Perhaps we have some communication failure. I don't particularly want a "free" version of Office XP. If I did, I'm sure I could download a cracked copy somewhere. I only said I wouldn't pay for one very costly product when another free product does the job. If OpenOffice didn't meet my needs, I'd seek another option which may or may not include buying Office XP. This works the same way for operating systems. If a free Linux distro worked for me, I wouldn't have paid for Windows. Understand now?
You seem to have misinterpreted my original post as something hostile against Microsoft like "To hell with Bill Gates. I'll never pay for his virus-infested crap. Free software forever! Linux rules!!" That was not at all what I was trying to say.
Also, I may have misinterpreted your original reply as "all you linux nerds just want free stuff and you'll bash on Microsoft just because they don't give their products away...yeah right, when hell freezes over." Given that this is Slashdot, I suppose that's understandable, but it was not my intent.
My "two minutes of" laughter while exaggerated (sorry if it wasn't obvious enough for you) only came from Microsoft's claim that their product is better protected from viruses. Perhaps that's only because there are more viruses available for their products, but that's another point. I find the claim humous. If that makes me a "fanboy flag-waver", so be it.
Anyway, I'm not trying to "stick it" to anyone. Though this is slashdot and MS-bashing is the stereotypical norm, I use and enjoy Microsoft products. I tried Linux and it just didn't work for what I needed (mainly because of other software I use) so I use XP which I'm very happy with.
But by all means, continue to share your unique and helpful insight with all of us anti-MS opensourcing penguin-lovers because we're the only people who post replies which are contrary to Microsoft...right?
That's it. That's the only reason. I don't care if MS Office is better or has more features or is protected from viruses...
[Two minutes of laughter later...]
I'm always going to go with the free option first. If it does what I need to do, I'm not going to pay for something else. Openoffice is perfectly sufficient for my occasionaly letter writing and the simple spreadsheets I use to manage my montly budget. And it costs me absolutely nothing. Until Microsoft offers a free version of Office XP, I'll use OOo regardless of how "inferior" it may be.
If it's true that people want to receive spam (like spammers often say), why not force them to use their own TLD. Everyone who "wants" to read spam can, and the rest of us can effectively block it.
I want a law that imposes HUGE fines for companies who do. If they wanna clog up the internet with this crap, fine, but the company who's products/services are being solicited should pay about 0.001% of the total dollar value of the company for every popup/banner/etc. At least half of this fine should go to the people whose property and time are being invaded and wasted. And none of that "oh, we had their permission to do this" bullshit. Nobody knowingly installs spyware on their machine (at least, without making some attempt to get rid of it.) When this kind of lowlife advertising starts turning a loss instead of a profit, it will stop overnight.
Don't like it? Fine a new way to peddle your wares.
Actually, Google already has a lot of extra services here. But like you, no matter how many new services they offer, I do hope they keep the front page clean and minimal as it is now.
(copied from another messageboard and not verified by me.) And take the most special care that you locate Muad'Dib in his place: the planet Arrakis. Do not be deceived by the fact that he was born on Caladan and lived his first fifteen years there. Arrakis, the planet known as Dune, is forever his place.
-from "Manual of Muad'Dib" by the Princess Irulan
But I don't complain about the continuity errors. They don't seem so significant to me. I think BH/KJA did a great job with the Prelude To Dune series (just started The Butlerian Jihad.)
Butlerian Jihad of Slot Machines: "Thou shalt not pay a machine in the likeness of Hugh Hefner's morgage." From the Orange Catholic Swimsuit Edition.
Butlerian Jihad of Voting Machines: "Thou shalt not make a machine which ever allows 'The Kindergarden Cop' to take office." From the Orange County, CA Bible.
Vinyl is much, much easier to work with that CDs or any other type of digital format. On a record, you can see the changes in the track by the variations in the groove pattern. This makes it easier to find your cue point and know when the breakdowns and other changes are coming up. It also makes beatmatching and cueing easier as you can manipulate the actual movement of the record and not just a 'play' button and some stationary jog wheel (though there are CD players that try to emulate the rotation of a record.)
