You know, I always liked that quote. I was just looking at it now though, and I think it's not the best definition. That's infinite recursion. It would be more accurate to replace it with
Recursive: adj, If you don't yet understand, see 'recursive'.
That way when the person eventually figures it out, they can stop.
I haven't used slack in a while, but this makes me proud:)
I'd expect it has something to do with either kernel options or default limits. Does slack default to overcommiting, or not? If not, seems to me that that could be a big part of it right there.
I'm suprised they didn't already have a network of tunnels connecting everything. I was under the impression that many schools do, especially older ones - ones that generate their own heat at a central location.
I still don't consider that any less twitchy than the examples given of modern games. Take Q3A for example. Any clan member will tell you it's all about control of the armor/health/quad damage. It's about keeping the other team from them. Try firing a rocket without anticipating what the target will do during the flight time.
Both Q3A and pong are based on simple rules, and to be good at either entails a certain amount of thinking and planning, but I wouldn't call either a strategy game. It seems naive to see strategy evolve from the rules in some games, but not others.
Wow, I had no idea it did that. Seems to me that prohibiting the preparation of derivative works is seriously overstepping the bounds of copyright, but if that's what the law says...
I don't think it would be. First, for someone who's never ported anything before, it could be a learning experience. Second, it's a game. Who said anything about advancing yourself. Maybe I want to play Super Metroid on my GBA. Doesn't improve the world, doesn't really improve me, but it'd make Metroid that much more convenient.
If you owned a copy of the game, would it be illegal for you to port it for yourself, and never release the port? Without distributing it, you shouldn't run afoul of copyright, should you?
Rainbox Six? That's my least favourite Jack Ryan book. There was too much focus on how cool and badass the group was, and less on story; at least in my mind. My advice is that if you're going to take the plunge and read them, read 'em in the order he released them.
I found some old spencer books a while back, they actually did provide me with a lot of entertainment. They reminded me of hardy boy books, but with fewer smugglers:)
Is the WTO part of the UN? Because it at least has trampled on the soverignty of some of the countries you mentioned. There's the case of the crazy gas additive in Canada, and I believe the states got sued for something to do with lumber (although that may have been Canada again).
I really hate the stupid 20 second rule. So what if I type fast?
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The quick hack is where perl is great though. For example, I wanted a quick hack to send myself SMS messages through a web gateway. Toss in LWP::UserAgent, and blammo, I have a short script that crops the message to sms length, connects to the server and fires it off.
You've been arguing well up until this point: Are you such a liberal that you would deny the right of those with whom you do not agree to advocate changing the law of the land? [emphasis mine]
Why degenerate from rebutting his logic and arguments into vague name calling? Since when is blocking the process of government a 'liberal' viewpoint? If you were using liberal in the political sense, then it means to exact opposite of what you meant (using either meaning: left-wing; or believes in changing the laws and adapting the government - as opposed to a conservative, who would advocate extreme caution, and have a tendancy to stick to old rules rather than new). If you're using it because you think liberal is a synonym for dirty hippie, then you're just being childish. If you don't even know what you mean, well... Why is liberal even a dirty word? Most people couldn't even come up with what they mean when they say liberal.
Except for that slip up though, you've been doing a pretty good job arguing with him. Hrm, the slippery slope in the next paragraph is pretty weak too though.
Wow, he makes some good points, but he sure likes comparing everything to Nazi's. On all three of the pieces he's written on Lucas, he incorportated them. He even managed to throw in a cheap shot against communism, grouping all of Communism with the Nazi's.
Why do cell phone users in restaurants bother you (and apparently many others) so much?
There are many cases of calls in restaurants that don't seem to be impolite. If someone's at a table by himself, why bother to get up? If he talks at normal conversational level, how is that a problem? Or suppose someone calls and wants to speak to the group since they couldn't make it. Is it rude then for each person to take a second on the phone?
I do find it impolite when someone takes a call at the table, and makes no effort to excuse himself. Even turning away from the table can be enough though, depending on the circumstances and the length of the call.
vi!? What kind of haughty pompous user are you? Real men use cat. Real men don't even use less or more, they just read really fast.
Actually, back in the day, I'd use tail to check to see if the prompt was lying about new mail. Now I just fire up pine, since everyone insists on sending mime multipart messages, and all tail shows is lines of "SFGJL4534traZGFZ" followed by "---Next part.." or whatever, leaving me with no idea what the actual mail was.
Let S be the set of legal actions. S is defined to be the union of F and Q, where F is the set of acts permitted by fair use, and Q is the set of acts not expressly prohibited by USC 17.
