Unless you're John Carmack, the compiler is substantially smarter than you are, and is trained, tweaked, and optimised to deal with GOOD coding practice.
So second for second, you're better off writing VB programs on contract and using the money to buy a faster processor than you are trying to figure out how to reimplement printf in assembler...
You know, when the DoJ came after Standard Oil and formally Got Some, they had to break 'em into little companies, because there wasn't anybody else out there willing and able to move oil like they could. When the DoJ came after Bell Telephony and Got Some, they "had" to break them up, because nobody else had phone lines laid. But the issue HERE -- the monopoly -- is held mainly by intellectual property -- code.
Oil tankers and miles of copper wiring aren't amenable to easy division and distrobution, but this is INFORMATION, guys.
What all might happen if the judge simply ordered MS to hand over all their IP -- API documentation, say -- and order MS to publish/post it under some license -- I'll let you guys argue about which one, but my favorite rhymes with "EPL". He could even let MS off the hook for the [possible] zillion-dollar fine in exchange for prettying it all up and posting it on a web server.
Wouldn't -that- be fun. The WINE people would have heart attacks. (:
Maybe I don't understand the laws properly, but if they've got a picture of a crime occuring, that picture doesn't contain me, and I'm accused of a crime, I'm nailing their buttocks with a subpoena.
Maybe *I* ought to set up a service that uses that subpoena'd data to do all the simulation work. Hey, I'll only charge $10K per trial. (:
I wonder how the local police will react to photos of a crime scene they didn't take...
I could guess with a moderation system in place, people who normally would hold their tounge might just logout and turboflame, on the [reasonable] assumption that nobody but the moderators will see it, so it won't actually bother anyone.
Well, it could be. Myself, I leave my threshold on 2 and just sorta sneer at posts that annoy me, but hey.
Like, you know, RMS. Ever taken a look at http://www.gnu.org? Sorta funny.
Every blasted picture has the same silly tag attached, "no gifs due to patent problems".
It links to http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html, and talks about how they think GIFs suck and that they won't use them for various and sundry reasons, the gist of which essentially states that not doing so is both a defensive measure and a protest of the patent.
"RMS is an alarmist." "RMS is a fanatic." Looks like he hit it square on the head, folkses -- Unisys has officially Cracked Down on the use of their patent.
Not that I can figure out how this is going to profit Unisys one single dime. Is someone spiking the water?
> all controlled and prescription drugs should be legal.
Almost. This isn't often thought through, but there is one class of chemicals that *must* be protected and restricted. Antibiotics.
Take a look at Mexico, and penicillin. It's available over the counter, last time I checked -- too bad it's now more or less worthless. Overuse [and misuse] has engendered new and exciting strains of, say, tuberculosis, and they cheerfully ignore penicillin. This is bad. This is VERY bad; there's only so many antibiotics to choose from...
I definitely favor the libertarian viewpoint, but some things MUST be locked down and controlled.
Just for kicks, I ran the site through www.netcraft.co.uk, which identifies systems and servers.
It ID'd windows2000test.com as running MS/IIS 5.0 on "Windows NT5 beta".
I admit to a profound ignorance of most anything MS does, develops, sells, or establishes, so I don't know if this is interesting or not.
I do seem to recall that Win2K is using something closely resembling the NT kernel, except that it isn't, or there are two versions, or... something.
It just seems somewhat interesting, I guess -- I don't even know if that's an internal designation, or Netcraft's judgement of the response. Take it as you will.
Slashdot Mirror
So, the question is, what is the connection between cartoons, fighter planes, industrialists, and holidays?
I'd have to say Snoopy. Or maybe Mel Blanc.
Unless you're John Carmack, the compiler is substantially smarter than you are, and is trained, tweaked, and optimised to deal with GOOD coding practice.
So second for second, you're better off writing VB programs on contract and using the money to buy a faster processor than you are trying to figure out how to reimplement printf in assembler...
Ludicrous patents?
How about a shoe with a spring coming out of the bottom?
[Doesn't matter to me, I'm a crusin' in Lynx.]
