This is extortion, plain and simple. With an IPO around the corner, SCO knows that the mere hint of potential litigation can seriously hurt Google.
Darl McBride is no more than a hoodlum. I hope he gets what he deserves, but history has shown that as long as they're incorporated, gangs can do what they please.
I was disappointed by the lack of pictures in the article, so I went hunting at one of the researchers' sites. Couldn't find the stone skipping machine, but I found a cool movie of a skipping stone. My dad and I used to do this stuff up in Michigan, it's nice to learn the physics behind it!
There's not a lot of difference between outdoorsy boyscout types and computer geeks -- I have several friends who enjoy both, and I'm sure there's a lot of overlap between both groups in general. Both camping and hacking require an ability to pay *very close* attention to relatively tedious tasks, and offer a similar feeling of relaxed accomplishment.
My dad and I go camping all the time, and he's the one who's encouraged me to get into computers!
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This is extortion, plain and simple. With an IPO around the corner, SCO knows that the mere hint of potential litigation can seriously hurt Google. Darl McBride is no more than a hoodlum. I hope he gets what he deserves, but history has shown that as long as they're incorporated, gangs can do what they please.
I was disappointed by the lack of pictures in the article, so I went hunting at one of the researchers' sites. Couldn't find the stone skipping machine, but I found a cool movie of a skipping stone. My dad and I used to do this stuff up in Michigan, it's nice to learn the physics behind it!
There's not a lot of difference between outdoorsy boyscout types and computer geeks -- I have several friends who enjoy both, and I'm sure there's a lot of overlap between both groups in general. Both camping and hacking require an ability to pay *very close* attention to relatively tedious tasks, and offer a similar feeling of relaxed accomplishment.
My dad and I go camping all the time, and he's the one who's encouraged me to get into computers!