I've been trying to get to see Roger for years now! I don't think there's much chance of a reunion - at least on Roger's part. He's very sensitive to forced creativity and spent years trying to form his own identity apart from the Tramp.
Look, if THEY are getting a grammar checker than why can't OpenOffice.org use this also? I assume this is open source. Anyone know anything about this grammar checker?
According to Shatner's accounts, he and Doohan never really hit it off. In fact, at one point in the 80's they weren't speaking at all to each other. Don't know if that improved or not since then.
Stranger things have happened I suppose. The Eagles got back together... Fleetwood Mac (several times). Supertramp... Uh, I'm just being hopeful there...
Seriously, a few models back they had a PIII based on a i810 platform complete with an all-in-one design, side loading CD-ROM/PCMCIA, etc. Not as slick, same concept.
My son is functionally autistic. Sometimes he gets a *little* excited about playing his games and forgets. I wish I could back up his Gamecube games because they somewhat fragile and easily scratched.
We were sticking with the SNES (cartridges are harder to damage), but even at 5 years old he could tell the difference between Super Mario World and Sunshine. (He beat Sunshine last week!):)
And there may be more to it than that. Ever notice how MS documents are recognized as such by the OS even if YOU'VE NEVER LOADED OFFICE on that computer??!
This is why the E.U. is demanding that MS release it's hidden API's. And this is why MS is fighting this so hard. If Office is found to be pre-pre-loading with the OS, they are going to be in very hot water indeed and not just with the Euros.
I know a company here in PA that has a mish-mash of Office suites to include everything from Office 95 to 2003. You don't know comptibility issues until you encounter THAT!
At least, that's what I've found. My drive will do 8X +R's and 4X -R's, but the -R DVD Video tend to play better in older players. This is a concern for me because I help produce DVD's of various productions at the school.
When I need to backup some data however, I reach for the +R pack...
Indeed, who knows? There's at least a few places that aren't yet affected by radiation, I'm sure.
Look, all sarcasm aside, I'm all for research and I never said otherwise, but I am against producing more of something we can't get rid of and something so toxic.
There is a primary difference between coal/oil and nuclear. Nuclear can't be cleaned up. It can be moved from one spot to another though. How about we put it in your backyard for starters?
And even when it's done well (most U.S. plants appear to be safely constructed and maintained), how can we guanantee it's safety through administrations or government overthrows? How many people were needlessly affected (in Russia and elsewhere) because of Soviet political bullshit?
Chernobyl is fucking TERRIFYING. There's a reason why that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game is based on that location.
I say, nuclear power becomes a more viable option when you can tell me what to do with the waste it generates. And the answer has to be better than 'bury it'.
Sun LOVES to brag everytime they get a win for StarOffice. And they should - it's good stuff! Of course they want to see it thrive and have reason to see it through. The reasoning is that once you have Windows people doing more stuff through OSS/HTML, the less dependant they become on the host OS (generally Windows) and might be open to other choices.
And yet, the very people they need to impress are turned off in droves. Not because Star/OOo doesn't open Word docs perfectly. It can easily be shown that WORD doesn't open them right all the time either!
No, the real issue is working with Windows on a more corporate level. Support for things that matter to IT admins like me (like profiles) isn't going to happen for another six months in Star/OOo. This from a product that's been more than functional for over two YEARS. Many of the changes that needed to be made were as simple as writing to the Local Machine instead of the Local User directory.
Right now, if you do it the 'right' way, EVERY USER who logs on to the machine is supposed to fill out this mini-install. That still doesn't set the parameters for default home or backup directories, and it's not a great way to have a sixth grader start the app.
I'm not complaining loudly because I know how much free effort has gone into OOo and programs like it. But what I AM trying to do is send the word out to other projects considering Windows support to truly support it. Don't make it an excercise in frustration. Try your program with other users in the field. Find out what's important to them. Some of them can't/won't be able to express those concepts on a bug report list. They need to be talked to.
Many others on the StarOffice Forum are shocked when they find out how poorly StarOffice integrates with Windows. All I'm saying is: Don't wait until your product starts to hit the big time before these issues are, at the least, acknowledged.
" Try doing a google search for your error message, oh dear l33t admin, and you will find a shell script to fix that."
No kidding? You clearly don't 'get it'. My entire point is that I don't want to rely on hacks to make things work. It's been my experience that the more you use workarounds like this, the more things break over time - especially when new versions arrive.
I found a 'solution' - maybe the same one you're suggesting - I just didn't like it.
I know I'm going to be called a lamer and flamed out the ass, but screw it - it has to be said. I was going to move most of our lab computers to Moz this year but ran into issues with profiles. {sigh}
What is it with OSS software? They want to get noticed on the Windows platform, but the very people they need to have accept it (mainly corporations) can't/won't use it because of the hassles involved with profiles and/or user permissions.
