Of course! The terrorists(tm) had evil hackers(tm) help the cryptographers(tm) create steganography, whereby the plans for 9/11 were hidden in MP3 files illegally pirated and swapped on Napster, thereby causing child molesters(tm) and pedophiles(tm) to be unwitting accomplices in Osama Bin Laden's(tm) evil Anti-American(tm) plots!
Your description of keeping your wallet in your pocket has been designated a circumvention device under the DMCA. Please stay where you are, while we come to arrest you.
While it may be true that MSWindows is not easy to use, or naturally "intuitive", you need to remember that most people have learned how to use it.
You're a Mac user (at least, that's how I read "The Macintosh is easy to use."). Fine. Did you have a paradigm shift when you went to either a CLI or to KDE? How difficult was it to re-learn everything? Sure, if you put some effort into it.
But Joe AOL doesn't want to put that effort in. He just wants it to work the way he's *USED TO A COMPUTER WORKING*. And that's the MSWin UI.
Incidentally, that's probably another reason Linux is a harder sell to home users. Is there an AOL client? Don't laugh. How many people out there just want to log in to AOL and check their mail? They know how AOL works, and again, they don't want to put in the time to learn Mozilla/KMail/Eudora/Opera/Konqueror/Whatever.
The laws of inertia (there's got to be a formal HCI name for that) rule.
For pete sake, if I purchased all the products or services offered in spam, I'd be one highly educated, rich, successful, hung to my knee, always hard, in great shape, sexual tyrannosaurus.
Well, if you'd really be one of those... why haven't you purchased the products yet? Or are you already a highly educated, rich, successful, hung to my knee, always hard, in great shape, sexual tyrannosaurus?
I think that Cliff Stoll mentioned a case in "The Cuckoo's Egg" about some guy who got nailed in Canada for hacking. At the time, Canada didn't have anti-hacking laws, so they got the guy for "theft of electricity".
Pickets are still permitted, but the total area of the signs must be modest (under 3 square feet?) and they must walk at least 100 years before turning around.
(Emphasis mine).
Damn, that's one tough rule. I bet a lot of the protestors never get to turn around!
Eeven though Windows 2000 and Windows XP only officially support two CPU's, both operating systems were able to run properly with the Hyperthreaded CPU's. This means you don't have to upgrade to a 4-processor OS like Windows 2000 server to take advantage of this technology.
We're getting waaaaay OT here, but what the hell, I've got karma to burn...
Libertarians can be their own worst enemies. The following statement is taken from the California Official Voter Information Guide. It's the statement of the Libertarian candidate for Lt. Governor:
My message to the people of California is "Don't take your freedoms for granted!" For the past ten years I have been working to legalize the domestic ferret in California. During this process I have seen how politics works in California. And it only works for those who have political power. Domestic ferrets are legal in 48 states. Our state constitution recognizes our right to own domestic animals. Yet our state government has blocked efforts for this very simple matter. Our freedom does not come from the government; it is our birthright. Elect people who understand that.
Now, I'm a registered Libertarian. And I'm embarrassed. This guy is running for Lt. Governor, and his campaign platform is FERRETS? Hell, is website is www.ferretsanon.com!!! Where are the issues that most voters care about? Crime, taxes, schools, etc.? I know the LP is about reducing the size of government, but he certainly doesn't get that across. I'd be very surprised if he even comes in 3rd.
Until Libertarians stop shooting themselves in the foot like this, we will be relegated to minority status...
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Those four words blow out of the water any arguments that MS has about IE being an integral part of the OS.
Internet Explorer For Macintosh.
Ergo, IE *MUST* be a separate product. Or do Mac users run MSWindows on their mac?
Of course! The terrorists(tm) had evil hackers(tm) help the cryptographers(tm) create steganography, whereby the plans for 9/11 were hidden in MP3 files illegally pirated and swapped on Napster, thereby causing child molesters(tm) and pedophiles(tm) to be unwitting accomplices in Osama Bin Laden's(tm) evil Anti-American(tm) plots!
one computer scientist used to do this as a part time job. how much of a mountain can we make of a molehill?
To paraphrase Simon&Garfunkel:
Where have you gone Jon Postel?
The networks turn their lonely eyes to you.
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson?
Jon Postel has left and gone away...
