The same could be said to you:) "Free" is an interesting word with a lot of meanings (15 for the adjective, according to M-W).
"F ree" is such a great word at causing cognitive dissonance among people:) If Blender comes at no cost, then it is still free, even if it has restrictions. Likewise, if it cost money, but had no restrictions, it would still be free.
None of that makes Java worse than C++ (and some would argue that it makes Java better:). It just means that Java is/different/. I've done C++, Java, and perl programming. Which is better depends a lot on the task I want to do.
And just because the instructor thinks Java is worse doesn't mean it is; it just means he doesn't like it:)
(On a side note, which is better: C++ or Lisp?)
From: http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/ec-boxsc.html
(with the winner of the election listed first)
We find:
1824 -
Electoral Votes:
Adams: 84
Jackson: 99 (!!)
Crawford: 41
Clay: 37
Popular Votes:
Adams: 108,740
Jackson: 153,544 (!!)
John Q. Adams received fewer electoral votes and fewer popular votes than Andrew Jackson, but won the election in the House of Representatives, with 13 state delegations voting for John Q. Adams, 7 voting for Jackson and 3 voting for Crawford. (from the notes entry for that year; no candidate received a majority of votes)
And, if you're that developer, then you also need to hope that drivers are available for your users' hardware and that the hardware is detected properly.
My favorite editor of all time is the Folding Text Editor (fte.sourceforge.net). It's programmable, it's pretty fast and small, and..
it folds procedures. Dear god, I love being able to hide all of the procedure code except for the one that I'm working on.
Actually, what I want is a box that will connect to my stereo and my LAN and mount Windows shares off my computer and play the MP3s from there over the system.
And has a remote control.
This way, I could sit in my living room and happily listen to the music from the machine in the bedroom while doing some work on the laptop.
Twisted, huh?
Aye, that be the truth. It has only been two months since I stopped working on a VAX (thank the Gods) and that was one of the things I had to get used to when I was playing with it. And periodically deleting old versions:|
It is not enough merely to be a Superior Mutant, for in the end times the hand of one OverMan may be raised against another, and he who lives by the Word of "Bob" may yet DIE by the Word of "Bob."
But, as the old saying goes, correlation is not the same thing as causation. If I was bored enough, I would dig through my books for it, but there was a long-term (12+ years?) study about violence in television and violence in children. The results of the study were: violent children liked violent television, non-violent children liked non-violent television.
Good correlation there, but the question remained: did violent television cause violence in children.. or did violent children just like violent television more? The world may never know..
There are probably many other studies about this subject, since it's so popular in this day and age, but that's the one I think of most. One day I'll research it more.
Unfortunately, I can't find any details about how the elections were handled. Specifically, I'm interested in/who/ was a candidate. Perhaps there were no female candidates (which could be for a variety of reasons, of course) to choose from?
Incidentally, I remember seeing an article on a similar topic many moons ago. It was something like 'Why aren't there many females involved in open source projects.' Lemme check quickly.
Here's one link:
http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/09/19/1326246 .shtml
(I did a search for 'women' with all/all/all)
My initial (and cynical?) guess is that all projects are naturally insular and nature and tend to promote those who (a) are oldbies and (b) "like me", therefor naturally excluding newbies and anyone not "like me".
Immersiveness is a subjective value as well. I find Infocom text adventures and text-based muds to be far more immersive than graphical games.
I think a problem that we'll all have when it comes to quantifying the playability of games is that you/can't/ quantify it. Saying "it's immersive" or "it has good graphics" is just one person's view of it. (Also, OCD is not the disorder you're looking for; I think you're referring to addictions - OCD/is/ bad)
Hee.
Or maybe they wanted to do the "right thing" and inform the operators of a security hole? Or perhaps they have a different set of ethics that aren't related to others'?
What's even more entertaining is when you check federal regulations.:)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/programs/handb ook/minwage.htm
Quite a few people are exempt from overtime (and some from minimum wage, like skilled computer professionals:). Of course, companies will probably still pay the overtime, in order to remain competitive.
(An ex-employer of mine would only pay overtime if you worked an additional/8/ hours a week. Needless to say, I never worked overtime. Then again, I never work overtime anyway.)
I fully agree. I remember "the good ol days" when a flame was well-thought out and often a detailed breakdown of the message. I often posted followups congratulating people on good flames and denouncing others as nothing more than swearing - even when I was the one being flamed. It was an honor being flamed by a true master of the art, because you learned something about how stupid you were:)
*wipes away a tear*
I want my flames back:(
Erm. "Freedom" doesn't dictate my actions. I use the best tool for the job at hand. Having the source code for anything doesn't mean I know jack about it or that I will even bother learning about it. I know, I know, my loss for being such a goober; I'm just of the opinion that if one tool does not fit my needs, I do not waste time trying to extend it. I get a tool which does.
Currently, and for the foreseeable future, PalmOS more than provides everything I will need for a PDA.
Well, I wouldn't want it:) I want an uber-simple interface for my little Palm. I love the PalmOS and UI. It is, in my wacky opinion, the best of all possible worlds:)
And this was completely contentless, oi! I need sleep.
