It's a recursive acronym: WINE Is Not an Emulator. This is just FUD put out by microsoft. The fact that the cunning bastards made the acronym recursive shows how desperate they were to hide the truth: that WINE is an acronym coined by the DOJ that stands for Windows Is Not Explorer.
Proof that WINE doesn't emulate Windows can be seen in the fact that every microsoft program you run doesn't install IE and reassociate jpegs therewith.
I suppose one reason is that the Prevailing Wisdom is that "cgi is written in Perl". Look at any tutorial and that's what they'll say, and the reason is that they were told that "cgi is written in perl". I write in Perl because it's a new language for me; it's enough like C/++ that I don't have to be arsed learning a completely new syntax, but it offers enough (in the form of regexes) that I still need to devote a fair number of brain cycles to the problem.
Another reason just occured to me: you can write one-line Perl programmes to automate boring stuff without the need to make executables; a #!/whatever will suffice. It makes sense to continue with the same language. It makes sense to me, anyway.
Try Drexler's own "The Engines of Creation". Or "Nano" by Ed Regis. Of the two I'd say that "Engines" is the one to go for, but they're both eminently readable. A good thing to read is nano-based fiction. Try "The Bohr Maker" by Linda Nagata, "The Diamond Age" by Neal Stephenson or "Nanodreams" a collection of short stories edited by Elton Elliott.
There's an idea - name each server after a sexually transmitted disease A good idea that's made better by the fact that there's a handy Monty Python song that'll give you plenty of names... Gonococchal urethritis Streptococchal balinitis Meningo myalitis Diplococchal cephalitis Epididimitis... the list goes on.
Of course if you're using songs, then Animanics have all the countries in the world (sort of), Tom Lehrer gave us the elements (if you don't want to go in the boring Hydrogen, Helium... order) and the Divine Comedy gives us authors.
Much is available to those who delight in all manifestations of the Euterpean muse.
But history has shown how easy it is to get through Trotsky's ICE.
Now that I think of it, though, it makes sense. If Boris Yeltsin is naming his servers after all his prime ministers, then every time he gets a new box he's got to change PMs. Wanna precipitate another crisis in Russia? Send Boris a laptop.
I'd imagine a heavy-duty pr0n session would be just as demanding; why just concentrate on gamers? I suppose it's so they can market an Internet Gaming Modem rather than... well, my first few thoughts on what they could call it are pretty tasteless. I'll spare you all. This time.
Wearable computers have just been brought a step closer. The most computing power will belong to the nerd with the longest sleeves. Hmmm... that probably explains The Doctor's scarf.
A penguin is the natural choice. It comes from Antarctica (not next door) where NASA carries out its Mars experiments (it's better, cheaper and faster than the real thing). They're also flightless, so the rarified atmosphere would give them an advantage over any birds that had aerial ambitions. But what should it be called? Given that a penguin is defined as a bird of the genus impennes, I think it should be called Mike.
I've been watching this debate for a while, and like most (rational) people I've come to the conclusion that it's a bad thing. Unfortunately, it does sound reasonable. The Guardian had a story on the subject (registration may be required; can't remember) that points out how nasty those cybersquatting bastards are, so the politicians are pandering to the laziness in everyone who couldn't be arsed digging beyond the superficial squatiness of bradpitt.com.
Children are a method of coersion like any other No argument. But it would be a mistake to assume that teachers are using profiling such as this as a method of coercion; most teachers honestly believe that this is best for the kids. While there's no doubt that "for the kids" is a rallying cry for assholes everywhere, it's so effective becuse people do care about kids; it's just that caring and doing something effective are two radically different things. The only answer is to educate these people.
This is easy for me to say, as I'm neither an American nor a student, but I'd like to see geeks everywhere wear trenchcoats to school. Inside the coat pocket of this trenchcoat I'd like to see everyone keep a printout of the confirmation that the Columbine shooter weren't part of the Trenchcoat Mafia. Civil disobedience is a much-underused weapon.
...off you lie your ass off. That's an excellent solution, but only if they ask you questions. Do you ever sit by yourself? Do you engage in subversive activities such as reading when you could be playing football? Do you point out that your teacher is occasionally wrong?
But before we continue attacking the teachers, it's important to remember one thing: they're doing it for the good of the kids. The fact that they're clueless and making a bad situation worse is unfortunate, but ultimately they're on the side of the angels. Why do I mention this? Because the first reaction of angry/.ers is to blame the teachers, flame them, and otherwise convince them that computer nerds are dangerous. Rational argument is the only solution. Of course, you've still got to convince the teaches that an argument is worthwhile.
I don't know the solution. But I do know it involves education.
Wouldn't it be just as bad if we let people suffer from tuberculosis without administering antibiotics You're missing the point. Or I wasn't clear. The problem isn't the administration of antibiotics, it's the improper administration thereof. Doctors have been known to prescribe antibiotics just to shut up whining patients, and this is a bad thing. Almost as bad is the hapless patient who feels better half way through the course, and decides not to bother finishing them. This allows any remaining nasties in the body to survive and multiply. I wasn't suggesting antibiotics never be used; just that they be used more judiciously.
