I think ISPs should share more of the blame. A computer that doesn't connect to a network, and only one user doesn't really need that security. M$ started and grew in the personal computer industry with MSDOS- not networked, multiuser computers. AOL (which is getting better at security awareness) Earthlink and other ISP should be more involved
There are so many more wasteful things, both the pseudo art project and all projects it inspires are negligible. Have you ever been to Las Vegas or Times Square? Do you realize how many ozone eating freon air conditioners are still being used? I'm not exactly sure why people pick on personal computers as energy wasters, but there are a lot of much more wasteful appliances that we could worry about.
Billions of dollars have been siphoned to US technology companies, to precisely those companies in the districts of the senators and representative who voted for this "feckless welfare program."
It has served the purpose it was designed for quite well. Are you some sort of Pinko Commie or what? ; )
Apparently astornauts only ate "astronaut ice cream" on the first manned spaceflight.
And US President is appointed by the Supreme Court, not by winning an election, not even of a "representative" electoral college.
Usually I don't waste time responding at all, but it looks like you're trying to pick a fight, so I'm game.
If learning software is a matter of employment, I'd rather be an employed member of the "Riff raff" then an unemployed man with "scruples"
I was only trying to make a point anyways, so you can just fuck off, asshole
The article doesn't explain the terms of the agreement which were violated, or possible remedies. Many Slashdotters will focus on either the technology, which is trivial, or the duplicity of this practice, which also seems rather trivial in the context of web merchandising. The law, however, is a different world, and the seriousness of M$ breaking their agreements (if they have been broken) is a different matter.
Symbolics ported their Lisp Machines' operating system to the Alpha. Called Open Genera, it was almost entirely written in Lisp. Unfortunately they used Alpha microcode when porting it, and Genera depends on Tru64 unix on the host machine. I believe the code for Open Genera is in some sort of legal limbo now- its a shame, because this is sort of the final nail in the coffin for Lisp OSs. Even the ghost of the Lisp Machine has been killed.
How hard is it to find pirated full versions? I don't think its too difficult- Are those copies I see on the P2P networks PLE versions? I think if someone serious enough about using and learning such a complex piece of software, they'd steal a full working version, if they could.
is that often the salespeople are totally convinced by the electronic's companies propaganda. So if you go to a local store (and sometimes chain stores too) the people there are often being honest and sincere- they're just passing on the brainwashing they received themselves. Some/.er asked for stats to backup claims- please no! There are many, many bogus metrics advertised- and many counter claims about "true" metrics. Its not unlike UFOs and claims that faked reports are part of the conspiracy- its a neverending cycle.
They are funny!- I wish more companies would show such a sense of humor. Usually organizations are much more touchy and protective of their image. In the cartoons, the Napster "cat" is depicted as being raised for the dead.
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I couldn't find the shut-the-hell-up mode of operation for my ex-wife, so I'm hoping some girlfriend deprived/. writer can help me out.
My town library just shortened their hours again. Buget cuts have eliminated the high school librarian. About twenty corporations own all major television network stations, major city newspapers, and radio stations. Frankly Google will be the only independent source of infomation for many people in the future. Don't blame 10 yro Sparky, after all, he live in a country where the Supreme Court appoints the President
If things go badly for linux, maybe the BSDs will get some long overdue publicity? Probably not, because the whole debacle would already been perceived as a tempest in a teapot if there were a better awareness of BSDs and binary compatibility. I don't mean to troll, but I'm disappointed that BSD still doesn't make the mainstream news media.
Unfortunately I have no first hand experience, but on Public Radio "Science Friday" this subject came up and there were quite a few hearty endorsements for 'Hurricane Calculus'
In other news, it has been noticed that "Alternative" DJs in New England area, and probably the entire country, have become Trollers of the airwaves. When P2P networks get a little more interactive, maybe we can listen to people who care more about music than just pushing listeners' buttons.
Apple has kinda misled the casual free-software users. OSX is not a "new" operating system based on BSD, but a rework of NEXTstep, which happens to have been based on BSD code. There were millions of dollars spent for NEXT, so that Jobs to cover his ass and repay former NEXT investors. Apple discarded linux tie-ins with MKLinux a while back, too bad.
It has been deception and greed that suckered immigrants into America... Most were exploited mercilessly, but hoped that their children would do better. It is the Myth of a kinder gentler America, a myth perpetuated by the aggressive ogres. We have already live in an America where employees are savaged, and it is getting worse
Record unemployment since the Great Depression. Worse for those working in technology sector, and you blame them for not working on Monday. Way to make friends on Slashdot! (or do you have enough simulated friends?)
The sourceforge Maxima is a decendant of DOE (Department of Energy)Maxima. It was one of three licensed versions of the program. The commercial "Macsyma" is dead, but still property of Symbolics Technologies, I believe. The fact that any of the code is available and publicly licenced at all is a minor miracle.
On the contrary, I don't have to work on Monday and American society and "Kantian" theory don't exist in any meaningful way. I do think that psychological pain and misery are extremely hard to deny- perhaps they're the only things real? Chances are good that your troubles won't disappear even if you do "get off your ass." Carrie Ann-Moss is apparently a real person, and who knows? you might very well meet her. Why are you so defensive anyway- doesn't your attitude suggest that perhaps you should stop and re-examine your values. What are you working for, for whom and why?
