They aren't selling a modified version of the movie. They are selling the hardware to do so and also the config file to do so. I assume this will also function as a standard DVD player too. It will be exactly like CDR drives. Those companies are selling you the hardware to make music piracy possible, as are the companies that offer burning software. Ultimately, the choice to actually pirate the music, or modify the film, is left to the end user, in a moral decision that no one else should be able to make for them. Lets not forget that your VCR/DVD player already has the skip forward button, which is part of what this will do.
Yeah, I saw a special on the Discovery Channel (so it must be true right?) that talked about that tsunami reaching the area where Moses crossed. The parting was achieved by the great withdrawal of water in the direction of the tsunami, the same thing that happens on the beach with a regular wave. After crossing and reaching higher ground, the actual tsunami came thru and wiped out the people chasing Moses. There was no magic involved, just nature hard at work.
Very interesting idea. Perhaps our technology hasn't developed enough to see further into the past, or even more likely, perhaps not enough time has elapsed for the older light to reach us yet. Anyone of the thought-to-be empty pixels on the picture could in fact be filled in with a red pixel all their own, at some point in the near or very distant future. The best they can ever hope to do is a >= statement.
Add too often, people replace the word "coincidence" with the word "irony". The two are not interchangeable. Go read the definition of irony and realize this yourself. Saying that this is ironic means that one would assume that the sums of the digits of the flights would not be sequential. Assuming that the sums of the digits of the flight numbers are not going to be sequential has no baring on anything even remotely related to this attack. OMFG, they attacked on 9-11.. and thats our emergency number! My God the IRONY! See what I mean?? It's absurd.
Alternatively, although I have no idea if a pattern exists within flight number assignment, but they might be some rhyme to the reason, although the sums of the digits are surely not the key.
Go read your Nostrodamus and claim how ironic that he predicted this and draw whatever the hell you want. It's all a coincidence.
Agreed to some extent, but having just graduated from VT in May, All my classes were C++ based except for the 1 credit 2000-level elective I chose to take my last semester there. The Object-Oriented class was taught in Java in Spring 1999, but since I took it in Fall 1998, I got the C++ route. After that one semester switch to Java, the CS department switched back to C++. Personally, learning C++ first and then picking up Java is not only easier, but more practical than the other way. I am very confident of my Java programming ability, but the only reason is because of the solid C++ background. Imagine going for a job interview and actually admitting that you have never used/seen C++... no wonder the technology sector is fading... hopefully these Java Software Engineers go the way of the Frontpage programmers;-).
The *major* flaw in teaching CS students about Java is the automated System.gc().. I could not in good faith take someone's CS degree seriously if they don't know what new/malloc and delete/free do... "doesn't that happen automagically?"
Someone should patent the idea of creating a Patent Office... this is (was) getting out of hand already (years ago). This country needs a revolution, and the man that has as good a chance as anyone is in office right now...
Now who's with me?? Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?...
The case that the gaim boys will be fighting will set precedent for all future lawsuits over this topic. KIllustrator (as well as any other linux programs with the same [potential] problem) should do nothing and await the outcome of the gaim trial. In my opinion, gaim probably has the best chance since they are so widely supported and used across the linux spectrum. Hopefully they win their battle, because it will go a long way to helping win the war.
What if some corporation released a product that seems like a normal word with the letter K prepended? Could KDE then sue them over the confusing assumption that a program starting with a K must be for KDE?
This really is getting out of hand... and I hope something is done about it soon or else before we know it, every freaking 3 and 4 letter word in the dictionary will be associated with a product.
Someone should call their next software project and trademark the name, and then sue anyone else that uses 3 and 4 letter words in their name since their product is confusingly similar.
At least check out the stream for the great local music, an occaissional cough into the mic, or a conversation in a language no one can understand. I think they just gave a camera to locals and just told them to point it at the "great yellow light in the sky".
Head on over to http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ and tell me that isn't one of the sickest April Fools Jokes of the day. It had me fooled immediately, until about half an hour later when I was rereading it more carefully that I realized it could all be a prank. It just seemed weird that Mark and Rob would pack up and go work for the enemy.
So is it a joke or not?!?
"Well, your story seems very compelling, Mr. Jackass, I mean, uh, Simpson. So I'll just type it up on my invisible typewriter. Dum dee dum dum." -- Chief Wiggum
Congrats VT, I'll be getting my CS degree from Virginia Tech in about 8 weeks! Of course I have nothing to do with the team, but I did have the professor that runs the programming team for two semesters. She was by far the best professor I had in my 4 years here. Congrats to Sallie Henry and the team that represented our University.
