1. In Boston, The Museum of Science home page is pretty good way to spend a day or half day. I mention it only 'cause I live there.
2. Also, if you're into that kinda thing, the Monster Garage vehicles are on semi-tour, you can check when and where they're being displayed here
3. The Computer History Museum here . Never been, but they used to have a part of it here in Boston. ...and if you do a blog with pictures, let us know where.
Why bother checking to make sure that your site works with any other browser when you know that a significant majority are going to be using IE? O.K., work with me on this... You and 3 competitors are vyying for the same market. with 86% ofthe market using IE, if you all go with IE-only web sites, you miss out on the other 14% that aren't using IE. Now, if you make your web site with correct standards, so everyone can use it, no matter what browser they're using, you not only get a share of the IE market, but you'd proabably wind up with 14% more than your competitors, since they'll only use your site, since it's the only one that they CAN use.... Now, 14% + 1/3 of 86% (about 28%) = 42% of market share. And if you were investing in a company, which would you pick, one with 28% of the market, or 42%? So would I.
I don't get it...Microsoft builds a browser that is incompatible with certial HTML/Javascript/whatever. If I'm running a web sight, I want to get to as many customers/visitors as I can, so why would I build an IE-only web site? It just doesn't make any sense.
One thing... With wireless, the only spectrum area you need is from the nearest land link (cell, whatever) to your phone/PDA/whatchamacallit. So theoretically, you could RE-USE spectrum simultaneously in different parts of the world (like TV channels), as long as you know where the end node is. Now obvioulsly, with TV, it's a one-way communication process, but for two way, if you're worried about overlap, all you'd really need to do is make sure that the receiver could re-tune to the new frequency of the new cell you're moving into, and that there was no overlap between connected cells (kind of like the fill-in-the-map-using-only-four-colors problem), OR, have a DCHP-ish system, perhaps, where each new end-node in a cell's range is assigned a new frequency, like a DHCP lease...
Until the appeals process is over, there's not going to be any real action on this ruling. Microsoft is notorious(?) for loosing in the lower court, only to appeal to higher courts, and then prevail, long after the media explosure is past. So, don't go celebrating in the streets just yet, there still a lot more to do here.
I'm putting the shipping date in quotes, since it's not in stone, obviously, but I've read of certian web sites (you know, the kind with the rediculous 1-click patents) that are promising shipping on June 30th.
What about using your Credit Card Company as a PKI providor? They would know who you are, and who the vendors are, and should be able to provide verification to both sides... I man, what else is the interest & fees for, if not service?
As a matter of fact, here's a better way than that... Encode you're viruses into HTML documents. Then, ship the documents to whomever. When they open the document, since it's running locally, should allow all scripts to run...automatically.
Have you ever seen anything come from a browser publisher "extending" a standard (Microsoft, Netscape, other), and thought "Gee, I wish that was in the standard"? Examples?
I'd agree...I mean, if you're constantly expanding the window size on one connection to a client until you use all available bandwidth, becuse they're sending excessive acknowledgements, that would mean no other uses would get connections.
sounds like an interesting variant on ddos (distributed if you sent the same ack's from different sources, anyway)
Well, I see where they're doing this over six hours (with commercials? without?), so hopefully they'll have the room to manuver that David Lynch didn't. I mean, if he had six hours, instead of two(?), I'm sure he could have done a more true-to-the-original-story version. But it was still a good film.
My question is will The Motion Picture Association of America now be filing suit against the Times for linking to 2600's catalog of DeCSS mirror sites?
My quesion is will the MPAA sue/. for linking to a story that links to a site that links to sites that have the program??
The cost of the tubing is usually directly proportional to the price, but true, it's a little harder to work with than velcro, which I also use. One extra tip with velcro: try putting a loop around a table leg (or attach to a wall, or whatever), with the opposite side of what's exposed on the loop around the cable, and you can velcro the line to the table leg, keeping it out of the way of "happy feet".
Hey; Here's something I kinda thre together to handle cables: 1. Put your cables together, then measure the diameter with a tape measure. 2. Go to your local hardware store, and purchase rubber tubing of a similar diameter (you want something pliant here). 3. Cut the tubing so that you wind up with a helix shape (basically, cut diagonally down the length, around the tube. 4. Wrap the tubing around the wires. Some plastics work well with this, if they're thin enough to ben with your hands. Hope this helps.
I read the info on this, but I don't see a legal question here, mostly due to the way the press release reads. If you read this, the only things you can do with this are:
Buy MP3's from their web site, which are loaded into your account, and
Upload your existing CDs into your account.
Both ways, you're still paying for the music, so this would probably fall under the "shift-transfer" stuff that got the Diamond player through the courts (I'm not sure of the name, but its when you record music you bought onto a different medium, used previously for cd's recorded to tape).
What I don't see is a way for your existing (legally questionable?) downloaded MP3's to get onto the account.
Well, IMHO, there's one thing that could be done that would stop a large part of the Microsoft monopoly, and that's to stop these pre-loading deals they have with computer vendors.
See, what Microsoft does is, they go to these vendors, and they say: "We'll sell you copies of our Win9x operating system cheap. There's only one catch. You have to install a copy onto every machine you make."
So, the vendor takes the deal, the user gets Win9x wether they want it or not, and we wind up with Windows Refund Days...remember that?;)
Ultimately, cutting out this deal would drive up prices for PC's in the short run. But (hopefully), as Linux and other alternative OS'es come into the fore, Microsoft will be forced to reduce the price of their pre-loaded OS to compete.
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1. In Boston, The Museum of Science home page is pretty good way to spend a day or half day. I mention it only 'cause I live there.
...and if you do a blog with pictures, let us know where.
