Yes, I know. I wasn't making a serious political statement, just going for some cheap humor. When it comes to actual politics, it's John Kerry's worldview that I despise, not his boring demeanor, elitist attitude, and pompous language.
And the lesson here, boys and girls, is that if you want your message to be heard, you should never mention something that is: 1) totally irrelevant; and 2) far more cool to look at than your main point.
Seriously, why on earth did he include those shots of burned money? Why did he stick the bills in the microwave in the first place? The whole thing is just so damned silly that it hardly even matters what his main point is.
Well, first I just want to say that I do, uhhhhhhh, believe that businesses have a right to protect their investments...
Interviewer begins to droop.
<monotone>...and of course, President Bush has not shown the, uhhhhhhhhh, leadership that we expect from a Commander-In-Chief on this issue...</monotone>
Interviewer nods off.
<monotone>...and, uhhhhhhhh, obviously, SCO has not shown that they have a case and I think they're clearly wrong... </monotone>
Audience nods off.
<monotone>...but SCO has clearly shown the leadership to...</monotone>
Both audience and interviewer have dangerously weak heartbeats.
<monotone>...my record is clear in that I believe in the SCO case and, uhhhhhhh...</monotone>
Most members of the audience are clinically dead. The interviewer is sprawled on the floor.
<monotone>...those who would question my patriotism by implying that my position has changed on this matter...</monotone>
Temperature reaches absolute zero as all atomic motion stops.
<monotone>...which is, uhhhhhhh, why I think I will be your next President. My Vietnam war heroism makes it clear that, uhhhhhh...</monotone>
Here's your chance: get everybody you know involved in finishing Parsec. The thing is most of the way there now. As I understand it, the networking code is the only thing in an unfinished state.
Yet, when Linus Torvalds offers a free Linux kernel to the world, SCO tells the U.S. Congress (your "Government Gangsters") that Linux is a threat to the security and economy of the U.S. Ironic, huh?
The number of harrassing calls made to that number surely goes through the roof every time the song is played on the radio. I wonder if anyone has ever tried to sue stations for playing it.
Actually, they're one and the same person. Mild-mannered superhero who fights for justice by day, stupid white pseudo-rapper by night. But no one in the hood can put 2 and 2 together. Not surprising, since none of them made it successfully through 2nd grade.
another odd footnote: AOL's first client for the PC was written as a geoworks ensemble 1.0 application.
I remember this! My dad got a copy of an AOL disk from work when I was a kid (must have been about 10 at the time) and we were going to install it on our home computer. Then we found that we had to have GEOS, so we installed that too. I remember being incredibly shocked by the cool look of the GUI, after seeing only Windows and DOS. Good times!
Or, to put it into a more familiar vernacular: "Because it's there." A better question to ask about Mono, dotGNU, or any other Free Software project than "Why?" is "Why not?"
The essence of science is that it finds predictive laws. Even though there are aspects of economics and politics that are moderately predictable, it doesn't even come close to the reliability of the natural universe. Science only applies when studying things that never change. That's my view anyway.
Googlefight thinks it's "international network." But I disagree. The project was always viewed as an experiment in getting networks to talk to each other (one network, another network, connect them and you have "inter"networking).
Well, if you have evidence that economics is a science, you might have a case. But just saying "by definition" won't cut it.
I think you meant "isn't a science". But using a definition does cut it because words mean things. We can't simply go around broadening the definitions of words to make them mean things they don't. This is usually done for the purpose of making something sound better or worse by using words with strong connotative value.
Here are some good examples of words that have been broadened beyond all reason for what amount to propaganda purposes:
science (to make something sound more enlightened or important)
Nazi (to make someone sound racist, murderous, and immoral)
Political Science OK, so you do lab experiments with staffers and image consultants or something?
Military Science "What have we learned?" "When we dump fuel air explosives on things, they explode." "Fascinating. Let's try it again and see if it still works."
Library Science So damn silly, I don't even need to bother with an amusing comment.
All the intelligence successes of the US have come from satelite and communications intelligence.
You cannot simply rely on satellite and communications intercepts though. You *have* to have human intel because the threats aren't always from missile silos or conventional armies. For example, the current problems in Afghanistan and Iraq are purely because of poor human intelligence. Satellites won't fix that.
