I think that would be like saying that if the FDA found out that there was a chemical in general mills cereals (all of them) that could cause illness in a large group of people, and to stay away from their product unless you know it won't affect you, and then general mills decides to sue the FDA.
Funny you mention the FDA as a counter-argument example. From what I understand, the FDA is prevented from saying a blasted thing without consultation with the company involved. This is at least true for meatpackers; meat recalls are notoriously vague and narrow. I infer that a similar problem exists with any product that falls under FDA control.
it's essentially their fault for having the defect in there, and the gov. is doing their job in protecting consumers.
Theoretically, precisely. That does nothing to stop a corporation from retaliating with press releases and legal attacks to recoup money for "lost sales" or "defamation" or some such crap. Logic and sense go out the window when the bottom line is at stake, regardless of who is at fault.
i don't think the DHL is saying it aids terrorists, just that it poses a threat to people who are using it.
That's pretty much what I was trying to get at. I just couldn't think of a good way to state the GM example in terms of DHS without hauling out the "terra! terra!" cliche. A lack of imagination or understanding of DHS on my part, perhaps, aside from the creepy statist, panopticon-promoting elements.
Repeat after me: Global Class Action Lawsuit against Microsoft. Bunch of bumbling fubars. And that ain't the only whole they haven't plugged in months...
That last sentence gives me a better idea... forget the lawsuit. Encourage their spouses to deny them until those bugs get fixed.
Call it Project Lysistrata.
Uhh... that assumes they have spouses to deny them. If not, distribute their pictures to every singles bar and sweaty-palm dating site, with a "DO NOT TOUCH THIS PERSON." warning.
If they're not plugging holes now, they certainly won't be plugging holes until the bugs get fixed!*
* "or get plugged", depending upon gender and orientation. Deny, deny, deny until the bugs are fixed!
Anyone want to place bets on whether some clever MS lawyer is preparing to argue that any antitrust action related to the browser bundling should be tossed out, because the feds are now encouraging people to use browsers written by the competition? After all, if the government acknowledges that there is legitimate competition, then clearly, MS must not be abusing its desktop monopoly, since so many people are now downloading those free alternatives... right?
As an alternative... imagine if DHS came out and said that a flaw in GM vehicles aided terrorists, and people should purchase Ford and Chrysler vehicles until the flaw is repaired. Do you think GM would immediately start demanding financial compensation for lost sales and market share from the federal government?
Now, extend that to MS, despite the fact that IE is, effectively, free. If the whole thing still seems unbelievable, insert Robert Heinlein's quote about corporations thinking they have an unassailable right to make a profit above all else here. I'll bet good money MS is already preparing the legal briefs for some kind of retaliation.
I'm going to go on a short rant here, somewhat inspired by the parent. Feel free to downmod.
It appears to me, at this moment, that the entire US spacd program is becoming as mismanaged as the Russian one. Useful projects are threatened with mothballing, deorbit, and cancellation, while white elephants like the ISS are allowed to suck dollars. Now that I think of it, it is an absolute disgrace that no backup to the manned shuttle program was considered, in the event that disasters like Challenger and Columbia stalled major projects like the ISS and Hubble upgrades. At least the Russians have a working capsule transport system that can carry people to and from space.
I've been led to understand that the proposed Crew Exploration Vehicle will be closer to a single-use capsule than a reusable spaceplane. It occurs to me, after considering the problems caused by the Columbia disaster and the presence of an ongoing, if rickety and bankrupt, Russian transport system, that maybe the old Apollo or Gemini designs should have been dusted off and updated years ago, for just such a situation like this. There is much to be said for a reusable transport system like the shuttle, but diversification is the key for the health and survival of... well, damn near anything. Relying on robots is good in terms of safety and learning how to remotely manipulate machines in space, but if we're going to travel to the Moon, and eventually Mars (and beyond?), we must get people into space, the more the better, to continue learning how to survive and travel in that harsh environment for extended periods.
