What a _____(fill blank with expletive of choice)! -and you can quote me on that!
I do not see what all the fuss is about. Reality and News have always had only a nodding acquaintance. Fabrication is never considered a bad thing in journalism unless it takes the form of plagiarizing another reporter's creativity without proper credit. See Tom Lehrer's Nicolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky for an excellent example of the process.
Obviously this supports its primary design specification: The Pencil Pusher Pension Preservation Program. Now as to REAL space advancement, I would advice taking the one giant leap of.....Learning Chinese...
One point there: Apple Records basically sold out a few years back. The remaining Beatles do not own it. Every time you hear Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" on the radio. rememebr: the curent owner: Michael Jackson, gest the ASCAP royalty.... You perhaps wondered about the money?
Back in the pre-CG days of the 1930s, Warner Brothers was constantly fielding complaints over the level of violence Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig Daffy Duck and the immortal (Lucky for him) Elmer Fudd were constantly portraying. After all: Seeing Bugs put a finger in Elmer's hunting rifle and having it blow up on Elmer with the only result being soot on face, a flower petal looking gun barrel and no problem for Bug's finger was only encouraging our youth to take similar actions... As the saying goes: Nothing new here, move on.
In the early days of the automobile, there were regulations that a fellow with a lamp walk several hundred yards in front of the car warning any horses out of the way lest they be startled by the new gadget. Many laws now seem equally in tune with the technological realities
Well since trademarks are industriy specific, and since TigerDirect is worried about their Google rank, the answer is obvious: They could change their name to "L@@K! CHEAP V1AGRA!"
But since this will not create money for the W.I.S.* it will never fly.
If I recall correctly... OS/2 was used by IBM as the foundation for the S390 emulator software they use as the foundation platform on which they run the Z/OS or S/390 enviornment. This runs their current crop of mainframes. The Mainframe Market is small these days comapred to the past, but there are still organizations that use "Big Iron".
Legal, Protected, Right, Wrong.... These words mean nothing. The issue here is lawyers and money. Being on the "right" side of an issue only depends on how may weasels in suits you can hire..
As it clearly states in form A22-31025b-001a sub paragraph 15 the responsibility for this massive screw up occured in a whole different department. Our exhaustive overhaul of the paperwork used in the Shuttle Program (see descriptive Powerpoint presentation scheduled at 12:00), resulted in 14 worker's comp claims for paper cuts. So, as you see, we are right on top of the safety issue..
Was not this exact same debate taking place at the adoption of Kernel 2.2? That was when I stopped using Linux and defected to BSD (Both Net and Free), then completed my heretical behavior by switching to Mac.
Indeed. Who makes the best mouse-click and type-in-the- name look up. Who CARES? My favorite search engine is...my BRAIN and eyes and a good shell program. On any system that supports any version of Norton Comander/ Midnite Commander, I can usually find a file in pretty short order.
Apple built a OS worthy of the copying. Imitation is the highest flattery. To do that thing, Microsoft worked hard and long. Horn in with a product that crashes?, A product that looks nice but never delivers? A truly awful copy that spend more time down then up? Think of it for what it truly is: Microsoft should be arrested for making an obscene clone fall.
PROC OPTIONS (MAIN); PUT LIST ('PL/1? WHO WOULD REMEMBER THAT ICKY THING?'); END;
Actually, BT is a good source of the movies Hollyweird will never distribute in the US. Hong Kong, India, Eastern Europe, South Africa..etc. The world is full of creativity and that is far more then can be said for Hollywood. Does anyone know a good source for the Polish film Avalon with subs? -it Makes the Matrix look boring....
