You citizens have it so easy.. you are just born here. I have had to prove that I deserve to be here (and so far they think I can stay)
You people who just procreate willy-nilly have it so easy, you just have sex. I had to prove that I deserve to be a parent by being fingerprinted and background checked and financially investigated.
These were all conditions of the adoption process. A background check was a condition of my employment because it's a public company and I have access to financially pertinent information. It was a condition of my employment in the past to pass a drug test.
All these things were conditions of X, and all were choices. No one forced me, I made the decision to accept the condition in order to obtain X.
That's kind of what the whole "freedom" thing is about, isn't it? You don't *have* to submit to anything, you can walk away.
Really, that's what I did. When the GM needed something to reconnect with players far away, I built him an integrated chat system to go with the website that already managed characters, the world, etc...
I looked at some of the options out there, but everything was either a fat client (we didn't want that) or didn't have what we wanted. The GM has one set of screens that show him stats (AC, HP - current and max, init rolls, save/abil checks) and let him control combat. Chat and private messages are included, and we use a web cam so the remote guys can zoom in on any tacticals the GM needs to draw (he draws behind him on gridded dry erase panels you can get from Office Depot). The sessions are logged and can be searched from the world's online web site.
We use either Skype or TeamSpeak, depending on what the lag is on any given night. Some nights neither is optimal, but then we drop into chat mode and all is well. We've gamed all remote and of late combine some table-top players with remote players. Works just dandy for us.
We have noticed that online moves slower in general, but if that's your only option to include guys that don't get to game otherwise, well... you can move a little slower.
So if you can, roll your own... you'll be happier with the results.
Whoa there.. so because someone makes more money they should pay more in general?
Of course the taxes paid by the poor guy for necessities is more of his income, he makes less. So? The result is that poor dude pays $3 in taxes and SO DOES THE RICH GUY. That's fair. Same taxes. Same product.
Any other situation would be unacceptable. Period.
In the end, the rich guy pays a lot more taxes to the state and federal government. There is a big difference between 17% of $30,000 and 30% of $150,000.
A charge per email sent VIA THE ISP'S MAIL SERVER, perhaps.
I don't agree with the concept in general, but if you're going to propose it, be specific. I send a lot more than 100 emails a day through my ISP but they sent via my employer's mail server, not theirs.
In October Microsoft released a fix for a different SQL Server problem that if installed in the expected manner would have made patched systems vulnerable again
This time it is Microsoft's fault.How irresponsible is that? Very.
I agree, admins should turn off unused services but why do some OSes turn on services that are unlikely to be used in general by default? Why don't they leave them turned off and let the admin activate the service when they determine they actually need it?
For example, why is IIS installed and turned on by default on every d*mn W2K install when it's not always necessary? *I* didn't ask it to be installed and running, so why is it?
Would it really be that hard for MS to give you the option when you're installing a server?
I don't care that people want to use Windows. It's not a horrible OS and there are many pluses. But stop preaching about "looks bad" and "not productive" because quite frankly, if my 9 year old can figure it out, the 13 year old can do her homework, and the 15 year old can code - ALL ON LINUX - then it's a matter of preference, choice and experience. You don't want to change and that's fine, but your ability to be productive on Linux is NOT universal.
I write for a living. I have all the latest toys and I've never had a problem finding drivers or support under Linux. StarOffice is great, Galeon/Mozilla display things fine (except for lazily coded sites designed for "ie") and I'm extremely productive.
Your inability to be productive on linux is not the fault of Linux. It's your own.
Hmmm... I agree, but I disagree. I let our 9 year old deal with e-mail, web, etc... on her computer without constant supervision, but I do run razor on our self-administered mail server and check what she's been doing often - just to keep tabs on her.
The same goes for our 13 and 15 year olds. They aren't constantly supervised, but I do make sure I know what they're doing.
