True. But suppose the Big Bang theory is correct. Then even if there are millions of planets capable of supporting life, there's going to be one where it first appears. Maybe that just happens to be ours.
Its also just as possible that we were among the last planets to develop life. We could be that planet that 'rides the small school bus' compared to others.
I don't argue that it is 'possible' but improbable. My view has always been that if we assume we are in the middle, average, that the odds would be more supportive. Also, I would LIKE to think the ultimate result of the development of life is not expressed by you and I killing time on/.
Not to start a troll, but to add to what you said: Iraq as well, from 100k to 1mil of its own, and 1 mil of its neighbors. We dont know yet, and may never know the full extent of this.
You are correct in sayinhg the UN, the 'official' governing body of the world (whatever that means) seems to say its fine to kill your own, just don't cross the border. And if you do cross the border, we will have some meeting about it, and issue a statement that says really bad things about you. Ironic that governments in general seem to spend more $, energy and press time on preserving IP than real Crimes Against Humanity.
Comparing DRM to 'crimes against humanity' does nothing but trivialize both causes.
There's nothing saying you can't run in parallel - the UK has been doing so for years. It's absurd to say you have to rip out all the imperial pipes and replace them - you just have to keep 2 sets of tools around until those old pipes get replaced naturally. It really isn't hard, it's just the US can't be bothered.
We do! In america, you can buy a 2 liter bottle of Coke. You can buy a gram or a Kilo of cocaine. Granted, marijuana is still mainly sold by the ounce, but those guys are too stoned to do the extra math.
On a more serious note: All foods are listen in both English and Metric quantities, all medicine is done in metric quantities as well. Our cars USED to have km on the speedos, as did most highway signs, but that really isn't as big a deal. All US made automobiles have used metric sized parts since the 80s (although a 9/16ths works as a every so slightly oversided 14mm in a pinch). NASA has adequately demostrated that there are some real disadvantages to using both systems at the same time.
The US is going metric, very slowly, and over the protests of the average person. Most don't WANT the metric system here because we are used to what we have. We still measure temp in F instead of C, on every newscast I have seen. Kicking and dragging, but it is happening.
As to 'not being bothered', well, we are the largest consumer market, so it IS convenient enough for companies to still make products that use English measurments because of the quantities sold here. Most non-US companies that want to sell to us are the ones who decide to use English rather Metric standards, obviously aware of what the market wants. They COULD use only metric. Keep in mind, half or better of what we Yanks buy is NOT made in America, so its not just the US that is keeping English the standard here.
If this is true (and it almost certainly is... Novel, unlike SCO, may not be thriving, but they aren't facing immenent bankrupcy either), then the fact that SCO lied to their shareholders is an SEC violation. It is fraud (among other things) and the perpetrators could be looking at a prison term (hopefully in a cockroach ridden, butt-slamming Pen, rather than Club Fed).
The first thing the SEC will look at is "WHO sold stock during this time?". Was this lawsuit simply a trick to get the stock price to jump up a little higher, sell and come out, or short it now, and come out?
I get tired of this FUD. In spite of all the claims, more countries were with us now than in the first Gulf war. Less soldiers, because frankly, if they are not trained the same, they will get in the way (quality is not an issue). This was only the 2nd time since the founding of the UN that we bothered to go to the UN, which is where all the controversy started. Keep in mind, that 1441 passed with nary a no vote. Its just when it got time to pay the tab, many backed away for their own reasons.
Its ok to be against the war, just take your FUD elsewhere. Have enough courage to develop a real reason to be against it, other than popular European sentiment.
not true. Just because he developed it before 1998 means nothing. Whether he used trade secrets or not is not relevent to 1998. SCO's claims of using trade secrets could apply to only the 2.4 kernel, definately post 1998. We won't know this until SCO clarifies their claims.
Linus developed (or attempted, the courts will decide) an independent implimentation of Unix. Unix itself is only a set of standards. Linux is an operating system that attempts to do the same things as Unix, without Unix code. This does NOT mean you have to have trade secrets to do it. The standard of what IS Unix is open for all to see.
Making a clone of Unix is in no way a violation of the law. ONLY if he used Unix code would it be, and then it would not be a clone, would it? It would be a copy.
My point is for government to become more involved when there is a problem, to view from a distance any then (and only then) become heavily involved when there is a breach of the public trust.
More regulations does NOT mean more safety or honesty. Reasonable oversite with STRONG penalties does.
Unfortunately, your version of 'the right' is not the operative one. The businessman we see today would kill their own grandmothers to increase the value of their stock options.
