Comment Re:I mean I got this article through RSS (Score 1) 438
That's how I got to this too. RSS let's me find headlines from both foreign and domestic sources in Firefox Live Bookmarks. It's efficient
Comment Re:I beg to differ (Score 1) 349
Excellent points, especially this:
I would say 9 times out of ten, the data in the datacenters, is better backed up, is less likely to get lost/stolen/etc.
Comment Re:tv is irrelavent (Score 1) 119
I beg to differ; you're missing out on all the new meds you're supposed to ask your doctor about...
Comment Not much of a spokesperson... (Score 1) 840
What would you expect from someone who, through his actions, has consistently endorsed child rape for decades?
Comment PCLinuxOS or Simply MEPIS (Score 1) 766
...are my choices for usability from a Windows perspective. Everything just works. Caveat: Both use KDE 3.5 and the kopete instant messenger won't connect to yahoo, but Mepis has a very promising beta out with KDE 4 which does connect. Alternately, install pidgin from the PCLOS repositories. Linux Mint is another fine choice, but I'm partial to KDE.
Comment ...and good riddance to you too! (Score 1) 1142
If you can't or don't want to pay the taxes in the country you're doing business in you have a faulty business model, and while you're adjusting that you may need to find yourself a banana republic to ply your trade in tax-free.
But Ballmer has a history of spouting a lot of hot air without ever following up on any of it.
Comment Too complicated with too many holes... (Score 1) 405
...and ultimately unenforceable.
That's why congress will love the idea!
An easier way to achieve the same results is to force ISPs to mandate the use of Linux or BSD to access the network. Problem solved.
Microsoft could get a six month grace period to come up with an inherently safe OS.
Comment Re:Flash sucks (Score 1) 963
Thank you for your common sense approach! Given Microsoft's track record, I wouldn't touch Silverlight with a ten-foot pole. Unless M$ spun it off as an open source project, ala Mozilla.
PayPal Asks E-mail Services to Block Messages 222
roscoetoon writes ""PayPal, the Internet-based money transfer system owned by eBay, is trying to persuade e-mail providers to block messages that lack digital signatures, which are aimed at cutting down on phishing scams, a company attorney said Tuesday.So far, no agreements have been reached,..." "...PayPal is using several technologies to digitally sign its e-mails now, including DomainKeys, Sullivan said. DomainKeys, a technology developed by Yahoo Inc., enables verification of the sender and integrity of the message that's sent." "...An agreement with, for example, Google for its Gmail service could potentially stop spam messages that look legitimate and bypass spam filters.""
Bookmark Recording Industry vs The People (blogspot.com)
Leaked Microsoft Dossier on Journalist 165
Ludvig A. Norin writes "Wired journalist Fred Vogelstein blogs about how he accidentally got hold of a dossier on himself produced by Microsoft's PR firm, Waggener Edstrom. While it's not unusual for PR people to create background files on journalists, it's notable that this one leaked, and got commented by Waggener Edstrom's Frank Shaw and Wired Magazine editor in chief Chris Anderson. Makes for an interesting read — there's lots to learn from the inner workings of the Microsoft PR machinery." Someone please send me mine? I bet it's really friendly!
