Wasn't that the Idea with Red Flag Linux (or whatever it is called... Slashdot's search feature rarely returns anything that has my search terms)? Will South Korea and Japan go for Red Flag or will they start a-fresh?
At least China already has some experience in this market. Kudos for supporting OSS and maybe (if that actually write any code) helping Linux improve even faster.
It's not quite the same, but once I recorded a study guide on a tape and played it on repeat while I slept. All I got out of it was a really bad nights sleep, since I think the voice kept me from getting into deep sleep (but it never woke me up either). It didn't help me memorize the material, either.
If submliminal isn't really submliminal (e.g. it still sends vocal audio at, say, a really low volume or mixed in to the point it isn't really noticable), it might have a similar effect.
However, if you wanted to study the effects of sounds on a human, you might be more able to subliminally influence them. If you had a resturaunt, and you knew a certain audio vibration would make a person hungry, you could play it on the streets mixed in with regular music.
As far as convincing someone to give you (specifically you) money / sex / etc., you're probably S.O.L.
I wonder how much it ACTUALLY costs to send one person into space? From what I understand, the tourists are just tag alongs. In other words, the ship is going anyway. How much extra can that one person cost? $20 Mil for another 150-250 lbs? Chipping in for gas has never been this expensive. Or maybe the people that make up the prices for movie theatre food make up the prices for in flight meals on a space ship.
I think the real question is: Why would Microsoft, who has a failing ISP, want to buy AOL, who is a failing ISP? AOL are in competition with Microsoft. It seems like their business strategy could incorporate buying all the competition and dissolving them. While ignorant AOL users don't realize it, Microsoft is offering a better service (e.g. the REAL Internet). In short, I don't think Microsoft can learn anything from AOL.
Despite the fact that AOL/Netscape has fired most (if not all?) of the Mozilla developers, I'm sure (assuming Netscape was part of the aquisition) Microsoft would jump and the slap-in-the-face it could give the OSS community at large.
And AOL owns Nullsoft. Assuming that is part of the Aquisition, it would be another interesting sping.
I'm sure the list could go on if I got bored. But it's all based on assumptions about what Microsoft would get with the purchase.
Time and time again, Microsoft has proven that they are THE innovators in bloatware. Why not take it to the hardware side?
Leave the clean designs to Apple.
Besides, how many people keep Windows Media files? I know / have heard of one person who ripped his CDs with WMA. He's computer illiterate. He was a little pissed when he found out he couldn't do anything with them.
I wouldn't put it past the RIAA after Berman pushed for the we-can-hack-you-if-we-suspect-you-have-copyrighted -material-on-your-machine bill a few (?) years back.
But how often are backdoors installed for nobel intents?
Not to mention that a show about OSS would be more boring to the general public than any given APT show (note: I said GENERAL public, which might not be YOU). OSS just isn't good entertainment unless 1) it's real and 2) you're a geek. Hell, I wouldn't watch it. Speculating about the future of OSS would be pointless. Things that adhere to evolution via demands (as OSS projects do) don't always stick to a plan.
Hopefully X-Bill doesn't count as a killer game. Linux gaming is getting better (Quake 3, and other OpenGL based games don't requier much re-working to port to other platforms, AFAIK), but let's not kid ourselves. Games that come with window managers usually just can't be touted as features. At least Microsoft never said (to my knowledge) "Our OS comes with games built in," referring to Solitare and Minesweeper (and whatever else comes with XP now).
At least the games interact with them. I gave up TV for my computer years ago. One factor, subconciously, was that I was able to interact, whereas TV, I just sat, stared, laughed on cue, and watched commercials when I was told to.
Traditional video game consoles (I know this is changing with things like XBox Live) don't offer some of the same communication builders (e.g. IM, Voice IM, message boards, creating websites, etc.), but at least you can tell it what to do instead of it telling you what to do. And something about building hand-eye-coordination. I guess that is a plus, since remote controls don't require that much hand-eye coordination.
At long last, no more engaging in that irritating self propulsion. This will be the ultimate means of locomotion when other means are unavailable (trains and automobiles and such).
For 86 Million USD, I'd act like a total jackass, too. Not many people wouldn't. I don't know SCO's legal history before this whole thing started. It might be because they never did anything this assinine. 86 million USD would more than justify why they are doing it, esp. if they were on the verge of dying.
Anyone got another 86 Million USD to make them shut up?
I think 2000 to XP is a pretty big one. It indicates they ran out of numbers (versioning in long integer) and had to move to letters... Or maybe that they just used a two number versioning system and realized that Windows [19]00 was less than [19]98. Damn 2K Bug.
Assuming they will both be released eventually, the OQO trades 10 Gigs with the FlipStart for FireWire. Other than that, they seem to have similar functionality. Price will be the key here.
I think OQO offers a more PDA-Like experience when using away from the desktop, where FlipStart tries to be more like a laptop. Perhaps these two paradigms could be the deciding factor?
