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The ZOMG the government said it so it must be bad paranoia is so last year.
Perhaps it might be a good idea to listen to what is said rather than who is saying it. Novel concept.
No, his arguement is flawed because Word is part of an office suite.
Business folks need email clients, spreadsheet apps, and presentation software. Word is integratal to the Office suite, and therefore will be around for a long time.
Not a fan of MSOffice, but it is ubiquitous in the business world.
Naw, it is just that SCO has made so many outlandish claims that there is a mountain of material to refute them all.
Kudos, Groklaw. What an amazing blog. What an example of what online collaboration can achieve.
Knowing the Airlines, the call from the air will end up equivalently expensive as the $5 for a hour of short term parking.
Seriously, I really don't care that you're too cheap to pay for parking or that you're not creative enough to sit at the McDonalds near the airport. I care that I have some moron in the seat behind me gabbing loudly on a cross country flight.
I'm the passenger and I'm (or my company) is footing the bill. I care about me, not you.
Or, browse a bit in my local used CD store and perhaps pick up an entire CD that I'm interested in, bring it home, rip it, and use it for whatever I want.
To each his own -- there will be lots of opinions. You don't like the combat system, cool. But I don't remember the books describing a combat system;-) Joke, joke.
Different people will look for different things in a game. For me, as an EQ player from 1999 - 2005, I look for community and sense of immersion. I and am willing to overlook UI flaws (which are, frankly, the easiest thing to fix and probably will be) and the rather different combat system.
I felt, like the auther, immersed in the feel of the books. You didn't. Cool. Two different people with a difference of opinion. The sky is not falling.
There will be lots of hate posts from people that haven't tried the game. Or that just don't like or "get" Tolkein.
But, if you love the books, the game is definately worth picking up and giving a spin. It is as if Middle Earth has been brought to life by people that really cared to get it right. You'll actually find yourself reading the quests.
Yes the user interface is cluncky, but not that bad.
The game isn't perfect, but it was a huge surprise to me how good it is. My one concern is that it wont have sticking power. It may end up being a lovely flash in the pan. It all depends upon how, what, and when content is added.
As long as the individual movie prices are high, people wont switch. Yes the picture is better, but not so much so as to justify buying a more expensive disk.
VHS vs. Laser Disc. Which one lasted longer in the US (where the disc prices were artifically kept very high).
At the office where I work, we still run Windows 2000. As an end user, I see no advantange to us, the users, by migrating to Vista. Other than eye candy...
As for the IT department, well, I'm sure there's no desire any time soon to make a corporate switchover wholesale.
What is the advantage of Vista over 2000? How does it help *me*? How does it help our company other than being a disruption and a cost?
No kidding. This was an obvious loophole that had been pointed out a very long time ago.
Investigating the kid till you're blue in the face doesn't make the problem go away. Anyone with moderately good office-suite type computer skills could fake a bording pass.
TSA needs to focus on security, not obscurity of their obvious failures.
TSA needs to focus on security, not their obvious complicity with the airlines and the airlines heavey lobbying.
Call the police and they say there's nothing they can do.
Call your car insurance company and be on hold for lenghty periods of time.
That's what happened to me!
Interesting concept, but how many WIFI enable car stereos are there out there? I mean, how many car stereos come factory equipped with an AUX input on the fraceplate?
When this concept becomes relevant -- years from now -- there will be pleanty of competitors.
Joe Sixpack will have heard of the IPOD. He will not have heard of MS's product.
Joe Sixpack will ask his techie kid sister which is better. Said sister will tell him that music bought for the IPOD has fewer restictions and to stay clear MS.
I know, I know, it doesn't always work out that way. But MS is taking on an established leader -- make that icon -- in the portable music player world. In doing so, MS is offering far less, not more, to the consumer./boggle
There is no way that the majors emerging out of bankrupt situations are going to retrofit their fleets with new entertainment systems. Personally, I think they should go out of business and let folks with viable business plans, like jetblue (and no I don't work for 'em), take over the field.
That is my standard tact when trying to cancel anything these days.
Me: I would like to cancel suchandsuch
Rep: Why? Blah blah blah.
Me: I'm moving oversees and wont be able to use it.
That usually stops the hard sell.
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Puleeze The ZOMG the government said it so it must be bad paranoia is so last year. Perhaps it might be a good idea to listen to what is said rather than who is saying it. Novel concept.
Brilliant comment. If I had mod points, I would up ya some.
No, his arguement is flawed because Word is part of an office suite. Business folks need email clients, spreadsheet apps, and presentation software. Word is integratal to the Office suite, and therefore will be around for a long time. Not a fan of MSOffice, but it is ubiquitous in the business world.