I know what you refer to about older 911 centers. I used to support the IT in a SW town (pop apx 1 million), back in the day. Our main 911 data system ran on a VMS based PDP box, the city court system (warrants) ran on a IBM Mainframe with the other City services. The city maps were on a PRIME (remember them?) system. Cop dispatch was on another PDP on a RSTS based system. Somehow we fed a BTAM link from NCIC into this mess. Each cop car had a flat screen display on which we wove all these separate systems into one printout. We had a somewhat more sophisticated screen for the 911 ladies. Each cop car had a camera and recorder in it. No real-time display, just a beta VCR tape that was pulled, logged stored and recycled each month. I have kept some contacts there and things are vastly different today.
The center I visited lately was west coast and was VERY sophisticated. The feeds I spoke of were not "on" but could be initiated if a emergency was declared.
As to Cameras... Have you ever taken a tour of your local 911 call center? I am sure you may have spotted the camera at that busy street you buzzed through at +10mph over limit, but, from the vantage point of the watcher's seat you can see pedestrian ways, many sidewalks, fronts of buildings (complete with hordes of people making use of now illegal cigarette lighters).
Some larger cities have direct hooks to the feeds from malls, public buildings, many office skyscrapers, heck even some MacDs and other such places.
I realize that fear of scratching my privates in public and having that magic moment recorded for all eternity in some bureaucrat's get_my_jollies file is not in the same league as "combatting terrorism" (tm). I realize that "bend over and cough" is the new standard of good citizenship, but, it would really be nice if just once, all busybody types would experience a busted snoot when they poke it into other people's business.
Well actually, the True Believer will go waaaaay back before this Unix upstart and enter the command CATALOG from a Apple Basic 3.3 prompt, or if "modern school", CAT on a ProDOS line.
Everytime I try to understand a *nix shell parm I have to switch to Emacs and ask the Doctor....
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What a _____(fill blank with expletive of choice)! -and you can quote me on that!
I do not see what all the fuss is about. Reality and News have always had only a nodding acquaintance. Fabrication is never considered a bad thing in journalism unless it takes the form of plagiarizing another reporter's creativity without proper credit. See Tom Lehrer's Nicolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky for an excellent example of the process.
Another REAL product? Will this ID included embeded Spyware an Adware like all their other products?
Attention K*Mart Shoppers....
a Blue Light Saber Special on Aisle 6...
Obviously this supports its primary design specification: The Pencil Pusher Pension Preservation Program. Now as to REAL space advancement, I would advice taking the one giant leap of.....Learning Chinese...
One point there: Apple Records basically sold out a few years back. The remaining Beatles do not own it. Every time you hear Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" on the radio. rememebr: the curent owner: Michael Jackson, gest the ASCAP royalty.... You perhaps wondered about the money?
Back in the pre-CG days of the 1930s, Warner Brothers was constantly fielding complaints over the level of violence Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig Daffy Duck and the immortal (Lucky for him) Elmer Fudd were constantly portraying. After all: Seeing Bugs put a finger in Elmer's hunting rifle and having it blow up on Elmer with the only result being soot on face, a flower petal looking gun barrel and no problem for Bug's finger was only encouraging our youth to take similar actions...
As the saying goes: Nothing new here, move on.
In the early days of the automobile, there were regulations that a fellow with a lamp walk several hundred yards in front of the car warning any horses out of the way lest they be startled by the new gadget. Many laws now seem equally in tune with the technological realities
Well since trademarks are industriy specific, and since TigerDirect is worried about their Google rank, the answer is obvious: They could change their name to "L@@K! CHEAP V1AGRA!"
But since this will not create money for the W.I.S.* it will never fly.
* W.I.S. Weasels In Suits -Lawyers
Indeed there is: Microsoft writes crap software. See? no conspiracy, just a lousy product.
If I recall correctly... OS/2 was used by IBM as the foundation for the S390 emulator software they use as the foundation platform on which they run the Z/OS or S/390 enviornment. This runs their current crop of mainframes. The Mainframe Market is small these days comapred to the past, but there are still organizations that use "Big Iron".
Legal, Protected, Right, Wrong.... These words mean nothing. The issue here is lawyers and money. Being on the "right" side of an issue only depends on how may weasels in suits you can hire..
