I also agree. The last thing I want is all of my personal information stored in one place, whether it be maintained by the government or a large corporation (neither of which I trust). Even if I did, software will never be completely secure, and any one of the six billion people on this planet could potentially get ahold of my info to do with as they please.
No, Thank you... I'll pass.
Computers with no disk, just a tiny bit of RAM and a BASIC interpreter that loads on boot. The BASIC interpreter may have a tape loader or a way to print
So... what you're saying is.... the BASIC interpreter was the OS...
So what you're saying is that our politicians aren't allowed those inalienable rights that the rest of us have, such as free speech? To paraphrase, you're saying "All men are created equal, unless they go into politics!" They are citizens too, with the same rights.
Nice... Expressing his point of view is not treason, nor purgery and should be allowed. However, this man is not representative of the majority, which means he should not be in a representative position such as his current one. He should step down, because he is fighting for his belief and not those of America's majority.
Unfortunately, he's not in an elected position so calling his position representative is not entirely accurate.....
I guess the point is, I may disagree with what he's saying, but he has the right to say it and all I can do is pray that the people he's saying it to are not buying into it....
Seems kind of cheap to compare a technological advance the increases the production of clothing (a necessity) with a music track... Around the time Eli Whitney was around, musicians' sole source of income was a tip jar on the front of their stage (if they even had the luxury of a stage)... Not to mention, RIAA and the record labels are the ones getting the money, not the musicians... You think Eli would have enlisted the cotton gin association if he knew they were going to take 90% of his income?
Better yet, the cotton gin is an invention, which is what our patent system is designed for. Song are NOT inventions, in fact throughout history, musicians made their living not by the creation of new songs, but in their performance of existing songs & tales. Eli would be turning over in his grave if he knew you equated his invention to a simple song written by a drug-addicted modern day musician.
America's entertainment industry has plenty of business. We should probably look at protecting the people who are actually making our country progress, the people that are designing and manufacturing things we NEED... the people that the silly entertainment industry depend on for their livelihood as well. To do that, we need a government that will put its people before its businesses.
Seems to me that Aunt Joy Christmas Stockings would probably go through another checkout service such as google checkout or yahoo's storefronts... or even ebay... I'm just guessing, but I'd imagine all three of those, and any other similar, major transaction services, will have valid certificates.
I can see this is tagged "obvious" but what about the fact that the summary, at least, says "Then there's the dryer. I don't know exactly how many watts it uses, but estimate it's costing us at least $25 a month." Hang on a second... You don't know? You went through all this trouble to figure out how much power your cell phone charger draws when nothing is plugged into it, yet you can't figure out how much power your dryer takes? How do you figure it's $25? You say it's an estimate but did you base it on anything?!?!
Then the lights are costing you $30/mo??? Good lord you must have a lot of lights.
Barring that, don't you have a refrigerator??? Those are one of the largest power drains in many peoples homes! What about a microwave? Perhaps an electric furnace or hot water heater???
Perhaps I've missed the point of the article though. I would agree -- after all I've said -- that gadgets are not the largest power drain. Seems kind of like commons sense to me...
Thanks for the info.... when did you go live as Microsoft's bug database?
Seriously, this isn't "stuff that matters"... If it is, why don't you post open source bugs every time they are discovered? Are you saying open source doesn't matter?
What if Shell owned ALL or a vast majority of gas stations. Then, Shell decided to start building cars and advertised them at their gas stations. Wouldn't the other auto manufacturers then have a legitimate complaint the Shell is abusing their position as a monopoly on gas stations in order to push their new product out the door?
I tend to think that the real question is whether or not Google has a monopoly, and I don't think it does.
Why would you do so much comparison between WoW and EQ1 when obviously they are of different generations? Perhaps you should be comparing to games like DAoC or EQ2 which are among the newer generation and include many of the newer concepts that were absent from EQ1.
You mention questing, but EQ1 (untrue to its name) did not really have much along the lines of quests, especially interesting ones. EQ2, however, has somewhere along the order of 3000+ quests ranging throughout the 70 adventure levels, 60 guild levels... and more.
