I've been involved, numerous times, in cleaning up after that kind of loss of personnel. The loss of institutional knowledge can be devastating: there may be no one left who knows _why_ things were done certain ways...
I know of companies that actively *discourage* preservation of historical and other information (and have worked at a couple of them myself). They make it clear that they don't care about how or why, just "we told X to do Y by date Z", but they want any discussions of how that decision was reached to go down the rabbit hole as soon as possible. One of them is a major, major player in the software dev space. (Tip: Look for firms where Legal runs pretty much everything.)
So I think you should be asking yourself, "Why the fuck should I identify with these idiots to the extent that I desire to fix things for them that they obviously don't care about?", and perhaps reading up on Stockholm Syndrome.
In English, the names for units of measurement form plurals and possessives just like any other nouns: 1 kilogram, 2 kilograms; this kilogram's weight is the same as that one's.
Formally, the prefixes aren't used separately and thus should be unchanging, but in practise you'll often hear "kilos" for "kilograms" (I have also encountered "mil" for "millimetre" or "millilitre", but this is wrong, as a mil is an official English unit equal to.001 inch).
The abbreviations for units of measurement are not normally pluralised: 1 kg, 2 kg.
As for China, I've been there several times and never seen anything other than metric used there. My fiancée is Chinese (born and educated there); she says she knows of some traditional units such as the li, but has only a vague idea how they're defined.
People have been running Linux on iDevices for a couple of years now, as anyone with enough sense to type "Linux on iPad" into the Google search box can easily see.
And we have made it just as clear that once we buy it, it's *ours*, and we can do whatever we like with it--use it to prop open the balcony door, install Linux on it, grind it up and sprinkle it on our breakfast cereal, or whatever, Microsoft be damned.
You mischaracterise that case, which had nothing to do with tied sales. The court determined that that First Sale rights do not apply to a good which is licensed rather than sold (after Psystar tried to claim it was just reselling OS X). It also didn't appear to me that Groklaw were "cheerleading" in the way you suggest, although they did point out that this decision applies just as much to software licensed under GPL (which means that someone receiving GPL software can't use First Sale as an excuse to redistribute it under different terms to another party).
Why aren't there a bunch of people trying to put Linux on iPads? I don't see any Slashdot articles about that...
No need to try, it's been done. Use the Google.
I don't see Linux hackers putting tons of energy into trying to get Linux to run (natively) on all the Apple hardware out there, despite how well it sells.
Again, no need for this, since it's been done. I know heaps of people running Linux on Mac hardware (but don't take my word for it, use the Google).
So basically you're trying to stir up excitement over a non-issue. Or trolling.
As a free man, I derive enormous satisfaction from living with a free woman who stays with me because she chooses to do so.
By labelling a woman as "property" rather than "partner", you condemn yourself to never knowing such satisfaction. I wish I could say, "Your loss, asshole"--except it's your women who do the suffering.
Is there really some conspiracy going on in which Microsoft will own the PC market with Intel as the -unofficial- official Microsoft hardware developer locking out all other OSes?
That bears absolutely no resemblance to going round posting trolls as AC and tagging them with one's username as you and Ethanol-fuelled are wont to do.
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Right to work ... takes power away from unions and gives it to all workers.
An early and strong contender for the WTF of 2013 Award.
Nice work!
I've been involved, numerous times, in cleaning up after that kind of loss of personnel. The loss of institutional knowledge can be devastating: there may be no one left who knows _why_ things were done certain ways...
I know of companies that actively *discourage* preservation of historical and other information (and have worked at a couple of them myself). They make it clear that they don't care about how or why, just "we told X to do Y by date Z", but they want any discussions of how that decision was reached to go down the rabbit hole as soon as possible. One of them is a major, major player in the software dev space. (Tip: Look for firms where Legal runs pretty much everything.)
So I think you should be asking yourself, "Why the fuck should I identify with these idiots to the extent that I desire to fix things for them that they obviously don't care about?", and perhaps reading up on Stockholm Syndrome.
The saying is actually, "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
Yes, that's "sauce" as in "something you might put on cooked goose".
