I'm not sure. I haven't really used the computer for some time.
The last thing I wanted to download was the Appearance Manager. You need the libraries in it to run some newer software -- and Apple put out a version for 7.5.5.
They also put up System 6.0.8 (IIRC...been a while) up for free download, and 7.1 or so up for free download.
So Microsoft's *web browser* is a vital part of the core operating system, inseparable despite all the efforts of their engineers...but security is an add-on product.
Odd how "harsh technical realities" always seem to favor MS's bottom line.
The problem is that not adding features or providing technical support is different from shipping a product with problems, finding out about said problems, and simply refusing to fix them.
This is one of the things I really like about Apple (presumably IBM is the same way). Apple makes their money on hardware, so they hand out bug fixes and minor feature additions freely. When I got System 7.5, I got a continuous stream of free updates up to System 7.5.5, and lots of neat software (like the Appearance Manager).
Microsoft sells software and profits from a certain minimal degree of bugginess ("Upgrade and we'll fix lots of bugs! Sure, we'll introduce new ones, but...").
Before I start, I'm not sure you want a true sphere. It seems that such a design would make you move your fingers a very large distance to hit the proper key, and when pushing down, would get a narrow hole, easy to accidently push another key. This would also necessitate large gaps between keys, or else the keys would ram into each other when pressed (unless flexible keys or some wildly different approach was taken).
It seems like a better idea would be making the *interior* of the ball be the keyboard, have a hole for your hands, and possibly make the thing transparent. It'd minimize hand movement -- your hands stay in one place, and the keyboard spreads out from that point. Hell, heat the sphere and you can avoid those cold "typing fingers" in the winter.:-) That being said, lets see what I can do for you.
First, you could use this, this, or this slid at such an angle that the keyboard approximates the sides of a sphere.
Second, you could use one of the many keyboards that look like this and wrap it around a spherical object.
Third, if you want something with serious hack value, modify a idea like this to work from the angle needed to be typing on a curved surface.
If you swap out a NIC in Windows, will your machine GUID be regenerated? I remember hearing that the MAC was an input into the GUID, and I could see that being a bit sticky...
My guess is that they do support as well and your wife does not.
Still, you're right that that seems a smidgen high. I mean, full time work where you're responsible for five Windows computers? Not exactly working one's tail off...
I replaced the print filter on my computer with a couple of scripts that render postscript files to bitmaps in software. The two megabyte laser printer that didn't have enough memory to render much of anything, and would have been due for an upgrade under Windows, just got a new lease on life.
I mean, cute idea, but if the Fed really honestly wanted to check you out and stay private, they could quite happily go through a private provider -- same as the RIAA doesn't spam P2P from riaa.org addresses.
What you're most likely to get is people surfing on their lunch breaks.
IIRC, the accuracy on the current sequencing, while not awful, isn't perfect. Is the company liable for errors in the half-million dollar CD you're buying?
One of the most annoying misuses of terms with criminal meaning is "murder". If you're trying to build a negative slant around someone, it's never "A killed B". It has to be "A murdered B", because "murder" sounds so much more egregious. There "murderer will walk". Yet murder is a specific type of crime, distinct (and worse than) manslaughter or similar.
I don't understand what's so bad about calling copyright infringement "copyright infringement". It sounds less impressive, but that's about it.
I vaguely remember some sort of rules that applied to large corporations attempting to drive other companies out of business, rather than "fairly compete with them". Predatory pricing was one of the things that fell under this category.
I'm fairly sure that this doesn't apply in this case.
Normally, I'd see eye-to-eye with you on this, but this guy is going after Internet culture -- mailing lists, websites, and the like. And Google, dammit. Google is good. If he catches a bit of a slap from the rest of the Internet...well, he certainly had it coming.
...also named in the suit were Daetrin (address unknown), zoombat (address unknown), Anonymous Coward (address unknown), duck_prime (address unknown)...
Actually, an x86 can get *more* work done in a clock cycle than a PPC. Depends on how well the task adapts to each chip's SIMD capabilities, whether or not your chip ends up doing any branch mispredictions, whether you're using data/code that's too large to fit in your PPC's cache but does fit in your Xeon's cache...
Of course, you don't see *me* calling *you* a poser.
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I'm not sure. I haven't really used the computer for some time.
The last thing I wanted to download was the Appearance Manager. You need the libraries in it to run some newer software -- and Apple put out a version for 7.5.5.
They also put up System 6.0.8 (IIRC...been a while) up for free download, and 7.1 or so up for free download.
So Microsoft's *web browser* is a vital part of the core operating system, inseparable despite all the efforts of their engineers...but security is an add-on product.
Odd how "harsh technical realities" always seem to favor MS's bottom line.
The problem is that not adding features or providing technical support is different from shipping a product with problems, finding out about said problems, and simply refusing to fix them.
