Idiot, where did I say windows was free? point number 2 two your analogies suck. All the items you mention are just fucking off the wall. Third, i mentioned a few works on what I think happens and you turn it into an attack. Maybe you need to take some multi-vitamins and chill out. You are the only one whining like a fat idiot hugging their dell laptop.
But the whole thing with that is, of course you have the freedom afterward but the whole "Microsoft Tax" you have to pay. Granted you're probably not paying the retail price but the machine does have a little extra added to the price tag having microsoft shipped with it. Correct me if i'm wrong.
Quit being a trollish prick. They created something and the community uses it. Now there is no demand that the community pays the OpenBSD/OpenSSH project back but if you donate you're paying for new features and new code. All you GPL fan boys talk about Theo's attitude but just read various posts on slashdot. Many of you aren't exactly amicable. Unlike a lot of Linux vendors they do stick behind their principles and it is a very hard thing to do for things like support and finances. You aren't paying them to put money in their pockets you're donating to them so their project can get better. If you use OpenBSD/OpenSSH common sense would dictate that you would want this. Go back to your Gentoo distribution, should finish compiling in 3 hours. (If you don't run Gentoo insert fanboy Linux distribution in its place and don't reply to me on little nitpicks)
Another example of someone just spewing what they saw or read one time before on slashdot. Have you ever read any of the mailing lists for openBSD? You can read the archives if you want. Theo is practical and isn't about bullshit. Sure, he can come across as mean but its usually to people who don't bother to read the plentiful documentation before they decide to ask a stupid question. Anyway, since when does someone's personality affect using the software. The software is good and I support the project regardless of how the dude acts, which you obviously misinterpret probably based on some post you read on slashdot.
I can just see this now, using the BOINC client you can aide homeland security in detecting and catching those evil doers. It will send a portion of those emails (public mailing lists), websites, blogs, news groups, etc to any patriotic American to process and possibly flag the internet for a black list of words and certain contexts. Just wait and see.
Well while I agree with you on that reinventing the wheel would be stupid, an easy circumventing of using google or any other search engine is their abiding by the robots.txt rule. I don't think whatever search engine the government is going to use is going to care here or there if some website has a request not to be archived. The way Yahoo and Microsoft folded under the DOJ request for search information I am sure yahoo or microsoft would probably sublicense their robots for government use (Especially yahoo it seems).
so you're saying we should just all accept inferior products as is and just get on with it? If there is room for improvement, then it should improve. I mean, getting back to tne encoder thing. While I think thats a minor complaint, apple could take an BSD core and build an OS around it, I am sure that Lame could be incorporated into their encoder. Yes, Windows has a lot that is inferior to OSX, there should be improvement, not the attitude of "why bother?".
I have have been recently fortunate to have an array of different ISPs finally available in my area after 5+ years. Keep in mind, I live in New York City. DSL was my first and only option for broadband (back when it was Bell Atlantic DSL) then came my cable company's service, which has been going downhill ever since. Now there is earthlink, speakeasy, etc and I can say I'm happy with the options but if I, living in NYC had to wait so long for options imagine all those who do not live very near large cities or are in cities that the big companies just don't see as a big enough investment. Not everyone has options and it sadly sucks. It would be ideal in the world of broadband to say piss off to ISPs with shit policies but when they are the only game in town you're pretty much screwed for the time being.
Everyone is singing their praises, and it seems like their fan-boy base is so large, they are exempt from criticism.
I thought we were talking about Google here not Apple. Read a few posts above and below this one. There are plenty of criticisms. Apple hardly gets any where it is due (iTunes) yet bitch about Google planning a DRM based technology. Just an observation.
The Laws of Physics may work but its still in beta so if you suddenly collapse into your own gravity be sure to send an email to support@googiverse.com!
But seriously the more google does this way or that way you have the word "evil" get thrown around. Ads are evil, flash ads are evil, this is evil that is evil. Though I suppose google should just remain where it is right now and die out.
A lot of the Pin Yin letter sounds are very similar to the French pronounciation of things. The e in Pin Yin is much like the French e for example. As for x, its not as simple as a just because. There is already a sh which is a more enounciated sound than the x, same thing with the ch and the q.
