The typical ZDNet visitor is much more technically savvy than the average internet user. This explains why their Mozilla use rate has increase. Go to www.aarp.org and you more than likely won't see the same results.
Apparenlty this little app doesn't like my NOD32 anti-virus software:
Google Desktop Search is not currently compatible with another program on your system. You will need to uninstall this program if you would like to install Google Desktop Search. The following may help to identify the program:
NOD32 Anti-virus
imon.dll
I01
Click OK to report this problem to Google, or click cancel to exit without reporting the problem.
Now, I can probably shut down NOD32 and install, but I'm a little too busy to fight.dlls at the moment.
Good point. The problem is that business doesn't work that way. You need actual monetary values for all of your business property, requirements, etc. Are the managers supposed to say, "We have 1,000 machines running Linux. Our infrastructure is priceless!"?
I'm about sick and tired of the argument that Microsoft locks in customers by including IE with Windows installations. The fact is that there is choice in today's market. If you want to point the finger, point it at the end user who is to damn lazy to install a new browser. Also, point the finger at web developers who create web sites that will only work properly with IE. If Microsoft put code in their OS that prevented the user from installing or using a browser other than IE, I could see where that would cause concern. The fact is that they don't. I realize that many people on here will not like my views, and that's fine. I know there are plenty of things that Microsoft does/has done that aren't exactly ethical business practices. But the browser argument is old. In fact, just about every single extra application (notepad, media player, etc.) that Microsoft includes with their OS can be found from other software vendors or for free. The only people Microsoft is locking in are the computer manufacturers and other hardware companies. John Doe has more choice these days then ever before.
"If it wasn't really obvious that this was a Fox News story, the incessant repetition that terrorists will attack the voting booths in the text should have really driven things home. "
Do you not believe that terrorists could hack this system? Why is this a FOX News issue when all they state the obvious? Are you so secure in your environment that you don't believe something like that could ever happen?
""Consumers who rely on over-the-air television, particularly those of limited economic means, should be assisted," according to the draft obtained by Reuters."
TV isn't a right. TV is for entertainment and education, both of which you can get elsewhere. The government assisting people with television upgrades is such a huge waste of money. If you can't afford a television upgrade yourself, then you have a few years to start saving.
MS has had a bad habit of tying thier programs into deep hooks inside their kernel in order to get some extra functionality or a bit of performance increase. The problem with this is that it provides a route for errors/viruses/malware/etc to enter into the kernel space through a regular program.
So are you saying that a properly written, secure, Windows program will run faster and with more features than an equivalent *nix program?
Chris Rock once said it should be called "in case shit" because you have in case shit happens. And you don't exactly get your money back if you don't.
Isn't that the whole point of insurance? "I'll pay you x-amount of dollars per month so that I don't have to pay xxx-amount of dollars when the shit hits the fan. If the shit doesn't hit the fan, well, thanks for betting on me." What's so hard about this concept?
First, the judicial branch. That should be enough, despite how hard certain politicians try and make it partisan (filibustering any nomination from an opposing party is just dirty), it should be separate.
Considering the fact that people vote for judges, I would say that the judicial branch is just as partisan as the other two branches. And that's a good thing too since I don't want to vote for someone who has radically different political views than I do.
Overpriced is in the eye of the beholder. I have a Bose Wave CD-Radio that most of my friends think I paid way too much for. I think I got a great piece of hardware that no other company can currently match. I guess you could say the same thing about the iPods.
When people (like you) insert quotes from someone next to a similar quote from someone else who is known as an evil person, it shows that person's lack of reasoning. Quotes have to be taken in context, and by simply putting them next to each other, the reader has no idea of the circumstances when they were said. What you are trying to do is use similar quotes to illustrate your belief that Bush shares the same views as Hitler. This couldn't be further from the truth. It is almost as if you took lessons straight from the Michael Moore school of thought. The problem is that sometimes Moore has had valid arguements but he twists the truth or uses quotes out of context in order to influence people. By doing this, he looses his credibility. This is what you have tried to do, but failed.
I don't understand where some people get this from. First of all, Microsoft has plenty of highly skilled and extrememly intelligent people working for them. Secondly, fat paychecks from Microsoft seem to be pretty good motivation for most people. There are plenty of resons to argue that Linux is better than Microsoft, but these two aren't the best to choose from.
I don't know where you're from, but I'm from the U.S. and the last time I checked machinery made by Lockheed Martin has given our soldiers one hell of an upper hand over their enemy. "Great humanitarians"??? So you think we shouldn't have defense contractors? They make weapons to secure our country. On the side they contribute to charities, cancer research, education, etc.
Based on this evidence:
The 2000 election caused a fuckload (excuse my french) of problems for the democratic party. 90%+ (opinion) of the general population don't know anything about technology and don't care either. This translates into a general democratic population, who feels they were robbed of an election (they weren't), and who don't know anything about technology (so they assume it's all safe). Therefore, I believe that most democrats who don't know much about the technology (read: most democrates) would be in favor of electronic voting since it would theoretically improve their chances of another 2000 not happening. Got it?
It seems that the only people who use hacker = good are actual hackers. Since the public at large has never heard of a "cracker" (not the crunchy biscuit or the ghetto term for caucasians) perhaps good hackers should start calling themselves crackers, and bad hackers can stick with the word hackers. That way, when the general public hears "cracker" they won't be familiar and you can teach them that it means good hacker. Yeah, that might confuse everyone... Why not just call good hackers "backers" and bad hackers "crackers" or "whackers" or "snackers" since they obviously like crackers (the crunchy biscuits).
What a horrible attmept to try and spin this issue. Anyway, I'm sure there would be plenty of exceptions to allow some violence on television. Educational shows would probably be exempt, news coverage, etc.
