the Member Agreement stated pretty clearly that I would incur a $500 bill for failing to use or return the player
And the email notice that this entire article is about stated pretty clearly that, as of midnight 11/15/00, "you are no longer bound by the terms of the Member Agreement."
So I walked into the voting booth, all set to fill in the bubble next to Gore's name, when a thought hit me:
Massachusetts is not a battleground state. The electoral votes are pretty much guaranteed to go to Gore. And while I may not know enough about Nader to feel good about voting for him, I do know that he has no chance of winning the election this time around, so it doesn't really bother me. And I would like to see a third party get some funding next time around.
Huge parts of this thing look too much like Win2000
I got my first look at Windows ME today. I saw the desktop and thought to myself, "Hey, it's Windows 2000!" Clicked the "Start" button...said "Windows ME Millenium Edition" on it.
That was mostly because of the Recycle Bin icon...looks the same as the 2k one.
Probably the same thing as what's called simply "ISS" in the school I work at. Couldn't guess at what the C is for, but our ISS stands for In-School Suspension.
The way it works here is this: You arrive at school, and go to the ISS room. You stay in this room until the end of school, 6.5 hours later. Your classwork is delivered to you, and you are expected to complete it. Your lunch is delivered to you. You're only allowed to leave to use the bathroom (or, obviously, for a medical emergency), in which case you are accompanied by a faculty member.
Basically, it's a way of changing suspension from "Hey, cool, I get to sleep in and watch TV" into something that you really, really don't want.
My homepage is set to http://myservername/ If what you are saying is true, microsoft would not be able to redirect my browser back to the homepage.
Um, yes, they would. Go back and read the post you replied to again.
All they need to do is send a header saying "Location: http://myservername/" and your browser will go there. Your browser. Not Microsoft -- they don't need to connect to anything. All they need to do is send the location to your browser, which has the exact same effect as you typing it in the Address field.
Why on earth would one find advantages to useing their Handspring instead of a Rio or some other player?
Because it's one less thing to clip to your belt? I've already got my pager and my Visor there. Some people probably have those and a cell phone. Already looking tacky, and now you're gonna add a Rio to it? Might as well get out the pocket protector and calculator while you're at it, and put some tape on your glasses...
And of course, not only is this MP3 player module a gadget in and of itself, but it makes your Visor even more of a gadget. So if, like me (and many other geeks), you're addicted to gadgets...this thing is damn awesome.
Of course, I already have a Rio, so I probably won't be getting one of these...
You can be a perfectly good NT administrator by just getting your MCSE.
Please tell me you don't really believe that...
Where I work, the consulting firm sent us a relative newbie -- but he's got an MCSE. He's constantly frustrated with NT because it almost never acts the way they said it would in the book.
And how many of them will know anything about philosophy, or psychology, or history, or any of the other things that a higher education can offer?
They're called night classes. Take the courses you want to take, when you want to take them. Maybe even take enough to get your degree while you're still working. People have been doing that for years now, and people can continue to do it.
Oh, just for the record...Hi, I'm 18 years old, and I'm the system administrator for Town Hall where I live, with additional duties helping admin the four schools.
What/. article would be complete without some MS bashing?
There was a display in this RS location touting MSN internet access. "Stand here and experience the web," it said, or something like that.
On the screen was an old Win3.1-style error dialog (the white ones with the big grey buttons) saying basically, "Your system is dangerously low in resources. Should I close the program Explorer to free up some resources?"
So after reading this article, I said to myself, "That's it, I gotta go get one of these now." So, I did. I went down to Radio Shack, and played dumb with the salesman "just in case."
He said he'd need my name and address -- standard procedure for all RS purchases anyway, IME. So I said "sure," and happily gave him someone else's address. He handed it over with a catalog, and off I went.
Arriving at home with my new toy, I took a good look at the bag it was in, to see if there was anything written on it like "By using this device, you agree to blah blah blah..." There wasn't. So, I tore that open, and took out the bag the CueCat was in. Again, no writing on it, and it wasn't even sealed. So I, er, let the cat out of the bag, and examined the device itself. There's a catalog number ("Cat. number" it says..heh), FCC compliance notice, Made In China...and for all you people wondering if it's patented -- Patent Pending, it says.
