It just goes to show what a bolt-on job intel's 64 bit technology was; they didn't even take the time to push it through their entire product chain (both existing and in the pipeline).
For all the people that haven't read the article, Dell isn't saying they developed 64bit extensions for Intel. What they're saying can be summed up in the following hypothetical dialog:
Dell Strategist: "This AMD 64 bit thing is really being marketed well, and demand for 64 bits is increasing. You'd better have 64 bit soon or we'll be forced to start selling AMD machines." Intel Strategist: "Yikes, ok, ok, we'll get R&D on ripping off*cough* working on a similar solution"
Actually, Konqueror passed second. Some might say this is less of an achievment since the fixes that allowed Safari to pass could be more easily ported into the Konqueror codebase, but I still think the OSS project that passed Acid2 first should probably get more respect on/.;)
From the link, which describes how a Dutch citizen is not publishing his breakage of HDCP because he frequently travels to the US and fears arrest and prosecution:
Gross added that other security researchers, including Alan Cox and Ross Anderson, have stated that they are concerned about traveling to the U.S. for fear of being prosecuted under the DMCA. She said U.S. technical conferences are considering moving offshore so as not to place attendees at risk.
Calling all tech conferences: move to Canada and reassure the international community of researchers that they can present their research without fear of the DMCA.
So a bunch of Engineering student at U of T had been planning on pranking the UFO conference that this guy spoke at on Sept 25th. With spiffy aluminum foil crashed UFOs and little green men no less.
They got stopped by campus police, but it was just as well... These guys have totally pranked themselves already:P
I had my name changed in beta, and I also felt the violation that CmdrTaco is describing. The reason for my name change was because it had been deemed 'dirty'. Just like CmdrTaco, I had been using Jackmaninov online for years. It had been formed as a play of my nickname Jack and one transliteration of the last name of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Apparently it had been interpreted by a GM as "jack man off" and was out.
This was about the time that outcry over the newly instituted naming policy was peaking. I think I got a 35 page forum post over this:P
Sadly, I didn't quit in indignation over this, and wound up wasting another six months of my life on this game.
The Google Talk developer's page gives a good overview of Google's short-term plans for GTalk, such as partnering with Earthlink and Sipphone (or federating as they call it)
"It's like the Federation of Planets on your Star Trek program." "Ohhhhhh"
Why is Slashdot posting links to appft1.uspto.gov that are redirected through dw.com.com? So that.com.com can track our viewing habits? Do the editors not check for this?
How would we feel about Slashdot accepting a story from some guy that had his Amazon referall on all the links?
Autopackage addresses this issue by allowing the providers of software to roll their own equivalent of an InstallShield package.
The only big piece of software that I know about that distributes an Autopackage is Gaim (here).
Just download and run it, and after some progress bars and some simple questions you have Gaim on pretty much any distro. Sure, it has to provide its own dependencies (so you lose the benefits of sharing libraries with your distro), but it works damnit.
So the problem is being addressed on Linux, it's just a matter of software getting packaged in a way that everyone can use. But that's kind of the idea of distributing source...
For everyone that wants companies to understand BitTorrent, now's your chance to vote with your Net connection (and indirectly, your wallet). I'm probably the furthest thing from an anime fan (don't hate it; just don't like it), but I'm downloading and seeding this file just to show my support of the technology.
If this trial of BitTorrent goes well for this particular company, then that's one more "good" use of torrents we can use to fight the people who want to shut it down because of its possible "bad" uses.
I encourage all BitTorrent supporters to encourage AnimeOnDVD's test of new technology and new delivery models with me.
There are no well-known trademarks, service marks, trade names and/or domain names that have not already been adopted by some other company first; as in the case at bar. In the same manner that there is not any real property in the 21st Century that can be acquired for free or homesteaded. There is no free well-known intellectual property left in the 21st Century. No free rides!
I thought the Chinese were going to supply the hardware and India was going to supply the software as per the two countries' complete global dominance of IT agreement.
Or is this out of concern for Chinese security? I know that India and China aren't on the best terms, but there has to be SOME low level software that could be supplied by foreigners for government use (word processors come to mind).
As can plainly be seen in the graphics on this page they are running OpenOffice under KDE (for the first few images anyways). YET they are advertising their product as only being for Windows.
So the only sensible explanation is that they're using screenshots taken by others to advertise their product. GG!
Other apps on the site:
PDF Creator -> surprise, it's OpenOffice again! SQL Server -> MySQL
"can't control the digital audio volume via remote"
I'm assuming they have the digital output setup like a line out. You can't change the volume of the line out on most equipment either. He should be changing the volume on his speakers.
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Hey! I'm not wearing a shirt right now! Don't make me feel bad...
It just goes to show what a bolt-on job intel's 64 bit technology was; they didn't even take the time to push it through their entire product chain (both existing and in the pipeline).
For all the people that haven't read the article, Dell isn't saying they developed 64bit extensions for Intel. What they're saying can be summed up in the following hypothetical dialog:
Dell Strategist: "This AMD 64 bit thing is really being marketed well, and demand for 64 bits is increasing. You'd better have 64 bit soon or we'll be forced to start selling AMD machines."
