OSI reports that Intel has asked that's its name be removed from a list of open source licenses. They would like it to be replaced with an unpronounceable symbol that resembles a network of CPU registers. The license will henceforth be referred to as the License Formerly Known As the Intel Public License.
Seriously though, this April Fools thing was funny for a while, but it has to stop. I depend on this site for serious news. But today its all joke articles like this one. Come on now, two Gigabytes? For email? Very funny guys.
Maybe they can combine this with voice recognition software and just turn it on during the design meetings. After a while, the meeting will inevitably go off-topic into a discussion of the NCAA final four or something. The final product is then a combination business middleware/basketball game which is good as neither.
Picks up red phone.
Hello?
Voice on phone: No, the white phone.
picks up white phone.
Hello?
PA system: Would Mr. File please pick up one of the white courtesy phones?
(shouting) I've got it!
PA system: Thank you
Microsoft announced today that they are adding a new feature to MSN search, which allows you to restrict the search results to information and works with severe license restrictions. A Microsoft spokesman said, "We believe that when you look at Total Cost of Ownership, you will find that our heavily restricted content provides a better value than works that are in the public domain. After all, Moby Dick is only free if your time is worth nothing." A followup statement attributed the confusing nature of the previous statement to the spokesman's overly tight necktie.
In the FUTURE, single core processors will be dual core processors where one side didn't pass quality control. Someone will eventually figure out how to hack the chip to use both halves anyways, and the market will be flooded with cheap dual core chips that don't always work. Remember, you read it here first.
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Well, it sounds like it wasn't yours for them to reappropriate from you in the first place. Bear in mind that IBM has a very huge legal team. Since, as you say, some of the code they are claiming as their own belongs to IBM, it might me in your best interest to get out of there before the Nazgul starts picking your company's flesh apart with pliers.
The low tech solution is to wire a small light bulb in series with your headphones. As you may know, electrical resistance increases with temperature. Thus, when the sound is louder, and more current is flowing to the headphones through the lightbulb, the filament gets hotter and glows brighter. This increases the resistance which limits the current flow and softens the louder sounds. Conversely, during quieter periods, there is less current, the lamp filament does not get as hot, and more current flows, making them louder.
Similarly, you can increase the dynamic range of the sound by putting the bulb in parallel to your headphones. Loud sounds increase the temperature (and thus the resistance) of the bulb filament, which diverts more current through the headphones. Quieter sounds don'y heat the filament as much and allow more current to take that route, thus making them even quieter.
You may have to experiment with different types of lamps to find which works best.
I had an opportunity to pay a nickel for a song once. This homeless guy was selling them. "Hey buddy, wanna hear an original song, I swear to God it's original. Spare change please?"
Give him a nickel and he started singing. It wasn't very good.
Maybe it would get wider acceptance if MS named it differently. I first heard about it a few years back, and wanting to know more, I typed.NET into Google. I got back every www.*.net website on the web, but little about Microsoft. I knew C# had something to do with this, so I typed that in. Google dropped the # and returned every page with the letter C. Then I heard about ASP.NET, and decided to look that up on Google. I got back every www.*.net/*.asp page in the world, again no useful info. Finally, I gave up and installed Linux instead. I heard that mono got me.NET on Linux, and so I looked up mono. I learned alot about being careful about who I kiss, but little else.
Perhaps they are moving away from us fast enough that they are red-shifted completely out of the visible spectrum. Also, there is much speculation that dark matter is normal matter that is not hot enough to emit light.
No. They wouldn't need to reverse engineer it. They can simply look up the patent and see how it works at the USPTO website. Similarly, your patent will not be infringed by their detection/destruction of your virus.
Following China's walkout, the resulting new coastal areas in central Asia are expected to provide new economic opportunities to the formerly isolated, landlocked region. A brief panic gripped the people of Japan, as China blocked out the sun for several hours as it stepped across the island nation. Geologists and the international community at large are eagerly waiting to see where and how the newly independent continent decides to settle. It was last seen striding across the South Pacific in a brisk huff towards the Isthmus of Panama. Panamanian officials have cautioned China to be careful as the newly mobile landmass will not fit through the canal and would need to carefully step over the fragile strip of land, which could be easily crushed into the seabed by an errant footstep. Representatives of the Chinese government could not be reached for comment.
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OSI reports that Intel has asked that's its name be removed from a list of open source licenses. They would like it to be replaced with an unpronounceable symbol that resembles a network of CPU registers. The license will henceforth be referred to as the License Formerly Known As the Intel Public License.
It was announced today that Hammond and Xerox plan to merge. The new company, tentatively called Hamhox, will manufacture reproductive organs.
Not just MSN Munchies. Also, there's the all new Butter Toffee FAT Clusters. Available in 12, 16 and 32 bite sizes.
Additionally, Campbell's ammounced today that they are releasing a Unicode version of their famous Alphabet Soup.
