Hi, I'm living in overdub hell right now. I can watch all the latest Hollywood movies and US tv shows here in Germany, but none of them in English. You should hear the German interpretation of Seinfeld's Kramer.
I'm drunk and you're all a bunch of fucking assholes. Why don't you all be who you are, instead of trying to say something "intelligent" or "insightful". Everything that gets the +5 or +4 scores can be imagined by the average slashdot user, but simply is not stated because it's so obvious. Why are all you fucking assholes so condescending? The worst is all you l33t k5 people who think you're smarter than slashdot. Well, listen to this: The trolls here are the smartest around. They realize that you're all a bunch of fucking wannabe's who want your droll opinion (not really your own) heard so you can get fucking karma points. Why do you care about karma? I'll tell you why. Because you don't have the balls enough to believe that your real opinion is worth anything. You say what is expected and what you think people want to hear so they will mod you up. Mother Fuckers! Be yourselves, forget about fucking karma. I learn a lot more from browsing at -1 than at 2 or higher. You're all Karma whores. The trolls only realize that, while boring and reduntant (even if not said before), it will get modded up because you people are a bunch of cattle, following the herd. Grow up, speak your mind, and forget about what the others think and what they want to hear. I was going to post this anonymously, but I guess I'll grow some balls and post it logged in. What do the rest of you think? Goodnight,
It may surprise you. Do you realize how many Slashdotters use windows? I'd bet it's more than half. Hell, there are probably as many using AOL as there are using Mozilla.
I think we need a new name for these guys...just saying AOL or even AOL/TW is not evil enough. It's hard to even comprehend how much these guys have control over now. Hell, if they want they can spread the word through radio, television, internet news, magazines, and every other medium that XP is no good. While that in itself is the truth, the fact that they have the power to do so is frightening.
If AOL were to do a Linux distro most likely it wouldn't be recognizable as such. The user interface would be as easy as a set-top internet box, with lots of pretty colors. While undoubtedly hackable, it would almost certainly be geared to the complete newbie. I think this would be a good thing, in that while none of us would take it seriously, it would increase the market share of linux, and hence decrease MS market share. Tschüß,
We talk to much about beowulf clusters here, but I have never seen and cannot find where the term actually comes from. Can anyone offer some insight? If from it's from the tale about Grendel, Hrothgar, etc., how does it relate?
Thanks in advance,
Mike.
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That's an average of about 10 m/s. Sounds feasible, but it would be a feat in itself.
The whole project sounds incredible. If they can build such a building, I bet they could also engineer an equally-advanced elevator.
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And you believed it?
Did I say I believed it? It was clear that the poster had not read that in the article. There's a good AC reply to my above post that's been modded down (why?). Cheers,
It's hard to find how well Moore's law holds up for transistor count. I've only seen it referenced in terms of clock speed. Anybody have some info?
Thanks,
Mike.
Hey, let's all bash the Americans while they're sleeping, and see if they can make a good comeback when they wake up. That way we'll all feel better about the shitholes we live in.
Yes, I hate my president. Yes, Corporations are trying to destroy democracy (and so far are doing a good job of it). Yes, the US is pretty fucked up right now.
But look at your country. I don't care where you are, your government is FUCKED UP. Everything is FUCKED UP. The whole world is FUCKED UP. Now ask yourselves this: what will happen if the US crashes?....you thinking?...yeah, it doesn't take an econ degree to figure it out. You, whoever, wherever you are, will feel it. And let's not forget that we're all toast if nuclear war starts. This is a global community now. We are all citizens of the human race.
If you don't like what we're doing in the US (I sure as hell don't and I live there), don't just sit there on your high horse criticizing us, because it's your ass too.
In case you're wondering, I'm awake because I'm studying in Germany this year. Tschüß, Mike.
I agree with the latter part of your comment, in saying that we're grossly overcharged for music. (Really, I'm one of those free-information hippies, but I want to see any step in the right direction).
To my point, the problem with your comment (and that of many others here) is that the argument of "They industry hasn't lost any money", while currently true, won't be for long. As higher-quality more-portable media becomes available, there will be little reason remaining to purchase the industry-pressed disc. At that point they will start losing money. (Well, there's a difference between losing money and just not making as much, but you get the idea.) The industry knows this, and is trying to stop it while they still have some control.
What they don't realize is the major fallacy in saying they're trying "to educate the public" about ethics, etc. The public, in majority rule, decides itself what is ethical and right.
Just to point out for those who haven't done much international travelling lately...
I am currently in Germany, and now realize what I'm missing by buying DVD's in the US. Here they come with at least 2 language tracks and usually around 7 sets of sub-titles. Great tool if you're trying to learn German, by the way. But of course I didn't bring any of my Region Code 1 movies with me, because that's not allowed by the MPAA, your and my media police/lawmakers.
Are copyrights and patents the only way to encourage further accomplishments? I would like to think not, for the same reason you stated, that they restrict the use of such information.
