I have never voted in my life [...] Then you came along. Your message of change and hope, your rejection of lobbyists, and your sincerity caused me to believe in a candidate for the first time in my life.
Same here. I was going to register and vote for Obama in the election coming up, but now I'm thinking it'll just be a waste of time.
My take on GPL: its advocates want software that's always open so that users can remain in control, and do not want any of their code to benefit those creating closed software that takes control from the user. The license is simply the details of achieving this, and GPL 3 closed some loopholes.
If you have a disagreement and want to express it, first clarify whether it's with GPL advocates' desire to keep software open, or the particular way they're going about it.
Creation of profiles allow vendors to serve us better. They allow better targeting of ads so we're not bombarded with ads for things we have no interest in (ok, in theory. In practice, this needs further work).
Then why do they show me ads at all? I DO NOT WANT THEM. Oh right, the profile isn't to serve me, it's to serve them (usually by manipulating me). So the profiles allow them to better manipulate me. Why do I want this, again?
There's no game called "Zelda", so it could have been homebrew. Assuming it's "The Legend of Zelda", a game by Nintendo, it could be a copy legally transferred with a NES game dumper owned by the user.
Some slight editing: "long sea waves excite bulge waves which travel along the erect wall of a submersed rubber tube. These are then converted into flows of water that penetrate a turbine to generate bursts of electricity."
you know that nothing is going on inside there unless someone physically gets a hold of your phone and installs some electronics in it. But working in the handset industry for years I can tell you there is not enough room in the phones for anything extra, no matter how compact.
There's plenty of room in the space for the battery, which can be swapped with a bugged one in less than 5 seconds.
Only because there aren't a group of idealogues running around providing free plumbing, electrical, engineering, architectural or carpentry work. Those trades would be screwed if there were.
My point was that all the plumbers, electricians, architects, etc. that want to charge based on how many people use the fruits of their labor ARE already screwed by the ACTUAL tradesmen who perform the above services and only demand payment for the time they spent doing the work, regardless of how many people use it. In this sense, they are like free software workers who at most demand payment only for their labor.
Of course this analogy breaks down because a piece of free software can benefit a virtually unlimited number of people without any extra effort on the part of the author, while a sink or building has more finite limits that make use of it a relatively scarce resource. The ultimate point is that these tradesmen don't generally impose artificial restrictions on what the owner can do with their work, whereas many software authors do, to the detriment of the software's utilization and the freedom of users to improve the software without having to get/buy permission from the author.
As for certification, I haven't thought much about the issue, and am not familiar with what claims have been made about free software regarding it.
As I recall, Gates's main argument is that programmers must make money for their work, as there is no incentive for them to produce software otherwise. Apart from a few benevolent souls who produce software in their spare time, how exactly is completely free software a sustainable model?
Just ask anyone who is paid for his labor, rather than for the number of people using it. Examples: plumber, electrician, engineer, architect, contractor, carpenter, etc. Those trades seem to be doing fine.
I have some stolen computers checking in with a server we have (software pre-loaded), and I have full access to the systems. What's the best way to deal with this situation?
Load up some processor/bandwidth-intensive tasks and make use of the free resources!
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Wow, that would give the term "jailbait" a whole new meaning!
I hate to break it to you, but it is actually I who have been extending your life all these years.
Same here. I was going to register and vote for Obama in the election coming up, but now I'm thinking it'll just be a waste of time.
That "Vista" is more than twice as good! Ubuntu only has 256MB of RAM and a 0.5 GHz processor? Sheesh!
I think you mean "incompetent people that have been effected by..." or "competent people that have been affected by..."
Good point, the exclamation wouldn't work because it'd reveal the real release date, as you've found.
My take on GPL: its advocates want software that's always open so that users can remain in control, and do not want any of their code to benefit those creating closed software that takes control from the user. The license is simply the details of achieving this, and GPL 3 closed some loopholes.
If you have a disagreement and want to express it, first clarify whether it's with GPL advocates' desire to keep software open, or the particular way they're going about it.
I AGREE FULLY. WHO NEEDS LOWERCASE?
Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted! Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
Then why do they show me ads at all? I DO NOT WANT THEM. Oh right, the profile isn't to serve me, it's to serve them (usually by manipulating me). So the profiles allow them to better manipulate me. Why do I want this, again?
Your point would have been more forceful if you didn't repeat yourself so damn much, and sound so equivocal.
There's no game called "Zelda", so it could have been homebrew. Assuming it's "The Legend of Zelda", a game by Nintendo, it could be a copy legally transferred with a NES game dumper owned by the user.
I hope the grocery store doesn't crack down on me for calling myself Michael Jackson when I signed up for the "preferred" customer card.
OK, so the attacker changes the votes but leaves the hashes intact, so you can still "verify" that your vote was recorded.
What, you've never owned a notme before? The site gives information about "your notme".
Some slight editing: "long sea waves excite bulge waves which travel along the erect wall of a submersed rubber tube. These are then converted into flows of water that penetrate a turbine to generate bursts of electricity."
Perhaps because it's inhabited by primates.
Odd, I would have expected vacuum names, given their similar operation.
There's plenty of room in the space for the battery, which can be swapped with a bugged one in less than 5 seconds.
There's also a video version of the coach that can be used on any machine.
I've had unlimited usage on my dialup account for years before broadband even existed!
My point was that all the plumbers, electricians, architects, etc. that want to charge based on how many people use the fruits of their labor ARE already screwed by the ACTUAL tradesmen who perform the above services and only demand payment for the time they spent doing the work, regardless of how many people use it. In this sense, they are like free software workers who at most demand payment only for their labor.
Of course this analogy breaks down because a piece of free software can benefit a virtually unlimited number of people without any extra effort on the part of the author, while a sink or building has more finite limits that make use of it a relatively scarce resource. The ultimate point is that these tradesmen don't generally impose artificial restrictions on what the owner can do with their work, whereas many software authors do, to the detriment of the software's utilization and the freedom of users to improve the software without having to get/buy permission from the author.
As for certification, I haven't thought much about the issue, and am not familiar with what claims have been made about free software regarding it.
Just ask anyone who is paid for his labor, rather than for the number of people using it. Examples: plumber, electrician, engineer, architect, contractor, carpenter, etc. Those trades seem to be doing fine.
From the perspective of single molecules, the level jumps from 0 to 100% whenever a molecule of said chemical is encountered, an infinite increase!
Load up some processor/bandwidth-intensive tasks and make use of the free resources!
How exactly is this a fact? At best it's a generalization based on facts involving specific objects. It sounds more like a law.