Despite the hard work of the scientists and engineers at NASA, it seems to me that the American program is in disarray, buried under years of budget cuts and pointless rhetoric from various bureaucrats and politicians. The Russian program will be something of a writeoff until that agency is given a degree of stability and sure access to resources. China's program may very well lead the way to the moon again, but I have no clue just how well that program is being handled, or whether it would survive a collapse of the current authoritarian regime. Europe seems focused on unpiloted probes like Cassini, which as I said is perfectly KO, but for the lack of human interaction. India... who knows, crossing my fingers. Ultimately, we can guess what living on the Moon and during interplanetary transit will be like. We can even make some solid predictions based on our current knowledge ands cience. But, we simply won't know what is really involved in such a massive project as an orbiting construction platform, or a moonbase, until we try it. By "try", I mean dedicate the resources necessary, not the resources demanded by political convenience and pork, which is far less and more wasteful. Some of the nongovernmental efforts may also help keep people going to the stars, freed from the constraints of government bureaucracy and state inertia.*
I'm tired of dicking around, scrambling for dollars while we, as a species, waste billions trying to kill each other. What the hell, might as well launch the nukes now and get it over with. If you want to call me nuts after reading this, you're the ones trying to rationalize the wholesale immolation of millions for... what, exactly?**
Ok, rant over
* I'm not exactly talking about privatization and dividing of space here. I actually hope some non-monetary-profit projects get started. After all, there is more to wealth than dollars and lines on a map (or a contract).
**The "you" in this refers to anyone, in any set of borders, who would rather spend money on guns and bombs than food and exploration. I'm starting to wonder if there is a collective, subconscious psychosis developing among our species. The dolphins may want to make their move soon, whatever that turns out to be.
Weeeeeellllll... the kernel can be made into a slow bloatfest--just ask Red Hat, which compiles everything possible as modules and goes so generic, it visibly hurts performance.
A simple recompile can solve that problem... but how many people even know what compiling is?
Then again, there are enough activities that can be carried out on both Linux and Windows complicated enough to confuse the proverbial Joe User that, to me, there's almost no point raising this line of argument. Point out some kind of performance-increasing modification for Linux that is not intuitive, I'll point out one in Windows. All we can do is try and make these things easier to find out about, without compromising stability and security. It's a tall order, but that's life, eh?
As a side note: BSD is a server OS (no question about it). Windows is a desktop OS (being twisted into a server platform). But which is Linux?
Both. Neither. Whatever you wish it to be, given some familiarity with how to compile a program from source and a bit of bravery.
I can't see why BSD couldn't be made into a "desktop" OS the same way Linux can be, due to its own open-source nature, and the fact that many GUI-based tools available for Linux are also made available for, at least, FreeBSD. Since I can't get a look at how Windows is structured, it's harder for me to say how easy it would be (or, perhaps, has been) to turn it into an operating system capable of replacing Unix-based servers, though I suspect the internal rewriting must be mind-bendingly complicated. I have to wonder if, at some point, the Windows coders will have to move some of the GUI stuff into userspace to improve kernel reliability and speed. With the current capabilities of modern hardware, the drive toward a new Windows command shell, and the ongoing complaints about Windows' speed, I wonder if anyone would notice at first...
...that, to me, separate Linux (and, by extension, BSD) from Windows
1) A monolithic kernel that can be customized and tailored by any end user willing to take the plunge, or at least just compile from source.
2) A variety of command shells that are intended to be used as full-fledged operating environments, without the need for a GUI.
(ObDisclaimer: haven't read the article, probably won't)
Some of the windowing environments and GUI-based programs try to emulate the Windows look-n-feel, but I haven't run across many things in the rest of Linux-based operating systems that can be thought of as copied from Windows... well, except for the embarrassingly registry-like GConf2 database (the first time I used the graphical gconftool to change spatial Nautilus back to usable-for-me Nautilus, I nearly regurgitated at the bad memories it brought back).
I think this guy might as well say any operating system "copies" things from Windows, Mac OS, and every other operating system.
We had to spend nine days training these clueless morons about how to use Mac OS X, despite the fact that Mac OS X is substantially easier to use than Windows.
"substantially easier to use" does not directly translate to "automatically intuitive," especially if the newbie has never touched a Mac. I've played with Mac OS X once -- will you call me a moron for not automatically knowing where a file or program is accessed? Put me in front of a Longhorn-based box, and I'll probably still need a bit of training just to get used to the changes. AFter that, I'll be golden.
I certainly hope, should that day come, I won't have to deal with a snobby, self-important arse like yourself.
Well, the fact that you can become infected with a trojan simply by VISITING a web site, with no user interaction at all required, tells me than NO, IE does NOT work.
One concept M$ should take from the Unix-likes is the idea that a newly-created file should not be set executable until the user takes explicit action to make the file an executable. No more games with MIME types and.exe extensions, no more spreading wide open for any random.exe uploaded from a maliciously-written site.