I think it still costs $20. I guess the suit that got you the ~$14 didn't work well enough after all. Not to mention you waived your right to bitch about CD prices bt accepting the settlement. At least I still have that (even if I don't have the new Brittney album).
I guess that rules New Mexico out of my possible places to move list, if it was ever there. Thirty seconds to start a car is more than a mild irritation. It is a step back. If I wanted to take thirty seconds to start my car, I'd go buy a car with a broken ignition, not a breathalizer on the ignition. I imagine the next law will be to prohibit cars, since you can't drive a car while drunk if there is no car.
But, really. This is like assuming that every driver is a drunk driver. These should, alternatly, be installed in DUI/DWI offenders' cars. Leave the rest of us alone.
Also, I think "rolling tests" will end up being far worse than cellphone usage while driving. When people start killing other people by accident because they were trying to keep their car from freaking out, they might drop that requierment.
However, it would be nice to have a breath-alyzer. I wonder if I can purchase one online...
just write your posts in pseudo code and maybe they will be perplexed, yet comforted that you are familiar enough with programming that it is your perferred method of communicating.
Wait. Did I say post? I meant interview. Sorry about that ;)
While I think people are clearly renting the phone numbers (if you don't pay the phone company, they take it away and can re-issue it), it seems you own the rights to use that number while paying for it. So, that people can sell "the right to use the number while paying for it" seems fair enough.
On the other hand, if we look at phone numbers in the same light as domain names (e.g. identifiers to get a query to a place that information can be retrieved), a whole new can of worms is opened. People say they own a domain name, but it may be more like renting than owning outright. Same as with phone numbers. If you don't pay the fee every year, it is taken away and can be re-issued to someone else.
The only thing that throws the analogy is that there are certain numbers "given" to the phone companies, if I understand correctly, whereas domains, the company has no claim to the letters.
There was a time when an arcade operator in America could buy a Ms. Pac-Man machine for less than $1,000, let it sit in an arcade, bar or storefront, and see that game make back over 30 times the initial investment
Once upon a time, games were good. But can they expect teenagers / young adults to take games like Dance Dance Revolution seriously? If they would make some decent games, that might help.
Not to mention kill off home consoles. This is like the RIAA bitching about losing sales on cassettes when people are buying more CDs.
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Wasn't that the Idea with Red Flag Linux (or whatever it is called... Slashdot's search feature rarely returns anything that has my search terms)? Will South Korea and Japan go for Red Flag or will they start a-fresh?
At least China already has some experience in this market. Kudos for supporting OSS and maybe (if that actually write any code) helping Linux improve even faster.
Hey, man. You have the right to bear arms. Missiles are arms.
Now lets party.
Couple this with the evil bit, and what will happen?
It's not quite the same, but once I recorded a study guide on a tape and played it on repeat while I slept. All I got out of it was a really bad nights sleep, since I think the voice kept me from getting into deep sleep (but it never woke me up either). It didn't help me memorize the material, either.
If submliminal isn't really submliminal (e.g. it still sends vocal audio at, say, a really low volume or mixed in to the point it isn't really noticable), it might have a similar effect.
However, if you wanted to study the effects of sounds on a human, you might be more able to subliminally influence them. If you had a resturaunt, and you knew a certain audio vibration would make a person hungry, you could play it on the streets mixed in with regular music.
As far as convincing someone to give you (specifically you) money / sex / etc., you're probably S.O.L.
The real measure of how good this book is, I think, is whether or not the author persuaded you (the reader) to believe his points. ;)
I wonder how much it ACTUALLY costs to send one person into space? From what I understand, the tourists are just tag alongs. In other words, the ship is going anyway. How much extra can that one person cost? $20 Mil for another 150-250 lbs? Chipping in for gas has never been this expensive. Or maybe the people that make up the prices for movie theatre food make up the prices for in flight meals on a space ship.
I think the real question is: Why would Microsoft, who has a failing ISP, want to buy AOL, who is a failing ISP? AOL are in competition with Microsoft. It seems like their business strategy could incorporate buying all the competition and dissolving them. While ignorant AOL users don't realize it, Microsoft is offering a better service (e.g. the REAL Internet). In short, I don't think Microsoft can learn anything from AOL.
Despite the fact that AOL/Netscape has fired most (if not all?) of the Mozilla developers, I'm sure (assuming Netscape was part of the aquisition) Microsoft would jump and the slap-in-the-face it could give the OSS community at large.
And AOL owns Nullsoft. Assuming that is part of the Aquisition, it would be another interesting sping.
I'm sure the list could go on if I got bored. But it's all based on assumptions about what Microsoft would get with the purchase.
Time and time again, Microsoft has proven that they are THE innovators in bloatware. Why not take it to the hardware side?
Leave the clean designs to Apple.
Besides, how many people keep Windows Media files? I know / have heard of one person who ripped his CDs with WMA. He's computer illiterate. He was a little pissed when he found out he couldn't do anything with them.
That might cause cancer.
Dirty as in dirty trick?
d -material-on-your-machine bill a few (?) years back.
