With IM you usually talk to people that you know understand exactly what it means anyway. And it lets you type faster, which makes it seem a lot more like a normal conversation.
Well, to me it is a lot more terse than python, bash , basic, etc. Of course, I program in assembly as well as C and perl, so I can see what you mean. Regular expression use makes it seem a lot less verbose.
Also, when I IM, I usually switch from a terminal to X when a message comes in, so my fingers are in the right place.
I saw a chart of IQ vs. who each state voted for. The top 12 or so all were blue states. Most of the rest voted Bush. I'd prefer to think that most of your country isn't THAT stupid, to support the PTC.
From those numbers, it seems like Linux is having its main growth because of it's price, rather than the OS itself. Numbers were ~50% of blades, ~20% of rack-mounts, and ~10% of free standing.
IM isn't that different all that different to notmal English.
My point is, it works. The whole point of language is to get the idea across.
It's no different than one router deciding that it wanted to do TCP a little bit differently; he can't do that. Not really anyway. Not if he's connected to all X other routers who understand the standard implementation of BGP, TCP, IP,...
If the other routers can still understand it, and learn to use that new TCP version, then it can.
What I'm saying is that the laws need to be based more on the language as it is used, rather than using the language only as the laws allow. Otherwise you'll have a static language that can never evolve.
IM is supposed to be similar to conversations, and if you have to type in proper english to be able to so something, then it would be much harder to use.
For example:
brb I will be right back.
Which one looks easier to do? There is a speed up of over six times by using the abbreviation.
And then there are other aspects, like when I'm trying to talk about technical stuff, or fix problems for someone.
lachlan@123.123.123.123, p/w abc Connect to 123.123.123.123 using the username lachlan. The password is abc.
There is a reason why we use things like this. Because they work. Language isn't meant to be a set of laws, it's supposed to be a way of conveying information. We need to start treating it that way.
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Ask them what they think of AOL. Just 'cause AOL doesn't have a good reputation doesn't mean the sysadmins aren't any good.
Except it's about 4 times the price. 6 if you get Pro.
Or you can make something like this.
It can be used for either. I do anyway, and so do most of my friends.
With IM you usually talk to people that you know understand exactly what it means anyway. And it lets you type faster, which makes it seem a lot more like a normal conversation.
Well, to me it is a lot more terse than python, bash , basic, etc. Of course, I program in assembly as well as C and perl, so I can see what you mean. Regular expression use makes it seem a lot less verbose.
Also, when I IM, I usually switch from a terminal to X when a message comes in, so my fingers are in the right place.
The terms of service say that the admins are allowed to, or at least they do at my school.
I imagine that they are the the same in companies.
Telstra? You should know better. They are well known for their shitty service.
If you're in Australia, Internode is good - $60/month for 16 gigs @ 512k, then shaped. Mirror for everything (unbilled).
I saw a chart of IQ vs. who each state voted for. The top 12 or so all were blue states. Most of the rest voted Bush. I'd prefer to think that most of your country isn't THAT stupid, to support the PTC.
Either way, I'm glad I don't live in the US.
If you change it in a way that it remains understandable, or is easy to pick up, then the rules can change with it.
I'm in a 10 person IM convo, and in an IRC channel with another 800. If you don't type fast, it won't make sense.
Hardware support. Linux has a much greater range of drivers than Solaris, which holds it back on x86.
Still, I was first introduced to UNIX with RedHat 8, since moved to Gentoo, and have tried OpenBSD, although it didn't quite fit my tastes.
grrr...2mozz i g2 compile xorg
What strict surrounding laws are there in that?
I do it all the time, it saves me from typing that extra letter. It's part of the language people use for IM.
Of course, I'm a C/perl person, so I like terse syntax.
Yeah...real blow...$9.1 billion in servers will be sold.
Lets face it, the main cost is the actual server, not the OS.
This is sales of Linux *SERVERS*, not the OS itself.
And anyway, a few of the main distros are paid for (Mandrake, RHEL, SuSE, etc).
From those numbers, it seems like Linux is having its main growth because of it's price, rather than the OS itself. Numbers were ~50% of blades, ~20% of rack-mounts, and ~10% of free standing.
It says it sends everything through their servers, so the SSL session is made to Marketscore.
I hadn't even heard of PTC until a few months ago, what makes you think most people will take them seriously?
IM isn't that different all that different to notmal English.
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My point is, it works. The whole point of language is to get the idea across.
It's no different than one router deciding that it wanted to do TCP a little bit differently; he can't do that. Not really anyway. Not if he's connected to all X other routers who understand the standard implementation of BGP, TCP, IP,
If the other routers can still understand it, and learn to use that new TCP version, then it can.
What I'm saying is that the laws need to be based more on the language as it is used, rather than using the language only as the laws allow. Otherwise you'll have a static language that can never evolve.
Ok, if it isn't appropriate, explain why
What actual damage is it doing?
You think it is doing damage to your kids? Then don't let them watch it. Not your job to stop other peoples' kids from seeing it.
For example:Which one looks easier to do? There is a speed up of over six times by using the abbreviation.
And then there are other aspects, like when I'm trying to talk about technical stuff, or fix problems for someone.
There is a reason why we use things like this. Because they work. Language isn't meant to be a set of laws, it's supposed to be a way of conveying information. We need to start treating it that way.
The networks would give a group permission to archive their content for use as evidence against them?