The original was made by the BBC in the 70's, and shown in re-runs when Nickelodeon was just starting. They weren't producing any of their own stuff, yet.
It was almost entirely based on Mormon theology. The only 'SciFi' more religiously based is The crap from L. Ron Hubbard and Scientlolgy/Dianetics.
(BattleField Earth, for those living in a cave.)
I've tried to watch it, but since I didn't start at the beginning, I'm just not getting it.
Same thing happened with B5. I couldn't watch it when it first started, and the few episodes I tried to watch didn't make sense. It wasn't until TNT started from the beginning that I had the chance to really understand. It is one of my very favorite show, now.
Perhaps, if Sci-Fi were to start from the beginning, or something, I might give it another chance. It does look good.
Also The Bush aldmnistration has laready told more lies and flipped on more issued then Bill did.
Korea, palestine, global warming, cyanide, ABM, kosovo all those positions Dubya took in the election and right after taking office are now being reversed 180 degrees. He is a bigger waffler then his dad was.
That it's stealing his content in this case, but it's sharing when you deprive an artist and his assigned agents of their income? (*cough*)Napster(*cough*)
In addition, I have to add that since the Slashcode is GPL, the University cannot claim a copyright on it or the gentleman's modifications, even if he *were* doing it specifically "for" the University, as long as the gentleman made those modifications available to others as per the GPL's clauses.
So if you're reading, Mr. Martyr-for-Free-Speech, do you get what I'm hinting at? You can use your backups of the code you modified, to restart the site elsewhere, because if you've ever redistributed your modified Slashcode to anyone for public use, it's GPL and not copyrightable by the University. So, find some people you've distributed it to for their use, or get some close friends willing to lie about it, and the University can go fuck its Mormon self.
Umm.... the code is covered under the GPL, not the comments posted using that code. Nor, unless he specifically released them under the GPL, or some other open licence, are the graphics he may have created to enhance the site.
Because some of us have pride in what we do. We want to do the very best we can. We care about the success of the organization we work for. In this case, taxpayer's money is at stake.
At some point, you do have to decide if continuing to do the best you can is worth it, if the outfit you are working for is completely out to lunch. But the alternative is to leave, keeping you integrity intact. The solution is not to slack-off, poison the well, and burn your bridges before you leave, or ar asked to leave.
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Sure thing. And Reagan was a great president.
He was.
'They are just monopolies./.ers are anti-monopoly and pro-individual. We don't believe in collective bargining.'
I'd tend to think that most of the collectivist, leftist thinking on/. would be in favor of Unions.
Listen, keep you generalizations to yourself. Some of the less naive here realize that statements like:
'IT professions are highly skilled workers and are in demand'
Absolutely true in most of the world where smart people choose to live
... is a highly localize phenomenon in our time, and that it's naive, wishful thinking to believe that this will always be the case.
When your skill-set becomes irrelevant, or your economic value declines below your income needs, you make adjustments. You retire, or go back to school, or reduce your expenses, or change fields. It's called adaptation.
I wish I had Mod Points right now.
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You are absolutely correct. This is one of several reasons why Unions in general are a bad idea, especially for our industry.
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Look at it another way, the ability to paint a house fast does not mean that one is up to painting the Sistine chapel ceiling.
It depends. That ceiling isn't that big. A couple of gallons of Dutch Boy and a roller on a long pole, I could have that puppy done in a day, 2 tops.
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next few years worth of CS majors enter the workforce...
Bring 'em on!
Most CS majors can't handle the real world. The best programmers, in the REAL WORLD, are the ones who have experience in life, and industry outside of hacking, cracking, and IP theft. CS degrees are useful only in the Ivory Tower, unless you decide to get one later in life, after you've seen what works, not what's theoretical.
Youth, (and CS degrees) are no match for crafty old-timers.
Your concept of 'software as product' analogy falls down as follows:
I sell toasters. I sell you a toaster. You cannot make 20 copies of that toaster, and give (or sell) them to the people waiting to get into the toaster store, depriving me of my rightful income for my toasters.
The problem is, if you can make a perfect copy of something, with little or no difficulty or expense, you can rip off the producer of the item. There has to be some means of protecting the property rights of the producer.
How many more eyes scrutinise the Windows source code vs the Linux source code??
How many Linux users actually scrutinize the code they install and use? I use Open Source software and I've been a programmer for nearly 15 years. I don't read the source of every package I download, or every patch I install, and I suspect I am not very different from most Open Source users.
This is precisely what we do. The other thing is to talk to you kids about why you think some things are wrong. As kids get older, you give them more and more responsibility for governing their own behaviour.
My kids can log onto the internet, any time we are home. The computer is in the family room, where anyone can see what is going on. I check access logs, and we have discussed where and what our kids are permitted to see.
This isn't perfect, however. It doesn't stop the porn-laced spam that drops into our inboxes, or banner ads that are beyond the bounds of good taste. But these events serve as teachable moments, where we can contrast what we have taught and believe as right against what others believe to be right. The same happens when certain words are used in movies we watch as a family. That's the key: as a family
I've got two kids in parochial grade school. Total cost for both is under $4000. My oldest is a freshman in a lutheran HS. His tuition is also under $4000.
