There are many people in the open source community who have dedicated their lives to making the world a better place. That is a much bigger contribution than giving some amount of money that doesn't even affect his lifestyle.
There are many people in the open source community who have dedicated their lives to making the world a better place. That is a much bigger contribution than giving some amount of money that doesn't even affect his lifestyle.
You either meant to say "That is a much bigger sacrifice than giving some amount of money...", or else you are simply incorrect. The level of contribution is not dependent on the level of sacrifice, the motives, etc. of the person doing the contributing. The magnitude is the only factor when measuring the level of contribution.
ok, you suck at definitions. There are multiple ways to measure things, and you've only thought of one.
True there are multiple ways of measuring the magnitude of a contribution, but all of them must be related to the impact of the contribution or else you are simply using the wrong word. An hour of labor is measured differently than a monetary donation, and sometimes even a simple reference (that takes almost no time or money) can have a large impact.
But the effort taken does not factor into a measurement of contribution. Another AC put it perfectly so I won't even try to paraphrase it: "'Tries hard' only go
"He made a contribution in proportion to his income."
Seriously, that's kind of the point of "The Widow's Mite"......quote: "Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all"
"He made a contribution in proportion to his income." Seriously, that's kind of the point of "The Widow's Mite"......quote: "Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all"
That quote is intentionally inaccurate to make a point. It is no different than if I tell someone "My new coworker is tall as a tree." or "my father is the nicest man in the world". They are all hyperbole.
There is a lot of hyperbole in the Bible. Jesus never meant the widow literally cast in more than they all. She obviously made a lesser contribution than the others, but Jesus is trying to point out her contribution was more meaningful (to God that is).
Computers can figure out all kinds of problems, except the things in
the world that just don't add up.
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Probably because you haven't yet realized that the Halloween Emails were 17 years ago.
Maybe it's time to move on.
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Yah. And ever since then they've been a model of ethics and righteous behavior.
Uh huh.
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Show me someone from the open source community who has helped and donated more towards charities than Bill Gates. Uh huh, that's what I thought.
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There are many people in the open source community who have dedicated their lives to making the world a better place. That is a much bigger contribution than giving some amount of money that doesn't even affect his lifestyle.
You either meant to say "That is a much bigger sacrifice than giving some amount of money ...", or else you are simply incorrect. The level of contribution is not dependent on the level of sacrifice, the motives, etc. of the person doing the contributing. The magnitude is the only factor when measuring the level of contribution.
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ok, you suck at definitions. There are multiple ways to measure things, and you've only thought of one.
True there are multiple ways of measuring the magnitude of a contribution, but all of them must be related to the impact of the contribution or else you are simply using the wrong word. An hour of labor is measured differently than a monetary donation, and sometimes even a simple reference (that takes almost no time or money) can have a large impact.
But the effort taken does not factor into a measurement of contribution. Another AC put it perfectly so I won't even try to paraphrase it: "'Tries hard' only go
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Seriously, that's kind of the point of "The Widow's Mite"......quote: "Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all"
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"He made a contribution in proportion to his income."
Seriously, that's kind of the point of "The Widow's Mite"......quote: "Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all"
That quote is intentionally inaccurate to make a point. It is no different than if I tell someone "My new coworker is tall as a tree." or "my father is the nicest man in the world". They are all hyperbole.
There is a lot of hyperbole in the Bible. Jesus never meant the widow literally cast in more than they all. She obviously made a lesser contribution than the others, but Jesus is trying to point out her contribution was more meaningful (to God that is).