For example, there are at least five different window managers and at least four competing browsers, increasing programming complexity and reducing the pool of available developers.
Translation:
We sell a black bicycle, while these "automobiles" come in at least five colors and four models, increasing your available choices.
I wonder if the first book they printed
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>there could potentially be override ability for
>actual need (ie emergency type things)
People are rude enough now to take phone calls in movie theaters and restaurants; what's going to stop them from simply leaving the "emergency override" feature on all the time?
IMHO, and assuming it were technically feasible, a good design would be a jammer that blocked all incoming and outgoing calls *except* 911, and restaurants/theaters would be required by law to post a "This is a cell-free zone" notice, similar to "No Smoking" signs.
They would lose business to people who are on-call of course, but possibly make up for it in increased patronage of people who want to enjoy a quiet meal for a change.
At work, I discovered our Proxy filter (WebSense) won't allow access to the Hackernews web site. Figuring someone had fallen prey to the old "hack" for "crack" syndrome, I got ready to fire off a letter to our management explaining the difference between the two, and why "hacking" isn't a Bad Thing.
On a whim, I decided to dial out with an old modem laying around (bypassing the proxy) and check out the site for myself. On the main page, there were nine stories dealing with internet crime, and two about the MPAA lawsuit against the CSS crack, and none covering what I would expect from a "true" Hacker (tm) site; namely, programming tips, new compilers, clever tricks and solutions, Linux news... At that point, I gave up my attempt to get the block on hackernews.com removed; no-one would ever believe that such a site is about harmless "hacking".
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Using a Jedi Mind Trick (tm) on a McDonald's cashier? Isn't that like swatting a fly with a sledgehammer?
The ability to run on really old/unused hardware
One free license per machine
From the white paper (describing Embedded Linux):Translation:
...was the Bible
Make your own doctor/latex glove joke...
Give me an apartment on the top floor, a parachute, and a rather sturdy hammer, and ask me if I'm worried about fires!
>there could potentially be override ability for
>actual need (ie emergency type things)
People are rude enough now to take phone calls in movie theaters and restaurants; what's going to stop them from simply leaving the "emergency override" feature on all the time?
IMHO, and assuming it were technically feasible, a good design would be a jammer that blocked all incoming and outgoing calls *except* 911, and restaurants/theaters would be required by law to post a "This is a cell-free zone" notice, similar to "No Smoking" signs.
They would lose business to people who are on-call of course, but possibly make up for it in increased patronage of people who want to enjoy a quiet meal for a change.
On a whim, I decided to dial out with an old modem laying around (bypassing the proxy) and check out the site for myself. On the main page, there were nine stories dealing with internet crime, and two about the MPAA lawsuit against the CSS crack, and none covering what I would expect from a "true" Hacker (tm) site; namely, programming tips, new compilers, clever tricks and solutions, Linux news... At that point, I gave up my attempt to get the block on hackernews.com removed; no-one would ever believe that such a site is about harmless "hacking".