CA has historically been a place where good products go to die after the original company that put the successful software out is purchased by CA.
Is the Open Source Initiative seen internally as a way to address the problem that killed (or maimed) top programs like Quattro Pro, AccPac, and ArcServe?
Why no mention of PGP? Seems to me that once they got ahold of it they ruined it. It went from consumer level application to corporate level application... taking it out of the very hands of people who it was written for.
Right now I can't afford both DSL and Cable TV. Which do you think I picked?
Anything that puts another option out there is good. Now I know that we won't be seeing these speeds to our homes, it just gives me hope. My monitor has excellent resolution and I'm all for streaming television. I'm already sitting here all day - streaming audio gets old.
If the MPAA was smart, which they usually aren't, they would support this with their minds on movie rentals. Who needs Netflix? Three days is too long to wait for a movie which may not even be the one you want.
Message to the MPAA, don't go the RIAA route. Don't wait for the market to create itself through piracy. Actually I already enjoy this with Starz! on demand (or whatever it's called). I can download whatever is showing on TV, all month for 14 bucks. Good deal considering it's more movies than I can watch. Plus they all start when I want to and I can control it like a PVR.
I wouldn't mind if my driving safety was monitored for lower rates but I wouldn't want my speed watched;)
What bothers me is location.
Driving above the speed limit is already an enforceable crime. What isn't a crime though is just taking a drive. I don't want my car insurance rates to go up because I tend to take shortcuts through bad neighborhoods. I don't want them to tell the police I was in a "drug zone" or some such thing.
Where I live there is almost never a car-jacking. Sure, someone may take your car if it's parked somewhere but no one rips you out and just takes it. If I go through a high crime area I don't want to be automatically flagged. There are ways to deter potential "jackers" anyways. Keep your doors locked, NRA membership stickers, lots of things have been suggested and many work.
Still, what could be a high drug area or high murder area may have nothing to do with most outsiders. I can think of one such area that is always labled as "crime infested" but all crimes are brought on by the victims. If I don't steal someone's crack, I'm ok. Insurance companies will just look at the numbers and decide what is best.
I simply don't like being told that I can't go through a certain area because of the crime. Heck, what if I just want to go see what the big deal is about. Should my rates go up? Isn't the fear of an area what keeps it bad? I mean, if no one travels through that area, doesn't that encourage a fear of outsiders in that area? It's a big mess as far as what they should be allowed to use.
But most of all, I don't want to be profiled. I've got a cousin who lived in an all-black neighborhood. Rent was cheap, and for a (sucky) band that is the most important thing. They never had problems in the neighborhood, except when it came to the police.
Police officers now a days profile white people in black neighborhoods as drug buyers and next thing you know you are being searched (around here). The funny thing is, you are likely just passing through. I've tried very hard to stay away from my drug using friends because I didn't want to be treated unfairly by the law. Now this raises the issue, even without any intent.
Maybe I'm just rambling... but I'm sure someone sees my point.
Funny, I wrote that comment (and this one) from XP.
I'm quite happy with Windows XP as an OS. Kernel + User Land is nice.
IE is the flaw. People ask me how to get rid of spyware, two things... no more porn, but if you must use something other than IE.
IE being part of the "OS" is the problem.
I have SP2 btw... the problem. ActiveX applications that I did use won't work now and won't un-install. Seems that it's so secure, I can't even get it to run stuff I allow it to. No shit. I click "allow" and nothing. I have to keep clicking "allow". Still nothing.
If you think I'm lying lets look at how many anti-spyware/adware programs I have installed, then look at yours.
Plus, most of my problems aren't with the software, it's the practices. (For example. Diskeeper is made by Executive software, it's expensive. But defrag is also made by Executive software... why should I upgrade to something I already have? Scheduling? Got that in XP. See, it's a shell game with the features. Is it over here? Over there?)
I'm not anti-microsoft... I'm anti-badproductsandproductswhonoplayniciewithme....
Apache will kowtow after users get pissed that they cannot send to those behind an MS mail solution
What about us users who are behind the MS mail solutions? I have addresses on both sides of the coin and to think the Microsoft won't let me get mail because someone didn't use their patented technology is crazy....
