Maybe you should have split your research time between helicopters and "humor", and spent less time perfecting "condescension". Bah, why am I replying to an AC, you obviously perfected neither.:P
Why isn't it on the market? Guess what area we did reasearch in...
...and there's a hilarious quote at the end by a BMG spokesman: "All copy-protections can be hacked, but if (we) give people what they are asking for in terms of value, they won't go out and steal it. It's called trusting the consumer."
I don't know what's so hilarious about that quote. That is basically the cornerstone of the efforts to prevent inane copy-protection schemes from being implemented and forced upon consumers.
That's easily enough remedied by forwarding both phone numbers to the same phone until the folks that call you transition over to using a common number. It's not too dissimilar from the automated messages notifying callers of a person's new number when they call the old number. Only in this case, the call would just simply be forwarded.
My concern, however, is this idea's usefulness outside of single person homes. How does this benefit anyone with a family, or even a roommate?
It's a novel, albeit non-earth-shattering, idea, but I can't see that much of a use for it. Already you can forward calls from your home phone to any number you'd like (although, in their infinite wisdom and profiteering, the bells *do* charge an exorbitant fee for the service.) Why not just expand on that idea and keep the land lines? Seems like you'd have more flexibility going that route.
I'm still looking for these links the grandparent supposedly provided. No such luck. Unless.. unless they were removed, too! Oh, sweet Jesus, it's all real!
What's even more sad is that a piece of entertainment software, regardless of originality, would ever be ranked as the coolest invention. I know it's been slow since the bust, but man o' man.
They don't download virus updates, or configure firewall software - a well-built Linux distribution would eliminate the need to do these things
How did that Kool-Aid taste?
Seriously. Any operating system, open or otherwise, Linux or otherwise, will always have plenty of security holes throughout (and in deference to 'plenty', even one will suffice). To presume otherwise puts you right back into that class of users at whom we all look down our nose. If anything, blindly trusting a favored operating system to be secure makes it more dangerous than one known to have problems. It's the evil you know versus the evil you don't, unless you are a true blue kernel hacker (which most of us are not).
I don't mean to start a flame war here, but get real. No operating system is immune to security issues, unless perhaps you take it off-line and pummel it with a sledgehammer a few dozen times.
If you try to uninstall said package, why don't the dependencies uninstall
Some users have reported varying degrees of success with fdisk. It's like that old tenet: "If at first you don't succeed, destroy everything and everyone related to the task and head for your nearest opium dealer." Well, it's more of a guideline than a tenet, really.
VoIP on Linux? Swell idea. Let's put the technology to communicate via voice on a platform used by about 15 people - all of whom prefer spider collections over women, sci-fi marathons over bathing, and sticking hot pokers in their eyes over interacting with the outside world (unless, of course, it's through/.).
Well, seeing as how I'm one of them, when does it get rolled out to us paltry home users?
Two-thirds of all unclaimed money will be given to low-income California schools for computer purchases.
This has probably been said already, but I don't think it will hurt too much to hear it again (and no, I am not whoring - I don't care if you mod this up or not):
Personally, I'd much rather see 100% of this money go to schools. I've purchased many a Microsoft product in the past (for myself and others, sadly), and I'm just as qualified as many to receive a piece of this pie. However, I strongly believe that the schools need it alot more than I/we do, especially given the current state of California's educational budget. Dump the money into the kids, you'll see a much larger return down the road.
One possible idea could be to purchase a ton of simple (yet sufficient) machines, install your favorite flavor of Linux and use whatever money is left over for new books. The poetic justice in using Microsoft money to purchase Linux machines is of course the sweetest gravy and financially sound. Plus, to my knowledge, many school districts in California are using shamefully outdated references. Perhaps this could go some way to help fix that. Otherwise we might be stuck with more kids like my Floridian cousin, who at 16 years of age, on his life and given any number of tries, was completely incapable of spelling 'vacuum'. (Okay, how many of you just did a quick check at dictionary.com for that one, hmm?):)
I think the Futures Market implies that the subject in question is at least somewhat possible. I don't really think Duke Forever applies here. Though you might consider trying Team Fortress 2.
The hotmail switch was made in order to prove microsoft's technology
IIRC, Microsoft did not switch Hotmail over to MS technology for several years. Most likely not until just before their Passport fiasco. Can anyone shed some more light on this?
I strongly doubt MS would be foolish enough to blindly port an entire enterprise over to their platform just because. Companies, at least sane, sensible ones, don't think that way. More likely, the desire to control Google is just that... the desire for more control. Do you really think they have enough pride - or confidence - in their own tech for the former? I believe the answer to that lies in how they migrated Hotmail, and the answer is no.
