But are you operating as a company/corporate/SME or as an individual? I am not sure about Microsofts licensing for sole-partner or self-emploment business models.
The standard business contract terminates, the software is still physically on the disk, but the license is no longer legally valid, and when certain software inspectors knock on your door- it aint gonna hold up. So you must upgrade. Now for individuals, once all the companies have upgraded- true- their own data is still accessible, and will continue to be so, but they are then excluded from converse data-flow, as future versions have no guarantee of backwards compatibility. Importing into a newer version is not impossible, exporting in an older versions format may not always be available...
Well lets hope the time never comes. I much prefer the model of open source software. The revenue for these comes from a number of sources- government funded projects, a tighter copyright system which allows competative advantage for a maximum of two years or so- after which the project would be compulsorarily open sourced.
Continued revenue streams could still be exploited through site-maintenance contracts, but then many companies already hire their own sys-admin support professionals(MIS teams).
Much like the recent UK Iraq dossier, and Kolin Piles farcical evidence, stuff like this may end up serving to discredit the action against microsoft- and should therefore be seriously avoided. What we need to do is consolidate real serious evidence- forget the urban myths and concentrate on the point in hand - being the way in which Microsoft has systematically eradicated their competition.
Is there a Euro Symbol on US keyboards?
Germany would be hard to Bribe given their Coelition...
As for my very own uk government... George only has to tell Tony to bend over.. or heel...
Man, the England really has been an*lly raped by the president...
Knowing how undemocratic and corrupt andy world government, authority, organisation can be- its always a possibility. But no - the US has currently annoyed far to many europeans to let this one slip. What will happen to microsoft - is a public hanging. This is making an example - showing - yes - Europe can hurt US companies. And no- the states are not untouchable- they still need to answer to the world in terms of business and export..
But then is the US not big enough that were it economically sanctioned/isolated(okay this is hypothesizing to an extreme) that it could still manage a self-sustaining economy?
Two words- China, Russia... The message is clear - "Dont p*ss us off!"
Considering these particular states - I am not sure there is much that coudl legally challenge microsoft or anyone "price dumping" products there. I do not beleive there are international laws to regulate such practices - but IANAL.
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Are you talking about zero-degradation energy storage as light? or light collector based weapons? Or something like that... I think you would need some serious nano-tech to get the precision needed. And for it to be useful- you would have to have something like a perfect 2 way mirror - otherwise you have no guarantee of your input light potential being able to overcome the existing backflow potential... Crazzzeee...
One day- I am gonna build that baby... could it be that my wierd dream involving massive trucks folding out into huge speaker cabs last night was pre-emptive- if just of this discussion?.... Man we were talking there was an amp the size of a large shipping container....
Imagine, if you will, small transistor on glass wafers, with low power consumtpion via a common bus, not unlike 1539(Firewire/I-link), which includes power supply. I always thought the USB power supply rails could be better - why do i need a wallwart for my USB Evolution midi keyboard, why do I need one for my extigy and my speakers - cant I run them of a daisychained peerless bus. Okay - transistor on glass technology is only just beginning to surface - but the rest is acheivable. You just slide the wafers together - think smart card or similar, and your bulk would be keyboard,mouse, display and legacy ports...
Welcome to the future - probably a sharp or sony one....
I dont think medical information of any kind should be patentable or copywritable. There should be international funding for giving companies research bonuses. That is a international scheme where all the worlds governments and tax payers contribute. And upon release of information - the company would be handsomly rewarded. But to continue receiving finance- the company must continue its research, and continue to release information.
This way- all parties benefit. Any company can then manufacture the drugs - which meanss there will be competition for pricing and quality of these drugs. This system would be a much more sustainable system for research, and would advance science in a more rapid way than current patent incentives ever could.
But in my own experience, mnay european cities have roads which are built for bike roads - where the bike roads are not just an afterthought. In Munich the number of cyclists I saw was staggering. They have nice wide cycle roads, either side of the big main highways.
In london however, where there are cycle roads, they are a bit of an afterthought - and drivers dont care anyway - just like they dont care for bus lanes... Hooray for congestion charging!
How about creating inner-city segway lanes, closing down the roads, and banning cars. However unsafe a segway may be- they are a damnsite safer than cars ever were and ever will be. Sure- 12.5 MPH exec on a mobile might hurt a bit, but a 30mph car would be closer to terminal...
I knwo which I'd rather be hit by. Surely with such a neat peice of sophisticated electronics - a couple of ultrasound range sensors and a loud warning would do the trick... You'd have much more chance of getting out of their way...
Personally I think huge guzzling SUV's are the dork mobiles....
You misunderstand me- I dont WANT this at all- in any way shape or form. I personally think DRM, TCPA and palladium is a dark form of digital martial law. But what I have said is what will happen - like it or not... I will personally fight TCPA, palladium and any form or DRM all the way....
Umm- You are not aiding the stereotype of the gas-guzzling ignoramous American driver here. Who said electric cars were that slow? Go and do your research again - try looking outside Einstein County (where everyones a relative).
Okay - I knew the fuel availability thing would come u sooner or later...
