Actually ID is a doubt: "we don't think that evolutions explains...blah blah" How it got from a doubt to saying: "somebody must have created life forms as they are" it's beyond me.
But anyway, all those discussion about ID vs. evolutionism are ridiculous: what can a professor say in a class for more than 5 minutes about ID?
I tried to to have fun but than I started to like the stability, predictability, the fact that's highly configurable and secure -- and most important freedom...
When I have to use Windows I curse my luck and I feel like I'm in my underwere anytime I'm connected to the net.
I bought a DVD player and I could not plug it directly to my VCR because of its "antipiracy" technology, however I just wanted to get the signal through the VCR because my TV set doesn't have the right connectors.
Yes, there are solutions: buy a new TV, get a FR modulator (by the way, is that legal under DMCA?) Anyway the point is that it's my VCR and by TV and my DVD and I sould be able to connect them however I want, but if I try to circumvent the stupid "antipiracy" I break the law -- that's stupid.
Well, I wrote something then I deleted something else and that ended up by mistake as "doesn't matter" instead of "doesn't mean". Also, English is my second language so... I have the right to make mistakes from time to time *grin* (or suppose I was responding to an IM at the same time, and subsequently my IQ dropped 20 points).
So, do you always judge people so quickly?
Anyway, the idea is that: 1. My IQ is above 100, I am still pretty dumb (so I have here a reference point). 2. At least 50% are below me and if you asume that there's a correlation between IQ points and smartness/dumbness (what's the word...) then logically you'll have to conclude that more than 50% of people are dumb(er) than me.
Since I know I'm pretty dumb, I feel entitled to claim that at least 3 billion of people are probably on the verge of idiocy.
You can get out of this in these ways: 1. either I'm not that dumb. 2. IQ points doesn't represent intelligence in a meaningful way -- I agree to some point that that's the case. 3. IQ difference of let's say 30 points doesn't mean much (so people are only slightly dumber even if they have an IQ of 70).
But ny experience tells me otherwise...
>>"Given that "smart" and "dumb" are relative terms" BTW, I thought that smarter and dumber are relative terms, you can be dumb even if you alone on a island. But what do I know...
"You completely ignore the ethical ramifications of non-free software"
Not to mention the practical ramifications. Non-free software brings lock-in and lack of flexibility, it's even against free market principles most of the times by helping monopolies and hurting free enterprise (especially small companies).
"Interestingly, Slashdot had a Google story 22 times since Oct 1. Yahoo had 3 times and Linux 21 times."
Maybe there were no more than 3 interesting news pieces about Yahoo. I don't say that all 22 stories about Google were either, but most of them were news for nerds, stuff that matter.
"Learning ONLY about OSS software is just as bad as learning ONLY about proprietary and/or closed source software."
Where do you get that idea that they are going to learn "ONLY about OSS software"?
Also, a piece of code is a piece of code no matter what license you slap to it. I doubt there's such thing as OSS skill set and closed source software skill set. Of course there's different experience depending on the environment you work in, but I doubt they can teach that in school anyway.
What would stop a bot to reply to the e-mail address provided in the message?
But my point was not about bots was about people since there are much more honest people than scammer if almost everybody would respond it would make very hard for scammers to discern between useful e-mails and noise -- maybe it would make it that hard that they will prefer to work in a honest enterprise.
Of course for that we we'll need most of the people to be smart about it and to respond to the letters: "yeah, sure, I sent you the money.. check again the account" Think about it if a scammer would have to respond to 1000 e-mails like this per day it would not be very easy life for him.
What if most of the people decide to reply to the letters, and not only reply but even send couple of e-mails to them -- wouldn't that ruin their efficiency?
They send 500 letter per day and recieve 7. what if they receive 1000? How would the be able to realize which are the 7 potential useful letter out of the 1000?
Let's make a public 419 reply list:) And send them our wishes for prosperity.
It's like saying that doctors were wrong to say that a patient was dying if the patient survived later on because he changed the medication (new medicine discovered)
What would stop Microsoft to sell a BSD solution (so they will not have to worry about license too much) or even Linux solution that competes with RedHat and other Linux distributors? I don't think that Linux is their competitor, RedHat, IBM and Novell are.
...and of course Microsoft will introduce different "features" in OpenDocument format that will end up breaking "slightly" the compatibility like they did with Internet Explorer and the web.
"Just call and say thanks and this will keep things moving in the right direction."
Why do you want to spam FBI with useless phone calls? I agree that people have to express what they thing, but this is ridiculous, just imagine the poor guys over there responding to the avalanche of phone calls...
That's what I meant, I don't know how much of the code is his and how much is contributed that's why he deosn't own (the whole) snort -- just like Linus doesn't own Linux kernel, AFAIK.
"They aren't the owner, neither is Sourcefire, Martin Roesch is."
I doubt he is the owner either. Once you GPLed your software and people added to it you no longer own the software and can't impose restrictions anymore since you'd infinge the rights of the contributors.
I used the word "close" I could argue that 88 is "close" to 100. I guess it also matters if people receive care or not. I admit though my example is probably not the best.
Slashdot Mirror
Mine is 123-45-6789 the damn thing is that nobody believes me when I tell them.
How do you follow the links in the print version?
Can the car salesmen replicate the car without any cost and sell it again?
"ID is not a hypothesis, it's a wish"
Actually ID is a doubt: "we don't think that evolutions explains...blah blah"
How it got from a doubt to saying: "somebody must have created life forms as they are" it's beyond me.
But anyway, all those discussion about ID vs. evolutionism are ridiculous: what can a professor say in a class for more than 5 minutes about ID?
"3) Encourage long term monogamy"
Why is always the cure worse than the disease?
