It's a little different... you pay for the development of the software, not for access to the software itself. The software remains freely available. The thing about charity and whatnot -- I just don't get why that would work as an incentive (i.e. I agree with you).
It works better for requested features/improvements on existing software. For example. I'd pay a lot of money for a Tiger upgrade to the ext2fs plugin for OS X. Unfortunately, no (reasonable) amount of money will convince the author to make time for the upgrade right now.
If, however, he did perhaps have time, he could say something like, "I'll add this feature once I get X dollars of donations toward it."
Then people can chip in, he does the work, releases it open-source, and everybody wins. There's some website now that will help facilitate this -- it holds the money in escrow, and returns it if the minimum is not raised. I can't remember the name of the site though.
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Black holes don't have special sucking power... it's just normal gravity. Just as a planet can orbit a star, or a star can orbit another star, a star can orbit a black hole. It will behave exactly as if it were orbiting a planet of an equal mass, as long as it's going fast enough to maintain orbit.
The caveat is that if one gets too close to the black hole, within what is termed the 'event horizon', then there is no turning back. Not even light escapes (generally speaking -- Stephen Hawking would be a more appropriate speaker on the subject.) This star does not appear to be doing that since it's still orbiting, and we can see it.
I don't know about that. Have you ever met someone that likes Wal-Mart? Not counting stockholders.
Many of the people I know don't like it, but go there anyway because they're poor grad students and it's the cheapest.
Or you could just not record stuff.
Do you want to put a camera in front of your TV? The quality would be horrendous.
Don't get me wrong, I already wrote my senator about this. I'm not in favor of the broadcast flag, and I've been ranting about it to my family since I originally heard of it.
But the analog hole is not very wide. Are you going to set up a timer on that camera to record your favorite shows?
I used to use Konqueror, and I miss this. Unfortunately, I can't use konqueror (easily) on OS X as well. Even if I did, it wouldn't have very good interoperability with the rest of the OS.
While I know that it could eventually be an issue (albeit not as great as it is for Windows), as a Linux and OS X user, spyware doesn't much concern me at this time.
Typically that's what I do, but if it's an online form I have to fill out for conference registration or the like, I just set it just-for-session and forget about it.
Only sites like slashdot, bloglines, del.icio.us and so on where I have an account get permanent cookies.
I wonder if I'm one of the people worrying them. I have cookies off by default, and only turn them on for sites that really need them by whitelisting.
Those that I don't want to use a cookie for but have to, I allow to set one but only for the session.
Firefox has been helpful in this, but I would like an easier method of whitelisting cookies than having to go through two layers of preference panels. And no, having it ask me every time a site wants to set a cookie is not the solution.
I'm to the point where it's honestly not worth my time or theirs to figure out Windows problems. Linux? MacOS X? Sure, I can take a look. The last Windows I used on my personal machine, and maintained myself, was 98 SE.
There is something nice about being able to say, "I have no idea." Granted, you could sit down and figure it out, probably, but at that rate they're better off finding/paying someone who's an expert.
Given that you post as AC, I don't care too much, but believe me, some people really don't know.
That's changing as Apple gets more popular, but then, I haven't worked that job in a while.
I used to work in tech support, so I can tell you with reasonable certainty -- people think their computers get slower with age. Not slower relative to new machines. Just, slower. They also usually don't realize that there's something besides Windows, except maybe Mac OS. Maybe.
Yes but it's not so much if it deletes everything you own, as takes over your system in a subtle and not immediately apparent way. A user account cannot do that (discounting local exploits), whereas an administrator most certainly can.
Never mind that it's not necessarily an either/or proposition. It could just delete anonymous.dll AND Completed_Tax_2004.xls. That's worse, I'd say.
Even if it's five times stronger, it still has to attach to the body. That attachment would have to be significantly stronger than it naturally would be for it to work. This device (the C-Leg) obviously has a long way to go despite being top of the line: all it does is swing more naturally than a 'dead' prosthetic.
That's why you buy displays with DVI inputs and video cards with DVI outputs.
I have two of the former that attach to one of the latter, look at them all day, and I love them dearly. None of that fuzzy D-A-D crap you get with VGA connectors.
Also, yay Xinerama.
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It's a little different... you pay for the development of the software, not for access to the software itself. The software remains freely available. The thing about charity and whatnot -- I just don't get why that would work as an incentive (i.e. I agree with you).
It works better for requested features/improvements on existing software. For example. I'd pay a lot of money for a Tiger upgrade to the ext2fs plugin for OS X. Unfortunately, no (reasonable) amount of money will convince the author to make time for the upgrade right now.
If, however, he did perhaps have time, he could say something like, "I'll add this feature once I get X dollars of donations toward it."
