Software authoring is like authoring a book - it is a form of free speach. If anyone argues against that, take their asses to the supreme court and get a lot of TV coverage in your favor.
Uh... Reality check.. Many great scientists may have been christian, but if you check the history books you'll find that most of the time the religious establishment(s) completely stood against many of the early discoveries/acheivments/inventions... i.e., the idea that the earth was NOT the center of the universe, and that the starts were not big chandaleirs or somesuch but actually more suns like our own..
Your operating under the assumption that the vast public is not swayed by petty acting and mudslinging - note the huge popularity of such shows as Jerring Springer.
At least in the US we don't farm rice.:/
Personally, If I had the money, I'd move to another country.. dunno where for sure tho.:)
The Constitution is both symbolicly and physically the soul of the US of A, or at least, what the forefathers wanted it to be. Also, many beleive the Constitution will protect them, no matter what - especially those who don't even know what and how many amendments there are. It is true that the whole system of government is set up around the Constitution and the ammendments, but this has in reality lost meaning.
Today it is more a symbol that we like to look to and say, that is what will take care of us, even though it does not specify that it should do so in most ways it is assumed to do so.
For instance, many take the phrase about the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to mean that nothing can stop us from being happy, and if it does, big brother government will fix it for us. This is of course not the case - it just says that everyone is given a chance, however slim.
In a way the Constitution has no more real value than the local (american) football team to most people. They may root for the team, and they may brag about them, but most don't really care. As long as no one beats the team... then we get mad.
But, I digress.. I've written quite a bit more than I intended and I really need some sleep:D
I've had about 4 hours of sleep in the past day, does that mean I'm addicted ? (Doh! Wrong article!)
Anyways, I hope you get my point(s), if I have/had any.. at this point I can't even remember all I've said..:)
Sure, a revolution... But this will likely mean bloodshed, even if its only people freaking out and killing others because they think they need to defend themselves to the death because there is no longer a government...
More likely, we'd end up something like Snow Crash (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but.. hell, Uncle Enzo for President!!!)
No kidding! And what about the persecution of, well... different individuals...
I'm starting to wonder where I should move to! (as in, another country.. or preferably, my own island in international waters, but I'm willing to bet even the smallest have been claimed)
CryptFS here I come... If I win the lotto (or make neough $$ anytime soon) I'm building a room to use the computer in thats as nearly as proof as can be.. heh
you know.. K7 has 200MHz FSB.. and on module cache... and possible L3 on the mobo.. and i doubt intel will do DDR unless forced because Rambus ain't workin, but K7 north bridges will handle it.. and i did hear that sometime end of year, the K7 will be available in socket variety..
excuse me, but 3D-Now! has been out far longer.. and all the game developers are happy to support it.. also, yes, the CelA has on chip cache, but the K6-3 has twice as much.. and both these chips were starting on the drawing board at least several years ago, and neither one could have likely known of the other.. in fact, 3D-Now! should be, from what i have gathered so far, a better performer.. KNI uses 50+ instructions to do what 3D-Now! does in 21.. Intel used a CISC approach, AMD a RISC.. AMD didn't waste as much valuable opcode space.. sure, game developers will support KNI - but it'll take a year for that support to reach the levels of the games that are out now or about to be that support 3D-Now!
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Software authoring is like authoring a book - it is a form of free speach. If anyone argues against that, take their asses to the supreme court and get a lot of TV coverage in your favor.
Uh... Reality check.. Many great scientists may have been christian, but if you check the history books you'll find that most of the time the religious establishment(s) completely stood against many of the early discoveries/acheivments/inventions...
i.e., the idea that the earth was NOT the center of the universe, and that the starts were not big chandaleirs or somesuch but actually more suns like our own..
Your operating under the assumption that the vast public is not swayed by petty acting and mudslinging - note the huge popularity of such shows as Jerring Springer.
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:)
At least in the US we don't farm rice.
Personally, If I had the money, I'd move to another country.. dunno where for sure tho.
"The more you tighten your grasp, the more star systems slip through your fingers!" - We all know who, from we know what movie :)
The Constitution is both symbolicly and physically the soul of the US of A, or at least, what the forefathers wanted it to be. Also, many beleive the Constitution will protect them, no matter what - especially those who don't even know what and how many amendments there are. It is true that the whole system of government is set up around the Constitution and the ammendments, but this has in reality lost meaning.
:D
:)
Today it is more a symbol that we like to look to and say, that is what will take care of us, even though it does not specify that it should do so in most ways it is assumed to do so.
For instance, many take the phrase about the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to mean that nothing can stop us from being happy, and if it does, big brother government will fix it for us. This is of course not the case - it just says that everyone is given a chance, however slim.
In a way the Constitution has no more real value than the local (american) football team to most people. They may root for the team, and they may brag about them, but most don't really care. As long as no one beats the team... then we get mad.
But, I digress.. I've written quite a bit more than I intended and I really need some sleep
I've had about 4 hours of sleep in the past day, does that mean I'm addicted ? (Doh! Wrong article!)
Anyways, I hope you get my point(s), if I have/had any.. at this point I can't even remember all I've said..
Sure, a revolution...
But this will likely mean bloodshed, even if its only people freaking out and killing others because they think they need to defend themselves to the death because there is no longer a government...
More likely, we'd end up something like Snow Crash (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but.. hell, Uncle Enzo for President!!!)
No kidding!
And what about the persecution of, well... different individuals...
I'm starting to wonder where I should move to! (as in, another country.. or preferably, my own island in international waters, but I'm willing to bet even the smallest have been claimed)
Don't tell me that's all there is! I WANT MORE!!
This guy writes good stuff, don't stop now!
CryptFS here I come... If I win the lotto (or make neough $$ anytime soon) I'm building a room to use the computer in thats as nearly as proof as can be.. heh
you know.. K7 has 200MHz FSB..
:)
and on module cache...
and possible L3 on the mobo..
and i doubt intel will do DDR unless forced because Rambus ain't workin, but K7 north bridges will handle it..
and i did hear that sometime end of year, the K7 will be available in socket variety..
hrmm..
excuse me, but 3D-Now! has been out far longer..
and all the game developers are happy to support it.. also, yes, the CelA has on chip cache, but the K6-3 has twice as much.. and both these chips were starting on the drawing board at least several years ago, and neither one could have likely known of the other..
in fact, 3D-Now! should be, from what i have gathered so far, a better performer..
KNI uses 50+ instructions to do what 3D-Now! does in 21.. Intel used a CISC approach, AMD a RISC..
AMD didn't waste as much valuable opcode space..
sure, game developers will support KNI - but it'll take a year for that support to reach the levels of the games that are out now or about to be that support 3D-Now!