Sorry, but your opinion shows both a lack of information and understanding of the issue.
First of all, this is not some modern mudslinging campaign as you imply. The usage of piracy to imply theft/reproduction of another's work without permission goes back over three hundred.
Secondly, as far as can tell (and please, feel free to correct me if you decide to actually read about this stuff on your own) piracy was a term coined by the ones doing the pirating.
Secondly, reproducing anothrs work and selling it is by no means "socially acceptable" whatever that means. Again, you're mistaken if you hold a different interpretation of how this word came about.
In addition, this isn't even an example of (recent) language change! Piracy has been used in the sense of for example "book piracy" for over 300 years.
You may not fully understand the meaning of the word piracy. Piracy has been used for at least 300 years to describe reproduction of another's work without permission. Since there IS another meaning of the word piracy that you are familiar with, your ignorance is somewhat excusable, but next time before you go spouting off about definitions that you aren't aware of, try using a dictionary.
Harddrive and Modem are both technical terms that are the official name of an object. If you'll look up the definition of argot you'll fully understand why you missed my point.
That's very illogical. Argot languages are just that--languages used by a subculture or some defined group of people. Hacker has gone from subculture to mainstream. The computer geek subculture doesn't get to keep control of it. Come on man, information wants to be free!;)
The problem is that using the term hacker in a positive way was NEVER mainstream -- it was always a term that existed almost solely in computer geek argot. If words that everyone knew and used were changing every couple of years that could be a problem..but that's not the case.
The problem is that using the term hacker in a positive way was NEVER mainstream -- it was always a term that existed almost solely in computer geek argot.
What causes blackouts is a complete unwillingness to build new power plants. When was the last California power plant opened? How many new plants have opened in Italy recently? Nuclear plants? Nope.
I consider myself an environmentalist, yet imho, the Green anti-nuclear stance is not a good one.
Yes, you are right, it was 7-2. Hardly party lines.
And yes, you are also correct--the justices should only be interpreting the constitution in cases of judicial review, and issuing judgements in other original jurisdiction cases. Do you see a constitutional violation in Bush v Gore?
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Well given that you have to visit them to join a machine to a domain in the first place, I don't see how this is a problem?
If you can't see the problem inherent in that sentence, then you're an idiot, or you just don't understand software at all.
Care to enlighten me? Or care to try deleting every dx dll file on your computer and see how any games work? DX versions change a lot--they ARE backwards compatible, but thinking they are the same is not correct.
iirc, dx9 can't be uninstalled either. So the best example of a MS patch that can't be uninstalled is DirectX--a massive overhaul of the sound/graphics/etc code that many programs rely on? Without ANY privacy/etc implications?
Excuse me if I can't be furious at microsoft for that...
Evidence. Ok, I just ran windowsupdate. It didn't even put it in my download basket by default, and it certaintly didn't make me download it. The "about" page gives a very clear list of the privacy implications, and says nothing about not being able to uninstall (which it will explicitly list if it is uninstallable).
Could you give me an example of a patch like this that was sandwiched in with other patches? Or one that made MANDATORY to download? Or one that was not able to be uninstalled?
For example, a bit over 200 years back, there was a revolution in North America, and when a new Constitution was established, it restricted "IP" to a short time, and only when it advances the arts and sciences. Some economists and historians have claimed that this was one of the major reasons the US became the world's biggest economic power.
Like who? I'd love to be able to cite reputable historians and the like on American development when discussing IP growth.
I can tell from speaking to you, that you dont take education as seriously as some people, You said that a C average is respectable, but trust me if you took education seriously and if you were of a certain culture, a C average is a disgrace not only to you but to your parents, your family, your race, etc. Its about honor, you have to believe you are the best, the smartest and you then must work the hardest in response to prove that to others.
C averages are terrible if you have family members who all got 4.0 GPAs. So I can understand where someone like Sho Yano is coming from in terms of culture, could I have done what he did? I doubt I could have done it as early or for as long as he has, but I could surely have made it into an ivy league school, its all how you are raised and where you rank education on your list of things that are important.
Just a side note, I don't recall saying a C is respectable--I recall saying it was "average." What you make of "average" is up to you.