Sometimes it's just minor problems - like Moz' inability to have things set up for multiple users on a box, but then there's OpenOffice.org. Not only is it a NIGHTMARE to install in a lab environment (although through reghacks, I got it to work well enough), but it also has problems with Terminal Server.
Now that said, there is progress being made. OOo 2.0 beta lets you install for multiple users and there have been discussions on Mozdev about my very issue with Mozilla.
I understand that 99% of the people who develop for these projects don't know/care about how a Windows shop operates, but if they want their programs to be used on this platform in larger environments, they'll have to start learning how to make them more friendly.
The media appears to have an agenda. The definition of what is news has definately changed. No, they are far too busy tracking down G.W.'s service receipts than paying attention to stuff that actually matters.
"But no, apparently it's business as usual for reporters these days, unless what goes on in America *right now* affects them personally..."
You mean like most humans? People aren't too good at thinking ahead. I should think that long term solutions for terrorism should include things like taking the money away from these bastards by not buying their oil and QUICKLY finding ways to do that.
But no... That's a solution WAY too forward thinking. We'll need several more attacks here before anything intelligent really happens.
"If the Washington Post and other news outlets behaved 30 years ago like they do today, Nixon would have stayed in office until the end of his term."
Hardly. The power of the press has been doing everything possible to unseat Republicans. Nixon would never have made it past the election. Proof? The popularity of Fox News should give you and everyone else a clue.
...it were that easy. Somehow not buying CD's doesn't seem to be enough. First of all, it's the KIDS who buy the CD's, and they just want to hear the music. Good luck convincing them while the RIAA gears up it's anti-piracy 'badger' campaign (or whatever the hell that thing is). Secondly, you forget where the RIAA gets a lot of revenue from - licensing. Whether it's Muzac or motion pictures, the RIAA has PLENTY of other sources to gain revenue from.
Beleive me, the RIAA is with us for a long time - even if they never sold another CD or venue. Something else needs to be done - probably legally. EFF anyone?
As much as I like George Carlin's schticks, I try not to use him as an example of proper civil discourse. Note I said: CIVIL. In order for that word to have any meaning whatsoever you have to start with respect.
"Hell, I don't even like him, and *I* would recognize him as a Senator, and treat him with the respect due the office."
Well then you've just done more than what we've seen from the Left about Bush being a TRAITOR and all... I was beginning to wonder if anyone has paused to reflect on the concept of respect - even for someone you don't personally like.
That said, I can't imagine how this sort of thing could happen. No Republican in their right mind would give Teddy this sort of fodder. No way. You conspiracy kooks are just out of control now...
I think the problem was that Napster by definition was an MP3 trading technology. Could it have traded other files? Sure. And it did. All you had to do was rename files to that extension.
What was attacked by the courts in their case was the centralized directory system. Since Napster was hosting the directory servers, the courts assumed then that it had control over what was going through it's network.
What the current crop of PtoP apps have done is not limit the types of files being traded. Without limiting themselves, it's hard to say whether Kazza or Morpheus is primarily designed for music trading - legal or not. Broadening the scope of the app made the courts have to seriously think about whether they could apply such specific law here.
First of all, the technology in question must be equally available for non-infringing uses. Napster wasn't. It was specifically designed for MP3 trading, and that's the big reason why it got smacked.
Secondly, the court decision clearly leaves the door open for Congress to take up the matter. They feel that the court is not able to make decisions about new tech (what they call 'Art') - that's Congress' job. Think they won't be listening to Big Music's dollars? You bet your ass they will.
Look at the constant extension of copyright in the case of interests like Disney. If Mickey Mouse's copyright gets extended any further they might as well just say, 'Infinity + 1' and be done with it.
Finally, this still won't prevent you from getting sued by the music and movie industries for sharing their material. All this does is postphone the final decision on PtoP. The question is whether or not Congress will limit the technology to non-infringing uses (almost impossible to do), or ban it altogether (more likely - it's easier).
With SP2 weighing in at over 250 MB, virus and spyware patches being written almost DAILY, you NEED a broadband connection now just to stay safe!
I was just having this discussion with one of my relatives the other day. I told her that if she wants to be on the Internet, she's going to have to 'pay to play'.
Unless all you're going to do is check your email (and even then it can be a risky proposition), than it seems now more than ever, dial-up isn't even an option anymore.
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I've been trying to get to see Roger for years now! I don't think there's much chance of a reunion - at least on Roger's part. He's very sensitive to forced creativity and spent years trying to form his own identity apart from the Tramp.
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Look, if THEY are getting a grammar checker than why can't OpenOffice.org use this also? I assume this is open source. Anyone know anything about this grammar checker?
