Coded an OS from scratch is comparatively much more interesting,
Not really. I think you're forgetting the level of quality required for any code to make it into the main branch, much less stay there. Being able to read and change other people's code is also a big plus.
You want to be able to say something like Wrote the USB Driver for a major operating system, not "fixed a bug in the Linux coffee pot power control driver".
14 lines of code that thousands of people use regularly is more valuable than something big noone ever heard of.
elevate the resume line from 'releasing free code as a hobby' to "research" work
And it's exactly this kind of thing that makes honest resumés look like shit.
OTOH, if the software in question is good enough, you don't need to lie. "I have 14 lines of code in the Linux kernel" is more impressive than "coded an OS from scratch".
Which is why IDs are stupid: The way the Internet works _promotes_ anonymity, and anonymity promotes freedom.
We're so used to talking about "the Internet" that we start to treat it as an entity in itself. It's not: it's merely a convenient term for a worldwide collection of smaller networks interacting in mostly defined ways. This is why we won't ever defeat spam, and this is why arguing against anonymity is brain-dead.
Please, for the love of $DEITY, stop treating anonymous users as illegitimate. Most of us just want to browse in peace.
Mouse/keyboard activity timeout works nicely for that.
Actually, it doesn't. What if I'm watching a movie with mplayer from the bed? (Yes, Vista starts up indexing and screen savers based on keyboard and mouse input. It sucks.)
Of course, ultrasonic won't solve this. Who the fuck said I can only use my computer if I'm sitting in front of it? So now if I'm running an overnight batch job, the CPU and I/O are up for grabs?
Thank god I'm already old and not born in to this shit.
No to the second part-- if you publish before they file the patent, their patent filing won't help them, the patent is invalidated by prior art (=your publication).
Like that's going to stop the USPTO clerks. Fighting a patent is even more expensive than getting one, anyway.
The UK is actually starting to resemble late-communist Central Europe. You can have all the freedom you want, if you make sure you're surrounded with people who don't care about the rules. And most people are starting to not care.
I know you're sarcastic, but what would change if they were communists? Would the principles of freedom and equality not apply to them anymore? How about law?
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I guess they enjoy the effects of market competition when it comes to *hardware*.
Yep. Microsoft doesn't write their own drivers.
If I really wanted to, I could fit a minimal-but-working Linux system on a floppy disk.
My custom-compiled kernel is 2.6 MB after optimize-for-size. I think you're in the wrong decade.
Of course, I don't consider it "working" unless it has all the drivers I need. YMMV.
Breaking news! Marketing people lied to make their product look good!
if (post.contains("iPhone")) rage();
Oh look! Another iPhone killer! This one will succeed, trust me!
Coded an OS from scratch is comparatively much more interesting,
Not really. I think you're forgetting the level of quality required for any code to make it into the main branch, much less stay there. Being able to read and change other people's code is also a big plus.
You want to be able to say something like Wrote the USB Driver for a major operating system, not "fixed a bug in the Linux coffee pot power control driver".
14 lines of code that thousands of people use regularly is more valuable than something big noone ever heard of.
elevate the resume line from 'releasing free code as a hobby' to "research" work
And it's exactly this kind of thing that makes honest resumés look like shit.
OTOH, if the software in question is good enough, you don't need to lie. "I have 14 lines of code in the Linux kernel" is more impressive than "coded an OS from scratch".
Which is why IDs are stupid: The way the Internet works _promotes_ anonymity, and anonymity promotes freedom.
We're so used to talking about "the Internet" that we start to treat it as an entity in itself. It's not: it's merely a convenient term for a worldwide collection of smaller networks interacting in mostly defined ways. This is why we won't ever defeat spam, and this is why arguing against anonymity is brain-dead.
Please, for the love of $DEITY, stop treating anonymous users as illegitimate. Most of us just want to browse in peace.
I suspect (but do not know) that once we see the actual emails there's no way on earth anyone with an IQ above retarded would believe it was real.
Do you really believe that counts? There is no common sense in the US courts. Just see the "Warning! Hot coffee is hot!" sign in McDonalds.
Mouse/keyboard activity timeout works nicely for that.
Actually, it doesn't. What if I'm watching a movie with mplayer from the bed? (Yes, Vista starts up indexing and screen savers based on keyboard and mouse input. It sucks.)
Of course, ultrasonic won't solve this. Who the fuck said I can only use my computer if I'm sitting in front of it? So now if I'm running an overnight batch job, the CPU and I/O are up for grabs?
Thank god I'm already old and not born in to this shit.
Me too. I'm 23.
So what? There's always only clerks in the inner workings of the government. Maybe censorship == clue.
No to the second part-- if you publish before they file the patent, their patent filing won't help them, the patent is invalidated by prior art (=your publication).
Like that's going to stop the USPTO clerks. Fighting a patent is even more expensive than getting one, anyway.
Could you tell me who manufactured that computer of yours?
His monthly Travian habit, including his two sons' costs were running him around $300/month. FOR A GAME!
Not "running him". He was spending that money on entertainment.
Just because you can't control yourself doesn't mean the game is bad.
What's more inherently professional about an email than a message on Facebook?
Your email client and the custom local settings.
Funny, I moved there from Hungary too. Except I wasn't talking about the 60's.
The UK is actually starting to resemble late-communist Central Europe. You can have all the freedom you want, if you make sure you're surrounded with people who don't care about the rules. And most people are starting to not care.
Communist cyber-terrorists.
I know you're sarcastic, but what would change if they were communists? Would the principles of freedom and equality not apply to them anymore? How about law?
I do hope you mean one _extra_ dimension per child.
Sure, just feed them another Big Mac.
Then it's finally time for One Dimension Per Child.
Malware writers are smart enough to overcome heuristics-based solutions. Just like spammers.
What happened to the old one?
Unemployment benefits are meant to help people with no income.
...in the traditional sense of income: you either work or run a business. Microtransactions aren't really included in that model.
is $1/day unemployed? In some parts of the world you can actually make due with that.
I think he just has a really crappy job and should quit.
But it's true that piracy is hurting the industry (be that software, games, music or movies).
[citation needed]
I'm sure it was the pirates. The global recession had nothing to do with it.