The wind would have to be 120mph (or whatever the stall speed of a B727 is, I can't be bothered to check). before it would matter. At that wind speed you'd have larger problems, i.e. hoping your neighbors houses, cars, children etc. aren't crashing into you as they fly by.
Here I am, brain the size of a planet with a BSCS... Open the door, Marvin, fetch the alien prisoners, Marvin, fix the broken windows box, Marvin, spend the afternoon in the staff meeting, Marvin....
I mailed the FSF about having a guest speaker for our student ACM chapter at the university. Much to my suprise RMS volunteered for the duty, as he was going to be speaking in Vancouver, BC around that time (which being only 2000 miles away is practically next door). If he's not in your area or arranging a tour he may request that someone else speak. His only requirements are that his travel cost be covered and he is taken out to a good dinner during his stay. (Beer and pizza is not an option, since he disdains both). The trip up here he actually stayed in my house, and was a gracious enough guest not to flay me for my non-free faux pas (such as having a prominent O'Reilly shelf in the living room). But, do expect to be challenged on any logical inconsitencies in any statement you may make, no matter how trifling they may seem to you. And be prepared for the anagram puns and spontaneous Bulgarian dancing in the living room.
The actual speech ran somewhat long, about his AI lab days and the evolution to the GNU project, and the four principles of freedom. But it was informative if you could pay attention so long as that. There are transcripts of his speeches out there which give the general notion of what he will talk about.
In general, a little research to find out who's in your area will reveal some notables in the free software community who might likely speak (excepting Alaska where you better be able to cough up the $800 airfare since the "local area" means Vancouver or Seattle).
Actually, US feds and the Canadian crown have an 'arrangement' where each may spy on the citizenry of the other and share the info, in order not to run afoul of their own laws. IOW, the Mounties dig up the dirt to send the FBI, and vice versa. This is why the FBI knows so much about American citizens and the Canadian government knows virtually nothing. The RCMP is actually competent.
ech. Licencing debates in the Linux community pale in comparison to those in the *BSD community. Although some may argue they are the same community. But that would draw an argument. Pedants will be pedants, regardless of choice of OS or in fact whether or not they use computers or walk barefoot.
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The wind would have to be 120mph (or whatever the stall speed of a B727 is, I can't be bothered to check). before it would matter. At that wind speed you'd have larger problems, i.e. hoping your neighbors houses, cars, children etc. aren't crashing into you as they fly by.
Here I am, brain the size of a planet with a BSCS... Open the door, Marvin, fetch the alien prisoners, Marvin, fix the broken windows box, Marvin, spend the afternoon in the staff meeting, Marvin....
A lady who runs Linux and thinks Valentine's Day is retarded? Will you marry me, even if I still run FreeBSD?
There's already cameras around you everywhere. Look at most major intersections; those all show up somewhere. Smile. Or kill me.
If you can do one NPC problem, you can do all NP problems. Not conversely.
Possibly its not so large, but I bet you could pancake their heads if you nail them on either side with a volume of Knuth.
I mailed the FSF about having a guest speaker for our student ACM chapter at the university. Much to my suprise RMS volunteered for the duty, as he was going to be speaking in Vancouver, BC around that time (which being only 2000 miles away is practically next door). If he's not in your area or arranging a tour he may request that someone else speak. His only requirements are that his travel cost be covered and he is taken out to a good dinner during his stay. (Beer and pizza is not an option, since he disdains both). The trip up here he actually stayed in my house, and was a gracious enough guest not to flay me for my non-free faux pas (such as having a prominent O'Reilly shelf in the living room). But, do expect to be challenged on any logical inconsitencies in any statement you may make, no matter how trifling they may seem to you. And be prepared for the anagram puns and spontaneous Bulgarian dancing in the living room. The actual speech ran somewhat long, about his AI lab days and the evolution to the GNU project, and the four principles of freedom. But it was informative if you could pay attention so long as that. There are transcripts of his speeches out there which give the general notion of what he will talk about. In general, a little research to find out who's in your area will reveal some notables in the free software community who might likely speak (excepting Alaska where you better be able to cough up the $800 airfare since the "local area" means Vancouver or Seattle).
Actually, US feds and the Canadian crown have an 'arrangement' where each may spy on the citizenry of the other and share the info, in order not to run afoul of their own laws. IOW, the Mounties dig up the dirt to send the FBI, and vice versa. This is why the FBI knows so much about American citizens and the Canadian government knows virtually nothing. The RCMP is actually competent.
ech. Licencing debates in the Linux community pale in comparison to those in the *BSD community. Although some may argue they are the same community. But that would draw an argument. Pedants will be pedants, regardless of choice of OS or in fact whether or not they use computers or walk barefoot.