--- BEGIN quote How ironic that young gamers have sensed for years (the original Shadowrunner rules were published in l989) what journalists and politicians still keep missing -- that life for individuals gets rougher by the year here in the Corporate Republic. That a handful of megacorporations are becoming powerful beyond anyone's control. --- END quote
What is this fascination with geeks as seers? Economists have talked about corporate mega-cultures for ages, possibly even before Galbraith's "The New Industrial State."
How can anyone want their OS to eliminate files it thinks are duplicates? Doesn't the fact that Unix doesn't do this tip MS off that this is not a good idea?
Indeed, this should be looked upon as a taxation issue, the ranting about it is from the usual suspects, people who are anti-tax anyway ('cause JC is going to lay the roads, you see).
Issues that are relevant are, whether double-taxation is avoided, that is, tax once because the seller has a physical presence in the state, and again on the tax form; and whether an Internet purchase is equivalent to an out-of-state mail order purchase. I have heard the argument that the online purchase is cheaper but you have to pay shipping and handling, but I don't see why that has to enter into a taxation debate. Afterall, goods sold in local stores are transported too, but in a more efficient fashion.
>Once again, the people here severely overestimate their clout in the real world, not the free software world, but the real world, >here there are millions of others that just don't care
By the same token, the Patent Office, in granting a patent over an idea so obvious in its field, confirmed its irrepentance over frivolity. It appears that the Patent Office is leaving the validity of the patents upto the courts to decide, so supporting data should be sent to whoever litigates against the patent.
You point out correctly that there something about flaming to a screen and not a face, that makes it more vicious. As if, somehow, the consequences are lesser, like giving someone the finger on the road.
But this is/. There are people here who confuse freedom and libertarianism. Such people would flame both the FBI and the web site owner, as you can see. It is not necessary for these people to understand, for example, what kinds of procedures the FBI uses to investigate complaints. You can see that one enterprising lib even worked guns into this issue. Hey Lib, why don't you take your concealed weapon and get the web site guy for refusing to stand up for your principles dude(tte)? Libs.. sheesh.
I've seen it before on other threads, and I'm seeing it here./. posters must be the most ignorant ones when it comes to anything but computers (or specifically, Linux advocacy). In general of course, there are always the considered postings in each thread, or Jon Katz weighing in with thesaurus-benders.
In general though, we see a naive libertarianism, almost an attitude of taking on every world problem with the same ease writing a Perl script. I mean "sex with Gates' wife"??? "Violation of judicial proceedings"??? What do these terms mean? Where is this garbage coming from.
Do you people listen to NPR at all? Or PBS? Or, at least, ABC, CBS, or NBC? The news parts, that is? How does the most blatant ignorance about world affairs or politics get to/.?
As for as the White House getting involved - they've been called into issues that involve the economy before. The GM strike, for example. Certainly the people on the business programs seem to think what happens to Microsoft is going to impact the market (if not economy) significantly. We know it's going to change a few things in software.
The people up there are being paid to be involved. Remember, all of/. did not file the case against Microsoft, the government did. Now they want to follow through; just let them do their job.
The term "lame duck" is used by talking heads, who've had little clue about what is really going on. They report the gossip, they peddle their own little hypocrisies about like it were God's own word.
Bill Clinton has taken steps in internal policy that were never contemplated before. He took on the health care conglomerates, the extreme nutcase (read Republican) right (as in abortion, gay-rights, welfare), and trade in North America. He won a few of those battles, and would have won the rest if not for a Republican party, that is still bitter about a nobody beating them in '92.
Bill Clinton's been blundering about in foreign countries since very early in his administration. Not recently, and certainly not since the impeachment.
You have a very good network up there. It's called the CBC. Listen to it, instead of getting your news from Limbaugh.com.
You pick your battles. You leave out the ones not worth annoying people about. You pick the ones that really matter, and those you can make a difference in. But the ones with no basis, or the stupid, you avoid.
If you listen to the talking heads, Microsoft has an impact on the market (if not economy), almost just by being there. It is certainly an issue where the VP can be involved. Al Gore has been good for internet funding. I mean, the reasons are many; this is a stupid fight to pick.
Given our well-known affection for the popular media including the trade rags, we all know that they're going to pounce upon the wackiest views around and associate them with the Linux people.
So it is annoying that ESR has to highlight his opinions about gun control, or communism, or whatever non-Linux, and oft times, Linux views.
Of course, many people do not like the political scene in China. But, we do not want ESRs views on it, especially linking politics and software for no real reason.
I see that the wacko libertarian (excuse the redundancy) contingent has jumped in again, sometimes attacking Katz, but mostly being short-sighted, as usual. In any event, there seems to be a kind of indignance that the government, and not a (presumably extant) perfect market is going to take action against Microsoft. I am always happy to educate wacko Libs, so here goes.
