This is a very interesting move for Google and I am quite surprised it has taken this long to implement. Above this are comments mentioning live porn, suicides, killings, etc. For many those will be the immediate sensationalistic concerns, but in time I think the bigger story will be what develops around this that will allow companies to get for free what they pay for with the other services like those mentioned in the title.
I feel as though I am the only one not drinking from the cool-aid on this one. The story line, apart from the apparently necessary political message, is nothing more than a rehash of a million other stories. From the noble savage to the walking armor suit so reminiscent of the suit that worn in the Aliens finale by Sigourney Weaver, this story was a soup of elements found in many other stories and movies. Were this story presented as a book, without James Cameron's name, it would have been rejected outright.
The only creative elements that exist in this movie were the special effects and associated artistry, which made the movie worth watching. They were outstanding.
Finally, why do entertainers continue to feel that they have to present their beliefs within a movie. If I want to be preached at or listen to political messages, I will go to church or read a newspaper/book. I do not want to see it in movies or hear it at concerts.
60+ floppy disks and a lot of time...worked beautifully on an IBM 386. Used a modem for a ppp connection to the internet and spent way too much time reading l0pht posts.
The real message is that joomla suffers from a lack of useability. The fact that a software component can perform complex tasks, does not require that the interface be confusing.
Comparing joomla to wordpress is silly as everyone else has noted...but it accomplished the author's goal of getting a lot of traffic....:)
I have to say that IMHO the Joomla developers would see an explosion of new users if they would just allow someone with useability experience to walk through the admin ui and suggest changes. It is repetitive. There are aspects that are not clear and thus confusing. In 2009, there really is no excuse for that.
Having said that, it is an excellent piece of software for catalogs, commerce sites, etc. I can think of none better in general...even considering drupal.
This is more than a bit silly. Scanning for just open source software makes about as much sense as an email service that scans just email from mailing lists. While there may be reasons to scan for non-compliant software, there doesn't appear to be any compelling reason for this to exist as a product. If a company is going to scan for software, just scanning for open source software has no business case.
Perhaps I am dense, but this just doesn't seem to make any sense, even as a direct attack on the open source community at large....
What I would find interesting would be a study of those who responded with the "nothing to hide" argument as compared with those who say there is no longer a need for personal weapons such as guns.
I just wonder how many people who are deeply opposed to personal gun ownership are strong privacy advocates. I am also curious how many people who are gun owners, yet fit into the "nothing to hide" category.
The replies contained within this story are stunning. Ranging from arguments over the relative merits of Lotus Notes to how much Microsoft Exchange/Outlook sucks, I found it difficult to find a single reply with any discussion of the referenced link.
Interesting.
I found the document to be a very good read. The concepts, while not ground breaking, are well though out and I think provide an interesting look into the possible future of email/groupware systems.
What I find to be most interesting is the amount of thought put into how users would make use of the product, versus what new features might dazzle the executives. True, there are some new features, but they seem to be very related to obvious user input.
For anyone who has used Lotus, the document itself shows (possible) screenshots of a groupware client more closely linked to Outlook or Ximian's Evolution than Lotus Notes.
The problem is NOT guns. If guns were not available, people would find something else to use. Saying that guns are at fault only makes sense if you are willing to hack at the symptoms without dealing with the problem. Neither games or guns are at fault. People are.
Uhm, funny thing. A) I don't recall the "Editor Wars" of which you so authoritatively speak. B) Who declared emacs the winner? Statements like that prove nothing and serve only to hint at the age of the author.:) I would say that there are many people who prefer vi and many who prefer emacs. Each have their uses and should never be relegated to the status of winner or loser. I believe the question was one of which tool was best for site management. That itself calls for subjective opinion. Therefore, I shall give mine. I prefer Allaire's Homsite tool. I have not used any of thier other products, but this one seems to have everything I want and most importantly, the option of shutting off "features" that bug me. For those that seem to misunderstand, when you are dealing with site design, rather than a simple "Under construction, neon-flashing, here's-my-friends'-pages" mind-numbing excursion through oblivion, you need a tool to manages things like image/content/cgi trees. Such tools will follow all the links on your site and tell you if they're broken, determine the download "weight" of each page, etc. Sometimes I do show that I have an opinion...oh well. -Saint
One wonders exactly what applications any Microsoft operating system has, that Linux does not. I am wondering if some of these journalists are getting paid by the hit on their newspaper's webservers. Throw up an anti-Linux story, let some/.'ers know about it and 25,000 hits later the newspaper web server has more attention than it has enjoyed in months. -Just a thought.