Pardon my language, but yours is the most polished piece of shit post I've read in a long, long time. What kind of sad, dreary life would brand a geek website a partisan politics? Your words make you sound terribly paranoid, nothing more. This website is mostly a sounding board for one-liners, "I'm smarter than you" arguments, and notices of various inventions, innovative or not. It's your typical, average, run-of-the-mill geek site, and I love this place for it. We're all retarded here, equally so, and it's a great time. Though I fail to see any political value here, for either "side", as you see it.
Yes, it should come as no surprise that Slashdot is often just a political statement. A very leftist one.
I hate to break this to you, but Slashdot is about as capable of projecting a political statement as our political system is at regulating technology. (The exact calculations of said ridiculous statement are left(ist?) as an exercise for the reader.)
Now if you'll excuse me, I must take leave to go picket the bus driving grocery store clerks drivers and lobby local government to have my way. Burn the witches!
Yeah, maybe you're right. Those YRO stories are getting tired. Then again...
michael: Omigod, the feds are using voice-activated PDA handheld bluetooth microspasm processor masheens to brainwash the general population into walking, corporate zombie consumers! Fire up Frontpage, boys, it's time for a (cue outrageous action music) YRO story!
Taco: (Cue soft and cuddly Celine Dion song, bubblebath, candles, Richard Simmons) Settle down, Lois, we already did a few YRO stories today. Here, post this family piece from freshmeat on how Linus has explosive gas. We'll call it "Kookin' Kernels". Make that government thing a poll or something. Good. Here, copy & paste Cowboyneal some more. Don't forget to spellcheck... just kidding. Comedy! Submit! Now hit me with this hammer. Again! Now mod yourself into oblivion.
It's not enough that cell phone ear pieces gave us people meandering down the sidewalk, waving their arms around while they seemingly talk to thin air. Now we get to see them shout into the palm of their hand. All this technology sure is making us more and more civilized.:)
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Maybe you should have split your research time between helicopters and "humor", and spent less time perfecting "condescension". Bah, why am I replying to an AC, you obviously perfected neither. :P
Why isn't it on the market? Guess what area we did reasearch in...
The wrong area?
kisses.
I was involved with the *exact* same kind of research, where we indeed had devices working - more than a decade ago...
Yeah, but notice the distinct lack of balsa wood or rubberbands on this model.
Yes, that is certainly an impressive demonstration of a stock plummeting. That is, until you realize the graph's scale is about, oh, a dollar.
I don't know what's so hilarious about that quote. That is basically the cornerstone of the efforts to prevent inane copy-protection schemes from being implemented and forced upon consumers.
That's easily enough remedied by forwarding both phone numbers to the same phone until the folks that call you transition over to using a common number. It's not too dissimilar from the automated messages notifying callers of a person's new number when they call the old number. Only in this case, the call would just simply be forwarded.
My concern, however, is this idea's usefulness outside of single person homes. How does this benefit anyone with a family, or even a roommate?
It's a novel, albeit non-earth-shattering, idea, but I can't see that much of a use for it. Already you can forward calls from your home phone to any number you'd like (although, in their infinite wisdom and profiteering, the bells *do* charge an exorbitant fee for the service.) Why not just expand on that idea and keep the land lines? Seems like you'd have more flexibility going that route.
I'm still looking for these links the grandparent supposedly provided. No such luck. Unless.. unless they were removed, too! Oh, sweet Jesus, it's all real!
What's even more sad is that a piece of entertainment software, regardless of originality, would ever be ranked as the coolest invention. I know it's been slow since the bust, but man o' man.
I think I speak for everyone here when I say:
Thank you for strapping the drum to your ass, and not the harmonica.
They don't download virus updates, or configure firewall software - a well-built Linux distribution would eliminate the need to do these things
How did that Kool-Aid taste?
Seriously. Any operating system, open or otherwise, Linux or otherwise, will always have plenty of security holes throughout (and in deference to 'plenty', even one will suffice). To presume otherwise puts you right back into that class of users at whom we all look down our nose. If anything, blindly trusting a favored operating system to be secure makes it more dangerous than one known to have problems. It's the evil you know versus the evil you don't, unless you are a true blue kernel hacker (which most of us are not).
I don't mean to start a flame war here, but get real. No operating system is immune to security issues, unless perhaps you take it off-line and pummel it with a sledgehammer a few dozen times.
If you try to uninstall said package, why don't the dependencies uninstall
Some users have reported varying degrees of success with fdisk. It's like that old tenet: "If at first you don't succeed, destroy everything and everyone related to the task and head for your nearest opium dealer." Well, it's more of a guideline than a tenet, really.
Okay, who said the old planethardware.com admin could post to Slashdot?
