I seriously think that MS should really take their OS and try to have different OSs (that run the same software) for different markets. Do you really think Joe user at home is going to learn SQL to search for their files? Do you really think that the DB admin want's a dog asking him questions about what files he wants to search for? I think that MS would make a lot of headway in their operating system if they developed 2 or 3 seperate operating systems focusing on Home users, Office users, and Servers. I realize they have this now, but they don't really customize it as much as they should. They all really the same OS, with different applications included for the 3 levels. What they really need is the interface to be completely built from the ground up, to work best with the audience they are trying to sell it to.
I'm not sure how education gets into this too. In school, we often watch movies (To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, Lord of the Flies, etc..) and that was kind of a public performance. I mean, it wasn't really in your own home. What if it wasn't part of a class? What if it was an after school program? Do schools have to pay for the rights to show these films? What about copyrighted music at school dances? I think the poster's situation would fall into the same realm. I don't see how this could be illegal. Although with the way things have been going lately, I wouldn't doubt it if they got sued.
Just like GMail meant the end of Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, and the myriad of other online mail services. And how Google Maps meant the end of Mapquest andd MS Maps (??). I know that Google has created some welcome competition to many online services, forcing them to improve their offerings, but it hasn't completely killed the competition. Most people I know haven't switched from their current providers. However, I'm sure they would have if Hotmail stuck to 2MB, and Mapquest didn't touch their interface. I'm happy google's here, because it makes everyone else have to try harder. Let's hope the same happens to E-Bay. They haven't changed their interface since their inception.
Which means that anybody who really has anything to hide, will still be able to hide what they are doing, while the people who aren't really doing anything wrong, or not wrong enough to bother learning how to hide what they are doing are the ones being watched. Seems kind of backwards to me. Anybody who wants to get around it can, but those who don't need to get around it won't. It's like DVD copy protection. Stops regular joes from copying dvds from their friends, but the real pirates who copy millions of DVDs have an easy way to get around it.
If you use a system that creates a new key for every sesssion, or message, then its completely probably that you would no longer have the encryption keys.
My objection isn't to the voodoo crap and paying somebody to fix something that may not even be wrong. My problem is paying money to geek squad guys because they really don't know anything, and don't have any credentials. They could just as easily end up messing up your system, or charging you to fix something that wasn't even wrong. At least mechanics have some kind of training, and if you go to a reputable place, then they are honest, and are well trained.
I know a guy who got a job at Best Buy. They made sure he had his A+ certification. He studied from some videos and books he downloaded from the internet for a couple nights, and passed. I still wouldn't want him fixing my computer. They expect you to know a lot of useless stuff, like memorizing IRQs of COM ports, but don't expect you to know useful stuff, like how to go into the BIOS and disable quick POST so that it actually tests the memory. Or how to diagnose problems that actually occur in real life. This guy isn't dumb, and knows his way around a computer, but I still wouldn't trust him fixing my computer. Its a kin to getting the guy down the street to fix your car, because he spend a couple days memorizing facts about cars, without actually knowing how to diagnose or fix the problem.
I don't know what kind of weird hardware you have hooked, up, but My linux box supports all the hardware I throw at it. Also, the fact that you tried recompiling the kernel and having it crap out is still a plus (during compilation, or once you started to try to use it??, If after, then just boot the other kernel. Wow, the marvels of being able to boot 2 different kernels.). You see, with windows, you wouldn't even be able to recompile your kernel. Maybe you don't want to. But I'm sure many people would love to rake through all the crap and get rid of the stuff they don't need, so that windows would run even better. You talk about script kiddies not knowing what they are doing, and then blaming windows, when this is exactly what you are doing with Linux.
Regardless of what they do with the data, or where they release it, most likely some company will go through all the data/findings, and figure out a way to use the information. At that point it will be patented, and locked up for years to come. All the time we put in, running our computers at 100%, will be wasted, on drugs that we can't afford.