You know, when the DoJ came after Standard Oil and formally Got Some, they had to break 'em into little companies, because there wasn't anybody else out there willing and able to move oil like they could.
When the DoJ came after Bell Telephony and Got Some, they "had" to break them up, because nobody else had phone lines laid.
But the issue HERE -- the monopoly -- is held mainly by intellectual property -- code.
Oil tankers and miles of copper wiring aren't amenable to easy division and distrobution, but this is INFORMATION, guys.
What all might happen if the judge simply ordered MS to hand over all their IP -- API documentation, say -- and order MS to publish/post it under some license -- I'll let you guys argue about which one, but my favorite rhymes with "EPL".
He could even let MS off the hook for the [possible] zillion-dollar fine in exchange for prettying it all up and posting it on a web server.
Wouldn't -that- be fun. The WINE people would have heart attacks. (:
"Beware the advice of successful people; they do not seek company." -
Maybe I don't understand the laws properly, but if they've got a picture of a crime occuring, that picture doesn't contain me, and I'm accused of a crime, I'm nailing their buttocks with a subpoena.
Maybe *I* ought to set up a service that uses that subpoena'd data to do all the simulation work. Hey, I'll only charge $10K per trial. (:
I wonder how the local police will react to photos of a crime scene they didn't take...
We now have the World's Cheapest Karma Boost -- mirrors.
Post a mirror, and that's a cheap +1 or +2.
Offtopic, I know, but something I just realized.
The question of whether or not that's a BAD thing remains to be determined.
I could guess with a moderation system in place, people who normally would hold their tounge might just logout and turboflame, on the [reasonable] assumption that nobody but the moderators will see it, so it won't actually bother anyone.
Well, it could be. Myself, I leave my threshold on 2 and just sorta sneer at posts that annoy me, but hey.
Like, you know, RMS. Ever taken a look at http://www.gnu.org? Sorta funny.
Every blasted picture has the same silly tag attached, "no gifs due to patent problems".
It links to http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html, and talks about how they think GIFs suck and that they won't use them for various and sundry reasons, the gist of which essentially states that not doing so is both a defensive measure and a protest of the patent.
"RMS is an alarmist." "RMS is a fanatic." Looks like he hit it square on the head, folkses -- Unisys has officially Cracked Down on the use of their patent.
Not that I can figure out how this is going to profit Unisys one single dime. Is someone spiking the water?
I can just imagine LinuxWorld's reaction.
"400% load increase? What the hell... OH MY GOD, IT'S SLASHDOT. Everyone turn all the servers off, maybe they'll think nobobdy's home."
"We can't do that, Simon."
"Hell we can't. Now get off the floor, call VA and get me more systems. This isn't gonna be fun."
(:
> all controlled and prescription drugs should be legal.
Almost. This isn't often thought through, but there is one class of chemicals that *must* be protected and restricted. Antibiotics.
Take a look at Mexico, and penicillin. It's available over the counter, last time I checked -- too bad it's now more or less worthless. Overuse [and misuse] has engendered new and exciting strains of, say, tuberculosis, and they cheerfully ignore penicillin. This is bad. This is VERY bad; there's only so many antibiotics to choose from...
I definitely favor the libertarian viewpoint, but some things MUST be locked down and controlled.
Just for kicks, I ran the site through www.netcraft.co.uk, which identifies systems and servers.
It ID'd windows2000test.com as running MS/IIS 5.0 on "Windows NT5 beta".
I admit to a profound ignorance of most anything MS does, develops, sells, or establishes, so I don't know if this is interesting or not.
I do seem to recall that Win2K is using something closely resembling the NT kernel, except that it isn't, or there are two versions, or... something.
It just seems somewhat interesting, I guess -- I don't even know if that's an internal designation, or Netcraft's judgement of the response. Take it as you will.
You didn't try to peek at IDA with itself, did you?
I get the funny feeling that that wouldn't work to well...
"HERE? Nope, no keygen, not here, nuh-uh. It's, uhm, important debugging algorithitms that don't disassemble well. Now go away."
> In reading this Slashdot post, you agree to send me US$5.00
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Heh, that's *MY* new