He was great to talk to. This interview is exactly how our conversation went.
Alan is very forward thinking and understands the role that larger companies take when partnering with Linux. Interesting to note that he said in the article that Linux has had a tough time entering the desktop market. When I met him, he was claiming that the desktop market had already been penetrated.
I wonder why the switch in ideology..
Go figure.
It surely wont go away. In fact, if you ignore the problem our federal govt will do what people that DO NOT ignore the problem suggest they do. The federal govt is currently debating this issue as we speak.
The US is already conforming to the rest of the world on patent matters (e.g., publishing applications after 18 months). so if you want your voices to be heard.. contact congress.
Here is a link on patent legislation in various countries and how the US interacts with them.
But that actually raises another concern. Why didnt they make KDE3 backward compatible with KDE2? KDE2 is compatible with KDE.
I have alot of KDE2 applications running and I know it will be difficult to maintain both sets and remember which works with which set of libraries. Its sort of like the whoel GLIB problem (e.g., 2.2)
>Every body said it sucked so people bought it >just to find out how bad it sucked
What are you talking about? The whole point of the review is for Slashdot readers to hear an opinion of the book. Now that I have read this review, I will not buy the book. Honestly, I was thinking about it but this swayed me.
So you see, reviews dont always make someone want to buy it. If I told you that my dinner was so disgusting, but that you should try it... would you? I think not.
they read like romance books
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These dot-bomb books are turning into Sweet Valley High series books. I read the first one, but they are all the same.
Maybe the VC will not have an IPO exit strategy but instead use the book signing as their exit strategy!
I can see it now.... Dot Bomb Vol. XIX, Amazon's rise and fall
Its really a dumb idea. This whole wearable computer business. Why would I want to wear a computer? do I wear my remote control? do I wear my cell phone? do I wear my PDA?
I use a frying pan all the time, but do you see me lugging a pot on my head all day long!
I can see it now... First wearable computers.. Next edible computers.... And finally... disposable computers..
how lame.
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1. Audio cable runs can only be so long with out degradation of signal. Cat5 has longer run length.
But thats mixing apples and oranges. Audio cable is for audio sounds. Cat5 is for data.
2. Web interface. Is there client control for WinAmp?
Yes there is. You can hook up a remote control or connect from any other type of input device (e.g., for you car)
3. The device has an IR remote. Much better than running upstairs (or downstairs) to switch tracks on a server in another room.
Everything has an IR remote these days. You can even conenct an IR remote to your computer. big deal.
Be warned that Paypal is not a bank and is not FDIC insured. In fact, if you read the Paypal terms of service, you will see that you can't even sue them should you have a legitimate claim. Their terms of service make it very hard to sue them! If you follow the links below, you may find yourself reconsidering doing business with Paypal.
Any Paypal customer with a problem typically has an impossible time calling and talking to a real live person, and personal attention to electronic mail is virtually non-existent. Vince Sollitto, PayPal spokesman was quoted as saying: "As for the customer service, [we] intentionally make the phone number very difficult to find in order to save costs." This is fine, except their Email "customer service" also leaves a lot to be desired. Many times you will get a canned response that doesn't address your initial Email message, if you get a reply at all. It doesn't do any good to complain anyway. When asked about customer complaints, Sollitto said "the company reads them, but takes them with a grain of salt..." (source MSNBC article, above).
Go to http://www.paypalsucks.com for a collection of horror stories, news reports and other information addressing problems with Paypal, Inc.. While they do not have the resources to verify each and every complaint we receive, we do believe that all reports posted there are true based on their own experience with Paypal and the growing number of corroborating horror stories they receive every day.
True. There are many many more rediculous web sites out there. Its probably some web designer who wants to get some publicity and maybe a writeup in a trade magazine.
All you need to do these days is come up with some sort of wacky idea and the Internet will do the rest. Just like those two kids that went to college for free by having a corporate sponsor. All they need to do is wear First USA's logos while they are in school! All this from their stupid, wacky web site!!!
This happened to me as well. I later learned that the box I plugged into the serial port had a "buildup" of static electricity that pased to the serial port of my computer. It didnt "blow" but my computer lost all of its bios information.
I wonder if this causes problems if the motherboard is not properly grounded?
"Above the highest state courts (such as the Florida Supreme Court or the Maryland Court of Appeals) is the lowest federal court, called the U. S. District Court."
Looks like someone else flunked their high school citizenship course.
The Distrcit courts are not "higher" than the State courts. They are merely different forums. In certain circumstances (depending upon the matter of the case) you appeal directly from the State Supreme Court to the US Supreme Court (e.g., Bush v Gore). Depending upon the matter, will decide where the appeal goes.
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He was great to talk to. This interview is exactly how our conversation went. Alan is very forward thinking and understands the role that larger companies take when partnering with Linux. Interesting to note that he said in the article that Linux has had a tough time entering the desktop market. When I met him, he was claiming that the desktop market had already been penetrated. I wonder why the switch in ideology.. Go figure.
>Ignore the problem and it goes away!
