I want one of these in my car. Think of the fun you can have paralleling that big Ford SUV and watching the bewildered look on the driver's face as he careens out of control into a lamp post trying to figure out what's wrong with his phone.
This move to subscription based software just pushes the average consumer away from buying (or more likely pirating) that $1000 "word processing" suite. Rather than paying a "small" price like $80 per month to rent an application that they use four features from; bold, italic, center, and font changes.
StarOffice isn't that bad, and on a 600+ MHz CPU with 256MB or more, running it is actually believeable. So long as you're not attached to the email side of it.:shudder:
Whether you pay for it or not, if you live in Canada and you are decrypting a signal that isn't okayed by the CRTC, you are performing an illegal action. It's punishable by a fine of thousands of dollars and up to a year in prison.
It's in the books, and I'm trying to find the applicable law, but google is a harsh mistress today. There is a lot of rumor that states that it's a grey market, or perfectly legal, but it ISN'T.
That said, I'm not saying I wouldn't install one in order to get HBO; I'm just stating that the assumption that it's perfectly legal is misguided.
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The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.
Generally pay-in-lieu of notice is acceptable to everyone involved. As a company, you're buying security by getting disgruntled types out before they can throw the "rm-rf switch" on the main servers, and as a staff person, you're getting a long term paid job-finding-vacation.
I hear that. I worked in IT at GLMC - same deal; a buzzword-chasing-overpaid-management, get-rich-quick scam for the most part. My own underwater options were issued at $6.25, and by the time I was recruited away, the market value was about $3.00. They were scraping $1.00 by the time my exercise period expired.
Since then, we've established an alumni association of sorts where those of us who've moved on to better places get together, and provide job-finding help, etc. A "dot gone" support group. From globalmedia.com to globalmediaalumni.com.
It's just too funny when the alumni ranks are larger than the current staff.
I run linux on a laptop... and I've run into problems with docking / undocking (dedocking?) and keeping network up. So, rather than sleep the machine to take it home, I shut it down.
I've always defined vapourware as those things announced PREVIOUS to any actual work being done on them, and so, many of the entries on the list aren't deserving of the title by my definition.
To address the Linux kernel specifically, it was said to be released in December....
When did Napster become a qualifying factor in helping someone. If that were the case, I wouldn't cross the street to help a napster kiddie.
However, since that ISN'T the case, TMBG has done an awful lot for their fans; cheap / free concerts, give-away electronic versions of songs, freely available dial-a-song (except the toll cost), and they DO sell their music online in mp3 format - if I'm not mistaken, it's THEM selling it, not a big name label (I could be wrong there).
It's really not much different from a friend who's deeply into the Microsoft world asking for my help on recommending him a new component DVD player. I should refuse to help him because his OS has DVD playing support and mine doesn't?
Oh yah, and that whole 80s technology thing... trés passé. Off the top of my head, I've seen/. stories on Atari handhelds, various emulations of old tech, and basic old hacking of 80s equipment here in the past month.
So, anyways, my basic point is this; put up or shut up. If the 80s tech they've been using for the past ~20 years is such crap, perhaps you con offer up a better Linux based telephony solution? Oh right... emerging tech...
Around 2030, we should be able to flood our brains with nanobots that can be turned off and on and which would function as "experience beamers" allowing us to experience the full range of other people's sensory experiences
With this ability, lawyers would all be out of work - speedy instant justice with no protracted trials, wrongly accused, etc etc. It's like some kinda dream world.
Oh wait, even 30 years ago we were promised Mars colonies and flying cars in everybody's garages.
Red Planet had some rather massive problems, but it wasn't as bad as Mission To Mars. Not much is as bad as Mission To Mars; Battlefield Earth and Armageddon being some notable exceptions.
There were a number of similar attempts, as in Armageddon, to include pointless catchphrases in a sad attempt to bulk up the script and provide cute fodder for trailers and teasers. There was an annoying Terminator 2 style monologue delivered for no particular reason over the intro.
