So basically, religion is the problem AND the solution? Because I'm pretty sure it's killed more people than most causes, yet gives us "ethical principles" you espouse, presumably based on religion, due to your contradiction of the GPP.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Nelson Mandela isn't a terribly extraordinary claim, even though he may be an extraordinary example of a human being. The existence of God on the other hand, is a pretty freaking extraordinary claim.
Being as you're so misinformed about how Linux, OSX AND Windows all work in practice, I assume you stopped upgrading systems after the last Amiga was shipped?
"Good morning Divebus, I'm Pita here with your morning traffic report... looks like someone else forgot to release their e-brake and turned into a rolling ball of fire upon landing in the parking lot, so there's a bit of curiosity slowing on the 405 running nearby. Another air-car couldn't quite clear the bridge, so there's another fireball at the 332 and 410 interchange, and of course we've had a couple mid-air collisions over side streets, but they've only landed on houses, no major chemical fires. Looks like it's shaping up to be a nice commute, back to you, Divebus!"
"I was just following orders... I need to feed my family, don't I?"
Those people have no moral qualms about their position. Amoral is as bad as immoral, quite often. I'm talking about lying to the customer as far as amorality. And either way, does it really matter what they say about you?
You don't know the first thing about how to haggle or negotiate, but tell ya what, I'll give you a free lesson: Ask for what you want, and be willing to walk away.
You may end up getting the media for free, however more than likely the salesman and his manager will talk later on that day about that "whacko customer" they had earlier. And if you stick to your guns, you'll either have free recovery discs, or be certain they didn't rip you off (and get a computer elsewhere, along with spreading bad word-of-mouth about their practices). They're just following orders from higher-up, and if they don't have any moral qualms with it, they're assholes, so who cares what they say amongst themselves?
In response to atleast one of these I was just told to strip the copyright from a GPL component and hide it in the application. I hope you told them to go fuck themselves with a metal rasp?
First step is we'd have to figure out who they are. But you helpfully didn't tell us, did you? Why is this rated interesting... without facts, it's just an anecdote with absolutely no veracity. Kinda like black helicopters, a fairy-tale some people just really want to believe is happening. Soon as names are named, then we can figure out whether AC is just an attention whore or not.
But AT&T has shit service where a lot of people are, whereas other providers don't. So people are unable to uncouple their desired hardware (the car/iPhone) from their desired options (the radio/network). Just because AT&T charges an industry-standard price doesn't make it any more right for them to get upset at people who want to void their warranties while doing nothing illegal.
Jesus H. Christ, you're right. That site isn't even safe for the Internet... haven't they ever heard of, oh, I don't know... LINKS? Seriously... all content in one place. Buncha right-wing, witch-hunting, self-important, ignorant morons. You'd think that someone at LiveJournal would go to their site and say "Huh... what a group of nutters" and then proceed to block their emails/phone calls.
Actually, we found 1.6 fixed a number of issues we were having with anything later than 1.5.03. So we're using it in a production environment. But, we are small and "agile", I think is the word;)
The question is: Does it matter? The answer is, no it doesn't. If I buy hardware from someone with no signed contract alongside it, I own that hardware free and clear, and can do whatever I want with it. Including modify it, sell it, eat it, whatever.
Not just breaking or replacement, but upgrading. What if the manufacturer didn't deem it necessary to sell a stereo that had the features I wanted? Then I'd be out in the cold, period. Same kind of thing here... what if AT&T doesn't give the same network coverage that I want? You're out in the cold if you want the iPhone. It's locking, plain and simple. If AT&T wanted to sell the phone, and tie it to a contract, fine. Good on them. But since APPLE is selling the phones, there's no contract with AT&T signed at the outset, so I figure they can both go fuck themselves.
Apple is getting a lot of money from AT&T for them to be the sole service provider? Apple at least has to make a show of not liking it. It'd be like you finding out your "exclusive" girlfriend was sleeping with other people... wait, this is slashdot. Bad analogy, sorry:)
Will you be able to listen to any music you want, or will it all have to be signed? What about that local band that gave you a home-burned CD? How about movies? Will I now have to sit through ads for movies released years ago at the beginning of my movies on my computer as well as with my DVD player? Will it enforce content protection on Youtube? Homebrew games? Network access only for signed applications? (who is doing the authentication of the software/content being "good" anyway?)
