If you would prefer to micropay for content, why don't you become a slashdot subscriber? It seems to me that a lot of people say they would want to micropay for content, but when faced with the amount of content they consume fear being nickel and dimed to death (or in this case penny-nickel and penny-dimed).
Did you hear that whooshing sound? That was the joke going over your head. Fill your tub with ice, chill out, and sell your roommates kidney so you can afford the vacation you so obviously need.
That would happen if pi were equal it 6. Think of your hexagon as 6 equilateral triangles, then it will make sense. Of course, this fails to account for a "radius" that would be perpendicular to one of the sides of the hexagon. That measurement is easily calculable using the pythagorean theorem.
The last sentence of the story renders in an odd way for me.
This is probably good news to Bruce Perens, who thinks that the recent report of Microsoft's dual-boot XO project (with Windows as well as the Linux-based Sugar OS) is a feint driven by Microsoft's fear of "the entire third world learning Linux as children."
for me, 'fear of "the entire third world learning Linux' is underlined as a link, but '"the entire third world learning Linux as children."' is green like a link. Does this have something to do with closing the link in the middle of a quote? Is this a slashdot problem or a problem with my rendering engine?
GIF have their length defined at the start of the file, and bits after that length are ignored. Perhaps there's some hidden data at the end of the file? Try opening it in a hex editor.
I hope the drivers for all the robot parts of this are available for linux. What good is a robot if it doesn't run linux?
In all seriousness, why would they go with Windows XP? That really doesn't make sense to me. Linux works better as a headless operating system, and would allow for more tinkering.
The code was published under no license, but by default it is owned by the author. Thus the author has all rights to control the copying of his work. In short, no the company has no right to use the code. The GPL and other OSS licenses allow the author to grant other people _more_ rights than they would normally have. The same is true for Creative Commons licenses. However, if this forum is a place where people discuss and help people with programming, one could argue that there is implied consent to reuse whatever is found there.
I think you should report him. If the code really is stolen, it could be a serious liability for a company.
Are you suggesting Oracle is doing this out of spite? Entities run by committee aren't exactly the breeding grounds of emotional decisions.
I'd wager that Oracle is just adding another product for the purposes of presenting some sort of purely Oracle virtualized database solution. Petty grudges are not profitable.
Facts are facts, regardless of who speaks them. I don't think the grandparent should be suspected of lying. The analyses certainly are in favor of Apple, but there are no great leaps to conclusions. Stop your ad hominem attacks please.
When Starcraft first came out I would have agreed that making improvements upon it would be nearly impossible. However, the improvements in the interface that Warcraft III introduced (units fall into marching orders, auto-casting, being able to select multiple buildings, being able to queue research, etc) made Starcraft feel unplayable. I remember feeling the same way after Diablo II came out and trying to go back to Diablo.
I'm not sure if I want Starcraft II to make me feel the same about Warcraft III. I am looking forward to moving back into a Sci-Fi world though. I might even pre-order this game.
I, for one, welcome our new freely willed robotic overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground uranium mines.
Wow, I seriously thought Kohl was republican. I really like Russ Feingold. I'm very proud to have elected a senator that voted against the war and the Patriot Act.
Actually, Tommy Thompson is the reason that the deficit was there to begin with. Tommy Thompson did do some good though, such as the Badger Care program. Jim Doyle is far from perfect, but the people running against him have been complete dolts. I'm hoping he decides to retire soon so a real democrat can run against him.
Wisconsin doesn't always vote democrat. In fact, Wisconsin presidential races are usually very close (within a couple thousand people in the last two). Also, Wisconsin has a republican senator.
Your second sentence is really awkward. I really can't say anything about it. "and i think it would do well for Disney" is also really awkward; try "and I think Disney would do well to". In the penultimate sentence, 'being' would work better as 'since', but that's more of a style issue.
Those are the big things, there are more. Proofreading, it's not just for breakfast anymore.
No, thinking that someone is gay isn't homophobia. However, thinking that having a gay roommate means that he will hit on you and somehow turn you gay, as the last entry implies, certainly is homophobia.
To be completely fair, the logic engine behind Civ IV is extremely complicated. In the early members of the Civilization series, the computer would 'cheat' at higher difficulty modes by being omniscient or even giving itself resources. Civilization IV doesn't do that, and the AI required for it to play at the higher difficulty levels is processor intensive. Certainly the graphics compound its high system requirements, but even with the Civ I graphics engine, Civilization IV would still be a recourse hog.
He's saying it's more important for the children, when they grow up, to have full first-amendment rights. Basically he's shooting down the ye olde thinkofthechildren argument.
because using strong-arm tactics to corner a market, financially ruin families, and hamstring technological advances is just like committing genocide...
The RIAA is bad, but they're nothing compared to the Nazis.
I see you got modded informative, so presumably someone understood you. I can not grasp what you mean to save my life. What do you mean?
Where does your quotation end? Whom would you CC the email to? When do you offer them this discount? If you're discounting your services almost exactly as much is you charge, how is this supposed to increase profits? For which request is the grandparent supposed to charge this mystery amount of money?
While that's certainly important for some home computers, that's not exactly the market Toughbooks are going for. These laptops are for places where they'll be dropped, get really dusty, and shaken. There are 'childproof' computers out there that can be washed to remove sticky things, but those would be largely useless in other environments.
It's about the right tool for the job, to use an aphorism.
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If you would prefer to micropay for content, why don't you become a slashdot subscriber? It seems to me that a lot of people say they would want to micropay for content, but when faced with the amount of content they consume fear being nickel and dimed to death (or in this case penny-nickel and penny-dimed).
Did you hear that whooshing sound? That was the joke going over your head. Fill your tub with ice, chill out, and sell your roommates kidney so you can afford the vacation you so obviously need.
