Comment Re:I have a saying (Score 3, Informative) 426
I can see wanting to avoid cygwin, but python's a breeze.
Except for the fact that python run-time libraries aren't included with Windows, yeah, great.
Comment Re:h264 v Theora (Score 1) 182
Comment Re:What industry? (Score 1) 842
Comment Re:notepad.exe (Score 1) 842
Better still, use vi to start building your inscrutable guru reputation early.
Vi?! Emacs... is clearly more inscrutable and guruee.
Comment Re:Advice, Dawg (Score 1) 842
So on your first day take a note book and use it as this will tell your employer that you are serious about your job. Last but not least "be yourself"
Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely use it on my upcoming 'first day'.
Comment Re:People are going to whine and bitch, but... (Score 1) 381
net neutrality means "treat the ISP like a utility", and guess what???
Most utilities (even some PPTs) sell metered service: the more you use, the more you pay.
I didn't realize that I payed a minimum every month for my use of electricity or water; I thought I just payed for what I use. I guess the definition of utility is changing all the time to suit anyone's views!
File Sharing Remains a Perk of College Life 288
Sid Meier and the 48-Hour Game 58
Journal Journal: Why anti-circumvention restrictions without exemptions for private use are bad
I support the notion of copyright, and I advocate paying for legitimate versions of a product instead of resorting to finding it from some source that may be illegally distributing it, in spite of how easy the latter can easily be done today. I find the concept of unauthorized file sharing to be nothing short of utter disrespect for the notion of copyright, and do not abide by it or tolerate it in my own household.