90 degree turn? If I took off from a horizontal position and kept going in a straight line (not curving with the earth) I would eventually reach outerspace anyways. Not doing the math, but I'd be willing to bet that you'd only have to travel through maby.30 more atmosphere, but considering most of your acceleration could be done without gravitational hinderance, this could end up being a cost saver. Anyone care to do the math? Accually I'll try then repost my findings:)
No they guy said they need to kick out the releases. You have to be able to read his defunct grammer, which is almost as bad as mine. But I think the guy meant kick out = release. So lets translate and review shall we. However, to be realistic, the only way that AOL/Netscape can succeed with 5.0 is if they release the Linux and Mac versions REAL SOON. Without the non-MS OS (linux) crowd, they're doomed.
Well in an email chat with one of the slashdot staff I was informed that it was going to be given to the "FSF". Though I tried to convience them to put up a poll so that we could decide the favorite charity of our choice. The poll idea may or may not happen, but its definitly going to some charity.
We'll I think if it was a full democracy who's intent it was to protect its own people.that I had a proper say so in, I might die to protect it. That is of course if I'm the type to be concerned with future generations. But if I'm not, I wouldn't want myself voting anyways:)
Hey, I wonder if we could get Rob to get Jane's to donate all the AC and unclaimed post to a charity. As well as encourage any claimers who don't need to money to throw it into the pot. Would be a great thing to do. Definate opportunity for a slashdot poll!!!
Well it had to be in the military per say, but there where branches of the military that were service oriented, which we have those types of services even today ala part of the guard and corp (spelling???).
Its not a single issue your putting your life on the line for, its the country as a whole. When you have to defend something with your life, your much more likly to see to its best interest.
Good point, but Q3's SMP usage is a good test of muliple processors. And Q3 screams in quake with muliple processors. Well I guess I didn't have a point, but hey we all go offtopic sometimes. And I am concerned about how games proform in linux, because I would love to see linux excel as more than just a server.
Read "Starship Troopers" NO NOT THE MOVIE! THE BOOK. It goes into depth about having a direct democracy but whereby only people who are "citizens" can vote. A citizen is defined as someone who has served their time in the military. The argument goes that someone who is willing to put thier life on the line for their country/planet/whatever would be more trustworthy not to make stupid voting decisions that would destroy said place they put their life up for. While not exactly the best system, its an interesting idea, and given a nondiscrimitating millitary (as in anyone could join) people couldn't say its descriminating. Though you would have to do something special to deal with people who couldn't serve do to other problem, but you know.. no system is perfect.
Well, maby its just me, but if I buy a computer from a retailer, I expect some webbrowser and wordprocessor included. Not because it comes with Windows, but because the seller realized it was nessesary. You do have a good point though, but btw you really can't expect IE to be on every computer anyways. I would suggest you include a base install of IE or Netscape with your package, as most companies that have web enabled software do. This leaves much less to chance, and you are adding value to the product, which is always important.
BTW I didn't mean to imply that WinNT is nessesarly buggier than 95/98 its accually less. But it is buggy when it comes to games. Well not so much buggy as just non supportive.
Yes, but win95/98 can't use the second processor. So you either buy WinNT which can be buggy for your system, and will never really play all your games properly. Or linux, which doesn't play many games right now, but is looking to be a leader within a year.
Your arguing the wrong point. He stated that there is also reportibly going to be a product called millinium (though noone has really seen it that I know of.. *shrugs*) that is going to be 95/98 based in order to satisfy the lower end and gamers. I still find it odd that there is no beta of millinium, nor any real info about it.
No, but a freemarket can only properly work with a government there to apply law and order. (to a limited point) The governments job is to do 4 things. 1. Provide a legal framework for markets. 2. Encourage compitition with those markets. 3. Correct for spillovers/externalities aka (pollution) 4. and umm.. something else I forget (no wonder I didn't do to great on my macro economics class last week:) Anyways the point is with 1 and 2 that it is the governments job to promote compitition, which is often done through the legal framework. Peoples rights extend to the point where they are destroying other peoples rights. Bill Gates had the right and the ability to create an empire from a buisness out of his garage, but he doesn't have the right use his power to stop other people from doing the same thing. Accually he does.. to a point, as this is called compitition, but there is a fine line between compititing.. and having to power to litterly destroy and industry.
