Remember, Congress only covered its own arse during the Cold War in the event of nuclear war. Do you think they'd be any different when it comes to the end of the world?
I'm in total agreement. Not everyone thinks that the exploration of space is a worthwhile use of their money. Private enterprise can develop space for consumer use, as they have with the oceans and the skies. NASA has been actively prohibiting private companies from exploring or performing research in what NASA feels is its own domain. We have gone to the moon, and in thirty years, we have not even placed a semi-permanent base there. It is well past time to let individuals explore space, develop it, and commercialize it. The government has no sovereign claim on the universe, after all.
So we should agree to what delegates from other countries, who are totally and utterly unaccountable (as they should be) to American voters? That's not democratic in any sense of the word. Also, we are a constitutional republic, which is a bit different from a pure democracy.
Thank you for calling me a troll, I think. See #24, Aid to Israel Fuels Occupation. To call it an "occupation" is disingenous. The Balfour Declaration gave Israel territorial rights over the so-called "occupied" territories. However, Israel was unable to claim it at the time, due to it's unfortunate placement surrounded by total dictatorships. During the 6-Day War, Israel defended itself against Arab aggression, and in doing so, gained these territories, in accordance with the Rules of War. If it had wanted to, it could have conquered the entire Middle East, mind you.
"chrisd notes that his company is making SCO employees unhireable."
That's capricious and sick. It is not the rank and file who is responsible, it is the brass. To punish people who have done nothing wrong, guilt by association, is cruel and unfair. This would be like throwing an Enron middle-level mananger in prison simply because he/she worked for Enron. SCO isn't Nazi Germany, people!
It's not. This is coming from people way out on left field. The UN had a treaty that banned depleted uranium weapons. Some countries signed on to it, many who are protected by our depleted uranium weapons and the like. Now, the people behind this, who don't understand the difference between censorship and people not buying what you're selling, don't believe in sovereignity. If the UN wants to ban depleted weapons, then ipso facto they are illegal, overriding every country's legislature. This isn't how it works, but they would like it to work that way; and these people have the gall to whine about global domination conspiracy theories. Guess it has to be their domination.
Why was this posted to Slashdot? The vast majority has nothing to do with technology, and instead focuses on anti-American and anti-Israel sentiments. Looking at the titles, such as Welfare Reform Up For Reauthorization and Still No Safety Net, Africa Faces New Threat of Colonialism and US/British forces knowingly use illegal depleted uranium weapons in Gulf War, one can see welfare state carping, Jew-hating, nonsense, and outright lies, as depleted uranium has never been outlawed by either country. Further stories include military-bashing, U.S. bashing, world domination conspiracy theories, and other various vitrol. This is all extreme fringe stuff. What is it doing here, and why?
This is the right ruling, despite the controversy surrounding pop-up ads. WhenU did not hijack or hack U-Haul's site. They did not affect U-Haul's property, the website. All it did was place a pop-up ad in the browser when the software detects the user is at site X. It is the responsibility of the consumer to understand what they install and use on their computer. This information is available prior to downloading, and there are sites such as http://www.spywareguide.com/ and others. It is not the duty of the software manufacturer to ensure that each and every consumer is fully aware of the software's abilities and implications, as this would place an undue burden on the manufacturer. Similiarly, one cannot purchase a Kia and then sue Kia for not going into detail why they should not purchase a Kia, or sue the maker of a blade coffee bean grinder because you did not purchase a burr coffee bean grinder. There are many sources to gain information on a product, from magazines, to the Internet, to word of mouth. It is for the consumer to inform himself so that he may make wise purchasing decisions, and he must bear the consequences of his mistakes, assuming the product is not defective, as commonly understood by law. The WhenU product was not defective, as it informs the potential user of its abilities and features. If the user foolishly does not take the time to avail himself of this information, he has only himself to blame.
I agree with your sentiments. This article is a tongue in cheek social criticism of gamer culture. If previous posters had bothered to read it, (which they don't seem to have, or not very well) they would have noticed this at once, as the entire article has a cheecky and jocular tone to it. One wonders if the person who posted this story also ran to the Humane Society after seeing Bonsai Kitten. (Yes, I have a cat)
If that is true, it is quite interesting, from the standpoints of planning and mechanical design. I have never heard of this before though, and was hoping you could offer some reliable sources via URL so I could further my knowledge on this subject. Thanks.
