but shouldn't we be mentioning that Xerox was the *real* GUI pioneer?
The one thing apple and microsoft have in common is they both stole the idea of a GUI from someone else.
Assuming 'tune' and 'music' are mostly interchangeable, lets look at the definitions (courtesy of Merriam-Webster Online):
Main Entry: music
Pronunciation: 'myü-zik
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English musik, from Old French musique, from Latin musica, from Greek mousikE any art presided over by the Muses, especially music, from feminine of mousikos of the Muses, from Mousa Muse
1 a : the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity b : vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony
2 a : an agreeable sound : EUPHONY b : musical quality
3 : a musical accompaniment
4 : the score of a musical composition set down on paper
5 : a distinctive type or category of music
and here is the definition of 'tune':
Main Entry: tune
Pronunciation: 'tün, 'tyün
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of tone
1 a archaic : quality of sound : TONE b : manner of utterance : INTONATION; specifically : phonetic modulation
2 a : a succession of pleasing musical tones : MELODY b : a dominant theme
3 : correct musical pitch or consonance -- used chiefly in the phrases in tune and out of tune
4 a archaic : a frame of mind : MOOD b : AGREEMENT, HARMONY c : general attitude : APPROACH
5 : AMOUNT, EXTENT
What do all the relevant definitions have in common? They all deal with *sound*, not the lack of it. If you can claim rights to silence, then I'm going to buy your 'tune', and then sue you for false advertizing.
It's good to see that someone is trying to invent a solution to this, but it really is only part of the problem.
OSS is all about choice. Choice is a good thing! Unfortunatly it lends itself to 100 different programmers approaching the same problem 100 different near-incompatibile ways. This is the downside of choice - people are not always going to agree on how to do something (read: almost never agree). This can be seen all over the place, noteably in programs designed for X (think KDE vs GNOME) - not as bad as it used to be, but it's still quirky as hell if you want to run applications from one group in the other.
It would be nice if we could say "screw choice, we need a BDFL" for at least a few essential pieces of glue.
Now, fast forward to Redmond. Microsoft applications are almost always tightly interoperable because there *isn't* choice. By this, I mean the group is working toward a single vision of how the operating system should be. The result (os vulnerabilities aside) is a more productive environment where most programs can interchange data very easily. This couldn't work without a certain amount of forced regulation.
Granted, but then at least you're not living in a dictatorship. Sure looks like that now! The sad part is, many people think it *is* a democracy.
What the US really needs is some way for these idiots to be held accountable for the gross lapses in judgement, and self-serving decisions. If I had my way, it'd start with Bush and work it's way down.
Never mind that they're trying to sell this show on the first site you dimwit. If you really enjoyed it, you shouldn't be trying to steal it. Someone should mod this down, WAY down - slashdot is not a torrentreactor or suprnova.
A key question is whether the US economy will benefit relative the rest of the world[..]
It's not about financial or economical benefit. It's about reversing the damage we're doing to the planet. This is just another example of how the US is always looking out for #1 while the rest of the world tries to do something about the more serious problems. IMO, the US should not under any circumstances be allowed to ignore this protocol. They're one of the biggest producers of this mess, and they have a responsibility to help deal with it.
I like Orson Scott Card as much as the next fiction fan, but getting information on medical techniques from a fiction writer is kinda like asking my kid sister to repair my car.
It's not that she's stupid, she's just not a mechanic.
Sure, I spent my time in the Linux trenches too, and I don't regret it, even though I don't run it now. It gave me a lot of insights.
However, he's not going to gain anything from the experience because what he has already does everything he needs. It's like trading in a honda motorcycle for a harley - The latter is a quality bike, but it's definatly meant for the serious bikers who *want* to dig in to the guts. And it's definatly not going to alter the fact that the rider just wants to ride.
Now, in this case, if you have two choices, and either would do what you want, how much time you'd have to spend under the hood is a determining factor. Linux consumes not just a little time initially, it consumes *gobs* of time. Despite the claims that linux is "desktop ready". There is always going to be some thing in there that doesn't work exactly the way you want it, and you'll spend time trying to change it so it does.