Things aren't the same as they were back when we played with BBS' and jerked around with newbies by telling them that ATH+++ would get them into "special" areas of the BBS. Ahhh.. those were the days.
The electronic world has evolved, and not always in the right direction. Complete supervision at very young ages is goood, but as children grow they do need room to explore and learn.
So I agree, and I disagree. Free reign doesn't work until they're older - kids will be kids regardless of what you teach them - but constant supervision isn't the answer either.
"And would I (as owner of that car) mind, knowing I (my car) possibly saved someone's life? I didn't need the car, and I didn't loose anything, when the car's returned. This leaves me with a _positive_ feeling, and no personal loss."
So do you return the software when you are finished?
There is no comparison between stealing a car in a life threatening situation and stealing software. That's about the lamest analogy I've ever heard.
There is never an excuse to steal. Period. Justifying and rationalizing it because you claim it fulfils a *need* of yours is just egocentric and self-serving.
You don't *need* the software. You *want* the software. I agree that there is not necessarily a monetary loss involved in illegally copying software.
No 15 year old *needs* PhotoShop. No 15 year old *needs* MS Office. They want. And taking what one wants without regard for the law is called - gasp - theft.
If you want to protest the current state of the industry through theft, fine. But call a spade a spade and be prepared to pay the piper when he comes calling. Stop attempting - poorly - to justify your illegal actions through some amoral viewpoint you hold. Your morals and mine are irrelevant. It's the law.
Because the targeted audience is teenagers (13-20) and regardless of the economy this particular segment of the population always has disposal income.
In fact, most of their income is disposable and is spent on games/movies/etc...
That's why most advertising for luxury items like these is targeted at younger kids. They have the money and we don't. That's always been true. It's just more applicable when the economy is down.
I haven't bought Magic Cards in months. Last time we did, it was just a couple boosters of whatever the newest set is - we don't even know what the name is at this point.
We've got complete sets from Unlimited through 6th, with a large number of alpha/beta including the "big" ones.
But we gave up when 6th came out. We just couldn't keep up any more. 40,000 cards in a box and when we do play, it's with a few cherished sets that we enjoy playing.
It means the damn techs won't tell you "I can't help you if you aren't running Windows".
It means you don't have to sit idly and lie like this:
Tech: Right click on blah blah Me: okay Tech: Now click on "Properties" Me: okay Tech: Now choose "X" Me: okay
until you get to a point that the tech admits that they have a router down - which you already knew because you'd tracerouted the damn thing and saw that UUNet in Chicago had a crash AGAIN.
I think a higher level post had it right - it depends on where you live.
Where I live, there are no restrictions on bandwidth at all on cable. There are also, conversely, no GUARANTEES. Which meant that during the school year at 3pm throughput went to hell because all the kids got out of school and starting plugging away. And with only one T1 to Chicago (they've upgraded since) it pretty much killed the entire area.
But they still don't offer bandwidth guarantees, NOT EVEN TO BUSINESS CLASS. I've looked into it. It isn't worth $200/month for no guarantee on my bandwidth and 5 IPs.
I tried cable. For a week. It sucked. The DHCP server dropped at least once a day and was down for hours each time.
I've never had my (now) SBC DSL (768/128 up) with a/29 for $75/month.
Question - are they blocking HTTP or are they blocking port 80?
If they're just blocking port 80 - run it on a different port. Same for FTP/SSH/Telnet/etc... I'm betting most of them just block by port and don't use anything sophisticated enough to block protocols regardless of what port they run on.
This is why I am glad to have DSL. I'm pissed is ADSL when it used to be symmetrical (damn @link) but it's better than cable and I can run what I want.
And as many others have pointed out - LEAVE A NUMBER where you can be reached.
Guess what - that's what millions of people do today and what most of us GREW UP WITH. And we're still here.
If you are that concerned about your child's safety/health/well-being or you don't trust your babysitter then STAY HOME or take the child with you - IF the kid has manners.
