The best sales are obviously around Christmas, both before and after. (After for all the folks who couldn't get one during the Christmas season.) Being at the opposite end of the year, summer is obviously going to be the low-point for sales. Consumers are spending their money on vacations and outdoor fun rather than game consoles.
We celebrate summer Christmas you insensitive clod!
according to Acer's website, this monstop is powered by a 12-cell lithium ion battery: up to 1.0 hour life depending on configuration and usage. Battery recharge times: 2.0 hours with system off, 4.0 hours with system in use.
my statement wasn't about the number of abandoned developments. i assumed there'll be more abandoned OSS than CSS, mainly due to that fact that not all CSS are publicised, especially a failed one. and honestly, not all OSS are good ones.
but that's not the point, i was actually talking about the ability for others to pick up a OSS and continue it. simply put, OSS may sleep, but it'll never die completely.
if no one picks it up, that probably means that particular software isn't worth nothing. this is by no mean the end of that software, it's been abandoned, by the source is still open, and maybe in another 50 years, this worthless abandoned source might become useful because of the change in our society.
So? That doesn't mean they'll kill Google. What will kill Google is if MS's search engine is better.
sometimes being better doesn't mean anything. Was IE better than Netscape during the browser war? or was it just because MS preinstalled IE in all Windows, and Windows happens to be one of the most used OS?
and nowadays, Opera, Mozilla etc must be better than IE? but are they taking over IE's market share?
the "Apache Public License" might be the only solution, ie Sun needs to control all the changes.
If there's another version of GPL as you suggested, then as i mentioned, MS couldn't care less to release the changes back to the community, as long as it has the modified copy in Windows.
in the simplest example, if Java is Open-Sourced in the normal GPL way, MS changed all wording of "Java" to "MS-Java" and release this improved version back to the community.
people can change "MS-Java" back to "Java" or just don't use this version. nobody cares.
however, what MS wants is to make sure all Windows have this MS-Java version preinstalled, so every time a Windows user needs to use Java, it's showing MS-Java all over the place, unless this Windows user downloads the true version of Java, which most people wouldn't bother.
in previous discussion, those opposed OpenSource Java suggested that with MS's domination today, MS can easily 'improvised' OSJava to become a run-on-windows-only-OS-Java (WOOSJAVA).
it doesn't matter if anyone else is going to benefit from/use/modify this WOOSJAVA, most likely it will just be preinstalled in all Windows shipped.
and regardless of what others may like to think, most consumers of MS will think that this WOOSJAVA is now the standard.
so in the end, maybe even Sun needs to write things to accomodate this WOOSJAVA in order to survive, that'll be ironic.
i would like to ask if there is another channel (maybe MP3-UG.com?) for these underground music to continue their distribution and people to download them legally?
if they can get big money out of this auction (probably indicating people are bidding on their MP3.com-pre-owned 'sentimental' values), maybe it itself is not the last dotcom bubble yet.
by the way i almost didn't click on the URL because it says cow..anal..
the old saying "if the only tool you have is a hammer, you will tend to see every problem as a nail". maybe that's why everybody's treated as terrorists now.
i have a vege garden with some cucumbers. i've been trying to grow some square cukes similar to the square watermelons.
so far all my attempts have failed, because these cukes were pretty strong, and they just push through whatever box i can find. maybe i need something completely sealed (from birth/manufactured) to achieve my goal.
if what Eminem claimed is true, ie Apply used one of the hip- hop superstar's songs in a television advertisement without permission, then it's a legitimate action isn't it?
now we're asking why a super-rich like Eminem bothers to stop free advertising. however we must think of a bigger picture where lesser-known artists are not getting a fair share and have no where to go.
maybe it's time to introduce cover over the keypad, so that you need to slide your hand inside the 'cover' and touch-type your PIN.
but very soon, the fraudster's camera might have penetrating sensor to see through the cover. then not long after that, the cover has a protective shield, then.... cat and mouse.
To accomplish this task, the thief places an electronic "skimmer" -- a card swipe device that reads the information on the card's magnetic strip -- on the ATM machine. Attached to the device, or placed discreetly elsewhere, is a small camera that captures the customer's PIN number when they enter it. The information is either collected by the device, or transmitted to a remote receiver. The thief then takes the codes and creates a counterfeit ATM card in order to empty the victim's bank account. Some skimmers can even capture the information and send it to the ATM at the same time. Since the machine works normally, the victim is unaware that they have just given a thief the key to their account. copied from here.
is this outcome the result of too many changes, suggestion, ideas etc throughout the years?
it's similar to software development. the first idea was pretty cool, then investors want their 'good' ideas to be included, then the 'testers' want their 'cool' ideas in that too, and nothing ever happens.
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The best sales are obviously around Christmas, both before and after. (After for all the folks who couldn't get one during the Christmas season.) Being at the opposite end of the year, summer is obviously going to be the low-point for sales. Consumers are spending their money on vacations and outdoor fun rather than game consoles.
We celebrate summer Christmas you insensitive clod!
