Actually, the right to bear arms is given to a much larger group.
Even assuming that the phrase in the Bill of Rights is intended to limit those who are eligible rather than to simply give a reason for the inclusion of the 2nd Amendment (and I think that assumption is false) your statement is false.
According the the U.S. Code, Title 10, Section 311 the definition of militia is:
The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
Title 32, section 313 covers who is eligible for enlistment in the National Guard and who is eligible for appointment as an officer.
Suppose you had resources like Bill Gates? How about building a pyramid like (or larger than) the Great Pyramid? After all, today there's modern earth moving equipment.
Does anyone know about the Fujitsu J822s SuperServer? I inherited one with DRS/NX (ICL Unix) installed but I would like to run Linux or a *BSD on it. However, I also don't want to ruin the current installation by blindly experimenting.
To follow up on my own post... I was also told by the lawyer that the other person does not have to initial the changes. They are supposed to examine the returned contract before accepting it. YMMV.
I have done this on employment contracts, leases, and rental agreements. I have been advised by a lawyer that if the other person accepts the modified contract and the transaction takes place, then it will hold up in court. I have never had to test it.
Btw: the page at the
Wright Patterson Airforce Museum says 714 mph. I am suspecting that the discrepencies people are finding wrt supersonic or not and other details are artifacts of Cold War paranoia.
Please excuse the (somewhat) off-topic nature of this post but I would really like an answer.
I have a Fujitsu-ICL SuperServer 822s (dual SPARC) which initially ran DRS/NX (ICL's SVR4) which is now a defunct OS.
I would like to run a Free Software operating system on it but I have seen no mention of this hardware on any of the *BSD or Linux pages. Searching Google and Usenet News produces nearly no references to ICL of any sort.
If you know of anything that might run on it, I would appreciate a pointer. TIA.
Someone had better explain that to Rod Canion, co-founder and former CEO of Compaq Computer Corp. who spent about $1M to do it (note this is a quote):
"It was really hard, it took a lot of time, a lot of resources and people to legally reverse- engineer that BIOS. And IBM never came knocking on our door.
Now, one could argue that it's a matter of definitions. Since this involves the law, let's check a law-related web page like this one which says:
...reverse engineer the code by following a clean room procedure...
Seems to me that saying "Compaq reverse engineered the IBM BIOS" is quite accurate.
My assumption here, based on your question, is that you do not particularly feel drawn towards one degree or the other.
As an engineer, I strongly advocate an engineering degree (of any sort but especially "fundamental" engineering like chemical, civil, mechanical, or electrical) over a CS degree.
The reason is this: an engineer is a general problem solver and a potential candidate for a wide range of positions.
One more point: the file formats of Free Software projects may become the de facto standard for the government and people who deal with the government (i.e., all U.S. citizens at a minimum). This effectively toasts Microsoft Office's monopoly.
It seems to me that Microsoft's objective is to prevent the U.S. Government from using Linux or other GPLed products. A recent example of the sort of thing Microsoft is worried about is the NSA Linux project which is GPLed (of course) and the use of Linux at places involved in government-sponsored research like Los Alamos.
If the government starts large-scale development in a GPLed environment then companies like Microsoft will be affected in several ways:
they will lose government sales
the government will be effectively underwriting the development efforts of one of their competitors: the Free Software community
GPLed code will spread virally throughout government development projects thereby affecting areas not immediately affected
government contractors will use government-compatible systems (GPLed)
government contractors will be under increasing pressure to GPL their code or possibly face accusations of incorporating GPLed code into a proprietary product
From here the whole thing can snowball out of (Microsoft's) control. Personally, I like the idea.
Actually, you can create a product using GPLed source code and charge for it. You just have to make the source available to your customer under the GPL license.
Typically, the reason your customer will pay for a GPLed program is because they want some customization or hand-holding.
That may be true in your case. It is not necessarily so for the 130,000,000 other people in the U.S. who also are shareholders. There is research available (see my other post on this topic for one data point) that indicates that attitudes and political beliefs are changing as the percentage of shareholders in society increases.
This is a short list right off the top of my head of things that have happened in my lifetime that people were initially very upset about but they then got used to:
sending in a punchcard with a bill payment (becoming "just a number")
ongoing military action without declaring a war
welfare (as a demoralizing trap)
appearance of UPC tags on consumer items
restrictions on carrying firearms (the Black Panthers carried firearms in public because the law said they could -- see this article)
credit cards (the rise of consumer debt)
criminalization of drug possession/use
high school students being paid police informants
requiring social security numbers for children
mandatory drug tests
employee background checks
the RICO act and Asset Forfeiture
political correctness
expelling students for casual conversation
I really don't think there is a dark motive behind the technology in this article but remember: just because you're paranoid, that doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
It is interesting to note that, of the people in the U.S., about half are shareholders and about half participate in presidential elections. Can anyone provide a citation about the intersection of these two sets?
(a) Criminal Infringement. - Any person who infringes a copyright willfully either -
(1) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial
gain, or
(2) by the reproduction or distribution, including by
electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copies
or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a
total retail value of more than $1,000, shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, United States Code. For purposes of this subsection, evidence of reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work, by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish willful infringement.