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I think ISPs should share more of the blame. A computer that doesn't connect to a network, and only one user doesn't really need that security. M$ started and grew in the personal computer industry with MSDOS- not networked, multiuser computers. AOL (which is getting better at security awareness) Earthlink and other ISP should be more involved
There are so many more wasteful things, both the pseudo art project and all projects it inspires are negligible. Have you ever been to Las Vegas or Times Square? Do you realize how many ozone eating freon air conditioners are still being used? I'm not exactly sure why people pick on personal computers as energy wasters, but there are a lot of much more wasteful appliances that we could worry about.
Billions of dollars have been siphoned to US technology companies, to precisely those companies in the districts of the senators and representative who voted for this "feckless welfare program." It has served the purpose it was designed for quite well. Are you some sort of Pinko Commie or what? ; )
Apparently astornauts only ate "astronaut ice cream" on the first manned spaceflight. And US President is appointed by the Supreme Court, not by winning an election, not even of a "representative" electoral college.
Usually I don't waste time responding at all, but it looks like you're trying to pick a fight, so I'm game. If learning software is a matter of employment, I'd rather be an employed member of the "Riff raff" then an unemployed man with "scruples" I was only trying to make a point anyways, so you can just fuck off, asshole
The article doesn't explain the terms of the agreement which were violated, or possible remedies. Many Slashdotters will focus on either the technology, which is trivial, or the duplicity of this practice, which also seems rather trivial in the context of web merchandising. The law, however, is a different world, and the seriousness of M$ breaking their agreements (if they have been broken) is a different matter.
I want them! Chris Daniels from Arlington will email you!
Symbolics ported their Lisp Machines' operating system to the Alpha. Called Open Genera, it was almost entirely written in Lisp. Unfortunately they used Alpha microcode when porting it, and Genera depends on Tru64 unix on the host machine. I believe the code for Open Genera is in some sort of legal limbo now- its a shame, because this is sort of the final nail in the coffin for Lisp OSs. Even the ghost of the Lisp Machine has been killed.
How hard is it to find pirated full versions? I don't think its too difficult- Are those copies I see on the P2P networks PLE versions? I think if someone serious enough about using and learning such a complex piece of software, they'd steal a full working version, if they could.
is that often the salespeople are totally convinced by the electronic's companies propaganda. So if you go to a local store (and sometimes chain stores too) the people there are often being honest and sincere- they're just passing on the brainwashing they received themselves. Some /.er asked for stats to backup claims- please no! There are many, many bogus metrics advertised- and many counter claims about "true" metrics. Its not unlike UFOs and claims that faked reports are part of the conspiracy- its a neverending cycle.
Just ask the Governor of Califonia. Find the nearest well supplied fallout shelter now! before its too late!
They are funny!- I wish more companies would show such a sense of humor. Usually organizations are much more touchy and protective of their image. In the cartoons, the Napster "cat" is depicted as being raised for the dead.
I couldn't find the shut-the-hell-up mode of operation for my ex-wife, so I'm hoping some girlfriend deprived /. writer can help me out.
My town library just shortened their hours again. Buget cuts have eliminated the high school librarian. About twenty corporations own all major television network stations, major city newspapers, and radio stations. Frankly Google will be the only independent source of infomation for many people in the future. Don't blame 10 yro Sparky, after all, he live in a country where the Supreme Court appoints the President
Bitterly disapointed, Carl Sagan was never able to detect intelligent life on our planet!
If things go badly for linux, maybe the BSDs will get some long overdue publicity? Probably not, because the whole debacle would already been perceived as a tempest in a teapot if there were a better awareness of BSDs and binary compatibility. I don't mean to troll, but I'm disappointed that BSD still doesn't make the mainstream news media.
Unfortunately I have no first hand experience, but on Public Radio "Science Friday" this subject came up and there were quite a few hearty endorsements for 'Hurricane Calculus'
In other news, it has been noticed that "Alternative" DJs in New England area, and probably the entire country, have become Trollers of the airwaves. When P2P networks get a little more interactive, maybe we can listen to people who care more about music than just pushing listeners' buttons.
and nobody on the P2P networks cares.
Apple has kinda misled the casual free-software users. OSX is not a "new" operating system based on BSD, but a rework of NEXTstep, which happens to have been based on BSD code. There were millions of dollars spent for NEXT, so that Jobs to cover his ass and repay former NEXT investors. Apple discarded linux tie-ins with MKLinux a while back, too bad.
It has been deception and greed that suckered immigrants into America... Most were exploited mercilessly, but hoped that their children would do better. It is the Myth of a kinder gentler America, a myth perpetuated by the aggressive ogres. We have already live in an America where employees are savaged, and it is getting worse
Record unemployment since the Great Depression. Worse for those working in technology sector, and you blame them for not working on Monday. Way to make friends on Slashdot! (or do you have enough simulated friends?)
Clearly Uranus is much bigger than our, ah, ...never mind.
The sourceforge Maxima is a decendant of DOE (Department of Energy)Maxima. It was one of three licensed versions of the program. The commercial "Macsyma" is dead, but still property of Symbolics Technologies, I believe. The fact that any of the code is available and publicly licenced at all is a minor miracle.
On the contrary, I don't have to work on Monday and American society and "Kantian" theory don't exist in any meaningful way. I do think that psychological pain and misery are extremely hard to deny- perhaps they're the only things real? Chances are good that your troubles won't disappear even if you do "get off your ass." Carrie Ann-Moss is apparently a real person, and who knows? you might very well meet her. Why are you so defensive anyway- doesn't your attitude suggest that perhaps you should stop and re-examine your values. What are you working for, for whom and why?