I knew that, actually (I'm originally from Montreal), but I still think that the name will fit right in with the SW series. I wasn't trying to take a shot at the name at all... actually it's kinda cool.
...find it somewhat disturbing that the company making these tags is called "Alien Technology"? Tracking packages is just the first step toward their goal of total dominion over the planet Earth!
Disclaimer - I'm not anti-genetically modified food, nor am I particularly pro.
I agree that the genes themselves are going to get destroyed in your stomach, so there is no danger of some kind of "genetic contamination", whatever the hell that would be. But genes aren't (always) inert - and the whole point of GMOs is to modify the origninal organism. That means that the inserted genes are coding for some protein (or regulating another gene... either way there is a change). That change, be it a new protein or whatever is not necessarily borken down by your stomach, and even if it is, the metabolites could still be potentially harmful.
So, genetically modified food isn't necessarily bad, but it isn't necessarily harmless either. Not all of the people skeptical of GMOs are complete froot loops.
I have a Handspring visor standard, and so far, it has been remarkably resiliant. I did kill my first one, though - I accidentally sat on it. The case was fine, but the LCD broke, rendering it unusable.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting the link to CAP!! I haven't laughed so hard for a long long time... I absolutely loved their review of Southpark: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.
Now I know where to go to find out what movies are worth seeing - the worse they do on there, the more I'm likely to enjoy them!
Just wanted to mention that this does occur in actuality. In the case of siamese twins, it is often the case that the twins, sharing major organs, are dependent upon the link to survive. However, it is likely that both will die if they are left attached. Generally what happens is that the twins are separated, and the one that is stronger is given the strongest organs, etc. in order to give him/her the best chance at survival.
In effect, one twin is sacrificed so that the other can live.
Right... as if Stock and Preston are going to jump out of their seats and say "Canadian Freedoms are at stake! We must act to block this legislation immediately!!"
I've often thought about this question in one form or another. I believe that this problem is not confined to web-content in any way, but rather to anything we've come to expect to be free. When I first went online, quite a long time ago, paying by the minute for internet access was the standard, along with some monthly flat fees. Generally the trend was toward less minutely fee-based service, and toward flat monthly rates (at least where I am). What I propose is that if the major providers wen back to a minutely fee - there'd be an outcry from the majority of users. We don't like to be charged for things that we've come to expect to be free (yes, I realize that flat-fee isn't actually free, but it can seem that way sometimes.)
This same problem crops up with web content. We've come to expect web content to be provided gratis. Changing that now is to charge for things that used to be freely available. People love a free ride - and they hate it if and when that free ride comes to an end.
This isn't to say that everybody are all greedy pigs who don't appreciate the products they consume (information or otherwise). When we sit back and think carefully and rationalize about what things are worth to us, we usually come up with some positive, non-zero figure. But people don't typically purchase things completely rationally (see lots+lots of research on decison theory, especially Herbert Simon). Just think for a second about all those MP3's you got off Napster that you should and will (soon!) buy the album for - but just haven't gotten around to picking up.
I think a similar thing may be plaguing the Free software movement. I can speak only from my own personal experience, but ever since I started using Linux - the thought of paying for software sort of irritates me. I'm completely aware that this is wholly and totally irrational, and I try to combat the feeling whenever possible, but it's never quite goes away. Of course, cognitively, I'm completely okay with paying for good software. Anyways, you get the idea...
While I can't offer much in the way of ideas, what I would like to do is thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention. For some time now, I have been planning to start a potentially extremely contraversial, slashdot style (probably even slashcode) weblog. One thing that's been stopping me is the cost of doing it out of my pocket. I had been toying with the idea of setting it up at my university, but seeing the problems you've had - well let's just say that that part of the idea is now officially scrapped.
Several people have mentioned the ACLU as a possibility... I remember coming across a group called OpenLaw once upon a time (I think here on Slashdot). They seem to help people in similar situations to yours - maybe it's another avenue to explore.
This must have something to do with the quantum superposition of the two submissions.
You see, the submissions were in a superimposed state until someone actually looked at them - at which time one of them was accepted, and one was rejected.
Must be because I'm one of those damn Canadian types. Does anyone have any information as to whether conservation is uncanadian? I guess it must be, since we're the ones selling all this energy to California...
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Actually the Euro is worth more than the USD. 1 EUR = 1.17342 USD
Heh... just noticed you said "kernel source" not just kernel. Still... I'm wondering why they would call it kernel-source-2.4.19.SuSE-106.nosrc.rpm
Isn't this a kernel?
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/scolinux/server/4.0/update s/SRPMS/kernel-source-2.4.19.SuSE-106.nosrc.rpm
I'm too lazy to actually download it and check, but it certainly looks like it's a kernel.
I knew that, actually (I'm originally from Montreal), but I still think that the name will fit right in with the SW series. I wasn't trying to take a shot at the name at all... actually it's kinda cool.
It struck me that with a name like Ghyslain Raza, they wouldn't even have to come up with a Star Wars Name for the kid... He fits right in!
You could still have a BABE CAFE, which is arguably almost as good!
From my experience, at least with my vid card, SiS and linux don't mix all that well...
...find it somewhat disturbing that the company making these tags is called "Alien Technology"? Tracking packages is just the first step toward their goal of total dominion over the planet Earth!
