There is one. It's call the "Linux Desktop Battle". It drains resources by causing users to argue of which desktop is best and frequently update the desktops as new features are incrementally added. It also creates uncertainty in potential users who do not know which one to use. A side benefit is it stifles creativity in developers as they attempt to duplicate the Windows desktop on Linux instead of innovating new UI enhancements.
Next time I'll write about the "write your own driver" virus.
No, I love Linux, on the server. In my day job we're working with a cluster of Linux boxes (Dell 2650 + 3 Dell 1750s, all dual Xeons). I was just responding to the statement about now it's time to switch for Windows users...
This is a good opportunity for Windows users to migrate to a free desktop
The desktop might be free but my time isn't. See, I already own Windows. It's installed, working fine, and arranged just the way I like it. It doesn't cost me a thing as it's already paid for.
If for some reason I was dissatisfied with my Windows experience I would have to get and install a new OS, install this updated free desktop (assuming it didn't come with the distro), download the apps I need to be productive (as a Java developer I could pretty much continue to work without impact), and learn to use the new OS/desktop combo.
All this adds up to money. I have a salaried day job and I do hourly contract work at night, with more hours than I can handle on the contract. Any time setting up a new environment (for no reason) is money directly out of my pocket. And it may even cut into my bzFlag playing time!
Windows XP is quite stable and secure. We've never had any problems in our house. Of course, the hardware router, AV software, and Windows Update help.
On a tangential note, I'm about to dump OpenOffice. What a dog. I gave my wife my copy of Office XP and I've been using OO for the occasional letter or spreadsheet. Even for that limited work I find its performance to be unacceptable. Another driving factor - through the Microsoft Home Use program in conjunction with my day job I can get the latest Office (professional version) or Project for $20 each. Full retail? I wouldn't switch. $20? Oh yeah, I'll pay $20 for improved performance.
All you need to know is in the summary. The article doesn't tell what products or services of Microsoft are being used to abuse human rights and what changes in software or business practices MS should make to avoid being a tool of the oppressor.
Here's an article at the Amnesty International website (dated 28 Jan 04) if you want more. This is the only mention of MS on that link:
*************** Amnesty International remains concerned that in their pursuit of new and lucrative markets, foreign corporations may be indirectly contributing to human rights violations or at the very least failing to give adequate consideration to the human rights implications of their investments. In its first report on State Control of the Internet in China, Amnesty International cited several foreign companies (Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Nortel Networks, Websense and Sun Microsystems), which had reportedly provided technology which has been used to censor and control the use of the Internet in China.(29)
[...]
(29) Amnesty International: People's Republic of China: State Control of the Internet in China, ASA 17/007/2002, November 2002.
***********
Well now I'm really confused. That report is over a year old, and there doesn't seem to be anything newer than the link I gave on this topic. It sounds like the Guardian picked up the story because it mentioned Microsoft (but not Intel - hmmm, what is the software running on?), even though the source for the MS reference is old.
Strange. I've had the same one for years. I have to fish around for the username...it's usually one of 4 or so I use but eventually I get it. Maybe you're just forgetful:)
Usage Note: Hanged, as a past tense and a past participle of hang, is used in the sense of "to put to death by hanging," as in Frontier courts hanged many a prisoner after a summary trial. A majority of the Usage Panel objects to hung used in this sense. In all other senses of the word, hung is the preferred form as past tense and past participle, as in I hung my child's picture above my desk.
The information can be completely bogus. Pass it on.
And the informatin is not being "held hostage". It doesn't want to go anywhere. Consider your bogus registration to be the price of the bandwidth, server maintenance, and the effort that went into writing the article...or should I say, "kidnapping the data"?
And keep this between the two of us, but I've found that wearing my foil hat when visiting the NYT's website defeats their web-based brain scanner that is embedded on all their pages.
The registration is free and you don't even need a valid e-mail address. What's with the complaints? The 20 seconds you have to spend *once* to input bogus information is certainly a fair price for the online content of the NYT.
Sheesh. People here would complain if you hung them with a new rope.
