apple used to have a history of exotic, and sometimes superior, hardware. they have since gutted their lines and replaced most of those exotic components with ones that had already standardized in x86.
other than the proprietary mainboard and the ppc cpu, macs are basically a pc anyways...
if C is accused of receiving a copy from B and using it in product D, then A can get an injunction against C distributing D while the 'facts' are sorted out in court.
iirc, the onus is then on C to prove that they did clean room reverse-engineer D. in detail.
once this data is out there it will become much harder [impossible?] for the samba team to say they reverse-engineered the protocols as opposed to receiving the information from a licensee in violation of ms' rules...
then samba is considered tainted and is open to injunction against distribution.
crts give more vibrant and true color representations. this is why most color-sensitive design work is performed on crts.
lcds have been improving response times, but usually at the cost of color fidelity. if you look at those 16ms response lcds, you'll find that they are sacrificing in the bits per channel figure [ie they are not true 24 bit devices].
50% uptime indicates one [or more] of several things, most attributable to decisions you or your girlfriend have made/make:
1 - poor quality hardware 2 - botched installation of os and/or apps 3 - user error [what's this osama.exe? let's click on it] 4 - bad power 5 - lack of virus protection 6 - lack of security on and/or around the system [eg firewall, acls, etc]
there are others, but you get the idea. i have windows and linux boxes that all have uptimes of "until i reboot them." that said, i have also used clarkconnect linux and there is a definitely a slow, but steady memory leak in that distro.
quark was the defacto standard for layout and typesetting, but the company just sat on their product for years [and years]. no competition meant no incentive for the proprietary company to innovate or enhance...
many designers grumbled, but it mattered not. let's all thank god for monopolies and closed-source software.
anyone who states that they were a "windows bigot" [or anything bigot/fanboi] displays that they do not have the analytical skills and emotional maturity to offer a qualified opinion on the subject under discussion.
all this looks like is a switch from wintel fanboism to apple fanboism on the part of the reporter, complete with ridiculous arguments/rationalization [eg "not all ram is created equal"].
now if he had looked at linux, enabling him to make the most of the existing hardware he already had, instead of just ordering all new macs...
methinks you are in the wrong business if you design web-interface development apps that allow corruption of the source files due to a simple browser crash...
i would be much more concerned with what the gov and its agencies do "legitimately" with the information. information sharing and scope creep is the name of the game in the usa these days. just think "total information awareness" and so on...
i said that whether pj sues or not, there may well be criminal charges [eg tresspassing, stalking].
i don't think pj considers the attack by mog to be simply petty. this is part of a large-scale stock manipulation and fraud in which two people have already commited "suicide."
by sys-con imho. they have repeatedly shown themselves to be anti-linux and they are only doing this because of the pressure [and potential legal issues].
they are most certainly not acting because it was the right thing to do.
your characterization of the articles does not correspond with the text i read.
they specifically raise issue with their publisher over the ethics of mog's writing and that rather than making rash decisions, they have been attempting to work this out with sys-con.
this is the professional way to deal with things.
now that they realize that the discussion is futile, they are publicly saying why they are making the decisions they are.
it is also clearly stated, as i quoted previously, that amongst the information published was the assumed identity and home address of pj. this is a clear attempt at the intimidation of another journalist.
i fully expect there will be legal action before this is played out.
both linked articles mention that the writers believe mog's actions are enough to prompt them to leave their current positions and that this is not a new or spur of the moment decision.
the articles also pretty clearly define that this is an argument over ethics. as for specifics re: pj, this would seem a good start without getting overly detailed: "lists all kinds of personal information about Jones including horrific nasty comments and where she lives."
re: google - only fools do not alter their behaviour based on the effects those behaviours have on the world around them [see gwb for a great example of this].
the fact remains that increasing the ranking of mog's pieces will generate more hits for them which will generate more ad revenue which will generate more mog garbage. they don't care if those eyeballs are there to look at the road-side accident or not...
also, just because information is now publically available does not mean you should go out of your way to spread it. in this case, spreading the information is simply assisting mog in her attempt to intimidate pj by "outting" her.
what mog/sys-con published was a character assassination revealing the public whereabouts of a person who has received threats against their person in the past.
this is a serious breach of ethics. linking just further disseminates the information and drives up its ranking in google.
also, there is plenty of info in tfa to find the piece if you want...
is not journalism at all. it is commercial advocacy.
now that we have that cleared up, journalists , like everyone else, do have biases. however, it is their job to report objectively despite their personal bias. in other words, they have a duty to report the story accurately even if it goes against their personal bias. and no, accurately does not mean simply picking two sides and giving them equal credence as is so common these days.
what mog does is not journalism, as noted above, and any publisher that drives their periodicals with her tripe is not a news organization, but rather an entertainment tabloid or propaganda machine.
as for blame?
you can easilly frame an objective piece so that it has hooks and intrigue and whatnot. it is not necessary to abuse the process to generate revenue based on what you think your readers might like to hear.
