"I'm rich, does that make me evil? I worked hard to EARN the money I have today. I didn't ask anyone for a handout. Should that be stolen - yes, STOLEN - from me, and given to someone who didn't work as I did?"
Depends. Did you exploit people to get that money? That was the original argument you were replying to.
Actually I think you are both making the same point. The Constitution says that the federal government is granted only what has been explicitly stated in the Constitution. The Bill of Rights specifically state that all powers not granted to the federal government fall to the states and the people, and that the rights guaranteed to the people cannot be used to deny other rights that the people hold.
Monster Hut's original affidavit contends that they only send opt-in bulk email. The Hartl affidavit says Monster Hut told PaeTec that they send email to "externally generated targeted lists" ie, they bought email addresses, spammed them, and basically admitted to PaeTec that this is their business.
Way to take this too seriously! This was just a prototype - more of a proof-of-concept, not an actual product. The hammock and boss-cam are funny Dilbert-esque gimmicks, but there were also seriously nice ideas here, like the modular storage, built-in-seat, customizable panels, sunlights, etc.
The point wasn't that everyone should be a scientist, just that they should have a basic understanding of science. Witness some of the irrational reactions people tend to have to science and technology.
About this time last year, I saw a video clip of the NLS Demonstration (the one that used hyperlinks, object addressing, and videoconferencing all wrapped in a purty GUI way back in 1968). Has anyone else seen it? And if you have, do you have a link to it?
Try to view this as a means to an end. A lot of non-techie people were first exposed to computers through the workplace. Many of them chose to purchase computers based on what they were already familiar with. If someone is required to use Linux in the office for six months, they may well come to appreciate Linux and want it on their home system. You want Linux on the home desktop? This could well be the avenue. Once it is open, get the DirectX equivalent and greeting card softward out there for the new home users.
Well, given how many special-effects production companies are using Linux for Hollywood blockbusters, there must be something out there. And I would hazard a guess that some of it may well be free. So you may not be looking in the right places. I know audio production software is available. Audio software in general is pretty good - heck I'm building a Linux-based MP3 player for my car!
A year or two ago I read an article in one of the Linux magazines (Linux Journal or Linux Magazine) about an Internet-and-pony show that was touring cities in England. This was a show with a non-techie audience (basically a "Look at what this Internet-thingy can do for YOU!"). There was a counter that had several internet access stations, half running M$, half running Linux with KDE. None of the attendees seemed to notice the difference, usage-wise. Well, some did complain about the Windows machines crashing...
I hate to write a "me too", but I have been waiting to see if somebody would bring this up. Most of the traffic I have seen over the past week have been machines that don't have any web sites running. Therefore I have to assume the user is unaware that they are running IIS, and are probably running W2K Pro, on which IIS is not installed by default. Some of this blame has to shift away from Microsoft. We have to stop pursuing the notion that the ordinary user need no nothing about their computer, or that it is too hard to learn, and start providing some basic, common sense knowledge. It really is that simple. Security can be a basic knowledge component.
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How do you justify blaming M$ for a worm that exploits a vulnerability that was publicized and patched more than a month before said worm came into being? That's just putting the cart before the horse. I'm no fan of Gatesville, but I can't blindly denigrate them for something they fixed before the threat reared its ugly head.
You mean Crusade? Killed before it had a chance to prove itself. I read the scripts of the last two eps that were available on the former Bookface.com. Unbelieveable - where that show could have gone if given the chance...
Sci-Fi only bought the 13 eps that were completed and aired on TNT. As for the CGI equipment, I believe Netter Digital auctioned them all online a year or two ago.
Of course this means the new production company for B5: Legend of the Rangers had to buy all new equipment (drools at the thought).
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Try Roller Coaster Tycoon, SimCity. Civilization would be good, but I don't know if it would be considered violent.
"I'm rich, does that make me evil? I worked hard to EARN the money I have today. I didn't ask anyone for a handout. Should that be stolen - yes, STOLEN - from me, and given to someone who didn't work as I did?"
Depends. Did you exploit people to get that money? That was the original argument you were replying to.