Our town has a private Day School, which charges upwards of $12,000. Our public school budget is somewhere around $8500 per student. --
SlashDOt matters to ANYONE in the Real World. We're the only ones who care what we think.
I think what happened to these kids was unfortunate, but given the timing, inevitable. Kids say dumb things, and do dumb things, without thinking. Most of the time it's not a serious problem. In this case, no one died, no one is going to jail, these kids, and perhaps some others have learned a lesson: Freedom of Speech comes with responsibility.
THey hav ealso learned that coding mistakes can have consequences, too. Maybe they will become good programmers, in the future. --
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The original was made by the BBC in the 70's, and shown in re-runs when Nickelodeon was just starting. They weren't producing any of their own stuff, yet.
It was almost entirely based on Mormon theology. The only 'SciFi' more religiously based is The crap from L. Ron Hubbard and Scientlolgy/Dianetics. (BattleField Earth, for those living in a cave.)
(A dildo-shaped robot.)
Same thing happened with B5. I couldn't watch it when it first started, and the few episodes I tried to watch didn't make sense. It wasn't until TNT started from the beginning that I had the chance to really understand. It is one of my very favorite show, now.
Perhaps, if Sci-Fi were to start from the beginning, or something, I might give it another chance. It does look good.
Sorry, but what does an English lawyer have to do with Battlestar Galactica?
Yeah, that on Rocks!
It even rolls over really easy, on command!
Hi, Keith, It's Mark J. Tom H. said you were in the marketplace again. It's gotten wierd here.
Good Luck! (a webmaster at TZIX, Naperville)
...over telnet, when telnet is blocked by your firewall, and the only protocaol allowed is HTTP on 80 and 443.
Examples. Please.
I'm waiting.....
You don't have any, do you.
Find somewhere else to troll your little lies.
$make && make install $
That it's stealing his content in this case, but it's sharing when you deprive an artist and his assigned agents of their income? (*cough*)Napster(*cough*)
Umm.... the code is covered under the GPL, not the comments posted using that code. Nor, unless he specifically released them under the GPL, or some other open licence, are the graphics he may have created to enhance the site.
At some point, you do have to decide if continuing to do the best you can is worth it, if the outfit you are working for is completely out to lunch. But the alternative is to leave, keeping you integrity intact. The solution is not to slack-off, poison the well, and burn your bridges before you leave, or ar asked to leave.
He was.
'They are just monopolies. /.ers are anti-monopoly and pro-individual. We don't believe in collective bargining.'
I'd tend to think that most of the collectivist, leftist thinking on /. would be in favor of Unions.
Listen, keep you generalizations to yourself. Some of the less naive here realize that statements like: 'IT professions are highly skilled workers and are in demand'
Absolutely true in most of the world where smart people choose to live
When your skill-set becomes irrelevant, or your economic value declines below your income needs, you make adjustments. You retire, or go back to school, or reduce your expenses, or change fields. It's called adaptation.
You are absolutely correct. This is one of several reasons why Unions in general are a bad idea, especially for our industry.
It depends. That ceiling isn't that big. A couple of gallons of Dutch Boy and a roller on a long pole, I could have that puppy done in a day, 2 tops.
Bring 'em on!
Most CS majors can't handle the real world. The best programmers, in the REAL WORLD, are the ones who have experience in life, and industry outside of hacking, cracking, and IP theft. CS degrees are useful only in the Ivory Tower, unless you decide to get one later in life, after you've seen what works, not what's theoretical.
Youth, (and CS degrees) are no match for crafty old-timers.
I sell toasters. I sell you a toaster. You cannot make 20 copies of that toaster, and give (or sell) them to the people waiting to get into the toaster store, depriving me of my rightful income for my toasters.
The problem is, if you can make a perfect copy of something, with little or no difficulty or expense, you can rip off the producer of the item. There has to be some means of protecting the property rights of the producer.
How many Linux users actually scrutinize the code they install and use? I use Open Source software and I've been a programmer for nearly 15 years. I don't read the source of every package I download, or every patch I install, and I suspect I am not very different from most Open Source users.
This is precisely what we do. The other thing is to talk to you kids about why you think some things are wrong. As kids get older, you give them more and more responsibility for governing their own behaviour.
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This isn't perfect, however. It doesn't stop the porn-laced spam that drops into our inboxes, or banner ads that are beyond the bounds of good taste. But these events serve as teachable moments, where we can contrast what we have taught and believe as right against what others believe to be right. The same happens when certain words are used in movies we watch as a family. That's the key: as a family
Our town has a private Day School, which charges upwards of $12,000. Our public school budget is somewhere around $8500 per student.
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I think what happened to these kids was unfortunate, but given the timing, inevitable. Kids say dumb things, and do dumb things, without thinking. Most of the time it's not a serious problem. In this case, no one died, no one is going to jail, these kids, and perhaps some others have learned a lesson: Freedom of Speech comes with responsibility.
THey hav ealso learned that coding mistakes can have consequences, too. Maybe they will become good programmers, in the future.
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