Hmm let's see - an anonymous coward uses a subject line of "Me too" to provide a brief anecdote about noticing an unspecified decrease in spam received during an approximated timeframe, then speculates on attributing this to an untested hypothesis, and gets moderated "+4, Informative".
Come on - you know you wanna blockquote me now, and get a +5, Funny for saying "You're new here, aren't you"...
The problem is not getting geeks to use it, the problem is getting non-geeks to use it. Sure, non-geeks who have a geeky friend might be okay, but right now there's very little point in using Jabber because the vast majority of people are using the centralised IM services and have no reason to switch.
I have, over the past few years, been gradually converting people (non-geeks) to Jabber, with varying amounts of success. I have had some people leap on to it, and love it, and tell other people about it, and so forth, and I have had others who couldn't be bothered, and yet others who tried it, but didn't keep using it.
The big thing about it is the cross platformness, cross service-ness, and the other little things like your roster following you around, and multiple connections.
The main problem I see is that setting it up (with Psi, the client I recommend to people) is a bit tricky, as is setting it up to work with ICQ and MSN. Once people are over those hurdles, however, they seem to quite like it. I am thinking about writing a webpage on setting it up in a step-by-step way that people can point to to help others.
A note about the regionality of IM systems, here (.nz) ICQ is the big one, followed (in my circles) by Jabber, however probably MSN is higher in the rest of the country. AIM simply doesn't exist, and Yahoo is used but very very rare.
IANAL, so this may be rubbish. but, if the GPL is declared invalid in court, wouldn't most of the code be technically unlicensed?
No. If the GPL is invalid, then it goes away. If the GPL no longer applies, then 'default' copyright law applies, which says that you can't copy the code without the authors permission. This is why the GPL is very unlikely to be rendered invalid, as it is just a list of statments that say: "I grant you permission to distribute this code, provided you follow these conditions. If you don't follow these conditions, then copyright still applies, and the code may not be distributed."
With GnuCash, I had to fight to use the program. The whole layout/ideology seemed very odd if not completely stupid. I didn't want to spend half a day fighting with the program on setting up accounts or entering transactions just to do what MS money let me do in just a few minutes of setup. And just FYI, I hadn't used MS Money is about 3 years when I sat down with GnuCas just a few months ago, so the reason I was fighting the program was not because I was used the the MS way.
That seems pretty weird. I started using GnuCash a while back just to manage what little cashflow I had, and I walked through parts of the tutorial, remembered the high school accounting class that I did that I nearly failed, and it all made sense (double entry and what not). I even put a mini cashflow program (called Checkbook) onto my Palm to make it easier to keep track of casual spending, and this could export in Quicken format, which GnuCash would import.
I'd suggest that you devote a bit of time learning the accounting principles described in the tutorial, and once you get the basics, it is pretty easy. Probably took me an hour to work it out and set it up, and I don't consider that long for an accounting system (and it does work quite well for just the cash flow of an individual, being able to import the Quicken files my bank would send).
OK, allow me to disagree then. I use OSX extensivly (I am writing this on it now), and the more I use it, the more frustrated I get. I like configurability and customisation, and it is something of a relief when I get home and sit down to my Linux box running KDE. I'm much more productive in that, as I don't have the user interface getting in my way because it isn't tuned to how I work.
OSX does look pretty, and programs generally have a nice, consistent interface, but that interface doesn't mesh with me, and I can't change it
I couldn't see myself buying a Mac, unless I was planning to erase OSX and put Linux on it
(Things are made even more difficult by me not having administrator rights on the OSX machine I use. In Linux, virtually everything can be done without root in the saftey of your own ~, but the same isn't true for OSX. Even making it play OGG or DIVX can be something of an exercise in frustration compared to using MPlayer or xmms, where things Just Work).
If it was eventually ruled (well, you can hope) that SCO had effectively GPLed their own code by distributing it with Linux, then your signature would be incredibly apropos.
John Stenbit, assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration, said the new version of the Internet will offer better network security and improved quality of transmission.
I think I only have the old version of the Internet installed. Does the new version have better warez and porn support also? Where can I download it from?
In military theory, and well in any competitive environment, the goal is to gather information, assess the situation, decide on a course of action, and execute that decision.
I found this was generally made easier by pressing [ESC], selecting 'Options', 'Video', and turning 'Fog of War' to be off.
I am. I would drink it (in coffee or coke) for the taste, the sugar, and what turned out to be nothing more than a placebo effect. Now I quit (money reasons mainly), and tend to drink water, which, strangely enough, makes me feel dehydrated.
About 1.5 weeks after stopping, I got nasty headaches for a few days, then they went away. It never helped me stay awake (and I function just as well without it), so wasn't worth keeping up. I could, and often did, go to bed after a litre or two of coke, and sleep soundly.
All of this is a gross simplification. It would still be impossible with modern computing methods because it would require a computer larger than Jupiter, and that's not even with a power source.
Here you assume that the system running the simulation exists in a world much like the one we experience. It's pretty easy for us to simulate a simple 2D world, for all we know, this is some dumbed-down simulation with 'only' 3 dimensions.
As with any story-type thing, it depends what you are after. If you like a not too serious sci-fi, go for Trigun. A bit more serious (and with a great soundtrack), Cowboy Bebop. Both of these are generally easy to watch. If you want funny (and disturbingly addictive) and don't mind a bit sappy, Love Hina. An interesting action/drama-ish one is Noir, which follows two assassins. A comedy following a kid training to be a ninja, Naruto.
Based on what I'd like, I'd recommend these as good starting places. All are fairly easy to watch, and should be able to be found on the net easily.
5:50 girlfriend calls. "Why don't you love me, you never spend time with me."
