Perhaps you jest but that may be a serious issue one day. Remember back 2-3 years ago a golfer wanted to play in a PGA tournament but could not walk the course as per PGA rules. He sued the PGA and a judge ruled they had to let him use a cart to get around and play. Fast forward to little Johnny who could not walk but gets a set of these and now wants to play college ball. What college would not want a kicker who can kick a field goal 99 yards. So after the lawyers get involved the next year we have a field full of exoskeleton-assisted people playing sports.
I was on the Infinium/Phantom forums last week checking out what people were saying about HardOCP and what kind of games they hope come out and how they can't wait to order thier unit online starting March 31st. I tried to go to the forums today to see what new they had to say about the HardOCP lawsuit. And guess what?
Thier forums are "down for maintenance" I guess that makes sense, they must need the hard drive in that server for the Phantom unit they will demo at E3 coming up. Well I sure hope after E3 they put the forum drive back in thier server !
Ok, So I see both parties are ordered to bring in code. SCO has to bring in code from AIX or Dynix that shows IBM has stolen or copied code from UNIX. Plus SCO shows any code in Linux it thinks was stolen. IBM as been ordered to bring in up to 232 versions of AIX and Dynix, all papers from employees working on any Linux project including marketing and past and present management memo's, contact information from 1000 of 7200 potential witnesses.
So I see SCO coming in with a 3 x 5 card and IBM coming in with bags and bags of info as if from a scene in "Miracle on 34th Street" . The judge rules SCO is some kind of legal pyramid scheme and IBM is a real software company. Christmas is saved!
What's funny is the high point of the day is just before the conference call. After that it drops like a rock, then tries to gain momentum again. The news about Daimler-Chrysler comes out, and it's a skid downhill from there.
Down about 15% as investors realize "I don't need no tax write-offs yet !".
Specifically the article says Windows 2003 Enterprise server of which there are at least two 64 bit versions, but they don't tell you which version they used. I don't always agree with their findings but they appear to be sharp people for the most part. I doubt they would ever use XP for a server class chip test.
Compared to say about 1994-1995 I believe. I clearly remember paying $308.00 for an 8 meg simm. That was 8 times more memory than my first pc had so it was worth it !
I know Netcraft shows Infinium Labs/Phantom.net running on IIS but wouldn't it be the height of irony if SCO knew they were running Linux somewhere and sued them?
That would be a software company who doesn't make software anymore suing a hardware company who will never make hardware !
Wordperfect and 1-2-3 were on most PC's in the office. I thought they were the greatest programs ever and couldn't be improved upon.... of course I also thought the "talkies" would kill Hollywood.
the buggy whip manufacturers in the early 1900's ?
I can bet they were talking bad about early car manufacturers.
Adapt and overcome. Learn new skills. Go to work for those giant megacorps, or don't. Start one yourself. They all started small. But just talking bad about outsourcing is not going to stop it. I think it's a natural business response, companies are only here to make a profit, if you can help them make a profit, they will need you. It's neither good nor evil, it just is
If you read the article to the end the photograph's owner states that he is making a substantial amount of money from the photograph's recent use on some news websites, etc. He is glad he copyrighted the photo's so he gains materially. I don't think he gives a rat's ass about who did the caption changes etc, as long as he gets paid for the use.
I think other forces are concerned more about who is in the picture and the way it was used.
I went right down the corner from work here and picked my ass up an 8-ball as I always do on Wednesday and my damn dealer gave me a card that I had to take and let him swipe everytime I wanted to make a buy... and there was a muthafukin RFID tag right there on my bag. I axed him why an he said something about the gawd damnt Columbians were trying to keep track because they wanted to more efficiently distribute thier product. I got pissed and told that mofo I was gonna make my pick-ups now from the local slashdot crack dealer... no way would he ever stoop to those devices!
Now I'm worried about my main pimp...don't tell me those bitches are carrying...
Is that why we will have to go back in time to get a whale to talk to the evil telescope...
no.. wait.... we will have to explain to it why we decided not to repair the telescope and give it an extended life.....dammit, I'm all confused now...
You talking about the ABM Treaty that the US agreed to with the USSR? A government which doesn't exist anymore? If you think the Russian government cares understand that they broke that treaty as recently as the 1990's. Hell man, educate me about any treaty the old Soviet Union ever stuck to. You're in good company with the North Korean and Chineese governments complaining..
