When Vista comes out, MS won't automatically drop support for XP. If history serves, XP will be supported for at least 6 to 8 more years.
Now, if you work for a company that needs 500 desktops (I do), you know you don't buy them. You get a leasing deal from Dell, that includes them taking your machines every 2-3 years and exchanging them with the new models. In this case, within 2-3 years you'll have new Vista-capable computers at no extra cost (yes, you'll pay for them, but in monthly lease payments that were budgeted well ahead of schedule) and, depending on your leasing agreement, they'll probably come with Vista already installed.
Except for cops. Cops are portrayed pretty much as they really are. I was a police officer for a couple of years and you wouldn't believe how many high speed pursuits, intensive shootouts and impressive explosions an average detective gets involved in on a daily basis.
Sadly, I was on a uniform; nothing happened to us. And I left when my sargent made it clear that my chances for promotion were slim to none (apparently, I was too much of a team player and not enough of a rogue and a loner).
As far as I'm concerned, Chinese companies can censor all they want...so long as the government doesn't force them to use only Baidupedia and block Wikipedia.
As you probably don't know, Chinese companies censor themselves because the government forces them to.
Let's put it this way. Say I'm the government and I tell you: Dude, I'll be checking on your website. Now, I will not censor you, but if I see anything --and I mean ANYthing-- that bugs me in any way, I'll shut you down and probably throw you in jail and leave your family without any means of support. Now do whatever you want, but hey, I'm not censoring you.
China's largest search engine, is launching its own version of Wikipedia.
But
"Unlike Wikipedia, which allows anyone to create and modify entries, Baidupedia is censored by the company to avoid offending the Chinese government.
In other words, it is Nothing like Wikipedia. They're just trying to ride on the goodwill created by the truly open encyclopedia. I think that's despicable beyond words.
In USA, can anyone basically gain police powers if there's a suspicion for crime? Wait, scratch that. Can anyone basically gain police powers when ther's NO suspicion for crime?
This is happening in the United Kingdom. I know it may be too much to assk you to RTFA, but would it be too much trouble to RTF FIRST LINE of the SUBMISSION?
I can tell you wht things fail. Quote Alan Shepard: "I was up there looking around, and suddenly I realized I was sitting on top of a rocket built by the lowest bidder".
But bring it back for that? You have GOT to be kidding. Do you also bring your house to a plumber's shop when you have a clogged toilet?
Movie-OS is not fit for little old ladies. Yes, the UI is great, but it is amazingly simple to self-destruct you computer with it (magic smoke and all).
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I read your post. Then I read your sig.
You are my new God of Irony. I stand before you in awe.
Well, why don't you? It's the WIKIpedia, you know...
Boy, I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they give you a Rorschach test...
From the little I've known you, I'm getting the impression that your trip to Spain tends to come up a lot
All that without a single GOTO? You're not fooling anyone with your fancy line numbers, you know. You stink of a Pascal weenie.
"Fight Club" geek do not wear pocket protectors. They take their chances on getting ink on their shirts.
They're badass like that.
Why not extend that idea to our President, who beleives magic sky deities give him secret knowledge about what is right and wrong?
To be fair, it's not secret. He's made it quite clear what that knowledge is:
- If you're with him, you're right.
- If you're against him, you're wrong.
- If you're not with him, you're against him.
See how easy it is?
Yes, it's easy.
When Vista comes out, MS won't automatically drop support for XP. If history serves, XP will be supported for at least 6 to 8 more years.
Now, if you work for a company that needs 500 desktops (I do), you know you don't buy them. You get a leasing deal from Dell, that includes them taking your machines every 2-3 years and exchanging them with the new models. In this case, within 2-3 years you'll have new Vista-capable computers at no extra cost (yes, you'll pay for them, but in monthly lease payments that were budgeted well ahead of schedule) and, depending on your leasing agreement, they'll probably come with Vista already installed.
So, really, nothing to see here.
You could always use Write-Only Memory...
The first thing in my mind was "That plasma screen has to be 105 inches to break the record... why on Earth did they name it JT-60?".
You got that wrong. We (parents) do not teach children how to talk. They just learn it. That's what's so amazing about it.
You didn't write what it hides, and that makes me feel oddly perturbed and anxious . Please be more careful with your writing.
Yep, it is. And they can also perform it publically without legal repercussions.
Yeah, and he still didn't get any. He was a slashdotter before Slashdot's time.
Except for cops. Cops are portrayed pretty much as they really are. I was a police officer for a couple of years and you wouldn't believe how many high speed pursuits, intensive shootouts and impressive explosions an average detective gets involved in on a daily basis.
Sadly, I was on a uniform; nothing happened to us. And I left when my sargent made it clear that my chances for promotion were slim to none (apparently, I was too much of a team player and not enough of a rogue and a loner).
I think I like the fact that the PS3 is more expensive. It will keep the brats away longer
I couldn't agree more. Apparently the PS3 will keep the brats away from me and my Wii.
I'll let it slide, but only because you're cute. (You're the one on the left, right?).
Try again, dude. A lot of us are vets of the Goatse Wars. Your puny link is no match for us.
It is better to live free than die a slave.
Well, duh...
Sony is shooting themselves in the foot with a RPG.
The good news is, if that RPG uses the d20 system, Sony still has a 1 in 20 chance of missing its own foot (regardless of bonuses and penalties).
As far as I'm concerned, Chinese companies can censor all they want...so long as the government doesn't force them to use only Baidupedia and block Wikipedia.
As you probably don't know, Chinese companies censor themselves because the government forces them to.
Let's put it this way. Say I'm the government and I tell you: Dude, I'll be checking on your website. Now, I will not censor you, but if I see anything --and I mean ANYthing-- that bugs me in any way, I'll shut you down and probably throw you in jail and leave your family without any means of support. Now do whatever you want, but hey, I'm not censoring you.
Lets see...
China's largest search engine, is launching its own version of Wikipedia.
But
"Unlike Wikipedia, which allows anyone to create and modify entries, Baidupedia is censored by the company to avoid offending the Chinese government.
In other words, it is Nothing like Wikipedia. They're just trying to ride on the goodwill created by the truly open encyclopedia. I think that's despicable beyond words.
In USA, can anyone basically gain police powers if there's a suspicion for crime? Wait, scratch that. Can anyone basically gain police powers when ther's NO suspicion for crime?
This is happening in the United Kingdom. I know it may be too much to assk you to RTFA, but would it be too much trouble to RTF FIRST LINE of the SUBMISSION?
I can tell you wht things fail. Quote Alan Shepard: "I was up there looking around, and suddenly I realized I was sitting on top of a rocket built by the lowest bidder".
But bring it back for that? You have GOT to be kidding. Do you also bring your house to a plumber's shop when you have a clogged toilet?
Movie-OS is not fit for little old ladies. Yes, the UI is great, but it is amazingly simple to self-destruct you computer with it (magic smoke and all).