"They intentionally invite theft. They are havens for pornographers that project their filth into your homes when your kids innocently seek to find their favorite artists. They compromise computer security. They facilitate the unintended disclosure of personal documentation - resumes, tax and credit card data, medical returns and more. And their warnings - about privacy abuse, security, pornography and copyright - are anything but conspicuous. No objective review of these services can possibly conclude that they have any pretense of legitimacy."... And they cause IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) - Although this is more subjective
I get the need for dominance, which is why interoperability is rarely persued by corporations, but IM itself would be best served as a 'generic' message medium. If it is impossible/difficult to IM 'Bill' 'cuz he uses Yahoo and I use MS, email/phone will normally get the nod.
To use the over-hyped XML paradigm, standard tags would allow every IM vendor to talk with each other. Then more would use IM, allowing the vendors to add features and lower pricing (economy of scale).
centered around the fairly obvious criminal/terrorist lists supposedly broadcast by the government. If the passenger name were/are checked against these lists, the blatant evil-doers (what a fun word!), if that stupid, could be easily apprehended. What is needed is a far better infiltration of the terrorist networks. Then disseminate the characteristics to the security agencies. Not a quick fix, but nothing can be a silver bullet (absolute security infringes on liberty, absolute liberty infringes on security).
It is also the right of ALL disable people (or is that 'differently-abled' - whatever is not offensive) to sue Odeon for their violation.
Sadly, it would be best if Odeon would just pay for the updated content that fixes their works, reference the creator, and everyone join in for a hootenanny!!!!
The ability to grab a CD/DVD and play it somewhere else is a boon to the consumer. There may be a more viable market for direct download media (TV on demand, etc.), but I think the onslaught of malware is making people leery of any downloads.
Gates' vision of DVD/CD obsolescence would only seem doable if some other openly portable medium was presented. Today's MP3/PDA/whatever devices offer this somewhat, albeit at a lower quality sound and restrictive portability (they talk to virtually nothing). And the **AA disorganizations basically want all portability to be replaced with 'repay-ability'.
I would guess that CD/DVD storage will still be present 10 years from now. Just look and cassette tapes (and LPs to a lesser extent) for proof of historical media fanaticism.
One of his thoughts - facial recognition - would be a mess unless the TV/content selection was controlled by 1 person (or a lonely/.er). I could just see the fights on that one - little Jimmy mugs in front of the tube and gets Teletubbies, Britny jumps in front and its Nickelodeon, Ashley butts in and its Chef! (she loves Britcoms!!).
I have played with most Linux distros at one point or another, and Lindows was OK. If it weren't for the cheapo Walmart offering JDS, it would probably be the one I chose for the grandparents to use. As you stated it was easy to use - not everyone needs 4 browsers, 5 coding languages, 6 text editors, a web server, etc. The only distro I was unimpressed with was Turbo Linux (caldera owned @ the time).
Although hidden under the 'small business' banner, and never on the cheapest PCs, DellPrecision 450n/650n offers RH workstation rlse v.3. It seems Dell's bargain w/MS was to not directly market consumer grade PCs (yet).
Since I am old enough to experience and remember this I refute his assertion that business was the prime user at the PCs inception. PCs were the tools for education mainly (along w/Apple IIs).
In 1987 businesses were finally ramping up with $10-20K PS/2s for CAD and other standalone work. Mainframe and minis were the big boys.
In 1988, I interviewed with a recruiter for EDS. When I asked him where he saw PCs, he said EDS would never develop on them or for them, and that they would never catch on (how wrong he was).
I did not see the business explosion until the 90s.
The report does not say where these extra 400 million are coming from. I doubt China would embrace MS, with "Red Flag" their pretty puppy.
Short of the smaller emerging countries, which seem to embrace non-MS more often than not, India seems the only place likely being targeted.
Interestingly, the one fact they report - 35% of users in Win9x/NT - would be a perfect focal point for an all-out Linux/Mac ad blitz (whoever wants it the most). That would take over 200 million away from their current base.
From what I've read of Xbox strategy in the Asian markets, it is killing itself (but supposedly getting better - although that sounds like spin doctoring).