Then people can chip in, he does the work, releases it open-source, and everybody wins. There's some website now that will help facilitate this -- it holds the money in escrow, and returns it if the minimum is not raised. I can't remember the name of the site though.
Wow, cool. I did not know that. What's MTW?
Black holes don't have special sucking power... it's just normal gravity. Just as a planet can orbit a star, or a star can orbit another star, a star can orbit a black hole. It will behave exactly as if it were orbiting a planet of an equal mass, as long as it's going fast enough to maintain orbit.
The caveat is that if one gets too close to the black hole, within what is termed the 'event horizon', then there is no turning back. Not even light escapes (generally speaking -- Stephen Hawking would be a more appropriate speaker on the subject.) This star does not appear to be doing that since it's still orbiting, and we can see it.
Why do you have your friend's ex-wife's number? Or maybe that's why she's his ex-wife.
I don't know about that. Have you ever met someone that likes Wal-Mart? Not counting stockholders. Many of the people I know don't like it, but go there anyway because they're poor grad students and it's the cheapest.
Or you could just not record stuff. Do you want to put a camera in front of your TV? The quality would be horrendous. Don't get me wrong, I already wrote my senator about this. I'm not in favor of the broadcast flag, and I've been ranting about it to my family since I originally heard of it. But the analog hole is not very wide. Are you going to set up a timer on that camera to record your favorite shows?
I got hooked on computers at a young age, and only in the last 4 years have I gained an appreciation for exercise and outdoor activities.
I would say, focus on activity and creativity, with the computer thrown in as an occasional diversion.
How to do that? I don't know. I Am Not A Parent (IANAP)
I used to use Konqueror, and I miss this. Unfortunately, I can't use konqueror (easily) on OS X as well. Even if I did, it wouldn't have very good interoperability with the rest of the OS.
I'm still waiting on the native KDE port to OS X.
While I know that it could eventually be an issue (albeit not as great as it is for Windows), as a Linux and OS X user, spyware doesn't much concern me at this time.
I know everyone's out to get my money. If you haven't figured that out yet, give it a little time.
I already use adblock aggressively. Hosts files do help. Unfortunately, cookies can still be something of a grey area.
Thanks, that looks like just what I need. I thought it odd that I hadn't seen an extension to do this already (I've looked but not in a month or so).
Typically that's what I do, but if it's an online form I have to fill out for conference registration or the like, I just set it just-for-session and forget about it. Only sites like slashdot, bloglines, del.icio.us and so on where I have an account get permanent cookies.
I wonder if I'm one of the people worrying them. I have cookies off by default, and only turn them on for sites that really need them by whitelisting.
Those that I don't want to use a cookie for but have to, I allow to set one but only for the session.
Firefox has been helpful in this, but I would like an easier method of whitelisting cookies than having to go through two layers of preference panels. And no, having it ask me every time a site wants to set a cookie is not the solution.
The benefit of gentoo lies in its flexibility. The optimization is a side benefit. A zippy processor (or several) is(/are) kind of a must.
I'm to the point where it's honestly not worth my time or theirs to figure out Windows problems. Linux? MacOS X? Sure, I can take a look. The last Windows I used on my personal machine, and maintained myself, was 98 SE. There is something nice about being able to say, "I have no idea." Granted, you could sit down and figure it out, probably, but at that rate they're better off finding/paying someone who's an expert.
Given that you post as AC, I don't care too much, but believe me, some people really don't know. That's changing as Apple gets more popular, but then, I haven't worked that job in a while.
I used to work in tech support, so I can tell you with reasonable certainty -- people think their computers get slower with age. Not slower relative to new machines. Just, slower. They also usually don't realize that there's something besides Windows, except maybe Mac OS. Maybe.
Yes but it's not so much if it deletes everything you own, as takes over your system in a subtle and not immediately apparent way. A user account cannot do that (discounting local exploits), whereas an administrator most certainly can. Never mind that it's not necessarily an either/or proposition. It could just delete anonymous.dll AND Completed_Tax_2004.xls. That's worse, I'd say.
Someone's getting an audit this year...
Your Pal,
The IRS
Except on Mac OS X your user isn't a system administrator by default.
Even if it's five times stronger, it still has to attach to the body. That attachment would have to be significantly stronger than it naturally would be for it to work. This device (the C-Leg) obviously has a long way to go despite being top of the line: all it does is swing more naturally than a 'dead' prosthetic.
Where do you think most of your electricity comes from, hmm?
That's why you buy displays with DVI inputs and video cards with DVI outputs. I have two of the former that attach to one of the latter, look at them all day, and I love them dearly. None of that fuzzy D-A-D crap you get with VGA connectors. Also, yay Xinerama.