Seeing as you're an Apple employee I'd like to repeat a request I have regarding Voice - to - text. That is... don't forget us deaf folks.:-) Stick in a sorta generic voice recognition that we could use on the fly to get at least a phonetic translation of someone's speech and deaf people all over will flock to Apple's. (Just like the blind are gonna do with Tiger) Something where you could turn it on and off and get a little floating / scrolling transcript. Heck, make it work for movies that aren't captioned or subtitled and I'll be able to rent stuff that came out before the mid 80's! I wouldn't have had to sell my original Twilight Zone collection just because those cheap-skates couldn't be bothered to add subtitles to old TV shows.
Oh and... if you're doing the iTunes Movie Store thing... you must add subtitles to all the movies cuz... if not I'm gonna have to sue you guys under the ADA to keep us from being completely ignored as digital movie downloads become big.
Of course make it multi-lingual and sprinkle in the real-time Dashboard translation and we've got a tricorder.:-) Hmmm... maybe this is already doable in Tiger or even Panther. HMMMMM...
P.S. Love ya for the multi-video chat... hope it can handle 4 way sign language with a decent fps. I gotta figure out how to get the govt to hand out iMacs to deaf now.:-D
Do that if you like, but be prepared to re-import your entire iTunes library and also lose your play counts, ratings, etc...
iTunes uses an XML file with hard coded links to the music files which it manually updates when you add or remove. Seems a bit un-Mac-like I know... but if you move those tunes they'll be lost in iTunes. Would be nice if it used Aliases I suppose. Moving libraries around can be a pain with that XML file.
My experience has been drastically different. My iBook battery started losing it's charge, instant replacement with a new battery at the Apple store. One of the little "feet" fell off after using a table made of metal grating, they ordered the part and fixed it for me free of charge (Funny mine didn't require paperwork). Recently I bought a 600MHz G3 iBook for my wife off eBay... stupidly I must say. After a few weeks we notice the video flaking out, then finally it starts showing stripes and is unusable. Turns out it matches exactly the iBook Logic board failure problem.
Unfortunately ours is just shy of a month outside the warranty period. NOT EVEN A MONTH! The program is still in effect for newer models however... so we bring it into the store, show it to the tech... they actually CHANGE the original purchase date of the laptop in order to get it covered under warranty. A laptop over 3 years old... bought off eBay being repaired right now free of charge. That's pretty nice of them. Oh, and as for your wiped HD's... there's a $50 charge to back it up for you, otherwise they simply put in a fresh install as part of their troubleshooting process, that IS explained in those papers you signed. Usually I back them up myself with a firewire drive, but this time I paid the $50.
Apple techs are allowed to make special accommodations now and then, a good attitude will get you further than anything else... and of course the right person. I can tell by your girlfriend's reaction and by your own that you probably didn't exactly turn on the charm, so policy was followed, to the letter.
Eventually "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" would be banned. "Wrong Way" by Sublime would be banned. Hopefully "I Saw Her Standing There" by the Beatles would be banned as well.;-)
"He couldn't dance, with a minor Whooaahh With the police standin... there".
To return to topic, the CEO of Napster has this one right, there is no need to legislate a standard, open or otherwise. The market will determine it.
The CEO of Napster is worried about his own future not Apple's. He needs to lock in as many subscribers as he can, as does every distributer of DRM'ed media.
Imagine all online stores selling the same files in the same format... yet at different prices. Who makes money? Walmart cuts prices this week, everybody buys there, Napster has a 2 for 1 sale, everybody goes THERE this week. Soon priceline type sites will pop up showing the cheapest a particular song can be bought from a variety of sites, no more loyalty.
Choice 1 : Allow Apple's dominance to continue growing, opening the possibility of future control by Apple. Has the danger of one company becoming THE largest distributor of media in the whole world, giving them more clout with the content owners and able to re-negotiate for more profit.
Choice 2 : Destroy any chance anybody has at controlling the digital downloads market. Nobody wants this except content owners, distributers get pushed out and eventually the middle-man is removed.
Yeah it's pretty clear who's behind this one, and Napster has NOTHING to gain by it.
the Catholic Church decided that she'd been given a singular gift of Grace, making her the only person ever born without the stain of Original Sin, to explain how she could possibly be a suitable vessel for Jesus before he died to forgive that sin.
