Funny enough even the.NET framework, in particular the subset of the CLR (Common Language Runtime), CLI (Common Language Infrastructure) has become an open source project for unix, Check out go-mono.com [go-mono.com] for more info on this, in addition to this microsoft and corel have announced plans some time ago to make and implementation of the C# (C sharp) and the CLI available for BSD. Microsoft and open source, who would have ever guessed?
Actually, yes, that is exactly what I'm saying, if we can't establish that a species died out due (mostly, or at least in good part) to human interference then we should definately not put this technology to use on them, survival of the fittest only applies on a level playing field, this field is not level.
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Funny enough even the.NET framework, in particular the subset of the CLR (Common Language Runtime), CLI (Common Language Infrastructure). Check out go-mono.com for more info on this, in addition to this microsoft and corel have announced plans some time ago to make and implementation of the C# (C sharp) and the CLI available for BSD. Microsoft and open source, who would have ever guessed?
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From the E-Mail "If Debian goes ahead and packages WineX despite our request, we will have to evaluate how that is affecting our financial situation, and determine whether we should change our license to restrict any future binary-packaged redistribution, regardless of commercial or non-commercial intent. It would certainly be our preference not to have to do so."
You know, as I recall there once was a day when projects such as these were more concerned with producing great software rather than profit margins. Unfortunatly it does take money to run a business, and in order to keep it viable so that you can continue to create great software you have to be able to finance the development process. Still I almost feel sad for some reason.
Damage in the above context refers to the collective effects of human activities, including but not limited to,
1. Hunting, when properly managed this is a good thing, but let to run out of control it can be a disaster, example: Dodo bird
2. Habitat destruction, usually caused by either deforestation due to logging, or the encroachment of human civilization.
3. Chemicals, a great example of this is DDT, when sprayed on plants to kill bugs, bugs either die and then get eaten, or get eaten before they die by birds, this leads to brittle eggs and reduced or non-existant offspring.
And I'm sure there are many, many more examples of what damage can be done to a species because of human interaction. Hope this explains what I meant by damage.
What's everyone's stance on the eternal Windows versus Linux battle? Are you firmly entrenched in the everything Linux standpoint, or more towards the Windows for idiots and Linux for power users standpoint? In addition to this do you feel that linux will soon be capable of capturing a significant amount of marketshare in the personal desktop market segment, or do you feel that the place for Linux is in server applications?
There is a good chance however that with the release of episode 3, that once the series is complete you will see a major increase in not only box office revenues, but also in home video sales, I know that I for one will be buying the box set. And when one keeps in mind that the entire series is really one movie split into different parts, this is most likely one of the highest grossing movies to ever be released. In addition to this, it is a fact that sequels (and in this case prequels) historically don't generate much revenue (look at Rocky and Rambo) so when you consider the movie in light of this, I think it is pretty impressive that they were able to generate the amount of revenue that they did.
At the very least I have the guts to post under a real account with karma, you post your flamebait under anonymous coward. Hmm, tells ya something does'nt it?
When you consider that all human DNA can be traced back to one woman in africa, I would say that yes indeed it is very possible that this would be enough.
It is an obvious must that any animal that would be restored using this procedure should be considered carefully, and the main critera should be based upon several points:
1. Is the animal extinct today due to human interference?
2. Can the animal re-establish itself in todays ecology?
3. Is it practical to re-introduce the animal back into the wild?
If the answer to all of these major questions (and many more minor questions) is yes, then I can see no good reason not to undo the damage humans have caused to these species.
I have no doubt that careful judgement will be used in deciding what animals this would be applied to, and there is little doubt that the demise of the tasmanian tiger was caused by human interference.
Indeed this is a great solution if they can just get it to work properly and be able to breed the offspring. Of course as far as I know no-one has yet tried to breed animals that have been created through cloning procedures, and for a species to become viable this is an obvious must, however once this hurdle is cleared there are great possibilities as to what damage we can undo. Next up, the dodo bird.
Yea baby! Now that could be a very handy feature, thank you very much for posting a reply that actually addressed my question, instead of just assulting my post and my intelligence or country of residence.
But none the less, it is still simply re-vamping an old technology, and I never said that re-inventing the wheel was a bad thing at all, as a matter of a fact, taken literally, if re-inventing the wheel had never occured, we would still be driving around on tree cross-sections, I think you may have misunderstood my comment, and I am to blame as I did not clarify that I do not beleve this to be a bad thing, I simply wanted to know if I had missed something or if bitkeeper was really just an advanced version checking system.
