It's the fact that apple only sells LCD monitors, starting at $699. It's the fact that airport (which is a fancy name for 802.11b/g) is much more expensive than what is available for PCs. It's also the fact that systems have high initial costs ($1299 for JUST A BOX!).
Mod this as a flame, or whatever, but it is NOT the software that turns people away from buying Macs.
Yes, the amount of pressure required to activate the brakes is more than the amount required to activate the brake light. The original poster's idea of rigging a switch would not accomplish much.
[i]"The Ministry of Defence had resisted opening up the spectrum because it has radar systems operating in Band C of the 5GHz part of the spectrum."[/i]
Perhaps the UK should stop using C band radars for military purposes, and get with the times by upgrading to L-band or X-band radar.
C-band is acceptabe for weather radar, but even then, you would be more worried about weather radar obstructing broadband connections...not the other way around.
Actually, drinking water is regulated by the EPA, not the FDA as you stated. And indeed, bottled water companies are required to submit to FDA regulations.
Of course, what do you expect from an Anonymous Coward?:)
Sure, people did at one time drink water from natural sources (springs, rivers, etc.) But that was then, this is now.
In recent history, we have seen an unprecedented chemical change in the Earth's environment. This is probably due to our increased dependance on chemicals. Over the last 50 years, we have added over 50,000 chemicals to every use from household cleaning to manufactoring. It should be no big surprise that these chemicals have made their way to our drinking water.
And these chemicals contribute to the pollution in humans.
When you say 'county', I'm assuming you were refering to your county's health department, or equivalent. If so, then to answer your question, no it is not. The only way they will step in is if there is major contamination.
Concerns involving the purity of drinking water should be addressed to your water department. But even then, the standards they have to meet are not very strict, and they will probably tell you the same thing.
As for me, I am a firm believer that no tap water is safe for human consumption, so I've decided to purify drinking water at home. Food tastes much better when cooked in clean water.
Imagine that you are a programmer for Unisys. You create a large amount of code that your employer sells. Let's say this code is stolen, and your employer sues the theif. You wouldn't have any claim to damages in this situation.
Artists are contractors who sell their music to companies who have the resources to market and produce it. They aren't any less or more special than others who do the same thing.
First they came for the rapists and I did not speak out because I was not a rapist
Then they came for the pedophiles and I did not speak out because I was not a pedophile
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Excuse me, but the file swappers that the RIAA are going after are not swapping their own songs. They are violating copyright law. Although present copyright law is not fair, it isn't an excuse to break the law.
The RIAA has one simple solution. Report the copyright infringement to the US Attorney's office. I'm sure SBC would have no problem giving up the identity of their users if given a subpeona from federal prosecutors.
Generally I'd agree. But you missed part of the article:
[i]SuSE sells SLD only in combination with a maintenance programme that covers a minimum of five desktops. The five-desktop, one-year maintenance contract, along with an installation kit, runs at $598, with $99.80 for each additional desktop.[/i]
Water. Water is the root of all evil. If it weren't for the fight over water, we would have world peace. Perhaps if burning hydrogen produced beer, the world would be a better place.
I almost have to agree. One of the first things I learned about writing book reviews is to never give a chapter by chapter summary. He even outlines it chapter by chapter.
Makes me wonder if he read the book, or skimmed it over.
IBM's market share reaches far wider than Dell's. First off, IBM is heavy in the mainframe market, as opposed to Dell which only sells intel-based servers. Secondly, IBM also has a large non-US marketshare, of which Dell only recently broke into.
Just because Dell sells more PC, that doesn't make them the largest "computer" company.
Martha Stewart may be responsible for insider trading and/or obstruction of justice. IBM may be responsible for fraudulent accounting. Apples and oranges dude.
To bring this back on topic, how many young people do you have working on this system? The Unisys mainframe we have is only touched by the Unisys technician, and a handfull of "old guys" who've been doing so for many years.
I've been with the company for about 4 years, and wouldn't expect to touch the mainframe for another 10-15 years. And knowing what I know about IT turn-over rates, I see the chances of that happening being very low.
Actually, many law enforcement agencies do not give patrol officers authority to stop/rewind/eject media used in video recordings. In fact, I can name a few agencies where it's an evidence technician who takes the tapes from the vehicles, and signs them in.
There is a chain of custody involved, and it's best to keep that list as short as possible.
You're absolutely right. The city shouldn't have been so narrow in their options. And they should have allowed for an open bid. But that's the city's fault, not Microsoft's. Even though I distrust Microsoft by default, I don't think they're doing anything wrong here.
Of course, if there is evidence of kickbacks that comes to surface, then I change my last opinion.
According to the Slashdot story... "New Orleans eventually has to buy the software..."
Yet, the article says... Eventually, he added, the city will have to purchase software from the company...
The article would suggest that future software will not be free. Not that the current software will, in the future, have to be purchased. A minor detail perhaps, but it does explain why the software is a gift.
It would be like a gun maker giving pistols to a police department a substantial savings, but making them purchase their own magazines, springs, etc.
I personally don't see a problem with what Microsoft is doing.
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saying that your certificate is expired or not yet valid...except that it is...you need to go here.
It's the fact that apple only sells LCD monitors, starting at $699. It's the fact that airport (which is a fancy name for 802.11b/g) is much more expensive than what is available for PCs. It's also the fact that systems have high initial costs ($1299 for JUST A BOX!).
Mod this as a flame, or whatever, but it is NOT the software that turns people away from buying Macs.
