Yes - the French helped the colonists - quite a bit actually. Not because they believed in freedom or that there should be no king - since it was king Louis XVI offering the help - but simply because the king hated the British... his grandfather having lost the Seven Years War and most of their foreign possessions he was pissed off. By helping the colonists he was having his army fight a proxy war -- trying to indirectly get back at those who had beaten them. And it gets worse -- if it weren't for the vengfulness a French king, the Americans may not have won their freedom and inspired the French citizens to oust that very same king (and execute him). Funny how things turn out.
I'm not sure what else I could have done to screw up that reply. Not only did I forget to turn on html, but I corrected a spelling error with another spelling error.... guess that's what I get for posting at 6am.
Guess that's what I get for not previewing! Damn dropdown box... yeah... that's it... it was the dropdown box's fault! Why should I take responsibility for my own actions when it's so easy to blame something else:-)
I wouldn't say he does a horrible job communicating it - he's just not having them say 'Look at me! I'm a super advanced robot!'
They are portrayed as archeologists, that much was obvious. Then they reactivate david using some magical power transfer -- that made me wonder what they were. Then the sequence moves to all of the robots downloading David's life experience - that was a big clue. And then there was the conversation with David before his mother is brought back. It left me with no question that they were robots that wanted to know the humans who are ultimately their forebearers.
Thanks for the insight! Being that I've only typed on a real typewriter once, and that one even had 'advanced' features like an erase buffer, it never occured to me that people could still the have typewriter muscle memory stuck in their fingers. But, it really does make sense:-) Still though, using them interchangably in the same word - like l941 vs l94l - seems a bit odd.
The 'l vs 1' thing could happen if he's using OCR software -- I find it extremely unlikely that anyone would actually *type* l941. That's just plain stupid. But then you have to wonder why in the hell he'd be scanning in the articles... unless he's copying text from other author's reviews.
Yes, you would see a localized increase of nitrogen. Just as you see a localized decrease at the facility where the nitrogen is extracted from the atmosphere. It's not proof - but this has been going on for decades. It's not as if they're MAKING nitrogen - they're only moving it from one part of the world to another. That's just got to be harmless.
Yeah, but there's not _much_ value in that. You still have to wrap the wire around rigid pipes. and once the system is in place and operating at supercooled temperatures it's going to be relatively brittle anyway --- probably not earthquake proof in any event.
Now wouldn't it be an interesting exercise to make a Windows workalike (of course probably using lots of MS copyrighted software e.g. explorer) using only the Linux kernel, Wine, and something custom to drive the GUI layer. Not that I'd really want such a product to exist, but it'd be cool to see.
The term 'codec' is short for 'coder/decoder'. So for them to describe their product as a codec, which they do, it means the encoding portion of the software will be open sourced as well.
You know, from what I remember from my High School civics class, that's also how it works with the bills on the President's desk.
IIRC, he's got something like 10 working days to either sign or veto a bill. If he doesn't do either, it becomes law.
Again, IIRC, this was made a law because of presidents who would get bills passed by the Legislature, but wouldn't ever sign them or veto them (presumablly because the veto would be overridden).
(way late in replying) but actually no - that's not correct. If the president doesn't sign a bill it's refered to as a 'pocket veto' or 'putting it in a drawer' because it can't become a law without the signature. It's actually a very clever way to get a bill out of the way since for congress to override a veto there actually has to be a veto to override.
Again - go back to the point that was made earlier that something is not illegal unless a law is passed that *says* it's illegal. There are real laws that are in place that say prostitution and drug use are illegal.
Now... whether those laws are constitutional is really a question that you have to wonder since Roe v. Wade simple overturned laws that banned abortion.
Wanna make prostitution legal in all 50 states? Get some enterprising hooker to get her case up before the supreme court and compare her rights to those of a woman's right to choose. Likewise with drug users.
Of course the real reason why hookers and drugs are illegal is because they are a public health problem - so no case with the abortion argument will actually get them to overturn the laws that exist.
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Yes - the French helped the colonists - quite a bit actually. Not because they believed in freedom or that there should be no king - since it was king Louis XVI offering the help - but simply because the king hated the British... his grandfather having lost the Seven Years War and most of their foreign possessions he was pissed off. By helping the colonists he was having his army fight a proxy war -- trying to indirectly get back at those who had beaten them. And it gets worse -- if it weren't for the vengfulness a French king, the Americans may not have won their freedom and inspired the French citizens to oust that very same king (and execute him). Funny how things turn out.
You are correct sir! Hah!
I'm not sure what else I could have done to screw up that reply. Not only did I forget to turn on html, but I corrected a spelling error with another spelling error.... guess that's what I get for posting at 6am.