And where are they going to get all these protections? Apple has their own DRM, do you think they are going to license it for Google to compete against them? Microsoft has their own DRM as well but thats Microsoft. Google does have its own DRM as well but your idea makes no sense unless players support the DRM, which would be yet another format out there.
Yes but the big deal with the Science vs. Creationism and ID is that the scientific approach tries to support a theory about how life may have started, evolved etc rather than just pure speculation ("it just is"). Creationism has no scientific basis and when THEY say "We don't know" I don't see anyone following up and looking for a proper explaination rather than "it just happened", or "it was God". I'm sure if a creationist was charged with murder they would want a fair trial to prove they were innocent or should we apply their thinking and say "we may never know" and "I believe you're guilty".
Yes but the difference is I can go to those sites and read the news rather than having to stick with CNN or NBC that you say are censored. So exactly HOW are we more censored than China? I've seen no law or digital lock making it illegal to browse news non-American news sites, namely your examples, however with the current leadership we may have to just give it a few years before your comment shines the truth.
Stop being an idiot. This is just another case of anedoctal evidence to support something that has been documented for years. Take whatever side you may, but to call the insecurities of IE FUD is ignorant. This is not to say Firefox et al. do not have their share of exploits but I don't want to hear this "well I've been running software xyz and I never fell victim to virus abc.". Fact is nobody really cares how much of a model web user you are. You also might want to stop the "oh woe is me, people are biased against microsoft stance." It isn't impressing anyone.
Probably because of content provided at http://www.linuxmark.org/. I'm not 100% sure if that includes GNU/Linux as well, but in terms of the term Linux there is this on that same site:
The registered trademark Linux® is used pursuant to a license from Linus Torvalds, owner of the mark in the U.S. and other countries.
While we would all like DRM to go away and for companies such as Google not to focus on making money to sustain their business and expand that is the facts. The market for your livingroom is growing as soon by the next generation consoles as well as itunes and other media applications. Now do you think the big media houses would allow google to distribute their content as is without a DRM? If Google refused than I am sure that would be the end of the deal and NBC, CBS, etc would go somewhere else and allow their DRM. I am sure that DRM isn't something Google enjoys implementing but I believe it's necessary to distribute Big Media's content. Another point I would like to make: Would all of you stop nitpicking over google and what is evil and what is not. Making a dollar is NOT evil. Suggesting words for more common searches is NOT evil, I mean you guys need to get a grip. Google is a company, it is not Jesus Christ. It has done a lot of good most notibly opening up email quotas out of the 6MB range. Making search pages clean and extensible, opening APIs to give the user control of content. Wake me when Google REALLY does something "evil" and quit crying wolf. (Latter point not necessarily aimed only at previous post)
Check the tools menu. Are you there yet? Do you see 100 million extensions loaded in that you haven't installed yourself? Better yet, check out the part about firefox having "mandatory contradictory extensions that aren't extensions" feature of firefox. You see it? I don't. Stop being an idiot and think before you post about development direction.
Thats a total load of horse shit. I have antidoctal evidence to prove my claim that running OS XYZ on system ABC with firewall v 7.42 worked fine without a problem. No one really cares. You are not represantative of the internet. Everyone on slashdot could either agree on contradict you with their own setups. What does it prove?
The keyword here is optional. For anyone who has setup and checked out the personalized google page, they will notice that nothing on these page is forced upon the user. You have the preference to put as much or as little as you want on the personalized portal. I've been hearing the same concerns and exaggerated worry since google started implementing this feature. Doesn't seem like much has changed and while I agree with your sentiment that a lot of google's appeal is in the simplicity of their search page, as http://search.yahoo.com/ and http://search.msn.com/ have thankfully modeled, I don't believe this will be the turning point of seeing a flood of html and javascript on google's page forced upon anyone.
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No, they are very focused. The agenda now is how many times you're allowed to watch boobiez and how much they can charge you per view.
and shared how his meeting with a number of Linux "pros" turned to a bash Windows, bash him and bash everything he said gathering.
