Use ImageMagick (http://www.imagemagick.org/) and do it all server side and save your self a lot of user dissatisfaction. The chances of finding a format that everyone will see is pretty much nil. Just send them GIFs or JPEGs from the server.
I dunno about you, but I'm living in fear of SCO copyrighting my turds, then suing me when I go to the toilet for illegally distributing their intellectual property.
MANY people are looking to short SCO, but most are trying to figure out when the rest of the world realizes there will be no buyout.
And there's the rub. Picking the top (or bottom) of stocks is a tricky business, but highly rewarding. The problem with shorting the stock is that it may run higher before crashing sending shorts broke on the way.
I wouldn't get too excited about the short interest though. It's only about 2 days worth of volume non the stock, which is roughly average.
It's really a shame there isn't any options on this stock. You could buy a straddle* and sit back and wait for the fireworks.
* A straddle is purchasing calls and puts at the same strike price. You make money only if there is a sharp movement in the price of the stock in either direction. You lose money if nothing really happens to the stock.
Indeed, I could see myself going postal if I had to sit next to some idiot crapping on into his mobile for hours during a long flight. I'd rather be hijacked.
Morpheus: If you believe that SCO has your code, then SCO has your code. If you believe that all your Unixes belong to them, then they have all your Unixes. In SCO, if you get sued by SCO, you lose your shirt... but it doesn't have to be that way...for Oracle spoke of...
Good idea if you can pick the bottom of the market, but keep in mind that under deflation, the real value of assets like property goes down and the real value of your debt goes up. Quite a bummer.
I agree. The "tech boom" of the 1990's was a pretty sad piece of history, but thankfully it didn't create another Great Depression.
Don't speak too soon. Debt is at record levels (not seen since the depression) and people are making noises about deflation (the big killer in the great depression). Japan's had it for a decade, Germany looks like it might slip into it and rates of inflation are falling in the US. Greenspan had made deflation "enemy number one" but 13 rate cuts and negative real interest rates haven't stimulated the economy. We've had a 3 year bear market and we're not out of the woods yet.
My advice: if US property prices collapse, which is not too likely, but if they do: run for the hills.
Well, if you live in the US or other backward countries where such draconian laws apply, then you might have a problem, but in Australia, where these guys seem to originate, what MS are doing might actually be illegal, much like region coding on DVDs is illegal - it's considered restraint of trade. Obviously this hasn't been argued in a court, but if MS wanted to sue these guys they might not have a very good case and they might run the risk of creating a precedent that required them to release the bootloader.
Why doesn't she just copy the files using the file manager program thing? Seems like a lot of work to copy files. Is this the (bad) influence of a Unix weenie?
Am i the only one who thinks that the new case is a bit dull? I understand "clean lines" and all that but the handles seem a bit silly and it reminds me more of PC box. Surley they could have had a lot more fun with a clear plastic and aluminum combination.
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Yeah, it totally rules to essentially try and take credit for work you didn't do.
Yeah, I've noticed how secretive Apple are about the open-source foundations of their system. They never mention that it's Unix and that it's BSD. Much like Linux, that stole all its ideas from Unix and them tried to pass it off as "not Unix".
What would you actually like them, to say?
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1. Make pretty GUIs and lovely gadgets
2. Leverage twenty year old OS with full range of apps supported, photoshop, ms office,...
3. [...]
4. Profit!!! Well, sort of, lose money now and then, get dragged down by tech slump...
I guess the other side of it is where a broker is doing something shifty (front running, insider trading, etc) and the government and/or the compan want eveidence to stomp on them. Although for most employers/employees there is some basis for privacy, if you're a broker sitting at your desk you're out of luck. These folk handle multimillion and billion dollar transactions every day. Everything needs to be recorded.
You're looking at it from the wrong side. The biggest issue is brokers is having clients ring up or whatever give instructions and then take issue later (when the trades goes bad, presumably) or the client saying the the broker told them X and it caused them a loss.
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Use ImageMagick (http://www.imagemagick.org/) and do it all server side and save your self a lot of user dissatisfaction. The chances of finding a format that everyone will see is pretty much nil. Just send them GIFs or JPEGs from the server.
I dunno about you, but I'm living in fear of SCO copyrighting my turds, then suing me when I go to the toilet for illegally distributing their intellectual property.
Maybe, but this way you're getting source instead of binary drivers and avoid dodgy support from companies who's priorities lay elsewhere.
MANY people are looking to short SCO, but most are trying to figure out when the rest of the world realizes there will be no buyout.
