I think you can wrap up email communication in general with this statement. One doesn't get flamed in email for bad posting habits.
at no time in prior history was such a model of communication even possible: near instantaneous (within minutes) written communication
I would like to point out that the style was adopted because of penny-pinching (albeit, necessary) usenetters that paid by the minute over dialup and to include the complete previous post was considered bad use of bandwidth. The other argument is needing to scroll up and down a message to "follow" the conversation...when one posts above, the other uses formal style, it can get confusing in lenghty conversations. Screen resolutions and monitors were much smaller in dialup-only days.
Myself...I find it funny that so much storage (and bandwidth) is used for the flames about how to "post" correctly.
That is, IF you have any assets to begin with (which might explain why one is trying for the "free" music...unable to purchase any).
Having gone thru bankruptcy proceedings myself, one is able to keep quite alot without it "taken" away. I suppose homeowners might be more cautious, though.
That was just it. It shouldn't revolve around MS, yet "news" like this article and the gp's comment is what feeds the FUD spread about by slashdotters themselves.
The original poster has it right and I might add that articles in this context and the gp's thought pattern to allow it actually creates self-inflicted FUD about previous comments that ARE actually Insightful.
Because he is a Troll. MS never made any claims of "inventing" the GUI, Novell's directory structure or the TCP/IP stack. He is just pissed because MS has better implementation of these concepts (IMHO).
MS did claim they invented the GUI, I even remember them claiming to have invented the 'internet', on a computing history timeline they published. I don't know if they claimed they invented the active directory or the TCP/IP stack, but I wouldn't be surprised. They've done such bold claims before.
Where's your link? There is none, you continue the dribble by spouting the dribble read here. Research your memory more is my suggestion.
And he's definitelly not a troll. Lookup his post history ffs.
He jumped from a statement in TFA that stated Microsoft's positioning in the mp3 player industry to the position MS is "going to" sue because of their position. I call +1Flamebait on TFA's author with the headline. Apple is being thwarted in their own attempt to eliminate competition by patenting their iPod as "the" generic mp3 player.
This poster sure as hell isn't "insightful", either as the mods have obviously overcome the troll rating... perhaps +3Flamebait is more accurate.
and people bitch and moan when I use the abbreviation M$...
The irony is that $$Apple$$ was the very reason I (and the business sector, IMO) grew up the IBM-compatible route and why $$Novell$$ has such a low presence in the server market.
For small businesses\people they may actually serve a purposeful.. er.. purpose. If they can't afford to make a good product out of their ideas (maybe because it would cost a lot to actually implement), but came up with a truly genious thing, then they should be able to protect their idea from being stolen and having to watch the theif get stupily rich thanks to them. If someone else thinks of it, it's all fair game IMO and the fact it's already patented shouldn't matter
Well, which is it? Should the idea of a small business person be protected or are they the "someone else" you refer to? You sound like Microsoft themselves (I should be able to patent it to protect my idea, but everyone else's is fair game?).
These days, you're lucky to find a mobo that is "only" ISA to be as rare as the 386 itself that still has its guts.:) So I'd have to say there are alot of machines out there classified as "old" and with plenty of PCI slots to make the homemade router. Made one myself with Smoothwall for my company and it outshines the crappy $1000 POS that it replaced.
I agree, though, if you've still got an old ISA only board (anywhere along the x86 family, including the Pentium) it's time to think of moving on and throw the electricity sucking machine to the smelters. I would guess with wireless, alot of the cheapies have usb and the "newer" old computers have those ports as well, I suspect the cost of a cheap usb card AND the cheapy wireless would outweigh a better one anyway.
I like the project because it brings customization to an appliance vs workstations/servers.
It's the slippery slope thing. Already they're tracking your average speed over two locations. Be sure to check your mail everyday, or you might not know.:)
Yes, the clearly marked label identifies you, and the chip itself holds no more than a serial number, but it's the database behind the scenes that has this new information. In the form of logs, this can be a scary thing, despite well meaning intentions.
My personal conviction is that companies who market those "anti-terrorism" devices are making a fat buck out of the whole deal, and they share the proceeds with the politicians who approve of these things.
You have something there; the system feeds unto itself.
Isn't it the technical users that give something like this the boost it needs to get to be more usable? I thought the whole purpose of opening something up was for the technical users.
It IS a grammar issue...but grammar covers more than placement in a sentence, it involves context as well.
To think that ANY system (or web site login) is incompromisable is ridiculous and naive. The question is, what will your host/provider/supplier do when that compromise is detected? To use banks in similar instances, their approach is to wait for the customer to request a new card because of the breach (inactive resetting).
Slashdot Mirror
Can anyone say NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)? The GP is right, they SHOULD BE FIRED.
or they just flat out don't care
I think you can wrap up email communication in general with this statement. One doesn't get flamed in email for bad posting habits.
at no time in prior history was such a model of communication even possible: near instantaneous (within minutes) written communication
I would like to point out that the style was adopted because of penny-pinching (albeit, necessary) usenetters that paid by the minute over dialup and to include the complete previous post was considered bad use of bandwidth. The other argument is needing to scroll up and down a message to "follow" the conversation...when one posts above, the other uses formal style, it can get confusing in lenghty conversations. Screen resolutions and monitors were much smaller in dialup-only days.