And yeah, grades are not everything to me, if that's what you meant is "you don't take education" seriously. But if that's not what you mean, I'm going to take umbrage at that--education is VERY important to me, and I think I have spent a very focused four years learning as much as I can. I may not have a 4.0 GPA, but I have learned a great deal.
I take a different tack--I'm the smartest, and all those fools who work harder than me just have to work so hard because they don't have the brains I do;) (joking)
Point taken about culture differences, but I still maintain that not everybody can get a 1500. Let me ask you this--do you think Bush could have gotten a 1500?
Oh come on you sound like a damn idiot now, how can you make excuses for a man with a C average and blame it on grade inflation?!!?!?!
I think you misunderstood my point. *I* don't make C's. *I* wouldn't want a C. But a C is "Average." that's what it means. NOT failing. NOT stupid. Average. Average, that's all. I'm not BLAMING grade inflation, it wasn't an issue when Bush was in school.
Thats because its Harvard, 95 percent of the people there are geniuses who SHOULD be graduating with honors, Its Harvard, its the best of the best, now if this were community college you'd have a point, hell if this were Duke you'd have a point.
I disagree. Honors means that you've done something special compared to the rest of your class. When 95% of the class is honors, it's an utterly meaningless distinction.
I dont believe in the myth of grade inflation, students could be getting better grades because they are SMARTER! I mean you'd think after 20 years we would be smarter than we were 20 years ago.
I think you don't understand the way grading has traditionally worked. It's a relative process, traditionally. The 3 best get A's, the next 3 get A-'s, the next 3 get B+'s etc...It's called a bellcurve. It's rather gone out of style recently. Regardless of whether a bellcurve or not, grading has to be a RELATIVE thing.
Thats because you choose to focus on minorities instead of Atheletes and Jocks, potheads etc.
Potheads can go to hell:) Like I said--I'm interested in a person's skills, abilities, and knowledge (and of course willingness to work). The ancient greeks were a sound believer in a sound mind, and a sound body. Athletes aren't all "dumb" and they, as I said, bring their own type of excellence. I could care less about someone's race--if that someone is smart, a good worker, an excellent athlete, they bring good things. Race is irrelevant to that.
No its not. The SAT test is a knowledge test, you arent testing IQ you are testing knowledge. Anyone can be trained to get a 1500 on their SAT.
Also Bush's IQ tests you cant even prove are real, at least the Yale transcripts are said to be real straight from Yale. But ok, speaking of IQ, JFK was a rich kid too who went to private schools, he in my opinion was average intelligence, at least by my standards, I think Bill Clinton was smarter than JFK considering unlike JFK Bill Clinton was not born into a political family, he had to be a genius to go from being a poor kid raised by a single parent to being president.
Oh don't get me wrong, I agree 100% that Bill CLinton was a very smart man. Nixon apparently has the highest _tested_ IQ that we know of any 20th century president, and look where it got him? And yeah, Bush's IQ was an estimate given his SAT scores (sinc the two ARE correlated, but since you don't acknowledge this fact, it's not worth discussing further).
Really, you're wrong about anyone being able to get a 1500. The most common number I've heard is that someone can, on average, race their score ~100 points from study courses (a friend of mine used to teach one). Google the topic.
A C means "average"... there is nothing wrong with a C. If there is a problem, it's with the grade inflation of the past 20 years. I view that as a big problem. I forget the exact statistic, but I think that something like 95% of people graduated from Harvard Law school w/ "Honors"... makes you wonder what you have to do to NOT get w/ Honors!
640 math is not bad at all btw...I think it would be like a 700 today (though it's hard to tell w/ the scaling for sure).
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Sorry, but your opinion shows both a lack of information and understanding of the issue.
First of all, this is not some modern mudslinging campaign as you imply. The usage of piracy to imply theft/reproduction of another's work without permission goes back over three hundred.
Secondly, as far as can tell (and please, feel free to correct me if you decide to actually read about this stuff on your own) piracy was a term coined by the ones doing the pirating.
Secondly, reproducing anothrs work and selling it is by no means "socially acceptable" whatever that means. Again, you're mistaken if you hold a different interpretation of how this word came about.
