I've made two whole albums and put them on the Internet for free, and even handed out CDs, never charging a dime: no one is writing a fucking/. article about me!
(BTW, don't click my sig or URL link unless you would have anyway: I'm not trying to whore for hits, but I'm also not gonna change my sig just for one article. Hell, I don't even track the hits at the moment.)
> Once we have the resources and the energy to fling a life-supporting tub through space at speeds that make interplanetary travel practical, all those problems are relaxed a whole lot
You make a good point, but don't you think that people, hundreds of years ago, would have thought the same thing about easy intercontinental travel?
It just depends on whether the person "hacking" is doing it for artful reasons or scientific reasons. What if they just do it for fun, no other reason?
> What is it going to take to get people to be so pissed off
Paying attention and recognizing bullshit/corruption. And they need to quit thinking the enemy is "the other party," instead of the people in their own party that are taking advantage of them.
Oh man, I hadn't thought of that... You just KNOW that some small place with corrupt leaders will want computers, but instead of buying them (since they can't afford them) they'll send some hired goons out to the next town to "misappropriate" a few of them.
> I tend to ignore anything that sums up as an announcement
But the rest of us don't ignore the fact that you haven't got a fucking clue what the article is talking about, yet you open your ignorant piehole anyway. YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED "CUSTOMER," JACKASS. It's a donation to third world countries.
> Are you actually trying to tell me that getting these kids a laptop is as important as getting them food? I just want to be clear on this point.
No, I don't believe that's what he's saying, because the potential recipients of these machines AREN'T FREAKING STARVING!!! Unless you are saying that while there is one starving child somewhere else in the world it's wrong to try educating those that are not?
Who knew a single first post could completely poison the rest of the conversation with people spouting off about how unfed children will be getting laptops. When will people stop injecting controversy into something uncontroversial???
I don't think people in third world countries are worried about running the newest version of ProTools or ACiD. The damned/. summary even said they had 500Mhz processors! 12 inch screens... They don't need USB2 ports. Get a freaking grip, man.
Geez, I totally forgot to include BoB #1! Farmers! And their unpaid slave child labor, a group with few rights, (in farming states, anyway) called "family."
That is an amazingly silly writeup! But good job whoring for page hits anyway.
> Power companies would be exploiting people as beasts of burden
What the hell do you think factory workers are??? Loading dock emplyees? And considering it would be power companies, IN CALIFORNIA, people would jump all over that if it actually happened.
> your modest proposal will reduce people to things
As opposed to today's normal workforce, who are assets. It's so much nicer knowing I'm an asset instead of just a generic "thing." It gives me purpose... yeah...
> Seriously, just because they're not well off doesn't mean you need to treat them like they're children.
BRAVO, BRAVO, BRILLIANTLY PUT! Unfortunately there are a lot of people who think the way nokilli does. And many times, they think they are working in the best interests of those they are hurting. That is one of the things that leads to multi-generation welfare families (yes, there are many other factors).
If they sold them for $200 to people who can afford it, they could donate one for each one sold and not lose all that money! Makes it easier to continue when it's not a money sink (which is not to say it isn't a good idea anyway).
As an aside, how can they say 15 million units is a TEST? That's a commitment!
Also, unless it came preloaded with almanacs, encyclopedias, etc (which I imagine it may have a bit of) it would be of limited use in the things you listed. I don't imagine there is much Internet access available on the farms of Thailand, unfortunately.
Enterprise? Well, the first thing that comes to mind is the TV show, but I must admit ignorance. Could you please clarify a bit for an uninformed reader? Is it a reference to a particular episode? Or are you saying a business (AKA enterpries) could arise from this?
(incorrectly assuming so) Yeah, it could, but I don't think most people would be impressed enough to make it a profitable venture.
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I've made two whole albums and put them on the Internet for free, and even handed out CDs, never charging a dime: no one is writing a fucking /. article about me!
(BTW, don't click my sig or URL link unless you would have anyway: I'm not trying to whore for hits, but I'm also not gonna change my sig just for one article. Hell, I don't even track the hits at the moment.)
> Once we have the resources and the energy to fling a life-supporting tub through space at speeds that make interplanetary travel practical, all those problems are relaxed a whole lot
You make a good point, but don't you think that people, hundreds of years ago, would have thought the same thing about easy intercontinental travel?
It just depends on whether the person "hacking" is doing it for artful reasons or scientific reasons. What if they just do it for fun, no other reason?
Duh, I'm an idjit. Very well said, though.
> What is it going to take to get people to be so pissed off
Paying attention and recognizing bullshit/corruption. And they need to quit thinking the enemy is "the other party," instead of the people in their own party that are taking advantage of them.
