I remember when I had the website hardcorelinux.com - a fairly popular linux website back in the day - until I suffered a number of personal and financial setbacks and in the process my domain name expired and was yoinked from me. The site became a viagra-selling website and now it's a link referrer for software and oil and gas(?).
The problem I have with squatters are they hang on to domain names and do nothing with them. It becames another piece of internet flotsam, and it offers no value to anyone.
I figure the monetary value of OpenOffice is it's cost to replace, if it were to suddenly disappear from the internet. In this case, the only viable replacement with equal "utility" (using your meaning of the word) would be Microsoft Office, at circa 700 bones (or whatever it costs in the stores).
Btw, in the context of micro-economics, utility does not mean functionality or perceived value, but of satisfaction in the consuming of said product.
Not really, because there is a relationship between the two. Because of it's cost to produce, OSS has an associated value. For example, some people will buy the cd version of OpenOffice or the Red Hat operating system because it has a perceived value to them, and gives them utility and a sense of ownership.
For an item to have value, it must have utility and scarcity. As the marginal cost of production of a unit of software is damn near 0 (its fractions of a penny of electricity), software does not have scarcity.
Programmers, which are considered human capital, sacrifice time and labour to produce open source software, as does the enduser, who consume time learning the software. The marginal costs can go on and on for some software projects, as additional labourers join the project on their own time and dime to make revisions and minor bug fixes. The utility also increases as programmers improve the software and users master the software, producing great new products because of the software.
Flagship Open Source softwares like Open Office, NVU, GIMP and Clamwin anti-virus have no value? Open your eyes!
I'm using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Right now, as I write this calm it, comet, post, and it sure as hacking beats typing.
Actually, I am using Dragon NaturallySpeaking right now, and it works very well. It actually works better if you speak quickly (as you normally would) and it's pretty good at inserting grammar along the way. I have bilateral tendinitis, and the software has been a godsend for me. I was even able to finish writing my book, a task that was becoming just too painful typing manually.
Oh, and you are probably wondering how long it takes to train the software? About a half an hour, and I find the accuracy at around 95%.
here..so people know what it's about. Keep in mind this video presentation is a controlled environment where the simulated interrogation victim knows full well he can stop it at any time (unlike a real interrogation environment). Seems as awful as drowning - if not worse.
But apparently not a site frequented by people who can spell "people".
If you're going to give a pointless response which only shows how shallow you are and easily distracted from issues of real importance, I suggest you go it as AC. Such as in this case.
1) I would discuss the issue. there needs to be an open dialogue with a free exchange of ideas. However this cannot be done without performing step two.
2) Reform the media in the United States. Inform the general public. Give the airwaves back to the public. There are a handful of transnational media conglomerates that control the news and entertainment in the United States. Discussing unfair wealth distribution is a complex issue, which will not increase their profit base, therefore it is not discussed in the media at large. Instead, temporal issues of little significance are crammed down peoples throats to keep people pacified and preoccupied (Super Bowl, White House scandals, bad TV) so they forget what the real issues are. And so they continue to consume consume consume.
Without mention and discussion of these important issues, Americans will continue to be played and controlled and kept stupid.
and I've taken economics in college, but the kinda freakonomics people should hear more about (and do something about) is how the top 1% of the American population controls 95% of the wealth. Between 1979 and 1997, income for the middle class rose 9%m while income for the top 1% rose 140%! Now that's freaky!
I'm a guy whose been using Linux since Red hat 5.1 and who webmastered a fairly popular Linux website pre-dotcom bubble era to evangelize Linux. I see how the good reputation of Ubuntu is spreading quickly nowadays, moreso than Red Hat has ever achieved. Mark Shuttleworth is making a positive difference in this world by funding Ubuntu, and I see how Linux is really being seriously considered by pedestrian users who thought Microsoft was their only option.
Naysayers and unbelievers be warned. Shuttleworth is onto something with Ubuntu. To steal a quote from Isaiah in the Old Testament: "Those who mock will mourn"!
How completely unfair to the developers and investors of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to be publicly accused of using code/assets from other products, but not have the accusations substantiated! Even if they're found innocent, this bad press has already done the damage.
For many people including myself, The Book of Mormon (a volume of holy scripture comparable and compatible with the Bible and an ancient record) answers the question "when was the Americas populated". The Americas were populated by one group who left Jerusalem circa 600 B.C, led by a man named Lehi, who branched out to become the Nephite and the Lamanite peoples. The other group, known as the Jaredites, came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel.
You can read about it yourself by going to Mormon.org and requesting a free copy of the Book of Mormon for yourself, and you can learn more about the evidences of the Book of Mormon at Jeff Lindsay's website.
