... that a nation that has robot toilets would take this long to think of using robots for this job. Although to be fair, it never crossed my mind either, and I've spent the last 5 years trying to convince my wife that a roomba is actually a good idea.
Obviously you are clueless as to the nature of the 8-track. Everyone knows that in any random assemblage of 8-track tapes, there is a 90% chance of finding Meat Loaf's Bat out of Hell.
I know what you mean. The worst part is that mine keeps f*cking closing on me whenever I turn my computer off with a drink on it. What kind of engineer only drinks when his computer is on? Hello!? Some people aren't so geeky as to have their computers on all the time, losers!
I don't think the store manager would let them stay that long.
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I think that one thing that catches Mac users is that it works much better when you run ssh -X from one of the xterms that starts up when you have X11.app running. I haven't figured out the voodoo needed to get it to work from Terminal.app. YMMV.
I've been a Baen library user for many years now. I have also bought dozens of titles through webscription.net. What I really like is I can download the books onto my Palm and carry enough books to last me a two week trip. Of course, if you don't like Sci-fi and fantasy then it won't be very attractive to you.
You can also get loads of excellent free books from Project Gutenberg.
Piracy is wrong. However, using the term pirate to refer to a copyright infringer really makes the act sound much worse than it actually is. It's propaganda, plain and simple. Try and keep a little perspective on the rhetoric, OK?
The day before the final, Landis stood on the podium to collect the maillot jaune alongside Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault: 11 wins between them. Add in Merckx's 5 Giro wins and his Vuelta win, and Hinault's 3 Giro wins and 2 Vuelta wins and you have 22 Grand Tour victories. Not very convincing evidence of using forbidden substances.
These came from my brother-in-law:
1. Customer calls in saying that their computer is acting strangely. Files are going missing and there are frequent BSODs. He heads over to the house and notes as soon as he walks in that the entire tower case is completely covered in fridge magnets...
2. Woman calls up and says there is a problem with her keyboard. Whenever she tries to type loads and loads of characters show up. He heads over to her house and gets her to replicate the problem. She sits in front of the computer, leans forward (eyesight problems) and starts typing. However, when she leans forward, her massive breasts rest directly on the keyboard...
There is no "upgrade" arm twisting going on here. The versions are seeded to developers as part of their ADC membership. The new releases come in the mail at no additional cost. The problems you are talking about is totally irrelevant for legitimate uses of the developer releases.
We've already applied this technology - they're called oars. The key differnce is that the water strider has almost zero displacement, hence is able generate a large velocity compared to a displacement hull.
Bill Gates sold (by my rough count) 114,000,000 shares. That is some serious conversion of stocks to cash! Depending on share price that is worth a minimum of $4.5 billion and a maximum of $8 billion.
I had a friend (not a friend of a friend - a real friend;) who got FedEx to deliver his new PC. Well, they delivered it to the wrong house. Someone without the appropriate authority (my friend didn't even know them, as they lived down the street) signed for the package (ever wonder why they only ask for a signature and not for ID? It seems an obvious weakness in the security system.)
FedEx refused to accept responsibility, the person who signed for the package oddly couldn't be found, and the computer store who sold it to him had neglected to add insurance on the shipping.
It looked like he would be out the money and the computer until he contacted the local news who did a feature on his case on the 6 o'clock news. Then suddenly all of the parties (accept buddy who got a free computer) managed to get a replacement to my friend.
The moral of the story is that never assume that FedEx will take responsibility for failing to provide the service that you think that you are paying them for. Read the fine print buy the extra security of insurance for big ticket items. Unless you have a friend who does the consumer protection section of the 6 o'clock news...
Actually, there are two patents. The one to which you refer has already been granted in Canada. The second patent on the lifeform itself has been deemed invalid in Canada.
Interestingly, the Supreme Court of Canada treated this case as a question of interpretation of the existing patent laws. They stated that if the Government wants a different interpretation then the legislation will have to be changed. There was no consideration of the ethical or moral principles, AFAIK.
"It's the cult," Amelio told Computerworld. "It's what's kept the damn thing afloat through some of the most incredibly bad business decisions I've ever seen anywhere."
Business decisions made by... former CEO Amelio! I read this as saying: "Even someone who makes as many bad business decisions as myself couldn't sink that ship with so many loyal users manning the pumps." One wonders how these people manage to find employment at the CEO level after comments like that.
Sun did do the same thing and that is why it ended up in court. Microsoft created an incompatible JVM in what appeared to me to be an attempt to hijack the platform, or at least to disable the "Write once, Run anywhere" part of it.
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... that a nation that has robot toilets would take this long to think of using robots for this job. Although to be fair, it never crossed my mind either, and I've spent the last 5 years trying to convince my wife that a roomba is actually a good idea.