Myself...I find it funny that so much storage (and bandwidth) is used for the flames about how to "post" correctly.
That is, IF you have any assets to begin with (which might explain why one is trying for the "free" music...unable to purchase any).
Having gone thru bankruptcy proceedings myself, one is able to keep quite alot without it "taken" away. I suppose homeowners might be more cautious, though.
One small flaw in your theory. You and I both know that it's pr0n that rules the world.
Pron made VHS win against Betamax. Pr0n made the internet boom.
This one deserves Insightful.
AOL'ers and Googlers. Next thing you know, CompuServe will rise again.
That's the problem with too many Americans (and yes, I am one myself, keep that in mind when you flame me): they think that waving their dicks around
But how else would one compare with other dicks unless you pull it out now and then for show?
That was just it. It shouldn't revolve around MS, yet "news" like this article and the gp's comment is what feeds the FUD spread about by slashdotters themselves.
The original poster has it right and I might add that articles in this context and the gp's thought pattern to allow it actually creates self-inflicted FUD about previous comments that ARE actually Insightful.
FYI, the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is available without being a "member".
Because he is a Troll. MS never made any claims of "inventing" the GUI, Novell's directory structure or the TCP/IP stack. He is just pissed because MS has better implementation of these concepts (IMHO).
MS did claim they invented the GUI, I even remember them claiming to have invented the 'internet', on a computing history timeline they published. I don't know if they claimed they invented the active directory or the TCP/IP stack, but I wouldn't be surprised. They've done such bold claims before.
Where's your link? There is none, you continue the dribble by spouting the dribble read here. Research your memory more is my suggestion.
And he's definitelly not a troll. Lookup his post history ffs.
He jumped from a statement in TFA that stated Microsoft's positioning in the mp3 player industry to the position MS is "going to" sue because of their position. I call +1Flamebait on TFA's author with the headline. Apple is being thwarted in their own attempt to eliminate competition by patenting their iPod as "the" generic mp3 player.
This poster sure as hell isn't "insightful", either as the mods have obviously overcome the troll rating
and people bitch and moan when I use the abbreviation M$...
The irony is that $$Apple$$ was the very reason I (and the business sector, IMO) grew up the IBM-compatible route and why $$Novell$$ has such a low presence in the server market.
So does that mean Microsoft did it without looking or was it an obvious invention (mouse) like the zipper?
For small businesses\people they may actually serve a purposeful.. er.. purpose. If they can't afford to make a good product out of their ideas (maybe because it would cost a lot to actually implement), but came up with a truly genious thing, then they should be able to protect their idea from being stolen and having to watch the theif get stupily rich thanks to them. If someone else thinks of it, it's all fair game IMO and the fact it's already patented shouldn't matter
Well, which is it? Should the idea of a small business person be protected or are they the "someone else" you refer to? You sound like Microsoft themselves (I should be able to patent it to protect my idea, but everyone else's is fair game?).
... it's about taking on challenges and getting Linux to run on things that were never intended to run it.
I would like to expand that to the challenge of getting any software to do things that weren't its intended purpose.
These days, you're lucky to find a mobo that is "only" ISA to be as rare as the 386 itself that still has its guts. :) So I'd have to say there are alot of machines out there classified as "old" and with plenty of PCI slots to make the homemade router. Made one myself with Smoothwall for my company and it outshines the crappy $1000 POS that it replaced.
I agree, though, if you've still got an old ISA only board (anywhere along the x86 family, including the Pentium) it's time to think of moving on and throw the electricity sucking machine to the smelters. I would guess with wireless, alot of the cheapies have usb and the "newer" old computers have those ports as well, I suspect the cost of a cheap usb card AND the cheapy wireless would outweigh a better one anyway.
I like the project because it brings customization to an appliance vs workstations/servers.
I agree. I had thought Linksys already had a Linux shell to begin with.
There is only one God, not some random one. The remaining are men only.
It's the slippery slope thing. Already they're tracking your average speed over two locations. Be sure to check your mail everyday, or you might not know. :)
Yes, the clearly marked label identifies you, and the chip itself holds no more than a serial number, but it's the database behind the scenes that has this new information. In the form of logs, this can be a scary thing, despite well meaning intentions.
My personal conviction is that companies who market those "anti-terrorism" devices are making a fat buck out of the whole deal, and they share the proceeds with the politicians who approve of these things.
You have something there; the system feeds unto itself.
What's more worrysome is, people seem to have forgotten that most of the 9/11 terrorists had valid passports.
To get on the plane. The illegal ones stayed behind.
Department of motor vehicles, by whatever acronym exists in every providence, state, and country.
I know.
Two great tastes that taste like "Wares *nix'd SCO, Linux?" together!
Red Hat/Fedora : Leader
SuSE/OpenSuSE : Follower
Novell's never been a follower. They hold their own very well.
Isn't it the technical users that give something like this the boost it needs to get to be more usable? I thought the whole purpose of opening something up was for the technical users.
Perhaps taken for granted?
It IS a grammar issue...but grammar covers more than placement in a sentence, it involves context as well.
To think that ANY system (or web site login) is incompromisable is ridiculous and naive. The question is, what will your host/provider/supplier do when that compromise is detected? To use banks in similar instances, their approach is to wait for the customer to request a new card because of the breach (inactive resetting).