And with an Open standard for file formats, there's no reason that anyone could not write an app that did direct file-to-speech with no need for a visual display (as is currently the case).
Hog wash. This is the same kind of nonsense that people spout with a variety of complex software problem... "if you don't like it, why don't you write a patch / plug-in / whatever". Why? Because I am not a C / C++ / Perl guru. You people know very well that the VAST majority of application users out there are not software developers, and do not posses the skill set to write complex code. So, yes, there are many reasons that anyone could not write an app that did direct file-to-speech with no need for a visual display. To deny this is elitist.
From my perspective... they're great idea to create this super-huge database was spoiled by the fact they realized it would take forever to enter in all the data... Solution: post an article on/. asking for them to submit data
Slashdot has long been the "prWeb" for FOSS. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. This particular project is extremely lacking, though. I mean, really, what is it? Someone spooled up a copy of php-nuke with a few add-ons on a shared server. I think the submitter / web site owner should have waited a little longer until the project was just a tiny bit more "mature".
Bleeding edge Japanese technology is generally not just targeted at the "haves", but the "have a lot" set. These things will continue to be Rich Kid Toys until the price drops to below $100.
I'll stick with books if only for the pure satisfaction of the ritual of turning pages. And of course, books are a less painful loss when left someplace by mistake (or stolen).
Probably shouldn't try to run this kind of project with a vanilla CMS (php-nuke???) on a shared server...
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Interestingly, like Roland's web site content, content at Slashdot drives up Slashdot's page hits, too. Amazing how that works, you put something on a web page so people can see it...
But what if Google hired him to do something different than what he was doing at Microsoft? He's an exec. They could apply him in a totally different area.
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Is anyone really spending $1399 for a Bicycle Blender?!?!? Wildly popular in Malabu?
But Lay and a number of the very wealthy CEOs who stole BILLIONS will get 6 months to maybe several years at a very easy going federal prison. Amazing. It is all who you know.
Bernard Ebbers was sentenced to 25 years. Several other "big name" CEOs are in the same position. Ken Lay and his pals where at the helm of one of the biggest business failures ever. What makes you think they will get "6 months to maybe several years"? This Eric Poehlman and Martha Stewart aren't even in the same galaxy.
OpenDocument is a standard format for documents that anyone can use. It doesn't have anything to do with voice synthesizing or special screen readers. That's the editor/viewing application's responsibility or capability.
The point is, does OpenOffice or whatever apps are currently available that use the OpenDoc format has the same level of help for people with disabilities as Office?
Obviously it's (mostly) the app not the format that addresses this, but it's a valid bitch: Does OpenOffice or any of the other semi-mature non-Microsoft applications have support for disabilities at or better than MS Office?
Most people who are not completely blinded by ideology will say honestly, "not yet".
Instead they've decided to squish SCO like a bug, which sends the message that trying to extort IBM is likely to lead to a painful bankruptcy.
Painful bankruptcy? I think sueing IBM was a very good business decision on SCO's part. Note the fact that they are still very much in business, and will be for several more years. Where would they be now had they not sued IBM? Long gone.
Of course IBM saw it as extertion. But IBM can afford to pay, just to not have to deal with it. IBM realizes, however, that Linux is going to play a big part in it's future, and while a one-time extortion fee could be rationalized, allowing SCO to bleed them forever could not be allowed to be a part of IBM's business plan.
It puzzles me why people who complain about the profits of various industries do not invest their money in them. If they have these record profits, why not invest in those companies and use the growth and dividends to improve your life and be able to afford the product?
What makes you think we don't? That they have a good return on investment which will allow me to have a more comfortable retirement does not at all invalidate the notion that these industires have the resources to do a lot more without substatially hurting their bottom line. Or even (gasp) lower perscription drug retail costs... That's why I used the word "obscene" to describe hteir profits.
I currently work for a pharmaceutical company, and in a visit to a research lab I learned just how much computing power they throw at these problems. They do have supercomputers, intranet clusters, etc. to try to solve these problems. They are so incredibly complex, however, that those are not enough.
Well, maybe if the pharmaceutical companies threw a little more of their obscene profits at the problem, it would be enough. The Board of Directors and the stockholders might have to cut back on Cuban cigars, though...
Interestingly, several major IT firms are supporting the defense."
I guess it is "interesting", but I think I would have said "Not surprisingly". Big name IT stands to lose a lot if the patenting of "obvious" ideas is struck down.
Don't like it? Don't use it. Not everyone shares your objections. Not everyone hates every single implimentation of Flash. Some people have no issues with Windows. There are other solutions out there for you. This one is not for you.
