I like puzzles as much as anyone. However, the last time I played chess... Well let's just say I suck and leave it at that. However, wht I think would be very fun is something like the Programmer's Challenge from MacTech Magazine. They would put out a programming problem and you had a month to come up with a solution. Then they picked the fastest (usually) correct solution, and printed it. ( Sometimes the criteria were different. like speed - space used, or something. ) Anyway, I sure think something like that would be cool for slashdot.
I could have sworn that I heard somewhere that the GPL was tested: If I recall correctly, NeXT used GCC as their C compiler, and made some changes and modifications, namely enhancing it to compile Objective-C as well as regular C. They then refused to distribute the changes, and the FSF took them to task over it. I believe that it even went to court, but I don't have any documentation for that. I don't suppose that anyone has a URL?
I the early 80s, there were a few reports of strange people who did strange things, like killing cats in their basement. They happened to also play Dungeons and Dragons. The media Immediately took hold of htis, and decided: Ah Ha! Dungeons and dragons must be at the root of this odd behavior.
Today, It's the Internet. The 'net is still new and scary to most people, and anyone with enough knowledge to use it efficiently is looked upon as either a computing god, or as a strange social outcast. Just like D&D in the 80s, it was something that normal people didn't do, and hence was assumed to be responsible for sick people's otherwise strange behavior.
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I like puzzles as much as anyone. However, the last time I played chess... Well let's just say I suck and leave it at that. However, wht I think would be very fun is something like the Programmer's Challenge from MacTech Magazine. They would put out a programming problem and you had a month to come up with a solution. Then they picked the fastest (usually) correct solution, and printed it. ( Sometimes the criteria were different. like speed - space used, or something. ) Anyway, I sure think something like that would be cool for slashdot.
I always felt that models were just overblown clothesracks. It's not that they look good, but that they make the clothes look good.
Ladies, here's a mantra for you: "She's not good looking, she's just Well-Dressed." :-)
I could have sworn that I heard somewhere that the GPL was tested: If I recall correctly, NeXT used GCC as their C compiler, and made some changes and modifications, namely enhancing it to compile Objective-C as well as regular C. They then refused to distribute the changes, and the FSF took them to task over it. I believe that it even went to court, but I don't have any documentation for that. I don't suppose that anyone has a URL?
I the early 80s, there were a few reports of strange people who did strange things, like killing cats in their basement. They happened to also play Dungeons and Dragons. The media Immediately took hold of htis, and decided: Ah Ha! Dungeons and dragons must be at the root of this odd behavior.
Today, It's the Internet. The 'net is still new and scary to most people, and anyone with enough knowledge to use it efficiently is looked upon as either a computing god, or as a strange social outcast. Just like D&D in the 80s, it was something that normal people didn't do, and hence was assumed to be responsible for sick people's otherwise strange behavior.