It's a reasonable read if you have been ignoring the iPhone and want to know what the hype is about over this release, but doesn't break any new ground if you've been paying attention.
Well, in that case, why is it on the front page?
Surely if a/. reader has been ignoring the iPhone up till now they're pretty unlikely to read past the thread title.
I agree, he would probably have been an excellent president, but at the time (1950's) I think his lack of agreement with the Jewish religion's beliefs would have been a major obstacle for him and for the people.
I believe in Spinoza's God, Who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.
This probably goes a fair way to explaining why he turned down the offer to be the second president of Israel. To do that job I would suggest that a belief in a god who does concern himself with the fate and the doings of mankind is something of a prerequisite.
This was reported on BBC Radio 4 this morning. They had an interview with a "UFO Expert" who suggested that they had only released the files that conained no real evidence and that they were holding back much more than they had released.
He, and his colleagues, knew all along that this is what would happen. Apparently.
The interviewer tried to get him to say "the truth is out there" but he wouldn't bite!
"The Ministry of Defence has forced IT services giant EDS to sign a "failure clause" before it will let the company to continue its bid for the £4bn Defence Information Infrastructure contract
You have to wonder how current EDS customers who are attached to their non HP hardware and software will feel about this when EDS suddenly has a massive bias to drive every nail with an HP hammer.
Which will have accounted for a lot of HP's reasons for buying EDS.
EDS provide out-sourced desktop support for a lot of large companies and this will certainly put a squeeze on Dell and IBM in those places.
That's really interesting. If I hadn't used up my mod points this morning you'd have one!
I suppose you'd end up with a situation like the Roman Empire where in order to gain citizenship (or in this case long life) you would have to serve society in some way; in Roman times as a soldier, maybe in this society as a test pilot or something similar.
This is awesome, it means I can continue running my warez site and harvesting email addresses for my spam bots without fear of getting caught. Cheers judge!
Unless the authorities get a warrant. Surely that's the way it should be?
Yup, agree entirely, but I was trying to get across a point (albeit flippantly) about the way the media report these kind of stories.
For example, the front page of this Monday's Metro (a free morning paper distributed across the UK) was "A Sausage a Day Increases cancer Risk by 20%". It wasn't just sausages, but all processed meat (bacon, salami, etc.). There was no mention of what the % risk of getting stomach cancer is, but I think that a fair few members of the general public would read that as the risk increases from, say, 5% to 25%, rather than the 5% to 6% increase that it really is.
Food, drink and drug "scare stories" are a weekly occurrence here, particularly pushed by a section of the UK press (Express and Mail being the worst) and breakfast TV. It just has the result that people switch off. Pregnant women have recently been advised not to drink at all, whereas the previous advice was "one or two glasses of wine is fine". The evidence hasn't changed, but because of the "binge drinking epidemic" the advice has and it's top of the news programmes and on the front pages.
Slashdot Mirror
Including counterfeits of branded ones? These guys aren't selling weed and poppers.
Smart idea.
Well, in that case, why is it on the front page?
Surely if a
Sorry, thought you said "Massaging Helps Productivity".
I appear to be in the wrong room.
Beats the current idiocracy.
The interior of a hive?
That's not correct as this deal includes the new album "In Rainbows" which was released post-EMI
no, that could put you in a wheelchair.
Apologies, I was in no way dismissing him.
I agree, he would probably have been an excellent president, but at the time (1950's) I think his lack of agreement with the Jewish religion's beliefs would have been a major obstacle for him and for the people.
This probably goes a fair way to explaining why he turned down the offer to be the second president of Israel. To do that job I would suggest that a belief in a god who does concern himself with the fate and the doings of mankind is something of a prerequisite.
If the British government had evidence of aliens right now, they would release it. Would have just saved them 2.7 bn GBP!
"Pay no attention to the 10p tax rate - look - shiny aliens"
This was reported on BBC Radio 4 this morning. They had an interview with a "UFO Expert" who suggested that they had only released the files that conained no real evidence and that they were holding back much more than they had released.
He, and his colleagues, knew all along that this is what would happen. Apparently.
The interviewer tried to get him to say "the truth is out there" but he wouldn't bite!
Here we go...
posts as follows:
"Apple won't release Mac OS because they can't tightly control the hardware"
"That doesn't matter, it's down to the device drivers"
".. but will it run Linux"
"The Mac Book Air doesn't have a removable battery so it's shit"
"Why would you want to run OS-X, the earth is only 3,000 years old"
And in the UK.
For instance:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/leader/0,1000002982,39175379,00.htm
and
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/05/eds_failure_clause/
2D? 3D?
In my day we had one dimension and did we complain?
(well, yes actually, but no one cared)
Which will have accounted for a lot of HP's reasons for buying EDS.
EDS provide out-sourced desktop support for a lot of large companies and this will certainly put a squeeze on Dell and IBM in those places.
EDS is an IT services company, what else would it be?
What an excellent place to put your bullion reserve, who would ever look there?
Reminds me of the brown sign (tourist information sign in the UK) to the "Secret Bunker"
Can a country do this? Why are on-line maps different from printed maps? Seems a bit unlikely to me.
As Google maps are satellite based, how inaccurate can they be?
1. Blame it on Microsoft
2. Post on Slashdot
3. ???
4. Profit!
FFS! (Score:2, Interesting)
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It's on thing the poster not RTFA, but you'd imagine that someone with mod points would at least glance at the summary... ah, it's
Sorry, as I've said before, I'm new here...
Come on, you don't even have to RTFA. From the summary: "The buyer is, of course, permitted to infect as many computers with Zeus as they please".
The EULA is for the person buying the product not for the infected.
That's really interesting. If I hadn't used up my mod points this morning you'd have one!
I suppose you'd end up with a situation like the Roman Empire where in order to gain citizenship (or in this case long life) you would have to serve society in some way; in Roman times as a soldier, maybe in this society as a test pilot or something similar.
Anyway, great point!
Yeah, but don't smoke on the beach!
Unless the authorities get a warrant. Surely that's the way it should be?
Yup, agree entirely, but I was trying to get across a point (albeit flippantly) about the way the media report these kind of stories.
For example, the front page of this Monday's Metro (a free morning paper distributed across the UK) was "A Sausage a Day Increases cancer Risk by 20%". It wasn't just sausages, but all processed meat (bacon, salami, etc.). There was no mention of what the % risk of getting stomach cancer is, but I think that a fair few members of the general public would read that as the risk increases from, say, 5% to 25%, rather than the 5% to 6% increase that it really is.
Food, drink and drug "scare stories" are a weekly occurrence here, particularly pushed by a section of the UK press (Express and Mail being the worst) and breakfast TV. It just has the result that people switch off. Pregnant women have recently been advised not to drink at all, whereas the previous advice was "one or two glasses of wine is fine". The evidence hasn't changed, but because of the "binge drinking epidemic" the advice has and it's top of the news programmes and on the front pages.