As cool as that sounds, you have to think in terms of profitability. Look at the top 10 from distrowatch.com 1 Ubuntu 2720> 2 openSUSE 2197 5 MEPIS 1178= 6 Mandriva 1030 8 Sabayon 863> 9 Damn Small 777= 10 Slackware 656 Can you imagine training your support staff on 10 distros? The only way this might work is if Dell warrantied the hardware and the software support you purchase comes from the distribution which may or may not have a support company behind it. Even still the countdown has not begun because you're looking at a crap load of work and investment to either organize the support or train your support staff.
I would submit that the same scrutiny applied to all evidence would be applied to the video evidence as well. Therefore, if there is a reasonable expectation to privacy at the location you were filmed the video evidence should be thrown out of a court case. To be un-biased, the unfortunate part of this is that the burden is on the accused to prove the reasonable expectation.
Lets shift this argument back to where it belongs. Where and how are can we secure our privacy? The debate should center on the movement to ban the use of countermeasure technology that individuals and businesses may have legitimate use for.
I find it incredibly amusing that so many people are calling the Google/YouTube deal a bad idea. So, they're taking comedy central clips down. Big deal. Remember YouTube is not about sharing commercial clips, its about the little people publishing themselves. I think Google knows what they're doing, what with the deals with a couple major production companies made by YouTube hours before the acquisition by Google and all. There may just be a method to their madness (like protecting themselves from these ridiculous content suits). I think the coming months will prove that Google is still wicked brilliant.
Your comment implies that you believe that harm to the rich to benefit the poor is justified whereas harm to the poor to benefit rich is unjust. I see, so then Mr. high-school-drop-out-car-thief stealing your Lexus is justified because you can afford to lose it and he can't afford to get one himself, but if repo his car because he isn't making his payments you're a bad man and will be found burning in hell.
This whole forcible distribution of property (money, files, otherwise) idea that justifies taking from one and giving to another based on their means is stupid. Doing can discourage the creators of content from being creative in the future. If you can simply download whatever movie, song, software you want without the permission of the creators why would the creators bother making more?
Don't get me wrong, I am a proponent of the GPL and Creative Commons. I am also a fan of Commercial licenses. Most of my code I could care less if another person uses or copies or whatever, but every once and a while I write a line I think I'd like to sell. I say more power to those who give away their creations for the betterment of society, but I also think that it is just as valid to want to earn a buck or even a million bucks for your creation and if you want your copyright protected then you're entitled to that.
As far as this case goes, intent is a huge part of a criminal case. If you provide a technology that can be used for criminal actions with the intent for that technology to be used in such a manner, that is called conspiracy and therefore you are a criminal yourself. This man is no Robin Hood. However, I think prison time is a little harsh.
This is a great idea! This will empower web site owners to add another dimension of functionality to their websites. Customized search engine. It will provide an avenue for those providing a service to help visitors get more specific search results for thier queries and providers benefit. Sure Google benefits from it with text ads, but you as well benefit. This is part of the brilliance of Google. "You get more from it than we do." You get an additioanl service on your website that is unique to your site and you get a little somethin' somethin' for click revenues. Google, just gets theirs from the click revenues. I would do this.
It seems to me that more and more companies are running dry in the innovation department. I think its a combination of a few things. 1) Companies aren't listening to what consumers want. 2) Their creative talent is aging and young blood is harder to keep. 3) They're skimping on R&D money. Much lack of innovation might clear up by solving one of the three problems. I find it pretty pathetic that a company has to say to its customers, "We got nothin'. If you help us we'll give you royalties." However, at the same time. It would be fun to participate and at least there is a real payoff for the participants who win, so it isn't all bad.
It was only an example. However, another reason to stick with SQL over other things is skill sets available, rigidity and comfort zone of decision makers etc. I should have realized the need for greater detail as the inevitable did in fact happen. Someone felt the need to flex their muscles.
In my experience, smart choices are often passed up for easier choices.
These are good responses. I, as a reader, appreciate the time you put into this. I have been a fan of MySQL for a couple years now and really appreciate the product. In my circle, MySQL 5 has come out as a serious competitor to SQL Server because the few thing we needed in SQL Server (stored procedures) can now be done in MySQL. This is fueling the considerations of embracing more open source products in our organization.
So, a highly educated individual embraced WoW as an avenue to further his intellectual goals. Nice. Now ask the 99.999999991% of the folks playing this game why they play WoW. It's for the raids man!
