This bill won't touch the floor of the House. Pelosi has said many times that she doesn't plan on impeaching, and unless some massive new scandal opens up (always a possibility) she'll probably keep her word. Impeaching would be incredibly damaging to the democrats unless there was proof of some scandal happening after the 2004 elections that we don't yet know about. The US attorneys thing could be it if there is stronger evidence of trying to swing elections that crops up.
China makes an interesting case, but it's pretty clearly an internet connected local network. This is akin to many corporations and schools who route all traffic through a central hub before putting it on the internet. China is just much...bigger. When they stop using the accepted transmission control protocol/internet protocol, or if they set up their own DNS servers then we can talk about them ceasing to be a part of the internet
Not trying to make it sound bengin though, this network administrator is watching closely for political speech and can have you arrested/killed if they don't like what you say. Not quite the same as a campus network.
Wikipedia is amazingly popular, but they aren't a "very large firm that has more than enough money to defend itself." The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit, and while not broke, does not have a ton of money and could be crippled by a well-financed lawsuit. Of course, if SCO decides to join as a co-plaintiff, the donations might start pouring into Wikimedia Foundation.
Seriously, why couldn't some kind of "GOOD" botnet be created that does this? If the spammers can do it, why can't Microsoft, Yahoo, Goolge, AOL, Symantec or someone? A botnet that goes around and secures all these drone computers would save the connected world a lot of headaches.
It's illegal. Botnets constitute several levels of fraud in that they a. install software without your consent; b. steal your bandwidth to copy themselves; and c. then use your computer to commit some other crime.
c. would not be done by a "good" botnet, but a. and b. would. Even if all the hijacks came from a commercial server set up for it, a. would be violated. If you think click-through EULAs are invalid...just imagine the invalid-ness of a botnet install.
CEO of Big Firm Inc., his immediate family, and a few friends/board members all donate the legal limit, $2300, to a Congressman's campaign. Say it totals $25k in donations. Then, when Congressman wins his campaign, a lobbyist calls to talk about the next contract coming out of the Congressman's committee. Congressman listens intently, and says that he will "do what he can" to assure a "fair bidding process." Congressman then makes a call to mid/upper level bureaucrat at say the Commerce Dept and makes intonations about the contract negotiations. Bureaucrat would like to be an undersecretary under the next administration of his party, and so he picks the "right" bidder, Big Firm Inc. Thus Big Firm Inc. has more than recouped the political donations and fees to it's lobbying arm. IANAL, so I don't know if this is illegal or not, but remember, one of the people in this story writes the laws.
If MS refused to let Dell sell Windows, then Dell would die (or shrink significantly). If Dell refused to sell Windows, then Dell would die (or shrink significantly).
Both of those are true, and neither one is being proposed here. Dell currently gets a discount off the normal OEM price in exchange for being Windows only. The most Microsoft could do is to revoke that discount. If MS stopped selling Windows directly to Dell, they could buy it from a wholesaler, and/or sue Microsoft for monopolistic practices. Then to stop Dell selling Windows computers, they'd have to stop selling OEM versions which would be legal to resell. This would be HUGELY expensive to MS.
From Dell's perspective, this is about offering some form of Linux as a serious and viable option on its PCs. Microsoft can't/won't cut them off from OEM Windows copies, and if MS decides to completely stop selling XP, the consumer demand for "not Vista" would be big enough to push some serious volume on Linux.
In a monopoly (according to economic theory), the price charged is that where marginal cost = marginal revenue. For the mathematically minded among us, that's d/dx(cost) = d/dx(revenue). So cost does matter, if it's marginal. Lawsuits aren't marginal, so they are just sunk cost and have little effect. A $20/license actual tax would be very different though.
