more and more services by Amazon, Google, Yahoo and, of course, Microsoft being run as services rather than as software installed locally,
Yeah, this will really help my Mom, running over that dial-up line still to check her e-mail, browse a few web-pages, play some games, and do word processing. It will keep her off the street as the applications download.
Responding to all your fans when the write is a rare talent. I know a few authors, published and Internet, who do exactly that -- and admire them all. After all, every performer needs an audience as much as every audience needs a performer!
I keep hearing that some large company, county, state, or country is moving closer to ODF and (fill in FOSS of your choice), but it doesn't actually happen. Microsoft swoops in, independent thinking I.T. director is fired, reassigned, or re-educated, and nothing big happens. Microsoft may be paying some of these entities to continue using their software, rather than the other way around, to keep up appearances, but it still doesn't happen.
Give me a story where 50,000+ desktops have actually thrown Microsoft out, and kept them out, and then we may have a news story. Until then, stop wasting the bandwidth!
The Redmond behemoth asserts that one reason free software is of such high quality is that it violates more than 200 of Microsoft's patents.
You know, if having patents equated to high quality software, Microsoft would have high quality software as well, rather than exploit ridden code that causes problems for millions of users that Microsoft disclaims any responsibility for.
What some people won't do to sell their product. Suing their potential customers to force them to buy DRM-laden software, using the DMCA as their club.
Oh, I was talking about the RIAA. What was this article about again?
Given the way the population is declining, rather than increasing on all but one episode that I can recall (and it only increased by 1 that episode), plus the way they're losing ships, running low on fuel and food, someone did the math and realized that they'd be out of everything in one more season.
This has, btw, always been my deepest gripe about the show. That they can't sustain the losses they've been taking and expect to survive at all.
Now that only leaves the question of: If Starbuck is the 12th model Cylon, and she died and was resurrected to go, find Earth, and return with the news, how was her Viper resurrected as well?
Go Vonage. I doubt anyone believes for a moment that Verizon is doing anything with these patents to make VoIP calls, cheaper, better, or easier to use. Most likely just the opposite -- which is completely anti-consumer!
This doesn't sound that new, at least not in concept. Actuating engine valves with something other than camshafts, lifters, pushrods, and rocker arms as been around as an idea for a long time. I recall a Tucker prototype engine in the San Diego Automotive Museum (Balboa Park) that explored that concept. And Honda VTEC, IIRC, varies valve timing based on RPM.
Yeah, mechanical valve actuation has its problems. It makes for either non-optimal valve placement (standard wedge heads) or overly complicated mechanical actuation trains (see Chrysler original Hemi engine design). So a better method to actuate valves than driving it from a fixed, or fixed-variable, design could make for better engine performance overall. That's hardly new. As best I've seen, this has been merely an engineering problem to determine a better way to actuate valves that meets the requirements of cost, durability, cost, performance, and cost -- when it comes to consumer engines. While such an actuator method is certainly significant news in and of itself, it's not like someone has redone the whole engine.
Excuse me but, when is a state bound by political party rules? If a state wishes to make themselves more relevant in the primary process -- and face it, currently two tiny states have influence far beyond what is justified by their populations -- sovereignty alone justifies them in enhancing the value of their voters. In fact, I'd say it's incumbent, if not required, of them to do so.
And if the Democratic party doesn't agree -- I'm not hearing the Republicans complaining yet -- whose going to come out looking the worst in this battle?
This is absurd. It's no answer at all to say that either is good, and neither is bad. You might as well ask for a ceiling that's both high, and low, at the same time. Or one that adjusts to your mood, or the detail of work you're doing in that second. It reminds me of the old PC versus Mac, and which promotes better results. Either, depending on what you're doing at that moment.
Start taking night classes one or two nights a week at your local community college or university extension program. If you're part of the largest financial company in the world, chances are that not only are they located near excellent resources, but may likely encourage you in this endeavor by paying for it. Look for things you like first, and things that you can do in addition to your present job (e.g. Writing, or Photography). Look to leverage your I.T. background in critical thinking into areas like 3D computer animation. Keep your day job while you pursue finding where your heart is now, and determining how you can make the living you desire at it. Education never ends, and doesn't have to be only in your current field. Even if you hated college before, you may find things very different for you now.
