I'm sorry, I'm going to have to call you on that one.
You used day and cricket in the same sentence. May I sugest a rewrite with the word week substituted?:-D
(It took me so long to realize that all those "foul balls" that they were hitting in cricket were actually scoring runs.)
Think of it as protective coloration
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Seeing how the average nerd is treated in the corporate world it is probably good to occasionally provide talking points for them to use in the office. This may avoid them getting beaten up at the water cooler and having their lunch money stolen.:-D
To this point I offer the following. Sports survival phrases for the average nerd: 1) So, did you see the game last night? (This one is almost always safe there is usually at least some game playing. Change to "last weekend" and you're doubly covered.) 2) Man, I can't believe how bad the ref blew that call. (Again, safe. Just let them start talking about "the call" and nod and look wise.) And if all else fails... 3) I just watch to see the cheerleaders.
I remember when the Seven Nations Rugby tournament was rolling. They were showing some of the games from Australia and they timed out to around noon in Switzerland.
So, loooooooooong lunch with a few pints. Yell at the screen a whole lot and then go back and "work". It's a lot better dealing with an afternoon buzz than a Monday morning hangover.
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Of coures, the good news with a cricket match is that you'll have a few days to hack the server.:-D
Obviously the Sprint techs would need to be able to access this box remotely so they would need those interfaces open. Additionally if they're like cable modems then there is some provisioning software d/l's that may go on occasionally.
There are definitely ways that they could improve that like using certs and trusted IP ranges, but they probably went for the easiest route instead.
First off, duplicating a movie and distributing it to the theaters is actually quite expensive. (This is one of the big points behind going digital.) Also, the movie companies are shelling out big bucks to get all of those TV commercials. Not to mention those press junkets that they host. It would be interesting to see how well they actually do on recouping their money. (Look at those movies where they have to pay $10 Million + to get the big star PLUS residuals.)
Additionally, most DVD's come with a lot of extra content on them. This content has to be created for the DVD so there's a cost related there. Also, we all know that a bad transfer can ruin a good movie so it's not a mere "slap" it down.
Finally, I don't see people like Julia Roberts or Mel Gibson having their residuals charged to cover all the expenses of making the movie.
It's probably really difficult to compare the cost of movie making to the cost of music making. Especially when it comes down to the price you pay for the CD or DVD.
The big thing is the perceived value you're getting for the money that you plunk down. That $20 gets you an entire movie and bunches of extras. That $16 gets you a CD with maybe two good tracks and a lot of filler.
1) MS license Java from Sun. 2) MS violated their license. They modified core files in direct violation of their license and refused to implement core parts of the Java specification. 3) Sun sued MS to try to get them in compliance with the license that they signed. 4) MS said, "We're not going to change our behavior." So the two parties settled the case. MS lost their license to access any of Sun's new Java IP and could no longer use the Java logo. 5) MS requested and got from Sun a seven year extension allowing MS to include their old VM in Windows.
Now in parallel to that. 1) The DoJ sued MS for violations of the Sherman Act. 2) There was a long trial. As part of that trial evidence came out about MS's actions towards Sun's Java and the goals of those actions. 3) MS was found guilty of 3 violations of the Sherman Act with regards to Java.
* Deceiving programmers
* Illegal contracts
* Threatening Intel 4) These counts were upheld on appeal.
Now, Sun then went and launched a private anti-trust suit against MS. Based on the evidence and conclusions of the DoJ's trial Sun wants damages and behavioral changes imposed on MS.
1) Sun requested a preliminary injunction on MS of a "must-carry" order to force MS to include Sun's JVM in Windows. 2) The judge granted this based on the likelihood that Sun will win the case, the damage done to Sun if the injunction isn't granted, and the relatively minor damage carrying Sun's JVM might cause Microsoft. 3) At this point, the trial will begin to determine what, if any, long term remedy should be imposed to counter the damage MS's illegal actions caused Sun's Java.
Sun NEVER sued to force MS to remove Java from any OS. Sun only sued to get MS to live up to their contractual agreements.
First off, you need to run your "test" for about 3 hours to get any real results. I watch people pounds away at current keyboards with 4 to 5 times the force that is actually needed to activate the keys. Those people would destroy their fingers on a smooth surface.