I think something like this could work if people could pay the royalty fees to the artists for music they had made copies of. I think iTunes sucks because of the DRM, and I don't always want the shiny disc and the case it comes in. I hear that the artists only get like 0.04 cents a song on iTunes. I would gladly pay the artist 20 cents for each song I copy, and figure out my own distribution medium. A lot of CDs aren't available at my local record store, and sometimes it would be nice to just compensate the artist without having to go through 15 layers of distribution.
What? helicopters have evolved immensely since their invention. Compare the Apache Longbow or Commanche to the helicopters of yesteryear. Even the simple news helicopters have come a long way.
However, just letting someone take the test, without the class can be just as bad a promoting cramming. I know people who have taken A+/MSCE tests. They cram for a few days before hand, write the test, pass, and yet still don't know anything, still couldn't apply the answers they've written down to solving real life problems. This isn't the Matrix. You can't just plug a wire into the back of your head and learn kung-fu, or how to fly a helicopter. The best advice is to go through the material slowly as you need to. People pretend they study a lot, but they really don't. Only for a week before midterms, and 2 weeks before finals. I always just paid attention in class and did the assignments on my own, so I actually learned what I was doing. This way, you don't have to cram before the exam.
Helicopters are much more complicated to control than cars. Have you ever played a helicopter sim? It's really hard to get the hang of, and you have to be concentrating all the time to make sure you don't crash. I couldn't imaging your average automobile driver trying to maneuver a helicopter. Actually strike that. Having a vehicle that people actually felt like they had to pay attention would probably make them pay attention better.
I think OO.o would fix this because there's an actual standard. If the next version doesn't output files according to the standard, then there's a bug and it has to be fixed. With MS Office there is no such standard. They change the standard in every version to add new features. This has adverse effects on old versions.
I think that MS would keep most of their good customers even if they chose to support ODF. Most likely, the only customers they would lose are small ones, or people who pirate word because they can't afford it (who aren't really customers). Many large organizations would spend too much time and trouble trying to retrain their staff on OO.o, and would probably be better off just sticking with what they already know. Plus MS Office is great, and they still have people locked in with outlook. My only problem with MSOffice is the fact that to share documents with others, they also have to have to program, and it costs $300.
That's great advice, just make sure you pick restaurants that won't have problems accepting homeless people as patrons. You'll probably be better off doing this, as you'll get more bang for your buck. This is also why you're better off giving money/provisions to your local food bank or soup kitchen. They have direct access to the people who need it, and they make sure it isn't being spent on alcohol or drugs. It also ensures that money goes to people who need it. I heard a story about a woman who begged on the streets of New York, and then drove home in her lincoln town car at the end of the day. She was making $500 a day just begging on the streets. It was on a prominent news show, I think 20/20 or dateline, So I tend to believe it.
It doesn't break stuff in windows. I've done it before. Of course they all control the same cursor, or act as a single device. so if you move them in opposite directions, the pointer pretty much stays in the same spot. You might have a problem if you had two mice with gaming, little movements could be picked up on the inactive mouse, causing movements you don't want. Probably wouldn't be a big effect. I've often thought it would be nice to be able to have 2 or 3 mice hooked up independantly. 3D spaceballs cost several hundreds of dollars, just to give you a bunch of axes. If you're just doing 3d design work for fun, then this can get expensive. It would be much better to use 3 trackball(which no really become necessar because of desk space) to control the 6 different movements. Either that or accepting input from a gamepad would be nice. I'm sure you could find one with 6 axes.
It's his money. Be happy it's going to a charity. Would you rather he spent his money on cars, boats, houses, and overpriced food just to show the world just how rich he was? He didn't have to give anything away. He aquired the wealth, he chooses how to spend it. Maybe he should have just given $6 to everyone on the planet. Would that be fare enough?
