Also, for the people I see making fun of the name, it's really kokrim, ko = eco- of economics, and krim of crime... It's just not fucking possible to get slashdot to show HTML character codes:p
No it's not like you bought them at the store, The quality is lower than a store bought CD. Ripping the CD again further lowers quality. Digital does not mean you can change formats without losing quality. Each time you change from a high quality format to a lossy compression format you lose audio quality. Original > AAC is lossy. going from AAC to CD is not a loss in quality as the CD is higher, but when you then rip from the CD to mp3 or OGG, you again lose quality.
There's also the philosophical opposition to DRM. I personally can't use Apple's iTunes music service, being Canadian, but I wouldn't. I did subscribe to eMusic until they changed their terms unilaterally despite my having a three year subscription (a contract, in my world). eMusic had what I considered a fair bargain. I'll pay more than free, but less than for a physical CD provided there is no DRM. eMusic still qualifies, they just lost me by not fulfilling their contract. Apple has made a realistic compromise, but it isn't one I agree with. Digital Rights Management is a slippery slope, and I will make no compromises in opposing it.
NO. If the code is found to be prorietary, you are no longer licensed to use the code. It was not distributed under the GPL, therefore you do not have a license for it, Any more than if you were given the source to Windows XP under the GPL by anyone other than Microsoft. It was never really GPL'ed therefore you did not receive a license for it. The same applies if the GPL is invalidated. Suddenly you are using unlicensed code. The GPL is not public domain.
Thanks. I trained the head doormen at Zaphod's, and Barrymore's, and I suspect that you go there. You might want to check out Le Bistro in Hull though. Unless their standards have slipped, they know how to hire doormen.
Back when I was a doorman/bouncer, we used this thing called a memory. We had a network too...If I turfed somebody, they were barred for life. If I was out drinking at another bar, and I saw somebody I had barred, I'd tell the doorman that the guy was likely to be a problem and he'd do likewise. This was in Ottawa, which is a good sized city. No bar in Vancouver that institutes this will ever get my business, and I live in that neck of the woods. And I drink and tip heavily (parse that how you will).
Bars that want my photograph before they'll take my money. What will they think of next?
My girlfriend measured my apple ibook and bought me a bag from Prada for Men that is exactly the right size. It also holds my ipod, Visor, cell, digital camera, leatherman, and wallet. Apparently she was less embarassed by a man with a 'purse' than a man with all that crap on my belt.
Get the smallest bag that will fit everything that you need. Any bigger and you'll put more in it. Then it will get to heavy.
I was at a gem conference this spring and listened to a diamond. Very interesting hearing what the gemprint sounded like. An interesting point was that the better cut, the better the "music" was. Patterns really are pleasing.
Only tangentially on topic, but I thought it was cool.
Works in Canada too, with a population of over 30 million. I'm pretty sure the UK uses the old fashioned paper and pencil system too, but I could be wrong. I've never understood the american fascination with voting machines.
The way that Applescript works with the Apple GUI is what makes it interesting to me. I tend to use bash scripts for most things, but Applescript is great for doing "Point and Click" type operations which bash isn't so good at.
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What is XD2, or is this something that all the cool kids know about, and I don't, so you won't tell me, because I'm not one of the cool kids, and by the way here's my lunch money, please dont't hax0r my box, I didn't say nothing to you, please?
Actually, if somebody can be as funny as Pratchett, while writing about configuring printers, I'd say he/she/it's in exactly the right field, and I'd gladly maim anyone who tried to convince said person otherwise*. The ability to make dry technical matter interesting is very rare.
*Yes, I'm kidding. I wouldn't condone or endorse maiming anyone (except maybe spammers who use my email address in the 'from' field).
Tesla on Edison:
``If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search.''
``I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.''
It isn't really clear what you're asking for. You should probably pay an editor to go over your novel before sending it to a publisher. An editor is a completely different beast than a proofreader. A good editor will do the proofreading stuff, but also point out plot holes, suggest where things should be tightened up, where you may need more exposition, and just generally be an objective second opinion. Most publishing houses employ editors, who will go over books that they have contracted for, but if you're trying to get somebody to buy it from you, and you're an unknown, get it edited first. My mom's a freelance editor, so I grew up around this kind of stuff. my 2 worth.
From the MySQL website: "MySQL AB employs about 70 staff around the globe, and thousands more contribute to the success of MySQL by testing the software, integrating it into other software products, and writing about it."
There are actually a fair whack of people at MySQL and SAP that are paid to do this. Like most of the major open source projects, a fair amount of the programming is done by people whose job it is. The myth of people doing it for free is just that. A myth. There are people who write code as a hobby, but the ones who day in day out contribute code are usually paid to do it by a company who finds the software useful.
The saddest thing happened when I read this. I realized that I was assuming this was astro turfing. It didn't even occur to me that it could be a real account of somebody enjoying using something. My trust in people has dropped yet another notch. Marketing wins yet another round.
Pooey.
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Example of somebody who would like to use.Mac, and can afford it, but doesn't. High end retail stores that can't expose their customer lists (shopping lists for criminals)
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Perhaps you missed the 'Manager' part of his title. Nope, one day a week sounds a bit right. His secretary however....
No it's not like you bought them at the store, The quality is lower than a store bought CD. Ripping the CD again further lowers quality. Digital does not mean you can change formats without losing quality. Each time you change from a high quality format to a lossy compression format you lose audio quality. Original > AAC is lossy. going from AAC to CD is not a loss in quality as the CD is higher, but when you then rip from the CD to mp3 or OGG, you again lose quality.
