Remember the "Narnia" (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) DVD commercial? "Own it on DVD today."
The Snow White commercial? "Own it on DVD today."
It is a commodity good sold off the shelf, not a work for hire. It is SOLD, not LICENSED. When you BUY it, you OWN it, and can do with it what Copyright Law does not prohibit.
Disclaimer: I used to *heart* gnome and hate KDE. Now, I find Gnome to be more of a PITA than it is worth. I despise Gnome because they have dumbed it down more and more over the years, to the point where it's annoying. I'm surprised they haven't stated "we will now support only one-button mice"
Does Nautilus still suck? (Windows Explorer sucks. Copying Explorer functionality leads to an Explorer clone that also sucks. Ergo, Nautilus sucks.) I *heart* konqueror because of the zillion extensions I can install, I can tab AND split views, change the view as desired, etc. - in other words, if you need simple, you don't have to worry about it, but if you need advanced functionality to get work done quickly (in other words, your IQ is higher than 70 and you dislike dumbed-down interfaces) you can simply load a different view profile and expose the functionality.
File properties: "simplification" of permissions = hiding advanced permissions? Idiots. The KDE folks got it right a LONG time ago. A Simple view is presented initially, but, if you have half a clue and aren't totally frightened of more options, you can click "Advanced Permissions" and actually get to the advanced view. In their infinite(simal) wisdom, the Gnome folks have decided that everyone is a novice and NO one should have access to a view which is not dumbed down.
File open dialog: Are we still stuck with one single view, along PAINFUL navigation? Can I still not view size and sort by size? No, because having configurable views can confuse some people, so exposing alternate views is made available to NO one. It's like liberal's "tolerance" - promote tolerance by bringing everyone to the LCD, rather than admitting that "tolerance" really just means being mature enough to agree to disagree. Same thing here - Gnome folks are "simplifying" the environment by removing functionality and providing no advanced views.
And Metacity? It is the MacOS of the new millennium. You can have it any way you like, so long as it's dumbed-down, grey and not customizable. OK, you can skin it, but it'll still be dumbed-down and not very configurable.
Of course, some Gnome fanboi will mod this post down anyway so I'll just summarize here: Gnome Sucks (that's sucks with a capital S).:-p
Oh, so users should have to put up with telnet as the only command line solution (rather than sshd), and with the CMD/BAT langage inherited from MS-DOS rather than bash or ksh?
Apparantly even Microsoft disagrees with you. Google for "monad"
OK. Download Windows Defender from another computer, say, to a fileserver in a clean net/dirty net configuration. Now try running the installer on the other machine on the clean net, oops. guess what? It requires WGA to be installed in order for it to install. WTF?
Microsoft has gone too far with this bullshit. Stop treating paying customers like criminals. All you folks are doing is alienating your legitimate customer base while not deterring the professional "pirates" in the slightest.
Nope, I "might" want it but have only caught bits and pieces of a couple of episodes. Looks interesting but I want to see a full episode or two before I buy the DVD set.
Yeah, I know, I could download them instead of waiting for it to be aired again, but. . . *shrug* I knew Sci Fi would eventually air it.:)
You mean, like, Oh, I don't know, querying a database?
Yeah, that's never been done before. When you search for "boobees" on Google, do you really think about the query Google's back end is running? No, you just anxiously await pr0n without thinking about it, and not only will google come back and say "Did you mean boobies, you nitwit?" but it will hyperlink that correction for you to click and then you will see the objects of your fascination.
Seriously, is this really news? We all know Vista is going to be a mess until SP1.
I hope they (Microsoft) pull an apple and start charging for minor yearly updates. With all of the features that have been yanked out of Vista, it's not the revolutionary major upgrade they've been promising. What they're shipping, the way I see it, is:
- A more secure Windows (it's about damn time!)
- A nice shiny skin (way to team up with Dell to help beef up hardware sales, guys!)
- A desperate attempt to not lose their monopoly to Firefox and/or Opera (Oooh! A tabbed MSIE! It still bucks standards, but hey, it has TABS!)
