You don't have a problem with people attempting to undermine the morale of our troops while boosting the morale of the enemy during wartime?
What enemy? North Vietnam never attacked us. They were no enemy of the US, just of LBJ and Nixon.
Don't say "we all" there. The State Department produced a detailed report before the invasion on what to expect in a post-Saddam Iraq, and they predicted everything that has happened.
Yes, they're guilty of misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors. Normally those don't warrant inclusion on that FBI list. THe FBI decided to change their normal procedure and start including people convicted of certain misdemeanors.
in the current political scene it should be easy enough to get Congress involved in investigating the FBI.
You're kidding, right? The current Congress, even though theoretically dominated by the "opposition" party, has consistently given the Bush administration whatever it wants in regards to foreign policy and domestic law enforcement and surveillance. If they do anything it will be to pass a law explicitly directing the FBI to keep doing what they're already doing.
Good question, but I don't think so. I suspect a traditional corporation could develop a modern OS, it's just that Microsoft isn't that corporation. There is a corporate culture in the US that values ass-kissing and personal loyalty over competence, nowhere moreso than at Microsoft.
In the UK, you pay more for music from iTunes, you pay more for audio CDs, and you pay more for electronics. You also pay per minute for phone calls on your landline telephones (WTF?!?!). So, yes, you're getting ripped off, but not just on the iPhone.
The cop fucked up, but the store didn't. Showing your receipt when leaving a store with merchandise is not at all an unreasonable request. Refusing to show a receipt, while carrying product you claim to have purchased, is just stupid.
If power users cost more, then they shouldn't advertise unlimited bandwidth. They should set a limit for residential accounts, and tell customers what it is.
There are some references that Pivar has been associated with well known evolutionary biologist Steven Jay Gould.
ACtually the only "references" are claims by Pivar himself, not only that he knew Gould, but that Gould was sympathetic to his ideas. No one else has corroborated Pivar's claims about his relationship with Gould.
Except the software doesn't allow the user of Express to access any features created by Microsoft. It allows someone to access a feature created by this third-party developer.
Ballmer claims some Linux code infringes on Microsoft patents. So prove it. What code? Which patents?
If he's telling the truth, he should be able to identify the code he's talking about and which patents it infringes on. Linux distributors would then be able to excise that code or wait to be sued by Microsoft. Unless Ballmer is completely full of shit, this seems like the course of action that would be in Microsoft's best interest.
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Well the site's down now, so maybe they or their hosting ISP did give in to pressure.
You don't have a problem with people attempting to undermine the morale of our troops while boosting the morale of the enemy during wartime?
What enemy? North Vietnam never attacked us. They were no enemy of the US, just of LBJ and Nixon.
Don't say "we all" there. The State Department produced a detailed report before the invasion on what to expect in a post-Saddam Iraq, and they predicted everything that has happened.
Even if they still eat meat, I doubt they would travel thousands or millions of light years just for a snack.
Yes, they're guilty of misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors. Normally those don't warrant inclusion on that FBI list. THe FBI decided to change their normal procedure and start including people convicted of certain misdemeanors.
in the current political scene it should be easy enough to get Congress involved in investigating the FBI. You're kidding, right? The current Congress, even though theoretically dominated by the "opposition" party, has consistently given the Bush administration whatever it wants in regards to foreign policy and domestic law enforcement and surveillance. If they do anything it will be to pass a law explicitly directing the FBI to keep doing what they're already doing.
It seems most Democratic senators don't understand the concept of an "opposition" party. Capitulation is not opposition.
In Civ IV the AI sometimes says "We reject your unreasonable demands." Let's hope the PHBs of the world learn to say it too.
You know what Orwell left out of Nineteen Eighty-four? The part where the citizens willingly pay for Big Brother to spy on them.
From the article:
Once I buy an iPhone, it's not Apple's device, it's mine. The manufacturer can control the warranty, but not the device itself.
Right, but they did investigate, found out they were harmless, but didn't drop the investigation - they charged him anyway.
Good question, but I don't think so. I suspect a traditional corporation could develop a modern OS, it's just that Microsoft isn't that corporation. There is a corporate culture in the US that values ass-kissing and personal loyalty over competence, nowhere moreso than at Microsoft.
In the UK, you pay more for music from iTunes, you pay more for audio CDs, and you pay more for electronics. You also pay per minute for phone calls on your landline telephones (WTF?!?!). So, yes, you're getting ripped off, but not just on the iPhone.
Actually yes, but that's between me and my personal trainer.
Yeah, other than the text saying "Sponsored links" there's nothing to let you know those are sponsored links!
The cop fucked up, but the store didn't. Showing your receipt when leaving a store with merchandise is not at all an unreasonable request. Refusing to show a receipt, while carrying product you claim to have purchased, is just stupid.
If power users cost more, then they shouldn't advertise unlimited bandwidth. They should set a limit for residential accounts, and tell customers what it is.
ACtually the only "references" are claims by Pivar himself, not only that he knew Gould, but that Gould was sympathetic to his ideas. No one else has corroborated Pivar's claims about his relationship with Gould.
I'd mod your comment up if it weren't already at 5.
I hope he had the foresight to scan or photocopy it before the feds showed up!
Except the software doesn't allow the user of Express to access any features created by Microsoft. It allows someone to access a feature created by this third-party developer.
And you believe that bullshit?
I'm a Speakeasy customer, and it would have been nice to hear about this in an email from the company instead of reading it on Reuters.
I'd like to see all movie theaters get a coat of this paint.
Ballmer claims some Linux code infringes on Microsoft patents. So prove it. What code? Which patents?
If he's telling the truth, he should be able to identify the code he's talking about and which patents it infringes on. Linux distributors would then be able to excise that code or wait to be sued by Microsoft. Unless Ballmer is completely full of shit, this seems like the course of action that would be in Microsoft's best interest.