The current interface on the Slashdot website, even with all the "fruit" turned off, will slow a dual-core Linux box with 2 gigs of ram to a crawl.
I believe it is because the thing loads EVERY GOD DAMNED POST for each story and then expands them a few at a time as you scroll down.
A 100 post story loads fairly quickly, a 600 post story takes 30 seconds to load, and then another 10 seconds every time you scroll down or try to click "Reply to This".
Whoever designed the current interface for Slashdot needs to update their C.V. on the way out the door.
On both of those company websites, they focus on AUTOMATION.
AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS.
Not fancy RC cars.
Automated industrial robots are truly robots. They are self-willed within the constraints imposed upon them by their programmers, but do not require an actual person to perform their assigned tasks.
The reason that I, personally, discount the "differing metabolism" argument is because most of the people I hear it from are the sort of excuse-making fat losers who live on steady diets of pizza and potato chips, or who insist on drinking most of a gallon of milk per day even though they can see in the mirror that their metabolism does not support that sort of behavior.
If you watch the moderation for any given topic, it always skews a certain way and punishes anyone who speaks out against the conventional wisdom. Because a limited pool of users controls the filtering of opinions, there is in fact an overall viewpoint that is enforced rather than a diversity of ideas.
That is why you should browse at -1 with no scores shown.
Slashdot Mirror
Contradict me not!
Plebe.
http://pictures.mastermarf.com/blog/2009/091112-kilometer.jpg
You bastard.
I just wasted an hour and a half reading stupid crap from the sidebar of cracked.com
You stupid fucking bastard.
No, he couldn't "slashdot" with it.
The current interface on the Slashdot website, even with all the "fruit" turned off, will slow a dual-core Linux box with 2 gigs of ram to a crawl.
I believe it is because the thing loads EVERY GOD DAMNED POST for each story and then expands them a few at a time as you scroll down.
A 100 post story loads fairly quickly, a 600 post story takes 30 seconds to load, and then another 10 seconds every time you scroll down or try to click "Reply to This".
Whoever designed the current interface for Slashdot needs to update their C.V. on the way out the door.
Ass holes.
After the woman in the summary has spent a period of time managing a lot of whiny children, she should be a natural for IT management.
I'm just sayin'.
Or the Holly Bibble...
What magazine are you talking about?
Do you have a link?
MS + .gov + standards = HERP-A-DERP
On both of those company websites, they focus on AUTOMATION.
AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS.
Not fancy RC cars.
Automated industrial robots are truly robots. They are self-willed within the constraints imposed upon them by their programmers, but do not require an actual person to perform their assigned tasks.
Industrial robots are automatons, and thus qualify for the title of "robot".
Are they smart? No.
Are they sentient? Define "sentience".
Are they autonomous? Yes.
TALON and similar "robots" are robot in name only, name being given by companies that make fancy RC cars used for bomb disposal or demolition.
True dat.
AD&D v1 was The One Ring.
Uh... I think that the qualification for "robot" is "autonomy".
Only morons think a strictly remote controlled device is a "robot".
Battlebots were fancy R.C. cars.
The only such toolkit worth using would likely be called Vimmy.
"Scriptum? Damn near killed 'em!"
Like when you mistype "su" and press enter, then type your password without looking at the screen.
Now your password is in your shell history.
The reason that I, personally, discount the "differing metabolism" argument is because most of the people I hear it from are the sort of excuse-making fat losers who live on steady diets of pizza and potato chips, or who insist on drinking most of a gallon of milk per day even though they can see in the mirror that their metabolism does not support that sort of behavior.
... invisible magical pink unicorns living on mars ...
Prove it! Atheist!
If you watch the moderation for any given topic, it always skews a certain way and punishes anyone who speaks out against the conventional wisdom. Because a limited pool of users controls the filtering of opinions, there is in fact an overall viewpoint that is enforced rather than a diversity of ideas.
That is why you should browse at -1 with no scores shown.
Can you recommend a good destination in .mx for IT work?
"Gun crime"?
Lame.
So if I spit gum on the sidewalk, is that "gum crime"?
Is there some sort of a "Gum Crime Task Force" running around trying to take everyone's Orbit away from them?
Mr. Shuttleworth, a moment if you will...
All the Ubuntu users that I know (x>0) want 8.04.4 interface with updated package versions.
Maybe you could package it as "Working Wombat".
The new "wishes-it-was-Windows-7-and-also-Mac" interface stands in the way of usability.
Thank you. Carry on.
The American propaganda system is the best in the world.
Case in point:
Bin Laden died in late 2001:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,41576,00.html
Bin Laden "killed" by Seal Team 6 in 2011:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/02/bin-laden-killed-cia-led-seals-team-death-hailed-blow-al-qaeda/
We now return you to your regularly scheduled televised karaoke contest.
Flamebait? Really?
Bin Laden died in late 2001:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,41576,00.html
Bin Laden "killed" by Seal Team 6:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/02/bin-laden-killed-cia-led-seals-team-death-hailed-blow-al-qaeda/
Seal team members killed to cover the lie:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/06/afghan-president-31-americans-killed-in-helicopter-crash/
The American public is SO owned...
I vote for stealing.
Haven't been to the Rotten Apple in years, might take a trip up there and price some touchscreen monitors.
Oh hold on, I need to find a computer store... "Excuse me, sir or madam, where is the nearest telephone booth?"
The hackers, who seem to have bounced their final hop off location(s) in Eastern Europe...
FTFY