Wikileaks, which is revealing the truth about governments and therefore aiding (in a way) the democratic process - is being killed off because it is risky for companies to continue supporting it....
No, Assange has a very clear vendetta against the U.S. What other governments has he targeted with such enthusiasm as he has the U.S? The next dump is reportedly going to involve U.S. banks.
He's a weak little metrosexual man who craves the spotlight. That's all. Wikileaks stopped being Wikileaks about three years ago.
What about corporate licensing? We bought a site license to cover our 1200 users. Then we made a standard Window 7 image with all of our applications and policies in place and sent that to our hardware vendor.
This is what a lot of corporations do and kind of shoots your theory in the foot.
Or is this still a Linux taking on Windows on the Desktop (but not the corporate desktop, shhh its our dirty secret)?
What they did with the Facebook address book is interesting - they said "you either play nice, or we won't" - and that's a VERY interesting corporate precedent they've established.
It basically translates into a simple "quid pro quo" - or perhaps even better "we only have to play nice, when others do".
Sounds a lot like all the Microsoft bashing comments over the last 10 years.
And you just perfectly described the "ME" generation.
"I want it NOW!"
I don't want to PAY for it!"
"You mean I have to WORK!"
"Just give it to me FREE!"
"Mommy, daddy! I NEED this!"
"I have to STUDY to pass!"
"MY poop smells like roses!"
"I'M A DELUSIONAL ASSHOLE WHO'S USED TO HAVING EVERYTHING GIVEN TO HIM/HER WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO LIFT A FINGER, CLEAN MY ROOM, OR SHOW ANY FREAKING RESPONSIBILITY!"
Just put all the above as your sig, that way people will know you're a fool and just ignore you. You're either under the age of 13 or in your 30's and you still think your entitled to anything you want without working for it. I'm freaking ashamed of you.
If you're to stupid to not scan things you download then you deserve every piece of crap you get.
You're correct on one aspect. We professionals use the Linux kernel to run VMware ESX so we can run multiple instances of Windows Server 2003 and 2008 along with SQL 2008 and other Microsoft server software like Active Directory.
Linux has nothing, NOTHING that can compete with Active Directory.
We like the stability of the kernel for virtual machines but that's about it.
Like previous commenters have said that they did not want to support multiple operating systems, I certain was not going to learn the quirks of 7 just for my family.
Wow, you're a dick.
Did your parents tell you that you could only play soccer or they wouldn't support you?
Did they say you could only eat refried beans or they wouldn't feed you?
To add to your kitchen comments make sure that all the outlets are at least waist high. Also (because the electrician won't care) I would put at the maximum two outlets per circuit and make sure your microwaves are on separate circuits. If possible have your kitchen circuit box separate from anything else. You won't believe the things people will want to buy for the kitchen:
Ice Tea Maker
Popcorn Popper
Crock pots
Their "special" espresso maker
Food processor
Juicer
Deep fryer
Hot plates
Toaster ovens
Ice cream makers
I've found that the kitchen is the biggest failure point electricity wise. The kitchen in a business (and the bathroom) are the places that feel most "normal" to people. They tend to treat them like the one at home.
Also, make sure your workstations have the electrical capability to handle:
Personal heaters
Electric blankets
Coffee warmers
All manner of fans, clocks, phone chargers, iPod chargers, and the weirdest thing you can think of sold on QVC or infommercials.
Yes, it seems silly and unprofessional but in the real world these things do happen and its the little creature comforts that keep people happy.
I first started on Linux in 1993 with Slackware and Kernel 0.94 I believe. You are not kidding about X. If you got X working you were an uber geek. I believe there were 66 floppies to install it.
Since then I've tried Suse, Mandrake, RedHat (a lot), Fedora, CentOS, Gentoo (a lot) and Ubuntu and every specialty distro in between (not joking) and keep coming back to Patrick's great distribution. It just flat works FOR ME.
