Note: As a Northern German I don't like Bavarian culture, but Munich is special, less ultra-conservative than the rest of Bavaria. As an European I am proud of the leading role of Europe in the current silent Open Source revolution.
I was born in Munich and lived in Bavaria for the first couple years of my life. Strictly out of curiosity - what are the cultural differences between Northern/Southern germans?
java would have a lot more friends on the desktop if it had a shareable JVM so you didn't have to lug in another multi-megabyte VM every time you started the smallest utility.
Maybe this is what Sun is positioning this desktop for: future versions fo the JVM might have this ability.
while we're at it, a lightweight servlet engine for lightweight desktop web applications would be quite nice too.
"DirectX 9.0 has been crucial in helping us create a worthy sequel to Half-Life, one that gives Windows gamers everything they've been waiting for, a truly unequaled experience," said Gabe Newell, cofounder of Valve. "We are thrilled that our relationship with Microsoft has produced a title that all of us can be proud of."
He then daintily dabbed the puddles of jizz off of his lips and chin with a "Where Do You Want To Go Today?" moist towelette.
Here's my take on it, in my own words, which is inspired from the divine: If God is everywhere, omniscient, he must be everything and everyone. If he is truly everywhere, then there can be NO thing that is NOT God. Thus everything and everyone IS God, which means that everything that exists and happens (same thing) ARE according to the highest plan. There's nothing we have to do to make God "happy", nothing we can discover that God doesn't already know. A God that is angry and vengeful, is a weak God. Such is not a full representative to the One And True God and are man-made.
Do you have any idea how hopelessly psychotic this all sounds to atheists?
Pet Peeve #843287: SUV drivers that whine about the price of gas. You bought that overpriced penis extension, learn to live with the consequences.
Don't be so quick to generalize about SUV owners. My wife and I each have a Jeep Cherokee, but not because we particularly like them. I'd much rather have something closer to the ground that handles better.
The problem is our driveway. It's about 600 feet long, all uphill. The New England winters literally make it a health hazard: my wife has almost had a concussion from slipping on the ice after having to leave her Escort half-way down the driveway.
That said, I agree that a lot of SUV owners are status-obsessed douchebags who think with their reptilian brains.
ps - I've considered having "winter" vehicles and "summer" vehicles, but would it really make economic/environmental sense to have four vehicles in a household of two people?
Hmm... radio... + telephone.... let's call it a cordless phone. Too bad everyone waited years before thinking to combine the two and sell it as a cordless (or cellular) phone, even though the two technologies existed adequately in separate form for years.
The technologies existed but they were hella expensive. The first cordless phone spectrum was allocated by the FCC in 1980. Ten years later, the cost for a half-way usable cordless was around $500 a pop.
Wouldn't you like to pay $120 per year and be able to "rent" any 60 songs at any time for as long as you want???... I know this post sounds pro-Microsoft, but it's actually pro-capitalism and pro-innovation.
WOW! Another incredible innovation from Microsoft! Someone should apply the same model to, say, DVD rentals! We could call it Netflix!
"Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Linux may contain intellectual property of SCO. Linux users may be liable for intellectual property infractions. Linux is not to be taken internally. If you have side effects after installing Linux, such as dryness of mouth or shortness of breath, discontinue use and consult a physician. Linux is not for all users. Not all Linux companies go up in value; some go down."
Capitalistic governments are little more than agents for transnational corporations. There's nothing wrong with business, or profit -- the problem is greed and gluttony.
No, those are the very fuels that propel a capitalist economy. That's like saying "cars are great, it's that flammable gasoline that sucks." The car is useless without the gas.
The real problem comes when the public buys into the ultra-free-market propaganda put out by said corps:
"If you mandate gasoline tank safety standards for automobiles, you will DESTROY the automobile industry! Let the MARKET sort it all out - the people will VOTE with their DOLLARS!"
Fuck that. If you can't make it in the car business without making gas tanks that don't explode, you're in the wrong business. We don't need need the highways littered with the smoldering bodies of irrational consumers who decided to risk it and save a hundred bucks on their car.
Just like the gasoline in the car, it's up to civil society to establish fair, safe, and common-sensical rules by which capitalism competes. In that way, you maintain the humanity of your society while at the same time harnessing the greed and gluttony that make it all go, Go GO!
ps - I am accepting nominations for the Extended Metaphor of the Month award.
I don't see what the big deal is here. They told him he could go to a friend's house and read the license, but he refused.
I'd say the big deal is that Dell legally prevents me from using my new fucking computer without requiring that I inconvenience a fucking friend with a fucking Internet connection, instead of just putting the fucking agreements in the fucking box like they should.
