Linux dominates the server market, and the NASA says it sucks. But they use Linux for desktops, where the market is dominated by Windows - which sucks.
Unfortunately, this coffin is infinitely long. I've tried to argue with ID-ists and there's no hope. Why is it infinitely long? Because there is an infinite wealth of knowledge out there and we can never know all of it. As long as there is something we do not know, there will be room for a god or a designer.
Oh, but then you're not trying to disprove ID, but the existence of God. Sorry, you're going after the wrong target. You only have to prove that evolution happens, and that it works. Period.
There are some I.D. advocates who don't know the first thing about science. And there are some who, on every other topic except evolution, are indisinguishable from other speakers or scientists.
Exactly, this is a double standard. To follow the scientific way on everything UNTIL it contradicts some pre-established beliefs (ID). And then all science goes down the toilet.
Nonsense. This is a caricature of ID perpetuated by those who know nothing about it, haven't bothered to read the central works, etc. An ID advocate would (and no doubt will say), "Cool! We discovered the novel, innovative way that the Designer chose to make Bees fly!" The more religiously minded intelligent design sorts would say, "Ain't God grand?"
Except if that novel, innovative way is evolution itself:) (Gotcha!)
As a Christian Pastor, I believe the world, and everything in it, was indeed created by God. But I also believe that he is a God of order, and thus there is an order to all things that can be observed and recorded.
You're not the first one to believe that. St. Albert the Great, one of the most prolific scientific writers in the history of the Catholic Church, said:
"Natural science does not consist in ratifying what others have said, but in seeking the causes of phenomena."
"As for Albertus Magnus, his claim to fame was mainly due to his ability to compile huge amounts of information (most of it from Aristotle) and categorize it in his twenty-six volume encyclopedia, De Animalibus. He also drew heavily on Thomas de Cantimpré's De Natura Rerum, but while he copied directly from his descriptions, he, like Friedrich II, rejected the moralizations which came with them, opting for a more objective approach."
So, nope, religion and science are not mutually exclusive.
Later we can worry about elliminating software patents entirely.
Besides, take a look at this:
Another part will allow anyone who visits the USPTO website to search for patent information and receive emails regarding newly published patent applications. The program will also encourage the public to review patent applications and offer feedback to the USPTO regarding prior art.
The final leg of the program is a patent quality index. The index will assign a number to patent applications and patents indicating the quality of the patent. Members of the public can use the indexing system to evaluate the quality of proposed patents, patent holders can use it to identify weaknesses in their own patents, and companies can use the index to evaluate competitive patents relevant to a field they may be working in.
Not only can prior art be searched more effectively, the PEOPLE (this is, us!) can submit their comments about the patents in question. In other words, if an obvious software patent goes to slashdot, we, the slashdotters, can complain about it DIRECTLY!
I know you (or one of the editors) have replaced the URL's in some of my submissions. But I'd really appreciate it if you coralize them in case the original submitted link was coralized, too.
Your problem is that your body isn't accustomed to being in front of the computer so long.
But don't worry! I have a friend who might help you - he found out how to stay connected 24-hours a day! Log in at the CC network's BBS, and ask for Tsukasa. Good luck!
P.S. There are some side effects of using his method, but don't worry too much about it, you won't even feel them.:) Oh yeah, and beware of the cat.
Can I ask, shrub, why you insist on signing STUPID AND POINTLESS legislations, while other people are suffering 15 years of Identity theft? (And don't get me started on the no-fly blacklist)
Give me a break. Microsoft provides a default install location. If you don't like it, you're most likely a power user and can manage to change it yourself.
Yes, but don't forget that the "common files" folder (which stores many installed-by-default DLL's) is located below "Program Files". Moving them is a pain in the ***, because their registry entries are NOT affected by TweakUI.
When I installed WinXP in my 2GB C:\ partition a few years ago, I had never expected that this folder would grow and grow. I had to repartition because everything i installed kept putting things in this common files folder.
When Microsoft had released Windows 3 and 95, the installation asked if you wanted to install in another directory. I used C:\WIN31 and C:\WIN95 (and later, C:\WIN98) so i could uninstall if i ever wanted. This spared me from reinstalling Windows once after a trojan had tried to delete my unexisting C:\WINDOWS folder.
But now that's gone, it's "Microsoft's way, or the highway". (Users who want customization have to depend on third party tools, either expensive or unverified).
And that's something i absolutely hate about Microsoft. First they offer choices, then they don't respect them, and finally they don't offer choices AT ALL.
Why C:\Program Files, dammit? Why can't I choose it to be D:\Program files, or maybe just D:\PROGRAMS ? It requires a registry search and replace to move my program files to the partition of my choice.
Again, this is a problem not of simplicity, but of Microsoft taking the decisions for you.
