Things that work for a semi-controlled, editied Wikipedia don't work for the rest of the 'net.
True, but isn't it better to test new search technologies on a known quantity before unleashing them on the 'net at large? The Wikipedia database would make a great sandbox for Google to play with.
Please explain what laws/restrictions they've put upon me. I don't like the crap that spews out of Holywood, so I don't care if I can download movies or not. I don't like pop music, so I don't care if I can download songs or not. I use various OS'es (Windows, *nix, OS X), so I'm hardly a prisoner of any monopoly.
Except they won't say that. The few that have been up there say they'd do it again for any amount of money. Such short sightedness...why are you even browsing a geek site?
I feel very sad for you that you consider MS 'Your enemy'. I don't like them either, but I don't attribute them that much power. They aren't an enemy; they are a company out to make money. By calling them the enemy you ascribe malice to them that is unwarranted. You also give them power over you by the same act.
One must learn to walk before one learns to run. The lack of patience that your post reveals is part of the endemic problem of modern society. Everyone wants instant gratification. To wax cliche one more time, Rome wasn't built in a day.
The upcoming CableCard 2.0 standard will allow for bi-directional operations such as Pay Per View and On Demand. The current iteration isn't capable enough to make much of a splash, IMNSHO.
Some of my fellow TiVo users are disgruntled that TiVo doesn't support CableCard yet. From what I gather, they are waiting for the 2.0 standard (this is only rumor but it makes sense).
I don't think you fully understand how businesses run;) There's a little thing called 'ROI'. If the powers that be don't see a return on their investment or at least a good strategic reason to do something, they don't do it.
Not everything is a conspiracy out of Richmond. The Centrino brand name is a trademarked property of Intel. They didn't say they wouldn't sell chips and chipsets to companies selling Linux based latops; they just would not license the Centrino lable to said vendors until now.
As much as I'd love to see mainstream laptops built for Linux with full vendor support, the sad fact is that there *is* no real market for it. It's a very tiny niche of computer users who would buy one. It's not just that the vendor's 'don't see a market' as you put it. There just isn't much of a market TO see. Hopefully this will change as Linux continues to evolve into a more user friendly system.
Interesting...I've used K&N filters on my turbocharged engines for years and I've never had a problem. I put 40,000 on the last one and it was in tip top shape. This one has 25 and is also in great shape. Both were also chipped and otherwise modified for performance. Perhaps it's a YMMV thing...
"If you're speaking to an IT professional who rolls out desktops in an organization of 20,000 people and ask him if he would roll out Windows XP Home Edition, he'd say no," Wickstrand continued. "He'd roll out XP Pro or Windows 2000. But he wouldn't describe XP Home as crippled or say that it sucks...."
Why yes, yes I would call Windows XP Home Edition crippled, and yes I am an IT professional. Why, yes, our envionment does oave over 20,000 seats.
Does crippled==sucks? Not really, but please...if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, call it a freaking duck!
Define 'self conciousness'? This is not a troll, the question has never been truly answered on a philosophical level. We need to know what sentience IS before we can even begin to have the debate!
I actually did read the entire interview before I posted. Just because you disagree with my stance does not make my reaction to it 'knee jerk'.
If I write software and don't want to make it 'Free' by his definition, according to you that is wrong (I am assuming you agree with his stance here). I disagree. That being said, I prefer open source/free software. I just think his definiton of freedom is very narrow, and doesn't address the freedom of the entity who created the software.
Stallman constantly talks about the freedom of users. What about the freedom of programmers? By this I mean the freedom to decide whether to publish your source or not, to charge money for your work or not. That concept never enters his lexicon. Yes, he has made huge contributions to computing over the years. No, he is not always right.
Wrong, wrong and wrong. First of all, the main purpose of a cop is to catch criminals, *not* to protect anyone. Second, cops have every right to use lethal force in response to a threat. A laser is a threat, as it could quite reasonably be a sighting device for a weapon.
You should really think before you shoot off your text:)
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Things that work for a semi-controlled, editied Wikipedia don't work for the rest of the 'net.
True, but isn't it better to test new search technologies on a known quantity before unleashing them on the 'net at large? The Wikipedia database would make a great sandbox for Google to play with.
Please explain what laws/restrictions they've put upon me. I don't like the crap that spews out of Holywood, so I don't care if I can download movies or not. I don't like pop music, so I don't care if I can download songs or not. I use various OS'es (Windows, *nix, OS X), so I'm hardly a prisoner of any monopoly.
