Most of science are a group of theories. If we reject one, evolution, why not the others. Gravity is also just a theory. "Gravity" isn't a law -- that is "stuff falls" doesn't quite cut it. There is a "law of gravity" or more precisely a "law of universal gravitation" which can be expressed mathematically, basically saying, that there's a force between two objects proportional to the products of constants associated with each object (their "gravitational masses"), divided by the square of the distance between their "centers of mass". That's the law. Mostly (not entirely) it's been proven by astronomical observations, also with something called a torsion balance: go Google it.
"Evolution" doesn't have a law because there's just not a nice mathematical expression of it to call a law.
So you god-fearing creationists can reject whatever parts of science you would like. But I bet the countries we are offshoring all of our technical work to don't teach creationism.
I believe it is time stand up and be heard regarding the mafia approach to copyrighted music. It is obvious our government representatives do not believe in fair use of copyrights and are in the RIAAs pocket.
I suggest a boycott of all artists that use these mafia type organizations to shake down music listeners. It is sad that it has to come to this but how bad does it get before we do something to stand up for our own rights.
I did a search on Intelligent Design and it displayed the following videos (sorry, links not included)
Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot | Self-Replicating Repairing Robots | Acoustic Levitation Chamber | Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse | Jan Rabaey on Synthetic Biology | Jules The Robot | Turning the Place Over By Richard Wilson |
I recently stopped visiting OSNews due to the MS astro-turfers ruining any hope of a decent discssion whenever a topic turned to Windows or Linux. The owners/admins of the site insist they have no control and are not anti-Linux but if you look at any of the comments you will see it is not the case.
A few months ago one could actually discuss the technical aspects of operating systems, all of them, but no more.
You make an excellent point! If I had millions and billions to invest in non-profit causes, investing in one project while another is so against my core beliefs would be a non-starter for me. Questions like how much of the money is going for 'administration' supporting all projects? How much to the board members who support ID/Creationism receive?
This is not a free speech issue, they can speak of their beliefs all the want but it doesn't take away my right to disagree.
My question is if I want to send information and/or do a presentation, should I first get a NDA or some other legal document signed by you that says you won't just take the idea and give it to someone you are already dealing with?
I was adding at the end of my post that in addition to FireFox, I would pay to use Opera, not to infer that Opera is open source. I am not an open source bigot. I appreciate good apps. I believe FireFox is a good product and heartedly agree that the feedback given it will make it an even better product.
I like Opera also as it is faster and has a smaller footprint than FireFox. For the open source project I am working on, it fits better than FireFox. On my desktop at home I use both FireFox and Opera and at work primarily FireFox except for our company Intranet which forces us to use IE.
I use what is best for the job and appreciate good workmanship. As a business model I think open source is the way to go but it doesn't cover everything and I wouldn't limit myself to only using open source products...but that's just me.
This is a great opportunity unless you are a PHB and/or marketing hack to use it as spin. I would guess the FireFox developers welcome the specifics and can then analyze and implement fixes to the problems found.
It does make one wonder about closed source applications where the independent eyes are not allowed. I, for one, would rather use an application that has been reviewed by independent sources. If browsers weren't free, I would pay for FireFox & Opera.
As a 53 year old, I wish it was just the 'old' politicians that were into taking our freedoms away. Unfortunately, there is a new, younger generation that are ready to take over. Just check out any young Republicans club and see for yourself.
"Geeks want geeky products, users want usable products. Why can't OpenSource projects break out and make usable products. Live would be much better if at least some could overcome this barrier."
What is your definition of a 'geeky' product? Is it unusable? I would consider myself a 'geek' an I expect products to be usable and probably expect more from them then a typical user.
There is a distro called Austrumi that is 50MB with e17 installed. I am using it as my main distro and it is nice and fast. Check it out...no I am not involved in the project personally.
desNotes
I have used SUSE 10 snce it came out and found it to install easily, no configuration problems and run quickly. I recently installed Ubuntu server and like it a lot but I wouldn't drop my SUSE desktop. When the last few kinks are worked out I will be upgrading.
Milan is beautiful, whether the supermodels are in town or not. The food is great and it is easy to get around. EuroBSDCon would be a great reason to go. If I wasn't in the middle of a critical project through the end of February, I'd be there in a heartbeat.