So first things first - As for the cost, its a question of economy. If Intel only produced a one off chip with not much more capabilities than a Pentium one, but a vastly different architecture, it would probably be worth a quarter of a million. But once they get a serious fab- plant, factory, and an economy of great scale with great demand, these things would soon drop to affordable prices. So that price is hardly realistic for the long term.
The fuel thing is nowhere near a great aproblem as you think. Yes fuel stations for these cars will needd to appear with the cars - but producing hydrogen is not that difficult. If a hippy living on a bus running of a genny, a buncha windmills and getting water from his own ram-pump can make a bag of hydrogen gas - then I would think a seriously large company with coporate resources could. Wether they would bother is a matter of politics. Dont expect to see a hydrogen port at your local garage- EVER. They would have to buy up new ones- as no oil company in there right mind would let it happen...
Exxon/Esso/Shell/Bush/Cheney have far too much to loose if the oil economy bubble is burst....including their dignity and office - I am sure all this pantsing around in the persian gulf would be ignored by our hemisphere - and would ignore us were it not for US or European operated oil fields....
Not necessarily braking - think differential - one side just turns slower than the other. You do have a point though - its a bit harsh on the tires...
If you are really worried about parking- how about a synchro-drive. Then you could fit the smart car in a very tight spot no probs...
I'm not sure but I think the steering may be skid steering. So dont worry- when the steering wears out- you wont be able to drive anyway. Even if its an R & P style - the motor will probably be similar to the motors driving the wheels... So you would probably need all of them to be serviced at once every now and again...
Surely the better way of trusted - is a platform I trust. By installing an app, an MD5 sig is created and the encrypted. I will be requested if I trust this app. If I do, it will be installed- fine, and the sig will be created from the binaries it uses. THis then means if the program changes - when it will be sig checked before execution - the system can alert me immediately.
But this is not about ME trusting MY computer, or ME trusting MS (Which I most assuredly do not), but about RIAA trusting MY computer not to play MP3's. Thats what this is all about. Where open source can fit in this mess confuses me - as how can an external organisation control a system to which you have the ssource to build the kernel.
Trust me - we do not want TCPA any more than PALLADIUM - and I shall fight it on the beaches....
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But are you operating as a company/corporate/SME or as an individual? I am not sure about Microsofts licensing for sole-partner or self-emploment business models.
The standard business contract terminates, the software is still physically on the disk, but the license is no longer legally valid, and when certain software inspectors knock on your door- it aint gonna hold up. So you must upgrade. Now for individuals, once all the companies have upgraded- true- their own data is still accessible, and will continue to be so, but they are then excluded from converse data-flow, as future versions have no guarantee of backwards compatibility. Importing into a newer version is not impossible, exporting in an older versions format may not always be available...
Well lets hope the time never comes. I much prefer the model of open source software. The revenue for these comes from a number of sources- government funded projects, a tighter copyright system which allows competative advantage for a maximum of two years or so- after which the project would be compulsorarily open sourced.
Continued revenue streams could still be exploited through site-maintenance contracts, but then many companies already hire their own sys-admin support professionals(MIS teams).
Much like the recent UK Iraq dossier, and Kolin Piles farcical evidence, stuff like this may end up serving to discredit the action against microsoft- and should therefore be seriously avoided. What we need to do is consolidate real serious evidence- forget the urban myths and concentrate on the point in hand - being the way in which Microsoft has systematically eradicated their competition.
Is there a Euro Symbol on US keyboards?
Germany would be hard to Bribe given their Coelition...
As for my very own uk government... George only has to tell Tony to bend over.. or heel...
Man, the England really has been an*lly raped by the president...
Knowing how undemocratic and corrupt andy world government, authority, organisation can be- its always a possibility. But no - the US has currently annoyed far to many europeans to let this one slip. What will happen to microsoft - is a public hanging. This is making an example - showing - yes - Europe can hurt US companies. And no- the states are not untouchable- they still need to answer to the world in terms of business and export..
But then is the US not big enough that were it economically sanctioned/isolated(okay this is hypothesizing to an extreme) that it could still manage a self-sustaining economy?
Two words- China, Russia... The message is clear - "Dont p*ss us off!"
Considering these particular states - I am not sure there is much that coudl legally challenge microsoft or anyone "price dumping" products there. I do not beleive there are international laws to regulate such practices - but IANAL.
Are you talking about zero-degradation energy storage as light? or light collector based weapons? Or something like that... I think you would need some serious nano-tech to get the precision needed. And for it to be useful- you would have to have something like a perfect 2 way mirror - otherwise you have no guarantee of your input light potential being able to overcome the existing backflow potential... Crazzzeee...
One day- I am gonna build that baby... could it be that my wierd dream involving massive trucks folding out into huge speaker cabs last night was pre-emptive- if just of this discussion?.... Man we were talking there was an amp the size of a large shipping container....
Hehe....No sign of spinal tap though...
Imagine, if you will, small transistor on glass wafers, with low power consumtpion via a common bus, not unlike 1539(Firewire/I-link), which includes power supply. I always thought the USB power supply rails could be better - why do i need a wallwart for my USB Evolution midi keyboard, why do I need one for my extigy and my speakers - cant I run them of a daisychained peerless bus. Okay - transistor on glass technology is only just beginning to surface - but the rest is acheivable. You just slide the wafers together - think smart card or similar, and your bulk would be keyboard,mouse, display and legacy ports...
