Of course the BSA signed on. For over a decade people have noted that Microsoft let Windows get copied and used throughout China with no attempt at all to force licensing. Microsoft didn't speak to China about it. And they didn't ask the US government to step in. Now that the Chinese economy is on the upswing and millions of computers are running illegal copies of Windows, Microsoft is ready to clamp down and demand money.
Some use the anology to drug dealing. Give the product away for almost nothing until people get hooked, then demand a lot of money.
From what I've been reading, the largest turbines hardly kill any birds. Apparently the larger propellers move slower, giving birds time to avoid a collision.
I'm much more curious to know the impact to the waters. Hundreds of pillars built into the sea floor might affect sea life or water currents.
At my company (a software company) we use Media Wiki for all internal documentation, including server and network configurations. It's working quite well. Having free-form documentation, rather than a strictly organized hierarchical model, means people are more inclined to toss in information as they think of it. For example, if I upgrade PHP on a server it takes only a few seconds to update it in the wiki. No time wasted looking through directories or document indexes.
I can't recall exactly how many I've used. I've owned at least 10 drives in the last 20 years. I remember only one that had bad sectors spreading quickly after many years of use. Most of the rest were used regularly for 8 or 10 years.
Whenever I've bought a new computer I've kept the older ones around for servers and "play". Right now my last desktop is a media server with a few old hard drives, together giving me a lot of space. The desktop prior to that is a web server. I never throw out old hardware that's still useful, including 10 year old hard drives.
No, I don't think you want. For streaming reading from a disk is faster. If your video is stored continuously on disk then a spinning platter can transmit the data faster. Flash can be faster for random reads.
According to Microsoft, "SuperFetch understands which applications you use most, and preloads these applications into memory, so your system is more responsive".
Seems nice in theory, but the first thing I do to any XP machine that someone tells me is running very slow is to kill those quick start apps in the bottom right corner. Their use of processor and/or memory definitely slows the machine down overall. I'd much rather wait an extra second for an app to load so the system runs faster overall.
So they better have improved their techniques with this SuperFetch. If it causes many more context switches or reduces memory available to apps people are actually running then it'll be a hinderance. At the very least it should be automatically turned off for systems with less than an ideal amount of memory.
the methods used to influence public opinion, and therefore events and public control, are no different than they were 50-60 years ago when the world was in turmoil. We never really learn do we?
I don't think it's a lack of education. The people in control today would have approved of the actions taken 60 years ago. The public takes years to react in an organized way. And by then it's almost too late. We need to ask much better questions of those running for office. "What would you do if you were a Senator in 1945?"
the current rules that prevent people from bringing soda pops and baby bottles in airplanes.
Soda (bigger than 3 oz.) can be brought on if purchased in the gate. Baby bottles of any size are also allowed. There are other exceptions, such as any medicines with a prescription.
People accept it because there's little they can do. It's either obey or not get on the plane. The only way to potentially change the rules (that I can think of) is to have a huge letter writing or signed petition campaign go to members of congress. Things will have to get much worse before anyone could energize a large enough public campaign.
I find it funny that the FAA doesn't allow matches to be in luggage checked into the plane. I can understand a lighter might leak and therefore expose something very flammable in the undercarriage. But matches? How could they accidentally light themselves?
Most home PCs are behind NATs? Personal ones? I find it impossible to imagine that most non-technical people are asking for routers/gateways when they purchase their PCs. Especially when they're only purchasing one PC and therefore don't require a NAT. Do you have any evidence?
Home desktops aren't usually behind firewalls. A new PC gets connection attempts from evil scripts and viruses within seconds of plugging it into the internet. Even with a high speed connection it takes quite a long time to download and install all of the Windows updates on a new PC. So the chances of getting infected are quite high.
For some reason, craigslist won't run their Paris site in French (at least the last time I checked earlier this year). So only expats use it. Meanwhile Kajiji, created by Ebay after a certain similar web site refused to sell out to them, is doing reasonably well because they translate for every country and consider cultural differences (color choices, images, etc.).
I don't know how they did it, but when ebay wanted a more monetized site, they seemed to prevent craigslist from using domestic languages and created their own competing site (when other competitors refused to sell to them).
Of course they're missing out on making tons of money.
They make millions of dollars a year. Even while EBay hinders them in Europe to promote their own offering (EBay owns 30% of craigslist). I work with Craig's biggest competitor outside the US, who has been approached by EBay. So we have some idea how much Craig can sell out for. But why should he? His growth is still spectacular and he's bringing in millions. If you don't think a multi-million dollar private business with only 24 employees is considered "making tons of money" then you're crazy.
no matter how odd they may seem in a world that worships money
Well obviously if there are people like Craig Newmark, then the whole world doesn't worship money. I don't like this blanket statement because it assumes an extreme view while the very article it's attached to shows the opposite. In fact, statements like that are one of the main reasons so many people dislike and distrust mainstream media.