Viva la 'BSD
I recommend Fundamentals of OOP and Data Structures in Java published by Cambridge Unviersity Press. It is used in an introductory course on classial data structures used in Java. This book was (and may still be) used in OOP introductory classes utilizing Java instead of the historical use of Pascal.
I found it to be a good learning tool. While I have met one of the authors, I am in no way affliated with him or the book. This is just my pesonal opinion.
I thought it was satire also until I searched a little more and read the non-tech items. Unfortunately, I have met people like this. People who believe anything they are told as long as the people doing the telling are from their church or share their beliefs. The fact that there are so many holes in the logic on so many levels apparently does not matter.
OMG...I cannot believe people could be more naive/stupid then Shelley & Tristan from shelleytherepublican.com. If this is not a complete satire then the US is really in trouble.
MS invented computers and the internet? Linux is an European communist plot and bin Laden has Linux on his laptop?
Several years ago I interviewed with a company that did consulting with one of the big accounting firms (you know the one) and one of the stipulations for being accepted was to cut my ling hair. The president was sure I would not be accepted when dealing with representatives from the 'firm.'
I left the company after 2 years, took another job (grew my hair back) that was hell and then went back to consulting. My first position was with the 'firm' that would not accept me with long hair. I didn't have time to cut it before my interview but was really to tell them I would. Not only did they not care but there were several programmers with long hair. Been there over 2 years and never had an issue with anyone regarding my hair. They are quite happy with my abilities and expertise.
Maybe they put up with me because I don't wear sandals!
This could indeed be a big event for open source. If I was a small business owner in Tennessee I would definitely see a big benefit to open source (other than performance, innovation, etc.) by not having to pay additional taxes on it.
September 21, 2004 ASCAP ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC TECH RELATIONSHIP WITH TRANSMEDIA
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with TransMedia for the use of TransMedia's Colaborata 2.5 digital media management and collaboration platform. Colaborata 2.5 provides an integrated, online media environment to securely manage and preview music, videos, pictures, documents and related information.
"Technological innovation and member service are top priorities for ASCAP," said Chris Amenita, Senior Vice President, ASCAP Enterprises Group. "We're looking forward to working with TransMedia and using their Colaborata 2.5 platform to help simplify our internal digital media management and collaboration needs, and provide state-of-the-art service to our members."
"We are very excited about the opportunity to work with the world's leading performing rights organization," said Donald Leka, Chairman and CEO of TransMedia. "The Colaborata 2.5 platform will provide ASCAP with an integrated and compatible solution that will allow them to cost-effectively manage and share digital media on a secure basis."
TransMedia will be elaborating on this, and making additional announcements of significance to the music industry, at a media launch event on September 22 in Los Angeles, CA. For further details, contact David Berzin at 212-675-6664.
About ASCAP: 2004 marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of ASCAP. As the world's largest Performing Rights Organization, ASCAP has over 190,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members representing all genres of music. ASCAP is committed to protecting the rights of its members by licensing and collecting royalties for the public performance of their copyrighted works, and then distributing these fees to the Society's members based on performances. ASCAP's Board of Directors is made up solely of writers and publishers, elected by the membership every two years. For more information about ASCAP, visit www.ascap.com.
About TransMedia Colaborata: The TransMedia Colaborata platform is designed to reduce Digital Friction(TM), which is caused by the rapid proliferation of digital media (music, video, images) information (documents, calendars, contacts etc.) and of non-integrated, non-compatible hardware and software systems used to manage them. TransMedia's Colaborata 2.5 platform combats Digital Friction(TM) by providing secure browser-based access to media content and information through a single integrated and compatible platform. Colaborata enables users to manage media files, communicate while browsing and sharing media, and access information through a fully interactive media portal. For more information about TransMedia, visit www.transmediacorp.com.
He was misquoted. PwC has been very supportive of the changes he implemented. TFA was written based on the author listening to part of his presentation. He didn't even stay for the best part, which was the secure OpenBSD wireless nodes...but hopefully that will be published properly at a later date.
