The parent story is highly misleading in regards to the actual article. "...who explained in true MS style how the things that are considered wrong with Windows are planned or an advantage." That's hardly accurate. The article says he was MS-biased. It also outlines tradeoffs between Windows and Linux. It's brief, but it fairly states the differences between Windows & Linux. Those are: integration vs. flexibility; user friendly vs. expert friendly; & propriety or single architecture vs. open architecture that runs on multiple platforms.
According to the article, Don Johnson makes no more assumptions than the parent as to what is "wrong" with Windows and "better" about Linux.
I say, if this is what the people of Wisconsin want, then they should be allowed to have it! God bless them for finding yet another source of revenue they can piddle away until they need another fix. Maybe they want to build an "art park" In Milwaukee to compete with Chicago in the category of ostentatious waste.
I know this isn't a left-right thing, but I don't understand why a Democrat would bolster this idea, since I feel it is a tenet of the left to play hands-off with the net. At least, I consider myself pretty far-left and I certainly think this is a foolhardy idea given the current disparities in tax policy. I tend to think this guy must be in the pocket of some special interests, or he himself stands to benefit in some way.
I live in Wisconsin. The reason Gov. Doyle is proposing this (and a slew of other new taxes) is because he doesn't want to cut any spending to balance the state budget. His current budget proposal for the next two years (Wisconsin does two year budgets) projects a 1.8 billion dollar deficit. Compounding problems for him is that Wisconsin is already a tax hell and there is strong public support for a property tax freeze, thus he's looking for alternate ways he can raise taxes.
Freedom sure as hell is something you enforce - at times. In the U.S. the freedom of assembly is at times enforced - ie, we use legal power &/or police force to ensure that certain groups have the freedom to assemble even against the opposition of others. The freedom of a woman to choose to abort her pregnancy is enforced by law as well - even to the objection of many.
There are plenty of times when freedom is enforced.
Let's face it - we are killing our beautiful planet. Global warming is happening, beyond any reasonable doubt (unless, of course, you're a "funded" scientist). We're not doing anything to prevent this from happening (the USA, the biggest polutor of the world, won't even adhere to the Kyoto treaty), yet we consider teraforming another planet.
The more popular iTunes becomes, the more leverage they have over the RIAA. Assuming continued popularity of iTunes, sooner or later they should be able to negotiate lower fees paid to the RIAA.
So has anyone asked SCO why they haven't sought to protect their "intellectual property" (and I use that term lightly) sooner than the past few months?
The article makes it sound like she wouldn't have got caught if an FBI agent hadn't been a recepient of the email. I hope this isn't the case and that the FBI is taking a more pro-active attack on this kind of thing than what the article seems to say.
The beauty of POPfile is not that it is a spam filter. In fact, it's not a spam filter. POPfile is an email sorter/classifier. Subtle difference, but very important. You can train POPfile to sort email into "buckets" or categories of your own creation. Of course, one of those categories will be spam - it's just that catching spam isn't the *only* thing that POPfile does and that is why it's far superior than other spam filters. At work, I have about 8 different buckets set up that my email sorts into based on content. AWESOME for keeping your incoming email organized and keeping the spam all to itself.
It should be no suprise then that Linux hasn't experienced more widespread adoption. It's full of it's own jargon that is *not* intuitive no matter how often linux advocates claim it is.
It will be good for the consumer because there will be price competition. As it stands now, Netflix has cut down on service and raised prices since they started. In fact, this is EXACTLY the type of service that Wal-Mart should EXCEL at. Wal-Mart is a master of the supply chain, which is the main issue with DVD rental through the mail.
I don't understand the argument against Wal-Mart in regards to small businesses. If Wal-Mart undercut everyone else, pushed small businesses out of business, and then jacked their prices up I could understand the argument. I haven't seen that though, they're always the lowest price. Lowest price is good for consumers. As for the service aspect - I don't need good service to buy rubbermaid, toilet paper, toys, video games, or dvds. I just need/want low price.
IMO, the irony in these types of cases is that you have a large special interest group suing people with relatively little resources. Usually it's the other way around, someone is suing someone else who has deep pockets and can afford to pay.
I can't see how the RIAA actually thinks this strategy will produce increased revenue in the long run. If they think all those downloaders are going to magically purchase all those songs, we all know they are kidding themselves. I figure at best, their revenue stays about the same. At worst, it creates enough bad publicity to hurt sales.
This does not even qualify as a barter economy, as there is not equivalency, one copy of a Perl Jam song is not the equivalent of.5 a They Might Be Giants song.
Amen! And ironically enough, TMBG is one of the first bands to release an.mp3-only album.
Republican fits much better - look at the last two Presidents for God's sake. An intelligent, intellectual Democrat vs. a barely sentient Republican.
Ahh well, partisan nastiness rears it's ugly head once again. Why don't you just say that you dislike his politics instead of lowering yourself into silly namecalling. Bush has an undergraduate degree from Yale and a MBA from Harvard. Most level-headed folks would call that a pretty decent academic pedigree. I suppose you could claim that a degree from Yale is no big deal, but then again maybe not since your man Clinton has a degree from Yale as well.
