I think that when either Sirius or XM break the 10 million subscriber mark, Clear Channel, Viacom or perhaps even News Corp. will try to gobble them up.
News Corp. absorbed 82% of DirectTV. What's to stop them from "assimilating" XM or Sirius?FCC?
Once that takes place, the commercials on satellite radio won't be far behind.
Why? for the same reason I would rather type than speak on the phone: Someone down the hall can't hear you.
Absolutely. I wouldn't want to give up my privacy, what little there is. It's not that there are any state secrets I'm passing, but some discussions aren't for public broadcast.
This article on Freedom to Tinker, and the comments, got me thinking about how Microsoft has a vested interest in squashing outfits like Gator. They have the leverage, and clearly the clout with the courts, to intimidate and spend them (litigation costs) right out of business.
How spyware /EULAs might violate the M$ EULA
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Gator's EULA Dissected
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· Score: 2, Interesting
I'm wondering if anyone is working on documenting how the spyware EULAs, like Gator's, might violate any one of the many Microsoft product EULAs, and how that violation might be used to leverage Microsoft(or it's board) into smashing the alimighty Hammer of Bill on these spyware companies.
Say like folks who use/subscribe to MSN services( MSN Wallet, bCentral, MSN Shopping, Expedia, MSN Maps, MSN Music, etc) or the application services (Passport, Messenger, Encarta, Money, MSN Toobar, Mappoint, Streets and Trips, Picturte It, Windows Media, etc, etc..), can there not be conflicts between Gator's EULA and any of these M$ product EULAs and servcies websites terms of use for the data they collect and claim "ownership" to?
It would seem Microsoft could gain some ground with users if, instead of focusing on attacking Open Source products and their infringement on M$ EULA, to target the compainies exploiting the vulnerabilities of their software and it's users, aka GATOR. Everyone would cheer that effort.
I'd been thinking about looking into it just to see how well it works. I use Gallery on my hosting account, and run Gallery Remote to upload images.
I also use Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 (as does my Mom), and am looking into running a perl script that will allow me to upload albums directly from PS Album to my Gallery Installation.
Thanks for the tip on Picasa. She might prefer it over PS Album.
Hey, I sympathize with your ordeal. I don't have a large family, but the clan I do have are the same way. I had to go cold turkey on them, and they learned the hard way why I was so draconian about how I set up their systems. The bitched and moaned about using zone alarm, and strict IE "Internet Zone" settings, as they flat refused to switch to FF in June '04.
Since then, the beautiful internet has taught them lessons I could never have taught. My sis got a ton of browser hijacks and adware on her system, so bad that she contemplated getting a new system, until I finally gave in and cleaned it up for her, along with installing Firefox.
My Mom refused to use webmail for "problem" email recipients who spam her with dumb jokes, and finally got stung with 4 days of unreleating virus alerts generated by emails coming in on her POP account from a distant family member who is both a prolific joke spammer, and a really careless web user.
The person got a couple of email viruses and all hell broke loose with family across the country. I had to set up a new pop account for her, and set forwarding of her old pop to her Yahoo account. Second email addy she's had to bail on because of spam and knuckle head family members.
I'm going to upgrade my Mom's system to XP Pro, from XP Home, and get her used to running as a limnted user, vs running as Admin. She's already got everything she needs for apps. I've tried to get her into using PGP and OpenSSH, but she refuses to "fuss" with so much, as she says dealing with the firewall and IE Zones in the past is enough of a headache.
I just got her into using Firefox a couple of weeks ago, after installing an earlier version months ago, only to see it was not being used. She must have read about the release, and finally bought into what I'd told her about IE becuase I started to get little help question emails about 'How do I.....", and "Can this...". She up and installed 1.0 herself and, in addition to all the IE>FF Q & As, she started to ask me about 'Extensions". I was blown away.
She's also become a digital camera shutterbug and loves to share her photos of vacations with friends and family. I hooked her up with TV set-top Flash Card reader w/remote a while back that runs slide shows of photos on her TV.
