C'mon, this has been dragging on for so long that it's gotten ridiculous (even more so than the first time I heard about it). It's just a nonstop round and round pissing match between SCO and any company that looked like it had deep pockets to take from. I seriously hope that this move nails their coffin shut and closes their doors forever. I think I will file a motion to have Darl McBride declared an economic terrorist and taken away to Gitmo!
More Decepticon lies! The Optimus could never crash!
Transformer jokes aside, this is pretty disappointing news. However, this is "new" technology and I think geeks everywhere have put a lot of hope into the possibilities this device opens up. Art Lebedev is more the design/creativity kind of place isn't it? Maybe if this got into the hands of some more experienced driver hackers they could clear up the driver issues. But I do think the CPU thing is obvious... You put graphics on anything and it has an noticeable effect on your resource utilization. Maybe they could be convinced to open source the drivers and let the community take a shot at it. Or do we think this is hardware limitation?
There is an effort by a group of us students to create a site "By students, For students" over at http://www.replacefacebook.com/ [Replace Facebook] Check it out and spread the word!
Some of us students have decided to replace Facebook with a community driven site. In the spirit of an open source project, the community will have a strong say in what goes in and what comes out. A site for students, by students. http://www.replacefacebook.net/
Sounds like your setups weren't very well thought through. At work we have both proximity cards and hard key locks. When the power fails, a small group of people can still open the building because they've been issued hard keys. Everyone in IT and all of the higher-ups get a key. (We also have the prox cards for convienence when the power is on.) We issue a prox card to all employees and set access groups specifying times and locations in the building that can be accessed. HR/Accounting is super locked down, as is the server room. As for logging the hard keys, unless the power is out, the system requires an id code at a keypad placed just within each door. Lastly, the doors "fail" to the locked position. If they lose power or are tampered with, the door switches into the locked position.
This setup is extremely nice for us to set "Business Hours" that the main doors are unlocked automatically. This accounts for holidays as well. Very nice setup. We used a local consulting firm that resells for ADT.
IBM made a resounding move into security on Wednesday, acquiring Internet Security Systems for $1.3 billion.
The all-cash transaction of about $28 per share is meant to bolster IBM's ability to deliver security services to corporations, the company said.
ISS builds network protection products and services, including intrusion detection and monitoring tools.
IBM said it intends to use ISS's expertise and software to provide more robust security-related services to its corporate customers.
"This acquisition will help IBM to provide companies with access to trained experts and leading-edge processes and technology to evaluate and protect against threats and enforce security policies," said Val Rahmani, general manager of infrastructure management services at IBM Global Services.
The ISS acquisition, expected to close in fourth quarter of this year, adds to a rapid-fire succession of big purchases at IBM. In August alone, IBM has announced plans to buy Webify Solutions, MRO Software and FileNet. The tab, if all the deals go through, will exceed $3.6 billion.
Looking to boost revenue from software and services, most of the company's acquisitions--which total more than 40 since 2003--have been software firms.
IBM is seeking to grow profits by creating a comprehensive product portfolio and deliver a combination of software and consulting services, according to company executives.
With ISS, Big Blue intends to deliver the company's products through consulting engagements and hosted services.
"By delivering an integrated security platform that is adaptable and extensible to address new threats and business requirements without incremental complexity and cost, ISS has delivered the foundation for delivering security as a service," said Tom Noonan, president and CEO of ISS.
IBM already offers some managed security services and includes security software in its Tivoli product line.
Take a look at Outlook Web Access. It is the web-based component to Exchange. It does pretty much everything Outlook 2003 does (If you have Exchange 2003) We use it very heavily for our remote users, but some internal prefer it to the Outlook client. It runs well in both IE and Firefox. Take a look here http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/featu res/OWA_Features.mspx
I'm working on something like this for myself. It will be done "soon" depending on how busy I am with clients and the like. But when I'm done, you're more than welcome to the code. Feel free to e-mail me.