Yes, but how do you keep the OS company from pulling an IE. They could integrate an office Word into the operating system, and state that it is an integral part of the OS. Seriously, I don't see how a browser, while very important, is anymore part of the OS than a wordprocessor is, which is equally important. So anyways back to my point, what exactly defineds an OS, and how do you keep the OS from creating more than just an OS. Also how would this stop aquisitions of such companies as internix or the destruction of java. Because I can easily see how a programming language or a POSIX interface is part of the operating system. So whats the line here?? it needs to be clearly defined what the MS OS company would be allowed to deal in.
Phone rings. "I'm Bob in IT support. I'm having trouble with the modem bank. Can you check the modem to make sure it's turned on? Also, can I have the number to make sure I'm using the right one?" Of course, being the deligent and helpful worker that he/she is, they are happy to help. Just got finished watching "Hackers"?? HEHE jk Accually your senerio can and does happen, just for some reason couldn't quite get the scene out of hackers out of my mind while reading your comment. I'm not insulting, just chuckling:) (or the sushi I just ain't could be talking.. who knows)
nevermind, I wouldn't recommend programmersguild.org they apparently are only concerned about higher wages and keeping out foreign compition. Totally different goal than I would hope we would be trying to achieve. Anyone have any ideas for a name/url?
Programmer's Guild. What a great idea! I looked up programmersguild.com net and org programersguild.org is already a website, and looks interesting..com is not used and.net is available. I'd also be willing to host something if anyone is interesting in creating another one (my boss shouldn't mind hosting something like this)
MindStalker is obviously reading inncorrectly today. Something is wrong with his brain, but he swears when he looked up Ternary earlier today it said something about it being related to primary and secondary. But yet, no longer is it so. Was he hallucinating.. Most likly
Yes, but your missing two points the general public doesn't think Unix is a toy (assuming they know wtf unix is) and the whole play nice thing isn't generally nessesary in the Unix world. So the answer then is No
did you mean this as a joke? Ternary is a word. as in Primary, Secondary, Ternary (look it up at dictionary.com) If your refering to the Tertiary age, which was part of the Cenozoic era, I don't quite get the joke.
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90 degree turn? If I took off from a horizontal position and kept going in a straight line (not curving with the earth) I would eventually reach outerspace anyways. Not doing the math, but I'd be willing to bet that you'd only have to travel through maby .30 more atmosphere, but considering most of your acceleration could be done without gravitational hinderance, this could end up being a cost saver. Anyone care to do the math? Accually I'll try then repost my findings :)
No they guy said they need to kick out the releases. You have to be able to read his defunct grammer, which is almost as bad as mine. But I think the guy meant kick out = release. So lets translate and review shall we.
However, to be realistic, the only way that AOL/Netscape can succeed with 5.0 is if they release the Linux and Mac versions REAL SOON. Without the non-MS OS (linux) crowd, they're doomed.
Well in an email chat with one of the slashdot staff I was informed that it was going to be given to the "FSF". Though I tried to convience them to put up a poll so that we could decide the favorite charity of our choice. The poll idea may or may not happen, but its definitly going to some charity.
We'll I think if it was a full democracy who's intent it was to protect its own people.that I had a proper say so in, I might die to protect it. That is of course if I'm the type to be concerned with future generations. But if I'm not, I wouldn't want myself voting anyways :)
Hey, I wonder if we could get Rob to get Jane's to donate all the AC and unclaimed post to a charity.
As well as encourage any claimers who don't need to money to throw it into the pot. Would be a great thing to do. Definate opportunity for a slashdot poll!!!
Well it had to be in the military per say, but there where branches of the military that were service oriented, which we have those types of services even today ala part of the guard and corp (spelling???).
Accually in RH 6.0 its /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/dvorak/dvorak.kmap.gz /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/us.kmap.gz
:) :)
and
of course still alias asdf ' ' and alias aoeu ' ' as above.
(in most shells if your using bash its alias asdf=' ' for those newbies out there
Its not a single issue your putting your life on the line for, its the country as a whole. When you have to defend something with your life, your much more likly to see to its best interest.
Good point, but Q3's SMP usage is a good test of muliple processors. And Q3 screams in quake with muliple processors. Well I guess I didn't have a point, but hey we all go offtopic sometimes. And I am concerned about how games proform in linux, because I would love to see linux excel as more than just a server.
Read "Starship Troopers" NO NOT THE MOVIE! THE BOOK.
