M$ shakes its fist at Linux and cries infringement but says it's not going to sue. So why did it make the announcement in the first place? It's a corporate intimidation play. M$ wants to convince enterprise that Linux is somehow evil and illegitimate because it knows it doesn't have the goods to shut Linux down, nor can it buy Linux out. The only alternative for a sleazy corporation like M$, which is propped up almost exclusively by inertia, is to defame the competition. I hope most will be savvy enough to see through this transparently evil act.
I don't see how a content site that collects confidential information that may be used in a screening process can possibly be considered a common carrier under anyone's definition of the term.
If the rumors are true, new unified interface standards will be debuted with Leopard. I think we may well see major developments on that front. There's a new unified grey theme that is going to replace Metal. Resolution independence is another big item, and we know that's coming. Hopefully Leopard will be the release to fix most, if not all, of the minor UI inconsistencies found in Apple's applications, which will in turn spur developers to follow suit.
Have you tried the latest major release of NeoOffice? For an office suite, it's awesome. NeoOffice has matured through years of development, and unless Sun joins the NeoOffice effort it's going to take a long time before they produce something that rivals it, I imagine. Give the NeoOffice guys credit where it's due.
I have heard of cops falsifying search records, but that notwithstanding how can anyone justify classifying a hammer as a potential terrorist weapon? I hope this kid's parents have a lot of money so that they can get some justice for their son.
While I applaud companies for looking for better security solutions, there are many potential issues to consider. Durability, longevity of the battery powering the card, extra manufacturing costs and waste. It seems like a mass roll out would be problematic. And what about recurring charges? Would a company need to get reauthorization for every scheduled charge?
False. There have definitely been standout abuses committed by the Bush Administration, but to say that makes the United States poor on human rights in general is far from the truth. You give the example of Gitmo. First of all, those at Guantanamo are not soldiers, they are non-uniformed combatants. Under the Geneva Conventions, only uniformed soldiers receive the panoply of rights most think of when they cite the Geneva Conventions.
There is a subset of protections that may apply to those not in uniform: Protocol 1 of the Conventions refers to: "(a) the principle of distinction, i.e., that combatants must distinguish between other combatants and civilians, and that combatants must neither deliberately target nor indiscriminately or disproportionately harm civilians." I think it's safe to say that most of those in Gitmo, and those who have been attacking Iraqi civilians and everyone else in Iraq these last few years fall short of that standard as well. The fact is, the report I linked to shows that Gitmo is lawful according to international law.
Nope, even by the generous standards of international law, such as it is, those at Gitmo do not have protections provided by the Conventions. And yet the United States respects their mode of worship (even though that right would not be accorded to innocent non-Muslims if the prisoners had their way) and gives them their holy texts, prepares their food in accordance with their dietary laws, and treats them humanely in general. Yes, there have been abuses of prisoners, but these are people who officially have no rights, who would but for the charity of the United States, be marched in front of completely legal firing squads.
The US should maintain oversight of the Internet, but that does not mean the feds should get new and unnecessary powers. An international body controlling things would be far worse than what we have now, if not for the simple reason that what we have now works fine. Let's hope things stay that way.
It depends on the inkjet I guess. We got tired of the comparatively poor quality dirty output of our Epson 900 and put it in the garage years ago after it being in service for a number of years. When we needed a backup printer I took it in, cleaned it off, and it printed better than it used to! Contrast that with the Epson MFC we purchased to replace it - yes, another Epson, but it was at a good price. The output was much nicer, but that did not matter when the carts inexplicably froze in place - not even a pair of pliers could get them out. At that point I said no more Epson inkjets. Instead, I went with a Brother 420cn and have been very happy so far. Quality output (text that rivals laser in my opinion), greater color, and it works well with cheap compatible cartridges. I recommend it highly. However, I am also looking to pick up a cheap baby LJ like the 1020 for BW to complement the Brother because I still believe you cannot beat laser for text.
You're right, it does not look like there's much of any advantage for OS X users because we have encrypted disk image support built-in and hence no reason to port it. I imagine a lot of work would have to be done to support not only OS X in the form of a Universal Binary but also HFS+.
Only on Slashdot will a question about digital media robustness turn into a discussion about the plight of 19th Century Native Americans. I wanted to read people's views on technology! I guess I came to the wrong place.
