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When I bought my car stereo, I discussed that topic with the seller. It was available in the expensive stereos. His conclusion (quite a reasonable one) was that the manufacturer didn't want you to plug your cd-mp3-whatever in a cheap player, they wanted you to buy their options (12 cd loader, etc.), with their semi-standard back connector.
Not tie your government infraestructure to a foreing company For me, the latter is the most important. We-the-non-US are trusting a US company for our Information Systems. The same US that built echelon, etc, etc...
Maybe it is because you can't get so high margins with $25 a part, specially taking into account that you are going to sell more or less the same units... being them $1000 computers or $300 computers. Or maybe I'm wrong and they are just sticking to the "proven" way of doing things...
That's garbage. What is defined as "criticism?" Where does THAT legal burden end? Maybe what is happening is that I'm used to see this in newspapers, but they seem to manage quite well, they just "post" the reply and that's it. Even if it was not an evident criticism and just a reference to other sources that criticize. Is not that hard... and quite positive for the health of the journalism.
Where? By reading other posts: Germany, Belgium and Spain.
And as much as I don't like MS, forcing them to post every response they get to their website is retarded. So now we can slashdot them by all writing them letters they have to publish? Ridiculous. That's a monstrously unfair burden.
RTFA:
"The all-but-final proposal draft says that Internet news organizations, individual Web sites, moderated mailing lists and even Web logs (or "blogs"), must offer a "right of reply" to those who have been criticized by a person or organization."
The problem that we need to get rid of is the perception that freedom of speech is freedom of publication - it is NOT. MS, and the rest of us, have the right to not care a bit what you think. I mean, I don't really care what you think. I'm sure you feel the same about me, which is reasonable. It's nothing personal, it's just that neither of us have opinions that are all that unique or entertaining that there is any reason why someone should be forced to publish what we say. We're just not that cool. Sorry. If you criticize me, you are caring what I think. Even if you are M$. If I didn't care what you think, I would not have read your answer, less even write this answer.
Is the newspaper required to run my letter to the editor? In some places of Europe it is. Usually under another section (letters to the director), which I usually read because I want both POV.
about the only things it would be painful for is doing continual strong number crunching tasks.
And you would be surprised with which computers a lot of number crunching tasks is done, at least in university... Really, for me, between 6 hours and 3 hours means that the thing will be scheduled for the night, which maybe I would do anyway for the 3 hour one...
but here's a case where Europeans are the ones having their rights stolen by their governments. I lost the right to what? Saying things about someone without having to worry about that someone wanting to reply. And I win one right. The right to reply even to the fsck M$ Excuse me, I prefer the latter...
It's pretty zany to imagine that just about every form of online publishing, from full-time news organizations to occasional bloggers to moderated chat rooms, would be covered. But it's no accident. A January 2003 draft envisioned regulating only "professional on-line media." Two months later, a March 2003 draft dropped the word "professional" and intentionally covered all "online media" of any type.
it is another thing entirely to require it of any and all online content Why? Because it would bother the blogger to put the other's POV? Frankly, if you hold the right to say whatever you want about me for everyone to see, I quite like the idea of having the right to reply... It makes the publisher (even the kiddies) to make themselves more responsible for what they write. Better than having to deal with a lawyer...
Do you know what scared me most of your post? That I didn't notice that you were exaggerating til you said so. Man, they are making conspiration theories logical .
Your post seems to me more rhetoric full than the other... You say that corporations by definition cannot be morally wrong or right, I say bullshit. No matter what the legal definition of a corporation says, a corporation is the sum of the people that work in it; it's a HUMAN organization, not an object. And that position of yours is what lets all this companies do their willing no matter the "morality". Just because sometimes things are not black or white it doesn't imply that things can't be right or wrong. You say that you don't want to turn "this" into a debate about capitalism and its alternatives, just to say that the parent suggested socialism, when ANYWHERE in his post was this suggested. You simple-minded there-is-no-other-option-than-capitalism tend to forget that non-capitalism doesn't mean socialism, and that in other countries (i.e. scandinavian) they have something that is not capitalism nor socialism and they are doing fine, thanks.
For me it is just an expression of curiosity. Of wanting to know "how does this thing work" or "how the hell do they make this". Computers are (for me) the uber-want-to-know. They are just more complex than every other thing in your direct environment, so we are attracted to them (like a moth to a bulb, if you ask me).
