"Humanitarian" is just a buzzword used to extort free labour from guilt. When someone makes an effort to innovate, they have every right to try to make money from it. As the AC pointed out, he can help and make money at the same time.
You've got this backwards. Open universities, as I understand them, are not free. Someone has to pay the professors for their service, and it probably comes out of the taxpayer dollars. You can argue that it might benefit the public in the long run, but that's not the point. When you attend classes at an open university, realize that the laywer and the construction worker are both paying for your education.
Nothing is free. If you think it is, check your premises and you'll find someone who paid.
To keep this on topic, when I download music I'm paying for the computer, the internet connection, the time, the CD, etc..., so while it appears free to the brainwashers who are loosing their artificial market, we are all paying for it anyway. We'll buy more CDs as soon as their cost is less than the cost to download and burn. I'll buy from the bookstore down the road as soon as it's cheaper than Amazon.
It's all the same thing. Everything costs, but we strive to pay as little as possible.
You're in a strange land if you're preaching about your right to get paid ad nauseum for software your expertise created. Are there no people reading this forum who write software and give it away for free?
If your expertise is so valuable, then someone will pay you to deliver it at the time it is required. That is, in effect, your "performance" that you should get payed for.
I work in the software industry because a company thinks my services are of value to them. No more no less.
I enjoy the value provided by music, but the only way a band deserves money from me is by selling me something, either by performance, or by getting me to purchase their CD. They have no right to money simply because they've created something.
Books require publishers to sell because it's much cheaper for them to do it than for individuals to do it themselves. There's value and we pay for it. You're not paying for the art, just the service the publisher provides. If the publisher's service is no longer necessary, then writers will have to find another way to make money.
Why not tax only the person who sells instead of both? The seller then passes the tax onto the consumer as visibly as they like. This avoids the problems of trying to claim taxes from cross-state purchases. If it's sold in your state, you collect from the seller.
Do this, and eliminate all income tax and suddenly the government's tracking costs go way down and there's an incentive for people and businesses to earn money.
I, of course, wish I was living in a less socialist swamp. But I can move somewhere if I like.
I concur about Futurama. I'd rather see two hours worth of Treehouse Simpsons episodes than a full movie, but it all depends on the writing. Futurama, on the other hand, always seemed more suited for movie-length productions because of its larger scope.
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What about Hawking? Woods was good, but Hawking was better. Lucy Lawless was another good one.
All generalizations suck. (yes. you see the irony.)
If you want the US to be a leader of technology then you had better innovate. Start a company, meet the demand with your new technology, hire people, etc... Voila, you have US jobs.
Protectionism to suite your desires for stagnation will only kill the economy. If you think you are more deserving of a job than an Indian guy with the same education, then prove it. CEOs and the like speak the language of money. Prove that you can give them more money, and they will hire you. If you can't prove it, you have the problem. Not them.
Thank you for coming. That was truly helpful. Now I can try those other brands that you sugg...oh wait. You offered nothing.
Where I live, the best coffee I can buy in a coffee shop comes from Starbucks. I drink my coffee black and they have the best bean around, compared to the on-overy-block donut shops with their generic-bean swill. Granted, there is a local coffee house that makes free-trade brew that is as good or better than Starbucks, but it depends on the day.
But this is all offtopic. The article is looking for suggestions and you offered nothing but arrogance.
If you won't be able to make such a trivial choice as that in a few years, then you might as well give up now. The OS they make you run will be the least of your worries.
No. Comments are for explaining ambiguous logic. Variable/function/class names should comment themselves. What happens when you use the same variable in 20 different areas? Do I have to go find the comment, or has it been repeated 20 times as well?
Offtopic and possibly cliche, but I occasionaly buy Maxim for the articles. It's expecially good for travelling. My girlfriend even enjoys reading it, despite grimacing at the photospreads. Have you ever looked in a Vogue or Cosmo? 80% Ads, and 19% articles that can be considered ads.
