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maybe you think Red Hat's valuation is a mirage, but hey, it's Bob Young who's the billionaire. You're not. Maybe that says something about the relative value of your vision vs. his.
Bill Gates is a multi-billionaire, maybe that says something about the values of his vision versus yours.
Further proof that Open Source has made the Operating System Free
Or you could say that Open Source has destroyed anyone's chances of making money in the OS market (at least for x86 hardware). Look at the dearth of inovation we've seen in the browser software area as soon as everyone realized that there was no money to be made there.
Hey Super Frosty, Kroger has a sale on tin foil this week, thought you might be interested... if you wear it around on your head, it help keeps the government sponsered mind control waves out of your skull.
Sure, open source can get bug fixes out there faster... but its not like for most open source projects anyone is going out and regression testing the fixes against anything to make sure nothing else is broken by the fix, etc...
As far as speed goes, big deal... give me a fix that works.
Boy theres nothing I love more than people who like to try to prove how fucking superior than everyone they are becuase they don't watch TV.
They always talk with pride about how shitty their one TV is, how they've never had cable, and how they still don't understand that who "Where's the Beef" thing or want to know what the deal is with this show that aparently is making everyone Millionaires. Then they explain in smug voices about how much better their quality of life is, or how they don't have to worry themselves with little ethical dilemas, becuase, after all, they don't watch TV...
Consider a group basically everyone despises: white supremacists. If an ISP were to rise up, comprised entirely of Aryan Nation skinheads, and if their thousands of clients were to post every day their noxious personal opinions all over the web, there is a smal but real possibility that some news admins would call for a UDP against the service. There is also the possibility that this UDP would go into effect, although no actual crime or harm had been committed, and the silenced participants were exercising their constitutional rights to free speech.
A) First amendment applies to government, not private citizens administrating NNTP servers, or the companies the own NNTP servers. B) Anyone can choose to carry or not carry any group or message they want to don't want to.
You have made a common mistake.. you've confused us economic conservatives with those social conservatives over there... (yeah, we hate it when that happens too.) Unfortunately, we tend to end up in the same party, which makes thing confusing for everyone involved.
There is an unusual law in the city of Holland that allows any measure to be brought to a ballot vote by petition. This is good in that it brings democracy directly to the people. Unfortunately, if a couple thousand people signed a petition demanding that the mayor must part Lake Michigan or forfeit his salary, that issue would go on the ballot
Sounds like you want it both ways... I guess you would perfer it if only things that you agreed with were brought to vote. (Acutally, given the sanctimonious tone of most of these YRO articles, I bet you would prefer it).
I wonder if we could convince Holland to have the vote early, so we don't have to hear 6 weeks of "updates" on this.
If you can find a copy of it, The Lost Worlds of 20001 by Clarke is an interesting read. You can hear about all the stuff he wanted to include but Kubrick didn't want to include (most of which seems to show up in 2010...)
So let me get this right, you are complaining that you don't have privacy in a public place? Um... isn't that the point of public places is that you have no expectations of privacy?
I think a great deal of people think that if you offer the exact same thing as someone else you are perhaps cheating by using their product. If I can get a distribution from the original company and someone else sells it then why?
Um, cause they could sell it cheaper by having company X do their R&D?
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And if you don't believe me, look at UK elections following the Falklands war. The jingoism and patriotic bullshit spouted by the media ensured Margaret Thatchers's return to power despite the appaling state of the economy.
Funny how when your guy loses its always the fault of the unfair media, but when they win its always due to the wisdom of the voters.
Every pop book on Physics I've read for the past 20 years (sorry, I studied accounting in College) states that we are on the virge of a breakthrough that will allow an understanding of the Grand Unified Theory of Everything. Must like rocket cars or thinking computers, this is perpertually 10 to 20 years in the future. What are your opinions on this?
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You say that like its a bad thing or something...
maybe you think Red Hat's valuation is a mirage, but hey, it's Bob Young who's the billionaire. You're not. Maybe that says something about the relative value of your vision vs. his.
Bill Gates is a multi-billionaire, maybe that says something about the values of his vision versus yours.
QED
From the comment with the story...
Further proof that Open Source has made the Operating System Free
Or you could say that Open Source has destroyed anyone's chances of making money in the OS market (at least for x86 hardware). Look at the dearth of inovation we've seen in the browser software area as soon as everyone realized that there was no money to be made there.
Hey Super Frosty, Kroger has a sale on tin foil this week, thought you might be interested... if you wear it around on your head, it help keeps the government sponsered mind control waves out of your skull.
Sure, open source can get bug fixes out there faster... but its not like for most open source projects anyone is going out and regression testing the fixes against anything to make sure nothing else is broken by the fix, etc...
