you could dial *TELEMARKETER or something, and the number that just called you would be added to a blacklist
I used to have call blocking in Austin Tx. The service worked like that, I could call in with a simple *## code and either manually add a number or tell it to block the last number that called.
You should definitely pursue this. Someone else replied suggesting you contact your stat AG. Get in touch with some of the Austin, TX, linux groups (search www.mail-archive.com for siglinux and go from there) for ammo. Several years ago, there was quite an uprising by a bunch of linux users who had Dell computers (based in Round Rock, which neighbors Austin). The linux users won and Dell started handing out refunds on the order of $200 for people who wanted to return their pre-packaged Windows OS.
As I'm sure others have already mentioned, the expirations are measured in years (either in the form of "expire in x years" or in the form "expire in year 200x" so it's not overly broad.
The link on the House dropping it's version mentions that the House is considering an amended version of the Senate's Act, to include expirations on measures.
I sent email to the address provided on RedHat's page, and it bounced. Senator Hollings's website has a contact form which goes to this email address: qmail@hollings-cms.senate.gov. If anyone has a more direct email address please post it.
PleasePleasePLEASE take 5 minutes to write down how this will affect you as a consumer and as a technology worker. Emphasize the rights you loose. Be explicit about why this won't stop content piracy. Drop a note to Senator Hollings. Just as importantly, drop a note to your own 2 senators. Tell your elected representatives who you are and what you do. Tell them you won't vote for them if they support this, and be sure to follow through if necessary.
I saw something at the World's Fair called a "printer." This magical new device "prints" what you type onto paper, effictively acting as a pen. So you can then mail a piece of paper, which appears to be hand written extremely carefully, to your representative. I haven't yet seen one, but I also heard of something that called a fax machine lets you send a reasonable facsimile over a phone line to a printer somewhere else. What will they think of next?
The appeals court only assigned a new judge to determine the penalty, they didn't say she could not issue a breakup. The judge can still issue a breakup order if she decides to, the DoJ just stopped asking her to.
Use the above email address. Write to them explaining how we feel. There was a quote at the end of the BBC article that struck me, "The DoJ will ask the court for a period of discovery to investigate developments in the industry since the trial concluded, and evaluate whether additional conduct-related provisions are necessary." To me, this is the worst news out of all three articles and the announcement itself. Use the email address to explain why further action is needed. We're running out of chances to be heard. I also want to point out that the articles linked to only said the DoJ is no longer asking for a breakup, but the judge can still issue a breakup order if she decides to. So perhaps we should also email her office too.
early Klingons have been established to NOT have bumps. This was in TNG.
Then Voyager screwed up big time. They had an episode where Torres was on the Barge of the Dead and the guy at the helm (the first Klingon, the one who killed the gods that made him) had a ridged head.
Just wait a month and get samsung's I300 palm phone, then you won't need to sync your phone & pda because they'll be the same, and since it's palm, it will sync with linux. Kyocera also has a palm phone which is dual mode (the samsung is PCS only).
I have Speakeasy (I'm in MN though), and I seem to remember a bit in their TOS saying your could run servers (as long as it's not on NT)! If you check their package comparison applet, look at the "other" category for the sysadmin packages - they all say RTFM. Speakeasy rocks, I just wish they would give free DNS.
Your alternative, as mentioned above, is don't buy Windows. There are certainly windows alternatives which you should know about as a member of the/. community. Or you could go with the masses and complain about these things but continue to use them.
I think the major issue is the forced bundling of their non-OS software. I shouldn't be forced to use all that stuff just because I chose to use windows. Of course I can install Linux, but that's skirting the issue. For certain tasks, I prefer linux, for other tasks, I prefer windows. When I use linux, I am free to use whichever application I want. With windows, I am not. MS can't prevent me from using linux, but they seem to do a decent job of making it frustrating to use non-MS apps on windows. They do this by abusing their monopoly of the desktop OS market, which is why they're in court. I am technically able to get around the hurdles that MS has made for me, but not everyone else is. The consumers that MS and the court are conserned about are the ones who just take what their presented with, because they don't know how to replace it.
and if people don't like Microsoft products, they won't buy them
That's the problem. Nobody is actualy buying these products. MS bundles them for free with the OS and requires the OEM's to display them and make them the default applications. People buy a new computer, which happens to have windows pre-installed. Because it has windows pre-installed, it has to have all these other products installed (IE, media player, msn internet access and messenger, outlook express). Not only that but you can't completely remove them. If I uninstall outlook express, open IE, and click a mailto address link, I get a message composition window from outlook express, and find it has been reinstalled. That's crap. I didn't buy IE or outlook express. I don't want them. I can't get rid of them.
