"Saying "people want information to be free" is no different from "information wants to be free". "
You are so wrong there.
Let me use your own logic and apply it to some other example to show what I mean.
Your logic says that "People want x to y" is the same as "x wants to y".
Therefore, you are saying thast "People want Bill Gates to die" is the same as saying "Bill Gates wants to die" which is not true (well, I assume he doesn't!).
Let's see. Did you mean the original Difference Engine (generally considered to be the forefather of the modern computer), invented by Charles Babbage the Brit?
Or did you mean the first electronic computer, Enigma, invented by The Allies during WW2 (i.e. NOT the Americans only)?
Or did you mean the first non-millitary computer, the Manchester Mark 1, invented by the British?
Or did you mean the first affordable Home Computer, invented by Sinclair Research, yet another non-American company?
So, to which particular definition of "invention of the computer" are you referring, Mr Coward?
We like the look, so invite them infor the interview, and ask them to sign an NDA.
The interview is used for us to finalise our opinion of the candidate and (and here is the key part) to "sell" us to the candidate!
THAT is why companies ask interviewees to sign an NDA - how the hell can a company be expected to tell you about the cool stuff they are doing (in order to encourage you to join them) unless they are under NDA?
"I don't use their newsfeed, but anyone who does sees MY words altered." <p> Charlie, did you actually read the article? Because had you bothered so to do then you would realise that, and I know you will have difficulty understanding this, <strong>they do not alter any of your words whatsoever</strong> <p> That is quite a key point (blows your entire complaint away), so important that I suggest you reread it again and again until you understand it. <p> What they DO do is add hyperlinks (remember them? 's what the web is all about, hyperlinks) which are, and again you will have difficulty understanding this, <strong>clearly marked</strong> and obviously not part of your original text. <p> Deal with it.
Front covers are remopved from books when the retailer returns the books unsold to the publishers. Such books are not "sold", as in no money has been given to the publisher or author.
Anyone "selling" such a book is selling something which they have illegally obtained and which they are not entitled to sell.
And how, exactly, Mr Anon, are Amiga Inc violating the GPL, hmm> Don't be shy. Please do tell us. BTW, before you answer, you might like to know (as you could have EASILY found out) that AInc have already released the sources to their modifications, as required by teh GPL. So, what violations are you talking about again?
"No hard drive" Hmmm. That's strange. I could have sworn that this 13G hard drive in my Amiga is, well, a hard drive. Guess I must be wrong.
"pathetic keyboard" It's got all the keys, they work, what more do you need?
"No decent applications" Depends what you mean. Other than word processors, spreadsheets, databases, games, networking software, newsreaders, mail readers, web browsers, music sequencers, gfx software...
"No multi-user" Nope, you are wrong again. Mine has it right here. Next?
"No networking" Interesting. So how do you explain, "Karma collector", the fact that this Amiga upon which I am typing this, is not only connected to the Internet, but, via EtherNet, is connected to 1 PC, 2 Suns and an RS6000 and acts as the gateway.router to enable them all to access the internet? No no networking indeed! Pillock.
"I could go on" Yes, I expect you could. And if you went on long enough, you MIGHT actually stumble over a fact, although I doubt you'd recognise one if you did.
Yes, Ep 1 was not the best SW film ever, but it is not that bad. Bear in mind that, being the first movie on teh series, it has to set teh backdrop for what is to come. The other films were already part way in to the story. This one had to start at, well, the beginning and as such was bound to be maybe a bit "slower".
Heck, even Lucas himself has said he thinks Ep1 is the weakest link, and has to be precisely because it is setting the scene.
"But, as Bob Young says, would you buy a car with the hood welded shut? " <p> Sure, I have no problem so doing.
I never go under the bonnet of my car anyway - 's what I pay my local garage to do. Besides, do you complain when you are sold a sealed battery?
<p> "<i>And how much do you know about car engines? </i>" <p> To be honest, nothing. Doesn't stop me from driving though. <br> Equally, I know nothing about how the human body works, but it doesn't stop me from using mine! <p>Note I'm not using any of this to argue in favour or against open source. Just answering the question posed.
At the moment there is a huge amount of the spectrum (comparitivly speaking) allocated to conventional analogue radio and television broadcast which will become obselete as we all move to digital radio (far narrower bandwidth requirement) and satalite broadcast, etc, so I guess there is an area of the spectrrum which could be freed up - a rather large chunk at that!
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You are so wrong there.
Let me use your own logic and apply it to some other example to show what I mean.
Your logic says that "People want x to y" is the same as "x wants to y".
Therefore, you are saying thast "People want Bill Gates to die" is the same as saying "Bill Gates wants to die" which is not true (well, I assume he doesn't!).
Not really.
You see, although the CERN facility is scheduled for closure, the REASON is that it is being REPLACED by a bigger and better facility.
I hate to say it, but "me too"- I agree with every word you just wrote ovapositor.
:(
It's just a shame that more people don't think for themselvesinstead of waiting to be told what to think
Let's see. Did you mean the original Difference Engine (generally considered to be the forefather of the modern computer), invented by Charles Babbage the Brit?
