They have no obligation at all; the letters are requests.
However... if they don't reply, the committee will likely assume the worst about their privacy practices. It's probably in the developers' collective best interests to convince Congress that some amount of self-regulation is occurring. (The last question is even "(9) Please list all industry self-regulatory organizations to which you belong.")
I don't think I'd want to risk my account to dungeon dive without spoilers. Then again, I was never that good at Nethack.
Hm, does the explore mode switch work here?
What you've confused here is the right to do something and the ability to do something. You are, presumably, able to shout "Fire!" in a crowded theater, but if you had the right to do it, you wouldn't get in trouble for doing so afterwards.
And if you can hook me up with a way to have that right when there's not a fire in the theater, let me know, please?
One question, though: in the article, when Ballmer says the big issue over offering software for Linux is "a reluctance to accept legal liability for open-source software," (quote from article only, not a Ballmer quote, at least AFAIK) does he realize that works on Linux != every last bit of the source must be open, and that works on Linux != requires you to be able to take legal liability for Linux?
Also, he talks about Linux being priced at zero, then talks about IBM telling people/companies to "Buy Linux".
It's nice to have Linux recognized as a competitor, but could we have it from someone who knows what they're talking about?
Fact: Most people on the net have probably never heard of the Wayback Machine.
Fact: Most people on the net have probably never heard of Xenu.net, either.
Fact: People on the net have, however, heard of major news outlets.
Fact: Censorship is always a great topic for the major news outlets to cover, because it helps portray the image that they would never do such a thing with their coverage.
Conclusion: What was the Church of Scientology thinking? This move will only increase the number of people hitting xenu.net.
The thing that worked for me growing up was educational computer games. I don't mean some of the s-.. stuff.. that's being made today, although some of that is still okay; I mean the old stuff, like Castle of Dr. Brain (not just math, but still good), or (Number|Fraction|...) Munchers, and so on. I don't honestly know if there's anything out there that keeps kid's attentions and is still actually educational these days, but it's worth a shot.
Now, if you do do this, make sure you're still interacting! Ask your child if they're having fun and what type of game he or she would prefer. It's the only way to make sure it's not boring, to be honest.
First, is there actually any locking in being done by Red Hat? No, it's been discussed before: they're adhering to the GPL, so if they make a change, you can get the source and change it back.
Secondly, are they making money off the sales of Linux? Not really; if you want Red Hat 7.3, you can download it and burn it to 3 or 5 CDs for connect time/blank media. If you buy a boxed set, you're getting printed documentation and support in addition. I may be oversimplifing, but it seems that the product for sale must be the printed docs and support. Red Hat does, I suppose, have a virtual monopoly on selling Red Hat-specific information... but, at a guess, most of the information in the docs and obtainable from support staff are also availible somewhere on the net for those with clues.
I'm sure just about every entity that people think is good and wholesome has its detractors, but just because you're a detractor doesn't mean you have to call Red Hat a monopoly.
In the process of having a few hard-core players hog the BBS, it naturally limited the number of other people who could find out about it and play. If there is one good thing about the 'Net as we know it today, it's that we can all be on it at the same time.
You can say this, with a straight face (I assume), on/., while the article linked to is severly bogged down because of some hard-core readers hog the connections, naturally limiting the number of other people who can read it.
Quite impressive.
(Solely humorous, and no disrespect to the parent should be assumed or inferred)
...the `Digital' in the DMCA. Yes, there is an analog hole; no, the DMCA doesn't stop you from using it. I do agree that the labels seem to have forgotten about this for now, but given the current apparent stranglehold on Congress, can the AMCA be far behind?
... but that they're aiming only for one spot, low or not. Teaching a subject the same way to every student (both those with interests in the subject and those without) isn't going to work no matter what you do; you'll bore the bright ones or lose the not-so. The damage caused by aiming somewhere lower is secondary to the fact that there will almost certainly be damage no matter where we aim.
Some may point to Special Education and/or Gifted programs as alleviating this, but they are typically under funded, help only the lower/upper 3-10%, and don't have any set way to help, instead focusing on the main weaknesses/strengths of the bottom/top 2-3 individuals.
Example: my HS gifted program was essentially a quiz bowl team. Why? It wasn't because we learned a lot(we didn't), but because we had 3 people who were really good. Everyone else was perfectly happy, because going to the events meant they could hang out with their friends and usually get free food. For them, it was just a bonus to watch the top 3 do so well sometimes.
Why hasn't a solution been found and used? Quite simple: parents don't want their kids labeled negatively, and quite often kids don't want to be labeled positively by teachers because it leads to more negative labels from their peers. Having multiple classes, each for a certain level of performer, and you will have complaints, and lots of them.
In other words, don't necessarily blame the teachers or the buereaucrats for the problems of the system--blame our culture for being too Politically Correct.
1. Start (Intern|N)ational Computing Safety Board (as opposed to the U.S.'s National Transportation Safety Board. 2. ??? 3. Profit! (either from $BIG_CORP bribes or actually getting the Board to work for its intended purpose, either should work) 4. ??? 5. Profit! (from lack of $BIG_CORP)
In other words: "This is so cool! I'll use your money to get elected, then I'll put your entire industry in prison to cover my tracks!" --Dogbert
1) Is there an easy way to completely uninstall Windows Media Player from XP? I recall there being a simple method to uninstall Messenger through rundll32, would a like method work here?
2) Is there a decent, free alternative for Windoze that people here would recommend for video files?