The second issue is ergonomics. Your current keyboard is angled for a reason, finger travel. The idea is that you want to try and keep the finger distances as close to uniform when hitting keys on all the rows. Also, look at your hand placement when you're touchtyping. You gently rest your fingers on the home row (some keyboards even have extra marks on the f and j keys so that you can tell that you're properly oriented). How will you get this tactile positioning feedback from a virtual keyboard? (Especially think about jumping from the regular area of the keyboard over to the 10-key and back.)
Nah, I think the virtual keyboards will be useful for devices that can't have a full-size keyboard. For the everyday use however they just have too many tradeoffs.
Microsoft's country manager Gordon Frazer argues that governments must evaluate each application individually rather than routinely opt for open-source over commercial software.
"It's a very popular technology today, but ultimately it's not a sustainable business model. What happens when the developers who find it exciting today move on to something which will pay the bills?"
He says there are higher expenses for the management, upgrading and security of opensource software.
Even if the expenses for maintaining the open source infrastructure in SA is the same as they're paying now the big issue is WHERE the money is going. SA can spend their R3bn (I thought that was a hacker name when I first saw it) on programmers and companies in SA rather than merely writing a big check to MS and watching it leave the country.
I had one of those joysticks for the C64 that was a long handle with the joystick part kind of floating inside of it. The sprint was done by holding it down and shaking the crap out of it.
Come to think of it, that probably was encouraging other "bad habbits"...:-}
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So what happens to one of those "real men" when they accidentally try to parse an MS HTML page in their heads?!?
"It appears that you are going to war. Would you like to:"
1) Bomb Iraq?
2) Bomb Red Hat's HQ?
3) Bomb IBM's HQ?
4) Just plain bomb out?
I'm sorry, I'm going to have to call you on that one.
:-D
You used day and cricket in the same sentence. May I sugest a rewrite with the word week substituted?
(It took me so long to realize that all those "foul balls" that they were hitting in cricket were actually scoring runs.)
Seeing how the average nerd is treated in the corporate world it is probably good to occasionally provide talking points for them to use in the office. This may avoid them getting beaten up at the water cooler and having their lunch money stolen. :-D
To this point I offer the following.
Sports survival phrases for the average nerd:
1) So, did you see the game last night? (This one is almost always safe there is usually at least some game playing. Change to "last weekend" and you're doubly covered.)
2) Man, I can't believe how bad the ref blew that call. (Again, safe. Just let them start talking about "the call" and nod and look wise.)
And if all else fails...
3) I just watch to see the cheerleaders.
I remember when the Seven Nations Rugby tournament was rolling. They were showing some of the games from Australia and they timed out to around noon in Switzerland.
So, loooooooooong lunch with a few pints. Yell at the screen a whole lot and then go back and "work". It's a lot better dealing with an afternoon buzz than a Monday morning hangover.
Of coures, the good news with a cricket match is that you'll have a few days to hack the server. :-D
Now we're going to have to read the GNU/Windows diatribes. :-}
"For the promotion of USEFUL arts and sciences..."
How does protecting sales even come close to meeting that hurdle?
I think this more relates to TFTP and boot-up protocols. Maybe there's another account besides admin on the thing too. (It's probably set to 5678. :-D)
Obviously the Sprint techs would need to be able to access this box remotely so they would need those interfaces open. Additionally if they're like cable modems then there is some provisioning software d/l's that may go on occasionally.
There are definitely ways that they could improve that like using certs and trusted IP ranges, but they probably went for the easiest route instead.
First off, duplicating a movie and distributing it to the theaters is actually quite expensive. (This is one of the big points behind going digital.) Also, the movie companies are shelling out big bucks to get all of those TV commercials. Not to mention those press junkets that they host. It would be interesting to see how well they actually do on recouping their money. (Look at those movies where they have to pay $10 Million + to get the big star PLUS residuals.)
Additionally, most DVD's come with a lot of extra content on them. This content has to be created for the DVD so there's a cost related there. Also, we all know that a bad transfer can ruin a good movie so it's not a mere "slap" it down.
Finally, I don't see people like Julia Roberts or Mel Gibson having their residuals charged to cover all the expenses of making the movie.
It's probably really difficult to compare the cost of movie making to the cost of music making. Especially when it comes down to the price you pay for the CD or DVD.
The big thing is the perceived value you're getting for the money that you plunk down. That $20 gets you an entire movie and bunches of extras. That $16 gets you a CD with maybe two good tracks and a lot of filler.
