1. Encourage folks to run WGA 2. Do not disclose functionality of WGA publicly, wait until it gets leaked by whistleblowers to the press 3. Shut down Windows 4. Watch Linux and OS X market share climb (or the Windows 2000 pirate market skyrocket)
- Elect not to install xine, kaffiene, etc.
- You can choose from a variety of window managers
- You can choose to run or not run X
- That media and graphics apps, office apps, and so forth can actually be useful on a server? (ref: thin clients like X terminals, or if you're used to Windows, terminal services, etc.)
Your server may not line up with what other enterprises use. Why limit the system, and likewise, be glad it's not like Windows in that it's highly configurable and you don't get MSIE and Windows Media Player shoved down your throat with no option to remove them.
Check out his messageboard and ask him anything you like, especially since the chance that your question will be picked as one of those ten is very unlikely?
Have you ever tried to mount your cellphone to transfer files to/from it? Have you ever tried to sync an iPaq? Have you ever tried to get an ATI All in Wonder card fully working? Have you ever tried to mix ATI Radeon 7500 and 8500 or 9500 in the same machine using ATI's drivers? Have you ever tried to get an NVidia theater (their take on the AiW concept) card fully working? Have you ever tried to get a Hercules Game Theater XP fully functional, including full MIDI support?
Executive order defuses Kelo decision. physicsphairy writes "President Bush has issued an executive order whose effect is to undo the previous Kelo decision of the Supreme Court.
For a fellow who is so up in arms about judges legislating from the bench, he certainly has no problem with legislating from the oval office. WTF?
Somebody has no sense of humor and has obviously never read the moderation guidelines. Fortunately the admins here claim they are working on the "jackasses who throw mod points away modding down jokes they dislike" problem.
Go get a sense of humor. I actually happen to like Al Gore (I like anyone who gets involved with Futurama), I just think the "I took the initiative to invent the Internet" quote out of context joke is really funny. Still. It will always be funny. The fact that you do not find it funny does not make my post a troll post, it just means you do not find it funny. Instead of modding down my post you should have modded up a really great insightful post elsewhere in the thread.
We, more than likely, lost a free trade agreement with the U.S. because we didn't blindly join their coalition of the willing and invade Iraq.
You may be better off, quite actually. America is not the only market for your exports, and since we're going broke because we have very little manufacturing base anymore, we soon won't have the money to buy your goods anyhow.
It's a one-time cost to get the infrastructure in place, minimal maintenance. The airline to do this and offer the service in-flight for "free" (and bring back other services airlines have been dropping lately) will be able to FULLY book their flights and become far more profitable, AND even boost their prices a little bit because their services are so much better. Airlines have been trying to go bare-bones no-frills and it just doesn't work. Most airlines now suck fairly equally, it's time for the pendulum to swing the other way.
The biggest problems with the moderation system are: the folks who mod down opinions they disagree with in effort to skew a discussion, the nitwits who have no sense of humor and throw mod points away modding down humor as "troll" and "flamebait" (while letting goatse remain at 1 or 2), and folks who have multiple accounts where they lurk from one account (since the mod system obviously favors lurkers) and post from another. However even though the system is broken, it's better than certain other sites I'll refrain from mentioning.
Metamoderation does help to alleviate some of the above issues, but what's up with metamoderation bringing up posts from threads which have been archived and can no longer be posted to? Even if the system DOES in fact weigh for or against users' eligibility to moderate in the future, it does not resolve the issue of points which have been thrown away on "funny" mods (especially modding them down as flamebait or troll). Once - Just Once - I'd like to read a popular topic (be it Copyright, the current administration's policies, etc.), be able to set the threshold to 5 or even 4 and see a readable topic. Right now with moderators throwing points away to mod down rather than up it's just not possible.
Lastly, the system is skewed too far away from active users. Why should lurkers be more eligible to moderate? This only encourages people to create multiple accounts, to post from one and mod their posts up with the other (or mod others down with the other), and with people not bothering to metamoderate because they never get mod points (their excuse for not helping out - why tap the bar if you don't get the sugar pellet?) the check-and-balance system that you put into place is not being utilized well enough, allowing bad mods to continue getting points, while active users who can maintain objectivity while moderating do not get mod points often enough.