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I don't think these multimedia solutions are being marketed very well by either Intel or AMD. I have heard of Viiv for quite a while, but while I have seen the name in various places, I have only ever seen vague descriptions of its capabilities. As for LIVE!, it must be really new or really obscure - this is the first time I have seen that name. Perhaps the OEMs aren't getting the point across.
I don't disagree with much of your post, but when you say you're not interested in the iPhone because it's too costly and has too little demand, I have to ask what you're basing that opinion on. I'm betting demand will healthy - the iPhone will be a major status symbol. And as far as price, people often point out how expensive the iPod was when it debuted. Most claimed it would fail due to price, but few if any are saying that about the iPhone. I bet within a couple of years you'll be counted among iPhone owners.
If Gentoo is in trouble because of petty squabbling, that's truly unfortunate. If, on the other hand, it's in trouble because it's no longer useful to its core constituency, then perhaps it's better that the project is in decline. Either a major shakeup will occur or it will die a natural death. So which is it?
Obviously a large percentage of Google's workers work at Google's offices because there are some corporate goals not easily achieved through telecommuting.
Sour grapes. Unless they're alleging IBM did something illegal, why should anyone care? And even if they're alleging IBM did something illegal, why should anyone believe them?
i.e. you can be anonymous and say/lie whatever you want, but you have to honestly state whether and if so how you could benefit from the publication, with the consequence of being punished if you tell a lie.
I think this notion has merit. Every anonymous source who causes to be published potentially damaging information should be made to declare that, under the penalty of perjury, he or she is telling the truth and has no ulterior motive or conflict of interest in providing the information in question. Then, if that person is later unmasked and it is found that he or she falsely made that declaration, that person should be prosecuted. Anonymity can be an important vehicle of truth, but its abuse represents a crime against society.
If we let Microsoft employees do this work for the Patent Office, I can only imagine what sorts of patents are going to get approved. M$ will have every patent under the sun. Somehow, I don't think letting huge corporate interests "assist" the government would make the process better.
Apple needs to double Mac market share in order for the platform to gain enough respect to be seen as a viable alternative platform by the masses. One way this could be accomplished is through the creation of an enterprise targeted subsidiary. If the Mac had around 10% marketshare, it would become very difficult for third parties to ignore the market. It would also be hard for M$ to eliminate or underfund the Mac BU without being called to the carpet again for monopolistic practices.
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M$ shakes its fist at Linux and cries infringement but says it's not going to sue. So why did it make the announcement in the first place? It's a corporate intimidation play. M$ wants to convince enterprise that Linux is somehow evil and illegitimate because it knows it doesn't have the goods to shut Linux down, nor can it buy Linux out. The only alternative for a sleazy corporation like M$, which is propped up almost exclusively by inertia, is to defame the competition. I hope most will be savvy enough to see through this transparently evil act.
I don't see how a content site that collects confidential information that may be used in a screening process can possibly be considered a common carrier under anyone's definition of the term.
If the rumors are true, new unified interface standards will be debuted with Leopard. I think we may well see major developments on that front. There's a new unified grey theme that is going to replace Metal. Resolution independence is another big item, and we know that's coming. Hopefully Leopard will be the release to fix most, if not all, of the minor UI inconsistencies found in Apple's applications, which will in turn spur developers to follow suit.
Have you tried the latest major release of NeoOffice? For an office suite, it's awesome. NeoOffice has matured through years of development, and unless Sun joins the NeoOffice effort it's going to take a long time before they produce something that rivals it, I imagine. Give the NeoOffice guys credit where it's due.
I have heard of cops falsifying search records, but that notwithstanding how can anyone justify classifying a hammer as a potential terrorist weapon? I hope this kid's parents have a lot of money so that they can get some justice for their son.
While I applaud companies for looking for better security solutions, there are many potential issues to consider. Durability, longevity of the battery powering the card, extra manufacturing costs and waste. It seems like a mass roll out would be problematic. And what about recurring charges? Would a company need to get reauthorization for every scheduled charge?
Turbo-boost better work or the deal's off.
My old clamshell firewire iBook running 10.3.9 has WPA support. Are you sure your Airport drivers are up to date?
Coke trounces Pepsi. Apple trounces orange. Stupid post trounces intelligent post.
There is a subset of protections that may apply to those not in uniform: Protocol 1 of the Conventions refers to: "(a) the principle of distinction, i.e., that combatants must distinguish between other combatants and civilians, and that combatants must neither deliberately target nor indiscriminately or disproportionately harm civilians." I think it's safe to say that most of those in Gitmo, and those who have been attacking Iraqi civilians and everyone else in Iraq these last few years fall short of that standard as well. The fact is, the report I linked to shows that Gitmo is lawful according to international law.
