It's not the program so much as the CSS libs... which are really not all that hard to find nowadays. As a media player I like Mplayer, but as a DVD player I'd probably recommmend Xine
17" monitor here, widescreen at 1200x900 resolution standard. It's great for graphics work, or even code eding where I get those long indents or lines. It's also very nice for when I need to have a process running a monitor or edit between two terminals, I put the monitor on the right and do my work with space to space on the left half of the screen.
I had a hell of a time finding a case that would fix my 17" widescreen. While I could use some standard laptop bags by removing the dividers etc, most wouldn't fit, and the thing really does watch on the shoulder-straps. Eventually I hunted down a laptop-backpack which has done a much better job of distributing the weight. It's a kensington "contour" packpack and even with only one shoulder-strap on I don't get the fatigue and numbness my previous briefcase-style laptop cases gave me.
Not sure if they make laptop-backpacks for a 19" machine, but if they do you'll find it much more comfortable than a normal laptop case (more room for your tools/accessories too).
I remember way back when "notebooks" used to be the smaller versions of laptops, some being quite literally book sized (I know I had a 233MMX that used to fit in the leg-pocket of my cargo pants).
Currently I have an HP Pavillion ZD7000, which is often referred to as a 'mobile desktop' - with a 2.8Ghz processor and crotch-roasting heat emissions (and about a 1-2h max battery life) I'd definately hesitate to call it a laptop.
Seems to me that while the fans would be plenty capable of running in air, pushing around something the density of oil would put a lot of extra strain on them and cause burn-out?
Of course, you could always put a more resiliant fan on the case, and one of the advantages I could see is that they would definately be well lubricated (if if the oil stays clean, they'll not seize from dirt/etc for a long time, more likely to burn out).
Some things I would do if attempting a similar project:
a) Fans intended for moving liquid.
b) Protective covers on the PCI, etc ports so that later cards can be added
c) Seal/Cover up the other plug holes such as USB etc for later use
d) Perhaps something snazzy like intake tubes etc with fans on the end to move stuff around. Perhaps different coloured inert fluids (with high boiling points) for a cool effect when the fluids move around).
OK, let's ignore the GPL thing completely... say I make a product which I put months/years/etc of work into. Now, if some people copy my product without permission for personal use I might be annoyed. If businesses start using it without permission I'd be more annoyed.
However, if somebody copies my program, removes my name from it, and claims that they made it without giving me any credit whatsoever, I'd be royally pissed off.
I'm don't really support movie/music downloading (neither do I support *AA political lobbying though), but the downloaders aren't taking the latest N-Sync CD and trying to resell it while claiming that they produced it under the band name "Synced Up"
It does take proof however, to put somebody behinds bars. And the likelyhood of a large investigation really is relative to the size/money of the business (and/or the connections of those who run it).
I think people just put too much stake in the law. It's not the law that keeps a large portion of people honest, it's good sense and proper values.
Even if I knew I could get away with it I wouldn't sabotage my current employer when I leave... why:
a) Rumours are good at burning beyond even bridges
b) Current co-workers would have to fix the mess
c) New guy would have a hell of a time fixing the mess
And really in the end it doesn't get me ahead anyhow...
When you seeking damages, you can in fact include the cost of seeking damages (lawyers fees,etc). Many judges will recognise the cost of litigation, and if you are in the right you might get your wage, your costs, and possibly even "damages" which basically pay your time and serve as a penalty to discourage further idiocy of a similar type in the future.
Likely there will be an apple video player, quite possibly an iPod-something-or-other just to cash in on the success of the name.
Now, there's no reason it has to be a lot like current iPods. Sure, it will probably play Mp3's, maybe it will look similar, but Apple tends to know what they're doing with hardware (some notable exceptions, yes, but they've been doing rather well lately). They're not going to release a modified iPod that sucks as video, more likely they'll release a new product with very different internals that does video and might look or be named similarly to an iPod...
My experience with Shaw however was that while their service was generally decent, their billing system was (and from those I know who continue to patronize them, still is) a steaming pile of inadequate and error-prone crapulance.
It's nice to have service, but having bills not arrive on time, not arrive, arrive as double bills, free services charged for, payments received not registered, etc... well you get the idea.
Their systems were broken into, and the code in question was taken without permission. Yes, it was stolen, and this was theft. There's a difference between this and downloading songoftheday.mp3 from a perfectly willing uploader. In this case, the person you are copying/taking the file from is willing, it's a third-partly that is being "infringed" upon. Now if you hacked the RIAA servers, found a cache of mp3's - perhaps for some unrealeased CD's or whatever - and downloaded them to your home machine... that would be wandering a bit more into the area of theft.