Articles which guarantee good ad impression numbers:
* Software "piracy"
* **AA actions
* Big evil corporation does anything at all
* a linux project is incremented by 0.0.1
* Microsoft introduces another point-release OS but increments a full version number and hails it as the best thing since the Trash 80.
(I'm kidding, I'm kidding!)
Seriously: If it's a slow news day here, why not post a related-but-not-quite-topical article which will attract a lot of eyes? Like it or not copyright law in other countries DOES (indirectly) affect us here in America. Look at the international "treaties" which are very quickly usurping our constitution. Look at the DMCA as the result of one of those treaties.
Eventually one airline will offer Wi-Fi service for free, making it the deciding factor for many people when choosing airlines. It doesn't cost a whole lot for them to offer the service. and if it makes professionals all over choose their airline over all of the competitors it is well worth the investment. Wi-Fi service itself does not have to be fee-based in order for it to be profitable.
Think about it: if you have a laptop, PocketPC, or whatever and know you're going to be suck in a crowded cabin for anywhere from two to seven hours, wouldn't you pay $50 or $100 more for the ticket package in order to book a flight with internet access? Just imagine, you can read/. and whine in your blog about the 6-yr-old spoiled brat who keeps kicking your seat (and post a picture of the cretin that you snapped with your digital camera within seconds of taking it).
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1. Encourage folks to run WGA
2. Do not disclose functionality of WGA publicly, wait until it gets leaked by whistleblowers to the press
3. Shut down Windows
4. Watch Linux and OS X market share climb (or the Windows 2000 pirate market skyrocket)
That's true (is it five, six, four, or three major labels this week?)
Anyway here's a (somewhat outdated) family tree outlining who owns whom in the music business:
http://www.arancidamoeba.com/mrr/whoownswho2.html
Think you're really buying from indeoendent labels? Check this diagram before you buy.
Did you know that with SuSE Linux you can:
- Elect not to install xine, kaffiene, etc.
- You can choose from a variety of window managers
- You can choose to run or not run X
- That media and graphics apps, office apps, and so forth can actually be useful on a server? (ref: thin clients like X terminals, or if you're used to Windows, terminal services, etc.)
Your server may not line up with what other enterprises use. Why limit the system, and likewise, be glad it's not like Windows in that it's highly configurable and you don't get MSIE and Windows Media Player shoved down your throat with no option to remove them.
Check out his messageboard and ask him anything you like, especially since the chance that your question will be picked as one of those ten is very unlikely?
Have you ever tried to mount your cellphone to transfer files to/from it?
Have you ever tried to sync an iPaq?
Have you ever tried to get an ATI All in Wonder card fully working?
Have you ever tried to mix ATI Radeon 7500 and 8500 or 9500 in the same machine using ATI's drivers?
Have you ever tried to get an NVidia theater (their take on the AiW concept) card fully working?
Have you ever tried to get a Hercules Game Theater XP fully functional, including full MIDI support?
"hey let's override the constitution at whim" is a universally good thing?
For a fellow who is so up in arms about judges legislating from the bench, he certainly has no problem with legislating from the oval office. WTF?
"wicked pissah" is more of a Revere thing than a Cape thing.
For me, the reason for Best Buy's existence is:
Their DVD selection, cheap DVD+/-R media, cheap CD-R media, and in a pinch, hasbro-class routers.
Somebody has no sense of humor and has obviously never read the moderation guidelines. Fortunately the admins here claim they are working on the "jackasses who throw mod points away modding down jokes they dislike" problem.
Go get a sense of humor. I actually happen to like Al Gore (I like anyone who gets involved with Futurama), I just think the "I took the initiative to invent the Internet" quote out of context joke is really funny. Still. It will always be funny. The fact that you do not find it funny does not make my post a troll post, it just means you do not find it funny. Instead of modding down my post you should have modded up a really great insightful post elsewhere in the thread.
That is so untrue! I mean, look at Michael Jackson. . . oh wait a second, I see what you mean!
why it will only be for Vista (and not for XP) is:
They need a compelling reason for people to buy the upgrade.
