I think this is something that every slashdot reader can get behind. Far be it from me to attempt to voice the concerns of the community, but Mr. Fuller deserves the respect of us all after his work in architecture that lead to important discovers in chemistry.
This is a landmark that should be preserved at all costs. I don't think any of us will have a problem giving a small portion of our incomes to such a worthy cause. Since we are all good Americans, none of us should mind paying a nominal tax in honor of the greatest Buckminster than we have ever known.
The whole thing was doomed to failure. Look back at the original plans of Arpanet (the precursor to the Internet, documents available at the Library of Congress). URLs were never meant to be easy to remember. They are a technical device intended to allow addresses to reflect physical network layouts more intuitively than do IP addresses.
Of course, these have been abused since the web took off. A great example is slashdot: apple.slashdot.org is not necessarily a different machine than bsd.slashdot.org, and either one or both may be multiple machines in RL.
URLs are not targetted at end-users, who should be dealing with bookmarks and search engines to access business names.
Basically, RealNames was a kluge that won't be missed; good riddance, I say.
Wow, Jobs must really be relieved. I mean, since he's returned to Apple he's been trying to sell the Mac as a tool for artists, while his own company that actually employs digital artists has been using the real tools!
I can't say I blamed Pixar, though; the pre-X versions of the Mac OS were fine for schools and light home use, but the lack of decent memory and process management was a major drawback for feature film production.
It's great to see Macs become competitive again. Let's hope that a) Pixar can maintain the calibar of their work, and b) a Linux-based competitor can give them a run for their money.
Whatever you call them, rebels have defined our history from Day One. The first to rebel against conventional wisdom? Eve. We're still recovering from the fallout from that ordeal.
Seriously, look at how many "rebels" have made their way into our history and into our hearts: Socrates, Jesus, Gandhi, Ford (the auto-maker, not the president), Darwin. The list goes on. At every major step in mankind's evolution, there has been someone who smacks us in the face and shows us something new.
It's good to see this issue getting some coverage finally.
For the less-informed: Linux began on the 386, was ported to the 486 and Pentium by GNU (stands for "GNU: Not Unix"), and recently has been showing up everywhere from your refridgerator to the Playstation.
So I was not surprised that I could run Linux on my corporate mainframe. I had been using a kind of homebrew combo of NT and OpenBSD before (mainframes can be set up to dual boot much easier than your typical PC) and decided to switch to Linux because of its USB drivers.
Basically, performance nearly matched my old setup, outcomputing the previous OS in some trials, and otherwise putting up a fair fight.
The preemptive multithreading and protected process management in the 2.4.5 kernel have been a boon to enterprise-class admins everywhere. The minor disagreement over disk drivers was solved eventually, and I think mainframe Linux has a bright and starry future.
Totally. He uses all the same techniques known to any good troll. In this story, e.g., he makes obvious errors at key points in the argument ("Skywalker brothers"...LOL) just to draw flames, makes crazy connections to unrelated topics (there's September 11 again), and wraps his statements in nonsense like "in these days of x, y, and z" (for suitably inane values of x, y, and z) to distract his readers.
The paycheck is just the icing on the proverbial cake.
I hope his Letterman appearance tonight lives up to his slashdot reputation. Maybe people will throw things.
Oh, and your use of not one, but two seperate noseless smileys is much appreciated.
Okay, I know this sounds like a stretch, and definitely not the stuff you normally hear on slashdot, but please hear me out.
I think this could be a perfect opportunity for Linux.
Remember the Slashdot PT Cruiser? Sure, it was stupid to those of us "in the know", but it drew a lot of readers to slashdot who have since become contributing and supporting members of the community.
What about a Linux Russian Space Shuttle, with Tux as captain! It could be paid for by Linux, and maintained by volunteers: Just Like Linux!
This is exactly what we need to raise Linux's profile, since we have failed to get companies to provide Linux with any decent games or applications, and printing is largely broken.
If we don't take this opportunity while we still can, then you know who will...and call me crazy, but I wouldn't feel safe flying to the moon on M$ Shuttle!
For several days now I have been trying to reclaim my rightful +1 bonus, so cruelly stolen from me earlier this week.
I currently have 25 karma.
That means I need only one more point to get my bonus back! If you have an extra moderator point, rate this "Underrated" (that way you won't get burned in M2). You will be doing the entire community a favor, as I tend to post much better messages with a +1 bonus. Plus, my very first bonus post will be Insightful, and the added visibility will help me quickly get modded up, and I will be in "safe territory" once more.
Thank you so much for your help. Every little bit helps.
