Even more than we generally realise, since the UAW builds Toyotas, Hondas, Nissans, and so forth in the US--but still demonize them as 'foreign devil' cars.
"Completely Open Source Hardware"? Sounds like a code-phrase for "here's the schematic, guys."
Great idea, and happy to see it, but waving the big "open source" flag over nearly everything that isn't for sale is getting silly. When are we going to start referring to manuals as "open source training?"
My observations haven't been tied directly to hours worked, as much as styles of dedication.
A new kid may stay late on a supercool project, and burn for weeks on it. However, it's the coolness (or lack thereof) that determines how they work.
Older folks will generally work hard on the project they're working on, whatever it may be, but go home at a normal hour. On the other hand, if there is a real deadline driving a project, they'll likely burn hard to get it done. (Assuming the deadline is at least rational, of course.)
It's about ownership and professionalism, things which tend to grow over time as fatigue and "the real world' set in to veteran staff.
"...the accused was perhaps the stupidest doper ever."
Well yes, that's about right.
Landis is am embarassment even amongst the convicted and banned dopers in the cycling world. He's an idiot, an ass, and a liar. I just hope that the French decide to make the warrant international, effectively forcing him to stay in the US and out of the world cycling community forever.
OK, in this case I think that we should (gasp!) listen to Microsoft.
Near as I can tell from their convoluted pages, the last update for IE6sp3 was in April 2008; and that MS supports it for two years following that.
In other words, by May of this year, Microsoft will quit supporting it. If they don't support it, then nobody else should feel obliged to either. If you will lose revenue by blocking IE6, then well...make your own decisions. How much money do you spend supporting it to make 'x' dollars of revenue?
"Are people with disabilities supposed to just lie down and take it?"
Well in the Open Source world, that's exactly what EVERYONE who isn't capable or willing to fix their problems themselves is supposed to do.
Don't like it? Fix it, hire someone to fix it, or shut the hell up. This is almost always (still!) promoted as a positive feature, but in reality is a significant disadvantage.
Sorry, but the disabled community gets no special treatment on this issue.
Jonathan made it clear well over a year before the Oracle offer was on the table that they were trying to find a buyer.
Sun had, at one recent point, enough CASH RESERVES to take the company private again, and stayed public, aggressively driving the stock price lower and lower.
This is a big success for the executives--they crushed Sun, forced an acquisition, and got richer. That was their goal, they succeeded, and should therefore get their money!
There, that's all there is to it. Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, American, British, Indian, or other.
You can't trust the companies, and you can't trust the governments. Everywhere a corrupt person _could_ have (or create) access to data they shouldn't, there _will_ be a corrupt person working at it.
Maybe it's the Chinese government, maybe it's a hacker at a chip factory, maybe it's the Russian mafia, maybe it's a rogue NSA operative (or the NSA itself), but SOMEONE will do this eventually. They may not be after your data, but if it becomes useful (i.e. valuable) to them, then they'll use it.
"Sun's Project Darkstar Game Server Platform No More"
Hmm. That doesn't seem right. Let's move a word.
"Project Darkstar Game Server Platform No More Sun's"
There. Not grammatically great, but it gets the point across. It's an open source project. The corporate backer is no longer backing it. It's still an open source project, and can be developed by the community.
That's a primary point of open source, isn't it?
If most OSS projects can't survive without corporate sponsorship and guidance, then the OSS model is a failure and needs to be rexamined.
The history of computing is littered with mistakes and dead-ends. If this is all that bad, it'll go the way of the Lisa, the Apple III, Clippy, the Coleco Adam, and others.
I have vociferously posted against the use of the word "addiction" for psychological dependency on non-addictive substances (e.g. sex, games, gambling).
However, the treatment is going to be similar, with a few notable changes.
1) Withdrawal won't happen with games, because there's no physical dependency. In fact, this is a big part of what differentiates true addiction from "addiction" to games, etc. 2) After withdrawal, a drug addict will normally go through counselling and the like, to avoid falling back to the drug. The physical breaking free, though, is a huge part. Now with game "addiction", the lack of a physical dependency (and alternatively, lack of withdrawal) means that counselling is all there is to keep the person from going back to the game.
I know someone currently going through alcohol addiction detox and recovery, and it's a six-week program laid out quite a bit like this. Alcohol detox/withdrawal is a weird one because it is usually very short and mild, although the residual effects linger for ages. Anyways, after withdrawal is dealt with, 6-12 weeks seems pretty standard to get a person back together enough for them to move forward, regardless of what they're dealing with.
Sorry, just got carried away. The July/August 2005 issue of Fine Woodworking had what may possibly have been the most beautiful wall clocks in existence, but I can't find it online at the moment.
"I would love if my appliances were net enabled. Android on a microwave? Thats perfect. Maybe I can see how much power its used that month or, heaven forbid, it friggin talk to NTP so it can set its own time. Sorry naysayers but this is great."
