You're right. If you build your own computer, tweak it and optimize it, update your antivirus software every day, and do a thousand things to make it work, then, well, even windows can sort of work. But no normal human being (outside of slashdot) has the skill or patience to do that, nor would an average joe even know to hire someone to do that. I've seen enough of other peoples' computers to know that.
But Microsoft claims that Windows (98, NT, XP or whatever) is an OS that works *easily* -- if you go through that much trouble to get it to function, why not just install linux and save some money?
Or if you don't want to go through all that trouble, do what I do on my home computer: get a Mac!
1. Set up invitation-only clique service 2. Give invitations to google execs 3. Give away a few to celebrities 4. Google execs sell the rest to the masses of wannabe-popular nerds 5. Profit!!!
This is interesting, but as I remember it, this case has already come up.
There was a lawsuit involving veronica.com (a kid's personal page; she was sued by the archie comics people; I cannot find any info on this) and another with pokey.org, also a personal page.
In both cases, I think, the courts sided against the companies. But in this case, it is Microsoft suing. They have experience with frivolous lawsuits. And sleaziness.
Wait a sec: Of course, even 921,000 pages is not "millions."
Moreover, SCO would want to do this in a reasonable font size, because the more pages they have, the better the publicity. And this ignores the lgal standards for something like this.
But really, the number of lines doesn't matter, what's in it does. A five-page document, if it contains the right information, is sufficient.
Wrong. Everyone has a bias -- however subtle, whether they are aware of it or not. One must try to recognize one's own biases and deal with them appropriately, and recognize others' and interpret them appropriately. Of course this information is biased, as is yours: simply choosing a method of explaining any information introduces some bias.
Actually, caffeine is the *muslim* drug of addiction. It was introduced to the Christians during some crusade vs. Turkey, when victorious Marco d'Aviano, sent by Pope Innocent XI, discovered sacks of it left behind by the fleeing troops.
As it turned out, they used it as their addictive drug of choice since they were not allowed to drink alcahol.
Fortunately, the croissant was invented after the same battle (the crescent shape came from the Turkish flags)... it would have been a shame had there been no bread to go with it.
This sounds like a good idea -- or course, the fatal flaw would be that spammers would insert fake URLs into their messages which would then get DDOSed.
How's this for a possible treatment for this problem:
1. Use a peer-to-peer network to "harvest" URLs found in spam (someone already suggested something similar). These harvested URLs could be used to make a central database.
2. A real, live person could check through the spam-URL database, and then send lists of URL's that correspond to real, spamming companies to all of the computers on the network. Each verified URL would then be responded to by all of the computers on the network at once.
At least, I think that might work.
This may have some flaws, but addresses the major problems.
The web site dealmac.com keeps track of the best prices for Apple-related products, including ipods. Right now, none iPod of the deals listed are especially great (eg they list the 10 GB iPod for $229.00 from the Apple Store), but there should be updates soon.
If I take myself as an example: I have grown up in aschool system somewhat like this one: I have typed my writing for school since 2nd grade; I started builiding web sites for others in sixth grade; by seventh grade came Java, and then Perl... now I'm a senior in high school. So where has it all gotten me?
I'm posting to slashdot!
Clearly an education heavy on techno-literacy leads to degenerate, lazy teenagers! What more evidence is necessary?:)
Re:Of course you could always just use quicktime
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So, since Mac OS X is Linux-based (through Darwin) -- which makes it "least obfuscated" -- but the ease-of-use of Mac OS 9.x -- which makes it "easy" -- is Mac OS X conclusively the best operating system of the three? Or is it the "most obfuscated" and "hardest" ?. I vote for the former.
You rememeber #7 on the list, the "Fistula Feeder?" Well, at the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL there is an annual open house at the department of agriculture where people pay to do this!
Visitors to the Ag Open House get in line -- the lines get to be really long -- to put on a glove, and take some hay out of the cow's stomache. The cows just keep eating. Who says this isn't fun?
