Whatever. There are fines for jaywalking and speeding too, but I've never had to pay one. The kids smoking dope in the park near my house appear to do it with impunity.
The law, as with most that don't involve physical injury or invasion, is basically unenforceable.
Get creative, people. Hint: . Backup to the Torrent network, which is probably the most reliable RAID anywhere.
It might be a long-term strategic approach, similar to what we can only hope MS is doing with Zune. (I refuse to believe that a company like MS would hire people stupid enough to believe the current Zune will be the world beater they hoped it would be...)
Build a device that gets buy in from the major content providers. Show them what a miserable failure it is. Find a strong, independent-minded content provider to release material (say, the next JK Rowling book - it's for the masses) in a common, non-proprietary but controllable format (like PDF). Show the laggards what a massive succe$$ it is.
I think ACTRA/UDA/SOCAN and the various other artists' unions are slightly more entrenched (and vocal) in the political machine than the people who actually consume the media. Not to mention the big software manufacturers with big luxury boxes at the Corel Centre (or whatever it is called these days) in Ottawa. The chances of this passing increase with every round the Sens progress in the playoffs...
Someone should point out how much the feds collect in GST on the media levy (a tax on a tax...beautiful) to help them make their decision.
Could Palm not implement some form of Linux that would allow them to run a Mozilla suite on their handhelds? That might get them over the hump of integration with Windows in the business community (if they could come up with a way to synch between Linux-based Mozilla on the handheld and PC-based Thunderbird+Calendars in a Windows environment).
It really goes back to the paid argument. If you could save a couple of hundred bucks using Linux and Openware when you buy a computer it would be a much easier sell than getting people to go from pretty, feature-bloated Windows across (because it's going to be a horizontal transition for most people) to Linux.
As for software, I'm with you on Firefox, but OO is a slug compared to Office. Excel 2007 is going to change the world for me (1 million lines to play with - which I have needed on several occasions since I'm not fluent in SQL yet), so it will be worth the money. I would rather play with my kid than study SQL.
That said I'm installing Linux this weekend on my Thinkpad - bought used and the previous owner considerately left me his XP license sticker - so I might be a convert at some point.
They did. As far as I can tell, my Treo - while occasionally clunky - does everything the iPhone does with the exception of always on wi-fi. (Although this is available as a hardware add-on.)
And it is open to 3rd party developers, so it can be adapted to do more. This is usually a big plus in the Slashdot arena, even if it is not open source.
Competence aside, I kind of doubt the 24 000 or so Linux requests they have received would drive their marketing department to start a major campaign. They probably lost that many computers in shipping this week.
The inherent bias with the type of forum they set up (already computer savvy,/. types, OSS fanboys, etc.) hardly speaks to their largest potential customer base. And as someone below rather bluntly points out, if I am buying a red car I don't need to ask for red paint. That said, the fact that they could charge for Linux (by reducing the price by less than the cost of the Vista license) would help their margins on a limited product line.
They'll no doubt (continue to) offer Linux, but unsupported and in a limited number of configurations (or empty boxes with a distro on DVD for you to install). Or they'll do what they do with the rest of their preloaded junk - offer to preload it to the highest bidder (SUSE or Red Hat would be my horses in that race...).
Downloading and making copies for personal use is legal. Making available (uploading) or making copies for distribution (for profit or otherwise) is not really legal, although I'm not sure if it has been tested. (NAL)
iPhone is a terrible moniker. It's a lot more than a phone really. It's a whole bunch of cool/pointless/indispensable/extraneous widgets piled into one. The Blackberry is not the Blackberry Phone. My accursed Treo 650 is not a TreoPhone. Heck, the Razr isn't even limiting itself with the phone tag.
I bet the brand management folks at Apple are pulling their hair out right now. The iProducts are very consumer oriented, and this product has stunning potential in the business (smartphone) market. What to do, what to do... I hope they name it something else. Easier to sell my boss on the product under some other name.
From Fortune a couple of weeks ago: "If each customer who visited Wal-Mart in a week bought one long-lasting compact fluorescent (CF) light bulb, the company estimates, that would reduce electric bills by $3 billion, conserve 50 billion tons of coal, and keep one billion incandescent light bulbs out of landfills over the life of the bulb."
Too funny. When I worked in advertising we looked at one Fatboy song and realized we would have needed to clear 10 or 12 different songs from different artists. We bailed on getting the actual song and had a music house rip it off. It wasn't nearly as effective as it would have been with Fatboy Slim, but it saved us around $80,000.
Even Tarantino admitted that there wasn't one original shot in that movie - it was all borrowed from Asian martial arts flicks. Still a great movie though. Carradine for best supporting for KB2?
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You can be tested, but it's a virus. No real therapy available.
Whatever. There are fines for jaywalking and speeding too, but I've never had to pay one. The kids smoking dope in the park near my house appear to do it with impunity. The law, as with most that don't involve physical injury or invasion, is basically unenforceable. Get creative, people. Hint: . Backup to the Torrent network, which is probably the most reliable RAID anywhere.
It might be a long-term strategic approach, similar to what we can only hope MS is doing with Zune. (I refuse to believe that a company like MS would hire people stupid enough to believe the current Zune will be the world beater they hoped it would be...)
Build a device that gets buy in from the major content providers.
Show them what a miserable failure it is.
