Stopping them from using your software is only shooting yourself in the foot.
By not paying you it would be they who are shooting themselves in the foot. If they are still operation there is *some* money around, it's just being allocated to the most important places. If they're dead without paying you, then you've taken over the most important place.
Sorry Leimy. didn't realize you'd known about this and therefore it shouldn't have been posted. Slashdot editors, in the future please check with this guy before posting any stories.
Of course it does. It's a simple contraction representing the way some people say it. Just because it can also mean "it is" means nothing. Many words are spelled the same as others.
There used to be a software company called The Company. Imagine what legal contracts with them looked like.
Something like this:
Groucho: Now pay particular attention to this first clause, because it's most important. There's the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part. How do you like that, that's pretty neat eh?
Chico: No, that's no good.
Groucho: What's the matter with it?
Chico: I don't know, let's hear it again.
Groucho: So the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part.
Chico: Well it sounds a little better this time.
Groucho: Well, it grows on you. Would you like to hear it once more?
Chico: Just the first part.
Groucho: What do you mean, the party of the first part?
Chico: No, the first part of the party of the first part.
Groucho: All right. It says the first part of the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the first part of the party of the first part, shall be known in this contract - look, why should we quarrel about a thing like this, we'll take it right out, eh? [rip]
Chico: Yes, it's too long anyhow. Now what have we got left?
Groucho: Well I've got about a foot and a half.
Groucho: Now what's the matter?
Chico: I don't like the second part either. Hey look, why can't the first part of the second party be the second part of the first party, then you've got something.
Groucho: Well look, rather than go through all that again, what do you say?
Chico: Fine. [rip]
Groucho: Now I've got something here you're bound to like, you'll be crazy about it.
Chico: No, I don't like it.
Groucho: You don't like what?
Chico: Whatever it is, I don't like it.
Groucho: Well don't let's break up an old friendship over a thing like that. Ready?
Chico: OK. [rip] Now the next part I don't think you're going to like.
Groucho: Well your word's good enough for me. [rip] Now then, is my word good enough for you?
Chico: I should say not.
Groucho: Well I'll take out two more clauses. [rip][rip] Now the party of the eighth part --
Chico: No, that's no good, no.
Groucho: [rip]The party of the ninth part --
Chico: No, that's no good too. Hey, how is it my contract is skinnier than yours?
Groucho: Well, I don't know, you must have been out on a tail last night. But anyhow, we're all set now, are we? Now just you put your name right down there, then the deal is legal.
Chico: I forgot to tell you, I can't write.
Groucho: Well that's all right, there's no ink in the pen anyhow. But listen, it's a contract isn't it? We've got a contract, no matter how small it is.
What about Vancouver? Aren't there a whole lot of Japanese families there and therefore, attractive women?
When I was there Vancouver had some stunningly beautiful streetwalkers, all circling the same block. And to put this slightly back on topic, they also had tiered pricing.
Don't think that because something is available in one area that's it's available everywhere. Too many folks on/. make that mistake, and it's incredibly annoying.
Just because something is annoying where you are don't assume it's annoying everywhere. Too many folks on/. make that mistake.
Next, there is the fact that games take more moves to finish (about 300 ply, i think, for about 80 for a chess game), which makes the search tree even more staggeringly big.
If you're only looking ahead a half-dozen ply or so, what possible difference could it make if the game takes 300 moves or even 3000?
programmed Deep Blue to not just play chess but more specifically play and beat Kasparov
Deep Blue was prepared for the match the same way any other chess player would have prepared for the match - by studying the opponent's games. This is not some trick, it's standard preparation. This is always done in teams, and during the match players always have seconds (as in assistants) to help them analyze and study the games played so far. And if a game is adjourned for the night the seconds stay up analyzing the position and in the morning go over their findings with the player. That's the way matches are played.
Kasparov's complaint was not that the program was prepared in this way, but rather that he did not have sufficient opportunity to prepare for the program.
I have to pay 199 for my upgrade thanks to the wonderful exchange rate
199 what? If it's an exchange rate then you're paying the equivalent price in you local currency. If the price is truly higher it's not due to the exchange rate, but rather some other factor.
You don't often intentionally hurl your car at 45 miles an hour into a steel box, either, but insurance companies do it all the time to see how well a particular car stands up to the abuse.
If I accidentally drive into a steel barrier I might die. If I accidentally encode something at 64k...well, I can just encode it again.
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How is it you're still able to read slashdot while having your head stuck in the sand?
By not paying you it would be they who are shooting themselves in the foot. If they are still operation there is *some* money around, it's just being allocated to the most important places. If they're dead without paying you, then you've taken over the most important place.
