You might say that - in tenet at least - it is intolerant of homosexuality. But then, last time I checked my Bible or a Torah, so were Christianity and Judaism.
The argument could be made, but it's not exactly the most solidly backed interpretation of the Bible - particularly in terms of the emphasis on it as the worst sin imaginable.
After all, the top 10 rules tells you not to cover your neighbors wife, but it doesn't say a thing about coveting your neighbor.
If worse comes to worst, perhaps moving the personally owned computers off campus for a bit would be your best move. I doubt that the *Business* Software Alliance would have an easy time justifying a need to invade a private home.
Otherwise, if they keep pushing the issue, check as quick as possible how many programs you can definitely prove are licensed, delete everything else, and replace it with a program from someone who won't attempt to harass and/or intimidate you.
Anyone driving with a cup of hot coffee held between their legs in one of those cheap little cups who then manages to spill it should be charged with recklessly endangering the other drivers on the road, NOT given the right to sue the people who made the coffee hot.
Anyway, the coffee WAS too hot. That doesn't mean that the consumer didn't also have a responsibility to take note that the cup was giving off a lot of heat and therefore it might be best to let the stuff cool down a bit. Some settlement wouldn't be too unreasonable, millions of dollars is simply foolishness.
Nah, the heroes are going to open a jewelry store and mix the one ring in with the rest of the merchandise. The baddies will never be able to find the right one!
Sorry, but network technology really isn't my strong point:P
Is the system they're proposing something like the electricity selling programs that some states are doing now? I mean when you can choose among a variety of utility companies but all of the electricity comes over the same wires.
Building an entire new article around comments on the last article that came from people that he obviously doesn't respect much.
Anyone else find this a bit... off?
It's always nice to see that open source companies are devoted enough to the movement to try to keep (what they see as) valuable parts of it from failing.
Still, I hope we don't end up seeing them be so supportive that they drive themselves into the ground in the process...
Just to toss into the mix...
I usually use sites like google or altavista when I'm planning to spend a lot of time wandering around the web getting different views on a topic. When it's something where I want to get to solid information quickly though, I usually end up somewhere like ask.com or about.com.
Having people manually organize the entire internet is hopeless (as Yahoo has shown). Still, I do like using sites that take the trouble to set aside a few quality sources where there'll be more accessable, for the when I don't have the time (or enough knowledge!) to solidly judge the quality of the information on a topic for myself.
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You are not being forced to be a programmer.
You could be a nurse.
You could be a psychologist.
You could be a civil engineer.
You could be a writer.
You could be an elementary teacher.
From what I can grasp by the tone/content of your posts, you jumped in on the computer industry because you saw it as nothing but a way to make a quick buck.
When you're being entirely selfish in your decisions, we are not obligated to pity you when you don't like what you get.
If you truly want to become financially comfortable, the best thing you can do is find a field that you enjoy. Part of the reason that those people with natural ability and interest in computers are spending their evenings learning new skills *might* be to improve their pay, but a fair chunk of it is most likely that it's a joy to do. Get into a field where it would be a joy to spend your evenings tinkering with new facets of it, and you'll be putting yourself into a position to advance.
Then learn to manage your money so that you can make the best of what you get.
You may find yourself a millionaire at 40 and so happy with your work that you won't WANT to retire early.
Why waste all this time on being miserable and trying to make sure that everyone else is too?
Re: game makers needing to focus more on text-based games
There is at least one company out there that focuses on text-based gaming. They're called Simutronics and they're based in St. Louis.
They do some interesting work. The game I'm most familiar with is called Dragonrealms (a fantasy RPG) and though the complexity is amazing, that has made for a decently steep learning curve.
I certainly have my issues with some of the approaches they've taken to developing the games, but I have to admit that the sheer size and detail involved is impressive.
I'm personally more comfortable in text than graphics most of the time, so I was very pleased to find a professionally run game of this type. If anyone is aware of other companies doing similar work, I'd be interested to see them.
And if anyone wants to take a look at the Simutronics games, their website is http://www.play.net
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You might say that - in tenet at least - it is intolerant of homosexuality. But then, last time I checked my Bible or a Torah, so were Christianity and Judaism.