I guess in order to be a suitable vessel for Mary, her mother would have to be born without the stain of Original Sin as well... and her grandmother... HER mother... her mother's mother... etc...
Is there an ummm... statute of limitations on perjury or how exactly does that work? Only if you're caught lying DURING a trial, or can a judge go back and nail you if you admit you lied on TV or something?
Never heard of it before, so I read the Amazon reviews. Seems interesting, I don't know enough about it but I think it's funny that although he seems to be saying the "White Goddess" lost out to the Messiah religion... in fact the Trinity beliefs of pagan mystery cults has indeed won and has taken over mainstream Christianity. There have been many in the last century or so who wish to suggest alternate views based on the Apocryphal books, as if they have found "The lost gospels" of some sort. The thing is those books were well known back in those days and they were left out of the "canon" for being so different from what was recognized as scripture in their time. For example the Gnostics claim that in the future all women will become men, but in the gospels it states that the angels are neither male nor female and that people who are raised up to heaven shall be just as they are, neither can they marry. In the same sense, God doesn't have a penis... neither a vagina. Arguing about a God vs Goddess is pointless. Most of the time in the scriptures he is spoken of in masculine terms, but there is one or two where he compares himself to a mother hen gathering her chicks. Personally I think the sexes as we know them are simply out of balance, with God not being limited to one nor the other as we are. By that I mean range of feelings, emotions, and rational thinking without one overpowering the others. The bible is not anti-woman as many choose to believe, it plainly states that if a husband doesn't care for his wife as he does for himself then his prayers would be ignored. There are after all, female prophets in the bible.
As I said though, haven't read the book, so pardon any ignorance or misunderstanding the of summary I viewed. Triune God-heads have been common throughout history. Babylonians, Egytians, Buddhist, Hindus, etc... it's always been there, yet it didn't take over Christendom until several hundred years after Jesus died. Which led to the belief that Jesus was himself God, and then that his earthly mother should be exalted as "Mother of God" or "Queen of Heaven"... both classic pagan Goddess titles. Which makes people wonder if hey... maybe the woman was the Goddess first! It's just missing the point, so many "alternative" ideas have already been grafted onto the basic Christian teachings that we don't need to come up with NEW stuff, we need to rediscover the originals.
Microsoft learned everything they know about "Embrace and extend" from religion.;-)
Thanks... and you as well for not stereotyping all who are in a certain "family" of religions.
As for those who pressure others to convert... I think that's more of a basic human behavior problem for many. I've seen over the years that newer or younger believers tend to be a bit gung-ho and argumentative, lacking tact at times; while the older ones tend to mellow out. This is not only for religions, this happens with car brands, computers, operating systems, favorite tool manufacturers, TV sets, life insurance companies, etc...
I think it's entirely unfair for people to be critical of "religious wackos" when the same people will gladly start a flamewar over Linux vs OS X or VI vs emacs. It's simply a matter of personal interest and what someone thinks is important in their lives. That said, we could all stand to grow up a little in that regard.:-) The overly zealous religious types are just more annoying since you don't HAVE to agree that OS X is better than Linux, that can be subjective... but if there is or is not a God, or which is the right religion; disagreeing with someone's views has a greater impact on how we deal with one another since we take the disagreement more personally.
For your second question I'm not sure I read you right, but here's a shot. I think you're referring to the old "I won't pay taxes since that money is used to pay for the army" argument. That question was asked of Jesus, the implication being... if he said do not pay taxes, he would be supporting the Jewish revolt against the Romans, if he said yes pay taxes... many might view him as a traitor. So what's the principle? "Whose name is on the tribute coin? 'Caesar' So then pay caesars things to caesar, but God's things to God". To the one who demands honor, give him that honor, to the one who demands a tax, pay it. Christians were even told to "go the extra mile"... that is if impressed into service by a Roman commander for 1 mile, don't try to fight him but add another one. However if the govt demands of us something that conflicts with our beliefs... say military service or something that could be considered worship... we must "Obey God as ruler rather than me". While at the same time "Obeying the superior authorities".
So pay your taxes, obey the laws, don't try to overthrow the government but don't stop preaching or reading the bible or whatever if they tell you to.
"Christians" always forget that when the Romans were burning the real ones... they never fought back. When Roman soldiers became Christians they would leave the army... a large part of why they were hated by the Emperor.
