Yes, it is true. You can distribute it to whoever you want in both Original and Digested form, and are allowed to charge a modest distribution fee for this service.
However, if you choose to distribute the food in Digested form, you must also make the Original availeable to the public.
Well my favorite definition of wrong is "deviating from the norm or from what is ideal/desireable"
I a big fan of using math/ethics analogies, so here is a counterexample to what you are saying:
Suppose we arbitrarily define the number 7 as "right" and declare all other numbers "wrong".
If someone were to come along and subtract "2" from our "7", that would leave "5", which we declare to be "wrong."
Someone could also come along and add "2" to our "7", which would leave "9", which we also declare to be "wrong."
But suppose that, acting independently, both operations were performed at the same time, thus leaving us with our original "7" ?
Sure, two wrongs have been commited, but they effectively canceled each other out, bringing us back to the status quo.
While an admitedly trivial example, I think the underlying principle is sound.
Going back to this eBay pattent issue, I doubt anyone is trying to argue that the $29.5M judgement adequately "cancels out" any wrongs eBay has commited. But it is indeed an amusing case of poetic justice.
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And their SPAM museum!
The beneficiaries aren't necessarily the pasty faced, high school drop out industrial spammers we have gotten to know, but well known companies.
Wow, like we hadn't figured that out already.
All commercial advertising, SPAM included, benefits companies.
Individual spammers are just pawns like their more respectable counterparts in the legitemate marketing industry.
You posted AC at 0, who is going to waste a mod point modding you down further as long as you are speaking coherently (read: not spamming GNAA) ?
If slashdot had a general forum type system, the 3 bottom forum sections could be:
"Microsoft sucks"
"Riaa is evil"
"SCO is full of it"
Which would hopefully reduce the amount of senseless bashing that went on in the upper, more interesting forum sections...
Not as long as P2P is around, sheesh.
I just downloaded Wacky Wheels off suprnova.org by REQUEST! Rock on, I used spend so much time on the crappy shareware version...
As for old console/arcade games, that was before my time. I really don't give a rip seeing as I do not even play modern consoles.
Oh please, I mean something centralized. Sheesh.
I do wish slashdot had a general forum section where we could discuss things not directly pertaining to a particular story.
You skipped elementary school? ;-)
Q: When they are talking a girl, how do you tell the introverted geek from the extroverted geek?
A: You can't, they're both staring at her boobs
No, the introverted geek is staring at her pelvic region, because in sex-ed thats where he was told the action happens.
He hasn't figured out what boobs are for yet.
I think you've just described every Freshman Computer Science student that I've ever met.
Which is why I just transfered to CMPE!
Like I said, only usefull for a mini HTPC type system.
That's Odd. I always just assumed that it was a zerO. I think I'll cOntinue with that assumptiOn. :)
Y0u n0w 0we them 4x $699 = $2769
I'll be doing some 'research' of my own next semester on how to 'improve' my grades ;-)
Indeed, as soon as I come across a good HOWTO article I will buy a Winfast TV2000XP
Unless you are building a mini HTPC type system, I think AIW is pointless. Much better to have a vanilla AGP card that can be upgraded at any time.
Free as in beer. Talking with your mouth full is not permited.
Free Food?!!111
Yes, it is true. You can distribute it to whoever you want in both Original and Digested form, and are allowed to charge a modest distribution fee for this service.
However, if you choose to distribute the food in Digested form, you must also make the Original availeable to the public.
Well my favorite definition of wrong is "deviating from the norm or from what is ideal/desireable"
I a big fan of using math/ethics analogies, so here is a counterexample to what you are saying:
Suppose we arbitrarily define the number 7 as "right" and declare all other numbers "wrong".
If someone were to come along and subtract "2" from our "7", that would leave "5", which we declare to be "wrong."
Someone could also come along and add "2" to our "7", which would leave "9", which we also declare to be "wrong."
But suppose that, acting independently, both operations were performed at the same time, thus leaving us with our original "7" ?
Sure, two wrongs have been commited, but they effectively canceled each other out, bringing us back to the status quo.
While an admitedly trivial example, I think the underlying principle is sound.
Going back to this eBay pattent issue, I doubt anyone is trying to argue that the $29.5M judgement adequately "cancels out" any wrongs eBay has commited. But it is indeed an amusing case of poetic justice.
Yes, but an additional "wrong" can often rectify the situation, if it is the opposite sort of "wrong"
You want to ethicize about an ideal world where nothing is ever wrong in the first place? Fine, feel free.
But meanwhile, welcome to Earth.
Think back to third grade, where the teacher would demonstrate step by step how to solve equations on the board...
And vice versa.
The point is, they should be kept seperate as often as possible.
(5)+(4+4)=13
At that point in my equation, only one wrong had been commited. What I demonstrated is that after two wrongs an equation can be right...
Must...keep...reality..and fantasy....seperate.
Wonderful reception that way...
"You're arguing that two wrongs make a right. It's still not true."
I can disprove that fairly easily:
(2+2) + (4+4) = x
(5) + (4+4) = x
(5) + (7) = x
12 = x
Two wrongs CAN equal a right, depending on the circumstances.
Everyone with broadband has a PC witha sound card anyway, so may as well just use Teamspeak.
Linux, Solaris, and other UNIXy operating systems.
Why not just sum that up with "Derivatives of SCO IP" ?!?
People these days...