Licensing is an important issue for some people. Not everyone is willing to agree blindly to anything just so they can get BonziBuddy installed on Internet Explorer.
oh great, post a harmless article about how microsoft is watching your every move on-line and the paranoids will come out of the woodwork claiming microsoft is watching your every move on-line.
Last week, they declared that they will apply very strong restrictions on their soybean and grain imports, effectively putting most American and Japanese grain trading companies on a blacklist for most of the main grain originating countries (US for corn, Brazil and Argentina for soybean and other grain products). Needless to say this will have a big impact on the world economy.
SCO is exhibiting all the signs of a classic poker bluff.
Declaring the GPL invalid? Terminating IBM's AIX license? Sending unsolicited invoices to companies that use Linux?
BLUFF.
They've got a mish-mash of cards in their hands that amount to absolutely nothing, and they keep smirking and pushing these massive piles of chips into the pot hoping the world will back down.
Be prepared to take the Greyhound home, boys - you're going to lose everything.
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I was born in Munich and lived in Bavaria for the first couple years of my life. Strictly out of curiosity - what are the cultural differences between Northern/Southern germans?
Except people have become so fucking retarded it would be more effective to wait for "Place that I'm mostly done at".
Maybe this is what Sun is positioning this desktop for: future versions fo the JVM might have this ability.
while we're at it, a lightweight servlet engine for lightweight desktop web applications would be quite nice too.
He then daintily dabbed the puddles of jizz off of his lips and chin with a "Where Do You Want To Go Today?" moist towelette.
i nominate billy to sit behind the wheel when this goes down.
tried that. i think you have to see our driveway after a snowfall to appreciate the problem.
Do you have any idea how hopelessly psychotic this all sounds to atheists?
Don't be so quick to generalize about SUV owners. My wife and I each have a Jeep Cherokee, but not because we particularly like them. I'd much rather have something closer to the ground that handles better.
The problem is our driveway. It's about 600 feet long, all uphill. The New England winters literally make it a health hazard: my wife has almost had a concussion from slipping on the ice after having to leave her Escort half-way down the driveway.
That said, I agree that a lot of SUV owners are status-obsessed douchebags who think with their reptilian brains.
ps - I've considered having "winter" vehicles and "summer" vehicles, but would it really make economic/environmental sense to have four vehicles in a household of two people?
at least we'll be able to identify the perpetrators on sight: they'll be dragging their gigantic balls behind them as they walk.
The technologies existed but they were hella expensive. The first cordless phone spectrum was allocated by the FCC in 1980. Ten years later, the cost for a half-way usable cordless was around $500 a pop.
WOW! Another incredible innovation from Microsoft! Someone should apply the same model to, say, DVD rentals! We could call it Netflix!
"Do not taunt Linux."
Well said.
Someone hack in and make Gary Coleman win the California governor's race! That'll teach them.
news flash: PEOPLE ARE MORONS.
What are the odds of that happening "first" (or "ever"), given that the OOo crew haven't even bothered to support SSL in their webdav implementation?
No, those are the very fuels that propel a capitalist economy. That's like saying "cars are great, it's that flammable gasoline that sucks." The car is useless without the gas.
The real problem comes when the public buys into the ultra-free-market propaganda put out by said corps:
Fuck that. If you can't make it in the car business without making gas tanks that don't explode, you're in the wrong business. We don't need need the highways littered with the smoldering bodies of irrational consumers who decided to risk it and save a hundred bucks on their car.
Just like the gasoline in the car, it's up to civil society to establish fair, safe, and common-sensical rules by which capitalism competes . In that way, you maintain the humanity of your society while at the same time harnessing the greed and gluttony that make it all go, Go GO!
ps - I am accepting nominations for the Extended Metaphor of the Month award.
I'd say the big deal is that Dell legally prevents me from using my new fucking computer without requiring that I inconvenience a fucking friend with a fucking Internet connection, instead of just putting the fucking agreements in the fucking box like they should.
Licensing is an important issue for some people. Not everyone is willing to agree blindly to anything just so they can get BonziBuddy installed on Internet Explorer.
no, in my experience, you usually find out that this kind of girl is an asian she-male.
I knew my prison gang experience would come in handy some day.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!
Cool! More skinny Asian chicks!
hehehe, if i could mod this thread, *i'd* mod you up for presentation alone :-)
Declaring the GPL invalid? Terminating IBM's AIX license? Sending unsolicited invoices to companies that use Linux?
BLUFF.
They've got a mish-mash of cards in their hands that amount to absolutely nothing, and they keep smirking and pushing these massive piles of chips into the pot hoping the world will back down.
Be prepared to take the Greyhound home, boys - you're going to lose everything.