Let see... The parent is "offtopic" why? It has to do with Google. It has to do with blogs. It has to do with Google Blogs...
Google DOES need to stick to it's core business, which is getting more and more saturated with spam, and there for less and less useful as a search tool.
That's why way before we start launching humans to Mars or bring back man to the moon, we need to build and launch those big giant air making things like in the second or third Alien movie.
the specops website is a pretty blatant pitch for venture capital, and not intended to give information to end users. Has an definate air of dodginess...
The site is amateurish, obviously intended for non-tech savvy wanna-be investors. Everything about the site says "template", and not even a very good implementation (note the drop-shadow problems with the menu tabs, for one).
All the pretty advertisements in the world aren't going to help you get your Fedora Desktop running correctly when there's a kernel bug.
And, all the pretty desktops that run on Linux don't mean squat if the bean counters and other non-techie PHBs never considers evaluating them. I think this has to be done on both fronts, PR to people that control the purse strings at larger companies, and investment in developers that produce commercial class applications.
here is the thing I would like to do to a Slashdot Nerd, and boys, you can find my email. Basically, I think you need some LOVIN. And by that,I mean blow jobs. I'm seriouse. You kids spend way too much time here, when you could be gettin a nice wash of your tool. It's not gay, it's real. Go for it.
Microsoft's approach to competing technologies reminds me of that final scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the Ark has been all created up and disappears into a cavernous warehouse, never to be seen again.
Now this is a solid Slashdot story. None of this duplication bullshit, none of this silly Microsoft vs. Linux garbage. True technology by geeks for geeks. News for nerds that matters.
By the way, how do the blind and legally blind complete the felt marker ballot without assistance?
Please. It is the exact same issue with touch-screen Diebold machines. Bringing disability issues in is a cheap shot, and damn silly considering e-Vote requires sight, while paper can be in Braille
Why? What's the benefit to them?Yes, exactly. What I think will drive ATI to release better Linux drivers is seeing more *commercial* applications that run on Linux and require the cards that ATI makes. There is no point to ATI to invest lots of time / money in developing drivers for a non-existent market. Translation: Games, we need to see more *commercially* released GAMES for Linux.
So now, having publicly condemned these individuals, you are surprised that their compatriots in other jurisdictions are eager to put into use anything that is new and bears no resemblance to a punch card system.
Punch cards are not the olny alternative to e-voting. For example, in local elections in my area, we use a felt marker to draw a big black line between two arrows, and these cards are then read by a scanner. No hanging chad here... There are reasonable alternatives that do not require unreliable Diebold machines.
What I find amazing is that in the face of arguably questionable performance, security, and auditing issues with e-voting machines, the vast majority of elections officials still want to move full steam rather than wait until a solid solution is developed. Remember, these are the same people that will be developing the ulcers on election night when their systems start shitting out garbage. They have to realize that they will be under extreme scrutiny. Why put yourself and your staff through this? Makes me think of payola, but that's not really realistic. Maybe the executive elections staff training is in Bermuda or Hawaii?
Yeah, but are you going around manually installing spybot on every single machine?
All the "standard" software is part of the image that each new machine gets. Of course the older machines don't always have it, but when we go around and do upgrades / tweeks / regular maint, we add it.
Really, I don't know what wild hair the above poster has up his ass about this, all I did was point out that it is perfictly possible to run SpyBot from the log-in script. No big deal.
As long as Linux application developers continue to copy Microsoft, in a vain attempt to be "compatible," Microsoft will always have the edge.
What if MS Excel does things that people want done in a way they want them done? For example, suppose that Excel's core functionality is exactly what most people that use Excel want? Are you saying that Linux developers should ignore what people want just to be different than Windows? That's silly. And, what about compatibility and learning curves? I thought in the Ideal World, people could choose the OS they want and still be able to do business with people who use something else, and Excel compatibility should be high on that list.
I don't like major car manufacturers, therefore I refuse to drive cars that use tires?
Pull your head out of your ass. The original post says it is not feasable to run SpyBot from the log-in script. He *does not* say there are software conflicts. I am simply saying that is *is* feasable to run SpyBot from the log-in script, we do it. By the way Anonymous Coward, who is the "troll"? Chances are, the "Anonymous Coward".
But when you administer dozens, hundreds, thousands of Win boxes and you can't automate installing/configuring/running Spybot
Gee, that's strange. We have 300 Win boxes in my building and about 1000 company wide, not a lot really, but more than a few... Spybot runs just fine from the start-up script. Actually, though, since our machines (all of them) stay on 24/7, we run it and other stuff at night too (but those are scheduled tasks, of course). Need my LAN admin's number?