Yes, the amount of pressure required to activate the brakes is more than the amount required to activate the brake light. The original poster's idea of rigging a switch would not accomplish much.
From the article:
[i]"The Ministry of Defence had resisted opening up the spectrum because it has radar systems operating in Band C of the 5GHz part of the spectrum."[/i]
Perhaps the UK should stop using C band radars for military purposes, and get with the times by upgrading to L-band or X-band radar.
C-band is acceptabe for weather radar, but even then, you would be more worried about weather radar obstructing broadband connections...not the other way around.
I would brag too, if I had such a good water system. ;)
Well, water you use to flush your toilet doesn't have to be sterile, does it?
When I say "are not very strict", I was meaning "are not as strict as they should be".
Perhaps Alabama has a better system than where I live.
Actually, drinking water is regulated by the EPA, not the FDA as you stated. And indeed, bottled water companies are required to submit to FDA regulations.
:)
Of course, what do you expect from an Anonymous Coward?
FYI: Bottled Water Regulation and the FDA
Sure, people did at one time drink water from natural sources (springs, rivers, etc.) But that was then, this is now.
In recent history, we have seen an unprecedented chemical change in the Earth's environment. This is probably due to our increased dependance on chemicals. Over the last 50 years, we have added over 50,000 chemicals to every use from household cleaning to manufactoring. It should be no big surprise that these chemicals have made their way to our drinking water.
And these chemicals contribute to the pollution in humans.
When you say 'county', I'm assuming you were refering to your county's health department, or equivalent. If so, then to answer your question, no it is not. The only way they will step in is if there is major contamination.
Concerns involving the purity of drinking water should be addressed to your water department. But even then, the standards they have to meet are not very strict, and they will probably tell you the same thing.
As for me, I am a firm believer that no tap water is safe for human consumption, so I've decided to purify drinking water at home. Food tastes much better when cooked in clean water.
While this might have been a case where probation would have worked, it sets a bad precedent and may encourage future crime.
Thats not the way it works.
Imagine that you are a programmer for Unisys. You create a large amount of code that your employer sells. Let's say this code is stolen, and your employer sues the theif. You wouldn't have any claim to damages in this situation.
Artists are contractors who sell their music to companies who have the resources to market and produce it. They aren't any less or more special than others who do the same thing.
First they came for the rapists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a rapist
Then they came for the pedophiles
and I did not speak out
because I was not a pedophile
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Excuse me, but the file swappers that the RIAA are going after are not swapping their own songs. They are violating copyright law. Although present copyright law is not fair, it isn't an excuse to break the law.
The RIAA has one simple solution. Report the copyright infringement to the US Attorney's office. I'm sure SBC would have no problem giving up the identity of their users if given a subpeona from federal prosecutors.
...and I've been using UBB for waaay too long. :/
[i]Lower licensing costs?[/i]
Generally I'd agree. But you missed part of the article:
[i]SuSE sells SLD only in combination with a maintenance programme that covers a minimum of five desktops. The five-desktop, one-year maintenance contract, along with an installation kit, runs at $598, with $99.80 for each additional desktop.[/i]
Water. Water is the root of all evil. If it weren't for the fight over water, we would have world peace. Perhaps if burning hydrogen produced beer, the world would be a better place.
I almost have to agree. One of the first things I learned about writing book reviews is to never give a chapter by chapter summary. He even outlines it chapter by chapter.
Makes me wonder if he read the book, or skimmed it over.
I'm very interested to see how Palm handled this, if they handled it at all.
:)
By making it cost $295, I think they've pretty much convinced the user to not abuse it.
IBM's market share reaches far wider than Dell's. First off, IBM is heavy in the mainframe market, as opposed to Dell which only sells intel-based servers. Secondly, IBM also has a large non-US marketshare, of which Dell only recently broke into.
Just because Dell sells more PC, that doesn't make them the largest "computer" company.
Martha Stewart may be responsible for insider trading and/or obstruction of justice. IBM may be responsible for fraudulent accounting. Apples and oranges dude.
To bring this back on topic, how many young people do you have working on this system? The Unisys mainframe we have is only touched by the Unisys technician, and a handfull of "old guys" who've been doing so for many years.
I've been with the company for about 4 years, and wouldn't expect to touch the mainframe for another 10-15 years. And knowing what I know about IT turn-over rates, I see the chances of that happening being very low.
Actually, many law enforcement agencies do not give patrol officers authority to stop/rewind/eject media used in video recordings. In fact, I can name a few agencies where it's an evidence technician who takes the tapes from the vehicles, and signs them in.
There is a chain of custody involved, and it's best to keep that list as short as possible.
Not to mention they'd be talking during the in-flight movie. Sheesh.
Don't forget that cars don't have to be licensed unless they're intended to be driven on public roads.
You're absolutely right. The city shouldn't have been so narrow in their options. And they should have allowed for an open bid. But that's the city's fault, not Microsoft's. Even though I distrust Microsoft by default, I don't think they're doing anything wrong here.
Of course, if there is evidence of kickbacks that comes to surface, then I change my last opinion.
According to the Slashdot story... "New Orleans eventually has to buy the software..."
Yet, the article says... Eventually, he added, the city will have to purchase software from the company...
The article would suggest that future software will not be free. Not that the current software will, in the future, have to be purchased. A minor detail perhaps, but it does explain why the software is a gift.
It would be like a gun maker giving pistols to a police department a substantial savings, but making them purchase their own magazines, springs, etc.
I personally don't see a problem with what Microsoft is doing.