Bill Gates didn't even write DOS. He bought it from some guy who had written it as a clone of CP/M. That's two degrees of separation from the actual innovation. The only noteworthy thing that Gates himself actually coded was Microsoft BASIC. Just goes to show that it doesn't matter what you know, or what you do, just what you're willing to do to get where you want to go.
It is real simple: Whoever owns the systems, and their designated agents, have a right to have access. If they ask you for access, give it to them. It's that simple.
It so simple, it sounds like that's exactly what Terry Childs did. He may have withheld access from a "designated agent" for a while, but he had no way of verifying exactly who the designated agents were. Would you suggest he just take their word for it?
Do you have any idea how much electronic waste gets sent to Africa? Do you have any idea what the economy there is like? Do you have any idea how much identity theft originates from Africa? These are people with very few legitimate options, and a very low risk to reward ratio for the illegtimate options.
Welcome to Windows 95. This feature has been discontinued, for good reason. Personally, I don't want anything on my desktop except a solid color that's easy on the eyes.
I'd also be curious to know what games he's played.
I'd be willing to bet the answer would be "none".
Some games try to work around the "are video games art" question by simulating other artforms, like movies. You gave some examples. But I don't think that's necessary at all. One video game that makes a real statement, is a work of artisanship, and art at the same time is Missile Command. That right there is a powerful statement on the horrors of nuclear armageddon.
If the police won't help you, it doesn't much matter whether it's illegal or not.
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See, this is the kind of stuff that gives cyclists a bad name. I suggest you follow the laws, and I get threatened. You're not going to garner much sympathy from anyone that way.
My suggestion that you follow the laws is as much for your safety as my convenience. I *really* don't want to hit someone because he decided his momentum was worth more than his safety.
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What would encryption get you? The roadways are all public, so there's no point in trying to hide what's on the camera. What's important is replication of the data, so that it can't be destroyed when the camera gets confiscated.
The problem here is that it gives the manufacturers too much power that's ripe for abuse. Most people don't want to develop for whatever platform, so they buy a closed platform. The people who do want to write for a platform don't have enough market power to sway anything, so they're out of luck.
Congress has recognized this problem in a non-computing context. If you buy aftermarket parts for your car, the manufacturer is not permitted to void your warranty. We need similar protection for software. If I install homebrew software on a closed platform, the manufacturer should not be permitted to void my warranty either.
How much do you think it costs to develop games for the PS3 or XBox 360? Developing professionally for those platforms costs thousands of dollars.
Don't you see that as a problem? If I wish to develop something for use on the console that I own, I should be able to do that. If other people find it valuable and want to pay me for a copy, I should be able to let them do that. At no point should I have to ask permission from anyone or pay anyone.
To use the venerable car analogy, if I want to manufacture after-market addons for a car I should not have to ask GM for permission or pay them any sort of fee.
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No sir. I hate cars. I drive a beat up 15 year old honda accord with everything stock. I'd love to share the road. It's just that about half the time when I see a cyclist he ends up breaking the law in some way that endangers his safety and my driving record. As a result, when I see a cyclist the first thing that goes through my head is "uh oh, what's this guy going to try to pull".
One thing that I see all the time is passing on the right. I may pull behind a cyclist and be stuck going 10 mph for a few minutes until I can pass. That's ok, I pull around into the left lane and give him plenty of space. After I get around him we get to a stop light. Instead of stopping behind me, the cyclist pulls all the way up to the intersection, illegally passing me on the right. If I'm lucky, I'm just stuck behind him again. If I'm unlucky, I nearly hit him as I turn right and he blows right through the intersection.
If there were a bike lane, I'd be fine with that. I am very much in favor of installing bike lanes around my city, and they are working on it. But until then, remember you have to obey all the laws cars do.
Somehow I would have thought that Saccharomyces cerevisiae would have been a better choice for Wisconsin's state microbe. I'm only 2 states away from WI and I don't see much Wisconsin cheese on the shelves. Plenty of Wisconsin beer however.
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Obey the traffic laws and I won't yell obscenities at you. That includes riding on the road in the correct direction, passing me on the left unless I'm turning left, and coming to a complete stop at stop signs. I can't tell you how many people I've nearly hit because they thought a line of cars at a stop sign meant they could just speed past everyone on the right and blow through the intersection.
But you can't contribute code to those free as in beer Microsoft projects. How does that draw people away from coding for the Linux kernel, who I assume are interested in learning and doing systems programming?
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a fag is a cigarette, thus a fag end is a cigarette end
So the fag end is the butt?
They were perfected with Q3 and UT, anything else would be a rehash.
