What part of Dan can only answer general law questions, and if you want specific legal advice you must directly engage an attorney yourself did you not understand?
AFAIK, developing a non commercial clone of a powerful OS for a computer that is little more than a toy isn't likely to get you blown to smithereens. The chances of some critical failure to happen for this guy are huge -- the guys at NASA fucked up a minor detail and whoops, there goes Challenger and everyone on it. You think a lone man can create a failure-proof rocket? If he manages to attempt his launch, more than likely he'll end up dead. Sure, follow your dreams and all that, but one should realize when one's dreams are more than likely fatal.
"we'll give it to the Fortune 50 companies who happen to be on our Premier Support Service and who will shell out a chunk of change on top of that, not just to our inner sanctum of developers and partners and anyone else who can steal it from us."
You forgot the part that reads "and require the signing of multiple novella-length NDAs to anyone who wants to even so much as peek at the source code, and threaten them with legal action whether or not they actually violate said NDAs."
AOL users are some of the most hated and technologically incompetent persons on the Internet.
Yes, but this is about users of AIM, not AOL. AIM has an absolutely huge user base comprised of AOL subscribers and normal, intelligent people alike.
I'd think that REAL Linux users would want to do everything in their power to AVOID coming in contact with AOLers. It seems to me that a Linux port of AIM is unnecessary,
Given the support GAIM and other AIM clones have, I don't think you can say that such ports are unpopular or unnecessary.
and bordering upon being disgraceful to those of us who value the intellectual high grounds of the Internet.
You can get around just fine in B&W by using mostly the keyboard, with minimal to moderate mouse usage. Try paying attention to the tutorial next time.
The pleasurable aspect is just a side effect to encourage the continuation of the species
I disagree. There's more to human sexuality than a biological urge. There are psychological factors to consider. It's perfectly natural for humans and other species to have sex for recreational reasons -- ever hear of the Bonobo?
See my reply to the parent post for the answer, and here's a little more info: katakana are 12449 through 12531 (small a through n, - ), and hiragana are 12353 through 12435 (small a through n, - ). I don't know any kanji so I haven't looked into that at all.
First of all, they're Japanese katakana, which are used mostly to write foreign words. The katakana you see are for ku-ri-su, which corresponds roughly to my first name. I used Unicode to write them -- it's just like using number codes for ASCII. For example, the Unicode for "ku" is 12463, so you would type ク to get that character -.
"...give other geeks a reason to come visit Albuquerque (it's not as bad as The Pirates of Silicon Valley portrayed)..."
Wait, is there something wrong with Albuquerque? That's where I'll be spending my summer... someone tell me now, so I know if I should back out...
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I'd only played NBA Live a couple times, but my brother and his friends, some of whom are both basketball AND console-gaming fiends, seemed to enjoy it thoroughly. Why's it suck?
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I don't think the system is a failure yet... it's much too early to tell. However, there are a few great games out there that make the purchase of the PS2 worth it, at least to me. Madden 2001, SSX, and the EA Sports basketball and hockey titles (I forget the exact names). All good games.
You may not notice a performance increase on your home PC, even in applications that squeeze every last cycle out of the CPU. However, you could certainly see a performance increase on, say, a 16-node Beowulf cluster of 1.33 GHz, versus the performance on a similar cluster of 1.2 GHz machines.
One of nature's greatest light shows happens when you throw a burning cig out the window going 80 mph down the expressway. It is utterly fantasitc.
Yeah, I just love the amazing pyrotechnics of flying cigarette butts on the highways at night. Never mind the danger that poses to gasoline-burning vehicles or drivers swerving to get out of the way. Even better is when assholes like you flick lit cigarettes down the rows of seats at concerts. Hooray for flying combustibles! Never mind you might actually harm someone. It looks cool, doesn't it?
Knock it off, or even better, just stop smoking entirely.
They were called "Choose Your Own Adventure" and I, too, read a vast quantity of them when in grade school. Our school library had tons of them. Unfortunately my teachers didn't allow book reports on them because enterprising kids found the shortest possible trip through the book (maybe 3-4 pages) and wrote a report on just that.
IIRC, Sting got his name from a yellow-and-black jacket that he used to wear, that reminded someone of a bee or similar stinging insect. Kinda silly, but I guess the name stuck.
Typical/. response on this one. Time to read the article, folks.
Since when did Blizzard own all rights to the word "diablo"?
"How can Blizzard trademark a word? That's so stupid!"
They're not trying to trademark the word. They have an existing trademark on the word Diablo when used in conjunction with a movie title: "In the complaint, Blizzard said it intends to produce a film called Diablo and based on the game. The suit notes Blizzard owns a trademark, filed in April 1996 and approved in July 2000, for that Diablo movie mark, which the suit also notes is currently being contested by New Line. Further, Blizzard also has a pending application for a movie called Diablo II: Salvation, filed in February 1997 and approved in July 2000."
Actually, less than half voted for Bush, but he's our president anyway. I wish you guys would have elected that "Doris Day" guy, so we wouldn't have the worst pseudodemocratically elected leader in the world.
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What part of Dan can only answer general law questions, and if you want specific legal advice you must directly engage an attorney yourself did you not understand?
AFAIK, developing a non commercial clone of a powerful OS for a computer that is little more than a toy isn't likely to get you blown to smithereens. The chances of some critical failure to happen for this guy are huge -- the guys at NASA fucked up a minor detail and whoops, there goes Challenger and everyone on it. You think a lone man can create a failure-proof rocket? If he manages to attempt his launch, more than likely he'll end up dead. Sure, follow your dreams and all that, but one should realize when one's dreams are more than likely fatal.