She now wants a multi-platform flash card reader and USB port card added to her system, one of the units that you can install in a 5 1/4 bay "she specified" as she emailed me a cyberguys catalog entry.
I guess the only other thing she's bugged me about is having a RDP connection to her den pc from the kitchen where she has her old music computer. I wish I'd never taught her about all this. I'm sure she'll figure it ut eventually.;)
I loved Legos. I never got the fancy themed ones, just made due with the basic sets. Made a tie fighter out of a service station set, and eventually managed to cobble together enough odd ball colored pieces to build the Galactica and a couple of BSG fighters. Legos are timeless.
Is there one news story in the entire world (besides the philly story)that says Kerry gained from an error?
There are precicts where he did, but the media isn't reporting on it. My point is the machines, the process maybe flawed and that the errors we are seeing "giving" Bush votes are also proportioanly giving Kerry votes, especially in areas of higher democratic registration and turnout. More demos vote in a precinct, more errors will be with Democratic ballots.
I know there IS voter fraud, on both sides, but the numbers being spuns are just ludicrous.
Notice there are NO reports in the media of ballot count mistakes, or diebold glitches which gave Kerry votes. Hmmm Of all the precincts in the US, not one can be found to have one count mistake in Kerry's favor to report on.
Slashdot Mirror
Have you looked at SUSE's OpenExchange?
They have an online demo.
I think that when either Sirius or XM break the 10 million subscriber mark, Clear Channel, Viacom or perhaps even News Corp. will try to gobble them up.
News Corp. absorbed 82% of DirectTV. What's to stop them from "assimilating" XM or Sirius?FCC?
Once that takes place, the commercials on satellite radio won't be far behind.
that is hillarious
puppies and thanksforyourmacaddress
Why? for the same reason I would rather type than speak on the phone: Someone down the hall can't hear you. Absolutely. I wouldn't want to give up my privacy, what little there is. It's not that there are any state secrets I'm passing, but some discussions aren't for public broadcast.
how about a cluster of pocket pcs?
This article on Freedom to Tinker, and the comments, got me thinking about how Microsoft has a vested interest in squashing outfits like Gator. They have the leverage, and clearly the clout with the courts, to intimidate and spend them (litigation costs) right out of business.
I'm wondering if anyone is working on documenting how the spyware EULAs, like Gator's, might violate any one of the many Microsoft product EULAs, and how that violation might be used to leverage Microsoft(or it's board) into smashing the alimighty Hammer of Bill on these spyware companies.
Say like folks who use/subscribe to MSN services( MSN Wallet, bCentral, MSN Shopping, Expedia, MSN Maps, MSN Music, etc) or the application services (Passport, Messenger, Encarta, Money, MSN Toobar, Mappoint, Streets and Trips, Picturte It, Windows Media, etc, etc..), can there not be conflicts between Gator's EULA and any of these M$ product EULAs and servcies websites terms of use for the data they collect and claim "ownership" to?
It would seem Microsoft could gain some ground with users if, instead of focusing on attacking Open Source products and their infringement on M$ EULA, to target the compainies exploiting the vulnerabilities of their software and it's users, aka GATOR. Everyone would cheer that effort.
hey, that's pretty damn slick. I think I'll check it out, thanks for the link to the story. You know, it would make a cool stocking stuffer.
American Go Association
http://www.usgo.org/
They have a ton of links to tutorials and multimedia aids.
http://www.usgo.org/resources/internet.asp
Hey, I found GISKnoppix on the list provided. Very cool. Now I can get in trouble at work for handing it out!
I'd been thinking about looking into it just to see how well it works. I use Gallery on my hosting account, and run Gallery Remote to upload images.
I also use Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 (as does my Mom), and am looking into running a perl script that will allow me to upload albums directly from PS Album to my Gallery Installation.
Thanks for the tip on Picasa. She might prefer it over PS Album.