Look at this trackball if you want something left handed. It's ambidextrious, and instead of a scroll wheel, it has a scroll ring. It also looks like it has 4 buttons. I haven't tried this one specifically, but I have a logitech, with a large ball (this one is bigger), and I have to say that the large ball makes it easier to control. I also find that using fingers works better than the thumb.
Those analogies would only make sense if the company that the rich guy worked for, or owned, didn't also pay taxes. The compaies pay their own taxes to maintain roads, build schools, and do other things. The rich person's kids go to the same schools (unless they go to private school, in which case they should pay less taxes), and they drive on the same roads.
I haven't used a mouse pad in years, because I use trackballs. Seriously. I don't know why the mouse is so much more popular. You don't have to worry about desk space, and constantly picking it up and putting it back in the right spot. That and before optical mice, mice were a pain, something you had to clean every 3 days, and you needed a mouse pad. And even then they weren't that good.
you already can put the same picture into pr0n and Feet, either by actually copying it in there, which takes up more space, but we have lots of space anyways, at least as far as photos go, or you could link it into both folders, no extra space, and the picture shows up in both folders.
I'm quite certain you could build a machine that would pick up a disk, burn it, print the labels, pick up the individual parts of the Jewel case, put the papers in the case, assemble the case, put the CD in the case, and put it all in an envelope, sealed, and postage paid. It can't really be that hard. I would probably be cheaper and more reliable than hiring a person to do it. Plus it would work 24 hours a day.
The thing is, is that MS picks one File system, and insists that it will be the one file system to rule all file systems. File systems have different attributes which make them better suited to different tasks. Some applications need super high integrety, while others need high speed. Others like databases may not even require a file system, and just a raw partition, because they are supposed to manage data quickly and with high integrity anyway, so why would they want an FS getting in the way, duplicating functionality, slowing things down, and possibly putting bugs into the process. In my current Linux box I have 12 different file systems I can choose from. That's quite a lot. I'm sure each one has it's own strengths. I only use 2 different file systems, but it's nice to know that I can choose a file system which is best suited to my needs.
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I seriously think that MS should really take their OS and try to have different OSs (that run the same software) for different markets. Do you really think Joe user at home is going to learn SQL to search for their files? Do you really think that the DB admin want's a dog asking him questions about what files he wants to search for? I think that MS would make a lot of headway in their operating system if they developed 2 or 3 seperate operating systems focusing on Home users, Office users, and Servers. I realize they have this now, but they don't really customize it as much as they should. They all really the same OS, with different applications included for the 3 levels. What they really need is the interface to be completely built from the ground up, to work best with the audience they are trying to sell it to.
I'm not sure how education gets into this too. In school, we often watch movies (To Kill a Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, Lord of the Flies, etc..) and that was kind of a public performance. I mean, it wasn't really in your own home. What if it wasn't part of a class? What if it was an after school program? Do schools have to pay for the rights to show these films? What about copyrighted music at school dances? I think the poster's situation would fall into the same realm. I don't see how this could be illegal. Although with the way things have been going lately, I wouldn't doubt it if they got sued.
Just like GMail meant the end of Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, and the myriad of other online mail services. And how Google Maps meant the end of Mapquest andd MS Maps (??). I know that Google has created some welcome competition to many online services, forcing them to improve their offerings, but it hasn't completely killed the competition. Most people I know haven't switched from their current providers. However, I'm sure they would have if Hotmail stuck to 2MB, and Mapquest didn't touch their interface. I'm happy google's here, because it makes everyone else have to try harder. Let's hope the same happens to E-Bay. They haven't changed their interface since their inception.
Which means that anybody who really has anything to hide, will still be able to hide what they are doing, while the people who aren't really doing anything wrong, or not wrong enough to bother learning how to hide what they are doing are the ones being watched. Seems kind of backwards to me. Anybody who wants to get around it can, but those who don't need to get around it won't. It's like DVD copy protection. Stops regular joes from copying dvds from their friends, but the real pirates who copy millions of DVDs have an easy way to get around it.