Yeah, because we would like to install yet another ad-ware, spy-ware, bloat-ware infested piece of garbage.
I removed realplayer several years ago, and it will never, and i mean *never* go back in. I make it a point to remove it on any system I come in to contact with too.
I'm probably coming across as rather trollish, but I've had so many bad experiences with realplayer that I'm quite jaded towards it.
You shouldn't. What you have does everything you need, and if you don't experience the common problems associated with windows, you may never need to. It amazes me that some people assume you *must* be having problems because you're using windows.
The zealots won't get this, because they're too blinded by the foam coming out of their mouths. Realisticly though, that's their problem, not yours.
My only complaint is that all the people who said they were going to hack it so it could be tunneled over the internet, and made other grand promises never really delivered. Not to belittle the effort that went in, but it kinda seems like hacking the DS got a little stagnant.
If Nintendo wants to beat them (DS Hackers) to making this thing internet ready, I'll be first in line to buy the software to do it. Regardless, the DS is still a phoenominal little game system, I can't see what they bring out for games next. A RTS sure would be nice!
...Enterprise Fans Waste Money On Full-Page Ad In LA Times
While I respect the fact that some want it to continue, it's a truly futile effort which is not going to go anywhere. Save your money to pay for the service to watch whatever Star Trek incarnation comes along next.
(disclaimer: I'm not American, I'm just calling this as I see it. Some may be offended by this, sorry.)
America is no longer the land of the free, and the home of the brave. It's just a haven for corporate controlled special interest groups. Too bad, if people (meaning the government, and the corporations they're tied to) were less interested in making money, and more interested in helping their own country, and the planet as a whole, they really could be what they claim they are. As it stands, it's pretty much a lie. We see this all the time in things ranging from the war in iraq (which was based on a false premise to begin with), to ridiculous patent grants, to other environmentally important things like the Kyoto Accord. All the while, these people who make the key decisions are not held accountable for their actions. And when they are held accountable, which is rare, they're treated with more respect than they should be due. Got a CEO who made millions off the suffering of others? I got two words for you: General Population. Right beside the murderers, car thieves and rapists. Too bad it doesn't happen.
Frankly, I don't blame American individuals per-se. Some might say "well, you voted them in!" but if you have a good long look at the choices, there may as well not be any choices. Like people anywhere, they have their own worries on an individual level. It's not surprising that some of these scientists who are coerced by corporations with extreme power just comply. I mean, they have their own families to feed, and that has to be a primary worry of many of them. What would you do if someone threatened to take away your ability to provide for your kids? Lets face it, these people are caught in an economical machine they just can't change.
The truth is, capitolism doesn't work in favour of the base population. It's a system based on keeping the poor as poor as possible, and the rich as rich as possible, with a mid-point "hump" that's really hard to get past, even if you work your ass off. The government tends to make this whole thing far worse by letting large business entities get away with murder.
If I were American, I'd move. Anywhere has got to be better than where America is currently heading. You may wake up one day to find out your country has become the very thing you hate, assuming it's not there already.
This has been an unqualified success story for the Mac -- they haven't been cracked during that time[..]
That *you* know of. I doubt the US army would publicize getting hacked. Those who hacked such a system would probably *not* deface it in such a way as to never gain access to it again. Think about it - the best hacks are the ones nobody notices. The ones where people notice you've done it the very next day are the failures. After all, what good is it to the hacker if they shut the hole you came through?
This isn't a mac success story at all - because you can't really confirm any of the details.
Kids in the USA don't understand *a lot* of things. It's no shock to me that they don't understand their most fundimental laws.
I remember having a conversation with one who claimed, in no uncertain terms, that the US invented democracy. Hell, democracy isn't even an english word.
Another had no idea that Canadians burned down the Whitehouse in the war of 1812, and went so far as to tell me that I should get a history lesson. Such irony.
Not only do american schools do a truly *terrible* job of teaching american history, they do an even worse job of teaching any kind of world history. Most of them grow up thinking America is the center of the universe.
