You actually think this Congress might move to impeach the President?
Hah.
He could whip out an M-16, gun down a half dozen pedestrians on the front lawn of the White House in mid-afternoon, then pleasure himself on the dead bodies, and it MIGHT annoy some of our elected representatives enough to issue a mild public rebuke.
I'm voting every single incumbent out of office, of whatever stripe, this fall and in 2008. They've all just got to go. I want my f---ing country back. Here's hoping that others are with me.
One other thing - if we're at war, I must have missed the declaration. Surely it's somewhere in the Congressional Record?
Congress will care if/when the relevant lobbyist groups throw sufficient bribes^H^H^H^H^H^Hcampaign contributions and hookers^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hwell thought-out position papers on the subject.
Like the idea in principle, but hopefully we can wait until at least a few months after Angelina has the baby for this.
Get both hands on the keyboard where I can see them. And not see any parts lower on the body.
No kidding. Is this guy just throwing darts at a board with theoretical possibilities to come up with this stuff? He can't be that stupid in real life can he?
Well, on the other hand, maybe I just answered my own question.
[Not quite] bottom line: When your readership has slipped to non-existence, troll for Mac fanatics and get that hitcount up.
Seriously, Dvorak and [some of] the fanbois deserve each other.
Sadly, this type of home automation is far too expensive for the masses. I'm afraid it'll never catch on. Now if the system also took care of one's sexual needs, there might be a future for it. Sorry for going all pie-in-the-sky there.
I've come to despise Dell over the past few years due to increasingly shoddy hardware and lousy support. That said, I doubt anyone there is really shaking in their boots over this news -- a few geeks got Windoze running on MacIntel hardware. This is highly unlikely to be a typical usage scenario.
I second the motion. Apple should buy or license SideTrack and include it with, at least the MacBook Pro when the author releases a version to support it. Why they haven't yet is a mystery. It utterly crushes any complaint about the pointing device. Check it out if you're using any somewhat recent Apple laptop. It instantly made my experience much better when I need to access my Windoze desktop at the office over VPN.
Imagine how great your life could be if you had a trackpad click that did Ctrl-Alt-Delete for you...
Will we be able to credit the Evil Empire with a bit of humor and imagination? How many knee-jerk bashes will follow?
From this longtime ABM'er {Apple, Novell, Linux, Sun}, I say, "Well done, Microsoft."
Last I checked, copyrights had been extended, at least here in the U.S. of A., long enough as to make any question regarding what happens to computer software when copyright expires quite a moot issue. If our government somehow grew a spine and refused at last to extend them any further than has happened already (off I go into fantasyland), my grandchildren might ask those questions. As it is now, fuhgeddabowdit.
As many have stated, these effectively infinite copyright grants are becoming a huge problem and affecting our ability to innovate and compete in the world economy. The holders have been very well compensated, it's long past time to let things pass into the public domain.
The $MY_GROTESQUELY_OBESE_ANAL_RAPING_RIAA_CLOWNS_DESC RIPTOR complained about that too back in the day. I once had hundreds of cassette tapes recorded from premium LPs (usually half-speed masters). If they had their way, I might still be in the klink despite having spent a very sizable fraction of my then very limited income on this stuff.
As it is now, I have some of the tapes left, but can't easily make new copies because current stereo gear doesn't even include support for phonographs. Even if it did (and yes I know I can buy a preamp widget if I really want to), I don't have the hundreds of hours of my own time available (can you say family?) that it would take to bring all these out of storage and transfer to MP3. It's not like you can burn an LP at 52x...
Bottom line, is that ANYONE does indeed care about this, don't just whine on Slashdot.
At least copy and paste your teeth-gnashing missives into messages to each and every one of your applicable Congress-critters. Do it now. Or the GOARAC will be the ones doing the talking, of the green-foldy sort that finances the next junket to Barbuda with the strippers.
For example, mine in the above-average state of MN:
It seems to me that the risks of cycling the liquid hydrogen in the tank have been underestimated in comparison with other risks near launch time. Last year's mission may have been put at risk more because of the hold imposed following the sensor anomaly than the anomaly itself.
That delay perhaps was unavoidable under the near paranoid circumstances, but in future I hope the risks posed by such delay and cycling are strongly considered when what appear to be minor glitches appear.
So let's see, we have a pissing contest between a useless, blood-sucking IP company (Rambus), and a collection of unscrupulous companies with all-too-cozy relationships (Samsung/Hynix/Infineon). Each has their posse of attorneys ready to argue what the meaning of "is" is for the right price.
Does anyone know where we find some terrorists to blow up the courthouse where all these miscreants are gathered? As a bonus, we get one or more suicide bombers out of the picture too.
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You actually think this Congress might move to impeach the President?
Hah.
He could whip out an M-16, gun down a half dozen pedestrians on the front lawn of the White House in mid-afternoon, then pleasure himself on the dead bodies, and it MIGHT annoy some of our elected representatives enough to issue a mild public rebuke.
I'm voting every single incumbent out of office, of whatever stripe, this fall and in 2008. They've all just got to go. I want my f---ing country back. Here's hoping that others are with me.
One other thing - if we're at war, I must have missed the declaration. Surely it's somewhere in the Congressional Record?
I read that as "wanker"...
Congress will care if/when the relevant lobbyist groups throw sufficient bribes^H^H^H^H^H^Hcampaign contributions and hookers^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hwell thought-out position papers on the subject.
