Guns dont keep a record of everything done with them though.
That is, of course, an excellent idea. Unfortunately you can't do it with guns, yet. You can monitor speeding, though, and therefore it should be done.
Furthermore, I don't see why every single vehicle should not be manufactured with this feature. After all, a car is a lethal weapon just like a gun and guns have serial numbers.
So you'd propose that I pay for an emulator that might or might not run these programs instead of paying for the original that will definitely run them?
Well, although I am a professional physicist and love doing research, I still have bills to pay. In the end my research is about making money. If I didn't get paid for it (or wouldn't get paid enough) I would have to quit my job and look for something else.
Which can be a problem. I've got EPIA M series combination and I could not use Seagate's 200GB drive in the box because spinning it up took too much power causing the boot process to hang. A 80GB drive works just fine and the 200GB one boots perfectly using a standard 300W power source.
I get sick of hearing about how loud the stock fan, SO WHAT, just replace it
Quite frankly, any fan that has to cope with AMD's or Intel's high range ix86 CPUs is bound to be too loud. Even the huge 80 mm fan in this heatsink/fan combo make too much noise to keep the computer on at night.
If you think it is OK for airlines personel (or security personel) to search passengers and luggage for weapons and explosives, then you have already accepted that it is sometimes worthwhile to trade privacy for security
I travel quite a bit all over the Europe. Ever since the latest airport security measures were put into place last year, I've given up flying. I have traded enough of my privacy and comfort for security. The airlines are not going to get any more of my money if I can just help it.
With the increased time it takes to actually get through the security and board your plane, trains at least in the core continental EU the high speed trains are very competetive both in the price and speed and completely outclass the planes when it comes to comfort.
Secondly, I'm fed up having to feel like a criminal or that I have entered a war-zone every time I fly. Seeing guards walking around the terminal carrying shoulder-slung automatic weapons makes me feel apprehensive. The metal detectors are set so sensitive now that even the small metal studs in my shoes set them off. This, of course, is followed by an embarrasing body search. Ridiculous regulations such as banning nail clippers, small scissors or practically any sharp object from the hand luggage doesn't make traveling by air any more comfortable. I bet one could do much more damage with a ball-point pen (which is not on the forbidden items list) than with nail clippers if one were properly trained and determined. Any this doesn't make me feel safer. I've lost my privacy, I've lost my comfort -- why fly anymore?
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But if you sacrifice your ideals to acheive a goal, you are acting immorally. If your ideals and goals conflict, you should reassess your *goals*.
I think one should be prepared to change both. I don't see why one should define ideals as an absolute point of reference. Surely your ideals have changed many times when you've grown older?
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Sure.
Ideals are worthless if they have no impact on reality.
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When your ideals and goals aren't aligned you're f*cked no matter what you do...
How is that? I'm an experimental physicist and currently working on advanced semiconductor structures for ultra high speed applications. Once fully understood these babies will be a real boon (first) to the military and (later, when economically feasible) to the private sector.
While I have strong pacifist leanings (I refused to serve in my home country's conscript army and marched against the Gulf War II amongst other things), but I don't have a problem with the fact that my research could find applications in military technology. If I had lived in 1940s and were brilliant enough to parttake in the Manhattan Project, I probably would have done that too. Why? To further the cause of science, not beacuse of the politics -- as far as I can see, Linus is doing exactly the same thing. He's reference to Oppenheimer is actually very apt.
Taking a break from working on his doctoral thesis
I'm appalled. Since when have PhD students had the luxury of "taking a break"?
When I was working on my thesis, PhD students would work 6 days a week without vacation for 4 years straight and, as far as I can see, at least the physics PhD candidates are still working like this. Is "taking a break" something that computer science people can afford?
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So, you were speeding? You've got no excuse.
As a revenue for the local government, this is perfect. It's just.
That is, of course, an excellent idea. Unfortunately you can't do it with guns, yet. You can monitor speeding, though, and therefore it should be done.
They should be used to crack down on speeding.
