Wow, is it this that time of year again? Another "Linux Desktop is DEAD!" article? Is the writer really in need of something to put in front of his editor?
C'mon. i'm tired of reading these damn articles all saying the same shit. They've been saying the same crap for over 5 years now.
That means we should soon see a headline "2011 will be the year of desktop Linux!"
Chess has a natural limit since the number of pieces monotonically decreases during the game. Shogi lets you drop (add) pieces that you capture, so a game can go on for a long time.
You can't obtain a patent on a substance. You can only obtain patents on the manufacturing or some "novel" usage of the substance.
If there's only one way to make a material and you patent it, then you have essentially patented the material. That's how gene patents work too, they're on the process to produce the gene.
It has come to our attention that some users are selecting weak passwords. Henceforth, we have implemented measures to prevent selecting passwords based on well-known locations, major cities and major landmarks. When selecting a password we will not allow you to use a place that you, a relative or a friend have ever lived or visited. Please fill out the attached questionairre listing everywhere you have been since you were born.
Thank you. IT - Department - help you can count on
How the hell do you come up with Alien and Terminator when trying to list movies that shouldn't have sequels? The list of good examples is endless, and you manage to pick on two of the best Sci Fi sequels of all time. Yea, after the 2nd, they all sucked, but Aliens and Terminator 2 are undeniable classics.
Umm. That's the point. Aliens and Terminator 2 were both directed by Cameron. The later sequels were not (and sucked).
I know chip&pin isn't perfect, but it'd be a step in the right direction..
I just went on vacation and had no problem with my cards until the end, when someone cloned one of my cards and "swiped" it nearly ten days after I'd last used the card in that particular city.
Curiously the card was never out of my sight. They carried a machine to the table in restaurants and swipe on the spot, as is common in Europe.
Then, when my genius bank thought there might be fraud, they called me on my land line at home. This despite having told them my travel plans and they knew I wouldn't be home for another 24 hours. Since I didn't get back to them soon enough they let the fraudulent charges go through -- one of them for over $2000 -- and I had to deal with it the hard way when I got home.
Simplest way to double your MPG? Carpool. I was driving in to LA on the freeway looking around. Giant traffic jam. Every car had just one person. What a gigantic waste. 10 million people and nobody using the technology already available:
It is certainly an important function to keep an eye on the government and blow the whistle when they are wasteful and wrong. My only complaint with GB is that he uses a steam whistle. I used to enjoy Wm. Proxmire's Golden Fleece awards.
Its not because he's rich, its because its his own fucking plane and quite honestly he should be able to do whatever he wants to with his own property, just like there are rules in buses and taxis that don't apply to your own personal cars.
He might threaten himself with the shurikens and force himself to fly the plane into a building. Didn't think of that, did you? These terrorists will stop at nothing to attempt exactly the same tactic that worked 9 years ago. Fortunately they haven't thought of any other approach in all that time so we can spend our resources on guarding the doors to this empty barn. TSA is approximately $8 billion of the $55 billion DHS budget. The rest goes to little things like the Coast Guard, FEMA, Customs, Borders, Immigration and Secret Service which are all hurting because of this lopsided concern over "Sheiks on a Plane."
Glenn Beck dropped out after one semester of college and became a DJ. His honorary degree was awarded by Jerry Falwell's college. Calling him Dr. Glenn Beck is hilarious.
Firefox lagged chrome mostly because firefox cares a LOT more about compatibility, and adding all this crazy JIT compiled JS stuff is hard when you're trying to support all the introspection features which people have been using in firefox.
Firefox cares about compatibility? Are you kidding me? Reported: 2000-03-28
Doing a basic html element wrong for 10 years is not compatibility.
the Democrats are completely spineless and so getting them to deal with this problem is going to be tough even though this majority of Americans support embryonic stem cell research
What are the advantages to a legislator to act? Are the pro-research forces donating huge amounts to their campaign? When the next election rolls around and the anti-research forces call them a baby-killer what defense do they use? Sorry, I have yet to see someone deliberately step on a landmine because its in the right path.
I agree with your points about IP and what this decision means for future IT folk. I wouldn't blame the jury for the result, though.. Most of the problems that I had on a jury were that all of the interesting stuff happened before the trial. That's when the discovery took place and various motions occurred on what would be allowed and what wouldn't. By the time the trial happened, we were only allowed to see a small part of the testimony with some huge holes in it. We had to decide the outcome based on what they showed us, not on the complete facts of the case. If we could have asked our own questions, it would have been a lot different deliberations.
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I think VM outweighs dual boot these days. Most of the people at work with a Mac can bring up a virtual machine running Linux.
Wow, is it this that time of year again? Another "Linux Desktop is DEAD!" article? Is the writer really in need of something to put in front of his editor?
C'mon. i'm tired of reading these damn articles all saying the same shit. They've been saying the same crap for over 5 years now.
That means we should soon see a headline "2011 will be the year of desktop Linux!"
Not sure about large numbers, but they certainly had math geniuses
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/proofs/jap.shtml
Chess has a natural limit since the number of pieces monotonically decreases during the game. Shogi lets you drop (add) pieces that you capture, so a game can go on for a long time.
