I think he means the current implementation of copyright law sucks, which is no longer about providing incentive for real individuals to create*, but to provide a perpetual profit machine to fictitious entities (corporations), as well as a large club with which to beat down anyone who might suggest creative works enter the public domain. Mickey Mouse should have been in the public domain a long time now, but is not. The Beatles song catalog should be in the public domain, but is not. In fact, according to the original copyright laws, anything created before 1975 should be public domain (hey, that includes me!). So, no matter what the good intentions of copyright law were, like patent law, copyright truly sucks today. Just another good idea gone to shit because of greed.
* US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. The end run around this, of course, is to extend the definition of limited time whenever Sen. Fritz Hollings gets a nervous call from Mickey.
So Java has both static and dynamic typing? Or do OO languages just confuse things?
Neither. Your argument is specious, because what you're referring to is inheritance, not typing. Inheritance is another aspect of OOP that says "If my parent is an Object(), by definition, I am an Object(), too." However, in your example, myvar will only have the properties and methods of Object(), not Foo(), unless you cast myvar like ((Foo)myvar).someFooMethod() (which disproves your argument, by the way).
Java is strongly and statically typed. To prove it, try this:
String s = "Poop";
s = new Integer(23);
You'll notice a compilation error about incompatible types.
The signal has something to do with a bunch of 1 x 4 x 9 black obelisks found on the surface of Mars. It said "We've changed our minds. Europa's cool now, but attempt no landings on Mars."
I hadn't realized the FAA and FBI were NASD (National Association of Securties Dealers) members. In fact, I hadn't realized the FAA and FBI even traded in securities or did any kind of brokering at all. You learn something new (and most likely false) on Slashdot everyday.
I think it is, in fact, the wolves who domesticated us; well, domesticated our chimpanzee ancestors. Through careful breeding they were able to create an entirely new species which they called "Aaaaooooooooooooooo!!!!!" (which is also their name for everything else). But they quickly became bored with us, sniffed one another's asses, and then chased down a gazelle for an early supper.
Just in case anyone is curious, most insurance policies actually do cover an awful lot of so-called 'Acts of God'. Things like hailstorms, sewer backup due to intense rain, lightning, windstorms...
Boy, that God's one son of a bitch, huh? Can't he ever do anything nice for a change?
He's nervous, beause with electronic voting, a paranoid, warmongering lunatic may be able to fix an election, get himself voted in, and start an aggressive campaign of pre-emptive...oh wait.
Don't you know that because of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, the more you read about quantum physics, the less you can actually know about it? Stupid Heisenberg...
It sounds like you're really talking about content management more than version control. Maybe Zope and Plone will do it for you? Out of the box it gives you versioning, authentication and a decent database. The database isn't the most scalable, but you can extend it to use any number of database and database-like backends, like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Berkeley, and various pay-for dbs.
A scientific law, for example, is the three laws of Thermodynamics.
Well, that's an example of three laws, but otherwise you are right. I was being flippant.
Why they are laws can be gleaned from my original post.
Not it can't. You gave an opinion, you made assertions, but opinions and assertions aren't proof of anything (unless you're George Bush), nor do they define the requirements of a scientific law.
Evolution is a theory right now (wow you're brilliant for pointing that out) in scientific terms, meaning that for all practical purposes it works, but it can still be overturned given enough evidence.
Right. That's what I said. Science is based on exactly this sort of thinking: "This is what we currently think is true, but will accept evidence to the contrary." However, you want to argue that your belief - that the mechanics of evolution (the theory part) are forever proven - is a better belief than the belief of Creationists - God made it all in seven days, all because you had a bad experience with the nuns in grade school, read too much Nietzsche or some other such nonsense. That's unscientific thinking.
Like I said, I don't believe that it could ever be, though.
Again: how is your belief different from the beliefs of Creationists?
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I don't know where you live, but if that civilization is anything like ours (the US), the signal is the inanities of everyday life: either toothpaste commercials, warlords rallying the public (i.e., Hitler, Bush, et al.) or reruns of old "I Love Zgrxqklop" episodes. We hate knowledge and learning here in the States - and are in fact proud of our ignorance - so we ain't be broadcasting no encyclopedias anytime soon.