Welcome to the future - probably a sharp or sony one....
At least his bible belt texan redneck outlook means there is no danger of Bush being cloned. thank f*&k for that!!!!
I dont think medical information of any kind should be patentable or copywritable. There should be international funding for giving companies research bonuses. That is a international scheme where all the worlds governments and tax payers contribute. And upon release of information - the company would be handsomly rewarded. But to continue receiving finance- the company must continue its research, and continue to release information.
This way- all parties benefit. Any company can then manufacture the drugs - which meanss there will be competition for pricing and quality of these drugs. This system would be a much more sustainable system for research, and would advance science in a more rapid way than current patent incentives ever could.
Damn Straight - i agree with that.. I mean compared with all the trolls and firstposts and other rubbish - then they should be rewarded for a service.
My god - an american who knows a comeback which doesnt involve "Yo mama is.."... and hasn't come from a christmas cracker....
Hehe...
But in my own experience, mnay european cities have roads which are built for bike roads - where the bike roads are not just an afterthought. In Munich the number of cyclists I saw was staggering. They have nice wide cycle roads, either side of the big main highways.
In london however, where there are cycle roads, they are a bit of an afterthought - and drivers dont care anyway - just like they dont care for bus lanes... Hooray for congestion charging!
Bleeding SUV driving, redneck, hillbilly. Did you find slashdot while looking for cheats for Deer hunter?
How about creating inner-city segway lanes, closing down the roads, and banning cars. However unsafe a segway may be- they are a damnsite safer than cars ever were and ever will be. Sure- 12.5 MPH exec on a mobile might hurt a bit, but a 30mph car would be closer to terminal...
I knwo which I'd rather be hit by. Surely with such a neat peice of sophisticated electronics - a couple of ultrasound range sensors and a loud warning would do the trick... You'd have much more chance of getting out of their way...
Personally I think huge guzzling SUV's are the dork mobiles....
I think it should include english teachers pointing out spelling errors too.... At least for stocks and rotten fruit...
Dude - did you see the thongs... Replace /bras with /thongs..... hehe....
Obviously more interesting than a badly pulled off attempt at showing hacking as cool and fun...
You misunderstand me- I dont WANT this at all- in any way shape or form. I personally think DRM, TCPA and palladium is a dark form of digital martial law. But what I have said is what will happen - like it or not... I will personally fight TCPA, palladium and any form or DRM all the way....
Yeah - its simple really - realitys the one thats boring when your not eating, sleeping or sh*gging.
Umm- You are not aiding the stereotype of the gas-guzzling ignoramous American driver here. Who said electric cars were that slow? Go and do your research again - try looking outside Einstein County (where everyones a relative).
Okay - I knew the fuel availability thing would come u sooner or later...
So first things first - As for the cost, its a question of economy. If Intel only produced a one off chip with not much more capabilities than a Pentium one, but a vastly different architecture, it would probably be worth a quarter of a million. But once they get a serious fab- plant, factory, and an economy of great scale with great demand, these things would soon drop to affordable prices. So that price is hardly realistic for the long term.
The fuel thing is nowhere near a great aproblem as you think. Yes fuel stations for these cars will needd to appear with the cars - but producing hydrogen is not that difficult. If a hippy living on a bus running of a genny, a buncha windmills and getting water from his own ram-pump can make a bag of hydrogen gas - then I would think a seriously large company with coporate resources could. Wether they would bother is a matter of politics. Dont expect to see a hydrogen port at your local garage- EVER. They would have to buy up new ones- as no oil company in there right mind would let it happen...
Exxon/Esso/Shell/Bush/Cheney have far too much to loose if the oil economy bubble is burst....including their dignity and office - I am sure all this pantsing around in the persian gulf would be ignored by our hemisphere - and would ignore us were it not for US or European operated oil fields....
Not necessarily braking - think differential - one side just turns slower than the other. You do have a point though - its a bit harsh on the tires...
If you are really worried about parking- how about a synchro-drive. Then you could fit the smart car in a very tight spot no probs...
I'm not sure but I think the steering may be skid steering. So dont worry- when the steering wears out- you wont be able to drive anyway. Even if its an R & P style - the motor will probably be similar to the motors driving the wheels... So you would probably need all of them to be serviced at once every now and again...
Surely the better way of trusted - is a platform I trust. By installing an app, an MD5 sig is created and the encrypted. I will be requested if I trust this app. If I do, it will be installed- fine, and the sig will be created from the binaries it uses. THis then means if the program changes - when it will be sig checked before execution - the system can alert me immediately.
But this is not about ME trusting MY computer, or ME trusting MS (Which I most assuredly do not), but about RIAA trusting MY computer not to play MP3's. Thats what this is all about. Where open source can fit in this mess confuses me - as how can an external organisation control a system to which you have the ssource to build the kernel.
Trust me - we do not want TCPA any more than PALLADIUM - and I shall fight it on the beaches....