How about the rest of us...ya know, make it a misdemeanor to be talking on a non-handsfree cell phone while driving ANY sort of vehicle (yeah, you too stupid motorcycle/moped/bicycle riders), financing movie theaters to install cell blockers. Restaurants too. Too many idiots don't care about other people around them and will yack all damn day.
#1. Save the attachment. (extra step)
#2. Find where they saved it. (extra step)
#3. chmod it (extra step) warning
#4. Double click it.
#5. Give sudo password. (extra step) warning
Perfect example, too, of WHY linux won't be around most home users systems anytime soon. The problem lies in finding ease of use, and security.
I would love to see someone argue that a 14 year old kid with $10,000 "worth" of songs would have paid $10,000 for them had they not been able to download.
I'll take that challenge.
Little amy downloaded her first song. Say value of said song is 99 cents. Thus, she "stole" 99 cents worth of music. Could she have paid 99 cents for it then? Possibly.
See, you miss the point. It all starts with 1 song. Then it grows as you get each song. It's not like anyone's downloading a single song "worth" $10k. They download them 1 (or an album) at a time, which has a very definate value. If you were to walk into Best Buy and shoplift a CD, it's not any different, except due to the anonymosity of the internet, you don't have to physically go anywhere to do your stealing.
Personally, I hope they can prove that the computer connection from their household did download music. Then they can just sue the household, and let the family members assign blame.
You see, Mozilla's browsers infringe on this patent in exactly the same way as Internet Explorer. Microsoft just got sued first, and while they claim they won't sue Mozilla, it is just that, a claim.
See, this is where I have a problem. They should force patent holders to enforce their patent at all times, or risk losing the patent. Similar to Trademarks. Suing and getting money from MS, but not suing anyone else is bogus if ya ask me. The Government should make it where if they don't defend against all comers, then they lose the patent.
Maybe then they will finally start seeing how some software patents are stupid as hell.
Sorry, pal. Maybe it's true for some other slashweenies, but in my experience, the reliability of Linux IS truly legendary, and is why I've standardized on Linux anywhere I can possibly use it. And I had a Windows NT server that ran our Exchange Server and MS SQL Server on the same box, as well as handled print queues and home directories, for a company with 120 people (yeah, not super huge, I know), that had rebooted twice in the span of about 2 years. Once was when power went out and the UPS batteries drained and the generator ran out of fuel, the other was when I performed a SQL server patch that required a reboot.
So what. Any system can be stable, all depends on what you do with it.
Since you've standardized anywhere you can possibly use it...tell us this - if it's "legendary" why isn't is used at home for most "normal" people? Oh, right, because they can't play their games on it:P Funny how legendary is shot down by games.
...I'll say it again. MS should just give the EU a big middle finger, and pull all the licenses of MS software from all of the EU, then start suing the EU and individuals who don't relinquish the software.
Yeah yeah - and this is the same reason people at home won't run Linux for a long ass time. Because to them, logging in as root is the same as just booting their computer in Windows. Mom and Pop won't know any better, and unless someone else configures the machine and never lets them even know the root password, and hopefully lets them install and run everything else (much less updating the kernel for security updates and whatnot), Linux will not, simply NOT, be mainstream in households.
Paying these settlements is an admission of guilt. If you're not guilty of violating the law, don't pay.'"
But hey, if you download music you haven't bought, that's called piracy, thus you're guilty. If they can prove it, the price will be much higher. SO, if you did do it, admit it, pay for it, be done with it. Idiots.
Apple may make great hardware and software (up til now, their software sucked). However, that comes at a premium price that costs a lot more than a wintel solution. And I guarantee you that Windows is compatible with more hardware than any Apple OS to date.
Unfortunately, all that compatability is where a lot of the issues lie.
MS should sue the guy directly for breach of contract and take every cent he makes. After all, since you folks here at/. love seeing people sue MS over stupid stuff...let them do the same.
For christ's sake. Just change the name to GoogleMail and tell them to get the fuck out. No one heard of the little Brit's G-Mail service until just now, so they haven't been harmed.
That 1.5 beta 1 has so many bugs in it, and if you weren't smart enough to back up your profile, you can't take your settings back to the earlier version.