It surely wont go away. In fact, if you ignore the problem our federal govt will do what people that DO NOT ignore the problem suggest they do. The federal govt is currently debating this issue as we speak.
The US is already conforming to the rest of the world on patent matters (e.g., publishing applications after 18 months). so if you want your voices to be heard.. contact congress.
Here is a link on patent legislation in various countries and how the US interacts with them.
Click here!!!
Good point.
But that actually raises another concern. Why didnt they make KDE3 backward compatible with KDE2? KDE2 is compatible with KDE.
I have alot of KDE2 applications running and I know it will be difficult to maintain both sets and remember which works with which set of libraries. Its sort of like the whoel GLIB problem (e.g., 2.2)
Ive tried the KDE Beta 2. And I must say... Its a very very very stable pre-release. Hats off to the KDE developres.
The only problem is that some of the older KDE apps wont run correctly with the new KDE and they must be upgraded to work with the new QT packages.
Everyone should D/L it and check it out.
> tssm0n@TheyServeSpamOnCampus-psu.edu
PSU huh? Go Nitanny Lions!!!
How s Whitmore Lab doing these days.
Oh by the way, no Penn Stater would have put out trash like this patheitc book that lookos like it was written by a fourth grader....
>Every body said it sucked so people bought it >just to find out how bad it sucked
What are you talking about? The whole point of the review is for Slashdot readers to hear an opinion of the book. Now that I have read this review, I will not buy the book. Honestly, I was thinking about it but this swayed me.
So you see, reviews dont always make someone want to buy it. If I told you that my dinner was so disgusting, but that you should try it... would you? I think not.
These dot-bomb books are turning into Sweet Valley High series books. I read the first one, but they are all the same.
Maybe the VC will not have an IPO exit strategy but instead use the book signing as their exit strategy!
I can see it now.... Dot Bomb Vol. XIX, Amazon's rise and fall
I have all seasons on my computer (it took up many many gigs).
www.lando.co.uk has the entire episode catalog for download.
get em while its still up!
Its really a dumb idea. This whole wearable computer business. Why would I want to wear a computer? do I wear my remote control? do I wear my cell phone? do I wear my PDA?
I use a frying pan all the time, but do you see me lugging a pot on my head all day long!
I can see it now... First wearable computers.. Next edible computers.... And finally... disposable computers..
how lame.
1. Audio cable runs can only be so long with out degradation of signal. Cat5 has longer run length.
But thats mixing apples and oranges. Audio cable is for audio sounds. Cat5 is for data.
2. Web interface. Is there client control for WinAmp?
Yes there is. You can hook up a remote control or connect from any other type of input device (e.g., for you car)
3. The device has an IR remote. Much better than running upstairs (or downstairs) to switch tracks on a server in another room.
Everything has an IR remote these days. You can even conenct an IR remote to your computer. big deal.
FYI:
Be warned that Paypal is not a bank and is not FDIC insured. In fact, if you read the Paypal terms of service, you will see that you can't even sue them should you have a legitimate claim. Their terms of service make it very hard to sue them! If you follow the links below, you may find yourself reconsidering doing business with Paypal.
Any Paypal customer with a problem typically has an impossible time calling and talking to a real live person, and personal attention to electronic mail is virtually non-existent. Vince Sollitto, PayPal spokesman was quoted as saying: "As for the customer service, [we] intentionally make the phone number very difficult to find in order to save costs." This is fine, except their Email "customer service" also leaves a lot to be desired. Many times you will get a canned response that doesn't address your initial Email message, if you get a reply at all. It doesn't do any good to complain anyway. When asked about customer complaints, Sollitto said "the company reads them, but takes them with a grain of salt..." (source MSNBC article, above).
Go to http://www.paypalsucks.com for a collection of horror stories, news reports and other information addressing problems with Paypal, Inc.. While they do not have the resources to verify each and every complaint we receive, we do believe that all reports posted there are true based on their own experience with Paypal and the growing number of corroborating horror stories they receive every day.
haha!
True. There are many many more rediculous web sites out there. Its probably some web designer who wants to get some publicity and maybe a writeup in a trade magazine.
All you need to do these days is come up with some sort of wacky idea and the Internet will do the rest. Just like those two kids that went to college for free by having a corporate sponsor. All they need to do is wear First USA's logos while they are in school! All this from their stupid, wacky web site!!!
ONLY IN AMERICA!!!!!
This happened to me as well. I later learned that the box I plugged into the serial port had a "buildup" of static electricity that pased to the serial port of my computer. It didnt "blow" but my computer lost all of its bios information.
I wonder if this causes problems if the motherboard is not properly grounded?
"Above the highest state courts (such as the Florida Supreme Court or the Maryland Court of Appeals) is the lowest federal court, called the U. S. District Court."
Looks like someone else flunked their high school citizenship course.
The Distrcit courts are not "higher" than the State courts. They are merely different forums. In certain circumstances (depending upon the matter of the case) you appeal directly from the State Supreme Court to the US Supreme Court (e.g., Bush v Gore). Depending upon the matter, will decide where the appeal goes.