Or did you use bzr or git, the scm of the linux kernel? git is in C, bzr and mercurial are in python
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Well, I'm a native Indonesian speaker and I have never live among English speaking people. I've read a lot of English books, but seldom use it actively. And no, I didn't find reading the text difficult at all, but I do find hearing English in movies or radio difficult to follow. So I guess it's all depends on habit.
There's one thing I doesn't get:
If the code in question was indeed written by Dennis Ritchie or Ken Thompson in 1973, why and how it got copyrighted by SGI?
I use the one packaged in Mandrake 9.0. It can be run by ordinary user without worrying about that kind of stuff. The funny thing is: I have to execute it twice in order to begin working with it. The first try will show the splash screen then died without error messages. The second try usually load successfully and I have not experience any trouble / data loss once its up and running.
It's in Chinese, but I think Zhang Yimou got a 'near perfect' movie, and deeper, more philosophical and artistic storyline than 'Crouching Tiger'. "Hero" didn't win even for best foreign language movie in the Academy Awards.
Not at all. In fact Frodo watch Sauron's massive army marching past Cirith Ungol when they were about to attack Minas Tirith.
And I think we have to assume that Dagorlad wasn't a swamp when the great battle was fought. Now it would be difficult of an army to cross that land.
A little off topic, but I have a question for LOTR fans. I've just finished the book, down to the very end. But seeing the map, there's something bothering me about the logic of the story
In the map, I can see that Minas Tirith, Osgiliath, the Cross Road, Minas Morgul, Cirith Ungol, and then Mt. Doom went almost in a straight line. So, it's only logical for me that the great battles should take place somewhere in this line, rather than far north in Morannon.
When Frodo arrived in the Black Gate of Morannon, Gollum argued that Sauron's attention would be concentrated in the north. 'He thinks no one can come to the Moontower without fighting big battles at the bridges, or getting lots of boats which they cannot hide and He will know about'. Off course Gollum was probably lying, but to me that statement was very ridiculous. After all, though he had enemies all round him, Minas Tirith was the nearest and that path was the most logical
When finally the Captains of the West captured the Crossroad (without big battles at the bridges, nor lots og boats), they again make a ridiculous move by riding north for several days to knock Mordor at their 'front door'. Off course Gandalf supposedly try to drive Sauron's attention away from Cirith Ungol where Frodo would pass, but actually he should know (by Faramir's account) that at that time Frodo was long gone from the pass
And then a logical move for Sauron is to take back the Crossroad (instead of moving his army to the north) and then either chase the silly army from behind of attemp another strike at Minas Tirith. After all he still outnumbers his enemies many time over at that point
Well, that's what's bugging me, hope someone could give a logical explanation
Well, I don't think there'll be any different in the Black Gate in Morannon. Gollum even said that the mountains at Minas Morgul are lower than in the north.
A little off topic, but I have a question for LOTR fans. I've just finished the book, down to the very end. But seeing the map, there's something bothering me about the logic of the story
In the map, I can see that Minas Tirith, Osgiliath, the Cross Road, Minas Morgul, Cirith Ungol, and then Mt. Doom went almost in a straight line. So, it's only logical for me that the great battles should take place somewhere in this line, rather than far north in Morannon.
When Frodo arrived in the Black Gate of Morannon, Gollum argued that Sauron's attention would be concentrated in the north. 'He thinks no one can come to the Moontower without fighting big battles at the bridges, or getting lots of boats which they cannot hide and He will know about'. Off course Gollum was probably lying, but to me that statement was very ridiculous. After all, though he had enemies all round him, Minas Tirith was the nearest and that path was the most logical
When finally the Captains of the West captured the Crossroad (without big battles at the bridges, nor lots og boats), they again make a ridiculous move by riding north for several days to knock Mordor at their 'front door'. Off course Gandalf supposedly try to drive Sauron's attention away from Cirith Ungol where Frodo would pass, but actually he should know (by Faramir's account) that at that time Frodo was long gone from the pass
And then a logical move for Sauron is to take back the Crossroad (instead of moving his army to the north) and then either chase the silly army from behind of attemp another strike at Minas Tirith. After all he still outnumbers his enemies many time over at that point
Well, that's what's bugging me, hope someone could give a logical explanation
There is an earlier story about the suspicion that Regina Fischer was a Soviet spy. The title is Was Fischer's Mother a Communist Spy (pdf file) written by someone who knew Joan Fischer (Bobby's sister).
and a very good chess player, having conversed with Garry Kasparov on things like the Brains of the World puzzle
What is your definition of 'very good chess player'? While Mr. Friedel certainly can play decent chess, his name is not in FIDE's rating list (and never have been). I wouldn't consider anyone who hasn't played in real tournament a very good player.
Michael Jordan tried it with baseball ? it, like, didn't work out.
Yes, it's very rare to find someone who really excel in more than one field.
I've read somewhere that chess GM Simen Agdestein, top Norwegian chess player, had been a member od Norwegian national soccer team.
Sir George Thomas was also a British chess champion and badminton champion.
Anybody know more examples?
