Even supposing that oil companies did get "taxpayers to pay for your entire" project it still wouldn't make it right for taxpayers to pay for entire home-improvement projects.
If some company gets more subsidies than they should, then we need to decrease those subsidies, not increase competing subsidies.
An open source developer can quit anytime, he gets to decide what he contributes. He even gets to decide how much (or if) he gets paid.
The means of production of free/open software are privately held. This is NOT communism.
In communism the means of production are publicly held. In true communism you couldn't own your computer. According to some scholars, Marx's main contribution to communism was the advocacy of revolution to achieve communism.
""I don't think YOU understand how science works. "
I think the parent posters PhD says otherwise."
Oh, the gullibility generated by graduate diplomas (on both the diploma recipients and their listeners).
Many people make blind, unreasoning decisions because a religious leader says something. In current "Western" culture, however; the blind, unreasoning decisions made by people just because someone with a lab coat or a college degree says something are FAR more common.
Note to Trolls with low vocabulary comprehension: Blind and unreasoning does not imply that the decision itself is bad, but that there is no actual personal thought used in making the decision.
To whom it may concern: "Science is a Sacred Cow" is an interesting read. (and is neither anti-science or pro-religion)
If.0000000000001% (which =.000000000000001) is the probability of life happening accidentally in a certain time/place, then 1 -.000000000000001 =.999999999999999 is the probability of it not happening.
Thus, if you try X times, the probability of no life happening during any of these X trials is (.999999999999999)^X.
So, the probability that life happens (at least once)is 1 - (.999999999999999)^X.
Given that MS is now apparently messing about with Linux, does it have any plans to give something back to the community? For example a GPL-compliant license to use the standards, interfaces and formats required to fully interoperate with MS products. If not, how does MS justify this unethical behaviour?
"When a death happens it's the focus of a week or two, even if it's random people."
What do you mean by "random?"
Do you mean that if the target of a killing was just arbitrary, like a bomb on public transportation? Or, to you, does "random" just mean "someone you don't know?"
It may not be a "right" to own a home as an entry level anything, but if your potential employees can afford a home somewhere else wouldn't that be a disadvantage to your recruiters?
As an entry level community college instructor in a rural area I could afford to buy a comfortable house. As an entry level actuary in a New York City suburb, I make 65% more, but can't afford to buy a condo, let alone an actual house (and my commute takes 6 - 7 times as long). I'll probably find a place (new job) where I can afford a home as soon as I get a little more experience (and pass a few more exams).
It may not be a right, but it definitely is a market force.
Why did I change jobs? That would be a very long offtopic post, full of humor and pathos.
Sorry, I think he meant Esc. (Pronounced "esque") It's right above the uvula key. (You know, uvula, the thing that dangles at the back of the throat.) The uvula key is to the left of the Bang key and above the diet soda key. The Bang key is, in turn, left of the human/elf key. (from Nethack).
We could go on (non-italicised sharp key, string key from BASIC, last character in the name of the race that dwells deep inside the water planet where the humans and dolphins were stranded in their ship Streaker in the book _Startide Rising_, by David Brin, etc) but this is more than far enough.
I'll agree that software is a young industry, compared to many things. (Though I suspect that many industry processes and technologies required for the assembly of motherboards are younger than the software industry.)
As far as I can tell; however, software companies, in general, have been giving LESS free after-sale support than they did 15 years ago, not more. This would suggest that the lack of accountability and free after-sale support is not due to the newness of the industry.
In what other industry do we buy new products that all come with attached notes saying that there is no guarantee at all that it works or is good for anything?
"You could of course argue that the company has a moral obligation to provide updates, and in fact it makes good Public Relations sense to provide free fixes for broken software, but they are really not obligated to."
If I buy a Television (OR motherboard, hard drive, child's car seat, shingles for the roof, combine for the wheat harvest, CNC press brake for the machine shop, etc.) that doesn't work I can get my money back.
If it works when I get it, I use it correctly, and it breaks in a short period of time (because of a hidden weakness in the product) I get it fixed for free.
In most industries, anyone who doesn't follow that rule goes out of business very quickly.
I think that we are just used to software being an exception.
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When I take pictures of my family, they aren't pornographic pictures.
They still have flesh tones.
In fact, I would be surprised if most personal photos weren't more important for who's in the photo than what's in the photo.
"Why not? That's what the oil companies got!"
Even supposing that oil companies did get "taxpayers to pay for your entire" project it still wouldn't make it right for taxpayers to pay for entire home-improvement projects.
If some company gets more subsidies than they should, then we need to decrease those subsidies, not increase competing subsidies.
An open source developer can quit anytime, he gets to decide what he contributes. He even gets to decide how much (or if) he gets paid.
The means of production of free/open software are privately held.
This is NOT communism.
In communism the means of production are publicly held.
In true communism you couldn't own your computer.
According to some scholars, Marx's main contribution to communism was the advocacy of revolution to achieve communism.
