Does that really need a new buzzword? Sounds like the same old shit that people have been doing with the internet for 10 years now. At the very least, isn't that basically the definition of "Web 2.0"? What's the difference?
I was a little worried I had completely missed out on some new phenomenon, but that Wikipedia page has only been around since March. Sounds to me like Google and IBM just want to inspire "OMG!!1 We're missing out on 'cloud computing'!1" in idiot PHBs and investors.
Teachers and College Professors should change their lecture styles to incorporate the technology. Rather than writing facts on a blackboard that students can look up instantly on the internet, show students how to use the information and the concepts behind it.
That's what decent professors/teachers have been doing for decades. I don't really see how technology changes anything there. 30 years ago I could flip through a reference book or go to the library and look up a formula or fact. Yes, Google is a bit more convenient. But surely high school students already know how to use search engines, right? If they can make a ghastly abomination on MySpace, they can use Google.
Besides that, a great professor giving a lecture using a blackboard is a million times better than watching a crappy professor go through a powerpoint show. The one isn't using technology, but technology isn't going to make up for the other's incompetence.
If there's an obvious benefit from using technology, then by all means use it; but I don't think it should be used just for the sake of using it.
Let Sony think whatever they want. We already know they're tards, a little bit more isn't going to hurt.
Fact of the matter is, short of 100% surveillance, there's absolutely no way to stop people from "stealing" music in this way. If the rips aren't made available over the network, there's no way for anybody to even know it's even being done. If your house gets raided for some other crime, they might notice your music has been ripped and charge you for it, but the "stealing" itself is impossible to catch on its own.
This is where open source trumps closed source, hands down.
In the majority of cases, having an open source 32-bit driver, almost automatically implies having a 64-bit driver. It's just a recompile. Yes, a lot of the time there will be bugs, but since developers are usually on "higher end" 64-bit systems, those bugs are usually fixed quickly.
I'm running 64-bit Debian, and have never had a problem with drivers. My video card, sound card, firewire card, USB devices, network cards and printer all work perfectly. Much better than they would under 64-bit Windows. Same thing with software: if it's available for 32-bit Debian, it's most likely available for 64-bit Debian.
Hardware manufacturers have no motivation at all to release 64-bit drivers for anything but the newest hardware. If you want 64-bit drivers, you pay for a new piece of hardware, or you're screwed.
By all means, use whatever OS you like. But don't try telling people there's a 64-bit driver problem on Linux. The 64-bit Linux world is in *much* better shape than Windows in that respect.
The problem with Windows is the users. As long as people insist on remaining ignorant when it comes to "complicated" computers, whichever OS is most popular will be plagued with malware and viruses.
If more people on Linux and Max liked reading "eCards" from strangers, their reputations would be just as bad.
meaningful according to whom? and desktop users couldn't care less about 'hard coded nice levels' if it means their 3d games and/or X apps work better: yes, I know this is anathema to the linux developers where only super perfect code supposedly should go in, however if this supposedly super perfect code doesn't meet desktop users' needs as well as hacks, well, I'd all be for giving desktop users as many hacks as they want/need (as long as this could be changed via either a pluggable architecture or a difference in make config).
That OS already exists. Seriously. If you want to cut corners and throw shit in willy-nilly, you should probably just use Windows.
The current kernel developers, and more importantly Linus, are more concerned about stability and performance on servers. There's no point bitching about it: they're the ones doing the actual coding. If it really bothers you so much, you're free to quit bitching and fork the kernel.
I don't know the details, but can say with certainty that Comcast does something to torrents.
When Comcast took over Adelphia, my torrent downloads dropped from max speeds of 550 KB/s to less than 25 KB/s. I suppose it could be a coincidence and all of the highly seeded torrents I've tried over the past year have just been crap torrents, but it seems unlikely.
But I'm sure their business packages are different.
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Can you point out where it grants permission to relicense the code?
It lets you use the code with other code under different licenses. But the BSD licensed code remains under the BSD license.
If you didn't notice anything was wrong, who cares?
