I don't get it. If SAP *did* steal Oracle's code, why would the *want* to do this? SAP is the number 1 application suite in use in the *world*. It doesn't make sense for them to steal code.
Could this lawsuit be nothing more than Larry being Larry?
Even moreso, the RIAA seems to be trying to walk away from the case and leaving the defendant poorer due to legal costs.
Imagine the effect if future victims of the RIAA know that if they try to defend themselves in court, they'll lose money no matter what.
If that isn't a chilling effect, then I don't know what is.
Exactly. I take this statement from the judge to mean, "You just can't drag this poor woman through 2 years of hell and expect to just walk away from it." I applaude the judge for his stand.
Steven Harper has a reputation for being a lap-dog of the US/UK.
I never understood this idea of Harper being a "lap dog" of the US. So, if we agree with the US on any matter (not including this matter), even if it's our own opinion not that of anybody elses, then we are a "lap dog", but if we disagree and bash our neighbours to the south, it's seen as "standing up for Canada"? I don't get it.
"C-Net says last year saw a 131 percent jump in digital sales, but overall the industry still saw about a 4 percent decline in revenue. Some executives at this week's Digital Music Forum East conference lashed out at Jobs, blaming Apple and its CEO for their troubles.
Man, I laughed my ass off when I read this one. So, there's a 4 percent decline in overall revenue. The only reason they could find is Steve Jobs? Of course, it wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that their products suck, would it? No, they would never look at themselves and wonder why sales are down. I guess their latest "pop tarts" aren't bringing in the money they were a long time ago. Oh, and I'm sure the lawsuits aren't affecting the revenue line. Nah - it's got to be Steve Jobs, isn't it?
As much as I don't want another election, I hope the Conservatives' upcoming budget is defeated, so that any of Oda's bills will die on the table when the government falls.
The problem is that if it isn't Oda, it'll be somebody else. The movie and music industries will just turn their attention to the next Heritage Minister. No matter what political party is in power, the movie and music industry will always shmooze with the government to get their way.
Users absolutely hated the first iteration of the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program, and their protests pressured the company into revising it about a year after it launched in July 2005.
Reversed it? I just recently had to download it to even get to the update screen. WTF? It's not reversed, it's still there.
So, this leaves two questions:
1. How can you get the updates without having to download WGA?
Why not sue whoever was letting a 14 year old play a rated M game for hours on end? No, we must sue the ones with the most money instead. Great logic.
And this surprises anyone? Whenever anything like this happens, the typical responses are:
1. Sue the game manufacturers/gun makers/etc.
2. Call on the government for greater gun/game/crime control.
3. Go to the media to plead your case.
Really, we should be looking for reasons why this 14 year old chose to shoot his family. Yes, it was his choice. He could have chosen to talk to a school councellor, or a friend, or somebody in authority, but instead he chose to pull a weapon. What was going on behind the scenes? Was home life just fine or something horrible? Unfortunately, we will never find out. Instead, we have people who want to push their anger towards somebody else who will give them compensation for their "pain". They'll never admit that they didn't know what was going on in the house. Heck, even if they did, they won't admit that either.
I've played a few of the GTA/James Bond/FPS games. Heck, I've even played the NHL series from 2001-2006 and I don't have an urge to body-check somebody into a store shop. Just turning around and suing game manufacturers is a knee-jerk reaction to this horrible event. Instead of looking at the peripheral factors, how about looking to the true source of problems?
...you know, they could actually make a profit if they stopped these stupid lawsuits and stopped paying the lawyers. The legal fees alone must eat away all their profits. Obviously, somebody in the braintrust of the RIAA hasn't looked at this yet.
A victory for the victims of cyber-bullying, or missed chance by thin-skinned Ghyslain to cash-in as the next William 'She Bangs' Hung?
If it was a case where the video was taken at face value, then I'd say he missed out on an opportunity. But remember what happened to this video: the kids who put it on the net edited the video to add flactulence when he moved and the words, "Boy - we're screwed". It was edited and put out there to be nothing but embarrasing. He was made fun of his size and his lack of agility for something that, according to the family, should have never gotten into the public domain.
I know that bullying will never stop, and "cyber-bullying" is still bullying using a different medium. However, I'm glad this was dealt with the way it was. When you're made fun of because of your weight/looks/personality, is shouldn't be tollerated at all.
Oh, and whoever says (as another/.er mentioned) that, "...if he's overweight, he should work out..." knows nothing about genetics or his lifestyle.
