I have the 64bit version, so drivers have to be signed and have all kinds of fun locks. Not sure if that was part of it. But I just could not for the life of me figure out how to get a DVD ripped to the hard drive in anything but a DRM locked Windows Media copy. It's not something that's "legal" (according to the MPAA and the DMCA at least), so I don't expect Windows to support it, but I also don't expect it to get in the way of me doing it. Which it did. I couldn't get Handbrake or any other similar program to open up a DVD and rip it to a MKV/AVI/whatever. I can do this in minutes on Linux on the same machine, even having to compile the programs from source, so I know it's not hardware. The only thing left is that Windows somehow has DRM controls that prevent video DVD's from being ripped.
Seconded. OP stated that it's his home office... what's wrong with closing the door when you're not in there? I've got a 6 month old who's starting to get pretty mobile, and I'm a firm believer in corrective action. Kids aren't stupid. Let them know what's acceptable, what's not, praise them when they do something acceptable, scold them when they do something that isn't, and they get it pretty quickly.
The Win7 fix is huge. But it's coupled with nasty DRM which requires all kinds of fun anti-user licensing bullshit. Win7 is a game loader... I'll use Linux for multimedia. It actually works.
Ehhh... I couldn't even figure out how to properly rip a DVD under Windows 7. I have a copy of Vista that gets me a free upgrade to Win7, but it won't be anything but a game loader for me.
The problem with railguns isn't the speed that you can deliver the charge. It's that the rails warp under that much load. Besides, the speed these things charge is nothing compared to the speed a railgun discharges at.
Who says it's breaking the law? The license and EULA have never been tested in court from what I gather. I really doubt that it'd hold up under too much scrutiny. They're depending on you thinking it's "against the law". A clickthrough license agreement has never been upheld by the courts in the US.
But now they are admitting, in a business sense, that the open source market exists
I'm with you so far
and is worth working with
Ahhh... I'm gonna have to disagree with you there, sport. Microsoft sees open source as existing, and wants to co-opt it, just like the co-opted the browser market, they're trying to do it with the search market, the office software market, they tried to do with Java... they're only playing nicely with open source in order to lock it into their proprietary identification servers. Trying to leverage their LiveID inertia to gain access to another market, and hopefully end up with de facto control, if not actual control. I don't trust Microsoft, they have never given me a reason to do so... why should I give them a chance now?
The cars for the 2009 model year are released in November of 2008, I believe. I'm sure you thought you were being clever, but it's a well-understood turn of phrase defining a car by it's model and year.
Now ask yourself if 99.999% of the users of Adobe Reader need those features? No? If you use specialist software, then you can expect "enterprise" type bugs. For it to be positioned as mass-market software, it needs to be held to a higher standard.
I know self-reply is bad form, but further Googling shows that the latest version of Firefox is set correctly. It wasn't enterprise-friendly behavior, but then, nor was Microsoft's. At least Firefox's behavior was more than likely inadvertent, simply not being nearly as large a company as Microsoft as well as targeting multiple platforms. Microsoft changes your browser when you update, invisibly. That's more enterprise-unfriendly than anything Firefox has done.
Yes, each application having it's own updater code. That's a brilliant idea! Much more memory and CPU time used, many more places for exploits to happen since each one of them has different network code... the fun is endless!
No you don't. High explosives don't burn. They explode. Gunpowder has a very high energy density, as does gasoline. Neither of them are high explosives.
Careful with some of that... my parents can't hear their old CRT whining, so they forget to turn it off all the time when they turn the satellite box off. As soon as I get there, it's just grating on my nerves being able to hear it. Something that's inaudible to most people doesn't mean it's inaudible to everyone.
Seconded. The main benefit of what you propose (for those who may still not understand why) is that the implementation is the documentation. You simply look at the DHCP setups for various servers, etc. to find their IP, and it's always right, you don't have to wonder if spacey Joe forgot to update the damn Excel spreadsheet when he changed the printer. AGAIN.
That's bullshit. There is NO evidence for God. That alone is evidence for atheism. Anything else is simply a denial of facts and evidence available and therefore irrational, same as creationism.
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I have the 64bit version, so drivers have to be signed and have all kinds of fun locks. Not sure if that was part of it. But I just could not for the life of me figure out how to get a DVD ripped to the hard drive in anything but a DRM locked Windows Media copy. It's not something that's "legal" (according to the MPAA and the DMCA at least), so I don't expect Windows to support it, but I also don't expect it to get in the way of me doing it. Which it did. I couldn't get Handbrake or any other similar program to open up a DVD and rip it to a MKV/AVI/whatever. I can do this in minutes on Linux on the same machine, even having to compile the programs from source, so I know it's not hardware. The only thing left is that Windows somehow has DRM controls that prevent video DVD's from being ripped.