In addition, this isn't even an example of (recent) language change! Piracy has been used in the sense of for example "book piracy" for over 300 years.
You may not fully understand the meaning of the word piracy. Piracy has been used for at least 300 years to describe reproduction of another's work without permission. Since there IS another meaning of the word piracy that you are familiar with, your ignorance is somewhat excusable, but next time before you go spouting off about definitions that you aren't aware of, try using a dictionary.
Harddrive and Modem are both technical terms that are the official name of an object. If you'll look up the definition of argot you'll fully understand why you missed my point.
That's very illogical. Argot languages are just that--languages used by a subculture or some defined group of people. Hacker has gone from subculture to mainstream. The computer geek subculture doesn't get to keep control of it. Come on man, information wants to be free! ;)
This is totally different...
The problem is that using the term hacker in a positive way was NEVER mainstream -- it was always a term that existed almost solely in computer geek argot. If words that everyone knew and used were changing every couple of years that could be a problem..but that's not the case.
The problem is that using the term hacker in a positive way was NEVER mainstream -- it was always a term that existed almost solely in computer geek argot.
What causes blackouts is a complete unwillingness to build new power plants. When was the last California power plant opened? How many new plants have opened in Italy recently? Nuclear plants? Nope.
I consider myself an environmentalist, yet imho, the Green anti-nuclear stance is not a good one.
Yes, you are right, it was 7-2. Hardly party lines.
And yes, you are also correct--the justices should only be interpreting the constitution in cases of judicial review, and issuing judgements in other original jurisdiction cases. Do you see a constitutional violation in Bush v Gore?
If you really WERE an admin and not just some disgruntled linux user, you would possibly know about ways to automate software rollouts and patches such as this one. Guess you don't though.
Well given that you have to visit them to join a machine to a domain in the first place, I don't see how this is a problem?
Yes, but with a conservative majority that has already shown it is willing to disenfranchise thousands of voters in a presidential election
Do you know how many justices concurred on the Bush v Gore decision?
If you can't see the problem inherent in that sentence, then you're an idiot, or you just don't understand software at all.
Care to enlighten me? Or care to try deleting every dx dll file on your computer and see how any games work? DX versions change a lot--they ARE backwards compatible, but thinking they are the same is not correct.
iirc, dx9 can't be uninstalled either. So the best example of a MS patch that can't be uninstalled is DirectX--a massive overhaul of the sound/graphics/etc code that many programs rely on? Without ANY privacy/etc implications?
Excuse me if I can't be furious at microsoft for that...
Evidence. Ok, I just ran windowsupdate. It didn't even put it in my download basket by default, and it certaintly didn't make me download it. The "about" page gives a very clear list of the privacy implications, and says nothing about not being able to uninstall (which it will explicitly list if it is uninstallable).
Happy?
Could you give me an example of a patch like this that was sandwiched in with other patches? Or one that made MANDATORY to download? Or one that was not able to be uninstalled?
Remember when Auto Updating and .Net were optional in Win2K?
No, I don't--because you see, I have a very short attention span, and I can't remember .0001 seconds ago. They're STILL optional.
No, it's NOT auto-downloaded.
No it's NOT sandwiched with other patches.
Yes, you CAN uninstall it.
So you're saying you WANT trusted computing from microsoft?? ;)
For example, a bit over 200 years back, there was a revolution in North America, and when a new Constitution was established, it restricted "IP" to a short time, and only when it advances the arts and sciences. Some economists and historians have claimed that this was one of the major reasons the US became the world's biggest economic power.
Like who? I'd love to be able to cite reputable historians and the like on American development when discussing IP growth.
I can tell from speaking to you, that you dont take education as seriously as some people, You said that a C average is respectable, but trust me if you took education seriously and if you were of a certain culture, a C average is a disgrace not only to you but to your parents, your family, your race, etc. Its about honor, you have to believe you are the best, the smartest and you then must work the hardest in response to prove that to others.
C averages are terrible if you have family members who all got 4.0 GPAs. So I can understand where someone like Sho Yano is coming from in terms of culture, could I have done what he did? I doubt I could have done it as early or for as long as he has, but I could surely have made it into an ivy league school, its all how you are raised and where you rank education on your list of things that are important.