WoW... well they haven't even released one expansion yet, and not really much new content besides. The graphics? A bit cartoony for my taste, though certainly well done to that effect. The lack of variety in character creation is one thing that really bothers me. Have you ever seen City of Heroes' character creation? Now THAT'S impressive.
Rich? How can it be rich when everyone has to be one of four different characters available to that alignment, and within that you only get a few classes to choose from? When I play an RPG, the last thing I want is to have a cookie-cutter character.
You could also play an MMO game like WoW for what, four years? You wont even have to spend $50 every month to keep it interesting, just start fights in the chat rooms;-)
The difference is that if both IE7 and FF2 get a million downloads, the article's assertion that FF2 has surpassed FF1.5 while IE7 hasn't dented IE6 holds true.
Nuts to the idea that it would mean IE7 has also surpassed FF1.5;-)
You're not hallucinating, you're just seeing story spin at its finest.
Thanks for providing us with a list of the weakest arguments that the aformentioned FF fanbois are using...
...why aren't you using Links anyway?
Are you seriously not smart enough to figure this out, or are you trying to prove somehow that opera isn't any better than FF because links is more secure than both?
jeez... "A is not as good as B, but B is not as good as C either.... so I just use A" Uh... hello? Why don't YOU use links? I'm pretty sure the GP wouldn't claim this as their logic.
You see that a user is having trouble with Firefox. What's your immediate response? Attack Microsoft (points 1-4), tell the user to fix it themselves (point 5) and then tell them it's their fault (paragraph after the five points).
How handy that a user named "ReadWriteWeb" submitted an article that is hosted by... you guessed it... readwriteweb.com. Come on Taco, how much did they pay you for this advertisement?
I don't think that Linux would ever reach the vulnerability level of Windows XP
The problem is that you will never have a chance to prove this point because you're too busy arguing over trivial facts like these.
OSS zealots, get your heads out of your asses and listen to the people that you want to use your software. Quit with the fucking excuses like "You don't think it is related to the fact that it comes preinstalled on almost all PC's?" and just bend over and do what it takes if you really want your software to take off.
What, are you afraid you'll get made fun of on Slashdot? News flash, the rest of the world already laughs at you. You're the Beta of computers.... you remember Betas? They were "better in all ways" than VCR. You don't see Beta zealots still clawing at the walls trying to get back on top. Why? Because they decided to put their time to better use.
You mean the easy extension system which is a direct rip off of activex? (which in turn is a rip off of another technology whose name I don't remember).
I'll probably get modded down by the anti MS crowd, but here goes.
Setting up google in the search bar in IE7 was a snap for me. I think google is bitching because people don't need/want their toolbar anymore since the search bar is built in to IE7. Of course, they didn't complain about this in Firefox because that's only about 10% of the market... who cares about them? Not to mention, FF's default is google.
Not only would I argue that it does make sense for IE7 to point at MSN search by default, but it would make sense for Firefox to point at some open source search engine, rather than google.
The problem with "Do no evil" is that evil is a subjective term... it may not be evil to them but it probably is to someone.
Seriously, you can argue against this point all you want but the facts are there. People use Windows because it's familiar and it's simple. Yes, each user is an administrator, but at least you don't have to prove to your computer that you own it before it lets you do something. Yes, it is more vulnerable to attack, but so would be any other OS if it had that many users. I can go on as long as you can... I just remember having to edit about 5 config files and compile a driver just to get my network card working in linux once. No way anyone not in the field is going to do that, and certainly no way I'm going to help them -- it was painful enough just for myself!
Have a look at Firefox. It didn't take off until #1 it looked like IE and #2 it had all the features of IE and then some. You guys might as well argue that everyone in the world should switch to lynx.
Just get off your soapbox and use the soap in it to clean up the interface... make it look less like a piece of fantastic plastic that some shmoe melted together and threw on a CD and give it something a bit more professional. Hire a damned artist or 20.
Free, by itself, just isn't good enough. Would you rather pick up a ratty old couch from the side of the road for free or get one brand new that will impress all your guests for a chunk of change?
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I also agree. The last thing I want is all of my personal information stored in one place, whether it be maintained by the government or a large corporation (neither of which I trust). Even if I did, software will never be completely secure, and any one of the six billion people on this planet could potentially get ahold of my info to do with as they please. No, Thank you... I'll pass.
