I've met people who tell tales too. The sad thing was, one in particular used to do it compulsively. He was probably mentally ill. We should not make fun of these people. They need medical help.
Don't be a party pooper. Many people want to believe in god whether there really is one or not. It gives them a lot of comfort and gives them several officially prescribed parties a year. The only trouble arises when the fundies come out of the woodwork and start opressing people.
This god geezer has it all thought out, hasn't he? There's just nothing a rational man can do to measure this god geezer in an objective and repeatable way that will stand up to peer review.
You really shouldn't take slashdot too seriously. And another thing, it's pointless trying to have any sort of controversial discussion around here because you just end up getting bitchslapped if you're not advocating the slashbot party line. Currently that's that Sun is evil and must be in league with Microsoft and SCO to bring about the End of the World or something. IBM, SGI and RedHat are good, on the other hand. Windows is now considered to be "OK for conservative businesses."
Trying to explain an alternative point of view, new facts or a different opinion seem to attract the wrath of the moderators and the "all companies are evil" guerillas.
I'll say it again:
I can not understand how pandering to Microsoft, developing a whole load of Free software based on their architecture (which may or may not be patent encumbered) and denouncing Sun and everyone else is suddenly a good idea. If kaffe is incomplete, go and complete it! It's Open Source after all! Why go and jump on the.NET bandwagon.
I may come across as an irrational zealot, by when Microsoft is invovled, it pays not to trust them.
Now, I give up before I get bitchslapped again.
You will remain on my foes list because you persist in attacking me personally rather than disproving my arguments. Yes, I've read about flawed arguing and reasoning and I doubt you need any references because I'm sure you're familiar with them too, and if not google is your friend.
I refuse to take part in any more discussion on this topic.
I don't like Sun; I think they are a failing company that's engaging in sleazy business tactics, run by a bunch of guys that keep putting down open source software.
Really, you need to get over this thing of picking software because you like or trust the company at the moment. People like you keep getting open source project into deep trouble.
I can't believe that people let themselvres be walked all over for their entire lifes because of the false premise that they aren't good enough or won't be able to get a more enjoyable job.
Life is too shor to be in a hole, so bust into your funkiest stroll, as the Red Hot Chili Peppers said.
Every single one of my jobs jas been better paid and more enjoyable than the last.
You know what started me off? A really, really crappy job as a waiter in a local hotel at weekends, when I was 15, working for a pair of slave-driving fascists. Next I worked in a supermarket. Then I worked setting up PCs during the university summer holidays. Then I got a couple of IT contracting jobs. Then I went to be a nulcear engineer. Now I'm a software engineer.
The sky is the limit, other than that which you impose yourself through self-doubt and lack of confidence.
Screw your courage to the sticking place, and you'll not fail (to paraphrase Shakespear)
Let's hope this is the swift kick in the ass that NASA badly needs.
Hopefully, it will stimulate something. I'm not sure it's NASA that needs the kick in the behind, but the politicians who run the USA. They are so lacking in imagination and forward thought.
This is our last bastion of conotrol, superiority if you will! As soon as you educate the PHBs our whole source of income evapourates! Keep 'em dumb using the language they (think they) understand.
Well I never! Wonders will never cease:-) If that is the case, then it's good news. I might try to get my dad to port his application to.NET (it's in Delphi).
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Unless it leaked a bit of plutonium. People would be very frightened if they found out.
Like from the USSR or China?
Well, you know what intel stands for, don't you? INTergalactic ELectronics.
I've met people who tell tales too. The sad thing was, one in particular used to do it compulsively. He was probably mentally ill. We should not make fun of these people. They need medical help.
A Satellite with an RTG falls back to earth, possibly contaminating some ground with a bit of plutonium. Case closed.
Not you again...
Lazor guns and shiny silver suits, and warp drives and photon topedoes! :-)
Tinfoil helmet!
Not quite! He's actually doing Ecology and Evolutionary Biology :-)
I think I am cracking up.
Don't be a party pooper. Many people want to believe in god whether there really is one or not. It gives them a lot of comfort and gives them several officially prescribed parties a year. The only trouble arises when the fundies come out of the woodwork and start opressing people.
This god geezer has it all thought out, hasn't he? There's just nothing a rational man can do to measure this god geezer in an objective and repeatable way that will stand up to peer review.
Anyway, here's another thing about prayer and whether there's anything in it.
Trying to explain an alternative point of view, new facts or a different opinion seem to attract the wrath of the moderators and the "all companies are evil" guerillas.
I'll say it again:
I can not understand how pandering to Microsoft, developing a whole load of Free software based on their architecture (which may or may not be patent encumbered) and denouncing Sun and everyone else is suddenly a good idea. If kaffe is incomplete, go and complete it! It's Open Source after all! Why go and jump on the .NET bandwagon.
I may come across as an irrational zealot, by when Microsoft is invovled, it pays not to trust them.
Now, I give up before I get bitchslapped again.
You will remain on my foes list because you persist in attacking me personally rather than disproving my arguments. Yes, I've read about flawed arguing and reasoning and I doubt you need any references because I'm sure you're familiar with them too, and if not google is your friend.
I refuse to take part in any more discussion on this topic.
Really, you need to get over this thing of picking software because you like or trust the company at the moment. People like you keep getting open source project into deep trouble.
Pot, meet kettle.
Life is too shor to be in a hole, so bust into your funkiest stroll, as the Red Hot Chili Peppers said.
Every single one of my jobs jas been better paid and more enjoyable than the last.
You know what started me off? A really, really crappy job as a waiter in a local hotel at weekends, when I was 15, working for a pair of slave-driving fascists. Next I worked in a supermarket. Then I worked setting up PCs during the university summer holidays. Then I got a couple of IT contracting jobs. Then I went to be a nulcear engineer. Now I'm a software engineer.
The sky is the limit, other than that which you impose yourself through self-doubt and lack of confidence.
Screw your courage to the sticking place, and you'll not fail (to paraphrase Shakespear)
...because most of them are UNIX, based on UNIX or resemble UNIX.
Yeah, life isn't always that easy. I was very lucky. Good luck!
-1, FUD, Troll. What rubbish. Slashbot.
I used to work for people like that so I left and got a better paid job with someone else.
What has Windows got to do with anything? Anyone doing anything serious on a computer nowadays uses a *NIX of some sort.
If you really don't like Sun, you can get Java from IBM or kaffe etc.
They don't have god in China.
Hopefully, it will stimulate something. I'm not sure it's NASA that needs the kick in the behind, but the politicians who run the USA. They are so lacking in imagination and forward thought.
This is our last bastion of conotrol, superiority if you will! As soon as you educate the PHBs our whole source of income evapourates! Keep 'em dumb using the language they (think they) understand.
Well I never! Wonders will never cease :-) If that is the case, then it's good news. I might try to get my dad to port his application to .NET (it's in Delphi).