Ergonomics? Do you really think it's easier on your wrist and hand to use three different clicking options in a tiny space instead of one big button you can push with all your fingers? Maybe you wanted to use a different word there?
You must work in marketing to abuse numbers in that way. Are you suggesting that market share is directly proportional to usability? Or that one usability feature represents the usability of the entire machine? If I buy Windows because it has more games, does that mean I don't have trouble with the two button mouse?
No, its not going to crawl through a Ih8tebu5h's livejournal entry for 'news' or other blogger oriented 'news'.
Did you read the article? Several of the sites are blatantly pro-bush. What's the difference between a blog, and a blog pretending to be a news site so that they can get on Google news?
Is the first exception I can think of to this. His writing on nanotechnology and the effects of technological advancement on society is definitely predictive.
And I'd be interested to see how the sci-fi reading numbers compare to any other genre. How much of the drop in readership is accounted for by people reading less in general?
Yes, clearly Real is trying to do the right thing. They are repenting their past mistakes and doing what's best for the community at large.
Because the couldn't really believe that DRM opponents would support them in a transparent ploy to rescue their market share and end the downward spiral. That would be ridiculous.
I'm going to go wait for Real's propietary formats to open up.
one interesting (related) note, is that security is holding back voice over wireless. Not directly because of security concerns, but because of speed. The time to authenticate from AP to AP is causing QOS issues with the voice communications.
What we have is a difference of opinion. I'm more optimistic than you. But let's say you're right... there is at least the chance that the increased governement spending will benefit me (Scholarship, highway construction and repair, medical services, a new monument I think is pretty, whatever...) as opposed to sitting in the pocket of someone who is breaking the law. Also, I used to work in retail, and while shoplifting may not have changed the prices, it certainly hurt the bottom line, which hurts investors and employees. Are you opposed to in-store video cameras?
As for a grievance system, most government offices have them in one form or another. They are slow, often infuriating, and inneficient, but they are there.
Is that the reactions are too easy to predict. Personally, I like seeing tax cheats get caught, because it means I pay less. As long as there a legitmate system for addressing grievances, I don't see a problem. Big Brother is an overused cliche.
violence happens to be the only way to secure liberty
I think it's suprising that you posted that on Martin Luther King day. I think MLK and Ghandi might have had something to say about non-violent ways to secure liberty.
You would think they would be a little bit more understanding of those of us running "alternative" OSes.
That would be the way for apple to go if they were in it to make everyone feel good. But actually, they are in it to make money. And as you may have noticed, a lot of linux users don't like to pay for stuff. This is smart for Linux users, not so good for people trying to make money off of Linux users.
And of course, it could never be enough. port itunes to linux? Where is the Ogg Vorbis support? Got Ogg? Why doesn't it work with *insert random peice of sourceforge developed software here*
I know, nobody wants to hear that they are the prima donnas of the IT world. But I've got Karma to burn.
Dean's remark was, as usual, taken out of context. His idea that the poor and disenfrachised in the deep south are consistently voting for the wrong party is insightful. But it makes a better story to suggest he is an antebellum racist, so that's what gets played.
If these number go up after the Pepsi million song giveaway with Itunes. Supposedley it will be on during the superbowl, so that would be a big target audience.
for a good tool for combining people who want to same software and are willing to pay. Like sourceforge and paypal rolled into one.
My dream software - a decent open source fantasy sports dollar based draft solution. And I know I'm no the only one.
I mean this seriously. Would a good sign of Linux becoming more mainstream be when it's no longer news that a company is using Linux in their products?
I appreciate the point you are making, but I don't think it was posted with ill intent. I think the point that is being made is that MIT should have a large pool of talented, cheap programmers to draw on. So why outsource?
Good call.
Hey grandma, just type IPTables -t INPUT --dport 80 -j DENY at the command line.
Me, I'm getting my family to buy macs. Regardless if you think they are more secure because of OS or more secure because of being a smaller target, right now they are more secure, and you get click-button firewalling.
I'm not a nerd, but this doesn't sound even like news....
It's the middle of the day, and you're posting your detailed analysis of what appears to be a tongue in cheek marketing ploy to a wesbite for nerds. Might be time for some deep introspection.
Actually, I would say that is less than likely. I haven't heard of any company that installs software like that by default, even on laptops. And it would be much easier for AOL to check for a MAC address Wells Fargo provided.
I hate to say that Slashdot readers have obvious biases, but why is it that when the police do something smart with computers, you get:
Makes you wonder what sort of hooks the FBI has into AOL or other ISPs and what hardware identification is being transmitted at login.
And when they can't solve a computer crime case, you get 100 posts about how the police are computer dummys. I'll be honest, I'm not too worried about my ISP having my MAC address, or even the make and model of my video card if they are interested. It's just nice to see a criminal get busted
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Ergonomics? Do you really think it's easier on your wrist and hand to use three different clicking options in a tiny space instead of one big button you can push with all your fingers? Maybe you wanted to use a different word there?
