Actually, target shooting guns are designed to accurately put a tiny hole in a piece of paper at varying distances. This includes some handguns. Yup, they're designed for sports shooting, wow, imagine that. These are generally low caliber, now you can kill a person with a.22 but that's not their purpose (mainly hunting).
Handguns are designed for varying purposes, but mainly that purpose is to put some form of projectile into the air at something over 1,000 feet per second. This projectile can be a bullet (lethal, or perhaps just for stopping power [like shooting someone in the arm or leg to knock him down]) or a non-lethal rubber bullet. For instance law-enforcement in this country often uses.45s (big bullets). These guns have excellent stopping power, meaning if I shoot you in a non-lethal manner, you're going to get knocked the hell around and probably not be a threat anymore. Compared to a 7.62 x 39mm round which has excellent penetration or a.223 which has excellent penetration and range (M16's use em [.223 that is]). (But those are rifle rounds, you said handguns right?) A firearm is a weapon, so is a sword, whether or not it is used to kill is completely up to the intent of the wielder. It can also injure, scare, protect.
In fact, paper suffers more than just about anything else in this country from firearm ownership.
Which means in the ways that count they will be producing a superior product if there is demand for a low cost NSA-free, DRM-free chip. There most definately is.
So, excellent point Mr. AC. I wish I could mod you up.
You oversimplify. But you are correct in too many ways for me to nitpick.
A lot of factors have contributed to the $400 box, and Microsoft did so by arguably (and I say arguably only because this is/. and someone will argue with me) creating the PC market as it is now. AMD helped by giving Intel some real competition as well.
All of the people who own PC's, MS, the marketing juggernaut pushed for that. One of the good things they did for the industry that few here recognize (either willingly or out of blind hatred). Anyone who remembers how expensive hardware was wayyy back in the day, knows this.
The more demand, the cheaper the products can be produced and the more competition.
And will be an enormous economic force in years to come.
If they reduce their reliance on foreign IP (or non-free foreign IP) as well as foreign hardware, this can only be good for China, and only be bad for us (Less money flow into the IT industry) unless they produce a higher quality product (thus improving the industry).
However, in the short term, you know, MS won't make as much money, neither will Intel, and I'm sure a lot of/.ers are really happy about that.
Therefore I won't use it, neither will a lot of people. It's your code though, so liscense it however you want.
You don't gain anything by GPLing your software except for the satisfaction that no one will probably ever make a profit off of it. Why this is a factor is beyond me, embrace and extend nonsense aside.
LGPL was supposed to be the perfect library liscense, as all changes would be required to go back into the library, while developers could use it for anything.
Actually I believe Sun makes most of their money off of hardware and support. Their software is just what they put on their hardware (a reason to buy it) and something to support.
This is just judging by the cost of a system over the cost of the OS or support contract, so I could be wrong.
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Don't own a gun do ya?
.22 but that's not their purpose (mainly hunting).
.45s (big bullets). These guns have excellent stopping power, meaning if I shoot you in a non-lethal manner, you're going to get knocked the hell around and probably not be a threat anymore. Compared to a 7.62 x 39mm round which has excellent penetration or a .223 which has excellent penetration and range (M16's use em [.223 that is]). (But those are rifle rounds, you said handguns right?) A firearm is a weapon, so is a sword, whether or not it is used to kill is completely up to the intent of the wielder. It can also injure, scare, protect.
Actually, target shooting guns are designed to accurately put a tiny hole in a piece of paper at varying distances. This includes some handguns. Yup, they're designed for sports shooting, wow, imagine that. These are generally low caliber, now you can kill a person with a
Handguns are designed for varying purposes, but mainly that purpose is to put some form of projectile into the air at something over 1,000 feet per second. This projectile can be a bullet (lethal, or perhaps just for stopping power [like shooting someone in the arm or leg to knock him down]) or a non-lethal rubber bullet. For instance law-enforcement in this country often uses
In fact, paper suffers more than just about anything else in this country from firearm ownership.
Won't somebody think of the trees?
Maybe, maybe not. They are getting better.
Another good example is steel.
Which means in the ways that count they will be producing a superior product if there is demand for a low cost NSA-free, DRM-free chip. There most definately is.
So, excellent point Mr. AC. I wish I could mod you up.
You oversimplify. But you are correct in too many ways for me to nitpick.
/. and someone will argue with me) creating the PC market as it is now. AMD helped by giving Intel some real competition as well.
A lot of factors have contributed to the $400 box, and Microsoft did so by arguably (and I say arguably only because this is
All of the people who own PC's, MS, the marketing juggernaut pushed for that. One of the good things they did for the industry that few here recognize (either willingly or out of blind hatred). Anyone who remembers how expensive hardware was wayyy back in the day, knows this.
The more demand, the cheaper the products can be produced and the more competition.
And will be an enormous economic force in years to come.
/.ers are really happy about that.
If they reduce their reliance on foreign IP (or non-free foreign IP) as well as foreign hardware, this can only be good for China, and only be bad for us (Less money flow into the IT industry) unless they produce a higher quality product (thus improving the industry).
However, in the short term, you know, MS won't make as much money, neither will Intel, and I'm sure a lot of
Are you retarded?
They charge for premium access to the service, which by the way, if you buy a boxed version you get premium access for IIRC a year.
To get normal access all you need is a unique email address and to fill out a survey.
Lemme double check that.
Panel, up2date running, yep.
Okay, now to my bank account.
Nope, it works and I haven't paid redhat one red cent.
The can of worms is finally starting to open completely.
Interesting days to come, no doubt.
No, this just means you don't have to goto Niger to get your uranium.
Ok, WTF does a too busy page have to do with security?
Christ, do you people even think?
Therefore I won't use it, neither will a lot of people. It's your code though, so liscense it however you want.
You don't gain anything by GPLing your software except for the satisfaction that no one will probably ever make a profit off of it. Why this is a factor is beyond me, embrace and extend nonsense aside.
LGPL was supposed to be the perfect library liscense, as all changes would be required to go back into the library, while developers could use it for anything.
Actually everyone has expanded on what I was saying. Admitting it's not a perfect example or a perfect solution.
Only one person responded to the or it's a mistake, which is probably the biggest flaw in the example.
I could use a troll, you want the job?
And a red flag should be triggered regardless of the legitimacy of the data.
Therefore, having illegitimate data serves almost no purpose except to make it arguably more easy to detect.
You should be able to detect behaviors of this type without resorting to this method.
Or there's a flaw in your software.
Or they were poking around bored.
Or you've been hacked in which case you won't have an access record anyway if the hacker did their job right.
Yes, quite superior to a honeypot, in every way.
Actually, the flaw is my fault. Didn't you read the summary?
::Cackle::
I'm an evil demon that tricks programmers into not bounds checking.
Wasn't me. I'm fine on karma.
Okay, in light of this purchase, the department has been renamed to the Department of Homeland Insecurity.
Hahaha. Oh I kill me, I do.
Why do you bother?
It was either someone talking out their ass or a troll.
Yea, Social exceeds Military spending... By like 5-15 percent.
We spend a lot on our big weapons man.
Actually I believe Sun makes most of their money off of hardware and support. Their software is just what they put on their hardware (a reason to buy it) and something to support.
This is just judging by the cost of a system over the cost of the OS or support contract, so I could be wrong.
Here's another /.ers take on it. It's down a ways, but it's there.
That's a good one. It's all tongue in cheek anyway though.
So I take it you don't believe in bounds checking then? (#5)
Clicky Clicky.
Truly, things to program by (or not).
Vendors... lie? sniffle.