We had a CS project due that was to be written in 1 of three languages, including java... So after finishing the prog in J2SE 1.4.whatever, we loaded it onto utopia, and it was a no-go.. Turns out they only had java 1.1 installed....
-Tomaj
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Profet is my roommate, so i'll have to defend him on this one.
Basically, you go to the open house and they blow so much smoke up your ass you feel like a hot air baloon.
I personally got the 'presidential' scholarship. Out of highschool, i had no idea what to expect from a college. I didn't realize i'd be ruining my life by going to a shit-hole with no social activity.
They commit fraud by ommission, don't tell you any of the bullshit that happens on a daily basis.
For me, the money helped -- I also got into RPI, WPI, NJIT, several SUNY's, etc etc.. I even got money from most - but not nearly as much as from poly, so they won.
As far as the guy to girl ratio, it's not THAT bad in brooklyn -- for a couple reasons.
1) They're lowering the standards for admission to.. i think.. umm.. oh yeah, non-existant.
and
2) In othmer, they have girls from other school as well.
Don't worry, you'll get more stories -- Like me for example - I had to once pay nearly $1000 for 'damages' caused to the dorm because the head-bitch at farmingdale was a giant cunt and decided that i should pay, even though it was 100% clear that I did not cause the damage (dorm furniture & holes in the common area walls) and others even said so.
Just keep in mind -- at poly, the constitution does not exist!
Haha, you thought the registrar in farmingdale is bad...
Believe you me, in brooklyn, it's 10 times worse. We get online registration, but not really - you have to go see the woman in person to get a hold removed from your account so you can register online (!?!?).
Check out http://www.polytalk.com for an inside view of what's goin on at brooklyn nowadays.
Having sexual intercourse does not require physical consumption of any particular substance. Orgasm is reached via stimulation of the genitalia in both men and women.
You seem to insinuate that people who utilize pornography are in search of greater emotional fulfillment, which isn't necessarily the case. If it in fact was the case, then you would be correct.
Porn will not get you a girlfriend. But the previous poster did not say that, so there's no need to bring in your personal (undoubtedly religious) views into the conversation, especially when they aren't relevant.
Although it may have gotten lost in the translation to the digital world, legally speaking, deprivation of potential revenue has always been a difficult thing to prove, and was never the same thing as theft.
Did the computer automatically know what file to download?
Or did the employee take time out and 1) search for the file, and then 2) select the desired file, and 3) if we want to be picky, utilize corporate resources for the transmission & storage of the file?
CEOs tend to be interested in the well-being of their respective companies.
Obviously, being sued because of file-sharing is a bad thing. Also, notification from the RIAA could bring to light slacking off in the workplace that shouldn't be happening anyway.
And that is why there are government officials who see past the immediate concerns and act on what will affec the long term.
Also, the IP issue is not as important as is the trade issue. Wether or not U.S. patents (or even international patents) apply in Zimbabwe is uncertain to me. They are more concerned about not being able to export their money-maker to an entire continent because of temporary relief afforded by the oh-so gracious United States corporate interests.
In other words, software maker isn't unable to sell his software to others just because this guy stole a copy. If you stole the dodge stratus, the car dealer would have been unable to sell that product to anyone else.
With software, reproduction costs are neglegiable (sp.?) and hence he's not (in my opinion) technically 'stealing' if a) he honestly cannot afford it, and b) he isn't using it to make money. In this particular case, he used the knowledge gained by experimenting with the software to turn around and provide useful services to others, and also to repay his debt to the original software makers, via purchasing legal copies of the software.
1) Well.. If we look at the history of guns, we cna see that in fact they were first invented to in fact kill people. The original 'hand cannons' weren't used for 'target practice'. They were used to shoot people dead.
2) Technically, beer (especially nowadays) is designed to get you hammered;-).... It's cheap, and it's readily available (Think budweiser, etc.) Most people that I know of who drink this sort of alcohol usually do it for the effect of intoxication.
To my understanding, the student did not plagiarize any portion of the homework assignment. He simply asked assistance from another student on the concept behind it.
Or do you just like to regurgitate what you heard in high school because, at the time, you thought your teachers were the most amazing and smart people in the world.
I'll tell you two things. 1) Text books are written by authors working for companies. These companies do not want to break the status quo, hence they do not disparage Edison, and make marginal mention of Nikola Tesla. 2) Your teachers were probably nitwits that got great grades from your local community college.
Think about the recursive implications of what I'm saying to you before you respond and flame me.
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I think polytechnic was founded in 1895 or something.. It's got history. Unfortunately, it's got a dumbass for a president, hence the current dilemna.
-Tomaj
Heh, yeah utopia is still around.
Sucks complete monkey-cock.
We had a CS project due that was to be written in 1 of three languages, including java... So after finishing the prog in J2SE 1.4.whatever, we loaded it onto utopia, and it was a no-go.. Turns out they only had java 1.1 installed....
-Tomaj
Profet is my roommate, so i'll have to defend him on this one.
