At least it would give M$ a financial reason to tighten up their software and prevent all of these other popups and spyware. Only paying customers will be allowed to bother you.
Unfortunately since both political parties are the pawns of big business, the only people being prosecuted will be the same crowd that the RIAA/MPAA have been after. Why don't they apply this law to their corporate donors that ignore copyright law when they think they can. Most of them do it. But M$ has shown they can be tough to go after or any other large corporation. So to chalk up those convictions here they come after the teenagers and their parents.
All sound the same...... hmmmm, as opposed to most pop music now.... okay.
Didn't they come out with a program like that to produce erotic stories? Don't think that worked out real well either.
The US Space Program should not be concerned with being commercially successful. Let private enterprise take care of putting commercial satellites in space. The capability is there now. The Space Program needs to return to its roots. It needs to return to space exploration, going to the next frontier. NASA seems to have lost its way. It is no longer made up of the best and the brightest as it once was. Certainly we shouldn't just throw money away but I think most Americans would still support the expense of space exploration if there were results they could see. The list of useful inventions that have made our life better due to the Space Program is impressive but not really the point. There is currently no excitement in the country because what is the goal right now. We need a visionary plan something to bring excitement to the masses and build support for NASA. As long as the mission is to put satellites into space or ferry supplies to the space station, no one will care, and NASA's critics will have the sole voice being heard.
So we are certain to see an interesting and informed discussion of the topic this time. After all we have had one practice run and all this time to ponder the subject..... oh never mind this is slashdot we are talking about.
Just curious after reading your assertions. How many average families own computers? Or do you fall back on "Once...Chinese market has matured", when will this occur? Will the market ever mature while it is not a free market? Do you seriously feel that the EU and US will ever have economies on the scale of Jamaica?
Quiet young feller before I sic the dog on you....
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Actually the whole thing is ridiculous. What a bunch of geeks. Oops need to go, I have to get my Elf outfit on to go to the Making of LOTR show at the State Museum.
I'm sorry, I am all for open source and think it should be promoted. But if the breathalyzer's accuracy has been tested and verified, not being open source should not be a reason to let a drunk driver off the hook, in my opinion.
And I certainly did not say they were fakes. I merely stated that I had seen some speculation to that effect. I believe I even saw some statements along that line already here on Slashdot.
With these two accomplishments added to the Slashdot article about them having pasta first makes for a very big week for the Chimese.
I have seen some speculation that some of the xinhua photos may have been fakes. They do look impressive. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/17/conte nt_3623214.htm
This follows in the great tradition of the old print anthologies of SF Stories. Hopefully this will lead to more interest in SF and writing in general. Perhaps we can return to the glory days of SciFi.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are awaiting the appearance of Chicken Little for her weekly news statement...... hold on..... word has just been released..... Chicken Little has been destroyed to prevent the spread of the avian flu after her recent visit to Romania. Perhaps this time the sky really is falling.
I agree that we can not (or should not) make the selling of any software illegal (although we have done it before, just ask the PGP guy). I think a company like this should be publicly shamed. It should be presented to the public that they are cooperating with these regimes in assisting in the enslavement of their people.
Everyone seems to keep hoping that MS will play nice and that they really mean it this time when they say they want to get along. It seems we are always left with the wolf in sheep's clothing metaphor.
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That's the problem Geeks have. They watch these movies and think they are now in style. Sad really. We nerds pity the geeks.
At least it would give M$ a financial reason to tighten up their software and prevent all of these other popups and spyware. Only paying customers will be allowed to bother you.
Unfortunately since both political parties are the pawns of big business, the only people being prosecuted will be the same crowd that the RIAA/MPAA have been after. Why don't they apply this law to their corporate donors that ignore copyright law when they think they can. Most of them do it. But M$ has shown they can be tough to go after or any other large corporation. So to chalk up those convictions here they come after the teenagers and their parents.
All sound the same...... hmmmm, as opposed to most pop music now.... okay. Didn't they come out with a program like that to produce erotic stories? Don't think that worked out real well either.
The US Space Program should not be concerned with being commercially successful. Let private enterprise take care of putting commercial satellites in space. The capability is there now. The Space Program needs to return to its roots. It needs to return to space exploration, going to the next frontier. NASA seems to have lost its way. It is no longer made up of the best and the brightest as it once was. Certainly we shouldn't just throw money away but I think most Americans would still support the expense of space exploration if there were results they could see. The list of useful inventions that have made our life better due to the Space Program is impressive but not really the point. There is currently no excitement in the country because what is the goal right now. We need a visionary plan something to bring excitement to the masses and build support for NASA. As long as the mission is to put satellites into space or ferry supplies to the space station, no one will care, and NASA's critics will have the sole voice being heard.
So we are certain to see an interesting and informed discussion of the topic this time. After all we have had one practice run and all this time to ponder the subject..... oh never mind this is slashdot we are talking about.
Just curious after reading your assertions. How many average families own computers? Or do you fall back on "Once...Chinese market has matured", when will this occur? Will the market ever mature while it is not a free market? Do you seriously feel that the EU and US will ever have economies on the scale of Jamaica?
Perhaps you can get Woz to help you phreak a call to the President for old time's sake.
Quiet young feller before I sic the dog on you....
Actually the whole thing is ridiculous. What a bunch of geeks. Oops need to go, I have to get my Elf outfit on to go to the Making of LOTR show at the State Museum.
Ah, but it will only be a matter of time before the anti-Nuke people will rear their ugly heads once again.
The Ultimate Answer- How many have done business with SCO at some point. You will have your answer after you ponder this grasshopper.
The question remains why. If the accuracy of the machine can be demonstrated why is anyone entitled to the source as part of a criminal trial?
I'm sorry, I am all for open source and think it should be promoted. But if the breathalyzer's accuracy has been tested and verified, not being open source should not be a reason to let a drunk driver off the hook, in my opinion.
And I certainly did not say they were fakes. I merely stated that I had seen some speculation to that effect. I believe I even saw some statements along that line already here on Slashdot.
With these two accomplishments added to the Slashdot article about them having pasta first makes for a very big week for the Chimese. I have seen some speculation that some of the xinhua photos may have been fakes. They do look impressive. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/17/conte nt_3623214.htm
But then real men use assembly ;-) --- means I am kidding... lighten up.
This follows in the great tradition of the old print anthologies of SF Stories. Hopefully this will lead to more interest in SF and writing in general. Perhaps we can return to the glory days of SciFi.
But the great news is this product is no longer needed. After all the FBI has put a stop to all of that: http://www.detnews.com/2005/technology/0510/16/B01 -349738.htm
(For those that are easily confused, the comment was tongue in cheek)
Obviously Mr. Rasmussen needs to spend more time on Slashdot and he would know that he has in fact preparing to release an office suite.....
Ladies and gentlemen, we are awaiting the appearance of Chicken Little for her weekly news statement...... hold on..... word has just been released..... Chicken Little has been destroyed to prevent the spread of the avian flu after her recent visit to Romania. Perhaps this time the sky really is falling.
I agree that we can not (or should not) make the selling of any software illegal (although we have done it before, just ask the PGP guy). I think a company like this should be publicly shamed. It should be presented to the public that they are cooperating with these regimes in assisting in the enslavement of their people.
Everyone seems to keep hoping that MS will play nice and that they really mean it this time when they say they want to get along. It seems we are always left with the wolf in sheep's clothing metaphor.
I think this thread is getting a bit gaim-y....
One reason comes to mind- If it ain't broke, don't fix it..