Really, now, junk mail is just not that pressing an issue to me
Oh really, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org, it's not? I wonder why that is, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org. Let me tell you something, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org, sometimes spam starts and you don't know how. It goes like this, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org: One day you'll check your mail and there will be a single spam e-mail, not addressed to you matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org. Then a week later, it's a couple a day, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org. And it keeps growing, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org, until you get a filter like popfile or you just stop using the address matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org.
I hope this cleared it up for you, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org.
I'd ask her again after pointing out that the stuff in the auto-complete bar contains links _typed in_, not links clicked on in a different page.
Not true, as least on my browser (and hers - IE6). For example, I was tracking a UPS package. If I start typing "wwwa" (UPS tracking pages start with "wwwapps") I'll get the whole URL containing the tracking number and other parameters. I never typed all that out, and in fact the "wwwapps" pages are all redirects.
so if you don't like it, it should be taken down. free expression be damned ?
Where did I say any of those things? There are plenty of sites I don't like but I don't care if they're up or not. I'm all for free expression. But with freedom comes responsibility. Let's say all speed limits were abolished and you could drive as fast as you wanted anywhere and any time you wanted. Would that make it ok to blow past the local school at 75 when kids are about? Of course not. The point is this: just because it is legal to do something doesn't mean it should be done.
The opinion expressed seemed to support the censorship of goatse. Basically since s/he didn't see any "value" to goatse then s/he had no problem with that site being censored. Of course, the exact same censorship if applied to his/her favorite site would of naturally invoke a different response.
So goatse was your favorite site? No wonder your a coward. Everyone has their standards and to me, that site had no value. Actually, I think it had negative value. I don't think the Internet should be the lowest common denominator, but that's just me. Heck, why are you sad? The picture hasn't changed...you can just save it to your computer and look at it whenever you want.
On a side note, I'd like to know exactly where she clicked such a link, if in fact she did. The native range of goatse links is/. and K5, and she just doesn't seem like the type you'd find in either of those places.
It's everywhere. After I got home from work tonight I sat at my wife's computer and started typing in google's URL. In the autocomplete bar I was surprised to see goatse.cx. I asked her about it and she didn't know what I was talking about. She generally hangs around in the parenting message boards at various sites (like about.com). She asked what it was so I brought up the goatse "mirror". She didn't thank me for that.
I have no doubt my wife does not visit slashdot or k5, but somewhere she came across that link...so it is possible.
Wait a minute, something's not right. I've been a loyal slashdot reader for a little while now and have become thoroughly indoctrinated in the ways of open source. In fact, in the project I'm currently working on (for the US government), we're using no less than 15 open source products.
I want to know how the "heart" of the Internet will ever stay beating being run like this. We all know that security through obscurity will never work, and this double biometric thing sounds like something RIAA dreamed up.
For the greater good we need the Internet to have a robust and healthy heart. Therefore I believe they should take the following measures to ensure said health:
Advertise where the building is and put up big signs.
Remove all security devices, including but not limited to door locks and passwords.
Allow anyone at any time to come in, sit down, and start examining the equipment and software being used.
Allow the source code to be published on the Internet, and take code revisions from outside parties.
You see my fellow readers, only when this happens can we truly be secure.
Coming next week on "Open Source Speaks", detailed plans to your local federal penitentiary, including but not limited to blueprints, schematics for locks, and guard schedules.
Not only did you not read the article, you didn't even read the submission synopsis. Perhaps you're better served by attending to your database corruption that brought your site down than by posting inane comments that aren't even on topic.
Thank you for your post. I've returned 6 printers and both PS and PSP so far. By some freak of nature, my newborn son has birthmarks arranged in the pattern shown in the PDF. Every time I've tried to work with his image the software wouldn't load it. Then when I finally resorted to MS Paint, the printers wouldn't print it!
I was able to defeat this "feature" by drawing another birthmark on my son...problem solved! Thank you slashdot for saving the day...again.
Slashdot Mirror
There is one. It's call the "Linux Desktop Battle". It drains resources by causing users to argue of which desktop is best and frequently update the desktops as new features are incrementally added. It also creates uncertainty in potential users who do not know which one to use. A side benefit is it stifles creativity in developers as they attempt to duplicate the Windows desktop on Linux instead of innovating new UI enhancements.
Next time I'll write about the "write your own driver" virus.
