It is definitely not time to "think about jumping ship" yet...
I don't care if the whole damn world moves to Win2003. I have the source code for Linux, why should I need to follow some kind of herd mentality? To suggest that I would need to sounds like FUD anyway.
Dude, honestly you should have advised your friend to shell out the twenty bucks and not be performing such procedures on her machine. What if you broke it? Whose fault is it? The techs obviously have tools or know-how that you don't since surely they won't be filing parts away. Anyway, not a slam, since you were just trying to help out, but food for thought.
Their net connection must be using TCP/IP over bongo drums; it's already slashdotted.:P
I think their network needs some load balancing using separate networks. Here are my suggestions:
With open hands: gently slap top of head gently slap cheeks gently slap chest between neck and breast gently slap hollow-sounding stomach gently slap thighs/hips gently slap just above each elbow, with crossed arms clap flat hands, cupped hands touching like fingers, cupped hands crossing them rub hands together: up and down, sideways, and in a circle
With fingers: snap tap one finger on each hand together, two fingers, three fingers, four fingers, five fingers
With mouth: breathe out slowly breathe out using voice sound pant sigh slurp make buzzing sound--wet lips, closing them in the position to say "m," pulling the skin tight by smiling, then blow trill the tongue let more air out as the lips vibrate like a horse sound make "p" popping sounds make letter sounds without the voice, such as "sh" or "qu" make tocking sound with tongue whistle quack fill one cheek with air, blow out through teeth for Donald Duck sound make frog sound--breathe in, low voice sound snore put open mouth on hand or arm and blow burp hold out letter sounds: sh, ch, s
With feet: stomp tap--keep heels on floor and tap toes clap feet together in the air slide
It costs money to run the Hubble space telescope. Taking it down will save money.
Creating a new one will cost a lot of money... if you create a new one.
My *conspiracy theory* is that they fill a 500 gallon drum up with various junkyard waste, spray paint "Hubble II" on the side, and have the rocket carrying it blow up half way to orbit.
Thereby saving hundreds of millions of dollars which can be funnelled to the war in Iraq.
What throws me off all the time is the use of different letters to represent certain things, but what they represent isn't usually explained. Does "c" always mean the same thing to everybody in all problems? (isn't it the speed of light?) And y, and b, etc...
Is there some generally understood meaning for certain letters if not specified? Such as a programmer could use variables "i" and "s" and people would probably assume that they are an integer and a string, respectively.
Well, it's their network so they can block anyone they want.
Does there exist an IM client which operates over P2P (peer to peer)? I think sending everything through a central corporate network is unnecessary. Why let them have all the control? And for what?
Which bible do they use when people take an oath in court?
If you do lie in court, what is the significance in the statement "so help you God" if the god mentioned is ambiguous? Maybe it's the Greek god of Love, for all that is said.
You need to spend some time thinking about your phrase "religious rights." You seem to be a little confused about a very, very important American ideal.
You're right, I am confused. But the issue doesn't seem to be very cut and dried to me. For example, why does American paper money say "In God We Trust" on it? Why does the American government refer to God when tragedies happen? Why do you swear on a bible in court?
Doesn't sound separate to me. That's what I mean by "twisting" the laws to ones own advantage.
From the article:... claiming that telemarketer's free speech rights would be infringed if this was to take affect.
Is there no case law on this situation? It appears that the whole "rights" system can be twisted to anyone's favour.
Take the heated debate over the displaying of the Ten Commandments (lookup Justice Ray Moore). It was taken down because it offended some people. But, it made other's proud. Why do those who stand for nothing get their way?
So, in the above example, someone's free speech rights *and* religious rights get trounced.
Alright, now we're talking about a telemarketer's right to free speech. Almost ZERO people want to hear from telemarketers and almost nobody cares about the leeching bastards. Yet time after time their "rights" are being upheld. What gives!?
How can the law be twisted in so many ways? How can everybody's rights be upheld at the same time when they seem to mutually exclusive?
