And anyone else who makes a few bucks from selling media sets. That could even include slackware or debian...
But on Krumholtz's statement: commercial software alone spurs economic growth... it's just silly.
If I'm a small business and adopt open source software across the board, I'm going to spur my own growth (if the TCO is lower). Anything that saves a buck is good for the economy.
Production and consumption spur economic growth, not commercial software.
Thing is, monopolies aren't illegal in the United States. It is their tactics that get them into trouble.
From Dictionary.com:
A business that is the sole supplier of a particular good or service. Regulated monopolies, such as electric utilities, are generally restricted as to the returns they are permitted to earn. Other monopolies such as firms with unique products or services derived from patents, copyrights, or geographic location may be able to earn very high returns.
The thing that most definitions forget to mention is monopolies are often formed when it is cheaper for one company to provide the good or service than multiple companies.
Is it cheaper for the consumer to get their OS from one source? No, I don't think so. (And) It removes competition. But the other thing that makes someone a monopoly is restrictive laws and patents. Microsoft became a monopoly through smart tactics, some illegal, but mostly through patents, and existing laws.
Did the U.S. government "grant" Microsoft a monopoly? No, I don't think so. Did they say "hey, who can be the sole supplier of operating systems?" and come up with Microsoft? No, but I'm sure when their income made it into the billions they decided that a dead Microsoft would mean a dead economy.
It would be like telling the Saudi's to shove it. Sure, it needs to be done but our banking system couldn't handle the fallout.
Plus, I wonder if backdoors and that sort of thing made the U.S. government like them. Sure, ship that to Italy, we want to watch them... sure ship it to whoever, we want to watch them. Maybe, just maybe our national security depends on Windows dominance?
Really, what code has SCO put forth into any "Unix" project? (Caldera Linux doesn't count)
I'm saying before AIX, for example.
Did SCO actually claim that "their" code went to IBM or are they just trying to claim code they may or may not own. Is the code that was "stolen" all work done before SCO's purchase of "Unix"?
Personally, I'd like to see Novell get all of the Unix property back...
"Ever wanted to watch TV on your notebook computer? Well, you used to be stuck with an external TV tuner that will usually compress the video so much to squeeze it down the USB interface, that it's not worth watching.
Why bother with a tuner?
I've got a sweet "V-Stream Xpert DVD Maker" video capture device that even came with software for "time shifting". Who needs a tuner when you are plugged into a cable box or VCR?
Works great, has S-Video and RCA connections so it will take anything you throw at it. It's USB 2.0 but backwards compatible with 1.1, although USB 2.0 allows for recordings in 720 x 480 (30 FPS). Even has a timer function which is great for recording future shows. (Taped Survivor last night).
Works well with anything that supports capture (VirtualDub, Nero, WDM applications). Even used it to set up a security camera for a while.
Amount of people who've signed up for the President's Medicare "card": 4.1 Million or 10% of those who are eligible.
The 75% discount that was provided under that same bill doesn't start till 2006! Immediate my behind.
Just one day after the convention speech Medicare premiums increased 17%.
"Starting in January, the elderly will pay $78.20 per month for non-hospital services, up $11.60 from $66.60 this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said." (CNN Money 9/3/2004)
The 17% increase is the largest in Medicare's history, the second largest took place last year (2003) when premiums rose 13%. (From $58.70 to $66.60, CNN Money 9/3/2004) Sources:
Since when is the Governor the head of the judicial branch?
Regardless, the ballots have been sent out overseas and Nadar is on the ballot. Even if he isn't a candidate. Due to hurricane problems they rushed them out before anything was even official.
Personally I think that the hurricanes are signs that we shouldn't even let Florida vote this time around.
Plus, what if someone tries to access/. in Netscape Navigator 3.0.
I'm sure you see this as a joke, but ever since I posted a link to my site in my sig I've received hits from Solaris systems, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OS/2, Amiga, 1 Irix, and 2 "Unknown Unix" systems. (Who here is 'running' WebTV is what I'm wondering)
You aren't supporting linux developers you are supporting the site for their use of bandwidth. Not exactly a non-profit endeavor.
Donate to the projects you like and download for free or borrow a disc from a friend. Of course if you are going to pay, just buy from the distro creator.
What I'm saying is, as a deterrent to *some criminals* a visible camera can be enough.
But of course I'm not suggesting this is the final defense. Put a sign with lots of words on the edge the property saying: Thank You....... For Reading This Little Sign..... It's Here To Let You Know That You Are Currently Being Videotapped.. so If you've read this I've seen you.
