things such as the creative "web tablet" (I'm guessing something etch-a-sketch looking with a wireless net connect) are supposedly going to become rather popular. I think that one's even going to use the Crusoe! *glee* Now, it seems quite unlikely that the desktop market will be replaced, but this will undoubtedly become a favorite among the aolers who only actually have a computer for easy net access, and high school/college students who would use such a device for class or research. Would be quite handy if the wireless connectivity is cheap. *all is IMHO*
redundant? how's that? freaking idiot moderators. yet - notice how the ACoward gets an "insightful", and no "redundant", despite his near carbon copy because "slashdot deleted my subject" or some irrevalent crap. this makes me more and more a fan of anti moderation/and/or/AC posts.
I thought once you moderated, you couldn't add a comment anywhere in the story discussion, and vice-versa. of course, I could be completely mistaken....
Doncha love those critical AC's? Seriously, if you're gonna criticise someone, at least stand behind what you say. I actually think that this unrestrained freedom to post whatever we want is what makes slashdot the great community that it is. I happen to find inflatable sex toys quite humorous (but not quite as much as annoying puritan AC's who bitch about it), so I posted my thoughts. You'll find that, on occasion, you'll notice something that you just don't like for whatever reason you decide to procure. That's life... deal with it.
If these jokes offend you, you've probably never been to realdoll.com. You might like it! really:P.
goddamnit... it was a joke, not offtopic (inflatable! get it YET?)! Soon to have -x karma... brought to you from humorless moderators! geez... some people need to lighten up:P.
geez... seems like there's always one or two friggin' people bragging about already knowing about the story. Do you want a biscut, or just someone who cares?
Q3A... apocalypse void... getting gibbed off the railgun spawn spot, bouncing off to the bottom, the bouncing off the bottom platform into the void, where you gib into even more bouncing bits.... *glee*
for improving gaming skills. I wonder if that'd be allowed as preparation for the Razer/CPL tourney... or mabye this would be the video game equivalent of sterroids:).
The addon packs for first person shooters include the bose ultra 150 decible bass cannon vest and the electric nides on either side of the headset....:)
If SETI were to be opened, multiple problems would be encountered. First off, there's immediate compatability issues. With hundreds of variations of the client floating around, it's more than likely that many would be incompatible with the SETI servers. Secondly, cheating (getting counted for undeserved blocks) would expierence a boon. Previously, I was only aware of a few people who were actually able to cheat, but, if the source was opened people could forge blocks to their little heart's content (for more on cheating, see my previous post).
It is unlikely that these 2 points would encompass the totality of the issues, should your idea be implimented. Open Sourcing is *not* for everything.
I was just talked to ragnar... apparently the seti folks caught on and deleted his accounts. Unless this new version is able to block his efforts, he could easily start back up again. You can rest well, however, as he said that he was probably not going to.
Hopefully this new client'll return the seti project to what it was in the early days....
Nearly every person that I know ran the SETI client alot when it first came out. It was fun competition to see who could spread their user to the most machines, change other people's userid's remotely, or just a trophy of computing muscle. It didn't take too long before people started trying to crack it.
It was pretty fun during the attempt, but when it succeded, the whole thing became pretty meaningless. The user Ragnar - who I happen to know personally - is a prime example (likely the best). If you check his stats, he should be in #10th place, or maybe even higher. I havn't checked in a while. The method that he uses is quite ingenious, yet still horribly unbalances the whole thing. (I've abandoned my saintalex user, who ended up getting picked up by ragnar, so I'm not being a hypocrite here:)
This is *funny* (hence the python foot). You're supposed to laugh, make humerous comments, and forget about it. People who are taking offense to this, or using it as a tool to propagate some other form of online confession should take a quick look around.
"...there is a real chance that time spent here may have real consequences" this line had me laughing out loud:)
I'd also like to take this opportunity to point out the multitude of contradictions in the bible (ex: KI1 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. CH2 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one. JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen)
One would think that if A-S.com taught you anything, it would be to cite your source.
