If you think about it this campaign is made to stop people from thinking about Unix, or any other alternative. Look at the wording, short and sweet. Just what any M$ lover want's to here. Like the chior from the preacher. M$ Shall deliver you from the beast of Unix, the evil that has been brought upon this world will be rid of!
This is sad but true, the add is geared towards people whom have heard of Unix but have no clue, which is about %75 of the M$ population.
"And also we threaten the future creative potential of the country if people can't protect their own property."
Oh there was still creative potential in the market? Who said this? The Emmies, Grammies, MTV Music???? Creativity has been stale for a while. Since the industry only premotes the songs/films that make mass $'s.
And please don't forget that most of the enlisted folk in the AF are the ones using the computers! And how many do you think can use a computer, except for the ones reading this? You have high ranking officials in the brass and stripe sectors that panic when E-mail is down, or when they can't use thier PDA on a "secure" mail server. The military needs to keep this simple for the workers in it. Try recruiting Linux specialits at $12/hr, throwing them in a uniform, strict haircuts, and plenty of bogus rules. These specialists will do the same as every highered Computer Specialist-they get trained, even certified for FREE, get four years exper. and leave a crusty Military job @ 15K a year for entry to a $60+K job! I wish the military would change to Linux BUT so much money has been invested in M$...
It will be hard to argue the intended interpretation of a law that old. Lawyers are good to fight this.
P.s.
Some are disguised as innocent messages such as 'Hi from Jane' or 'In answer to your question', but when you open them they are just pornographic."
Is that not why you should look at who's sending it to you, or better yet use something besides Hotmail? They do help the spammers transmit their smut.
I did, I d/l'ed the program used it for two months, and I was very happy with it so I bought it. I look at it as a donation to the company. Like if you like a really good or usefull app and want to say thank you for some one elses hard work.
Well it's bad enough in London, the tolls will kill ya along with the parking. Now these poor guys aren't even getting lubrication on this one.
Hmm let's see you want a car...Take your pants off. Oh your going to need insurance...Bend-over.. And you need to drive in a city and park...put you hand in this. WAIT! Your going to drive on our roads?..get your hand out,you wont need it!
Well if you think about it Italy and Germany sell radiated milk! They have been doing this for a long time to help preserve it. I can buy a carton of milk and keep it un-opened for 1.5 months. This could be a good idea to trim down an unwanted population, just hope so wack-o doesn't try it on humans..;-)
It basically talks about how IBM's punch card machines that they created customly for hitler were "indispensable in rounding up prisoners, keeping the trains fully packed and on time, tallying the deaths, and organizing the entire war effort."
Neither this nor the BMW oven will matter. In those times America did not give a crap about Germany and it's wars. We still believed Blacks were subhuman; just prolly wish we could have done the same. That was the time of old, but now humanity is so enlightened with the world peace that we care about everyone in this world, except the people in our own country!
The fact is-get over the past, learn from it but don't assume people will never change.
If this has offended you then you need to get out side and take a look at the real world.
KARMA--BURN!!!!!!!!!!!
So if it twar so easy to lure other computer users to do MY research or compiling; then-I could fire plenty of REAL workers. Think about it, write a program and ask/beg millions of users to share thier "unused" computer cycles to MY CAUSE. Do you really know how easy it is to disquise a developement team as a college project?
O.k. this might seem reduntant, BUT you have to look hard for tech job's but it is not hopeless. The market in America might be tough, but has anyone thought about overseas? Do you to this day European, North African, and Middle east countries are looking for tech-people? Most of the times you don't even have to speak their language. Yeah most people might say they don't wanna leave, or it's to difficult. SO what? If you want it bad enough you'll do it.
Why should a government switch to linux? Yes you have the savings that everyone is talking about but you would have the security, ability to tailor it to a specific need. Dont forget the security also! You would believe how many American military bases were brought to an almost crippiling halt for stupid viruses. Why does the CIA use Unix? Heck even the FBI issued a warning about MS-XP's screw up!
How long before some pissed off gamers, whom happens to be a comp guiness decides to get a couple of friends and hold the servers hostage? What then? You have to find them, and hope they didn't fudge anything up.
If this will be so simple in the future, then MS companies will really try to lure people of off linux, plus think of the Virus factor! Now you can infect two OS's for the price of one!
Just like everything else computer! I bought my Asus 8200 Deluxe, cuz it has the video in/out 64 meg of RAM plus hte speed. If I need anything more than this to use Blender, GIMP, of some cool games then I will buy an Oxygen!
How many games/applications truly take advantage of the GeForce 3? Not too many, cuz as most reports state, many people still have computers from 400Mhz to 1GHz. So if they have not upgraded yet, why on earth do they need this? Cuz some mag say's it's the greatest since sliced bread?