As for sharing our beliefs... if someone believes they have found the "true religion" or "secret of life" or whatever... they are morally obligated to at least attempt to let others know.
Okay now I'm blabbing and it's time to shut up.:-)
I still collect OS's as a hobby and keep some old machines around to play with but OS X is my primary OS now. Running 2 Virtual PC sessions as I type this.
We don't have to face that kind of opposition today in America. But one of the surest paths back to it today is blind faith in some political preachers, who insist on mobbing people, even individuals, in a political effort to "save" them.
This is a consequence of the psychology caused by belief in the threat of eternal suffering for those who do not believe. During the inquisition no form of torture was too much if it justified saving someone's soul once they have confessed their sins. Compared to an infinity of pain, no human delivered suffering can even begin to compare to what's in store for "heathens".
Fortunately some of us believe in the teachings of the bible instead of Greek philosophies regarding the "soul" inside a body and where it goes in the afterlife. Some of us actually believed the "God of justice" when he said that the punishment would fit the crime. I believe just as most atheists here do, that upon death a person (or "soul") ceases to exist except in the memory of others. (eg: Ec.9:5-10, Eze.18:4, etc...)
My advice to believers is to read the book itself instead of allowing others to tell you what may or may not be in it. Teaching a group of people to read the bible and decide for themselves would mean giving them independence. Since that is the polar-opposite of what many religions were founded on; they instead teach their flock to trust only them and not to get confused by reading the bible itself. Nonono... READ IT.
Where are the reasonable Christians who repudiate this demented abuse of our country into a market theocracy in their name?
I think it's sick. Personally I'm very "religious" and could be called a minister in some circles, I consider myself a Christian. However there are many whom I call "Christians" since they simply do not follow the beliefs they claim to.
Jesus refused to be king when many tried to crown him, he slipped away while they were planning to grab him. While before Pontious Pilate he clearly stated that his kingdom was "No part of the world" and therefore no threat to the emperor.
Similarly he said that his followers would be "No part of the world" and on account of that, the world would hate and persecute them. He spoke of them being delivered up before governments and driven underground, NOT doing these things to other groups.
He said that his TRUE followers would be identified by the love they show for others. This is the same guy who said "Love your enemies" so don't think he intended his followers to only be nice to each other.
He also warned of "Wolves in sheep's clothing" who will teach lies in order to gain followers for themselves. In fact he said that most would fall away from his teachings and by their actions cause people to speak abusively against anyone who believes at all. At Luke 18:8 he wonders aloud if when he returns ANY at all will have the faith that he taught anymore.
Don't forget that in the scriptures, those who are judged against the strongest are the false teachers and religious leaders who do not know God at all.
So yes, religion getting involved with politics makes me sick. In Revelations those religions are called a harlot that sleeps with all the kings of the earth and is drunk with the blood of the holy ones. The bible explains that God's kingdom will replace the governments that have been set up by men. NOT infuse them and attempt to take them over from the inside. Those who call themselves Christians and strive for political power are working contrary to the one they claim to believe in, and in a very real sense joining the other team.
I claim to be a Christian, and I back that up by "being no part of the world".
Luckily, I have a lot of multiple button Logitech mice running around that I can use. But can anyone tell me how I can map f9 to the middle mouse button? Whenever I try, it just pops Expose open instead.
1. Go into System Preferences. 2. Click Expose. 3. Change the keyboard shortcut from F9 to something else. 4. Profit??
Currently 9 seeds and 542 peers, this is a good test of torrent scalability. Even if it takes a while to ramp up, this would kill just about any server on the net, kind of amazing how any of this works at all.:-)
The real reason Motorola delayed unveiling their iTunes compatible phones TODAY. As they said, it was NOT the carriers that caused it. The more things change the more they stay the same, thanks a lot Bill.
Best one I have been able to find is Ubuntu's Warty Pre-release. It doesn't seem to have been updated for the release so you have to dig around to find it. It's fairly new also so you get good hardware support with it.
Why is this rated so high? Are you unaware that all iPods are ALREADY external hard drives as well as portable music players? The 1st Gen iPod had this as do all the rest. I know the Anti-Apple people needed a post to mod higher, but this one is simply wrong. Mac users have booted their systems from iPods since day one. This is the first LINUX system built in such a way that the Mac firmware will recognize it and boot off it. No configuration needed, no BIOS to play with, no bootloader tricks. Just plug it in and restart and ur good.