Dear Alex, Thank you for your blatant troll, I really miss them in slashdot these days. Regarding your posting, I don't respect your aircraft carriers, mind you, I respect reason and intelligence. And your kidding about the working hours in europe is a fancy one, thank you. I laughed at it not without thinking in how should I respect your lack of a life and be so ashamed of my continent. Oh, the bitterness of the fine irony! Regards,
A very humble citizen of the EU, overwhelmed by the power of thee
In fact I allways felt "comforted" by this when my hardware was getting older. You know, I'm not a scientific, nor a die hard gamer... But then I started doing my master thesis and god, how I miss having a 2GHz+ brand new machine... when the f***ing "ETA" says 5h to go, and the oracle thingie sucks 350Mb of RAM and the hard disk sounds like a car starting and the deadline is lurking me, like a gollum to a ring...... and then I think on all the kiddies with their 2000$ new machines for word and GTA3 and suddenly robbery doesn't seems so bad. Af, 11 hours working, shouldn't be posting nonsense :wq
If I were told that my child had a 1 in 56.5 chance of getting a fatal genetic disease, I'd certainly think twice before have a child, and I'd definitely have any possible screening tests done.
according to this , one of every 28. For me, if I was to have offspring, that wouldn't stop me. It wouldn't stop me to go in a mission either.
But for me the point is not making statistics about the risk of each mission, but about the will to continue "on the edge", and the will is nation-wide gone in the US. So money is not for the space program, and that means low butget which means... that the people that is willing to go forth even in that conditions will risk their lifes.
... MAKING PHONE CALLS before trying... What? Where have you been the last 10 years? My mobile phone is 2 years old, makes calls reliably, battery lasts for 3 days and fits in my pocket. If I'm going to change it, better for the substitute to have games, pictures, PDAS and all the stuff because for making calls I have my phone or the saturated second hand market.
You know, sometimes I wish slashdot would sell cds of the archives, just to analyze things like how long does it take for an already classified joke to become "old".
No!, not to know how long can I karmawhore, I'm REALLY curious...
I'd rather see the third world die than die myself. You are already seeing it. And I don't need to shut up for what I consdier to be an injustice even if I benefit for that injustice.
Because when they went for the for the jews you didn't stand up because you were not a jew.
developing a cure that will make someone else money is better than developing no cure at all.
No, it is not. If they apply for a patent and get it there won't be a cheap solution for the poor people. And I would be indirectly responsible for the death of that people, no matter how you apply the typical response of "Oh!, it's their government's fault not to provide its people the cure at the expense of 1/5 of their GDB" As additional information you can google for Manuel Patarroyo or the last events in south africa related to pharmacy corporations.
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When I bought my car stereo, I discussed that topic with the seller. It was available in the expensive stereos. His conclusion (quite a reasonable one) was that the manufacturer didn't want you to plug your cd-mp3-whatever in a cheap player, they wanted you to buy their options (12 cd loader, etc.), with their semi-standard back connector.
Keep the money in-house
Not tie your government infraestructure to a foreing company
For me, the latter is the most important. We-the-non-US are trusting a US company for our Information Systems. The same US that built echelon, etc, etc...
Maybe it is because you can't get so high margins with $25 a part, specially taking into account that you are going to sell more or less the same units... being them $1000 computers or $300 computers.
Or maybe I'm wrong and they are just sticking to the "proven" way of doing things...
That's garbage. What is defined as "criticism?" Where does THAT legal burden end?
Maybe what is happening is that I'm used to see this in newspapers, but they seem to manage quite well, they just "post" the reply and that's it. Even if it was not an evident criticism and just a reference to other sources that criticize. Is not that hard... and quite positive for the health of the journalism.
Where?
By reading other posts:
Germany, Belgium and Spain.
And as much as I don't like MS, forcing them to post every response they get to their website is retarded. So now we can slashdot them by all writing them letters they have to publish? Ridiculous. That's a monstrously unfair burden.
RTFA:
"The all-but-final proposal draft says that Internet news organizations, individual Web sites, moderated mailing lists and even Web logs (or "blogs"), must offer a "right of reply" to those who have been criticized by a person or organization."
The problem that we need to get rid of is the perception that freedom of speech is freedom of publication - it is NOT. MS, and the rest of us, have the right to not care a bit what you think. I mean, I don't really care what you think. I'm sure you feel the same about me, which is reasonable. It's nothing personal, it's just that neither of us have opinions that are all that unique or entertaining that there is any reason why someone should be forced to publish what we say. We're just not that cool. Sorry.
If you criticize me, you are caring what I think. Even if you are M$. If I didn't care what you think, I would not have read your answer, less even write this answer.
Is the newspaper required to run my letter to the editor?
In some places of Europe it is. Usually under another section (letters to the director), which I usually read because I want both POV.
Agreed, and
about the only things it would be painful for is doing continual strong number crunching tasks.
And you would be surprised with which computers a lot of number crunching tasks is done, at least in university... Really, for me, between 6 hours and 3 hours means that the thing will be scheduled for the night, which maybe I would do anyway for the 3 hour one...
They want eye-candy. They want to stream audio and video.
Then don't buy a 200$ computer.
but here's a case where Europeans are the ones having their rights stolen by their governments.
I lost the right to what? Saying things about someone without having to worry about that someone wanting to reply.
And I win one right. The right to reply even to the fsck M$
Excuse me, I prefer the latter...
in the article...
