I think I see the Xine + Mplayer efforts with great regard. I think mplayer is indeed more for the techy oriented and far more chalenging from a developer perspective than Xine. Xine is cleaner and doesn't pretend to be the discoverer of the holy grail. Kudos to both of them. No matter which one I use I know I works because of al the unintentional but *combined* effort out in both Player (I'd include Ogle also)
Prome is sometimes using the right tool for the jobs hampers and alter the path and progress other projects can make. If nobody feels the need for a good native decoder then progress will be slower, and Microsoft may sue / whatever and you are left with neither ham nor sausages.
You have to think of the hidden risks of every action. You need to take into account all the pros and cons. Of course it's better to just not care and use the win32 binaries. Nobody will complain now, but some time from now we may, and will be unable to complain. The world is not unfair, actions have consequences.
For example having used Win95 because it was bundled, and then Office because you could use your friends illegal copy has brought me a lot of trouble.
Usually that happens with bad/buggy video drivers. XFree is very stable. Under XP or Windows 2000 if you have crappy drivers (my IBM laptop) you also get DSOD once a day as normal behaveour.
The GUI is pretty much stable, it may not be MATURE, but as sure as hell it is stable. Most importantly, the GUI doesn't block the OS in case something goes somewhat wrong, which is a real plus because that way you don't lose much (files, etc).
I am using gentoo with gnome 2.2 DE, but I used to use slackware and gnome 1.4 and never had a problem. You can only blame specific apps for ruining your work. On the other hand, I think Windows 2000 is stable also, though if you DO happen to have a problem, you'll never know what it is (my IBM laptop from 1999 freezes randomly with it, for example).
Ok, but some projects which are very mature have little to no activity, except the occational bugfix. A rating system (a completeness indicator would be a godsend)
They would rather be gassed by an evil dictator than lift a finger to do the just and right thing.
Bush could be seen as a dictator also. That does not make it right for others to invade your country.
Do you want the blood of 3,000 New Yorkers on your hands??
Fucking Iraq will not bring them back, in fact, making war when the rest of the world think you shouldn't will only bring you more trouble. Defend your country inteligently, don't try to macho Earth, it will not work for any of us. Do it subtedly.
Your ideology is irrelevant, and I suggest you come back to Earth with the rest of us. It is illegal.
No, your law is irrelevant, and I suggest you come back to Earth with the rest of us. People are pirating and some DRM is not going to stop it until the offer is changed. Also, note that the law means shit if the people don't support it, after all we are rules by democracy and MOST PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY VOTED!
Statement: Calling it "stealing"... implies there is more in common with downloading songs and shoplifting other than both being illegal. It is copyright infringement, nothing more.
Your reply: I suggest you grow up. The person distributing and the person receiving copies of media without the permission of its owner are taking away their equally law-given right of control, and through which, compensation for their efforts.
You are just saying it's illegal, which he already granted. His point is downloading music without paying money to the labels is not exacty comparable with common stealing. And he has a point.
I think everyone agrees that artists should be able to profit from their works. The thing is the current way of profiting is not working right. Sure, the labels what to keep it going, but it's dead. Why? Hint: because we (buyers/sellers) don't need them anymore!!
If you can't be smarter then bad luck, in the long run you will not be able to earn any more than other people do.
The problem is the world as it is now is very unequal. Look at this example: you talk about the US against other countries workers, but you obviously don't argue between different states in the US. You assume you all guys inside the US must take what's offered and compete. Now, imagine if the world was one huge country...then there should be no problem. Nobody would outsource.
So what you need to happen is for India to develop and grow and to ensure the benefits reach their citizens (if they are kept in slave like conditions everyone is screwed).
It is very easy to cache the queries you can afford to cache in a simple way. Take a look at PEAR, there's an example implementation. I used it and it works most of the time. You can even set it up in a way that the cache gets activated when load starts to get higher than desired.