The title of "best selling" is pretty irrevalent, as they (the marketers) usually don't include the category (ex: the best selling game with a title that is synonomous with "water vapor").
And, not annihilating yourself with the bfg takes *some* thought:). You could think of twitch and shoot games as strategy in real time.... (or not.)
I totally agree! The teasing seductions of skimpily clad synthetic women should be abolished! Seriously, if they're going to have the hot girl, she might as well be *completely* nude right? (and none of this poorly rendered stuff... I want at LEAST 10,000 triangles!)
I vow, from now till I die, to not buy a product with an attractive woman unless she's bare assed naked (or actually flashing her genetalia.. no more of this teasing!).
I don't think I quite get (or mabye just believe) this. From what I inferred, these people are complaining because they're *not* being pounded on with advertisements? Either that, or they just seem to be offended by the adverts that are out there.
Personally, as a guy, I laughed out loud at one or two of the described ads (the first one especially:). Seeing that I *am* a guy, that would imply that I'm much more likely to buy some new joystick or violent game (joystick for the combat flight sims) than a girl who thoroughly enjoyed Myst and Riven. Now, granted, Mist and Riven were nice games and all, but they hardly make up the majority of the market, and just don't hold most gamer's attention. "I want blood, I want gore, and I want it fast" is the general attitude of most (and yes, I mean most) gamers. The simple fact that nicely rendered gibbles sell better than sleep depraving puzzles is usually reason enough for the companies to target men. Puzzle games are fun and all, but nothing beats nailing someone in the head with a railgun from across the map - or so is the mentality of most game buyers. It's not that women are being discriminated against somehow, it's just a matter of who spends more money. If (many) women started becoming hardcore deathmatchers, there'd be more adverts w/ burly men in speedos draping over the chick gibbing in UT.
And you're so confident of yourself that you're using the AC posting, right?
Gene silencing *is* also called antisense technology.
Reading A single book on the subject does not instantly make you an information source. You have to actually have an *extended* knowledge of the topic first (which you cannot get from simply one book).
Pretty much, but something like "1 AC post from any single IP that hasn't posted (as an AC) in the last 3 minutes."
This prevents people from using the "copy, paste, reply, repeat" precess. You can see the smargle guy posted 20 comments in 8 minutes, so this would, if nothing else, significantly slow him down (taking about an hour with the buffer).
I'm a proponent of AC posting, but the multiple, identical posts eating up the page is pretty damn annoying. One is easy to skip over, but 4 or 5 pages gets kind of tedious. Possibly some sort of cap regulating the # of posts allowed during a certian amount of time could be implimented to prevent things such as this from happening (and prevent actual users from accidentally double posting). If the poster has to wait 3 minutes (or so) between each message, that'll probably cause them to become impatient and lose intrest.
I can't imagine any reasonable grounds to object to this on, since it usually takes 3 minutes or so just to read the relevant articles or posts. Saves users' time, prevents multiple trolls.
It would likely appear that the media is often under/misinformed on any topic when being critiqued by someone who makes a living doing whatever is being discussed. Things such as bioscience are often poorly related simply because of the necessity to word the information in a way that your average person, who is likely completely unaware of any of the more appropriate and accurate terms used.
Slashdot Mirror
realdoll isn't inflatable. It's like a big sillicon corpse... yum (erm, or not).
Observe, reason, and experiment.
things such as the creative "web tablet" (I'm guessing something etch-a-sketch looking with a wireless net connect) are supposedly going to become rather popular. I think that one's even going to use the Crusoe! *glee*
Now, it seems quite unlikely that the desktop market will be replaced, but this will undoubtedly become a favorite among the aolers who only actually have a computer for easy net access, and high school/college students who would use such a device for class or research.
Would be quite handy if the wireless connectivity is cheap.