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And then, like, you just walked around going "beep beep beep."
Google DOES need to stick to it's core business, which is getting more and more saturated with spam, and there for less and less useful as a search tool.
The Brits have nothing to do with Carnivore.
That's why way before we start launching humans to Mars or bring back man to the moon, we need to build and launch those big giant air making things like in the second or third Alien movie.
The site is amateurish, obviously intended for non-tech savvy wanna-be investors. Everything about the site says "template", and not even a very good implementation (note the drop-shadow problems with the menu tabs, for one).
And, all the pretty desktops that run on Linux don't mean squat if the bean counters and other non-techie PHBs never considers evaluating them. I think this has to be done on both fronts, PR to people that control the purse strings at larger companies, and investment in developers that produce commercial class applications.
here is the thing I would like to do to a Slashdot Nerd, and boys, you can find my email. Basically, I think you need some LOVIN. And by that,I mean blow jobs. I'm seriouse. You kids spend way too much time here, when you could be gettin a nice wash of your tool. It's not gay, it's real. Go for it.
Microsoft's approach to competing technologies reminds me of that final scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the Ark has been all created up and disappears into a cavernous warehouse, never to be seen again.
Now this is a solid Slashdot story. None of this duplication bullshit, none of this silly Microsoft vs. Linux garbage. True technology by geeks for geeks. News for nerds that matters.
"Cashes Out" is a synonym of "Sells All". Us your head if you have one.
True. At a loss if they sell NOW. Closed at 5.99...
Still not the same as screaming "Royal Bank of Canada sells ALL it's SCO stock! Sputter, sputter, blather, blather (secret masturbation taking place)"
Good Lord. RBC is not divesting itself of SCO stock. They are converting preferred to common. Whole different thing.
Please. It is the exact same issue with touch-screen Diebold machines. Bringing disability issues in is a cheap shot, and damn silly considering e-Vote requires sight, while paper can be in Braille
Sort of like Slashdot and Wired. Wired publishes a story, and a few days later, it shows up here.
It makes guys who develop non-commercial obscure and buggy software in their basement feel "important."
Why? What's the benefit to them?Yes, exactly. What I think will drive ATI to release better Linux drivers is seeing more *commercial* applications that run on Linux and require the cards that ATI makes. There is no point to ATI to invest lots of time / money in developing drivers for a non-existent market. Translation: Games, we need to see more *commercially* released GAMES for Linux.
Punch cards are not the olny alternative to e-voting. For example, in local elections in my area, we use a felt marker to draw a big black line between two arrows, and these cards are then read by a scanner. No hanging chad here... There are reasonable alternatives that do not require unreliable Diebold machines.
Clue me in. Not sure what direction you're going with this.
What I find amazing is that in the face of arguably questionable performance, security, and auditing issues with e-voting machines, the vast majority of elections officials still want to move full steam rather than wait until a solid solution is developed. Remember, these are the same people that will be developing the ulcers on election night when their systems start shitting out garbage. They have to realize that they will be under extreme scrutiny. Why put yourself and your staff through this? Makes me think of payola, but that's not really realistic. Maybe the executive elections staff training is in Bermuda or Hawaii?
All the "standard" software is part of the image that each new machine gets. Of course the older machines don't always have it, but when we go around and do upgrades / tweeks / regular maint, we add it.
Really, I don't know what wild hair the above poster has up his ass about this, all I did was point out that it is perfictly possible to run SpyBot from the log-in script. No big deal.
What if MS Excel does things that people want done in a way they want them done? For example, suppose that Excel's core functionality is exactly what most people that use Excel want? Are you saying that Linux developers should ignore what people want just to be different than Windows? That's silly. And, what about compatibility and learning curves? I thought in the Ideal World, people could choose the OS they want and still be able to do business with people who use something else, and Excel compatibility should be high on that list.
I don't like major car manufacturers, therefore I refuse to drive cars that use tires?
Pull your head out of your ass. The original post says it is not feasable to run SpyBot from the log-in script. He *does not* say there are software conflicts. I am simply saying that is *is* feasable to run SpyBot from the log-in script, we do it. By the way Anonymous Coward, who is the "troll"? Chances are, the "Anonymous Coward".
Gee, that's strange. We have 300 Win boxes in my building and about 1000 company wide, not a lot really, but more than a few... Spybot runs just fine from the start-up script. Actually, though, since our machines (all of them) stay on 24/7, we run it and other stuff at night too (but those are scheduled tasks, of course). Need my LAN admin's number?
Perhaps they bought a WRECK thinking they could FIX IT, but decided after looking at it closer that there was NO HOPE!