giving more power to these entities and less to our central government, it might benefit not just our economy but also our happyness by giving us canditates to vote for instead of just against.
Yes. This is the way it was, originally. The Bill of Rights wasn't even intended to apply to the states--only to the national legislature. In the early days, states could and did restrict freedom of the press and announce official religious holidays and no one minded. Even Thomas Jefferson did this while he was a governor. Once he became President, he refused to pronounce days of fasting and prayer, since he felt that it was not proper for the national executive to pursue such an action.
I can get a very good meal at a resturant for $5 here.
Yes, this is something that I noticed when I lived in northeastern New Jersey. Food wasn't very much more expensive than it is here, while housing was at least 10x as expensive. Gas prices were about the same.
It's a nice try but you're wasting your time with the Slashbots. Anything and everything that's wrong with their lives is a result of "Fascist Corporate Conspiracies". They have neither the capacity nor the desire to understand supply and demand.
How's this for a justification? This internet connection for half the price is (theoretically) 30+ times faster than your 384kb/s DSL.
Because most people only have email or do light web browsing. They don't care about downloading 700 MB movies or getting the latest kernel. That is THE reason broadband is failing here. Not enough people care to make it profitable.
It's not hair-splitting at all. Copyright was never intended to be *anything* like a property right. It has been corrupted severely, largely by people who insist that it's 'just like property'.
Do you think Thomas Jefferson would have been willing to make his farm public property after 14 years? No, that violates the very essence of property rights. So why was copyright initially a 14 year deal? BECAUSE IT'S NOT A PROPERTY RIGHT! But now, since everyone keeps calling it intellectual 'property', it makes perfect sense to keep extending the term indefinitely.
Before you start more self-righteous preaching, I'm not suggesting that people should violate copyright. That's illegal and I have no problem with that. But to call it property displays ignorance of the nature of the idea. And to keep extending it is ridiculous and is in violation of the Constitution.
Of course, OPENSTEP did this in 1993 and did it better than Windows does now. (Might have even been there in NeXTSTEP 1.0 in 1988, can't say for sure.)
I seem to recall reading that Canadian railroad workers had only a few seconds to cover themselves with a blanket when a swarm of mosquitoes came along--or face being completely devoured by them. The horses were simply abandoned to the insects.
When I saw the headline, I thought this was going to be a project that would help give our government *some* kind of understanding of modern technology. Too bad, because that would really be a useful project.
I also am free to consider that sort of speech to be hateful and I will hold someone who does it in contempt.
No, no, no. That's an inhibition of free speech! You have to agree with everything Michael Moore says, or you're "oppressing" him. Don't you know anything?:-)
When I was 10 or so, some friends and I decided it would be cool to make a little blowtorch out of a cigarette lighter and an aerosol can of Lysol. It actually worked pretty well. Then we set a dumpster on fire. You wouldn't believe how well trash burns with a little outside help! Somehow, the Fire Department didn't buy the 'consumer safety' excuse, however...
I know that GNUStep is implemented in Obj-C, but would this book be useful for learning Obj-C and the GNUStep interface?
I haven't read it but judging from the title and review, I don't think it will do you much good right now. It appears to be talking about some of Apple's own custom frameworks and lower level UNIX stuff. Somebody on the GNUstep list mentioned recently that they're interested in cloning Rendezvous but it's still just vapor.
Now, Aaron Hillegass' previous book, Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X, is VERY good and will mostly stand you in good stead with GNUstep. It's a great introduction to OpenStep/Cocoa/GNUstep concepts. Combined with the documentation on the GNUstep site, the docs over at Apple and asking questions on the GNUstep mailing lists, you'll be fine.
would I gain any cross-platform Linux-Mac OS X benefits
the GNUstep frameworks and Apple's Cocoa are both based on the OpenStep API, so they're mostly source-compatible. There are some pitfalls and considerations that you'll need to know about before you start on any ambitious programs, however. I'd suggest just becoming familiar with Cocoa and/or GNUstep first, then try writing a simple little app and porting it. There's a very cool project underway called Renaissance that will make portable UI design much easier. I can say that it's easier to design/build on Linux/GNUstep and then move to OS X rather than the other way around.