I'm so sick and tired of getting my butt kicked by all the 13 year olds on Counter-Strike. :-D
Sorry, had to run to the can too fast to wait for m-w.com to load up.
Obviously they compiled the new cat as:
cc -O
Diahrhea.
It runs in the jeans.
(Yeah, I probably should have resisted that one.)
The AC is accusing a named poster of being gutless. :-}
True, but it would probably amuse the Unix-heads.
:-D
cat Shakespeare
INDEED!
Wow, what an interesting view of "history".
Let's try that with a nice dash of reality.
1) MS license Java from Sun.
2) MS violated their license. They modified core files in direct violation of their license and refused to implement core parts of the Java specification.
3) Sun sued MS to try to get them in compliance with the license that they signed.
4) MS said, "We're not going to change our behavior." So the two parties settled the case. MS lost their license to access any of Sun's new Java IP and could no longer use the Java logo.
5) MS requested and got from Sun a seven year extension allowing MS to include their old VM in Windows.
Now in parallel to that.
1) The DoJ sued MS for violations of the Sherman Act.
2) There was a long trial. As part of that trial evidence came out about MS's actions towards Sun's Java and the goals of those actions.
3) MS was found guilty of 3 violations of the Sherman Act with regards to Java.
* Deceiving programmers
* Illegal contracts
* Threatening Intel
4) These counts were upheld on appeal.
Now, Sun then went and launched a private anti-trust suit against MS.
Based on the evidence and conclusions of the DoJ's trial Sun wants damages and behavioral changes imposed on MS.
1) Sun requested a preliminary injunction on MS of a "must-carry" order to force MS to include Sun's JVM in Windows.
2) The judge granted this based on the likelihood that Sun will win the case, the damage done to Sun if the injunction isn't granted, and the relatively minor damage carrying Sun's JVM might cause Microsoft.
3) At this point, the trial will begin to determine what, if any, long term remedy should be imposed to counter the damage MS's illegal actions caused Sun's Java.
Sun NEVER sued to force MS to remove Java from any OS. Sun only sued to get MS to live up to their contractual agreements.
Two issues.
First off, you need to run your "test" for about 3 hours to get any real results. I watch people pounds away at current keyboards with 4 to 5 times the force that is actually needed to activate the keys. Those people would destroy their fingers on a smooth surface.
The second issue is ergonomics. Your current keyboard is angled for a reason, finger travel. The idea is that you want to try and keep the finger distances as close to uniform when hitting keys on all the rows. Also, look at your hand placement when you're touchtyping. You gently rest your fingers on the home row (some keyboards even have extra marks on the f and j keys so that you can tell that you're properly oriented). How will you get this tactile positioning feedback from a virtual keyboard? (Especially think about jumping from the regular area of the keyboard over to the 10-key and back.)
Nah, I think the virtual keyboards will be useful for devices that can't have a full-size keyboard. For the everyday use however they just have too many tradeoffs.
Microsoft's country manager Gordon Frazer argues that governments must evaluate each application individually rather than routinely opt for open-source over commercial software.
"It's a very popular technology today, but ultimately it's not a sustainable business model. What happens when the developers who find it exciting today move on to something which will pay the bills?"
He says there are higher expenses for the management, upgrading and security of opensource software.
Even if the expenses for maintaining the open source infrastructure in SA is the same as they're paying now the big issue is WHERE the money is going. SA can spend their R3bn (I thought that was a hacker name when I first saw it) on programmers and companies in SA rather than merely writing a big check to MS and watching it leave the country.
The new trick would be to place a nice reflective surface down and they'll blind themselves when they go to look at the keys.
(Or if you're really mean you'd get a clear surface with tons of small angled mirrors below it to create a nice distorted reflection.)
I had one of those joysticks for the C64 that was a long handle with the joystick part kind of floating inside of it. The sprint was done by holding it down and shaking the crap out of it.
:-}
Come to think of it, that probably was encouraging other "bad habbits"...
Will an infinite number of sleeping kitties on an infinite number of virtual keyboards eventually produce the great works of Shakespeare?
So who would you really have to root for? The hideous, ugly, soulless, human eating scum?
Or the aliens?
Redundant Array of Inexpensive People
:-D
Real memory storage with backup.