Pretty much any program will act this way, unless compilers get smart enough to have compile-time control of a cache model so that one can recompile everything to take advantage of HT.
I'd bet that Intel's tools are this smart. Check out their VTune software as well, if you're looking to optimize for Intel's latest and greatest processors.
"Desktop molecular manufacturing" will mean an end to global trade, the end of resource-based wars, the end of wage-slave jobs, and the end of the need (for some people) for artificial scarcity to pay for what used to be scarce (food, clothes, etc).
Don't hold your breath, though. We've had the technology to create cars that run on water for years now. Ironically, cost and the existing oil cartel are two major reasons why we aren't driving them yet. What about electric cars? We pollute the atmosphere because it's cheaper than to filter out all harmful elements - we do have the technology to cut emissions to almost nothing, but money is in the way.
So, I have a feeling that money will continue to be a barrier to the well being of the planet and its inhabitants for decades (if not centuries) to come. Maybe we'll all kill each other first.
"The only justification for a system of private ownership of culture (intellectual property), is the fostering of more and better creativity. Commerce is only a mechanism toward that end, not the end goal. When abusive patent, trademark, and copyright, stand in the way of advancement, it's time to change the system."
And the petition itself:
To: The United States Government
We, the undersigned, are voters involved in the IT industry who believe that software patents will stifle innovation in the software industry and restrict computer users unfairly.
We have seen that many software patents covering well-known algorithms and techniques hinder the software industry in the United States of America and around the world. The Patent Office has shown that it does not understand software and cannot follow developments in the field, and frequently issues patents on well-known techniques and on simple ideas that programmers consider obvious. The causes of this are inherent in the nature of the software field and cannot be corrected.
Due to the incremental nature of software development, where developers add to the work of those that went before, patents covering software techniques are an obstacle to progress in software. Programmers, in the course of doing their job, search for solutions to the problem at hand and are only impeded by software patents which threaten them or their employers with litigation. The ultimate impact of software patents is to slow innovation, rather than to promote it and therefore contradicts the stated purpose of the patent laws.
Never before has an industry where copyright was widely established had patents imposed on it. Software patents increase the cost of doing business in the software industry, which will make it difficult for smaller companies and individual developers to operate.
Patents in most fields in practice usually affect only factories, patents that apply to software tie the hands of every computer user. Only a tremendous public benefit could justify this imposition, but the actual effect of software patents is harmful.
For the good of the software industry and computer users both, we call for a Federal law to exclude software implementations running on general purpose computer hardware from the coverage of any patent.
Please see the following links for more information: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/article s/currents/003.html http://users.erols.com/gcasamen/software-pa tents http://antipatents.8m.com/software-patents. html http://www.researchoninnovation.org/patent.p df
NOTE: This petition is limited to the US voters in order to have the maximum effect in the United States. If software patents are a problem in your country you are free to use the text of this petition to start a petition for your country.
What do you suggest we talk about, then? What colour the pretty ribbons are on the launch stage?
I suggest we talk about all things related to the launch of a new chip, be that performance stats, worldwide acceptance, company ethics, and so on. If you're not interested in using your conscience to make purchasing decisions, that is your perogative.
Windows has so many inefficiencies which have nothing to do with processor speed that buying a faster one will just make the 30 seconds of productive work you do turn into 25 seconds, and then you'll wait the same 30 seconds for the network drive to be recognized, or a CDROM to spin up, or your explorer to read in that 700MB zip file before allowing you to continue file browsing.
There is nothing funnier than companies that try to use Access as the database for 150,000-pageview-a-day websites.
Except in this case, there's just *nothing funny* about it. Anybody with the significant experience required to certify a system as important as e-voting should know that Access should not be used for mission critical, privacy critical, tamper-proof systems. The system described in these memos is laughable.
And this is just one example of how the government works. *shakes head*
- fear (of losing competitive ability) - uncertainty (is Intel right?) - doubt (maybe we're not taking the right path)
And if Asia falls for it, well, I'd be absolutely amazed. They are more than large enough to set their own standards. They don't need to live by Western standards. I applaud their broad move to Linux.