Thanks, Craig, for proving the world doesn't "worship money." I've met too many web site owners that did sell out. I'm on your side.
My company is just getting ready to open source some of our software. We're also planning to contribute back to some open source software projects we use. Here are the biggest reasons:
- PR and advertising. With our corporate name attached to some projects out in the community we get a little mind share. - Demonstration of our expertise. By contributing features and patches back to large projects we can show clients and prospects that we know what we're doing. We're not just users of well known apps, we also know how it works deep in the code. Therefore we're worth every penny we charge. - We'll get back more features and patches from the community. If we open source a new package (or a new module to an existing project) that people are interested in, the community will provide feedback, support, and code. - It contributes to how good the developers feel working at the company.
We're not concerned if our competitors pick up our open source code. First, we're not open sourcing absolutely everything we have. Second, our clients get value from the custom solutions we provide. Even though we have general purpose code we can give to the community, our clients will still pay to have it customized just for them. Plus by showing we share code between projects they realize we're actually saving them development time and money.
Exactly. The analogy to Microsoft isn't accurate because Google isn't a monopoly. And even if they were a search engine monopoly, they're certainly not a monopoly in the online advertising business. Yahoo, for example, is one of the most popular destinations on the web, and they have their own keyword advertising service.
I disagree. All we need is one major desktop vendor to make a stripped down custom distro and sell it installed on their computers. A distinct line of desktops (no OS option, just Linux), no mention of the words Linux or Windows, and a small set of applications - Firefox, OpenOffice, etc. Just a simple bar at the bottom to open any app. Very few configuration windows, if any. Locked down so no applications can be installed, but automatic package updates from the vendor. Sell it for $300 to $450, below the price of the Mac Mini.
I think if the average home user has the few applications they need they won't care if they don't have the option to install Windows apps, or any other apps for that matter. I bet at least a quarter of the home market would use a completely locked down desktop with no complaints as long is it worked smooth.
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Of course the BSA signed on. For over a decade people have noted that Microsoft let Windows get copied and used throughout China with no attempt at all to force licensing. Microsoft didn't speak to China about it. And they didn't ask the US government to step in. Now that the Chinese economy is on the upswing and millions of computers are running illegal copies of Windows, Microsoft is ready to clamp down and demand money.
Some use the anology to drug dealing. Give the product away for almost nothing until people get hooked, then demand a lot of money.
From what I've been reading, the largest turbines hardly kill any birds. Apparently the larger propellers move slower, giving birds time to avoid a collision.
I'm much more curious to know the impact to the waters. Hundreds of pillars built into the sea floor might affect sea life or water currents.
Microsoft does sell their own mouse.......
At my company (a software company) we use Media Wiki for all internal documentation, including server and network configurations. It's working quite well. Having free-form documentation, rather than a strictly organized hierarchical model, means people are more inclined to toss in information as they think of it. For example, if I upgrade PHP on a server it takes only a few seconds to update it in the wiki. No time wasted looking through directories or document indexes.
Regarding business conduct...
- They are against free and fair competition.
- They disregard privacy.
- They patent the obvious.
- They attempt to restrict free speech.
- They restrict free and fair use.
I can't recall exactly how many I've used. I've owned at least 10 drives in the last 20 years. I remember only one that had bad sectors spreading quickly after many years of use. Most of the rest were used regularly for 8 or 10 years.
Handing them the actual lumps of melted metal would apparently be worth more.
Whenever I've bought a new computer I've kept the older ones around for servers and "play". Right now my last desktop is a media server with a few old hard drives, together giving me a lot of space. The desktop prior to that is a web server. I never throw out old hardware that's still useful, including 10 year old hard drives.
your IDE / SATA HD likely wont last that long btw
I've never had a drive not last at least 10 years. Are drives today made of lower quality?
No, I don't think you want. For streaming reading from a disk is faster. If your video is stored continuously on disk then a spinning platter can transmit the data faster. Flash can be faster for random reads.
According to Microsoft, "SuperFetch understands which applications you use most, and preloads these applications into memory, so your system is more responsive".
Seems nice in theory, but the first thing I do to any XP machine that someone tells me is running very slow is to kill those quick start apps in the bottom right corner. Their use of processor and/or memory definitely slows the machine down overall. I'd much rather wait an extra second for an app to load so the system runs faster overall.
So they better have improved their techniques with this SuperFetch. If it causes many more context switches or reduces memory available to apps people are actually running then it'll be a hinderance. At the very least it should be automatically turned off for systems with less than an ideal amount of memory.
the methods used to influence public opinion, and therefore events and public control, are no different than they were 50-60 years ago when the world was in turmoil. We never really learn do we?
