MacOS did this by placing "Classic" (Mac OS 9) apps in a seamless virtual environment. Users didn't even need to think about it, and that was important. There were _a lot_ of classic apps that needed to be emulated. It would be cool to do that for Windows apps, but I doubt it's ever going to happen.
They could help themselves (and Linux) by making major contributions to WINE. That would be a major kick to MS.
That's not entirely true. One can prove that no square circles exist, for example. Contradictory attributes make the entity an impossibility. I have a hard time stating the hard atheist position of "I believe that no gods exist", though, since I have no idea what attributes some previously unheard of god may have applied to it. It's a lot easier to just say: "I believe that no god I ever heard of exists", or even better (like you said), mention the IPU, PBUH.
Viktor Frankl, in "Man's Search For Meaning" was of the opinion that a more general rule applied: That those who were able to psychologically handle the concentration camps were people who could find some meaning in their existence.
I'm sure many religious people lost any sense of meaning, and other religious people maintained or found theirs. Some may have found existential meaning by belief in a god, but that doesn't really suggest that a survival advantage is gained by religion. All it really says is that a survival advantage is gained by those who find some existential meaning, whether religious, artistic, altruistic, or whatever.
While I agree that many people are foolish enough to think we are the cause of global warming, and that this is incorrect, it isn't really seriously disputable that we are having some effect. How much? This issue has been politicized so much, it's hard to tell. Regardless of the main culprits, we should be attempting to mitigate the damage as much as we can. Instead of saying: "It isn't us, it's impersonal natural forces." we should be saying: "We'll stop the little (?) damage we do, and see if we can come up with solutions to offset the natural forces."
Personally, I'm not particularly concerned with a handful of extinct species (except the mice, of course, we're only here for them after all) or with (likely) trivial coastal city water level increases. I'm more concerned with bizarre weather states. How much will this fsck precipitation, degree-days, cloud cover, and the like, where we produce our food.
I recently saw a projection of how our viable, arable land will shift northward. This would be a disaster. I grew up on a farm, have spent plenty of time in the SD badlands, and in central and northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and I can say (with quite a bit of confidence), that conditions for agriculture are better in the badlands than in the alkali swamps and pre-cambrian shield of the north. Even if such projections are inaccurate, the changes in weather patterns will have serious repercussions.
Whether or not we are largely responsible is kind of a moot point. We have a problem, and it's likely going to cause a lot of damage, and a great deal of money to deal with it. The last thing we should be doing is industrial-business-as-usual.
As far as 'look' goes, I've had a nice skin in VLC (which looks somewhat similar to the new Media Center's (which is nice)) for quite a while. As well, I have a very nice looking skin in XMMS. The point? You "absolutely love Windows Vista" because of a media player skin. That's not very reassuring.
Should I absolutely love Linux because I have a nice skin in XMMS? I sure hope not.
I notice Intel makes a fairly large contribution. Since AMD and ATI have gotten together recently, it would be nice to see some major contributions by them. That would benefit Linux quite a bit.
All politics aside, if this is true, then another country has the scientific capability to get stuff into space. I consider that good news, regardless of the country. Well done, Iran!
the fact that IBM went to bat against SCO tells us, I believe, where they are on alleged IP violations in Linux.
Perhaps, but that is not certain. The only thing it tells us with certainty is that IBM disagrees with SCO's position.
Now excuse me, but in the universe the rest of us occupy it is up to the plaintive to produce the evidence, else they can be accused of pulling a Darl (you stole my IP!, what IP?, you tell me!).
I never said otherwise.
What IBM thinks of 'Microsoft's patent claims' is irrelevant. What matters is concrete claims backed up by evidence.
Of course concrete claims are, at the end of the day, what matter. An official statement from IBM regarding Ballmer's comments, however, would be much more reassuring to the corporate world than a website attempting to say (in effect) "put up, or shut up".
The onus is on Microsoft to tell us where the alleged violations occur, not IBM to prove they didn't. Else Ballmer is merely engaged in nothing more than a FUD campaign.
I very much agree. However, IBM is uniquely qualified to neutralize (or at least weaken the impact of) that FUD. Do you really think, if the deadline comes to pass, with no response from MS, that the corporate world will say "phew, now we know Ballmer was bluffing"? I don't. It reinforces the appearance of FUD, but it provides no certainty at all.
This is a joke, and will likely have the opposite effect. As others have said, if Ballmer says nothing in response, this reaction looks childish and entirely NOT reassuring. Or Ballmer could continue spreading FUD, business as usual, and ignore it -- same result. What it really needs is IBM, (not Redhat, the FSF, or Canonical), a company respected as much as MS by the top-end corporate powers-that-be, saying: "WE are not concerned with Ballmer's statements. We are entirely confident that they are baseless."
Pish. Pick which end of the egg you want to crack, it's the same thing. Clinton in Somalia, for example, or one of the big issues and (at least perceived) injustices, Truman and the formation of Israel. Maybe it's not "finding the most vicious....fascists" you can find, but it's political and societal interference of equal magnitude.
