I assume this, because it is the implication of the statement. And even if it was okayed beforehand It gives him an overall unprofessional air.
His cause is too important to trivialise by making himself look unprofessional and rude, even if he is trying to make a point by it. It's simple etiquette to dress formal for a formal occasion.
And its that exact attitude which projects the smelly hippy feel about Open-Sourcerers. It is a sign of respect to conform to this one little request of the hosts.
While the medium does not affect the message it affects the impact. Not conforming to a dress code, that I'm sure they informed him about makes him just seem rude. Can you honestly say that you are just as receptive to someone who is rude as to somebody who is polite, and listens to you?
Your fears are correct, I have a friend who did work experience at PC world. None of the staff had any idea what they were talking about, including those who were supposed to be fixing computers. In fact, the PC fixing unit was one of the worst. If they cannot solve the problem by putting a CD in, or opening it up and checking all the parts are there then they send it back to head office. There is also a "Service" they offer called something like a PC health check. They charge £50 for it. This service involves putting a CD in the PC to check for viruses.
This is why, despite needing a job I am not applying to PC world.
The hardware of my PC is fine, all my problems are software related.
For instance, the boot up problems are caused by several hardrive agrangement changes, ending up with me accidentally installing GRUB installed on an external hard drive. But hopefully, I'll sort all this out when I upgrade.
[Not original poster, but I have the same problem]
Flash drives, USB hard drioves, SD cards. about 2% of the time I cannot get my devices to talk to ubuntu 6.10, I haven't tried 7.4 yet, it may be fixed. But its annoying, especially considering how unreliable my PC is at booting up. (The boot up problems are my fault though).
Actually, I find I'm more efficent when working in Windows ME than XP, even XP SP2. Yes it eats memory, takes 10 minutes to load, and crashes frequently, but it does what it's told to do, around when it's told to do it, and it doesn't compress multiple windows into one button on the task bar. All the options I need to access are only a couple of button clicks away, and once you understand its quirks it runs brilliantly. All in all it was a great operating system.
I'm not entirely sure, but I'm guessing the.xxx domain will only be forced on sites using a US registra, as last time I checked the US had no jursdiction outside of itself.
You're American, aren't you? In england we have wonderfu;l laws meaning the police aren't part of the government, and MPs and the PM can be prosecuted.
You are arguing with a definition that includes the word expropriate without looking at its definition. Here are the definitions of expropriate as a verb.
-verb (used with object), -ated, -ating.
1. to take possession of, esp. for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner: The government expropriated the land for a recreation area.
2. to dispossess (a person) of ownership: The revolutionary government expropriated the landowners from their estates.
3. to take (something) from another's possession for one's own use: He expropriated my ideas for his own article.
You'll notice how number 3 references the taking of ideas, thus the definition branches wider than physical property. Now let's look back at the definition of Appropriate, shall we?
5. to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate: He appropriated the trust funds for himself.
By Expropriate referencing wider than physical property, and it being used as a definition of appropriate, appropriate references wider than physical property. Thus steal references wider than physical property and the GP was correct.
Actually, I think you'll find that the Queen is the acting Monarch over all of the Commonwealth. Of course that doesn't mean that England is in charge of anything though, we just share a figurehead.
Personally I love this copy/paste troll, they all make the mistake of not reading the fundamental typographical error in the first line:
linux will stay with >1% marketshare.
Personally I'm very happy about having a greater than one percent market share. And I wouldn't want to move out of this position. And I bet all the other OS companies who currently hold a >1% market share will give the same sentiment.
I whole-heartedly agree with you there, I believe copyright should be capped after a while, 50 years seems a bit excessive to me, but I guess it's better to have a large window, just in case people are still making a good buck from it. But as soon as you die all your IP should become instantly null and void, after all if you make great unique table designs, it doesn't mean your children, or your great-grandchildren can. I am highly pro-copyright, but for it to work there has to be a natural cycle to things. That includes expiry.
But if it's the uniqueness of your tables which causes people to buy them off you, how will you make money from your tables once anyone can copy them freely?
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I assume this, because it is the implication of the statement. And even if it was okayed beforehand It gives him an overall unprofessional air.
