Guns are excellent for revolutions and such things. Those can healthy every now and then. Ask the Americans and the French about revolutions, they love to talk about them.
It is unfortunate (or evil, money-hungry calculation) that all these scenes were cut.
But you are still left with a good impression of what the movie will not be.
The "western" countries (including Japan) are hated by some just for being rich. Sure, pushing others around doesn't make you popular. But plenty of people around the world believe that their culture has a god-given right to be top dog.
Many people prefer their mother's home cooking, even if it is unhealthy and tastes terrible. Trying something new is scary, not everyone wants to do that.
I thought I read, within the last 2 days, that linux is the only OS they admitted to have running on these things. But I didn't find the source of that, does anyone know?
If I have a choice between software provider A, who says "trust me it works, but you cannot look at it", and provider B, who says "trust me it works, and you can check for yourself if you want", why should I not prefer provider B?
Why do you need NASA for a space telescope ? Get someone else to fund the construction of a nice new telescope (ESA likes pretty pictures too), and buy a launch from the Russians, they have nice rockets at very reasonable rates. Make NASA do some really advanced stuff, that is what they are supposed to be for.
For security applications, how can you say with any confidence that a closed source product does an adequate job? You are not allowed to examine what it does, instead you have to rely on what the vendor says. Maybe some tool is certified by some "trusted" entity in your industry, but you don't have any control yourself. With open source, you can look, or hire someone to look who works for you.
Well ok, but using them just like that means you are assuming a byzantine failure is acceptable. That's fine for things like entertainment devices, but for more mission-critical things, it's not fine. It reflects a kind of lowest-cost-is-most-important thinking associated with our favourite whipping boy in Redmont.
Very true. A good administrator will be able to pick one of a number of good distros.
Often, non-technical issues are more important, such as management's personal preferences, political persuasion, cultural and/or racial and/or religious prejudices, and pick a distro that is politically correct for those circumstances.
Product marketing for laundry detergent works like that, why not operating systems?
How much of this is a power stuggle between the parliament and the comission? The outcome of that could be just as important as the software patent question.
you say:
...and Canada won't allow Quebec claim independence.
You are misinformed about that: should Quebec vote in favour of a independence, which they have not so far, we would let them go.
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We are outsourcing infrastructure services now,
have been outsourcing manufacturing for some time.
It makes perfect sense to outsource management as well, after all most of the work is being done someplace else.
Then we can outsource banking, financial services.
Later goverment. Who needs these guys telling us what to do anyway ? Life will be nicer.
Then we just need to outsource consumption.
Oh.
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but I got it right in the message body :)
Guns are excellent for revolutions and such things. Those can healthy every now and then. Ask the Americans and the French about revolutions, they love to talk about them.
It will be presented better in the dupe later today.
It is unfortunate (or evil, money-hungry calculation) that all these scenes were cut. But you are still left with a good impression of what the movie will not be.
Nethack is a classic, and many promising graduate computer sience careers has been its victims. Time disappears when you play this simple game.
I think they may lack the funding for a research assistant to start on this.
This is 1940s technology, there are plenty of people who can do this if they want.
The "western" countries (including Japan) are hated by some just for being rich. Sure, pushing others around doesn't make you popular. But plenty of people around the world believe that their culture has a god-given right to be top dog.
Many people prefer their mother's home cooking, even if it is unhealthy and tastes terrible. Trying something new is scary, not everyone wants to do that.
Yes, that is helpful indeed. Now, can you get me a few of these processors, so I can go port my own version?
I thought I read, within the last 2 days, that linux is the only OS they admitted to have running on these things. But I didn't find the source of that, does anyone know?
Let's be realistic, who can spell "mesothelioma" and "pneumoconiosis"? He would be limiting his market.
If I have a choice between software provider A, who says "trust me it works, but you cannot look at it", and provider B, who says "trust me it works, and you can check for yourself if you want", why should I not prefer provider B?
Why do you need NASA for a space telescope ? Get someone else to fund the construction of a nice new telescope (ESA likes pretty pictures too), and buy a launch from the Russians, they have nice rockets at very reasonable rates. Make NASA do some really advanced stuff, that is what they are supposed to be for.
True, most people blindly trust the tools. But still I prefer having an alternative, which I do not have with closed source.
For security applications, how can you say with any confidence that a closed source product does an adequate job? You are not allowed to examine what it does, instead you have to rely on what the vendor says. Maybe some tool is certified by some "trusted" entity in your industry, but you don't have any control yourself. With open source, you can look, or hire someone to look who works for you.
Well ok, but using them just like that means you are assuming a byzantine failure is acceptable. That's fine for things like entertainment devices, but for more mission-critical things, it's not fine. It reflects a kind of lowest-cost-is-most-important thinking associated with our favourite whipping boy in Redmont.
Like shoes, the let people walk in front of buses and get run over. Can't have that flexibility for all those irresponsible people, no Sir.
You won't get around having to pay attention if you want to accomplish anything worthwhile.
Very true. A good administrator will be able to pick one of a number of good distros.
Often, non-technical issues are more important,
such as management's personal preferences, political persuasion, cultural and/or racial and/or religious prejudices, and pick a distro that is politically correct for those circumstances.
Product marketing for laundry detergent works like that, why not operating systems?
How much of this is a power stuggle between the parliament and the comission? The outcome of that could be just as important as the software patent question.
How often in history does a private enterprise have this much power?
To a significant degree, the country of Canada is a creation of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Try sending hard copies and/or faxes, it still helps with some of the more technologically backward government types.
you say:
...and Canada won't allow Quebec claim independence.
You are misinformed about that: should Quebec vote in favour of a independence, which they have not so far, we would let them go.
We are outsourcing infrastructure services now, have been outsourcing manufacturing for some time. It makes perfect sense to outsource management as well, after all most of the work is being done someplace else. Then we can outsource banking, financial services. Later goverment. Who needs these guys telling us what to do anyway ? Life will be nicer. Then we just need to outsource consumption. Oh.
It could be used to establish liability
Indeed, let's go after the estate of James Watt.