I know that from earth the moon only looks about as big as a bigga pizza pie even on a good night, but its actually much bigger than that.
Saying that a chinese mining expedition would use up a significant mass of the moon is a bit like opposing taking a bucket of water out of the ocean because it'll dry up. The Chinese have been mining China for millenia and its not even close to 'used up'... and the moon is bigger.
There is no risk of turning the moon into the next West Virginia, and I say if the chinese can make a profit doing it, good luck to them.
I remember Wheel lets you build chariots, and writing lets you build the library to increase science output, but I don't remember there even being a battery advance for back then.
Really it more underscores the completely assinine idea of patenting software algorithms when it means patenting what is essentially mathematic formulae.
But still, if someone is going to get a beJebus sued out of them here its got to be Microsoft. Why you ask? Think of this little scenario.
Suppose Microsoft wants to target unofficial Xbox developers (Xbox Linux and the like). All they need to do is: Create a subsidiary, have them patent a piece of code, stick it in a desired product (bootloader anyone?) and open source it.
Then six months later they can sue the entire Xbox developers group into the poorhouse for not only using patented code but distributing it to potentially an enormous audience.
I know slashdot's really into using the term cracker for malicious hackers and all, but how malicious can this person really be if he didn't actually use the cards for anything?
For strong typing I recommend an old IBM-PS2 clicky keyboard. Those who are more inclined toward weak typing can stick with the Microsoft Natural keyboard.
When you read "open source Linux software" just remember all that stuff will be trivial to port to FreeBSD as well (assuming it doesn't run using the Linux ABI emulation layer).
The GPL covers specific code and not generic algorithms. You can't cut and paste GPLed stuff without GPLing the subsequent code, but if you read the code 5 years ago and that algorithm is really the only solution you can certainly write a variant of it.
This isn't the same thing at all.
MSN isn't blocking Opera-users from its website, its deliberately serving them a different (and somewhat broken) website in an effort to make the user think something is wrong with Opera.
I don't see why they shouldn't be able to do it, but its still deceptive... and I don't blame Opera for being mad.
If Real identified non-genuine realplayers and served them with a different clip that looked garbled and had choppy audio I'd be saying the same thing.
If they spent half as much time working on their products as they did trying to make everyone else's products look bad I don't think they'd take as much criticism.
I know what you mean, until a couple years ago there wasn't one Walmart in this area either.
Now they're all over the frigging place. So enjoy your Walmart free existance while you can, sooner or later your town too will be riddled with $5 american flag t-shirts.
Well, I know for sure one difference between the hitlerian concentration camps and the detention camps on guantanamo:
At least the Nazi's gave their prisoners walls. Fencing people in with no protection from the elements but a thatched roof and surrounding them with barbed wire sounds a bit harsh, even for prisoners of an undeclared war that will never end anyhow.
Indeed, what we really need to do is get in our individual phantom cruisers and head into orbit to take care of the villainous blue-haired alien what done it, right?
Indeed, I've got a lot of subtitled stuff here (much of it in really bad Engrish) and I've never seen subtitles that looked like that. Most of the really silly Engrish comes from Japanese dialog subtitled into Chinese and then the English subs being a translation of the chinese ones rather than the original dialog. So hear we are to believe that taking original English dialog we get Engrish subtitles like that because the subber didn't understand what was said? Sorry, I could buy some misspellings and minor errors, but there's no damned way they thought someone said "bring your pussy face to my ass". Its a hoax.
On the other hand, slashdot wouldn't lie.
On the other other hand, I SAY YOU GOT TO TOAST ME!
Actually the NET act has a clause stating that it does nothing to effect prior fair use laws. Anything you could do before you can do now.
Then again, to hear some people tell it, watching a TV show without watching commercials is theft too, so I think fair use was obsoleted long before this thing happened.
Lets see, what killed Perot
a) Mindless rants about the waste of voting for a third party
b) The fact that he ran on issues rather than special interest group support
or
c) The fact that he claimed the Cubans were out to assassinate him
I'm 100% positive you don't have to give them your soc # for it, but I'm sure you have to give them your name and addy. I don't see why you couldn't just lie though.
Be careful, if you have a driver's license on you they might search you and then shoot you if you've got it and said you didn't.
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My solution is just to have computers of various ages in all rooms of the house.
I know that from earth the moon only looks about as big as a bigga pizza pie even on a good night, but its actually much bigger than that.
Saying that a chinese mining expedition would use up a significant mass of the moon is a bit like opposing taking a bucket of water out of the ocean because it'll dry up. The Chinese have been mining China for millenia and its not even close to 'used up'... and the moon is bigger.
There is no risk of turning the moon into the next West Virginia, and I say if the chinese can make a profit doing it, good luck to them.
"Do you prefer they eliminate the middle step and go straight to the FBI when you learn about your illegal copy of Office?"
