>I read the first slide about these, and I loved the >comment about how it isn't possible to make light >do things without a large gravity source or some >thing to redirect it through. > >That being the case then... Why does the road or a >desert horizon shimmer on a hot day? Heat from the >road or the sand is causing the light to shift.
It is not the Heat itself, it is the heated _AIR_ that the light travels and refracts _THROUGH_. The original comment is right.
I think that this petition is a good idea and if apple releases a player (esp. if it is open source) It will be good for the linux community.
However, in order to convince Apple that they should develop and release such a player we need to let them know why releaasing a player or libraries for Linux will be good for THEM.
So, if your going to sign the petition, dont just say how nice it would be to play quicktime movies on your linux box. Try to outline what the benifit to apple is from a Linux Quicktime player
I recently discovered a new proposal to rid income tax altogether, placing a national sales tax in its place.
The problem with this is that people who earn a great deal can spend thier money over seas and avoid this tax while poor people are stuck with the same burden as everyone. (rich people make a lot more on thier "savings" than people who dont earn enough to save
Try thinking about what income tax really is. It is a tax on the transaction between you and your employer. You are giving him/her the service of your employment and he/she pays you for it. So if you removed income tax I think that you would have to include the exchange between employer and employee in the definition of "sale" and tax it as well.
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>I read the first slide about these, and I loved the
>comment about how it isn't possible to make light
>do things without a large gravity source or some
>thing to redirect it through.
>
>That being the case then... Why does the road or a
>desert horizon shimmer on a hot day? Heat from the
>road or the sand is causing the light to shift.
It is not the Heat itself, it is the heated _AIR_ that the light travels and refracts _THROUGH_. The original comment is right.
Wow, better not bring your new camera phone with to the movies.
Its like a John Grisham thriller done well.
I think that this petition is a good idea and if apple releases a player (esp. if it is open source) It will be good for the linux community.
However, in order to convince Apple that they should develop and release such a player we need to let them know why releaasing a player or libraries for Linux will be good for THEM.
So, if your going to sign the petition, dont just say how nice it would be to play quicktime movies on your linux box. Try to outline what the benifit to apple is from a Linux Quicktime player
Quick sombody with some cash get a patent for the open source development model or we will all be screwed!
About 2 mins ago the linux binaries were released glibc2 and libc5.
I recently discovered a new proposal to rid income tax altogether, placing a national sales tax in its place.
The problem with this is that people who earn a great deal can spend thier money over seas and avoid this tax while poor people are stuck with the same burden as everyone. (rich people make a lot more on thier "savings" than people who dont earn enough to save
Try thinking about what income tax really is. It is a tax on the transaction between you and your employer. You are giving him/her the service of your employment and he/she pays you for it. So if you removed income tax I think that you would have to include the exchange between employer and employee in the definition of "sale" and tax it as well.