I recall that 4.0 was a total disaster, and 4.01 was Microsoft's attempt to improve it. It wasn't bad, but we did upgrade the 286 to 5.0 as soon as that came out. Much, much better (as MS-DOS versions go.)
I remember troubleshooting some DR-DOS systems back in the day. Didn't seem too bad of a DOS clone.
There are not enough jobs for all those people. If you think cutting taxes will make those jobs magically appear, you're delusional. If you think most people are unemployed just because they haven't looked hard enough, you're an idiot.
Yeah, you can control what anyone is allowed to see. I think the least amount of info you can make public are your real name and gender. That's it. Everything else, you can hide and control on a per-circle or per-person basis. I think that's a more than adequate compromise. Yes, you have to use your real name, but if you're so inclined, you can make it so the most anyone can find out about you is that you have a G+ account, which doesn't mean much of anything in and of itself.
You can also make it so you don't appear in searches, which would make it more difficult for anyone to find you if they don't know the direct link to your profile or know someone who has you in a circle.
In fact, if you did something such as go to a Pakistani website and post anything critical of Islam or Muhammad, you would be guilty of violating their blasphemy laws. If laws and extraditions were applied equally, you could very easily be put to death for saying anything unkind about Muslims or Islam.
You are subject to the local laws of a country when you are physically within its borders or when you have a business presence (such as a server or storefront) in their jurisdiction.
Letting people be extradited on charges of violating another country's laws while having no physical or business presence whatsoever in that country is just insane, and I don't think it's a road we want to go down.
Of course, it will not be applied equally or consistently. The US will seek to extradite people who've committed no crime in the US but we would never even begin to entertain handing an American citizen over to Pakistan on blasphemy charges. God help the US when it isn't powerful enough to throw its weight around anymore.
The way your post is written, it implies a proprietary product can be "accidentally" "infected" by the GPL and be forced to open. This is not true at all, unless your development methodology is just utterly careless and you routinely lift code from other sources or use libraries without bothering to see how they're licensed.
Microsoft's attitude in all this has been pretty consistent: they love having a wealth of free code out there they can appropriate, modify, close up, and sell. They have little interest in producing any open code of their own, though, and are completely against being forced to do so by any licensing terms (such as those under the GPL.)
I get why, for mercenary reasons, some people are against the GPL. But it is about as fair as any license could be. Don't want to GPL your product? Don't use GPL'ed code. Why is that so hard?
Interesting. The TV series (besides Deep Space 9) are available in the US. Don't know about the films. I suspect you are in another region in which case all bets are off--I have no idea what isn't and isn't available to you.
It would make no sense to eliminate Saturday anyhow, since there's already no mail service on Sunday. This would make Mondays a total mess for the USPS. I've heard it more frequently bandied about that one of the midweek days would be eliminated, though how much money this will save is debatable since what days mail is delivered has no impact on how much total mail volume there is.
I just got Netflix a few weeks ago (free trial!) and they seem to have enough stuff to keep me busy with streaming for at least a few months.
If I reach the end of that and they haven't come up with anything compelling I want to watch, I'll cancel.
Those complaining about the lack of selection on streaming: is it because you've been on it a while and have run out of fresh things to watch, or have you barely had it at all and you just don't like much of anything? I'm curious.:)
A metered plan may actually not be a bad idea, though their current implementation would have to be modified to support such a thing and they probably prefer to keep it all simplified with flat rates.
Yeah, $8 a month for unlimited streaming is a fucking steal. Assuming you watch only an hour a night, you are paying all of 26 cents an hour for your entertainment, a better deal than just about anything else out there.
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I recall that 4.0 was a total disaster, and 4.01 was Microsoft's attempt to improve it. It wasn't bad, but we did upgrade the 286 to 5.0 as soon as that came out. Much, much better (as MS-DOS versions go.)
I remember troubleshooting some DR-DOS systems back in the day. Didn't seem too bad of a DOS clone.
I think I still have some MS-DOS 4.01 floppies somewhere. I should probably burn them to let the demons out.
There are not enough jobs for all those people. If you think cutting taxes will make those jobs magically appear, you're delusional. If you think most people are unemployed just because they haven't looked hard enough, you're an idiot.
