I'd say it's far more like that some overworked SCO Unix coding monkey stole some code from Linux than the other way around. What would be the point of stealing such a miniscule amount of code? If it's only 80 lines it can't be anything critical or extraordinarily clever. Two operating systems coded in the same language will of course have lines of code that are identical, or nearly identical. They have to perform many of the same functions, and function dictates form.
I've never known a mathematician or physicist who didn't use Linux or a Unix variant (like Solaris). The same goes for theoretical computer scientists.
Exactly, scientists are usually as confused as most people about where the quarter came from that got pulled out of your ear. Your generic street hustler isn't, but they could easily be fooled by bad science. You need a team - Professor Starsky and Hutch the Hustler.
You don't send a scientist to investigate questionable science, and what may or may not be a scam. You send a scientist *and* someone familiar with con artists, scammers, sleight of hand, misdirection, etc. How many times does this have to be said?
I bought several Loki games, myself. It was always a pleasure gaming under a real operating system (real shell, could handle multiple CPUs, virtual desktop, great stability, etc.).
I suppose it's implied by the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. The universe moves to a state of greater entropy, and the computer universe moves to a state of sucking more.
1) Most other countries have a smaller percentage of the population owning computers. Thus it's a smaller issue.
2) Most other countries don't seem to have flat rate plans for internet access as is common (even expected) in the US. Furthermore, local calls in the US are free (modulo your monthly bill). Downloading MP3s is thus more expensive, and hence less commonplace (and less of an issue).
3) Piracy is more commonplace in many other countries, since the US economy is comparatively
strong. Thus it's less of an issue. --
Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
How do you squeeze blood out of a stone?
on
The Leased Life?
·
· Score: 1
Answer, you start with a person, and keep squeezing until you've squeezed them dry. Society has to keep coming up with more, and more creative, ways of squeezing money and productivity out a person. Hence, longer working hours, products which you rent and no longer own (once you own something, the revenue stream dries up). So now, even products which traditionally people have owned are moving towards being leased and rented (houses, cars, software). It's a sad, but predictable trend.
What's a gimper? -- Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
Since spam by itself is considered criminal in certain parts of the world, cloaking yourself behind a false address is potentially criminally damaging to an innocent third party. This, at the very least, should open you up to civil charges from this third party.
What's a gimper? -- Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
That's completely idiotic. Understanding STW on a level deeper than "all chipmunks are really woodchucks in disguise" would require several years of graduate mathematics, and those several years would have to be doing the right type of mathematics. People, even smart ones, need to accept that there are simply some things that they couldn't understand, even if they worked very hard for a very long time.
The most advanced mathematics courses geek types typically take is differential equations, which usually consists of fairly mindless equation manipulation is hence is quite literally nothing like what a typical mathematician does. This is really unfortunate, as much of mathematics is quite beautiful. Great mathematicians are great artists, but appreciating the art has an extremely steep curve.
As for applications, people need to accept that going from understanding something to using an indirect consequence to build a sturdier lunch box could takes hundreds of years. It's a long chain, after all; math to physics to engineering to corporations to consumers.
There are deep and extremely important connections between number theory and physics, e.g. vertex operator algebras, string theories, zeroes of zeta functions, eigenvalues of large random matrices. Understanding these connections, in math as well as physics, is thus key to future progress. -- Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
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You're not considering the "hidden" taxes that result in higher prices
for goods and services. Taxes, fees, etc.
Mine:
h /spelling/sets.of.words/squares
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See:
http://rec-puzzles.org/new/sol.pl/language/englis
Hitler the freedom-crushing ferret.
Don't you mean "hangnail of the internet"?
Lighten up, btw.
From http://www.aftab.com/
"Parry Aftab is one of the leading experts, worldwide, on cybercrime, Internet privacy and cyber-abuse issues."
A gather this means she's an expert on
committing cybercrime?
"Katie Tarbox" anagrams to "Rob, take taxi".
Fate, I tells ya.
$10 to the first company that develops a
spaceship that flies to Mars and back.
By symmetry each of his grandparents (not
including himself) must have contributed 1/3
of his genetic information.
And that be the way it 'tis.
Just toss those two files into /usr/lib/browser-plugins and away you go.
Works fine with Mozilla, Firefox, also.
Didn't test it with Epiphany etc.