Anything that'll combat TB is a good thing, and this biochip could well be a vital part of the anti-TB arsenal. However, the reason we're in such shit from M.Tuberculosis and S.Aureus is the ridiculous overuse of antibiotics. Vancomycin -- the antibiotic that kills anything -- is proving less than effective against some strains of both. This is a problem that's entirely of our own making, and one that's being exacerbated by the overuse of animal feed, the growing of GM crops and people pestering their doctors for antibiotics and then not taking the full course. I realise that this could be seen as somewhat offtopic, so I apologise if it pisses you off. But it needed to be said. Again.
I've been less than impressed with Speilberg of late, what with those two awful dinosaur movies. I was intrigued, if not ecstatic, to hear that he'll be doing AI. As for this... it was inevitable, really. SKG already do theme rides, so it's not like they're mired in film. I have my doubts about these; how will they charge, for example? I doubt they'll be free (after the first one or two, anyway).
Just another example of gender bias in the media Maybe. Maybe not. I'd be inclined to blame laziness on the part of the writer. This piece is essentially MS spin, remember; they're more interested in getting their story across than in checking background.
I suggest 'fucked'. For two reasons. 1. It's probably the only chance for most of these kiddies to fuck anything. 2. There's something about the headline "Microsoft Well and Truly Fucked" that appeals. 3. Three. Three reasons. When was the last time you got to rant at someone saying "they're fuckers, not crackers!"?
I read Red Mars, but didn't worry about the idea of a space elevator. But then again, I've also read The Web between the Worlds and The Fountains of Paradise. The former, btw, was written by Charles Sheffield who's been described as a successor to both Heinlein and Clarke. These labels don't do him justice.
Imagine; if java were implemented as widely and as generically as everyone hoped, we'd be doing this on everyhing. I'd play Tapper on my camera while it sent a signal home to record Buffy. I could even use its IR port to transfer funds to the taxi on the way home. But for now, we'll have to settle this item of coolness. Hands up the number of people who had no intention of ever buying a digital camera and have suddenly changed their minds.
Not bad. Just stupid. Everyone else knows that it's not minty green; it's the same colour as the pentium tree that grows in the sahara. I can't believe you hadn't heard that.
Slashdot Mirror
Neighbors screaming at you to turn that b* racket off
Aah, sweet nostalgia.
It's just like owning a Spectrum again.
It's a recursive acronym: WINE Is Not an Emulator.
This is just FUD put out by microsoft. The fact that the cunning bastards made the acronym recursive shows how desperate they were to hide the truth: that WINE is an acronym coined by the DOJ that stands for Windows Is Not Explorer.
Proof that WINE doesn't emulate Windows can be seen in the fact that every microsoft program you run doesn't install IE and reassociate jpegs therewith.
I suppose one reason is that the Prevailing Wisdom is that "cgi is written in Perl". Look at any tutorial and that's what they'll say, and the reason is that they were told that "cgi is written in perl".
I write in Perl because it's a new language for me; it's enough like C/++ that I don't have to be arsed learning a completely new syntax, but it offers enough (in the form of regexes) that I still need to devote a fair number of brain cycles to the problem.
Another reason just occured to me: you can write one-line Perl programmes to automate boring stuff without the need to make executables; a #!/whatever will suffice. It makes sense to continue with the same language. It makes sense to me, anyway.
Try Drexler's own "The Engines of Creation". Or "Nano" by Ed Regis. Of the two I'd say that "Engines" is the one to go for, but they're both eminently readable.
A good thing to read is nano-based fiction. Try "The Bohr Maker" by Linda Nagata, "The Diamond Age" by Neal Stephenson or "Nanodreams" a collection of short stories edited by Elton Elliott.
There's an idea - name each server after a sexually transmitted disease
A good idea that's made better by the fact that there's a handy Monty Python song that'll give you plenty of names...
Gonococchal urethritis
Streptococchal balinitis
Meningo myalitis
Diplococchal cephalitis
Epididimitis...
the list goes on.
Of course if you're using songs, then Animanics have all the countries in the world (sort of), Tom Lehrer gave us the elements (if you don't want to go in the boring Hydrogen, Helium... order) and the Divine Comedy gives us authors.
Much is available to those who delight in all manifestations of the Euterpean muse.
But history has shown how easy it is to get through Trotsky's ICE.
Now that I think of it, though, it makes sense. If Boris Yeltsin is naming his servers after all his prime ministers, then every time he gets a new box he's got to change PMs.
Wanna precipitate another crisis in Russia? Send Boris a laptop.
I'd imagine a heavy-duty pr0n session would be just as demanding; why just concentrate on gamers?
I suppose it's so they can market an Internet Gaming Modem rather than... well, my first few thoughts on what they could call it are pretty tasteless. I'll spare you all. This time.
Wearable computers have just been brought a step closer. The most computing power will belong to the nerd with the longest sleeves.
Hmmm... that probably explains The Doctor's scarf.
A penguin is the natural choice. It comes from Antarctica (not next door) where NASA carries out its Mars experiments (it's better, cheaper and faster than the real thing). They're also flightless, so the rarified atmosphere would give them an advantage over any birds that had aerial ambitions.
