The govt. can develop a system to examine the contents of each email and determine which ones are valid correspondence, charging the end-user a micropayment of 1 cent and dumping the mail with forged headers, virii, etc. Simple!
Remember, it was Bill himself who said the biggest competitor for Windows 98 was Windows 95. Sure, everyone would prefer reliable, stable code - but then, what would be the customer's justification for upgrade? Where is the company's future revenue stream to come from?
I thought the article was a little disengenous referring to the customer's 'favoritism' for flashy software... the practice of upgrading to solve old bugs has been beaten into the rank-and-file Windows consumer.
Jupiter and Mars threaten to veto any resolution authorizing use of force by NASA to 'liberate' water.
In response to the administration's claim that Mars was a 'traitor', other planets and satellites stated "we will wait to see the if the next comment also comes from Uranus, and then make our decision."
What exactly defines a genetic flaw or disease?
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"...who may be cured..."
Yes, we might be able to cure hemophilia, leukemia, any number of nasty genetic diseases - but those people will still die, eventually. Should we consider our finite genetic clock a 'defect'? If we consider that clock not a defect for whatever reason, then how should we consider all these other defects that just stop the clock earlier? I don't pretend to have the answer - and anyone who says they do is full of it - but I would certainly suggest that altering the code of life may affect the meaning of life...
It was meant as a joke (being the #1 newbie question asked about OpenBSD).
- although I expect Theo would find it oddly satisfying to see the instructions on "How to avoid supporting the project by not purchasing a $40 CD" are hosted on an Microsoft Win 2000 / IIS 5.0 server.
The only reason we know about this (and are discussing it) is because we have a nosy press and a wired society (and thank God for that.)
The current administration has routinely refused to even issue lists of who they are holding - without charge - on grounds of 'national security'. There are certainly people held with less visible profiles than Mr. Hawash; who are, for all intents and purposes, now 'disappeared.' Where is the transparency for them? What are you going to think when Ashcroft tells us 2 years from now, "oh, sorry, we miscounted and there were actually 2 less people held than we thought?" South American dictatorships may have operated in that manner, but it is unallowable here.
Making the claim that the US is somehow more transparent than other countries - and that makes it all OK - is ludicrous. This administration is operating outside its legally appointed bounds - and it will pay for it,eventually. The citizens and Constituion are certainly paying for it now.
These classic cars are found all around the world. I expect many people in foreign countries would recognize the car - if not by name, than by the distinctive 'fins' and the two-tone paint.
Upgrade to 1.3.x linux kernel costs 0$ and can be expected to run on the same hardware. There are no restrictions on when / how / where the upgrade can be made.
Upgrade to NT4 will cost more than 0$, and can not be expected to run on the same hardware.
In addition, each client using services provided by said upgraded NT box will also have to pony up more than 0$ for a CAL.
Lastly, the new MS licensing allows Redmond to 'shut off' the operating system at some time in the future if they somehow deem this is in the 'best interests' of the customer or Microsoft.
It will be most interesting to see what Dell has to say when the chips get reverse-engineered, considering this is how Dell / Compaq etc. got their start back in the day (reverse engineering IBM BIOS)
Funny, people in my office still use the term 'IBM-Compatible' when talking about Intel based PCs. Are printers next?
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That's OK, the spammers have a typo in the tagline of their press release:
"U.S. Economy Will Suffer if Anti-Spammers Get Their Way and
Crippled the Billion Dollar e-Mail Marketing Business
(Bold added to highlight BAD ENGLISH.) Lawyers live and die by their words. Poor grammar = poor lawyering!
Did you notice that it's (assumedly) legal to show a naked artifical woman taking a dump in her own hand - but they have to censor her genitals?
Japanese censorship laws - now that is 'really strange.'
down seems like the right direction.
"...battles between Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel and between WordPerfect and Microsoft Word, Adobe, and others."
I would contend Novell's battles and missteps are equally important; and certainly worth mentioning.
The govt. can develop a system to examine the contents of each email and determine which ones are valid correspondence, charging the end-user a micropayment of 1 cent and dumping the mail with forged headers, virii, etc. Simple!
Now all we need is a system that can examine all the email content.
"pretty flawlessly", besides being bad English, is akin to 'sort of pregnant'. Either you are flawless, or you aren't.
Sorry for the interruption.
Does anybody remember the flak when Cathedral sculptor Frederick Hart sued about the Devil's Advocate using his sculpture Ex Nihilo?
