Despite what the meept has to say (ain't he/she/it cute?), this is good news. Damn, imagine placing an order for a thinkpad and then saying, oh, yeah, I want Linux on it. Answer: sure, no problemo! Yeehah! That's my next big purchase. I'll just polish up the old cc to get it ready.
I'll definitely pay for the Linux version, but I'm wondering if it'll play on older - and I mean older - hardware. If not, well, I'll buy it anyway and stash it away until I can afford a better box.
"The suit was filed by physicist Laurence Godfrey, who for several years has run a personal crusade to force the Internet to submit to national libel laws."
Uh, maybe that's why he got dissed, 'cause he's been a pita in public? Just a thought. I mean if you take an unpopular stand in usenet groups, and harp on it, well, folks'll let you know, know what I mean?
"Intel is positioning the Pentium III as the "Internet chip," the first microprocessor designed to take advantage of the Internet's potential to deliver full-motion video and other advanced multimedia applications."
Huh? Wouldn't bigger pipes do a better job? So now clueless newbies will have the internet in their new 'puters. It says so right on the chip. wowzza!
Regardless of the sponsorship, this should be good. Various penguins floating around, intimidating the windows reps, the usual ms spiel fudders looking over their collective shoulders just in case a Linux person is in the crowd, ready to point out the latest, uh, fanatasy from the redmond pr machine. Heh. Maybe there will be some sort of implosion. BTW, Rob, the bg banner ad really scares me!
I can't help it: I know we're all 'sposed to be grown-up and responsible now that Linux is in the limelight; I know that flamage really belongs in c.o.x.a.; I know that dissing jk is really not nice or polite; but I can't help laughing my ass off at some of the rather witty and creative ways folks here on/. have of telling jk to basically fsck-off. Well, it's a slow aft, and so I say: "Keep 'em coming, Jon!" What the hell, if we're lucky, we only live once.
Maybe when this comes out, the price of the older III's will go down enough for me to buy one. I'd really like to have a palm, but can't justify the still-too-high price. We'll see. BTW, the V looks very nice.
I'd like to try this out, but it doesn't support my scsi controller - Future Domain 1680. No big deal, but that's where the extra disks hang off of, and so, for now, no joy. I'd like to give it a whirl; anyone want to donate an older 'puter so I can experiment?:)
I particularly liked your comments, Rob, about spell checkers and not getting out. Pretty soon, man, folks'll be bugging you for digital autographs. Kudos!!!!
This seems to point right to the fears of techno-weak phb's and folks that are, uh, computer-challenged but have to use them at work. After reading the bottom line section, I really see this advice as something that clueless middlemanagers might buy into; it sounds so reasonable and, well, cautious. These Gartner folks do this sort of thing for money, for businesses, right? Nice racket. *shrug*
Interesting read. If his point is valid, that transparancy is coming whether we like it or not, then the little people are basically fucked. All things being equal, no government is going to open up its workings to the, ahem, electorate. That would mean accountability. Rich folks - and I mean the dudes that can buy a GV to fly to meetings and not worry about the cost - will never, ever, never allow transparancy. What about large corporations, ms comes to mind, that don't want the information about the dirty tricks they use to get out? Sure, sometimes info gets out now, but most stays inside.
Nope, I'm sorry. Even if it is coming, the way society is structured right now, there are already too many "elites" with too much to loose, to have anything like fair and equitable non-privacy happen. People in the US, while most of the time totally out of it due to exessive tv watching, beer gluzzling, spousal infidelity, overall greed and selfishness, do sometimes draw the line when shit like this really makes no sense. Sure, the IRS has my number; the bank knows my spending/ saving (what's THAT?) habits. On-line shills know my cc number, email address, buying habits; sure some company that I pay protection to knows my credit rating (mortgage company). But, do these assholes know what I do when I get home at night? Nope, never will.
Personal privacy - PERSONAL privacy - does have meaning here in the US. God knows not much else does these days.
Just wanted to say thanks, Rob! Without/., my work life would soooo much more productive, and that's the worst thing I can imagine. Good luck, and hang in there.
Whether or not this is true, the point is that a lot of folks will or can believe that MS would do such a thing because of its past and present antics. In all seriousness, I don't think Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer are the most recent manifestaions of Satan and Hitler, nor do I think that MS as a company is inherently evil.
BUT, MS has done things in the past that reduce its credibility as an honest company. And the "war mentality" that was mentioned in the article is well documented. That people believe the worst of MS is no one's fault but MS's.
He was obviously using invective and hyperbole to create an effect: this is not uncommon in writing. Satire and irony can also be used. Sure, some of the comments were gross and unfair, but that's the point of the style - his resume seems to follow along with this attempt at cynical toughness.