Actually I think you are both making the same point. The Constitution says that the federal government is granted only what has been explicitly stated in the Constitution. The Bill of Rights specifically state that all powers not granted to the federal government fall to the states and the people, and that the rights guaranteed to the people cannot be used to deny other rights that the people hold.
No, the DOJ falls under the executive branch.
Monster Hut's original affidavit contends that they only send opt-in bulk email. The Hartl affidavit says Monster Hut told PaeTec that they send email to "externally generated targeted lists" ie, they bought email addresses, spammed them, and basically admitted to PaeTec that this is their business.
"Favorite linux user quote of the decade : 'I can't get my modem working' hahahahahahahahahahahaha......"
Buy a better modem. It's a solution that works 100% of the time.
So I didn't install SuSE effortlessly? And my parents (who know next to nothing about computers) aren't using it full time?
And then there's Hammocks! Hammocks! Hammocks!, also on third.
Way to take this too seriously! This was just a prototype - more of a proof-of-concept, not an actual product. The hammock and boss-cam are funny Dilbert-esque gimmicks, but there were also seriously nice ideas here, like the modular storage, built-in-seat, customizable panels, sunlights, etc.
The point wasn't that everyone should be a scientist, just that they should have a basic understanding of science. Witness some of the irrational reactions people tend to have to science and technology.
And why is the city paying for them again? To keep them from being named things like Cinergy Field?
About this time last year, I saw a video clip of the NLS Demonstration (the one that used hyperlinks, object addressing, and videoconferencing all wrapped in a purty GUI way back in 1968). Has anyone else seen it? And if you have, do you have a link to it?
Funny, my SB Live has been working ever Since I switched to SuSE 7.1 with the 2.4.0 kernel, and was working even before that.
Try to view this as a means to an end. A lot of non-techie people were first exposed to computers through the workplace. Many of them chose to purchase computers based on what they were already familiar with. If someone is required to use Linux in the office for six months, they may well come to appreciate Linux and want it on their home system. You want Linux on the home desktop? This could well be the avenue. Once it is open, get the DirectX equivalent and greeting card softward out there for the new home users.
Well, given how many special-effects production companies are using Linux for Hollywood blockbusters, there must be something out there. And I would hazard a guess that some of it may well be free. So you may not be looking in the right places. I know audio production software is available. Audio software in general is pretty good - heck I'm building a Linux-based MP3 player for my car!
Yeah, that just makes me cry.
A year or two ago I read an article in one of the Linux magazines (Linux Journal or Linux Magazine) about an Internet-and-pony show that was touring cities in England. This was a show with a non-techie audience (basically a "Look at what this Internet-thingy can do for YOU!"). There was a counter that had several internet access stations, half running M$, half running Linux with KDE. None of the attendees seemed to notice the difference, usage-wise. Well, some did complain about the Windows machines crashing...
I hate to write a "me too", but I have been waiting to see if somebody would bring this up. Most of the traffic I have seen over the past week have been machines that don't have any web sites running. Therefore I have to assume the user is unaware that they are running IIS, and are probably running W2K Pro, on which IIS is not installed by default. Some of this blame has to shift away from Microsoft. We have to stop pursuing the notion that the ordinary user need no nothing about their computer, or that it is too hard to learn, and start providing some basic, common sense knowledge. It really is that simple. Security can be a basic knowledge component.
They're not sure where to get the patch!
How do you justify blaming M$ for a worm that exploits a vulnerability that was publicized and patched more than a month before said worm came into being? That's just putting the cart before the horse. I'm no fan of Gatesville, but I can't blindly denigrate them for something they fixed before the threat reared its ugly head.
You mean Crusade? Killed before it had a chance to prove itself. I read the scripts of the last two eps that were available on the former Bookface.com. Unbelieveable - where that show could have gone if given the chance... Sci-Fi only bought the 13 eps that were completed and aired on TNT. As for the CGI equipment, I believe Netter Digital auctioned them all online a year or two ago. Of course this means the new production company for B5: Legend of the Rangers had to buy all new equipment (drools at the thought).