The source code to MS products (and not just Windows or IE) needs to be let out, maybe only to a select group of reviewers. This should be done so that the deliberate incompatibilities can be exposed, to strengthen the DOJ case; and the copyright violations (including of the GPL) be prosecuted. Eric Raymond should really leave his wacko libertarian views out when he talks about "open" source, and leave the government, who happen to be the people who fought the case against MS (not Mr. Raymond, and not the Linux community), to pursue remedies they see fit. They've comported themselves well so far, and Joe Klein is still saying the sensible things.
Furthermore, the attact on predatory practices can be fought on two fronts. The government can pursue its remedies, the Linux people can continue their good work, which, without the stated intent of, is improving MS products and presenting better alternatives.
The wacko Libs should go to the mountains and only come back after the government (being the people) solve their problems. Then they will have a value to society, that of novelty.
You wrote: >recommend that you buy the \LaTeX2e book (The LaTeX Companion -- Mittelbach, Samarin, et al). First, admire the typesetting of the book - all done in \LaTeX. Then learn why it's so cool.
You should start him off on "LaTeX: A Document Preparation System," Leslie Lamport. Somebody stole my Lamport and with only the Companion, I feel lost sometimes.
They don't like it 'cause it says "social" in the article. Most/.ers seem to think they can take a gun and a computer into the woods and play some kind of computer game. Each man for himself. I got mine. And thusly.
Of course, it is good news. Couldn't agree more. In fact I think the government should put a 1% tax on hardware to fund the FSF. No, seriously.
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdotters are liberal??!! They're libertarian, which is a primitive form of political belief. Besides, there aren't any liberals left any more.
Thank you for asking.
-Nexus7
Maazines are frequently post-dated when they make it to the stands.
SCO can go smoke a pipe, IBM's on the job. Oh, and of course, everybody who wrote Linux in the first place.
Remember's SCO's ad bashing Linux last year?
--- BEGIN quote
How ironic that young gamers have sensed
for years (the original Shadowrunner rules were published in l989) what journalists and politicians still keep missing -- that life for individuals gets
rougher by the year here in the Corporate Republic. That a handful of megacorporations are becoming powerful beyond anyone's control.
--- END quote
What is this fascination with geeks as seers? Economists have talked about corporate mega-cultures for ages, possibly even before Galbraith's "The New Industrial State."
These are the same mofos who shut down Anon.Penet.Fi. Godless freaks!
How can anyone want their OS to eliminate files it thinks are duplicates? Doesn't the fact that Unix doesn't do this tip MS off that this is not a good idea?
Or, they want you to think that someone asked.
Indeed, this should be looked upon as a taxation issue, the ranting about it is from the usual suspects, people who are anti-tax anyway ('cause JC is going to lay the roads, you see).
Issues that are relevant are, whether double-taxation is avoided, that is, tax once because the seller has a physical presence in the state, and again on the tax form; and whether an Internet purchase is equivalent to an out-of-state mail order purchase. I have heard the argument that the online purchase is cheaper but you have to pay shipping and handling, but I don't see why that has to enter into a taxation debate. Afterall, goods sold in local stores are transported too, but in a more efficient fashion.
No you idiot, you're saying that voting with your pocket doesn't make sense. When in fact it does, and everything has to start somewhere.
>Once again, the people here severely overestimate their clout in the real world, not the free software world, but the real world,
>here there are millions of others that just don't care
That pretty much does it for free elections then.
By the same token, the Patent Office, in granting a patent over an idea so obvious in its field, confirmed its irrepentance over frivolity. It appears that the Patent Office is leaving the validity of the patents upto the courts to decide, so supporting data should be sent to whoever litigates against the patent.
You point out correctly that there something about flaming to a screen and not a face, that makes it more vicious. As if, somehow, the consequences are lesser, like giving someone the finger on the road.
/. There are people here who confuse freedom and libertarianism. Such people would flame both the FBI and the web site owner, as you can see. It is not necessary for these people to understand, for example, what kinds of procedures the FBI uses to investigate complaints. You can see that one enterprising lib even worked guns into this issue. Hey Lib, why don't you take your concealed weapon and get the web site guy for refusing to stand up for your principles dude(tte)? Libs.. sheesh.
But this is
Well, gee, I guess you just need to listen to the news harder, BillC just made the Repubs his bitch with the budget deal.
Is this more like the language you understand?
I've seen it before on other threads, and I'm seeing it here. /. posters must be the most ignorant ones when it comes to anything but computers (or specifically, Linux advocacy). In general of course, there are always the considered postings in each thread, or Jon Katz weighing in with thesaurus-benders.
