Linuxworld 'have' this? Jesus. I hope that the submitter doesn't speak English natively, because that's a pretty grievious error.
It is spelled "grievous", not "grevious."
Just another example of how Slashdot's average user IQ is inversely proportional to amount of folks in the user base.
Proper grammar would dictate that one refer to the "the number of folks" rather than "amount of folks".
What kind of person would think it legal to do such a thing? And if IBM did tell him that it was legal, it seems a little unfair to subject him to community service, because he was doing so under false pretenses.
Ignorance of the law, like ignorance of grammar, is no excuse.
From the NHTSA's own document, try this. This is a PDF document that sumarizes the report. Go to the fifth page, fifth paragraph. By their own admission, 54% of riders wearing helmets died in 1998, and 57% in 1997.
So over half of all motorcyclists in helmets die each year? You better learn to read before posting this crap.
What the document said was that, of all fatalities, 54% were helmeted. It also says that 67% of riders use helmets and that over 300 more lives would have been saved if all motorcyclists wore helmets.
The NHTSA assumes that those riders in states without mandatory helmet laws were helmetless, in an effort to better their position of "helmets save lives."
More B.S. There is nothing in the report that is based on assumptions. They used "reported" helmet use for the fatality figures, not "assumed" helmet use.
I've been riding 21 years. When I was 19, I crashed at 60mph, going over the handlebars and hitting head-first -- and my helmet saved my life. If I had hit the pavement with my bare head, I would be dead now. If you want to be an organ-doner, go for it, but don't distort statistics to try to make others believe that helmets don't save lives.
So you are upset that you were not able to price-gouge, buying the discs at $2.11 and selling them at $3.50? Had you bought them up so that you could supply them to friends and family at the $2.11 good-guy price, I might feel sorry for you. As it is, you got what you deserve for trying to take advantage of a potentially bad situation.
I guess space junkets by geriatric senators must count as research.
Yes, it was research. It may not have been the most hard-hitting, or vital research, but comparing John Glenn to Dennis Tito is insulting. John Glenn earned his place in space. He risked his life to be the first man to orbit the Earth in a capsule that was little more than a projectile. He went back into space as a genuine hero to many Americans. Dennis Tito was nothing but a crass opportunist using his money to buy something he could never earn.
Just because a bunch of hobbyists on/. prefer Linux does not mean that all flavors of all other operating systems, *BSD included, are dying. *BSD OSs are widely used by ISPs and by commercial ventures that prefer the *BSD licenses over GPL. If you choose your OS based on popularity, go for Windows 98. You would also probably like AOL as it is extremely popular.
While binary compatability is great, one only has to look at shrink-wrapped Windows software to see that Linux is not ready for the average user (AKA "moron"). Take almost any application or piece of hardware and you will see Windows screenshots showing the installation and/or operation. When Linux has no predictable UI and innumerable potential configurations, it is impossible to produce instructions that all users can follow. We can look down on the average user all you want, but that's where the money is.
Capitalism is a helluva lot better than socialism or communism.
Who said anything about socialism or communism? You claimed that people losing access to free "stuff" on the Internet was inherently good because it was capitalism. So things like Linux, GPL, etc. are bad because they are not capiatalism?
What good is it to force someone to help their fellow man, instead of letting them decide of their free will where and how to help?
Because in your system, only the generous and the poor suffer. In effect, you are paying people not to help the poor. Greedy money-hoarders can rely on someone else to help the poor.
But they can access the internet and read the texts at most public libraries (just fyi, I'm against censorship and filtering). These millions of kids will be no more disadvantaged than kids who couldn't afford to buy books 50 years ago. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying you need to get some damn perspective!
I hope some day that you can have the pleasure of waiting in line for some limited access, net-nanny filtered, public library Internet PC. Maybe you can look up information on erectile dysfunction while those in line look on.
I have some perspective: The loss of free Internet access used by many unperprivileged families is not a good thing -- even if capitalism is the cause of it.
