Yes...but what does auger mean in this context? We all know what augur means...we're geeks.
Well, it might have been an honest question. The only reason I know what it means is from reading Asterix...:)
I find it harder to believe people are still bothering to complain about spelling mistakes in story submissions... everyone knows they're added deliberately!
(p.s. it seems the new version of the SSG doesn't all spelling errors in EVERY story...crapness.)
I take it Mozilla takes a different route? I'm using 1.5 Alpha, waiting on Beta, then final 1.5.
Well, Mozilla has nothing per se to do with linux so there's no reason for them to use the same scheme.
(Although of course it runs very well on it - using 1.4 on RH here)
I think the odd/even thing is a linux pecularity, simply because the kernels go through so many minor incremental bugfix stages - otherwise you'd have dozens of 'alphas'. By having a completely separate development tree the development work doesn't impact the maintainance bugfixes and vice versa.
(maybe mozilla should have a similar system though - how many "1.0rcX" builds were there again?)
A fairy dies, and another pointy haired idiot buys some SCOX shares at an inflated price, using the psuedo-logic that if there's nothing there to refute, why do we keep refuting it?
If it makes pointy haired idiots invest their money in (soon-to-be) worthless shares, shurely this is a good thing?
Bzzt, Wrong. There are more Apache servers (by far) than IIS servers, and IIS gets more attacks - by over a four to one margin.
Are you sure you mean servers rather than web sites?
Most of the www.my-crappy-little-domain.com type sites are hosted on Apache, but they're hosted by the hundreds on the same (usually sun) box.
It gets more attacks because it is less secure, NOT because of volume.
It also gets more attacks because the sites hosted on IIS tend to be owned by higher-profile outfits (e.g. MS) - nobody cares about hacking someone's personal home page.
Indeed, EXCEPT for one thing : you people always try to make that topic "black or white".
Me people?
while people may have 5000 MP3s (or whatever format) on their PCs, there's only a very few % of those songs they'd be ready to PAY to have, and those songs are trapped with other crappy worthless songs on a 15~20$CAN CD. So if you were to actually be ABLE to ask for cash for those songs, people would only pay for a few CDs, not 100's or 1000's. If it's free people will always leech as much as they can. As soon as you put a price tag on something, they actually start to think : "do I really need it" or "is it really worth that price".
When even the RIAA can start thinking like this, we'll be on the right path.
Exactly. But it's in their interest to exaggerate how much losses they make. But if they manage to enforce restrictive DRM etc. on everyone's computer, it'll still be the file-"sharers"' fault for giving them the ammunition to make those claims. (And not coming up with any better counter-arguments than "information wants to be free" and similar crap.)
Oh yeah, which is a parent going to go for, "Mom, I need a $400 PC which can help me do research, type papers, keep in touch, and also do some fun stuff" or, "Mom, I need 20 CDs, which at $20 a CD, will cost me about the same as a computer, and uh, I can uh, listen to them".
How about, "Mom, I'm broke, I need some money to spend." I've never met anyone whose parents were sufficiently blinkered that they didn't realise that students like to spend money on nice things as much as everyone else. No student I know really tries to pretend to your parents that all his/her expenditure is on "work-related" things.
I AM a college student who has no disposable income because I'm busy paying for tuition/room&board/food/my car/my car insurance/my phone/etc.
CAR????? And you say you're poor? Pull the other one.
Apparently you prioritize buying a $20 CD right behind eating, other people might prioritize the ability to eat something other than ramen or maybe even go get a cup of coffee with a friend, go see a movie, or buy new clothes above paying $20 for a CD.
Do you steal food? Do you steal clothes? Do you sneak into movies? I haven't bought a CD in months, precisely because I don't prioritise buying them that highly.
My point is: You prioritise going out and eating nice things above buying CDs. Good for you, I agree. BUT: If you did it the other way round, would you think it legitimate to steal food and shoplift "because I spend money on CDs so I have no disposable income"?