This happens quite often, and I'm always scratching my head, why would they take a perfictly reasonable and understandable company name and "synergize" it in to something stupid. Case in point, "Linuxcare" changed to "Levanta". I would avoid them based on that stupidity alone.
So the "official" mag is going to advise its readers on a fancy way to scuttle their warranties?
I would expect that people who do these types of major mods understand that it involves breaking the warranty, goes without saying, doesn't it? Would anyone at all actually assume that after they tore apart their xBox (or anything, for that matter), they could ship it back to the manufacturer and say "it's broke, please fix it for free"? Nope. I don't think so.
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Hog wash. This is the same kind of nonsense that people spout with a variety of complex software problem... "if you don't like it, why don't you write a patch / plug-in / whatever". Why? Because I am not a C / C++ / Perl guru. You people know very well that the VAST majority of application users out there are not software developers, and do not posses the skill set to write complex code. So, yes, there are many reasons that anyone could not write an app that did direct file-to-speech with no need for a visual display. To deny this is elitist.
As with any physical evidence, looking for material containing DNA is standard procedure.
Translation: it was used to surf porn...
Slashdot has long been the "prWeb" for FOSS. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. This particular project is extremely lacking, though. I mean, really, what is it? Someone spooled up a copy of php-nuke with a few add-ons on a shared server. I think the submitter / web site owner should have waited a little longer until the project was just a tiny bit more "mature".
Bleeding edge Japanese technology is generally not just targeted at the "haves", but the "have a lot" set. These things will continue to be Rich Kid Toys until the price drops to below $100.
I'll stick with books if only for the pure satisfaction of the ritual of turning pages. And of course, books are a less painful loss when left someplace by mistake (or stolen).
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Interestingly, like Roland's web site content, content at Slashdot drives up Slashdot's page hits, too. Amazing how that works, you put something on a web page so people can see it...
But what if Google hired him to do something different than what he was doing at Microsoft? He's an exec. They could apply him in a totally different area.
Is anyone really spending $1399 for a Bicycle Blender?!?!? Wildly popular in Malabu?
"Think of the children".
Bernard Ebbers was sentenced to 25 years. Several other "big name" CEOs are in the same position. Ken Lay and his pals where at the helm of one of the biggest business failures ever. What makes you think they will get "6 months to maybe several years"? This Eric Poehlman and Martha Stewart aren't even in the same galaxy.
The point is, does OpenOffice or whatever apps are currently available that use the OpenDoc format has the same level of help for people with disabilities as Office? Obviously it's (mostly) the app not the format that addresses this, but it's a valid bitch: Does OpenOffice or any of the other semi-mature non-Microsoft applications have support for disabilities at or better than MS Office? Most people who are not completely blinded by ideology will say honestly, "not yet".
"Advice" from cops generally comes with coercion.
They are still in business...
In practice, however, most ebay transactions are done with paypal.
Painful bankruptcy? I think sueing IBM was a very good business decision on SCO's part. Note the fact that they are still very much in business, and will be for several more years. Where would they be now had they not sued IBM? Long gone.
Of course IBM saw it as extertion. But IBM can afford to pay, just to not have to deal with it. IBM realizes, however, that Linux is going to play a big part in it's future, and while a one-time extortion fee could be rationalized, allowing SCO to bleed them forever could not be allowed to be a part of IBM's business plan.
What makes you think we don't? That they have a good return on investment which will allow me to have a more comfortable retirement does not at all invalidate the notion that these industires have the resources to do a lot more without substatially hurting their bottom line. Or even (gasp) lower perscription drug retail costs... That's why I used the word "obscene" to describe hteir profits.
Well, maybe if the pharmaceutical companies threw a little more of their obscene profits at the problem, it would be enough. The Board of Directors and the stockholders might have to cut back on Cuban cigars, though...
I guess it is "interesting", but I think I would have said "Not surprisingly". Big name IT stands to lose a lot if the patenting of "obvious" ideas is struck down.
The design is hidious, about on par with the design of the web site. Surly there is something better out there. How about a contest?
Don't like it? Don't use it. Not everyone shares your objections. Not everyone hates every single implimentation of Flash. Some people have no issues with Windows. There are other solutions out there for you. This one is not for you.
This happens quite often, and I'm always scratching my head, why would they take a perfictly reasonable and understandable company name and "synergize" it in to something stupid. Case in point, "Linuxcare" changed to "Levanta". I would avoid them based on that stupidity alone.
I would expect that people who do these types of major mods understand that it involves breaking the warranty, goes without saying, doesn't it? Would anyone at all actually assume that after they tore apart their xBox (or anything, for that matter), they could ship it back to the manufacturer and say "it's broke, please fix it for free"? Nope. I don't think so.
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And unfortunatly StarText.Net is now owned by a domain squater.