...which, when it comes down to it, is similar to the anorexics' diet; the difference being that here, the dieter is actually fat. "Eat much less" is a good simplification.
It worked very well for me. I lost ~50 pounds in 8 months or so. I gained it back when I lived in Germany for two months and had a lot of beer and bratwurst, but when I came back I decided to take a different approach. You see, while it worked very well, it had the effect of making me tired and weak much of the time. (Walker notes this in the book.) I'm losing weight again with "eat less, exercise more," but it's much slower.
There's a tradeoff here: do you want to lose weight quickly, or while keeping your strength?
Oh - I'm still using the tracking tools from The Hacker's Diet. They're a great motivator!
By the way, if they use any GPLed software, does that mean they have to release the entire source code for the application? Just a question.
I work for a big defense contractor. I won't say which one, and I do not speak for them. We always release all of the source code to the government anyway - including GPL code does not pose a special problem.
Suppose you and your competitors need the expensive software package X. You discover the open source program Y which is almost what you need, and turn it into Z, which is a cheaper substitute for X, with the bonus of expertise and transparency when you find bugs.
This is very good for your business (and really just a paraphrase of what you just said) but I want to know what the incentive is for your company to release Z to the public.
If your competitor is still using X, you now conduct that portion of your business more efficiently than his, and thus have a competitive advantage over him. Release Z, and that competitive advantage is gone. In addition, he now has an advantage over you in that he didn't fund the coding effort on Z!
From your last paragraph, it seems your company's answer is that you want to play fair, and the efforts of one help the many. That's a great attitude to have, and you should be proud of it. But it seems more profitable for a company to go the selfish route - keep Z to itself. Will an altruistic company soon find itself at a disadvantage?
Um, Jester, do you want to get sued or contacted by law enforcement?
I know you only mean to help them, and you know, but do they know? They may read an email saying "hi, I downloaded your credit card. be careful," as a hacker/terrorist threat. How do they know that you aren't the one making illegal purchases with their card?
There are countless stories of shooting the messenger in this sort of situation.
The Civic Hybrid is great news, but I have to disagree with you on two points.
This proves that electric hydrids are not only available technologically-speaking, but that they are commercially viable.
Not exactly. Not yet, anyway. Recently I was looking for a new car and phoned my friendly Toyota dealer about test-driving a Prius. However, I discovered that Toyota policy was to not allow test drives and that every Prius was custom built for the customer. The reasoning was that the Prius is so much more expensive to make that it is sold for; for each car built, Toyota loses money. In essence, they are investing in the technology in hopes that it will pay off further down the road.
Now imagine what would happen if a tax break (perhaps coinciding with George W. Bush's huge breaks) were offered for electric hybrid vehicles.
Check it out. There already is one! (IANATaxConsultant)
That was the Hofbrauhaus, the "tourist place" the original poster mentioned. As someone who has been there as a tourist, I can recommend it as a very fun place. (Will visit the Augustiner next time.)
But yes, it is also where the Nazi party was founded.
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...which, when it comes down to it, is similar to the anorexics' diet; the difference being that here, the dieter is actually fat. "Eat much less" is a good simplification.
It worked very well for me. I lost ~50 pounds in 8 months or so. I gained it back when I lived in Germany for two months and had a lot of beer and bratwurst, but when I came back I decided to take a different approach. You see, while it worked very well, it had the effect of making me tired and weak much of the time. (Walker notes this in the book.) I'm losing weight again with "eat less, exercise more," but it's much slower.
There's a tradeoff here: do you want to lose weight quickly, or while keeping your strength?
Oh - I'm still using the tracking tools from The Hacker's Diet. They're a great motivator!
By the way, if they use any GPLed software, does that mean they have to release the entire source code for the application? Just a question.
I work for a big defense contractor. I won't say which one, and I do not speak for them. We always release all of the source code to the government anyway - including GPL code does not pose a special problem.
There are times when keeping things secret is a good thing.
