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According to a TV documentary I saw a year or so ago, one of the engineers refused to watch the monitor during launch, he believed the risk of disaster was so great. I'm sorry, I can't remember the guy's name or the program name for that matter.
The first problem is that you wouldn't be able to close the door. Anyone could walk in and build on a new addition (though they'd have to post the floorplans for it outside so all can see).
That's what the people at Microsoft House would have you think. The truth is, you could close and lock the door, and you don't have to give the floorplans to anyone unless they obtained a house from you.
If you ever passed the house on to someone else, then you would have to pass on the plans as well. The new owners would have the right to extend/demolish it and also use it as a business premises/nightclub/anything else, should they so desire.
Ah yes, the difficulty switch. Space Invaders was a classic. On two player games, reach over, flick the switch, and hey presto! Your mate's ship just doubled in size. Most effective when he's hiding below a bunker waiting for a gap in the bombs.
The vulnerability of a tyre blow-out WAS revealed by consumers. Unfortunately, it was revealed at the time their cars ran out of control. When enough incidents happened (or did it take the threat of court action?), the manufacturer was forced to act.
Competition and collaboration are not necessarily mutually exclusive, although it looks as if some operators in Europe could be whacked for colluding on prices.
That's what I thought on first reading the article, but maybe this extract is significant: ...summer comes, and the code isn't ready. It isn't ready in the autumn, either, and this starts to play hell with Sendo's budgets. December rolls round, and according to Sendo, bugfixes that carriers have requested are being refused by Microsoft. Sendo is in a cash crisis, and a call to VCs is spurned. So Sendo asks Microsoft for a further cash injection, which is declined: "Microsoft refused with the full knowledge that this refusal would push Sendo to insolvency", claims Sendo in the filing.
So, it looks like MS failed to deliver the software on time, which caused a cash-flow problem for Sendo. According to the story, MS also refused to make a scheduled payment to Sendo, thus causing them further financial difficulties.
A friend of mine has an Orange/MS phone. Judging by the problems he has experienced (counter-intuitive address book, problems connecting via GPRS), I think MS have had genuine problems getting the software right. I mean, this phone shipped about a year after MS failed to deliver working code to Sendo, and it still isn't finished.
I doubt this is a conspiracy by MS to steal Sendo's IP, but it still looks as if they bear some responsibility for the situation. If they signed a contract and can't honour it, they should be held accountable for any damage that causes.
Very insightful, but when you say 'Maybe we're doing something wrong', you make the same mistake as those who hate Americans. You, and most of your compatriots, are doing nothing wrong. It's your government's policies which are causing anger abroad.
I'm at work at the moment, so I won't explore the idea that apathetic populations are responsible for their government's excesses. That isn't a dig at the USA btw, I live in the UK and we're quickly catching up with your country's low voter turnout and general disinterest in the things done in our name.
Forums, irc channels and newsgroups still exist where knowledge is shared and people learn. Yes, in general there is a lot of noise, but there are still places where the majority are intelligent and courteous.
An interesting thing I noticed was that when I started using Linux, setting up web bookmarks for FAQs, HOWTOs, etc, the web seems less and less commercial. I guess it looks like whatever you are looking for (if that makes any sense).
btw, it's the early hours of New Year's day, so no apologies for rambling on:)
Ok, hypothetical question. Imagine I found a foreign website which offered some substance for sale. This substance is illegal in my country, but unregulated internationally and in the country hosting the business. I make an order, and it is intercepted at customs, with my address on the envelope. Who do you think will be getting a visit?
I have long thought that the responsibility for bringing 'illegal' material into one's own country, whether it be an internet download or some tangible object, should rest with the importer. If we try to define 'sending to' a country as subject to the destination country's laws, then it seems inevitable that the question of juristiction will keep being raised.
Of course, IANAL, this is just a personal opinion, and might be wrong and/or logically flawed.
Didn't he mean that the principles of quantum mechanics are not a fundamental truth but rather that there may be another underlying set of rules governing the apparent behavior of subatomic particles?
Hmm, you stated no facts, just a strongly worded opinion. Some people who didn't agree considered it flamebait. Union-brainwashed? Methinks it is you who has the biased viewpoint. It's probably flamebait, too:)
I would argue that software using the word 'Windows' in its name is not playing off the MS brand. In my mind, any title called 'Windows Blah-Blah' just means that it is designed to run on Windows. For the non-clued people, it is probably a useful guide as to which software works on their machines.
You weren't approaching this from a privacy perspective, but surely fewer redundant routes means fewer monitoring stations required to keep an eye on net communications. In the present climate of fear, this could deter a government from encouraging remedies to the situation.
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According to a TV documentary I saw a year or so ago, one of the engineers refused to watch the monitor during launch, he believed the risk of disaster was so great. I'm sorry, I can't remember the guy's name or the program name for that matter.
Good analogy. Some people do just that when they build a house. Yes, it is a lot of work, but the benefit is a house customised for the way they live.
The first problem is that you wouldn't be able to close the door. Anyone could walk in and build on a new addition (though they'd have to post the floorplans for it outside so all can see).
That's what the people at Microsoft House would have you think. The truth is, you could close and lock the door, and you don't have to give the floorplans to anyone unless they obtained a house from you.
