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I can't believe that nobody else has wondered why anyone would want to garnish an Oscar. Would it look particularly good with a sprig of parsley? I presume the poster meant garner.

Maybe, but probably not.

somber.

Wow! A grammar nazi making an error! This is almost as good as a repost within an hour. Just in case you didn't know... Spelt isn't a word (try spelled.)

Except I'm Canadian. I pay a rather nice premium on all the recordable media I buy, and they want me to pay more. I don't pirate music either.

All things considered, I'm paying the RIAA for copying music, ergo any song I download and burn should be considered paid for.

Oh, and for the record, once again:
piracy != theft
Theft=larceny
The owner is deprived of nothing tangible. There are still just as many CD's on the shelves as there were yesterday. And if all goes well, there will be plenty of crap CD's left on the shelves as people continue to revolt on the monopolism, scare, and crush tactics of the RIAA and their brethren

From http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fitted... .

fit1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ft)
v. fitted, or fit fitted, fitting, fits
v. tr.

To be the proper size and shape for: These shoes fit me.
To cause to be the proper size and shape: The tailor fitted the trousers by shortening them.
To measure for proper size: She fitted me for a new jacket.
To be appropriate to; suit: music that fits your mood.
To be in conformity or agreement with: observations that fit the theory nicely.
To make suitable; adapt: fitted the shelves for large books. See Synonyms at adapt.
To make ready; prepare: Specialized training fitted her for the job.
To equip; outfit: fit out a ship.
To provide a place or time for: You can't fit any more toys in the box. The doctor can fit you in today.
To insert or adjust so as to be properly in place: fit a handle on a door.

deposed.

When someone is questioned in a deposition (i.e. out of court, but legally binding testimony as part of the evidence gathering phase of a trial), then they have been deposed.

today's corporate society to see a society where freedom is sacrificed to make a buck. The democratic process control by two parties is in large part responsible for this situation.

My favorite word: Plutocracy. Used in a sentance: "The United States of America is a plutocracy."

Virii write to boot sector

The previous poster wrote:

The title of this story completely misconstrues the author's position. The paper is titled "The Case Against Intellectual Monopoly " Not property.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition wrote:

2. Law. A right granted by a government giving exclusive control over a specified commercial activity to a single party.

I can't see copyright, patent, or trademarks (the big three of intellectual property) as being anything but a monopoly.

Two problems with that.

A) try calling it Theta.

B) your trig assumes that you've got a square screen. Most computer displays use non-square pixels.

The plural of "virus" is "viruses". Aside from that, Latin plurals end in "i", not "ii". For example, "magus" becomes "magi", not "magii". The notion of Latin plurals ending in "ii" probably comes from such words as "radii" (plural of "radius"). The reason "radii" has two "i"s is because "radi-us-" becomes "radi-i-".

"In antiquity the word virus had not yet acquired, of course, its current scientific meaning; rather it denoted something like toxicity, venom, a poisonous, deleterious, or unpleasant agent or principle, or poison in the abstract or general sense. [...] Nouns denoting entities that are countable pluralize (book, books); nouns denoting noncountable entities do not (except under special circumstances) pluralize (air, mood, valor). The term virus in antiquity appears to have belonged to the latter category, hence the nonexistence of plural forms." (taken from here) Also, "viri" is Latin for "men", so that's not it either. The word is "viruses".

I know i'm coming off like a jerk here, and normally i don't post just to criticise someone's spelling, but "virii" is a plague. It's because of mistakes like this that we have two words for "disc", and the bizarre spelling of "Thames" (i.e. people trying to make English correspond to its Latin/Greek roots). Anyway, i just thought i'd point that out. That word really bothers me (which i guess is somewhat sad).

Sources:
- http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/ v/virus.html
- http://www.perl.com/language/misc/virus.html

PS: Otherwise an interesting post, heh.

Not having morals is amoral, not immoral.

Not having morals is amoral, not immoral.

I'll keep that in mind coming from an AC. I suggest you get a better dictionary. The online ones aren't usually the best. However, here's one apparently better than what you had: conspiracist.

Maybe the makers of those other online dictionaries are conspiring to hide words from you.

regalia [reference.com]: The distinguishing symbols of a rank, office, order, or society.

Seems relevant to me.

-AC

No entry found for geniouses.

Agreed. All the technical issues are solveable, and in fact have been solved at some level; and the namespace would not significantly change in size regardless of structure (unless it shrinks majorly, as name-squatting becomes far less profitable).

