As Robert Heinlein put it:
"If you invest a substantial sum of money at a good interest rate, compounded monthly, it will eventually be worth nothing."
Yes, there is some discrimination going on, but it is very subtle. Most of it is age discrimination though, not racial. Nobody wants to hire older guys, because they are perceived as being too expensive.
In terms of racial lines, it seems to be discrimination against Africans in general and I mean real Africans, people that were born and raised there, because their training is perceived as low quality, compared to other parts of the world.
Well, especially, when the pricier models are worse than the cheaper ones...
"Style, is the ability to distinguish quality, without looking at the price tag."
Well, duh - use a vacuum cleaner and wipe with Windex. However, don't be an ass and spray Windex on the machine - spray on a wad of paper, then wipe - having fluid run inside is not a good idea. I always clean machines I get in for repair, BEFORE I work on them...
Hmm, you are about the only other sane person here...
The trouble is that spreading 'The world is going to end tomorrow' FUD is so much more exciting to the masses and is the stuff that very rich churches are built on.
If there really is a copper 'shortage' then I suppose someone will eventually reopen one or two of the scores of abandoned copper mines in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Most copper mines were closed when the telecom industry switched to co-axial cable and later optical fibre, which caused demand to drop spectacularly some 25 years ago.
The toxicity is propaganda. Plutonium has a half life in the order of 25000 years. It radiates about as much as mild steel made from normal, slightly radio-active anthracite. Some scientist actually swallowed some plutonium once just to prove the point. So, yeah, eating heavy metals is not recommended, but the toxicity and radiation danger is way overblown.
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It is mainly the regular expressions that are hard to read and that is no fault of Perl. The main problem is that Perl is always full of regular expressions...
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Perl seems to be every Unix hacker's favourite, most hated, language. It fills the huge void between Bash and C.
Yes, that has always been true, also with previous versions of the GPL. That is why you need to include a Copyright statement in your code referencing the GPL.
It is a very strong legal document, based on Copyright law, which is pretty uniform accross the globe, due to international treaties. It was drawn up by a well known law professor, so I would say it is as good as it gets. The plain English used in the document, is OK - you don't necessarily need Latin words in a legal document, although Latin would make it far more concise.
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As Robert Heinlein put it: "If you invest a substantial sum of money at a good interest rate, compounded monthly, it will eventually be worth nothing."
Imagine how much one can save if the wine is made with dehidrated water to reduce shipping costs and then zap treated into quality wine...
Wow, that is fast...
Yes, there is some discrimination going on, but it is very subtle. Most of it is age discrimination though, not racial. Nobody wants to hire older guys, because they are perceived as being too expensive.
In terms of racial lines, it seems to be discrimination against Africans in general and I mean real Africans, people that were born and raised there, because their training is perceived as low quality, compared to other parts of the world.
So what you are saying is that Apple bought Intel's marketing hype?
Well, especially, when the pricier models are worse than the cheaper ones... "Style, is the ability to distinguish quality, without looking at the price tag."
Well, one would think that every geek will be able to get a keyboard cover at his primary place of employment for free - Yah want fries with that?
Hmm, ultrasonic cleaning of traditional nipples is not recommended. It may get you slapped really hard...
Well, duh - use a vacuum cleaner and wipe with Windex. However, don't be an ass and spray Windex on the machine - spray on a wad of paper, then wipe - having fluid run inside is not a good idea. I always clean machines I get in for repair, BEFORE I work on them...
than the number of bacteria. I regularly have to swallow capsules containing billions of Acydophylus bacteria...
Hmm, you are about the only other sane person here...
The trouble is that spreading 'The world is going to end tomorrow' FUD is so much more exciting to the masses and is the stuff that very rich churches are built on.
If there really is a copper 'shortage' then I suppose someone will eventually reopen one or two of the scores of abandoned copper mines in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Most copper mines were closed when the telecom industry switched to co-axial cable and later optical fibre, which caused demand to drop spectacularly some 25 years ago.
is hosted where???
Hmm, they could use the Date Rape drug, followed by the Trauma drug.
Imagine if Karla Homolka had access to that combo, then she and her boy friend could still have been in business...
with apologies to Pink Floyd:
"Just a little pin prick."
" Aaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
...which is exactly how standard elevators work.
The toxicity is propaganda. Plutonium has a half life in the order of 25000 years. It radiates about as much as mild steel made from normal, slightly radio-active anthracite. Some scientist actually swallowed some plutonium once just to prove the point. So, yeah, eating heavy metals is not recommended, but the toxicity and radiation danger is way overblown.
It is mainly the regular expressions that are hard to read and that is no fault of Perl. The main problem is that Perl is always full of regular expressions...
Perl seems to be every Unix hacker's favourite, most hated, language. It fills the huge void between Bash and C.
Oh good grief and Anus is somehow better? At least I guess it applies equally to all of humanity...
You don't trust Eben Moglen?
Yes, that has always been true, also with previous versions of the GPL. That is why you need to include a Copyright statement in your code referencing the GPL.
It is a very strong legal document, based on Copyright law, which is pretty uniform accross the globe, due to international treaties. It was drawn up by a well known law professor, so I would say it is as good as it gets. The plain English used in the document, is OK - you don't necessarily need Latin words in a legal document, although Latin would make it far more concise.
It seems Ty Coon has been dismissed and replaced by Richrt Anus. Why this potty humour in such an important document?
into your own server somewhere else, then browse from there.