Honestly, do you *need* a color-screen on your phone? It's harder to read, and drinks more battery juice.
Do you need an MP3 player in there? A radio? A camera? I know I don't. For the simple reason that I already have these things, and they work much better than an all-in-one solution.
Me, I want three things:
* Small size * Long battery life * Good voice quality
Got all that in a tiny Nokia - I use it via a headset (voice dialling), never notice it's in my pocket, and it has an uptime of about two weeks before I have to recharge it.
Good enough. I don't like bloat in my code, and don't like it in my phone, either.
We use planes instead of trains, despite our ICE trains (which are nice and fast, too, although only at 300 km/h).
The simple reason is to be found in the massive inefficiency of our railway corporation DB: "Deutsche Bahn".
Not just a bunch of morons (on time? our trains? hah!) with lousy service, but also incredibly expensive. Thus a flight from Berlin to Munich and back is almost as expensive as an ICE train ticket from Berlin to Munich. Yes, one way only.
Oh, and did I mention that the DB has about as many debts as the nation of Turkey? Cool, huh? Admittedly, that data is a year ort so out of date, my guess is that they've exceeded Turkeys debt by now.
>Now that I'm teaching, I'm thinking of trying that.
Good idea. Feynman was a brilliant teacher, and his ideas are well worth emulating.
>I can't decide if I really want to exclude religion and politics, though. I wonder if they excluded those topics to avoid offending people, or because they thought those topics are too subjective/personal, or if it was for some other reason?
Simple. To paraphrase Some Famous Person: "Politics and Religion are things you cannot discuss, only quarrel about".
I honestly don't believe that Feynman was ever worried about offending anybody. Not only is that ridiculous PC-climate a recent trend, but his books very clearly show a simple, no-nonsense attitude. And he pissed off a fair amount of people this way:)
One thing that seriously bugs me is how *stupid* programs are which assume that they're smarter than me.
For example, some programs will always start at a certain directory when saving data (C:\My Documents\). I have never, ever, saved anything in there, switching away (always to the same directory, G:\Data\Source\FFT\) every single time. Why can't the program simply remember that?
And, oh yes, I'm adding my voice to the people who hate focus-stealing programs.
Well, I'd also agree that software created using public money should be placed into the public domain.
But, playing the devils advocate for a moment, what about other countries? After all, the americans paid for system X, why should, say, the EU get it for free?
Thus: Public Domain for US citizens and companies, a reasonable fee for all others. Sure you could circumvent it somewhat, but at least it would be fairer.
I had an interesting thought while perusing these images: will there be a time in the near future where we won't be allowed to have these images?
I mean, some reporter got threatened with a treason charge after photographing a nuclear power station - these photos would give me even more details.
Look at the image of the washington monument - I could wasily make a highly accurate map and use it for Very Evil Purposes (tm).
A good example of a state restricting citizen access to maps was the old DDR (GDR for you merkins). 'West' Berlin wasn't even on their maps, which also became progressively more inaccurate as you neared the borders.
At the very least, my bet is that the state has an interest in who buys high-resolution satellite photos, and from what areas...
Yes! Normally, I get plenty pi^H^Hirritated by the actions of Our Borg Friends, but this time I don't care at all.
So they're tracking your TV habits? Have fun tracking mine. I don't have a TV. I don't want a TV. I will never, ever, own a TV.
Try it for a year or so. Really. It's fascinating to see how much mainstream life passes you by (you can't understand half the conversations of your cow-orkers anymore), but you also get any amount of free time which you can use to hack and - yes - read.
Lots of people will tell you "I also watch very little TV, just a bit of X, Y and some Z. And A. And B and C, when it's good". Mhm. Sounds like we should open TV Anonymous.
I find it rather interesting that this little article - which theoretically touches all our lives - has had practically no response to it.
Are people writing Australias gouverment off? I know that here in Germany, whenever we hear Yet Another Freedom Horror from the USA, we simply smile, shrug, and say "Crazy Americans. I'm glad I don't live there".
Meaning we don't take it seriously.
Perhaps the same thing is happening to the Australian gouverment?
Years ago, my brothers and I did some sort of extreme programming for a major project - I sat at the keyboard, doing the typing and thinking, while Hannes sat next to me, commenting, correcting and thinking further ahead.
