"HP insists that its departure is not a statement about the viability of the Media Center platform."
Ah, but is hardware the problem? HP can make some decent kit when they feel like it...
No, rather this is a question of software. Windows MCE quite plainly is a pain in the rear to deal with.
Vista has also been rumored to cut severly into the MCE experience, and suck the fun out of CableCARD.
Use this comparison of Windows MCE versus the new Linux MCE distro, and see what you think.
Windows MCE vs. Linux MCE
Sounds to me like they are too lazy/unwilling/stingy to upgrade their networks, so as a result they cut off people who they deem to be using too much. Whatever that 'too much' is, likely the local office's discretion.
...when they start regrowing sexual organs. Think of all the people who have had their (ovaries|testicles) be (damaged|removed), then think of how many of those people would give anything for kids. Of course, the flip side is people would also be able to have... enhancements... grown too.
The scientist should be annoyed, but most great discoveries happen by accident.
Of the top of my head, this sounds very similar to the discovery of Penicillin.
Imagine if a site like Myspace was run by only one person. I'm sure someday a long time ago it was only Tom, but once it got modestly popular the "Webmaster" had to be replaced by the "Web team". Sure, there can still be profits, but with any popularity at all, it becomes too much for one person alone to handle.
Someone's getting pork to create a new lazer-based system, when existing chaff and flare dispensers could be retrofitted inexpensively. Chaff and flare has been proven time and time again, why make something new, unless you had a large source of money coming?
Essentially, what the RIAA has done, is to drain the target of resources before going in for the kill. With how they have drained Patty's coffers fighting her, she is now broke while they go after her kids. This is similar to how some viruses attack the human body.
Anyone have a truckload of coal to spare? I know someone who needs it wrapped, individually, and dumped on their front door.
TFA: "We are at a total loss to understand how this policy has developed, who is behind it and why there is such haste in enacting it into law -- with little if any public debate"
Well, lets see here. Draconian law... with little debate. Law which seems to only screw over the common man, but lines the pockets of multi-national entertainment corporations and their industry groups...
Could it be the MPAA/RIAA (or whatever they call themselves in Australia?)
It's a shame Slashdot didn't link to Utube on the main page again. I'd like to see Utube try to sue all of Slashdot. Including me for causing so much traffic, and reducing their servers to molten goo.
TFA: "This puts Oracle in direct competition with its erstwhile partner, Red Hat, whose entire business is based on providing similar support for its Linux distro and related software."
More support for Linux is a bad thing how...? Last I heard, Linux was more of a community than a business opportunity. One can say that with Oracle, Red Hat, and IBM all supporting Linux that it's really gone mainstream in a big way.
Ireland, because the language is mostly English, the land is beautiful, the people are wonderful, and the laws are similar to pre-Bush America.
New Zealand, because the language is mostly English, the land is spectactular, the people are wonderful, and the laws are much more progressive than America (pre-Bush, post-Bush, or otherwise.)
In TFA, they mention technology and genitic manipulation as two of the precursors for a divergence, kind of like a hangover. Question is, if we have genetic manipulation and the technology to cheaply implement it, wouldn't that prevent short ugly little dumb brutes running around like that?
A floating Chernobyl is unlikely.
Although these articles don't specify, it's likely the floating NPP (Nuclear Power Plant) will be based on the VVER design (which is inheriantly a lot more stable) as opposed to the RBMK that Chernobyl used. The RBMK design had a nasty design flaw, which the world became aware of in 1986.
That being said, the RBMK design has been made much safer since the Soviet era, with many remaining reactors being decommissioned soon anyway. So yeah, apparently TFA's author didn't do their homework.
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that the Soyuz doesn't suck up a ton of memory; crash and burn...
"HP insists that its departure is not a statement about the viability of the Media Center platform." Ah, but is hardware the problem? HP can make some decent kit when they feel like it... No, rather this is a question of software. Windows MCE quite plainly is a pain in the rear to deal with. Vista has also been rumored to cut severly into the MCE experience, and suck the fun out of CableCARD. Use this comparison of Windows MCE versus the new Linux MCE distro, and see what you think. Windows MCE vs. Linux MCE
OSX86. Granted, it's also locked down and a pain through the nose, but at least the eye candy is worth it.