Mind you, I can think of a couple ways a browser on Linux/Unix could be exploited if the browser is written by morons... but until then, I see no spyware on my box running FC2 and Galeon.
This store isn't too far from where I live, by transit anyway, so I may have to give it a look sometime soon.
The realist in me questions how long this store will survive considering the array of cheapie computer outlets strewn across the GTA that will happily toss in Windows, but getting mentioned in the TorStar may help draw the curious. If the quality of the machines themselves is better than the crap sold by MDG and its ilk, the good reputation alone could help this store ride out the first year.
My greatest concern is that people who have no clue about how Linux operates will walk in expecting a Windows clone, and freak out the moment they can't install, say, DVD X Copy or Farcry. However, I also hope this will be overridden by clueful folks bringing their friends to help buy a new box, people who are willing to help newbies get over the initial bumps and learning curve. It sounds like this store sells Linux-based machines preinstalled, which pretty much eliminates the issue of installation difficulties that many critics still like to point out. For some time, I've thought that Windows preinstalls were the greatest barrier to increased Linux adoption.
Most of all, when I start making a bit more than just-above-minimum-wage, I'll want to get a newer machine than the Pentium II I'm still slogging away on (happily, I might add, with FC2). I'd like to know what I can get for about Cdn$600-$800, since I'd like to use that machine for testing things like Ardour. If I don't have to pay the MS tax, and the machines are guaranteed to work with Linux out of the store, then I won't have to worry as much about playing hardware roulette--someone else did it for me:).
"Caedite eos! Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius" "Slay them all! God will known his own!" -Abbe Arnaud-Amaury, before the slaughter of Beziers during the Albigensian Crusade
What's so big about Gmail, anyway? Is it the gigabyte of storage? The allure of using something offered by Google? The excitement of being admitted to a semi-exclusive online club?
People don't really care that the album is copy protected.
Some people don't really care. Speak for yourself.
Hell, I'll go buy this one.
Go right ahead. No one is stopping you. I won't, because I can't put this on my hard drive as oggs, like I do with the rest of the music I purchase.
That's one sale they've lost. Maybe I'll just have to pirate the tracks if I want to hear them, since I'm sure some enterprising fellow will figure out a way to circumvent the copy control sooner or later...
IIRC, it does require mod_cgi and CGI Perl modules.
I should know. I'm running it on my own webserver--and loving it. If you're looking for a barebones weblog script that doesn't require anything but bog-standard basic HTML in the entries, you're set. If you want to muck around with plugins, you have the power.
For someone who runs a website on his own machine as a hobby, it's a great way to learn about CGI and how this stuff works.
I've never had a problem with TD Canada Trust, using Galeon on Linux.
However, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada wouldn't allow me to fill out an EI claim online until I changed the user agent to fake IE 6. It seems the site does a simple user-agent check for compatibility. I'm sure there are better ways of testing for encryption support, but hell, it's a government site--lowest bidder (or, if the site was designed by a friend of Chretien, highest bid x 2).
Seriously, don't worry so much. If you are afraid that "men in dark suits" will visit you after "downloading 100 songs" you clearly have problems and should probably seek professional help...
Isn't that pretty much what the major record labels and "industry associations" want people to worry about? Back in my computer retail days, I remember one poor kid that was on the verge of tears about the possibility that the jackbooted thugs might hunt him down for pirating a few games.
He was in a very, very tiny minority. Most people didn't give a crap. Based on what I experienced, I think the major labels are managing to hurt even the independents through their belligerence and underhanded tactics, both toward artists and customers. It reached a point where I got the impression that people wanted to hurt the labels, in retaliation for real or perceived grievances.
It will take a very long time for the record industry to rebuild the bridges it torched, and I suspect it will never look the same afterward. I hope that means the cartels will disappear...
Hard-left radio stations have been using the A-Infos Radio Project and the IMC Radio Project for some time to distribute content. The quality of the productions range from excellent to useless, much like anything else. The productions are almost all politically-oriented, so not having read the article (a grand Slashdot tradition), I don't know if PRX also carries a larger proportion of music and PSAs.
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Naturally, I just posted this quote on my own weblog.
Oh, the juxtaposition! The horror! The cheap plug!
