The more they tighten their grasp, the more will slip through their fingers. I think its quite possible that this push to integrate DRM into every aspect of individual computing will create a market for freedom. The tighter the collar, the stronger the market.
If there's a lesson from recent and even ancient history, its that a rigid hierarchy can't fight a market. The bigger the market for freedom grows, the harder it will be to fight it. Markets are self-feeding, but hierarchies must be spoon-fed. Markets respond to change almost instantly, while hierarchies ability to respond to change is considerably retarded.
Attempts at restricting the copying of material, over the last 30 years, have only met with brief successes. They will never win a lasting victory, only cause brief hiccups in the markets.
Using DRM to check the kernel and drivers in vista may make it more secure, but it they were hoping it would make DRM on vista unbreakable, they'll likely be disappointed.
I wonder whether or not its engineered to make vista more secure or to strengthen windows DRM (Dark ages Replayed for the Modern era). I've got a feeling its one or the other, but not necessarily both.
I know what you mean. It was an Office 2003 Excel spreadsheet. Actually has nothing but text fields, and is about 5Kb in size. Doesn't import - I actually get the message that it can't be imported. If I try from the File -> Open dialog box, it just grinds endlessly.
It seems that/. is getting submissions with less and less substance. The submission linked a 204 word blurb that predictably had information content somewhere inbetween zero and nothing (it was a 'business times' site after all). The actual comscore article is here. It has some interesting data.
FTA:'"I think Microsoft will have to budge on this, say worst-case scenario in Service Pack 1," says John Pescatore, an analyst with Gartner.'
Oh yeah, they're sure to 'budge'. After all, if they don't budge people will flock away from MS products in huge numbers.
"Under SPP, which debuts in Windows Vista and Longhorn Server, Microsoft software that is found not to be genuine will warn the user and eventually go into a Reduced Functionality Mode (RFM) until it is activated with a product key."
How the hell does a/. submission get accepted about a popular mechanics article that has a link to businessweek.com instead of a link to the article at the popular mechanics website? There have got to be better submissions to choose from./. seems to be going downhill like bad water these days.
Forget the fact that businessweek.com is one of the most poorly designed and annoying web sites on the internet. To be avoided by anyone who might want to actually read something without grinding their teeth flat.
FTA:"Why get Office 2007 if not new SharePoint and Exchange servers? Can you run both on one box? Didn't think so."
MS and the MS-kateers really pushed Sharepoint at work like it was the greatest thing since the wheel. It did nothing for me, and I really didn't see the point (a few small end-user hand-holding convieniences and the usual glazed-over security problems, but that really seemed to be the extent of it), but it was *FREE*. Just like that first hit of crack, sans the high, but complete with the addiction and heavy hidden future costs. The curious thing is the MSkateers, when asked about security, just say "Its secure", after they give you the usual nasty attitude.
*sigh*
I'm almost to the point of keel-hauling vendor reps on a parking lot who give you free stuff to get you hooked. Dell gave us a blade server with one blade, in the hopes of us filling the rest of the slots. We won't put anything on that box, because of Dell's disasterous server track record (100% rate of failiure of some component withing the first three months, 0% for everybody else). Its hard to tell a CFO you have to say 'no' to this new free thing that looks to have some kind of value, and then get money for important projects in the future.
Having eaten things in China that might make the aforementioned missing pets uncomfortable (the right way to eat a fish head, for example, is to pop the whole thing in your mouth, then just keep chewing and spit out the teeth, left over bones, and anything else you don't want to swallow into that little dish westerners think is for the teacup), I'll say Lutefisk has got to be one of the most revolting things anyone has ever thought of putting in their mouth. Cats and dogs, at least prepared right, aren't that bad. Now, every time I see roadkill, I keep expecting to see a Norwegian pull over and dig in. After sprinkling it with lye. Christ, have you ever smelled lutefisk? The stench of rotting fish alone will bring most people to their knees.
