The quickest way to change that teacher's mind may be to send her a link to this forum so she can see just how many people responded to this story, and how strongly they feel!
anyone who is that serious about trading needs to invest in a Bloomberg terminal [billpapa.org]
Only if they are either a professional or very well off. AFAIK, a Bloomberg terminal costs $2,000 a month. Of course, the rate may have come down a bit in the last couple of years, but probably not enough for a person trading his / her individual account, unless he/she is quite well off...
Anyone using PCs in the mid-80s to early 90s may remember WordPerfect fondly for ability to handle the most complex of documents with ease. It's easy to use equation editor even used Tex as it's typesetting engine!
I have yet to see any other piece of software handle complex documents that include lots of equations and graphs as well as WordPerfect did. I wrote two graduate theses in WordPerfect; having used Word for the last 10 years, I can't imagine doing the same with Word or with OOo.
Unfortunatley the Linux/Unix version of WordPerfect never got beyond a crude prototype of WP 5.1. Another, more recent downside: Microsoft paid Corel $150 million in the late 90's in exchange for Corel rewriting WP in VBA instead of Ansi C. I had purchased every version after 5.1, but never tried the VBA based versions. I heard the initial VBA version didn't work as well as previous versions. Two more versions of Corel WordPerfect have come out since then, but I don't know anyone that has used them enough to comment on how they compare to the older, excellent versions of WorPerfect.
The TexPerfect project seems quite interesting, if any developers wish to take on the challenge!
I use a Palm TX with a pocket sized infrared keyboard for taking notes at the library. The TX has the largest screen on a (pocket sized!) PDA that I could find, making reading text based ebooks (Project Gutenberg) easy; the separate, foldable, pocket sized keyboard makes typing at an acceptable speed possible. I used to carry a laptop everytime I went to the library, but hardly ever do anymore.
I really don't care for Palm's operating system - my ideal would be something more like a folder structure allowing one to take text notes, etc. I don't like the limitations that Palm's operating system puts on me. Simple text entry would allow me to write notes as I need them, and even format them using something like DocUtils to autogenerate formatted notes.
Unfortunately, the industry seems to have gotten the idiotic notion that a cell phone with a tiny screen is a better PDA for me than the PDAs that were available a couple of years ago.
How can one believe that a camera or MP3 playing capabilities on a cell phone somehow make up for not being able to take notes or read an ebook on a decent PDA!
I first started using Firefox when the version # was well below 1.0. The reason: Firefox allowed one to easily turn off javascript and to (fairly) *easily* restrict cookies and images to the originating web site only.
In version 2.0, this last setting has been removed from the menus, forcing one to go into about:config to set this.
No longer as easy => not reset as often. Result: DoubleClick probably now gets more data from firefox users. Bottom line for me: less incentive to use firefox.
Actually, this raises a very valid point - even beyond the very welcome humor.
Will anyone be auditing these types of installations to ensure that unscrupulous people don't try to buy electricity in one place at the regular rate, mix it with the solar power, and sell the whole amount at the subsidized price?
Unfortunately, unscrupulous people exist even among green-minded folk.:(
I read through the comments above, and was surprised that no one noticed that the RIAA did not actually give up the fight in this case, but only withdrew in the court in which they filed the case. This is exactly what Mr.Ledford requested.
From the letter:
Procedurally, we need to address how best to move the case to the Fresno Branch so you can enjoy our new Courthouse and avoid Judge Levi's wrath for filing in the wrong court. (Senior Judge Bob Coyle was responsible for building both our new facility and the District Court building in Sacramento; and, although neither building is as grand as Judge Manny Real's showpiece in Santa Ana, the Fresno Court is not only nicer than Sacramento but also one of the top three court facilities ever I've enjoyed practicing in.) Handling the issue by stipulation and order would probably be the most simple way to move the file. We do that routinely in PACA litigation although I am open to suggestions if you prefer to handle it differently
Once the case is moved to the Fresno Branch, your clients should consider cleaning up their complaint. The FRCP and collateral estoppel from other RIAA law and motion matters require much greater specificity in pleading than your clients provided in the complaint I reviewed. Dates of the alleged downloads, which plaintiff (or affiliate) holds which copyright to which track, etc. must be specifically pleaded and proven. You are as familiar as I am with the results in other cases where RIAA's general allegations have been challenged. Let's get over that hurdle without unnecessary law and motion practice.