I understand this is a bit of a generalization, I apologise to those americans who took their education seriously enough to get their facts right. However, a surprising number are completely clueless.
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but shouldn't we be mentioning that Xerox was the *real* GUI pioneer? The one thing apple and microsoft have in common is they both stole the idea of a GUI from someone else.
Assuming 'tune' and 'music' are mostly interchangeable, lets look at the definitions (courtesy of Merriam-Webster Online):
and here is the definition of 'tune':
What do all the relevant definitions have in common? They all deal with *sound*, not the lack of it. If you can claim rights to silence, then I'm going to buy your 'tune', and then sue you for false advertizing.
It's good to see that someone is trying to invent a solution to this, but it really is only part of the problem.
OSS is all about choice. Choice is a good thing! Unfortunatly it lends itself to 100 different programmers approaching the same problem 100 different near-incompatibile ways. This is the downside of choice - people are not always going to agree on how to do something (read: almost never agree). This can be seen all over the place, noteably in programs designed for X (think KDE vs GNOME) - not as bad as it used to be, but it's still quirky as hell if you want to run applications from one group in the other.
It would be nice if we could say "screw choice, we need a BDFL" for at least a few essential pieces of glue.
Now, fast forward to Redmond. Microsoft applications are almost always tightly interoperable because there *isn't* choice. By this, I mean the group is working toward a single vision of how the operating system should be. The result (os vulnerabilities aside) is a more productive environment where most programs can interchange data very easily. This couldn't work without a certain amount of forced regulation.
Granted, but then at least you're not living in a dictatorship. Sure looks like that now! The sad part is, many people think it *is* a democracy.
What the US really needs is some way for these idiots to be held accountable for the gross lapses in judgement, and self-serving decisions. If I had my way, it'd start with Bush and work it's way down.
Never mind that they're trying to sell this show on the first site you dimwit. If you really enjoyed it, you shouldn't be trying to steal it. Someone should mod this down, WAY down - slashdot is not a torrentreactor or suprnova.
Point to point over carrier pigeon!
Did you think this up all by yourself, or did someone help you?
A bit old, but an amusing read.
It's not about financial or economical benefit. It's about reversing the damage we're doing to the planet. This is just another example of how the US is always looking out for #1 while the rest of the world tries to do something about the more serious problems. IMO, the US should not under any circumstances be allowed to ignore this protocol. They're one of the biggest producers of this mess, and they have a responsibility to help deal with it.
I like Orson Scott Card as much as the next fiction fan, but getting information on medical techniques from a fiction writer is kinda like asking my kid sister to repair my car.
It's not that she's stupid, she's just not a mechanic.
Sure, I spent my time in the Linux trenches too, and I don't regret it, even though I don't run it now. It gave me a lot of insights.
However, he's not going to gain anything from the experience because what he has already does everything he needs. It's like trading in a honda motorcycle for a harley - The latter is a quality bike, but it's definatly meant for the serious bikers who *want* to dig in to the guts. And it's definatly not going to alter the fact that the rider just wants to ride.
Now, in this case, if you have two choices, and either would do what you want, how much time you'd have to spend under the hood is a determining factor. Linux consumes not just a little time initially, it consumes *gobs* of time. Despite the claims that linux is "desktop ready". There is always going to be some thing in there that doesn't work exactly the way you want it, and you'll spend time trying to change it so it does.
Yeah, because we would like to install yet another ad-ware, spy-ware, bloat-ware infested piece of garbage.
I removed realplayer several years ago, and it will never, and i mean *never* go back in. I make it a point to remove it on any system I come in to contact with too.
I'm probably coming across as rather trollish, but I've had so many bad experiences with realplayer that I'm quite jaded towards it.
You shouldn't. What you have does everything you need, and if you don't experience the common problems associated with windows, you may never need to. It amazes me that some people assume you *must* be having problems because you're using windows.
The zealots won't get this, because they're too blinded by the foam coming out of their mouths. Realisticly though, that's their problem, not yours.
