An encrypted file has Kolmogorov complexity on the order of the size of the encryption algorithm plus the Kolmogorov complexity of the original string. Hence, not random.
I was a long time Windows user. I moved on to Macs when I chose my major (mathematics) a few years ago. There are a few reasons: I was interested in learning about programming, especially for scientific computation and experimental mathematics. C (and Fortran) reign supreme in these fields. For the price of a Windows laptop, I got a nice looking PowerBook and a full development suite. I could slowly learn how to use unix applications, since most compile fine. This is another plus. I could learn at my own pace, and just fall back to the GUI if I needed to. And there are plenty of native ports of open source applications, which was another major draw. I could use trustworthy software to do anything I would be interested in doing, without a learning curve of any kind. (At this point, I'd say that 95% of the applications I commonly use (outside of the terminal) are Cocoa ports of open source software).
I could have jumped straight into Linux, and I eventually did (Debian on a second-hand G3 iMac), but I think the PowerBook was a good intermediate step.
Following this line of thought, we reach the conclusion that your local power company isn't a monopoly because you have a generator in your backyard. The ability to create electricity is not the only barrier to entry to the energy market. You need to be able to distribute it, and sell it.
Similar, the creation of an operating system is not the only barrier to entry to the operating system market. You need to be able to distribute it too. Microsoft is using its monopoly powers to choke off competitor's abilities to distribute their operating systems.
I wouldn't be surprised if these donations were hurting Theo financially. Consider what might happen if he actually uses the $10k on OBSD. His income goes up by $10k, and is thus taxed at the higher rate, but he doesn't touch it at all.
Unless you're buying a printer. In addition, I intended "buying a printed copy" to include the price of ink, paper, printer wear and tear, and (in the case of buying a printer) FedEx Kinko's markup on the above.
Since you're such a cheap bastard, you could try memorizing the HCL. Of course, even that isn't free, especially if you pay for bandwidth by the byte, as I presume someone so miserly would.
This series of posts has to be the dumbest troll I've seen in weeks.
Indeed, it is impossible to prove that God does not exist. But, assuming It doesn't, we can pin down what It could be to almost nothing. It's not much of a god if it has no causal influence on the world, now is It?
The "scientifically minded" wouldn't reject something hiterto called "supernatural" out of hand, as it could simply be a facet of nature hitherto unknown. Indeed, while there is no known mechanism through which prayer could have helped these patients, it is not impossible that there is one and it would be scientifically irresponsible to not perform this experiment. We all now know something we didn't before.
In short, the scientifically minded don't think anything is obvious. You were thinking of closed minded people.
If you're in an environment where you aren't guaranteed to have access to the same machine, the network administrator should have already set up a single sign-on system that automatically mounts a logical volume corresponding to your data and preferences. OS X, for instance, can be made to work this way. So can Linux. Windows too. The technique is not tied to a particular implementation of "preference storage". The methodology described offers tangible benefits in a single-user environment without being disruptive in a multiple-user environment.
By 12 months, he even would say & say two words together like "Ball Play", but I don't know if these were actual sentences or just two words that seemed right for the situation.
An interface doesn't eat up cycles unless part of it is changing. So I agree about your complaint about using a word processor and playing an MP3 (though I think you're exagerating a lot), the other complaints are null. The @Home would be perfectly happy running on an otherwise idle computer with eye candy. You can easily let it idle, by not doing anything. The major complaint I have about complex interfaces is the loading time required for even the simplest programs.
Regarding matters of taste, to each his own. I use and feel comfortable with both OS X and a Debian box running Fluxbox.
Awful analogy. A burger-buyer isn't going to disrupt the restaurant's operation. A disruptive student would. And the needs of the rest of the students need to be taken into consideration as well. After all, they pay more of your salary than the jackass, to use the 'service industry' terms.
Good points. I'm sure other vendors would be in the same position. I think this would be suboptimal, however, as there would no longer be an authoritative source for bug fixes. I agree that it would be workable, however.
I don't think many OS projects would be willing to use an untested and untrustworthy SSH suite. OpenSSH and OpenBSD are trusted specifically because of the quality of the code their respective projects produce, their strict auditing, and their track record with regards to security.