This sort of thing happens in the corporate environment (at least where stability is valued over new features). I don't see why we shouldn't have some of the same process in OSS. I think this is a bold, yet helpful move by Linus and I congratulate him on taking a stand!
D00D!!! I would so totally play Need for Bling Underground Xtreme 2007!!!!11!one When does that shit come out? Do I really have to wait until 2007??? Yes! This is gonna be saaweeeet!
You have to remember though, that the government _does_ tax us. Significant wasteful spending, while temporarily boosting the money of a few, will eventually be distributed into the taxes of the many. In situations like this the pros and cons need to be evaluated... Anyone thinking with their head on straight would see that wasteful science is bad science.
As it stands, I can walk into my local supermarket, purchase any number of items(using cash), and walk out. No one ever need know who I am. RFID Identity scanning would allow any number of people to know not only WHO I am, but WHERE I've been. That is the significant risk in allowing technology like this in place without proper security measures, both for the government, and for my personal protection. Iron out the security, make me feel safe, and I'll think about sticking an RFID tag in my wallet.
I'm one of a handful of people in my company who are even aware of OSS, Linux, and the like. My boss (System Administrator of my building) is afraid of anything that doesn't have Bill's seal of approval. But when my boss saw how much more efficiently I could research something on the web using tabbed browsing, and the built-in (customizable) search bar, he did a double-take. He installed it and started using it about 25% of the time. After the CERT warning came out, he dumped IE and issued a warning to the building that they need to be using Opera, Firefox or similar non-MS browser.
Wouldn't it seem that we're all so addicted to Slashdot that we still read it on a day when all of the content is worthless?! Why don't the editors just give it a rest, and either give us good news, or no news. I love a good joke, but c'mon here people!
My worst working environment ever, is a company that has plenty of important stuff I could be doing. But my boss always wants to put off the work. So I usually am doing nothing. I know it sounds crazy, worst environment is where you don't do any work? Yes. I'm the kind of person who likes to keep busy. If I'm gonna get paid for doing nothing, you might as well just let me leave the building and get paid for this job while I go work at McDonald's. I'll take a tech salary and work in food service anyday. (Less whiny customers!)
The stem cells that are under the most debate, are coming from fertilization centers, where they take several of the mother's eggs and father's sperm and create embryos to implant in the mother. After a certain time period, these are either destroyed, or used for research. And actually, there are significantly less chances of finding stem cells in a fetus. By the time it's developed that far, most of the stem cells will have become specialized.
Another interesting point is that stem cells are available from fully grown adults. There are large amoutns of adult stem cells in the fat tissues. If you were to donate your fat after a liposuction, would people get upset? (Of course adult stem cells are not AS useful as embryonic stem cells. But any stem cells are better than no stem cells. And what is to say with a little research we couldn't get them to be as useful?)
There seems to be a lot of hysteria and misinformation involved in stem cells and similar research. Politicians who are Christian tend to jump to conclusions based on what they've heard about how stem cell research kills babies, and that's just not true. Anyway, take a couple of minutes to look at some stem cell stuff. Educate yourself, and know what you're talking about.
Point in case: There are more than one source for stem cells. Christian ideals or not, it's not about killing babies, it's about extra embryos with no purpose. (Christians usually believe that it is not right to create these embryos in the first place... but people are going to do it anyway... so we might as well make the best of it)
Disclaimer: I am a Catholic Christian, and a Genetics major.
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C'mon, this has been dragging on for so long that it's gotten ridiculous (even more so than the first time I heard about it). It's just a nonstop round and round pissing match between SCO and any company that looked like it had deep pockets to take from. I seriously hope that this move nails their coffin shut and closes their doors forever. I think I will file a motion to have Darl McBride declared an economic terrorist and taken away to Gitmo!
More Decepticon lies! The Optimus could never crash!
