I dislike *throughly* the suggestion if your competent enough to use Linux, you should builld your own pcs. I have not built one PC in my lifetime and I *never* want to, I would buy a competitively priced Dell Linux box tomorrow if it were available.
This reminds me of Planning Application reform here in Ireland which worked tremendously. People got planning permission that was indefinate, so they used to hold the land for years until it earned them a huge profit, Thing is we have a country wide housing shortage (not to mention vastly expensive), so the governments hand was forced to reform it, now you either have your structure roof-level within two years, or you lose your planning (meaning if not roof-level it has to be torn down). This seems a really logical and reasonable thing.
Does anyone else see the irony of this? Britian is one of the most Eurosceptic sountrys, yet they hold the EU Charter of Human Rights in such regard? Hypocrisy I tell you!
It doesn't have to be this way though, maybe if more people knew? Although this seems unfair to punish OEMS, it is the only way they'll learn some people don't want MS taxes they don't have to pay.
You couldn't even take your scratched CD to the store and pay the price of the CD (the media alone) to get a new one
Not in my experience. I had a copy of Shrek 2 which I bought and ended up being scratched by someone (I know who you are!). I brought it back to Virgin to get it replaced, they flat out refused. I looked up the distributor, and fired off an email describing my problem. They replied promptly, told me to send them the disc, they would see what they could do. One week later I got a fresh copy of Shrek 2. I was delighted by the response, and especially as it was free, they waived the fee of the new disc!
A related question - if someone suspects you of infinging their software patent, but you claim closed source, trade secret status, how can they prove you infringed, if you don't allow them to reverse engineer your software, under penalty of the DMCA?
I suspect they'll do a discovery period, similiar to the way the RIAA has done when people won't settle.
Yes Apple do support standards, but WHY FIREWIRE? I just bought a MacBook, and I am pissed I have to pay for a POS connection I will NEVER use! I thought it was neat Apple reducing the modem to a usb plugin, why not do that for FireWire? They could put something actually useful in its place!/rant
My MacBook is on its way BTW, should have it next week, yes I was stupid enough to pay the "black tax"
I know in Ireland, we have strong libel laws. So much so that on Radio and T.V. they have to specifically state "Organisation X would not provide a person to comment on this matter" and then the presenter HAS TO PRESENT their views, in a fair way. If they do not do that they risk heavy fines. I don't believe this restriction applies to newspapers, but that is very strong incentive to present non-bias.
Yes, you have to hand it to Apple for coming clean, it is the respectable thing to do. A colleague of mine worked in software for South African company, in a high risks financials company. Because of South Africa's discriminitive employment laws after apartheid, most of the people were unquilified and of very poor education. That made them cover up mistakes, as they feared a backlash like they would have gotten from the old system. This is a total shame as it means the company has 3x employees it should, and my colleague has nightmares trying to write patches when something goes awry, as no-one owns up. Apple will continue to thrive, and I'll bet increase shareholder confidence in the long run.
**Note: I don't own a Mac, nor do I have shares in Apple, I am totally innocent, I tell you!
I hope every slashdotter will mail them, just like I have:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I, as a citizen of Ireland and the EU, think with respect, the Internet should have a world governing body, fairly appointed by each country who has more than 30% of their respective populations online. For those under 30% they should get to have a sub-committee, to prioritise and promote the Internet in their country's. I think while although ICANN has generally not been a bad governing body, vast improvements can be made, such as not allowing pressure from companies to increase domain prices, when the cost of providing them has come down dramatically over the past few years. I do recognise, that the Internet was partially created with the help of U.S. government funding, but this comes from the people of America, who would want the Internet to be a force for change, like for example, the way it is helping Chinese dissidents.Also, as with all US government generated ideas, it is free from patent and copyright which applies worldwide, such as NASA images, for example. This should be true of the Internet also, as it is with GPS (which I use regularly, Thanks for that!). I am not a whole believer in the U.N. however, I think the Internet governing body should be free form all Government and International organisational pressures (but not those that seek to limit abuse, such as child pornography, obviously). I thank you for offering a public debate on this issue and I sincerely hope the outcome will be of benefit to everyone living on earth.
Thank you,
Neil Grogan
I tryed to sign up for the laugh to NerdsOnSite, looks as if they're as good as BastBuy Geek Squad, when I filled in the form it brought up an Error:
EntrepreNERDism
CDO.Message.1 error '80070003'
The system cannot find the path specified./entreprenerd/completed.asp, line 321
Heh..........
