Since the article didn't back this up with any technical evidence, it's hard to tell if it's true. However, HP could have piggybacked this onto the low ink indicator, but only have it work like this 20% of the time. This would make enough people think, "hey, it doesn't happen to me so it's probably not true". However, 20% could still be a large enough percentage to make some money off this scheme.
I took a class in Java and they used an older edition of that book. It's a good book with lots of included Java examples and data structures. I think using a book over lecture notes helps out with getting the syntax right. I found it helpful to see a few Java apps and how the entire thing looked, as apposed to a program scattered on a few power point slided.
I've had Mandrake 10 on a K6-2 550 Mhz with 384 (around there) mb of ram and a 40 gig hd. It ran very very slowly. Putting gentoo with KDE compiled for that processor also ran slowly. Maybe our viewpoints of responsiveness, loading time, and application performance are very different.
It's not the customer's fault if the clerk doesn't explain the return policies. If Blockbuster wants to change how they collect fees and expect their customers to pay them, they should be up front about it. When you sign up for an account, there is a long legal contract you sign. They modified that original contract and are trying to enforce the changes without explaining the new terms to the customer.
None. He's just a dick. This isn't a cool hack or anything meaningful in computer science. It's taking an exploit of some type and messing with people's lives. Those operators on the other end and the police who are dispatched shouldn't be wasting their time with this nonsense.
Why do these people think that causing damage through an exploit is anything but stupid? It's not clever since they don't even find the exploits, they just use them.
As far as I know, doing this trick for movies is a lot more difficult. You have to grab each frame and dump that into one file. This will result in a HUGE file. Then it has to be re-encoded. I'm not saying it's impossible, but the movie industry has a little while until people will use this trick routinely. That is to say, that have some time while the music industry works to solve this problem.
Just a few years ago, the quality of pirated movies wasn't that good. Now it's nearly DVD quality at just around a gig for some movies. So eventually copying movies from screen grabs might be feasible.
Yeah, but aren't most computers running Linux backend servers? In terms of desktop users that need program X, I'd imagine there are more Mac users than Linux users.
I see it the same way. Take firefox, gaim, and openoffice. Three applications that are available on Windows and Linux platforms. They don't use QT, but that's not the point. When people get comfortable using those applications, then the migration from windows to linux becomes a lot easier. I think the problems people have when switching platforms in not so much in the operating system, but the applications they use on a daily basis.
The operating system really shouldn't do much more than allow applications to run and keep track of "stuff". Linux distros and DEs are doing a good job of this. So if people are already used to the applications, they'll appreciate the benefits of Linux rather than having difficulties with learning new programs and blaming it on linux.
A lot of your customers run Windows simply because they had no choice when purchasing their PC. They are not interest in technical merits of Windows and do not use advanced features. They are still just becoming comfortable with how to use the internet and word processors.
They have experienced problems such as viruses and spyware to the extent that it's costing them money to pay someone to remove it. They see their computer as an appliance that should "just work" because it cost them hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Their operating system could be replaced with a popular distribution of Linux that would ease their virus and spyware problems. It would also create an environment where they did not have to worry about breaking the entire system with one keystroke.
Companies are understanding this market because it has the potential to explode as regular computer users are getting fed up and would be willing to pay someone other than Microsoft for an alternative.
How does Microsoft feel it can keep these customers even though they feel you continually neglects their needs?
There is a lake across the street from my home. It's a man made lake, Lake Madonna. It got that name from some type of concatenation of the last names of the two people that built it. However, the name Google gives it is Lake Acquakeanonk. I've seen this on old databases so it leads me to think that their system is out of date.
However, it lists all the new housing developments in that area. So I think this system is up to date in some respects, but not in others. This really is a nitpick, I know, since people living in those new developments would rather their street exist than my lake have the proper name.
You're seeing from the viewpoint of someone with "half a brain or more". To their "less than half a brain" customer base, this is a standalone browser. They think that this will remove them from all that "bad internet explorer XP stuff that makes my computer go boo boo".
If they really wanted to leverage something against microsoft, they should try and make some AOLinux beta and pass it around. I'm not saying actually release it, God knows they haven't got the balls for that, but it would scare Microsoft.
I think it was Windows 9X/ME and Windows NT 3.1/4 was a fork. Then I believed the Windows NT 5(2000) was redesigned. THe bulk of that kernel is the same for windows 2000/xp. I think server 2003 is also based on that kernel.
I've installed GNOME on gentoo which pretty much uses the stock gnome and I didn't find really anything too remarkably different. The changes must focus on the underlying stuff and not gui enhancements.
The article wasn't boring, it was just written for an audience that might appreciate things explained a little bit. I think it was a great example of how this guy's "hacking" was little more than obvious tricks that shouldn't exist.
He did try to do the right thing by notifying the company, but they weren't smart enough to respond in an appropriate fashion. I think this article was written for managers so they could ask their IT staff, "Hey, can this happen to us?" If problems are found and corrected at other companies before some guy steals hundreds of credit card numbers, than this guy's actions were justified.
