So in other words, you want to defraud a company because you don't like them? They have a place for people like you... it's called jail. Say hello to Mr. Dover for me please...
I even heard a few "sources" mention teleportion...
Is that like half a telephone?
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I love people that think like you do. No, not really.
It's very simple. Slashdot provides you a SERVICE. They are a BUSINESS. If you don't want to pay for a subscription, then suffer through the huge banner ads. If they don't make enough money to keep the site running and the workers happy, slashdot will DISAPPEAR.
If you don't like the idea of not being paid for your "content," then DON'T SUBMIT IT.
Obviously you like what slashdot provides, or you wouldn't still be reading it.
This poster is dead wrong on the facts. Firstly, IP was recognized in the US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 [nara.gov], long before the invention of the cotton gin.
Uh huh. And the guy you're replying to said "both inventions were made AFTER patents were made available in the US."
However we must remember, regardless of the technology available, ultimately the twin evils of Money and Regulations drive the market; free or otherwise.
If it weren't for "evil" money, do you honestly think this technology would now be available to us?
HOWEVER if it doesn't, does this mean that there will be random strips on my m-board that will glow from fiberoptic cables passing data back and forth.... I might have to build a clear case if something like that happens!
I'm not fiber optic guru, but if the wire is glowing, that means light (information, in this case), is escaping out of the wire before it reaches its destination. Not a good thing, right?
Why don't you do a scientific test instead of going by perceptions. Download one of those early builds you are talking about, and time it loading pages. Then install the latest build, and time it again.
Yeah, but how do we know you're the real Bruce Perens?
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There must be some geek somewhere loading bombs onto these planes. For the love of god, please paint "All your base are belong to us" on one of these suckers, and send us a picture!
Of course, I don't mean to denigrate the entire idea. It just seems like they're taking credit for something they already do. Did I mention that each week, I take out the trash? That's keeping the world cleaner! Call me Mr. Environmentalist!
Well then, you've successfully learned the first computer science lesson now taught by MIT: Garbage In, Garbage Out.
Imagine we did read some meaningful data. I guess we can assume that the civilization is already extinct.
A scientist assumes nothing. That's how we've gotten this far.
Why not spending that processing time on some relevant projects where you can help make a differences?
Perhaps because I feel the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence is incredibly "relevant"?
Discovering life elsewhere would be the most important discovery I can possibly imagine. Your problem is your viewpoint is too small, too Earth-centric.
Why do people constantly feel the need to pit devices against each other, especially when they are clearly in different niche markets?
Palm's are small enough to fit in your pocket, and are designed for taking short notes, keeping appointments, contact information, diet logs, cell phones, GPS guides, MP3 players, etc. Things you want in your pocket. Their screen sizes are adequate for these needs.
Laptops are mobile PC's. Enough said on that.
And in the middle now are webpads. A laptop with a touch screen instead of a keyboard, wireless connectivity, emphasis on internet and information access, roughly the size of a pad of paper. These are not meant to be carried EVERYWHERE like a PDA, and are generally not going to be used for the same things as PDA's.
If anything, webpads could evolve into laptop-killers for most people, NOT palm-killers.
Why should I buy a Palm when I can buy a handheld PC that I can use as an MP3 player, voice recorder, and have wireless Internet access in full color to boot?
Your sentence is erroneous. I own a Handspring Visor that does all that you mention, and more.
It's amazing how well you only cover one half of the argument. You completely ignore the time and money spent by the U.S. government in foreign aid every year.
To wit, presumably armed forces are getting ready to strike certain parts of Afghanistan, meanwhile hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars are being lined up for Afghan aid by our government.
We were at war with many countries during WW2, including Japan. At the conclusion of the war, we helped rebuild Japan. Did we have to help our recent enemy like that? No, but we did.
Instead of just focusing on the negative aspects of U.S. foreign policy, try looking at both sides.
Are you kidding? We've spent gobs of time and money trying to work with both sides of this tired, old argument for DECADES! We often are the host of peace talks between the two sides.
Peace? The US? Bullshit. More like "show me the money and we'll give you anything you want."
Show who the money? The U.S. gives away more money for foreign aid than any country in the world, by FAR. You're implying that one of the two sides is paying *us* off? You are completely ignorant, I'm afraid.
Wrong. A tool is evil if it is primarily used to do evil things. Machine guns are illegal, even though it's "just a tool".
Are you kidding? A machine gun is not a "tool," it's a weapon. It would be a tool if it could be used for other things besides killing. Once a tool becomes useful for only that purpose, it becomes a weapon.
A tool could be a weapon, but a weapon is never a tool.
