Well, we could've just quietly assumed that it would be capable of running copied games, and celebrated it for its ability to run homebrewed software and Linux... but no, we had to go and give it that aire of illegitimacy.
In related news, Microsoft rushed to announce the virus:// protocol implemented to make it easier to determine what links go to websites, and what links go to self-installing viruses.
Hate to break it to you, but the XM signal is reaching your nut regardless of whether or not the receiver is there. The XM signal is probably bouncing off my head this second.
Satellite receivers are passive; they don't transmit (hence the name.) That's why most satellite systems for televisions have telephone lines plugged into them.
His new one, "Has Been", was produced in part by Ben Folds and features numerous guest vocalists and inspired, touching and some outright funny lyrics. I'm personally fond of "I Can't Get Behind That" and "That's Me Trying."
If you can get past the "omg it's Shatner" factor, he's put out one heck of an album. One of the best music purchases I've made this year.
What if someone were to write an open-source daemon that would allow me to use the Music Store interface in iTunes to access their own version of it, where they got all the money instead of Apple, or noone got any money (free fileswapping.) Would Apple be right to intervene with the DMCA?
Not fair to classify it as a "David Ornstein" product either, and not give MS any credit... MS could've never allowed it to see the light of day, but they instead allowed it to be released, as an open source project.
Give credit where credit is due, to both the man behind the development and the entity behind its' release.
The older Notepad limitation was due to a limitation of the size of the intrinsic text box control's buffer. If such an exploit exists, it would be down in the Win32 text box control in Win95/98.
Don't worry... by that time, you'll have to wait until Episodes 7, 8 and 9 are finished, as he'll only want to release it as a complete set (episodes 1-9.)
The attitude of "It works, don't care if you don't like how it works or if you think it's ugly, I like it, if you don't like it than don't use it" is not just in FOSS, it's the attitude of many, if not most, programmers. Despite what it may look like, this isn't flamebait, I'm one of these guys myself. At the company I work for, this attitude is prevalent to a degree in most of the developers. It takes someone outside their heads (and usually, pressure from someone who makes the decisions) to put a friendly face on the application, and, dare I think it, reduce or refactor functionality to present a better interface to the user.
It's not that developers aren't to blame, but rather, it's how you'd expect developers to be. What FOSS needs is a free, open-source equivalent of the QA/Validation/UI Design department.
The article was light on details; if you read the text of the patent (which I have not, to be sure) it's most likely describing a specific implementation, or has key features that the generic technologies being described in the early replies to this thread don't have.
It's fun to get your panties in a knot about every patent filed by every company, but they are just trying to cover their bases. If they (companies) don't patent everything they possibly can, someone else will turn around and do it. Better to have a patent thrown out for prior art than to risk having to pay massive royalties for something that one of your engineers claims to have invented (and may in fact have.)
So tell me, who would you rather hold the patent on these things, Microsoft or Nintendo?;-)
It'd be nice to dehumanize companies like that, but I contacted eBay via their contact form re: my suspended account, and eBay not only called me on the cell phone number I provided the next day, they called back a few hours later when I didn't answer the first time. Spoke with the eBay rep for approx. 30 seconds, he informed me my account had been reinstated and that was that.
I've heard horror stories before, but it IS possible to get in touch with people from companies like that, when they need to speak with you. Unfortunately, despite its' perceived convenience to us, if their contact page consisted of a mailto: link and a phone number, and all automated emails were sent from aliases that people watched, customer service would go into the tubes as their overloaded reps struggled to wade through the mass horde of emails and phone calls about things that didn't need to be discussed over the phone.
Aside from the health issues associated with blasting people with waves in the UV spectrum, you'd need to actually capture the data to project it. This would mean using an infrared photodetector in addition to a visible light photodetector to capture video... which is prohibitively expensive.
I'm sorry, but ASP brings Visual Studio.Net with it to the party, and, well, it always manages to get in my pants.
Until any of these other solutions can offer me an IDE as advanced as Visual Studio.Net, instead of being one version behind attempting to copy it and feeling "not quite right" in their attempts, I'll stick with my.Net-based solutions.
Slashdot Mirror
It's called news. Sometimes one story gets a lot of coverage.
Well, we could've just quietly assumed that it would be capable of running copied games, and celebrated it for its ability to run homebrewed software and Linux... but no, we had to go and give it that aire of illegitimacy.
Thanks, poster!
Tax breaks for hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles would be a nice step in the right direction.
Imagine writing a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle off on your taxes. That would do it for me.
Gmail supports both of the features you've described.
If by same concept you mean "a bar on the side." The Longhorn sidebar is a lot more ambitious.