You have to keep it in perspective. Yes, some will, but the majority will not. Even with all the bad press, you have to realize that the truly criminal CEOs represent less than 1% of the CEO population. My view says that we punish this 99% and incentive to doing business right.
i would disagree and say they are a suppliment that reduces the number of detections necessary. If you allow a group (corporations, in this case) to operate in an environment with a little regulation and oversite as possible, the threat of punishment that exceeds the crime acts as an incentive to keep people honest.
adding to your comment, with open source software, the security problems are ADMITTED so even IF a fix isn't issued quickly (which they usually are) YOU can decide to pull those machines/daemons/services down until a fix is issued. Anyone can see the bugs right after they are posted with oss, and decide for themselves what to do until a fix is issued. With MS, they often are very good about fixes, and often they are not.
From my perspective (i use MS/95-XP and Linux) at least with the open source model, I get to KNOW whats wrong, and make an informed decision, on average, quicker than with a close source solution.
amen. As a conservative (read: pro business) individual, I am smart enough to know that in order for government to not smother corporations, they must act responsibly, and the punishments for violations of the public trust should be severe. That is the trade off.
We don't want government getting too involved with businesses, but we want them to kick them in the ass hard when they do something that not only can hurt/maim/kill someone, but also creates an adverse environment for corporations who DO act responsbibly.
In the end, you are correct: both left and right do not want companies to get away with 'hiding' a recall that could potentially hurt someone. That is not politics, its common sense. If they DID hide this recall or information about flaws in the product, they need to be taken out to the proverbial woodshed, even if it puts them out of business.
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IANAL, but here is my spin. To address your statement, yes but no. It is too old to be considered in this case (looking for 7 or newer) HOWEVER while it would not allow you to cut and paste the code and use as you want, it would nullify any 'trade secrets' claim. Because it was published, you would be allowed to create your own, independent, implimentation of anything in the book. It would no longer be 'secret', even if it is covered by copyright.
Linus owns Linux. You can't cut and paste the code and release under a different license, but you can impliment a new kernel from what you learn from Linux, and release it however you want because there is no trade secrets that can be claimed. As you state, you can't just change a few routines and let it slide, but if you get the 'idea' for virtual memory, and figure out a different way to do it, then you are free to copyright it or license it anyway you want, assuming your code is 100% gpl free.
Remember: the reason they changed their foam insulation to this newer, and flakier, foam material was because of environmental reasons, NOT operational reasons.
While I think its great to be friendly to our planet, perhaps the main problem was priorities. The hard core reality is that if they would have buckled to special interests over the shuttle (which is launched rarely anyway) then those people may be here today.
Make me use more friendly refrigerant in my car, at my home, fine. But perhaps our priorities in respect with the space program should be the safe operation of the shuttle. The amount of 'environmental damage' caused by the old, safer foam is miniscule compared to the loss of life the new foam contributed to.
Happens all the time. I own a pawnshop, and worked in that industry for years. Roaches love electronics for some reason. We find nests of them in TVs, stereos, computers, etc. I guess cause its all warm and dry. We have to keep pest control on contract because there is no way to elliminate them, just keep them under control.
On a side note, I have also seen tv's full of chicken bones. WHY, I have no idea. I guess to feed the roaches. I am guessing kids (or adults) would push them in there cause it was closer than the trash can. I also assume they were put there individually, and not that a chicken was caged in a tv.....:)
You know, society has always underrated the pervert, although we owe a debt of gratitude to all the porno junkies.
Who bought the first $1000-$2000 VCRs, which got quantities up enough to make them more affordable? Porn lovers.
Who was the first to pay $80 a month for 80 hours of internet access, paving the way for cheaper access? Porn lovers.
Who were the first to buy video cameras when they cost $2000+ ? Porn lovers.
Why are x10 cameras do damn cheap? Porn lovers.
Even computers were adopted early by porn lovers because of the potential uses to display and manipulate porn. The hackers too, but porn lovers did their share to help reduce the cost of computers by their insatiable appetite for porn, and the machines that help provide that porn for them.
You look any any advance in technology, and its always the porn lovers who are willing to pay the most money for the newest gadgets, which increases the manufacturing capacity, and reduces price.
I'm not trying to be funny, although there are plenty of jokes in there. The fact is, pornography has done more for popularizing computers, the internet and video than Bill Gates or Vivendi combined. Porn lovers were mastering the computer well before they were easy to use, and driving utility software and compression technologies.
Lets shake the hand of the porno freaks, but, er, AFTER they wash them, please.....
So, let's do it! Now, can anyone publish the list of email from goverment job pages?
What exactly is the government doing that you would want to attack it? Frankly, I would rather see the government move SLOWLY on regulations, than FAST and make plenty more infringing mistakes, even if it means more spam in the short run.
