If you have gotten your non-techie friends to switch to Firefox, be sure to tell them about this problem and the possible fixes. Indeed, it is very important that Firefox be kept up to date on as many computers as possible, even if it means a short trip to install it for somebody. Nothing will hurt Firefox's reputation more than unpatched installations being exploited.
Admittedly, Linux isn't for everyone. But to be scared of people online? I don't think that's really a problem with Linux nor the Linux community, but rather the individual who lacked the self confidence to ask questions and admit that he or she needed some help. As long as you act intelligently and politely, there are many people willing to help out new Linux users, be it via mailing lists or on IRC or in newsgroups or online forums.
Indeed, these guys should just accept who the are, and be comfortable with that. And they should be able to ask questions to more advanced Linux users without feeling intimidated or scared. If they do a little bit of research beforehand, and remain polite, then they will get the answers they seek and the help they require.
They have an excellent PR opportunity.
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They have a near perfect marketing opportunity right now. Indeed, it would be fantastic for them to release the source code to BeOS. Doing so could very well make Access a "household name" in the open source world. And considering the massive size of the OSS community these days, that can translate to vastly increased sales and recommendations.
I for one would be very inclined to financially support the company that provided us with the source code to BeOS, especially if under the BSD or MIT/X license.
There's no correlation between an upwards pointing red arrow and downloading new updates. That is why most users did not click on it to upgrade. Perhaps it would've been better to have it textually say "Upgrades Available", rather than showing a picture that relates in no way to the action that can and should be performed.
Radios wouldn't necessarily work. They don't necessarily allow for the teachers to control what the children are listening to. And they don't offer the ability to slow down or rewind the audio content.
There's a very good change that Apple does not have any excess inventory. They are very good at manufacturing only the number of devices that they will sell, be it eMacs or iPods or PowerMacs.
No, I'm from Britain, thank you very much. I won't bother to read the rest of your post, since I can only imagine it will be full of similar incorrect assumptions and rhetoric.
While a teacher who speaks the language being taught is ideal, there are times when it may be better for students to be able to directly control the audio they are hearing. For instance, a student could repeat what he or she just heard without interfering with the other students' learning experience.
I'd be weary of trying to have children learn language from each other in such a fashion. While penpals are good as a learning tool, I would not want it to be the only means of education. One cannot learn good language skills from another who lacks them, as is often the case with children.
We get into the GameFAQs.com forums-style problem, where the uneducated only provide more "stupidity inducing" content which interferes with the ability of those who wish to learn.
Have any of your fellow employees decided to sell the nano they're being given, and will instead donate the proceeds to help out the victims of New Orleans?
Are you suggesting that he is being compensated in some way for writing good reviews of Apple products? If so, can you offer any substantial proof concerning these allegations?
I have relatives who are teachers at various levels. They are reporting that many young kids have gotten these small music devices as gifts, and often listen to them in school during lectures. Because they're so small they are often quite easy to hide if the teacher does come along.
That said, several of them have recommended the use of these portable audio devices. They can often allow those students who are easily distracted to get some work done in school. They also have been used in second-language courses to allow the students to directly hear the spoken language, rather than them trying to listen to some audio tape player at the front of the room.
I would love to see companies like Apple do more research into the educational benefits of these portable audio devices. Considering Apple's past experience providing computer systems to educational institutions, they no doubt have the talent and the ability to create a very powerful education medium. The possibilities of using such devices when teaching languages are nearly endless.
Yeah, things were much better when the legal system was the torture and execution of anyone who looked at the leadership funny.
Things haven't changed, you realize. These days it's just young American kids from the southern states, rather than Iraqis, torturing the innocent.
You do remember the whole Abu-Ghraib scandal, do you not? And that's just what has become public. Who knows how much more torture is actually going on over there, even now.
Remember, this is the real world. Things aren't always fair, and things don't always go as perhaps they ideally should.
While Intel probably shouldn't be responsible for helping prevent some of the problems associated with Windows, they should very well act so as to protect their image. Limiting the association of malicious software with their processors is a very good start. That is something that they alone must do, however, regardless of what Microsoft does.
Likewise for the developers of PHP. Sure, they can stand back and always blame the third-party developers who write shitty, insecure scripts. Or they could do the sensible thing, and take some action. Put measures in place to prevent, or at the very least limit, the ability of poorly written third-party scripts to reflect poorly on PHP.
It's far more beneficial for Intel or the PHP developers to act, rather than just throw blame around while their public images are decimated. Throwing blame around solves nothing, while taking real, technological action may very well prevent the problems in the first place.