Seriously though, this April Fools thing was funny for a while, but it has to stop. I depend on this site for serious news. But today its all joke articles like this one. Come on now, two Gigabytes? For email? Very funny guys.
Maybe they can combine this with voice recognition software and just turn it on during the design meetings. After a while, the meeting will inevitably go off-topic into a discussion of the NCAA final four or something. The final product is then a combination business middleware/basketball game which is good as neither.
Picks up red phone.
Hello?
Voice on phone: No, the white phone.
picks up white phone.
Hello?
PA system: Would Mr. File please pick up one of the white courtesy phones?
(shouting) I've got it!
PA system: Thank you
Microsoft announced today that they are adding a new feature to MSN search, which allows you to restrict the search results to information and works with severe license restrictions. A Microsoft spokesman said, "We believe that when you look at Total Cost of Ownership, you will find that our heavily restricted content provides a better value than works that are in the public domain. After all, Moby Dick is only free if your time is worth nothing." A followup statement attributed the confusing nature of the previous statement to the spokesman's overly tight necktie.
In the FUTURE, single core processors will be dual core processors where one side didn't pass quality control. Someone will eventually figure out how to hack the chip to use both halves anyways, and the market will be flooded with cheap dual core chips that don't always work. Remember, you read it here first.
Yes, sign up now for the new Tivo(TM) Platinum No Hassle card from Capital One and start earning iPoints(TM) that can be redeemed for a new iPod today. Also, with our low introductory rates of just 1.9% for the first six months, you can transfer your existing balance and save money for more important things. Sign up for the new Tivo(TM) Platinum No Hassle card from Capital One today.
The new Tivo(TM) Platinum No Hassle card from Capital One. What's in your wallet?
So EV1 has been scrapped due to liability issues. I guess they shouldn't have bought that license from SCO.
Well, it sounds like it wasn't yours for them to reappropriate from you in the first place. Bear in mind that IBM has a very huge legal team. Since, as you say, some of the code they are claiming as their own belongs to IBM, it might me in your best interest to get out of there before the Nazgul starts picking your company's flesh apart with pliers.
Similarly, you can increase the dynamic range of the sound by putting the bulb in parallel to your headphones. Loud sounds increase the temperature (and thus the resistance) of the bulb filament, which diverts more current through the headphones. Quieter sounds don'y heat the filament as much and allow more current to take that route, thus making them even quieter.
You may have to experiment with different types of lamps to find which works best.
I had an opportunity to pay a nickel for a song once. This homeless guy was selling them. "Hey buddy, wanna hear an original song, I swear to God it's original. Spare change please?"
Give him a nickel and he started singing. It wasn't very good.
I know it works now. It didn't used to.
Maybe it would get wider acceptance if MS named it differently. I first heard about it a few years back, and wanting to know more, I typed .NET into Google. I got back every www.*.net website on the web, but little about Microsoft. I knew C# had something to do with this, so I typed that in. Google dropped the # and returned every page with the letter C. Then I heard about ASP.NET, and decided to look that up on Google. I got back every www.*.net/*.asp page in the world, again no useful info. Finally, I gave up and installed Linux instead. I heard that mono got me .NET on Linux, and so I looked up mono. I learned alot about being careful about who I kiss, but little else.
Perhaps they are moving away from us fast enough that they are red-shifted completely out of the visible spectrum. Also, there is much speculation that dark matter is normal matter that is not hot enough to emit light.
Slashdot: And what number would that be?
CA Spokesperson: Zero!
No. They wouldn't need to reverse engineer it. They can simply look up the patent and see how it works at the USPTO website. Similarly, your patent will not be infringed by their detection/destruction of your virus.
Well, you're not processing and conditioning the electricity by hand are you? That's best left to machines.
Following China's walkout, the resulting new coastal areas in central Asia are expected to provide new economic opportunities to the formerly isolated, landlocked region. A brief panic gripped the people of Japan, as China blocked out the sun for several hours as it stepped across the island nation. Geologists and the international community at large are eagerly waiting to see where and how the newly independent continent decides to settle. It was last seen striding across the South Pacific in a brisk huff towards the Isthmus of Panama. Panamanian officials have cautioned China to be careful as the newly mobile landmass will not fit through the canal and would need to carefully step over the fragile strip of land, which could be easily crushed into the seabed by an errant footstep. Representatives of the Chinese government could not be reached for comment.
Hey, you didn't think of it.
Well, fortunately, the IRS computers are secure because:
1. No one knows EBCDIC anymore.
2. It's hard to cause a buffer overrun in 80 columns.
3. It takes a long time to download information at 300 Baud.
Seriously, their computers can process over nine tax returns per day. Do you really think you can crack them?
Wrong SCO dude. You want this one SCOXE.
Actually, a friend of mine who was caught speeding told the cop he wanted to get home before he ran out of gas.