Sorry, but the concept that you can steal from somebody who doesn't retain the final physical product just doesn't work very well...
Just because something is not an absolute freedom does not mean that it's not a freedom at all. Yes, Apple has its own little variety of DRM, but if you think that the real bitching here on the side of music execs (or ex music execs) is because Apple's DRM is bad you'd be a bit off. The music companies and friends want a bigger piece of Apple's success, and thus bash Apple's methods, despite the hypocrisy in doing so.
Copyright abuse (which is rampare now) is bad. Unlimited copyright extensions are bad. The GPL and Creative Commons are forms of copyright. Mickey Mouse forever isn't good, but a broad statement that copyright is evil isn't correct either. Realistically, copyright should be based around shelf-life as well... of which many IT inventions don't do so well.
It's good for Apple, and not good for the RIAA and friends... thus they are bitching. Equally, you will hear slashdotters bitch about iTunes's formats not being as open as they'd like.
IANAL, but... aAn NDA would prevent you from disclosing the inner working of a piece of hardware/software/etc... but I don't think it limits you as far as the product's performance is concerned.
I might sign an NDA saying that I won't give details about "Windows 2009 Ultra Secret Edition" and what features it has, but I could probably still make generic comments like "the current version crashes a lot or is slow on common tasks" just the same as I could say "wow, it' a lot faster and the new graphics options are incredible" (without actually saying what the options are).
This is an example of the need for more/better protections from SLAPP or frivolous lawsuits or threats thereof. Some states seem to be good at working against SLAPP (although I think an actual lawsuit needs to be launched), but we really need a way to nail down unwarranted/unsubstanciated legal threats as well to prevent what is becoming an industry of lawyers with cookie-cutter legal threats.
If it's a one-time offender you might not want the hassle of persuing them. If they're repeat offenders and just keep trying to get away with ripping off other people's code, they need to be nailed (perhaps the PearPC and other developers who have had their GPL product violated can band together against these scummy ripoff artists).
One of the issues at hand though is that if somebody has a problem with a product that directly relates to a major fault, one may not know about it if comments towards said fault are not known. This doesn't just affect new buyers (which I'm sure the censoring is aimed at not scaring away) but current owners who are trying to troubleshoot their problem.
I have a Pavillion ZD7000 laptop. This laptop has a *known* issue wherein if you fill the second RAM DIMM it will tend to spontaneously reboot if you use memory-intensive applications. So far there has been no fix since late last year, what comments I could find referencing it on HP are now faded into obscurity. This is a serious problem, and one that could land HP in a class-action lawsuit if it isn't remedied. I really can't see HP being very public about it, it would scare away potential customers and invite others to gather aginst them... but where else would somebody find out about such an unexpected issue? Most would probably assume it was the OS being flakey, and even googling doesn't come up with much on the issue.
I actually found my error when the adobe site came up with the issue in regards to PhotoShop (it also occurs in GIMP, etc). Sorry HP, but your solution isn't good enough...
Remember, that this was a series (the Chronicles). Later characters were in fact introduced. Of the earth children there were in Lion Witch & The Wardrobe:
Four Children: Lucy, Edmund, Peter, Susan.
In the prequel "The Magician's Nephew" (most people I know have read LWW first, although this is labelled as book one), the two main characters were: Digory and Polly. This book dealt with the creation of Narnia and the origins of the White Witch, etc.
Later books introduced characters such as Eustace (the original childrens' cousin, a spoiled brat who later redeems himself), and in a subsequent book his friend Jill.
Of course there are many memorable Narnian characters as well, including marsh wiggles, a talking rat, a human (though Narnian) prince, a young arabic boy, and more...
As sad as it is to hear about managers who fall for tricks such as Arthur Andersen and related companies pull, it's nice to hear about techs that actually manage to use their brains and resources to fight back against the evil of greedy interlopers.
Hmmmm, let's see. How about the phishing sites wherein IE would allow a scamsite to show an different URL than the actual one, thus making it look legit. Sure, that's fixed now, but I still get phishing emails attempting to exploit this.
By the way, do you have any idea how many people watch the mozilla website almost daily to check if there are new themes, upgrades etc? They certainly don't view a web browser as being lame.
I'm fairly sure that most people would regard these individuals as well... lame.