I don't think it's a lack of education. The people in control today would have approved of the actions taken 60 years ago. The public takes years to react in an organized way. And by then it's almost too late. We need to ask much better questions of those running for office. "What would you do if you were a Senator in 1945?"
the current rules that prevent people from bringing soda pops and baby bottles in airplanes.
Soda (bigger than 3 oz.) can be brought on if purchased in the gate. Baby bottles of any size are also allowed. There are other exceptions, such as any medicines with a prescription.
People accept it because there's little they can do. It's either obey or not get on the plane. The only way to potentially change the rules (that I can think of) is to have a huge letter writing or signed petition campaign go to members of congress. Things will have to get much worse before anyone could energize a large enough public campaign.
You can bring a huge bottle of vodka onto the plane. You just have to purchase it in the gate (i.e. after the checkpoint).
I find it funny that the FAA doesn't allow matches to be in luggage checked into the plane. I can understand a lighter might leak and therefore expose something very flammable in the undercarriage. But matches? How could they accidentally light themselves?
Most home PCs are behind NATs? Personal ones? I find it impossible to imagine that most non-technical people are asking for routers/gateways when they purchase their PCs. Especially when they're only purchasing one PC and therefore don't require a NAT. Do you have any evidence?
Home desktops aren't usually behind firewalls. A new PC gets connection attempts from evil scripts and viruses within seconds of plugging it into the internet. Even with a high speed connection it takes quite a long time to download and install all of the Windows updates on a new PC. So the chances of getting infected are quite high.
There's a big difference between making money and "worshiping" it. Profit isn't evil. But gluttony is.
For some reason, craigslist won't run their Paris site in French (at least the last time I checked earlier this year). So only expats use it. Meanwhile Kajiji, created by Ebay after a certain similar web site refused to sell out to them, is doing reasonably well because they translate for every country and consider cultural differences (color choices, images, etc.).
I don't know how they did it, but when ebay wanted a more monetized site, they seemed to prevent craigslist from using domestic languages and created their own competing site (when other competitors refused to sell to them).
Of course they're missing out on making tons of money.
They make millions of dollars a year. Even while EBay hinders them in Europe to promote their own offering (EBay owns 30% of craigslist). I work with Craig's biggest competitor outside the US, who has been approached by EBay. So we have some idea how much Craig can sell out for. But why should he? His growth is still spectacular and he's bringing in millions. If you don't think a multi-million dollar private business with only 24 employees is considered "making tons of money" then you're crazy.
no matter how odd they may seem in a world that worships money
Well obviously if there are people like Craig Newmark, then the whole world doesn't worship money. I don't like this blanket statement because it assumes an extreme view while the very article it's attached to shows the opposite. In fact, statements like that are one of the main reasons so many people dislike and distrust mainstream media.
Thanks, Craig, for proving the world doesn't "worship money." I've met too many web site owners that did sell out. I'm on your side.
lynx?
My company is just getting ready to open source some of our software. We're also planning to contribute back to some open source software projects we use. Here are the biggest reasons:
- PR and advertising. With our corporate name attached to some projects out in the community we get a little mind share.
- Demonstration of our expertise. By contributing features and patches back to large projects we can show clients and prospects that we know what we're doing. We're not just users of well known apps, we also know how it works deep in the code. Therefore we're worth every penny we charge.
- We'll get back more features and patches from the community. If we open source a new package (or a new module to an existing project) that people are interested in, the community will provide feedback, support, and code.
- It contributes to how good the developers feel working at the company.
We're not concerned if our competitors pick up our open source code. First, we're not open sourcing absolutely everything we have. Second, our clients get value from the custom solutions we provide. Even though we have general purpose code we can give to the community, our clients will still pay to have it customized just for them. Plus by showing we share code between projects they realize we're actually saving them development time and money.
Exactly. The analogy to Microsoft isn't accurate because Google isn't a monopoly. And even if they were a search engine monopoly, they're certainly not a monopoly in the online advertising business. Yahoo, for example, is one of the most popular destinations on the web, and they have their own keyword advertising service.
I disagree. All we need is one major desktop vendor to make a stripped down custom distro and sell it installed on their computers. A distinct line of desktops (no OS option, just Linux), no mention of the words Linux or Windows, and a small set of applications - Firefox, OpenOffice, etc. Just a simple bar at the bottom to open any app. Very few configuration windows, if any. Locked down so no applications can be installed, but automatic package updates from the vendor. Sell it for $300 to $450, below the price of the Mac Mini.
I think if the average home user has the few applications they need they won't care if they don't have the option to install Windows apps, or any other apps for that matter. I bet at least a quarter of the home market would use a completely locked down desktop with no complaints as long is it worked smooth.