The visibility part turned me off. If it was a straight cash and carry deal it might be worth evaluating. But a conference in D.C.? Are they serious?
After years of observing our government's futile tech implementation convulsions I would do anything in my power to keep my name and rep clear of initiatives like this.
I was involved in evaluating rare books back around the turn of the century.
I can personally attest that representatives of online book search companies were attempting to buy up one of a kind pieces for destructive scanning.
There was one dealer in possession of a somewhat flawed, but well examined Shakespeare folio that had to put the kabosh on a reputation making deal because he found out the buyer was going to slice the piece out of its binding for scanning.
I turned down a much smaller offer on a much less significant, but still very cool, two hundred year old angler's guide (with hand colored plates and original binding) for the same reason.
Quality scans without destruction can only help raise the profile of rare books and the value they offer society - not simply for their content, but as tangible examples of the evolution of the art of communication.
On the client side *you* might rarely need the juice that multiple cores provides.
Until I can actually complete a full workweek within an optimized multicore operating environment I am not going to limit my expectations for these technologies.
As it is, I am constantly aware of the cycles that are dormant on my client boxes, and I would gladly experiment with truly parallel, low power machines in place of the speedy toasters I currently run. The one requirement being a userspace that is optimized for the hardware - and that doesn't exist.
A world in which anyone with the mental capacity to *both* download and run a program gets/. headline cred for 'outwitting' somebody. Script-kiddies the world over rejoice.
I never did get why they put the fake-wear on those jeans in the one place that lasts longer than everywhere else and then leave the knees and ankle areas completely normal.
I'm a bit skeptical of the movie. I guess the reason I loved the movie series was the basis on the books (given it wasn't 100% accurately followed). With no great input from J.R.R., it will be interesting to see what direction this goes in.
Do you realize the Peter Jackson movies were made without input from JRR, as he has been dead for some time?
Hopefully the fan films will be made by people who have actually read the books they are translating to film.
I read the trilogy + pretty much everything released by Tolkien's estate through the years. I am still trying to figure out what books the Peter Jackson movies were based on.
This guy seems to be focusing on the meaningful identifier aspect of URL shortening for use in a space limited context - without actually confining his suggestion to use in that sort of environment.
He puts forth other reasons for using this method such as control over the persistence of the shortened URL, but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me... and then he goes back to mentioning Twitter.
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The visibility part turned me off. If it was a straight cash and carry deal it might be worth evaluating. But a conference in D.C.? Are they serious?
After years of observing our government's futile tech implementation convulsions I would do anything in my power to keep my name and rep clear of initiatives like this.
Not sure about which experiment you are referencing... but the 'Who would do this comment' nearly made me snarf a nose-full of green-tea.
I thought this was a joke first time I heard it referenced on an NPR gameshow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty
So how bad did I screw up my nephew when I convinced him that Buzz Lightyear was wrong... that, in fact, one could not go 'to infinity and beyond.'
Word.
I was involved in evaluating rare books back around the turn of the century.
I can personally attest that representatives of online book search companies were attempting to buy up one of a kind pieces for destructive scanning.
There was one dealer in possession of a somewhat flawed, but well examined Shakespeare folio that had to put the kabosh on a reputation making deal because he found out the buyer was going to slice the piece out of its binding for scanning.
I turned down a much smaller offer on a much less significant, but still very cool, two hundred year old angler's guide (with hand colored plates and original binding) for the same reason.
Quality scans without destruction can only help raise the profile of rare books and the value they offer society - not simply for their content, but as tangible examples of the evolution of the art of communication.
Until the first lawsuits come down...
I'm just saying that it is pretty hard to imagine what benevolent purpose the current agreements could possibly serve.
On the client side *you* might rarely need the juice that multiple cores provides.
Until I can actually complete a full workweek within an optimized multicore operating environment I am not going to limit my expectations for these technologies.
As it is, I am constantly aware of the cycles that are dormant on my client boxes, and I would gladly experiment with truly parallel, low power machines in place of the speedy toasters I currently run. The one requirement being a userspace that is optimized for the hardware - and that doesn't exist.
You don't mean anything bad by SpringSource, but I do. I am guessing their devs are mortified right now - and there is no undoing an appearance on /.
It was as if a million voices cried out 'WOOOSH' and were suddenly silenced.
A world in which anyone with the mental capacity to *both* download and run a program gets /. headline cred for 'outwitting' somebody. Script-kiddies the world over rejoice.
And what's all this about "LoTR was not a trilogy"? I can hear a whooshing sound but I'm not sure what it is. :(
It was originally planned as a one volume companion to the Silmarillion - but was published from the beginning as a trilogy.
I never did get why they put the fake-wear on those jeans in the one place that lasts longer than everywhere else and then leave the knees and ankle areas completely normal.
You bear our standard high, Shadow of Eternity.
I'm a bit skeptical of the movie. I guess the reason I loved the movie series was the basis on the books (given it wasn't 100% accurately followed). With no great input from J.R.R., it will be interesting to see what direction this goes in.
Do you realize the Peter Jackson movies were made without input from JRR, as he has been dead for some time?
Hopefully the fan films will be made by people who have actually read the books they are translating to film.
I read the trilogy + pretty much everything released by Tolkien's estate through the years. I am still trying to figure out what books the Peter Jackson movies were based on.
*moritur*
Actio personalis monitur cum persona.
Yeah, but electing a guy whose name is slang for vagina was bound to go over poorly with the burka set.
I would like to think they are making this decision because someone finally realized that money doesn't actually grow on trees.
And what motivation would they have to do this?
Turns out that omniscience isn't really their thing?
This story should be tagged Twitter.
This guy seems to be focusing on the meaningful identifier aspect of URL shortening for use in a space limited context - without actually confining his suggestion to use in that sort of environment.
He puts forth other reasons for using this method such as control over the persistence of the shortened URL, but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me... and then he goes back to mentioning Twitter.
Hollywood was the first thing that popped into my mind.
The mods haven't hit yet, so...
*Pre-emptive wooshing noise*
Don't know if it was the first, but Angela.txt was the most widely printed out and hung on server room walls ASCII pr0n I know of.
Linux, 'cause even Windows techs need real tools sometimes.
Firehose?!? I know what that means and I have no time for you GNAA trolls!
Anyhow, I am still trying to figure out what the Green/Black thing means.
Is anyone else seeing +/- on all the story headers?
I think they really should just go with the GGP suggestion and fire those guys.
Either that or they need to create some way for readers to weigh in on what should make it to the main pages.
Oh well, we can only wish.
How funny would it be if they actually called their shot and put the vehicle down right where they told NATO they would.
And the free world news outlets are trumpeting the failure - all the while our generals are having aneurysms in the war room.