At least Maxim actually has something worth reading. This is why they sell. The teaser pictures are just to catch your eye.
In other words, it's no more porn than Vogue (less actually), but actually has something to read.
Up till now every answer I've seen is either a) Because it's a tradtion, b) Because it's english, c) Because in Mathematics, we distinguish, or, simply, d) Because it's just better.
What's wrong with these reasons? This post and at least 10 others more than an hour before yours gave perfectly sane reasons why case-sensitivity is a good thing.
I hope your post will give someone a nudge to smack you in the back of the head. What's wrong with "VARPTR"? Are you on drugs? Is this Variable Pointer? Veterans Affairs Reporter? VARP Tree (whatever a VARP is)? I DON"T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I HATE READING ALL CAPS, ESPECIALLY WHEN READING IT IN CODE FOR 10 HOURS A DAY.
Read-read the comments above your post and see if you can't find a good reason for case-sensitivty. I assure you, there are plenty.
I definitely agree that having computer games and exercise equipment linked is the way to go. I would rather play a sport than work out at the gym. I'd rather play computer games than do pushups at home. They still have room for a lot of improvement, but it's a step in the right direction.
Isometric exercise and/or cardio. Every little bit helps. And building muscle is a great way to reduce fat ( though not necessarily lose weight).
I completely agree with this. When it's easy to shut off, I find myself entering into a snooze-cycle where I seem to be able to smack the snooze button without waking up.
If you have to get out of bed and cross the room to shut if off, you probably won't go back to sleep. If you do, you have problems an alarm clock won't fix.
The only problem is that some people like it close to the bed so that they won't be that far away from the sound. The farther you are away, the louder it has to be, and may annoy someone else.
Maybe someone could create an alarm clock where the controls are in a box on the other side of the room, but the alarm is in a receiver next to your bed. This puts the alarm next to your head, but forces you to get up to shut it off.
Let's see where the problem is, according to the article:
1. It's cleaner for the environment. (a good thing)
2. It's more efficient and less costly. (saving you money == a good thing)
3. Used in medicines as well as missles. (many uses == a good thing)
4. The process can potentially be used to create other materials in a similar way, which may, who knows, help the fight against AIDs and cancer. (a good thing)
Which part of this don't you like? Missles are going to be propelled one way or the other, so why not improve the method while at the same time advancing a technology that has potential to help in many other areas?
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The disabled need help because they don't have the power to get money.
No money == no food == no life.
"Humanitarian" is just a buzzword used to extort free labour from guilt. When someone makes an effort to innovate, they have every right to try to make money from it. As the AC pointed out, he can help and make money at the same time.
Nothing is free. If you think it is, check your premises and you'll find someone who paid. To keep this on topic, when I download music I'm paying for the computer, the internet connection, the time, the CD, etc..., so while it appears free to the brainwashers who are loosing their artificial market, we are all paying for it anyway. We'll buy more CDs as soon as their cost is less than the cost to download and burn. I'll buy from the bookstore down the road as soon as it's cheaper than Amazon.
It's all the same thing. Everything costs, but we strive to pay as little as possible.
If your expertise is so valuable, then someone will pay you to deliver it at the time it is required. That is, in effect, your "performance" that you should get payed for.
I work in the software industry because a company thinks my services are of value to them. No more no less.
I enjoy the value provided by music, but the only way a band deserves money from me is by selling me something, either by performance, or by getting me to purchase their CD. They have no right to money simply because they've created something.
Books require publishers to sell because it's much cheaper for them to do it than for individuals to do it themselves. There's value and we pay for it. You're not paying for the art, just the service the publisher provides. If the publisher's service is no longer necessary, then writers will have to find another way to make money.
Do this, and eliminate all income tax and suddenly the government's tracking costs go way down and there's an incentive for people and businesses to earn money.
I, of course, wish I was living in a less socialist swamp. But I can move somewhere if I like.