< side rant > If the kid doesn't have manners, both of you stay home. I'm so tired of ill-mannered, disgusting, rude children in public I could slap them and their parents silly. It's as bad as cell phones, only worse because it propagates.
I'm not a child hater - I have 3 and they are always complimented on their manners. Not because they're perfect but because most people's children are so horrifying.
I disagree. I have two from a review I did earlier in the year and I use them for all sorts of things. They're great for controlling our MP3 server, for watching the kids via the web cam, and for friends who are over and want us to "check out this website".
When I'm just "surfing" they're lighter and easier to handle and don't run as hot so you can sit with one in your lap on the couch and surf comfortably. (If you've got wireless, of course. But what real geek doesn't?).
They're also used extensively in the medical field because they are portable, generally support WiFi connectivity and provide doctor's and nurses with instant access to your records and such without needing to physically find a terminal.
I agree they aren't useful for development or anything that's keyboard intensive. It just isn't feasible - unless you want to hook up a USB keyboard, which most support, which destroys the portability of the things.
Also note that many of the tablet PCs/Web pad style devices use a Transmeta processor regardless of whether they're running a Windows OS or Linux.
SonicBLUE offers both Linux and Windows. And so does FICA.
Actually, quite a few network hardware manufacturers utilize Java applets as one of the management mechanisms.
Quite a few appliance vendors do the same. I see more Java applets from them than I do on the Web.
And almost every single one, bar none, includes the Sun JVM with the installation because they _know_ the MS one is broken and old already. I've seen some sweeeet applets for controlling devices and doing reporting.
Not necessarily. If it doesn't work on IE6 then the browser may be standards deficient.
On a personal site, to make a statement, I see no problem with coding TO THE STANDARDS that exist for interoperability. If a browser ignores those standards, it is the fault of the browser.
My site is valid and standards compliant. It does not display correctly on IE6. I, like many other people, explain on the front page that "if this site doesn't render correctly, your browser is not standards compliant." I am hardly a "deficient web site author". I simply chose to make a stand on complying with known, accepted standards rather than code sniffers and write 5 different versions of my site. There may be, no, there are, many crappy authors out there who have site problems because of ignorance. Some of us, however, are just principled and refuse to bow into pressure.
The explosion of "blogs", which often use CSS to achieve layout, etc... may force this issue into the forefront. Everyday Joe's try to read them and can't, and are presented with a "your browser is broken" message.
Standards exist for a reason - to be followed. If a browser isnt' going to follow that, the producer should be called out publicly and they should fix it.
For a commerce site then I agree 100%. It should be accesssible by everyone regardless of compliance or standards. If your commerce site doesn't work with Mozilla, you are stupid. If it doesn't work with IE6, you are stupid. You are losing money, tainting your reputation and you should fix it.
When "people" (i.e. everyday users) encounter a "broken" site, they assume it's the SITE that's broken. Not IE.
That misperception is the crux of the problem. People won't move off IE because they don't perceive that the reason a site isn't showing correctly is IE's crappy CSS support, they assume it's the site's crappy coders.
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Those numbers are theoretical though, or more accurately what an ideal IQ test will deliver; there are a lot of complaints about the current IQ tests.
Usually coming from people who score low but are absolutely convinced they are smarter than the average bear.
You citizens have it so easy .. you are just born here. I have had to prove that I deserve to be here (and so far they think I can stay)
You people who just procreate willy-nilly have it so easy, you just have sex. I had to prove that I deserve to be a parent by being fingerprinted and background checked and financially investigated.
These were all conditions of the adoption process. A background check was a condition of my employment because it's a public company and I have access to financially pertinent information. It was a condition of my employment in the past to pass a drug test.
All these things were conditions of X, and all were choices. No one forced me, I made the decision to accept the condition in order to obtain X.
That's kind of what the whole "freedom" thing is about, isn't it? You don't *have* to submit to anything, you can walk away.