clearly mog is has to take the responsibility for what she writes, especially if she wants to continue abusing the notion that she is a journalist. the established and verifiable facts do not correlate with mog's reporting and too often she resorts to personal insults, threats and innuendo.
sys-con clearly have to take responsibility for what they publish and have an obligation to accuracy if they are going to continue to abuse the notion that they are a news publisher. the attitudes of sys-con's owners regarding the veracity of mog [they don't feel they are responsible as they are just a "publisher"- this from an email response] and their emphasis of mog's articles despite widespread and vocal fcat correction from their own readers shows that they lack the integrity needed in a news publisher.
blaming the readers for a person or company's lack of journalistic integrity is incredibly weak. this is journalism and you really shouldn't apply market-force supply and demand arguments to discussions about it [that would be propaganda].
too tired to dig for a cite atm. i could be wrong. am having one of those days...
imho, the quote:
"continuing investigation that uses observation, hypothesis testing, measurement, experimentation, logical argument and theory building to lead to more adequate explanations of natural phenomena."
seems to indicate equal weighting to each item and that this is simply a list of techniques that can be used. it does not appear to indicate that all must be satisfied for an idea to be accepted. sure the more satisfied, the better...
however, in the "continuing investigation" it may well be that something that passes "logical argument" may also be argued to simply not have been tested adequately in the other areas yet. this is an argument used by id people already: that our current technologies and techniques are not refined enough.
imho, the new wording appears to allow for the introduction of id and other faith-based "theories" into a debate they do not belong in.
that we are arguing over the meaning likely indicates the wording is poor to begin with.
most technical writing disciplines do not encourage the use of "and/or" as it is imprecise. "or" tends to mark singular choices while "and" usually indicates one or more from a list.
i could be incorrect, but the fact that we are even discussing the wording means the new definition is poor.
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apple used to have a history of exotic, and sometimes superior, hardware. they have since gutted their lines and replaced most of those exotic components with ones that had already standardized in x86.
other than the proprietary mainboard and the ppc cpu, macs are basically a pc anyways...
sum.zero
if C is accused of receiving a copy from B and using it in product D, then A can get an injunction against C distributing D while the 'facts' are sorted out in court.
iirc, the onus is then on C to prove that they did clean room reverse-engineer D. in detail.
sum.zero
that i am referring to feature/functionality additions made to samba subsequent to the release of the interoperability info.
sum.zero
once this data is out there it will become much harder [impossible?] for the samba team to say they reverse-engineered the protocols as opposed to receiving the information from a licensee in violation of ms' rules...
then samba is considered tainted and is open to injunction against distribution.
just my dos centavos.
sum.zero
this text is not here
sum.zero
crts give more vibrant and true color representations. this is why most color-sensitive design work is performed on crts.
lcds have been improving response times, but usually at the cost of color fidelity. if you look at those 16ms response lcds, you'll find that they are sacrificing in the bits per channel figure [ie they are not true 24 bit devices].
sum.zero
damn, you really had him...
;P
right up to the point where you said lcd
sum.zero
try limiting her account to a regular user's rights [or less] and you can help to limit her self-inflicted damage.
use windows fairly comprehensive, but unituitive file permissions as well [if you have't already, of course].
good luck =)
sum.zero
first of all, i am not an ms fan.
50% uptime indicates one [or more] of several things, most attributable to decisions you or your girlfriend have made/make:
1 - poor quality hardware
2 - botched installation of os and/or apps
3 - user error [what's this osama.exe? let's click on it]
4 - bad power
5 - lack of virus protection
6 - lack of security on and/or around the system [eg firewall, acls, etc]
there are others, but you get the idea. i have windows and linux boxes that all have uptimes of "until i reboot them." that said, i have also used clarkconnect linux and there is a definitely a slow, but steady memory leak in that distro.
sum.zero
i used to work in design/communications.
quark was the defacto standard for layout and typesetting, but the company just sat on their product for years [and years]. no competition meant no incentive for the proprietary company to innovate or enhance...
many designers grumbled, but it mattered not. let's all thank god for monopolies and closed-source software.
sum.zero
anyone who states that they were a "windows bigot" [or anything bigot/fanboi] displays that they do not have the analytical skills and emotional maturity to offer a qualified opinion on the subject under discussion.
all this looks like is a switch from wintel fanboism to apple fanboism on the part of the reporter, complete with ridiculous arguments/rationalization [eg "not all ram is created equal"].
now if he had looked at linux, enabling him to make the most of the existing hardware he already had, instead of just ordering all new macs...
sum.zero
methinks you are in the wrong business if you design web-interface development apps that allow corruption of the source files due to a simple browser crash...
sum.zero
i mean, it was a lecture on p2p networks and their uses for information distribution ;P
sum.zero
i would be much more concerned with what the gov and its agencies do "legitimately" with the information. information sharing and scope creep is the name of the game in the usa these days. just think "total information awareness" and so on...
