Slashdot doesn't work when I use Konqueror. 1.9.something (I think?). I have to hand edit the URL. An extra "slashdot.org" is in every link. I don't think that would be good in a school.
Novell, WordPerfect, and Caldera were, or are, all headquartered there. Does that area just have some attraction for doomed companies? Or is it that a move to that area dooms the company?
Be started as an alternative to the Mac, aimed at multimedia content developers. They didn't want it, as the Mac did almost everything they wanted, and they used high end workstations for the rest.
It was then re-purposed as a Windows alternative, aimed (again) at multimedia content developers. Who stayed with the Mac, for reasons noted above.
The only other people who might want Be were the ones who wanted an alternative to both Windows and the Mac. We went to Linux, because it had both freedoms, and more apps.
It does bring up the possibility of a screen that is the size of a paperback book with, say, 600 dots per inch. A readable e-book. Or a notebook computer with a 15 inch screen and 4096 X 4096 resolution that doesn't need a backlight. The questions that need to be answered: How much light do these emit? How many can you pack in a square cm? How much power do they draw?
Of course not. What, do you think some company is going to file charges and get the FBI to arrest someone from Russia just because they give a talk about their work in Vegas? Or that an industry trade group would threaten a lawsuit if a college professor tried to present a research paper? My god, people are paranoid around here! Next thing you know they'll be saying that the Big Corporations are trying to outlaw reverse engineering!
It violates the "Information Wants To Be Free" concept. As does the decision of the court. After all, if you support "Information wants to be free!" then you have to oppose anonymity. If the poster is anonymous, then the information about his identity is being withheld, and is not free.
Is patented. So is THX. I don't think there are any un-patented 5.1 channel codecs around. Maybe the DVD-Audio. But I don't think the OV guys will be doing it.
You most certainly *do* have the right to decide if a law is legal when you are on a jury.
Actually, you don't. If a jury votes "not guilty" in a case, the law is still on the books, and still enforceable. All the jury decides, in a criminal case, is guilty or not guilty. Wether or not the law is constitutional is decided in the appellate courts.
The way he's covered over here, you'd think he came out of the football hooligan subculture. I guess the Media Powers That Be don't want to claim him as One Of Their Own.
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is there any legal action we can take against the court in a defamation of character suit?
Nope. I forget the exact wording of the Constitution on this issue, but Judges, Congressmen, and other elected or appointed officials are immune to lawsuits concerning actions related to their jobs. That is, you can't sue a Congressman for what he says on the floor of the House or Senate, or a judge for what he says on the bench.
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Slashdot doesn't work when I use Konqueror. 1.9.something (I think?). I have to hand edit the URL. An extra "slashdot.org" is in every link. I don't think that would be good in a school.
Novell, WordPerfect, and Caldera were, or are, all headquartered there. Does that area just have some attraction for doomed companies? Or is it that a move to that area dooms the company?
First you poisoned Rusty. Then you poisoned Inoshiro. And now that Rusty's moving to Maine and unavailable, you're stealing his ideas!
That took you down a few weeks ago? Or are load balancers temperamental by nature?
Maybe the db is getting too many connection attempts?
Sorry. Not steganography. That's compression. Steganography adds data. Compression removes it.
Ouch
Too bad it's taken. Sigh. I'm gonna miss bubba when he's gone.
It was then re-purposed as a Windows alternative, aimed (again) at multimedia content developers. Who stayed with the Mac, for reasons noted above.
The only other people who might want Be were the ones who wanted an alternative to both Windows and the Mac. We went to Linux, because it had both freedoms, and more apps.
"X" Goes to Hollywood makes for a great name for a band.
It does bring up the possibility of a screen that is the size of a paperback book with, say, 600 dots per inch. A readable e-book. Or a notebook computer with a 15 inch screen and 4096 X 4096 resolution that doesn't need a backlight. The questions that need to be answered: How much light do these emit? How many can you pack in a square cm? How much power do they draw?
Of course not. What, do you think some company is going to file charges and get the FBI to arrest someone from Russia just because they give a talk about their work in Vegas? Or that an industry trade group would threaten a lawsuit if a college professor tried to present a research paper? My god, people are paranoid around here! Next thing you know they'll be saying that the Big Corporations are trying to outlaw reverse engineering!
It violates the "Information Wants To Be Free" concept. As does the decision of the court. After all, if you support "Information wants to be free!" then you have to oppose anonymity. If the poster is anonymous, then the information about his identity is being withheld, and is not free.
This deserves a +5, insightful
Is patented. So is THX. I don't think there are any un-patented 5.1 channel codecs around. Maybe the DVD-Audio. But I don't think the OV guys will be doing it.
SJVN commentary on distributed computing and some interviews with various people in the field.
The Supreme Court is an appellate court.
"Adobe has managed to make enemies of people I would not care to have as mortal enemies." -- Jerry Pournelle
Actually, you don't. If a jury votes "not guilty" in a case, the law is still on the books, and still enforceable. All the jury decides, in a criminal case, is guilty or not guilty. Wether or not the law is constitutional is decided in the appellate courts.
There, I've demonstrated my full knowledge of both Spanish and German, and probably my lack of spelling skills in both.
The way he's covered over here, you'd think he came out of the football hooligan subculture. I guess the Media Powers That Be don't want to claim him as One Of Their Own.
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The UK, if Murdock buys DirecTV.
A-ha! I've caught Taco astroturfing slashdot!
Nope. I forget the exact wording of the Constitution on this issue, but Judges, Congressmen, and other elected or appointed officials are immune to lawsuits concerning actions related to their jobs. That is, you can't sue a Congressman for what he says on the floor of the House or Senate, or a judge for what he says on the bench.