Well, then obviously, what OSS programmers need to do is have a dialog that pops up:
$APPLICATION has found something wrong. It is obviously not $APPLICATION's fault, it is most likely something else on your computer, perhaps $RANDOM_CLOSED_SOURCE_APPLICATION.
We highly recommend that you reinstall your entire system, but do not install $RANDOM_CLOSED_SOURCE_APPLICATION this time.
As a kid, I enjoyed George Gamow's "Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland". I recently introduced my 11 year old daughter to Mr. Tompkins. (So yes, to whoever it was,/.'ers *DO* have kids!).
I seem to recall that somebody (quite possibly ATI) looking for specific strings in the WinMark benchmark set and doing something special in the driver, just to pump up the numbers.
Because scare headlines/stories boost ratings, which are they going to run:
"Mail safe for ordinary citizens", or
"Anthrax! Are you at risk!!!!???"
Hint, it's not the first. In the US, at least, news is now more entertainment with ratings as the bottom line, rather than journalistic integrity.
Anyone remember Oprah's interview with Michael Jackson? If you watched ABC news (local anyways) that night, absolutely nothing else happened in the world except the interview. It's all about ratings, and unless their feet are put to the fire somehow, nothing's going to change.
But as long as the spirit of innovation is preserved and the implementation of destructive viruses is recognized as the industrial terrorism that it is, then revolutionary ideas like.NET will continue to be provided to the consumer, one innovative step at a time.
Revolutionary? I guess "all your data are belong to us" is revolutionary. I'd personally say it's counter-revolutionary (anybody else here old enough to remember the "PC Revolution"?)...
They already did. This is simply a variant of the honor code virus that I've been receiving for years. Luckily my anti-virus wetware can detect it and prevent its spread.
although the DMCA does have important and evil implications for the freedom to code and speak in the U.S., it would not be used against a legitimate programmer such as himself
Seeing as the link was to the Linux-Kernel mailing list, and Alan Cox is one of the keepers of the kernel, we're talking 2.2.20pre10 of the Linux kernel (possibly the ac fork?)
And even *IF* the reason they hate us/attack us
is because we support Israel, look at it this way.
WARNING POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE MATERIAL FOLLOWS <POTENTIALLY_OFFENSIVE>
If a kid throws a temper tantrum because he wants something, do you give it to him? Of course not, because you don't want to encourage tantrums.
Look at the WTC attacks as the ultimate temper tantrum.
</POTENTIALLY_OFFENSIVE>
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New bar tests are a good idea for lawyers because laws vary from state to state
You need new PE tests because the value of pi changes from state to state, too... Just ask Indiana.
YES! I KNOW IT'S JUST AN URBAN LEGEND!!!!!
With all that they threw in, looks like they still forgot to make it illegal to fly an airplane into a skyscraper!
And on the less bright side, the
As a kid, I enjoyed George Gamow's "Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland". I recently introduced my 11 year old daughter to Mr. Tompkins. (So yes, to whoever it was, /.'ers *DO* have kids!).
It's a great introduction to modern physics.
I seem to recall that somebody (quite possibly ATI) looking for specific strings in the WinMark benchmark set and doing something special in the driver, just to pump up the numbers.
"Lindows"... Doesn't he play hockey for the Rangers?
I suspect that alen was referring to Brokaw and Rather.
Katz is right for once, sort of.
Because scare headlines/stories boost ratings, which are they going to run:
"Mail safe for ordinary citizens", or
"Anthrax! Are you at risk!!!!???"
Hint, it's not the first. In the US, at least, news is now more entertainment with ratings as the bottom line, rather than journalistic integrity.
Anyone remember Oprah's interview with Michael Jackson? If you watched ABC news (local anyways) that night, absolutely nothing else happened in the world except the interview. It's all about ratings, and unless their feet are put to the fire somehow, nothing's going to change.
He's obviously carrying illegal copyright circumvention devices. I bet his laptop runs that unAmerican Linux thingie!
Call the RIAA!
Yes, this is a troll. Go ahead and mod me down.
Or how about the CD replacements DataPlay. Think any "focus groups" met for this wonderful product?
Yeah, I bet they did. Remember, all they'd tell Joe Sixpack is "look at this new CD thingie! It's the size of a quarter, and cool looking too!"
Did you think the focus group people would say, "and oh, we won't let you make MP3s off it"?
And if you look closely, you can see the guy on the grassy knoll who is faking the moon landing pictures!
Hey, Rob!
If you're looking for features, how about adding either a page for Poll Suggestions, or adding "Poll" to the topics in submit.pl?
the average PC running windows 9x/ME/ XP Consumer won't be able to multithread anyway
Not to defend MS, or anything, but XP Consumer is still based on the NT core. It'll multithread.
Things like this make me want to come up with a new /. poll:
Who is more evil?
Microsoft
RIAA
MPAA
RMS
ESR
The DOJ
Congress
CowboyNeal
Revolutionary? I guess "all your data are belong to us" is revolutionary. I'd personally say it's counter-revolutionary (anybody else here old enough to remember the "PC Revolution"?)...
They already did. This is simply a variant of the honor code virus that I've been receiving for years. Luckily my anti-virus wetware can detect it and prevent its spread.
Why does everyone here get all worked up about the governement watching us if they truely have nothing to hide?
You've got it backwards. The question should be:
Why is the government all worked up about watching us if we're not criminals?
although the DMCA does have important and evil implications for the freedom to code and speak in the U.S., it would not be used against a legitimate programmer such as himself
Tell that to Dmitry, or to Professor Felten.
Thanks, danheskett, you beat me to it. Libertarians are NOT "anti-union" per se.
Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if the ac kernels were a fork or not (hence the question mark).
OK, I'll bite.
Seeing as the link was to the Linux-Kernel mailing list, and Alan Cox is one of the keepers of the kernel, we're talking 2.2.20pre10 of the Linux kernel (possibly the ac fork?)
And that rules out most Free software, right from the start.
Well, it would if your definition of a digital device includes software. Luckily, mine doesn't.
Unfortunately for you, the SSSCA text, does define it that way, in section 109(3).
4 millibits per second down, which translates to 0.00005 kilobytes per second.
Sounds like something you'd get from MegaTelCo. Unfortunately, with them, all calls are long distance!
And even *IF* the reason they hate us/attack us
is because we support Israel, look at it this way.
WARNING POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE MATERIAL FOLLOWS
<POTENTIALLY_OFFENSIVE>
If a kid throws a temper tantrum because he wants something, do you give it to him? Of course not, because you don't want to encourage tantrums.
Look at the WTC attacks as the ultimate temper tantrum.
</POTENTIALLY_OFFENSIVE>