If you use a system that creates a new key for every sesssion, or message, then its completely probably that you would no longer have the encryption keys.
My objection isn't to the voodoo crap and paying somebody to fix something that may not even be wrong. My problem is paying money to geek squad guys because they really don't know anything, and don't have any credentials. They could just as easily end up messing up your system, or charging you to fix something that wasn't even wrong. At least mechanics have some kind of training, and if you go to a reputable place, then they are honest, and are well trained.
I know a guy who got a job at Best Buy. They made sure he had his A+ certification. He studied from some videos and books he downloaded from the internet for a couple nights, and passed. I still wouldn't want him fixing my computer. They expect you to know a lot of useless stuff, like memorizing IRQs of COM ports, but don't expect you to know useful stuff, like how to go into the BIOS and disable quick POST so that it actually tests the memory. Or how to diagnose problems that actually occur in real life. This guy isn't dumb, and knows his way around a computer, but I still wouldn't trust him fixing my computer. Its a kin to getting the guy down the street to fix your car, because he spend a couple days memorizing facts about cars, without actually knowing how to diagnose or fix the problem.
I don't know what kind of weird hardware you have hooked, up, but My linux box supports all the hardware I throw at it. Also, the fact that you tried recompiling the kernel and having it crap out is still a plus (during compilation, or once you started to try to use it??, If after, then just boot the other kernel. Wow, the marvels of being able to boot 2 different kernels.). You see, with windows, you wouldn't even be able to recompile your kernel. Maybe you don't want to. But I'm sure many people would love to rake through all the crap and get rid of the stuff they don't need, so that windows would run even better. You talk about script kiddies not knowing what they are doing, and then blaming windows, when this is exactly what you are doing with Linux.
Regardless of what they do with the data, or where they release it, most likely some company will go through all the data/findings, and figure out a way to use the information. At that point it will be patented, and locked up for years to come. All the time we put in, running our computers at 100%, will be wasted, on drugs that we can't afford.
I think something like this could work if people could pay the royalty fees to the artists for music they had made copies of. I think iTunes sucks because of the DRM, and I don't always want the shiny disc and the case it comes in. I hear that the artists only get like 0.04 cents a song on iTunes. I would gladly pay the artist 20 cents for each song I copy, and figure out my own distribution medium. A lot of CDs aren't available at my local record store, and sometimes it would be nice to just compensate the artist without having to go through 15 layers of distribution.
What? helicopters have evolved immensely since their invention. Compare the Apache Longbow or Commanche to the helicopters of yesteryear. Even the simple news helicopters have come a long way.
However, just letting someone take the test, without the class can be just as bad a promoting cramming. I know people who have taken A+/MSCE tests. They cram for a few days before hand, write the test, pass, and yet still don't know anything, still couldn't apply the answers they've written down to solving real life problems. This isn't the Matrix. You can't just plug a wire into the back of your head and learn kung-fu, or how to fly a helicopter. The best advice is to go through the material slowly as you need to. People pretend they study a lot, but they really don't. Only for a week before midterms, and 2 weeks before finals. I always just paid attention in class and did the assignments on my own, so I actually learned what I was doing. This way, you don't have to cram before the exam.
Even the original ford model T was easier to drive than even the most advanced helicopters of today.
Helicopters are much more complicated to control than cars. Have you ever played a helicopter sim? It's really hard to get the hang of, and you have to be concentrating all the time to make sure you don't crash. I couldn't imaging your average automobile driver trying to maneuver a helicopter. Actually strike that. Having a vehicle that people actually felt like they had to pay attention would probably make them pay attention better.
I think OO.o would fix this because there's an actual standard. If the next version doesn't output files according to the standard, then there's a bug and it has to be fixed. With MS Office there is no such standard. They change the standard in every version to add new features. This has adverse effects on old versions.