Personally, I think a four-year-old precocious enough to read and understand all the warning labels hidden all over a product probably doesn't need those labels
Um, when I was nine years old and my brother was at the tender age of seven, we dared each other to sit in a moving dryer. First it was my turn to go in. My brother closed the door (as per agreement) and started a cycle for about 5 seconds. Then it was my brothers turn to go in the dryer, which he did. He tumbled in there for substantially longer, about 20-30 seconds, screaming all the way (and I can only imagine the evil grin I had on my face). It was a while before he trusted me again.
Then there was the time I zipped him up in a suitcase. Ah, them the days.
You can't tell me myspace.com is worth 850 million. That's just rediculous. Even in it's prime, Myspace was nothing more than a flea market of degenerate culture. But then again, I look at Rupert Murdock's other holdings and I can see why he was so enamoured with it.
YouTube is different. I see potential here. If anything can penetrate the caustic grip of the few transnational corporations who own the media and information in United States, it may be Google's YouTube. There are a number of ways they can generate revenues throught the site, so we'll see how it all unfolds. My fingers are crossed.
Precisely. He doesn't trust Google. I don't trust Firefox. At least I have valid reasons -- it keeps crashing, it's slow and bloated beyond all belief, and the development team don't seam to have much of a clue. And yet, despite all that, it's still the only viable choice for a web browser.
I've found Firefox 2 consistently loads and runs faster than IE 7, hands down. Not as fast as Opera mind you, but close.
If Opera had more plug-ins, it would be game over.
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I remember when I had the website hardcorelinux.com - a fairly popular linux website back in the day - until I suffered a number of personal and financial setbacks and in the process my domain name expired and was yoinked from me. The site became a viagra-selling website and now it's a link referrer for software and oil and gas(?).
The problem I have with squatters are they hang on to domain names and do nothing with them. It becames another piece of internet flotsam, and it offers no value to anyone.
I figure the monetary value of OpenOffice is it's cost to replace, if it were to suddenly disappear from the internet. In this case, the only viable replacement with equal "utility" (using your meaning of the word) would be Microsoft Office, at circa 700 bones (or whatever it costs in the stores).
Btw, in the context of micro-economics, utility does not mean functionality or perceived value, but of satisfaction in the consuming of said product.
On second reading, replace "For example" with "Also".
Not really, because there is a relationship between the two. Because of it's cost to produce, OSS has an associated value. For example, some people will buy the cd version of OpenOffice or the Red Hat operating system because it has a perceived value to them, and gives them utility and a sense of ownership.
For an item to have value, it must have utility and scarcity. As the marginal cost of production of a unit of software is damn near 0 (its fractions of a penny of electricity), software does not have scarcity.
Programmers, which are considered human capital, sacrifice time and labour to produce open source software, as does the enduser, who consume time learning the software. The marginal costs can go on and on for some software projects, as additional labourers join the project on their own time and dime to make revisions and minor bug fixes. The utility also increases as programmers improve the software and users master the software, producing great new products because of the software.
Flagship Open Source softwares like Open Office, NVU, GIMP and Clamwin anti-virus have no value? Open your eyes!
What does "inserting grammar" mean?
It means adding commas and periods as you speak to make the text read more natural.
I'm using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Right now, as I write this calm it, comet, post, and it sure as hacking beats typing.
Actually, I am using Dragon NaturallySpeaking right now, and it works very well. It actually works better if you speak quickly (as you normally would) and it's pretty good at inserting grammar along the way. I have bilateral tendinitis, and the software has been a godsend for me. I was even able to finish writing my book, a task that was becoming just too painful typing manually.
Oh, and you are probably wondering how long it takes to train the software? About a half an hour, and I find the accuracy at around 95%.
That's my 128-Bit integer, uh-huh. She's a proud beauty, ain't she?
Now how about you come back to Slashdot and forget about Digg. We'll forgive you, honest. It just can't be the same as it was before.
here..so people know what it's about. Keep in mind this video presentation is a controlled environment where the simulated interrogation victim knows full well he can stop it at any time (unlike a real interrogation environment). Seems as awful as drowning - if not worse.
But apparently not a site frequented by people who can spell "people".
If you're going to give a pointless response which only shows how shallow you are and easily distracted from issues of real importance, I suggest you go it as AC. Such as in this case.
Rupert Murdock's website being MySpace, IGN, GameSpy, Rotten Tomatoes and Askmen.com, Strategic Data Corp, Movielink, Fox, Viacom, Sony, MGM & Disney, Indya.com, Sports.com, Scout.com, Sibeliusmusic.com, Jumptheshark.com, News.com.au, CareerOne.com.au, CarsGuide.com.au, in2mobi.com.au, TrueLocal.com.au, Realestate.com.au, Casa.it, Sky Italia,Propertyfinder.com, PropertyLook, HomeSite.com.au, DVD Unlimited etc.
