Actually, unbundling IS extreme. Maybe not for your average/.er (Could install an OS with his eyes closed), but for anyone else it is. Joe Schmoe will just get a migraine. Besides, when it comes to issues with a computer, people will always go to Dell, etc. instead of the OS provider. What does this mean? Dell would have to provide 3x the amount of service - Tech Support for Linux, MS, and Apple.
I still laugh at how people claim that it's okay for Apple to bundle, but not for Microsoft. Newsflash: If it's uncompetitive to bundle Windows, it's uncompetitive to bundle OSX. Both are OS's stored on a computer when you buy them from a store. Market share size, etc. should have nothing to do with it.
You know, this article has really surprised me...
Myself, I've always viewed myself as being a bit stubborn when it comes to what I view as illegal searches. Yet, I've always let the store search my bags when I leave frys, etc. I suddenly NOW realize that this is also, in a sense, an illegal search. Damn, the US really DOES indoctrinate you well.
Anyone know the relevant laws in the United States? Are we required to show a driver's license to a police officer, or show the contents of the bag as we leave the store?
Indeed,
correct me if I'm wrong, but iirc we fund the school system more, per student, than nearly any other nation. It just the money seems to evaporate...
I think that you're partially correct - it is like the early United States. However, unlike the U.S. I think Europe will maintain far more individuality and sovereignty than U.S. states. Pretty much, it's the United States as if the commerce clause hadn't existed.
Come again? China has artificially kept the value of their currency down, amongst several other blatant abuses of the world market. They aren't playing fair, either, so why should Europe?
Indeed. This strikes incredibly close to home, actually. My mother is currently a nurse. Once while drawing blood from a lady, the lady went psycho and blood ended up spraying into my mother's eye. Why were they drawing blood? She had common symptoms of AIDs. Those next few days were hell for the entire family (First, the lady refused to give blood again for testing, and second the labs still process it at the normal rate, despite the fact it happened on the job), thankfully it turned out said crazy lazy did NOT have AIDs or HIV. Could you fairly have cursed a faithful wife and mother to AIDs through such a silly claim?
Furthermore, what's wrong with sleeping around, anyway? I shouldn't just have to defend it with my own mother...
Bill Gates? He hasn't really being doing that all so much recently. Seriously, the Microsoft hate is still valid, but Gates himself really ain't doing much of the evil, screwed up practices.
Another question is how much of the HIV DNA would you have to remove to render it inert? Or hell, just make it produce bad (as in neutered) copies in cells? Surely nearly all strains of HIV have some fundamental part of the genome in common. If so, this would be potentially very helpful (in the distant future)
Indeed. I think people forget that sometimes flaws may play some role in producing very impressive people. Think of Stephen Hawking - would he have dedicated all his brainpower to Science if he was still fully mobile? I doubt it. All those advances he made would have been for naught.
Granted, he may not be the best example (I imagine he hates being stuck in a chair).
Hahaha. Fuck me, that's funny. You start comparing California and Washington based on, uhh, what? Then you admit you haven't the first idea how UW is funded and THEIR budgetary breakdown, but eh, near enough is good enough, so it's "probably the same". Never mind the fact my post's parent expanded his or her claim to include all public schools, of which California happens to have those public schools. Besides that, public schools tend to have budget commonalities - it's far more likely than a blind claim that it would be paid by the government. If you'd read the rest of the comments, suddenly you realize it was a pretty good, and correct, connection to make.
You pay for the bandwidth? Sure. And if you paid for the bandwidth, guess what, they'd ask your upstream. I'm failing to see your so-called point. Come again? The point is that the original parent was mistaken - the money for the internet comes from the students pockets, not the government's, and hence we do have a tad bit more discretion as to how to use that said bandwidth (or should, at least).
Look, I've long since started using Ruckus, but I still don't agree with the UoW is doing.
The University of Washington is heavily subsidized by the government. The students aren't paying for bandwidth, taxpayers are paying for bandwidth, and I can guarantee you that they aren't paying for the bandwidth so that college students can distribute the latest pop albums. Bullshit.
University of California campuses are subsidized by California. However, we still pay for our bandwidth with our HOUSING costs. I've actually read the budget, have you? I'm sure University of Washington is about the same. Maybe if they used their Computer Labs to download illegal content (which, btw, I think would be a minority) that's subsidized. But ten to one odds the majority of these letters will go to students living in Campus Housing where THEY pay the costs (or their parents, if you want to nitpick).
There's still no full functionality(Windows Live and Achievements), so we can't disprove Microsoft's claims entirely. Granted, I couldn't imagine a reason under the sun for it, but the Justice Dept. may have less knowledge in technology, and Microsoft has so many more brains to work out an excuse.