The device connects directly to your gateway, and you use a web browser to configure it. After that you don't even need a PC connected to the LAN to use it.
If the orbit changes, so does the calendar. Just imagine what would happen if one second no longer held the same meaning. A Hertz is no longer a Hertz, so much would have to change. That would be fsck'ed up. Anyone remember the SNL skit of a metric day (woo hours) in the 70s?
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Did you ever hear about the flight sim environment demoed in australia where the programmers put new images on ground troop objects to represent kangaroos? The aircraft flew over the kangaroos, they scattered, regrouped, and launched surface-to-air missiles and took down the aircraft!
My point wasn't meant to focus on quality, but policy. Of course if the original Canadian doctor had sent me to get x-rays I would have found out earlier and been better off. My gripe was that I couldn't get x-rays. With a more privatized health care system, I have different health care providers to choose from, or I can walk in with cash, and either way I can see anyone I want. It's the principle of the matter. I've seen plenty of bad doctors in America too, but I feel like I have more options available to me to get the care I want, opposed having to accept the care that I am offered. I don't think American doctor = good doctor, I think choice of doctor = good health care. That's why I hate HMOs.
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you could dial *TELEMARKETER or something, and the number that just called you would be added to a blacklist
I used to have call blocking in Austin Tx. The service worked like that, I could call in with a simple *## code and either manually add a number or tell it to block the last number that called.
You should definitely pursue this. Someone else replied suggesting you contact your stat AG. Get in touch with some of the Austin, TX, linux groups (search www.mail-archive.com for siglinux and go from there) for ammo. Several years ago, there was quite an uprising by a bunch of linux users who had Dell computers (based in Round Rock, which neighbors Austin). The linux users won and Dell started handing out refunds on the order of $200 for people who wanted to return their pre-packaged Windows OS.
As I'm sure others have already mentioned, the expirations are measured in years (either in the form of "expire in x years" or in the form "expire in year 200x" so it's not overly broad.
The link on the House dropping it's version mentions that the House is considering an amended version of the Senate's Act, to include expirations on measures.
I sent email to the address provided on RedHat's page, and it bounced. Senator Hollings's website has a contact form which goes to this email address: qmail@hollings-cms.senate.gov. If anyone has a more direct email address please post it.
PleasePleasePLEASE take 5 minutes to write down how this will affect you as a consumer and as a technology worker. Emphasize the rights you loose. Be explicit about why this won't stop content piracy. Drop a note to Senator Hollings. Just as importantly, drop a note to your own 2 senators. Tell your elected representatives who you are and what you do. Tell them you won't vote for them if they support this, and be sure to follow through if necessary.
I saw something at the World's Fair called a "printer." This magical new device "prints" what you type onto paper, effictively acting as a pen. So you can then mail a piece of paper, which appears to be hand written extremely carefully, to your representative. I haven't yet seen one, but I also heard of something that called a fax machine lets you send a reasonable facsimile over a phone line to a printer somewhere else. What will they think of next?
Metrowerks has a compiler suite. Check out this site for info on all their game console suites. Don't know the price, but they do have a 30 day eval.
The appeals court only assigned a new judge to determine the penalty, they didn't say she could not issue a breakup. The judge can still issue a breakup order if she decides to, the DoJ just stopped asking her to.
Actually, the article on Wired indicates that the state attorneys general are stepping in line to not pursue a breakup.
