That's exagerated. 25 years ago we didn't have 386 processors yet (for which Linux was first built). I'd say it is about half that age (1993? I'm too lazy to look it up right now).
It must've been a while since you used Gaim. File transfers are working nowadays (although still a bit flaky for large files).
Never mind the latest and greatest. Although I may not be able to have webcam chats with all my contacts, at least I can contact them without cluttering my screen with 3 different messengers.
Now that some new features have been built in into the open-source application aMSN, the source code for these features is available and I expect that other messengers, including Gaim, will soon follow suit. After all, the reverse engineering has been done. Aaah, the beauty of community-supported software...
Actually this setup is already being used to catch speeders in the Netherlands. On the A13 where I pass daily, there is an average maximum speed limit of 80 km/h "to reduce emission".
Now in a perfect world, there would not be a hidden agenda- that is, once it was established that you didn't surpass the speed limit, the data indicating that you had been there would be discarded. I guess it is naive to believe this is actually being done. Officially we don't know that any data is being kept, but I've already received a flyer to participate in a survey "because you frequently use the A13". What ever happened to the right of privacy?
Is this even constitutional? Or simply a case of "The law, in its majestic equity, forbids begging, stealing of bread and sleeping under bridges both to the rich and the poor"?
At least in the UK they are calling a horse a horse: I prefer to hear "We're going to further invade your privacy. Oh, and by the way, we might use it for speedtraps too." than to hear a lie stating "We're not recording any data about you".
Besides, the hairs would singe. Ehm. Like with buffalos, you don't eat the hairy part nor the tusks. The wool should make pretty decent sweaters. The tusks, of course, are used for the ivory. Which makes me think reviving mammoths is a bad idea -- They'll be hunted down for the ivory and go extinct again in no time. Still, a dose of spare ribs would be quite a feast:)
... my site wouldn't get indexed properly by my favorite search engine, and NOBODY would read it anymore. So much for the need of readability. The homepage of mr. Knuth, who cares deeply about fonts, isn't flash-enabled either, as you may have noticed. It simply uses a large font size for readability. Seems a lot more effective to me than using flash.
OK, so "innocent until proven guilty" applies only in criminal cases. As the guy isn't a criminal (until proven), isn't it an invasion of privacy to raid him without evidence?
"The enemy" hasn't been sitting still either. Three hurricanes of roughly equal proportions at roughly the same time targeting roughly the same area - coincidence? I think not...
You cannot measure a system without altering it. That is, if you stick a multimeter in a computer you may crash it. The instrument of measurement is too course to see the state of a system without altering it. Shed light on electrons and they'll 'fly away'. In quantum physics, we're dealing with such elementary particles that absolutely every means of actually measuring the system will interfere with it.
It is statistically correct to say 'the particle is 50% here and 50% there', if chances are 50-50 for it being in one place or another.
The part that I don't get (so kindly link me to an explanation) is, just because there is no way of measuring where a given particle is, that doesn't mean it's in two places at the same time. It just means we don't know.
Two rockets fly in opposite directions at the spead of light for a year. One of them is known to carry a closed envelope saying "white", the other one carries an envelope saying "black". The envelopes are in a time-locked safe. We don't know which rocket carries which envelope. Statistically we might as well say both rockets carry an envelope saying 'grey'. After a year of travel, the captain of the first rocket opens his envelope and reads a single word. Instantly he knows what the contents of the envelope of the other rocket are. Yikes! Spooky action at a distance?
"Default installation folder. I use it, never gone wrong with it." "Look at the license. I'm going to accept it, I think it's a nice license." "My name is already there on the computer. You don't have to put it in. Anyone who uses this computer, I'm going to share the program, not just for me, but you can install it any way you like." Hey man, this video is pretty relaxing. The guy reminds me of Bob Ross. Wonder if in the next episode he tells me how I can write whatever I like? Maybe I'll write about a squirrel who lives in a happy tree. And let's give him a little friend, Mr. Owl. In your document, you can write about anything you want. I just love writing about our furry friends.
If I have a laser printer and a computer, and manually copy a book by typing it into my favorite word processor, i'll be able to print a nearly equal quality rendition of the book - but that doesn't make me the author. In the case of a MIDI it's the same, the author rights of the original composition still lie with the composer.
[v]irtually anyone can take a midi file and using a program such as Garage Band or Reason create a near studio quality rendition of their favorite song Technically, that's true. If it's going to be any good, however, *still* depends on talent, sensitivity and hard work. Never mind great soundfonts, and great software, if you don't know how to use them or lack the patience to endlessly tweak things until they sound just right, it's never going to sound as good as the original.
