After all, Google is kicking everyone's ass eight ways to Sunday being a private funded entity.
Imagine what they could do if they were flush with cash from an offering.
Given how HUGE Google is now and the sheer number of servers there is not only a high cost of entry to match them but also a lot to dedicate in terms of resources to bring yourself to their level in terms of code, etc. As we all know MS has lusted after Google and even had/has dreams of building a competitor.
Plus they have billions in dollars just laying around anyway.
It would be one hell of a coup if they can pull it off and a tragedy of untold proportions for the surfing public because what makes Google so special is it's culture.
The problem with Google and MS is that the cultures are SO profoundly different that Google would go straight to hell if MS succeeded.
As you know you can't put a price on the culture. Look at Apple.
A flash/thumb drive that can store 4.2 gigs.
Imagine all the space Blockbuster would save. Rent movies
on a flash drive, go home plug it into your home entertainment center
or PC and watch the flicks. Probably save Netflix a ton of money on
shipping too. Or, just go to Blockbuster with your own 4.2 gig thumb
drives, plug into the USB 3 (this is the future ya know) port, download right
there. Movie somehow self destructs and no need to return it.
Of course the MPAA would find some way to relate all of this to the Boston
Strangler I'm sure.
Who needs Corporate Radio?
I listen to 97X WOXY (they stream in broadband)and thanks to them I can hear new Guided by Voices, Ween and other stuff you don't get from crappy Clear Channel stations.
You can share some of the love for the Yomtobians here. These guys are right up there with Spamford Wallace and the Cantor/Siegel in the Internet Hall of Shame.
Wow! Stop the presses, this is a big shock. In 2004 here's the synopsis on how much milk each of these candidates sucked from the Entertainment titty. (They open in a new window).
The Word processor went about as far as it was going to go a few versions back. Every new version is just adding features that MOST users don't even use.
Of course if you're M$ and have a monopoly you can just say we're not supporting this anymore and you have to buy the new OS.When things fuck up as bad as M$ this is an issue because of all the time you need tech support. I have found PS to be pretty stable.
As far as the graphic editor going about as far as most users need, Photoshop is pretty much already there. Feathering graphic selections over multiple layers (now I'm just making shit up) is something that 99% of your users will never use.
The people this affects REALLY are the dedicated Adobe people who live and breathe this stuff and maybe they make enough money to justify Adobe's price.
The rest if us will just have to use Paint Shop Pro, GIMP or wait for a crack.
Do you really think that people who download songs instead of buying official albums are really interested in branding?
Not much. For some reason corporations seem to think so. Pan Am and Braniff kept coming back time after time and they were both shitty airlines in their time.
As a Linux user, I am proud that Linux is a UNIX derived (at least in spirit) system. It has a base of history, knowledge and experience from which to build. Would starting purely from scratch be better? I hardly think so.
Now if you could remit to SCO $699.00 we would appreciate it.... Darl McBride
Since CAGW is allegedly concerned about federal dollars they'd probably REALLY shit to see my federal agency now switching over to open source (via Zope). And it's not just us, here's a whole list of federal agencies switching to CMSs powered by Open Source. CAGW better get ready with their FUD machine.
Pr0n! Like you I was surrounded by dead tree info but now
my pr0n needs are delivered almost exclusively by the
Internet. Seriously though you can definitely find stuff
on the 'net that would be hard in a meatspace format
especially fetish type stuff. Excellent news for small
town folk who can't buy these things where they live.
"The Internet's Hottest Nude Mujahudeen Amputees"?
No problem.
You might be interested in reading this article at MetroActive.com
Excerpt:
In the chapter "My Contact," Firmage writes that in the white-hot weeks leading up to USWeb's IPO, a year ago, he was awakened by his alarm at 6:10am one morning but then he decided to hit the snooze instead of going to the gym.
"A remarkable being, clothed in brilliant white light, appeared hovering over my bed in my room," he writes. "Out of him emerged an electric blue sphere, just smaller than a basketball, which was swirling with what looks like electrical arcs. It left his body, floated down, and entered me."
Firmage soon founded the International Space Sciences Organization with $3 million of his own money to administer a project he called "Kairos," a Greek word meaning "the right moment" or "a critical time." Firmage believes we live in a "kairos" in which humanity is finally advanced enough to comprehend alien beings.