Anyone have a deathwatch-type clock running for SCO?
Good luck. This has been going on for 3 years. I don't think this will end anytime soon. SCO will still find a way to delay/bog down the trial. I ultimately believe SCO will go down in flames. I just don't think it'll be as soon as we think.
You've forgotten the back-story and the movie clips in the middle:
So one day, you (as the hero) are walking through the 'hood, waving to the hos, and looking for your next fix. Suddenly, a van screaches up beside you and a couple of bad-asses jump out and start dissing you. It's time to defend your terretory from these a-holes! You challenge them to meet on your turf, and they agree to... Gangsta Ping Pong!
Don't forget the "hot coffee" mod for when you win the tournament...
Until now I was sure that the only thing with a higher TCO than Oracle was a Sea Stallion helicopter (38 hours of maintenance required for every hour of flight). I guess I never thought about SAP TCO because most of the SAP rollouts I heard about failed.
But all we hear about is SAP projects that failed - we hardly/never hear of any successful ones. I've been doing software rollouts for PeopleSoft/Oracle for 4 years now, and I can tell you that while Oracle's product may have a lower TCO, it's usability sucks. It's probably the most cumbersome product I have ever used. In addition, it's security setups are so old, it's a surprise that they still use it. From what I've seen with PeopleSoft and SAP (though I admit I haven't seen SAP as extensively as PeopleSoft), their usability and security is LIGHT YEARS ahead of Oracle's. IMO, TCO cannot be the only reason that a company looks at an ERP suite. Fit and usability are a better indicators.
Oh agreed (and I do though iTunes). I was just trying, in my lame attempt, to create some humour. However, the last time this "levy" was applied, the Canadian Supreme Court (I believe) ruled that the levy effectively covers the copyright issue, and that downloading was therefore legal in Canada. Bringing this back will only do the same thing. Some politician wing-nut is not thinking this through.
However, there are Bible authorities OTHER than the Catholic Church that's developing translations from the Dead Sea scrolls. My guess is that the ones that "won't see the light of day" already are.
If they bring the levy back, means I've paid my levy for the copyrights of my downloaded songs. That means I can give up my iTunes account in favour of a torrent account and get my music that way. Why not? I've paid the "levy", so I no longer in "violation" of fair use - I've paid for the copyright.
...on viruses, malware and spyware, and how to get rid of them. I've lost count the number of times I've had family and friends tell me their computer is either running slow or popping up images of pron/viagara ads/etc. When I ask them if they've ever scanned for spyware, they look at me like I have two heads. So, I would devote a whole chapter to that.
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Could this lawsuit be nothing more than Larry being Larry?
There's an interesting quote from The Globe And Mail article on this:
"This isn't really about protecting intellectual property," said Forrester Research analyst Ray Wang. "This is all about the art of war."
Exactly. I take this statement from the judge to mean, "You just can't drag this poor woman through 2 years of hell and expect to just walk away from it." I applaude the judge for his stand.
I never understood this idea of Harper being a "lap dog" of the US. So, if we agree with the US on any matter (not including this matter), even if it's our own opinion not that of anybody elses, then we are a "lap dog", but if we disagree and bash our neighbours to the south, it's seen as "standing up for Canada"? I don't get it.
Man, I laughed my ass off when I read this one. So, there's a 4 percent decline in overall revenue. The only reason they could find is Steve Jobs? Of course, it wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that their products suck, would it? No, they would never look at themselves and wonder why sales are down. I guess their latest "pop tarts" aren't bringing in the money they were a long time ago. Oh, and I'm sure the lawsuits aren't affecting the revenue line. Nah - it's got to be Steve Jobs, isn't it?
Please. How lame can you get?
With all of the logistical/upgrade/support problems in this release, Microsoft should change the Vista's slogran from "Wow!" to "Doh!"
The problem is that if it isn't Oda, it'll be somebody else. The movie and music industries will just turn their attention to the next Heritage Minister. No matter what political party is in power, the movie and music industry will always shmooze with the government to get their way.
Here's why.
I guess the only thing left to say is,
Na na naa na...na na naa na...hey hey hey...goodbye...
Obviously, whoever modded this comment down didn't appreciate the humour of the above post. I'd hate to see what happens to *that* person's user id...
I nominate this guy.
Reversed it? I just recently had to download it to even get to the update screen. WTF? It's not reversed, it's still there.
