Partly true. If you would pronounce it in standard Dutch, you are right that the o is pronounced differently. But this if you pronounce it the 'geenstijl'-way, you would sound very cocky and gay...
Who said the virgins are girls...
(I always try to imagine the face of a jihad warrior when he discovers his virgins are actually the age old monks of a christian monestry when I hear about another suicide bomber...)
Party financing is quite different here in Europe. Not all countries accept commercial sponsors or accept only a limited amount. And many European countries are ruled by coalition. So buying a law by donating to the party of to a politician is quite difficult.
More people will buy the iPhone, but apple has a revenue sharing contract with AT&T. They get a piece of the turnover AT&T makes from customers with the iPhone. If you only buy the iPhone and use a different provider, Apple won't see anything from your calls...
In the Netherlands, a company called Cyclomedia has already taken photo's out in the street. A very very popular Dutch housing site, Funda has used the images to givaq a 3-d view of the area around the house that is for sale. They have been doing this for quite some time now, and there was actually zero uproar about it.
And then comes Google and the media wake up...
True, you can buy software packages. But it is not about the software (or it should not be about the software), it is about the service. Software never is 100% without faults. And those faults can be exploited. So, someone needs to tell the software user that there are faults and how to deal with it, untill there is a new version of the software. The IT securty service is like a nurse that puts a band aid on your bleeding knee untill the doctor has time to stitch it.
Well, that is not really true. Nations are sovereign because of international treaties and laws. If the gun was the only thing worth while, you wouldn't have countries like Luxemburg, or Costa Rica, that hasn't even got an army. (see wikipedia's list of armyless countries. Of course, the US has proved to be not really holding up to these treaties (Iraq), but even then did try to convince the UN that it was indeed starting a 'lawful' war overthere.
... and they are NOT content. The group said that the new measures seem to be in place to prevent them from checking up on other (types of) voting machines. They feel that it is absolutely necessary that they can check on the software used (the closed sourced Windows XP) and judge the whole voting procedure. The new measures prevent them from doing so.
Plus, they are still concerned about the fact that it is possible to 'hear' who voted what, because the nachine makes a noise every time someone votes. This is researched by the Dutch Secret Service right now, but it is not adressed by any of the new measures minister Nicolai has ordered. As it is required by law that voting should be possible in absolute secrecy, they think the next elections cannot use voting machines. Unless of course the issues are adressed, but that is not likely.
They are still considering to ask a judge to forbid the use of the voting machines in the next elections, to be held on the 22 of november 2006. If the judge complies, it is very thinkable that the elections will not take place in november, or even this year.
For those that can understand Dutch, Maurice Wessling of the group has given an interview (wma) to the Dutch national news broadcaster NOS saturday afternoon.
In the Netherlands, the political party Naastenliefde, Vrijheid en Diversiteit (NVD) has as the most important issue the lowering of the age of consent, and in the end, legalize sex with children.
You can read more about it, at Wikipedia
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SVG are for Vector Graphics. But Flash is SOOO much more. SVG cannot do video nor audio, to name some.
Not necessarely. Look at mp3 versus ogg. Ogg is superior in quality and features, is free for developers and hardware manufacturers to use and still nobody's using it...
Interestingly enough, I just voted for the municipal elections, here in the Netherlands. As far as I know, pencils aren't used anymore (Amsterdam was the last and there they just switched to computers).
All the systems in use are in closed source. I think NEDAP, a Dutch company, is the market leader in the election systems here. And this company uses some old version of Windows with Office to produce the results.
Try the USB-Wifi-adapter USR5421. I would love to hear how to get that one installed without using Windows 2000/XP. NDISWrapper isn't a solution here. Really, I could use the help.
I know that hardware manufacturers are commercial thinking organisations and that it's really up to them. But I also know that while I might be stubborn enough to try and try again, most people will not be. They will stick to XP. And I cannot blame them at all.
