If we start allowing worms such as this one back on our systems, just because, "Well, it might help", it won't be long before somebody combines one that fixes one hole while making a new, bigger one.
Bingo. I mean,it would be very easy to create a worm that looked a lot like this one. People might just say, "Oh, it's just the Cheese worm. It's OK."
I do have to admit that the idea of a beneficial worm is pretty neat, however.
Don't know about other religious etiologies, but at least from the biblical standpoint, the thought is that the universe was created in a mature state. In other words, people, animals, plants, geology, the stars and planets were all created in a full state of maturity. And when you think about it, it wouldn't have made sense for it to be any other way. I mean, if you have enough power to create the universe in a mere instant, why would you wait hundreds, thousands, or millions of years for everything to grow into a useful state?
Huh? No, I just meant that Objective C, OpenStep, UNIX, weren't technologies that he put his blessing on. He's quite egotistical that way. Remember what he said to Steve Jobs when asked to port some apps to NeXTSTEP? He said, "Develop for it? I'll piss on it!"
Yet, backwards conservatives ignore the fact that it takes an investment in a person to allow him to produce - no one can develop into an educated, free-thinking, happy, productive individual if his entire life is an uphill battle to survive.
Well, you're partially correct. However, there is a long list of people who have done just that. My fear was that you were proposing that the purpose for taxes is to take money from the rich so they don't "get above themselves." It seems, to me, that many believe this to be the purpose for taxes. Unfortunately, it is entirely possible that our society is so jaded and immoral that volunteer charity won't work anymore. It's just a shame to realize that most of the money that could be going to the poor is feeding the bureaucracy that it takes to administer it all.
I saw an article on American economic progress yesterday. People were polled on the issue: "Who is better for the economy, the Republicans or Democrats?" Very few picked the answer that was actually correct: neither. The American economy has historically grown three times as fast in periods of gridlock than in periods where a party controlled the entire government.
Yeah, I never understood why people were so opposed to gridlock.;-)
Um, I've heard that most (all?) MS applications are being written in C++
For sure.
Objective C.
Never in a million years. <grin> Now, Apple is using Objective C, of course, since they bought NeXT. But considering that Bill Gates has a terminal case of not-invented-here syndrome (for under-the-hood stuff, of course,) I wouldn't expect Microsoft to touch Objective C with a 40 foot pole.
In retrospect, that seems pretty obvious. The only viable system is to take away between 25% and 75% of every person's income and redistribute it. The U.S., right now, is going with a figure of something like 45%, I believe.
So, you believe that the troubles in the world are all due to concentration of wealth rather than evil human beings?
Ah, but if you've ever seen an interview with him, it becomes rather obvious that he couldn't care less about making money. He's just a guy who loves to experiment with things.
Actually, I think it would be really helpful for dating. It seems like the biggest hurdle is not finding someone that you like who likes you back--the problems is the difficulty in letting the other person know that you're interested.
On the other hand, neither KDE nor Gnome will ever go away, not become unsupported, because the direction of the open source community as a whole is totally irrelevent; each of these has its own community, which prefers it, and which will continue to use and support it.
As evidence for this, I should mention that even much older and less popular alternatives continue to be supported. I'm now using fvwm, like I have been for the past 6 years, and it has continued to meet my needs and be supported despite the fact that it's mostly ignored by the rest of the world.
Right. An even more interesting example for me is GNUstep. Relatively speaking, almost no one has even heard of Objective C or OpenStep (despite the fact that OpenStep is, of course, the best API ever;-). However, there is a small number of dedicated and interested people using and supporting it. Even with the growth of KDE and GNOME over the last 5 years, we're still plugging away and making painfully slow but steady progress! I'd like to see any company toil like this for that long with viable alternatives cropping up and still not run out of venture capital! Staying power...
Suppose I'm a video artist and I want to rip sections of my DVD to study animation and video techniques. I want to take advantage of the quality and fine control I can get over the frames to study and modify portions of the film as a learning exercise. Perhaps I would like to practice digital editing and post-production techniques?
I'm just finishing a paper about the DMCA for a Political Science course. The DMCA was primarily crafted to implement the WIPO treaty. The WIPO treaty, in turn, is primarily intended to spread the concept of copyright that American corporations have to other countries (mainly, China). It's because of the huge amount of unauthorized copying going on in China. Of course, cracking down on Napster et al is another reason.;-)
The problem is that there are no waverers. There's hardly anyone who has even heard of the DMCA and those who have already have their minds made up one way or the other. And I think it's likely to stay that way.
Actually, we do. And not just to our "friends" either. Did you know that we supplied Iraq in the 1980s? We just offered a big arms package to Taiwan. We supply numerous third-world nations that we feel to be democratic or heading that way.
neither does china.
They gave all kinds of stuff to the North Koreans back in the 50s.
who is going to buy it?
Some nutty collector with too much cash and time on his or her hands.
Not some idiot collector.
Wait a sec...nevermind. Why not?
Probably, it shall be an intelligence agent.
No more than Chinese spies are trying to steal the secret to the Hula-Hoop(tm) or the Frisbee(tm) or Slinky(tm). The Chinese already have American space technology (Hughues and Loral, not to mention the stuff they've already stolen) what would they want with an outdated Russian design? Sentimental value for their dear departed comrades? I really think you're being a little too paranoid here. Not that there isn't some cause, but still...
The rewriting or adapting of musical works has, for a very long time, been a primary means of learning composition in European art music. Some of Bach's early organ works were transcriptions of Vivaldi concerti, for example. It can also be part of the appeal of the music itself: to take some well-known melody and skillfully give it new life.
