> Just give the user the option of specifying what can and cannot be hibernated
The problem is that the user will not do this. It's all well & good to give the user the option of diong something, but unless there is a reasonable default config (which the user doesn't even have to KNOW about), it does not work for %95 of people. It is there wasting HD space and memory, never to be used.
No, computers should not be designed for the lowest common denominator, and no, just because something will never get used doesn't mean it shouldn't be made, but this seems more like an add-on component that hard-core/power users would download, instead of more bloat/crap to add to an already beastly OS (come to think of it, however, this is exactly how MS operated in the past...).
> nobody aside from the OS vendor has to do any coding to deal with it.
So instead of just having to download drivers whenever we install new hardware, we have to download a hibernation definition file whenever we update software? What about limited-use proprietary software? Neat idea in general, but very difficult to implement reliably, IMO.
> They can then target ads to users much more effectively
How about they advertise according to the content of the article. If it's a tech article they show tech adverts. That's pretty simple, and something they generally don't do (and it wouldn't require logging in)
> Winston Churchill, or even Degaule would all be remarkably more appropriate names
You think foreigners would be better names for an American war ship? Uhh... nice thinking, bad examples (although, I can't argue either way for Billy Mitchell).
> Now every fucking story is broken into 30 pages of comments
Yeah, I agree. And after you go to the second (or next) page, new comments have been added to the first few posts, so you have to go through a half-page of comments you've already seen!
> The most egregious has to be West Virginia. EVERYTHING is named after Sen. Byrd.
Oh how I hate that man. I went to a school (Wheeling Jesuit University) that he liked for some reason, so he gave us TWO NASA-funded buildings, the both of which will belong to WJU (for $0) as soon as NASA feels like pulling out. Talk about a waste of money. Granted, I worked for both of them at one (well, two) point.
The NTTC, or National Technology Transfer Center, is pretty cool, because they take inventions and ideas and improve upon them (you know how road spikes are now hollow and break off to stay in the tire? That's because of my crappy little school in WV).
The CET (COTF) Center for Education Technology (or previously, Classroom of the Future) is a bit less clear on what they do. As far as I can tell they help schools learn about technology. They provide resources, such as books and posters, they write science learning software (when I was there, it was Mac-only tho) -- the ones I saw were about space exploration & Biology/Botany.
But the coolest thing about CET is their mission control & shuttle simulations. They have a room on the first floor that looks like a miniature Mission Control (with about 20 workstations), including a live feed (umm, cameras, wires to upstairs & displays) to the shuttle simulator, which is upstairs. Groups of students can split up, half upstairs, half downstairs, and see what kinds of things are involved in a space launch, studies/experiments, etc. It's really, really, cool, but a damn waste of taxpayer money. And it's named after his WIFE! (Erma Ora Byrd)
He also got us a Science/technology building, though, which was definitely a welcome addition.
One thing about those NASA buildings, though, as a student, we weren't allowed to use anything in there. It was sold as this great resource for incoming students, only to find out that you aren't allowed in one building, except for the basement (NTTC, comp lab used to be in that basement), and don't have access to anything in the other (CET), despite their having 25 or so computers that are never used.
This will probably not happen any more, however, as the School's President, who was buddy-buddy with Byrd, (Fr. Thomas Acker) has been gone for 2 years or so.
> You give any credit for improvements to the economy to the president, but all bad aspects are the fault of congress.
While I can't begin to comment on the feelings of the original poster, I don't think he said that at all. I attribute just about all economic developments bad or good to congress and try get others to understand the reason why.
> The president has tremendous influence over congress lately
I think that's sort-of true, but not the way you are implying. The president influences the people, who tell their congress(wo)men how to vote (although they don't necessarily vote how the people tell them to)
> the Democratic president who presided over the biggest economic boom
Correlation != Causation, the president has very little to do with the actual economic situation of the country, it's congress. He didn't "preside over the biggest economic boom," he presided during the boom. It certainly would have started without him, and it definitely started falling with him there (which I don't blame him for, he had no control).
> Globular clusters are deficient in heavier elements because they formed so early in the universe that heavier elements had not been cooked up in abundance in the nuclear furnaces of stars
I had noticed this: If these stars are the oldest, wouldn't the opposite be true? That since they're so old they've had PLENTY of time to "cook up" heavy metals?
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> Just give the user the option of specifying what can and cannot be hibernated
The problem is that the user will not do this. It's all well & good to give the user the option of diong something, but unless there is a reasonable default config (which the user doesn't even have to KNOW about), it does not work for %95 of people. It is there wasting HD space and memory, never to be used.
No, computers should not be designed for the lowest common denominator, and no, just because something will never get used doesn't mean it shouldn't be made, but this seems more like an add-on component that hard-core/power users would download, instead of more bloat/crap to add to an already beastly OS (come to think of it, however, this is exactly how MS operated in the past...).
> nobody aside from the OS vendor has to do any coding to deal with it.
So instead of just having to download drivers whenever we install new hardware, we have to download a hibernation definition file whenever we update software? What about limited-use proprietary software? Neat idea in general, but very difficult to implement reliably, IMO.
> It just makes it harder for hard-working file-swappers to find the stuff they want.
haha, hard working. that's funny.
> They can then target ads to users much more effectively
How about they advertise according to the content of the article. If it's a tech article they show tech adverts. That's pretty simple, and something they generally don't do (and it wouldn't require logging in)
> more like Omikron Persei 8
I'm just some guy, RULER OF OMIKRON PERSEI 8!!!!
