If you don't like the fact that the GPL and BSD licenses don't prohibit a company from making money off of your work, then use a different license. Make up your license if you have to. But quick complaining.
i've been thinking about getting a v3 to replace my mach64 2d card and voodoo2. mainly because the res on my mach64 in 2d sucks (i can't get it above 1024x768 comfortably), and my v2 gets an average of 42 fps in q3.
i need something a little better. are you happy with your v3? is it worth the money? what kind of res and refresh rate do you get in X? how many fps avg in q3?
While having an open mind is one of the most important personality qualities of a scientist, what has happened to skepticism in American society? These days it seems that, for most Americans, anything shrouded in scientific sounding jargon is probably true, even when absolutely no supporting evidence is given. We believe such unsupported claims as aliens abducting and sexually molesting people, where evidence is replaced by the sheer emotional power of the stories. Why has scientific sounding jargon and emotional testimony become a replacement for hard data?
And more importantly, what can we do about it? How can we teach people to be skeptical and to demand hard evidence for claims?
It would also be nice if when people criticize some standard, they would get their facts straight.
You automatically assume the standard is closed, in a typical Slashdot reaction. Danger Will Robinson. Danger from the standards-corrupting, insecure evil-empire.
How different is it from:
"Oh woe is the world! Evil-W2KinternutExploder has a 'feature' that makes us autodownload every virus known to man while we are asleep on Tuesdays."
"But you can turn it off. The button is right there at the top of the window."
"Well...that is just a nitpick. It's *evil*, I tell you!"
--
As for common sense features, you can't get more common sense than an off button.
And as for authentification, coming up with a truly secure process would be more effort than it is worth, especially when you can just hit the off button.
--
The reason I criticized you so harshly is because kneejerk comments like yours (esp when moderated up so highly) generate lots of fud feasting (esp when so few people seem to read the articles).
If you can't stand nitpickers getting on you when you are wrong, then you probably shouldn't make posts in a public geek forum. Anyway, don't take it personaly. The critics are helping you improve your post. It's the opensource way, right?;)
"Don't put any stock in it, its just a rumor, but its interesting."
Glad to see you are taking some editorial responsibility. When rumors are posted, they should be marked as such. I can remember a several times when/. posted a rumor story as fact and other sites grabbed the headline as being true.
Maybe stories should have a rumor flag on them, so that anyone who wants only serious news can filter? Just a thought.
They appear to have used the published RDS standards to make devices that constantly transmit the signal to switch, thereby grabbing listeners.
Not very closed then, eh? So your step one is kinda off.
Because the pirate continually transmits the phoney flag, the radio stays tuned in until the car goes out of range or the driver switches off the RDS feature.
So there is an "ignore traffic broadcast" button, huh? Guess that means your step two is off, too.
made friends with jack d. hes such a grood friend to me i can''t see the screen
Could GPLQuake be packedged with Linux distros?
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I don't see any reason why not. It would make a very nice addition to a linux distro.
My question is: are the pak files also GPL'ed, or just the engine?
Well, either way, thangs goes to id for the great work they've done. Q1 is still the greatest game of all time! I still remember all of the fun we had my freshman year in college loading it on all of the machines in the computer lab. Ahh, the memories.
When Meept!! originated, he did not have a user account, but it didn't take him too terribly long to get one. This was long ago, before even I registered, when I was still lurking as an anonymous coward.
The original Meept!! was: http://slashdot.org/users.pl?nick=MEEPT!!
Notice the id of 4102.
Since then there have been several other Meepts!!
meept (73445) MEEPT!!!! (62711) MEEPT!!!!! MEEPT!!!!! @ MEEPT!!!!! . com (61607) MEEPT!!! (19213) The Glorious Meept!! (17395) The GloriousMeept!! (14479) Glorious Meept!!! (124300) MEEPT!!!!!! TheGloriousMeept@netscape.net (124467)
The last of which [who is the Meept!! in question] seems to hold more true to the original Meept!!, at least in terms of user info and posting style. The other Meepts!! were usually easy to spot, as they were not nearly as crazy or funny.
Over the past month, there have been increasing amounts of Anonymous Meepts!!.
[FYI, I am preparing a paper on the Meept!! phenomonon--the start of the mass spamming of slashdot. It will be here: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=meept!!!]
Check out the results of "Show me more". The transcript reads like bad poetry:
settling rata at and legs to the team network concept fighting ends the single monolithic entity of those are all things that the challenger are undermined neither side I think what I look at the to the the marcie katz the respective committees
(I didn't change anything but adding line breaks.)
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Billions and billions of pages lost in the cosmic consciousness...
49.5% Broken links to mp3s
49.5% pr0n pages with javascript popups
1% other
We humans should be so proud of ourselves.
:)
Shit, don't scare me like that.
You should have put a warning on that.
;)
While I hate banner ads, I hate adverts cloaked as content much much much worse. Haven't yet found a way to edit that stuff out automagically.
Sounds like it is time for a new project: a version of Junkbuster to remove ads in realtime on tv.
Then watch *all* the networks (including CBS) dive into "righteous indignation."
"Viewers have no right to edit out our adverts!" Snicker.