That's probably because I didn't count it - I didn't think anyone would be pedantic enough to care.
Sure proves me wrong!
My only complaint is that all the people who said they were going to hack it so it could be tunneled over the internet, and made other grand promises never really delivered. Not to belittle the effort that went in, but it kinda seems like hacking the DS got a little stagnant.
If Nintendo wants to beat them (DS Hackers) to making this thing internet ready, I'll be first in line to buy the software to do it. Regardless, the DS is still a phoenominal little game system, I can't see what they bring out for games next. A RTS sure would be nice!
I'm disdainful of capitolism because it hurts people. Whether or not you see that doesn't make it any less real.
Must be the socialist in me. People before profit.
Remind me not to hire you to design a website
Hicks in space^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HFirefly has already been done.
...Enterprise Fans Waste Money On Full-Page Ad In LA Times
While I respect the fact that some want it to continue, it's a truly futile effort which is not going to go anywhere. Save your money to pay for the service to watch whatever Star Trek incarnation comes along next.
(disclaimer: I'm not American, I'm just calling this as I see it. Some may be offended by this, sorry.)
America is no longer the land of the free, and the home of the brave. It's just a haven for corporate controlled special interest groups. Too bad, if people (meaning the government, and the corporations they're tied to) were less interested in making money, and more interested in helping their own country, and the planet as a whole, they really could be what they claim they are. As it stands, it's pretty much a lie. We see this all the time in things ranging from the war in iraq (which was based on a false premise to begin with), to ridiculous patent grants, to other environmentally important things like the Kyoto Accord. All the while, these people who make the key decisions are not held accountable for their actions. And when they are held accountable, which is rare, they're treated with more respect than they should be due. Got a CEO who made millions off the suffering of others? I got two words for you: General Population. Right beside the murderers, car thieves and rapists. Too bad it doesn't happen.
Frankly, I don't blame American individuals per-se. Some might say "well, you voted them in!" but if you have a good long look at the choices, there may as well not be any choices. Like people anywhere, they have their own worries on an individual level. It's not surprising that some of these scientists who are coerced by corporations with extreme power just comply. I mean, they have their own families to feed, and that has to be a primary worry of many of them. What would you do if someone threatened to take away your ability to provide for your kids? Lets face it, these people are caught in an economical machine they just can't change.
The truth is, capitolism doesn't work in favour of the base population. It's a system based on keeping the poor as poor as possible, and the rich as rich as possible, with a mid-point "hump" that's really hard to get past, even if you work your ass off. The government tends to make this whole thing far worse by letting large business entities get away with murder.
If I were American, I'd move. Anywhere has got to be better than where America is currently heading. You may wake up one day to find out your country has become the very thing you hate, assuming it's not there already.
Jesus! They have drop shadows! Sign me up#@!
That *you* know of. I doubt the US army would publicize getting hacked. Those who hacked such a system would probably *not* deface it in such a way as to never gain access to it again. Think about it - the best hacks are the ones nobody notices. The ones where people notice you've done it the very next day are the failures. After all, what good is it to the hacker if they shut the hole you came through?
This isn't a mac success story at all - because you can't really confirm any of the details.
Also, factor in the cost of the hardware needed to run the OS and OS X isn't as cheap as one might think.
Kids in the USA don't understand *a lot* of things. It's no shock to me that they don't understand their most fundimental laws.
I remember having a conversation with one who claimed, in no uncertain terms, that the US invented democracy. Hell, democracy isn't even an english word.
Another had no idea that Canadians burned down the Whitehouse in the war of 1812, and went so far as to tell me that I should get a history lesson. Such irony.
Not only do american schools do a truly *terrible* job of teaching american history, they do an even worse job of teaching any kind of world history. Most of them grow up thinking America is the center of the universe.
I understand this is a bit of a generalization, I apologise to those americans who took their education seriously enough to get their facts right. However, a surprising number are completely clueless.
I mean, linux is linux is linux. Usually the only things that change are:
1) the package system
2) the installer