I think that MS would keep most of their good customers even if they chose to support ODF. Most likely, the only customers they would lose are small ones, or people who pirate word because they can't afford it (who aren't really customers). Many large organizations would spend too much time and trouble trying to retrain their staff on OO.o, and would probably be better off just sticking with what they already know. Plus MS Office is great, and they still have people locked in with outlook. My only problem with MSOffice is the fact that to share documents with others, they also have to have to program, and it costs $300.
That's great advice, just make sure you pick restaurants that won't have problems accepting homeless people as patrons. You'll probably be better off doing this, as you'll get more bang for your buck. This is also why you're better off giving money/provisions to your local food bank or soup kitchen. They have direct access to the people who need it, and they make sure it isn't being spent on alcohol or drugs. It also ensures that money goes to people who need it. I heard a story about a woman who begged on the streets of New York, and then drove home in her lincoln town car at the end of the day. She was making $500 a day just begging on the streets. It was on a prominent news show, I think 20/20 or dateline, So I tend to believe it.
It doesn't break stuff in windows. I've done it before. Of course they all control the same cursor, or act as a single device. so if you move them in opposite directions, the pointer pretty much stays in the same spot. You might have a problem if you had two mice with gaming, little movements could be picked up on the inactive mouse, causing movements you don't want. Probably wouldn't be a big effect. I've often thought it would be nice to be able to have 2 or 3 mice hooked up independantly. 3D spaceballs cost several hundreds of dollars, just to give you a bunch of axes. If you're just doing 3d design work for fun, then this can get expensive. It would be much better to use 3 trackball(which no really become necessar because of desk space) to control the 6 different movements. Either that or accepting input from a gamepad would be nice. I'm sure you could find one with 6 axes.
It's his money. Be happy it's going to a charity. Would you rather he spent his money on cars, boats, houses, and overpriced food just to show the world just how rich he was? He didn't have to give anything away. He aquired the wealth, he chooses how to spend it. Maybe he should have just given $6 to everyone on the planet. Would that be fare enough?
Look at this trackball if you want something left handed. It's ambidextrious, and instead of a scroll wheel, it has a scroll ring. It also looks like it has 4 buttons. I haven't tried this one specifically, but I have a logitech, with a large ball (this one is bigger), and I have to say that the large ball makes it easier to control. I also find that using fingers works better than the thumb.
Those analogies would only make sense if the company that the rich guy worked for, or owned, didn't also pay taxes. The compaies pay their own taxes to maintain roads, build schools, and do other things. The rich person's kids go to the same schools (unless they go to private school, in which case they should pay less taxes), and they drive on the same roads.
I haven't used a mouse pad in years, because I use trackballs. Seriously. I don't know why the mouse is so much more popular. You don't have to worry about desk space, and constantly picking it up and putting it back in the right spot. That and before optical mice, mice were a pain, something you had to clean every 3 days, and you needed a mouse pad. And even then they weren't that good.
you already can put the same picture into pr0n and Feet, either by actually copying it in there, which takes up more space, but we have lots of space anyways, at least as far as photos go, or you could link it into both folders, no extra space, and the picture shows up in both folders.
I'm quite certain you could build a machine that would pick up a disk, burn it, print the labels, pick up the individual parts of the Jewel case, put the papers in the case, assemble the case, put the CD in the case, and put it all in an envelope, sealed, and postage paid. It can't really be that hard. I would probably be cheaper and more reliable than hiring a person to do it. Plus it would work 24 hours a day.
The thing is, is that MS picks one File system, and insists that it will be the one file system to rule all file systems. File systems have different attributes which make them better suited to different tasks. Some applications need super high integrety, while others need high speed. Others like databases may not even require a file system, and just a raw partition, because they are supposed to manage data quickly and with high integrity anyway, so why would they want an FS getting in the way, duplicating functionality, slowing things down, and possibly putting bugs into the process. In my current Linux box I have 12 different file systems I can choose from. That's quite a lot. I'm sure each one has it's own strengths. I only use 2 different file systems, but it's nice to know that I can choose a file system which is best suited to my needs.