They're pulling the service pack because one of the pre-requisite patches you need to install before the service pack can even be applied is causing hard disk errors and requiring re-formats, although you can use the Vista CD to repair those errors, unless you paid for the downloadable version which doesn't come on a CD, and it only affects a minority of users in "unique circumstances" to begin with.
I mean, in terms of software DEVELOPMENT you're right. I'd even say "spot on." But in terms of defining how the computer industry does BUSINESS... well, they wrote the playbook of dirty tricks, copyrighted it, and leased it to the rest of the industry. Marketers in the computer industry, no matter where they work, have a picture of Bill Gates on their wall, candles lined underneath, and genuflect to it every time they enter or leave that room.
"Look, we innovate. We innovate the hell out of stuff. Just yesterday I innovated a donut by taking one off some old guy when I pushed him down a flight of stairs. And Yahoo!, well, we're innovating them right now, and we're going to keep innovating them until they stop moving. Then we'll use their bloated corpse to innovate any Google employee that gets in our way."
So he's essentially saying I should respect Microsoft for thinking up all the dirty tricks it used to get it's monopoly in the first place.... I am not convinced.
Spitzer was a good AG for New York. If Cuomo wants to follow in his footsteps that's fine by me. I have no problem with someone auditioning for future jobs by doing their current job well.
that Apple isn't yet where Greenpeace wants them to be, but they're much farther ahead than Greenpeace claims they *were* -- and furthermore, are much farther ahead than most other companies in the industry are *now*.
I'd consider that at least partial FUD on the part of Greenpeace.
... if.Net is an API there doesn't seem much point in porting it. Taking into account that I'm not a programmer and have no clue what I'm talking about:) I don't see how you can effectively port an API that was designed to hook into a specific operating system without spending an enormous amount of time and energy on it.
I will definitely agree when they launched it they didn't seem to communicate the product to the marketing team well, and perhaps the argument could be made that they still haven't... but how does that change the reality of what the product is?
If they're not communicating the product well, how am I supposed to understand what it is? I need more than "it's a bunch of things that do stuff.":-)
Keep in mind that (as I said) the last time I really paid attention to ".Net" was around 2004. I've heard a lot about C#, though -- as a programming language, and not in the context of.Net. Any time I hear about C# it's usually being compared to Java...
So I can understand that C# is good technology that people would like to see ported, but I was under the impression that.Net was supposed to encompass more than just a good language...
I'm not sure it happened to him. I think RMS's mindset and attitudes are a result of the truly monumental task he took on when GNU got started. It takes a very radical outlook and mentality to push a project like that forward. It's made him a very effective force even today, even if it does make him (apparently) intractible on some issues and (from what I've heard) difficult to talk to. He does have a sense of humor, though. He sent me a pretty cool email the last time I had a little fun at his expense.
Eventually the all-consuming nature of that kind of job is going to wear you down. Getting out before it breaks you into a thousand pieces and then remakes you into a twisted version of yourself you barely recognize seems like a pretty good idea to me.
See, not having used Beryl myself, I had no idea that was a problem. A little more detail in the article describing the problem would have been pretty helpful.
... I think the author needed to include a little more information.
For example, exactly how does Beryl interfere with OpenOffice Write's word count feature? I'm trying to make a connection and I'm flummoxed.
Also, given that the author spent most of his time reviewing Beryl on Edgy, how exactly does Feisty's network manager reflect on the stability of Beryl? I think he was including the network manager as an example of how buggy Feisty is (though I haven't really noticed any problems myself, perhaps Kubuntu's network manager is a different beast) but there were a few connections that he made internally that didn't necessarily make the transition to the article itself.
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... I suppose that depends on how you define winning the game. :)
5 out of 6 times it performs as intended. Those are good odds, right?
They're pulling the service pack because one of the pre-requisite patches you need to install before the service pack can even be applied is causing hard disk errors and requiring re-formats, although you can use the Vista CD to repair those errors, unless you paid for the downloadable version which doesn't come on a CD, and it only affects a minority of users in "unique circumstances" to begin with.