It has some good uses, but given the current techno-political climate, I'd lean to it being more like Vista: flashy ideas, but more harm than good to the consumer.
For God's sake, stop calling it a "bang", it's an abuse of the english language. It's an exclamation point. Just because you're too lazy to type it out doesn't change it's name.
And I happen to think it is cute for the Register to do that. It's news AND it's entertainment. I'd rather read a Register story with the same facts in it as from almost any other news source. Get the stick out of your ass.
But in an information-centric society, you almost need Internet MORE than those other things. You can dig a well, you can drive for a while to get somewhere, you can grow your own food, but there is no replacement or workaround for not having the Internet.
Who said anything about free software? He just said that they should foster cross-platform gaming. He never said they didn't have to charge for the product. But comprehension is overrated when we can go on a bender against open-source ideals, right?
I'm not surprised they didn't allow you access to it. You really think you could have done anything if the disk was corrupt? Reimaged it from... something you carry with you? No, it's not a good commercial, but sometimes shit just fails. Hardware fails under ANY operating system, not just Windows. The thing they should have done was turn that side of the plane OFF, and just let the ground crew deal with it. But other than that? It's not your job, and you almost certainly couldn't have done anything even if you DID have access. It doesn't help Linux's case when it's supporters don't understand how real life works.
But you actually know these things. The PHB's they're pitching this site to DON'T. They PHB just writes the checks, and will see "Well, Linux costs money just like Microsoft, and Windows is what we're used to using and I know they work ok, so let's just stick with Microsoft and I'll use this site as justification. Plus, Microsoft told me Linux costs money, even though those twits in IT lied and said it was 'free'. See if they get a raise next year.". It's not a site meant for marginally technically knowledgeable people. It's meant for suits with business degrees watching the bottom line.
A single point of failure is better than multiple points of failure, though, where any one failing would stop things dead in the water (think how a RAID0 array is less reliable than a single drive by itself, statistically). I'd hope that anyone working at Google would realize that, and would mean that, rather than the meaning you took from it:)
But who knows... you could be right. I'm just playing devil's advocate.
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So basically, religion is the problem AND the solution? Because I'm pretty sure it's killed more people than most causes, yet gives us "ethical principles" you espouse, presumably based on religion, due to your contradiction of the GPP.
I'll thank you to not blaspheme my deity, the FLYING spaghetti monster. Pasta be with you, ramen.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Nelson Mandela isn't a terribly extraordinary claim, even though he may be an extraordinary example of a human being. The existence of God on the other hand, is a pretty freaking extraordinary claim.
Being as you're so misinformed about how Linux, OSX AND Windows all work in practice, I assume you stopped upgrading systems after the last Amiga was shipped?
"Good morning Divebus, I'm Pita here with your morning traffic report... looks like someone else forgot to release their e-brake and turned into a rolling ball of fire upon landing in the parking lot, so there's a bit of curiosity slowing on the 405 running nearby. Another air-car couldn't quite clear the bridge, so there's another fireball at the 332 and 410 interchange, and of course we've had a couple mid-air collisions over side streets, but they've only landed on houses, no major chemical fires. Looks like it's shaping up to be a nice commute, back to you, Divebus!"
Here comes Godwin!
"I was just following orders... I need to feed my family, don't I?"
Those people have no moral qualms about their position. Amoral is as bad as immoral, quite often. I'm talking about lying to the customer as far as amorality. And either way, does it really matter what they say about you?
You don't know the first thing about how to haggle or negotiate, but tell ya what, I'll give you a free lesson: Ask for what you want, and be willing to walk away.
He should have oriented the motherboards vertically... the CPU heat will just cook the top board(s). Just turn the thing on it's side.
First step is we'd have to figure out who they are. But you helpfully didn't tell us, did you? Why is this rated interesting... without facts, it's just an anecdote with absolutely no veracity. Kinda like black helicopters, a fairy-tale some people just really want to believe is happening. Soon as names are named, then we can figure out whether AC is just an attention whore or not.
Is Viacom a YouTube affiliate? That would be the only way they'd be in the right...