> individuals have the absolute right to deny success by denying information
Can someone not be prosecuted for obstruction of justice in their own case? (I do realize you were talking about the Constitution..)
> Seriously, is there any thinking human on /. who did think Fox was a good source for news?
Hey, a lot of red-staters... Oh wait, you said "thinking," sorry.
> I've yet to have a laptop myself that didn't have this problem
:)
IBM Thinkpad R30, Dell Latitude C600, Dell Latitude (C or D)850, none had the paint peel... Probably because they were all moulded plastic
> 4GB for music? It would cost about $800 million to fill it up
An MP3 is ~3MB. 4GB can hold 1200 songs, maybe 1500. iTunes music store has tracks at 99c each. 1500 * $0.99 != $800,000,000
Time to go back to grade school.
Screw "RTFA," you didn't even finish the /. summary! Replace Gates Foundation with Governments and that's exactly what this is!
Oh man, I hadn't thought of that... You just KNOW that some small place with corrupt leaders will want computers, but instead of buying them (since they can't afford them) they'll send some hired goons out to the next town to "misappropriate" a few of them.
> Maybe I'm just getting old
Nope, just arrogant.
> I tend to ignore anything that sums up as an announcement
But the rest of us don't ignore the fact that you haven't got a fucking clue what the article is talking about, yet you open your ignorant piehole anyway. YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED "CUSTOMER," JACKASS. It's a donation to third world countries.
I don't think MIT is going to give them service contractos for their free laptops...
> Ever hear that expression about teaching someone to fish?
/. sig, probably from somewhere else)
Yeah, and you give up your monopoly on fisheries? (stolen from
> Are you actually trying to tell me that getting these kids a laptop is as important as getting them food? I just want to be clear on this point.
No, I don't believe that's what he's saying, because the potential recipients of these machines AREN'T FREAKING STARVING!!! Unless you are saying that while there is one starving child somewhere else in the world it's wrong to try educating those that are not?
Who knew a single first post could completely poison the rest of the conversation with people spouting off about how unfed children will be getting laptops. When will people stop injecting controversy into something uncontroversial???
I don't think people in third world countries are worried about running the newest version of ProTools or ACiD. The damned /. summary even said they had 500Mhz processors! 12 inch screens... They don't need USB2 ports. Get a freaking grip, man.
Geez, I totally forgot to include BoB #1! Farmers! And their unpaid slave child labor, a group with few rights, (in farming states, anyway) called "family."
That is an amazingly silly writeup! But good job whoring for page hits anyway.
> Power companies would be exploiting people as beasts of burden
What the hell do you think factory workers are??? Loading dock emplyees? And considering it would be power companies, IN CALIFORNIA, people would jump all over that if it actually happened.
> your modest proposal will reduce people to things
As opposed to today's normal workforce, who are assets. It's so much nicer knowing I'm an asset instead of just a generic "thing." It gives me purpose... yeah...
> Seriously, just because they're not well off doesn't mean you need to treat them like they're children.
BRAVO, BRAVO, BRILLIANTLY PUT! Unfortunately there are a lot of people who think the way nokilli does. And many times, they think they are working in the best interests of those they are hurting. That is one of the things that leads to multi-generation welfare families (yes, there are many other factors).
> would pay $200 for it today.
If they sold them for $200 to people who can afford it, they could donate one for each one sold and not lose all that money! Makes it easier to continue when it's not a money sink (which is not to say it isn't a good idea anyway).
As an aside, how can they say 15 million units is a TEST? That's a commitment!
Also, unless it came preloaded with almanacs, encyclopedias, etc (which I imagine it may have a bit of) it would be of limited use in the things you listed. I don't imagine there is much Internet access available on the farms of Thailand, unfortunately.
> if they had enough food, why should we assume they'd be selling laptops for more food?
/. user Nokilli did.
"We" didn't,
I agree that the biometrics would "solve" a problem that doesn't need to be solved and only adds unnecessary cost and hinderances. It is a silly idea.
Geez, just because I like "dead baby" jokes doesn't warrant troll mod. Maybe Offtopic...
Who doesn't?
> you were hoping to keep one of these babies in your swimming pool
No, just regular babies...
Enterprise? Well, the first thing that comes to mind is the TV show, but I must admit ignorance. Could you please clarify a bit for an uninformed reader? Is it a reference to a particular episode? Or are you saying a business (AKA enterpries) could arise from this?
(incorrectly assuming so) Yeah, it could, but I don't think most people would be impressed enough to make it a profitable venture.