For what? These days, everybody is registering private domains through people like DomainsByProxy. Whois is becoming more and more useless. Might as well chuck it.
Don't forget JCock - the J2EE version being promoted by IBM and Sun. IBM has also announced a version of WebSphere optimized for JCock and middleware called CockSphere.
Finally, the Mozilla Foundation has announced a datamining extension for it's popular Web browser called Firecock.
I've lost count of how many times I hear that IT workers or programmers will be obsolete because of new technology. Yeah. In the 1980s they said 4GLs were supposed to replace programmers. Yet, here we are in 2007 and tcompanies still hire programmers. A few years ago they were talking about how blade servers, self-healing operating systems and automated processes were going to replace systems administrator. Strange how there are still systems administrators.
Yeah, OpEdNews carries regular news stories in addition to OpEd pieces. The news articles are, of course, chosen for by those with a left-leaning bias, but they are still news articles nonetheless.
The problem is not the laws. Exactly. There are all kinds of consumer protection laws in the United States. Some vary from state to state, but basically there are implied warranties of merchantability and such. In addition, there are laws to protect consumers against price fixing, price gouging, retailer fraud, false advertising and so forth. See this article about consumer protection laws for examples and details..
Under my administration, everybody, even poor people, will have access to FREE carbon! I mean, with the limited carbon availble, someone has to think of the children! It takes a village to produce carbon from hydrogen and oxygen, and I'll do my part to ensure that we all pitch in!
*whisper*
What? You can't produce carbon from hydgrogen and oxygen?
Well, I'm not anything if tough on crime! We'll make sure that anybody caught putting hydrogen and oxygen together to make carbon will get the justice they deserve!
That depends -- front seat or back seat, and were you naked or at least partially clothed, was it a threesome, and, most importantly, were there Eastern European women involved?
No. There's a brief surge of 'back-to-school' sales in August, and then a small decline, with Christmas sales starting to pick up around Halloween. It's followed that pattern for a very long time.
. This could be something that will get more popular as time goes by.
While I hope and pray that you're right, I'm afraid that probably won't ever be the case. There are a lot of people who don't even know what Windows is never mind that there is something else you can use. And most people wouldn't dream of installing their own copy of Windows, even if they knew what it was. Why do that? It comes with the machine, it's already there.
The unfortunate fact is that while there are those of us who know what we're doing, we are very much in the minority. Most people don't even think about the computer works, what software is on it, etc. They just know they have to click on the little "W" to get to Microsoft Word, which is what they use to write letters, or click on the blue 'E' to get to the Internet.
Oh, yeah, you expect Aunt Tillie to be able to do that? All these command-line fixes just show how Mac OS X is not yet ready for the desktop, and how Linux is superior because "it just works.";)
...has the opposite problem? Easy algorithims and applications once you master the difficult-to-learn language? I've heard that before.
I've written a few minor things in LISP-like language like elisp (Emacs/Xemacs) and AutoLisp (AutoCAD), but I'm more an OOP guy myself. Hence the reason my favorite language to program is Python.
The Internet is taxed, though perhaps not directly. The government already derives tax dollars from the Internet. Or did Google, Sourceforge, Inc., etc. all stop paying income tax since the Internet became 'tax free'? Also, everyone getting their Internet from DSL or dialup pays the Universal Service Fee, which is also a tax.
Oh, and BTW -- since you can't deduct some of the taxes you pay from your taxable income, like the USF or sales tax, even taxes are taxed. Howya like dem beans?
The idea, I guess, is to teach 'programming concepts,' it being up to you to take on a second language. I agree that Python would make the most sense, since you can use it to teach both traditional structured programming and object-oriented programming.
Personally, it didn't matter to me. At the time I was in college, I was already self-taught in Pascal, C, C++, Perl, Python, x86 Assembler, Visual Basic, Delphi, plus a slew of other 'minor' languages like Bourne/Korn Shell, SQL, HTML, dBASE/FoxPro, etc. I had even developed my own modem scripting language and I'd also had classes in high school on COBOL, FORTRAN, and C.
