There is a very good book that addresses people with "super powers" and how the government reacts: Brave Men Run. The audio version of the book is available for free as a podcast.
Wouldn't this then make Web, ftp, SMTP, NNTP, etc server software illegal? After all, way before P2P these were all being used to distribute pirated software/music/viedos/etc.
You really mean to say evolutionists DIDN'T look around and say "Aha! We're alive. Let's try to figure out how we got here."
Be reasonable, ID people and evolutionists are trying to answer the same question.
Trying to answer the same question says nothing about how they go about trying to find an answer.
The point is there were no Evolutionists at first. There were scientist collecting information and trying to determine how it all fits together. Eventually, enough facts were collected to start to form a picture and a theory was formed. Again, this is quite a stark difference in methodology.
With Intelligent Design, the proponents start with a conclusion and try to find a way to get the facts to fit the conclusion. With Evolution, the proponents are taking the facts and trying to find a conclusion that fits the facts.
The theory of Evolution is not perfect, but as a theory based in the scientific method, it is able to change as we learn.
In deciding to leave a job or not, you are looking at the wrong data. IMHO, the important thing in a job is not the OS or programming tools. The main factor is do you like working with your co-workers. If you like your fellow workers, then you are a fool to leave over the programming tools.
At the end of the day code is code no matter where you wrote it. What gets us interested in getting up and going to work each day is do we like the working environment, not the coding environment.
One night one of the cleaning guys decided to "clean up" the loose change in all of or desks.
A coworker had a web cam setup in his cube. The cleaning guy was arrested the next day.
[I]All of the manufacturers face the same problem. It's the technology not the company. So, give Lexmark another chance.[/I]
This is untrue. Lexmark is the leader in abusing the DMCA to prevent the consumer from refilling their ink cartridges. Lexmark includes a chip in their printer cartridges. Without the chip, the printer will not print. To refill the cartridge, the chip must get "reset". To create third party cartridges the chip had to be reverse engineered (this was done by a company called Static Control). Reverse engineering of consumer products has been protected under fair use laws for over 100 years.
Lexmark has stepped in and called the reverse engineering of the chip hacking and circumventing security measures. Lexmark is using the DMCA hammer to stop refilling and after market printer cartridges. Thus protecting the outrageously high price they charge for printer cartridges. Lexmark is, by far, the most active company in preventing aftermarket cartridges and refilling. Sure, the other companies are trying to slow the aftermarket, but none are nearly as aggressive as Lexmark.
If Lexmark wins this, it could lead to horrendous abuses in all industries. For example, auto makers could use the same scheme to prevent after market auto parts from being used in cars. The possibilities are endless. Fortunately, the eff has taken on this case, see eff Lexmark vs Static Control for more details.
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. I have used Audible for a couple of years now and love it.
If you are just wanting *one* book it may not be a great thing for you, but if you listen to a lot of books it is a great deal. You can get a subscription where you purchase one book a month (any book on the serivce) for a low flat fee.
I listen to the books on a supported player. They don't support all player, check the list. I also have the software installed on two computers, both with CD burners: one desktop and one laptop. The software recognized both burners.
This is useful to him, RTFA.
In fact, while this has gone to an extream, a many developers have a pet progam they implement anytime they run across a new language/platform. This give the programmer a familiar program to implement in an unfamiliar environment. A great way to get your feet wet with something new. Whenever I start working with a new language or on a new platform, I have a game I implement that covers many of the basic program constructs. By the time I have finished the game I have a good enough working knowledge of teh new language and/or platform to begin some real work.
Here is the same basic explination from the web page (I am assuming it will get slashdotted soon):
I am often asked that since I do all this, whether I have a lot of free time on my hands. Between my work and my interests (both of which overlap to a great extent), I actually have no free time. As an aside, I would not (and should not) be expected to "know" so many programming languages, and I don't think I do! However, I do believe that knowing a computer language is a rather fuzzy idea. If one could write a useful (loosely speaking, again) program in a given language, it is instructive to question whether one knows it.
It is ironical (yes, there is such a word) that the bigger challenge, at least in my opinion, lies not in writing programs in all these different languages and ways, but in rapidly setting up the respective compiler systems and/or development environments on an appropriate platform/operating system. Sometimes compilers, interpreters and other such software for a particular language may be readily available, and run "out of the box", but many times this is not the case. Sometimes it turns out to be a non-trivial problem to get a compiler to function (pun unintended). Of course, once you get past this, you do have to understand some subset of the language!
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About a decade ago, I was a software deveopler working in a building with 2000 users. Back then we wrote apps for win 3.1. Most users 10 years ago were even more clueless that users today, so we often had to install software for them. We would show up and tell them that we need to install something, they would then usually say fine and go take a coffee break. Being win 3.1 we almost always had to reboot for one reason or another in the install. This would then leave us needing to log back on the users computer with the user not there. At this company passwords had to be changed every 30 days and include both letter and numbers. Nobody could remember there password, so when we needed to login and the user was not there, we would just open there top desk drawer. 9 times out of 10 the password was written on a sheet of paper in the drawer. It was amazing how many people did this.
A lot of spam as a web link to click to take advantage of the great offer. Why not build a database of these links and have slashdot "feature" a link each day. Then we can slashdot thier servers.
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Your Sig: The opening quote by Masao from Steakley's Armor. One of my favorite books of all time.
I work in IT for one of the largest banks in the world. To even suggest you SSN is your account ID shows just how little you know about this subject.
There is a very good book that addresses people with "super powers" and how the government reacts: Brave Men Run. The audio version of the book is available for free as a podcast.
