My biggest objection to Mac has been the cost and inflexibility of their hardware. Give an HCL and I'd happily give it a try. McSoftware is kind of expensive but I'll give them that.
It'll be a pleausre to consign my last Windows partition to the scrap heap of history.
Where are the diesels? You want to use biodiesel, I want to build a grease car. The kits for converting these to vegoil and waste vegoil have been out a long time. Guess I'm a little surprised we seem to be so addicted to gasoline here.
Came close to getting one of the older diesel Hummers and turning it into a rolling grease car billboard. But collecting and filtering waste vegetable oil for something that big was going to be a lot of work. One of these little cuties would be perfect.
Still a grease car Hummer would've been cool. I was going to have TELL THE SAUDIS TO CRAM IT painted on the side. Not sure painting that on a Smart car would have quite the same impact.
some labels have complained it has priced tracks too low, making it difficult for them to make a profit from them
Wow, where are my hip waders? A friend of mine is VP of artist development at a record label. He seemed to feel that if they could sell CD's for five dollars each without producing the CD media, in his words, "We'd be rolling in money."
Using 12 tracks as an average for most CD's at a dollar a track makes it already hugely profitable for record companies and the first thing they want to do is try to squeeze you for even more. Okay, figure most people don't download whole CD's, they buy single tracks. They're still making a ton of money.
Amazing that it never seems to be enough for them. Then to come out and lie about their profit margin so brazenly just astounds me.
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Even if it only takes me ten minutes. Minimum charge is one hour. I rip on MSFT but I should be more greatful because if their crapass software actually worked like it was supposed to I wouldn't make near as much money supporting it! HAHAHAHAHA!
Time for MSFT to deploy their ultimate marketing weapon: The monkey dancing CEO. AT&T probably just doing it for the floor show.
Seriously I've seen this work at smaller organizations than AT&T. Multi-platform systems with the heavy lifting being done by Linux. A smattering of OS X and a few Windows kiosk type workstations, not connected to the internet, for Windows only applications. Windows is a fine OS provided it's isolated from the outside world and you don't mind spending the extra money.
The 800 terabyte storage system was developed by Microsoft and EDS
Run and hide. If there was ever a combination of resources destined to fail it's Windows and EDS. If it works at all I'll be surprised. If it keeps working I'll be amazed.
The li-ion are great batteries but are rated for 500 cycles. Unless the reality is significantly different it seems like you'd be replacing them more often than SLA.
I haven't tried them in working project yet but there are a couple electric car projects that used them with success. Lot of output.
Why does Wolfowitz still have a job? Why hasn't anyone been held accountable for this charade?
If Clinton would've done this the dittoheads would've taken to the streets to riot. But when it's their guy doing the lying...not a negative comment out of them. In fact, they're defending it. If that isn't hypocrisy in action then we might as well take the word out of the dictionary.
Just amazes me that there are still people supporting Bush and these right wing liars. Not all Republicans are dishonest, but it seems like the party is infected and controlled by a militant vein of people with no moral character. This isn't the Republican party I grew up supporting. That party had people that were tough and committed but still maintained ethical standards.
Saying you can waive your rights with a contract that you don't have any ability to object or note disagreements. No recognition that local laws might apply that make some portions unenforcable or voidable. It's insane, which seems to be becoming the norm more often than not.
Unfortunately it has been established you can waive a lot of your rights in an employment contract, but at least you get to read that before deciding to take the job. In some cases you may even be able to negotiate changes. I've done that. But a EULA there's no place to note objections and no way to get a refund if you don't agree. That's not a contract, that's a hostage. Either agree to these terms or else you're out the money and you don't get to use the software.
I don't care about the legalities and the law, that ruling doesn't pass the common sense test. I agree EFF should appeal. Hostage taking in America, whether it's done with guns or EULA's should be illegal.
Windows would be okay as a service that I could boot to for specific purposes. I have some music mixing and video editing software that I could probably replace, but I'm comfortable using it. But I don't use Windows full time or even most of the time, it's just here and there. I don't think it's fair I would have to pay for a full copy of XPee just for a couple oddball apps and the occasional game.
If Windows didn't connect to my network that's okay as long as I could output to some kind of storage media or shared drive. Printing would be nice but similarly not necessary. And not connecting to the Internet would be a bonus.
I could live with the three app limitation as long as it didn't count background applications.