No, I love Linux, on the server. In my day job we're working with a cluster of Linux boxes (Dell 2650 + 3 Dell 1750s, all dual Xeons). I was just responding to the statement about now it's time to switch for Windows users...
This is a good opportunity for Windows users to migrate to a free desktop
The desktop might be free but my time isn't. See, I already own Windows. It's installed, working fine, and arranged just the way I like it. It doesn't cost me a thing as it's already paid for.
If for some reason I was dissatisfied with my Windows experience I would have to get and install a new OS, install this updated free desktop (assuming it didn't come with the distro), download the apps I need to be productive (as a Java developer I could pretty much continue to work without impact), and learn to use the new OS/desktop combo.
All this adds up to money. I have a salaried day job and I do hourly contract work at night, with more hours than I can handle on the contract. Any time setting up a new environment (for no reason) is money directly out of my pocket. And it may even cut into my bzFlag playing time!
Windows XP is quite stable and secure. We've never had any problems in our house. Of course, the hardware router, AV software, and Windows Update help.
On a tangential note, I'm about to dump OpenOffice. What a dog. I gave my wife my copy of Office XP and I've been using OO for the occasional letter or spreadsheet. Even for that limited work I find its performance to be unacceptable. Another driving factor - through the Microsoft Home Use program in conjunction with my day job I can get the latest Office (professional version) or Project for $20 each. Full retail? I wouldn't switch. $20? Oh yeah, I'll pay $20 for improved performance.
All you need to know is in the summary. The article doesn't tell what products or services of Microsoft are being used to abuse human rights and what changes in software or business practices MS should make to avoid being a tool of the oppressor.
Here's an article at the Amnesty International website (dated 28 Jan 04) if you want more. This is the only mention of MS on that link:
***************
Amnesty International remains concerned that in their pursuit of new and lucrative markets, foreign corporations may be indirectly contributing to human rights violations or at the very least failing to give adequate consideration to the human rights implications of their investments. In its first report on State Control of the Internet in China, Amnesty International cited several foreign companies (Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Nortel Networks, Websense and Sun Microsystems), which had reportedly provided technology which has been used to censor and control the use of the Internet in China.(29) [...]
(29) Amnesty International: People's Republic of China: State Control of the Internet in China, ASA 17/007/2002, November 2002.
***********
Well now I'm really confused. That report is over a year old, and there doesn't seem to be anything newer than the link I gave on this topic. It sounds like the Guardian picked up the story because it mentioned Microsoft (but not Intel - hmmm, what is the software running on?), even though the source for the MS reference is old.
Strange. I've had the same one for years. I have to fish around for the username...it's usually one of 4 or so I use but eventually I get it. Maybe you're just forgetful :)
Thank you. To quote dictionary.com
:)
Usage Note: Hanged, as a past tense and a past participle of hang, is used in the sense of "to put to death by hanging," as in Frontier courts hanged many a prisoner after a summary trial. A majority of the Usage Panel objects to hung used in this sense. In all other senses of the word, hung is the preferred form as past tense and past participle, as in I hung my child's picture above my desk.
You may want to look up "ironically" though...
*psssst*
The information can be completely bogus. Pass it on.
And the informatin is not being "held hostage". It doesn't want to go anywhere. Consider your bogus registration to be the price of the bandwidth, server maintenance, and the effort that went into writing the article...or should I say, "kidnapping the data"?
And keep this between the two of us, but I've found that wearing my foil hat when visiting the NYT's website defeats their web-based brain scanner that is embedded on all their pages.
The registration is free and you don't even need a valid e-mail address. What's with the complaints? The 20 seconds you have to spend *once* to input bogus information is certainly a fair price for the online content of the NYT.
Sheesh. People here would complain if you hung them with a new rope.
Stan, Eminem. Here are the original lyrics.
Best troll ever. I'll even use my karma bonus on it. Should be modded up.
Really, I don't see a question there...
Why the submitter didn't just put that in the synopsis is beyond me.
The site came right up for me.
Only if your method doesn't infringe upon my patented method for using lines and curves to depict the spoken word in a visual representation.
