I put these up on my cafepress store, at no profit to myself. I put them at the bottom cost that cafepress charges, so I don't get any commission!
http://www.cafepress.com/grubbylaws or you can get there from my Tshirt website Poundingsand.com , and I have other "freedom" type tees as well.
OK, in honor of this, I have put this phrase on T-shirts: "Keep your grubby laws off my computer!". I put it in my cafepress store, at no profit to myself. The price is the bottom line price that CafePress charges. Get them in my grubby laws store .
Act like a dumb programmer - "I don't understand, can you write down that procedure for me so I don't screw it up?"
Get that statement in writing, in case you might need it in the future. Screwing yourself out of a job? I don't think so. If they have the balls to try something like this, then why trust them with your future? Point out why it is in violation of the GPL, point them to your post on/. and the responses - it is anonymous. After all, you are being a good employee because you don't want to see them get in legal trouble down the road. [not to mention the fact they are trying to be sneaky pricks] If they go ahead, knowing that they may be in violation, contact the FSF. Sadly, fight lawyers with lawyers.
We all know that they didn't kill in the name of video games. But let's say they had. Let's say they actually made the claim that they were doing this because of the video games. Now let's compare that to all of the killings in the name of religion. Kind of paltry, huh?
Maybe the events of September 11th, the current and ongoing war in the Middle East, and all the other various world conflicts made the judge smack himself in the forehead and say "It ISN'T video games that cause violence." I feel for the families of these kids, and the families of the victims, but sometimes you can't find someone to blame. Sometimes bad things happen, for no reason that makes any sense. Sometimes there ARE no answers. A lot of people blame the parents, but in fact they probably aren't to blame for this. I am sure there are a lot of worse parents out there, and their kids didn't go ballistic.
What is even more depressing to me is that I had almost forgotten about Columbine.
"In three or four years the industry will have moved over to 64-bit architecture, and it looks like it will suffice for more than a decade."
Honestly, back then I realized that we should have skipped 64-bit architecture, and moved right to 128-bit, but nobody would listen to me. It was that me-damned Open Source movement, they were out to get me. Can you spare some change? Ahhhhhh! Penguins! Penguins everywhere!!!!
9 months a year, yes. How many hours a day? Do you think tests, homework, essays, etc all grade themselves? How about dealing with not only ungrateful students, but their clueless parents? Show me a college professor who makes $75k. I guarantee you they are in the minority if they do, and are probably one of the elite. And for every teacher that makes $75k, there are 10 that make $20k. If teachers got paid for what they are worth, educating our future generations, then tenure wouldn't really be necessary.
Teaching is a profession of love, and unrequited at that. You know why there aren't more qualified teachers? It isn't worth it. Hmm, let's see, about 6 years ago, I remember when college graduates, with NO experience were making $100k with 5-figure signing bonuses, all for taking a couple of programming classes. I was already working, and making half of that. Was I a little bitter? Maybe, considering I more skills and experience that these kids. What do you think a teacher who makes $30k a year, every year, would feel about that? Don't spout off about how easy it is unless you have been there.
Sorry, but my fiancee just got done with her Masters, and taught at a university for 3 years. She taught foreign language classes, and told the students - Do not use internet translators. They did. All the time. Some students would get Fs on their papers, because they used a translator, and the next paper - translated on the internet. There is no trust because students are stupid and lazy. All of them? No. But those are the ones that stand out, and the ones that are the reason that companies like turnitin.com exist. Teachers would have to treat all papers the same, or face the accusation of preferential treatment. So it is either all or nothing, and I understand why teachers would use this service.
Teachers are not paid nearly enough for what they are worth, so do I blame them for using a service like this? Not really. There are potential disasters, where something is tagged as plagiarism when it is not, but that is a process issue that could be overcome with the teaching administration.
Sorry to reply to my own message, I know nobody really cares.:-)
I downloaded the latest version for Linux, and it rocks hard. I had an older version. It is interesting to see how much better versions get in each release. Not like SOME browsers out there that spend all their time releasing security patches instead of valuable and innovative software.:-)
I think you are right. I also think that a lot of people will agree with you - except Mundie and his cronies. They don't want open source to exist. Some people (RMS) think that all software should be free, but some other people don't care what Microsoft does (Linus). Microsoft is trying to defend against something that is not attacking it. Open Source software is doing it's thing, and if people want to adopt it, it will get adopted. Open Source is not a tangible thing that can be controlled. THAT is what scares the sheep in Redmond, that with all their money and power, they can't control Open Source Software. Yet.