GNUmail is an example of a great portable OS X/Linux/BSD success story. Nice app.
Hope this helps. Drop on by the GNUstep discussion list some time and say hi. Always nice to know who's interested in the project.
The public has little input into the political process.
If only that were the case. Sadly, the public has far too much influence with politicians. That's why you see government desperately propping up large failing businesses and industries (think airlines). If theres a dip in the economy (and especially the job market) the voters will have your head on a platter before you can say, "It's not my fault!" WE are the ones keeping big business in business.
$400 billion prescription drug plan that won't reform the system to be sustainable? No, it doesn't make sense, but your Presidential career is history if you don't go along with it; you'd be eaten alive if you didn't.
This government is far more responsive to the wishes of the people than it ought to be. It's certainly more responsive than it was originally designed to be.
Set in the 1950s? How does that work? Does he fight Soviets? So far as I know, Stalin didn't have any interest in ancient artifacts or supernatural powers. And I don't think Kruschev either.
IMO, the Nazis and the late 30s character were part of what generated the great atmosphere in the first 3 movies.
Try this: transplant Sound of Music into Soviet Russia. It just doesn't work, does it?
Slashdot seems to be mostly punk/rock territory. From my nick, you should be able to tell that I've heard live Jazz albums.:-)
But some people on here were going all glassy-eyed with the idea that recorded music should just be done away with altogether. If you do that, you give up an awful lot of musical possibilities. I like Albedo 0.39, for example, but it just wouldn't work in a live setting. Any time you start getting into delicate electronic sounds, you need a pristine listening environment and careful recording techniques.
WindowMaker != GNUstep. WindowMaker is an X11 window manager meant to resemble a NeXT desktop. GNUstep is a set of portable object-oriented frameworks that provide resources for writing applications. It's like an object-oriented standard C library.
And as frameworks go, GNUstep is *very* fancy. Oh, and the GUI libraries are theme-able as well--so you can make it look any way you want. There's a Mac-style menu theme, an updated NeXT-ish theme, and I've seen some screenshots of OS X themes.
I can't understand why anybody wants to listen to live recordings at all (or attend them) because they invariably suck. You could just buy a recording of a lot of people screaming and get the same effect.
My conclusion is that people go to live performances (of rock, at least) to "be part of the crowd" rather than to hear music.
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Am I the only one who reads this as StFU every time I see it in print?
Yes. This is the way it was, originally. The Bill of Rights wasn't even intended to apply to the states--only to the national legislature. In the early days, states could and did restrict freedom of the press and announce official religious holidays and no one minded. Even Thomas Jefferson did this while he was a governor. Once he became President, he refused to pronounce days of fasting and prayer, since he felt that it was not proper for the national executive to pursue such an action.
I can get a very good meal at a resturant for $5 here.
Yes, this is something that I noticed when I lived in northeastern New Jersey. Food wasn't very much more expensive than it is here, while housing was at least 10x as expensive. Gas prices were about the same.
It's a nice try but you're wasting your time with the Slashbots. Anything and everything that's wrong with their lives is a result of "Fascist Corporate Conspiracies". They have neither the capacity nor the desire to understand supply and demand.
No, I believe he was referring to Hollywood. DC is way down the list after pretty much every city in California and every town in the Northeast.
No, that $21 a month is subsidized by the taxpayers.
Because most people only have email or do light web browsing. They don't care about downloading 700 MB movies or getting the latest kernel. That is THE reason broadband is failing here. Not enough people care to make it profitable.
US-centric
Or even England-centric. They still speak English there, right? Heck, from the names, you'd think that England and English were related, wouldn't you?
Do you think Thomas Jefferson would have been willing to make his farm public property after 14 years? No, that violates the very essence of property rights. So why was copyright initially a 14 year deal? BECAUSE IT'S NOT A PROPERTY RIGHT! But now, since everyone keeps calling it intellectual 'property', it makes perfect sense to keep extending the term indefinitely.
Before you start more self-righteous preaching, I'm not suggesting that people should violate copyright. That's illegal and I have no problem with that. But to call it property displays ignorance of the nature of the idea. And to keep extending it is ridiculous and is in violation of the Constitution.
