Stop with that tired, false statistic.
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Google v. Microsoft
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Yes, when you search for "linux", it says there are 429 results. But as you flip through the pages of results, the total changes to 408, 407, 369, etc. At the 18th page or so, the listed total shoots up to 14190051. It's crappy estimation, yes, but the search isn't biased the way it appears.
You're missing the main difference. The American revolutionaries did not target civilian restaurants and schoolbuses. That's what makes the suicide bombers so despicable. It's who they're killing, not just that they're killing at all.
So after I buy a CD, under what circumstances can the store make me give them back "their" property? Where is this written in law? Do you have a shred of evidence for your apparently ridiculous statement?
Once again SCO is refusing to tell Linux users just what code they claim is infringing on their IP rights, while still threatening to sue corporations running Linux.
So far, SCO is only engaging in vague threats about future action. They haven't actually sued anybody over Linux-related copyright issues. Yes, that's still scummy, but until they actually do something, it's just a nuisance. I suppose someone like Redhat could sue them for business damages, but that's it, AFAIK.
Let's just wait and see if they try any specific threats without letting us know what code they think is in violation.
The free-market system depends on scarcity of information.
Excuse me? A free market can't exist without open sharing of information. When information is hidden, people engage in transactions they wouldn't touch if they knew all the facts. E.g., lemon cars that break down a week after you buy them, or buying a computer for $1000 when you could have gotten the same thing for $300 at the shop down the street. Market forces can only operate when participants knows exactly what they're getting, and what their other options are.
To be fair, you're talking about information as a commodity itself--trade secrets and the like, I imagine--as opposed to information about commodities. However, this law doesn't seem to have any way of distinguishing between the two. If a corporation says the info belongs to them, it's locked up. There's plenty of room for abuse here.
If Flash really was replaced by WVG, do you know what the result would be? It's simple: Flash would be replaced by WVG. Instead of everyone complaining about the annoying Flash ads and site designs, we'd be complaining about the annoying WVG ads and site designs.
What's that you say? WVG won't support audio?[1] It won't be interactive like Flash[2], so there won't be any websites made entirely out of WVG? Then what on earth makes you think people will switch from Flash?
[1] I really have no idea whether WVG will support audio. If it will, my point is even stronger.
[2] See [1].
Yes, they took extremly important issues. I'm not faulting them on their selection. I'm just saying that elwinc was wrong in generalizing past the issues the study dealt with. We don't know (from this evidence) that Fox is more biased than other news sources, just that it has a bias that others don't share.
And what does this tell us? That on the topics of Iraq and al Quaeda, Fox News is presenting biased coverage. The study doesn't provide any evidence that other news sources are any less biased--just that they get it right on the Iraq war, and Fox doesn't. It doesn't address the question of general bias.
You said:
Isn't that amazing? The more you read the paper, or watch CNN, the better informed you are. But the more you watch Faux News, the more likely you are to be misled!!
Wrong! Just on the Iraq war. I would like to see this study expanded to other controversial and/or polarizing issues, and see how everyone fairs. They could examine Iraqi public opinion (are people aware of this Gallup poll?), gun control (people still think AK-47s have something to do with assault weapons bans), the 2000 presidential election (we might have trouble agreeing on what constitutes a misperception), any of Bush's economic packages, the Patriot Act, the treatment of captured Afghanis and suspected terrorists, you name it. That would go a lot farther to telling us whether Fox is more biased, or just differently biased.
I saw one meteor flash so brightly, a friend of mine saw his silhouette on the ground (he was adjusting the blanket he was sitting on at the time). The meteor left a debris trail visible for minutes afterward. A NASA image gallery has severalpictures of the trail, including one animated sequence.
Yes, it makes sense to nest the table inside the form. That problem was that the form started inside the table, and ended outside. It was improperly nested.
Correct: <table>
<form>
</form> </table>
Incorrect: <table>
<form> </table>
</form>
Or you can use "ask me first" in your browser
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NYT on RFID
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As far as cookies go, that is. Not sure what browser you use, or which browsers have this feature, but Mozilla and Firebird have an "ask me first" setting for cookies. Whenever a site tries to set a cookie, an "allow or deny" dialogue pops up, with a "remember" check box. So you can let a trusted site set login cookies, and deny tracking cookies.
The Perseus cluster is the brightest known in X-rays, making it a good target for study. It has two large, bubble-shaped cavities that extend away from a central black hole. The cavities are formed by jets of material ejected from the black hole's surroundings, and the jets have been suspected of heating the outlying gas. But scientists couldn't see how.
A special image-processing technique was used to bring out subtle changes in brightness that revealed the presence of ripples -- the sound waves.
Fabian and Allen figure the sound waves, observed spreading out from the cavities, heat the gas. The amount of energy involved is staggering, equal to what would be produced if 100 million stars exploded.
They're not saying that infra-radiation is sound--they used the telescope to see ripples in the gas. That's the sound.
That's an interesting argument. Do you have any sources for your statement that they stop counting once a candidate's votes reach 51% of registered voters? I mean, it makes sense to do it that way, but they might not.