Bah, more rebranded video cards. When are they relauching all those low ping Quake servers?!
Someone doesn't have a sense of humor. Shameful moderator. ;\ No wonder half the /. population saves their jokes for posting AC.
VoIP on Linux? Swell idea. Let's put the technology to communicate via voice on a platform used by about 15 people - all of whom prefer spider collections over women, sci-fi marathons over bathing, and sticking hot pokers in their eyes over interacting with the outside world (unless, of course, it's through /.).
Well, seeing as how I'm one of them, when does it get rolled out to us paltry home users?
Oooh a spider!
This has probably been said already, but I don't think it will hurt too much to hear it again (and no, I am not whoring - I don't care if you mod this up or not):
Personally, I'd much rather see 100% of this money go to schools. I've purchased many a Microsoft product in the past (for myself and others, sadly), and I'm just as qualified as many to receive a piece of this pie. However, I strongly believe that the schools need it alot more than I/we do, especially given the current state of California's educational budget. Dump the money into the kids, you'll see a much larger return down the road.
One possible idea could be to purchase a ton of simple (yet sufficient) machines, install your favorite flavor of Linux and use whatever money is left over for new books. The poetic justice in using Microsoft money to purchase Linux machines is of course the sweetest gravy and financially sound. Plus, to my knowledge, many school districts in California are using shamefully outdated references. Perhaps this could go some way to help fix that. Otherwise we might be stuck with more kids like my Floridian cousin, who at 16 years of age, on his life and given any number of tries, was completely incapable of spelling 'vacuum'. (Okay, how many of you just did a quick check at dictionary.com for that one, hmm?)
I think the Futures Market implies that the subject in question is at least somewhat possible. I don't really think Duke Forever applies here. Though you might consider trying Team Fortress 2.
You wouldn't happen to be the one responsible for coming up with the formula for the old numeric style of karma, would you?
Best part about this movie so far... Segal doesn't have any lines.
Considering you have been time warped backwards about 6 years, I think IPv6 the least of your worries right now.
That leads me to ask, are there jobs in the future?
If you read slashdot more often you'd be able to subconscously correct minor typoes like that.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, I always saye.
IIRC, Microsoft did not switch Hotmail over to MS technology for several years. Most likely not until just before their Passport fiasco. Can anyone shed some more light on this?
I strongly doubt MS would be foolish enough to blindly port an entire enterprise over to their platform just because. Companies, at least sane, sensible ones, don't think that way. More likely, the desire to control Google is just that... the desire for more control. Do you really think they have enough pride - or confidence - in their own tech for the former? I believe the answer to that lies in how they migrated Hotmail, and the answer is no.
Pardon my language, but yours is the most polished piece of shit post I've read in a long, long time. What kind of sad, dreary life would brand a geek website a partisan politics? Your words make you sound terribly paranoid, nothing more. This website is mostly a sounding board for one-liners, "I'm smarter than you" arguments, and notices of various inventions, innovative or not. It's your typical, average, run-of-the-mill geek site, and I love this place for it. We're all retarded here, equally so, and it's a great time. Though I fail to see any political value here, for either "side", as you see it.
Yes, it should come as no surprise that Slashdot is often just a political statement. A very leftist one.
I hate to break this to you, but Slashdot is about as capable of projecting a political statement as our political system is at regulating technology. (The exact calculations of said ridiculous statement are left(ist?) as an exercise for the reader.)
Now if you'll excuse me, I must take leave to go picket the bus driving grocery store clerks drivers and lobby local government to have my way. Burn the witches!
Yeah, maybe you're right. Those YRO stories are getting tired. Then again...
michael: Omigod, the feds are using voice-activated PDA handheld bluetooth microspasm processor masheens to brainwash the general population into walking, corporate zombie consumers! Fire up Frontpage, boys, it's time for a (cue outrageous action music) YRO story!
Taco: (Cue soft and cuddly Celine Dion song, bubblebath, candles, Richard Simmons) Settle down, Lois, we already did a few YRO stories today. Here, post this family piece from freshmeat on how Linus has explosive gas. We'll call it "Kookin' Kernels". Make that government thing a poll or something. Good. Here, copy & paste Cowboyneal some more. Don't forget to spellcheck... just kidding. Comedy! Submit! Now hit me with this hammer. Again! Now mod yourself into oblivion.
It's not enough that cell phone ear pieces gave us people meandering down the sidewalk, waving their arms around while they seemingly talk to thin air. Now we get to see them shout into the palm of their hand. All this technology sure is making us more and more civilized. :)
Simple. There is no adware for Linux as companies know that we don't have any money. Isn't that why we use it?
(Easy there mods, don't let the sarcasm fool ya.)