6:20 finish with girlfriend. Take elevator to top floor to find out roof access is locked (smart people).
I don't believe you. You call that realistic? Girlfriend? Hah!:)
(In seriousness, been there, done that, got the t-shirt *sigh*)
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You've been here for some time, haven't you...
I have, over the past few years, been gradually converting people (non-geeks) to Jabber, with varying amounts of success. I have had some people leap on to it, and love it, and tell other people about it, and so forth, and I have had others who couldn't be bothered, and yet others who tried it, but didn't keep using it.
The big thing about it is the cross platformness, cross service-ness, and the other little things like your roster following you around, and multiple connections.
The main problem I see is that setting it up (with Psi, the client I recommend to people) is a bit tricky, as is setting it up to work with ICQ and MSN. Once people are over those hurdles, however, they seem to quite like it. I am thinking about writing a webpage on setting it up in a step-by-step way that people can point to to help others.
A note about the regionality of IM systems, here (.nz) ICQ is the big one, followed (in my circles) by Jabber, however probably MSN is higher in the rest of the country. AIM simply doesn't exist, and Yahoo is used but very very rare.
I find your assumption that people update windows machines amusing.
Oh, wait. People don't. Viruses do it nowadays :)
No. If the GPL is invalid, then it goes away. If the GPL no longer applies, then 'default' copyright law applies, which says that you can't copy the code without the authors permission. This is why the GPL is very unlikely to be rendered invalid, as it is just a list of statments that say: "I grant you permission to distribute this code, provided you follow these conditions. If you don't follow these conditions, then copyright still applies, and the code may not be distributed."
That seems pretty weird. I started using GnuCash a while back just to manage what little cashflow I had, and I walked through parts of the tutorial, remembered the high school accounting class that I did that I nearly failed, and it all made sense (double entry and what not). I even put a mini cashflow program (called Checkbook) onto my Palm to make it easier to keep track of casual spending, and this could export in Quicken format, which GnuCash would import.
I'd suggest that you devote a bit of time learning the accounting principles described in the tutorial, and once you get the basics, it is pretty easy. Probably took me an hour to work it out and set it up, and I don't consider that long for an accounting system (and it does work quite well for just the cash flow of an individual, being able to import the Quicken files my bank would send).
There is some hidden meaning in this...I can't quite place it :)
...and who the hell is General Failure, and why is he reading drive A:??
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Why would you do that? Anyone know? It makes my eyes bleed.
Two whole words is so verbose :)
If Clerks has taught me anything, I beleive it is actually a porn film :)
Typo? Don't you mean WMP factories? :)
OK, allow me to disagree then. I use OSX extensivly (I am writing this on it now), and the more I use it, the more frustrated I get. I like configurability and customisation, and it is something of a relief when I get home and sit down to my Linux box running KDE. I'm much more productive in that, as I don't have the user interface getting in my way because it isn't tuned to how I work.
OSX does look pretty, and programs generally have a nice, consistent interface, but that interface doesn't mesh with me, and I can't change it
I couldn't see myself buying a Mac, unless I was planning to erase OSX and put Linux on it
(Things are made even more difficult by me not having administrator rights on the OSX machine I use. In Linux, virtually everything can be done without root in the saftey of your own ~, but the same isn't true for OSX. Even making it play OGG or DIVX can be something of an exercise in frustration compared to using MPlayer or xmms, where things Just Work).
Even better, they should make good music, and release it for free, like Machinae Supremacy.
[END PIMPING MUSIC I LIKE:]
If it was eventually ruled (well, you can hope) that SCO had effectively GPLed their own code by distributing it with Linux, then your signature would be incredibly apropos.
From the article:
I think I only have the old version of the Internet installed. Does the new version have better warez and porn support also? Where can I download it from?
(Yeah yeah, I know. I run IPv6 too:)
I found this was generally made easier by pressing [ESC], selecting 'Options', 'Video', and turning 'Fog of War' to be off.
If this is the case, I wonder how it came to be that computer use was associated with RSI/carpal tunnel.
I had always heard (can anyone verify this?) that it was mouse use, in particular with scroll-wheels, that was the main offender.
I am. I would drink it (in coffee or coke) for the taste, the sugar, and what turned out to be nothing more than a placebo effect. Now I quit (money reasons mainly), and tend to drink water, which, strangely enough, makes me feel dehydrated. About 1.5 weeks after stopping, I got nasty headaches for a few days, then they went away. It never helped me stay awake (and I function just as well without it), so wasn't worth keeping up. I could, and often did, go to bed after a litre or two of coke, and sleep soundly.
Assuming that this rocket finds aliens, is there a way for them to get the source code? Abduct the developers, perhaps?
Here you assume that the system running the simulation exists in a world much like the one we experience. It's pretty easy for us to simulate a simple 2D world, for all we know, this is some dumbed-down simulation with 'only' 3 dimensions.
As with any story-type thing, it depends what you are after. If you like a not too serious sci-fi, go for Trigun. A bit more serious (and with a great soundtrack), Cowboy Bebop. Both of these are generally easy to watch. If you want funny (and disturbingly addictive) and don't mind a bit sappy, Love Hina. An interesting action/drama-ish one is Noir, which follows two assassins. A comedy following a kid training to be a ninja, Naruto.
Based on what I'd like, I'd recommend these as good starting places. All are fairly easy to watch, and should be able to be found on the net easily.
...whereas previously you were simply part of the precipitate...
(sorry, really)
I don't believe you. You call that realistic? Girlfriend? Hah! :)
(In seriousness, been there, done that, got the t-shirt *sigh*)
What makes it even funnier, the initial notice got flagged as spam by my spamblocker, but the actual crypto-gram didn't.