I think that they would make better progress if they followed Apple's model; be a little less ambitious about world domination, just incrementally improve the product. Don't try to conquer the world with a single release because you'll end up either with a VERY buggy product (exibit A: vista RC1 as claimed by many users on here), you'll have to yank features that would have excited corporate users (Exhibit B: WinFS), or you'll have to conduct massive code reviews and re-writes AND push the release date again, again, and again. The product will be a lot more mature, your developers won't look like zombies, and you'll have less firefighting and spin to worry about post-release.
ulterior motive of my post:;) (as an added benefit, yearly OS upgrades and more rapid obsolescence of OSes will send many users to alternatives)
That's just wonderful, but what if one does not run Windows XP? What if one bought OS X and hacked it to run on their non-Apple PC, or runs BSD or Linux instead? There is no legal MS-DOS in those situations, so an alternative is required. For some manufacturers (Asus, Foxconn) it's a non-issue since the BIOS includes an image loader for updates right in the firmware, but for other manufacturers (Gigabyte, Supermicro) that is not the case.
Not when motherboard manufacturers still ship BIOS updaters which require MS-DOS. Considering that you can't even BUY MS-DOS any more, and the images are likely leaving MSDN and Server disks soon, a legal alternative to DOS is still a necessity.
I get "randomly selected" when I bring my PocketPC and GPS with me. I never get marked for searches when I don't bring them. And yet, I have never left our nation's borders, I am an American citizen, a Christian, a conservative, and yet on one trip I was searched at the security point outside the terminal, at the gate right before the plane, and at the gate at the layover. What the fuck was up with that? That was when I decided I hate "duhbya" with all my heart, all my soul, and all my mind and to change my affiliation from Republican to Libertarian (which reminds me, I need to actually do that in the next couple of weeks). What the hell are they doing harassing an American citizen who makes the same damn domestic flights every few weeks? I no longer fly due to the harassment, and when I do have to start traveling again I'll either drive or take the train until I can afford to get my private flight certificate and my own goddamned airplane and bypass the whole fucking mess. I don't care if all I can afford is a crappy old Mooney or Piper, by bypassing the not-so-random selection I'll break even in time, and not only that, I'll actually get a decent view while I travel.
"Profiling" is the most basic forsensic science concept. Ignoring it and using random selection out of fear of "offending" terrorist(er, "militant") groups is idiotic at best.
Yeah, I know, not all muslims are terrorists. But compare muslim immigrants and visitors to the vast majority of American citizens, born and raised in America, who are either athiest, Christian, or Jewish, who travel only domestically, and see how many hijackers (based on percentage) come from each cross-section. Now, based on the scientific evidence (statistics), is random selection more effective, or is profiling more effective?
Didn't know about Orca though, is it the Windows Installer table editor bundled in the Software SDK
Yes, and it's very useful for overriding "not tested on service pack (n)" warnings and for installing on Win2K Server that you've modified to run as a workstation.:)
I see. Then, the next logical step is for America to preemptively invade Pluto. You know, I just realized something: Pluto is not a member of any centralized banks, and therefore it is absolutely imperative that we invade, ostensibly to "establish democracy"
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"You can only view the files using Amazon Unbox installed on the computer that originally received the downloads."
I'll stick with DVD purchases or torrent downloads, thankyouverymuchAmazon.
Actually, WATCH commercials for DVD.
Remember the "Narnia" (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) DVD commercial? "Own it on DVD today."
The Snow White commercial? "Own it on DVD today."
It is a commodity good sold off the shelf, not a work for hire. It is SOLD, not LICENSED. When you BUY it, you OWN it, and can do with it what Copyright Law does not prohibit.
HTH!
Disclaimer: I used to *heart* gnome and hate KDE. Now, I find Gnome to be more of a PITA than it is worth. I despise Gnome because they have dumbed it down more and more over the years, to the point where it's annoying. I'm surprised they haven't stated "we will now support only one-button mice"
:-p
Does Nautilus still suck? (Windows Explorer sucks. Copying Explorer functionality leads to an Explorer clone that also sucks. Ergo, Nautilus sucks.) I *heart* konqueror because of the zillion extensions I can install, I can tab AND split views, change the view as desired, etc. - in other words, if you need simple, you don't have to worry about it, but if you need advanced functionality to get work done quickly (in other words, your IQ is higher than 70 and you dislike dumbed-down interfaces) you can simply load a different view profile and expose the functionality.
