I can't imagine a scenario where crushing SCO would not have been in their own best interests. Let's not pretend that they got their friends together and shouted "Let's go kill SCO because the world needs more freedom!"
Only on Slashdot could asking a reasonable and polite question be considered 'flamebait' just because someone's simplistic view of the world is being threatened.
Get some paper, pin it up around the neighbourhood with a private key. Ensure that people can't create an account or access the boards without the private key.
Am I missing something? Why use an overly technical solution when some paper and pens will fix the whole thing?
I don't know what you're doing wrong, but it's the choice of the messenger program itself to honour the Windows default browser - as such, I have MSN Messenger opening pages in Opera with no issue whatsoever.
If you're talking about Yahoo Messenger, up until version 9 they hardcoded to open IE and ignored the system default. This is not Microsoft's fault. Version 9 now honours system default.
It's better than mine, but then mine is mostly flames carefully disguised as possible insight. I explain that away by advising people that I hate the world, which may or may not include everyone in it.
What did you expect as a response? Your solution to "I can't get it working exactly right" is "I'm going to steal it and then play it anyway, thus proving that not only does the game have worth to me that I'm refusing to give to the guy that wrote it, but that the problem I decided to use an excuse doesn't actually matter to me whatsoever."
To be honest, you're a fucking prick, but seeing as you're convinced that everyone telling you that you're a fucking prick is just Slashdot being Slashdot rather than the fact that you're actually a fucking prick, I suspect there's no point in me telling you that.
I think you mean that sarcasm isn't always trolling. In this case, it was - GP didn't address the point, which is that at least some exposure to Word is going to be necessary to ensure students know what to expect.
Just to echo the other respondent, it's mainly because it's a choice between you handling hardware compatibilities in OpenGL via extensions (which is expensive and time-consuming) or Microsoft handling that for you by providing set feature lists for DirectX (quicker and cheaper). While OpenGL does have DirectX-style set feature lists for their point releases, they're slow to come out, the scope is narrower, and there's still a mass of proprietary extensions for ATI and nVidia that make it a mess to code for.
No conspiracy theories, I'm afraid - it's just that much cheaper to design for DirectX.
Gotta love how the original off-topic, troll post gets a +1 insightful but the post that points out that it's very clearly off-topic and a troll gets modded down... as a troll.
It makes it all the more mystifying that people claim there's no groupthink on Slashdot.
The Slashdot editors seem to still be enjoying laying all of Microsoft's faults at Bill Gates' feet, despite the fact that (as you say) he left a while ago.
So, asking a legitimate question is "grilling". So much for transparency and a new tone.
Did you stop at that part of the article? You probably should have read on to the point where Obama explained that he would be answering questions later on that day. The purpose of the surprise visit was just to say hello, hence the comment of "I came down to visit, not to answer questions, I'll do that later on."
By 'astroturfing', do you mean 'having a differing opinion to the groupthink'?
I'm still yet to see a single mote of evidence that Microsoft bothers to astroturf Slashdot. Can you honestly think of a community of individuals (save, say, BoycottNovell) that are less likely to either:
a) Switch to Windows, or b) Do anything at all on the whim of a commenter?
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I can't imagine a scenario where crushing SCO would not have been in their own best interests. Let's not pretend that they got their friends together and shouted "Let's go kill SCO because the world needs more freedom!"
Only on Slashdot could asking a reasonable and polite question be considered 'flamebait' just because someone's simplistic view of the world is being threatened.
Get some paper, pin it up around the neighbourhood with a private key. Ensure that people can't create an account or access the boards without the private key.
Am I missing something? Why use an overly technical solution when some paper and pens will fix the whole thing?
The minute an FPP is made of furry slash between Linus and Darl, I'm outta here!
Are you kidding? I'm sticking around on the off chance that it happens!
Thank you. You put that better than I ever have.
I hate to point it out, but he already had e) as a). Huh? Oh, bankers. Sorry, my vision is a bit off today.
I should really stop banking.
Formatting is thus:
<a href="http://INSERT.URL.HERE">Insert text here</a>
The above example appears like this:
Insert text here
Just tried it - both me and my housemate had our respective default browser open for a link, Opera and Firefox respectively.
You are doing something wrong.
I don't know what you're doing wrong, but it's the choice of the messenger program itself to honour the Windows default browser - as such, I have MSN Messenger opening pages in Opera with no issue whatsoever.
If you're talking about Yahoo Messenger, up until version 9 they hardcoded to open IE and ignored the system default. This is not Microsoft's fault. Version 9 now honours system default.
It was patched a long time ago - last October, to be precise.
There's the whole "never needed to buy a game ever again" part you missed.
You're right - I did miss that.
Apologies.
How does playing old Genesis games on his PSP make him 'part of the problem'? Is the problem 'Sega aren't getting enough money for the Genesis'?
It's better than mine, but then mine is mostly flames carefully disguised as possible insight. I explain that away by advising people that I hate the world, which may or may not include everyone in it.
Self-delusion dies hard.
What did you expect as a response? Your solution to "I can't get it working exactly right" is "I'm going to steal it and then play it anyway, thus proving that not only does the game have worth to me that I'm refusing to give to the guy that wrote it, but that the problem I decided to use an excuse doesn't actually matter to me whatsoever."
To be honest, you're a fucking prick, but seeing as you're convinced that everyone telling you that you're a fucking prick is just Slashdot being Slashdot rather than the fact that you're actually a fucking prick, I suspect there's no point in me telling you that.
I think you mean that sarcasm isn't always trolling. In this case, it was - GP didn't address the point, which is that at least some exposure to Word is going to be necessary to ensure students know what to expect.
Tell that to Hitler.
(Yes, I did just Godwin the whole conversation)
Just to echo the other respondent, it's mainly because it's a choice between you handling hardware compatibilities in OpenGL via extensions (which is expensive and time-consuming) or Microsoft handling that for you by providing set feature lists for DirectX (quicker and cheaper). While OpenGL does have DirectX-style set feature lists for their point releases, they're slow to come out, the scope is narrower, and there's still a mass of proprietary extensions for ATI and nVidia that make it a mess to code for.
No conspiracy theories, I'm afraid - it's just that much cheaper to design for DirectX.
Pfft. That comment was stupid. I'm so glad I wasted my time reading it.
*waits for the precious karma to come rolling in*
Gotta love how the original off-topic, troll post gets a +1 insightful but the post that points out that it's very clearly off-topic and a troll gets modded down... as a troll.
It makes it all the more mystifying that people claim there's no groupthink on Slashdot.
The Slashdot editors seem to still be enjoying laying all of Microsoft's faults at Bill Gates' feet, despite the fact that (as you say) he left a while ago.
They seem to be living in a parallel universe.
Because he completely misrepresented the content of the article and Obama's intentions?
So, asking a legitimate question is "grilling". So much for transparency and a new tone.
Did you stop at that part of the article? You probably should have read on to the point where Obama explained that he would be answering questions later on that day. The purpose of the surprise visit was just to say hello, hence the comment of "I came down to visit, not to answer questions, I'll do that later on."
By 'astroturfing', do you mean 'having a differing opinion to the groupthink'?
I'm still yet to see a single mote of evidence that Microsoft bothers to astroturf Slashdot. Can you honestly think of a community of individuals (save, say, BoycottNovell) that are less likely to either:
a) Switch to Windows, or
b) Do anything at all on the whim of a commenter?
A free punch in the face is still a punch in the face.