OpenXML definition allows it to contain BLOBs (binary large objects) in undocumented formats.
This reduces OpenXML to just marketing bullshit with no real substance, because we all know Microsoft will just use/store their old formats as a BLOB in an OpenXML wrapper which continues to ensure no-one else can read it, yet allows them to say that they are using a publically available standard.
Thanks for emphasising my point. Anyone with an ounce of sense would also look at the amount of food they are eating regardless of whether they feel full-up or if it has fructose or not. America has a massive 'find anything else to blame for my lack of common sense/responsibility' culture. You're just demonstrating your own conformity with that by making excuses as if obesity was some sort of unavoidable disease.
the whole Windows desktop usually locks-up if you have one operation in progress and you try and start another operation, even under Vista. Having a multi-core CPU makes little or no improvement either.
Blame the mentality of the stupid people that have absolutely no self-control and societies that promote the concept that its 'ok to be who you are' no matter how gluttonous or morbidly obese that may be.
IT excellent the way Microsoft are doing a great job promoting reasons to switch to Linux.
Clearly their remaining users are all windows fanboys who will put up with absolutely anything and then come back for more. So Microsoft, how about using that for some really intrusive stuff like putting advertising functionality directly in the kernel or add even more snooping software? Oh its all ready gone live on windows update you say...
>> Are they planning on releasing the software for free?
I'll go one stage further and guess that not only is it free but compulsory. I bet this will get buried in some 'security patch' that Windows Update will not let you avoid.
Microsoft making advertising a part of the kernel...Since when is advertising an essential service to the system or user? If this isn't some sort of a sick joke then Microsoft need to take a long hard look at themselves in the mirror and consider what they've become. It amazes me (especially after this announcement) how blatantly Microsoft can prove their priorities have nothing to do with the user yet still some businesses and even governments consider purchasing Microsoft products first. Those managers in purchasing positions that still buy Microsoft products when there is any sort of an alternative, let alone a good free one are now clearly demonstrating their own ineptitude.
>> She advocates the idea that privacy is not primarily a political expediency, but rather a biological one. Suggesting that technological design doesn't have to take a 'soup OR salad' approach,
Nice soundbite. Has anyone got a clue if this actually means anything or is it just psuedo-intellectual drivel?
>> So, how would using open source benefit the users? Because if the BBC use Windows-only tech. it means all non-windows users are obliged to buy Windows just to watch BBC stuff even if they don't want it otherwise.
>> Is the market share of Windows in Europe much lower than in the US? Probably. Unlike most US gov. departments, Many euro governments have policies that are designed to consider Open source alternatives to just falling lock-step into line with Microsofts' monopolistic strategy.
Also don't forget security issues of non-US governments. Microsoft is a US company that repeatedly demonstrates they have no ability/motivation to secure software. Also their strenuous denials but nevertheless demonstrably existant usage-logging/reporting (which is even worse in Vista) proves MS are outright liars and the general trend to get even worse. This raises obvious concerns about the possible existence of spying backdoors avialable to US organisations like the NSA. Now factor in the massive licencing costs of MS products, it all gives non-US governments and companies real motivation to use alternatives.
I can't beleive they designed them that way.... that if the batteries completely drain they're lost forever, even if they later recharge again (when the storm has moved on). Have NASA never heard of boot loaders and non-volatile memory?
Please, lets move into at least the last quarter of the 20th century and finally kill this stupid 80 column de-facto standard once and for all.
Just about all hardware past about 1990 is capable of more than 80 columns display. There isn't a single display around today that is absolutely fixed at 80 columns. Even most VTxxx terminsals have a 132 column display mode.
The other retarded argument I've heard in workplaces that mandate 80 columns is that people seem to incorrectly think that printers still have a single fixed font, like the old line printer days or whatever.
Frcing programmers to break at 80 lines doesn't force shorter lines, it just forces line breaks to be inserted in the middle of them. This makes code really unreadable in comparison to not having a line length limit.
By and large programmers don't write stupidly long lines. Why make a rule to solve a non-existent problem?
Thats baloney. If you use sufficently explanatory variable names and a decent amount of white space to promote readability, 80 columns is definately not enough. Espcially for Java, where everything needs loads of casts.
Isn't it amazing how Microsoft seem hell-bent on continuing to make their products just ideal for sending virusses.
It seems powerpoint and word are both designed to just blindly execute whatever is embedded in their document formats. Talk about a ridiculous strategy. Why have a program execute documents in the first place?
The only reason I did, was because I wanted a small but multi-function printer (scanner, fax, printer) and couldn't find a reasonably priced laser one.
What magic does Microsoft have that they can release such crappy products as Xbox and Vista yet still the general public forgives them? THis guy had 11 faulty Xboxes yet still gives Microsoft an 8 out of 10!!! whats up with that?
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OpenXML definition allows it to contain BLOBs (binary large objects) in undocumented formats.
This reduces OpenXML to just marketing bullshit with no real substance, because we all know Microsoft will just use/store their old formats as a BLOB in an OpenXML wrapper which continues to ensure no-one else can read it, yet allows them to say that they are using a publically available standard.
is that you're hunched over them. If used for extended periods of time, the result is terrible back problems.
Good points, but the reason they (rightly) don't give a shit about what happens to you if you're obese is that its self-inflicted.
Why should we care about obese people when they can't even make any effort to look after themselves?
