Only on Slashdot can a post on linguistic differences about the term "pancakes" result in an anti-Microsoft reply within two posts.
There should be a Six Degrees of Slashdot test: how many posts does it take to turn a discussion into one about operating systems, beowulf clusters, or the RIAA.
I wasn't suggesting that he wait a year (or sooner) for a faster PPC. I'm writing this on a P3/500 (work machine) so I completely agree with the buy-what-works-for-you mentality.
What I was saying was that he's kinda doing the equivalent of going out and buying a low-end Celeron laptop and then complaining that Intel needs to get it's act together. The G3 in his iBook is probably 2 generations behind what you can buy today, let alone what you can get "in a year".
OS X needs a fast, free Web browser that's stable. The latest beta release of Safari makes big strides in this direction.
Hey, Windows needs a fast, free Web browser that's stable too. Yes, Safari is nice. So is Mozilla. Etcetra. My point is that I sure hope that Patrick wasn't referring to MSIE.
One of the most important applications TechTV uses has no Mac version. Avid iNews basically provides the backbone of our show. Everything about the show is managed using iNews. I finally understand the feelings of Mac users in a world dominated by PCs and Windows.
Can't really comment on this one... although doesn't Avid make their other software for the Mac platform too? I imagine if there was enough demand, they'd consider making an OS X port.
Later on, he says that the iBook is great and comes with all the software you might need, unless you need something "odd" like iNews. Well, how many Windows laptops come with "all the software you need"? At the least, most people are going to have to purchase MS Office or some equivalent. And how many come with iNews? You're going to have to buy iNews anyway, no matter what platform rocks your boat. His argument is a bit thin.
(And hey, he could always follow his own advice and use VirtualPC.)
For the money, the PowerPC processor needs to speed up or get shipped out.
Depends what you do with your computer, doesn't it? Yeah, the iBook is using a G3. Why didn't you try out a Powerbook? Or an iMac/eMac/G4 tower? And isn't Apple due to move to a new PPC chip this year anyway?
VeriSign is replacing an open source software package called Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) with its own proprietary technology. Dubbed ATLAS, for Advanced Transaction Look-up and Signaling, VeriSign's proprietary software will be installed in its 13 DNS server sites around the globe this summer and will go into production mode in the fall.
Well, I guess one of those 13 server sites (I assume they mean the roots) isn't running ATLAS now, is it?
And again with the proprietary software! Verisign has a bad enough reputation already. Now they expect us to trust the security of their closed software... great.
NSD is an authoratative only, high performance, simple and open source name server.
But further down:
The betas and releases of NSD are distributed under freeware BSD license, however we require the alpha testers to:
test the software within reasonable timeframe
provide NLnet Labs with feedback and bug reports in a timely manner
not disclose the source to any third party without NLnet Labs concent [sic]
destroy obsolete versions of the alpha code on request
So, I'm wondering, when this comes out of beta, will it still be open source? Running diverse software on the roots is probably a Good Thing, but security through obscurity isn't, so I hope they aren't trading one kind of vulnerability for another.
And the iBook (even the cheapest) has an internal CD drive (or DVD/CD-R), which you'd have to buy seperately if you wanted one of these Lindows notebooks.
Not to knock them... it looks like a reasonably good price for a half-decent system. You aren't gonna play Doom III on it, but if I needed a tiny, light, mid-range powered, Linux notebook, I'd be interested.
the Court ruled that since somebody could easily and legally watch you commute from home to work, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in your work address.
To take it to an extreme, they might as well have said "because someone can stalk you, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy wherever you go."
You know, I spent a good 5 minutes trying to decide on how to phrase my tin-foil hat comment, hoping someone wouldn't point this out. Damn, you got me!
Everything you said I know to be true, but if I had said "put on a tinfoil hat" instead, it would've implied that I was wearing one too, which isn't the flattering picture I wanted to paint for myself!
Of course, assuming that a company would use "sales tracking" IDs to track individual files back to the original owner is a paranoid thought. However, based on the general opinion of the RIAA, it's probably a mainstream paranoia... so we can all take our hats off.:)
The EULA is a contract between the user and the manufacturer; the retailer is not a part of it. If I sign a contract with my friend agreeing that you will give us all your money, it's not binding on you.
Mod this up: interesting point.
However, if I sold you that contract in the first place, I can't exactly claim to be ignorant of the entire relationship, can I?
Your remedy would be to sue my ass. Sounds like this woman's suit should be against CompUSA too.
This isn't a way to put a tracker in an mp3 so the RIAA can track down the person who is distributing it but merely a way to keep track of sales.
You buy a song online, and the reseller tacks a Global Release Indentifier onto your MP3.
When the RIAA finds your file floating around the global P2P networks, they will read the ID, use it to identify you, and then release the DCMA on your ass.
If you think otherwise, you need to remove the tin-foil hat.
I can't read your EULA until I connect to the Internet. I can't connect to the internet until I use your software. And I can't use your software until I read your EULA.
The only viable solution is to either a) have hard copies of the EULA included with all software, on the outside of any shrink wrapping, or b) get retail outlets to accept opened software for EULA-disagreeing companies.
Maybe if the CD was shrinkwrapped in its jewel case, then put into the box with the EULA, and the box was sealed. Then you could read the EULA, disagree, and return the product without actually opening the box. I'm sure Joe Pimply who works at CompUSA won't grasp the subtle difference, but it's a start.
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That's way too small, man. I need at least a 40 gig drive. It'll never sell.
Oh.
Nevermind.
Only on Slashdot can a post on linguistic differences about the term "pancakes" result in an anti-Microsoft reply within two posts.