Simple answer... Linux is faster. I've heard that it can get better battery life than OS X also. Don't get me wrong I love OS X, it's simply not the end all of OS's. You're also forgetting that I can still run OS X inside of Linux at native speed. As for why I bought it in the first place, I think it's entirely unfair of you to imply that the only value in a Mac is it's OS. As for price, when I got my iBook it was a better value than comparably priced PC laptops so again you're being unfair to Apple there. They really make nice machines. Oh, and I hate x86 chips.
About time! I was promised this would be in YDL 4.0 but it didn't make the cut for the shipping CD. Now I can finally REALLY give Linux a try on this iBook, not just some LiveCD. While I am stuck in OS X for some critical apps, with MOL I just might be able to use this full time. Couldn't justify wiping out a production machine that I use everyday just to find out though. Will have to wait a week or so for the new YDL to be freely downloaded, then time's time to whip out the firewire drive.:-D Good stuff.
I'm kind of a jr programmer and here's the idea I had. Could be done by the compiler and is probably already out there in some form.
Character arrays have an extra byte stuck on the end of them. When the compiler sees that it's being called by an unsafe method or some sort of strcpy it puts a random value into that byte, and rechecks it after the call. There is no way for the buffer overflow code to know what the value was and when it is changed the program is immediately killed. Then again your overflows still have a 1 in 256 chance of working.;-)
So is this already being done somewhere or is there any reason why this just wouldn't work?
Seems to me OSS along with GCC has the potential to fix overflow problems a LOT easier than a commerical OS vender could.
I'm actually a bit impressed with how well the 400MHz Mac numbers came out compared to the 800MHz PC numbers, that is Linux and Windows. Especially since they all had 256MB of RAM which everyone seems to say is not enough RAM for running OS X acceptably. The script speed seems to be the only dog for Safari. Perhaps this is something I should be mentioning to potential switchers.
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Seeing as you're an Apple employee I'd like to repeat a request I have regarding Voice - to - text. That is... don't forget us deaf folks. :-) Stick in a sorta generic voice recognition that we could use on the fly to get at least a phonetic translation of someone's speech and deaf people all over will flock to Apple's. (Just like the blind are gonna do with Tiger) Something where you could turn it on and off and get a little floating / scrolling transcript. Heck, make it work for movies that aren't captioned or subtitled and I'll be able to rent stuff that came out before the mid 80's! I wouldn't have had to sell my original Twilight Zone collection just because those cheap-skates couldn't be bothered to add subtitles to old TV shows.
:-) Hmmm... maybe this is already doable in Tiger or even Panther. HMMMMM...
:-D
Oh and... if you're doing the iTunes Movie Store thing... you must add subtitles to all the movies cuz... if not I'm gonna have to sue you guys under the ADA to keep us from being completely ignored as digital movie downloads become big.
Of course make it multi-lingual and sprinkle in the real-time Dashboard translation and we've got a tricorder.
P.S. Love ya for the multi-video chat... hope it can handle 4 way sign language with a decent fps. I gotta figure out how to get the govt to hand out iMacs to deaf now.
Do that if you like, but be prepared to re-import your entire iTunes library and also lose your play counts, ratings, etc...
iTunes uses an XML file with hard coded links to the music files which it manually updates when you add or remove. Seems a bit un-Mac-like I know... but if you move those tunes they'll be lost in iTunes. Would be nice if it used Aliases I suppose. Moving libraries around can be a pain with that XML file.
My experience has been drastically different. My iBook battery started losing it's charge, instant replacement with a new battery at the Apple store. One of the little "feet" fell off after using a table made of metal grating, they ordered the part and fixed it for me free of charge (Funny mine didn't require paperwork). Recently I bought a 600MHz G3 iBook for my wife off eBay... stupidly I must say. After a few weeks we notice the video flaking out, then finally it starts showing stripes and is unusable. Turns out it matches exactly the iBook Logic board failure problem.
Unfortunately ours is just shy of a month outside the warranty period. NOT EVEN A MONTH! The program is still in effect for newer models however... so we bring it into the store, show it to the tech... they actually CHANGE the original purchase date of the laptop in order to get it covered under warranty. A laptop over 3 years old... bought off eBay being repaired right now free of charge. That's pretty nice of them. Oh, and as for your wiped HD's... there's a $50 charge to back it up for you, otherwise they simply put in a fresh install as part of their troubleshooting process, that IS explained in those papers you signed. Usually I back them up myself with a firewire drive, but this time I paid the $50.
