What about the inverse of Moore's Law.. Every 2 years, the average IQ of all users on the internet halves. That's related to Godwin's law. In fact, I'll make a prediction:
In 10-15 years, we will see the End of Godwin's Law, as internet forums reach their theoretical limit of inanity and flaming. Unfortunately, this prediction will also fail.
Though my guess is that they're less looking for `Top Gun' types of guys and more for the brainy scientist guys What, you mean all those hollywood space movies with ragtag teams of heroes were wrong!?
Sidenote: damn I hate those stuck-up characters in those movies.
DOS runs on more hardware than Windows Vista. Therefore, your statement is wrong. That's not the point. DOS as a development platform is very much not hardware agnostic.
It is my opinion that while he may have been unfairly tasered and manhandled, he was being a dick. Being a dick isn't something unusual in itself, anyone's capable of it, but being a dick while being escorted out of somewhere is a Bad Idea.
Use of a taser does indeed turn the tide.. nevertheless, wrenching free from a security guy/officer when you're being escorted out is simply not smart. Especially if you're not about to leave by your own.
However, I'm a little embarrassed to say I was glad to see him dragged kicking and screaming from the room. He acted like a little bitch, and his website supports the idea that he was just some jackass looking for a publicity stunt rather than someone who thoughtfully cared about the issues he brought up. Nothing to be embarrassed about. Some people are dicks, and it comes naturally to them.
And then the officer grabbed him. I would have torn her fucking face off, but that's only because I'm violent. Don't ask any question at my Q&A's, please.
The one thing people are missing is: The guy is an obvious troll. One would think slashdotters would recognise one when they see one (in the video), but it seems half of the comments bit the bait here...
Anyway, they may have cut him off prematurely, and a taser was perhaps too much force, but on the other hand he was shouting and flailing like a stuck pig all the way out, so I don't think it was way out of line.
I use linux at home and work, and I don't have an inferiority complex. But you're treated as inferior or unimportant by countless companies, whether you like it or not.
I do think it's strange that the EU commissioner would say "our goal is for Microsoft to have 50% market share" instead of saying "our goal is open competition". That's like Bush saying "our goal is for no one faction to have 50% of the Iraqi parliament" vs. saying "our goal is a free and open election." The way I see it is that Microsoft can either stop abusing their position as a monopoly, or keep doing what they're doing, but with a reduced market share. Microsoft can do whatever they want, unless their market share is too large. Since Microsoft clearly wants to do whatever they want, their market share needs to drop accordingly, in order for the economy to be healthy.
What happens when Red Hat gets 50% in a country's server market... will the local anti-competition authorities start focusing on reduced market share targets? Are you saying, if another company were in Microsoft's position, what would happen? Well, the same thing would happen, that's what.
2) Their religious beliefs are such a significant part of their self-structure that they are psychologically incapable of applying sound reasoning to them. Or it may simply be more comfortable. More rational not to believe, but emotionally more comfortable to believe anyway. Not to mention socially more comfortable to belong to an established group rather than sticking out.
It seems the point would be amplification. Instead of the ship pushing against photons, it pushes against the same photons multiple times, as they bounce between the "stationary" mirror and the spacecraft.
In other words, a photon leaves the back of the spacecraft, giving acceleration. It the bounces on a mirror, returns, and hits the spacecraft again, giving additional acceleration. Repeat until photon bounces out of the system.
Here's the weird part though: where does the additional energy come from? The photons won't slow down from bouncing, so why not make a system where they bounce indefinitely, creating unlimited power? Where's the catch?
They have. At least 20 years ago with GSM. Nope. That's only a hack, by having every device play nice and only use a specific time slot in their channel.
Bottom line: a lot of people transmitting lots of data on the same bunch of frequencies will eventually result in collisions. The only way around it is directional antennas, tiny cells, or more frequencies. Or wires.
Ok, I admit I did skip forward in that one too. I think the pure shock kept me watching for a few minutes, I simply couldn't reach the mouse because my jaw was in the way.
Why not claim that the HD contains sensitive data, and remove it from the laptop before sending in? This way they can't turn it on to discover strange OS's. They'd have to be lunatic to claim they can't repair the hinge without the hard drive.
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To use a bad analogy: A law is like a traffic law you have to follow strictly. A theory explains who enforces it.
In 10-15 years, we will see the End of Godwin's Law, as internet forums reach their theoretical limit of inanity and flaming. Unfortunately, this prediction will also fail.
Sidenote: damn I hate those stuck-up characters in those movies.
Also, it's annoying.
Use of a taser does indeed turn the tide.. nevertheless, wrenching free from a security guy/officer when you're being escorted out is simply not smart. Especially if you're not about to leave by your own.
I wasn't there, judging by the video I think the audience wanted the guy thrown out. They were on the cops' side.
Anyway, they may have cut him off prematurely, and a taser was perhaps too much force, but on the other hand he was shouting and flailing like a stuck pig all the way out, so I don't think it was way out of line.
This issue is precisely why reincarnation is a comfortable thought.
Rhetorical questions are questions too, don't discriminate against them. They'll be sad!
Hint: requires at least 5 limbs capable of gripping a stylus.
In other words, a photon leaves the back of the spacecraft, giving acceleration. It the bounces on a mirror, returns, and hits the spacecraft again, giving additional acceleration. Repeat until photon bounces out of the system.
Here's the weird part though: where does the additional energy come from? The photons won't slow down from bouncing, so why not make a system where they bounce indefinitely, creating unlimited power? Where's the catch?
It's possible that the brake failed.
Bottom line: a lot of people transmitting lots of data on the same bunch of frequencies will eventually result in collisions. The only way around it is directional antennas, tiny cells, or more frequencies. Or wires.
Ok, I admit I did skip forward in that one too. I think the pure shock kept me watching for a few minutes, I simply couldn't reach the mouse because my jaw was in the way.
You can also buy it in the shop on disc.
Don't they have gift-wrap returnable-if-still-sealed plastic bags for that? I can usually get them for CD albums at least.
I'm not sure. I've watched the 386 commercial, but this one... this one is so painful I couldn't stand more than a couple of minutes.
Not to mention: until someone figures out a way of turning radio from shared to switched medium for cheap, it ain't replacing anything.
Why not claim that the HD contains sensitive data, and remove it from the laptop before sending in? This way they can't turn it on to discover strange OS's. They'd have to be lunatic to claim they can't repair the hinge without the hard drive.