There's also the philosophical opposition to DRM. I personally can't use Apple's iTunes music service, being Canadian, but I wouldn't. I did subscribe to eMusic until they changed their terms unilaterally despite my having a three year subscription (a contract, in my world). eMusic had what I considered a fair bargain. I'll pay more than free, but less than for a physical CD provided there is no DRM. eMusic still qualifies, they just lost me by not fulfilling their contract. Apple has made a realistic compromise, but it isn't one I agree with. Digital Rights Management is a slippery slope, and I will make no compromises in opposing it.
I'm assuming he'll be asking for a jury trial. How would you vote were you on the jury.
NO. If the code is found to be prorietary, you are no longer licensed to use the code. It was not distributed under the GPL, therefore you do not have a license for it, Any more than if you were given the source to Windows XP under the GPL by anyone other than Microsoft. It was never really GPL'ed therefore you did not receive a license for it. The same applies if the GPL is invalidated. Suddenly you are using unlicensed code. The GPL is not public domain.
Thanks. I trained the head doormen at Zaphod's, and Barrymore's, and I suspect that you go there. You might want to check out Le Bistro in Hull though. Unless their standards have slipped, they know how to hire doormen.
The police couldn't get a warrant to search my brain.
Back when I was a doorman/bouncer, we used this thing called a memory. We had a network too...If I turfed somebody, they were barred for life. If I was out drinking at another bar, and I saw somebody I had barred, I'd tell the doorman that the guy was likely to be a problem and he'd do likewise. This was in Ottawa, which is a good sized city.
No bar in Vancouver that institutes this will ever get my business, and I live in that neck of the woods. And I drink and tip heavily (parse that how you will).
Bars that want my photograph before they'll take my money. What will they think of next?
And with all the naughty words taken out, you can probably read it in real time...
My girlfriend measured my apple ibook and bought me a bag from Prada for Men that is exactly the right size. It also holds my ipod, Visor, cell, digital camera, leatherman, and wallet. Apparently she was less embarassed by a man with a 'purse' than a man with all that crap on my belt.
Get the smallest bag that will fit everything that you need. Any bigger and you'll put more in it. Then it will get to heavy.
My 2
I was at a gem conference this spring and listened to a diamond. Very interesting hearing what the gemprint sounded like. An interesting point was that the better cut, the better the "music" was. Patterns really are pleasing.
Only tangentially on topic, but I thought it was cool.Works in Canada too, with a population of over 30 million. I'm pretty sure the UK uses the old fashioned paper and pencil system too, but I could be wrong. I've never understood the american fascination with voting machines.
Because apparently www.fuckverisignuptheass.com leads to their wonderful service.
The way that Applescript works with the Apple GUI is what makes it interesting to me. I tend to use bash scripts for most things, but Applescript is great for doing "Point and Click" type operations which bash isn't so good at.
my 2 worth
Yeah. We should be as innovative as Microsoft.
Thank you for answering. The question was serious, but the phrasing was intended to net me a +5 funny. Oddly enough it did.
Thanks for the response.
What is XD2, or is this something that all the cool kids know about, and I don't, so you won't tell me, because I'm not one of the cool kids, and by the way here's my lunch money, please dont't hax0r my box, I didn't say nothing to you, please?
Actually, if somebody can be as funny as Pratchett, while writing about configuring printers, I'd say he/she/it's in exactly the right field, and I'd gladly maim anyone who tried to convince said person otherwise*. The ability to make dry technical matter interesting is very rare.
*Yes, I'm kidding. I wouldn't condone or endorse maiming anyone (except maybe spammers who use my email address in the 'from' field).
Tesla on Edison:
``If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search.''
``I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.''
New York Times, October 19, 1931
sounds like a lot. 'til you realize how many lines of code are in Linux:
1,780,000 !! and that's just the kernel.
For a full linux distro, 55,000,000 for the Debian project.
Bring on your 'hundreds' of lines of code.
Dumbasses.
It isn't really clear what you're asking for. You should probably pay an editor to go over your novel before sending it to a publisher. An editor is a completely different beast than a proofreader. A good editor will do the proofreading stuff, but also point out plot holes, suggest where things should be tightened up, where you may need more exposition, and just generally be an objective second opinion.
Most publishing houses employ editors, who will go over books that they have contracted for, but if you're trying to get somebody to buy it from you, and you're an unknown, get it edited first.
My mom's a freelance editor, so I grew up around this kind of stuff.
my 2 worth.
Times I wish I had enough experience to short sell the market, Volume I
From the MySQL website:
"MySQL AB employs about 70 staff around the globe, and thousands more contribute to the success of MySQL by testing the software, integrating it into other software products, and writing about it."
There are actually a fair whack of people at MySQL and SAP that are paid to do this. Like most of the major open source projects, a fair amount of the programming is done by people whose job it is. The myth of people doing it for free is just that. A myth. There are people who write code as a hobby, but the ones who day in day out contribute code are usually paid to do it by a company who finds the software useful.
The saddest thing happened when I read this. I realized that I was assuming this was astro turfing. It didn't even occur to me that it could be a real account of somebody enjoying using something. My trust in people has dropped yet another notch. Marketing wins yet another round.
Pooey.
Example of somebody who would like to use .Mac, and can afford it, but doesn't. High end retail stores that can't expose their customer lists (shopping lists for criminals)