Hey, maybe the USPO could have a moderation/meta-moderation system like/.
So we could have comments like "hey, this patent is a dupe. Check June 28, 1993" or for the "double-click" patent, "(Score:-1, Troll)" or maybe that one would just get a page full of hot grits and FRiSt PoST!
I really am serious. How many stories does/. do a day, and how many patents show up a day? I really don't know the volume, but why not a moderation system?
And/. geeks modded this "Interesting?" Maybe they just had to use that one rather than the "Hey, I've got a notebook full of uses for this" mod choice.
If you see some of the extras on the Finding Nemo DVD, it has one of the CG artists working on Dory talking about doing the scene where Dory loses Marlin, and says something to the effect of "when I'm with you, I'm home."
He said to get the right facial expressions, he mounted a mirror on his monitor, and thought of his grandmother, whom he was very close to, when she was dying.
I mean, c'mon! Who the hell did that kind of sh*t for "Treasure Planet" or "Home on the Range"?
And going with a "known product" is what has made the record industry the winner it is today.
I know my niece can't wait for the new Pocahontas/John Smith plush dolls so she can have something for practice kissing when she listens to Justin Timberlake.
It's like someone nagging you, "well, I didn't get cancer because I go to the doctor for regular checkups. You only have yourself to blame."
STFU. How many people get regular doctor and dental checkups? Do you floss? How about eat right and exercise?
Malware authors just rely on this basic human inertia. Having said that, if you had to read the USDA inspection notices every time you bought a batch of hamburger, I'd hope we demand more of the hamburger meat processors, and not point fingers at the people who get sick.
Linux, if it wants to gain more share int he desktops, needs to become much more froendly with the Digital cameras, DV cameras, and scaners.
it then needs high quality photo apps and Video editing apps.
after that, it needs high quality DVD authoring apps.
all of these apps need to work together smoothly and there needs to be a workflow the exists between them so you can export from one into the other from each app. oh and fix the GIMP... maybe par it down and use it as a base for the photo application, get a red-eye, touch-up and enhance, plus a few other simple things going. then get the app set up so you can upload to clubphoto and snapfish, etc.
But now you've described a lot of Apple's value-add, and frankly why they're a 10 billion dollar company. That stuff is really, really hard. Not that linux coders aren't up to the task, but to coordinate all that would be a nightmare.
And likely, if any programmers showed such facility for herding the cats and whipping up some inter-app processes, they'd be snapped up in a VC minute by Apple or MS.
Supposing that Noah's ark actually exists (which I believe is the case), its sheer size and climatological conditions would suggest that there should be at least some respectable quantity of wood left above the timber line of some mountain in the Ararat range that could be identifiable as being (1) about 4300 years old; (2) quite probably above the timberline; and (3) showing signs of having been worked with tools.
Why is it, therefore, here at/. there is such open hatred for Judeo-Christian beliefs when just about anything else goes? If this were an Egyptian dig, no one here would denigrate it. If this were Mayan or Aztec, or Hindu or ancient Sumerian, it would be taken at face value. Why the hatred, then, for what has been shown time and time again to be the most accurate and most studied ancient historical text in the world?
First, I don't think you understand the ship-building capabilities that far back. We're talking bundled reeds, dugouts, and small, rudimentary plank vessels. This is from archaeological and pictographic record. Hint: early bronze age. The nail was not invented yet. They hadn't even gotten mortise and tenon down yet.
Second, what sort of wood do you think this is that just lays there on an exposed mountain top for 4300 years? Is it a petrified boat? The only organics that could survive that are fibers, seeds and pollen, twinkies (some argue, inorganic), and my aunt Helen (also possibly inorganic).
Third, in archaeology, you generally survey and find stuff, then piece your history together. As much Indiana Jones as you apparently like to impute to archaeology, there is no map where X marks the spot. Or even a small pamphlet with vague poetic directions (though there is a nice Sumerian beer recipe poem). The other cultural digs you cite were not driven to prove some bit of literature, but to examine the physical remains of a culture in order to learn more about it.