...that this wasn't a proper SETI find. The news stations would have had a hard time deciding whether the Anna Nicole Smith stories would need to be shortened. Sleep well, Rupert Murdoch, sleep well.
Slashdot Mirror
else if (you == consultant && you == chargingFixedFee && you == madeBlunderOnReadingSmallPointInSpec) "Fsck! I'll get right on that, sir."
You have been flagged, and entered into the dangerous persons databa---
waitaminit... I've got to go get a blow job from an Ethel Merman impersonator, and call my Lockheed-Martin handler.
I wonder why it smells like fish?
That's not entirely true. One can prove that no square circles exist, for example. Contradictory attributes make the entity an impossibility. I have a hard time stating the hard atheist position of "I believe that no gods exist", though, since I have no idea what attributes some previously unheard of god may have applied to it. It's a lot easier to just say: "I believe that no god I ever heard of exists", or even better (like you said), mention the IPU, PBUH.
Viktor Frankl, in "Man's Search For Meaning" was of the opinion that a more general rule applied: That those who were able to psychologically handle the concentration camps were people who could find some meaning in their existence.
I'm sure many religious people lost any sense of meaning, and other religious people maintained or found theirs. Some may have found existential meaning by belief in a god, but that doesn't really suggest that a survival advantage is gained by religion. All it really says is that a survival advantage is gained by those who find some existential meaning, whether religious, artistic, altruistic, or whatever.
While I agree that many people are foolish enough to think we are the cause of global warming, and that this is incorrect, it isn't really seriously disputable that we are having some effect. How much? This issue has been politicized so much, it's hard to tell. Regardless of the main culprits, we should be attempting to mitigate the damage as much as we can. Instead of saying: "It isn't us, it's impersonal natural forces." we should be saying: "We'll stop the little (?) damage we do, and see if we can come up with solutions to offset the natural forces."
Personally, I'm not particularly concerned with a handful of extinct species (except the mice, of course, we're only here for them after all) or with (likely) trivial coastal city water level increases. I'm more concerned with bizarre weather states. How much will this fsck precipitation, degree-days, cloud cover, and the like, where we produce our food.
I recently saw a projection of how our viable, arable land will shift northward. This would be a disaster. I grew up on a farm, have spent plenty of time in the SD badlands, and in central and northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and I can say (with quite a bit of confidence), that conditions for agriculture are better in the badlands than in the alkali swamps and pre-cambrian shield of the north. Even if such projections are inaccurate, the changes in weather patterns will have serious repercussions.
Whether or not we are largely responsible is kind of a moot point. We have a problem, and it's likely going to cause a lot of damage, and a great deal of money to deal with it. The last thing we should be doing is industrial-business-as-usual.
Whoops, you're right.... Sorry about that. It was a stupid misreading on my part.
Last moments on Zune:
Clippy in aviation goggles: Where do you want to go today?
UP!UP!UP!UP!
---A fatal exception has occurred at address 0F56:34C7104B, altitude 0 ft.
As far as 'look' goes, I've had a nice skin in VLC (which looks somewhat similar to the new Media Center's (which is nice)) for quite a while. As well, I have a very nice looking skin in XMMS. The point? You "absolutely love Windows Vista" because of a media player skin. That's not very reassuring.
Should I absolutely love Linux because I have a nice skin in XMMS? I sure hope not.
I notice Intel makes a fairly large contribution. Since AMD and ATI have gotten together recently, it would be nice to see some major contributions by them. That would benefit Linux quite a bit.
All politics aside, if this is true, then another country has the scientific capability to get stuff into space. I consider that good news, regardless of the country. Well done, Iran!
What IBM think of SCO's patent claims tells us nothing about what they think regarding Microsoft's patent claims.
This is a joke, and will likely have the opposite effect. As others have said, if Ballmer says nothing in response, this reaction looks childish and entirely NOT reassuring. Or Ballmer could continue spreading FUD, business as usual, and ignore it -- same result. What it really needs is IBM, (not Redhat, the FSF, or Canonical), a company respected as much as MS by the top-end corporate powers-that-be, saying: "WE are not concerned with Ballmer's statements. We are entirely confident that they are baseless."
for dealing with this asshattery should be contacting Apple, and recommending they remove this page:
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http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/displ
Not for Chuck Norris!
She now also brings soothing lotions with her, for those painful rashes you'll be repeatedly getting on your johnson.
Pish. Pick which end of the egg you want to crack, it's the same thing. Clinton in Somalia, for example, or one of the big issues and (at least perceived) injustices, Truman and the formation of Israel. Maybe it's not "finding the most vicious....fascists" you can find, but it's political and societal interference of equal magnitude.
If it's a porn site, you might as well go with "blew Ray"
I totally agree --- that was laugh-out-loud funny.
...that this wasn't a proper SETI find. The news stations would have had a hard time deciding whether the Anna Nicole Smith stories would need to be shortened. Sleep well, Rupert Murdoch, sleep well.
I'm not so sure of that...
We have William Lyon Mackenzie King on our fifty IIRC. He was as kooky as a barrel full of skunks, besides being an excellent PM.
Coal energy, corncob energy... I think the next space shuttles ought to run on old top-hats.