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Both of those resources take contributions, so if you can cite a more definitive source you can get them corrected.

I fully agree with what you said though. Just funny how you took the bait :p

In case you missed your vocabulary class on the day the word "potentially" was discussed, here is the meaning of the word. Please read it; understand it; then perhaps you will understand why your headline is not at all what the fucking article says.

The difference is that boxen is a word, and virii is not a word.

The difference is that boxen is a word, and virii is not a word.

No asshole, I meant what I wrote, Legos.

Whatever dood. I would never be able to keep someone like you as a friend. Too stiff in the trousers.

GPL bears no relation to Communism. Communism is the opposite of Capitalism because it espouses state (gov't) ownership of property instead of personal ownership.

The word you want is "Libertarian."

It's quite sad, really: any disagreement with you automatically means that I don't like Americans and any and all arguments can and will result in violence, in this case coupled with a strange assortment of insults, what I can only guess is a swipe at my sexuality, and a comment that shows your profound misunderstanding of geography. I must, however, point out that your message, such as it is, is getting garbled by your obvious mastery of grammar and spelling.

Stockpiling guns and ammo *is* the end of civilization. From Webster's Dictionary:
civilization -- The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.

They also are not saving whitespace on function samples, using the style where each line of source code and each { gets a separate line in text.

Don't know what tcgetpgrp() does? The index will point you to 4.3.4.

tcgetpgrp() returns process group ID of foreground processing group, or -1 on error.

dict.org has been added to my bookmarks. Thats an awesome service. Thanks for this link.

Well, I won't comment on WordPerfect for Linux not supporting dictionary definitions... okay, I guess I did. That stinks. But the Windows version, which supports dictionary definitions, requires you to pay for a complete dictionary.. it's the Oxford "concise" dictionary. If I'm paying for a dictionary service, I'd at least want the unabridged definitions, with an option to only see concise definitions. Also, it'd be nice if they offer a free alternative, allowing the user to specify a dictionary server and interfacing it using the DICT protocol. See RFC 2229 and dict.org for an example at what's available for free.

Right now in Toronto (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) it is 11:30 AM and in Dublin it is 4:27:56 PM IST (Irish Standard Time?).

It's about time that 'Corporate America' learnt it's ethics and morals. Instead of buying lawmakers to write laws with which to criminalize ordinary people, it should be working with those ordinary people ( it's customers ) to create business methods which actually benefit both it and its customers.

IOW, & Addressing said 'Corporate America': If you don't want people trading and trafficking in digital media files, don't make them available to the public in the first place, or set up socially acceptable distribution chains for your products. What you are doing at the moment only brings disrepute on your nation.

Objectivism isn't at issue when discussing an objective question.

IANAL, but understand enough about law to know when you have to qualify arguments with "pretty close," you would be better off not showing up in court to try and prove your point.

Well, Blake (or is it Darl?), I think what this guy really means by "pretty close" is "spot on". Among the literate, this is known as litotes.

Wrong.

It is actually ONE alternative. From Dict.org:

Alternative \Al*ter"na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. alternatif.]
1. Offering a choice of two things.

Artaxerxes

Irony: 2. A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.

Facsimile

This is why you should use dict.org instead.

No definitions found for "incentivize"

Aaaaah, that's the stuff...

To bring it in to kernel suit terms: you have ONE company (which by legal definition is one person/entity) who has IP rights (and lets not argue IP rights for sake of this question), on the other side you have THOUSANDS of other IP contributors in the kernel. Would it not make sense that by ruling in favor of the ONE company, you would be disenfranchising the THOUSANDS? It would stand to reason that the THOUSANDS contributors pose a greater good.

Add to this the fact that SCO have refused to adequately back up their assertion over IP theft (NDA's don't hold much water IMHO). As a matter of legal process, is it _normal_ in tech cases to sign NDA's during the discovery period?

Some things to think about at least.

-Bob

Does SCO plan to commit extorsion? That depends on whether or not SCO has a ligitamate claim. Of course, I'm sure the law has its own definition of extortion.

I don't think that the Sikhs rebellion was going to amount to much but I see your point.