Some old Norwegian once told me it started as a way to preserve fish. You know, let it go rotten - it quits spoiling. No wonder the Vikings kicked so much ass. How do you fight an enemy you can't even poison? Back in those days, they couldn't just shoot them in the head...
When all is said and done, there's a reason Norwegians are at the top of the food chain. They'll eat anything.
"so you provide the best protection you can and try to make the least number of people pissed"
Its doubtful they're even doing that. They could at least try to make it more configurable. That, of course, would make it look more complex, and frighten the hopelessly dumbed-down masses. They've painted themselves into a corner, and don't seem to have either the ability or percieved need to get out of it.
"We used blog-search engines to find anyone who wrote the word 'Microsoft' on their blog. Even if they had no readers and were just ranting, 'I hate Microsoft,' I could see that and link to it"
That's sure to be a short list
What are "CIO" and "Insight" doing in the same word anyway? Are they leveraging an optimized something or another?
I didn't even refer to those counts. So, instead of praising someone for checking votes carefully or even supporting voting integrity, you just call sore loser. Sound familiar?
Also saw "Cannot play back recorded TV that is protected with media usage rights in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 after 3 days". Man this so makes me want to get all tricked out with a Zune and windows break-my-media center, because they all look so nice and they 'just work'. This must be that 'microsoft standard' thingy I keep hearing about all the time. Standard - that's when you get to arbitrarily break things that used to work, right?
See - monopolies really do work better than an open marketplace of ideas.
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The more they tighten their grasp, the more will slip through their fingers. I think its quite possible that this push to integrate DRM into every aspect of individual computing will create a market for freedom. The tighter the collar, the stronger the market.
If there's a lesson from recent and even ancient history, its that a rigid hierarchy can't fight a market. The bigger the market for freedom grows, the harder it will be to fight it. Markets are self-feeding, but hierarchies must be spoon-fed. Markets respond to change almost instantly, while hierarchies ability to respond to change is considerably retarded.
Attempts at restricting the copying of material, over the last 30 years, have only met with brief successes. They will never win a lasting victory, only cause brief hiccups in the markets.
Using DRM to check the kernel and drivers in vista may make it more secure, but it they were hoping it would make DRM on vista unbreakable, they'll likely be disappointed.
I wonder whether or not its engineered to make vista more secure or to strengthen windows DRM (Dark ages Replayed for the Modern era). I've got a feeling its one or the other, but not necessarily both.
I know what you mean. It was an Office 2003 Excel spreadsheet. Actually has nothing but text fields, and is about 5Kb in size. Doesn't import - I actually get the message that it can't be imported. If I try from the File -> Open dialog box, it just grinds endlessly.
I tried importing a simple excel spreadsheet, and it didn't work :-(
What's the difference between spamhaus and spamcop? Don't they both have blackhole lists?
"getting a machine to work & play on."
Work, play - I used to know the difference.
Nuke them from orbit. Its the only way to be sure.
It seems that /. is getting submissions with less and less substance. The submission linked a 204 word blurb that predictably had information content somewhere inbetween zero and nothing (it was a 'business times' site after all). The actual comscore article is here. It has some interesting data.
I was being sarcastic. . .
This article can be found at networkworld.
FTA:'"I think Microsoft will have to budge on this, say worst-case scenario in Service Pack 1," says John Pescatore, an analyst with Gartner.'
Oh yeah, they're sure to 'budge'. After all, if they don't budge people will flock away from MS products in huge numbers.
"Under SPP, which debuts in Windows Vista and Longhorn Server, Microsoft software that is found not to be genuine will warn the user and eventually go into a Reduced Functionality Mode (RFM) until it is activated with a product key."
RFM must be the new name for Windows XP/2003.
How the hell does a /. submission get accepted about a popular mechanics article that has a link to businessweek.com instead of a link to the article at the popular mechanics website? There have got to be better submissions to choose from. /. seems to be going downhill like bad water these days.