For me at least, most of my Firefox plugins are also disabled due to incompatability.
One would think that they would have been smart and made the uninstall a lot better and not screwed things up. Ah well. They're developers - like most of them, they're pushed to push stuff out the door before it's ready. I'll wait a while before converting my main machines over to the newer version.
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Why would we want to keep it off Slashdot? You're probably one of those who uses Bittorrent to download your porn so you don't have to pay for it.
When was the last time you and your new wife had a threesome with some other guy and you and he both shoved your cocks in her ass at the same time thinking "yeah, this is normal?"
Or are you really trying to tell us you don't watch "that" sort of porn?
this is slashdot - if the idiots here can't blame microsoft for all their woes, then they would have to try and explain why they don't have girlfriends/wives/loose sisters...
no one should have access to my genetic code without my permission or a warrant
Except that in most states, for example, if you throw something away, they can search it since it's no longer in your possession, instead part of the public.
So if you drop a hair follicle or drink from a paper cup (which the company paid for), technically, it's not yours anymore since you gave up your right since you didn't keep control of it (in terms of the hair) or the cup is company property in their garbage on their premises....
They can test DNS from many ways - not requiring you to give them a blood/saliva sample directly.
I don't have a problem with it - if you have a genetic issue that could prevent you from doing the job you're being hired for, I don't think they should have any reason to hire you over someone who doesn't have it. It's not any different than not having to hire someone in a wheelchair to sweep and mop the steps in your building. There's resonable expectation that you have to be able to do the work.
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How about the rest of us...ya know, make it a misdemeanor to be talking on a non-handsfree cell phone while driving ANY sort of vehicle (yeah, you too stupid motorcycle/moped/bicycle riders), financing movie theaters to install cell blockers. Restaurants too. Too many idiots don't care about other people around them and will yack all damn day.
#1. Save the attachment. (extra step) #2. Find where they saved it. (extra step) #3. chmod it (extra step) warning #4. Double click it. #5. Give sudo password. (extra step) warning
Perfect example, too, of WHY linux won't be around most home users systems anytime soon. The problem lies in finding ease of use, and security.
I would love to see someone argue that a 14 year old kid with $10,000 "worth" of songs would have paid $10,000 for them had they not been able to download.
I'll take that challenge.
Little amy downloaded her first song. Say value of said song is 99 cents. Thus, she "stole" 99 cents worth of music. Could she have paid 99 cents for it then? Possibly.
See, you miss the point. It all starts with 1 song. Then it grows as you get each song. It's not like anyone's downloading a single song "worth" $10k. They download them 1 (or an album) at a time, which has a very definate value. If you were to walk into Best Buy and shoplift a CD, it's not any different, except due to the anonymosity of the internet, you don't have to physically go anywhere to do your stealing.
Personally, I hope they can prove that the computer connection from their household did download music. Then they can just sue the household, and let the family members assign blame.
You see, Mozilla's browsers infringe on this patent in exactly the same way as Internet Explorer. Microsoft just got sued first, and while they claim they won't sue Mozilla, it is just that, a claim.
See, this is where I have a problem. They should force patent holders to enforce their patent at all times, or risk losing the patent. Similar to Trademarks. Suing and getting money from MS, but not suing anyone else is bogus if ya ask me. The Government should make it where if they don't defend against all comers, then they lose the patent.
Maybe then they will finally start seeing how some software patents are stupid as hell.
Heh - now that Eolas has a ton of money, the Tolkien Estate should sue them for the name they use :P I'd much rather Tolkien have it than these idiots.
Sorry, pal. Maybe it's true for some other slashweenies, but in my experience, the reliability of Linux IS truly legendary, and is why I've standardized on Linux anywhere I can possibly use it. And I had a Windows NT server that ran our Exchange Server and MS SQL Server on the same box, as well as handled print queues and home directories, for a company with 120 people (yeah, not super huge, I know), that had rebooted twice in the span of about 2 years. Once was when power went out and the UPS batteries drained and the generator ran out of fuel, the other was when I performed a SQL server patch that required a reboot.
:P Funny how legendary is shot down by games.