Wow, maybe that's not clearer. Still, it would make trials easier. Just need a computer.:)
As to your question, this is one of the reasons I find english to be terribly imprecise. Reading the clause, it seems to me to state that, "No solution can prevent someone from taping a show with their VCR."
Thanks for the reply, I'm glad to have errors I make pointed out. I guess I should have put more thought into my post.
Regarding long cables, I suppose you're right. If the indended use of a jack was "in this room" then a long cable is perfectly fine until you move the computer outside the room. On the other hand, if the intended use isn't specified, it leaves some room for interpretation.
Regarding the basestation, where do you draw the line? Would the university consider someone breaking into his room, unplugging his computer, and hooking up their own computer "providing outsiders access?" It's fair to say that by hooking up the base station, he's making it EASIER to gain access as an outsider... perhaps it's like insurance companies requiring locked doors? If he had a totally hack-proof (not likely) station, would it then be ok, since in that case, no outsider could gain access through his station?
Regarding retransmission, well, a wireless basestation does nothing but retransmit. Touche. I wouldn't apply the outsider access in this case, I'd just use the retransmission clause. Looks like he loses here for sure.
Regarding his "right to access." You had good points you claim that I argued for this. You are putting words in my mouth. He has no right to anything. He does have a contract for service with the university, that has specific terms. I just pointed out some arguments that could be made that he didn't violate the terms outlined in the contract. It appears that he did violate at least one term, so defending the other terms is moot at this point.
Off topic, but relavent. As far as extrapolating details from the name of a service/product, I think that's fair to some degree. If I sell a product called the "Penis Mightier" I think it's fair that people expect that my product will make their penis mightier. If I sell "A Big Stick" I think it's fair my customers get upset when they open their package and it contains an apple. Misleading product names could lead to one person not getting what they barganed for, which could constitute fraud on the part of the seller. IANAL, but that's what I'd hope as someone who likes to buy things occasionally.
Again, thanks for pointing out the flaws in my arguments, I'm always looking to improve.
This will probably work just fine until someone lays eyes on -two- of your passwords, at which point they'd probably notice the pattern, and just brute force the changed letter on any other system.
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lol, I posted over at k5 about this a while back
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Did she really say that?
Turing is almost a father of CS, and did he actually use a computer?
Recursive: adj, see 'recursive'
You know, I always liked that quote. I was just looking at it now though, and I think it's not the best definition. That's infinite recursion. It would be more accurate to replace it with
Recursive: adj, If you don't yet understand, see 'recursive'.
That way when the person eventually figures it out, they can stop.
Oddly enough, I was basing my assumption on UW :)
Although this is the first actual evidence I've seen of their existance. Thanks for posting that link.
I haven't used slack in a while, but this makes me proud :)
I'd expect it has something to do with either kernel options or default limits. Does slack default to overcommiting, or not? If not, seems to me that that could be a big part of it right there.
I'm suprised they didn't already have a network of tunnels connecting everything. I was under the impression that many schools do, especially older ones - ones that generate their own heat at a central location.
I still don't consider that any less twitchy than the examples given of modern games. Take Q3A for example. Any clan member will tell you it's all about control of the armor/health/quad damage. It's about keeping the other team from them. Try firing a rocket without anticipating what the target will do during the flight time.
Both Q3A and pong are based on simple rules, and to be good at either entails a certain amount of thinking and planning, but I wouldn't call either a strategy game. It seems naive to see strategy evolve from the rules in some games, but not others.
Wow, I had no idea it did that. Seems to me that prohibiting the preparation of derivative works is seriously overstepping the bounds of copyright, but if that's what the law says...
I don't think it would be. First, for someone who's never ported anything before, it could be a learning experience. Second, it's a game. Who said anything about advancing yourself. Maybe I want to play Super Metroid on my GBA. Doesn't improve the world, doesn't really improve me, but it'd make Metroid that much more convenient.
Erm, did you never play Pong or Pac-Man? Twitching is exactly what they took.
If you owned a copy of the game, would it be illegal for you to port it for yourself, and never release the port? Without distributing it, you shouldn't run afoul of copyright, should you?
Rainbox Six? That's my least favourite Jack Ryan book. There was too much focus on how cool and badass the group was, and less on story; at least in my mind. My advice is that if you're going to take the plunge and read them, read 'em in the order he released them.
:)
I found some old spencer books a while back, they actually did provide me with a lot of entertainment. They reminded me of hardy boy books, but with fewer smugglers
Good facts, but missing the key point.
Let me try again: "liquid nitrogen is an easy to acquire gas."
Much like saying: "cedar trees are an easy to find walnut."
liquid nitrogen is an easy to acquire gas? ;)
Is the WTO part of the UN? Because it at least has trampled on the soverignty of some of the countries you mentioned. There's the case of the crazy gas additive in Canada, and I believe the states got sued for something to do with lumber (although that may have been Canada again).
