Posts by CooperTubmaker

Take DOS, stir in some Netware, add a bit of Windows and... it's ALIIIIVE!

Re: That said

There is a remake/remastered version on steam.

I use PCEM with a Windows 95 install for running old games. It has support for Voodoo graphics cards which is nice.

Oracle Java copyright war latest: Why Google's luck is about to run out

Re: Mr. Orlowski seems to misunderstand fair use

This article seems like it was written by Oracle's PR department. It's lucky Sun was 100% made from scratch and not derived from any other sources like C or anything.

Apps record your heartbeat but now you worry the Census will remember your name?

I can choose to use (contribute information) to Google, Facebook or other providers like Flybys by choosing to use or not use their services (tracking cookies notwithstanding). I cannot choose to avoid the census as it is mandated by the government. I can simply not use Facebook if I don't want them slurping my data.

Cryptography vs. bigotry: The debate Australia needs to have

An accent or language isn't a race either but if walked around shouting "Ching Chong ME SO SOLLY, LOVE YOU LONG TIME" people would rightly call me racist. It is slightly possible that the word racist has grown to encompass more than just a belief that one race is genetically superior to another. In common use it also includes cultural elements like language, food, dress and customs and is used as a synonym for xenophobic. English tends alter the meaning of words over time.

Also Pauline is a racist even if you exclude her comments on Muslims. Unless you're deliberately ignoring the entire 90s.