Finally, Boba Fett being so much cuter than Anakin definitely means that even if he won't fall for other men, other men will definitely fall for him...
I like that "fall for other men" reference to Boba...
Before anyone starts, think about what this will do for the packaged linux software business. It might actually be cheaper to go out and buy the CD than download the ISO from Red Hat. All of a sudden RH turns a sale with a cost to them into a sale with profit! That _has_ to be a good thing.
Oh my god, what tripe you utter. One of the primary benefits, if not the primary benefit of Linux is how it is free for download, and for several very, very valid reasons.
a) It means someone (say, the 16-year-old using the familay computer)can try out a new operating system without paying $50. Seriously, how many people would have ever tried Linux, would have ever used anything besides Windows, if they had had to pay for a boxed distro instead of downloading one? (I know I sure as hell wouldn't have - let me tell you, when I started using Linux, I was in high school, and I did not have $50 lying around to test something I didn't need.) That's how Linux started - people in colleges freely downloading Slack to try out on their 386s.
b) You know Linux's vaunted stability and high bug-catching rate? Yeah? You know where that comes from? I'll tell you. People downloading betas and unfinished distros to test them. Your plan would entail causing the download a beta to cost more than buying a release version. You know where Linux's stability and security goes from there? Down the drain.
Repeat after me: Allowing people to download Linux gratis is good.
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Well, from a poster calling himself "windows bios world"...
I actually went out and downloaded Kazaa just to check the EULA on it. I'm pretty sure they haven't changed it in the last 10 hours. Here it is (fucking lameness filter won't let me post it): Kazaa EULA.txt
4(b) You hereby grant BDE the right to access and use the unused computing power and storage space on your computer/s and/or internet access or bandwidth for the aggregation of content and use in distributed computing. The user acknowledges and authorizes this use without the right of compensation. Notwithstanding the above, in the event usage of your computer is initiated by a party other than you, BDE will grant you the ability to deny access.
Interestingly as well: 5. Term; Termination. (a) This Agreement will be effective as of the date you accept this Agreement and will remain effective until terminated by either party ("Use Period"). (b) BDE may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing notice to you. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by ceasing use of the Software and Services and destroying or removing from all hard drives, networks, and other storage media all copies of the Software. Upon any termination, all licenses and rights to use the Software and the Services shall terminate and you must remove the Software from your computer equipment and dispose of all originals and copies of the Software in your possession. The following Sections shall survive any termination of this Agreement: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
So you can't terminate once you've accidentally clicked "OK". Although you sort of wonder how they're going to apply section 4 once you've "destroyed or removed from all hard drives, networks, and other storage media all copies of the Software."
Hrm. I personally really liked the time they posted the stories in all sorts of Dialectizer-ed dialects. Although the best would be to redirect slashdot.org to Suckdot.:)
Well, this is an April Fools' joke, but I frankly wouldn't be surprised if somewhere along the Slashdot>Andover/OSDN>VA Linux chain, AOL/TW owned some stake (In which case CmdrTaco really wouldn't be able to comment, he'd probably be under some sort of NDA or vested-interest clause or something).
Anyone know if this will be available to the public? What I wouldn't give to see Gates or Ballmer crack while on the stand.
Hear, hear. Unfortunately, neither you nor I probably will, because a) Microsoft will claim that 'vital trade secrets' are being discussed and b) Microsoft will declare nuclear war on the world before letting an uncensored movie of Gates/Ballmer cracking loose.
Who's the moron that moderated this as "Informative"? This 'gralem' didn't read the post - he's just karma-whoring. Anyway, who exactly does he think he's informing about this pronunciation nitpick? The fanatics already know how to pronounce it, and those that don't, don't care.
Google *does not* accept payment for placement in search results. It accepts payment for placement of ADS. Specifically, the more you pay, the higher the probability that your ad will appear (in the sponsored links section). This is not the same thing at all as accepting payment to skew the ordering of their search results.
While I agree with you that Cisco is clearly in the wrong here, what it's done is nowhere near the horrors of the Holocaust. It might make for good rhetoric, but Cisco are hardly Nazi collaborators. Oh yes, another thing to consider - while 'freedom from censorship' might be a _legal_ right, it's in no way a human one. Of course it's an admirable thing to go where one will on the Internet. However, it's nothing compared to the freedom to *live*. Nazi Germany wanted to eliminate the latter. Frankly, the former pales in comparison.
Quite so. Hofstadter, in particular, has some fascinating things to say about this topic - for example, in our brains, our neurons are EXTREMELY precise calculators; the fire only when a very exact level of input impulse has been reached. However, our _minds_ are far worse, and in some cases are totally unable to add two numbers together without outside assistance (fingers, pen and paper, abacus, calculator...). For a funny depiction of this, see his picture in GEB which shows a head, with a large "2 + 2 = 5" made out of many correct additions. The idea is that the neuron level is only a hardware substrate while the actual _intelligence_ is a software phenomenon. (This is true even in our relatively simple microcomputers; the laws of physics NEVER go wrong; however, on the software level, we're all familiar with BSODs (Shut up, linux users:).
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Finally, Boba Fett being so much cuter than Anakin definitely means that even if he won't fall for other men, other men will definitely fall for him...
I like that "fall for other men" reference to Boba...
Writing in regards to this posting on Linux on mainframes
What posting? A link, people?
Am I the only one who finds it incredibly hilarious that a WWF "wrestler" fits perfectly into the role of "professional actor"?
;)
Right, those fights aren't staged, really
I'm taking Cal II now, and let me tell you, I curse integration to hell every day.
