The software presents one optically unreadable word and one "control" CAPTCHA word. Getting the control word right identifies the user as a human, and the program records his or her response to the unreadable word and adds it to a database.
So, there is the real CAPTCHA, and another reCAPTCHA.
It really depends on the business. However, the advantage that Linux has is that it has become 'common'. Linux admins and programmers are fairly easy to find these days; as opposed to, say, HP/UX (and others) that is harder, arguably, to find competent people to admin and program for. On the flipside, if you're a large enough business to pay for several sysadmins and programmers, then I would guess that the annual support fee is worth it--in effect the paid support is an ex-situ 'employee' that is available 24/7 and is not ONE employee but a team of employees. The ex-situ employee is not going to decide to go work for somebody else either...
Yeah, I am in the same camp. I have been compiling SVN head since 4.0. I love what KDE is becoming. But stuff like what I am pasting below is where the UD (minus the F) is coming from. To say that the first release of Dolphin will be binary compatible with all future releases of KDE 4.X (which is what the quote is implying) just doesn't seem right. Doing svn update changes things constantly (including the base libs and the headers). KDE base libs stable and binary compatible until KDE 5? I can't see it.
From this point on, our libraries will remain binary compatible until 5.0. Not releasing 4.0 at that point means holding back hundreds of application developers from porting and releasing their applications. Not releasing would hurt these applications - they wouldn't receive the attention to detail they deserved. We're talking about core applications like Dolphin [...]
Well, yeah. That is the point of the "story" though. The suggestion is that all P2P traffic will be blocked to protect the copyrights--which will, of course, hurt legitimate uses of the technology.
... but a link to a Wiki that I am supposed to take as fact? I can't be sure what is true or not true on a damn wiki!
I could just as well cry that the sky is falling and post a link to some random page on wikipedia where I edit randomly and play Chicken Little and run around with my head chopped off.
And that takes a lot of work. When I started my open source project it came as a bit of a shock. The first few emails I got from users were a bit of a thrill and spurred development. Then came support requests. And then every other point chromatic mentions. All of a sudden I found myself under "pressure" to implement features. It was not until I re-assessed what I was doing, and why I began doing it that the pressure lessened a bit (the project was to fill a gap and no project filled my requirements). I still listened to users, and fortunately most of the time their requests were things that I wanted to. But, at the end of the day, I was doing this for myself and I open-sourced the project just for fun and with the hope others found it useful as well.
Actually I pretty much hated awesome bar as soon as I installed FF3 beta. It has, however, grown on me and I quite like it now. Yes, it was annoying at first, but it's not as bad as it first seems
What version of X are you using? Why on earth are you adding modeline(s) to xorg.conf? I don't think your problem relates to the nvidia driver... but to X itself or misinformation.
Reading TA would not have helped... it is still a mystery. It can only mean an isotope. The funny thing is that this article in Nature refers to heavy carbon as well. Heavy carbon that occured on earth. So, TFA this slashdot story is talking about is very vague and raises more questions than it answers.
I assume the article is talking about flash drives. Are there any filesystems designed to specifically target these drives? The drives probably don't include any fault-tolerance, but a filesystem could, in theory.
You are right. A better idea would be to get Mythbusters to hack up a remote-controlled car or two that we can put on the real race track. And when we lose horribly, blow it up.
I looked at their receipt, and (as expected) Windows and Office were not listed. What does that mean? Why would Windows be listed on a receipt for a new computer? It doesn't have to be on the receipt, and I doubt that in most cases it is. You assumed that it was pirated and then, basically, caused them to buy _another_ copy of something they probably already owned. Right...
Did you not read the link to his blog? The answer is right there at the bottom of the article:
A final note: if you own - or use - a GPS device, bookmark this excellent article.
Do you really think a judge is going to say "Sir, this company's product is software..."? While I agree with what you're saying I do not have the same faith in the legal system. We can say "yeah it's not the gun manufacturers" fault, but guns have a longer history.