Transformer jokes aside, this is pretty disappointing news. However, this is "new" technology and I think geeks everywhere have put a lot of hope into the possibilities this device opens up. Art Lebedev is more the design/creativity kind of place isn't it? Maybe if this got into the hands of some more experienced driver hackers they could clear up the driver issues. But I do think the CPU thing is obvious... You put graphics on anything and it has an noticeable effect on your resource utilization. Maybe they could be convinced to open source the drivers and let the community take a shot at it. Or do we think this is hardware limitation?
There is an effort by a group of us students to create a site "By students, For students" over at http://www.replacefacebook.com/ [Replace Facebook]
Check it out and spread the word!
Some of us students have decided to replace Facebook with a community driven site. In the spirit of an open source project, the community will have a strong say in what goes in and what comes out. A site for students, by students. http://www.replacefacebook.net/
e _Facebook/
Also @ Digg http://digg.com/software/Outraged_Students_Replac
Sounds like your setups weren't very well thought through. At work we have both proximity cards and hard key locks. When the power fails, a small group of people can still open the building because they've been issued hard keys. Everyone in IT and all of the higher-ups get a key. (We also have the prox cards for convienence when the power is on.) We issue a prox card to all employees and set access groups specifying times and locations in the building that can be accessed. HR/Accounting is super locked down, as is the server room. As for logging the hard keys, unless the power is out, the system requires an id code at a keypad placed just within each door. Lastly, the doors "fail" to the locked position. If they lose power or are tampered with, the door switches into the locked position. This setup is extremely nice for us to set "Business Hours" that the main doors are unlocked automatically. This accounts for holidays as well. Very nice setup. We used a local consulting firm that resells for ADT.
IBM made a resounding move into security on Wednesday, acquiring Internet Security Systems for $1.3 billion.
The all-cash transaction of about $28 per share is meant to bolster IBM's ability to deliver security services to corporations, the company said.
ISS builds network protection products and services, including intrusion detection and monitoring tools.
IBM said it intends to use ISS's expertise and software to provide more robust security-related services to its corporate customers.
"This acquisition will help IBM to provide companies with access to trained experts and leading-edge processes and technology to evaluate and protect against threats and enforce security policies," said Val Rahmani, general manager of infrastructure management services at IBM Global Services.
The ISS acquisition, expected to close in fourth quarter of this year, adds to a rapid-fire succession of big purchases at IBM. In August alone, IBM has announced plans to buy Webify Solutions, MRO Software and FileNet. The tab, if all the deals go through, will exceed $3.6 billion.
Looking to boost revenue from software and services, most of the company's acquisitions--which total more than 40 since 2003--have been software firms.
IBM is seeking to grow profits by creating a comprehensive product portfolio and deliver a combination of software and consulting services, according to company executives.
With ISS, Big Blue intends to deliver the company's products through consulting engagements and hosted services.
"By delivering an integrated security platform that is adaptable and extensible to address new threats and business requirements without incremental complexity and cost, ISS has delivered the foundation for delivering security as a service," said Tom Noonan, president and CEO of ISS.
IBM already offers some managed security services and includes security software in its Tivoli product line.
Take a look at Outlook Web Access. It is the web-based component to Exchange. It does pretty much everything Outlook 2003 does (If you have Exchange 2003) We use it very heavily for our remote users, but some internal prefer it to the Outlook client. It runs well in both IE and Firefox. Take a look here http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/featu res/OWA_Features.mspx
Standards compliance, native SVG, and secure extensibility don't do it for you, eh?
I'm working on something like this for myself. It will be done "soon" depending on how busy I am with clients and the like. But when I'm done, you're more than welcome to the code. Feel free to e-mail me.
ME?! Is that you I smell! Get out of that Xbox THIS INSTANT!
This sort of thing happens in the corporate environment (at least where stability is valued over new features). I don't see why we shouldn't have some of the same process in OSS. I think this is a bold, yet helpful move by Linus and I congratulate him on taking a stand!
