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Ford is everywhere... this will be used by their dealerships, salespeople, and everything in between. Ford employs nearly 370,000 people... that's a lot of people coming in contact with linux everyday.
I don't know about you, but the Burlington Coat Factory near me doesn't ever seem to have many customers, or employees.
The exact opposite can be said about the local Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Volvo, Land Rover (ok I'll stop) dealerships.
Caller ID let me know who called and I could ecide if a return call was warranted because once a message is left the onus is on you to call back.
I can't stand you people... at least once a month, I get a call from someone that says, "Hi, I have your number in my caller id."
And I reply, "Ok, who are you?"
"I am such and such, you called my house."
"6 people live in my household. I don't know who called you. Were you expecting a call from us?"
And then they get all annoyed because they realize that they have no idea why they called. Meanwhile, you interrupted my chicken salad sandwich.
I suspect that MIT has a clause in their AUP stating that you're not to let others utilize your machine and that you are responsible for anything that any other person may do with the resources you've been assigned.,/I>
MIT may have this, but it's more than likely not legal.
Good example, your car... I am not responsible for the damages you cause if I loan it to you and you crash into a gas station. Now, I will have to prove to the cops that it wasn't me driving if you hit and run, but beyond that, balls in your court.
That said, I hope this guy countersues the RIAA for emotional damages or something.
Actually, at least in my area (central NC), there was a story on local CBS affiliate WRAL, and I saw at least 1 one report on CNN... although, now that I think about it, it could have just been a ticker at the bottom. I did not, however, see anything in the print news...
If they drop the morse code requirement, how will we stop the aliens when they destroy all our communication satellites???
But in all seriousness, part of the Ham Radio culture is being slightly above everyone else with your mad communication skillz, and Morse code should remain part of that. If they drop that, then all Ham Radio-ites are are guys with way to much money to spend on radios.
And in all seriousness, the requirement is 5 words a minute. It's not like they're asking for your college dissertation in morse code.
Companies that provided chemicals to I.B.M. are also defendants in the suits. The workers were not told of the risks, according to the lawsuits, even after they began showing symptoms of systemic chemical poisoning.
This show's they are after money, and not information. IBM bought these chemicals.... why is it the fault of the company that sold them to them?
So service based industries where employees of companies communicate face to with customers are going to become robots communicating with people?
More than anything else, people just won't accept this. As mammouth as Walmart is, they made the right decison in deciding against automated checkout. I've used automated checkout on a few occasions when it was absolutely necessary, and hated it. "So I'm checking myself out, therefore eliminating the need for you to pay a cashier $6 an hour.... and I don't get a discount?"
Consumers, by and large, aren't going to accept robots as waiters and robots as cashiers and target sales people. Now, certain positions will become robots.... but the vast majority of people will continue to keep their jobs.
As much as Microsoft is likely wrong in this situation.... it shows more of the woes of software patents. It's too late for us in the US, but for those of you in Europe.... write your... uhhh, Europie Congressperson....
If software patents were legal at the turn of the century, Ford would be the only car company in the world.
children who play video games increase their hearing skills.
Just what we need, an entire generation of audio-philes who extol the value of gold plated, 3 inch thick monster cables and $4000 Blaupunkt stereo recievers.
If I get sued, I will defend myself (I'm running SuSE 8.2 SCO, come get me), but send out an offer to the open source community to help me in my suit. $199 in monopoly money says that hundreds of lawyers and non's alike will rush to assist me.
Isn't it amazing the scientists can pretty much say, without a doubt, that the launch of the Webb telescope, which is nearly 7 years away, will likely be delayed?
They know that NASA and the government is so lined with red-tape, and moves so slowly, that a project that is 7 years away won't be launched on time.
It's even more amazing that when most people hear that it will likely be delayed, they aren't surprised in any way.
The iBot is a truely amazing piece of equipment (and its self balancing device is borrowed by the Segway Scooter.)