Look, all they're doing is changing the bundling of their service to more closely reflect the usage patterns of two groups of customers. To insist that they do otherwise is to demand that the light-usage customers subsidize the heavy users.
You are absolutely correct. This is simple business at work. Sure they should have had a closer look to their contract, but they didn't figure on so many leeches on the band. So they are adjusting to curb down the BW pigs to make it more friendly for the rest.
The end result would be that the 70% of the normal users will get upset about their slow speed, and move some where else which-means a greater loss compared to pissing-off the BW pigs.
So all those poor parents that can't have kids and opt for the invetro will really have more money to pay if a said hospital owns the right to any strand of the DNA. Think about it-the fertilization happens in the said hospital, baby is "grown" for lack a simplicity, and they _OWN_ the baby, for it's whole life.
Maybe I'm think too far out, but it is possible. Remeber IBM thought Bill Gates was a sucker, and Bill Gates thought Open source could never be a threat.
What? Is MS coming out with a new version in one month?!?! Hell I thought when 98 came out it was "more secure", then 98SE, 98ME, 2000, XP. What the hell every time a new version or Service pack came out it was supposed to address MANY security issues.
Let me guess, the new version will be "Miscrosoft TC (Trustworthy Computing)".
I am sorry but what right does NASA have in esstablishing a "guide line"?
Since when did NASA_which ALWAYS seems to go over budget_, get to decide on rules?
Space does not belong to NASA. If a man/woman pays $30mil to go up who cares? Better yet who should care if a bunch of millionares get to together and make a space team to go into space?
Space is like open source, everyone has a right to it, no matter what race, sex, or religion.
" WINE does not yet support applications that use Windows XP-only features such as.NET. White thinks that as XP-only applications start to appear, WINE will have to accommodate them, but he doesn't see this as a major issue yet, since those applications are few.
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This is not a calling of doom for windows users that want to convert_because_a lot of windows users don't want to buy the newest version of windows, even future Service Packs. Especialy small buisnesses because they have to focus their resources on growth and survival. So since M$ has announced that it will stop supporting Win98X in 2003, this might be the window of oppertunity to switch them over to a more sensable alternative.
Let us hope that this will be a successful release for Bioware and the Linux community. I also hope this will be a good experience for Bioware with game development in the Linux community.
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This is sad but true, the add is geared towards people whom have heard of Unix but have no clue, which is about %75 of the M$ population.
"And also we threaten the future creative potential of the country if people can't protect their own property."
Oh there was still creative potential in the market? Who said this? The Emmies, Grammies, MTV Music???? Creativity has been stale for a while. Since the industry only premotes the songs/films that make mass $'s.
And please don't forget that most of the enlisted folk in the AF are the ones using the computers! And how many do you think can use a computer, except for the ones reading this? You have high ranking officials in the brass and stripe sectors that panic when E-mail is down, or when they can't use thier PDA on a "secure" mail server. /hr, throwing them in a uniform, strict haircuts, and plenty of bogus rules. These specialists will do the same as every highered Computer Specialist-they get trained, even certified for FREE, get four years exper. and leave a crusty Military job @ 15K a year for entry to a $60+K job!
The military needs to keep this simple for the workers in it. Try recruiting Linux specialits at $12
I wish the military would change to Linux BUT so much money has been invested in M$...
It will be hard to argue the intended interpretation of a law that old. Lawyers are good to fight this.
P.s.
Some are disguised as innocent messages such as 'Hi from Jane' or 'In answer to your question', but when you open them they are just pornographic."
Is that not why you should look at who's sending it to you, or better yet use something besides Hotmail? They do help the spammers transmit their smut.
I did, I d/l'ed the program used it for two months, and I was very happy with it so I bought it. I look at it as a donation to the company. Like if you like a really good or usefull app and want to say thank you for some one elses hard work.
Well it's bad enough in London, the tolls will kill ya along with the parking. Now these poor guys aren't even getting lubrication on this one.
Hmm let's see you want a car...Take your pants off.
Oh your going to need insurance...Bend-over..
And you need to drive in a city and park...put you hand in this.
WAIT! Your going to drive on our roads?..get your hand out,you wont need it!
Well if you think about it Italy and Germany sell radiated milk! They have been doing this for a long time to help preserve it. ;-)
I can buy a carton of milk and keep it un-opened for 1.5 months. This could be a good idea to trim down an unwanted population, just hope so wack-o doesn't try it on humans..
It basically talks about how IBM's punch card machines that they created customly for hitler were "indispensable in rounding up prisoners, keeping the trains fully packed and on time, tallying the deaths, and organizing the entire war effort."