Say Hi to Cal for me ;-)
"we'll give it to the Fortune 50 companies who happen to be on our Premier Support Service and who will shell out a chunk of change on top of that, not just to our inner sanctum of developers and partners and anyone else who can steal it from us."
You forgot the part that reads "and require the signing of multiple novella-length NDAs to anyone who wants to even so much as peek at the source code, and threaten them with legal action whether or not they actually violate said NDAs."
OK, I'll bite...
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AOL users are some of the most hated and technologically incompetent persons on the Internet.
Yes, but this is about users of AIM, not AOL. AIM has an absolutely huge user base comprised of AOL subscribers and normal, intelligent people alike.
I'd think that REAL Linux users would want to do everything in their power to AVOID coming in contact with AOLers. It seems to me that a Linux port of AIM is unnecessary,
Given the support GAIM and other AIM clones have, I don't think you can say that such ports are unpopular or unnecessary.
and bordering upon being disgraceful to those of us who value the intellectual high grounds of the Internet.
Intellectual high grounds? You mean like
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You can get around just fine in B&W by using mostly the keyboard, with minimal to moderate mouse usage. Try paying attention to the tutorial next time.
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The pleasurable aspect is just a side effect to encourage the continuation of the species
I disagree. There's more to human sexuality than a biological urge. There are psychological factors to consider. It's perfectly natural for humans and other species to have sex for recreational reasons -- ever hear of the Bonobo?
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the purpose of sex is reproduction
Just because you don't have sex for recreation doesn't mean no one else does.
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My IE reads Unicode just fine. WTF are you talking about?
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Yeah, you can suck it. THey look like shit in IE5.
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What game is that from? It could be the next ALL YOUR BASE!
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See my reply to the parent post for the answer, and here's a little more info: katakana are 12449 through 12531 (small a through n, - ), and hiragana are 12353 through 12435 (small a through n, - ). I don't know any kanji so I haven't looked into that at all.
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First of all, they're Japanese katakana, which are used mostly to write foreign words. The katakana you see are for ku-ri-su, which corresponds roughly to my first name. I used Unicode to write them -- it's just like using number codes for ASCII. For example, the Unicode for "ku" is 12463, so you would type ク to get that character - .
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Are you saying that those kinds of modems aren't realistic?
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"...give other geeks a reason to come visit Albuquerque (it's not as bad as The Pirates of Silicon Valley portrayed) ..."
Wait, is there something wrong with Albuquerque? That's where I'll be spending my summer... someone tell me now, so I know if I should back out...
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I'd only played NBA Live a couple times, but my brother and his friends, some of whom are both basketball AND console-gaming fiends, seemed to enjoy it thoroughly. Why's it suck?
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"ALL YOUR CODE ARE BELONG TO US!" -- Jim Allchin
I don't think the system is a failure yet... it's much too early to tell. However, there are a few great games out there that make the purchase of the PS2 worth it, at least to me. Madden 2001, SSX, and the EA Sports basketball and hockey titles (I forget the exact names). All good games.
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"ALL YOUR CODE ARE BELONG TO US!" -- Jim Allchin
...imagine a Beowulf cluster of these.
You may not notice a performance increase on your home PC, even in applications that squeeze every last cycle out of the CPU. However, you could certainly see a performance increase on, say, a 16-node Beowulf cluster of 1.33 GHz, versus the performance on a similar cluster of 1.2 GHz machines.
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"ALL YOUR CODE ARE BELONG TO US!" -- Jim Allchin
Doesn't matter how small the target is, there's still a chance for Mir to hit it. An extremely small chance, maybe, but the probability is not 0.
We're talking about free tacos here, man. Be an optimist.
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"ALL YOUR CODE ARE BELONG TO US!" -- Jim Allchin
One of nature's greatest light shows happens when you throw a burning cig out the window going 80 mph down the expressway. It is utterly fantasitc.
Yeah, I just love the amazing pyrotechnics of flying cigarette butts on the highways at night. Never mind the danger that poses to gasoline-burning vehicles or drivers swerving to get out of the way. Even better is when assholes like you flick lit cigarettes down the rows of seats at concerts. Hooray for flying combustibles! Never mind you might actually harm someone. It looks cool, doesn't it?
Knock it off, or even better, just stop smoking entirely.
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They were called "Choose Your Own Adventure" and I, too, read a vast quantity of them when in grade school. Our school library had tons of them. Unfortunately my teachers didn't allow book reports on them because enterprising kids found the shortest possible trip through the book (maybe 3-4 pages) and wrote a report on just that.
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Everytime I'm in class and some guys phone rings during class I shout "FAG!"
/. first, folks. Anyone receiving a cellular phone call in class is a homosexual.
You heard it on
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IIRC, Sting got his name from a yellow-and-black jacket that he used to wear, that reminded someone of a bee or similar stinging insect. Kinda silly, but I guess the name stuck.
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Typical /. response on this one. Time to read the article, folks.
Since when did Blizzard own all rights to the word "diablo"?
"How can Blizzard trademark a word? That's so stupid!"
They're not trying to trademark the word. They have an existing trademark on the word Diablo when used in conjunction with a movie title: "In the complaint, Blizzard said it intends to produce a film called Diablo and based on the game. The suit notes Blizzard owns a trademark, filed in April 1996 and approved in July 2000, for that Diablo movie mark, which the suit also notes is currently being contested by New Line. Further, Blizzard also has a pending application for a movie called Diablo II: Salvation, filed in February 1997 and approved in July 2000."
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Actually, less than half voted for Bush, but he's our president anyway. I wish you guys would have elected that "Doris Day" guy, so we wouldn't have the worst pseudodemocratically elected leader in the world.
24-hour clock? Eh?
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