No, I certainly don't blame you (though I was 16 the first time I saw Windows 1.0)... just felt the need to point out the inaccuracies because your statement sounded like it was coming from a position of knowledge.
Windows started out as just a "work" OS (as all computer were for "work" back in those days).
I remember Windows 1.0 (not that it was ever usable)... and the only computers that were only for work back in those days were the PC and the Mac. Every other computer had a stronger game market than it did productivity market.
I must to be honest with you, your statements about computer history are woefully inaccurate.
You could probably bug them to fix their virus checker, and if they refuse, threaten to sue them for slander/libel/misrepresentation/restraint of trade/etc (ask your lawyer about what would actually apply).
Yeah, I'm in the process of pestering them over it.
Doesn't help that it's not an American company, so doing anything but blow hot air would be rather difficult.
Ultimately, though, it does demonstrate that anti-virus manufacturers are lazy. Of course, being a developer, I know... most of us are lazy. heh.
Wow. Don't know much about radio, do you? I think these days, they can only get illegal immigrants to take morning DJ jobs, which might be why the quality seems to be improving.
Here's something you can try at home if you're a total skeptic: charge up your cell-phone battery, remove it from your phone and drop it in your pocket along with some change or a set of keys, and go for a walk. You'll KNOW when the battery shorts ut.
OK, in all seriousness... for the thinking impaired: DO NOT ACTUALLY DO THIS!
This public service message brought to you by the Society to Protect Stupid People.
Certain vendors of anti-virus software appear to believe so. I wrote an exe-packer primarly so I could pack dotnet executables and distributed it for free. It got used by some malware author out there, and this anti-virus vendor decided then that anything packed with my exe-packer must be a virus.
I swear, it doesn't pay to share anything any more.;-)
I do CAD work that gets output to a large CNC router, and by setting some values incorrectly, I could at the very least create a situation resulting in the possible loss of a hand, if not more.
Yeah, OK, fair enough... but would you let your gramma use AutoCad on your work box?
Wasn't this already decided by that case that orginally caused the breakup of AT&T into the Baby Bells --- the lawsuits brought by Carterfone and MCI after AT&T tried to muscle them out of the industry by pulling their longlines?????
Yeah, but this time they're trying (and I wouldn't be surprised to see succeeding) to get the government to do the dirty work for them. Instead of being underhanded about it, they are blatant about it.
I don't think you can be considered to have opted out without some explicit statement like "By accepting this offer, you waive all rights to . . . etc." or some such wording.
Heck, they're not only the gubbamint, they're the millyterry... I'm amazed they don't just find the lawyers that are organizing the class action lawsuit and declare them terrorists and send 'em to Gitmo.
I wish I still had the reference, I read what I'd said in a news article and wasn't just pulling it out of my butt. Of coz, that doesn't mean the author of the news article wasn't pulling it of his own posterior, that would not be at all surprising...
They gave us all a years worth of ID theft tracking service at a cost to the gov't of $(several millions?).
Apparently, that was a ploy... a class action lawsuit was already started, and if you accepted their kind offer of trying to protect you, then it meant you opted out of the class action. heh.
An overwhelming amount of commercial entities and businesses now use Slashdot to keep up on important news and stuff that matters. A survey of cubicle occupants confirms this information.
Uh... yeah. We do. A very large amount of stuff that pertains to what I do for a living, and need to know, is posted on Slashdot.
The A/D thing on CDs referred not to a standard, but to the quality. It referred to whether or not it was Analog or Digital.
The first letter referred to the original recording. The second letter referred to the mastering. The third letter referred to the playback.
So, the last letter was always a D. DDD was digital all the way, and so on. DAD, while being technically possible, is something you probably never saw. What a deadbeat.;-)
...as they were successfully barred from even linking to DeCSS, even though they were no longer hosting it.
Let me start by saying I am in no way approving of either incidents, but I can at least point out a huge difference... The DMCA doesn't apply to online gambling.
Let me end by saying I also in no way approve of the DMCA. heh
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So heck I wouldnt call windows 1.0 era pcs "only for work"
Fair enough... the instance of Windows 1.0 that I played with was the version of it that was embedded in Shadow President.
Never could do very good at that game... I never could resist launching all my nukes, at which point I'd always get assassinated.
No, I certainly don't blame you (though I was 16 the first time I saw Windows 1.0)... just felt the need to point out the inaccuracies because your statement sounded like it was coming from a position of knowledge.
Windows started out as just a "work" OS (as all computer were for "work" back in those days).
I remember Windows 1.0 (not that it was ever usable)... and the only computers that were only for work back in those days were the PC and the Mac. Every other computer had a stronger game market than it did productivity market.
I must to be honest with you, your statements about computer history are woefully inaccurate.
I'm always screwing up some mundane detail...
You could probably bug them to fix their virus checker, and if they refuse, threaten to sue them for slander/libel/misrepresentation/restraint of trade/etc (ask your lawyer about what would actually apply).
Yeah, I'm in the process of pestering them over it.
