Not at all. Observatories have huge rotating mounts to aim the telescope at almost any part of the sky. If the telescope couldn't be aimed, it would be impossible to take photographs because of motion blur caused by the earth's rotation.
I noticed that the webcam is using quite a long exposure to compensate for the low light levels - people on the sidewalk appear very blurred. Even so, there is almost no visible graininess aside from compression artifacts. Obviously this is not a cheap webcam.
Not to mention this little gem of incomprehensibility:
latitude and longitude do not stay fixed with relation to the sun.
Latitude and longitude are relative to the planet's surface, genius. If you mean heliocentric latitude/longitude, that's because the planet is ORBITING. That phrase looks almost like some of Gene Ray's stuff.
The GPL is far shorter yes, and it too dictates what you cannot do... like release a binary without making available the code.
No, a license gives you additional freedoms, not additional restrictions. The default state under copyright law is no freedom to copy or modify. The GPL gives you those freedoms under certain circumstances, but you are not required to accept them. Regardless, you have the right to use the software. That right is not restricted by copyright law and hence requires no grant of a license. (IANAL)
The warranty disclaimer should be included as a prominent notice in the installer, but it is not a contract or license, and requires no agreement.
Well, the basic idea is that as human beings, we inevitably do the wrong thing some of the time. By virtue of this imperfection, we are in and of ourselves unworthy to be with God. Jesus' death and resurrection pays that debt if we accept it. Nobody's forcing you to; everyone has free will, otherwise there wouldn't be any point to life.
I understand your point, but the whole point of faith is that it's without logical proof. If you lean way back and trust the person behind you to catch you, you don't have a single shred of logical proof that they won't step out of the way and let you fracture your skull on the floor. You just have to accept it anyway.
Personally I find the idea of an all-powerful supernatural being who must be obeyed frankly repugnant to my sense of decency and personal moral responsibility, so even if there were a God, two fingers to him and he can burn me after death if he wants - ouch - at least I'll have my honour intact (I did it myyyyy waaaayyy)!
Honestly not meaning to troll, but that's one of the main objections people have to Christianity. The whole point of the religion is that we need to humble ourselves and accept that we are imperfect. Far too many people reject Christianity because of their pride.
More and more I'm finding out that Mac OS is, and indeed has been for a long time, very elegant and well-designed.
A number of features that modern Linux distros and desktop environments are priding themselves on have been part of Mac OS for a long time. Graphical boot? Check. Graphical disk partitioner? Check. LiveCD installer? Check. Loads of nifty little features like an application-accessible encrypted keychain manager, desktop sticky notes, multi-user logins with profiles stored on a server... you name it. Mas OS 9 even has VOICEPRINT IDENTIFICATION for crying out loud.
I'm now pretty determined that my next computer is going to be a PowerBook.
How so? I don't see why having to register to access a free hotspot is so horrible. If you have to provide a valid email address, it provides at least a minimum amount of accountability in case the service is abused. And it really doesn't cost you any more than 5 minutes.
I think this is just another example of people feeling entitled to the unlimited charity of others.
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Funnily enough, that's exactly the sort of thing SCO claimed about Linus...
Did you look at the comparison in the summary?
Not at all. Observatories have huge rotating mounts to aim the telescope at almost any part of the sky. If the telescope couldn't be aimed, it would be impossible to take photographs because of motion blur caused by the earth's rotation.
I noticed that the webcam is using quite a long exposure to compensate for the low light levels - people on the sidewalk appear very blurred. Even so, there is almost no visible graininess aside from compression artifacts. Obviously this is not a cheap webcam.
Well, this spoils the joke, but a word-for-word translation from Latin goes something like: "Always where under where." Think about it.
It took me a second to figure it out, but that was a brilliant joke. :)
Pacific northeast? Wouldn't that have to be Japan?
3ds max also has a similar "Ink 'n Paint" material.
For those who don't get the joke, TCP/IP via bongo drums.
Not to mention this little gem of incomprehensibility:
latitude and longitude do not stay fixed with relation to the sun.
Latitude and longitude are relative to the planet's surface, genius. If you mean heliocentric latitude/longitude, that's because the planet is ORBITING. That phrase looks almost like some of Gene Ray's stuff.
I don't even think the slocate database is readable to normal users. The locate executable runs as root.
The GPL is far shorter yes, and it too dictates what you cannot do... like release a binary without making available the code.
No, a license gives you additional freedoms, not additional restrictions. The default state under copyright law is no freedom to copy or modify. The GPL gives you those freedoms under certain circumstances, but you are not required to accept them. Regardless, you have the right to use the software. That right is not restricted by copyright law and hence requires no grant of a license. (IANAL)
The warranty disclaimer should be included as a prominent notice in the installer, but it is not a contract or license, and requires no agreement.
for it is the number of a man
Actually, the NIV (widely considered to be more accurate than the King James translation) uses the phrase "for it is man's number". Big difference.
Do we need any more than 3 degrees of freedom? How about mouse X, mouse Y, and clicking? It works fine for Mac users.
Sure, you get special delivery via FedEx's flying pigs.
Uh oh... the image is black. Perhaps something's wrong with the camera?
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Oh, it's night. Never mind.
Yeah, for about 10 times more applications.
Why not? GCC has had it since 2001.
Well, the basic idea is that as human beings, we inevitably do the wrong thing some of the time. By virtue of this imperfection, we are in and of ourselves unworthy to be with God. Jesus' death and resurrection pays that debt if we accept it. Nobody's forcing you to; everyone has free will, otherwise there wouldn't be any point to life.
I understand your point, but the whole point of faith is that it's without logical proof. If you lean way back and trust the person behind you to catch you, you don't have a single shred of logical proof that they won't step out of the way and let you fracture your skull on the floor. You just have to accept it anyway.
Personally I find the idea of an all-powerful supernatural being who must be obeyed frankly repugnant to my sense of decency and personal moral responsibility, so even if there were a God, two fingers to him and he can burn me after death if he wants - ouch - at least I'll have my honour intact (I did it myyyyy waaaayyy)!
Honestly not meaning to troll, but that's one of the main objections people have to Christianity. The whole point of the religion is that we need to humble ourselves and accept that we are imperfect. Far too many people reject Christianity because of their pride.
More and more I'm finding out that Mac OS is, and indeed has been for a long time, very elegant and well-designed.
A number of features that modern Linux distros and desktop environments are priding themselves on have been part of Mac OS for a long time. Graphical boot? Check. Graphical disk partitioner? Check. LiveCD installer? Check. Loads of nifty little features like an application-accessible encrypted keychain manager, desktop sticky notes, multi-user logins with profiles stored on a server... you name it. Mas OS 9 even has VOICEPRINT IDENTIFICATION for crying out loud.
I'm now pretty determined that my next computer is going to be a PowerBook.
Ah, I see what you mean now. Sorry about the mix-up. :) I hadn't really thought about it that way.
How so? I don't see why having to register to access a free hotspot is so horrible. If you have to provide a valid email address, it provides at least a minimum amount of accountability in case the service is abused. And it really doesn't cost you any more than 5 minutes.
I think this is just another example of people feeling entitled to the unlimited charity of others.
Dupe.