"... urging him to step down over rape allegations made against him in Sweden. Birgitta Jonsdottir told news site The Daily Beast that she did not believe Assange's repeated assertion that the allegations of rape and molestation made against him were part of a US-backed smear campaign to distract attention from documents posted on the site..."
Seems to have been a pretty effective smear campaign, if you ask me. I want evidence, and for someone besides a human rights activist who would have an immediate bias against an accused rapist to be the one asking for him to step down.
It's a strange thing. It seems the only reason Ballmer exists it to repeated punch Microsoft's reputation in the face. I'm surprised shareholders haven't gotten so fed up and fired the "Monkey Dance" Ballmer or replaced him with a better monkey. I watch Channel 9 and there are some seriously smart people working at this company and yet this one person has done more to harm the company's reputation like no other.
wtf is/home/username? In my days, we communicated home as "~/". You can read it as tilde slash or even tilde slash dot, but it doesn't matter. ~ sweet ~.
God, you're an ass.
In your base pi numeric system, then, show me an example where the variables are clearly defined of the circumference of a circle and of its diameter.
Kinda sorta. I don't like Apple. Why would I buy a phone that supports them? So I waited until a phone came out that had the features I wanted (and a little bit of the good ole' open source movement behind it, partially), and picked it up.
At least I didn't buy a CECT SciPhone.
I think he was being ironic, but whatev. I also think that people here need to understand that there is often an implied context to what people are saying. Also, arguing over the rules of grammar borderlines idiotic.
It's just a stupid god damned sentence. It's obvious what he meant to say and there is nothing explicit about the definition of the word "ever" which implies that he made any mistake. This entire thread is nitpicking at best. Don't you guys have some one better to degrade? Like, perhaps, someone with the gull to us a goto?
Unless, of course, they are the majority and it doesn't look like that is going to change anytime soon. I mean, you're talking about being behind the curve, but I also bet you're running an x86 derivative. A 64-bit instruction set doesn't fix the gaping problems of x86. Yet, x86 remains the defacto standard.
This isn't a logic gate. Saying they used Free and Open Source software doesn't need to imply that all the software was both free and open source, but they used both free and free, open source software.
I got marked down a troll... I actually meant that question. I used Winamp way back at Winamp 2, when it was a light weight, exceptionally useful Media Player. AOL killed it. I am aware that there is a version of the source code for Winamp 3 floating around, and I was rather fond of Beep Media Player because it supported Winamp 2 themes. But in this day and age where Media Players are also full-featured Multimedia Managers, I don't think Winamp is still relevant. So I ask again, is that obsolete program really still relevant, when even light-weight programs like foobar 2000 are more fully featured and only iTunes is more bloated?
I took the search bar off my firefox. I prefer using keywords. Just gotta type in the address bar, "g query" and it'll do a google search for whatever query I want. I also have it setup for wikipedia, lyricwiki, php.net, isohunt... y'know, the works. I find it to be a ton faster than some drop down menu. Of course, I'm a tinkerer. Most people, sadly, aren't.
As much as I love AMD (OMG, FUSION!! FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK)... AMD/ATI video cards suck for anything that isn't DirectX. As much as they push their specs and let the FLOSS community develop drivers, it doesn't change the fact that OpenGL isn't something that AMD develops the hardware of their cards for. We can optimize the software all we want, but compared to nVidia cards, ATI is terrible for anything that isn't DirectX. So you have the software end of AMD doing one thing to support the open standard, and the hardware end fabricating cards almost exclusively for DirectX.
I think we are missing a huge piece of the puzzle here: Mozilla updated firefox to appease ITS users. Wow. I mean, seriously, wow. This is a huge step forward for Mozilla.
Yes, but the main problem with programming, especially FLOSS programming, is everyone wants to amp up the program with features while minimal time is spent bug testing and correcting flaws, as developers finish one feature and move onto the next. Obviously, where there's a budget for it, this gets done, but bugs tend to... go over looked, especially in projects that are hobby-based in nature, like many FLOSS programs.