Neither this nor the BMW oven will matter. In those times America did not give a crap about Germany and it's wars. We still believed Blacks were subhuman; just prolly wish we could have done the same. That was the time of old, but now humanity is so enlightened with the world peace that we care about everyone in this world, except the people in our own country!
The fact is-get over the past, learn from it but don't assume people will never change.
If this has offended you then you need to get out side and take a look at the real world.
Sorry but overseas all we get is a Monopoly called AAFES
Besides, I think it takes more guts to propose in front of all the flamers, don't you?
;-)
Well not really since they will get mod'ed down
But did you think about 5-15 years ago they didn't have so many categories? A few of the ones for LoTR are ones that no one realy cares about.
KARMA--BURN!!!!!!!!!!!
So if it twar so easy to lure other computer users to do MY research or compiling; then-I could fire plenty of REAL workers. Think about it, write a program and ask/beg millions of users to share thier "unused" computer cycles to MY CAUSE. Do you really know how easy it is to disquise a developement team as a college project?
O.k. this might seem reduntant, BUT you have to look hard for tech job's but it is not hopeless. The market in America might be tough, but has anyone thought about overseas? Do you to this day European, North African, and Middle east countries are looking for tech-people? Most of the times you don't even have to speak their language. Yeah most people might say they don't wanna leave, or it's to difficult. SO what? If you want it bad enough you'll do it.
Why should a government switch to linux? Yes you have the savings that everyone is talking about but you would have the security, ability to tailor it to a specific need. Dont forget the security also! You would believe how many American military bases were brought to an almost crippiling halt for stupid viruses. Why does the CIA use Unix? Heck even the FBI issued a warning about MS-XP's screw up!
How long before some pissed off gamers, whom happens to be a comp guiness decides to get a couple of friends and hold the servers hostage? What then? You have to find them, and hope they didn't fudge anything up.
O.k. here is a karma burn.
If this will be so simple in the future, then MS companies will really try to lure people of off linux, plus think of the Virus factor! Now you can infect two OS's for the price of one!
Just like everything else computer! I bought my Asus 8200 Deluxe, cuz it has the video in/out 64 meg of RAM plus hte speed. If I need anything more than this to use Blender, GIMP, of some cool games then I will buy an Oxygen!
How many games/applications truly take advantage of the GeForce 3? Not too many, cuz as most reports state, many people still have computers from 400Mhz to 1GHz. So if they have not upgraded yet, why on earth do they need this? Cuz some mag say's it's the greatest since sliced bread?
Look, all they're doing is changing the bundling of their service to more closely reflect the usage patterns of two groups of customers. To insist that they do otherwise is to demand that the light-usage customers subsidize the heavy users.
You are absolutely correct. This is simple business at work. Sure they should have had a closer look to their contract, but they didn't figure on so many leeches on the band. So they are adjusting to curb down the BW pigs to make it more friendly for the rest.
The end result would be that the 70% of the normal users will get upset about their slow speed, and move some where else which-means a greater loss compared to pissing-off the BW pigs.
So all those poor parents that can't have kids and opt for the invetro will really have more money to pay if a said hospital owns the right to any strand of the DNA. Think about it-the fertilization happens in the said hospital, baby is "grown" for lack a simplicity, and they _OWN_ the baby, for it's whole life.
Maybe I'm think too far out, but it is possible. Remeber IBM thought Bill Gates was a sucker, and Bill Gates thought Open source could never be a threat.
Let me guess, the new version will be "Miscrosoft TC (Trustworthy Computing)".
I am sorry but what right does NASA have in esstablishing a "guide line"?
Since when did NASA_which ALWAYS seems to go over budget_, get to decide on rules?
Space does not belong to NASA. If a man/woman pays $30mil to go up who cares? Better yet who should care if a bunch of millionares get to together and make a space team to go into space?
Space is like open source, everyone has a right to it, no matter what race, sex, or religion." WINE does not yet support applications that use Windows XP-only features such as .NET. White thinks that as XP-only applications start to appear, WINE will have to accommodate them, but he doesn't see this as a major issue yet, since those applications are few.
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This is not a calling of doom for windows users that want to convert_because_a lot of windows users don't want to buy the newest version of windows, even future Service Packs. Especialy small buisnesses because they have to focus their resources on growth and survival. So since M$ has announced that it will stop supporting Win98X in 2003, this might be the window of oppertunity to switch them over to a more sensable alternative."
Let us hope that this will be a successful release for Bioware and the Linux community. I also hope this will be a good experience for Bioware with game development in the Linux community.
Your partly right. Bioware said they will start working on them after the release.
I found a copy of this "preview" in a popular science mag!