Looking for the Ark is teleological; you've got your facts, and your looking for validation. You won't find many Mormons looking for Smith's golden tablets/spectacles that the angel Moroni (hey, I didn't name the angel) supposedly gave him to translate "Reform Egyptian" whatever that is. Because it's primarily a spiritual text. If you need to find a boat to validate God, you've got a spiritual crisis on your hands already. Why not try something more productive, like why many cultures have myths of floods, and what psychology a flood story implies.
But when it comes down to it, looking for the Ark's not real research, that's not even real Biblical research, and those in search of the Ark are not scientists in any serious use of the word, but big school kids digging up dinosaur bones in the backyard. They're the same people that discover Roman coins on a beach in Texas and spin an entirely new history of trade from it (but woops! That coin was in the ballast of a 18th-20th century ship that got it's rocks from the Mediterranean. There goes that theory).
You've got to be very careful when you discover some evidence that flies in the face of current theory. You've got a very large burden of proof - no grainy photos or 3rd hand stories. And biblical history and archaeology are in practice not matters of faith.
The blueberry iMacs were replaced in the summer of 2000 with the indigo line of iMacs, that came in Indigo (obviously), Ruby, Sage, Snow, and Graphite.
I can't see your link about being EOL'd one year ago, but here's a link that it was discontinued in July of 2000.
Maybe you got them from some surplus or refurb shop.
Cool - how's about you and I make an open sourced web browser - we'll call it the Linux browser - after all, the kernel and a web browser isn't in the same space, and software isn't a space!
That's a silly example. "Linux" has a "known brand" awareness to it, though I don't know if it's trademarked or not.
"Motion" is such a generic word that I suspect there's not much brand awareness.
Even Microsoft has had to defend its use of "Windows" in the marketplace, and they have 90%+ share.
If Linux was called "Fire" or something, I'd bet there would be plenty of pieces of software glomming onto that name.
I don't know how they can get away with calling it motion
In light of the Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox/Fire--- browser, and the mobilix.org forced name changes it should be noted that "Motion" is a well known motion detection software.
http://motion.sourceforge.net/
If there was some confusion, I might see the point. But there's no way Apple's Motion will ever be confused with motion detection software.
It's like saying Apple can't use "Logic" because there's a computer quiz game called "Logic!"
They really have to compete in the same space. And no, "software" isn't a space.
But you're right. They should go commodity. Cause, y'know. Dell. See. Money. They have some. A lot. Commodity. That's where the big bucks are. All those companies raking it in, hand over fist. Like Dell. And... Dell. Oh, and Gatew... wait, no. Compa... no, they got absorbed. HP!! Yes! HP! They make their dime on commodity boxes, don't they! Oh, no, they don't. It's their servers.
I'm sure I'll think of some other company that has billions in revenue and millions and millions in profits from white boxes.
If you have iTunes, it's not a problem to create a "smart playlist" that is live-updating (with no dragging and dropping or any input from the user, for that matter other than initial setup), and can create a wide variety of criterion-based lists.
Lists can be as simple as "songs I haven't played in over 3 weeks, in random order", to complicated playlists like "songs whose playcount is less than 25, date added is before 11/2/2003, genre does not contain 'Hard Rock', BPM is in the range of 90 to 120, and artist does not contain 'Chemical' - limit to 1.5 gigs and play in order of highest to lowest rating."
iTunes will figure out what songs those are, and can load them onto your iPod at the next sync if you like. You're nerves will be rattled by the end of the day, but that won't be iTunes fault.:)
The problem comes if those employees decide to start exercising those options - say if MSFT starts dropping in value. This might create a chain reaction: other option-holders start panicking and exercising their options as well - and all this would create yet more downward pressure on the price of MSFT. To keep this from happening, the only option will be for Microsoft to start buying its stock back - this $50 billion might not be enough if the pressure gets too great...
