Woah. I.. really really like this. I think I like this more than my Palm. In any case, I imagine that I will be picking one up as well. It'll make DnD games a lot more interesting:)
Ah, the wonders of Elitism.
Why/should/ anyone care about how the OS works? Why can't it just/work/ like a normal person would expect? Amusingly, I've noticed that most of the technical people I know assume things will break. The non-technical people are generally the opposite. Ignorance is bliss, no?
And to continue on:
* Linux is not being mistaken for "the popular OS" except in a limited sphere of influence.
* If Z was written for the people, then why is excluding them for an arbitrary reason okay? Sounds more like 'Z was written by some people, for themselves and a few others'.
Umm.. which "Linux desktop" is this and is it actually configured for this? I thought that Linux didn't have a desktop, it was just a kernel or an operating system.
As for clicking anywhere, I can do that on my Windows box as well. Woah.
Out of curiousity, who is the 'we' that is referred to? Is it
a) CS majors
b) Linux users
c) The intersection of CS majors and Linux users?
I'm/guessing/ (a) from context clues. As an opposing view, I would like to say that myself and all of my CS major friends don't care about how the NT kernel or Linux kernel work and really don't care about NDAs. Most of us are pretty exclusive Windows users who have had dedicated Linux machines at some point in time (myself for 3 years straight) but decided to 'move on', for lack of a better term.
One of my favorite moments is when (4-6 years ago) I was playing around with my sweet little Linux box. Everything was working fine and then I wanted to see the contents of a directory. Innocent enough, no? I typed my little 'ls', I hit enter, and the machine rebooted.
Is that bad? What's wrong with using pre-constructed objects and code and only adding a little bit of 'glue' of your own? CIS and CS do mean two different things and they both have their place in the world:)
Yeah, well, neither would I:) But that's how I learned C/C++. I was quite ninja in QB4.5 (God, I miss that..) but C/C++ blew my mind until I started mudding:)
It's the same productivity as voicing the pain. Just words. Words hurt, but they bind as well. The people who have been hurt know they aren't alone, as do the people who are expressing..displeasure.. with the article.
>>
My final point -- if you're sick of Katz's stuff, I dare you to show him up and take it all to a whole new level!
<<
Or you can just click that box on the customization page, so you never see his stuff again:)
Well, I wasn't affected much, but this is my thought: perhaps this is a way to pump up ad-banner hits, since it's such a reviled topic it's/bound/ to get dozens of hits:)
It's for the same reason that wars start and political parties are formed. People are more comfortable with those who are similar to themselves. The 'us vs them' philosophy is a natural thing to fall into. Heck, even as children we categorize things. We may not act on those categories, but we know they exist.
On a side note:
When I was 9 or 10, my dad and I were watching a documentary on the Vietnam war. I asked him if the Vietnamese were our enemy and he said yes. After thinking about this for a few moments, I asked him if we were the Vietnamese's enemy. I don't remember his answer to that, but the paradigm shift had already happened. I learned the most important thing I have/ever/ learned: 'enemy' does not mean bad, 'enemy' means different. After this, I fell into wondering 'If I think I'm right and they think they're right, then who is right?' and so on.
Anyway, that was my important lesson: different is not bad and similar is not good. While I am more comfortable around people who are similar to me, I don't feel justified in belittling someone else's beliefs. Not that I don't - I am only human, after all, but I try not to:)
(Incidentally, I was both a computer guru and an athlete in high school. It was fun:)
So what's so bad about having those things hidden and why is gnu+maybe gnu+gnu the best way to learn how to program? Hell, I think the best way to learn how to program is to decide to start a mud. But that's kinda equivalent to the 'dive in and go' theory of swimming.
I like VC++ a lot. I like it a damned lot. I don't like makefiles. I have one generic makefile that I use for everything I write.
There are, you know, more than one "best" way to learn things.
One of the most popular web sites? Define "popular", please:)
Personally, I've nothing against Bill. Hell, if I was that ninja of a businessman, I wouldn't be doing my work right now:) I don't have anything against Linus either, but when it comes to work, I am strictly the mercenary.
I'd rather have both money and love. They're not mutually exclusive, you know.
I see we're just a/little/ judgemental today. Isn't it a good thing that everyone has the same systems of belief. Oh wait.. they don't. Fancy that, eh?
I don't care what my company thinks of me as long as they wanna give me lots of money. If I'm going to be a monkey, I'd better be a well-paid monkey:) I like to think of myself as being in a rather happy spiritual state and I've definitely had a good education. It's just that when it comes to work, I'm a mercenary.
(And I've found that more money goes a/long/ way to relieving stress:)
Now, I've got friends who go for a good workplace over salary and I can't argue with their point of view on that. I guess we're all different, hmm?
I/could/ drive another automatic car -- but I won't. I like my car. I know how it runs. I know what quirks to expect. In an extreme situation, I'll drive another (like, out of town on business), but otherwise ain't no way I'm gonna move behind another.
It's the same situation with windowing environments. I like one widget set on a system. Period. I will avoid programs that do not use these widgets with extreme prejudice.
(and there's no way in hell that someone is going to get me to try a manual transmission...)
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Ah, okay. I misunderstood. Many apologies to everyone.
Well, maybe /you're/ the one using the wrong definition? ;)
Why should people care about how things work? Why can't they just use things and not worry about the background?
I find it extremely ironic to find a note complaining about bias on Slashdot.
