The only way it would make its way into my house is if the cable company replaced the digital cable box with it. Then I would have to search for a "solution" to the problem online. This is maybe one of the reasons why you can't leagally buy one, and or why there aren't any pc cards that descramble the video. Or am I wrong? Does anyone know of a tuner card that descrables Digital cable? Please tell me. It would be interesting to look at for educational purposes.
Sorry, I don't have mod points. Thats pretty darn informative right there.
I think thats a great example of the problems facing researchers in matehmatics (and sciences) today. Its really hard to make connections between all of the disperate facts, theories, and expiramental data to draw conclusions and lead to productive research and development. In short, we often experience mental stack overflow errors.
* removes foot from mount*
This is the problem with slashdot. I took some basic classes in nuclear enegineering. I read scientific magazines. The parent of my reply stated a that there were improvements without mentioning what they were. I thought about the issue for two seconds, couldn't think of any improvements and replied. I suppose I could have asked if anyone had rather than just stating that there weren't, but I was in the middle of cooking so I just hit submit. Next time, I'll just ask. I do remeber reading about pebble reactors now that I think about it.
Certainly we have better technology today to make safer nuclear power.
No, we don't. The technology is pretty much the same. There haven't been any new nuclear plants in the past 20 years and they really haven't updated much of the safety systems. There still isn't a long term way of dealing with the tons of radioactive waste being produced. Don't get me wrong, I think Nuclear is the way to go, but I would really like the storage system to be fixed soon.
It was my impression that the setelment was usuall acompanied with a promise from the company to stop doing whatever it was that got them in trouble in the first place. But I could be wrong.
Thats an excellent idea. Personally, I have an idea about combining a bookstore and...(wait for it) the INTERNET.
or taking by brother's auction buisness and putting it on.... (wait for it) the INTERNET.
Still even better yet, I think I could work something out with my cousin the mail man to transfer messages on....(wait for it) the INTERNET
I could go on, but I catually agree with the parent, I'm just being a jerk.
Why waste your time for a little benifit, and minimul damage to the offending companies? Go for the gusto! Go for the Class Action Lawsuit! IANAL, so I cannot actually say if this is a potentil case for class action. However, no class action lawsuits make sense to me. So this might be a good cannadite. I guess you'd have to decide which was more evil, class action suits or software licencing.
you'll have to excuse me I've litterally been on a deserted island for the past year and a half. But man thats eirie. Its sort of sad to see them advertise the features as "new" and "never before" as the preexisting mac is demonstrated. It seems as if vista will be obsolite by the time its released. It also seems as if both Mac and windows are starting to blur the lines between applications and OS even more then they already are. I'm happy with the photo editing software I have now (irfanview). I really don't want either OS to take control of it, and I don't want them to squash the other programs. So I'm Glad there is still Linux and FOSS. The current enviorment should allow the best ideas to come to light.
The naming isssue could be very real, but the number of people who trust anything with i, or windows in front of a product vastly outnumbers those that do not.
But you now seem to be simply saying that there are many names for products that have prefixes to them that do not scare customers away. I think its a trust issue. Most people will (unwisely inthe case of microsoft) trust something made by those companies and so the prefix is part of the branding and attracts people to it. In theory, the same labeling should work in linux, but the product names out of context if you are just talking about a single application (ie a potential user is told that they can use k-word and they don't know that kde is a graphical desktop of a good reputation and that k-word is created by the like minded individuals.) I guess the big diffference besides recognition of the brands is that you have a lot more brands to be concious of in the linux world ( you have to know what gnome and kde are and why there are the choice between them, a choice that was not neccisary to make in either Mac or windows world)).
There are a heck of a lot more of them then there are of you.
( Classification of the author is uncertain, pending the completion of his Operating System To End All Operating Systems (OSTEAOS) pronounced (aws-TEA-os) (patent pending)).
No, the designers decide on what is going to be a disadvantage for the company, not the consumer. The consumer decides what is and is not an advantage for them. It might be difficult for you to understand that if you've never actuallly designed something for a company. Sure they talk about the consumer, but that's only part of the discussion. Its like the car industry. Concept cars are designed with the user in mind, the production model is what happens when they take other considerations. I'm just saying apple like every other company inthe world, has been known to screw the user, for stupid reasons that had nothing to do with the user.