So here I have a CueCat that *would* be hooked up to my computer if I didn't have an AT-style connector (gonna go pick up an adapter later). I have agreed to no licence, nor have I even seen one. In fact, if it weren't for Slashdot, I wouldn't even know about one at this point.
And I don't plan to, either. The software's going in the trash.
But keep in mind, we are the ones breaking laws, not Digital Convergence.
Actually, since reverse engineering is legal, and since all D:C did was send a nice, threatening letter...nobody on either side has broken any laws. But this is the least of the problems with your argument...
If you buy electronics and build an FM transmiter of a moderate amount of power, the FCC will find you, and they will fine you.
They sure will. But will they bust you for taking apart your radio? No. You have every right to take apart your radio, and even to build a transmitter with the parts. They'll just bust you for transmitting over regulated frequencies without a licence.
If you modify your car to make it look cool by taking the bumpers off of it, again police will stop you. Its simply not legal.
You're wrong again. I can take any part of my car off that I want to, including the bumpers. And as long as I'm driving my bumperless car on my own property, the police have no right to stop me. On the other hand, if I go onto public roads like that -- if I go onto property that isn't mine, and break the rules set by the property owners -- then yes, they certainly can stop me.
I never said it was Linux's problem (or at least, didn't intend to). I said Linux can't be used in this environment.
As for those production Linux/BSD boxes...mind giving me some company names? I'd be making a hell of a lot more working for them than I do now, and from the sounds of it, I'd like it better.
For the purposes of this discussion, they're exactly the same. Linux could probably serve most, if not all, of the functions of our SCO server, yeah. I know that, you guys know that, and our support guys probably know that too. But, as hard as it is for you to grasp, newsgroups and mailing lists just don't cut it for "support options" in the Real World, and maybe where you work it's different, but in most places, there is no such thing as a vital system without a support contract.
I can maintain it, yes. And any yahoo who's hacked together a linux box before could support anything I implement. Hell, if I documented it correctly and had all the right tools installed, my boss could do it. (And she's not even a techie, she's just the treasurer.)
As I said before, if I could get away with it, I'd have our firewall up and running on one of the spare 486's and an install of BSD in maybe a week. It just won't get past a single level of review without any real support.
You can sit and whine all day "You can too use linux!" like a 5-year-old who isn't getting things exactly the way he wants. That doesn't change the fact that there are situations where you just plain can't use it, even if -- technically speaking -- it is, indeed, a viable solution.
P.S. Yeah, I know I haven't really explained *why*. There is no why. If there was, I'd gladly write volumes about it. This is one of those things that you (and I and everyone else) just has to accept. You and I know that email and usenet support would be just fine, but management will never believe it. Management needs to pay for things to feel secure about it, and above all, they need to be able to point their fingers at something.
Disclaimer: My views are not necessarily the views of my employer. (In fact, it looks like they're the opposite here)
Speaking as a die-hard linux fan with a job for the local town government, let me reassure you that, to put it bluntly, you're dead wrong, and the guy you replied to was right on.
Linux is useless without a support contract. Examples: We're going to put a firewall in shortly to guard our main server from the rest of the WAN (specifically, the high school, but everywhere else too). I'd love to do this with a 486 running linux or BSD, as we can get both easily and/or freely. But if I can't get outside support for it, it'll be *really* hard for me to get that approved. Sure, maybe *I* can support it, but what if it's still there when I leave? Then what?
Or another example: We need to implement some central file storage in my building. There's only 50 or so users, so frankly, an old box running Win95 could do the job if it had a big enough hard drive. We've got plenty of space on the (SCO Unix) server, though, so I figure I'll use that. But will I be doing it with Samba? Nope. Much as I'd love to, I'm going with one of SCO's tools instead. Why? Well, we can get support for that. (Okay, so it makes my job easier too...but my original plan *was* Samba)
One thing's for sure, though. There will never be an NT box in my building as long as I'm here. I share duties with the town's other sysadmins sometimes, and they all run NT...I'm not gonna deal with their headaches. Whatever NT can do, my SCO box can do better =)
Wasn't it... 320x480x16 was what it displayed, but you had to edit/create one at 640x480
Yeah, that sounds like it. And doesn't 95/98 do the same thing in reverse? (Bootup logo is 320x480 or something, and the width is doubled when it's displayed)
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And the email notice that this entire article is about stated pretty clearly that, as of midnight 11/15/00, "you are no longer bound by the terms of the Member Agreement."
