"That sounds lovely. How is the government meant to pay for that if everyone decides to goldbrick?"
It wouldn't and the country wouldn't exist, but the same goes for a country whose inhabitants cant afford housing, cost of living or healthcare, which might explain the downward slope the US is taking...
Hey, no fair getting all reasonable on me all of a sudden!
But do you see how this could, depending on the population*, set up a race to the bottom?
I generally would rather see laziness subdued and greed harnessed in my society than see them operate unchecked.
-Peter
* I mean a country's population as a whole. Maybe the French, as compared to Americans, are fair-minded and willing to labor for abstract rewards.
You're certainly welcome for the small bit I contributed.
I said "my baby", but I'm really more of an estranged uncle. The project was Luke Ehresman's brain child.
And there are a score, or more, developers who deserve far, far more credit than I.
Anyway, I'm glad you like it. It still gives me a little thrill whenever I see it in use or see a reference to it.
Thank you for exposing people to Free Software, and thank you for fulfilling the important and often overlooked role of providing commercial end-user support.
I believe it is my country's duty to provide for my welfare since without my (and yours and "ours" as a collective) support the country wouldn't exist.
That sounds lovely. How is the government meant to pay for that if everyone decides to goldbrick?
Actually the way you spoke it left up a lot to the imagination, I took it to mean that unless the government went "tits up" you would be taken care of, since the highly unlikely proposition of the government going "tits up", I took it to be condescending to the parent poster.
I meant what I literally said. I'm not sure what I can do about you choosing to read it with an inflection of sarcasm or condescension.
To be clear, all I was saying is that I am aware of the fact that the VA may cut off my benefits some day.
No it's surprising small for the amount of head you have up there...
It is clear you have never seen me. Or at least haven't seen me since my svelte teenage days.
It's really not a difficult concept to understand, but if you want the Cliff's Notes version of my point: "Nothing in life is free." If you want to see what happens with a society tries to avoid the basic laws of economics go vacation in North Korea (or to a lesser extent, Cuba).
Have you considered what happens when incremental cost goes to zero? Therein lies the magic of Free Software, my friend.
So you complain that others don't have the "grit" to sustain themselves after a layoff but yet your "grit" consists of you sucking off the VA's heathcare program?
Way to shamelessly shift context. I was specifically replying the way the previous poster personalized his argument.
In any case, VA medical coverage is due to me on contract. And believe me when I tell you that I paid dearly for the privilege.
If I did not have that coverage I still wouldn't consider the threat of a layoff to be a threat to my health or survival. An astute reader may have concluded that I don't count on the continued availability of those benefits by the "tits up" remark.
I have all my stuff in FLAC too. The question is, am I going to convert it into AAC for the privilege of using Apple's hardware?
The answer is no.
I like Vorbis. I like that it is a free and open format. (I like FLAC for the same reason.) I like it because it is VBR-centric. I like it because it yields good quality on a per bit rate basis.
I don't particularly dislike AAC, but I'm not going to buy a device that doesn't support my chosen format.
Are you kidding? At standard temperature and pressure those things are highly unstable! They undergo a state change which causes a substantial transfer of energy from their surrounding environment.
This can be used directly to keep a cocktail cold, or indirectly to keep beer cold. On the other hand, I think we have a long way to go in materials science before we just start carrying these things willy-nilly in our cars.
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Hey, no fair getting all reasonable on me all of a sudden!
But do you see how this could, depending on the population*, set up a race to the bottom?
I generally would rather see laziness subdued and greed harnessed in my society than see them operate unchecked.
-Peter
* I mean a country's population as a whole. Maybe the French, as compared to Americans, are fair-minded and willing to labor for abstract rewards.
You're certainly welcome for the small bit I contributed.
I said "my baby", but I'm really more of an estranged uncle. The project was Luke Ehresman's brain child.
And there are a score, or more, developers who deserve far, far more credit than I.
Anyway, I'm glad you like it. It still gives me a little thrill whenever I see it in use or see a reference to it.
Thank you for exposing people to Free Software, and thank you for fulfilling the important and often overlooked role of providing commercial end-user support.
-Peter
Hey! Don't call my baby ugly!
-Peter
Former SquirrelMail "Head Nut"
PS: It's spelled with StudlyCaps.
You misspelled "beeth", twice!
-Peter
That sounds lovely. How is the government meant to pay for that if everyone decides to goldbrick?
I meant what I literally said. I'm not sure what I can do about you choosing to read it with an inflection of sarcasm or condescension.
To be clear, all I was saying is that I am aware of the fact that the VA may cut off my benefits some day.
It is clear you have never seen me. Or at least haven't seen me since my svelte teenage days.
-Peter
Have you considered what happens when incremental cost goes to zero? Therein lies the magic of Free Software, my friend.
-Peter
Way to shamelessly shift context. I was specifically replying the way the previous poster personalized his argument.
In any case, VA medical coverage is due to me on contract. And believe me when I tell you that I paid dearly for the privilege.
If I did not have that coverage I still wouldn't consider the threat of a layoff to be a threat to my health or survival. An astute reader may have concluded that I don't count on the continued availability of those benefits by the "tits up" remark.
Thanks! You don't think it's too big?
-Peter
Maybe you don't know what "tits up" means?
-Peter
I don't think you included social security or charitable hospitals in your calculations.
You also personalized the issue to me, which was a mistake given I have VA coverage for life unless the VA goes tits up first.
-Peter
If my employer threatens my health or survival I'll never have to work again.
Of course, I have the grit to be laid off without it threating my health or survival.
-Peter
As an employee what? It's great until they get tired of carrying your unproductive ass and lay you off?
-Peter
BOFHs everywhere rejoice!
-Peter
Real men use/>.
-Peter
How is this a troll? I really would buy one if it supported Vorbis.
-Peter
I have all my stuff in FLAC too. The question is, am I going to convert it into AAC for the privilege of using Apple's hardware?
:-)
The answer is no.
I like Vorbis. I like that it is a free and open format. (I like FLAC for the same reason.) I like it because it is VBR-centric. I like it because it yields good quality on a per bit rate basis.
I don't particularly dislike AAC, but I'm not going to buy a device that doesn't support my chosen format.
Thanks for the advice, though
-Peter
I can convert lossy formats all day. That doesn't make it a good idea. (Or a good enough solution.)
As I said, I want to play Vorbis on the iPod.
-Peter
I'm so ready to buy that iPod nano. The second it supports Vorbis.
Come on, guys. ALL my music is in Vorbis. Help me out here.
-Peter
Dude, it was an off the cuff comment. It was based on the article, not on the GPL v3.0.
Was I really being that obscure?
-Peter
Are you kidding? At standard temperature and pressure those things are highly unstable! They undergo a state change which causes a substantial transfer of energy from their surrounding environment.
This can be used directly to keep a cocktail cold, or indirectly to keep beer cold. On the other hand, I think we have a long way to go in materials science before we just start carrying these things willy-nilly in our cars.
-Peter
I only assume the article is accurate for the purposes of this discussion.
Seriously, find someone else to bug.
-Peter
My statement was predicated on the assumption that the article is accurate.
But you knew that, didn't you?
-Peter
Later IBM. It was good while it lasted.
-Peter
A schooner is a sailboat, stupid-head.
-Peter
Like deja vu all over again.
The original story.
-Peter
I think it's Flash, not Shockwave. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
-Peter