The first obvious note to make is that this is an article about how the behavior of students doing academic research, which is why the reference to google, besides being trendy, might be a little off the mark. I think a good deal of google searches are for simple pieces of data (the phone number of the nearest Chinese restaurant), not for serious research purpose. Even wikipedia is generally consulted for simple facts (what is the population of Montreal?) rather than research as such.
The main point is, I think that students naturally become impatient when dealing with data, because there is so much out there. I certainly do. But there is a big difference between how data and knowledge are gained. If I am dealing, say, with a glossy pdf full of buzzwords and generalities, I will gloss over it impatiently. If I find something that is full of actual knowledge, and concepts that aren't described in bullet points, I can be very patient while reading it.
"Well fuck me dead"...given the rest of your post, this brings up unpleasant images of your orifices being outfitted with devices to turn friction into electricity.
Microsoft is selling cheap to individual users, in order to make their products the de facto standard, which means large businesses and organizations will continue paying large licensing fees for Windows, Office and the rest of their line.
But before that happens, we are going to hit peak oil anyway, and people will be too busy killing their neighbors with their bare fingernails to steal his tree bark to eat to worry about the fact that everyone in the family's laptops, palmtops and wired household appliances can't have their own IP addresses.
Every time I've asked someone bad-mouthing MS stuff how much time they've given to Vista for instance, and the response is along the lines of "fuck off n00b".
I don't run any Microsoft software (they make a nice mouse, though), but I would try Vista. If someone wants to buy me a copy of it, Microsoft Office, a good anti-virus program, and the hardware that could run Vista well, they can do so. Although, if they have that type of money to spare for me, they should just pay my rent for a month or two.
A user on community.livejournal.com/ultimate_fashion is complaining that livejournal users mindyminx16 and sassykitty91 totally control the entire community over secret aim chats.
Or that the supervisor got it off of another forum, where someone said that it was there own work? Or, for that matter, that it was someone's original work on a different forum, and that the forum the original poster saw it on was taking it from that? Or so on.
Utilitarian: The chances that this is going to be discovered and become an issue are practically nil. It seems like it was a (relatively) trivial piece of code floating around the web, and I doubt anyone will notice.
Legally: Depends on how it was added to the webpage. Especially if it was added under a pseudonym or the like, how can someone prove that they were the original author, and thus have the copyright, even if they wanted to?
Ethically: You should respect the copyright of someone else's work, and contact them. Also, talk to your supervisor.
Going through any process is just to prove that you created something. But if no one contests, for example, that what you scribbled on the back of an envelope was created by you when you said it was, you have copyright to it.
Another interesting result from the LF survey is that in most company and organizations, the Linux desktop is more commonly used than Linux servers. From almost the beginning of Linux's business acceptance it has always been assumed that Linux was, is, and would continue to be more of a force on servers than on desktops. That appears to be changing.
Is it just me, or is this possibly a misleading statement? Does "more commonly used" just mean more numbers? Or does it mean that organizations with Linux desktops aren't running Linux servers? Or just that they have more desktops than servers? Even if it is the first, I still don't think it means too much, because one organization running a gigantic Oracle database on big iron and Linux is going to probably be using Linux more than another organization running Linux and OpenOffice for word processing on 10 or even 50 desktops.
But luckily, they take double damage from fire, so even a normal mage can kill them in a turn! Against a Red Mage or above, they get toasted by a single hit.
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The first obvious note to make is that this is an article about how the behavior of students doing academic research, which is why the reference to google, besides being trendy, might be a little off the mark. I think a good deal of google searches are for simple pieces of data (the phone number of the nearest Chinese restaurant), not for serious research purpose. Even wikipedia is generally consulted for simple facts (what is the population of Montreal?) rather than research as such.
The main point is, I think that students naturally become impatient when dealing with data, because there is so much out there. I certainly do. But there is a big difference between how data and knowledge are gained. If I am dealing, say, with a glossy pdf full of buzzwords and generalities, I will gloss over it impatiently. If I find something that is full of actual knowledge, and concepts that aren't described in bullet points, I can be very patient while reading it.
