I had a Samsung SCH-8500, SprintPCS. Sure it made sounds when the battery died, but it was usually a quiet beep. However, at times (and for causes unknown to me) it would beep really really loudly in my ear. Me being the idiot that I was, I never got it replaced. Probably should have. It may have been a heat problem (talking too long), but I'm not sure. It was loud enough to be painful.
Anyway, I now have a Sanyo PM-8200 and I'm quite happy.
If you can block _one_ outbound connection, you can block _any_, based on _any criteria_ you desire. See outbound connection, allow it, note time. See another outbound connection, note time. Compare times. If within some range, deny the outbound request. Or do the same with number -- 5 within 2 seconds. Whatever you want.
Be sure to check your passwords against its password list.
If you find your password in that password list, please perform the following steps to correct the problem:
1. (optional) Reach for the power cord on your computer(s) (yes, ALL of them) and remove it from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the cases from the computer.
3. Take a sledgehammer (axe, regular hammer, anything hard that can do damage) and smash repeatedly into the insides of your computer(s). 4. Go watch TV. Your brain obviously cannot handle anything more strenuous than that.
Patents were introduced to level the playing field for the little guy with a big idea, helping him to compete with the giant corporations
Patents were introduced to give a creator control over his "big idea", regardless of corporation status. It's all about who comes up with it FIRST. Little guy or big guy.
Now, you can argue that even if the little guy patents something, a corporation can sick its lawyers on him until he gives in, but that's not an issue with patents or with the USPTO -- that's an issue with the court system.
Maybe you missed the point. The US governement gets its money from the taxpayers. Whether you pay a fee on your phone bill or the US goverment does it, you're still paying for it.
I'm not positive, but I think that Obecalp is made out of a lot of di-nitrogen and di-hydrogen with some small amounts of carbon dioxide. Those are very powerful chemicals, so make sure you dilute it with some air.
Premise 4: Dial-up providers have more users than modems/IPs.
They know that at any given time, a certain percentage of their users will be connected and a certain percentage will not. Thus they will have enough modems and enough IP address to accomodate that number plus some extra slack for "busy" days. Thus, since it is more likely to be Windows users connected to these dialups (premise 1), we can conclude that Windows boxes are counted less often than Mac and Linux boxes.
And if you think about it, AOL and MSN are two example of providers that have MILLIONS of users, but do not have nearly that number of IP addresses available.
Of course, businesses running Windows XP/2000/98/95/NT also have similar problems because they are likely running behind a few gateways to get access to the outside world.
Now you see why the results would be skewed in favor of non-Windows.
Right, because as we all know, taking the word of someone outside the company that Browser X is supported is exactly what bosses do. They won't pay for new testing, but they'll approve that the website works with that browser based on unsubstantiated claims.
That "site-maintaining wonk" still has to convince his boss to do the testing whether someone says they used an "incompatible" browser or not.
Communism (non-capitalized) is a form of Marxism, which is an ECONOMIC system. (Communism (capitalized) was the authoritarian government of the USSR, which implemented a communism-based system.) Capitalism is another such ECONOMIC system.
A democracy/republic is a form of GOVERNMENT. Dictatorship/monarchy are other forms of GOVERNMENT.
Governmental system != Economic system, though arguably one influences the other.
Yeah, like the legit email I received just the other day. Some guy came across like 10 million dollars and needed my help to get it out of his country. For my part in helping him, I'm receiving 5 million. Not too shabby. I can retire now!
One other thing. While instructions like "add eax, 5" and "sub eax, -5" may be equivalent (and that may even have the same runtime), a compiler will not likely choose the second one over the first. If two are equivalent, it will always choose one over the other.
So if both equivalent instructions are used, and knowing that only one of the two should have been compiler-generated, this indicates the presence of an embedded message. Which goes against the purpose of steganography (not only to hide a message, but to not be able to detect that a message is present).
Because a name is not unique. Not even including middle names. You would then have to put other identifying information in to indicate who you are. A phone number is unique, and (except in the case of cell phones) seldom changes. Do you want to put your full name and address into the registry? Phone number is good enough.
My biggest problem with the article is that the author has a hard time telling the difference between hardware and software.