In many places, switchblades are illegal even though they are "just a tool".
I have quickly come to the conclusion that YOU are a tool.
This interpretation actually likens Hillary the Harpie's strategy to that of the US government, under the leadership of the winged monkey, in pursuing "war" against a methodology called terrorism (which is about as bright, in my book, as pursuing war against methodologies like pragmatism, or immunochemical histology, but then winged monkeys ain't made to be bright). I'd have the same advice for H the H as I have for W the Schmuck - give peace a chance, and, for the love of all that is decent and right, STEP DOWN NOW!
People like you make me sick! The U.S. always gives peace a chance. We promote it in Ireland and with Israel's problems. We offer a peace-loving country, open to all religions, including Islam. We were then ruthlessly attacked by delusional psychotics clinging to their pseudo-Islam religion to brainwash similarly disenfranchised, pissed off Middle Easterners.
In exchange, has Bush launched a carpet bombing of Afghanistan, or any other nation that sponsors or harbors terrorists? No. He has been making careful plans for weeks now, while Americans have been screaming for blood. Presumably if they were going to carpet bomb some place, it would have been done by now. They've made it clear they are going after surgical strikes and unique ways of fighting terrorism (cutting off funding, putting extreme pressure on those countries that harbor them, etc).
And you propose to Bush to 'give peace a chance.'
If anyone's a schmuck here, it's you. You should be saying the same thing to Osama bin Laden, et. al., not to anyone in the United States government.
And no, I did not, nor would not vote for W. I'm a card-carrying libertarian.
But I know a load of ignorant bullshit when I smell it.
If you go into the store claiming your CD doesn't work and the seal HAS been broken, the best they will do is provide you with a replacement of the same item.
That's fine. When I go to Best Buy 50 times with 50 opened N'Sync CD's, perhaps those in charge will reconsider carrying any CD that uses this lame scheme.
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Nasty as it may be, I don't think a twinkie dust poses a serious health risk.
You, sir, have obviously not ever swept up after a disastrous Twinkie explosion. A horrible experience which I myself have not yet had.
So in other words, you want to defraud a company because you don't like them? They have a place for people like you... it's called jail. Say hello to Mr. Dover for me please...
I even heard a few "sources" mention teleportion...
Is that like half a telephone?
I love people that think like you do. No, not really.
It's very simple. Slashdot provides you a SERVICE. They are a BUSINESS. If you don't want to pay for a subscription, then suffer through the huge banner ads. If they don't make enough money to keep the site running and the workers happy, slashdot will DISAPPEAR.
If you don't like the idea of not being paid for your "content," then DON'T SUBMIT IT.
Obviously you like what slashdot provides, or you wouldn't still be reading it.
End of story.
This poster is dead wrong on the facts. Firstly, IP was recognized in the US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 [nara.gov], long before the invention of the cotton gin.
Uh huh. And the guy you're replying to said "both inventions were made AFTER patents were made available in the US."
So how is that fact in dispute?
But I speak as someone who still lives at home...
I think it's safe to say that everyone lives at home.
However we must remember, regardless of the technology available, ultimately the twin evils of Money and Regulations drive the market; free or otherwise.
If it weren't for "evil" money, do you honestly think this technology would now be available to us?
The letter 'h' is a consonant.
Rotate the Hubble Telescope towards Afghanistan so we can see WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON down there.
For real.
HOWEVER if it doesn't, does this mean that there will be random strips on my m-board that will glow from fiberoptic cables passing data back and forth.... I might have to build a clear case if something like that happens!
I'm not fiber optic guru, but if the wire is glowing, that means light (information, in this case), is escaping out of the wire before it reaches its destination. Not a good thing, right?
Actually, you would type with something else, but since Nintendo markets more towards kids, they can't show you.
And some of us would be able to type more than others.
I've heard of the "hunt and peck" style, but "hunt and pecker"? That's outrageous!
Maybe I'm just bitching, but this doesn't "feel right".
So don't "buy one."
Is it just my perception of the program?
Why don't you do a scientific test instead of going by perceptions. Download one of those early builds you are talking about, and time it loading pages. Then install the latest build, and time it again.
Yeah, but how do we know you're the real Bruce Perens?
There must be some geek somewhere loading bombs onto these planes. For the love of god, please paint "All your base are belong to us" on one of these suckers, and send us a picture!
Of course, I don't mean to denigrate the entire idea. It just seems like they're taking credit for something they already do. Did I mention that each week, I take out the trash? That's keeping the world cleaner! Call me Mr. Environmentalist!
Well then, you've successfully learned the first computer science lesson now taught by MIT: Garbage In, Garbage Out.