But this is the fun of science! Science would have no purpose if it weren't for the ferreting out of the glitches and flaws in theories, fixing them and testing them to destruction all over again. We learn so little by being right in comparison to what we learn when we're wrong.
Not entirely true, unless every part of the game is FLOSS. I mean, proprietary graphics make this a lot harder to do. Also having the first and original version tends to give you a bit of leeway. And also, you can commercialize with ads in the worst case scenario and not charge anyone a dime.
I, on the other hand, DO have things to hide. My porn browsing history and embarrassing hobbies being some, illegal activity and anarchist cookbook "curiosities" being others. Maybe more, maybe less, but the fact is, a lot of things that are laws, I do like having my abilities to civilly disobey them if I disagree with them without having to fear men with flame throwers breaking down my door with axes to eliminate my free will because it was too dangerous for "the children" and adults alike. I'm not perfect, nor am I a lawyer. I don't know how many of my activities are illegal of the ones I thought were legal, and I don't like having to writhe in fear for my every movement online. So I like wikileaks? So I like being educated of ways my government is out to "protect me" today? Maybe I just like conspiracy theories cause I think they're funny and hide behind 14 proxies because it's fun? If the next area 51 leak means I'm set off to be sanitized, what then?
So, yes, I'm rambling, but my point is simple: I don't want my privacy to be invaded and I have my reasons, even if crazy and slightly insane. The fact of the matter is, though, they're still my rights, and I'm sure we all agree that our privacy is something we want because it's OURS to do with as we want.
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"... urging him to step down over rape allegations made against him in Sweden. Birgitta Jonsdottir told news site The Daily Beast that she did not believe Assange's repeated assertion that the allegations of rape and molestation made against him were part of a US-backed smear campaign to distract attention from documents posted on the site ..."
Seems to have been a pretty effective smear campaign, if you ask me. I want evidence, and for someone besides a human rights activist who would have an immediate bias against an accused rapist to be the one asking for him to step down.
It's a strange thing. It seems the only reason Ballmer exists it to repeated punch Microsoft's reputation in the face. I'm surprised shareholders haven't gotten so fed up and fired the "Monkey Dance" Ballmer or replaced him with a better monkey. I watch Channel 9 and there are some seriously smart people working at this company and yet this one person has done more to harm the company's reputation like no other.
wtf is /home/username? In my days, we communicated home as "~/". You can read it as tilde slash or even tilde slash dot, but it doesn't matter. ~ sweet ~.
God, you're an ass. In your base pi numeric system, then, show me an example where the variables are clearly defined of the circumference of a circle and of its diameter.
I'm pretty sure "they" was clearly defined as the church in the second sentence.
I'll just recycle everything and leave it to the plants to figure out the rest.
Kinda sorta. I don't like Apple. Why would I buy a phone that supports them? So I waited until a phone came out that had the features I wanted (and a little bit of the good ole' open source movement behind it, partially), and picked it up. At least I didn't buy a CECT SciPhone.
I own an Android phone. I suppose that qualifies me to go down with you all. :D Yes, I bought it in spite of the iPhone.
I think he was being ironic, but whatev. I also think that people here need to understand that there is often an implied context to what people are saying. Also, arguing over the rules of grammar borderlines idiotic.
It's just a stupid god damned sentence. It's obvious what he meant to say and there is nothing explicit about the definition of the word "ever" which implies that he made any mistake. This entire thread is nitpicking at best. Don't you guys have some one better to degrade? Like, perhaps, someone with the gull to us a goto?
Unless, of course, they are the majority and it doesn't look like that is going to change anytime soon. I mean, you're talking about being behind the curve, but I also bet you're running an x86 derivative. A 64-bit instruction set doesn't fix the gaping problems of x86. Yet, x86 remains the defacto standard.