Not that Joe is wrong but this is just another interesting insight into this guy.
I loved the point he made about what if Physics, etc were developed based on proprietary interests.
zinnnnnnnnnnnnng!
At some point the GPL was going to have to be tested in a court of law. Thank you SCO for what is sure to be a slam dunk.
Congratulations to those who are now successfully shorting SCOX.
That and better yet the sites that will submit your web site to hundreds of search engines. That will get you to the FFA style sites quick.
I did this when I needed an account to test SpamAssassin on. Worked like a charm.
Better yet, give/. ers an Email and we can set a forward to you of some junk.
Gen Halftrack: NIX! NEIN! NON!
Miss Buxon: Here we go again. Are you still mad at the French sir?
Gen Halftrack: Yes! And I want all this french stuff removed from the schedule. Tomorrow we're going to CAMP not BIVOUAC. I want them to SCOUT the area and not do a RECONNAISSANCE. And I want wake up calls instead of REVEILLE.
Miss Buxon: Do you really want to do this sir? The French have been our friends for centuries.
Gen Halftrack: C'est La Vie
Slashdot Mirror
Some of their old Xenix developers.
Better yet, maybe SCO could lend them one or two developers in return for all that money they're getting from M$.
After all, Google is kicking everyone's ass eight ways to Sunday being a private funded entity. Imagine what they could do if they were flush with cash from an offering. Given how HUGE Google is now and the sheer number of servers there is not only a high cost of entry to match them but also a lot to dedicate in terms of resources to bring yourself to their level in terms of code, etc. As we all know MS has lusted after Google and even had/has dreams of building a competitor. Plus they have billions in dollars just laying around anyway. It would be one hell of a coup if they can pull it off and a tragedy of untold proportions for the surfing public because what makes Google so special is it's culture. The problem with Google and MS is that the cultures are SO profoundly different that Google would go straight to hell if MS succeeded. As you know you can't put a price on the culture. Look at Apple.
As far as Moby is concerned regarding highs that don't hurt: think back to the days of everyone's first LEGAL high: spinning around and around.
Huey Lewis first brought this up
A flash/thumb drive that can store 4.2 gigs.
Imagine all the space Blockbuster would save. Rent movies on a flash drive, go home plug it into your home entertainment center or PC and watch the flicks. Probably save Netflix a ton of money on shipping too. Or, just go to Blockbuster with your own 4.2 gig thumb drives, plug into the USB 3 (this is the future ya know) port, download right there. Movie somehow self destructs and no need to return it.
Of course the MPAA would find some way to relate all of this to the Boston Strangler I'm sure.
Who needs Corporate Radio?
I listen to 97X WOXY (they stream in broadband)and thanks to them I can hear new Guided by Voices, Ween and other stuff you don't get from crappy Clear Channel stations.
Xupiter! Or what used to be Xupiter. In it's time it really wreaked havoc. Although going to their home page says they are out of business, ths link on their site shows that they may be up to something else soon
You can share some of the love for the Yomtobians here. These guys are right up there with Spamford Wallace and the Cantor/Siegel in the Internet Hall of Shame.
from the Entertainment industry.
In 2004, (so far) 10,400 dollars.
In 2002 He took just over 99,000 dollars
Looks to me like he's working for them already...or more accurately has been bought.
Wow! Stop the presses, this is a big shock. In 2004 here's the synopsis on how much milk each of these candidates sucked from the Entertainment titty. (They open in a new window).
Lamar Smith received a little over $21,000 from the TV/Music/Music lobbies in 2004
In 2002 he received almost $25,000
Howard Berman received a little over $4,000 from the TV/Music/Music lobbies in 2004
In 2002 he received almost (can you believe this?) $223,000!
John Conyers received almost $5,000 from the TV/Music/Music lobbies in 2004
In 2002 he received almost $50,000!
The ROI on congressional payoffs is insanely high..
Did they figure that one out themselves or do they have a team of monkeys working on this around the clock?
Normally I wouldn't bring this up but if you're going to put a copyright notice in your sig you should credit where the above came from.
Kevin Spacey...The Usual Suspects....
