I do not think that M$ is close to being on the ropes. I think M$ is just upset that they don't control absolutely everything.
It is the M$ psychopathic greed, that is not changed.
One thing that I wish would happen from a Democratic Presidency next year would be a renewed effort to again break up M$ to put an end to these monopolistic tendencies.
The Bush DOJ did nothing but allow Gates and company to laugh at the laws of the United States, and by this action let M$ destroy whatever software or high tech innovation our country could come up with.
Unlsee we really want to be dependent on the rest of the world for software, it really is time to break up M$ into small enough peices, that they will never again be a threat to innovation.
I can just wish, but who knows, some time just and good things do happen in this world.
OMG, I just watched the video about using this abomination, and all I could think about was that this exemplifies the Asian mindset of making things needlessly complicated, and difficult to use at the same time.
Well, looks like we can add keyboard/mouse interfaces to the list of other great Asian skills, such as...... being able to drive.
I do hate Microsoft, and rejoice when ever that slimy company fails at anything. I I said in my previous post to the earlier article that was modded down to ( -1 Flaimbait ) by the M$ faithful zombies, "Good (it's dead), Fuck Microsoft".
In the era that I grew up, no one would try to use copyright laws to censor wrongdoing. Edward R Murrow would not have even thought that leaked documents could not be used as a news source.
History will show that the DMCA is one of the most evil laws ever past in the country, and is the lynch pin to Fascism.
The whole WIPO organization is simply there to protect the rich, and do no good whatsoever for the common man.
But it is censorship, not music that the DCMA is about.
Just try and see how far anyone gets getting congress to repeal this one.
This is the keystone of total control by the rich.
I think you really have something here. It is the act of making money that copyright laws where made for. Can you imagine Thomas Jefferson Telling Ben Franklin that he owes me mony because he showed some one else in the Continental Congress a paper he wrote?
The MPAA and RIAA have twisted what copyrights were designed to do into some title of every last nano second of every thing.
Like the above poster said, "If you make money on it, it's not fair use, if you don't, it is.
I never liked the condescending attitude of those Gentoo users that think compiling everything was always so superior to Yum or apt-get.
They are prolly made up of the survivors of the sinking Slackware bunch ( who are equally annoying ).
Of course Gentoo or Slackware or the like will work fine, but in these days of fast processors and cheap memory, why not just use a Debian based Linux like Ubuntu WITH a GUI, and let some one else compile the thing.
I have really wondered why net admins didn't want to join the Electricians union, or even the Teamsters. They would hire out of the hall, have their vacation, health, and pension assured by the union, not the company that will prolly no longer be there, get paid a decent wage, and have the advantage of union collective bargaining for wages and working conditions.
There would be no Draconian employment contracts and you would be treated with respect.
If I were doing that kind of work, I would try to organize.
I am a Comcast subscriber, and I really resent that they charge me 50+ BUX per month for "unlimited" internet, but when I want to download a linux installation DVD via BitTorrent, I can't.
I really do not see the Republican controlled FCC doing anything about this, however it is a good start to at least say they are investigating.
Re:The best tools stay out of the way... (shill)
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OMG, these M$ shills are really out in force on Slashdot these days. They really need to have a new classification for these, along with the goatse.cx links and GNAA trolls.
I wonder how much these shills get paid to write this inane dribble?
This is another example of using fear to loot our tax dollars and put them in the pockets of a chosen few greedy defense contractors.
If the US government really wanted to protect the flying public, then they would spend more on hiring air traffic controllers, and step up maintenance inspections.
How much per pound are they charging for this laser system. If any one would really look into the pricing of this, they would find it costs very little to develop and manufacture, and almost all the tax money we are spending for this is just sent directly into the pockets of fat cat contributors.
When will the American people wake up to being robbed by using fear?
Try running Ubuntu on the same hardware and compare times for similar functions.
I can guess they would find that Vista is there to protect M$'s buddies "IP" and only incidentally to run the "consumers" computer.
Also, does it really matter what M$ does in so far as performance? The whole idea of being a monopoly is that you dont have to do anything except collect obscene amounts of money.
The danger of being discovered by a criminal because of this Verizon alarm is really disturbing.
I would want out of my Verizon contract or , use the Casio only after using my GLOCK so as not to endanger myself.
Then tell the police, " I had no choice, I had to shoot the suspect. If I would have called 911 first, it would be me in the body bag ".
A few of those incidents and I'll bet Verizon fixes the problem.
Cheers
Slashdot Mirror
No the real questionis:
"Is the Pope a Nazi"?
I do not think that M$ is close to being on the ropes. I think M$ is just upset that they don't control absolutely everything.
It is the M$ psychopathic greed, that is not changed.
One thing that I wish would happen from a Democratic Presidency next year would be a renewed effort to again break up M$ to put an end to these monopolistic tendencies.
The Bush DOJ did nothing but allow Gates and company to laugh at the laws of the United States, and by this action let M$ destroy whatever software or high tech innovation our country could come up with.
Unlsee we really want to be dependent on the rest of the world for software, it really is time to break up M$ into small enough peices, that they will never again be a threat to innovation.
I can just wish, but who knows, some time just and good things do happen in this world.
Cheers
OMG, I just watched the video about using this abomination, and all I could think about was that this exemplifies the Asian mindset of making things needlessly complicated, and difficult to use at the same time.