*all is IMHO*
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
redundant? how's that?
freaking idiot moderators.
yet - notice how the ACoward gets an "insightful", and no "redundant", despite his near carbon copy because "slashdot deleted my subject" or some irrevalent crap.
this makes me more and more a fan of anti moderation/and/or/AC posts.
Observe, reason, and experiment.
I thought once you moderated, you couldn't add a comment anywhere in the story discussion, and vice-versa.
of course, I could be completely mistaken....
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
Doncha love those critical AC's? Seriously, if you're gonna criticise someone, at least stand behind what you say.
:P.
I actually think that this unrestrained freedom to post whatever we want is what makes slashdot the great community that it is. I happen to find inflatable sex toys quite humorous (but not quite as much as annoying puritan AC's who bitch about it), so I posted my thoughts.
You'll find that, on occasion, you'll notice something that you just don't like for whatever reason you decide to procure. That's life... deal with it.
If these jokes offend you, you've probably never been to realdoll.com. You might like it! really
Observe, reason, and experiment.
goddamnit... it was a joke, not offtopic (inflatable! get it YET?)! :P.
Soon to have -x karma... brought to you from humorless moderators!
geez... some people need to lighten up
Observe, reason, and experiment.
next - one with fully articulatable joints and 3 orifaces! :)
Can't wait!!!
(resisting the urge to shout first post...)
Observe, reason, and experiment.
at 150 decibles of bass? I don't think so....
I actually used to have one of the first ones...
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
geez... seems like there's always one or two friggin' people bragging about already knowing about the story.
Do you want a biscut, or just someone who cares?
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
Q3A... apocalypse void... getting gibbed off the railgun spawn spot, bouncing off to the bottom, the bouncing off the bottom platform into the void, where you gib into even more bouncing bits....
*glee*
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
for improving gaming skills. I wonder if that'd be allowed as preparation for the Razer/CPL tourney ... or mabye this would be the video game equivalent of sterroids :).
:)
That $40,000's as good as mine now...
Observe, reason, and experiment.
I think that may require an addon ;)
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
err... electrical "nodes" that is...
Observe, reason, and experiment.
The addon packs for first person shooters include the bose ultra 150 decible bass cannon vest and the electric nides on either side of the headset.... :)
hmm... that would be kinda... um.. interesting.
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
If SETI were to be opened, multiple problems would be encountered. First off, there's immediate compatability issues. With hundreds of variations of the client floating around, it's more than likely that many would be incompatible with the SETI servers. Secondly, cheating (getting counted for undeserved blocks) would expierence a boon. Previously, I was only aware of a few people who were actually able to cheat, but, if the source was opened people could forge blocks to their little heart's content (for more on cheating, see my previous post).
It is unlikely that these 2 points would encompass the totality of the issues, should your idea be implimented.
Open Sourcing is *not* for everything.
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
I was just talked to ragnar... apparently the seti folks caught on and deleted his accounts. Unless this new version is able to block his efforts, he could easily start back up again. You can rest well, however, as he said that he was probably not going to.
Hopefully this new client'll return the seti project to what it was in the early days....
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
Nearly every person that I know ran the SETI client alot when it first came out. It was fun competition to see who could spread their user to the most machines, change other people's userid's remotely, or just a trophy of computing muscle. It didn't take too long before people started trying to crack it.
:)
It was pretty fun during the attempt, but when it succeded, the whole thing became pretty meaningless. The user Ragnar - who I happen to know personally - is a prime example (likely the best). If you check his stats, he should be in #10th place, or maybe even higher. I havn't checked in a while. The method that he uses is quite ingenious, yet still horribly unbalances the whole thing. (I've abandoned my saintalex user, who ended up getting picked up by ragnar, so I'm not being a hypocrite here
Guess it's back to RC5.