I especially like the bit about sending the airplane - always offer to run up the costs - especially when you want to show that you believe that you have an open and shut case! Of course, it doesn't hurt to also show that you know the likely principals in the case from previous dealings. I like this attorney!
This is why I got into Sysadmin 15 years ago....
Keep on thinking of how many faucets in how many communities it would take to equal the raw power behind something so large as Niagra falls.
You screwed up dude! Should have gone into Chemical Engineering! We really do it with large pipes!:)
Express your outrage in a letter to Sony Investor Services contact. State that you will no longer purchase Sony products, and will be very leery of Sony as an investment in your retirement plans due to this clear demonstration of Sony's lack of ethics in its business practices. Physical letters work best. The address, from Sony's 2005 Annual Report, is:
Sony Corporation of America Investor Relations 550 Madison Ave, 27th Floor New York, NY 10022-3211
From that site: "The Sony Group recognizes that... Sound business practices require that business decisions give due consideration to the interests of Sony stakeholders,including shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, business partners, local communities and other organizations."
I wonder how they think installing rootkits on customer computers promotes the interests of Sony's customers!!!
So right! I wonder: if a kid never learns how to manipulate fractions well, how is he - for example - going to integrate using partial fractions later? Can't see that kid becoming a math wiz. Hope he doesn't design the bridge I drive over, design the failsafe on the chemical plant next door, or the optimize my mutual fund's portfolio!
I read the article. Scary. Both Brad Smith (General Counsel, Microsoft) and John Dudas [the current Patent & Trademark Office director] called for changing the patent law to award patents to the first to file the claim instead of the first inventor.
Once in plance, does anyone NOT see Microsoft & other large software companies rushing to file claims on innovations also found in OSS? I'm sure Microsoft would love to combine their two great talents: copying other people's innovations and using IP as a weapon.
Maybe we should be asking them "Where Do You Want to Go Today?" instead of the other way around!
the old remote controls from the '70s? They had two buttons that made a loud clicking noises. With just a little practice, one could made similar mouth generated sounds that would make the TV either turn on/off or change channels. We've gone full circle!
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Sure that was Japan and not Soviet Russia?
The quickest way to change that teacher's mind may be to send her a link to this forum so she can see just how many people responded to this story, and how strongly they feel!
From TFA:
anyone who is that serious about trading needs to invest in a Bloomberg terminal [billpapa.org]
Only if they are either a professional or very well off. AFAIK, a Bloomberg terminal costs $2,000 a month. Of course, the rate may have come down a bit in the last couple of years, but probably not enough for a person trading his / her individual account, unless he/she is quite well off ...
any mention of the open source project TexPerfect, a Project on Sourceforge whose homepage gives a lot more information on this topic: http://texperfect.sourceforge.net/en/texperfect.html
Anyone using PCs in the mid-80s to early 90s may remember WordPerfect fondly for ability to handle the most complex of documents with ease. It's easy to use equation editor even used Tex as it's typesetting engine!
I have yet to see any other piece of software handle complex documents that include lots of equations and graphs as well as WordPerfect did. I wrote two graduate theses in WordPerfect; having used Word for the last 10 years, I can't imagine doing the same with Word or with OOo.
Unfortunatley the Linux/Unix version of WordPerfect never got beyond a crude prototype of WP 5.1. Another, more recent downside: Microsoft paid Corel $150 million in the late 90's in exchange for Corel rewriting WP in VBA instead of Ansi C. I had purchased every version after 5.1, but never tried the VBA based versions. I heard the initial VBA version didn't work as well as previous versions. Two more versions of Corel WordPerfect have come out since then, but I don't know anyone that has used them enough to comment on how they compare to the older, excellent versions of WorPerfect.
The TexPerfect project seems quite interesting, if any developers wish to take on the challenge!
Don't need such a grandiose effort.
A roadmap has already been well researched that would require a much smaller effort to get us a good part of the way there.
