For Bill "If you have the money, we WILL come" Gates to defend the action is expected.
It's not likely that someone from Google will throw a chair at the Chinese goverment and have them bow down.
LOL. Good one. Much to my parents chagrin, I am my own thinker.
I had what I considered "good" professors and then I had others that used their posistion to force feed their political and cultural agendas. I would put those in the "bad" category. It was a life lesson for me, as I thought I was paying the money to further my education - not paying to be brainwashed into some half assed ideology by some nitwit who happend to make tenure.
Now, I would agree that if this guy is going to out "radicals", to be unbiased he would have to point them out on both extremes, be that ultra-liberal, ultra-conservative or whatever. Unfortunate for him, I seriously doubt he's going to find a lot of radical conservatives in the halls of education. So in reality, any radical he finds will be of the liberal sort and therefore his objective will never be seen as anything but biased.
Ok, the guy doesn't like some of these "radical" professors and wants to call them out. Show them for what they are, I guess.
What's wrong with that? If they are anything like some of the Bozo's I had, I say more power to him. It's a semi-free country.
Before someone flames, let me ask this question. Your political views......Do they belong to you because of you, or because some professor taught them to you?
"Apple has already stated they didn't do anything to prevent people from booting windows".
I think the key words in that statement are "didn't" and "prevent". I keep seeing people saying this, but in my mind, it doesn't mean they *enabled* anyone to do so either.
The MacNN forums have a thread by a guy with a new MacIntel machine. I don't know how hard the guy is trying, but he tried to load various Linux distro's and Windows XP from his and didn't get very far.
Vista might load, but XP doesn't do EFI. Hacks, workarounds, etc. might be forthcoming, but right now.....It ain't happening from reports around the web.
Actually, no idea what causes the light. Since reports date automobiles and electricity to the region.....
Have any of these students given thought to the Marfa Dry line? It's a pretty well known fact in the weather world. Doesn't explain the lights, but I find it odd that people often say things like "humidity", "moisture", etc. when explaining these lights and never does one of them mention of the Marfa Dry line. Hmmm. Could it be there is a link? LOL
We checked Ebay today at work for Xbox 360's. When they seem to be going for upwards of $1700, I bet we'll see a few more. Most were in the $1000 range, but some were asking $1700 at the top end.
As far as the lawsuit.....it's bullshit. Courts shouldn't even review these cases especially when, from what I understand, there is already info in the manual telling folks not to place them on the carpet. Last time I checked, companies didn't put such warnings or information in their user manuals to fill up pages and increase their printing cost.
I don't see anything wrong with what Google is doing. They provide tools that help me (and at no cost) do research, find stuff I am looking for, etc. Personally, I think they are one of the few ethical companies out there. While they stockpile riches, they do help the average joes in the world. I'd take Google over MS any day.
Personally, I think we should be able to vote over the internet. Using a card reader and a smart card (i.e., your voter registration card) in conjuntion with a user supplied password on your home computer. Is it possible to have fraud? Probably, but it wouldn't be more than any other election with paper ballots. (Chads anyone?)
Warning labels, etc. need to be REMOVED. Let nature take it's course and it will eliminate these kind of morons from the gene pool - perferably before they can breed. Last time I checked, Blizzard wasn't nature.
Trash everything except SO:2001, Apollo 13, Alien, and Contact and you have a good starting point. Star wars and star trek....gimme a break. Where they good movies? Perhaps, but not deserving a spot in the top 10.
Last time I check...corporations and whatnot hired us for what we know (or anyone else), not how we look or dress. It's not like we are the guys standing up presenting shit at board meetings.
I think this more or less sums it up.
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Sony doesn't get it. I don't own any Sony products (I guess I always thought something else was better) but, after recent events, you couldn't PAY me to take a Sony product. Here's to hoping the rootkit/EULA stories make national news and STAY there.
Since the Feds are using these devices, they are trying to maintain their service. That's understandable.
On the other hand......
Who wants to bet if the Feds weren't using them, they wouldn't give a damn about the other end users and just let it play out - in complete silence.
Obviously this companies lawyers think they have a case. However, I believe most judges would turn the table on the plantiff and have them demonstrate exactly what it is that their software does.
Judge: So...this boils down to your company is seeking damages because the defendant is helping people remove your software, um, software that reports to you things that the defendants clients may not want you to know?
Plantiff: Yes sir.
Yeah, that's gonna win the heart and mind of the judge. NO WAY will this be a winner.
I doubt that would happen. If anything, MS would make it MORE compatible with OS X. After all, MS is after global domination, and for the most part...has achieved it. Apple has always relied on the sect that just wouldn't do "windows".
On the other hand, what does apple have to gain by doing this? Could it be that they KNOW people would jump to OS X and just use windows just for games? (which I suspect alot of linux folks do already - I know I did). It would also let them compete on an equal footing (somewhat), IF their business apps were superior to MS products.
Pro's: They sell more hardware. More people start using OS X.
Con's: Everyone switches to windows (unlikely).
Obviously, there are alot of ways to look at this, but in my opinion, Apple has been making some very good calls in the last few years.
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Roger. Copy. Fingers work faster than brain at times. "Payed"...obviously the word is "paid".
I dunno.... I think others might say, "If you payed for windows, you got screwed."
For Bill "If you have the money, we WILL come" Gates to defend the action is expected. It's not likely that someone from Google will throw a chair at the Chinese goverment and have them bow down.