The only digital media that seems to come close to vinyl is Staton's Final Scratch which I have yet to try.
I just picture some lawyer in court saying "your honor, AOL violated the rights of my client as stated in the The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act...and we are asking for XXX thousand dollars in compensation."
I guess using a "slim-jim" to gain access to one's own car is wrong too. The car door was certianly never designed to allow entry using this method. Where's the DMCA when you really need it??
You just cracked my car's security. Expect a call from my lawyers.
I haven't used MAME in a while, but one of the more annoying issues I had with it is the changes in ROMs from version to version. The ROMs that work with a current version may change with the new version (or maybe they've fixed this since I last used it.) I realize the MAME team is always changing things to get emulation as close to the original as possible, but I'd hate to pay for a ROM pack that wouldn't work with the next version.
I have Cingular service and the only 2 GAIT models they carry (currently) are the Nokia 6340i and the Sony Ericsson T62u. My preference is the Nokia, but just because I'm more comfortable with Nokia's operating system. I don't use a GAIT, though. I still have my good ol' 5165 (and a spare as well:) )
I used to work for a hospital's IT dept and part of the job was maintaining Nortel companion phones for one of the nursing depts. Every couple of months, they would bring a non-working phone to us saying it fell in a bucket of water. We always wonder why the nursing dept would keep a bucket of water at their station. Eventually, we learned that "bucket of water" was their term for "toilet." How's that for sanitary?:)
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As Mother Brain--A giant blob of evil ugliness that gets missiled to death at the end. This alone would make me wanna see the movie three times.
Perhaps we have some communication failure. I don't particularly want a "free" version of Office XP. If I did, I'm sure I could download a cracked copy somewhere. I only said I wouldn't pay for one very costly product when another free product does the job. If OpenOffice didn't meet my needs, I'd seek another option which may or may not include buying Office XP. This works the same way for operating systems. If a free Linux distro worked for me, I wouldn't have paid for Windows. Understand now?
You seem to have misinterpreted my original post as something hostile against Microsoft like "To hell with Bill Gates. I'll never pay for his virus-infested crap. Free software forever! Linux rules!!" That was not at all what I was trying to say.
Also, I may have misinterpreted your original reply as "all you linux nerds just want free stuff and you'll bash on Microsoft just because they don't give their products away...yeah right, when hell freezes over." Given that this is Slashdot, I suppose that's understandable, but it was not my intent.
Are we communicating better now?
My "two minutes of" laughter while exaggerated (sorry if it wasn't obvious enough for you) only came from Microsoft's claim that their product is better protected from viruses. Perhaps that's only because there are more viruses available for their products, but that's another point. I find the claim humous. If that makes me a "fanboy flag-waver", so be it.
Anyway, I'm not trying to "stick it" to anyone. Though this is slashdot and MS-bashing is the stereotypical norm, I use and enjoy Microsoft products. I tried Linux and it just didn't work for what I needed (mainly because of other software I use) so I use XP which I'm very happy with.
But by all means, continue to share your unique and helpful insight with all of us anti-MS opensourcing penguin-lovers because we're the only people who post replies which are contrary to Microsoft...right?
Office XP Standard = $349.99
OpenOffice = FREE.
That's it. That's the only reason. I don't care if MS Office is better or has more features or is protected from viruses...
[Two minutes of laughter later...]
I'm always going to go with the free option first. If it does what I need to do, I'm not going to pay for something else. Openoffice is perfectly sufficient for my occasionaly letter writing and the simple spreadsheets I use to manage my montly budget. And it costs me absolutely nothing. Until Microsoft offers a free version of Office XP, I'll use OOo regardless of how "inferior" it may be.
If it's true that people want to receive spam (like spammers often say), why not force them to use their own TLD. Everyone who "wants" to read spam can, and the rest of us can effectively block it.
:)
I guess that makes too much sense to work.
I don't want a law banning adware/spyware.