Could it be that protecting Gays is a specific protection and Microsoft is far more familiar with General Protection? Fault their decision? Never!
As it clearly states in form A22-31025b-001a sub paragraph 15 the responsibility for this massive screw up occured in a whole different department. Our exhaustive overhaul of the paperwork used in the Shuttle Program (see descriptive Powerpoint presentation scheduled at 12:00), resulted in 14 worker's comp claims for paper cuts. So, as you see, we are right on top of the safety issue..
In the Immortal and Forever words of Duke Nukem: "What a Mess!"
Was not this exact same debate taking place at the adoption of Kernel 2.2? That was when I stopped using Linux and defected to BSD (Both Net and Free), then completed my heretical behavior by switching to Mac.
Your rights end where the briefcase, Armani suit, and custom tooled calf loafers begin...
Indeed.
Who makes the best mouse-click and type-in-the- name look up. Who CARES?
My favorite search engine is...my BRAIN and eyes and a good shell program. On any system that supports any version of Norton Comander/ Midnite Commander, I can usually find a file in pretty short order.
All humans need to learn some (but NEVER achieve fluency in) W.I.Sish*
*W.I.S. Weasels in Suits
that same facility can look up the ISBN number on any book...and helpfully point you to Amazon to buy it..
Apple built a OS worthy of the copying. Imitation is the highest flattery. To do that thing, Microsoft worked hard and long. Horn in with a product that crashes?, A product that looks nice but never delivers? A truly awful copy that spend more time down then up? Think of it for what it truly is: Microsoft should be arrested for making an obscene clone fall.
PROC OPTIONS (MAIN); PUT LIST ('PL/1? WHO WOULD REMEMBER THAT ICKY THING?'); END;
Actually, BT is a good source of the movies Hollyweird will never distribute in the US. Hong Kong, India, Eastern Europe, South Africa..etc. The world is full of creativity and that is far more then can be said for Hollywood. Does anyone know a good source for the Polish film Avalon with subs? -it Makes the Matrix look boring....
I know what you refer to about older 911 centers. I used to support the IT in a SW town (pop apx 1 million), back in the day. Our main 911 data system ran on a VMS based PDP box, the city court system (warrants) ran on a IBM Mainframe with the other City services. The city maps were on a PRIME (remember them?) system. Cop dispatch was on another PDP on a RSTS based system. Somehow we fed a BTAM link from NCIC into this mess. Each cop car had a flat screen display on which we wove all these separate systems into one printout. We had a somewhat more sophisticated screen for the 911 ladies. Each cop car had a camera and recorder in it. No real-time display, just a beta VCR tape that was pulled, logged stored and recycled each month. I have kept some contacts there and things are vastly different today.
The center I visited lately was west coast and was VERY sophisticated. The feeds I spoke of were not "on" but could be initiated if a emergency was declared.
As to Cameras...
Have you ever taken a tour of your local 911 call center? I am sure you may have spotted the camera at that busy street you buzzed through at +10mph over limit, but, from the vantage point of the watcher's seat you can see pedestrian ways, many sidewalks, fronts of buildings (complete with hordes of people making use of now illegal cigarette lighters).
Some larger cities have direct hooks to the feeds from malls, public buildings, many office skyscrapers, heck even some MacDs and other such places.
I realize that fear of scratching my privates in public and having that magic moment recorded for all eternity in some bureaucrat's get_my_jollies file is not in the same league as "combatting terrorism" (tm). I realize that "bend over and cough" is the new standard of good citizenship, but, it would really be nice if just once, all busybody types would experience a busted snoot when they poke it into other people's business.
Well actually, the True Believer will go waaaaay back before this Unix upstart and enter the command CATALOG from a Apple Basic 3.3 prompt, or if "modern school", CAT on a ProDOS line.
Everytime I try to understand a *nix shell parm I have to switch to Emacs and ask the Doctor....
BSOD -Ultimate standard