The war may amount to somewhere between 10% and 20% of our taxes. I hope it's worth it because it sure is a lot of money.
Actually, in 2002 the US Gov collected ~$1.2 trillion in personal and corporate income taxes and another trillion dollars in other taxes (source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2002/guide0 2.html#Table_2_1). It has been reported that Bush is going to send a $90 billion spending bill to congress to pay for the war. That's more like 4% of collected taxes.
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The parent story is highly misleading in regards to the actual article.
"...who explained in true MS style how the things that are considered wrong with Windows are planned or an advantage."
That's hardly accurate. The article says he was MS-biased. It also outlines tradeoffs between Windows and Linux. It's brief, but it fairly states the differences between Windows & Linux. Those are: integration vs. flexibility; user friendly vs. expert friendly; & propriety or single architecture vs. open architecture that runs on multiple platforms.
According to the article, Don Johnson makes no more assumptions than the parent as to what is "wrong" with Windows and "better" about Linux.
sed 's/g/m'
...given any information out or haven't done anything malicious with it doesn't mean they're telling the truth.
In other news... Hell Freezes Over.
Funny how even Darth Vader succumbs to putting Ads by Google in his blog...
Who really is the Master?
I live in Wisconsin. The reason Gov. Doyle is proposing this (and a slew of other new taxes) is because he doesn't want to cut any spending to balance the state budget. His current budget proposal for the next two years (Wisconsin does two year budgets) projects a 1.8 billion dollar deficit. Compounding problems for him is that Wisconsin is already a tax hell and there is strong public support for a property tax freeze, thus he's looking for alternate ways he can raise taxes.
Freedom sure as hell is something you enforce - at times. In the U.S. the freedom of assembly is at times enforced - ie, we use legal power &/or police force to ensure that certain groups have the freedom to assemble even against the opposition of others. The freedom of a woman to choose to abort her pregnancy is enforced by law as well - even to the objection of many.
There are plenty of times when freedom is enforced.
will their airbag deploy?
because hybrids aren't as fuel efficient as people think. Diesels are and have been.
Poor Nicholas. You dared to criticize a piece of linux software. You must now be eliminated.
No thanks, just web browsing.
Don Ho has been telling us this for years.
The more popular iTunes becomes, the more leverage they have over the RIAA. Assuming continued popularity of iTunes, sooner or later they should be able to negotiate lower fees paid to the RIAA.
SCO = Rambus All smoke and mirrors.
So has anyone asked SCO why they haven't sought to protect their "intellectual property" (and I use that term lightly) sooner than the past few months?
The article makes it sound like she wouldn't have got caught if an FBI agent hadn't been a recepient of the email. I hope this isn't the case and that the FBI is taking a more pro-active attack on this kind of thing than what the article seems to say.
"But our amps go up to eleven!"
The beauty of POPfile is not that it is a spam filter. In fact, it's not a spam filter. POPfile is an email sorter/classifier. Subtle difference, but very important. You can train POPfile to sort email into "buckets" or categories of your own creation. Of course, one of those categories will be spam - it's just that catching spam isn't the *only* thing that POPfile does and that is why it's far superior than other spam filters. At work, I have about 8 different buckets set up that my email sorts into based on content. AWESOME for keeping your incoming email organized and keeping the spam all to itself.
It should be no suprise then that Linux hasn't experienced more widespread adoption. It's full of it's own jargon that is *not* intuitive no matter how often linux advocates claim it is.
Aren't they that already?
It will be good for the consumer because there will be price competition. As it stands now, Netflix has cut down on service and raised prices since they started. In fact, this is EXACTLY the type of service that Wal-Mart should EXCEL at. Wal-Mart is a master of the supply chain, which is the main issue with DVD rental through the mail.
I don't understand the argument against Wal-Mart in regards to small businesses. If Wal-Mart undercut everyone else, pushed small businesses out of business, and then jacked their prices up I could understand the argument. I haven't seen that though, they're always the lowest price. Lowest price is good for consumers. As for the service aspect - I don't need good service to buy rubbermaid, toilet paper, toys, video games, or dvds. I just need/want low price.
IMO, the irony in these types of cases is that you have a large special interest group suing people with relatively little resources. Usually it's the other way around, someone is suing someone else who has deep pockets and can afford to pay.
I can't see how the RIAA actually thinks this strategy will produce increased revenue in the long run. If they think all those downloaders are going to magically purchase all those songs, we all know they are kidding themselves. I figure at best, their revenue stays about the same. At worst, it creates enough bad publicity to hurt sales.
Amen! And ironically enough, TMBG is one of the first bands to release an
Ahh well, partisan nastiness rears it's ugly head once again. Why don't you just say that you dislike his politics instead of lowering yourself into silly namecalling. Bush has an undergraduate degree from Yale and a MBA from Harvard. Most level-headed folks would call that a pretty decent academic pedigree. I suppose you could claim that a degree from Yale is no big deal, but then again maybe not since your man Clinton has a degree from Yale as well.
Actually, in 2002 the US Gov collected ~$1.2 trillion in personal and corporate income taxes and another trillion dollars in other taxes (source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2002/guide
It has been reported that Bush is going to send a $90 billion spending bill to congress to pay for the war. That's more like 4% of collected taxes.