People, all people but particularly dumb people, are more likely to hear a lie that they want to be true than an truth they want to be a lie.
Also figures as to why he retired from the cabinet. Why stick around someplace that you can't be heard and make no difference?...Suddenly, I wonder why I'm working where I do...
While posting a couple links to linuxdevices.com and saying the current post is old news may be true, it doesn't make it informative. The links didn't add anything new to the current discussion and neither did the comments.
One problem is that most of the professors are the authors of those same overpriced required textbooks. Second problem, the production costs are higher because the circulation is lower for a given book (too many different textbooks means no economy of scale for printing).
As long as professors continue to do something that at best is ethically questionable there will be no solution regardless of what students do. A university might be able to get change moving by banning this practice... though they might just lose all their staff trying.
Never? Seriously, big budget, highly managed movie companies don't risk money on original ideas. Has to be done indie first, then if it looks good they may buy the rights and make tons of clones/sequels.
Rarely does putting more money/more people onto a project result in original ideas, at least in corporate america.
Maybe he's already done his Academy Award bid picture for that year and he's looking for his cash a big ole movie check picture?
Not sure that this'll be big money maker though. I mean, I liked the transformers way way way back but come on, that was like...... aww shit I feel old now.
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AFAIK (as IANAL) wardriving is not illegal if you don't connect or use the AP's internet connection. Just seeing that it is there is not illegal and I'm not sure how it could be.
Bias introduces conflict and can be a source of tension and involvement with the game. A perfectly unbiased game would be perfectly boring. A game needs a challenge and motivation, which means a biased view.
Valve predownloaded as much of HL2 as possible prior to release if you had steam and if you indicated your interest/intent. Everyone who got it direct sale from valve should've had steam before hand (but who knows, maybe somebody didn't play HL1 and really wanted HL2).
Sadly, this is far too insightful. +1 insightful, -5 depressing.
Even sadder still, there are many @#$%ing idiots who actually believe that going to Iraq is flushing out the existing terrorists and not creating new ones!
Actually that wasn't my intent to leave that in there. I grabbed some actual side effect warnings and thru in a few of my own (like 5). Sad part, I only combined the side effects of two different drugs...
The longer answer is that MS has a poor track record with actually implementing the standards they are "embracing". They take the standard, tack on a bunch of crap that isn't part of it, make that proprietary and part of their default build tools. Thus, stuff built by their software becomes unusable or annoying on other software even though it's using the "standard".
Short verion of the long answer, they've hijacked any stanard they embraced in the past.
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Not necessarily from any asthetic virtue, but it takes a skill and mindset beyond following a simple set of rules. Whether or not it has any higher value beyond that, is for philosphy majors to decide... and since they don't take those kind of classes, we'll never know for sure.
but the above statement is like saying "if your vanilla install of Redhat 7.2 is connected to the internet, it'll get infected in a couple of hours".
The latter isn't fair to Redhat and so I don't see why it's particulary fair to Microsoft either.
Your analogy doesn't quite work though.
1. it's not a given that a few year old vanilla distro of redhat will be infected even in a few hours (IIRC, no server functions are installed by default and if you're building a server, you should just know better).
2. a few hours and 12 minutes are hugely different. A few hours gives time to update/patch/setup firewalls etc, 12 minutes does not.
3. microsoft does not provide easy to download updated versions of their OS with all relevant patches included. Sure you can make a CD with all the SPs on it and then have to keep the internet disconnected until you've patched. The extra time and effort just makes it more likely to not be done by the average joe.
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People, all people but particularly dumb people, are more likely to hear a lie that they want to be true than an truth they want to be a lie.
...Suddenly, I wonder why I'm working where I do...
Also figures as to why he retired from the cabinet. Why stick around someplace that you can't be heard and make no difference?
While posting a couple links to linuxdevices.com and saying the current post is old news may be true, it doesn't make it informative. The links didn't add anything new to the current discussion and neither did the comments.
One problem is that most of the professors are the authors of those same overpriced required textbooks. Second problem, the production costs are higher because the circulation is lower for a given book (too many different textbooks means no economy of scale for printing).
As long as professors continue to do something that at best is ethically questionable there will be no solution regardless of what students do. A university might be able to get change moving by banning this practice... though they might just lose all their staff trying.
I'm surprised this wasn't modded funny just for that one statement.
Mod me flamebait, if you want... but DON'T mod this funny! I'm being serious...
Usually that ends up being a +5 funny...
The problem is, that the law is not necessarily based off what is ethical. Question: is it currently illegal based of the DMCA?
From http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm:
Highlights Generally (of the DMCA):
Makes it a crime to circumvent anti-piracy measures built into most commercial software.
