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Redefining value in an open source world

Redefining value in an open source worldRecognition is not the same as respect.The word "notoriety" implies someone whose name is recognized for damage done.So Linus Torvalds is recognized. Richard Stallman is notorious.There are values within fame.You wrote:"Richard Stallman is a high value person. Linus Torvalds is a high value...

Tags: prophet, Stallman, Marx, open source, Richard Stallman

Discussion threads 2006-08-09

I can do it, by myself

I can do it, by myselfLive and Learn Murphy, Live and Learn...Remember that any lesson, learned with much difficulty tends to be remembered better and longer then a lessons with which we had help.Thus our quality of life is improving, because we completed a task with much difficulty, even though...

Tags: Time management, Recruitment & Selection, OPEN SOURCE, DIY, Marx, information technology

Discussion threads 2006-06-28

Is open source communist?

Is open source communist?Korea loves LinusThat's South Korea http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/29/0322248 The anti-Communist one.Can this get ANY more ridiculous?Only in a GW run administration could such BS even be considered.Let's analyse this a little furtherThe central tenet of Marxism is that capitalists accumulate capital by charging more for products than the actual...

Tags: Marx, Central Control, open source, communist, communism, labour, GPL, capitalist

Discussion threads 2005-03-29

Additional Resources

Marx 448 Bit Encryption (msi)

Marx 448 Bit Encryption v2.0 uses blowfish with a full strength 448 Bit key and the Tiger Hashing Algorithm to ensure file integrity. This new version has a redesigned interface that makes the entire user experience a little more friendly whilst maintaining some of the strongest encryption available today. New...

Tags: Encryption, Marx Bitware, Security

Software downloads 2008-06-12

Got science?

Got science?Great article!I'd love to believe that a political regime change (that we'll hopefully see in November) can bring us some progress in this area. Hopefully not more business as usual if the Dems can be believed. We'll see.Chris DawsonLeading Nuclear Research is now done in...India.Remember when the...

Tags: Nuclear Research, ozone, Thomas Jefferson

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

If the birthmark fits, Microsoft will wear it

If the birthmark fits, Microsoft will wear itWell, they certainly are trashing what is supposed to be a neutralstandards body that votes on standards based on the merits of the standards. ISO has tarnished their own image, and this will almost surely lead to reforms. On the other hand, I...

Tags: Quality, Financial accounting, birthmark, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Liddell destroying Microsoft from within

Liddell destroying Microsoft from withinCiscoFor what it's worth, Cisco has managed a long string of acquisitions quite well. Then again, they are pretty good at LWA: Leave Well Alone -- if a group is doing well, don't charge in and make changes.I admit that I can't offhand think of...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Liddell, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Protectionism never works

Protectionism never worksNow if you can just convince...those in the unemployment line that have lost their jobs to outsourcing... Or the parents of kids who have been chewing on lead based painted toys from China.Totally free markets work only in perfect economic models. The true answer lies in the middle...

Tags: Protectionism, Daimler AG, free trade

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

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

Panel urges FCC to cap rural phone subsidies

Panel urges FCC to cap rural phone subsidiesLet's end it altogether.Are we going to be paying this tax like the phone bill tax that paid for the Spanish-American War 100 years after the war ended?Terry ThomasAtlantaRE: Panel urges FCC to cap rural phone subsidiesIt should have been ended a long...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, Right Now IT, phone, rural area, rural phone subsidy, phone subsidy, cable, FCC

Discussion threads 2007-11-22

I guess they read my blog in Nigeria

I guess they read my blog in NigeriaA conspiricy after all ..The buyer now speaks up. And it now appears that the OEM/System Integrator that they are paying to assemble and distribute the laptops took it upon themselves to reconfigure those laptops with Windows on the basis of "thats...

Tags: Operating systems, Business ethics, blog, Now IT, TSC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Karl Marx, Mandriva, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-11-09

Don't like Net Neutrality? What about "Structural Separation?"

