We have a Mexican stand-off and currently ICANN has more to lose. ®
Two points here. 1. It appears given this letter/slapdown that ICANN now stands for ICANT-because-of-no-money
2. "The Register" has forgotten its political correctness by referring to this problem as a "Mexican stand-off". Wow, the Mexican ambassador is going to be flaming them something fierce:P
EI Office might be the best Office software on the planet but I won't buy it. The Microsoft empire is engrained so deeply that even Mac users are forced to bow to Redmond and buy a Microsoft Office product of some kind if they want to communicate with the rest of the world.
It takes a copy of Microsoft "Word" to open "Microsoft Word" documents. There may be translators within EI Office but as a consumer I am not going to read the fine print to discover that. So, as a Mac user I will bite the bullet and if need be buy Microsoft Office 2004 for the Mac for $399.95.
Microsoft will begin selling a $50 music player that will 'look and feel as good as the iPod' later this year.
Pardon my cynical attitude but I cannot imagine an item that sells for $50 for 20G versus the Apple model for the same size at $399 looking and feeling remotely the same.
I have one of the original 5G iPods. I have used, abused and it runs beautifully. The design and looks are without peer IMHO.
This sort of reminds me of plastic surgeons who claim silicone breast implants have the same look and feel as the real deal.
Carmack was found guilty in April by a jury in Erie County, New York, on 14 counts, including charges that he stole the identity of two Buffalo-area residents, which he then used to send out more than 800 million spam messages, the attorney general's office said.
This announcement does my heart good. Howard Carmak got his due for his actions though not directly just like Al Capone received a sentence for U.S. tax evasion instead of murder, racketeering etc.
When a person is a scum bag in one area this trait seems to wash over into other facets of their lives.
He did a beautiful job. The case looks like something that should have been in the Matrix. However, looking at all the colors he used--antiquing, base coats, primer, spray paint---I hope the poor sod can still breathe. I got light-headed looking at the pictures:P
AMD, which in recent months has gained ground against Intel in the battle for the desktop, today announced the addition of a line of high-performance, low-power embedded processors to its Geode embedded x86 processor family.
Perhaps I am stating the obvious; but, I am very glad AMD is around to keep Intel sharp and vice versa. IMHO if Intel were the only game in town inovation would go down and price would go up. Every product announcement AMD and Intel make warms my heart. As consumers we benefit.
I really agree with Space cowboy. My former husband was a college professor. He was very brilliant in his field, but anything out side of his narrow realm daunted him. He wanted to put pennies in our fusebox when the lights went out. He stared at a breaker box in the condo like it was the control panel of an alien spacecraft.
Explain the enormity of this scratched note-to-finished Pdf to this educator. Use crayons, mirrors, yarn and tape if necessary to get your point across. Just be diplomatic:P
"Spammers say they are protected by the right to free speech, but people also have the right to be free of speech," said Haight. "I think it's pretty clear that people have the right to be left alone."
IMHO the debate between these two should end right there. This is like a "do not call" list. People are bombarded with advertising at every turn. We should have a right to be left alone.
He and Jim Farr, a fire marshal from Gaston County, N.C., study static fire and say your body can build up a static charge in different ways, such as getting in and out of a vehicle.
Why not just have patrons rigged up to a type of grounding strap while pumping gas? This would also prevent them from re-entering their vehicle while filling the tank if the stap were short enough. From reading the reports this appears to be a bigger risk than phone usage. Besides, if somebody fails to pay for gas the strap keeps him/her from running away.:P
Also, Whitley Strieber has just come out with a new book, "Confirmation", which features an interview, in which Monsignor Balducci makes additional striking comments about the extraterrestrials as probably superior spiritual beings.
One doesn't have to go back in history to see how worlds that collide have one side winning while the other side becomes victims of genocide. The warlike Caribs met the peaceful Arawaks in the Caribbean. The Caribs promptly enslaved and if I remember pretty well wiped them out. The "white man's" encounter with Native Americans led to the decimation of their culture and the annexation of their lands. We (white civilization) also introduced them to a form of biological warfare in the form of smallpox bacteria in blankets.
I personally hope that any alien life form will just pass us by. Why would their motives be any more benign than history has shown us time and time again by other peoples who in one way or another were superior? As far as SETI is concerned, it makes me cringe. My hope is that we keep a low profile and this blue marble is overlooked by any alien life form.
