For the majority that probably means using Word at work, which further means documents are probably on a server. By far the biggest headache is the way Windows locks the app, and often every other network aware software running concurrently, until the network transaction in focus is complete. Exchange does it, as does IE. These user lock-out so far exceed the delay opening an OpenOffice document it takes cajones the size of moons for Microsoft to point fingers at ODT. Come back when you've fixed those issues, by then ODT will certainly be faster.
"I think that if most Windows users just used to use Windows in a safe way (and read the fucking dialog boxes that came up instead of reflexively clicking "OK" to everything)..."
I've lost count of how many times I've said to friends and family to NOT click OK on "Turn my computer into a zombie" or "Yes, please distribute my personal finances to Nigeria and Russia." Can you imagine how bad things would be if scammers learned to hide these exploits under "punch the monkey" or "please notify me of new products"? So bad in fact it could eventually mean not defaulting to an 'admin' account for normal Windows use.
"They have one, but it doesn't work with the latest windows codecs. It's called mplayer2."
Hey, thanks for that! Count me amongst those who can't stand the all-singing, all-dancing GUI of recent versions of Windows Media Player. If you like that classic look but need the latest codecs, you should also check out Media Player Classic: http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
There's a huge difference between blocking specific protocols and blocking specific content providers. Bittorrent and Google are as similar as apples and red.
Exactly. Individuals can fight these lobbyists for a lifetime but corporations are potentially immortal. Eventually they'll convince/cajole/bribe the right generation and it becomes law. That's effectively the Coles Notes history of copyright.
"This is the same intellectualization people use when they talk about offensive books or TV programs. Yes, these things are readily available, but if you don't like their content, you can always refuse to read those books or watch those programs."
Close, but no cigar. This like the having the choice to delete the pre-loaded hard-core porn distributed by the entertainment division of the video player you just bought. Not that it would be a bad thing.
Maybe you should revisit the consequences of the Church trying to stop dissemination of a common language bible, scientific treatises, etc.. Is society to go through an equivalent period for the sake of Corporatism, IP and Bill Gates?
It's religion, handed down from the Book of the Chicago School of Economics. Guvmint bad, businesses good. Who better to handle the nation's affairs than captains of industry? In us we trust. Toss in ad hominem slandering of critics as unAmerican (unchristian or pagan no longer carries the same weight), substitute, or more accurately re-introduce the Muslims menace and the picture's complete save for a pointy hat and robes for Bush. The current Admin is what the US was founded to combat.
Excellent, you got it wrong from sentence #1. I know it's difficult for some to envision a model different than popping out to McD's for a burger, but OSS is not 'product', an owned and market entity intended to generate profit for one individual or company. It's a community co-operative process. Expect service when you start paying them to serve you.
"I can tell you why. Service and products; products and service. They should go together, hand it hand, but they don't. The problem is that, in their arrogance, the Amish carpenters often believe that they've toiled long and hard to create a great barn. The barn does what they believe it should, and they can't be bothered if you think it should work differently."
You're welcome. Make sure to come around if you need anything next winter Mr. Gratitude.
It's a huge amount of work. Spectrum is constantly being assigned and reassigned as new players and technologies arrive, but your post touches on a very critical point. The FCC was established to manage a limited public resource, the radio spectrum. What the hell does DRM have to do with spectrum management? Nothing. What we're seeing is a government agancy with such a long history of close, and to some extent necessary, interaction with industry that they've lost sight of their original mandate and are now lobbyists for special interests. Personally, I say if 'content' providers don't like the open nature of publically owned radio spectrum, fine, get the fuck off and start your own media infrastructure. It's the capitalist way.
I popping corn in anticipation of the first court case in which is an accident is blamed on these 'fly by wire' systems. "It wasn't me, the car did it!" Audi was almost sunk by class action suits a couple decades ago when narcoleptic drivers, confused by something as mundane as pedals spaced for easy heel-and-toe driving, were putting vehicles through garage walls claiming it 'just took of with irresistible force'. It'll be interesting to see if code, in this case for vehicle control, continues to be held non-liable when things go really wrong.
The answer to the larger problem is, of course, better and more comprehensive driver training instead of machine control. But that takes work and personal responsibility.
"Of course, there is a whole spectrum between "the Bible is literally true" and "there is no God"."
While true in a literal sense, there's almost as much spectrum between "the Bible is complete bunk and God exists" and "there is no God". Most of the gap is ontological, the Bible is just icing on the side.
