I think that as far as common usage is concerned, the terms 'virus' and 'malware' are basically synonymous, and are hypernyms of more specific terms like 'worm', 'trojan horse', etc. (Note: This is a descriptive statement, not a prescriptive one, so don't jump all over me if you think the terms ought to be used differently.)
Try running s/California/USA/g on your post. I wonder if you would still feel the same way.
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I was surprised to see that the watch isn't digital. It seems like they're trying to de-geekify it, but I wonder whether that is really the best strategy...
While I agree that it's pretty unlikely that the costs won't be passed on to consumers, it could still be argued that the bill is worthwhile since it will put more money into alternative energy research and development, although admittedly in fairly disingenuous way. A consumption tax on gasoline would be a more straightforward way of accomplishing the same goal. But that won't be as popular as a Robin Hood tale of stealing from the rich (the oil companies) and giving to the poor (consumers). Oh the humanity!
I live in the Bay Area, and Prop 87 sounds great in theory, but I'm pretty skeptical about the part of the costs not being passed on to consumers by law. How specifically is that supposed to be prevented? I find it hard to believe that it's really possible but I don't know much about the specifics.
What makes you think that Microsoft worried about game consoles supplating PCs as the main computing device in the household? It seems more likely that they were worried about game consoles replacing PCs as the main gaming device in the household. Surely the fear wasn't that people were going to start doing their taxes with a Sony Playstation!
Yes, the inclusion of ElementTree is definitely a good thing. IMHO, it is the most intuitive and user-friendly way of handling XML in Python (or any other language, for that matter) that I have seen so far.
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As far as I know, the Nicholson Baker, author of Checkpoint, is still enjoying life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, even though his book explores the idea of violently deposing the president:0 3E6D6113DF93BA3575BC0A9629C8B63
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I have trouble buying the whole just having fun angle. Call me paranoid, but I smell FUD...
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I think that as far as common usage is concerned, the terms 'virus' and 'malware' are basically synonymous, and are hypernyms of more specific terms like 'worm', 'trojan horse', etc. (Note: This is a descriptive statement, not a prescriptive one, so don't jump all over me if you think the terms ought to be used differently.)
Try running s/California/USA/g on your post. I wonder if you would still feel the same way.
I was surprised to see that the watch isn't digital. It seems like they're trying to de-geekify it, but I wonder whether that is really the best strategy...
Just to be clear, I didn't say it was a Robin Hood scheme. I just said that it was being sold as one.
Or you'd be in a Arthur C. Clarke novel, say, The City and the Stars!
While I agree that it's pretty unlikely that the costs won't be passed on to consumers, it could still be argued that the bill is worthwhile since it will put more money into alternative energy research and development, although admittedly in fairly disingenuous way. A consumption tax on gasoline would be a more straightforward way of accomplishing the same goal. But that won't be as popular as a Robin Hood tale of stealing from the rich (the oil companies) and giving to the poor (consumers). Oh the humanity!
I live in the Bay Area, and Prop 87 sounds great in theory, but I'm pretty skeptical about the part of the costs not being passed on to consumers by law. How specifically is that supposed to be prevented? I find it hard to believe that it's really possible but I don't know much about the specifics.
What makes you think that Microsoft worried about game consoles supplating PCs as the main computing device in the household? It seems more likely that they were worried about game consoles replacing PCs as the main gaming device in the household. Surely the fear wasn't that people were going to start doing their taxes with a Sony Playstation!
Yes, the inclusion of ElementTree is definitely a good thing. IMHO, it is the most intuitive and user-friendly way of handling XML in Python (or any other language, for that matter) that I have seen so far.