The only company on the Primary Contributor list that has anything to gain from this is ATI whose chips are nowhere to be found in the embedded space.
The other companies involved look like they just want to have a piece of the pie in case this takes off. Considering that you can put WinCE on these devices for a very nominal licensing fee and have DirectX support out of the box, many device makers will have already chosen against OpenGL. Likewise, Java has a good enough graphics library for phone-like devices.
This is probably great for truly embedded systems like flight computers, but for general purpose devices like telephones, automotive computers (Navigation systems, etc), or PDAs there just doesn't seem to be a real market for OpenGL.
So apparently we can use our 'common sense' to figure out what's 'the worst, most egregious and fraudulent kinds of spam'. I'm not sure I feel safe in a system where such a statute can be passed. The definition is too open for interpretation. Today it's porn spam with forged headers, tomorrow it's legitimate advertising getting outlawed.
If the state representatives don't have the balls to outlaw all spam outright, perhaps the residents of Virginia could grow some balls and vote these jokers out of office.
Nothing will every beat Ogg in PhatAudio's eyes. They seem to find evidence of Ogg's superiority where there is none. It's like the lovers of vacuum tubes rather than transistors.
"It sounds warmer!"
Sure. And the incandescent lights in my house have a better smell than the fluorescent ones at work.
The first has already been brought up. Basically, whatever crappy laptop you buy her in the U.S. is going to be completely too large and too heavy compared to the laptops she can find in Japan. Take the Panasonic Let's Note Light or the Sharp Mebius Muramasa as examples of laptops that are at the pinnacle of portable, not to mention that they already support Japanese out of the box.
The second thing to consider is that this is *your girlfriend*. It's not your wife, it's not your sister or your mom. It's someone with whom you do not have a determined future with. Are you prepared to give away $1,500 bucks and have it disappear forever if she decides that she likes Fuji Nakamichi more than you? Some advice (that's why you're posting here, right?) - give her a big kiss and some flowers.
Does anyone have any insight into how you would go about finding enough information about the spammer to build a case? It seems like this would be the toughest part of the whole deal.
I'd say it's more like fucking a whore vs. fucking your girlfriend.
You'll end up catching a nasty virus that doesn't go away from the first one, but with the second one you'll end up paying through the nose for the foreseeable future.
The only collaboration necessary in writing is from fact checkers who verify the veracity of the content and an editor who makes sure that the author doesn't look like an idiot who can't spell 'lose' and 'definitely'.
If you are acting in either of these capacities without getting paid, you are a sucker.
We'll probably have to bite the bullet and readapt the kit at some point. There's going to be quite a few slow XScale-based devices out there for a while though.
One of the first books I read when I got over to Japan was Nabokov's Lolita. If ever there was a book that should be read by all writers, this was it. The story is well-paced, and there isn't a scene wasted. Unlike some books (All the King's Men, Robert Penn Warren as a prime example) that never get to the point, Lolita didn't waste a single word.
I think I may be picking up two Russian authors next time I stop by the bookshop.:-)
You probably don't need one for your TV or stereo system (even though you get free speaker tweaking or whatever). These things are cheap enough and don't move around enough to face actual dangers. Also, if there's going to be a problem, it will be usually right away when those problems crop up, well under the normal 30-day guarantee most shops provide.
But for other things like laptops, cameras, and other things that move around all the time to environments that differ in humidity, pressure, electrical stability, etc. it is a good idea to pay an extra 20 bucks to make sure you can get these things serviced for cheap. You may never need to send it in, but in the odd chance you do, you will be saving hundreds of dollars.
Currently, I'm reading All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe. A friend suggested it after I told her that I was reading a bunch of Haruki Murakami. I can't say it's for me. It's a little preachy on the anti-consumer credit topic (so far, that is). The translation is pretty decent, though.
I'll probably pick up something by Gogol or some other Russian author next time I stop by the bookstore. Do you recommend Dead Souls?
Is this anonymous? What are the implications for the complaintant when going to the labor board? Are there any guarantees of continued employment, or is it a one-time bridge burning?
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Tying a wagon to the back of a bike does not a kinetic sculpture make.
Sometimes 4?
What do astronomers get paid? For that kind of free time, what kind of pay cut would I have to take?
The only company on the Primary Contributor list that has anything to gain from this is ATI whose chips are nowhere to be found in the embedded space.
The other companies involved look like they just want to have a piece of the pie in case this takes off. Considering that you can put WinCE on these devices for a very nominal licensing fee and have DirectX support out of the box, many device makers will have already chosen against OpenGL. Likewise, Java has a good enough graphics library for phone-like devices.
