> You are exactly right. It's about estates and trustees. Somebody wants to > leave some annual income to his children. There is nothing wrong with that.
They are free to leave all the money they earned while alive to their heirs.
> Instead, it is contained in a polymer gel. These gel batteries can't provide > the same sort of energy density as lithium ion batteries, but that's now a > plus."
> Seriously, apple announces multiple desktops and have this site has a heart > attack.... then praises Steve Jobs for being an inventor, a genius, etc.
And the other half says "Unix has had this for decades".
> I know there's a lot of talk about these, but I can't take it seriously. Not > in a country where everyone wants to get on American Idol, or Survivor, or > Springer, or some reality show.
> With the generation of Baby Boomers starting to enter their 60's, 75 million > Americans will cross that line in the next 20 years. For the first time, > though, this group will be composed of people who have grown up with > technology.
Because as we all know there was no technology before 1945. Back then everyone lived in caves and ate windfalls.
If they are bugging your phone they are also going to be tapping your calls. When you make a call they will simple shut off the tap until you are finished.
> "Linux sucks" I think it actually ok by this point. There have been enough > articles about how the Linux GUI stinks, how DVDs don't play, etc that I > don't think people are as offended by "Linux sucks" as they once were.
I am mildly offended by "X sucks" articles for pretty much any value of X. I'm not interested in reading rants.
> With that said, I don't really see a problem with this in Vista either. It's a > good form of punishment to those who chose to pirate software instead of > paying up or taking the better alternatives. But we all suffer in the end from > more bot machines. Events like EveryDNS being dos'ed can only get more > powerful.
> Most likely the pirates will be the ones who find out that they are infected > and will try to fix it; compared to installing it on Mom's laptop and never > bothering to fix it.
Most wannabe pirates know less than nothing about software and are quite likely to install "it" on Mom's laptop.
> If the polonium came from Russia it's likely that the government did it, > because it's difficult for people outside of the government to get access > to the reactor.
You might want to read up on the control of radioactive materials in Russia. There probably is nowhere else in the world where it would be easier for criminals to come by such things.
> I guess making a bit-for-bit duplicate of a DVD for personal use is okay, but > if you decrypt the video stream, you've violated the DMCA, a criminal statute.
DMCA violations are only criminal if committed for commercial advantage or financial gain. No one is going to be subjected to criminal prosecution for decrypting a video stream for personal use.
> What I want to know is how Microsoft managed to convince a court that the name > of another product of theirs was actually "Windows" and not "Microsoft > Windows"
They didn't. They were about to lose their suit against Lindows and with it the WINDOWS trademark when they ponied up enough cash to buy an out of court settlement.
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> You are exactly right. It's about estates and trustees. Somebody wants to
> leave some annual income to his children. There is nothing wrong with that.
They are free to leave all the money they earned while alive to their heirs.
> Instead, it is contained in a polymer gel. These gel batteries can't provide
> the same sort of energy density as lithium ion batteries, but that's now a
> plus."
Better yet, go back to carbon-zinc dry cells.
> Seriously, apple announces multiple desktops and have this site has a heart
> attack.... then praises Steve Jobs for being an inventor, a genius, etc.
And the other half says "Unix has had this for decades".
> So ... it really doesn't do much.
It gives the MSCEs another reason to ban Linux because they won't be able to "push out policies" to Linux boxes.
I just looked at their Web site. Couldn't find any such plan. I also could find nowhere that they say when the prepaid minutes expire.
> not open .doc ? are they fucking insane? 90% of the business is just that .doc
> messing with
> guess we know who to thanks when productivity drops to zero in the coming
> days!
Or rises toward infinity as people find that they have time to do actual work.
It isn't "just a phone". It has a screen (and it is excessively expensive).
> I know there's a lot of talk about these, but I can't take it seriously. Not
> in a country where everyone wants to get on American Idol, or Survivor, or
> Springer, or some reality show.
_Everyone_? Are you quite certain of that?
> With the generation of Baby Boomers starting to enter their 60's, 75 million
> Americans will cross that line in the next 20 years. For the first time,
> though, this group will be composed of people who have grown up with
> technology.
Because as we all know there was no technology before 1945. Back then everyone lived in caves and ate windfalls.
If they are bugging your phone they are also going to be tapping your calls. When you make a call they will simple shut off the tap until you are finished.
> Just to remind you Microsoft has the power to install just about any software
> in your computer with the automatic Windows Update method.
Speak for yourself.
> "Linux sucks" I think it actually ok by this point. There have been enough
> articles about how the Linux GUI stinks, how DVDs don't play, etc that I
> don't think people are as offended by "Linux sucks" as they once were.
I am mildly offended by "X sucks" articles for pretty much any value of X. I'm not interested in reading rants.
> They don't need to edit anyone out. Just check your Windows EULA - it's in
> there right after the section concerning rights to your immortal soul.
I don't have a Microsoft Windows EULA, or any other sort of contractual agreement with Microsoft. Never have.
No need to focus close. The physical distance doesn't matter. The optics can be designed to allow the user to focus at infinity.
> With that said, I don't really see a problem with this in Vista either. It's a
> good form of punishment to those who chose to pirate software instead of
> paying up or taking the better alternatives. But we all suffer in the end from
> more bot machines. Events like EveryDNS being dos'ed can only get more
> powerful.
And that's the problem.
No one has any incentive to download Linux from a shady warez site because they can get an official ISO direct from the distribution site.
> Most likely the pirates will be the ones who find out that they are infected
> and will try to fix it; compared to installing it on Mom's laptop and never
> bothering to fix it.
Most wannabe pirates know less than nothing about software and are quite likely to install "it" on Mom's laptop.
> Your 1km time today: 6:31
> Last week: 6:28
> You need Red Bull!
6:31 for a kilometer? You sure as hell need something.
> If the polonium came from Russia it's likely that the government did it,
> because it's difficult for people outside of the government to get access
> to the reactor.
You might want to read up on the control of radioactive materials in Russia. There probably is nowhere else in the world where it would be easier for criminals to come by such things.
> Or maybe, just maybe, the absolute majority of "non-functional device"
> returns are functional
And that, of course, justifies putting all returns back on the shelf untested.
Dangerous, hell. Give your kid dozens of them. He can use them to build a Gauss gun.
> I guess making a bit-for-bit duplicate of a DVD for personal use is okay, but
> if you decrypt the video stream, you've violated the DMCA, a criminal statute.
DMCA violations are only criminal if committed for commercial advantage or financial gain. No one is going to be subjected to criminal prosecution for decrypting a video stream for personal use.
> What I want to know is how Microsoft managed to convince a court that the name
> of another product of theirs was actually "Windows" and not "Microsoft
> Windows"
They didn't. They were about to lose their suit against Lindows and with it the WINDOWS trademark when they ponied up enough cash to buy an out of court settlement.
...back in the seventies. It was a 3M thermal printer. I got rid of it.