I'm sure no matter how much it shows, it's not as much as this
Really, now, junk mail is just not that pressing an issue to me
Oh really, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org, it's not? I wonder why that is, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org. Let me tell you something, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org, sometimes spam starts and you don't know how. It goes like this, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org: One day you'll check your mail and there will be a single spam e-mail, not addressed to you matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org. Then a week later, it's a couple a day, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org. And it keeps growing, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org, until you get a filter like popfile or you just stop using the address matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org.
I hope this cleared it up for you, matrophe@sdf.lonestar.org.
I'd ask her again after pointing out that the stuff in the auto-complete bar contains links _typed in_, not links clicked on in a different page.
Not true, as least on my browser (and hers - IE6). For example, I was tracking a UPS package. If I start typing "wwwa" (UPS tracking pages start with "wwwapps") I'll get the whole URL containing the tracking number and other parameters. I never typed all that out, and in fact the "wwwapps" pages are all redirects.
so if you don't like it, it should be taken down. free expression be damned ?
Where did I say any of those things? There are plenty of sites I don't like but I don't care if they're up or not. I'm all for free expression. But with freedom comes responsibility. Let's say all speed limits were abolished and you could drive as fast as you wanted anywhere and any time you wanted. Would that make it ok to blow past the local school at 75 when kids are about? Of course not. The point is this: just because it is legal to do something doesn't mean it should be done.
The opinion expressed seemed to support the censorship of goatse. Basically since s/he didn't see any "value" to goatse then s/he had no problem with that site being censored. Of course, the exact same censorship if applied to his/her favorite site would of naturally invoke a different response.
So goatse was your favorite site? No wonder your a coward. Everyone has their standards and to me, that site had no value. Actually, I think it had negative value. I don't think the Internet should be the lowest common denominator, but that's just me. Heck, why are you sad? The picture hasn't changed...you can just save it to your computer and look at it whenever you want.
On a side note, I'd like to know exactly where she clicked such a link, if in fact she did. The native range of goatse links is /. and K5, and she just doesn't seem like the type you'd find in either of those places.
It's everywhere. After I got home from work tonight I sat at my wife's computer and started typing in google's URL. In the autocomplete bar I was surprised to see goatse.cx. I asked her about it and she didn't know what I was talking about. She generally hangs around in the parenting message boards at various sites (like about.com). She asked what it was so I brought up the goatse "mirror". She didn't thank me for that.
I have no doubt my wife does not visit slashdot or k5, but somewhere she came across that link...so it is possible.
I'm glad it's down. Good on her for getting it done. Of course, the picture will live on elsewhere but at least she did what she could.
Just because you can post something doesn't mean you should post something. Redeeming value of that picture? None.
Yeah, baby, I'm using my real nick...unlike all the cowards who will doubtlessly reply.
Wait a minute, something's not right. I've been a loyal slashdot reader for a little while now and have become thoroughly indoctrinated in the ways of open source. In fact, in the project I'm currently working on (for the US government), we're using no less than 15 open source products.
I want to know how the "heart" of the Internet will ever stay beating being run like this. We all know that security through obscurity will never work, and this double biometric thing sounds like something RIAA dreamed up.
For the greater good we need the Internet to have a robust and healthy heart. Therefore I believe they should take the following measures to ensure said health:
- Advertise where the building is and put up big signs.
- Remove all security devices, including but not limited to door locks and passwords.
- Allow anyone at any time to come in, sit down, and start examining the equipment and software being used.
- Allow the source code to be published on the Internet, and take code revisions from outside parties.
You see my fellow readers, only when this happens can we truly be secure.Coming next week on "Open Source Speaks", detailed plans to your local federal penitentiary, including but not limited to blueprints, schematics for locks, and guard schedules.
Not only did you not read the article, you didn't even read the submission synopsis. Perhaps you're better served by attending to your database corruption that brought your site down than by posting inane comments that aren't even on topic.
Thank you for your post. I've returned 6 printers and both PS and PSP so far. By some freak of nature, my newborn son has birthmarks arranged in the pattern shown in the PDF. Every time I've tried to work with his image the software wouldn't load it. Then when I finally resorted to MS Paint, the printers wouldn't print it!
I was able to defeat this "feature" by drawing another birthmark on my son...problem solved! Thank you slashdot for saving the day...again.
we sold a quarter of a million records in the usa in our first year with a US office.
Well good on you. And just think how much higher your sales would have been if you were selling CDs!