This is probably great for truly embedded systems like flight computers, but for general purpose devices like telephones, automotive computers (Navigation systems, etc), or PDAs there just doesn't seem to be a real market for OpenGL.
You find the debug port, download your OS and voila you've got Linux running!
Running an OS isn't something to crow about.
Neither is replacing a BSD with Linux.
Looks like any old crap will be posted here...
At any rate, I believe they'd be required to give source (if they changed it) to anyone per the GPL.
Slightly wrong. They don't have to change it one bit to be required to give away the source.
So apparently we can use our 'common sense' to figure out what's 'the worst, most egregious and fraudulent kinds of spam'. I'm not sure I feel safe in a system where such a statute can be passed. The definition is too open for interpretation. Today it's porn spam with forged headers, tomorrow it's legitimate advertising getting outlawed.
If the state representatives don't have the balls to outlaw all spam outright, perhaps the residents of Virginia could grow some balls and vote these jokers out of office.
Nothing will every beat Ogg in PhatAudio's eyes. They seem to find evidence of Ogg's superiority where there is none. It's like the lovers of vacuum tubes rather than transistors.
"It sounds warmer!"
Sure. And the incandescent lights in my house have a better smell than the fluorescent ones at work.
It's ubiquitous and MS isn't going to throw a snit if you have a few boot disks laying around.
I don't think you can be anything without parents.
But doing so doesn't relieve you of your responsibility to think too.
Boring!
News for conspiracy theorists. Stuff that doesn't matter.
The first has already been brought up. Basically, whatever crappy laptop you buy her in the U.S. is going to be completely too large and too heavy compared to the laptops she can find in Japan. Take the Panasonic Let's Note Light or the Sharp Mebius Muramasa as examples of laptops that are at the pinnacle of portable, not to mention that they already support Japanese out of the box.
The second thing to consider is that this is *your girlfriend*. It's not your wife, it's not your sister or your mom. It's someone with whom you do not have a determined future with. Are you prepared to give away $1,500 bucks and have it disappear forever if she decides that she likes Fuji Nakamichi more than you? Some advice (that's why you're posting here, right?) - give her a big kiss and some flowers.
You have to find the spammer first.
Does anyone have any insight into how you would go about finding enough information about the spammer to build a case? It seems like this would be the toughest part of the whole deal.
Recompile and go.
It's not like this is a poorly implemented Unix workalike that has processor-specific cruft buried deep under the skin.
Jeez Louise, computers suck. Their operating systems suck, their interface sucks, and the amount of space they have sucks.
Too bad we aren't talking about a real change that would make computing enjoyable or better yet unnoticeable.
Does Steve Forbes strike anyone else as 'not quite human'?
I'd say it's more like fucking a whore vs. fucking your girlfriend.
You'll end up catching a nasty virus that doesn't go away from the first one, but with the second one you'll end up paying through the nose for the foreseeable future.
Big deal. Everything's got a price.
The only collaboration necessary in writing is from fact checkers who verify the veracity of the content and an editor who makes sure that the author doesn't look like an idiot who can't spell 'lose' and 'definitely'.
If you are acting in either of these capacities without getting paid, you are a sucker.
We'll probably have to bite the bullet and readapt the kit at some point. There's going to be quite a few slow XScale-based devices out there for a while though.
One of the first books I read when I got over to Japan was Nabokov's Lolita. If ever there was a book that should be read by all writers, this was it. The story is well-paced, and there isn't a scene wasted. Unlike some books (All the King's Men, Robert Penn Warren as a prime example) that never get to the point, Lolita didn't waste a single word.
:-)
I think I may be picking up two Russian authors next time I stop by the bookshop.
Nono.. I'm just asking for a friend... ;-)
You probably don't need one for your TV or stereo system (even though you get free speaker tweaking or whatever). These things are cheap enough and don't move around enough to face actual dangers. Also, if there's going to be a problem, it will be usually right away when those problems crop up, well under the normal 30-day guarantee most shops provide.
But for other things like laptops, cameras, and other things that move around all the time to environments that differ in humidity, pressure, electrical stability, etc. it is a good idea to pay an extra 20 bucks to make sure you can get these things serviced for cheap. You may never need to send it in, but in the odd chance you do, you will be saving hundreds of dollars.
Currently, I'm reading All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe. A friend suggested it after I told her that I was reading a bunch of Haruki Murakami. I can't say it's for me. It's a little preachy on the anti-consumer credit topic (so far, that is). The translation is pretty decent, though.
I'll probably pick up something by Gogol or some other Russian author next time I stop by the bookstore. Do you recommend Dead Souls?
Is this anonymous? What are the implications for the complaintant when going to the labor board? Are there any guarantees of continued employment, or is it a one-time bridge burning?