Hey, now that this site is under new ownership, maybe they could do some things to prepare for the possibility that this will happen here. Don't log IPs. Post a warrant canary.
Freedom *is* the ability to do things. A phone that I can compile a kernel module for lets me do a lot more things than one where I may purchase pre-approved entertainment centric apps.
1700s: "Give me freedom or give me death!"
2000s: "Give me freedom or... oooh, is that an iPhone?"
Don't forget that C++ is a proper super-set of C. That would mean you'd have to write libc itself too and in the process learn a bit about system calls.
Might even be the fastest way if you are good enough. See you in 5-50 years.
I certainly meant no disparagement. The OP implied that if you were even 10% below average intelligence, you could never pass a Calculus class. I think the deal with calc is that it's pretty hard to teach but once you understand it, it can seem fundamental and simple.
I'm not sure if there are different kinds of intelligence. I'd like to think that the human mind is at least equivalent to (and likely a super set of) a Turing machine. Then the difference would really be one of inclination. People excel at what they are actually interested in. I probably couldn't pass a Business class to save my life.
Not all felons have caused actual damage to society. Felonies are handed out to enemies of the state as a way of labeling them, keeping them out of the middle class no matter how hard they work. People are denied lawyers. Cops and other witnesses sometimes lie.
Or would you rather believe that we have 1/4 of the world's prison population because Americans are just more likely to be criminals?
NoScript supports javascript surrogates now. So you could actually run replacement versions of commonly used scripts. There's not much of a ui to it yet but I just checked about:config and it looks like I'm already doing this.
Gallium3d will enable just that. The Wikipedia page even mentions DirectX and wine.
That said, I don't think the uproar over OpenGL 3.0 is as widespread as the summary would have you believe. OpenGL's grave will likely be right next to Unix, X, vi and C (ie. no time soon).
I thought there was something wrong with my MergedFB (dual monitor) setup, but I moved the window and it really does say "at at". I should have expected that on./ this late at night I, eh?
This is, in fact, a gross generalization. By your logic, things that have not been properly implemented should never be attempted. Not that I'm for DRM, but striving toward things that haven't worked yet in the hopes that they will work this time, is what progress is all about.
The solution to the No True Scotsman fallacy is to define what a True Scotsman is in a deterministic manner. As long as the DRM people avoid defining what they think real, usable DRM would be, they will hide behind this fallacy.
Cool then, switch. The problem here is that some people have an axe to grind with other platforms and have created a linux world domination mythology. Most linux developers don't care. Some are paid to care. Most only want to code. The focus here is on making the best platform available. Best and most user friendly are not completely overlapping categories. If you are a hacker, these aren't battles anyway. Easy to learn and easy to use aren't the same thing either. The things that you consider battles are just the ways that we use our systems. I, as a longtime linux user, do not consider it strange to have to compile something, or edit a config file. I even read much of the code I compile, occasionally submitting patches. These are the things that linux users/developers do. If you don't like doing these things, you probably are better off on another OS. If you have been lured to our OS under false pretenses, I am sorry for your loss of time. No hard feelings. Perhaps someday I will switch to L4/Hurd for the exact opposite reasons.
Unless it's a one time pad or something similar, this only secures the drive for a limited time. Many modern ciphers will not be much of a challenge 10-20 years in the future. This is true not only because of increases in computing power. Advances in cryptography will almost certainly turn up weaknesses in contemporary ciphers.
Actually, hearing is not feeling. Hearing is it's own thing involving a protein that translates sound waves into electrochemical impulses. There is an article about it here.
The Chinese don't eat cats. See, there is no country called "Asia". It is a region with many different cultures and customs. Not all Asians are the same.
e17 has an OpenGL backend; which would be architectually very compatible with upcoming X.org releases. This (probably) won't make e17 delvelopment any slower than it already is.
and how can we completely replicate a newborn baby with AI if we don't even completely understand how a newborn baby works.
Why would we want to imatate a human infant? Did you ever consider that there might be types of intelligence that are nothing like human intelligence?
the only advantage computers have over humans is computational ability.
They also have absolute precision, a quality we most definitely lack. The ability to model one's self is what gives the illusion of consiousness. If a machine could model itself with absolute precision (not impossible if using a recursive method) wouldn't it be more self-aware than us?
Come back when you've got a Masters in Computer Science. Until then, simply accept the fact that our species is just one of evolution's stepping stones.
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Why bother surrendering if they are going to kill you anyway?
Hey, now that this site is under new ownership, maybe they could do some things to prepare for the possibility that this will happen here. Don't log IPs. Post a warrant canary.
Try starting them with "-no-remote" and "-P ".
Freedom *is* the ability to do things. A phone that I can compile a kernel module for lets me do a lot more things than one where I may purchase pre-approved entertainment centric apps.