The argument could be made, but it's not exactly the most solidly backed interpretation of the Bible - particularly in terms of the emphasis on it as the worst sin imaginable.
After all, the top 10 rules tells you not to cover your neighbors wife, but it doesn't say a thing about coveting your neighbor.
If worse comes to worst, perhaps moving the personally owned computers off campus for a bit would be your best move. I doubt that the *Business* Software Alliance would have an easy time justifying a need to invade a private home.
Otherwise, if they keep pushing the issue, check as quick as possible how many programs you can definitely prove are licensed, delete everything else, and replace it with a program from someone who won't attempt to harass and/or intimidate you.
I don't really see how we can reasonably support Lindows if they refuse to honor the GPL (and sound startled that we would expect them to do so!).
Anyone driving with a cup of hot coffee held between their legs in one of those cheap little cups who then manages to spill it should be charged with recklessly endangering the other drivers on the road, NOT given the right to sue the people who made the coffee hot.
Anyway, the coffee WAS too hot. That doesn't mean that the consumer didn't also have a responsibility to take note that the cup was giving off a lot of heat and therefore it might be best to let the stuff cool down a bit. Some settlement wouldn't be too unreasonable, millions of dollars is simply foolishness.
Nah, the heroes are going to open a jewelry store and mix the one ring in with the rest of the merchandise. The baddies will never be able to find the right one!
Sorry, but network technology really isn't my strong point :P
Is the system they're proposing something like the electricity selling programs that some states are doing now? I mean when you can choose among a variety of utility companies but all of the electricity comes over the same wires.
Building an entire new article around comments on the last article that came from people that he obviously doesn't respect much. Anyone else find this a bit... off?
It's always nice to see that open source companies are devoted enough to the movement to try to keep (what they see as) valuable parts of it from failing. Still, I hope we don't end up seeing them be so supportive that they drive themselves into the ground in the process...
Just to toss into the mix... I usually use sites like google or altavista when I'm planning to spend a lot of time wandering around the web getting different views on a topic. When it's something where I want to get to solid information quickly though, I usually end up somewhere like ask.com or about.com. Having people manually organize the entire internet is hopeless (as Yahoo has shown). Still, I do like using sites that take the trouble to set aside a few quality sources where there'll be more accessable, for the when I don't have the time (or enough knowledge!) to solidly judge the quality of the information on a topic for myself.
> You are not being forced to be a programmer. You could be a nurse. You could be a psychologist. You could be a civil engineer. You could be a writer. You could be an elementary teacher. From what I can grasp by the tone/content of your posts, you jumped in on the computer industry because you saw it as nothing but a way to make a quick buck. When you're being entirely selfish in your decisions, we are not obligated to pity you when you don't like what you get. If you truly want to become financially comfortable, the best thing you can do is find a field that you enjoy. Part of the reason that those people with natural ability and interest in computers are spending their evenings learning new skills *might* be to improve their pay, but a fair chunk of it is most likely that it's a joy to do. Get into a field where it would be a joy to spend your evenings tinkering with new facets of it, and you'll be putting yourself into a position to advance. Then learn to manage your money so that you can make the best of what you get. You may find yourself a millionaire at 40 and so happy with your work that you won't WANT to retire early. Why waste all this time on being miserable and trying to make sure that everyone else is too?
Re: game makers needing to focus more on text-based games
There is at least one company out there that focuses on text-based gaming. They're called Simutronics and they're based in St. Louis.
They do some interesting work. The game I'm most familiar with is called Dragonrealms (a fantasy RPG) and though the complexity is amazing, that has made for a decently steep learning curve.
I certainly have my issues with some of the approaches they've taken to developing the games, but I have to admit that the sheer size and detail involved is impressive.
I'm personally more comfortable in text than graphics most of the time, so I was very pleased to find a professionally run game of this type. If anyone is aware of other companies doing similar work, I'd be interested to see them.
And if anyone wants to take a look at the Simutronics games, their website is http://www.play.net