Again I ask you: Are sweatshops a "good thing" because they are "capitalism in action"?
FCC Rules apply to this case if a computer is assembled in the case. (I assumed that computers would be assembled into every one sold and, thus, the FCC regs would apply.)
If you buy the case and use it for an aquarium, FCC rules do not apply.
The FCC makes regulations and the Congress makes laws -- like the one(s) making it a crime to violate FCC regulations.
If the FCC is flooded with complaints about RFI caused by computers in these (or other "custom" cases), they will issue regulations about shielding for personal computers. Their regulations could impact the entire clone industry by making it a requirement that all assembled computers be FCC certified. Dell, Compaq, and Gateway would love that as it would force out most of the cheap clone manufacturers.
Look at what has happened to hot rodding. Although hot rodders made up only a tiny percentage of auto owners, there are now all kinds of burdensome laws/regulations regarding EPA approval of all aftermarket performance parts.
FCC Rules apply to this case if a computer is assembled in the case. (I assumed that computers would be assembled into every one sold and, thus, the FCC regs would apply.)
If you buy the case and use it for an aquarium, FCC rules do not apply.
The FCC makes regulations and the Congress makes laws -- like the one(s) making it a crime to violate FCC regulations.
If the FCC is flooded with complaints about RFI caused by computers in these (or other "custom" cases), they will issue regulations about shielding for personal computers. Their regulations could impact the entire clone industry by making it a requirement that all assembled computers be FCC certified. Dell, Compaq, and Gateway would love that as it would force out most of the cheap clone manufacturers.
Look at what has happened to hot rodding. Although hot rodders made up only a tiny percentage of auto owners, there are now all kinds of burdensome laws/regulations regarding EPA approval of all aftermarket performance parts.
Now, when you use the case to put a computer in that's another story, however they're shipping these things without a power supply, so none of the FCC regulations apply to them.
"Them" refers to the last thing mentioned, in this instance, the computer case. So when you say "none of the FCC regulations apply to them", you are referring to the cases, not the company that makes them. Before you criticize my reading, try constructing your sentences properly.
--Fred
The Bill text has yet to be posted to the web, but should be up in a week or so.
So it currently takes "a week or so" to get a government document that was produced in a word processor onto the net? Gee, maybe we do need a technology Czar...
Is there an online version of the book?
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The book really looks interesting and I'd love to read it, but I just can't bring myself to go to the bookstore. I mean, what if an e-mail comes in when I'm not there? Suppose that the new version of FreeBSD comes out and I'm at the bookstore? I'm still sick at my stomach because I missed getting first post on this story.
The demise of lots of free stuff on the internet isn't a bad thing. It's capitalism in action.
So you are suggesting that capitalism is inherently good? Those sweatshops employing children are yet another example of capitalism in action. I suppose you admire that, too.
Oh, no! That means the digital divide is getting bigger, and poor people won't be able to afford paying $7-20/month for dialup, or, worse yet, if they can afford dialup, they won't be able to afford voicemail! It used to be free! WAAAH!
So you think that it is good for our society to have an entire underclass who cannot access the Internet? Millions of kids who will be disadvantaged when trying to study for school, do their homework, etc.? You think that making medical information on the Internet unavailable to the poor is desirable?
It's people like you that make me proud to be a Democrat.
You did not make those arguments. If you really believe that you made those arguments, quote your earlier post and show me where. As to maturity, you are in no position to judge.
I'm not bitching about it. I'm just confused by it. You talk about wanting "to talk to other hams easily, reliably, and inexpensively." I thought that the idea of ham radio was radio, not some using your VHF handheld like a cell phone patched into hard wires. Maybe you just like chatting with people and you use ham radio to do it. That's fine and there's nothing wrong with it. But this is like saying "My hobby is bicycling and I just fitted a motor to my bike to make it easier."
I imagine you get some reaction to your sig, and I expect you intended it that way.
