remember when Unions fought over a loss of $500 a year? Remember when people on strike didn't get paid for the time they weren't working? Remember when wages for a week was over $500?
I do.
I also remember thinking to myself that I would be crossing the picket lines so that I could afford rent that month.
So what, they have a "valid address" in their WHOIS info. Doesn't mean that it is their current address, or their main address, or the one that they care about.
How about MY privacy as a domain owner? Do I really need s-mail spam, e-mail spam, etc just because spammers lie about their address?
Get over myself? What did I say that would make you think that I believe *I* am something special?
I suggest YOU get over YOURSELF and think about what I wrote.
I don't agree w/what they are doing but they are doing to themselves. I suggested that people move to the third-party developers. Isn't that what free markets supposedly do? People don't like one product because of whatever and it fails?
get a real usenet group, not just a gated email list
As a pretty regular Linux user (Debian for several years) for 8 or so years, I wouldn't read Usenet ever... I don't see how that could help anything.
create a friendly user community that doesn't slam people for asking questions "improperly"
Let the third-party Debian distributions deal w/that. Debian users are a special breed. Just like RedHat and SuSE and various others. That's the great thing about Linux distributions. Don't like the community? Find something that is easier for you to use and has a more friendly envrionment.
that's people abusing the substance. That doesn't make it evil. People make alcohol evil. There are plenty of people in the world that are able to drink alcohol and not become intoxicated and kill other people.
Washington *SHOULD* have a group of people of varying backgrounds, religions, belief systems, and values... It should lead to a great deal of positive discussion about what should and should not be acceptable.
Problem is... We have a two party majority and those two parties have chosen their "values". We no longer have this diverse group. We have this party and ITS belief system.
Gambling, alcohol, and abortion are not inherently evil and should not be treated as if they are because of relgious backed beliefs. Especially when we claim that we are seperate from those values rooted in the Church.
It's really funny to me that we have this "separation" of Church and State yet we have to worry about "values"? Blue Laws, gambling restrictions, anti-abortion, etc, are all issues stemming from *religious* beliefs whether those in office say they are or not.
If we are talking about banning paying for your gambling via the net w/credit cards that's one thing (protecting people and companies from the fortunes lost via this method of payment) but if we are seriously worried about GROWN PEOPLE becoming corrupt by the evils that await them through alcohol and gambling we seriously need to rethink what the fuck is going on in our country.
As an adult you should be allowed to choose what happens to you. I wasn't aware that I needed people in Washington telling me what is and is not good for me... Especially when it comes to gambling, the purchase of adult beverages, and the premature ending of pregnancy. These are NOT issues that should be regulated by the State, Federal, or local governments.
So the rest of us are going to pay a price due to WTO trade sanctions because our government would rather play Parents than government. I don't think that this is the way to go.
Semi-starved models flounced around the runway sporting mobile (and not so mobile) gear, accessories and smart clothing.
I realize that women have been getting into the geek market lately (with the iPod-mini, various games, etc) but man, I really don't see how this fashion show was giving me any inkling of how this stuff would look on ME.
90 pound models wearing sheer clothing and silver head gear, helmets, and carrying large backpacks isn't exactly what I think works.
Show me people dressed in t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Show me men/women dressed in business suits.
again, you people keep coming back to this. I have already stated that if MS wants to get DRM going in the direction they seem to be going they are going to require the BIOS to be trusted as well which means something that isn't LinuxBIOS or free. It's going to be MS/Phoenix or whatever.
Ironically, for such a high tech nation, there hasn't been a major quality improvement in TV broadcast images for a half-century until the 2006 changeover to HDTV.
Was HDTV really even necessary? Our tax dollars were spent mandating its deployment, our money will be wasted purchasing the receivers (which are going to have to be in all TVs), and what does it do for us? Nothing.
We worry about the effects of lack of exercise, overeating, diabetes, etc, yet we mandate better TV signals and are double paying for it.
well see that's the difference... The DOJ didn't even bother to wait. They just slapped them and let it go at that. Then they had the nerve to complain that the EU was too harsh.
At least the EU *said* that's what they were going to do. It's obvious that MS will fight the ruling and the article claimed it could be 2009 before that all closes up.
It surpasses fines the Commission has imposed on price-fixing cartels and that may send the wrong message about antitrust enforcement priorities, Pate said.
