In the last 12 years M$ has really only sold 3 kernels:
Win3.0, Win31, Win95, Win98, WinME all built on the DOS kernel.
Various versions of the WinNT kernel
Various versions of the XP kernel
There has been some tweaking of the kernel for market positioning and bug fixes, but no other major architectual overhauls. Everything else has been modifications to the window manger which is the equivilent to a new KDE or Gnome version. Let's not forget that M$ is impoverished comared to Linux.
Imagine the vendor who realizes that he can get rich as the sole provider of drives to LA county. He removes all references to "Master" and "Slave" from the drive labeling. He does the same to the documentation, then sends them to the county. The PHB will think they've won.
The cost of IT for LA county just went up. Substantially.
That award goes to "[modifying the source code] was discredited decades ago". WTF? How, by whom, and most importantly why was "modifying source code" discredited? I mean, the whole article is full of completely unsubstantiated nonsense and mudslinging, but this little comment grabbed my attention.
Does anyone know what he's talking about? Some decades-old study that somehow could be interpreted as "discrediting" souce-code mods, perhaps? I don't even have a guess.
Obviously you've missed the latest paradigm: Extra Source Protection (ESP). In this new paradigm, you write the code then deploy it, from then on you simply patch the object code. The beauty of this paradigm is that it works equally well with open or closed source software. Got a problem with Windows(tm)? No problem, patch the binaries!
Jeeves natural language front end is a perfect fit for M$'s neophyte base.
As others have stated, nobody uses anything but google anymore. M$ can deliver millions of users to Jeeves and keep it alive.
Google doesn't need M$, but by spurning M$'s offer, Google has assured itself that there will be another 800 pound gorilla it will have to deal with. It wouldn't suprise me if natural language was the default google search within 2 yrs.
What would happen if SCO claimed (perhaps they have) that they owned libc? A new free one would emerge quickly.
Same story here. If M$ bought google, because of M$'s crediblity, users would "nominate" a different "king of searches". New king would get lots of traffic, hence funding. M$'s "investment" while still valuable, would no longer be as valuable as it would be with without M$.
My guess is if anything, M$ may become minority investor, with access at the API level and maybe some mirroring rights.
Will the feds really allow a monopolist that has been convicted of antitrust abuse to acquire such a strategic piece of infrastructure?
I have no love for the current administration. I've always underestimated the size of their cahoonas, but I can't believe even they would allow this in an election year.
One other problem: Lots of people mistrust M$. This would be the end the primacy of google searches. It would just give rise to a new and different search engine.
Why hasn't anybody invented an POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) replacement kit? Cellular providers would sell the kit. You unplug your house from the bell system. Plug the device into any RJ11 jack. Put a high gain antenna in the attic. Whenever a cell phone is in the craddle, the device behaves much like a PBX. When a POTS phone is picked up, the device would issue a dial-tone. Seems to me the biggest trick would be detecting the difference between 7 and 10 digit numbers.
This would allow cellular providers to put the final nail in the POTS coffin.
If Diebold is small, then what do you think counts as big?
As a conspiracy it has failed.
Try asking the average person...
I'm not talking about the average person. On average, there's little people agree upon beyond 1+1=2 (there's a sig around here that refutes even that). On average, people can't name a single democratic presidental candiate, so why does voting count? I'm speaking of the record that most educated people believe.
I agree that 'Conspiracy' is an overloaded term. It has come to mean anything the Atorney General can lock me up for discussing (even in jest) with my friend(s).
Wow. I read this story, then went to Yahoo which displays my horoscope (I know). Today's horoscope for virgo:
Problems with machines could have your nerves totally on edge. This may be one of those days when everything seems to break. Some of the problems you might be able to fix yourself, dear Virgo, but at least one involves something that may have to be replaced. This might be the one you need the most right now! Think of it as a sign from the Universe that you should do something else. That's the only way to stay sane!
Perhaps yahoo's horoscopes can give us a better result than the Diebold machines.
Thanks, I've been wanting to change my sig and you inspired me.
I'll admit that *small* conspiracies do exist, but large ones do not. Try as they may, few rational people believe that the holocost took place. Fewer still believe that the earth is flat.
Yes we do. By invoking the DMCA Diebold has indicated that the documents are their property authored by them. Either they have bad legal council, or the documents are genuine.
"We've found the following MP3s on other websites that we believe may infringe copyrights. Our repeated calls to the RIAA have gone unanswered. In an effort call attention to this problem, we have included links to aid the copyright holder in their enforcement efforts. Unless you are a representative of the RIAA, clicking the links may be a violation of local and international laws".
