Jebus! The results from the first relatively free Iraqi election only came in a few days ago. Let's give the process some time to work out before it's declared 'proven to be misguided'.
[sarcasm]
Yeeaah! You never know.
It might NOT turn out to be an AWFUL Shi'ite theocracy aligned with Iran.
It could turn out to be a REALLY COOL Shi'ite theocracy aligned with Iran.
[/sarcasm]
Knucklehead.
It's OK for freedoms in China to be "slow in coming", but not in Iraq? Why?
How about because the Chinese are working it out for themselves?
Are you really so morally crippled that you see no difference between letting things develop naturally versus imposing your will by force?
Your illusions of the benevolence of government
or
The lives of who knows how many innocent Americans that will inevitably be sacrificed to the governments own paranoia as the nation rushes headlong into being a murdrous police state?
What about doing some real research instead of helping the Chinese to rip off our music and movie-industry?
Because with any luck, American entertainment will make the Chinese as dumb as you. You'll then be on a level playing field with them and we can all be spared the news releases on the tragedy of your job at the novelty factory making fake plastic dog poop being out-sourced.
All these corporate suits and devils and penguins, running around w/ rocket launchers and sniper rifles. Deathmatch, maybe some capture the flag -- it could work...
So big government apparently doesn't care just about copyright as long as it fits with their moral agenda.
More specifically, politicians not only care about protecting the privileges of the contributors that allow them to use paid mass media to manipulate the gullible into electing them, but they also care about pandering to the ignorant prejudices of those gullible voters directly.
It's all about power -- how to get, how to keep it.
Makes me wonder if the discovery of an independently evolved, "wild" AI would look something like this...
"Manifesting a newborn will to exist, and continue existing, the bastardized offspring of spammers malware and Windows XP Service Pack 2 crawled forth from the primordial cyber-sludge..."
Email the writer. Don't just beeyatch among yourselves. The article sidebar lists the email address for Mr. Stephen H. Wildstrom as: steve_wildstrom@businessweek.com
I guess the Gamecube, Gameboy Advance, and Nintendo DS aren't 'productive' enough for you
It's not me. Apparently, Nintendo itself doesn't have any great confidence in them, if it is truly laying the groundwork for an IP litigation jihad. I note that you're not disputing the content of the article.
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The GPL impedes Linux more than it helps.
Oh, yeaaah...
And that's why Linux is dying, and BSD is poised to challenge Windows for dominance of the desktop market.
WELCOME our new cetacean overlords.
Is this an innovative new way to interact with readers, or will it be constantly defaced by reactionaries?
I AM a reactionary, you insensitive clod!
Jebus! The results from the first relatively free Iraqi election only came in a few days ago. Let's give the process some time to work out before it's declared 'proven to be misguided'.
[sarcasm]
Yeeaah! You never know.
It might NOT turn out to be an AWFUL Shi'ite theocracy aligned with Iran.
It could turn out to be a REALLY COOL Shi'ite theocracy aligned with Iran.
[/sarcasm]
Knucklehead.
It's OK for freedoms in China to be "slow in coming", but not in Iraq? Why?
How about because the Chinese are working it out for themselves?
Are you really so morally crippled that you see no difference between letting things develop naturally versus imposing your will by force?
I feel sorry for any of your dates, then.
Oh, wait -- this is Slashdot.
Your illusions of the benevolence of government or The lives of who knows how many innocent Americans that will inevitably be sacrificed to the governments own paranoia as the nation rushes headlong into being a murdrous police state?
Always assume that they ARE.
It's called VMWare
https://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/newstore/index
What about doing some real research instead of helping the Chinese to rip off our music and movie-industry?
Because with any luck, American entertainment will make the Chinese as dumb as you. You'll then be on a level playing field with them and we can all be spared the news releases on the tragedy of your job at the novelty factory making fake plastic dog poop being out-sourced.
Dude, it's a stone crab. Big clue: the picture is "stonecrab.jpg"
Yeah, it's almost as if she has a mind of her own.
And what an extraordinary mind it must be that she chose IE...
Unix Tournament 2003?
All these corporate suits and devils and penguins, running around w/ rocket launchers and sniper rifles. Deathmatch, maybe some capture the flag -- it could work...
Has Netcraft confirmed it?
In Soviet Union, Netcraft confirms YOU!
Can't we all just get along?
"Will it help me upgrade from IIS and Access? I want lots of clicky things and flashing colours! Oh and Bob & Clippy too!"
You must do penance! Come back when you can code your own web server in FORTRAN, running on FreeDOS!
So big government apparently doesn't care just about copyright as long as it fits with their moral agenda.
More specifically, politicians not only care about protecting the privileges of the contributors that allow them to use paid mass media to manipulate the gullible into electing them, but they also care about pandering to the ignorant prejudices of those gullible voters directly.
It's all about power -- how to get, how to keep it.
But this appears to be targeted mostly at Linux developers so it's competition for PostgreSQL and the Abomination That Shall Not Be Named.
I didn't know MS Access ran on Linux.
It has to be said...
Weapons of Mass Deduction!
Makes me wonder if the discovery of an independently evolved, "wild" AI would look something like this...
"Manifesting a newborn will to exist, and continue existing, the bastardized offspring of spammers malware and Windows XP Service Pack 2 crawled forth from the primordial cyber-sludge..."
How long till we get special versions of RedHat or SuSE free with our breakfast cerial.....
About the time they come out w/ AOL for Linux. Then you'll get TWO disks in the little funky envelope or cheap "collectors" tin.
MOD THAT INSIGHTFUL!
Email the writer. Don't just beeyatch among yourselves. The article sidebar lists the email address for Mr. Stephen H. Wildstrom as: steve_wildstrom@businessweek.com
U-snewz-u-lewz
Very cool -- even if we don't build a Beowulf cluster of them.
In 2014, Slashdot will troll YOU -- but only in Japan.
I guess the Gamecube, Gameboy Advance, and Nintendo DS aren't 'productive' enough for you
It's not me. Apparently, Nintendo itself doesn't have any great confidence in them, if it is truly laying the groundwork for an IP litigation jihad. I note that you're not disputing the content of the article.