The ONLY new thing this version would give us (beyond the previous versions) is cooler special effects. This is not enough reason for to re-see (and re-pay for) those movies.
I have a filter for a "blockbuster" movie: If the *first* thing somebody tells me about it is how good the special effects were, my desire to see it drops by 95%. That is usually a guarantee that the movie had a lousy plot, bad acting, or usually both.
This filter works great; I have missed a lot of turkeys. (If only I'd used it for Attack of the Clones!)
IANAL, but I asked one (DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVISE). I quote:
-------------------- Quick answer: A person can't cede rights in something he doesn't own. Period. I can't give away Joe's car and I can't give away source code I never owned. ---------------------
They have a contractual relationship with you, but not with IBM (or whoever wrote the original GPL code you modified). Thus, they probably own the code you wrote, but not the original code. In any case, they cannot alter a license assigned by a company with whom they have no relationship.
Strip out your code, print it out, and shove it in an inter-office envelope. Or tell them to shove it in.
The ONLY time and reason you MUST give someone your SSN is for tax-related purposes.
In fact, not only do you not have to give it out for any other reason, it is ILLEGAL for companies to even ASK for it for non-tax-related purposes.
A company that does, and that refuses to do business with you if you refuse to give them your SSN is in violation of federal law.
Of course, this law is utterly un-enforced. Nevertheless, you have the right, and are in the right to refuse to give out your SSN (again, for non-tax purposes), and to insist that the company generate some alternate ID number for interacting with them.
Oh, and tell your bank to leave your SSN off of your statement!!!!!
I dunno about others, but I like having the physical disks (DVD and CD). I have a CD changer, and a DVD changer, so the movies and music are stored, and easy to get to, but not taking up hard drive space. Plus, I don't have to worry about losing everything if (when) a drive fails.
Of course, I would back everything up...Then I'd have twice as much drive space being used, and I STILL have to worry about drive failures.
Even spoof the SSL icon? This is giving me the willies.
Prediction: In 10 years, if there is no fundamental fix for these sorts of spoofs, or if the underlying model of the web is not changed, web-based commerce will be all but dead. Consumers won't trust any website with their credit card number, and with no money to be made on the web, the retailers will pull out too.
I think it's great when people get and work together for something they feel strongly about, regardless of what other think about it. They (re-)learn the power that comes from working together.
That it appears to be having the desired effect is also very cool!
"Indian Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences have performed a radical new operation of sorts by pioneering the method of stem cell injections...There will now be a national stem cell centre at AIIMS which will coordinate the research and its applications..."
So, despite the assurances of U.S. politicos, once again the U.S. is NOT the world leader in science and technology. Another country leads (gasp! A THIRD-WORLD country!), and the U.S. has a flat tire.
Standard U.S. knee-jerks: "Stem-cell" == "abortion" "nuclear" == "bomb" "food" == "McDonald's" "Britney Spears" == "music" "language" == "English"
"...Linux needs more apps like Firefox, Thunderbird, and OpenOffice..."
So write some.
No, I can't, either. But I'm not complaining about the lack of software, either. Quite the reverse. If there is a better piece of software--on ANY platform--than LyX (www.lyx.com), I have yet to find it.
(Except DOOM3, of course. But then, that runs on Linux.)
The fortune at the bottom of the page right now reminds me of another Lazarus Long quote that seems appropos of bloggers:
"Despotism is the idea that one man is smarter than a million men. Democracy is the idea that a million men are smarter than one man. Who decides?"
Why should I pay attention to what any blogger has to say? And why does the fact that there are a million bloggers change the answer to that question?
And of course, there's the old saying about opinions and assholes...
I read professional sites/magazines/newspapers because I have reason to believe that, due to the training and experience of those who run it, and those who report for it, what is published has a good chance of being approximately true, and approximately informed. While it is true (before others point it out) that this belief is becoming increasingly unlikely to be true, nevertheless I have NO such expectation for any random blogger's musings, and so I see no reason to read them, except perhaps for amusement.