The people at (formerly) Media Ventures do some absolutely stunning stuff with MIDI, software and synthesizers. Ever listened to the soundtrack of "The Thin Red Line"? Some parts are MIDI/synthesizers. Some are real orchestra. Can you tell the difference? Hint: no. Can you reproduce it in equal quality? Sure, if you have the correct soundfonts, enough sensitivity, stacks of equipment and a lot of time on your hands. But it won't make you the composer of the work.
That said, unless planning to unjustly rip off the hard work of other people, I don't see why one would want to call a MIDI rendition of an original work "their own composition". Why not simply give credit where credit is due?
Ehm... correct me if I'm wrong - I don't think earplugs will make a difference. How are they going to prevent your bowels from being punched out of control by low frequencies?
Imagine if you would the ability to use Xen for unlimited operating systems Are you asking us to imagine what I think you're asking us to imagine?
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"#1 Don't panic." In big, friendly letters, that is. This indeed had to be in the first place.
"#2 Get away from the zombies. Most of the time, you can move faster than they can." Of course. duh.
"#3 Gather food, water, an emergency radio, flashlights and weapons, and retreat to a secure location."
Possibly the best way to deal with zombies. Also, note zombies seem more common in the U.S. then elsewhere. Not all of Europe is safe; you don't want to replace zombies with vampires. the UK is known to host a strain of virus which will make people agressive in seconds; some vampires moved to F rance. Avoid eastern Europe. Sweden, Denmark and Ireland are safe. Holland has no recorded zombies or vampires, but is densely populated, which makes it a risk and thus should be avoided.
"#4 If possible, retreat to a shopping mall, general retail store or other location where you'll have easy access to food and supplies."
No, no, no. Do NOT retreat to a shopping mall. Haven't these people watched the movies? A shopping mall looks like a good idea but it will be surrounded by the zombies and eventually you'll have to get out of there, at which time it's too late. See #7.
"#5 Stay away from heavily populated areas, where the infestation is likely to be heaviest." Fair enough. See #3.
"#6 Barricade all entrances and stay put at all costs." No, this does not work. The zombies will stay around longer than you can. See #4.
"#7 Don't get surrounded or backed into a corner or other enclosed space." As is obvious, the importance of this is often overlooked. Do not retreat in a house, shopping center or other closed space, with the possible exception of vehicles that are in condition to drive. Cars are documented as the most successful way to get away from zombies.
"#8 Remember that anyone bitten or killed by a zombie will become a threat to you and your party." Blow their brains out. I mean, with a gun, that is. If no gun is available, decapitation will work.
"#9 Wait patiently for rescue and make long-term preparations for your survival." No. You need to stay on the move. See #7.
That said, this assumes zombies have no feelings and that it is a horrible state to be in. It is not proven, hoewever, that being a zombie isn't actually 'the next level' and such a wonderful experience that they absolutely positively must share it. Why else would they go through all the trouble? Will someone please think of those poor zombies?
A 122-year-old dairy equipment company has used embedded Linux in a robotic cow-milking system (the system is robotic, not the cows). Pity. This would be *so* much cooler with robotic cows!
I seem to remember a company that built "A better DOS than DOS, a better Windows than Windows", spending lots on publicity, and not seeing around that particular OS anymore. If I were to switch, I suppose there would be an added value of MS Unix over Linux. Right now, *the* added value of Windows over Linux is that "everyone is running it". The only way that I see that happen is if MS drops Windows, which I doubt they'll ever do if they can help it.
"You're in a dark room with 50 quarters, 18 of which are heads up. You are allowed to move around the coins or flip some or all of them, if you wish. Problem is, it's too dark to tell what you're moving or flipping (no, you can't figure it out by touch either). Your job is to split the coins into two groups, each of which has the same number of heads up coins. How do you accomplish this?"
By switching on the friggin light. Sheesh.
Seriously though: If you remove the cause of a problem, you solve it *for real* and needn't spend your life patching it.
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That's exagerated. 25 years ago we didn't have 386 processors yet (for which Linux was first built).
I'd say it is about half that age (1993? I'm too lazy to look it up right now).
Now Unix, that's a whole different story.
It must've been a while since you used Gaim. File transfers are working nowadays (although still a bit flaky for large files).
Never mind the latest and greatest. Although I may not be able to have webcam chats with all my contacts, at least I can contact them without cluttering my screen with 3 different messengers.