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Have you seen the prices the FSF charges for CDs of software?
Actually, I believe you'll find that it is written with the idea that Intellectual Property isn't property at all.
Bingo. I mean,it would be very easy to create a worm that looked a lot like this one. People might just say, "Oh, it's just the Cheese worm. It's OK."
I do have to admit that the idea of a beneficial worm is pretty neat, however.
Don't know about other religious etiologies, but at least from the biblical standpoint, the thought is that the universe was created in a mature state. In other words, people, animals, plants, geology, the stars and planets were all created in a full state of maturity. And when you think about it, it wouldn't have made sense for it to be any other way. I mean, if you have enough power to create the universe in a mere instant, why would you wait hundreds, thousands, or millions of years for everything to grow into a useful state?
You know what I do when I see an article I'm not interested in? I don't read it.
I don't think anyone is arguing with what you've said here. Does that mean we can't hear about it?
It has nothing to do with which is worse. It's a simple matter of words mean things.
If only more people realized why international governance was problematic...
Huh? No, I just meant that Objective C, OpenStep, UNIX, weren't technologies that he put his blessing on. He's quite egotistical that way. Remember what he said to Steve Jobs when asked to port some apps to NeXTSTEP? He said, "Develop for it? I'll piss on it!"
I mean, in a war, somebody dies right? In an all out war, both sides are destroyed. This could be fun to watch...
Well, you're partially correct. However, there is a long list of people who have done just that. My fear was that you were proposing that the purpose for taxes is to take money from the rich so they don't "get above themselves." It seems, to me, that many believe this to be the purpose for taxes. Unfortunately, it is entirely possible that our society is so jaded and immoral that volunteer charity won't work anymore. It's just a shame to realize that most of the money that could be going to the poor is feeding the bureaucracy that it takes to administer it all.
I saw an article on American economic progress yesterday. People were polled on the issue: "Who is better for the economy, the Republicans or Democrats?" Very few picked the answer that was actually correct: neither. The American economy has historically grown three times as fast in periods of gridlock than in periods where a party controlled the entire government.
Yeah, I never understood why people were so opposed to gridlock. ;-)
For sure.
Objective C.
Never in a million years. <grin> Now, Apple is using Objective C, of course, since they bought NeXT. But considering that Bill Gates has a terminal case of not-invented-here syndrome (for under-the-hood stuff, of course,) I wouldn't expect Microsoft to touch Objective C with a 40 foot pole.
So, you believe that the troubles in the world are all due to concentration of wealth rather than evil human beings?
Ah, but if you've ever seen an interview with him, it becomes rather obvious that he couldn't care less about making money. He's just a guy who loves to experiment with things.
I love that picture! He looks like a guru meditating before "The Machine."
Actually, I think it would be really helpful for dating. It seems like the biggest hurdle is not finding someone that you like who likes you back--the problems is the difficulty in letting the other person know that you're interested.
As evidence for this, I should mention that even much older and less popular alternatives continue to be supported. I'm now using fvwm, like I have been for the past 6 years, and it has continued to meet my needs and be supported despite the fact that it's mostly ignored by the rest of the world.
Right. An even more interesting example for me is GNUstep. Relatively speaking, almost no one has even heard of Objective C or OpenStep (despite the fact that OpenStep is, of course, the best API ever ;-). However, there is a small number of dedicated and interested people using and supporting it. Even with the growth of KDE and GNOME over the last 5 years, we're still plugging away and making painfully slow but steady progress! I'd like to see any company toil like this for that long with viable alternatives cropping up and still not run out of venture capital! Staying power...
Suppose I'm a video artist and I want to rip sections of my DVD to study animation and video techniques. I want to take advantage of the quality and fine control I can get over the frames to study and modify portions of the film as a learning exercise. Perhaps I would like to practice digital editing and post-production techniques?
Actually, for Constitutional freedoms, I'd suggest you join the Constitution Party.
I'm just finishing a paper about the DMCA for a Political Science course. The DMCA was primarily crafted to implement the WIPO treaty. The WIPO treaty, in turn, is primarily intended to spread the concept of copyright that American corporations have to other countries (mainly, China). It's because of the huge amount of unauthorized copying going on in China. Of course, cracking down on Napster et al is another reason. ;-)
It's alright--we Southerners forgive you!
The problem is that there are no waverers. There's hardly anyone who has even heard of the DMCA and those who have already have their minds made up one way or the other. And I think it's likely to stay that way.
Actually, we do. And not just to our "friends" either. Did you know that we supplied Iraq in the 1980s? We just offered a big arms package to Taiwan. We supply numerous third-world nations that we feel to be democratic or heading that way.
neither does china.
They gave all kinds of stuff to the North Koreans back in the 50s.
who is going to buy it?
Some nutty collector with too much cash and time on his or her hands.
Not some idiot collector.
Wait a sec...nevermind. Why not?
Probably, it shall be an intelligence agent.
No more than Chinese spies are trying to steal the secret to the Hula-Hoop(tm) or the Frisbee(tm) or Slinky(tm). The Chinese already have American space technology (Hughues and Loral, not to mention the stuff they've already stolen) what would they want with an outdated Russian design? Sentimental value for their dear departed comrades? I really think you're being a little too paranoid here. Not that there isn't some cause, but still...
The rewriting or adapting of musical works has, for a very long time, been a primary means of learning composition in European art music. Some of Bach's early organ works were transcriptions of Vivaldi concerti, for example. It can also be part of the appeal of the music itself: to take some well-known melody and skillfully give it new life.