Most (all?) Windows desktop machines sold since about 2000 have a 'sticker of authenticity' stuck on the back somewhere. As ever, IANAL, but I imagine that checking for that sticker would cover you for due diligence in checking that they are licenced. MS aren't going to be bothered by some freelancer who uses a licenced copy of Windows to repair a licenced installation.
You might be right. Then again, if tagged items cost more than untagged items, perhaps customers will wake up and decide that we don't want them after all.
I imagine that you are logged when picking up the razorblades, and again when you pay for them. I guess that any discrepancy is flagged and you picture is added to a list of 'suspicious characters'. According to an article in the Guardian yesterday, Tesco say that they store the pictures 'temporarily'.
What you could do is consistently pick up the razorblades every time you visit, place them on another shelf whilst you are shopping and check out without buying them. Then, write to Tesco's Data Controller and ask if they are holding any information on you. Tell them what you have been doing and state that you believe they might have a photo of you. Pay the £10 charge and supply a photo of yourself to help them check. If a few thousand customers did this, they would probably find running the scheme very expensive. They might also be unable to respond within a reasonable time (not sure if there is a statutory response time). That would then put them in breach of Data Protection law.
Well, you could argue that running away is a way of defending oneself against a knife. I don't have any personal experience to back this up, but I imagine that running away is a far more effective defence against a knife than a gun.
Some kind of Windows powers my mate's mobile phone. And yes, it is buggy. Several times I have answered my phone only to hear 'Shit, f*cking POS phone'. Looks nice though, and the ability to play samples is cool.
In my experience, once either Linux or Windows get badly broken, they both require diagnosis and a trip to their respective Knowledge Base/FAQ. Windows is easy to use when it works, once it's broken it's no easier to diagnose and fix than Linux.
Change distro then. I'm a hobbyist too. I switched to Debian about 9 months ago. It didn't take long to learn the 'Debian Way' of doing things, and I'll be able to painlessly upgrade my system to the next release for no more than the cost of bandwidth.
Because the day after that story broke, he (or his IT people) purchased a licence for the software. The vendor probably doesn't feel the need to take it any further.
Well, he does say he first installed it 3 days ago. He is talking about his first impression of Mandrake Linux and his pleasant surprise that it isn't utterly alien.
He seems to concentrate on the revelation that there is a viable alternative to running Microsoft systems. When he is running Linux, browsing the web for answers, maybe asking for help on irc or usenet, that's when he has the chance to start learning everything from GNU philosophy to how his system ticks.
I think you're right, I've never seen someone change their political opinion after having a discussion with someone holding a different ideology. Usually, it just ends up as a flamefest. As they say, never discuss politics or religion:)
When MS saw the threat posed by Netscape and Java (potentially allowing users to use any underlying client platform for their information retrieval needs), they did everything in their power to defeat this threat. It seems to me that MS helped the demise of Netscape and have successfully kept Java from working properly on their platform for several years.
That holding action is no longer necessary. IE has over 90% of the browser market, and within the next 5 years they plan that just about every PC still in use will have a.net runtime installed as default. They know that people are lazy, and are unlikely to install a new browser and VM if they already have one which works adequately. This is the endgame, the match started in 1995-6 when Bill 'turned the company on a dime'.
If MS have engineered this position by damaging a competitor through breach of contract, then yes, they should be forced to help remedy the situation, to the extent that they are culpable. The lower court decided that would be best served by having MS bundle the Sun JVM with Windows. The appeals court disagree, but it wasn't just some random punishment.
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Most (all?) Windows desktop machines sold since about 2000 have a 'sticker of authenticity' stuck on the back somewhere. As ever, IANAL, but I imagine that checking for that sticker would cover you for due diligence in checking that they are licenced. MS aren't going to be bothered by some freelancer who uses a licenced copy of Windows to repair a licenced installation.
You might be right. Then again, if tagged items cost more than untagged items, perhaps customers will wake up and decide that we don't want them after all.
I imagine that you are logged when picking up the razorblades, and again when you pay for them. I guess that any discrepancy is flagged and you picture is added to a list of 'suspicious characters'. According to an article in the Guardian yesterday, Tesco say that they store the pictures 'temporarily'.