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It is definitely not time to "think about jumping ship" yet...
I don't care if the whole damn world moves to Win2003. I have the source code for Linux, why should I need to follow some kind of herd mentality? To suggest that I would need to sounds like FUD anyway.
Dude, honestly you should have advised your friend to shell out the twenty bucks and not be performing such procedures on her machine. What if you broke it? Whose fault is it? The techs obviously have tools or know-how that you don't since surely they won't be filing parts away. Anyway, not a slam, since you were just trying to help out, but food for thought.
Their net connection must be using TCP/IP over bongo drums; it's already slashdotted. :P
;)
I think their network needs some load balancing using separate networks. Here are my suggestions:
With open hands:
gently slap top of head
gently slap cheeks
gently slap chest between neck and breast
gently slap hollow-sounding stomach
gently slap thighs/hips
gently slap just above each elbow, with crossed arms
clap flat hands, cupped hands touching like fingers, cupped hands crossing them
rub hands together: up and down, sideways, and in a circle
With fingers:
snap
tap one finger on each hand together, two fingers, three fingers, four fingers, five fingers
With mouth:
breathe out slowly
breathe out using voice sound
pant
sigh
slurp
make buzzing sound--wet lips, closing them in the position to say "m,"
pulling the skin tight by smiling, then blow
trill the tongue
let more air out as the lips vibrate like a horse sound
make "p" popping sounds
make letter sounds without the voice, such as "sh" or "qu"
make tocking sound with tongue
whistle
quack
fill one cheek with air, blow out through teeth for Donald Duck sound
make frog sound--breathe in, low voice sound
snore
put open mouth on hand or arm and blow
burp
hold out letter sounds: sh, ch, s
With feet:
stomp
tap--keep heels on floor and tap toes
clap feet together in the air
slide
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(note: taken from here)
Only MySQL is hosed... here is a link to the Borg Cube graphic:
Cube
Well, here's a conspiracy theory:
It costs money to run the Hubble space telescope. Taking it down will save money.
Creating a new one will cost a lot of money... if you create a new one.
My *conspiracy theory* is that they fill a 500 gallon drum up with various junkyard waste, spray paint "Hubble II" on the side, and have the rocket carrying it blow up half way to orbit.
Thereby saving hundreds of millions of dollars which can be funnelled to the war in Iraq.
What throws me off all the time is the use of different letters to represent certain things, but what they represent isn't usually explained. Does "c" always mean the same thing to everybody in all problems? (isn't it the speed of light?) And y, and b, etc...
Is there some generally understood meaning for certain letters if not specified? Such as a programmer could use variables "i" and "s" and people would probably assume that they are an integer and a string, respectively.
BTW, your post was very informative.
Well, it's their network so they can block anyone they want.
Does there exist an IM client which operates over P2P (peer to peer)? I think sending everything through a central corporate network is unnecessary. Why let them have all the control? And for what?
back to the future 2 was another one better than the first, in my opinion...
How about Rocky IV? Best one in the whole series, I think, and a great soundtrack.
Excellent, thanks.
Which bible do they use when people take an oath in court?
If you do lie in court, what is the significance in the statement "so help you God" if the god mentioned is ambiguous? Maybe it's the Greek god of Love, for all that is said.
What god is responsible for "acts of God"?
But not if they call me out of the blue claiming to represent an organisation I cannot verify the identity of.
Just for fun, when they call just say "Hey, sounds great! Just let me call you right back."
Nobody is ever reachable the reverse way.
You need to spend some time thinking about your phrase "religious rights." You seem to be a little confused about a very, very important American ideal.
You're right, I am confused. But the issue doesn't seem to be very cut and dried to me. For example, why does American paper money say "In God We Trust" on it?
Why does the American government refer to God when tragedies happen?
Why do you swear on a bible in court?
Doesn't sound separate to me. That's what I mean by "twisting" the laws to ones own advantage.
From the article: ... claiming that telemarketer's free speech rights would be infringed if this was to take affect.