Outlaws the manufacture, sale, or distribution of code-cracking devices used to illegally copy software.
IANAL but his steps do sound like they violated the wording of the law, if now the actual law.
Yeah, it only runs for a few hours before you have to reboot. May want to stick with the php.net version until they fix that bug.
Never? Seriously, big budget, highly managed movie companies don't risk money on original ideas. Has to be done indie first, then if it looks good they may buy the rights and make tons of clones/sequels.
Rarely does putting more money/more people onto a project result in original ideas, at least in corporate america.
Maybe he's already done his Academy Award bid picture for that year and he's looking for his cash a big ole movie check picture?
Not sure that this'll be big money maker though. I mean, I liked the transformers way way way back but come on, that was like...... aww shit I feel old now.
Where? Michael Jackson?
I don't know of any person with a Windows box who will hand out an admin account...
Do you ever talk to anyone outside of slashdot then? Hell, I have to work hard here just to get the users to not tell me their password.
AFAIK (as IANAL) wardriving is not illegal if you don't connect or use the AP's internet connection. Just seeing that it is there is not illegal and I'm not sure how it could be.
Nothing to worry about, most marketing people couldn't figure out why http:///..com wasn't working so they gave up.
PS. If your marketing people are actually looking at technical information, run. It'll end badly. Always does...
Bias introduces conflict and can be a source of tension and involvement with the game. A perfectly unbiased game would be perfectly boring. A game needs a challenge and motivation, which means a biased view.
Valve predownloaded as much of HL2 as possible prior to release if you had steam and if you indicated your interest/intent. Everyone who got it direct sale from valve should've had steam before hand (but who knows, maybe somebody didn't play HL1 and really wanted HL2).
Personally I think the second was the funnier of the two posts.
Sadly, this is far too insightful. +1 insightful, -5 depressing.
Even sadder still, there are many @#$%ing idiots who actually believe that going to Iraq is flushing out the existing terrorists and not creating new ones!
Actually that wasn't my intent to leave that in there. I grabbed some actual side effect warnings and thru in a few of my own (like 5). Sad part, I only combined the side effects of two different drugs...
The simple answer is its fun.
The longer answer is that MS has a poor track record with actually implementing the standards they are "embracing". They take the standard, tack on a bunch of crap that isn't part of it, make that proprietary and part of their default build tools. Thus, stuff built by their software becomes unusable or annoying on other software even though it's using the "standard".
Short verion of the long answer, they've hijacked any stanard they embraced in the past.
Because it costs so much to maintain TLD infrastructure. Hell, good thing they did this before VeriSign went broke!
May cause drowsiness, stomach ache, dizziness, uncontrollable movements of the mouth, tongue, cheeks, jaw, arms, or legs; fever; muscle rigidity; sweating; irregular pulse; or fast or irregular heartbeats. Avoid exposure to sunlight or UV rays. Use caution in hot weather and during exercise. Drink plenty of fluids. Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Some patients have experienced depression (including feelings of sadness, irritability, unusual tiredness, trouble concentrating, and loss of appetite) and suicidal thoughts and/or behavior during, and soon after stopping, treatment with Accutane. Notify your doctor immediately if you begin to experience signs of depression or if you begin to have thoughts about taking your own life during or shortly following treatment. Avoid letting infected areas come into contact with other people. Wash your hands frequently to prevent transmission. May cause internal bleeding, difficulty urinating and in certain rare instances, death.
Cynical side of me sees attempt to drum up more sales.
Realistic side... sees attempt to drum up more sales.
Not necessarily from any asthetic virtue, but it takes a skill and mindset beyond following a simple set of rules. Whether or not it has any higher value beyond that, is for philosphy majors to decide... and since they don't take those kind of classes, we'll never know for sure.
I'd mod you up if I had points.
Good job exposing the fallacy of modern economics, that it ignores the hidden costs of just about anything.
but the above statement is like saying "if your vanilla install of Redhat 7.2 is connected to the internet, it'll get infected in a couple of hours".
The latter isn't fair to Redhat and so I don't see why it's particulary fair to Microsoft either.
Your analogy doesn't quite work though.
1. it's not a given that a few year old vanilla distro of redhat will be infected even in a few hours (IIRC, no server functions are installed by default and if you're building a server, you should just know better).
2. a few hours and 12 minutes are hugely different. A few hours gives time to update/patch/setup firewalls etc, 12 minutes does not.
3. microsoft does not provide easy to download updated versions of their OS with all relevant patches included. Sure you can make a CD with all the SPs on it and then have to keep the internet disconnected until you've patched. The extra time and effort just makes it more likely to not be done by the average joe.
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