Nope. Just configured a new Dell Dimension for the folks back home. Installed crapware by mistake, so I had to reinstall everything from the image CD. Bliss... All the crap was gone.
Not only that, but in many small southern towns, Wal-Mart is the cultural and commercial center (not an exaggeration). They could probably sell as many computers as a Best Buy store in one of those cities.
"(although virtualization might be something of a concern, Microsoft has applied for a whole bunch of patents in that area recently and Linux is just getting started)"
Like this one? http://www.google.com/patents?id=pY0LAAAAEBAJ&dq=m icrosoft+virtualization
They patented something that already existed at the time. Just do a Google patent search for "Microsoft" and "virtualization" and see there's nothing to fear. I'm kind of embarassed for them that all of these patents seem bogus. Curiously, one of the virtualization patents includes mention of a "DOS-based" operating system. I wonder if "Linux-based" operating system is similar enough to infringe:) Seems like either their lawyers made a mistake, or they were worried about someone creating virtualization software for Windows. VMware obviously infringes on most of Microsoft's virtualization patents. I wonder if they have an agreement.
You're joking right? The EEOC has been a joke ever since Reagan reduced its effectiveness to nothing. Remember, Clarence Thomas used to run it, and he made sure the backlog was very long. And as an added bonus, if you want to file a discrimination claim in federal court, you have to file with the EEOC first. And quotas??? When you see zero black people and zero women in the good IT jobs, are you saying the quota is zero?
Not only is (was) it insulting to students who work for their degrees...
Oh c'mon, when did writing an essay in an English class get anyone anything of value? Most people who write essays for a living don't write very well anyway, so I don't think it matters very much. The people who do things that matter aren't taking those English classes.
"My parents gave me guidance without boundaries...."
People like to think this, but your parents probably actively made decisions which restricted your exposure to certain environments. If you lived next door to a crackhouse, say, they probably would have been more firm on the boundaries.
I was only speaking from experience. You may have never known someone who purcased a Dell Windows PC for $300. They tend to be pretty unusable without significant RAM upgrades. Just do a Google search. A friend got one a couple years ago. She only uses Microsoft Office and Outlook and web surfing. The thing was dog slow. Business users don't need a dedicated graphics card, but that is not my point. The point is that the integrated graphics reduces the available RAM on a RAM-starved system. Things might be better now since they don't sell machines with less than 512MB RAM because of Vista, so if you can get Windows XP you might be o.k.
"I think that copyright should end when the creator expires."
I think you'll change your mind about this soon. If you're married, publish a book, and then get killed the next day, you'd probably want your spouse to get something out of it. He/she would get half while you're alive, and you certainly can't bequeath half of the work to the public domain. Also, ending copyright at death would certainly not encourage creativity from old people and those nearing death.
That $309 configuration includes 512MB of RAM and a DVD-ROM drive (no writable optical drive at all!). Also, the graphics is "integrated". These are the systems that give Dell a bad name, because they run Windows really slowly. At least it doesn't have a Celeron.
No. You only have two data points, so with the right stretching factor, you can fit almost any flavor of graph to it. Might as well call it logarithmic or doubly exponential.
She probably found a better job that didn't require fingerprints, and paid a lot more. Remember, with certain exceptions, people with good, high-paying jobs are treated with respect, and people with minimum wage jobs are treated like shit.
If my sole source of imcome were from copyright royalties, and some nut infringed and destroyed my income, I think I'd rather get a job than have him imprisoned for life. But that's just me.
Looking through Microsoft's patent portfolio is a waste of time and money. They are granted patents everyday, and almost all of them should be bogus since they are primarily a software company. Moreover, liability is increased under willful patent infringement, which is what happens if any software writer reads an arbitrary software patent. It's best to just wait for Microsoft to sue, but obviously they won't, because either the patent is trivial or there is a trivial workaround.
Actually, I just got a 65W Athlon X2 4600+ from Newegg which uses less power than my current 6 year old Athlon XP 1800+. The motherboard (ECS w/ ATI 690G) I ordered supposedly is also energy efficient. I guess I could save $60 by getting a single core, but almost all single core Athlons are rated at more than 65W. Why buy a single core when it costs more long term and is slower when multi-tasking?
This looks like a letter that will garner distrust, and get you fired pretty quickly. The OP should just resign instead of installing unlicensed MS software, if he is ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the company didn't purchase an "install as much as you want" license. This crap just sustains the MS monopoly. Actually, it would be useful if the BSA did some high-profile raids-- the type that get sensational tv coverage, and even better, raid some individual's homes. Best thing for the free software movement.
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And I thought XBMC was some really interesting software, so I get excited and click the link. Disappointment indeed.
Please tell me where you work. I'd love to test your claim.
Nope. Just configured a new Dell Dimension for the folks back home. Installed crapware by mistake, so I had to reinstall everything from the image CD. Bliss... All the crap was gone.