2. Also, if you're into that kinda thing, the Monster Garage vehicles are on semi-tour, you can check when and where they're being displayed here
3. The Computer History Museum here . Never been, but they used to have a part of it here in Boston.
Why bother checking to make sure that your site works with any other browser when you know that a significant majority are going to be using IE?
O.K., work with me on this...
You and 3 competitors are vyying for the same market. with 86% ofthe market using IE, if you all go with IE-only web sites, you miss out on the other 14% that aren't using IE.
Now, if you make your web site with correct standards, so everyone can use it, no matter what browser they're using, you not only get a share of the IE market, but you'd proabably wind up with 14% more than your competitors, since they'll only use your site, since it's the only one that they CAN use....
Now, 14% + 1/3 of 86% (about 28%) = 42% of market share. And if you were investing in a company, which would you pick, one with 28% of the market, or 42%?
So would I.
I don't get it...Microsoft builds a browser that is incompatible with certial HTML/Javascript/whatever. If I'm running a web sight, I want to get to as many customers/visitors as I can, so why would I build an IE-only web site? It just doesn't make any sense.
One thing... With wireless, the only spectrum area you need is from the nearest land link (cell, whatever) to your phone/PDA/whatchamacallit. So theoretically, you could RE-USE spectrum simultaneously in different parts of the world (like TV channels), as long as you know where the end node is.
Now obvioulsly, with TV, it's a one-way communication process, but for two way, if you're worried about overlap, all you'd really need to do is make sure that the receiver could re-tune to the new frequency of the new cell you're moving into, and that there was no overlap between connected cells (kind of like the fill-in-the-map-using-only-four-colors problem), OR, have a DCHP-ish system, perhaps, where each new end-node in a cell's range is assigned a new frequency, like a DHCP lease...
Until the appeals process is over, there's not going to be any real action on this ruling. Microsoft is notorious(?) for loosing in the lower court, only to appeal to higher courts, and then prevail, long after the media explosure is past.
So, don't go celebrating in the streets just yet, there still a lot more to do here.
I'm putting the shipping date in quotes, since it's not in stone, obviously, but I've read of certian web sites (you know, the kind with the rediculous 1-click patents) that are promising shipping on June 30th.
What about using your Credit Card Company as a PKI providor? They would know who you are, and who the vendors are, and should be able to provide verification to both sides...
I man, what else is the interest & fees for, if not service?
IIRC, Rob and Jeff started this from Michigan. Now, your servers are in Waltham. Does this mean a move in the future?
It'll never happen. Exodus doesn't allow photographic equipment in the facility. There's a nice little letter in the kevlar-lined entrance saying so.
As a matter of fact, here's a better way than that...
Encode you're viruses into HTML documents. Then, ship the documents to whomever. When they open the document, since it's running locally, should allow all scripts to run...automatically.
Simple re-encode your macro viruses into Word, or Excel or Access or whatever macros, then send that document (with the viruses attached) around...
If I wasn't in trouble with Microsoft before, I sure am now!
Have you ever seen anything come from a browser publisher "extending" a standard (Microsoft, Netscape, other), and thought "Gee, I wish that was in the standard"? Examples?
sounds like an interesting variant on ddos (distributed if you sent the same ack's from different sources, anyway)
Well, I see where they're doing this over six hours (with commercials? without?), so hopefully they'll have the room to manuver that David Lynch didn't. I mean, if he had six hours, instead of two(?), I'm sure he could have done a more true-to-the-original-story version. But it was still a good film.
Open the .exe you downloaded onto a Windoze machine with Winzip...extracts the file automatically. No pop-up, no muss no fuss.
My quesion is will the MPAA sue /. for linking to a story that links to a site that links to sites that have the program??
I don't know...why don't you ask the Palm folks?
Agreed...read the TITLE tag...
http://do wnload.comedycentral.com/download/southpark/video/ spmp_parrot.mov. 'Nuff said.
I got exactly two lines out of it:
"...substantially higher prices for Inprise shareholders..."
"Mr. Coates currently owns 3,005,440 shares of Inprise Corporation..."
Can you say "I'm making a profit, or I ain't playing?"
The cost of the tubing is usually directly proportional to the price, but true, it's a little harder to work with than velcro, which I also use. One extra tip with velcro: try putting a loop around a table leg (or attach to a wall, or whatever), with the opposite side of what's exposed on the loop around the cable, and you can velcro the line to the table leg, keeping it out of the way of "happy feet".
Hey; Here's something I kinda thre together to handle cables: 1. Put your cables together, then measure the diameter with a tape measure. 2. Go to your local hardware store, and purchase rubber tubing of a similar diameter (you want something pliant here). 3. Cut the tubing so that you wind up with a helix shape (basically, cut diagonally down the length, around the tube. 4. Wrap the tubing around the wires. Some plastics work well with this, if they're thin enough to ben with your hands. Hope this helps.
Both ways, you're still paying for the music, so this would probably fall under the "shift-transfer" stuff that got the Diamond player through the courts (I'm not sure of the name, but its when you record music you bought onto a different medium, used previously for cd's recorded to tape).
What I don't see is a way for your existing (legally questionable?) downloaded MP3's to get onto the account.
Just my $.02
According to CNBC, AOL stockholders will wind up with 55% ownership of the combined companies.
See, what Microsoft does is, they go to these vendors, and they say: "We'll sell you copies of our Win9x operating system cheap. There's only one catch. You have to install a copy onto every machine you make."
So, the vendor takes the deal, the user gets Win9x wether they want it or not, and we wind up with Windows Refund Days...remember that? ;)
Ultimately, cutting out this deal would drive up prices for PC's in the short run. But (hopefully), as Linux and other alternative OS'es come into the fore, Microsoft will be forced to reduce the price of their pre-loaded OS to compete.
$.02 deposited