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More on the Microsoft v. EU Decision on Software Patents
bollow (a) NoLockIn writes "As
pointed
out on Groklaw, Microsoft has told the EU's Court of First Instance that
"certain of the communications protocols that the Commission requires it to
provide are covered by patents or patent applications and that it intends to
file, before June 2005, a large number of patent applications." In view of
this,
Poland's
courageous action against software patents is a great relief. There's an
online thank-you letter for Poland with
already over 10000 signatures."
Poland sends a thousand soldiers risking their lives to fight terrorism, and you mock them. They vote against Microsoft, and suddenly they're heroes. Twisted fucking priorities you guys have.
Since Linus Torvalds used to work for Transmeta, I would like to know if GNAA/Linux is well optimized for this processor. oc
Since Linus Torvalds used to work for Transmeta, I would like to know if GNAA/Linux is well optimized for this processor. wx
you guys are retards, but crapfloods are always amusing. The GNU=GNAA replacement is a nice touch
Dear GNAA,
I hope this letter finds you well. I have been doing alright, after getting that job at Wal-Mart. It's great because now I have benefits and the pay is better than the lumber yard.
Grandpa is doing better, his hacking cough is almost gone, although Nelly down at the corner store says that it may come back. I'm not sure, what do you think?
I hope you have been finding productive ways of spending your time since your talents should be used for the improvement of humanity. You seemed like such a promising organization, and I'm sure you'll go far. Mom thinks the same.
I do find that sometimes my feelings towards you confuse me. I excited by your dialogue, but also perturbed by the dark demons that float inside my soul. What should I do?
All the best,
Frankie Sausage cy
"Courageous action"? That's something I would expect from Osama bin Laden. But then again, Poles could never crash a plane into our buildings; you can't pressurize the cabin because of the screen doors.
And you appear to be an atheist or an agnostic attempting to influence the life of a person with faith. Your point, had you one, equally demonstrates how out of line you are with your own tirade.
How about the immediate social stigma you gather in tons of circles when you admit to not believing in God?
Calling special attention to yourself as a minority doesn't make your life easier? Oh my gosh, you should write a book! I think you have stumbled upon some true wisdom that could really help people!
It would be easier to have respect for the faithful if they had any respect for the non-faithful.
Your post leads to the implication that it's easy to have respect for the non-faithful while you show disrespect to the faithful. It's almost as though you're implying some sort of inherent status possessed by the non-faithful that grants them an ethical superiority, a status that only truly exists if you have believe it hard enough. You ought to include something about this in your book, and ascribe the source of this special status to some unseen, intangible concept that steers the universe. Afterwards, you could hold weekly book club meetings and take donations.
Let's be honest here, you're not being true to your faith if you're not actively trying to turn people who don't believe (since almost all faiths require this). So the better a believer you are, the more likely you are to be affecting the life of the person you replied to.
Ah, clearly we're dealing with an expert, and one who feels no qualms about dictating what other people should or should not do, while preaching that influencing the lives of others is reprehensible. A prophet of convoluted hypocrisy!
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