I wouldn't put it past the RIAA after Berman pushed for the we-can-hack-you-if-we-suspect-you-have-copyrighte
But how often are backdoors installed for nobel intents?
Not to mention that a show about OSS would be more boring to the general public than any given APT show (note: I said GENERAL public, which might not be YOU). OSS just isn't good entertainment unless 1) it's real and 2) you're a geek. Hell, I wouldn't watch it. Speculating about the future of OSS would be pointless. Things that adhere to evolution via demands (as OSS projects do) don't always stick to a plan.
Hopefully X-Bill doesn't count as a killer game. Linux gaming is getting better (Quake 3, and other OpenGL based games don't requier much re-working to port to other platforms, AFAIK), but let's not kid ourselves. Games that come with window managers usually just can't be touted as features. At least Microsoft never said (to my knowledge) "Our OS comes with games built in," referring to Solitare and Minesweeper (and whatever else comes with XP now).
Then again, are they flammable? That might be bad.
That didn't stop most people from wearing polyester in the 70s. Let's party.
At least the games interact with them. I gave up TV for my computer years ago. One factor, subconciously, was that I was able to interact, whereas TV, I just sat, stared, laughed on cue, and watched commercials when I was told to.
Traditional video game consoles (I know this is changing with things like XBox Live) don't offer some of the same communication builders (e.g. IM, Voice IM, message boards, creating websites, etc.), but at least you can tell it what to do instead of it telling you what to do. And something about building hand-eye-coordination. I guess that is a plus, since remote controls don't require that much hand-eye coordination.
At long last, no more engaging in that irritating self propulsion. This will be the ultimate means of locomotion when other means are unavailable (trains and automobiles and such).
Segway, eat your heart out.
For 86 Million USD, I'd act like a total jackass, too. Not many people wouldn't. I don't know SCO's legal history before this whole thing started. It might be because they never did anything this assinine. 86 million USD would more than justify why they are doing it, esp. if they were on the verge of dying.
Anyone got another 86 Million USD to make them shut up?
I think 2000 to XP is a pretty big one. It indicates they ran out of numbers (versioning in long integer) and had to move to letters... Or maybe that they just used a two number versioning system and realized that Windows [19]00 was less than [19]98. Damn 2K Bug.
It would certainly make Microsoft think a little bit longer on some law suits if it happened to them.
Okay. It ptobably wouldn't. Ignore this post.
Assuming they will both be released eventually, the OQO trades 10 Gigs with the FlipStart for FireWire. Other than that, they seem to have similar functionality. Price will be the key here.
I think OQO offers a more PDA-Like experience when using away from the desktop, where FlipStart tries to be more like a laptop. Perhaps these two paradigms could be the deciding factor?
I think it still costs $20. I guess the suit that got you the ~$14 didn't work well enough after all. Not to mention you waived your right to bitch about CD prices bt accepting the settlement. At least I still have that (even if I don't have the new Brittney album).
I guess that rules New Mexico out of my possible places to move list, if it was ever there. Thirty seconds to start a car is more than a mild irritation. It is a step back. If I wanted to take thirty seconds to start my car, I'd go buy a car with a broken ignition, not a breathalizer on the ignition. I imagine the next law will be to prohibit cars, since you can't drive a car while drunk if there is no car.
But, really. This is like assuming that every driver is a drunk driver. These should, alternatly, be installed in DUI/DWI offenders' cars. Leave the rest of us alone.
Also, I think "rolling tests" will end up being far worse than cellphone usage while driving. When people start killing other people by accident because they were trying to keep their car from freaking out, they might drop that requierment.
However, it would be nice to have a breath-alyzer. I wonder if I can purchase one online...
Look for Howard Berman, et al, to start introducing rackateering-exempt bills that would protect organizations such as members of the RIAA and MPAA.
just write your posts in pseudo code and maybe they will be perplexed, yet comforted that you are familiar enough with programming that it is your perferred method of communicating.
;)
Wait. Did I say post? I meant interview. Sorry about that
While I think people are clearly renting the phone numbers (if you don't pay the phone company, they take it away and can re-issue it), it seems you own the rights to use that number while paying for it. So, that people can sell "the right to use the number while paying for it" seems fair enough.
On the other hand, if we look at phone numbers in the same light as domain names (e.g. identifiers to get a query to a place that information can be retrieved), a whole new can of worms is opened. People say they own a domain name, but it may be more like renting than owning outright. Same as with phone numbers. If you don't pay the fee every year, it is taken away and can be re-issued to someone else.
The only thing that throws the analogy is that there are certain numbers "given" to the phone companies, if I understand correctly, whereas domains, the company has no claim to the letters.
There was a time when an arcade operator in America could buy a Ms. Pac-Man machine for less than $1,000, let it sit in an arcade, bar or storefront, and see that game make back over 30 times the initial investment
Once upon a time, games were good. But can they expect teenagers / young adults to take games like Dance Dance Revolution seriously? If they would make some decent games, that might help.
Not to mention kill off home consoles. This is like the RIAA bitching about losing sales on cassettes when people are buying more CDs.