I have a better idea: let's build a ring around the sun! The combined mass of all the planets in our solar system should provide just enough raw material to accomplish this. Added benefits would be nearly unlimited availability of solar energy and virtually unlimited human habitats. We could also construct an inner ring with gaps that rotates at a slightly different speed, to simulate day and night. Only thing is that the ring could become unstable at some point...
No, the statement is correct. Microsoft really can't force them to solely use legal software. This doesn't mean they have no rights to do so, or they shouldn't on ethical grounds. It simply means that they can't, short of recruiting a company militia and invading Indonesia. As long as Microsoft doesn't make them a deal they can afford, they'll simply continue pirating, err, circumventing copyrights.
A government entity should never be allowed to patent its own tech, that tech was paid for by the people and should be available freely to all in every scenario I can possibly think of.
In this case, the research was paid for by Australian taxpayers. So why should American companies be able to freeload on the technology?
Hopefully this will allow observation of the supersymmetry between bosons and fermions, thus providing the first experimental evidence to support superstring theory.
The scientists are creating a system here that looks quite similar to superstring theory in some ways from a mathematical point of view. They have no way of observing "real" superstrings at these energies. While certainly interesting in its own right, this experiment can in no way provide experimental evidence that superstring theory really describes reality.
For one thing, it gives their kids a chance to learn about the world, become educated, find a well-paying job in the city, and send money home regularly to support their parents.
With a properly indented C++ program (for example), you have to mark each block twice: once using delimiters ('{', '}'), and once again using indentation. Python eliminates the redundant delimiters, hence making the code simpler and more elegant.
Plus, you can't stumble as easily over spurious missing brackets.
What in the fires of hell are you talking about? German's North Sea shoreline has some truly beautiful beaches, especially the islands. Admittedly, the weather is usually a tad chilly there, but in August the water temperatures sometimes approach 20 deg Celsius. And what's even better - you don't need a big towel, since the wind will blow you dry when you get out of the water;-)
MS includes a necessary tool for free: "Unfair bundling! They're just trying to muscle everyone else out of the market"
No one in their right mind has ever complained about Microsoft bundling any free products with their operation system (well, many people did complain, but let's not talk about these...). What people complained about rightfully, is Microsoft not allowing computer distributors to customize the initial setup of their systems according to their own plans (i.e. have Netscape instead of IE preinstalled), or make it impossible to remove certain bundled software from the system (be it by threatening to revoke licenses or by "integrating" it tightly into the OS.
To summarize:
Microsoft shipping free security software with their OS: great!
Microsoft preventing distributors to ship their systems with Norton AV or ZoneAlarm preinstalled: abuse of monopoly power that should be punished.
"Any software that can index and capture data on a users PC will be subject to virus and Trojan exploits. It is just a matter of time," said an analyst at Frost & Sullivan.
Hmmm... I have yet to see a virus/Trojan exploiting the updatedb/locate mechanism...
Size: Remember that the best camera is the one you have with you when you need it. What is easiest for you to carry around?
For this reason, and this alone, I simply love my Pentax Optio S. It takes decent pictures, fits comfortably in any shirt pocket, and weighs so little you'll forget it's there.
Hobbyists beware, though. The picture quality is decent for its class (as an ultra-compact), but the lens has serious flaws: the left edge of the picture is always noticeably out-of-focus, and at moderately wide angles, barrel distortion is quite large. Nevertheless, I've taken a few great landscape shots with that little camera.
That said, for me the Optio S is a perfect backup camera, to have at hand when the DRebel is simply too inconvenient to carry around. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Pentax;-)
A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
Sports. An athlete who has never accepted money, or who accepts money under restrictions specified by a regulatory body, for participating in a competition.
One lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art.
professional n.
A person following a profession, especially a learned profession.
One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation: hired a professional to decorate the house.
A skilled practitioner; an expert.
I believe that the first two definitions of each word were close to the original meaning, and only later, sadly, the third meaning developed as a connotation. And the first two definitions of amateur capture the typical open-source developer pretty well.
After all, amateur stems from Latin amare, meaning to love. So an amateur coder is somebody who loves to code. The upshot: Don't get upset if somebody is calling you an amateur, just smile:D
True, but often it only takes a little nudge in the right direction. My in-laws, for example, were constantly terrorized by IE popups and spyware, but they thought that's just an inevitable part of life. One day I installed Firefox on their computer, and now they are using it almost exclusively.
On second thought, I guess that sort of proves your point:-) Maybe Firefox should offer a coupon for a free donut with every download (new customers only!)