And yes, it was expensive, but worth it. Price is no object so I ordered the "top of the line" model complete with a Bitboys video card and I even get a certificate to take to the store and pick up my copy of Duke Nukem Forever!! I WIN !
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Perhaps you jest but that may be a serious issue one day. Remember back 2-3 years ago a golfer wanted to play in a PGA tournament but could not walk the course as per PGA rules. He sued the PGA and a judge ruled they had to let him use a cart to get around and play. Fast forward to little Johnny who could not walk but gets a set of these and now wants to play college ball. What college would not want a kicker who can kick a field goal 99 yards. So after the lawyers get involved the next year we have a field full of exoskeleton-assisted people playing sports.
Thier forums are "down for maintenance" I guess that makes sense, they must need the hard drive in that server for the Phantom unit they will demo at E3 coming up. Well I sure hope after E3 they put the forum drive back in thier server !
So I see SCO coming in with a 3 x 5 card and IBM coming in with bags and bags of info as if from a scene in "Miracle on 34th Street" . The judge rules SCO is some kind of legal pyramid scheme and IBM is a real software company. Christmas is saved!
192.168.1.1 / 192.168.1.2 / 192.168.1.3 /
Only $699 Pre-lawsuit Get 'em while they are hot !!!
Let's see where do I start 10.0.0.1 / 10.0.0.2 / 10.0.0.3...
I will set up on online store where you can purchase your own license at a discount of $699. That's the pre-lawsuit price : )
Down about 15% as investors realize "I don't need no tax write-offs yet !" .
Specifically the article says Windows 2003 Enterprise server of which there are at least two 64 bit versions, but they don't tell you which version they used. I don't always agree with their findings but they appear to be sharp people for the most part. I doubt they would ever use XP for a server class chip test.
SCO invented the automobile ! Next lawsuit, airplane companies!
Compared to say about 1994-1995 I believe. I clearly remember paying $308.00 for an 8 meg simm. That was 8 times more memory than my first pc had so it was worth it !
Whatever....
I swear, just one more time !!! WE ARE NOT KIDDING THIS TIME ! WE WILL VOTE AGAIN!!!
Hell I have co-workers who ask me that now... every once in a while I can pull an old DOS trick out of my hat and impress them.
What I'm saying is that us gamers need a second job...
That would be a software company who doesn't make software anymore suing a hardware company who will never make hardware !
Seriously though...there was NO Clippy
I can bet they were talking bad about early car manufacturers. Adapt and overcome. Learn new skills. Go to work for those giant megacorps, or don't. Start one yourself. They all started small. But just talking bad about outsourcing is not going to stop it. I think it's a natural business response, companies are only here to make a profit, if you can help them make a profit, they will need you. It's neither good nor evil, it just is
That's kinda why when I buy picture frames from the store I set them out as they are... those people are so photogenic, whoever they are!
Tell some investors and the masses I'm creating a game console and call it the Phantom?
or perhaps get to the top of a telecommunications company like Worldcom and swindle the employee-stockholders for millions?
Like my ass wouldn't be locked up for years in either case !
I think other forces are concerned more about who is in the picture and the way it was used.
Now I'm worried about my main pimp...don't tell me those bitches are carrying...
Is that why we will have to go back in time to get a whale to talk to the evil telescope... no.. wait.... we will have to explain to it why we decided not to repair the telescope and give it an extended life.....dammit, I'm all confused now...
Maybe all the S330's and S500's they had deployed??? That broke the treaty in the 1990's.
You are stupid if you think the shot at the Chineese embassy was an accident...or at the least very naive...
You talking about the ABM Treaty that the US agreed to with the USSR? A government which doesn't exist anymore? If you think the Russian government cares understand that they broke that treaty as recently as the 1990's. Hell man, educate me about any treaty the old Soviet Union ever stuck to. You're in good company with the North Korean and Chineese governments complaining ..
And yes, it was expensive, but worth it. Price is no object so I ordered the "top of the line" model complete with a Bitboys video card and I even get a certificate to take to the store and pick up my copy of Duke Nukem Forever!! I WIN !