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This story was picked up by Yahoo, off the Reuters news service.
In paragraph 3, they describe the system as a way to separate the "wheat from the chafe"??? Perhaps they mean chafF.
Am I the only one noticing that as spell checkers become "better and better" errors like this are becoming more common. Some dink runs it through the spell checker and nobody ever bothers to look at the content, as long as it's all spelled right, and with the proper grammar.
Is there something wrong with the original packing materials? It was good enough to get it across the pond from asia. And the the retailer, and your house after. Works for me.
Slashdot is coming out in favor of a commercial interest taking an existing product, and for purely commercial reasons modifying it however they see fit, and reselling it.
So when MS releases MSLinux and doesn't release the source, or anything related, the editors here, will completely support MS in this decision I suppose?
Guns of the South, is a pure fiction novel. Neo-racists use a time machine to supply the Confederates with AK-47's. Not a very reasonable premise of how they could have won.
A MUCH more realistic portrayal of how the Confederacy could have won the war, is in the pre-history to his book How Few Remain, which is a novel of the Second War Between the States, set approximately 20 years after Lincoln was forced to sign a peace treaty with the Confederacy.
The basic premise, is that early on, the South was spanking the North pretty badly. This was prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. At the time, the other countries of the world, would have viewed Lincoln issuing it, as coming from a position of weakness. And the goal would have been thought to be insurrection. In 1862, a Confedearte courier was killed and the troop deployment information he carried fell into the hands of the Union. Using this information, the Union won a solid victory at last, at Antietam. Now Lincoln could issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Once the emancipation proclamation was issued, there was a moral difference between the 2 parts of the US, and the European powers could in no way support the Confederacy.
In Turtledoves world, the couriers information was never captured by the Union. The Confederates continued to hold strong positions. Because neither of the parties in the battle was morally different, France and England then force Lincoln to negotiate a peace treaty, rather than having them join forces with the Confederates, in "punishing" the Union, and reducing the power of a growing competitor.
The book How Few Remain is actually set 20 years later, when a Second Civil War flares up. This time France and England are full allies of the CSA, and join in the party. The Union gets soundly smacked around a second time. And in an interesting twist, by the end the Union starts forging ties to the Austro-Hungarian empire. 3 years later, the "Great War" series of his kicks in. WW-I has broken out in Europe, and the Confederates, and the Union try going at each other a third time, this time, without the assistance of the Europeans who are busy with their own fight. And you have Tank, and trench warfare raging across the middle of North America.
Turtledove has built a VERY rich world. Populated by lots of names that are recognizable. All in all his fiction is VERY highly regarded.
I believe that by default virtually anything that you "create" including things like an EULA are copyrighted, unless that right is specifically waived.
For the average school district, seems to me. God knows the cafeteria must throw off enough waste "fuel" to supply the school fleet, with plenty left over.
Because having a viable alternative product has always made Apple strive for opening their platforms, and cutting the prices. And it's worked wonderfully for them. Look at how their market share has gone up and up with every new release of Windows.
If you're current work environment, is a great place to be, then you should have a good enough relationship with your boss, that long before you get a better offer you've let him know that you'd like to improve your situation. If it's such a great place, they'll be more than happy to work to keep you happy.
Once you've formally let them know, that you've got another offer, and that you're actively leaving, you're dead meat. I guarantee that the next time they are forced to consider "reductions in staff" your name WILL be at the top of the list. Because they know that you're not committed to the company.
One of the admin's here had an offer to jump, and over the advice of both of us in IT, she accepted the counter offer here. Then within 2 months, she was laid off anyhow. And has been out of work for more than 6 months now.
The home of eternal gridlock anyhow, was one of the earlier adopters of these. I walk 2 blocks from the subway, to work every day. And I see at least 1-2 redlight runners a day, at Mission and Spear. At least.
As a pedestrian, I'm all for every kind of enforcement imaginable.
Tho one of my biggest peeves, is bus drivers. Those clowns need to be racking up points just like non-city employees.
Just their content on it. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Why is there an immediate assumption, that if it's on the web in any way, shape, or form, then it MUST be immediately made available freely, and in whatever form. Regardless of what the creator of said content wants?
Information doesn't want to be free. You bastards are just too cheap to pay for it, and by attaching a slogan, you think it gives you some moral authority.
Restrictions which they are currently trying to enforce.
Do I think they are misguided, for putting restrictions like that on their content? Absolutely.
BUT... I absolutely belive that it is their right to put those restrictions in place as well. The content is theirs. Just because they made it available in some way to the public, doesn't take away their ownership of it.
I'll defend to the death, the rights of a content creator, to control how s/he chooses to redistribute their content.
If you're opposed to putting limits on how something can be redistributed. Then I assume you have no problem with someone violating GPL, and redistributing Linux as a sealed, sold product. With no source attached.
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This story was picked up by Yahoo, off the Reuters news service.
In paragraph 3, they describe the system as a way to separate the "wheat from the chafe"??? Perhaps they mean chafF.
Am I the only one noticing that as spell checkers become "better and better" errors like this are becoming more common. Some dink runs it through the spell checker and nobody ever bothers to look at the content, as long as it's all spelled right, and with the proper grammar.
Is there something wrong with the original packing materials? It was good enough to get it across the pond from asia. And the the retailer, and your house after. Works for me.
So let me get this straight.
Slashdot is coming out in favor of a commercial interest taking an existing product, and for purely commercial reasons modifying it however they see fit, and reselling it.
So when MS releases MSLinux and doesn't release the source, or anything related, the editors here, will completely support MS in this decision I suppose?
The "classic" 60min is on Sundays. And now on Wednesdays, there's 60 Minutes II.