I don't know how many times this has been said, but Microsoft is a software vendor, not a hardware one. If they get to sell to Apple users too, then they make more profit. Who cares if Apple sells Vista OEM? The reason Microsoft HAS oems is because they still do make a profit off it. More importantly, this would nearly eliminate reasons for developing software for mac altogether for third party developers - they'll get practically the same penetration if they code just for windows and have Mac users just use Parallels.
I am of the honest opinion that the day Mac starts bundling Vista, or selling it OEM, etc. is the day that Microsoft breaks open bottles of wines and drinks to success.
Frost couldn't see in science a thing greater than himself. It was all about lesser and lesser things, smaller in every way than the ideals he loved. Frost clearly didn't see a black hole.
Believe it or not, this is why we have very nice lawsuits that point out these "coincidences", and get money for people laid off this way.
A company can't just coincidentally fire all the non RFID employees first - this is discrimination and there have been MANY successful lawsuits against such practices.
I live in the U.S., and when all these lawsuits against U.S. companies came into the news, I also felt that they were basically working against U.S. corporations.
Until I found out that the largest fines handed out by the EU has been to European companies.
Make no mistake; I think the ruling against Microsoft in the favor of Anti-virus companies was a Bad Choice. Likewise, I think these lawsuits against Google are a bad idea, too. Frankly, I think the EU is doing a horrible job when treating companies - but it's their own as WELL as US companies. The U.S. only hears about the U.S. ones being hassled.
Why is it SO hard for people to realize most people AGAINST illegal immigration aren't a) caring about minorities (in a racist way) and b) aren't trying to preserve the nation against the "evils" of other countries.
Let me start by saying I'm an immigrant. The kind of immigrant who came in on a H2 visa, per his father's H1(apologies if I got the names wrong... been a bit) visa and had to renew it LEGALLY for 4 or 5 years before finally getting a Green Card. During this time, we had to go to Tiajuana's US embassy, where no one SPOKE English (Absurd, isn't it?). Immigrating legally is a lot of work.
All the same. I'm very vocally in favor of a fence between the U.S. and Mexico. Hell, I'd want every last illegal immigrant to be returned to their country of origin. Legal immigration is hard, but doable. Some people accuse me of me against immigration because of this; I laugh heartily since I myself am an immigrant. In my opinion, some of the most vocal supporters FOR the fence and other illegal immigration boundaries are LEGAL immigrants.
Just a thought.
You can't outrun the laser, you're right. You can, however, outrun whatever mechanism controls the direction of the laser. Gotta aim before the laser kills anything - and the aiming is on some sort of mechanical base which has a finite speed (and finite accuracy)
With all this censorship, how the hell is China going to deal with thousands of Europeans and Americans visiting for the Olympics? The web isn't the only source of knowledge. The sheer flow of idea (and outside knowledge) could be crippling. Granted, I believe China has tried to set up a section for the Olympics, to cut it off from the rest of China, but I'm kind of hesitant to believe that'll work.
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Actually, unbundling IS extreme. Maybe not for your average /.er (Could install an OS with his eyes closed), but for anyone else it is. Joe Schmoe will just get a migraine. Besides, when it comes to issues with a computer, people will always go to Dell, etc. instead of the OS provider. What does this mean? Dell would have to provide 3x the amount of service - Tech Support for Linux, MS, and Apple.
I still laugh at how people claim that it's okay for Apple to bundle, but not for Microsoft. Newsflash: If it's uncompetitive to bundle Windows, it's uncompetitive to bundle OSX. Both are OS's stored on a computer when you buy them from a store. Market share size, etc. should have nothing to do with it.
Jobs knows what he's doing to help APPLE. Why the hell should he have NBC's best interests at heart?
You know, this article has really surprised me... Myself, I've always viewed myself as being a bit stubborn when it comes to what I view as illegal searches. Yet, I've always let the store search my bags when I leave frys, etc. I suddenly NOW realize that this is also, in a sense, an illegal search. Damn, the US really DOES indoctrinate you well. Anyone know the relevant laws in the United States? Are we required to show a driver's license to a police officer, or show the contents of the bag as we leave the store?
Indeed, correct me if I'm wrong, but iirc we fund the school system more, per student, than nearly any other nation. It just the money seems to evaporate...
I think that you're partially correct - it is like the early United States. However, unlike the U.S. I think Europe will maintain far more individuality and sovereignty than U.S. states. Pretty much, it's the United States as if the commerce clause hadn't existed.
Come again? China has artificially kept the value of their currency down, amongst several other blatant abuses of the world market. They aren't playing fair, either, so why should Europe?
Indeed. This strikes incredibly close to home, actually. My mother is currently a nurse. Once while drawing blood from a lady, the lady went psycho and blood ended up spraying into my mother's eye. Why were they drawing blood? She had common symptoms of AIDs. Those next few days were hell for the entire family (First, the lady refused to give blood again for testing, and second the labs still process it at the normal rate, despite the fact it happened on the job), thankfully it turned out said crazy lazy did NOT have AIDs or HIV. Could you fairly have cursed a faithful wife and mother to AIDs through such a silly claim? Furthermore, what's wrong with sleeping around, anyway? I shouldn't just have to defend it with my own mother...
