You don't have to worry about being hit my an SUV because it's an SUV. You have to worry about the over-worked realestate guru/soccer mom who's on the cell phone while driving the SUV. She could be driving a Mini...she'd still be on the phone. It's the phones that are the problem, not the SUV's.
Now not only do the tree huggers have to worry about SUV wielding soccer moms in need of a cellphonectomy, they have to worry about SUV wielding soccer moms in need of a cellphonectomy tinkering with a navigation system and voice activated things that aren't listening to her, thereby causing yet another distraction. Now most cars have an MP3 player interface. So now while on SUV wielding soccer moms in need of a cellphonectomy is on the cell phone and watching the navigation system, she's now messing with iPod digging through thousands of files looking for that perfect song to cruise to because she's upset that Daddy's got to work late again to pay for all those gadgets.
How ethical is that?
The last two weeks has been a media hype job about computer security. Ever since the news about 500,000 credit card numbers being stolen two weeks ago from a major clothing retailer, there has been a rash of reports about credit card numbers and other personal information being hacked out of major retailers' databases. This has been going on for some time now, but the media just recently realized what a frenzy it creates, so there you have it.
I'm sure these hackings have been going on some time now. It's just turned into a legal money maker now.
"Hollywood files more Web lawsuits
Studios sue traders of illegally copied films traded online, seek up to $150,000 per download.
February 24, 2005: 6:20 PM EST "
Anyone notice that?
...it takes 3 weeks of air moving at least 35 mph with a humidity of no more than 20% to charge it...and it's gone when you stop.
This is going to be as feasable as the internal combustion engine that runs on water.
That's what they get for 'donating' to something with a questionable legality. The donations wouldn't have gone back to the donators if the whole thing collapsed anyway. Am I the only one that realizes that the RIAA isn't going to stop until they get a piece of every bit of media that moves on the Internet? Please, for the love of all that's digital, remove your heads from your asses!
And for crying out loud, use a spellchecker!
The only way to do business these days is to court other businesses, and work with them. Those are the ones with all the money.
This is already the case in many industries, and that is what makes things so expensive. There is a thing called "markup". Whatever it costs to produce something is multiplied by a percentage, and then sold downstream. If the only way to do business was business to business, there would be an endless cycle of markups so much so that Microsoft couldn't afford a box of paperclips.
Aside from that, the programming is horrible on TV in general. It's all the same 'reality' crap. When is that last time you were hanging from a helicopter drinking ground up Yak penis? How about some substantial content?
TiVo can't fix that by recording garbage. Come on Slashdotters, you all know "garbage in, garbage out" and maybe the cable and satellite companies don't know what a lot of us want. I don't want to pay $80 per month so I can have 15 channels of Home Shopping, 8 news channels that show the same thing all the time and the rest of the channels are like crappy radio stations that play the same 10 tunes aver and over again. And after midnight, it's ALL home shopping.
I know that programming is largely a matter of opinion, but I think I speak for almost everyone when I say I don't like paying $80 per month for infomercials, home shopping, and over half a dozen news channels.
They think they have found something new?
That goes to show the quality of programmers at Microsoft. They didn't even know that the IsNot is just as old as XOR.
"More fine quality bullcrap straight to you from Microsoft!"
I don't get it. As if we are not getting bombarded with enough spam and banners on the net, some twisted bean counter had to come up with the idea of getting rich by claiming rights to the very pavement on which the Information Superhighway was built with, TCP/IP.
Well, I say it's too late. TCP/IP has been used by the public too long by now, so tough sh!t.
I guess MS has realized what chmod is, and how critical it is to a system's security. It's about time! The only question I have, is the 'Owner' Microsoft, or the person that bought the system? Got root?
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Yeah, the target market is three 12 year olds.
You don't have to worry about being hit my an SUV because it's an SUV. You have to worry about the over-worked realestate guru/soccer mom who's on the cell phone while driving the SUV. She could be driving a Mini...she'd still be on the phone. It's the phones that are the problem, not the SUV's. Now not only do the tree huggers have to worry about SUV wielding soccer moms in need of a cellphonectomy, they have to worry about SUV wielding soccer moms in need of a cellphonectomy tinkering with a navigation system and voice activated things that aren't listening to her, thereby causing yet another distraction. Now most cars have an MP3 player interface. So now while on SUV wielding soccer moms in need of a cellphonectomy is on the cell phone and watching the navigation system, she's now messing with iPod digging through thousands of files looking for that perfect song to cruise to because she's upset that Daddy's got to work late again to pay for all those gadgets. How ethical is that?
