Re:Bored (the settlement terms)
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My Visit to SCO
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I think that is the worse thing IBM could possibly do. First, that is exactly what SCO wants (to be purchased to save the sinking ship). Second, that would (in some ways) admit guilt on IBM's part, making them look bad, and justifying further retarded lawsuits. Third, it's the principal of the matter. SCO *SHOULD* take this to court so they can loose, and IBM can counter sue for damages. Now that would be a win win.
As a finale, they settle out of court with SCO for the counter-damages. IBM gets SCO. Make Sontag and McBride sign 3 year employment agreements. Maybe they assign them as security guards to the building where all of the Linux work is done. So that every day, all of the Linux people can snicker at them as they come into the building. You know, take their hat and play keep-away, put kick me signs on their backs, etc. Or perhaps they make them walk around town in Penguin suits handing out IBM Linux promo material. Make them attend Open Source conventions in a dunk tank. The possibilities are endless!
One of the things that I love about tech stuff is that there is almost an infinite amount of things to learn. Think you know *nix? You can always learn more. There is always something new to try and learn.
Cooking falls into that same realm. Cooking can be as simple or complex as you want, and sometimes even the most complex thing is simple, and the most simple thing is complex. It is an absolutely beautiful thing to do. Not only is it satisfying to me, it is satisfying to my wife and friends. It is a great feeling to see the look on someones face when they try food that is fantastic. To be able to create something that gives people pleasure is a very satisfying thing.
Food is equated with culture. All the different cultures of the world have their own cuisines. If you only pick one type of cuisine, you could spend your life trying to master it.
In a way, it is similar to martial arts. I studied it constantly for about 6 years, and found that each culture has its own style of fighting. You can spend your entire life trying to master even one of those styles. Or you can study several, and appreciate each for their own beauty, strengths, and weaknesses. I studied several different arts, and while they are different, they all had similarities. (Kempo-jutsu, Iaido, Aikido, Goju-Ryu karate, and Tai-Chi for those interested)
Mention these three words in passing when talking to tech support at your ISP: Small Claims Court
I hate our damn system where everything has to be taken to court, but it sounds like you are out of options. Get somone from the ISP on the phone, and make sure to ask them for their first and last name. Then mention that you haven't gotten any kind of reasonable response to your issue, and how you wouldn't want it to have to degenerate to a small claims court case. Ask for their manager, and I am sure they will get them for you.
If you make them aware of the issue, and they refuse to respond to it, they are negligent. For crying out loud, you are trying to HELP them. Be sure to point that out, politely, of course. Make them realize that they want to resolve the situation.
What "integration" are you talking about? Do you mean that text input field that Google hasn't changed since it first appeared on the web? That's the only user interface that has to be integrated into OS. Period. Everything else can be done on MSN's network.
Well, *I* wasn't the one talking about it, read what post I was responding to:
I hate to say it but microsoft are in an extremely strong position to crush Google. Just come up with something that is nearly as good and then integrate it completely into Internet Explorer and the OS.
Then, if you would have read the very next paragraph I wrote:
How they would be able to compete is to change what is already integrated, like if they updated MSN. (which is probably what they are doing). So further integration into the OS won't help them, it will become outdated very quickly.
They don't have to. MS has always survived by the following motto: "Make it good enough, undercut prices, beat competitors to the market or try to make it a default choice." Guess what, it worked.
Let's look at these points:
Good enough - one could argue that the integration with IE and MSN is already good enough. But if it were, then they wouldn't be "going after" Google now, would they?
Undercut prices - they are both free. Next.
Beat competitors to the market - MS is way behind on this one in the search engine arena.
Try to make it the default choice - this is their strength, and they have already done it. MSN is integrated, it is the default choice in IE, yet Google is still the King.
Yes, they have to innovate to survive (at least whatever realm they are in, of course they will survive as a company). The problem is, MS doesn't want to "just survive". It honks them off that Google is the King, and they are not. MSN is certainly a capable search engine, as are Yahoo, et al. But they can't take it that they haven't dominated the market. To take it, they are going to have to be shady about it, or beat Google at their own game. I don't think they can beat Google at their game, because Google is quick on its feet, and innovative. MS is a 1000 pound gorilla (up from 800 lb due to bloat)
I hate to say it but microsoft are in an extremely strong position to crush Google. Just come up with something that is nearly as good and then integrate it completely into Internet Explorer and the OS. It will be another example of them leveraging their monopoly power, but since they've found they can get away with it, what's to stop them?
