That's an awful line of reasoning. What's wrong with actually specifying what you're searching for? If I do a search for "sexual discrimination" I get results related to that query, not a page full of XXX links. If I want information on apple pie, would it make sense to search for "apple" alone?
This is called "take the bastards to court." It works quite well in cases where they're completely full of shit and therefore cannot hope to prove their innocence.
Look, I use Linux exclusively for all my development and production work these days, aside from one Solaris 10 box. That said, I've got nothing against Microsoft for expiring the RC in a year. There's nothing wrong with this; if you don't like it, don't use their product.
Seriously, I'm wondering what all the fuss is about. I'm installing it in a VM for testing purposes, although I have no intention of running any Windows OS in production on my development LAN. I'm just making sure I keep up with things on the off chance I get a client who requires Windows 7 support.
Modern man is a part of the modern ecosystem, and occupies the top slot in the food chain. The planet is ours, period, and given technological advances it's highly unlikely that mankind will render the planet uninhabitable. Other species are not deserving of any special treatment. Get over it.
While I'm certainly no fan of SCO, in The Real World you use what works. If it still works, there's no need to replace it. Here's the thing about IMS about related systems: they solve what's largely understood to be a "known domain" of problems. You can still use third-party systems to link the central DBs to more modern systems if your business rules change, but the basics of managing inventory and keeping sales records haven't changed since pencil-and-paper ledgers.
The free market has nothing to do with this. We still have criminal statutes for a reason, although regrettably no executives will go to prison for this.
I've seen a lot of seedy stuff in my time, but this might just take the cake with respect to all-time industry lows. To hell with the music industry; this is beyond reprehensible. They're playing with peoples' lives. Somebody please tell me someone's going to jail for this.
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That's an awful line of reasoning. What's wrong with actually specifying what you're searching for? If I do a search for "sexual discrimination" I get results related to that query, not a page full of XXX links. If I want information on apple pie, would it make sense to search for "apple" alone?
You can turn off Google's SafeSearch feature, you know...
... there is no sex in India's champagne room.
Sounds better than chemically-induced passivity, which is what these doctors seem to be advocating.
No.
This is called "take the bastards to court." It works quite well in cases where they're completely full of shit and therefore cannot hope to prove their innocence.
Modeling a cat's brain, huh? One is reminded of Accelerando.
Now, who's working on the lobsters?
Speaking of assuming, I'll assume you haven't done much research into Guatemala's political climate if you're seriously taking that position.
You must have missed Slashdot's tagline of "news for nerds, stuff that matters." Contrast with "computer stories."
If it isn't, the lawyer's murder following the discovery of the corruption is mighty coincidental.
Look, I use Linux exclusively for all my development and production work these days, aside from one Solaris 10 box. That said, I've got nothing against Microsoft for expiring the RC in a year. There's nothing wrong with this; if you don't like it, don't use their product.
Seriously, I'm wondering what all the fuss is about. I'm installing it in a VM for testing purposes, although I have no intention of running any Windows OS in production on my development LAN. I'm just making sure I keep up with things on the off chance I get a client who requires Windows 7 support.
Modern man is a part of the modern ecosystem, and occupies the top slot in the food chain. The planet is ours, period, and given technological advances it's highly unlikely that mankind will render the planet uninhabitable. Other species are not deserving of any special treatment. Get over it.
While I'm certainly no fan of SCO, in The Real World you use what works. If it still works, there's no need to replace it. Here's the thing about IMS about related systems: they solve what's largely understood to be a "known domain" of problems. You can still use third-party systems to link the central DBs to more modern systems if your business rules change, but the basics of managing inventory and keeping sales records haven't changed since pencil-and-paper ledgers.
Short version: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It.
BTW, my original point still stands: continuing to use anything on a "no matter what" basis is stupid.
Very few people considered Google a serious contender in search before they basically blew up overnight. Check you history.
Well, I wouldn't switch away from Google no matter what
That's pretty stupid. If something provably better came along you wouldn't use it? Wow. Clue: you're not married to Google.
Apparently, you can make plastic from soy.
I'm made of polar bear fur, you insensitive clod!
I've got a great solution. Let's laminate everything we print with soy toner. That toner ain't going nowhere!
Outstanding post. I was going to say virtually the same thing, but you beat me to it :).
The free market has nothing to do with this. We still have criminal statutes for a reason, although regrettably no executives will go to prison for this.
I've seen a lot of seedy stuff in my time, but this might just take the cake with respect to all-time industry lows. To hell with the music industry; this is beyond reprehensible. They're playing with peoples' lives. Somebody please tell me someone's going to jail for this.
I'm watching YouTube in fullscreen on Ubuntu 9.04.
s/become become/become
:).
Hey, it's 0100 EST, and I've been coding for ten hours straight