LOL. Good one. Much to my parents chagrin, I am my own thinker. I had what I considered "good" professors and then I had others that used their posistion to force feed their political and cultural agendas. I would put those in the "bad" category. It was a life lesson for me, as I thought I was paying the money to further my education - not paying to be brainwashed into some half assed ideology by some nitwit who happend to make tenure. Now, I would agree that if this guy is going to out "radicals", to be unbiased he would have to point them out on both extremes, be that ultra-liberal, ultra-conservative or whatever. Unfortunate for him, I seriously doubt he's going to find a lot of radical conservatives in the halls of education. So in reality, any radical he finds will be of the liberal sort and therefore his objective will never be seen as anything but biased.
Ok, the guy doesn't like some of these "radical" professors and wants to call them out. Show them for what they are, I guess. What's wrong with that? If they are anything like some of the Bozo's I had, I say more power to him. It's a semi-free country. Before someone flames, let me ask this question. Your political views......Do they belong to you because of you, or because some professor taught them to you?
"Apple has already stated they didn't do anything to prevent people from booting windows".
I think the key words in that statement are "didn't" and "prevent". I keep seeing people saying this, but in my mind, it doesn't mean they *enabled* anyone to do so either.
The MacNN forums have a thread by a guy with a new MacIntel machine. I don't know how hard the guy is trying, but he tried to load various Linux distro's and Windows XP from his and didn't get very far.
Vista might load, but XP doesn't do EFI. Hacks, workarounds, etc. might be forthcoming, but right now.....It ain't happening from reports around the web.
Actually, no idea what causes the light. Since reports date automobiles and electricity to the region..... Have any of these students given thought to the Marfa Dry line? It's a pretty well known fact in the weather world. Doesn't explain the lights, but I find it odd that people often say things like "humidity", "moisture", etc. when explaining these lights and never does one of them mention of the Marfa Dry line. Hmmm. Could it be there is a link? LOL
We checked Ebay today at work for Xbox 360's. When they seem to be going for upwards of $1700, I bet we'll see a few more. Most were in the $1000 range, but some were asking $1700 at the top end. As far as the lawsuit.....it's bullshit. Courts shouldn't even review these cases especially when, from what I understand, there is already info in the manual telling folks not to place them on the carpet. Last time I checked, companies didn't put such warnings or information in their user manuals to fill up pages and increase their printing cost.
I don't see anything wrong with what Google is doing. They provide tools that help me (and at no cost) do research, find stuff I am looking for, etc. Personally, I think they are one of the few ethical companies out there. While they stockpile riches, they do help the average joes in the world. I'd take Google over MS any day.
Personally, I think we should be able to vote over the internet. Using a card reader and a smart card (i.e., your voter registration card) in conjuntion with a user supplied password on your home computer. Is it possible to have fraud? Probably, but it wouldn't be more than any other election with paper ballots. (Chads anyone?)
IF they extend it, we won't come.
It's $100k per incident or...infection, lets call it. This could add up to some significant amount of money.
Warning labels, etc. need to be REMOVED. Let nature take it's course and it will eliminate these kind of morons from the gene pool - perferably before they can breed. Last time I checked, Blizzard wasn't nature.
Trash everything except SO:2001, Apollo 13, Alien, and Contact and you have a good starting point. Star wars and star trek....gimme a break. Where they good movies? Perhaps, but not deserving a spot in the top 10.
After all, you can't un-read a book. If the reviews are any indication, there was a lot of pain and suffering on the buyer's end.
CA2? Blu-ray? Sony? Ah, might be a big seller if they only included the rootkit!
Everyone I know wouldn't buy one. Sony? You have GOT to be kidding me.
Last time I check...corporations and whatnot hired us for what we know (or anyone else), not how we look or dress. It's not like we are the guys standing up presenting shit at board meetings.
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Sony doesn't get it. I don't own any Sony products (I guess I always thought something else was better) but, after recent events, you couldn't PAY me to take a Sony product. Here's to hoping the rootkit/EULA stories make national news and STAY there.
Eat beans. Fart. Blast off. Anti-gravity device in a can.
Since the Feds are using these devices, they are trying to maintain their service. That's understandable. On the other hand...... Who wants to bet if the Feds weren't using them, they wouldn't give a damn about the other end users and just let it play out - in complete silence.
Obviously this companies lawyers think they have a case. However, I believe most judges would turn the table on the plantiff and have them demonstrate exactly what it is that their software does. Judge: So...this boils down to your company is seeking damages because the defendant is helping people remove your software, um, software that reports to you things that the defendants clients may not want you to know? Plantiff: Yes sir. Yeah, that's gonna win the heart and mind of the judge. NO WAY will this be a winner.
I doubt that would happen. If anything, MS would make it MORE compatible with OS X. After all, MS is after global domination, and for the most part...has achieved it. Apple has always relied on the sect that just wouldn't do "windows". On the other hand, what does apple have to gain by doing this? Could it be that they KNOW people would jump to OS X and just use windows just for games? (which I suspect alot of linux folks do already - I know I did). It would also let them compete on an equal footing (somewhat), IF their business apps were superior to MS products. Pro's: They sell more hardware. More people start using OS X. Con's: Everyone switches to windows (unlikely). Obviously, there are alot of ways to look at this, but in my opinion, Apple has been making some very good calls in the last few years.