Judging by the intelligence shown in both of these comments (most likely from the same person) you really do show off the intelligence difference between us stupid pathetic dumb yank twats and the most wonderful people in whatever country you happen to hail from.:)
I would just love to see your overwhelming evidence, if you're referring to the "face" on mars, later surveys reveal nothing particularly interesting about that feature, other than when it is struck by light in just the right fashion, photographed from just the right angle (with a poor quality camera), it happens to look somewhat like a human face. As far as living in a dreamworld, I feel that anyone whom would say that there is a real possibility of intelligent life on mars must be living in a dream world. Due to the total lack of atmosphere, it's highly unlikely that anything larger than slime type organisms are going to be found, and even those would most likely be exotropic (probably living off sulfer or some other chemical compound). The only possibility of other life forms is in the ice, and once again, due to lack of atmosphere this is very unlikely.
I think you may have missed the point, since mars has large H20 reserves in the form of ice, it is much more likely that a manned mission would and could succeed. The weight and volume of water necessary to support a team on mars would simply be an overwhelming demand on payload resources if it was necessary to bring water from earth and transport it to mars.
I think I will personally cast my vote for that crazy-shoot-myself-into-oblivion-and-not-even-care rocket guy, I think the mars mission needs at least one crazy. (of course provided his first launch is'nt his last.):)
I agree with most/some of the points made, I feel that the copyright is over-used and poorly understood. In this day of digital everything it has become very easy to copy almost anything one would want, and for that matter, this applies to both digital and "hardcopy" materials. I feel that there are quite a few laws that need updating to fit in today's digital world, however we must be careful to not "over legislate" these laws simply and over broaden their horizon and scope as this is a far worse situation than the outdated laws.
I would like to disagree with your comment regarding cable providers, currently I'm on cable in DC, however I seem to get a sustained transfer rate of no less than 144kbps, now if this is crappy (and I assure you it's not, I've had several T1 lines and this is very close if not better, due to the fact that I'm not sharing.) I'd just love to see good.
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What about a bald dodo? The Bald Chicken MMMM MMM, Tastes good!
You know, now that I think of it, I could go for a smallish dinosaur for a pet. I'm thinking carnivore/hunter, maybe I can feed it stray dogs. :)
What the parent was supposed to say was:
.NET framework, in particular the subset of the CLR (Common Language Runtime), CLI (Common Language Infrastructure) has become an open source project for unix, Check out go-mono.com [go-mono.com] for more info on this, in addition to this microsoft and corel have announced plans some time ago to make and implementation of the C# (C sharp) and the CLI available for BSD. Microsoft and open source, who would have ever guessed?
Funny enough even the
Actually, yes, that is exactly what I'm saying, if we can't establish that a species died out due (mostly, or at least in good part) to human interference then we should definately not put this technology to use on them, survival of the fittest only applies on a level playing field, this field is not level.
Funny enough even the .NET framework, in particular the subset of the CLR (Common Language Runtime), CLI (Common Language Infrastructure). Check out go-mono.com for more info on this, in addition to this microsoft and corel have announced plans some time ago to make and implementation of the C# (C sharp) and the CLI available for BSD. Microsoft and open source, who would have ever guessed?
From the E-Mail "If Debian goes ahead and packages WineX despite our request, we will have to evaluate how
that is affecting our financial situation, and determine whether we should change our
license to restrict any future binary-packaged redistribution, regardless of commercial or
non-commercial intent. It would certainly be our preference not to have to do so."
You know, as I recall there once was a day when projects such as these were more concerned with producing great software rather than profit margins. Unfortunatly it does take money to run a business, and in order to keep it viable so that you can continue to create great software you have to be able to finance the development process. Still I almost feel sad for some reason.
No problem, I'd be glad to.
Damage in the above context refers to the collective effects of human activities, including but not limited to,
1. Hunting, when properly managed this is a good thing, but let to run out of control it can be a disaster, example: Dodo bird
2. Habitat destruction, usually caused by either deforestation due to logging, or the encroachment of human civilization.
3. Chemicals, a great example of this is DDT, when sprayed on plants to kill bugs, bugs either die and then get eaten, or get eaten before they die by birds, this leads to brittle eggs and reduced or non-existant offspring.
And I'm sure there are many, many more examples of what damage can be done to a species because of human interaction. Hope this explains what I meant by damage.