Puts a slightly different spin on things, don't you think?
Your question's a bit imprecise, but here goes:
In English, the names for units of measurement form plurals and possessives just like any other nouns: 1 kilogram, 2 kilograms; this kilogram's weight is the same as that one's.
Formally, the prefixes aren't used separately and thus should be unchanging, but in practise you'll often hear "kilos" for "kilograms" (I have also encountered "mil" for "millimetre" or "millilitre", but this is wrong, as a mil is an official English unit equal to .001 inch).
The abbreviations for units of measurement are not normally pluralised: 1 kg, 2 kg.
As for China, I've been there several times and never seen anything other than metric used there. My fiancée is Chinese (born and educated there); she says she knows of some traditional units such as the li, but has only a vague idea how they're defined.
They stole that from the Greeks.
(Who stole it from the Phoenicians.)
You need to look North of the Øresund.
TFTFY.
So basically, you're saying this:
"There are professionals who are not 100% perfect; therefore, there are no professionals."
Which is pretty silly, really.
Non-story.
People have been running Linux on iDevices for a couple of years now, as anyone with enough sense to type "Linux on iPad" into the Google search box can easily see.
And we have made it just as clear that once we buy it, it's *ours*, and we can do whatever we like with it--use it to prop open the balcony door, install Linux on it, grind it up and sprinkle it on our breakfast cereal, or whatever, Microsoft be damned.
You mischaracterise that case, which had nothing to do with tied sales. The court determined that that First Sale rights do not apply to a good which is licensed rather than sold (after Psystar tried to claim it was just reselling OS X). It also didn't appear to me that Groklaw were "cheerleading" in the way you suggest, although they did point out that this decision applies just as much to software licensed under GPL (which means that someone receiving GPL software can't use First Sale as an excuse to redistribute it under different terms to another party).
Microsoft mice and keyboards aren't bad (and seem to work just fine with Linux).
Why aren't there a bunch of people trying to put Linux on iPads? I don't see any Slashdot articles about that...
No need to try, it's been done. Use the Google.
I don't see Linux hackers putting tons of energy into trying to get Linux to run (natively) on all the Apple hardware out there, despite how well it sells.
Again, no need for this, since it's been done. I know heaps of people running Linux on Mac hardware (but don't take my word for it, use the Google).
So basically you're trying to stir up excitement over a non-issue. Or trolling.
Your statements regarding Jesus (al-Masih) run counter to what is written in the Quran.
I therefore name you liar, blasphemer, troll.
He was from East Bumfuck, Arabia, actually--otherwise you're pretty much on the mark.
As a free man, I derive enormous satisfaction from living with a free woman who stays with me because she chooses to do so.
By labelling a woman as "property" rather than "partner", you condemn yourself to never knowing such satisfaction. I wish I could say, "Your loss, asshole"--except it's your women who do the suffering.
Seldom have I seen such a thorough confusion of "licensing" and "distribution".
Microsoft, Apple, and Vladimir Putin are all perfectly free to (re)distribute GPL'ed software, as long as they comply with the licensing terms.
What they (or any one else) may not do is change the licensing terms without permissions of (all) the copyright holders.
It is wrong, because it simply makes an alternative OS cumbersome to boot.
Almost correct, but not quite.
It is wrong, because its only purpose is to make any alternative OS cumbersome to boot.
Is there really some conspiracy going on in which Microsoft will own the PC market with Intel as the -unofficial- official Microsoft hardware developer locking out all other OSes?
Yeah, pretty much.
*looks at passport and Swedish resident card*
Dunno, I made sure to get mine early.
Well, hello there, Anders! Why don't you log in before posting next time?
Anyone using "LOL" as a substitute for punctuation is not worth a serious response.
Also, Gus is a valued colleague, and I see no reason why he should be banned.
As a Kentucky native, I hereby certify that "bard" is howlingly correct. :D
That bears absolutely no resemblance to going round posting trolls as AC and tagging them with one's username as you and Ethanol-fuelled are wont to do.
Despair.com is thataway ->
Hm, dunno how that got posted AC, but it was me.