I type some number enriched ascii jumbled text from something I have laying on the desk that can be remembered and type it in qwerty on a dvorak keyboard. I can type my password out, but if you ask me what it is, I wouldn't know unless I actualy typed it. Its like a secret decoder ring...
Companies that have relied on agreement with Microsoft winding up getting screwed: Apple, IBM, SCO, H-P.
Radio shack is a retail outlet and might be a perfect host for Microsoft. Why would the software giant kill such a lucrative host that can push its warez? Radio Shack may be a poor place to buy parts (or anything else!) but they cater to the public and push credit so they may buy. Christmas shoppers and gift looking people for birthdays, etc., often find their catalogs attractive and take advantage of Radio Shack's offerings.
If you want electronics, there are many good places to find parts on the web. I'd rather take apart a television than go to the shack these days!
CE or Linux? Why? All you really need is an MP3 player. Its not like you are going to program this mp3 player as a firewall or an X server. It most likely has a special purpose DSP programmed mostly with assembly language and perhaps some C thrown in.
Well, its about time the DOJ expidited this along. I remember Microsoft doing battle with the DOJ about the same things that started around 1995. When will it end? How many more cases will open up due to competitors being wiped out due to Microsoft?
Traffic tickets. If you want to get out of something, find a lawyer that is willing to listen. Let them know you want to fight it as it is a matter of principle --all the way if necessary.
I did just this back when I was a bit wild with sports cars. 5 speeding tickets in one year in Kansas City. The law there only allows one ticket to be "reduced" to a parking ticket in one year (if you have lawyer!) To make a long story short, I got out of all of them with a total cost of $1055. The largest 90/55 was dismissed, while others were reduced to parking tickets.
I grew up since then (haven't been pulled over for a traffic violation after I sold the car.) If you want to fight something, you have to have an interest and ask for help. The legal system works both ways. Use it.
I doubt cell providers will use the unlicenced 2.4GHz band. Its a "free" band for consumers.
The 2.4GHz band seems like its going to be mighty crowded. I have a 2.4GHz Zoomair network that runs at 100mW and a 2.4GHz camera from X10. The camera seems to run on a lot less power as it would work a block away through houses, it works only a few feet when the network is running.
Oh, if you need ethernet for your laptop and get tired of breaking dongles, I'd strongly recommend getting one of these things.
...the papercip pops up and asks, "can I watch?" and promptly pipes/dev/video to a streaming port on the webserver's homepage. Meanwhile, all those who view http://www.microsoft.com/billshome stare in slackjawed amazement. Its a tiny fscking paperclip.
"You mean it wasn't really IIS, but that 'fringe operating system?'"
Who are these people, what do they do, interests, homepages? If you have some extra disk space (lots!) unpack the source of your favorite distribution(s) and grep for the names. Viewing source is viewing art and can inspire. Search engines such as google are also good at bringing up the home pages of those in question.
What made me take up Linux in the first place? I can tell you Windows was definitely a turn on the wrong street. My first computer was one of the first Sinclair Z80 computers (the ones that had to be soldered) and started with assembly. Due to schoolwork, the XT and AT computers from IBM (with the help of a research grant...) I got sucked into the vacuum of Windows 286. It took me until the spring of 1997 to give Linux a try. It felt good. Now if my employer can ditch the crap that's called NT...
What Mr. Gates has taken away, Linux has given back.
I'd vote for Miguel de Icaza. I saw him present the works of Gnome again this year at the ALS. From what has happened in one year, it looks like he has the amazing ability to convert caffeine to freely distributable code. I heard that Mexico is now using Linux in public schools, perhaps in great part in his ability to rally developers with his inspiration.
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An instructor explained that 120VRMS AC is effectively equal to 120VDC in terms of TBP (Tongue Burning Power.) His explaination was that a 9V battery placed on your tongue would have the same effective tongue burning power as 9VRMS off a transformer. They would feel the same.
About which is safer to grab on to, I'd rather be zapped by a cattle fence that had AC than DC. The AC may be a lot less likely to force my hands to squeeze a grip and not let go.
Electrolytic capacitors, even the real small ones, start to draw current when polarized the wrong way. They will start to heat and the pressure of the oil electrolyte will compromise the aluminum can in a sudden release that most people call a loud bang.
Toxic? The oil isn't that bad, but any aluminum oxides, if any is liberated from the plates, can cause nerve damage. It would take some serious pyrotechnic temperatures to get that bad.
Bias a small 1uF capacitor with 50 volts and wait a few minutes while it builds pressure from the heat. The little ones make great bangs too!
If you ever get a hold of a 2uF capacitor or greater that can take about 8KV, try it. Just charge up the capacitor with the two charged plates parallel and just close enough...