Have you considered switching to Linux or FreeBSD? That is, of course, assuming you don't have any Windows-specific applications. Linux and FreeBSD work great on older systems for many applications, and offer vastly increased security. You wouldn't have to worry about installing anti-virus software, and the chances of your computers getting infected with spyware would be near zero. That, of course, could very well prevent your business' data from being sent to criminals from parts unknown.
Windows is very much associated with Intel (ie. the term "Wintel" systems, for instance). Each time a virus, worm, etc., damages or destroys a massive number of Windows systems, Intel ends up looking very bad. In general, Intel PCs are known to be susceptible to malicious software, even though that is mainly due to the widespread use of Windows, and not directly related to the Intel chips.
So it greatly benefits them to improve the image of their chips, security-wise. This is something that others should be looking into as well. The PHP developers, while they do not develop hardware, do develop a very similar product. Both an Intel CPU and the PHP interpreter provide an instruction execution environment. As with nearly any such system, abuse is possible. That is why the PHP developers should follow Intel's lead, and create solutions that will help prevent third-party scripts from running amok, and thus tarnishing PHP's reputation.
It's great to see Intel taking the initiative to deal with problems that are associated with their product, but not directly caused by it. While the problems lie with Microsoft and the faults of their Windows operating systems, at least Intel is willing to put some effort towards limiting the damage that may be caused by malicious software.
I would love to see the developers of PHP take a similar route. Their product has often looked very bad as of late, mainly due to security flaws in third-party software written in PHP. While the developers themselves are not to blame, they could still work towards limiting the damage caused by poorly written scripts.
That's inefficient, then. I'm sure a method to obtain energy from the pellet casings (assuming you're correct and they're not consumed) could be devised and implemented.
"American" also refers to the ideas espoused by the Founding Fathers of America. Remember, America is built around those certain concepts. To be "American" is to accept ideals such as democracy, fair justice, but most importantly freedom (be it of the press, faith, speech, expression, etc.).
One who supports censorship, and is henceforth against freedom of expression, cannot be considered an American. That is simply because they do not subscribe to American values.
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If you have gotten your non-techie friends to switch to Firefox, be sure to tell them about this problem and the possible fixes. Indeed, it is very important that Firefox be kept up to date on as many computers as possible, even if it means a short trip to install it for somebody. Nothing will hurt Firefox's reputation more than unpatched installations being exploited.
Admittedly, Linux isn't for everyone. But to be scared of people online? I don't think that's really a problem with Linux nor the Linux community, but rather the individual who lacked the self confidence to ask questions and admit that he or she needed some help. As long as you act intelligently and politely, there are many people willing to help out new Linux users, be it via mailing lists or on IRC or in newsgroups or online forums.
Indeed, these guys should just accept who the are, and be comfortable with that. And they should be able to ask questions to more advanced Linux users without feeling intimidated or scared. If they do a little bit of research beforehand, and remain polite, then they will get the answers they seek and the help they require.
They have a near perfect marketing opportunity right now. Indeed, it would be fantastic for them to release the source code to BeOS. Doing so could very well make Access a "household name" in the open source world. And considering the massive size of the OSS community these days, that can translate to vastly increased sales and recommendations.
I for one would be very inclined to financially support the company that provided us with the source code to BeOS, especially if under the BSD or MIT/X license.
There's no correlation between an upwards pointing red arrow and downloading new updates. That is why most users did not click on it to upgrade. Perhaps it would've been better to have it textually say "Upgrades Available", rather than showing a picture that relates in no way to the action that can and should be performed.
Radios wouldn't necessarily work. They don't necessarily allow for the teachers to control what the children are listening to. And they don't offer the ability to slow down or rewind the audio content.
There's a very good change that Apple does not have any excess inventory. They are very good at manufacturing only the number of devices that they will sell, be it eMacs or iPods or PowerMacs.
No, I'm from Britain, thank you very much. I won't bother to read the rest of your post, since I can only imagine it will be full of similar incorrect assumptions and rhetoric.
While a teacher who speaks the language being taught is ideal, there are times when it may be better for students to be able to directly control the audio they are hearing. For instance, a student could repeat what he or she just heard without interfering with the other students' learning experience.
I'd be weary of trying to have children learn language from each other in such a fashion. While penpals are good as a learning tool, I would not want it to be the only means of education. One cannot learn good language skills from another who lacks them, as is often the case with children.
We get into the GameFAQs.com forums-style problem, where the uneducated only provide more "stupidity inducing" content which interferes with the ability of those who wish to learn.
Have any of your fellow employees decided to sell the nano they're being given, and will instead donate the proceeds to help out the victims of New Orleans?