My God, you are truly a pathetic nerd. He "stole" money, huh? From people who purchased his product?
Steal. v. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
If I go to your house, take away your money, but give back a "gift" in exchange, would you consider it stealing? Specially if that "gift" cannot replace the money I took away?
To put it in other words, if I FORCE YOU to buy my products, either by threatens or by AN IMPOSED MONOPOLY, I am, in fact, stealing.
Alright, you don't like the term? How about UNFAIR TAXES? To breathe, you must pay a tax. Or in this case, to run your business, you MUST purchase Microsoft Windows(TM). Of course, everything has its price...
The only difference between a monopoly and taxes, is that, unlike taxes, the owner of a monopoly does not have the legal obligation to return that money to the people. So we are, in fact, under a technological dictatorship.
O M G . Like they said in the article - the intentions does not matter.
How much are you willing to receive to preserve the Status Quo? How much would you be willing to spend?
Considering that Open Source can make a significant impact on the development of poor nations, that money Gates has given away has no comparison. It's like giving a man a fish, instead of teaching him to fish. Oh yeah, and making sure nobody fishes without using your fishing poles.
Bill Gates has given more to charity than anyone EVER.
I disagree. In the New Testament we read about a poor old widow who gave to the temple a couple of coins, which was what she needed to live. Relatively speaking, she gave much more than any millionaire could give.
On the other hand, if Bill Gates wants to become a good person, WHY DOESN'T HE GIVE US BACK WHAT HE FREAKING STOLE!?
I mean the monopolic practices, forcing us to pay licenses for Windows, etc etc etc.
It's as if a rich man exploited poor men but gave a lot of money to the church. You don't become a good person by stealing and giving a little to the poor. You become a good person by NOT STEALING in the first place.
Afterwards, all computers were locked down to the point where it made it nearly impossible to get any work done. Ever try to troubleshoot a data issue when you have to get your supervisor to log you into the database server every time?
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So that means, that unlinke FAT, only the free space is fragmented in ext2?
In this case, the table (map, trees, whatever) contains a list of all the continuous blocks of data, be them free or used by files, right?
Tap the trees during thunderstorms and you can get 1.21 GigaWatts!!
Anyone want to write a small routine where, if you hold your laptop upside down and shake it, your hard drive is reformatted?
:P
Just remove the sensors and let the hardware do the rest
Linux dominates the server market, and the NASA says it sucks. But they use Linux for desktops, where the market is dominated by Windows - which sucks.
:-S
Now I'm confused!
I'm getting interested in this stuff. What is an extent, and how does it work?
WHAT??? Why?? THe whole purpose of coffee is the caffeine.
Just as the whole purpose of sweets is to pump up your glucose! Who cares about taste?
Unfortunately, this coffin is infinitely long. I've tried to argue with ID-ists and there's no hope. Why is it infinitely long? Because there is an infinite wealth of knowledge out there and we can never know all of it. As long as there is something we do not know, there will be room for a god or a designer.
Oh, but then you're not trying to disprove ID, but the existence of God. Sorry, you're going after the wrong target. You only have to prove that evolution happens, and that it works. Period.
There are some I.D. advocates who don't know the first thing about science. And there are some who, on every other topic except evolution, are indisinguishable from other speakers or scientists.
Exactly, this is a double standard. To follow the scientific way on everything UNTIL it contradicts some pre-established beliefs (ID). And then all science goes down the toilet.
Nonsense. This is a caricature of ID perpetuated by those who know nothing about it, haven't bothered to read the central works, etc. An ID advocate would (and no doubt will say), "Cool! We discovered the novel, innovative way that the Designer chose to make Bees fly!" The more religiously minded intelligent design sorts would say, "Ain't God grand?"
:) (Gotcha!)
Except if that novel, innovative way is evolution itself
You're not the first one to believe that. St. Albert the Great, one of the most prolific scientific writers in the history of the Catholic Church, said:
"Natural science does not consist in ratifying what others have said, but in seeking the causes of phenomena."
And from http://www.antlionpit.com/aura.html :
So, nope, religion and science are not mutually exclusive.
that you're not supposed to use wikipedia for "real research"(tm)?
c ture)
*AHEM*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Trees_(stru
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining
doo dee dum...
If it's not a step backward, it's a step forward!
Later we can worry about elliminating software patents entirely.
Besides, take a look at this:
Not only can prior art be searched more effectively, the PEOPLE (this is, us!) can submit their comments about the patents in question. In other words, if an obvious software patent goes to slashdot, we, the slashdotters, can complain about it DIRECTLY!
And that's a good thing
There goes my rant against software patents *crumple crumple crumple* :P
Using them as shuriken
Ah, you watched that Mythbusters ep too?