Oh, I agree. Ada95 is much better than Ada83.
Yes, and how many of those 100M are at work? I *specifically* said "home user".
What happened to Ada(r)?
As a former employee of a DoD contractor, I remember (with great pain) the Ada mandate.
Does VC.NET correct the fact that using an exception specification generates a C4290 warning (Exception specification not supported)?
If not, then I'd say that the C++ engine in VS.NET has a hell of a long way yet to go.
Because all languages can be reduced to a Turing Machine, we should all program in UTM.
Dear Mr. CoolVibe.
Your description of keeping your wallet in your pocket has been designated a circumvention device under the DMCA. Please stay where you are, while we come to arrest you.
Thank you,
Jack Valenti and his Jackbooted Thugs
Obviously Morpheus is hoping that the French judge will give the RIAA a bad score.
While it may be true that MSWindows is not easy to use, or naturally "intuitive", you need to remember that most people have learned how to use it.
You're a Mac user (at least, that's how I read "The Macintosh is easy to use."). Fine. Did you have a paradigm shift when you went to either a CLI or to KDE? How difficult was it to re-learn everything? Sure, if you put some effort into it.
But Joe AOL doesn't want to put that effort in. He just wants it to work the way he's *USED TO A COMPUTER WORKING*. And that's the MSWin UI.
Incidentally, that's probably another reason Linux is a harder sell to home users. Is there an AOL client? Don't laugh. How many people out there just want to log in to AOL and check their mail? They know how AOL works, and again, they don't want to put in the time to learn Mozilla/KMail/Eudora/Opera/Konqueror/Whatever.
The laws of inertia (there's got to be a formal HCI name for that) rule.
I'm running MDK 8.1. I got the nVidia drivers from www.nvidia.com and followed the directions. No muss, no fuss.
You should be running XFree86 4.1.0.
You can't name a single major company that spams.
The Democratic National Committee? They rake in enough soft $$$ to be called a "Major Company". See this guy's rant.
For pete sake, if I purchased all the products or services offered in spam, I'd be one highly educated, rich, successful, hung to my knee, always hard, in great shape, sexual tyrannosaurus.
Well, if you'd really be one of those... why haven't you purchased the products yet? Or are you already a highly educated, rich, successful, hung to my knee, always hard, in great shape, sexual tyrannosaurus?
I think that Cliff Stoll mentioned a case in "The Cuckoo's Egg" about some guy who got nailed in Canada for hacking. At the time, Canada didn't have anti-hacking laws, so they got the guy for "theft of electricity".
You can still win an Olympic gold medal if you have Mono...
That lady skater, Sale. She has it just ever so slightly.
Then he's obviously a pro-Microsoft shill.
</SARCASM>
Pickets are still permitted, but the total area of the signs must be modest (under 3 square feet?) and they must walk at least 100 years before turning around.
(Emphasis mine).
Damn, that's one tough rule. I bet a lot of the protestors never get to turn around!
From CERN toys! Antihydrogen kit! Some assembly required.
Contents: 1 antiproton, 1 positron. 1 magnetic bottle.
WARNING: Contents are volatile.
They've been doing this for years in CA. Whenever they find a medfly infestation, they release a ton of sterile medflies, made sterile by radiation.
I pray to God that DD writes some Scully-in-the-shower or Scully-with-some-greased-up-lesbian-aliens into his episode
The XXX-Files!!!! (With apologies to Mad-TV)
To Steven Maurer:
Are you the Steve Maurer who attended Crown College in the early '80s (graduated '83?)
If you are, could you contact me at sconeu@hotmail.com (spamtrap address).
Thanks,
Scott Neugroschl aka "Noman".
Libertarians can be their own worst enemies. The following statement is taken from the California Official Voter Information Guide. It's the statement of the Libertarian candidate for Lt. Governor:
Now, I'm a registered Libertarian. And I'm embarrassed. This guy is running for Lt. Governor, and his campaign platform is FERRETS? Hell, is website is www.ferretsanon.com!!! Where are the issues that most voters care about? Crime, taxes, schools, etc.? I know the LP is about reducing the size of government, but he certainly doesn't get that across. I'd be very surprised if he even comes in 3rd.
Until Libertarians stop shooting themselves in the foot like this, we will be relegated to minority status...