The device features 7 above ground analog TV tuners, as well as more than 1TB of HD space, and a maximum of 7 channels can be recorded at the same time. one can store about one week's worth of programming from seven different channels, and Sony has said that it is "to keep in touch with past and present programs like a time machine, one can choose their favorite program and watch it."
After reading this I was struck by the fact that we spend so much time watching and so little time doing. That is probably why humans are becoming a rather chubby lot. One doesn't see a pride of lions watching another pride of lions on a glass screen doing lion-like things.
It makes me very sad that we have become life voyeurs. Now we have a device that can rivet our buttocks even deeper into our recliners. I think we need to go for a walk, talk to friends, and turn the T.V. off.
I am so happy to hear the strike has been settled. I am calling up Marge Simpson this week to celebrate. With all that cash we are going to have a real spa day.
Think we are going to get our hair done nice n' blue and puffy!!
Andrew Morton humorously replied, "I'm gonna stick my fingers in my ears and sing 'la la la' until people tell me 'I set swappiness to zero and it didn't do what I wanted it to do'."
Gotta love this guy. In articles people usually try to impress you with their brilliance. This man is a kick in the pants! I love Andrew Morton's style.
This is one more good reason that I enjoy running OS X on my Apple machine with the Safari browser. From the article: AdSolution FX will automatically replace a pop-up or pop unser ad with what are called "floating" ads, or ads that appear as transparent images over Web-site content
My suspicion is since Active X files won't run on the Mac and Safari blocks all pop ups when enabled that this won't be a problem for those of us in the Apple hugging category:)
I used to be a corporate head hunter, finding great people from one company and moving them to a competitor's company.
If I were still in that business I would be mining those in company blogs for the best talent. If I were Microsoft I would make those strictly available for internal use only.
True, it would be difficult to romance someone away from the biggest "bestest"; however, many of us have been trapped under an evil middle management boss at one time or another and would be willing to defect.
From the article A programmable steering mechanism allows it go straight, or turn at pre-set angles. But only to the right. Good in towns like today's Florence, with a one-way system. As ever, Leonardo was centuries ahead of his time.
Imagine if Da Vinci's genius would have been amplified by the use of computers--CAD simulations; and computation. He could have accomplished even more than his prodigious list of both scientific and artistic accomplishments.
From the article They are not quite there yet: the card is the length and width of an ordinary credit card, but it is still about three times as thick. Alan Sege, Beepcard's CEO, says the company now plans to use smaller chips to slim it down to normal thickness.
The smaller chips are a relief, just reading the article one of my butt cheeks was falling asleep:P
From the article: BayStar Capital of Larkspur, Calif., a private hedge fund which invested $20 million in the SCO Group last October and then called the loan back last week, told NewsForge Thursday that it doesn't believe SCO's senior management is experienced enough in IT litigation to fully reap the financial benefits from the company's intellectual property.
Sounds like there is somebody in senior managment who is just not suing fast enough or well enough to suit Baystar Capital. It is an odd state of affairs when a company, other than a law firm's, most important product is law suits. That's messed up, dudes.:P
From the press release : Sony's e-Book reader LIBRIé, the first device to utilize Philips' display solution for enhanced reading, is similar in size and design to a paperback book. LIBRIé allows users to download published content, such as books or comic strips from the Internet, and enjoy it anywhere at any time. LIBRIé can store up to 500 downloaded books
I can't help thinking that this technology is "borrowing a page" from the MP3 players like the iPod.
Looking at the caption of the photo in the article:A handout photograph shows stuntman Eric Scott of the US hovering in the sky over London using a jetpack
Did anyone else notice that he is sponsored by Smirnoff Vodka? This is not a coincidence:P
My father was a salesman. Watching him has given me a love for a well closed sale. From the article: Microsoft has hired one of its worst enemies, the SuSE Linux salesman whose efforts led the city of Munich to adopt Linux and open-source software instead of Microsoft's products.
I think it would be amusing if this same salesmen, KarlAigner, can go back to the City of Munich and win them back to Microsoft products. That would be salesmanship!!:P
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Ok, I've washed the ironing dummy........ now what do I iron it with?
Dang, hope Santa has a contingency plan.
Yes, I suppose this might refer to the colors of the rainbow; but, in the old days of build-it-yourself electronics this was the resistor code.
