If we're talking about a company, I'd look for a distro that backports security fixes, instead of pushing upgrades. There are such things as version-dependent programs, and I sure wouldn't want to be upgrading and introducing subtle bugs in production systems just because I need a security fix in some package (true story, I worked in a place where there was this huge mod_perl app that was developed in rh7.3, and, when using the default RH9 apache/mod_perl versions, would hang apache and need a ipcs/ipcrm to free the shared memory that was stuck)
Well, there's no download limit YET here, they haven't though of it yet. Although all evidence points that most major ISPs are packet filtering like mad (edonkey and its ilk won't go a bit over 2kB/s). My ISP comes with no such restrictions. I can squeeze all the speed that can be had from my 256/128 pipe.
The downside is that it comes bundled with the crappiest cable TV in the country, where they censor even a condom (just the condom, no dick:). That and the "cost of living" factor. About what, between 3 and 4 times lower than the US? (Warning: slashdot poster pulling figure out of ass)
Paying ~ US$40 for 256k/128k cable right now, in Chile... (you think that is expensive? Now factor in what those US$40 weigh against basic cost of living here... my rent for a 3-room 2-bathroom flat
goes about US$270)
Well, come to think of it, mine is about the only one of the dozens that make fun of the "25" thing, that will still make sense when they fix it (although it will be offtopic:)
Redundant... is one of the worst mods. There were zero comments when I hit reply, got one 503 and then when I got to post my comment it was tenth, and of course all of them were "ROFL 25 or 35 d00d!".
So how was it ten years ago?
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So, where's the 64-bit powerbook or ibook? All I see are 32-bit G4s... (not that they aren't great computers, but "portable 64" is BS, at least in apple world)
1. I'm not a US citizen, but my understanding of US law is that the jury decides 'guilty or not' and judge decides whether you spend in jail lifetime (because you are a gang member) or a week (because you acted in self-defence).
Yes, but the jury can find you guilty of breaking the law. If the law isn't precise enough, you could either walk or go to jail unfairly on the opinions of the jury. More precise laws limit the impact that the jury has on the outcome. Ditto the judge: he has a range of punishment that he can apply to a certain crime. If you don't specify, the judge can let the gang-banger walk a way or put the good guy in jail. How to avoid that? Specify what circumstances of "no murder" get wich penalty => we're back at having all very specified, "manslaughter, murder1..4, etc", but in the punishment section instead.
Just yesterday I saw news report about middle level state employee, that believed something to be within rights of his post, but the law said otherwise. He lost job and got punished.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse. If you allow it, the prosecutor has to prove the criminal DID KNOW it is against the law.
FWIW, I'm not a US Citizen either, and IANAL, but IMAHL (I Married A Hot Lawyer:).
If the law isn't clear enough on WHAT IS murder, we are at the mercy of a subjective judgement, even more subjective than the current system.
Imagine I shot an intruder, who was hopped to his ears on drugs and wanted to kill me, just because. Imagine that I get a jury of twelve people like you, that can't imagine a situation where I'd be forced to kill the intruder (*). If the law doesn't clearly define murder and/or self defense, the jury is going to convict me for murder (never mind the guy was going to kill me), because of what they THINK murder is. That's me going to jail for the same crime the drugged-up fuckhead who was trying to kill me would go in for. Now, if the law defines self-defense and/or excludes my act from the definition of murder, the jury is going to let me go, because the law says I had compelling reasons, even though all the jury thinks that I should not have killed the guy.
OTOH, I might have executed him in cold blood AFTER I stopped him in my house, but a jury of "shoot first ask later" people would find me within my rights, and let me go, even though what I did was wrong, if the law wasn't precise enough to describe my act as wrong.
(*) Meaning they don't see any justification to killing, no matter what.
Laws to be understood by the layman are as utopian as computer science understood by the layman. You might study quite a bit on your own, but you usually can't compare the work of a self-taught amateur with work done by a trained pro.
What? Why do we need two different words for ending a human life? hmmm... maybe because human interactions are too complex to be regulated by one-liner laws?
That's why we need precisely defined "murder". Extrapolating from here to all matters that need to be regulated in society, the need for lawyers arises: laws that are precise enough are too big and complex for anybody to just go to court after a fast scan of the pertinent code of laws. I don't expect to be able to fix my TV after a fast scan of a service manual, nor do I expect my boss to be able to jump in and understand my Java/Perl/Whatever code after skimming "Java/Perl/Whatever in a nutshell".
Of course, ambulance chasers/frivolous lawsuit specialists are another matter entirely... people who look to find the slightest loophole in the fabric of law that can be exploited for personal gain (hmmm, that sounds like an analogy for blackhats:)
So, how is it different when gang-bangers blast off each other and you shooting an intruder in your own home? Maybe we should say "No murder, and by murder we mean...". What about self defense?
One-liner laws would leave us either wide-open, or with a code strict as hammurabi's...
But the method described in the blurb is "buy book, copy book, return original for refund while keeping copy". That's different from the scenario you propose (wich seems quite sensible, I say).
Somehow I don't think there's a single country in the western hemisphere where the book copying described in the blurb is legal.
Plus, going to Mexico isn't all that cost-effective. I'm betting you can find someone who will run anything through his copier as long as you pay him as easily in the USA as in anywhere in the world.
Well, while "hembra" is not "delicate", I wouldn't go as far as saying it is "bitch", unless context clearly indicates so.
The problem arises from the fact that there are different words for the english aceptions of "male/female". You use "Masculino/Femenino" for gender, and "Macho/Hembra" for animals, or cable plugs.
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Seriously, that guy almost has kept OpenGL relevant in the gaming industry almost single-handedly.
But is it your job to support it?