Attorney - An honest, well-educated representative of my interests before the court.
Shyster - The low-life, lying dirtbag representing my opponent.
OK, thanks for the head's up, Steve.
It isn't libel if what he said is true. If the other guy did indeed say that.
Didn't you read the article? They have 100 lawyers sitting around waiting for something to do.
You can't obtain a patent on a substance. You can only obtain patents on the manufacturing or some "novel" usage of the substance.
If there's only one way to make a material and you patent it, then you have essentially patented the material. That's how gene patents work too, they're on the process to produce the gene.
MEMO FROM IT DEPT.
It has come to our attention that some users are selecting weak passwords. Henceforth, we have implemented measures to prevent selecting passwords based on well-known locations, major cities and major landmarks. When selecting a password we will not allow you to use a place that you, a relative or a friend have ever lived or visited. Please fill out the attached questionairre listing everywhere you have been since you were born.
Thank you.
IT - Department - help you can count on
I think the more likely inspiration is Wild Blue Yonder which was a fantastic looking movie with an inane plot.
How the hell do you come up with Alien and Terminator when trying to list movies that shouldn't have sequels? The list of good examples is endless, and you manage to pick on two of the best Sci Fi sequels of all time. Yea, after the 2nd, they all sucked, but Aliens and Terminator 2 are undeniable classics.
Umm. That's the point. Aliens and Terminator 2 were both directed by Cameron. The later sequels were not (and sucked).
How do you do it? Call the CC 800 number? If so, what prevents me from calling and saying I'm you and that I'm in Milan?
I know chip&pin isn't perfect, but it'd be a step in the right direction..
I just went on vacation and had no problem with my cards until the end, when someone cloned one of my cards and "swiped" it nearly ten days after I'd last used the card in that particular city.
Curiously the card was never out of my sight. They carried a machine to the table in restaurants and swipe on the spot, as is common in Europe.
Then, when my genius bank thought there might be fraud, they called me on my land line at home. This despite having told them my travel plans and they knew I wouldn't be home for another 24 hours. Since I didn't get back to them soon enough they let the fraudulent charges go through -- one of them for over $2000 -- and I had to deal with it the hard way when I got home.
You tell your bank your travel plans?
Simplest way to double your MPG? Carpool. I was driving in to LA on the freeway looking around. Giant traffic jam. Every car had just one person. What a gigantic waste. 10 million people and nobody using the technology already available:
http://www.erideshare.com/carpool.php?city=Los%20Angeles
I personally telecommute most days - that gives even better MPG.
It is certainly an important function to keep an eye on the government and blow the whistle when they are wasteful and wrong. My only complaint with GB is that he uses a steam whistle. I used to enjoy Wm. Proxmire's Golden Fleece awards.
Here's what I see when I go to the linked article:
"Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page [Install Missing Plugins]"
The web is no longer a provider of linked information. It is a distributed application, portions of which want to run on my PC.
Its not because he's rich, its because its his own fucking plane and quite honestly he should be able to do whatever he wants to with his own property, just like there are rules in buses and taxis that don't apply to your own personal cars.
He might threaten himself with the shurikens and force himself to fly the plane into a building. Didn't think of that, did you? These terrorists will stop at nothing to attempt exactly the same tactic that worked 9 years ago. Fortunately they haven't thought of any other approach in all that time so we can spend our resources on guarding the doors to this empty barn. TSA is approximately $8 billion of the $55 billion DHS budget. The rest goes to little things like the Coast Guard, FEMA, Customs, Borders, Immigration and Secret Service which are all hurting because of this lopsided concern over "Sheiks on a Plane."
Glenn Beck dropped out after one semester of college and became a DJ. His honorary degree was awarded by Jerry Falwell's college. Calling him Dr. Glenn Beck is hilarious.
Firefox lagged chrome mostly because firefox cares a LOT more about compatibility, and adding all this crazy JIT compiled JS stuff is hard when you're trying to support all the introspection features which people have been using in firefox.
Firefox cares about compatibility? Are you kidding me? Reported: 2000-03-28
Doing a basic html element wrong for 10 years is not compatibility.
This story is a reflection caused by bouncing the other story from a mirror using hollow laser beams.
One could even say HP sniped the auction at the last minute
the Democrats are completely spineless and so getting them to deal with this problem is going to be tough even though this majority of Americans support embryonic stem cell research
What are the advantages to a legislator to act? Are the pro-research forces donating huge amounts to their campaign? When the next election rolls around and the anti-research forces call them a baby-killer what defense do they use? Sorry, I have yet to see someone deliberately step on a landmine because its in the right path.
What is with all these Saxon violins on television that I keep hearing about?
The police who responded immediately called for backup.
I agree with your points about IP and what this decision means for future IT folk. I wouldn't blame the jury for the result, though.. Most of the problems that I had on a jury were that all of the interesting stuff happened before the trial. That's when the discovery took place and various motions occurred on what would be allowed and what wouldn't. By the time the trial happened, we were only allowed to see a small part of the testimony with some huge holes in it. We had to decide the outcome based on what they showed us, not on the complete facts of the case. If we could have asked our own questions, it would have been a lot different deliberations.