You want pain? I just got back from a month in Windsor. Things have become so homogenized and stinky, CIDR--ostensibly a Canadian CHUM station--plays more ads for Detroit businesses, and runs more Detroit-related traffic reports and news, than Canadian stuff. The Detroit stations are practically indistinguishable, and I swear I heard the same fifteen songs every bloody morning. To top it all off, I had no control over any radio I was near (can't drive, and you never change the driver's station), so I couldn't even tune into the U of Windsor station, CJAM.
It's getting just as bad around here, I agree with you, but my late-night radiosurfing expeditions have found a few potential gems. If nothing else, Brave New Waves on CBC can be an oasis of originality in a sea of conformity.
I'll also take the opportunity to pimp the station I kill time at, CKLN--also full of stuff that never gets airplay, not to mention the extreme-leftist news and commentary (*raises hand*)
I've always found cut & paste into an email to be quite dodgy.
I've always found cut & paste to be an ugly description of moving files, period. The concept may work fine in things like word processors and image editors, which can be easily compared to similar non-digital activities. However, do you cut folders out of a file cabinet, or paste documents into another folder?
I don't understand why it would not have been just as easy to establish "move file" and "...to here" as the commonly-accepted file movement option instead of "cut" and "paste". I think it would have made more sense, especially with respect to the entire desktop concept realized by Apple and Microsoft. I would love to hear from someone with background in UI development and history on this subject, because even today it bugs the hell out of me.
The only really slow thing is starting OpenOffice.
What's going on here? Might my good luck be related to the fact that I always, always, always install a vanilla kernel after installing a distro? I noticed a significant increase in responsiveness when I kicked FC2's default kernel to the curb in favour of a freshly-built one.
Just my critical view of it, after several Associates, a Bachelors, Masters and starting on a second Masters degree.
You don't need several degrees to know his sample size is statistically worthless.
Two.
Two.
Even lowly ol' about-to-complete-first-bachelor's me knows this isn't even usable as propaganda, for the very reason pointed out by practically every poster. At most, this could be considered the start of some serious research.
I hope this guy isn't expecting kudos, or grades, or grants to come from this.
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I think that would be like saying that if the FDA found out that there was a chemical in general mills cereals (all of them) that could cause illness in a large group of people, and to stay away from their product unless you know it won't affect you, and then general mills decides to sue the FDA.
Funny you mention the FDA as a counter-argument example. From what I understand, the FDA is prevented from saying a blasted thing without consultation with the company involved. This is at least true for meatpackers; meat recalls are notoriously vague and narrow. I infer that a similar problem exists with any product that falls under FDA control.
it's essentially their fault for having the defect in there, and the gov. is doing their job in protecting consumers.
Theoretically, precisely. That does nothing to stop a corporation from retaliating with press releases and legal attacks to recoup money for "lost sales" or "defamation" or some such crap. Logic and sense go out the window when the bottom line is at stake, regardless of who is at fault.
i don't think the DHL is saying it aids terrorists, just that it poses a threat to people who are using it.
That's pretty much what I was trying to get at. I just couldn't think of a good way to state the GM example in terms of DHS without hauling out the "terra! terra!" cliche. A lack of imagination or understanding of DHS on my part, perhaps, aside from the creepy statist, panopticon-promoting elements.
Repeat after me: Global Class Action Lawsuit against Microsoft. Bunch of bumbling fubars. And that ain't the only whole they haven't plugged in months...
That last sentence gives me a better idea... forget the lawsuit. Encourage their spouses to deny them until those bugs get fixed.
Call it Project Lysistrata.
Uhh... that assumes they have spouses to deny them. If not, distribute their pictures to every singles bar and sweaty-palm dating site, with a "DO NOT TOUCH THIS PERSON." warning.
If they're not plugging holes now, they certainly won't be plugging holes until the bugs get fixed!*
* "or get plugged", depending upon gender and orientation. Deny, deny, deny until the bugs are fixed!
Anyone want to place bets on whether some clever MS lawyer is preparing to argue that any antitrust action related to the browser bundling should be tossed out, because the feds are now encouraging people to use browsers written by the competition? After all, if the government acknowledges that there is legitimate competition, then clearly, MS must not be abusing its desktop monopoly, since so many people are now downloading those free alternatives... right?
As an alternative... imagine if DHS came out and said that a flaw in GM vehicles aided terrorists, and people should purchase Ford and Chrysler vehicles until the flaw is repaired. Do you think GM would immediately start demanding financial compensation for lost sales and market share from the federal government?