This university just started Campus Pipeline this semester. All of the services it encompasses were a part of the university already, their program just provides easy access to all, with only one login. I have used it and it is great, but I still use the normal methods for everything from checking mail to changing courses. They have a great idea and this is perfect for novice computer users, and the great thing is, the advanced users by no means have to use the service. VT did the right thing by leaving the option open and not forcing students to use Campus Pipeline. They should be patted on the back for not screwing that up at least. Go Hokies!
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They aren't selling a modified version of the movie. They are selling the hardware to do so and also the config file to do so. I assume this will also function as a standard DVD player too. It will be exactly like CDR drives. Those companies are selling you the hardware to make music piracy possible, as are the companies that offer burning software. Ultimately, the choice to actually pirate the music, or modify the film, is left to the end user, in a moral decision that no one else should be able to make for them. Lets not forget that your VCR/DVD player already has the skip forward button, which is part of what this will do.
Your response, among many others that can be concocted from the Bible, is the exact reason I don't believe in God.
Yeah, I saw a special on the Discovery Channel (so it must be true right?) that talked about that tsunami reaching the area where Moses crossed. The parting was achieved by the great withdrawal of water in the direction of the tsunami, the same thing that happens on the beach with a regular wave. After crossing and reaching higher ground, the actual tsunami came thru and wiped out the people chasing Moses. There was no magic involved, just nature hard at work.
Actually, I'll just cross my name off my diploma and write yours in. It's not like anyone has ever asked to see mine.
Very interesting idea. Perhaps our technology hasn't developed enough to see further into the past, or even more likely, perhaps not enough time has elapsed for the older light to reach us yet. Anyone of the thought-to-be empty pixels on the picture could in fact be filled in with a red pixel all their own, at some point in the near or very distant future. The best they can ever hope to do is a >= statement.
Alternatively, although I have no idea if a pattern exists within flight number assignment, but they might be some rhyme to the reason, although the sums of the digits are surely not the key.
Go read your Nostrodamus and claim how ironic that he predicted this and draw whatever the hell you want. It's all a coincidence.
I think he has some other business to attend to (starting approximately 20 minutes after your post). See for yourself.
-mike
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/24/nyregion/24VOTE. html V OTE.html (watch the spaces if you copy/paste)
becomes:
http://archive.nytimes.com/2001/08/24/nyregion/24
The *major* flaw in teaching CS students about Java is the automated System.gc() .. I could not in good faith take someone's CS degree seriously if they don't know what new/malloc and delete/free do ... "doesn't that happen automagically?"
-mike
That's "S Words" ... not swords
Little kids that grow up on Duck Hunt kill people!
Now who's with me?? Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? ...
The case that the gaim boys will be fighting will set precedent for all future lawsuits over this topic. KIllustrator (as well as any other linux programs with the same [potential] problem) should do nothing and await the outcome of the gaim trial. In my opinion, gaim probably has the best chance since they are so widely supported and used across the linux spectrum. Hopefully they win their battle, because it will go a long way to helping win the war.
This really is getting out of hand ... and I hope something is done about it soon or else before we know it, every freaking 3 and 4 letter word in the dictionary will be associated with a product.
Someone should call their next software project and trademark the name, and then sue anyone else that uses 3 and 4 letter words in their name since their product is confusingly similar.
At least check out the stream for the great local music, an occaissional cough into the mic, or a conversation in a language no one can understand. I think they just gave a camera to locals and just told them to point it at the "great yellow light in the sky".
So is it a joke or not?!?
"Well, your story seems very compelling, Mr. Jackass, I mean, uh, Simpson. So I'll just type it up on my invisible typewriter. Dum dee dum dum." -- Chief Wiggum
Congrats VT, I'll be getting my CS degree from Virginia Tech in about 8 weeks! Of course I have nothing to do with the team, but I did have the professor that runs the programming team for two semesters. She was by far the best professor I had in my 4 years here. Congrats to Sallie Henry and the team that represented our University.
This university just started Campus Pipeline this semester. All of the services it encompasses were a part of the university already, their program just provides easy access to all, with only one login. I have used it and it is great, but I still use the normal methods for everything from checking mail to changing courses. They have a great idea and this is perfect for novice computer users, and the great thing is, the advanced users by no means have to use the service. VT did the right thing by leaving the option open and not forcing students to use Campus Pipeline. They should be patted on the back for not screwing that up at least. Go Hokies!