It seems like it sends a perfectly clear message. DO NOT FUCK UP OR WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN. The fine wasn't all that steep for what MS can afford. It was another quick bump in the road. What it shows me is that the EU cannot be bought as easily as the US can.
"Imposing antitrust liability on the basis of product enhancements and imposing 'code removal' remedies may produce unintended consequences," Pate said. "Sound antitrust policy must avoid chilling innovation and competition even by 'dominant' companies. A contrary approach risks protecting competitors, not competition, in ways that may ultimately harm innovation and the consumers that benefit from it."
I really don't believe that MS purchasing companies and rolling their products it into their OS makes it any better for the consumers. In fact, I find that updates to software by smaller companies comes often and usually w/o large upgrade fees. To upgrade software once it is rolled into the OS requires you to usually pay for another version and may take years. Sure, WMP9 came out but at the cost of a very harsh EULA that had consequences that outweighed its benefits.
but the problem is that MS is currently the leader (and will likely remain to be). Their joining evil forces with Phoenix will cause all computers to be locked down.
Windows is not going to run on LinuxBIOS and Linux isn't going to run on Phoenix/MS BIOS.
While it's all well and good for the majority of us it's not good for the consumer.
It's unnecessary as some of us don't need that crap in our machines. Unless this part of the chip is upgradable, for free, quickly, then what good does it do when a new one comes out?
Virus/worm/fuck protection is up to the people to use. Manu's can put all this shit into products and put it out there but that doesn't mean dick when the viruses get more virulent and the people don't use them...
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I wasn't aware that KDE's Konq was out to make money. I also wasn't aware that KDE owned Linux and charged you for its use.
I also didn't realize that KDE forced the little guys out by unfair practices.
remember when Unions fought over a loss of $500 a year? Remember when people on strike didn't get paid for the time they weren't working? Remember when wages for a week was over $500?
I do.
I also remember thinking to myself that I would be crossing the picket lines so that I could afford rent that month.
So what, they have a "valid address" in their WHOIS info. Doesn't mean that it is their current address, or their main address, or the one that they care about.
How about MY privacy as a domain owner? Do I really need s-mail spam, e-mail spam, etc just because spammers lie about their address?
Get over myself? What did I say that would make you think that I believe *I* am something special?
I suggest YOU get over YOURSELF and think about what I wrote.
I don't agree w/what they are doing but they are doing to themselves. I suggested that people move to the third-party developers. Isn't that what free markets supposedly do? People don't like one product because of whatever and it fails?
Nope, but does it matter in the long run? No. Not really. We, as Slashdotters, are not here to tell the Debian community how to run their shit.
Free market means that people will use what they feel comfortable with and that the better product should win over.
What they SHOULD do and what they WANT to do are two different things.
get a real usenet group, not just a gated email list
As a pretty regular Linux user (Debian for several years) for 8 or so years, I wouldn't read Usenet ever... I don't see how that could help anything.
create a friendly user community that doesn't slam people for asking questions "improperly"
Let the third-party Debian distributions deal w/that. Debian users are a special breed. Just like RedHat and SuSE and various others. That's the great thing about Linux distributions. Don't like the community? Find something that is easier for you to use and has a more friendly envrionment.
then stay the fuck away for today. I tried this complaining thing last year and all it landed me was negative karma.
Perhaps you can just troll like everyone else. For one day a year the trolls get the +'s
so what? at least Walmart is doing something that is good for Linux as a whole.
I wonder if MS-fans cried whenever I bought an e-machine and formatted it as soon as I opened the box?
They consider what he did to be terrorist-like. Unfortunately, these days, we have little to no recourse in the Witch Hunts that have appeared...
Don't piss off those that pay more money to the "Gods" than you do.
that's people abusing the substance. That doesn't make it evil. People make alcohol evil. There are plenty of people in the world that are able to drink alcohol and not become intoxicated and kill other people.
Washington *SHOULD* have a group of people of varying backgrounds, religions, belief systems, and values... It should lead to a great deal of positive discussion about what should and should not be acceptable.
Problem is... We have a two party majority and those two parties have chosen their "values". We no longer have this diverse group. We have this party and ITS belief system.
Gambling, alcohol, and abortion are not inherently evil and should not be treated as if they are because of relgious backed beliefs. Especially when we claim that we are seperate from those values rooted in the Church.
It's really funny to me that we have this "separation" of Church and State yet we have to worry about "values"? Blue Laws, gambling restrictions, anti-abortion, etc, are all issues stemming from *religious* beliefs whether those in office say they are or not.