This is one of the things I really like about Apple (presumably IBM is the same way). Apple makes their money on hardware, so they hand out bug fixes and minor feature additions freely. When I got System 7.5, I got a continuous stream of free updates up to System 7.5.5, and lots of neat software (like the Appearance Manager).
Microsoft sells software and profits from a certain minimal degree of bugginess ("Upgrade and we'll fix lots of bugs! Sure, we'll introduce new ones, but...").
And sooner or later, you have to either upgrade, or live with a static, unsupported product.
Or use an open source product where you can get the bugs fixed.
Before I start, I'm not sure you want a true sphere. It seems that such a design would make you move your fingers a very large distance to hit the proper key, and when pushing down, would get a narrow hole, easy to accidently push another key. This would also necessitate large gaps between keys, or else the keys would ram into each other when pressed (unless flexible keys or some wildly different approach was taken).
:-) That being said, lets see what I can do for you.
It seems like a better idea would be making the *interior* of the ball be the keyboard, have a hole for your hands, and possibly make the thing transparent. It'd minimize hand movement -- your hands stay in one place, and the keyboard spreads out from that point. Hell, heat the sphere and you can avoid those cold "typing fingers" in the winter.
First, you could use this, this, or this slid at such an angle that the keyboard approximates the sides of a sphere.
Second, you could use one of the many keyboards that look like this and wrap it around a spherical object.
Third, if you want something with serious hack value, modify a idea like this to work from the angle needed to be typing on a curved surface.
If you swap out a NIC in Windows, will your machine GUID be regenerated? I remember hearing that the MAC was an input into the GUID, and I could see that being a bit sticky...
My guess is that they do support as well and your wife does not.
Still, you're right that that seems a smidgen high. I mean, full time work where you're responsible for five Windows computers? Not exactly working one's tail off...
I replaced the print filter on my computer with a couple of scripts that render postscript files to bitmaps in software. The two megabyte laser printer that didn't have enough memory to render much of anything, and would have been due for an upgrade under Windows, just got a new lease on life.
Can you...Change passwords with pwd?
Dear God, I hope not.
If you're setting up, say, a server, why on earth would you pay a penny more on graphics than you have to for basic diagnostics and BIOS access?
I mean, cute idea, but if the Fed really honestly wanted to check you out and stay private, they could quite happily go through a private provider -- same as the RIAA doesn't spam P2P from riaa.org addresses.
What you're most likely to get is people surfing on their lunch breaks.
IIRC, the accuracy on the current sequencing, while not awful, isn't perfect. Is the company liable for errors in the half-million dollar CD you're buying?
Just a select few *cough* Mosfet *cough* of them.
They just started ignoring connections from IPs hammering them.
I thought that "Triumph of the Nerds" was pretty solid.
Admittedly, this is unlikely to be as well done.
The problem is that when doing large site license agreements, one of the stipulations for, say, MS Office is that audits can be conducted.
One of the most annoying misuses of terms with criminal meaning is "murder". If you're trying to build a negative slant around someone, it's never "A killed B". It has to be "A murdered B", because "murder" sounds so much more egregious. There "murderer will walk". Yet murder is a specific type of crime, distinct (and worse than) manslaughter or similar.
I don't understand what's so bad about calling copyright infringement "copyright infringement". It sounds less impressive, but that's about it.
Actually, I'm only seeing 23 ms ping. I believe the ISP (or Novak) has axed the webserver.
Kind of disappointing.
Thoughts, anyone?
Yes, but he can waste your time by making you go to court. You have to pay to travel to the court -- he's five miles away.
I vaguely remember some sort of rules that applied to large corporations attempting to drive other companies out of business, rather than "fairly compete with them". Predatory pricing was one of the things that fell under this category.
I'm fairly sure that this doesn't apply in this case.
Someone's going to be getting a lot of wrong numbers tonight...
Normally, I'd see eye-to-eye with you on this, but this guy is going after Internet culture -- mailing lists, websites, and the like. And Google, dammit. Google is good. If he catches a bit of a slap from the rest of the Internet...well, he certainly had it coming.
Hmm. I do believe that you've provided an excellent signature possibility.
...also named in the suit were Daetrin (address unknown), zoombat (address unknown), Anonymous Coward (address unknown), duck_prime (address unknown)...
It'd make the DeCSS lawsuits look like nothing.
Actually, an x86 can get *more* work done in a clock cycle than a PPC. Depends on how well the task adapts to each chip's SIMD capabilities, whether or not your chip ends up doing any branch mispredictions, whether you're using data/code that's too large to fit in your PPC's cache but does fit in your Xeon's cache...
Of course, you don't see *me* calling *you* a poser.
Lighten up. Even Linus goes on beer hikes.