So they really weren't going to teach me anything I didn't already know.;)
Oh, yes. Sweeeeeeet justice baby! Microsoft is now in the position of playing second fiddle, and now they have to prove that there is a compelling reason to use Windows over Linux.
Of course, there will always be people who will do it. But I'd bet such people would be in the minority on this one, especially given the target market. Here's a fact: everybody needs an OS to do useful work on their computer. No one needs Windows. The fact is, despite what some might say, Linux is perfectly useable for the vast majority of computer users... the people who claim they "need" Windows, other than hard-core gamers (since their major application is not available on Linux), if they really examined what they truly needed (a word processor, a web browser, a spreadsheet, a personal finance app), vs. what they claim they need ("100% Microsoft Office compatibility"), they'll find that most of what they claim as a need to have Windows is really a want and not a true need. A small -- but significant -- minority of computer users actually need Windows because the application they need has no equivalent on Linux.
Yup. When I was in college, they were doing this even in the programming classes. For IT majors, they used to teach programming classes in C. After a some complaints that C was 'too hard' they decided to switch to (bleck!) Visual Basic. I understand that IT majors don't need programming at the same level as CS majors, but for cryin' out loud, programming in C is not that difficult for someone who's career choice is IT!
So the only way that I can hurt them is to cease my communication to the outside world. Okay, so where I am there is only Verizon and Bright House Networks for high-speed internet and Verizon is the only POTS provider. I use Bright House for Internet, Vonage for VOIP. I don't have a landline. I use Sprint for wireless because I'm stuck in a contract and unwilling to pay to get out of it. So of all the companies you listed, I only use one of them. I could just as easily switch to T-Mobile, though, once my contract is up.
Like another poster said, you pick the most influential. Everyone boycott Verizon and AT&T. (Oh wait, sorry, this is Slashdot and the rabid, foaming at the mouth Apple geeks probably won't boycott AT&T.;) )
Once they finish paying all the phone companies for the patents, then the phone and cable companies will come back and demand extra payment to use their networks. Otherwise, Vonage customers will watch their service degrade until it's unusable. This will continue until Vonage is bankrupt. Exactly. All of this corporate racketeering by the telcos has got to be stopped. Hello? EFF? Where are you?
What if it wins both patents? Vonage shouldn't have to pay anything. Instead, they've agreed to be $80 million in protection money to the mobster Verizon. Can anyone say RICO?
voice over frame relay has been around for more than 20 years. telco's are a bunch of selfish a-holes who make outrageous claims that are allowed to go unchallenged. Its time for some vigilante justice... how about some random knee cappings ala Nancy Kerrigan on all members of the telcom board of directors. Even better. Hit 'em where it really hurts. In their pocket book. If enough people just simply stopped purchasing goods and services from Verizon, AT&T and Sprint-Nextel, the harm to those companies would be irreparable.
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For what? These days, everybody is registering private domains through people like DomainsByProxy. Whois is becoming more and more useless. Might as well chuck it.
Don't forget JCock - the J2EE version being promoted by IBM and Sun. IBM has also announced a version of WebSphere optimized for JCock and middleware called CockSphere.
Finally, the Mozilla Foundation has announced a datamining extension for it's popular Web browser called Firecock.
Not me. I don't think Fox News is 'fair and balanced' either. I like BBC, CNN and Google News myself.
Yeah, OpEdNews carries regular news stories in addition to OpEd pieces. The news articles are, of course, chosen for by those with a left-leaning bias, but they are still news articles nonetheless.
Under my administration, everybody, even poor people, will have access to FREE carbon! I mean, with the limited carbon availble, someone has to think of the children! It takes a village to produce carbon from hydrogen and oxygen, and I'll do my part to ensure that we all pitch in!
*whisper*
What? You can't produce carbon from hydgrogen and oxygen?
Well, I'm not anything if tough on crime! We'll make sure that anybody caught putting hydrogen and oxygen together to make carbon will get the justice they deserve!
That depends -- front seat or back seat, and were you naked or at least partially clothed, was it a threesome, and, most importantly, were there Eastern European women involved?