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The typical ZDNet visitor is much more technically savvy than the average internet user. This explains why their Mozilla use rate has increase. Go to www.aarp.org and you more than likely won't see the same results.
Apparenlty this little app doesn't like my NOD32 anti-virus software: Google Desktop Search is not currently compatible with another program on your system. You will need to uninstall this program if you would like to install Google Desktop Search. The following may help to identify the program: NOD32 Anti-virus imon.dll I01 Click OK to report this problem to Google, or click cancel to exit without reporting the problem. Now, I can probably shut down NOD32 and install, but I'm a little too busy to fight .dlls at the moment.
Good point. The problem is that business doesn't work that way. You need actual monetary values for all of your business property, requirements, etc. Are the managers supposed to say, "We have 1,000 machines running Linux. Our infrastructure is priceless!"?
I'm about sick and tired of the argument that Microsoft locks in customers by including IE with Windows installations. The fact is that there is choice in today's market. If you want to point the finger, point it at the end user who is to damn lazy to install a new browser. Also, point the finger at web developers who create web sites that will only work properly with IE. If Microsoft put code in their OS that prevented the user from installing or using a browser other than IE, I could see where that would cause concern. The fact is that they don't. I realize that many people on here will not like my views, and that's fine. I know there are plenty of things that Microsoft does/has done that aren't exactly ethical business practices. But the browser argument is old. In fact, just about every single extra application (notepad, media player, etc.) that Microsoft includes with their OS can be found from other software vendors or for free. The only people Microsoft is locking in are the computer manufacturers and other hardware companies. John Doe has more choice these days then ever before.
"If it wasn't really obvious that this was a Fox News story, the incessant repetition that terrorists will attack the voting booths in the text should have really driven things home. "
Do you not believe that terrorists could hack this system? Why is this a FOX News issue when all they state the obvious? Are you so secure in your environment that you don't believe something like that could ever happen?
TV isn't a right. TV is for entertainment and education, both of which you can get elsewhere. The government assisting people with television upgrades is such a huge waste of money. If you can't afford a television upgrade yourself, then you have a few years to start saving.
i have 10 bucks that says you just loved what Moore had to say though.
So are you saying that a properly written, secure, Windows program will run faster and with more features than an equivalent *nix program?
Isn't that the whole point of insurance? "I'll pay you x-amount of dollars per month so that I don't have to pay xxx-amount of dollars when the shit hits the fan. If the shit doesn't hit the fan, well, thanks for betting on me." What's so hard about this concept?
Considering the fact that people vote for judges, I would say that the judicial branch is just as partisan as the other two branches. And that's a good thing too since I don't want to vote for someone who has radically different political views than I do.
Overpriced is in the eye of the beholder. I have a Bose Wave CD-Radio that most of my friends think I paid way too much for. I think I got a great piece of hardware that no other company can currently match. I guess you could say the same thing about the iPods.
A non-income generating purchase like a car? I gotta have one of those.
When people (like you) insert quotes from someone next to a similar quote from someone else who is known as an evil person, it shows that person's lack of reasoning. Quotes have to be taken in context, and by simply putting them next to each other, the reader has no idea of the circumstances when they were said. What you are trying to do is use similar quotes to illustrate your belief that Bush shares the same views as Hitler. This couldn't be further from the truth. It is almost as if you took lessons straight from the Michael Moore school of thought. The problem is that sometimes Moore has had valid arguements but he twists the truth or uses quotes out of context in order to influence people. By doing this, he looses his credibility. This is what you have tried to do, but failed.
I don't understand where some people get this from. First of all, Microsoft has plenty of highly skilled and extrememly intelligent people working for them. Secondly, fat paychecks from Microsoft seem to be pretty good motivation for most people. There are plenty of resons to argue that Linux is better than Microsoft, but these two aren't the best to choose from.
I don't know where you're from, but I'm from the U.S. and the last time I checked machinery made by Lockheed Martin has given our soldiers one hell of an upper hand over their enemy. "Great humanitarians"??? So you think we shouldn't have defense contractors? They make weapons to secure our country. On the side they contribute to charities, cancer research, education, etc.
Based on this evidence: The 2000 election caused a fuckload (excuse my french) of problems for the democratic party. 90%+ (opinion) of the general population don't know anything about technology and don't care either. This translates into a general democratic population, who feels they were robbed of an election (they weren't), and who don't know anything about technology (so they assume it's all safe). Therefore, I believe that most democrats who don't know much about the technology (read: most democrates) would be in favor of electronic voting since it would theoretically improve their chances of another 2000 not happening. Got it?
I would think that most of the general public who support e-voting would be democrats.
Corporations doing good
The "all corporations are evil" idea is way overblown around here.
In that case, there were no customers.
That's like saying hopefully the automobile industry will fold so drunk drivers will stop killing people.
It seems that the only people who use hacker = good are actual hackers. Since the public at large has never heard of a "cracker" (not the crunchy biscuit or the ghetto term for caucasians) perhaps good hackers should start calling themselves crackers, and bad hackers can stick with the word hackers. That way, when the general public hears "cracker" they won't be familiar and you can teach them that it means good hacker. Yeah, that might confuse everyone... Why not just call good hackers "backers" and bad hackers "crackers" or "whackers" or "snackers" since they obviously like crackers (the crunchy biscuits).
What a horrible attmept to try and spin this issue. Anyway, I'm sure there would be plenty of exceptions to allow some violence on television. Educational shows would probably be exempt, news coverage, etc.
Just because you don't pay for OpenOffice.org doesn't mean nobody does
and this is what they had to say
Man, I really hate to break this to you, but.... thousands of software titles won't work on your Mac (or mine for that matter).