Take for instance the following idealized (post MPAA) situation: A musician or group of musicians creates music, which is distributed freely by whatever means possible, with the only costs being those of distribution. The public that enjoys the music gives the musician(s) money, not to pay them for the music they received, but simply because they want more music from this person/group. Granted, there are a couple conditions that would be needed to make this possible, i.e. enough money going around that people have some to spare for such things (commissions?)
On patents, I don't see a way of obviating them in the following situation: someone invents something, but doesn't have the immediate resources to produce it for sale. (Insert big company name here) likes the idea, produces it, and makes any/all profits from it. Of course, that gets back to the issue of whether he's entitled to any such gains from his invention in the first place.
Any ideas on how to make these things possible without patents? I know I for one would like some means by which to make money off of an idea of mine (though I wouldn't feel entitled to it).
We criticize intolerance, and you say we're anti-Christian. He said he'll leave you alone, is that intolerance? It's the self-righteous intolerance of people who want to buy porn that is the problem.
If we're intolerant (we being non-Christians who don't want Christian morals flung at us), we're intolerant of intolerance.
Good point, and nice trivia fact (can you back it up?)
To quickly get to my point, I don't think mp3 traders are exhibiting their view of reality at all, but rather just want to collect music.
I like having property, and I'm grateful for the social manifestation that says there is such a thing. I also wanted to talk about my agreement with what was said about corporate power, but that's been said above. Cheers,
Mike.
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"Dr. Chandra, will I dream?"
"No, but you will be sued to oblivion over your name."
Just fyi, that's something HAL's sister computer, SAL said in 2010: Odyssey Two.
And if you're a pissed-off techie and you work for anyone of these scum-buckets then I have just one question: WHY? Don't give me that "well I have to earn a living" shite. Go and work for someone else and get a clear conscience.
Better yet, before leaving to work for someone else, stir something up, try to make some change, encourage others to do the same!!
There will probably always be enough people who don't care, but if the ones that do care make more noise, they'll get noticed. ==================
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Hi, I'm living in overdub hell right now. I can watch all the latest Hollywood movies and US tv shows here in Germany, but none of them in English. You should hear the German interpretation of Seinfeld's Kramer.
I'm drunk and you're all a bunch of fucking assholes. Why don't you all be who you are, instead of trying to say something "intelligent" or "insightful". Everything that gets the +5 or +4 scores can be imagined by the average slashdot user, but simply is not stated because it's so obvious. Why are all you fucking assholes so condescending? The worst is all you l33t k5 people who think you're smarter than slashdot. Well, listen to this: The trolls here are the smartest around. They realize that you're all a bunch of fucking wannabe's who want your droll opinion (not really your own) heard so you can get fucking karma points. Why do you care about karma? I'll tell you why. Because you don't have the balls enough to believe that your real opinion is worth anything. You say what is expected and what you think people want to hear so they will mod you up. Mother Fuckers! Be yourselves, forget about fucking karma. I learn a lot more from browsing at -1 than at 2 or higher. You're all Karma whores. The trolls only realize that, while boring and reduntant (even if not said before), it will get modded up because you people are a bunch of cattle, following the herd. Grow up, speak your mind, and forget about what the others think and what they want to hear. I was going to post this anonymously, but I guess I'll grow some balls and post it logged in. What do the rest of you think? Goodnight,
Mike.
Recursive: Adj. See Recursive
That would be circular. Recursion has to have a terminating condition. I'm not very good at this but you could try something like:
Recursive: Adj. If not understood, See Recursive.
Cheers,
Mike.
It may surprise you. Do you realize how many Slashdotters use windows? I'd bet it's more than half. Hell, there are probably as many using AOL as there are using Mozilla.
I think we need a new name for these guys...just saying AOL or even AOL/TW is not evil enough. It's hard to even comprehend how much these guys have control over now. Hell, if they want they can spread the word through radio, television, internet news, magazines, and every other medium that XP is no good. While that in itself is the truth, the fact that they have the power to do so is frightening.
If AOL were to do a Linux distro most likely it wouldn't be recognizable as such. The user interface would be as easy as a set-top internet box, with lots of pretty colors. While undoubtedly hackable, it would almost certainly be geared to the complete newbie. I think this would be a good thing, in that while none of us would take it seriously, it would increase the market share of linux, and hence decrease MS market share. Tschüß,
Mike.
(sarcasm)Yes, but I'm sure you'll agree that it's much more meaningful when the Americans finally accomplish the same thing.(/sarcasm)
Nice word. Much cooler than simultanious. I think I'll start using it. :0)
We talk to much about beowulf clusters here, but I have never seen and cannot find where the term actually comes from. Can anyone offer some insight? If from it's from the tale about Grendel, Hrothgar, etc., how does it relate? Thanks in advance, Mike.
That's an average of about 10 m/s. Sounds feasible, but it would be a feat in itself.
The whole project sounds incredible. If they can build such a building, I bet they could also engineer an equally-advanced elevator.