I was going to recommend dict.org, but then I went and looked at dictionary.com again. Seems they pull from pretty much the same databases/dictionaries (in English anyway), everything from Webster's to "WordNet" to the Free Online dictionary of computing. Heck, they even (both) have dictionaries of Biblical names & terms! Wow.

I can see why you'd prefer dictionary.com, though. They have better foreign language support, and a thesaurus; dict.org has several different algorithms for searching (that you can choose from), and you can also narrow your choice to a single dictionary with dict.org.

Usually, when I hear people use that line, they use it as an excuse to disregard the people. Whatever their motives, they are wrong. A democracy is a government where power ultimately resides with the people. A republic is a form of democracy.

Democracy:

2. Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic.

No! Do not despoil /. with evil proprietary pizzas! Everyone knows that the ANSI standard pizza specifies pepperoni and mushroom. All other pizzas are tools of Microsoft/the *IAA/other generic evil people.

I had NO idea that GT3 had stoping involved... I might have to check it out now... ;) Although, for my tastes, I prefer Destruction Derby, and Twisted Metal... :P ahh... smoldering cars. *inhales deeply*

Here is a better link for you: here. It describes what you are.

Those dict-protocol URIs didn't come out right, but they don't work with mozilla anyway. They're supposed to be like dict://dict.org/d:metaphor, as in rfc2229.

Dude, if your crappy-arse GNU/web browser doesn't have a spell check, you could at least use one of the free world wide internet dictionaries. Steve Albini told me that you are correct though.

Alterior motives weaving through society

I believe the word you are searching for is Ulterior.

Really. Unless you're making your own language as you go....

I got in an argument with a non-techie over this once and lost, embarassingly.

There is no word "conspiracist" in the English language. Honestly, would it have been that hard to actually check at dict.org or m-w.com? Or just open a dictionary?

Maybe save the indignant tone for the next time you have a leg to stand on. Here's a hint: don't take as your source people who refer to themselves or others as "conspiracists".

No definitions found for "contraindictated", perhaps you mean:
web1913: Contraindicated
NICE TRY MISTAR SMARTEY MAN!!!~1

p.s. The above is an example of sarcasm. If you are a regular Slashdot reader, the concept may be unfamiliar to you. I suggest a dictionary.

p.s. The above is an example of sarcasm. If you are a regular Slashdot reader, the concept may be unfamiliar to you. I suggest a dictionary.

p.p.s. Speaking of dictionaries, look up "free" while you're at it.

Ok. I did that. Note that the first definition is:

1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"

This is much more in line with RMS' usage when he talks about "free software". You have get to the 3rd definition before it starts talking about no-cost. That you would whittle the word "free" down to the single meaning which pertains to money is fine, I suppose. If I were going to choose one definition, it'd be one that carried a lot more impact than just "I don't have to pay".

$.02

from http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=* &Query=protocol:

From WordNet (r) 1.7 :

protocol
n 1: (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data [syn: communications protocol]
2: forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
3: code of correct conduct: "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"

Irony \I"ron*y\, a. [From Iron.] 1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles. [R.]

from WordNET

suspense
n 1: apprehension about what is going to happen
2: an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in
suspense for several years"
3: excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play
kept the audience in suspense"

look at that third def. for a minute, even when you know the plot of a play, you can still be said to be kept in suspense by a good performance: Similarly there's an element of suspense in sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to see *how* the film will portray the sequence of events in a plot you already know inside out...

In this case, I think suspense is the right word to have used given the context of the 'to pirate or not to pirate?' question, since seeing a second rate ripped copy would entirely deflate that sense of anticipation, robbing you of a big part of that first viewing thirll.

me? I'll be watching on the biggest screen I can find :)

We need to watch out for the errorists. Like Jon Katz and slashdot trolls

And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.

Ummm.. I think the word is inured

We'll pick nits some more.

Used as an adverb, irregardless is a synonym for regardless, much as would be expected. Granted it wasn't a word used in the english language in 1913, but it certainly is used now. [Whether it should be or not is a different matter, but it definetly is a word now.]

