I think the point for tree huggers is we're cutting down trees faster then we're planting them (I believe proof of this is seen by more and more nature preserves being opened up to tree loggers, but I may be wrong).
Err.. your information is slightly outdated. They're closing it down today (if they haven't already) and will perform what everyone hopes will be the last vault wipe (something pretty drastic would have to happen for Cyan to even consider a vault wipe after this point). Tomorrow on the 19th the storyline will begin once more on the Until Uru server (with a Cyan employee recommending people at the very least log in and head into the Cavern, even if they don't go to the meeting) and then on the 20th we'll be able to log into the Myst Online: Uru Live servers once more with the story continuing until and beyond the official launch.
While you're making a joke having a good memory does nothing for your intelligence unless you use your memory to remember intelligent things. As taxi drivers are... well taxi drivers. There's a good chance they haven't used their good memories to remember intelligent things, or else they wouldn't be taxi drivers.
Sadly, most don't even remember how to do the arithmetic. They were all instructed in elementary school, but it didn't stick... I'm sure people said the same thing about morse code.
Yes but this "simulation" universe in all likelihood is a simplified version of the real universe and so we'd have a lot more facts to work with in trying to work out the nature of the parent universe.
There is nothing wrong with using a physical object that shares the same shape as the universe theoretically does in order to detect something that is common in both.
Great. I hope when your father dies someone knocks on your mother's door claiming that he had bought a bible for her birthday and had one more payment left. Then we'll talk about whether or not people should be protected via the law from lying hucksters.
If it's a fraudulent claim, sure, that should be illegal, So you're saying I can't lie to my wife anymore? Wow. I certainly hope you never get in a position where you have undue sway over the law.
Why should they need incentive to leave their OS if all issues are taken care of by OSS?
Because it becomes more and more burdensome for OSS developers to support the legacy software. It'll eventually become so burdensome that it will stifle innovation and usability. Many people claim that to support the Win9x OSes would be that burdensome.
Sorry, I left my marketspeak chip in the other bot. Can anyone translate this to English:
Cairo will 'bring modern, hardware-accelerated 2D-graphics capabilities to the whole of the Web without requiring proprietary plug-ins or rendering obsolete the broad and rich set of Web-authoring techniques developed over the past decade. Without my marketspeak chip I translate that to say "We'll be doing things faster and still supporting HTML." Please tell me I got that wrong. Do they really need to specify "We support HTML" in a browser engine? And even if they did, why did they need to translate it to marketspeak? Do they have a brand new marketing droid they just couldn't wait to use?
Yes, I guess you're right. There was a time when OSS software was the solution of choice for those who didn't want to throw away semi-obsolete hardware in working order to dance the Microsoft forced upgrading dance. I suppose this means OSS solutions have gained enough traction and have become credible enough that they justify requiring newer hardware to run them, which is good.
I'm aware of xfce and blackbox and the likes, they are nice, but if you want to run mainstream software that require KDE libraries, you're still hosed.
But in the case of FF for Windows, the problem is that Win9x users (and there are many left) will find themselves in the same situation they were with IE: they'll have to keep running the latest older version of the browser that works with their OS, which will quickly become out of date. I'm sure the FF/Gecko guys have perfectly good technical reasons to leave the old platform behind, but in a sense I hope someone will fork off a Win9x tree of FF and keep developing it, otherwise it would mean OSS is no better than Microsoft with regard to software obsolescence.
So how long are they suppose to be supporting the Win9x OSes? 2 more years? 5? 10? 20? Until there aren't any more Win9x users? But if all of the Win9x users have their OSS software continue to support Win9x, what incentive do they have to upgrade? They obviously don't care about bugs or viruses if they're still using Win9x software after all these years.
Another one of the great strengths of OSS is that if there's enough of a demand for something, people can work on it without any legal worries. This is discouraged in businesses that concentrate on maximizing profits.
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I think the point for tree huggers is we're cutting down trees faster then we're planting them (I believe proof of this is seen by more and more nature preserves being opened up to tree loggers, but I may be wrong).
It looks awfully familiar to me.
I condone the downloading of all RIAA content by all slashdotters.
:() then I don't know what does.
Guess I just infringed on a lot of copyrights, right?
If this doesn't kill free speech (which isn't constitutionally protected in Australia
Just because there exists serial rapists doesn't mean a rapist who only does it once is any better.
Err.. your information is slightly outdated. They're closing it down today (if they haven't already) and will perform what everyone hopes will be the last vault wipe (something pretty drastic would have to happen for Cyan to even consider a vault wipe after this point). Tomorrow on the 19th the storyline will begin once more on the Until Uru server (with a Cyan employee recommending people at the very least log in and head into the Cavern, even if they don't go to the meeting) and then on the 20th we'll be able to log into the Myst Online: Uru Live servers once more with the story continuing until and beyond the official launch.
No, nor did I even hint that. All I did say was that exclude the evidence of a fake passport, you can provide your real passport.
I'm sure people said the same about Myst Online: Uru Live. Fortunately some people didn't give up, and so I'll be able to play it come Wednesday.
Remind me to never hire you as anything, given your genius memory skills.
Show duplicate passport when police show up, proving one of the passports to be a fake.
While you're making a joke having a good memory does nothing for your intelligence unless you use your memory to remember intelligent things. As taxi drivers are... well taxi drivers. There's a good chance they haven't used their good memories to remember intelligent things, or else they wouldn't be taxi drivers.
I thought it was commonly accepted by scientists that the universe was finite?
I don't know what sort of soccer balls you use but I've never gotten a new soccer ball after exploding one.
Yes but this "simulation" universe in all likelihood is a simplified version of the real universe and so we'd have a lot more facts to work with in trying to work out the nature of the parent universe.
There is nothing wrong with using a physical object that shares the same shape as the universe theoretically does in order to detect something that is common in both.
Try using hardware that is technically compatible. You might have a slightly harder time with it then, thanks to Apple's DRM.
The Ori killed SG-1. I will never consider them gods.
Great. I hope when your father dies someone knocks on your mother's door claiming that he had bought a bible for her birthday and had one more payment left. Then we'll talk about whether or not people should be protected via the law from lying hucksters.
We are. That's why we would be saving any from having you as a parent.
But they don't need to be paid 150 years after they die (and Mozart died well and truly before he reached a 100)!
Because it becomes more and more burdensome for OSS developers to support the legacy software. It'll eventually become so burdensome that it will stifle innovation and usability. Many people claim that to support the Win9x OSes would be that burdensome.
I'm aware of xfce and blackbox and the likes, they are nice, but if you want to run mainstream software that require KDE libraries, you're still hosed.
But in the case of FF for Windows, the problem is that Win9x users (and there are many left) will find themselves in the same situation they were with IE: they'll have to keep running the latest older version of the browser that works with their OS, which will quickly become out of date. I'm sure the FF/Gecko guys have perfectly good technical reasons to leave the old platform behind, but in a sense I hope someone will fork off a Win9x tree of FF and keep developing it, otherwise it would mean OSS is no better than Microsoft with regard to software obsolescence.
So how long are they suppose to be supporting the Win9x OSes? 2 more years? 5? 10? 20? Until there aren't any more Win9x users? But if all of the Win9x users have their OSS software continue to support Win9x, what incentive do they have to upgrade? They obviously don't care about bugs or viruses if they're still using Win9x software after all these years.
Another one of the great strengths of OSS is that if there's enough of a demand for something, people can work on it without any legal worries. This is discouraged in businesses that concentrate on maximizing profits.