I agree that the graphics are, as you say, a "wow" factor. I won't complain because it does make the user experience just a bit more pleasant. However, aside from the idiotic inclusion of HDCP support, what exactly does Vista have to do with the RIAA or the MPAA? Last time I checked, Microsoft was a software company, and the RIAA/MPAA do not receive royalties for sales of Windows Vista.
When it comes to something as critical as a large airline's boarding and security system, there is no excuse for what Christopher Soghoian did. If he truly wanted to do the right thing, he would have contacted Northwest Airlines and provided them the details of this exploit. Then, after it was fixed, he could publish his information and get all the credit/glory he wants. Now, he's in a shitload of legal trouble, and looks like a jackass in front of the world for being too arrogant to help a company when they really needed his information. His actions exposed a temporary security threat to the air travel system, that could have been exploited in the very short time it was available.
I'm not saying that he should go to prison for this, or that the search of his house was justified. But he is *not* a hero, and his actions were dishonorable. Considering his level of education, he should have known better.
If I could mod you up +1 Funny, I would. Once upon a time, I DJed a weekend shift when WireReady (and Windows XP) locked up on me in the middle of a song. At a "discless" radio station with no backup audio source, it sure was fun to bitch about Windows on air for a good 3 minutes while the workstation restarted.
They will have to come up with some kind of way to turn it off. The majority of broadcast automation applications still run on Windows. When I worked at KDKD, we had all the on-air PCs set to "No Sounds"... It's always funny to hear a Windows sound on the radio.
I had a card like this back in 1998. It was a 3Com Etherlink with "Parallel Tasking II"... Except that it actually did make a difference with the PCs of that day, and cost a hell of a lot less.
Sadly, I know some people who will probably actually buy a network card like this... LOL KILLER! How ridiculous.
"Engineers earned an average of $73,000 last year," if you can find a job that pay the "average" salary, half of people that i know get far less than that.
Yes, and the other half of the people you know get more than that. That's why we call it the average salary.;)
An announcement today from Excite CEO Foo McBar stated that "We don't see google as a problem. They can't hurt us. Na na na na."
RRRRiiiigggghhtttt... Microsoft may be a newcomer to the cluster market, but just because it's a Microsoft product doesn't mean it's "omg sux0r". Only time can tell if the new Windows cluster system will be decent. However, it is illogical (and bad business practice) for Red Hat to be "unconcerned" about new competition.
I owned a SIRIUS Satellite Radio for about 2 weeks before returning it. The sound quality was not even close to FM quality. If you remember Motorola's C-QUAM AM Stereo, it sounds a lot like that. A 96k MP3 is also pretty close. It's not horrible for talk shows and such, but I found that I just couldn't enjoy the music on it. The programming was awesome, but the quality left a lot to be desired.
I don't find this unfair at all. Having such a tax legitimizes free copying and distribution of copyrighted works on applicable CD-R media. If we had this in America, the amount of "pirated" music would skyrocket - since it would no longer be pirated, as a royalty had been paid.
I agree with you 100%. I don't mind buying into marketing if it interests me. I'm sure, though, that there will be a flood of posts here to the tune of: "I NEVER LISTEN TO COMMERCIALS! MY CHILDREN AND I LIVE IN THE DARK, AND IF IT IS ADVERTISED, FUCK IT."
I'm glad to see that KFC's marketing firm is taking a positive approach to the DVR situation as opposed to the usual bully approach.
Or how about sysadmins who like to be efficient? I use a mix of Linux and Windows in many cases; I am very capable of using a shell to administer a server when needed. Having a preference for GUI system administration doesn't make me any less of a system administrator. It makes me a more efficient one, and I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. The day that a good, unified system administration GUI is available for Linux (no, Webmin doesn't count) is the day that it will pose a much more serious threat to Microsoft. I, along with many others, am anxiously awaiting that day.