Now that some new features have been built in into the open-source application aMSN, the source code for these features is available and I expect that other messengers, including Gaim, will soon follow suit. After all, the reverse engineering has been done. Aaah, the beauty of community-supported software...
...the Mozilla team has Adblock switched on. No winner will be announced.
And by the way, this was supposed to help reduce traffic jams - they increased.
Actually this setup is already being used to catch speeders in the Netherlands.
On the A13 where I pass daily, there is an average maximum speed limit of 80 km/h "to reduce emission".
Now in a perfect world, there would not be a hidden agenda- that is, once it was established that you didn't surpass the speed limit, the data indicating that you had been there would be discarded. I guess it is naive to believe this is actually being done. Officially we don't know that any data is being kept, but I've already received a flyer to participate in a survey "because you frequently use the A13". What ever happened to the right of privacy?
Is this even constitutional? Or simply a case of "The law, in its majestic equity, forbids begging, stealing of bread and sleeping under bridges both to the rich and the poor"?
At least in the UK they are calling a horse a horse: I prefer to hear "We're going to further invade your privacy. Oh, and by the way, we might use it for speedtraps too." than to hear a lie stating "We're not recording any data about you".
Besides, the hairs would singe. Ehm. Like with buffalos, you don't eat the hairy part nor the tusks. The wool should make pretty decent sweaters. The tusks, of course, are used for the ivory. Which makes me think reviving mammoths is a bad idea -- They'll be hunted down for the ivory and go extinct again in no time. Still, a dose of spare ribs would be quite a feast :)
... my site wouldn't get indexed properly by my favorite search engine, and NOBODY would read it anymore. So much for the need of readability. The homepage of mr. Knuth, who cares deeply about fonts, isn't flash-enabled either, as you may have noticed. It simply uses a large font size for readability. Seems a lot more effective to me than using flash.
OK, so "innocent until proven guilty" applies only in criminal cases. As the guy isn't a criminal (until proven), isn't it an invasion of privacy to raid him without evidence?
...Now where did I leave my previously red car on the parking lot?
"The enemy" hasn't been sitting still either. Three hurricanes of roughly equal proportions at roughly the same time targeting roughly the same area - coincidence? I think not...
I'm obviously don't have my PhD so bear with me.
The part that I *do* get is:
You cannot measure a system without altering it. That is, if you stick a multimeter in a computer you may crash it. The instrument of measurement is too course to see the state of a system without altering it. Shed light on electrons and they'll 'fly away'. In quantum physics, we're dealing with such elementary particles that absolutely every means of actually measuring the system will interfere with it.
It is statistically correct to say 'the particle is 50% here and 50% there', if chances are 50-50 for it being in one place or another.
The part that I don't get (so kindly link me to an explanation) is, just because there is no way of measuring where a given particle is, that doesn't mean it's in two places at the same time. It just means we don't know.
Two rockets fly in opposite directions at the spead of light for a year. One of them is known to carry a closed envelope saying "white", the other one carries an envelope saying "black". The envelopes are in a time-locked safe. We don't know which rocket carries which envelope. Statistically we might as well say both rockets carry an envelope saying 'grey'. After a year of travel, the captain of the first rocket opens his envelope and reads a single word. Instantly he knows what the contents of the envelope of the other rocket are. Yikes! Spooky action at a distance?
Someone hit me with a clue-bat, *please*?
Got to love this one thoug: Electrons do not eat apples to make a quantum leap (their mouth is too small).
"Default installation folder. I use it, never gone wrong with it." "Look at the license. I'm going to accept it, I think it's a nice license." "My name is already there on the computer. You don't have to put it in. Anyone who uses this computer, I'm going to share the program, not just for me, but you can install it any way you like." Hey man, this video is pretty relaxing. The guy reminds me of Bob Ross. Wonder if in the next episode he tells me how I can write whatever I like? Maybe I'll write about a squirrel who lives in a happy tree. And let's give him a little friend, Mr. Owl. In your document, you can write about anything you want. I just love writing about our furry friends.
... and this, my friends, is how Clippy died a horrible death.
If I have a laser printer and a computer, and manually copy a book by typing it into my favorite word processor, i'll be able to print a nearly equal quality rendition of the book - but that doesn't make me the author. In the case of a MIDI it's the same, the author rights of the original composition still lie with the composer.