So... what you're saying is.... the BASIC interpreter was the OS...
So what you're saying is that our politicians aren't allowed those inalienable rights that the rest of us have, such as free speech? To paraphrase, you're saying "All men are created equal, unless they go into politics!" They are citizens too, with the same rights. Nice... Expressing his point of view is not treason, nor purgery and should be allowed. However, this man is not representative of the majority, which means he should not be in a representative position such as his current one. He should step down, because he is fighting for his belief and not those of America's majority. Unfortunately, he's not in an elected position so calling his position representative is not entirely accurate..... I guess the point is, I may disagree with what he's saying, but he has the right to say it and all I can do is pray that the people he's saying it to are not buying into it....
Seems kind of cheap to compare a technological advance the increases the production of clothing (a necessity) with a music track... Around the time Eli Whitney was around, musicians' sole source of income was a tip jar on the front of their stage (if they even had the luxury of a stage)... Not to mention, RIAA and the record labels are the ones getting the money, not the musicians... You think Eli would have enlisted the cotton gin association if he knew they were going to take 90% of his income?
Better yet, the cotton gin is an invention, which is what our patent system is designed for. Song are NOT inventions, in fact throughout history, musicians made their living not by the creation of new songs, but in their performance of existing songs & tales. Eli would be turning over in his grave if he knew you equated his invention to a simple song written by a drug-addicted modern day musician.
America's entertainment industry has plenty of business. We should probably look at protecting the people who are actually making our country progress, the people that are designing and manufacturing things we NEED... the people that the silly entertainment industry depend on for their livelihood as well. To do that, we need a government that will put its people before its businesses.
Yeah that wont get you sued. While we're at it, why not leave prescription medicine and steak knives where three year olds can reach them.
Seems to me that Aunt Joy Christmas Stockings would probably go through another checkout service such as google checkout or yahoo's storefronts... or even ebay... I'm just guessing, but I'd imagine all three of those, and any other similar, major transaction services, will have valid certificates.
Hello, and welcome to "People-who-missed-the-point anonymous"...
...The sky is blue.
I can see this is tagged "obvious" but what about the fact that the summary, at least, says "Then there's the dryer. I don't know exactly how many watts it uses, but estimate it's costing us at least $25 a month." Hang on a second... You don't know? You went through all this trouble to figure out how much power your cell phone charger draws when nothing is plugged into it, yet you can't figure out how much power your dryer takes? How do you figure it's $25? You say it's an estimate but did you base it on anything?!?!
Then the lights are costing you $30/mo??? Good lord you must have a lot of lights.
Barring that, don't you have a refrigerator??? Those are one of the largest power drains in many peoples homes! What about a microwave? Perhaps an electric furnace or hot water heater???
Perhaps I've missed the point of the article though. I would agree -- after all I've said -- that gadgets are not the largest power drain. Seems kind of like commons sense to me...
Thanks for the info.... when did you go live as Microsoft's bug database?
Seriously, this isn't "stuff that matters"... If it is, why don't you post open source bugs every time they are discovered? Are you saying open source doesn't matter?
Not quite. It's more like this:
What if Shell owned ALL or a vast majority of gas stations. Then, Shell decided to start building cars and advertised them at their gas stations. Wouldn't the other auto manufacturers then have a legitimate complaint the Shell is abusing their position as a monopoly on gas stations in order to push their new product out the door?
I tend to think that the real question is whether or not Google has a monopoly, and I don't think it does.
I should point out that a Google employee could leave and form any number of different businesses while not competing with Google in any way.
Seems like the Paladin would be especially useful in situations where someone wanted to be on the phone while someone else was using the computer...
Why would you do so much comparison between WoW and EQ1 when obviously they are of different generations? Perhaps you should be comparing to games like DAoC or EQ2 which are among the newer generation and include many of the newer concepts that were absent from EQ1.
You mention questing, but EQ1 (untrue to its name) did not really have much along the lines of quests, especially interesting ones. EQ2, however, has somewhere along the order of 3000+ quests ranging throughout the 70 adventure levels, 60 guild levels... and more.