Wouldn't this then make Web, ftp, SMTP, NNTP, etc server software illegal? After all, way before P2P these were all being used to distribute pirated software/music/viedos/etc.
You really mean to say evolutionists DIDN'T look around and say "Aha! We're alive. Let's try to figure out how we got here."
Be reasonable, ID people and evolutionists are trying to answer the same question.
Trying to answer the same question says nothing about how they go about trying to find an answer.
The point is there were no Evolutionists at first. There were scientist collecting information and trying to determine how it all fits together. Eventually, enough facts were collected to start to form a picture and a theory was formed. Again, this is quite a stark difference in methodology.
With Intelligent Design, the proponents start with a conclusion and try to find a way to get the facts to fit the conclusion. With Evolution, the proponents are taking the facts and trying to find a conclusion that fits the facts.
The theory of Evolution is not perfect, but as a theory based in the scientific method, it is able to change as we learn.
A friend of mine does the same thing, except he works for Nextel. Needless to say, the job is quite boring.
In deciding to leave a job or not, you are looking at the wrong data. IMHO, the important thing in a job is not the OS or programming tools. The main factor is do you like working with your co-workers. If you like your fellow workers, then you are a fool to leave over the programming tools.
At the end of the day code is code no matter where you wrote it. What gets us interested in getting up and going to work each day is do we like the working environment, not the coding environment.
One night one of the cleaning guys decided to "clean up" the loose change in all of or desks. A coworker had a web cam setup in his cube. The cleaning guy was arrested the next day.
[I]All of the manufacturers face the same problem. It's the technology not the company. So, give Lexmark another chance.[/I]
This is untrue. Lexmark is the leader in abusing the DMCA to prevent the consumer from refilling their ink cartridges. Lexmark includes a chip in their printer cartridges. Without the chip, the printer will not print. To refill the cartridge, the chip must get "reset". To create third party cartridges the chip had to be reverse engineered (this was done by a company called Static Control). Reverse engineering of consumer products has been protected under fair use laws for over 100 years.
Lexmark has stepped in and called the reverse engineering of the chip hacking and circumventing security measures. Lexmark is using the DMCA hammer to stop refilling and after market printer cartridges. Thus protecting the outrageously high price they charge for printer cartridges. Lexmark is, by far, the most active company in preventing aftermarket cartridges and refilling. Sure, the other companies are trying to slow the aftermarket, but none are nearly as aggressive as Lexmark.
If Lexmark wins this, it could lead to horrendous abuses in all industries. For example, auto makers could use the same scheme to prevent after market auto parts from being used in cars. The possibilities are endless. Fortunately, the eff has taken on this case, see eff Lexmark vs Static Control for more details.
So, no, do not give Lexmark another chance.
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. I have used Audible for a couple of years now and love it. If you are just wanting *one* book it may not be a great thing for you, but if you listen to a lot of books it is a great deal. You can get a subscription where you purchase one book a month (any book on the serivce) for a low flat fee. I listen to the books on a supported player. They don't support all player, check the list. I also have the software installed on two computers, both with CD burners: one desktop and one laptop. The software recognized both burners.
This is useful to him, RTFA.
In fact, while this has gone to an extream, a many developers have a pet progam they implement anytime they run across a new language/platform. This give the programmer a familiar program to implement in an unfamiliar environment. A great way to get your feet wet with something new. Whenever I start working with a new language or on a new platform, I have a game I implement that covers many of the basic program constructs. By the time I have finished the game I have a good enough working knowledge of teh new language and/or platform to begin some real work.
Here is the same basic explination from the web page (I am assuming it will get slashdotted soon):
I am often asked that since I do all this, whether I have a lot of free time on my hands. Between my work and my interests (both of which overlap to a great extent), I actually have no free time. As an aside, I would not (and should not) be expected to "know" so many programming languages, and I don't think I do! However, I do believe that knowing a computer language is a rather fuzzy idea. If one could write a useful (loosely speaking, again) program in a given language, it is instructive to question whether one knows it. It is ironical (yes, there is such a word) that the bigger challenge, at least in my opinion, lies not in writing programs in all these different languages and ways, but in rapidly setting up the respective compiler systems and/or development environments on an appropriate platform/operating system. Sometimes compilers, interpreters and other such software for a particular language may be readily available, and run "out of the box", but many times this is not the case. Sometimes it turns out to be a non-trivial problem to get a compiler to function (pun unintended). Of course, once you get past this, you do have to understand some subset of the language!
About a decade ago, I was a software deveopler working in a building with 2000 users. Back then we wrote apps for win 3.1. Most users 10 years ago were even more clueless that users today, so we often had to install software for them. We would show up and tell them that we need to install something, they would then usually say fine and go take a coffee break. Being win 3.1 we almost always had to reboot for one reason or another in the install. This would then leave us needing to log back on the users computer with the user not there. At this company passwords had to be changed every 30 days and include both letter and numbers. Nobody could remember there password, so when we needed to login and the user was not there, we would just open there top desk drawer. 9 times out of 10 the password was written on a sheet of paper in the drawer. It was amazing how many people did this.
A sledge hammer is an almost universal window opener. Should we do away with slegde hammers?
A lot of spam as a web link to click to take advantage of the great offer. Why not build a database of these links and have slashdot "feature" a link each day. Then we can slashdot thier servers.
XDocs sounds more like a competitor to xforms xforms is a new standard, but looks promissing
Actuall, the weirding way is the freeman word for the martial arts for the Benie Geserit (sp?), which, of cource, Jessica and Paul teach them.