I've not read the replies to this post, as to keep me from being tainted, but I agree.
A quick legislature is the tool of tyranny.
But btw, isn't it only the Supreme Court who can declare any act or law "unconstitutional"?
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As for felons (people who have been convicted of a felony -- let's not try to isolate ourselves from them so that we can mistreat them without feeling bad about it) -- I could see limiting gun access to felons that have committed a felony using a *gun*. But how does it benefit anyone to have, say, an embezzler denied gun rights?
First, let me say that any violent felon should not be allowed to own a gun. That means if you've been convicted of a felonious assult, you don't get a gun. But seriously, it's about stability and trust. If I can't trust you as far as stealing money from me (even non-violently) how can I trust you as far as owning a gun? If you are going to snap at the drop of a hat and beat someone then you don't need to have a gun. At this point it's a public saftey issue, which trumps the rights of the individual. (Your free speech can't enter my home if I don't want it to, you can own a gun but you can't murder, etc).
There are other ways to resolve your problems before reverting to stealing and violence (our examples). If a person can't resolve their problem within the law, is it their right to step outside the law? What about us citizens?
As I sit here on 9/11/04 I remember another terrorist attack, Oklahoma City. It makes me wonder why those men had to do what they did. Why did they feel there was no other way? Why did innocent people have to die? Are those the type of people we want to have guns? If you are going to revolt, please let us know so we can either hide or join up. Plus, they were but a minority of the people. Gun ownership allows a minority to hold the rest of us hostage if they feel we (majority) are taking the government in the wrong direction. Imagine white racists who would storm the White House because a... Native American was elected President. While unlikely it points out that the armed few don't always agree with the un-armed masses.
No matter any exercise in discussion on the topic is completely academic. We sit and talk about the need for guns in case of the need of an armed resistance yet we welcome more and more governement control in our lives. After 9/11/01 people openly said that we needed to give up rights, and they were wrong. We needed to do a million other things to fight terrorists but giving up our rights wasn't one of them.
Now that the citizenship has by and large given up their rights to get books from the library (anonymously) and other simple rights it is silly to argue amonst ourselves on how much we need armed militias.
We've selected a government to represent us and they haven't. We have given them pass after pass on the issues that matter to us most. Would it be right to mount said resistance now? Haven't we gotten what we asked for and now deserve?
We elected a man who has a criminal record to the highest office in the land. We've told the government that we want them to protect us more than we want to exercise our rights (to gather, demonstrate and speak freely).
Now, you no longer just need a permit to demonstrate you need to be 10 miles from the site of your target. The majority asked for this world because we were duped. "Support the troops" and "war on terror" are the same as "Ignorance is Strength" and "War is Peace" respectivly.
Heck, I'm still amazed that in most states, people in jail for committing a felony are denied *sufferage*. That's astounding (and a major coup for the Republican party -- drug crimes have eliminated much of the black vote).
Aside: No... drug laws (and uneven enforcement) have. For example: Cocaine nets less years in jail than crack, while it's pure. Why? It's a "white" drug. It's been said before (by a Senator) that in many states the time o
All of the orders (~90%) were entered on computers where they were collected on "supervisor" machines and printed out to be entered into another computer.
Now, I know that it doesn't make sense at first but it did in the long run. You can't have the sales people entering orders into the AS/400 when they can barely work 3 keys on the keyboard. Plus, a human needs to get involved and make sure all the address information was correct as it may have been 20 years since an update (or longer).
555-1212 may have been the number to 123 Main St. 50 years ago but now 456 Maple Ave. has that number....
I've just had one class in what should be called electronics 101... but from what I understand on the first day is as things like clock cycles (Hz, MHz, GHz) get higher the distances the signals travel get smaller. Therefore, smaller devices are the result of increased "cpu speed".
Actually, some clarity would be nice. It didn't make much sense yesterday either.
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Okay, real stats!
But let's look at the facts:
Judges confirmed: over 200
Denied: 10-20
(I wish I had exact numbers, but it's only 10% that haven't been confirmed.)
In your opinion, what is the most beautiful math equation ever derived?
2 + 2 = 4
But I'm a big 1984 fan.
Maybe they will add Geena Davis to their board?
(Davis is a member, never attends meetings however)
And anyone else who makes a few bucks from selling media sets. That could even include slackware or debian...
But on Krumholtz's statement: commercial software alone spurs economic growth... it's just silly.
If I'm a small business and adopt open source software across the board, I'm going to spur my own growth (if the TCO is lower). Anything that saves a buck is good for the economy.