Pick only one though. No cheating.
You equate your webpage with Rupert Murdock's? Does your voice and opinion have the same reach? Hmmm... let me thinNO!
Math was never my strong suit, especially after I first wake up. Here are more coherent statistics:3 interviewsbernstein.html
http://multinationalmonitor.org/mm2003/03may/may0
It's a simple two step process.
1) I would discuss the issue. there needs to be an open dialogue with a free exchange of ideas. However this cannot be done without performing step two.
2) Reform the media in the United States. Inform the general public. Give the airwaves back to the public. There are a handful of transnational media conglomerates that control the news and entertainment in the United States. Discussing unfair wealth distribution is a complex issue, which will not increase their profit base, therefore it is not discussed in the media at large. Instead, temporal issues of little significance are crammed down peoples throats to keep people pacified and preoccupied (Super Bowl, White House scandals, bad TV) so they forget what the real issues are. And so they continue to consume consume consume.
Without mention and discussion of these important issues, Americans will continue to be played and controlled and kept stupid.
it makes us Canadians look like a bunch of jackasses (I fear I've left an opening for mockery here). Anyhow, I'll be writing my MP about this (again).
and I've taken economics in college, but the kinda freakonomics people should hear more about (and do something about) is how the top 1% of the American population controls 95% of the wealth. Between 1979 and 1997, income for the middle class rose 9%m while income for the top 1% rose 140%! Now that's freaky!
I'm a guy whose been using Linux since Red hat 5.1 and who webmastered a fairly popular Linux website pre-dotcom bubble era to evangelize Linux. I see how the good reputation of Ubuntu is spreading quickly nowadays, moreso than Red Hat has ever achieved. Mark Shuttleworth is making a positive difference in this world by funding Ubuntu, and I see how Linux is really being seriously considered by pedestrian users who thought Microsoft was their only option.
Naysayers and unbelievers be warned. Shuttleworth is onto something with Ubuntu. To steal a quote from Isaiah in the Old Testament: "Those who mock will mourn"!
How completely unfair to the developers and investors of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to be publicly accused of using code/assets from other products, but not have the accusations substantiated! Even if they're found innocent, this bad press has already done the damage.
If I was Game World/THQ, I'd be pissed!
This article belongs on digg, not here on Slashdot. That's why I frequent this site more than theirs - to avoid newb stuff like this.
I know this is AC, but come on mods - the parent comment is funny!
For many people including myself, The Book of Mormon (a volume of holy scripture comparable and compatible with the Bible and an ancient record) answers the question "when was the Americas populated". The Americas were populated by one group who left Jerusalem circa 600 B.C, led by a man named Lehi, who branched out to become the Nephite and the Lamanite peoples. The other group, known as the Jaredites, came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel.
You can read about it yourself by going to Mormon.org and requesting a free copy of the Book of Mormon for yourself, and you can learn more about the evidences of the Book of Mormon at Jeff Lindsay's website.
Personally, I think a four-year-old precocious enough to read and understand all the warning labels hidden all over a product probably doesn't need those labels
Um, when I was nine years old and my brother was at the tender age of seven, we dared each other to sit in a moving dryer. First it was my turn to go in. My brother closed the door (as per agreement) and started a cycle for about 5 seconds. Then it was my brothers turn to go in the dryer, which he did. He tumbled in there for substantially longer, about 20-30 seconds, screaming all the way (and I can only imagine the evil grin I had on my face). It was a while before he trusted me again.
Then there was the time I zipped him up in a suitcase. Ah, them the days.
You can't tell me myspace.com is worth 850 million. That's just rediculous. Even in it's prime, Myspace was nothing more than a flea market of degenerate culture. But then again, I look at Rupert Murdock's other holdings and I can see why he was so enamoured with it.
YouTube is different. I see potential here. If anything can penetrate the caustic grip of the few transnational corporations who own the media and information in United States, it may be Google's YouTube. There are a number of ways they can generate revenues throught the site, so we'll see how it all unfolds. My fingers are crossed.
Precisely. He doesn't trust Google. I don't trust Firefox. At least I have valid reasons -- it keeps crashing, it's slow and bloated beyond all belief, and the development team don't seam to have much of a clue. And yet, despite all that, it's still the only viable choice for a web browser.
I've found Firefox 2 consistently loads and runs faster than IE 7, hands down. Not as fast as Opera mind you, but close.
If Opera had more plug-ins, it would be game over.