Is this the beginning of an armament race strated by the Robot Monkeys? I implore everyone to support banning Lego weapons for Robot Monkeys! If the Robotic Monkeys get Lego guns, they'll be free to force us around like sheep!
I'm always overly critical of IBM. Mostly because I work at said company. In the past, I've said I wouldn't beleive IBM was really doing anything positive in the Linux/GNU/OS/FS community until I saw it. I guess I have to admit that IBM is actualy contributing and seems to be doing the Right Thing with some of their products.
But... I'm still pessimistic. I don't trust IBM, I can never forgive them for the death of my son. Wait... er, I still think IBM is only looking for a way to upset MS and isn't really interested in playing nicely. Once MS is gone, I hope IBM's true colors turn out to be honest involvement and that IBM doesn't turn back into a schoolyard bully for the IT world.
I'm sick of this pathetic attempt for escaping the label of monkey by these so called `Apes'. It's clearly a case of twisting definitions around in order to seperate themselves from the general public's typical negative assumptions about monkeys. Apes, monkeys, who cares. Next thing you know people will want to disassociate themselves with script kiddies by calling them crackers instead of hackers. Get over it you ape loving monkey.
While I feel that AI is a noble cause, I question the reasons behind an artifical monkey. What's next? Robot monkeys in congress? Robot monkeys for president? Is no one considering the effect this might have on our children? I'm willing to support the advance of technology, but I draw the line at robotic monkeys. If you recall the US attempted to put a monkey into space and frankly, we all know how that ended... in utter chaos.
Perhaps Jon Katz could write an article on how this will ruin life as we know it unless stopped. Or maybe how I'm oppressing robotic monkeys and forcing them to commit violence in labratories across the nation. I can hardly wait.
Open Source is very open (forgive the pun) in terms of what it applies to. I can Open Source my new Widget2000 code and only sell it to people who buy Widget2000 and require them to not reveal the source code to anyone else. Or I can Open Source it and post it on a public FTP site.
Every appliction may have a different terms of agreement for how the source is handled. If anything, this is incentive to READ before you buy or mess with someone's source code. You should be reading the licensing anyways, but I know MS liks to put it inside shrink wrap before selling things.;)
If I only had a nickle for every time someone tried to make this claim.
and it does limit speech (hence the reason you can't cry fire in a crowded theatre, threatening someone is a crime even if you don't hurt them, and it's illegal to impersonate a police officer in the name of performance art)
Crying `Fire' in a movie theater is not speech. It's talking/yelling. It's beer, not speech. Threatening someone isn't speech. It's threatening someone. Impersonating a police officer is not speech, it's dangerous.
With the above logic I could say that the US bans my freedom of speech by not allowing me to detonate a nuclear weapon on the White House lawn. Hardly speech in my opinion. Speech conotates thought and expression, and does not involve harming or endangering other people. It sucks like that.
"And those who runneth as root shall find no place to hide. They will be as a beacon unto the IRC, nay the entire internet. And many shall come and hurt them, detroying what was good and making waste of the boxen they watcheth over."
Hold on now. Let's not give Hedonism a bad name because some guy gets greedy. He's clearly in it for the money, and that's greed. I really don't think he's just doing what makes him feel good.
Besides, I'de rather be Bill Gates. Then I could commit suicide.
Well, I'll tell you that Hemos and CmdrTaco are just Trolls. They learned early on to stick to posting news and not trying to do our job of tearing ideas to shreds in the crucible of insane flames. Good ridance.;)
Wow, I've never seen such a big chip on a person's shoulder before. Your basically taking the attitude that Be is going to be another MS because of it's model of selling it's OS. When Linux is old and not cool, and OSS is king, will you be a stick in the mud proponent of the status quo, or will you be able to accept that things change and all you can do is evaluate things and use the right tool for the right job?
I know which group I'll be in, and that means giving Be a shot at doing good instead of badmouthing Be just for being similar to MS. Maybe I should talk trash about you because you use a font that MS used in the past.
> Users want Free Software.
Users want software that does the job. That's *IT*. Period. Anyone who says different, isn't a user.
My new monkey has less ticks and fleas than my old monkey. I havn't had the new monkey as long as the old monkey, but it SEEMS to be much less flea and tick ridden. My new monkey also has no fur, which the pet shop owner said was a feature and not a mistake. He sure is ugly. Oh well, at least he has less fleas and ticks, right?
The moral of this response? Monkeys post responses that are full of wht SEEMS to be FUD. That and "Monkey hate clean!";)
There are times when doing the opposite of what you intend is the better solution. Usenet (and other similar systems) can be a testament to this `law'.