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Apple for the desktop is cool, but only if it (Apple) offers everything you need out of the box. On Apple machines you have no hardware customization options, no games (as far as I know), and no... I don't know what else:)... Also, when was the last time you heard of a large Apple computers network? (I haven't, but maybe there are; I'm not sure about that)
While I agree that the number of options for an Apple are much more limited than for PCs, it is I feel an inevitable byproduct of producing an OS that "just works" without the insane costs faced by Microsoft, or the hardware support issues faced by Linux distros. By being both the hardware manufacturer and software author, Apple can provide a high-quality UI that always works on its hardware. And games will come with market share. I do game on a Mac, and it provides a much better experience than a PC. Admittedly the vastly superior hardware to my last PC might also help. IIRC every recent Blizzard game title has come Windows/Mac on the same CD.
The Mac mini is a bit lightweight for a serious game machine, and unfortunately there isn't something between a Mac mini and a Mac Pro
There is, it's called the iMac. They've been shipping them since about '97. I'm using one right now and it's very nice. I game on it regularly and I have never pushed the hardware to where I felt it being sluggish.
This is not a prosecution. This is a civil suit. The most the court can order is a monetary payment and a cessation of action or an action to make up for what was done. The kid cannot be sent to jail. Anyone can sue anyone else, but only a prosecutor can bring someone to trial where prison is a possibility.
Also - a plane doesn't have to land on a runway - the computer could just have a general terrain map and look for someplace flat that isn't covered in water in the worst case.
Depends on the plane. A Cessna, fine. Maybe even a DC-9. A 767 has much bigger problems. In the video in TFA they mention that runways have to be reinforced to accommodate the new Airbus. That's because these planes are VERY heavy. Even with no fuel a 767 weighs at least 80,000 kilograms. The 767 has 8 rear wheels upon which it lands, and lets say they compress to 1 sq meter of area each. If coming in at 50 m/s and slowing to 20 m/s within 1 second, we get a force of 2.4 million N. Force of gravity being about 800,000 N and a total force of 3.2 million newtons. On 8 square meters. So we get a pressure of 400000N/m^2. That is quite alot.
Now for a visual. 400000N/m^2 hits the ground and penetrates the wheat field with a force matched by no other plow. This then makes the force normal be applied horizontally to the landing gear, shredding it off like an aluminum toothpick. The tail of the plane then comes crashing down, and as the superstructure of the plane makes contact, the passengers in the cabin get enough Gs to send them straight into the overhead bins if they aren't buckled in. Depending on the velocity, the structure may simply come crashing down with another big skull-crushing jolt or the structure can break under the stress and snap in two. Even with all this chaos, this is better than most plane crashes because there's no fuel, so no aresolization and no explosion or fire.
In summary, runways aren't just a slab of concrete. Landing on one isn't optional.
He does appear to be in liveblogging mode now, this probably changed between your post and mine./. is not the greatest means for getting this sort of info. T minus 13:30 as of this post.
Then don't buy it. Much as slashdotters may not like to admit it, there is a good amount of competition in the US mobile phone market. This sort of a thing would be particularly useful for those of us stuck in very cold countries with sub-optimal mobile service. *makes rude gesture at Rogers.*
The car will work when the ethanol runs out, just less efficiently. Also, ethanol is really pretty easy to make at home. Buy a distillation rig and a jug of vodka. Distill vodka. Ethanol abounds.
If I ever get called to jury duty, I know I'll vote to acquit. Anything. The president doesn't follow the law, so what does it matter if a shoplifter does?
Knowing several lawyers, that would be the kind of statement that would keep you off any criminal jury. Wait! *scribbles down statement* Now what about civil cases, got anything for me there?
But the vast majority of the deductions taken by wealthy people are not loopholes at all but are purposely written tax code to encourage wealthy people to invest their money in ways that the IRS is confident will lead to them incurring more revenue in the future than if they had just taxed the initial monies.
Or they are loopholes that are put in when those people attend $2000/plate fundraisers, and then call a few months later. Everyone wants to shift their tax burden to someone else. The wealthy can afford to.
Teachers also have at least a bachelors degree and usually a masters. IIRC ~22% of the US working population has a bachelors. Check among similarly educated persons and teachers indeed do make less than average.
It's possible they changed the pricing between your post and mine, but clicking your links shows a price of $669 for no OS and $699 for Windows. This would be the opposite of the relationship you described.
