What you describe is not capitalism, it is a free market. Capitalism is the financing of an enterprise with the expectation of a return on investment.
For instance Christopher de Haro, and Charles V financed the 1519 voyage of Ferdinand Magellan. de Haro put up the money for 1/4 share, and Chuck put up the other 3/4 of the cost of the voyage.
In other words they owned stock in Magellan's corporation, expecting to eventually receive 1/4 and 3/4 share of the spoils respectively. The same thing goes on today when we buy stock share in a corporation.
Honestly, Unix users probably use them more simply because the average Unix user is far more knowledgeable about computers and their usage than the average Windows user
is a given, but I think you have a different definition of
dawn of time
than most of us.
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I guess "flamebait" is slashdotspeak for disagree.
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Ok, I know this will be modded flamebait or troll, but really. Think about why do these scripting ("dynamic", bah) languages come and go.
It appears to me that some kids don't want to mess around with compilers and such. They value programming speed over stability and maintainability. Don't think so? Look at a Python program sometime and compare the ratio of comment lines to code lines in comparison to software written by an adult in a compiled language.
But my real point is an answer to why people aren't using perl so much anymore; they grew up.
The new kids are using Python, PHP, Ruby, or whatever is the latest excuse not to actually compile code into something stable and maintainale.
the [London Stock] Exchange will replace its.NET trading platform with the acquisition of MilleniumIT, a company based on Sri Lanka with strong backgrounds on Solaris
Re. Alpha, as might be apparent from other posts there is more than one market for chips. According to http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN there were over 1 million Alpha chips sold between 1992 and 2007.
That's OK, considering that it was derailed by HP in favor of the Itanium.
Maybe to some people, every chip has to run Windows to have any importance, but that is a parochial attitude. Those Alphas are out there doing some serious work, rather than spreadsheets and games, and they were doing so when Intel chips were good only for spreadsheets and games.
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Unbelievably, people are actually commenting on the Marge Simpson Poses For Playboy thread, so maybe there's something to this.
Also:
Who cares?
Good deal.
What you describe is not capitalism, it is a free market. Capitalism is the financing of an enterprise with the expectation of a return on investment.
For instance Christopher de Haro, and Charles V financed the 1519 voyage of Ferdinand Magellan. de Haro put up the money for 1/4 share, and Chuck put up the other 3/4 of the cost of the voyage.
In other words they owned stock in Magellan's corporation, expecting to eventually receive 1/4 and 3/4 share of the spoils respectively. The same thing goes on today when we buy stock share in a corporation.
Honestly, Unix users probably use them more simply because the average Unix user is far more knowledgeable about computers and their usage than the average Windows user
is a given, but I think you have a different definition of
dawn of time
than most of us.
I guess "flamebait" is slashdotspeak for disagree.
Ok, I know this will be modded flamebait or troll, but really. Think about why do these scripting ("dynamic", bah) languages come and go.
It appears to me that some kids don't want to mess around with compilers and such. They value programming speed over stability and maintainability. Don't think so? Look at a Python program sometime and compare the ratio of comment lines to code lines in comparison to software written by an adult in a compiled language.
But my real point is an answer to why people aren't using perl so much anymore; they grew up.
The new kids are using Python, PHP, Ruby, or whatever is the latest excuse not to actually compile code into something stable and maintainale.
I agree that a tax on consuming garbage is wrong. Write your congrescritter.
I'm sick and fucking tired of web sites that are a slim stip of content down the middle, with horseshit on the side.
I'm sick and fucking tired of web sites that are a slim stip of content down the middle, with horseshit on the side.
I'm sick and fucking tired of web sites that are a slim stip of content down the middle, with horseshit on the side.
Fuck http://www.itnews.com.au/News/156640,afact-raises-concern-over-unlimited-isp-plans.aspx ASPX: microsoft idiots
I'm sick and fucking tired of web sites that are a slim stip of content down the middle, with horseshit on the side.
I'm sick and fucking tired of web sites that are a slim stip of content down the middle, with horseshit on the side.
I'm sick and fucking tired of web sites that are a slim stip of content down the middle, with horseshit on the side.
I'm sick and fucking tired of web sites what are a slim stip of content down the middle, with horseshit on the side.
I'm sick and fucking tired of web sites what are a slim stip of content down the middle, with horseshit ont the side.
"why not just go ahead and download viruses to our systems"
Or, use Windows.
the [London Stock] Exchange will replace its .NET trading platform with the acquisition of MilleniumIT, a company based on Sri Lanka with strong backgrounds on Solaris
London Stock Exchange to dump Microsoft-based trad...
There aren't many dishes invented in America unless you include Mexico. Certainly none of the ones that you list are American.
Re. Alpha, as might be apparent from other posts there is more than one market for chips. According to http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN there were over 1 million Alpha chips sold between 1992 and 2007.
That's OK, considering that it was derailed by HP in favor of the Itanium.
Maybe to some people, every chip has to run Windows to have any importance, but that is a parochial attitude. Those Alphas are out there doing some serious work, rather than spreadsheets and games, and they were doing so when Intel chips were good only for spreadsheets and games.
It's only a free market if M$ doesn't pressure the OEMs to drop Linux.
says Captain Obvious.
Can it be good for you?
BFD