It's very easy to buy content and to publish books like that for a big company. It's just buying PR. NOW, if coders at microsoft where REQUIRED to read and know the books, it would be a different thing all toghether. All this proves is some people at Microsoft know about about security. Hello??? They even sacrify security for ease of use many times over. The best I *could* is they could build something secure, if they really wanted to.
My hands are a very power tool, thanks to slacky, that's my point here. I do agree Gentoo is the best package management I can think of. Ports derivatives rule. On the other hand, sometimes package management gets in the way. It's not like it solves everything, to use it well you have to learn quite a lot (to do it in a way compatible with what I want and without defeating the porpuse of package mngt.)
I am trying gentoo now, and also am a Slackware user (can't use any other distros). I will like Gentoo I think, but Slack will always be usefull because nothing touches your system except you yourself, and you know _exactly_ what is going on.
A teacher has to capture the childs interest. If he doesn't, then he should get fired (actually not fired, but should work somewhere else, a lab or wherever).
I am tired of seeing bad teacher complain about bad students. And if the bad teachers are in elementary school, the when they reach high school it turn the other way arround (kids don't want to learn, so good teacher gets tired).
Belgrano once said that teachers should be elected every three years and nobody should be secured a place in the educational field. All titles must be revalidated and teaching should be one of the most renowed professions on earth...
Simple answers to all "complex" questions ...
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Is it possible to find the square root of a negative number and, if so, to what number system do these square roots belong?
How is the square root of -1 possible?
What are imaginary numbers, what is their purpose, and how are they used?
What is i?
What exactly is the complex number system comprised of?... and many more...
It's simpler to take a peek, then dive ...
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I found out that in order to learn math, you must know BEFOREHND, with an intuitive example, what the freak is going on. Nothing is better than an explanation meant for kids but writen by profesionals. And when the teacher is not clear, then the KID let's him know (so he has to explain it again!). And these answers try to be intuitive and fun. It's been a godsend to me, because answers like that are very handy. And I don't remember having fun while I learned...
Dr. Math - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Math Forum - http://mathforum.org/
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I tend to agree. But until the workers of the world start to realize capitalists don't give a damn about countries, so they shouldn't give a damn about them either, we are fucked up.
You see, you are happy if greedy corporations pay you for a higher standard of living just for doing the same job some Indians could do, so you feel a real american. And when they don't favour you, you don't like the system anymore.
The thing I wish people could realize is that we should care about ideals (respect private property, respect religions, respect democracy, etc), and not countries. Capitalism bribes "just enough" countries to keep on growing. I mean, capitalism is great, but you have to give equal oportunities to everybody based on merrits, not on where they are born. (I am also a little bit against inheritance)
US goverment is in love with Microsoft, or so it seems. It's pumping more money in than they pump out (much more). Ok, certain US workers may be pissed of, but it certainly doesn't look like the USA is angry with Microsoft (including gov.).
I'd be delighted if any law is passed that redistributes MS money to "workers" (doesn't matter where they are from, it's a good begining anyway).
Well, the rest of the world does not want their blood sucked either, so they will eventually react. When that day comes, it will be irrelevant if Microsoft wants or does not want to use Indian workers, they will have no choice:-)
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It's funny that the idea is to get the lowest cost of production and sell for the highest profit but by moving to under developed counties these corporations will also be destroying the ability of the developed countries to pay top dollar.
But the idea is to have competing firms (ideally, perfect competition) so that they cannot have any other profit besides normal profits (that is: salaries + interests to capital + management costs).
Now, if Indians really can do your job for half the price, then the problem will be here to stay. Sure, you can try to force companies to use US labour, but who'd want to use suck software? You'll also need to mandate local companies to buy local software, while the rest can use cheaper alternatives?
They have branches in any country, you can't force them to hire more americans. What would be fair is to allow some competition to take place, so that Microsoft cannot dictate who develops for them.
Well, I kinda agree. But it cannot be generalized because in that case your costs get much higher. Protection must be handled with care. Microsoft is not only sucking USA blood...they are sucking everyone's blood.