It doesn't matter if they can tell the difference. They signed a contract agreeing to digital cable and they're not getting it.
At the very least it means they could be paying $xx less a month for the same thing. Not to mention the cable companies committing fraud and using false advertising.
It's a file storage, manager and an editor. That's an operating system to most people. Everything else is part of the machine, like the CPU heat sink, that no one cares about.
Guess what? This is a technical website. Your mom may not know (or care), what an operating system is, but 99.9% of the people here *do*. If you want a non-technical, dumbed down discussion of technology, GTFO.
Just because some marketting asshat at ajaxWindows claims they have a "web OS", doesn't make it true.
That is the most draconian pricing policy I have ever heard. You actually have to pay Oracle for increasing your processing power?
Um, yeah. Charging per processor (or machine) is par for the course for large "enterprise" software packages. Oracle, Rational, all the hardcore rendering software, etc. they all do it. Welcome to real life.
And an honest question: was there a reason why you didn't look at MySQL or PostgreSQL? I'm not a database expert but my work with them has made me believe they are robust solutions--I certainly prefer them to MSSQL, which is about as pleasant to use as a suppository.
When it comes to being robust, MySQL isn't even in the same league as Oracle. PostgreSQL is a lot better, but I still don't think it compares very well to Oracle.
I recently had to try to read the spagetty which is the OpenSolaris TCP implementation and frankly it felt exactly like this "--". Great documentation--; for very line, through the entire monolythic single multimegabyte.c file.
What? I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but it seems pretty good code to me. It's big, and there are some gotos, but it's all well explained. It definitely doesn't seem as bad as you make out.
I wouldn't even give it that much credit. Eclipse is utter crap. Worst IDE ever, bar none. There are so many gotchas and little annoyances, it completely over shadows the few things it does right.
And don't get me started on CDT under Linux. It literally takes 30-45 seconds to open up the little autocomplete box and it freezes up all of Eclipse while it waits for it. And that's just the tip of the iceburg.
It blows my mind that smart people think things have to be "purchased" they do not. build them. you have the specifications. and I bet that someone has a EBCDIC set for linux out there already.
They *already* built the system. They already have a staff capable of maintaining it and fixing it when it breaks. Building a new one won't let them communicate with the probes any faster.
So what would be the purpose of building a completely new one?
It blows my mind that nobody seems to understand upgrading "just because" is a really stupid idea.
I'm terrified of the power that any of these goons in office hold. I just wish the government would be drastically reduced.
I was with you on this part.
Until then I am not voting, and encourage everyone within earshot not to vote. Maybe when voter turnout gets to be less than 20% they will start to notice.
And then I read this and almost started crying. Elected officials want as few people to vote as possible. Once they get elected they get paid the same whether there was 99% voter turn out or 1% voter turn out. They get the same power, the same pay, and the same responsibility. The only difference is that in one case they have to appeal to 99% of the population, and in the other they only have to cater to 1%. Guess which one they'd rather do?
As far as politicians are concerned, if you don't vote it means you don't care. As far as their concerned, you might as well not even exist.
On second thought, maybe you shouldn't bother, you're too fucking stupid.
That's a beautiful thought, but it doesn't work like that in practice. One of the reasons why is that there is usually not an unlimited supply of jobs that one is able to get. Do you really think anyone would go get at job at Walmart in the first place if there's something better? We all need some things to survive and to live a decent life (you only get one) and some people apparently have to work at Walmart to get those things, there's the gun.
Yeah, that's a bitch. They could've gone to college or technical school, but they didn't, and now they're stuck working jobs that a whole bunch of people are willing to do for very little money. Like it or not, stocking shelves just isn't a valuable skill.
Ever herd of organized labour?
Ever hear about inflation? Or how about lay offs? Those increased wages aren't just going to magically come from nowhere.
Most modern economic liberals forget that wealth is just transferred, and if you're one of the millions that wealth is being transferred from because you've been replaced or have been FORCED into redundancy, that's hardly 'the persons fault'. The system has many negative aspects and that's why George Soros is doing what he can because of the threats capitalism poses to itself.