To quote Mr. Reagonomics himself:
[G]overnment's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
First of all, its not the EC anymore, that name was changed to EU in 1992! You say the EU doesn't have accountability? How about the fact we elect people in the Parliament, and that anyone can bring a case to the highest court? Also that people actually sit and debate motions, and people get a good bollocking if they propose something bad? When does Bush sit in congress and get the arse ripped out of him for crap policys? Never. What about Canada's tax on cdr's, is that in no way leaning to corporate pressure (MPIAA/RIAA)???? In answer to that, every country bows to some corporte pressure, it has too, as they run a good segment of the economy. Also did it occur to you that most European nations did not support Iraq? I bet if they did, the US corporations would be a lot happier, they could pump more crude $$$$$$
We are also talking about a United States which has the poorest social system in the western world? Where contracts are awared all the time illicitly to corporate friends? Freedom is not only as in speech, its also as in services. For example, Irelands public transport loses money, yet our electorate support more money being poured into it, why? Multiplier effects, also it helps disadvantaged communities have access to jobs if they may not have access to a vehicle. It is exactly related to this broadband intiative, which effectively increases free speech. Ireland already has schemes like this, and it helps infrastructure move to less developed areas instead of big cities .
BTW, why is the U.S. behind so many countries on press freedom : http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060615/tc_nm/telecoms _linux_dc_1 ?
Canon R.M. Stallman, prophet of the church of Linus the Baptist, created in the fifth century*.
*Although this is disputed, some people say (Church of SCO Intelligent Design) it was made earlier.
"Is it just me, or does the title 'CEO' these days somehow imply criminal in addition to stupid? "
Yes. Thats why Bill Gates is called a "Software Architect".
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I am a Physicist, and I use Kelvins you insensitive clod!
I dislike *throughly* the suggestion if your competent enough to use Linux, you should builld your own pcs. I have not built one PC in my lifetime and I *never* want to, I would buy a competitively priced Dell Linux box tomorrow if it were available.
This reminds me of Planning Application reform here in Ireland which worked tremendously. People got planning permission that was indefinate, so they used to hold the land for years until it earned them a huge profit, Thing is we have a country wide housing shortage (not to mention vastly expensive), so the governments hand was forced to reform it, now you either have your structure roof-level within two years, or you lose your planning (meaning if not roof-level it has to be torn down). This seems a really logical and reasonable thing.
Does anyone else see the irony of this? Britian is one of the most Eurosceptic sountrys, yet they hold the EU Charter of Human Rights in such regard? Hypocrisy I tell you!
It doesn't have to be this way though, maybe if more people knew? Although this seems unfair to punish OEMS, it is the only way they'll learn some people don't want MS taxes they don't have to pay.
Don't they know Vista uses more recycled code than Linux? If anything Linux is to blame!
Great, us Mac users definitely don't want ugly people ruining our brand of coolness. /Joke
Diclaimer: I own and use Macs!
Good oul Bill had finally copped on that those Acer Farrari's can't be you love....
You couldn't even take your scratched CD to the store and pay the price of the CD (the media alone) to get a new one
Not in my experience. I had a copy of Shrek 2 which I bought and ended up being scratched by someone (I know who you are!). I brought it back to Virgin to get it replaced, they flat out refused. I looked up the distributor, and fired off an email describing my problem. They replied promptly, told me to send them the disc, they would see what they could do. One week later I got a fresh copy of Shrek 2. I was delighted by the response, and especially as it was free, they waived the fee of the new disc!
A related question - if someone suspects you of infinging their software patent, but you claim closed source, trade secret status, how can they prove you infringed, if you don't allow them to reverse engineer your software, under penalty of the DMCA?
I suspect they'll do a discovery period, similiar to the way the RIAA has done when people won't settle.
Yes Apple do support standards, but WHY FIREWIRE? I just bought a MacBook, and I am pissed I have to pay for a POS connection I will NEVER use! I thought it was neat Apple reducing the modem to a usb plugin, why not do that for FireWire? They could put something actually useful in its place! /rant
My MacBook is on its way BTW, should have it next week, yes I was stupid enough to pay the "black tax"
I know in Ireland, we have strong libel laws. So much so that on Radio and T.V. they have to specifically state "Organisation X would not provide a person to comment on this matter" and then the presenter HAS TO PRESENT their views, in a fair way. If they do not do that they risk heavy fines. I don't believe this restriction applies to newspapers, but that is very strong incentive to present non-bias.
