Except that water doesn't conduct electricity. When water has salt content (coming in contact with human skin gives it this, for instance), then yes, it is conductive. But pure water has no conductivity. You can try a simple experiment with a battery, an LED, a cup of water, and some wire.. set up a circuit with the three, and notice how the LED doesn't light up. Then add salt to the water and stir.
The parent poster never claimed Windows was the cheapest OS. They claimed that Microsoft rose to get the marketshare they did because of the price of Windows versus the alternatives way back when.
Ah, the ambiguity of the English language. Free has more than one meaning. There's free as in freedom to modify, use, redistribute, etc.. and there's free as in no cost. They are not the same thing.
I would daresay videogames might even succeed moreso than movies during these times, especially when you start talking about massively multiplayer RPGs a la EverQuest.
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Gateway computer, preloaded with songs: $999
Connection to the Internet: $19.95/mo.
Knowing it's only going to take a couple minutes to crack 20,000 songs wide open: Priceless
Except that water doesn't conduct electricity. When water has salt content (coming in contact with human skin gives it this, for instance), then yes, it is conductive. But pure water has no conductivity. You can try a simple experiment with a battery, an LED, a cup of water, and some wire.. set up a circuit with the three, and notice how the LED doesn't light up. Then add salt to the water and stir.
First of all, RMS is not crazy...
+5, Funny!
I made my donation to the EFF. Did you?
So you judge people not on the merit of their arguments but on their choice of service providers?
...you do realize the whole 'boxen' thing is a running joke, right?
The parent poster never claimed Windows was the cheapest OS. They claimed that Microsoft rose to get the marketshare they did because of the price of Windows versus the alternatives way back when.
Your write-up probably wasn't as good.
The interview was recorded, and typed later.
Where can one find the speeches and essays on www.gnu.org?
Ah, the ambiguity of the English language. Free has more than one meaning. There's free as in freedom to modify, use, redistribute, etc.. and there's free as in no cost. They are not the same thing.
Pudding holy wars are vast and abundant.
Why is Free Software a boost in the "right direction"? Shouldn't you teach them about both and allow them to make up their own minds?
...? He did get modded down..
You really don't think we might reach a point in the future where robots are set to work on general purpose tasks where it must use 'judgement'?
Heh.. where is YOU FAIL IT! when ya need him? ;)
Videogames will never die... the market may shrink up, but it won't ever die. Too many people like videogames.
Yes. It wasn't something I knew before, so I am now informed of the fact.
You do realize the irony of what you just said.. ;)
Yes, it was.
I would daresay videogames might even succeed moreso than movies during these times, especially when you start talking about massively multiplayer RPGs a la EverQuest.
A-men. Ditto for Bose.
Um. He did read the article. Read his post again- that wasn't his point.
The same one that came up with Leto2. :P Jeez man, it's just a name.
I think I need more sleep.. I read that headline as "Many Sluts in Action".. for a second I thought /. was finally filling in a gap in their stories.