so then, wait... if you run winXP.... does the alpha value take precendence over the numerical??? even if you convert XP to ascii it doesn't work, AGGGGGGHHHHHH.
I did have a nice little scare when the RIAA announced it would start to sue P2P users. I want my privacy to protect myself from them.
Yeah, I just read an article by John Dvorak that claimed that the whole stink with the RIAA is making privacy and anonimity forefront issues for many internet users. He says that all this is only going to make it harder for the RIAA/government to catch downloaders, and it will aid in things like child porn rings and... I dunno I forget his other examples;].
It's a good article, check it out Not sure if/. already posted it, but its relevant and worth it.
It's certainly not 1998 and Linux is the new hot thing.
I can't argue with statistics that show that Linux adoption is leveling off (I'm trusting you on that one). However, while Linux may not be the "new hot thing" for the IT world and geeks everywhere, I think that Linux is a new and interesting product/alternative in the general public and business' eyes. It has only been in recent months and year that Linux has captured many headlines in mainstream newspapers and magazines. I mean, really, show me a nontechnical article in a major newspaper that does not provide some sort of description/explanation of what Linux is.
hey, you aren't allowed to trademark something that's become part of the common language right? granted, spam has been around longer thna *spam* but . ..
there was a whole issue with Linux and trademarking too, right?
One thing about MS that I've noticed is that they seem to avoid certain issues directly, apparantly with the hope that they will eventually go away. One of the biggest examples, of course, is the whole anti-trust lawsuit. I remember reading a book on the whole issue (can't remember the title), and the book made the point that had McDonalds or Disney had been brought to court on similar matters, they would have been at the DOJ's door asking "what can we do to make the problem go away." Instead, MS seemed to face this huge issue with an arrogance, and lo and behold, they did got through the issue on top.
I don't think Linux, however, will fade into oblivion no matter how much MS wishes it would. It has been around long enough already, and just in the past few years has made so many advances into the commercial/business world.
ummmmm, no? you wish, apparantly. read into the article a little more, buddy. if MS knows one thing, its marketing. hello: its the most popular operating system in the world. how do you think it got that way. you don't seem to think because its a great OS, so let's stick with marketing . . . they know what's good for 'em
But by entwining PC software and data in an impenetrable layer of encryption
COME ON! please, why do they make such claims?! or why do journalists make such claims? i think the establishment/private companies/whatever has been proved wrong on that issue over and over and OVER again. if there's someone who actually thinks their data is totally secure these days . ..
another point: this initiative could be very dangerous. buying OS's with this crap already on them, limiting what you can do ... so, what, should we stock up on Win2000, XP, and Linux OS's along with our CD and DVD burners?
DRM may stop the morons, but soon enough, once a few "l33ts" circumvent it and it gets released into the wild, what's the point.
for those of you who don't know, Markoff is the journalist who wrote several articles about kevin mitnick in which he "created the myth of kevin mitnick" (in kevin's words). many untrue allegations were presented as supposed facts.
but don't let that discourage you from reading the article.
whether or not SETI@home finds anything, it has opened the door for distributed computing. i don't know any exact dates, but i do know that SETI@home was the first example of public distributed computing that i heard of. and it has since created the public interest and model for other distributed computing projects such as cures for cancer and other scientific research.
. I am strongly in favor of the director deciding what the viewers see
yeah, you can argue that for those art film type films, but come on, the VAST majority of the movies out there are commercial Hollywood crap. they types that are going to be watching that art films are most likely not going to want to skip stuff anyway. this option just makes it more convenient than fast-forwarding - or for DVD's skipping - past the scenes that you find annoying/offensive/stupid/whatever.
Can directors of TV shows control what you watch or not?
As development costs on games have skyrocketed to the levels of feature films
Millions of dollars? Really? I'm not saying you're wrong, but could you give an example? I haven't heard of game dev $ reaching that high . . . (then again, I kind of left keeping up on the gaming scene a while ago . ..)