Basically, you go to the open house and they blow so much smoke up your ass you feel like a hot air baloon.
I personally got the 'presidential' scholarship. Out of highschool, i had no idea what to expect from a college. I didn't realize i'd be ruining my life by going to a shit-hole with no social activity.
They commit fraud by ommission, don't tell you any of the bullshit that happens on a daily basis.
For me, the money helped -- I also got into RPI, WPI, NJIT, several SUNY's, etc etc.. I even got money from most - but not nearly as much as from poly, so they won.
And i lost.
-Tomaj
As far as the guy to girl ratio, it's not THAT bad in brooklyn -- for a couple reasons.
1) They're lowering the standards for admission to.. i think.. umm.. oh yeah, non-existant.
and
2) In othmer, they have girls from other school as well.
Don't worry, you'll get more stories -- Like me for example - I had to once pay nearly $1000 for 'damages' caused to the dorm because the head-bitch at farmingdale was a giant cunt and decided that i should pay, even though it was 100% clear that I did not cause the damage (dorm furniture & holes in the common area walls) and others even said so.
Just keep in mind -- at poly, the constitution does not exist!
-Tomaj
Haha, you thought the registrar in farmingdale is bad...
Believe you me, in brooklyn, it's 10 times worse. We get online registration, but not really - you have to go see the woman in person to get a hold removed from your account so you can register online (!?!?).
Check out http://www.polytalk.com for an inside view of what's goin on at brooklyn nowadays.
-Tomaj
One problem with your analogy.
Having sexual intercourse does not require physical consumption of any particular substance. Orgasm is reached via stimulation of the genitalia in both men and women.
You seem to insinuate that people who utilize pornography are in search of greater emotional fulfillment, which isn't necessarily the case. If it in fact was the case, then you would be correct.
Porn will not get you a girlfriend. But the previous poster did not say that, so there's no need to bring in your personal (undoubtedly religious) views into the conversation, especially when they aren't relevant.
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Although it may have gotten lost in the translation to the digital world, legally speaking, deprivation of potential revenue has always been a difficult thing to prove, and was never the same thing as theft.
And why drag morality into it?
Ok.. That explains this particular instance, but I was referring in general to the punk / anarchy connection.
Do you REALLY wish for anarchy?
In today's world, with today's technology,.... You wouldn't last very long.
Did the computer automatically know what file to download?
Or did the employee take time out and
1) search for the file, and then
2) select the desired file, and
3) if we want to be picky, utilize corporate resources for the transmission & storage of the file?
CEOs tend to be interested in the well-being of their respective companies.
Obviously, being sued because of file-sharing is a bad thing. Also, notification from the RIAA could bring to light slacking off in the workplace that shouldn't be happening anyway.
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Just wanted to say yay for hungarians.
Touché! (sp.)
But it's still not as convenient as Kazaa or some other spyware ridden software for mass public consumption.
oh, yeah... that's convenient.
And that is why there are government officials who see past the immediate concerns and act on what will affec the long term.
Also, the IP issue is not as important as is the trade issue. Wether or not U.S. patents (or even international patents) apply in Zimbabwe is uncertain to me. They are more concerned about not being able to export their money-maker to an entire continent because of temporary relief afforded by the oh-so gracious United States corporate interests.
In other words, software maker isn't unable to sell his software to others just because this guy stole a copy. If you stole the dodge stratus, the car dealer would have been unable to sell that product to anyone else.
With software, reproduction costs are neglegiable (sp.?) and hence he's not (in my opinion) technically 'stealing' if a) he honestly cannot afford it, and b) he isn't using it to make money. In this particular case, he used the knowledge gained by experimenting with the software to turn around and provide useful services to others, and also to repay his debt to the original software makers, via purchasing legal copies of the software.
1) Well.. If we look at the history of guns, we cna see that in fact they were first invented to in fact kill people. The original 'hand cannons' weren't used for 'target practice'. They were used to shoot people dead.
;-).... It's cheap, and it's readily available (Think budweiser, etc.) Most people that I know of who drink this sort of alcohol usually do it for the effect of intoxication.
2) Technically, beer (especially nowadays) is designed to get you hammered
To my understanding, the student did not plagiarize any portion of the homework assignment. He simply asked assistance from another student on the concept behind it.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh.....I get it now
But they're not using DC power on the power grid. So there.
Have you read about Tesla?
Or do you just like to regurgitate what you heard in high school because, at the time, you thought your teachers were the most amazing and smart people in the world.
I'll tell you two things. 1) Text books are written by authors working for companies. These companies do not want to break the status quo, hence they do not disparage Edison, and make marginal mention of Nikola Tesla.
2) Your teachers were probably nitwits that got great grades from your local community college.
Think about the recursive implications of what I'm saying to you before you respond and flame me.
-Tomaj
Apparently, the concept of sarcasm baffles you!
It seems (i'm no expert...)
That they can make a profit off the system itself.
The specs are not that spectacular, so it's entire feasible that it could cost less than the US $200 it's selling for.