I'm seeing a lot of sudden chatter about something called 'epoclick.com'. It seems to be some form of redirect. I've seen reports of it affecting Firefox and Chrome, in Windows and OS X. It sounds like an Evercookie to me. I really hope it's not a virus.
If you had actually read the words I wrote rather than the ones inside your head, you would have noticed that I did not, in fact, write anything anti-Mac or pro-Linux. I simply related a series of events. The point I was trying to make (and actually did make rather succinctly with the fourth sentence) is that most people would serve themselves better by purchasing a Mac rather than building a Hackintosh.
Just to see if I could. Later that day I got bored and ditched OSX for a Linux distro. Other than as an intellectual exercise, I don't really see much of a point in this. If you really want a Mac, just buy one. Sure they cost more, but all your hardware will work without any effort on your part.
I am an archaeologist. As such, I am often struck by the phenomenon that is the humble shovel. Here is a tool that I use every day. It is also a tool that any legionnaire in ancient Rome would recognize and know how to use. Why has this technology not appreciably progressed in 2000 years? Is it because we're stuck in a rut? Or is it because 2000 years ago they just got it right?
We should not be quick to jump to the conclusion that lack of change equals lack of advancement.
The only real argument against a GUI (these days) is that there are bad GUIs. In theory, all a GUI is supposed to be is a front end. If it is a well-constructed front-end, there is real reason to call a CLI 'better'. If you happen to like a CLI more, then that's simply a matter of personal preference and has nothing at all to do with 'better' or 'worse'.
And Dude - 'Dangerously' wrong? Really? There are lives at stake over this?
This is an argument against a GUI? So what you're saying is that it would be easier for a guy using a stick in his mouth to type "sudo apt-get install" than it would be for him to click on a button? And he can't use a mouse? Really? You'd think someone could give the poor guy a laptop.
I am so damn tired of this kind of geek-cred bullshit. With today's computers, there's no good reason not to have a GUI. Unless, of course, you think girls will be impressed by your CLI skills.
You might believe in the powers of OSS to gather experts (or at least folks who have shipped a Rails app, like myself) to Diaspora’s banner and ferret out all the issues. You might also believe in magic code-fixing fairies. Personally, I’d be praying for the fairies because if Diaspora is dependent on the OSS community their users are screwed.
Says the developer (I mean - he shipped a Rails app!) who has a vested interested in closed source projects.
I say let them use whatever damn toys they want. Your job is to teach them, not police them. You're teaching college students - you shouldn't have to worry whether they're 'cheating' or not. You have enough problems with the day-to-day of teaching the subject matter - don't unnecessarily burden yourself with extraneous worries. Are they cheating? Who gives a crap? You know that they're only hurting themselves by doing so. Imparting knowledge is your business - disciplining cheaters is not (especially since educators are no longer really allowed to discipline students, anyway).
I am so glad Google has moved away from the Argus platform and into the Mercedes system. It makes it so much easier for those of us who are used to programming in Gibberish. Don't get me wrong - the days of Jabberwocky code were brilliant, but it's high time we moved into the Century of the Fruitbat.
As many of you probably know, Cremora is highly flammable. A friend of mine once filled a coffee can with Cremora and placed a common butane torch beside it (with the flame burning over the can). Then he fed an airhose into the Cremora, the other end of which attached to a compressor. With everyone well away from the coffee can, he turned on the compressor.
The resultant fireball was about 20'-25' in diameter.
My mother scoffed when I took a course in college about fairy tales ("From Grimm to Disney"). I found it to be fascinating. Literature is literature, art is art. It's about the process, not the subject.
Why do modern people think everyone in the past was stupid? Is it really so much of a stretch to believe that ancient people were capable of figuring out that consuming certain substances helped cure certain ailments? They managed to figure out monumental architecture - is it so hard to believe that they could do the math and realize that drinking beer helped them feel better under certain circumstances? The fact that ancient people didn't have access to the internet doesn't mean they were idiots.
Thanks, Serge. It's nice to have some clarification from someone in a position to actually provide it. It's interesting (and a little disturbing) that so many people think OSM is looking to make a profit. I don't see why it's so hard to understand that free means free for everyone. Sure - it'd be great if Microsoft tossed some funds OSM's way (and I'd be very surprised if they didn't eventually do so), but they are under absolutely no obligation to do so (morally or otherwise). Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I'm pretty sure OpenStreetMap's license doesn't include separate provisions for major corporations.
The new report, the 20th in a series, focuses only on global warming and does not specify a cause.
Just stating that it's getting warmer isn't enough. The problem isn't that the planet is getting hotter (on a geologic scale, the planet heats up and cools down periodically for completely natural reasons). What we really need to do is identify the causes - undeniably.