There should be a Six Degrees of Slashdot test: how many posts does it take to turn a discussion into one about operating systems, beowulf clusters, or the RIAA.
I wasn't suggesting that he wait a year (or sooner) for a faster PPC. I'm writing this on a P3/500 (work machine) so I completely agree with the buy-what-works-for-you mentality.
What I was saying was that he's kinda doing the equivalent of going out and buying a low-end Celeron laptop and then complaining that Intel needs to get it's act together. The G3 in his iBook is probably 2 generations behind what you can buy today, let alone what you can get "in a year".
With regards to the 3 main peeves:
... although doesn't Avid make their other software for the Mac platform too? I imagine if there was enough demand, they'd consider making an OS X port.
OS X needs a fast, free Web browser that's stable. The latest beta release of Safari makes big strides in this direction.
Hey, Windows needs a fast, free Web browser that's stable too. Yes, Safari is nice. So is Mozilla. Etcetra. My point is that I sure hope that Patrick wasn't referring to MSIE.
One of the most important applications TechTV uses has no Mac version. Avid iNews basically provides the backbone of our show. Everything about the show is managed using iNews. I finally understand the feelings of Mac users in a world dominated by PCs and Windows.
Can't really comment on this one
Later on, he says that the iBook is great and comes with all the software you might need, unless you need something "odd" like iNews. Well, how many Windows laptops come with "all the software you need"? At the least, most people are going to have to purchase MS Office or some equivalent. And how many come with iNews? You're going to have to buy iNews anyway, no matter what platform rocks your boat. His argument is a bit thin.
(And hey, he could always follow his own advice and use VirtualPC.)
For the money, the PowerPC processor needs to speed up or get shipped out.
Depends what you do with your computer, doesn't it? Yeah, the iBook is using a G3. Why didn't you try out a Powerbook? Or an iMac/eMac/G4 tower? And isn't Apple due to move to a new PPC chip this year anyway?
Popular Mechanics for Kids rules!
Sad, but true.
Damn you, funny man!
And I was going to ask if he wanted to add 3 to 7 inches to his penis, or needed to refinance your mortgage.
Well look at the URL of the article's poster. This "news" item was brought to you (and probably paid for) by HWExtreme.
If you really believe that argument, then I've got some DVD players and TVs to sell you.
... something about "back of a truck" ... what? Not at all!
No, honest, I promise I can sell them to you. What's that you say
*cough*
I know you said nice-sized. I wasn't trying to correct you, just wanted to comment that quality is important too.
And yeah, 1024x768 on a 12.1" is very nice (he says, patting his iBook).
Is it really a nice screen? The close-up photo is obviously Photoshoped (or Gimped, as the case may be).
I'm not trying to be negative, but this is something I'd want to see in person before forking over money.
And the iBook (even the cheapest) has an internal CD drive (or DVD/CD-R), which you'd have to buy seperately if you wanted one of these Lindows notebooks.
... it looks like a reasonably good price for a half-decent system. You aren't gonna play Doom III on it, but if I needed a tiny, light, mid-range powered, Linux notebook, I'd be interested.
Not to knock them
Some people can barely get one instance of NT Server running on their box.
Use user/pass: slashdot_coward
the Court ruled that since somebody could easily and legally watch you commute from home to work, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in your work address.
To take it to an extreme, they might as well have said "because someone can stalk you, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy wherever you go."
That can't be good.
Young, stupid script kiddies and many bloggers still think Google is "way kool," ...
Anyone who uses the phrase "way kool" -- and can't even spell "k3wl" correctly -- can't be taken seriously.
You can be the next contestant on Beowulf Challenge.
This guy really like to review books.
13.7 billion years old, flat, 4.4% baryons ...
... and may contain traces of peanuts.
You know, I spent a good 5 minutes trying to decide on how to phrase my tin-foil hat comment, hoping someone wouldn't point this out. Damn, you got me!
... so we can all take our hats off. :)
Everything you said I know to be true, but if I had said "put on a tinfoil hat" instead, it would've implied that I was wearing one too, which isn't the flattering picture I wanted to paint for myself!
Of course, assuming that a company would use "sales tracking" IDs to track individual files back to the original owner is a paranoid thought. However, based on the general opinion of the RIAA, it's probably a mainstream paranoia
The EULA is a contract between the user and the manufacturer; the retailer is not a part of it. If I sign a contract with my friend agreeing that you will give us all your money, it's not binding on you.
Mod this up: interesting point.
However, if I sold you that contract in the first place, I can't exactly claim to be ignorant of the entire relationship, can I?
Your remedy would be to sue my ass. Sounds like this woman's suit should be against CompUSA too.
This isn't a way to put a tracker in an mp3 so the RIAA can track down the person who is distributing it but merely a way to keep track of sales.
You buy a song online, and the reseller tacks a Global Release Indentifier onto your MP3.
When the RIAA finds your file floating around the global P2P networks, they will read the ID, use it to identify you, and then release the DCMA on your ass.
If you think otherwise, you need to remove the tin-foil hat.
I can't read your EULA until I connect to the Internet. I can't connect to the internet until I use your software. And I can't use your software until I read your EULA.
The only viable solution is to either a) have hard copies of the EULA included with all software, on the outside of any shrink wrapping, or b) get retail outlets to accept opened software for EULA-disagreeing companies.
Maybe if the CD was shrinkwrapped in its jewel case, then put into the box with the EULA, and the box was sealed. Then you could read the EULA, disagree, and return the product without actually opening the box. I'm sure Joe Pimply who works at CompUSA won't grasp the subtle difference, but it's a start.
Should be interesting to follow this lawsuit.