BTW, Chris Pirillo, the guy who wrote this, he's the one who couldn't make the cut as a TechTV ScreenSaver, isn't that right?
Chris Pirillo didn't really need to "make the cut" in ScreenSavers as he was doing fine in Call-for-Help. Besides, he already has his lockergnome gig to take of (I do believe it is for this reason that he had to leave TechTV).
BTW, it's also a known fact that Chris Pirillo does read and post in Slashdot.
Make of that what you will in regards to my comments above.
I have always wondered what the correct usage of "in regards" really is. I know for a fact that saying "with regards to" is actually incorrect since it should be "with regard to." That being said, shouldn't it be "in regard to?"
...a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power
A submachine gun is a firearm which combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size.
A submachine gun is a firearm which combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size.
If the journalist could not give reliable information about a part of his article from an interview with a secret service agent (and details readily available on the net), who's to say he's actually giving reliable information about a clandestine operation against a shadowy group operating in the digital underground?
These are actual calls from the US to an offshore call center.
TECH: I need you to right click on My Computer icon.
Cust: yes, I click.
TECH: then you'll have to select Properties
Cust: no, I don't see properties.
TECH: sir, you should have seen the menu pop out and you'd find properties at the bottom part of the box
Cust: no, no menu. i click on icon, yes?
TECH: No sir, I need you to right click on the icon.
Cust: yes, I click, right? I click. program opens, no properties.
- - - - - - -
Cust: I'm just wondering what these shiny circle thingies are.
TECH: Sir, those are compact discs and you'll need them to install a few programs in your computer. I'll be guiding you through the installation process, now I need you to place that on the CD drive.
Cust: I don't know where it is.
(TECH explains how to locate the drive)...yes, that's the one which appears like a platform with a hole in the middle.
Cust: oh, you mean the mug holder?
...that with the amount of piracy in South East Asia, most desktops will still be running Windows.
Linux may be "free" but for all intents and purposes, a pirated Windows XP installation cd will still come out cheaper. Said cd costs approximately $1.50, meanwhile, the amount of time and the bandwidth needed to download and burn, say, Mandrake, would be in the region of $4, _at_least_. And since broadband is as rare (or prohibitively expensive) in the region as snow, the cost is likely to be more expensive. If the poor kid doesn't have a cd burner then he'd have to go to a computer shop to burn one, which would add another dollar to the cost. This is happening in a region where the daily minimum wage rarely goes over $2.50.
Local LUG's are trying their hardest to distribute as many cd's as they can to as many people as they can. There are also quite a number of enterprising individuals (who staunchly claim they support Open Source) who sell linux cd's at $1 per disk. But distribution is not the biggest problem.
The problem is the amount of support people can get their hands on for troubleshooting installations. A botched XP installation can be fixed with a phone call to the local "techie." The same cannot be said for linux.
The general impression is that running Windows is cheaper in the long run since: a) you can get an "installer" at a cheap price (pirated, of course); and b) everybody else uses it so if you stumble into some problems, help can be had with a phone call or text message.
The key to doing this is to remove all the excess crap (I'm not talking about just the gui) that comes with many email clients. Take evolution, for example, it takes eons to get email on that thing, not to mention the fact that recent versions have been less than sastisfactory.
Sylpheed otoh, gets the job done with time to spare, and on dialup too.
I'm thinking, who needs all that overhead anyway?
_You_install_an_email_client_to_read_email!_ People are so concerned with convergence these days that they forget the basics.
Two Women in a Bathroom
Laverne: I kinda liked that Rudy fella, he seems to be a nice guy...
Charlotte: I think he should flash his neurons less often.
Laverne: Why so?
Charlotte: I can't believe you didn't notice it!
Laverne: Notice what?
Charlotte: It's like he's nervous all the time. He keeps fidgeting and I can't stand his nail-biting.
Laverne: You think he's a junkie?
Charlotte: You'll never know with these firmware addicts, you think they're nice and normal and then they just flip out all of a sudden.
I'm not trying to be funny. This conversation could actually happen.
"Businesses have to feel secure that their information stays confidential. You just can't have someone hacking into a business's confidential information," he said. "It's really no different than someone breaking into an office and stealing files."
Somebody should tell Prosecutor Mike Allen that...
Businesses have to make their information secure so that it stays confidential. You just can't leave your business' confidential information. It's really no different than someone leaving an office open to burglars who steal files.
Slashdot Mirror
Does Microsoft see Linux as competition primarily in the server market or also in the end-user market?
Will MS development ever go in the direction that open source is taking, like perhaps a CVS type of public release every so often?
If they port Tekken 5 (along with the other Tekken games), I will surely be updating.
... that right above this article in /. is another article titled "Anatomy of a Hack" which basically describes how one can h4xx0r b0x3n?
BTW, Chris Pirillo, the guy who wrote this, he's the one who couldn't make the cut as a TechTV ScreenSaver, isn't that right?