It's pretty zany to imagine that just about every form of online publishing, from full-time news organizations to occasional bloggers to moderated chat rooms, would be covered. But it's no accident. A January 2003 draft envisioned regulating only "professional on-line media." Two months later, a March 2003 draft dropped the word "professional" and intentionally covered all "online media" of any type.
it is another thing entirely to require it of any and all online content
Why?
Because it would bother the blogger to put the other's POV? Frankly, if you hold the right to say whatever you want about me for everyone to see, I quite like the idea of having the right to reply... It makes the publisher (even the kiddies) to make themselves more responsible for what they write. Better than having to deal with a lawyer...
Following your line of reasoning... this means that in this last tens of thousands of years mankind has advanced basically nothing.
Isn't human nature lovely?
Maybe because he supposed that this is a technical enuogh forum in which people can google for this stuff?
Google first link:
ODFM Forum
Mmm, if I'm in the plane, given my fear to fly, probably you will be fed up of mobile phone(s) for a while...
Do you know what scared me most of your post?
That I didn't notice that you were exaggerating til you said so.
Man, they are making conspiration theories logical .
Your post seems to me more rhetoric full than the other...
You say that corporations by definition cannot be morally wrong or right, I say bullshit. No matter what the legal definition of a corporation says, a corporation is the sum of the people that work in it; it's a HUMAN organization, not an object. And that position of yours is what lets all this companies do their willing no matter the "morality". Just because sometimes things are not black or white it doesn't imply that things can't be right or wrong.
You say that you don't want to turn "this" into a debate about capitalism and its alternatives, just to say that the parent suggested socialism, when ANYWHERE in his post was this suggested. You simple-minded there-is-no-other-option-than-capitalism tend to forget that non-capitalism doesn't mean socialism, and that in other countries (i.e. scandinavian) they have something that is not capitalism nor socialism and they are doing fine, thanks.
For me it is just an expression of curiosity. Of wanting to know "how does this thing work" or "how the hell do they make this".
Computers are (for me) the uber-want-to-know. They are just more complex than every other thing in your direct environment, so we are attracted to them (like a moth to a bulb, if you ask me).
Dear Alex,
Thank you for your blatant troll, I really miss them in slashdot these days.
Regarding your posting, I don't respect your aircraft carriers, mind you, I respect reason and intelligence.
And your kidding about the working hours in europe is a fancy one, thank you. I laughed at it not without thinking in how should I respect your lack of a life and be so ashamed of my continent. Oh, the bitterness of the fine irony!
Regards,
A very humble citizen of the EU, overwhelmed by the power of thee
Mmm...
Also vi is turing complete...
In fact I allways felt "comforted" by this when my hardware was getting older. You know, I'm not a scientific, nor a die hard gamer... ... and then I think on all the kiddies with their 2000$ new machines for word and GTA3 and suddenly robbery doesn't seems so bad.
:wq
But then I started doing my master thesis and god, how I miss having a 2GHz+ brand new machine... when the f***ing "ETA" says 5h to go, and the oracle thingie sucks 350Mb of RAM and the hard disk sounds like a car starting and the deadline is lurking me, like a gollum to a ring...
Af, 11 hours working, shouldn't be posting nonsense
If I were told that my child had a 1 in 56.5 chance of getting a fatal genetic disease, I'd certainly think twice before have a child, and I'd definitely have any possible screening tests done.
according to this , one of every 28.
For me, if I was to have offspring, that wouldn't stop me. It wouldn't stop me to go in a mission either.
But for me the point is not making statistics about the risk of each mission, but about the will to continue "on the edge", and the will is nation-wide gone in the US. So money is not for the space program, and that means low butget which means... that the people that is willing to go forth even in that conditions will risk their lifes.
And their second line of business is flash memory, about to be merged with fujitsu's division in that area...
... MAKING PHONE CALLS before trying ...
What? Where have you been the last 10 years? My mobile phone is 2 years old, makes calls reliably, battery lasts for 3 days and fits in my pocket.
If I'm going to change it, better for the substitute to have games, pictures, PDAS and all the stuff because for making calls I have my phone or the saturated second hand market.
You know, sometimes I wish slashdot would sell cds of the archives, just to analyze things like how long does it take for an already classified joke to become "old".
No!, not to know how long can I karmawhore, I'm REALLY curious...
I'd rather see the third world die than die myself.
You are already seeing it.
And I don't need to shut up for what I consdier to be an injustice even if I benefit for that injustice.
Because when they went for the for the jews you didn't stand up because you were not a jew.
developing a cure that will make someone else money is better than developing no cure at all.
No, it is not. If they apply for a patent and get it there won't be a cheap solution for the poor people.
And I would be indirectly responsible for the death of that people, no matter how you apply the typical response of "Oh!, it's their government's fault not to provide its people the cure at the expense of 1/5 of their GDB"
As additional information you can google for Manuel Patarroyo or the last events in south africa related to pharmacy corporations.