People can be put in different groups when it comes to organizing because that is the way their brains work. Some people need to organize some things one way but other things another way.

The windows 7 menu is better for me >90% of the time....but the other 10% is a real pain. For others it might be better 60% of the time.....

Some of the people will be please all the time. Some will be pleased some of the time. Some will be pleased less.

It sucks that MS did not recognize the bigger picture.

Negatory good buddy, FTA:
“Even a cursory review of the law would show that the Legislature took the time to insert a preamble into the statute showing that it is specifically aimed at organized crime prosecutions,”

So, no he will not win easily......he likely will not even win.

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My local The Toronto Star's quality has gone down hill. I do think it has to do with a lack of funds.....how else would they end up with such low quality people? I mostly read it online now and maybe it is just the online quality that is really bad:

-Bad or no fact checking (yes, worse than slashdot)
-Stories/reports being changed significantly but no statement saying they were changed.
-Lame stories (man in california /thinks says he got of speeding ticket because of his GPS evidence contrary to judges statement...wtf???)
-purposely misleading and erroneous article headlines/titles

I can imagine the stuff people will get away with because there are no reporters to hide from when this new form of quality becomes more popular.

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good business sense.
Starcraft sequel comes out and Microsoft rides the (free) wave again hoping to snap up some RTS players new and those that get a bit tired of Starcraft.

AOE was a good game had a lot of potential for tweaking left; I wish they polished it up more. I'll still buy/play it.

Independent minded?
Can't rely on others for important things?

Then do it yourself. It is the only way to make sure it gets done right.

"Twain had a cunning plan to beat the early 20th century copyright law with its short copyright terms. Twain planned to republish every one of his works the moment it went out of copyright with one-third more content, hoping that availability of such 'premium' version will make prints based on the out-of-copyright version less desirable on the market."

Where is the wrath of the slashdot crowd?
Microsoft and a few other companies likely have secret shrines honouring him. The man was a scoundrel or just doing right the capatalism way.....I am don't know what to say, I might do the same thing if I could.

The 2/3rds of the bill being spent for 2 months of life is too much.
Yes, it is about the money. money=time money=food "money can"= quality of life I am talking about the ones that will continue to live.
Money does not matter directly but it does matter. The money resource could be used for other important things.

The man had several years to prepare for death and get his affairs in order; he had a responsibility to prepare. If he had the choice I would hope he would suck it up and move on; we all die, it is a part of life. And yes, ultimately the dying ones decision....I hope my relatives are brave at the end. I intend to be prepared and brave.

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Yes, lets send up jammer signals that cover the entire continent or EMP the entire sky. lets pull out the missles an put them in every city.
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The expense of the imaginary "safe, unbreakable, unhackable, wireless, remote control interface" isn't an issue; a plain old remote control signal will do thank you.

As for autonomous GPS devices....Say good-bye to accurate GPS.

The image/GPS based autonomous devices.....yep were screwed.

Yes. Toyota's mechnical fix may not be the actual fix and the root issue may be a software based one.

The software update is a failsafe, think of it as an error catching routine. All programs can benefit from error catching routines, problem is that programmers don't have enough time to program for every error possibility. Toyota has taken the time to add one to their cars.

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I can't understand why this is a "Lego" robot.
The pads are Lego the rest of the Lego is total cheap fluff. If I stick a few pieces of Lego on my car does that mean I drive a Lego car?
Maybe it is some cheap promo.

What am I missing here?

CC

The blogger stating 'to big to fail' in quotes (note the quotes) is not stating that Google will not fail.

He is stating that society relies on Google for infrastructure as if there was no risk in it ever failing.
He is communicating a warning as those of the past made did about other companies that were 'to big to fail'

Google's business model does have risks. Therefore, relying on Google for infrastructure is a risk. Wake up!

CS

Cool map....

Not that there was evidence of it given:
The shocking part would be that Netflix keeps track of an individuals rentals (possibly) and then creates thse maps based on those individuals histories. Again no proof but it concerns some.

On a similar note
In Canada the zip equivilant is the postal code.....postal codes often refer to only a handful of houses....so posting rentals based on postal codes + an individual knowning person x uses netflix = invasion of privacy.

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I thought Dells business model was well known...my mistake for assuming:

Dell is a JIT manufacturer. There are no thousands of PCs in the warehouse.

The minimal inventory that Dell keeps should have dwindled significantly by now.

HP is almost in the same boat when it comes to stared inventory. companies cannot afford to have that much unpaid for and idle inventory.

What Dell and HP do not have faith that MS will put out a reliable replacement?

Then stop shipping the product! Thats what the judges order says....its says do not sell anymore.

If MS cannot provide what Dell needs they are out of luck for a bit....how about negotiating with MS and telling them they have to support this new version of Word for 120 days or its no sellly from Delly?.

Sounds like Dell and HP are trying to pull a fast one on the judge.

Changing a master image by taking software such as Word and replacing it with a slightly different version of Word (trial copies too) is simple for any competent tech.....I think Dell and HP have people with skills in their employ. If they do not maybe they should get some Microsoft consultants to teach them about Windows automated installs and layered images.

If they employed bumbling idiots that designed their image creation processes it will cost them. But if that is the case who cares?!? they are flushing money down the toilet every day with the screwed up process!

-Costly testing? pffft!...eyes rolling..