Re:Good read, if you can get through it.
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1) Please excuse my presumption regarding your having read the book based on your review. 1000 apologies.
2) Maybe not "technomancy" per se but maybe "period piece technomancy". I liked that he was able to branch out away from just technology to more fundamental subjects.
Suffice it to say I'm glad that the wait will only be 6 months this time around. Just enough time to re-read Quicksilver. Maybe even try some decryption.
Books 2 and 3...
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For those of you already wondering when the next books will be out, Stephenson is trying a Matrix approach:
HC: When can we hope to see the next volumes in the Baroque Cycle?
NS: They're coming out at six-month intervals, so April 2004 for The Confusion, and then October 2004 for The System of the World.
Good read, if you can get through it.
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I'm currently on page 800 of my proof copy and thought I might try writing a Slashdot review. Fortunately, somebody beat me to it! Instead I'll present the following points:
1) If you did not (like|understand|pretend to get|claim to have read) Cryptonomicon, this is not the book for you. I can't imagine Mr. Stephenson was looking to expand his fan base with this book. This book is easily an intellectual achievement and as such, is written to satisfy an audience of 1: Neal Stephenson.
2) Generally, Stephenson's books are best after multiple readings. If you don't like reading books over again, you should steer clear of this author altogether. Quicksilver is no exception. There is a lot going on and, if the other books serve as guides, you will get more out of them a second time around.
3) After reading parts of this book you are going to want to track down articles on (wikipedia|everything2) to refresh your memory about late 17th century European history. Even so, this book is not "late 17th century European history." This is a book about 17th century hackers and, if you believe the premise, how much and how little things have changed. Either way, this book merits a Companion guide.
4) The sixth paragraph above is a pretty big spoiler. Don't read it.
5) I don't think Christina Schulman, the reviewer, (and despite the Epiphyte reference) made it through the book. The Quicksilver metaphor is important in the first book. The second and third books in the Quicksilver volume go on to other metaphors.
6) don't expect it to resemble Stephenson's prior books in anything but ambition and length. Ummm, I disagree. The parallel story line method is Stephenson's trademark, whether you are reading The Big U, the Diamond Age, or most noticeably Cryptonomicon. This book is more of what Stephenson does best, but in a very different setting.
7) Despite having a proof copy, I'm getting the hardcover of this sucker. Stephenson is worth it.
8) The Real Character puzzle from the website was only a glimpse of what was to come in the book. Given the time and effort (and application of programming skills/OCR) I don't expect to be disappointed.
Bottom line, if you're new to Stephenson, you'll want to try Cryptonomicon first. Quicksilver can be a page-turner but it is by no means a quick read. I usually fly through books but have taken over a month on this one. This book represents an incredible amount of effort and cements Stephenson's position top among the most versatile, intelligent, (Linux friendly) authors today.
Not really because he also saved his receipts and scanned those in. So it was slightly more work. It's also interesting to try this on yourself, not from a GIS perspective but to try and account for where you spend money or how often.
I tried to manage my money by tracking where I spent money and over the course of a month I'd racked up around 50 different vendors. After six months (had I kept it up) I could probably go to the Brickskeller (like this guy did) and open a corporate account with a 10% discount based on volume.
It may not be TIA but it was more work than your passing glance gathered.
I was introduced to a word that describes the parent post well. sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
1) Post mini-rant against comment-based meta-moderator. (Funny) 2) Follow-up with a generalized complaint of stupid moderation (Informative, Insightful) 3) ??? (Don't forget that step) 4) Profit | Priceless (Depending on your mood).
Well, for one thing, he rated 7 +5 comments on Slashdot in his past 24 posts, most being either Interesting or Informative. If that isn't qualified around here, I don't know what is.
Use sprintpcs. They still offer unlimited free tap messaging. E-mail me for the access number if you have trouble finding it on the sprint pcs developer's site.
Word of caution: we upgraded to sprintpcs after years of using Metrocall. While I like the convenience of having the cell phone, my messaging range is limited inside buildings in ways it never was with a pager. Very infrequently I wish I still used the pager.
But, since you've been using AT&T, you should be used to it by now.