Are you suggesting that he is being compensated in some way for writing good reviews of Apple products? If so, can you offer any substantial proof concerning these allegations?
I have relatives who are teachers at various levels. They are reporting that many young kids have gotten these small music devices as gifts, and often listen to them in school during lectures. Because they're so small they are often quite easy to hide if the teacher does come along.
That said, several of them have recommended the use of these portable audio devices. They can often allow those students who are easily distracted to get some work done in school. They also have been used in second-language courses to allow the students to directly hear the spoken language, rather than them trying to listen to some audio tape player at the front of the room.
I would love to see companies like Apple do more research into the educational benefits of these portable audio devices. Considering Apple's past experience providing computer systems to educational institutions, they no doubt have the talent and the ability to create a very powerful education medium. The possibilities of using such devices when teaching languages are nearly endless.
Then we are in agreement. Your joke was not funny. Good day, sir.
Yeah, things were much better when the legal system was the torture and execution of anyone who looked at the leadership funny.
Things haven't changed, you realize. These days it's just young American kids from the southern states, rather than Iraqis, torturing the innocent.
You do remember the whole Abu-Ghraib scandal, do you not? And that's just what has become public. Who knows how much more torture is actually going on over there, even now.
Jokes have to be funny. That is, they must make people laugh.
Remember, this is the real world. Things aren't always fair, and things don't always go as perhaps they ideally should.
While Intel probably shouldn't be responsible for helping prevent some of the problems associated with Windows, they should very well act so as to protect their image. Limiting the association of malicious software with their processors is a very good start. That is something that they alone must do, however, regardless of what Microsoft does.
Likewise for the developers of PHP. Sure, they can stand back and always blame the third-party developers who write shitty, insecure scripts. Or they could do the sensible thing, and take some action. Put measures in place to prevent, or at the very least limit, the ability of poorly written third-party scripts to reflect poorly on PHP.
It's far more beneficial for Intel or the PHP developers to act, rather than just throw blame around while their public images are decimated. Throwing blame around solves nothing, while taking real, technological action may very well prevent the problems in the first place.
Have you considered switching to Linux or FreeBSD? That is, of course, assuming you don't have any Windows-specific applications. Linux and FreeBSD work great on older systems for many applications, and offer vastly increased security. You wouldn't have to worry about installing anti-virus software, and the chances of your computers getting infected with spyware would be near zero. That, of course, could very well prevent your business' data from being sent to criminals from parts unknown.
Windows is very much associated with Intel (ie. the term "Wintel" systems, for instance). Each time a virus, worm, etc., damages or destroys a massive number of Windows systems, Intel ends up looking very bad. In general, Intel PCs are known to be susceptible to malicious software, even though that is mainly due to the widespread use of Windows, and not directly related to the Intel chips.
So it greatly benefits them to improve the image of their chips, security-wise. This is something that others should be looking into as well. The PHP developers, while they do not develop hardware, do develop a very similar product. Both an Intel CPU and the PHP interpreter provide an instruction execution environment. As with nearly any such system, abuse is possible. That is why the PHP developers should follow Intel's lead, and create solutions that will help prevent third-party scripts from running amok, and thus tarnishing PHP's reputation.
It's great to see Intel taking the initiative to deal with problems that are associated with their product, but not directly caused by it. While the problems lie with Microsoft and the faults of their Windows operating systems, at least Intel is willing to put some effort towards limiting the damage that may be caused by malicious software.
I would love to see the developers of PHP take a similar route. Their product has often looked very bad as of late, mainly due to security flaws in third-party software written in PHP. While the developers themselves are not to blame, they could still work towards limiting the damage caused by poorly written scripts.
But what if it turns out this is real?
If they are that size, then it is incorrect to refer to them as "pellets". A better term would be "ball" or "chunk".
That's inefficient, then. I'm sure a method to obtain energy from the pellet casings (assuming you're correct and they're not consumed) could be devised and implemented.
It's working fine, even if a bit slow. Their MySQL database was throwing out errors a little bit earlier, but it now appears to be working fine.
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http://osnews.com.nyud.net:8090/comment.php?news_
Try it again.
Indeed, I'm correct.
"American" also refers to the ideas espoused by the Founding Fathers of America. Remember, America is built around those certain concepts. To be "American" is to accept ideals such as democracy, fair justice, but most importantly freedom (be it of the press, faith, speech, expression, etc.).
One who supports censorship, and is henceforth against freedom of expression, cannot be considered an American. That is simply because they do not subscribe to American values.
Here's a link to the OSNews discussion itself:
http://osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=11784
Read the debunking for yourself.