"No wonder we booger eating Yanks think the Europeans are sissies."
Pokes fun at Americans as well. Oh, well, just my $0.02.
"Justice Department lawyer David Boies stopped the video demonstration in midframe to show a subtle inconsistency: a software title bar that suddenly changes in the middle of the test. The video had been played in court Monday."
Now, if you or I did something like this with evidence in a friggin trial, your or my ass would be hauled off to the bighouse real fast. I sure hope the gov't puts the blocks to these corporate pirates. I don't mind that ms makes crappy software that I have to deal with on a daily basis; I don't mind that bgatus of borg is a over-ripe over-rich phoney; I really don't mind the fact that bgatusdeborg has effectively dumbed-down a generation and a half regarding computing power and application. What I do mind is that ms and bgdeborg has the audacity to publicly flaunt such an arrogant and condescending attitude, AND expect to get away with this kind of behavior.
Huh, deportation might be a good judicial recommendation in this case.
Lawyers are like hit-men. Pay them money, they kill w/o thinking: men, women, children, various domestic animals, etc. Lawyers are the same. Pay them money and they litigate any side of any question. No morals comes to mind.
Granted, in any free society, one needs a fair and impartial justice system. It'll be nice when/if the US gets one.
Whats' the differnece between a dead dog lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road? The dog doesn't have tire marks all over its body. Heh.
I wish someone reputable would set up a distance learning-type thing. I just don't have the time to travel. Also, the cost would go down better w/ management if I could do it at work. Just a thought.
I would like to get a piece of paper that says I passed a battery of tests on Linux. It would show not only what I know, but what I need to learn in the future. Good for the resume as well.
of your trials and tribs. You can give back to the community in the future by helping other new users through their install problems and phobias. Everyone can contribute to the Linux community, Jon. Just make sure you remember and pass it along.
I was looking around at the stuff CAIDA has on their web site. Very cool. The java app that shows the network pipes is, for me, awesome. I was thinking that a really killer application would be a traceroute that would interact real-time with a graphical geographical representation of the pipes it goes through. Maybe with a text window below the graphic w/ the traceroute output. Too bad I can't code to save my life.
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Even though I don't have too much use for this type of book, I wish jk good luck. May your royalty checks be large and never bounce!
Despite what the meept has to say (ain't he/she/it cute?), this is good news. Damn, imagine placing an order for a thinkpad and then saying, oh, yeah, I want Linux on it. Answer: sure, no problemo! Yeehah! That's my next big purchase. I'll just polish up the old cc to get it ready.
I'll definitely pay for the Linux version, but I'm wondering if it'll play on older - and I mean older - hardware. If not, well, I'll buy it anyway and stash it away until I can afford a better box.
"The suit was filed by physicist Laurence Godfrey, who for several years has run a personal crusade to force the Internet to submit to national libel laws."
Uh, maybe that's why he got dissed, 'cause he's been a pita in public? Just a thought. I mean if you take an unpopular stand in usenet groups, and harp on it, well, folks'll let you know, know what I mean?
"Intel is positioning the Pentium III as the "Internet chip," the first microprocessor designed to take advantage of the Internet's potential to deliver full-motion video and other advanced multimedia applications."
Huh? Wouldn't bigger pipes do a better job? So now clueless newbies will have the internet in their new 'puters. It says so right on the chip. wowzza!
Regardless of the sponsorship, this should be good. Various penguins floating around, intimidating the windows reps, the usual ms spiel fudders looking over their collective shoulders just in case a Linux person is in the crowd, ready to point out the latest, uh, fanatasy from the redmond pr machine. Heh. Maybe there will be some sort of implosion. BTW, Rob, the bg banner ad really scares me!
That is sooooo cool. Lesse, I do have an old mobo doing nothing. Hmmmmm.... I'm inspired!
I can't help it: I know we're all 'sposed to be grown-up and responsible now that Linux is in the limelight; I know that flamage really belongs in c.o.x.a.; I know that dissing jk is really not nice or polite; but I can't help laughing my ass off at some of the rather witty and creative ways folks here on /. have of telling jk to basically fsck-off. Well, it's a slow aft, and so I say: "Keep 'em coming, Jon!" What the hell, if we're lucky, we only live once.
Thanks for the pointer. I'll check them out.
Maybe when this comes out, the price of the older III's will go down enough for me to buy one. I'd really like to have a palm, but can't justify the still-too-high price. We'll see. BTW, the V looks very nice.
What about your Linux box, Jon? How's that all going? Is it up and running? Are you using it. Did I miss something? (quite possible). Just curious.
