compressing it again at the application level won't help
Yes, it will, especially if it's application-specific compression. CSLIP compression isn't particulary good (for good reason, it's supposed to be simple and efficient).
Good point on uuencode, though. A compression program designed to produce 7-bit rather than 8-bit output to avoid this might be a win.
In other words, when they say "KE weapon that needs an upgraded nuclear power plant" (!!), I think we can assume they mean BFR.
Big F------ Railgun. Drop some one-ton iron slugs in that bad boy and fire them at Mach 10. I assume you'ld actually need some kind of terminal guidance in the shells, actually, but who knows.
Note that stiffness can be different at different timescales; you want a material that's flexible when you try to move it at 1 m/s, and rigid when you try to move it at 500m/s.
So, in conclusion, the ideal armor is ziploc bags of ooblick, duct-taped together. I'm ready for my DARPA grants to pursue this further.
I made some very minor contributions to this a couple years ago; it's pretty much playable these days.
OTOH, I always thought it would have made more sense to build it as a generic engine, with at least one totally original theme, than a 100% clone of Warcraft mechanics. (In fairness, I think the plan was to move in that direction eventually).
But like a lot of these, probably 70% of the code was written by one guy, I think, so if they've chased him off the project is toast.:(
No, no, this was gone over before; you MD5 hash each consecutive five-line set (including overlapping ones) for each set of source, sort the list of hashes, do the same for Linux, and then run through the list of MD5s looking for matches.
That'll give you hits for any five-line segment of code that matches anywhere between the two.
It's easy to see why DNA is digital; it means that copies can be made with 100% fidelity. You don't want random mutations every time a cell divides.
This forces some processes to be essentially digital, but most of biology is an unbelieveably messy analogue nightmare for anybody trying to figure out what's going on.
There are more elaborate versions that have LCDs over the left and right halves of the plate that flicker on and off rapidly (out of sync); it looks slightly greyed out to human eyes, but still cameras will only see half the plate in any given shot.
GPL: "You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein."
RHAS: "If Customer wishes to increase the number of Installed System, then Customer will purchase from Red Hat additional Services for each additional Installed System."
Redhat seems to be saying that if I buy a copy of Redhat AS with a support contract, I lose my right to install AS on a second server (without paying Redhat more). How can that not be a GPL violation?
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compressing it again at the application level won't help
Yes, it will, especially if it's application-specific compression. CSLIP compression isn't particulary good (for good reason, it's supposed to be simple and efficient).
Good point on uuencode, though. A compression program designed to produce 7-bit rather than 8-bit output to avoid this might be a win.
I've been waiting for my UUCP configuration mojo to come back into fashion; looks like no luck yet.
I'm still waiting for the object-oriented business programming language, "ADD 1 TO COBOL".
In other words, when they say "KE weapon that needs an upgraded nuclear power plant" (!!), I think we can assume they mean BFR.
Big F------ Railgun. Drop some one-ton iron slugs in that bad boy and fire them at Mach 10. I assume you'ld actually need some kind of terminal guidance in the shells, actually, but who knows.
Damn you. I just had a mental image of Bill Gates in a blonde wig, tight slacks, and tank-top singing.
You're assuming they all would have paid those dividends anyway; they wouldn't have, so actually the tax, though reduced, on this is gravy.
We might be collecting more dividend taxes then before if this keeps up.
Note that stiffness can be different at different timescales; you want a material that's flexible when you try to move it at 1 m/s, and rigid when you try to move it at 500m/s.
So, in conclusion, the ideal armor is ziploc bags of ooblick, duct-taped together. I'm ready for my DARPA grants to pursue this further.
Same story here.
If you can't beat a luser senseless with it, it's not a keyboard, that's what I say.
So if they do release a signed bootloader, does Microsoft get the $100,000?
And not for free, either.
You have to allow redistribution, but if I want to sell GPLed Pink Cap Mikeeeix for $3B, I can.
Anybody buying?
No, that would be
Mom tested, nerd approved.
This is a repost from a previous SCO story.
I made some very minor contributions to this a couple years ago; it's pretty much playable these days.
:(
OTOH, I always thought it would have made more sense to build it as a generic engine, with at least one totally original theme, than a 100% clone of Warcraft mechanics. (In fairness, I think the plan was to move in that direction eventually).
But like a lot of these, probably 70% of the code was written by one guy, I think, so if they've chased him off the project is toast.
Er, but he just said this appears to have been put in by SGI (which would also have SysV source). But if it's in Sys3 it's probably BSD as well?
Apparently SCO hasn't seen The Untouchables:
Just like a wop to bring a knife to a gunfight.
No, no, this was gone over before; you MD5 hash each consecutive five-line set (including overlapping ones) for each set of source, sort the list of hashes, do the same for Linux, and then run through the list of MD5s looking for matches.
That'll give you hits for any five-line segment of code that matches anywhere between the two.
Are you sure it shouldn't be Mini-Me doing the same?
Is the HURD usable yet? Airdrop a few thousand Linux developers on it and they'll have that poor microkernel whipped into shape in no time ;)
It's easy to see why DNA is digital; it means that copies can be made with 100% fidelity. You don't want random mutations every time a cell divides.
This forces some processes to be essentially digital, but most of biology is an unbelieveably messy analogue nightmare for anybody trying to figure out what's going on.
There are more elaborate versions that have LCDs over the left and right halves of the plate that flicker on and off rapidly (out of sync); it looks slightly greyed out to human eyes, but still cameras will only see half the plate in any given shot.
:)
These are almost certainly illegal, of course.
when our AIX licenses expire today.
But doesn't the GPL disallow this, too?
GPL:
"You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein."
RHAS:
"If Customer wishes to increase the number of Installed System, then Customer will purchase from Red Hat additional Services for each additional Installed System."
We'll all be driving around perfect copies of a beautifully hand-built GNU/Car!
Redhat seems to be saying that if I buy a copy of Redhat AS with a support contract, I lose my right to install AS on a second server (without paying Redhat more). How can that not be a GPL violation?