And what evidence would that be? As a devout follower of Abbadon the whore-queen of festeria I would be most interested in evidence of the return of my fiendish mistress.
So your solution to non democratic commission is to say no to a treaty, that not only has absolutely nothing to do with software patents, but also would make the elected parliament more powerful?
There are many christians who literaly believe that Bush is on a mission from God. It's hard not to be polarized when God is on your side.
Interresting point, though I think (hope?) that you meant to be sarcastic. The part of the campaign that I have seen - which probably has been the worst, since it has mostly been ads on TV - have actually had a streak of such an absolutism. It also makes campaining pointless. I do not know the positions of either candidate, but for the sake of argument let us assume the you belive that being gay is a terrible sin for which you, your friends and neighbours looses their soul and Bush is against gays. What argument could a pro-gay Kerry present, that would sway you to compromise this moral absolute? Certainly a couple of missing weapons is of less importance than a moral absolute?
Interresting. Am I correct in thinking that things have become more polarized in this election? Or is it just that the media covers the extreme views more? Especially the televised discussions that I have followed seemed bizare. Often it seems that the (usually) two participants talk in two paralle tracks, which almost never meets. Very often the discussion is reduced to little more than a shouting match. Were do the americans turn for civil discourse?
Having followed only a couple of the major TV stations and some of the major newspapers, I might be wrong in this question. But from this side of the Atlantic, the debate (if you can even call it that) has been almost incomprehensible bitter and hateful - in that light, how can the next president move beyond the campaign and unite the people again? Is it even possible?
I do not know the author of the site, but when reading things like "we present explanations, which are always compatible with conventional wisdom and logic" I become extremely wary. A great deal of the ideas that have changed our perception of the world was, at one time or another, considered at odds with "conventional wisdom".
It was once conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, that black people were stupid and so on. Most people now scoff at such notions, but happily accepts the new "conventional wisdoms". Probably because they are easy to understand and rarely questioned. Sometimes, however, complicated explanations are needed - the simple ones simply won't do.
Indeed. In law (well, scandinavian law, anyway) punishment serves three purposes. 1) As an individual preventive (he will not do it again - hoping he has learned his lesson) 2) As an general or common preventive (now that they have seen him punished, they will refrain from doing the crime) and 3) "sense of justice" (or rather revenge for the victim of the crime, so that he himself does not seek revenge).
So they failed on point 2 (at least in the view of a scandinavian european).
No, really. I don't think that MS needs to release Office under gpl or anything silly like that. If they really wanted to show that they have changed, they should embrace open standards. Free for any to read, understand and implement. They should make sure that these standards were royalty free, that they could be used equally by any and all developers. They should refrain from later extending these standards with closed code. In short - if they cared they would stop being assholes and fight fair.
Not that I expect it to happen... but it is a nice thought.
Seems pretty stupid to me. The problem isn't really coding, the problem is to understand and describe to domain. This is (if any complexity is involved) an inherently iterative process - in essence the very opposite of the "Software Factory" model.
The article seems to "solve" this with two pretty old ideas: abstraction and reuse. Both of these has, at one point, been hailed as the silver bullet of software development, and they have both failed to deliver their initail promise of fast and dirt cheap development. Instead they have been adopted and integrated as part of software development. I don't think that "Software Factories" is the silver bullet (in fact I very much doubt one exists), but in time the idea may prove useful in some reduced and limited form.
The IFPI has started a campaign to raise awareness among policy makers and legislators on the issue. It targets EU member states, the EC and the Parliament.
"We are using any opportunity we have to highlight the issue during meetings with the commission and MEPs," said Brussels-based IFPI senior communications executive Francine Cunningham.
Am I the only one who gets the image of an eight-year old screaming "Giv me that it's mine!!".
Don't forget that farscape could be pretty hilarious too.
I know I will never forget the bodyswitching episode. Sun and John have switched bodies. At one point John, now in Sun's (on a personal note: very nice) body is working alone and looks down - at this point any and all men knows what is about to happen. Anyways he looks around, opens his shirt and gets a nice fondle and sighs *ohh mama* . About two seconds later he is caught by Sun (in John's body). His excuse: "Come on, they are there!".
I am from Denmark, and I can tell you that what you are saying is not true here. Public domain has nothing to do with the gpl. The gpl is just another license, and is treated as such.
I don't know if that is different in Norway, but it is wrong to say that the gpl cannot be enforced in the nordic countries.
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It looks like a nice hack... But what would be really cool, was if you somehow could get the power from the monitor.
"the evidence we do have in a Creator"
And what evidence would that be? As a devout follower of Abbadon the whore-queen of festeria I would be most interested in evidence of the return of my fiendish mistress.
So your solution to non democratic commission is to say no to a treaty, that not only has absolutely nothing to do with software patents, but also would make the elected parliament more powerful?