I'd like to try this out, but it doesn't support my scsi controller - Future Domain 1680. No big deal, but that's where the extra disks hang off of, and so, for now, no joy. I'd like to give it a whirl; anyone want to donate an older 'puter so I can experiment? :)
I particularly liked your comments, Rob, about spell checkers and not getting out. Pretty soon, man, folks'll be bugging you for digital autographs. Kudos!!!!
This seems to point right to the fears of techno-weak phb's and folks that are, uh, computer-challenged but have to use them at work. After reading the bottom line section, I really see this advice as something that clueless middlemanagers might buy into; it sounds so reasonable and, well, cautious. These Gartner folks do this sort of thing for money, for businesses, right? Nice racket. *shrug*
Interesting read. If his point is valid, that transparancy is coming whether we like it or not, then the little people are basically fucked. All things being equal, no government is going to open up its workings to the, ahem, electorate. That would mean accountability. Rich folks - and I mean the dudes that can buy a GV to fly to meetings and not worry about the cost - will never, ever, never allow transparancy. What about large corporations, ms comes to mind, that don't want the information about the dirty tricks they use to get out? Sure, sometimes info gets out now, but most stays inside.
Nope, I'm sorry. Even if it is coming, the way society is structured right now, there are already too many "elites" with too much to loose, to have anything like fair and equitable non-privacy happen. People in the US, while most of the time totally out of it due to exessive tv watching, beer gluzzling, spousal infidelity, overall greed and selfishness, do sometimes draw the line when shit like this really makes no sense. Sure, the IRS has my number; the bank knows my spending/ saving (what's THAT?) habits. On-line shills know my cc number, email address, buying habits; sure some company that I pay protection to knows my credit rating (mortgage company). But, do these assholes know what I do when I get home at night? Nope, never will.
Personal privacy - PERSONAL privacy - does have meaning here in the US. God knows not much else does these days.
Just wanted to say thanks, Rob! Without /., my work life would soooo much more productive, and that's the worst thing I can imagine. Good luck, and hang in there.
Whether or not this is true, the point is that a lot of folks will or can believe that MS would do such a thing because of its past and present antics. In all seriousness, I don't think Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer are the most recent manifestaions of Satan and Hitler, nor do I think that MS as a company is inherently evil.
BUT, MS has done things in the past that reduce its credibility as an honest company. And the "war mentality" that was mentioned in the article is well documented. That people believe the worst of MS is no one's fault but MS's.
He was obviously using invective and hyperbole to create an effect: this is not uncommon in writing. Satire and irony can also be used. Sure, some of the comments were gross and unfair, but that's the point of the style - his resume seems to follow along with this attempt at cynical toughness.
"No wonder we booger eating Yanks think the Europeans are sissies."
Pokes fun at Americans as well. Oh, well, just my $0.02.
I still can't get to the site. Did the /. effect melt their server(s)?
Those people will do anything:
"Justice Department lawyer David Boies stopped the video demonstration in midframe to show a subtle inconsistency: a software title bar that suddenly changes in the middle of the test. The video had been played in court Monday."
Now, if you or I did something like this with evidence in a friggin trial, your or my ass would be hauled off to the bighouse real fast. I sure hope the gov't puts the blocks to these corporate pirates. I don't mind that ms makes crappy software that I have to deal with on a daily basis; I don't mind that bgatus of borg is a over-ripe over-rich phoney; I really don't mind the fact that bgatusdeborg has effectively dumbed-down a generation and a half regarding computing power and application. What I do mind is that ms and bgdeborg has the audacity to publicly flaunt such an arrogant and condescending attitude, AND expect to get away with this kind of behavior.
Huh, deportation might be a good judicial recommendation in this case.
Lawyers are like hit-men. Pay them money, they kill w/o thinking: men, women, children, various domestic animals, etc. Lawyers are the same. Pay them money and they litigate any side of any question. No morals comes to mind.
Granted, in any free society, one needs a fair and impartial justice system. It'll be nice when/if the US gets one.
Whats' the differnece between a dead dog lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road? The dog doesn't have tire marks all over its body. Heh.
Aye. Second the motion!!!!
I wish someone reputable would set up a distance learning-type thing. I just don't have the time to travel. Also, the cost would go down better w/ management if I could do it at work. Just a thought.
I would like to get a piece of paper that says I passed a battery of tests on Linux. It would show not only what I know, but what I need to learn in the future. Good for the resume as well.
of your trials and tribs. You can give back to the community in the future by helping other new users through their install problems and phobias. Everyone can contribute to the Linux community, Jon. Just make sure you remember and pass it along.
I was looking around at the stuff CAIDA has on their web site. Very cool. The java app that shows the network pipes is, for me, awesome. I was thinking that a really killer application would be a traceroute that would interact real-time with a graphical geographical representation of the pipes it goes through. Maybe with a text window below the graphic w/ the traceroute output. Too bad I can't code to save my life.