IMO, that is a gross word. I am pretty sure it is not even a real word. The abbreviation of "source code" to "code" is common, and betrays a lack of education and poise. The further corruption of this noun into a verb, "to code" (what's wrong with "to encode"?) is likewise an abomination. And I refuse to believe that anyone has tried saying "coder" out loud. Try it. You like how that sounds? Didn't think so. FTLOP, let's just use "programmer".
I know I am not alone in expressing my grief and remorse over this occurance.
All my life as a geek and "hacker" (not a bad term!), I have believed that "information wants to be free." But now this principle has turned around and stabbed our own George Lucas in the face.
After all he's done for geeks, for space enthusiasts, for scientists, for toy companies, I think it's disgusting that the very Open Source zealots who I respect and idolize turn around and boast--that's right, boast--about how they don't have to pay for tickets.
CmdrTaco: I hope you're happy in 10 years when George Lucas is out of business and Skywalker Ranch is purchased by Microsoft-Linux-Time-Warner-Toyota.
I just downloaded it off Napster, and it is not that great. Jar-Jar gets trained in the ways of the Jedi, which is cool, but then he gets killed by Yoda.
Before modding me down based on the subject, please consider my ideas. I think you'll find that I'm actually in agreement with the greater geek community.
Now, one thing that the Linux community has been battling for a while now is what exactly "Linux" is. We all know the answer: it is a kernel, or a microkernel to be more precise, which combined with the GNU macrokernel is an entire operating system. Add in X and you have a distro[bution]. Simple, really.
But America doesn't get it. When you say Linux, they want to know the stock symbol and the CEO. I know we have all read Linus's great rant "The Cathedral and the Bizarre," but the fact is, when it comes to winning over the Windoze crowd, what we lack is a single representative for our movement. There is a lot of wasted effort as companies like Red Hat and Mandrake invest billions annually attempting to make Linux remotely usable for the average user. If one of these companies could be absorbed into the other, or just defeated in the market, then we'd see a much healthier Linux product that can finally compete with Windows.
Again, apologies for not repeating the slashbot "party line," but I guess I will just have to take a chance with the karma.
Haha, asking for moderation rarely works. For example, this comment deserves a +1 Bonus. But due to rampant mismoderating my karma is a mere 24. Therefore, a moderator should do the Right Thing (tm) and mod this up +1, using Underrated if needed. Instead, it will most likely end up -1 or 0 Offtopic.
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Yes, paper hasn't changed much since its invention.
This is a landmark that should be preserved at all costs. I don't think any of us will have a problem giving a small portion of our incomes to such a worthy cause. Since we are all good Americans, none of us should mind paying a nominal tax in honor of the greatest Buckminster than we have ever known.
God bless.
But think about what this means for more serious programming.
Imagine a program that runs in C++, MySQL, and Apache. This could be a new era in cross-platform development!
Programmers: please study this closely, and we will finally allow Linux to compete.
Of course, these have been abused since the web took off. A great example is slashdot: apple.slashdot.org is not necessarily a different machine than bsd.slashdot.org, and either one or both may be multiple machines in RL.
URLs are not targetted at end-users, who should be dealing with bookmarks and search engines to access business names.
Basically, RealNames was a kluge that won't be missed; good riddance, I say.
I can't say I blamed Pixar, though; the pre-X versions of the Mac OS were fine for schools and light home use, but the lack of decent memory and process management was a major drawback for feature film production.
It's great to see Macs become competitive again. Let's hope that a) Pixar can maintain the calibar of their work, and b) a Linux-based competitor can give them a run for their money.
;)
Seriously, look at how many "rebels" have made their way into our history and into our hearts: Socrates, Jesus, Gandhi, Ford (the auto-maker, not the president), Darwin. The list goes on. At every major step in mankind's evolution, there has been someone who smacks us in the face and shows us something new.
It's painful.
But where would we be without it?
Maybe Linus, RMS...today's rabblerousers?
Think about it.
CmdrTaco is going to implement a life expectency cap in Slash 2.4. Too many life expectency whores running experiments...
You know...I think it will look a lot like Linux.
Lots of little units all working together. Reminds me of the daemons of the Linux OS, or the good people who volunteer on OSS projects.
Everything is getting smaller, and that's the way I like it.
For the less-informed: Linux began on the 386, was ported to the 486 and Pentium by GNU (stands for "GNU: Not Unix"), and recently has been showing up everywhere from your refridgerator to the Playstation.