In the movie the people in the sculpture get a little randy, and "the National Cathedral denounced the film as a grotesque distortion of sacred art."
I suppose if they have Darth in a choirboy outfit leading the procession, Lucasfilms might have a similar case.
Remember, it was Bill himself who said the biggest competitor for Windows 98 was Windows 95. Sure, everyone would prefer reliable, stable code - but then, what would be the customer's justification for upgrade? Where is the company's future revenue stream to come from?
I thought the article was a little disengenous referring to the customer's 'favoritism' for flashy software... the practice of upgrading to solve old bugs has been beaten into the rank-and-file Windows consumer.
Hey, guys - if your rocket starts to malfunction - can you point it at - say - the Moon? We're looking for water.
...and that is the essense of what the freedom... er, French refer to as a 'double-entendre'.
Jupiter and Mars threaten to veto any resolution authorizing use of force by NASA to 'liberate' water.
In response to the administration's claim that Mars was a 'traitor', other planets and satellites stated "we will wait to see the if the next comment also comes from Uranus, and then make our decision."
"...who may be cured..."
Yes, we might be able to cure hemophilia, leukemia, any number of nasty genetic diseases - but those people will still die, eventually.
Should we consider our finite genetic clock a 'defect'? If we consider that clock not a defect for whatever reason, then how should we consider all these other defects that just stop the clock earlier? I don't pretend to have the answer - and anyone who says they do is full of it - but I would certainly suggest that altering the code of life may affect the meaning of life...
In the UK, at least, they aren't.
"Hmmm... so maybe if we render the BSOD in 16x9 aspect ratio, they'll think the crashes are their fault, not ours..."
"Best Weekly World News Story"
1. Bat Boy!
2. JFK Assasination - UFO Conspiracy!
3. Elvis is Alive
4. Bigfoot's Love Slave
5. Cowboy Neal is really Ed Anger
I wonder if they included this book in the meta-study...
It was meant as a joke (being the #1 newbie question asked about OpenBSD).
- although I expect Theo would find it oddly satisfying to see the instructions on "How to avoid supporting the project by not purchasing a $40 CD" are hosted on an Microsoft Win 2000 / IIS 5.0 server.
"Theo, when will you put .iso images up for download?"
The only reason we know about this (and are discussing it) is because we have a nosy press and a wired society (and thank God for that.)
The current administration has routinely refused to even issue lists of who they are holding - without charge - on grounds of 'national security'. There are certainly people held with less visible profiles than Mr. Hawash; who are, for all intents and purposes, now 'disappeared.' Where is the transparency for them? What are you going to think when Ashcroft tells us 2 years from now, "oh, sorry, we miscounted and there were actually 2 less people held than we thought?" South American dictatorships may have operated in that manner, but it is unallowable here.
Making the claim that the US is somehow more transparent than other countries - and that makes it all OK - is ludicrous. This administration is operating outside its legally appointed bounds - and it will pay for it,eventually. The citizens and Constituion are certainly paying for it now.
Don't worry - once the Reich has completely suppressed all opposition here, they will come to Canada looking for Lebensraum.
I didn't know utters had twats...
... because while I did open my firewall to pass 'evil' bits, I forgot to turn off 'stupid' bit blocking.
For your benefit: The 57 Chevrolet Bel Air.
These classic cars are found all around the world. I expect many people in foreign countries would recognize the car - if not by name, than by the distinctive 'fins' and the two-tone paint.
...the size of a Buick
...the size of a City Bus
...the size of a Garbage Truck
...the size of an 18-Wheeler
...the size of a '57 Chevy
... and of course, the size of Cowboy Neal's father's 1978 Pontiac Bonneville
No, it's not the same:
Upgrade to 1.3.x linux kernel costs 0$ and can be expected to run on the same hardware. There are no restrictions on when / how / where the upgrade can be made.
Upgrade to NT4 will cost more than 0$, and can not be expected to run on the same hardware.
In addition, each client using services provided by said upgraded NT box will also have to pony up more than 0$ for a CAL.
Lastly, the new MS licensing allows Redmond to 'shut off' the operating system at some time in the future if they somehow deem this is in the 'best interests' of the customer or Microsoft.
How are those alike?
It will be most interesting to see what Dell has to say when the chips get reverse-engineered, considering this is how Dell / Compaq etc. got their start back in the day (reverse engineering IBM BIOS)
Funny, people in my office still use the term 'IBM-Compatible' when talking about Intel based PCs. Are printers next?