Agreed. The author _repeatedly_ says "IBM-compatible". That term right there should indicate EXACTLY what the issue is. IBM made an open system that ANYONE could create hardware for. Apple did not. If it was IBM verses Apple _hardware_, the argument would be different. But since Apple was competing their proprietary hardware against an open standard, they lost completely. _IBM_ is the reason for Microsoft's early success, as they made an open platform and then licensed Microsoft's operating system. As the open platform got more and more popular, so did Microsoft, and as Microsoft got more and more popular, so did IBM-_compatible_ computers. It became a system that fed itself. Those outside the system got pretty much left out.
This is not saying that Apple sucks or whatever. And it's not saying that they don't make a profit. Obviously, they do, or they wouldn't be in business for this long. But they put themselves in this situation by not making their Macintosh platform an open standard.
Now will come the whole "but Microsoft software is proprietary!!!" argument. But Microsoft has had APIs for years. People were not restricted from programming applications for this operating system. Just because you can't see the code does NOT mean you cannot use it. And Microsoft did a great job of giving tons of APIs so that developers could do whatever they wanted to. Note: I am NOT saying that programmers couldn't program for Macs. Obviously they could. But an open standard for hardware is not the same beast as an open standard for software, as in the "open source" community.
I'm installing SP2 right now on my machines, and they all say "Creating System Restore Point" (or something close to that). So yes, SP2 will create a restore point so you can back out.
That's a very good point. The article says that if the same story (content) exists on other news sites, then MSNBC will be chosen first. I don't see the issue. If Google actually produced news content (and not just news aggregation), then one would expect them to do the same.
It's not like MSN or MSNBC only print pro-MS articles, either. Ever read Slate? You think when MS missed earnings estimates by a penny that their moneycentral.msn.com didn't report that? Do you think they spun it as a positive? People can say what they will, but MSNBC and MSN both report pro-, anti-, and neutral-Microsoft articles. If an MSNBC news aggregator prefers the same articles from MSNBC instead of other news sources, I don't see the big deal. Especially since they will still show the others.
I think you make a very good point, and it's about time someone realized that Office Apps does not necessarily mean "MS Office". There is a plethora of applications out there available ONLY for a Windows machine, and many companies use those.
Furthmore, this article shows exactly what has been going on for a long time. Linux is a replacement for *nix, not for Windows. Sun has been steadily losing market share while Linux gains. Microsoft stays pretty even.
I definitely remember the slashdot article about that, but it wasn't "MSN", it was a beta search engine. When they go live, MS will be hard-pressed to do anything so blatant.
I did. The 14th link is exactly that. Interestingly, the 8th article is about how Microsoft could embrace Linux. Meanwhile, the first link is about Linux gaining steam in China. I don't see anything slanted there. All the other articles (by title) do not seem to be pro-Microsoft.
If you bothered to actually LOOK at the site, you would see that not only does it have regular news like google news but also a personalized news section. This is in the upper-right and called "The Daily Me". If you don't want personalized news, don't look at that area. Maybe there will be a way to disable it. But c'mon, Microsoft is not going to slant their entire page just on the off-chance that someone will switch from Linux to Windows. God, the consiracy theories here are just lame. Oh, wait, this is Slashdot. My bad.
So a company is going to give away half its cash reserve in a one-time dividend disbursement because _Q4_ earnings went down? WTH? Maybe it has something to do with all states and federal gov't having settled their antitrust lawsuit, Sun has settled its antitrust lawsuit, and many other large lawsuits are settled. That large bankroll is no longer needed to fend off the lawsuits. So let the stockholders have some of it.
Not at all. Microsoft is the company writing the code and selling the product. AOL and Yahoo!, however, get a chunk of change from licensing agreements. They make money and don't have to do anything, just not actively block Microsoft from interoping. I'm sure there's SOME level of work AOL and Yahoo! need to do, but they can focus on the users and not on their Enterprise solutions.
Correction: Microsoft has paid dividends twice in the past year and a half. The first dividend was paid Feb 19, 2003 (one day after the Feb 18 2:1 split), and was 8 cents a share (16 cents a share pre-split). The second one was Oct 15, 2003, and was 16 cents per share.
At 10-11 billion shares outstanding, the first payout was $800-880M, and the second payout was 1.6-1.76B.
You can verify these claims here (dividends) and here (outstanding shares).