Doesn't help that it's not an American company, so doing anything but blow hot air would be rather difficult.
Ultimately, though, it does demonstrate that anti-virus manufacturers are lazy. Of course, being a developer, I know... most of us are lazy. heh.
Nitpick all you like, he was right about one thing... the use of the word "trys" in the headline was poor English.
Wow. Don't know much about radio, do you? I think these days, they can only get illegal immigrants to take morning DJ jobs, which might be why the quality seems to be improving.
On some level, information has always been exchanged between these powers. Now they're using XML. Cool.
Yes, but see... with the advent of XML, that information exchange is now more than just "Uh-uh, not gonna tell ya!"
Now, they have a name-space that includes the ability to tack a "NYAH NYAH" on to the end of the statement.
Uhm...
Uhhh...
Oh, man, I knew I shoulda read the charter closer!
Here's something you can try at home if you're a total skeptic: charge up your cell-phone battery, remove it from your phone and drop it in your pocket along with some change or a set of keys, and go for a walk. You'll KNOW when the battery shorts ut.
OK, in all seriousness... for the thinking impaired: DO NOT ACTUALLY DO THIS!
This public service message brought to you by the Society to Protect Stupid People.
Certain vendors of anti-virus software appear to believe so. I wrote an exe-packer primarly so I could pack dotnet executables and distributed it for free. It got used by some malware author out there, and this anti-virus vendor decided then that anything packed with my exe-packer must be a virus.
I swear, it doesn't pay to share anything any more. ;-)
Man, it is a slow news day when a flame war errupts over exactly how long a long filename was on a classic Mac.
It's pretty bad when y'all have another geek tellin' ya to get lives.
I do CAD work that gets output to a large CNC router, and by setting some values incorrectly, I could at the very least create a situation resulting in the possible loss of a hand, if not more.
Yeah, OK, fair enough... but would you let your gramma use AutoCad on your work box?
Wasn't this already decided by that case that orginally caused the breakup of AT&T into the Baby Bells --- the lawsuits brought by Carterfone and MCI after AT&T tried to muscle them out of the industry by pulling their longlines?????
Yeah, but this time they're trying (and I wouldn't be surprised to see succeeding) to get the government to do the dirty work for them. Instead of being underhanded about it, they are blatant about it.
You're probably right. It's just that I've heard people say this stuff seriously.
Yeah... guess we still need some system for embedding emotional intent in our textual posts.
... and yet the anti-voice-chat-in-games crowd still whines that they can't role-play unless they're using text chat.
Yeah, right... they can't role-play a woman and actually have people believe they really are one. heh.
OK. The very idea of the US government hauling lawyers down to Guantanamo for something like this is being pulled straight out of your butt.
Although learning how to tell when someone's tongue is planted firmly in their cheek is a skill you really need to work on.
I don't think you can be considered to have opted out without some explicit statement like "By accepting this offer, you waive all rights to . . . etc." or some such wording.
Heck, they're not only the gubbamint, they're the millyterry... I'm amazed they don't just find the lawyers that are organizing the class action lawsuit and declare them terrorists and send 'em to Gitmo.
I wish I still had the reference, I read what I'd said in a news article and wasn't just pulling it out of my butt. Of coz, that doesn't mean the author of the news article wasn't pulling it of his own posterior, that would not be at all surprising...
They gave us all a years worth of ID theft tracking service at a cost to the gov't of $(several millions?).
Apparently, that was a ploy... a class action lawsuit was already started, and if you accepted their kind offer of trying to protect you, then it meant you opted out of the class action. heh.
I think Apple should buy them, and then when they make a call, they replace the PC with a Mac. Simple, and then there would be no return call.
"... 'cause Macs are for id... ummm... Mommies and Daddies."
- Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
Not everything has to be a conspiracy, especially if there are some sane people running that company.
Now, see, you were sounding +1 Insightful to me right up until that part. heheheheheheheheh
*ducks a flying chair*
An overwhelming amount of commercial entities and businesses now use Slashdot to keep up on important news and stuff that matters. A survey of cubicle occupants confirms this information.
Uh... yeah. We do. A very large amount of stuff that pertains to what I do for a living, and need to know, is posted on Slashdot.
Plus, I can buy a 5 gallon bucket of pickels without feeling guilty, and damnit, that's the way it should be.
Pregnant much? ;-)
The A/D thing on CDs referred not to a standard, but to the quality. It referred to whether or not it was Analog or Digital.
The first letter referred to the original recording. The second letter referred to the mastering. The third letter referred to the playback.
So, the last letter was always a D. DDD was digital all the way, and so on. DAD, while being technically possible, is something you probably never saw. What a deadbeat. ;-)
"Who do you like better, Kimberly, the Spice Girls or the Britney Spears? Well, yeah, I guess they are a little 20th century."
--- Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
Let me start by saying I am in no way approving of either incidents, but I can at least point out a huge difference... The DMCA doesn't apply to online gambling.
Let me end by saying I also in no way approve of the DMCA. heh