I really hope that you'll be able to point me to some evidence in the future that shows that Ubuntu has done something concrete: either funding the development of Free drivers
Right, i remembered wrongly. Much energy was spent in the comments on explaining the difference between stiffer, harder, tougher, etc., because many posters got it wrong. Anyway this new story is about a material being able to scratch diamond, and that is the definition of scratch hardness. Toughness is something different. Can we fire CowboyNeal now?
Much energy was spent in the comments to the older story (linked from this one) to make clear that it is about "harder", not "tougher". What does CowboyNeal do? Repeat the same mistake twice in the new story. Can CowboyNeal be fired?
Note that I took care to search for links in English, except one where I didn't find an English one quickly (the Hitler Donations). Surely many crimes where committed after the Nazis had taken over, but note that just because they had, nobody forced, e.g., IG Farben to build a factory in Auschwitz to exploit slave labor from the camps. If you read the Thyssen link (English) you will see that he even turned away from the Nazis after 1933, but initially poured millions into the NSDAP because he thought they's be good for his economic goals. The link about the Krupp trial has this quote, which pretty much sums it up:
"The economy needed a steady or growing development. Because of the rivalries between the many political parties in Germany and the general disorder there was no opportunity for prosperity.... We thought that Hitler would give us such a healthy environment. Indeed he did do that.... We Krupps never cared much about [political] ideas. We only wanted a system that worked well and allowed us to work unhindered. Politics is not our business."
argue that corporations as a class gave support to any particular political movement is something that needs more rigorous research - and I haven't seen it so far in this case.
German history of the NSDAP is full of research about this. The NSDAP was funded by the German (and international) business world, full stop. And the NSDAP delivered in exchange what the corporations wanted: fear, submission, and slave labor.
I'm sure some bourgeois sons and daughters sponsored the Communist Party of the Soviet Union at the same time as the combined political and economic power of their daddies' corporations fed the NSDAP. But the two phenomenons are not comparable. Industrialists like Thyssen and Krupp (of the steel corporations) poured money and reputation into the NSDAP, and the money contributions were institutionalized as Adolf-Hitler-Spende der deutschen Wirtschaft (Adolf Hitler Donation of the German Industry). The German Wikipedia article on the NSDAP has a section about support of the NSDAP by the German industry and commerce. For starters, read the history of Thyssen, Krupp, IG Farben, Volkswagen, and German banks.
If you haven't found evidence, then you haven't looked. Numerous German and Austrian corporations finally got around to (or had to, in some cases) pay reparations for their crimes over recent years.
It's too much bother getting your formatting and formulas screwed up to make it worthwhile.
On German airports they have lots of MS ads for some handheld running Excel, and MS is all excited that now I supposedly "can check (my) company's quarterly report" in Excel. The screen of the device shows a few cells "2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007", and the total revenue or something for each year. Then little space is left for anything else. Does not seem very useful to me:)
I did not discuss whether fascism is a partnership of the state with corporations. I just opposed your utterly ridiculous statement that now fascist dictator would share power with corporations, or anyone.
As far as reading a real history book, rest assured that I have read my share (most of German/European history in German, though), but a quick link is often more useful on/. I haven't read Sternhell's (sic) book, but from the summary on the Princeton Press website nothing in it precludes that fascism is a partnership of the state with corporations. It seems that his point is just that it was not a German and Italian phenomenon, but embedded in European culture. I don't really agree with that; sure, it is probably a possible outcome in every industrialized human civilization, but to compare the Vichy regime with the 3rd Reich is not really sensible. The difference remains that in Germany and Austria, the NSDAP rose to power and people were excited to kill their neighbors, while parts of the French chose to be opportunistic when the situation got tough. At the same time though, the resistance in France was many times as strong as in Germany. It is probably simplistic to argue that fascism is _just a state/corporations partnership but the synergies are well documented, and no historian argues that the corporations did _not help Hitler into the saddle. Just follow the money.
web office apps only make sense on actual PC's with solid connections.
How did you manage to miss all the hoopla about offline app support in Firefox 3.0? And guess what, someone might even create a web app that is targeted at mobile devices.
ATi refuses to release basic specs for some cards (e.g., my X1300), so the free ati driver cannot support them. Just choose the proprietary ATi driver.
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Dumbass, your own link has "Ubuntu" walk all over "OS X".& geo=all&date=all
Anyway, OSX, OS X are not that different (but you were right): http://www.google.com/trends?q=OSX%2C+os+x&ctab=0
Fairest: OSX, Ubuntu: http://www.google.com/trends?q=OSX%2C+ubuntu&ctab= 0&geo=all&date=all
I really hope that you'll be able to point me to some evidence in the future that shows that Ubuntu has done something concrete: either funding the development of Free drivers
Next?