That's because Gates isn't an evil guy. He's the richest person in the world. People will automatically hate him for that. I think Microsoft has done some shady business decisions that have hurt their competitors and ultimately make the computing experience more difficult for their users. Gates also contributes a lot of money to charity. One might think that doesn't mean much since he's the richest guy in the world. I say to them, alright, you donate the same percentage of your wealth to the poor.
I'm no Microsoft fan boy. I use linux daily. I think there are some really good Microsoft products. I think there are some really good products Microsoft would like to see disappear.
But so many make this guy out to be the devil. It's a combination of good strategy, good planning, and probably a little luck that got him where he is today.
Screw that. I need it in terms of how many elephants lined up in a row. My favorite I heard on the discovery channel one was how many 5' 8" woman standing on top of each other. They could have simply said 8 stories high as most people have been to a city, but not see a bunch of woman standing on top of each other. I love how numbers are converted to abstract ideas that are more difficult to understand than if they just said what they actually were. Once terabyte, I can relate to that that since I have a 160 GB disk.
I've seen the exact same thing. My samba shares are always seen by other computers (even the xbox), however winxp shares come and go. It's very frustrating when setting up a home network that should "just work".
This isn't meant to be a troll or to point the blame on any one entity.
I think the current state of opengl on linux desktops in general can be a pain in the ass. Have an NVIDIA chip in my laptop so I'm pretty much forced to use NVIDIA's drivers if I want 3d acceleration. Now xorg has opengl drivers, but I must use the ones nvidia provides. Sometimes this means switching between interfaces just to get software to compile. To get kde's screen savers, I had to switch to xorg and then back to nvidia' opengl interface. Just to get matlab running, I had to switch to xorg opengl and keep it that way. Now I can't use nvidia's opengl drivers so I can't run any opengl screen savers as long as I plan on using matlab. X crashes if I even try to run glxgears.
So I don't know if it is because of xorg, nvidia, or mathworks, but opengl on my system is becoming a source of lots of problems. That said, will more opengl usage make things better because it will force others to fix the problems, or will I just end up with a system that requires different drivers for different apps and things won't run properly?
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Since the article didn't back this up with any technical evidence, it's hard to tell if it's true. However, HP could have piggybacked this onto the low ink indicator, but only have it work like this 20% of the time. This would make enough people think, "hey, it doesn't happen to me so it's probably not true". However, 20% could still be a large enough percentage to make some money off this scheme.
I took a class in Java and they used an older edition of that book. It's a good book with lots of included Java examples and data structures. I think using a book over lecture notes helps out with getting the syntax right. I found it helpful to see a few Java apps and how the entire thing looked, as apposed to a program scattered on a few power point slided.
I've had Mandrake 10 on a K6-2 550 Mhz with 384 (around there) mb of ram and a 40 gig hd. It ran very very slowly. Putting gentoo with KDE compiled for that processor also ran slowly. Maybe our viewpoints of responsiveness, loading time, and application performance are very different.
It's not the customer's fault if the clerk doesn't explain the return policies. If Blockbuster wants to change how they collect fees and expect their customers to pay them, they should be up front about it. When you sign up for an account, there is a long legal contract you sign. They modified that original contract and are trying to enforce the changes without explaining the new terms to the customer.
Now Balmer is going to get on a plane and install Ad-Aware and SP2 on their machines to help with tech support.
None. He's just a dick. This isn't a cool hack or anything meaningful in computer science. It's taking an exploit of some type and messing with people's lives. Those operators on the other end and the police who are dispatched shouldn't be wasting their time with this nonsense.
Why do these people think that causing damage through an exploit is anything but stupid? It's not clever since they don't even find the exploits, they just use them.
As far as I know, doing this trick for movies is a lot more difficult. You have to grab each frame and dump that into one file. This will result in a HUGE file. Then it has to be re-encoded. I'm not saying it's impossible, but the movie industry has a little while until people will use this trick routinely. That is to say, that have some time while the music industry works to solve this problem.
Just a few years ago, the quality of pirated movies wasn't that good. Now it's nearly DVD quality at just around a gig for some movies. So eventually copying movies from screen grabs might be feasible.
Yeah, but aren't most computers running Linux backend servers? In terms of desktop users that need program X, I'd imagine there are more Mac users than Linux users.
That'd be a conflict of interest. They already own patents on talking, human-like animals.
This is probably the most informative post on this discussion.
I see it the same way. Take firefox, gaim, and openoffice. Three applications that are available on Windows and Linux platforms. They don't use QT, but that's not the point. When people get comfortable using those applications, then the migration from windows to linux becomes a lot easier. I think the problems people have when switching platforms in not so much in the operating system, but the applications they use on a daily basis.
The operating system really shouldn't do much more than allow applications to run and keep track of "stuff". Linux distros and DEs are doing a good job of this. So if people are already used to the applications, they'll appreciate the benefits of Linux rather than having difficulties with learning new programs and blaming it on linux.