This is *extremely* true. I don't pirate music, I just buy used CDs (take that, record industry) at a price far cheaper than I can get on any (legit) online music store. Often times, however, I find my music for googling a part of the lyrics.
When I saw your post, I was going to reply with the following smart-ass remark: "Well, have YOU written your own operating system?"
Then, I saw the sourceforge link under your name. Damnit, you have. I lose.
This is news? I don't think so. Maybe a troll or flame at most, but there is absolutely NO content in that story. Unless you already have, don't bother to RTFA.
Stories like this are very embarrassing for those of us (such as myself) who stand on the Windows/Closed Source side of the debate.
I'm excited to hear about a new release of my current favorite desktop linux distro. However, can the brown default theme please die? I realize that the goal of Ubuntu is "linux for human beings", and utilizing what appears to be human skin tones for a theme is an interesting idea, but it just doesn't work. Look at some well designed color schemes, like OS X's Aqua, or even... (don't shoot me please!) Windows XP's Luna. They both utilize neutral grays, a lot of blue, and other primary colors. That much brown just doesn't work.
I really hope you're being sarcastic. If not, I feel sorry for your kids. Intrusive advertising is one thing, but some form advertising is necessary in any successful promotion. The computer you're typing on (if you didn't built it yourself) was probably advertised. If you did build it youself, the components inside were advertised (unless you have a fab in your house and full time staff to produce those parts for you). You can't escape advertising, and it would be an incredibly stupid business decision to NOT advertise.
Oh yeah, do you drive a car? If you didn't built it yourself (using advertised parts), It was advertised. How about the internet connection you're using? Or the food you eat (do you grow it too?). What about when you get sick, and need medicine? Ok, I'll shut up now. I really do hope you were being sarcastic; if you weren't, you lose anyway.
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Sounds a lot like you were with MOREnet... I always loved their service, but dealing with the local telco = PAIN!
I agree that the graphics are, as you say, a "wow" factor. I won't complain because it does make the user experience just a bit more pleasant. However, aside from the idiotic inclusion of HDCP support, what exactly does Vista have to do with the RIAA or the MPAA? Last time I checked, Microsoft was a software company, and the RIAA/MPAA do not receive royalties for sales of Windows Vista.
I thought we got rid of the Doctrine of Nullification after the civil war?
If I had mod points, i'd certainly give you a +1 insightful for that comment. That's a very valid and interesting way to look at the situation.
When it comes to something as critical as a large airline's boarding and security system, there is no excuse for what Christopher Soghoian did. If he truly wanted to do the right thing, he would have contacted Northwest Airlines and provided them the details of this exploit. Then, after it was fixed, he could publish his information and get all the credit/glory he wants. Now, he's in a shitload of legal trouble, and looks like a jackass in front of the world for being too arrogant to help a company when they really needed his information. His actions exposed a temporary security threat to the air travel system, that could have been exploited in the very short time it was available. I'm not saying that he should go to prison for this, or that the search of his house was justified. But he is *not* a hero, and his actions were dishonorable. Considering his level of education, he should have known better.
If I could mod you up +1 Funny, I would. Once upon a time, I DJed a weekend shift when WireReady (and Windows XP) locked up on me in the middle of a song. At a "discless" radio station with no backup audio source, it sure was fun to bitch about Windows on air for a good 3 minutes while the workstation restarted.
They will have to come up with some kind of way to turn it off. The majority of broadcast automation applications still run on Windows. When I worked at KDKD, we had all the on-air PCs set to "No Sounds"... It's always funny to hear a Windows sound on the radio.
I had a card like this back in 1998. It was a 3Com Etherlink with "Parallel Tasking II"... Except that it actually did make a difference with the PCs of that day, and cost a hell of a lot less.
Sadly, I know some people who will probably actually buy a network card like this... LOL KILLER! How ridiculous.
I believe the Linux edition contains more memory.
An announcement today from Excite CEO Foo McBar stated that "We don't see google as a problem. They can't hurt us. Na na na na."
