Wow. You have a whole ten machines and found it to be "flawless". Meanwhile, there are people who actually use computers for Real Work who might have more than the anecdotal evidence you seem so fond of sprinkling around Slashdot. I have nothing against Linux, mind you. I'm just tired of your zealous trolling, and not enough people have stood up to put you in your place, so I'm volunteering for the job.
My understanding is that the dye has nothing to do with covering the bubble uniformly, that's a different process. Remember he was able to create colored bubbles years ago, but just needed to find a proper dye that wouldn't stain. What's really impressive is that he figured out the first part of it by just cooking up various chemical mixtures in his kitchen!
I just love how Christians say "that's not meant to be taken literally" when it's convenient for them. But don't you dare say that about the story of creation!
You practically took the words right out of my mouth. If you don't like it, filter it. Problem solved. I've started using dspam and what I really like about it is that the emails that you train it to filter don't actually have to be spam, they can simply be any email that you don't want, whether it's v1agra spams or annoying jokes from your aunt. Because it's a purely statistical filter, it doesn't care what you feed it, it just filters according to your preferences.
On warranties: a quick google search came up with http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/warran ty.htm. What I gather from a quick perusal of that site is that the warranty is a promise on the part of the manufacturer. It isn't an agreement made between two parties. If you don't provide a warranty, you must explicity state so. That's what the EULA does. But that doesn't really mean you've agreed to anything just because you clicked on it.
Good point. But I think the point the article was making is that there will be no responsibility on the part of the developer unless there is some law that requires there to be. In which case there wouldn't need to be any click through EULAs to make it valid anyway.
Bullshit. No one agrees to software licenses. No one signs a contract, and there is no one at the other end to reciprocate. All you do is click a button to continue, or enter a license key at best. There is no way you can call that an agreement.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is not a bad movie! It's a good movie dressed up as a bad one! Plus, it has a screenplay written by Roger Ebert. Come on, how can that be bad?
My guess is that any kernel changes will go into the FreeBSD base under the BSD license, and the DTrace tool itself will keep its current license and will be installed from the ports collection.
Also, I don't think FreeBSD is committed to removing all non-BSD code.
My bet is that there are no totally devastated parts of New Orleans. If you look at the pictures, most of the buildings and houses still remain. When the water subsides and the structures dry out, people will clean them up and move back in. This isn't the first big flood in New Orleans, you know. Five years from now, tourists will go down there and it will seem pretty much the same as before. If people decide not to move back, you know what that means? Lots of cheap real estate in a historic city!
Well, we know the earth is no more than 6,000 years old, so any measure that veers too far off that is bound to be inaccurate. The most accurate known dating method is counting backwards through the geneologies in the book of Genesis. Unfortunately, this egg is not mentioned there, so we'll probably never know its true age.
None of the things you mention require that the software be "Free" or open source. Some basic ethical standards among vendors could go a long way towards eliminating those problems.
I bet Apple would love it if people were pirating OS X DVDs in Asia and installing it on commodity hardware. It would be an excellent way for them to increase market share in that part of the world.
The problem with hydraulic elevators is that they require a hole for the jack that goes to a depth equal to the height of the lift. This would be difficult to retrofit into most buildings, and too expensive as well.
Well, that depends on what your definition of "is" is.
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He never said it would take too long to remove the helmet. He only said he would be coming back outside again soon anyway. What's the big deal? I've seen people wearing bike helmets inside buildings lots of times. I'm also seeing a lot of people here nitpicking little things about Knuth because they don't have any valid criticisms of him.
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Wow. You have a whole ten machines and found it to be "flawless". Meanwhile, there are people who actually use computers for Real Work who might have more than the anecdotal evidence you seem so fond of sprinkling around Slashdot. I have nothing against Linux, mind you. I'm just tired of your zealous trolling, and not enough people have stood up to put you in your place, so I'm volunteering for the job.
My understanding is that the dye has nothing to do with covering the bubble uniformly, that's a different process. Remember he was able to create colored bubbles years ago, but just needed to find a proper dye that wouldn't stain. What's really impressive is that he figured out the first part of it by just cooking up various chemical mixtures in his kitchen!
I just love how Christians say "that's not meant to be taken literally" when it's convenient for them. But don't you dare say that about the story of creation!
You practically took the words right out of my mouth. If you don't like it, filter it. Problem solved. I've started using dspam and what I really like about it is that the emails that you train it to filter don't actually have to be spam, they can simply be any email that you don't want, whether it's v1agra spams or annoying jokes from your aunt. Because it's a purely statistical filter, it doesn't care what you feed it, it just filters according to your preferences.
On warranties: a quick google search came up with http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/warran ty.htm. What I gather from a quick perusal of that site is that the warranty is a promise on the part of the manufacturer. It isn't an agreement made between two parties. If you don't provide a warranty, you must explicity state so. That's what the EULA does. But that doesn't really mean you've agreed to anything just because you clicked on it.
Good point. But I think the point the article was making is that there will be no responsibility on the part of the developer unless there is some law that requires there to be. In which case there wouldn't need to be any click through EULAs to make it valid anyway.
Bullshit. No one agrees to software licenses. No one signs a contract, and there is no one at the other end to reciprocate. All you do is click a button to continue, or enter a license key at best. There is no way you can call that an agreement.
What does being psychotic have to do with being a rapist, murderer, or any type of criminal whatsoever? Maybe you mean psychopathic?
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is not a bad movie! It's a good movie dressed up as a bad one! Plus, it has a screenplay written by Roger Ebert. Come on, how can that be bad?
My guess is that any kernel changes will go into the FreeBSD base under the BSD license, and the DTrace tool itself will keep its current license and will be installed from the ports collection.
Also, I don't think FreeBSD is committed to removing all non-BSD code.
My bet is that there are no totally devastated parts of New Orleans. If you look at the pictures, most of the buildings and houses still remain. When the water subsides and the structures dry out, people will clean them up and move back in. This isn't the first big flood in New Orleans, you know. Five years from now, tourists will go down there and it will seem pretty much the same as before. If people decide not to move back, you know what that means? Lots of cheap real estate in a historic city!
That is awesome. Someone will make it their sig, if they have any sense.
Get it calibrated.
Cute little bugger. Looks almost chameleon-like.
Well, we know the earth is no more than 6,000 years old, so any measure that veers too far off that is bound to be inaccurate. The most accurate known dating method is counting backwards through the geneologies in the book of Genesis. Unfortunately, this egg is not mentioned there, so we'll probably never know its true age.
Does anyone have a screenshot?
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Seriously though, a picture would be nice.
None of the things you mention require that the software be "Free" or open source. Some basic ethical standards among vendors could go a long way towards eliminating those problems.
Users don't read and modify source code, programmers do. What was your point again?
Sure. Catfish is good, although occasionally you'll run into one that tastes of earth. Just be sure to get 'em fresh.
Nope, no freezers, but plenty of stomachs.
Just need to chime in with a "me too" on that. There is simply no fish tastier. I've never been sturgeon fishing, although I'd like to sometime.
I bet Apple would love it if people were pirating OS X DVDs in Asia and installing it on commodity hardware. It would be an excellent way for them to increase market share in that part of the world.
The problem with hydraulic elevators is that they require a hole for the jack that goes to a depth equal to the height of the lift. This would be difficult to retrofit into most buildings, and too expensive as well.
Well, that depends on what your definition of "is" is.
He never said it would take too long to remove the helmet. He only said he would be coming back outside again soon anyway. What's the big deal? I've seen people wearing bike helmets inside buildings lots of times. I'm also seeing a lot of people here nitpicking little things about Knuth because they don't have any valid criticisms of him.