For everything else, there's Mastercard.
How is this on-topic for Slashdot?
I'm not denying it's worthy of discussion, but why here? It's just not "News for Nerds," it's of a more general sort.
So the term "Clean Room" is something of a cruel joke, eh?
Interesting, thanks.
Suppose you and your competitors need the expensive software package X. You discover the open source program Y which is almost what you need, and turn it into Z, which is a cheaper substitute for X, with the bonus of expertise and transparency when you find bugs.
This is very good for your business (and really just a paraphrase of what you just said) but I want to know what the incentive is for your company to release Z to the public.
If your competitor is still using X, you now conduct that portion of your business more efficiently than his, and thus have a competitive advantage over him. Release Z, and that competitive advantage is gone. In addition, he now has an advantage over you in that he didn't fund the coding effort on Z!
From your last paragraph, it seems your company's answer is that you want to play fair, and the efforts of one help the many. That's a great attitude to have, and you should be proud of it. But it seems more profitable for a company to go the selfish route - keep Z to itself. Will an altruistic company soon find itself at a disadvantage?
this is not really in Slashdot's main focus
If this isn't News for Nerds, then nothing is!
Um, Jester, do you want to get sued or contacted by law enforcement?
I know you only mean to help them, and you know, but do they know? They may read an email saying "hi, I downloaded your credit card. be careful," as a hacker/terrorist threat. How do they know that you aren't the one making illegal purchases with their card?
There are countless stories of shooting the messenger in this sort of situation.
where's the creamy filling?
he'd probably sell a few hundred thousand copies.
Or in an ironic twist, he'd sell one copy which would then be downloaded 100,000 times.
He was making a joke and you totally missed it.
Routers - network devices
Reuters - a news service
get it?
Actually it was O'Brien questioning Winston in 1984
I didn't know Colm Meaney was in that movie!
No no no, Ouroboros, the snake that eats its own tail.
They were less likely to be stolen due to being obvious (green) and were very popular.
the green ones were easier to steal.
Aren't you contradicting yourself here? This sounds interesting but I can't figure out what you mean.
I hate to be contrary, but you're wrong
Oh admit it, gilroy, you love to be contrary.
small and compact?
Now this I gotta see.
Yeah, and I'm really sure that's the reason his wrist hurts.
My sig other didn't come with man pages.
Congrats, I'm still trying to catch SIGOTHER.
Grr. It's sad how much one dealer can lead you astray. Well, thanks to you and felicity for the info, but I've already bought a non-hybrid.
... small world :)
PS: My roommates were in LnL and SocComm
The Civic Hybrid is great news, but I have to disagree with you on two points.
This proves that electric hydrids are not only available technologically-speaking, but that they are commercially viable.
Not exactly. Not yet, anyway. Recently I was looking for a new car and phoned my friendly Toyota dealer about test-driving a Prius. However, I discovered that Toyota policy was to not allow test drives and that every Prius was custom built for the customer. The reasoning was that the Prius is so much more expensive to make that it is sold for; for each car built, Toyota loses money. In essence, they are investing in the technology in hopes that it will pay off further down the road.
Now imagine what would happen if a tax break (perhaps coinciding with George W. Bush's huge breaks) were offered for electric hybrid vehicles.
Check it out. There already is one! (IANATaxConsultant)
I guess for most people this isn't an option but it works for me
:)
It's a great idea. If you don't want to do it yourself, use Sneakemail instead. See my email address? I don't want the spambots to get my real one.
Looks like they're taking a page from the BSA handbook
What, is the RIAA banning gay members now?
That was the Hofbrauhaus, the "tourist place" the original poster mentioned. As someone who has been there as a tourist, I can recommend it as a very fun place. (Will visit the Augustiner next time.)
But yes, it is also where the Nazi party was founded.
POKE 53280,0
POKE 53281,0
Sounds like hot Black-on-Black action!
And don't forget to PEEK while you're at it.