I know of Debian's aim of a safe, stable distribution as opposed to cutting edge, but don't know how they go about it.
to achieve their aims do they bug fix other peoples' code? do they inform the original authors of a problem? if so, what effects on code ownership does this have - does the Debian team become co-author?
anyone got any interesting stories about the Debian process along these lines?
please turn yourself in to your nearest police station for exposing a technology security flaw. you can car pool with the guy who discovered the shift key if you like.
that's not an excuse. just buy (e.g.) a SuSE Linux box and install that on all your computers. being a legal product it has all the questionable components removed.
applying your logic, how can Windows be ready for the desktop when a huge fraction of users have illegal copies of Windows, Office and other software?
GPUs are not powerful, they are just very efficient at matrix manipulations and calculations related to graphics operations. You can use this to increase performance in some situations, but 99.99% of the time you'd just bottleneck yourself.
I have always thought AMD is better than Intel (price/performance, no annoying jingle, no annoying "... inside", no "MHz myth"), but now it seems Intel is getting its arse kicked so much I worry AMD might get too complacent.
I don't think it's unreasonable to state as fact that Google is better than MSN and will be for at least the near future.
even if MSN could get their speed and accuracy comparable to Google, they will NEVER produce such a clean and simple interface as Google because it just isn't what they do.
and even if they did, I'd still use Google because it's integrated into Firefox. even if hell froze over and they integrated it into Firefox, I'd still stick with Google because I trust them more than MS.
basically, MS is unwilling and/or unable to provide what I want. I will continue to use Google, just like I will continue to use linux. and to be honest I don't give a sh*t what the "average user" uses. whether Google has 1% or 100% market share, I will be one of the ones using it.
maybe if lots of "ignorant" people start using MSN, tw*t webmasters will focus on cheating their algorithm instead of Google's and it will get even better?
Fuck The Creationists Trash Talk Ah yeah, here we go again! Damn! This is some funky shit that I be laying down on your ass. This one goes out to all my homey's working in the field of evolutionary science. Check it!
Verse 1 Fuck the damn creationists, those bunch of dumb-ass bitches, every time I think of them my trigger finger itches. They want to have their bullshit, taught in public class, Stephen J. Gould should put his foot right up their ass. Noah and his ark, Adam and his Eve, straight up fairy stories even children don't believe. I'm not saying there's no god, that's not for me to say, all I'm saying is the Earth was not made in a day.
Chorus Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck the Creationists.
Trash Talk Break it down. Ah damn, this is a funky jam! I'm about ready to kick this bitch back in. Check it.
Verse 2 Fuck the damn creationists I say it with authority, because kicking their punk asses be me paramount priority. Them wack-ass bitches say, "evolution's just a theory", they best step off, them brainless fools, I'll give them cause to fear me. The cosmos is expanding every second, every day, but their minds are shrinking as they close their eyes and pray. They call their bullshit science like the word could give them cred, if them bitches be scientists then cap me in the head.
Chorus
Trash Talk Bass! Bring that shit in! Ah yeah, that's right, fuck them all motherfuckers. Fucking punk ass creationists trying to set scientific thought back 400 years. Fuck that! If them superstitious motherfuckers want to have that kind of party, I'm going to put my dick in the mashed potatoes. Fucking creationists. Fuck them.
he's bring up the "stealing vs. infingement". that is flamebait. it is a fact that unauthorised copying of copyrighted works without the owner's permission is "copyright infringement" and not "theft". this is true and anyone denying it is ignorant or trolling.
don't worry, the guys in charge of the awards are probably just fucktards. they probably haven't even read 1984 and just like to use it to prop up their dumb-fuckery.
I worked in a supermarket. I was trained to look for this kind of thing. I did look for this kind of thing. This kind of thing was not looked upon poorly. Shoplifting was a major concern and occasionly was so bad it completely negated the week's profits.
Sorry, are my facts getting in the way of your arrogance?
so? why would I care about the opinion of some colleague? especially one who can't for a decent response so just swears, blasphemes and repeats herself?