Read Winning the Oil Endgame - the author has placed made a pdf version freely available at http://www.oilendgame.com/ReadTheBook.html
I use a Palm TX with a pocket sized infrared keyboard for taking notes at the library. The TX has the largest screen on a (pocket sized!) PDA that I could find, making reading text based ebooks (Project Gutenberg) easy; the separate, foldable, pocket sized keyboard makes typing at an acceptable speed possible. I used to carry a laptop everytime I went to the library, but hardly ever do anymore.
I really don't care for Palm's operating system - my ideal would be something more like a folder structure allowing one to take text notes, etc. I don't like the limitations that Palm's operating system puts on me. Simple text entry would allow me to write notes as I need them, and even format them using something like DocUtils to autogenerate formatted notes.
Unfortunately, the industry seems to have gotten the idiotic notion that a cell phone with a tiny screen is a better PDA for me than the PDAs that were available a couple of years ago.
How can one believe that a camera or MP3 playing capabilities on a cell phone somehow make up for not being able to take notes or read an ebook on a decent PDA!
I first started using Firefox when the version # was well below 1.0. The reason: Firefox allowed one to easily turn off javascript and to (fairly) *easily* restrict cookies and images to the originating web site only.
In version 2.0, this last setting has been removed from the menus, forcing one to go into about:config to set this.
No longer as easy => not reset as often. Result: DoubleClick probably now gets more data from firefox users. Bottom line for me: less incentive to use firefox.
Wrong! I see idiots every day that take home >$50,000 a year!
Actually, this raises a very valid point - even beyond the very welcome humor.
:(
Will anyone be auditing these types of installations to ensure that unscrupulous people don't try to buy electricity in one place at the regular rate, mix it with the solar power, and sell the whole amount at the subsidized price?
Unfortunately, unscrupulous people exist even among green-minded folk.
From the letter:
I especially like the bit about sending the airplane - always offer to run up the costs - especially when you want to show that you believe that you have an open and shut case! Of course, it doesn't hurt to also show that you know the likely principals in the case from previous dealings. I like this attorney!
Actually, having the free time to browse Slashdot is the result of being so productive! :)
You might consider E*trade. Here are two links to eweek articles with more information:
Etrade Goes into the Great Wide Open
Etrade VP talks open source
This is why I got into Sysadmin 15 years ago. ...
Keep on thinking of how many faucets in how many communities it would take to equal the raw power behind something so large as Niagra falls.
:)
You screwed up dude! Should have gone into Chemical Engineering! We really do it with large pipes!
Express your outrage in a letter to Sony Investor Services contact. State that you will no longer purchase Sony products, and will be very leery of Sony as an investment in your retirement plans due to this clear demonstration of Sony's lack of ethics in its business practices. Physical letters work best. The address, from Sony's 2005 Annual Report, is:
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... Sound business practices require that business decisions give due consideration to the interests of Sony stakeholders,including shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, business partners, local communities and other organizations."
Sony Corporation of America
Investor Relations
550 Madison Ave, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10022-3211
If you want a laugh, check out Sony's views on Corporate Social Responsibility site at http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/Environment/about/in
From that site: "The Sony Group recognizes that
I wonder how they think installing rootkits on customer computers promotes the interests of Sony's customers!!!
"The co-author of the study, Dr Irwing, a senior lecturer in organisational psychology at Manchester University, is apologetic about the findings"
I wonder if Dr. Irwing would have been apologetic about the findings if the results had gone the other way?
So right! I wonder: if a kid never learns how to manipulate fractions well, how is he - for example - going to integrate using partial fractions later? Can't see that kid becoming a math wiz. Hope he doesn't design the bridge I drive over, design the failsafe on the chemical plant next door, or the optimize my mutual fund's portfolio!
I read the article. Scary. Both Brad Smith (General Counsel, Microsoft) and John Dudas [the current Patent & Trademark Office director] called for changing the patent law to award patents to the first to file the claim instead of the first inventor.
Once in plance, does anyone NOT see Microsoft & other large software companies rushing to file claims on innovations also found in OSS? I'm sure Microsoft would love to combine their two great talents: copying other people's innovations and using IP as a weapon.
Maybe we should be asking them "Where Do You Want to Go Today?" instead of the other way around!
the old remote controls from the '70s? They had two buttons that made a loud clicking noises. With just a little practice, one could made similar mouth generated sounds that would make the TV either turn on/off or change channels. We've gone full circle!