D00D!!! I would so totally play Need for Bling Underground Xtreme 2007!!!!11!one
When does that shit come out? Do I really have to wait until 2007??? Yes! This is gonna be saaweeeet!
You have to remember though, that the government _does_ tax us. Significant wasteful spending, while temporarily boosting the money of a few, will eventually be distributed into the taxes of the many. In situations like this the pros and cons need to be evaluated... Anyone thinking with their head on straight would see that wasteful science is bad science.
anything from McBride. McBride is doing the flaming, stealing, etc, trying to tarnish IBM, Linux, Novell, and anyone else who might be "against" SCO.
I'd like one please. (and thank you.)
As it stands, I can walk into my local supermarket, purchase any number of items(using cash), and walk out. No one ever need know who I am. RFID Identity scanning would allow any number of people to know not only WHO I am, but WHERE I've been. That is the significant risk in allowing technology like this in place without proper security measures, both for the government, and for my personal protection. Iron out the security, make me feel safe, and I'll think about sticking an RFID tag in my wallet.
Nintendo's Official History
http://www.nintendo.com/corp/history.jsp
This wireless chips integrated for a purpose thing reminds me of Replicators
Either way, I'm thrilled and spooked.
welcome our new music overlords!!!
....
If you need me, I'll be listening to Aerosmith's new remix of "Blue Suede Shoes"
--- Please insert flaming below ---
I'm one of a handful of people in my company who are even aware of OSS, Linux, and the like. My boss (System Administrator of my building) is afraid of anything that doesn't have Bill's seal of approval. But when my boss saw how much more efficiently I could research something on the web using tabbed browsing, and the built-in (customizable) search bar, he did a double-take. He installed it and started using it about 25% of the time. After the CERT warning came out, he dumped IE and issued a warning to the building that they need to be using Opera, Firefox or similar non-MS browser.
Wouldn't it seem that we're all so addicted to Slashdot that we still read it on a day when all of the content is worthless?! Why don't the editors just give it a rest, and either give us good news, or no news. I love a good joke, but c'mon here people!
My worst working environment ever, is a company that has plenty of important stuff I could be doing. But my boss always wants to put off the work. So I usually am doing nothing. I know it sounds crazy, worst environment is where you don't do any work? Yes. I'm the kind of person who likes to keep busy. If I'm gonna get paid for doing nothing, you might as well just let me leave the building and get paid for this job while I go work at McDonald's. I'll take a tech salary and work in food service anyday. (Less whiny customers!)
lol... My first thought was that scene from Fight Club too...
The stem cells that are under the most debate, are coming from fertilization centers, where they take several of the mother's eggs and father's sperm and create embryos to implant in the mother. After a certain time period, these are either destroyed, or used for research. And actually, there are significantly less chances of finding stem cells in a fetus. By the time it's developed that far, most of the stem cells will have become specialized.
Another interesting point is that stem cells are available from fully grown adults. There are large amoutns of adult stem cells in the fat tissues. If you were to donate your fat after a liposuction, would people get upset? (Of course adult stem cells are not AS useful as embryonic stem cells. But any stem cells are better than no stem cells. And what is to say with a little research we couldn't get them to be as useful?)
There seems to be a lot of hysteria and misinformation involved in stem cells and similar research. Politicians who are Christian tend to jump to conclusions based on what they've heard about how stem cell research kills babies, and that's just not true. Anyway, take a couple of minutes to look at some stem cell stuff. Educate yourself, and know what you're talking about.
Point in case: There are more than one source for stem cells. Christian ideals or not, it's not about killing babies, it's about extra embryos with no purpose. (Christians usually believe that it is not right to create these embryos in the first place... but people are going to do it anyway... so we might as well make the best of it) Disclaimer: I am a Catholic Christian, and a Genetics major.
tourist dollars... right? did i get it?