I think the geeks might be less contemptuous if the majority of America hadn't laughed at them most of their lives about
1) how stupid their interests were 2) how they didn't understand computers anyway, though 3) how everyone was just jealous of Microsoft for their success, and allowing the Justice department to ride that wave of public sentiment.
I don't get how most people say they don't have time to be informed about computer issues, yet are so quick to offer their opinion. And this, rather than the experts, are seen at the more valid voice.
Sorry Bill, but software is far more replicable than hardware. It's the SOFTWARE that is becoming more free as we go along.
Absolutely. What happens when you compensate programmers and researchers a certain amount to come up with software that is reasonably ubiquitous? Fairly substantial progress over time that improves software, and improves the end user experience, all with salaried personnel, and easily duplicated software.
Now how much does a chip fab cost? How much does it cost to improve the lithography process? How much does materials science cost? Do we really think coming up with better software is going to cost as much as the development of strained silicon on insulator?
Dreamweaver, the best of these editors, was oft called "the moody woman" at one shop I worked at, as you had to know just how to coddle it it wouldn't do what you wanted, or even what it was supposed to.
Ahh. I see you are still single. Drop me a line if you'd like some remedial PR work for attracting the ladies.
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And yet you host on Red Hat.
All that power... for throbbing drop shadows.
Don't you want to see how it handles teh POwAR of teh SlahsDOT!
I've been whipping out this de Tocqueville quote most every chance I get:
It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.
except at *this* point in Brown's case, that would be desperately clinging to a now complex lie rather than the simple truth.
Hey, maybe the USPO could have a moderation/meta-moderation system like /.
/. do a day, and how many patents show up a day? I really don't know the volume, but why not a moderation system?
So we could have comments like "hey, this patent is a dupe. Check June 28, 1993" or for the "double-click" patent, "(Score:-1, Troll)" or maybe that one would just get a page full of hot grits and FRiSt PoST!
I really am serious. How many stories does
But what would you use a tv on your jeans for?
/. geeks modded this "Interesting?" Maybe they just had to use that one rather than the "Hey, I've got a notebook full of uses for this" mod choice.
And
If you see some of the extras on the Finding Nemo DVD, it has one of the CG artists working on Dory talking about doing the scene where Dory loses Marlin, and says something to the effect of "when I'm with you, I'm home."
He said to get the right facial expressions, he mounted a mirror on his monitor, and thought of his grandmother, whom he was very close to, when she was dying.
I mean, c'mon! Who the hell did that kind of sh*t for "Treasure Planet" or "Home on the Range"?
And going with a "known product" is what has made the record industry the winner it is today.
I know my niece can't wait for the new Pocahontas/John Smith plush dolls so she can have something for practice kissing when she listens to Justin Timberlake.
I'm so tired of hearing that.
It's like someone nagging you, "well, I didn't get cancer because I go to the doctor for regular checkups. You only have yourself to blame."
STFU. How many people get regular doctor and dental checkups? Do you floss? How about eat right and exercise?
Malware authors just rely on this basic human inertia. Having said that, if you had to read the USDA inspection notices every time you bought a batch of hamburger, I'd hope we demand more of the hamburger meat processors, and not point fingers at the people who get sick.
Linux, if it wants to gain more share int he desktops, needs to become much more froendly with the Digital cameras, DV cameras, and scaners.
it then needs high quality photo apps and Video editing apps.
after that, it needs high quality DVD authoring apps.
all of these apps need to work together smoothly and there needs to be a workflow the exists between them so you can export from one into the other from each app. oh and fix the GIMP... maybe par it down and use it as a base for the photo application, get a red-eye, touch-up and enhance, plus a few other simple things going. then get the app set up so you can upload to clubphoto and snapfish, etc.
But now you've described a lot of Apple's value-add, and frankly why they're a 10 billion dollar company. That stuff is really, really hard. Not that linux coders aren't up to the task, but to coordinate all that would be a nightmare.
And likely, if any programmers showed such facility for herding the cats and whipping up some inter-app processes, they'd be snapped up in a VC minute by Apple or MS.
We have empirical evidence of this though. Red shift and ubiquitous microwaves as well as hubble pictures of early density of galaxies.