I bet most central governments can do a better job than the answer to this question:
What's the current total amount of Bitcoins in existence?
"The number of blocks times the coin value of a block. The coin value is 50 bc per block for the first 210,000 blocks, 25 bc for the next 210,000 blocks, then 12.5 bc, 7.25 bc and so on.
As of October 30th 2009, there are about 26,000 blocks in the block chain, which means 26,000 * 50 bc = 1,300,000 bitcoins in existence. You can see the up-to-date number of blocks in the status bar of the Bitcoin main window."
That was nine months ago. It hasn't been updated and what they're saying is "you'll only know once you download and install our software thus adding more coins".
Not everyone wants a smartphone. If I didn't work in the IT field I wouldn't want one. I would like a phone that makes phone calls, takes pictures, supports texting and I don't have to have an "accessory" in order to carry/protect/advertise it.
I went around the office today and if my little marketing research check counts then Nokia is doing just fine.
Just because InfoWorld or Slashdot or ComputerWorld or SmartphonesDaily says something you all need to realize that they're actually talking about a very small segment of the population.
Your signature alone tells me about your grasp of things that the majority of people don't care about.
Asterisk is a joke in the home. The last time I checked I could get phone service for $9.95 a month and buy a cheap analog phone for $15.00. Do you really expect people to pay $830 for a 24 station analog card along with the computer and other crap they'll need to run Asterisk?
This Diaspora is nothing more than playing catch-up. Remember when you HAD to be on AOL then Craigslists was the poop, then MySpace, then Facebook and now Twitter? Its the idea and correct implementation and marketing that made those successful for the given period of time they were.
This is another project trying to collect the scraps from the tables of the big boys that will eventually be noted as, "Whatever happened to Diaspora? They haven't updated their logo contest in eight months!"
You mean standards like Flash and other rich content pages that don't make IE choke and take three minutes to load like Firefox?
You mean standards like full screen non-jerky/tearing video?
You mean standards like actually asking you if you want to upgrade instead of starting Firefox and five minutes later finally realizing that its taking so long because its upgrading and didn't tell you then every time you start it it brings up a restore session page along with its two minute loading:Choose your persona page" which takes so long to load because it chokes on "web standards"?
Or do you mean your standards like the fact that I have exactly four tabs open and Firefox is currently using 218,380 K and the plugin-container is using 209,572 K?
Cause my standards call for things to work. Kind of like IE 8 is doing right now with the same four tabs open and only using 91,912 K or RAM while Firefox is now at 216,652 and 213,905
Yes, lets dump ActiveX! Hell, why not just go back to Gopher!
My aunt recently retired and wanted a new computer, desk, chair, etc. While waiting for the Office Depot guy to go check on if the desk she liked came in different colors we started playing around with the Touchsmart 600-1050, the 23" model. It had Windows Touchscreen Pack on it which includes touchscreen Virtual Earth (amazing) and a bunch of other fun apps.
The best was this game where origami flowers float in a pond and you have a little paper boat to go around and gather them. The key is that you don't move the boat with your finger, you use your finger to make ripples in the pond. The harder you push the bigger the ripple. That's how you steer the boat. But, the ripples will also move the flower. Pretty damn cool.
She never intended to spend that much but we were so impressed that she did. When I was setting it up I realized I wasn't even using the mouse, I was using the on-screen keyboard and my finger. The best part: It only has one cord! Along with the wireless HP 4500 printer she went from having a snake's nest under her desk to only having two cords. To say she was happy and impressed is an understatement.
iPad's maybe the future of mobile but this thing is the future of home computing. Wireless mouse and keyboard, HDMI, every other video and audio hookup you can imagine and it just looks freaking cool.
What's your education level (do you have a degree)?
How is your relationship with your boss?
Do you have another job offer you could use as leverage
I don't know why the first post above got modded zero because unfortunately the AC is correct. Its nothing personal.
