I had a thinkpad R40e with an RT2500 network card. It took me days to get Ubuntu working. This is because
1) Ubuntu does not boot on the R40e without the ec_intr=0 boot parameter. OK it does boot after 10 minutes (after the HAL an acpi modules time out) but then half the keystrokes and mouse clicks are lost, meaning you cannot even log in!
2) WAP/PSK on the RT2500 is not supported by ubuntu's network manager. You have to disable the network manager and use a manual start-up script.
3) acpi was unstable until I ubgraded the thinkpad bios.
Now I have sorted this out Ubuntu is great, but I think any "end users" just wanting to give Ubuntu a go would have given up when the "live cd" did not boot.
That would fit in with my experience. A lot of women in IT quickly move into project management rather than becoming technical experts. On the flip side a lot of men would do anything to stay away from management and continue in a technical role.
It is highly probable that most (if not all) of the patents are invalid because of prior art, or are obvious. Any valid ones could be worked around in a short time. If Microsoft DID sue they would probably end up with a useless patent portfolio.
This way they can use the threat of suing to steer customers away from open source without having to reveal what its patents are, and hence have them challenged or avoided.
From the European declarayion of human rights:
http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html /005.htm
Article 10 - Freedom of expression1
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.
2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
As far as I see it hate speech would be legal unless it was likely to incite crime or infringe the rights of others.
Isn't this like getting financial advice from someone with a hotmail address?
You mean I shouldn't have invested my pension in that Nigerian gold mine?
I think it has to do with the number of configuration options. Even if technology was able to fabricate one super chip with the best possible GPU and sound processor might be great for some people, but others would be better off with extra general purpose cores, cache, etc. The flexibility of "mix and match" probably outweigh the advantages of having the separate components on a single chip
When you look to other religions and say "that's ridiculous" at the idea of a wine god or a god with the head of an elephant or spirits and ferries or Zeus or Thor wielding his hammer, have you ever considered one thing.... is your religion any less ridiculous????
Being ridiculous is one of the attractions. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credo_quia_absurdum
Of course there's also buying votes. In close run competitions finding an area where most people are likely to vote against you and paying them cash to vote for you could tip the balance. With a secret ballot you know they could take the money and vote any way they want, but if you can check up on them it could work.
This has happened in the UK when they have trailed 100% postal voting. A few bribes cost a lot less than traditional campaigning.
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I had a thinkpad R40e with an RT2500 network card. It took me days to get Ubuntu working. This is because 1) Ubuntu does not boot on the R40e without the ec_intr=0 boot parameter. OK it does boot after 10 minutes (after the HAL an acpi modules time out) but then half the keystrokes and mouse clicks are lost, meaning you cannot even log in! 2) WAP/PSK on the RT2500 is not supported by ubuntu's network manager. You have to disable the network manager and use a manual start-up script. 3) acpi was unstable until I ubgraded the thinkpad bios. Now I have sorted this out Ubuntu is great, but I think any "end users" just wanting to give Ubuntu a go would have given up when the "live cd" did not boot.
Ford releases a seat belt kit for the model T.
God must like incest, or why would he only have created two humans to start with?
That would fit in with my experience. A lot of women in IT quickly move into project management rather than becoming technical experts. On the flip side a lot of men would do anything to stay away from management and continue in a technical role.
It is highly probable that most (if not all) of the patents are invalid because of prior art, or are obvious. Any valid ones could be worked around in a short time. If Microsoft DID sue they would probably end up with a useless patent portfolio. This way they can use the threat of suing to steer customers away from open source without having to reveal what its patents are, and hence have them challenged or avoided.
They probably had evidence that he held tools of mass downloading, capable of deployment within 45 minutes.
From the European declarayion of human rights: http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html /005.htm
Article 10 - Freedom of expression1
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.
2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
As far as I see it hate speech would be legal unless it was likely to incite crime or infringe the rights of others.
Saying how much I hate people who want to restrict free speech. Oh wait, why is that police care stopping outside?
No it isn't
US:9,629,091 km
EU:4,422,773 km
No it belongs to the popular liberation front.
Isn't this like getting financial advice from someone with a hotmail address? You mean I shouldn't have invested my pension in that Nigerian gold mine?
I think it has to do with the number of configuration options. Even if technology was able to fabricate one super chip with the best possible GPU and sound processor might be great for some people, but others would be better off with extra general purpose cores, cache, etc. The flexibility of "mix and match" probably outweigh the advantages of having the separate components on a single chip
When you look to other religions and say "that's ridiculous" at the idea of a wine god or a god with the head of an elephant or spirits and ferries or Zeus or Thor wielding his hammer, have you ever considered one thing.... is your religion any less ridiculous???? Being ridiculous is one of the attractions. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credo_quia_absurdum
Basically its a way to get a green pop-up, which usually means safe applications. It relies on the user blindly saying "yes" to these green pop-ups
No, but you can send them to Syria to be tortured (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_Arar)
Need you ask - Slashdot is his first recourse in a workplace dispute.
What about that sick librarian or teaching assistant who wants to "monitor" your kids? I cant see anything to stop them.
And if SCO is paying $1.5 million for coffee, Nah, the reporter didn't understand Java licensing ;-)
I would be happy if some Americans would realise that there is a difference between being "right" and "american"
The avionics for the nimrod AEW3 was probably a bigger UK software disaster.
Great - an excuse to pave over more unspoiled areas.
It could make doing backups interesting too.
Having written this on Slashdot your Jeep will now be bugged.
Of course there's also buying votes. In close run competitions finding an area where most people are likely to vote against you and paying them cash to vote for you could tip the balance. With a secret ballot you know they could take the money and vote any way they want, but if you can check up on them it could work. This has happened in the UK when they have trailed 100% postal voting. A few bribes cost a lot less than traditional campaigning.
Just as long as you don't have a kidnapped kid in the cellar