Can drug dogs still smell it?
Starsky and Hutch surrender.
In related news, Microsoft rushed to announce the virus:// protocol implemented to make it easier to determine what links go to websites, and what links go to self-installing viruses.
So you're the ass that kept crashing all the ATMs! I had to WALK back to my hotel!
This probably comes from Han using the phrase "make the jump to lightspeed" in the movies.
Hate to break it to you, but the XM signal is reaching your nut regardless of whether or not the receiver is there. The XM signal is probably bouncing off my head this second.
Satellite receivers are passive; they don't transmit (hence the name.) That's why most satellite systems for televisions have telephone lines plugged into them.
His new one, "Has Been", was produced in part by Ben Folds and features numerous guest vocalists and inspired, touching and some outright funny lyrics. I'm personally fond of "I Can't Get Behind That" and "That's Me Trying."
If you can get past the "omg it's Shatner" factor, he's put out one heck of an album. One of the best music purchases I've made this year.
They're simulating the Clone Wars breaking out on Coruscant.
Outrage, outrage!
What if someone were to write an open-source daemon that would allow me to use the Music Store interface in iTunes to access their own version of it, where they got all the money instead of Apple, or noone got any money (free fileswapping.) Would Apple be right to intervene with the DMCA?
AT&T is a huge behemoth of a company, that isn't going anywhere. Vonage is a start-up.
For us, Vonage is a household name, but not for many outside this circle.
This isn't text of the linked article.
Not fair to classify it as a "David Ornstein" product either, and not give MS any credit... MS could've never allowed it to see the light of day, but they instead allowed it to be released, as an open source project.
Give credit where credit is due, to both the man behind the development and the entity behind its' release.
The older Notepad limitation was due to a limitation of the size of the intrinsic text box control's buffer. If such an exploit exists, it would be down in the Win32 text box control in Win95/98.
Don't worry... by that time, you'll have to wait until Episodes 7, 8 and 9 are finished, as he'll only want to release it as a complete set (episodes 1-9.)
Repent
;-)
Shouldn't that be flip?
The attitude of "It works, don't care if you don't like how it works or if you think it's ugly, I like it, if you don't like it than don't use it" is not just in FOSS, it's the attitude of many, if not most, programmers. Despite what it may look like, this isn't flamebait, I'm one of these guys myself. At the company I work for, this attitude is prevalent to a degree in most of the developers. It takes someone outside their heads (and usually, pressure from someone who makes the decisions) to put a friendly face on the application, and, dare I think it, reduce or refactor functionality to present a better interface to the user.
It's not that developers aren't to blame, but rather, it's how you'd expect developers to be. What FOSS needs is a free, open-source equivalent of the QA/Validation/UI Design department.
Nintendo patents Xbox Live! Just kidding...
;-)
The article was light on details; if you read the text of the patent (which I have not, to be sure) it's most likely describing a specific implementation, or has key features that the generic technologies being described in the early replies to this thread don't have.
It's fun to get your panties in a knot about every patent filed by every company, but they are just trying to cover their bases. If they (companies) don't patent everything they possibly can, someone else will turn around and do it. Better to have a patent thrown out for prior art than to risk having to pay massive royalties for something that one of your engineers claims to have invented (and may in fact have.)
So tell me, who would you rather hold the patent on these things, Microsoft or Nintendo?
It'd be nice to dehumanize companies like that, but I contacted eBay via their contact form re: my suspended account, and eBay not only called me on the cell phone number I provided the next day, they called back a few hours later when I didn't answer the first time. Spoke with the eBay rep for approx. 30 seconds, he informed me my account had been reinstated and that was that.
I've heard horror stories before, but it IS possible to get in touch with people from companies like that, when they need to speak with you. Unfortunately, despite its' perceived convenience to us, if their contact page consisted of a mailto: link and a phone number, and all automated emails were sent from aliases that people watched, customer service would go into the tubes as their overloaded reps struggled to wade through the mass horde of emails and phone calls about things that didn't need to be discussed over the phone.
For a company that puts so much emphasis on portable devices, Apple certainly has a lot of problems with batteries.
Aside from the health issues associated with blasting people with waves in the UV spectrum, you'd need to actually capture the data to project it. This would mean using an infrared photodetector in addition to a visible light photodetector to capture video... which is prohibitively expensive.
I'm sorry, but ASP brings Visual Studio .Net with it to the party, and, well, it always manages to get in my pants.
.Net, instead of being one version behind attempting to copy it and feeling "not quite right" in their attempts, I'll stick with my .Net-based solutions.
Until any of these other solutions can offer me an IDE as advanced as Visual Studio