Now, extend that to MS, despite the fact that IE is, effectively, free. If the whole thing still seems unbelievable, insert Robert Heinlein's quote about corporations thinking they have an unassailable right to make a profit above all else here. I'll bet good money MS is already preparing the legal briefs for some kind of retaliation.
I'm going to go on a short rant here, somewhat inspired by the parent. Feel free to downmod.
It appears to me, at this moment, that the entire US spacd program is becoming as mismanaged as the Russian one. Useful projects are threatened with mothballing, deorbit, and cancellation, while white elephants like the ISS are allowed to suck dollars. Now that I think of it, it is an absolute disgrace that no backup to the manned shuttle program was considered, in the event that disasters like Challenger and Columbia stalled major projects like the ISS and Hubble upgrades. At least the Russians have a working capsule transport system that can carry people to and from space.
I've been led to understand that the proposed Crew Exploration Vehicle will be closer to a single-use capsule than a reusable spaceplane. It occurs to me, after considering the problems caused by the Columbia disaster and the presence of an ongoing, if rickety and bankrupt, Russian transport system, that maybe the old Apollo or Gemini designs should have been dusted off and updated years ago, for just such a situation like this. There is much to be said for a reusable transport system like the shuttle, but diversification is the key for the health and survival of... well, damn near anything. Relying on robots is good in terms of safety and learning how to remotely manipulate machines in space, but if we're going to travel to the Moon, and eventually Mars (and beyond?), we must get people into space, the more the better, to continue learning how to survive and travel in that harsh environment for extended periods.
Despite the hard work of the scientists and engineers at NASA, it seems to me that the American program is in disarray, buried under years of budget cuts and pointless rhetoric from various bureaucrats and politicians. The Russian program will be something of a writeoff until that agency is given a degree of stability and sure access to resources. China's program may very well lead the way to the moon again, but I have no clue just how well that program is being handled, or whether it would survive a collapse of the current authoritarian regime. Europe seems focused on unpiloted probes like Cassini, which as I said is perfectly KO, but for the lack of human interaction. India... who knows, crossing my fingers. Ultimately, we can guess what living on the Moon and during interplanetary transit will be like. We can even make some solid predictions based on our current knowledge ands cience. But, we simply won't know what is really involved in such a massive project as an orbiting construction platform, or a moonbase, until we try it. By "try", I mean dedicate the resources necessary, not the resources demanded by political convenience and pork, which is far less and more wasteful. Some of the nongovernmental efforts may also help keep people going to the stars, freed from the constraints of government bureaucracy and state inertia.*
I'm tired of dicking around, scrambling for dollars while we, as a species, waste billions trying to kill each other. What the hell, might as well launch the nukes now and get it over with. If you want to call me nuts after reading this, you're the ones trying to rationalize the wholesale immolation of millions for... what, exactly?**
Ok, rant over
* I'm not exactly talking about privatization and dividing of space here. I actually hope some non-monetary-profit projects get started. After all, there is more to wealth than dollars and lines on a map (or a contract).
**The "you" in this refers to anyone, in any set of borders, who would rather spend money on guns and bombs than food and exploration. I'm starting to wonder if there is a collective, subconscious psychosis developing among our species. The dolphins may want to make their move soon, whatever that turns out to be.
2. Linux: fast, Windows: bloated
Weeeeeellllll... the kernel can be made into a slow bloatfest--just ask Red Hat, which compiles everything possible as modules and goes so generic, it visibly hurts performance.
A simple recompile can solve that problem... but how many people even know what compiling is?
Then again, there are enough activities that can be carried out on both Linux and Windows complicated enough to confuse the proverbial Joe User that, to me, there's almost no point raising this line of argument. Point out some kind of performance-increasing modification for Linux that is not intuitive, I'll point out one in Windows. All we can do is try and make these things easier to find out about, without compromising stability and security. It's a tall order, but that's life, eh?
As a side note: BSD is a server OS (no question about it). Windows is a desktop OS (being twisted into a server platform). But which is Linux?
Both. Neither. Whatever you wish it to be, given some familiarity with how to compile a program from source and a bit of bravery.
I can't see why BSD couldn't be made into a "desktop" OS the same way Linux can be, due to its own open-source nature, and the fact that many GUI-based tools available for Linux are also made available for, at least, FreeBSD. Since I can't get a look at how Windows is structured, it's harder for me to say how easy it would be (or, perhaps, has been) to turn it into an operating system capable of replacing Unix-based servers, though I suspect the internal rewriting must be mind-bendingly complicated. I have to wonder if, at some point, the Windows coders will have to move some of the GUI stuff into userspace to improve kernel reliability and speed. With the current capabilities of modern hardware, the drive toward a new Windows command shell, and the ongoing complaints about Windows' speed, I wonder if anyone would notice at first...