I have worked as a checkout assistant in ASDA (Walmart) and we were trained to even check CDs were correct. I also noticed an attempt to swap a new game for a budget one's case.
with mid-price stuff like DVD players security were very good at spotting anyone being suspicious. you think they aren't going to pay attention with expensive electronics? lol. I'm sorry that staff are so rubbish in your country and can't even speak the language (unless you're a thief and like it I suppose).
your suggestion would open up a can of worms that would keep the courts busy for centuries arguing about what it meant. it would not solve anything (cf 1st ammendment and anything else eg porn, anti teachers/books teaching evolution laws, Oprah being sued for saying "I won't eat burgers" etc etc etc).
it isn't about technology, it's about data. you need something like the UK Data Protection Act which means you have access to any data about yourself and restricts what companies can do.
if the description doesn't fit the checkout assistant won't allow the sale.
if you use an automated checkout, then why bother even changing it? you won't have the correct item on your receipt so no proof of purchase if stopped by security.
all it would allow is you to claim someone else did it if you get caught. but if you have the RFID writer on you that won't work. you'll have to get rid of it but with security cameras everywhere that won't necessarily work.
Virtual Pool 3 is imo the greatest game ever (assuming you like pool) because it can be played for 5 mins or 5 hours.
you can learn all the controls in a minute, but there's almost infinite potential for improving your ability.
as I've got older (22) I've stopped playing almost entirely except for VP3, and some Warcraft 3 recently just because it's the holidays and I have 3 months off.
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I know of Debian's aim of a safe, stable distribution as opposed to cutting edge, but don't know how they go about it.
to achieve their aims do they bug fix other peoples' code? do they inform the original authors of a problem? if so, what effects on code ownership does this have - does the Debian team become co-author?
anyone got any interesting stories about the Debian process along these lines?
as opposed to what? businessdot: -1, Exposing the Management's Incompetance
please turn yourself in to your nearest police station for exposing a technology security flaw. you can car pool with the guy who discovered the shift key if you like.
that's not an excuse. just buy (e.g.) a SuSE Linux box and install that on all your computers. being a legal product it has all the questionable components removed.
applying your logic, how can Windows be ready for the desktop when a huge fraction of users have illegal copies of Windows, Office and other software?
could this make the chips automagically scalable? could adding an extra 1GHz of processing power be like adding an extra stick of RAM?
this kind of flexibility would be the only point going down this path imo.
OT: why is slashdot's uptime now a matter of hours?
er, but are they? isn't Java an open standard? and IBM already has their own Java compiler.
GPUs are not powerful, they are just very efficient at matrix manipulations and calculations related to graphics operations. You can use this to increase performance in some situations, but 99.99% of the time you'd just bottleneck yourself.
I have always thought AMD is better than Intel (price/performance, no annoying jingle, no annoying "... inside", no "MHz myth"), but now it seems Intel is getting its arse kicked so much I worry AMD might get too complacent.
I don't think it's unreasonable to state as fact that Google is better than MSN and will be for at least the near future.
even if MSN could get their speed and accuracy comparable to Google, they will NEVER produce such a clean and simple interface as Google because it just isn't what they do.
and even if they did, I'd still use Google because it's integrated into Firefox. even if hell froze over and they integrated it into Firefox, I'd still stick with Google because I trust them more than MS.
basically, MS is unwilling and/or unable to provide what I want. I will continue to use Google, just like I will continue to use linux. and to be honest I don't give a sh*t what the "average user" uses. whether Google has 1% or 100% market share, I will be one of the ones using it.
maybe if lots of "ignorant" people start using MSN, tw*t webmasters will focus on cheating their algorithm instead of Google's and it will get even better?
they have it set to maximum all the time so you're fine when exercising and get high when relaxing. it's win-win.
Fuck The Creationists
Trash Talk
Ah yeah, here we go again!
Damn! This is some funky shit that I be laying down on your ass.
This one goes out to all my homey's working in the field of
evolutionary science.
Check it!
Verse 1
Fuck the damn creationists, those bunch of dumb-ass bitches,
every time I think of them my trigger finger itches.
They want to have their bullshit, taught in public class,
Stephen J. Gould should put his foot right up their ass.