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The software presents one optically unreadable word and one "control" CAPTCHA word. Getting the control word right identifies the user as a human, and the program records his or her response to the unreadable word and adds it to a database.
So, there is the real CAPTCHA, and another reCAPTCHA.
... but "Mutt Williams and the search for Elvis" seems like it could be ok.
It really depends on the business. However, the advantage that Linux has is that it has become 'common'. Linux admins and programmers are fairly easy to find these days; as opposed to, say, HP/UX (and others) that is harder, arguably, to find competent people to admin and program for. On the flipside, if you're a large enough business to pay for several sysadmins and programmers, then I would guess that the annual support fee is worth it--in effect the paid support is an ex-situ 'employee' that is available 24/7 and is not ONE employee but a team of employees. The ex-situ employee is not going to decide to go work for somebody else either...
This was predicted by Nostrodamus. KISS played a song in praise of it: here.
Nothing is wrong with it... so long as Dolphin remains static (which it won't)
Yes, I prefer KDE 3 as well. But what are your thoughts on KDE 4? I ask this because KDE 3, by de facto, is going to disappear.
From this point on, our libraries will remain binary compatible until 5.0. Not releasing 4.0 at that point means holding back hundreds of application developers from porting and releasing their applications. Not releasing would hurt these applications - they wouldn't receive the attention to detail they deserved. We're talking about core applications like Dolphin [...]
Since when has morphine been considered a stimulant?
Well, yeah. That is the point of the "story" though. The suggestion is that all P2P traffic will be blocked to protect the copyrights--which will, of course, hurt legitimate uses of the technology.
... but a link to a Wiki that I am supposed to take as fact? I can't be sure what is true or not true on a damn wiki!
I could just as well cry that the sky is falling and post a link to some random page on wikipedia where I edit randomly and play Chicken Little and run around with my head chopped off.
Additionally, I am wondering why the summary compares glass to gel. Gel is a colloidal solution.
And that takes a lot of work. When I started my open source project it came as a bit of a shock. The first few emails I got from users were a bit of a thrill and spurred development. Then came support requests. And then every other point chromatic mentions. All of a sudden I found myself under "pressure" to implement features. It was not until I re-assessed what I was doing, and why I began doing it that the pressure lessened a bit (the project was to fill a gap and no project filled my requirements). I still listened to users, and fortunately most of the time their requests were things that I wanted to. But, at the end of the day, I was doing this for myself and I open-sourced the project just for fun and with the hope others found it useful as well.
Actually I pretty much hated awesome bar as soon as I installed FF3 beta. It has, however, grown on me and I quite like it now. Yes, it was annoying at first, but it's not as bad as it first seems
What version of X are you using? Why on earth are you adding modeline(s) to xorg.conf? I don't think your problem relates to the nvidia driver... but to X itself or misinformation.
Reading TA would not have helped... it is still a mystery. It can only mean an isotope. The funny thing is that this article in Nature refers to heavy carbon as well. Heavy carbon that occured on earth. So, TFA this slashdot story is talking about is very vague and raises more questions than it answers.
I assume the article is talking about flash drives. Are there any filesystems designed to specifically target these drives? The drives probably don't include any fault-tolerance, but a filesystem could, in theory.
Excellent link. And I bet he's a better driver than me.
You are right. A better idea would be to get Mythbusters to hack up a remote-controlled car or two that we can put on the real race track. And when we lose horribly, blow it up.
Not sure. Can't they paint a new one?
I cannot pretend to understand US politics... but I guess if something can sum up capatalism it's this story's summary.
A final note: if you own - or use - a GPS device, bookmark this excellent article.
Do you really think a judge is going to say "Sir, this company's product is software..."? While I agree with what you're saying I do not have the same faith in the legal system. We can say "yeah it's not the gun manufacturers" fault, but guns have a longer history.