To me, at least, a large portion of why these books are so great is the fact that they get kids to read books, not just point and click at some eye candy that's barely interactive; it gets them to think creatively, rather than just accept what's already there. If HPV is an ebook, some of the magic will be gone, at least to me. Sure, ebooks are great for reference, but books aren't dead.
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They have no obligation at all; the letters are requests. However... if they don't reply, the committee will likely assume the worst about their privacy practices. It's probably in the developers' collective best interests to convince Congress that some amount of self-regulation is occurring. (The last question is even "(9) Please list all industry self-regulatory organizations to which you belong.")
In most cases, this is true. In paranoid cases, however, I suspect Ken Thompson would disagree with you.
"Microsoft has not commented on their intent to support <video> at all."
I don't think I'd want to risk my account to dungeon dive without spoilers. Then again, I was never that good at Nethack. Hm, does the explore mode switch work here?
Nothing is obscure on SlashFark.
/Even if we wish it were
What you've confused here is the right to do something and the ability to do something. You are, presumably, able to shout "Fire!" in a crowded theater, but if you had the right to do it, you wouldn't get in trouble for doing so afterwards.
And if you can hook me up with a way to have that right when there's not a fire in the theater, let me know, please?
Thirty seconds. If this is off-topic, can I encourage a move elsewhere? I've got a nice cordoned-off section of my journal for the very purpose.
...yet another favored MS approach.
One question, though: in the article, when Ballmer says the big issue over offering software for Linux is "a reluctance to accept legal liability for open-source software," (quote from article only, not a Ballmer quote, at least AFAIK) does he realize that works on Linux != every last bit of the source must be open, and that works on Linux != requires you to be able to take legal liability for Linux?
Also, he talks about Linux being priced at zero, then talks about IBM telling people/companies to "Buy Linux".
It's nice to have Linux recognized as a competitor, but could we have it from someone who knows what they're talking about?
Fact: Most people on the net have probably never heard of the Wayback Machine.
Fact: Most people on the net have probably never heard of Xenu.net, either.
Fact: People on the net have, however, heard of major news outlets.
Fact: Censorship is always a great topic for the major news outlets to cover, because it helps portray the image that they would never do such a thing with their coverage.
Conclusion: What was the Church of Scientology thinking? This move will only increase the number of people hitting xenu.net.
Now, if you do do this, make sure you're still interacting! Ask your child if they're having fun and what type of game he or she would prefer. It's the only way to make sure it's not boring, to be honest.
... I wish. Blasted flamebait.
First, is there actually any locking in being done by Red Hat? No, it's been discussed before: they're adhering to the GPL, so if they make a change, you can get the source and change it back.
Secondly, are they making money off the sales of Linux? Not really; if you want Red Hat 7.3, you can download it and burn it to 3 or 5 CDs for connect time/blank media. If you buy a boxed set, you're getting printed documentation and support in addition. I may be oversimplifing, but it seems that the product for sale must be the printed docs and support. Red Hat does, I suppose, have a virtual monopoly on selling Red Hat-specific information... but, at a guess, most of the information in the docs and obtainable from support staff are also availible somewhere on the net for those with clues.
I'm sure just about every entity that people think is good and wholesome has its detractors, but just because you're a detractor doesn't mean you have to call Red Hat a monopoly.
You can say this, with a straight face (I assume), on /., while the article linked to is severly bogged down because of some hard-core readers hog the connections, naturally limiting the number of other people who can read it.
Quite impressive.
(Solely humorous, and no disrespect to the parent should be assumed or inferred)
...the `Digital' in the DMCA. Yes, there is an analog hole; no, the DMCA doesn't stop you from using it. I do agree that the labels seem to have forgotten about this for now, but given the current apparent stranglehold on Congress, can the AMCA be far behind?
Some may point to Special Education and/or Gifted programs as alleviating this, but they are typically under funded, help only the lower/upper 3-10%, and don't have any set way to help, instead focusing on the main weaknesses/strengths of the bottom/top 2-3 individuals.
Example: my HS gifted program was essentially a quiz bowl team. Why? It wasn't because we learned a lot(we didn't), but because we had 3 people who were really good. Everyone else was perfectly happy, because going to the events meant they could hang out with their friends and usually get free food. For them, it was just a bonus to watch the top 3 do so well sometimes.
Why hasn't a solution been found and used? Quite simple: parents don't want their kids labeled negatively, and quite often kids don't want to be labeled positively by teachers because it leads to more negative labels from their peers. Having multiple classes, each for a certain level of performer, and you will have complaints, and lots of them.
In other words, don't necessarily blame the teachers or the buereaucrats for the problems of the system--blame our culture for being too Politically Correct.
1. Start (Intern|N)ational Computing Safety Board (as opposed to the U.S.'s National Transportation Safety Board.
2. ???
3. Profit! (either from $BIG_CORP bribes or actually getting the Board to work for its intended purpose, either should work)
4. ???
5. Profit! (from lack of $BIG_CORP)
In other words: "This is so cool! I'll use your money to get elected, then I'll put your entire industry in prison to cover my tracks!" --Dogbert
2) Is there a decent, free alternative for Windoze that people here would recommend for video files?
To me, at least, a large portion of why these books are so great is the fact that they get kids to read books, not just point and click at some eye candy that's barely interactive; it gets them to think creatively, rather than just accept what's already there. If HPV is an ebook, some of the magic will be gone, at least to me. Sure, ebooks are great for reference, but books aren't dead.