I know you (or one of the editors) have replaced the URL's in some of my submissions. But I'd really appreciate it if you coralize them in case the original submitted link was coralized, too.
:)
Thanks!
If SPAM gets read by 1% of the recipients, how about SPAMMING slashdot with stories? Even if only 1% of them will get accepted.
5 4
This is not a newspaper. It's a competition. The first one to get his story accepted wins.
BTW, I made a list of hints to get a story accepted (besides submitting like crazy). http://slashdot.org/~Spy%20der%20Mann/journal/934
CmdrTaco, what do you think of my guidelines?
God is saying...
"You're screwing up my planet, I'm going to kick your ass now."
Excuse me, but I think you meant God's saying...
"And do NOT, under ANY circumstances, touch THAT button!"
Your problem is that your body isn't accustomed to being in front of the computer so long.
:) Oh yeah, and beware of the cat.
But don't worry! I have a friend who might help you - he found out how to stay connected 24-hours a day! Log in at the CC network's BBS, and ask for Tsukasa. Good luck!
P.S. There are some side effects of using his method, but don't worry too much about it, you won't even feel them.
Can I ask, shrub, why you insist on signing STUPID AND POINTLESS legislations, while other people are suffering 15 years of Identity theft? (And don't get me started on the no-fly blacklist)
Somebody get him out of the whitehouse, please.
Give me a break. Microsoft provides a default install location. If you don't like it, you're most likely a power user and can manage to change it yourself.
Yes, but don't forget that the "common files" folder (which stores many installed-by-default DLL's) is located below "Program Files". Moving them is a pain in the ***, because their registry entries are NOT affected by TweakUI.
When I installed WinXP in my 2GB C:\ partition a few years ago, I had never expected that this folder would grow and grow. I had to repartition because everything i installed kept putting things in this common files folder.
When Microsoft had released Windows 3 and 95, the installation asked if you wanted to install in another directory. I used C:\WIN31 and C:\WIN95 (and later, C:\WIN98) so i could uninstall if i ever wanted. This spared me from reinstalling Windows once after a trojan had tried to delete my unexisting C:\WINDOWS folder.
But now that's gone, it's "Microsoft's way, or the highway". (Users who want customization have to depend on third party tools, either expensive or unverified).
And that's something i absolutely hate about Microsoft. First they offer choices, then they don't respect them, and finally they don't offer choices AT ALL.
Why C:\Program Files, dammit? Why can't I choose it to be D:\Program files, or maybe just D:\PROGRAMS ? It requires a registry search and replace to move my program files to the partition of my choice.
Again, this is a problem not of simplicity, but of Microsoft taking the decisions for you.
My God, you are truly a pathetic nerd. He "stole" money, huh? From people who purchased his product?
Steal. v. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
If I go to your house, take away your money, but give back a "gift" in exchange, would you consider it stealing? Specially if that "gift" cannot replace the money I took away?
To put it in other words, if I FORCE YOU to buy my products, either by threatens or by AN IMPOSED MONOPOLY, I am, in fact, stealing.
Alright, you don't like the term? How about UNFAIR TAXES? To breathe, you must pay a tax. Or in this case, to run your business, you MUST purchase Microsoft Windows(TM). Of course, everything has its price...
The only difference between a monopoly and taxes, is that, unlike taxes, the owner of a monopoly does not have the legal obligation to return that money to the people. So we are, in fact, under a technological dictatorship.
See where I'm getting at?
28 Billion dollar in donation !!!!
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O M G .
Like they said in the article - the intentions does not matter
How much are you willing to receive to preserve the Status Quo? How much would you be willing to spend?
Considering that Open Source can make a significant impact on the development of poor nations, that money Gates has given away has no comparison. It's like giving a man a fish, instead of teaching him to fish. Oh yeah, and making sure nobody fishes without using your fishing poles.
Sigh, people are getting SO gullible these days.
Bill Gates has given more to charity than anyone EVER.
I disagree. In the New Testament we read about a poor old widow who gave to the temple a couple of coins, which was what she needed to live. Relatively speaking, she gave much more than any millionaire could give.
On the other hand, if Bill Gates wants to become a good person, WHY DOESN'T HE GIVE US BACK WHAT HE FREAKING STOLE!?
I mean the monopolic practices, forcing us to pay licenses for Windows, etc etc etc.
It's as if a rich man exploited poor men but gave a lot of money to the church. You don't become a good person by stealing and giving a little to the poor. You become a good person by NOT STEALING in the first place.
Afterwards, all computers were locked down to the point where it made it nearly impossible to get any work done. Ever try to troubleshoot a data issue when you have to get your supervisor to log you into the database server every time?
Let's call that the "post-9/11 effect".