[quote]... but, this would in essence be pointless. There are guns over 100 years old that still work today, and there are millions of guns without this implemented floating around. What kind of stupid-ass criminal would buy one of these when he could steal a gun without this?[/quote] And what if there were no guns out there, without this? Then what? I doubt they developed this to be an option. Probably more along the lines of a prototype, of what can be developed. If ALL guns in the (near) future, have some of these technologies, the world would be a much safer place.
It's kind of funny, we just watched a video yesterday, and this morning about the history of the automobile, and the impact of it, in our Social Impact of Technologies class. One of the things that they showed, was the actual display, of this "future" that A.C. Radebaugh invisioned. City cores were never backed up with traffic (if you think traffic is bad downtown now, you should have seen it back in the 30's), and the highways were built ontop of each other, all going in the same direction, so that traffic flowed freely, instead of having traffic jams. Also, highways at this time, were very rare, which makes this vision even more impressive. If anyone is in the Philly area, it'd be something to check out, that's for sure.
""In disturbing news this week Cablevision's high speed broadband unit OptimumOnline has sent letters to subscribers warning that uploading to P2P networks will no longer be tolerated. Obviously bowing to record and movie industry pressure... I remember not to long ago where OptimumOnline ran TV ads touting the ability to grab music from the Net."
K, first off, I don't see what's really so "disturbing" about this. You can't (illegally) send ppl files over P2P. And how is this a big deal? They're still letting you download files. I bet a huge % of you's, already have the "disable sharing" feature on.
And I also bet, that if you seen what % of bandwidth your ISP is using (and how much they have to pay for this), to support your file swapping, you'd do the same thing.
If ppl didn't abuse it, there probably wouldn't be a problem, but that isn't happening, and that's why ISPs are doing such things as this, or "capping" your connection.
As for the "I remember... OptimumOnline ran TV ads touting the ability to grab music from the Net.", well, you still can.
I get a kick out of you's Linux g33ks... if something isn't free, you's complain about it. Sorry to say, but everything does come with a price.
Read the article
First paragraph...
"Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) has unveiled a new policy to discourage its business customers from switching to Linux (news - web sites) or other open source alternatives. Called Open Value, the new offer is part of the software giant's Licensing 6 volume licensing program."
K, first off, if your 3 year old is writing papers, and talking to friends online, then I think you shouldn't be worrying what OS to be using, you should be worrying about what University to send him to.
"... and introduce them to something less expensive (free) and more reliable."
Just curious, is something good, not worth paying for anymore? I'm not saying pay for XP, but it seems that the main reason why people switch to Linux, is that their too cheap to actual pay a few $$$, to support something.
"I'm rebooting this machine probably four and five times a week, not to mention the forever problem of lockups and hangs which seem to happen during the times where the 3 year-old is using the machine."
#1 Remember the says of rebooting 4-5 a day?
#2 You answered your own question... the problems mostly happen when ya have your 3 year old playing around with it.
"I know the crashes are mainly due to the older games that the kids play which are not totally compatible with XP, but hey, they USED to run just fine under Windows98."
I've been using XP since it came out, and have yet to have any probs with "older" games. Just be lucky it ain't a Mac, then every new version of the OS, wouldn't be compatible with the last one.
And now you wanna switch to Linux? Have fun getting most of those running under it.
"Also, being the cheap bastard that I am, I'm looking at all the money we've spent on Windows XP, Office and all the games over the years"
Well, there's money well spent. You mention yourself, that you're a cheap bastard, but are willing to throw away the $$$ you already spent on Office and XP (assuming that you did buy them, which I'm now doubting you did).
"a standard ISDN line is fine for internet access."
I dunno about you's down south, but up here, 64kbps ISDN, costs more that our dsl or cable internet access. Also, with ISDN, you need another phone line, which costs even more. So personally, ISDN, isn't even an option. Here's an example of some of the pricings:
Single Channel ISDN:
Setup Fee: $220
Monthly Rate: $280
Dual Channel ISDN:
Setup Fee: $220
Monthly Rate: $400
So, if they can get broadband cheaper, it would allow more business to get online, or get a faster connection online, which I doubt would hurt the economy...
Windows 2000 PRO CD and Manuals OEM - CAN$219.85
Windows 98 REL 2 English OEM - CAN$164.75
Windows XP Home OEM - CAN$149.75
(Deals Direct.ca)
And those are CDN prices, so the US prices are like what, 1/3 of that?
And if you're gonna say, well, that's OEM, you don't get the support that you would with the full retail, well, look at what Suse is offering for their $129 version
"The recommended retail price for one workstation is $ 129.00 and includes detailed documentation as well as 90 days of installation support."
Just installation support, nothing else.