On average, governments do piss-poor work. They do worse when you rush them.
The main reason people don't read on computers is that paper isn't backlit, and doesn't make your eyes fell like they are being cooked from the inside out.
Time for a new monitor, bub.
If the screen on my passively-lit handheld was about double it's current size, I would be using it for most of my reading.
I can see a handheld being nice for some things, but when I am reading for pleasure (physics for dummies, that kinda stuff) I like the ease of turning back a few pages, quickly. I also enjoy the ritual of reading. The leather chair. The feel of the book in your hands. The smell of the book. It is more intuitive for me, and I am quite comfortable with computers, to say the least.
The pleasure is in the 'analog' nature of it. I have central heat, but I still love to use the fireplace regularly. Some people don't walk for exercise, but for pleasure. Book have traditionally been an escape from the bordom of every day life. Now, for many I assume, they are an escape from the sophistication of everyday life: a refuge.
My bet is still on the paper variety for quite a long time yet.
Since the shift requires shooting the photonic crystal with a bulled, you'd have a room full of drunk horny single people shooting guns. Darwin award, anyone?.
lol. Just thinning the herd, just thinning the herd... Actually, it sounds more like a southern wedding. Or an Arab wedding, for that matter...
Do not make lighting any worse than it already is. Cheap lighting effects will be the downfall of DJ culture. And then I wouldn't have a hobby, and I'd probably end up being a troll on here. And nobody wants that.
speaking as someone who DJed in a quite large nightclub for 4.5 years, I would have to say that the downfall of DJs, if ever, will probably be the fact that 90% of them suck. (present company excepted, of course) Most DJs just don't understand why everyone else doesn't think they are as cool as they themselves think they are.
Oh, and for gods sake, if you're gonna burn MP3s to CD, don't use crappy 64k versions. I would rather NOT hear the song than hear a crap copy of it.:-)
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True. But suppose the Big Bang theory is correct. Then even if there are millions of planets capable of supporting life, there's going to be one where it first appears. Maybe that just happens to be ours.
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Its also just as possible that we were among the last planets to develop life. We could be that planet that 'rides the small school bus' compared to others.
I don't argue that it is 'possible' but improbable. My view has always been that if we assume we are in the middle, average, that the odds would be more supportive. Also, I would LIKE to think the ultimate result of the development of life is not expressed by you and I killing time on
Not to start a troll, but to add to what you said: Iraq as well, from 100k to 1mil of its own, and 1 mil of its neighbors. We dont know yet, and may never know the full extent of this.
You are correct in sayinhg the UN, the 'official' governing body of the world (whatever that means) seems to say its fine to kill your own, just don't cross the border. And if you do cross the border, we will have some meeting about it, and issue a statement that says really bad things about you. Ironic that governments in general seem to spend more $, energy and press time on preserving IP than real Crimes Against Humanity.
Comparing DRM to 'crimes against humanity' does nothing but trivialize both causes.
If games improve visual skills, does porn improve hand/eye coordination?
Just curious...
There's nothing saying you can't run in parallel - the UK has been doing so for years. It's absurd to say you have to rip out all the imperial pipes and replace them - you just have to keep 2 sets of tools around until those old pipes get replaced naturally. It really isn't hard, it's just the US can't be bothered.
We do! In america, you can buy a 2 liter bottle of Coke. You can buy a gram or a Kilo of cocaine. Granted, marijuana is still mainly sold by the ounce, but those guys are too stoned to do the extra math.
On a more serious note: All foods are listen in both English and Metric quantities, all medicine is done in metric quantities as well. Our cars USED to have km on the speedos, as did most highway signs, but that really isn't as big a deal. All US made automobiles have used metric sized parts since the 80s (although a 9/16ths works as a every so slightly oversided 14mm in a pinch). NASA has adequately demostrated that there are some real disadvantages to using both systems at the same time.
The US is going metric, very slowly, and over the protests of the average person. Most don't WANT the metric system here because we are used to what we have. We still measure temp in F instead of C, on every newscast I have seen. Kicking and dragging, but it is happening.
As to 'not being bothered', well, we are the largest consumer market, so it IS convenient enough for companies to still make products that use English measurments because of the quantities sold here. Most non-US companies that want to sell to us are the ones who decide to use English rather Metric standards, obviously aware of what the market wants. They COULD use only metric. Keep in mind, half or better of what we Yanks buy is NOT made in America, so its not just the US that is keeping English the standard here.
