If arctic sea level is a quasi-monotonically decreasing function, then isn't every point in time (after a certain threshold, and when the level changes) a record low?

So remind us Ubisoft, why exactly did you create that horrible DRM?

Fine, he didn't go out or anything, and fine, he got into hospital for it, but what results did he achieve?

/.-s comment system not helping me here: The developers at COMPANY aren't getting money because they're greedy or anything, it's because they're programming whatever COMPANY produces _instead_ of what they'd like.

If they are coding for recognition, to build up a resume etc., then they hopefully enter the industry later on, after which it's not their problem if and when the product actually gets sold / pirated / ignored. If however, one is in the business for the money (not intended as an insult, we do have to make a living after all), then why don't they do programming as what could be called, a "day-job" at some large-ish company. The developers at aren't getting money because they're greedy or anything, it's because they're programming whatever produces _instead_ of what they'd like. After which, they can go home, and work on the Linux kernel or something..

I don't see _why_ all work should be compensated, is the notion of someone developing software for fun --instead of say, watching TV-- really that far-fetched?

Considering how driving on a given side of the road isn't exactly global, could you use inner/outer instead of left/right please? Thank you.

Well it seems to me that the version numbers increase at the speed of the factorial, so: 15.0 is 3.68024 which is about right too.

Do that, and 4 months later, -one- of the many successfully applied updates will screw things up, and you'll have to figure out which update exactly was the culprit. Don't get me wrong, it's a fine strategy, it's just one of the reasons I dread reboots..

I was a child when my father did this for me and him, but we basically made 3d glasses, with negative film (the things used before digital cameras..) instead of red-cyan film. Worked great!

Actually, I find it's the other way around: Fiction I start at the start, and go through it page by page like everyone else. But searching through reference material requires the ability to flick through the pages, which can be easily done with a physical book. Sure, you might be able to search on an eReader, if your looking for a diagram you're kind of screwed.

I'm undoing moderation here but: Wrong. Even the eastern country where I live (Hungary) has provisions against self-incrimination. And public/private encryption is also legal. The only thing I can think of that isn't legal is encryption using your digital signature.

Amazon has massive server farms that are available as either storage, or computation.