Sorry Leimy. didn't realize you'd known about this and therefore it shouldn't have been posted. Slashdot editors, in the future please check with this guy before posting any stories.
If you don't know what it means, how can you hold the opinion that's it's true?
Hey, I don't have any kids or grandkids! Does that mean I'll live forever? Man - I'd better start saving my dough.
You're loony. "It has" is perfectly fine. Your quarrel is with the spelling.
Of course it does. It's a simple contraction representing the way some people say it. Just because it can also mean "it is" means nothing. Many words are spelled the same as others.
If you have context rules then it's not brute force, which is the idea to which he was responding.
You can't just do a word for word translation, you need some context. The number of combinations is enormous.
Especially where x = "a shit".
Always is a long time. For a while, yes, but not anywhere near forever.
Parent not troll. He make point result of poll mean little if no know how question written. This post in Caveman for help moderator understand.
Something like this:
Groucho: Now pay particular attention to this first clause, because it's most important. There's the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part. How do you like that, that's pretty neat eh?
Chico: No, that's no good.
Groucho: What's the matter with it?
Chico: I don't know, let's hear it again.
Groucho: So the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part.
Chico: Well it sounds a little better this time.
Groucho: Well, it grows on you. Would you like to hear it once more?
Chico: Just the first part.
Groucho: What do you mean, the party of the first part?
Chico: No, the first part of the party of the first part.
Groucho: All right. It says the first part of the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the first part of the party of the first part, shall be known in this contract - look, why should we quarrel about a thing like this, we'll take it right out, eh? [rip]
Chico: Yes, it's too long anyhow. Now what have we got left?
Groucho: Well I've got about a foot and a half.
Groucho: Now what's the matter?
Chico: I don't like the second part either. Hey look, why can't the first part of the second party be the second part of the first party, then you've got something.
Groucho: Well look, rather than go through all that again, what do you say?
Chico: Fine. [rip]
Groucho: Now I've got something here you're bound to like, you'll be crazy about it.
Chico: No, I don't like it.
Groucho: You don't like what?
Chico: Whatever it is, I don't like it.
Groucho: Well don't let's break up an old friendship over a thing like that. Ready?
Chico: OK. [rip] Now the next part I don't think you're going to like.
Groucho: Well your word's good enough for me. [rip] Now then, is my word good enough for you?
Chico: I should say not.
Groucho: Well I'll take out two more clauses. [rip][rip] Now the party of the eighth part --
Chico: No, that's no good, no.
Groucho: [rip]The party of the ninth part --
Chico: No, that's no good too. Hey, how is it my contract is skinnier than yours?
Groucho: Well, I don't know, you must have been out on a tail last night. But anyhow, we're all set now, are we? Now just you put your name right down there, then the deal is legal.
Chico: I forgot to tell you, I can't write.
Groucho: Well that's all right, there's no ink in the pen anyhow. But listen, it's a contract isn't it? We've got a contract, no matter how small it is.
Chico: Oh sure. You bet.
When I was there Vancouver had some stunningly beautiful streetwalkers, all circling the same block. And to put this slightly back on topic, they also had tiered pricing.
Just because something is annoying where you are don't assume it's annoying everywhere. Too many folks on /. make that mistake.
If you're only looking ahead a half-dozen ply or so, what possible difference could it make if the game takes 300 moves or even 3000?
Deep Blue was prepared for the match the same way any other chess player would have prepared for the match - by studying the opponent's games. This is not some trick, it's standard preparation. This is always done in teams, and during the match players always have seconds (as in assistants) to help them analyze and study the games played so far. And if a game is adjourned for the night the seconds stay up analyzing the position and in the morning go over their findings with the player. That's the way matches are played.
Kasparov's complaint was not that the program was prepared in this way, but rather that he did not have sufficient opportunity to prepare for the program.
Ya know, I always hear about these complimentary snacks, but whenever I fly my peanuts never say a damn thing, good or bad.
Yeah well, when I get rich I'm going to spend a lot of the money on loose women and wild parties, and the rest I'm just going to blow.
That would make you the ironer. Your pants would be the irony.
According to a Yahoo spokesman:
"This doesn't affect us, as we're not a procider. Heck, I don't even know what a procider is!"
Perhaps getting this rebate deal is part of the undisclosed license fee for one-click. Maybe Apple is cooperating.
199 what? If it's an exchange rate then you're paying the equivalent price in you local currency. If the price is truly higher it's not due to the exchange rate, but rather some other factor.
If I accidentally drive into a steel barrier I might die. If I accidentally encode something at 64k...well, I can just encode it again.
That's drap-drog, bud.