Just a side note, I don't recall saying a C is respectable--I recall saying it was "average." What you make of "average" is up to you.
And yeah, grades are not everything to me, if that's what you meant is "you don't take education" seriously. But if that's not what you mean, I'm going to take umbrage at that--education is VERY important to me, and I think I have spent a very focused four years learning as much as I can. I may not have a 4.0 GPA, but I have learned a great deal.
I take a different tack--I'm the smartest, and all those fools who work harder than me just have to work so hard because they don't have the brains I do ;) (joking)
Point taken about culture differences, but I still maintain that not everybody can get a 1500. Let me ask you this--do you think Bush could have gotten a 1500?
Here are some other reports for your edification :)
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http://www.gradeinflation.com/
Here's a book by my premajor advisor, a former profesor and statistician at Duke:
http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/vnews/display.v/A
http://www.prsa.org/_Publications/magazines/080
This guy has written a pretty famous book about grade inflation:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/richtucker/r
Oh come on you sound like a damn idiot now, how can you make excuses for a man with a C average and blame it on grade inflation?!!?!?!
I think you misunderstood my point. *I* don't make C's. *I* wouldn't want a C. But a C is "Average." that's what it means. NOT failing. NOT stupid. Average. Average, that's all. I'm not BLAMING grade inflation, it wasn't an issue when Bush was in school.
Thats because its Harvard, 95 percent of the people there are geniuses who SHOULD be graduating with honors, Its Harvard, its the best of the best, now if this were community college you'd have a point, hell if this were Duke you'd have a point.
I disagree. Honors means that you've done something special compared to the rest of your class. When 95% of the class is honors, it's an utterly meaningless distinction.
I dont believe in the myth of grade inflation, students could be getting better grades because they are SMARTER! I mean you'd think after 20 years we would be smarter than we were 20 years ago.
I think you don't understand the way grading has traditionally worked. It's a relative process, traditionally. The 3 best get A's, the next 3 get A-'s, the next 3 get B+'s etc...It's called a bellcurve. It's rather gone out of style recently. Regardless of whether a bellcurve or not, grading has to be a RELATIVE thing.
Thats because you choose to focus on minorities instead of Atheletes and Jocks, potheads etc.
Potheads can go to hell :) Like I said--I'm interested in a person's skills, abilities, and knowledge (and of course willingness to work). The ancient greeks were a sound believer in a sound mind, and a sound body. Athletes aren't all "dumb" and they, as I said, bring their own type of excellence. I could care less about someone's race--if that someone is smart, a good worker, an excellent athlete, they bring good things. Race is irrelevant to that.
No its not. The SAT test is a knowledge test, you arent testing IQ you are testing knowledge. Anyone can be trained to get a 1500 on their SAT.
Also Bush's IQ tests you cant even prove are real, at least the Yale transcripts are said to be real straight from Yale. But ok, speaking of IQ, JFK was a rich kid too who went to private schools, he in my opinion was average intelligence, at least by my standards, I think Bill Clinton was smarter than JFK considering unlike JFK Bill Clinton was not born into a political family, he had to be a genius to go from being a poor kid raised by a single parent to being president.
Oh don't get me wrong, I agree 100% that Bill CLinton was a very smart man. Nixon apparently has the highest _tested_ IQ that we know of any 20th century president, and look where it got him? And yeah, Bush's IQ was an estimate given his SAT scores (sinc the two ARE correlated, but since you don't acknowledge this fact, it's not worth discussing further).
Really, you're wrong about anyone being able to get a 1500. The most common number I've heard is that someone can, on average, race their score ~100 points from study courses (a friend of mine used to teach one). Google the topic.
A C means "average" ... there is nothing wrong with a C. If there is a problem, it's with the grade inflation of the past 20 years. I view that as a big problem. I forget the exact statistic, but I think that something like 95% of people graduated from Harvard Law school w/ "Honors" ... makes you wonder what you have to do to NOT get w/ Honors!
640 math is not bad at all btw...I think it would be like a 700 today (though it's hard to tell w/ the scaling for sure).