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Massachusetts is not a battleground state. The electoral votes are pretty much guaranteed to go to Gore. And while I may not know enough about Nader to feel good about voting for him, I do know that he has no chance of winning the election this time around, so it doesn't really bother me. And I would like to see a third party get some funding next time around.
So, at the last minute, I voted for Nader.
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You sure did. I'd venture to guess you didn't even read it. Go read the MSNBC artcile where it states what "experts" think happened. (In short: QAZ).
And while it doesn't mention a mail client, how much you wanna bet everyone at MS uses Outlook?
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Not necessarily. Observe:
Hey guys: 42.
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Sure is. And if you can figure out how to get it into your tires without a compresses, lemme know (hint: blowing real hard doesn't work =).
The compressor costs money, so does the electricity to run it, and I don't think 50c is so much to ask for letting me fill my tires.
Though I think they *could* stand to let you use it free if you buy a certain amount of gas. Oh well.
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Guess I should RTFM next time, eh?
*sigh*
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I got my first look at Windows ME today. I saw the desktop and thought to myself, "Hey, it's Windows 2000!" Clicked the "Start" button...said "Windows ME Millenium Edition" on it.
That was mostly because of the Recycle Bin icon...looks the same as the 2k one.
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Probably the same thing as what's called simply "ISS" in the school I work at. Couldn't guess at what the C is for, but our ISS stands for In-School Suspension.
The way it works here is this: You arrive at school, and go to the ISS room. You stay in this room until the end of school, 6.5 hours later. Your classwork is delivered to you, and you are expected to complete it. Your lunch is delivered to you. You're only allowed to leave to use the bathroom (or, obviously, for a medical emergency), in which case you are accompanied by a faculty member.
Basically, it's a way of changing suspension from "Hey, cool, I get to sleep in and watch TV" into something that you really, really don't want.
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Ah...I see. Sorry.
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Um, yes, they would. Go back and read the post you replied to again.
All they need to do is send a header saying "Location: http://myservername/" and your browser will go there. Your browser. Not Microsoft -- they don't need to connect to anything. All they need to do is send the location to your browser, which has the exact same effect as you typing it in the Address field.
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You say that like it's a bad thing.
And I'm actually sticking to VHS for now, the tapes are only half as much, and I don't really need a "choose your own adventure" style porno.
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Because it's one less thing to clip to your belt? I've already got my pager and my Visor there. Some people probably have those and a cell phone. Already looking tacky, and now you're gonna add a Rio to it? Might as well get out the pocket protector and calculator while you're at it, and put some tape on your glasses...
And of course, not only is this MP3 player module a gadget in and of itself, but it makes your Visor even more of a gadget. So if, like me (and many other geeks), you're addicted to gadgets...this thing is damn awesome.
Of course, I already have a Rio, so I probably won't be getting one of these...
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Please tell me you don't really believe that...
Where I work, the consulting firm sent us a relative newbie -- but he's got an MCSE. He's constantly frustrated with NT because it almost never acts the way they said it would in the book.
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They're called night classes. Take the courses you want to take, when you want to take them. Maybe even take enough to get your degree while you're still working. People have been doing that for years now, and people can continue to do it.
Oh, just for the record...Hi, I'm 18 years old, and I'm the system administrator for Town Hall where I live, with additional duties helping admin the four schools.
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There was a display in this RS location touting MSN internet access. "Stand here and experience the web," it said, or something like that.
On the screen was an old Win3.1-style error dialog (the white ones with the big grey buttons) saying basically, "Your system is dangerously low in resources. Should I close the program Explorer to free up some resources?"
Ahhhh, yes. Experience the web, MS style.
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He said he'd need my name and address -- standard procedure for all RS purchases anyway, IME. So I said "sure," and happily gave him someone else's address. He handed it over with a catalog, and off I went.