/.?
/. did not file the case against Microsoft, the government did. Now they want to follow through; just let them do their job.
In general though, we see a naive libertarianism, almost an attitude of taking on every world problem with the same ease writing a Perl script. I mean "sex with Gates' wife"??? "Violation of judicial proceedings"??? What do these terms mean? Where is this garbage coming from.
Do you people listen to NPR at all? Or PBS? Or, at least, ABC, CBS, or NBC? The news parts, that is? How does the most blatant ignorance about world affairs or politics get to
As for as the White House getting involved - they've been called into issues that involve the economy before. The GM strike, for example. Certainly the people on the business programs seem to think what happens to Microsoft is going to impact the market (if not economy) significantly. We know it's going to change a few things in software.
The people up there are being paid to be involved. Remember, all of
The term "lame duck" is used by talking heads, who've had little clue about what is really going on. They report the gossip, they peddle their own little hypocrisies about like it were God's own word.
Bill Clinton has taken steps in internal policy that were never contemplated before. He took on the health care conglomerates, the extreme nutcase (read Republican) right (as in abortion, gay-rights, welfare), and trade in North America. He won a few of those battles, and would have won the rest if not for a Republican party, that is still bitter about a nobody beating them in '92.
Bill Clinton's been blundering about in foreign countries since very early in his administration. Not recently, and certainly not since the impeachment.
You have a very good network up there. It's called the CBC. Listen to it, instead of getting your news from Limbaugh.com.
This is an example of stupid activism.
You pick your battles. You leave out the ones not worth annoying people about. You pick the ones that really matter, and those you can make a difference in. But the ones with no basis, or the stupid, you avoid.
If you listen to the talking heads, Microsoft has an impact on the market (if not economy), almost just by being there. It is certainly an issue where the VP can be involved. Al Gore has been good for internet funding. I mean, the reasons are many; this is a stupid fight to pick.
Given our well-known affection for the popular media including the trade rags, we all know that they're going to pounce upon the wackiest views around and associate them with the Linux people.
So it is annoying that ESR has to highlight his opinions about gun control, or communism, or whatever non-Linux, and oft times, Linux views.
Of course, many people do not like the political scene in China. But, we do not want ESRs views on it, especially linking politics and software for no real reason.
A pointless posting gets a score of 2 and a followup by an Anon Coward pointing out why the posting was pointless, remains point-less.
Interestingly, Bob Young of Redhat addressed this while speaking to NBR last night. He said that the judge differentiates but we don't.
A quote from the article..
"The CIOs are not concerned about it. But one level below them, it's a hot topic," he said."
Gee, I guess they're just busy figuring out which color PCs to buy.
I see that the wacko libertarian (excuse the redundancy) contingent has jumped in again, sometimes attacking Katz, but mostly being short-sighted, as usual. In any event, there seems to be a kind of indignance that the government, and not a (presumably extant) perfect market is going to take action against Microsoft. I am always happy to educate wacko Libs, so here goes.
The source code to MS products (and not just Windows or IE) needs to be let out, maybe only to a select group of reviewers. This should be done so that the deliberate incompatibilities can be exposed, to strengthen the DOJ case; and the copyright violations (including of the GPL) be prosecuted. Eric Raymond should really leave his wacko libertarian views out when he talks about "open" source, and leave the government, who happen to be the people who fought the case against MS (not Mr. Raymond, and not the Linux community), to pursue remedies they see fit. They've comported themselves well so far, and Joe Klein is still saying the sensible things.
Furthermore, the attact on predatory practices can be fought on two fronts. The government can pursue its remedies, the Linux people can continue their good work, which, without the stated intent of, is improving MS products and presenting better alternatives.
The wacko Libs should go to the mountains and only come back after the government (being the people) solve their problems. Then they will have a value to society, that of novelty.
You wrote:
>recommend that you buy the \LaTeX2e book (The LaTeX Companion -- Mittelbach, Samarin, et al). First, admire the typesetting of
the book - all done in \LaTeX. Then learn why it's so cool.
You should start him off on "LaTeX: A Document Preparation System," Leslie Lamport. Somebody stole my Lamport and with only the Companion, I feel lost sometimes.
You mean "Paranoid Libertarian Fools"?
/.ers seem to think they can take a gun and a computer into the woods and play some kind of computer game. Each man for himself. I got mine. And thusly.
They don't like it 'cause it says "social" in the article. Most
Of course, it is good news. Couldn't agree more. In fact I think the government should put a 1% tax on hardware to fund the FSF. No, seriously.
Learn to spell before you give others gratuitous advice (ahem). It's "Ritalin."