RRRRiiiigggghhtttt... Microsoft may be a newcomer to the cluster market, but just because it's a Microsoft product doesn't mean it's "omg sux0r". Only time can tell if the new Windows cluster system will be decent. However, it is illogical (and bad business practice) for Red Hat to be "unconcerned" about new competition.
still got laid, though.
You don't belong here. Move along.
I owned a SIRIUS Satellite Radio for about 2 weeks before returning it. The sound quality was not even close to FM quality. If you remember Motorola's C-QUAM AM Stereo, it sounds a lot like that. A 96k MP3 is also pretty close. It's not horrible for talk shows and such, but I found that I just couldn't enjoy the music on it. The programming was awesome, but the quality left a lot to be desired.
I don't find this unfair at all. Having such a tax legitimizes free copying and distribution of copyrighted works on applicable CD-R media. If we had this in America, the amount of "pirated" music would skyrocket - since it would no longer be pirated, as a royalty had been paid.
I agree with you 100%. I don't mind buying into marketing if it interests me. I'm sure, though, that there will be a flood of posts here to the tune of: "I NEVER LISTEN TO COMMERCIALS! MY CHILDREN AND I LIVE IN THE DARK, AND IF IT IS ADVERTISED, FUCK IT."
I'm glad to see that KFC's marketing firm is taking a positive approach to the DVR situation as opposed to the usual bully approach.
We've all grown to tolerate the excessive dupes on this site, but 3 times!? I think the Slashdot editors read this site less than I do.
Or how about sysadmins who like to be efficient? I use a mix of Linux and Windows in many cases; I am very capable of using a shell to administer a server when needed. Having a preference for GUI system administration doesn't make me any less of a system administrator. It makes me a more efficient one, and I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. The day that a good, unified system administration GUI is available for Linux (no, Webmin doesn't count) is the day that it will pose a much more serious threat to Microsoft. I, along with many others, am anxiously awaiting that day.
By googling a part of the lyrics, that is. I'm a dumbass for not hitting the preview button.
This is *extremely* true. I don't pirate music, I just buy used CDs (take that, record industry) at a price far cheaper than I can get on any (legit) online music store. Often times, however, I find my music for googling a part of the lyrics.
When I saw your post, I was going to reply with the following smart-ass remark: "Well, have YOU written your own operating system?" Then, I saw the sourceforge link under your name. Damnit, you have. I lose.
This is news? I don't think so. Maybe a troll or flame at most, but there is absolutely NO content in that story. Unless you already have, don't bother to RTFA. Stories like this are very embarrassing for those of us (such as myself) who stand on the Windows/Closed Source side of the debate.
jleq.com, bitchezzzzzzzzzz
They claimed they had a throughput of several DVD movies per second.
In other news, the MPAA released a statement today saying...
I'm excited to hear about a new release of my current favorite desktop linux distro. However, can the brown default theme please die? I realize that the goal of Ubuntu is "linux for human beings", and utilizing what appears to be human skin tones for a theme is an interesting idea, but it just doesn't work. Look at some well designed color schemes, like OS X's Aqua, or even... (don't shoot me please!) Windows XP's Luna. They both utilize neutral grays, a lot of blue, and other primary colors. That much brown just doesn't work.
I really hope you're being sarcastic. If not, I feel sorry for your kids. Intrusive advertising is one thing, but some form advertising is necessary in any successful promotion. The computer you're typing on (if you didn't built it yourself) was probably advertised. If you did build it youself, the components inside were advertised (unless you have a fab in your house and full time staff to produce those parts for you). You can't escape advertising, and it would be an incredibly stupid business decision to NOT advertise.
Oh yeah, do you drive a car? If you didn't built it yourself (using advertised parts), It was advertised. How about the internet connection you're using? Or the food you eat (do you grow it too?). What about when you get sick, and need medicine? Ok, I'll shut up now. I really do hope you were being sarcastic; if you weren't, you lose anyway.