If they can't afford to complete projects then it is very likely they can't afford to give you a raise. Then again you are essentially exceeding your job description. If they hired you to write and then asked you to also edit other articles, that's one thing but they're asking you to take on a whole other role in a different department. I am curious though, how much does a writer for a blog site pull down?
Are you kidding me? So all I have to do is put Windows or Microsoft in the title and spew a bunch of BS and its rated informative?
Can you prove any of your claims other than you knew a Systems Administrator at Berkley (that has lots of them) telling you that their copiers used Windows?
Our Canon imageRunner's 5000 and 5070 don't use Windows nor do our Dell's or our HP's for that matter.
Or our color copier "a few years back" that used a Silicon Graphics Toaster.
I've been doing this for 18.5 years and I have never, ever heard about a copier getting a virus. You suck more than its possible to suck yet the lemmings rated you informative.
Does this site even have editors anymore or do they just go "Ooh, kdawson posted a bunch of bullshit again guaranteed to bring out more people posting more bullshit HEAD IN THE SAND! HEAD IN THE SAND!"
It doesn't matter because in eight months the sourceforge page won't have changed, there will be no files and the farthest he will have gotten is a:
YEAH PEOPLE, its time to design a logo for "insert project name". If your logo is picked you'll win a "insert shirt, button, hat, thong" with your logo on it!!!!!!!!!!!"
I agree, the first thing I thought was it looked like a trailer for a Final Fantasy game.
The characters faces show no emotion other than a slightly surprised look all the time.
$350 millions makes a lot of morals go out the window. If I made/controlled GPG and a company came to me and said $350 million, I'd say "Where do I sign?".
Slashdot Mirror
VGA-DVI exists. I bought two from Radio Shack on Monday.
Wikileaks, which is revealing the truth about governments and therefore aiding (in a way) the democratic process - is being killed off because it is risky for companies to continue supporting it....
No, Assange has a very clear vendetta against the U.S. What other governments has he targeted with such enthusiasm as he has the U.S? The next dump is reportedly going to involve U.S. banks.
He's a weak little metrosexual man who craves the spotlight. That's all. Wikileaks stopped being Wikileaks about three years ago.
What about corporate licensing? We bought a site license to cover our 1200 users. Then we made a standard Window 7 image with all of our applications and policies in place and sent that to our hardware vendor.
This is what a lot of corporations do and kind of shoots your theory in the foot.
Or is this still a Linux taking on Windows on the Desktop (but not the corporate desktop, shhh its our dirty secret)?
What they did with the Facebook address book is interesting - they said "you either play nice, or we won't" - and that's a VERY interesting corporate precedent they've established. It basically translates into a simple "quid pro quo" - or perhaps even better "we only have to play nice, when others do".
Sounds a lot like all the Microsoft bashing comments over the last 10 years.
But its the "Google" so its okay.
And you just perfectly described the "ME" generation.
"I want it NOW!"
I don't want to PAY for it!"
"You mean I have to WORK!"
"Just give it to me FREE!"
"Mommy, daddy! I NEED this!"
"I have to STUDY to pass!"
"MY poop smells like roses!"
"I'M A DELUSIONAL ASSHOLE WHO'S USED TO HAVING EVERYTHING GIVEN TO HIM/HER WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO LIFT A FINGER, CLEAN MY ROOM, OR SHOW ANY FREAKING RESPONSIBILITY!"
Just put all the above as your sig, that way people will know you're a fool and just ignore you. You're either under the age of 13 or in your 30's and you still think your entitled to anything you want without working for it. I'm freaking ashamed of you. If you're to stupid to not scan things you download then you deserve every piece of crap you get.
You're correct on one aspect. We professionals use the Linux kernel to run VMware ESX so we can run multiple instances of Windows Server 2003 and 2008 along with SQL 2008 and other Microsoft server software like Active Directory. Linux has nothing, NOTHING that can compete with Active Directory. We like the stability of the kernel for virtual machines but that's about it.
