That's a really interesting point. It's comparable to holding UPS liable for the contents of a box they transport. Or like holding AT&T responsible for what gets sent over the Internet. Oops, there's that slippery slope again. Seriously, there should be a GPL agent model, so there could be "clearing house" entities (like, say, CNET) who could distribute FOSS without being part of the "make available" liability chain.
The pre-release hype surrounding Itanic is what killed SPARC (and MIPS and Alpha, and PA-RISC). But I agree with your theory about the lower end. That's how AMD drove Intel out of the market;).
They are morphologically different, but probably no more so than human racial differences. I am unaware if they can or cannot cross-breed and produce fertile offspring, which is what many use to differentiate what is a "species" and what is not.
I'm not sure how that is a response to what I said, however,
a robust process of governmental variation and selection can occur, thereby allowing society as a whole to evolve from these little experiments; if your community has better ideas that lead to more prosperity and peace, then your community's values will inevitably be adopted willfully by the more backward communities.
is just the ideological/intellectual version of "let the (completely unfettered) market decide", and is 100% tincture of poppycock. If ideas are (to use your term) willfully selected by the backward, (on, no doubt, entirely rational, non-emotional grounds) then how is it that evolution (which is what you're positing drives this selection) is given such short shrift in backward areas, even in this day and age, with an overabundance of physical proof to back it up? Your "let the market (of ideas) decide" is just magical/wishful thinking.
While you are correct, that way lies madness, the sentiment behind it is the direct result of the current system, where those with the deepest pockets can game the system for their own advantage, to the detriment of the hoi polloi. The thing about pendulums is that they swing between two extremes.
While granting that TFA is almost completely detail-free, it does say the $27,883,883 is for "tactical control system software", which would be a proprietary app running on Linux. So no, don't hold your breath to see it being GPL'ed.
It's a pretty slick interface. First you edit 5 different text files in various directories, then you run half a dozen commands from the command line, then you log in and do another half dozen commands before finally loading your friends and likes/dislikes lists, then you go out and buy more memory. But at last, you're ready to log in see what all your friends named "scott" are up to.
Too right. Been on the receiving end of that "but our processes have changed" phone call. The analogy I use is "Let's say I'm a tailor who makes a suit for you. Now you gain weight and expect me to fix it for free?".
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Exactly. This is how Bond villains get their secret lairs started. Although they're usually less evil than Ellison, at least at the beginning.
In other news, the EFF has adopted Don Quixote as their Official Mascot.
That's a really interesting point. It's comparable to holding UPS liable for the contents of a box they transport. Or like holding AT&T responsible for what gets sent over the Internet. Oops, there's that slippery slope again. Seriously, there should be a GPL agent model, so there could be "clearing house" entities (like, say, CNET) who could distribute FOSS without being part of the "make available" liability chain.
Excellent choice! Something tells me this one could do a good job with it, too.
Nah. Clancy Brown (the Kurgan).
There was only one Matrix movie.
The pre-release hype surrounding Itanic is what killed SPARC (and MIPS and Alpha, and PA-RISC). But I agree with your theory about the lower end. That's how AMD drove Intel out of the market ;).
What species is that thing on his head?
So dog == wolf == fox == coyote == jackal == dingo? Erm, no.
They are morphologically different, but probably no more so than human racial differences. I am unaware if they can or cannot cross-breed and produce fertile offspring, which is what many use to differentiate what is a "species" and what is not.
That's your second completely non sequitur response, I give up.
is just the ideological/intellectual version of "let the (completely unfettered) market decide", and is 100% tincture of poppycock. If ideas are (to use your term) willfully selected by the backward, (on, no doubt, entirely rational, non-emotional grounds) then how is it that evolution (which is what you're positing drives this selection) is given such short shrift in backward areas, even in this day and age, with an overabundance of physical proof to back it up? Your "let the market (of ideas) decide" is just magical/wishful thinking.
While you are correct, that way lies madness, the sentiment behind it is the direct result of the current system, where those with the deepest pockets can game the system for their own advantage, to the detriment of the hoi polloi. The thing about pendulums is that they swing between two extremes.
Yup. Science is my religion, not Republican talking points, like yours.
Sounds exactly like what denialists do in order to ignore obvious man-made tipping of the environment in order to preserve the status quo.
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If you look at the upper right corner of the building in TFA's picture, you can see the shadow of the old Bell System logo.
Electrical tape. Same as for obnoxiously bright LEDs.
While granting that TFA is almost completely detail-free, it does say the $27,883,883 is for "tactical control system software", which would be a proprietary app running on Linux. So no, don't hold your breath to see it being GPL'ed.
That's inhumane. A rolled-up newspaper can be just as effective.
Sure, sure. But Perl will fuck you back. Big time.
Heh. "DATABASE: The Oracle database you love, now in the cloud".
"DINNER: The coppery taste you love, now in larger portions."
It's a pretty slick interface. First you edit 5 different text files in various directories, then you run half a dozen commands from the command line, then you log in and do another half dozen commands before finally loading your friends and likes/dislikes lists, then you go out and buy more memory. But at last, you're ready to log in see what all your friends named "scott" are up to.
Too right. Been on the receiving end of that "but our processes have changed" phone call. The analogy I use is "Let's say I'm a tailor who makes a suit for you. Now you gain weight and expect me to fix it for free?".