On top of being able to go up stairs and balance on only 2 (one wheel raised on top of the other) (designed so that the disabled can effectively "stand" at eye level with a medium height adult) It also will fit through a standard size doorway. This means that if someone is to become disabled through an accident, that they do not need to retrofit their house (or move into a new one) to continue to be functional. The iBot allows a person to traverse stairs, travel on most all terrain (pneumatic tires), and due to its function to lift a person and self balance on only 2, a person can access higher kitchen cabinets, and shelves throughout their home.
This erases the massive price tag to retrofit a persons home, which is often paid for by workplace disability or the federal government. That is not to say that the iBot is not expensive ($20,000 at last count), but the cost of refitting a home can often be signifcantly more than that.
I've seen the device at FIRST competitions in the past (another Kamen brainchild), and it is revolutionary.
As much as I like and prefer Linux over Windows, this is the kind of thing that would make a normal person second guess linux as a "real" operating system.
"You mean these people who are supposedly developing a world class operating system and major competitor to Windows are yelling at eachother over the proper spelling of words? I should take these guys seriously why?"
1. Arts/ Sound in General. It's taken me weeks to hodge podge together sound drivers that work so I can listen to more than one sound at the same time. 2. CUPS.... Why does it love to cut lines off at the end of the page so much? 3. My digital camera... Yes, a Kodak LS443 is relatively new (8 months).... but it's supposed to mount as a mass storage device.... why doesn't it? 4. People in linux chats who are unhelpful and arrogant. 5. Why doens't java work 6. Why doesn't java/nvidia drivers come preinstalled. 7. Why does installing nvidia make me recompile my kernel (Thankyou SuSE.) 8. File locations....... Now don't get me wrong, I like far more things about linux than windows... but it's got some glaring inconsistancies.
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Ford is everywhere... this will be used by their dealerships, salespeople, and everything in between. Ford employs nearly 370,000 people... that's a lot of people coming in contact with linux everyday.
I don't know about you, but the Burlington Coat Factory near me doesn't ever seem to have many customers, or employees.
The exact opposite can be said about the local Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Volvo, Land Rover (ok I'll stop) dealerships.
Caller ID let me know who called and I could ecide if a return call was warranted because once a message is left the onus is on you to call back.
I can't stand you people... at least once a month, I get a call from someone that says, "Hi, I have your number in my caller id."
And I reply, "Ok, who are you?"
"I am such and such, you called my house."
"6 people live in my household. I don't know who called you. Were you expecting a call from us?"
And then they get all annoyed because they realize that they have no idea why they called. Meanwhile, you interrupted my chicken salad sandwich.
I suspect that MIT has a clause in their AUP stating that you're not to let others utilize your machine and that you are responsible for anything that any other person may do with the resources you've been assigned. ,/I>
MIT may have this, but it's more than likely not legal.
Good example, your car... I am not responsible for the damages you cause if I loan it to you and you crash into a gas station. Now, I will have to prove to the cops that it wasn't me driving if you hit and run, but beyond that, balls in your court.
That said, I hope this guy countersues the RIAA for emotional damages or something.
Ummm.... Haven't you listened to Weird Al lately.... they "ain't payed the phone bill in 300 years!"
Actually, at least in my area (central NC), there was a story on local CBS affiliate WRAL, and I saw at least 1 one report on CNN... although, now that I think about it, it could have just been a ticker at the bottom. I did not, however, see anything in the print news...
Only 3 posts, and the site is already slashdotted... Google Cache here
Wasn't this tried (and failed) after Columbine, or is my memory fading?
If they drop the morse code requirement, how will we stop the aliens when they destroy all our communication satellites???
But in all seriousness, part of the Ham Radio culture is being slightly above everyone else with your mad communication skillz, and Morse code should remain part of that. If they drop that, then all Ham Radio-ites are are guys with way to much money to spend on radios.
And in all seriousness, the requirement is 5 words a minute. It's not like they're asking for your college dissertation in morse code.
Companies that provided chemicals to I.B.M. are also defendants in the suits. The workers were not told of the risks, according to the lawsuits, even after they began showing symptoms of systemic chemical poisoning.
This show's they are after money, and not information. IBM bought these chemicals.... why is it the fault of the company that sold them to them?
Allright! MY BSC (Blood SCO Content) was getting low, what with the last SCO story being nearly a week ago. Thank you Slashdot.... what a rush.