Linux, from what I remember, was suppose to be "free", charging $129 for a few extra things, that don't fully work yet, is not worth it. I'm sticking to what I said earlier, I'll pay the extra $30 and am sure it'll work with all the programs that I want to use.
"That's nearly $17k per person. If that's bending over for the company, let me be the first one to grab my ankles."
If you are right, that the top 20 take a million each, that's $17k more than 300 others would have gotten if they didn't win the judgement.
"How many geeks are going to buy a desktop OS? None. How many people want to try Linux but can't give up their Office(tm)? Suse apparently is banking on lots.
This is not for geeks. Maybe for geeks-in-training, but not for geeks!"
Who said this was for g33ks?
"...will allow Windows users to continue using (some of) their Windows applications..."
Suse is hoping to add to their current client base, by expanding the use of Linux. Linux is not just for the hardcore g33k anymore, it's for people who want a choice.
I will agree tho', Suse is banking on lots, by giving it a $129.00 price tag. If I want an OS to run Windows programs, for that price, I'm better off with sticking to Windows. The price has to be lower, to make it more attractive to make the switch.
"Kmart said the sale included one server license and 25 desktop licenses it bought from Microsoft."
Wow... is it just me, or is there something wrong with this?
1) Bluelight.com only having one server?
2) M$ making a big fuss over about $3k of software?
"I thought this already worked... You can load up the AIM client and add the Number (not nickname) of an ICQ user as buddy."
"Currently, the beta client allows AIM users to add ICQ users to their "Buddy Lists," view when they are online and send them instant messages. But although ICQ users can receive messages from AIM users, they cannot yet add them to their Buddy Lists, Bentley said."
What part are ya asking that works? Communication between the two? You may be right, if you are asking if ya can load up AIM, and enter a ICQ number, but what good is that, if that's all you can do?
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A quote from the "status blog" "Friday, October 22, 2002 -... Our kick-ass system administrator, who is always on top of such things, is having a rare respite, and I failed to adequately pick up the slack. Will pay closer attention now..."
I wonder what would happened if those "kick-ass system administrator" weren't doing their jobs?
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K, in the last 12 hours (~10:30pm last night, and 8:30am this morning), this has been posted twice.
And then it took another 5 minutes, to get to the comments (which there were none that I seen at the time of posting.)
Mozilla has been around for 5 years, with Netscape, and 100s (if not thousands) of developers behind it, and what have we really gotten out of it?
IMO, NOTHING!
Ya, Mozilla might be an alright browser, but not for 5 years worth of work. Everytime I've tried it, I've had nothing but problems with it.
[quote]... but, this would in essence be pointless. There are guns over 100 years old that still work today, and there are millions of guns without this implemented floating around. What kind of stupid-ass criminal would buy one of these when he could steal a gun without this?[/quote]
And what if there were no guns out there, without this? Then what?
I doubt they developed this to be an option. Probably more along the lines of a prototype, of what can be developed. If ALL guns in the (near) future, have some of these technologies, the world would be a much safer place.
I thought it was the italian tanks that only went in reverse (well, in the last wars)
It's kind of funny, we just watched a video yesterday, and this morning about the history of the automobile, and the impact of it, in our Social Impact of Technologies class.
One of the things that they showed, was the actual display, of this "future" that A.C. Radebaugh invisioned. City cores were never backed up with traffic (if you think traffic is bad downtown now, you should have seen it back in the 30's), and the highways were built ontop of each other, all going in the same direction, so that traffic flowed freely, instead of having traffic jams. Also, highways at this time, were very rare, which makes this vision even more impressive.
If anyone is in the Philly area, it'd be something to check out, that's for sure.
""In disturbing news this week Cablevision's high speed broadband unit OptimumOnline has sent letters to subscribers warning that uploading to P2P networks will no longer be tolerated. Obviously bowing to record and movie industry pressure ... I remember not to long ago where OptimumOnline ran TV ads touting the ability to grab music from the Net." ... OptimumOnline ran TV ads touting the ability to grab music from the Net.", well, you still can.
... if something isn't free, you's complain about it. Sorry to say, but everything does come with a price.
K, first off, I don't see what's really so "disturbing" about this. You can't (illegally) send ppl files over P2P. And how is this a big deal? They're still letting you download files. I bet a huge % of you's, already have the "disable sharing" feature on. And I also bet, that if you seen what % of bandwidth your ISP is using (and how much they have to pay for this), to support your file swapping, you'd do the same thing.
If ppl didn't abuse it, there probably wouldn't be a problem, but that isn't happening, and that's why ISPs are doing such things as this, or "capping" your connection.
As for the "I remember
I get a kick out of you's Linux g33ks
Read the article ...
First paragraph
"Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) has unveiled a new policy to discourage its business customers from switching to Linux (news - web sites) or other open source alternatives. Called Open Value, the new offer is part of the software giant's Licensing 6 volume licensing program."
