Not trying to nitpick here (and I may be wrong), but wouldn't lack of competition actually stifle evolution? Evolution implies survival of the fittest, where a mutation eventually becomes standard. If there is no competition, even the non-fit ones are surviving and multiplying, therefore the "strong" mutation isn't becoming as dominant as evolution would require. There would also be less to feed on and breed with, which can either work for or against evolution now that I think of it.
In the end, we both may be right. I'm just a bit confused as to whether a huge drop in population actually accelerates or deccelerates evolution.
Haha, I was thinking of this same quote, but you beat me to it.
Of course, when keeping track of votes there should be no freaking reason for using a decimal point. Same goes for other characters like multiplication and subtraction.
If you grep the source tree for * and - and get any hits, the code should not be released.
After their latest homepage update I finally had enough. All my ESPN bookmarks now point to http://lite.espn.go.com. No Flash, no ads, no MS crap off to the right, just the content. You can always click on the big ESPN logo at the top to access the bloated homepage if you feel the need.
Compared to the piracy-laden music industry, the video game industry seems to be doing quite well. I'll keep this short and sweet: perhaps people are putting what little extra money they have in their pockets these days into products that offer more "play" than just a list of songs. Shuffling the playlist to make track 2 come before track 1 just doesn't seem as interesting as defeating the next big boss, or trying a different course/weapon/whatever. Maybe that could explain for the downturn in music sales. I don't have any stats or pages to back this up, but video games in general seem to be doing respectably well even in the down economy right?
Okay, so lets say right now, the studio's have broken even. Shouldn't all future sales then be posting a profit?? Much of the overhead is up front for making a movie right (hiring actors, special effects, filming, etc)? Maybe the studio fudged their numbers, maybe not.. but if they just broke even right now, then Stan Lee should get 10% of all future profits. Surely the movie studio wouldn't keep pressing more DVDs if it would cost them profits!? If they are spending more than $20 to press, ship, and advertise for a DVD then something is seriously wrong.
The lego links to which you refer are sprinkled throughout this page. Some of the claims of the non-believers really are quite funny and far fetched.
By the way, for all those who were dissappointed that NASA is no longer making the book, the guy that runs the site link above appears to have his own book for sale. It's probably a rough equivalent.
That's about what happened with me. The cable guy came to activate my connection and run the wire from another room for me. After giving me the box of stuff, he left. By the time the tech guy arrived to set things up, I already had everything connected and working fine, save for the addresses of roadrunner's news and pop3 servers. I didn't want the tech guy messing with anything or installing software, but he did want to verify that my connection was working. Apparently the active web browser, irc session, instant messenger conversation, and ftp connections weren't enough proof of a working connection so he decided to do "ipconfig/release" from the console, which triggered several of the programs to choke and spit up error messages. My only response was something along the line of "uh, I told you it was working... can you leave now so I can fix it?" No major harm done though, he was just doing his job, which I understand. Since I had been distracted I forgot to ask what the news and pop3 servers were though, which defeated the real use of even opening the door for him.
The new robot has a fiber optic camera, and some kind of device which will allow it to see through up to 3 feet of rock.
I just finished watching the show and it turns out the device was merely a 3/4 inch hole drilled by the robot!;) And for the record, it was more like 3 inches of rock, not 3 feet.
Maybe they could offer cheaper rates if they weren't sponsoring athletes like Lance Armstrong. Now why is it again that my tax dollars are being spent to promote a government operation. Surely I'm not buying stamps more often just cause of their advertising right?
Great suggestion! I never thought of that. I have always used three or four layers worth of film negatives stacked on each other, which probably yields similar results to a floppy disk. I never quite understood the pinhole way so this was a simple alternative.
Anyone happen to know if the Bible is a rip off of any prior book? Sounds like one helluva science fiction story to me when I hear all the Saturday morning brainwashings on the tv. Being able to predict the future, perform miracles, etc etc...
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I totally agree with your point, but where does that leave anti-virus products? NAV disables a destructive.dll and has now broken the DMCA. Before long, the writer(s) of a virus will be suing the anti-virus companies for your supposed contract interference, racketeering, etc. It is a good idea in principle, but the lawyers don't give a shit about good ideas, and neither does the DMCA.
My first day at work I was given a polo shirt with the company logo in the breast area along with the name of our product, followed by "The Proven POS System". Since I was fresh out of college and not terribly bright, I automatically assumed that POS stood for Piece Of Shit instead of Point Of Sale. All I could think about is why on earth would they call their system a Piece Of Shit.. that is, until I figured out what it really stood for. I still can't bring myself to actually wear the shirt though.
I seem to remember something like this also. The line of old knight used was something like "... you have chosen wisely... but the power of the grail must never cross the great seal... that is the price of immortality...". Besides, why the hell would the knight have stayed there all along if he could have just left and lived forever. The holy grails powers are only realized when inside the great seal.
Wouldn't it be misleading to present an audio disc in the standard jewel case, even if the CDDA sticker was not present? If trademarks and domain names can be found confusingly similar, then can the shape of a product also be found confusingly similar? UMG should be required to sell these cds in different jewel cases that make them EASILY distinguishable from the standard jewel case. The lack of sticker won't catch the attention of 99% of the buyers. There should be some other reason that the buyers will not associate this product with a real CDDA compliant cd.
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I knew I recognized that name from somewhere. Broverman >>> Ramanathan!
Not trying to nitpick here (and I may be wrong), but wouldn't lack of competition actually stifle evolution? Evolution implies survival of the fittest, where a mutation eventually becomes standard. If there is no competition, even the non-fit ones are surviving and multiplying, therefore the "strong" mutation isn't becoming as dominant as evolution would require. There would also be less to feed on and breed with, which can either work for or against evolution now that I think of it.
