Which "Fair" are they talking about? State Fair? County Fair? Or more like a "Carnival" sideshow?
So Daryl, no comments from us allowed is it? How long do you think that site has 'til it's Hacked,Cracked and Pwned; you may get some of our "commentary" whether you like it or not. But for the time being, let's see how much Rope To Hang Yourself you can acquire with your FUD site.
"There is a big disvantage with this proposed patent implementatiom though: one may not be able to implement THAT algorithm, but one can still use the idea they got from it with their superior programming skills to make a 10 times faster algorithm which didn't look anything similar to the original one besides producing the same results."
Okay, help me out here, doesn't this stifle improvement, innovation, and progress? Where I'm coming from: for example- first automobile (arguably) by C. Duryea (sp?) was patented on " concept of automobile". Now as I understand it your way, Henry Ford would never have been able to apply mass production of automobile, and until C.D.'s patent expired, if you wanted an automobile,you would have to buy one (hand-made at high cost) from C.D. IMHO we've gotten where we are today (technology) by innovations and improvements on existing ideas. I'm just not sure where your coming from to be honest. BTW, I don't agree with TFA. I think the current situation with software patents is heavily geared to protecting corporate profits and hindering improvements/progress, but I think there needs to be some major reform in the present system.
You are NOT convincing AT ALL! Posting anon. tells me that you are not to be trusted, therefor ANYTHING you say (don't matter if I agree with you or not) is not worth taking seriously. If your sincere, and believe in what your saying, why not "stand up and be recognised" and have your say.
P.S. why do you think anonymous posts are labeled "Anonymous COWARD"? BTW, can you substantiate your remark:"... and Microsoft having promised they won't use their patents to crush open source..."?
Same Here! Has to do with emotional response and the effects on our endocrine system. CALM DOWN,BREATH DEEPLY, COMPOSE YOURSELF, then..TYPE LIKE A MADMAN!Besides, it shows you really care. The fact you care and go through the effort to be heard is IMPORTANT, whether anyone agrees with you or not. If you present your viewpoint well, you might bring a new outlook to someone that will change the way they look at the issue, adding to your side. Mindless Foaming At The Mouth(TM) tends to scare people off.
That can't be right, a blank cd won't crash yer systen, or let in ALL teh scriptkiddies that want to play in yer box! But IMHO, you be real close to teh value of Windoze!
FUCK OFF! WHo the hell do you think you are? Why should your piss poor opinion matter to anyone but your own uptight poor excuse for a person? It's about FREEDOM OF CHOICE! Not up to you whether someone else chooses to wear a helmet or not. Get over the fact that your just another asshole in a world of assholes. We all have an asshole, but doesn't mean we are interested in the noise it makes.
"... we've chomped plenty of them down with no ill effects." Not a problem for me, I LOVE being able to type faster with two extra fingers on each hand! Sorry, I couldn't help it! I agree with you. To me it seems to be that age old insecurity thing: FEAR THE UNKNOWN,DON'T OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IT,just FEAR it. We may find out we DIDN'T know it all!
Yeah, your right, but it's "retro cool" or sumthin I guess. I mostly don't quite "get it" with a lot of what "John Q. Public" thinks is hot, and I'm fine with that after payin a little attention!
Another thing i've noticed: companies with Novell's attitude refer to us as customers (which denotes free choice, CUSTOMER satisfaction, etc. all positive), and other *cough* M$ *cough* companies trying to shove it down our throats refer to us as "consumers" (like I'm REALLY gonna eat the cd & user guide book!), like we are a subspecies to be "managed". GOOD FOR NOVELL!!!!!
LOL! Homer Homeowner+ powerdrill+explosive drill bits=Darwin Award! Maybe even new "Reality Show" based on switching out everday items with this stuff and taping results. Banned from BattleBots competition to avoid WMD's in the arena!
" Buy your honey..." Where did you wander in here from? This is/., terrortory of CMOS (Celibate Monks Of Sarcasm), the only honey we TRULY know we buy in little bear shaped containers. BTW, laffed my *ss off! GOOD IDEA!
You are absolutely correct, but mordern perception has us seperated from the rest of the animal kingdom for some strange reason. It's not "politically correct" (WTF is that anyhow?) to refer to someone as an ANIMAL unless to imply something negative. I imagine that all of the other critters are insulted by us!