You don't have to hit a planet to kill a Base-Star full of Cylons. They only have to intercept your probe in space. That would seem to increase the odds of doing damage by sending out unclean derbies from Earth.
The only application I can see for these types of speeds is private connections. I would love to have a 100 Mbps connection between my sites,
I don't think the upload speed of DOCSIS 3.0 will come anywhere near the download speed, so your site-to-site will be measured by your maximum upload speed only, which was carefully not mentioned in the article.
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Yeah, this will really help my Mom, running over that dial-up line still to check her e-mail, browse a few web-pages, play some games, and do word processing. It will keep her off the street as the applications download.
Boy, that will help me sleep better at night.
Who needs to move dirt. How about who can dispose of the greatest number of AOL CD's in 30 minutes?
Responding to all your fans when the write is a rare talent. I know a few authors, published and Internet, who do exactly that -- and admire them all. After all, every performer needs an audience as much as every audience needs a performer!
Give me a story where 50,000+ desktops have actually thrown Microsoft out, and kept them out, and then we may have a news story. Until then, stop wasting the bandwidth!
You know, if having patents equated to high quality software, Microsoft would have high quality software as well, rather than exploit ridden code that causes problems for millions of users that Microsoft disclaims any responsibility for.
Welcome to being the most hated company on Earth.
Sincerely,
The Computing World.
It wasn't redundant when I lipsynced it.
Paging DVD Jon. Report to the TiVo on Deck 7.
Is that a hot nickel, or a cold nickel?
Oh, I was talking about the RIAA. What was this article about again?
So has someone re-invented triple spacing? Can they patent it?
Does this mean that the 10 Things We Hate About Apple is now officially unspiked? If not, his return means very little.
This has, btw, always been my deepest gripe about the show. That they can't sustain the losses they've been taking and expect to survive at all.
Now that only leaves the question of: If Starbuck is the 12th model Cylon, and she died and was resurrected to go, find Earth, and return with the news, how was her Viper resurrected as well?
Go Vonage. I doubt anyone believes for a moment that Verizon is doing anything with these patents to make VoIP calls, cheaper, better, or easier to use. Most likely just the opposite -- which is completely anti-consumer!
Yeah, mechanical valve actuation has its problems. It makes for either non-optimal valve placement (standard wedge heads) or overly complicated mechanical actuation trains (see Chrysler original Hemi engine design). So a better method to actuate valves than driving it from a fixed, or fixed-variable, design could make for better engine performance overall. That's hardly new. As best I've seen, this has been merely an engineering problem to determine a better way to actuate valves that meets the requirements of cost, durability, cost, performance, and cost -- when it comes to consumer engines. While such an actuator method is certainly significant news in and of itself, it's not like someone has redone the whole engine.
Excuse me but, when is a state bound by political party rules? If a state wishes to make themselves more relevant in the primary process -- and face it, currently two tiny states have influence far beyond what is justified by their populations -- sovereignty alone justifies them in enhancing the value of their voters. In fact, I'd say it's incumbent, if not required, of them to do so.
And if the Democratic party doesn't agree -- I'm not hearing the Republicans complaining yet -- whose going to come out looking the worst in this battle?
Just another reason to use Bug Me Not.
And isn't Florida the very state they did this insisting about?
For a party promoting their open, inclusive, and ethical values over the opposition, they're not having a very good year of it so far.
It might bring down theft, but I'm certain it wouldn't bring down prices.
A better Linux than free Linux is a Linux they actually pay you to use. Are you listening, Sun?
This is absurd. It's no answer at all to say that either is good, and neither is bad. You might as well ask for a ceiling that's both high, and low, at the same time. Or one that adjusts to your mood, or the detail of work you're doing in that second. It reminds me of the old PC versus Mac, and which promotes better results. Either, depending on what you're doing at that moment.
And tell us how it all turns out!
You don't have to hit a planet to kill a Base-Star full of Cylons. They only have to intercept your probe in space. That would seem to increase the odds of doing damage by sending out unclean derbies from Earth.
I don't think the upload speed of DOCSIS 3.0 will come anywhere near the download speed, so your site-to-site will be measured by your maximum upload speed only, which was carefully not mentioned in the article.