HP: Hey Randy, we'll pay you 25% more and give you a company sports car and corner office if you leave Dell and work for us.
Randy: Hmmm... I don't know. I'm such a loyal Dell employee.
HP: Fine, we'll give you a hot secretary and blinds for your office.
Randy: I'm in!
Yes, horrible wheeling and dealing. How about offer a good employee what he is worth to you and see if he bites.
Hey... Can you blame them? The budget was getting bigger and bigger and let's face it, motion picture adaptations of video games have a tendency to suck. Resident Evil, Doom, Silent Hill, Mortal Kombat Annihilation (MK one was pretty cool for the teenage me). The track record is not too promising.
A better strategy would have been to cap the budget and focus on story. Get the audience intimatly involved with the characters and the plot in the first movie. Show them a little of Master Chief's heroics and set the stage for your 200 million dollar sequel. I don't think this is a new idea. X-Men, Spiderman, Matrix, Star Wars prequel. Develop characters until you have the money to dramatically kill them off. Brilliant!
Battlestar Galactica 'Webisodes' Conflict Brewing
I think the conflict is already at hand. However, I'm not sure I agree with the actions of the staff of the webisodes. The Internet is a completely different medium and playing selfish little baby on this hurts the show the and may shorten the length of your employment.
If I were NBC, I'd commission a new crew to make a new series of webisodes and tell the other folks where to stick it. That's just me.
I think this is cool. Google Adwords is somewhat of a statistical pain in the butt. I've spent hours upon hours of my life analyzing keywords, click rates, etc. for pushing more traffic to various sites on the web. If this tool eases that pain, even just a little, I say it is a good thing. Google needs us to succeed with AdWords as much as we want to succeed.
Let me start by saying I don't like Microsoft, I HATE windows and IE7 is gay.
But! xbox is the most complete gaming platform ever created (in my humble opinion) and the xbox 360 kicks that up another notch (Those anticipating the wii, I expect it'll rock too). If Microsoft has ever produced a really good product, it would be the xbox line. I hope this pays off because I want xbox to persist for several platform generations to come.
You have to validate your copy of Windows. What B.S.! I was about to install it on my test computer here at the office, but since it requires validation before you install it I have the smoking gun I need to push Firefox as the next web browser here at work. Thank you Microsoft. In doing something so wrong, you actually did something right.
Cheers!
Not that I don't agree with you. You make good points, but dude! Chill the f**k out. Comments are for opinions and not for frickin' doctorial thesis.
Peace...
Of course this kind of analysis is welcomed. Open Source claims to write better and more secure code than closed operations as a result of community involvement and look-at-the-source-for-yourself accountability over the quality of the product. Therefore, this analysis directly supports the mission of open source. What I'd like to see is Microsoft submitting IE to the same public scruitny and maybe the senders of the 10 emails I received about this/. would shut the hell up.
...Registrars are. How about that. ICANN decides that registrars can exploit their power to shape the content of the web or make the more successful pay more for their domain. How arrogant and bold. My bet is that these three TLD's are a test bed to see how well the public receives this crap. If it goes without much outcry, then they'll throw in the big dog domains.com and.net. This type of behavior shouldn't go unpunished.
You make a very good point about software installation being a hurdle for Linux. My immediate response would be that it desn't get much easier than apt-get or urpmi (mandriva). The challenge here is that apt and urpmi offer a completely different concept to installation of apps. That is the concept of easily installing anything you want as long as it is packaged by your distribution. Most distros are extremely good at maintaining very diverse repositories. The problem is when you have to build something from source. However, I don't actually view that as a problem for the everyday user. Every application a home office needs is an apt or urpmi away. Therefore, the problem of software installation for the average user has been conquered from a technology perspective.
The windows operating system doesn't aim to include every possible piece of software that one needs to perform day to day tasks. That is an advantage of Windows where adoption of Linux is concerned. Buy Windows and run whatever compatible software you want.
The move toward Linux on the desktop faced a major obstacle. They didn't have access to the hordes of commercial software out there that Windows has. You can't run to office max and buy whatever you want. So Desktop projects like KDE and Gnome started developing their own flavors of office productivity software, educational tools etc. They're trying to provide the whole gammut. I like that route better personally, but it requires a different mindset about software and computing in general.