Like previous commenters have said that they did not want to support multiple operating systems, I certain was not going to learn the quirks of 7 just for my family.
Wow, you're a dick.
Did your parents tell you that you could only play soccer or they wouldn't support you?
Did they say you could only eat refried beans or they wouldn't feed you?
Yeah, you're a dick.
To add to your kitchen comments make sure that all the outlets are at least waist high. Also (because the electrician won't care) I would put at the maximum two outlets per circuit and make sure your microwaves are on separate circuits. If possible have your kitchen circuit box separate from anything else. You won't believe the things people will want to buy for the kitchen:
Ice Tea Maker
Popcorn Popper
Crock pots
Their "special" espresso maker
Food processor
Juicer
Deep fryer
Hot plates
Toaster ovens
Ice cream makers
I've found that the kitchen is the biggest failure point electricity wise. The kitchen in a business (and the bathroom) are the places that feel most "normal" to people. They tend to treat them like the one at home.
Also, make sure your workstations have the electrical capability to handle:
Personal heaters
Electric blankets
Coffee warmers
All manner of fans, clocks, phone chargers, iPod chargers, and the weirdest thing you can think of sold on QVC or infommercials.
Yes, it seems silly and unprofessional but in the real world these things do happen and its the little creature comforts that keep people happy.
I first started on Linux in 1993 with Slackware and Kernel 0.94 I believe. You are not kidding about X. If you got X working you were an uber geek. I believe there were 66 floppies to install it. Since then I've tried Suse, Mandrake, RedHat (a lot), Fedora, CentOS, Gentoo (a lot) and Ubuntu and every specialty distro in between (not joking) and keep coming back to Patrick's great distribution. It just flat works FOR ME.
That have a massive cult like following. App store a blatent ripoff of what linux users had a decade before
Hmm...This cult thing seems to be contagious.
I bet most central governments can do a better job than the answer to this question:
What's the current total amount of Bitcoins in existence?
"The number of blocks times the coin value of a block. The coin value is 50 bc per block for the first 210,000 blocks, 25 bc for the next 210,000 blocks, then 12.5 bc, 7.25 bc and so on. As of October 30th 2009, there are about 26,000 blocks in the block chain, which means 26,000 * 50 bc = 1,300,000 bitcoins in existence. You can see the up-to-date number of blocks in the status bar of the Bitcoin main window."
That was nine months ago. It hasn't been updated and what they're saying is "you'll only know once you download and install our software thus adding more coins".
Sniff, Sniff....I smell a pyramid scam.
So OpenGL and Linux have finally reached 2003? Personally I don't trust videos that don't show actual gameplay.
Not everyone wants a smartphone. If I didn't work in the IT field I wouldn't want one. I would like a phone that makes phone calls, takes pictures, supports texting and I don't have to have an "accessory" in order to carry/protect/advertise it.
I went around the office today and if my little marketing research check counts then Nokia is doing just fine.
Just because InfoWorld or Slashdot or ComputerWorld or SmartphonesDaily says something you all need to realize that they're actually talking about a very small segment of the population.
Asterisk is a joke in the home. The last time I checked I could get phone service for $9.95 a month and buy a cheap analog phone for $15.00. Do you really expect people to pay $830 for a 24 station analog card along with the computer and other crap they'll need to run Asterisk?
This Diaspora is nothing more than playing catch-up. Remember when you HAD to be on AOL then Craigslists was the poop, then MySpace, then Facebook and now Twitter? Its the idea and correct implementation and marketing that made those successful for the given period of time they were.
This is another project trying to collect the scraps from the tables of the big boys that will eventually be noted as, "Whatever happened to Diaspora? They haven't updated their logo contest in eight months!"
You mean standards like Flash and other rich content pages that don't make IE choke and take three minutes to load like Firefox?
You mean standards like full screen non-jerky/tearing video?
