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GCC is operating under a certain restriction imposed by RMS since its inception, and LLVM -- or really, any good whole-program optimization technique -- would require us to violate that restriction.
Is there a patent issue or other GPL problem, or what?
With the interest rates banks are currently paying, you would be almost as well off putting it in your mattress. The current rates being paid don't even cover inflation.
I misled -- banks offer multiple types of accounts. I was talking about CDs -- check bankrate.com for the best rates, a 2-year CD will certainly beat inflation, and it gets better for longer-term CDs.
If you rent, you are guaranteed to get screwed because your landlord is taking that same risk and charging you more to make it worthwhile to him, and trying to make a profit on top of that.
They can try, but if they jack rates too high I either find another place to rent or (surprise) buy a house. If we were talking about 1-bedroom or above I would agree with you, but at efficiency rates and with the number of vacancies in my area (at least 6 months ago), the profit's pretty thin and must be made in bulk. It pretty much depends on the area you live in.
it will also be that interest rates later will almost surely be higher then than they are now.
I'm planning it such that hopefully when the time comes, I can buy a house almost flat-out and not worry about interest rates. I would have CD early-withdrawl penalties to worry about if I must go that route and don't have enough advance notice. Some banks are better than others with this.
The market has pretty much bottomed out and is likely to eventually turn around and start going up.
Probably, although I think as long as interest rates rise at the rate they are, prices will probably stay relatively flat. I am still worrying about the job (we recently had layoffs) so unfortunately that takes priority, regardless. Thx for the chat.
Really, it's just in your best interests to live as cheaply as possible.
I live in a tiny efficiency, so my rent is lower than the maintenance + property tax + school taxes some of my friends pay. I will get screwed if housing prices rise dramatically in the area (and I decide to buy here).
But with the economy in the situation it is, I'd prefer to have the money in-bank earning interest in case I lose my job, rather than in a house I'd need to sell in the medium term to a potentially unforgiving market.
Linux is easy to install, it's windows that's difficult!" (That install line, is my all time favorite.)
That depends on your distribution of Linux and the version of Windows we're talking about.
Installing Mandrake was a pretty much a snap for me -- easier than Windows because I answered practically all of the questions before anything was copied over (so I could walk away from it), I didn't have to reboot to continue the install, and I didn't have to hunt up a license key.
I think one of the RedHat 6.x installers would crap out near the end if I set the time zone a certain way -- my other experiences w/RH seemed reasonable.
I reinstalled my latest distro (Debian Woody) about 4 times. Once I managed to skip installing the bootloader. Once, I tried to use dselect (anybody who tells you to do a minimal install and apt-get *everything* else is right on the money). Then I had a couple rounds of figuring out which kernel modules I needed, and tweaking XFree correctly -- pulling out monitor specs and trying to figure out what a framebuffer was and why my X didn't work (the other distros were more or less automagic).
I know ranting about the Woody installer is about as noble as kicking a special needs kid in the nuts, but I hope those guys can get Sarge out the door soon.
It's funny that you bring up Stallman as an example since I thought his overarching goal was to create a free operating system. Instead he managed to develop a really good editor, compiler (both of which I use almost daily), and other tech, while failing in his original goal (practically speaking).
My point is, the development may well go down a different path, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
the only oil the US will see, is the crud on your teenagers Oxy pads.
Actually that's a good idea, since my oily face as a teenager could have powered a small household. Combine that with bald guys' (and gals') scalp-oil and you may have found America's next renewable energy supply. You have a promising career in energy development ahead of you..
Actually, it's why Venus's atmosphere is so hostile. It is speculated that Venus used to have appreciable amounts of water but that it was lost to space. Scan the Venus Wiki
article for "water" to get details.
Same here, except our "lockboxes" are mechanically busted ('cause it's ghetto). Busted so that anybody with flexible fingers has no problem getting my mail.. and the mail of the three people next to me.
Maybe you should have chosen someone for their brains instead of their boobs
I can tell you from experience that merely being "brainy" does not necessarily make somebody kind or caring. You may have not meant it this way.. but I thought I'd note it.
I would gladly work at a part-time job if I was given the choice: I would much prefer to make enough to pay for rent, bills, and groceries.
I posit that the jobs which actually pay enough for you to afford rent/bills/groceries are also time-sensitive. That is, 8 (or more) hours of work a day needs to get done and in the short term, if you were not there, no one could fill in for you. I think it is exactly this property that forces the job to pay you a decent wage.