His cause is too important to trivialise by making himself look unprofessional and rude, even if he is trying to make a point by it. It's simple etiquette to dress formal for a formal occasion.
And its that exact attitude which projects the smelly hippy feel about Open-Sourcerers. It is a sign of respect to conform to this one little request of the hosts.
While the medium does not affect the message it affects the impact. Not conforming to a dress code, that I'm sure they informed him about makes him just seem rude. Can you honestly say that you are just as receptive to someone who is rude as to somebody who is polite, and listens to you?
The same way physicists explain everything: They make stuff up.
Your fears are correct, I have a friend who did work experience at PC world. None of the staff had any idea what they were talking about, including those who were supposed to be fixing computers. In fact, the PC fixing unit was one of the worst. If they cannot solve the problem by putting a CD in, or opening it up and checking all the parts are there then they send it back to head office. There is also a "Service" they offer called something like a PC health check. They charge £50 for it. This service involves putting a CD in the PC to check for viruses.
This is why, despite needing a job I am not applying to PC world.
The hardware of my PC is fine, all my problems are software related.
For instance, the boot up problems are caused by several hardrive agrangement changes, ending up with me accidentally installing GRUB installed on an external hard drive. But hopefully, I'll sort all this out when I upgrade.
[Not original poster, but I have the same problem] Flash drives, USB hard drioves, SD cards. about 2% of the time I cannot get my devices to talk to ubuntu 6.10, I haven't tried 7.4 yet, it may be fixed. But its annoying, especially considering how unreliable my PC is at booting up. (The boot up problems are my fault though).
Why thank you, I can finnally use GIMP and firefox at the same time.
Actually, I find I'm more efficent when working in Windows ME than XP, even XP SP2. Yes it eats memory, takes 10 minutes to load, and crashes frequently, but it does what it's told to do, around when it's told to do it, and it doesn't compress multiple windows into one button on the task bar. All the options I need to access are only a couple of button clicks away, and once you understand its quirks it runs brilliantly. All in all it was a great operating system.
As proof of your point I shall refer you to Firefox Flicks.
This seems like a logical extention of the 'Listen Again' service to me, a sewrvice already available to anyone across the globe.
Thanks for correcting me.
I'm not entirely sure, but I'm guessing the .xxx domain will only be forced on sites using a US registra, as last time I checked the US had no jursdiction outside of itself.
You're American, aren't you? In england we have wonderfu;l laws meaning the police aren't part of the government, and MPs and the PM can be prosecuted.
Can I be the First to say...MINE!
Primates are old news, train pigeons instead!
You'll notice how number 3 references the taking of ideas, thus the definition branches wider than physical property. Now let's look back at the definition of Appropriate, shall we? By Expropriate referencing wider than physical property, and it being used as a definition of appropriate, appropriate references wider than physical property. Thus steal references wider than physical property and the GP was correct.
Actually, I think you'll find that the Queen is the acting Monarch over all of the Commonwealth. Of course that doesn't mean that England is in charge of anything though, we just share a figurehead.
dermatologist, isn't that Greek for Fake Doctor?
Personally I love this copy/paste troll, they all make the mistake of not reading the fundamental typographical error in the first line:
Personally I'm very happy about having a greater than one percent market share. And I wouldn't want to move out of this position. And I bet all the other OS companies who currently hold a >1% market share will give the same sentiment.
I might buy it, it depends: Can I play Global Thermo-nuclear war?
I prefer "Author" for Lawyers: as many produce brilliant works of fiction.
I whole-heartedly agree with you there, I believe copyright should be capped after a while, 50 years seems a bit excessive to me, but I guess it's better to have a large window, just in case people are still making a good buck from it. But as soon as you die all your IP should become instantly null and void, after all if you make great unique table designs, it doesn't mean your children, or your great-grandchildren can. I am highly pro-copyright, but for it to work there has to be a natural cycle to things. That includes expiry.
But if it's the uniqueness of your tables which causes people to buy them off you, how will you make money from your tables once anyone can copy them freely?
Why do I never have Mod points when I read a comment like this? It made my day.