It's interesting you bring this up. I attended a LAN party last year and it was in a mall. The area was open to the public and had many people in it, ranging from children to older people. A few people felt it was fine to sit down in front of their computers and in plain view of the public to watch pr0n. Lots of it too. And to leave the porn running while they left.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for naked people, but this was pretty close to broadcasting porn on a street corner. I wonder if there are any consequences for such an act? And if anyone would have enforced them.
Is there any way to give Trollmastah an automatic 5 on all his posts to Jon Katz articles? I think this would ultimatly provide balance to the universe, pay homage to the great iGuana and solve any anti-trust problems we are currently facing. In addition, this system of auto moderation would keep everyone at Slashdot happy and in good spirits, preventing the obvious pending riot across America. We're talking about averting an earth shattering, mind altering, dog walking, catastrophe. Plus the eventual advent of the Open Source Military.
I would hate to have to come back and post "I told you so."
Essentially, we live in a world where the majority of the population is willing to take CNNs word for what goes on beyond their immediate world. This is no different in my opinion. While the knowledge of what goes on in the rest of the world is not normally required information, it does influence people. And when those people take the word of biased corporations (CNN) and manipulating television stations (NBC), they are buying into an altered, tailored, and unreal version of the world.
Some people might not care, but I do. And in the end, if I have to limit what I can honestly say I know is real to what I see and experience in my own life, then so be it. When it comes to media companies, take the advice of our old friend James T. Kirk, "Don't beleive them, DON'T trust them!"
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Is this the beginning of an armament race strated by the Robot Monkeys? I implore everyone to support banning Lego weapons for Robot Monkeys! If the Robotic Monkeys get Lego guns, they'll be free to force us around like sheep!
LIF
Bad Mojo
"I've never trusted Klingons, and I never will. I could never forgive them for the death of my son."
--Captain Kirk, Star Trek VI
It was a joke. Anytime I start to say `I don't trust X', the rest of the quote from Kirk in Star Trek VI comes tumbling out.
"In all things humor. It'll make a difference down the road." - The Great Iguana
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I'm always overly critical of IBM. Mostly because I work at said company. In the past, I've said I wouldn't beleive IBM was really doing anything positive in the Linux/GNU/OS/FS community until I saw it. I guess I have to admit that IBM is actualy contributing and seems to be doing the Right Thing with some of their products.
... I'm still pessimistic. I don't trust IBM, I can never forgive them for the death of my son. Wait ... er, I still think IBM is only looking for a way to upset MS and isn't really interested in playing nicely. Once MS is gone, I hope IBM's true colors turn out to be honest involvement and that IBM doesn't turn back into a schoolyard bully for the IT world.
;)
But
Mod this down since it's mostly me bitching.
Bad Mojo
When does SlashDot IPO? I want to buy stock. Pretty please?
Bad Mojo
We're not here to [...] go home with the girl.
Speak for yourself!
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I'm sick of this pathetic attempt for escaping the label of monkey by these so called `Apes'. It's clearly a case of twisting definitions around in order to seperate themselves from the general public's typical negative assumptions about monkeys. Apes, monkeys, who cares. Next thing you know people will want to disassociate themselves with script kiddies by calling them crackers instead of hackers. Get over it you ape loving monkey.
(IFL)
Bad Mojo
While I feel that AI is a noble cause, I question the reasons behind an artifical monkey. What's next? Robot monkeys in congress? Robot monkeys for president? Is no one considering the effect this might have on our children? I'm willing to support the advance of technology, but I draw the line at robotic monkeys. If you recall the US attempted to put a monkey into space and frankly, we all know how that ended ... in utter chaos.
Perhaps Jon Katz could write an article on how this will ruin life as we know it unless stopped. Or maybe how I'm oppressing robotic monkeys and forcing them to commit violence in labratories across the nation. I can hardly wait.
Bad Mojo
Open Source is very open (forgive the pun) in terms of what it applies to. I can Open Source my new Widget2000 code and only sell it to people who buy Widget2000 and require them to not reveal the source code to anyone else. Or I can Open Source it and post it on a public FTP site.
;)
Every appliction may have a different terms of agreement for how the source is handled. If anything, this is incentive to READ before you buy or mess with someone's source code. You should be reading the licensing anyways, but I know MS liks to put it inside shrink wrap before selling things.
Bad Mojo
If I only had a nickle for every time someone tried to make this claim.
and it does limit speech (hence the reason you can't cry fire in a crowded theatre, threatening someone is a crime even if you don't hurt them, and it's illegal to impersonate a police officer in the name of performance art)
Crying `Fire' in a movie theater is not speech. It's talking/yelling. It's beer, not speech. Threatening someone isn't speech. It's threatening someone. Impersonating a police officer is not speech, it's dangerous.
With the above logic I could say that the US bans my freedom of speech by not allowing me to detonate a nuclear weapon on the White House lawn. Hardly speech in my opinion. Speech conotates thought and expression, and does not involve harming or endangering other people. It sucks like that.