Which is why we should all send the University DMCA notices for the University of Kansas RESNET staff.
Bill Gates? He hasn't really being doing that all so much recently. Seriously, the Microsoft hate is still valid, but Gates himself really ain't doing much of the evil, screwed up practices.
Hell, it doesn't even have to cost less. Companies want control over EVERYTHING involved with their products. Hell if it costs them a bit.
Another question is how much of the HIV DNA would you have to remove to render it inert? Or hell, just make it produce bad (as in neutered) copies in cells? Surely nearly all strains of HIV have some fundamental part of the genome in common. If so, this would be potentially very helpful (in the distant future)
Indeed. I think people forget that sometimes flaws may play some role in producing very impressive people. Think of Stephen Hawking - would he have dedicated all his brainpower to Science if he was still fully mobile? I doubt it. All those advances he made would have been for naught. Granted, he may not be the best example (I imagine he hates being stuck in a chair).
Look, I've long since started using Ruckus, but I still don't agree with the UoW is doing.
University of California campuses are subsidized by California. However, we still pay for our bandwidth with our HOUSING costs. I've actually read the budget, have you? I'm sure University of Washington is about the same. Maybe if they used their Computer Labs to download illegal content (which, btw, I think would be a minority) that's subsidized. But ten to one odds the majority of these letters will go to students living in Campus Housing where THEY pay the costs (or their parents, if you want to nitpick).
There's still no full functionality(Windows Live and Achievements), so we can't disprove Microsoft's claims entirely. Granted, I couldn't imagine a reason under the sun for it, but the Justice Dept. may have less knowledge in technology, and Microsoft has so many more brains to work out an excuse.
I don't know how many times this has been said, but Microsoft is a software vendor, not a hardware one. If they get to sell to Apple users too, then they make more profit. Who cares if Apple sells Vista OEM? The reason Microsoft HAS oems is because they still do make a profit off it. More importantly, this would nearly eliminate reasons for developing software for mac altogether for third party developers - they'll get practically the same penetration if they code just for windows and have Mac users just use Parallels.
I am of the honest opinion that the day Mac starts bundling Vista, or selling it OEM, etc. is the day that Microsoft breaks open bottles of wines and drinks to success.
Believe it or not, this is why we have very nice lawsuits that point out these "coincidences", and get money for people laid off this way.
A company can't just coincidentally fire all the non RFID employees first - this is discrimination and there have been MANY successful lawsuits against such practices.
I live in the U.S., and when all these lawsuits against U.S. companies came into the news, I also felt that they were basically working against U.S. corporations.
Until I found out that the largest fines handed out by the EU has been to European companies.
Make no mistake; I think the ruling against Microsoft in the favor of Anti-virus companies was a Bad Choice. Likewise, I think these lawsuits against Google are a bad idea, too. Frankly, I think the EU is doing a horrible job when treating companies - but it's their own as WELL as US companies. The U.S. only hears about the U.S. ones being hassled.
Why is it SO hard for people to realize most people AGAINST illegal immigration aren't a) caring about minorities (in a racist way) and b) aren't trying to preserve the nation against the "evils" of other countries. Let me start by saying I'm an immigrant. The kind of immigrant who came in on a H2 visa, per his father's H1(apologies if I got the names wrong... been a bit) visa and had to renew it LEGALLY for 4 or 5 years before finally getting a Green Card. During this time, we had to go to Tiajuana's US embassy, where no one SPOKE English (Absurd, isn't it?). Immigrating legally is a lot of work. All the same. I'm very vocally in favor of a fence between the U.S. and Mexico. Hell, I'd want every last illegal immigrant to be returned to their country of origin. Legal immigration is hard, but doable. Some people accuse me of me against immigration because of this; I laugh heartily since I myself am an immigrant. In my opinion, some of the most vocal supporters FOR the fence and other illegal immigration boundaries are LEGAL immigrants. Just a thought.
Hmm, my wife has a science PhD and her sister is a mor... um, is more talented in non-academic areas.
;)
Sounds like you married the wrong sister.
Joking aside, I applaud the article for differentiating between hackers and crackers.
You can't outrun the laser, you're right. You can, however, outrun whatever mechanism controls the direction of the laser. Gotta aim before the laser kills anything - and the aiming is on some sort of mechanical base which has a finite speed (and finite accuracy)
With all this censorship, how the hell is China going to deal with thousands of Europeans and Americans visiting for the Olympics? The web isn't the only source of knowledge. The sheer flow of idea (and outside knowledge) could be crippling. Granted, I believe China has tried to set up a section for the Olympics, to cut it off from the rest of China, but I'm kind of hesitant to believe that'll work.
That's the last we'll ever hear of Yang Zhou. Pity, considering he had a good point.