As far as speed goes, big deal... give me a fix that works.
Boy theres nothing I love more than people who like to try to prove how fucking superior than everyone they are becuase they don't watch TV.
They always talk with pride about how shitty their one TV is, how they've never had cable, and how they still don't understand that who "Where's the Beef" thing or want to know what the deal is with this show that aparently is making everyone Millionaires. Then they explain in smug voices about how much better their quality of life is, or how they don't have to worry themselves with little ethical dilemas, becuase, after all, they don't watch TV...
Am I ranting?
Consider a group basically everyone despises: white supremacists. If an ISP were to rise up, comprised entirely of Aryan Nation skinheads, and if their thousands of clients were to post every day their noxious personal opinions all over the web, there is a smal but real possibility that some news admins would call for a UDP against the service. There is also the possibility that this UDP would go into effect, although no actual crime or harm had been committed, and the silenced participants were exercising their constitutional rights to free speech.
A) First amendment applies to government, not private citizens administrating NNTP servers, or the companies the own NNTP servers.
B) Anyone can choose to carry or not carry any group or message they want to don't want to.
Whats the issue?
Boy and to think they hired that guy from the cookie company instead of a genius like you.
What's to prevent AOL/TW from only allowing their content on the cable lines?
They could do this, but they would get killed by every other cable company in the country, namely AT&T's cable empire.
What was this, a say the stupidest thing possible and pass it off as analysis contest? Here are some real winners...
The Katz entry: Are consumers really well served when one company controls more content and access than any other company in the world?
Well, John, hasn't one company or another always been #1?
From Brock Meeks: no company should be allowed to own the content as well as the conduit
Hmmm... guess that puts an end to home delivery of newspapers. And those damn local TV stations better quit doing local newscasts as well.
Chris Johnsons bit: Yeah, real deep and funny..
Why doesn't anyone address the real nice outcome from this merger... open access to cable infrastructure is almost guaranteed thanks to this.
IBM makes quite a bit of money selling software and services to the huge PC market that wouldn't exist if there were only one source for PC hardware.
Idiot.
. "No, really, I'm doing research for a biology class . . ."
I can really see this scenario...
"Why are you looking at this filth, little Johnny?"
"Well, I'm doing research for a biology class..."
"Well Johnny, I suggest a site other than www.18andhorny.com"
You have made a common mistake.. you've confused us economic conservatives with those social conservatives over there... (yeah, we hate it when that happens too.) Unfortunately, we tend to end up in the same party, which makes thing confusing for everyone involved.
There is an unusual law in the city of Holland that allows any measure to be brought to a ballot vote by petition. This is good in that it brings democracy directly to the people. Unfortunately, if a couple thousand people signed a petition demanding that the mayor must part Lake Michigan or forfeit his salary, that issue would go on the ballot
Sounds like you want it both ways... I guess you would perfer it if only things that you agreed with were brought to vote. (Acutally, given the sanctimonious tone of most of these YRO articles, I bet you would prefer it).
I wonder if we could convince Holland to have the vote early, so we don't have to hear 6 weeks of "updates" on this.
3. removes/eliminates insincerity, flirting, double entendre
Damn, I like doube entendre's, if you know what I mean.. nudge, nudge..
years I have had to put up with more male chauvinistic attitudes then any of my friends in ANY OTHER PROFESSION!
If it bothers you so much, maybe you should find a new line of work.
If you can find a copy of it, The Lost Worlds of 20001 by Clarke is an interesting read. You can hear about all the stuff he wanted to include but Kubrick didn't want to include (most of which seems to show up in 2010...)
, you have no privacy whatsoever on the streets
So let me get this right, you are complaining that you don't have privacy in a public place? Um... isn't that the point of public places is that you have no expectations of privacy?
You do know that the book is based on the movie not visa-versa, right?
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You know, he may just be...
I think a great deal of people think that if you offer the exact same thing as someone else you are perhaps cheating by using their product. If I can get a distribution from the original company and someone else sells it then why?
Um, cause they could sell it cheaper by having company X do their R&D?
And if you don't believe me, look at UK elections following the Falklands war. The jingoism and patriotic bullshit spouted by the media ensured Margaret Thatchers's return to power despite the appaling state of the economy.
Funny how when your guy loses its always the fault of the unfair media, but when they win its always due to the wisdom of the voters.
Thank you Doctor Strangelove.
Is the damn cat alive or dead?
Every pop book on Physics I've read for the past 20 years (sorry, I studied accounting in College) states that we are on the virge of a breakthrough that will allow an understanding of the Grand Unified Theory of Everything. Must like rocket cars or thinking computers, this is perpertually 10 to 20 years in the future. What are your opinions on this?