It's still a restriction that keeps the GPL from being 'free for everyone':) If the software cannot be used, unrestricted, in any circumstance, then it is not completely 'free'.:)
I think that is the point the person was trying to make. Whether or not it is an arbitrary restriction (which is subjective, anyway) is not the point. The point is that there is a restriction, so it is not free.
There is, of course, the argument that this restriction is what is needed, since it maintains the 'freedom' of the software for future generations. Again, this freedom is limited to those who license software in a way that is compatible with the GPL, not freedom for anyone.
So, it comes down to forced morality being used to keep the software available perpetually. To those who will play by the rules.
Well, I know all about the technology, but I don't agree with it:) There's more to it than simply understanding the technology; people have different beliefs and ethics regarding Napster and DeCSS.
(Of course, I'm a hypocrite, although I stopped using Napster et al a long time ago - I admitted I was stealing, for my definition of stealing at least:)
Of course, there's always the idea that you can't technologically block it, so why try? Conversely, if it -could- be blocked, should people stop trying to get around it?
One day.. I wrote just that. After fighting with my boss over how to improve the project, I got his go ahead to do things my way. The next day, I handed the code off to him and demonstrated. He nodded in approval and my head was spared. That was.. three years ago. Once (1) it failed me and caused me shame.
See, it outputs a lot of files (it runs every hour, does a lot of reading and writing) and the filesystem got filled up. Turns out the administrator put EVERYTHING on one filesystem and that played some havoc.
What's wrong with selling out? If I can do something I enjoy and get paid for it, then hey, sign me up! (incidentally, I do software engineering, but dear God, I do hate computers) Just because someone does something for free, or with no expectation of compensation, doesn't mean they're better. "Art" and profit are not orthogonal.
Slashdot Mirror
The same could be said to you :) "Free" is an interesting word with a lot of meanings (15 for the adjective, according to M-W).
:) If Blender comes at no cost, then it is still free, even if it has restrictions. Likewise, if it cost money, but had no restrictions, it would still be free.
"F ree" is such a great word at causing cognitive dissonance among people
Dear God in Heaven, I love english.
None of that makes Java worse than C++ (and some would argue that it makes Java better :). It just means that Java is /different/. I've done C++, Java, and perl programming. Which is better depends a lot on the task I want to do.
:)
And just because the instructor thinks Java is worse doesn't mean it is; it just means he doesn't like it
(On a side note, which is better: C++ or Lisp?)
The electoral college website
From: http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/ec-boxsc.html
(with the winner of the election listed first)
We find:
1824 -
Electoral Votes:
Adams: 84
Jackson: 99 (!!)
Crawford: 41
Clay: 37
Popular Votes:
Adams: 108,740
Jackson: 153,544 (!!)
John Q. Adams received fewer electoral votes and fewer popular votes than Andrew Jackson, but won the election in the House of Representatives, with 13 state delegations voting for John Q. Adams, 7 voting for Jackson and 3 voting for Crawford. (from the notes entry for that year; no candidate received a majority of votes)
1860 -
Electoral Votes:
Lincoln: 180
Breckinridge: 72
Bell: 39
Douglas: 12
Popular Votes:
Lincoln: 1,866,452
Breckinridge: 847,953
1912 -
Electoral Votes:
Wilson: 435
Roosevelt: 88
Taft: 8
Popular Votes:
Wilson: 6,293,454
Roosevelt: 3,484,980
Taft: 3,483,922
1992 -
Electoral Votes:
Clinton: 370
Bush: 168
Popular Votes:
Clinton: 44,908,254
Bush: 39,102,343
Perot: 19,741,065
In addition, if we delve deeper, we find:
1876 -
Electoral Votes:
Hayes: 185
Tilden: 184
Popular Votes:
Hayes: 4,036,298
Tilden: 4,300,590
1888 -
Electoral Votes:
Harrison: 233
Cleveland: 168
Popular Votes:
Harrison: 5,439,853
Cleveland: 5,540,309
1880, 1884, 1960, 1968, 1976 were very close years (1-2% difference in the front runners' popular votes)
And, if you're that developer, then you also need to hope that drivers are available for your users' hardware and that the hardware is detected properly.
My favorite editor of all time is the Folding Text Editor (fte.sourceforge.net). It's programmable, it's pretty fast and small, and..
it folds procedures. Dear god, I love being able to hide all of the procedure code except for the one that I'm working on.
Actually, what I want is a box that will connect to my stereo and my LAN and mount Windows shares off my computer and play the MP3s from there over the system.
And has a remote control.
This way, I could sit in my living room and happily listen to the music from the machine in the bedroom while doing some work on the laptop.
Twisted, huh?
Aye, that be the truth. It has only been two months since I stopped working on a VAX (thank the Gods) and that was one of the things I had to get used to when I was playing with it. And periodically deleting old versions :|
And maybe they wouldn't be improved. Money-grubbers do provide a lot more funding than the undeniable force does.
It is not enough merely to be a Superior Mutant, for in the end times the hand of one OverMan may be raised against another, and he who lives by the Word of "Bob" may yet DIE by the Word of "Bob."