[v]irtually anyone can take a midi file and using a program such as Garage Band or Reason create a near studio quality rendition of their favorite song
Technically, that's true. If it's going to be any good, however, *still* depends on talent, sensitivity and hard work. Never mind great soundfonts, and great software, if you don't know how to use them or lack the patience to endlessly tweak things until they sound just right, it's never going to sound as good as the original.
The people at (formerly) Media Ventures do some absolutely stunning stuff with MIDI, software and synthesizers. Ever listened to the soundtrack of "The Thin Red Line"? Some parts are MIDI/synthesizers. Some are real orchestra. Can you tell the difference? Hint: no. Can you reproduce it in equal quality? Sure, if you have the correct soundfonts, enough sensitivity, stacks of equipment and a lot of time on your hands. But it won't make you the composer of the work.
That said, unless planning to unjustly rip off the hard work of other people, I don't see why one would want to call a MIDI rendition of an original work "their own composition". Why not simply give credit where credit is due?
Ehm... correct me if I'm wrong - I don't think earplugs will make a difference. How are they going to prevent your bowels from being punched out of control by low frequencies?
Why do you think the guy had a mac mini in his sig?
Imagine if you would the ability to use Xen for unlimited operating systems
Are you asking us to imagine what I think you're asking us to imagine?
"#1 Don't panic."
In big, friendly letters, that is. This indeed had to be in the first place.
"#2 Get away from the zombies. Most of the time, you can move faster than they can."
Of course. duh.
"#3 Gather food, water, an emergency radio, flashlights and weapons,
and retreat to a secure location."
Possibly the best way to deal with zombies. Also, note zombies seem more common in the U.S. then elsewhere. Not all of Europe is safe; you don't want to replace zombies with vampires. the UK is known to host a strain of virus which will make people agressive in seconds; some vampires moved to F rance. Avoid eastern Europe. Sweden, Denmark and Ireland are safe. Holland has no recorded zombies or vampires, but is densely populated, which makes it a risk and thus should be avoided.
"#4 If possible, retreat to a shopping mall, general retail store or other location where you'll have easy access to food and supplies."
No, no, no. Do NOT retreat to a shopping mall. Haven't these people watched the movies? A shopping mall looks like a good idea but it will be surrounded by the zombies and eventually you'll have to get out of there, at which time it's too late. See #7.
"#5 Stay away from heavily populated areas, where the infestation is likely to be heaviest."
Fair enough. See #3.
"#6 Barricade all entrances and stay put at all costs."
No, this does not work. The zombies will stay around longer than you can. See #4.
"#7 Don't get surrounded or backed into a corner or other enclosed space."
As is obvious, the importance of this is often overlooked. Do not retreat in a house, shopping center or other closed space, with the possible exception of vehicles that are in condition to drive. Cars are documented as the most successful way to get away from zombies.
"#8 Remember that anyone bitten or killed by a zombie will become a threat to you and your party."
Blow their brains out. I mean, with a gun, that is. If no gun is available, decapitation will work.
"#9 Wait patiently for rescue and make long-term preparations for your survival."
No. You need to stay on the move. See #7.
That said, this assumes zombies have no feelings and that it is a horrible state to be in. It is not proven, hoewever, that being a zombie isn't actually 'the next level' and such a wonderful experience that they absolutely positively must share it. Why else would they go through all the trouble? Will someone please think of those poor zombies?
They'll have stiff competition from: Your company name: Sectix Your company product: social podcasts via instant messaging
A 122-year-old dairy equipment company has used embedded Linux in a robotic cow-milking system (the system is robotic, not the cows).
Pity. This would be *so* much cooler with robotic cows!
if it doesn't work -- use more.
I seem to remember a company that built "A better DOS than DOS, a better Windows than Windows", spending lots on publicity, and not seeing around that particular OS anymore. If I were to switch, I suppose there would be an added value of MS Unix over Linux. Right now, *the* added value of Windows over Linux is that "everyone is running it". The only way that I see that happen is if MS drops Windows, which I doubt they'll ever do if they can help it.
Will media player 11 be adware free when it is released? After all, people pay for it.
"You're in a dark room with 50 quarters, 18 of which are heads up. You are allowed to move around the coins or flip some or all of them, if you wish. Problem is, it's too dark to tell what you're moving or flipping (no, you can't figure it out by touch either). Your job is to split the coins into two groups, each of which has the same number of heads up coins. How do you accomplish this?"
By switching on the friggin light. Sheesh.
Seriously though: If you remove the cause of a problem, you solve it *for real* and needn't spend your life patching it.