22% isn't all that bad. If I said that 22% of all our ancestors were physically ill in some way, that wouldn't be seen as odd. Likewise, most people aren't ashamed of being physically ill, but mental illness is treated very differently.
Probably more often boys because they're taught more that violence is acceptable, and expected, for boys. Though I'd expect to see a girl involved in something like this soon.
There was the case of Brenda Spencer in '79 that inspired the song "Don't like mondays" by the Boomtown Rats.
For computer crimes, they'll probably force you to use Windows for several months. (Although you can probably complain to the human-rights commision in Geneve for this cruel and unusual punnishment).
"I'm not sure I agree with 2. We should buy the book on its merits. If it was well written and interesting, then fine. But I think it is a little dangerous to buy something just because ESR wrote it. "
What I think kmcardle is saying is that those who read and benefitted from the essay should consider buying the book, even if having it on dead trees isn't strictly necessary.
AFAIK, Gaiman wrote the first half of Good Omens, then sent it off to TP to finish off because it was more TP's kind of book than NG's. If the quality of writing drops, it's TP taking over, not NG.
PS. I like both TP and NG, so I don't think this is me being biased.
You call Windows Explorer not an application but you all the replacement Windows/IE explorer hybrid an application?
Not quite - IE4 is part application, part system utility, part graphical OS shell. IMO, Microsoft should have been slapped on the wrist for integrating it all into Win98, as that was an abuse of monopoly power to force out Netscape.
The trickier question is deciding what is and is not an "application"
IMO, an "Application" is anything that the user might want to use as an end, rather than a means. That classifies a web browser as an application, IMO. Also, Notepad, Minesweeper, etc., but not Windows Explorer. The fact that MICROS~1 merged the two functions into one.EXE file is their problem.
Qualcomm's press selease says: "As a complementary solution to voice networks utilizing operator's existing cell sites, towers, antennas and network equipment, HDR technology allows operators to leverage their current infrastructure investment and cellular/Personal Communication Services (PCS) networks."
DR went bust, in part because of this, so there's definite claims for damages.
But can Caldera demonstrate that they lost out because of DR going bust? They probably picked up DR-DOS (from Novell, IIRC) for a snip because of that!
The basis of microsoft's motions were to claim, act by act, that the acts were insufficient to show abuse of monopoly power. The strategy was to eliminate each act from the case on its own.
"No individual raindrop ever considered itself responsible for the flood" - originator unknown.
What does it mean when it says "dismissed all eight of Microsoft's motions for summary judgment on antitrust grounds"? Were the motions for dismissal made on antitrust grounds, or does it refer to the reasons for dismissal?
"it may open the door to a type of chemotherapy against which tumors cannot build a resistance"... "may be able to find a way of engineering a vpr-like treatment that takes aim specifically at cancer cells."
OK, so the cancer can't adapt to the vpr-like treatment, but surely it can evolve so as not to be recognised as cancer, which AIUI is the major problem with immune systems and vaccines - the goalposts keep moving.
Wizards Attic used to sell a "Necronomicon for Dummies" book cover that would slip over a regular "for Dummies" book, but that sold out, and is now only available as a T-shirt. Shame.
Anyone know where I can get the Yahoo news story about the rats? They only keep stories for 2 weeks. I've seen this happen with a few links from older/. articles.
school administrations routinely tolerate peer abuse that would be legally actionable in any other context
Should a school be responsible for enforcing the law on it's grounds? Is my employer responsible for ensuring my rights aren't violated by another employee? This is a grey area, at best. If we're demanding that schoolkids are given all the rights of adults, then they may have to go to the same lengths as adults to actually receive the benefits of those rights.
Then it isn't trademark infringement. If my (fictional) mate Peter, who goes by the nickname of "Pez", uses it, then there's nothing they can do, as he isn't using it to trade.
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I don't know who or what the final arbiter of the meaning of the term would be, but as I understand the term, it specifically does not mean disassembly etc, and that's confirmed by that glossary that I quoted. Other definitions that I can find include: "The regeneration of a specification from a completed design", "analyzing a system and producing a representation at a higher level of abstraction, such as design from code", and according to Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, "It is legal to use reverse engineering to learn a competitor's trade secret". The evidence isn't 100% in my favour, but it seems to be biased in that direction.
Internet.com defines Reverse Engineering as: "The process of recreating a design by analyzing a final product", which is what I always thought it was. It does not mean disassembling, decompiling, or tracing. I don't understand how reverse engineering can possible be illegal anywhere that even pretends to maintain freedom of thought.
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22% isn't all that bad. If I said that 22% of all our ancestors were physically ill in some way, that wouldn't be seen as odd. Likewise, most people aren't ashamed of being physically ill, but mental illness is treated very differently.
"Mental health problems do not affect three or four out of every five persons, but one out of every one."