Blogs as the future of journalism? I doubt it. I certainly fear it.
I am interested in how they generate their "random" numbers. If it turns out to be a non-linear function/system with a route to chaos, then the data may simply be the function exploring its phase space. When it becomes chaotic, it locks into one region of phase space for a while. Random, but deterministic.
Looking at their site now to see what they say about their RNG...
"Did it ever occur to you that two intelligent enlightened people can have an honest disagreement over politics?"
20 years ago, people could. Not anymore. People get their opinions from Rush Limbaugh or Al Franken, and will not think for themselves, or listen to anyone else.
I will quote Carl Sagan, without need of further comment:
"... We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements--transportation, communications, and all other industries; agriculture, medicine, education, entertainment, protecting the environment; and even the key democratic institution of voting--profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster." --Carl Sagan (The Demon-Haunted World)
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The ONLY new thing this version would give us (beyond the previous versions) is cooler special effects. This is not enough reason for to re-see (and re-pay for) those movies.
I have a filter for a "blockbuster" movie: If the *first* thing somebody tells me about it is how good the special effects were, my desire to see it drops by 95%. That is usually a guarantee that the movie had a lousy plot, bad acting, or usually both.
This filter works great; I have missed a lot of turkeys. (If only I'd used it for Attack of the Clones!)
IANAL, but I asked one (DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVISE). I quote:
--------------------
Quick answer:
A person can't cede rights in something he doesn't own. Period.
I can't give away Joe's car and I can't give away source code I never owned.
---------------------
There you go. Contact IBM.
IANAL.
They have a contractual relationship with you, but not with IBM (or whoever wrote the original GPL code you modified). Thus, they probably own the code you wrote, but not the original code. In any case, they cannot alter a license assigned by a company with whom they have no relationship.
Strip out your code, print it out, and shove it in an inter-office envelope. Or tell them to shove it in.
The ONLY time and reason you MUST give someone your SSN is for tax-related purposes.
In fact, not only do you not have to give it out for any other reason, it is ILLEGAL for companies to even ASK for it for non-tax-related purposes.
A company that does, and that refuses to do business with you if you refuse to give them your SSN is in violation of federal law.
Of course, this law is utterly un-enforced. Nevertheless, you have the right, and are in the right to refuse to give out your SSN (again, for non-tax purposes), and to insist that the company generate some alternate ID number for interacting with them.
Oh, and tell your bank to leave your SSN off of your statement!!!!!
I dunno about others, but I like having the physical disks (DVD and CD). I have a CD changer, and a DVD changer, so the movies and music are stored, and easy to get to, but not taking up hard drive space. Plus, I don't have to worry about losing everything if (when) a drive fails.
Of course, I would back everything up...Then I'd have twice as much drive space being used, and I STILL have to worry about drive failures.
Pfui. I prefer the original silver disks.
You sure will when you see what she looks like! WOW!
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Even spoof the SSL icon? This is giving me the willies.
Prediction: In 10 years, if there is no fundamental fix for these sorts of spoofs, or if the underlying model of the web is not changed, web-based commerce will be all but dead. Consumers won't trust any website with their credit card number, and with no money to be made on the web, the retailers will pull out too.
'Course, this might be a good thing...
I think it's great when people get and work together for something they feel strongly about, regardless of what other think about it. They (re-)learn the power that comes from working together.
That it appears to be having the desired effect is also very cool!
Kudos to them.
"Indian Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences have performed a radical new operation of sorts by pioneering the method of stem cell injections...There will now be a national stem cell centre at AIIMS which will coordinate the research and its applications..."
So, despite the assurances of U.S. politicos, once again the U.S. is NOT the world leader in science and technology. Another country leads (gasp! A THIRD-WORLD country!), and the U.S. has a flat tire.
Standard U.S. knee-jerks:
"Stem-cell" == "abortion"
"nuclear" == "bomb"
"food" == "McDonald's"
"Britney Spears" == "music"
"language" == "English"
"...Linux needs more apps like Firefox, Thunderbird, and OpenOffice..."