There are several good reasons to not release the brand names. First, while the sample size is huge, the sample size for a particular model of a particular brand might not be. If they only happened to have 10 of one particular model, and one failed within a month, then 10% fail within a month, but it could just be a fluke. Second, liability. This wasn't a controlled test, it was done live within the Google servers (presumably). Whoever is on the bottom of the list could very well sue Google for libel. Without merit? Probably, but they might eke a few million in a settlement out of them. Google can't appear to be doing evil after all.
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If you use slip covers, the station wagon might have a chance. Probably ~.75 in^3
This bill won't touch the floor of the House. Pelosi has said many times that she doesn't plan on impeaching, and unless some massive new scandal opens up (always a possibility) she'll probably keep her word. Impeaching would be incredibly damaging to the democrats unless there was proof of some scandal happening after the 2004 elections that we don't yet know about. The US attorneys thing could be it if there is stronger evidence of trying to swing elections that crops up.
This is just Kucinich trying to get a headline.
The whole thing? No thanks. 1.75 million articles is a bit much to be downloading, and that's just English.
Not trying to make it sound bengin though, this network administrator is watching closely for political speech and can have you arrested/killed if they don't like what you say. Not quite the same as a campus network.
Wikipedia is amazingly popular, but they aren't a "very large firm that has more than enough money to defend itself." The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit, and while not broke, does not have a ton of money and could be crippled by a well-financed lawsuit. Of course, if SCO decides to join as a co-plaintiff, the donations might start pouring into Wikimedia Foundation.
It's illegal. Botnets constitute several levels of fraud in that they a. install software without your consent; b. steal your bandwidth to copy themselves; and c. then use your computer to commit some other crime.
c. would not be done by a "good" botnet, but a. and b. would. Even if all the hijacks came from a commercial server set up for it, a. would be violated. If you think click-through EULAs are invalid...just imagine the invalid-ness of a botnet install.
CEO of Big Firm Inc., his immediate family, and a few friends/board members all donate the legal limit, $2300, to a Congressman's campaign. Say it totals $25k in donations. Then, when Congressman wins his campaign, a lobbyist calls to talk about the next contract coming out of the Congressman's committee. Congressman listens intently, and says that he will "do what he can" to assure a "fair bidding process." Congressman then makes a call to mid/upper level bureaucrat at say the Commerce Dept and makes intonations about the contract negotiations. Bureaucrat would like to be an undersecretary under the next administration of his party, and so he picks the "right" bidder, Big Firm Inc. Thus Big Firm Inc. has more than recouped the political donations and fees to it's lobbying arm. IANAL, so I don't know if this is illegal or not, but remember, one of the people in this story writes the laws.
TFA had nothing about Dell selling Linux. The GP did.
Both of those are true, and neither one is being proposed here. Dell currently gets a discount off the normal OEM price in exchange for being Windows only. The most Microsoft could do is to revoke that discount. If MS stopped selling Windows directly to Dell, they could buy it from a wholesaler, and/or sue Microsoft for monopolistic practices. Then to stop Dell selling Windows computers, they'd have to stop selling OEM versions which would be legal to resell. This would be HUGELY expensive to MS.
From Dell's perspective, this is about offering some form of Linux as a serious and viable option on its PCs. Microsoft can't/won't cut them off from OEM Windows copies, and if MS decides to completely stop selling XP, the consumer demand for "not Vista" would be big enough to push some serious volume on Linux.
In a monopoly (according to economic theory), the price charged is that where marginal cost = marginal revenue. For the mathematically minded among us, that's d/dx(cost) = d/dx(revenue). So cost does matter, if it's marginal. Lawsuits aren't marginal, so they are just sunk cost and have little effect. A $20/license actual tax would be very different though.
I think you meant "due regard".