Supposing that Noah's ark actually exists (which I believe is the case), its sheer size and climatological conditions would suggest that there should be at least some respectable quantity of wood left above the timber line of some mountain in the Ararat range that could be identifiable as being (1) about 4300 years old; (2) quite probably above the timberline; and (3) showing signs of having been worked with tools.
/. there is such open hatred for Judeo-Christian beliefs when just about anything else goes? If this were an Egyptian dig, no one here would denigrate it. If this were Mayan or Aztec, or Hindu or ancient Sumerian, it would be taken at face value. Why the hatred, then, for what has been shown time and time again to be the most accurate and most studied ancient historical text in the world?
Why is it, therefore, here at
First, I don't think you understand the ship-building capabilities that far back. We're talking bundled reeds, dugouts, and small, rudimentary plank vessels. This is from archaeological and pictographic record. Hint: early bronze age. The nail was not invented yet. They hadn't even gotten mortise and tenon down yet.
Second, what sort of wood do you think this is that just lays there on an exposed mountain top for 4300 years? Is it a petrified boat? The only organics that could survive that are fibers, seeds and pollen, twinkies (some argue, inorganic), and my aunt Helen (also possibly inorganic).
Third, in archaeology, you generally survey and find stuff, then piece your history together. As much Indiana Jones as you apparently like to impute to archaeology, there is no map where X marks the spot. Or even a small pamphlet with vague poetic directions (though there is a nice Sumerian beer recipe poem). The other cultural digs you cite were not driven to prove some bit of literature, but to examine the physical remains of a culture in order to learn more about it.
Looking for the Ark is teleological; you've got your facts, and your looking for validation. You won't find many Mormons looking for Smith's golden tablets/spectacles that the angel Moroni (hey, I didn't name the angel) supposedly gave him to translate "Reform Egyptian" whatever that is. Because it's primarily a spiritual text. If you need to find a boat to validate God, you've got a spiritual crisis on your hands already. Why not try something more productive, like why many cultures have myths of floods, and what psychology a flood story implies.
But when it comes down to it, looking for the Ark's not real research, that's not even real Biblical research, and those in search of the Ark are not scientists in any serious use of the word, but big school kids digging up dinosaur bones in the backyard. They're the same people that discover Roman coins on a beach in Texas and spin an entirely new history of trade from it (but woops! That coin was in the ballast of a 18th-20th century ship that got it's rocks from the Mediterranean. There goes that theory).
You've got to be very careful when you discover some evidence that flies in the face of current theory. You've got a very large burden of proof - no grainy photos or 3rd hand stories. And biblical history and archaeology are in practice not matters of faith.
The blueberry iMacs were replaced in the summer of 2000 with the indigo line of iMacs, that came in Indigo (obviously), Ruby, Sage, Snow, and Graphite.
I can't see your link about being EOL'd one year ago, but here's a link that it was discontinued in July of 2000.
Maybe you got them from some surplus or refurb shop.
Cool - how's about you and I make an open sourced web browser - we'll call it the Linux browser - after all, the kernel and a web browser isn't in the same space, and software isn't a space!
That's a silly example. "Linux" has a "known brand" awareness to it, though I don't know if it's trademarked or not.
"Motion" is such a generic word that I suspect there's not much brand awareness.
Even Microsoft has had to defend its use of "Windows" in the marketplace, and they have 90%+ share.
If Linux was called "Fire" or something, I'd bet there would be plenty of pieces of software glomming onto that name.
I don't know how they can get away with calling it motion
In light of the Phoenix/Firebird/Firefox/Fire--- browser, and the mobilix.org forced name changes
it should be noted that "Motion" is a well known motion detection software.
http://motion.sourceforge.net/
If there was some confusion, I might see the point. But there's no way Apple's Motion will ever be confused with motion detection software.
It's like saying Apple can't use "Logic" because there's a computer quiz game called "Logic!"
They really have to compete in the same space. And no, "software" isn't a space.
