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Internet abuse and Cloud Computing: Internet abuse and Cloud ComputingAgreed - principle, not practiceI do think MacOS is better than Vista on almost all measures - and by that same standard that one side in the current U.S. elections has the right.As you say:---Oh and by the way I don't vote on ideological lines anymore...; Tags: hypocrisy, cloud computing, Google Inc., Internet; Discussion threads 2008-07-05
PC OEMs might no longer be able to rely on games to sell high end systems: PC OEMs might no longer be able to rely on games to sell high end systemsNot good for MS. They have depended on gaming as one thing to keep peopleon Windows. With that lock being removed for the vast majority, there are fewer reason to stay on Windows.Steam sales figures?Discounting...; Tags: Games, Desktops, mobile computing, desktop, Vista Gaming, hypocrisy, game, PC; Discussion threads 2008-01-29
Dell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptake: Dell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptakeDell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptakeThis is all FUD and here is why. The numbers don't make sense to who is growing faster. You have linux, only 1 of 2 servers have been sold so that's 50% growth. With Windows...; Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Servers, hypocrisy, Linux, Dell Computer Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-10-12
AT&T sues over unauthorized access to customer data: AT&T sues over unauthorized access to customer dataThe hypocrisy is overwhelming[i]"Regrettably, there are always people looking for ways to circumvent the system," Priscilla Hill-Ardoin, chief privacy officer for AT&T, said in a statement. "But we intend to remain vigilant in order to keep our customers' information secure."[/i]Postscript: "...unless the government...; Tags: hypocrisy, AT&T Corp., NSA, security; Discussion threads 2006-08-23
Politicos attack tech firms over China: Politicos attack tech firms over ChinaUh, pass a law requiring you to break the law?Are these folks smoking whacky weed or something? As SOOOOOoooo many posters have pointed out when talking about the EU, if you do business in a foreign country then you MUST abide by their laws.Or...; Tags: INTERNET, Politico, hypocrisy, Mph; Discussion threads 2006-02-01

Document: Google subpoenaed over pornography: Document: Google subpoenaed over pornographyBIG brother is back!In no way should Google give in to this pressure from the Feds. I feel that to have Googles servers looked at this way would errode away at our right to privicy even further than the Patriot act has. I have...; Tags: Regulations, hypocrisy, Big Brother, Child Online Protection Act, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-01-19
Internet leaders ponder U.S. tech policies: Internet leaders ponder U.S. tech policiesIt seems a little hypocritical...It seems a little hypocritical for the same people that are taking advantage of tax loopholes to export jobs to complain that the government is not doing enough for them to protect their markets and US jobs.Ah.. yes.. the plead for...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Big Business, hypocrisy, Internet, Internet leader, job; Discussion threads 2004-11-16
SCO could sue Linux-using court: SCO could sue Linux-using courtIts not over yet, and the chickens ain't hatched yet pappaLike my Pappy always said on the farm, 'boy don't count the chickens befor there hatched'....SCO = Super Ceo's Optimized for winning against an evil atheist operating system and user community.SCO rocks!Better than a soap operaTonight's...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, hypocrisy, SCO Group Inc., Linux; Discussion threads 2004-03-04

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The App Store's buggy update process: The App Store's buggy update processI got mine to updateBasically when it gave me that "find all the updates" screen, I would just look for version numbers that had changed (this is easy to do now that everything is 1.0 generally, it will only get harder as time goes on,...; Tags: Desktops, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., App Store, cryptic error message, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Windows Update versus Ubuntu Update: Windows Update versus Ubuntu UpdateAnd you will find some reason why Linux is worse.Just watch and enjoy the spin.They'll find some reason why Windows is worse.Just watch and enjoy their spin.RE: Windows Update versus Ubuntu UpdateI always did find it amusing at how the Ubuntu crowd simultaneously defend the sudo...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Venezuela - and possibly Denmark - file appeals of OOXML: Venezuela - and possibly Denmark - file appeals of OOXMLSo let me get this straight....... during an investigation of irregularities in the vote they are allowing an appeal after the dealine. Priceless!Glad to see it.When a company can't even implement their own creation that speaks for itself.No surprise on...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, Venezuelan Government, ISO, Office Open XML, OpenDocument Format, irregularity; Discussion threads 2008-06-02
Why many MCSEs won't learn Linux: Here's the entirety of a note by discussion contributor nhudd responding to my e-mail exchange with "MCSE Mike": On behalf of MCSE Mike's everywhere... Paul, I think that the vast majority of techs/geeks out there can relate to MCSE Mike's question at the top...; Tags: MCSE, Newcomer, Nathan, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Jobs back in the hot seat over options: Jobs back in the hot seat over optionsOne of these suitsis going to make it through the court system and then Jobs will really be on the hot seat.I doubt it nt.In your dreams.Only an ignorant ass of a investment fund would sue a company enjoying 35% growth.so things are...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, hot seat, job; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving parts: Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving partsBEN the RAT : Rush-ins we are in a one hundred million lockout in China"This is a bad situation for Yang he has an American Constituancy that will never get through Congressinal Approval. NEW! Yahoo is not a chance.All I can say is...; Tags: Portals, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microhoo, closure; Discussion threads 2008-04-10
Details emerge of 'shocking' OOXML meeting: Details emerge of 'shocking' OOXML meeting*New* news of *new* shocking meetings...... at http://www.groklaw.net/ Groklaw.LOL...Anyone that uses Groklaw as a source for any kind of information should probably know that Groklaw is the gutter tabloid of the internet.There is absolutely nothing unbiased about that sorry part of the internet.Seriously, someone thought...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OOXML, Details Emerge, Groklaw; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
Alternate Universes: Unix vs MCSE: Alternate Universes: Unix vs MCSEMurph, if you can...... make this a bit pithier, I'll consider having it put on a plaque:The problem is that a computer isn’t just a computer: it’s the visible element in an evolved behavioral system. And of course that includes users, not just IT.New entrantYour title...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Unix; Discussion threads 2008-03-11
Over WiFi at DIA, free speech is DOA: SI model Jessica Gomes, if you must know. Our own Maggie Reardon expands on aÂ Denver Post story that notes the Denver International Airport has chosen to block Wi-Fi access to such sites as boingboing.net,Â the website of Vanity Fair magazine, and even the web link to...; Tags: Sports Illustrated, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-03-07
Jane Fonda just used the unbleeped "C" word on Today Show: what's next?: Jane Fonda just used the unbleeped "C" word on Today Show: what's next?Is it that slippery, though?I'm about to get long-winded, so be prepared:I'm a woman, and am offended by the word. But that doesn't give me the right to tell people not to be, or to forbid others...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, Mel Gibson, C; Discussion threads 2008-02-15
From eco-warrior to nuclear champion: From eco-warrior to nuclear championNuclear waste hysteriaIs probably the biggest challenge facing nuclear power. And it all stems from the fact that people have been misled into thinking radiation is more dangerous than it is.The really long-term radioactive stuff is so low-level, it's more dangerous to live in North Dakota.Waste...; Tags: Waste Disposal, nuclear energy, Greenpeace, nuclear champion; Discussion threads 2008-01-31
No nuces is good nucs? Blogosphere begs to differ with this blogger, as usual: No nuces is good nucs? Blogosphere begs to differ with this blogger, as usualNuclear water useAs a pro-nuclear blogger working at Idaho Samizdat http://djysrv.blogspot.com, I get the question all the time about water use. It's important to note you walked into a current controversy over water use by...; Tags: Blogging, NEI, blogosphere, nuclear plant, fission; Discussion threads 2008-01-26