In a nutshell: "software" in my example was not an adjective; it's an attributive noun.
Well, since we're in a pedantry fight, and you're in a nutshell (good place for a nut), I'll point out that you've substantively failed to explain the semantic distinction, in this case, between an attributive noun and an adjective. The indefinite article is most certainly referring to "developer", presence of attributive noun notwithstanding. The functional equivalence of an attributive noun and a good ol' fashioned adjective is immune to the grammatical distinctions you eloquently point out in your cited post. In other words, in this context, "software" is an adjective in all but name. It has no play in the distribution of the preceding article "A". Therefore, the phrase "A software" is, at best, an ungrammatical fragment--both an article and a modifier lacking their targets.
Well, to be pedantic (and who can resist an opportunity like that?), the indefinite article indicates the object noun "developer", not "software" (which is just an adjective in your example).
"A developer." "What kind of developer?" "A software developer." (Or, "A stupid developer", or "A very drunken developer", or even "A developer who is wasting productive work time discussing English grammar on/.")
In other words, Intel claims patents over much of the technology that makes an x86 an x86, and AMD agreed (back in 2001--the patent cross-licensing agreement that's in dispute in this issue). AMD could hardly walk away from the agreement now* and continue to manufacture x86-descended CPUs--their previous acceptance of the patents would be evidence against them in Intel's inevitable patent infringement suit.
No, I Am Not A Lawyer. And I'm sure it's nuanced much more finely than this. But that's kinda the Sesame Street version of how this is shaping up.
Patents.
* Yes, I know, AMD isn't disclaiming the license agreement; they're saying the new Globalfoundaries fab has rights to those licenses because it's an AMD subsidiary; Intel's saying they aren't and therefore don't inherit the licenses. If it becomes a full-out patent lawsuit nuclear exchange, AMD might be in a position of manufacturing x86s without license, which would be bad, or not manufacturing x86s at all, which would be worse, or not allowing Globalfoundaries to manufacture x86s, which would be stupid.
How does it work in cross-realm (i.e., all) PVP battlegrounds? Toon names are something like "Charactername-Realmname", like "Spiffyorc-Malganis" instead of just "Spiffyorc". (Something like that; I don't PVP--PVP just happens to me while I'm doing stuff I actually enjoy.)
So cross-realm comm is possible. It isn't done, outside of battlegrounds, for either (A) laziness, (B) bizarre role-playing policy, or (C) laziness. Well, (C) probably is more about development priorities. I'm sure the devs have full 80-hour weeks of task backlog, buffing Death Knights some more.
it deals correctly with files of any size. It just loses recent data
You work in marketing, don't you? Only an advertising weenie could actually speak those two phrases consecutively with a straight face.
If it loses recent data, under any conditions, it's bugged. Period. Full stop. End of line. Close tag.
Listen up. Here's exactly what is supposed to happen. I open() a file in the filesystem, creating it in the process. I write() one byte to it. I close() the file. The data is physically on disk within milliseconds.
If however the Government decides that you should be prevented for reviewing, then the Government is banning free speech.
And that's the simplest reading of that. But what happens if, in the course of a contractual relationship between non-government entities, one participant violates a contractual gag clause? The other participant's recourse is... court. And if the court finds for plaintiff? A judgment, executed on the respondent. Enforced... by state coercion. So a lawsuit extends government force into the contractual relationship. And government's participation makes it government censorship.
Well, I know I've tried. But the damn RDF surrounding him is changing what he hears. Every time I tell him I just want to treat the music storage on my iPod as a filesystem, and just skip that annoying iTunes, he smiles and thanks me, so I assume that he hears me complimenting his turtleneck or praising Apple's most recent polishing of its product line.
80-knot winds? Screw that. A wind-blown derailment at running speed of 150 MPH would...um... blow, I guess.
The Japan Railways companies that operate the shinkansen are damn proud of their operating safety record (only one derailment in its entire history, and that was caused by a Richter-scale 6.9 earthquake). So, sitting out the typhoon was probably a good idea.
It's already named after a legendary Moon princess. That story slightly predates Sailor Moon.
BTW, if you're tempted to "Whoosh" because you were joking and thought your joke went over my head, don't. It didn't go over; it clunked into the ground well short of "humorous".
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a Canadian horror film about a virus that adapts to transmit itself through language
I'm still awaiting the movie adaptation of the definitive treatment of language as virus.
Here, LMGTFY.
Joyboard on wheels. Kinda hard to Guru Meditate if you have to watch where you're going.
It can be carp as long as it scales well.
That was what I was thinking. "Cue cease and desist letter in 3... 2..."
If he keeps that kinda stuff up, he should expect excommunication for sure.
In a nutshell: "software" in my example was not an adjective; it's an attributive noun.
Well, since we're in a pedantry fight, and you're in a nutshell (good place for a nut), I'll point out that you've substantively failed to explain the semantic distinction, in this case, between an attributive noun and an adjective. The indefinite article is most certainly referring to "developer", presence of attributive noun notwithstanding. The functional equivalence of an attributive noun and a good ol' fashioned adjective is immune to the grammatical distinctions you eloquently point out in your cited post. In other words, in this context, "software" is an adjective in all but name. It has no play in the distribution of the preceding article "A". Therefore, the phrase "A software" is, at best, an ungrammatical fragment--both an article and a modifier lacking their targets.