And there's the rub. Picking the top (or bottom) of stocks is a tricky business, but highly rewarding. The problem with shorting the stock is that it may run higher before crashing sending shorts broke on the way.
I wouldn't get too excited about the short interest though. It's only about 2 days worth of volume non the stock, which is roughly average.
It's really a shame there isn't any options on this stock. You could buy a straddle* and sit back and wait for the fireworks.
* A straddle is purchasing calls and puts at the same strike price. You make money only if there is a sharp movement in the price of the stock in either direction. You lose money if nothing really happens to the stock.
It's also interesting to note that their short interest has risen from 33K to 277K lately.
Indeed, I could see myself going postal if I had to sit next to some idiot crapping on into his mobile for hours during a long flight. I'd rather be hijacked.
'... Virtual PC for Mac will be available through standard Microsoft channels of distribution.' So it looks like they aren't killing it after all.
No, they're just going to mediocre it to death.
Why the Windows requirement?
Because your vote has to be sent to Redmond to be "verified" and rejected in the case of an "incorrect" vote.
Morpheus: If you believe that SCO has your code, then SCO has your code. If you believe that all your Unixes belong to them, then they have all your Unixes. In SCO, if you get sued by SCO, you lose your shirt... but it doesn't have to be that way...for Oracle spoke of...
OK, so the moderators are on crack today.
Only today?
Good idea if you can pick the bottom of the market, but keep in mind that under deflation, the real value of assets like property goes down and the real value of your debt goes up. Quite a bummer.
Hmm, he may be overqualified. There's also an opening for a sadistic, delusional dictator tough...
I agree. The "tech boom" of the 1990's was a pretty sad piece of history, but thankfully it didn't create another Great Depression.
Don't speak too soon. Debt is at record levels (not seen since the depression) and people are making noises about deflation (the big killer in the great depression). Japan's had it for a decade, Germany looks like it might slip into it and rates of inflation are falling in the US. Greenspan had made deflation "enemy number one" but 13 rate cuts and negative real interest rates haven't stimulated the economy. We've had a 3 year bear market and we're not out of the woods yet.
My advice: if US property prices collapse, which is not too likely, but if they do: run for the hills.
Also quoting the company representative: "I don't have a foreskin, you insensitive clod!"
Yeah, it would be cool until you discovered you had tattooed "Attempt to dereference a null pointer at 0x0F6F75E4" on yourself.
Well, if you live in the US or other backward countries where such draconian laws apply, then you might have a problem, but in Australia, where these guys seem to originate, what MS are doing might actually be illegal, much like region coding on DVDs is illegal - it's considered restraint of trade. Obviously this hasn't been argued in a court, but if MS wanted to sue these guys they might not have a very good case and they might run the risk of creating a precedent that required them to release the bootloader.
I think it's "Billgatesikan"
The employees were then told to check their e-mail inboxes
What a shitty and gutless way to fire someone. I think firing someone any other way than face to face whould be illegal.
Why doesn't she just copy the files using the file manager program thing? Seems like a lot of work to copy files. Is this the (bad) influence of a Unix weenie?
Am i the only one who thinks that the new case is a bit dull? I understand "clean lines" and all that but the handles seem a bit silly and it reminds me more of PC box. Surley they could have had a lot more fun with a clear plastic and aluminum combination.
Yeah, it totally rules to essentially try and take credit for work you didn't do.
Yeah, I've noticed how secretive Apple are about the open-source foundations of their system. They never mention that it's Unix and that it's BSD. Much like Linux, that stole all its ideas from Unix and them tried to pass it off as "not Unix".
What would you actually like them, to say?
1. Make pretty GUIs and lovely gadgets
...
2. Leverage twenty year old OS with full range of apps supported, photoshop, ms office,
3. [...]
4. Profit!!! Well, sort of, lose money now and then, get dragged down by tech slump...
"Leagalise stupidity...smoke Linux"
Yeah, that's hilarious.
I guess the other side of it is where a broker is doing something shifty (front running, insider trading, etc) and the government and/or the compan want eveidence to stomp on them. Although for most employers/employees there is some basis for privacy, if you're a broker sitting at your desk you're out of luck. These folk handle multimillion and billion dollar transactions every day. Everything needs to be recorded.
You're looking at it from the wrong side. The biggest issue is brokers is having clients ring up or whatever give instructions and then take issue later (when the trades goes bad, presumably) or the client saying the the broker told them X and it caused them a loss.