But AT&T has shit service where a lot of people are, whereas other providers don't. So people are unable to uncouple their desired hardware (the car/iPhone) from their desired options (the radio/network). Just because AT&T charges an industry-standard price doesn't make it any more right for them to get upset at people who want to void their warranties while doing nothing illegal.
Jesus H. Christ, you're right. That site isn't even safe for the Internet... haven't they ever heard of, oh, I don't know... LINKS? Seriously... all content in one place. Buncha right-wing, witch-hunting, self-important, ignorant morons. You'd think that someone at LiveJournal would go to their site and say "Huh... what a group of nutters" and then proceed to block their emails/phone calls.
Actually, we found 1.6 fixed a number of issues we were having with anything later than 1.5.03. So we're using it in a production environment. But, we are small and "agile", I think is the word ;)
The question is: Does it matter? The answer is, no it doesn't. If I buy hardware from someone with no signed contract alongside it, I own that hardware free and clear, and can do whatever I want with it. Including modify it, sell it, eat it, whatever.
Not just breaking or replacement, but upgrading. What if the manufacturer didn't deem it necessary to sell a stereo that had the features I wanted? Then I'd be out in the cold, period. Same kind of thing here... what if AT&T doesn't give the same network coverage that I want? You're out in the cold if you want the iPhone. It's locking, plain and simple. If AT&T wanted to sell the phone, and tie it to a contract, fine. Good on them. But since APPLE is selling the phones, there's no contract with AT&T signed at the outset, so I figure they can both go fuck themselves.
Apple is getting a lot of money from AT&T for them to be the sole service provider? Apple at least has to make a show of not liking it. It'd be like you finding out your "exclusive" girlfriend was sleeping with other people... wait, this is slashdot. Bad analogy, sorry :)
Will you be able to listen to any music you want, or will it all have to be signed? What about that local band that gave you a home-burned CD? How about movies? Will I now have to sit through ads for movies released years ago at the beginning of my movies on my computer as well as with my DVD player? Will it enforce content protection on Youtube? Homebrew games? Network access only for signed applications? (who is doing the authentication of the software/content being "good" anyway?)
It has some good uses, but given the current techno-political climate, I'd lean to it being more like Vista: flashy ideas, but more harm than good to the consumer.
For God's sake, stop calling it a "bang", it's an abuse of the english language. It's an exclamation point. Just because you're too lazy to type it out doesn't change it's name.
And I happen to think it is cute for the Register to do that. It's news AND it's entertainment. I'd rather read a Register story with the same facts in it as from almost any other news source. Get the stick out of your ass.
But in an information-centric society, you almost need Internet MORE than those other things. You can dig a well, you can drive for a while to get somewhere, you can grow your own food, but there is no replacement or workaround for not having the Internet.
Who said anything about free software? He just said that they should foster cross-platform gaming. He never said they didn't have to charge for the product. But comprehension is overrated when we can go on a bender against open-source ideals, right?
I'm not surprised they didn't allow you access to it. You really think you could have done anything if the disk was corrupt? Reimaged it from... something you carry with you? No, it's not a good commercial, but sometimes shit just fails. Hardware fails under ANY operating system, not just Windows. The thing they should have done was turn that side of the plane OFF, and just let the ground crew deal with it. But other than that? It's not your job, and you almost certainly couldn't have done anything even if you DID have access. It doesn't help Linux's case when it's supporters don't understand how real life works.
But you actually know these things. The PHB's they're pitching this site to DON'T. They PHB just writes the checks, and will see "Well, Linux costs money just like Microsoft, and Windows is what we're used to using and I know they work ok, so let's just stick with Microsoft and I'll use this site as justification. Plus, Microsoft told me Linux costs money, even though those twits in IT lied and said it was 'free'. See if they get a raise next year.". It's not a site meant for marginally technically knowledgeable people. It's meant for suits with business degrees watching the bottom line.
A single point of failure is better than multiple points of failure, though, where any one failing would stop things dead in the water (think how a RAID0 array is less reliable than a single drive by itself, statistically). I'd hope that anyone working at Google would realize that, and would mean that, rather than the meaning you took from it :)
But who knows... you could be right. I'm just playing devil's advocate.
"Man, AC sure was nice to lend me his truck... it's kinda hot though... WTF?!?@!#@"