Bad Mojo
Perhaps we can arrange to have a blood sample taken. Then we can clone her. Would that be a news story worthy of SlashDot? ;)
Bad Mojo
"And those who runneth as root shall find no place to hide. They will be as a beacon unto the IRC, nay the entire internet. And many shall come and hurt them, detroying what was good and making waste of the boxen they watcheth over."
Thus sayeth ME.
Bad Mojo
Hold on now. Let's not give Hedonism a bad name because some guy gets greedy. He's clearly in it for the money, and that's greed. I really don't think he's just doing what makes him feel good.
Besides, I'de rather be Bill Gates. Then I could commit suicide.
Bad Mojo
Well, I'll tell you that Hemos and CmdrTaco are just Trolls. They learned early on to stick to posting news and not trying to do our job of tearing ideas to shreds in the crucible of insane flames. Good ridance. ;)
Bad Mojo
Wow, I've never seen such a big chip on a person's shoulder before. Your basically taking the attitude that Be is going to be another MS because of it's model of selling it's OS. When Linux is old and not cool, and OSS is king, will you be a stick in the mud proponent of the status quo, or will you be able to accept that things change and all you can do is evaluate things and use the right tool for the right job?
I know which group I'll be in, and that means giving Be a shot at doing good instead of badmouthing Be just for being similar to MS. Maybe I should talk trash about you because you use a font that MS used in the past.
> Users want Free Software.
Users want software that does the job. That's *IT*. Period. Anyone who says different, isn't a user.
Bad Mojo
Windows File Protection - Who cares if it breaks installs of tons of applications?
... wait, don't bother.
;)
Driver certification - Safe as long as you ONLY load drivers you trust. Oooooo.
Full 32-bit OS - Better late than never
Windows logo program - Pay MS money, get stickers.
Dramaticall Reduced Reboot Scenarios - Or so the theory goes.
I could go on and on and on. But essentially Win2000 is the OS of yesterday, here today!
Mod this up or ELSE!
Bad Mojo
My new monkey has less ticks and fleas than my old monkey. I havn't had the new monkey as long as the old monkey, but it SEEMS to be much less flea and tick ridden. My new monkey also has no fur, which the pet shop owner said was a feature and not a mistake. He sure is ugly. Oh well, at least he has less fleas and ticks, right?
;)
The moral of this response? Monkeys post responses that are full of wht SEEMS to be FUD. That and "Monkey hate clean!"
Bad Mojo
Awww damn, and here I was getting all worked up at the thought of an inflatable Linux Mascot. Oh well, back to work.
Bad Mojo
There are times when doing the opposite of what you intend is the better solution. Usenet (and other similar systems) can be a testament to this `law'.
Bad Mojo
There was no `site' access. It was all on the persons computer. There was no external internet access.
Bad Mojo
It's interesting you bring this up. I attended a LAN party last year and it was in a mall. The area was open to the public and had many people in it, ranging from children to older people. A few people felt it was fine to sit down in front of their computers and in plain view of the public to watch pr0n. Lots of it too. And to leave the porn running while they left.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for naked people, but this was pretty close to broadcasting porn on a street corner. I wonder if there are any consequences for such an act? And if anyone would have enforced them.
Bad Mojo
I would have to liken this comment to a French tourist complaining about all the crime in the US.
Way to go Anonymous Coward.
Bad Mojo
Is there any way to give Trollmastah an automatic 5 on all his posts to Jon Katz articles? I think this would ultimatly provide balance to the universe, pay homage to the great iGuana and solve any anti-trust problems we are currently facing. In addition, this system of auto moderation would keep everyone at Slashdot happy and in good spirits, preventing the obvious pending riot across America. We're talking about averting an earth shattering, mind altering, dog walking, catastrophe. Plus the eventual advent of the Open Source Military.
I would hate to have to come back and post "I told you so."
Bad Mojo
Essentially, we live in a world where the majority of the population is willing to take CNNs word for what goes on beyond their immediate world. This is no different in my opinion. While the knowledge of what goes on in the rest of the world is not normally required information, it does influence people. And when those people take the word of biased corporations (CNN) and manipulating television stations (NBC), they are buying into an altered, tailored, and unreal version of the world.
Some people might not care, but I do. And in the end, if I have to limit what I can honestly say I know is real to what I see and experience in my own life, then so be it. When it comes to media companies, take the advice of our old friend James T. Kirk, "Don't beleive them, DON'T trust them!"
Bad Mojo
WTF?!?! Who gives a damn if reading comic books is cool? Who cares if anything is `COOL'? If you like it, do it!
Take that biotch!
Bad Mojo
Last I checked, Notes and Netscape weren't the same company. So netscape doesn't count as Lotus Notes Client.
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