Naw, it is just that SCO has made so many outlandish claims that there is a mountain of material to refute them all. Kudos, Groklaw. What an amazing blog. What an example of what online collaboration can achieve.
No kidding. Loved it at first. But it got repetative. So and so tugs on her braid. Yet again. Yawn.
Knowing the Airlines, the call from the air will end up equivalently expensive as the $5 for a hour of short term parking.
Seriously, I really don't care that you're too cheap to pay for parking or that you're not creative enough to sit at the McDonalds near the airport. I care that I have some moron in the seat behind me gabbing loudly on a cross country flight.
I'm the passenger and I'm (or my company) is footing the bill. I care about me, not you.
Yup, I'm sure all those folks that use their verizon cells for business are just thrilled about this. Just thrilled.
Or, browse a bit in my local used CD store and perhaps pick up an entire CD that I'm interested in, bring it home, rip it, and use it for whatever I want.
To each his own -- there will be lots of opinions. You don't like the combat system, cool. But I don't remember the books describing a combat system ;-) Joke, joke.
Different people will look for different things in a game. For me, as an EQ player from 1999 - 2005, I look for community and sense of immersion. I and am willing to overlook UI flaws (which are, frankly, the easiest thing to fix and probably will be) and the rather different combat system.
I felt, like the auther, immersed in the feel of the books. You didn't. Cool. Two different people with a difference of opinion. The sky is not falling.
There will be lots of hate posts from people that haven't tried the game. Or that just don't like or "get" Tolkein. But, if you love the books, the game is definately worth picking up and giving a spin. It is as if Middle Earth has been brought to life by people that really cared to get it right. You'll actually find yourself reading the quests. Yes the user interface is cluncky, but not that bad. The game isn't perfect, but it was a huge surprise to me how good it is. My one concern is that it wont have sticking power. It may end up being a lovely flash in the pan. It all depends upon how, what, and when content is added.
Latency. Introduce 750ms or so of latency. Web browsing and emailing unaffected. VOIP really breaks down.
By senior year many students are no longer minors. Certainly by second semester.
All in ones exist today. Palm has seen it come and done nothing.
Apple is attempting to make a sexy all in one taht doesn't rely on windoze mobile and market the hell out of it. Palm has done nothing.
GPS is integrated. All cell phones in the US must have GPS for 911. So the hardware is there.
As long as the individual movie prices are high, people wont switch. Yes the picture is better, but not so much so as to justify buying a more expensive disk. VHS vs. Laser Disc. Which one lasted longer in the US (where the disc prices were artifically kept very high).
At the office where I work, we still run Windows 2000. As an end user, I see no advantange to us, the users, by migrating to Vista. Other than eye candy... As for the IT department, well, I'm sure there's no desire any time soon to make a corporate switchover wholesale. What is the advantage of Vista over 2000? How does it help *me*? How does it help our company other than being a disruption and a cost?
No kidding. This was an obvious loophole that had been pointed out a very long time ago. Investigating the kid till you're blue in the face doesn't make the problem go away. Anyone with moderately good office-suite type computer skills could fake a bording pass. TSA needs to focus on security, not obscurity of their obvious failures. TSA needs to focus on security, not their obvious complicity with the airlines and the airlines heavey lobbying.
... goes all the way down to the physical layer
Call the police and they say there's nothing they can do. Call your car insurance company and be on hold for lenghty periods of time. That's what happened to me!
Interesting concept, but how many WIFI enable car stereos are there out there? I mean, how many car stereos come factory equipped with an AUX input on the fraceplate?
When this concept becomes relevant -- years from now -- there will be pleanty of competitors.
Joe Sixpack will have heard of the IPOD. He will not have heard of MS's product.
/boggle
Joe Sixpack will ask his techie kid sister which is better. Said sister will tell him that music bought for the IPOD has fewer restictions and to stay clear MS.
I know, I know, it doesn't always work out that way. But MS is taking on an established leader -- make that icon -- in the portable music player world. In doing so, MS is offering far less, not more, to the consumer.
There is no way that the majors emerging out of bankrupt situations are going to retrofit their fleets with new entertainment systems. Personally, I think they should go out of business and let folks with viable business plans, like jetblue (and no I don't work for 'em), take over the field.
Don't treat you employees like shit and they wont steal from ya.
That is my standard tact when trying to cancel anything these days. Me: I would like to cancel suchandsuch Rep: Why? Blah blah blah. Me: I'm moving oversees and wont be able to use it. That usually stops the hard sell.
This is all about VOIP. And how VOIP doesn't pay these taxes. Traditional services complete with VOIP.