According to Shatner's accounts, he and Doohan never really hit it off. In fact, at one point in the 80's they weren't speaking at all to each other. Don't know if that improved or not since then.
Stranger things have happened I suppose. The Eagles got back together... Fleetwood Mac (several times). Supertramp... Uh, I'm just being hopeful there...
...They'd like their design back:
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Seriously, a few models back they had a PIII based on a i810 platform complete with an all-in-one design, side loading CD-ROM/PCMCIA, etc. Not as slick, same concept.
What is old, is new again!
...You can't price style, baby! :)
My son is functionally autistic. Sometimes he gets a *little* excited about playing his games and forgets. I wish I could back up his Gamecube games because they somewhat fragile and easily scratched.
:)
We were sticking with the SNES (cartridges are harder to damage), but even at 5 years old he could tell the difference between Super Mario World and Sunshine. (He beat Sunshine last week!)
And there may be more to it than that. Ever notice how MS documents are recognized as such by the OS even if YOU'VE NEVER LOADED OFFICE on that computer??!
This is why the E.U. is demanding that MS release it's hidden API's. And this is why MS is fighting this so hard. If Office is found to be pre-pre-loading with the OS, they are going to be in very hot water indeed and not just with the Euros.
Here's a few things SO has over OOo:
;)
Support. Better spell checker. Database (Adabase). WordPerfect compatibility. More clip art and fonts. Slightly sharper interface. Cool Sun logo.
I know a company here in PA that has a mish-mash of Office suites to include everything from Office 95 to 2003. You don't know comptibility issues until you encounter THAT!
Of course, there's always PDF export...
At least, that's what I've found. My drive will do 8X +R's and 4X -R's, but the -R DVD Video tend to play better in older players. This is a concern for me because I help produce DVD's of various productions at the school.
When I need to backup some data however, I reach for the +R pack...
Indeed, who knows? There's at least a few places that aren't yet affected by radiation, I'm sure.
Look, all sarcasm aside, I'm all for research and I never said otherwise, but I am against producing more of something we can't get rid of and something so toxic.
Not true. There is clean coal tech - and right here where I live in PA. There is also wind, solar, etc.
I agree with you about oil and coal, but there are options where they are looked for.
There is a primary difference between coal/oil and nuclear. Nuclear can't be cleaned up. It can be moved from one spot to another though. How about we put it in your backyard for starters?
And even when it's done well (most U.S. plants appear to be safely constructed and maintained), how can we guanantee it's safety through administrations or government overthrows? How many people were needlessly affected (in Russia and elsewhere) because of Soviet political bullshit?
Chernobyl is fucking TERRIFYING. There's a reason why that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game is based on that location.
I say, nuclear power becomes a more viable option when you can tell me what to do with the waste it generates. And the answer has to be better than 'bury it'.
This is what really bothers me:
StarOffice/OpenOffice.org.
Sun LOVES to brag everytime they get a win for StarOffice. And they should - it's good stuff! Of course they want to see it thrive and have reason to see it through. The reasoning is that once you have Windows people doing more stuff through OSS/HTML, the less dependant they become on the host OS (generally Windows) and might be open to other choices.
And yet, the very people they need to impress are turned off in droves. Not because Star/OOo doesn't open Word docs perfectly. It can easily be shown that WORD doesn't open them right all the time either!
No, the real issue is working with Windows on a more corporate level. Support for things that matter to IT admins like me (like profiles) isn't going to happen for another six months in Star/OOo. This from a product that's been more than functional for over two YEARS. Many of the changes that needed to be made were as simple as writing to the Local Machine instead of the Local User directory.
Right now, if you do it the 'right' way, EVERY USER who logs on to the machine is supposed to fill out this mini-install. That still doesn't set the parameters for default home or backup directories, and it's not a great way to have a sixth grader start the app.
I'm not complaining loudly because I know how much free effort has gone into OOo and programs like it. But what I AM trying to do is send the word out to other projects considering Windows support to truly support it. Don't make it an excercise in frustration. Try your program with other users in the field. Find out what's important to them. Some of them can't/won't be able to express those concepts on a bug report list. They need to be talked to.
Many others on the StarOffice Forum are shocked when they find out how poorly StarOffice integrates with Windows. All I'm saying is: Don't wait until your product starts to hit the big time before these issues are, at the least, acknowledged.
There doesn't seem to be a Windows version of Reiser on that li....
Oh...
" Try doing a google search for your error message, oh dear l33t admin, and you will find a shell script to fix that."
No kidding? You clearly don't 'get it'. My entire point is that I don't want to rely on hacks to make things work. It's been my experience that the more you use workarounds like this, the more things break over time - especially when new versions arrive.
I found a 'solution' - maybe the same one you're suggesting - I just didn't like it.
