Actually, you can run many other languages on the JRE. Jython (Python on Java Runtime) and Groovy (Ruby on Java Runtime) spring to mind. There's also a host of domain-specific languages which can be hosted on the JRE.
irony involves a contradiction of context and literal meaning. the literal meaning of "micro soft" juxtaposed with the terms "big" and "hard" makes the phrase ironic because its humor is rooted in the differences between the literal and contextual meaning of "microsoft".
maybe slashdot needs a +5 ironic moderation option.
It's news because it's historic. Thinkpads have long been regarded as the finest x86 notebooks around. And, since their inception, they've always been black (IIRC). This is the first time they've deviated from that classic black color scheme, and some geeks appreciate that kind of information.
They will have lower end systems that can be purchased at a reasonable price. They're called the PS3, XBox 360 and Nintendo Revolution. The future of the PC is in the living room. The desktop system as we know it is being squeezed out by gaming consoles and set-top boxes on the low-end and highly parallel servers on the high-end.
No, they do produce CDs On Demand. I'm not making it up. I've had NetFlix since the first month the service existed. They used to send out DVDs with the original full-color artwork. They don't anymore. They are now almost always silver-on-grey, burned single-color discs. Netflix is licensed by the movie studios to rent out a certain number of discs to their customers. If I rent a disc in Chicago, but the only available licensed discs are in California, they hold the one in California and burn a disc on-demand in Chicago. It's cheaper for them to make a new disc than it is to send the disc from California. From my understanding, they've been doing that way for the past 2 years or so.
Netflix does much of their production on-demand anyway, so I don't think that will be much of a problem. The DVDs you rent are burned and silk screened by Netflix more often than not (to replace the ones that are broken or damaged in shipping). So I don't think the mastering or production runs would be much of a problem.
The problem is that Walmart shouldn't have the right to censor someone else's artistic work. If an artist intended to be offensive, then you should be the offensive record or not buy the offensive record. Buying a watered-down version is an insult.
Actually, analog television signals are a lot more expensive in terms of RF bandwidth than digital. That's why you can only get about ~100 analog television channels to your home and 500+ digital.
I can see how someone not-all-that-knowledgeable about the TigerDirect brand could assume TigerDirect as a Mac-only software retailer based on the name alone. From TigerDirect's perspective, they might as well be called WindowsDirect (or maybe more appropriately, LonghornDirect). This unfortunately makes their brand recognition efforts tricky, but a lawsuit is perhaps a bit extreme. I'd say it's more just a case of bad luck on their part.
But even then, all it takes is a simple exploit + root priveledge escalation to screw the network again. I wouldn't place secure Linux administration in the hands of users that can't even keep their windows virus definitions up to date.
While I'm a pretty staunch Linux advocate, this seems a little extreme. From the average users' perspective, it would be akin to a school refusing to support any non-Windows computer because it's too "obscure" and expensive to accomodate.
Physicists and chemists may be down with using Linux, but I can't imagine forcing Linux on a British Literature major, or a grey-haired and tenured anthropology professor.
On second thought, I didn't mean to shout there, your four-digitness. But disharmony can produce some really interesting sounds.
And why stop at the 8va/12 scale? Why not split the octave into 96 parts and go completely nuts. Then you could claim prior art to eastern music, as well
and they did so to the amazement of quite a few primatologists. Keep in mind that this was one group of chimps in the Gombe. Most chimps do not hunt. If they do eat animals, they'll more likely eat ants and termites. Chimpanzees had been observed for quite some time before any of them were discovered to be hunters.
There are some tribes of humans (a monastery for instance) where people do not have sex. But, that specific observation does not all humans asexual. Other human beings eat other human beings, but that doesn't make the whole of the human species cannibalistic.
Throughout a period of time, nature will "try out" certain behaviours to see if they work. This is the basis for Darwinism. But, not all changes are advantageous. In fact, most of them aren't. And the ones that aren't don't stick around.
That's essentially why predators are formed in any ecosystem-- out of necessity. However, there's usually some health or vitality trade-offs when a species becomes more predator-like. Advanced species can afford not to eat meat, and most don't. Our closest relatives (chimpanzees and bonobos) are herbivores.
For the early part of modern human history, we didn't fare so well against the harsh environments, so we ate meat to avoid starving. That's certainly not the case for most of us today. Our preferred diet, as humans, should be fruits and vegetables. While we can still eat meat, we're the only species alive that can't eat raw meat without getting sick.
I agree there are some parts of the world where insects or small mammals are the only available source of nourishment, but it should be fairly obvious that such a diet is not healthy if it can be avoided.
For smaller startups, the press and advice may be worth it. Having a venture backed by Trevor Blackwell, Paul Graham, and Robert Morris is a huge endorsement if you plan to seek larger VC funding later. And, naturally, the all of the seed shares will get dilluted when further capital comes along, so that 10% doesn't stick.