Well phrased, but ID is far too loaded at topic, both politically and religiously, to be suitable for that. Science's roots in religion are about as relevant today as the ancient belief the heart is a furnace. Your post suggests the better method, show how science evolved from philosophy to 'natural philosphy', it's original name, to the suite of disciplines it is today. ID isn't even part of that equation, it's a reversion and anachronism of late and strange times. Show instead how science eventually overcame and discarded the thinking at the roots of ID but use other examples to prevent the intent being subverted by special and narrow interests.
"Thank you for almost getting it:-). Intelligent Design...is a proposal for a minor change in the philosophical underpinnings of modern science."
Proposing the foundations of the core mechanism of Evolution are an unknown, omniscient, effectively omnipotent (unless ID proposes the mechanism holds for only this planet) 'Force X' is a far from minor change, save for those already pre-disposed to think in those terms. It's also telling that ID proponents rarely specifiy what 'X' could be. Deities, alien races, Gaia?
"The issue at stake is to teach rational and sound thought in learning...."
I'll agree with this premise but not the conclusion. Science classes can however illustrate rational and sound thought by demonstrating how ID differs.
Gentoo can be, and is, distributed as binaries. It's one of the install options. Not saying Gentoo's the best choice, just that compiles are irrelevant in this instance. Unless the intention is LAN tourneys.
Not blaming anyone doesn't make him correct. Linux distros exist compiled for use on PDAs, I'm sure it'll handle a $100 notebook. Or does Negroponte think Linux = RedHat?
"The system will use a 500MHz processor from Advanced Micro Devices with 128MB of memory."
I'll take it! I was watching 10x7 full motion video on a P2-333 Gentoo notebook years ago.
"I haven't ever really understood what the RIAA hopes to achieve from all their lawsuits and extortion rackets, I mean all they are doing is alienating their core market the way they have been going recently I can't wait for someone to make a stand against them in court."
I never understood why people don't understand. The RIAA and their ilk want a license-based society, create/fund/steal one IP and make an eternity in profits by licensing per use. OK, perhaps not a literal eterinity, just a lifetime + 70 years. They want this vision enforced by federal law and penalties. It doesn't matter to them if this subverts the very basis on which Western cultures were founded, what level of government monitoring and control over information transferal is required, or that they are purveyors of 'product' the vast majority of which has about as much import as face cream or garden gnomes. ALL they care about is legislating a permanent and profitable position between you and the artist, technology be damned. If the RIAA was around at the start of the last millenium written material would still move by pen and monk.
"Cockroaches have regular staff meetings in order to create synergy, redefine their core competencies, implement new strategems, and satisfy shareholders."
In my experience those aren't sure signifiers of intelligence at work.
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For the majority that probably means using Word at work, which further means documents are probably on a server. By far the biggest headache is the way Windows locks the app, and often every other network aware software running concurrently, until the network transaction in focus is complete. Exchange does it, as does IE. These user lock-out so far exceed the delay opening an OpenOffice document it takes cajones the size of moons for Microsoft to point fingers at ODT. Come back when you've fixed those issues, by then ODT will certainly be faster.
DRM, not user priveledges. Interesting how even misconception-laden pro-MS posts get instantly modded up though.
My guess is it'll be an official Trusted (TM) app.
Closed source drivers and hardware perhaps? No, it must be Ubuntu's fault.
The only lessoned learned from the moderation of ridiculous posts like that one is Slashdot long ago transitioned from Linux to MS fanboism.
I've lost count of how many times I've said to friends and family to NOT click OK on "Turn my computer into a zombie" or "Yes, please distribute my personal finances to Nigeria and Russia." Can you imagine how bad things would be if scammers learned to hide these exploits under "punch the monkey" or "please notify me of new products"? So bad in fact it could eventually mean not defaulting to an 'admin' account for normal Windows use.
How about a video clearly showing a 757 hitting the Pentagon? That would put a quick end to this particular conspiracy theory.
Hey, thanks for that! Count me amongst those who can't stand the all-singing, all-dancing GUI of recent versions of Windows Media Player. If you like that classic look but need the latest codecs, you should also check out Media Player Classic: http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
There's a huge difference between blocking specific protocols and blocking specific content providers. Bittorrent and Google are as similar as apples and red.