That seems slightly less than brilliant.
Indeed, I too have difficulty finding a better use for an ancient Russian ICBM than flattening the white house.
Not that I am bitter or anything...
Interresting point, though I think (hope?) that you meant to be sarcastic. The part of the campaign that I have seen - which probably has been the worst, since it has mostly been ads on TV - have actually had a streak of such an absolutism. It also makes campaining pointless. I do not know the positions of either candidate, but for the sake of argument let us assume the you belive that being gay is a terrible sin for which you, your friends and neighbours looses their soul and Bush is against gays. What argument could a pro-gay Kerry present, that would sway you to compromise this moral absolute? Certainly a couple of missing weapons is of less importance than a moral absolute?
Interresting. Am I correct in thinking that things have become more polarized in this election? Or is it just that the media covers the extreme views more? Especially the televised discussions that I have followed seemed bizare. Often it seems that the (usually) two participants talk in two paralle tracks, which almost never meets. Very often the discussion is reduced to little more than a shouting match. Were do the americans turn for civil discourse?
Having followed only a couple of the major TV stations and some of the major newspapers, I might be wrong in this question. But from this side of the Atlantic, the debate (if you can even call it that) has been almost incomprehensible bitter and hateful - in that light, how can the next president move beyond the campaign and unite the people again? Is it even possible?
Any Color You Want, As Long As It's Blue!
I do not know the author of the site, but when reading things like "we present explanations, which are always compatible with conventional wisdom and logic" I become extremely wary. A great deal of the ideas that have changed our perception of the world was, at one time or another, considered at odds with "conventional wisdom".
It was once conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, that black people were stupid and so on. Most people now scoff at such notions, but happily accepts the new "conventional wisdoms". Probably because they are easy to understand and rarely questioned. Sometimes, however, complicated explanations are needed - the simple ones simply won't do.
Indeed. In law (well, scandinavian law, anyway) punishment serves three purposes. 1) As an individual preventive (he will not do it again - hoping he has learned his lesson) 2) As an general or common preventive (now that they have seen him punished, they will refrain from doing the crime) and 3) "sense of justice" (or rather revenge for the victim of the crime, so that he himself does not seek revenge).
So they failed on point 2 (at least in the view of a scandinavian european).
No, really. I don't think that MS needs to release Office under gpl or anything silly like that. If they really wanted to show that they have changed, they should embrace open standards. Free for any to read, understand and implement. They should make sure that these standards were royalty free, that they could be used equally by any and all developers. They should refrain from later extending these standards with closed code. In short - if they cared they would stop being assholes and fight fair.
Not that I expect it to happen... but it is a nice thought.
"I want more life, f*cker"
Bad taste I know, but I couldn't help thinking of the scene in Blade Runner, where Roy kills Tyrell.
We should treat spam like a disease... and eradicate it for the good of mankind.
Seems pretty stupid to me. The problem isn't really coding, the problem is to understand and describe to domain. This is (if any complexity is involved) an inherently iterative process - in essence the very opposite of the "Software Factory" model.
The article seems to "solve" this with two pretty old ideas: abstraction and reuse. Both of these has, at one point, been hailed as the silver bullet of software development, and they have both failed to deliver their initail promise of fast and dirt cheap development. Instead they have been adopted and integrated as part of software development. I don't think that "Software Factories" is the silver bullet (in fact I very much doubt one exists), but in time the idea may prove useful in some reduced and limited form.
Am I the only one who gets the image of an eight-year old screaming "Giv me that it's mine!!".
You really don't have a clue do you?
with such a lovely mindset, it is hard to understand that anyone could dislike the US.
So, basically it runs on bullshit? Looks like SCO may have a business model after all...
I belive it was Noam Chomsky that said: "Education is a system of imposed ignorance"
I used to disagree...
Don't forget that farscape could be pretty hilarious too.
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I know I will never forget the bodyswitching episode. Sun and John have switched bodies. At one point John, now in Sun's (on a personal note: very nice) body is working alone and looks down - at this point any and all men knows what is about to happen. Anyways he looks around, opens his shirt and gets a nice fondle and sighs *ohh mama* . About two seconds later he is caught by Sun (in John's body). His excuse: "Come on, they are there!"
Yeah, best show ever:)
This is news? My girlfriend has been doing that for years...
Clearly you have no gf.
It is obvious she is a package manager - and a damn good looking one too:)
I know nothing about american law, but doesn't that essentially mean that 532 households are being sued?
Nice, most of the other "funny" post has been pretty racist, while yours is fun (and to some extent probably true:) )
I am from Denmark, and I can tell you that what you are saying is not true here. Public domain has nothing to do with the gpl. The gpl is just another license, and is treated as such.
I don't know if that is different in Norway, but it is wrong to say that the gpl cannot be enforced in the nordic countries.