Woah. I.. really really like this. I think I like this more than my Palm. In any case, I imagine that I will be picking one up as well. It'll make DnD games a lot more interesting :)
Ah, the wonders of Elitism. /should/ anyone care about how the OS works? Why can't it just /work/ like a normal person would expect? Amusingly, I've noticed that most of the technical people I know assume things will break. The non-technical people are generally the opposite. Ignorance is bliss, no?
Why
And to continue on:
* Linux is not being mistaken for "the popular OS" except in a limited sphere of influence.
* If Z was written for the people, then why is excluding them for an arbitrary reason okay? Sounds more like 'Z was written by some people, for themselves and a few others'.
Umm.. which "Linux desktop" is this and is it actually configured for this? I thought that Linux didn't have a desktop, it was just a kernel or an operating system.
As for clicking anywhere, I can do that on my Windows box as well. Woah.
Out of curiousity, who is the 'we' that is referred to? Is it /guessing/ (a) from context clues. As an opposing view, I would like to say that myself and all of my CS major friends don't care about how the NT kernel or Linux kernel work and really don't care about NDAs. Most of us are pretty exclusive Windows users who have had dedicated Linux machines at some point in time (myself for 3 years straight) but decided to 'move on', for lack of a better term.
a) CS majors
b) Linux users
c) The intersection of CS majors and Linux users?
I'm
Well, no, it doesn't. It does show that it's a good idea to keep track of your licenses, though.
> Do you trust the NSA? Or MI6? Or GCHQ? :)
Well, no. But I don't trust anyone, be they government or corporation or innocent bystander
One of my favorite moments is when (4-6 years ago) I was playing around with my sweet little Linux box. Everything was working fine and then I wanted to see the contents of a directory. Innocent enough, no? I typed my little 'ls', I hit enter, and the machine rebooted.
Is that bad? What's wrong with using pre-constructed objects and code and only adding a little bit of 'glue' of your own? CIS and CS do mean two different things and they both have their place in the world :)
Yeah, well, neither would I :) But that's how I learned C/C++. I was quite ninja in QB4.5 (God, I miss that..) but C/C++ blew my mind until I started mudding :)
It's the same productivity as voicing the pain. Just words. Words hurt, but they bind as well. The people who have been hurt know they aren't alone, as do the people who are expressing ..displeasure.. with the article.
>> :)
My final point -- if you're sick of Katz's stuff, I dare you to show him up and take it all to a whole new level!
<<
Or you can just click that box on the customization page, so you never see his stuff again
It's not okay. Just as it's not okay to abuse, make fun of, etc. people because they fit/don't fit into any stereotype.
Well, I wasn't affected much, but this is my thought: perhaps this is a way to pump up ad-banner hits, since it's such a reviled topic it's /bound/ to get dozens of hits :)
It's for the same reason that wars start and political parties are formed. People are more comfortable with those who are similar to themselves. The 'us vs them' philosophy is a natural thing to fall into. Heck, even as children we categorize things. We may not act on those categories, but we know they exist. /ever/ learned: 'enemy' does not mean bad, 'enemy' means different. After this, I fell into wondering 'If I think I'm right and they think they're right, then who is right?' and so on.
:)
:)
On a side note:
When I was 9 or 10, my dad and I were watching a documentary on the Vietnam war. I asked him if the Vietnamese were our enemy and he said yes. After thinking about this for a few moments, I asked him if we were the Vietnamese's enemy. I don't remember his answer to that, but the paradigm shift had already happened. I learned the most important thing I have
Anyway, that was my important lesson: different is not bad and similar is not good. While I am more comfortable around people who are similar to me, I don't feel justified in belittling someone else's beliefs. Not that I don't - I am only human, after all, but I try not to
(Incidentally, I was both a computer guru and an athlete in high school. It was fun
So what's so bad about having those things hidden and why is gnu+maybe gnu+gnu the best way to learn how to program? Hell, I think the best way to learn how to program is to decide to start a mud. But that's kinda equivalent to the 'dive in and go' theory of swimming.
I like VC++ a lot. I like it a damned lot. I don't like makefiles. I have one generic makefile that I use for everything I write.
There are, you know, more than one "best" way to learn things.
Of course.
Yeah, but working for IT and being a living gas meter are two completely different things.
Ow ow ow. My brain. It hurts! :)
One of the most popular web sites? Define "popular", please :)
:) I don't have anything against Linus either, but when it comes to work, I am strictly the mercenary.
Personally, I've nothing against Bill. Hell, if I was that ninja of a businessman, I wouldn't be doing my work right now
I'd rather have both money and love. They're not mutually exclusive, you know.
I see we're just a /little/ judgemental today. Isn't it a good thing that everyone has the same systems of belief. Oh wait.. they don't. Fancy that, eh?
:) I like to think of myself as being in a rather happy spiritual state and I've definitely had a good education. It's just that when it comes to work, I'm a mercenary.
/long/ way to relieving stress :)
I don't care what my company thinks of me as long as they wanna give me lots of money. If I'm going to be a monkey, I'd better be a well-paid monkey
(And I've found that more money goes a
Now, I've got friends who go for a good workplace over salary and I can't argue with their point of view on that. I guess we're all different, hmm?
I /could/ drive another automatic car -- but I won't. I like my car. I know how it runs. I know what quirks to expect. In an extreme situation, I'll drive another (like, out of town on business), but otherwise ain't no way I'm gonna move behind another.
It's the same situation with windowing environments. I like one widget set on a system. Period. I will avoid programs that do not use these widgets with extreme prejudice.
(and there's no way in hell that someone is going to get me to try a manual transmission...)