...... being able to drive.
Well, looks like we can add keyboard/mouse interfaces to the list of other great Asian skills, such as
Cheers
I do hate Microsoft, and rejoice when ever that slimy company fails at anything. I I said in my previous post to the earlier article that was modded down to ( -1 Flaimbait ) by the M$ faithful zombies, "Good (it's dead), Fuck Microsoft".
Ahhh, I feel better now.
Good. Fuck Microsoft.
Does this mean that copyright law without fair use can be used to suppress evidence of a crime?
" Your Honor, that document can not be used against my client because he/she/it has not given permission for it to be viewed/read/thought about"
Copyright never gave that much power.
Cheers
In the era that I grew up, no one would try to use copyright laws to censor wrongdoing. Edward R Murrow would not have even thought that leaked documents could not be used as a news source.
History will show that the DMCA is one of the most evil laws ever past in the country, and is the lynch pin to Fascism.
The whole WIPO organization is simply there to protect the rich, and do no good whatsoever for the common man.
But it is censorship, not music that the DCMA is about.
Just try and see how far anyone gets getting congress to repeal this one.
This is the keystone of total control by the rich.
Have a nice day.
I think you really have something here. It is the act of making money that copyright laws where made for. Can you imagine Thomas Jefferson Telling Ben Franklin that he owes me mony because he showed some one else in the Continental Congress a paper he wrote?
The MPAA and RIAA have twisted what copyrights were designed to do into some title of every last nano second of every thing.
Like the above poster said, "If you make money on it, it's not fair use, if you don't, it is.
Cheers
I wonder if they thought of including an algorithm to deal with the lisp that is present in most male MAC users?
This would be different than the Windows version.
Cheers
I never liked the condescending attitude of those Gentoo users that think compiling everything was always so superior to Yum or apt-get.
They are prolly made up of the survivors of the sinking Slackware bunch ( who are equally annoying ).
Of course Gentoo or Slackware or the like will work fine, but in these days of fast processors and cheap memory, why not just use a Debian based Linux like Ubuntu WITH a GUI, and let some one else compile the thing.
There, I feel better now.
Unionize!
I have really wondered why net admins didn't want to join the Electricians union, or even the Teamsters. They would hire out of the hall, have their vacation, health, and pension assured by the union, not the company that will prolly no longer be there, get paid a decent wage, and have the advantage of union collective bargaining for wages and working conditions.
There would be no Draconian employment contracts and you would be treated with respect.
If I were doing that kind of work, I would try to organize.
Cheers
I am a Comcast subscriber, and I really resent that they charge me 50+ BUX per month for "unlimited" internet, but when I want to download a linux installation DVD via BitTorrent, I can't.
I really do not see the Republican controlled FCC doing anything about this, however it is a good start to at least say they are investigating.
With 256 K/bs upload speed
OMG, these M$ shills are really out in force on Slashdot these days. They really need to have a new classification for these, along with the goatse.cx links and GNAA trolls.
I wonder how much these shills get paid to write this inane dribble?
This is another example of using fear to loot our tax dollars and put them in the pockets of a chosen few greedy defense contractors.
If the US government really wanted to protect the flying public, then they would spend more on hiring air traffic controllers, and step up maintenance inspections.
How much per pound are they charging for this laser system. If any one would really look into the pricing of this, they would find it costs very little to develop and manufacture, and almost all the tax money we are spending for this is just sent directly into the pockets of fat cat contributors.
When will the American people wake up to being robbed by using fear?
Cheers
<quote> Oh well, the computer says you're OK, so go on in </quote>
Or, in the alternative one could hack the card to say:
" All your base are belong to us "
leaving the border guard with a quizzical look on his face.
Cheers
" I am Bill Gates, and I approved this message "
How does this obvious Microsoft shill get modded up to a 4?
Wow, after reading this post I was wondering where the last line was?
" I'm Bill Gates, and I approved this message "
It really is interesting that obvious paid M$ shills are very aggressive on slashdot these days.
Cheers
The "rest" of the civilized world?
Wouldn't "the civilized world " be correct?
Cheers
OOXML ?
ODF ?
ASCII ?
I wonder if the format will even exist?
Another example of being judged secretly, by unknown standards, and classified by an unknown scale, for unseen reasons.
I really don't know what to say
Cheers
Try running Ubuntu on the same hardware and compare times for similar functions.
I can guess they would find that Vista is there to protect M$'s buddies "IP" and only incidentally to run the "consumers" computer.
Also, does it really matter what M$ does in so far as performance? The whole idea of being a monopoly is that you dont have to do anything except collect obscene amounts of money.
Ugh, sheep.
The danger of being discovered by a criminal because of this Verizon alarm is really disturbing. I would want out of my Verizon contract or , use the Casio only after using my GLOCK so as not to endanger myself. Then tell the police, " I had no choice, I had to shoot the suspect. If I would have called 911 first, it would be me in the body bag ". A few of those incidents and I'll bet Verizon fixes the problem. Cheers
Some of the restaurants in Joliet Illinois, where I live have cockroaches close to this size.
Cheers
Edsel at Risk of Being Bypassed by Customers.
Cheers
WTF? does this mean that in Vista you just pray for a random number?