Obviously you are clueless as to the nature of the 8-track. Everyone knows that in any random assemblage of 8-track tapes, there is a 90% chance of finding Meat Loaf's Bat out of Hell.
I know what you mean. The worst part is that mine keeps f*cking closing on me whenever I turn my computer off with a drink on it. What kind of engineer only drinks when his computer is on? Hello!? Some people aren't so geeky as to have their computers on all the time, losers!
WOLVERINES!!!!
I'll second the call for QNX. It's a great OS for fast boot times and stability. And it is fun to develop on as an added bonus.
I don't think the store manager would let them stay that long.
I think that one thing that catches Mac users is that it works much better when you run ssh -X from one of the xterms that starts up when you have X11.app running. I haven't figured out the voodoo needed to get it to work from Terminal.app. YMMV.
I've been a Baen library user for many years now. I have also bought dozens of titles through webscription.net. What I really like is I can download the books onto my Palm and carry enough books to last me a two week trip. Of course, if you don't like Sci-fi and fantasy then it won't be very attractive to you. You can also get loads of excellent free books from Project Gutenberg.
An excellent game in development inspired by the classic X-Com series.
UFO:AI
Runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and others.
Piracy is wrong. However, using the term pirate to refer to a copyright infringer really makes the act sound much worse than it actually is. It's propaganda, plain and simple. Try and keep a little perspective on the rhetoric, OK?
The day before the final, Landis stood on the podium to collect the maillot jaune alongside Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault: 11 wins between them. Add in Merckx's 5 Giro wins and his Vuelta win, and Hinault's 3 Giro wins and 2 Vuelta wins and you have 22 Grand Tour victories. Not very convincing evidence of using forbidden substances.
These came from my brother-in-law: 1. Customer calls in saying that their computer is acting strangely. Files are going missing and there are frequent BSODs. He heads over to the house and notes as soon as he walks in that the entire tower case is completely covered in fridge magnets... 2. Woman calls up and says there is a problem with her keyboard. Whenever she tries to type loads and loads of characters show up. He heads over to her house and gets her to replicate the problem. She sits in front of the computer, leans forward (eyesight problems) and starts typing. However, when she leans forward, her massive breasts rest directly on the keyboard...
Um, it doesn't work?
There is no "upgrade" arm twisting going on here. The versions are seeded to developers as part of their ADC membership. The new releases come in the mail at no additional cost. The problems you are talking about is totally irrelevant for legitimate uses of the developer releases.
Anyone think that this name was made up by some engineers in the spirit of sosumi?
Or even better: "Because it is everywhere but here."
Yes, I learned "Hello World!" in 24 languages in 24 hours. YMMV.
We've already applied this technology - they're called oars. The key differnce is that the water strider has almost zero displacement, hence is able generate a large velocity compared to a displacement hull.
Does he ever do anything other than illegal operations?
Holy Crap!
Bill Gates sold (by my rough count) 114,000,000 shares. That is some serious conversion of stocks to cash! Depending on share price that is worth a minimum of $4.5 billion and a maximum of $8 billion.
I had a friend (not a friend of a friend - a real friend ;) who got FedEx to deliver his new PC. Well, they delivered it to the wrong house. Someone without the appropriate authority (my friend didn't even know them, as they lived down the street) signed for the package (ever wonder why they only ask for a signature and not for ID? It seems an obvious weakness in the security system.)
FedEx refused to accept responsibility, the person who signed for the package oddly couldn't be found, and the computer store who sold it to him had neglected to add insurance on the shipping.
It looked like he would be out the money and the computer until he contacted the local news who did a feature on his case on the 6 o'clock news. Then suddenly all of the parties (accept buddy who got a free computer) managed to get a replacement to my friend.
The moral of the story is that never assume that FedEx will take responsibility for failing to provide the service that you think that you are paying them for. Read the fine print buy the extra security of insurance for big ticket items. Unless you have a friend who does the consumer protection section of the 6 o'clock news...
Actually, there are two patents. The one to which you refer has already been granted in Canada. The second patent on the lifeform itself has been deemed invalid in Canada.
Interestingly, the Supreme Court of Canada treated this case as a question of interpretation of the existing patent laws. They stated that if the Government wants a different interpretation then the legislation will have to be changed. There was no consideration of the ethical or moral principles, AFAIK.
No, but he may Moulder Mouse's father.
Business decisions made by... former CEO Amelio! I read this as saying: "Even someone who makes as many bad business decisions as myself couldn't sink that ship with so many loyal users manning the pumps." One wonders how these people manage to find employment at the CEO level after comments like that.
Sun did do the same thing and that is why it ended up in court. Microsoft created an incompatible JVM in what appeared to me to be an attempt to hijack the platform, or at least to disable the "Write once, Run anywhere" part of it.