I don't think this truly matters very much. Three objections to a software licence has to be well below average. I don't see a problem with points one and three. Yes, it may link to proprietary code, and yes, it's not GPL compatible, but those seem to be minor points, if at all. Perhaps the second point, that Apple gives itself right to changes you make in the code, but not vice versa. However, it is Apple Corporation's code. Apple would have a very tough time surviving if it's code or an ISO image was free for download off of a server. Most of its value is in the OS, not the hardware. Although it is nice and shiny, just expensive.
"10mil/yr is not exactly the most expensive government program out there."
Yes, but all those little 10 million a year pork projects do add up. Government waste, whether small or large, is a problem. One cannot justify program "X" simply because it is a little amount of waste. Why doesn't it occur to some people that we'd have a smaller amount of waste if we didn't start spending in the first place?
I think only the very first 386SX were 386 CPUs that had non-working FPUs. Rather than junk them, Intel sold them as 386SX chips. Soon, a separate mask was created, for economic reasons.
When and if the computer mentioned a file, it was nv4_disp.dll. I'd be curious if there was anything from MS on the system not being able to write a dump; it would have to be uber-hosed in some fashion.
Detonator 44.03 is WQHL-certified, but only for the FX family of GPUs. Perhaps this quirk derailed things, as I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4200, and was experiencing the same problem with a GeForce 2 GTS. All other Detonator drivers, WHQL-certified or not, have functioned normally. Most drivers of recent vintage are not WHQL-certified. The certification process is intensive and time consuming enough that many companies do not bother certifying their drivers. This can cause compliations for those seeking a bug fix or a performance boost. Or just a weird feature than may or may not artificially inflate benchmark scores.
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Remember, Congress only covered its own arse during the Cold War in the event of nuclear war. Do you think they'd be any different when it comes to the end of the world?
I'm in total agreement. Not everyone thinks that the exploration of space is a worthwhile use of their money. Private enterprise can develop space for consumer use, as they have with the oceans and the skies. NASA has been actively prohibiting private companies from exploring or performing research in what NASA feels is its own domain. We have gone to the moon, and in thirty years, we have not even placed a semi-permanent base there. It is well past time to let individuals explore space, develop it, and commercialize it. The government has no sovereign claim on the universe, after all.
So we should agree to what delegates from other countries, who are totally and utterly unaccountable (as they should be) to American voters? That's not democratic in any sense of the word. Also, we are a constitutional republic, which is a bit different from a pure democracy.
I think you didn't read my post very carefully. What I said is people who are behind Censorship 2003 think is this fashion.
Thank you for calling me a troll, I think. See #24, Aid to Israel Fuels Occupation. To call it an "occupation" is disingenous. The Balfour Declaration gave Israel territorial rights over the so-called "occupied" territories. However, Israel was unable to claim it at the time, due to it's unfortunate placement surrounded by total dictatorships. During the 6-Day War, Israel defended itself against Arab aggression, and in doing so, gained these territories, in accordance with the Rules of War. If it had wanted to, it could have conquered the entire Middle East, mind you.
That's capricious and sick. It is not the rank and file who is responsible, it is the brass. To punish people who have done nothing wrong, guilt by association, is cruel and unfair. This would be like throwing an Enron middle-level mananger in prison simply because he/she worked for Enron. SCO isn't Nazi Germany, people!
Righ winger? You mean he's a Rye Winger? Gotta watch out for those evil Jews, according to story. That, and everything else decent in this world.
It's not. This is coming from people way out on left field. The UN had a treaty that banned depleted uranium weapons. Some countries signed on to it, many who are protected by our depleted uranium weapons and the like. Now, the people behind this, who don't understand the difference between censorship and people not buying what you're selling, don't believe in sovereignity. If the UN wants to ban depleted weapons, then ipso facto they are illegal, overriding every country's legislature. This isn't how it works, but they would like it to work that way; and these people have the gall to whine about global domination conspiracy theories. Guess it has to be their domination.
Why was this posted to Slashdot? The vast majority has nothing to do with technology, and instead focuses on anti-American and anti-Israel sentiments. Looking at the titles, such as Welfare Reform Up For Reauthorization and Still No Safety Net, Africa Faces New Threat of Colonialism and US/British forces knowingly use illegal depleted uranium weapons in Gulf War, one can see welfare state carping, Jew-hating, nonsense, and outright lies, as depleted uranium has never been outlawed by either country. Further stories include military-bashing, U.S. bashing, world domination conspiracy theories, and other various vitrol. This is all extreme fringe stuff. What is it doing here, and why?