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Yes, when you search for "linux", it says there are 429 results. But as you flip through the pages of results, the total changes to 408, 407, 369, etc. At the 18th page or so, the listed total shoots up to 14190051. It's crappy estimation, yes, but the search isn't biased the way it appears.
You're missing the main difference. The American revolutionaries did not target civilian restaurants and schoolbuses. That's what makes the suicide bombers so despicable. It's who they're killing, not just that they're killing at all.
It's one for the price of two!
OK, we'll test it with all your financial data first.
So after I buy a CD, under what circumstances can the store make me give them back "their" property? Where is this written in law? Do you have a shred of evidence for your apparently ridiculous statement?
Hey, this is Slashdot. You expect me to check facts before I submit?
Once again SCO is refusing to tell Linux users just what code they claim is infringing on their IP rights, while still threatening to sue corporations running Linux.
So far, SCO is only engaging in vague threats about future action. They haven't actually sued anybody over Linux-related copyright issues. Yes, that's still scummy, but until they actually do something, it's just a nuisance. I suppose someone like Redhat could sue them for business damages, but that's it, AFAIK.
Let's just wait and see if they try any specific threats without letting us know what code they think is in violation.
Sheesh. Get it right, you poseur. It's the Evil Brotherhood of Terrorist Mutants.
*shakes head* Kids these days.
The free-market system depends on scarcity of information.
Excuse me? A free market can't exist without open sharing of information. When information is hidden, people engage in transactions they wouldn't touch if they knew all the facts. E.g., lemon cars that break down a week after you buy them, or buying a computer for $1000 when you could have gotten the same thing for $300 at the shop down the street. Market forces can only operate when participants knows exactly what they're getting, and what their other options are.
To be fair, you're talking about information as a commodity itself--trade secrets and the like, I imagine--as opposed to information about commodities. However, this law doesn't seem to have any way of distinguishing between the two. If a corporation says the info belongs to them, it's locked up. There's plenty of room for abuse here.
If Flash really was replaced by WVG, do you know what the result would be? It's simple: Flash would be replaced by WVG. Instead of everyone complaining about the annoying Flash ads and site designs, we'd be complaining about the annoying WVG ads and site designs.
What's that you say? WVG won't support audio?[1] It won't be interactive like Flash[2], so there won't be any websites made entirely out of WVG? Then what on earth makes you think people will switch from Flash?
[1] I really have no idea whether WVG will support audio. If it will, my point is even stronger.[2] See [1].
Er... Wait...
Yes, they took extremly important issues. I'm not faulting them on their selection. I'm just saying that elwinc was wrong in generalizing past the issues the study dealt with. We don't know (from this evidence) that Fox is more biased than other news sources, just that it has a bias that others don't share.
You said:
Wrong! Just on the Iraq war. I would like to see this study expanded to other controversial and/or polarizing issues, and see how everyone fairs. They could examine Iraqi public opinion (are people aware of this Gallup poll?), gun control (people still think AK-47s have something to do with assault weapons bans), the 2000 presidential election (we might have trouble agreeing on what constitutes a misperception), any of Bush's economic packages, the Patriot Act, the treatment of captured Afghanis and suspected terrorists, you name it. That would go a lot farther to telling us whether Fox is more biased, or just differently biased.
Er, sorry, I misspoke. I meant to say, "for us poor non-Linux users".
I checked the GIMP for Windows website, and it seems 1.3.2 isn't out yet for us poor non-Windows users. Does anyone know when it'll be available?
Thomas Rocca, Kennesaw, GA
Remember, folks, in Kennesaw, Georgia, you're legally required to own and maintain a gun. So be careful. Rocca might bust a cap on yo' ass.
I saw one meteor flash so brightly, a friend of mine saw his silhouette on the ground (he was adjusting the blanket he was sitting on at the time). The meteor left a debris trail visible for minutes afterward. A NASA image gallery has several pictures of the trail, including one animated sequence.
Yes, it makes sense to nest the table inside the form. That problem was that the form started inside the table, and ended outside. It was improperly nested.
Correct:
<table>
<form>
</form>
</table>
Incorrect:
<table>
<form>
</table>
</form>
As far as cookies go, that is. Not sure what browser you use, or which browsers have this feature, but Mozilla and Firebird have an "ask me first" setting for cookies. Whenever a site tries to set a cookie, an "allow or deny" dialogue pops up, with a "remember" check box. So you can let a trusted site set login cookies, and deny tracking cookies.
Yeah, the first line is a little flamebait-ey, but other than that it's informative.
As others have noted, this isn't a dupe. You seem to be thinking of the fog screen that was posted a few weeks ago. This is different.
You bastards! You slashdotted Google!
I'm a bastard, you insensitive clod!
26. ???
27. Profit!
They're not saying that infra-radiation is sound--they used the telescope to see ripples in the gas. That's the sound.
That's an interesting argument. Do you have any sources for your statement that they stop counting once a candidate's votes reach 51% of registered voters? I mean, it makes sense to do it that way, but they might not.