If we're talking about a company, I'd look for a distro that backports security fixes, instead of pushing upgrades. There are such things as version-dependent programs, and I sure wouldn't want to be upgrading and introducing subtle bugs in production systems just because I need a security fix in some package (true story, I worked in a place where there was this huge mod_perl app that was developed in rh7.3, and, when using the default RH9 apache/mod_perl versions, would hang apache and need a ipcs/ipcrm to free the shared memory that was stuck)
Emmm, what about this, for example?
This from a guy who drives in fog doing 110MPH?
This is slashdot, alright.
(Who me? Zero accidents, zero tickets, thank you very much. Although I'm a constant speeder, as in 'doing 70Km/h in 50Km/h' like everybody else.)
The downside is that it comes bundled with the crappiest cable TV in the country, where they censor even a condom (just the condom, no dick :). That and the "cost of living" factor. About what, between 3 and 4 times lower than the US? (Warning: slashdot poster pulling figure out of ass)
Hear, hear!
Paying ~ US$40 for 256k/128k cable right now, in Chile... (you think that is expensive? Now factor in what those US$40 weigh against basic cost of living here... my rent for a 3-room 2-bathroom flat goes about US$270)
What, me Rush fan?
Whaddayamean "who cares"?
Now, iPod Sepultura, iPod Deicide... hmmmm...
Bought a powerbook in NYC.
Had battery failure.
Got it replaced, for free. In Chile.
How is that bad service?
We weigh them against a duck!
Redundant... is one of the worst mods. There were zero comments when I hit reply, got one 503 and then when I got to post my comment it was tenth, and of course all of them were "ROFL 25 or 35 d00d!".
You know, the internet at 25?
So, where's the 64-bit powerbook or ibook? All I see are 32-bit G4s... (not that they aren't great computers, but "portable 64" is BS, at least in apple world)
Do be a good boy, and provide us with directions to this place where we can get Apple 64-bit laptops.
Yes, but the jury can find you guilty of breaking the law. If the law isn't precise enough, you could either walk or go to jail unfairly on the opinions of the jury. More precise laws limit the impact that the jury has on the outcome. Ditto the judge: he has a range of punishment that he can apply to a certain crime. If you don't specify, the judge can let the gang-banger walk a way or put the good guy in jail. How to avoid that? Specify what circumstances of "no murder" get wich penalty => we're back at having all very specified, "manslaughter, murder1..4, etc", but in the punishment section instead.
Just yesterday I saw news report about middle level state employee, that believed something to be within rights of his post, but the law said otherwise. He lost job and got punished.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse. If you allow it, the prosecutor has to prove the criminal DID KNOW it is against the law.
FWIW, I'm not a US Citizen either, and IANAL, but IMAHL (I Married A Hot Lawyer :).
If the law isn't clear enough on WHAT IS murder, we are at the mercy of a subjective judgement, even more subjective than the current system.
Imagine I shot an intruder, who was hopped to his ears on drugs and wanted to kill me, just because. Imagine that I get a jury of twelve people like you, that can't imagine a situation where I'd be forced to kill the intruder (*). If the law doesn't clearly define murder and/or self defense, the jury is going to convict me for murder (never mind the guy was going to kill me), because of what they THINK murder is. That's me going to jail for the same crime the drugged-up fuckhead who was trying to kill me would go in for. Now, if the law defines self-defense and/or excludes my act from the definition of murder, the jury is going to let me go, because the law says I had compelling reasons, even though all the jury thinks that I should not have killed the guy.
OTOH, I might have executed him in cold blood AFTER I stopped him in my house, but a jury of "shoot first ask later" people would find me within my rights, and let me go, even though what I did was wrong, if the law wasn't precise enough to describe my act as wrong.
(*) Meaning they don't see any justification to killing, no matter what.
Laws to be understood by the layman are as utopian as computer science understood by the layman. You might study quite a bit on your own, but you usually can't compare the work of a self-taught amateur with work done by a trained pro.
What? Why do we need two different words for ending a human life? hmmm... maybe because human interactions are too complex to be regulated by one-liner laws?
That's why we need precisely defined "murder". Extrapolating from here to all matters that need to be regulated in society, the need for lawyers arises: laws that are precise enough are too big and complex for anybody to just go to court after a fast scan of the pertinent code of laws. I don't expect to be able to fix my TV after a fast scan of a service manual, nor do I expect my boss to be able to jump in and understand my Java/Perl/Whatever code after skimming "Java/Perl/Whatever in a nutshell".
Of course, ambulance chasers/frivolous lawsuit specialists are another matter entirely... people who look to find the slightest loophole in the fabric of law that can be exploited for personal gain (hmmm, that sounds like an analogy for blackhats :)
So, how is it different when gang-bangers blast off each other and you shooting an intruder in your own home? Maybe we should say "No murder, and by murder we mean...". What about self defense?
One-liner laws would leave us either wide-open, or with a code strict as hammurabi's...
Yeah, that caught my eye too: I don't know if I'd want to buy stuff from *human beings* who can't tell spam from legitimate mail...
But the method described in the blurb is "buy book, copy book, return original for refund while keeping copy". That's different from the scenario you propose (wich seems quite sensible, I say).
Step 1: Drop off book in the copy shop, ask how much will it take.
Step 2: Do something useful during the time it is supposed to take.
Step 3: Return to copy shop to collect book, copy of book and pay for the copy.
Plus, going to Mexico isn't all that cost-effective. I'm betting you can find someone who will run anything through his copier as long as you pay him as easily in the USA as in anywhere in the world.
The problem arises from the fact that there are different words for the english aceptions of "male/female". You use "Masculino/Femenino" for gender, and "Macho/Hembra" for animals, or cable plugs.
And common sense would tell terrorists to find a non-arab-ethnicity volunteer. Remember that guy who got onboard with the shoe-bomb?