Bill Gates didn't even write DOS. He bought it from some guy who had written it as a clone of CP/M. That's two degrees of separation from the actual innovation. The only noteworthy thing that Gates himself actually coded was Microsoft BASIC. Just goes to show that it doesn't matter what you know, or what you do, just what you're willing to do to get where you want to go.
It is real simple: Whoever owns the systems, and their designated agents, have a right to have access. If they ask you for access, give it to them. It's that simple.
It so simple, it sounds like that's exactly what Terry Childs did. He may have withheld access from a "designated agent" for a while, but he had no way of verifying exactly who the designated agents were. Would you suggest he just take their word for it?
How about we just declare internet access a public utility?
Do you have any idea how much electronic waste gets sent to Africa? Do you have any idea what the economy there is like? Do you have any idea how much identity theft originates from Africa? These are people with very few legitimate options, and a very low risk to reward ratio for the illegtimate options.
Welcome to Windows 95. This feature has been discontinued, for good reason. Personally, I don't want anything on my desktop except a solid color that's easy on the eyes.
Don't get in line until you know what you're going to order.
The original mac blew
I was with you up to here.
Perhaps they use a pencil.
Does `find . -print0 | xargs -0` really qualify as "serious hack magic"?
I'd also be curious to know what games he's played.
I'd be willing to bet the answer would be "none".
Some games try to work around the "are video games art" question by simulating other artforms, like movies. You gave some examples. But I don't think that's necessary at all. One video game that makes a real statement, is a work of artisanship, and art at the same time is Missile Command. That right there is a powerful statement on the horrors of nuclear armageddon.
If the police won't help you, it doesn't much matter whether it's illegal or not.
See, this is the kind of stuff that gives cyclists a bad name. I suggest you follow the laws, and I get threatened. You're not going to garner much sympathy from anyone that way.
My suggestion that you follow the laws is as much for your safety as my convenience. I *really* don't want to hit someone because he decided his momentum was worth more than his safety.
What would encryption get you? The roadways are all public, so there's no point in trying to hide what's on the camera. What's important is replication of the data, so that it can't be destroyed when the camera gets confiscated.
The problem here is that it gives the manufacturers too much power that's ripe for abuse. Most people don't want to develop for whatever platform, so they buy a closed platform. The people who do want to write for a platform don't have enough market power to sway anything, so they're out of luck.
Congress has recognized this problem in a non-computing context. If you buy aftermarket parts for your car, the manufacturer is not permitted to void your warranty. We need similar protection for software. If I install homebrew software on a closed platform, the manufacturer should not be permitted to void my warranty either.
How much do you think it costs to develop games for the PS3 or XBox 360? Developing professionally for those platforms costs thousands of dollars.
Don't you see that as a problem? If I wish to develop something for use on the console that I own, I should be able to do that. If other people find it valuable and want to pay me for a copy, I should be able to let them do that. At no point should I have to ask permission from anyone or pay anyone.
To use the venerable car analogy, if I want to manufacture after-market addons for a car I should not have to ask GM for permission or pay them any sort of fee.
No sir. I hate cars. I drive a beat up 15 year old honda accord with everything stock. I'd love to share the road. It's just that about half the time when I see a cyclist he ends up breaking the law in some way that endangers his safety and my driving record. As a result, when I see a cyclist the first thing that goes through my head is "uh oh, what's this guy going to try to pull".
One thing that I see all the time is passing on the right. I may pull behind a cyclist and be stuck going 10 mph for a few minutes until I can pass. That's ok, I pull around into the left lane and give him plenty of space. After I get around him we get to a stop light. Instead of stopping behind me, the cyclist pulls all the way up to the intersection, illegally passing me on the right. If I'm lucky, I'm just stuck behind him again. If I'm unlucky, I nearly hit him as I turn right and he blows right through the intersection.
If there were a bike lane, I'd be fine with that. I am very much in favor of installing bike lanes around my city, and they are working on it. But until then, remember you have to obey all the laws cars do.
Somehow I would have thought that Saccharomyces cerevisiae would have been a better choice for Wisconsin's state microbe. I'm only 2 states away from WI and I don't see much Wisconsin cheese on the shelves. Plenty of Wisconsin beer however.
Obey the traffic laws and I won't yell obscenities at you. That includes riding on the road in the correct direction, passing me on the left unless I'm turning left, and coming to a complete stop at stop signs. I can't tell you how many people I've nearly hit because they thought a line of cars at a stop sign meant they could just speed past everyone on the right and blow through the intersection.
How much do you want to bet police officers have specific exemptions created for them in Maryland law?
But you can't contribute code to those free as in beer Microsoft projects. How does that draw people away from coding for the Linux kernel, who I assume are interested in learning and doing systems programming?
Who exactly are you quoting when you say "Golden boy"?
Piracy is here to stay.
Your six year old is more computer literate than most people.