The Word processor went about as far as it was going to go a few versions back. Every new version is just adding features that MOST users don't even use.
Of course if you're M$ and have a monopoly you can just say we're not supporting this anymore and you have to buy the new OS.When things fuck up as bad as M$ this is an issue because of all the time you need tech support. I have found PS to be pretty stable.
As far as the graphic editor going about as far as most users need, Photoshop is pretty much already there. Feathering graphic selections over multiple layers (now I'm just making shit up) is something that 99% of your users will never use.
The people this affects REALLY are the dedicated Adobe people who live and breathe this stuff and maybe they make enough money to justify Adobe's price.
The rest if us will just have to use Paint Shop Pro, GIMP or wait for a crack.
Do you really think that people who download songs instead of buying official albums are really interested in branding?
Not much. For some reason corporations seem to think so. Pan Am and Braniff kept coming back time after time and they were both shitty airlines in their time.
Ancient Chinese Secret huh?
The second edition works great for Perl 5.8. but not for Perl 6 which is going to require a rewrite of ALL of the Perl books.
O'Reilly addresses the issue here
Still Perl is such a beautiful thing you should buy ALL Perl books.
a beowulf cluster of these...
As a Linux user, I am proud that Linux is a UNIX derived (at least in spirit) system. It has a base of history, knowledge and experience from which to build. Would starting purely from scratch be better? I hardly think so.
Now if you could remit to SCO $699.00 we would appreciate it.... Darl McBride
If CAGW was paid off like the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution or if they are just a bunch of idiots generally speaking.
Since CAGW is allegedly concerned about federal dollars they'd probably REALLY shit to see my federal agency now switching over to open source (via Zope). And it's not just us, here's a whole list of federal agencies switching to CMSs powered by Open Source. CAGW better get ready with their FUD machine.
Pr0n! Like you I was surrounded by dead tree info but now my pr0n needs are delivered almost exclusively by the Internet. Seriously though you can definitely find stuff on the 'net that would be hard in a meatspace format especially fetish type stuff. Excellent news for small town folk who can't buy these things where they live. "The Internet's Hottest Nude Mujahudeen Amputees"? No problem.
he might be viewed as bit of a nut job.
You might be interested in reading this article at MetroActive.com
Excerpt:
In the chapter "My Contact," Firmage writes that in the white-hot weeks leading up to USWeb's IPO, a year ago, he was awakened by his alarm at 6:10am one morning but then he decided to hit the snooze instead of going to the gym.
"A remarkable being, clothed in brilliant white light, appeared hovering over my bed in my room," he writes. "Out of him emerged an electric blue sphere, just smaller than a basketball, which was swirling with what looks like electrical arcs. It left his body, floated down, and entered me."
Firmage soon founded the International Space Sciences Organization with $3 million of his own money to administer a project he called "Kairos," a Greek word meaning "the right moment" or "a critical time." Firmage believes we live in a "kairos" in which humanity is finally advanced enough to comprehend alien beings.
Not that Joe is wrong but this is just another interesting insight into this guy.
I loved the point he made about what if Physics, etc were developed based on proprietary interests. zinnnnnnnnnnnnng!
At some point the GPL was going to have to be tested in a court of law. Thank you SCO for what is sure to be a slam dunk. Congratulations to those who are now successfully shorting SCOX.
That and better yet the sites that will submit your web site to hundreds of search engines. That will get you to the FFA style sites quick. I did this when I needed an account to test SpamAssassin on. Worked like a charm. Better yet, give /. ers an Email and we can set a forward to you of some junk.
Hey I got plenty!
Anyone know if there is one?
Gen Halftrack: NIX! NEIN! NON!
Miss Buxon: Here we go again. Are you still mad at the French sir?
Gen Halftrack: Yes! And I want all this french stuff removed from the schedule. Tomorrow we're going to CAMP not BIVOUAC. I want them to SCOUT the area and not do a RECONNAISSANCE. And I want wake up calls instead of REVEILLE.
Miss Buxon: Do you really want to do this sir? The French have been our friends for centuries.
Gen Halftrack: C'est La Vie
So is this the way the search engine competition will be won? Through patents and lawsuits?
Yes, because sadly, that is the American way.
but I may be registering Republican now.
an oxymoron.