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
This is *funny* (hence the python foot). You're supposed to laugh, make humerous comments, and forget about it. People who are taking offense to this, or using it as a tool to propagate some other form of online confession should take a quick look around.
:)
"...there is a real chance that time spent here may have real consequences"
this line had me laughing out loud
I'd also like to take this opportunity to point out the multitude of contradictions in the bible
(ex:
KI1 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
CH2 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.
JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen)
thanks for playing...
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
One would think that if A-S.com taught you anything, it would be to cite your source.
:). You could think of twitch and shoot games as strategy in real time.... (or not.)
The title of "best selling" is pretty irrevalent, as they (the marketers) usually don't include the category (ex: the best selling game with a title that is synonomous with "water vapor").
And, not annihilating yourself with the bfg takes *some* thought
-SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
I totally agree! The teasing seductions of skimpily clad synthetic women should be abolished! Seriously, if they're going to have the hot girl, she might as well be *completely* nude right? (and none of this poorly rendered stuff... I want at LEAST 10,000 triangles!)
I vow, from now till I die, to not buy a product with an attractive woman unless she's bare assed naked (or actually flashing her genetalia.. no more of this teasing!).
Thank you for showing me the light.
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
I don't think I quite get (or mabye just believe) this. From what I inferred, these people are complaining because they're *not* being pounded on with advertisements? Either that, or they just seem to be offended by the adverts that are out there.
:). Seeing that I *am* a guy, that would imply that I'm much more likely to buy some new joystick or violent game (joystick for the combat flight sims) than a girl who thoroughly enjoyed Myst and Riven. Now, granted, Mist and Riven were nice games and all, but they hardly make up the majority of the market, and just don't hold most gamer's attention. "I want blood, I want gore, and I want it fast" is the general attitude of most (and yes, I mean most) gamers. The simple fact that nicely rendered gibbles sell better than sleep depraving puzzles is usually reason enough for the companies to target men. Puzzle games are fun and all, but nothing beats nailing someone in the head with a railgun from across the map - or so is the mentality of most game buyers. It's not that women are being discriminated against somehow, it's just a matter of who spends more money. If (many) women started becoming hardcore deathmatchers, there'd be more adverts w/ burly men in speedos draping over the chick gibbing in UT.
Personally, as a guy, I laughed out loud at one or two of the described ads (the first one especially
Observe, reason, and experiment.
And you're so confident of yourself that you're using the AC posting, right?
Gene silencing *is* also called antisense technology.
Reading A single book on the subject does not instantly make you an information source. You have to actually have an *extended* knowledge of the topic first (which you cannot get from simply one book).
Observe, reason, and experiment.
Pretty much, but something like "1 AC post from any single IP that hasn't posted (as an AC) in the last 3 minutes."
This prevents people from using the "copy, paste, reply, repeat" precess. You can see the smargle guy posted 20 comments in 8 minutes, so this would, if nothing else, significantly slow him down (taking about an hour with the buffer).
just some clarification.
SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
I'm a proponent of AC posting, but the multiple, identical posts eating up the page is pretty damn annoying. One is easy to skip over, but 4 or 5 pages gets kind of tedious. Possibly some sort of cap regulating the # of posts allowed during a certian amount of time could be implimented to prevent things such as this from happening (and prevent actual users from accidentally double posting). If the poster has to wait 3 minutes (or so) between each message, that'll probably cause them to become impatient and lose intrest.
I can't imagine any reasonable grounds to object to this on, since it usually takes 3 minutes or so just to read the relevant articles or posts. Saves users' time, prevents multiple trolls.
Just a thought...
-SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.
It would likely appear that the media is often under/misinformed on any topic when being critiqued by someone who makes a living doing whatever is being discussed. Things such as bioscience are often poorly related simply because of the necessity to word the information in a way that your average person, who is likely completely unaware of any of the more appropriate and accurate terms used.
Such is the annoyance the educated must endure.
-SaintAlex
Observe, reason, and experiment.