For everyone who opened up an account on an adult website:
Usenet.
"Well fuck me dead"...given the rest of your post, this brings up unpleasant images of your orifices being outfitted with devices to turn friction into electricity.
Microsoft is selling cheap to individual users, in order to make their products the de facto standard, which means large businesses and organizations will continue paying large licensing fees for Windows, Office and the rest of their line.
Writing humorous posts on Slashdot that aren't meant to be taken seriously.
I am sure THAT will be a helpful skill in the post-apocalypse.
But before that happens, we are going to hit peak oil anyway, and people will be too busy killing their neighbors with their bare fingernails to steal his tree bark to eat to worry about the fact that everyone in the family's laptops, palmtops and wired household appliances can't have their own IP addresses.
Every time I've asked someone bad-mouthing MS stuff how much time they've given to Vista for instance, and the response is along the lines of "fuck off n00b".
I don't run any Microsoft software (they make a nice mouse, though), but I would try Vista. If someone wants to buy me a copy of it, Microsoft Office, a good anti-virus program, and the hardware that could run Vista well, they can do so. Although, if they have that type of money to spare for me, they should just pay my rent for a month or two.
And the "surveys" that some livejournal users clutter up their pages with.
If the Milky Way had a livejournal, would it fill it up with digital surveys of such questions as
"What shape are you? Spiral, elliptical, or irregular?"
and
"What is your spectrum?"
2008 looks like it is finally going to be the year of the synchrotron on the desktop!
Ah right.
The spam solutions template was what I had seen before.
But I heard he went on Oprah and was bragging about how he is proud to be a member of the Church of Satan!
Where is this from...I know I have read it before.
Well, I was really just going for the quick "+5, Funny" rating. No serious intent was meant.
This is 2007. I am sure they will be using Kindle.
The FUTURE is NOW.
What does it matter to a nerd whether they are sterile?
A user on community.livejournal.com/ultimate_fashion is complaining that livejournal users mindyminx16 and sassykitty91 totally control the entire community over secret aim chats.
Has anyone else noticed how much that tag is used?
If it is used every day on a different issue, it seems that common sense isn't as rare of an asset as was once believed.
Or that the supervisor got it off of another forum, where someone said that it was there own work? Or, for that matter, that it was someone's original work on a different forum, and that the forum the original poster saw it on was taking it from that? Or so on.
Utilitarian: The chances that this is going to be discovered and become an issue are practically nil. It seems like it was a (relatively) trivial piece of code floating around the web, and I doubt anyone will notice.
Legally: Depends on how it was added to the webpage. Especially if it was added under a pseudonym or the like, how can someone prove that they were the original author, and thus have the copyright, even if they wanted to?
Ethically: You should respect the copyright of someone else's work, and contact them. Also, talk to your supervisor.
I am surprised that you got that past the lameness filter!
Is that brand name viagra, or patent-violating overseas viagra?
Not at all.
Copyright starts the moment you create something.
Going through any process is just to prove that you created something. But if no one contests, for example, that what you scribbled on the back of an envelope was created by you when you said it was, you have copyright to it.
What would be the kingdom?
Von Neumann architectures?
Another interesting result from the LF survey is that in most company and organizations, the Linux desktop is more commonly used than Linux servers. From almost the beginning of Linux's business acceptance it has always been assumed that Linux was, is, and would continue to be more of a force on servers than on desktops. That appears to be changing.
Is it just me, or is this possibly a misleading statement? Does "more commonly used" just mean more numbers? Or does it mean that organizations with Linux desktops aren't running Linux servers? Or just that they have more desktops than servers? Even if it is the first, I still don't think it means too much, because one organization running a gigantic Oracle database on big iron and Linux is going to probably be using Linux more than another organization running Linux and OpenOffice for word processing on 10 or even 50 desktops.
But luckily, they take double damage from fire, so even a normal mage can kill them in a turn! Against a Red Mage or above, they get toasted by a single hit.