Nope, even by the generous standards of international law, such as it is, those at Gitmo do not have protections provided by the Conventions. And yet the United States respects their mode of worship (even though that right would not be accorded to innocent non-Muslims if the prisoners had their way) and gives them their holy texts, prepares their food in accordance with their dietary laws, and treats them humanely in general. Yes, there have been abuses of prisoners, but these are people who officially have no rights, who would but for the charity of the United States, be marched in front of completely legal firing squads.
The US should maintain oversight of the Internet, but that does not mean the feds should get new and unnecessary powers. An international body controlling things would be far worse than what we have now, if not for the simple reason that what we have now works fine. Let's hope things stay that way.It depends on the inkjet I guess. We got tired of the comparatively poor quality dirty output of our Epson 900 and put it in the garage years ago after it being in service for a number of years. When we needed a backup printer I took it in, cleaned it off, and it printed better than it used to! Contrast that with the Epson MFC we purchased to replace it - yes, another Epson, but it was at a good price. The output was much nicer, but that did not matter when the carts inexplicably froze in place - not even a pair of pliers could get them out. At that point I said no more Epson inkjets. Instead, I went with a Brother 420cn and have been very happy so far. Quality output (text that rivals laser in my opinion), greater color, and it works well with cheap compatible cartridges. I recommend it highly. However, I am also looking to pick up a cheap baby LJ like the 1020 for BW to complement the Brother because I still believe you cannot beat laser for text.
You're right, it does not look like there's much of any advantage for OS X users because we have encrypted disk image support built-in and hence no reason to port it. I imagine a lot of work would have to be done to support not only OS X in the form of a Universal Binary but also HFS+.
Only on Slashdot will a question about digital media robustness turn into a discussion about the plight of 19th Century Native Americans. I wanted to read people's views on technology! I guess I came to the wrong place.
I don't think these multimedia solutions are being marketed very well by either Intel or AMD. I have heard of Viiv for quite a while, but while I have seen the name in various places, I have only ever seen vague descriptions of its capabilities. As for LIVE!, it must be really new or really obscure - this is the first time I have seen that name. Perhaps the OEMs aren't getting the point across.
What's the OS compatibility/driver outlook for this new type of drive?
How in the hell was this post marked redundant? And did the Times really make such an awful grammatical mistake?
I don't disagree with much of your post, but when you say you're not interested in the iPhone because it's too costly and has too little demand, I have to ask what you're basing that opinion on. I'm betting demand will healthy - the iPhone will be a major status symbol. And as far as price, people often point out how expensive the iPod was when it debuted. Most claimed it would fail due to price, but few if any are saying that about the iPhone. I bet within a couple of years you'll be counted among iPhone owners.
If Gentoo is in trouble because of petty squabbling, that's truly unfortunate. If, on the other hand, it's in trouble because it's no longer useful to its core constituency, then perhaps it's better that the project is in decline. Either a major shakeup will occur or it will die a natural death. So which is it?
Obviously a large percentage of Google's workers work at Google's offices because there are some corporate goals not easily achieved through telecommuting.
Sour grapes. Unless they're alleging IBM did something illegal, why should anyone care? And even if they're alleging IBM did something illegal, why should anyone believe them?
I think this notion has merit. Every anonymous source who causes to be published potentially damaging information should be made to declare that, under the penalty of perjury, he or she is telling the truth and has no ulterior motive or conflict of interest in providing the information in question. Then, if that person is later unmasked and it is found that he or she falsely made that declaration, that person should be prosecuted. Anonymity can be an important vehicle of truth, but its abuse represents a crime against society.
If we let Microsoft employees do this work for the Patent Office, I can only imagine what sorts of patents are going to get approved. M$ will have every patent under the sun. Somehow, I don't think letting huge corporate interests "assist" the government would make the process better.
One would have thought a volcano would form there, instead of it just staying in that exposed state.
Apple needs to double Mac market share in order for the platform to gain enough respect to be seen as a viable alternative platform by the masses. One way this could be accomplished is through the creation of an enterprise targeted subsidiary. If the Mac had around 10% marketshare, it would become very difficult for third parties to ignore the market. It would also be hard for M$ to eliminate or underfund the Mac BU without being called to the carpet again for monopolistic practices.