Germany (and Austria, AFAIK) is the same. My German tutor (a native speaker) explained that this is true over most of Europe (and thus probably Latin America, too). Might depend, though, as you say, on how "tight to [a] language" people are; I believe that the French government has been trying to promote French terms like "ordinateur" over English terms for quite a while.
On the other hand, the scuttlebutt is that Ender's Game is being made with a less international cast, which really hurts the story.
Really? How are they gonna do that? I remember a line where someone (Dink?) tells Ender, "you, like our dear teachers, are American - and I am not". That was one of the major points, that the Formic Wars gave the IF the authority to rule Earth (sorta), and no one wanted to risk facing the Buggers without 'em, thus keeping the peace.
Just because it's impossible to disprove the existence of green hairy aliens on Alpha Centauri doesn't imply that you can claim they are there.
We can't *now*. But we know that someday, we may be able to disprove that idea. Similarly, because there are ways one could (theoretically) disprove evolution, it is scientifically acceptable. Creationism/ID, on the other hand, isn't theoretically disprovable, thus, it is not scientific.
Well, gosh darn it, what is the difference between a sperm and an embryo? We're all God's children, after all!!! (NB: if you still can't tell I'm joking, check my posting history on stem cells).
Jedit is very nice. And there are a few open source projects devoted to expanding it so it's more of a framework for programs/plugins than a text editor.
Not that I actually own word, or have copies of it, because I don't.
One could argue that wine is analogous to a VM in this case... and that since it is required in order to run Word (on *nix), its length should be included.
If you installed it with the intent of providing files that you knew were going to be infringing, it'd still be illegal, and the program would only be acceptable if you approved what went on your box. I think. IANAL, NDIPONTV.
Here's why... sshd, cron, and apache are vital to what I do. I don't want to sit there wondering if the reason I can't ssh in or access my site is because the machine is still booting or because of some problem with config. Plus, starting services during boot adds to your diagnostic toolkit and stability.
One of the easiest ways I've seen to do text IO and processing is to just write some stubbies in Jython - to open a file, write to it, etc. Regex stuff can be simplified this way too. Basically, just a wrapper class.
Caveat: I haven't used Java since about 1.3, and I hear they've improved the text APIs significantly in 1.4 (or was it 1.5?).
I'm going to suggest that you get involved with the computer club. Give them some sort of server access - a Unix box they can SSH into and do some web hosting on. Invite them to get involved in whatever FOSS projects you're working on, or to find one on sourceforge or whatever. Point them towards whatever tutorials are appropriate for their skill level & interests (HTML/CSS/Javascript can be fun for building simple games, Python or Java for programming, etc). Maybe get some local businesses to donate $ (or do it yourself) and show them how to build a computer from parts.
This is modded funny, but I was serious. It's not that hard to do with a stylesheet, some basic HTML, and a bit of Javascript. And javascript is at least a better first language than BASIC!
Food is a pleasurable thing, cooking is fun, not a chore to be turned into another computer algorithm.
You could say the same about driving, or web design, or math. But we still have public transportation, Frontpage/Dreamcast/Nvu, and calculators, simply because those things aren't enjoyed by everyone. For some, food is a means to an end - nourishing the body so we can get back to whatever else we do. For others, it is an end in itself.
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Germany (and Austria, AFAIK) is the same. My German tutor (a native speaker) explained that this is true over most of Europe (and thus probably Latin America, too). Might depend, though, as you say, on how "tight to [a] language" people are; I believe that the French government has been trying to promote French terms like "ordinateur" over English terms for quite a while.
Erm ... I see an umlaut. Not a nordic/danish/scandinavian letter.
Works fine for me. Perhaps it's on your end? Or the submitter's end, and it has been corrected? And umlauts are hardly Nordic-only ...
On the other hand, the scuttlebutt is that Ender's Game is being made with a less international cast, which really hurts the story.
Really? How are they gonna do that? I remember a line where someone (Dink?) tells Ender, "you, like our dear teachers, are American - and I am not". That was one of the major points, that the Formic Wars gave the IF the authority to rule Earth (sorta), and no one wanted to risk facing the Buggers without 'em, thus keeping the peace.
And here I thought I was the only one who'd come up with that idea. Hmm, should I post this as AC? Nah.
Just because it's impossible to disprove the existence of green hairy aliens on Alpha Centauri doesn't imply that you can claim they are there.
We can't *now*. But we know that someday, we may be able to disprove that idea. Similarly, because there are ways one could (theoretically) disprove evolution, it is scientifically acceptable. Creationism/ID, on the other hand, isn't theoretically disprovable, thus, it is not scientific.
Well, gosh darn it, what is the difference between a sperm and an embryo? We're all God's children, after all!!! (NB: if you still can't tell I'm joking, check my posting history on stem cells).
Not antiseptic ... anaesthetic. The stuff that numbs you?
Jedit is very nice. And there are a few open source projects devoted to expanding it so it's more of a framework for programs/plugins than a text editor.
Unless they've hired a nanny ...
There is an "update" button ... not sure how well it works, and I don't think it's scriptable, but it's there.
That's what I used to think. Then we went to Iraq ...
I think you mean qmail (of which he is the author).
Not that I actually own word, or have copies of it, because I don't.
... and that since it is required in order to run Word (on *nix), its length should be included.
One could argue that wine is analogous to a VM in this case
If you installed it with the intent of providing files that you knew were going to be infringing, it'd still be illegal, and the program would only be acceptable if you approved what went on your box. I think. IANAL, NDIPONTV.
And I can't run Office, or Halo 2, or 1/2 Life 2, from a bash prompt, but that doesn't mean that they don't count as "programs".
Here's why ... sshd, cron, and apache are vital to what I do. I don't want to sit there wondering if the reason I can't ssh in or access my site is because the machine is still booting or because of some problem with config. Plus, starting services during boot adds to your diagnostic toolkit and stability.
One of the easiest ways I've seen to do text IO and processing is to just write some stubbies in Jython - to open a file, write to it, etc. Regex stuff can be simplified this way too. Basically, just a wrapper class.
Caveat: I haven't used Java since about 1.3, and I hear they've improved the text APIs significantly in 1.4 (or was it 1.5?).
I'm going to suggest that you get involved with the computer club. Give them some sort of server access - a Unix box they can SSH into and do some web hosting on. Invite them to get involved in whatever FOSS projects you're working on, or to find one on sourceforge or whatever. Point them towards whatever tutorials are appropriate for their skill level & interests (HTML/CSS/Javascript can be fun for building simple games, Python or Java for programming, etc). Maybe get some local businesses to donate $ (or do it yourself) and show them how to build a computer from parts.
But you can't start an account without a CC. Believe me, I've tried, emailed, begged, pleaded ... nope.
"Hey, I know this. It's UNIX!"
You're the one messing with semantics ... but I found it funny, unlike the other poster.
This is modded funny, but I was serious. It's not that hard to do with a stylesheet, some basic HTML, and a bit of Javascript. And javascript is at least a better first language than BASIC!
I had a friend who did 2-player "TANKS" in HTML, Javascript and CSS, simply by having tons of 1 pixel divs. Quite impressive ...
Food is a pleasurable thing, cooking is fun, not a chore to be turned into another computer algorithm.
You could say the same about driving, or web design, or math. But we still have public transportation, Frontpage/Dreamcast/Nvu, and calculators, simply because those things aren't enjoyed by everyone. For some, food is a means to an end - nourishing the body so we can get back to whatever else we do. For others, it is an end in itself.