Not if that's your real name. :)
Yeah, you can control what anyone is allowed to see. I think the least amount of info you can make public are your real name and gender. That's it. Everything else, you can hide and control on a per-circle or per-person basis. I think that's a more than adequate compromise. Yes, you have to use your real name, but if you're so inclined, you can make it so the most anyone can find out about you is that you have a G+ account, which doesn't mean much of anything in and of itself.
You can also make it so you don't appear in searches, which would make it more difficult for anyone to find you if they don't know the direct link to your profile or know someone who has you in a circle.
LinkedIn has the advantage of being aimed at professionals, where using a pseudonym would be totally counterproductive.
There's been speculation that this was brought up now in order to torpedo Murdoch's bid for BSkyB, which it certainly did.
Headline should be rewritten: "US Students are Goddamn Retarded."
In fact, if you did something such as go to a Pakistani website and post anything critical of Islam or Muhammad, you would be guilty of violating their blasphemy laws. If laws and extraditions were applied equally, you could very easily be put to death for saying anything unkind about Muslims or Islam.
You are subject to the local laws of a country when you are physically within its borders or when you have a business presence (such as a server or storefront) in their jurisdiction.
Letting people be extradited on charges of violating another country's laws while having no physical or business presence whatsoever in that country is just insane, and I don't think it's a road we want to go down.
Of course, it will not be applied equally or consistently. The US will seek to extradite people who've committed no crime in the US but we would never even begin to entertain handing an American citizen over to Pakistan on blasphemy charges. God help the US when it isn't powerful enough to throw its weight around anymore.
X-ray machines are cheaper, bottom line.
Then don't fly.
Also bear in mind you are exposed to radiation all the time and your cells are usually quite competent about repairing it.
It's only once the level of DNA damage exceeds that which can be repaired that you start worrying about radiation-induced cancer.
Note that plenty of things besides radiation can also cause cancer. Your disproportionate fear of radiation is less than rational.
Hey, I actually have one of those Compaqs... It's not as heavy as those laptops they put desktop Pentium 4 chips in. ;)
That will certainly help alleviate their population problem.
(Well, that and their utterly fucked-up population pyramid and massive gender imbalance.)
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The way your post is written, it implies a proprietary product can be "accidentally" "infected" by the GPL and be forced to open. This is not true at all, unless your development methodology is just utterly careless and you routinely lift code from other sources or use libraries without bothering to see how they're licensed.
Microsoft's attitude in all this has been pretty consistent: they love having a wealth of free code out there they can appropriate, modify, close up, and sell. They have little interest in producing any open code of their own, though, and are completely against being forced to do so by any licensing terms (such as those under the GPL.)
I get why, for mercenary reasons, some people are against the GPL. But it is about as fair as any license could be. Don't want to GPL your product? Don't use GPL'ed code. Why is that so hard?
If you insist on verifying everything someone tells you, you don't trust them at all.
As Ronald Reagan and similar idiots would likely say: "Trust... but verify."
(Note: does not actually involve trust.)
I recommend we replace the Communion eucharist with Cool Ranch Doritos.
Interesting. The TV series (besides Deep Space 9) are available in the US. Don't know about the films. I suspect you are in another region in which case all bets are off--I have no idea what isn't and isn't available to you.
It would make no sense to eliminate Saturday anyhow, since there's already no mail service on Sunday. This would make Mondays a total mess for the USPS. I've heard it more frequently bandied about that one of the midweek days would be eliminated, though how much money this will save is debatable since what days mail is delivered has no impact on how much total mail volume there is.
I just got Netflix a few weeks ago (free trial!) and they seem to have enough stuff to keep me busy with streaming for at least a few months.
If I reach the end of that and they haven't come up with anything compelling I want to watch, I'll cancel.
Those complaining about the lack of selection on streaming: is it because you've been on it a while and have run out of fresh things to watch, or have you barely had it at all and you just don't like much of anything? I'm curious. :)
A metered plan may actually not be a bad idea, though their current implementation would have to be modified to support such a thing and they probably prefer to keep it all simplified with flat rates.
Well, they just got Star Trek. Can't speak to the others.
I have not had trouble finding anything I want to watch. YMMV. I agree that, if their library is not to your taste, it isn't worth paying for.
Yeah, $8 a month for unlimited streaming is a fucking steal. Assuming you watch only an hour a night, you are paying all of 26 cents an hour for your entertainment, a better deal than just about anything else out there.