OTOH if you don't need that much money, I think my local Jack In The Box is hiring. (really.)
If another poster knows any exceptions to this rule of thumb, I'd gladly receive enlightenment.
p.s. I think your "buying useless crap" argument should be discoupled from the rest of it. I have a friend who barely makes rent, but when he actually has any money, he blows it on computer games. I also know money-hoarding hermits who are apparently trying to retire at 40. Point being, peoples' spending habits can be largely separated from how much they make.
Anyway, good luck and I hope your situation gets better eventually.
Yeah. I thought the next part was leading to some kind of l33t equipment-sharing scheme.
"Ever been in the situation where a certain expensive piece of equipment would be ideal to do the job at hand, but you would probably never ever need it to use it again, thus making the purchase/rental of equipment prohibitive? Here's a guy that had such a need and built a teleporter with easy-to-find materials, a camcorder and a laptop. When he's done with the equipment he releases it into the para-dimensional ether, ready for random nerds in need to retrieve it."
GTK+ is the only 100% free-of-cost open source industrial-strength GUI toolkit available today.
I'm suprised the gtk release notes actually say this, because it's fairly obviously false. It's a shame those reponsible didn't catch this and expunge the statement.
(I see www.gtk.org's "Introduction" section does not share this problem.)
If you really think you deserve compensation, there are legit ways to go about it.
Take it to the better business bureau or small claims court... hell you might even get valve's attention when they have to send one of their employees to court (or pay up).
I guess it's not as convenient or pointless as pirating. But as it stands valve can go after *you* for copyright infringement.?
The problem w/programming for the defense industry is the absurd amount of Software Process hoops you must jump through. It's a great way to grind a programmer's soul into the dust.
I found it amazing that 24 hours after the Iraqi government released a 1500 page report disclosing what they had and used to have, the White House was calling it lies and omissions. Who reads that fast?
PS. Some people don't know that Palestine is critically valuable to the Israeli economy. Their single most important natural resource comes from there.
And that resource is... ? Inquiring minds want to know.
Because the gassing happened in 1988? Iran and Iraq were attacking each other with chemical weapons at the time.
Particularly when a roadside booby trap using a chemical munition went off in Iraq a couple of months ago?
From link:
"Hans Blix, former executive chairman of UNMOVIC, said the shell could be "debris from the past" and was not necessarily a sign that there are weapons stocks. Blix has previously said Iraq likely destroyed the bulk of its prohibited weapons in 1991."
If you really want to dig for justification, I'd try Saddam's rotten attitude towards weapons inspectors post-Gulf-War-I. The only reason Blix could operate in Iraq was because of the threat of war hanging over Saddam's head. Nevertheless since the UN took the trouble to send that team, it implied war wouldn't be made if Iraq had made a good-faith effort to comply.
how would you know? Did your crystal ball tell you?
In today's news, a heavyweight boxer beat the shit out of a retarded 5 year old. When asked why, the boxer exclaimed the child "looked particularly dangerous today." An eyewitness who went by the initials "A.C." told reporters he could not predict "what might have happened otherwise".
I'm not the grandparent AC, but we are legion. Of course we also all have different opinions.
My biggest complaint against Bush is him starting the war in Iraq. Several reasons --
No damn justification. I don't believe the administration's claims of ignorance about the true situation w/WMDs, but it's inexcusable in any event.
I'm down on pre-emptive (read: aggressive) acts. More specifically, I'm down on foreign "regime change"-type activity. Primarily because all pre-emptive US interventions I can recall have failed, or made things worse.
We have a *lot* of damn money going to Iraq that would really be better off here, especially considering our current deficit/debt load which is in my mind the #1 issue facing America today. It's more than blowing away any oil profits we might be soaking up.
There's a bunch of poor bastards dying over there that didn't really need to be.
I despise Bush for fighting a war on two fronts in general, and in particular for the 90/10 split of troops he's given to Iraq and Afghanistan, especially when we haven't found Bin Laden yet.
I despise Bush for setting up John Ashcroft as Attorney General.
I despise Bush for supporting that almost-fuckup in Venezuela that would have overthrown a democratically-elected president because of his anti-US sentiments.
I despise Bush for pissing off the rest of the world for no reason -- with Iraq, and with his crazy-ass Axis Of Evil speech.