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Yes, I know. I wasn't making a serious political statement, just going for some cheap humor. When it comes to actual politics, it's John Kerry's worldview that I despise, not his boring demeanor, elitist attitude, and pompous language.
Seriously, why on earth did he include those shots of burned money? Why did he stick the bills in the microwave in the first place? The whole thing is just so damned silly that it hardly even matters what his main point is.
He's flirting with you.
Yeah, you're probably right. I thought about that after I posted, but it was obviously too late to go back and change it by that point.
Interviewer begins to droop.
<monotone>...and of course, President Bush has not shown the, uhhhhhhhhh, leadership that we expect from a Commander-In-Chief on this issue...</monotone>
Interviewer nods off.
<monotone>...and, uhhhhhhhh, obviously, SCO has not shown that they have a case and I think they're clearly wrong... </monotone>
Audience nods off.
<monotone>...but SCO has clearly shown the leadership to...</monotone>
Both audience and interviewer have dangerously weak heartbeats.
<monotone>...my record is clear in that I believe in the SCO case and, uhhhhhhh...</monotone>
Most members of the audience are clinically dead. The interviewer is sprawled on the floor.
<monotone>...those who would question my patriotism by implying that my position has changed on this matter...</monotone>
Temperature reaches absolute zero as all atomic motion stops.
<monotone>...which is, uhhhhhhh, why I think I will be your next President. My Vietnam war heroism makes it clear that, uhhhhhh...</monotone>
SCV: Sons of Confederate Veterans.
No no no. You search for "iddqd", "idkfa", and "goobers" sequentially.
Here's your chance: get everybody you know involved in finishing Parsec. The thing is most of the way there now. As I understand it, the networking code is the only thing in an unfinished state.
And the Gubmint ignored them. Case closed.
The number of harrassing calls made to that number surely goes through the roof every time the song is played on the radio. I wonder if anyone has ever tried to sue stations for playing it.
Will they say, "Jenny, I've got your number"? If they don't, it's a travesty of justice.
John Kerry has a lot to do with that one. The man votes against every budget increase for the military coming down the pike.
Actually, they're one and the same person. Mild-mannered superhero who fights for justice by day, stupid white pseudo-rapper by night. But no one in the hood can put 2 and 2 together. Not surprising, since none of them made it successfully through 2nd grade.
I remember this! My dad got a copy of an AOL disk from work when I was a kid (must have been about 10 at the time) and we were going to install it on our home computer. Then we found that we had to have GEOS, so we installed that too. I remember being incredibly shocked by the cool look of the GUI, after seeing only Windows and DOS. Good times!
Or, to put it into a more familiar vernacular: "Because it's there." A better question to ask about Mono, dotGNU, or any other Free Software project than "Why?" is "Why not?"
The essence of science is that it finds predictive laws. Even though there are aspects of economics and politics that are moderately predictable, it doesn't even come close to the reliability of the natural universe. Science only applies when studying things that never change. That's my view anyway.
Googlefight thinks it's "international network." But I disagree. The project was always viewed as an experiment in getting networks to talk to each other (one network, another network, connect them and you have "inter"networking).
I think you meant "isn't a science". But using a definition does cut it because words mean things. We can't simply go around broadening the definitions of words to make them mean things they don't. This is usually done for the purpose of making something sound better or worse by using words with strong connotative value.
Here are some good examples of words that have been broadened beyond all reason for what amount to propaganda purposes:
I know of Arrow's theorem, but it's not science.
...and think that the source to Doom III had been leaked?
Correct.
and the decision to build a pipeline through Alaska isn't political?
Yes, it's definitely political. But the politicians aren't doing science.
Science, by definition, deals with the natural world. Politics, by definition, doesn't.
OK, so you do lab experiments with staffers and image consultants or something?
Military Science
"What have we learned?"
"When we dump fuel air explosives on things, they explode."
"Fascinating. Let's try it again and see if it still works."
Library Science
So damn silly, I don't even need to bother with an amusing comment.
You cannot simply rely on satellite and communications intercepts though. You *have* to have human intel because the threats aren't always from missile silos or conventional armies. For example, the current problems in Afghanistan and Iraq are purely because of poor human intelligence. Satellites won't fix that.
You have a very unique friend. :-) You really should get some interviews with him down on tape for posterity.
So if you drink 7-Up, you'll kill yourself. Right? I'm all set for a career in statistics now. :-)