Actually, I did follow the links, and couldn't find any mention of price. They just said to contact ATT or Voicestream. Went there, you had to fill out a request form. Usually in press releases for new items, companies will give you some kind of idea for the price, even the retail price. I went back and checked the links, and still couldn't find the prices you mentioned. Well, it is Monday, and the temp is below zero here in Chicago, so maybe my brain hasn't thawed yet. Thanks for the info fellow/.er
Anyone know the ballpark price for these? I am not going to call an AT&T rep to ask. Is it $200? (probably not) $700? It isn't the most elegant looking device, but for the right price, I would get one.
OK, looks like I need to make sure I have the latest version of Opera for Linux.
Another thing I like about the mouse gestures in combination with tabbed windows is being able to open a link in another window in the background. (right click on link, move mouse down, up, release button). For reading/., this is great, as I can open up the stories I want to read in their own windows as I am browsing, then go back and read them.
I recently switched from Netscape to Opera on my Windows platform, and I LOVE it. The tabbed windows, the ability to block pop-up windows, and the mouse gestures ROCK. So naturally I downloaded it for my Linux machine (Redhat 7.2). Snooze. I had to switch back to Mozilla in 5 minutes. The features just aren't there. I switched from Netscape 4.7.2, so I am used to not having a robust browser, but Opera on Linux just didn't do it for me. I do most of my browsing on Windows, because Opera on that platform is awesome. They really need to have the same features available in the Linux version.
"You have used this software to download so much pr0n that you are actually the first person to wear out a piece of software. Please download a fresh copy."
Jon Katz is obviously a shill, a catalyst to spark discussion around here. I can't think of anything he has posted that didn't cause people to shoot down his "opinion", and quite convincingly. He seems to take a mediocre opinion, spices it up with catch phrases and the latest lingo, and BOOM - the/. community is off and running with it. Usually several people make very good observations about why he is wrong.
My question to the/. community is, do we really need him? He is either formulating his opinions on purpose, for the sake of the discussion, or he really is that clueless. Either way, he makes people around here think and reaffirm their beliefs. So knowingly or not, he is an important part of/..
First off, you are probably being optimistic that you will ever have a chance to reproduce anyway, so being sterilized by an alien may help your chances of getting some.
400,000 people, HUMAN BEINGS, are probably going to die because of this fly. They are doing it to save lives, not just because they feel like it. And do you realize how BIG Africa is? Do you really think they will be able to extinct the species of this fly? No. They want to get rid of it in the areas where human beings are being killed by the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. Why are you worried about a fly, and not the people that it is killing? I also didn't realize that this fly was an entire species.
I don't think this is about cheap knockoffs at all. It is about control. If Japan can produce something that isn't offered here, why not allow it? It isn't the same as DVDs. Region encoding is so that people in one country cannot view DVDs before they are released in that country, but eventually they will be released. The companies want to CONTROL the release of them. For game consoles it is different, they want to CONTROL what you use, not because they are going to offer the same thing at a higher price, they simply are not going to offer it. That is what makes no sense. They want to make sure that you aren't able to get a better product than what you are offering, so you have no choice but to buy theirs.
Yep. I had one of the older Casio watches (G-Shock) and finally decided to get a new one. My fiancee got the Casio Protrek for me for my birthday. It has a barometer, thermometer, altimeter. Pretty nice, and actually smaller than my old GShock. Analog and digital. About $200. Here is a pic of it: http://www.casio-watch.co.uk/casio-pro-trek-watche s.html Near the bottom, on the right, model PRT-70 Mine is slightly different than this one, but you get the idea.
Hmm, they do go together...
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I know why this article got my attention: the words "Jon Katz" and "disinformation" just belong together.