I know they are trying to ram it through committee, but have they really thought about this? It's crazy. They already put most of my mail in the "Bulk" folder with hotmail, even if it is sent from a friend. And technology is slow to adapt, yet they've already made the announcement that they will not take mail without Sender ID after October 1st (I believe). Who here still uses HTML tags like
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We were supposed to drop that years ago. It still renders though.
We all hate spam but a "magic bullet" will only kill e-mail altogether IMHO. I've missed out on money actually because something gets marked as spam but I needed it for "business". Let me setup my own spam filters or let me weed through it.
Either way, I resent corporations like Microsoft and even Yahoo getting into the mix and removing me from the situation.
It's easy, don't give out your address. Don't click on links in e-mail that are so long they look like encryption keys. Don't allow images to load (easy with Thunderbird + Sygate Personal Firewall in XP and most webmail). Don't sign up for a freeipod (I want to post my referral link, so bad too.)
I've been told by a reputable source that RCA was able to fully duplicate the System 360 System/360, mainframe working just a month behind IBM's own schedule by using IBM's published tech reports.
Sony tried to copy the IBMPS/2 using the same principles it just took them 14 years.
I am not sure the concepts developed could be easily applied to, say, developing a better desktop or interoperating better with proprietary applications/file formats.
I don't know, the big feature of Longhorn (*ducks*) is supposed to be integrated search. Obviously that already exists in Windows, but it is supposed to be smarter or something... who cares.
By any means, at least submissions won't stay in the hands of the now evil corporation "GOOG". Plus, as a linux "user" I have no idea how to start a good search for files (Nautilis?).
With the assistance of fancy eye-tracking cameras researchers have been able to devise several clever experiments to give us new insight into how reading works."
I can read at 44692 words per minute! Thanks for posting that long article for me to read, I needed the exercise.
And thank you EyeQ! Your the greatest!
Really though, they say that the more letters/words mean faster reading times. It's true. Think about a book or article you've read. When the words are together on the page it's easier to read because your eyes can jump around letting your brain fill in the blanks.
Ever read something that made sense but you couldn't quote it word for word? It's likely because you read in this same way.
Why not solve the problem by putting another line of authentication in place?
My school *shudder* has access points in many of the labs but after a student said he was going to "hack" into it there was a simple warning:
We know the MAC address to every computer in the building...
We keep logs of MAC addresses that don't match our set (apparently he went around reprogramming the MAC addresses to a now defunkt card maker's line for easy log watching, except for one lab which was un-re-programmable)
Breaking the WEP key is a crime, during the investigation we will try to track your MAC to you (hope you didn't pay with a credit card - your breaking into "protected" systems, in fact a federal crime)
You can't get anywhere, you must authenticate through the NT (blah) server for network access
It's pointless
Really, it made sense. He simply stated that there was no point in getting a signal without access rights. The man's first job was to secure the wired network. Once the AP's were put in, it wasn't a problem.
Could you run wild on your companies network by just plugging into the next available switch?
It just seems that I deal with a lot of people that truely believe he said that. As a liberal first, and anal retentive second... it starts to bother me.
Shouldn't have jumped down your throat.
This, btw, is my first slashdot apology (I believe) since I started here long ago.
Imagine that I run a site which talks about music in general or just hip-hop, jazz or whatever. Those kinds of people can slip little ads into their site which make sense. It's a lot easier than just telling people to venture to their local [INSERT ANTIQUE FORMAT] store and grabbing one off the shelf.
I, for example, have a political website. Right now there are lots of good political books that relate exactly to the content of my site. It makes sense to have a "click here to buy this" after book quotes. What doesn't make sense is putting them on every page even where they don't belong. (Not that I take advantage of this because I can't find a good affiliate program that does this, amazon IIRC doesn't offer this anymore).
Sure, you'll get google-bombed pages which have nothing but "buy this song" links but out there someone can turn his or her hobbie into a cash cow. It may not be much money - but to the site's readers it means the site may be up next year come domain/hosting renewal time.