I stopped reading TFA when I got to number three. " Dress up your Ipod". Okay, thats about the stupidest least fun thing you could do with an ipod. I mean you could make a nice egg costume for it and sit on it until it hatches. but with the price of gas being what it is you wouldn't be able to afford the petrolium jelly it requires to keep it alive. Its really a shame, but you have to have a firm finatial plan before you start procreating. Just because you spent over $300 on the best digital music device, doesn't mean your responsible enough to bring a new life into this world. So please, think before you knit.
So the designers are the ones that determine what is and is not a disadvantage for me? Thats great. Maybe they can tell me which of my girlfriend's habits are in fact disadvantages to me. I mean, beacuase they are so very accurate in determining what they want me to like on my ipod. I think I should sue that line on my employees. "I'm sorry but I've determined that giving you a raise this year would be a disadvantage for you. You'd probely just spend it on alchol and firearms and end up in Jail. Now, you don't want to go to jail do you? Thats why its in your best intrest not to be given a raise this year. Maybe next year you'll think twice about taking advantage of the open bar at the christmas party. "
Thanks for the offer. I 'm the director of Science and Technology for Louverture Cleary School in Haiti operated by the haitian project. I teach the majority of the computer classes ( mainly Typing, Ms office apps). I thought about soliciting ( for parts on slashdot), but we don't really need that many items as my request would probely generate. We do get donations of computers and various parts, but they're typically old. I have several 64 mb strips, but I'm using two right now in the only slots on the motherboard. I've got a contact in that works as the IT guy in our sister school. He says he's got some crazy contacts in the industry that should be able to get us some new computers altogether. And truth be told we just got a grant to replace the early 90's crts with new lcds. I'd love to go opensource with our software, but all of the comapnies in Haiti use MS and the focus is to get the students the best jobs possible rather than advancing the politics of opensource. I've also talked with the buisnesses about switching, they have too many legacy apps to justify the switchover. If you need to contant me, just send the email to the development address shown on the site. I moniter that right now.
No, I've done the same test multiple times. It might depend on what you mean by "crawling like molasses". I find 128 to be the minimum to avoid the molasses, but YMMV. I also tried 64 megs... thats molasses. Oh wait, thats the system I use at work 128 mb, win xp pro. Thats the best I can hoep for working for a non for profit in a third world country. Its actually pretty nice. Comming soon... Solar electricity to run it!! ( seriously having power is totally taken for granted in the US.
Yes I know you don't believe in Evil. Thats why you used the word. Thats part of my point. But my point transends your particular post, and slashdot in general. Its really strange place to put that thought, but I felt it so I wrote it. Thats just the way I'm rolling right now. don't take any offence. Its not your fault its such a large problem, but you do contribute to it. I also just find it wierd that some people see that and laugh. Its not a very funny picture. If you want a funnier windows sucks picture, I can have one made. I agree we all need to take ourselves a little less serious and laugh more often ( but in a way that doesn't contradict my postings, if you don't see it don't worry its like magic eye you might see it immediatly or you might have to stare at it a while before you get it, or you might never get it and just come to the conclusion I made the whole thing up).
They were talking about the use of operating systems in a buisness enviorment. Using the most popular versions of the operating systems. Corperations can not get support for Damn Small Linux. They would never use it.
But, yes, their counter claim of Win ce for old desktops is crazy. You can't buy a single copy of CE as a consumer.
The evil! I understand what you mean, but honestly, Evil? Evil is what happens when one person kills another person. Evil is not giving someone software for free. Its not a word that should be used so lightly. Yes microsoft is very annoying and their behavior has served to hinder competetion for years and yes much of it is illegal. But its not evil. Does it really make you feel better to look at a broken window? I suppose in a secular society that no longer believes in the devil or any real kind of evil, we are forced to invent the devil in the immage of someone we don't like (ie Bill Gates)and call everything he does "evil". Thus because we are not him, and actively support those that compete against him, we are "good" and by all measures saints. Just as long as we don't violate the fourth commandment by bundleing free as in beer software with our non opensource monopolistic software!
He and I thought you were saying that you never have a choice except for using the right mouse button in some programs. We didn't understand that you were still taking about my alternative input analogy.
Most of the time its stupid third party developers like creative labs ( or apple's intunes for windows) that want to have an interface that "looks cool" so they don't use the standard controls.
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Why try to learn Lin-Sux. Li-Sux Sux. At Least on windows, I can run a scandisk to fix my hard drive. Lin-sux will never be able to do that!
The only way it would make its way into my house is if the cable company replaced the digital cable box with it. Then I would have to search for a "solution" to the problem online. This is maybe one of the reasons why you can't leagally buy one, and or why there aren't any pc cards that descramble the video. Or am I wrong? Does anyone know of a tuner card that descrables Digital cable? Please tell me. It would be interesting to look at for educational purposes.