Basically, what part of "compromise" don't you get? You have limited amounts of money, you pick and choose what you spend it on. Not buy the things you can afford and steal the rest, because you think you have some sort of divine right to grab everything you can get your hands on.
What kind of moron are you? Just because someone has time on their hands they can afford to slack. Or do you think that everyone should work exactly 16 hours a day and sleep exactly 8 hours a night 7 days a week 24 hours. Jackass.
I think the poster is getting at the fact that the people who can't/won't/don't pay are college kids. Their broadband is, effectively, free, as is their electricity, and their parents bought them the PC in most cases. Piracy costs most college students nothing.
Bunkum. If their parents can buy them PCs they can buy them CDs. Pocket money by any other name.
There ARE college kids who have no disposable income but they're too busy doing odd jobs (so they can afford to eat, etc.) to sit in front of their computer all day. People who download music are normally those with time on their hands, which pretty much implies they can afford to slack.
Thus the cases RiAA has would to deal with would grow exponentially every year.
And so would the amount of damages they could (potentially) claim.
Which basically means that the RIAA can stop publishing music altogether and just turn itself into a consortium of lawyers. After all, with infinite future income (from damages) guaranteed by Congress and Disney Corp., how can they lose!
What about a country that's under US administration? does that count?
What, you mean if you take your iPod to guantanamo bay? You will obviously be detained as an enemy combatant and held in solitary confinement at the RIAA's discretion.;-)
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Well, it might have been an honest question. The only reason I know what it means is from reading Asterix... :)
I find it harder to believe people are still bothering to complain about spelling mistakes in story submissions... everyone knows they're added deliberately!
(p.s. it seems the new version of the SSG doesn't all spelling errors in EVERY story...crapness.)
Augury: divining the future be examining the entrails of dead birds, or somesuch, especially before a battle. (in ancient roman times)
If sth 'augurs well', that means a favourable outcome is likely.
No, $A2 million dollars = 162 million dollars :P
Well, Mozilla has nothing per se to do with linux so there's no reason for them to use the same scheme.
(Although of course it runs very well on it - using 1.4 on RH here)
I think the odd/even thing is a linux pecularity, simply because the kernels go through so many minor incremental bugfix stages - otherwise you'd have dozens of 'alphas'. By having a completely separate development tree the development work doesn't impact the maintainance bugfixes and vice versa.
(maybe mozilla should have a similar system though - how many "1.0rcX" builds were there again?)
If it makes pointy haired idiots invest their money in (soon-to-be) worthless shares, shurely this is a good thing?
Stable versions have even final digits. Odd final digits (2.1, 2.3, 2.5...) indicate 'development' versions.
Mandatory Access Control?
No they're not. They're both symptomatic of an autocratic/totalitarian mindset.
"You MUST do as you're told, or we will lock you up."
"You MUST use this software, because we say so."
This isn't about "stimulating innovation". It's about control. Local software makers are easier to keep in line.
Are you sure you mean servers rather than web sites?
Most of the www.my-crappy-little-domain.com type sites are hosted on Apache, but they're hosted by the hundreds on the same (usually sun) box.
It gets more attacks because it is less secure, NOT because of volume.
It also gets more attacks because the sites hosted on IIS tend to be owned by higher-profile outfits (e.g. MS) - nobody cares about hacking someone's personal home page.
no cowboy neal option?
The "little" guy like IBM??? I hope you're being ironic...
Yes, I'm sure the release of Paint Shop Pro for the gamecube will be the defining moment of our generation...
Me people?
while people may have 5000 MP3s (or whatever format) on their PCs, there's only a very few % of those songs they'd be ready to PAY to have, and those songs are trapped with other crappy worthless songs on a 15~20$CAN CD. So if you were to actually be ABLE to ask for cash for those songs, people would only pay for a few CDs, not 100's or 1000's. If it's free people will always leech as much as they can. As soon as you put a price tag on something, they actually start to think : "do I really need it" or "is it really worth that price".
When even the RIAA can start thinking like this, we'll be on the right path.