...that, to me, separate Linux (and, by extension, BSD) from Windows
1) A monolithic kernel that can be customized and tailored by any end user willing to take the plunge, or at least just compile from source.
2) A variety of command shells that are intended to be used as full-fledged operating environments, without the need for a GUI.
(ObDisclaimer: haven't read the article, probably won't)
Some of the windowing environments and GUI-based programs try to emulate the Windows look-n-feel, but I haven't run across many things in the rest of Linux-based operating systems that can be thought of as copied from Windows... well, except for the embarrassingly registry-like GConf2 database (the first time I used the graphical gconftool to change spatial Nautilus back to usable-for-me Nautilus, I nearly regurgitated at the bad memories it brought back).
I think this guy might as well say any operating system "copies" things from Windows, Mac OS, and every other operating system.
We had to spend nine days training these clueless morons about how to use Mac OS X, despite the fact that Mac OS X is substantially easier to use than Windows.
"substantially easier to use" does not directly translate to "automatically intuitive," especially if the newbie has never touched a Mac. I've played with Mac OS X once -- will you call me a moron for not automatically knowing where a file or program is accessed? Put me in front of a Longhorn-based box, and I'll probably still need a bit of training just to get used to the changes. AFter that, I'll be golden.
I certainly hope, should that day come, I won't have to deal with a snobby, self-important arse like yourself.
Well, the fact that you can become infected with a trojan simply by VISITING a web site, with no user interaction at all required, tells me than NO, IE does NOT work.
.exe extensions, no more spreading wide open for any random .exe uploaded from a maliciously-written site.
One concept M$ should take from the Unix-likes is the idea that a newly-created file should not be set executable until the user takes explicit action to make the file an executable. No more games with MIME types and
Mind you, I can think of a couple ways a browser on Linux/Unix could be exploited if the browser is written by morons... but until then, I see no spyware on my box running FC2 and Galeon.
Let's see as far as I know there are only 3 Apple stores in downtown T.O.
Two non-chains come to mind:
-Computer System Centre, Inc.
-Northstar
CompuSmart/Compucentre deals in Apple products, though I'm not sure if you had them in mind.
Who else sells Apple stuff?
This store isn't too far from where I live, by transit anyway, so I may have to give it a look sometime soon.
The realist in me questions how long this store will survive considering the array of cheapie computer outlets strewn across the GTA that will happily toss in Windows, but getting mentioned in the TorStar may help draw the curious. If the quality of the machines themselves is better than the crap sold by MDG and its ilk, the good reputation alone could help this store ride out the first year.
My greatest concern is that people who have no clue about how Linux operates will walk in expecting a Windows clone, and freak out the moment they can't install, say, DVD X Copy or Farcry. However, I also hope this will be overridden by clueful folks bringing their friends to help buy a new box, people who are willing to help newbies get over the initial bumps and learning curve. It sounds like this store sells Linux-based machines preinstalled, which pretty much eliminates the issue of installation difficulties that many critics still like to point out. For some time, I've thought that Windows preinstalls were the greatest barrier to increased Linux adoption.
Most of all, when I start making a bit more than just-above-minimum-wage, I'll want to get a newer machine than the Pentium II I'm still slogging away on (happily, I might add, with FC2). I'd like to know what I can get for about Cdn$600-$800, since I'd like to use that machine for testing things like Ardour. If I don't have to pay the MS tax, and the machines are guaranteed to work with Linux out of the store, then I won't have to worry as much about playing hardware roulette--someone else did it for me:).
Neither.
"Caedite eos! Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius"
"Slay them all! God will known his own!"
-Abbe Arnaud-Amaury, before the slaughter of Beziers during the Albigensian Crusade
Adding one more to your list...
JMS pitched B5 to Paramount.
Funny how that works out, eh?
Educate a rube.
What's so big about Gmail, anyway? Is it the gigabyte of storage? The allure of using something offered by Google? The excitement of being admitted to a semi-exclusive online club?
People don't really care that the album is copy protected.
Some people don't really care. Speak for yourself.
Hell, I'll go buy this one.
Go right ahead. No one is stopping you. I won't, because I can't put this on my hard drive as oggs, like I do with the rest of the music I purchase.