You mean standards like actually asking you if you want to upgrade instead of starting Firefox and five minutes later finally realizing that its taking so long because its upgrading and didn't tell you then every time you start it it brings up a restore session page along with its two minute loading :Choose your persona page" which takes so long to load because it chokes on "web standards"?
Or do you mean your standards like the fact that I have exactly four tabs open and Firefox is currently using 218,380 K and the plugin-container is using 209,572 K?
Cause my standards call for things to work. Kind of like IE 8 is doing right now with the same four tabs open and only using 91,912 K or RAM while Firefox is now at 216,652 and 213,905
Yes, lets dump ActiveX! Hell, why not just go back to Gopher!
My aunt recently retired and wanted a new computer, desk, chair, etc. While waiting for the Office Depot guy to go check on if the desk she liked came in different colors we started playing around with the Touchsmart 600-1050, the 23" model. It had Windows Touchscreen Pack on it which includes touchscreen Virtual Earth (amazing) and a bunch of other fun apps.
The best was this game where origami flowers float in a pond and you have a little paper boat to go around and gather them. The key is that you don't move the boat with your finger, you use your finger to make ripples in the pond. The harder you push the bigger the ripple. That's how you steer the boat. But, the ripples will also move the flower. Pretty damn cool.
She never intended to spend that much but we were so impressed that she did. When I was setting it up I realized I wasn't even using the mouse, I was using the on-screen keyboard and my finger. The best part: It only has one cord! Along with the wireless HP 4500 printer she went from having a snake's nest under her desk to only having two cords. To say she was happy and impressed is an understatement.
iPad's maybe the future of mobile but this thing is the future of home computing. Wireless mouse and keyboard, HDMI, every other video and audio hookup you can imagine and it just looks freaking cool.
Yeah, after watching the first 10 minutes I don't think anybody in Hollywood should start worrying.
I think they should have tried to raise another $6000 and bought a steady cam or at least bought a tripod from Radio Shack for $25.
Nothing like a static shot of a staircase and having the camera vibrate in every direction
How long have you worked there?
What's your education level (do you have a degree)?
How is your relationship with your boss?
Do you have another job offer you could use as leverage
I don't know why the first post above got modded zero because unfortunately the AC is correct. Its nothing personal.
If they can't afford to complete projects then it is very likely they can't afford to give you a raise. Then again you are essentially exceeding your job description. If they hired you to write and then asked you to also edit other articles, that's one thing but they're asking you to take on a whole other role in a different department. I am curious though, how much does a writer for a blog site pull down?
And another crappy ad exchange to a crappy site masquerading as a "news" source is worse.
The fact that nobody other than Slashdot poster cares about the name. They just want to watch their damn movies in the best quality possible.
Are you kidding me? So all I have to do is put Windows or Microsoft in the title and spew a bunch of BS and its rated informative?
Can you prove any of your claims other than you knew a Systems Administrator at Berkley (that has lots of them) telling you that their copiers used Windows?
Our Canon imageRunner's 5000 and 5070 don't use Windows nor do our Dell's or our HP's for that matter.
Or our color copier "a few years back" that used a Silicon Graphics Toaster.
I've been doing this for 18.5 years and I have never, ever heard about a copier getting a virus. You suck more than its possible to suck yet the lemmings rated you informative.
Does this site even have editors anymore or do they just go "Ooh, kdawson posted a bunch of bullshit again guaranteed to bring out more people posting more bullshit HEAD IN THE SAND! HEAD IN THE SAND!"
YEAH PEOPLE, its time to design a logo for "insert project name". If your logo is picked you'll win a "insert shirt, button, hat, thong" with your logo on it!!!!!!!!!!!"
I agree, the first thing I thought was it looked like a trailer for a Final Fantasy game. The characters faces show no emotion other than a slightly surprised look all the time.
I'll be interested to see how much they get to keep after Billy Corgan finds out they used the name of one of his albums.
$350 millions makes a lot of morals go out the window. If I made/controlled GPG and a company came to me and said $350 million, I'd say "Where do I sign?".