I am amused at some of the media attention I have witnessed regarding this incident. One foolish journalist called it the "worst massacre in American history...". Now, I am a) not a historian, b) not a Native American, but if I were of Native American descent, I would have to take umbrage at that statement. There are horrible massacres occurring on a daily basis, around the world. The media's attention to specific events can cause public opinion/sympathy to flow in different directions, depending on the cricumstances surrounding the incident. For instance, look at the horrific mass murders perpetrated by the khmer rouge (sp?) in Cambodia. The media (for the most part) didn't seek to bring the problem to light, mostly due to America's feelings at the time about Southeast Asia. Contrast that with the attention paid to the Milosivec issue. Let's not even talk about what has happened in Africa with some of the warlords there. I am not trying to wave off the fact of the deaths in Colorado. Nor am I trying to blame the media for it happening. I am just saying that we should keep perspective and understand that just because the media highlights an issue, doesn't mean that there are not even more horrible things happening in other places. Not a very nice thing to think about, but the world we live in is not a very nice place.
If this company had enough money to produce such a product, why would they not have enough to set up a site that allows the use of credit cards? Or hire a decent designer to give a face lift to that site? It doesnt seem quite there to me.... I think I will wait for a little outside confirmation on this one.
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I would agree with you. The world is moving faster and there is no time to enjoy it. We are lured on by more... ever searching for something that is slightly faster, more exotic or more powerful. I think the "cyberpunk" authors of the eighties were prophetic in spirit about the attitude and direction of the world today. How far are we from jacking in? How much time will we have then to sit and watch the fish?
I note with a mixture of pity and amusement some of the resoponses that this article has generated so far. One poster proclaims the subjects of Mr Katz's article to be "the white trash of the computer world". While that might seem very insightful to the poster of that response, I think a statement of that nature is more of an indication of what type of person the poster is. I come from a similar background that the two subjects came from with the notable exceptions being that I come from a big city and have never sold fake ID's. Alter the circumstances with regard two those two things and change some names around and that very well could be me. I too didn't know what it was like to have my parents pay for school. I went to a community college when I had the money and have about 50 credit hours to date. Three years ago I was making $8.00 an hour, managing a bookstore, eating ramen twice a day and basically wondering what I was going to do. Then I met a buddy of mine while attending an army reserve weekend and I was fortunate enough to be able to leverage experience obtained in the military to get a job as an entry level Sysadmin. I made $38000 a year to start. Quite a jump. While I make quite a bit more than that now, I have not forgotten what is was like to eat ramen for three week stretches, just to get by. So yes, you could say that this article struck a cord in me. I just am curious how many others have similar stories. To those who really believe you have to have a degree to get a decent job, bull. You need to be curious, technically competent and willing to work obscene hours...:-) Please don't misunderstand me, I am not decrying education. I just am saying that if you want to go to school, go for the education and to learn...don't be one of those people who just go to get a sheet of paper. When I was in the Army, I met more than one officer who had a commission because of a college degree, but couldn't lead their was out of a paper bag. Since I have been out I have worked with many people who got jobs because of their degree and were thouroughly incompetent. Yes, you can get a job if you have a degree, but will you respect yourself in the morning?;-) -Just my thoughts Saint
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Very nice! I bow to your nerdiness.
"Bro, do you even 5-digit UID?"
Why yes....yes I do.
This is a very interesting move for Google and I am quite surprised it has taken this long to implement. Above this are comments mentioning live porn, suicides, killings, etc. For many those will be the immediate sensationalistic concerns, but in time I think the bigger story will be what develops around this that will allow companies to get for free what they pay for with the other services like those mentioned in the title.
No Service....no vote.
I feel as though I am the only one not drinking from the cool-aid on this one. The story line, apart from the apparently necessary political message, is nothing more than a rehash of a million other stories. From the noble savage to the walking armor suit so reminiscent of the suit that worn in the Aliens finale by Sigourney Weaver, this story was a soup of elements found in many other stories and movies. Were this story presented as a book, without James Cameron's name, it would have been rejected outright.
The only creative elements that exist in this movie were the special effects and associated artistry, which made the movie worth watching. They were outstanding.
Finally, why do entertainers continue to feel that they have to present their beliefs within a movie. If I want to be preached at or listen to political messages, I will go to church or read a newspaper/book. I do not want to see it in movies or hear it at concerts.
60+ floppy disks and a lot of time...worked beautifully on an IBM 386. Used a modem for a ppp connection to the internet and spent way too much time reading l0pht posts.
The real message is that joomla suffers from a lack of useability. The fact that a software component can perform complex tasks, does not require that the interface be confusing.
Comparing joomla to wordpress is silly as everyone else has noted...but it accomplished the author's goal of getting a lot of traffic....:)
I have to say that IMHO the Joomla developers would see an explosion of new users if they would just allow someone with useability experience to walk through the admin ui and suggest changes. It is repetitive. There are aspects that are not clear and thus confusing. In 2009, there really is no excuse for that.