I think a killer combination would be a factory installed Linux distro with a dual boot option to XP Lite. Users get an OS that works and is safer to use on the internet and can still play their Windows only games and utilize the handfull of Windows only apps worth using. That way MSFT would still get a bite of the factory installed OS even where they were losing to Linux, which is just about everywhere these days.
Beyond that when did our military become the great spreaders of democracy around the world? Our soldiers are killers. That's what they do, that's what we need them to do. Break things and kill people. And if they're not doing that, what the hell are they doing over there? They're not the world's policemen, they're sure as hell not prison guards, they're killers.
I've got no problem with some craphole little country at the ass end of the world needing their ass kicked. Fine. We've got the tools and we've got the people to get it done. War is about killing people. If it's bad enough to start a war, then go in and kill people. Lots of them. Forget precision munitions, carpet bomb them back to the stone age, then send the Army in to pave what's left and go home.
When did we get to be such pussies about inflicting casualties? I don't care of other countries are dictatorships, socialist, democratic or are ruled by a giant 8 Ball as long as they don't let terrorists train and operate in their crapass little country.
Uh, by calling the election before all the votes were counted and a proper recount was done. Are you seriously denying the 2000 Florida decision to call the election when Bush was ahead wasn't politically motivated?
If this represents the level of intelligence in the Republican party we're seriously screwed.
One of these days we're going to need to face up to the fact that the only thing "United" about the US is the name.
Perhaps it's time to consider an amicable dissolution. Split the country right down the Mississippi River and give everyone ten years to pick a side and move. Or let people vote on what side they want to live and make the division based on a percentage of the population. Authorize some kind of land swap deal so families on one side or the other can trade for property of near equal value. Provide tax credits and subsidies for moving.
If you choose to travel to or stay on...whichever side...you agree to live by the laws and standards on that side of the country.
The right wing side would get all the religious freaks and could ban drugs, porn, abortion, make being gay a crime, reinstate the draft and set up whatever kind of religious symbols they want on government buildings and really enjoy getting the Ashcroft/Cheney/Renquist/Scalia treatment. Paradoxically the same type society our country's founders moved over here to get away from.
The progressive side of the country could live life their own way.
My suggestion is we give the right the side that has the most prisons already built. That way they don't go broke the first couple years.
Hey, just because we started out united it doesn't mean we have to stay that way.
And the problems with these times are a carryover from the Clinton administration's disastrous policies. There is only so much recovery one president can do in one term, despite how good Bush is.
I can guarantee you if a Democrat gets in again you'll be sliding deeper and deeper.
Almost four years later you're still trying to blame Clinton? And what are we sliding deeper into? When Clinton was president the economy was booming, people had jobs, we had a budget surplus. America was a lot stronger under Clinton than it is under Bush. If Clinton was running against Bush then dubya wouldn't have a chance.
I will say this, though. This time around we can blame the supreme court. But if Americans actually elect that idiot, then we deserve what we get the next four years.
When asked about the chimp hacking their voting machine a Diebold spokesman shrieked loudly, barred his teeth and threw feces at the offending reporters.
That the current administration is so concerned about democracy in Iraq but has such little regard for it here at home.
If I were going to venture into tin foil hat territory, I might say that if the voting went against the current administration they'd claim voter fraud from the voting machines. If it goes their way, they'll be happy to look the other.
The disturbing trend in journalism to me is the activist journalism. Like Fox News. If you think Fox News is really "fair and balanced", you're probably somewhere to the right of Reagan. Fox isn't reporting the news, they're spinning the news.
Coupled with that is the new focus on controlling interaction with the media and the neocon culture of retaliation. If the White House doesn't like what you write, you might find your access restricted, or your CIA agent wife named in the right wing media (hey, there's a switch). Expect payback. And if that level of pressure is applied to media companies and the same retalitory practices on the macro level, the overall chilling effect could be huge. Start peppering Bush with tough questions and you might not only be excluded from inside acess but might be out of a job or reporting on the rug weavers of western Pakistan.
And before some neocon drone steps up and tries to justify their behavior by saying the Democrats did the same thing when they were in power, the previous administrations were not nearly as draconian about trying to control access and what the media reported as this bunch. Stop justifying the horrendous tactics and amoral behavior of this administration by pointing back to the excesses of other political entities. This one claims the religious and moral high ground, then employs the tactics of evil and acts despicably.
