People who could afford multimillion dollar fees (which might exist solely to keep out the riffraff)
poor != riffraff
I know plenty of people who don't have a lot of money but who are wonderful human beings. Just because someone can afford such a big price tag doesn't mean he or she is "worthier" of such a thing.
The Department of Homeland Security de-prioritized the search for al-Qaeda terrorists in order to systematically hunt down Slashdot members in retaliation for burning CIA servers.
Two high-ranking members of the organization, known only as 'CmdrTaco' and 'CowboyNeal', were gunned down as they fled in the smoke and confusion of a daring dawn raid by authorities...
I have to agree with you there. While I don't think Microsoft should be winning any awards, I certainly don't consider the company to be Satan incarnate.
And I'm growing increasingly tired of hearing people constantly harping on them as a "monopoly". Microsoft is NOT a monopoly. The barriers to entry for the OS industry -OR- productivity/development software industry are not prohibitively high. I hear so much whining, particularly from the/. crowd, that I believe the people that complain about Microsoft's "monopolistic" practices are just cranky because the market share of Windows, Office, or Visual Studio is greater than that of their own favorite OS or tools.
For those of you who bash Microsoft as a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that your chosen platform or toolset is not the most widespread one (and you know who you are), do us all a favor and do something constructive to promote or evangelize them WITHOUT mindlessly trash-talking the competition. Our stress levels will decrease, and hey, we might actually get some meaningful discourse going. It's certainly a lot better than spinning our wheels with the "Microsoft sux!"/"Mac is dead!" arguments.
Imagine taking a photo of a street corner to find out where you are Or, you could just read the street names from the signs and drop them into MapQuest...
That's why the government enacted RICO -- so they could go after the mob. Maybe what we need is something similar for these VC firms that provide money to these businesses.
Before you dismiss the release of those patents as "picking through their garbage", why don't you take a look at what they are? It could be that they've released quite a few worthwhile, useful items that could fuel strong advances and innovations.
/. may have jumped the gun a few times, but I remember hearing it from other sources as well. IIRC, this is the third time MS has announced the end of NT support -- they kept reversing themselves, probably after too many customers howled.
Your figure of 20910.85 hours of average daylight per year is erroneous, as there are only 8760 hours in a single year (365 * 24). Assuming your figures for average daylight hours by month are correct, the calculation would be (57.32 / 12) * 365, or 1743.48 hours. I won't bother with the rest of the math.
Sure...the RIAA and MPAA have decided they want a feud against file sharers.
Seriously though, it's true they have a lot of money...but there are way more of us than there are of them. If we can all make a big enough racket, our numbers will carry the day.
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The Outlook subscription service was covered back in September of last year. The only difference between then and now is the price they've settled on.
People who could afford multimillion dollar fees (which might exist solely to keep out the riffraff)
poor != riffraff
I know plenty of people who don't have a lot of money but who are wonderful human beings. Just because someone can afford such a big price tag doesn't mean he or she is "worthier" of such a thing.
Don't tell me it's not true! It's on the INTERNET for crying out loud!
It's not true unless you see it on TV.
They'll collectively broadcast crappy reality shows
The use of the word "crappy" to describe reality shows should be -1 Redundant.
...the 26% to 40% of employees who feel their job is overly stressful work in the business motivation and self-improvement industry.
The Department of Homeland Security de-prioritized the search for al-Qaeda terrorists in order to systematically hunt down Slashdot members in retaliation for burning CIA servers.
Two high-ranking members of the organization, known only as 'CmdrTaco' and 'CowboyNeal', were gunned down as they fled in the smoke and confusion of a daring dawn raid by authorities...
Um...could you forward me that webcam one?
I have to agree with you there. While I don't think Microsoft should be winning any awards, I certainly don't consider the company to be Satan incarnate.
/. crowd, that I believe the people that complain about Microsoft's "monopolistic" practices are just cranky because the market share of Windows, Office, or Visual Studio is greater than that of their own favorite OS or tools.
And I'm growing increasingly tired of hearing people constantly harping on them as a "monopoly". Microsoft is NOT a monopoly. The barriers to entry for the OS industry -OR- productivity/development software industry are not prohibitively high. I hear so much whining, particularly from the
For those of you who bash Microsoft as a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that your chosen platform or toolset is not the most widespread one (and you know who you are), do us all a favor and do something constructive to promote or evangelize them WITHOUT mindlessly trash-talking the competition. Our stress levels will decrease, and hey, we might actually get some meaningful discourse going. It's certainly a lot better than spinning our wheels with the "Microsoft sux!"/"Mac is dead!" arguments.
Well, there are only so many billions you can spend on R&D...
So does Microsoft own any graphics card manufacturing companies, or are they still in negotiations for one?
I've suggested this already here.
Imagine taking a photo of a street corner to find out where you are
Or, you could just read the street names from the signs and drop them into MapQuest...
I wonder what those odds are. Maybe we should ask the Numbers Guy...
It lacks some fine polishing ...
The patch system blows and updating usually makes a
machine unusable...
Sounds like Windows 95.
That's why the government enacted RICO -- so they could go after the mob. Maybe what we need is something similar for these VC firms that provide money to these businesses.
Four years and half a billion dollars? I thought Andersen was out of the consulting business.
I'm just interested in seeing the "fantastic two"!
Before you dismiss the release of those patents as "picking through their garbage", why don't you take a look at what they are? It could be that they've released quite a few worthwhile, useful items that could fuel strong advances and innovations.
/. may have jumped the gun a few times, but I remember hearing it from other sources as well. IIRC, this is the third time MS has announced the end of NT support -- they kept reversing themselves, probably after too many customers howled.
Now build a server rack for that thing out of a piece of chewing gum, a rubber band, and a paper clip.
Does this mean that NASA confirms that superman can indeed turn back time?
To hell with what NASA thinks, I wanna hear it from Netcraft!
Easy. He thought of 1000 different permutations of the situation, and 991 of them involve the object orbiting the brown dwarf.
...will have a very large 'L' for a logo.
Regarding your website link:
Your figure of 20910.85 hours of average daylight per year is erroneous, as there are only 8760 hours in a single year (365 * 24). Assuming your figures for average daylight hours by month are correct, the calculation would be (57.32 / 12) * 365, or 1743.48 hours. I won't bother with the rest of the math.
Sure...the RIAA and MPAA have decided they want a feud against file sharers.
Seriously though, it's true they have a lot of money...but there are way more of us than there are of them. If we can all make a big enough racket, our numbers will carry the day.