The speed limits are there for the public good. If you keep dancing around them, you're bound to get burnt - and for a good reason.
Furthermore, I don't see why every single vehicle should not be manufactured with this feature. After all, a car is a lethal weapon just like a gun and guns have serial numbers.
Dangerous-driving conviction? And that's bad exactly how?
Congratulations.
Advertising has succeeded in your case. The point is not to make you "want to buy the products". It's about making you aware of the product.
So you'd propose that I pay for an emulator that might or might not run these programs instead of paying for the original that will definitely run them?
And I'm not talking about games. I'm talking about programs such as Origin, MS Office and Matlab I use at work.
Is it long, hard and full of seamen?
MS can't crush Google on technical merits. What's stopping them from buying out Google? It's about time Google went open source.
Well, done!
Well, although I am a professional physicist and love doing research, I still have bills to pay. In the end my research is about making money. If I didn't get paid for it (or wouldn't get paid enough) I would have to quit my job and look for something else.
Which can be a problem. I've got EPIA M series combination and I could not use Seagate's 200GB drive in the box because spinning it up took too much power causing the boot process to hang. A 80GB drive works just fine and the 200GB one boots perfectly using a standard 300W power source.
Quite frankly, any fan that has to cope with AMD's or Intel's high range ix86 CPUs is bound to be too loud. Even the huge 80 mm fan in this heatsink/fan combo make too much noise to keep the computer on at night.
I travel quite a bit all over the Europe. Ever since the latest airport security measures were put into place last year, I've given up flying. I have traded enough of my privacy and comfort for security. The airlines are not going to get any more of my money if I can just help it.
With the increased time it takes to actually get through the security and board your plane, trains at least in the core continental EU the high speed trains are very competetive both in the price and speed and completely outclass the planes when it comes to comfort.
Secondly, I'm fed up having to feel like a criminal or that I have entered a war-zone every time I fly. Seeing guards walking around the terminal carrying shoulder-slung automatic weapons makes me feel apprehensive. The metal detectors are set so sensitive now that even the small metal studs in my shoes set them off. This, of course, is followed by an embarrasing body search. Ridiculous regulations such as banning nail clippers, small scissors or practically any sharp object from the hand luggage doesn't make traveling by air any more comfortable. I bet one could do much more damage with a ball-point pen (which is not on the forbidden items list) than with nail clippers if one were properly trained and determined. Any this doesn't make me feel safer. I've lost my privacy, I've lost my comfort -- why fly anymore?
I think one should be prepared to change both. I don't see why one should define ideals as an absolute point of reference. Surely your ideals have changed many times when you've grown older?
Ideals are worthless if they have no impact on reality.
How is that? I'm an experimental physicist and currently working on advanced semiconductor structures for ultra high speed applications. Once fully understood these babies will be a real boon (first) to the military and (later, when economically feasible) to the private sector.
While I have strong pacifist leanings (I refused to serve in my home country's conscript army and marched against the Gulf War II amongst other things), but I don't have a problem with the fact that my research could find applications in military technology. If I had lived in 1940s and were brilliant enough to parttake in the Manhattan Project, I probably would have done that too. Why? To further the cause of science, not beacuse of the politics -- as far as I can see, Linus is doing exactly the same thing. He's reference to Oppenheimer is actually very apt.
Uh... no. You must have been thinking about the father of the hydrogen bomb, Edward Teller.
This is exactly why I like Linus. Unlike certain nutjobs, he's rational enought to know that one should always use the right tool for the job.
When ideals get in the way of actually achieving your goals they are doing more harm than good for the cause.
That comment made me wonder if RMS actually holds a grudge against Linus for not conforming to his standards of "purity".
Hey, at least you've got something like the 10 most venomous snakes in the world.
How about Shakira?
I'm appalled. Since when have PhD students had the luxury of "taking a break"?
When I was working on my thesis, PhD students would work 6 days a week without vacation for 4 years straight and, as far as I can see, at least the physics PhD candidates are still working like this. Is "taking a break" something that computer science people can afford?
Like a microwave oven?