So I was not surprised that I could run Linux on my corporate mainframe. I had been using a kind of homebrew combo of NT and OpenBSD before (mainframes can be set up to dual boot much easier than your typical PC) and decided to switch to Linux because of its USB drivers.
Basically, performance nearly matched my old setup, outcomputing the previous OS in some trials, and otherwise putting up a fair fight.
The preemptive multithreading and protected process management in the 2.4.5 kernel have been a boon to enterprise-class admins everywhere. The minor disagreement over disk drivers was solved eventually, and I think mainframe Linux has a bright and starry future.
Oh, and I forgot calling your audience "hostile jerks." Holy shit, if I could get away with this stuff...
The paycheck is just the icing on the proverbial cake.
I hope his Letterman appearance tonight lives up to his slashdot reputation. Maybe people will throw things.
Oh, and your use of not one, but two seperate noseless smileys is much appreciated.
Fine.
:(
I will have to just go back to doing it the old fashioned way. I take my karma very seriously, and soon will be wealthy once more.
At that point, expect some very hi-profile and well-modded posts from this corner.
I don't give up without a fight, that's for sure.
In fact, I like a good fight. That's why I use Linux.
D'oh.
I think this could be a perfect opportunity for Linux.
Remember the Slashdot PT Cruiser? Sure, it was stupid to those of us "in the know", but it drew a lot of readers to slashdot who have since become contributing and supporting members of the community.
What about a Linux Russian Space Shuttle, with Tux as captain! It could be paid for by Linux, and maintained by volunteers: Just Like Linux!
This is exactly what we need to raise Linux's profile, since we have failed to get companies to provide Linux with any decent games or applications, and printing is largely broken.
If we don't take this opportunity while we still can, then you know who will...and call me crazy, but I wouldn't feel safe flying to the moon on M$ Shuttle!
;)
Thanks.
For several days now I have been trying to reclaim my rightful +1 bonus, so cruelly stolen from me earlier this week.
I currently have 25 karma.
That means I need only one more point to get my bonus back! If you have an extra moderator point, rate this "Underrated" (that way you won't get burned in M2). You will be doing the entire community a favor, as I tend to post much better messages with a +1 bonus. Plus, my very first bonus post will be Insightful, and the added visibility will help me quickly get modded up, and I will be in "safe territory" once more.
Thank you so much for your help. Every little bit helps.
Excellent idea! I forgot we already had a word for "writing". Mm, C++ Author. I like it.
Everyone: this is proof of what I say. CmdrTaco does not want this site bogged down with worthless noses.
IMO, that is a gross word. I am pretty sure it is not even a real word. The abbreviation of "source code" to "code" is common, and betrays a lack of education and poise. The further corruption of this noun into a verb, "to code" (what's wrong with "to encode"?) is likewise an abomination. And I refuse to believe that anyone has tried saying "coder" out loud. Try it. You like how that sounds? Didn't think so. FTLOP, let's just use "programmer".
All my life as a geek and "hacker" (not a bad term!), I have believed that "information wants to be free." But now this principle has turned around and stabbed our own George Lucas in the face.
After all he's done for geeks, for space enthusiasts, for scientists, for toy companies, I think it's disgusting that the very Open Source zealots who I respect and idolize turn around and boast--that's right, boast--about how they don't have to pay for tickets.
CmdrTaco: I hope you're happy in 10 years when George Lucas is out of business and Skywalker Ranch is purchased by Microsoft-Linux-Time-Warner-Toyota.
:(
SPOILER WARNING FOLLOWS
I just downloaded it off Napster, and it is not that great. Jar-Jar gets trained in the ways of the Jedi, which is cool, but then he gets killed by Yoda.
:(
Now, one thing that the Linux community has been battling for a while now is what exactly "Linux" is. We all know the answer: it is a kernel, or a microkernel to be more precise, which combined with the GNU macrokernel is an entire operating system. Add in X and you have a distro[bution]. Simple, really.
But America doesn't get it. When you say Linux, they want to know the stock symbol and the CEO. I know we have all read Linus's great rant "The Cathedral and the Bizarre," but the fact is, when it comes to winning over the Windoze crowd, what we lack is a single representative for our movement. There is a lot of wasted effort as companies like Red Hat and Mandrake invest billions annually attempting to make Linux remotely usable for the average user. If one of these companies could be absorbed into the other, or just defeated in the market, then we'd see a much healthier Linux product that can finally compete with Windows.
Again, apologies for not repeating the slashbot "party line," but I guess I will just have to take a chance with the karma.
:(
Well, who created the first editor, then, Jesus?
Caldera is dying.