Yes and yes. But I'm not anti-linux. I'm running Mandrake on a system at home and have run Redhat, FreeBSD (yeah, I know it's not Linux), Slackware, and TurboLinux. Of those, TurboLinux was the least satisfactory.
I think that Linux suffers because there is no unified vision for the UI, no controlling authority for the code quality, and no entrance exams for those who wish to contribute. You get some brilliant code and you get some pretty crappy code. It's still damned impressive given those obstacles and I hope to see it mature further as I have no desire to rent software from Microsoft.
To be a game designer/programmer, you have to spend almost every waking hour playing Quake III, Unreal Tournament, and every current first-person shooter. Sure, I know that some kill-joys are going to tell you about becoming a proficient programmer, going to college, and all that stuff. Or they will go on about how there are so few jobs in that field and so many eager candidates that it's real unlikely you will get such a job. Don't listen to them. Just sit there day and night playing games until your fingers bleed.
It's a shame that people are out of work and I wish them the best, but this is not exactly like talks between Redhat and IBM breaking down. It was two bit-players in the Linux market that could not agree on the terms of a merger. I intend no criticism of their services or products by this, but it's just not news...that matters... for most nerds.
I just don't get the appeal of this. Where is the thrill in talking to someone in a different country via ham radio when the radio portion of the journey is 6 miles? The conversation is not being enabled by skilled use of atmospherics, high-gain antennas, or sophisticated RF electronics. How is it any more impressive than any other voice-over-IP telephone application?
I can use my computer to talk to people all over the world (sometimes to their dismay) without a ham radio so it's not like this technology is giving me some tremendous ability that I now lack.
If they can't complete then they should die. That how things works.
So you think that everyone should sell at a loss until the one with the deepest pockets is left as the sole supplier? Then they can raise their prices to whatever level they choose. That's not good for the consumer or the businesses.
I did not say that they could not sell them. But the FCC has complete jurisdiction when you buy one, build a system into it, and take out your neighbor's TV reception. So go ahead and buy it and then have the FCC fine you.
The FCC is not the US congress. They make regulations not laws.
And the Congress made laws stating that you will obey FCC regulations.
Grow up.
I'm 40 and my emotional maturity is not an issue here. Your lack of understanding of the laws of this country and the FCC's regulations is the issue.
Brave men and women have risked, and in some cases lost, their lives to advance science and man's understanding of the universe by exploring space. I hate to think that thsoe people gave so much only to have some millionaire turn the International Space Station into an extra-terrestrial version of a Disneyland ride.
What is next? Will we start selling trips to the moon so that Bill Gates can plant a Microsoft flag in the lunar soil through Neil Armstrong's first footprints? Will networks buy time on the space station to film "Friend" episodes in space? What Tito did was wrong and it should never have been allowed to happen.
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It is spelled "grievous", not "grevious."
Just another example of how Slashdot's average user IQ is inversely proportional to amount of folks in the user base.
Proper grammar would dictate that one refer to the "the number of folks" rather than "amount of folks".
What kind of person would think it legal to do such a thing? And if IBM did tell him that it was legal, it seems a little unfair to subject him to community service, because he was doing so under false pretenses.
Ignorance of the law, like ignorance of grammar, is no excuse.
So over half of all motorcyclists in helmets die each year? You better learn to read before posting this crap.
What the document said was that, of all fatalities, 54% were helmeted. It also says that 67% of riders use helmets and that over 300 more lives would have been saved if all motorcyclists wore helmets.
The NHTSA assumes that those riders in states without mandatory helmet laws were helmetless, in an effort to better their position of "helmets save lives."
More B.S. There is nothing in the report that is based on assumptions. They used "reported" helmet use for the fatality figures, not "assumed" helmet use.
I've been riding 21 years. When I was 19, I crashed at 60mph, going over the handlebars and hitting head-first -- and my helmet saved my life. If I had hit the pavement with my bare head, I would be dead now. If you want to be an organ-doner, go for it, but don't distort statistics to try to make others believe that helmets don't save lives.