Must... have.... more.
SCO already has a patent on protesting against software patents. Pay up or face the music.
Mail all of your spare parts to me, I've got plenty of "storage" space for them!
So service based industries where employees of companies communicate face to with customers are going to become robots communicating with people?
More than anything else, people just won't accept this. As mammouth as Walmart is, they made the right decison in deciding against automated checkout. I've used automated checkout on a few occasions when it was absolutely necessary, and hated it. "So I'm checking myself out, therefore eliminating the need for you to pay a cashier $6 an hour.... and I don't get a discount?"
Consumers, by and large, aren't going to accept robots as waiters and robots as cashiers and target sales people. Now, certain positions will become robots.... but the vast majority of people will continue to keep their jobs.
As much as Microsoft is likely wrong in this situation.... it shows more of the woes of software patents. It's too late for us in the US, but for those of you in Europe.... write your... uhhh, Europie Congressperson....
If software patents were legal at the turn of the century, Ford would be the only car company in the world.
You mean I've been lied to all these years.... stuff isn't made by tiny gnomes who live inside of everything?
children who play video games increase their hearing skills.
Just what we need, an entire generation of audio-philes who extol the value of gold plated, 3 inch thick monster cables and $4000 Blaupunkt stereo recievers.
How about a beowolf cluster of those... Sorry, just couldn't resist.
If I get sued, I will defend myself (I'm running SuSE 8.2 SCO, come get me), but send out an offer to the open source community to help me in my suit. $199 in monopoly money says that hundreds of lawyers and non's alike will rush to assist me.
Appparently the Debian zealots hit this thread hard.... impressive young one.
Isn't it amazing the scientists can pretty much say, without a doubt, that the launch of the Webb telescope, which is nearly 7 years away, will likely be delayed?
They know that NASA and the government is so lined with red-tape, and moves so slowly, that a project that is 7 years away won't be launched on time.
It's even more amazing that when most people hear that it will likely be delayed, they aren't surprised in any way.
The iBot is a truely amazing piece of equipment (and its self balancing device is borrowed by the Segway Scooter.)
On top of being able to go up stairs and balance on only 2 (one wheel raised on top of the other) (designed so that the disabled can effectively "stand" at eye level with a medium height adult) It also will fit through a standard size doorway. This means that if someone is to become disabled through an accident, that they do not need to retrofit their house (or move into a new one) to continue to be functional. The iBot allows a person to traverse stairs, travel on most all terrain (pneumatic tires), and due to its function to lift a person and self balance on only 2, a person can access higher kitchen cabinets, and shelves throughout their home.
This erases the massive price tag to retrofit a persons home, which is often paid for by workplace disability or the federal government. That is not to say that the iBot is not expensive ($20,000 at last count), but the cost of refitting a home can often be signifcantly more than that.
I've seen the device at FIRST competitions in the past (another Kamen brainchild), and it is revolutionary.
I swear RIAA/SCO/MPAA I didn't do it, my outdated virus definitions/14 year old son/next door neighbor are to blame!!!
As much as I like and prefer Linux over Windows, this is the kind of thing that would make a normal person second guess linux as a "real" operating system.
"You mean these people who are supposedly developing a world class operating system and major competitor to Windows are yelling at eachother over the proper spelling of words? I should take these guys seriously why?"
1. Arts/ Sound in General. It's taken me weeks to hodge podge together sound drivers that work so I can listen to more than one sound at the same time. ...
2. CUPS.... Why does it love to cut lines off at the end of the page so much?
3. My digital camera... Yes, a Kodak LS443 is relatively new (8 months).... but it's supposed to mount as a mass storage device.... why doesn't it?
4. People in linux chats who are unhelpful and arrogant.
5. Why doens't java work
6. Why doesn't java/nvidia drivers come preinstalled.
7. Why does installing nvidia make me recompile my kernel (Thankyou SuSE.)
8. File locations....
Now don't get me wrong, I like far more things about linux than windows... but it's got some glaring inconsistancies.
Everybody whose anybody knows waterstriders use anti-matter as propulsion.