1700s: "Give me freedom or give me death!"
2000s: "Give me freedom or... oooh, is that an iPhone?"
This could actually work.
Don't forget that C++ is a proper super-set of C. That would mean you'd have to write libc itself too and in the process learn a bit about system calls.
Might even be the fastest way if you are good enough. See you in 5-50 years.
geeqie is what it's called under the new Author. Crappy name but it really is the best gtk image viewer.
I certainly meant no disparagement. The OP implied that if you were even 10% below average intelligence, you could never pass a Calculus class. I think the deal with calc is that it's pretty hard to teach but once you understand it, it can seem fundamental and simple.
I'm not sure if there are different kinds of intelligence. I'd like to think that the human mind is at least equivalent to (and likely a super set of) a Turing machine. Then the difference would really be one of inclination. People excel at what they are actually interested in. I probably couldn't pass a Business class to save my life.
I think you greatly overestimate the difficulty of Calculus.
Not all felons have caused actual damage to society. Felonies are handed out to enemies of the state as a way of labeling them, keeping them out of the middle class no matter how hard they work. People are denied lawyers. Cops and other witnesses sometimes lie.
Or would you rather believe that we have 1/4 of the world's prison population because Americans are just more likely to be criminals?
Sincerely,
A Felon
Filler texts contained hearin contain no meaning even though they fit a certain grammar.
Ipsum Lorem.
NoScript supports javascript surrogates now. So you could actually run replacement versions of commonly used scripts. There's not much of a ui to it yet but I just checked about:config and it looks like I'm already doing this.
Stallman is once again unpopular but correct.
...I prefer thinkpads anyway.
Gallium3d will enable just that. The Wikipedia page even mentions DirectX and wine.
That said, I don't think the uproar over OpenGL 3.0 is as widespread as the summary would have you believe. OpenGL's grave will likely be right next to Unix, X, vi and C (ie. no time soon).
I thought there was something wrong with my MergedFB (dual monitor) setup, but I moved the window and it really does say "at at". I should have expected that on ./ this late at night I, eh?
That's still really screwed up.
...to make a News Radio reference!?
That show was great.
This is, in fact, a gross generalization. By your logic, things that have not been properly implemented should never be attempted. Not that I'm for DRM, but striving toward things that haven't worked yet in the hopes that they will work this time, is what progress is all about.
The solution to the No True Scotsman fallacy is to define what a True Scotsman is in a deterministic manner. As long as the DRM people avoid defining what they think real, usable DRM would be, they will hide behind this fallacy.
Who the hell commonly uses block visual?
Cool then, switch. The problem here is that some people have an axe to grind with other platforms and have created a linux world domination mythology. Most linux developers don't care. Some are paid to care. Most only want to code. The focus here is on making the best platform available. Best and most user friendly are not completely overlapping categories. If you are a hacker, these aren't battles anyway. Easy to learn and easy to use aren't the same thing either. The things that you consider battles are just the ways that we use our systems. I, as a longtime linux user, do not consider it strange to have to compile something, or edit a config file. I even read much of the code I compile, occasionally submitting patches. These are the things that linux users/developers do. If you don't like doing these things, you probably are better off on another OS. If you have been lured to our OS under false pretenses, I am sorry for your loss of time. No hard feelings. Perhaps someday I will switch to L4/Hurd for the exact opposite reasons.
Unless it's a one time pad or something similar, this only secures the drive for a limited time. Many modern ciphers will not be much of a challenge 10-20 years in the future. This is true not only because of increases in computing power. Advances in cryptography will almost certainly turn up weaknesses in contemporary ciphers.
Actually, hearing is not feeling. Hearing is it's own thing involving a protein that translates sound waves into electrochemical impulses. There is an article about it here.
The Chinese don't eat cats. See, there is no country called "Asia". It is a region with many different cultures and customs. Not all Asians are the same.
e17 has an OpenGL backend; which would be architectually very compatible with upcoming X.org releases. This (probably) won't make e17 delvelopment any slower than it already is.
and how can we completely replicate a newborn baby with AI if we don't even completely understand how a newborn baby works.
Why would we want to imatate a human infant? Did you ever consider that there might be types of intelligence that are nothing like human intelligence?
the only advantage computers have over humans is computational ability.
They also have absolute precision, a quality we most definitely lack. The ability to model one's self is what gives the illusion of consiousness. If a machine could model itself with absolute precision (not impossible if using a recursive method) wouldn't it be more self-aware than us?
Come back when you've got a Masters in Computer Science. Until then, simply accept the fact that our species is just one of evolution's stepping stones.
I like my K6-2 500. I use it every day. I compile things almost continuously. I encode oggs at 90% of realtime. I'm posting this comment with it.