Justice O'Connor wrote, "Repetitive work with hands and arms extended at or above shoulder levels for extended periods is not an important part of most people's daily lives,"
Um, but it's an important part of my daily life. It's all a matter of what we see as important and essential to our daily living. To many people, using the computer is no less important than brushing their teeth.
I think sometime in the near future, we may see computer use start to be considered "an important part of most people's daily lives."
Why don't you try using a chair?
It's (very gradually) starting to happen
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True story: my Mom (in her 50s) recently moved, and left her old computer behind. She's
not a computer expert or anything, but does all
right once stuff is set up for her.
Anyhow, she needed a new computer, but didn't want
to spend much money. So, she goes down to Fry's,
and they sell her a $300 machine with "Fast Windows"
preinstalled. You guessed it...it's some sort
of weird Taiwanese Linux distribution!
Someone figured out they could hit a price point
by eliminating the most expensive item in a PC
today: Microsoft software.
Don't blame the automakers for the SUV explosion; it was
caused by the government's CAFE rules. People want
full-size vehicles. When CAFE rules eliminated
the full-size sedan and station wagon, people looked
elsewhere, and found the SUV (the Suburban has existed
since the 1930s).
Holy shit, I did not know that such leftist fuckwads still existed.
Welcome to slashdot.
When you read the leftist bullshit that is often posted here, consider that this is the result of hippies controlling the education system, particularly in college. Anti-Americanism and anti-capitalism are de rigeur on college campuses today. It's enough to make one sick to one's stomach.
The humorous part is that these people would say to you, with a straight face, that they haven't been brainwashed...they've come to their conclusions on their own. Yeah, right.
Hasn't he essentially announced a fork? At some point, those of us in the U.S. (including Linus) will need to find a way to resume proper maintenance of the code.
Futhermore, it would be quite difficult to successfully convince U.S. legislators to change DMCA based on an absurd legal opinion. So, I don't know what exactly Alan hopes to accomplish. I've always had a lot of respect for him, but this all seems a bit childish.
Well, that would require reverse-engineering the Exchange protocol. I seem to remember that someone was doing that, but I don't know how far they got, or if they are still at it.
Either way, a standard protocol (Shared Calender Protocol) and an Apache-like server project for this stuff would be great. I don't know how to get such a thing started though, as I don't do a lot of C, and I don't think writing it in PHP and SQL is a reasonable option.:-(
The vast majority of "human rights abuses" being committed in "faraway poor countries" are committed by the governments and/or citizens of those countries, not by corporate board members.
Please...this anti-capitalist bullshit is getting rather old. What's next? A fatwa against Ronald McDonald?
The apache server has been around since 1995. Now I don't know about you but I don't think IIS was around "much" longer than 1995. I can't think of a anything I really miss on Apache that I have used in IIS.
You are correct. In fact, there wasn't even a "prerelease" version of IIS until mid-1995.
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Um, but it's an important part of my daily life. It's all a matter of what we see as important and essential to our daily living. To many people, using the computer is no less important than brushing their teeth. I think sometime in the near future, we may see computer use start to be considered "an important part of most people's daily lives."
Why don't you try using a chair?
Anyhow, she needed a new computer, but didn't want to spend much money. So, she goes down to Fry's, and they sell her a $300 machine with "Fast Windows" preinstalled. You guessed it...it's some sort of weird Taiwanese Linux distribution!
Someone figured out they could hit a price point by eliminating the most expensive item in a PC today: Microsoft software.
Looks like Photoshop action to me.
The technology is out there, but no one seems to be adopting it.
chop();
Unintended consquences.
It'd be a risk, though...because I don't know if the average person is ready for Linux.
But people are going to be scared until they see Linux boxes for sale at CompUSA and Sears.
Is that nationwide, as in everywhere in the country? Or is that nationwide, as in only in and around big cities/interstate highways?
I largely agree that Microsoft is irrelevant to Linux's "success." However, that one point cannot be ignored.
Next time, try getting the name of the company right (hint: Ameritrade).
You've hit the nail on the head. The 'f1r5t p05t' mentality has spread to moderation and article selection.
I guess you didn't get the talking points that day.
Lemme know when I can get something other than a modem or (ugh) GEO satellite, and I'll gladly switch.
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Welcome to slashdot.
When you read the leftist bullshit that is often posted here, consider that this is the result of hippies controlling the education system, particularly in college. Anti-Americanism and anti-capitalism are de rigeur on college campuses today. It's enough to make one sick to one's stomach.
The humorous part is that these people would say to you, with a straight face, that they haven't been brainwashed...they've come to their conclusions on their own. Yeah, right.
Can't go wrong with that one.
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CLARIFICATION: I'm not particularly small...I just own a small amount of LNUX stocks.
Futhermore, it would be quite difficult to successfully convince U.S. legislators to change DMCA based on an absurd legal opinion. So, I don't know what exactly Alan hopes to accomplish. I've always had a lot of respect for him, but this all seems a bit childish.
ION was only available to a relative handful of people
I can't get DSL either, but I don't live in a town. :-|
Either way, a standard protocol (Shared Calender Protocol) and an Apache-like server project for this stuff would be great. I don't know how to get such a thing started though, as I don't do a lot of C, and I don't think writing it in PHP and SQL is a reasonable option. :-(
Please...this anti-capitalist bullshit is getting rather old. What's next? A fatwa against Ronald McDonald?
They most certainly are. They are a part of every person's decision to purchase something.
If they are not rated as highly by most people as you would like, well, that's not the fault of the market system per se.
Make that pomposity and/or know-it-all-ness, and I'm with ya.
You are correct. In fact, there wasn't even a "prerelease" version of IIS until mid-1995.
http://www.microsoft.com/misc/features/features_fl shbk.htm
What? You were one of the MULTICS developers?