Imagine, desktop QC (quantum computer) that also teleports you through the network (remember: internet=Big Friggin Network!) to your favorite prOn site! Seriously, researchers in UK were teleporting photons 600 ft (or meters, can't remember) across a river between the two labs. At least I think it was in UK and photons, could be wrong on the where, but it was done. Progress seems slow now, but tech has a way of snowballing and gaining velocity very quickly. Don't count it out in our lifetime, I'm not. (I'm 46)
"... except that unlike atoms, cats cannot actually be brought into such a state..." Cats are made of atoms, so...***ducks,covers,and RUNS***
Sorry, couldn't help my childish self. BTW you gave a good explanation, and beat me to the punch as well!!!
"They better damn well inform me in big letters on the back of my ticket that my cell phone is jammed."
Do you live in France? I f you do, then what's with tying **AA into your post? **AA isn't in France. If you don't live in France, then WTF are you ranting about. Next time please do the rest of us a favor and RTFA! As for it being a social issue, yes it is, and a timely application of high velocity lead intracranially usually does the trick! Trust me, subject ME to your inane phone calls, and I will subject you to as much unpleasantness as my imagination can conceive.
You sir, turn in your Geek Badge! The whole point of the mag WAS the ads (thus the name Computer SHOPPER). If you truly had data flowing in your veins, each issue was like a shot of heroin for a junkie-What new hardware is out there now?Note: this is NOT meant to be a harsh reply, I jest smewhat, but for many, it WAS the hardware bible in "the old days". But as so many have pointed out, now it's obsolete. I look back fondly on those days, but rejoice in the "New Days" that are here now.
Of F*CKING COURSE the planet is warming up! The planet is just trying to warm back up to it's natural state. AHHH! We all forgot about the catastrophic event that brought on the Ice Age That Killed Off The Dinasaurs(TM). Warm and tropical before-boom- ice age ensues, etc. Who would be foolish enough to think it would stay cold...oops. Get over it!
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Which "Fair" are they talking about? State Fair? County Fair? Or more like a "Carnival" sideshow? So Daryl, no comments from us allowed is it? How long do you think that site has 'til it's Hacked,Cracked and Pwned; you may get some of our "commentary" whether you like it or not. But for the time being, let's see how much Rope To Hang Yourself you can acquire with your FUD site.
Yep! That's why I never pay attention to them.
Ohh Nooo! What IF all (3 of them) try to swarm /.'s servers at THE SAME TIME....the PRESSURE!! the AGONY!! the FEAR!! the... oh forget it:)
"There is a big disvantage with this proposed patent implementatiom though: one may not be able to implement THAT algorithm, but one can still use the idea they got from it with their superior programming skills to make a 10 times faster algorithm which didn't look anything similar to the original one besides producing the same results." Okay, help me out here, doesn't this stifle improvement, innovation, and progress? Where I'm coming from: for example- first automobile (arguably) by C. Duryea (sp?) was patented on " concept of automobile". Now as I understand it your way, Henry Ford would never have been able to apply mass production of automobile, and until C.D.'s patent expired, if you wanted an automobile ,you would have to buy one (hand-made at high cost) from C.D. IMHO we've gotten where we are today (technology) by innovations and improvements on existing ideas. I'm just not sure where your coming from to be honest. BTW, I don't agree with TFA. I think the current situation with software patents is heavily geared to protecting corporate profits and hindering improvements/progress, but I think there needs to be some major reform in the present system.
RIGHT ON! Well said,etc.
You are NOT convincing AT ALL! Posting anon. tells me that you are not to be trusted, therefor ANYTHING you say (don't matter if I agree with you or not) is not worth taking seriously. If your sincere, and believe in what your saying, why not "stand up and be recognised" and have your say. P.S. why do you think anonymous posts are labeled "Anonymous COWARD"? BTW, can you substantiate your remark:"... and Microsoft having promised they won't use their patents to crush open source..."?
Same Here! Has to do with emotional response and the effects on our endocrine system. CALM DOWN,BREATH DEEPLY, COMPOSE YOURSELF, then..TYPE LIKE A MADMAN!Besides, it shows you really care. The fact you care and go through the effort to be heard is IMPORTANT, whether anyone agrees with you or not. If you present your viewpoint well, you might bring a new outlook to someone that will change the way they look at the issue, adding to your side. Mindless Foaming At The Mouth(TM) tends to scare people off.