Of course, OPENSTEP did this in 1993 and did it better than Windows does now. (Might have even been there in NeXTSTEP 1.0 in 1988, can't say for sure.)
I seem to recall reading that Canadian railroad workers had only a few seconds to cover themselves with a blanket when a swarm of mosquitoes came along--or face being completely devoured by them. The horses were simply abandoned to the insects.
Most certainly. But this time, let's do it to the northeast and clean up that cesspool.
When I saw the headline, I thought this was going to be a project that would help give our government *some* kind of understanding of modern technology. Too bad, because that would really be a useful project.
No, no, no. That's an inhibition of free speech! You have to agree with everything Michael Moore says, or you're "oppressing" him. Don't you know anything? :-)
When I was 10 or so, some friends and I decided it would be cool to make a little blowtorch out of a cigarette lighter and an aerosol can of Lysol. It actually worked pretty well. Then we set a dumpster on fire. You wouldn't believe how well trash burns with a little outside help! Somehow, the Fire Department didn't buy the 'consumer safety' excuse, however...
I haven't read it but judging from the title and review, I don't think it will do you much good right now. It appears to be talking about some of Apple's own custom frameworks and lower level UNIX stuff. Somebody on the GNUstep list mentioned recently that they're interested in cloning Rendezvous but it's still just vapor.
Now, Aaron Hillegass' previous book, Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X, is VERY good and will mostly stand you in good stead with GNUstep. It's a great introduction to OpenStep/Cocoa/GNUstep concepts. Combined with the documentation on the GNUstep site, the docs over at Apple and asking questions on the GNUstep mailing lists, you'll be fine.
would I gain any cross-platform Linux-Mac OS X benefits
the GNUstep frameworks and Apple's Cocoa are both based on the OpenStep API, so they're mostly source-compatible. There are some pitfalls and considerations that you'll need to know about before you start on any ambitious programs, however. I'd suggest just becoming familiar with Cocoa and/or GNUstep first, then try writing a simple little app and porting it. There's a very cool project underway called Renaissance that will make portable UI design much easier. I can say that it's easier to design/build on Linux/GNUstep and then move to OS X rather than the other way around.
GNUmail is an example of a great portable OS X/Linux/BSD success story. Nice app.
Hope this helps. Drop on by the GNUstep discussion list some time and say hi. Always nice to know who's interested in the project.
If only that were the case. Sadly, the public has far too much influence with politicians. That's why you see government desperately propping up large failing businesses and industries (think airlines). If theres a dip in the economy (and especially the job market) the voters will have your head on a platter before you can say, "It's not my fault!" WE are the ones keeping big business in business.
$400 billion prescription drug plan that won't reform the system to be sustainable? No, it doesn't make sense, but your Presidential career is history if you don't go along with it; you'd be eaten alive if you didn't.
This government is far more responsive to the wishes of the people than it ought to be. It's certainly more responsive than it was originally designed to be.
Well, how often have you seen a PHB solve a sticky situation? Or ANY situation?
IMO, the Nazis and the late 30s character were part of what generated the great atmosphere in the first 3 movies.
Try this: transplant Sound of Music into Soviet Russia. It just doesn't work, does it?
But some people on here were going all glassy-eyed with the idea that recorded music should just be done away with altogether. If you do that, you give up an awful lot of musical possibilities. I like Albedo 0.39, for example, but it just wouldn't work in a live setting. Any time you start getting into delicate electronic sounds, you need a pristine listening environment and careful recording techniques.
And as frameworks go, GNUstep is *very* fancy. Oh, and the GUI libraries are theme-able as well--so you can make it look any way you want. There's a Mac-style menu theme, an updated NeXT-ish theme, and I've seen some screenshots of OS X themes.
You're right, I *so* want to hear some talent-less idiots butcher a performance of Dark Side of the Moon.
My conclusion is that people go to live performances (of rock, at least) to "be part of the crowd" rather than to hear music.
No customer could have imagined it :-). And if they had, they would have been Pink Floyd.
No, iTunes pays the record label. The record label pays the band. Maybe. If Hilary Rosen is in a generous mood that day.
Nope, almost everything on earth is owned by the French megacorp, Vivendi.