Seeking a good deal is a smart business move for Telestra. That said, say Telestra bought licences @ $375/user. Some ppl here are saying that any sale evern if it were $5/user would be good. I disagree.
MS has a huge install base. They don't have to worry about losing money on lots of users. If MS sold @ $5/user it would be a loss to the company. MS wants to make itself appear to be a premium brand. Selling low to anybody negatively affects their brand. If you're a Ferrari salesperson, even if you're desparate, you don't sell the next car for $5 -- you want the full $500,000 (or whatever). Selling low just to sell just lowers the prestige of the brand and the perceived value.
Yeah, Linux is untrustworthy. Enough so that the NSA chose to develop NSA linux with its own security extensions? What I'm getting at is that the government can make its own secure OSes by using Open Source.
The problem a lot of these establishments have right now is that they feel that they have to play current, hit music. If anything, some music only appeals to certain demographics. I don't want to hear Eminem while having my teeth cleaned or furniture shopping. Play classical music pieces like Mozart or other things that are in the public domain. Last I checked, some of this music is $2.00 a CD in the store!
The other problem is that the RIAA hasn't tried to sue the US gov't. I would love to see them try and sue the Pentagon, DOJ or the Whitehouse for playing tunes to guests or workers. Big political no,no that you'll never see. But then again, when everyone else pays... so will everyone else.... the gov't.... that's right taxpayers.
You might want to consider searching through Medical Journals (e.g. through Medline) and find out what studies have been made on Lasik. Generally, the public can usually get access to it by visiting a local University or College which has access to it. Some articles are highly technical in nature, while others are more general. It should give you a good idea of the risks and benefits involved in the surgery.
The articles are peer reviewed, so there might be bias, but I would be more confident reading this than a Lasik clinic's pamphlets/brochures. You might also want to consult government research eg FDA.
If you have the surgery, as the physician how many incidents they had . If they seem to dodge the question altogether, or say "none"... consider seeing another physician.
At what point does this government believe that passing news laws will make America more civil and free?
Already the DMCA imposes crazy penalties and fines on violators. For a country as privaledged and wealthy as it is, the US has amongst the highest encarceration rates: namely from those sent to jail for minor drug offences (usually possenssion of small amount of marijuana). So if you or your buddy get caught taping the next Superbowl, the Simpsons or Everybody Loves Raymond and you can't pay the fine..... do you go to jail???
I'm in Canada, so any protests sent to US officials will go ignored. I encourage Americans to tell their officials they protest this. Tell your friends and neighbors. Your copyright laws are being passed on to other countries incl Canada and.... suprise.... Iraq Iraq Copyright
IANAL, but wouldn't a trademark registration be considered a legal document?
Then instead of using a regual "first, middle, last, " name like everybody else (how bland!) you simply trademark the name you like, get a legal name change - and if the name gets popular and others try to use it - sue everybody for using it!
In other words, one of the reasons for the Anti-Trust suit was to remove IE and Windows Media Player from the OS. Since the suit expires with Longhorn's release date, I suppose that removing either or both from Longhorn will be just as "impossible" to do as it was with Windows 98 (although for the most part the code base is diferent).
Based on the amount of security holes in IE (and the occasional one with WMP), I think the Feds should force MS to not-integrate them into the OS and let consumers chose to install the software they want on their computers.
I'm wondering if there's any chance of seeing an iMac with a no-monitor option. Given the choice, for the money I pay, I'd rather not have an attached monitor. I already own a nice 17" LCD monitor.
Its nice to see them coming out with one for September. I have a P3 based system and, frankly, the new Intel and AMD lines, IMO are nothing to drool over unless you play games. Processors nowadays are so powerful that applications and the OS dictate what *you* want to do with the computer.
Windows doesn't have the versatility I would like in an OS and is too slow to come out with features. Linux -despite being fairly computer literate- is too hard for me to setup for desktop use. I'm really looking forward to see what price range Apple wants to price their iMacs at.
If I recall, Stand Lee was suing Marvel and Sony because he wasn't getting the royalties he was promised (under contract) on the X-Men and Spiderman movies and associated spin-offs from the movies.