At this point, be sure to wear some good safety glasses as parts will fly at high velocities. Drop an old integrated circuit between the two plates and watch it explode. Great fun to show off as it makes the loudest bangs while pelting everyone with the flying pieces.
Are they trying to get attention and free advertising?
In a small town there is nothing worse than no one knowing you. "Who is that person?" But...
Except if the person happens to be a crook. LinuxOne, in my opinion, does not deserve to be called a gadfly. The historical background of the character(s) behind the secenes suggest that man wishes to milk the Linux name just because it can legaly be done. To ride Linux for all its worth. Let's give him that ride and if he wishes to leave town by rail, let's help him.
"investers"...will turn to companies that have a large proprietary component as they would be the only non-commodity distros out there.
I doubt such a grim fate would haunt any well meaning group who pride themselves with providing value added services. Yes, a RedHat CD is freely distributable, but its the brand name of RedHat that has value good as gold. When it comes to support, you would trust most the group that supports the community.
LinuxOne wishes to hide features to increase value? This just makes components inaccessable and dilutes the value of the whole distribution. Make your distro a secret and much of the community is likely not to have a vested interest in your product. We know of a closely guarded product from Redmond that requires high maintenance and a very freely available source packaged in North Carolina. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Those who wish to make sources free and extend services may provide the best value and be handsomely rewarded with name recognition. LinuxOne does not seem to chose the path of enlightenment, but wishes to introduce the path of darkness to Linux.
If I remember right, "cut off Netscape's air supply" was the exact quote for the orders to kill Netscape as a company. How anticompetetive can you get?
When you control the dominant operating system, its hooks, and installed components, you can control opponents. Especially when you dump competing products like IE free of charge. If a foreign country dumps RAM chips on the American market, you can bet there will be an outcry and there will be US government action in the form of high tarrifs. But if MS offers a free browser, we get to see a flood of these "independent surveys" and press releases from Microsoft stating how consumers prefer an "integrated" browser that is part of the operating system.
You seem to hate Netscape as a company. They have done good for the computer industry, perhaps more than Emperor Gates III has. Who was it that innovated the browser and the internet, made it popular, while Microsoft wholely dismissed the internet and attempted to market its own propritary online service?
When Microsoft realized it couldn't compete on its own path, it turned on a dime and bought out Spyglass with the Mosiac code and was determined to steamroll Netscape into the ground. Ethical? Should Microsoft be rewarded for this behavior? Well, with billions in revenue and after they have bought up full page ads and advertised in media that plays them in a 100% favorable light, they seem to be immune to criminal acts in the public light. Unless the DOJ takes action.
Give microosft a break will you? I mean they did after all do allot of good for the computer industry!
OK, Microsoft Mouthpiece, they sure did! Told DRDOS to bend over and squeal like a pig. Cut off Netscape's air supply. Put a lot of hard working programmers out of jobs when companies like Stac was bought out as part of a settlement and the owners took the money. Have to love Microsoft. If they don't steal it, they buy it, or make you their "partner."
You may have had problems with MSNBC's poll in Netscape, but you ought to try it in Lynx! Its ends up in a near infinite loop of refreshes with cookies from hell. Their poll must be rigged only to allow IEXPLORER users to vote. Imagine that. Its like Linux users are told to sit at the back of the bus or denied any involvement whatsoever. They seem to be getting the most out of the media (NBC) they bought for their own propaganda purposes.
I hope they are found guilty on all accounts, fined one dollar, and lose the ability to have any sections of their far reaching EULA's enforced. The result might be Microsoft would be forced to offer worthwhile services to compete in the marketplace. Else it will continue to strongarm upgrades and solutions from Microsoft/SPA raids due to unlicensed warez that creep into businesses from homes.
Communism? No, its Democracy at its finest! Freely distributable software lets you make your own changes and make a difference if you wish. No central control of one Big Dinasour Company.
I hear this communism thing as well as "security issues" from ignorant folks who just only know the Redmond Way. They are at work and at parties. Them and their warez. They only think they are free.
that company just buys domain names and does nothing with them that is cyber squating.
Somehow, I think this bill will help the squatters. Before, they could only sell names based on the perceived value of just the name. Everyone knows they were just squatting on it, waiting for it to hatch.
Now, they will buy these names, make some hooey company or something to make the domain seem legit to skirt this law. When time comes to sell it, they can claim it has more value, because there are already current vested business interests from all the chrome added to the domain.
I bet they snuck a patent past the USPTO about this "Jitter Elimination Technology." Just increase the cache size, and presto! No more jitters! The novel research these days amazes me.
I hear Redmond might try to patent a Crash Proof Operating System that is touted to be available in our lifetime...
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I type some number enriched ascii jumbled text from something I have laying on the desk that can be remembered and type it in qwerty on a dvorak keyboard. I can type my password out, but if you ask me what it is, I wouldn't know unless I actualy typed it. Its like a secret decoder ring...