Why not? They already eliminated the first step where they actually make sure you have an illegal copy of office.
I remember Wheel lets you build chariots, and writing lets you build the library to increase science output, but I don't remember there even being a battery advance for back then.
How about "I just legally acquired X and it won't play in my system because of a region lockout, thereby denying me the use of a legally owned item. "
Too bad, you go to jail now
Really it more underscores the completely assinine idea of patenting software algorithms when it means patenting what is essentially mathematic formulae.
But still, if someone is going to get a beJebus sued out of them here its got to be Microsoft. Why you ask? Think of this little scenario.
Suppose Microsoft wants to target unofficial Xbox developers (Xbox Linux and the like). All they need to do is: Create a subsidiary, have them patent a piece of code, stick it in a desired product (bootloader anyone?) and open source it.
Then six months later they can sue the entire Xbox developers group into the poorhouse for not only using patented code but distributing it to potentially an enormous audience.
Suddenly Xbox Linux dies out.
Right, but the guy in question hasn't actually been caught, has he? He's just not using any of the stuff.
I'm not saying he didn't do anything legally wrong, I'm just saying it doesn't sound like he actually stole anything.
I know slashdot's really into using the term cracker for malicious hackers and all, but how malicious can this person really be if he didn't actually use the cards for anything?
I know this wont help you guys who are using a third party bootloader, but if you've got a standard MS thingie wouldn't fdisk /MBR
fix the problem?
For strong typing I recommend an old IBM-PS2 clicky keyboard. Those who are more inclined toward weak typing can stick with the Microsoft Natural keyboard.
Well, Watcom's compiler has been one of the best performing for years,
on the other hand, as the poster originally pointed out 3.22 is a bigger number than 1.0
When you read "open source Linux software" just remember all that stuff will be trivial to port to FreeBSD as well (assuming it doesn't run using the Linux ABI emulation layer).
The GPL covers specific code and not generic algorithms. You can't cut and paste GPLed stuff without GPLing the subsequent code, but if you read the code 5 years ago and that algorithm is really the only solution you can certainly write a variant of it.
This isn't the same thing at all. MSN isn't blocking Opera-users from its website, its deliberately serving them a different (and somewhat broken) website in an effort to make the user think something is wrong with Opera. I don't see why they shouldn't be able to do it, but its still deceptive... and I don't blame Opera for being mad. If Real identified non-genuine realplayers and served them with a different clip that looked garbled and had choppy audio I'd be saying the same thing. If they spent half as much time working on their products as they did trying to make everyone else's products look bad I don't think they'd take as much criticism.
I know what you mean, until a couple years ago there wasn't one Walmart in this area either.
Now they're all over the frigging place. So enjoy your Walmart free existance while you can, sooner or later your town too will be riddled with $5 american flag t-shirts.
Well, I know for sure one difference between the hitlerian concentration camps and the detention camps on guantanamo:
At least the Nazi's gave their prisoners walls. Fencing people in with no protection from the elements but a thatched roof and surrounding them with barbed wire sounds a bit harsh, even for prisoners of an undeclared war that will never end anyhow.
ugh. Don't got to IRC for any help setting up anything involving BSD. Ask a question and you're pretty much immediately banned.
I believe the official translation is "Mr. Sodium Glutomate"
Indeed, what we really need to do is get in our individual phantom cruisers and head into orbit to take care of the villainous blue-haired alien what done it, right?
Indeed, I've got a lot of subtitled stuff here (much of it in really bad Engrish) and I've never seen subtitles that looked like that. Most of the really silly Engrish comes from Japanese dialog subtitled into Chinese and then the English subs being a translation of the chinese ones rather than the original dialog. So hear we are to believe that taking original English dialog we get Engrish subtitles like that because the subber didn't understand what was said? Sorry, I could buy some misspellings and minor errors, but there's no damned way they thought someone said "bring your pussy face to my ass". Its a hoax.
On the other hand, slashdot wouldn't lie.
On the other other hand, I SAY YOU GOT TO TOAST ME!
If the liberal arts majors are smart they'll keep their comments to themselves. Otherwise they can do their own damned math homework.
Actually the NET act has a clause stating that it does nothing to effect prior fair use laws. Anything you could do before you can do now.
Then again, to hear some people tell it, watching a TV show without watching commercials is theft too, so I think fair use was obsoleted long before this thing happened.
Lets see, what killed Perot a) Mindless rants about the waste of voting for a third party b) The fact that he ran on issues rather than special interest group support or c) The fact that he claimed the Cubans were out to assassinate him
Here in MI we've got the same deal.
I'm 100% positive you don't have to give them your soc # for it, but I'm sure you have to give them your name and addy. I don't see why you couldn't just lie though.
Be careful, if you have a driver's license on you they might search you and then shoot you if you've got it and said you didn't.
This is why I only offer access to benign users.