Noah and his ark, Adam and his Eve,
straight up fairy stories even children don't believe.
I'm not saying there's no god, that's not for me to say,
all I'm saying is the Earth was not made in a day.
Chorus
Fuck, fuck, fuck,
fuck the Creationists.
Trash Talk
Break it down.
Ah damn, this is a funky jam!
I'm about ready to kick this bitch back in.
Check it.
Verse 2
Fuck the damn creationists I say it with authority,
because kicking their punk asses be me paramount priority.
Them wack-ass bitches say, "evolution's just a theory",
they best step off, them brainless fools, I'll give them cause to fear me.
The cosmos is expanding every second, every day,
but their minds are shrinking as they close their eyes and pray.
They call their bullshit science like the word could give them cred,
if them bitches be scientists then cap me in the head.
Chorus
Trash Talk
Bass!
Bring that shit in!
Ah yeah, that's right, fuck them all motherfuckers.
Fucking punk ass creationists trying to set scientific thought back 400 years.
Fuck that!
If them superstitious motherfuckers want to have that kind of party,
I'm going to put my dick in the mashed potatoes.
Fucking creationists.
Fuck them.
he's bring up the "stealing vs. infingement". that is flamebait. it is a fact that unauthorised copying of copyrighted works without the owner's permission is "copyright infringement" and not "theft". this is true and anyone denying it is ignorant or trolling.
look at what follows the "little c in a circle" on CDs etc.
don't worry, the guys in charge of the awards are probably just fucktards. they probably haven't even read 1984 and just like to use it to prop up their dumb-fuckery.
I worked in a supermarket.
I was trained to look for this kind of thing.
I did look for this kind of thing.
This kind of thing was not looked upon poorly. Shoplifting was a major concern and occasionly was so bad it completely negated the week's profits.
Sorry, are my facts getting in the way of your arrogance?
so? why would I care about the opinion of some colleague? especially one who can't for a decent response so just swears, blasphemes and repeats herself?
>I know of one as UofM that threatened a grad student with expulsion...
<p class="Spaced" id="Tim">what a prick</p>
I have worked as a checkout assistant in ASDA (Walmart) and we were trained to even check CDs were correct. I also noticed an attempt to swap a new game for a budget one's case.
with mid-price stuff like DVD players security were very good at spotting anyone being suspicious. you think they aren't going to pay attention with expensive electronics? lol. I'm sorry that staff are so rubbish in your country and can't even speak the language (unless you're a thief and like it I suppose).
your suggestion would open up a can of worms that would keep the courts busy for centuries arguing about what it meant. it would not solve anything (cf 1st ammendment and anything else eg porn, anti teachers/books teaching evolution laws, Oprah being sued for saying "I won't eat burgers" etc etc etc).
it isn't about technology, it's about data. you need something like the UK Data Protection Act which means you have access to any data about yourself and restricts what companies can do.
no, that is NOT the same thing.
if the description doesn't fit the checkout assistant won't allow the sale.
if you use an automated checkout, then why bother even changing it? you won't have the correct item on your receipt so no proof of purchase if stopped by security.
all it would allow is you to claim someone else did it if you get caught. but if you have the RFID writer on you that won't work. you'll have to get rid of it but with security cameras everywhere that won't necessarily work.
Project Apollo 13 to um.... d'oh!
what's an advertisement?
to a SINGLE CPU, let alone 512.
ATI's linux drivers are a complete joke so it looks like I'm going to be forced to nvidia despite them being the biggest twats this side of SCO.
yes, 939 will replace 754 and 940 but in the short term chips will be released with versions for both.
the new 939 has less cache but ends up being just as fast because of how it's handled.
the 939 also allows use of non-ECC RAM that the 940 required.
Virtual Pool 3 is imo the greatest game ever (assuming you like pool) because it can be played for 5 mins or 5 hours.
you can learn all the controls in a minute, but there's almost infinite potential for improving your ability.
as I've got older (22) I've stopped playing almost entirely except for VP3, and some Warcraft 3 recently just because it's the holidays and I have 3 months off.