14:44 Juliana: papi, eu entrei aqui pra estuda mais eu to no winddows e quero ir no pouer point, mas nao tem power point, como eu baixo?14:46 eu: oi fofs. Não dá pra baixar o PowerPoint porque é um programa proprietário. Ele é pago. A gente não tem PowerPoint em casa.14:47 Juliana: e pq n pode baixar?14:47 eu: porque é ilegal. Tem que pagar pra Microsoft pra poder instalar o PowerPoint. Alguns programas são proprietários e pagos. Outros, como os do Linux, são "livres" e de graça. Esses a gente pode baixar.14:48 Juliana: qual é aquele do google memo?14:48 eu: É o Google Docs.14:49 Clique em "Disco" aí em cima do Gmail. Ele roda no Chrome mesmo14:49 Juliana: ok14:49 eu: Depois a gente conversa e eu te explico esse negócio de software proprietário e software livre, tá?14:50 Juliana: nao prescisa14:50 eu: Mas eu quero! Deixa, vai!14:50 Juliana: rsrrsrzsrrsrsrs
I don't usually let my email reader send out email receipts. If you have sent an email to me expecting to get a read- or a return-receipt, please don't. I don't mean to be rude. I simply don't like them. They're broken in several ways: they aren't reliable and they can be misused. So, why bother?
If you want to know if and when I read your email, please, say so. A simple "Please, acknowlege this." at the end of the message will trigger an instant reply. But please, don't make it a part of your signature. Not every message needs an acknowlegement and if you always require them I'll soon start to avoid replying. Few things annoy me more than a signature with a "I look forward to your reply" (or an equivalent "Aguardo retorno" in Portuguese) in it. I think that's rude.
$ (time for i in `seq 1 1000`; do bash -c :; done) 2>&1 | grep real
real 0m2.858s
$ (time for i in `seq 1 1000`; do perl -e 0; done) 2>&1 | grep real
real 0m3.326s
$ (time for i in `seq 1 1000`; do ruby -e 0; done) 2>&1 | grep real
real 0m5.628s
$ (time for i in `seq 1 1000`; do python -c 0; done) 2>&1 | grep real
real 0m27.373s
$ (time for i in `seq 1 1000`; do echo exit | tclsh; done) 2>&1 | grep real
real 0m10.991s
$ cat >null.c <<EOF
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
exit(0);
}
EOF
$ gcc -O -o null null.c
$ (time for i in `seq 1 1000`; do ./null; done) 2>&1 | grep real
real 0m1.185s
$ cat >Null.java <<EOF
public class Null
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
}
}
EOF
$ javac Null.java
$ (time for i in `seq 1 1000`; do java Null; done) 2>&1 | grep real
real 0m58.231s
Being sure isn't the same as being right.
Being sure is a state of mind whereas being right is a state of the Universe.
These things don't correlate as well as one would hope, unfortunately. So, next time you feel so cock sure about something, remember this and be humble.
I can't resist the fun of this... I was searching for some module in CPAN and serendipitously found out Pinto.
I'm almost sure the author doesn't speak Portuguese and doesn't know that "pinto" means "dick" here in Brazil.
As soon as you realize that a whole other dimension of meaning springs from Pinto's documentation. How can you not giggle when you read that:
