The real irony is that Patrick Stewart really knows his Shakespeare in and out, having been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for ca. 30 years. So, he's not only supposed to know Hamlet, he's supposed to be able to recite it the Right Way(tm).
I have a proposal for you that seems to fit your BOH approach: Turn off your mail server. Voila, no spam any more. No work for you any more. Seems to be the perfect solution for you, ain't it?
If you think that ISP-addresses in From-Headers (Headers, for got sake! Who gives a damn about headers except the user? You're not even making the distinction between headers and envelope, so one could take you a bit seriously) would be accepted by the general business user, you will be in for a serious disappointment.
So close down your mail server.
In the mean time, the rest of us will try to find better alternatives than destroying email service.
Ridiculous. People are against usage of Plutonium because it is much more poisonous than Uranium. (Not as a short-term poison, like some plants, there it is quite innocuous. As a long term poison, as seen in Chernobyl.)
Thus final storage of Plutonium waste is even more harder to achieve than of Uranium waste.
You can call this reason political, and not technical, if you want. I don't.
Please note: I have mod points and could have modded you Offtopic or Overrated, what I feel completely appropriate.
Nevertheless, looking at your article history, you don't seem to be a troll. So, one tip: Go to your preferences, and exclude Caldera from the homepage. Voila, you won't see those articles any more. Others, who want to see them because they don't have the time to read Groklaw, can leave that flag on.
One of the cool things about Debian is they way they relentlessly review things to make sure they are free. The Debian Free Software Guidlines (DFSG) are rigorously applied, and anything that doesn't meet DFSG is not allowed in Debian's "main" area.
Then, why is TeX in main?
DEK and the AMS doesn't allow that anyone changes TeX and still calls it TeX afterwards. You are even not allowed to fix errors; they are features, after all.
Turn your skin in at the door - a wonderful metapher. Why, oh why did my moderation points expire yesterday? I would have moderated you up, fellow.
I worked with young children in South Africa (Oakland, specifically) that have AIDS. It's pure horror there. Help from the US is not visible at all, only from European countries. And the ill persons don't sell their drugs, they are thankful for every bit of help they get. The grandparent poster is only able to make his diatribes because he lives in a sheltered environment. Not even an ape, indeed.
IMO, vaporware means "promised at a date, but not delivered". We never promised you a date, and we deliver -- perhaps not in a form that you like... If you call LaTeX3 "always in gamma or beta", you might be right; but vaporware is too harsh, IMNSHO.
Concerning code: look at CTAN, in
macros/latex/exptl/, and at http://www.latex-project.org/code/experimental/.
Of course, I'm biased, as you'll know when you lookup the "project page"'s owner.
When I realized that 3-button mice will get rarer, and that many people take a scroll wheel as an excuse for a real button, I bought 7 Logitech Pilot Mice. They'll serve for a while.
If PS/2 will not be available any more, I'll need an USB adapter; but I think they will be available.
I still remember the flamewars why he and Eric Bina have used Motif (requiring proprietary libraries to start with), being non-free, and where the Athena version is. Heck, I thought to remember that Eric ported it to Athena someday, but I cannot find that posting anymore. Maybe my memory isn't correct any more, after all these years. Yeah, the early days...
They have the advantage of NOT knowing all the standard algorithms and methods of doing things.
So true, so true.
Just like all these 19-year old hotshots who don't even know what an FSA is and who churn out this sh*t code that we have to review.
Ever heard proverbs about "standing on the shoulder of giants", "not knowing the past and condemned to redo it", etc. Kid, you wanna learn something? They're true.
In the software world, a 13 year old in his basement with a old P-III 500 and linux has the same tools available to him as the entire microsfot[sic] corperation does.
And why do I not find any research papers from 13 year olds in one of the high-level software-related conferences?
But I do find papers from MS Research. And they are not just some hodge-podge - currently their work is clearly at the edge of research. Look at any POPL conference proceedings, or similar.
The importance of available tools is vastly overrated; in particular among the technophile/. readers.
If linux would be as closed as proprietary Unices, and no functional enhancement would be available - yes, then it would be of no use to work on it.
To prevent another misreprentation by you: You misunderstood (or overlooked) the basic logic "if... then". The if is: closed system, watered-down specs, caving in to US military demands. The then is: no use for such a project. In my opinion, a civil-controlled high-quality location system is a Good Thing(tm). Let's go for it. But Gallileo doesn't have this target any more, so this would be a different project.
And, as others have pointed out, Gallileo must be much better than GPS to have a chance on the market. After all GPS has a really big headstart. I don't like sinking our tax money in some bad (politically and technically) project that has few success chances; though I fear it will happen anyhow.
I agree to your assessment. To clarify, for the record: I am in favor of a civil-controlled system that delivers precise location information -- as planned in Galileo. I consider creation of such a system as a good example of "my tax money at work".
But this is an implication, not an equivalence: From the requirements follows "money OK", not the other way round. Of course, that's not the way politics work; but that won't change my evaluation.
If the report is true, the whole project should be cancelled ASAP.
There is no reason why my tax money should be used to create a second system that is equal to an already available and (within the spec limits) working one. It's only sensible to spend the money if there is a big enough advantage.
By your definition, all areas in math are buzzwords, since they are "too technical for laymen". Including terms like "graph theory, set theory, automata theory, category theory, etc.", as used by you. If you ask a laymen what these terms mean, explanations will be very far off their real sense. E.g., try this with graph theory. Do you spout off buzzwords in your posts, "to impress the laymen"? I hope not, but I cannot judge it, since I have both a Math M.Sc. and a CS Ph.D. and thus won't qualify as laymen.
I wanted to help you with a reference to scientific work where you find better information than at a software company. You don't want the help. We should let it rest.