WoW... well they haven't even released one expansion yet, and not really much new content besides. The graphics? A bit cartoony for my taste, though certainly well done to that effect. The lack of variety in character creation is one thing that really bothers me. Have you ever seen City of Heroes' character creation? Now THAT'S impressive.
Rich? How can it be rich when everyone has to be one of four different characters available to that alignment, and within that you only get a few classes to choose from? When I play an RPG, the last thing I want is to have a cookie-cutter character.
Mod parent up please -- This is an excellent point, the summary is very confusing if you don't really know the context.
The difference is that if both IE7 and FF2 get a million downloads, the article's assertion that FF2 has surpassed FF1.5 while IE7 hasn't dented IE6 holds true.
;-)
Nuts to the idea that it would mean IE7 has also surpassed FF1.5
You're not hallucinating, you're just seeing story spin at its finest.
Are you seriously not smart enough to figure this out, or are you trying to prove somehow that opera isn't any better than FF because links is more secure than both?
jeez... "A is not as good as B, but B is not as good as C either.... so I just use A" Uh... hello? Why don't YOU use links? I'm pretty sure the GP wouldn't claim this as their logic.
So, Mr. Firefox Zealot, here's your problem.
You see that a user is having trouble with Firefox. What's your immediate response? Attack Microsoft (points 1-4), tell the user to fix it themselves (point 5) and then tell them it's their fault (paragraph after the five points).
Gee, you wonder why more people aren't switching?
How handy that a user named "ReadWriteWeb" submitted an article that is hosted by... you guessed it... readwriteweb.com. Come on Taco, how much did they pay you for this advertisement?
George? Is that you? You let some inside words slip out again...
Come on, lil dubya, back to the nice room with the soft bouncy walls.
WHAT?!
The problem is that you will never have a chance to prove this point because you're too busy arguing over trivial facts like these.
OSS zealots, get your heads out of your asses and listen to the people that you want to use your software. Quit with the fucking excuses like "You don't think it is related to the fact that it comes preinstalled on almost all PC's?" and just bend over and do what it takes if you really want your software to take off.
What, are you afraid you'll get made fun of on Slashdot? News flash, the rest of the world already laughs at you. You're the Beta of computers.... you remember Betas? They were "better in all ways" than VCR. You don't see Beta zealots still clawing at the walls trying to get back on top. Why? Because they decided to put their time to better use.
You mean the easy extension system which is a direct rip off of activex? (which in turn is a rip off of another technology whose name I don't remember).
I'll probably get modded down by the anti MS crowd, but here goes.
Setting up google in the search bar in IE7 was a snap for me. I think google is bitching because people don't need/want their toolbar anymore since the search bar is built in to IE7. Of course, they didn't complain about this in Firefox because that's only about 10% of the market... who cares about them? Not to mention, FF's default is google.
Not only would I argue that it does make sense for IE7 to point at MSN search by default, but it would make sense for Firefox to point at some open source search engine, rather than google.
The problem with "Do no evil" is that evil is a subjective term... it may not be evil to them but it probably is to someone.
Mod parent up!
Seriously, you can argue against this point all you want but the facts are there. People use Windows because it's familiar and it's simple. Yes, each user is an administrator, but at least you don't have to prove to your computer that you own it before it lets you do something. Yes, it is more vulnerable to attack, but so would be any other OS if it had that many users. I can go on as long as you can... I just remember having to edit about 5 config files and compile a driver just to get my network card working in linux once. No way anyone not in the field is going to do that, and certainly no way I'm going to help them -- it was painful enough just for myself!
Have a look at Firefox. It didn't take off until #1 it looked like IE and #2 it had all the features of IE and then some. You guys might as well argue that everyone in the world should switch to lynx.
Just get off your soapbox and use the soap in it to clean up the interface... make it look less like a piece of fantastic plastic that some shmoe melted together and threw on a CD and give it something a bit more professional. Hire a damned artist or 20.
Free, by itself, just isn't good enough. Would you rather pick up a ratty old couch from the side of the road for free or get one brand new that will impress all your guests for a chunk of change?