Meanwhile my youngest brother, Flo, solved the thorny mathematical problems (get yourself a tame mathematician who doesn't like computers - they're great!).
The code grew very fast indeed, and contained surprisingly few errors.
However, I do get along with my brothers very well - don't know if I could do that with a semi-stranger.
Ciao,
Klaus ---
"What, I need a *reason* for everything?" -- Calvin
Slashdot Mirror
...from the country that invented Scotch?
Of course the population will see plenty of bright lights and blurry objects in the sky...
All this fancy stuff can best be done with a PDA.
Honestly, do you *need* a color-screen on your phone? It's harder to read, and drinks more battery juice.
Do you need an MP3 player in there? A radio? A camera? I know I don't. For the simple reason that I already have these things, and they work much better than an all-in-one solution.
Me, I want three things:
* Small size
* Long battery life
* Good voice quality
Got all that in a tiny Nokia - I use it via a headset (voice dialling), never notice it's in my pocket, and it has an uptime of about two weeks before I have to recharge it.
Good enough. I don't like bloat in my code, and don't like it in my phone, either.
Ciao,
Klaus
...follwed by a German perspective:
We use planes instead of trains, despite our ICE trains (which are nice and fast, too, although only at 300 km/h).
The simple reason is to be found in the massive inefficiency of our railway corporation DB: "Deutsche Bahn".
Not just a bunch of morons (on time? our trains? hah!) with lousy service, but also incredibly expensive.
Thus a flight from Berlin to Munich and back is almost as expensive as an ICE train ticket from Berlin to Munich. Yes, one way only.
Oh, and did I mention that the DB has about as many debts as the nation of Turkey? Cool, huh? Admittedly, that data is a year ort so out of date, my guess is that they've exceeded Turkeys debt by now.
Grumble, grumble...
Klaus
Except, say, the non-replenishability of the stuff?
(Yes, that's a word! I define it as such!)
On the video feed, Capt. Beddow saw the al Qaeda fighters milling around their SUVs.
"You almost wanted to scream, 'Run! Get out of the way! Youre going to be killed!' " she says.
Yeah. That's also the way I feel when seeing people around SUVs.
...together with some blurb, can be found here:a sp
:)
http://www.pyxis.com/products/newhelpmate.
You do realize that there was a 1954 movie called "Tobor the Great", about another robot with such a name
Ciao,
Klaus
Oh, feel free to patent the bubble sort. Anybody? Please?
Is it just the time difference here in Europe? Clicking on the link, I find:
Status: RESOLVED
Or are you saying that while the bug is claimed to be eradicated, it's still there nonetheless?
>Now that I'm teaching, I'm thinking of trying that.
:)
Good idea. Feynman was a brilliant teacher, and his ideas are well worth emulating.
>I can't decide if I really want to exclude religion and politics, though. I wonder if they excluded those topics to avoid offending people, or because they thought those topics are too subjective/personal, or if it was for some other reason?
Simple. To paraphrase Some Famous Person: "Politics and Religion are things you cannot discuss, only quarrel about".
I honestly don't believe that Feynman was ever worried about offending anybody. Not only is that ridiculous PC-climate a recent trend, but his books very clearly show a simple, no-nonsense attitude.
And he pissed off a fair amount of people this way
...just after they trademark the abbreviation 'DNA'...
...the guys *name* is actually Mr. Randy Bush?
Curses! Misread the title there for a moment.
One thing that seriously bugs me is how *stupid* programs are which assume that they're smarter than me.
For example, some programs will always start at a certain directory when saving data (C:\My Documents\). I have never, ever, saved anything in there, switching away (always to the same directory, G:\Data\Source\FFT\) every single time.
Why can't the program simply remember that?
And, oh yes, I'm adding my voice to the people who hate focus-stealing programs.
Well, perhaps I don't get it either:
"...they can eventually piece together and learn an awful lot about the future systems, processes, etc. of our government."
Well, yes. *Our* goverment. Wouldn't it be nice to know how it actually works? Shouldn't we *know* about the systems and processes of our goverment?
Well, I'd also agree that software created using public money should be placed into the public domain.
But, playing the devils advocate for a moment, what about other countries? After all, the americans paid for system X, why should, say, the EU get it for free?
Thus: Public Domain for US citizens and companies, a reasonable fee for all others. Sure you could circumvent it somewhat, but at least it would be fairer.