Choose with your wallets if you want to punish MS. It's not like aren't alternatives to everything they make.
In other words, I agree the ajiva's irony, assuming it was intended to be ironic.
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I seem to remember this going from 2-something, to 3-something, and I could swear they were in the 4's for a while now.
Just think of how big this will get then they finally buy that 64-bit system. They seem to be approaching their 32-bit limit. (/joke)
I concur about Futurama. I'd rather see two hours worth of Treehouse Simpsons episodes than a full movie, but it all depends on the writing. Futurama, on the other hand, always seemed more suited for movie-length productions because of its larger scope.
All generalizations suck. (yes. you see the irony.)
The economy doesn't work so good when the citizens can't afford to buy the products being made.
Then who will you work for? Have you thought this through?
Protectionism to suite your desires for stagnation will only kill the economy. If you think you are more deserving of a job than an Indian guy with the same education, then prove it. CEOs and the like speak the language of money. Prove that you can give them more money, and they will hire you. If you can't prove it, you have the problem. Not them.
Drink 6 Cups a Day
Mix this with your two glasses of wine a day (to help you sleep after all the coffee) and you're all set. It's *twitch*normal.
Where I live, the best coffee I can buy in a coffee shop comes from Starbucks. I drink my coffee black and they have the best bean around, compared to the on-overy-block donut shops with their generic-bean swill. Granted, there is a local coffee house that makes free-trade brew that is as good or better than Starbucks, but it depends on the day.
But this is all offtopic. The article is looking for suggestions and you offered nothing but arrogance.
If you won't be able to make such a trivial choice as that in a few years, then you might as well give up now. The OS they make you run will be the least of your worries.
Go nuts. You too can build levels for Redneck Rampage. Now available on Linux.
Maybe we'll even get the Build Forever engine this year...(sorry)
Where's the Filthy Critic when you need him?
I hope I never have to read your code.
At least Maxim actually has something worth reading. This is why they sell. The teaser pictures are just to catch your eye.
In other words, it's no more porn than Vogue (less actually), but actually has something to read.
I hope your post will give someone a nudge to smack you in the back of the head. What's wrong with "VARPTR"? Are you on drugs? Is this Variable Pointer? Veterans Affairs Reporter? VARP Tree (whatever a VARP is)? I DON"T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I HATE READING ALL CAPS, ESPECIALLY WHEN READING IT IN CODE FOR 10 HOURS A DAY.
Read-read the comments above your post and see if you can't find a good reason for case-sensitivty. I assure you, there are plenty.
I definitely agree that having computer games and exercise equipment linked is the way to go. I would rather play a sport than work out at the gym. I'd rather play computer games than do pushups at home. They still have room for a lot of improvement, but it's a step in the right direction.
Isometric exercise and/or cardio. Every little bit helps. And building muscle is a great way to reduce fat ( though not necessarily lose weight).
Not only that. Didn't DNF have pre-orders at one point?
It can be vapor until it's shipped.
If you have to get out of bed and cross the room to shut if off, you probably won't go back to sleep. If you do, you have problems an alarm clock won't fix.
The only problem is that some people like it close to the bed so that they won't be that far away from the sound. The farther you are away, the louder it has to be, and may annoy someone else.
Maybe someone could create an alarm clock where the controls are in a box on the other side of the room, but the alarm is in a receiver next to your bed. This puts the alarm next to your head, but forces you to get up to shut it off.
Let's see where the problem is, according to the article:
1. It's cleaner for the environment. (a good thing)
2. It's more efficient and less costly. (saving you money == a good thing)
3. Used in medicines as well as missles. (many uses == a good thing)
4. The process can potentially be used to create other materials in a similar way, which may, who knows, help the fight against AIDs and cancer. (a good thing)
Which part of this don't you like? Missles are going to be propelled one way or the other, so why not improve the method while at the same time advancing a technology that has potential to help in many other areas?
Or were you just trolling?
Yeah. The 4th link in the article. Hardly insightful.