Until then, good luck.
Like the idea in principle, but hopefully we can wait until at least a few months after Angelina has the baby for this. Get both hands on the keyboard where I can see them. And not see any parts lower on the body.
No kidding. Is this guy just throwing darts at a board with theoretical possibilities to come up with this stuff? He can't be that stupid in real life can he?
Well, on the other hand, maybe I just answered my own question.
[Not quite] bottom line: When your readership has slipped to non-existence, troll for Mac fanatics and get that hitcount up.
Seriously, Dvorak and [some of] the fanbois deserve each other.
Sadly, this type of home automation is far too expensive for the masses. I'm afraid it'll never catch on. Now if the system also took care of one's sexual needs, there might be a future for it. Sorry for going all pie-in-the-sky there.
You've seen numerous /.ers on dates, I take it.
I've just one small suggestion for an edit: Leave out the "Necessary" from the subject line.
Come to think of it, that leaves you with a redundancy: Windows/Evil.
Well, the people in receipt of the graft proceeds care. In fact, I suppose they're* downright pleased with themselves and their* circumstances.
* Today's pedantry lesson is the use of "they're" and "their" correctly in the same sentence. Thank you, thank you.
Nah, Linus finally decided that BSD was the right way all along, and quietly slipped the change in...
I've come to despise Dell over the past few years due to increasingly shoddy hardware and lousy support. That said, I doubt anyone there is really shaking in their boots over this news -- a few geeks got Windoze running on MacIntel hardware. This is highly unlikely to be a typical usage scenario.
I second the motion. Apple should buy or license SideTrack and include it with, at least the MacBook Pro when the author releases a version to support it. Why they haven't yet is a mystery. It utterly crushes any complaint about the pointing device. Check it out if you're using any somewhat recent Apple laptop. It instantly made my experience much better when I need to access my Windoze desktop at the office over VPN. Imagine how great your life could be if you had a trackpad click that did Ctrl-Alt-Delete for you...
In the beginning there was PReP - PowerPC Reference Platform
A year or two later this was revised to CHRP - Common Hardware Reference Platform
As pointed out elsewhere, these were not runaway successes. I don't believe Macs ever were fully compliant with either spec, on purpose I suppose.
Will we be able to credit the Evil Empire with a bit of humor and imagination? How many knee-jerk bashes will follow? From this longtime ABM'er {Apple, Novell, Linux, Sun}, I say, "Well done, Microsoft."
Somewhere, giving his considered opinion on Mr. Gorog's plight? You do know what's coming, right?
Last I checked, copyrights had been extended, at least here in the U.S. of A., long enough as to make any question regarding what happens to computer software when copyright expires quite a moot issue. If our government somehow grew a spine and refused at last to extend them any further than has happened already (off I go into fantasyland), my grandchildren might ask those questions. As it is now, fuhgeddabowdit.
As many have stated, these effectively infinite copyright grants are becoming a huge problem and affecting our ability to innovate and compete in the world economy. The holders have been very well compensated, it's long past time to let things pass into the public domain.
The $MY_GROTESQUELY_OBESE_ANAL_RAPING_RIAA_CLOWNS_DESC RIPTOR complained about that too back in the day. I once had hundreds of cassette tapes recorded from premium LPs (usually half-speed masters). If they had their way, I might still be in the klink despite having spent a very sizable fraction of my then very limited income on this stuff.
/ senators_cfm.cfm?State=MN
As it is now, I have some of the tapes left, but can't easily make new copies because current stereo gear doesn't even include support for phonographs. Even if it did (and yes I know I can buy a preamp widget if I really want to), I don't have the hundreds of hours of my own time available (can you say family?) that it would take to bring all these out of storage and transfer to MP3. It's not like you can burn an LP at 52x...
Bottom line, is that ANYONE does indeed care about this, don't just whine on Slashdot.
At least copy and paste your teeth-gnashing missives into messages to each and every one of your applicable Congress-critters. Do it now. Or the GOARAC will be the ones doing the talking, of the green-foldy sort that finances the next junket to Barbuda with the strippers.
For example, mine in the above-average state of MN:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information
http://markkennedy.house.gov/
Sadly, I suspect most of the Slashdot community will still not get the joke after your explanation either...
It seems to me that the risks of cycling the liquid hydrogen in the tank have been underestimated in comparison with other risks near launch time. Last year's mission may have been put at risk more because of the hold imposed following the sensor anomaly than the anomaly itself.
That delay perhaps was unavoidable under the near paranoid circumstances, but in future I hope the risks posed by such delay and cycling are strongly considered when what appear to be minor glitches appear.
This restriction would not make most Windows machines less useful than they already were.
Add the specter of the Vikings winning a Super Bowl to the list of apocalypse precursors.
Or, dare I say it, ROT-13?
If the casualties are Sony executives, most here on slashdot would deem that to have been worth it, regardless of the winner of the HD format war.
So let's see, we have a pissing contest between a useless, blood-sucking IP company (Rambus), and a collection of unscrupulous companies with all-too-cozy relationships (Samsung/Hynix/Infineon). Each has their posse of attorneys ready to argue what the meaning of "is" is for the right price.
Does anyone know where we find some terrorists to blow up the courthouse where all these miscreants are gathered? As a bonus, we get one or more suicide bombers out of the picture too.
Easy, just call it the Internet MEDIA database. Thanks, that'll be $10000000.00.