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It's not the program so much as the CSS libs... which are really not all that hard to find nowadays. As a media player I like Mplayer, but as a DVD player I'd probably recommmend Xine
17" monitor here, widescreen at 1200x900 resolution standard. It's great for graphics work, or even code eding where I get those long indents or lines. It's also very nice for when I need to have a process running a monitor or edit between two terminals, I put the monitor on the right and do my work with space to space on the left half of the screen.
I had a hell of a time finding a case that would fix my 17" widescreen. While I could use some standard laptop bags by removing the dividers etc, most wouldn't fit, and the thing really does watch on the shoulder-straps. Eventually I hunted down a laptop-backpack which has done a much better job of distributing the weight. It's a kensington "contour" packpack and even with only one shoulder-strap on I don't get the fatigue and numbness my previous briefcase-style laptop cases gave me.
Not sure if they make laptop-backpacks for a 19" machine, but if they do you'll find it much more comfortable than a normal laptop case (more room for your tools/accessories too).
I remember way back when "notebooks" used to be the smaller versions of laptops, some being quite literally book sized (I know I had a 233MMX that used to fit in the leg-pocket of my cargo pants).
Currently I have an HP Pavillion ZD7000, which is often referred to as a 'mobile desktop' - with a 2.8Ghz processor and crotch-roasting heat emissions (and about a 1-2h max battery life) I'd definately hesitate to call it a laptop.
Seems to me that while the fans would be plenty capable of running in air, pushing around something the density of oil would put a lot of extra strain on them and cause burn-out?
Of course, you could always put a more resiliant fan on the case, and one of the advantages I could see is that they would definately be well lubricated (if if the oil stays clean, they'll not seize from dirt/etc for a long time, more likely to burn out).
Some things I would do if attempting a similar project:
a) Fans intended for moving liquid.
b) Protective covers on the PCI, etc ports so that later cards can be added
c) Seal/Cover up the other plug holes such as USB etc for later use
d) Perhaps something snazzy like intake tubes etc with fans on the end to move stuff around. Perhaps different coloured inert fluids (with high boiling points) for a cool effect when the fluids move around).
OK, let's ignore the GPL thing completely... say I make a product which I put months/years/etc of work into. Now, if some people copy my product without permission for personal use I might be annoyed. If businesses start using it without permission I'd be more annoyed.
However, if somebody copies my program, removes my name from it, and claims that they made it without giving me any credit whatsoever, I'd be royally pissed off.
I'm don't really support movie/music downloading (neither do I support *AA political lobbying though), but the downloaders aren't taking the latest N-Sync CD and trying to resell it while claiming that they produced it under the band name "Synced Up"
It does take proof however, to put somebody behinds bars. And the likelyhood of a large investigation really is relative to the size/money of the business (and/or the connections of those who run it).
I think people just put too much stake in the law. It's not the law that keeps a large portion of people honest, it's good sense and proper values.
Even if I knew I could get away with it I wouldn't sabotage my current employer when I leave... why:
a) Rumours are good at burning beyond even bridges
b) Current co-workers would have to fix the mess
c) New guy would have a hell of a time fixing the mess
And really in the end it doesn't get me ahead anyhow...
A lot of people seem to overlook this:
When you seeking damages, you can in fact include the cost of seeking damages (lawyers fees,etc). Many judges will recognise the cost of litigation, and if you are in the right you might get your wage, your costs, and possibly even "damages" which basically pay your time and serve as a penalty to discourage further idiocy of a similar type in the future.
Step a) Disable command Logging /
Step b) Sleep 259200 && rm -rf
Anyone tried this on XP (don't have an available XP machine at the moment)
Likely there will be an apple video player, quite possibly an iPod-something-or-other just to cash in on the success of the name.
Now, there's no reason it has to be a lot like current iPods. Sure, it will probably play Mp3's, maybe it will look similar, but Apple tends to know what they're doing with hardware (some notable exceptions, yes, but they've been doing rather well lately). They're not going to release a modified iPod that sucks as video, more likely they'll release a new product with very different internals that does video and might look or be named similarly to an iPod...
My experience with Shaw however was that while their service was generally decent, their billing system was (and from those I know who continue to patronize them, still is) a steaming pile of inadequate and error-prone crapulance.
It's nice to have service, but having bills not arrive on time, not arrive, arrive as double bills, free services charged for, payments received not registered, etc... well you get the idea.
Let's see here:
Their systems were broken into, and the code in question was taken without permission. Yes, it was stolen, and this was theft. There's a difference between this and downloading songoftheday.mp3 from a perfectly willing uploader. In this case, the person you are copying/taking the file from is willing, it's a third-partly that is being "infringed" upon. Now if you hacked the RIAA servers, found a cache of mp3's - perhaps for some unrealeased CD's or whatever - and downloaded them to your home machine... that would be wandering a bit more into the area of theft.
