Uh, no. I don't believe Slashdot posts up a lot of original or complete stories. It's a *discussion forum* as evidenced by the fact that "stories" are posted with links to other stories and there's a HUGE amount of space for comments. Slashdot is for discussion. Discuss.
Uh, 75% of 75% is 56.25%. It takes around a simple majority, but it takes a majority spread around the nation, so that majorities in places that have a special interest in certain laws can't use power of numbers to push it through.
To clarify, it is *very* successful, but P2P is *more* successful. Within a few years, the entire world adopted P2P, very quickly, and at low to no cost. It is my opinion that a better distribution system would further their causes if they'd only have the balls to try something new.
"One of the most successful legal distribution systems for sharing copies of copyrighted works ever created is the $24 billion home video entertainment industry. Its success is not measured merely in profits for the motion picture industry's copyright owners, but more importantly in its creation of an affordable way of enabling the entire family to enjoy a movie and of offering the choice of literally thousands of creative works for an evening's entertainment."
Doubtful. It's neither affordable, nor convenient, nor the most successful distribution systems. It's just the most profitable. Compare iTunes and similar to buying CDs: there is a better, cheaper way, and I'm inclined, after reading this, to write it off -- "literally thousands" doesn't cut it -- "literally hundreds of thousands" or "literally millions" would be much more successful , and not impossible.
A few problems -- Microsoft works faster than that, and Longhorn, an XP fork, will be finished far before 2010. Also, buying a computer today, the hardware is the biggest part of the cost, and [Microsoft] software is often bundled with the major brands. As the alternatives begin to seep in, linux and associated OSS projects will eat at MS's market share, but it will not be ready for the lowest common denominator to use until at least a generation has passed between it being usable and it being used, as there is already a desktop market. Windows has the jump start on the desktops; *nix has the jump start on the servers. Right now they've pretty much converged, but it'll take more time and more pressure to move that point of convergence over.
The difference being that you don't control your OS unless people made it for you. Open source being the exception to the rule...At least with guns you can do pretty much what you damn well want with it.
Longhorn is based on Windows XP, which is based on Windows 2000, which is based on Windows NT, which is based off of OS/2. Microsoft's track record isn't the best, but I'd say you're full of it and too sure of your own opinion about Windows.
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Clearly they'll be supporting older computers. Windows Longhorn to make Graphics Cards more Important is almost as counterintuitive as "This Just In - Gamers Are Human"
So what's the big deal? We get a pretty OS for people who aren't using their power, and a simple for those who prefer its look or lack of resource hoggage. That said, the gamers that care will usually have fat rigs to power their games, anyway.
To take it a step further, would it be possible to embed the shooter's identity in the bullet itself? What sort of implications would this have if guns were found to be hackable?
Do you trust MS tools to scan your PC and actually do a GOOD job of it? Um, yes?
Seriously, MS knows their OS best and it's awfully stupid of you to put them down now that they're finally realizing they need to guard their OS better. That said, the fact that the OS needs to be guarded is something that should be changed, but then again SP2 has made great strides towards that too. In fact, Microsoft has greatly improved security, architecture, and usability in the past few years. The only "evil" thing about them, I think, is their business practices and closed source (if closed-source can be considered evil).
Meh. This message will most likely be modded down or ignored. It's slashdot, after all.
Hmm. No. While it should ruin their lives, taking them out of the picture for a really long time (insert standard rapist argument here), they shouldn't get put away for so long it destroys their lives. That would be the ultimate hypocrisy, IMO.
Being forced to reinvent the wheel because someone patented it already is NOT innovation. It is NOT a level playing field when one side has all the cards, legitimately earned or not. Bending the rules to get ahead is perfectly legitimate because in competition, you're lucky even to have them (rules).
But the limbs may take over their user's mind and drive him to build a reactor that would blow up New Y..oh, wait. Limbs aren't sentient. Sounds like a good idea, but would people be able to multitask with multiple limbs? They'd probably have to be born with it. Actually, though, the use of this *would* have applications where humans need to handle (handle, not transport) hazardous materials delicately .
2^57 for SATA is equivalent to 131072TB. No data in current standards will ever be able to fit in that much space in any practical application. Now, if we can work out holographics, that's a different story.
ID is an escape hatch for those who cannot deny the obviousness of evolution but don't want to give up their need to belief in God and, ergo, an afterlife.
On the other hand, I do believe in "God" (an omnipresent but not omnipotent) but I have no need to believe in an afterlife since I believe "heaven" is a metaphor for lack of consciousness. I also happen to believe that Science is "God"'s language, and that how the "world" was made in bible canon is interpretive of that language.
I also believe that for God to truly be perfect and for us to retain our free will and choice, life must be completely devoid of direct, continuing influence beyond the concept that God really exists. The atheists I've known tend to be intelligent people without the need for a message to tell them anything about how to live their lives, and I would be one of these people too if I did not believe that morality was somewhat inherent in sentient nature. I realize that morality is relative and live by my own morals, hoping that others believe in being moral as I do but not enforcing it.
That's exactly what I do with my PocketPC (yeah, yeah, it's Microsoft), and the main killer I'd say is the interface -- you have to turn on the wireless (or wait for it to connect, at least), open Skype, log on, and then click on the user or number to call. Where this wi-fi phone will hopefully really shine should be in its interface, as it will be less usable and less useful than its alternatives otherwise.
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I believe you mean "it's just the software" -- gui and familiarity are second to functionality, though a good program is never without both.
Uh, no. I don't believe Slashdot posts up a lot of original or complete stories. It's a *discussion forum* as evidenced by the fact that "stories" are posted with links to other stories and there's a HUGE amount of space for comments. Slashdot is for discussion. Discuss.