Don't say I didn't warn you!
Disclaimer - I'm not anti-genetically modified food, nor am I particularly pro.
I agree that the genes themselves are going to get destroyed in your stomach, so there is no danger of some kind of "genetic contamination", whatever the hell that would be. But genes aren't (always) inert - and the whole point of GMOs is to modify the origninal organism. That means that the inserted genes are coding for some protein (or regulating another gene... either way there is a change). That change, be it a new protein or whatever is not necessarily borken down by your stomach, and even if it is, the metabolites could still be potentially harmful.
So, genetically modified food isn't necessarily bad, but it isn't necessarily harmless either. Not all of the people skeptical of GMOs are complete froot loops.
I was a TA for a third-year computing course in which essays were required, and this problem was fairly common there.
Interestingly, when I taught a first year arts course, this never cropped up at all.
find it vaguely disturbing that this gene is named after Aphrodite, goddess of sexuality?
I agree wholeheartedly! One cannot begin to code until they've brushed up on their Kant.
Brilliant observation!
Drink coffee like a real caffeine addict!
I have a Handspring visor standard, and so far, it has been remarkably resiliant. I did kill my first one, though - I accidentally sat on it. The case was fine, but the LCD broke, rendering it unusable.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting the link to CAP!! I haven't laughed so hard for a long long time... I absolutely loved their review of Southpark: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.
Now I know where to go to find out what movies are worth seeing - the worse they do on there, the more I'm likely to enjoy them!
Perhaps, but you'd only have it in there for about 1/14989623 seconds. (That assumes an approximately 20m long barn)
Just wanted to mention that this does occur in actuality. In the case of siamese twins, it is often the case that the twins, sharing major organs, are dependent upon the link to survive. However, it is likely that both will die if they are left attached. Generally what happens is that the twins are separated, and the one that is stronger is given the strongest organs, etc. in order to give him/her the best chance at survival.
In effect, one twin is sacrificed so that the other can live.
I ddn't know about that... I've also seen "fuck CHINA Government" on at least one page as well...
I pointed my browser at some of the IP's that tried to infect my machine. I found the following pages (or variants of the following (red on black):
fuck CHINA Governmentfuck PoizonBOx
contact:sysadmcn@yahoo.com.cn
fuck USA Government
fuck PoizonBOx
contact:sysadmcn@yahoo.com.cn
sex0r lowd l33tn3ss
sex0r geeklab.org
contact:lowd@geeklab.org
Right... as if Stock and Preston are going to jump out of their seats and say "Canadian Freedoms are at stake! We must act to block this legislation immediately!!"
Dream on.
I've often thought about this question in one form or another. I believe that this problem is not confined to web-content in any way, but rather to anything we've come to expect to be free. When I first went online, quite a long time ago, paying by the minute for internet access was the standard, along with some monthly flat fees. Generally the trend was toward less minutely fee-based service, and toward flat monthly rates (at least where I am). What I propose is that if the major providers wen back to a minutely fee - there'd be an outcry from the majority of users. We don't like to be charged for things that we've come to expect to be free (yes, I realize that flat-fee isn't actually free, but it can seem that way sometimes.)
This same problem crops up with web content. We've come to expect web content to be provided gratis. Changing that now is to charge for things that used to be freely available. People love a free ride - and they hate it if and when that free ride comes to an end.
This isn't to say that everybody are all greedy pigs who don't appreciate the products they consume (information or otherwise). When we sit back and think carefully and rationalize about what things are worth to us, we usually come up with some positive, non-zero figure. But people don't typically purchase things completely rationally (see lots+lots of research on decison theory, especially Herbert Simon). Just think for a second about all those MP3's you got off Napster that you should and will (soon!) buy the album for - but just haven't gotten around to picking up.
I think a similar thing may be plaguing the Free software movement. I can speak only from my own personal experience, but ever since I started using Linux - the thought of paying for software sort of irritates me. I'm completely aware that this is wholly and totally irrational, and I try to combat the feeling whenever possible, but it's never quite goes away. Of course, cognitively, I'm completely okay with paying for good software. Anyways, you get the idea...
I've heard of this kind of scheme before - the biggest unanswered question is:
"Where is the money?" (reference to Psygnosis' 'Blood Money' intended)
While I can't offer much in the way of ideas, what I would like to do is thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention. For some time now, I have been planning to start a potentially extremely contraversial, slashdot style (probably even slashcode) weblog. One thing that's been stopping me is the cost of doing it out of my pocket. I had been toying with the idea of setting it up at my university, but seeing the problems you've had - well let's just say that that part of the idea is now officially scrapped.
Several people have mentioned the ACLU as a possibility... I remember coming across a group called OpenLaw once upon a time (I think here on Slashdot). They seem to help people in similar situations to yours - maybe it's another avenue to explore.
Best of luck - and keep speaking freely!
This must have something to do with the quantum superposition of the two submissions.
You see, the submissions were in a superimposed state until someone actually looked at them - at which time one of them was accepted, and one was rejected.
Sorry.. whatever was I thinking?
Must be because I'm one of those damn Canadian types. Does anyone have any information as to whether conservation is uncanadian? I guess it must be, since we're the ones selling all this energy to California...