Right outside just about any train station in Sweden will be a couple hundred odd bikes. You take one to go where you need to go and drop it off again when it's time to take the train back to where ever you're going. It's part of their public transportation system.
And as a side note, let me tell you that everything you've heard about Swedish women is absolutely true. I met more tall blonde women there than any other place on the planet. Blonde isn't quite right, though. Not like Marilyn Monroe blonde. It's more like dishwater blonde. And friendly...not like on this side of the world.
And they serve beer with lunch.
Let's see legions of tall blonde friendly women, beer with lunch, you can go like hell on the freeway and free bikes. Is that a great country or what? Throw in free broadband and you'd be right into/. nirvana.
Hey, why not use the same system for fill-in physicians? Then you could potentially be treated by the lowest bidding doctor and nurse.
I'm not sure I want to be treated by someone thinking that if they would've just walked away from the craps table they wouldn't have to take low bid shifts.
SCO reaches in the magic bag of idiocy and pulls out another gem.
These guys are either taking their marching orders directly from Redmond or they're the biggest bunch of idiots to ever ride into the technology circus tent. Wait, now that I think about it that's the same thing.
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It'll be a pleausre to consign my last Windows partition to the scrap heap of history.
Came close to getting one of the older diesel Hummers and turning it into a rolling grease car billboard. But collecting and filtering waste vegetable oil for something that big was going to be a lot of work. One of these little cuties would be perfect.
Still a grease car Hummer would've been cool. I was going to have TELL THE SAUDIS TO CRAM IT painted on the side. Not sure painting that on a Smart car would have quite the same impact.
Wow, where are my hip waders? A friend of mine is VP of artist development at a record label. He seemed to feel that if they could sell CD's for five dollars each without producing the CD media, in his words, "We'd be rolling in money."
Using 12 tracks as an average for most CD's at a dollar a track makes it already hugely profitable for record companies and the first thing they want to do is try to squeeze you for even more. Okay, figure most people don't download whole CD's, they buy single tracks. They're still making a ton of money.
Amazing that it never seems to be enough for them. Then to come out and lie about their profit margin so brazenly just astounds me.
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Even if it only takes me ten minutes. Minimum charge is one hour. I rip on MSFT but I should be more greatful because if their crapass software actually worked like it was supposed to I wouldn't make near as much money supporting it! HAHAHAHAHA!
Maybe we see what we want to see sometimes. ;)
Seriously I've seen this work at smaller organizations than AT&T. Multi-platform systems with the heavy lifting being done by Linux. A smattering of OS X and a few Windows kiosk type workstations, not connected to the internet, for Windows only applications. Windows is a fine OS provided it's isolated from the outside world and you don't mind spending the extra money.
Run and hide. If there was ever a combination of resources destined to fail it's Windows and EDS. If it works at all I'll be surprised. If it keeps working I'll be amazed.
I haven't tried them in working project yet but there are a couple electric car projects that used them with success. Lot of output.
If Clinton would've done this the dittoheads would've taken to the streets to riot. But when it's their guy doing the lying...not a negative comment out of them. In fact, they're defending it. If that isn't hypocrisy in action then we might as well take the word out of the dictionary.
Just amazes me that there are still people supporting Bush and these right wing liars. Not all Republicans are dishonest, but it seems like the party is infected and controlled by a militant vein of people with no moral character. This isn't the Republican party I grew up supporting. That party had people that were tough and committed but still maintained ethical standards.
Unfortunately it has been established you can waive a lot of your rights in an employment contract, but at least you get to read that before deciding to take the job. In some cases you may even be able to negotiate changes. I've done that. But a EULA there's no place to note objections and no way to get a refund if you don't agree. That's not a contract, that's a hostage. Either agree to these terms or else you're out the money and you don't get to use the software.
I don't care about the legalities and the law, that ruling doesn't pass the common sense test. I agree EFF should appeal. Hostage taking in America, whether it's done with guns or EULA's should be illegal.
If Windows didn't connect to my network that's okay as long as I could output to some kind of storage media or shared drive. Printing would be nice but similarly not necessary. And not connecting to the Internet would be a bonus.
I could live with the three app limitation as long as it didn't count background applications.
I think a killer combination would be a factory installed Linux distro with a dual boot option to XP Lite. Users get an OS that works and is safer to use on the internet and can still play their Windows only games and utilize the handfull of Windows only apps worth using. That way MSFT would still get a bite of the factory installed OS even where they were losing to Linux, which is just about everywhere these days.
