A huge difference is that IBM is now forced to compete on the merits of their services and solutions (maybe they always have, though I think some would argue that they haven't), while MS bases their business plan on predatory practices and monopoly power. IBM is willing to make money from selling us tractors and keeping those tractors running. MS wants us all to be sharecroppers.
My bad. I did some more research, and while the site does not have any press releases concerning offering insurance, they have links to articles that mention that Peter Eggers is in talks with underwriters. So, at some time in the future, they might be offering insurance or brokering insurance. Or they might be structuring themselves as a trust, as Eben Moglen has talked about.
Not really. Depends on what she is doing for them. I suggest you visit the OSRM website yourself and find out.
Linus works for companies, and no one accuses him of conflict of interest. When he gets that Nike endorsement deal, though, I'm going to call him a sell out.
1) I don't remember hearing anything about Groklaw coming under any corporate umbrella. I don't think my employer (if I had one, heh) would provide me with any legal protection for one of my personal websites, either. OSRM has hired PJ with the proviso that she be allowed time to continue her work on Groklaw. As far as I know, that's it.
2) I don't think OSRM is an insurance company. Of course, when we can't even expect slashdotters to RTFA, can we expect anyone to visit the OSRM site to find out what they really do?
That sounds great. I think your product would be a good fit with the service offerings of OSRM (which, as I'm sure you know, is NOT an insurance company).
Just wait until you get into an accident and need to collect money from an insurance company without the help of an "Ambulance Chaser". I wish you luck.
When you are refused money that you might deserve for loss of wages, when the insurance company fights you for the difference between what they say you need for physical therapy and what you really need, good luck. I'm sure your low premiums will more than make up for this.
I wanted to add that open architecture games and F/OSS are a pretty good fit. There are lots of games (Escape Velocity, off the top of my head; Combat Mission: BO, BB, and AK also) with active user communities that create all sorts of plug-ins, graphics, extended episodes, game editors, etc.
It is not beyond the pale that a group could create a F/OSS engine/architecture that would allow the same. Such games need not have all the bells, whistles, and complex graphics of the best sellers. They only need to be compelling enough to grow a user base.
I noticed this, too. Funny how quick I was to tar them with the anti-linux brush. I should keep in mind that occasionally sloppy journalism does not mean a secret MS conspiracy.
I don't think we need to worry about human pelvis sizes. Even if the mice skulls are a hundred times larger, the humans that are being used as host wombs should have no problem birthing the mice.
Just to clarify, Quicktime is a media architecture, not a file format or a codec.
This misunderstanding doesn't invalidate your argument, although I would disagree with you about MPEG-4. I've gotten good results with it, sometimes even great results.
As a side note, I've been really happy with Squeeze, especially with MPEG-4. Much easier to use than Cleaner. (I can tell you're a long time user, because you call it MediaCleaner. Remember when it was MovieCleaner?) I know I could probably get better results using Cleaner if I took the time to do test clips and adjust parameters accordingly, but Squeeze consistently delivers great results with minimal tweaking.
It would make encoding times faster possibly. And if the encoding were fast enough, you could use VBR encoding (for Sorenson as an example) and still be competitive on the "speed trials".
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I don't think you parsed his sentence correctly. I *think* he meant that Lindows is a distro with proprietary modifications.
"A persuasive argument can be made that the *best* marketing in the world cannot save a terrible product. . . "
At which point, one need only point in the direction of Redmond without saying a word. Persuasive and concise.
2. InDesign / Quark Xpress
InDesign I could see in a few years, but Quark? Muahahahaha. Sure, right after duke nukem ships.
PS: I like the way you used "reified".
A huge difference is that IBM is now forced to compete on the merits of their services and solutions (maybe they always have, though I think some would argue that they haven't), while MS bases their business plan on predatory practices and monopoly power. IBM is willing to make money from selling us tractors and keeping those tractors running. MS wants us all to be sharecroppers.
I think you've got me confused with your dog. Totally excusable, seeing as how your dog posts on /.
My bad. I did some more research, and while the site does not have any press releases concerning offering insurance, they have links to articles that mention that Peter Eggers is in talks with underwriters. So, at some time in the future, they might be offering insurance or brokering insurance. Or they might be structuring themselves as a trust, as Eben Moglen has talked about.
Didn't you hear? The Department of Motor Vehicles is now handing out Gnu Public Drivers' Licenses.
Not really. Depends on what she is doing for them. I suggest you visit the OSRM website yourself and find out.
Linus works for companies, and no one accuses him of conflict of interest. When he gets that Nike endorsement deal, though, I'm going to call him a sell out.
1) I don't remember hearing anything about Groklaw coming under any corporate umbrella. I don't think my employer (if I had one, heh) would provide me with any legal protection for one of my personal websites, either. OSRM has hired PJ with the proviso that she be allowed time to continue her work on Groklaw. As far as I know, that's it.
2) I don't think OSRM is an insurance company. Of course, when we can't even expect slashdotters to RTFA, can we expect anyone to visit the OSRM site to find out what they really do?
That sounds great. I think your product would be a good fit with the service offerings of OSRM (which, as I'm sure you know, is NOT an insurance company).
Just wait until you get into an accident and need to collect money from an insurance company without the help of an "Ambulance Chaser". I wish you luck.
When you are refused money that you might deserve for loss of wages, when the insurance company fights you for the difference between what they say you need for physical therapy and what you really need, good luck. I'm sure your low premiums will more than make up for this.
You really need to move it to the basement, so you can park your car in there again.
What distros have you tried?
I wanted to add that open architecture games and F/OSS are a pretty good fit. There are lots of games (Escape Velocity, off the top of my head; Combat Mission: BO, BB, and AK also) with active user communities that create all sorts of plug-ins, graphics, extended episodes, game editors, etc.
It is not beyond the pale that a group could create a F/OSS engine/architecture that would allow the same. Such games need not have all the bells, whistles, and complex graphics of the best sellers. They only need to be compelling enough to grow a user base.
Write and complaint to the Office of the Robot, er, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of California.
CA State AG Public Inquiry Unit
or
You can contact the Public Inquiry Unit at (916) 322-3360 or, within California, by calling (800) 952-5225.
I noticed this, too. Funny how quick I was to tar them with the anti-linux brush. I should keep in mind that occasionally sloppy journalism does not mean a secret MS conspiracy.
Yeah, it really sucks how I'm forced to use Apple's systemwide spellchecker.
I don't think we need to worry about human pelvis sizes. Even if the mice skulls are a hundred times larger, the humans that are being used as host wombs should have no problem birthing the mice.
I'm a mac zealot, you insensitive clod!
Just to clarify, Quicktime is a media architecture, not a file format or a codec.
This misunderstanding doesn't invalidate your argument, although I would disagree with you about MPEG-4. I've gotten good results with it, sometimes even great results.
Have you ever seen the secret underwear? Neither have I.
As a side note, I've been really happy with Squeeze, especially with MPEG-4. Much easier to use than Cleaner. (I can tell you're a long time user, because you call it MediaCleaner. Remember when it was MovieCleaner?) I know I could probably get better results using Cleaner if I took the time to do test clips and adjust parameters accordingly, but Squeeze consistently delivers great results with minimal tweaking.
So how exactly is speed of encoding a great consideration of home users? They have deadlines to meet?
It would make encoding times faster possibly. And if the encoding were fast enough, you could use VBR encoding (for Sorenson as an example) and still be competitive on the "speed trials".
Shouldn't they change their name to "Sort of ExtremeTech"? They could start up a sister site examining Apple technology, and call it "eXtremeTech".