I thought I would write an informative post about running games in Linux...
Then I realized I just wanted to brag.:-D Install went perfectly in wine at 12:30am this morning. It even created a desktop shortcut pointing to "wine worldofwarcraft.exe". I'm so happy.
The cost is not negative press. The cost is that of upholding their end of the contract as a Microsoft reseller. If you buy Windows with your Dell box, then decide you don't want it after all, it's Dell's responsibility to provide you a refund.
It would be breaching several contracts (Microsoft-Dell;Dell-Consumer;Microsoft-Consumer) for them to not allow a refund.
Hey hey now. Making statements like this is what makes your point (and there is validity to be found in it) seem bigoted.
The act of assuming that women and minorities are somehow less than white males is the root of the problem. The fact that these groups have been discriminated against creates a need for balance.
The reason that an influx of women and minorities may seem to you to have reduced productivity? I believe the explanation lies in companies having "Affirmative Action" policies that make an attribute that has nothing to do with ability a determining factor in choosing who to hire.
Absolutely, if you're not opposed to using a compatibility layer in the form of WINE.
Because of its popularity, WoW is one of the best community supported applications for use with WINE. Ubuntu, having its own thriving user community is also a great choice for making WoW run in WINE.
Hooray for making large portions of the population immune to virii with this protein. Nothing like guiding evolution/adaptation ever closer towards pandemic.
As far as human rights are concerned, we have a well developed demarcation. If you were born of Homo Sapiens parents, you are human with the rights afforded you by the government of your parents' land. In the USA we blur this line between the moment of conception and the age of 21, but after that we are all equal under the eyes of the law. From lumps of flesh in a persistent vegetative state to Stephen Hawking, from quadriplegics to star running backs, from Rosie O'Donnell to Pamela Andersen; all people are granted the same "inalienable rights" according to the law. When it comes to human rights, we make no judgments on the worth of the individual (with the exception of criminals) based on any attribute. Stupid, frail or ugly, everyone's rights are the same. The only requirement for equality is that you are human.
There could be no defined standard for Artificial Intelligence. Are we going to base it on computing power? Are the AMD robots going to be out picking crops? Relegated to the status of second-class citizens? Why is it that the soft(firm)ware has to be able to manipulate the vessel it resides in to have rights (in the form of an android body)? What if the conscious programming resides in a vast super-computer? Need it be able to express itself graphically to be granted rights? If an AI "feels" oppressed, but has no method built into it's programming to express such, does it matter?
Play "The Sims 45", just remember to treat your Sim right or your ass is going to jail. Sims are people too!
This entire concept has no conceivable solution. We can't even decide if a blastocyst or a 14-year-old girl has more right to live, how could we ever be expected to decide the definition of consciousness?
On the surface it sounds like a stellar idea. "We make money on software, and lose money on hardware; let's sell the software to people that already own hardware!" In a way they already do this by porting titles to Windows. Of course, this doesn't happen until the game has been out for months(years) on the console. Even when a port does occur, the multiplayer is generally seperate. (This is understandable in FPS's, controllers will never beat equally skilled mice) There is also an issue of hardware compatibility. A game built for XBox 360 only ever has to run on XBox 360.
The number one issue keeping this from happening is also the most insidious: It's just easier to pirate software that you can read from a computer.
"That's because you were taken in by the BBC! Filthy British lies! But did they ever say a bad word about Winston Churchill? CHURCHILL! With his cigars, and his brandy, and his ROTTEN paintings! ROTTEN! Hitler, there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon! Two coats!"
...And let me tell you guys: This new program from the FTC is excellent. Don't listen to what those Capitalism(TM) and Free Speech(TM) fanboi's tell you.
Hmm, I read this and realized I was lining myself up for some massive flames. (No pun intended. Damn it! I did it again!)
You see, I'm being ironic here. The Chinese government seems to be suffering from a bout of homophobia. The image of the "Chinese Gold Farmer" is something that is very vivid for MMO players.
"Gay" is a popular MMO insult amongst another annoyance of online worlds: immature boys. These folks are also suffering from a (likely sociologically induced) case of homophobia.
You see what I did there?;-)
Yeah, I know it's not funny when I have to explain it. I'd just rather be thought of as a bland progressive than a hilarious bigot.
My question is: What's so evil about making profit out of your hard work?