Isn't it ironic that the same movie studios that are lobbying politicians to combat piracy with tougher laws are the same studios that are reluctant to pay royalties owed to the real creators of the intellectual property? If you're going ask politicians to enforce the law, you should follow it as well.
IMO, it would be interesting who proposed the idea?
Did UPS ask Toshiba? (eg they want to diversify their business model). OR Did Toshiba approach UPS? (eg they want to get out of repairing customer computers).
Of course, UPS can always HIRE trained, certified laptop repair persons as well. I don't think the drivers will be fixing them anytime soon.
It seems the problem is that judges hate to admit that they could be wrong or that they aren't knowledgeable in a particular area.
Many judges have difficulties understanding even the simplest of DNA evidence. Are we to expect that they can understand something as complex as Internet routing or other technology issues?
Granted this is a temporary restraing order and not a full blown trial. I would respect the judge if he/she would take the time to read up on this issue. Heck, even read Slashdot!!
I've been using the VESA drivers since the Radeon driver doesn't work with my 9600 XT (or at least the one included with x.org 6.70 as packaged with Slackware).
Is there anyway to add the file to the X.org driver list or something? What speed differences are there between the GPL'd driver and the ATI one for just general X use and no OPEN-GL stuff?
While currently the exception and not the rule, LOTR is a long movie in itself. There are many additional hours of bonus footage. With this technology, you have no chance of watching any of the bonus footage. Guess you'll have to throw it away and watch it another time.
As far as I can remember, all text messages are encrypted over the network.
Suppose you take this one step further. Lets say the woman accusing Kobe had used special code words to communicate with her friend or if she's really paranoid a one time encryption pad for the message.
Assume that all records are kept by the telephone company. They retrieve the message and its absolute gibberish (its been encrypted). Given the accusations made before the court, would the plaintiff be responsible for divulging the contents of the message?
Now what exactly do they think students are going to download with this kind of connection other than movies and music? The engineering and science students who might have lots of data prob need their lab computers since it has all the needed software on it. My argument is, the bandwitdh will not help much in doing their assignments.
The backback is my first suggestion. Briefcase has *target me* written all over it, since its contents are usually highly valueable.
I suggest buying a used backback or making one looked used - from a distance - like putting tape, etc on it. The less appealing it looks, the worth of the contents inside might also seem less tempting.
I'd like to use one of these as a desktop PC as well. My PC is a workstation but I play occasional games on it as well. I have a 9600 XT video card in my P3 system and it works very well. I could see the 1750@14W being adequte upgrade and I'd be able to get rid of some fans in my system.
I think even if AMD can't beat Intel in sales numbers, they're cornering them in certain markets. The cost/performance/heat ratio is great.
In terms of the age of the population, which is most likely to play games, Mexico has among the youngest populations. So it is potentially a growing market. Are any companies targeting Mexico?
In this sense, it comes as no suprise that they find Japan, the US and Europe with a declining market.
A bit un-related but the most annoying fax SPAM of all: getting Fax SPAMS on voicemail.
A friend had been getting faxes through voicemail for office supplies. I transferred what part of the fax that was on voicemail to a real fax machine. A complaint to the telephone company (Bell Canada) later and no more! The telephone companies usually take action pretty fast.
Speaking of overpaid (voice)actors, what about all the people who work on the film crews? Many actors, including the "Friends" cast are making many hundreds of thousands of dollars per television show or movie.
We seldom hear how much the camera, sound, makeup, special effects crew make per hour. I'm sure the lead camera or sound person makes considerable dough. What of the assistants etc who spend equally long hours? Anybody have any ball-point figures for comparison?
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Seeking a good deal is a smart business move for Telestra. That said, say Telestra bought licences @ $375/user. Some ppl here are saying that any sale evern if it were $5/user would be good. I disagree. MS has a huge install base. They don't have to worry about losing money on lots of users. If MS sold @ $5/user it would be a loss to the company. MS wants to make itself appear to be a premium brand. Selling low to anybody negatively affects their brand. If you're a Ferrari salesperson, even if you're desparate, you don't sell the next car for $5 -- you want the full $500,000 (or whatever). Selling low just to sell just lowers the prestige of the brand and the perceived value.