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Actually, you can run many other languages on the JRE. Jython (Python on Java Runtime) and Groovy (Ruby on Java Runtime) spring to mind. There's also a host of domain-specific languages which can be hosted on the JRE.
hey, sorry about that. i modded you down when i meant to mod the parent down. i'm posting this to undo my moderations. no hard feelings.
irony involves a contradiction of context and literal meaning. the literal meaning of "micro soft" juxtaposed with the terms "big" and "hard" makes the phrase ironic because its humor is rooted in the differences between the literal and contextual meaning of "microsoft". maybe slashdot needs a +5 ironic moderation option.
It's news because it's historic. Thinkpads have long been regarded as the finest x86 notebooks around. And, since their inception, they've always been black (IIRC). This is the first time they've deviated from that classic black color scheme, and some geeks appreciate that kind of information.
does anyone else find the phrase "the jury properly rejected Clear Logic's argument" to be ironic?
I think you posted to the wrong story. Did you bychance intend to post in this story instead?
They will have lower end systems that can be purchased at a reasonable price. They're called the PS3, XBox 360 and Nintendo Revolution. The future of the PC is in the living room. The desktop system as we know it is being squeezed out by gaming consoles and set-top boxes on the low-end and highly parallel servers on the high-end.
The SEC.
No, they do produce CDs On Demand. I'm not making it up. I've had NetFlix since the first month the service existed. They used to send out DVDs with the original full-color artwork. They don't anymore. They are now almost always silver-on-grey, burned single-color discs. Netflix is licensed by the movie studios to rent out a certain number of discs to their customers. If I rent a disc in Chicago, but the only available licensed discs are in California, they hold the one in California and burn a disc on-demand in Chicago. It's cheaper for them to make a new disc than it is to send the disc from California. From my understanding, they've been doing that way for the past 2 years or so.
Netflix does much of their production on-demand anyway, so I don't think that will be much of a problem. The DVDs you rent are burned and silk screened by Netflix more often than not (to replace the ones that are broken or damaged in shipping). So I don't think the mastering or production runs would be much of a problem.
The problem is that Walmart shouldn't have the right to censor someone else's artistic work. If an artist intended to be offensive, then you should be the offensive record or not buy the offensive record. Buying a watered-down version is an insult.
A site that just opened today. See several of the above posts.
Actually, analog television signals are a lot more expensive in terms of RF bandwidth than digital. That's why you can only get about ~100 analog television channels to your home and 500+ digital.
I can see how someone not-all-that-knowledgeable about the TigerDirect brand could assume TigerDirect as a Mac-only software retailer based on the name alone. From TigerDirect's perspective, they might as well be called WindowsDirect (or maybe more appropriately, LonghornDirect). This unfortunately makes their brand recognition efforts tricky, but a lawsuit is perhaps a bit extreme. I'd say it's more just a case of bad luck on their part.
But even then, all it takes is a simple exploit + root priveledge escalation to screw the network again. I wouldn't place secure Linux administration in the hands of users that can't even keep their windows virus definitions up to date.
While I'm a pretty staunch Linux advocate, this seems a little extreme. From the average users' perspective, it would be akin to a school refusing to support any non-Windows computer because it's too "obscure" and expensive to accomodate. Physicists and chemists may be down with using Linux, but I can't imagine forcing Linux on a British Literature major, or a grey-haired and tenured anthropology professor.
Please disregard. I re-read your post and it makes sense the way you had it. My bad.
Earnings != Revenue Earnings = Profit
Yes, it does. Assuming the touchscreen works the same was as it does on my HP H3870 PocketPC, where I have Linux installed.
On second thought, I didn't mean to shout there, your four-digitness. But disharmony can produce some really interesting sounds. And why stop at the 8va/12 scale? Why not split the octave into 96 parts and go completely nuts. Then you could claim prior art to eastern music, as well
Notes don't have to be in harmony at all. Go buy a Stravinsky recording!
Eat it everyday, twice a day, for a month and get back to me.
There are some tribes of humans (a monastery for instance) where people do not have sex. But, that specific observation does not all humans asexual. Other human beings eat other human beings, but that doesn't make the whole of the human species cannibalistic.
Throughout a period of time, nature will "try out" certain behaviours to see if they work. This is the basis for Darwinism. But, not all changes are advantageous. In fact, most of them aren't. And the ones that aren't don't stick around.
For the early part of modern human history, we didn't fare so well against the harsh environments, so we ate meat to avoid starving. That's certainly not the case for most of us today. Our preferred diet, as humans, should be fruits and vegetables. While we can still eat meat, we're the only species alive that can't eat raw meat without getting sick.
I agree there are some parts of the world where insects or small mammals are the only available source of nourishment, but it should be fairly obvious that such a diet is not healthy if it can be avoided.
For smaller startups, the press and advice may be worth it. Having a venture backed by Trevor Blackwell, Paul Graham, and Robert Morris is a huge endorsement if you plan to seek larger VC funding later. And, naturally, the all of the seed shares will get dilluted when further capital comes along, so that 10% doesn't stick.