A lot of people are jumping to conclusions, but what's to say they're not delaying to make the copy protection scheme less intrusive and more practical for end users?
History?
The State should be a reflection of the people governed, not a role model. Choosing to support a standard virtually ignored by the constituents is callous and ignorant.
So governments in red states should fire all gay people? All liberals? etc.?
The people being governed in most "red" states have demographics that are maybe 56% conservative and 44% liberal. So firing all liberals and gays wouldn't actually be a reflection of the people governed.
Hear, hear! Why has this comment not been modded up to 5?! This is exactly my thoughts on the subject. I believe that the very existence of "Record Labels", paying money for recorded music, having to be a superstar celebrity artist to make a living in music is just a short fluke in the history of mankind. Before the 20th century, money was made by musicians for live performances and that's what it'll return to after this big mistake has been worked out. The end result will be no RIAA, no Labels, but a greater variety of music to choose from, and a larger number of artists able to make a living doing what they love.
Why are the new highlights for new distro releases always like: kernel 2.6.1337, glibc 2.3.5, ping 5.8.12a . . . etc. So the kernel runs like.4% faster on some machines, big deal. What I'm waiting for is more like:
"MandrivaHat SuWare Linux just released version 12.2. Highlights include: NTFS support, Easy Configuration, Compatible with your wifi card. . . etc.
I'm sure this latest offering by MS will bring out cries of "MONOPOLY!!", but you gotta give the guys some slack. Die-hard linux geeks always point out Window's utter lack of anything useful pre-installed, but when Microsoft tries to add value to their OS, everyone is quick to point out that Microsoft is trying to muscle competitors out of its business.
Microsoft (who has billions of dollars to spend on any lawyer they want) chose her to argue their case and she won. All this means is that MS thinks she's a dang good lawyer and then she proved she was a dang good lawyer. Big whoop.
I guess I was wrong about CRT brightness, but I was right about everything else. RAID 1 does technically give you faster reads, but it doesn't make writing any faster.
Wow, almost nothing you said here is true. In general, CRTs are brighter, more contrasty, and have more accurate color representation than LCDs. They may not look quite as sharp, but they can change resolutions and look just as sharp as at any other resolution and response times beat LCDs any day. While the disk is your biggest bottleneck and RAID can help alleviate it, it's not the RAID level you're talking about. RAID 1 (Mirroring) merely mirrors your data on 2 drives, it does nothing to speed up reading/writing and in fact may slow it down some. A RAID 0, 5, or 0+1 will help out with speed but each of these has their own drawbacks.
Software in general, whether it was from Microsoft or somebody else, was not set up for an environment where all the computers were connected together. So it's not like there was some software that had this security capability and our software did not. As we use the Internet to connect everyone up, then the need to essentially have suspicion and only listen to certain other systems, and if flaws come up to have those updated very quickly, that became a new requirement.
Earth to Bill: the internet has been around for a while now, and vast portions of your user base have been using it for the last 7 years or more.
A lot of people know ExxonMobil since they're richest company in the U.S. But a many don't know that the whole company is depending on high technology. For one, they need a lot of I.T. infrastucture to keep the company running smoothly. And even more importantly, they use a lot of technology to find oil and get it out of the ground. ExxonMobil has fully 3 companies devoted to computing. I'm just finishing up an internship with the UTC (Upstream Technical Computing) organization. For the most part it's been awesome. They pay all the costs to get you out to Houston and then they pay you a salary just under what a new hire makes.
And ExxonMobil is really, really proud of their internship program. They'll already have a project, mentor (for your project) and buddy (for adjusting to non-work related things) lined up for you in advance (probably a few months in advance). They make sure the project they give you is meaningful and hopefully something you can finish in the few months you are there. That way you go away with a sense of acomplishment at having done something useful at the company. To that end they constantly check up on you to make sure you have the help and other resources you need to do your work and get the job done. And throught the internship you'll get to go on several outings just to have fun with other interns.
ExxonMobil has got to have of the most well-paid and meaningful internships around.
I once took a look at a job posting board at CS deparment at my University and became really worried about my lack of skills. It seemed that all the employers wanted people that have knowledge of and experience in just about every modern programming language and operating system. And a lot of these job postings were aimed at students and were offering peanuts as wages. My professor pointed out that employers often ask for more than they know they can reasonably get (especially for the money they're offering).
So finding a job is like bartering at the market. Their asking price (in terms of skillset and experience) is too high and you have to negotiate them down. The only reason this will work is because you know, and they know, that nobody with the qualifications they're asking for will work for the salary they're offering. If they 2 years of experience then they'll ask for 5 years of experience. Just like when you sell a car or a house, you ask for a little more than you think you'll get because you want to create the illusion in your buyer that s/he is a great bargainer.
