I bet 50% of those reading Slashdot have access or run all of those Exchange servers... so they are used to the *possibility* to read other people's emails. So what's the big deal? Her minute of fame has passed a long time away.
And then, for most of the audience that lives in strange countries like Europe and Asia, who the hell is she anyways?
Just y 2C, but the story looks highly suspicious.
First of all, NOWHERE on the website does it say that it will replace the internal passport. Transport passes, social security as a mean of getting services, but in Russia social security number and internal passport are two very different things.
Secondly, the website is, I would say, rahter suspicious. Generic Joomla, with even Joomla logos still there (footer, site icon, etc). Looks like something created in 20 mins, providing they had the text. Government structures, although slow, do not work this sloppily.
So I would take the whole thing with a grain of salt:)
You don't need books to read about how a marriage works. Believe me, all you need is love for your spouse and respect for each other. If you both have that, any problems (yep, don't believe anyone telling you that a marriage doesnt have its rainy days!), can and will be solved. Don't look into books, look into yourself, and your partner as the most cherished person in the world. That's all. Hey, worked for my 20 years of marriage, lol!
Isn't the goal of a space agency to promote scientific advance for space travel? If they are tryng to get additional funding, they'd better team up with someone serious, like Blizzard, who knows the market, player's expectations and... how to make a successful game. If the goal is to increase common Joe's awareness that you need to recycle etc, a boring game won't do this either. Waste of taxpayer's money in a field where NASA has no history, no experience and... really not such an innovative idea for a gameplay!
Followed the link, went to Google page, actually READ the announcement.. got all excited... had a quick argument with myself why it was time to ditch Firefox and won it.... looked ant whether I have a system backup just in case... sighted... pressed the Download link...
*drums*... only to discover that it is Windows-only! So we people with Macs and Linuxes can have a bit more time before we get totally googelized. Amen
People do not upgrade "just because". Well, sure, a small percentage do (you know, people who just have to get the latest and shiniest... YOU know what I mean, right?). For the majority, either they upgrade "by accident" - when buying a new PC that, accidentally, comes with a new OS. For businesses, it is not an accident, they evaluate that the OS 1) runs all the soft they use and 2) complies with hardware they use, and 3) is sustainable (security patches, support etc). Because of that, businesses WILL have to upgrade, together with us, once XP support stops (hey, 2014 is NOT a long way out!), they buy new hardware (oops, sales printers don't have XP drivers anymore, or can't sync with the latest BlackBerry thingies!!!). Last, but not least, they upgrade MSOffice, servers and then, surprise, to use the new features they need components that are Vista-only. Moving away? Macs or Linux, *IF they comply to the same requirements: newest hardware, stable support and problem-solving, and of course playing nice with the latest corporate drones gadgets!
Unless Obama's victory translates into immediately described implications for Vista, how does this news end up on Slashdot? Or is the election campaign qualify as being "for nerds" now?
I can see several benefits of buying a Linux-installed desktop. - for one thing, one can pray that the manufacturer has done everything to maximize compatibility. Sure, you can do it yourself, but for an average user, it really makes sense. - support. Support is needed, when you're stuck and dont know what to do (or what questions to ask in the forums!). Having professional support is always a plus. - you can't resell your Windows liscence anyways (read the small print). So why just trash it? - giving the industry a sign. Ok, that one is a bit too theoretical, but anyways. A company producing a nice linux-powered PC that sells will continue to do that. Develop drivers, boots support, invest time and money. It will be an indicator that it isnt ony possible, but profitable... maybe others will then follow!
That article, no matter what it claims, is totally misleading as, according to most other sources (namely gazeta.ru) this line of argumentation ("oh, we are going to build our own OS!") is solely used as a way to make a better deal with MS after the serie of busts in the russian schools using pirated copies of Windows.
No matter what it does, the Russian Ministry of Education is not stupid.. they just want a better deal.
for those too buzy to do it themselves... yes it installs and runs nicely under Office2007. Just a dialog saying that some of the doc functionality can be lost in the conversion process, otherwise seems to work just fine. Oh, and the download is done the typical easy SUN way... first you run the Jave Download manager, which allows tou to select a file to download, then you have to start(!!!) it, then once finished, there is an installer to unpack it, and THEN finally an installer to install it. Easy, right?
By the way, for all those discussing the GPL here... I havent seen the GPL liscence during the easy install process. The plug-in liscence is a "normal" SUN Microsystems liscence.Go figure!
We have recently switched to thin clinets.. a whole big organisation. Plues, sure: quet, fast to start, less desk clitter. Downsides: VERY unsuitable for graphic applications because of bad graphics, sound problems and the frustration of connecting any USB periferals. Thin clinets or dumb terminals are ok if you have an organisation where everyone uses Excel or Word the whole day long. Creative work, extensive use of periferals - forget it. Just my 2C
Blurring can be made secure, if the picture is blurred or pixelated) to the maximum. Then no one can see the original numbers any longer, therefore creating the highest possible degree of security.