The upcoming Killing... reissue, which will reportedly not include MEGADETH's cover of the Nancy Sinatra classic "These Boots Are Made For Walking" after the original writer of the song, Lee Hazelwood, refused to grant the group the rights to re-release the track, will contain an as-yet-undisclosed "big surprise", according to the frontman. (http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/wvummetalshow/oldnew s.html)
The original version was originally released on CD without 'These Boots' due to Lee Hazelwood's delayed decision to be a right bastard. Megadeth had to increase royalties to him or drop the track. The later was chosen, the 7 track version was released and many fans never got to hear it. However, Combat Records (the bands label at the time) have since rereleased the album with the full original uncensored mix of 'These Boots' in its rightful place on track 4. (http://www.lastlabyrinth.com/reviews/revew29a.htm )
The one big change on this rerelease is the band's phenomenal cover of "These Boots", originally made famous by Nancy Sinatra. After its release, songwriter Lee Hazelwood was offended by Mustaine's hilarious reworking of the lyrics, and eventually forced the band to issue later prints of the album without the song. It appears for the first time on CD here, but in a surreally censored fashion, since Hazelwood still has yet to grant permission to Mustaine to release the cover in its complete version. So instead of hearing all the lyrics, all the naughty bits are "bleeped" out. (http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/megadea th-killing.shtml)
However, it appears unlikely that the reissued album will include MEGADETH's cover of the Nancy Sinatra classic "These Boots Are Made For Walking", which appeared on the original version of the CD, after the original writer of the song, Lee Hazelwood, refused to grant the group the rights to re-release the version of the track that appeared on Killing..., seeing as it contained slightly altered lyrics to the original, thereby requiring Hazelwood's consent. "Sadly, we were forced to make a decision," Dave stated in his posting. "Do we put 'These Boots' on as an instrumental, do we sing it again in the original format with his lyrics, or do we just beep out all of my lyrics that I added? I decided for now, not to have it on the record if it means that we have to censor ourselves to appease this person. I have also written a statement about what happened, and why it isn't on the record, for inclusion in the liner notes. (http://www.blistering.com/news/newsdet.php3?ID=22 93)
One problem with this type of arrangement is that it requires thoughtful meta-description of all content (which scientists do but PHBs don't). What you have an interesting way of representing "degrees of separation", not a "triumph of Linux on the Desktop." The challenge ( http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/sevc/overview.htm) was:
"This new international contest is designed to recognize outstanding achievements by scientists and engineers in the use of visual media to promote understanding of research results."
So for the visual representation of linked data structure, sure this looks great. As a GUI, heck no. "File Manager" seems like a misnomer here.
I would imagine that actual virtual cinema would allow Bill to take this idea and put it into his own version of The Matrix Reloaded. When I get my petabyte tablet or my Primer, I'll do just that.
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I believe it was "Libraries of Congress".
Modded down? What a bunch of crud. I say, Insightful +1. And hope the moderator used up his points quickly.
The Euro campaign was pretty big.
According to this post, Publicis spent ~ USD$70M for the three year campaign.
Yeah, retailers were a big part of the education campaign. (Think Walmart, not Wally's Corner Market)
That pen you used was to test for the presence of wood-based paper. The old iodine-starch trick.
Wouldn't a pocketful of $1 coins have more mass that a pocketful of $1 notes? And that jingling, too.
What if I opt you in?
So at what time did it become self-aware?
I plug my APC UPS into itself.
1) Please excuse my presumption regarding your having read the book based on your review. 1000 apologies.
2) Maybe not "technomancy" per se but maybe "period piece technomancy". I liked that he was able to branch out away from just technology to more fundamental subjects.
Suffice it to say I'm glad that the wait will only be 6 months this time around. Just enough time to re-read Quicksilver. Maybe even try some decryption.
For those of you already wondering when the next books will be out, Stephenson is trying a Matrix approach:
HC: When can we hope to see the next volumes in the Baroque Cycle?
NS: They're coming out at six-month intervals, so April 2004 for The Confusion, and then October 2004 for The System of the World.
http://www.baroquecycle.com/interview.htm
I'm currently on page 800 of my proof copy and thought I might try writing a Slashdot review. Fortunately, somebody beat me to it! Instead I'll present the following points:
1) If you did not (like|understand|pretend to get|claim to have read) Cryptonomicon, this is not the book for you. I can't imagine Mr. Stephenson was looking to expand his fan base with this book. This book is easily an intellectual achievement and as such, is written to satisfy an audience of 1: Neal Stephenson.
2) Generally, Stephenson's books are best after multiple readings. If you don't like reading books over again, you should steer clear of this author altogether. Quicksilver is no exception. There is a lot going on and, if the other books serve as guides, you will get more out of them a second time around.
3) After reading parts of this book you are going to want to track down articles on (wikipedia|everything2) to refresh your memory about late 17th century European history. Even so, this book is not "late 17th century European history." This is a book about 17th century hackers and, if you believe the premise, how much and how little things have changed. Either way, this book merits a Companion guide.
4) The sixth paragraph above is a pretty big spoiler. Don't read it.
5) I don't think Christina Schulman, the reviewer, (and despite the Epiphyte reference) made it through the book. The Quicksilver metaphor is important in the first book. The second and third books in the Quicksilver volume go on to other metaphors.
6) don't expect it to resemble Stephenson's prior books in anything but ambition and length. Ummm, I disagree. The parallel story line method is Stephenson's trademark, whether you are reading The Big U, the Diamond Age, or most noticeably Cryptonomicon. This book is more of what Stephenson does best, but in a very different setting.
7) Despite having a proof copy, I'm getting the hardcover of this sucker. Stephenson is worth it.
8) The Real Character puzzle from the website was only a glimpse of what was to come in the book. Given the time and effort (and application of programming skills/OCR) I don't expect to be disappointed.
Bottom line, if you're new to Stephenson, you'll want to try Cryptonomicon first. Quicksilver can be a page-turner but it is by no means a quick read. I usually fly through books but have taken over a month on this one. This book represents an incredible amount of effort and cements Stephenson's position top among the most versatile, intelligent, (Linux friendly) authors today.