(1999-04-25)
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http://pag.csail.mit.edu/~adonovan/dilbert/show.p
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I can't get the article, but from experience I know:
Find a supplier of ink before you buy the printer.
(Ink that works and is cheap.)
Isn't that redundant?
"Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish, and he eats for a lifetime."
And I thought it was:
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, he's gone every weekend.
Or, maybe:
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you've lost your fish monopoly.
""I don't think YOU understand how science works. "
I think the parent posters PhD says otherwise."
Oh, the gullibility generated by graduate diplomas (on both the diploma recipients and their listeners).
Many people make blind, unreasoning decisions because a religious leader says something.
In current "Western" culture, however; the blind, unreasoning decisions made by people just because someone with a lab coat or a college degree says something are FAR more common.
Note to Trolls with low vocabulary comprehension:
Blind and unreasoning does not imply that the decision itself is bad, but that there is no actual personal thought used in making the decision.
To whom it may concern: "Science is a Sacred Cow" is an interesting read. (and is neither anti-science or pro-religion)
I disagree.
What about Packard Bell computers?
They were made with poor, used, and substandard parts with bad drivers, and yet the computers were still...
Maybe I agree after all.
I think that the demise of Packard Bell in North America is totally justified.
Or, the much simpler:
.0000000000001% (which = .000000000000001) is the probability of life happening accidentally in a certain time/place, then .000000000000001 = .999999999999999 is the probability of it not happening.
If
1 -
Thus, if you try X times, the probability of no life happening during any of these X trials is (.999999999999999)^X.
So, the probability that life happens (at least once)is 1 - (.999999999999999)^X.
If you had said:
Given that MS is now apparently messing about with Linux, does it have any plans to give something back to the community? For example a GPL-compliant license to use the standards, interfaces and formats required to fully interoperate with MS products. If not, how does MS justify this unethical behaviour?
I would like the question better.
That makes more sense.
"When a death happens it's the focus of a week or two, even if it's random people."
What do you mean by "random?"
Do you mean that if the target of a killing was just arbitrary, like a bomb on public transportation?
Or, to you, does "random" just mean "someone you don't know?"
"they made money before they had IT"
But they would sure go out of business quickly if they lost it now.
It may not be a "right" to own a home as an entry level anything, but if your potential employees can afford a home somewhere else wouldn't that be a disadvantage to your recruiters?
As an entry level community college instructor in a rural area I could afford to buy a comfortable house.
As an entry level actuary in a New York City suburb, I make 65% more, but can't afford to buy a condo, let alone an actual house (and my commute takes 6 - 7 times as long).
I'll probably find a place (new job) where I can afford a home as soon as I get a little more experience (and pass a few more exams).
It may not be a right, but it definitely is a market force.
Why did I change jobs? That would be a very long offtopic post, full of humor and pathos.
"I am off to buy a spyware firm & an anti spyware firm and get filthy rich from Vista."
I would put my money somewhere else. Direct competition with Microsoft only gets you filty rich if they buy your company.
He was in one of the Wing Commander games.
I can't remember which one, because my roommate had it, and I never played it.
"their goal ... to scare ... and stir-up ... hatred"
Now THAT's what I call a good definition of terrorist.
AYBABTU
Sorry, I think he meant Esc. (Pronounced "esque")
It's right above the uvula key. (You know, uvula, the thing that dangles at the back of the throat.)
The uvula key is to the left of the Bang key and above the diet soda key.
The Bang key is, in turn, left of the human/elf key. (from Nethack).
We could go on (non-italicised sharp key, string key from BASIC, last character in the name of the race that dwells deep inside the water planet where the humans and dolphins were stranded in their ship Streaker in the book _Startide Rising_, by David Brin, etc) but this is more than far enough.
Yes.
I prefer to grumble about people that complain about others that whine about a beta.
I'll agree that software is a young industry, compared to many things. (Though I suspect that many industry processes and technologies required for the assembly of motherboards are younger than the software industry.)
As far as I can tell; however, software companies, in general, have been giving LESS free after-sale support than they did 15 years ago, not more. This would suggest that the lack of accountability and free after-sale support is not due to the newness of the industry.
In what other industry do we buy new products that all come with attached notes saying that there is no guarantee at all that it works or is good for anything?
Exactly right.
"You could of course argue that the company has a moral obligation to provide updates, and in fact it makes good Public Relations sense to provide free fixes for broken software, but they are really not obligated to."
If I buy a Television (OR motherboard, hard drive, child's car seat, shingles for the roof, combine for the wheat harvest, CNC press brake for the machine shop, etc.) that doesn't work I can get my money back.
If it works when I get it, I use it correctly, and it breaks in a short period of time (because of a hidden weakness in the product) I get it fixed for free.
In most industries, anyone who doesn't follow that rule goes out of business very quickly.
I think that we are just used to software being an exception.