Slashdot Mirror
It's still there, or at least it was when I was there last month. The pizza's not nearly as good as it used to be, though.
I'm seeing a lot of sudden chatter about something called 'epoclick.com'. It seems to be some form of redirect. I've seen reports of it affecting Firefox and Chrome, in Windows and OS X. It sounds like an Evercookie to me. I really hope it's not a virus.
America sucks. Where's my free copy of Office 2010?
If you had actually read the words I wrote rather than the ones inside your head, you would have noticed that I did not, in fact, write anything anti-Mac or pro-Linux. I simply related a series of events. The point I was trying to make (and actually did make rather succinctly with the fourth sentence) is that most people would serve themselves better by purchasing a Mac rather than building a Hackintosh.
Try to pay attention.
Just to see if I could. Later that day I got bored and ditched OSX for a Linux distro. Other than as an intellectual exercise, I don't really see much of a point in this. If you really want a Mac, just buy one. Sure they cost more, but all your hardware will work without any effort on your part.
Why are we assuming that tweets are intended to net a response?
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
We should not be quick to jump to the conclusion that lack of change equals lack of advancement.
..... and thanks.
And Dude - 'Dangerously' wrong? Really? There are lives at stake over this?
This is an argument against a GUI? So what you're saying is that it would be easier for a guy using a stick in his mouth to type "sudo apt-get install" than it would be for him to click on a button? And he can't use a mouse? Really? You'd think someone could give the poor guy a laptop.
I am so damn tired of this kind of geek-cred bullshit. With today's computers, there's no good reason not to have a GUI. Unless, of course, you think girls will be impressed by your CLI skills.
You might believe in the powers of OSS to gather experts (or at least folks who have shipped a Rails app, like myself) to Diaspora’s banner and ferret out all the issues. You might also believe in magic code-fixing fairies. Personally, I’d be praying for the fairies because if Diaspora is dependent on the OSS community their users are screwed.
Says the developer (I mean - he shipped a Rails app!) who has a vested interested in closed source projects.
I hear it's a sort of greenish-purple.
I say let them use whatever damn toys they want. Your job is to teach them, not police them. You're teaching college students - you shouldn't have to worry whether they're 'cheating' or not. You have enough problems with the day-to-day of teaching the subject matter - don't unnecessarily burden yourself with extraneous worries. Are they cheating? Who gives a crap? You know that they're only hurting themselves by doing so. Imparting knowledge is your business - disciplining cheaters is not (especially since educators are no longer really allowed to discipline students, anyway).
I am so glad Google has moved away from the Argus platform and into the Mercedes system. It makes it so much easier for those of us who are used to programming in Gibberish. Don't get me wrong - the days of Jabberwocky code were brilliant, but it's high time we moved into the Century of the Fruitbat.
As many of you probably know, Cremora is highly flammable. A friend of mine once filled a coffee can with Cremora and placed a common butane torch beside it (with the flame burning over the can). Then he fed an airhose into the Cremora, the other end of which attached to a compressor. With everyone well away from the coffee can, he turned on the compressor. The resultant fireball was about 20'-25' in diameter.
My mother scoffed when I took a course in college about fairy tales ("From Grimm to Disney"). I found it to be fascinating. Literature is literature, art is art. It's about the process, not the subject.
Why do modern people think everyone in the past was stupid? Is it really so much of a stretch to believe that ancient people were capable of figuring out that consuming certain substances helped cure certain ailments? They managed to figure out monumental architecture - is it so hard to believe that they could do the math and realize that drinking beer helped them feel better under certain circumstances? The fact that ancient people didn't have access to the internet doesn't mean they were idiots.
Thanks, Serge. It's nice to have some clarification from someone in a position to actually provide it. It's interesting (and a little disturbing) that so many people think OSM is looking to make a profit. I don't see why it's so hard to understand that free means free for everyone. Sure - it'd be great if Microsoft tossed some funds OSM's way (and I'd be very surprised if they didn't eventually do so), but they are under absolutely no obligation to do so (morally or otherwise). Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I'm pretty sure OpenStreetMap's license doesn't include separate provisions for major corporations.
Technically, no. "touchscreen interface" is interesting. "swarm of robots" is frightening. There's a distinction.
Well - that's a relief. This should postpone the death of net neutrality for at least a couple of weeks.
The new report, the 20th in a series, focuses only on global warming and does not specify a cause.
Just stating that it's getting warmer isn't enough. The problem isn't that the planet is getting hotter (on a geologic scale, the planet heats up and cools down periodically for completely natural reasons). What we really need to do is identify the causes - undeniably.
I just watched the video. It looks almost as terrifying as Doom.
Of course, copyleft is just another form of DRM.