The problems are non-technical. One is the FUD being spread about the technical issues (I am *really* tired of hearing all this nonsense about a supposed technical need for artificially scarce namespace) and another is the problem of rule creation and enforcement.

ICANN and the Department of Commerce control the rule-making and enforcement process (by holding the root nameservers hostage). It seems that they will not allow a better system to evolve.

Internet users' best bet is probably to end-run ICANN. Just as we can use samba and samba-tng to defeat Microsoft's attempt to dominate our networks, we can use OpenNIC and friends to obviate ICANN.

PS: I included the definition of obviate because I got savaged for using it in a post once. I can use the most arcane networking terms imaginable and nobody complains, but use a slightly offbeat non-technical word and everyone's suddenly too busy flaming me to look it up. ;^>

Agreed. All the technical issues are solveable, and in fact have been solved at some level; and the namespace would not significantly change in size regardless of structure (unless it shrinks majorly, as name-squatting becomes far less profitable).

The problems are non-technical. One is the FUD being spread about the technical issues (I am *really* tired of hearing all this nonsense about a supposed technical need for artificially scarce namespace) and another is the problem of rule creation and enforcement.

ICANN and the Department of Commerce control the rule-making and enforcement process (by holding the root nameservers hostage). It seems that they will not allow a better system to evolve.

Internet users' best bet is probably to end-run ICANN. Just as we can use samba and samba-tng to defeat Microsoft's attempt to dominate our networks, we can use OpenNIC and friends to obviate ICANN.

PS: I included the definition of obviate because I got savaged for using it in a post once. I can use the most arcane networking terms imaginable and nobody complains, but use a slightly offbeat non-technical word and everyone's suddenly too busy flaming me to look it up. ;^>

idiot - 1. A foolish or stupid person.

moron - 1. A stupid person; a dolt.

Looks like Bush Jr. qualifies there.


dork [reference.com] - 1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.

Bush, Sr., was by your own words intelligent, and therefore that negates this, unless you meant the latter definition, in which case I thought he had one, but maybe I was mistaken about his particular features.


So one cannot be intelligent and yet be foolish or inept in some way? I suppose then either Bush, Sr. isn't intelligent or meant to lose his re-election to the presidency.

asshole - 2. A thoroughly contemptible, detestable person.

In my mind, this includes people who try to force others into using only older definitions of words or belittle them when they don't use the strictest definitions. Language grows, people who don't grow with it should shut the hell up.

idiot - 1. A foolish or stupid person.

moron - 1. A stupid person; a dolt.

Looks like Bush Jr. qualifies there.


dork [reference.com] - 1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.

Bush, Sr., was by your own words intelligent, and therefore that negates this, unless you meant the latter definition, in which case I thought he had one, but maybe I was mistaken about his particular features.


So one cannot be intelligent and yet be foolish or inept in some way? I suppose then either Bush, Sr. isn't intelligent or meant to lose his re-election to the presidency.

asshole - 2. A thoroughly contemptible, detestable person.

In my mind, this includes people who try to force others into using only older definitions of words or belittle them when they don't use the strictest definitions. Language grows, people who don't grow with it should shut the hell up.

idiot - 1. A foolish or stupid person.

moron - 1. A stupid person; a dolt.

Looks like Bush Jr. qualifies there.


dork [reference.com] - 1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.

Bush, Sr., was by your own words intelligent, and therefore that negates this, unless you meant the latter definition, in which case I thought he had one, but maybe I was mistaken about his particular features.


So one cannot be intelligent and yet be foolish or inept in some way? I suppose then either Bush, Sr. isn't intelligent or meant to lose his re-election to the presidency.

asshole - 2. A thoroughly contemptible, detestable person.

In my mind, this includes people who try to force others into using only older definitions of words or belittle them when they don't use the strictest definitions. Language grows, people who don't grow with it should shut the hell up.

moron - A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education.

Bush, Jr., may not be the best public speaker, but he does not fit the above definitions.

dork - 1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.

Bush, Sr., was by your own words intelligent, and therefore that negates this, unless you meant the latter definition, in which case I thought he had one, but maybe I was mistaken about his particular features.

fool - One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.

Yeah, you described Clinton well there.

moron - A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education.

Bush, Jr., may not be the best public speaker, but he does not fit the above definitions.

dork - 1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.

Bush, Sr., was by your own words intelligent, and therefore that negates this, unless you meant the latter definition, in which case I thought he had one, but maybe I was mistaken about his particular features.

fool - One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.