That's just bullshit. Working is mutual exploitation. I go to work for 8 hours a day because I value the money I get more than the work I put in. My employer pays me because they value my work more than they value the money they pay me. Both my employer and I receive value from the setup, and if either of those conditions ceases to be true, I'm going to stop working there. Same thing with Walmart. If the tard stocking shelves thinks their labor is worth more than minimum wage, they can find a job where they get paid what they're worth. Nobody's holding a gun to their head.
But the you can't just magically declare "My labor is worth $100 an hour" and expect people to pay you that much when there's a ton of people doing the same exact thing for a lot less money. Walmart pays what they do because their employees accept it. It's as simple as that.
You capitalism haters are all the same. You'll go on and on bitching about capitalism, but you'll never propose anything better. It isn't perfect, but it beats the shit out of every other economic system that's been devised.
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Does that really need a new buzzword? Sounds like the same old shit that people have been doing with the internet for 10 years now. At the very least, isn't that basically the definition of "Web 2.0"? What's the difference?
I was a little worried I had completely missed out on some new phenomenon, but that Wikipedia page has only been around since March. Sounds to me like Google and IBM just want to inspire "OMG!!1 We're missing out on 'cloud computing'!1" in idiot PHBs and investors.
Sorry guys, I missed the memo. WTF is cloud computing?
That's what decent professors/teachers have been doing for decades. I don't really see how technology changes anything there. 30 years ago I could flip through a reference book or go to the library and look up a formula or fact. Yes, Google is a bit more convenient. But surely high school students already know how to use search engines, right? If they can make a ghastly abomination on MySpace, they can use Google.
Besides that, a great professor giving a lecture using a blackboard is a million times better than watching a crappy professor go through a powerpoint show. The one isn't using technology, but technology isn't going to make up for the other's incompetence.
If there's an obvious benefit from using technology, then by all means use it; but I don't think it should be used just for the sake of using it.
Let Sony think whatever they want. We already know they're tards, a little bit more isn't going to hurt.
Fact of the matter is, short of 100% surveillance, there's absolutely no way to stop people from "stealing" music in this way. If the rips aren't made available over the network, there's no way for anybody to even know it's even being done. If your house gets raided for some other crime, they might notice your music has been ripped and charge you for it, but the "stealing" itself is impossible to catch on its own.
This is where open source trumps closed source, hands down.
In the majority of cases, having an open source 32-bit driver, almost automatically implies having a 64-bit driver. It's just a recompile. Yes, a lot of the time there will be bugs, but since developers are usually on "higher end" 64-bit systems, those bugs are usually fixed quickly.
I'm running 64-bit Debian, and have never had a problem with drivers. My video card, sound card, firewire card, USB devices, network cards and printer all work perfectly. Much better than they would under 64-bit Windows. Same thing with software: if it's available for 32-bit Debian, it's most likely available for 64-bit Debian.
Hardware manufacturers have no motivation at all to release 64-bit drivers for anything but the newest hardware. If you want 64-bit drivers, you pay for a new piece of hardware, or you're screwed.
By all means, use whatever OS you like. But don't try telling people there's a 64-bit driver problem on Linux. The 64-bit Linux world is in *much* better shape than Windows in that respect.
Funny how you can always tell the people who haven't booted Linux in half a decade.
The problem with Windows is the users. As long as people insist on remaining ignorant when it comes to "complicated" computers, whichever OS is most popular will be plagued with malware and viruses.
If more people on Linux and Max liked reading "eCards" from strangers, their reputations would be just as bad.
That being said, fuck Windows.
That OS already exists. Seriously. If you want to cut corners and throw shit in willy-nilly, you should probably just use Windows.
The current kernel developers, and more importantly Linus, are more concerned about stability and performance on servers. There's no point bitching about it: they're the ones doing the actual coding. If it really bothers you so much, you're free to quit bitching and fork the kernel.
I don't know the details, but can say with certainty that Comcast does something to torrents.
