Actually you do have that choice - it is called 'voting informally'. You are only required by law to have your name crossed of the electoral roll as having attended a voting booth. What you do with your ballot papers after that is entirely up to you.
This item contains a paper entitled 'A Few Remarks On The Games Which Can Be Played On Digital Computers. Part 1', by NV Findler, at the FBS Falkiner Nuclear Research and Adolph Basser Computing Laboratories, School of Physics, University of Sydney.
This extract from the Bob Frankenberg interview on/. yesterday.
"CBSMW: What's an example of how Microsoft wields monopoly power?
Frankenberg: When I was responsible for Hewlett-Packard's PC business, I remember a year in which the price of MS-DOS and Windows moved up by 60 percent in one year with almost no change in (the product). Those prices aren't seen directly by the consumer; they're built into the prices of PCs as they're sold. But of course, that meant all manufacturers had to increase their prices."
If Microsoft were not a monopoly, and truly had competition in the OS arena, how did they get away with this? Why didnt HP just piss them off? Because there was (and is) no viable alternative for mainstream PC manufacturers.
Remember, it is not illegal to become a monopoly, its just that once you are a monopoly, different rules apply. Just like you have to have a special license to drive a semi-trailer, and special road rules apply.
Important safety instructions - keep these instructions
Warning - Do not dispose of batteries in fire - they may explode. Do not swallow batteries. In an AAA battery is swallowed, contact your local poison control center, your physician, or the National Battery Ingestion Hotline at (202) 625-3333
Warning - Do not swallow the battery door
Half-dead mouse cam....
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Just what I want to see - a cats-eye view of a mouse beaten to semi-consciousness.
Or a wet paw swiping over the screen every 5 seconds as the cat washes its face.
Or if it was like a very old cat I once had, the bottom of its food bowl when it fell asleep with its face in the cat food.
I was able to bring down part of my company's email system, while I was on holiday.
Before taking vacation, I set my email to autoreply the fact that I was on vacation and would not be able to respond to any emails.
While I was away, and automatic system sent me an email saying that there was something that required my attention. This system was also able to retrieve information requested via email, so it was set up to receive emails as well.
My mail system duly sent my 3 line autoreply back to the automatic system. The automatic system tried to parse the email for what it was supposed to do, but since it wasn't in the format it expected, for each line it sent an email saying it didn't understand what it was supposed to do. To each of these emails, my mail duly sent the 3 line autoreply, and so on.
Within a couple of days, the tens of thousands of email messages generated brought our email server to its knees.
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'can someone please explain the humor in chmod accepting hex modes?'
So xtians don't have to type in '666' when setting file attributes.
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Actually you do have that choice - it is called 'voting informally'. You are only required by law to have your name crossed of the electoral roll as having attended a voting booth. What you do with your ballot papers after that is entirely up to you.
Actually, Christmas Island is an Australian territory, and falls under Australian federal law.
Of Course - don't you listen to the ads for breakfast cereals???!!!
Who gets the last 1%????
I would especially like to see
4/10 Computer Games
This item contains a paper entitled 'A Few Remarks On The Games Which Can Be Played On Digital Computers. Part 1', by NV Findler, at the FBS Falkiner Nuclear Research and Adolph Basser Computing Laboratories, School of Physics, University of Sydney.
File contents includes: published papers.
1958c - 1958c, 0.3cm.
Does Quake run with 16x20 graphics???
No Beowulf, but what about a Quake server???
Bzzzzt - see comment above for link to details of available doco
Details of CSIRAC can be found here
Also, documentation is available (not online) here
Not only was CSIRAC the 4th stored program computer in the world, and oldest surviving, it was also probably the first computer to generate music
Oracle's ERP apps will be supported on Linux with the release of R11i, due for release Q1,2000.
Troll??? Of topic maybe.
Think swedish chef from The Muppets
Sheesh!
Fork! Fork! Fork!
Jan 19, 00 is a Wednesday. Since they are announcing something called Crusoe, shouldn't they announce it on a Friday?
Why did the farmer call his rooster Robinson?
Because it crew so.
Apollo 13 for a start - they had to do a slingshot around the moon to be able to return to earth.
Well, yes, it is spelt 'Luxury Yacht' but it is pronounced 'Throat-Warbler Mangrove'.
Remember, Samba is not Linux specific. It is usable on all major *nix platforms, which do not support RPMs.
Tarball is the packaging format usable by anyone running a *nix platform.
This extract from the Bob Frankenberg interview on /. yesterday.
"CBSMW: What's an example of how Microsoft wields monopoly power?
Frankenberg: When I was responsible for Hewlett-Packard's PC business, I remember a year in which the price of MS-DOS and Windows moved up by 60 percent in one year with almost no change in (the product). Those prices aren't seen directly by the consumer; they're built into the prices of PCs as they're sold. But of course, that meant all manufacturers had to increase their prices."
If Microsoft were not a monopoly, and truly had competition in the OS arena, how did they get away with this? Why didnt HP just piss them off? Because there was (and is) no viable alternative for mainstream PC manufacturers.
Remember, it is not illegal to become a monopoly, its just that once you are a monopoly, different rules apply. Just like you have to have a special license to drive a semi-trailer, and special road rules apply.
LINUX=Linux Is Not UniX
Or the launch track and vehicle from "When Worlds Collide"
"Didn't I just tell you to NOT swallow the battery???!!! Now I'm going to have to call LONG DISTANCE! This is coming out of your allowance!"
Presumably there are enough people out there swallowing batteries to justify having a hotline setup.
Important safety instructions - keep these instructions
Warning - Do not dispose of batteries in fire - they may explode. Do not swallow batteries. In an AAA battery is swallowed, contact your local poison control center, your physician, or the National Battery Ingestion Hotline at (202) 625-3333
Warning - Do not swallow the battery door
Just what I want to see - a cats-eye view of a mouse beaten to semi-consciousness.
Or a wet paw swiping over the screen every 5 seconds as the cat washes its face.
Or if it was like a very old cat I once had, the bottom of its food bowl when it fell asleep with its face in the cat food.
I was able to bring down part of my company's email system, while I was on holiday.
Before taking vacation, I set my email to autoreply the fact that I was on vacation and would not be able to respond to any emails.
While I was away, and automatic system sent me an email saying that there was something that required my attention. This system was also able to retrieve information requested via email, so it was set up to receive emails as well.
My mail system duly sent my 3 line autoreply back to the automatic system. The automatic system tried to parse the email for what it was supposed to do, but since it wasn't in the format it expected, for each line it sent an email saying it didn't understand what it was supposed to do. To each of these emails, my mail duly sent the 3 line autoreply, and so on.
Within a couple of days, the tens of thousands of email messages generated brought our email server to its knees.
'can someone please explain the humor in chmod accepting hex modes?'
So xtians don't have to type in '666' when setting file attributes.