Not only that, but in many small southern towns, Wal-Mart is the cultural and commercial center (not an exaggeration). They could probably sell as many computers as a Best Buy store in one of those cities.
"(although virtualization might be something of a concern, Microsoft has applied for a whole bunch of patents in that area recently and Linux is just getting started)"
m icrosoft+virtualization :) Seems like either their lawyers made a mistake, or they were worried about someone creating virtualization software for Windows. VMware obviously infringes on most of Microsoft's virtualization patents. I wonder if they have an agreement.
Like this one?
http://www.google.com/patents?id=pY0LAAAAEBAJ&dq=
They patented something that already existed at the time. Just do a Google patent search for "Microsoft" and "virtualization" and see there's nothing to fear. I'm kind of embarassed for them that all of these patents seem bogus. Curiously, one of the virtualization patents includes mention of a "DOS-based" operating system. I wonder if "Linux-based" operating system is similar enough to infringe
You're joking right? The EEOC has been a joke ever since Reagan reduced its effectiveness to nothing. Remember, Clarence Thomas used to run it, and he made sure the backlog was very long. And as an added bonus, if you want to file a discrimination claim in federal court, you have to file with the EEOC first. And quotas??? When you see zero black people and zero women in the good IT jobs, are you saying the quota is zero?
Not only is (was) it insulting to students who work for their degrees...
Oh c'mon, when did writing an essay in an English class get anyone anything of value? Most people who write essays for a living don't write very well anyway, so I don't think it matters very much. The people who do things that matter aren't taking those English classes.
"Since your eyes can only detect about 16,000 colors.."
Not true. You've misunderstood/misquoted the science.
tortuous interference. cool!
and noise
"My parents gave me guidance without boundaries...."
People like to think this, but your parents probably actively made decisions which restricted your exposure to certain environments. If you lived next door to a crackhouse, say, they probably would have been more firm on the boundaries.
I was only speaking from experience. You may have never known someone who purcased a Dell Windows PC for $300. They tend to be pretty unusable without significant RAM upgrades. Just do a Google search. A friend got one a couple years ago. She only uses Microsoft Office and Outlook and web surfing. The thing was dog slow. Business users don't need a dedicated graphics card, but that is not my point. The point is that the integrated graphics reduces the available RAM on a RAM-starved system. Things might be better now since they don't sell machines with less than 512MB RAM because of Vista, so if you can get Windows XP you might be o.k.
"I think that copyright should end when the creator expires."
I think you'll change your mind about this soon. If you're married, publish a book, and then get killed the next day, you'd probably want your spouse to get something out of it. He/she would get half while you're alive, and you certainly can't bequeath half of the work to the public domain. Also, ending copyright at death would certainly not encourage creativity from old people and those nearing death.
That $309 configuration includes 512MB of RAM and a DVD-ROM drive (no writable optical drive at all!). Also, the graphics is "integrated". These are the systems that give Dell a bad name, because they run Windows really slowly. At least it doesn't have a Celeron.
As if?
No. You only have two data points, so with the right stretching factor, you can fit almost any flavor of graph to it. Might as well call it logarithmic or doubly exponential.
She probably found a better job that didn't require fingerprints, and paid a lot more. Remember, with certain exceptions, people with good, high-paying jobs are treated with respect, and people with minimum wage jobs are treated like shit.
Why do any patent workarounds at all, when non-U.S. users of free software aren't threatened by this?
They didn't release any details. I was shocked to hear the headline, but as usual, Slashdot summaries never fail to disappoint.
Are these currently being sold retail in the U.S.?
If my sole source of imcome were from copyright royalties, and some nut infringed and destroyed my income, I think I'd rather get a job than have him imprisoned for life. But that's just me.
Looking through Microsoft's patent portfolio is a waste of time and money. They are granted patents everyday, and almost all of them should be bogus since they are primarily a software company. Moreover, liability is increased under willful patent infringement, which is what happens if any software writer reads an arbitrary software patent. It's best to just wait for Microsoft to sue, but obviously they won't, because either the patent is trivial or there is a trivial workaround.
Actually, I just got a 65W Athlon X2 4600+ from Newegg which uses less power than my current 6 year old Athlon XP 1800+. The motherboard (ECS w/ ATI 690G) I ordered supposedly is also energy efficient. I guess I could save $60 by getting a single core, but almost all single core Athlons are rated at more than 65W. Why buy a single core when it costs more long term and is slower when multi-tasking?
As if, web pages of "good design" were actually common before "Web 2.0".
This looks like a letter that will garner distrust, and get you fired pretty quickly. The OP should just resign instead of installing unlicensed MS software, if he is ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the company didn't purchase an "install as much as you want" license. This crap just sustains the MS monopoly. Actually, it would be useful if the BSA did some high-profile raids-- the type that get sensational tv coverage, and even better, raid some individual's homes. Best thing for the free software movement.