When Comcast took over Adelphia, my torrent downloads dropped from max speeds of 550 KB/s to less than 25 KB/s. I suppose it could be a coincidence and all of the highly seeded torrents I've tried over the past year have just been crap torrents, but it seems unlikely.
But I'm sure their business packages are different.
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Can you point out where it grants permission to relicense the code?
It lets you use the code with other code under different licenses. But the BSD licensed code remains under the BSD license.
It doesn't matter if they can tell the difference. They signed a contract agreeing to digital cable and they're not getting it.
At the very least it means they could be paying $xx less a month for the same thing. Not to mention the cable companies committing fraud and using false advertising.
Guess what? This is a technical website. Your mom may not know (or care), what an operating system is, but 99.9% of the people here *do*. If you want a non-technical, dumbed down discussion of technology, GTFO.
Just because some marketting asshat at ajaxWindows claims they have a "web OS", doesn't make it true.
Um, yeah. Charging per processor (or machine) is par for the course for large "enterprise" software packages. Oracle, Rational, all the hardcore rendering software, etc. they all do it. Welcome to real life.
When it comes to being robust, MySQL isn't even in the same league as Oracle. PostgreSQL is a lot better, but I still don't think it compares very well to Oracle.
Wow! So you didn't read the comments, just guessing you didn't RTFA, either?
Gees, make one bad google joke, and every google fan-tard on /. points out the flaws.
Not for me :-) Completely blocked.
I'll believe this when I see it.
Google's search results don't have any ads right now. Why would they jump straight away to extra annoying video ads?
What? I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but it seems pretty good code to me. It's big, and there are some gotos, but it's all well explained. It definitely doesn't seem as bad as you make out.
I wouldn't even give it that much credit. Eclipse is utter crap. Worst IDE ever, bar none. There are so many gotchas and little annoyances, it completely over shadows the few things it does right.
And don't get me started on CDT under Linux. It literally takes 30-45 seconds to open up the little autocomplete box and it freezes up all of Eclipse while it waits for it. And that's just the tip of the iceburg.
They *already* built the system. They already have a staff capable of maintaining it and fixing it when it breaks. Building a new one won't let them communicate with the probes any faster.
So what would be the purpose of building a completely new one?
It blows my mind that nobody seems to understand upgrading "just because" is a really stupid idea.
A state sponsored monopoly isn't capitalism, dumbass.
I was with you on this part.
And then I read this and almost started crying. Elected officials want as few people to vote as possible. Once they get elected they get paid the same whether there was 99% voter turn out or 1% voter turn out. They get the same power, the same pay, and the same responsibility. The only difference is that in one case they have to appeal to 99% of the population, and in the other they only have to cater to 1%. Guess which one they'd rather do?
As far as politicians are concerned, if you don't vote it means you don't care. As far as their concerned, you might as well not even exist.
On second thought, maybe you shouldn't bother, you're too fucking stupid.
Yeah, that's a bitch. They could've gone to college or technical school, but they didn't, and now they're stuck working jobs that a whole bunch of people are willing to do for very little money. Like it or not, stocking shelves just isn't a valuable skill.
Ever hear about inflation? Or how about lay offs? Those increased wages aren't just going to magically come from nowhere.
I would mod you to 100 if I could.
That's just bullshit. Working is mutual exploitation. I go to work for 8 hours a day because I value the money I get more than the work I put in. My employer pays me because they value my work more than they value the money they pay me. Both my employer and I receive value from the setup, and if either of those conditions ceases to be true, I'm going to stop working there. Same thing with Walmart. If the tard stocking shelves thinks their labor is worth more than minimum wage, they can find a job where they get paid what they're worth. Nobody's holding a gun to their head.
But the you can't just magically declare "My labor is worth $100 an hour" and expect people to pay you that much when there's a ton of people doing the same exact thing for a lot less money. Walmart pays what they do because their employees accept it. It's as simple as that.
You capitalism haters are all the same. You'll go on and on bitching about capitalism, but you'll never propose anything better. It isn't perfect, but it beats the shit out of every other economic system that's been devised.