I assume that most of us aren't independently wealthy. Even if you are, that money didn't just fall out of the sky. I'd hope that most of us aren't leeching off of the state. Unless you're at a public internet terminal right now, I shudder to think my tax dollars are paying for your computer and broadband connection.
Craigslist is a wonderful service, and god knows I'm a supporter of F/OSS-esque activities; however, this world runs on the concept that goods and services have value. (Yes, even if you happen to use those goods or services in conjunction with the magic box on your desk)
I myself am a Linux user.
When I'm talking to someone about technology, in person, I inevitably shift the conversation towards F/OSS.
But, am I the only geek getting just a little bit tired of reading these "you wouldn't have these problems if you just used Linux" posts?
This is Slashdot. We know. I promise.
Wife: Darling, come outside, I want to show you something. Husband: Not right now darling, I'm trying to see our house on this cool new satellite imaging site.
Yeah, or you could go and make your network more secure.
The human element is impossible to control. Even (maybe especially) your SysAdmin is vulnerable to a pretty smile, a fake set of credentials, or just a good "social engineer." The best way to secure your network is, wait for it, to make the network more secure.
With the advent of legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPPA there is even more of an incentive to increase security.
New technology is coming out every day to make this process as painless as possible.
Yes, training your employees to be more conscious of security is a good thing. No, it's not going to stop nearly as many intrusions as having good security measures in place.
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I thought I would write an informative post about running games in Linux...
:-D Install went perfectly in wine at 12:30am this morning. It even created a desktop shortcut pointing to "wine worldofwarcraft.exe". I'm so happy.
Then I realized I just wanted to brag.
Ubuntu Edgy
Dell Inspiron 610m
Cars, bats, bullets: these things have no effect on the newest in high-tech body armor.
The one thing it can't deflect? A good old-fashioned Slashdotting.
The cost is not negative press. The cost is that of upholding their end of the contract as a Microsoft reseller. If you buy Windows with your Dell box, then decide you don't want it after all, it's Dell's responsibility to provide you a refund.
It would be breaching several contracts (Microsoft-Dell;Dell-Consumer;Microsoft-Consumer) for them to not allow a refund.
All this, I agree, would generate negative press.
If social skills (keyword: "skills") are necessary or advantageous to your productivity, they are an "ability" as much as any technical skill.
Hey hey now. Making statements like this is what makes your point (and there is validity to be found in it) seem bigoted.
% 2C_2000t
The act of assuming that women and minorities are somehow less than white males is the root of the problem. The fact that these groups have been discriminated against creates a need for balance.
FACT: More than 50% of the population of the US considers themselves "White". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census
FACT: There are more males employed than females. ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/aat8.tx
THEORY: The ratios will remain largely the same in the workforce.
The reason that an influx of women and minorities may seem to you to have reduced productivity? I believe the explanation lies in companies having "Affirmative Action" policies that make an attribute that has nothing to do with ability a determining factor in choosing who to hire.
Absolutely, if you're not opposed to using a compatibility layer in the form of WINE.
Because of its popularity, WoW is one of the best community supported applications for use with WINE. Ubuntu, having its own thriving user community is also a great choice for making WoW run in WINE.
For the Horde!
Hooray for making large portions of the population immune to virii with this protein. Nothing like guiding evolution/adaptation ever closer towards pandemic.
Talk about a booty call!
This sparked the real question in my mind.
Where would we draw the line if this happens?
As far as human rights are concerned, we have a well developed demarcation. If you were born of Homo Sapiens parents, you are human with the rights afforded you by the government of your parents' land. In the USA we blur this line between the moment of conception and the age of 21, but after that we are all equal under the eyes of the law. From lumps of flesh in a persistent vegetative state to Stephen Hawking, from quadriplegics to star running backs, from Rosie O'Donnell to Pamela Andersen; all people are granted the same "inalienable rights" according to the law. When it comes to human rights, we make no judgments on the worth of the individual (with the exception of criminals) based on any attribute. Stupid, frail or ugly, everyone's rights are the same. The only requirement for equality is that you are human.
There could be no defined standard for Artificial Intelligence. Are we going to base it on computing power? Are the AMD robots going to be out picking crops? Relegated to the status of second-class citizens? Why is it that the soft(firm)ware has to be able to manipulate the vessel it resides in to have rights (in the form of an android body)? What if the conscious programming resides in a vast super-computer? Need it be able to express itself graphically to be granted rights? If an AI "feels" oppressed, but has no method built into it's programming to express such, does it matter?