Really, that's what I did. When the GM needed something to reconnect with players far away, I built him an integrated chat system to go with the website that already managed characters, the world, etc...
I looked at some of the options out there, but everything was either a fat client (we didn't want that) or didn't have what we wanted. The GM has one set of screens that show him stats (AC, HP - current and max, init rolls, save/abil checks) and let him control combat. Chat and private messages are included, and we use a web cam so the remote guys can zoom in on any tacticals the GM needs to draw (he draws behind him on gridded dry erase panels you can get from Office Depot). The sessions are logged and can be searched from the world's online web site.
We use either Skype or TeamSpeak, depending on what the lag is on any given night. Some nights neither is optimal, but then we drop into chat mode and all is well. We've gamed all remote and of late combine some table-top players with remote players. Works just dandy for us.
We have noticed that online moves slower in general, but if that's your only option to include guys that don't get to game otherwise, well... you can move a little slower.
So if you can, roll your own... you'll be happier with the results.
No, actually ES is targeted at the edge (Web server, DNS, etc..) and AS is designed for application server/database/corporate class applications.
Each "package" offers only a specific set of packages targeted for the intented use of the "package".
The foundation for all 3 (WS, ES, AS) is the same, so download and install an RPM if you want, but you invalidate support by doing that.
There was a hack to get ATI cards working early on (which worked great) and subsequent betas fixed the issues with ATI cards.
I've run it on RH 8 and 9 with a Radeon 7500 and had no issues whatsoever with the ATI card.
You might want to turn off DRI in the X config, it makes things run better.
Whoa there.. so because someone makes more money they should pay more in general?
Of course the taxes paid by the poor guy for necessities is more of his income, he makes less. So? The result is that poor dude pays $3 in taxes and SO DOES THE RICH GUY. That's fair. Same taxes. Same product.
Any other situation would be unacceptable. Period.
In the end, the rich guy pays a lot more taxes to the state and federal government. There is a big difference between 17% of $30,000 and 30% of $150,000.
You'd have to be much more granular than this.
A charge per email sent VIA THE ISP'S MAIL SERVER, perhaps.
I don't agree with the concept in general, but if you're going to propose it, be specific. I send a lot more than 100 emails a day through my ISP but they sent via my employer's mail server, not theirs.
The only thing Java has to do with a desktop OS and IE are applets
Java applications run on Windows desktops too. And they most certainly don't use IE nor are they applets.
And many, many, MANY management consoles for network devices are Java apps - not applets.
In October Microsoft released a fix for a different SQL Server problem that if installed in the expected manner would have made patched systems vulnerable again
This time it is Microsoft's fault.How irresponsible is that? Very.
Why is the d*mn service turned on by default?
I agree, admins should turn off unused services but why do some OSes turn on services that are unlikely to be used in general by default? Why don't they leave them turned off and let the admin activate the service when they determine they actually need it?
For example, why is IIS installed and turned on by default on every d*mn W2K install when it's not always necessary? *I* didn't ask it to be installed and running, so why is it?
Would it really be that hard for MS to give you the option when you're installing a server?
I don't care that people want to use Windows. It's not a horrible OS and there are many pluses. But stop preaching about "looks bad" and "not productive" because quite frankly, if my 9 year old can figure it out, the 13 year old can do her homework, and the 15 year old can code - ALL ON LINUX - then it's a matter of preference, choice and experience. You don't want to change and that's fine, but your ability to be productive on Linux is NOT universal.
I write for a living. I have all the latest toys and I've never had a problem finding drivers or support under Linux. StarOffice is great, Galeon/Mozilla display things fine (except for lazily coded sites designed for "ie") and I'm extremely productive.
Your inability to be productive on linux is not the fault of Linux. It's your own.
Hmmm... I agree, but I disagree. I let our 9 year old deal with e-mail, web, etc... on her computer without constant supervision, but I do run razor on our self-administered mail server and check what she's been doing often - just to keep tabs on her.