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Most of science are a group of theories. If we reject one, evolution, why not the others. Gravity is also just a theory. "Gravity" isn't a law -- that is "stuff falls" doesn't quite cut it. There is a "law of gravity" or more precisely a "law of universal gravitation" which can be expressed mathematically, basically saying, that there's a force between two objects proportional to the products of constants associated with each object (their "gravitational masses"), divided by the square of the distance between their "centers of mass". That's the law. Mostly (not entirely) it's been proven by astronomical observations, also with something called a torsion balance: go Google it.
"Evolution" doesn't have a law because there's just not a nice mathematical expression of it to call a law.
So you god-fearing creationists can reject whatever parts of science you would like. But I bet the countries we are offshoring all of our technical work to don't teach creationism.
Microsoft Troll...chek out his post history
Just finished placing my order for one. Agree, it is a worthy cause and would like a first hand ability to experiment with the it.
I believe it is time stand up and be heard regarding the mafia approach to copyrighted music. It is obvious our government representatives do not believe in fair use of copyrights and are in the RIAAs pocket. I suggest a boycott of all artists that use these mafia type organizations to shake down music listeners. It is sad that it has to come to this but how bad does it get before we do something to stand up for our own rights.
I did a search on Intelligent Design and it displayed the following videos (sorry, links not included)
Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot | Self-Replicating Repairing Robots | Acoustic Levitation Chamber | Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse | Jan Rabaey on Synthetic Biology | Jules The Robot | Turning the Place Over By Richard Wilson |
This is true intelligent design!!
No results from creationism!
A quick shot of Red Bull...to get the brain awake!!
I recently stopped visiting OSNews due to the MS astro-turfers ruining any hope of a decent discssion whenever a topic turned to Windows or Linux. The owners/admins of the site insist they have no control and are not anti-Linux but if you look at any of the comments you will see it is not the case.
A few months ago one could actually discuss the technical aspects of operating systems, all of them, but no more.
RIP OSNews
You make an excellent point! If I had millions and billions to invest in non-profit causes, investing in one project while another is so against my core beliefs would be a non-starter for me. Questions like how much of the money is going for 'administration' supporting all projects? How much to the board members who support ID/Creationism receive?
This is not a free speech issue, they can speak of their beliefs all the want but it doesn't take away my right to disagree.
My question is if I want to send information and/or do a presentation, should I first get a NDA or some other legal document signed by you that says you won't just take the idea and give it to someone you are already dealing with?
I was adding at the end of my post that in addition to FireFox, I would pay to use Opera, not to infer that Opera is open source. I am not an open source bigot. I appreciate good apps. I believe FireFox is a good product and heartedly agree that the feedback given it will make it an even better product.
I like Opera also as it is faster and has a smaller footprint than FireFox. For the open source project I am working on, it fits better than FireFox. On my desktop at home I use both FireFox and Opera and at work primarily FireFox except for our company Intranet which forces us to use IE.
I use what is best for the job and appreciate good workmanship. As a business model I think open source is the way to go but it doesn't cover everything and I wouldn't limit myself to only using open source products...but that's just me.
This is a great opportunity unless you are a PHB and/or marketing hack to use it as spin. I would guess the FireFox developers welcome the specifics and can then analyze and implement fixes to the problems found.
It does make one wonder about closed source applications where the independent eyes are not allowed. I, for one, would rather use an application that has been reviewed by independent sources. If browsers weren't free, I would pay for FireFox & Opera.
As a 53 year old, I wish it was just the 'old' politicians that were into taking our freedoms away. Unfortunately, there is a new, younger generation that are ready to take over. Just check out any young Republicans club and see for yourself.
"Geeks want geeky products, users want usable products. Why can't OpenSource projects break out and make usable products. Live would be much better if at least some could overcome this barrier."
What is your definition of a 'geeky' product? Is it unusable? I would consider myself a 'geek' an I expect products to be usable and probably expect more from them then a typical user.
Mod this person up...if I had some points I would. Thanks you for the tip on turning off the useless error reporting.
There is a distro called Austrumi that is 50MB with e17 installed. I am using it as my main distro and it is nice and fast. Check it out...no I am not involved in the project personally. desNotes
I have used SUSE 10 snce it came out and found it to install easily, no configuration problems and run quickly. I recently installed Ubuntu server and like it a lot but I wouldn't drop my SUSE desktop. When the last few kinks are worked out I will be upgrading.