If we are talking about banning paying for your gambling via the net w/credit cards that's one thing (protecting people and companies from the fortunes lost via this method of payment) but if we are seriously worried about GROWN PEOPLE becoming corrupt by the evils that await them through alcohol and gambling we seriously need to rethink what the fuck is going on in our country.
As an adult you should be allowed to choose what happens to you. I wasn't aware that I needed people in Washington telling me what is and is not good for me... Especially when it comes to gambling, the purchase of adult beverages, and the premature ending of pregnancy. These are NOT issues that should be regulated by the State, Federal, or local governments.
So the rest of us are going to pay a price due to WTO trade sanctions because our government would rather play Parents than government. I don't think that this is the way to go.
Semi-starved models flounced around the runway sporting mobile (and not so mobile) gear, accessories and smart clothing.
I realize that women have been getting into the geek market lately (with the iPod-mini, various games, etc) but man, I really don't see how this fashion show was giving me any inkling of how this stuff would look on ME.
90 pound models wearing sheer clothing and silver head gear, helmets, and carrying large backpacks isn't exactly what I think works.
Show me people dressed in t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Show me men/women dressed in business suits.
again, you people keep coming back to this. I have already stated that if MS wants to get DRM going in the direction they seem to be going they are going to require the BIOS to be trusted as well which means something that isn't LinuxBIOS or free. It's going to be MS/Phoenix or whatever.
Whether we like the intended uses or not it's coming to a BIOS/OS near you. We might as well find "good" uses for it.
Although I don't see how telling another system what process you are running could be a good thing.
Ironically, for such a high tech nation, there hasn't been a major quality improvement in TV broadcast images for a half-century until the 2006 changeover to HDTV.
Was HDTV really even necessary? Our tax dollars were spent mandating its deployment, our money will be wasted purchasing the receivers (which are going to have to be in all TVs), and what does it do for us? Nothing.
We worry about the effects of lack of exercise, overeating, diabetes, etc, yet we mandate better TV signals and are double paying for it.
well see that's the difference... The DOJ didn't even bother to wait. They just slapped them and let it go at that. Then they had the nerve to complain that the EU was too harsh.
At least the EU *said* that's what they were going to do. It's obvious that MS will fight the ruling and the article claimed it could be 2009 before that all closes up.
It surpasses fines the Commission has imposed on price-fixing cartels and that may send the wrong message about antitrust enforcement priorities, Pate said.
It seems like it sends a perfectly clear message. DO NOT FUCK UP OR WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN. The fine wasn't all that steep for what MS can afford. It was another quick bump in the road. What it shows me is that the EU cannot be bought as easily as the US can.
"Imposing antitrust liability on the basis of product enhancements and imposing 'code removal' remedies may produce unintended consequences," Pate said. "Sound antitrust policy must avoid chilling innovation and competition even by 'dominant' companies. A contrary approach risks protecting competitors, not competition, in ways that may ultimately harm innovation and the consumers that benefit from it."
I really don't believe that MS purchasing companies and rolling their products it into their OS makes it any better for the consumers. In fact, I find that updates to software by smaller companies comes often and usually w/o large upgrade fees. To upgrade software once it is rolled into the OS requires you to usually pay for another version and may take years. Sure, WMP9 came out but at the cost of a very harsh EULA that had consequences that outweighed its benefits.
that's not what I was talking about... I am talking about when DRM is entrenched in the OS and the BIOS.
but the problem is that MS is currently the leader (and will likely remain to be). Their joining evil forces with Phoenix will cause all computers to be locked down.
Windows is not going to run on LinuxBIOS and Linux isn't going to run on Phoenix/MS BIOS.
While it's all well and good for the majority of us it's not good for the consumer.
you shouldn't be required to have the 4th octet delegation for mail. There is ABSOLUTELY no reason that reverse is required to host a mail server.
I could see if this was happening on Uranus but certainly not on Mars... As martian as that might seem.
It's unnecessary as some of us don't need that crap in our machines. Unless this part of the chip is upgradable, for free, quickly, then what good does it do when a new one comes out?
Virus/worm/fuck protection is up to the people to use. Manu's can put all this shit into products and put it out there but that doesn't mean dick when the viruses get more virulent and the people don't use them...
Considering the amount of interference in a hospital, I can't see GPS working.
Interference in a hospital? How about interference ANYWHERE? It's not exactly like GPS works all that well indoors...
BlueTooth ear pieces?