You ask "what is discrete math and what isn't". I don't think that a Slashdot thread is the place to copy a definition, I wouldn't have it on-line anyhow.
I gave you a reference where you can find a definition of this math sub-field. The reference was meant earnestly, and was not cited for name-dropping. As with all books by DEK, it's very well written, too, and is a joy to read.
If you think that "discrete math" is a buzz-word, you should read D.E. Knuth: Selected Papers on Discrete Mathematics. Sorry to disappoint you, but CS people like me trust somebody like DEK more to decide what a buzzword is than pretenders like you. If it would be a buzzword, he wouldn't have chosen it as a determining category in one of his book's title.
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The real irony is that Patrick Stewart really knows his Shakespeare in and out, having been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for ca. 30 years. So, he's not only supposed to know Hamlet, he's supposed to be able to recite it the Right Way(tm).
MOD THE PARENT UP! Informative!
And no, Austria is not the country with the kangaroos. It's the country with Apfelstrudel. And Germknödel. And Veltliner. And Welschriesling.
I think I need a holiday.
XEMacs implements the requested behaviour. Of course, since jwz wrote it.
If you think that ISP-addresses in From-Headers (Headers, for got sake! Who gives a damn about headers except the user? You're not even making the distinction between headers and envelope, so one could take you a bit seriously) would be accepted by the general business user, you will be in for a serious disappointment.
So close down your mail server. In the mean time, the rest of us will try to find better alternatives than destroying email service.
One correction, though: The German article said that "Sasser" was used to spread "Phatbot", not to develop it.
Ridiculous. People are against usage of Plutonium because it is much more poisonous than Uranium. (Not as a short-term poison, like some plants, there it is quite innocuous. As a long term poison, as seen in Chernobyl.) Thus final storage of Plutonium waste is even more harder to achieve than of Uranium waste.
You can call this reason political, and not technical, if you want. I don't.
Nevertheless, looking at your article history, you don't seem to be a troll. So, one tip: Go to your preferences, and exclude Caldera from the homepage. Voila, you won't see those articles any more. Others, who want to see them because they don't have the time to read Groklaw, can leave that flag on.
See, best of both worlds for all of us.
DEK and the AMS doesn't allow that anyone changes TeX and still calls it TeX afterwards. You are even not allowed to fix errors; they are features, after all.
I worked with young children in South Africa (Oakland, specifically) that have AIDS. It's pure horror there. Help from the US is not visible at all, only from European countries. And the ill persons don't sell their drugs, they are thankful for every bit of help they get. The grandparent poster is only able to make his diatribes because he lives in a sheltered environment. Not even an ape, indeed.
It couldn't be better.
Concerning code: look at CTAN, in macros/latex/exptl/, and at http://www.latex-project.org/code/experimental/.
Of course, I'm biased, as you'll know when you lookup the "project page"'s owner.
When I realized that 3-button mice will get rarer, and that many people take a scroll wheel as an excuse for a real button, I bought 7 Logitech Pilot Mice. They'll serve for a while.
If PS/2 will not be available any more, I'll need an USB adapter; but I think they will be available.
I still remember the flamewars why he and Eric Bina have used Motif (requiring proprietary libraries to start with), being non-free, and where the Athena version is. Heck, I thought to remember that Eric ported it to Athena someday, but I cannot find that posting anymore. Maybe my memory isn't correct any more, after all these years. Yeah, the early days...
Just like all these 19-year old hotshots who don't even know what an FSA is and who churn out this sh*t code that we have to review.
Ever heard proverbs about "standing on the shoulder of giants", "not knowing the past and condemned to redo it", etc. Kid, you wanna learn something? They're true.
And why do I not find any research papers from 13 year olds in one of the high-level software-related conferences?
But I do find papers from MS Research. And they are not just some hodge-podge - currently their work is clearly at the edge of research. Look at any POPL conference proceedings, or similar.
The importance of available tools is vastly overrated; in particular among the technophile /. readers.
Whereas your post was modded up to +5, Interesting. (After klicking on Reply, it was at +4, maybe somebody modded you Overrated already.)
There are two hypothesis that come to mind: Either you are karma whoring, or your image of /. moderation is highly biased.
To prevent another misreprentation by you: You misunderstood (or overlooked) the basic logic "if ... then". The if is: closed system, watered-down specs, caving in to US military demands. The then is: no use for such a project. In my opinion, a civil-controlled high-quality location system is a Good Thing(tm). Let's go for it. But Gallileo doesn't have this target any more, so this would be a different project.
And, as others have pointed out, Gallileo must be much better than GPS to have a chance on the market. After all GPS has a really big headstart. I don't like sinking our tax money in some bad (politically and technically) project that has few success chances; though I fear it will happen anyhow.
RTA. The specs are watered down. There doesn't seem to be an advantage of Gallileo over GPS any more, and thus the money is spent in vain.
But this is an implication, not an equivalence: From the requirements follows "money OK", not the other way round. Of course, that's not the way politics work; but that won't change my evaluation.
There is no reason why my tax money should be used to create a second system that is equal to an already available and (within the spec limits) working one. It's only sensible to spend the money if there is a big enough advantage.
I wanted to help you with a reference to scientific work where you find better information than at a software company. You don't want the help. We should let it rest.
I gave you a reference where you can find a definition of this math sub-field. The reference was meant earnestly, and was not cited for name-dropping. As with all books by DEK, it's very well written, too, and is a joy to read.
If you think that "discrete math" is a buzz-word, you should read D.E. Knuth: Selected Papers on Discrete Mathematics. Sorry to disappoint you, but CS people like me trust somebody like DEK more to decide what a buzzword is than pretenders like you. If it would be a buzzword, he wouldn't have chosen it as a determining category in one of his book's title.