the program occupied less space in memory
Unlikely. Back then, every BASIC interpreter (certainly all of those for 8-bit home computers) used to "tokenize" commands to save costly RAM (and CPU cycles on interpretation, too). Tokenization usually meant translating every command to a 1-byte index to a lookup table. That's what is called "bytecode" nowadays.
Mr. Roberts' claim proves too much. Let me show you why using analogy with mathematics, as I'm particularly fond of mathematics. Let's suppose I believe that there exists precisely one even prime, and analogously that precisely one god exists. Let's suppose furthermore that Mr. Roberts believes that no even primes exist, and analogously that no god exists.
So you to took a provable mathematical fact and compared "believing" in it to believing in a god. And you probably think you're smart, too!
So, if we find out that a handful of corrupted people employed a
dirty tactic, what should follow? Sure, let's convict those guys but after
that... Should everyone stop voting for the party they felt to represent them
the best, because of a couple of bad apples?
"A couple of bad apples"? Are you serious? You might want to study some recent history. It's always the conservatives spying on people and generally pulling dirty tricks. They're the scum of this world.
I bought one about 3 years ago. The zipper broke and needed replacement. The plastic key hook in the right pocket broke. An inside pocket has a zipper that gets caught in the fabric every time I use it.
A look at my wardrobe seems to indicate that I'm not particularly abusive to my clothing.
The idea is good. The execution is not.
You didn't get it.
The question is: What is TPB doing that's different from what they did yesterday? Hint: Nothing.
What if they didn't "decide" to host 3D-printer files and I went there and uploaded one anyway? Hint: They would host it anyway.
This is just sensationalism to wow the low-IQ masses, this is NOT news. "Nerds" should know better.
How is this different from what they're already doing?
It's just another file format. WHOA, BIG DEAL!
Idiocy.
Die you Spamming Commie
If communism was still in place, you'd get no spam from Russia. It's capitalism that begets spam, not communism.
As the saying goes, the more eyes the better.
That's a myth. If those eyes aren't attached to competent people, having more of them will do no good.
There is NO WAY that spam will ever be personalized enough to make it become priority mail.
If it can be done, it will be done.
Considering how much information people are willing to give about themselves, that outcome is more than realistic.
"...the copyright holders won't suffer because of it, since people eventually spend the money saved on entertainment products."
How do they reach that conclusion?
Exactly. The sentence you're quoting is 100% bullshit. Watch it being applauded on Slashdot as a prime example of logical thinking.
Thieves are often hypocrites as well.
/me yawns & checks wristwatch...
This story should have been in "idle".
You can install encfs on the Mac too. There are even GUI add-ons available for it, though personally I don't use them.
Stallman doesn't sound so crazy now...
To real computer geeks, Woz will always be relevant, unlike and in spite of you.
Work without a vision is slavery, Vision without work is a pipe dream, But vision with work is the hope of the world.