Apple techs are allowed to make special accommodations now and then, a good attitude will get you further than anything else... and of course the right person. I can tell by your girlfriend's reaction and by your own that you probably didn't exactly turn on the charm, so policy was followed, to the letter.
Eventually "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" would be banned. "Wrong Way" by Sublime would be banned. Hopefully "I Saw Her Standing There" by the Beatles would be banned as well. ;-)
"He couldn't dance, with a minor Whooaahh
With the police standin... there".
To return to topic, the CEO of Napster has this one right, there is no need to legislate a standard, open or otherwise. The market will determine it.
The CEO of Napster is worried about his own future not Apple's. He needs to lock in as many subscribers as he can, as does every distributer of DRM'ed media.
Imagine all online stores selling the same files in the same format... yet at different prices. Who makes money? Walmart cuts prices this week, everybody buys there, Napster has a 2 for 1 sale, everybody goes THERE this week. Soon priceline type sites will pop up showing the cheapest a particular song can be bought from a variety of sites, no more loyalty.
Choice 1 : Allow Apple's dominance to continue growing, opening the possibility of future control by Apple. Has the danger of one company becoming THE largest distributor of media in the whole world, giving them more clout with the content owners and able to re-negotiate for more profit.
Choice 2 : Destroy any chance anybody has at controlling the digital downloads market. Nobody wants this except content owners, distributers get pushed out and eventually the middle-man is removed.
Yeah it's pretty clear who's behind this one, and Napster has NOTHING to gain by it.
-Don.
the Catholic Church decided that she'd been given a singular gift of Grace, making her the only person ever born without the stain of Original Sin, to explain how she could possibly be a suitable vessel for Jesus before he died to forgive that sin.
I guess in order to be a suitable vessel for Mary, her mother would have to be born without the stain of Original Sin as well... and her grandmother... HER mother... her mother's mother... etc...
the variant where vowels are always lowercase and consants uppercase (or the other way around) is pretty much gone now
Alive and well, you insensitive clod!
Is there an ummm... statute of limitations on perjury or how exactly does that work? Only if you're caught lying DURING a trial, or can a judge go back and nail you if you admit you lied on TV or something?
Never heard of it before, so I read the Amazon reviews. Seems interesting, I don't know enough about it but I think it's funny that although he seems to be saying the "White Goddess" lost out to the Messiah religion... in fact the Trinity beliefs of pagan mystery cults has indeed won and has taken over mainstream Christianity. There have been many in the last century or so who wish to suggest alternate views based on the Apocryphal books, as if they have found "The lost gospels" of some sort. The thing is those books were well known back in those days and they were left out of the "canon" for being so different from what was recognized as scripture in their time. For example the Gnostics claim that in the future all women will become men, but in the gospels it states that the angels are neither male nor female and that people who are raised up to heaven shall be just as they are, neither can they marry. In the same sense, God doesn't have a penis... neither a vagina. Arguing about a God vs Goddess is pointless. Most of the time in the scriptures he is spoken of in masculine terms, but there is one or two where he compares himself to a mother hen gathering her chicks. Personally I think the sexes as we know them are simply out of balance, with God not being limited to one nor the other as we are. By that I mean range of feelings, emotions, and rational thinking without one overpowering the others. The bible is not anti-woman as many choose to believe, it plainly states that if a husband doesn't care for his wife as he does for himself then his prayers would be ignored. There are after all, female prophets in the bible.
;-)
As I said though, haven't read the book, so pardon any ignorance or misunderstanding the of summary I viewed. Triune God-heads have been common throughout history. Babylonians, Egytians, Buddhist, Hindus, etc... it's always been there, yet it didn't take over Christendom until several hundred years after Jesus died. Which led to the belief that Jesus was himself God, and then that his earthly mother should be exalted as "Mother of God" or "Queen of Heaven"... both classic pagan Goddess titles. Which makes people wonder if hey... maybe the woman was the Goddess first! It's just missing the point, so many "alternative" ideas have already been grafted onto the basic Christian teachings that we don't need to come up with NEW stuff, we need to rediscover the originals.
Microsoft learned everything they know about "Embrace and extend" from religion.