I like grovelling before the almighty dollar. The almighty dollar will be getting me a Playstation 2 as proof that it loves me more than anyone else :)
But, as the old saying goes, correlation is not the same thing as causation. If I was bored enough, I would dig through my books for it, but there was a long-term (12+ years?) study about violence in television and violence in children. The results of the study were: violent children liked violent television, non-violent children liked non-violent television.
Good correlation there, but the question remained: did violent television cause violence in children.. or did violent children just like violent television more? The world may never know..
There are probably many other studies about this subject, since it's so popular in this day and age, but that's the one I think of most. One day I'll research it more.
Eric ze Kidder
Unfortunately, I can't find any details about how the elections were handled. Specifically, I'm interested in /who/ was a candidate. Perhaps there were no female candidates (which could be for a variety of reasons, of course) to choose from?
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Incidentally, I remember seeing an article on a similar topic many moons ago. It was something like 'Why aren't there many females involved in open source projects.' Lemme check quickly.
Here's one link:
http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/09/19/132624
(I did a search for 'women' with all/all/all)
My initial (and cynical?) guess is that all projects are naturally insular and nature and tend to promote those who (a) are oldbies and (b) "like me", therefor naturally excluding newbies and anyone not "like me".
Immersiveness is a subjective value as well. I find Infocom text adventures and text-based muds to be far more immersive than graphical games. /can't/ quantify it. Saying "it's immersive" or "it has good graphics" is just one person's view of it. (Also, OCD is not the disorder you're looking for; I think you're referring to addictions - OCD /is/ bad)
I think a problem that we'll all have when it comes to quantifying the playability of games is that you
Hee.
Or maybe they wanted to do the "right thing" and inform the operators of a security hole? Or perhaps they have a different set of ethics that aren't related to others'?
The possibilities are endless!
What's even more entertaining is when you check federal regulations. :)
b ook/minwage.htm
:). Of course, companies will probably still pay the overtime, in order to remain competitive.
/8/ hours a week. Needless to say, I never worked overtime. Then again, I never work overtime anyway.)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/programs/hand
Quite a few people are exempt from overtime (and some from minimum wage, like skilled computer professionals
(An ex-employer of mine would only pay overtime if you worked an additional
Eric ze Kidder
I fully agree. I remember "the good ol days" when a flame was well-thought out and often a detailed breakdown of the message. I often posted followups congratulating people on good flames and denouncing others as nothing more than swearing - even when I was the one being flamed. It was an honor being flamed by a true master of the art, because you learned something about how stupid you were :)
:(
*wipes away a tear*
I want my flames back
Erm. "Freedom" doesn't dictate my actions. I use the best tool for the job at hand. Having the source code for anything doesn't mean I know jack about it or that I will even bother learning about it. I know, I know, my loss for being such a goober; I'm just of the opinion that if one tool does not fit my needs, I do not waste time trying to extend it. I get a tool which does.
Currently, and for the foreseeable future, PalmOS more than provides everything I will need for a PDA.
Eric ze Kidder
Well, I wouldn't want it :) I want an uber-simple interface for my little Palm. I love the PalmOS and UI. It is, in my wacky opinion, the best of all possible worlds :)
And this was completely contentless, oi! I need sleep.
It's still a restriction that keeps the GPL from being 'free for everyone' :) If the software cannot be used, unrestricted, in any circumstance, then it is not completely 'free'. :)
I think that is the point the person was trying to make. Whether or not it is an arbitrary restriction (which is subjective, anyway) is not the point. The point is that there is a restriction, so it is not free.
There is, of course, the argument that this restriction is what is needed, since it maintains the 'freedom' of the software for future generations. Again, this freedom is limited to those who license software in a way that is compatible with the GPL, not freedom for anyone.
So, it comes down to forced morality being used to keep the software available perpetually. To those who will play by the rules.
Oi, I need more caffeine.
Well, I know all about the technology, but I don't agree with it :) There's more to it than simply understanding the technology; people have different beliefs and ethics regarding Napster and DeCSS.
:)
(Of course, I'm a hypocrite, although I stopped using Napster et al a long time ago - I admitted I was stealing, for my definition of stealing at least
Of course, there's always the idea that you can't technologically block it, so why try? Conversely, if it -could- be blocked, should people stop trying to get around it?
Eric ze Kidder
What about people like me who don't give a damn? :)
Accountant for me, baybee. This little article explains why I think that's the way to go :) (actually, I'm hoping for clinical psychologist)
One day.. I wrote just that. After fighting with my boss over how to improve the project, I got his go ahead to do things my way. The next day, I handed the code off to him and demonstrated. He nodded in approval and my head was spared. That was.. three years ago. Once (1) it failed me and caused me shame.
See, it outputs a lot of files (it runs every hour, does a lot of reading and writing) and the filesystem got filled up. Turns out the administrator put EVERYTHING on one filesystem and that played some havoc.
I love that code.
What's wrong with selling out? If I can do something I enjoy and get paid for it, then hey, sign me up! (incidentally, I do software engineering, but dear God, I do hate computers) Just because someone does something for free, or with no expectation of compensation, doesn't mean they're better. "Art" and profit are not orthogonal.
Eric ze Kidder