Mine is a steady 32C, I always wish she was 34D though.
will we start seeing Flash with better content soon, seeing Linux users are on average better skilled technically.
if i can add a background description of what i'm doing together with my post.
eg:
geez! M$ sucks
[..maliabu is coding a project...]
according to Acer's website, this monstop is powered by a 12-cell lithium ion battery: up to 1.0 hour life depending on configuration and usage. Battery recharge times: 2.0 hours with system off, 4.0 hours with system in use.
my statement wasn't about the number of abandoned developments. i assumed there'll be more abandoned OSS than CSS, mainly due to that fact that not all CSS are publicised, especially a failed one. and honestly, not all OSS are good ones.
but that's not the point, i was actually talking about the ability for others to pick up a OSS and continue it. simply put, OSS may sleep, but it'll never die completely.
if no one picks it up, that probably means that particular software isn't worth nothing. this is by no mean the end of that software, it's been abandoned, by the source is still open, and maybe in another 50 years, this worthless abandoned source might become useful because of the change in our society.
And don't panic, the software will remain available, and of course some other group is free to continue development
this is probably one of the reason why OSS is A Good Thing.
for non-eXtreme geeks like myself, HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning.
we'll eventually see a modchip which disables or changes this monitor soon. so you can buy a Ford or a Ford with modchip.
So? That doesn't mean they'll kill Google. What will kill Google is if MS's search engine is better.
sometimes being better doesn't mean anything. Was IE better than Netscape during the browser war? or was it just because MS preinstalled IE in all Windows, and Windows happens to be one of the most used OS?
and nowadays, Opera, Mozilla etc must be better than IE? but are they taking over IE's market share?
the "Apache Public License" might be the only solution, ie Sun needs to control all the changes.
If there's another version of GPL as you suggested, then as i mentioned, MS couldn't care less to release the changes back to the community, as long as it has the modified copy in Windows.
in the simplest example, if Java is Open-Sourced in the normal GPL way, MS changed all wording of "Java" to "MS-Java" and release this improved version back to the community.
people can change "MS-Java" back to "Java" or just don't use this version. nobody cares.
however, what MS wants is to make sure all Windows have this MS-Java version preinstalled, so every time a Windows user needs to use Java, it's showing MS-Java all over the place, unless this Windows user downloads the true version of Java, which most people wouldn't bother.
in previous discussion, those opposed OpenSource Java suggested that with MS's domination today, MS can easily 'improvised' OSJava to become a run-on-windows-only-OS-Java (WOOSJAVA).
it doesn't matter if anyone else is going to benefit from/use/modify this WOOSJAVA, most likely it will just be preinstalled in all Windows shipped.
and regardless of what others may like to think, most consumers of MS will think that this WOOSJAVA is now the standard.
so in the end, maybe even Sun needs to write things to accomodate this WOOSJAVA in order to survive, that'll be ironic.
i'm sure some Gimp diehards will start complaining the change of GUI, and how 'difficult' it is to get used to the new GUI :)
i would like to ask if there is another channel (maybe MP3-UG.com?) for these underground music to continue their distribution and people to download them legally?
if they can get big money out of this auction (probably indicating people are bidding on their MP3.com-pre-owned 'sentimental' values), maybe it itself is not the last dotcom bubble yet.
by the way i almost didn't click on the URL because it says cow..anal..
the old saying "if the only tool you have is a hammer, you will tend to see every problem as a nail". maybe that's why everybody's treated as terrorists now.
isn't the objective of terrorism to terrorize people? the more "ACTs" we have the more obvious we're really really scared of terrorists.
now not only people are terrorized by terrorists for physical dangers, they're also terrorized by their own government for privacy invasion.
i have a vege garden with some cucumbers. i've been trying to grow some square cukes similar to the square watermelons.
so far all my attempts have failed, because these cukes were pretty strong, and they just push through whatever box i can find. maybe i need something completely sealed (from birth/manufactured) to achieve my goal.
if what Eminem claimed is true, ie Apply used one of the hip- hop superstar's songs in a television advertisement without permission, then it's a legitimate action isn't it?
now we're asking why a super-rich like Eminem bothers to stop free advertising. however we must think of a bigger picture where lesser-known artists are not getting a fair share and have no where to go.
maybe it's time to introduce cover over the keypad, so that you need to slide your hand inside the 'cover' and touch-type your PIN.
but very soon, the fraudster's camera might have penetrating sensor to see through the cover. then not long after that, the cover has a protective shield, then.... cat and mouse.
in case you're wondering:
To accomplish this task, the thief places an electronic "skimmer" -- a card swipe device that reads the information on the card's magnetic strip -- on the ATM machine. Attached to the device, or placed discreetly elsewhere, is a small camera that captures the customer's PIN number when they enter it. The information is either collected by the device, or transmitted to a remote receiver. The thief then takes the codes and creates a counterfeit ATM card in order to empty the victim's bank account. Some skimmers can even capture the information and send it to the ATM at the same time. Since the machine works normally, the victim is unaware that they have just given a thief the key to their account. copied from here.
is this outcome the result of too many changes, suggestion, ideas etc throughout the years?
it's similar to software development. the first idea was pretty cool, then investors want their 'good' ideas to be included, then the 'testers' want their 'cool' ideas in that too, and nothing ever happens.
bigger scale.
will this (public outcry) also pushes more privacy-invading systems being developed and used in the dark?
now that they knew public doesn't like the idea of such thing, why bother asking in the future? just go ahead and do it.