Yeah, for this kind of audience. I laugh out loud at least once every time I read/. and I wish other people could understand some of the humor here but it won't happen. I think the majority of readers here are blessed with a higher level of intelligence than the rest of society. I know the ACs are going to eat that comment alive but it's true.
No, it means IE needs better performance on pr0n sites. Vivid.com is all that browser is good for. If it wasn't for the fact that Windows media 9 crashes in Mozilla, IE would have no purpose whatsoever.
This is more than simply knocking M$Office off of a corporate desktop. This is about knocking the entire Windows OS off of the corporate desktop. IBM is offering an OS independent productivity suite. That will allow their customers to eliminate Windows, Office and the hell of upgrade cycles by switching to an OS that makes financial sense. Office and Windows form a co-dependent relationship that has an obvious Achilles heel to any competitor with the will to go the distance against M$. I think IBM is the company to do this.
You're right. The Sherman Act is not applicable here. Given the nature of software, I think the Nuremberg Code is a much better way of approaching the problem.:)
I found your post amusing. I consider this/. story to be yet another -1, Troll. I used to work for a science museum. Never ran into any false stuff. If simplification is a crime then it should be reserved for *research institutions*. Science museums, on the other hand, serve only the casual public. Because of the obvious non sequitur and the red flag of "unlike other science museums...", I hope this thread has a quick death.
The University System is a scam at its core. You can make something out of the social networking but it's severely over-priced and chronically stricken with hype.
At the end of the day, the University is a corporation that gladly sells students for questionable social engineering experiments.
If arbitrary rules on the Internet at your school bother you then stop putting money in their pockets. Universities need a serious check against their propaganda defining themselves as the only way to succeed in society.
Check the car your plumber drives during off hours.
I understand that these guys need to make money but how long have these stupid mouse pads been around?
I don't want my point lost by quoting somebody else's price but look around. Other online retail outlets are posting $23 with even lower prices on eBay./. displays complete contempt for their readers with postings like this.
The correct term is "regional monopoly". It applies to phone companies, Department stores (i.e., target/Wal-Mart & home depot/Lowe's) and cable companies.
Look at a map. Companies know that 95% of people live and die within 10 miles of their home so it's easy to carve out territories.
Buyers like competition but sellers do not. If everyone agrees to keep their distance, everybody makes money. In the South where development is basically new (~30 years) this is a rock solid law of nature. Major corporations stay close enough to carry the banner of free markets but far enough away to make money.
What happens if they don't comply? This is a serious case of "resistance is futile." Time Warner and the FBI are just playing their proper roles. Congress is the group that needs a clue.
Nice icon... except that the X-Arcade sucks. Of course,/. will use the icon at every opportunity since they make 15% on each sale of this flimsy, desk-sliding, trackball-lacking, spinner-bereft piece of Chinese slave labor trash.
The astroturf is getting a bit out of hand. Try news for the sake of informing readers.
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Who will be in contact will them?
Seriously. Tell them it's 1337 and they'll be famous. After a little while... no more script kiddies.
Sorry to see you modded off topic. The moderators are demonstrating new lows of ignorance.
Dave, I was thinking... I'm feeling better now... I'll take those pictures you asked for... Mary had a little lamb, little lamb...
Yeah, for this kind of audience. I laugh out loud at least once every time I read /. and I wish other people could understand some of the humor here but it won't happen. I think the majority of readers here are blessed with a higher level of intelligence than the rest of society. I know the ACs are going to eat that comment alive but it's true.
That's the next quality title from Vivid Entertainment... it will put Linux on the map, amigos.
What's with the headline? "Deep Inside the K Desktop Environment" isn't nearly as intriguing as "Deep Inside [pr0n_star]"...
No, it means IE needs better performance on pr0n sites. Vivid.com is all that browser is good for. If it wasn't for the fact that Windows media 9 crashes in Mozilla, IE would have no purpose whatsoever.
Obviously, it's about France wide by Alaska deep.
This is more than simply knocking M$Office off of a corporate desktop. This is about knocking the entire Windows OS off of the corporate desktop. IBM is offering an OS independent productivity suite. That will allow their customers to eliminate Windows, Office and the hell of upgrade cycles by switching to an OS that makes financial sense. Office and Windows form a co-dependent relationship that has an obvious Achilles heel to any competitor with the will to go the distance against M$. I think IBM is the company to do this.
Porn, pot are keys to NASA salvation
You're right. The Sherman Act is not applicable here. Given the nature of software, I think the Nuremberg Code is a much better way of approaching the problem. :)
I found your post amusing. I consider this /. story to be yet another -1, Troll. I used to work for a science museum. Never ran into any false stuff. If simplification is a crime then it should be reserved for *research institutions*. Science museums, on the other hand, serve only the casual public. Because of the obvious non sequitur and the red flag of "unlike other science museums...", I hope this thread has a quick death.
Noted.
I'm disappointed in the moderation of my post. It's a legitimate question that ties directly to the "missing link" aspect.
Mods like that encourage trolling.
If WINE can run high level Windows applications, can it run something older like DragonDictate 3?
I have an old P3 that I am replacing. I want the older machine to be a Linux box but without voice, it's not an option.
Any ideas here?
We definitely don't need no thought control.
The University System is a scam at its core. You can make something out of the social networking but it's severely over-priced and chronically stricken with hype.
At the end of the day, the University is a corporation that gladly sells students for questionable social engineering experiments.
If arbitrary rules on the Internet at your school bother you then stop putting money in their pockets. Universities need a serious check against their propaganda defining themselves as the only way to succeed in society.
Check the car your plumber drives during off hours.
I think this story should be moderated -1, Sad.
/. displays complete contempt for their readers with postings like this.
I understand that these guys need to make money but how long have these stupid mouse pads been around?
I don't want my point lost by quoting somebody else's price but look around. Other online retail outlets are posting $23 with even lower prices on eBay.
No, those are the prophets of Mount Rushmore. The chip in your head is malfunctioning.
Yeah. Shout amen.
What's the problem with civilization?
Darwinism is alive and well on the African continent and it looks like anyone lucky enough to have some intelligence gets the hell out.
Might doesn't make right.
42!
What else is there to know?
Just want to point out a subtle hypocrisy...
If Microsoft referred to themselves as "upstream developers", they'd have hell to pay.
The correct term is "regional monopoly". It applies to phone companies, Department stores (i.e., target/Wal-Mart & home depot/Lowe's) and cable companies.
Look at a map. Companies know that 95% of people live and die within 10 miles of their home so it's easy to carve out territories.
Buyers like competition but sellers do not. If everyone agrees to keep their distance, everybody makes money. In the South where development is basically new (~30 years) this is a rock solid law of nature. Major corporations stay close enough to carry the banner of free markets but far enough away to make money.
What happens if they don't comply? This is a serious case of "resistance is futile." Time Warner and the FBI are just playing their proper roles. Congress is the group that needs a clue.
Clearly, this is an unacceptable use of an automobile.
The astroturf is getting a bit out of hand. Try news for the sake of informing readers.