I liked the article. I am on a terminal, using the base OpenBSD distro. My setup to connect to the net via PPPoE happened in seconds. It's weird that for other OSes, I would have had to download rp-pppoe or some other thing. The basics are amazing with these BSDs. And they are all well compressed. Filesystem operations are also smooth. I don't hear my hard disk groaning everytime I start some app.
when every person is identified by finger prints on their own computer, and as long as you have "Internet channels" just like cable TV, you can do "pay per purchase" which will be billed to you directly. No sign ons, no Microsoft. Just your local internet provider, whoever that may be.
Finally, everyone is in your home. Everyone knows your web surfing habits (but you think that you are unpredictable). Most people know where you shop, what you buy and most of all, how much you spend. Now that they know how much TV you watch and what you watch, they can give you a "personalized" TV experience. So, let's see. You order a sneak pay-per-view show, record it on your PVR, and the next day, your kids open your snail mail box to find 100 different offers to adult magazines and a bunch of 800 numbers. Excellent way to educate your kids about sex. Just keep watching TV. And don't forget to record "similar" shows automatically, according to your taste!
The greatest feature of Mozilla is that I don't have to buy or download separate ad-blocking software. The browser itself blocks images from specific servers, and also cuts out pop-up ads. The interface is a little bit of a problem, but hey, less and less people are placing cookies and tracking me..(not that it matters to most people..)
Searching for integrity in a dog eat dog world where everyone is scrambling for money is hard. I don't blame the preferential treatment of certain firms, given the state of their revenue streams. Most people block ads, which makes it tougher for ad companies to get through online, and further more, tightens the noose on companies surviving on ad revenue. As long as they give me good search results, why should I bother what ads they show?
The thing to appreciate is the thought of making something for the common man. In a land of myriad languages, swapping a "Sim" card and getting the language of your choice, is priceless. Looking at the market opportunity, there is potential, but given the market conditions, I am not surprised no one is investing.
Everyone says OS X, OS X...where is OS X for x86? Please do not trouble x86 users with comments like this. I would much rather upgrade my desktop than buy a bunch of Mac hardware to see OS X in action.
You're gettin a DELL! Linux community has always had little support for laptops. This is not something new. I am surprised that IBM had a division supporting Linux to begin with!
The strong permissions in UNIX have a way of helping people avoid these viruses, but with the growth of "Desktop" UNIX systems, more and more of these will pop up for sure. Clicking attachments from email, executing them on the fly, and permissions to execute scripts from E-mail software is not just restricted to Windblows. It will permeate the masses as soon as more and more "Desktop" type systems come into place.
Spider-Man was a very good comic book. How many people can use their own story to come up with a movie these days? It's rare. Most people use books to come up with movies, often bad versions of the books. Spider-Man as a movie is a good version of the comic. But are you telling us that people did not buy the comic books earlier and Marvel did not make money?
Coming to Attack of the Clones, as a story about the Republic breaking down, and a teenager trying to become powerful, coming to grips with his failures as a Jedi. It's not based on any book, it's a purely movie idea. Granted that the actors aren't all that great and the script sucked, but Star Wars will still make more money than Spider-Man because kids can carry a lightsaber to school and be cool, but cannot hang from buildings and hope to become Spider-Man.
"I would like the X-10 auxiliary cerebrum please!"
"Oh, we don't have it in stock. It's the only part for which you want to wait for a truck to arrive in the store."
"It figures!"
For example, the "football" type games in the arcade/bar where obi wan and anakin get in. And what's with the diner where obi wan meets Dex? Can people not think of other places? I understand people relate to these things, but "long long ago in a galaxy far far away....they had DINERS?".
Okay, Okay the devices, bots, droids and other creatures are definitely cool, but why can't people think of a different kind of place for a diner? Remember, the diner is just an example. More stuff like bars, clubs, billboards...etc., are all very similar examples of the same plague..
Ideally, I would just want a computer 4GB RAM with a UPS unit. I don't ever have to reboot, ever (except when I am relocating). That is too expensive. I love flash memory. It's a waste of time to reload OS binaries into your memory. But, this technology is a hope for those who don't want this painful hard drive storage technology which has been around for so long.
PS2 will out do Xbox. Consumer electronics is not software. Sony knows this VERY well. Build a sturdy box, with nice controls. Fancy new ways of downloading games is not what gamers want if there aren't much games to begin with.
It's a free market economy. Why is everyone complaining about prices? So what if you made 15 million instead of 20 million on a book. Big Deal! Why can't the RIAA, MPAA and the Author's Guild accept this? Greedy bastards that they are, they deserve the copyright violations.
Using the net is like watching TV these days. Only that on TV, I can move away from the ads, while I can't on the web. Inspite of stopping popups and killing javascript, ads kill everyone's time. I already see "Ad Breaks" while reading a newspaper online (prime example is M$NBC). Auto installs? This is an M$ problem, not a generic one. I am sure even MAC users are not affected by these downloads...
The Zaurus is a new kid on the block and will take time to get respect. But I have no doubt that the ease of programming will lead to bigger gains later. I don't expect Windows users to either adopt this or get the way this thing works. They don't want to get how anything works is my HO.
Walter Mossberg says he has nothing against Linux. He calls it a renegade OS. If UNIX is renegade to a person, then I guess they don't care if a PDA is made with Linux, in which case they should not be writing the review in the first place.
Why should I keep installing new software on my machine? Why should it not work the way it did before? This is a Microsoft based model for people who are obsessive with updating their software. I would love to use the same program that I used 3 years ago, but with a better OS base with more support for new devices. I don't care for bloated features. Just something that makes my day.
Now, Can I encrypt one page of a book using another and thus have good encryption on electronic media? Wonder what this means to e-Book and CD-ROM publishers.
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Coming to Attack of the Clones, as a story about the Republic breaking down, and a teenager trying to become powerful, coming to grips with his failures as a Jedi. It's not based on any book, it's a purely movie idea. Granted that the actors aren't all that great and the script sucked, but Star Wars will still make more money than Spider-Man because kids can carry a lightsaber to school and be cool, but cannot hang from buildings and hope to become Spider-Man.
"I would like the X-10 auxiliary cerebrum please!"
"Oh, we don't have it in stock. It's the only part for which you want to wait for a truck to arrive in the store."
"It figures!"
I would much rather play Morpheus than Neo. It would be quite something to unplug people and tell them this is not a joke and watch them throw up!
Okay, Okay the devices, bots, droids and other creatures are definitely cool, but why can't people think of a different kind of place for a diner? Remember, the diner is just an example. More stuff like bars, clubs, billboards...etc., are all very similar examples of the same plague..
One ring to rule them all...the O in OpenBSD
Walter Mossberg says he has nothing against Linux. He calls it a renegade OS. If UNIX is renegade to a person, then I guess they don't care if a PDA is made with Linux, in which case they should not be writing the review in the first place.
One ring to rule them all...O in OpenBSD
One ring to rule them all..the O in OpenBSD
Google has always come up with some very interesting articles on April 1st. This is one is by far the most interesting.
GO GO GOOOOGLE!!
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