So what. Any system can be stable, all depends on what you do with it.
Since you've standardized anywhere you can possibly use it...tell us this - if it's "legendary" why isn't is used at home for most "normal" people? Oh, right, because they can't play their games on it
Why not? If people didn't fucking pirate stuff, the RIAA wouldn't exist. Too bad too many idiots don't realize this.
...I'll say it again. MS should just give the EU a big middle finger, and pull all the licenses of MS software from all of the EU, then start suing the EU and individuals who don't relinquish the software.
Yeah yeah - and this is the same reason people at home won't run Linux for a long ass time. Because to them, logging in as root is the same as just booting their computer in Windows. Mom and Pop won't know any better, and unless someone else configures the machine and never lets them even know the root password, and hopefully lets them install and run everything else (much less updating the kernel for security updates and whatnot), Linux will not, simply NOT, be mainstream in households.
Wonder why that is.
Paying these settlements is an admission of guilt. If you're not guilty of violating the law, don't pay.'"
But hey, if you download music you haven't bought, that's called piracy, thus you're guilty. If they can prove it, the price will be much higher. SO, if you did do it, admit it, pay for it, be done with it. Idiots.
Apple may make great hardware and software (up til now, their software sucked). However, that comes at a premium price that costs a lot more than a wintel solution. And I guarantee you that Windows is compatible with more hardware than any Apple OS to date.
Unfortunately, all that compatability is where a lot of the issues lie.
MS should sue the guy directly for breach of contract and take every cent he makes. After all, since you folks here at /. love seeing people sue MS over stupid stuff...let them do the same.
For christ's sake. Just change the name to GoogleMail and tell them to get the fuck out. No one heard of the little Brit's G-Mail service until just now, so they haven't been harmed.
Nor do you pin your company's communications to some tech in over his head and coming and asking Slashdot for help....
Please. If he has a clue, he wouldn't be here to begin with.
That 1.5 beta 1 has so many bugs in it, and if you weren't smart enough to back up your profile, you can't take your settings back to the earlier version.
For me at least, most of my Firefox plugins are also disabled due to incompatability.
One would think that they would have been smart and made the uninstall a lot better and not screwed things up. Ah well. They're developers - like most of them, they're pushed to push stuff out the door before it's ready. I'll wait a while before converting my main machines over to the newer version.
Why would we want to keep it off Slashdot? You're probably one of those who uses Bittorrent to download your porn so you don't have to pay for it.
When was the last time you and your new wife had a threesome with some other guy and you and he both shoved your cocks in her ass at the same time thinking "yeah, this is normal?"
Or are you really trying to tell us you don't watch "that" sort of porn?
This idiot should have gotten 15 years and forced to read every spam sent to aol every day.
Why's that? Apple hardware is pitifully slow compared to equal level x86 hardware at the same pricepoint...so...umm...
this is slashdot - if the idiots here can't blame microsoft for all their woes, then they would have to try and explain why they don't have girlfriends/wives/loose sisters...
no one should have access to my genetic code without my permission or a warrant
Except that in most states, for example, if you throw something away, they can search it since it's no longer in your possession, instead part of the public.
So if you drop a hair follicle or drink from a paper cup (which the company paid for), technically, it's not yours anymore since you gave up your right since you didn't keep control of it (in terms of the hair) or the cup is company property in their garbage on their premises....
They can test DNS from many ways - not requiring you to give them a blood/saliva sample directly.
I don't have a problem with it - if you have a genetic issue that could prevent you from doing the job you're being hired for, I don't think they should have any reason to hire you over someone who doesn't have it. It's not any different than not having to hire someone in a wheelchair to sweep and mop the steps in your building. There's resonable expectation that you have to be able to do the work.
Oh, you mean, like, download and use the other browsers that can't pass the same test? I know the current FIrefox can't (went and tried it myself).
Personally, I think the idiot who says things like this should be shot.
It's simple - because this guy is a self-serving asshat.
...mmmmkay?
Yet another reason Unions are the debil. Once upon a time, Unions had their place, nowadays, all they do is help keep prices and costs high.
Why? It's not any different than all the MS haters here.