Sorry, I don't have mod points. Thats pretty darn informative right there.
I think thats a great example of the problems facing researchers in matehmatics (and sciences) today. Its really hard to make connections between all of the disperate facts, theories, and expiramental data to draw conclusions and lead to productive research and development. In short, we often experience mental stack overflow errors.
Soon microsoft will release a patch to make the virus even more destructive on Windows, topping Torvalds patch that renables it on Linux.
* removes foot from mount*
This is the problem with slashdot. I took some basic classes in nuclear enegineering. I read scientific magazines. The parent of my reply stated a that there were improvements without mentioning what they were. I thought about the issue for two seconds, couldn't think of any improvements and replied. I suppose I could have asked if anyone had rather than just stating that there weren't, but I was in the middle of cooking so I just hit submit. Next time, I'll just ask. I do remeber reading about pebble reactors now that I think about it.
Certainly we have better technology today to make safer nuclear power.
No, we don't. The technology is pretty much the same. There haven't been any new nuclear plants in the past 20 years and they really haven't updated much of the safety systems. There still isn't a long term way of dealing with the tons of radioactive waste being produced. Don't get me wrong, I think Nuclear is the way to go, but I would really like the storage system to be fixed soon.
It was my impression that the setelment was usuall acompanied with a promise from the company to stop doing whatever it was that got them in trouble in the first place. But I could be wrong.
Thats an excellent idea. ...(wait for it) the INTERNET. ....(wait for it) the INTERNET
Personally, I have an idea about combining a bookstore and
or taking by brother's auction buisness and putting it on.... (wait for it) the INTERNET.
Still even better yet, I think I could work something out with my cousin the mail man to transfer messages on
I could go on, but I catually agree with the parent, I'm just being a jerk.
Why waste your time for a little benifit, and minimul damage to the offending companies? Go for the gusto! Go for the Class Action Lawsuit! IANAL, so I cannot actually say if this is a potentil case for class action. However, no class action lawsuits make sense to me. So this might be a good cannadite. I guess you'd have to decide which was more evil, class action suits or software licencing.
you'll have to excuse me I've litterally been on a deserted island for the past year and a half. But man thats eirie. Its sort of sad to see them advertise the features as "new" and "never before" as the preexisting mac is demonstrated. It seems as if vista will be obsolite by the time its released. It also seems as if both Mac and windows are starting to blur the lines between applications and OS even more then they already are. I'm happy with the photo editing software I have now (irfanview). I really don't want either OS to take control of it, and I don't want them to squash the other programs. So I'm Glad there is still Linux and FOSS. The current enviorment should allow the best ideas to come to light.
The naming isssue could be very real, but the number of people who trust anything with i, or windows in front of a product vastly outnumbers those that do not.
But you now seem to be simply saying that there are many names for products that have prefixes to them that do not scare customers away. I think its a trust issue. Most people will (unwisely inthe case of microsoft) trust something made by those companies and so the prefix is part of the branding and attracts people to it. In theory, the same labeling should work in linux, but the product names out of context if you are just talking about a single application (ie a potential user is told that they can use k-word and they don't know that kde is a graphical desktop of a good reputation and that k-word is created by the like minded individuals.) I guess the big diffference besides recognition of the brands is that you have a lot more brands to be concious of in the linux world ( you have to know what gnome and kde are and why there are the choice between them, a choice that was not neccisary to make in either Mac or windows world)).
Its much easier to succeed, if you never try anything difficult.
There are a heck of a lot more of them then there are of you.
( Classification of the author is uncertain, pending the completion of his Operating System To End All Operating Systems (OSTEAOS) pronounced (aws-TEA-os) (patent pending)).
But Delphi was for a long long time a part of GM. It was only recently (10 years ago) that they were spun off.
Are you implying that you do not consume, or even custome?
I find that a little hard to believe.
I further find it hard to believe that you actually citize. But don't worry you are doing a great job being a criticizen.
No, the designers decide on what is going to be a disadvantage for the company, not the consumer. The consumer decides what is and is not an advantage for them. It might be difficult for you to understand that if you've never actuallly designed something for a company. Sure they talk about the consumer, but that's only part of the discussion. Its like the car industry. Concept cars are designed with the user in mind, the production model is what happens when they take other considerations. I'm just saying apple like every other company inthe world, has been known to screw the user, for stupid reasons that had nothing to do with the user.