I'm more tolerant of Bush's domestic and economic policies (although I think they're atrocious) since most of the real ability to improve things there lies with our completely inept Congress. Bush has a habit of proposing grand schemes w/out getting them any funding (many presidents are prone to; he's just worse than usual). I disagree w/his stance on gay marriage.
I don't really give a shit about Bush's possible former coke habit or his military record (except his lack of results as commander-in-chief).
I don't give a damn if some people think Bush talks funny or looks like a monkey. I can't understand what Alan Greenspan says either and he looks like he's going to fall over dead any moment, but I'd vote for him in a New York minute.
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Is there a patent issue or other GPL problem, or what?
I misled -- banks offer multiple types of accounts. I was talking about CDs -- check bankrate.com for the best rates, a 2-year CD will certainly beat inflation, and it gets better for longer-term CDs.
If you rent, you are guaranteed to get screwed because your landlord is taking that same risk and charging you more to make it worthwhile to him, and trying to make a profit on top of that.
They can try, but if they jack rates too high I either find another place to rent or (surprise) buy a house. If we were talking about 1-bedroom or above I would agree with you, but at efficiency rates and with the number of vacancies in my area (at least 6 months ago), the profit's pretty thin and must be made in bulk. It pretty much depends on the area you live in.
it will also be that interest rates later will almost surely be higher then than they are now.
I'm planning it such that hopefully when the time comes, I can buy a house almost flat-out and not worry about interest rates. I would have CD early-withdrawl penalties to worry about if I must go that route and don't have enough advance notice. Some banks are better than others with this.
The market has pretty much bottomed out and is likely to eventually turn around and start going up.
Probably, although I think as long as interest rates rise at the rate they are, prices will probably stay relatively flat. I am still worrying about the job (we recently had layoffs) so unfortunately that takes priority, regardless. Thx for the chat.
I live in a tiny efficiency, so my rent is lower than the maintenance + property tax + school taxes some of my friends pay. I will get screwed if housing prices rise dramatically in the area (and I decide to buy here).
But with the economy in the situation it is, I'd prefer to have the money in-bank earning interest in case I lose my job, rather than in a house I'd need to sell in the medium term to a potentially unforgiving market.
That depends on your distribution of Linux and the version of Windows we're talking about.
Installing Mandrake was a pretty much a snap for me -- easier than Windows because I answered practically all of the questions before anything was copied over (so I could walk away from it), I didn't have to reboot to continue the install, and I didn't have to hunt up a license key.
I think one of the RedHat 6.x installers would crap out near the end if I set the time zone a certain way -- my other experiences w/RH seemed reasonable.
I reinstalled my latest distro (Debian Woody) about 4 times. Once I managed to skip installing the bootloader. Once, I tried to use dselect (anybody who tells you to do a minimal install and apt-get *everything* else is right on the money). Then I had a couple rounds of figuring out which kernel modules I needed, and tweaking XFree correctly -- pulling out monitor specs and trying to figure out what a framebuffer was and why my X didn't work (the other distros were more or less automagic).
I know ranting about the Woody installer is about as noble as kicking a special needs kid in the nuts, but I hope those guys can get Sarge out the door soon.
Now that mofo had a crap job. Expected to work miracles, never fuck up... and at the end he had to take the hit for all his coworkers anyway.
Applying the WWJD principle to this question, my advice is to stick with the job until you feel you've been crucified.
My point is, the development may well go down a different path, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Actually that's a good idea, since my oily face as a teenager could have powered a small household. Combine that with bald guys' (and gals') scalp-oil and you may have found America's next renewable energy supply. You have a promising career in energy development ahead of you..
Actually, it's why Venus's atmosphere is so hostile. It is speculated that Venus used to have appreciable amounts of water but that it was lost to space. Scan the Venus Wiki article for "water" to get details.
Hopefully you were standing in front of your computer as you typed that in...
Strangely enough, nobody wants my bills.
I can tell you from experience that merely being "brainy" does not necessarily make somebody kind or caring. You may have not meant it this way.. but I thought I'd note it.
I posit that the jobs which actually pay enough for you to afford rent/bills/groceries are also time-sensitive. That is, 8 (or more) hours of work a day needs to get done and in the short term, if you were not there, no one could fill in for you. I think it is exactly this property that forces the job to pay you a decent wage.
OTOH if you don't need that much money, I think my local Jack In The Box is hiring. (really.)