How can I justify to a friend that uses Linux on my advice that he cannot use the hardware he just bought? I can't, so I cannot advice Linux to others anymore. Principles are always great, but foir most, they may not cost money.
For me, I haven't give up just yet, but I am very close to do so. At least for this kind of hardware. I might buy another piece which might be more compatible with Linux, but I hate it that I have spend good money and loads of time for something that doesn't work. I like computers, but I really just want to get things done.
I have mailed US Robotics twice. They promised on the site to send me an answer within 24 hours, but I didn't get one (the second question was send less then 24 hours ago, so I still have hope).
I use Suse, and have been doing so for the last 4 years, so I don't know about other distributions, but I have yet to figure out how to get my webcam to work. There is a networking button in Yast, but no webcam-button...
I have been a Linux fan for many years, but it DRIVES ME NUTS that I have to try all kinds of work arounds just to get a simple US Robotics USB-wifi-adpater to work.
I used to recommend Linux, but I won't anymore. Not untill *every single piece of hardware* plugs and plays into the system without any fuss.
And this is the kind of story potential users will hear from 'us' Linux users: that the system might be very easy, but that you cannot buy a piece of hardware of software, and expect it to work just like that. While almost everything you buy nowadays works right out of the boxx with Windows XP. So why bother again?
Why is the NBC stream an item on Slashdot? The Dutch public broadcaster NOS has six live feeds from Turin to choose from! And has been streaming continuously for free from day one!
Feeds are restricted on ip-address and are viewable only in the Netherlands and some other European countries.
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I was making a point that Wikipedia isn't the best source to refer too...
According to who exactly?
Partly true. If you would pronounce it in standard Dutch, you are right that the o is pronounced differently. But this if you pronounce it the 'geenstijl'-way, you would sound very cocky and gay...
Haumea is the pronunciation of homo which means gay. This kind of spelling is often used at a hugely popular blog called Geenstijl.nl...
Who said the virgins are girls... (I always try to imagine the face of a jihad warrior when he discovers his virgins are actually the age old monks of a christian monestry when I hear about another suicide bomber...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_iPvUWyzhE
Party financing is quite different here in Europe. Not all countries accept commercial sponsors or accept only a limited amount. And many European countries are ruled by coalition. So buying a law by donating to the party of to a politician is quite difficult.
Windows came with the computer, means you have paid too much for your computer. Ask for a pc or laptop without Windows and you will get a discount.
More people will buy the iPhone, but apple has a revenue sharing contract with AT&T. They get a piece of the turnover AT&T makes from customers with the iPhone. If you only buy the iPhone and use a different provider, Apple won't see anything from your calls...
In the Netherlands, a company called Cyclomedia has already taken photo's out in the street. A very very popular Dutch housing site, Funda has used the images to givaq a 3-d view of the area around the house that is for sale. They have been doing this for quite some time now, and there was actually zero uproar about it. And then comes Google and the media wake up...
True, you can buy software packages. But it is not about the software (or it should not be about the software), it is about the service. Software never is 100% without faults. And those faults can be exploited. So, someone needs to tell the software user that there are faults and how to deal with it, untill there is a new version of the software. The IT securty service is like a nurse that puts a band aid on your bleeding knee untill the doctor has time to stitch it.
And even: http://www.youtube.com/bbcworldwide
Now: http://www.youtube.com/bbc
Well, that is not really true. Nations are sovereign because of international treaties and laws. If the gun was the only thing worth while, you wouldn't have countries like Luxemburg, or Costa Rica, that hasn't even got an army. (see wikipedia's list of armyless countries. Of course, the US has proved to be not really holding up to these treaties (Iraq), but even then did try to convince the UN that it was indeed starting a 'lawful' war overthere.
... and they are NOT content. The group said that the new measures seem to be in place to prevent them from checking up on other (types of) voting machines. They feel that it is absolutely necessary that they can check on the software used (the closed sourced Windows XP) and judge the whole voting procedure. The new measures prevent them from doing so.
