How do you know that the proprietary software isn't pulling some schenanigans in the background?
You monitor it, and since it's linked to the company who wrote it, you have someone to point a finger at.
With FOSS, you still have to monitor it. Unless you're a programmer or can read the language it's written in as a hobby.
FOSS or not you still have to watch out for this in some way, shape, or form.
Besides, why on Earth would you NOT want FOSS software handling your market transactions?
Because FOSS developers are notorious for shifting the blame all over the place or flat out denying it with "use at your own risk" wrappers. FOSS developers like to write applications, they just don't like to be held accountable for what happens to the people who use it because they weren't compensated for writing it. Accountability is a major issue with financial transactions.
There's areas where FOSS makes sense, like places where work is done mostly by volunteers, and schools.
The entire purpose of stock/financial markets is to make money, why on earth would you want to write FOSS to do that ?
Unless you have a vested interest in the markets the software is for.
That comment really makes me wonder, what happens to the person who loans out tools to the gold miners for free ?
Is that person to hope some of the people he loans to strike it rich and remember the loan ?
Should the tool lender feel taken advantage of when none of the people who struck it rich do anything more than pay him fair market value for the tools ?
To me, it seems foolish to develop FOSS for financial markets.
From now on, every time you're whackin it to some porn on the Internet, right before you ruin your tube sock, you're going to remember one thing, somewhere in the world, at that very moment, there's another dude whackin it to the same free porn. And guess what, he read this and is thinking about you too.
The price of text messages is unreasonable. Proof can be found in the fact that during a disaster such as a hurricane the mobile companies urge people to use text messaging instead of voice communications. Either mobile companies are scalping people by suggesting the more expensive text messaging during times of emergency, or it is less expensive to maintain the text messaging network.
Colbert sending his digitized DNA to the space station for "aliens" to "clone" was just a cover story.
But now thanks to you everyone knows what the real reason was.
I played Simcity on Super Nintendo for days at a time when I was a kid. Same with Simcity 2000 on PC when I was a little older. I didn't play The Sims as much, but that was just because I didn't have as much free time.
I wont be buying Spore either, ironicly enough I can't afford to buy Spore and eat. Too many people feel I don't deserve to be paid for what I do.
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It would be pretty fucked up if fixing the pothole yourself wasn't tax deductable.
How do you know that the proprietary software isn't pulling some schenanigans in the background?
You monitor it, and since it's linked to the company who wrote it, you have someone to point a finger at.
With FOSS, you still have to monitor it. Unless you're a programmer or can read the language it's written in as a hobby.
FOSS or not you still have to watch out for this in some way, shape, or form.
Besides, why on Earth would you NOT want FOSS software handling your market transactions?
Because FOSS developers are notorious for shifting the blame all over the place or flat out denying it with "use at your own risk" wrappers. FOSS developers like to write applications, they just don't like to be held accountable for what happens to the people who use it because they weren't compensated for writing it. Accountability is a major issue with financial transactions.
There's areas where FOSS makes sense, like places where work is done mostly by volunteers, and schools.
The entire purpose of stock/financial markets is to make money, why on earth would you want to write FOSS to do that ?
Unless you have a vested interest in the markets the software is for.
Wow, I've never met anyone with a Mac who doesn't just get a new Mac when the time comes. I wasn't even aware you could change the OS.
What's the point of a PC that can be upgraded and have new operating systems installed if the new stuff requires a better PC ?
That's where Mac is killing Windows. Mac is doing Microsofts business model in an honest way.
but how far behind are they ready to get?
Far enough behind to see what features people take a liking to on other browsers so they know what to steal, err I mean implement ?
especially considering these things are only a handful of atoms across
I'm not sure you picked the best unit of measure for making your point there.
Meaning never use free tools if you expect to make any money.
That comment really makes me wonder, what happens to the person who loans out tools to the gold miners for free ?
Is that person to hope some of the people he loans to strike it rich and remember the loan ?
Should the tool lender feel taken advantage of when none of the people who struck it rich do anything more than pay him fair market value for the tools ?
To me, it seems foolish to develop FOSS for financial markets.
Does this mean there's not going to be an OLPC project anymore ?
Offtopic ?
Where is everyones' sense of humor lately ?
Yes, a lot of it was just hiding behind Hydrogen atoms, so you couldn't see it.
Does this mean there's not going to be an OLPC project anymore ?
Wasn't NASA funded using US tax dollars when these patents were granted ?
From now on, every time you're whackin it to some porn on the Internet, right before you ruin your tube sock, you're going to remember one thing, somewhere in the world, at that very moment, there's another dude whackin it to the same free porn. And guess what, he read this and is thinking about you too.
+1 Great Example
I'd have to look up the syntax to complete the perl portion from scratch, do I still qualify ?
Please tell me it's all down hill after the first 5 years, and mean it.
How is a comment about vagina offtopic in a sex line story ?!
How did you get Vagina tech from that ?
Minus the 8 minutes sex line workers take to get naked, it's about tied.
So, you agree that text messaging networks are less expensive resource-wise than voice networks ?
The price of text messages is unreasonable. Proof can be found in the fact that during a disaster such as a hurricane the mobile companies urge people to use text messaging instead of voice communications. Either mobile companies are scalping people by suggesting the more expensive text messaging during times of emergency, or it is less expensive to maintain the text messaging network.
Why would anyone want to start a "legit" online radio ?
All of the good stations started out as pirates.
Colbert sending his digitized DNA to the space station for "aliens" to "clone" was just a cover story.
But now thanks to you everyone knows what the real reason was.
Thanks elrous,
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I played Simcity on Super Nintendo for days at a time when I was a kid. Same with Simcity 2000 on PC when I was a little older. I didn't play The Sims as much, but that was just because I didn't have as much free time.
I wont be buying Spore either, ironicly enough I can't afford to buy Spore and eat. Too many people feel I don't deserve to be paid for what I do.