So, this leaves two questions:
1. How can you get the updates without having to download WGA?
2. Anybody know how I can get rid of it?
And this surprises anyone? Whenever anything like this happens, the typical responses are:
1. Sue the game manufacturers/gun makers/etc.
2. Call on the government for greater gun/game/crime control.
3. Go to the media to plead your case.
Really, we should be looking for reasons why this 14 year old chose to shoot his family. Yes, it was his choice. He could have chosen to talk to a school councellor, or a friend, or somebody in authority, but instead he chose to pull a weapon. What was going on behind the scenes? Was home life just fine or something horrible? Unfortunately, we will never find out. Instead, we have people who want to push their anger towards somebody else who will give them compensation for their "pain". They'll never admit that they didn't know what was going on in the house. Heck, even if they did, they won't admit that either.
I've played a few of the GTA/James Bond/FPS games. Heck, I've even played the NHL series from 2001-2006 and I don't have an urge to body-check somebody into a store shop. Just turning around and suing game manufacturers is a knee-jerk reaction to this horrible event. Instead of looking at the peripheral factors, how about looking to the true source of problems?
Could somebody please post english translations of the articles? Thanks.
...you know, they could actually make a profit if they stopped these stupid lawsuits and stopped paying the lawyers. The legal fees alone must eat away all their profits. Obviously, somebody in the braintrust of the RIAA hasn't looked at this yet.
Agreed. How about if I just want to play WOW without the vulgar and obscene comments? Whether or not it's GLBT friendly or not?
If it was a case where the video was taken at face value, then I'd say he missed out on an opportunity. But remember what happened to this video: the kids who put it on the net edited the video to add flactulence when he moved and the words, "Boy - we're screwed". It was edited and put out there to be nothing but embarrasing. He was made fun of his size and his lack of agility for something that, according to the family, should have never gotten into the public domain.
I know that bullying will never stop, and "cyber-bullying" is still bullying using a different medium. However, I'm glad this was dealt with the way it was. When you're made fun of because of your weight/looks/personality, is shouldn't be tollerated at all.
Oh, and whoever says (as another /.er mentioned) that, "...if he's overweight, he should work out..." knows nothing about genetics or his lifestyle.
Good luck. This has been going on for 3 years. I don't think this will end anytime soon. SCO will still find a way to delay/bog down the trial. I ultimately believe SCO will go down in flames. I just don't think it'll be as soon as we think.
So one day, you (as the hero) are walking through the 'hood, waving to the hos, and looking for your next fix. Suddenly, a van screaches up beside you and a couple of bad-asses jump out and start dissing you. It's time to defend your terretory from these a-holes! You challenge them to meet on your turf, and they agree to ... Gangsta Ping Pong!
Don't forget the "hot coffee" mod for when you win the tournament...
(Yeah, I know...it's lame...)
But all we hear about is SAP projects that failed - we hardly/never hear of any successful ones. I've been doing software rollouts for PeopleSoft/Oracle for 4 years now, and I can tell you that while Oracle's product may have a lower TCO, it's usability sucks. It's probably the most cumbersome product I have ever used. In addition, it's security setups are so old, it's a surprise that they still use it. From what I've seen with PeopleSoft and SAP (though I admit I haven't seen SAP as extensively as PeopleSoft), their usability and security is LIGHT YEARS ahead of Oracle's. IMO, TCO cannot be the only reason that a company looks at an ERP suite. Fit and usability are a better indicators.
Oh agreed (and I do though iTunes). I was just trying, in my lame attempt, to create some humour. However, the last time this "levy" was applied, the Canadian Supreme Court (I believe) ruled that the levy effectively covers the copyright issue, and that downloading was therefore legal in Canada. Bringing this back will only do the same thing. Some politician wing-nut is not thinking this through.
However, there are Bible authorities OTHER than the Catholic Church that's developing translations from the Dead Sea scrolls. My guess is that the ones that "won't see the light of day" already are.
Anybody got a mirror site?
If they bring the levy back, means I've paid my levy for the copyrights of my downloaded songs. That means I can give up my iTunes account in favour of a torrent account and get my music that way. Why not? I've paid the "levy", so I no longer in "violation" of fair use - I've paid for the copyright.
Not so bad, if you get to choose who you share it with!
Even better if I can avoid using Google and use "direct connect".
...on viruses, malware and spyware, and how to get rid of them. I've lost count the number of times I've had family and friends tell me their computer is either running slow or popping up images of pron/viagara ads/etc. When I ask them if they've ever scanned for spyware, they look at me like I have two heads. So, I would devote a whole chapter to that.