Is there no case law on this situation? It appears that the whole "rights" system can be twisted to anyone's favour.
Take the heated debate over the displaying of the Ten Commandments (lookup Justice Ray Moore). It was taken down because it offended some people. But, it made other's proud. Why do those who stand for nothing get their way?
So, in the above example, someone's free speech rights *and* religious rights get trounced.
Alright, now we're talking about a telemarketer's right to free speech. Almost ZERO people want to hear from telemarketers and almost nobody cares about the leeching bastards. Yet time after time their "rights" are being upheld. What gives!?
How can the law be twisted in so many ways? How can everybody's rights be upheld at the same time when they seem to mutually exclusive?
I was trying to look for a report I read once that pointed to higher smog during weekdays as a major factor in rain occurring mostly on weekends.
This report probably says some of the same things, though:
Ozone Linked to Warmer Weekend Temperatures in Toronto
Pretty much any program will act this way, unless compilers get smart enough to have compile-time control of a cache model so that one can recompile everything to take advantage of HT.
I'd bet that Intel's tools are this smart. Check out their VTune software as well, if you're looking to optimize for Intel's latest and greatest processors.
Anything like these?
games 1
games 2
"Desktop molecular manufacturing" will mean an end to global trade, the end of resource-based wars, the end of wage-slave jobs, and the end of the need (for some people) for artificial scarcity to pay for what used to be scarce (food, clothes, etc).
Don't hold your breath, though. We've had the technology to create cars that run on water for years now. Ironically, cost and the existing oil cartel are two major reasons why we aren't driving them yet. What about electric cars?
We pollute the atmosphere because it's cheaper than to filter out all harmful elements - we do have the technology to cut emissions to almost nothing, but money is in the way.
So, I have a feeling that money will continue to be a barrier to the well being of the planet and its inhabitants for decades (if not centuries) to come. Maybe we'll all kill each other first.
"The only justification for a system of private ownership of culture (intellectual property), is the fostering of more and better creativity. Commerce is only a mechanism toward that end, not the end goal. When abusive patent, trademark, and copyright, stand in the way of advancement, it's time to change the system."
And the petition itself:
What ever happened to "by the people, for the people"? (assuming Europe has the same basic principles as the US)
If current lawmakers aren't listening to the public, WTF can we do to get people in there who will?
ps - go Arnold! Hehe.
What do you suggest we talk about, then? What colour the pretty ribbons are on the launch stage?
I suggest we talk about all things related to the launch of a new chip, be that performance stats, worldwide acceptance, company ethics, and so on. If you're not interested in using your conscience to make purchasing decisions, that is your perogative.
Windows has so many inefficiencies which have nothing to do with processor speed that buying a faster one will just make the 30 seconds of productive work you do turn into 25 seconds, and then you'll wait the same 30 seconds for the network drive to be recognized, or a CDROM to spin up, or your explorer to read in that 700MB zip file before allowing you to continue file browsing.
At this time, I'm more interested in AMD's stance on Asia's move to Linux and on DRM than in AMD's benchmark figures.
There is nothing funnier than companies that try to use Access as the database for 150,000-pageview-a-day websites.
Except in this case, there's just *nothing funny* about it. Anybody with the significant experience required to certify a system as important as e-voting should know that Access should not be used for mission critical, privacy critical, tamper-proof systems. The system described in these memos is laughable.
And this is just one example of how the government works. *shakes head*
Think, people. This is classic FUD. You have
- fear (of losing competitive ability)
- uncertainty (is Intel right?)
- doubt (maybe we're not taking the right path)
And if Asia falls for it, well, I'd be absolutely amazed. They are more than large enough to set their own standards. They don't need to live by Western standards. I applaud their broad move to Linux.
Right now, Java is the easiest way for me, as a developer, to get off of Windows and onto Linux full time for software development purposes.
While Java's cross-platform compatibility isn't perfect, it's the best option out there.
Everybody knows where the Any key is, but what I'm wondering is, where is the ASCII?