Bush and Kerry refused to support this, I believe on the grounds there would be absolutely no feasible way to move the US towards the requirements listed. The cost would also be untenable.
If something like this sells, it just makes custom building of PCs more attractive IMO.
I don't think you read this correctly, or you don't actually build your own computers.
Phoenix owns the Award BIOS now. All major OEM motherboard makers that you could reasonably expect to use to build your own computers use their BIOS. Thus, building your own computer does not, in any way, protect you from this.
Looks like we've gotten a heads up on whose equipment not to buy anymore.
Yes, of course, we'll just boycott one of the two BIOS makers out there! Phoenix bought the Award makers a long time ago, remember? And the other BIOS builder...is AMI. They also make DRM-enabled BIOSes.
At this point, I can't think of a worthwhile motherboard maker out there that doesn't use the Phoenix Award BIOS. Essentially, it's up to the OEMs, at least...for now.
If this wasn't known since December of 2002, what cause do I have not to believe it's been happening everywhere?
Being a victim hasn't affected ME yet, once it does, I'll fight the bill, get a new card number, and be on my way.
This is relatively meaningless to us.
Seriously though, what about those of us who can't code? Or better yet, those of us who code *exclusively* in a another language? I hear this all the time, but no one's come up with a good way for us to contribute effectively, besides just saying "This is broken, please fix it."
The first person who things of a good way to do this is going to be the one that changes the future of software.
What do you expect from an OS that, for nearly the length of its existence, was exclusively for the most 'hardcore' of users?
What do you expect from an OS that requires you to RTFM for everything you do?
What do you expect from a crowd of people who's egos could squash a bug 300 ft away?
And frankly, I ADORE that attitude! What could possibly be more humanly satisfying that being BETTER than everyone else? This is a sociological necessity, and the fact that you've decided to disclude yourself from this is equivalent to giving up your rights to breed.
I firmly believe that the very reason open source software (including Linux) is popular on any scale is because of the choice involved.
If I have a task to perform, and there is just ONE solution, I'm stuck with it's quirks and annoyances (present in all software). I would much rather have many solutions, where I can learn of the pros and cons of each one and then choose a solution that works for that situation.
There are precious few software titles I have found that have problems with only SOME distributions (except Oracle, but they're trying). I think problems like this are problems with closed source software in general, and if this hinders growth in the mainstream, so be it.
This is exactly why BSD's ports, Gentoo's portage, and Debian's apt systems were invented.
I tired of installing software on Redhat very quickly after trying linux for the first time. I almost didn't pick it back up, but someone told me Debian made all those problems with dependencies go away.
Do yourself a favor and try one of the above. I run Gentoo currently, and I would NEVER go back to a an unintelligent package management system (like RPM) ever again.
We're replacing a liberal die-hard conservative with a republican die-hard conservative to head a company whose conservatism rivals Dubbya's lack of intelligence.
The last thing to do is get out of the house and go somewhere where there are NO distractions. Not Borders or Barnes and Nobles, but the local law school library, where nothing interests you and everybody else is working hard.
This is good advice. In fact, having seen this topic, I simply scanned the page looking for this particular advice so that I could reply to it.
I have this problem, amazingly so. It is a constant battle. I have exercised, but only when someone pushed me out the door. I have made lists of small work-related increments, but I found that after having finished the list I felt like "Well done! Let's see what's on/. today." I have tried visualizing getting started, but that only serves to catalyze the engine of my imagination. I'd seen advice like the above before, but ignored it (The library? I'd have to get up and go there.) until I realized it wasn't the place, the interests (I'll read about ANYTHING ELSE if it isn't work...sound familiar?), or myself. The key was the other people working.
Being a geek, many of us are unfamiliar (or simply choose to disbelieve it, we are all smarter than everyone else, after all!) with the way sociological phenomena actually affect our daily lives. Without actually going into the details involved, suffice to say if you are in a place where people are working, that is, more than one, and you can see them, YOU will want to work, as well. We are all washed by the social currents, it's just that more often than not we just try all the harder to get away from them. In this case, if you want to become motivated (this includes exercise, and anything else), meet and become friends with someone who does. Or better yet, don't. Go and just be in a place where others are doing the activity you wish to work at. You will get your objective accomplished, and you will meet people while you're at it.