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You're right. If you build your own computer, tweak it and optimize it, update your antivirus software every day, and do a thousand things to make it work, then, well, even windows can sort of work. But no normal human being (outside of slashdot) has the skill or patience to do that, nor would an average joe even know to hire someone to do that. I've seen enough of other peoples' computers to know that.
But Microsoft claims that Windows (98, NT, XP or whatever) is an OS that works *easily* -- if you go through that much trouble to get it to function, why not just install linux and save some money?
Or if you don't want to go through all that trouble, do what I do on my home computer: get a Mac!
1. Set up invitation-only clique service
2. Give invitations to google execs
3. Give away a few to celebrities
4. Google execs sell the rest to the masses of wannabe-popular nerds
5. Profit!!!
There was a lawsuit involving veronica.com (a kid's personal page; she was sued by the archie comics people; I cannot find any info on this) and another with pokey.org, also a personal page.
In both cases, I think, the courts sided against the companies. But in this case, it is Microsoft suing. They have experience with frivolous lawsuits. And sleaziness.
Wait a sec: Of course, even 921,000 pages is not "millions."
Moreover, SCO would want to do this in a reasonable font size, because the more pages they have, the better the publicity. And this ignores the lgal standards for something like this.
But really, the number of lines doesn't matter, what's in it does. A five-page document, if it contains the right information, is sufficient.
Wrong. Everyone has a bias -- however subtle, whether they are aware of it or not. One must try to recognize one's own biases and deal with them appropriately, and recognize others' and interpret them appropriately. Of course this information is biased, as is yours: simply choosing a method of explaining any information introduces some bias.
Actually, caffeine is the *muslim* drug of addiction. It was introduced to the Christians during some crusade vs. Turkey, when victorious Marco d'Aviano, sent by Pope Innocent XI, discovered sacks of it left behind by the fleeing troops.
As it turned out, they used it as their addictive drug of choice since they were not allowed to drink alcahol.
Fortunately, the croissant was invented after the same battle (the crescent shape came from the Turkish flags)... it would have been a shame had there been no bread to go with it.
Enough karma whoring. Time to buy a binary clock!
This sounds like a good idea -- or course, the fatal flaw would be that spammers would insert fake URLs into their messages which would then get DDOSed.
How's this for a possible treatment for this problem:
1. Use a peer-to-peer network to "harvest" URLs found in spam (someone already suggested something similar). These harvested URLs could be used to make a central database.
2. A real, live person could check through the spam-URL database, and then send lists of URL's that correspond to real, spamming companies to all of the computers on the network. Each verified URL would then be responded to by all of the computers on the network at once.
At least, I think that might work.
This may have some flaws, but addresses the major problems.
The web site dealmac.com keeps track of the best prices for Apple-related products, including ipods. Right now, none iPod of the deals listed are especially great (eg they list the 10 GB iPod for $229.00 from the Apple Store), but there should be updates soon.
If I take myself as an example:
:)
I have grown up in aschool system somewhat like this one: I have typed my writing for school since 2nd grade; I started builiding web sites for others in sixth grade; by seventh grade came Java, and then Perl... now I'm a senior in high school. So where has it all gotten me?
I'm posting to slashdot!
Clearly an education heavy on techno-literacy leads to degenerate, lazy teenagers! What more evidence is necessary?
Here are the correct links:/ QuickTime/Goodies/ASCIIMoviePlayerSample/qtplyr.c. htm
-The program itself + source are at:
http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Sample_Code
-And the sample video:/ QuickTime/Goodies/ASCIIMoviePlayerSample.htm
http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Sample_Code
Hope those links help.
So, since Mac OS X is Linux-based (through Darwin) -- which makes it "least obfuscated" -- but the ease-of-use of Mac OS 9.x -- which makes it "easy" -- is Mac OS X conclusively the best operating system of the three? Or is it the "most obfuscated" and "hardest" ?. I vote for the former.
You rememeber #7 on the list, the "Fistula Feeder?" Well, at the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL there is an annual open house at the department of agriculture where people pay to do this!
Visitors to the Ag Open House get in line -- the lines get to be really long -- to put on a glove, and take some hay out of the cow's stomache. The cows just keep eating.
Who says this isn't fun?