A lot of your customers run Windows simply because they had no choice when purchasing their PC. They are not interest in technical merits of Windows and do not use advanced features. They are still just becoming comfortable with how to use the internet and word processors.
They have experienced problems such as viruses and spyware to the extent that it's costing them money to pay someone to remove it. They see their computer as an appliance that should "just work" because it cost them hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Their operating system could be replaced with a popular distribution of Linux that would ease their virus and spyware problems. It would also create an environment where they did not have to worry about breaking the entire system with one keystroke.
Companies are understanding this market because it has the potential to explode as regular computer users are getting fed up and would be willing to pay someone other than Microsoft for an alternative.
How does Microsoft feel it can keep these customers even though they feel you continually neglects their needs?
And that's the beauty of capitalism. It works itself out, eventually.
I found a nitpick.
There is a lake across the street from my home. It's a man made lake, Lake Madonna. It got that name from some type of concatenation of the last names of the two people that built it. However, the name Google gives it is Lake Acquakeanonk. I've seen this on old databases so it leads me to think that their system is out of date.
However, it lists all the new housing developments in that area. So I think this system is up to date in some respects, but not in others. This really is a nitpick, I know, since people living in those new developments would rather their street exist than my lake have the proper name.
You're seeing from the viewpoint of someone with "half a brain or more". To their "less than half a brain" customer base, this is a standalone browser. They think that this will remove them from all that "bad internet explorer XP stuff that makes my computer go boo boo".
If they really wanted to leverage something against microsoft, they should try and make some AOLinux beta and pass it around. I'm not saying actually release it, God knows they haven't got the balls for that, but it would scare Microsoft.
And my favorite one is the LED/IC insects. Go figure. http://www.heise.de/ct/machflott/projekte/56058
I think it was Windows 9X/ME and Windows NT 3.1/4 was a fork. Then I believed the Windows NT 5(2000) was redesigned. THe bulk of that kernel is the same for windows 2000/xp. I think server 2003 is also based on that kernel.
I've installed GNOME on gentoo which pretty much uses the stock gnome and I didn't find really anything too remarkably different. The changes must focus on the underlying stuff and not gui enhancements.
The article wasn't boring, it was just written for an audience that might appreciate things explained a little bit. I think it was a great example of how this guy's "hacking" was little more than obvious tricks that shouldn't exist.
He did try to do the right thing by notifying the company, but they weren't smart enough to respond in an appropriate fashion. I think this article was written for managers so they could ask their IT staff, "Hey, can this happen to us?" If problems are found and corrected at other companies before some guy steals hundreds of credit card numbers, than this guy's actions were justified.
That's because Gates isn't an evil guy. He's the richest person in the world. People will automatically hate him for that. I think Microsoft has done some shady business decisions that have hurt their competitors and ultimately make the computing experience more difficult for their users. Gates also contributes a lot of money to charity. One might think that doesn't mean much since he's the richest guy in the world. I say to them, alright, you donate the same percentage of your wealth to the poor.
I'm no Microsoft fan boy. I use linux daily. I think there are some really good Microsoft products. I think there are some really good products Microsoft would like to see disappear.
But so many make this guy out to be the devil. It's a combination of good strategy, good planning, and probably a little luck that got him where he is today.
Their gain of $5 million is costing companies many times that. That's why it's bad.
Screw that. I need it in terms of how many elephants lined up in a row. My favorite I heard on the discovery channel one was how many 5' 8" woman standing on top of each other. They could have simply said 8 stories high as most people have been to a city, but not see a bunch of woman standing on top of each other. I love how numbers are converted to abstract ideas that are more difficult to understand than if they just said what they actually were. Once terabyte, I can relate to that that since I have a 160 GB disk.
LoC? I've never been there.
I've seen the exact same thing. My samba shares are always seen by other computers (even the xbox), however winxp shares come and go. It's very frustrating when setting up a home network that should "just work".
This isn't meant to be a troll or to point the blame on any one entity.
I think the current state of opengl on linux desktops in general can be a pain in the ass. Have an NVIDIA chip in my laptop so I'm pretty much forced to use NVIDIA's drivers if I want 3d acceleration. Now xorg has opengl drivers, but I must use the ones nvidia provides. Sometimes this means switching between interfaces just to get software to compile. To get kde's screen savers, I had to switch to xorg and then back to nvidia' opengl interface. Just to get matlab running, I had to switch to xorg opengl and keep it that way. Now I can't use nvidia's opengl drivers so I can't run any opengl screen savers as long as I plan on using matlab. X crashes if I even try to run glxgears.
So I don't know if it is because of xorg, nvidia, or mathworks, but opengl on my system is becoming a source of lots of problems. That said, will more opengl usage make things better because it will force others to fix the problems, or will I just end up with a system that requires different drivers for different apps and things won't run properly?
That was a long explanation about how I improperly misused "it's".
As a grammar Nazi myself, thank you.