Thanks... and you as well for not stereotyping all who are in a certain "family" of religions.
:-) The overly zealous religious types are just more annoying since you don't HAVE to agree that OS X is better than Linux, that can be subjective... but if there is or is not a God, or which is the right religion; disagreeing with someone's views has a greater impact on how we deal with one another since we take the disagreement more personally.
:-)
As for those who pressure others to convert... I think that's more of a basic human behavior problem for many. I've seen over the years that newer or younger believers tend to be a bit gung-ho and argumentative, lacking tact at times; while the older ones tend to mellow out. This is not only for religions, this happens with car brands, computers, operating systems, favorite tool manufacturers, TV sets, life insurance companies, etc...
I think it's entirely unfair for people to be critical of "religious wackos" when the same people will gladly start a flamewar over Linux vs OS X or VI vs emacs. It's simply a matter of personal interest and what someone thinks is important in their lives. That said, we could all stand to grow up a little in that regard.
For your second question I'm not sure I read you right, but here's a shot. I think you're referring to the old "I won't pay taxes since that money is used to pay for the army" argument. That question was asked of Jesus, the implication being... if he said do not pay taxes, he would be supporting the Jewish revolt against the Romans, if he said yes pay taxes... many might view him as a traitor. So what's the principle? "Whose name is on the tribute coin? 'Caesar' So then pay caesars things to caesar, but God's things to God". To the one who demands honor, give him that honor, to the one who demands a tax, pay it. Christians were even told to "go the extra mile"... that is if impressed into service by a Roman commander for 1 mile, don't try to fight him but add another one. However if the govt demands of us something that conflicts with our beliefs... say military service or something that could be considered worship... we must "Obey God as ruler rather than me". While at the same time "Obeying the superior authorities".
So pay your taxes, obey the laws, don't try to overthrow the government but don't stop preaching or reading the bible or whatever if they tell you to.
"Christians" always forget that when the Romans were burning the real ones... they never fought back. When Roman soldiers became Christians they would leave the army... a large part of why they were hated by the Emperor.
As for sharing our beliefs... if someone believes they have found the "true religion" or "secret of life" or whatever... they are morally obligated to at least attempt to let others know.
Okay now I'm blabbing and it's time to shut up.
Never going back.
I still collect OS's as a hobby and keep some old machines around to play with but OS X is my primary OS now. Running 2 Virtual PC sessions as I type this.
We don't have to face that kind of opposition today in America. But one of the surest paths back to it today is blind faith in some political preachers, who insist on mobbing people, even individuals, in a political effort to "save" them.
This is a consequence of the psychology caused by belief in the threat of eternal suffering for those who do not believe. During the inquisition no form of torture was too much if it justified saving someone's soul once they have confessed their sins. Compared to an infinity of pain, no human delivered suffering can even begin to compare to what's in store for "heathens".
Fortunately some of us believe in the teachings of the bible instead of Greek philosophies regarding the "soul" inside a body and where it goes in the afterlife. Some of us actually believed the "God of justice" when he said that the punishment would fit the crime. I believe just as most atheists here do, that upon death a person (or "soul") ceases to exist except in the memory of others. (eg: Ec.9:5-10, Eze.18:4, etc...)
My advice to believers is to read the book itself instead of allowing others to tell you what may or may not be in it. Teaching a group of people to read the bible and decide for themselves would mean giving them independence. Since that is the polar-opposite of what many religions were founded on; they instead teach their flock to trust only them and not to get confused by reading the bible itself. Nonono... READ IT.
Where are the reasonable Christians who repudiate this demented abuse of our country into a market theocracy in their name?
I think it's sick. Personally I'm very "religious" and could be called a minister in some circles, I consider myself a Christian. However there are many whom I call "Christians" since they simply do not follow the beliefs they claim to.
Jesus refused to be king when many tried to crown him, he slipped away while they were planning to grab him. While before Pontious Pilate he clearly stated that his kingdom was "No part of the world" and therefore no threat to the emperor.
Similarly he said that his followers would be "No part of the world" and on account of that, the world would hate and persecute them. He spoke of them being delivered up before governments and driven underground, NOT doing these things to other groups.
He said that his TRUE followers would be identified by the love they show for others. This is the same guy who said "Love your enemies" so don't think he intended his followers to only be nice to each other.