Forget the fact that businessweek.com is one of the most poorly designed and annoying web sites on the internet. To be avoided by anyone who might want to actually read something without grinding their teeth flat.
FTA:"Why get Office 2007 if not new SharePoint and Exchange servers? Can you run both on one box? Didn't think so."
MS and the MS-kateers really pushed Sharepoint at work like it was the greatest thing since the wheel. It did nothing for me, and I really didn't see the point (a few small end-user hand-holding convieniences and the usual glazed-over security problems, but that really seemed to be the extent of it), but it was *FREE* . Just like that first hit of crack, sans the high, but complete with the addiction and heavy hidden future costs. The curious thing is the MSkateers, when asked about security, just say "Its secure", after they give you the usual nasty attitude.
*sigh*
I'm almost to the point of keel-hauling vendor reps on a parking lot who give you free stuff to get you hooked. Dell gave us a blade server with one blade, in the hopes of us filling the rest of the slots. We won't put anything on that box, because of Dell's disasterous server track record (100% rate of failiure of some component withing the first three months, 0% for everybody else). Its hard to tell a CFO you have to say 'no' to this new free thing that looks to have some kind of value, and then get money for important projects in the future.
Having eaten things in China that might make the aforementioned missing pets uncomfortable (the right way to eat a fish head, for example, is to pop the whole thing in your mouth, then just keep chewing and spit out the teeth, left over bones, and anything else you don't want to swallow into that little dish westerners think is for the teacup), I'll say Lutefisk has got to be one of the most revolting things anyone has ever thought of putting in their mouth. Cats and dogs, at least prepared right, aren't that bad. Now, every time I see roadkill, I keep expecting to see a Norwegian pull over and dig in. After sprinkling it with lye. Christ, have you ever smelled lutefisk? The stench of rotting fish alone will bring most people to their knees.
Some old Norwegian once told me it started as a way to preserve fish. You know, let it go rotten - it quits spoiling. No wonder the Vikings kicked so much ass. How do you fight an enemy you can't even poison? Back in those days, they couldn't just shoot them in the head...
When all is said and done, there's a reason Norwegians are at the top of the food chain. They'll eat anything.
If you don't laugh, you'll cry...
Would you say a masters in management easily translates into a strong footing in financial understanding?
"Hubble Discovers Dark Spot on Uranus"
That's not news.
"a dark vortex large enough to engulf two-thirds of the United States" Oh yeah? Well Yo' mamma...
So can it be configured not to pop up during PP presentations? That's be a handy tidbit.
"so you provide the best protection you can and try to make the least number of people pissed"
Its doubtful they're even doing that. They could at least try to make it more configurable. That, of course, would make it look more complex, and frighten the hopelessly dumbed-down masses. They've painted themselves into a corner, and don't seem to have either the ability or percieved need to get out of it.
So what you're saying is that you'd rather that MS actually fix something rather than use a blogger or bloggers to pretend to listen.
That's just plain crazy talk.
"We used blog-search engines to find anyone who wrote the word 'Microsoft' on their blog. Even if they had no readers and were just ranting, 'I hate Microsoft,' I could see that and link to it"
That's sure to be a short list
What are "CIO" and "Insight" doing in the same word anyway? Are they leveraging an optimized something or another?
So. Never.
Assume.
It make an ass.
of you and me.
"When the government is too intrusive,
people lose their spirit."
-- Lao Tzu, 550BCE
That's America - count every dollar twice, and they call you thorough; count every vote twice and they call you a sore loser.
Also saw "Cannot play back recorded TV that is protected with media usage rights in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 after 3 days". Man this so makes me want to get all tricked out with a Zune and windows break-my-media center, because they all look so nice and they 'just work'. This must be that 'microsoft standard' thingy I keep hearing about all the time. Standard - that's when you get to arbitrarily break things that used to work, right?
See - monopolies really do work better than an open marketplace of ideas.
How the hell did this get modded 'redundant'?
Anyway, go here.