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I think he means the current implementation of copyright law sucks, which is no longer about providing incentive for real individuals to create*, but to provide a perpetual profit machine to fictitious entities (corporations), as well as a large club with which to beat down anyone who might suggest creative works enter the public domain. Mickey Mouse should have been in the public domain a long time now, but is not. The Beatles song catalog should be in the public domain, but is not. In fact, according to the original copyright laws, anything created before 1975 should be public domain (hey, that includes me!). So, no matter what the good intentions of copyright law were, like patent law, copyright truly sucks today. Just another good idea gone to shit because of greed.
* US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. The end run around this, of course, is to extend the definition of limited time whenever Sen. Fritz Hollings gets a nervous call from Mickey.
Then I guess it's not really profit, huh?
Neither. Your argument is specious, because what you're referring to is inheritance, not typing. Inheritance is another aspect of OOP that says "If my parent is an Object(), by definition, I am an Object(), too." However, in your example, myvar will only have the properties and methods of Object(), not Foo(), unless you cast myvar like ((Foo)myvar).someFooMethod() (which disproves your argument, by the way).
Java is strongly and statically typed. To prove it, try this:
String s = "Poop";
s = new Integer(23);
You'll notice a compilation error about incompatible types.
Laughs at my jokes and supports Howard Dean. Hmm...you can't be all that bad... ;>)
The signal has something to do with a bunch of 1 x 4 x 9 black obelisks found on the surface of Mars. It said "We've changed our minds. Europa's cool now, but attempt no landings on Mars."
If by "collection agency" you mean a guy like Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) from Casino , then yes, this is good advice.
I hadn't realized the FAA and FBI were NASD (National Association of Securties Dealers) members. In fact, I hadn't realized the FAA and FBI even traded in securities or did any kind of brokering at all. You learn something new (and most likely false) on Slashdot everyday.
I think it is, in fact, the wolves who domesticated us; well, domesticated our chimpanzee ancestors. Through careful breeding they were able to create an entirely new species which they called "Aaaaooooooooooooooo!!!!!" (which is also their name for everything else). But they quickly became bored with us, sniffed one another's asses, and then chased down a gazelle for an early supper.
We know you did, Anonymous Coward, we know you did.
We know you do, Anonymous Coward, we know you do.
Boy, that God's one son of a bitch, huh? Can't he ever do anything nice for a change?
No, we'll just bomb the rest of the world back into the dark ages with us, thank you very much.
Pedant.
He's nervous, beause with electronic voting, a paranoid, warmongering lunatic may be able to fix an election, get himself voted in, and start an aggressive campaign of pre-emptive...oh wait.
Don't you know that because of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, the more you read about quantum physics, the less you can actually know about it? Stupid Heisenberg...
Joke? That's been Amazon's business strategy for years!
It sounds like you're really talking about content management more than version control. Maybe Zope and Plone will do it for you? Out of the box it gives you versioning, authentication and a decent database. The database isn't the most scalable, but you can extend it to use any number of database and database-like backends, like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Berkeley, and various pay-for dbs.
Well, that's an example of three laws, but otherwise you are right. I was being flippant.
Not it can't. You gave an opinion, you made assertions, but opinions and assertions aren't proof of anything (unless you're George Bush), nor do they define the requirements of a scientific law.
Right. That's what I said. Science is based on exactly this sort of thinking: "This is what we currently think is true, but will accept evidence to the contrary." However, you want to argue that your belief - that the mechanics of evolution (the theory part) are forever proven - is a better belief than the belief of Creationists - God made it all in seven days, all because you had a bad experience with the nuns in grade school, read too much Nietzsche or some other such nonsense. That's unscientific thinking.
Again: how is your belief different from the beliefs of Creationists?
Laws are for mathematics. You mean it should be made a fact or a theory. Oh, wait - it's already both.
If it's like every other Eclipse plugin project, its status is and will remain what the RUP guys like to call "the inception phase".
Use SpamCop instead to report spam. It very effectively roots out all of the admins involved in the spam's lifecycle, and allows you to forward a report to said admins, hiding your real email address (replies from admins, in the rare case you get any, are routed anonymously to you through SpamCop).
I don't know where you live, but if that civilization is anything like ours (the US), the signal is the inanities of everyday life: either toothpaste commercials, warlords rallying the public (i.e., Hitler, Bush, et al.) or reruns of old "I Love Zgrxqklop" episodes. We hate knowledge and learning here in the States - and are in fact proud of our ignorance - so we ain't be broadcasting no encyclopedias anytime soon.
I'm confused. I thought Firebird was a browser? How can two unrelated products have the same name? ;>)
It's irresponsible to drink and fly, my friend.
Ray Kurzweil also thinks so .