The same goes for our 13 and 15 year olds. They aren't constantly supervised, but I do make sure I know what they're doing.
Things aren't the same as they were back when we played with BBS' and jerked around with newbies by telling them that ATH+++ would get them into "special" areas of the BBS. Ahhh.. those were the days.
The electronic world has evolved, and not always in the right direction. Complete supervision at very young ages is goood, but as children grow they do need room to explore and learn.
So I agree, and I disagree. Free reign doesn't work until they're older - kids will be kids regardless of what you teach them - but constant supervision isn't the answer either.
"And would I (as owner of that car) mind, knowing I (my car) possibly saved someone's life? I didn't need the car, and I didn't loose anything, when the car's returned. This leaves me with a _positive_ feeling, and no personal loss."
So do you return the software when you are finished?
There is no comparison between stealing a car in a life threatening situation and stealing software. That's about the lamest analogy I've ever heard.
There is never an excuse to steal. Period. Justifying and rationalizing it because you claim it fulfils a *need* of yours is just egocentric and self-serving.
You don't *need* the software. You *want* the software. I agree that there is not necessarily a monetary loss involved in illegally copying software.
No 15 year old *needs* PhotoShop. No 15 year old *needs* MS Office. They want. And taking what one wants without regard for the law is called - gasp - theft.
If you want to protest the current state of the industry through theft, fine. But call a spade a spade and be prepared to pay the piper when he comes calling. Stop attempting - poorly - to justify your illegal actions through some amoral viewpoint you hold. Your morals and mine are irrelevant. It's the law.
If you don't like the law. Change it.
Because the targeted audience is teenagers (13-20) and regardless of the economy this particular segment of the population always has disposal income.
In fact, most of their income is disposable and is spent on games/movies/etc...
That's why most advertising for luxury items like these is targeted at younger kids. They have the money and we don't. That's always been true. It's just more applicable when the economy is down.
I haven't bought Magic Cards in months. Last time we did, it was just a couple boosters of whatever the newest set is - we don't even know what the name is at this point.
We've got complete sets from Unlimited through 6th, with a large number of alpha/beta including the "big" ones.
But we gave up when 6th came out. We just couldn't keep up any more. 40,000 cards in a box and when we do play, it's with a few cherished sets that we enjoy playing.
It means the damn techs won't tell you "I can't help you if you aren't running Windows".
It means you don't have to sit idly and lie like this:
Tech: Right click on blah blah
Me: okay
Tech: Now click on "Properties"
Me: okay
Tech: Now choose "X"
Me: okay
until you get to a point that the tech admits that they have a router down - which you already knew because you'd tracerouted the damn thing and saw that UUNet in Chicago had a crash AGAIN.
I think a higher level post had it right - it depends on where you live.
/29 for $75/month.
Where I live, there are no restrictions on bandwidth at all on cable. There are also, conversely, no GUARANTEES. Which meant that during the school year at 3pm throughput went to hell because all the kids got out of school and starting plugging away. And with only one T1 to Chicago (they've upgraded since) it pretty much killed the entire area.
But they still don't offer bandwidth guarantees, NOT EVEN TO BUSINESS CLASS. I've looked into it. It isn't worth $200/month for no guarantee on my bandwidth and 5 IPs.
I tried cable. For a week. It sucked. The DHCP server dropped at least once a day and was down for hours each time.
I've never had my (now) SBC DSL (768/128 up) with a
I'll keep my DSL and TWC can screw itself.
Question - are they blocking HTTP or are they blocking port 80?
If they're just blocking port 80 - run it on a different port. Same for FTP/SSH/Telnet/etc... I'm betting most of them just block by port and don't use anything sophisticated enough to block protocols regardless of what port they run on.
This is why I am glad to have DSL. I'm pissed is ADSL when it used to be symmetrical (damn @link) but it's better than cable and I can run what I want.
And as many others have pointed out - LEAVE A NUMBER where you can be reached.
