People die because the don't eat and because of infections. They don't eat because they have to use all their money to get he drug. And they get infections becuase they don't have access to clean injection needles - mainly because of the criminalization.

I don't recommend you to work in Finland... :)

Vittu?

AC as usual.

AFAIK, not here in Sweden.

Either you have proof or you don't know.

Science by acclamation...

..means that those who will be punished for what they say will be quiet. (Or punished.)

If you think this is a good thing you have a very limited knowledge of history.

The majority is almost always hostile to the truth.

No fear: http://www.wimp.com/nofear/

I do not agree with your definition of a operating system. I rather prefer the definition as written at http://www.jfsowa.com/computer/memo125.htm :

"The primary architecture of an operating system comprises the following seven areas:

        Resource allocation
        Process creation, control and communication
        Symbol resolution and linkage
        Data descriptor schema
        Data management
        Program run-time environment
        Communication with external systems, devices, and emulators."

" By contrast, the secondary architecture is an open-ended list that evolves throughout the lifetime of the system. Whereas the primary architecture is one and cannot be subdivided, the secondary architecture can come in an endless variety of sizes and capabilities. Some examples of the secondary facilities include:

        Editors
        Command interpreters
        HLL [High-Level Language] compilers and interpreters
        Query facilities
        Formatting/presentation facilities
        Application development facilities
        Information/HELP facilities
        Program analyzers
        Data validity checkers
        Migration aids
        Various design aids
        Etc., etc., etc."

FWIW, when I started 1979 in "data" as it was called then, I had zero education in anything computer-related. Or any coding experience.
I learned everything by using it, manuals and some courses in the beginning.
(I showed my interest in computers where I worked and by good result in an IBM-test was transferred to the computing part of the company. Later on I have worked both as a system analyst, DBA and a semi sysprog.)

A funny thing about beginning this way was that I started with a self-study course in COBOL which went fine the first days until they began to talk about tracks and cylinders where they lost me completely! :) I knew nothing about harddisks etc then. My first program was punched in cards. :) Then written in coding forms...

Shouldn't "people that know the subject" know if he's right or wrong without equations from his side ?

Everybody not willing to know latin names of plants (with explanations) is being willfully ignorant.

I will pay for news which are:

1. Interesting.

2. I didn't know already.

3. Is researched with background facts documented.

4. Is well written.

But this requires skilled reporters and writers. Which you have to pay for ! Something to think of for publishers ?
 

Snowden should get credit because hi did what everyone should do, based on elementary moral.

Governments striving for their own good against the interests of humanity should always be exposed.

See http://www.wimp.com/schizophrenicsymptoms/