File properties: "simplification" of permissions = hiding advanced permissions? Idiots. The KDE folks got it right a LONG time ago. A Simple view is presented initially, but, if you have half a clue and aren't totally frightened of more options, you can click "Advanced Permissions" and actually get to the advanced view. In their infinite(simal) wisdom, the Gnome folks have decided that everyone is a novice and NO one should have access to a view which is not dumbed down.
File open dialog: Are we still stuck with one single view, along PAINFUL navigation? Can I still not view size and sort by size? No, because having configurable views can confuse some people, so exposing alternate views is made available to NO one. It's like liberal's "tolerance" - promote tolerance by bringing everyone to the LCD, rather than admitting that "tolerance" really just means being mature enough to agree to disagree. Same thing here - Gnome folks are "simplifying" the environment by removing functionality and providing no advanced views.
And Metacity? It is the MacOS of the new millennium. You can have it any way you like, so long as it's dumbed-down, grey and not customizable. OK, you can skin it, but it'll still be dumbed-down and not very configurable.
Of course, some Gnome fanboi will mod this post down anyway so I'll just summarize here: Gnome Sucks (that's sucks with a capital S).
Uh, they did, and that is what killed them.
Oh, so users should have to put up with telnet as the only command line solution (rather than sshd), and with the CMD/BAT langage inherited from MS-DOS rather than bash or ksh?
Apparantly even Microsoft disagrees with you. Google for "monad"
OK. Download Windows Defender from another computer, say, to a fileserver in a clean net/dirty net configuration. Now try running the installer on the other machine on the clean net, oops. guess what? It requires WGA to be installed in order for it to install. WTF?
Microsoft has gone too far with this bullshit. Stop treating paying customers like criminals. All you folks are doing is alienating your legitimate customer base while not deterring the professional "pirates" in the slightest.
Nope, I "might" want it but have only caught bits and pieces of a couple of episodes. Looks interesting but I want to see a full episode or two before I buy the DVD set.
:)
Yeah, I know, I could download them instead of waiting for it to be aired again, but. . . *shrug* I knew Sci Fi would eventually air it.
You mean, like, Oh, I don't know, querying a database?
Yeah, that's never been done before. When you search for "boobees" on Google, do you really think about the query Google's back end is running? No, you just anxiously await pr0n without thinking about it, and not only will google come back and say "Did you mean boobies, you nitwit?" but it will hyperlink that correction for you to click and then you will see the objects of your fascination.
OBVIOUS use of a computer.
Perhaps not, but on the other hand, using a COMPUTER to display verbs rather than pigments on ink = OBVIOUS
So, it fails the most basic tests the USPTO is supposed to be applying to each application:
1. Is there prior art?
2. Would the application/technique/device OBVIOUS to someone with the required skill set?
YES? Then it ought to be rejected.
I hope they (Microsoft) pull an apple and start charging for minor yearly updates. With all of the features that have been yanked out of Vista, it's not the revolutionary major upgrade they've been promising. What they're shipping, the way I see it, is:
- A more secure Windows (it's about damn time!)
- A nice shiny skin (way to team up with Dell to help beef up hardware sales, guys!)
- A desperate attempt to not lose their monopoly to Firefox and/or Opera (Oooh! A tabbed MSIE! It still bucks standards, but hey, it has TABS!)