You wouldn't happen to be Canadian would ya? ;)
I really hate the stupid 20 second rule. So what if I type fast?
The quick hack is where perl is great though. For example, I wanted a quick hack to send myself SMS messages through a web gateway. Toss in LWP::UserAgent, and blammo, I have a short script that crops the message to sms length, connects to the server and fires it off.
Why degenerate from rebutting his logic and arguments into vague name calling? Since when is blocking the process of government a 'liberal' viewpoint? If you were using liberal in the political sense, then it means to exact opposite of what you meant (using either meaning: left-wing; or believes in changing the laws and adapting the government - as opposed to a conservative, who would advocate extreme caution, and have a tendancy to stick to old rules rather than new). If you're using it because you think liberal is a synonym for dirty hippie, then you're just being childish. If you don't even know what you mean, well... Why is liberal even a dirty word? Most people couldn't even come up with what they mean when they say liberal.
Except for that slip up though, you've been doing a pretty good job arguing with him. Hrm, the slippery slope in the next paragraph is pretty weak too though.
If you like BSD, there's always the iBook.
Wow, he makes some good points, but he sure likes comparing everything to Nazi's. On all three of the pieces he's written on Lucas, he incorportated them. He even managed to throw in a cheap shot against communism, grouping all of Communism with the Nazi's.
Why do cell phone users in restaurants bother you (and apparently many others) so much?
There are many cases of calls in restaurants that don't seem to be impolite. If someone's at a table by himself, why bother to get up? If he talks at normal conversational level, how is that a problem? Or suppose someone calls and wants to speak to the group since they couldn't make it. Is it rude then for each person to take a second on the phone?
I do find it impolite when someone takes a call at the table, and makes no effort to excuse himself. Even turning away from the table can be enough though, depending on the circumstances and the length of the call.
vi!? What kind of haughty pompous user are you? Real men use cat. Real men don't even use less or more, they just read really fast.
Actually, back in the day, I'd use tail to check to see if the prompt was lying about new mail. Now I just fire up pine, since everyone insists on sending mime multipart messages, and all tail shows is lines of "SFGJL4534traZGFZ" followed by "---Next part.." or whatever, leaving me with no idea what the actual mail was.
Just goes to show, law should be written in math.
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Let S be the set of legal actions. S is defined to be the union of F and Q, where F is the set of acts permitted by fair use, and Q is the set of acts not expressly prohibited by USC 17.
Wow, maybe that's not clearer. Still, it would make trials easier. Just need a computer.
As to your question, this is one of the reasons I find english to be terribly imprecise. Reading the clause, it seems to me to state that, "No solution can prevent someone from taping a show with their VCR."
Thanks for the reply, I'm glad to have errors I make pointed out. I guess I should have put more thought into my post.
Regarding long cables, I suppose you're right. If the indended use of a jack was "in this room" then a long cable is perfectly fine until you move the computer outside the room. On the other hand, if the intended use isn't specified, it leaves some room for interpretation.
Regarding the basestation, where do you draw the line? Would the university consider someone breaking into his room, unplugging his computer, and hooking up their own computer "providing outsiders access?" It's fair to say that by hooking up the base station, he's making it EASIER to gain access as an outsider... perhaps it's like insurance companies requiring locked doors? If he had a totally hack-proof (not likely) station, would it then be ok, since in that case, no outsider could gain access through his station?
Regarding retransmission, well, a wireless basestation does nothing but retransmit. Touche. I wouldn't apply the outsider access in this case, I'd just use the retransmission clause. Looks like he loses here for sure.
Regarding his "right to access." You had good points you claim that I argued for this. You are putting words in my mouth. He has no right to anything. He does have a contract for service with the university, that has specific terms. I just pointed out some arguments that could be made that he didn't violate the terms outlined in the contract. It appears that he did violate at least one term, so defending the other terms is moot at this point.
Off topic, but relavent. As far as extrapolating details from the name of a service/product, I think that's fair to some degree. If I sell a product called the "Penis Mightier" I think it's fair that people expect that my product will make their penis mightier. If I sell "A Big Stick" I think it's fair my customers get upset when they open their package and it contains an apple. Misleading product names could lead to one person not getting what they barganed for, which could constitute fraud on the part of the seller. IANAL, but that's what I'd hope as someone who likes to buy things occasionally.
Again, thanks for pointing out the flaws in my arguments, I'm always looking to improve.
This will probably work just fine until someone lays eyes on -two- of your passwords, at which point they'd probably notice the pattern, and just brute force the changed letter on any other system.