Bash is always a good starter for a shell. I don't see the problem here.
Idiot, where did I say windows was free? point number 2 two your analogies suck. All the items you mention are just fucking off the wall. Third, i mentioned a few works on what I think happens and you turn it into an attack. Maybe you need to take some multi-vitamins and chill out. You are the only one whining like a fat idiot hugging their dell laptop.
Go make friends.
But the whole thing with that is, of course you have the freedom afterward but the whole "Microsoft Tax" you have to pay. Granted you're probably not paying the retail price but the machine does have a little extra added to the price tag having microsoft shipped with it. Correct me if i'm wrong.
Quit being a trollish prick. They created something and the community uses it. Now there is no demand that the community pays the OpenBSD/OpenSSH project back but if you donate you're paying for new features and new code. All you GPL fan boys talk about Theo's attitude but just read various posts on slashdot. Many of you aren't exactly amicable. Unlike a lot of Linux vendors they do stick behind their principles and it is a very hard thing to do for things like support and finances. You aren't paying them to put money in their pockets you're donating to them so their project can get better. If you use OpenBSD/OpenSSH common sense would dictate that you would want this. Go back to your Gentoo distribution, should finish compiling in 3 hours. (If you don't run Gentoo insert fanboy Linux distribution in its place and don't reply to me on little nitpicks)
Another example of someone just spewing what they saw or read one time before on slashdot. Have you ever read any of the mailing lists for openBSD? You can read the archives if you want. Theo is practical and isn't about bullshit. Sure, he can come across as mean but its usually to people who don't bother to read the plentiful documentation before they decide to ask a stupid question. Anyway, since when does someone's personality affect using the software. The software is good and I support the project regardless of how the dude acts, which you obviously misinterpret probably based on some post you read on slashdot.
Here you go. Runs Linux a little slow but with a cluster of these....
I can just see this now, using the BOINC client you can aide homeland security in detecting and catching those evil doers. It will send a portion of those emails (public mailing lists), websites, blogs, news groups, etc to any patriotic American to process and possibly flag the internet for a black list of words and certain contexts. Just wait and see.
Well while I agree with you on that reinventing the wheel would be stupid, an easy circumventing of using google or any other search engine is their abiding by the robots.txt rule. I don't think whatever search engine the government is going to use is going to care here or there if some website has a request not to be archived. The way Yahoo and Microsoft folded under the DOJ request for search information I am sure yahoo or microsoft would probably sublicense their robots for government use (Especially yahoo it seems).
so you're saying we should just all accept inferior products as is and just get on with it? If there is room for improvement, then it should improve. I mean, getting back to tne encoder thing. While I think thats a minor complaint, apple could take an BSD core and build an OS around it, I am sure that Lame could be incorporated into their encoder. Yes, Windows has a lot that is inferior to OSX, there should be improvement, not the attitude of "why bother?".
I have have been recently fortunate to have an array of different ISPs finally available in my area after 5+ years. Keep in mind, I live in New York City. DSL was my first and only option for broadband (back when it was Bell Atlantic DSL) then came my cable company's service, which has been going downhill ever since. Now there is earthlink, speakeasy, etc and I can say I'm happy with the options but if I, living in NYC had to wait so long for options imagine all those who do not live very near large cities or are in cities that the big companies just don't see as a big enough investment. Not everyone has options and it sadly sucks. It would be ideal in the world of broadband to say piss off to ISPs with shit policies but when they are the only game in town you're pretty much screwed for the time being.
Everyone is singing their praises, and it seems like their fan-boy base is so large, they are exempt from criticism.
I thought we were talking about Google here not Apple. Read a few posts above and below this one. There are plenty of criticisms. Apple hardly gets any where it is due (iTunes) yet bitch about Google planning a DRM based technology. Just an observation.
The Laws of Physics may work but its still in beta so if you suddenly collapse into your own gravity be sure to send an email to support@googiverse.com!
But seriously the more google does this way or that way you have the word "evil" get thrown around. Ads are evil, flash ads are evil, this is evil that is evil. Though I suppose google should just remain where it is right now and die out.