Imagine we did read some meaningful data. I guess we can assume that the civilization is already extinct.
A scientist assumes nothing. That's how we've gotten this far.
Why not spending that processing time on some relevant projects where you can help make a differences?
Perhaps because I feel the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence is incredibly "relevant"?
Discovering life elsewhere would be the most important discovery I can possibly imagine. Your problem is your viewpoint is too small, too Earth-centric.
Sir, there is a REASON the Audrey was cancelled.
Why do people constantly feel the need to pit devices against each other, especially when they are clearly in different niche markets?
Palm's are small enough to fit in your pocket, and are designed for taking short notes, keeping appointments, contact information, diet logs, cell phones, GPS guides, MP3 players, etc. Things you want in your pocket. Their screen sizes are adequate for these needs.
Laptops are mobile PC's. Enough said on that.
And in the middle now are webpads. A laptop with a touch screen instead of a keyboard, wireless connectivity, emphasis on internet and information access, roughly the size of a pad of paper. These are not meant to be carried EVERYWHERE like a PDA, and are generally not going to be used for the same things as PDA's.
If anything, webpads could evolve into laptop-killers for most people, NOT palm-killers.
Enough already!
Why should I buy a Palm when I can buy a handheld PC that I can use as an MP3 player, voice recorder, and have wireless Internet access in full color to boot?
Your sentence is erroneous. I own a Handspring Visor that does all that you mention, and more.
It's amazing how well you only cover one half of the argument. You completely ignore the time and money spent by the U.S. government in foreign aid every year.
To wit, presumably armed forces are getting ready to strike certain parts of Afghanistan, meanwhile hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars are being lined up for Afghan aid by our government.
We were at war with many countries during WW2, including Japan. At the conclusion of the war, we helped rebuild Japan. Did we have to help our recent enemy like that? No, but we did.
Instead of just focusing on the negative aspects of U.S. foreign policy, try looking at both sides.
How do we promote peace in relation to Isreal?
Are you kidding? We've spent gobs of time and money trying to work with both sides of this tired, old argument for DECADES! We often are the host of peace talks between the two sides.
Peace? The US? Bullshit. More like "show me the money and we'll give you anything you want."
Show who the money? The U.S. gives away more money for foreign aid than any country in the world, by FAR. You're implying that one of the two sides is paying *us* off? You are completely ignorant, I'm afraid.
Wrong. A tool is evil if it is primarily used to do evil things. Machine guns are illegal, even though it's "just a tool".
Are you kidding? A machine gun is not a "tool," it's a weapon. It would be a tool if it could be used for other things besides killing. Once a tool becomes useful for only that purpose, it becomes a weapon.
A tool could be a weapon, but a weapon is never a tool.
In many places, switchblades are illegal even though they are "just a tool".
I have quickly come to the conclusion that YOU are a tool.
This interpretation actually likens Hillary the Harpie's strategy to that of the US government, under the leadership of the winged monkey, in pursuing "war" against a methodology called terrorism (which is about as bright, in my book, as pursuing war against methodologies like pragmatism, or immunochemical histology, but then winged monkeys ain't made to be bright). I'd have the same advice for H the H as I have for W the Schmuck - give peace a chance, and, for the love of all that is decent and right, STEP DOWN NOW!
People like you make me sick! The U.S. always gives peace a chance. We promote it in Ireland and with Israel's problems. We offer a peace-loving country, open to all religions, including Islam. We were then ruthlessly attacked by delusional psychotics clinging to their pseudo-Islam religion to brainwash similarly disenfranchised, pissed off Middle Easterners.
In exchange, has Bush launched a carpet bombing of Afghanistan, or any other nation that sponsors or harbors terrorists? No. He has been making careful plans for weeks now, while Americans have been screaming for blood. Presumably if they were going to carpet bomb some place, it would have been done by now. They've made it clear they are going after surgical strikes and unique ways of fighting terrorism (cutting off funding, putting extreme pressure on those countries that harbor them, etc).
And you propose to Bush to 'give peace a chance.'
If anyone's a schmuck here, it's you. You should be saying the same thing to Osama bin Laden, et. al., not to anyone in the United States government.
And no, I did not, nor would not vote for W. I'm a card-carrying libertarian.
But I know a load of ignorant bullshit when I smell it.
If you go into the store claiming your CD doesn't work and the seal HAS been broken, the best they will do is provide you with a replacement of the same item.
That's fine. When I go to Best Buy 50 times with 50 opened N'Sync CD's, perhaps those in charge will reconsider carrying any CD that uses this lame scheme.