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- Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy
- Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Microsoft scraps Windows 7 E
- Microsoft scraps Windows 7 EAs long as one of the ballot choicesis "none of the above", then I could live with it.Misguided, meddling governmentThis is a perfect example of why government entities need to stay out of private enterprise.If users are incapable of finding and downloading the FREE browser of...
- Tags: Web browsers, Vertical industries, Windows 7 E, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, government, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Should doctors go on strike?
- Should doctors go on strike?Big government is the cause... of crazy medical expense. We need less regulation so there's less room for the insurance company and lawyer manipulation that jacks the medical cost. Obama's more government involvement is the wrong solution.No, life, liberty and the pursuit of happinessare fundamental human...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Medical Care, Obama, Big Government, health care, medical care, HIPPA
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- Open source shrugs at EU liability plans
- Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI've said it beforeFOSS companies should not worry.Having liabilities for the free speach makes no sense and would violate the constitution.Only propietary companies need to worry about it.RE: Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI agree with Dana; the current "exemption" by many software...
- Tags: OSS Developer, liability plan, open source, precaution, OSS, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- How much governing power do online supporters give Obama?
- How much governing power do online supporters give Obama?He'll figure it out...The first time Obama wants constituents to push Congressional support for a bill he and we are going to find just how effective his online support is.Depends on his continuing popularityRonald Reagan was able to go over the heads...
- Tags: Obama, online supporter
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- Why C wins: the cold realities of abstraction
- Why C wins: the cold realities of abstractionPoints of inflectionMy guess is that if we had a valid means of quantifying "abstractiveness" versus effectiveness we'd find a curve with clear points of inflection - and C on one of those.POSIX itself surprised it was not named SOSIX is an abstraction....
- Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, Machine Language, C, abstraction
- Discussion threads 2008-11-29
- There is no pony plan for health care
- There is no pony plan for health careUntil the greedy Pharmaceutical Companies are reeled in...There is no hope for fixing health care in the US.It MUST start with the banning of Pharmaceutical Advertising on TV. The billions paid for those ad's are paid by patients needing the meds IF...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, surcharge, pony plan, insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?
- Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?a little betterIt's better, in that it involves some competition between private companies, and not full government involvement. It's also good that it provides coverage to everyone.However, as you stated, much of it is paid for by "the wealthy", which...
- Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Dutch model, right reform, U.S. Healthcare, health care, reform, government, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Physics - getting a raw deal in schools?
- Physics - getting a raw deal in schools?physics is not a fundamental application of mathsPhysics is the basis for understanding any physical phenomenon. I do not see any sense in studying biology w/o a strong physics curriculum, as w/o physics you will have a hard time understanding what...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, raw deal
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Wiretapping: This was no time for a compromise
- Wiretapping: This was no time for a compromiseThis was not a compromise...it was a SELL-OUT.RE: Wiretapping: This was no time for a compromiseHardly a compromise. And hardly adequate. You admit it yourself -- seven years with no attack, and just because the White House didn't invite you personally to...
- Tags: Republic, 9/11 commission
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary software
- Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary softwareA comment and a typo to correctFirst the typo:[i]Sugar, even on Windows, always *was* and always will be open source. [/i]At least I think that's what you meant to say.[i]But let's not throw babies out with bathwaters. Just because Ferraris are fun cars...
- Tags: Web browsers, open source, Stallman, Netscape Communications Corp., software, proprietary software
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- States go it alone in health care reform
- States go it alone in health care reformLook at TexasDana, I am an attorney in the healthcare industry in Texas. Texas is THE leader in healthcare reform, not California or New York. I'm not saying that because I'm from Texas. (I was born and raised in New York.)...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, government, Honesty, health care, States Go
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- YouTube view-Ron Paul voting result gap tells me some of his fans are people-phobic
- The chart on the left of this canvass represents CNN's just-about-final results of yesterday's 2008 Republican Presidential primary results in Florida On the right is the latest tally of YouTube views from various candidate sites, both Republicans and Democrats. This is from the website...
- Tags: Fan, YouTube Inc., Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- Is $235 million a small price to pay for the next billion users?
- Is $235 million a small price to pay for the next billion users?Marketing. not philanthropy ....[i]"This is not a philanthropic effort, this is a business," Orlando Ayala of Microsoft told the Reuter's news agency.[/i]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6571139.stmHow long is Microsoft going to keep up this facade?[i]"If you tell a lie big enough and...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, small price, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-22
- To fight Time Warner Cable's download pricing plans, we need a bit of "Nanny State"
- Hit the fan earlier today: Time Warner Cable says they will implement a tiered broadband subscription structure in which heavy downloaders will be charged more per month than those who don't download so much. AP reports in part: The company, the second-largest cable provider in the...
- Tags: Time Warner Inc., Broadband, Video, Net Neutrality, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Corporate Communications, Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- Lanier's attack on open source religion
- Jaron Lanier's broadside against "open source religion" in Discover Magazine was well-timed. The turn of the year, and the evident turning of an era, offers a great time to see the success, and possible excesses, of the open source ideal with fresh eyes. Lanier...
- Tags: Innovation, Library, Attack, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-12-31
- $200 Linux PC selling out is another reason Wal-Mart is good for America
- $200 Linux PC selling out is another reason Wal-Mart is good for AmericaI disagree...[B]"I've shopped at Wal-Mart most of my life, and think that by and large, Wal-Mart is a positive force in our society."[/B]I haven't shopped in a Wal-Mart in years. The overall quality of many of their goods...
- Tags: Quality, OPEN SOURCE, PC, Linux, Linux PC, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- Is success ruining open source?
- Is success ruining open source?Hard-wired for selfishnessCommunal systems can flourish for a time, but people eventually revert to self-centeredness. After all, there is not a mortgage company around that accepts open source software in lieu of cash.There are many motivationsThe most efficient business models harness all types of motivations, not...
- Tags: Leadership, greed, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Reality check: Comcast packet forging proves you can't have Internet freedom with limited government
- OK, class, it is time for yet another civics lesson. According to Electronic Frontier Foundation testing, Comcast is not only forging BitTorrent packets, but Gnutella and even Lotus Notes packets. And Lotus Notes is a core application, not something you swap copyrighted music or movie files with....
- Tags: Packet, BitTorrent, Gnutella, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
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