Arriving at home with my new toy, I took a good look at the bag it was in, to see if there was anything written on it like "By using this device, you agree to blah blah blah..." There wasn't. So, I tore that open, and took out the bag the CueCat was in. Again, no writing on it, and it wasn't even sealed. So I, er, let the cat out of the bag, and examined the device itself. There's a catalog number ("Cat. number" it says..heh), FCC compliance notice, Made In China...and for all you people wondering if it's patented -- Patent Pending, it says.
So here I have a CueCat that *would* be hooked up to my computer if I didn't have an AT-style connector (gonna go pick up an adapter later). I have agreed to no licence, nor have I even seen one. In fact, if it weren't for Slashdot, I wouldn't even know about one at this point.
And I don't plan to, either. The software's going in the trash.
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Actually, since reverse engineering is legal, and since all D:C did was send a nice, threatening letter...nobody on either side has broken any laws. But this is the least of the problems with your argument...
They sure will. But will they bust you for taking apart your radio? No. You have every right to take apart your radio, and even to build a transmitter with the parts. They'll just bust you for transmitting over regulated frequencies without a licence.
You're wrong again. I can take any part of my car off that I want to, including the bumpers. And as long as I'm driving my bumperless car on my own property, the police have no right to stop me. On the other hand, if I go onto public roads like that -- if I go onto property that isn't mine, and break the rules set by the property owners -- then yes, they certainly can stop me.
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As for those production Linux/BSD boxes...mind giving me some company names? I'd be making a hell of a lot more working for them than I do now, and from the sounds of it, I'd like it better.
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s/useless/not usable/g
For the purposes of this discussion, they're exactly the same. Linux could probably serve most, if not all, of the functions of our SCO server, yeah. I know that, you guys know that, and our support guys probably know that too. But, as hard as it is for you to grasp, newsgroups and mailing lists just don't cut it for "support options" in the Real World, and maybe where you work it's different, but in most places, there is no such thing as a vital system without a support contract.
I can maintain it, yes. And any yahoo who's hacked together a linux box before could support anything I implement. Hell, if I documented it correctly and had all the right tools installed, my boss could do it. (And she's not even a techie, she's just the treasurer.)
As I said before, if I could get away with it, I'd have our firewall up and running on one of the spare 486's and an install of BSD in maybe a week. It just won't get past a single level of review without any real support.
You can sit and whine all day "You can too use linux!" like a 5-year-old who isn't getting things exactly the way he wants. That doesn't change the fact that there are situations where you just plain can't use it, even if -- technically speaking -- it is, indeed, a viable solution.
P.S. Yeah, I know I haven't really explained *why*. There is no why. If there was, I'd gladly write volumes about it. This is one of those things that you (and I and everyone else) just has to accept. You and I know that email and usenet support would be just fine, but management will never believe it. Management needs to pay for things to feel secure about it, and above all, they need to be able to point their fingers at something.
Disclaimer: My views are not necessarily the views of my employer. (In fact, it looks like they're the opposite here)
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Linux is useless without a support contract. Examples: We're going to put a firewall in shortly to guard our main server from the rest of the WAN (specifically, the high school, but everywhere else too). I'd love to do this with a 486 running linux or BSD, as we can get both easily and/or freely. But if I can't get outside support for it, it'll be *really* hard for me to get that approved. Sure, maybe *I* can support it, but what if it's still there when I leave? Then what?
Or another example: We need to implement some central file storage in my building. There's only 50 or so users, so frankly, an old box running Win95 could do the job if it had a big enough hard drive. We've got plenty of space on the (SCO Unix) server, though, so I figure I'll use that. But will I be doing it with Samba? Nope. Much as I'd love to, I'm going with one of SCO's tools instead. Why? Well, we can get support for that. (Okay, so it makes my job easier too...but my original plan *was* Samba)
One thing's for sure, though. There will never be an NT box in my building as long as I'm here. I share duties with the town's other sysadmins sometimes, and they all run NT...I'm not gonna deal with their headaches. Whatever NT can do, my SCO box can do better =)
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My ISP's news server is Deja. Check it out: http://galaxy.news.gis.net.
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Yeah, that sounds like it. And doesn't 95/98 do the same thing in reverse? (Bootup logo is 320x480 or something, and the width is doubled when it's displayed)
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Oh. I don't really know the differences between the two, but considering it's only a difference of 0.1, I wouldn't think it would be that huge...
Oh well.
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