This may to fix the MP3 problem, but not the $cientology problem.
The whole problem with a consitutional government is you need to obey the entire document. If only we could invent a system of government where you put smart people in charge, and just trust them to rule the nation well.
terrorism n.
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
Are you defending the detaining of the Japanese? History has almost universally condemed it.
A week or two? Are you familiar with Jose Padilla? He has been held since May 8, 2002 in violation of the 5th amendment: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Note is says people, not citizens in the country at the time of their arrest. Ashcroft has argued that it only applies to citizens, only applies domesticly, that is why Jose is the test case. He is a citizen who was arrested in this country.
Lincoln was fighting an armed insurection in his own country. I see no comparison.
Have we lost sight of the fact that this country was founded by terrorists? I would argue that the entire reason for the bill of rights (particularly the 2nd), is to enable terrorism.
Our sacrificing the constitution because 3,000 unfortunate souls were in the wrong place at the wrong time on 9/11, is an insult to the countless thousands who have voluntarily given their lives in defense it.
I don't know if anyone in the professional media can even define "terrorist."
Most people use "fear" as a prerequisite. We fear God and He's not a terrorist.
"Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before The Lord. He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace." (Genesis 19:27-28)
God used WMD. GWB's has a definition: "a bad guy". Does that exclude women? Is George Thorogood a terroist (bad to the bone)? I need a definition, so John Ashcroft doesn't lock me up without due process.
I've started looking around for a GPS unit to use with my laptop (standalone funcitonality would be nice also). Seems a doungle w/ simple GPS (no UI) should be Also, why doesn't the GPS included in all cell phones have a user interface?
The book, available for free on the Net, is probably better to read on vacation or an airplane or as a welcome break when stumped by a programming problem.
Better than what?
Seriously, this is a good review so nitpicking is uncalled for.
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There has been some tweaking of the kernel for market positioning and bug fixes, but no other major architectual overhauls. Everything else has been modifications to the window manger which is the equivilent to a new KDE or Gnome version. Let's not forget that M$ is impoverished comared to Linux.
Imagine the vendor who realizes that he can get rich as the sole provider of drives to LA county. He removes all references to "Master" and "Slave" from the drive labeling. He does the same to the documentation, then sends them to the county. The PHB will think they've won.
The cost of IT for LA county just went up. Substantially.
Bill Gates
Dubya did have a majority of the votes. It was 5 to 4.
If you grep the source tree for * and - and get any hits, the code should not be released.
/*
* Of course not. If ther were any '*' characters
* the code might be documented!
*/
I think I used to work with Pentagon13!
Click here if you also want an extra vote when implemented in the United States. I hear the Philippino's are the best way to accomplish this task.
If you're too damn lazy to take the effort to go to the polling place, maybe you don't deserve a vote!
That award goes to "[modifying the source code] was discredited decades ago". WTF? How, by whom, and most importantly why was "modifying source code" discredited? I mean, the whole article is full of completely unsubstantiated nonsense and mudslinging, but this little comment grabbed my attention. Does anyone know what he's talking about? Some decades-old study that somehow could be interpreted as "discrediting" souce-code mods, perhaps? I don't even have a guess.
Obviously you've missed the latest paradigm: Extra Source Protection (ESP). In this new paradigm, you write the code then deploy it, from then on you simply patch the object code. The beauty of this paradigm is that it works equally well with open or closed source software. Got a problem with Windows(tm)? No problem, patch the binaries!
Jeeves natural language front end is a perfect fit for M$'s neophyte base.
As others have stated, nobody uses anything but google anymore. M$ can deliver millions of users to Jeeves and keep it alive.
Google doesn't need M$, but by spurning M$'s offer, Google has assured itself that there will be another 800 pound gorilla it will have to deal with. It wouldn't suprise me if natural language was the default google search within 2 yrs.
Passport a more likely requirement.
No we're open, we work with any browser. As long as the searcher tells who they are.
What would happen if SCO claimed (perhaps they have) that they owned libc? A new free one would emerge quickly.
Same story here. If M$ bought google, because of M$'s crediblity, users would "nominate" a different "king of searches". New king would get lots of traffic, hence funding. M$'s "investment" while still valuable, would no longer be as valuable as it would be with without M$.
My guess is if anything, M$ may become minority investor, with access at the API level and maybe some mirroring rights.