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Probably more often boys because they're taught more that violence is acceptable, and expected, for boys. Though I'd expect to see a girl involved in something like this soon.
There was the case of Brenda Spencer in '79 that inspired the song "Don't like mondays" by the Boomtown Rats.
For computer crimes, they'll probably force you to use Windows for several months. (Although you can probably complain to the human-rights commision in Geneve for this cruel and unusual punnishment).
Cruel, yes, but sadly, not unusual.
"I'm not sure I agree with 2. We should buy the book on its merits. If it was well written and interesting, then fine. But I think it is a little dangerous to buy something just because ESR wrote it. "
What I think kmcardle is saying is that those who read and benefitted from the essay should consider buying the book, even if having it on dead trees isn't strictly necessary.
AFAIK, Gaiman wrote the first half of Good Omens, then sent it off to TP to finish off because it was more TP's kind of book than NG's. If the quality of writing drops, it's TP taking over, not NG.
PS. I like both TP and NG, so I don't think this is me being biased.
You call Windows Explorer not an application but you all the replacement Windows/IE explorer hybrid an application?
Not quite - IE4 is part application, part system utility, part graphical OS shell. IMO, Microsoft should have been slapped on the wrist for integrating it all into Win98, as that was an abuse of monopoly power to force out Netscape.
The trickier question is deciding what is and is not an "application"
.EXE file is their problem.
IMO, an "Application" is anything that the user might want to use as an end, rather than a means. That classifies a web browser as an application, IMO. Also, Notepad, Minesweeper, etc., but not Windows Explorer. The fact that MICROS~1 merged the two functions into one
Qualcomm's press selease says: "As a complementary solution to voice networks utilizing operator's existing cell sites, towers, antennas and network equipment, HDR technology allows operators to leverage their current infrastructure investment and cellular/Personal Communication Services (PCS) networks."
Did the USA ever get around to joining the Geneva Convention?
Remember the words of Shmuel HaKatan: "Rejoice not in the fall of your enemy".
DR went bust, in part because of this, so there's definite claims for damages.
But can Caldera demonstrate that they lost out because of DR going bust? They probably picked up DR-DOS (from Novell, IIRC) for a snip because of that!
The basis of microsoft's motions were to claim, act by act, that the acts were insufficient to show abuse of monopoly power. The strategy was to eliminate each act from the case on its own.
"No individual raindrop ever considered itself responsible for the flood" - originator unknown.
What does it mean when it says "dismissed all eight of Microsoft's motions for summary judgment on antitrust grounds"? Were the motions for dismissal made on antitrust grounds, or does it refer to the reasons for dismissal?
Linux may not be Unix, but you have to admit that it is significant to Unix, so should be mentioned prominently in this list.
"it may open the door to a type of chemotherapy against which tumors cannot build a resistance" ... "may be able to find a way of engineering a vpr-like treatment that takes aim specifically at cancer cells."
OK, so the cancer can't adapt to the vpr-like treatment, but surely it can evolve so as not to be recognised as cancer, which AIUI is the major problem with immune systems and vaccines - the goalposts keep moving.
Would HM consider contacting her favourite web sites and allowing them to show a nice "By apointment" image?
Wizards Attic used to sell a "Necronomicon for Dummies" book cover that would slip over a regular "for Dummies" book, but that sold out, and is now only available as a T-shirt. Shame.
It would have been (and still could be) a good idea to submit the best questions from this discussion to Auntie Beeb as "official slashdot questions".
Anyone know where I can get the Yahoo news story about the rats? They only keep stories for 2 weeks. I've seen this happen with a few links from older /. articles.
school administrations routinely tolerate peer abuse that would be legally actionable in any other context
Should a school be responsible for enforcing the law on it's grounds? Is my employer responsible for ensuring my rights aren't violated by another employee? This is a grey area, at best. If we're demanding that schoolkids are given all the rights of adults, then they may have to go to the same lengths as adults to actually receive the benefits of those rights.
Then it isn't trademark infringement. If my (fictional) mate Peter, who goes by the nickname of "Pez", uses it, then there's nothing they can do, as he isn't using it to trade.
I don't know who or what the final arbiter of the meaning of the term would be, but as I understand the term, it specifically does not mean disassembly etc, and that's confirmed by that glossary that I quoted. Other definitions that I can find include: "The regeneration of a specification from a completed design", "analyzing a system and producing a representation at a higher level of abstraction, such as design from code", and according to Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, "It is legal to use reverse engineering to learn a competitor's trade secret". The evidence isn't 100% in my favour, but it seems to be biased in that direction.
Internet.com defines Reverse Engineering as: "The process of recreating a design by analyzing a final product", which is what I always thought it was. It does not mean disassembling, decompiling, or tracing. I don't understand how reverse engineering can possible be illegal anywhere that even pretends to maintain freedom of thought.