Repeat after me: Drivers are written in assembly code. Assembly code on x86 is assmbly code on x86.
I think a lot of linux people would be perfectly happy receiving the assembly code (source, not compiled) and do the writing of the C code or other code that is necessary to interact with the kernel/OS.
The thing that bothers them, is that they do not want the user to have access to the source because programmers could also make private (possibly better) drivers for windows as well.
If we're welcoming our new overlords, does that make us doormats?
Anyway, I wish companies would realize that DRM is not the answer to copyright infringement, there is no "answer." The best way to lessen the problem is to lessen the cost to the end user, and don't introduce new formats!
A lot of people bought DVD copies of their VHS tapes because of higher quality and longer life spans, will BlueRay be enough of an advance?
Tabbrowser Extension is indeed the most useful extension I've ever installed. I thought it had disappeared when it was removed from the offical site, but then I googled and there it was.
Viewing search results and multi-subdomain sites like slashdot is great, and a lot less work. I just wish they'd leave tab flipping and select by hovering the mouse off by default.
PS: Grab IE Tab as well, its really nice at my job where I have to keep multiple IE-only compatible screens on at once.
Do you think google takes some kind of perverse pleasure in dealing with China's great firewall? The answer is of course: no. Just like companies don't like getting tarrifed in certain counries. The point is: if you want to be in a country's market, you must play by their rules.
I don't think people will change that much at all. They just can't see it, even when they're told.
Not one, but both my parents thought the PATRIOT act was a good thing (one's a democrat and the other a republican), even when I explained to them why its not. For some reason they think that the "I have nothing to hide, so I'm safe" mentality is a good thing. People seem to want the illusion of safety over freedom.
Want to end outsourcing? Tax the business hiring outsourced labor the amount each and every worker would make if they were in the US. If there's no cost benefit in outsourcing, they won't do it.
If you don't know who your senators are, this page will list their names, emails, and phone numbers. I have already contacted both of mine: http://www.senate.com/state/
I think we should follow what Jefferson did, in addition to what he said. Which means we have to *take* our rights, and *keep* our rights, not wait for them to be handed out.
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Repeat after me:
Drivers are written in assembly code. Assembly code on x86 is assmbly code on x86.
I think a lot of linux people would be perfectly happy receiving the assembly code (source, not compiled) and do the writing of the C code or other code that is necessary to interact with the kernel/OS.
The thing that bothers them, is that they do not want the user to have access to the source because programmers could also make private (possibly better) drivers for windows as well.
Who's saying that they have to? Not me, they're saying that there's a *chance* they will.
Besides, it'd be good for them, because AMD and Intel would have to compete in order to get into more of Dell's product lines.
I wonder why marketing firms haven't realized this sooner, and utilized it to sell more.
If we're welcoming our new overlords, does that make us doormats?
Anyway, I wish companies would realize that DRM is not the answer to copyright infringement, there is no "answer." The best way to lessen the problem is to lessen the cost to the end user, and don't introduce new formats!
A lot of people bought DVD copies of their VHS tapes because of higher quality and longer life spans, will BlueRay be enough of an advance?
Its not about someone buying Dell, its about Dell giving AMD a better chance to gain some more ground on Intel's market share.
Tabbrowser Extension is indeed the most useful extension I've ever installed. I thought it had disappeared when it was removed from the offical site, but then I googled and there it was. Viewing search results and multi-subdomain sites like slashdot is great, and a lot less work. I just wish they'd leave tab flipping and select by hovering the mouse off by default. PS: Grab IE Tab as well, its really nice at my job where I have to keep multiple IE-only compatible screens on at once.
Just be glad you didn't read it the way I did: "Scientists Find Preserved Dildo..."
*shudder*
Do you think google takes some kind of perverse pleasure in dealing with China's great firewall? The answer is of course: no. Just like companies don't like getting tarrifed in certain counries. The point is: if you want to be in a country's market, you must play by their rules.
I don't think people will change that much at all. They just can't see it, even when they're told.
Not one, but both my parents thought the PATRIOT act was a good thing (one's a democrat and the other a republican), even when I explained to them why its not. For some reason they think that the "I have nothing to hide, so I'm safe" mentality is a good thing. People seem to want the illusion of safety over freedom.
Lets see, from that link, there are about an average of 5 terrorist attacks a year.
i s_200509/ai_n15326103 states less than 2 people die a year from bear attacks.
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Now, for example, this page: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3787/
Let's take into consideration that things like swimming: http://www.nsaa.org/nsaa/safety/facts_about_skiin
Yet the government feels fine about letting people swim.
He's not carbon-based?
That explains everything!
But slashdot is safer because we can't edit.
What if a law is then written that contradicts it? Does that trump precidence?
"Ideas for solutions to this moral dilemma?"
Anatomically correct dummies. If there are simulators for planes, tanks, and other such complex things, why not for surgeons?
Wow, it's a good thing you were wearing your joke-proof helmet.
Freudian slip?
/lower/ response times?
If the error is reported quicker using automation, wouldn't that
I still buy MS eBooks, because I have the latest working version of C-Lit to decode them to .txt files.
I just wish they'd change the name, though I guess that keeps MS from mentioning it in the news.
I don't want another wide open arse on the internet, goatse is one too many anyway.
I think NASA should be. Some of their probes have horrible uptimes. :)
Does a tractor trailer give it? Or would that break it?
Want to end outsourcing? Tax the business hiring outsourced labor the amount each and every worker would make if they were in the US. If there's no cost benefit in outsourcing, they won't do it.
If you don't know who your senators are, this page will list their names, emails, and phone numbers. I have already contacted both of mine: http://www.senate.com/state/
Just as long as I don't get piped to it.
I think we should follow what Jefferson did, in addition to what he said. Which means we have to *take* our rights, and *keep* our rights, not wait for them to be handed out.
Wow, you'd think that the number illegal immigrants with knowledge of rocketry would be small. :)