Find a strong, independent-minded content provider to release material (say, the next JK Rowling book - it's for the masses) in a common, non-proprietary but controllable format (like PDF).
Show the laggards what a massive succe$$ it is.
Incorrect. Estonian hackers are stealing your passwords.
I think ACTRA/UDA/SOCAN and the various other artists' unions are slightly more entrenched (and vocal) in the political machine than the people who actually consume the media. Not to mention the big software manufacturers with big luxury boxes at the Corel Centre (or whatever it is called these days) in Ottawa. The chances of this passing increase with every round the Sens progress in the playoffs...
Someone should point out how much the feds collect in GST on the media levy (a tax on a tax...beautiful) to help them make their decision.
Could Palm not implement some form of Linux that would allow them to run a Mozilla suite on their handhelds? That might get them over the hump of integration with Windows in the business community (if they could come up with a way to synch between Linux-based Mozilla on the handheld and PC-based Thunderbird+Calendars in a Windows environment).
It really goes back to the paid argument. If you could save a couple of hundred bucks using Linux and Openware when you buy a computer it would be a much easier sell than getting people to go from pretty, feature-bloated Windows across (because it's going to be a horizontal transition for most people) to Linux. As for software, I'm with you on Firefox, but OO is a slug compared to Office. Excel 2007 is going to change the world for me (1 million lines to play with - which I have needed on several occasions since I'm not fluent in SQL yet), so it will be worth the money. I would rather play with my kid than study SQL. That said I'm installing Linux this weekend on my Thinkpad - bought used and the previous owner considerately left me his XP license sticker - so I might be a convert at some point.
They did. As far as I can tell, my Treo - while occasionally clunky - does everything the iPhone does with the exception of always on wi-fi. (Although this is available as a hardware add-on.)
And it is open to 3rd party developers, so it can be adapted to do more. This is usually a big plus in the Slashdot arena, even if it is not open source.
Competence aside, I kind of doubt the 24 000 or so Linux requests they have received would drive their marketing department to start a major campaign. They probably lost that many computers in shipping this week.
/. types, OSS fanboys, etc.) hardly speaks to their largest potential customer base. And as someone below rather bluntly points out, if I am buying a red car I don't need to ask for red paint. That said, the fact that they could charge for Linux (by reducing the price by less than the cost of the Vista license) would help their margins on a limited product line.
The inherent bias with the type of forum they set up (already computer savvy,
They'll no doubt (continue to) offer Linux, but unsupported and in a limited number of configurations (or empty boxes with a distro on DVD for you to install). Or they'll do what they do with the rest of their preloaded junk - offer to preload it to the highest bidder (SUSE or Red Hat would be my horses in that race...).
Downloading and making copies for personal use is legal. Making available (uploading) or making copies for distribution (for profit or otherwise) is not really legal, although I'm not sure if it has been tested. (NAL)
Excuse me, can I see your invitation? I think you're at the wrong party.
/. is for nerds, and you appear to have some strong PR/marketing communications intuition.
See,
The cool kids like you are all hanging out on the Ad Critic forums. Say hi for us.
Twin brothers, one which always tells the truth and one which always lies.
One gives the game 4/10 (gaming site) and one gives an 'Amazing' (random slashdot review - no more or less biased at any rate...).
What one yes-no question could you ask to either one of the brothers to figure out whether or not to play the game?
I'll be playing backgammon while you ponder that one...
iPhone is a terrible moniker. It's a lot more than a phone really. It's a whole bunch of cool/pointless/indispensable/extraneous widgets piled into one. The Blackberry is not the Blackberry Phone. My accursed Treo 650 is not a TreoPhone. Heck, the Razr isn't even limiting itself with the phone tag.
I bet the brand management folks at Apple are pulling their hair out right now. The iProducts are very consumer oriented, and this product has stunning potential in the business (smartphone) market. What to do, what to do... I hope they name it something else. Easier to sell my boss on the product under some other name.
Is Mac Boot Camp considered a virtual machine?
From Fortune a couple of weeks ago: "If each customer who visited Wal-Mart in a week bought one long-lasting compact fluorescent (CF) light bulb, the company estimates, that would reduce electric bills by $3 billion, conserve 50 billion tons of coal, and keep one billion incandescent light bulbs out of landfills over the life of the bulb."
Momentum. If they wait until January the rapidly tapering buzz around 1.0 will be gone. Strike while the iron is hot.
Private ones.
Never go public.
Fuel is the correct term.
Too funny. When I worked in advertising we looked at one Fatboy song and realized we would have needed to clear 10 or 12 different songs from different artists. We bailed on getting the actual song and had a music house rip it off. It wasn't nearly as effective as it would have been with Fatboy Slim, but it saved us around $80,000.
Uh, 8-Tracks, some high-end toasters, Atari 2600 cartridges...
Ideal for improving my sorry golf game.
Even Tarantino admitted that there wasn't one original shot in that movie - it was all borrowed from Asian martial arts flicks. Still a great movie though. Carradine for best supporting for KB2?
It was third party code, no? Thus it had little effect on their profit-making.
1. $75 phone + 3 months
2. "$25" recurring
3. 911 fee
4. "System Access Fee"
5. $.75/minute roaming when you are more than twenty blocks from Yonge & Bloor
6. ????
7. Profit
Gave Kazaa $1M to advertise with?