Two points here. 1. It appears given this letter/slapdown that ICANN now stands for ICANT-because-of-no-money
2. "The Register" has forgotten its political correctness by referring to this problem as a "Mexican stand-off". Wow, the Mexican ambassador is going to be flaming them something fierce :P
It takes a copy of Microsoft "Word" to open "Microsoft Word" documents. There may be translators within EI Office but as a consumer I am not going to read the fine print to discover that. So, as a Mac user I will bite the bullet and if need be buy Microsoft Office 2004 for the Mac for $399.95.
This is easier and time is money.
Pardon my cynical attitude but I cannot imagine an item that sells for $50 for 20G versus the Apple model for the same size at $399 looking and feeling remotely the same.
I have one of the original 5G iPods. I have used, abused and it runs beautifully. The design and looks are without peer IMHO.
This sort of reminds me of plastic surgeons who claim silicone breast implants have the same look and feel as the real deal.
This announcement does my heart good. Howard Carmak got his due for his actions though not directly just like Al Capone received a sentence for U.S. tax evasion instead of murder, racketeering etc.
When a person is a scum bag in one area this trait seems to wash over into other facets of their lives.
Perhaps I am stating the obvious; but, I am very glad AMD is around to keep Intel sharp and vice versa. IMHO if Intel were the only game in town inovation would go down and price would go up. Every product announcement AMD and Intel make warms my heart. As consumers we benefit.
Explain the enormity of this scratched note-to-finished Pdf to this educator. Use crayons, mirrors, yarn and tape if necessary to get your point across. Just be diplomatic :P
IMHO the debate between these two should end right there. This is like a "do not call" list. People are bombarded with advertising at every turn. We should have a right to be left alone.
Why not just have patrons rigged up to a type of grounding strap while pumping gas? This would also prevent them from re-entering their vehicle while filling the tank if the stap were short enough. From reading the reports this appears to be a bigger risk than phone usage. Besides, if somebody fails to pay for gas the strap keeps him/her from running away. :P
One doesn't have to go back in history to see how worlds that collide have one side winning while the other side becomes victims of genocide. The warlike Caribs met the peaceful Arawaks in the Caribbean. The Caribs promptly enslaved and if I remember pretty well wiped them out. The "white man's" encounter with Native Americans led to the decimation of their culture and the annexation of their lands. We (white civilization) also introduced them to a form of biological warfare in the form of smallpox bacteria in blankets.
I personally hope that any alien life form will just pass us by. Why would their motives be any more benign than history has shown us time and time again by other peoples who in one way or another were superior? As far as SETI is concerned, it makes me cringe. My hope is that we keep a low profile and this blue marble is overlooked by any alien life form.
After reading this I was struck by the fact that we spend so much time watching and so little time doing. That is probably why humans are becoming a rather chubby lot. One doesn't see a pride of lions watching another pride of lions on a glass screen doing lion-like things.
It makes me very sad that we have become life voyeurs. Now we have a device that can rivet our buttocks even deeper into our recliners. I think we need to go for a walk, talk to friends, and turn the T.V. off.
Think we are going to get our hair done nice n' blue and puffy!!
Gotta love this guy. In articles people usually try to impress you with their brilliance. This man is a kick in the pants! I love Andrew Morton's style.
My suspicion is since Active X files won't run on the Mac and Safari blocks all pop ups when enabled that this won't be a problem for those of us in the Apple hugging category :)
If I were still in that business I would be mining those in company blogs for the best talent. If I were Microsoft I would make those strictly available for internal use only.
True, it would be difficult to romance someone away from the biggest "bestest"; however, many of us have been trapped under an evil middle management boss at one time or another and would be willing to defect.
Imagine if Da Vinci's genius would have been amplified by the use of computers--CAD simulations; and computation. He could have accomplished even more than his prodigious list of both scientific and artistic accomplishments.
The smaller chips are a relief, just reading the article one of my butt cheeks was falling asleep:P
Sounds like there is somebody in senior managment who is just not suing fast enough or well enough to suit Baystar Capital. It is an odd state of affairs when a company, other than a law firm's, most important product is law suits. That's messed up, dudes. :P
I can't help thinking that this technology is "borrowing a page" from the MP3 players like the iPod.
Did anyone else notice that he is sponsored by Smirnoff Vodka? This is not a coincidence:P
I think it would be amusing if this same salesmen, KarlAigner, can go back to the City of Munich and win them back to Microsoft products. That would be salesmanship!! :P