From what I read, it seems that casual (less than $1000/180 days) copying is not a crime. This is underscored by the portion of the statement that says For purposes of this subsection, evidence of reproduction...by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish willful infringement.
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Actually, the right to bear arms is given to a much larger group.
Even assuming that the phrase in the Bill of Rights is intended to limit those who are eligible rather than to simply give a reason for the inclusion of the 2nd Amendment (and I think that assumption is false) your statement is false.
According the the U.S. Code, Title 10, Section 311 the definition of militia is:
Title 32, section 313 covers who is eligible for enlistment in the National Guard and who is eligible for appointment as an officer.
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...and so did the Mongols (aka Tatar) in 1237. They continued to control Russia until 1480. Details are here
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Suppose you had resources like Bill Gates? How about building a pyramid like (or larger than) the Great Pyramid? After all, today there's modern earth moving equipment.
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Does anyone know about the Fujitsu J822s SuperServer? I inherited one with DRS/NX (ICL Unix) installed but I would like to run Linux or a *BSD on it. However, I also don't want to ruin the current installation by blindly experimenting.
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I know for a fact that Joe W. Kittinger went supersonic in 1960 as described. He reached a maximum speed of 714 mph.
I know this information is a fact because I was told by Colonel Kittinger (Ret) himself.
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To follow up on my own post... I was also told by the lawyer that the other person does not have to initial the changes. They are supposed to examine the returned contract before accepting it. YMMV.
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I have done this on employment contracts, leases, and rental agreements. I have been advised by a lawyer that if the other person accepts the modified contract and the transaction takes place, then it will hold up in court. I have never had to test it.
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Btw: the page at the Wright Patterson Airforce Museum says 714 mph. I am suspecting that the discrepencies people are finding wrt supersonic or not and other details are artifacts of Cold War paranoia.
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According to what I have read elsewhere, and as cited at PBS, Kittenger did go supersonic during his jump.
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Please excuse the (somewhat) off-topic nature of this post but I would really like an answer.
I have a Fujitsu-ICL SuperServer 822s (dual SPARC) which initially ran DRS/NX (ICL's SVR4) which is now a defunct OS.
I would like to run a Free Software operating system on it but I have seen no mention of this hardware on any of the *BSD or Linux pages. Searching Google and Usenet News produces nearly no references to ICL of any sort.
If you know of anything that might run on it, I would appreciate a pointer. TIA.
OpenSourcerers
Someone had better explain that to Rod Canion, co-founder and former CEO of Compaq Computer Corp. who spent about $1M to do it (note this is a quote):
Now, one could argue that it's a matter of definitions. Since this involves the law, let's check a law-related web page like this one which says:
Seems to me that saying "Compaq reverse engineered the IBM BIOS" is quite accurate.
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This is so easy to check, why not take 30 seconds to get it right.
IBM did NOT open up their specs. COMPAQ had to reverse engineer the BIOS.
See this article at Zilog for some documentation.
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You're welcome!
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My assumption here, based on your question, is that you do not particularly feel drawn towards one degree or the other.
As an engineer, I strongly advocate an engineering degree (of any sort but especially "fundamental" engineering like chemical, civil, mechanical, or electrical) over a CS degree.
The reason is this: an engineer is a general problem solver and a potential candidate for a wide range of positions.
OpenSourcerers
One more point: the file formats of Free Software projects may become the de facto standard for the government and people who deal with the government (i.e., all U.S. citizens at a minimum). This effectively toasts Microsoft Office's monopoly.
OpenSourcerers
It seems to me that Microsoft's objective is to prevent the U.S. Government from using Linux or other GPLed products. A recent example of the sort of thing Microsoft is worried about is the NSA Linux project which is GPLed (of course) and the use of Linux at places involved in government-sponsored research like Los Alamos.
If the government starts large-scale development in a GPLed environment then companies like Microsoft will be affected in several ways:
From here the whole thing can snowball out of (Microsoft's) control. Personally, I like the idea.
OpenSourcerers
Actually, you can create a product using GPLed source code and charge for it. You just have to make the source available to your customer under the GPL license.
Typically, the reason your customer will pay for a GPLed program is because they want some customization or hand-holding.
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It would be interesting to ask them for a complete list of their inventions as of your hiring date. For their protection, of course!
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The phrase is actually nipped it in the bud and the link I provided points to a collection of similar common errors.
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That may be true in your case. It is not necessarily so for the 130,000,000 other people in the U.S. who also are shareholders. There is research available (see my other post on this topic for one data point) that indicates that attitudes and political beliefs are changing as the percentage of shareholders in society increases.
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There is an interesting page here.
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This is a short list right off the top of my head of things that have happened in my lifetime that people were initially very upset about but they then got used to:
I really don't think there is a dark motive behind the technology in this article but remember: just because you're paranoid, that doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
OpenSourcerers
There is an interesting paper called The Rise of Worker Capitalism .
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It is interesting to note that, of the people in the U.S., about half are shareholders and about half participate in presidential elections. Can anyone provide a citation about the intersection of these two sets?
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See Title 17, Section 506 of the US Code where it defines Criminal Offenses in the context of Copyright Infringement and Remedies and it says:
From what I read, it seems that casual (less than $1000/180 days) copying is not a crime. This is underscored by the portion of the statement that says For purposes of this subsection, evidence of reproduction...by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish willful infringement.
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