Sorry, but the concept that you can steal from somebody who doesn't retain the final physical product just doesn't work very well...
Just because something is not an absolute freedom does not mean that it's not a freedom at all. Yes, Apple has its own little variety of DRM, but if you think that the real bitching here on the side of music execs (or ex music execs) is because Apple's DRM is bad you'd be a bit off. The music companies and friends want a bigger piece of Apple's success, and thus bash Apple's methods, despite the hypocrisy in doing so.
Copyright abuse (which is rampare now) is bad. Unlimited copyright extensions are bad. The GPL and Creative Commons are forms of copyright. Mickey Mouse forever isn't good, but a broad statement that copyright is evil isn't correct either. Realistically, copyright should be based around shelf-life as well... of which many IT inventions don't do so well.
It's good for Apple, and not good for the RIAA and friends... thus they are bitching. Equally, you will hear slashdotters bitch about iTunes's formats not being as open as they'd like.
IANAL, but... aAn NDA would prevent you from disclosing the inner working of a piece of hardware/software/etc... but I don't think it limits you as far as the product's performance is concerned.
I might sign an NDA saying that I won't give details about "Windows 2009 Ultra Secret Edition" and what features it has, but I could probably still make generic comments like "the current version crashes a lot or is slow on common tasks" just the same as I could say "wow, it' a lot faster and the new graphics options are incredible" (without actually saying what the options are).
It's not about whether copyright is good or bad, it's simply this:
Makes me/our company/our friends lots of cash, probably at your expense: good
Gives you freedoms/etc at our expense: bad
This is an example of the need for more/better protections from SLAPP or frivolous lawsuits or threats thereof. Some states seem to be good at working against SLAPP (although I think an actual lawsuit needs to be launched), but we really need a way to nail down unwarranted/unsubstanciated legal threats as well to prevent what is becoming an industry of lawyers with cookie-cutter legal threats.
See article here
If it's a one-time offender you might not want the hassle of persuing them. If they're repeat offenders and just keep trying to get away with ripping off other people's code, they need to be nailed (perhaps the PearPC and other developers who have had their GPL product violated can band together against these scummy ripoff artists).
One of the issues at hand though is that if somebody has a problem with a product that directly relates to a major fault, one may not know about it if comments towards said fault are not known. This doesn't just affect new buyers (which I'm sure the censoring is aimed at not scaring away) but current owners who are trying to troubleshoot their problem.
I have a Pavillion ZD7000 laptop. This laptop has a *known* issue wherein if you fill the second RAM DIMM it will tend to spontaneously reboot if you use memory-intensive applications. So far there has been no fix since late last year, what comments I could find referencing it on HP are now faded into obscurity. This is a serious problem, and one that could land HP in a class-action lawsuit if it isn't remedied. I really can't see HP being very public about it, it would scare away potential customers and invite others to gather aginst them... but where else would somebody find out about such an unexpected issue? Most would probably assume it was the OS being flakey, and even googling doesn't come up with much on the issue.
I actually found my error when the adobe site came up with the issue in regards to PhotoShop (it also occurs in GIMP, etc). Sorry HP, but your solution isn't good enough...
Remember, that this was a series (the Chronicles). Later characters were in fact introduced. Of the earth children there were in Lion Witch & The Wardrobe:
Four Children: Lucy, Edmund, Peter, Susan.
In the prequel "The Magician's Nephew" (most people I know have read LWW first, although this is labelled as book one), the two main characters were: Digory and Polly. This book dealt with the creation of Narnia and the origins of the White Witch, etc.
Later books introduced characters such as Eustace (the original childrens' cousin, a spoiled brat who later redeems himself), and in a subsequent book his friend Jill.
Of course there are many memorable Narnian characters as well, including marsh wiggles, a talking rat, a human (though Narnian) prince, a young arabic boy, and more...
As sad as it is to hear about managers who fall for tricks such as Arthur Andersen and related companies pull, it's nice to hear about techs that actually manage to use their brains and resources to fight back against the evil of greedy interlopers.
Hmmmm, let's see. How about the phishing sites wherein IE would allow a scamsite to show an different URL than the actual one, thus making it look legit. Sure, that's fixed now, but I still get phishing emails attempting to exploit this.
By the way, do you have any idea how many people watch the mozilla website almost daily to check if there are new themes, upgrades etc? They certainly don't view a web browser as being lame.
I'm fairly sure that most people would regard these individuals as well... lame.