Sounds to me like they are too lazy/unwilling/stingy to upgrade their networks, so as a result they cut off people who they deem to be using too much. Whatever that 'too much' is, likely the local office's discretion.
Probably because they know no matter what happens, they can't help Bush win.
...when they start regrowing sexual organs. Think of all the people who have had their (ovaries|testicles) be (damaged|removed), then think of how many of those people would give anything for kids. Of course, the flip side is people would also be able to have ... enhancements... grown too.
Since this letter is full of PR speak, I'm providing a link to a Handy Translation Guide
The scientist should be annoyed, but most great discoveries happen by accident. Of the top of my head, this sounds very similar to the discovery of Penicillin.
Imagine if a site like Myspace was run by only one person. I'm sure someday a long time ago it was only Tom, but once it got modestly popular the "Webmaster" had to be replaced by the "Web team". Sure, there can still be profits, but with any popularity at all, it becomes too much for one person alone to handle.
Capacitors explode... batteries explode... so how is one better than the other in this case?
Someone's getting pork to create a new lazer-based system, when existing chaff and flare dispensers could be retrofitted inexpensively. Chaff and flare has been proven time and time again, why make something new, unless you had a large source of money coming?
Essentially, what the RIAA has done, is to drain the target of resources before going in for the kill. With how they have drained Patty's coffers fighting her, she is now broke while they go after her kids. This is similar to how some viruses attack the human body.
Anyone have a truckload of coal to spare? I know someone who needs it wrapped, individually, and dumped on their front door.
Maybe the Brown Zune should have a new slogan... What Can't Brown Do For You?
The Joint Strike Fighter is the F-35. Much less stealth, much lower price, and likely just a little below the EuroFighter, in my opinion.
If you look closely, you can see the names on those squares. Helps if you have a larger television/monitor.
TFA: "We are at a total loss to understand how this policy has developed, who is behind it and why there is such haste in enacting it into law -- with little if any public debate"
Well, lets see here. Draconian law... with little debate. Law which seems to only screw over the common man, but lines the pockets of multi-national entertainment corporations and their industry groups...
Could it be the MPAA/RIAA (or whatever they call themselves in Australia?)
Parent, you sound remarkably like this story on Fark.
"MacArthur Foundation spending $50 million to determine why kids use the internet. Here's a clue: pr0n, WoW, MySpace - that'll be $18 million"
It's a shame Slashdot didn't link to Utube on the main page again. I'd like to see Utube try to sue all of Slashdot. Including me for causing so much traffic, and reducing their servers to molten goo.
TFA: "This puts Oracle in direct competition with its erstwhile partner, Red Hat, whose entire business is based on providing similar support for its Linux distro and related software."
More support for Linux is a bad thing how...? Last I heard, Linux was more of a community than a business opportunity. One can say that with Oracle, Red Hat, and IBM all supporting Linux that it's really gone mainstream in a big way.
Ireland or New Zealand.
Ireland, because the language is mostly English, the land is beautiful, the people are wonderful, and the laws are similar to pre-Bush America.
New Zealand, because the language is mostly English, the land is spectactular, the people are wonderful, and the laws are much more progressive than America (pre-Bush, post-Bush, or otherwise.)
The entire Windows 98 Source Code.
Think of the (Open Source) possibilities.
Ah, but parasites also can have an effect on an entire parts of the world. http://scienceblogs.com/loom/2006/08/01/a_nation_o f_cowards_blame_the.php
That's no moon...! That's a Space Station!
In TFA, they mention technology and genitic manipulation as two of the precursors for a divergence, kind of like a hangover. Question is, if we have genetic manipulation and the technology to cheaply implement it, wouldn't that prevent short ugly little dumb brutes running around like that?
A floating Chernobyl is unlikely.
Although these articles don't specify, it's likely the floating NPP (Nuclear Power Plant) will be based on the VVER design (which is inheriantly a lot more stable) as opposed to the RBMK that Chernobyl used. The RBMK design had a nasty design flaw, which the world became aware of in 1986.
That being said, the RBMK design has been made much safer since the Soviet era, with many remaining reactors being decommissioned soon anyway. So yeah, apparently TFA's author didn't do their homework.