..how this will help. The article made no mention as to whether this will be an open standard anyone can implement, or if Adobe will charge for licenses.
This could be nothing more than a press release about a new lossless format that will further add to the confusion.
I haven't done any research, but I'd be willing to bet that the itanium was the most expensive processor ever researched, and possibly the most complex. I'd have liked to have asked if he feels it is a sucess, or if it will be, and how AMD's quick response to public demand in the 64bit market affects ( effects? ) the itanium.
I can well imagine the response, but this guy is a joker: I am a god, you all need to put in 80 hour weeks, because that's what I do. No I don't care if you have families to take care of, ect... ( relative worked for intel ).
( To those who are confused, please referrence "Jay and Silent Bob Strike back" )
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Alright, I gotta know, how is this a troll?
I don't mind being modded down, but seriously, I am at a loss here.
Can I just have a web site that, you know, works?
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Websites need to be useful before I start caring about broken links. I can think of any number of sites that started off with the best of intentions, but never quite live up to being useful.
From bad layout, to missing options, to obscure names for common links, it seems that people are actively trying to hide crap from the end user, making their website utterly worthless.
Can we devise a tool that fixes this problem first?
Give me a well stocked fridge and a shelf of sci fi/fantasy, and you could well lock me up for a couple months, and I'd still be begging for more time.
That is far handier than I envisioned with my "fluff" item descriptor, but it's still waaay too damned expensive for what is essentially a pda.
My price point still stands at 100 bucks. And I want it to be a little system that can store files for removal/retrieval, have update-able firmware ( for new codecs and the like ), and have an fm station. I *may* drop 150-200 if wireless were included, but it'd have to be encrypted.
Maybe I'm just stingy, but I can't justify spending 200+ on myself when I have a daughter.
You watch, in 10 years we'll be trying to get rid of the mp3, but it simply won't vanish ( due to cluelessness, but still ).
Regardless, I'd like a decent sub $100 mp3 player with decent storage. ipods are damn cool, but there is no way I'm dropping that kind of cash on what is essentially a fluff item.
So for those who advocate the freedom to "see what I can see" take note of the small leap toward real criminal behavior....
What, from your imaginary made-up scenario? That's like the government leafs talking about how pot is a gateway drug. If you smoke pot, you'll do all these other drugs.
As with everything else, there are gradients. I do not doubt that some happen to do what you outline, but others get into "cracking" to learn how to steal, while others stumble on to something and quickly decide they are in to something they don't want to be a part of.
And for the record; No, I believe s'kids need a good cane paddling, and pot heads are fucking morons. However, my arguments stand.
READ: Hines knows that he will be 0wn3d by Steven Spielberg and he is leaving himself wiggle room.
Actually, it sounded smug. Like he just knows that Spielberg won't be able to leave a good thing alone until he ruins it, like most remakes come out to be.
Take this line for example:
where as Spielburg's version will be drastically modified to a more modern version
I read this as: Spielburg's film will include every big name he can sign on, spend more on Special effects than the GP of most small countries, and get his plot from "Rent-a-plot", with a catch at the end for sequels. And let us not forget the merchandising rights. A cute fuzzy alien teddy bear will probably save the world in Spielburgs version.
I know, I get all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it.
Because, you know the government, I'd be seriously shocked if they went with anyone other than MS, and that provides endless amounts of possibilities for chaos.
How hard is that? Cisco sells their name, not equipment. While they are not in the same position Intel was before Amd became a threat, it's close enough to be useful for this discussion. Cisco can charge what they want, within the realm of semi-reasonability, and they will get it. Because, it's the name, not equipment or capabilities.
3com knows this, I suspect, which is why they are lowballing them. I would even suspect they think high enough of their name to not charge less than 30-50% less than cisco stuff.
You want to entice purchasing managers, but keep your name "good" in their eyes as well.
Let me guess, not much getting done where you work?
Actually, I get quite a bit done, and I still have time to goof around and post on slashdot. So much so, in fact, that I replaced 2 people when I came here.
This isn't bragging. My free time can be attributed to my extreme laziness. I deal with problems immediately and completely before I let it drop, so I don't have to deal with them again. Frees up so much of my time that way.
So it may take a while before I can tell the customer his problems are solved.
If a customer's problem is he needs something installed on one of my servers, you're damned right it's going to take me a while to get it done. I don't let "whims" install crap on my servers, until they have been tested completely and I am satisfied that they pose a minimal risk. If they don't meet my requirements, they don't get installed.