Exactly. But it's in their interest to exaggerate how much losses they make. But if they manage to enforce restrictive DRM etc. on everyone's computer, it'll still be the file-"sharers"' fault for giving them the ammunition to make those claims. (And not coming up with any better counter-arguments than "information wants to be free" and similar crap.)
'tis called a university, actually.
Oh yeah, which is a parent going to go for, "Mom, I need a $400 PC which can help me do research, type papers, keep in touch, and also do some fun stuff" or, "Mom, I need 20 CDs, which at $20 a CD, will cost me about the same as a computer, and uh, I can uh, listen to them".
How about, "Mom, I'm broke, I need some money to spend." I've never met anyone whose parents were sufficiently blinkered that they didn't realise that students like to spend money on nice things as much as everyone else. No student I know really tries to pretend to your parents that all his/her expenditure is on "work-related" things.
I AM a college student who has no disposable income because I'm busy paying for tuition/room&board/food/my car/my car insurance/my phone/etc.
CAR????? And you say you're poor? Pull the other one.
Apparently you prioritize buying a $20 CD right behind eating, other people might prioritize the ability to eat something other than ramen or maybe even go get a cup of coffee with a friend, go see a movie, or buy new clothes above paying $20 for a CD.Do you steal food? Do you steal clothes? Do you sneak into movies? I haven't bought a CD in months, precisely because I don't prioritise buying them that highly.
My point is: You prioritise going out and eating nice things above buying CDs. Good for you, I agree. BUT: If you did it the other way round, would you think it legitimate to steal food and shoplift "because I spend money on CDs so I have no disposable income"?
Basically, what part of "compromise" don't you get? You have limited amounts of money, you pick and choose what you spend it on. Not buy the things you can afford and steal the rest, because you think you have some sort of divine right to grab everything you can get your hands on.
What kind of moron are you? Just because someone has time on their hands they can afford to slack. Or do you think that everyone should work exactly 16 hours a day and sleep exactly 8 hours a night 7 days a week 24 hours. Jackass.
Get some more sleep, it might help your temper...
Bunkum. If their parents can buy them PCs they can buy them CDs. Pocket money by any other name.
There ARE college kids who have no disposable income but they're too busy doing odd jobs (so they can afford to eat, etc.) to sit in front of their computer all day. People who download music are normally those with time on their hands, which pretty much implies they can afford to slack.
mmmmmkay, they spent their last few cents on their broadband connection and huge hard drives so they can't possibly afford CDs... RIGHT.
maybe they should seek damages from the people who get the "disposable income" instead, like pizza deliverers and breweries? ;)
o me the actual money that was exchanged is the legal monetary damage of the piracy not invented figures..
true of course, but it IS non-zero. let's not kid ourselves about that.
And so would the amount of damages they could (potentially) claim.
Which basically means that the RIAA can stop publishing music altogether and just turn itself into a consortium of lawyers. After all, with infinite future income (from damages) guaranteed by Congress and Disney Corp., how can they lose!
Except that next time you check, it will be 100 years. If you check in 10 years time, that is.
Basically, anything post Walt Disney will NEVER stop being in copyright.
Ah, but we know where he lives.
latest odds:
3-1 junk mail
5-1 burglary
10-1 car bomb attack
50-1 tacnuke
100-1 orbital ion cannon
any takers? ;)
Quite. So after the first 'overrated' I was at 1, and then got another 'overrated'. Fsckwit.
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+1 Funny, -2 Overrated....Overrated at 1? How did I manage that!
What, you mean if you take your iPod to guantanamo bay? You will obviously be detained as an enemy combatant and held in solitary confinement at the RIAA's discretion. ;-)
cat blah.zip > /dev/audio ?
nobody said it had to sound good.
(of course, if you used gzip and zcat, it might actually work!)
It's there, at link #36 (of 999) or so. Or try searching for "googlewash site:theregister.co.uk".
Margarine? Instant Coffee? War rationing has a lot to answer for...