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You left out the part where Microsoft used hidden program hooks, undocumented, in their OS to make it so that Lotus couldn't perform as well as Office (whose development team had access to ALL of the operating system and optimized calls).

The same crap Microsoft did to Netscape when they started trying to take over with Internet Explorer.

The same crap Microsoft did as recently as 2009 to Firefox.

Now run along and get yourself an education. You obviously don't know crap about what you are talking about.

And why is that cheating? Sounds like simple observance in an effort to get improve results.

It's cheating in my book. I suggest you look into your own heart and make your own decision. Regardless of what you think, cheating is in Microsoft's DNA and this is because Microsoft is moulded in the image of its founder.

Don't get me wrong, Google is not pristine. I witnessed cheating of various kinds while I worked there, mostly connected with personal advancement. However, cheating in the search engine is explicitly banned. It is not in Google's DNA to cheat at its core business. This is just based on my own observations of course, I certainly did not delve into every little crack of the organization. But this aspect of Google's corporate culture is very much front and center. Naturally in an organization of that size things are bound to slip through the cracks. I do not believe that such behaviour is pervasive at Google, whereas it is at Microsoft, and there it seems even to be glorified, or perhaps a precondition of maintaining a high career velocity.

Those are all classics. My favs are here (with ISBN numbers) http://www.s5h.net/books.html

I put all my favourite vim tricks here: http://www.s5h.net/vim.html, I used it all day every day.

If you really want to keep people off your LAN then you need to deploy a good authentication system. It's not perfect, and of course anyone who hijacks the IP address is likely to gain access, but without going into VPN tunnels it's perhaps the only good way. Take a look into pftables or see this video for a demonstration: http://s5h.net/u?14

Capable is very much a vague term, it does not mean 'able'. I think the sticker is seen as a certificate to some. It's a badge of office, so it should be a little more thought out. There is more info here on what the dictionary thinks capable is: http://s5h.net/u?14

> > java is a nice language

> I disagree with both you and the "pleasenojava" taggers,
> Java is an awful language to work in; the JVM is what
> matters. I'm not a purist that believes C-legacy
> imperative programming languages are bad or need replacing.
> So for me, Scala is interesting and a definite pointer
> to the future ... as is ES4!

you failed to give any reasons for why java is bad. for me it's a reasonable platform to work with when the target platforms are variable. it's a really good concept. did you see the link that i posted? http://s5h.net/u?46

i don't know why this article is tagged with pleasenojava, for me it doesn't seem like such a big issue. java is a nice language, perhaps a little slow, but it sure beats writing stuff out a thousand different times for different phones. like this http://s5h.net/u?46

Has anyone prototyped this? There was a post not so long ago about a Nigerian (I think) who could create a helicopter from some scrap parts and a bicycle. Would be nice to see. http://s5h.net/u?46

Bees are not the only insect that pollinates the plants. If one reads The Origin of Species there are mentions of many different ways for plants to propagate. Bees are generally being pushed aside by the wasps, at least here in England. Many other creatures can spread pollen, along with wind itself.

The problem with plant propagation in the wild is there is a rough 500:1 chance if successful growth to maturity for the seedlings.

this is not new. we have had these in my home town, Reading/UK for a long time. people used to piss on the streets at night. but we have these now. http://s5h.net/u?b9a

here's some other information on MS patents http://www.s5h.net/linux_news_reader_article_5505. html. MS seem to be getting patents in huge swarms right now. it's quite sickening. i think there should be new ammendments to prevent ms from applying for more patents. they are taking the piss, literally.