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I think I see the Xine + Mplayer efforts with great regard. I think mplayer is indeed more for the techy oriented and far more chalenging from a developer perspective than Xine. Xine is cleaner and doesn't pretend to be the discoverer of the holy grail. Kudos to both of them. No matter which one I use I know I works because of al the unintentional but *combined* effort out in both Player (I'd include Ogle also)
Prome is sometimes using the right tool for the jobs hampers and alter the path and progress other projects can make. If nobody feels the need for a good native decoder then progress will be slower, and Microsoft may sue / whatever and you are left with neither ham nor sausages.
You have to think of the hidden risks of every action. You need to take into account all the pros and cons. Of course it's better to just not care and use the win32 binaries. Nobody will complain now, but some time from now we may, and will be unable to complain. The world is not unfair, actions have consequences.
For example having used Win95 because it was bundled, and then Office because you could use your friends illegal copy has brought me a lot of trouble.
Usually that happens with bad/buggy video drivers. XFree is very stable. Under XP or Windows 2000 if you have crappy drivers (my IBM laptop) you also get DSOD once a day as normal behaveour.
The GUI is pretty much stable, it may not be MATURE, but as sure as hell it is stable. Most importantly, the GUI doesn't block the OS in case something goes somewhat wrong, which is a real plus because that way you don't lose much (files, etc).
I am using gentoo with gnome 2.2 DE, but I used to use slackware and gnome 1.4 and never had a problem. You can only blame specific apps for ruining your work. On the other hand, I think Windows 2000 is stable also, though if you DO happen to have a problem, you'll never know what it is (my IBM laptop from 1999 freezes randomly with it, for example).
Ok, but some projects which are very mature have little to no activity, except the occational bugfix. A rating system (a completeness indicator would be a godsend)
They would rather be gassed by an evil dictator than lift a finger to do the just and right thing.
Bush could be seen as a dictator also. That does not make it right for others to invade your country.
Do you want the blood of 3,000 New Yorkers on your hands??
Fucking Iraq will not bring them back, in fact, making war when the rest of the world think you shouldn't will only bring you more trouble. Defend your country inteligently, don't try to macho Earth, it will not work for any of us. Do it subtedly.
Sincerely.
Your ideology is irrelevant, and I suggest you come back to Earth with the rest of us. It is illegal.
No, your law is irrelevant, and I suggest you come back to Earth with the rest of us. People are pirating and some DRM is not going to stop it until the offer is changed. Also, note that the law means shit if the people don't support it, after all we are rules by democracy and MOST PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY VOTED!
Statement:
Calling it "stealing"
Your reply:
I suggest you grow up. The person distributing and the person receiving copies of media without the permission of its owner are taking away their equally law-given right of control, and through which, compensation for their efforts.
You are just saying it's illegal, which he already granted. His point is downloading music without paying money to the labels is not exacty comparable with common stealing. And he has a point.
I think everyone agrees that artists should be able to profit from their works. The thing is the current way of profiting is not working right. Sure, the labels what to keep it going, but it's dead. Why? Hint: because we (buyers/sellers) don't need them anymore!!
If you can't be smarter then bad luck, in the long run you will not be able to earn any more than other people do.
The problem is the world as it is now is very unequal. Look at this example: you talk about the US against other countries workers, but you obviously don't argue between different states in the US. You assume you all guys inside the US must take what's offered and compete. Now, imagine if the world was one huge country...then there should be no problem. Nobody would outsource.
So what you need to happen is for India to develop and grow and to ensure the benefits reach their citizens (if they are kept in slave like conditions everyone is screwed).
It is very easy to cache the queries you can afford to cache in a simple way. Take a look at PEAR, there's an example implementation. I used it and it works most of the time. You can even set it up in a way that the cache gets activated when load starts to get higher than desired.
Not to mention most sites run PHP+MySQL, so while you are right the point is 100% redundant.
It's very easy to buy content and to publish books like that for a big company. It's just buying PR. NOW, if coders at microsoft where REQUIRED to read and know the books, it would be a different thing all toghether. All this proves is some people at Microsoft know about about security. Hello??? They even sacrify security for ease of use many times over. The best I *could* is they could build something secure, if they really wanted to.
