Still not stealing.
In this case you are acquiring access to classified data. You are not stealing it (i.e you are not physically walking off with blueprints).
Imagine I took a photo of a bomb. Did I just steal it?
Do you know for sure that you wouldn't have done as well or better without this sort of punishment?
There are two main reasons that I know of to develop software for free
1) You have some other source of money and you are developing a tool to make you life easier. Free maintenance by strangers is appealing - Apache for example
2) You give the software away and then sell your expertise using the software either as an advertisement or as the platform for your services - Linux for example
Someone always pays in the end. Either with money or with time. If you decide that the benifits of free software (Kudos, support, community, advertising) outweigh the costs (time, salary) then do it!
Are there human infections with swine flu in the U.S.?
In late March and early April 2009, cases of human infection with swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses were first reported in Southern California and near San Antonio, Texas. Other U.S. states have reported cases of swine flu infection in humans and cases have been reported internationally as well. An updated case count of confirmed swine flu infections in the United States is kept at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm CDC and local and state health agencies are working together to investigate this situation.
Is this swine flu virus contagious?
CDC has determined that this swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human. However, at this time, it not known how easily the virus spreads between people.
What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu in people?
The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu. In the past, severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection in people. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.
How does swine flu spread?
Spread of this swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.
How can someone with the flu infect someone else?
Infected people may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 7 or more days after becoming sick. That means that you may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick.
What should I do to keep from getting the flu?
First and most important: wash your hands. Try to stay in good general health. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food. Try not touch surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu virus. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Are there medicines to treat swine flu?
Yes. CDC recommends the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with these swine influenza viruses. Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaler) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in your body. If you get sick, antiviral drugs can make your illness milder and make you feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick (within 2 days of symptoms).
How long can an infected person spread swine flu to others?
People with swine influenza virus infection should be considered potentially contagious as long as they are symptomatic and possible for up to 7 days following illness onset. Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods.
What surfaces are most likely to be sources of contamination?
Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person move through the air. Germs can be spread when a person touches respiratory droplets from another person on a surface like a desk and then touches their own eyes, mouth or nose before washing their hands.
How long can viruses live outside the body?
We know that some viruses and bacteria can live 2 hours or longer on surfaces like cafeteria tables, doorknobs, and desks. Frequent handwashing will help you reduce the chance of getting contamination from these common surfaces.
What can I do to protect myself from getting sick?
There is no vaccine available right now to protect against swine flu. There are everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza. Take these everyday steps to protect your health:
If you are sick, limit your contact with other people as much as possible. Do not go to work or school if ill. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. Cover your cough or sneeze if you do not have a tissue. Then, clean your hands, and do so every time you cough or sneeze.
What is the best technique for washing my hands to avoid getting the flu?
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. Wash with soap and water.
or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner. we recommend that when you wash your hands -- with soap and warm water -- that you wash for 15 to 20 seconds. When soap and water are not available, alcohol-based disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers may be used. You can find them in most supermarkets and drugstores. If using gel, rub your hands until the gel is dry. The gel doesn't need water to work; the alcohol in it kills the germs on your hands.
What should I do if I get sick? If you live in areas where swine influenza cases have been identified and become ill with influenza-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, you may want to contact their health care provider, particularly if you are worried about your symptoms. Your health care provider will determine whether influenza testing or treatment is needed.
If you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others.
If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.
In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
How serious is swine flu infection?
Like seasonal flu, swine flu in humans can vary in severity from mild to severe. Between 2005 until January 2009, 12 human cases of swine flu were detected in the U.S. with no deaths occurring. However, swine flu infection can be serious. In September 1988, a previously healthy 32-year-old pregnant woman in Wisconsin was hospitalized for pneumonia after being infected with swine flu and died 8 days later. A swine flu outbreak in Fort Dix, New Jersey occurred in 1976 that caused more than 200 cases with serious illness in several people and one death.
Can I get swine influenza from eating or preparing pork?
No. Swine influenza viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.
The CDC actually advises to use a tissue and throw away as a preference, and the sleeve only if you don't have tissues available.
"Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. "
Sorry this is offtopic, but I love this stuff...
The argument you so elegantly summarise is similar what Dawkins (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX5lc80YzKk) calls a "Skyhook".
As you said, there is no point trying to explain something complex (us) by creating something more complex (god) and then calling it a day. You need to understand by leaving god unexplained you leave us unexplained too.
He then compares this to Darwin's theory of evolution, where every entity is explained by a simpler entity (its genetic parent) until you get to an entity so simple everyone can agree that it doesn't need explaining.
Perhaps because most tests are more geared towards performance in a wide range of tasks (what you are geared for out of school) as opposed to performance in very specific, specialised tasks (what you do in most jobs).
If this is an explanation or a bias is up for interpretation.
Wicked post dude. +1 Inspirational
Focus your attention and passion on what really counts.
You are an inspiration. Well done! I hope that you go far.
I had a similar background, starting with batch file hacking at a very early age (I created a boot menu to choose games and developed from there).
When I was 13 I started working for my father's small company Technman Electronics as a programmer. Now I have a Computer Science and Management degree under by belt and have had several fulltime jobs, none of which I have found hard enough. I still do a lot of programming on the side and have a simple consultancy - Widget 5
It has been my experience that only about 1 in 20 programmers really understands their job and knows how to do it really really well. Everyone else works so much slower you can spot them from a mile away. A really good programmer tends to have less code to maintain because they simply make maintance free code!
Hopefully I can grow the list of people who know me directly and are looking for custom software. I also hope that I don't look like an arrogant person in the process, because sometimes I feel like one.
If you want to allow others to build on your work and force them to allow you to build on theirs you use GPL.
Without a license like GPL, your customers are not allowed to build on your work and re-distribute.
If you receive source someone else provided to you under GPL (i.e linux), the fact that you can modify and re-distribute it is a favor to you from them. If you then distribute changes, your contributions benifit everyone, especially the origional authors.
GPL is best used for tools that are not your key products, i.e don't work on Apache if you make webserver software - only if you use it a lot.
*I'm not a GPL expert, just a user*
Although I love the idea of a core designed specifically for parallel processing, it is another case where you are asking all programmers to switch to your model before you can make any money. Just like the x86->Arm switch, it is going to be very very very hard.
I prefer the approach currently taken by Intel and AMD to process x86 instuctions out of order, with multiple instructions per clock and then reorder the results. Split this over a small enough number of cores to comprehend and throw some great tools at it and everything works fine.
There are some awesome tricks being used to make serial x86 instructions parallel, and I imagine there is a lot more room to improve in that area before we need to reinvent the entire instruction set. Compilers are getting better and better at enabling this parallelism. Don't give up on x86 / x64 just yet!
It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster. - Voltaire