Uh, 75% of 75% is 56.25%. It takes around a simple majority, but it takes a majority spread around the nation, so that majorities in places that have a special interest in certain laws can't use power of numbers to push it through.
Roffle is an attempt at pronouncing ROFL, not ROTFL. The t isn't capitalized or considered part of the acronym in ROFL. Old people.
To clarify, it is *very* successful, but P2P is *more* successful. Within a few years, the entire world adopted P2P, very quickly, and at low to no cost. It is my opinion that a better distribution system would further their causes if they'd only have the balls to try something new.
Doubtful. It's neither affordable, nor convenient, nor the most successful distribution systems. It's just the most profitable. Compare iTunes and similar to buying CDs: there is a better, cheaper way, and I'm inclined, after reading this, to write it off -- "literally thousands" doesn't cut it -- "literally hundreds of thousands" or "literally millions" would be much more successful , and not impossible.
A few problems -- Microsoft works faster than that, and Longhorn, an XP fork, will be finished far before 2010. Also, buying a computer today, the hardware is the biggest part of the cost, and [Microsoft] software is often bundled with the major brands. As the alternatives begin to seep in, linux and associated OSS projects will eat at MS's market share, but it will not be ready for the lowest common denominator to use until at least a generation has passed between it being usable and it being used, as there is already a desktop market. Windows has the jump start on the desktops; *nix has the jump start on the servers. Right now they've pretty much converged, but it'll take more time and more pressure to move that point of convergence over.
On the contrary, it only needs one hand ;)
The difference being that you don't control your OS unless people made it for you. Open source being the exception to the rule...At least with guns you can do pretty much what you damn well want with it.
look at the mp4 (quicktime works) and repeat that. :)
Longhorn is based on Windows XP, which is based on Windows 2000, which is based on Windows NT, which is based off of OS/2. Microsoft's track record isn't the best, but I'd say you're full of it and too sure of your own opinion about Windows.
Same here. I get 1.5/384 for $40/month from Verizon DSL/Keyway ISP. No problems running a web server at all.
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Clearly they'll be supporting older computers. Windows Longhorn to make Graphics Cards more Important is almost as counterintuitive as "This Just In - Gamers Are Human"
So what's the big deal? We get a pretty OS for people who aren't using their power, and a simple for those who prefer its look or lack of resource hoggage. That said, the gamers that care will usually have fat rigs to power their games, anyway.
To take it a step further, would it be possible to embed the shooter's identity in the bullet itself? What sort of implications would this have if guns were found to be hackable?
Do you trust MS tools to scan your PC and actually do a GOOD job of it?
Um, yes?
Seriously, MS knows their OS best and it's awfully stupid of you to put them down now that they're finally realizing they need to guard their OS better. That said, the fact that the OS needs to be guarded is something that should be changed, but then again SP2 has made great strides towards that too. In fact, Microsoft has greatly improved security, architecture, and usability in the past few years. The only "evil" thing about them, I think, is their business practices and closed source (if closed-source can be considered evil).
Meh. This message will most likely be modded down or ignored. It's slashdot, after all.
Hmm. No. While it should ruin their lives, taking them out of the picture for a really long time (insert standard rapist argument here), they shouldn't get put away for so long it destroys their lives. That would be the ultimate hypocrisy, IMO.
Being forced to reinvent the wheel because someone patented it already is NOT innovation. It is NOT a level playing field when one side has all the cards, legitimately earned or not. Bending the rules to get ahead is perfectly legitimate because in competition, you're lucky even to have them (rules).
..is detected as a threat. On the bright side, though, its default action is to ignore VNC.
But the limbs may take over their user's mind and drive him to build a reactor that would blow up New Y..oh, wait. Limbs aren't sentient. Sounds like a good idea, but would people be able to multitask with multiple limbs? They'd probably have to be born with it. Actually, though, the use of this *would* have applications where humans need to handle (handle, not transport) hazardous materials delicately
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Huh? Since when can a company patent the lack of a feature? Or does this patent effectively force companies to include USB shields? Odd.
iirc i saw this on TigerDirect ages ago. Not new, but interesting.
Yeah. I can't even get past the initial terminal-style install to the GUI -- The blue screen BSODs on me. Ha.
2^57 for SATA is equivalent to 131072TB. No data in current standards will ever be able to fit in that much space in any practical application. Now, if we can work out holographics, that's a different story.
ID is an escape hatch for those who cannot deny the obviousness of evolution but don't want to give up their need to belief in God and, ergo, an afterlife.
On the other hand, I do believe in "God" (an omnipresent but not omnipotent) but I have no need to believe in an afterlife since I believe "heaven" is a metaphor for lack of consciousness. I also happen to believe that Science is "God"'s language, and that how the "world" was made in bible canon is interpretive of that language.
I also believe that for God to truly be perfect and for us to retain our free will and choice, life must be completely devoid of direct, continuing influence beyond the concept that God really exists. The atheists I've known tend to be intelligent people without the need for a message to tell them anything about how to live their lives, and I would be one of these people too if I did not believe that morality was somewhat inherent in sentient nature. I realize that morality is relative and live by my own morals, hoping that others believe in being moral as I do but not enforcing it.
That's exactly what I do with my PocketPC (yeah, yeah, it's Microsoft), and the main killer I'd say is the interface -- you have to turn on the wireless (or wait for it to connect, at least), open Skype, log on, and then click on the user or number to call. Where this wi-fi phone will hopefully really shine should be in its interface, as it will be less usable and less useful than its alternatives otherwise.