I know I'm going to be called a lamer and flamed out the ass, but screw it - it has to be said. I was going to move most of our lab computers to Moz this year but ran into issues with profiles. {sigh}
What is it with OSS software? They want to get noticed on the Windows platform, but the very people they need to have accept it (mainly corporations) can't/won't use it because of the hassles involved with profiles and/or user permissions.
Sometimes it's just minor problems - like Moz' inability to have things set up for multiple users on a box, but then there's OpenOffice.org. Not only is it a NIGHTMARE to install in a lab environment (although through reghacks, I got it to work well enough), but it also has problems with Terminal Server.
Now that said, there is progress being made. OOo 2.0 beta lets you install for multiple users and there have been discussions on Mozdev about my very issue with Mozilla.
I understand that 99% of the people who develop for these projects don't know/care about how a Windows shop operates, but if they want their programs to be used on this platform in larger environments, they'll have to start learning how to make them more friendly.
The media appears to have an agenda. The definition of what is news has definately changed. No, they are far too busy tracking down G.W.'s service receipts than paying attention to stuff that actually matters.
"But no, apparently it's business as usual for reporters these days, unless what goes on in America *right now* affects them personally..."
You mean like most humans? People aren't too good at thinking ahead. I should think that long term solutions for terrorism should include things like taking the money away from these bastards by not buying their oil and QUICKLY finding ways to do that.
But no... That's a solution WAY too forward thinking. We'll need several more attacks here before anything intelligent really happens.
"If the Washington Post and other news outlets behaved 30 years ago like they do today, Nixon would have stayed in office until the end of his term."
Hardly. The power of the press has been doing everything possible to unseat Republicans. Nixon would never have made it past the election. Proof? The popularity of Fox News should give you and everyone else a clue.
...it were that easy. Somehow not buying CD's doesn't seem to be enough. First of all, it's the KIDS who buy the CD's, and they just want to hear the music. Good luck convincing them while the RIAA gears up it's anti-piracy 'badger' campaign (or whatever the hell that thing is). Secondly, you forget where the RIAA gets a lot of revenue from - licensing. Whether it's Muzac or motion pictures, the RIAA has PLENTY of other sources to gain revenue from.
Beleive me, the RIAA is with us for a long time - even if they never sold another CD or venue. Something else needs to be done - probably legally. EFF anyone?
As much as I like George Carlin's schticks, I try not to use him as an example of proper civil discourse. Note I said: CIVIL. In order for that word to have any meaning whatsoever you have to start with respect.
"Hell, I don't even like him, and *I* would recognize him as a Senator, and treat him with the respect due the office."
Well then you've just done more than what we've seen from the Left about Bush being a TRAITOR and all... I was beginning to wonder if anyone has paused to reflect on the concept of respect - even for someone you don't personally like.
That said, I can't imagine how this sort of thing could happen. No Republican in their right mind would give Teddy this sort of fodder. No way. You conspiracy kooks are just out of control now...
...because it leaves you with the illusion that copyrights are limited (as prescribed in the constitution)...
I think the problem was that Napster by definition was an MP3 trading technology. Could it have traded other files? Sure. And it did. All you had to do was rename files to that extension.
What was attacked by the courts in their case was the centralized directory system. Since Napster was hosting the directory servers, the courts assumed then that it had control over what was going through it's network.
What the current crop of PtoP apps have done is not limit the types of files being traded. Without limiting themselves, it's hard to say whether Kazza or Morpheus is primarily designed for music trading - legal or not. Broadening the scope of the app made the courts have to seriously think about whether they could apply such specific law here.
First of all, the technology in question must be equally available for non-infringing uses. Napster wasn't. It was specifically designed for MP3 trading, and that's the big reason why it got smacked.
Secondly, the court decision clearly leaves the door open for Congress to take up the matter. They feel that the court is not able to make decisions about new tech (what they call 'Art') - that's Congress' job. Think they won't be listening to Big Music's dollars? You bet your ass they will.
Look at the constant extension of copyright in the case of interests like Disney. If Mickey Mouse's copyright gets extended any further they might as well just say, 'Infinity + 1' and be done with it.
Finally, this still won't prevent you from getting sued by the music and movie industries for sharing their material. All this does is postphone the final decision on PtoP. The question is whether or not Congress will limit the technology to non-infringing uses (almost impossible to do), or ban it altogether (more likely - it's easier).
With SP2 weighing in at over 250 MB, virus and spyware patches being written almost DAILY, you NEED a broadband connection now just to stay safe!
I was just having this discussion with one of my relatives the other day. I told her that if she wants to be on the Internet, she's going to have to 'pay to play'.
Unless all you're going to do is check your email (and even then it can be a risky proposition), than it seems now more than ever, dial-up isn't even an option anymore.