I really get pissed at myself for even reading his articles. If his articles are why the 'net was created, give me a friggin abacus.
there are still obese, big-haired, popcorn crunching, soda slurping, candy wrapper crinkling, talking, question-asking, slovenly, short- attention-span, walk-in-late-and-sit-next-to-me-even-though-there- are-200-other-seats-in-the-friggin-theatre A-HOLES in this country who think a movie theater is the living room in their trailor!!!!!!!!!!
Let's solve that problem first, mmmkay.
(posted this once, but forgot to log in first - I need my karma fix!)
or it would have been 5 very large paragraphs wondering if people really *can* fall in love in these times of strife, war, politics, information superhighway, technology, and the whole point would have gotten lost in the drivel.
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Didn't know that. Guess I should make sure I have backups.;-)
If you meant the irony that "MS is taking over the world, and I linked to a site that ran IIS and.Net", then that is pretty ironic. If you followed the link and checked out the Tshirt I designed, it is even MORE ironic.
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The collective/. answer is probably "Microsoft's latest secret method for leveraging their monopoly to take over the world."
IMHO, that is probably pretty darn accurate. Nobody knows exactly how just yet. Yeah, it sounds like I am paranoid, I have good reason to be.
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I put these up on my cafepress store, at no profit to myself. I put them at the bottom cost that cafepress charges, so I don't get any commission! http://www.cafepress.com/grubbylaws or you can get there from my Tshirt website Poundingsand.com , and I have other "freedom" type tees as well.
Check out my other Tshirts if you want.
Get that statement in writing, in case you might need it in the future. Screwing yourself out of a job? I don't think so. If they have the balls to try something like this, then why trust them with your future? Point out why it is in violation of the GPL, point them to your post on
Maybe the events of September 11th, the current and ongoing war in the Middle East, and all the other various world conflicts made the judge smack himself in the forehead and say "It ISN'T video games that cause violence." I feel for the families of these kids, and the families of the victims, but sometimes you can't find someone to blame. Sometimes bad things happen, for no reason that makes any sense. Sometimes there ARE no answers. A lot of people blame the parents, but in fact they probably aren't to blame for this. I am sure there are a lot of worse parents out there, and their kids didn't go ballistic.
What is even more depressing to me is that I had almost forgotten about Columbine.
"In three or four years the industry will have moved over to 64-bit architecture, and it looks like it will suffice for more than a decade."
Honestly, back then I realized that we should have skipped 64-bit architecture, and moved right to 128-bit, but nobody would listen to me. It was that me-damned Open Source movement, they were out to get me. Can you spare some change? Ahhhhhh! Penguins! Penguins everywhere!!!!
9 months a year, yes. How many hours a day? Do you think tests, homework, essays, etc all grade themselves? How about dealing with not only ungrateful students, but their clueless parents? Show me a college professor who makes $75k. I guarantee you they are in the minority if they do, and are probably one of the elite. And for every teacher that makes $75k, there are 10 that make $20k. If teachers got paid for what they are worth, educating our future generations, then tenure wouldn't really be necessary.
Teaching is a profession of love, and unrequited at that. You know why there aren't more qualified teachers? It isn't worth it. Hmm, let's see, about 6 years ago, I remember when college graduates, with NO experience were making $100k with 5-figure signing bonuses, all for taking a couple of programming classes. I was already working, and making half of that. Was I a little bitter? Maybe, considering I more skills and experience that these kids. What do you think a teacher who makes $30k a year, every year, would feel about that? Don't spout off about how easy it is unless you have been there.
And I am in tech, but I have known many teachers.
Teachers are not paid nearly enough for what they are worth, so do I blame them for using a service like this? Not really. There are potential disasters, where something is tagged as plagiarism when it is not, but that is a process issue that could be overcome with the teaching administration.
I know it has been said and batted around, but sooner or later some a-hole politician is going to "officially" coin the term.
And it will put a stop to "piracy" just like the "War on Drugs" put a stop to all drug use in the US.
Sorry to reply to my own message, I know nobody really cares. :-)
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I downloaded the latest version for Linux, and it rocks hard. I had an older version. It is interesting to see how much better versions get in each release. Not like SOME browsers out there that spend all their time releasing security patches instead of valuable and innovative software.