You must work in marketing to abuse numbers in that way. Are you suggesting that market share is directly proportional to usability? Or that one usability feature represents the usability of the entire machine? If I buy Windows because it has more games, does that mean I don't have trouble with the two button mouse?
The web site is very well done, clean and to the point. (In contrast to the EFF site). I'll sign up for the newsletter and see where they are headed.
Did you read the article? Several of the sites are blatantly pro-bush. What's the difference between a blog, and a blog pretending to be a news site so that they can get on Google news?
Is the first exception I can think of to this. His writing on nanotechnology and the effects of technological advancement on society is definitely predictive. And I'd be interested to see how the sci-fi reading numbers compare to any other genre. How much of the drop in readership is accounted for by people reading less in general?
Today is thursday, so dean is no longer running for President.
Yes, clearly Real is trying to do the right thing. They are repenting their past mistakes and doing what's best for the community at large.
Because the couldn't really believe that DRM opponents would support them in a transparent ploy to rescue their market share and end the downward spiral. That would be ridiculous.
I'm going to go wait for Real's propietary formats to open up.
Nice rant, though
Actually, putting a man on the moon started with just such a speech.
The policy details often follows the vision.
In this particlaur case, I think America's CEO is blowing smoke, but you don't always start by proposing a law.
one interesting (related) note, is that security is holding back voice over wireless. Not directly because of security concerns, but because of speed. The time to authenticate from AP to AP is causing QOS issues with the voice communications.
What we have is a difference of opinion. I'm more optimistic than you. But let's say you're right... there is at least the chance that the increased governement spending will benefit me (Scholarship, highway construction and repair, medical services, a new monument I think is pretty, whatever...) as opposed to sitting in the pocket of someone who is breaking the law. Also, I used to work in retail, and while shoplifting may not have changed the prices, it certainly hurt the bottom line, which hurts investors and employees. Are you opposed to in-store video cameras?
As for a grievance system, most government offices have them in one form or another. They are slow, often infuriating, and inneficient, but they are there.
Is that the reactions are too easy to predict. Personally, I like seeing tax cheats get caught, because it means I pay less. As long as there a legitmate system for addressing grievances, I don't see a problem. Big Brother is an overused cliche.
I think it's suprising that you posted that on Martin Luther King day. I think MLK and Ghandi might have had something to say about non-violent ways to secure liberty.
That would be the way for apple to go if they were in it to make everyone feel good. But actually, they are in it to make money. And as you may have noticed, a lot of linux users don't like to pay for stuff. This is smart for Linux users, not so good for people trying to make money off of Linux users.
And of course, it could never be enough. port itunes to linux? Where is the Ogg Vorbis support? Got Ogg? Why doesn't it work with *insert random peice of sourceforge developed software here*
I know, nobody wants to hear that they are the prima donnas of the IT world. But I've got Karma to burn.
So, if I am a partially deaf or blind kernel developer, why should I have to wait for fucntionaility everyone else already has?
Dean's remark was, as usual, taken out of context. His idea that the poor and disenfrachised in the deep south are consistently voting for the wrong party is insightful. But it makes a better story to suggest he is an antebellum racist, so that's what gets played.
If these number go up after the Pepsi million song giveaway with Itunes. Supposedley it will be on during the superbowl, so that would be a big target audience.
for a good tool for combining people who want to same software and are willing to pay. Like sourceforge and paypal rolled into one.
My dream software - a decent open source fantasy sports dollar based draft solution. And I know I'm no the only one.
I mean this seriously. Would a good sign of Linux becoming more mainstream be when it's no longer news that a company is using Linux in their products?
I appreciate the point you are making, but I don't think it was posted with ill intent. I think the point that is being made is that MIT should have a large pool of talented, cheap programmers to draw on. So why outsource?
Good call. Hey grandma, just type IPTables -t INPUT --dport 80 -j DENY at the command line. Me, I'm getting my family to buy macs. Regardless if you think they are more secure because of OS or more secure because of being a smaller target, right now they are more secure, and you get click-button firewalling.
It's the middle of the day, and you're posting your detailed analysis of what appears to be a tongue in cheek marketing ploy to a wesbite for nerds. Might be time for some deep introspection.
You were in no way obligated to make that joke.
Actually, I would say that is less than likely. I haven't heard of any company that installs software like that by default, even on laptops. And it would be much easier for AOL to check for a MAC address Wells Fargo provided.
I hate to say that Slashdot readers have obvious biases, but why is it that when the police do something smart with computers, you get:
Makes you wonder what sort of hooks the FBI has into AOL or other ISPs and what hardware identification is being transmitted at login.
And when they can't solve a computer crime case, you get 100 posts about how the police are computer dummys. I'll be honest, I'm not too worried about my ISP having my MAC address, or even the make and model of my video card if they are interested. It's just nice to see a criminal get busted