But what should it be called? Given that a penguin is defined as a bird of the genus impennes, I think it should be called Mike.
Not to be a pedantic bastard, but it's Alludium q-36 explosive space modulator.
Okay, I'm a pedantic bastard.
I've been watching this debate for a while, and like most (rational) people I've come to the conclusion that it's a bad thing. Unfortunately, it does sound reasonable. The Guardian had a story on the subject (registration may be required; can't remember) that points out how nasty those cybersquatting bastards are, so the politicians are pandering to the laziness in everyone who couldn't be arsed digging beyond the superficial squatiness of bradpitt.com.
Children are a method of coersion like any other
No argument. But it would be a mistake to assume that teachers are using profiling such as this as a method of coercion; most teachers honestly believe that this is best for the kids. While there's no doubt that "for the kids" is a rallying cry for assholes everywhere, it's so effective becuse people do care about kids; it's just that caring and doing something effective are two radically different things.
The only answer is to educate these people.
This is easy for me to say, as I'm neither an American nor a student, but I'd like to see geeks everywhere wear trenchcoats to school. Inside the coat pocket of this trenchcoat I'd like to see everyone keep a printout of the confirmation that the Columbine shooter weren't part of the Trenchcoat Mafia. Civil disobedience is a much-underused weapon.
...off you lie your ass off.
/.ers is to blame the teachers, flame them, and otherwise convince them that computer nerds are dangerous. Rational argument is the only solution. Of course, you've still got to convince the teaches that an argument is worthwhile.
That's an excellent solution, but only if they ask you questions. Do you ever sit by yourself? Do you engage in subversive activities such as reading when you could be playing football? Do you point out that your teacher is occasionally wrong?
But before we continue attacking the teachers, it's important to remember one thing: they're doing it for the good of the kids. The fact that they're clueless and making a bad situation worse is unfortunate, but ultimately they're on the side of the angels.
Why do I mention this? Because the first reaction of angry
I don't know the solution. But I do know it involves education.
Wouldn't it be just as bad if we let people suffer from tuberculosis without administering antibiotics
You're missing the point. Or I wasn't clear. The problem isn't the administration of antibiotics, it's the improper administration thereof. Doctors have been known to prescribe antibiotics just to shut up whining patients, and this is a bad thing. Almost as bad is the hapless patient who feels better half way through the course, and decides not to bother finishing them. This allows any remaining nasties in the body to survive and multiply.
I wasn't suggesting antibiotics never be used; just that they be used more judiciously.
Anything that'll combat TB is a good thing, and this biochip could well be a vital part of the anti-TB arsenal.
However, the reason we're in such shit from M.Tuberculosis and S.Aureus is the ridiculous overuse of antibiotics. Vancomycin -- the antibiotic that kills anything -- is proving less than effective against some strains of both. This is a problem that's entirely of our own making, and one that's being exacerbated by the overuse of animal feed, the growing of GM crops and people pestering their doctors for antibiotics and then not taking the full course.
I realise that this could be seen as somewhat offtopic, so I apologise if it pisses you off. But it needed to be said. Again.
You're not thinking of Nitrozac?
It's easy to confuse the two; all these geek cartoonists look the same.
Shite. I meant lego. Being snide just doesn't pay.
Visual basic? programming?
I have logo. Does that make me an architect?
I've been less than impressed with Speilberg of late, what with those two awful dinosaur movies. I was intrigued, if not ecstatic, to hear that he'll be doing AI. As for this... it was inevitable, really. SKG already do theme rides, so it's not like they're mired in film.
I have my doubts about these; how will they charge, for example? I doubt they'll be free (after the first one or two, anyway).
Just another example of gender bias in the media
Maybe. Maybe not. I'd be inclined to blame laziness on the part of the writer. This piece is essentially MS spin, remember; they're more interested in getting their story across than in checking background.
I suggest 'fucked'. For two reasons.
1. It's probably the only chance for most of these kiddies to fuck anything.
2. There's something about the headline "Microsoft Well and Truly Fucked" that appeals.
3. Three. Three reasons. When was the last time you got to rant at someone saying "they're fuckers, not crackers!"?
I read Red Mars, but didn't worry about the idea of a space elevator. But then again, I've also read The Web between the Worlds and The Fountains of Paradise.
The former, btw, was written by Charles Sheffield who's been described as a successor to both Heinlein and Clarke. These labels don't do him justice.
Is Reciprocality a word??
Nope. The word is 'reciprocity'. But it's still a cool page, and one that's found a permanent place in my bookmarks.
Imagine; if java were implemented as widely and as generically as everyone hoped, we'd be doing this on everyhing. I'd play Tapper on my camera while it sent a signal home to record Buffy. I could even use its IR port to transfer funds to the taxi on the way home.
But for now, we'll have to settle this item of coolness. Hands up the number of people who had no intention of ever buying a digital camera and have suddenly changed their minds.
I guess that makes me "bad."
Not bad. Just stupid. Everyone else knows that it's not minty green; it's the same colour as the pentium tree that grows in the sahara. I can't believe you hadn't heard that.