Seems to be a rush to be the first and the big question is what features and quality reviews will be skipped to accomplish this feat? Plus, depending on the offering, one of those 3 seems doomed (from current momentum it seems to be Nintendo). PS3 seems to be the world fave, but the 'X' is huge in the USA, so only the backward-compatible question would cripple the successor's debut.... Still slobberin' for Halo2
Surprised your 'cat still works. I was part of a company that was going to build their back-end systems for this device. They had very grandiose ideas for its usage - people would scan things at home, order from store, then go pick it up/get it delivered; I believe another 'cat version was planned that would allow scanning at the store. The Dallas Morning News (Belo Corp.), Coke and Radio Shack were major investors but grew nervous when the dot-bomb started and Dig. Convergence died. Funny part is now Albertsons has in-store scanners for shoppers, and on-line grocery delivery is starting back up.
Since prior stories have illuminated optical (laser) retention problems, tape does not seem as outdated as it once was. Tape's biggest problem now seems mainly cost. I had a 5GB Travan in a system and the per-tape cost was around $40. DVD blanks are around $1 for about the same amount of storage.
This is very impressive. Maybe he has someone feeding him answers (conspiracy theory!).
Brings to mind the recent GSN (Game Show Network) airing on the Michael Larson "Press Your Luck" scandal. This guy learned their random board sequence was actually sets of predictable moves and won what was then large $. Then the network would not pay him, although IMO he did nothing wrong.
Blackberry device and pagers should definitely be company paid. You should have a phone yourself, and some internet access, so they would normally be personal expenses. All connectvity software (VPN, etc.) that the company would require for remote connection should also be the corporate $. If a CIO was trying to wring this amount of savings it would signal to me that the end was near, and I would look to jump ship.
A few years back the major a/v mfgs (like Yamaha, Denon, Pioneer) were supposedly agreeing on a common interface to their components, which could also be controlled by outside (read: PC) components. Has any of this gone forward? I would prefer the sonic advantage of standalone components, but would love to have server access (and use a live web connect as another "component"). Then MythTV (or TiVo) could be just another component enhanced by the home theatre system.
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"They intentionally invite theft. They are havens for pornographers that project their filth into your homes when your kids innocently seek to find their favorite artists. They compromise computer security. They facilitate the unintended disclosure of personal documentation - resumes, tax and credit card data, medical returns and more. And their warnings - about privacy abuse, security, pornography and copyright - are anything but conspicuous. No objective review of these services can possibly conclude that they have any pretense of legitimacy." ... And they cause IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) - Although this is more subjective
Didn't they clash with the autobots?
I get the need for dominance, which is why interoperability is rarely persued by corporations, but IM itself would be best served as a 'generic' message medium. If it is impossible/difficult to IM 'Bill' 'cuz he uses Yahoo and I use MS, email/phone will normally get the nod.
To use the over-hyped XML paradigm, standard tags would allow every IM vendor to talk with each other. Then more would use IM, allowing the vendors to add features and lower pricing (economy of scale).
centered around the fairly obvious criminal/terrorist lists supposedly broadcast by the government. If the passenger name were/are checked against these lists, the blatant evil-doers (what a fun word!), if that stupid, could be easily apprehended.
What is needed is a far better infiltration of the terrorist networks. Then disseminate the characteristics to the security agencies. Not a quick fix, but nothing can be a silver bullet (absolute security infringes on liberty, absolute liberty infringes on security).
to control their copyright/trademark objects.
It is also the right of ALL disable people (or is that 'differently-abled' - whatever is not offensive) to sue Odeon for their violation.
Sadly, it would be best if Odeon would just pay for the updated content that fixes their works, reference the creator, and everyone join in for a hootenanny!!!!
I would merge the cat/dog projects.
All the loyalty of a cat with the cleanliness of a dog
The ability to grab a CD/DVD and play it somewhere else is a boon to the consumer. There may be a more viable market for direct download media (TV on demand, etc.), but I think the onslaught of malware is making people leery of any downloads.
/.er). I could just see the fights on that one - little Jimmy mugs in front of the tube and gets Teletubbies, Britny jumps in front and its Nickelodeon, Ashley butts in and its Chef! (she loves Britcoms!!).
Gates' vision of DVD/CD obsolescence would only seem doable if some other openly portable medium was presented. Today's MP3/PDA/whatever devices offer this somewhat, albeit at a lower quality sound and restrictive portability (they talk to virtually nothing). And the **AA disorganizations basically want all portability to be replaced with 'repay-ability'.
I would guess that CD/DVD storage will still be present 10 years from now. Just look and cassette tapes (and LPs to a lesser extent) for proof of historical media fanaticism.