This is the right ruling, despite the controversy surrounding pop-up ads. WhenU did not hijack or hack U-Haul's site. They did not affect U-Haul's property, the website. All it did was place a pop-up ad in the browser when the software detects the user is at site X. It is the responsibility of the consumer to understand what they install and use on their computer. This information is available prior to downloading, and there are sites such as http://www.spywareguide.com/ and others. It is not the duty of the software manufacturer to ensure that each and every consumer is fully aware of the software's abilities and implications, as this would place an undue burden on the manufacturer. Similiarly, one cannot purchase a Kia and then sue Kia for not going into detail why they should not purchase a Kia, or sue the maker of a blade coffee bean grinder because you did not purchase a burr coffee bean grinder. There are many sources to gain information on a product, from magazines, to the Internet, to word of mouth. It is for the consumer to inform himself so that he may make wise purchasing decisions, and he must bear the consequences of his mistakes, assuming the product is not defective, as commonly understood by law. The WhenU product was not defective, as it informs the potential user of its abilities and features. If the user foolishly does not take the time to avail himself of this information, he has only himself to blame.
With enough people with that attitude, I wouldn't be surprised. Ever write your legislator, or maybe vote?
I agree with your sentiments. This article is a tongue in cheek social criticism of gamer culture. If previous posters had bothered to read it, (which they don't seem to have, or not very well) they would have noticed this at once, as the entire article has a cheecky and jocular tone to it. One wonders if the person who posted this story also ran to the Humane Society after seeing Bonsai Kitten. (Yes, I have a cat)
Are you aware of any other CPU architectures that had 32-bit implentation of a 64-bit spec? Might they have had 4-8-bit, 16-32-bit, or similiar?
Iran, Syria, North Korea, Cuba, Libya...
If that is true, it is quite interesting, from the standpoints of planning and mechanical design. I have never heard of this before though, and was hoping you could offer some reliable sources via URL so I could further my knowledge on this subject. Thanks.
I don't think this truly matters very much. Three objections to a software licence has to be well below average. I don't see a problem with points one and three. Yes, it may link to proprietary code, and yes, it's not GPL compatible, but those seem to be minor points, if at all. Perhaps the second point, that Apple gives itself right to changes you make in the code, but not vice versa. However, it is Apple Corporation's code. Apple would have a very tough time surviving if it's code or an ISO image was free for download off of a server. Most of its value is in the OS, not the hardware. Although it is nice and shiny, just expensive.
Present evidence that the USSR was not a communist dictatorship. You'd be the first person to.
Heard that one before, last line of duplicity for any commie.
In light of your assertion, please explain the nomenklatura of the ex-communist ex-USSR.
Yes, but all those little 10 million a year pork projects do add up. Government waste, whether small or large, is a problem. One cannot justify program "X" simply because it is a little amount of waste. Why doesn't it occur to some people that we'd have a smaller amount of waste if we didn't start spending in the first place?
Thanks, my mistake. However, the later 486SX chips did use its own masks with the FPU removed.
I think only the very first 386SX were 386 CPUs that had non-working FPUs. Rather than junk them, Intel sold them as 386SX chips. Soon, a separate mask was created, for economic reasons.
Could always store it as an antique. No reason to run it 24x7. Unless VAXen are very peculiar in some fashion I am unaware of.
When and if the computer mentioned a file, it was nv4_disp.dll. I'd be curious if there was anything from MS on the system not being able to write a dump; it would have to be uber-hosed in some fashion.
Detonator 44.03 is WQHL-certified, but only for the FX family of GPUs. Perhaps this quirk derailed things, as I have a GeForce 4 Ti 4200, and was experiencing the same problem with a GeForce 2 GTS. All other Detonator drivers, WHQL-certified or not, have functioned normally. Most drivers of recent vintage are not WHQL-certified. The certification process is intensive and time consuming enough that many companies do not bother certifying their drivers. This can cause compliations for those seeking a bug fix or a performance boost. Or just a weird feature than may or may not artificially inflate benchmark scores.