I'm sure lots of people capable of continuing the project, but it would be a major PR blow undermining much of the good work Theo and the gang have done. If there were to be a transition, it would have to be smooth -- Theo and the gang would have to let trustworthy programmers into the code and slowly let them take over responsibility as they show their capability.
This is absurd. Using selective reporting or even just focus, any event can be described accurately and with a bias. For instance, consider the hypothetical:
A man, who happens steals food to feed his children, was caught shoplifting and was accidentally shot and killed by the police, who thought the candy bar in his hand was a gun.
One perspective: "Thief caught shoplifting was shot when police saw a gun."
And another perspective: "Police brutally slay father of three."
Both are accurate, but they paint very different pictures of what happened.
We will lose that war because we won't be able to buy the most up to date weapons systems from them and we would violate their patents if we pirated their technology.
If we went to war with China, neither side would expect their patents to be respected by the enemy.
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An encrypted file has Kolmogorov complexity on the order of the size of the encryption algorithm plus the Kolmogorov complexity of the original string. Hence, not random.
I could have jumped straight into Linux, and I eventually did (Debian on a second-hand G3 iMac), but I think the PowerBook was a good intermediate step.
Similar, the creation of an operating system is not the only barrier to entry to the operating system market. You need to be able to distribute it too. Microsoft is using its monopoly powers to choke off competitor's abilities to distribute their operating systems.
I wouldn't be surprised if these donations were hurting Theo financially. Consider what might happen if he actually uses the $10k on OBSD. His income goes up by $10k, and is thus taxed at the higher rate, but he doesn't touch it at all.
Since you're such a cheap bastard, you could try memorizing the HCL. Of course, even that isn't free, especially if you pay for bandwidth by the byte, as I presume someone so miserly would.
This series of posts has to be the dumbest troll I've seen in weeks.
Indeed, it is impossible to prove that God does not exist. But, assuming It doesn't, we can pin down what It could be to almost nothing. It's not much of a god if it has no causal influence on the world, now is It?
In short, the scientifically minded don't think anything is obvious. You were thinking of closed minded people.
No shit. Their press release last week said they were going to discuss Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
They're going to use the TeX engine in the next version of Word.
If you're in an environment where you aren't guaranteed to have access to the same machine, the network administrator should have already set up a single sign-on system that automatically mounts a logical volume corresponding to your data and preferences. OS X, for instance, can be made to work this way. So can Linux. Windows too. The technique is not tied to a particular implementation of "preference storage". The methodology described offers tangible benefits in a single-user environment without being disruptive in a multiple-user environment.
Yes, that is one of many alternate spellings for "parametrization".
Yes. Testing is far more useful.
Some versions of NFS support kerberos authentication. Try that.
What's the difference?
Regarding matters of taste, to each his own. I use and feel comfortable with both OS X and a Debian box running Fluxbox.
Awful analogy. A burger-buyer isn't going to disrupt the restaurant's operation. A disruptive student would. And the needs of the rest of the students need to be taken into consideration as well. After all, they pay more of your salary than the jackass, to use the 'service industry' terms.
Good points. I'm sure other vendors would be in the same position. I think this would be suboptimal, however, as there would no longer be an authoritative source for bug fixes. I agree that it would be workable, however.
You've seen 500 GB drives in the 1.8 inch form factor for the same price? Wow, we should talk. I've been looking to upgrade my PowerBook.
The solution to that issue is the same as it would be for disk based drives: thermite.
I'm sure lots of people capable of continuing the project, but it would be a major PR blow undermining much of the good work Theo and the gang have done. If there were to be a transition, it would have to be smooth -- Theo and the gang would have to let trustworthy programmers into the code and slowly let them take over responsibility as they show their capability.
Catalyst is a great tool.
Good work. You noticed that people and rabbits aren't the same.
A man, who happens steals food to feed his children, was caught shoplifting and was accidentally shot and killed by the police, who thought the candy bar in his hand was a gun.
One perspective: "Thief caught shoplifting was shot when police saw a gun."
And another perspective: "Police brutally slay father of three."
Both are accurate, but they paint very different pictures of what happened.
If we went to war with China, neither side would expect their patents to be respected by the enemy.
Would you mind if I sent you an email about NYU?