Mass is important. Black holes are affected by gravity just as well as their gravity affects their environment.
If there will be a new Lake Swizerland, then it won't be because the hole ate a part of Earth, but because of the explosion.
Why don't these schools just install linux on their old computers?
The performance increase will keep the machines in business.
Also it will increase safety and gets rid of malware.
Also, people will likely use the computer as it was intended (like, no games in school).
Hmm, if some US policy maker reads how advanced the laws are in the EU, they might consider copying it. Therefore it could be relevant to US government politics. Not like I expect they would create laws against lying companies.
A lot of sites don't work with Firefox.
For example, i couldn't use Sourceforge's 'quick file release'.
They write, it works only with a few browsers.
If it doesn't work with firefox/mozilla, which browsers it works with?
I thought gun crime is low in Europe because guns are not freely available.
Now a Canadian liveral says it is due to social programs... I'm a bit confused.
From TFA:
"Some crops, such as peas, may only survive for 20-30 years. Others, such as sunflowers and grain crops, are understood to last for many decades or even hundreds of years."
So, why couldn't they refresh the seeds once in 20-100 years, depending on their species?
Why wouldn't this qualify a real gene bank?
"It is similar to someone telling you that if you lie in the middle of the freeway, you are likely to get hit by a car."
That's why "DON'T LIE!" is a part of the Ten Commandments?
(And don't lay in the middle of the freeway either.)
I go to Sourceforge when i need a kind of program, and use their search facilities to find it.
Or use google, with site:sourceforge.net
Only if i don't find it there, i look elsewhere.
It is so mind boggling, Scientology is still considered a religion?
The US is the home of a strong christian population which naturally opposes any other religion or wanna-be religion.
The people also supposed to be well educated (at least at government level).
How could Scientology still proliferate there???
I would not be so stunned if this is in Nigeria, or even Russia.
This is ridiculous. FOSS (Linux) does not separate user and developer. If there is real demand for some kind of app. then a group of wise enough users will start developing a solution.
It is very half-assed to expect the 'linux community' to develop something for you without you doing anything.
If you don't like that, buy stuff from M$ or Apple. Chances are you'll be ripped, the software won't exactly do what you need and you'll get locked in the technology.
If companies REALLY wanted to migrate to Linux, they would have bought developers to make the transition.
Oh, it would then cost them money?
So, they don't really want to migrate to Linux, they just want to get something for free.
There is nothing for free!!!
I personally want to play games on Linux, so instead of bitching and talking trash, i work on a game. That said, i already wasted too much time on you.
Sue your power supplier. I still use the same fluorescent bulb after 5 years.
It is weird that they are so low quality in the USA, probably because you didn't have to conserve energy up until now?
1. I sometimes watch pirated DVD (or downloaded stuff).
2. I am not a USA citizen, so I wouldn't miss my OWN culture. And to be honest, i don't miss Hollywood either.
3. I don't blame people, i'm just realistic. I know many people cannot live without spoon fed by Hollywood stuff. Luckily i'm not one.
Sadly (oh i'm so very sad) format won't help here. I just wonder how many people will still have their old winxp install CD when they want to recover.
Maybe M$ will need more Linux licenses from Novell, because Vista won't sell so hot.
Why would a supercivilisation build only 8 probes?
They could have technology to detect Earth sized planets in the habitable zone.
And they could send out hundreds of thousands probes to such planets.
The problem is, if they don't have warp speed, these probes would not reach the planets until either the destination is already destroyed, or the sending civilisation itself is destroyed.
It's called DRM.
Probably it doesn't worth too much, especially for people who want to use their computer, but it is really the best thing from the viewpoint of M$, or RIAA, and other similar entities.
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If they are able to hack the guy's website, then it probably means 90% of the sites are hackable. Assuming this guy is a real security expert.
Mass is important. Black holes are affected by gravity just as well as their gravity affects their environment. If there will be a new Lake Swizerland, then it won't be because the hole ate a part of Earth, but because of the explosion.
Yeah, it would be very good to reimplement the OS in Java. But before you start with the OS, why not try something simpler, the java runtime engine?