Relax! Stress prematurely ages people.
You're right. Shit.
That would happen if pi were equal it 6. Think of your hexagon as 6 equilateral triangles, then it will make sense. Of course, this fails to account for a "radius" that would be perpendicular to one of the sides of the hexagon. That measurement is easily calculable using the pythagorean theorem.
The last sentence of the story renders in an odd way for me.
This is probably good news to Bruce Perens, who thinks that the recent report of Microsoft's dual-boot XO project (with Windows as well as the Linux-based Sugar OS) is a feint driven by Microsoft's fear of "the entire third world learning Linux as children."
for me, 'fear of "the entire third world learning Linux' is underlined as a link, but '"the entire third world learning Linux as children."' is green like a link. Does this have something to do with closing the link in the middle of a quote? Is this a slashdot problem or a problem with my rendering engine?
I'm using Safari Version 3.0.4 (5523.10.6)
No, income disparity is rising, not falling. The rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer.
GIF have their length defined at the start of the file, and bits after that length are ignored. Perhaps there's some hidden data at the end of the file? Try opening it in a hex editor.
I hope the drivers for all the robot parts of this are available for linux. What good is a robot if it doesn't run linux?
In all seriousness, why would they go with Windows XP? That really doesn't make sense to me. Linux works better as a headless operating system, and would allow for more tinkering.
IANAL.
The code was published under no license, but by default it is owned by the author. Thus the author has all rights to control the copying of his work. In short, no the company has no right to use the code. The GPL and other OSS licenses allow the author to grant other people _more_ rights than they would normally have. The same is true for Creative Commons licenses. However, if this forum is a place where people discuss and help people with programming, one could argue that there is implied consent to reuse whatever is found there.
I think you should report him. If the code really is stolen, it could be a serious liability for a company.
Are you suggesting Oracle is doing this out of spite? Entities run by committee aren't exactly the breeding grounds of emotional decisions.
I'd wager that Oracle is just adding another product for the purposes of presenting some sort of purely Oracle virtualized database solution. Petty grudges are not profitable.
Facts are facts, regardless of who speaks them. I don't think the grandparent should be suspected of lying. The analyses certainly are in favor of Apple, but there are no great leaps to conclusions. Stop your ad hominem attacks please.
When Starcraft first came out I would have agreed that making improvements upon it would be nearly impossible. However, the improvements in the interface that Warcraft III introduced (units fall into marching orders, auto-casting, being able to select multiple buildings, being able to queue research, etc) made Starcraft feel unplayable. I remember feeling the same way after Diablo II came out and trying to go back to Diablo.
I'm not sure if I want Starcraft II to make me feel the same about Warcraft III. I am looking forward to moving back into a Sci-Fi world though. I might even pre-order this game.
I, for one, welcome our new freely willed robotic overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground uranium mines.
Wow, I seriously thought Kohl was republican. I really like Russ Feingold. I'm very proud to have elected a senator that voted against the war and the Patriot Act.
Actually, Tommy Thompson is the reason that the deficit was there to begin with. Tommy Thompson did do some good though, such as the Badger Care program. Jim Doyle is far from perfect, but the people running against him have been complete dolts. I'm hoping he decides to retire soon so a real democrat can run against him.
Wisconsin doesn't always vote democrat. In fact, Wisconsin presidential races are usually very close (within a couple thousand people in the last two). Also, Wisconsin has a republican senator.
"Soap Opera's"
Apostrophes are used to denote possession or contractions. This is a case of plurality. You wanted something else.
"Soap Operas"
Your second sentence is really awkward. I really can't say anything about it. "and i think it would do well for Disney" is also really awkward; try "and I think Disney would do well to". In the penultimate sentence, 'being' would work better as 'since', but that's more of a style issue.
Those are the big things, there are more. Proofreading, it's not just for breakfast anymore.
No, thinking that someone is gay isn't homophobia. However, thinking that having a gay roommate means that he will hit on you and somehow turn you gay, as the last entry implies, certainly is homophobia.
Right right... we get it: geeks don't shower, spend too much time with linux and computers in general, etc.
However, the homophobic streak in your post is pretty disturbing. What's the deal?
As an aside, I also see a lot of thinly veiled misogyny in this discussion. Maybe that's why no women are in CS?
To be completely fair, the logic engine behind Civ IV is extremely complicated. In the early members of the Civilization series, the computer would 'cheat' at higher difficulty modes by being omniscient or even giving itself resources. Civilization IV doesn't do that, and the AI required for it to play at the higher difficulty levels is processor intensive. Certainly the graphics compound its high system requirements, but even with the Civ I graphics engine, Civilization IV would still be a recourse hog.
He's saying it's more important for the children, when they grow up, to have full first-amendment rights. Basically he's shooting down the ye olde thinkofthechildren argument.
Oh noes! my precious Karma... what will I ever do if I get modded down :-P
because using strong-arm tactics to corner a market, financially ruin families, and hamstring technological advances is just like committing genocide...
The RIAA is bad, but they're nothing compared to the Nazis.
I see you got modded informative, so presumably someone understood you. I can not grasp what you mean to save my life. What do you mean?
Where does your quotation end? Whom would you CC the email to? When do you offer them this discount? If you're discounting your services almost exactly as much is you charge, how is this supposed to increase profits? For which request is the grandparent supposed to charge this mystery amount of money?
Clarity: it's not just for breakfast anymore.
While that's certainly important for some home computers, that's not exactly the market Toughbooks are going for. These laptops are for places where they'll be dropped, get really dusty, and shaken. There are 'childproof' computers out there that can be washed to remove sticky things, but those would be largely useless in other environments.
It's about the right tool for the job, to use an aphorism.