In the News section? How is something that happened in 1958 "news"?
Anyway, I find it interesting that the world's largest tsunami hit Alaska around the time it became a state. Does anyone know how this played into the politics of the day?
Linux also supports EFI. Windows doesn't. It wouldn't take much for Microsoft to support EFI on Vista or XP, but for whatever reason they haven't done it (yet).
Not quite. He sued Take-Two, Rockstar Games and the game Grand Theft Auto itself(?!) for putting him in prison. GTA made him commit identity theft, apparently. He also sued a bunch of other people, as The Fine Summary points out.
Just proving once again that anyone can sue anyone for anything. Needless to say, numerous judges have thrown his cases out, one referred to his case as 'farsical'.
Oh, I know Apple is an overly-litigious company, but the Steve Jobs genuflecting tards on this site think Apple is the Golden Child who can do no wrong.
That being said, they probably have a case. OTOH, in this case, DataGeneral, who did the same Apple does (tied the OS to the hardware), was found to be in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act -- i.e., 'illegal tying'. You know. Like what Microsoft was successfully sued by DOJ for.
How so? Apple has probably had its legal department looking at this from day one. They also knew that they'd have to wait some period of time so as to not seem overly litigious -- after all, Apple positions its product as 'different' and itself as a 'different kind of company'.
In any respect, they had to have time to examine Psystar and the clones and then to formulate their legal strategy. Sound legal strategies are not often created overnight.
Geez, if you want responsible disclosure, you have to trust the experts when they say "it's new and it's bad">
And that's one reason why I keep saying to hell with 'responsible disclosure'. But the more I say that the more people look at me like I'm some kind of space alien who just landed in a flying saucer.
Maybe then we wouldn't have software vendors taking weeks, months or years to patch remotely exploitable bugs (yes, I'm looking at YOU, Microsoft)
And as I've always said, WTF needs a database/metadata layer? Cut out the middle man and throw all the data in the database. Those who think this can't be done haven't worked on IBM mainframe OSes.
More importantly, the developer can put the performance hit on the user, which is where it should be.
Simply put, the developer can put a '[X] Maximize remote display performance' or some such option in their program, with an explanation of the behavior, and allow advanced users to choose for themselves.
But, ultimately, GTK's develpers are correct in the design tradeoff they made. It's not really a bug, but a design decision.
I could say the same thing in reverse about Qt. IMHO also, coding apps for Qt sucks -- GTK makes life easier. That being said, I know other guys who would say the opposite.
Who's right? Nobody. It's all a matter of preference.
So, if these tricks would work for baboons, perhaps we could also assume that they also work for Slashdot moderators. And in fact, it seems that they do. For example: if you post a funny, but trollish remark, and it gets moderated to '+2, Funny' before the next humorless moderator finds it, it will probably get moderated either '-1, Troll' or. Ditto if it makes it to '+3, Funny'. But if it makes it '+4, Funny or +5, Funny' it invariably only ever get moderated 'to '+1, Funny' if it can, or it may get a '-1, Overrated' but it will never get moderated below '+3, Funny'.
Additionally, if you want a higher percentage, give them an incentive to do so. Someone else suggested some type of drawing or sweepstakes amongst users that share information. Perhaps a coupon for a discount on your next product or for some related product like game controllers, etc. Sometimes even a newsletter with advance information on new games or other products is enough. Hell, some people will do it for a giveway that costs next to nothing like a squishy ball or an el-cheapo USB memory stick or a mouse pad or something.
While the task and platform/architecture at hand is important, picking someone because they know flash, and you're "doing" flash may be the wrong reasoning.
OTOH, picking someone because they know Flash and you're "doing" J2EE is definitely the wrong reasoning!
It's a real shame their anti-MS hatred has to taint everything in the world. But at least the ISO is not putting up with it any longer.
Yeah, because Microsoft stuffed ISO with its own people. Maybe they should rename it MS-ISO. I'm sure they'd have no problem getting the name approval.
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In the News section? How is something that happened in 1958 "news"?
Anyway, I find it interesting that the world's largest tsunami hit Alaska around the time it became a state. Does anyone know how this played into the politics of the day?
Linux also supports EFI. Windows doesn't. It wouldn't take much for Microsoft to support EFI on Vista or XP, but for whatever reason they haven't done it (yet).
Not quite. He sued Take-Two, Rockstar Games and the game Grand Theft Auto itself(?!) for putting him in prison. GTA made him commit identity theft, apparently. He also sued a bunch of other people, as The Fine Summary points out.
Just proving once again that anyone can sue anyone for anything. Needless to say, numerous judges have thrown his cases out, one referred to his case as 'farsical'.
