Considering that the original StarWars movie (since renamed "Episode IV: A New Hope") is largely based on Kurosawa's classic "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), one could argue that Ep4 was written *way* before any of the others. Then one could make the case that Empire is the only Lucas-original that is even half-decent. Lucas stole from the best at first ("Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal"); followed up with a good sequel; then had sufficient momentum not to care what awful dreck the rest of the series is.
Treating the micro v. monolithic debate as a solved problem ("microkernels win!") is as idiotic as suggesting that object orientation is the ideal solution to all programming problems.
Tell that to Tanenbaum:
From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: LINUX is obsolete Date: 29 Jan 92 12:12:50 GMT
". . . While I could go into a long story here about the relative merits of the two designs, suffice it to say that among the people who actually design operating systems, the debate is essentially over. Microkernels have won . .."
Apparently you didn't notice: This was a *settlement,* i.e., SCO agreed to the terms. If they wanted to continue speaking to their black little heart's content, simply reject the terms of the settlement and see how you do in court. For some reason, SCO decided shutting up was preferable to putting up. So don't give me this "free speech" crap. One can make the inference that if SCO had *anything* worth saying, they would not have agreed to the settlement.
I got an eMac for two reasons: 1. So my wife could edit video of our (then 6-mo-old) son in iMovie 2. To finally purge our house of the curse of microsoft.
At home we're MS-free, and that feels great. My machine is GNU/Linux; my wife uses the mac. If there was free software that can do what iMovie can, and as simply, I'd be happier still to go completely down the free software path.
Until then, I don't feel guilty over it. I *do* wish I could get an inexpensive GNU/Linux laptop, however . . .
I think the explanation is probably simpler, and some docs (e.g. the Renaissance Ventures stuff) on the indispensible groklaw back up this hypothesis:
SCO really thought IBM would quietly settle. They probably pissed their pants when IBM called their bluff. So they are trying to exert pressure on IBM thru IBM's customers by stirring up this idea of indemnification.
For me, this hypothesis passes the "Ockham's Razor" test. Simple and believable.
The cause of voter apathy is people's (correct) realization that they have no real say in elections. So why bother? Whoever raises the most money wins, or at best, you have a situation where people are presented with "the evil of two lessers" (Michael Moore's phrase) -- such as W. and Gore.
The cure is more democracy. Abolish the electoral college. Make elections publicly funded, and ban private funding. Implement proportional representation to break the "two-party" system.
. . . and as long as I'm in fantasyland, let's build a time-travel device, and create a perpetual motion machine.
This is a problem for me. I have also sent money to an organization that has funded countless terrorist connections, and conducted assassinations and bombings all over the globe:
Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford has a decent surplus store. The Web site ai'nt much, but the shop is intersting. Prices arent' that great on old PCs ($180 for 450MHz PII w/ 64MB RAM, $75 Ultra10 w/o hard drive), but they have tons of office equipment, odd aircraft engine tools, and other sundries.
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>> the Feds doesn't possess some magical method of factoring enormous primes
Hmmm. I have a method for factoring any prime, enormous or not. Here it is:
For any prime p, the factorization of p = p * 1
Now excuse me while I run to the patent office.
Considering that the original StarWars movie (since renamed "Episode IV: A New Hope") is largely based on Kurosawa's classic "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), one could argue that Ep4 was written *way* before any of the others. Then one could make the case that Empire is the only Lucas-original that is even half-decent. Lucas stole from the best at first ("Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal"); followed up with a good sequel; then had sufficient momentum not to care what awful dreck the rest of the series is.
He went on to say:
"I could have done that myself. I just didn't want to."
For the record: In 2001, CNET bought ZDNet. Ziff-Davis magazines were spun off to another company, Ziff-Davis Media. eWeek is Ziff-Davis, not ZDNet.
Treating the micro v. monolithic debate as a solved problem ("microkernels win!") is as idiotic as suggesting that object orientation is the ideal solution to all programming problems.
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Tell that to Tanenbaum:
From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: LINUX is obsolete
Date: 29 Jan 92 12:12:50 GMT
". . . While I could go into a long story here about the relative merits of the two designs, suffice it to say that among the people who actually design operating systems, the debate is essentially over. Microkernels have won . .
Cited from here
Sounds like an excellent advertising opportunity.
Apparently you didn't notice: This was a *settlement,* i.e., SCO agreed to the terms. If they wanted to continue speaking to their black little heart's content, simply reject the terms of the settlement and see how you do in court. For some reason, SCO decided shutting up was preferable to putting up. So don't give me this "free speech" crap. One can make the inference that if SCO had *anything* worth saying, they would not have agreed to the settlement.
Customers running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003 who have installed all of the latest updates are not impacted
The use of the word "impacted" here is classic corpo-Pentagon-speak.
The correct word is "affected." For a person to be "impacted" has an entirely different meaning.
You'd think Microsoft would care about the distinction, since they are so full of shit.
I got an eMac for two reasons:
1. So my wife could edit video of our (then 6-mo-old) son in iMovie
2. To finally purge our house of the curse of microsoft.
At home we're MS-free, and that feels great. My machine is GNU/Linux; my wife uses the mac. If there was free software that can do what iMovie can, and as simply, I'd be happier still to go completely down the free software path.
Until then, I don't feel guilty over it. I *do* wish I could get an inexpensive GNU/Linux laptop, however . . .
And ofcource Bill Gates won't get the Nobel Peace Prize... Which idiot would expect that...
If infamous war criminal Henry Kissinger can win the Nobel Peace Prize, then anything is possible.
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I often change my 9-month-old's UNIX diapers to clear out all of the SCO IP.
I think the explanation is probably simpler, and some docs (e.g. the Renaissance Ventures stuff) on the indispensible groklaw back up this hypothesis:
SCO really thought IBM would quietly settle. They probably pissed their pants when IBM called their bluff. So they are trying to exert pressure on IBM thru IBM's customers by stirring up this idea of indemnification.
For me, this hypothesis passes the "Ockham's Razor" test. Simple and believable.
Interesting article about what set the scene for this historic blackout:
Power Outage Traced To Dim Bulb In White House: The Tale Of The Brits Who Swiped 800 Jobs From New York, Carted Off $90 Million, Then Tonight, Turned Off Our Lights
This story is here as well:
Red Hat files suit against SCO
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Heroin will do the trick. There may be some side effects.
The cure is more democracy. Abolish the electoral college. Make elections publicly funded, and ban private funding. Implement proportional representation to break the "two-party" system.
. . . and as long as I'm in fantasyland, let's build a time-travel device, and create a perpetual motion machine.
This is a problem for me. I have also sent money to an organization that has funded countless terrorist connections, and conducted assassinations and bombings all over the globe:
I paid my federal income taxes.
Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford has a decent surplus store. The Web site ai'nt much, but the shop is intersting. Prices arent' that great on old PCs ($180 for 450MHz PII w/ 64MB RAM, $75 Ultra10 w/o hard drive), but they have tons of office equipment, odd aircraft engine tools, and other sundries.
Hmmm. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Your fly is down."
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Is there any other way to cool something other than these cases?
Put it in a brass bra.
I'd double-check to make sure they didn't pay you in stock.
You really should have included the link to the potato bazooka story.