Oh my god, what tripe you utter. One of the primary benefits, if not the primary benefit of Linux is how it is free for download, and for several very, very valid reasons.
a) It means someone (say, the 16-year-old using the familay computer)can try out a new operating system without paying $50. Seriously, how many people would have ever tried Linux, would have ever used anything besides Windows, if they had had to pay for a boxed distro instead of downloading one? (I know I sure as hell wouldn't have - let me tell you, when I started using Linux, I was in high school, and I did not have $50 lying around to test something I didn't need.) That's how Linux started - people in colleges freely downloading Slack to try out on their 386s.
b) You know Linux's vaunted stability and high bug-catching rate? Yeah? You know where that comes from? I'll tell you. People downloading betas and unfinished distros to test them. Your plan would entail causing the download a beta to cost more than buying a release version. You know where Linux's stability and security goes from there? Down the drain.
Repeat after me: Allowing people to download Linux gratis is good.
Well, from a poster calling himself "windows bios world"...
the Spud Server!!
I actually went out and downloaded Kazaa just to check the EULA on it. I'm pretty sure they haven't changed it in the last 10 hours. Here it is (fucking lameness filter won't let me post it):
Kazaa EULA.txt
No hoax here, folks:
From the Kazaa EULA, addendum section on BDE:
4(b) You hereby grant BDE the right to access and use the unused computing power and storage space on your computer/s and/or internet access or bandwidth for the aggregation of content and use in distributed computing. The user acknowledges and authorizes this use without the right of compensation. Notwithstanding the above, in the event usage of your computer is initiated by a party other than you, BDE will grant you the ability to deny access.
Interestingly as well:
5. Term; Termination.
(a) This Agreement will be effective as of the date you accept this Agreement and will remain effective until terminated by either party ("Use Period").
(b) BDE may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing notice to you. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by ceasing use of the Software and Services and destroying or removing from all hard drives, networks, and other storage media all copies of the Software. Upon any termination, all licenses and rights to use the Software and the Services shall terminate and you must remove the Software from your computer equipment and dispose of all originals and copies of the Software in your possession. The following Sections shall survive any termination of this Agreement: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
So you can't terminate once you've accidentally clicked "OK". Although you sort of wonder how they're going to apply section 4 once you've "destroyed or removed from all hard drives, networks, and other storage media all copies of the Software."
Hrm. I personally really liked the time they posted the stories in all sorts of Dialectizer-ed dialects. Although the best would be to redirect slashdot.org to Suckdot. :)
Well, this is an April Fools' joke, but I frankly wouldn't be surprised if somewhere along the Slashdot>Andover/OSDN>VA Linux chain, AOL/TW owned some stake (In which case CmdrTaco really wouldn't be able to comment, he'd probably be under some sort of NDA or vested-interest clause or something).
guess what, immersive 3D ads.
I found a 99$ window and tried to install it on my computer, but it wouldn't fit in the CD drive.
Why would these people use a closed format with possible impending royalty fees when they could use an uber-1337 open source format instead?
:-)
Right. And as soon as I get an OC-48 connection, I'll implement this.
Isn't this a bit like 2048-bit encryption? Sure it's a good idea, but the technology requirements are a bit excessive.
Hear, hear. Unfortunately, neither you nor I probably will, because a) Microsoft will claim that 'vital trade secrets' are being discussed and b) Microsoft will declare nuclear war on the world before letting an uncensored movie of Gates/Ballmer cracking loose.
Darn shame.
Funny how all these people that hate Katz so much still keep coming back to his columns anyway. A true nerd loves a flame war, I guess.
Le sigh.
Who's the moron that moderated this as "Informative"? This 'gralem' didn't read the post - he's just karma-whoring. Anyway, who exactly does he think he's informing about this pronunciation nitpick? The fanatics already know how to pronounce it, and those that don't, don't care.
Idiot.
Google *does not* accept payment for placement in search results. It accepts payment for placement of ADS. Specifically, the more you pay, the higher the probability that your ad will appear (in the sponsored links section). This is not the same thing at all as accepting payment to skew the ordering of their search results.
Oops, Moore's law, my mistake (that was a perfect example of Murphy's law in action actually ;)
Is this based on any reasonable estimate (Murphy's Law, etc.?), or is it just your own wild guess?
Dude, no Dell - I want a Beowulf cluster of those!! :)
While I agree with you that Cisco is clearly in the wrong here, what it's done is nowhere near the horrors of the Holocaust. It might make for good rhetoric, but Cisco are hardly Nazi collaborators. Oh yes, another thing to consider - while 'freedom from censorship' might be a _legal_ right, it's in no way a human one. Of course it's an admirable thing to go where one will on the Internet. However, it's nothing compared to the freedom to *live*. Nazi Germany wanted to eliminate the latter. Frankly, the former pales in comparison.
Cheers.
Quite so. Hofstadter, in particular, has some fascinating things to say about this topic - for example, in our brains, our neurons are EXTREMELY precise calculators; the fire only when a very exact level of input impulse has been reached. However, our _minds_ are far worse, and in some cases are totally unable to add two numbers together without outside assistance (fingers, pen and paper, abacus, calculator...). For a funny depiction of this, see his picture in GEB which shows a head, with a large "2 + 2 = 5" made out of many correct additions. The idea is that the neuron level is only a hardware substrate while the actual _intelligence_ is a software phenomenon. (This is true even in our relatively simple microcomputers; the laws of physics NEVER go wrong; however, on the software level, we're all familiar with BSODs (Shut up, linux users :).