Production and consumption spur economic growth, not commercial software.
You are right, in a sense.
Thing is, monopolies aren't illegal in the United States. It is their tactics that get them into trouble.
From Dictionary.com:
The thing that most definitions forget to mention is monopolies are often formed when it is cheaper for one company to provide the good or service than multiple companies.
Is it cheaper for the consumer to get their OS from one source? No, I don't think so. (And) It removes competition. But the other thing that makes someone a monopoly is restrictive laws and patents. Microsoft became a monopoly through smart tactics, some illegal, but mostly through patents, and existing laws.
Did the U.S. government "grant" Microsoft a monopoly? No, I don't think so. Did they say "hey, who can be the sole supplier of operating systems?" and come up with Microsoft? No, but I'm sure when their income made it into the billions they decided that a dead Microsoft would mean a dead economy.
It would be like telling the Saudi's to shove it. Sure, it needs to be done but our banking system couldn't handle the fallout.
Plus, I wonder if backdoors and that sort of thing made the U.S. government like them. Sure, ship that to Italy, we want to watch them... sure ship it to whoever, we want to watch them. Maybe, just maybe our national security depends on Windows dominance?
I've been to Tybee Island, and Savannah a number of times, I was never worried.
Until I caught that fish with legs...
I'll volunteer to do it for half that!
And there are people in India who will do it for 1% of what Davis got paid for it.
(That's $5.50 per hour for us non-math types)
Really, what code has SCO put forth into any "Unix" project? (Caldera Linux doesn't count)
I'm saying before AIX, for example.
Did SCO actually claim that "their" code went to IBM or are they just trying to claim code they may or may not own. Is the code that was "stolen" all work done before SCO's purchase of "Unix"?
Personally, I'd like to see Novell get all of the Unix property back...
The only thing I can say is:
"All your lawsuits are belong to us"
SCO, go back to doing nothing.
Why bother with a tuner?
I've got a sweet "V-Stream Xpert DVD Maker" video capture device that even came with software for "time shifting". Who needs a tuner when you are plugged into a cable box or VCR?
Works great, has S-Video and RCA connections so it will take anything you throw at it. It's USB 2.0 but backwards compatible with 1.1, although USB 2.0 allows for recordings in 720 x 480 (30 FPS). Even has a timer function which is great for recording future shows. (Taped Survivor last night).
Works well with anything that supports capture (VirtualDub, Nero, WDM applications). Even used it to set up a security camera for a while.
You can buy one here (first google result)
"Now seniors are getting immediate help buying medicine"
Speech made by President George W. Bush at The Republican National Convention
Immediate?
Amount of people who've signed up for the President's Medicare "card": 4.1 Million or 10% of those who are eligible.
The 75% discount that was provided under that same bill doesn't start till 2006! Immediate my behind.
Just one day after the convention speech Medicare premiums increased 17%.
"Starting in January, the elderly will pay $78.20 per month for non-hospital services, up $11.60 from $66.60 this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said." (CNN Money 9/3/2004)
The 17% increase is the largest in Medicare's history, the second largest took place last year (2003) when premiums rose 13%. (From $58.70 to $66.60, CNN Money 9/3/2004)
Sources:
Jeb declared
Well, whatever ol' Jeb declares...
Since when is the Governor the head of the judicial branch?
Regardless, the ballots have been sent out overseas and Nadar is on the ballot. Even if he isn't a candidate. Due to hurricane problems they rushed them out before anything was even official.
Personally I think that the hurricanes are signs that we shouldn't even let Florida vote this time around.
Plus, what if someone tries to access /. in Netscape Navigator 3.0.
I'm sure you see this as a joke, but ever since I posted a link to my site in my sig I've received hits from Solaris systems, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OS/2, Amiga, 1 Irix, and 2 "Unknown Unix" systems. (Who here is 'running' WebTV is what I'm wondering)
Point is, you never know who your audience is...
It's 6 bucks for a mirror.
You aren't supporting linux developers you are supporting the site for their use of bandwidth. Not exactly a non-profit endeavor.
Donate to the projects you like and download for free or borrow a disc from a friend. Of course if you are going to pay, just buy from the distro creator.
http://www.linuxiso.org/
What I'm saying is, as a deterrent to *some criminals* a visible camera can be enough.
But of course I'm not suggesting this is the final defense. Put a sign with lots of words on the edge the property saying:
Thank You.......
For Reading This
Little Sign.....
It's Here To Let
You Know That You
Are Currently Being
Videotapped.. so
If you've read this
I've seen you.