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As cool as that sounds, you have to think in terms of profitability. Look at the top 10 from distrowatch.com
1 Ubuntu 2720>
2 openSUSE 2197
5 MEPIS 1178=
6 Mandriva 1030
8 Sabayon 863>
9 Damn Small 777=
10 Slackware 656
Can you imagine training your support staff on 10 distros? The only way this might work is if Dell warrantied the hardware and the software support you purchase comes from the distribution which may or may not have a support company behind it. Even still the countdown has not begun because you're looking at a crap load of work and investment to either organize the support or train your support staff.
I would submit that the same scrutiny applied to all evidence would be applied to the video evidence as well. Therefore, if there is a reasonable expectation to privacy at the location you were filmed the video evidence should be thrown out of a court case. To be un-biased, the unfortunate part of this is that the burden is on the accused to prove the reasonable expectation.
Lets shift this argument back to where it belongs. Where and how are can we secure our privacy? The debate should center on the movement to ban the use of countermeasure technology that individuals and businesses may have legitimate use for.
The explicitly imply as such rather than make it clear that stealing from the rich is less wrong than stealing from the poor.
I find it incredibly amusing that so many people are calling the Google/YouTube deal a bad idea. So, they're taking comedy central clips down. Big deal. Remember YouTube is not about sharing commercial clips, its about the little people publishing themselves. I think Google knows what they're doing, what with the deals with a couple major production companies made by YouTube hours before the acquisition by Google and all. There may just be a method to their madness (like protecting themselves from these ridiculous content suits). I think the coming months will prove that Google is still wicked brilliant.
Your comment implies that you believe that harm to the rich to benefit the poor is justified whereas harm to the poor to benefit rich is unjust. I see, so then Mr. high-school-drop-out-car-thief stealing your Lexus is justified because you can afford to lose it and he can't afford to get one himself, but if repo his car because he isn't making his payments you're a bad man and will be found burning in hell.
This whole forcible distribution of property (money, files, otherwise) idea that justifies taking from one and giving to another based on their means is stupid. Doing can discourage the creators of content from being creative in the future. If you can simply download whatever movie, song, software you want without the permission of the creators why would the creators bother making more?
Don't get me wrong, I am a proponent of the GPL and Creative Commons. I am also a fan of Commercial licenses. Most of my code I could care less if another person uses or copies or whatever, but every once and a while I write a line I think I'd like to sell. I say more power to those who give away their creations for the betterment of society, but I also think that it is just as valid to want to earn a buck or even a million bucks for your creation and if you want your copyright protected then you're entitled to that.
As far as this case goes, intent is a huge part of a criminal case. If you provide a technology that can be used for criminal actions with the intent for that technology to be used in such a manner, that is called conspiracy and therefore you are a criminal yourself. This man is no Robin Hood. However, I think prison time is a little harsh.
This is a great idea! This will empower web site owners to add another dimension of functionality to their websites. Customized search engine. It will provide an avenue for those providing a service to help visitors get more specific search results for thier queries and providers benefit. Sure Google benefits from it with text ads, but you as well benefit. This is part of the brilliance of Google. "You get more from it than we do." You get an additioanl service on your website that is unique to your site and you get a little somethin' somethin' for click revenues. Google, just gets theirs from the click revenues. I would do this.
It seems to me that more and more companies are running dry in the innovation department. I think its a combination of a few things. 1) Companies aren't listening to what consumers want. 2) Their creative talent is aging and young blood is harder to keep. 3) They're skimping on R&D money. Much lack of innovation might clear up by solving one of the three problems. I find it pretty pathetic that a company has to say to its customers, "We got nothin'. If you help us we'll give you royalties." However, at the same time. It would be fun to participate and at least there is a real payoff for the participants who win, so it isn't all bad.
It was only an example. However, another reason to stick with SQL over other things is skill sets available, rigidity and comfort zone of decision makers etc. I should have realized the need for greater detail as the inevitable did in fact happen. Someone felt the need to flex their muscles.
In my experience, smart choices are often passed up for easier choices.
These are good responses. I, as a reader, appreciate the time you put into this. I have been a fan of MySQL for a couple years now and really appreciate the product. In my circle, MySQL 5 has come out as a serious competitor to SQL Server because the few thing we needed in SQL Server (stored procedures) can now be done in MySQL. This is fueling the considerations of embracing more open source products in our organization.
So, a highly educated individual embraced WoW as an avenue to further his intellectual goals. Nice. Now ask the 99.999999991% of the folks playing this game why they play WoW. It's for the raids man!
HP: Hey Randy, we'll pay you 25% more and give you a company sports car and corner office if you leave Dell and work for us.