A lot of the Pin Yin letter sounds are very similar to the French pronounciation of things. The e in Pin Yin is much like the French e for example. As for x, its not as simple as a just because. There is already a sh which is a more enounciated sound than the x, same thing with the ch and the q.
And where are they going to get all these protections? Apple has their own DRM, do you think they are going to license it for Google to compete against them? Microsoft has their own DRM as well but thats Microsoft. Google does have its own DRM as well but your idea makes no sense unless players support the DRM, which would be yet another format out there.
Yes but the big deal with the Science vs. Creationism and ID is that the scientific approach tries to support a theory about how life may have started, evolved etc rather than just pure speculation ("it just is"). Creationism has no scientific basis and when THEY say "We don't know" I don't see anyone following up and looking for a proper explaination rather than "it just happened", or "it was God". I'm sure if a creationist was charged with murder they would want a fair trial to prove they were innocent or should we apply their thinking and say "we may never know" and "I believe you're guilty".
Yes but the difference is I can go to those sites and read the news rather than having to stick with CNN or NBC that you say are censored. So exactly HOW are we more censored than China? I've seen no law or digital lock making it illegal to browse news non-American news sites, namely your examples, however with the current leadership we may have to just give it a few years before your comment shines the truth.
Stop being an idiot. This is just another case of anedoctal evidence to support something that has been documented for years. Take whatever side you may, but to call the insecurities of IE FUD is ignorant. This is not to say Firefox et al. do not have their share of exploits but I don't want to hear this "well I've been running software xyz and I never fell victim to virus abc.". Fact is nobody really cares how much of a model web user you are. You also might want to stop the "oh woe is me, people are biased against microsoft stance." It isn't impressing anyone.
Probably because of content provided at http://www.linuxmark.org/. I'm not 100% sure if that includes GNU/Linux as well, but in terms of the term Linux there is this on that same site: The registered trademark Linux® is used pursuant to a license from Linus Torvalds, owner of the mark in the U.S. and other countries.
While we would all like DRM to go away and for companies such as Google not to focus on making money to sustain their business and expand that is the facts. The market for your livingroom is growing as soon by the next generation consoles as well as itunes and other media applications. Now do you think the big media houses would allow google to distribute their content as is without a DRM? If Google refused than I am sure that would be the end of the deal and NBC, CBS, etc would go somewhere else and allow their DRM. I am sure that DRM isn't something Google enjoys implementing but I believe it's necessary to distribute Big Media's content. Another point I would like to make: Would all of you stop nitpicking over google and what is evil and what is not. Making a dollar is NOT evil. Suggesting words for more common searches is NOT evil, I mean you guys need to get a grip. Google is a company, it is not Jesus Christ. It has done a lot of good most notibly opening up email quotas out of the 6MB range. Making search pages clean and extensible, opening APIs to give the user control of content. Wake me when Google REALLY does something "evil" and quit crying wolf. (Latter point not necessarily aimed only at previous post)
Check the tools menu. Are you there yet? Do you see 100 million extensions loaded in that you haven't installed yourself? Better yet, check out the part about firefox having "mandatory contradictory extensions that aren't extensions" feature of firefox. You see it? I don't. Stop being an idiot and think before you post about development direction.
What do you think Sony's rootkit was REALLY for?
Thats a total load of horse shit. I have antidoctal evidence to prove my claim that running OS XYZ on system ABC with firewall v 7.42 worked fine without a problem. No one really cares. You are not represantative of the internet. Everyone on slashdot could either agree on contradict you with their own setups. What does it prove?
...And wouldn't that be a violation of our (US) beloved DMCA?
The keyword here is optional. For anyone who has setup and checked out the personalized google page, they will notice that nothing on these page is forced upon the user. You have the preference to put as much or as little as you want on the personalized portal. I've been hearing the same concerns and exaggerated worry since google started implementing this feature. Doesn't seem like much has changed and while I agree with your sentiment that a lot of google's appeal is in the simplicity of their search page, as http://search.yahoo.com/ and http://search.msn.com/ have thankfully modeled, I don't believe this will be the turning point of seeing a flood of html and javascript on google's page forced upon anyone.