Side A: We won't vote for that bill because our pork isn't included! (Vote fails) Side B: Well your alternate bill with all your pork doesn't include our pork! (Another vote fails) Side A: Listen, lets settle on an appropriate level of pork then. Side B: How about all of yours and all of ours? Side A: Perfect! (Vote passes)
A bit simplistic, but just because there is a lot of voting differences doesn't mean what is being voted on is vastly anti-one-side-or-the-other. With things like sweeping copyright bills and the like it's mostly just having the bill accomodate the various power hustlers in D.C. Once the bill's alterations makes enough people happy, then enough on both sides seem to vote for it. Look at the senate vote record for the DMCA as an example.
It's somewhat of a generalization, but I stand by what I said. The "divide of votes" doesn't mean the 2 parties aren't similar, it just means that the voters aren't willing to compromise on much. But whether the Reps or Dems have the house, senate, or presidency, we have had and we will continue to have a large, intrusive, and expensive government.
The odds of a politician actually taking consideration of a constituent's letter/email/fax is low enough, it makes it even lower if words aren't spelled correctly. Sending a Slashdot-writeup-editing-effort type of message guarentees it being tossed in the trash. You might as well send "HYE SENATER, YR BILL ON COMPWRIGHT IS TEH SUKC!!11 PLZ NO VTOE FOR IT KTHXBYE!!1~"
They've got people from both parties in their pockets.
So it is appropriate to blame Republicans then. Just so long as you lump the Democrats in as well. Personally I see so little difference between the two parties anyways.
Of course movie ticket buyers will pay for it, and I would think that there are still lots of people who would pay $15/ticket to see the latest pile of dung by Ben Stiller or Hugh Grant.
decisions in IT departments, Linux won't make much inroads on the desktop. They generally make decisions based on paid consultants and glossy magazine ads. Now, if the word spreads that companies can negotiate with MS based on threats of migration that'll keep some IT costs (somewhat) lower. Of course this can only work in bigger shops. Smaller companies can't do this.
To each his own. Just one game, sure, but also just one night to wait in line for something cool. Some of my co-worker's friends took today off just to play it. It's not like they are quiting there jobs or anything (I'm assuming).
I'm about ready to drop my cable service just because there isn't jack sh*t on these days. It's cheaper to rent a few movies every weekend than deal with the freakin' cable company.
With Microsoft TV Foundation Edition's new UI Customizer tool, you can make changes to the viewer's user interface, preview the changes, and then almost instantaneously publish them to the viewer's set-top box."
Gee, thanks Redmond, I was looking for an outside corporation to control my "experience" (there's that damned word again from the dot-com era). I like how they'll just have the vendor just make bulk changes then push them to my set-top box without asking me if I want an update or not. I suppose that's part of the agreement, though. Looks like another MS service I'll be ignoring.
Perhaps the person would rather try to enter a "Maintainable Brainfuck" competition. The true beauty of the IOCCC is the fact that it will hurt your brain to comprehend it.
I'm having a heckuva time getting the recent Thunderbird releases to work with my employer's Cyrus IMAP server. It's a pretty old version of Cyrus, and Thunderbird and it don't always talk well to each other. *crosses fingers*
Cool, thanks (I should have started with the FAQ, duh). I just like how I can skim the pf stuff and get a pretty good idea about what is going on, rather than a klunky-looking iptables script.
That's pretty cool looking. Is there any sort of comparison between pf and iptables out there? A quick googling didn't find much (or I'm using the wrong terms). iptables can certainly be a bit cryptic, and if pf is as simple as that I'll definitely have to take a look at it.
I think it has been out long enough to bang out the bugs. Even though 1.3.x is still being patched I think A2 is ready for prime time. We're close to implementing it in our shop in a production environment.
There's lots of mentions of BSODs here, mind you that this isn't the same as a general "Windows virus". I'd rather deal with a defunct ATM than one with a Trojan installed behind the scenes.
Or just not yet cynical enough if you have not learned to accept the double standards that abound around here.
Ah, but Slashdot's double standards are Open Source!
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So if the "might" of many people downloading copyrighted software justifies the action, can't the "might" of huge corporations knocking down your door and taking your computer be justified as well?
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Side A: We won't vote for that bill because our pork isn't included!
(Vote fails)
Side B: Well your alternate bill with all your pork doesn't include our pork!
(Another vote fails)
Side A: Listen, lets settle on an appropriate level of pork then.
Side B: How about all of yours and all of ours?
Side A: Perfect!
