Couldn't a bank compare purchase histories on the spate of mis-used cards and see that they were all used at a certain bar? Ok, maybe they wouldn't bother, or maybe there's not enough data to sense the pattern, but I wonder if they could.
95% or more of error messages are crap. So which program was trying to access the file or directory? What kind of access -- read, write, or create? What was the name and location of the damn file it was trying to access? Error messages simply don't provide enough information for a user to determine what's wrong, and half the time the message is just flat out inappropriate for the actual problem.
A 747 could easily glide 20 miles if it's engines went out at 13,700 feet.
True, and for a real life example, the Gimli Glider (a 767) (an excellent read, by the way) had a glide ratio of 11:1. 13,700 feet would provide a possible glide distance of 30 miles.
And let's not forget Bush's speech around Oct 2000 when he was running for President the first time, the speech where he touted a company's right to "innovate" -- not mentioning Microsoft and their trial against Netscape by name, but implying heavily that he was on Microsoft's side. Why would someone who's not that computer literate publicly choose a side in that case? Microsoft was very, very pleased when he won the election, and they're no doubt trying their best to make sure he wins agin.
So now that Microsoft should know about this error, when are they going to get around to fixing it? I expect it will take them a long time, if they ever fix it at all, given their track record as an archetypical software company.
Also, a map. Yes you can look at a map and pull out a street name (a "fact") and use it to address your next envelope. No you cannot photocopy the map (the "database") or even a significant portion of the map without permission.
Frankly, it bemuses me that databases aren't already protected by copyright laws.
This bill would allow companies to copyright databases and goes directly against the idea that nobody can own a fact."
Um sure, just like current copyright law for books goes directly against the idea that nobody can own a word? What planet are you from.
What does SCO's suit against IBM have to do with Linux IP licenses? Absolutely nothing. Even if SCO happened to win big against IBM (which they won't), it would have absolutely no effect on SCO's ability to extract money from users of Linux.
When one web page tries to open 100 popups, each one creates a new entity on the Windows taskbar. No web page should be allowed to create any new entities by default.
And I wish people would quit writing the word spam in all caps, it's annoying and it's not very smart.
I've done this, the spammer complained to MindSpring, and MindSpring fined me $100 for DDOSing the spammer's site. It didn't seem to matter to MindSpring that the site belonged to a spammer.
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So how many employees does S2 have (is there anyone besides Anderer and his secretary)?
IIRC, Anderer left SCO in Aug 03 and started S2 which consults for SCO.
Google's toolbar looks like Microsoft's next attempted mimic+supplant target. Mimicced to a T.
You're wrong. What they say is that there are significant illegitimate uses for RFID tags, possibly more significant than the legit uses.
Couldn't a bank compare purchase histories on the spate of mis-used cards and see that they were all used at a certain bar? Ok, maybe they wouldn't bother, or maybe there's not enough data to sense the pattern, but I wonder if they could.
95% or more of error messages are crap. So which program was trying to access the file or directory? What kind of access -- read, write, or create? What was the name and location of the damn file it was trying to access? Error messages simply don't provide enough information for a user to determine what's wrong, and half the time the message is just flat out inappropriate for the actual problem.
But would that allow Microsoft to retaliate by subpoenaing IBM for their email records?
True, and for a real life example, the Gimli Glider (a 767) (an excellent read, by the way) had a glide ratio of 11:1. 13,700 feet would provide a possible glide distance of 30 miles.
He was reviewing Linux e-mail clients -- does Outlook 2003 run in Linux?
I see lots of people writing "virii" -- is it because they think d00dspeak is funny, or are they all ignorant?
Internal email doesn't have headers, at least in MS Exchange. No, I don't know what email software was used or whether it's internal.
And let's not forget Bush's speech around Oct 2000 when he was running for President the first time, the speech where he touted a company's right to "innovate" -- not mentioning Microsoft and their trial against Netscape by name, but implying heavily that he was on Microsoft's side. Why would someone who's not that computer literate publicly choose a side in that case? Microsoft was very, very pleased when he won the election, and they're no doubt trying their best to make sure he wins agin.
Hard = hardware, methinks.
So now that Microsoft should know about this error, when are they going to get around to fixing it? I expect it will take them a long time, if they ever fix it at all, given their track record as an archetypical software company.
What about a book with one word in it? Or a song with just one note, or even silence? (which has been done)
Deal with such a database the same way, what's the problem.
Also, a map. Yes you can look at a map and pull out a street name (a "fact") and use it to address your next envelope. No you cannot photocopy the map (the "database") or even a significant portion of the map without permission.
Frankly, it bemuses me that databases aren't already protected by copyright laws.
This bill would allow companies to copyright databases and goes directly against the idea that nobody can own a fact." Um sure, just like current copyright law for books goes directly against the idea that nobody can own a word? What planet are you from.
What does SCO's suit against IBM have to do with Linux IP licenses? Absolutely nothing. Even if SCO happened to win big against IBM (which they won't), it would have absolutely no effect on SCO's ability to extract money from users of Linux.
I'll guess that it's to prevent attention-whores from trying to turn the court camera into a personal soapbox to the world.
Let's just imagine that in the future, pigs started flying. How would farmers keep them penned up?
Windows ME came out in September, 2000. Therefore Windows 98 was the current OS version 4 years ago.
Personally I like my products to be reasonably supported a lot longer than 4 years after I bought it, particularly base products.
When one web page tries to open 100 popups, each one creates a new entity on the Windows taskbar. No web page should be allowed to create any new entities by default.
And I wish people would quit writing the word spam in all caps, it's annoying and it's not very smart.
Notepad is a basic application. WordPad, OTOH, has nothing to do with operating the system and is thoroughly unnessary AFAICT.
the mess that other clueless idiots create with virii
Speaking of clueless.
Responsibility for fixing problems lies with the entity that is capable of fixing the problem. Blaming users is the height of arrogance and stupidity.
I've done this, the spammer complained to MindSpring, and MindSpring fined me $100 for DDOSing the spammer's site. It didn't seem to matter to MindSpring that the site belonged to a spammer.
The net is a crazy world.