Prison? Nay. I don't think prison is a good place for either one of them. I'm thinking of a place with a bit more padding on the walls...
Oh, I know Apple is an overly-litigious company, but the Steve Jobs genuflecting tards on this site think Apple is the Golden Child who can do no wrong.
That being said, they probably have a case. OTOH, in this case, DataGeneral, who did the same Apple does (tied the OS to the hardware), was found to be in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act -- i.e., 'illegal tying'. You know. Like what Microsoft was successfully sued by DOJ for.
How much of their hardware to they *actually* manufacture these days?
The answer is: almost none. It's all outsourced.
And they don't need any hardware engineers for the Macs anymore -- after all, they're all just off-the-shelf parts now, right?
Apple is a software company. The hardware is just an excuse to say they're not directly and overtly competing with Microsoft (even though they are).
How so? Apple has probably had its legal department looking at this from day one. They also knew that they'd have to wait some period of time so as to not seem overly litigious -- after all, Apple positions its product as 'different' and itself as a 'different kind of company'.
In any respect, they had to have time to examine Psystar and the clones and then to formulate their legal strategy. Sound legal strategies are not often created overnight.
A wise man, you are.
Geez, if you want responsible disclosure, you have to trust the experts when they say "it's new and it's bad">
And that's one reason why I keep saying to hell with 'responsible disclosure'. But the more I say that the more people look at me like I'm some kind of space alien who just landed in a flying saucer.
Maybe then we wouldn't have software vendors taking weeks, months or years to patch remotely exploitable bugs (yes, I'm looking at YOU, Microsoft)
Hmmm....an Apple in Java....I'll have to try that.
*dunks a piece of Washington Golden Delicious in his coffee*
*munch*Not*munch*bad*munch*
How long is copyright nowdays?
How old is Mickey Mouse?
Mod parent Informative!
And as I've always said, WTF needs a database/metadata layer? Cut out the middle man and throw all the data in the database. Those who think this can't be done haven't worked on IBM mainframe OSes.
1. UNIX Philosophy: "Do one thing and do it well."
2. Windows Philosophy: "Cram in all the functionality and make it all integrated."
I'll take door #1, thanks.
More importantly, the developer can put the performance hit on the user, which is where it should be.
Simply put, the developer can put a '[X] Maximize remote display performance' or some such option in their program, with an explanation of the behavior, and allow advanced users to choose for themselves.
But, ultimately, GTK's develpers are correct in the design tradeoff they made. It's not really a bug, but a design decision.
Does Qt need support for networking, databases, etc.?
It's all a matter of perspective.
That bug's moot. It's quite easy to work around, as any competent developer using GTK knows by now.
Anybody complaining about the bug at this point is a useless whiner.
Gtk is no replacement for Qt. Not even close
I could say the same thing in reverse about Qt. IMHO also, coding apps for Qt sucks -- GTK makes life easier. That being said, I know other guys who would say the opposite.
Who's right? Nobody. It's all a matter of preference.
So, if these tricks would work for baboons, perhaps we could also assume that they also work for Slashdot moderators. And in fact, it seems that they do. For example: if you post a funny, but trollish remark, and it gets moderated to '+2, Funny' before the next humorless moderator finds it, it will probably get moderated either '-1, Troll' or. Ditto if it makes it to '+3, Funny'. But if it makes it '+4, Funny or +5, Funny' it invariably only ever get moderated 'to '+1, Funny' if it can, or it may get a '-1, Overrated' but it will never get moderated below '+3, Funny'.
So, like baboons, moderators can only count to 3!
Additionally, if you want a higher percentage, give them an incentive to do so. Someone else suggested some type of drawing or sweepstakes amongst users that share information. Perhaps a coupon for a discount on your next product or for some related product like game controllers, etc. Sometimes even a newsletter with advance information on new games or other products is enough. Hell, some people will do it for a giveway that costs next to nothing like a squishy ball or an el-cheapo USB memory stick or a mouse pad or something.
So that makes it right? You sound like my teenage niece: well, everyone else is doing it.
While the task and platform/architecture at hand is important, picking someone because they know flash, and you're "doing" flash may be the wrong reasoning.
OTOH, picking someone because they know Flash and you're "doing" J2EE is definitely the wrong reasoning!
Well I'm an Intarweb Tube Engineer!
I'm joining the Pirate Party. ;)
It's a real shame their anti-MS hatred has to taint everything in the world. But at least the ISO is not putting up with it any longer.
Yeah, because Microsoft stuffed ISO with its own people. Maybe they should rename it MS-ISO. I'm sure they'd have no problem getting the name approval.