So, tell me again how they have power over me?
I stand corrected :) This 'enemy of my enemy's enemy' crap got me confused! I'm just used to knee jerk MS bashing around here. It's fashionable ;)
Except they won't say that. The few that have been up there say they'd do it again for any amount of money. Such short sightedness...why are you even browsing a geek site?
I feel very sad for you that you consider MS 'Your enemy'. I don't like them either, but I don't attribute them that much power. They aren't an enemy; they are a company out to make money. By calling them the enemy you ascribe malice to them that is unwarranted. You also give them power over you by the same act.
One must learn to walk before one learns to run. The lack of patience that your post reveals is part of the endemic problem of modern society. Everyone wants instant gratification. To wax cliche one more time, Rome wasn't built in a day.
The upcoming CableCard 2.0 standard will allow for bi-directional operations such as Pay Per View and On Demand. The current iteration isn't capable enough to make much of a splash, IMNSHO.
Some of my fellow TiVo users are disgruntled that TiVo doesn't support CableCard yet. From what I gather, they are waiting for the 2.0 standard (this is only rumor but it makes sense).
Neat technology, but not feature rich enough yet.
Sue was Sue Storm, Dr. Richard's fiance, when they took off in the rocket.
;)
Still, I did get the joke
I just used my last mod point this morning. PLEASE somebody mod this post up.
I don't think you fully understand how businesses run ;) There's a little thing called 'ROI'. If the powers that be don't see a return on their investment or at least a good strategic reason to do something, they don't do it.
Is Apple good this week, or evil? Between Apple and IBM I'm not sure anymore which corporations we're supposed to hate.
*removes tongue from cheek*
Actually, the typo involved a geek who hadn't had his coffee when he posted. I meant Redmond. Richmond is evil too though!
Not everything is a conspiracy out of Richmond. The Centrino brand name is a trademarked property of Intel. They didn't say they wouldn't sell chips and chipsets to companies selling Linux based latops; they just would not license the Centrino lable to said vendors until now.
As much as I'd love to see mainstream laptops built for Linux with full vendor support, the sad fact is that there *is* no real market for it. It's a very tiny niche of computer users who would buy one. It's not just that the vendor's 'don't see a market' as you put it. There just isn't much of a market TO see. Hopefully this will change as Linux continues to evolve into a more user friendly system.
Interesting...I've used K&N filters on my turbocharged engines for years and I've never had a problem. I put 40,000 on the last one and it was in tip top shape. This one has 25 and is also in great shape. Both were also chipped and otherwise modified for performance. Perhaps it's a YMMV thing...
I prefer K&N filters, personally.
You were modded as +5, Funny. I'd submit to the crowd that it should have been +5, Insightful!
"If you're speaking to an IT professional who rolls out desktops in an organization of 20,000 people and ask him if he would roll out Windows XP Home Edition, he'd say no," Wickstrand continued. "He'd roll out XP Pro or Windows 2000. But he wouldn't describe XP Home as crippled or say that it sucks. ..."
Why yes, yes I would call Windows XP Home Edition crippled, and yes I am an IT professional. Why, yes, our envionment does oave over 20,000 seats.
Does crippled==sucks? Not really, but please...if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, call it a freaking duck!
Define 'self conciousness'? This is not a troll, the question has never been truly answered on a philosophical level. We need to know what sentience IS before we can even begin to have the debate!
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That is exactly the case, as stated in the product manual. It just looks like any other USB hard drive.
I actually did read the entire interview before I posted. Just because you disagree with my stance does not make my reaction to it 'knee jerk'.
If I write software and don't want to make it 'Free' by his definition, according to you that is wrong (I am assuming you agree with his stance here). I disagree. That being said, I prefer open source/free software. I just think his definiton of freedom is very narrow, and doesn't address the freedom of the entity who created the software.
Stallman constantly talks about the freedom of users. What about the freedom of programmers? By this I mean the freedom to decide whether to publish your source or not, to charge money for your work or not. That concept never enters his lexicon. Yes, he has made huge contributions to computing over the years. No, he is not always right.
Wrong, wrong and wrong. First of all, the main purpose of a cop is to catch criminals, *not* to protect anyone. Second, cops have every right to use lethal force in response to a threat. A laser is a threat, as it could quite reasonably be a sighting device for a weapon.
:)
You should really think before you shoot off your text
Can't...handle...another...story...about how modern society and technology is stressing us out...too much stress...ughhh...must wrap head in duct tape before it explodes...