Randy: Hmmm... I don't know. I'm such a loyal Dell employee.
HP: Fine, we'll give you a hot secretary and blinds for your office.
Randy: I'm in!
Yes, horrible wheeling and dealing. How about offer a good employee what he is worth to you and see if he bites.
Hey... Can you blame them? The budget was getting bigger and bigger and let's face it, motion picture adaptations of video games have a tendency to suck. Resident Evil, Doom, Silent Hill, Mortal Kombat Annihilation (MK one was pretty cool for the teenage me). The track record is not too promising.
A better strategy would have been to cap the budget and focus on story. Get the audience intimatly involved with the characters and the plot in the first movie. Show them a little of Master Chief's heroics and set the stage for your 200 million dollar sequel. I don't think this is a new idea. X-Men, Spiderman, Matrix, Star Wars prequel. Develop characters until you have the money to dramatically kill them off. Brilliant!
Battlestar Galactica 'Webisodes' Conflict Brewing
I think the conflict is already at hand. However, I'm not sure I agree with the actions of the staff of the webisodes. The Internet is a completely different medium and playing selfish little baby on this hurts the show the and may shorten the length of your employment.
If I were NBC, I'd commission a new crew to make a new series of webisodes and tell the other folks where to stick it. That's just me.
I think this is cool. Google Adwords is somewhat of a statistical pain in the butt. I've spent hours upon hours of my life analyzing keywords, click rates, etc. for pushing more traffic to various sites on the web. If this tool eases that pain, even just a little, I say it is a good thing. Google needs us to succeed with AdWords as much as we want to succeed.
Damn... and I was Modded flamebait.
Let me start by saying I don't like Microsoft, I HATE windows and IE7 is gay.
But! xbox is the most complete gaming platform ever created (in my humble opinion) and the xbox 360 kicks that up another notch (Those anticipating the wii, I expect it'll rock too). If Microsoft has ever produced a really good product, it would be the xbox line. I hope this pays off because I want xbox to persist for several platform generations to come.
All your base are belong to us!
Yeah... It didn't make it invisible to microwaves. It just hid it really really well.
You have to validate your copy of Windows. What B.S.! I was about to install it on my test computer here at the office, but since it requires validation before you install it I have the smoking gun I need to push Firefox as the next web browser here at work. Thank you Microsoft. In doing something so wrong, you actually did something right. Cheers!
Not that I don't agree with you. You make good points, but dude! Chill the f**k out. Comments are for opinions and not for frickin' doctorial thesis. Peace...
... And now I must rest. This verbal ass kicking has made me tired.
Of course this kind of analysis is welcomed. Open Source claims to write better and more secure code than closed operations as a result of community involvement and look-at-the-source-for-yourself accountability over the quality of the product. Therefore, this analysis directly supports the mission of open source. What I'd like to see is Microsoft submitting IE to the same public scruitny and maybe the senders of the 10 emails I received about this /. would shut the hell up.
"In Amerika there are no breasts on TV."
And it truly is a shame!
...Registrars are. How about that. ICANN decides that registrars can exploit their power to shape the content of the web or make the more successful pay more for their domain. How arrogant and bold. My bet is that these three TLD's are a test bed to see how well the public receives this crap. If it goes without much outcry, then they'll throw in the big dog domains .com and .net. This type of behavior shouldn't go unpunished.
You make a very good point about software installation being a hurdle for Linux. My immediate response would be that it desn't get much easier than apt-get or urpmi (mandriva). The challenge here is that apt and urpmi offer a completely different concept to installation of apps. That is the concept of easily installing anything you want as long as it is packaged by your distribution. Most distros are extremely good at maintaining very diverse repositories. The problem is when you have to build something from source. However, I don't actually view that as a problem for the everyday user. Every application a home office needs is an apt or urpmi away. Therefore, the problem of software installation for the average user has been conquered from a technology perspective.
The windows operating system doesn't aim to include every possible piece of software that one needs to perform day to day tasks. That is an advantage of Windows where adoption of Linux is concerned. Buy Windows and run whatever compatible software you want.
The move toward Linux on the desktop faced a major obstacle. They didn't have access to the hordes of commercial software out there that Windows has. You can't run to office max and buy whatever you want. So Desktop projects like KDE and Gnome started developing their own flavors of office productivity software, educational tools etc. They're trying to provide the whole gammut. I like that route better personally, but it requires a different mindset about software and computing in general.