Yeah, Linux is untrustworthy. Enough so that the NSA chose to develop NSA linux with its own security extensions? What I'm getting at is that the government can make its own secure OSes by using Open Source.
The problem a lot of these establishments have right now is that they feel that they have to play current, hit music. If anything, some music only appeals to certain demographics. I don't want to hear Eminem while having my teeth cleaned or furniture shopping. Play classical music pieces like Mozart or other things that are in the public domain. Last I checked, some of this music is $2.00 a CD in the store!
... so will everyone else .... the gov't .... that's right taxpayers.
The other problem is that the RIAA hasn't tried to sue the US gov't. I would love to see them try and sue the Pentagon, DOJ or the Whitehouse for playing tunes to guests or workers. Big political no,no that you'll never see. But then again, when everyone else pays
You might want to consider searching through Medical Journals (e.g. through Medline) and find out what studies have been made on Lasik. Generally, the public can usually get access to it by visiting a local University or College which has access to it. Some articles are highly technical in nature, while others are more general. It should give you a good idea of the risks and benefits involved in the surgery.
... consider seeing another physician.
The articles are peer reviewed, so there might be bias, but I would be more confident reading this than a Lasik clinic's pamphlets/brochures. You might also want to consult government research eg FDA.
If you have the surgery, as the physician how many incidents they had . If they seem to dodge the question altogether, or say "none"
At what point does this government believe that passing news laws will make America more civil and free?
.... suprise.... Iraq Iraq Copyright
Already the DMCA imposes crazy penalties and fines on violators. For a country as privaledged and wealthy as it is, the US has amongst the highest encarceration rates: namely from those sent to jail for minor drug offences (usually possenssion of small amount of marijuana). So if you or your buddy get caught taping the next Superbowl, the Simpsons or Everybody Loves Raymond and you can't pay the fine..... do you go to jail???
I'm in Canada, so any protests sent to US officials will go ignored. I encourage Americans to tell their officials they protest this. Tell your friends and neighbors. Your copyright laws are being passed on to other countries incl Canada and
IANAL, but wouldn't a trademark registration be considered a legal document?
Then instead of using a regual "first, middle, last, " name like everybody else (how bland!) you simply trademark the name you like, get a legal name change - and if the name gets popular and others try to use it - sue everybody for using it!
Imagine the possibilities!
In other words, one of the reasons for the Anti-Trust suit was to remove IE and Windows Media Player from the OS. Since the suit expires with Longhorn's release date, I suppose that removing either or both from Longhorn will be just as "impossible" to do as it was with Windows 98 (although for the most part the code base is diferent).
Based on the amount of security holes in IE (and the occasional one with WMP), I think the Feds should force MS to not-integrate them into the OS and let consumers chose to install the software they want on their computers.
I'm wondering if there's any chance of seeing an iMac with a no-monitor option. Given the choice, for the money I pay, I'd rather not have an attached monitor. I already own a nice 17" LCD monitor.
Its nice to see them coming out with one for September. I have a P3 based system and, frankly, the new Intel and AMD lines, IMO are nothing to drool over unless you play games. Processors nowadays are so powerful that applications and the OS dictate what *you* want to do with the computer.
Windows doesn't have the versatility I would like in an OS and is too slow to come out with features. Linux -despite being fairly computer literate- is too hard for me to setup for desktop use. I'm really looking forward to see what price range Apple wants to price their iMacs at.
As a Carelton University student, posters advertising the event were all throughout the Loeb building where the Geography department is located.
As a non-geography student, I saw the banners all the time. I don't think it was advertised outside of the University.
If I recall, Stand Lee was suing Marvel and Sony because he wasn't getting the royalties he was promised (under contract) on the X-Men and Spiderman movies and associated spin-offs from the movies.