Companies that have relied on agreement with Microsoft winding up getting screwed: Apple, IBM, SCO, H-P.
Radio shack is a retail outlet and might be a perfect host for Microsoft. Why would the software giant kill such a lucrative host that can push its warez? Radio Shack may be a poor place to buy parts (or anything else!) but they cater to the public and push credit so they may buy. Christmas shoppers and gift looking people for birthdays, etc., often find their catalogs attractive and take advantage of Radio Shack's offerings.
If you want electronics, there are many good places to find parts on the web. I'd rather take apart a television than go to the shack these days!
What was political about the exam? You aren't trying to make an excuse for writer's block are you?
CE or Linux? Why? All you really need is an MP3 player. Its not like you are going to program this mp3 player as a firewall or an X server. It most likely has a special purpose DSP programmed mostly with assembly language and perhaps some C thrown in.
Well, its about time the DOJ expidited this along. I remember Microsoft doing battle with the DOJ about the same things that started around 1995. When will it end? How many more cases will open up due to competitors being wiped out due to Microsoft?
Traffic tickets. If you want to get out of something, find a lawyer that is willing to listen. Let them know you want to fight it as it is a matter of principle --all the way if necessary.
I did just this back when I was a bit wild with sports cars. 5 speeding tickets in one year in Kansas City. The law there only allows one ticket to be "reduced" to a parking ticket in one year (if you have lawyer!) To make a long story short, I got out of all of them with a total cost of $1055. The largest 90/55 was dismissed, while others were reduced to parking tickets.
I grew up since then (haven't been pulled over for a traffic violation after I sold the car.) If you want to fight something, you have to have an interest and ask for help. The legal system works both ways. Use it.
I doubt cell providers will use the unlicenced 2.4GHz band. Its a "free" band for consumers.
The 2.4GHz band seems like its going to be mighty crowded. I have a 2.4GHz Zoomair network that runs at 100mW and a 2.4GHz camera from X10. The camera seems to run on a lot less power as it would work a block away through houses, it works only a few feet when the network is running.
Oh, if you need ethernet for your laptop and get tired of breaking dongles, I'd strongly recommend getting one of these things.
...the papercip pops up and asks, "can I watch?" and promptly pipes /dev/video to a streaming port on the webserver's homepage. Meanwhile, all those who view http://www.microsoft.com/billshome stare in slackjawed amazement. Its a tiny fscking paperclip.
"You mean it wasn't really IIS, but that 'fringe operating system?'"
Who are these people, what do they do, interests, homepages? If you have some extra disk space (lots!) unpack the source of your favorite distribution(s) and grep for the names. Viewing source is viewing art and can inspire. Search engines such as google are also good at bringing up the home pages of those in question.
What made me take up Linux in the first place? I can tell you Windows was definitely a turn on the wrong street. My first computer was one of the first Sinclair Z80 computers (the ones that had to be soldered) and started with assembly. Due to schoolwork, the XT and AT computers from IBM (with the help of a research grant...) I got sucked into the vacuum of Windows 286. It took me until the spring of 1997 to give Linux a try. It felt good. Now if my employer can ditch the crap that's called NT...
What Mr. Gates has taken away, Linux has given back.
I'd vote for Miguel de Icaza. I saw him present the works of Gnome again this year at the ALS. From what has happened in one year, it looks like he has the amazing ability to convert caffeine to freely distributable code. I heard that Mexico is now using Linux in public schools, perhaps in great part in his ability to rally developers with his inspiration.
An instructor explained that 120VRMS AC is effectively equal to 120VDC in terms of TBP (Tongue Burning Power.) His explaination was that a 9V battery placed on your tongue would have the same effective tongue burning power as 9VRMS off a transformer. They would feel the same.
About which is safer to grab on to, I'd rather be zapped by a cattle fence that had AC than DC. The AC may be a lot less likely to force my hands to squeeze a grip and not let go.
Electrolytic capacitors, even the real small ones, start to draw current when polarized the wrong way. They will start to heat and the pressure of the oil electrolyte will compromise the aluminum can in a sudden release that most people call a loud bang.
Toxic? The oil isn't that bad, but any aluminum oxides, if any is liberated from the plates, can cause nerve damage. It would take some serious pyrotechnic temperatures to get that bad.
Bias a small 1uF capacitor with 50 volts and wait a few minutes while it builds pressure from the heat. The little ones make great bangs too!
If you ever get a hold of a 2uF capacitor or greater that can take about 8KV, try it. Just charge up the capacitor with the two charged plates parallel and just close enough...
At this point, be sure to wear some good safety glasses as parts will fly at high velocities. Drop an old integrated circuit between the two plates and watch it explode. Great fun to show off as it makes the loudest bangs while pelting everyone with the flying pieces.
