You aren't totally crazy -- that's actually where the name "Python" came from. In fact, Guido van Rossum (the creator of Python) strongly encourages the interspersion of Monty Python references into the comments of Python programs:-)
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I was actually quite surprised to find this article on slashdot. You see, I'm the author of the Perl script which converts the LaTeX source to HTML. I hope nobody finds any blatant problems with the online book websites...
Isn't the flexibility that a given OS offers to create new programs, and the rate of change in the number of available programs, more important than the existing number anyhow?
On the contrary. If the quality of the operating system were the primary issue, everybody would've been using macs and would now have moved over to Linux. Microsoft's claim to fame was in how they marketed their operating system to developers early on, creating an environment in which users could do much, much more with their os than with any other. Anybody else remember those old (Charlie Chaplin?) commercials from IBM where the guy is barely managing to hold a huge stack of software? The whole basis of the Microsoft dominance of the market is the mere fact that it's already established, and users can do so much more with all the software available. I'm still using Windows for that very reason...
Whether Lincoln had slaves or not has nothing to do with whether slavery caused the Civil War. All along, people in Washington disliked slavery, and they thought that if they could contain it to the states where it already existed, that would be an acceptable solution. However, when slavery expanded west into Missouri and Texas, people grew weary. And "Bleeding Kansas" just added to the problem. All the northern states abolished slavery, yet the southern ones continued to endorse it. John Brown tried to free the slaves, and was viewed as a hero in the north and a villain in the south. In fact, John Brown was the reason the southern states began building up military--they believed the north was trying to get the slaves to turn against them.
All along it was about the slaves, not some bullshit taxation law. The north threatened the south's way of life, and so they tried to secede. They couldn't handle the fact that in democracy you don't always get your way, so they decided to run home crying and quit the whole thing.
It's certainly possible to have mp3s that sound as good as cd's, but the majority of those out there are 128 kb/s, which, if you ever try playing on a regular stereo, is noticeably lower in sound quality than a pure unadulterated cd track. The whole point of mp3s is that you discard the "unnecessary" sound information to cut down on the file size.
Seems to me that the credit card companies should be responsible for providing a quick way to verify all necessary information about a credit card (via a web service of some sort) so that e-commerce sites can check instantly before they process your order. The credit card company who provides this first would obviously benefit from wider use, and e-commerce sites would gain business for not hassling their customers for their maiden name, blood type, pantyhose size, etc.
A free market doesn't mean literally "free" as in nobody pays for anything; it means that people can sell their products for money. If people aren't rewarded for their work, they'll stop. No more movies, no more music bands, etc.
But the sad, sad fact is that stealing is almost always easier, and certianly cheaper, then buying. Therefore there will always be people trying to get something for nothing.
Well there are always thieves in every society. But the point about it being easier to steal is what needs to be addressed. If it's easier to buy it and not be hassled from copyright people (ideally the format won't allow free distribution), then most people will go the legal route. Just like burning CDs from your friends--sure some people do it and it costs software companies some revenue, but in the long run it's a tiny fraction because it's so much easier to buy a cd with documentation, etc. than to spend an hour making a bootleg copy. Most people will pay simply for the convenience.
What we need is for movie and record studios to set up efficiently run websites where, for a small but tangible fee, people can buy whatever movie/song they want. I personally believe people are inherently good, and if you make it easy enough for them to do the right thing (pay rather than steal), they will do it.
With the studios fighting the new internet community, the natural reaction is to fight back--which is clearly demonstrated with the rise of Napster, Gnutella, and even DeCSS. Working together, I think that paying to buy movies online (maybe even before they're out in theatres) or buy songs will be the first step in preserving this threatened industry.
Wal-Mart, even though they may appear to be a benign, for-the-normal-people store, are actually just like any other megacorporation. Greedy, arrogant, uncaring leeches. That, and they have *loads* of money to spend on lobbying.
If I remember correctly, they're the second largest monetary entity in the world--second only to the U.S. government.
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You aren't totally crazy -- that's actually where the name "Python" came from. In fact, Guido van Rossum (the creator of Python) strongly encourages the interspersion of Monty Python references into the comments of Python programs :-)
http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCS.php
I was actually quite surprised to find this article on slashdot. You see, I'm the author of the Perl script which converts the LaTeX source to HTML. I hope nobody finds any blatant problems with the online book websites...
dec bc doesn't modify any flags. If you want a delay, then do something like this:
ld bc,0FFFFh
loop:
dec bc
ld a,b
or c
jr nz,loop
Or you could just do a bunch of halts, since those are better for the processor in terms of power usage.
Oooh, big news flash!
Are you implying there's something wrong with free dance lessons???
What if somebody patents the concept of the antipatent? Then do they own all our antipatented ideas?
All along it was about the slaves, not some bullshit taxation law. The north threatened the south's way of life, and so they tried to secede. They couldn't handle the fact that in democracy you don't always get your way, so they decided to run home crying and quit the whole thing.
I don't think I've ever seen a 256 kb/s mp3!
Seems to me that the credit card companies should be responsible for providing a quick way to verify all necessary information about a credit card (via a web service of some sort) so that e-commerce sites can check instantly before they process your order. The credit card company who provides this first would obviously benefit from wider use, and e-commerce sites would gain business for not hassling their customers for their maiden name, blood type, pantyhose size, etc.
The slashdot effect is destroying the internet, sucking helpless webpages into a black hole!
Um what number system are you in?
A free market doesn't mean literally "free" as in nobody pays for anything; it means that people can sell their products for money. If people aren't rewarded for their work, they'll stop. No more movies, no more music bands, etc.
Well there are always thieves in every society. But the point about it being easier to steal is what needs to be addressed. If it's easier to buy it and not be hassled from copyright people (ideally the format won't allow free distribution), then most people will go the legal route. Just like burning CDs from your friends--sure some people do it and it costs software companies some revenue, but in the long run it's a tiny fraction because it's so much easier to buy a cd with documentation, etc. than to spend an hour making a bootleg copy. Most people will pay simply for the convenience.
With the studios fighting the new internet community, the natural reaction is to fight back--which is clearly demonstrated with the rise of Napster, Gnutella, and even DeCSS. Working together, I think that paying to buy movies online (maybe even before they're out in theatres) or buy songs will be the first step in preserving this threatened industry.
If I remember correctly, they're the second largest monetary entity in the world--second only to the U.S. government.
And how great a president it was that promised it...
And yet there are books iMacs for Dummies and American Online for Dummies and the such. So sad.
any system, not every system