Well, another take on it is that Office, which doesn't run everywhere, is soon going to become irrelevant itself. Sure it will take time for that to become true, but as enlightened businesses start discovering that there are better options (google docs, open office, etc), microsoft might find itself losing ground, as things like iphone gains ground. It seems pretty obvious to me that iphone will soon be able to view documents like pdf and word anyway. I bet it already can display word docs through google documents.
"Volume" also has more general meanings such as "amount, bulk, mass" (according to Websters). I imagine this meaning is much older than the one used in math to refer specifically to 3 dimensional geometry.
"Area" also has general meanings that go beyond 2d geometery (example: "area of expertise"). If looking at all meanings of the words, I think "volume" is really the better word.
is that movies have regulated themselves, for the most part to the satisfaction of constituents. The ratings system was started because the industry knew if they didn't do it, the legislators would step in.
There may be a ratings system for games, but apparently some people feel they aren't doing a good enough job at keeping violent stuff out of kids' hands.
I hope we don't end up with law passing, but I don't think it's a bad thing if the threat of legislation prompts the industry to self-regulate a bit better.
What login session are you talking about? Sites like slashdot keep track of me with a cookie. Sure, they might appeand a session id to the url while I'm here, but every time I leave and then come back to the site I'd have to log back in if not for the cookie.
And BTW, if I ever delete cookies, I tend to go through them carefully and leave the ones I want to keep (such as slashdot, nytimes, etc). The problem there is that it takes me 20 minutes to do it. I've yet to find a nice firefox extension that makes this a lot more efficient, but maybe I haven't looked hard enough.
While I mostly agree with your sentiments (I don't think anyone said it was your obligation) --- to be the devil's advocate: if they can't make money and shut down their site, it does become your problem.
That is a silly comparison. Nobody wants to ban cars (well, most people don't) because to do so would radically change our lifestyle and cripple our economy. And while I don't necessarily advocate gun control, I don't think banning guns (excepting law enforcement etc) would make a huge change in everyday life.
I think you are misinterpreting. Just because other people running virtualization are affected as well does not mean that the REASON Microsoft did it isn't that they are mostly concerned about Mac users.
If I were Microsoft), i would be very afraid that a lot of users would start buying macs, and use Parallels to make the transition less abrupt (so they can keep running their old apps until they have had time to find and learn a suitable replacement).
They love it when you pirate their software. Not if you've been running windows forever, but now you buy your first mac, then pirate a version of vista to run on the mac so that you can gradually wean yourself off your windows apps.
Typically patents cover the particular way something is accomplished. For instance, if you invent an airplane and patent it, you are not patenting flying in general (which might be said to be an obvious idea), but the specifics of how you accomplished it. Someone else, who uses a different approach to fly, will not infringe your patent.
Did you read the 20 claims before assuming their technique is obvious?
I suppose its impressive from a technical point of view, but isn't the point of hacking generally to do something you couldn't already do by just selecting a different model?
I wish "wisdom of crowds" were actually fallacious as you say it is. Because if it was, I sure should be able to guess a lot better than the "crowd" whether a stock will go up or down, and I should be a billionairre in a few years.
Groupthink is just disparaging term for what happens in the real world, which most people think is a good thing.
If I participate in a real-world discussion, whether in a social or academic context, and just start behaving disrespectfully (or present an extreme view and don't make a good case for it, or whatever), there are repercussions, which can range from mild social disapproval to being dragged outside and getting my ass kicked.
Moderation systems, in my opinion, do the same thing online, where otherwise anonymity removes those repercussions. I don't see it as a bad thing. I just wish there were more "groups" to choose from with good moderation systems.
You really think a significant number of people are using parallels to web surf? And if they are -- running OS X but actually choosing to do basic stuff like web surfing within a virtualized XP -- that actually says to me that they prefer XP, and they are being correctly counted.
I don't get why an external spiral ramp would add much to the volume, if any.
Couldn't they just leave some of it unfilled in, with the ramp being subtracted from the volume rather than added?
Then, when they have reached the top, they would start filling in the ramps from the top down. The small rocks and rubble that were used to make the actual inclines could then be moved into spaces within that were left unfilled.
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Dammit it wasn't supposed to be funny! :)
Seriously though, I'm curious why AAC (minus drm, obviously) isn't just as good to the free software people as Ogg Vorbis.
but Ogg only?
Yeah I know its RMS, so ideology wins over practicality. But I'd think AAC would be ok, and then it could be played with iTunes or whatever.
Guess you didn't notice this was posted from the "color-cuecat" department.