However, on the plus side, the nationalistic propaganda wasn't in evidence, as it was in Mission to Mars. You've just crash-landed on a distant world with nowhere to stay, no way to get home, and you come over a hill to see the equipment from a previous mission. Rather than go see if there might be some oxygen, food, or maybe a rocket booster or two, you stop and pick up your flag and stare at it for a while, killing off your oxygen. That alone makes Mission To Mars worse than Red Planet; let's not even mention the lame ending with the tearful alien.
Microsoft Eliminates Security Problems related to Linux 'Hacker OS'
Redmond, Wa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000--Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq NMS: MSFT) today announced that it has discovered the reasons behind the recent web breakins that have plagued them, and since eliminated them.
"We have been working for the past month performing an audit of all of our systems that could have been the source of the leak. We found that one of our corporate file servers had been replaced with one of those Linux boxes running Samba. Someone in our intranet development team thought that it would be a good way to keep his budget in line. Well, he knows better now, introducing an insecure free 'operating system' like that in our network - it's a career limiting move." stated Phil Todd, PR spokesperson for Microsoft.
Phil goes on to describe how a malicious hacker was able to remotely cause the source code in the Linux Computer to send him the Confidential Windows Source Code (tm). Linux 'Kernel Hackers' as they call themselves often do this kind of modification in order to make corporate firewalls useless. "You just never know what is in those free systems. There's nobody you can sue if things go wrong!" Phil added incredulously.
Microsoft has since removed the offensive machine and replaced it with a Real Windows 2000 File Server. "Sure, some people say it's slower this way, but they're just misinformed. At least it's SECURE."
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq ``MSFT'') is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers and business computing. The company
offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower
people through great software -- any time, any place and on any
device. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the
United States and/or other countries. Other product and company
names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
I've watched RMS in action before on a number of occassions. He's rather brilliant, and amazingly stubborn.
Once the words "open" and "source" appear in a question, no matter what they were there for, he seems to ignore the rest of the question and focus only on the term 'open source.'
It's embarrassing actually - I mean, it's sad to see brilliant people who are also closed minded on some issues...
What position are you refering to? The fact that they appear at every Linux conference showing that they run with Linux? The fact that they still ship StarOffice for Linux for nothing? That they're PRO-Linux?
Sure, they have their own OS and they'll gladly sell it with their hardware, but you're not REQUIRED to buy the OS. They don't even pretend to care what OS you run...
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I want one of these in my car. Think of the fun you can have paralleling that big Ford SUV and watching the bewildered look on the driver's face as he careens out of control into a lamp post trying to figure out what's wrong with his phone.
StarOffice isn't that bad, and on a 600+ MHz CPU with 256MB or more, running it is actually believeable. So long as you're not attached to the email side of it. :shudder:
It's in the books, and I'm trying to find the applicable law, but google is a harsh mistress today. There is a lot of rumor that states that it's a grey market, or perfectly legal, but it ISN'T.
That said, I'm not saying I wouldn't install one in order to get HBO; I'm just stating that the assumption that it's perfectly legal is misguided.
Well, it's never happened before - everyone ELSE let's us email them - why don't YOU?!?
Since this is obviously an error, we have censore^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hcorrected the problem. Now everything is double plus good.
The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.
hehhehehe... spoken by someone who's obviously never believed the "options-in-place-of-salary" bait that was all too believable not that long ago.
Generally pay-in-lieu of notice is acceptable to everyone involved. As a company, you're buying security by getting disgruntled types out before they can throw the "rm-rf switch" on the main servers, and as a staff person, you're getting a long term paid job-finding-vacation.
Since then, we've established an alumni association of sorts where those of us who've moved on to better places get together, and provide job-finding help, etc. A "dot gone" support group. From globalmedia.com to globalmediaalumni.com.
It's just too funny when the alumni ranks are larger than the current staff.
Any relation?
So, a little eye-candy on boot isn't that evil.