I'm saying their hardware isn't profitable.
Their recent earnings report says otherwise.
But you're right. They should go commodity. Cause, y'know. Dell. See. Money. They have some. A lot. Commodity. That's where the big bucks are. All those companies raking it in, hand over fist. Like Dell. And... Dell. Oh, and Gatew... wait, no. Compa... no, they got absorbed. HP!! Yes! HP! They make their dime on commodity boxes, don't they! Oh, no, they don't. It's their servers.
I'm sure I'll think of some other company that has billions in revenue and millions and millions in profits from white boxes.
You just hang on. I'm sure I'll be back soon.
I have a half-dozen of the more recent blueberry iMacs...
Oops. Stop right there. There's your problem. You've only recently awakened, Rip VanWinkle-like, from 1999.
I'll try to get you up-to-date. OSX!!! OMFG! Flat-panel iMacs! OMFG! G5s! OMFG! iLife! OMFG!
OK. Just giving you a hard time. But bitching about 5 year old hardware failures just makes you look silly.
Apple also has smartcard capability built-in. Done initially for the DoD, but you can customize it.
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If you have iTunes, it's not a problem to create a "smart playlist" that is live-updating (with no dragging and dropping or any input from the user, for that matter other than initial setup), and can create a wide variety of criterion-based lists.
:)
Lists can be as simple as "songs I haven't played in over 3 weeks, in random order", to complicated playlists like "songs whose playcount is less than 25, date added is before 11/2/2003, genre does not contain 'Hard Rock', BPM is in the range of 90 to 120, and artist does not contain 'Chemical' - limit to 1.5 gigs and play in order of highest to lowest rating."
iTunes will figure out what songs those are, and can load them onto your iPod at the next sync if you like. You're nerves will be rattled by the end of the day, but that won't be iTunes fault.
The problem comes if those employees decide to start exercising those options - say if MSFT starts dropping in value. This might create a chain reaction: other option-holders start panicking and exercising their options as well - and all this would create yet more downward pressure on the price of MSFT. To keep this from happening, the only option will be for Microsoft to start buying its stock back - this $50 billion might not be enough if the pressure gets too great...
Yeah, that would mean MSFT would have to do something drastic, and self-defeating, like saying the tech sector is "overvalued" or something, and then just watch those options expire, underwater, and worthless.
But that would be pretty twisted and Machiavellian, wouldn't it?
I think the geeks might be less contemptuous if the majority of America hadn't laughed at them most of their lives about
1) how stupid their interests were
2) how they didn't understand computers anyway, though
3) how everyone was just jealous of Microsoft for their success, and allowing the Justice department to ride that wave of public sentiment.
I don't get how most people say they don't have time to be informed about computer issues, yet are so quick to offer their opinion. And this, rather than the experts, are seen at the more valid voice.
And while you're there, don't forget to take a stroll through Apple's kick ass reference library with a search powered by Google.
Run some queries, look for obscure methods and see what you find. Looks great to me!
And we lived in a shoebox full of dirt, and ate ground glass... AND WE LIKED IT!
Sorry Bill, but software is far more replicable than hardware. It's the SOFTWARE that is becoming more free as we go along.
Absolutely. What happens when you compensate programmers and researchers a certain amount to come up with software that is reasonably ubiquitous? Fairly substantial progress over time that improves software, and improves the end user experience, all with salaried personnel, and easily duplicated software.
Now how much does a chip fab cost? How much does it cost to improve the lithography process? How much does materials science cost? Do we really think coming up with better software is going to cost as much as the development of strained silicon on insulator?
Please.
And since there's no method in any toolkit I can think of to make an interface look trashy...
I thought you said you had experience coding for Windows?
Dreamweaver, the best of these editors, was oft called "the moody woman" at one shop I worked at, as you had to know just how to coddle it it wouldn't do what you wanted, or even what it was supposed to.
Ahh. I see you are still single. Drop me a line if you'd like some remedial PR work for attracting the ladies.
but the good news is, it will only cost one MEElion dollars!