Microsoft.atr@usdoj.gov
Use the above email address. Write to them explaining how we feel. There was a quote at the end of the BBC article that struck me, "The DoJ will ask the court for a period of discovery to investigate developments in the industry since the trial concluded, and evaluate whether additional conduct-related provisions are necessary." To me, this is the worst news out of all three articles and the announcement itself. Use the email address to explain why further action is needed. We're running out of chances to be heard. I also want to point out that the articles linked to only said the DoJ is no longer asking for a breakup, but the judge can still issue a breakup order if she decides to. So perhaps we should also email her office too.
early Klingons have been established to NOT have bumps. This was in TNG.
Then Voyager screwed up big time. They had an episode where Torres was on the Barge of the Dead and the guy at the helm (the first Klingon, the one who killed the gods that made him) had a ridged head.
Just wait a month and get samsung's I300 palm phone, then you won't need to sync your phone & pda because they'll be the same, and since it's palm, it will sync with linux. Kyocera also has a palm phone which is dual mode (the samsung is PCS only).
If Microsoft made an antitrust trial edition of the Monopoly game for Windows? I think that would be hilarious.
drag a file into a terminal to insert a path
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NT's command prompt does this too. I'm pretty sure I've seen some Linux file broswer that has a command field, can't remember which though
I have Speakeasy (I'm in MN though), and I seem to remember a bit in their TOS saying your could run servers (as long as it's not on NT)! If you check their package comparison applet, look at the "other" category for the sysadmin packages - they all say RTFM. Speakeasy rocks, I just wish they would give free DNS.
superman 1 and 2
Your alternative, as mentioned above, is don't buy Windows. There are certainly windows alternatives which you should know about as a member of the /. community. Or you could go with the masses and complain about these things but continue to use them.
I think the major issue is the forced bundling of their non-OS software. I shouldn't be forced to use all that stuff just because I chose to use windows. Of course I can install Linux, but that's skirting the issue. For certain tasks, I prefer linux, for other tasks, I prefer windows. When I use linux, I am free to use whichever application I want. With windows, I am not. MS can't prevent me from using linux, but they seem to do a decent job of making it frustrating to use non-MS apps on windows. They do this by abusing their monopoly of the desktop OS market, which is why they're in court. I am technically able to get around the hurdles that MS has made for me, but not everyone else is. The consumers that MS and the court are conserned about are the ones who just take what their presented with, because they don't know how to replace it.
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and if people don't like Microsoft products, they won't buy them
That's the problem. Nobody is actualy buying these products. MS bundles them for free with the OS and requires the OEM's to display them and make them the default applications. People buy a new computer, which happens to have windows pre-installed. Because it has windows pre-installed, it has to have all these other products installed (IE, media player, msn internet access and messenger, outlook express). Not only that but you can't completely remove them. If I uninstall outlook express, open IE, and click a mailto address link, I get a message composition window from outlook express, and find it has been reinstalled. That's crap. I didn't buy IE or outlook express. I don't want them. I can't get rid of them.
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The device connects directly to your gateway, and you use a web browser to configure it. After that you don't even need a PC connected to the LAN to use it.
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So the truth is and? That's not very insightful!
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If the orbit changes, so does the calendar. Just imagine what would happen if one second no longer held the same meaning. A Hertz is no longer a Hertz, so much would have to change. That would be fsck'ed up. Anyone remember the SNL skit of a metric day (woo hours) in the 70s?
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Did you ever hear about the flight sim environment demoed in australia where the programmers put new images on ground troop objects to represent kangaroos? The aircraft flew over the kangaroos, they scattered, regrouped, and launched surface-to-air missiles and took down the aircraft!
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My point wasn't meant to focus on quality, but policy. Of course if the original Canadian doctor had sent me to get x-rays I would have found out earlier and been better off. My gripe was that I couldn't get x-rays. With a more privatized health care system, I have different health care providers to choose from, or I can walk in with cash, and either way I can see anyone I want. It's the principle of the matter. I've seen plenty of bad doctors in America too, but I feel like I have more options available to me to get the care I want, opposed having to accept the care that I am offered. I don't think American doctor = good doctor, I think choice of doctor = good health care. That's why I hate HMOs.
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