Comment Re:Arbor Networks (Score 2) 217
or Mark... I just saw the Social Network
:)
My condolences.
Comment Re:Cheating? (Score 1) 693
Did you have to sign/read/agree to/ the TOS before you were allowed to perform a web search? Neither did I or anyone else. It's not even presented as an option.
Comment Re:"Intel doesn't copy-protect, DRM copy-protects" (Score 1) 217
From the article:
"DRM is a piece of software, not hardware."
It seems to me that very few things can truly be defined as "hardware" these days. Even our hardware has software or firmware embedded in it.
I think Intel saw the $$$s and wet themselves with the joy of renewed opportunity and threw the consumer out with the bath water. Or just sold their soul to the devil.
Comment Re:Money (Score 1) 728
I think you have it backwards. Winning elections is all about making more and more money while in office and when returning to "civilian" life as a highly paid consultant, VP or board of director. The process by which this is accomplished is what we're seeing in the media (fear mongoring, reduction in liberties, etc).
Comment Re:Will the app store have the same lock down? (Score 0) 827
As long as there's a farting app I'm all set.
Comment Re:Legit (Score 1) 255
"Legit" apps sells your info just as well as the others. That's another plug of open source software.
Google comes to mind...
Comment Re:Enough already, Apple (Score 1) 254
I just want to point out you missed it completely.
Not even from the article but from the summary above. The app is "a special RSS reader app to display EFF news on the iPhone". This app has a singular purpose therefore making it one with the source.
Not even from the article but from the summary above. The app is "a special RSS reader app to display EFF news on the iPhone". This app has a singular purpose therefore making it one with the source.
Comment Re:Remote admin of a UNIX box? (Score 1) 209
If your looking for something similar to Red Hat Network why don't you use the open source version of Red Hat Network, Spacewalk? All the goodness without all the mess.
http://www.redhat.com/spacewalk/
http://www.redhat.com/spacewalk/
Comment Nothing New (Score 1) 1055
My company's been doing this for years and it works just fine (Fortune 500 company with 86k employees). And all these people who say that it will just increase goofing off and laziness don't know what they're talking about. Those who will be lazy and work the system will do so no matter what the work schedule. But for those of us who actually put in the required time really appreciate having a 3 day weekend every other week.
Comment Re:Enjoy it while it lasts. (Score 3, Interesting) 145
I seriously doubt that. Open source software has been used to develop military systems for many years now on the contractor side.
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