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Bush and Kerry refused to support this, I believe on the grounds there would be absolutely no feasible way to move the US towards the requirements listed. The cost would also be untenable.
I don't think you read this correctly, or you don't actually build your own computers.
Phoenix owns the Award BIOS now. All major OEM motherboard makers that you could reasonably expect to use to build your own computers use their BIOS. Thus, building your own computer does not, in any way, protect you from this.
Yes, of course, we'll just boycott one of the two BIOS makers out there! Phoenix bought the Award makers a long time ago, remember? And the other BIOS builder...is AMI. They also make DRM-enabled BIOSes.
At this point, I can't think of a worthwhile motherboard maker out there that doesn't use the Phoenix Award BIOS. Essentially, it's up to the OEMs, at least...for now.
But where are the people reverse engineering the EARLY kids' consoles, like the Socrates? I'm sure there are a few left in your collective attics...
I used to get CDs with my paper all the time. Of course, they were from AOL...
And in other breaking news, a great chorus of laughter could be heard clear across the country, apparently originating from California.
If this wasn't known since December of 2002, what cause do I have not to believe it's been happening everywhere? Being a victim hasn't affected ME yet, once it does, I'll fight the bill, get a new card number, and be on my way. This is relatively meaningless to us.
HAHAHAHAHA Ayn Rand! That's great.
Seriously though, what about those of us who can't code? Or better yet, those of us who code *exclusively* in a another language? I hear this all the time, but no one's come up with a good way for us to contribute effectively, besides just saying "This is broken, please fix it."
The first person who things of a good way to do this is going to be the one that changes the future of software.
Computers are USEFUL? What now?
What do you expect from an OS that, for nearly the length of its existence, was exclusively for the most 'hardcore' of users?
What do you expect from an OS that requires you to RTFM for everything you do?
What do you expect from a crowd of people who's egos could squash a bug 300 ft away?
And frankly, I ADORE that attitude! What could possibly be more humanly satisfying that being BETTER than everyone else? This is a sociological necessity, and the fact that you've decided to disclude yourself from this is equivalent to giving up your rights to breed.
Yes, this is almost a joke.
Why is this insightful?
I firmly believe that the very reason open source software (including Linux) is popular on any scale is because of the choice involved.
If I have a task to perform, and there is just ONE solution, I'm stuck with it's quirks and annoyances (present in all software). I would much rather have many solutions, where I can learn of the pros and cons of each one and then choose a solution that works for that situation.
There are precious few software titles I have found that have problems with only SOME distributions (except Oracle, but they're trying). I think problems like this are problems with closed source software in general, and if this hinders growth in the mainstream, so be it.
This is exactly why BSD's ports, Gentoo's portage, and Debian's apt systems were invented.
I tired of installing software on Redhat very quickly after trying linux for the first time. I almost didn't pick it back up, but someone told me Debian made all those problems with dependencies go away.
Do yourself a favor and try one of the above. I run Gentoo currently, and I would NEVER go back to a an unintelligent package management system (like RPM) ever again.
I think I'll have a good cry.
The full changelog is here.
At least, that's what I'm conditioned to think, and so far it's worked out.
This is good advice. In fact, having seen this topic, I simply scanned the page looking for this particular advice so that I could reply to it.
I have this problem, amazingly so. It is a constant battle. I have exercised, but only when someone pushed me out the door. I have made lists of small work-related increments, but I found that after having finished the list I felt like "Well done! Let's see what's on /. today." I have tried visualizing getting started, but that only serves to catalyze the engine of my imagination. I'd seen advice like the above before, but ignored it (The library? I'd have to get up and go there.) until I realized it wasn't the place, the interests (I'll read about ANYTHING ELSE if it isn't work...sound familiar?), or myself. The key was the other people working.
Being a geek, many of us are unfamiliar (or simply choose to disbelieve it, we are all smarter than everyone else, after all!) with the way sociological phenomena actually affect our daily lives. Without actually going into the details involved, suffice to say if you are in a place where people are working, that is, more than one, and you can see them, YOU will want to work, as well. We are all washed by the social currents, it's just that more often than not we just try all the harder to get away from them. In this case, if you want to become motivated (this includes exercise, and anything else), meet and become friends with someone who does. Or better yet, don't. Go and just be in a place where others are doing the activity you wish to work at. You will get your objective accomplished, and you will meet people while you're at it.
This is the greatest lesson I learned in college.