Here is what will stop them - Google can and does keep up with the times, updating their engine. Even if MS had the competing technology today, they would have to get it integrated into the OS/Browser. It won't happen with the OS, people don't upgrade that often, and it takes MS a long time to come out with a new version. IE may be a better candidate, but everyone doesn't upgrade their browser very often. (mass majority)
How they would be able to compete is to change what is already integrated, like if they updated MSN. (which is probably what they are doing). So further integration into the OS won't help them, it will become outdated very quickly.
And if they try to take on Google in the centrally located search engine, they can't do it. MS cannot innovate as fast as Google, period.
That being said, Google won't last forever. I remember several other "kings" of the search engine - Yahoo, AltaVisa, NorthernLight, etc etc. Google has held on for a long time though, because they innovate. I think the only was MS could beat them would be to buy them. That is their MO anyway.
how funny woudl it be if it went to court and the spammers explained how easy it is to hijack Linux systems? not funny anymore huh?
I'm not trolling, remember that most of the email sent comes through unix systems, remember that there are plenty unpatched systems around, and plenty more where the admin either doesn't care or doesn't know he's running an open relay.
Oh, I know all that. And the standards used were not created by MS, and have problems of their own. But what I found funny was that it is MS that is suing these people. It wouldn't be as funny if they said it was easy to hijack Linux systems, because "Linux" isn't the one suing them.
AFAIK, some spammers go to great lengths to keep their identities hidden (hi-jacking other people's computer systems etc) so although the threat of legal action will be a big deterrent there's always going to be spam unless we can come up with a technological solution to stop it.
Gee, you mean like producing a secure operating system and email applications? How funny would it be if it goes to court and the spammers had to testify how easy it was to hijack Windows systems.
yeah, but you still get a choice--i don't use mac os x's journaling because of the overhead--you don't hve to use winfs if the performance penalty is too high.
What FS do you think Dell is going to use?
My point is, in percentages there is no choice. When you say "you" have a choice, you are referring to the very small percentage of people who know what a file system is. Ask 100 people what file system they use on their computers, and most will probably say "windows".
That is how Microsoft works, they play the percentages (which they own). So yes, you do have a choice, but the collective "you" doesn't have a choice because they don't know or care what a filesystem is. I know, this is Slashdot, and you have to speak to the crowd, but to win the "game", MS doesn't have to win over this crowd.
And for all I know, WinFS may be awesome - but I'll probably never use it.
OK, so they want to pass a law that makes it OK to destroy someone's computer if they download copyrighted material. Fine. You, me, your mom - we can all create copyrighted material.
So my copyrighted material may have the same file name as a popular song. But my material is me reasing a poem I wrote, and it is in MP3 format. If anyone from the RIAA attempts to download this song, I am legally entitled to destroy their computer for infringing on my copyright.
So go ahead, fuckwits, I triple-dog-dare you to pass a law that makes activities like this legal.
"We have to find ways to mitigate piracy caused by open [technology] formats. But at the same time we have to meet consumer demand for these formats," said Barney Wragg, vice president of Universal Music's eLabs, a technology R&D unit for the world's largest record label.
Piracy is caused by open formats?! And this guy is a VP of a technology R&D unit?
IANATD, but I think the one thing I'd be worried about as a truck driver is getting some sleep, moreso than getting online.
To me it just seems pretty economical and safer to just get a hotel room, grab some sleep, and a nice warm shower.
Hey just me, but this seems like a good idea, but truck drivers pull off to rest stops to pee, get some caffiene, or because they're exhausted. They go to bars and strip clubs for entertainment.
IANATDE, but I don't think they sleep in hotel rooms all the time. That is why the cabs on their trucks are so big - they have beds in them. Bars and strip clubs for entertainment? How about emailing your family and friends? Or instant messaging with your wife and kids? Or reading the news, doing some online banking, shopping, checking the weather for their trip, or any of the other hundreds of things that are possible? Anything that would offer them a little break from driving would be good. Why shouldn't they have the opportunity to access the internet if it is available?