Well, another take on it is that Office, which doesn't run everywhere, is soon going to become irrelevant itself. Sure it will take time for that to become true, but as enlightened businesses start discovering that there are better options (google docs, open office, etc), microsoft might find itself losing ground, as things like iphone gains ground. It seems pretty obvious to me that iphone will soon be able to view documents like pdf and word anyway. I bet it already can display word docs through google documents.
Show me where on the site it says it won't be able to view and edit word docs. Or show me where it says that the announced feature set is final.
I'd bet anything you can at least view word documents with it, if not when it ships, within a year.
"Volume" also has more general meanings such as "amount, bulk, mass" (according to Websters). I imagine this meaning is much older than the one used in math to refer specifically to 3 dimensional geometry.
"Area" also has general meanings that go beyond 2d geometery (example: "area of expertise"). If looking at all meanings of the words, I think "volume" is really the better word.
Well, in the case of the particular customers who switch from a purchased printer to this new thing, they have stopped selling printers.
Ok, its a stretch, but consistent with Slashdot's fondness for humorously exaggerated headlines.
is that movies have regulated themselves, for the most part to the satisfaction of constituents. The ratings system was started because the industry knew if they didn't do it, the legislators would step in.
There may be a ratings system for games, but apparently some people feel they aren't doing a good enough job at keeping violent stuff out of kids' hands.
I hope we don't end up with law passing, but I don't think it's a bad thing if the threat of legislation prompts the industry to self-regulate a bit better.
What login session are you talking about? Sites like slashdot keep track of me with a cookie. Sure, they might appeand a session id to the url while I'm here, but every time I leave and then come back to the site I'd have to log back in if not for the cookie.
And BTW, if I ever delete cookies, I tend to go through them carefully and leave the ones I want to keep (such as slashdot, nytimes, etc). The problem there is that it takes me 20 minutes to do it. I've yet to find a nice firefox extension that makes this a lot more efficient, but maybe I haven't looked hard enough.
While I mostly agree with your sentiments (I don't think anyone said it was your obligation) --- to be the devil's advocate: if they can't make money and shut down their site, it does become your problem.
Smart software can detect that. At least if they click to another page, or if it brings down images etc.
That assumes an awful lot of people do that.
I don't do it because it is a pain to constantly log back in everywhere. But I seriously doubt more than 2% of the non-slashdot crowd does it.
That is a silly comparison. Nobody wants to ban cars (well, most people don't) because to do so would radically change our lifestyle and cripple our economy. And while I don't necessarily advocate gun control, I don't think banning guns (excepting law enforcement etc) would make a huge change in everyday life.
I think you are misinterpreting. Just because other people running virtualization are affected as well does not mean that the REASON Microsoft did it isn't that they are mostly concerned about Mac users.
If I were Microsoft), i would be very afraid that a lot of users would start buying macs, and use Parallels to make the transition less abrupt (so they can keep running their old apps until they have had time to find and learn a suitable replacement).
Typically patents cover the particular way something is accomplished. For instance, if you invent an airplane and patent it, you are not patenting flying in general (which might be said to be an obvious idea), but the specifics of how you accomplished it. Someone else, who uses a different approach to fly, will not infringe your patent.
Did you read the 20 claims before assuming their technique is obvious?
What is the point?
I suppose its impressive from a technical point of view, but isn't the point of hacking generally to do something you couldn't already do by just selecting a different model?
I wish "wisdom of crowds" were actually fallacious as you say it is. Because if it was, I sure should be able to guess a lot better than the "crowd" whether a stock will go up or down, and I should be a billionairre in a few years.
Groupthink is just disparaging term for what happens in the real world, which most people think is a good thing.
If I participate in a real-world discussion, whether in a social or academic context, and just start behaving disrespectfully (or present an extreme view and don't make a good case for it, or whatever), there are repercussions, which can range from mild social disapproval to being dragged outside and getting my ass kicked.
Moderation systems, in my opinion, do the same thing online, where otherwise anonymity removes those repercussions. I don't see it as a bad thing. I just wish there were more "groups" to choose from with good moderation systems.
(I meant "I prefer pidgen", not "pigeon")
Thought the name "Gaim" was laim.
For one, it referred disproportionately to AIM.
I prefer pigeon. Kinda cute. Geeky reference to RFC 1149.
You really think a significant number of people are using parallels to web surf? And if they are -- running OS X but actually choosing to do basic stuff like web surfing within a virtualized XP -- that actually says to me that they prefer XP, and they are being correctly counted.
My understanding is that they allow others to license AAC.
I don't get why an external spiral ramp would add much to the volume, if any.
Couldn't they just leave some of it unfilled in, with the ramp being subtracted from the volume rather than added?
Then, when they have reached the top, they would start filling in the ramps from the top down. The small rocks and rubble that were used to make the actual inclines could then be moved into spaces within that were left unfilled.