/side rant >
Guess what - that's what millions of people do today and what most of us GREW UP WITH. And we're still here.
If you are that concerned about your child's safety/health/well-being or you don't trust your babysitter then STAY HOME or take the child with you - IF the kid has manners.
< side rant >
If the kid doesn't have manners, both of you stay home. I'm so tired of ill-mannered, disgusting, rude children in public I could slap them and their parents silly. It's as bad as cell phones, only worse because it propagates.
I'm not a child hater - I have 3 and they are always complimented on their manners. Not because they're perfect but because most people's children are so horrifying.
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Does the XBox SDK cost money?
If not, then this isn't a big deal. You bought a box. You d/l the source. You compile. You do what you want.
Just don't distribute binaries.
Anyone who can't figure out how to compile source shouldn't be hacking a console anyway.
Then talk to your children rationally about it. Children can be extremely logical if you sit down and calmly discuss the situation.
Besides, you're in Utah - what did you expect? It's one of the last places where no matter what you think, the Mormons win.
I disagree. I have two from a review I did earlier in the year and I use them for all sorts of things. They're great for controlling our MP3 server, for watching the kids via the web cam, and for friends who are over and want us to "check out this website".
When I'm just "surfing" they're lighter and easier to handle and don't run as hot so you can sit with one in your lap on the couch and surf comfortably. (If you've got wireless, of course. But what real geek doesn't?).
They're also used extensively in the medical field because they are portable, generally support WiFi connectivity and provide doctor's and nurses with instant access to your records and such without needing to physically find a terminal.
I agree they aren't useful for development or anything that's keyboard intensive. It just isn't feasible - unless you want to hook up a USB keyboard, which most support, which destroys the portability of the things.
Also note that many of the tablet PCs/Web pad style devices use a Transmeta processor regardless of whether they're running a Windows OS or Linux.
SonicBLUE offers both Linux and Windows. And so does FICA.
"The recording industry DOES (currently) perform a service. They find people with talent and produce them."
This can't be true.
Explain Britney Spears.
Actually, quite a few network hardware manufacturers utilize Java applets as one of the management mechanisms.
Quite a few appliance vendors do the same. I see more Java applets from them than I do on the Web.
And almost every single one, bar none, includes the Sun JVM with the installation because they _know_ the MS one is broken and old already. I've seen some sweeeet applets for controlling devices and doing reporting.
Not necessarily. If it doesn't work on IE6 then the browser may be standards deficient.
On a personal site, to make a statement, I see no problem with coding TO THE STANDARDS that exist for interoperability. If a browser ignores those standards, it is the fault of the browser.
My site is valid and standards compliant. It does not display correctly on IE6. I, like many other people, explain on the front page that "if this site doesn't render correctly, your browser is not standards compliant." I am hardly a "deficient web site author". I simply chose to make a stand on complying with known, accepted standards rather than code sniffers and write 5 different versions of my site. There may be, no, there are, many crappy authors out there who have site problems because of ignorance. Some of us, however, are just principled and refuse to bow into pressure.
The explosion of "blogs", which often use CSS to achieve layout, etc... may force this issue into the forefront. Everyday Joe's try to read them and can't, and are presented with a "your browser is broken" message.
Standards exist for a reason - to be followed. If a browser isnt' going to follow that, the producer should be called out publicly and they should fix it.
For a commerce site then I agree 100%. It should be accesssible by everyone regardless of compliance or standards. If your commerce site doesn't work with Mozilla, you are stupid. If it doesn't work with IE6, you are stupid. You are losing money, tainting your reputation and you should fix it.
When "people" (i.e. everyday users) encounter a "broken" site, they assume it's the SITE that's broken. Not IE.
That misperception is the crux of the problem. People won't move off IE because they don't perceive that the reason a site isn't showing correctly is IE's crappy CSS support, they assume it's the site's crappy coders.
Fix that perception and you can change the world.