The U.S. has theirs, China just went online, the Russians also have their own and the EU is also planning one. While I can certainly see why each country (or interest) would like to have their own to prevent being locked out - c'mon. What a huge waste of money and resources that could surely be spent in better ways. Then again, militaries have never really been known for their altruistic interests.
China buys a derelict boat in 1998 and it has thus far taken them 13 years (and counting) to get to a 2nd sea trial... Without any of the necessary capabilities for war onboard yet... And this is news or cause for concern?
Because most people don't know how to drive (in the U.S. at least)... Can't go blaming everyone now can we? A gadget is easier - it can't defend itself.;)
I'm all for OSS. I ran Linux for about a decade as my desktop. I still use OSS on my Mac and Solaris today, but as far as desktops go - I went Mac OS X. I just got tired of the GUI inconsistencies, recompiling kernels, fixing one thing only to have another break, etc. Mac OS X might be a semi-walled garden, but at least I can plug in what I need to get my work done, and have it work out of the box. The interface is a true joy to boot.
What has all this "freedom" gotten us that Stallman espouses? 500 different distros, all slightly different. Still no real GUI consistency. Maintenance of a Linux system is still a very hands-on affair. And forget trying to compile something; first you have to install every dependency, then hope the "make all" actually completes without errors. It really gets interesting trying to compile something on another palatform (e.g. Solaris).
I don't want to sound like a Mac fanboi, but c'mon. Drag an app to your desktop and it's installed. Drag it to the trash and it's not. Software updates are generally just as easy. Just because I go through all these machinations on a server, doesn't mean I want to do this on my desktop too. I have work to do.
As for Stallman; is he even still relevant? He thinks he speaks for OSS, and that may arguably be the case. But he doesn't speak for me. Steve Jobs might have been arrogant or mercurial at times, but what he's created as far as the user experience and end-to-end computing across all my devices? Better than I ever got out of Linux, that's for shit-sure.
After dragging my 25lbs. backpack of Canon DSLR gear around for 10 hours in Amsterdam one time (too many) I changed gears (literally) and went with a rangefinder system. So much easier to deal with, and there's no need to drag around a huge back anymore. Read more about it;
Personally, I find Wikipedia to be somewhat questionable anyway. A porn actress or other web bimbo gets a Wikipedia page - but someone that's, say, contributed to Open Source projects and created websites to actually help people, etc. can't. What, these people aren't "notable?"
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That this is a communications satellite. Sounds like someone might've better communicated during the build process right here on the ground. ;)
Such is the price of progress... Nay, greed.
The U.S. has theirs, China just went online, the Russians also have their own and the EU is also planning one. While I can certainly see why each country (or interest) would like to have their own to prevent being locked out - c'mon. What a huge waste of money and resources that could surely be spent in better ways. Then again, militaries have never really been known for their altruistic interests.
China buys a derelict boat in 1998 and it has thus far taken them 13 years (and counting) to get to a 2nd sea trial... Without any of the necessary capabilities for war onboard yet... And this is news or cause for concern?
Because most people don't know how to drive (in the U.S. at least)... Can't go blaming everyone now can we? A gadget is easier - it can't defend itself. ;)
1) Release press statement that those samples were all fake
2) Watch eBay for auctions of said "fakes"
3) Profit!
"Because I use sandboxes for development and testing."
Or maybe, "Of course; if it ever gets infected I can delete the VM and copy in a fresh one to get back up and running straight away."
Have you SEEN what's on TV?
~/ Workin' on the chain gaaaang... /~
15 Years. Ouch. Too bad the prisons don't pay so well either.
'Nuf said.
I thought... There'd be... A lot more periods. In this reply?
exit(0);
RIP, DMR.
'Nuf said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I25UeVXrEHQ
I'm all for OSS. I ran Linux for about a decade as my desktop. I still use OSS on my Mac and Solaris today, but as far as desktops go - I went Mac OS X. I just got tired of the GUI inconsistencies, recompiling kernels, fixing one thing only to have another break, etc. Mac OS X might be a semi-walled garden, but at least I can plug in what I need to get my work done, and have it work out of the box. The interface is a true joy to boot.
What has all this "freedom" gotten us that Stallman espouses? 500 different distros, all slightly different. Still no real GUI consistency. Maintenance of a Linux system is still a very hands-on affair. And forget trying to compile something; first you have to install every dependency, then hope the "make all" actually completes without errors. It really gets interesting trying to compile something on another palatform (e.g. Solaris).
I don't want to sound like a Mac fanboi, but c'mon. Drag an app to your desktop and it's installed. Drag it to the trash and it's not. Software updates are generally just as easy. Just because I go through all these machinations on a server, doesn't mean I want to do this on my desktop too. I have work to do.
As for Stallman; is he even still relevant? He thinks he speaks for OSS, and that may arguably be the case. But he doesn't speak for me. Steve Jobs might have been arrogant or mercurial at times, but what he's created as far as the user experience and end-to-end computing across all my devices? Better than I ever got out of Linux, that's for shit-sure.
I can see the SMS/notifications from it now...
"lolz! ur getting ticket"
"i can haz ur spot?"
...Barge seize you!
After dragging my 25lbs. backpack of Canon DSLR gear around for 10 hours in Amsterdam one time (too many) I changed gears (literally) and went with a rangefinder system. So much easier to deal with, and there's no need to drag around a huge back anymore. Read more about it;
La Vida Leica - http://lavidaleica.com
Personally, I find Wikipedia to be somewhat questionable anyway. A porn actress or other web bimbo gets a Wikipedia page - but someone that's, say, contributed to Open Source projects and created websites to actually help people, etc. can't. What, these people aren't "notable?"
Too bad Gruber bit it in the first movie. A building this tall would surely keep him and McClane pretty busy for a sequel.
Just like parents, doting on their baby - but in reverse. You always hear of "baby's first steps" and "baby's first ___."
Since the shuttle is NASA's baby - they're doing the reverse. "Baby's last spacewalk."
They're both equally annoying. ;)
Tinkle tinkle, little star...
Even MORE frivolous lawsuits ensue!
That's the stupidest fucking thing I've ever seen.
"Hey, dicknose. Hit Return."
...You should be worrying about, but rather anyone that happens by looking to do devious things (e.g. download kiddy pr0n on your line).
The FBI will be knocking on YOUR do
The U.S. doesn't even care about illegal aliens - let alone extraterrestrial ones.