Don't like Net Neutrality? What about "Structural Separation?"Please, Marx is dead! Leave him buried!Why must feel-good Marxism be so accepted? Look, if provider X blocks or slows down a site I like, I will not use that provider. If a provider gets a reputation for that, I would probably not...

Tags: INTERNET, Government, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, Structural Separation, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

'High risk' zero-day flaw haunts Adobe Acrobat, Reader

'High risk' zero-day flaw haunts Adobe Acrobat, ReaderIn the meantimePeople can use kpdf -- the 3.5.7 version is pretty slick.more reasons to switch to Linux!only on windoze you can get such an attack.Time to switch to Linux.This is the HTML control again!From a comment on the announcement page: I would...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Web browsers, Foxit, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Systems Inc., flaw, HTML, High Risk, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-09-20

New Net taxes could arrive in November

New Net taxes could arrive in NovemberPaying More For Crappy SpeedsLook at Europe, where 10MB connection speeds are a joke....But as usual, we'll shell out the taxes and not protest at all...after all, our taxes are going towards winning the war in Iraq, not towards securing our borders and advancing...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Strategy, New Net tax, tax, government

Discussion threads 2007-09-14

Photos: Russian air show aims high

The MAKS 2007 event has lofty aspirations, but is it ready yet to surpass the Paris Air Show? For hard-core aviation fans, it may not matter.The distance between France and Russia is more than just half a continent. You can see it in everything from drink (wine vs. vodka) to...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Food & Beverage, photograph, MAKS 2007 event, MAKS 2007, Paris Air Show, aircraft, Russia, theorist, aerospace company, Salon, magnet, pride, resort, aspiration, defense contractor, jet, toilet, blockbuster, spectator, wine, continent, staff writer, aerospa

Image galleries 2007-08-23

Pirates and other nonsense

Pirates and other nonsenseGovernment is a fabrication of property owners...... to assure that their enjoyment of their property is not infringed upon. Pre-feudal giovernments may have declared that all land was the property of the government in order to increase the power of the King or Pharaoh or whatever...

Tags: Government, Piracy, slave, Lincoln

Discussion threads 2007-08-16

Busting deceptive benchmark charts (AMD this time) is necessary, but ultimately is not a solution

Busting deceptive benchmark charts AMD this time is necessary, but ultimately is not a solutionThis will be correctedjust as soon as hard drive manufacturers learn what a gigabyte is . . . IOW don't hold your breath.Will AMD out-flank the iPhone?Prior to the iPhone release, there were about 30 negative...

Tags: ZD-Net, journalism business, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2007-07-05

iPhone Diary Day 3: porting problems persist

iPhone Diary Day 3: porting problems persistSolutionYou're probably aware of this by now but here is a page describing the problem and a solution.http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/30/how_to_port_ineligible_mobile_numbers_to_att_and_iphone.htmlby a factor of 10.As much as Im sure Steve would like it... I think they've sold more like 200k phones, not 1.5mill. Being in California,...

Tags: Operational accounting, industry, call box, Apple iPhone, Jason

Discussion threads 2007-07-01

NY settles with auction house over eBay fraud

Way back in the 1920s, the Marx Brothers made fun of the Florida land boom, with Groucho hiring Chico to be a shill for his land auctions. Unfortunately, Chico didn't quite understand the concept and Groucho wound up buying most of the lots himself. The concept of shills has been...

Tags: Web, State &, Local Govt, Law enforcement

Blog posts 2007-06-11

Researchers show off virtual human in 4D

Researchers show off virtual human in 4DThis is fighting with the smoke ...They are like cavemen who are using computers for hunting instead of stones and think they are very smart because of it. They have no clue about the PRIMARY reasons of diseases, but they call charlatans those know...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Federal government, Vertical industries, high blood pressure, blood pressure, FDA

Discussion threads 2007-05-25