Why don't these schools just install linux on their old computers? The performance increase will keep the machines in business. Also it will increase safety and gets rid of malware. Also, people will likely use the computer as it was intended (like, no games in school).
Hmm, if some US policy maker reads how advanced the laws are in the EU, they might consider copying it. Therefore it could be relevant to US government politics. Not like I expect they would create laws against lying companies.
A lot of sites don't work with Firefox. For example, i couldn't use Sourceforge's 'quick file release'. They write, it works only with a few browsers. If it doesn't work with firefox/mozilla, which browsers it works with?
I thought gun crime is low in Europe because guns are not freely available. Now a Canadian liveral says it is due to social programs... I'm a bit confused.
From TFA: "Some crops, such as peas, may only survive for 20-30 years. Others, such as sunflowers and grain crops, are understood to last for many decades or even hundreds of years." So, why couldn't they refresh the seeds once in 20-100 years, depending on their species? Why wouldn't this qualify a real gene bank?
In other words, they had a regular user account with the name 'root' :)
"It is similar to someone telling you that if you lie in the middle of the freeway, you are likely to get hit by a car." That's why "DON'T LIE!" is a part of the Ten Commandments? (And don't lay in the middle of the freeway either.)
This is silly, any government who needs a patentless, cheap drug can afford it.
I go to Sourceforge when i need a kind of program, and use their search facilities to find it. Or use google, with site:sourceforge.net Only if i don't find it there, i look elsewhere.
It is so mind boggling, Scientology is still considered a religion? The US is the home of a strong christian population which naturally opposes any other religion or wanna-be religion. The people also supposed to be well educated (at least at government level). How could Scientology still proliferate there??? I would not be so stunned if this is in Nigeria, or even Russia.
I think they could distribute old versions. You cannot retroactively strip GPLV2
One of M$'s largest enterprise customer is Hollywood. So, if you meant DRM by screwing the home users, it fits the big picture.
This is ridiculous. FOSS (Linux) does not separate user and developer. If there is real demand for some kind of app. then a group of wise enough users will start developing a solution. It is very half-assed to expect the 'linux community' to develop something for you without you doing anything. If you don't like that, buy stuff from M$ or Apple. Chances are you'll be ripped, the software won't exactly do what you need and you'll get locked in the technology. If companies REALLY wanted to migrate to Linux, they would have bought developers to make the transition. Oh, it would then cost them money? So, they don't really want to migrate to Linux, they just want to get something for free. There is nothing for free!!! I personally want to play games on Linux, so instead of bitching and talking trash, i work on a game. That said, i already wasted too much time on you.
So now that Evolution is debunked, what about switching to Intelligent Design? Sorry!
Sue your power supplier. I still use the same fluorescent bulb after 5 years. It is weird that they are so low quality in the USA, probably because you didn't have to conserve energy up until now?
1. I sometimes watch pirated DVD (or downloaded stuff). 2. I am not a USA citizen, so I wouldn't miss my OWN culture. And to be honest, i don't miss Hollywood either. 3. I don't blame people, i'm just realistic. I know many people cannot live without spoon fed by Hollywood stuff. Luckily i'm not one.
Sadly (oh i'm so very sad) format won't help here. I just wonder how many people will still have their old winxp install CD when they want to recover. Maybe M$ will need more Linux licenses from Novell, because Vista won't sell so hot.
Don't buy stuff with DRM. I can do it, i did it so far. But i doubt more than 20% of people who yap against DRM will stay away from it.
Why would a supercivilisation build only 8 probes? They could have technology to detect Earth sized planets in the habitable zone. And they could send out hundreds of thousands probes to such planets. The problem is, if they don't have warp speed, these probes would not reach the planets until either the destination is already destroyed, or the sending civilisation itself is destroyed.
30+ years old women need ESRB approved games? WTF?
It's called DRM. Probably it doesn't worth too much, especially for people who want to use their computer, but it is really the best thing from the viewpoint of M$, or RIAA, and other similar entities.
It kills 99% of the virus, those who are still ill could be shot and the rest of the population is saved!