So my choices are limited. Not that I mind.
Just turn off the goddamn TV.
I own one. In all it's 12" of glory. It's 6-7 years old, and was free at work when I got it.
I watch 2 hours of 60minutes a week. And I watch the news in the morning, and in the evening if I remember. Once in awhile I'll watch CSI.
It's really not difficult at all to avoid "reality" TV. Just avoid TV.
Since I'm sure that the software won't report it as a view, if nobody watches it.
Guns of the South, is a pure fiction novel. Neo-racists use a time machine to supply the Confederates with AK-47's. Not a very reasonable premise of how they could have won.
A MUCH more realistic portrayal of how the Confederacy could have won the war, is in the pre-history to his book How Few Remain, which is a novel of the Second War Between the States, set approximately 20 years after Lincoln was forced to sign a peace treaty with the Confederacy.
The basic premise, is that early on, the South was spanking the North pretty badly. This was prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. At the time, the other countries of the world, would have viewed Lincoln issuing it, as coming from a position of weakness. And the goal would have been thought to be insurrection. In 1862, a Confedearte courier was killed and the troop deployment information he carried fell into the hands of the Union. Using this information, the Union won a solid victory at last, at Antietam. Now Lincoln could issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Once the emancipation proclamation was issued, there was a moral difference between the 2 parts of the US, and the European powers could in no way support the Confederacy.
In Turtledoves world, the couriers information was never captured by the Union. The Confederates continued to hold strong positions. Because neither of the parties in the battle was morally different, France and England then force Lincoln to negotiate a peace treaty, rather than having them join forces with the Confederates, in "punishing" the Union, and reducing the power of a growing competitor.
The book How Few Remain is actually set 20 years later, when a Second Civil War flares up. This time France and England are full allies of the CSA, and join in the party. The Union gets soundly smacked around a second time. And in an interesting twist, by the end the Union starts forging ties to the Austro-Hungarian empire. 3 years later, the "Great War" series of his kicks in. WW-I has broken out in Europe, and the Confederates, and the Union try going at each other a third time, this time, without the assistance of the Europeans who are busy with their own fight. And you have Tank, and trench warfare raging across the middle of North America.
Turtledove has built a VERY rich world. Populated by lots of names that are recognizable. All in all his fiction is VERY highly regarded.
Last month I was cleaning house, and tossed at least 100 old manuals for computer games. Dating back at least 10 years.
I believe that by default virtually anything that you "create" including things like an EULA are copyrighted, unless that right is specifically waived.
For the average school district, seems to me. God knows the cafeteria must throw off enough waste "fuel" to supply the school fleet, with plenty left over.
"WorldCom said restating these improper transfers would cut earnings by $6.4 billion for 2001 and $1.4 billion for the first quarter of 2002."
The $3.6 Billion, is how much the value of the company sank on the news, in after hours trading.
Because having a viable alternative product has always made Apple strive for opening their platforms, and cutting the prices. And it's worked wonderfully for them. Look at how their market share has gone up and up with every new release of Windows.
"It just doesn't sit right beyond the gee-whiz factor for me."
Since when is that any reason to criticize something here? For gods sake, personal monorails, and lego desks are newsworthy.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Symantec buy Peter Norton's company several years ago?
If you're current work environment, is a great place to be, then you should have a good enough relationship with your boss, that long before you get a better offer you've let him know that you'd like to improve your situation. If it's such a great place, they'll be more than happy to work to keep you happy.
Once you've formally let them know, that you've got another offer, and that you're actively leaving, you're dead meat. I guarantee that the next time they are forced to consider "reductions in staff" your name WILL be at the top of the list. Because they know that you're not committed to the company.
One of the admin's here had an offer to jump, and over the advice of both of us in IT, she accepted the counter offer here. Then within 2 months, she was laid off anyhow. And has been out of work for more than 6 months now.
In J.K. referring to *anything* else, as being pompous.
The home of eternal gridlock anyhow, was one of the earlier adopters of these. I walk 2 blocks from the subway, to work every day. And I see at least 1-2 redlight runners a day, at Mission and Spear. At least.
As a pedestrian, I'm all for every kind of enforcement imaginable.
Tho one of my biggest peeves, is bus drivers. Those clowns need to be racking up points just like non-city employees.
How is defending the rights to ones property suddenly barratry?
I agree that they should have designed the site so that deep linking wasn't possible.
But legal restrictions ARE a means of prevention as well. Just a significantly less appetizing one to me, as well as most of the audience here.
Just because you don't approve of their means of control, doesn't mean that access control is evil for it's own sake.
They aren't trying to own the net at all.
Just their content on it. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Why is there an immediate assumption, that if it's on the web in any way, shape, or form, then it MUST be immediately made available freely, and in whatever form. Regardless of what the creator of said content wants?
Information doesn't want to be free. You bastards are just too cheap to pay for it, and by attaching a slogan, you think it gives you some moral authority.
I never said they weren't idiots. Just that they were just idiots.
with restrictions.
Restrictions which they are currently trying to enforce.
Do I think they are misguided, for putting restrictions like that on their content? Absolutely.
BUT... I absolutely belive that it is their right to put those restrictions in place as well. The content is theirs. Just because they made it available in some way to the public, doesn't take away their ownership of it.
What I said, was that if the linkee doesn't want to be "deep linked" they should absolutely have that perrogative.
As the creator of the work, I firmly believe that they have the right to control access to it, on whatever whim they have.
I'll defend to the death, the rights of a content creator, to control how s/he chooses to redistribute their content.
If you're opposed to putting limits on how something can be redistributed. Then I assume you have no problem with someone violating GPL, and redistributing Linux as a sealed, sold product. With no source attached.