Play "The Sims 45", just remember to treat your Sim right or your ass is going to jail. Sims are people too!
This entire concept has no conceivable solution. We can't even decide if a blastocyst or a 14-year-old girl has more right to live, how could we ever be expected to decide the definition of consciousness?
Whereas, in Iran it's moot to compare your leaders to those of the Axis. Without the Holocaust, they are just failed conquerers...
On the surface it sounds like a stellar idea. "We make money on software, and lose money on hardware; let's sell the software to people that already own hardware!" In a way they already do this by porting titles to Windows. Of course, this doesn't happen until the game has been out for months(years) on the console. Even when a port does occur, the multiplayer is generally seperate. (This is understandable in FPS's, controllers will never beat equally skilled mice) There is also an issue of hardware compatibility. A game built for XBox 360 only ever has to run on XBox 360.
The number one issue keeping this from happening is also the most insidious: It's just easier to pirate software that you can read from a computer.
"That's because you were taken in by the BBC! Filthy British lies! But did they ever say a bad word about Winston Churchill? CHURCHILL! With his cigars, and his brandy, and his ROTTEN paintings! ROTTEN! Hitler, there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon! Two coats!"
The Sistine Chapel is an advertisement for the Roman Catholic Church
God help us if 500 years from now our descendents are marveling at TV commercials in the National Madison Avenue Archives.
"Look at the lighting. Do you see how the camera man caught the grace of Britney Spears reaching for that Coke?"
...And let me tell you guys: This new program from the FTC is excellent. Don't listen to what those Capitalism(TM) and Free Speech(TM) fanboi's tell you.
Hmm, I read this and realized I was lining myself up for some massive flames. (No pun intended. Damn it! I did it again!)
;-)
You see, I'm being ironic here. The Chinese government seems to be suffering from a bout of homophobia. The image of the "Chinese Gold Farmer" is something that is very vivid for MMO players.
"Gay" is a popular MMO insult amongst another annoyance of online worlds: immature boys. These folks are also suffering from a (likely sociologically induced) case of homophobia.
You see what I did there?
Yeah, I know it's not funny when I have to explain it. I'd just rather be thought of as a bland progressive than a hilarious bigot.
Now if we could only show the Chinese government just how gay gold farming is...
My question is: What's so evil about making profit out of your hard work?
I assume that most of us aren't independently wealthy. Even if you are, that money didn't just fall out of the sky. I'd hope that most of us aren't leeching off of the state. Unless you're at a public internet terminal right now, I shudder to think my tax dollars are paying for your computer and broadband connection.
Craigslist is a wonderful service, and god knows I'm a supporter of F/OSS-esque activities; however, this world runs on the concept that goods and services have value. (Yes, even if you happen to use those goods or services in conjunction with the magic box on your desk)
For instance:
Slashdot
How I view Slashdot
How I can run a program to view Slashdot
My magic box's brain
We can cry foul about the evils of money all day, but chances are you are spending or making it at this very moment.
I myself am a Linux user. When I'm talking to someone about technology, in person, I inevitably shift the conversation towards F/OSS. But, am I the only geek getting just a little bit tired of reading these "you wouldn't have these problems if you just used Linux" posts? This is Slashdot. We know. I promise.
Your stock values may be infected with SPYWARE!
Wife: Darling, come outside, I want to show you something.
Husband: Not right now darling, I'm trying to see our house on this cool new satellite imaging site.
Two hours later...
Husband: Oh damn it!
Two words:
Wardrobe Malfunction.
It wasn't the Egyptians. Everyone knows the Mondoshawan got him.
Hmm... now that I think about it, this might not be a big change from the status quo.
Take a system that's fundamentally flawed and, instead of scrapping the bloated obsolete parts, incorporating them into your upgrade.
I've forgotten if I was talking about Microsoft or Congress...
At least the debates would be entertaining. ::Ducks::
Yeah, or you could go and make your network more secure.
The human element is impossible to control. Even (maybe especially) your SysAdmin is vulnerable to a pretty smile, a fake set of credentials, or just a good "social engineer." The best way to secure your network is, wait for it, to make the network more secure.
With the advent of legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPPA there is even more of an incentive to increase security.
New technology is coming out every day to make this process as painless as possible.
Yes, training your employees to be more conscious of security is a good thing. No, it's not going to stop nearly as many intrusions as having good security measures in place.