(Vote passes)
A bit simplistic, but just because there is a lot of voting differences doesn't mean what is being voted on is vastly anti-one-side-or-the-other. With things like sweeping copyright bills and the like it's mostly just having the bill accomodate the various power hustlers in D.C. Once the bill's alterations makes enough people happy, then enough on both sides seem to vote for it. Look at the senate vote record for the DMCA as an example.
It's somewhat of a generalization, but I stand by what I said. The "divide of votes" doesn't mean the 2 parties aren't similar, it just means that the voters aren't willing to compromise on much. But whether the Reps or Dems have the house, senate, or presidency, we have had and we will continue to have a large, intrusive, and expensive government.
The odds of a politician actually taking consideration of a constituent's letter/email/fax is low enough, it makes it even lower if words aren't spelled correctly. Sending a Slashdot-writeup-editing-effort type of message guarentees it being tossed in the trash. You might as well send "HYE SENATER, YR BILL ON COMPWRIGHT IS TEH SUKC!!11 PLZ NO VTOE FOR IT KTHXBYE!!1~"
They've got people from both parties in their pockets.
So it is appropriate to blame Republicans then. Just so long as you lump the Democrats in as well. Personally I see so little difference between the two parties anyways.
please spell "concern" correctly.
The post is a reference to this Penny Arcade strip.
"Nothing for you to see here. Please move along."
Of course movie ticket buyers will pay for it, and I would think that there are still lots of people who would pay $15/ticket to see the latest pile of dung by Ben Stiller or Hugh Grant.
decisions in IT departments, Linux won't make much inroads on the desktop. They generally make decisions based on paid consultants and glossy magazine ads. Now, if the word spreads that companies can negotiate with MS based on threats of migration that'll keep some IT costs (somewhat) lower. Of course this can only work in bigger shops. Smaller companies can't do this.
To each his own. Just one game, sure, but also just one night to wait in line for something cool. Some of my co-worker's friends took today off just to play it. It's not like they are quiting there jobs or anything (I'm assuming).
$1000? Man, if Microsoft can pull off a cheaper HDTV box then that could very well kill off Tivo completely.
I'm about ready to drop my cable service just because there isn't jack sh*t on these days. It's cheaper to rent a few movies every weekend than deal with the freakin' cable company.
If they stick to their usual approach they will have an animated remote control (complete with big eyes) named "Remotey".
"Control and customize your viewers' experience.
With Microsoft TV Foundation Edition's new UI Customizer tool, you can make changes to the viewer's user interface, preview the changes, and then almost instantaneously publish them to the viewer's set-top box."
Gee, thanks Redmond, I was looking for an outside corporation to control my "experience" (there's that damned word again from the dot-com era). I like how they'll just have the vendor just make bulk changes then push them to my set-top box without asking me if I want an update or not. I suppose that's part of the agreement, though. Looks like another MS service I'll be ignoring.
Perhaps the person would rather try to enter a "Maintainable Brainfuck" competition. The true beauty of the IOCCC is the fact that it will hurt your brain to comprehend it.
I'm getting a 403 on the torrent file. I'd be happy to share my employer's weekend bandwidth for the torrent, but it needs to be fetchable!
I'm having a heckuva time getting the recent Thunderbird releases to work with my employer's Cyrus IMAP server. It's a pretty old version of Cyrus, and Thunderbird and it don't always talk well to each other. *crosses fingers*
Cool, thanks (I should have started with the FAQ, duh). I just like how I can skim the pf stuff and get a pretty good idea about what is going on, rather than a klunky-looking iptables script.
That's pretty cool looking. Is there any sort of comparison between pf and iptables out there? A quick googling didn't find much (or I'm using the wrong terms). iptables can certainly be a bit cryptic, and if pf is as simple as that I'll definitely have to take a look at it.
I think it has been out long enough to bang out the bugs. Even though 1.3.x is still being patched I think A2 is ready for prime time. We're close to implementing it in our shop in a production environment.
There's lots of mentions of BSODs here, mind you that this isn't the same as a general "Windows virus". I'd rather deal with a defunct ATM than one with a Trojan installed behind the scenes.
I wonder if it would also work in generally loud (and not underwater) areas where you don't want to block some sounds with regular earphones.
Stern is not alleging that the FCC used profane speech.
The FCC's actions are profane enough as it is.
Or just not yet cynical enough if you have not learned to accept the double standards that abound around here.
Ah, but Slashdot's double standards are Open Source!
So if the "might" of many people downloading copyrighted software justifies the action, can't the "might" of huge corporations knocking down your door and taking your computer be justified as well?