I apologize in advance for this one...
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Settling SCOres
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15-Jun-2003 22:27// Mary Jane was wild in bed tonight.
16-Jun-2003 11:05// Took Mary Jane to the vet for her annual check-up. I hope the doc can't tell.
Of course, it all depends...
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Ageism in IT?
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Younger programmers may be a better fit for certain jobs, older for others. Younger guys probably don't have a lot of baggage from "previous jobs", like a lot of older people do. (I am one of them). But on the other hand, they may not have any experience to draw from either. It all depends what kind of place you are working for. Got a wife and kids? You probably don't want to work the extra hours. Do you have a set idea about how things should work, what processes should be followed, etc? That could work for you or against you.
I think it is all relative, and in these times it could come down to the bottom line. Someone with 10 years experience is going to cost more than someone with 3. The risk may be worth it. We are just experiencing this now because over the last 10 years, there weren't too many "old" programmers out there, we were all relatively the same age. Now there is definitely an age gap.
Given the number of "when I download music I'm not stealing because I'm not taking anything physical"
It's copyright infringement, not stealing.
And it isn't always copyright infringement. I just downloaded about 30 live songs by the band Clutch. It was from their website. They encourage tape-trading, and let people tape their live shows. I also download music from other artists who don't live under the RIAA house-of-rules. You need to realize that "downloading music" isn't always copyright infringement.
It'd be great to have a barcode describing a pre-made food's heating requirements. Something that the oven (microwave, conventional or convection) could apply against it's own known characteristics and produce the best results that can be expected.
If you claim to be any kind of geek, you should be ashamed of yourself. That is the equivalent of saying "I wish my operating system would decide all my configuration settings for me. After all, I am only interested in the final product."
Alton Brown would be turning over in his grave, were he dead. Get your ass in the kitchen and learn how to cook. It is such a fascinating and enjoyable thing to do. Read the book Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed. Watch Good Eats on FoodTV. You don't *cook* in a microwave.
All great ideas. Throw in an online yearbook, or work with your yearbook staff to get the yearbook in digital format. (if it isn't already, we didn't have these computer dealies back when I was in high-school - unless you consider a 286 a computer).
Sell the CDs for a buck or two to students to fund it, or make the ISO available for them to burn at their own expense.
Have you ever taken a seat next to a beautiful woman in a bar and said "Hey, Baby, my slashdot karma is excellent, mostly the result of moderations to my posts!"
It could be the start of something beautiful. Be sure to let us know where you plan to try it so we can all be there to watch.
Give him several years, so he can legally enter a bar first.
i for one would have to disagree with this opinion, i've seen enough of Gollum and am bordering on thinking of him as a more refined (albeit less nauseating) Jar Jar. There were/are several facets of TTT which bothered me, but despite the obviously flawed story-line deviations i would have to say the top two on my list are: 1) the character degredation of Farimir, and 2) the inability of TTT to portray Ents as being very ancient and very wise beyond the comprehension of the fast-paced lives of the more mortal (i know 'mortal' is a qualitative measurement, but you know what i mean by 'more mortal') races.
Perhaps some of the cut scenes will allay some of these grumblings and restore to the Ents what i have always seen as their greatest virtue.
I have never read LOTR (yeah, yeah, sue me), so I can speak about the movies with little prejedice. TTT was OK, but not as good as the FoTR. It dind't flow as well. From talking to a couple of friends who are into LoTR, I gained some insight on the "real deal" behind the movie. I thought the Ents were cool, and I know other people (non-LoTR people too) thought they were downright stupid. From what I have gathered, they are very important and worthy characters in the books. In the movie I thought they came off cartoonish, and it felt like they were just thrown into the story. After being "educated" by my friend one night over a few beers, I now know that there is so much more to them than the movie portrayed.
And thanks for the Gollum/Jar Jar comparison. I don't know what the whole hubub about Gollum is. Interesting character - nothing more. Maybe there is more in the book, but I don't see why everyone is Gollum-crazy. I actually thought his character got kind of annoying in the movie after a while. No way he should have been recognized at the Academy Awards, like a bunch of people were up in arms about. I guess I just see the movies through non-fanboi eyes.