So write some.
No, I can't, either. But I'm not complaining about the lack of software, either. Quite the reverse. If there is a better piece of software--on ANY platform--than LyX (www.lyx.com), I have yet to find it.
(Except DOOM3, of course. But then, that runs on Linux.)
The fortune at the bottom of the page right now reminds me of another Lazarus Long quote that seems appropos of bloggers:
"Despotism is the idea that one man is smarter than a million men. Democracy is the idea that a million men are smarter than one man. Who decides?"
Why should I pay attention to what any blogger has to say? And why does the fact that there are a million bloggers change the answer to that question?
And of course, there's the old saying about opinions and assholes...
I read professional sites/magazines/newspapers because I have reason to believe that, due to the training and experience of those who run it, and those who report for it, what is published has a good chance of being approximately true, and approximately informed. While it is true (before others point it out) that this belief is becoming increasingly unlikely to be true, nevertheless I have NO such expectation for any random blogger's musings, and so I see no reason to read them, except perhaps for amusement.
Blogs as the future of journalism? I doubt it. I certainly fear it.
OMFG! It's a DUPE!!!!!!!!! Help, help, HELP!!!!!
For God's sake, people, if you see it's a dupe, and there's no additional value in it for you, DON'T READ IT. Why is this so hard?
You remind me of all those people who complain about "how bad Star Trek has gotten", but keep on watchin', and keep on bitchin'.
You complain about the S/N ratio on Slashdot these days...Guess what? YOU'RE THE NOISE.
(Yes, I feel better now, thank you.)
"... it runs for quite some time on a few cranks."
Like Rush Limbaugh?
"...Poor spelling, grammer and an uncanny nack for re-posting..."
Er, that should be "grammar", and "knack".
Well, the one in "I've" was okay.
I am interested in how they generate their "random" numbers. If it turns out to be a non-linear function/system with a route to chaos, then the data may simply be the function exploring its phase space. When it becomes chaotic, it locks into one region of phase space for a while. Random, but deterministic.
Looking at their site now to see what they say about their RNG...
"How would you like the USA to be guided by witches and warlocks?"
You mean it isn't????
Little boy, either learn how to spell, or have your mommy proofread your paragraphs before you submit your work.
Here's a PTTHHHPPPP!!!!! to all the naysayers who thought we fans couldn't do it. We raised enough money for the USA Today ad, and GOT an LA Times ad!
As the bumpersticker says, "ENTERPRISE: We Won't Go Without A Fight!"
"...lefty soreheads who belittle the USA are usually ignorant malcontents who don't realize how good they have it."
The *reason* we belittle the USA is that we know EXACTLY how "good" we have it.
"The only people I can see having a true complaint are the drivers who want to hide their tickets in one state from LEOs in another state."
Usually stated, "If you haven't done anything wrong, you shouldn't object to letting us look around."
THAT'S a slippery slope, and/or the thin end of the wedge.
"Did it ever occur to you that two intelligent enlightened people can have an honest disagreement over politics?"
20 years ago, people could. Not anymore. People get their opinions from Rush Limbaugh or Al Franken, and will not think for themselves, or listen to anyone else.
This includes me.
I will quote Carl Sagan, without need of further comment:
"... We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements--transportation, communications, and all other industries; agriculture, medicine, education, entertainment, protecting the environment; and even the key democratic institution of voting--profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster."
--Carl Sagan (The Demon-Haunted World)
"...What happens when these kids are let loose into the world after graduation, untracked for the first time..."
What world are you talking about? In the real world, every *adult* is tracked everywhere, every day!
These kids ARE being taught about life in the real world.
(NOTE: The previous statement assumes without proof that the U.S. can be regarded as being in the real world.)
"...Most of you also forget that there was a majority support for the US to invade Iraq. Dems and Reps. They were all using the same intel..."
Correction: They were all using the same flawed, incorrect, falsified intel.
And now there IS a majority OPPOSITION to the US's invasion of Iraq.