What the third world really needs is actually for the EU to stop protecting its domestic food production, so the third world can start earning some export profits.
Linux is not important, IBM is the big player moving Linux now. But is there a famous face to associate with this golem? I don't know the name of their CEO, I don't know how he looks, and I'm not even sure he knows what they are doing on the Linux front. Some third-level R&D boss, maybe?
Saying that "apes, especially monkeys" is like "fish, especially dolphins" is like saying that "herrings, especially anchovies" is like "mammals, especially crocodiles".
No, "apes, especially monkeys" is not like "fish, especially dolphins". It's like "herrings, especially anchovies" or "dolphins, especially whales". Or, if we accept the colloquial definition of "monkey", it's actually like "humans, especially apes". </nitpick>
I've met so many bleeding heart MS guys that would use/try Linux if they didn't have a misconception that it is infinatley harder than windows...
Wait, what? Linux has a steeper learning curve than Windows, yet Windows admins have a "misconception" that Linux is harder for them to use?
Or, maybe the learning curve is indeed steeper, but Linux still isn't infinitely harder than Windows? Maybe, once you are past that initial bend, mostly caused by your growing up with Windows, it can actually make you more productive?
This is exactly the fight they want to start. And the draft process is open exactly because they don't want people to jump ship once they switch. I highly doubt that any Debian developers will do that, and I don't think that any of the commercial entities will fork it for Novell's sake.
Maybe the number of FSF developers is small, but managing your own fork would still force you to remove resources from maintenance and development on other projects, so unless you have a strong motivation to cut of your upstream, you won't. The community will take what GNU gives them.
... people googling for yahoo is no different than dialing 411 to get an operator to look up a phone number and make a connection for you. Sometimes it makes sense.
Does it make sense if I call 411 and ask them to find me a directory assistance service? Or ask them "could you please connect me to 555-8766" ?
I doubt this will end up being a substitute for a Driver's License. What if you lose driving privilages and have to turn in your ID? Do you have to get a new "non-driver" card just to go to the bank?
Umm, it's not a substitute for the driver's license, it is the driver's license. With the added bonus that as long as you keep it you don't need yet another card. The driver's license is supposed to identify the user anyway, so it only makes sense to make it a real ID. That's how things work in the Old World. ID cards that are only ID cards are used only by people who don't have driver's licenses. Yes, if you have a license and lose it, you need to get a new ID. It's not like this is something that usually happens to people.
It _is_ a big scary conspiracy. But we're so used to it, we don't see it that way anymore.
I actually wanted to buy the season pass for Battle Star Galactica. Turns out I'm not eligible, since I live in Europe, and BSG is only sold in the American iTunes Store. Good thing there are functional anti-conspiracy networks out there working hard for our freedom to watch cool space fights without having to wait for the DVD release.
Since this article is surprisingly short and doesn't even show the ratings, here's a link to the original article with the complete list and also some commentary about the measurement method:
Some people here feel that the Big Mac index is better, because it takes into account local labour costs etc. These guys maintain that the iPod index is better, precisely because it doesn't include these effects. I would say both methods are useful, you just have to know what you're measuring.
Oh, but it does matter. If you're choosing between populating your field with fast-growing biomass, photovoltaics or this thing, the efficiency (and TCO as always) is extremely relevant.
This is the "veil of ignorance", a thought experiment explored by philosopher John Rawls. What he ends up with has been described as something similar to social democracy. I'm not sure that idea would fly with the American voters...
Sometimes Spyware can cross the line when it expose adult pornography to children.
Yes, this is clearly over the line. I mean, had it at least been child pornography, that would have been acceptable, but noo, they had to go all the way.
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So, Anonymous are sort of like Al-Qaeda?
Yes, but apart from that, what did the Romans ever do for us? Nothing!
So ... what is it then?
What the third world really needs is actually for the EU to stop protecting its domestic food production, so the third world can start earning some export profits.
It's fun to stay in the E-M-C-A!
I say we stay in the E-M-C-A!
They got everything for young nerds to enjoy,
You can hang out with Billyboy!
I'm quite certain, though, that the actual association where this "standard" first landed was actually the ECMA.
That's why I never played Gauntlet or The Last Ninja much. Having to wait for the next segment was really annoying.
A slightly ironic detail: It seems the Germans don't have any Lorenz SZ42 machines left, and they have to borrow one from the British GCHQ, while promising not to repossess it as war loot.
early late 1910s... should be about the same as the late mid-1910s. Or the early 20th century.
Linux is not important, IBM is the big player moving Linux now. But is there a famous face to associate with this golem? I don't know the name of their CEO, I don't know how he looks, and I'm not even sure he knows what they are doing on the Linux front. Some third-level R&D boss, maybe?
It's funny, laugh!
Saying that "apes, especially monkeys" is like "fish, especially dolphins" is like saying that "herrings, especially anchovies" is like "mammals, especially crocodiles".
No, "apes, especially monkeys" is not like "fish, especially dolphins". It's like "herrings, especially anchovies" or "dolphins, especially whales". Or, if we accept the colloquial definition of "monkey", it's actually like "humans, especially apes".
</nitpick>
Yes. "Score: -1, Boring"
actually, this is nothing other than a proof that our governments have already started terraforming Mars...
This is exactly the fight they want to start. And the draft process is open exactly because they don't want people to jump ship once they switch. I highly doubt that any Debian developers will do that, and I don't think that any of the commercial entities will fork it for Novell's sake.
Maybe the number of FSF developers is small, but managing your own fork would still force you to remove resources from maintenance and development on other projects, so unless you have a strong motivation to cut of your upstream, you won't. The community will take what GNU gives them.
It _is_ a big scary conspiracy. But we're so used to it, we don't see it that way anymore.
I actually wanted to buy the season pass for Battle Star Galactica. Turns out I'm not eligible, since I live in Europe, and BSG is only sold in the American iTunes Store. Good thing there are functional anti-conspiracy networks out there working hard for our freedom to watch cool space fights without having to wait for the DVD release.
Since this article is surprisingly short and doesn't even show the ratings, here's a link to the original article with the complete list and also some commentary about the measurement method:
http://www.comsec.com.au/public/news.aspx?id=809
Some people here feel that the Big Mac index is better, because it takes into account local labour costs etc. These guys maintain that the iPod index is better, precisely because it doesn't include these effects. I would say both methods are useful, you just have to know what you're measuring.
If power transmission efficiencies are negligible, I say we look to improve them before we try to use this on a larger scale...
Oh, but it does matter. If you're choosing between populating your field with fast-growing biomass, photovoltaics or this thing, the efficiency (and TCO as always) is extremely relevant.
This is the "veil of ignorance", a thought experiment explored by philosopher John Rawls. What he ends up with has been described as something similar to social democracy. I'm not sure that idea would fly with the American voters...
Yes, this is clearly over the line. I mean, had it at least been child pornography, that would have been acceptable, but noo, they had to go all the way.
The countdown doesn't start until the author dies, and Tolkien died in 1973.
And given that Disney died in 1966, this means that the Tolkien copyright will never expire.