Chris Pirillo didn't really need to "make the cut" in ScreenSavers as he was doing fine in Call-for-Help. Besides, he already has his lockergnome gig to take of (I do believe it is for this reason that he had to leave TechTV).
BTW, it's also a known fact that Chris Pirillo does read and post in Slashdot.
Make of that what you will in regards to my comments above.
I have always wondered what the correct usage of "in regards" really is. I know for a fact that saying "with regards to" is actually incorrect since it should be "with regard to." That being said, shouldn't it be "in regard to?"
Wouldn't EULA's stand up to scrutiny in court since they are technically contracts of adhesion?
...a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power
A contract of adhesion defined as:
...MP5 semi-automatic machine guns...
Aren't mp5's SUBmachine guns?
Here's the wiki:
A submachine gun is a firearm which combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size.
...MP5 semi-automatic machine guns...
Aren't mp5's SUBmachine guns?
Here's the wiki:
A submachine gun is a firearm which combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size.
If the journalist could not give reliable information about a part of his article from an interview with a secret service agent (and details readily available on the net), who's to say he's actually giving reliable information about a clandestine operation against a shadowy group operating in the digital underground?
The "L-word" ???
These are actual calls from the US to an offshore call center. TECH: I need you to right click on My Computer icon. Cust: yes, I click. TECH: then you'll have to select Properties Cust: no, I don't see properties. TECH: sir, you should have seen the menu pop out and you'd find properties at the bottom part of the box Cust: no, no menu. i click on icon, yes? TECH: No sir, I need you to right click on the icon. Cust: yes, I click, right? I click. program opens, no properties. - - - - - - - Cust: I'm just wondering what these shiny circle thingies are. TECH: Sir, those are compact discs and you'll need them to install a few programs in your computer. I'll be guiding you through the installation process, now I need you to place that on the CD drive. Cust: I don't know where it is. (TECH explains how to locate the drive) ...yes, that's the one which appears like a platform with a hole in the middle.
Cust: oh, you mean the mug holder?
And just how do you keep something going that fast from burning up in the atmosphere?
...by travelling in the exosphere.
...that with the amount of piracy in South East Asia, most desktops will still be running Windows. Linux may be "free" but for all intents and purposes, a pirated Windows XP installation cd will still come out cheaper. Said cd costs approximately $1.50, meanwhile, the amount of time and the bandwidth needed to download and burn, say, Mandrake, would be in the region of $4, _at_least_. And since broadband is as rare (or prohibitively expensive) in the region as snow, the cost is likely to be more expensive. If the poor kid doesn't have a cd burner then he'd have to go to a computer shop to burn one, which would add another dollar to the cost. This is happening in a region where the daily minimum wage rarely goes over $2.50. Local LUG's are trying their hardest to distribute as many cd's as they can to as many people as they can. There are also quite a number of enterprising individuals (who staunchly claim they support Open Source) who sell linux cd's at $1 per disk. But distribution is not the biggest problem. The problem is the amount of support people can get their hands on for troubleshooting installations. A botched XP installation can be fixed with a phone call to the local "techie." The same cannot be said for linux. The general impression is that running Windows is cheaper in the long run since: a) you can get an "installer" at a cheap price (pirated, of course); and b) everybody else uses it so if you stumble into some problems, help can be had with a phone call or text message.
The key to doing this is to remove all the excess crap (I'm not talking about just the gui) that comes with many email clients. Take evolution, for example, it takes eons to get email on that thing, not to mention the fact that recent versions have been less than sastisfactory. Sylpheed otoh, gets the job done with time to spare, and on dialup too. I'm thinking, who needs all that overhead anyway? _You_install_an_email_client_to_read_email!_ People are so concerned with convergence these days that they forget the basics.
Two Women in a Bathroom Laverne: I kinda liked that Rudy fella, he seems to be a nice guy... Charlotte: I think he should flash his neurons less often. Laverne: Why so? Charlotte: I can't believe you didn't notice it! Laverne: Notice what? Charlotte: It's like he's nervous all the time. He keeps fidgeting and I can't stand his nail-biting. Laverne: You think he's a junkie? Charlotte: You'll never know with these firmware addicts, you think they're nice and normal and then they just flip out all of a sudden. I'm not trying to be funny. This conversation could actually happen.
Don't they know that 10 billion trillion trillion is 10 octillion?
...shouldn't it be "New Battlestar Galactica Series Greenlit?"
the impending doom that is the SCO lawsuits?
Prosecutor Mike Allen said...
"Businesses have to feel secure that their information stays confidential. You just can't have someone hacking into a business's confidential information," he said. "It's really no different than someone breaking into an office and stealing files."
Somebody should tell Prosecutor Mike Allen that...
Businesses have to make their information secure so that it stays confidential. You just can't leave your business' confidential information. It's really no different than someone leaving an office open to burglars who steal files.
Users who are clueless and know they are clueless.
Users who are clueful and know they are clueful.
Users who are clueless but think they are clueful.
That just about covers everybody on the face of the planet.
"Red Grid", "Red Storm" whatever happened to "Green Destiny"?