What if a minor performs the install? A person under the age of majority does not have the capacity to enter into a legal contract. Wouldn't an EULA be unenforceable in a case like this?
What do you mean add too much more crap?
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The standard install from the two distributions I have used (RedHat and SuSE) cram all kinds of unusable crap on my boxes. Each new release just adds more. That stupid globe/time zone thing is the worst - I still can't figure it out - I have to kill the process just to rid it from my desktop.
I've been to a few of these things. For the most part they are kind of interesting but I'm not as hard core as most of the attendees. Casual Linux users would be lost. I kinda like the free swag though.
I couldn't see a Lego robot being any more annoying than having Tito ride along with the Russians. Besides, I'm sure NASA would remove the mischief subroutines from the program.
UPS's are fine for the short term (OH crap I lost power - let me save and shut down) but not for extended durations. What if you were at work when a power interruption occurred. You wouldn't even know about it. Hopefully it would be shorter then the lift of the battery.
According to the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of appeals (and reported by The New York Times) cyberspace (and a person's or corporation's activities therein) exist in 'a place' distinct from their physical location.
Just what we need. Not only will we continue to pay property taxes where our businesses are physically located, now we will pay property taxes on the few square feet of real estate our co-located servers reside on.
Personally, I have not had any problems with Compaq power supplies (I have two Compaq laptops). I admit that they are not the best laptops, but I find them good for the money when they are on sale. Save them though as Compaq is almost no more. That is kind of sad. Remember, every PC after IBM's 286 is not an IBM clone, it is a Compaq clone. Compaq was cloning away but always after IBM released. IBM stalled on the 386 and Compaq couldn't wait so they made the gamble and released first.
No private citizen owns a missile silo. As such, e-bay has ended the auction. An unfortunate waste of space on/. that could have been used for more important news.
I would imagine that during and/or immediately after a disaster, certain forms of technology would be very useful, if not critical. A geek squad sounds like an interesting idea but sometimes resources are scarce. I wonder what the government or some companies would say if rescuers, etc. were using cloned cell phones (if they were the only means of communication) or pirated software (to keep missing and dead lists) if there were little or no funds. True geeks would find a true technical solution. Just a thought.
The song by the Pretenders is the opening theme to Rush Limbaugh's radio talk show which is syndicated through Clear Channel's Premier Networks. They wouldn't screw themselves by taking their most popular talk show off the air.
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What if a minor performs the install? A person under the age of majority does not have the capacity to enter into a legal contract. Wouldn't an EULA be unenforceable in a case like this?
The standard install from the two distributions I have used (RedHat and SuSE) cram all kinds of unusable crap on my boxes. Each new release just adds more. That stupid globe/time zone thing is the worst - I still can't figure it out - I have to kill the process just to rid it from my desktop.
All that matters is what the purchaser wants to pay. I mean, five years ago slashdot.org was probably dirt cheap. Now is another story.
I've been to a few of these things. For the most part they are kind of interesting but I'm not as hard core as most of the attendees. Casual Linux users would be lost. I kinda like the free swag though.
I couldn't see a Lego robot being any more annoying than having Tito ride along with the Russians. Besides, I'm sure NASA would remove the mischief subroutines from the program.
UPS's are fine for the short term (OH crap I lost power - let me save and shut down) but not for extended durations. What if you were at work when a power interruption occurred. You wouldn't even know about it. Hopefully it would be shorter then the lift of the battery.
You would still need a stable flow of juice to keep from losing everything in case of a blackout or something. I'll stick to the platters for now.
You don't point it. The Earth rotates.
According to the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of appeals (and reported by The New York Times) cyberspace (and a person's or corporation's activities therein) exist in 'a place' distinct from their physical location.
Just what we need. Not only will we continue to pay property taxes where our businesses are physically located, now we will pay property taxes on the few square feet of real estate our co-located servers reside on.
Personally, I have not had any problems with Compaq power supplies (I have two Compaq laptops). I admit that they are not the best laptops, but I find them good for the money when they are on sale. Save them though as Compaq is almost no more. That is kind of sad. Remember, every PC after IBM's 286 is not an IBM clone, it is a Compaq clone. Compaq was cloning away but always after IBM released. IBM stalled on the 386 and Compaq couldn't wait so they made the gamble and released first.
No private citizen owns a missile silo. As such, e-bay has ended the auction. An unfortunate waste of space on /. that could have been used for more important news.
I would imagine that during and/or immediately after a disaster, certain forms of technology would be very useful, if not critical. A geek squad sounds like an interesting idea but sometimes resources are scarce. I wonder what the government or some companies would say if rescuers, etc. were using cloned cell phones (if they were the only means of communication) or pirated software (to keep missing and dead lists) if there were little or no funds. True geeks would find a true technical solution. Just a thought.
Worst case - couldn't you open the case, pull the HDD and stick it in another laptop w/o such security measures?
The song by the Pretenders is the opening theme to Rush Limbaugh's radio talk show which is syndicated through Clear Channel's Premier Networks. They wouldn't screw themselves by taking their most popular talk show off the air.