You say "sensible precaution", I say "blatant xenophobia/racism". The only reason people are worried about any of this to begin with is that America has that same childish and ignorant "for mother country" thing going on as well.
Plus the fact that China uses its technical workers for both industrial and political espionage quite frequently, and has been caught doing it several times.
It really disturbs me that in 2009 such hatred and bigotry is still the norm and is spouted, not only without consequence but to rave reviews and record ratings, on Fox News and right-wing pseudo-fascist radio programs. We need to realize that all of these boundaries we have set up are simply arbitrary, artificial constructs that have NOTHING to do with reality.
To quote the great poet Bill Hicks, "I hate patriotism! It's a round world the last time I checked."
The reason I distrust China is precisely BECAUSE they are too "patriotic"/nationalistic; they're even worse than the US I think in this regards, hell they're still mad over the OPIUM WARS. It has bred a very "us vs. them" mentality (obviously, some of it is understandable because of the country's history) that I think is a hell of a lot more dangerous to us and the world than the communism was.
After a couple "cycles" of only showering once every other/third day, my body acclimated to the different bathing. I found/find that my skin is, overall, much clearer (lifelong acme sufferer) as well as substantially less oily. I no longer feel like there's grease in my eyes by the time I go to bed, and my skin feels 'healthier'.
I once met a guy with long dreadlocks (white guy) who claimed that after not washing his hair for a very, very long time it basically became self-cleaning. Not sure how true it is but based on your post it might be.
I'm curious about the differences between Open Solaris and Linux, and Open Solaris and Solaris.
"Solaris," whether it is prefixed by an "Open" or not, is a MUCH cooler name than "Linux," which honestly is a relatively dumb-sounding name for an OS.
In terms of name coolness, the rankings are thus:
1. Solaris
2. OpenSolaris
3. OS X
4. Syllable
5. Mach6 (yeah, yeah, it's just a kernel, but I don't care, it sounds cool)
6. Plan 9
7. Haiku
8. Xenix
9. Windows
10. Linux
11. BSD
If you don't think engineers and physicians apply scientific methods to solve problems, then I encourage you to evacuate the building before the concrete crumbles or the soil slumps away.
You honestly think that's how civil engineers work? Hint: the fundamentals of how buildings remain standing have been worked out for many years already, and when a building is built the scientific method is not usually used.
Investing in life insurance scams is plain gambling. No wealth is created and the insurance company generally is smart enough to set itself up as "the house". And the house always wins.
Oh, not at all. The insurance companies HATE this idea, they do NOT want people to be allowed to invest in life insurance policies, because these investors will do anomalous things like PAY THE POLICY PREMIUMS, and not let the policies lapse. As it is now a huge number of life insurance holders let their coverage lapse (either through financial problems, laziness, cost gets too high, etc.) In that case the insurance company gets the benefit of all those payments already made (sometimes DECADES of them), without any of the cost (i.e. having to pay out the policy when the holder dies).
Actually, no he didn't. Perjury has two key parts: (1) lying under oath - the one you're talking about, and (2) the lie affects the outcome of the case. While he did lie under oath, it didn't affect the outcome of the case.
IAAL and quite familiar with the definition of perjury, and the arguments over whether he lied about a material fact, which is why I put in an "effectively." I have also read the grand jury and deposition transcript excerpts; he dances at the edge of perjury several times, and in my opinion goes over it at least once or twice.
I know that the Republicans saw it as a huge victory when Clinton was impeached basically for having an extramarital affair (and don't tell me that it was for perjury; it was his personal life that was on trial),
I actually think the Republicans had a legitimate complaint about the lying-under-oath part; Clinton did effectively perjur himself. Of course, the series of investigations that put him into that position were completely frivolous. And I say that as someone who still thinks Clinton was one of the best presidents we've ever had (with Bush being the worst. Ever.)
The settlement agreement is dated Oct. 28, 2008. I think people had plenty of time to opt out.
What amazes me is that this class action settlement (if accepted) would effectively write electronic copyright law (as there is none),
Not QUITE, though practically it may be. What it's basically saying here is that any lawsuit that could be filed against Google over its actions here are being settled here and now. Google simply gains the protection of issue preclusion/collateral estoppel (sort of a civil lawsuit version of double jeopardy). And that's just with the class members; anyone who opts out can still sue them. Additionally, even class members can sue them for things Google does after the settlement date.
and rewrite copyright law for a single entity (Google) with all (foreign and domestic) copyright holders. Since the US is such a large country, and Google so ubiquitous, other countries have also effectively lost the right to have their own electronic copyright laws. That's why Germany objects to this settlement among others.
Other countries don't have to abide by it; they can still lock Google out if they want to.
vI still don't understand how those publishers were able to make such a deal without explicit permission from each author they represent.
The publishers presumably didn't, the class representatives for the authors did. In class action lawsuits, you basically find a few named plaintiffs to represent all the unnamed plaintiff class members, and they get to make decisions regarding settlement. It has nothing to do with copyright law.