So you are upset that you were not able to price-gouge, buying the discs at $2.11 and selling them at $3.50? Had you bought them up so that you could supply them to friends and family at the $2.11 good-guy price, I might feel sorry for you. As it is, you got what you deserve for trying to take advantage of a potentially bad situation.
What you earn in life is not the same as what you can afford to buy.
Yes, it was research. It may not have been the most hard-hitting, or vital research, but comparing John Glenn to Dennis Tito is insulting. John Glenn earned his place in space. He risked his life to be the first man to orbit the Earth in a capsule that was little more than a projectile. He went back into space as a genuine hero to many Americans. Dennis Tito was nothing but a crass opportunist using his money to buy something he could never earn.
Just because a bunch of hobbyists on /. prefer Linux does not mean that all flavors of all other operating systems, *BSD included, are dying. *BSD OSs are widely used by ISPs and by commercial ventures that prefer the *BSD licenses over GPL. If you choose your OS based on popularity, go for Windows 98. You would also probably like AOL as it is extremely popular.
While binary compatability is great, one only has to look at shrink-wrapped Windows software to see that Linux is not ready for the average user (AKA "moron"). Take almost any application or piece of hardware and you will see Windows screenshots showing the installation and/or operation. When Linux has no predictable UI and innumerable potential configurations, it is impossible to produce instructions that all users can follow. We can look down on the average user all you want, but that's where the money is.
Who said anything about socialism or communism? You claimed that people losing access to free "stuff" on the Internet was inherently good because it was capitalism. So things like Linux, GPL, etc. are bad because they are not capiatalism?
What good is it to force someone to help their fellow man, instead of letting them decide of their free will where and how to help?
Because in your system, only the generous and the poor suffer. In effect, you are paying people not to help the poor. Greedy money-hoarders can rely on someone else to help the poor.
But they can access the internet and read the texts at most public libraries (just fyi, I'm against censorship and filtering). These millions of kids will be no more disadvantaged than kids who couldn't afford to buy books 50 years ago. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying you need to get some damn perspective!
I hope some day that you can have the pleasure of waiting in line for some limited access, net-nanny filtered, public library Internet PC. Maybe you can look up information on erectile dysfunction while those in line look on.
I have some perspective: The loss of free Internet access used by many unperprivileged families is not a good thing -- even if capitalism is the cause of it.
Again I ask you: Are sweatshops a "good thing" because they are "capitalism in action"?
FCC Rules apply to this case if a computer is assembled in the case. (I assumed that computers would be assembled into every one sold and, thus, the FCC regs would apply.)
If you buy the case and use it for an aquarium, FCC rules do not apply.
The FCC makes regulations and the Congress makes laws -- like the one(s) making it a crime to violate FCC regulations.
If the FCC is flooded with complaints about RFI caused by computers in these (or other "custom" cases), they will issue regulations about shielding for personal computers. Their regulations could impact the entire clone industry by making it a requirement that all assembled computers be FCC certified. Dell, Compaq, and Gateway would love that as it would force out most of the cheap clone manufacturers.
Look at what has happened to hot rodding. Although hot rodders made up only a tiny percentage of auto owners, there are now all kinds of burdensome laws/regulations regarding EPA approval of all aftermarket performance parts.
FCC Rules apply to this case if a computer is assembled in the case. (I assumed that computers would be assembled into every one sold and, thus, the FCC regs would apply.)
If you buy the case and use it for an aquarium, FCC rules do not apply.
The FCC makes regulations and the Congress makes laws -- like the one(s) making it a crime to violate FCC regulations.
If the FCC is flooded with complaints about RFI caused by computers in these (or other "custom" cases), they will issue regulations about shielding for personal computers. Their regulations could impact the entire clone industry by making it a requirement that all assembled computers be FCC certified. Dell, Compaq, and Gateway would love that as it would force out most of the cheap clone manufacturers.
