It's a catch-22. Commercial software firms won't write consumer products for Linux because there isn't enough demand. There isn't enough demand for Linux because it doesn't run much commercial software.
...don't most smartphones have cameras already? Wouldn't it be faster and easier for the user to just take a photo of whatever he/she wants to identify or search? (Of course, if they don't have a photo of the object available at the time, then this idea would make more sense.)
Heh, you're a self-proclaimed "asocial asshole", and suddenly you care about how well society is functioning. And if you're so "asocial", why are you even wasting your time here on Slashdot?
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16 characters ought to be enough for anybody.
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Wrong. Your photo of the painting is still in the public domain. See Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.
It's a catch-22. Commercial software firms won't write consumer products for Linux because there isn't enough demand. There isn't enough demand for Linux because it doesn't run much commercial software.
"Do these bolts make me look fat?"
C'mon man, you can't be THAT obvious an MS shill. You at least gotta criticize one thing about it.
Oh no, a whole pound... Are your arms really so weak that a pound is even noticeable to you?
Of course it is. There's never any exercise equipment in Mom's basement. ;-)
According to your sig, this is what we call insightful. ;-)
I think this pretty much sums it up. http://i35.tinypic.com/o9mtf4.jpg
They should use soft reboots with kexec, so the downtime is minimized. It really makes a difference by skipping all the POST and BIOS stuff.
by adding in Intelligent Design lies^H^H^H^Halternatives
FTFY.
It's not about piracy. It's about control. Control of the networks is more valuable than any of the content they produce.
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway. â"Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
This brings new meaning to the term "burning bridges". ;-)
And that would be quite ex-pincer-ve.
Whatever CPUs they were using are melted now.
I think it has to do with the fact that music is often listened to through those earbud headphones, which let in a lot of background noise.
Maintenance of code and the systems surrounding the code often are neglected in the rush to create new features and to fix bugs.
Making sure the text properly conveys your intended meaning often is neglected in the rush to get a comment or story posted.
Some people say these are known as weasel words.
I was once friends with General Marriott Suites.
Sorry, man. I'm cursed by Murphy's Law when it comes to mod points.
...don't most smartphones have cameras already? Wouldn't it be faster and easier for the user to just take a photo of whatever he/she wants to identify or search? (Of course, if they don't have a photo of the object available at the time, then this idea would make more sense.)
Actually, since Bitcoin is Free software, technically they could just fork it and market it heavily. That would most likely kill the original project.
Oh, that one is understood.
He's a Microsoft shill. Pay him no attention.
Heh, you're a self-proclaimed "asocial asshole", and suddenly you care about how well society is functioning. And if you're so "asocial", why are you even wasting your time here on Slashdot?