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A lot of people are jumping to conclusions, but what's to say they're not delaying to make the copy protection scheme less intrusive and more practical for end users?
History?
So now furries will be dressing up as this? *shudders*
Flash news from Provo, UT. This isn't speculation. They cut 20% of their employees today.
Side with whatever format is cracked by DVD John first :-)
The State should be a reflection of the people governed, not a role model. Choosing to support a standard virtually ignored by the constituents is callous and ignorant. So governments in red states should fire all gay people? All liberals? etc.? The people being governed in most "red" states have demographics that are maybe 56% conservative and 44% liberal. So firing all liberals and gays wouldn't actually be a reflection of the people governed.
Lectures 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 don't have anything to do with OSS. These are all things that could apply to any kind of software.
Hear, hear! Why has this comment not been modded up to 5?! This is exactly my thoughts on the subject. I believe that the very existence of "Record Labels", paying money for recorded music, having to be a superstar celebrity artist to make a living in music is just a short fluke in the history of mankind. Before the 20th century, money was made by musicians for live performances and that's what it'll return to after this big mistake has been worked out. The end result will be no RIAA, no Labels, but a greater variety of music to choose from, and a larger number of artists able to make a living doing what they love.
Wake me up when we get some Baby vs. Rhino action going.
The problem with optional console perhipherals
Then what the heck was the point of your whole "cheese" analogy?
Why are the new highlights for new distro releases always like: kernel 2.6.1337, glibc 2.3.5, ping 5.8.12a . . . etc. So the kernel runs like .4% faster on some machines, big deal. What I'm waiting for is more like:
"MandrivaHat SuWare Linux just released version 12.2. Highlights include: NTFS support, Easy Configuration, Compatible with your wifi card. . . etc.
I'm sure this latest offering by MS will bring out cries of "MONOPOLY!!", but you gotta give the guys some slack. Die-hard linux geeks always point out Window's utter lack of anything useful pre-installed, but when Microsoft tries to add value to their OS, everyone is quick to point out that Microsoft is trying to muscle competitors out of its business.
Microsoft (who has billions of dollars to spend on any lawyer they want) chose her to argue their case and she won. All this means is that MS thinks she's a dang good lawyer and then she proved she was a dang good lawyer. Big whoop.
I guess I was wrong about CRT brightness, but I was right about everything else. RAID 1 does technically give you faster reads, but it doesn't make writing any faster.
Wow, almost nothing you said here is true. In general, CRTs are brighter, more contrasty, and have more accurate color representation than LCDs. They may not look quite as sharp, but they can change resolutions and look just as sharp as at any other resolution and response times beat LCDs any day. While the disk is your biggest bottleneck and RAID can help alleviate it, it's not the RAID level you're talking about. RAID 1 (Mirroring) merely mirrors your data on 2 drives, it does nothing to speed up reading/writing and in fact may slow it down some. A RAID 0, 5, or 0+1 will help out with speed but each of these has their own drawbacks.
Software in general, whether it was from Microsoft or somebody else, was not set up for an environment where all the computers were connected together. So it's not like there was some software that had this security capability and our software did not. As we use the Internet to connect everyone up, then the need to essentially have suspicion and only listen to certain other systems, and if flaws come up to have those updated very quickly, that became a new requirement.
Earth to Bill: the internet has been around for a while now, and vast portions of your user base have been using it for the last 7 years or more.
And ExxonMobil is really, really proud of their internship program. They'll already have a project, mentor (for your project) and buddy (for adjusting to non-work related things) lined up for you in advance (probably a few months in advance). They make sure the project they give you is meaningful and hopefully something you can finish in the few months you are there. That way you go away with a sense of acomplishment at having done something useful at the company. To that end they constantly check up on you to make sure you have the help and other resources you need to do your work and get the job done. And throught the internship you'll get to go on several outings just to have fun with other interns.
ExxonMobil has got to have of the most well-paid and meaningful internships around.
Is it such a slow news day that they have to repeat stories? About cockroaches, no less.
I once took a look at a job posting board at CS deparment at my University and became really worried about my lack of skills. It seemed that all the employers wanted people that have knowledge of and experience in just about every modern programming language and operating system. And a lot of these job postings were aimed at students and were offering peanuts as wages. My professor pointed out that employers often ask for more than they know they can reasonably get (especially for the money they're offering). So finding a job is like bartering at the market. Their asking price (in terms of skillset and experience) is too high and you have to negotiate them down. The only reason this will work is because you know, and they know, that nobody with the qualifications they're asking for will work for the salary they're offering. If they 2 years of experience then they'll ask for 5 years of experience. Just like when you sell a car or a house, you ask for a little more than you think you'll get because you want to create the illusion in your buyer that s/he is a great bargainer.