My hands are a very power tool, thanks to slacky, that's my point here. I do agree Gentoo is the best package management I can think of. Ports derivatives rule. On the other hand, sometimes package management gets in the way. It's not like it solves everything, to use it well you have to learn quite a lot (to do it in a way compatible with what I want and without defeating the porpuse of package mngt.)
I am trying gentoo now, and also am a Slackware user (can't use any other distros). I will like Gentoo I think, but Slack will always be usefull because nothing touches your system except you yourself, and you know _exactly_ what is going on.
A teacher has to capture the childs interest. If he doesn't, then he should get fired (actually not fired, but should work somewhere else, a lab or wherever).
I am tired of seeing bad teacher complain about bad students. And if the bad teachers are in elementary school, the when they reach high school it turn the other way arround (kids don't want to learn, so good teacher gets tired).
Belgrano once said that teachers should be elected every three years and nobody should be secured a place in the educational field. All titles must be revalidated and teaching should be one of the most renowed professions on earth...
Sample questions:
Can you explain complex numbers simply?
How do you graph imaginary numbers?
Imaginary Numbers in Real Life
Is it possible to find the square root of a negative number and, if so, to what number system do these square roots belong?
How is the square root of -1 possible?
What are imaginary numbers, what is their purpose, and how are they used?
What is i?
What exactly is the complex number system comprised of? ... and many more ...
I found out that in order to learn math, you must know BEFOREHND, with an intuitive example, what the freak is going on. Nothing is better than an explanation meant for kids but writen by profesionals. And when the teacher is not clear, then the KID let's him know (so he has to explain it again!). And these answers try to be intuitive and fun. It's been a godsend to me, because answers like that are very handy. And I don't remember having fun while I learned...
Dr. Math - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
Math Forum - http://mathforum.org/
I tend to agree. But until the workers of the world start to realize capitalists don't give a damn about countries, so they shouldn't give a damn about them either, we are fucked up.
You see, you are happy if greedy corporations pay you for a higher standard of living just for doing the same job some Indians could do, so you feel a real american. And when they don't favour you, you don't like the system anymore.
The thing I wish people could realize is that we should care about ideals (respect private property, respect religions, respect democracy, etc), and not countries. Capitalism bribes "just enough" countries to keep on growing. I mean, capitalism is great, but you have to give equal oportunities to everybody based on merrits, not on where they are born. (I am also a little bit against inheritance)
US goverment is in love with Microsoft, or so it seems. It's pumping more money in than they pump out (much more). Ok, certain US workers may be pissed of, but it certainly doesn't look like the USA is angry with Microsoft (including gov.).
I'd be delighted if any law is passed that redistributes MS money to "workers" (doesn't matter where they are from, it's a good begining anyway).
Well, the rest of the world does not want their blood sucked either, so they will eventually react. When that day comes, it will be irrelevant if Microsoft wants or does not want to use Indian workers, they will have no choice :-)
It's funny that the idea is to get the lowest cost of production and sell for the highest profit but by moving to under developed counties these corporations will also be destroying the ability of the developed countries to pay top dollar.
But the idea is to have competing firms (ideally, perfect competition) so that they cannot have any other profit besides normal profits (that is: salaries + interests to capital + management costs).
Now, if Indians really can do your job for half the price, then the problem will be here to stay. Sure, you can try to force companies to use US labour, but who'd want to use suck software? You'll also need to mandate local companies to buy local software, while the rest can use cheaper alternatives?
They have branches in any country, you can't force them to hire more americans. What would be fair is to allow some competition to take place, so that Microsoft cannot dictate who develops for them.
Well, I kinda agree. But it cannot be generalized because in that case your costs get much higher. Protection must be handled with care. Microsoft is not only sucking USA blood...they are sucking everyone's blood.
# block and row level locking. A select on a 50 million row table shouldn't lock the table.
As far as I know, I SELECT doesn't block the table. It blocks it when you do an INSERT or UPDATE.
And...will you ever get married??? You made it look like it's about time (Pentium 166?????)