Look at what has happened to hot rodding. Although hot rodders made up only a tiny percentage of auto owners, there are now all kinds of burdensome laws/regulations regarding EPA approval of all aftermarket performance parts.
"Them" refers to the last thing mentioned, in this instance, the computer case. So when you say "none of the FCC regulations apply to them", you are referring to the cases, not the company that makes them. Before you criticize my reading, try constructing your sentences properly. --Fred
So it currently takes "a week or so" to get a government document that was produced in a word processor onto the net? Gee, maybe we do need a technology Czar...
Now if I could read it online in a window...
So you are suggesting that capitalism is inherently good? Those sweatshops employing children are yet another example of capitalism in action. I suppose you admire that, too.
Oh, no! That means the digital divide is getting bigger, and poor people won't be able to afford paying $7-20/month for dialup, or, worse yet, if they can afford dialup, they won't be able to afford voicemail! It used to be free! WAAAH!
So you think that it is good for our society to have an entire underclass who cannot access the Internet? Millions of kids who will be disadvantaged when trying to study for school, do their homework, etc.? You think that making medical information on the Internet unavailable to the poor is desirable?
It's people like you that make me proud to be a Democrat.
You did not make those arguments. If you really believe that you made those arguments, quote your earlier post and show me where. As to maturity, you are in no position to judge.
I'm not bitching about it. I'm just confused by it. You talk about wanting "to talk to other hams easily, reliably, and inexpensively." I thought that the idea of ham radio was radio, not some using your VHF handheld like a cell phone patched into hard wires. Maybe you just like chatting with people and you use ham radio to do it. That's fine and there's nothing wrong with it. But this is like saying "My hobby is bicycling and I just fitted a motor to my bike to make it easier."
Yes and yes. But I'm not anti-linux. I'm running Mandrake on a system at home and have run Redhat, FreeBSD (yeah, I know it's not Linux), Slackware, and TurboLinux. Of those, TurboLinux was the least satisfactory.
I think that Linux suffers because there is no unified vision for the UI, no controlling authority for the code quality, and no entrance exams for those who wish to contribute. You get some brilliant code and you get some pretty crappy code. It's still damned impressive given those obstacles and I hope to see it mature further as I have no desire to rent software from Microsoft.
To be a game designer/programmer, you have to spend almost every waking hour playing Quake III, Unreal Tournament, and every current first-person shooter. Sure, I know that some kill-joys are going to tell you about becoming a proficient programmer, going to college, and all that stuff. Or they will go on about how there are so few jobs in that field and so many eager candidates that it's real unlikely you will get such a job. Don't listen to them. Just sit there day and night playing games until your fingers bleed.
So how was that a "troll"? Someone has an axe to grind and it's not me.
It's a shame that people are out of work and I wish them the best, but this is not exactly like talks between Redhat and IBM breaking down. It was two bit-players in the Linux market that could not agree on the terms of a merger. I intend no criticism of their services or products by this, but it's just not news...that matters... for most nerds.
I can use my computer to talk to people all over the world (sometimes to their dismay) without a ham radio so it's not like this technology is giving me some tremendous ability that I now lack.
Like I care about your 5 mod points. Oooh! I'd be down to 44 or so. HAHAHAHA!
So you think that everyone should sell at a loss until the one with the deepest pockets is left as the sole supplier? Then they can raise their prices to whatever level they choose. That's not good for the consumer or the businesses.
The FCC is not the US congress. They make regulations not laws.
And the Congress made laws stating that you will obey FCC regulations.
Grow up.
I'm 40 and my emotional maturity is not an issue here. Your lack of understanding of the laws of this country and the FCC's regulations is the issue.
What is next? Will we start selling trips to the moon so that Bill Gates can plant a Microsoft flag in the lunar soil through Neil Armstrong's first footprints? Will networks buy time on the space station to film "Friend" episodes in space? What Tito did was wrong and it should never have been allowed to happen.