Not really because he also saved his receipts and scanned those in. So it was slightly more work. It's also interesting to try this on yourself, not from a GIS perspective but to try and account for where you spend money or how often.
I tried to manage my money by tracking where I spent money and over the course of a month I'd racked up around 50 different vendors. After six months (had I kept it up) I could probably go to the Brickskeller (like this guy did) and open a corporate account with a 10% discount based on volume.
It may not be TIA but it was more work than your passing glance gathered.
I was introduced to a word that describes the parent post well. sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
1) Post mini-rant against comment-based meta-moderator. (Funny)
2) Follow-up with a generalized complaint of stupid moderation (Informative, Insightful)
3) ??? (Don't forget that step)
4) Profit | Priceless (Depending on your mood).
Well, for one thing, he rated 7 +5 comments on Slashdot in his past 24 posts, most being either Interesting or Informative. If that isn't qualified around here, I don't know what is.
Use sprintpcs. They still offer unlimited free tap messaging. E-mail me for the access number if you have trouble finding it on the sprint pcs developer's site.
Word of caution: we upgraded to sprintpcs after years of using Metrocall. While I like the convenience of having the cell phone, my messaging range is limited inside buildings in ways it never was with a pager. Very infrequently I wish I still used the pager.
But, since you've been using AT&T, you should be used to it by now.
Thanks for the clarification. I couldn't find the words to properly describe what the difference was.
You may want to let Scott Hollenbeck (shollenbeck@verisign.com) and Matt Larson (mlarson@verisign.com) from VeriSign's Naming and Directory Services know what you think of their Best Practices.
And while you are at it, you may consider a friendly note for W.G. Champion Mitchell (wmitchell@verisign.com), President, NetSol and Stratton Sclavos (ssclavos@verisign.com), Chairman and CEO, VeriSign.
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The upcoming Killing... reissue, which will reportedly not include MEGADETH's cover of the Nancy Sinatra classic "These Boots Are Made For Walking" after the original writer of the song, Lee Hazelwood, refused to grant the group the rights to re-release the track, will contain an as-yet-undisclosed "big surprise", according to the frontman. (http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/wvummetalshow/oldne
The original version was originally released on CD without 'These Boots' due to Lee Hazelwood's delayed decision to be a right bastard. Megadeth had to increase royalties to him or drop the track. The later was chosen, the 7 track version was released and many fans never got to hear it. However, Combat Records (the bands label at the time) have since rereleased the album with the full original uncensored mix of 'These Boots' in its rightful place on track 4. (http://www.lastlabyrinth.com/reviews/revew29a.ht
The one big change on this rerelease is the band's phenomenal cover of "These Boots", originally made famous by Nancy Sinatra. After its release, songwriter Lee Hazelwood was offended by Mustaine's hilarious reworking of the lyrics, and eventually forced the band to issue later prints of the album without the song. It appears for the first time on CD here, but in a surreally censored fashion, since Hazelwood still has yet to grant permission to Mustaine to release the cover in its complete version. So instead of hearing all the lyrics, all the naughty bits are "bleeped" out. (http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/megade
However, it appears unlikely that the reissued album will include MEGADETH's cover of the Nancy Sinatra classic "These Boots Are Made For Walking", which appeared on the original version of the CD, after the original writer of the song, Lee Hazelwood, refused to grant the group the rights to re-release the version of the track that appeared on Killing..., seeing as it contained slightly altered lyrics to the original, thereby requiring Hazelwood's consent. "Sadly, we were forced to make a decision," Dave stated in his posting. "Do we put 'These Boots' on as an instrumental, do we sing it again in the original format with his lyrics, or do we just beep out all of my lyrics that I added? I decided for now, not to have it on the record if it means that we have to censor ourselves to appease this person. I have also written a statement about what happened, and why it isn't on the record, for inclusion in the liner notes. (http://www.blistering.com/news/newsdet.php3?ID=2
One problem with this type of arrangement is that it requires thoughtful meta-description of all content (which scientists do but PHBs don't). What you have an interesting way of representing "degrees of separation", not a "triumph of Linux on the Desktop." The challenge ( http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/sevc/overview.htm ) was:
"This new international contest is designed to recognize outstanding achievements by scientists and engineers in the use of visual media to promote understanding of research results."
So for the visual representation of linked data structure, sure this looks great. As a GUI, heck no. "File Manager" seems like a misnomer here.
Quick! Click before this gets modded offtopic! http://slashdot.org/articles/02/12/30/1243247.shtm l?tid=126
Unfortunately, in order to run Software Update Services Server, you also need to run IIS. And no, not everybody running Windows also runs IIS.
Jeesh, some people just don't get it. I got it, though. Thx 4 the chuckle, pheared. Offtopic my arse. If I could only MM that.
I would imagine that actual virtual cinema would allow Bill to take this idea and put it into his own version of The Matrix Reloaded. When I get my petabyte tablet or my Primer, I'll do just that.
Yeah, jackass, they did get the source code. A more informed person than you did made the comment insightful.
And since Australia is next, if NZ comes under cyberattack, we'll know this guy really was Insightful.