Simply put, if you're affected, and you want to, you can put in a claim form and get some money from Google.. on an on-going basis. If you don't want, nothing changes.
True, but keep in mind that there's an opt-out requirement, so if you want out you have to let them know.
You have all the same (insanely restrictive) rights under copyright law.
Insanely restrictive things like "uhh, please don't make money off my books without my permission."
Frankly I cannot recall Nintendo bragging about the graphic prowess of the GBA, DS, or the Wii. I think you're thinking of the Ultra 64. Maybe even the SuperNES. I dunno if I'd call that 'notorious', but I guess since it's easy to remember you may be right.
I meant more that Nintendo put a lot of spin out way ahead of any possible release, in order to kill sales of their competitors. It's interesting you should mention the GC, Nintendo was very weird about how they promoted the GC. I do remember their pre-release ads, and they were definitely promoting it, but more as a "so it's not super powerful, but our games are fun and we are planning on supporting the GC forever." Nintendo absolutely hated doing new R&D unless they're forced to; they loved how the NES and GB were able to spend years just racking up royalties for them with little R&D cost (not that any businessperson could blame them). My theory is that's why they did the pre-release hype early for the SNES and U64, they wanted to squeeze out as much money as they could for their current systems, without losing their fanbase over to Sony/Sega/whoever.
Nope, what killed the Dreamcast was the Sony media spin, which went into full swing Spring 1999, touting the next gen Playstation 2 to have "Toy Story" graphics.
They stole that from Nintendo's playbook; they're notorious for doing that every console generation.
Phantasy Star Online was amazing; it was basically networked Gauntlet with great graphics and music. Very atmospheric. Unfortunately the old timey game cheating devices worked on it, so it was unplayable online because there was unlimited weapons, money, etc. floating around.
Slashdot Mirror
Oops, meant "might not be completely the opposite of what it stands for."
Finally, an acronym that might be completely the opposite of what it stands for.
The Opium wars were fairly recent, I hear yanks on here going on all the time about the revolutionary war....
To prove a point, or make a historical statement, or to be funny, but not out of anger or resentment.
Smision?
I get everywhere I go by following whoever looks the most interesting.
As a product of British manufacture, is it safe to assume it will spend most of its lifetime at the computer repair shop?
You say "sensible precaution", I say "blatant xenophobia/racism". The only reason people are worried about any of this to begin with is that America has that same childish and ignorant "for mother country" thing going on as well.
Plus the fact that China uses its technical workers for both industrial and political espionage quite frequently, and has been caught doing it several times.
It really disturbs me that in 2009 such hatred and bigotry is still the norm and is spouted, not only without consequence but to rave reviews and record ratings, on Fox News and right-wing pseudo-fascist radio programs. We need to realize that all of these boundaries we have set up are simply arbitrary, artificial constructs that have NOTHING to do with reality.
To quote the great poet Bill Hicks, "I hate patriotism! It's a round world the last time I checked."
The reason I distrust China is precisely BECAUSE they are too "patriotic"/nationalistic; they're even worse than the US I think in this regards, hell they're still mad over the OPIUM WARS. It has bred a very "us vs. them" mentality (obviously, some of it is understandable because of the country's history) that I think is a hell of a lot more dangerous to us and the world than the communism was.
Just as a side note, Hicks was kind of overrated.
Not sure why, it is a terrible games platform (judging by my iphone); no controller, and uses up juice way too fast.
So, enough suspense already! Which one did you pick?
I think it's obvious; he's on slashdot, after all.
After a couple "cycles" of only showering once every other/third day, my body acclimated to the different bathing. I found/find that my skin is, overall, much clearer (lifelong acme sufferer) as well as substantially less oily. I no longer feel like there's grease in my eyes by the time I go to bed, and my skin feels 'healthier'.
I once met a guy with long dreadlocks (white guy) who claimed that after not washing his hair for a very, very long time it basically became self-cleaning. Not sure how true it is but based on your post it might be.
I'm curious about the differences between Open Solaris and Linux, and Open Solaris and Solaris.
"Solaris," whether it is prefixed by an "Open" or not, is a MUCH cooler name than "Linux," which honestly is a relatively dumb-sounding name for an OS.
In terms of name coolness, the rankings are thus:
1. Solaris
2. OpenSolaris
3. OS X
4. Syllable
5. Mach6 (yeah, yeah, it's just a kernel, but I don't care, it sounds cool)
6. Plan 9
7. Haiku
8. Xenix
9. Windows
10. Linux
11. BSD
Wikipedia is not reliable, and neither is a person's self-aggrandizing statements.
If you don't think engineers and physicians apply scientific methods to solve problems, then I encourage you to evacuate the building before the concrete crumbles or the soil slumps away.
You honestly think that's how civil engineers work? Hint: the fundamentals of how buildings remain standing have been worked out for many years already, and when a building is built the scientific method is not usually used.