It goes into depth about having a direct democracy but whereby only people who are "citizens" can vote. A citizen is defined as someone who has served their time in the military. The argument goes that someone who is willing to put thier life on the line for their country/planet/whatever would be more trustworthy not to make stupid voting decisions that would destroy said place they put their life up for. While not exactly the best system, its an interesting idea, and given a nondiscrimitating millitary (as in anyone could join) people couldn't say its descriminating. Though you would have to do something special to deal with people who couldn't serve do to other problem, but you know.. no system is perfect.
Well, maby its just me, but if I buy a computer from a retailer, I expect some webbrowser and wordprocessor included. Not because it comes with Windows, but because the seller realized it was nessesary. You do have a good point though, but btw you really can't expect IE to be on every computer anyways. I would suggest you include a base install of IE or Netscape with your package, as most companies that have web enabled software do. This leaves much less to chance, and you are adding value to the product, which is always important.
BTW I didn't mean to imply that WinNT is nessesarly buggier than 95/98 its accually less. But it is buggy when it comes to games. Well not so much buggy as just non supportive.
Yes, but win95/98 can't use the second processor. So you either buy WinNT which can be buggy for your system, and will never really play all your games properly. Or linux, which doesn't play many games right now, but is looking to be a leader within a year.
Your arguing the wrong point. He stated that there is also reportibly going to be a product called millinium (though noone has really seen it that I know of.. *shrugs*) that is going to be 95/98 based in order to satisfy the lower end and gamers. I still find it odd that there is no beta of millinium, nor any real info about it.
No, but a freemarket can only properly work with a government there to apply law and order. (to a limited point) :)
The governments job is to do 4 things.
1. Provide a legal framework for markets.
2. Encourage compitition with those markets.
3. Correct for spillovers/externalities aka (pollution)
4. and umm.. something else I forget (no wonder I didn't do to great on my macro economics class last week
Anyways the point is with 1 and 2 that it is the governments job to promote compitition, which is often done through the legal framework. Peoples rights extend to the point where they are destroying other peoples rights.
Bill Gates had the right and the ability to create an empire from a buisness out of his garage, but he doesn't have the right use his power to stop other people from doing the same thing. Accually he does.. to a point, as this is called compitition, but there is a fine line between compititing.. and having to power to litterly destroy and industry.
Yes, but how do you keep the OS company from pulling an IE. They could integrate an office Word into the operating system, and state that it is an integral part of the OS. Seriously, I don't see how a browser, while very important, is anymore part of the OS than a wordprocessor is, which is equally important. So anyways back to my point, what exactly defineds an OS, and how do you keep the OS from creating more than just an OS. Also how would this stop aquisitions of such companies as internix or the destruction of java. Because I can easily see how a programming language or a POSIX interface is part of the operating system. So whats the line here?? it needs to be clearly defined what the MS OS company would be allowed to deal in.
Intel?? AMD??
To heck with both of them! I'm saving up for a Transmeta!
Phone rings. "I'm Bob in IT support. I'm having trouble with the modem bank. Can you check the modem to make sure it's turned on? Also, can I have the number to make sure I'm using the right one?" Of course, being the deligent and helpful worker that he/she is, they are happy to help. Just got finished watching "Hackers"?? HEHE jk Accually your senerio can and does happen, just for some reason couldn't quite get the scene out of hackers out of my mind while reading your comment. I'm not insulting, just chuckling:) (or the sushi I just ain't could be talking.. who knows)
nevermind, I wouldn't recommend programmersguild.org they apparently are only concerned about higher wages and keeping out foreign compition. Totally different goal than I would hope we would be trying to achieve. Anyone have any ideas for a name/url?
Programmer's Guild. What a great idea! I looked up programmersguild.com net and org programersguild.org is already a website, and looks interesting. .com is not used and .net is available. I'd also be willing to host something if anyone is interesting in creating another one (my boss shouldn't mind hosting something like this)
MindStalker is obviously reading inncorrectly today. Something is wrong with his brain, but he swears when he looked up Ternary earlier today it said something about it being related to primary and secondary. But yet, no longer is it so. Was he hallucinating.. Most likly
Damnit, you got my mind working. Now I'm gonna have to go code a mod of counter-strike. SWAT Cavemen vs. Mammoth.
Yes, but your missing two points the general public doesn't think Unix is a toy (assuming they know wtf unix is) and the whole play nice thing isn't generally nessesary in the Unix world. So the answer then is No
did you mean this as a joke? Ternary is a word.
as in Primary, Secondary, Ternary (look it up at dictionary.com)
If your refering to the Tertiary age, which was part of the Cenozoic era, I don't quite get the joke.
Hmm, yea 100KB/s that must suck..