They want to kinda wall themselves from the world but still be part of it.
If we had governments representing people, then the UN would would have told China to where to go a long time ago and China would have become something Cuba could laugh at.
But instead, we have governments representing corporations. (we elect them but the corps control them) To ignore china because of their fascist ways is not good for the corporate bottom line and the CEO's annual bonus. So the corps will bend and jump through hoops until they control China as well. When that happens, we will have become Star Trek's Ferengi race. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferengi)
They can put needles in collars of soldiers to force them to stay at attention (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=564629&in_page_id=1811&ct=5) but they can't figure out how to block the internet from their people.
I agree with you but I think the whole concept of making a MacGyver movie in the 21st century would be to unbelievable.
It would be as believable as a scene in one of the Mission Impossible movies where a scientologist riding on a motorbike can takeout snipers in a mid-air jump while throughout the whole scene he is never touched by a single bullet.
The only way it could be made believable is if RDA was a android in the 22nd+ century. And with that, RDA would touch such a tacky plot line.
re:"These products don't usually have more than a 3-4 year life-cycle anyway"
That's cuz MS *HAD* to release updates to get more $ With this, they get $ regardless of what they add in.
At the start, they will add really useful stuff that you can only get in "Albany". Once enough idiots bite, they'll stop improving things, fire half their programmers and hire lawyers. Why? -To sue people trying to cancel their Albany subscription. -To sue OpenOffice for implementing their patented, ISO standard file format.
What we need is a ACID-like test for web sites: -Do all relevant pictures have AltText field used and valid. -"How annoying is navigating the site" Index -etc
It requires MS to follow a standard. MS will not follow a standard that they do not control.(and change every 2 years)
Best case: they would ship a "ISO compliant" version of Office 2007 that would need patches to work. The patches would fix thins but make it write non-ISO OOXML files.
You are either woefully ignorant of MS' business history or you have a check in you back pocket with Bill's signature.
MS has done a few things for the greater good but this action is one that will destroy MS' reputation in Joe users' mind when it get out to mainstream news.
At least with AOL+Yahoo you know that the email servers won't be swapped out just to use MS SW. And none of the Yahoo supported OSS software will be turf'd (ie. that Exchange server alternative)
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Need self-destruct HDs
I guess this means will need hard drives that can be destroyed internally (no "boom" explosion).
Imagine how many 2.5" drives would end up in the garbage in airports...
You haven't seen "The corporation" and it shows
Having a separate front-end access point could eliminate the need to use precious bandwidth from the real ISP.
It wouldn't need to be perfect. I'm thinking ad hoc networks like the ones used with the OLPC.
Think about it: The ISPs of today will be the RIAAs/MPAAs of tomorrow.
I think we need to start planing for an Alternate Network other than the Internet.
It would have to be WiMax-based (or better) to handle the traffic.
I could see some neighborhoods setting these up just for local traffic to limit the effect of ISPs' Traffic shaping and DPI.
They want to kinda wall themselves from the world but still be part of it.
If we had governments representing people, then the UN would would have told China to where to go a long time ago and China would have become something Cuba could laugh at.
But instead, we have governments representing corporations. (we elect them but the corps control them) To ignore china because of their fascist ways is not good for the corporate bottom line and the CEO's annual bonus. So the corps will bend and jump through hoops until they control China as well. When that happens, we will have become Star Trek's Ferengi race. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferengi)
They can put needles in collars of soldiers to force them to stay at attention (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=564629&in_page_id=1811&ct=5)
but they can't figure out how to block the internet from their people.
And is still active.
Last entry was May 3rd, 2008!
If the bug had 500+ votes maybe they would pay more attention to it.
The PHB signing your paycheck.
note: You might not be able to remove it when another version of IE8 comes out.
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3395
BTW: work has started on it.
I agree with you but I think the whole concept of making a MacGyver movie in the 21st century would be to unbelievable.
It would be as believable as a scene in one of the Mission Impossible movies where a scientologist riding on a motorbike can takeout snipers in a mid-air jump while throughout the whole scene he is never touched by a single bullet.
The only way it could be made believable is if RDA was a android in the 22nd+ century. And with that, RDA would touch such a tacky plot line.
Seems to be perfectly in line with the same reasoning on torture vs. waterboarding.
One is "bad" the other is somehow different.
Don't forger the fuses in case the DC wires get crossed!
With LED lighting becoming all the rage, when are going to get a DC wiring standard for lighting in regular homes?
All LEDs need DC, AFAIK.
re:"These products don't usually have more than a 3-4 year life-cycle anyway"
That's cuz MS *HAD* to release updates to get more $
With this, they get $ regardless of what they add in.
At the start, they will add really useful stuff that you can only get in "Albany".
Once enough idiots bite, they'll stop improving things, fire half their programmers and hire lawyers.
Why?
-To sue people trying to cancel their Albany subscription.
-To sue OpenOffice for implementing their patented, ISO standard file format.
What we need is a ACID-like test for web sites:
-Do all relevant pictures have AltText field used and valid.
-"How annoying is navigating the site" Index
-etc
"to understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases."
FYI: This means Prions related diseases => Mad cow disease
ideology has nothing to do with it.
Nobody but MS can implement this standard.
Would not work.
It requires MS to follow a standard.
MS will not follow a standard that they do not control.(and change every 2 years)
Best case: they would ship a "ISO compliant" version of Office 2007 that would need patches to work. The patches would fix thins but make it write non-ISO OOXML files.
The bribees did what they were paid for: vote for MS'OOXML.
So... NO!
The problem here is that if the MS-OOXML standard is kept, it confirms that the ISO is no longer relevant.
You are either woefully ignorant of MS' business history or you have a check in you back pocket with Bill's signature.
MS has done a few things for the greater good but this action is one that will destroy MS' reputation in Joe users' mind when it get out to mainstream news.
Sell it to China.
-They don't give a damn about patents
-This stupid problem would make the news.
Too much concentration of power.
I'd rather have 2 big players instead of one colossus Search company that if things go wrong, the whole planet suffers.
Think: backup Search company.
At least with AOL+Yahoo you know that the email servers won't be swapped out just to use MS SW. And none of the Yahoo supported OSS software will be turf'd (ie. that Exchange server alternative)