it's clear from the corrections pointed out in the earlier posts that katz has actually updated/changed his review without any sort of notification. i believe the slashdot community deserves to see all versions of the review, and updates should be tacked on to the end, as they are traditionally, not covered over discretely. it's too sneaky and dishonest. especially since the timestamp doesn't update!
"crippled" - this is totally subjective. sure, removing certain windows components will limit functionality (or discard excess baggage) but the level to which it does according to microsoft would "cripple" the OS. the notion that it is indeed separable isn't new after all.
'not gonna work!' my university has a similar authentication system. basically, if your MAC address has been verified by our authentication server, DHCPD will issue correct DNS servers. otherwise, all non-authenticated MACs get DNS servers that route all traffic to the "registration" page. BUT you can put in your own DNS servers and voila, you're past this security feature fairly quickly.
Many thanks for expressing your interest in Linux(for PlayStation 2) on our website (http://www.technology.scee.net/).
We're happy to announce that Linux will be released in May in both the USA (SCEA) and PAL territories (including Europe and Australia), with full information and screenshots now to be found on our site.
In addition, a joint website for interested users has been set up at http://playstation2-linux.com, which includes discussion and bulletin boards.
Finally, although sales haven't yet started, if you send an e-mail with the message "subscribe" to ps2linux-request@technology.scee.net we'll let you know when pre-ordering starts.
to what end will you take this ridiculous argument? why don't you fly off to some 3rd world nation and feed the poor and hungry instead of going to work? why waste your time reading slashdot when you can be in the field helping people??
the world would be a wonderful place if we all pitched in to help each other, but our current sociopolitical and economic systems don't allow for this.
you talk the talk, my friend. can you walk the walk?
god, they're wasting all this money to crack down on users running a few machines at home instead of increasing bandwith. i'd understand if they wouldn't provide support if you were having problems, but this is ridiculous.
-hajmola
ps: yes, i know the story is still unsubstantiated - for the sake of this argument i assume there's some truth to it.
i remain dubious over the assertion that this chain of events actually occurred. could anyone possibly confirm this with another source? preferably, a *reliable* source...
as far as them losing $1 million in R&D, i believe that if the merchandise had been shipped to a competitor (impossible since microsoft would've bought them out anyway) and that 'competitor' managed to reverse engineer the device to determine how it was created, then and only then would it have been a possibility. obviously some old guy is not about to sac bill gates and all he's worth by plugging in some new prototype webtv unit into the back of his television set.
according to Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com), innovation is defined as:
1 : the introduction of something new 2 : a new idea, method, or device : NOVELTY
this definition could be used to argue that nothing *new* has been contrived by Microsoft since the dreaded 'blue screen of death'! how much has 'windows' really changed over the years? fundamentally, it still reeks of the restrictive aspects ubiquitous in DOS and the user interface is hardly something to market on.
"mr gates, is innovation the successful advancement of a company in order to maintain its propritaries and drive the nascent innovative start-ups out of business?"
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it's rather interesting how analogous the semiconductor market is to the manifest destiny belief of the US 'progressive' movement in the early 1900's. Some may argue that it is an innate desire or urge to 'strive for more' or 'further our development', but *enough* never tends to suffice. i await the day that i awake desiring absolutely nothing.
in the meanwhile i'll crank up that voltage setting...
Many governments, which do not otherwise possess the ability to project military power beyond their own borders, strive to obtain ballistic missile technology because of its capability to intimidate economically and militarily superior opponents. As such, the missile technology represents a potent weapon of strategic intimidation. Ballistic missiles have a number of distinct characteristics that make them a particularly attractive weapon for developing nations. Compared to other delivery systems, ballistic missiles are many times faster than manned aircraft vehicles and have a much shorter flight time to the target, and are thus more likely to penetrate the intended target area. Their high speed also means they are difficult for active missile defenses to intercept. The threat posed by missile proliferation has traditionally been seen in terms of ballistic missiles. Efforts to acquire or develop missile technology have been aimed at obtaining ballistic missiles, and there have been relatively little proliferation to date of long-range cruise missiles. But ballistic missiles do not represent the totality of the missile threat. Modern cruise missiles carry a similar-sized warhead to a ballistic missile of a similar range, but deliver that with far greater accuracy. Moreover, the means to develop advanced cruise missiles can increasingly be obtained on the open market. Given these factors, one may anticipate efforts by proliferant states to obtain such technologies or hardware as well. If they are successful, the threat will be increased considerably.
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it's clear from the corrections pointed out in the earlier posts that katz has actually updated/changed his review without any sort of notification. i believe the slashdot community deserves to see all versions of the review, and updates should be tacked on to the end, as they are traditionally, not covered over discretely. it's too sneaky and dishonest. especially since the timestamp doesn't update!
"crippled" - this is totally subjective. sure, removing certain windows components will limit functionality (or discard excess baggage) but the level to which it does according to microsoft would "cripple" the OS. the notion that it is indeed separable isn't new after all.
i think you mean red pill, Neo.
nothing an intelligent proxy couldn't fix...
of course it is! did you bother to check the URL? news.com.com???