Hey, I sympathize with your ordeal. I don't have a large family, but the clan I do have are the same way. I had to go cold turkey on them, and they learned the hard way why I was so draconian about how I set up their systems. The bitched and moaned about using zone alarm, and strict IE "Internet Zone" settings, as they flat refused to switch to FF in June '04.
Since then, the beautiful internet has taught them lessons I could never have taught. My sis got a ton of browser hijacks and adware on her system, so bad that she contemplated getting a new system, until I finally gave in and cleaned it up for her, along with installing Firefox.
My Mom refused to use webmail for "problem" email recipients who spam her with dumb jokes, and finally got stung with 4 days of unreleating virus alerts generated by emails coming in on her POP account from a distant family member who is both a prolific joke spammer, and a really careless web user.
The person got a couple of email viruses and all hell broke loose with family across the country. I had to set up a new pop account for her, and set forwarding of her old pop to her Yahoo account. Second email addy she's had to bail on because of spam and knuckle head family members.
I'm going to upgrade my Mom's system to XP Pro, from XP Home, and get her used to running as a limnted user, vs running as Admin. She's already got everything she needs for apps. I've tried to get her into using PGP and OpenSSH, but she refuses to "fuss" with so much, as she says dealing with the firewall and IE Zones in the past is enough of a headache.
;)
I just got her into using Firefox a couple of weeks ago, after installing an earlier version months ago, only to see it was not being used. She must have read about the release, and finally bought into what I'd told her about IE becuase I started to get little help question emails about 'How do I.....", and "Can this...". She up and installed 1.0 herself and, in addition to all the IE>FF Q & As, she started to ask me about 'Extensions". I was blown away.
She's also become a digital camera shutterbug and loves to share her photos of vacations with friends and family. I hooked her up with TV set-top Flash Card reader w/remote a while back that runs slide shows of photos on her TV.
She now wants a multi-platform flash card reader and USB port card added to her system, one of the units that you can install in a 5 1/4 bay "she specified" as she emailed me a cyberguys catalog entry. I guess the only other thing she's bugged me about is having a RDP connection to her den pc from the kitchen where she has her old music computer. I wish I'd never taught her about all this. I'm sure she'll figure it ut eventually.
Out of curiousity, what browser are you using?
And um, what OS, I'm just curious.
Leo Laporte is supposed to be working for G4 TechTV-Canada doing a "Call for Help" for canucks. Maybe he's coming back to G4 - TSS v4????
I loved Legos. I never got the fancy themed ones, just made due with the basic sets. Made a tie fighter out of a service station set, and eventually managed to cobble together enough odd ball colored pieces to build the Galactica and a couple of BSG fighters. Legos are timeless.
Is there one news story in the entire world (besides the philly story)that says Kerry gained from an error?
There are precicts where he did, but the media isn't reporting on it. My point is the machines, the process maybe flawed and that the errors we are seeing "giving" Bush votes are also proportioanly giving Kerry votes, especially in areas of higher democratic registration and turnout. More demos vote in a precinct, more errors will be with Democratic ballots.
I know there IS voter fraud, on both sides, but the numbers being spuns are just ludicrous.
Cite one Fox News store that says Kerry gained from a ballot/vote count error, besides the Philly story.
why wouldn't it be newsworthy? Is truth that dangerous? Don't we want to know if it's machine/process error, or fraud?
Or do we?
Is the anger about Bush more that Demos weren't more effective than the GOP in commiting fraud?
Just one. UNO! I don't think you will find one story.
Notice there are NO reports in the media of ballot count mistakes, or diebold glitches which gave Kerry votes. Hmmm Of all the precincts in the US, not one can be found to have one count mistake in Kerry's favor to report on.
I stuck with RH 9 and used the Progeny service for updates. Before 12/2005 though, I have to make a move.
Check this article out:8 56207.shtml?tid=130&tid=2&tid=82&tid=9 4
The end days of Ximian?
Tuesday May 25, 2004 (11:00 AM GMT)
Newsforge Topics: Desktop
By: Joe Barr
http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/05/24/1
I watch novell.support.ximian.desktop
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/ximian-conn ector/2.1/