Um, stop believing what you see in movies.

A dictionary is sometimes useful.

raptor n : any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals [syn: bird of prey, raptorial bird]

Effectivly they'd be assumed to be guilty then?

No. In order to go to trial, the prosecution needs to make a prima facie case. That is the prosecution needs to have enough evidence, that w/out defense, the defendant will be found guilty. If the prosecution does not make a prima facie case, then the judge can throw out the case, and the defense doesn't even have to say a word.

If the defendant doesn't show up, it's easy for the prosecution to get a conviction because all they really need to do is make their case. Undefended, the prosecution can almost always make a prima facie case.

But IANAL, so take it for what it's worth (Hint: not much).

Are you passingly familiar with the Roman alphabet, and how the various letters-- 26 of 'em, you know-- correspond to the sounds of the English language? When you say "dep-ruh-kate," can you picture it in letters? Excellent! You're well on your way to spelling like a pro.

Point your web browser at dict.org, and type the word as you think it should be spelled in the little box. Go ahead, type "depracate." The online dictionary is actually smarter than you are, because it can recognize when you're misspelling a word, and suggest a correct spelling. It's polite, too. It even says, "Perhaps you meant 'deprecate,'" instead of, "It's 'deprecate' you fucking illiterate idiot. Get the fuck off our web site you cocksucker." See how nice dict.org is?

There you go. Now you can look up words without knowing how to spell them. Now get out there in that big, wide world and start spelling things!

Are you passingly familiar with the Roman alphabet, and how the various letters-- 26 of 'em, you know-- correspond to the sounds of the English language? When you say "dep-ruh-kate," can you picture it in letters? Excellent! You're well on your way to spelling like a pro.

Point your web browser at dict.org, and type the word as you think it should be spelled in the little box. Go ahead, type "depracate." The online dictionary is actually smarter than you are, because it can recognize when you're misspelling a word, and suggest a correct spelling. It's polite, too. It even says, "Perhaps you meant 'deprecate,'" instead of, "It's 'deprecate' you fucking illiterate idiot. Get the fuck off our web site you cocksucker." See how nice dict.org is?

There you go. Now you can look up words without knowing how to spell them. Now get out there in that big, wide world and start spelling things!

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.0, 30 APR 2001) :
cruft /kruhft/ [very common; back-formation from crufty] 1. n. An
unpleasant substance. The dust that gathers under your bed is cruft; the
TMRC Dictionary correctly noted that attacking it with a broom only
produces more. 2. n. The results of shoddy construction. 3. vt. [from
`hand cruft', pun on `hand craft'] To write assembler code for something
normally (and better) done by a compiler (see hand-hacking). 4. n.
Excess; superfluous junk; used esp. of redundant or superseded code. 5.
[University of Wisconsin] n. Cruft is to hackers as gaggle is to geese;
that is, at UW one properly says "a cruft of hackers".

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (09 FEB 02) :
cruft /kruhft/ [back-formation from crufty] 1. An unpleasant
substance. The dust that gathers under your bed is cruft; the
TMRC Dictionary correctly noted that attacking it with a broom
only produces more.
2. The results of shoddy construction.
3. ["hand cruft", pun on "hand craft"] To write assembler code
for something normally (and better) done by a compiler (see
hand-hacking).
4. Excess; superfluous junk; used especially of redundant or
superseded code.
This term is one of the oldest in the jargon and no one is
sure of its etymology, but it is suggestive that there is a
Cruft Hall at Harvard University which is part of the old
physics building. It is said to have been the physics
department's radar lab during WWII. To this day (early 1993)
the windows appear to be full of random techno-junk. MIT or
Lincoln Labs people may well have coined the term as a knock
on the competition.

talk to Microsoft about licensing it, as they purchased Pacific Microsonics....

Okay, I know this is dumb, but at first I read this as, "the purchased Pacific Histrionics, which seems very much like the sort of company Microsoft would want to purchase.

Well, it amused me, anyway.

Good try, but that's actually an antonym of the world you were *thinking* of, which is probably 'energised' (-ized for the Americans in the house).

Enervated means "To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral powers of."