If this is true (and it almost certainly is ... Novel, unlike SCO, may not be thriving, but they aren't facing immenent bankrupcy either), then the fact that SCO lied to their shareholders is an SEC violation. It is fraud (among other things) and the perpetrators could be looking at a prison term (hopefully in a cockroach ridden, butt-slamming Pen, rather than Club Fed).
The first thing the SEC will look at is "WHO sold stock during this time?". Was this lawsuit simply a trick to get the stock price to jump up a little higher, sell and come out, or short it now, and come out?
As Rush would say, follow the money trail....
I get tired of this FUD. In spite of all the claims, more countries were with us now than in the first Gulf war. Less soldiers, because frankly, if they are not trained the same, they will get in the way (quality is not an issue). This was only the 2nd time since the founding of the UN that we bothered to go to the UN, which is where all the controversy started. Keep in mind, that 1441 passed with nary a no vote. Its just when it got time to pay the tab, many backed away for their own reasons.
Its ok to be against the war, just take your FUD elsewhere. Have enough courage to develop a real reason to be against it, other than popular European sentiment.
not true. Just because he developed it before 1998 means nothing. Whether he used trade secrets or not is not relevent to 1998. SCO's claims of using trade secrets could apply to only the 2.4 kernel, definately post 1998. We won't know this until SCO clarifies their claims.
Linus developed (or attempted, the courts will decide) an independent implimentation of Unix. Unix itself is only a set of standards. Linux is an operating system that attempts to do the same things as Unix, without Unix code. This does NOT mean you have to have trade secrets to do it. The standard of what IS Unix is open for all to see.
Making a clone of Unix is in no way a violation of the law. ONLY if he used Unix code would it be, and then it would not be a clone, would it? It would be a copy.
My point is for government to become more involved when there is a problem, to view from a distance any then (and only then) become heavily involved when there is a breach of the public trust.
More regulations does NOT mean more safety or honesty. Reasonable oversite with STRONG penalties does.
Unfortunately, your version of 'the right' is not the operative one. The businessman we see today would kill their own grandmothers to increase the value of their stock options.
You have to keep it in perspective. Yes, some will, but the majority will not. Even with all the bad press, you have to realize that the truly criminal CEOs represent less than 1% of the CEO population. My view says that we punish this 99% and incentive to doing business right.
If there are no consequences, there is no change.
i would disagree and say they are a suppliment that reduces the number of detections necessary. If you allow a group (corporations, in this case) to operate in an environment with a little regulation and oversite as possible, the threat of punishment that exceeds the crime acts as an incentive to keep people honest.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
adding to your comment, with open source software, the security problems are ADMITTED so even IF a fix isn't issued quickly (which they usually are) YOU can decide to pull those machines/daemons/services down until a fix is issued. Anyone can see the bugs right after they are posted with oss, and decide for themselves what to do until a fix is issued. With MS, they often are very good about fixes, and often they are not.
From my perspective (i use MS/95-XP and Linux) at least with the open source model, I get to KNOW whats wrong, and make an informed decision, on average, quicker than with a close source solution.
amen. As a conservative (read: pro business) individual, I am smart enough to know that in order for government to not smother corporations, they must act responsibly, and the punishments for violations of the public trust should be severe. That is the trade off.
We don't want government getting too involved with businesses, but we want them to kick them in the ass hard when they do something that not only can hurt/maim/kill someone, but also creates an adverse environment for corporations who DO act responsbibly.
In the end, you are correct: both left and right do not want companies to get away with 'hiding' a recall that could potentially hurt someone. That is not politics, its common sense. If they DID hide this recall or information about flaws in the product, they need to be taken out to the proverbial woodshed, even if it puts them out of business.
IANAL, but here is my spin. To address your statement, yes but no. It is too old to be considered in this case (looking for 7 or newer) HOWEVER while it would not allow you to cut and paste the code and use as you want, it would nullify any 'trade secrets' claim. Because it was published, you would be allowed to create your own, independent, implimentation of anything in the book. It would no longer be 'secret', even if it is covered by copyright.
Linus owns Linux. You can't cut and paste the code and release under a different license, but you can impliment a new kernel from what you learn from Linux, and release it however you want because there is no trade secrets that can be claimed. As you state, you can't just change a few routines and let it slide, but if you get the 'idea' for virtual memory, and figure out a different way to do it, then you are free to copyright it or license it anyway you want, assuming your code is 100% gpl free.
Just imagine a beowolf of these! oh, wait.......
(dont blame me, you KNEW someone would do a beowolf joke....)
Remember: the reason they changed their foam insulation to this newer, and flakier, foam material was because of environmental reasons, NOT operational reasons.