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I had a Samsung SCH-8500, SprintPCS. Sure it made sounds when the battery died, but it was usually a quiet beep. However, at times (and for causes unknown to me) it would beep really really loudly in my ear. Me being the idiot that I was, I never got it replaced. Probably should have. It may have been a heat problem (talking too long), but I'm not sure. It was loud enough to be painful.
Anyway, I now have a Sanyo PM-8200 and I'm quite happy.
If you can block _one_ outbound connection, you can block _any_, based on _any criteria_ you desire. See outbound connection, allow it, note time. See another outbound connection, note time. Compare times. If within some range, deny the outbound request. Or do the same with number -- 5 within 2 seconds. Whatever you want.
Be sure to check your passwords against its password list.
If you find your password in that password list, please perform the following steps to correct the problem:
1. (optional) Reach for the power cord on your computer(s) (yes, ALL of them) and remove it from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the cases from the computer.
3. Take a sledgehammer (axe, regular hammer, anything hard that can do damage) and smash repeatedly into the insides of your computer(s).
4. Go watch TV. Your brain obviously cannot handle anything more strenuous than that.
Patents were introduced to level the playing field for the little guy with a big idea, helping him to compete with the giant corporations
Patents were introduced to give a creator control over his "big idea", regardless of corporation status. It's all about who comes up with it FIRST. Little guy or big guy.
Now, you can argue that even if the little guy patents something, a corporation can sick its lawyers on him until he gives in, but that's not an issue with patents or with the USPTO -- that's an issue with the court system.
Maybe you missed the point. The US governement gets its money from the taxpayers. Whether you pay a fee on your phone bill or the US goverment does it, you're still paying for it.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch."
I'm not positive, but I think that Obecalp is made out of a lot of di-nitrogen and di-hydrogen with some small amounts of carbon dioxide. Those are very powerful chemicals, so make sure you dilute it with some air.
Premise 4: Dial-up providers have more users than modems/IPs.
They know that at any given time, a certain percentage of their users will be connected and a certain percentage will not. Thus they will have enough modems and enough IP address to accomodate that number plus some extra slack for "busy" days. Thus, since it is more likely to be Windows users connected to these dialups (premise 1), we can conclude that Windows boxes are counted less often than Mac and Linux boxes.
And if you think about it, AOL and MSN are two example of providers that have MILLIONS of users, but do not have nearly that number of IP addresses available.
Of course, businesses running Windows XP/2000/98/95/NT also have similar problems because they are likely running behind a few gateways to get access to the outside world.
Now you see why the results would be skewed in favor of non-Windows.
Right, because as we all know, taking the word of someone outside the company that Browser X is supported is exactly what bosses do. They won't pay for new testing, but they'll approve that the website works with that browser based on unsubstantiated claims.
That "site-maintaining wonk" still has to convince his boss to do the testing whether someone says they used an "incompatible" browser or not.
When will people learn...
Communism (non-capitalized) is a form of Marxism, which is an ECONOMIC system. (Communism (capitalized) was the authoritarian government of the USSR, which implemented a communism-based system.) Capitalism is another such ECONOMIC system.
A democracy/republic is a form of GOVERNMENT. Dictatorship/monarchy are other forms of GOVERNMENT.
Governmental system != Economic system, though arguably one influences the other.
Yeah, like the legit email I received just the other day. Some guy came across like 10 million dollars and needed my help to get it out of his country. For my part in helping him, I'm receiving 5 million. Not too shabby. I can retire now!
One other thing. While instructions like "add eax, 5" and "sub eax, -5" may be equivalent (and that may even have the same runtime), a compiler will not likely choose the second one over the first. If two are equivalent, it will always choose one over the other.
So if both equivalent instructions are used, and knowing that only one of the two should have been compiler-generated, this indicates the presence of an embedded message. Which goes against the purpose of steganography (not only to hide a message, but to not be able to detect that a message is present).
Mind you, it's a bit of a downer if that girl you've always fancied decides to ring you for that first date...
This is Slashdot...
Because a name is not unique. Not even including middle names. You would then have to put other identifying information in to indicate who you are. A phone number is unique, and (except in the case of cell phones) seldom changes. Do you want to put your full name and address into the registry? Phone number is good enough.
My biggest problem with the article is that the author has a hard time telling the difference between hardware and software.