> And I thought I was just being selfish
And I thought you were just a loser.
(that there's a joke, I'm prolly a bigger loser than you will EVER be! HA! err...)
> I'm thinking this is just to make slashdotters able to justify their position with the opposite sex.
;)
I thought the same thing! I mean the justification part, I'm not insightful enough to come up with that theory (now that I'm married
> Uh, that was a joke. Obviously you are too young to have watched UFO.
Yes, and I live in the wrong country. I realized later (unfortunately) how stupid I looked.
> Correlation != Causation thing applies to the original post lauding Reagan's economic achievements
:P
Absolutely. Happy to help
> Winston Churchill, or even Degaule would all be remarkably more appropriate names
You think foreigners would be better names for an American war ship? Uhh... nice thinking, bad examples (although, I can't argue either way for Billy Mitchell).
> Now every fucking story is broken into 30 pages of comments
Yeah, I agree. And after you go to the second (or next) page, new comments have been added to the first few posts, so you have to go through a half-page of comments you've already seen!
> There used to be a Richard Nixon Freeway in Los Angeles
Bet that was tricky to drive on (hehe.. uhg)
> The most egregious has to be West Virginia. EVERYTHING is named after Sen. Byrd.
Oh how I hate that man. I went to a school (Wheeling Jesuit University) that he liked for some reason, so he gave us TWO NASA-funded buildings, the both of which will belong to WJU (for $0) as soon as NASA feels like pulling out. Talk about a waste of money. Granted, I worked for both of them at one (well, two) point.
The NTTC, or National Technology Transfer Center, is pretty cool, because they take inventions and ideas and improve upon them (you know how road spikes are now hollow and break off to stay in the tire? That's because of my crappy little school in WV).
The CET (COTF) Center for Education Technology (or previously, Classroom of the Future) is a bit less clear on what they do. As far as I can tell they help schools learn about technology. They provide resources, such as books and posters, they write science learning software (when I was there, it was Mac-only tho) -- the ones I saw were about space exploration & Biology/Botany.
But the coolest thing about CET is their mission control & shuttle simulations. They have a room on the first floor that looks like a miniature Mission Control (with about 20 workstations), including a live feed (umm, cameras, wires to upstairs & displays) to the shuttle simulator, which is upstairs. Groups of students can split up, half upstairs, half downstairs, and see what kinds of things are involved in a space launch, studies/experiments, etc. It's really, really, cool, but a damn waste of taxpayer money. And it's named after his WIFE! (Erma Ora Byrd)
He also got us a Science/technology building, though, which was definitely a welcome addition.
One thing about those NASA buildings, though, as a student, we weren't allowed to use anything in there. It was sold as this great resource for incoming students, only to find out that you aren't allowed in one building, except for the basement (NTTC, comp lab used to be in that basement), and don't have access to anything in the other (CET), despite their having 25 or so computers that are never used.
This will probably not happen any more, however, as the School's President, who was buddy-buddy with Byrd, (Fr. Thomas Acker) has been gone for 2 years or so.
> It was a joke.
Doesn't sound like a joke at all, sounds like a troll. But, maybe I just don't get your brand of humor.
That looks like a horribly fake photo. Not to mention it's not even close to what was being discussed. Try , although the URL had already been listed.
> I'm sure Al-Queda have a little motor boat packed full of explosives called the Hinkley
That's in extremely bad taste and it's funny as hell. (Hey, I didn't say "in bad taste" meant "bad")
> You give any credit for improvements to the economy to the president, but all bad aspects are the fault of congress.
While I can't begin to comment on the feelings of the original poster, I don't think he said that at all. I attribute just about all economic developments bad or good to congress and try get others to understand the reason why.
> The president has tremendous influence over congress lately
I think that's sort-of true, but not the way you are implying. The president influences the people, who tell their congress(wo)men how to vote (although they don't necessarily vote how the people tell them to)
> most other parts of the world they are classified as Nazis
That's a pretty bold lie.
> Their economic and warfaring goals are very similar, you must agree.
If you think we must agree with that, you're even stupider than you let on to, but of course, IHBT and evidently, IHL.
> the Democratic president who presided over the biggest economic boom
Correlation != Causation, the president has very little to do with the actual economic situation of the country, it's congress. He didn't "preside over the biggest economic boom," he presided during the boom. It certainly would have started without him, and it definitely started falling with him there (which I don't blame him for, he had no control).
> You have no rhythm.
OMG, you bastard! The rest of the post was fine, but this is UNFORGIVABLE!!!
Seriously, though, the post is so uber-flamebait (like that?) that it surpasses flamebait and moves on to funny.
> How can two men claim it. Ohhh, that right, they are Republicans.
Ohhhh, that's right, they worked together. Remember who Reagan's vice-President was?
> Now its time to send the warship I paid for over to kill thousands of Middle Eastern children
Yeah, I realize it has a few long-range weapons, but I don't think this thing would be navigating the desert too well.
> let me guess, Microsoft designed the onboard software,
AAAAAH, so that's why it cost $5 billion.
Not me
> Globular clusters are deficient in heavier elements because they formed so early in the universe that heavier elements had not been cooked up in abundance in the nuclear furnaces of stars
I had noticed this: If these stars are the oldest, wouldn't the opposite be true? That since they're so old they've had PLENTY of time to "cook up" heavy metals?