I stopped reading TFA when I got to number three. " Dress up your Ipod". Okay, thats about the stupidest least fun thing you could do with an ipod. I mean you could make a nice egg costume for it and sit on it until it hatches. but with the price of gas being what it is you wouldn't be able to afford the petrolium jelly it requires to keep it alive. Its really a shame, but you have to have a firm finatial plan before you start procreating. Just because you spent over $300 on the best digital music device, doesn't mean your responsible enough to bring a new life into this world. So please, think before you knit.
So the designers are the ones that determine what is and is not a disadvantage for me? Thats great. Maybe they can tell me which of my girlfriend's habits are in fact disadvantages to me. I mean, beacuase they are so very accurate in determining what they want me to like on my ipod. I think I should sue that line on my employees. "I'm sorry but I've determined that giving you a raise this year would be a disadvantage for you. You'd probely just spend it on alchol and firearms and end up in Jail. Now, you don't want to go to jail do you? Thats why its in your best intrest not to be given a raise this year. Maybe next year you'll think twice about taking advantage of the open bar at the christmas party. "
Thanks for the offer. I 'm the director of Science and Technology for Louverture Cleary School in Haiti operated by the haitian project. I teach the majority of the computer classes ( mainly Typing, Ms office apps). I thought about soliciting ( for parts on slashdot), but we don't really need that many items as my request would probely generate. We do get donations of computers and various parts, but they're typically old. I have several 64 mb strips, but I'm using two right now in the only slots on the motherboard. I've got a contact in that works as the IT guy in our sister school. He says he's got some crazy contacts in the industry that should be able to get us some new computers altogether. And truth be told we just got a grant to replace the early 90's crts with new lcds. I'd love to go opensource with our software, but all of the comapnies in Haiti use MS and the focus is to get the students the best jobs possible rather than advancing the politics of opensource. I've also talked with the buisnesses about switching, they have too many legacy apps to justify the switchover. If you need to contant me, just send the email to the development address shown on the site. I moniter that right now.
No, I've done the same test multiple times. It might depend on what you mean by "crawling like molasses". I find 128 to be the minimum to avoid the molasses, but YMMV. I also tried 64 megs... thats molasses. Oh wait, thats the system I use at work 128 mb, win xp pro. Thats the best I can hoep for working for a non for profit in a third world country. Its actually pretty nice. Comming soon... Solar electricity to run it!! ( seriously having power is totally taken for granted in the US.
Yes I know you don't believe in Evil. Thats why you used the word. Thats part of my point. But my point transends your particular post, and slashdot in general. Its really strange place to put that thought, but I felt it so I wrote it. Thats just the way I'm rolling right now. don't take any offence. Its not your fault its such a large problem, but you do contribute to it. I also just find it wierd that some people see that and laugh. Its not a very funny picture. If you want a funnier windows sucks picture, I can have one made. I agree we all need to take ourselves a little less serious and laugh more often ( but in a way that doesn't contradict my postings, if you don't see it don't worry its like magic eye you might see it immediatly or you might have to stare at it a while before you get it, or you might never get it and just come to the conclusion I made the whole thing up).
They were talking about the use of operating systems in a buisness enviorment. Using the most popular versions of the operating systems. Corperations can not get support for Damn Small Linux. They would never use it.
But, yes, their counter claim of Win ce for old desktops is crazy. You can't buy a single copy of CE as a consumer.
or bundle yet another software package illegally
The evil! I understand what you mean, but honestly, Evil? Evil is what happens when one person kills another person. Evil is not giving someone software for free. Its not a word that should be used so lightly. Yes microsoft is very annoying and their behavior has served to hinder competetion for years and yes much of it is illegal. But its not evil. Does it really make you feel better to look at a broken window? I suppose in a secular society that no longer believes in the devil or any real kind of evil, we are forced to invent the devil in the immage of someone we don't like (ie Bill Gates)and call everything he does "evil". Thus because we are not him, and actively support those that compete against him, we are "good" and by all measures saints. Just as long as we don't violate the fourth commandment by bundleing free as in beer software with our non opensource monopolistic software!
He and I thought you were saying that you never have a choice except for using the right mouse button in some programs. We didn't understand that you were still taking about my alternative input analogy.
Most of the time its stupid third party developers like creative labs ( or apple's intunes for windows) that want to have an interface that "looks cool" so they don't use the standard controls.
Well, we spent a lot of time and money building a super weapon to take out germany. We called it the Atomic Bomb. Perhaps you've heard of it.