Ciao,
Klaus
PS: Yes, I live in the EU.
A few days ago, Slashdot praised Philips (with one l ;) for their stance against "copyprotected" CDs.
Congrats to their PR people, they immediately screwed up again. Guess it's just another faceless corporation after all...
I had an interesting thought while perusing these images: will there be a time in the near future where we won't be allowed to have these images?
:)
I mean, some reporter got threatened with a treason charge after photographing a nuclear power station - these photos would give me even more details.
Look at the image of the washington monument - I could wasily make a highly accurate map and use it for Very Evil Purposes (tm).
A good example of a state restricting citizen access to maps was the old DDR (GDR for you merkins). 'West' Berlin wasn't even on their maps, which also became progressively more inaccurate as you neared the borders.
At the very least, my bet is that the state has an interest in who buys high-resolution satellite photos, and from what areas...
(Gods, am I glad to live in Germany again
Yes! Normally, I get plenty pi^H^Hirritated by the actions of Our Borg Friends, but this time I don't care at all.
So they're tracking your TV habits? Have fun tracking mine. I don't have a TV. I don't want a TV. I will never, ever, own a TV.
Try it for a year or so. Really. It's fascinating to see how much mainstream life passes you by (you can't understand half the conversations of your cow-orkers anymore), but you also get any amount of free time which you can use to hack and - yes - read.
Lots of people will tell you "I also watch very little TV, just a bit of X, Y and some Z. And A. And B and C, when it's good". Mhm. Sounds like we should open TV Anonymous.
Have fun, MS. Spy on the couch potatoes.
...when I ask my PC for that chip, it just replies "4004: chip not found"
Hi!
I find it rather interesting that this little article - which theoretically touches all our lives - has had practically no response to it.
Are people writing Australias gouverment off? I know that here in Germany, whenever we hear Yet Another Freedom Horror from the USA, we simply smile, shrug, and say "Crazy Americans. I'm glad I don't live there".
Meaning we don't take it seriously.
Perhaps the same thing is happening to the Australian gouverment?
Ciao,
Klaus
Hi!
m l
Would it be foolish to suggest you link to the printable version of this story?
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-202-6674297.ht
This way we could avoid this MASSIVELY IRRITATING DAMN ADVERT in the MIDDLE OF THE &&%%/ SCREEN.
Ciao,
Klaus
---
"What, I need a *reason* for everything?" -- Calvin
Hi again!
All together now: "Please do not, repeat NOT, use the SPAM food can to designate spam."
Or, as suggested before, modify the icon to write 'spam' in lowercase. No time? Too lazy? I'll gladly do it for you - whom do I send the endresult to?
I keep being irritated by slashdots rants about unfair corporations. And yet we're unfair to a corporation who has treated us fairly. Not nice.
Ciao,
Klaus
ObSpeelingRant: For heavens sake, it's spelled "free speech", not "free speach". Sheesh.
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"What, I need a *reason* for everything?" -- Calvin
Funny, but this pops up on *every* spam topic:
Please refer to spam as 'spam', not 'SPAM'!
And either get rid of the icon, or photoshop it to show locercase 'spam'.
Darn, the company is being so reasonable, and we're still doing our best to irritate them with this.
I just don't get it.
---
"What, I need a *reason* for everything?" -- Calvin
...looks like they didn't bring everything up after all ;)
---
"What, I need a *reason* for everything?" -- Calvin
Years ago, my brothers and I did some sort of extreme programming for a major project - I sat at the keyboard, doing the typing and thinking, while Hannes sat next to me, commenting, correcting and thinking further ahead.
Meanwhile my youngest brother, Flo, solved the thorny mathematical problems (get yourself a tame mathematician who doesn't like computers - they're great!).
The code grew very fast indeed, and contained surprisingly few errors.
However, I do get along with my brothers very well - don't know if I could do that with a semi-stranger.
Ciao,
Klaus
---
"What, I need a *reason* for everything?" -- Calvin
Sure, no problem. I'll just switch to 'Joe Cool', okay? Always wanted to do that!
/usr/bin/kiss_my_ass /usr/bin/dillon_rinker'.
Tit-for-tat, though: I'd like to ask you to execute
'ln -s
on your wetware.
;)
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"What, I need a *reason* for everything?" -- Calvin