What's everyone's stance on the eternal Windows versus Linux battle? Are you firmly entrenched in the everything Linux standpoint, or more towards the Windows for idiots and Linux for power users standpoint? In addition to this do you feel that linux will soon be capable of capturing a significant amount of marketshare in the personal desktop market segment, or do you feel that the place for Linux is in server applications?
You're this pissed about semantics??
What *new* feature(s) are you most excited about developing?
There is a good chance however that with the release of episode 3, that once the series is complete you will see a major increase in not only box office revenues, but also in home video sales, I know that I for one will be buying the box set. And when one keeps in mind that the entire series is really one movie split into different parts, this is most likely one of the highest grossing movies to ever be released. In addition to this, it is a fact that sequels (and in this case prequels) historically don't generate much revenue (look at Rocky and Rambo) so when you consider the movie in light of this, I think it is pretty impressive that they were able to generate the amount of revenue that they did.
At the very least I have the guts to post under a real account with karma, you post your flamebait under anonymous coward. Hmm, tells ya something does'nt it?
When you consider that all human DNA can be traced back to one woman in africa, I would say that yes indeed it is very possible that this would be enough.
It is an obvious must that any animal that would be restored using this procedure should be considered carefully, and the main critera should be based upon several points:
1. Is the animal extinct today due to human interference?
2. Can the animal re-establish itself in todays ecology?
3. Is it practical to re-introduce the animal back into the wild?
If the answer to all of these major questions (and many more minor questions) is yes, then I can see no good reason not to undo the damage humans have caused to these species.
I have no doubt that careful judgement will be used in deciding what animals this would be applied to, and there is little doubt that the demise of the tasmanian tiger was caused by human interference.
Indeed this is a great solution if they can just get it to work properly and be able to breed the offspring. Of course as far as I know no-one has yet tried to breed animals that have been created through cloning procedures, and for a species to become viable this is an obvious must, however once this hurdle is cleared there are great possibilities as to what damage we can undo. Next up, the dodo bird.
Yea baby! Now that could be a very handy feature, thank you very much for posting a reply that actually addressed my question, instead of just assulting my post and my intelligence or country of residence.
But none the less, it is still simply re-vamping an old technology, and I never said that re-inventing the wheel was a bad thing at all, as a matter of a fact, taken literally, if re-inventing the wheel had never occured, we would still be driving around on tree cross-sections, I think you may have misunderstood my comment, and I am to blame as I did not clarify that I do not beleve this to be a bad thing, I simply wanted to know if I had missed something or if bitkeeper was really just an advanced version checking system.
Judging by the intelligence shown in both of these comments (most likely from the same person) you really do show off the intelligence difference between us stupid pathetic dumb yank twats and the most wonderful people in whatever country you happen to hail from. :)
I would just love to see your overwhelming evidence, if you're referring to the "face" on mars, later surveys reveal nothing particularly interesting about that feature, other than when it is struck by light in just the right fashion, photographed from just the right angle (with a poor quality camera), it happens to look somewhat like a human face. As far as living in a dreamworld, I feel that anyone whom would say that there is a real possibility of intelligent life on mars must be living in a dream world. Due to the total lack of atmosphere, it's highly unlikely that anything larger than slime type organisms are going to be found, and even those would most likely be exotropic (probably living off sulfer or some other chemical compound). The only possibility of other life forms is in the ice, and once again, due to lack of atmosphere this is very unlikely.
Isn't bitkeeper really just a fancy system for version checking? Or am I missing something?
I think you may have missed the point, since mars has large H20 reserves in the form of ice, it is much more likely that a manned mission would and could succeed. The weight and volume of water necessary to support a team on mars would simply be an overwhelming demand on payload resources if it was necessary to bring water from earth and transport it to mars.
I think I will personally cast my vote for that crazy-shoot-myself-into-oblivion-and-not-even-care rocket guy, I think the mars mission needs at least one crazy. (of course provided his first launch is'nt his last.) :)
I agree with most/some of the points made, I feel that the copyright is over-used and poorly understood. In this day of digital everything it has become very easy to copy almost anything one would want, and for that matter, this applies to both digital and "hardcopy" materials. I feel that there are quite a few laws that need updating to fit in today's digital world, however we must be careful to not "over legislate" these laws simply and over broaden their horizon and scope as this is a far worse situation than the outdated laws.
I would like to disagree with your comment regarding cable providers, currently I'm on cable in DC, however I seem to get a sustained transfer rate of no less than 144kbps, now if this is crappy (and I assure you it's not, I've had several T1 lines and this is very close if not better, due to the fact that I'm not sharing.) I'd just love to see good.