I'm an Engineer -- an applied scientist.
Engineers are not applied scientists, anymore than physicians are applied biologists. Science is about a method, not a knowledge base.
Investing in life insurance scams is plain gambling. No wealth is created and the insurance company generally is smart enough to set itself up as "the house". And the house always wins.
Oh, not at all. The insurance companies HATE this idea, they do NOT want people to be allowed to invest in life insurance policies, because these investors will do anomalous things like PAY THE POLICY PREMIUMS, and not let the policies lapse. As it is now a huge number of life insurance holders let their coverage lapse (either through financial problems, laziness, cost gets too high, etc.) In that case the insurance company gets the benefit of all those payments already made (sometimes DECADES of them), without any of the cost (i.e. having to pay out the policy when the holder dies).
Actually, no he didn't. Perjury has two key parts: (1) lying under oath - the one you're talking about, and (2) the lie affects the outcome of the case. While he did lie under oath, it didn't affect the outcome of the case.
IAAL and quite familiar with the definition of perjury, and the arguments over whether he lied about a material fact, which is why I put in an "effectively." I have also read the grand jury and deposition transcript excerpts; he dances at the edge of perjury several times, and in my opinion goes over it at least once or twice.
I know that the Republicans saw it as a huge victory when Clinton was impeached basically for having an extramarital affair (and don't tell me that it was for perjury; it was his personal life that was on trial),
I actually think the Republicans had a legitimate complaint about the lying-under-oath part; Clinton did effectively perjur himself. Of course, the series of investigations that put him into that position were completely frivolous. And I say that as someone who still thinks Clinton was one of the best presidents we've ever had (with Bush being the worst. Ever.)
Do programmers deserve their own holiday ahead of other professions?
No.
Should the rest of the world follow suit?
No.
You needed to have already opted out last week.
The settlement agreement is dated Oct. 28, 2008. I think people had plenty of time to opt out.
What amazes me is that this class action settlement (if accepted) would effectively write electronic copyright law (as there is none),
Not QUITE, though practically it may be. What it's basically saying here is that any lawsuit that could be filed against Google over its actions here are being settled here and now. Google simply gains the protection of issue preclusion/collateral estoppel (sort of a civil lawsuit version of double jeopardy). And that's just with the class members; anyone who opts out can still sue them. Additionally, even class members can sue them for things Google does after the settlement date.
and rewrite copyright law for a single entity (Google) with all (foreign and domestic) copyright holders. Since the US is such a large country, and Google so ubiquitous, other countries have also effectively lost the right to have their own electronic copyright laws. That's why Germany objects to this settlement among others.
Other countries don't have to abide by it; they can still lock Google out if they want to.
vI still don't understand how those publishers were able to make such a deal without explicit permission from each author they represent.
The publishers presumably didn't, the class representatives for the authors did. In class action lawsuits, you basically find a few named plaintiffs to represent all the unnamed plaintiff class members, and they get to make decisions regarding settlement. It has nothing to do with copyright law.
There is no other reason I can't record a conversation in a public place except that the politicians don't want their lies revealed.
Uhh...huh? That's the ONLY reason you can think of? Absolutely nothing to do with privacy?
Simply put, if you're affected, and you want to, you can put in a claim form and get some money from Google.. on an on-going basis. If you don't want, nothing changes.
True, but keep in mind that there's an opt-out requirement, so if you want out you have to let them know.
You have all the same (insanely restrictive) rights under copyright law.
Insanely restrictive things like "uhh, please don't make money off my books without my permission."
Frankly I cannot recall Nintendo bragging about the graphic prowess of the GBA, DS, or the Wii. I think you're thinking of the Ultra 64. Maybe even the SuperNES. I dunno if I'd call that 'notorious', but I guess since it's easy to remember you may be right.
I meant more that Nintendo put a lot of spin out way ahead of any possible release, in order to kill sales of their competitors. It's interesting you should mention the GC, Nintendo was very weird about how they promoted the GC. I do remember their pre-release ads, and they were definitely promoting it, but more as a "so it's not super powerful, but our games are fun and we are planning on supporting the GC forever." Nintendo absolutely hated doing new R&D unless they're forced to; they loved how the NES and GB were able to spend years just racking up royalties for them with little R&D cost (not that any businessperson could blame them). My theory is that's why they did the pre-release hype early for the SNES and U64, they wanted to squeeze out as much money as they could for their current systems, without losing their fanbase over to Sony/Sega/whoever.
Nope, what killed the Dreamcast was the Sony media spin, which went into full swing Spring 1999, touting the next gen Playstation 2 to have "Toy Story" graphics.
They stole that from Nintendo's playbook; they're notorious for doing that every console generation.
Phantasy Star Online was amazing; it was basically networked Gauntlet with great graphics and music. Very atmospheric. Unfortunately the old timey game cheating devices worked on it, so it was unplayable online because there was unlimited weapons, money, etc. floating around.