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As a finale, they settle out of court with SCO for the counter-damages. IBM gets SCO. Make Sontag and McBride sign 3 year employment agreements. Maybe they assign them as security guards to the building where all of the Linux work is done. So that every day, all of the Linux people can snicker at them as they come into the building. You know, take their hat and play keep-away, put kick me signs on their backs, etc. Or perhaps they make them walk around town in Penguin suits handing out IBM Linux promo material. Make them attend Open Source conventions in a dunk tank. The possibilities are endless!
Cooking falls into that same realm. Cooking can be as simple or complex as you want, and sometimes even the most complex thing is simple, and the most simple thing is complex. It is an absolutely beautiful thing to do. Not only is it satisfying to me, it is satisfying to my wife and friends. It is a great feeling to see the look on someones face when they try food that is fantastic. To be able to create something that gives people pleasure is a very satisfying thing.
Food is equated with culture. All the different cultures of the world have their own cuisines. If you only pick one type of cuisine, you could spend your life trying to master it.
In a way, it is similar to martial arts. I studied it constantly for about 6 years, and found that each culture has its own style of fighting. You can spend your entire life trying to master even one of those styles. Or you can study several, and appreciate each for their own beauty, strengths, and weaknesses. I studied several different arts, and while they are different, they all had similarities. (Kempo-jutsu, Iaido, Aikido, Goju-Ryu karate, and Tai-Chi for those interested)
No matter what you do - do it with passion.
I hate our damn system where everything has to be taken to court, but it sounds like you are out of options. Get somone from the ISP on the phone, and make sure to ask them for their first and last name. Then mention that you haven't gotten any kind of reasonable response to your issue, and how you wouldn't want it to have to degenerate to a small claims court case. Ask for their manager, and I am sure they will get them for you.
If you make them aware of the issue, and they refuse to respond to it, they are negligent. For crying out loud, you are trying to HELP them. Be sure to point that out, politely, of course. Make them realize that they want to resolve the situation.
Well, *I* wasn't the one talking about it, read what post I was responding to:
Then, if you would have read the very next paragraph I wrote:
They don't have to. MS has always survived by the following motto: "Make it good enough, undercut prices, beat competitors to the market or try to make it a default choice." Guess what, it worked.
Let's look at these points:
Good enough - one could argue that the integration with IE and MSN is already good enough. But if it were, then they wouldn't be "going after" Google now, would they?
Undercut prices - they are both free. Next.
Beat competitors to the market - MS is way behind on this one in the search engine arena.
Try to make it the default choice - this is their strength, and they have already done it. MSN is integrated, it is the default choice in IE, yet Google is still the King.
Yes, they have to innovate to survive (at least whatever realm they are in, of course they will survive as a company). The problem is, MS doesn't want to "just survive". It honks them off that Google is the King, and they are not. MSN is certainly a capable search engine, as are Yahoo, et al. But they can't take it that they haven't dominated the market. To take it, they are going to have to be shady about it, or beat Google at their own game. I don't think they can beat Google at their game, because Google is quick on its feet, and innovative. MS is a 1000 pound gorilla (up from 800 lb due to bloat)
Here is what will stop them - Google can and does keep up with the times, updating their engine. Even if MS had the competing technology today, they would have to get it integrated into the OS/Browser. It won't happen with the OS, people don't upgrade that often, and it takes MS a long time to come out with a new version. IE may be a better candidate, but everyone doesn't upgrade their browser very often. (mass majority)
How they would be able to compete is to change what is already integrated, like if they updated MSN. (which is probably what they are doing). So further integration into the OS won't help them, it will become outdated very quickly.
And if they try to take on Google in the centrally located search engine, they can't do it. MS cannot innovate as fast as Google, period.
That being said, Google won't last forever. I remember several other "kings" of the search engine - Yahoo, AltaVisa, NorthernLight, etc etc. Google has held on for a long time though, because they innovate. I think the only was MS could beat them would be to buy them. That is their MO anyway.
Oh, I know all that. And the standards used were not created by MS, and have problems of their own. But what I found funny was that it is MS that is suing these people. It wouldn't be as funny if they said it was easy to hijack Linux systems, because "Linux" isn't the one suing them.
Gee, you mean like producing a secure operating system and email applications? How funny would it be if it goes to court and the spammers had to testify how easy it was to hijack Windows systems.