I've got no problem with some craphole little country at the ass end of the world needing their ass kicked. Fine. We've got the tools and we've got the people to get it done. War is about killing people. If it's bad enough to start a war, then go in and kill people. Lots of them. Forget precision munitions, carpet bomb them back to the stone age, then send the Army in to pave what's left and go home.
When did we get to be such pussies about inflicting casualties? I don't care of other countries are dictatorships, socialist, democratic or are ruled by a giant 8 Ball as long as they don't let terrorists train and operate in their crapass little country.
Uh, by calling the election before all the votes were counted and a proper recount was done. Are you seriously denying the 2000 Florida decision to call the election when Bush was ahead wasn't politically motivated?
If this represents the level of intelligence in the Republican party we're seriously screwed.
Perhaps it's time to consider an amicable dissolution. Split the country right down the Mississippi River and give everyone ten years to pick a side and move. Or let people vote on what side they want to live and make the division based on a percentage of the population. Authorize some kind of land swap deal so families on one side or the other can trade for property of near equal value. Provide tax credits and subsidies for moving.
If you choose to travel to or stay on...whichever side...you agree to live by the laws and standards on that side of the country.
The right wing side would get all the religious freaks and could ban drugs, porn, abortion, make being gay a crime, reinstate the draft and set up whatever kind of religious symbols they want on government buildings and really enjoy getting the Ashcroft/Cheney/Renquist/Scalia treatment. Paradoxically the same type society our country's founders moved over here to get away from.
The progressive side of the country could live life their own way.
My suggestion is we give the right the side that has the most prisons already built. That way they don't go broke the first couple years.
Hey, just because we started out united it doesn't mean we have to stay that way.
I can guarantee you if a Democrat gets in again you'll be sliding deeper and deeper.
Almost four years later you're still trying to blame Clinton? And what are we sliding deeper into? When Clinton was president the economy was booming, people had jobs, we had a budget surplus. America was a lot stronger under Clinton than it is under Bush. If Clinton was running against Bush then dubya wouldn't have a chance.
I will say this, though. This time around we can blame the supreme court. But if Americans actually elect that idiot, then we deserve what we get the next four years.
When asked about the chimp hacking their voting machine a Diebold spokesman shrieked loudly, barred his teeth and threw feces at the offending reporters.
If I were going to venture into tin foil hat territory, I might say that if the voting went against the current administration they'd claim voter fraud from the voting machines. If it goes their way, they'll be happy to look the other.
Unless it was SCO Unix switching from something that works to something that doesn't is not an upgrade.
Coupled with that is the new focus on controlling interaction with the media and the neocon culture of retaliation. If the White House doesn't like what you write, you might find your access restricted, or your CIA agent wife named in the right wing media (hey, there's a switch). Expect payback. And if that level of pressure is applied to media companies and the same retalitory practices on the macro level, the overall chilling effect could be huge. Start peppering Bush with tough questions and you might not only be excluded from inside acess but might be out of a job or reporting on the rug weavers of western Pakistan.
And before some neocon drone steps up and tries to justify their behavior by saying the Democrats did the same thing when they were in power, the previous administrations were not nearly as draconian about trying to control access and what the media reported as this bunch. Stop justifying the horrendous tactics and amoral behavior of this administration by pointing back to the excesses of other political entities. This one claims the religious and moral high ground, then employs the tactics of evil and acts despicably.
I think IBM, Novell, and HP might have a different and better value proposition.
And as a side note, let me tell you that everything you've heard about Swedish women is absolutely true. I met more tall blonde women there than any other place on the planet. Blonde isn't quite right, though. Not like Marilyn Monroe blonde. It's more like dishwater blonde. And friendly...not like on this side of the world.
And they serve beer with lunch.
Let's see legions of tall blonde friendly women, beer with lunch, you can go like hell on the freeway and free bikes. Is that a great country or what? Throw in free broadband and you'd be right into /. nirvana.
Walter? Are you the same walter from the yahoo SCO board?
Hey, why not use the same system for fill-in physicians? Then you could potentially be treated by the lowest bidding doctor and nurse.
I'm not sure I want to be treated by someone thinking that if they would've just walked away from the craps table they wouldn't have to take low bid shifts.
These guys are either taking their marching orders directly from Redmond or they're the biggest bunch of idiots to ever ride into the technology circus tent. Wait, now that I think about it that's the same thing.