While I agree that the number of options for an Apple are much more limited than for PCs, it is I feel an inevitable byproduct of producing an OS that "just works" without the insane costs faced by Microsoft, or the hardware support issues faced by Linux distros. By being both the hardware manufacturer and software author, Apple can provide a high-quality UI that always works on its hardware. And games will come with market share. I do game on a Mac, and it provides a much better experience than a PC. Admittedly the vastly superior hardware to my last PC might also help. IIRC every recent Blizzard game title has come Windows/Mac on the same CD.
There is, it's called the iMac. They've been shipping them since about '97. I'm using one right now and it's very nice. I game on it regularly and I have never pushed the hardware to where I felt it being sluggish.
This is not a prosecution. This is a civil suit. The most the court can order is a monetary payment and a cessation of action or an action to make up for what was done. The kid cannot be sent to jail. Anyone can sue anyone else, but only a prosecutor can bring someone to trial where prison is a possibility.
Depends on the plane. A Cessna, fine. Maybe even a DC-9. A 767 has much bigger problems. In the video in TFA they mention that runways have to be reinforced to accommodate the new Airbus. That's because these planes are VERY heavy. Even with no fuel a 767 weighs at least 80,000 kilograms. The 767 has 8 rear wheels upon which it lands, and lets say they compress to 1 sq meter of area each. If coming in at 50 m/s and slowing to 20 m/s within 1 second, we get a force of 2.4 million N. Force of gravity being about 800,000 N and a total force of 3.2 million newtons. On 8 square meters. So we get a pressure of 400000N/m^2. That is quite alot.
Now for a visual. 400000N/m^2 hits the ground and penetrates the wheat field with a force matched by no other plow. This then makes the force normal be applied horizontally to the landing gear, shredding it off like an aluminum toothpick. The tail of the plane then comes crashing down, and as the superstructure of the plane makes contact, the passengers in the cabin get enough Gs to send them straight into the overhead bins if they aren't buckled in. Depending on the velocity, the structure may simply come crashing down with another big skull-crushing jolt or the structure can break under the stress and snap in two. Even with all this chaos, this is better than most plane crashes because there's no fuel, so no aresolization and no explosion or fire.
In summary, runways aren't just a slab of concrete. Landing on one isn't optional.
He does appear to be in liveblogging mode now, this probably changed between your post and mine. /. is not the greatest means for getting this sort of info. T minus 13:30 as of this post.
Then don't buy it. Much as slashdotters may not like to admit it, there is a good amount of competition in the US mobile phone market. This sort of a thing would be particularly useful for those of us stuck in very cold countries with sub-optimal mobile service. *makes rude gesture at Rogers.*
Also, given the normal traffic in the area of the GW, you have about an hour to parse every sign along the way.
The car will work when the ethanol runs out, just less efficiently. Also, ethanol is really pretty easy to make at home. Buy a distillation rig and a jug of vodka. Distill vodka. Ethanol abounds.
Knowing several lawyers, that would be the kind of statement that would keep you off any criminal jury. Wait! *scribbles down statement* Now what about civil cases, got anything for me there?
Or they are loopholes that are put in when those people attend $2000/plate fundraisers, and then call a few months later. Everyone wants to shift their tax burden to someone else. The wealthy can afford to.
Teachers also have at least a bachelors degree and usually a masters. IIRC ~22% of the US working population has a bachelors. Check among similarly educated persons and teachers indeed do make less than average.
And yet it is highly similar to a $400 Dell. Same processor (AMD Sempron) same HD space. No, it's not a great computer. It's a cheap computer.
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It's possible they changed the pricing between your post and mine, but clicking your links shows a price of $669 for no OS and $699 for Windows. This would be the opposite of the relationship you described.
There are several good reasons to not release the brand names. First, while the sample size is huge, the sample size for a particular model of a particular brand might not be. If they only happened to have 10 of one particular model, and one failed within a month, then 10% fail within a month, but it could just be a fluke. Second, liability. This wasn't a controlled test, it was done live within the Google servers (presumably). Whoever is on the bottom of the list could very well sue Google for libel. Without merit? Probably, but they might eke a few million in a settlement out of them. Google can't appear to be doing evil after all.