It's a question of implementation. An NTP clock would be nice, but what happens when it loses the signal? Does it have an internal clock which keeps counting, or does it give up entirely? Computers, in general, use NTP to adjust their clock; but some cell phones (for instance) don't _have_ an internal clock, and if you don't have a signal, you don't have a time. In the kitchen, that would suck.
Our microwave is the newest appliance in the kitchen, and was built in the era of cell phones with B&W displays. The Android is going to be obsolete long before the microwave oven is.
Also, it's noise - more displays, more lights, more buttons, more STUFF. I'm a big fan of less stuff.
If you want a net-enabled microwave, fine. The problem is that technology tends to be 'rush to copy.' If these get popular, then appliances that function without a network connection will become nigh impossible to find.
Already want it - and have for years. I have two or three 'always on' appliances in the kitchen with digital clocks. When we haul out our bread maker, the clock flashes at us because we can't be bothered to set it. Our TV and VCR both complain when the clocks aren't set.
Honestly, I want to get rid of most of these digital clocks, and have the option to turn off the display on the rest. (i.e. having a timer on an oven is a feature we use, but I don't need to see the time all the time). Then I could have an attractive, elegant wall clock with a second hand.
(side rant - just because, I want a wall clock with a mechanical movement. Can't find one anywhere.)
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The theatre glasses are designed to be worn over anything, so they suffice. I wouldn't call them comfortable, but I made it most of the way through a movie (Harry Potter - 3D Imax) without them bothering me.
Of course when fashion swings around and we start wearing giant glasses again, I'm not so sure they'll fit.
A few days ago there was a link to an article about the most 'tarnished' tech companies. I suggested EA, because they used to be the very best of the best, and now they're...this.
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Great. Where will you get your iodine from then?
Even more than we generally realise, since the UAW builds Toyotas, Hondas, Nissans, and so forth in the US--but still demonize them as 'foreign devil' cars.
"Completely Open Source Hardware"? Sounds like a code-phrase for "here's the schematic, guys."
Great idea, and happy to see it, but waving the big "open source" flag over nearly everything that isn't for sale is getting silly. When are we going to start referring to manuals as "open source training?"
Yep, I was there too. I remember thicknet with its vampire taps, and thinnet with the coax T-terminators.
My observations haven't been tied directly to hours worked, as much as styles of dedication.
A new kid may stay late on a supercool project, and burn for weeks on it. However, it's the coolness (or lack thereof) that determines how they work.
Older folks will generally work hard on the project they're working on, whatever it may be, but go home at a normal hour. On the other hand, if there is a real deadline driving a project, they'll likely burn hard to get it done. (Assuming the deadline is at least rational, of course.)
It's about ownership and professionalism, things which tend to grow over time as fatigue and "the real world' set in to veteran staff.
"Or use Btrfs; ZFS isn't the only option with integrity checks."
Oh yeah, because nothing screams "reliable" like filesystem that is still in beta.
"...the accused was perhaps the stupidest doper ever."
Well yes, that's about right.
Landis is am embarassment even amongst the convicted and banned dopers in the cycling world. He's an idiot, an ass, and a liar. I just hope that the French decide to make the warrant international, effectively forcing him to stay in the US and out of the world cycling community forever.
OK, in this case I think that we should (gasp!) listen to Microsoft.
Near as I can tell from their convoluted pages, the last update for IE6sp3 was in April 2008; and that MS supports it for two years following that.
In other words, by May of this year, Microsoft will quit supporting it. If they don't support it, then nobody else should feel obliged to either. If you will lose revenue by blocking IE6, then well...make your own decisions. How much money do you spend supporting it to make 'x' dollars of revenue?
"Are people with disabilities supposed to just lie down and take it?"
Well in the Open Source world, that's exactly what EVERYONE who isn't capable or willing to fix their problems themselves is supposed to do.
Don't like it? Fix it, hire someone to fix it, or shut the hell up. This is almost always (still!) promoted as a positive feature, but in reality is a significant disadvantage.
Sorry, but the disabled community gets no special treatment on this issue.
Jonathan made it clear well over a year before the Oracle offer was on the table that they were trying to find a buyer.
Sun had, at one recent point, enough CASH RESERVES to take the company private again, and stayed public, aggressively driving the stock price lower and lower.
This is a big success for the executives--they crushed Sun, forced an acquisition, and got richer. That was their goal, they succeeded, and should therefore get their money!
So it goes.
No.
There, that's all there is to it. Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, American, British, Indian, or other.
You can't trust the companies, and you can't trust the governments. Everywhere a corrupt person _could_ have (or create) access to data they shouldn't, there _will_ be a corrupt person working at it.
Maybe it's the Chinese government, maybe it's a hacker at a chip factory, maybe it's the Russian mafia, maybe it's a rogue NSA operative (or the NSA itself), but SOMEONE will do this eventually. They may not be after your data, but if it becomes useful (i.e. valuable) to them, then they'll use it.