I love these guys.
I mean, in terms of software DEVELOPMENT you're right. I'd even say "spot on." But in terms of defining how the computer industry does BUSINESS... well, they wrote the playbook of dirty tricks, copyrighted it, and leased it to the rest of the industry. Marketers in the computer industry, no matter where they work, have a picture of Bill Gates on their wall, candles lined underneath, and genuflect to it every time they enter or leave that room.
"Look, we innovate. We innovate the hell out of stuff. Just yesterday I innovated a donut by taking one off some old guy when I pushed him down a flight of stairs. And Yahoo!, well, we're innovating them right now, and we're going to keep innovating them until they stop moving. Then we'll use their bloated corpse to innovate any Google employee that gets in our way."
So he's essentially saying I should respect Microsoft for thinking up all the dirty tricks it used to get it's monopoly in the first place. ... I am not convinced.
Spitzer was a good AG for New York. If Cuomo wants to follow in his footsteps that's fine by me. I have no problem with someone auditioning for future jobs by doing their current job well.
I know creatinoists who believe the science on climate change.
I can't speak to any flat-earthers, I've never met one.
Based on the article, it doesn't seem like the guy was demoted. I think he was "promoted out of the way."
I have to figure out how to do that...
that Apple isn't yet where Greenpeace wants them to be, but they're much farther ahead than Greenpeace claims they *were* -- and furthermore, are much farther ahead than most other companies in the industry are *now*.
I'd consider that at least partial FUD on the part of Greenpeace.
... if .Net is an API there doesn't seem much point in porting it. Taking into account that I'm not a programmer and have no clue what I'm talking about :) I don't see how you can effectively port an API that was designed to hook into a specific operating system without spending an enormous amount of time and energy on it.
If they're not communicating the product well, how am I supposed to understand what it is? I need more than "it's a bunch of things that do stuff." :-)
Keep in mind that (as I said) the last time I really paid attention to ".Net" was around 2004. I've heard a lot about C#, though -- as a programming language, and not in the context of .Net. Any time I hear about C# it's usually being compared to Java...
.Net was supposed to encompass more than just a good language...
So I can understand that C# is good technology that people would like to see ported, but I was under the impression that
There's no point in making a marketing sleight of hand portable to other platforms, is there?
Maybe it's changed in the last few years, but when Microsoft first started talking about "dot net" the only thing I could figure was that they didn't really know what it was going to do -- and four years after it had been announced it didn't really seem as if that had changed.
Maybe it's changed since then... it's been three years since the last time I paid any attention to it...
... the jokes really do write themselves.
Come... together we shall mock the world!
Now supporting XP and Vista!
"Microsoft says other OSes should annoy the crap of its userbase more."
I'm not sure it happened to him. I think RMS's mindset and attitudes are a result of the truly monumental task he took on when GNU got started. It takes a very radical outlook and mentality to push a project like that forward. It's made him a very effective force even today, even if it does make him (apparently) intractible on some issues and (from what I've heard) difficult to talk to. He does have a sense of humor, though. He sent me a pretty cool email the last time I had a little fun at his expense.
Eventually the all-consuming nature of that kind of job is going to wear you down. Getting out before it breaks you into a thousand pieces and then remakes you into a twisted version of yourself you barely recognize seems like a pretty good idea to me.
I hope they play Stonehenge!
See, not having used Beryl myself, I had no idea that was a problem. A little more detail in the article describing the problem would have been pretty helpful.
... I think the author needed to include a little more information.
For example, exactly how does Beryl interfere with OpenOffice Write's word count feature? I'm trying to make a connection and I'm flummoxed.
Also, given that the author spent most of his time reviewing Beryl on Edgy, how exactly does Feisty's network manager reflect on the stability of Beryl? I think he was including the network manager as an example of how buggy Feisty is (though I haven't really noticed any problems myself, perhaps Kubuntu's network manager is a different beast) but there were a few connections that he made internally that didn't necessarily make the transition to the article itself.
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... I started my webcomic.