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Bill Joy On His Own Future, And The World's
geeber writes "There is an interesting interview with Bill Joy in the current edition of the Magazine in the New York Times. He is still obssesed with what he calls a 'civilization-changing event' brought on by the fast pace of research into dangerous technologies such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology. Another interesting tidbit: he has flirted with the idea of going to work for Google."
When was Bill Joy deified..? Ah well
first time first post!
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi actor Ronald Reagan was found dead in his Bel Air home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his bombs, there's no denying his contributions to popular poverty. Truly an American icon.
as a friend of bill joy it is good to see that the oft repeated post *bill joy is dying. netcraft confirms it* did not come true.
Perhaps the point was that the "He" in question was not in the title, so what's your point? Rather, the "He" was in the apparent middle of a poorly constructed sentence. While there should have been a comma in front of it and it should not have been capatilized (unless there was a period before it and it was the start of a different sentence), the real problem is that this front page article talks about someone named Joy that many people have never heard of and makes no effort to say who in the world he is. Instead it only links to a registration required website. It was sloppy and lame in multiple ways.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Hear Hear. If I had any mod points, I would mod this up.
There is an interesting interview with Bill Joy in the current edition of the Magazine in the New York Times He is still obssesed (sic) with what he calls a "civilization-changing event" brought on by the fast pace of research into dangerous technologies such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology.
Now why exactly should that first "He" have been capitalized...?
Look up the word "deity", as referenced in the article quote. I swear, not only do people not RTFA, but don't even understand it when it's quoted to them.
Has /. become stale? I hate to sound like one of those people who says "thiss place used to be cool, until it hit 1e6 members", because one could draw that line at 1e5, 1e4, 1e3 just as easily. I'm a great believer in the notion that quality, not quantity, is what matters. The moderation system and the meta-mod system are supposed to deal with that, and perhaps those methods achieve a good result up to a point (1e6?).
/. can also become weaknesses. Sometimes, posters say things that are clearly not based on any understanding of the facts. If they seem uninformed on a topic that I know something about, I try to supply them with correct information. But it can be frustrating. I have to admit that my enthusiasm for /. has waned somewhat because of the mediocrity.
But I have to agree, I often find that the tangents that get discussed are often irrelevant, and the quality of discussion has in some threads been lost. Stupid little retorts and one-liners seem to replace discourse.
I guess I could meta-mod more often instead of complaining. But ultimately, I wonder if even that would help.
I've sometimes felt that some of the strengths of
Why is everyone frantically sucking off Bill Joy?
Because his cock is so tasty.
Yours Sincerely, Michael.