sum.zero
technology, and by extension [hahaha], the world economy to their own benefit.
why is anyone surprised?
sum.zero
put links to their NON-EXISTANT websites on slashdot?
sum.zero
i said that whether pj sues or not, there may well be criminal charges [eg tresspassing, stalking].
i don't think pj considers the attack by mog to be simply petty. this is part of a large-scale stock manipulation and fraud in which two people have already commited "suicide."
sum.zero
pj said she was considering her options.
whether she sues or not, there may end up being criminal activities and subsequent prosecution here...
sum.zero
by sys-con imho. they have repeatedly shown themselves to be anti-linux and they are only doing this because of the pressure [and potential legal issues].
they are most certainly not acting because it was the right thing to do.
sum.zero
your characterization of the articles does not correspond with the text i read.
they specifically raise issue with their publisher over the ethics of mog's writing and that rather than making rash decisions, they have been attempting to work this out with sys-con.
this is the professional way to deal with things.
now that they realize that the discussion is futile, they are publicly saying why they are making the decisions they are.
it is also clearly stated, as i quoted previously, that amongst the information published was the assumed identity and home address of pj. this is a clear attempt at the intimidation of another journalist.
i fully expect there will be legal action before this is played out.
sum.zero
both linked articles mention that the writers believe mog's actions are enough to prompt them to leave their current positions and that this is not a new or spur of the moment decision.
the articles also pretty clearly define that this is an argument over ethics. as for specifics re: pj, this would seem a good start without getting overly detailed: "lists all kinds of personal information about Jones including horrific nasty comments and where she lives."
re: google - only fools do not alter their behaviour based on the effects those behaviours have on the world around them [see gwb for a great example of this].
the fact remains that increasing the ranking of mog's pieces will generate more hits for them which will generate more ad revenue which will generate more mog garbage. they don't care if those eyeballs are there to look at the road-side accident or not...
also, just because information is now publically available does not mean you should go out of your way to spread it. in this case, spreading the information is simply assisting mog in her attempt to intimidate pj by "outting" her.
sum.zero
what mog/sys-con published was a character assassination revealing the public whereabouts of a person who has received threats against their person in the past.
this is a serious breach of ethics. linking just further disseminates the information and drives up its ranking in google.
also, there is plenty of info in tfa to find the piece if you want...
sum.zero
is not journalism at all. it is commercial advocacy.
now that we have that cleared up, journalists , like everyone else, do have biases. however, it is their job to report objectively despite their personal bias. in other words, they have a duty to report the story accurately even if it goes against their personal bias. and no, accurately does not mean simply picking two sides and giving them equal credence as is so common these days.
what mog does is not journalism, as noted above, and any publisher that drives their periodicals with her tripe is not a news organization, but rather an entertainment tabloid or propaganda machine.
as for blame?
you can easilly frame an objective piece so that it has hooks and intrigue and whatnot. it is not necessary to abuse the process to generate revenue based on what you think your readers might like to hear.
clearly mog is has to take the responsibility for what she writes, especially if she wants to continue abusing the notion that she is a journalist. the established and verifiable facts do not correlate with mog's reporting and too often she resorts to personal insults, threats and innuendo.
sys-con clearly have to take responsibility for what they publish and have an obligation to accuracy if they are going to continue to abuse the notion that they are a news publisher. the attitudes of sys-con's owners regarding the veracity of mog [they don't feel they are responsible as they are just a "publisher"- this from an email response] and their emphasis of mog's articles despite widespread and vocal fcat correction from their own readers shows that they lack the integrity needed in a news publisher.
blaming the readers for a person or company's lack of journalistic integrity is incredibly weak. this is journalism and you really shouldn't apply market-force supply and demand arguments to discussions about it [that would be propaganda].
sum.zero
too tired to dig for a cite atm. i could be wrong. am having one of those days...
imho, the quote:
"continuing investigation that uses observation, hypothesis testing, measurement, experimentation, logical argument and theory building to lead to more adequate explanations of natural phenomena."
seems to indicate equal weighting to each item and that this is simply a list of techniques that can be used. it does not appear to indicate that all must be satisfied for an idea to be accepted. sure the more satisfied, the better...
however, in the "continuing investigation" it may well be that something that passes "logical argument" may also be argued to simply not have been tested adequately in the other areas yet. this is an argument used by id people already: that our current technologies and techniques are not refined enough.
imho, the new wording appears to allow for the introduction of id and other faith-based "theories" into a debate they do not belong in.
that we are arguing over the meaning likely indicates the wording is poor to begin with.
sum.zero
most technical writing disciplines do not encourage the use of "and/or" as it is imprecise. "or" tends to mark singular choices while "and" usually indicates one or more from a list.
i could be incorrect, but the fact that we are even discussing the wording means the new definition is poor.
sum.zero