Because the jabber specs ( and clients ) still need quite a bit more work. While we have a spec for file transfer through a nat'd environment, I have yet to play with a client that can do it effectively and seemlessly. Namely, because the protocol itself could use a little work.
For example, instead of having some random, and unknown, jabber file proxy to enter in, why can't the server offer hints? Someone sets up a jabber server, they are likely to understand how to setup the file proxy needed for it, so have that in the config file as a hint of which proxy to use.
Don't get me wrong, I love jabber, it's just not ready for "prime time", as it were. Although it's more than adequate for local lans where you dont want chat data going out over the internet.
I want a distro where by default packages install under $HOME so that someone can install their favorite browser without root access.
Were the internet a safe place, I'd almost agree with you. Almost.
Isn't this what we blame microsoft for?No. I've never blamed MS for this, who by default, logs in users as administrators. Which is a terrible idea, security wise, and they've been pulled over the coals several times for it. Rightly so.
Disk space is cheap enough, we don't need more sharing of config stuff - we need more separation so users can use the benefits of package managers without having to get in the way of other users.
No, what we need is users to do their job and stop trying to get around the restrictions the admins put in place, which is exactly what your idea would be used for.
In fact, in all my production systems, home is ALWAYS mounted as noexec. You want a program on the server, fine, you let me know which one and why, and I'll think about it.
I can't help but chuckle that this phrase comes from someone who's originality begins and ends with choosing which pop star to use as their nick. That someone who chose "Puff Daddy" has the balls to call me out will have me chuckling for days.
Thank you, sir. Your idiocy is the stuff of legends, and a model to citizens everywhere.
Are you kidding? So far, my exposure to outsourced crap has been just that, crap. Not worth the beans we paid for it.
We could hire bums off the street ( fresh out from giving blood and buying booze ) to code better than some of the stuff flowing out of india right now.
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..how this will help. The article made no mention as to whether this will be an open standard anyone can implement, or if Adobe will charge for licenses.
This could be nothing more than a press release about a new lossless format that will further add to the confusion.
I haven't done any research, but I'd be willing to bet that the itanium was the most expensive processor ever researched, and possibly the most complex. I'd have liked to have asked if he feels it is a sucess, or if it will be, and how AMD's quick response to public demand in the 64bit market affects ( effects? ) the itanium.
I can well imagine the response, but this guy is a joker: I am a god, you all need to put in 80 hour weeks, because that's what I do. No I don't care if you have families to take care of, ect... ( relative worked for intel ).
Shit bitch, not on my watch.
( To those who are confused, please referrence "Jay and Silent Bob Strike back" )
Alright, I gotta know, how is this a troll?
I don't mind being modded down, but seriously, I am at a loss here.
Websites need to be useful before I start caring about broken links. I can think of any number of sites that started off with the best of intentions, but never quite live up to being useful.
From bad layout, to missing options, to obscure names for common links, it seems that people are actively trying to hide crap from the end user, making their website utterly worthless.
Can we devise a tool that fixes this problem first?
Shit, SIGN ME UP.
Give me a well stocked fridge and a shelf of sci fi/fantasy, and you could well lock me up for a couple months, and I'd still be begging for more time.
...folks, is why I do not participate in "fashion".
That is far handier than I envisioned with my "fluff" item descriptor, but it's still waaay too damned expensive for what is essentially a pda.
My price point still stands at 100 bucks. And I want it to be a little system that can store files for removal/retrieval, have update-able firmware ( for new codecs and the like ), and have an fm station. I *may* drop 150-200 if wireless were included, but it'd have to be encrypted.
Maybe I'm just stingy, but I can't justify spending 200+ on myself when I have a daughter.
She's far more fun to spend money on.
You watch, in 10 years we'll be trying to get rid of the mp3, but it simply won't vanish ( due to cluelessness, but still ).
Regardless, I'd like a decent sub $100 mp3 player with decent storage. ipods are damn cool, but there is no way I'm dropping that kind of cash on what is essentially a fluff item.
...if for no other reason than to encourage this kind of service.
:)
I haven't even seen the catalog yet.
So for those who advocate the freedom to "see what I can see" take note of the small leap toward real criminal behavior....
What, from your imaginary made-up scenario? That's like the government leafs talking about how pot is a gateway drug. If you smoke pot, you'll do all these other drugs.
As with everything else, there are gradients. I do not doubt that some happen to do what you outline, but others get into "cracking" to learn how to steal, while others stumble on to something and quickly decide they are in to something they don't want to be a part of.