Because I am a nice guy:h tmlh tml
http://media.wii.ign.com/media/748/748547/vids_1.
http://media.wii.ign.com/media/819/819756/vids_1.
Right, i remembered wrongly. Much energy was spent in the comments on explaining the difference between stiffer, harder, tougher, etc., because many posters got it wrong. Anyway this new story is about a material being able to scratch diamond, and that is the definition of scratch hardness. Toughness is something different. Can we fire CowboyNeal now?
Much energy was spent in the comments to the older story (linked from this one) to make clear that it is about "harder", not "tougher". What does CowboyNeal do? Repeat the same mistake twice in the new story. Can CowboyNeal be fired?
I want one! ;)
argue that corporations as a class gave support to any particular political movement is something that needs more rigorous research - and I haven't seen it so far in this case.
German history of the NSDAP is full of research about this. The NSDAP was funded by the German (and international) business world, full stop. And the NSDAP delivered in exchange what the corporations wanted: fear, submission, and slave labor.
I'm sure some bourgeois sons and daughters sponsored the Communist Party of the Soviet Union at the same time as the combined political and economic power of their daddies' corporations fed the NSDAP. But the two phenomenons are not comparable. Industrialists like Thyssen and Krupp (of the steel corporations) poured money and reputation into the NSDAP, and the money contributions were institutionalized as Adolf-Hitler-Spende der deutschen Wirtschaft (Adolf Hitler Donation of the German Industry). The German Wikipedia article on the NSDAP has a section about support of the NSDAP by the German industry and commerce. For starters, read the history of Thyssen, Krupp, IG Farben, Volkswagen, and German banks.
If you haven't found evidence, then you haven't looked. Numerous German and Austrian corporations finally got around to (or had to, in some cases) pay reparations for their crimes over recent years.
They should lobby for the abolition of software patents.
It's too much bother getting your formatting and formulas screwed up to make it worthwhile.
:)
On German airports they have lots of MS ads for some handheld running Excel, and MS is all excited that now I supposedly "can check (my) company's quarterly report" in Excel. The screen of the device shows a few cells "2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007", and the total revenue or something for each year. Then little space is left for anything else. Does not seem very useful to me
I did not discuss whether fascism is a partnership of the state with corporations. I just opposed your utterly ridiculous statement that now fascist dictator would share power with corporations, or anyone.
/. I haven't read Sternhell's (sic) book, but from the summary on the Princeton Press website nothing in it precludes that fascism is a partnership of the state with corporations. It seems that his point is just that it was not a German and Italian phenomenon, but embedded in European culture. I don't really agree with that; sure, it is probably a possible outcome in every industrialized human civilization, but to compare the Vichy regime with the 3rd Reich is not really sensible. The difference remains that in Germany and Austria, the NSDAP rose to power and people were excited to kill their neighbors, while parts of the French chose to be opportunistic when the situation got tough. At the same time though, the resistance in France was many times as strong as in Germany.
As far as reading a real history book, rest assured that I have read my share (most of German/European history in German, though), but a quick link is often more useful on
It is probably simplistic to argue that fascism is _just a state/corporations partnership but the synergies are well documented, and no historian argues that the corporations did _not help Hitler into the saddle. Just follow the money.
??? OSX sole reason to exist is running Office?
The web app thing was just an example. Geez. Who, except MS, says it won't have local apps to edit ppt and doc? It just won't have Office, big deal.
No Fascist dictator will share his power or "partner" with something as trifling as a corporation
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Rrrrrright. Read up on the history of fascism, dumbass. For starters: http://www.bulldognews.net/issues_deutsche_bank.h
People think they want this. Nobody would ever use it though.
It's a fucking phone. You are not going to need a full office suit on it.
web office apps only make sense on actual PC's with solid connections.
How did you manage to miss all the hoopla about offline app support in Firefox 3.0? And guess what, someone might even create a web app that is targeted at mobile devices.
I don't see how one can say that this is going to replace office or parts of office
It's freaking phone. Having full office on it is totally useless. Are you going to edit a 230x40000 Excel sheet on the iPhone?
I cannot install Office on my Blackberry, but I can view doc, xls, and ppt files just fine. Not that it is any use.
That's why I implicitly agreed to your post, "except" for the fact that increasingly it isn't sysvinit :)
Except that the author is full of shit and the Alt Gr key works just fine. His other tips are stupid too.
System|Help -> Search for "DVD" -> Follow simple instructions.
ATi refuses to release basic specs for some cards (e.g., my X1300), so the free ati driver cannot support them. Just choose the proprietary ATi driver.
Please don't do this!
Its ok, it's updated for Feisty and gives the correct instructions