One of his thoughts - facial recognition - would be a mess unless the TV/content selection was controlled by 1 person (or a lonely
is now embedded UNDER my skull
I have played with most Linux distros at one point or another, and Lindows was OK. If it weren't for the cheapo Walmart offering JDS, it would probably be the one I chose for the grandparents to use. As you stated it was easy to use - not everyone needs 4 browsers, 5 coding languages, 6 text editors, a web server, etc. The only distro I was unimpressed with was Turbo Linux (caldera owned @ the time).
Although hidden under the 'small business' banner, and never on the cheapest PCs, DellPrecision 450n/650n offers RH workstation rlse v.3. It seems Dell's bargain w/MS was to not directly market consumer grade PCs (yet).
Since I am old enough to experience and remember this I refute his assertion that business was the prime user at the PCs inception. PCs were the tools for education mainly (along w/Apple IIs).
In 1987 businesses were finally ramping up with $10-20K PS/2s for CAD and other standalone work. Mainframe and minis were the big boys.
In 1988, I interviewed with a recruiter for EDS. When I asked him where he saw PCs, he said EDS would never develop on them or for them, and that they would never catch on (how wrong he was).
I did not see the business explosion until the 90s.
The report does not say where these extra 400 million are coming from. I doubt China would embrace MS, with "Red Flag" their pretty puppy.
Short of the smaller emerging countries, which seem to embrace non-MS more often than not, India seems the only place likely being targeted.
Interestingly, the one fact they report - 35% of users in Win9x/NT - would be a perfect focal point for an all-out Linux/Mac ad blitz (whoever wants it the most). That would take over 200 million away from their current base.
From what I've read of Xbox strategy in the Asian markets, it is killing itself (but supposedly getting better - although that sounds like spin doctoring).
Actually, just a variation - "Simply F***ed Up"
Seems to be a rush to be the first and the big question is what features and quality reviews will be skipped to accomplish this feat? Plus, depending on the offering, one of those 3 seems doomed (from current momentum it seems to be Nintendo). PS3 seems to be the world fave, but the 'X' is huge in the USA, so only the backward-compatible question would cripple the successor's debut. ... Still slobberin' for Halo2
Surprised your 'cat still works. I was part of a company that was going to build their back-end systems for this device. They had very grandiose ideas for its usage - people would scan things at home, order from store, then go pick it up/get it delivered; I believe another 'cat version was planned that would allow scanning at the store. The Dallas Morning News (Belo Corp.), Coke and Radio Shack were major investors but grew nervous when the dot-bomb started and Dig. Convergence died.
Funny part is now Albertsons has in-store scanners for shoppers, and on-line grocery delivery is starting back up.
Since prior stories have illuminated optical (laser) retention problems, tape does not seem as outdated as it once was. Tape's biggest problem now seems mainly cost. I had a 5GB Travan in a system and the per-tape cost was around $40. DVD blanks are around $1 for about the same amount of storage.
Although not as unique, going to ALL Hooters locations (and getting pics w/the Hooties) is far more fun - IMO.
{Paraphrase of South Park} Kyle: "Changing THX1138 would be like changing Raiders of the Lost Ark"
This is very impressive. Maybe he has someone feeding him answers (conspiracy theory!).
Brings to mind the recent GSN (Game Show Network) airing on the Michael Larson "Press Your Luck" scandal. This guy learned their random board sequence was actually sets of predictable moves and won what was then large $. Then the network would not pay him, although IMO he did nothing wrong.
Blackberry device and pagers should definitely be company paid. You should have a phone yourself, and some internet access, so they would normally be personal expenses. All connectvity software (VPN, etc.) that the company would require for remote connection should also be the corporate $. If a CIO was trying to wring this amount of savings it would signal to me that the end was near, and I would look to jump ship.
I hope it's not Krap!!!
A few years back the major a/v mfgs (like Yamaha, Denon, Pioneer) were supposedly agreeing on a common interface to their components, which could also be controlled by outside (read: PC) components. Has any of this gone forward? I would prefer the sonic advantage of standalone components, but would love to have server access (and use a live web connect as another "component"). Then MythTV (or TiVo) could be just another component enhanced by the home theatre system.
Damn, missed a spot. I meant Muzio AND Eratech
Try for the Muzio and for the eratech (much Kanji, though).