You have to be French?
(I'm kidding, I'm KIDDING)
Yes, using the rovers that he himself singlehandledly invented and sent to Mars.
Why not just run ttf2pt1 against it?
Even better: why not use FREE typefaces and avoid the whole issue altogether?
American law does not apply in Sweden either, and yet look at what a couple of phone calls from Dubya's administration can accomplish. ;)
You may be better off, quite actually. America is not the only market for your exports, and since we're going broke because we have very little manufacturing base anymore, we soon won't have the money to buy your goods anyhow.
It's a one-time cost to get the infrastructure in place, minimal maintenance. The airline to do this and offer the service in-flight for "free" (and bring back other services airlines have been dropping lately) will be able to FULLY book their flights and become far more profitable, AND even boost their prices a little bit because their services are so much better. Airlines have been trying to go bare-bones no-frills and it just doesn't work. Most airlines now suck fairly equally, it's time for the pendulum to swing the other way.
The biggest problems with the moderation system are: the folks who mod down opinions they disagree with in effort to skew a discussion, the nitwits who have no sense of humor and throw mod points away modding down humor as "troll" and "flamebait" (while letting goatse remain at 1 or 2), and folks who have multiple accounts where they lurk from one account (since the mod system obviously favors lurkers) and post from another. However even though the system is broken, it's better than certain other sites I'll refrain from mentioning.
Metamoderation does help to alleviate some of the above issues, but what's up with metamoderation bringing up posts from threads which have been archived and can no longer be posted to? Even if the system DOES in fact weigh for or against users' eligibility to moderate in the future, it does not resolve the issue of points which have been thrown away on "funny" mods (especially modding them down as flamebait or troll). Once - Just Once - I'd like to read a popular topic (be it Copyright, the current administration's policies, etc.), be able to set the threshold to 5 or even 4 and see a readable topic. Right now with moderators throwing points away to mod down rather than up it's just not possible.
Lastly, the system is skewed too far away from active users. Why should lurkers be more eligible to moderate? This only encourages people to create multiple accounts, to post from one and mod their posts up with the other (or mod others down with the other), and with people not bothering to metamoderate because they never get mod points (their excuse for not helping out - why tap the bar if you don't get the sugar pellet?) the check-and-balance system that you put into place is not being utilized well enough, allowing bad mods to continue getting points, while active users who can maintain objectivity while moderating do not get mod points often enough.
Guess again.
Here's a hint: your mouth is not your only orifice.
Good god, have you never seen Futurama?
Why?
Articles which guarantee good ad impression numbers:
* Software "piracy"
* **AA actions
* Big evil corporation does anything at all
* a linux project is incremented by 0.0.1
* Microsoft introduces another point-release OS but increments a full version number and hails it as the best thing since the Trash 80.
(I'm kidding, I'm kidding!)
Seriously: If it's a slow news day here, why not post a related-but-not-quite-topical article which will attract a lot of eyes? Like it or not copyright law in other countries DOES (indirectly) affect us here in America. Look at the international "treaties" which are very quickly usurping our constitution. Look at the DMCA as the result of one of those treaties.
re: skydiving and riding motorcycles are not forms of free speech.
They can be. Is the diver/rider carrying a banner saying "foo sucks" or "No foo!" at the time?
Actually, concrete highways would be much cheaper because then they would not wear out every 7-10 years.
ADHD? What are you talking about, I don't have --- oh look! A squirrel outside!
Eventually one airline will offer Wi-Fi service for free, making it the deciding factor for many people when choosing airlines. It doesn't cost a whole lot for them to offer the service. and if it makes professionals all over choose their airline over all of the competitors it is well worth the investment. Wi-Fi service itself does not have to be fee-based in order for it to be profitable.
/. and whine in your blog about the 6-yr-old spoiled brat who keeps kicking your seat (and post a picture of the cretin that you snapped with your digital camera within seconds of taking it).
Think about it: if you have a laptop, PocketPC, or whatever and know you're going to be suck in a crowded cabin for anywhere from two to seven hours, wouldn't you pay $50 or $100 more for the ticket package in order to book a flight with internet access? Just imagine, you can read