If another poster knows any exceptions to this rule of thumb, I'd gladly receive enlightenment.
p.s. I think your "buying useless crap" argument should be discoupled from the rest of it. I have a friend who barely makes rent, but when he actually has any money, he blows it on computer games. I also know money-hoarding hermits who are apparently trying to retire at 40. Point being, peoples' spending habits can be largely separated from how much they make.
Anyway, good luck and I hope your situation gets better eventually.
how would an american get ahold of euros? Open a swiss bank account? Or are there better ways?
"Ever been in the situation where a certain expensive piece of equipment would be ideal to do the job at hand, but you would probably never ever need it to use it again, thus making the purchase/rental of equipment prohibitive? Here's a guy that had such a need and built a teleporter with easy-to-find materials, a camcorder and a laptop. When he's done with the equipment he releases it into the para-dimensional ether, ready for random nerds in need to retrieve it."
I'm suprised the gtk release notes actually say this, because it's fairly obviously false. It's a shame those reponsible didn't catch this and expunge the statement.
(I see www.gtk.org's "Introduction" section does not share this problem.)
2nd, it doesn't really matter because I invoke Godwin's Law. We both lose.
Take it to the better business bureau or small claims court ... hell you might even get valve's attention when they have to send one of their employees to court (or pay up).
I guess it's not as convenient or pointless as pirating. But as it stands valve can go after *you* for copyright infringement.?
The problem w/programming for the defense industry is the absurd amount of Software Process hoops you must jump through. It's a great way to grind a programmer's soul into the dust.
Maybe they sent a copy to Groklaw?
And that resource is ... ? Inquiring minds want to know.
Because the gassing happened in 1988? Iran and Iraq were attacking each other with chemical weapons at the time.
Particularly when a roadside booby trap using a chemical munition went off in Iraq a couple of months ago?
From link: "Hans Blix, former executive chairman of UNMOVIC, said the shell could be "debris from the past" and was not necessarily a sign that there are weapons stocks. Blix has previously said Iraq likely destroyed the bulk of its prohibited weapons in 1991."
If you really want to dig for justification, I'd try Saddam's rotten attitude towards weapons inspectors post-Gulf-War-I. The only reason Blix could operate in Iraq was because of the threat of war hanging over Saddam's head. Nevertheless since the UN took the trouble to send that team, it implied war wouldn't be made if Iraq had made a good-faith effort to comply.
In today's news, a heavyweight boxer beat the shit out of a retarded 5 year old. When asked why, the boxer exclaimed the child "looked particularly dangerous today." An eyewitness who went by the initials "A.C." told reporters he could not predict "what might have happened otherwise".
If you support invading Iraq, it would be better to focus on "saving Iraqi lives" as some of the other posts have done.
My biggest complaint against Bush is him starting the war in Iraq. Several reasons --
No damn justification. I don't believe the administration's claims of ignorance about the true situation w/WMDs, but it's inexcusable in any event.
I'm down on pre-emptive (read: aggressive) acts. More specifically, I'm down on foreign "regime change"-type activity. Primarily because all pre-emptive US interventions I can recall have failed, or made things worse.
We have a *lot* of damn money going to Iraq that would really be better off here, especially considering our current deficit/debt load which is in my mind the #1 issue facing America today. It's more than blowing away any oil profits we might be soaking up.
There's a bunch of poor bastards dying over there that didn't really need to be.
I despise Bush for fighting a war on two fronts in general, and in particular for the 90/10 split of troops he's given to Iraq and Afghanistan, especially when we haven't found Bin Laden yet.
I despise Bush for setting up John Ashcroft as Attorney General.
I despise Bush for supporting that almost-fuckup in Venezuela that would have overthrown a democratically-elected president because of his anti-US sentiments.
I despise Bush for pissing off the rest of the world for no reason -- with Iraq, and with his crazy-ass Axis Of Evil speech.
I'm more tolerant of Bush's domestic and economic policies (although I think they're atrocious) since most of the real ability to improve things there lies with our completely inept Congress. Bush has a habit of proposing grand schemes w/out getting them any funding (many presidents are prone to; he's just worse than usual). I disagree w/his stance on gay marriage.
I don't really give a shit about Bush's possible former coke habit or his military record (except his lack of results as commander-in-chief).
I don't give a damn if some people think Bush talks funny or looks like a monkey. I can't understand what Alan Greenspan says either and he looks like he's going to fall over dead any moment, but I'd vote for him in a New York minute.
Rant off.