"I have yet to hear of a single testable facet of evolution"
[..]"... by any test until someone actually observes a monkey evolve into an human."
If you want to see evolution at that scale you just need to wait for 1 million years and you'll see it with your own eyes.
I tried to to have fun but than I started to like the stability, predictability, the fact that's highly configurable and secure -- and most important freedom...
When I have to use Windows I curse my luck and I feel like I'm in my underwere anytime I'm connected to the net.
I bought a DVD player and I could not plug it directly to my VCR because of its "antipiracy" technology, however I just wanted to get the signal through the VCR because my TV set doesn't have the right connectors.
Yes, there are solutions: buy a new TV, get a FR modulator (by the way, is that legal under DMCA?) Anyway the point is that it's my VCR and by TV and my DVD and I sould be able to connect them however I want, but if I try to circumvent the stupid "antipiracy" I break the law -- that's stupid.
Well, I wrote something then I deleted something else and that ended up by mistake as "doesn't matter" instead of "doesn't mean". Also, English is my second language so... I have the right to make mistakes from time to time *grin* (or suppose I was responding to an IM at the same time, and subsequently my IQ dropped 20 points).
So, do you always judge people so quickly?
Anyway, the idea is that:
1. My IQ is above 100, I am still pretty dumb (so I have here a reference point).
2. At least 50% are below me and if you asume that there's a correlation between IQ points and smartness/dumbness (what's the word...) then logically you'll have to conclude that more than 50% of people are dumb(er) than me.
Since I know I'm pretty dumb, I feel entitled to claim that at least 3 billion of people are probably on the verge of idiocy.
You can get out of this in these ways:
1. either I'm not that dumb.
2. IQ points doesn't represent intelligence in a meaningful way -- I agree to some point that that's the case.
3. IQ difference of let's say 30 points doesn't mean much (so people are only slightly dumber even if they have an IQ of 70).
But ny experience tells me otherwise...
>>"Given that "smart" and "dumb" are relative terms"
BTW, I thought that smarter and dumber are relative terms, you can be dumb even if you alone on a island. But what do I know...
His point is that 50% or more of the people are idiots. Imagine 3 billion of idiots on this planet -- comforting thought?
And the the way the rest 50% are only better than the rest if you have IQ over 100 it doesn't matter you are a genius. 100 = pretty dumb.
"You completely ignore the ethical ramifications of non-free software"
Not to mention the practical ramifications. Non-free software brings lock-in and lack of flexibility, it's even against free market principles most of the times by helping monopolies and hurting free enterprise (especially small companies).
"Interestingly, Slashdot had a Google story 22 times since Oct 1. Yahoo had 3 times and Linux 21 times."
Maybe there were no more than 3 interesting news pieces about Yahoo. I don't say that all 22 stories about Google were either, but most of them were news for nerds, stuff that matter.
"Learning ONLY about OSS software is just as bad as learning ONLY about proprietary and/or closed source software."
Where do you get that idea that they are going to learn "ONLY about OSS software"?
Also, a piece of code is a piece of code no matter what license you slap to it. I doubt there's such thing as OSS skill set and closed source software skill set. Of course there's different experience depending on the environment you work in, but I doubt they can teach that in school anyway.
What would stop a bot to reply to the e-mail address provided in the message?
But my point was not about bots was about people since there are much more honest people than scammer if almost everybody would respond it would make very hard for scammers to discern between useful e-mails and noise -- maybe it would make it that hard that they will prefer to work in a honest enterprise.
Of course for that we we'll need most of the people to be smart about it and to respond to the letters: "yeah, sure, I sent you the money.. check again the account" Think about it if a scammer would have to respond to 1000 e-mails like this per day it would not be very easy life for him.
Ok, I admit, it's not a very realistic plan...
What if most of the people decide to reply to the letters, and not only reply but even send couple of e-mails to them -- wouldn't that ruin their efficiency?
:) And send them our wishes for prosperity.
They send 500 letter per day and recieve 7. what if they receive 1000? How would the be able to realize which are the 7 potential useful letter out of the 1000?
Let's make a public 419 reply list
And they were right, Apple was dying.
It's like saying that doctors were wrong to say that a patient was dying if the patient survived later on because he changed the medication (new medicine discovered)
What would stop Microsoft to sell a BSD solution (so they will not have to worry about license too much) or even Linux solution that competes with RedHat and other Linux distributors? I don't think that Linux is their competitor, RedHat, IBM and Novell are.
...and of course Microsoft will introduce different "features" in OpenDocument format that will end up breaking "slightly" the compatibility like they did with Internet Explorer and the web.
"Just call and say thanks and this will keep things moving in the right direction."
Why do you want to spam FBI with useless phone calls? I agree that people have to express what they thing, but this is ridiculous, just imagine the poor guys over there responding to the avalanche of phone calls...
"We have zero inflation"
Apparently we also have faith-based economy.
"As far as RUP goes, it's kind of like communism. Looks good in theory..."
Actually, communism looks awful in theory if you understand a little bit what that theory means.
Make sure you don't sing Happy Birthday in public
http://www.unhappybirthday.com/
"When people contribute code then their code is © them and not you."
That's what I meant, I don't know how much of the code is his and how much is contributed that's why he deosn't own (the whole) snort -- just like Linus doesn't own Linux kernel, AFAIK.
"They aren't the owner, neither is Sourcefire, Martin Roesch is."
I doubt he is the owner either. Once you GPLed your software and people added to it you no longer own the software and can't impose restrictions anymore since you'd infinge the rights of the contributors.
I used the word "close" I could argue that 88 is "close" to 100. I guess it also matters if people receive care or not. I admit though my example is probably not the best.