To address the Linux kernel specifically, it was said to be released in December....
Oh my god! It's still December!
Yah, but there's no rule against mocking them.
Especially when GPL arguments or Anti-MS rhetoric pops up....
"[...] You're not the boss of me now, and you're not that big [...] Life is unfaaaaaair"
However, since that ISN'T the case, TMBG has done an awful lot for their fans; cheap / free concerts, give-away electronic versions of songs, freely available dial-a-song (except the toll cost), and they DO sell their music online in mp3 format - if I'm not mistaken, it's THEM selling it, not a big name label (I could be wrong there).
It's really not much different from a friend who's deeply into the Microsoft world asking for my help on recommending him a new component DVD player. I should refuse to help him because his OS has DVD playing support and mine doesn't?
Oh yah, and that whole 80s technology thing... trés passé. Off the top of my head, I've seen /. stories on Atari handhelds, various emulations of old tech, and basic old hacking of 80s equipment here in the past month.
So, anyways, my basic point is this; put up or shut up. If the 80s tech they've been using for the past ~20 years is such crap, perhaps you con offer up a better Linux based telephony solution? Oh right... emerging tech...
With this ability, lawyers would all be out of work - speedy instant justice with no protracted trials, wrongly accused, etc etc. It's like some kinda dream world.
Oh wait, even 30 years ago we were promised Mars colonies and flying cars in everybody's garages.
I want my flying car.
There were a number of similar attempts, as in Armageddon, to include pointless catchphrases in a sad attempt to bulk up the script and provide cute fodder for trailers and teasers. There was an annoying Terminator 2 style monologue delivered for no particular reason over the intro.
However, on the plus side, the nationalistic propaganda wasn't in evidence, as it was in Mission to Mars. You've just crash-landed on a distant world with nowhere to stay, no way to get home, and you come over a hill to see the equipment from a previous mission. Rather than go see if there might be some oxygen, food, or maybe a rocket booster or two, you stop and pick up your flag and stare at it for a while, killing off your oxygen. That alone makes Mission To Mars worse than Red Planet; let's not even mention the lame ending with the tearful alien.
My shot at predicting the future.
Monday November 27, 9:00 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Microsoft Eliminates Security Problems related to Linux 'Hacker OS'
Redmond, Wa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000--Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq NMS: MSFT) today announced that it has discovered the reasons behind the recent web breakins that have plagued them, and since eliminated them.
"We have been working for the past month performing an audit of all of our systems that could have been the source of the leak. We found that one of our corporate file servers had been replaced with one of those Linux boxes running Samba. Someone in our intranet development team thought that it would be a good way to keep his budget in line. Well, he knows better now, introducing an insecure free 'operating system' like that in our network - it's a career limiting move." stated Phil Todd, PR spokesperson for Microsoft.
Phil goes on to describe how a malicious hacker was able to remotely cause the source code in the Linux Computer to send him the Confidential Windows Source Code (tm). Linux 'Kernel Hackers' as they call themselves often do this kind of modification in order to make corporate firewalls useless. "You just never know what is in those free systems. There's nobody you can sue if things go wrong!" Phil added incredulously.
Microsoft has since removed the offensive machine and replaced it with a Real Windows 2000 File Server. "Sure, some people say it's slower this way, but they're just misinformed. At least it's SECURE."
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq ``MSFT'') is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
It's embarrassing actually - I mean, it's sad to see brilliant people who are also closed minded on some issues...
My favorite points in the article were the ones where RMS was intentionally being obtuse. "What is this console to which you speak..."
Sure, they have their own OS and they'll gladly sell it with their hardware, but you're not REQUIRED to buy the OS. They don't even pretend to care what OS you run...
Apparently the number six translates into a questionable word in some languages. I must be protected from offensve numbers as a voter.
You're right, you wouldn't work for him very long. He'd fire your ass in short order. So would I.
Then there's the operational costs... those would have to be shared out too....