Just get a motion sensor and when it's tripped... have something play the sound of a shotgun being cocked.
Have the sound come from behind them and it will make them shit their pants.
Usually shotguns aren't needed to defend oneself during a home invasion. The sound of the gun being cocked usually gets the invader out.
Another option for motion detection software
Works well enough. The point is to upload it somewhere remote so that a burgler can't just take the PC as well.
But today is my birthday and the anniversary of Kennedy's man on the moon speech.
Also Kennedy's wedding day, which makes you wonder why he wanted to fly to the moon
Considering Diebold is planning on making most electronic voting machines I wonder how reliable they can get compared to their other products.
Cut down to manageable proportions is right!
I like a good ending, and even touchy-feely ones, but some movies have to be cut.
Raiders of The Lost Ark for example had 6 minutes cut from the "fry the Nazi's" scene at the end at Spielberg's request. The movie was better for it.
I've not read the replies to this post, as to keep me from being tainted, but I agree.
A quick legislature is the tool of tyranny.
But btw, isn't it only the Supreme Court who can declare any act or law "unconstitutional"?
First, let me say that any violent felon should not be allowed to own a gun. That means if you've been convicted of a felonious assult, you don't get a gun. But seriously, it's about stability and trust. If I can't trust you as far as stealing money from me (even non-violently) how can I trust you as far as owning a gun? If you are going to snap at the drop of a hat and beat someone then you don't need to have a gun. At this point it's a public saftey issue, which trumps the rights of the individual. (Your free speech can't enter my home if I don't want it to, you can own a gun but you can't murder, etc).
There are other ways to resolve your problems before reverting to stealing and violence (our examples). If a person can't resolve their problem within the law, is it their right to step outside the law? What about us citizens?
As I sit here on 9/11/04 I remember another terrorist attack, Oklahoma City. It makes me wonder why those men had to do what they did. Why did they feel there was no other way? Why did innocent people have to die? Are those the type of people we want to have guns? If you are going to revolt, please let us know so we can either hide or join up. Plus, they were but a minority of the people. Gun ownership allows a minority to hold the rest of us hostage if they feel we (majority) are taking the government in the wrong direction. Imagine white racists who would storm the White House because a... Native American was elected President. While unlikely it points out that the armed few don't always agree with the un-armed masses.
No matter any exercise in discussion on the topic is completely academic. We sit and talk about the need for guns in case of the need of an armed resistance yet we welcome more and more governement control in our lives. After 9/11/01 people openly said that we needed to give up rights, and they were wrong. We needed to do a million other things to fight terrorists but giving up our rights wasn't one of them.
Now that the citizenship has by and large given up their rights to get books from the library (anonymously) and other simple rights it is silly to argue amonst ourselves on how much we need armed militias.
We've selected a government to represent us and they haven't. We have given them pass after pass on the issues that matter to us most. Would it be right to mount said resistance now? Haven't we gotten what we asked for and now deserve?
We elected a man who has a criminal record to the highest office in the land. We've told the government that we want them to protect us more than we want to exercise our rights (to gather, demonstrate and speak freely).
Now, you no longer just need a permit to demonstrate you need to be 10 miles from the site of your target. The majority asked for this world because we were duped. "Support the troops" and "war on terror" are the same as "Ignorance is Strength" and "War is Peace" respectivly.
Heck, I'm still amazed that in most states, people in jail for committing a felony are denied *sufferage*. That's astounding (and a major coup for the Republican party -- drug crimes have eliminated much of the black vote).
Aside: No... drug laws (and uneven enforcement) have. For example: Cocaine nets less years in jail than crack, while it's pure. Why? It's a "white" drug. It's been said before (by a Senator) that in many states the time o
Hey, I worked in data entry for years...
All of the orders (~90%) were entered on computers where they were collected on "supervisor" machines and printed out to be entered into another computer.
Now, I know that it doesn't make sense at first but it did in the long run. You can't have the sales people entering orders into the AS/400 when they can barely work 3 keys on the keyboard. Plus, a human needs to get involved and make sure all the address information was correct as it may have been 20 years since an update (or longer).
555-1212 may have been the number to 123 Main St. 50 years ago but now 456 Maple Ave. has that number....
Serial ATA for smaller cable connections?
Sounds like USB to me.
I've just had one class in what should be called electronics 101... but from what I understand on the first day is as things like clock cycles (Hz, MHz, GHz) get higher the distances the signals travel get smaller. Therefore, smaller devices are the result of increased "cpu speed".
Actually, some clarity would be nice. It didn't make much sense yesterday either.