K, first off, if your 3 year old is writing papers, and talking to friends online, then I think you shouldn't be worrying what OS to be using, you should be worrying about what University to send him to.
... the problems mostly happen when ya have your 3 year old playing around with it.
"... and introduce them to something less expensive (free) and more reliable."
Just curious, is something good, not worth paying for anymore? I'm not saying pay for XP, but it seems that the main reason why people switch to Linux, is that their too cheap to actual pay a few $$$, to support something.
"I'm rebooting this machine probably four and five times a week, not to mention the forever problem of lockups and hangs which seem to happen during the times where the 3 year-old is using the machine."
#1 Remember the says of rebooting 4-5 a day?
#2 You answered your own question
"I know the crashes are mainly due to the older games that the kids play which are not totally compatible with XP, but hey, they USED to run just fine under Windows98."
I've been using XP since it came out, and have yet to have any probs with "older" games. Just be lucky it ain't a Mac, then every new version of the OS, wouldn't be compatible with the last one.
And now you wanna switch to Linux? Have fun getting most of those running under it.
"Also, being the cheap bastard that I am, I'm looking at all the money we've spent on Windows XP, Office and all the games over the years"
Well, there's money well spent. You mention yourself, that you're a cheap bastard, but are willing to throw away the $$$ you already spent on Office and XP (assuming that you did buy them, which I'm now doubting you did).
"a standard ISDN line is fine for internet access." I dunno about you's down south, but up here, 64kbps ISDN, costs more that our dsl or cable internet access. Also, with ISDN, you need another phone line, which costs even more. So personally, ISDN, isn't even an option. Here's an example of some of the pricings: Single Channel ISDN: Setup Fee: $220 Monthly Rate: $280 Dual Channel ISDN: Setup Fee: $220 Monthly Rate: $400 So, if they can get broadband cheaper, it would allow more business to get online, or get a faster connection online, which I doubt would hurt the economy ...
""Most Slasdot readers already know this but ..."
So, who exactly are these "Slasdot" readers anyhow?
Windows 2000 PRO CD and Manuals OEM - CAN$219.85
Windows 98 REL 2 English OEM - CAN$164.75
Windows XP Home OEM - CAN$149.75
(Deals Direct.ca) And those are CDN prices, so the US prices are like what, 1/3 of that? And if you're gonna say, well, that's OEM, you don't get the support that you would with the full retail, well, look at what Suse is offering for their $129 version "The recommended retail price for one workstation is $ 129.00 and includes detailed documentation as well as 90 days of installation support." Just installation support, nothing else. Linux, from what I remember, was suppose to be "free", charging $129 for a few extra things, that don't fully work yet, is not worth it. I'm sticking to what I said earlier, I'll pay the extra $30 and am sure it'll work with all the programs that I want to use.
"That's nearly $17k per person. If that's bending over for the company, let me be the first one to grab my ankles." If you are right, that the top 20 take a million each, that's $17k more than 300 others would have gotten if they didn't win the judgement.
"How many geeks are going to buy a desktop OS? None. How many people want to try Linux but can't give up their Office(tm)? Suse apparently is banking on lots. This is not for geeks. Maybe for geeks-in-training, but not for geeks!" Who said this was for g33ks? "...will allow Windows users to continue using (some of) their Windows applications..." Suse is hoping to add to their current client base, by expanding the use of Linux. Linux is not just for the hardcore g33k anymore, it's for people who want a choice. I will agree tho', Suse is banking on lots, by giving it a $129.00 price tag. If I want an OS to run Windows programs, for that price, I'm better off with sticking to Windows. The price has to be lower, to make it more attractive to make the switch.
"Kmart said the sale included one server license and 25 desktop licenses it bought from Microsoft." Wow ... is it just me, or is there something wrong with this?
1) Bluelight.com only having one server?
2) M$ making a big fuss over about $3k of software?
"I thought this already worked... You can load up the AIM client and add the Number (not nickname) of an ICQ user as buddy." "Currently, the beta client allows AIM users to add ICQ users to their "Buddy Lists," view when they are online and send them instant messages. But although ICQ users can receive messages from AIM users, they cannot yet add them to their Buddy Lists, Bentley said." What part are ya asking that works? Communication between the two? You may be right, if you are asking if ya can load up AIM, and enter a ICQ number, but what good is that, if that's all you can do?
A quote from the "status blog" ... Our kick-ass system administrator, who is always on top of such things, is having a rare respite, and I failed to adequately pick up the slack. Will pay closer attention now..."
"Friday, October 22, 2002 -
I wonder what would happened if those "kick-ass system administrator" weren't doing their jobs?
Btw, "status blog" is now sorta updated
"... has hooked up to SURFnet (Netherlands) at 2.5Gbps, with plans to go to 10Gbps and hook up Canada, Asia and other parts of Europe."