While I think its great to be friendly to our planet, perhaps the main problem was priorities. The hard core reality is that if they would have buckled to special interests over the shuttle (which is launched rarely anyway) then those people may be here today.
Make me use more friendly refrigerant in my car, at my home, fine. But perhaps our priorities in respect with the space program should be the safe operation of the shuttle. The amount of 'environmental damage' caused by the old, safer foam is miniscule compared to the loss of life the new foam contributed to.
Firebird = "Firebird Isn't Really Expected to Be an Ingenious or Real Database"
Another recursive acronym.....
s/fish/cockroaches
Happens all the time. I own a pawnshop, and worked in that industry for years. Roaches love electronics for some reason. We find nests of them in TVs, stereos, computers, etc. I guess cause its all warm and dry. We have to keep pest control on contract because there is no way to elliminate them, just keep them under control.
On a side note, I have also seen tv's full of chicken bones. WHY, I have no idea. I guess to feed the roaches. I am guessing kids (or adults) would push them in there cause it was closer than the trash can. I also assume they were put there individually, and not that a chicken was caged in a tv.....:)
You know, society has always underrated the pervert, although we owe a debt of gratitude to all the porno junkies.
Who bought the first $1000-$2000 VCRs, which got quantities up enough to make them more affordable? Porn lovers.
Who was the first to pay $80 a month for 80 hours of internet access, paving the way for cheaper access? Porn lovers.
Who were the first to buy video cameras when they cost $2000+ ? Porn lovers.
Why are x10 cameras do damn cheap? Porn lovers.
Even computers were adopted early by porn lovers because of the potential uses to display and manipulate porn. The hackers too, but porn lovers did their share to help reduce the cost of computers by their insatiable appetite for porn, and the machines that help provide that porn for them.
You look any any advance in technology, and its always the porn lovers who are willing to pay the most money for the newest gadgets, which increases the manufacturing capacity, and reduces price.
I'm not trying to be funny, although there are plenty of jokes in there. The fact is, pornography has done more for popularizing computers, the internet and video than Bill Gates or Vivendi combined. Porn lovers were mastering the computer well before they were easy to use, and driving utility software and compression technologies.
Lets shake the hand of the porno freaks, but, er, AFTER they wash them, please.....
So, let's do it! Now, can anyone publish the list of email from goverment job pages?
What exactly is the government doing that you would want to attack it? Frankly, I would rather see the government move SLOWLY on regulations, than FAST and make plenty more infringing mistakes, even if it means more spam in the short run.
On average, governments do piss-poor work. They do worse when you rush them.
Forget that. I want a job at SCO!!! Don't you all?
:-)
Obviously you clicked on the link in the sig of the parent, and donated some of your IQ. I hope they put it to good use
The main reason people don't read on computers is that paper isn't backlit, and doesn't make your eyes fell like they are being cooked from the inside out.
Time for a new monitor, bub.
If the screen on my passively-lit handheld was about double it's current size, I would be using it for most of my reading.
I can see a handheld being nice for some things, but when I am reading for pleasure (physics for dummies, that kinda stuff) I like the ease of turning back a few pages, quickly. I also enjoy the ritual of reading. The leather chair. The feel of the book in your hands. The smell of the book. It is more intuitive for me, and I am quite comfortable with computers, to say the least.
The pleasure is in the 'analog' nature of it. I have central heat, but I still love to use the fireplace regularly. Some people don't walk for exercise, but for pleasure. Book have traditionally been an escape from the bordom of every day life. Now, for many I assume, they are an escape from the sophistication of everyday life: a refuge.
My bet is still on the paper variety for quite a long time yet.
Since the shift requires shooting the photonic crystal with a bulled, you'd have a room full of drunk horny single people shooting guns. Darwin award, anyone?.
lol. Just thinning the herd, just thinning the herd... Actually, it sounds more like a southern wedding. Or an Arab wedding, for that matter...
I use roofies...that's chemistry, right?
There ya go! Putting that high school chemistry to work, and obviously a class act to boot....
Do not make lighting any worse than it already is. Cheap lighting effects will be the downfall of DJ culture. And then I wouldn't have a hobby, and I'd probably end up being a troll on here. And nobody wants that.
:-)
speaking as someone who DJed in a quite large nightclub for 4.5 years, I would have to say that the downfall of DJs, if ever, will probably be the fact that 90% of them suck. (present company excepted, of course) Most DJs just don't understand why everyone else doesn't think they are as cool as they themselves think they are.
Oh, and for gods sake, if you're gonna burn MP3s to CD, don't use crappy 64k versions. I would rather NOT hear the song than hear a crap copy of it.
The link from another AC who replied shows some of these. These still do not project light such as a dual 300w head.