A good example when someone who has found anything in IE7 gets a headlight... even without checking. Either due to frames or not replicable by anyone but the author.. still.. OMG... its an IE7 error.. so it's got to be posted! Talk about conspiracy theries
Tried this too, only replacing Kubuntu with OpenSUSE (ok, skip the distro war now, please).
Success rate was also around 30%, but the most interesting thing is what happens when the customer brings the machine home. Connection to the Internet is usually not a problem, but then the worst happens... kid want to install their favorite games. And that's not applications, where you can get some flexibility. If they play CS or SecondLife, THAT is what they want to have... and that's where the fater/mother/whoever reaches for the Windows CD and the family happily reerts back to Windows. I have experienced thaton numerous occasions.
So pirate politics is becoming the new hot Swedish export? maybe the Swedes should have patented it, so then they could have used the MPAA or someone to enforce their copyright and get royalties... otherwise what the Americans are doing is PIRATING!
Isnt that clever, you take a normal mouse, you relabel it to something trendy ("WoW mouse, anyone?) and then you send it for review to people who will get excited about specs, like 2 buttons and a scroll weel, acting as a third button (WOW again)... Major changes from older models... the color of the LED
Its got to be a really slow day to get all excited about this kind of technological breakthroughs!
Totally fascinating... so in the near future we can expect the airport/supermarket security to immediately arrest anyone with a working IPAQ =)
Seriously thou, think of the implications! You could actually increase all the pricetags at your local Wallmarrt...
The idea is great. While it still dissolves the notion that a phone is primarily for voice communication, the move seems to be towards as many PDA functions as there can be, without calling it a PDA.
The only thing is... what will be the costs involved? If its the same as SMS, then foget it =)
Oh my, kids are going to chat even when I unplug the modem now =(((
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I bet 50% of those reading Slashdot have access or run all of those Exchange servers... so they are used to the *possibility* to read other people's emails. So what's the big deal? Her minute of fame has passed a long time away. And then, for most of the audience that lives in strange countries like Europe and Asia, who the hell is she anyways?
Just y 2C, but the story looks highly suspicious. First of all, NOWHERE on the website does it say that it will replace the internal passport. Transport passes, social security as a mean of getting services, but in Russia social security number and internal passport are two very different things. Secondly, the website is, I would say, rahter suspicious. Generic Joomla, with even Joomla logos still there (footer, site icon, etc). Looks like something created in 20 mins, providing they had the text. Government structures, although slow, do not work this sloppily. So I would take the whole thing with a grain of salt :)
Don't switch banks... get a calendar :)
I think that will boost Nokia sales in the UK!
You don't need books to read about how a marriage works.
Believe me, all you need is love for your spouse and respect for each other. If you both have that, any problems (yep, don't believe anyone telling you that a marriage doesnt have its rainy days!), can and will be solved.
Don't look into books, look into yourself, and your partner as the most cherished person in the world. That's all.
Hey, worked for my 20 years of marriage, lol!
Might work unless they keep the Netscape logo :)
A green monster eating a planet would do them pretty poor PR
Isn't the goal of a space agency to promote scientific advance for space travel? If they are tryng to get additional funding, they'd better team up with someone serious, like Blizzard, who knows the market, player's expectations and... how to make a successful game. ... really not such an innovative idea for a gameplay!
If the goal is to increase common Joe's awareness that you need to recycle etc, a boring game won't do this either.
Waste of taxpayer's money in a field where NASA has no history, no experience and
A data transfer protocol described numerous times...
send messages in a bottle! Seems to work, search Slashdot for rubberduck stories!
Followed the link, went to Google page, actually READ the announcement.. got all excited... had a quick argument with myself why it was time to ditch Firefox and won it.... looked ant whether I have a system backup just in case... sighted... pressed the Download link...
*drums* ... only to discover that it is Windows-only! So we people with Macs and Linuxes can have a bit more time before we get totally googelized.
Amen
People do not upgrade "just because". Well, sure, a small percentage do (you know, people who just have to get the latest and shiniest... YOU know what I mean, right?).
For the majority, either they upgrade "by accident" - when buying a new PC that, accidentally, comes with a new OS.
For businesses, it is not an accident, they evaluate that the OS 1) runs all the soft they use and 2) complies with hardware they use, and 3) is sustainable (security patches, support etc).