Well, to be pedantic (and who can resist an opportunity like that?), the indefinite article indicates the object noun "developer", not "software" (which is just an adjective in your example).
"A developer." "What kind of developer?" "A software developer." (Or, "A stupid developer", or "A very drunken developer", or even "A developer who is wasting productive work time discussing English grammar on /.")
Not copyright. Patents..
In other words, Intel claims patents over much of the technology that makes an x86 an x86, and AMD agreed (back in 2001--the patent cross-licensing agreement that's in dispute in this issue). AMD could hardly walk away from the agreement now* and continue to manufacture x86-descended CPUs--their previous acceptance of the patents would be evidence against them in Intel's inevitable patent infringement suit.
No, I Am Not A Lawyer. And I'm sure it's nuanced much more finely than this. But that's kinda the Sesame Street version of how this is shaping up.
Patents.
* Yes, I know, AMD isn't disclaiming the license agreement; they're saying the new Globalfoundaries fab has rights to those licenses because it's an AMD subsidiary; Intel's saying they aren't and therefore don't inherit the licenses. If it becomes a full-out patent lawsuit nuclear exchange, AMD might be in a position of manufacturing x86s without license, which would be bad, or not manufacturing x86s at all, which would be worse, or not allowing Globalfoundaries to manufacture x86s, which would be stupid.
They'll be hungry zombies, then. You'll find no BRAAAAAIINS on Teh Social Webz.[1][2]
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How does it work in cross-realm (i.e., all) PVP battlegrounds? Toon names are something like "Charactername-Realmname", like "Spiffyorc-Malganis" instead of just "Spiffyorc". (Something like that; I don't PVP--PVP just happens to me while I'm doing stuff I actually enjoy.)
So cross-realm comm is possible. It isn't done, outside of battlegrounds, for either (A) laziness, (B) bizarre role-playing policy, or (C) laziness. Well, (C) probably is more about development priorities. I'm sure the devs have full 80-hour weeks of task backlog, buffing Death Knights some more.
Yes.
The only real problem is getting to the iron, but it that's not a priority the situation is well in hand.
It's an electrically charged net that we use to catch runaway robots.
What's a robit?
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it deals correctly with files of any size. It just loses recent data
You work in marketing, don't you? Only an advertising weenie could actually speak those two phrases consecutively with a straight face.
If it loses recent data, under any conditions, it's bugged. Period. Full stop. End of line. Close tag.
Listen up. Here's exactly what is supposed to happen. I open() a file in the filesystem, creating it in the process. I write() one byte to it. I close() the file. The data is physically on disk within milliseconds.
OR ELSE THE FILESYSTEM IS BUGGED.
lol.
It's a consequence of a filesystem that makes bad assumptions about file size.
I suppose in your world, you open a single file the size of the entire filesystem and just do seek()s within it?
It's a bug. A filesystem which does not responsibly handle any file of any size between 0 bytes and MAXFILESIZE is bugged.
Deal with it and join the rest of us in reality.
they need to head off spoon crimes. I recommend SPOOOOOOOOONGUARRRRD!
You should talk softly but have a really big bat.
And maybe a Krikkit Ball Ultrabomb of Ultimate Doom
If however the Government decides that you should be prevented for reviewing, then the Government is banning free speech.
And that's the simplest reading of that. But what happens if, in the course of a contractual relationship between non-government entities, one participant violates a contractual gag clause? The other participant's recourse is... court. And if the court finds for plaintiff? A judgment, executed on the respondent. Enforced... by state coercion. So a lawsuit extends government force into the contractual relationship. And government's participation makes it government censorship.
"There are no trucks in World of Warcraft!"
Tell that to Steve Jobs and his "mp3" players
Well, I know I've tried. But the damn RDF surrounding him is changing what he hears. Every time I tell him I just want to treat the music storage on my iPod as a filesystem, and just skip that annoying iTunes, he smiles and thanks me, so I assume that he hears me complimenting his turtleneck or praising Apple's most recent polishing of its product line.
Rain or shine? No problem.
80-knot winds? Screw that. A wind-blown derailment at running speed of 150 MPH would...um... blow, I guess.
The Japan Railways companies that operate the shinkansen are damn proud of their operating safety record (only one derailment in its entire history, and that was caused by a Richter-scale 6.9 earthquake). So, sitting out the typhoon was probably a good idea.
Nope, you don't put hamsters into bongs.
You put cats into bongs.
No, I'm not making this up.
Google translate sez:
Color me "meh".
More to the point, how the TRS-80 got that predominant color: paint. Silver satin paint over, I think, gray ABS.
Try their "Oxy boost" peroxide experiment on a TRS-80 and see what you get. I'm sure it won't be minty-mint.
It's already named after a legendary Moon princess. That story slightly predates Sailor Moon.
BTW, if you're tempted to "Whoosh" because you were joking and thought your joke went over my head, don't. It didn't go over; it clunked into the ground well short of "humorous".
"Skink Works"?
There was a book about stealth projects developed at a facility named after a small ground-dwelling lizard?
That's the Navy for you. At least the Air Force always went to the right place.
(Yes, I know it was a typo. It's just a very funny typo.)