And you believed it?
Did I say I believed it? It was clear that the poster had not read that in the article. There's a good AC reply to my above post that's been modded down (why?). Cheers,
Mike.
It's hard to find how well Moore's law holds up for transistor count. I've only seen it referenced in terms of clock speed. Anybody have some info? Thanks, Mike.
Couldn't we also "vertical-ize" the food resources as well? It's not my field, but I can imagine several ways in which to make such a thing possible.
Yes, it would take you forever to go to the top of this thing.
It tells you specifically how long it will take, 2 minutes.
Read topic, discuss, read topic, discuss. Forget about actually getting some real information out of it, that would take too much of my time.
Hey, let's all bash the Americans while they're sleeping, and see if they can make a good comeback when they wake up. That way we'll all feel better about the shitholes we live in.
....you thinking?...yeah, it doesn't take an econ degree to figure it out. You, whoever, wherever you are, will feel it. And let's not forget that we're all toast if nuclear war starts. This is a global community now. We are all citizens of the human race.
Yes, I hate my president. Yes, Corporations are trying to destroy democracy (and so far are doing a good job of it). Yes, the US is pretty fucked up right now.
But look at your country. I don't care where you are, your government is FUCKED UP. Everything is FUCKED UP. The whole world is FUCKED UP. Now ask yourselves this: what will happen if the US crashes?
If you don't like what we're doing in the US (I sure as hell don't and I live there), don't just sit there on your high horse criticizing us, because it's your ass too.
In case you're wondering, I'm awake because I'm studying in Germany this year. Tschüß,
Mike.
Or you can simply un-integrate the mic and speaker with the base unit. Use a headset and plug it in.
Yes, you are right about the tricky part, and damn is it tricky. Too bad lawyers cost money, eh?
I agree with the latter part of your comment, in saying that we're grossly overcharged for music. (Really, I'm one of those free-information hippies, but I want to see any step in the right direction).
To my point, the problem with your comment (and that of many others here) is that the argument of "They industry hasn't lost any money", while currently true, won't be for long. As higher-quality more-portable media becomes available, there will be little reason remaining to purchase the industry-pressed disc. At that point they will start losing money. (Well, there's a difference between losing money and just not making as much, but you get the idea.) The industry knows this, and is trying to stop it while they still have some control.
What they don't realize is the major fallacy in saying they're trying "to educate the public" about ethics, etc. The public, in majority rule, decides itself what is ethical and right.
Just to point out for those who haven't done much international travelling lately...
I am currently in Germany, and now realize what I'm missing by buying DVD's in the US. Here they come with at least 2 language tracks and usually around 7 sets of sub-titles. Great tool if you're trying to learn German, by the way. But of course I didn't bring any of my Region Code 1 movies with me, because that's not allowed by the MPAA, your and my media police/lawmakers.
Are copyrights and patents the only way to encourage further accomplishments? I would like to think not, for the same reason you stated, that they restrict the use of such information.
Take for instance the following idealized (post MPAA) situation: A musician or group of musicians creates music, which is distributed freely by whatever means possible, with the only costs being those of distribution. The public that enjoys the music gives the musician(s) money, not to pay them for the music they received, but simply because they want more music from this person/group. Granted, there are a couple conditions that would be needed to make this possible, i.e. enough money going around that people have some to spare for such things (commissions?)
On patents, I don't see a way of obviating them in the following situation: someone invents something, but doesn't have the immediate resources to produce it for sale. (Insert big company name here) likes the idea, produces it, and makes any/all profits from it. Of course, that gets back to the issue of whether he's entitled to any such gains from his invention in the first place.
Any ideas on how to make these things possible without patents? I know I for one would like some means by which to make money off of an idea of mine (though I wouldn't feel entitled to it).
Yuck, my first long post.
We criticize intolerance, and you say we're anti-Christian. He said he'll leave you alone, is that intolerance? It's the self-righteous intolerance of people who want to buy porn that is the problem.
If we're intolerant (we being non-Christians who don't want Christian morals flung at us), we're intolerant of intolerance.
Good point, and nice trivia fact (can you back it up?)
To quickly get to my point, I don't think mp3 traders are exhibiting their view of reality at all, but rather just want to collect music.
I like having property, and I'm grateful for the social manifestation that says there is such a thing. I also wanted to talk about my agreement with what was said about corporate power, but that's been said above. Cheers,
Mike.
"Dr. Chandra, will I dream?"
"No, but you will be sued to oblivion over your name."
Just fyi, that's something HAL's sister computer, SAL said in 2010: Odyssey Two.
Tschuess, Mike
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And if you're a pissed-off techie and you work for anyone of these scum-buckets then I have just one question: WHY? Don't give me that "well I have to earn a living" shite. Go and work for someone else and get a clear conscience.
Better yet, before leaving to work for someone else, stir something up, try to make some change, encourage others to do the same!!
There will probably always be enough people who don't care, but if the ones that do care make more noise, they'll get noticed.
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