Or did you mean the first electronic computer, Enigma, invented by The Allies during WW2 (i.e. NOT the Americans only)?
Or did you mean the first non-millitary computer, the Manchester Mark 1, invented by the British?
Or did you mean the first affordable Home Computer, invented by Sinclair Research, yet another non-American company?
So, to which particular definition of "invention of the computer" are you referring, Mr Coward?
Here's how the porocess works at our place.
We get someone's CV.
We like the look, so invite them infor the interview, and ask them to sign an NDA.
The interview is used for us to finalise our opinion of the candidate and (and here is the key part) to "sell" us to the candidate!
THAT is why companies ask interviewees to sign an NDA - how the hell can a company be expected to tell you about the cool stuff they are doing (in order to encourage you to join them) unless they are under NDA?
I signed up July 20th.
I have already received my PIN.
I guess you'll get yours soon.
"It was intended to be a joke about..."
If you have to explain, then it ain't a joke.
You called?
"OSX=$99. Puts it all into context, doesn't it?"
Yup, sure does.
That makes it $99 more expensive than Solaris.
Thanks for clarifying that.
"Is a copy shop obligated to make sure that no one uses their copying
machines for illegal purposes?"
Actually, yes they are.
Looks like you just defeated your own argument there!
"I don't use their newsfeed, but anyone who does sees MY words altered."
<p>
Charlie, did you actually read the article? Because had you bothered so to do then you would realise that, and I know you will have difficulty understanding this, <strong>they do not alter any of your words whatsoever</strong>
<p>
That is quite a key point (blows your entire complaint away), so important that I suggest you reread it again and again until you understand it.
<p>
What they DO do is add hyperlinks (remember them? 's what the web is all about, hyperlinks) which are, and again you will have difficulty understanding this, <strong>clearly marked</strong> and obviously not part of your original text.
<p>
Deal with it.
*sigh*
And working on Mozilla helps humanity how, exactly?
/me shakes his head.
Front covers are remopved from books when the retailer returns the books unsold to the publishers.
Such books are not "sold", as in no money has been given to the publisher or author.
Anyone "selling" such a book is selling something which they have illegally obtained and which they are not entitled to sell.
And how, exactly, Mr Anon, are Amiga Inc violating the GPL, hmm>
Don't be shy. Please do tell us.
BTW, before you answer, you might like to know (as you could have EASILY found out) that AInc have already released the sources to their modifications, as required by teh GPL.
So, what violations are you talking about again?
Yes, and the source is fully available from Amiga Inc themselves, on their website.
But then, I suppose it is too much to expect people to actually CHECK before they post.
Hmmm. That's strange. I could have sworn that this 13G hard drive in my Amiga is, well, a hard drive. Guess I must be wrong.
"pathetic keyboard"
It's got all the keys, they work, what more do you need?
"No decent applications"
Depends what you mean. Other than word processors, spreadsheets, databases, games, networking software, newsreaders, mail readers, web browsers, music sequencers, gfx software...
"No multi-user"
Nope, you are wrong again. Mine has it right here. Next?
"No networking"
Interesting. So how do you explain, "Karma collector", the fact that this Amiga upon which I am typing this, is not only connected to the Internet, but, via EtherNet, is connected to 1 PC, 2 Suns and an RS6000 and acts as the gateway.router to enable them all to access the internet?
No no networking indeed! Pillock.
"I could go on"
Yes, I expect you could. And if you went on long enough, you MIGHT actually stumble over a fact, although I doubt you'd recognise one if you did.
I'm with you on this one.
Yes, Ep 1 was not the best SW film ever, but it is not that bad.
Bear in mind that, being the first movie on teh series, it has to set teh backdrop for what is to come.
The other films were already part way in to the story. This one had to start at, well, the beginning and as such was bound to be maybe a bit "slower".
Heck, even Lucas himself has said he thinks Ep1 is the weakest link, and has to be precisely because it is setting the scene.
Sorry Anon, you are slightly wrong there.
The proposed release dates are -
Ep 1 - 1999
Ep 2 - 2002
Ep 3 - 2005
You are right, the dates have been documented since 1998. They were always 3 years apart, as above.
HTH.
"But, as Bob Young says, would you buy a car with the hood welded shut? "
<p>
Sure, I have no problem so doing.
I never go under the bonnet of my car anyway - 's what I pay my local garage to do. Besides, do you complain when you are sold a sealed battery?
<p>
"<i>And how much do you know about car engines?
</i>"
<p>
To be honest, nothing.
Doesn't stop me from driving though.
<br>
Equally, I know nothing about how the human body works, but it doesn't stop me from using mine!
<p>Note I'm not using any of this to argue in favour or against open source. Just answering the question posed.
The play was The Rivals, written by Sheridan in 1775.
At the moment there is a huge amount of the spectrum (comparitivly speaking) allocated to conventional analogue radio and television broadcast which will become obselete as we all move to digital radio (far narrower bandwidth requirement) and satalite broadcast, etc, so I guess there is an area of the spectrrum which could be freed up - a rather large chunk at that!
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