I think you are right. I also think that a lot of people will agree with you - except Mundie and his cronies. They don't want open source to exist. Some people (RMS) think that all software should be free, but some other people don't care what Microsoft does (Linus). Microsoft is trying to defend against something that is not attacking it. Open Source software is doing it's thing, and if people want to adopt it, it will get adopted. Open Source is not a tangible thing that can be controlled. THAT is what scares the sheep in Redmond, that with all their money and power, they can't control Open Source Software. Yet.
Actually, I did follow the links, and couldn't find any mention of price. They just said to contact ATT or Voicestream. Went there, you had to fill out a request form. Usually in press releases for new items, companies will give you some kind of idea for the price, even the retail price. I went back and checked the links, and still couldn't find the prices you mentioned. Well, it is Monday, and the temp is below zero here in Chicago, so maybe my brain hasn't thawed yet. Thanks for the info fellow /.er
Anyone know the ballpark price for these? I am not going to call an AT&T rep to ask. Is it $200? (probably not) $700? It isn't the most elegant looking device, but for the right price, I would get one.
Another thing I like about the mouse gestures in combination with tabbed windows is being able to open a link in another window in the background. (right click on link, move mouse down, up, release button). For reading /., this is great, as I can open up the stories I want to read in their own windows as I am browsing, then go back and read them.
I recently switched from Netscape to Opera on my Windows platform, and I LOVE it. The tabbed windows, the ability to block pop-up windows, and the mouse gestures ROCK. So naturally I downloaded it for my Linux machine (Redhat 7.2). Snooze. I had to switch back to Mozilla in 5 minutes. The features just aren't there. I switched from Netscape 4.7.2, so I am used to not having a robust browser, but Opera on Linux just didn't do it for me. I do most of my browsing on Windows, because Opera on that platform is awesome. They really need to have the same features available in the Linux version.
"You have used this software to download so much pr0n that you are actually the first person to wear out a piece of software. Please download a fresh copy."
My question to the /. community is, do we really need him? He is either formulating his opinions on purpose, for the sake of the discussion, or he really is that clueless. Either way, he makes people around here think and reaffirm their beliefs. So knowingly or not, he is an important part of /..
I can say that, I went to SIU
400,000 people, HUMAN BEINGS, are probably going to die because of this fly. They are doing it to save lives, not just because they feel like it. And do you realize how BIG Africa is? Do you really think they will be able to extinct the species of this fly? No. They want to get rid of it in the areas where human beings are being killed by the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. Why are you worried about a fly, and not the people that it is killing? I also didn't realize that this fly was an entire species.
I don't think this is about cheap knockoffs at all. It is about control. If Japan can produce something that isn't offered here, why not allow it? It isn't the same as DVDs. Region encoding is so that people in one country cannot view DVDs before they are released in that country, but eventually they will be released. The companies want to CONTROL the release of them. For game consoles it is different, they want to CONTROL what you use, not because they are going to offer the same thing at a higher price, they simply are not going to offer it. That is what makes no sense. They want to make sure that you aren't able to get a better product than what you are offering, so you have no choice but to buy theirs.
Yep. I had one of the older Casio watches (G-Shock) and finally decided to get a new one. My fiancee got the Casio Protrek for me for my birthday. It has a barometer, thermometer, altimeter. Pretty nice, and actually smaller than my old GShock. Analog and digital. About $200.e s.html
Here is a pic of it: http://www.casio-watch.co.uk/casio-pro-trek-watch
Near the bottom, on the right, model PRT-70
Mine is slightly different than this one, but you get the idea.
I really get pissed at myself for even reading his articles. If his articles are why the 'net was created, give me a friggin abacus.
(posted this once, but forgot to log in first - I need my karma fix!)
or it would have been 5 very large paragraphs wondering if people really *can* fall in love in these times of strife, war, politics, information superhighway, technology, and the whole point would have gotten lost in the drivel.
If you meant the irony that "MS is taking over the world, and I linked to a site that ran IIS and .Net", then that is pretty ironic. If you followed the link and checked out the Tshirt I designed, it is even MORE ironic.
IMHO, that is probably pretty darn accurate. Nobody knows exactly how just yet. Yeah, it sounds like I am paranoid, I have good reason to be.
Microsoft^H^H^H^Hpoly