That's one sale they've lost. Maybe I'll just have to pirate the tracks if I want to hear them, since I'm sure some enterprising fellow will figure out a way to circumvent the copy control sooner or later...
Considering what the last UnixWare upgrade used, I have to wonder how many of these enhancements rely on GPL- and BSD-licensed software.
IIRC, it does require mod_cgi and CGI Perl modules.
I should know. I'm running it on my own webserver--and loving it. If you're looking for a barebones weblog script that doesn't require anything but bog-standard basic HTML in the entries, you're set. If you want to muck around with plugins, you have the power.
For someone who runs a website on his own machine as a hobby, it's a great way to learn about CGI and how this stuff works.
I've never had a problem with TD Canada Trust, using Galeon on Linux.
However, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada wouldn't allow me to fill out an EI claim online until I changed the user agent to fake IE 6. It seems the site does a simple user-agent check for compatibility. I'm sure there are better ways of testing for encryption support, but hell, it's a government site--lowest bidder (or, if the site was designed by a friend of Chretien, highest bid x 2).
Seriously, don't worry so much. If you are afraid that "men in dark suits" will visit you after "downloading 100 songs" you clearly have problems and should probably seek professional help...
Isn't that pretty much what the major record labels and "industry associations" want people to worry about? Back in my computer retail days, I remember one poor kid that was on the verge of tears about the possibility that the jackbooted thugs might hunt him down for pirating a few games.
He was in a very, very tiny minority. Most people didn't give a crap. Based on what I experienced, I think the major labels are managing to hurt even the independents through their belligerence and underhanded tactics, both toward artists and customers. It reached a point where I got the impression that people wanted to hurt the labels, in retaliation for real or perceived grievances.
It will take a very long time for the record industry to rebuild the bridges it torched, and I suspect it will never look the same afterward. I hope that means the cartels will disappear...
Hard-left radio stations have been using the A-Infos Radio Project and the IMC Radio Project for some time to distribute content. The quality of the productions range from excellent to useless, much like anything else. The productions are almost all politically-oriented, so not having read the article (a grand Slashdot tradition), I don't know if PRX also carries a larger proportion of music and PSAs.
Most Blogs are uber-forgettable ego stroking crap
Naturally, I just posted this quote on my own weblog.
Oh, the juxtaposition! The horror! The cheap plug!
You want pain? I just got back from a month in Windsor. Things have become so homogenized and stinky, CIDR--ostensibly a Canadian CHUM station--plays more ads for Detroit businesses, and runs more Detroit-related traffic reports and news, than Canadian stuff. The Detroit stations are practically indistinguishable, and I swear I heard the same fifteen songs every bloody morning. To top it all off, I had no control over any radio I was near (can't drive, and you never change the driver's station), so I couldn't even tune into the U of Windsor station, CJAM.
It's getting just as bad around here, I agree with you, but my late-night radiosurfing expeditions have found a few potential gems. If nothing else, Brave New Waves on CBC can be an oasis of originality in a sea of conformity.
I'll also take the opportunity to pimp the station I kill time at, CKLN--also full of stuff that never gets airplay, not to mention the extreme-leftist news and commentary (*raises hand*)
I've always found cut & paste into an email to be quite dodgy.
I've always found cut & paste to be an ugly description of moving files, period. The concept may work fine in things like word processors and image editors, which can be easily compared to similar non-digital activities. However, do you cut folders out of a file cabinet, or paste documents into another folder?
I don't understand why it would not have been just as easy to establish "move file" and "...to here" as the commonly-accepted file movement option instead of "cut" and "paste". I think it would have made more sense, especially with respect to the entire desktop concept realized by Apple and Microsoft. I would love to hear from someone with background in UI development and history on this subject, because even today it bugs the hell out of me.
What's going on here? Might my good luck be related to the fact that I always, always, always install a vanilla kernel after installing a distro? I noticed a significant increase in responsiveness when I kicked FC2's default kernel to the curb in favour of a freshly-built one.
Just my critical view of it, after several Associates, a Bachelors, Masters and starting on a second Masters degree.
You don't need several degrees to know his sample size is statistically worthless.
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Even lowly ol' about-to-complete-first-bachelor's me knows this isn't even usable as propaganda, for the very reason pointed out by practically every poster. At most, this could be considered the start of some serious research.
I hope this guy isn't expecting kudos, or grades, or grants to come from this.