Thanks for emphasising my point. Anyone with an ounce of sense would also look at the amount of food they are eating regardless of whether they feel full-up or if it has fructose or not.
America has a massive 'find anything else to blame for my lack of common sense/responsibility' culture. You're just demonstrating your own conformity with that by making excuses as if obesity was some sort of unavoidable disease.
the whole Windows desktop usually locks-up if you have one operation in progress and you try and start another operation, even under Vista. Having a multi-core CPU makes little or no improvement either.
Blame the mentality of the stupid people that have absolutely no self-control and societies that promote the concept that its 'ok to be who you are' no matter how gluttonous or morbidly obese that may be.
IT excellent the way Microsoft are doing a great job promoting reasons to switch to Linux.
Clearly their remaining users are all windows fanboys who will put up with absolutely anything and then come back for more. So Microsoft, how about using that for some really intrusive stuff like putting advertising functionality directly in the kernel or add even more snooping software?
Oh its all ready gone live on windows update you say...
>> Are they planning on releasing the software for free?
I'll go one stage further and guess that not only is it free but compulsory. I bet this will get buried in some 'security patch' that Windows Update will not let you avoid.
Microsoft making advertising a part of the kernel...Since when is advertising an essential service to
the system or user?
If this isn't some sort of a sick joke then Microsoft need to take a long hard look at themselves in the mirror and consider what they've become.
It amazes me (especially after this announcement) how blatantly Microsoft can prove their priorities have nothing to do with the user yet still some businesses and even governments consider purchasing Microsoft products first.
Those managers in purchasing positions that still buy Microsoft products when there is any sort of an alternative, let alone a good free one are now clearly demonstrating their own ineptitude.
I'd be really pissed at this.
>> She advocates the idea that privacy is not primarily a political expediency, but rather a biological one. Suggesting that technological design doesn't have to take a 'soup OR salad' approach,
Nice soundbite. Has anyone got a clue if this actually means anything or is it just psuedo-intellectual drivel?
>> So, how would using open source benefit the users?
Because if the BBC use Windows-only tech. it means all non-windows users are obliged to buy Windows just to watch BBC stuff even if they don't want it otherwise.
>> Is the market share of Windows in Europe much lower than in the US?
Probably. Unlike most US gov. departments, Many euro governments have policies that are designed to consider Open source alternatives to just falling lock-step into line with Microsofts' monopolistic strategy.
Also don't forget security issues of non-US governments. Microsoft is a US company that repeatedly demonstrates they have no ability/motivation to secure software. Also their strenuous denials but nevertheless demonstrably existant usage-logging/reporting (which is even worse in Vista) proves MS are outright liars and the general trend to get even worse. This raises obvious concerns about the possible existence of spying backdoors avialable to US organisations like the NSA. Now factor in the massive licencing costs of MS products, it all gives non-US governments and companies real motivation to use alternatives.
>> Comcast has no real interest in preventing faster _download_ speeds than what is advertised if there is no line contention
Sure they do, they want you to feel the pain so you pay extra for their higher bandwidth service.
No its no good using p2p. Most if not all the ISP's do traffic shaping (read: bandwidth throttling) on p2p traffic.
I can't beleive they designed them that way....
that if the batteries completely drain they're lost forever, even if they later recharge again (when the storm has moved on).
Have NASA never heard of boot loaders and non-volatile memory?
Allow me to rephrase: I'm the guy telling you that operating under the assumption that your users have an 80 column display is positively detrimental.
Please, lets move into at least the last quarter of the 20th century and finally kill this stupid 80 column de-facto standard once and for all.
Just about all hardware past about 1990 is capable of more than 80 columns display. There isn't a single display around today that is absolutely fixed at 80 columns. Even most VTxxx terminsals have a 132 column display mode.
The other retarded argument I've heard in workplaces that mandate 80 columns is that people seem to incorrectly think that printers still have a single fixed font, like the old line printer days or whatever.
Frcing programmers to break at 80 lines doesn't force shorter lines, it just forces line breaks to be inserted in the middle of them. This makes code really unreadable in comparison to not having a line length limit.
By and large programmers don't write stupidly long lines. Why make a rule to solve a non-existent problem?
>> Assuming 80 columns is still useful.
No, lets not because it really isn't.
Thats baloney.
If you use sufficently explanatory variable names and a decent amount of white space to promote readability, 80 columns is definately not enough. Espcially for Java, where everything needs loads of casts.
Isn't it amazing how Microsoft seem hell-bent on continuing to make their products just ideal for sending virusses.
It seems powerpoint and word are both designed to just blindly execute whatever is embedded in their document formats. Talk about a ridiculous strategy. Why have a program execute documents in the first place?
The only reason I did, was because I wanted a small but multi-function printer (scanner, fax, printer) and couldn't find a reasonably priced laser one.
What magic does Microsoft have that they can release such crappy products as Xbox and Vista yet still the general public forgives them?
THis guy had 11 faulty Xboxes yet still gives Microsoft an 8 out of 10!!! whats up with that?
for the USA to advance out of the 19th century on this.
God is a safe bet? I don't think so.
Evolution is a better bet. At least there's some tangible evidence to support it.
we're slaves in a differnet way... more like wage slaves in trying to buy all this stuff.
Also, mind-slaves, in that once we own all this stuff it causes us to behave in more sheep-like conformant ways.