The "double standard" is because EULAs are designed to restrict what you can do with a piece of software over and above what copyright does to restrict you. The GPL and other FOSS licenses give you rights you don't already have.

I respect the GPL because it recognises one thing that EULAs never recognise -- the unlimited right to run the program.

You are asking me about what really happened? I'm not participating. I'll admit that you win.

I was telling you what the claims are. Wine usually takes a day or more to ferment, no? The wedding guests enjoyed the wine before the 'party' even died down. The feeding of the thousands was for an immediate need. These events are solid evidence of God doing things quickly, or at least claiming to do them quickly, or at least from your perspective, the Biblical authors claiming that he does things quickly.

Mind you, I don't expect you to believe that these things happened, since you are probably an atheist of some sort. I do think that you have to prove that an aged appearance is deceptive.

When he made the earth, it was fully formed in 6 days.

It's not deceptive. When he made Adam in a day, he made a full grown man, not a baby nor a boy. When he turned water into wine, he did it in less than an evening, and it was fully aged and fermented wine. When he fed the 5000 and 4000, he fed them fully prepared food.

He did not create the molecules of the fish and grow it from scratch, over the life cycle of the fish, and then prepare/cook the food. He did not create the molecules of the wheat and grow it from scratch, and then bake it. He created food fully ready to eat.

Don't get me wrong. I don't expect you to believe it, but he never deceives anybody, when he does that.

Also, the only reason that it looks really old to you, is because you insist on assuming that soil layers are sedimentary layers that are deposited over many years, or that carbon dating works a certain way, etc.

I've got a Math degree (not Math Education, mind you, just plain Math). I couldn't find a job to save my life for awhile, but sooner or later I took a tech support job and was moved up to Quality Assurance and may one day move into development.

One thing I *want* to do, but just don't have the fortitude to do is take some of the actuary exams. If your wife is a standard math nerd, doing actuarial work should be right up her alley.

I guess she can really do whatever she wants. A lot of place will just take anyone that isn't an idiot that has a degree. I'm sure anything that she wants to do will be rewarding in and of itself.

He never claimed to have it all figured out. He was criticizing those who claimed to have it figured out: "If only we could give computers to the disadvantaged for free, then...".

He has a very legitimate criticism. When the government spends "our" money, then there'll be hell to pay, when it's wasted. He's probably not talking about 1 student falling through the cracks of a bureaucracy. He's probably talking about systemic hand outs.

I'm not too bothered by it all. As a wise man once said, I don't mind if I have to pay, so long as the people who've been pocketing my premiums also have to pay. Of course that was about insurance, but the same principle applies.

I don't care if I get anything out of it, just as long as the cocksuckers have to pay.

If companies don't have enough time to figure out the job requirements, then they ought to fail. I would feel tempted to point out to them that 2008 is too new, but they don't deserve it.

I heard that James Gosling is pretty excited. 3 years from now, he'll finally have enough experience to apply for those entry level Java programming jobs!

Also, we do have a variety people who bring new perspectives and knowledge to the group. I have never heard of certain concepts outside of Slashdot. If people recommend books during discussions, then I take those suggestions seriously.

No, the GM could adjust it. Like many railroaded games, the outcome could be the same, but the route could be determined by how well the game is negotiated. For example, the GM could give feedback, and say, "If you had used this technique, instead of that technique, then you would have gotten a +2 sword instead of +1.".

Failure doesn't have to be all bad.