I think that they would make better progress if they followed Apple's model; be a little less ambitious about world domination, just incrementally improve the product. Don't try to conquer the world with a single release because you'll end up either with a VERY buggy product (exibit A: vista RC1 as claimed by many users on here), you'll have to yank features that would have excited corporate users (Exhibit B: WinFS), or you'll have to conduct massive code reviews and re-writes AND push the release date again, again, and again. The product will be a lot more mature, your developers won't look like zombies, and you'll have less firefighting and spin to worry about post-release.
ulterior motive of my post:
(as an added benefit, yearly OS upgrades and more rapid obsolescence of OSes will send many users to alternatives)
Apparantly you have to be a Microsoft-paid reviewer for the "evidence" to not be "anecdotal" ;)
OS X can be bought off the shelf. Just FYI. It doesn't have to be downloaded or copied for someone else to have a copy on hand.
What one does with it -- install it on an Apple-branded PC vs. a big-box PC vs. a whitebox PC -- is up to the person who purchased it.
That's just wonderful, but what if one does not run Windows XP? What if one bought OS X and hacked it to run on their non-Apple PC, or runs BSD or Linux instead? There is no legal MS-DOS in those situations, so an alternative is required. For some manufacturers (Asus, Foxconn) it's a non-issue since the BIOS includes an image loader for updates right in the firmware, but for other manufacturers (Gigabyte, Supermicro) that is not the case.
Not when motherboard manufacturers still ship BIOS updaters which require MS-DOS. Considering that you can't even BUY MS-DOS any more, and the images are likely leaving MSDN and Server disks soon, a legal alternative to DOS is still a necessity.
s/trojan/DRM scheme and EULA, making removal and/or circumvention a crime under the DMCA/
I get "randomly selected" when I bring my PocketPC and GPS with me. I never get marked for searches when I don't bring them. And yet, I have never left our nation's borders, I am an American citizen, a Christian, a conservative, and yet on one trip I was searched at the security point outside the terminal, at the gate right before the plane, and at the gate at the layover. What the fuck was up with that? That was when I decided I hate "duhbya" with all my heart, all my soul, and all my mind and to change my affiliation from Republican to Libertarian (which reminds me, I need to actually do that in the next couple of weeks). What the hell are they doing harassing an American citizen who makes the same damn domestic flights every few weeks? I no longer fly due to the harassment, and when I do have to start traveling again I'll either drive or take the train until I can afford to get my private flight certificate and my own goddamned airplane and bypass the whole fucking mess. I don't care if all I can afford is a crappy old Mooney or Piper, by bypassing the not-so-random selection I'll break even in time, and not only that, I'll actually get a decent view while I travel.
"Profiling" is the most basic forsensic science concept. Ignoring it and using random selection out of fear of "offending" terrorist(er, "militant") groups is idiotic at best.
Yeah, I know, not all muslims are terrorists. But compare muslim immigrants and visitors to the vast majority of American citizens, born and raised in America, who are either athiest, Christian, or Jewish, who travel only domestically, and see how many hijackers (based on percentage) come from each cross-section. Now, based on the scientific evidence (statistics), is random selection more effective, or is profiling more effective?
Yes, and it's very useful for overriding "not tested on service pack (n)" warnings and for installing on Win2K Server that you've modified to run as a workstation.
No; MSIE developers are still dropping acid on a daily basis. No way will they pass a drug test! ;)
Seriously though: no, it will not pass. However, neither will it fail quite as miserably as MSIE 6.0 does.
Is it truly incompatible, or does the installer merely refuse to run on Win2K? If it is the latter, that is usually fairly easy to resolve with Orca.
I see. Then, the next logical step is for America to preemptively invade Pluto. You know, I just realized something: Pluto is not a member of any centralized banks, and therefore it is absolutely imperative that we invade, ostensibly to "establish democracy"
Not true; Microsoft does back/sponsor and contribute open source projects. Look at DotNetNuke, IBuySpy, Paint.net
Of course, they only back projects which are absolutely married to Windows and not cross-platform code.
I'm surprised there isn't a flash game where you are Steve Ballmer throwing chairs at RMS, Linus, Jobs, etc.
By not referring to Pluto as a planet, you're supporting terrorists. After all, only terrorists would want to eliminate a planet. Right? Right?
*snickers* that's funny. The question I would answer your suggestion with is:
;)
Would their robot obey or ignore the directives when crawling archive.org?