And for the record; No, I believe s'kids need a good cane paddling, and pot heads are fucking morons. However, my arguments stand.
Great. A link to the marketting release. Wonderful.
So, what we now know is this is the greatest thing since sliced bread. According to sun that is.
READ: Hines knows that he will be 0wn3d by Steven Spielberg and he is leaving himself wiggle room.
Actually, it sounded smug. Like he just knows that Spielberg won't be able to leave a good thing alone until he ruins it, like most remakes come out to be.
Take this line for example:
where as Spielburg's version will be drastically modified to a more modern version
I read this as: Spielburg's film will include every big name he can sign on, spend more on Special effects than the GP of most small countries, and get his plot from "Rent-a-plot", with a catch at the end for sequels. And let us not forget the merchandising rights. A cute fuzzy alien teddy bear will probably save the world in Spielburgs version.
So cool... so potentially evil...
I know, I get all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it.
Because, you know the government, I'd be seriously shocked if they went with anyone other than MS, and that provides endless amounts of possibilities for chaos.
Gives me chills.
How hard is that? Cisco sells their name, not equipment. While they are not in the same position Intel was before Amd became a threat, it's close enough to be useful for this discussion. Cisco can charge what they want, within the realm of semi-reasonability, and they will get it. Because, it's the name, not equipment or capabilities.
3com knows this, I suspect, which is why they are lowballing them. I would even suspect they think high enough of their name to not charge less than 30-50% less than cisco stuff.
You want to entice purchasing managers, but keep your name "good" in their eyes as well.
Let me guess, not much getting done where you work?
Actually, I get quite a bit done, and I still have time to goof around and post on slashdot. So much so, in fact, that I replaced 2 people when I came here.
This isn't bragging. My free time can be attributed to my extreme laziness. I deal with problems immediately and completely before I let it drop, so I don't have to deal with them again. Frees up so much of my time that way.
So it may take a while before I can tell the customer his problems are solved.
If a customer's problem is he needs something installed on one of my servers, you're damned right it's going to take me a while to get it done. I don't let "whims" install crap on my servers, until they have been tested completely and I am satisfied that they pose a minimal risk. If they don't meet my requirements, they don't get installed.
That doesn't help very much, you can still run programs on a no-exec mount if you really want to.
Oh? how?
Because the jabber specs ( and clients ) still need quite a bit more work. While we have a spec for file transfer through a nat'd environment, I have yet to play with a client that can do it effectively and seemlessly. Namely, because the protocol itself could use a little work.
For example, instead of having some random, and unknown, jabber file proxy to enter in, why can't the server offer hints? Someone sets up a jabber server, they are likely to understand how to setup the file proxy needed for it, so have that in the config file as a hint of which proxy to use.
Don't get me wrong, I love jabber, it's just not ready for "prime time", as it were. Although it's more than adequate for local lans where you dont want chat data going out over the internet.
I want a distro where by default packages install under $HOME so that someone can install their favorite browser without root access.
Were the internet a safe place, I'd almost agree with you. Almost.
Isn't this what we blame microsoft for?No. I've never blamed MS for this, who by default, logs in users as administrators. Which is a terrible idea, security wise, and they've been pulled over the coals several times for it. Rightly so.
Disk space is cheap enough, we don't need more sharing of config stuff - we need more separation so users can use the benefits of package managers without having to get in the way of other users.
No, what we need is users to do their job and stop trying to get around the restrictions the admins put in place, which is exactly what your idea would be used for.
In fact, in all my production systems, home is ALWAYS mounted as noexec. You want a program on the server, fine, you let me know which one and why, and I'll think about it.
Are you kidding?
I can blame most of my woman problems on dark matter then.
Actually, lately, I've been considering exercising a different freedom: The right to bare arms.
They're so damned white, they'll blind our politicians stupid.
Not that we'd notice a difference.
I can't help but chuckle that this phrase comes from someone who's originality begins and ends with choosing which pop star to use as their nick. That someone who chose "Puff Daddy" has the balls to call me out will have me chuckling for days.
Thank you, sir. Your idiocy is the stuff of legends, and a model to citizens everywhere.
I've got 5 bucks to make this happen.
Highly skilled?
Are you kidding? So far, my exposure to outsourced crap has been just that, crap. Not worth the beans we paid for it.
We could hire bums off the street ( fresh out from giving blood and buying booze ) to code better than some of the stuff flowing out of india right now.
...I won't sign up with SBC Global or Earthlink. I refuse to deal with their tech support, should it ever come to that.
I don't know if they figure that into the cost of outsourcing, but they should.