If you ever passed the house on to someone else, then you would have to pass on the plans as well. The new owners would have the right to extend/demolish it and also use it as a business premises/nightclub/anything else, should they so desire.
I'm sure there was a story in The Register recently, saying that Amstrad are pushing the emailer again, at a lower price.
I just looked, it's on their front page.
Well, a TV is ok for games, but I wouldn't fancy using one for serious work, or even webbrowsing.
Bush backing a large, government led initiative to free America from dependence on oil? We'll see turkeys voting for Christmas before that happens.
Ah yes, the difficulty switch. Space Invaders was a classic. On two player games, reach over, flick the switch, and hey presto! Your mate's ship just doubled in size. Most effective when he's hiding below a bunker waiting for a gap in the bombs.
Get me one while you're at it. I'll have the cash next week, honest :)
The vulnerability of a tyre blow-out WAS revealed by consumers. Unfortunately, it was revealed at the time their cars ran out of control. When enough incidents happened (or did it take the threat of court action?), the manufacturer was forced to act.
Competition and collaboration are not necessarily mutually exclusive, although it looks as if some operators in Europe could be whacked for colluding on prices.
That's what I thought on first reading the article, but maybe this extract is significant:
...summer comes, and the code isn't ready. It isn't ready in the autumn, either, and this starts to play hell with Sendo's budgets. December rolls round, and according to Sendo, bugfixes that carriers have requested are being refused by Microsoft. Sendo is in a cash crisis, and a call to VCs is spurned. So Sendo asks Microsoft for a further cash injection, which is declined:
"Microsoft refused with the full knowledge that this refusal would push Sendo to insolvency", claims Sendo in the filing.
So, it looks like MS failed to deliver the software on time, which caused a cash-flow problem for Sendo. According to the story, MS also refused to make a scheduled payment to Sendo, thus causing them further financial difficulties.
A friend of mine has an Orange/MS phone. Judging by the problems he has experienced (counter-intuitive address book, problems connecting via GPRS), I think MS have had genuine problems getting the software right. I mean, this phone shipped about a year after MS failed to deliver working code to Sendo, and it still isn't finished.
I doubt this is a conspiracy by MS to steal Sendo's IP, but it still looks as if they bear some responsibility for the situation. If they signed a contract and can't honour it, they should be held accountable for any damage that causes.
Very insightful, but when you say 'Maybe we're doing something wrong', you make the same mistake as those who hate Americans. You, and most of your compatriots, are doing nothing wrong. It's your government's policies which are causing anger abroad.
I'm at work at the moment, so I won't explore the idea that apathetic populations are responsible for their government's excesses. That isn't a dig at the USA btw, I live in the UK and we're quickly catching up with your country's low voter turnout and general disinterest in the things done in our name.
Forums, irc channels and newsgroups still exist where knowledge is shared and people learn. Yes, in general there is a lot of noise, but there are still places where the majority are intelligent and courteous.
:)
An interesting thing I noticed was that when I started using Linux, setting up web bookmarks for FAQs, HOWTOs, etc, the web seems less and less commercial. I guess it looks like whatever you are looking for (if that makes any sense).
btw, it's the early hours of New Year's day, so no apologies for rambling on
Nope, original moderation was reasonable. Post contains a goatse.cx link.
Try this link, I just skimmed the article, but it seems to have the answer to your question:
p ring98/articles/bomb.html
www.brown.edu/Students/Catalyst/pre2001/archive/s
Ok, hypothetical question. Imagine I found a foreign website which offered some substance for sale. This substance is illegal in my country, but unregulated internationally and in the country hosting the business. I make an order, and it is intercepted at customs, with my address on the envelope. Who do you think will be getting a visit?
I have long thought that the responsibility for bringing 'illegal' material into one's own country, whether it be an internet download or some tangible object, should rest with the importer. If we try to define 'sending to' a country as subject to the destination country's laws, then it seems inevitable that the question of juristiction will keep being raised.
Of course, IANAL, this is just a personal opinion, and might be wrong and/or logically flawed.
I wouldn't worry about random drug tests, you'll probably forget to do them.
Adjudication please Humph.
Didn't he mean that the principles of quantum mechanics are not a fundamental truth but rather that there may be another underlying set of rules governing the apparent behavior of subatomic particles?
Hmm, you stated no facts, just a strongly worded opinion. Some people who didn't agree considered it flamebait. Union-brainwashed? Methinks it is you who has the biased viewpoint. It's probably flamebait, too :)
bird shit runs on windows.
Now that's funny.
I would argue that software using the word 'Windows' in its name is not playing off the MS brand. In my mind, any title called 'Windows Blah-Blah' just means that it is designed to run on Windows. For the non-clued people, it is probably a useful guide as to which software works on their machines.
You weren't approaching this from a privacy perspective, but surely fewer redundant routes means fewer monitoring stations required to keep an eye on net communications. In the present climate of fear, this could deter a government from encouraging remedies to the situation.
Operations Manager: "We got all those prices taken off the web, now we won't have hordes of people trying to get into our stores."
Sales Director: "You're fired"
A *slim* geeky man? It couldn't have been Gates then.