Perhaps it is time for true hackers, in the original non-criminal sense, to come up with a new word to describe themselves.
I do consider myself a hacker in the original non-criminal use of the word.
The Lemming attitude about tools on Windows was always terribly annoying and seemed to sabotage the single biggest advantage of MIcrosoft as a monopoly vendor (namely that "it has everything").
I gave LibreOffice to my mother. I just told her it was the latest version on MS office. She will never figure out differently.
Why is it that strange incompatibilities in different versions of MS office are accepted, but an incompatibility in a free alternative is unacceptable?
they have been convinced that a walled garden is good for them
Wrong... Most people don't care. In fact most people would need you to explain what a walled garden is, and why it is a bad thing. Then they still would not care.
Milk is good for you (well, unless you're lactose intolerant) and so are flu shots
Raw natural milk might be good for you, but the sterile pasturized milk most of us grew up drinking is NOT good for you.
I for one will not be getting a flu shot. I consider getting over the flu naturally to be exercising my immune system. I firmly believe that people who do not get the flu will be at a disadvantage when something deadly and contagious hits us. (airborne ebola?)
I also try not to use anti-bacterial soap.
My thoughts on the mod system:
Give all logged in users the ability to mod.
Change Moderation to a simple up, or down button.
Now instead of a down vote taking a posting down by one, it takes it down by 0.1, so 10 people have to agree that the poster is being a dick before the post goes down by one.
Add to that tracking what a person has moderated in the past, and if you find that someone is constantly modding up posts that most people are modding down, you could reset his moderation to 0.05, or for someone really abusing the system, they might be dropped to 0.0. Allow them to think they can mod, but just don't let it change anything.
You can already get really cheap chinese android tablets on EBay, and they're almost usable. Except for the touchscreens on them. At this price point, you can't get adequate enough quality for real use.
What you and I would consider usable, and what someone who might have to save up for months to get one of these would consider usable are to very, very different things.
They don't even know what bullying is! Cyber bullying, BooFuckingHoo. Grow up, and stand up for yourself. What ever happened to words can never hurt me?
For the record I was bullied constantly through Junior high, and it only stopped when I decided I had had enough, and beat the shit out of my chief tormenter in front of the entire school. (At an assembly.)
There is an Apple store not far from where I work. I go past it from time to time, have brought a few products in for service, and even made a purchase or two in the store. You know what stands out about the Apple store?
It is ALWAYS full of people. Why would they give up valuable floor space currently used to display products, to try to sell coffee? To bring in customers? They do not seem to have a problem with that.
Yet another stupid idea by someone who has never run a business.
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For once in my life I bought before the prices went up. :) ;)
I just bought a pair of 2TB drives for storing all my "Legally acquired media files."
Today I am very proud to be Canadian.
I remember OS-9 quite well.
Perhaps it is time for true hackers, in the original non-criminal sense, to come up with a new word to describe themselves.
I do consider myself a hacker in the original non-criminal use of the word.
I took his advice, and got a life. (Well as much of a life as any geek can hope to have.)
:)
I still think I enjoyed Star Trek more.
Maybe I am a cynic, but do you think maybe they are looking for us to figure out effective deep space communications for them?
See point #2
Added bonus #1. It pisses off Americans because they can't go there.
Added bonus #2. No Americans.
Excuse me while I call my travel agent.
I gave LibreOffice to my mother. I just told her it was the latest version on MS office. She will never figure out differently.
Why is it that strange incompatibilities in different versions of MS office are accepted, but an incompatibility in a free alternative is unacceptable?
Woz has a Nixie tube watch. You gotta love a guy like that.
I think it is this one:
http://www.cathodecorner.com/nixiewatch/
Who are these people? We need to get them professional help at once!
Thanks for the tip. I was not aware of that.
Wrong... Most people don't care. In fact most people would need you to explain what a walled garden is, and why it is a bad thing. Then they still would not care.
I think it is time for a turbine/electric hybrid.
I have been thinking about this for my next motorcycle project.
Raw natural milk might be good for you, but the sterile pasturized milk most of us grew up drinking is NOT good for you.
I for one will not be getting a flu shot. I consider getting over the flu naturally to be exercising my immune system. I firmly believe that people who do not get the flu will be at a disadvantage when something deadly and contagious hits us. (airborne ebola?)
I also try not to use anti-bacterial soap.
Everyone needs to see this PSA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg
My thoughts on the mod system:
Give all logged in users the ability to mod.
Change Moderation to a simple up, or down button. Now instead of a down vote taking a posting down by one, it takes it down by 0.1, so 10 people have to agree that the poster is being a dick before the post goes down by one.
Add to that tracking what a person has moderated in the past, and if you find that someone is constantly modding up posts that most people are modding down, you could reset his moderation to 0.05, or for someone really abusing the system, they might be dropped to 0.0. Allow them to think they can mod, but just don't let it change anything.
It could work. Stranger things have happened.
What you and I would consider usable, and what someone who might have to save up for months to get one of these would consider usable are to very, very different things.
Are you saying that 2012 will be "the year of Linux on the desktop", that I keep hearing so much about.
Your signature has a syntax error at line 10.
Try this:
10 print "We are what we repeatedly do -- Aristottle"
20 GOTO 10
They don't even know what bullying is! Cyber bullying, BooFuckingHoo. Grow up, and stand up for yourself. What ever happened to words can never hurt me?
For the record I was bullied constantly through Junior high, and it only stopped when I decided I had had enough, and beat the shit out of my chief tormenter in front of the entire school. (At an assembly.)
I didn't even pay for the book I am currently reading. I guess that makes me a fucking sleazy tax dodger, and a pirate. :)
Hold the power button down for ten seconds, just like always. :)
There is an Apple store not far from where I work. I go past it from time to time, have brought a few products in for service, and even made a purchase or two in the store.
You know what stands out about the Apple store?
It is ALWAYS full of people. Why would they give up valuable floor space currently used to display products, to try to sell coffee? To bring in customers? They do not seem to have a problem with that.
Yet another stupid idea by someone who has never run a business.