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Man, this article has worse jokes than cowboy neal.... if there's one more "call me" joke.....
The Supreme Court is taking care of that....
rather: in soviet russia, enternal vigilance is the price of freedom
Yeah, I just read an article by John Dvorak that claimed that the whole stink with the RIAA is making privacy and anonimity forefront issues for many internet users. He says that all this is only going to make it harder for the RIAA/government to catch downloaders, and it will aid in things like child porn rings and ... I dunno I forget his other examples ;].
It's a good article, check it out Not sure if /. already posted it, but its relevant and worth it.
crap
I can't argue with statistics that show that Linux adoption is leveling off (I'm trusting you on that one). However, while Linux may not be the "new hot thing" for the IT world and geeks everywhere, I think that Linux is a new and interesting product/alternative in the general public and business' eyes. It has only been in recent months and year that Linux has captured many headlines in mainstream newspapers and magazines. I mean, really, show me a nontechnical article in a major newspaper that does not provide some sort of description/explanation of what Linux is.
This story has been posted for 43 minutes, and only 20 or so comments? man, where is everybody?
ah, the humiliation and agony of losing by 2 FREAKIN' MINUTES!! NOOOOOOoooo. come on man.
there was a whole issue with Linux and trademarking too, right?
Did you know that Monty Python spam skit is the actualy reason why junk e-mail is called spam? Read that in PC World a few months ago.
the vikings chanting "spam, spam, spamity spaaam!"
I don't think Linux, however, will fade into oblivion no matter how much MS wishes it would. It has been around long enough already, and just in the past few years has made so many advances into the commercial/business world.
ummmmm, no? you wish, apparantly. read into the article a little more, buddy. if MS knows one thing, its marketing. hello: its the most popular operating system in the world. how do you think it got that way. you don't seem to think because its a great OS, so let's stick with marketing . . . they know what's good for 'em
props for the nerd's good deed of the day
watch and learn, children
COME ON! please, why do they make such claims?! or why do journalists make such claims? i think the establishment/private companies/whatever has been proved wrong on that issue over and over and OVER again. if there's someone who actually thinks their data is totally secure these days . . .
another point: this initiative could be very dangerous. buying OS's with this crap already on them, limiting what you can do . .. so, what, should we stock up on Win2000, XP, and Linux OS's along with our CD and DVD burners?
DRM may stop the morons, but soon enough, once a few "l33ts" circumvent it and it gets released into the wild, what's the point.
for those of you who don't know, Markoff is the journalist who wrote several articles about kevin mitnick in which he "created the myth of kevin mitnick" (in kevin's words). many untrue allegations were presented as supposed facts.
but don't let that discourage you from reading the article.
lol, why the guy doesn't write a book instead of selling a movie is my big hang up ;)
whether or not SETI@home finds anything, it has opened the door for distributed computing. i don't know any exact dates, but i do know that SETI@home was the first example of public distributed computing that i heard of. and it has since created the public interest and model for other distributed computing projects such as cures for cancer and other scientific research.
well, for those of us who like to lug our towers around! this will save a whole lot of space on those long airline flights ;)
wasn't kazaa's purpose (for the designers) to make money? i don't know much about its roots, but i'm sure it couldn't be that principled.
why not? you paid the money for it. MS is just pissed because they're losing out on the money people are paying to mod it up... or are they?
seems the past few articles involving Australia on /. have been about them restricting rights.
dang, that'd be the day ...
yeah, you can argue that for those art film type films, but come on, the VAST majority of the movies out there are commercial Hollywood crap. they types that are going to be watching that art films are most likely not going to want to skip stuff anyway. this option just makes it more convenient than fast-forwarding - or for DVD's skipping - past the scenes that you find annoying/offensive/stupid/whatever.
Can directors of TV shows control what you watch or not?
Millions of dollars? Really? I'm not saying you're wrong, but could you give an example? I haven't heard of game dev $ reaching that high . . . (then again, I kind of left keeping up on the gaming scene a while ago . . .)