Agreed. The author _repeatedly_ says "IBM-compatible". That term right there should indicate EXACTLY what the issue is. IBM made an open system that ANYONE could create hardware for. Apple did not. If it was IBM verses Apple _hardware_, the argument would be different. But since Apple was competing their proprietary hardware against an open standard, they lost completely. _IBM_ is the reason for Microsoft's early success, as they made an open platform and then licensed Microsoft's operating system. As the open platform got more and more popular, so did Microsoft, and as Microsoft got more and more popular, so did IBM-_compatible_ computers. It became a system that fed itself. Those outside the system got pretty much left out.
This is not saying that Apple sucks or whatever. And it's not saying that they don't make a profit. Obviously, they do, or they wouldn't be in business for this long. But they put themselves in this situation by not making their Macintosh platform an open standard.
Now will come the whole "but Microsoft software is proprietary!!!" argument. But Microsoft has had APIs for years. People were not restricted from programming applications for this operating system. Just because you can't see the code does NOT mean you cannot use it. And Microsoft did a great job of giving tons of APIs so that developers could do whatever they wanted to. Note: I am NOT saying that programmers couldn't program for Macs. Obviously they could. But an open standard for hardware is not the same beast as an open standard for software, as in the "open source" community.
I'm installing SP2 right now on my machines, and they all say "Creating System Restore Point" (or something close to that). So yes, SP2 will create a restore point so you can back out.
That's a very good point. The article says that if the same story (content) exists on other news sites, then MSNBC will be chosen first. I don't see the issue. If Google actually produced news content (and not just news aggregation), then one would expect them to do the same.
It's not like MSN or MSNBC only print pro-MS articles, either. Ever read Slate? You think when MS missed earnings estimates by a penny that their moneycentral.msn.com didn't report that? Do you think they spun it as a positive? People can say what they will, but MSNBC and MSN both report pro-, anti-, and neutral-Microsoft articles. If an MSNBC news aggregator prefers the same articles from MSNBC instead of other news sources, I don't see the big deal. Especially since they will still show the others.
Yep! See, MP3s are compressed in a lossy format. ATRAC3 is anti-lossy! It will replace all those bits that got sent to /dev/null!
I think you make a very good point, and it's about time someone realized that Office Apps does not necessarily mean "MS Office". There is a plethora of applications out there available ONLY for a Windows machine, and many companies use those.
Furthmore, this article shows exactly what has been going on for a long time. Linux is a replacement for *nix, not for Windows. Sun has been steadily losing market share while Linux gains. Microsoft stays pretty even.
OK, mods, I'm ready for my troll status. Thanks!
I definitely remember the slashdot article about that, but it wasn't "MSN", it was a beta search engine. When they go live, MS will be hard-pressed to do anything so blatant.
I did. The 14th link is exactly that. Interestingly, the 8th article is about how Microsoft could embrace Linux. Meanwhile, the first link is about Linux gaining steam in China. I don't see anything slanted there. All the other articles (by title) do not seem to be pro-Microsoft.
If you bothered to actually LOOK at the site, you would see that not only does it have regular news like google news but also a personalized news section. This is in the upper-right and called "The Daily Me". If you don't want personalized news, don't look at that area. Maybe there will be a way to disable it. But c'mon, Microsoft is not going to slant their entire page just on the off-chance that someone will switch from Linux to Windows. God, the consiracy theories here are just lame. Oh, wait, this is Slashdot. My bad.
So a company is going to give away half its cash reserve in a one-time dividend disbursement because _Q4_ earnings went down? WTH? Maybe it has something to do with all states and federal gov't having settled their antitrust lawsuit, Sun has settled its antitrust lawsuit, and many other large lawsuits are settled. That large bankroll is no longer needed to fend off the lawsuits. So let the stockholders have some of it.
Not at all. Microsoft is the company writing the code and selling the product. AOL and Yahoo!, however, get a chunk of change from licensing agreements. They make money and don't have to do anything, just not actively block Microsoft from interoping. I'm sure there's SOME level of work AOL and Yahoo! need to do, but they can focus on the users and not on their Enterprise solutions.
Correction: Microsoft has paid dividends twice in the past year and a half. The first dividend was paid Feb 19, 2003 (one day after the Feb 18 2:1 split), and was 8 cents a share (16 cents a share pre-split). The second one was Oct 15, 2003, and was 16 cents per share.
At 10-11 billion shares outstanding, the first payout was $800-880M, and the second payout was 1.6-1.76B.
You can verify these claims here (dividends) and here (outstanding shares).