Yeah, you described Clinton well there.

moron - A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education.

Bush, Jr., may not be the best public speaker, but he does not fit the above definitions.

dork - 1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.

Bush, Sr., was by your own words intelligent, and therefore that negates this, unless you meant the latter definition, in which case I thought he had one, but maybe I was mistaken about his particular features.

fool - One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.

Yeah, you described Clinton well there.

moron - A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education.

Bush, Jr., may not be the best public speaker, but he does not fit the above definitions.

dork - 1. Slang. A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 2. Vulgar Slang. The penis.

Bush, Sr., was by your own words intelligent, and therefore that negates this, unless you meant the latter definition, in which case I thought he had one, but maybe I was mistaken about his particular features.

fool - One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.

Yeah, you described Clinton well there.

A monopoly is about control of a market. Microsoft has that.

Try taking a look at the definition of the word "monopoly." The key thread running through all the relevant definitions is "exclusive control." Microsoft does not have that by any stretch of the imagination, unless you purposefully are ignoring evidence to the contrary. That is why free software competition is relevant, and why their status as a monopoly isn't clear-cut.

USA is a Plutocracy Admit it. Realize it. Fix it.
This thing in Iraq is caused by the same PROBLEMS (you described) that are causing the USPTO to become so damned ridiculous.

I assume you know what a merkin is?

Gosh, it looks like some moderator doesn't want to be reminded that the word "documentary" comes from "document", and, as www.dictionary.com mentions, must be "presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film". Perhaps the moderator comes from the school that facts aren't important in politics, and instead we should rely on instincts and hormones to make policy decisions.

Sorry, but Michael Moore produces not documentaries, but satires.

I'm a USian

No you're not. You're an American. There's no such thing as a "USian."

I'm a USian

No you're not. You're an American. There's no such thing as a "USian."

See dictionary.com

it's also a transitive verb.

I think the real complaint is against adding "-ful" to impact. While technically gramatically correct (speaking of mouthfuls!), as in the "Characterized by" sense of the word, it's just too awkward sounding.

That being said, when we're instructed to "repurpose" something (a computer, a person, etc), i get the heebie-jeebies. Why not say "We'll use that old web server for our new DNS box" (or summat)?

1.) "The Product may not be used by more than two (2) processors at any one time on any single Workstation Computer."

Microsoft's NT-based products have always (to my reccolection) been licensed on a per-processor basis. That's part of the reason to justify Server -> Advanced Server -> Datacenter. They're referring to the system processor, otherwise known as a central processing unit, or CPU. The nonsense about graphics cards, GPUs, pixel shaders, etc. is bunk. As has already been pointed out, they are not running Windows, Windows is running them.

2.) "You may permit a maximum of ten (10) computers or other electronic devices (each a "Device") to connect to the Workstation Computer to utilize the services of the Product solely for File and Print services, Internet Information Services, and remote access (including connection sharing and telephony services). The ten connection maximum includes any indirect connections made through "multiplexing" or other software or hardware which pools or aggregates connections."

Not a discrepancy, per se, but a limitation imposed so that you may be forced to upgrade the license to a server-class if you're serving a large quantity of clients. The wording is relatively specific, actually, considering it's a Microsoft EULA. I can clearly understand that they are referring to a local network server situation.

3.) "Except as otherwise permitted by the NetMeeting, Remote Assistance, and Remote Desktop features described below, you may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access, display or run other executable software residing on the Workstation Computer, nor may you permit any Device to use, access, display, or run the Product or Product's user interface, unless the Device has a separate license for the Product."

"This is not a mainframe. Use your own computer." They don't want you to set up a dozen dumb terminals and use them to run a Windows XP desktop. In the cases of WinVNC / VNC Server, it generally takes over the active desktop, rather than replicating the desktop out for a separate session. In a nutshell, if you're at a keyboard and staring at a monitor and there's a Microsoft Windows XP interface displayed on same monitor, and you are the only one using this interface, you should pay for a license for Windows XP.

4.) "Microsoft reserves the right to discontinue any Internet-based services provided to you or made available to you through the use of the Product."

This one's almost too insulting to respond to. "Microsoft reserves the right to discontinue ... " - discontinue, people. Read. Learn. They are not preventing you from viewing aol.com, they are acknowledging that at some point, Windows Update might not exist any more. Example; Windows 95, and soon-to-be Windows 98. I bet if you looked, you'd find similar clauses in their EULAs. It's known as "CYA" - Cover Your Ass. They don't want to be tied to a web service for the next four decades because somebody read and agreed to an antique EULA.