It's 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000045 Volkswagen Beetles thick, or about 0.45 human hairs thick.
Speak for yourself. Maybe your machinery is really small!
No. There's a brief surge of 'back-to-school' sales in August, and then a small decline, with Christmas sales starting to pick up around Halloween. It's followed that pattern for a very long time.
While I hope and pray that you're right, I'm afraid that probably won't ever be the case. There are a lot of people who don't even know what Windows is never mind that there is something else you can use. And most people wouldn't dream of installing their own copy of Windows, even if they knew what it was. Why do that? It comes with the machine, it's already there.
The unfortunate fact is that while there are those of us who know what we're doing, we are very much in the minority. Most people don't even think about the computer works, what software is on it, etc. They just know they have to click on the little "W" to get to Microsoft Word, which is what they use to write letters, or click on the blue 'E' to get to the Internet.
Oh, yeah, you expect Aunt Tillie to be able to do that? All these command-line fixes just show how Mac OS X is not yet ready for the desktop, and how Linux is superior because "it just works." ;)
(Laugh. It's funny.)
...has the opposite problem? Easy algorithims and applications once you master the difficult-to-learn language? I've heard that before.
I've written a few minor things in LISP-like language like elisp (Emacs/Xemacs) and AutoLisp (AutoCAD), but I'm more an OOP guy myself. Hence the reason my favorite language to program is Python.
The Internet is taxed, though perhaps not directly. The government already derives tax dollars from the Internet. Or did Google, Sourceforge, Inc., etc. all stop paying income tax since the Internet became 'tax free'? Also, everyone getting their Internet from DSL or dialup pays the Universal Service Fee, which is also a tax.
Oh, and BTW -- since you can't deduct some of the taxes you pay from your taxable income, like the USF or sales tax, even taxes are taxed. Howya like dem beans?
The idea, I guess, is to teach 'programming concepts,' it being up to you to take on a second language. I agree that Python would make the most sense, since you can use it to teach both traditional structured programming and object-oriented programming.
;)
Personally, it didn't matter to me. At the time I was in college, I was already self-taught in Pascal, C, C++, Perl, Python, x86 Assembler, Visual Basic, Delphi, plus a slew of other 'minor' languages like Bourne/Korn Shell, SQL, HTML, dBASE/FoxPro, etc. I had even developed my own modem scripting language and I'd also had classes in high school on COBOL, FORTRAN, and C.
So they really weren't going to teach me anything I didn't already know.
Oh, yes. Sweeeeeeet justice baby! Microsoft is now in the position of playing second fiddle, and now they have to prove that there is a compelling reason to use Windows over Linux.
... the people who claim they "need" Windows, other than hard-core gamers (since their major application is not available on Linux), if they really examined what they truly needed (a word processor, a web browser, a spreadsheet, a personal finance app), vs. what they claim they need ("100% Microsoft Office compatibility"), they'll find that most of what they claim as a need to have Windows is really a want and not a true need. A small -- but significant -- minority of computer users actually need Windows because the application they need has no equivalent on Linux.
Of course, there will always be people who will do it. But I'd bet such people would be in the minority on this one, especially given the target market. Here's a fact: everybody needs an OS to do useful work on their computer. No one needs Windows. The fact is, despite what some might say, Linux is perfectly useable for the vast majority of computer users
Ron Paul ran on the Libertarian Party ticket in 1988.
Yup. When I was in college, they were doing this even in the programming classes. For IT majors, they used to teach programming classes in C. After a some complaints that C was 'too hard' they decided to switch to (bleck!) Visual Basic. I understand that IT majors don't need programming at the same level as CS majors, but for cryin' out loud, programming in C is not that difficult for someone who's career choice is IT!
Like another poster said, you pick the most influential. Everyone boycott Verizon and AT&T. (Oh wait, sorry, this is Slashdot and the rabid, foaming at the mouth Apple geeks probably won't boycott AT&T.
What if it wins both patents? Vonage shouldn't have to pay anything. Instead, they've agreed to be $80 million in protection money to the mobster Verizon. Can anyone say RICO?
My computers are super cow powered. See?
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