In the end, we both may be right. I'm just a bit confused as to whether a huge drop in population actually accelerates or deccelerates evolution.
Haha, I was thinking of this same quote, but you beat me to it.
Of course, when keeping track of votes there should be no freaking reason for using a decimal point. Same goes for other characters like multiplication and subtraction.
If you grep the source tree for * and - and get any hits, the code should not be released.
acceded, baggage, cabbage, and facaded were the longest matches on my machine
Here's the article from which the Collegiate Times article has paraphrased: http://www.technews.vt.edu/Archives/2003/Sept/035
After their latest homepage update I finally had enough. All my ESPN bookmarks now point to http://lite.espn.go.com. No Flash, no ads, no MS crap off to the right, just the content. You can always click on the big ESPN logo at the top to access the bloated homepage if you feel the need.
Compared to the piracy-laden music industry, the video game industry seems to be doing quite well. I'll keep this short and sweet: perhaps people are putting what little extra money they have in their pockets these days into products that offer more "play" than just a list of songs. Shuffling the playlist to make track 2 come before track 1 just doesn't seem as interesting as defeating the next big boss, or trying a different course/weapon/whatever. Maybe that could explain for the downturn in music sales. I don't have any stats or pages to back this up, but video games in general seem to be doing respectably well even in the down economy right?
run the code through a lameness filter before allowing the check-in
enforce a 20 second delay from the time you want to check-in to the time you are actually allowed to check-in
make sure a different developer checks-in the exact same code a day or two later
Here's a link to the paperback version of this book for those of you without Palm Pilots.
I believe Roger Myers already has the copyright on the stick man, except he called it Manic Mailman.
Okay, so lets say right now, the studio's have broken even. Shouldn't all future sales then be posting a profit?? Much of the overhead is up front for making a movie right (hiring actors, special effects, filming, etc)? Maybe the studio fudged their numbers, maybe not .. but if they just broke even right now, then Stan Lee should get 10% of all future profits. Surely the movie studio wouldn't keep pressing more DVDs if it would cost them profits!? If they are spending more than $20 to press, ship, and advertise for a DVD then something is seriously wrong.
The lego links to which you refer are sprinkled throughout this page. Some of the claims of the non-believers really are quite funny and far fetched.
By the way, for all those who were dissappointed that NASA is no longer making the book, the guy that runs the site link above appears to have his own book for sale. It's probably a rough equivalent.
That's about what happened with me. The cable guy came to activate my connection and run the wire from another room for me. After giving me the box of stuff, he left. By the time the tech guy arrived to set things up, I already had everything connected and working fine, save for the addresses of roadrunner's news and pop3 servers. I didn't want the tech guy messing with anything or installing software, but he did want to verify that my connection was working. Apparently the active web browser, irc session, instant messenger conversation, and ftp connections weren't enough proof of a working connection so he decided to do "ipconfig /release" from the console, which triggered several of the programs to choke and spit up error messages. My only response was something along the line of "uh, I told you it was working... can you leave now so I can fix it?" No major harm done though, he was just doing his job, which I understand. Since I had been distracted I forgot to ask what the news and pop3 servers were though, which defeated the real use of even opening the door for him.
I just finished watching the show and it turns out the device was merely a 3/4 inch hole drilled by the robot! ;) And for the record, it was more like 3 inches of rock, not 3 feet.
Maybe they could offer cheaper rates if they weren't sponsoring athletes like Lance Armstrong. Now why is it again that my tax dollars are being spent to promote a government operation. Surely I'm not buying stamps more often just cause of their advertising right?
Just laugh, it's intended to be a joke...
After ten beers, I was expecting the punch line to involve pissing out the window while going 500 kph, but I suppose train surfing will suffice...
thats "Army of aboot Eight"...
Great suggestion! I never thought of that. I have always used three or four layers worth of film negatives stacked on each other, which probably yields similar results to a floppy disk. I never quite understood the pinhole way so this was a simple alternative.
Anyone happen to know if the Bible is a rip off of any prior book? Sounds like one helluva science fiction story to me when I hear all the Saturday morning brainwashings on the tv. Being able to predict the future, perform miracles, etc etc...
I totally agree with your point, but where does that leave anti-virus products? NAV disables a destructive .dll and has now broken the DMCA. Before long, the writer(s) of a virus will be suing the anti-virus companies for your supposed contract interference, racketeering, etc. It is a good idea in principle, but the lawyers don't give a shit about good ideas, and neither does the DMCA.
This author of this article should have posted this review under the Worst Acronyms headline from a few days ago.
My first day at work I was given a polo shirt with the company logo in the breast area along with the name of our product, followed by "The Proven POS System". Since I was fresh out of college and not terribly bright, I automatically assumed that POS stood for Piece Of Shit instead of Point Of Sale. All I could think about is why on earth would they call their system a Piece Of Shit .. that is, until I figured out what it really stood for. I still can't bring myself to actually wear the shirt though.
I seem to remember something like this also. The line of old knight used was something like "... you have chosen wisely ... but the power of the grail must never cross the great seal ... that is the price of immortality ...". Besides, why the hell would the knight have stayed there all along if he could have just left and lived forever. The holy grails powers are only realized when inside the great seal.
Wouldn't it be misleading to present an audio disc in the standard jewel case, even if the CDDA sticker was not present? If trademarks and domain names can be found confusingly similar, then can the shape of a product also be found confusingly similar? UMG should be required to sell these cds in different jewel cases that make them EASILY distinguishable from the standard jewel case. The lack of sticker won't catch the attention of 99% of the buyers. There should be some other reason that the buyers will not associate this product with a real CDDA compliant cd.
you are a dork