Free speech is obviously meant as the physical act of uttering words, that is: You have the right to talk as much as you like.
An example. When I go to a bar and say to a girl: If I told you that you had a great body, would you hold it against me? I'm exercising my right to free speech
When the girl replies: Beat it! and walks away,
that's censorship and a clear violation of my right to free speech.
HP probably doesn't think SCO has got a chance at all, and see the possibility for getting some good PR (they certainly need it, as they are not doing too well in the computer market), both in the IT community and the public at large.
Heck, if they are lucky, maybe even a few people will be lured into buying a HP computer.:)
I know this is Microsoft we are talking about, but I don't see the clear connection.
OK, shutting down forums will stop many from moaning about Microsoft's MSN Messenger in their own chat areas, but if it hadn't been for the dates, I would have said these two issues are unrelated except for the date. Can someone clarify if I'm missing something obvious here?
Another interesting read from Tom's Hardware
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Tom's hardware has got another article, called
The Intel v. AMD Performance War: You Lose , about the more cynical, money-making sides of the launch. Perhaps it's a bit conspiratory, but certainly worth a read, as it raises many valid points.
Perhaps it's just me, but the graphics on the homepage of The Friend of a Friend (FOAF) project(linked to from the review), actually makes me wonder if these so called friends have other reasons for describing us and our webpages.;)
For a humorous sample of Rusty's wit, one only needs to look at his email signature which reads, 'Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
For most Europeans the question is: Should I change from a pay-per-minute phone line to a fixed price broadband connection? The answer is yes from a large percentage, since the cost will be the same and the service is better.
Of course, that incentive isn't there for Americans, since they don't pay anything for their Internet access in the first place. It is a bit ironic that free local calls, the very thing that made the Internet take off early in the US, is preventing broadband from spreading.
Getting out of the rut is difficult, since you obviously can't charge your customers for local calls when your competitors offer it for free. Guess we'll have to wait until broadband cost drops.
From the article:
A study conducted by the Aerospace Corporation for the US Department of Commerce last year identified a number of promising markets for suborbital RLVs in addition to space tourism, including remote sensing, microgravity testing, and missile defense applications. All of these are either unserved or underserved by existing sounding rockets.
Does the military fund any sort of projects of this kind at the moment? If not, it would make sense to try getting money through them, since it seems easier to get funding for (defensive) military purposes than space vehicles.
Then, punters are automatically connected to an available cab driver in their area before the prospective passenger tells the cabbie exactly where they are.
So, the passenger tells the cabbie where they are?
I would prefer a cabbie who is able to figure that out on his own...
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Free speech is obviously meant as the physical act of uttering words, that is: You have the right to talk as much as you like.
An example. When I go to a bar and say to a girl: If I told you that you had a great body, would you hold it against me?
I'm exercising my right to free speech
When the girl replies: Beat it! and walks away,
that's censorship and a clear violation of my right to free speech.
HP probably doesn't think SCO has got a chance at all, and see the possibility for getting some good PR (they certainly need it, as they are not doing too well in the computer market), both in the IT community and the public at large.
Heck, if they are lucky, maybe even a few people will be lured into buying a HP computer. :)
I know this is Microsoft we are talking about, but I don't see the clear connection.
OK, shutting down forums will stop many from moaning about Microsoft's MSN Messenger in their own chat areas, but if it hadn't been for the dates, I would have said these two issues are unrelated except for the date. Can someone clarify if I'm missing something obvious here?
Tom's hardware has got another article, called The Intel v. AMD Performance War: You Lose , about the more cynical, money-making sides of the launch. Perhaps it's a bit conspiratory, but certainly worth a read, as it raises many valid points.
How come I get hundreds of documents when I search for "Weapons of mass destruction" in Washington DC?
Oh wait, maybe an international version of this location-search is what the intelligence agencies have been using for finding WMD in Iraq. ;)
That made them a lot nicer. ;)
BTW, why aren't the faces smileys instead of just eyes?
Perhaps it's just me, but the graphics on the homepage of The Friend of a Friend (FOAF) project(linked to from the review), actually makes me wonder if these so called friends have other reasons for describing us and our webpages. ;)
For a humorous sample of Rusty's wit, one only needs to look at his email signature which reads, 'Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
Now that's a perfect sig:I'm unemployed, you insensitive clod!
I think my horoscope needs a patch.
I wonder why the SRP is $12.98 and not $13?
Ahh, I get it, that's where all the money comes from for this:
Just my 2 centsFor most Europeans the question is: Should I change from a pay-per-minute phone line to a fixed price broadband connection? The answer is yes from a large percentage, since the cost will be the same and the service is better.
Of course, that incentive isn't there for Americans, since they don't pay anything for their Internet access in the first place. It is a bit ironic that free local calls, the very thing that made the Internet take off early in the US, is preventing broadband from spreading.
Getting out of the rut is difficult, since you obviously can't charge your customers for local calls when your competitors offer it for free. Guess we'll have to wait until broadband cost drops.
From the article: A study conducted by the Aerospace Corporation for the US Department of Commerce last year identified a number of promising markets for suborbital RLVs in addition to space tourism, including remote sensing, microgravity testing, and missile defense applications. All of these are either unserved or underserved by existing sounding rockets. Does the military fund any sort of projects of this kind at the moment? If not, it would make sense to try getting money through them, since it seems easier to get funding for (defensive) military purposes than space vehicles.
Then, punters are automatically connected to an available cab driver in their area before the prospective passenger tells the cabbie exactly where they are.
So, the passenger tells the cabbie where they are?
I would prefer a cabbie who is able to figure that out on his own...
Has someone been reading /.