Will the feds really allow a monopolist that has been convicted of antitrust abuse to acquire such a strategic piece of infrastructure?
I have no love for the current administration. I've always underestimated the size of their cahoonas, but I can't believe even they would allow this in an election year.
One other problem: Lots of people mistrust M$. This would be the end the primacy of google searches. It would just give rise to a new and different search engine.
Why hasn't anybody invented an POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) replacement kit? Cellular providers would sell the kit. You unplug your house from the bell system. Plug the device into any RJ11 jack. Put a high gain antenna in the attic. Whenever a cell phone is in the craddle, the device behaves much like a PBX. When a POTS phone is picked up, the device would issue a dial-tone. Seems to me the biggest trick would be detecting the difference between 7 and 10 digit numbers.
This would allow cellular providers to put the final nail in the POTS coffin.
If Diebold is small, then what do you think counts as big?
As a conspiracy it has failed.
Try asking the average person...
I'm not talking about the average person. On average, there's little people agree upon beyond 1+1=2 (there's a sig around here that refutes even that). On average, people can't name a single democratic presidental candiate, so why does voting count? I'm speaking of the record that most educated people believe.
I agree that 'Conspiracy' is an overloaded term. It has come to mean anything the Atorney General can lock me up for discussing (even in jest) with my friend(s).
Wow. I read this story, then went to Yahoo which displays my horoscope (I know). Today's horoscope for virgo:
Problems with machines could have your nerves totally on edge. This may be one of those days when everything seems to break. Some of the problems you might be able to fix yourself, dear Virgo, but at least one involves something that may have to be replaced. This might be the one you need the most right now! Think of it as a sign from the Universe that you should do something else. That's the only way to stay sane!
Perhaps yahoo's horoscopes can give us a better result than the Diebold machines.
Thanks, I've been wanting to change my sig and you inspired me.
I'll admit that *small* conspiracies do exist, but large ones do not. Try as they may, few rational people believe that the holocost took place. Fewer still believe that the earth is flat.
Yes we do. By invoking the DMCA Diebold has indicated that the documents are their property authored by them. Either they have bad legal council, or the documents are genuine.
Are you kidding? I'm fairly certain Saddam had used these Diebold machines in his last election, in which he got 100% of the vote.
What if their website had said something like:
"We've found the following MP3s on other websites that we believe may infringe copyrights. Our repeated calls to the RIAA have gone unanswered. In an effort call attention to this problem, we have included links to aid the copyright holder in their enforcement efforts. Unless you are a representative of the RIAA, clicking the links may be a violation of local and international laws".
This may to fix the MP3 problem, but not the $cientology problem.
The whole problem with a consitutional government is you need to obey the entire document. If only we could invent a system of government where you put smart people in charge, and just trust them to rule the nation well.
Did you read the parent I was replying to?
terrorism n. The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
Are you defending the detaining of the Japanese? History has almost universally condemed it.
A week or two? Are you familiar with Jose Padilla? He has been held since May 8, 2002 in violation of the 5th amendment: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Note is says people, not citizens in the country at the time of their arrest. Ashcroft has argued that it only applies to citizens, only applies domesticly, that is why Jose is the test case. He is a citizen who was arrested in this country.
Lincoln was fighting an armed insurection in his own country. I see no comparison.
You must be new around here. If it wern't for wireless, some of us would never go outside ;-)
Have we lost sight of the fact that this country was founded by terrorists? I would argue that the entire reason for the bill of rights (particularly the 2nd), is to enable terrorism.
Our sacrificing the constitution because 3,000 unfortunate souls were in the wrong place at the wrong time on 9/11, is an insult to the countless thousands who have voluntarily given their lives in defense it.
I don't know if anyone in the professional media can even define "terrorist." Most people use "fear" as a prerequisite. We fear God and He's not a terrorist.
"Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before The Lord. He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace." (Genesis 19:27-28)
God used WMD. GWB's has a definition: "a bad guy". Does that exclude women? Is George Thorogood a terroist (bad to the bone)? I need a definition, so John Ashcroft doesn't lock me up without due process.
I've started looking around for a GPS unit to use with my laptop (standalone funcitonality would be nice also). Seems a doungle w/ simple GPS (no UI) should be
Also, why doesn't the GPS included in all cell phones have a user interface?
The book, available for free on the Net, is probably better to read on vacation or an airplane or as a welcome break when stumped by a programming problem.
Better than what?
Seriously, this is a good review so nitpicking is uncalled for.