'not gonna work!' my university has a similar authentication system. basically, if your MAC address has been verified by our authentication server, DHCPD will issue correct DNS servers. otherwise, all non-authenticated MACs get DNS servers that route all traffic to the "registration" page. BUT you can put in your own DNS servers and voila, you're past this security feature fairly quickly.
for anyone who cares...
Many thanks for expressing your interest in Linux(for PlayStation 2) on
our website (http://www.technology.scee.net/).
We're happy to announce that Linux will be released in May in both the
USA (SCEA) and PAL territories (including Europe and Australia), with
full information and screenshots now to be found on our site.
In addition, a joint website for interested users has been set up at
http://playstation2-linux.com, which includes discussion and bulletin
boards.
Finally, although sales haven't yet started, if you send an e-mail with
the message "subscribe" to ps2linux-request@technology.scee.net we'll
let you know when pre-ordering starts.
Many thanks again,
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
to be bashed on slashdot.
to what end will you take this ridiculous argument? why don't you fly off to some 3rd world nation and feed the poor and hungry instead of going to work? why waste your time reading slashdot when you can be in the field helping people??
the world would be a wonderful place if we all pitched in to help each other, but our current sociopolitical and economic systems don't allow for this.
you talk the talk, my friend. can you walk the walk?
the arts and sciences have long been integrated hand in hand. most every university in the nation has a school of "arts AND science"
god, they're wasting all this money to crack down on users running a few machines at home instead of increasing bandwith. i'd understand if they wouldn't provide support if you were having problems, but this is ridiculous.
-hajmola
ps: yes, i know the story is still unsubstantiated - for the sake of this argument i assume there's some truth to it.
yes, journalistic integrity is important, but i'd rather too many stories posted than too few. if only they'd stop rejecting mine...
yeah, they'd probably get a hellufalot more money auctioning the goods online.
some of the greatest apps ever made were written for windows. yeah, i'd love to run them under linux.
have you figured out the answer to "your" question yet??
but an OS is nothing without applications - and only until there are applications for an OS, can its usability and robustness be truly measured.
-raj
i remain dubious over the assertion that this chain of events actually occurred. could anyone possibly confirm this with another source? preferably, a *reliable* source...
as far as them losing $1 million in R&D, i believe that if the merchandise had been shipped to a competitor (impossible since microsoft would've bought them out anyway) and that 'competitor' managed to reverse engineer the device to determine how it was created, then and only then would it have been a possibility. obviously some old guy is not about to sac bill gates and all he's worth by plugging in some new prototype webtv unit into the back of his television set.
*my 2 cents*
-raj jr
according to Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com), innovation is defined as:
1 : the introduction of something new
2 : a new idea, method, or device : NOVELTY
this definition could be used to argue that nothing *new* has been contrived by Microsoft since the dreaded 'blue screen of death'! how much has 'windows' really changed over the years? fundamentally, it still reeks of the restrictive aspects ubiquitous in DOS and the user interface is hardly something to market on.
"mr gates, is innovation the successful advancement of a company in order to maintain its propritaries and drive the nascent innovative start-ups out of business?"
beware the omnipresent hyprocrisy!
-raj jr
obviously redundant...
site excerpt (http://www.missilebases.com):
looks rather interesting
-raj jr
it's rather interesting how analogous the semiconductor market is to the manifest destiny belief of the US 'progressive' movement in the early 1900's. Some may argue that it is an innate desire or urge to 'strive for more' or 'further our development', but *enough* never tends to suffice. i await the day that i awake desiring absolutely nothing.
in the meanwhile i'll crank up that voltage setting...
-raj jr
Many governments, which do not otherwise possess the ability to project military power beyond their own borders, strive to obtain ballistic missile technology because of its capability to intimidate economically and militarily superior opponents. As such, the missile technology represents a potent weapon of strategic intimidation. Ballistic missiles have a number of distinct characteristics that make them a particularly attractive weapon for developing nations. Compared to other delivery systems, ballistic missiles are many times faster than manned aircraft vehicles and have a much shorter flight time to the target, and are thus more likely to penetrate the intended target area. Their high speed also means they are difficult for active missile defenses to intercept. The threat posed by missile proliferation has traditionally been seen in terms of ballistic missiles. Efforts to acquire or develop missile technology have been aimed at obtaining ballistic missiles, and there have been relatively little proliferation to date of long-range cruise missiles. But ballistic missiles do not represent the totality of the missile threat. Modern cruise missiles carry a similar-sized warhead to a ballistic missile of a similar range, but deliver that with far greater accuracy. Moreover, the means to develop advanced cruise missiles can increasingly be obtained on the open market. Given these factors, one may anticipate efforts by proliferant states to obtain such technologies or hardware as well. If they are successful, the threat will be increased considerably.
i find it quite interesting that the parents are demanding the company stop randomly including rare cards in regular packs.
should nintendo start a 'rare' card pack?
if the 'rare' cards were included in every pack, they probably wouldn't be 'rare'.
*my 2 cents*
-raj jr
for some reason i doubt 'slash' is bound by the rules of the GPL...i could be wrong!
-raj jr
more likely than not, the 'winner' will have a damn good 'job'