Although, can you imagine the possibility with iTunes affiliate programs? Music has a much broader appeal. I can put my favorite song's name and artist name in my Slashdot sig, just to get people turned on to their music. It would be annoying for everyone to link to Britney Spears or some other pop-star, but obscure music could be marketed for almost nothing.
The cool thing is that you can help support your favorite artist and get a kickback while doing it. The reason that Britney and company are so popular is because people vote with their dollars. If there is suddenly a huge surge in Jaco Pastorius songs sold on iTunes maybe radio stations will get a clue and stop following the RIAA's lead.
Seriously though look at (MS) Word's grammar checker sometime.
Not every "which" needs a comma, not every capitalized word needs to be de-capitalized, my bibliography doesn't need to form sentences...
Look at this sentence:
"The things that letter says speak volumes about how children need to feel about themselves."
Where is the error? Word tells me this is correct:
"The things that letter say speak volumes about how children need to feel about themselves."
Although two english professors say the first one is just fine. (The paper I pulled that from was for their class.)
The worst part is that you can't get the "ignore" fuction to work right. It only ignores it until you type something else in. Word doesn't recognize quotes either. If I quote someone, the grammar may just be wrong... get over it Microsoft.
Only good thing is that it recognizes extra spaces (that can't be seen during printing anyways) and other weird mistakes like "the the".
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Is the Open Source Initiative seen internally as a way to address the problem that killed (or maimed) top programs like Quattro Pro, AccPac, and ArcServe?
Why no mention of PGP? Seems to me that once they got ahold of it they ruined it. It went from consumer level application to corporate level application... taking it out of the very hands of people who it was written for.
You really don't want to follow those links.
Why? WHY! You make me click them with warnings like that...
I just can't help it.
Maybe the good thing is TVoIP.
Hey, I should trademark that...
Right now I can't afford both DSL and Cable TV. Which do you think I picked?
Anything that puts another option out there is good. Now I know that we won't be seeing these speeds to our homes, it just gives me hope. My monitor has excellent resolution and I'm all for streaming television. I'm already sitting here all day - streaming audio gets old.
If the MPAA was smart, which they usually aren't, they would support this with their minds on movie rentals. Who needs Netflix? Three days is too long to wait for a movie which may not even be the one you want.
Message to the MPAA, don't go the RIAA route. Don't wait for the market to create itself through piracy. Actually I already enjoy this with Starz! on demand (or whatever it's called). I can download whatever is showing on TV, all month for 14 bucks. Good deal considering it's more movies than I can watch. Plus they all start when I want to and I can control it like a PVR.
......now my inflatable girlfriend and I can ride in style.
I wouldn't mind if my driving safety was monitored for lower rates but I wouldn't want my speed watched ;)
What bothers me is location.
Driving above the speed limit is already an enforceable crime. What isn't a crime though is just taking a drive. I don't want my car insurance rates to go up because I tend to take shortcuts through bad neighborhoods. I don't want them to tell the police I was in a "drug zone" or some such thing.
Where I live there is almost never a car-jacking. Sure, someone may take your car if it's parked somewhere but no one rips you out and just takes it. If I go through a high crime area I don't want to be automatically flagged. There are ways to deter potential "jackers" anyways. Keep your doors locked, NRA membership stickers, lots of things have been suggested and many work.
Still, what could be a high drug area or high murder area may have nothing to do with most outsiders. I can think of one such area that is always labled as "crime infested" but all crimes are brought on by the victims. If I don't steal someone's crack, I'm ok. Insurance companies will just look at the numbers and decide what is best.
I simply don't like being told that I can't go through a certain area because of the crime. Heck, what if I just want to go see what the big deal is about. Should my rates go up? Isn't the fear of an area what keeps it bad? I mean, if no one travels through that area, doesn't that encourage a fear of outsiders in that area? It's a big mess as far as what they should be allowed to use.
But most of all, I don't want to be profiled. I've got a cousin who lived in an all-black neighborhood. Rent was cheap, and for a (sucky) band that is the most important thing. They never had problems in the neighborhood, except when it came to the police.