He also warned of "Wolves in sheep's clothing" who will teach lies in order to gain followers for themselves. In fact he said that most would fall away from his teachings and by their actions cause people to speak abusively against anyone who believes at all. At Luke 18:8 he wonders aloud if when he returns ANY at all will have the faith that he taught anymore.
Don't forget that in the scriptures, those who are judged against the strongest are the false teachers and religious leaders who do not know God at all.
So yes, religion getting involved with politics makes me sick. In Revelations those religions are called a harlot that sleeps with all the kings of the earth and is drunk with the blood of the holy ones. The bible explains that God's kingdom will replace the governments that have been set up by men. NOT infuse them and attempt to take them over from the inside. Those who call themselves Christians and strive for political power are working contrary to the one they claim to believe in, and in a very real sense joining the other team.
I claim to be a Christian, and I back that up by "being no part of the world".
(Puts on asbestos underwear)
-Don.
Luckily, I have a lot of multiple button Logitech mice running around that I can use. But can anyone tell me how I can map f9 to the middle mouse button? Whenever I try, it just pops Expose open instead.
1. Go into System Preferences.
2. Click Expose.
3. Change the keyboard shortcut from F9 to something else.
4. Profit??
-Don.
Currently 9 seeds and 542 peers, this is a good test of torrent scalability. Even if it takes a while to ramp up, this would kill just about any server on the net, kind of amazing how any of this works at all. :-)
The real reason Motorola delayed unveiling their iTunes compatible phones TODAY. As they said, it was NOT the carriers that caused it. The more things change the more they stay the same, thanks a lot Bill.
No, that would be the HURD. ;-)
Best one I have been able to find is Ubuntu's Warty Pre-release. It doesn't seem to have been updated for the release so you have to dig around to find it. It's fairly new also so you get good hardware support with it.
-Don.
Why is this rated so high? Are you unaware that all iPods are ALREADY external hard drives as well as portable music players? The 1st Gen iPod had this as do all the rest. I know the Anti-Apple people needed a post to mod higher, but this one is simply wrong. Mac users have booted their systems from iPods since day one. This is the first LINUX system built in such a way that the Mac firmware will recognize it and boot off it. No configuration needed, no BIOS to play with, no bootloader tricks. Just plug it in and restart and ur good.
Simple answer... Linux is faster. I've heard that it can get better battery life than OS X also. Don't get me wrong I love OS X, it's simply not the end all of OS's. You're also forgetting that I can still run OS X inside of Linux at native speed. As for why I bought it in the first place, I think it's entirely unfair of you to imply that the only value in a Mac is it's OS. As for price, when I got my iBook it was a better value than comparably priced PC laptops so again you're being unfair to Apple there. They really make nice machines. Oh, and I hate x86 chips.
About time! I was promised this would be in YDL 4.0 but it didn't make the cut for the shipping CD. Now I can finally REALLY give Linux a try on this iBook, not just some LiveCD. While I am stuck in OS X for some critical apps, with MOL I just might be able to use this full time. Couldn't justify wiping out a production machine that I use everyday just to find out though. Will have to wait a week or so for the new YDL to be freely downloaded, then time's time to whip out the firewire drive. :-D Good stuff.
Anyone know how much gas was left in the tank when he landed? Plenty to spare or was he flying on fumes towards the end?
-Don.
Anyone care to explain a little bit what the seeksize.d script really does? Also, why did he say that it was somewhat shocking?
Thanks,
-Don.
I'm kind of a jr programmer and here's the idea I had. Could be done by the compiler and is probably already out there in some form.
;-)
Character arrays have an extra byte stuck on the end of them. When the compiler sees that it's being called by an unsafe method or some sort of strcpy it puts a random value into that byte, and rechecks it after the call. There is no way for the buffer overflow code to know what the value was and when it is changed the program is immediately killed. Then again your overflows still have a 1 in 256 chance of working.
So is this already being done somewhere or is there any reason why this just wouldn't work?
Seems to me OSS along with GCC has the potential to fix overflow problems a LOT easier than a commerical OS vender could.
-Don.
I'm actually a bit impressed with how well the 400MHz Mac numbers came out compared to the 800MHz PC numbers, that is Linux and Windows. Especially since they all had 256MB of RAM which everyone seems to say is not enough RAM for running OS X acceptably. The script speed seems to be the only dog for Safari. Perhaps this is something I should be mentioning to potential switchers.