This is not news. This is FUD, and not even intelligent FUD, at that. Please, Slashdot, don't fan the flames unless warranted.

I'm probably using an older meaning, but I believe it to be more accurate:

From dictionary.com:

amateur:
1. A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
2. Sports. An athlete who has never accepted money, or who accepts money under restrictions specified by a regulatory body, for participating in a competition.
3. One lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art.

You're thinking of definition (3). I prefer definition (1), influenced by (2):

An "amateur artist" is one who does not rely upon money made from his/her paintings to earn a living.

But language is a funny thing -- if you said, "That artist is an amateur" (as compared to "amateur artist") I would think you meant definition (3)!

Stop fucking posting if you can't learn to spell, or post in your own language, you AC loser.

The framework was in public beta for over a year before it was actually released.... a lot of employers are looking for people who have watched the platform mature (or rather, go through puberty) in beta stages.

He then stole $2000 with the information he gleamed.

Before you all blast Taco for spelling 'though' as 'tho', it's considered a word by dictionary.com. Heck, if Chaucer can do it, why not a news website?

actually dude, the correct word is "grammatical", not "grammatic". Remember, you can make up words in your own head, but nobody else will necessarily know what you mean.

defence :n. & v. Chiefly British : Variant of defense.

With greatest respect, maybe you shouldn't try using words you don't really know.

Dictionary.com's definition of terrorism:

The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.


I think Dictionary.com is being inspired (terrorized?) by politician to change the definition of terrorism to somthing that a politician would say. Look at the elements of "terrorism", that Dictionary.com provided, and look at the gaping holes they couldn't close-up.

My definition of terrorism:
To inspire fear.

Dictionary.com's definition(s?) of terror:
1. Intense, overpowering fear
2. One that instills intense fear
3. The ability to instill intense fear
4. Violence committed or threatened by a group to intimidate or coerce a population, as for military or political purposes.
5. Informal. An annoying or intolerable pest


It appears Dictionary.com is being influenced by Politics to evolve the definition of "Terrorism" and "Terror" to be resolved within the realms of "for military or political purposes" and not as a generalized usage by demonstration. Hence, I am a terrorist because of my political motivations? Non-sense, I am a terrorist relative to the statment of whoever has received and bear witness my actions. TRUE: I am a terrorist to cockroaches because I used RAID in the server room. TRUE: I am a terrorist to grocery stores because I exhibit a secret desire to secretly squeeze (damage) every loaf of bread I see.

Confirm this with me, will yuh? And don't terrorize the moderators on slashdot... (you know you want to...do it NOW!) :)

I assume that's what they're referring to when they say "watershed".

I went to Dictionary.com , and looked it up: watershed .

It appears the third definition fits best:

A critical point that marks a division or a change of course; a turning point: "a watershed in modern American history, a time that... forever changed American social attitudes" (Robert Reinhold).

So it's a critical turning point in broadcasting maturity levels. The other definitions are about the land mass that separates two bodies of water (or water flows, like rivers).

--Mike--

So, spend $100 to replace a $0.50 port again (which again, you still would have paid for as a USB port). Bad investment.

He said printers. Also, I was working under the assumption that he was looking to replace all the PCs in his household or place of business almost overnight, while maintaining his collection of slow paralell printers. After all, that would be the only reason he'd be concerned about the loss of paralell ports, no?

Plus, this guy should buy a new zip drive to read his backups? Bad idea.

I'd love little more than for you to point out where I advocated purchase of a new legacy device.

>I'll assume you've got some figures to support this otherwise baseless claim?

Baseless? Uhhuh... try harder to troll next time.

The original statement was that USB is unreilable. But thank-you for quoting me out of context.

Now, would you care to answer the question?

As in run and jump? Or maybe they meant hurtling.

qz

As in run and jump? Or maybe they meant hurtling.

qz

Perhaps they meant hurtling? and not hurdling???

qz

Perhaps they meant hurtling? and not hurdling???

qz

And now, to needlessly explain the stupid pun...

For the purposes of weak humor, he interprets "mass destruction" as the destruction of mass, rather than destruction of an indeterminate, massive quantity. Since anti-matter destroys mass, he suggests that Iraq must posses anti-matter if they indeed have weapons of "mass destruction".

Ironically, mass destruction is not even a word.