Exactly. Individuals can fight these lobbyists for a lifetime but corporations are potentially immortal. Eventually they'll convince/cajole/bribe the right generation and it becomes law. That's effectively the Coles Notes history of copyright.
Close, but no cigar. This like the having the choice to delete the pre-loaded hard-core porn distributed by the entertainment division of the video player you just bought. Not that it would be a bad thing.
Maybe you should revisit the consequences of the Church trying to stop dissemination of a common language bible, scientific treatises, etc.. Is society to go through an equivalent period for the sake of Corporatism, IP and Bill Gates?
It's religion, handed down from the Book of the Chicago School of Economics. Guvmint bad, businesses good. Who better to handle the nation's affairs than captains of industry? In us we trust. Toss in ad hominem slandering of critics as unAmerican (unchristian or pagan no longer carries the same weight), substitute, or more accurately re-introduce the Muslims menace and the picture's complete save for a pointy hat and robes for Bush. The current Admin is what the US was founded to combat.
"I can tell you why. Service and products; products and service. They should go together, hand it hand, but they don't. The problem is that, in their arrogance, the Amish carpenters often believe that they've toiled long and hard to create a great barn. The barn does what they believe it should, and they can't be bothered if you think it should work differently."
You're welcome. Make sure to come around if you need anything next winter Mr. Gratitude.
Lest someone take your jest seriously, licensed, not sold. Even the FCC forgets the distinction or considers it 'naive'.
It's a huge amount of work. Spectrum is constantly being assigned and reassigned as new players and technologies arrive, but your post touches on a very critical point. The FCC was established to manage a limited public resource, the radio spectrum. What the hell does DRM have to do with spectrum management? Nothing. What we're seeing is a government agancy with such a long history of close, and to some extent necessary, interaction with industry that they've lost sight of their original mandate and are now lobbyists for special interests. Personally, I say if 'content' providers don't like the open nature of publically owned radio spectrum, fine, get the fuck off and start your own media infrastructure. It's the capitalist way.
The answer to the larger problem is, of course, better and more comprehensive driver training instead of machine control. But that takes work and personal responsibility.
While true in a literal sense, there's almost as much spectrum between "the Bible is complete bunk and God exists" and "there is no God". Most of the gap is ontological, the Bible is just icing on the side.
Well phrased, but ID is far too loaded at topic, both politically and religiously, to be suitable for that. Science's roots in religion are about as relevant today as the ancient belief the heart is a furnace. Your post suggests the better method, show how science evolved from philosophy to 'natural philosphy', it's original name, to the suite of disciplines it is today. ID isn't even part of that equation, it's a reversion and anachronism of late and strange times. Show instead how science eventually overcame and discarded the thinking at the roots of ID but use other examples to prevent the intent being subverted by special and narrow interests.
You forgot 'proof' was also in quotes. Gravity: Teach the Controversy.
Proposing the foundations of the core mechanism of Evolution are an unknown, omniscient, effectively omnipotent (unless ID proposes the mechanism holds for only this planet) 'Force X' is a far from minor change, save for those already pre-disposed to think in those terms. It's also telling that ID proponents rarely specifiy what 'X' could be. Deities, alien races, Gaia?
"The issue at stake is to teach rational and sound thought in learning ...."
I'll agree with this premise but not the conclusion. Science classes can however illustrate rational and sound thought by demonstrating how ID differs.
Gentoo can be, and is, distributed as binaries. It's one of the install options. Not saying Gentoo's the best choice, just that compiles are irrelevant in this instance. Unless the intention is LAN tourneys.
"The system will use a 500MHz processor from Advanced Micro Devices with 128MB of memory."
I'll take it! I was watching 10x7 full motion video on a P2-333 Gentoo notebook years ago.
I never understood why people don't understand. The RIAA and their ilk want a license-based society, create/fund/steal one IP and make an eternity in profits by licensing per use. OK, perhaps not a literal eterinity, just a lifetime + 70 years. They want this vision enforced by federal law and penalties. It doesn't matter to them if this subverts the very basis on which Western cultures were founded, what level of government monitoring and control over information transferal is required, or that they are purveyors of 'product' the vast majority of which has about as much import as face cream or garden gnomes. ALL they care about is legislating a permanent and profitable position between you and the artist, technology be damned. If the RIAA was around at the start of the last millenium written material would still move by pen and monk.
In my experience those aren't sure signifiers of intelligence at work.