Go to
http://cbseresults.nic.in/class12/cbse12.htm
Enter 1200003
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042 PHYSICS 097 A1
043 CHEMISTRY 095 A1
044 BIOLOGY 097 A1
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503 GENERAL STUDIES --- A2
Can anyone find another Indian that beats my
Indian?
Exploding Robots for Sale.
Sir Comical McBride.
"We will slaughter IBM."
"We will great Linus with death and shoes."
I'd say it's far more like that some overworked
SCO Unix coding monkey stole some code from
Linux than the other way around. What would be
the point of stealing such a miniscule amount
of code? If it's only 80 lines it can't be
anything critical or extraordinarily clever.
Two operating systems coded in the same language
will of course have lines of code that are
identical, or nearly identical. They have to
perform many of the same functions, and function
dictates form.
I've never known a mathematician or physicist
who didn't use Linux or a Unix variant (like
Solaris). The same goes for theoretical
computer scientists.
NASA isn't run by rocket scientists, after all. ...
Oh, wait,
-Chris
Exactly, scientists are usually as confused as most people about where the quarter came from that got pulled out of your ear. Your generic street hustler isn't, but they could easily be fooled by bad science. You need a team - Professor Starsky and Hutch the Hustler.
You don't send a scientist to investigate questionable science, and what may or may not be a scam. You send a scientist *and* someone familiar with con artists, scammers, sleight of hand, misdirection, etc. How many times does this have to be said?
-Chris
Phone: 727-733-5335
LAURA BETTERLY
717 WEATHERSFIELD DR
DUNEDIN FL 34698
laura@dataresourceconsulting.com
Is in danger of being signed up on a bunch
of snail-mail spam lists. Perhaps porn-related?
Someone should warn her!
I bought several Loki games, myself. It was always a pleasure gaming under a real operating system (real shell, could handle multiple CPUs, virtual desktop, great stability, etc.).
I suppose it's implied by the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. The universe moves to a state of greater entropy, and the computer universe moves to a state of sucking more.
Gore actually did much better than Bush in college. Gore graduated cum laude from Harvard, but Bush never earned higher than a B in his major at Yale.
--
Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
1) Most other countries have a smaller percentage of the population owning computers. Thus it's a smaller issue.
2) Most other countries don't seem to have flat rate plans for internet access as is common (even expected) in the US. Furthermore, local calls in the US are free (modulo your monthly bill). Downloading MP3s is thus more expensive, and hence less commonplace (and less of an issue).
3) Piracy is more commonplace in many other countries, since the US economy is comparatively
strong. Thus it's less of an issue.
--
Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
Answer, you start with a person, and keep squeezing until you've squeezed them dry. Society has to keep coming up with more, and more creative, ways of squeezing money and productivity out a person. Hence, longer working hours, products which you rent and no longer own (once you own something, the revenue stream dries up). So now, even products which traditionally people have owned are moving towards being leased and rented (houses, cars, software). It's a sad, but predictable trend.
What's a gimper?--
Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
Since spam by itself is considered criminal in certain parts of the world, cloaking yourself behind a false address is potentially criminally damaging to an innocent third party. This, at the very least, should open you up to civil charges from this third party.
What's a gimper?--
Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
the century is over, hence the millennium is de facto over as well. After all, they just announced Albert Einstein as the "person of the century".
If anyone wants me, I'll be in my Y2K compliant bunker.
--
Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University
That's completely idiotic. Understanding STW on a level deeper than "all chipmunks are really woodchucks in disguise" would require several years of graduate mathematics, and those several years would have to be doing the right type of mathematics. People, even smart ones, need to accept that there are simply some things that they couldn't understand, even if they worked very hard for a very long time.
The most advanced mathematics courses geek types typically take is differential equations, which usually consists of fairly mindless equation manipulation is hence is quite literally nothing like what a typical mathematician does. This is really unfortunate, as much of mathematics is quite beautiful. Great mathematicians are great artists, but appreciating the art has an extremely steep curve.
As for applications, people need to accept that going from understanding something to using an indirect consequence to build a sturdier lunch box could takes hundreds of years. It's a long chain, after all; math to physics to engineering to corporations to consumers.
There are deep and extremely important connections between number theory and physics, e.g. vertex operator algebras, string theories, zeroes of zeta functions, eigenvalues of large random matrices. Understanding these connections, in math as well as physics, is thus key to future progress.
--
Chris Long, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Rutgers University