Milan is beautiful, whether the supermodels are in town or not. The food is great and it is easy to get around. EuroBSDCon would be a great reason to go. If I wasn't in the middle of a critical project through the end of February, I'd be there in a heartbeat. Viva la 'BSD
I recommend Fundamentals of OOP and Data Structures in Java published by Cambridge Unviersity Press. It is used in an introductory course on classial data structures used in Java. This book was (and may still be) used in OOP introductory classes utilizing Java instead of the historical use of Pascal.
I found it to be a good learning tool. While I have met one of the authors, I am in no way affliated with him or the book. This is just my pesonal opinion.
Why is it that naive, idealistic comments get modded up, but harsh realistic comments get modded down?
Because moderators believe in hope, however ill conceived it may be.
I thought it was satire also until I searched a little more and read the non-tech items. Unfortunately, I have met people like this. People who believe anything they are told as long as the people doing the telling are from their church or share their beliefs. The fact that there are so many holes in the logic on so many levels apparently does not matter.
OMG...I cannot believe people could be more naive/stupid then Shelley & Tristan from shelleytherepublican.com. If this is not a complete satire then the US is really in trouble.
MS invented computers and the internet? Linux is an European communist plot and bin Laden has Linux on his laptop?
Several years ago I interviewed with a company that did consulting with one of the big accounting firms (you know the one) and one of the stipulations for being accepted was to cut my ling hair. The president was sure I would not be accepted when dealing with representatives from the 'firm.' I left the company after 2 years, took another job (grew my hair back) that was hell and then went back to consulting. My first position was with the 'firm' that would not accept me with long hair. I didn't have time to cut it before my interview but was really to tell them I would. Not only did they not care but there were several programmers with long hair. Been there over 2 years and never had an issue with anyone regarding my hair. They are quite happy with my abilities and expertise. Maybe they put up with me because I don't wear sandals!
This could indeed be a big event for open source. If I was a small business owner in Tennessee I would definitely see a big benefit to open source (other than performance, innovation, etc.) by not having to pay additional taxes on it.
September 21, 2004
ASCAP ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC TECH RELATIONSHIP WITH TRANSMEDIA
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with TransMedia for the use of TransMedia's Colaborata 2.5 digital media management and collaboration platform. Colaborata 2.5 provides an integrated, online media environment to securely manage and preview music, videos, pictures, documents and related information.
"Technological innovation and member service are top priorities for ASCAP," said Chris Amenita, Senior Vice President, ASCAP Enterprises Group. "We're looking forward to working with TransMedia and using their Colaborata 2.5 platform to help simplify our internal digital media management and collaboration needs, and provide state-of-the-art service to our members."
"We are very excited about the opportunity to work with the world's leading performing rights organization," said Donald Leka, Chairman and CEO of TransMedia. "The Colaborata 2.5 platform will provide ASCAP with an integrated and compatible solution that will allow them to cost-effectively manage and share digital media on a secure basis."
TransMedia will be elaborating on this, and making additional announcements of significance to the music industry, at a media launch event on September 22 in Los Angeles, CA. For further details, contact David Berzin at 212-675-6664.
About ASCAP:
2004 marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of ASCAP. As the world's largest Performing Rights Organization, ASCAP has over 190,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members representing all genres of music. ASCAP is committed to protecting the rights of its members by licensing and collecting royalties for the public performance of their copyrighted works, and then distributing these fees to the Society's members based on performances. ASCAP's Board of Directors is made up solely of writers and publishers, elected by the membership every two years. For more information about ASCAP, visit www.ascap.com.
About TransMedia Colaborata:
The TransMedia Colaborata platform is designed to reduce Digital Friction(TM), which is caused by the rapid proliferation of digital media (music, video, images) information (documents, calendars, contacts etc.) and of non-integrated, non-compatible hardware and software systems used to manage them. TransMedia's Colaborata 2.5 platform combats Digital Friction(TM) by providing secure browser-based access to media content and information through a single integrated and compatible platform. Colaborata enables users to manage media files, communicate while browsing and sharing media, and access information through a fully interactive media portal. For more information about TransMedia, visit www.transmediacorp.com.
He was misquoted. PwC has been very supportive of the changes he implemented. TFA was written based on the author listening to part of his presentation. He didn't even stay for the best part, which was the secure OpenBSD wireless nodes...but hopefully that will be published properly at a later date.