I want a law that imposes HUGE fines for companies who do. If they wanna clog up the internet with this crap, fine, but the company who's products/services are being solicited should pay about 0.001% of the total dollar value of the company for every popup/banner/etc. At least half of this fine should go to the people whose property and time are being invaded and wasted. And none of that "oh, we had their permission to do this" bullshit. Nobody knowingly installs spyware on their machine (at least, without making some attempt to get rid of it.) When this kind of lowlife advertising starts turning a loss instead of a profit, it will stop overnight.
Don't like it? Fine a new way to peddle your wares.
Lawsuits are too common, but something like driving masonry nails into their kneecaps would get more attention.
:)
I should have been an inquisitor
Actually, Google already has a lot of extra services here. But like you, no matter how many new services they offer, I do hope they keep the front page clean and minimal as it is now.
Actually, there was a quote:
(copied from another messageboard and not verified by me.)
And take the most special care that you locate Muad'Dib in his place: the planet Arrakis. Do not be deceived by the fact that he was born on Caladan and lived his first fifteen years there. Arrakis, the planet known as Dune, is forever his place.
-from "Manual of Muad'Dib" by the Princess Irulan
But I don't complain about the continuity errors. They don't seem so significant to me. I think BH/KJA did a great job with the Prelude To Dune series (just started The Butlerian Jihad.)
Butlerian Jihad of Slot Machines:
"Thou shalt not pay a machine in the likeness of Hugh Hefner's morgage." From the Orange Catholic Swimsuit Edition.
Butlerian Jihad of Voting Machines:
"Thou shalt not make a machine which ever allows 'The Kindergarden Cop' to take office." From the Orange County, CA Bible.
The Technics SL-DZ1200 looks to be the next contender to the Denon DN-S5000 (or S3000) and the Pioneer CDJ-1000.
and it's unneccessarily difficult
Vinyl is much, much easier to work with that CDs or any other type of digital format. On a record, you can see the changes in the track by the variations in the groove pattern. This makes it easier to find your cue point and know when the breakdowns and other changes are coming up. It also makes beatmatching and cueing easier as you can manipulate the actual movement of the record and not just a 'play' button and some stationary jog wheel (though there are CD players that try to emulate the rotation of a record.)
The only digital media that seems to come close to vinyl is Staton's Final Scratch which I have yet to try.
since November 1999...yeah, it's working alright.
As long as we're researching non-existent spacecraft. How about a TIE Fighter or X-Wing?
I just picture some lawyer in court saying "your honor, AOL violated the rights of my client as stated in the The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act...and we are asking for XXX thousand dollars in compensation."
I wonder how this will stand up in court when someone decides to sue...and you know someone will.
There's something about children pledging their allegiance to the gov't that seems a bit scary to me...Big brother and all that.
I guess using a "slim-jim" to gain access to one's own car is wrong too. The car door was certianly never designed to allow entry using this method. Where's the DMCA when you really need it??
You just cracked my car's security. Expect a call from my lawyers.
I use Buzz for electronic music. It has tons of generators and effects...all for free.
I haven't used MAME in a while, but one of the more annoying issues I had with it is the changes in ROMs from version to version. The ROMs that work with a current version may change with the new version (or maybe they've fixed this since I last used it.) I realize the MAME team is always changing things to get emulation as close to the original as possible, but I'd hate to pay for a ROM pack that wouldn't work with the next version.
Buck Futter!
I have Cingular service and the only 2 GAIT models they carry (currently) are the Nokia 6340i and the Sony Ericsson T62u. My preference is the Nokia, but just because I'm more comfortable with Nokia's operating system. I don't use a GAIT, though. I still have my good ol' 5165 (and a spare as well :) )
I used to work for a hospital's IT dept and part of the job was maintaining Nortel companion phones for one of the nursing depts. Every couple of months, they would bring a non-working phone to us saying it fell in a bucket of water. We always wonder why the nursing dept would keep a bucket of water at their station. Eventually, we learned that "bucket of water" was their term for "toilet." How's that for sanitary? :)
Am I the only person who would rather deal with a couple of cables than have to feed batteries to my keyboard and mouse every couple of months?
This made me think of a movie I saw as a kid called C.H.O.M.P.S.