Isn't it ironic that the same movie studios that are lobbying politicians to combat piracy with tougher laws are the same studios that are reluctant to pay royalties owed to the real creators of the intellectual property? If you're going ask politicians to enforce the law, you should follow it as well.
IMO, it would be interesting who proposed the idea?
Did UPS ask Toshiba? (eg they want to diversify their business model).
OR
Did Toshiba approach UPS? (eg they want to get out of repairing customer computers).
Of course, UPS can always HIRE trained, certified laptop repair persons as well. I don't think the drivers will be fixing them anytime soon.
It seems the problem is that judges hate to admit that they could be wrong or that they aren't knowledgeable in a particular area.
Many judges have difficulties understanding even the simplest of DNA evidence. Are we to expect that they can understand something as complex as Internet routing or other technology issues?
Granted this is a temporary restraing order and not a full blown trial. I would respect the judge if he/she would take the time to read up on this issue. Heck, even read Slashdot!!
I've been using the VESA drivers since the Radeon driver doesn't work with my 9600 XT (or at least the one included with x.org 6.70 as packaged with Slackware).
Is there anyway to add the file to the X.org driver list or something? What speed differences are there between the GPL'd driver and the ATI one for just general X use and no OPEN-GL stuff?
I've only found a few websites which are kinda handy to find 'Nix apps:
tucows.com and freshmeat.net
Generally, tucows is out of date and I find freshmeat takes a long time to sort through even though I setup an account to filter results.
Anybody have a useful site(s) to try?
The CowboyNeal Foundation!
While currently the exception and not the rule, LOTR is a long movie in itself. There are many additional hours of bonus footage. With this technology, you have no chance of watching any of the bonus footage. Guess you'll have to throw it away and watch it another time.
As far as I can remember, all text messages are encrypted over the network.
Suppose you take this one step further. Lets say the woman accusing Kobe had used special code words to communicate with her friend or if she's really paranoid a one time encryption pad for the message.
Assume that all records are kept by the telephone company. They retrieve the message and its absolute gibberish (its been encrypted). Given the accusations made before the court, would the plaintiff be responsible for divulging the contents of the message?
I don't suppose they're making money recommending these two specific brands are they?
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Now what exactly do they think students are going to download with this kind of connection other than movies and music? The engineering and science students who might have lots of data prob need their lab computers since it has all the needed software on it. My argument is, the bandwitdh will not help much in doing their assignments.
The backback is my first suggestion. Briefcase has *target me* written all over it, since its contents are usually highly valueable.
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I suggest buying a used backback or making one looked used - from a distance - like putting tape, etc on it. The less appealing it looks, the worth of the contents inside might also seem less tempting.
Also, hope the muggers don't read
I'd like to use one of these as a desktop PC as well. My PC is a workstation but I play occasional games on it as well. I have a 9600 XT video card in my P3 system and it works very well. I could see the 1750@14W being adequte upgrade and I'd be able to get rid of some fans in my system.
I think even if AMD can't beat Intel in sales numbers, they're cornering them in certain markets. The cost/performance/heat ratio is great.
In terms of the age of the population, which is most likely to play games, Mexico has among the youngest populations. So it is potentially a growing market. Are any companies targeting Mexico?
In this sense, it comes as no suprise that they find Japan, the US and Europe with a declining market.
"crying beats iris scanners"
This report is patently false. Why? This news comes from a politician. We all know that they void of human emotion therefore they cannot cry.
A bit un-related but the most annoying fax SPAM of all: getting Fax SPAMS on voicemail.
A friend had been getting faxes through voicemail for office supplies. I transferred what part of the fax that was on voicemail to a real fax machine. A complaint to the telephone company (Bell Canada) later and no more! The telephone companies usually take action pretty fast.
Speaking of overpaid (voice)actors, what about all the people who work on the film crews? Many actors, including the "Friends" cast are making many hundreds of thousands of dollars per television show or movie.
We seldom hear how much the camera, sound, makeup, special effects crew make per hour. I'm sure the lead camera or sound person makes considerable dough. What of the assistants etc who spend equally long hours? Anybody have any ball-point figures for comparison?
And, better yet, there's no warning!