Because of that, businesses WILL have to upgrade, together with us, once XP support stops (hey, 2014 is NOT a long way out!), they buy new hardware (oops, sales printers don't have XP drivers anymore, or can't sync with the latest BlackBerry thingies!!!). Last, but not least, they upgrade MSOffice, servers and then, surprise, to use the new features they need components that are Vista-only.
Moving away? Macs or Linux, *IF they comply to the same requirements: newest hardware, stable support and problem-solving, and of course playing nice with the latest corporate drones gadgets!
Unless Obama's victory translates into immediately described implications for Vista, how does this news end up on Slashdot? Or is the election campaign qualify as being "for nerds" now?
I can see several benefits of buying a Linux-installed desktop.
- for one thing, one can pray that the manufacturer has done everything to maximize compatibility. Sure, you can do it yourself, but for an average user, it really makes sense.
- support. Support is needed, when you're stuck and dont know what to do (or what questions to ask in the forums!). Having professional support is always a plus.
- you can't resell your Windows liscence anyways (read the small print). So why just trash it?
- giving the industry a sign. Ok, that one is a bit too theoretical, but anyways. A company producing a nice linux-powered PC that sells will continue to do that. Develop drivers, boots support, invest time and money. It will be an indicator that it isnt ony possible, but profitable... maybe others will then follow!
That article, no matter what it claims, is totally misleading as, according to most other sources (namely gazeta.ru) this line of argumentation ("oh, we are going to build our own OS!") is solely used as a way to make a better deal with MS after the serie of busts in the russian schools using pirated copies of Windows. No matter what it does, the Russian Ministry of Education is not stupid.. they just want a better deal.
Anyone recalls Norton Commander? NC, or its free Linux alternative, MC... simple, powerful, no hand-holding, the way any file manager got to be!
for those too buzy to do it themselves... yes it installs and runs nicely under Office2007. Just a dialog saying that some of the doc functionality can be lost in the conversion process, otherwise seems to work just fine.
Oh, and the download is done the typical easy SUN way... first you run the Jave Download manager, which allows tou to select a file to download, then you have to start(!!!) it, then once finished, there is an installer to unpack it, and THEN finally an installer to install it. Easy, right?
By the way, for all those discussing the GPL here... I havent seen the GPL liscence during the easy install process. The plug-in liscence is a "normal" SUN Microsystems liscence.Go figure!
We have recently switched to thin clinets.. a whole big organisation. Plues, sure: quet, fast to start, less desk clitter.
Downsides: VERY unsuitable for graphic applications because of bad graphics, sound problems and the frustration of connecting any USB periferals.
Thin clinets or dumb terminals are ok if you have an organisation where everyone uses Excel or Word the whole day long. Creative work, extensive use of periferals - forget it.
Just my 2C
Blurring can be made secure, if the picture is blurred or pixelated) to the maximum. Then no one can see the original numbers any longer, therefore creating the highest possible degree of security.
Am I the only one who has this feeling of deja-vu? Wasn't Irq suppsed to have massive amounts of biowepons not so long ago?
A good example when someone who has found anything in IE7 gets a headlight... even without checking. Either due to frames or not replicable by anyone but the author.. still.. OMG... its an IE7 error.. so it's got to be posted! Talk about conspiracy theries
Tried this too, only replacing Kubuntu with OpenSUSE (ok, skip the distro war now, please). Success rate was also around 30%, but the most interesting thing is what happens when the customer brings the machine home. Connection to the Internet is usually not a problem, but then the worst happens... kid want to install their favorite games. And that's not applications, where you can get some flexibility. If they play CS or SecondLife, THAT is what they want to have... and that's where the fater/mother/whoever reaches for the Windows CD and the family happily reerts back to Windows. I have experienced thaton numerous occasions.
So pirate politics is becoming the new hot Swedish export? maybe the Swedes should have patented it, so then they could have used the MPAA or someone to enforce their copyright and get royalties...
otherwise what the Americans are doing is PIRATING!
Isnt that clever, you take a normal mouse, you relabel it to something trendy ("WoW mouse, anyone?) and then you send it for review to people who will get excited about specs, like 2 buttons and a scroll weel, acting as a third button (WOW again)...
Major changes from older models... the color of the LED
Its got to be a really slow day to get all excited about this kind of technological breakthroughs!
Best story of the day, IMHO. The question is, can you strip here.. of the source code, of course!
Totally fascinating... so in the near future we can expect the airport/supermarket security to immediately arrest anyone with a working IPAQ =)
Seriously thou, think of the implications! You could actually increase all the pricetags at your local Wallmarrt...
The idea is great. While it still dissolves the notion that a phone is primarily for voice communication, the move seems to be towards as many PDA functions as there can be, without calling it a PDA. The only thing is... what will be the costs involved? If its the same as SMS, then foget it =) Oh my, kids are going to chat even when I unplug the modem now =(((