"But I guarantee you..."
That's a hell of a guarantee to make, especially given how extensively the US is currently known to spy on its citizens.
Not defending China here at all, nor saying that things in the western world are _that_ bad, but I think they are much closer than you claim.
How exactly do you define "too much."
Sounds about right to me...
The idiots are already online. We can't retroactively test and license them.
Besides, Microsoft would never have been allowed online. Does anyone remember their "the internet is a fad" stance?
So an open source beta platform being axed is too bad. Sadly, there will be a lot more of them.
Personally, I'm more worried about seeing commercial products slashed - Directory Server is almost certainly going to be on the chopping block.
"Sun's Project Darkstar Game Server Platform No More"
Hmm. That doesn't seem right. Let's move a word.
"Project Darkstar Game Server Platform No More Sun's"
There. Not grammatically great, but it gets the point across. It's an open source project. The corporate backer is no longer backing it. It's still an open source project, and can be developed by the community.
That's a primary point of open source, isn't it?
If most OSS projects can't survive without corporate sponsorship and guidance, then the OSS model is a failure and needs to be rexamined.
The history of computing is littered with mistakes and dead-ends. If this is all that bad, it'll go the way of the Lisa, the Apple III, Clippy, the Coleco Adam, and others.
I have vociferously posted against the use of the word "addiction" for psychological dependency on non-addictive substances (e.g. sex, games, gambling).
However, the treatment is going to be similar, with a few notable changes.
1) Withdrawal won't happen with games, because there's no physical dependency. In fact, this is a big part of what differentiates true addiction from "addiction" to games, etc.
2) After withdrawal, a drug addict will normally go through counselling and the like, to avoid falling back to the drug. The physical breaking free, though, is a huge part. Now with game "addiction", the lack of a physical dependency (and alternatively, lack of withdrawal) means that counselling is all there is to keep the person from going back to the game.
I know someone currently going through alcohol addiction detox and recovery, and it's a six-week program laid out quite a bit like this. Alcohol detox/withdrawal is a weird one because it is usually very short and mild, although the residual effects linger for ages. Anyways, after withdrawal is dealt with, 6-12 weeks seems pretty standard to get a person back together enough for them to move forward, regardless of what they're dealing with.
Not an issue. Not a mountain, either. Just a modest and timely change to deal with slipping deadlines.
Not everything on /. has to be earth-shattering. How many "Linux kernel 2.6.xxxxx released" articles have there been?
Nice clocks indeed! I'd be more interested in a gallery clock than a case clock, but definitely something to look at. Thanks!
Incidentally, I could probably suffer an electronic clock like this. Or go for a serious wall-clock. Or ultimately, a _really_ serious grandfather clock.
Sorry, just got carried away. The July/August 2005 issue of Fine Woodworking had what may possibly have been the most beautiful wall clocks in existence, but I can't find it online at the moment.
WWV. It's been there for decades, although just as a radio broadcast, not over power lines.
"I would love if my appliances were net enabled. Android on a microwave? Thats perfect. Maybe I can see how much power its used that month or, heaven forbid, it friggin talk to NTP so it can set its own time. Sorry naysayers but this is great."
It's a question of implementation. An NTP clock would be nice, but what happens when it loses the signal? Does it have an internal clock which keeps counting, or does it give up entirely? Computers, in general, use NTP to adjust their clock; but some cell phones (for instance) don't _have_ an internal clock, and if you don't have a signal, you don't have a time. In the kitchen, that would suck.
Our microwave is the newest appliance in the kitchen, and was built in the era of cell phones with B&W displays. The Android is going to be obsolete long before the microwave oven is.
Also, it's noise - more displays, more lights, more buttons, more STUFF. I'm a big fan of less stuff.
If you want a net-enabled microwave, fine. The problem is that technology tends to be 'rush to copy.' If these get popular, then appliances that function without a network connection will become nigh impossible to find.
Already want it - and have for years. I have two or three 'always on' appliances in the kitchen with digital clocks. When we haul out our bread maker, the clock flashes at us because we can't be bothered to set it. Our TV and VCR both complain when the clocks aren't set.
Honestly, I want to get rid of most of these digital clocks, and have the option to turn off the display on the rest. (i.e. having a timer on an oven is a feature we use, but I don't need to see the time all the time). Then I could have an attractive, elegant wall clock with a second hand.
(side rant - just because, I want a wall clock with a mechanical movement. Can't find one anywhere.)
The theatre glasses are designed to be worn over anything, so they suffice. I wouldn't call them comfortable, but I made it most of the way through a movie (Harry Potter - 3D Imax) without them bothering me.
Of course when fashion swings around and we start wearing giant glasses again, I'm not so sure they'll fit.
A few days ago there was a link to an article about the most 'tarnished' tech companies. I suggested EA, because they used to be the very best of the best, and now they're...this.