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We should rename the letter. In German language, it's called "vee". Many people already pronounce it "dub" in English. Who can think of better names?
I have a better idea: let's build a ring around the sun! The combined mass of all the planets in our solar system should provide just enough raw material to accomplish this. Added benefits would be nearly unlimited availability of solar energy and virtually unlimited human habitats. We could also construct an inner ring with gaps that rotates at a slightly different speed, to simulate day and night. Only thing is that the ring could become unstable at some point...
No, the statement is correct. Microsoft really can't force them to solely use legal software. This doesn't mean they have no rights to do so, or they shouldn't on ethical grounds. It simply means that they can't, short of recruiting a company militia and invading Indonesia. As long as Microsoft doesn't make them a deal they can afford, they'll simply continue pirating, err, circumventing copyrights.
NASDAQ: A computerized trading system established by the NASD for over-the-counter stocks.
You are probably thinking about the Nasdaq Composite Index, COMPX.
Despite all conspiracy theories, I think the reason is simply that the programmers who implemented the customized homepage are avid Slashdot readers.
In this case, the research was paid for by Australian taxpayers. So why should American companies be able to freeload on the technology?
The scientists are creating a system here that looks quite similar to superstring theory in some ways from a mathematical point of view. They have no way of observing "real" superstrings at these energies. While certainly interesting in its own right, this experiment can in no way provide experimental evidence that superstring theory really describes reality.
For one thing, it gives their kids a chance to learn about the world, become educated, find a well-paying job in the city, and send money home regularly to support their parents.
http://code.google.com/
With a properly indented C++ program (for example), you have to mark each block twice: once using delimiters ('{', '}'), and once again using indentation. Python eliminates the redundant delimiters, hence making the code simpler and more elegant. Plus, you can't stumble as easily over spurious missing brackets.
Well, it's necessary to remind people from time to time. How many people do you think remember that story from last year?
Genious? Is that the opposite of ingenious? I think you are a bit too harsh on those guys...
What in the fires of hell are you talking about? German's North Sea shoreline has some truly beautiful beaches, especially the islands. Admittedly, the weather is usually a tad chilly there, but in August the water temperatures sometimes approach 20 deg Celsius. And what's even better - you don't need a big towel, since the wind will blow you dry when you get out of the water ;-)
Darn. This means the days are getting even shorter. I hoped the change was for the better.... (walks off to pour another cup of coffee)
No one in their right mind has ever complained about Microsoft bundling any free products with their operation system (well, many people did complain, but let's not talk about these...). What people complained about rightfully, is Microsoft not allowing computer distributors to customize the initial setup of their systems according to their own plans (i.e. have Netscape instead of IE preinstalled), or make it impossible to remove certain bundled software from the system (be it by threatening to revoke licenses or by "integrating" it tightly into the OS.
To summarize:
Microsoft shipping free security software with their OS: great!
Microsoft preventing distributors to ship their systems with Norton AV or ZoneAlarm preinstalled: abuse of monopoly power that should be punished.
Hmmm... I have yet to see a virus/Trojan exploiting the updatedb/locate mechanism...
For this reason, and this alone, I simply love my Pentax Optio S. It takes decent pictures, fits comfortably in any shirt pocket, and weighs so little you'll forget it's there.
Hobbyists beware, though. The picture quality is decent for its class (as an ultra-compact), but the lens has serious flaws: the left edge of the picture is always noticeably out-of-focus, and at moderately wide angles, barrel distortion is quite large. Nevertheless, I've taken a few great landscape shots with that little camera.
That said, for me the Optio S is a perfect backup camera, to have at hand when the DRebel is simply too inconvenient to carry around. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Pentax ;-)
That was the whole message. I simply replied "and your question is...?, but I got no response from the student.
Except that cars leave the dealer in safe condition, and guns are sold unloaded (or so I hope)
Nah, they just get copied over from the Linux partition. No extra hardware needed :-)
I didn't make those definitions up; they are from dictionary.com :-)
professional n.
I believe that the first two definitions of each word were close to the original meaning, and only later, sadly, the third meaning developed as a connotation. And the first two definitions of amateur capture the typical open-source developer pretty well.
After all, amateur stems from Latin amare, meaning to love. So an amateur coder is somebody who loves to code. The upshot: Don't get upset if somebody is calling you an amateur, just smile :D
The category is "Computers & Internet", not "computing"
Well, I guess you won't have a lot of traffic jams where you live either.
On second thought, I guess that sort of proves your point :-) Maybe Firefox should offer a coupon for a free donut with every download (new customers only!)