Patience... Mr. Gates does not need to be struck by lightning. It would be too quick. The wheels of justice are turning.
They may turn slow, but while Mr. Gates was playing with the law, he seemed to have slipped in the cracks of a large set of rotating gears...
Are they trying to get attention and free advertising?
In a small town there is nothing worse than no one knowing you. "Who is that person?" But...
Except if the person happens to be a crook. LinuxOne, in my opinion, does not deserve to be called a gadfly. The historical background of the character(s) behind the secenes suggest that man wishes to milk the Linux name just because it can legaly be done. To ride Linux for all its worth. Let's give him that ride and if he wishes to leave town by rail, let's help him.
"investers"...will turn to companies that have a large proprietary component as they would be the only non-commodity distros out there.
I doubt such a grim fate would haunt any well meaning group who pride themselves with providing value added services. Yes, a RedHat CD is freely distributable, but its the brand name of RedHat that has value good as gold. When it comes to support, you would trust most the group that supports the community.
LinuxOne wishes to hide features to increase value? This just makes components inaccessable and dilutes the value of the whole distribution. Make your distro a secret and much of the community is likely not to have a vested interest in your product. We know of a closely guarded product from Redmond that requires high maintenance and a very freely available source packaged in North Carolina. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Those who wish to make sources free and extend services may provide the best value and be handsomely rewarded with name recognition. LinuxOne does not seem to chose the path of enlightenment, but wishes to introduce the path of darkness to Linux.
If I remember right, "cut off Netscape's air supply" was the exact quote for the orders to kill Netscape as a company. How anticompetetive can you get?
When you control the dominant operating system, its hooks, and installed components, you can control opponents. Especially when you dump competing products like IE free of charge. If a foreign country dumps RAM chips on the American market, you can bet there will be an outcry and there will be US government action in the form of high tarrifs. But if MS offers a free browser, we get to see a flood of these "independent surveys" and press releases from Microsoft stating how consumers prefer an "integrated" browser that is part of the operating system.
You seem to hate Netscape as a company. They have done good for the computer industry, perhaps more than Emperor Gates III has. Who was it that innovated the browser and the internet, made it popular, while Microsoft wholely dismissed the internet and attempted to market its own propritary online service?
When Microsoft realized it couldn't compete on its own path, it turned on a dime and bought out Spyglass with the Mosiac code and was determined to steamroll Netscape into the ground. Ethical? Should Microsoft be rewarded for this behavior? Well, with billions in revenue and after they have bought up full page ads and advertised in media that plays them in a 100% favorable light, they seem to be immune to criminal acts in the public light. Unless the DOJ takes action.
Give microosft a break will you? I mean they did after all do allot of good for the computer industry!
OK, Microsoft Mouthpiece, they sure did! Told DRDOS to bend over and squeal like a pig. Cut off Netscape's air supply. Put a lot of hard working programmers out of jobs when companies like Stac was bought out as part of a settlement and the owners took the money. Have to love Microsoft. If they don't steal it, they buy it, or make you their "partner."
You may have had problems with MSNBC's poll in Netscape, but you ought to try it in Lynx! Its ends up in a near infinite loop of refreshes with cookies from hell. Their poll must be rigged only to allow IEXPLORER users to vote. Imagine that. Its like Linux users are told to sit at the back of the bus or denied any involvement whatsoever. They seem to be getting the most out of the media (NBC) they bought for their own propaganda purposes.
I hope they are found guilty on all accounts, fined one dollar, and lose the ability to have any sections of their far reaching EULA's enforced. The result might be Microsoft would be forced to offer worthwhile services to compete in the marketplace. Else it will continue to strongarm upgrades and solutions from Microsoft/SPA raids due to unlicensed warez that creep into businesses from homes.
Communism? No, its Democracy at its finest! Freely distributable software lets you make your own changes and make a difference if you wish. No central control of one Big Dinasour Company.
I hear this communism thing as well as "security issues" from ignorant folks who just only know the Redmond Way. They are at work and at parties. Them and their warez. They only think they are free.
Now only if the USA would live up to its "freedoms" and insist on freely available software and standards.
that company just buys domain names and does nothing with them that is cyber squating.
Somehow, I think this bill will help the squatters. Before, they could only sell names based on the perceived value of just the name. Everyone knows they were just squatting on it, waiting for it to hatch.
Now, they will buy these names, make some hooey company or something to make the domain seem legit to skirt this law. When time comes to sell it, they can claim it has more value, because there are already current vested business interests from all the chrome added to the domain.
I bet they snuck a patent past the USPTO about this "Jitter Elimination Technology." Just increase the cache size, and presto! No more jitters! The novel research these days amazes me.
I hear Redmond might try to patent a Crash Proof Operating System that is touted to be available in our lifetime...