If your low power connector is "electrocuting" your floor, you need to get the grounding in your wiring checked. There's something seriously wrong.
Seconded. OP stated that it's his home office... what's wrong with closing the door when you're not in there? I've got a 6 month old who's starting to get pretty mobile, and I'm a firm believer in corrective action. Kids aren't stupid. Let them know what's acceptable, what's not, praise them when they do something acceptable, scold them when they do something that isn't, and they get it pretty quickly.
Homonyms are hard, huh?
The Win7 fix is huge. But it's coupled with nasty DRM which requires all kinds of fun anti-user licensing bullshit. Win7 is a game loader... I'll use Linux for multimedia. It actually works.
Ehhh... I couldn't even figure out how to properly rip a DVD under Windows 7. I have a copy of Vista that gets me a free upgrade to Win7, but it won't be anything but a game loader for me.
The problem with railguns isn't the speed that you can deliver the charge. It's that the rails warp under that much load. Besides, the speed these things charge is nothing compared to the speed a railgun discharges at.
Yeah, but the transfer losses to the customers still hurt a bit
Who says it's breaking the law? The license and EULA have never been tested in court from what I gather. I really doubt that it'd hold up under too much scrutiny. They're depending on you thinking it's "against the law". A clickthrough license agreement has never been upheld by the courts in the US.
But now they are admitting, in a business sense, that the open source market exists
I'm with you so far
and is worth working with
Ahhh... I'm gonna have to disagree with you there, sport. Microsoft sees open source as existing, and wants to co-opt it, just like the co-opted the browser market, they're trying to do it with the search market, the office software market, they tried to do with Java... they're only playing nicely with open source in order to lock it into their proprietary identification servers. Trying to leverage their LiveID inertia to gain access to another market, and hopefully end up with de facto control, if not actual control. I don't trust Microsoft, they have never given me a reason to do so... why should I give them a chance now?
Microsoft controls the LiveID servers, which is the ONLY use for this code and plugin. How can you NOT think it's embracing and extending?
Then I stand (or sit) corrected ;)
See, there's the theory, and there's the practice. In theory, it works that way in practice. In practice, it doesn't.
The cars for the 2009 model year are released in November of 2008, I believe. I'm sure you thought you were being clever, but it's a well-understood turn of phrase defining a car by it's model and year.
Now ask yourself if 99.999% of the users of Adobe Reader need those features? No? If you use specialist software, then you can expect "enterprise" type bugs. For it to be positioned as mass-market software, it needs to be held to a higher standard.
we, the bug boys
Mmmmmm, Freudian
I know self-reply is bad form, but further Googling shows that the latest version of Firefox is set correctly. It wasn't enterprise-friendly behavior, but then, nor was Microsoft's. At least Firefox's behavior was more than likely inadvertent, simply not being nearly as large a company as Microsoft as well as targeting multiple platforms. Microsoft changes your browser when you update, invisibly. That's more enterprise-unfriendly than anything Firefox has done.
If your IT department can't even use Google, maybe it's time to start looking for a new job...
Yes, each application having it's own updater code. That's a brilliant idea! Much more memory and CPU time used, many more places for exploits to happen since each one of them has different network code... the fun is endless!
No you don't. High explosives don't burn. They explode. Gunpowder has a very high energy density, as does gasoline. Neither of them are high explosives.
Careful with some of that... my parents can't hear their old CRT whining, so they forget to turn it off all the time when they turn the satellite box off. As soon as I get there, it's just grating on my nerves being able to hear it. Something that's inaudible to most people doesn't mean it's inaudible to everyone.
Those additives aren't targeted at people driving 2009 Celicas. They're targeted at people driving early 90's vehicles who can't afford a new car.
Seconded. The main benefit of what you propose (for those who may still not understand why) is that the implementation is the documentation. You simply look at the DHCP setups for various servers, etc. to find their IP, and it's always right, you don't have to wonder if spacey Joe forgot to update the damn Excel spreadsheet when he changed the printer. AGAIN.
It's much harder for the government to give freedom back than to take it. That's why things like the revolutionary war happened.
That's bullshit. There is NO evidence for God. That alone is evidence for atheism. Anything else is simply a denial of facts and evidence available and therefore irrational, same as creationism.