Plus, they are still concerned about the fact that it is possible to 'hear' who voted what, because the nachine makes a noise every time someone votes. This is researched by the Dutch Secret Service right now, but it is not adressed by any of the new measures minister Nicolai has ordered. As it is required by law that voting should be possible in absolute secrecy, they think the next elections cannot use voting machines. Unless of course the issues are adressed, but that is not likely.
They are still considering to ask a judge to forbid the use of the voting machines in the next elections, to be held on the 22 of november 2006. If the judge complies, it is very thinkable that the elections will not take place in november, or even this year.
For those that can understand Dutch, Maurice Wessling of the group has given an interview (wma) to the Dutch national news broadcaster NOS saturday afternoon.
Well, I did this too... Very easy with amsn and Suse.
In the Netherlands, the political party Naastenliefde, Vrijheid en Diversiteit (NVD) has as the most important issue the lowering of the age of consent, and in the end, legalize sex with children. You can read more about it, at Wikipedia
SVG are for Vector Graphics. But Flash is SOOO much more. SVG cannot do video nor audio, to name some.
Not necessarely. Look at mp3 versus ogg. Ogg is superior in quality and features, is free for developers and hardware manufacturers to use and still nobody's using it...
Interestingly enough, I just voted for the municipal elections, here in the Netherlands. As far as I know, pencils aren't used anymore (Amsterdam was the last and there they just switched to computers).
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All the systems in use are in closed source. I think NEDAP, a Dutch company, is the market leader in the election systems here. And this company uses some old version of Windows with Office to produce the results.
The Irish did a review of the system:
http://www.electronicvoting.ie/pdf/ersreportmar20
(I assume the same system is used in the Netherlands)
Strange thing is, almost nobody bothers here in the Netherlands. It just isn't an issue at all!
Try the USB-Wifi-adapter USR5421. I would love to hear how to get that one installed without using Windows 2000/XP. NDISWrapper isn't a solution here. Really, I could use the help.
I know that hardware manufacturers are commercial thinking organisations and that it's really up to them. But I also know that while I might be stubborn enough to try and try again, most people will not be. They will stick to XP. And I cannot blame them at all.
How can I justify to a friend that uses Linux on my advice that he cannot use the hardware he just bought? I can't, so I cannot advice Linux to others anymore. Principles are always great, but foir most, they may not cost money.
For me, I haven't give up just yet, but I am very close to do so. At least for this kind of hardware. I might buy another piece which might be more compatible with Linux, but I hate it that I have spend good money and loads of time for something that doesn't work. I like computers, but I really just want to get things done.
I have mailed US Robotics twice. They promised on the site to send me an answer within 24 hours, but I didn't get one (the second question was send less then 24 hours ago, so I still have hope).
I use Suse, and have been doing so for the last 4 years, so I don't know about other distributions, but I have yet to figure out how to get my webcam to work. There is a networking button in Yast, but no webcam-button...
I have been a Linux fan for many years, but it DRIVES ME NUTS that I have to try all kinds of work arounds just to get a simple US Robotics USB-wifi-adpater to work.
I used to recommend Linux, but I won't anymore. Not untill *every single piece of hardware* plugs and plays into the system without any fuss.
And this is the kind of story potential users will hear from 'us' Linux users: that the system might be very easy, but that you cannot buy a piece of hardware of software, and expect it to work just like that. While almost everything you buy nowadays works right out of the boxx with Windows XP. So why bother again?
Why is the NBC stream an item on Slashdot? The Dutch public broadcaster NOS has six live feeds from Turin to choose from! And has been streaming continuously for free from day one!
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Feeds are restricted on ip-address and are viewable only in the Netherlands and some other European countries.
http://www.nos.nl/gfx/winterspelen2006/live/index
Well, its still not that easy. The music industry still has to take the cases to a judge before ISP's are obligited to give the info.