I'd like to see more of the other big information collectors volunteer this same information, and even better, push back against them and demand a warrant, as they should. You see most people here slinging anti-Google FUD, and they're the *best* of the bunch (although still demanding warrants as they should).
... so the makers of those GPUs get rewarded with money. Others may see some benefit in providing Linux source drivers to get some of this money. It needs to start somewhere, and the big problem up until this point, is there wasn't enough reason to. With so much being web-based now, Microsoft trying the Apple-style lock-in on the desktop, and now this, there's never been a better time.
Regarding cultural stereotypes... yes, I pick on those, and any ridiculous cultural behaviours as well. Cultures are voluntary, not racial, and can be changed. You say our economics are built around the values of 'non-black' people. Other than racism, there is no basis to that statement. Indians, asians, etc, have no problems, but black people do? The only thing other than racism causing that would be culture, and that can be changed. All it takes is the will to do it. The racism needs to stop across the board though. If you treat any kind differently than any other kind, you always end up with a pendulum effect where it never stays in the neutral position.
I know another term for reverse-racism... it's "racism". It shouldn't be made different in any way. If people keep doing things to treat any type of racism differently, it will never stop.
I think the recent Apple "Now you all need to switch to our new proprietary connector that people aren't allowed to make cheap versions of" nastiness has taught that lesson to a few people. Also, didn't Sony introduce another proprietary memory stick for their latest mobile gaming gadget? They just don't learn.
I actually like a lot of what The Gnome devs have done and find much of the new stuff quite usable, much more so than Unity, and much faster. The last week or so I've been transitioning to KDE though, as there a few things that finally drove me away. It is the most unstable desktop environment out there. Frequent crashes and freezes... exponentially more than than ever before. They've also been busy removing features and configurability. You can\t add a network printer with with GUI tool (yes, the option is there, but try it). You can't to group maintenance with their user tool. I was reading last week about their opinions on the extensions to Gnome and their 'branding'. The one thing KDE does not have over Gnome is a smooth consistent user experience, but I've decided I can get close enough while still keeping the configurability and features that I want and need. It's a lot like the Apple vs. Android choice. One provides a slightly more polished experience but allows almost no configurability. The other is slightly less polished but you can make it appear and act according to your tastes and preferences. With the first, if it doesn't *exactly* align with your needs, in the long run your not going to be happy.
I have an ultrabook as well, and I have a feeling my next machine will be as well. Tablets are only 'okay' for browsing, laptops are a bit big. An ultrabook is just the right balance of everything. If people start making them with higher resolution displays, I'll be even happier.
It's a little obvious, don't you think? If you described the problem to someone involved in the field, they couldn't come up with this? On the plus side, it does actually describe an implementation, which seems to be better than a lot of the 'software' patents we see.
The problem is that this is just for on specific card. An open standard would really be nice so that you didn't need to carry multiple cards, but the card companies consider that against their interests. Something like Google Authenticator on a smartphone would also be a nice solution.
I agree with you, but pulling out of other countries isn't something that US citizens traded freedom for. Things like the TSA and warrantless wiretapping are.
Well, it is now illegal to break digital locks on a product we bought, even for non-infringing purposes. You may want to stay where you are. That is really the worst part of it, but it's pretty bad.
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I'd like to see more of the other big information collectors volunteer this same information, and even better, push back against them and demand a warrant, as they should. You see most people here slinging anti-Google FUD, and they're the *best* of the bunch (although still demanding warrants as they should).
Yes, but which is cause, and which is effect?
... so the makers of those GPUs get rewarded with money. Others may see some benefit in providing Linux source drivers to get some of this money. It needs to start somewhere, and the big problem up until this point, is there wasn't enough reason to. With so much being web-based now, Microsoft trying the Apple-style lock-in on the desktop, and now this, there's never been a better time.
... well, I keep hearing about 'disruptive' technologies.
Regarding cultural stereotypes ... yes, I pick on those, and any ridiculous cultural behaviours as well. Cultures are voluntary, not racial, and can be changed. You say our economics are built around the values of 'non-black' people. Other than racism, there is no basis to that statement. Indians, asians, etc, have no problems, but black people do? The only thing other than racism causing that would be culture, and that can be changed. All it takes is the will to do it. The racism needs to stop across the board though. If you treat any kind differently than any other kind, you always end up with a pendulum effect where it never stays in the neutral position.
People also used to make statements like that about Sony ... so people may eventually learn, although you still hear people defending them.
I know another term for reverse-racism ... it's "racism". It shouldn't be made different in any way. If people keep doing things to treat any type of racism differently, it will never stop.
Racism is racism, and shouldn't be acceptable in any form, aor against any race to exactly the same degree. Do do so is racism in itself.
Why is it irrelevant? They claim they're measuring the geolocation of racism, but only pick one very specific type.
I think the recent Apple "Now you all need to switch to our new proprietary connector that people aren't allowed to make cheap versions of" nastiness has taught that lesson to a few people. Also, didn't Sony introduce another proprietary memory stick for their latest mobile gaming gadget? They just don't learn.
Out of curiosity, what was the original intention of the law? It seems a bit pointless.
I actually like a lot of what The Gnome devs have done and find much of the new stuff quite usable, much more so than Unity, and much faster. The last week or so I've been transitioning to KDE though, as there a few things that finally drove me away. It is the most unstable desktop environment out there. Frequent crashes and freezes ... exponentially more than than ever before. They've also been busy removing features and configurability. You can\t add a network printer with with GUI tool (yes, the option is there, but try it). You can't to group maintenance with their user tool. I was reading last week about their opinions on the extensions to Gnome and their 'branding'. The one thing KDE does not have over Gnome is a smooth consistent user experience, but I've decided I can get close enough while still keeping the configurability and features that I want and need. It's a lot like the Apple vs. Android choice. One provides a slightly more polished experience but allows almost no configurability. The other is slightly less polished but you can make it appear and act according to your tastes and preferences. With the first, if it doesn't *exactly* align with your needs, in the long run your not going to be happy.
It seems that Microsoft has the same problem, and far fewer eyes on the code.
In most cases, it's *potential* Linux exploits found by those looking at the code, vs actual Windows exploits seen in the field I would guess.
Thanks! That looks pretty damn good, although I'd still prefer a bit more resolution. Now I need to check out how KDE and Gnome run on a touch screen.
I have an ultrabook as well, and I have a feeling my next machine will be as well. Tablets are only 'okay' for browsing, laptops are a bit big. An ultrabook is just the right balance of everything. If people start making them with higher resolution displays, I'll be even happier.
It's a little obvious, don't you think? If you described the problem to someone involved in the field, they couldn't come up with this? On the plus side, it does actually describe an implementation, which seems to be better than a lot of the 'software' patents we see.
So,they've managed to patent using statistics? Is anyone actually doing their job in the patent office?
The problem is that this is just for on specific card. An open standard would really be nice so that you didn't need to carry multiple cards, but the card companies consider that against their interests. Something like Google Authenticator on a smartphone would also be a nice solution.
This is actually a much better design for passenger ergonomics, weight distribution, and traction/braking control as well.far more to
With the iOS walled garden, proprietary connectors, etc, Jobs did at least as much to more the world backward.
... other than IE.
Don't be silly. Manufacturing was out-sourced.
I agree with you, but pulling out of other countries isn't something that US citizens traded freedom for. Things like the TSA and warrantless wiretapping are.
Well, it is now illegal to break digital locks on a product we bought, even for non-infringing purposes. You may want to stay where you are. That is really the worst part of it, but it's pretty bad.