hallucination. And those can be dangerous...Too much suspension of disbelief is a really bad thing.
One of the problems is that Joe User's idea of what constituded extra hassle has been slowly manipulated by Microsoft.
It used to be that if you wanted to run a word processor under DOS, you had to go out and buy WordPerfect, TenBest, or some other application. Games were sold separately too. You could get shareware terminal programs from freinds, and then order the full version.
People didn't complain about it at the time. They would only complain about it now because Microsoft included QBasic with DOS, Minesweeper, Solitare and Write with Windows 3.1, freecell and bundled AOL offers with Windows 95.
Microsoft has continued to pack more and more "extra" features into Windows, to the point where they're considered basic functions. Remember ordering Snagit for Windows 3.1? You know, that really powerful screen capture utility that would capture specific regions, timed shots, even animations? Windows has a stripped down version called the "Print Screen" key.
It's the whole concept of Microsoft taking other people's ideas and embedding them into their software. (You've got Media Player, Compressed Folders, Terminal Server, Internet Explorer, Disk Defragmenter, Backup, and just about everything else under the "Accessories" menu.)
The problem isn't with the fact that the stuff is there, the problem is with Microsoft's not playing fair with other companies as it put the stuff there. More than one small software house suddenly found itself without a foot to stand on because the latest version of Windows had their functionality built-in.
Get involved with an Open Source project, and contribute in a big way. Learn all the skills there are to managing a project, and get something on everyone's desktop to boot.
:)
(For example, the GNOME panel only lists two people as major contributors.)
An interesting side-effect of OSS is that it offers a way to build your resume without having to get past an interview first.
Granted, I'm only a college freshman, so I don't really know anything.
I imagine an SSH connection would be like pleading the 5th...making you presumed guilty.
I don't know much about business terms, but perhapse they owned a quarter of the company so that they'd own a quarter of the votes on major company decisions?
That could mean a few things.
People keep talking about how it's not difficult to get around monitoring software.
I don't think it has to be easy at all...what if that software is on your proxy server or gateway? Linux has a LOG target(and a ULOG, for userland processing daemons) for iptables...
That's not how I read his comment...
He was trying to point out that every human in existance resides on Earth, and that makes humans, as a species, vulnerable.
We should put humans in places other than Earth.
As far as the bill goes, I think it should go to the largest purveyour of the population that wants to send up the seeds.
Good news for you:
The further you go from the equator, the more centripital acceleration will make the tower lean towards 0 degrees latitude. So your mayor would have to be pretty drunk to order it. (and pretty rich, too.)
The only on-land oppertunities I can see would be in South America or Africa. I can see Africa as a possibility since the whole continent could be considered to be a huge mountain range.
I know that if a citizen commits treason he's liable to be executed, and that corporations are created so that their employees aren't directly liable...
But capitol punishment for Microsoft doesn't have the same ring to it as a human being dying.
Of course, the US Gov't can't really do a damn thing about it since killing Microsoft would cause not only a stock market panic, but several problems at once.
Imagine what would happen when the next hole revealed by a Slammer-type bug can't be patched 'cause Microsoft's not around.
More like an advantage over Gov't computers running Windows.
AFAIK, the really, really sensitive computers are on separate networks, but one can still worry.
Although I rather doubt the computer in George W. Bush's computer doesn't have Internet access.
Name five?
If they had, then there would be copies of the Windows source floating around for a while now. Also, we would have heard some major eruptions from the Dept of Homeland Security.
One wonders if it's treason.
If it is, who gets the axe?
What's the corporate punishment for treason?
Doh...only do that if you're sure they're the ones gouging.
According to this comment, it may be the stores that are placing most of the markup.
So why not have a "fine quality" cartridge and a "budget" cartridge? AFAIK, people only buy 3rd-party cartridges because they're cheaper.
Oddly enough, American law can still come in useful. File a class action suit against Lexmark for price gouging.
Be sure to document the method and cost of designing and manufacturing 3rd-party cartridges.
I dare you to mix up "Michigan State University" and "University of Michigan" around my family.
You see, that's science. Other examples might be...
How long would it have been before we were sure about about the Van Allen radiation belts, if we we hadn't sent probes up to check?
(**) Yes, I know you have to deal with refraction and diffraction and turbulance and clouds, but we've got technology to deal with all of that now.
Trademarks only apply in the field that their owner does business in, AFAIK.
But I can certainly see "BS Alliance" becoming the new popular name for them on Slashdot.
Not to mention the possibility that there may be extra data (viruses, etc.) included in the compressed image.
<joke>
And have you tried to get a utility that compressed using the same algorithm as gzip? They're all free (as in speech)!. Using stuff like that has got to be worth a reprimand or demotion in an organization like the BSA.
</joke>
I suspect your analogy is off a little. Email lists are more akin to Sears selling its customer database.
Either way, you're going to have people who will, and people who won't, purchase products from the marketer.
Come to think of it, finding it in a new book is turning some heads. And causing quite a bit of controversey, too.