Police officers now a days profile white people in black neighborhoods as drug buyers and next thing you know you are being searched (around here). The funny thing is, you are likely just passing through. I've tried very hard to stay away from my drug using friends because I didn't want to be treated unfairly by the law. Now this raises the issue, even without any intent.
Maybe I'm just rambling... but I'm sure someone sees my point.
Why thank you...
That is nice after being cussed out by someone for being "anti-Microsoft" because I pointed out the inherent flaw in ActiveX's design.
Funny, I wrote that comment (and this one) from XP.
. .
I'm quite happy with Windows XP as an OS. Kernel + User Land is nice.
IE is the flaw. People ask me how to get rid of spyware, two things... no more porn, but if you must use something other than IE.
IE being part of the "OS" is the problem.
I have SP2 btw... the problem. ActiveX applications that I did use won't work now and won't un-install. Seems that it's so secure, I can't even get it to run stuff I allow it to. No shit. I click "allow" and nothing. I have to keep clicking "allow". Still nothing.
If you think I'm lying lets look at how many anti-spyware/adware programs I have installed, then look at yours.
Plus, most of my problems aren't with the software, it's the practices. (For example. Diskeeper is made by Executive software, it's expensive. But defrag is also made by Executive software... why should I upgrade to something I already have? Scheduling? Got that in XP. See, it's a shell game with the features. Is it over here? Over there?)
I'm not anti-microsoft... I'm anti-badproductsandproductswhonoplayniciewithme..
That simple.
What about us users who are behind the MS mail solutions? I have addresses on both sides of the coin and to think the Microsoft won't let me get mail because someone didn't use their patented technology is crazy....
I know they are trying to ram it through committee, but have they really thought about this? It's crazy. They already put most of my mail in the "Bulk" folder with hotmail, even if it is sent from a friend. And technology is slow to adapt, yet they've already made the announcement that they will not take mail without Sender ID after October 1st (I believe). Who here still uses HTML tags like We were supposed to drop that years ago. It still renders though.
We all hate spam but a "magic bullet" will only kill e-mail altogether IMHO. I've missed out on money actually because something gets marked as spam but I needed it for "business". Let me setup my own spam filters or let me weed through it.
Either way, I resent corporations like Microsoft and even Yahoo getting into the mix and removing me from the situation.
It's easy, don't give out your address. Don't click on links in e-mail that are so long they look like encryption keys. Don't allow images to load (easy with Thunderbird + Sygate Personal Firewall in XP and most webmail). Don't sign up for a freeipod (I want to post my referral link, so bad too.)
I've been told by a reputable source that RCA was able to fully duplicate the System 360 System/360, mainframe working just a month behind IBM's own schedule by using IBM's published tech reports.
Sony tried to copy the IBM PS/2 using the same principles it just took them 14 years.
Heck of an improvement though...
I am not sure the concepts developed could be easily applied to, say, developing a better desktop or interoperating better with proprietary applications/file formats.
I don't know, the big feature of Longhorn (*ducks*) is supposed to be integrated search. Obviously that already exists in Windows, but it is supposed to be smarter or something... who cares.
By any means, at least submissions won't stay in the hands of the now evil corporation "GOOG". Plus, as a linux "user" I have no idea how to start a good search for files (Nautilis?).
Could be good.
Don't bother, activex will do it for you....
The real question should be:
"Is our children learning?"
He also "proved" the Pythagoream Theorem too!
Read up on this man... very cool.
I learned the first fact, about his writing, from "Incredible But True" a great old book.
How else would be understand a sentence like "The boy ate a ham___er" (with a few letters obscured)?
How else would be understand?
Case in point.
You're right. It would seem that for better analysis comparing Hebrew/Chinese to English would be better.
Maybe we can learn even more about our way of reading, like: Is it the most efficient?
Is right to left, or left to right the best way to go.
Interesting side note (don't know why I'm bringing this up...) President #20, James A. Garfield could write in both Latin and Greek at the same time?
With the assistance of fancy eye-tracking cameras researchers have been able to devise several clever experiments to give us new insight into how reading works."