This isn't a logic gate. Saying they used Free and Open Source software doesn't need to imply that all the software was both free and open source, but they used both free and free, open source software.
I got marked down a troll... I actually meant that question. I used Winamp way back at Winamp 2, when it was a light weight, exceptionally useful Media Player. AOL killed it. I am aware that there is a version of the source code for Winamp 3 floating around, and I was rather fond of Beep Media Player because it supported Winamp 2 themes. But in this day and age where Media Players are also full-featured Multimedia Managers, I don't think Winamp is still relevant. So I ask again, is that obsolete program really still relevant, when even light-weight programs like foobar 2000 are more fully featured and only iTunes is more bloated?
What the hell is Winamp doing on this list? That was popular, what? 2000? 2001? Is that obsolete program really still relevant?
You have g [search term]. I also have w, php, torrent, and various other custom ones setup. I love it. :D
I took the search bar off my firefox. I prefer using keywords. Just gotta type in the address bar, "g query" and it'll do a google search for whatever query I want. I also have it setup for wikipedia, lyricwiki, php.net, isohunt... y'know, the works. I find it to be a ton faster than some drop down menu. Of course, I'm a tinkerer. Most people, sadly, aren't.
As much as I love AMD (OMG, FUSION!! FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK)... AMD/ATI video cards suck for anything that isn't DirectX. As much as they push their specs and let the FLOSS community develop drivers, it doesn't change the fact that OpenGL isn't something that AMD develops the hardware of their cards for. We can optimize the software all we want, but compared to nVidia cards, ATI is terrible for anything that isn't DirectX. So you have the software end of AMD doing one thing to support the open standard, and the hardware end fabricating cards almost exclusively for DirectX.
Obviously a better one than you. And I don't need no stinkin' Anonymous Coward banner to hide behind. Seriously, fuck off.
I think we are missing a huge piece of the puzzle here: Mozilla updated firefox to appease ITS users. Wow. I mean, seriously, wow. This is a huge step forward for Mozilla.
Yes, but the main problem with programming, especially FLOSS programming, is everyone wants to amp up the program with features while minimal time is spent bug testing and correcting flaws, as developers finish one feature and move onto the next. Obviously, where there's a budget for it, this gets done, but bugs tend to... go over looked, especially in projects that are hobby-based in nature, like many FLOSS programs.
But this is the fun of science! Science would have no purpose if it weren't for the ferreting out of the glitches and flaws in theories, fixing them and testing them to destruction all over again. We learn so little by being right in comparison to what we learn when we're wrong.
Wow, if only this applied to programming.
Not entirely true, unless every part of the game is FLOSS. I mean, proprietary graphics make this a lot harder to do. Also having the first and original version tends to give you a bit of leeway. And also, you can commercialize with ads in the worst case scenario and not charge anyone a dime.
Verizon.
I trust bloggers more than I trust Fox.
I love how competition works in a system that seems designed to make it fail.
I, on the other hand, DO have things to hide. My porn browsing history and embarrassing hobbies being some, illegal activity and anarchist cookbook "curiosities" being others. Maybe more, maybe less, but the fact is, a lot of things that are laws, I do like having my abilities to civilly disobey them if I disagree with them without having to fear men with flame throwers breaking down my door with axes to eliminate my free will because it was too dangerous for "the children" and adults alike. I'm not perfect, nor am I a lawyer. I don't know how many of my activities are illegal of the ones I thought were legal, and I don't like having to writhe in fear for my every movement online. So I like wikileaks? So I like being educated of ways my government is out to "protect me" today? Maybe I just like conspiracy theories cause I think they're funny and hide behind 14 proxies because it's fun? If the next area 51 leak means I'm set off to be sanitized, what then?
So, yes, I'm rambling, but my point is simple: I don't want my privacy to be invaded and I have my reasons, even if crazy and slightly insane. The fact of the matter is, though, they're still my rights, and I'm sure we all agree that our privacy is something we want because it's OURS to do with as we want.