If you don't like the fact that the GPL and BSD licenses don't prohibit a company from making money off of your work, then use a different license. Make up your license if you have to. But quick complaining.
Now I just need money to buy airtime.
;)
i've been thinking about getting a v3 to replace my mach64 2d card and voodoo2. mainly because the res on my mach64 in 2d sucks (i can't get it above 1024x768 comfortably), and my v2 gets an average of 42 fps in q3.
i need something a little better. are you happy with your v3? is it worth the money? what kind of res and refresh rate do you get in X? how many fps avg in q3?
While having an open mind is one of the most important personality qualities of a scientist, what has happened to skepticism in American society? These days it seems that, for most Americans, anything shrouded in scientific sounding jargon is probably true, even when absolutely no supporting evidence is given. We believe such unsupported claims as aliens abducting and sexually molesting people, where evidence is replaced by the sheer emotional power of the stories. Why has scientific sounding jargon and emotional testimony become a replacement for hard data?
And more importantly, what can we do about it? How can we teach people to be skeptical and to demand hard evidence for claims?
Sounds like you have an idea there. Perhaps you should think about marketing a car stereo to your specs.
It would also be nice if when people criticize some standard, they would get their facts straight.
;)
You automatically assume the standard is closed, in a typical Slashdot reaction. Danger Will Robinson. Danger from the standards-corrupting, insecure evil-empire.
How different is it from:
"Oh woe is the world! Evil-W2KinternutExploder has a 'feature' that makes us autodownload every virus known to man while we are asleep on Tuesdays."
"But you can turn it off. The button is right there at the top of the window."
"Well...that is just a nitpick. It's *evil*, I tell you!"
--
As for common sense features, you can't get more common sense than an off button.
And as for authentification, coming up with a truly secure process would be more effort than it is worth, especially when you can just hit the off
button.
--
The reason I criticized you so harshly is because kneejerk comments like yours (esp when moderated up so highly) generate lots of fud feasting (esp when so few people seem to read the articles).
If you can't stand nitpickers getting on you when you are wrong, then you probably shouldn't make posts in a public geek forum. Anyway, don't take it personaly. The critics are helping you improve your post. It's the opensource way, right?
"Sorry but every Linux user I have personally met uses KDE or GNOME."
You need to get out more.
I know plenty of people who don't use kde or gnome. Including myself.
"Don't put any stock in it, its just a rumor, but its interesting."
/. posted a rumor story as fact and other sites grabbed the headline as being true.
Glad to see you are taking some editorial responsibility. When rumors are posted, they should be marked as such. I can remember a several times when
Maybe stories should have a rumor flag on them, so that anyone who wants only serious news can filter? Just a thought.
Geez. Whats with you people? This "feature" is optional. It has a frickin off button.
You don't have to turn it on if you don't want to.
If you're afraid of being sucked into a pirate station, or even a legit station, *you can turn it off*.
Please return to your normal comment posting.
Not very closed then, eh? So your step one is kinda off.
So there is an "ignore traffic broadcast" button, huh? Guess that means your step two is off, too.
*sigh* Try reading the article.
yet another fucking yy2k haiku
made friends with jack d.
hes such a grood friend to me
i can''t see the screen
I don't see any reason why not. It would make a very nice addition to a linux distro.
My question is: are the pak files also GPL'ed, or just the engine?
Well, either way, thangs goes to id for the great work they've done. Q1 is still the greatest game of all time! I still remember all of the fun we had my freshman year in college loading it on all of the machines in the computer lab. Ahh, the memories.
I'll have to check it out. ;)
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What?
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Here is a non-Christian who does:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=99/12/09/12
I am not a Christian and I celebrate christmas.
There are even Catholics who don't believe in god.
When Meept!! originated, he did not have a user account, but it didn't take him too terribly long to get one. This was long ago, before even I registered, when I was still lurking as an anonymous coward.
The original Meept!! was:
http://slashdot.org/users.pl?nick=MEEPT!!
Notice the id of 4102.
Since then there have been several other Meepts!!
meept (73445)
MEEPT!!!! (62711)
MEEPT!!!!! MEEPT!!!!! @ MEEPT!!!!! . com (61607)
MEEPT!!! (19213)
The Glorious Meept!! (17395)
The GloriousMeept!! (14479)
Glorious Meept!!! (124300)
MEEPT!!!!!! TheGloriousMeept@netscape.net (124467)
The last of which [who is the Meept!! in question] seems to hold more true to the original Meept!!, at least in terms of user info and posting style. The other Meepts!! were usually easy to spot, as they were not nearly as crazy or funny.
Over the past month, there have been increasing amounts of Anonymous Meepts!!.
[FYI, I am preparing a paper on the Meept!! phenomonon--the start of the mass spamming of slashdot. It will be here: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=meept!!!]
It has nothing to do with Christianity.
Check the name:
opensourceman
He wants you to get him.
the Honeymoon Extention Pack!
Check out the results of "Show me more". The transcript reads like bad poetry:
:)
settling rata at and legs
to the team network concept
fighting ends
the single monolithic entity
of those are all things
that the challenger are undermined
neither side I think
what I look at the to the the marcie katz
the respective committees
(I didn't change anything but adding line breaks.)
Good for a chuckle.