Instead of Microsoft following Apple's lead, Apple is following Microsoft. What a concept!
Will the secratary it takes to operate it be a tax deduction?
eBay has employees?
The last two weeks has been a media hype job about computer security. Ever since the news about 500,000 credit card numbers being stolen two weeks ago from a major clothing retailer, there has been a rash of reports about credit card numbers and other personal information being hacked out of major retailers' databases. This has been going on for some time now, but the media just recently realized what a frenzy it creates, so there you have it. I'm sure these hackings have been going on some time now. It's just turned into a legal money maker now.
If Microsoft email clients had a "bounce" feature spam mail wouldn't be such a problem. Microsoft should take a lesson from KMail. Ha!
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/12 07_041207_brain_interface.html http://www.wireheading.com/misc/implant.html
Combine the two interfaces and we don't need keyboards anymore!! That would be something worth researching!
Hey, at least I spelled everything right!
Well, if MS can't get the Patent office to change it's ways, MS will just have to buy it in a hostile takeover.
"Hollywood files more Web lawsuits Studios sue traders of illegally copied films traded online, seek up to $150,000 per download. February 24, 2005: 6:20 PM EST " Anyone notice that?
Where is the mushroom for that?
...it takes 3 weeks of air moving at least 35 mph with a humidity of no more than 20% to charge it...and it's gone when you stop. This is going to be as feasable as the internal combustion engine that runs on water.
I totally agree with you.
That's what they get for 'donating' to something with a questionable legality. The donations wouldn't have gone back to the donators if the whole thing collapsed anyway. Am I the only one that realizes that the RIAA isn't going to stop until they get a piece of every bit of media that moves on the Internet? Please, for the love of all that's digital, remove your heads from your asses! And for crying out loud, use a spellchecker!
Nice follow up...there hasn't been much noise out there about dual cores lately. http://news.com.com/Dual+cores+to+lead+Intel+show/ 2100-1006_3-5343262.html?tag=nefd.top
...it's not like the HP/Compaq thing. Finding Compaq drivers means you need to set aside a few hours to sort through all the HP drivers.
Family of four gunned down with Cheeze Wiz by 14 year old son due to a 'mobile UT server' crash.
This is already the case in many industries, and that is what makes things so expensive. There is a thing called "markup". Whatever it costs to produce something is multiplied by a percentage, and then sold downstream. If the only way to do business was business to business, there would be an endless cycle of markups so much so that Microsoft couldn't afford a box of paperclips.
Aside from that, the programming is horrible on TV in general. It's all the same 'reality' crap. When is that last time you were hanging from a helicopter drinking ground up Yak penis? How about some substantial content?
TiVo can't fix that by recording garbage. Come on Slashdotters, you all know "garbage in, garbage out" and maybe the cable and satellite companies don't know what a lot of us want. I don't want to pay $80 per month so I can have 15 channels of Home Shopping, 8 news channels that show the same thing all the time and the rest of the channels are like crappy radio stations that play the same 10 tunes aver and over again. And after midnight, it's ALL home shopping.
I know that programming is largely a matter of opinion, but I think I speak for almost everyone when I say I don't like paying $80 per month for infomercials, home shopping, and over half a dozen news channels.
"More fine quality bullcrap straight to you from Microsoft!"
"Microsoft wants another $100 from everyone. They need new shoes."
"You don't need anything that Microsoft doesn't make."
Things a Windows user would hear if he spun the hard drive backwards.
I didn't know that all of the security features in Linux could be turned off. Where is the config file for that anyway?
I don't get it. As if we are not getting bombarded with enough spam and banners on the net, some twisted bean counter had to come up with the idea of getting rich by claiming rights to the very pavement on which the Information Superhighway was built with, TCP/IP.
Well, I say it's too late. TCP/IP has been used by the public too long by now, so tough sh!t.
Yeah, ha! Trustworthy computing! Sure...no, it's not fixed yet. I just checked it out (on my own hotmail account, of course).
I guess MS has realized what chmod is, and how critical it is to a system's security. It's about time! The only question I have, is the 'Owner' Microsoft, or the person that bought the system? Got root?