That can't be right, a blank cd won't crash yer systen, or let in ALL teh scriptkiddies that want to play in yer box! But IMHO, you be real close to teh value of Windoze!
Could not have said it any better than that!
FUCK OFF! WHo the hell do you think you are? Why should your piss poor opinion matter to anyone but your own uptight poor excuse for a person? It's about FREEDOM OF CHOICE! Not up to you whether someone else chooses to wear a helmet or not. Get over the fact that your just another asshole in a world of assholes. We all have an asshole, but doesn't mean we are interested in the noise it makes.
No Bender, No Hall of Fame!!!
"... we've chomped plenty of them down with no ill effects." Not a problem for me, I LOVE being able to type faster with two extra fingers on each hand! Sorry, I couldn't help it! I agree with you. To me it seems to be that age old insecurity thing: FEAR THE UNKNOWN,DON'T OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IT,just FEAR it. We may find out we DIDN'T know it all!
Yeah, your right, but it's "retro cool" or sumthin I guess. I mostly don't quite "get it" with a lot of what "John Q. Public" thinks is hot, and I'm fine with that after payin a little attention!
Another thing i've noticed: companies with Novell's attitude refer to us as customers (which denotes free choice, CUSTOMER satisfaction, etc. all positive), and other *cough* M$ *cough* companies trying to shove it down our throats refer to us as "consumers" (like I'm REALLY gonna eat the cd & user guide book!), like we are a subspecies to be "managed". GOOD FOR NOVELL!!!!!
LOL! Homer Homeowner+ powerdrill+explosive drill bits=Darwin Award! Maybe even new "Reality Show" based on switching out everday items with this stuff and taping results. Banned from BattleBots competition to avoid WMD's in the arena!
" Buy your honey..." Where did you wander in here from? This is /., terrortory of CMOS (Celibate Monks Of Sarcasm), the only honey we TRULY know we buy in little bear shaped containers. BTW, laffed my *ss off! GOOD IDEA!
You are absolutely correct, but mordern perception has us seperated from the rest of the animal kingdom for some strange reason. It's not "politically correct" (WTF is that anyhow?) to refer to someone as an ANIMAL unless to imply something negative. I imagine that all of the other critters are insulted by us!
Imagine, desktop QC (quantum computer) that also teleports you through the network (remember: internet=Big Friggin Network!) to your favorite prOn site! Seriously, researchers in UK were teleporting photons 600 ft (or meters, can't remember) across a river between the two labs. At least I think it was in UK and photons, could be wrong on the where, but it was done. Progress seems slow now, but tech has a way of snowballing and gaining velocity very quickly. Don't count it out in our lifetime, I'm not. (I'm 46)
My vote is for the cat, these mice are getting out of hand. (no pun intended, I think?!?)
"... except that unlike atoms, cats cannot actually be brought into such a state..." Cats are made of atoms, so...***ducks,covers,and RUNS*** Sorry, couldn't help my childish self. BTW you gave a good explanation, and beat me to the punch as well!!!
"They better damn well inform me in big letters on the back of my ticket that my cell phone is jammed." Do you live in France? I f you do, then what's with tying **AA into your post? **AA isn't in France. If you don't live in France, then WTF are you ranting about. Next time please do the rest of us a favor and RTFA! As for it being a social issue, yes it is, and a timely application of high velocity lead intracranially usually does the trick! Trust me, subject ME to your inane phone calls, and I will subject you to as much unpleasantness as my imagination can conceive.
You sir, turn in your Geek Badge! The whole point of the mag WAS the ads (thus the name Computer SHOPPER). If you truly had data flowing in your veins, each issue was like a shot of heroin for a junkie-What new hardware is out there now?Note: this is NOT meant to be a harsh reply, I jest smewhat, but for many, it WAS the hardware bible in "the old days". But as so many have pointed out, now it's obsolete. I look back fondly on those days, but rejoice in the "New Days" that are here now.
Aye, fellow, you be Quick On The Draw!...Beat me to it handily, I say.
Of F*CKING COURSE the planet is warming up! The planet is just trying to warm back up to it's natural state. AHHH! We all forgot about the catastrophic event that brought on the Ice Age That Killed Off The Dinasaurs(TM). Warm and tropical before-boom- ice age ensues, etc. Who would be foolish enough to think it would stay cold...oops. Get over it!
"...in my NSHO..." Sheesh, give us a break!