What FS do you think Dell is going to use?
My point is, in percentages there is no choice. When you say "you" have a choice, you are referring to the very small percentage of people who know what a file system is. Ask 100 people what file system they use on their computers, and most will probably say "windows".
That is how Microsoft works, they play the percentages (which they own). So yes, you do have a choice, but the collective "you" doesn't have a choice because they don't know or care what a filesystem is. I know, this is Slashdot, and you have to speak to the crowd, but to win the "game", MS doesn't have to win over this crowd.
And for all I know, WinFS may be awesome - but I'll probably never use it.
Heyyy, that's our clever geek naming convention... (WINFS = Winfs Is Not a File System)
So my copyrighted material may have the same file name as a popular song. But my material is me reasing a poem I wrote, and it is in MP3 format. If anyone from the RIAA attempts to download this song, I am legally entitled to destroy their computer for infringing on my copyright.
So go ahead, fuckwits, I triple-dog-dare you to pass a law that makes activities like this legal.
Piracy is caused by open formats?! And this guy is a VP of a technology R&D unit?
It's like hiring the Three Stooges to fix your plumbing. Yeah, we'll *triple* the damages! Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck.
More like:
SCO: All your [free] base are belong to us!
Someone smoke us up the bomb!
IANATDE, but I don't think they sleep in hotel rooms all the time. That is why the cabs on their trucks are so big - they have beds in them. Bars and strip clubs for entertainment? How about emailing your family and friends? Or instant messaging with your wife and kids? Or reading the news, doing some online banking, shopping, checking the weather for their trip, or any of the other hundreds of things that are possible? Anything that would offer them a little break from driving would be good. Why shouldn't they have the opportunity to access the internet if it is available?
16-Jun-2003 11:05 // Took Mary Jane to the vet for her annual check-up. I hope the doc can't tell.
I think it is all relative, and in these times it could come down to the bottom line. Someone with 10 years experience is going to cost more than someone with 3. The risk may be worth it. We are just experiencing this now because over the last 10 years, there weren't too many "old" programmers out there, we were all relatively the same age. Now there is definitely an age gap.
That incessant beeping you hear is your sarcasm meter. You should have checked it before posting.
It's copyright infringement, not stealing.
And it isn't always copyright infringement. I just downloaded about 30 live songs by the band Clutch. It was from their website. They encourage tape-trading, and let people tape their live shows. I also download music from other artists who don't live under the RIAA house-of-rules. You need to realize that "downloading music" isn't always copyright infringement.
If you claim to be any kind of geek, you should be ashamed of yourself. That is the equivalent of saying "I wish my operating system would decide all my configuration settings for me. After all, I am only interested in the final product."
Alton Brown would be turning over in his grave, were he dead. Get your ass in the kitchen and learn how to cook. It is such a fascinating and enjoyable thing to do. Read the book Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed. Watch Good Eats on FoodTV. You don't *cook* in a microwave.
I think this is the first time I have *ever* heard anyone claim this.
Maybe it isn't that the hardware manufacturers are too fast, maybe the standards groups are too slow.
Sell the CDs for a buck or two to students to fund it, or make the ISO available for them to burn at their own expense.
Give him several years, so he can legally enter a bar first.
I have never read LOTR (yeah, yeah, sue me), so I can speak about the movies with little prejedice. TTT was OK, but not as good as the FoTR. It dind't flow as well. From talking to a couple of friends who are into LoTR, I gained some insight on the "real deal" behind the movie. I thought the Ents were cool, and I know other people (non-LoTR people too) thought they were downright stupid. From what I have gathered, they are very important and worthy characters in the books. In the movie I thought they came off cartoonish, and it felt like they were just thrown into the story. After being "educated" by my friend one night over a few beers, I now know that there is so much more to them than the movie portrayed.
And thanks for the Gollum/Jar Jar comparison. I don't know what the whole hubub about Gollum is. Interesting character - nothing more. Maybe there is more in the book, but I don't see why everyone is Gollum-crazy. I actually thought his character got kind of annoying in the movie after a while. No way he should have been recognized at the Academy Awards, like a bunch of people were up in arms about. I guess I just see the movies through non-fanboi eyes.
You mean before the Sex Change Operation? . . . S . C . O . .
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