Oh they must have been using EyeQ....
I can read at 44692 words per minute! Thanks for posting that long article for me to read, I needed the exercise.
And thank you EyeQ! Your the greatest!
Really though, they say that the more letters/words mean faster reading times. It's true. Think about a book or article you've read. When the words are together on the page it's easier to read because your eyes can jump around letting your brain fill in the blanks.
Ever read something that made sense but you couldn't quote it word for word? It's likely because you read in this same way.
My school *shudder* has access points in many of the labs but after a student said he was going to "hack" into it there was a simple warning:
Really, it made sense. He simply stated that there was no point in getting a signal without access rights. The man's first job was to secure the wired network. Once the AP's were put in, it wasn't a problem.
Could you run wild on your companies network by just plugging into the next available switch?
If so, fix that problem first.
no, no no...
I'm sorry man.
It just seems that I deal with a lot of people that truely believe he said that. As a liberal first, and anal retentive second... it starts to bother me.
Shouldn't have jumped down your throat.
This, btw, is my first slashdot apology (I believe) since I started here long ago.
"The letter says a great deal about how children should feel about themselves"
I do like that a lot more. Although now I don't feel good about anything I write.
Ah, doesn't matter I wrote the entire paper (6 single spaced pages) in 4 or 5 hours, including research extraction.
Thanks for the tip.
Imagine that I run a site which talks about music in general or just hip-hop, jazz or whatever. Those kinds of people can slip little ads into their site which make sense. It's a lot easier than just telling people to venture to their local [INSERT ANTIQUE FORMAT] store and grabbing one off the shelf.
;-) he he he.... couldn't resist.
I, for example, have a political website. Right now there are lots of good political books that relate exactly to the content of my site. It makes sense to have a "click here to buy this" after book quotes. What doesn't make sense is putting them on every page even where they don't belong. (Not that I take advantage of this because I can't find a good affiliate program that does this, amazon IIRC doesn't offer this anymore).
Sure, you'll get google-bombed pages which have nothing but "buy this song" links but out there someone can turn his or her hobbie into a cash cow. It may not be much money - but to the site's readers it means the site may be up next year come domain/hosting renewal time.
Although, can you imagine the possibility with iTunes affiliate programs? Music has a much broader appeal. I can put my favorite song's name and artist name in my Slashdot sig, just to get people turned on to their music. It would be annoying for everyone to link to Britney Spears or some other pop-star, but obscure music could be marketed for almost nothing.
The cool thing is that you can help support your favorite artist and get a kickback while doing it. The reason that Britney and company are so popular is because people vote with their dollars. If there is suddenly a huge surge in Jaco Pastorius songs sold on iTunes maybe radio stations will get a clue and stop following the RIAA's lead.
btw... get a freeipod already!
The library was closed at that time.
This is my last comment on the subject... but that line speaks volumes.
If the library is closed they should have shut it off, but hindsight is 20/20 right?
Closed library means closed.... maybe I'm the only one who sees it this way.
Seriously though look at (MS) Word's grammar checker sometime.
Not every "which" needs a comma, not every capitalized word needs to be de-capitalized, my bibliography doesn't need to form sentences...
Look at this sentence:
"The things that letter says speak volumes about how children need to feel about themselves."
Where is the error? Word tells me this is correct:
"The things that letter say speak volumes about how children need to feel about themselves."
Although two english professors say the first one is just fine. (The paper I pulled that from was for their class.)
The worst part is that you can't get the "ignore" fuction to work right. It only ignores it until you type something else in. Word doesn't recognize quotes either. If I quote someone, the grammar may just be wrong... get over it Microsoft.
Only good thing is that it recognizes extra spaces (that can't be seen during printing anyways) and other weird mistakes like "the the".
"The library was closed at the time, or else I'd have gone ahead in to finish my surfing."
Hrmm... library is closed? Means the services they provide are as well I believe.
All I can say is thank-you...
It's true, all the votes were never counted in the first place.
Did you know there were computers to test votes in the Tallahassee area (all white and Republican)