13. google.com - changed the Internet maybe. The WORLD? nah
Changed the web, yes, the internet is their next target.....
"wait, I think we made a mistake."
Yes, you have to hand it to Apple for coming clean, it is the respectable thing to do. A colleague of mine worked in software for South African company, in a high risks financials company. Because of South Africa's discriminitive employment laws after apartheid, most of the people were unquilified and of very poor education. That made them cover up mistakes, as they feared a backlash like they would have gotten from the old system. This is a total shame as it means the company has 3x employees it should, and my colleague has nightmares trying to write patches when something goes awry, as no-one owns up. Apple will continue to thrive, and I'll bet increase shareholder confidence in the long run.
**Note: I don't own a Mac, nor do I have shares in Apple, I am totally innocent, I tell you!
I recommend AdBlock Filterset G, it does all the hard work of block lists for you, and it updates automagically: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/
What the hell is this?
I hope every slashdotter will mail them, just like I have: Dear Sir/Madam, I, as a citizen of Ireland and the EU, think with respect, the Internet should have a world governing body, fairly appointed by each country who has more than 30% of their respective populations online. For those under 30% they should get to have a sub-committee, to prioritise and promote the Internet in their country's. I think while although ICANN has generally not been a bad governing body, vast improvements can be made, such as not allowing pressure from companies to increase domain prices, when the cost of providing them has come down dramatically over the past few years. I do recognise, that the Internet was partially created with the help of U.S. government funding, but this comes from the people of America, who would want the Internet to be a force for change, like for example, the way it is helping Chinese dissidents.Also, as with all US government generated ideas, it is free from patent and copyright which applies worldwide, such as NASA images, for example. This should be true of the Internet also, as it is with GPS (which I use regularly, Thanks for that!). I am not a whole believer in the U.N. however, I think the Internet governing body should be free form all Government and International organisational pressures (but not those that seek to limit abuse, such as child pornography, obviously). I thank you for offering a public debate on this issue and I sincerely hope the outcome will be of benefit to everyone living on earth. Thank you, Neil Grogan
I tryed to sign up for the laugh to NerdsOnSite, looks as if they're as good as BastBuy Geek Squad, when I filled in the form it brought up an Error: EntrepreNERDism CDO.Message.1 error '80070003' The system cannot find the path specified. /entreprenerd/completed.asp, line 321
Heh..........
To quote Mr. Reagonomics himself: [G]overnment's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
First of all, its not the EC anymore, that name was changed to EU in 1992! You say the EU doesn't have accountability? How about the fact we elect people in the Parliament, and that anyone can bring a case to the highest court? Also that people actually sit and debate motions, and people get a good bollocking if they propose something bad? When does Bush sit in congress and get the arse ripped out of him for crap policys? Never. What about Canada's tax on cdr's, is that in no way leaning to corporate pressure (MPIAA/RIAA)???? In answer to that, every country bows to some corporte pressure, it has too, as they run a good segment of the economy. Also did it occur to you that most European nations did not support Iraq? I bet if they did, the US corporations would be a lot happier, they could pump more crude $$$$$$
We are also talking about a United States which has the poorest social system in the western world? Where contracts are awared all the time illicitly to corporate friends? Freedom is not only as in speech, its also as in services. For example, Irelands public transport loses money, yet our electorate support more money being poured into it, why? Multiplier effects, also it helps disadvantaged communities have access to jobs if they may not have access to a vehicle. It is exactly related to this broadband intiative, which effectively increases free speech. Ireland already has schemes like this, and it helps infrastructure move to less developed areas instead of big cities . BTW, why is the U.S. behind so many countries on press freedom : http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060615/tc_nm/telecoms _linux_dc_1 ?
Canon R.M. Stallman, prophet of the church of Linus the Baptist, created in the fifth century*. *Although this is disputed, some people say (Church of SCO Intelligent Design) it was made earlier.
and I was hoping they'd add ogg support to the iPod. Oh *sigh* damn
"Google don't do NSA datacenters, but if they did.....they'd probably be the best datacenters in the world"
"Is it just me, or does the title 'CEO' these days somehow imply criminal in addition to stupid? " Yes. Thats why Bill Gates is called a "Software Architect".