Intel Strategist: "Yikes, ok, ok, we'll get R&D on ripping off*cough* working on a similar solution"
Actually, Konqueror passed second. Some might say this is less of an achievment since the fixes that allowed Safari to pass could be more easily ported into the Konqueror codebase, but I still think the OSS project that passed Acid2 first should probably get more respect on /. ;)
Info here.
So a bunch of Engineering student at U of T had been planning on pranking the UFO conference that this guy spoke at on Sept 25th. With spiffy aluminum foil crashed UFOs and little green men no less.
:P
They got stopped by campus police, but it was just as well... These guys have totally pranked themselves already
I had my name changed in beta, and I also felt the violation that CmdrTaco is describing. The reason for my name change was because it had been deemed 'dirty'. Just like CmdrTaco, I had been using Jackmaninov online for years. It had been formed as a play of my nickname Jack and one transliteration of the last name of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Apparently it had been interpreted by a GM as "jack man off" and was out.
:P
This was about the time that outcry over the newly instituted naming policy was peaking. I think I got a 35 page forum post over this
Sadly, I didn't quit in indignation over this, and wound up wasting another six months of my life on this game.
Pffft. 5 digits. Amateur :P
Ummm.... will they replace my Sony camera that I threw out because the CCD stopped working? Huh?
Lousy defects.
The Google Talk developer's page gives a good overview of Google's short-term plans for GTalk, such as partnering with Earthlink and Sipphone (or federating as they call it)
"It's like the Federation of Planets on your Star Trek program."
"Ohhhhhh"
Why is Slashdot posting links to appft1.uspto.gov that are redirected through dw.com.com? So that .com.com can track our viewing habits? Do the editors not check for this?
How would we feel about Slashdot accepting a story from some guy that had his Amazon referall on all the links?
It's a good deal compared to powerbooks; going from the 12" combo-drive to super-drive model costs you $200.
Excuse me, there are many more packages than Gaim available here. Firefox, Abiword and The Gimp stand out as the most popular packages on the list.
Autopackage addresses this issue by allowing the providers of software to roll their own equivalent of an InstallShield package.
The only big piece of software that I know about that distributes an Autopackage is Gaim (here).
Just download and run it, and after some progress bars and some simple questions you have Gaim on pretty much any distro. Sure, it has to provide its own dependencies (so you lose the benefits of sharing libraries with your distro), but it works damnit.
So the problem is being addressed on Linux, it's just a matter of software getting packaged in a way that everyone can use. But that's kind of the idea of distributing source...
For everyone that wants companies to understand BitTorrent, now's your chance to vote with your Net connection (and indirectly, your wallet). I'm probably the furthest thing from an anime fan (don't hate it; just don't like it), but I'm downloading and seeding this file just to show my support of the technology.
If this trial of BitTorrent goes well for this particular company, then that's one more "good" use of torrents we can use to fight the people who want to shut it down because of its possible "bad" uses.
I encourage all BitTorrent supporters to encourage AnimeOnDVD's test of new technology and new delivery models with me.
From Rentamark.com's Cease & Desist Section:
There are no well-known trademarks, service marks, trade names and/or domain names that have not already been adopted by some other company first; as in the case at bar. In the same manner that there is not any real property in the 21st Century that can be acquired for free or homesteaded. There is no free well-known intellectual property left in the 21st Century. No free rides!
I don't even know where to begin with this guy...
SCO just issued a *QUARTERLY* report.
About $300,000 is what D. McB makes *QUARTERLY*.
*QUARTERLY*
Insightful? WTFBBQ?!
I thought the Chinese were going to supply the hardware and India was going to supply the software as per the two countries' complete global dominance of IT agreement.
Or is this out of concern for Chinese security? I know that India and China aren't on the best terms, but there has to be SOME low level software that could be supplied by foreigners for government use (word processors come to mind).
Heh, you're right. Info here.
Still interesting for those that might not have heard; the Apple press release doesn't mention it.
I'm surprised that this hasn't been brought up, but Apple is using a liquid cooling system on the 2.7Ghz model.
Details (including a cutsie animation) here.
EVEN funnier:
Photo Professional here.
Real Estate Genius here.
Oh wait, they're both the GIMP. However, they've gotten Real Estate Genius to run on machins with only 64K of Ram!
These guys are hilarious.
As can plainly be seen in the graphics on this page they are running OpenOffice under KDE (for the first few images anyways). YET they are advertising their product as only being for Windows.
So the only sensible explanation is that they're using screenshots taken by others to advertise their product. GG!
Other apps on the site:
PDF Creator -> surprise, it's OpenOffice again!
SQL Server -> MySQL
and more!
Dear Google/Mr. Goodger,
Please, please, PLEASE can we get Google Desktop Search indexing of Firefox history and Thunderbird messages.
Please!
Love Grazz
"can't control the digital audio volume via remote"
I'm assuming they have the digital output setup like a line out. You can't change the volume of the line out on most equipment either. He should be changing the volume on his speakers.