What you could do is consistently pick up the razorblades every time you visit, place them on another shelf whilst you are shopping and check out without buying them. Then, write to Tesco's Data Controller and ask if they are holding any information on you. Tell them what you have been doing and state that you believe they might have a photo of you. Pay the £10 charge and supply a photo of yourself to help them check. If a few thousand customers did this, they would probably find running the scheme very expensive. They might also be unable to respond within a reasonable time (not sure if there is a statutory response time). That would then put them in breach of Data Protection law.
Could you say 'envoyer au courriel' ?
Could you give us the reference to the Bible book, chapter and verse on which you base that statement?
Well, you could argue that running away is a way of defending oneself against a knife. I don't have any personal experience to back this up, but I imagine that running away is a far more effective defence against a knife than a gun.
Some kind of Windows powers my mate's mobile phone. And yes, it is buggy. Several times I have answered my phone only to hear 'Shit, f*cking POS phone'. Looks nice though, and the ability to play samples is cool.
Surely the extra * in *n** is redundant. People being lazy, we'll probably just use * for any Unix-like OS
In my experience, once either Linux or Windows get badly broken, they both require diagnosis and a trip to their respective Knowledge Base/FAQ. Windows is easy to use when it works, once it's broken it's no easier to diagnose and fix than Linux.
In fairness, IE6 seems to be a deal closer to W3C standards than IE5. In my limited experience at least.
Change distro then. I'm a hobbyist too. I switched to Debian about 9 months ago. It didn't take long to learn the 'Debian Way' of doing things, and I'll be able to painlessly upgrade my system to the next release for no more than the cost of bandwidth.
They are politicians, why are you surprised?
Because the day after that story broke, he (or his IT people) purchased a licence for the software. The vendor probably doesn't feel the need to take it any further.
If they keep honest people honest, they presumably prevent crime too.
Surely the higher voltage is present *whilst* the phone is ringing? About 50V, IIRC.
Involving a mixture of fine mesh aluminium and carbon(?) powders, with a pretty magnesium ribbon stuck in the top?
Impersonating a police office is indeed a crime.
I'm in the UK, so if I faxed EBay's US office, where would I be committing the crime? Where would the deception be taking place?
One true windows path? Where does the path lead to? Podunk, Nebraska?
To subscription services and rented multimedia, I expect.
Well, he does say he first installed it 3 days ago. He is talking about his first impression of Mandrake Linux and his pleasant surprise that it isn't utterly alien.
He seems to concentrate on the revelation that there is a viable alternative to running Microsoft systems. When he is running Linux, browsing the web for answers, maybe asking for help on irc or usenet, that's when he has the chance to start learning everything from GNU philosophy to how his system ticks.
Maybe (s)he is a teenage anarchist who hasn't grown up yet.
I think you're right, I've never seen someone change their political opinion after having a discussion with someone holding a different ideology. Usually, it just ends up as a flamefest. As they say, never discuss politics or religion :)
When MS saw the threat posed by Netscape and Java (potentially allowing users to use any underlying client platform for their information retrieval needs), they did everything in their power to defeat this threat. It seems to me that MS helped the demise of Netscape and have successfully kept Java from working properly on their platform for several years.
.net runtime installed as default. They know that people are lazy, and are unlikely to install a new browser and VM if they already have one which works adequately. This is the endgame, the match started in 1995-6 when Bill 'turned the company on a dime'.
That holding action is no longer necessary. IE has over 90% of the browser market, and within the next 5 years they plan that just about every PC still in use will have a
If MS have engineered this position by damaging a competitor through breach of contract, then yes, they should be forced to help remedy the situation, to the extent that they are culpable. The lower court decided that would be best served by having MS bundle the Sun JVM with Windows. The appeals court disagree, but it wasn't just some random punishment.
That's quite a telling statement. When the votes were being recounted, there was no President Bush, was there?
(Don't take this post too seriously, just saw the opportunity to take a snipe)
Shurely shome mishtake.
Someone bought a licence for it today. Seems likely that this senator or one of his staff corrected the problem as soon as they were notified.