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Well, I'm a native Indonesian speaker and I have never live among English speaking people. I've read a lot of English books, but seldom use it actively. And no, I didn't find reading the text difficult at all, but I do find hearing English in movies or radio difficult to follow. So I guess it's all depends on habit.
There's one thing I doesn't get: If the code in question was indeed written by Dennis Ritchie or Ken Thompson in 1973, why and how it got copyrighted by SGI?
Which means you're at least 600 elo points above average player.
How about: Eugen Merzbacher, Quantum Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons. I used this in my undergrads time.
I use the one packaged in Mandrake 9.0. It can be run by ordinary user without worrying about that kind of stuff.
The funny thing is: I have to execute it twice in order to begin working with it. The first try will show the splash screen then died without error messages. The second try usually load successfully and I have not experience any trouble / data loss once its up and running.
It's in Chinese, but I think Zhang Yimou got a 'near perfect' movie, and deeper, more philosophical and artistic storyline than 'Crouching Tiger'. "Hero" didn't win even for best foreign language movie in the Academy Awards.
Not at all. In fact Frodo watch Sauron's massive army marching past Cirith Ungol when they were about to attack Minas Tirith. And I think we have to assume that Dagorlad wasn't a swamp when the great battle was fought. Now it would be difficult of an army to cross that land.
In the book it's 17 years.
A little off topic, but I have a question for LOTR fans. I've just finished the book, down to the very end. But seeing the map, there's something bothering me about the logic of the story
In the map, I can see that Minas Tirith, Osgiliath, the Cross Road, Minas Morgul, Cirith Ungol, and then Mt. Doom went almost in a straight line. So, it's only logical for me that the great battles should take place somewhere in this line, rather than far north in Morannon.
When Frodo arrived in the Black Gate of Morannon, Gollum argued that Sauron's attention would be concentrated in the north. 'He thinks no one can come to the Moontower without fighting big battles at the bridges, or getting lots of boats which they cannot hide and He will know about'. Off course Gollum was probably lying, but to me that statement was very ridiculous. After all, though he had enemies all round him, Minas Tirith was the nearest and that path was the most logical
When finally the Captains of the West captured the Crossroad (without big battles at the bridges, nor lots og boats), they again make a ridiculous move by riding north for several days to knock Mordor at their 'front door'. Off course Gandalf supposedly try to drive Sauron's attention away from Cirith Ungol where Frodo would pass, but actually he should know (by Faramir's account) that at that time Frodo was long gone from the pass
And then a logical move for Sauron is to take back the Crossroad (instead of moving his army to the north) and then either chase the silly army from behind of attemp another strike at Minas Tirith. After all he still outnumbers his enemies many time over at that point
Well, that's what's bugging me, hope someone could give a logical explanation
Well, I don't think there'll be any different in the Black Gate in Morannon. Gollum even said that the mountains at Minas Morgul are lower than in the north.
A little off topic, but I have a question for LOTR fans. I've just finished the book, down to the very end. But seeing the map, there's something bothering me about the logic of the story
In the map, I can see that Minas Tirith, Osgiliath, the Cross Road, Minas Morgul, Cirith Ungol, and then Mt. Doom went almost in a straight line. So, it's only logical for me that the great battles should take place somewhere in this line, rather than far north in Morannon.
When Frodo arrived in the Black Gate of Morannon, Gollum argued that Sauron's attention would be concentrated in the north. 'He thinks no one can come to the Moontower without fighting big battles at the bridges, or getting lots of boats which they cannot hide and He will know about'. Off course Gollum was probably lying, but to me that statement was very ridiculous. After all, though he had enemies all round him, Minas Tirith was the nearest and that path was the most logical
When finally the Captains of the West captured the Crossroad (without big battles at the bridges, nor lots og boats), they again make a ridiculous move by riding north for several days to knock Mordor at their 'front door'. Off course Gandalf supposedly try to drive Sauron's attention away from Cirith Ungol where Frodo would pass, but actually he should know (by Faramir's account) that at that time Frodo was long gone from the pass
And then a logical move for Sauron is to take back the Crossroad (instead of moving his army to the north) and then either chase the silly army from behind of attemp another strike at Minas Tirith. After all he still outnumbers his enemies many time over at that point
Well, that's what's bugging me, hope someone could give a logical explanation
Oh, and there's also a response to that article by Frank Brady, a prominent Fischer's biographer. The link: In Defense of Bobby Fischer's Family: House of Cards in the World of Chess (also a pdf file).
There is an earlier story about the suspicion that Regina Fischer was a Soviet spy. The title is Was Fischer's Mother a Communist Spy (pdf file) written by someone who knew Joan Fischer (Bobby's sister).
How about Miguel de Icaza?
What is your definition of 'very good chess player'? While Mr. Friedel certainly can play decent chess, his name is not in FIDE's rating list (and never have been). I wouldn't consider anyone who hasn't played in real tournament a very good player.
Michael Jordan tried it with baseball ? it, like, didn't work out. Yes, it's very rare to find someone who really excel in more than one field. I've read somewhere that chess GM Simen Agdestein, top Norwegian chess player, had been a member od Norwegian national soccer team. Sir George Thomas was also a British chess champion and badminton champion. Anybody know more examples?
Now that's an opportunity to set up brainforge.net ala sourceforge.net