Guess that's what I get for not previewing! Damn dropdown box... yeah... that's it... it was the dropdown box's fault! Why should I take responsibility for my own actions when it's so easy to blame something else :-)
If a "rouge state" wanted to seriously screw...
You meant <b>"rougue state"</b> right?
Waaahahaha -- you are so evil! I was just waiting for someone to post a good malicious prompt.
But the mononucleosis pseudonym is so perfect! If it turns out to be a worthwhile product, Microsoft may have to become infected just to compete.
See, you can buy it... $10. And then you don't even have to crack it.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/preview/orde
I wouldn't say he does a horrible job communicating it - he's just not having them say 'Look at me! I'm a super advanced robot!'
They are portrayed as archeologists, that much was obvious. Then they reactivate david using some magical power transfer -- that made me wonder what they were. Then the sequence moves to all of the robots downloading David's life experience - that was a big clue. And then there was the conversation with David before his mother is brought back. It left me with no question that they were robots that wanted to know the humans who are ultimately their forebearers.
How to pronounce it: http://postgresql.planetmirror.com/postgresql.wavo cs/7.1/admin/history.html
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Did you click the link? No. The link has a comic that is all but word-for-word what this guy said comparing DeCSS to bomb making instructions.
Thanks for the insight! Being that I've only typed on a real typewriter once, and that one even had 'advanced' features like an erase buffer, it never occured to me that people could still the have typewriter muscle memory stuck in their fingers. But, it really does make sense :-) Still though, using them interchangably in the same word - like l941 vs l94l - seems a bit odd.
The 'l vs 1' thing could happen if he's using OCR software -- I find it extremely unlikely that anyone would actually *type* l941. That's just plain stupid. But then you have to wonder why in the hell he'd be scanning in the articles... unless he's copying text from other author's reviews.
Yes, you would see a localized increase of nitrogen. Just as you see a localized decrease at the facility where the nitrogen is extracted from the atmosphere. It's not proof - but this has been going on for decades. It's not as if they're MAKING nitrogen - they're only moving it from one part of the world to another. That's just got to be harmless.
Yeah, but there's not _much_ value in that. You still have to wrap the wire around rigid pipes. and once the system is in place and operating at supercooled temperatures it's going to be relatively brittle anyway --- probably not earthquake proof in any event.
Now wouldn't it be an interesting exercise to make a Windows workalike (of course probably using lots of MS copyrighted software e.g. explorer) using only the Linux kernel, Wine, and something custom to drive the GUI layer. Not that I'd really want such a product to exist, but it'd be cool to see.
Check this out... Compression/decompression may be the primary definition but Coder-Decoder is also valid.
Yup you're right - on this page I see in more detail that the encoder will be free but not open sourced. Damn damn. My bad.
The term 'codec' is short for 'coder/decoder'. So for them to describe their product as a codec, which they do, it means the encoding portion of the software will be open sourced as well.
You know, from what I remember from my High School civics class, that's also how it works with the bills on the President's desk.
IIRC, he's got something like 10 working days to either sign or veto a bill. If he doesn't do either, it becomes law.
Again, IIRC, this was made a law because of presidents who would get bills passed by the Legislature, but wouldn't ever sign them or veto them (presumablly because the veto would be overridden).
(way late in replying) but actually no - that's not correct. If the president doesn't sign a bill it's refered to as a 'pocket veto' or 'putting it in a drawer' because it can't become a law without the signature. It's actually a very clever way to get a bill out of the way since for congress to override a veto there actually has to be a veto to override.
Wow... 23000 now and going up at over 100/s for the past minute or so.
>The governor's signature isn't even required to pass a bill into law!
Shh... the President's isn't either....
Yes, but in Texas - unless the Governor vetoes it the bill becomes law.
pr0n is more of a geek term than one for l33t-haX0rZ -- look it up in The New Hacker's Dictionary
Again - go back to the point that was made earlier that something is not illegal unless a law is passed that *says* it's illegal. There are real laws that are in place that say prostitution and drug use are illegal.
Now... whether those laws are constitutional is really a question that you have to wonder since Roe v. Wade simple overturned laws that banned abortion.
Wanna make prostitution legal in all 50 states? Get some enterprising hooker to get her case up before the supreme court and compare her rights to those of a woman's right to choose. Likewise with drug users.
Of course the real reason why hookers and drugs are illegal is because they are a public health problem - so no case with the abortion argument will actually get them to overturn the laws that exist.
Can't wait to see Crusoes in set-top/embedded boxes. Decent performance, no heat, and no loud fans!
Take a look at Amptron's driver page... scroll down to 'BKi810 & HTPCi810' supported under Linux - drivers for everything (Sound, LAN, Modem).