Having said that, it is an excellent piece of software for catalogs, commerce sites, etc. I can think of none better in general...even considering drupal.
Just my opinion.
A little investigation (his email address...googled with "gnu") shows this little project.
If he has a project on google code right now...why the coy note? Why not put it up there and then post to slashdot? This smells funny.
How low counts? :)
This is more than a bit silly. Scanning for just open source software makes about as much sense as an email service that scans just email from mailing lists. While there may be reasons to scan for non-compliant software, there doesn't appear to be any compelling reason for this to exist as a product. If a company is going to scan for software, just scanning for open source software has no business case.
Perhaps I am dense, but this just doesn't seem to make any sense, even as a direct attack on the open source community at large....
What I would find interesting would be a study of those who responded with the "nothing to hide" argument as compared with those who say there is no longer a need for personal weapons such as guns.
n cryption+tools&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozi lla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a.
I believe that privacy tools are very comparable to personal weapons in some respects. Others apparently think so as well -> http://www.google.com/search?q=second+amendment+e
I just wonder how many people who are deeply opposed to personal gun ownership are strong privacy advocates. I am also curious how many people who are gun owners, yet fit into the "nothing to hide" category.
No.
The replies contained within this story are stunning. Ranging from arguments over the relative merits of Lotus Notes to how much Microsoft Exchange/Outlook sucks, I found it difficult to find a single reply with any discussion of the referenced link.
Interesting.
I found the document to be a very good read. The concepts, while not ground breaking, are well though out and I think provide an interesting look into the possible future of email/groupware systems.
What I find to be most interesting is the amount of thought put into how users would make use of the product, versus what new features might dazzle the executives. True, there are some new features, but they seem to be very related to obvious user input.
For anyone who has used Lotus, the document itself shows (possible) screenshots of a groupware client more closely linked to Outlook or Ximian's Evolution than Lotus Notes.
RTFA before you reply!
What a refreshing bit of news!
Well thought out and written books on these topics are always worth their weight in gold.
$1500? Sheesh!
Yet another language...
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The problem is NOT guns. If guns were not available, people would find something else to use. Saying that guns are at fault only makes sense if you are willing to hack at the symptoms without dealing with the problem. Neither games or guns are at fault. People are.
Uhm, funny thing. A) I don't recall the "Editor Wars" of which you so authoritatively speak. B) Who declared emacs the winner? Statements like that prove nothing and serve only to hint at the age of the author. :) I would say that there are many people who prefer vi and many who prefer emacs. Each have their uses and should never be relegated to the status of winner or loser. I believe the question was one of which tool was best for site management. That itself calls for subjective opinion. Therefore, I shall give mine. I prefer Allaire's Homsite tool. I have not used any of thier other products, but this one seems to have everything I want and most importantly, the option of shutting off "features" that bug me. For those that seem to misunderstand, when you are dealing with site design, rather than a simple "Under construction, neon-flashing, here's-my-friends'-pages" mind-numbing excursion through oblivion, you need a tool to manages things like image/content/cgi trees. Such tools will follow all the links on your site and tell you if they're broken, determine the download "weight" of each page, etc. Sometimes I do show that I have an opinion...oh well. -Saint
One wonders exactly what applications any Microsoft operating system has, that Linux does not. I am wondering if some of these journalists are getting paid by the hit on their newspaper's webservers. Throw up an anti-Linux story, let some /.'ers know about it and 25,000 hits later the newspaper web server has more attention than it has enjoyed in months. -Just a thought.
I am amused at some of the media attention I have witnessed regarding this incident. One foolish journalist called it the "worst massacre in American history...". Now, I am a) not a historian, b) not a Native American, but if I were of Native American descent, I would have to take umbrage at that statement. There are horrible massacres occurring on a daily basis, around the world. The media's attention to specific events can cause public opinion/sympathy to flow in different directions, depending on the cricumstances surrounding the incident. For instance, look at the horrific mass murders perpetrated by the khmer rouge (sp?) in Cambodia. The media (for the most part) didn't seek to bring the problem to light, mostly due to America's feelings at the time about Southeast Asia. Contrast that with the attention paid to the Milosivec issue. Let's not even talk about what has happened in Africa with some of the warlords there. I am not trying to wave off the fact of the deaths in Colorado. Nor am I trying to blame the media for it happening. I am just saying that we should keep perspective and understand that just because the media highlights an issue, doesn't mean that there are not even more horrible things happening in other places. Not a very nice thing to think about, but the world we live in is not a very nice place.
If this company had enough money to produce such a product, why would they not have enough to set up a site that allows the use of credit cards? Or hire a decent designer to give a face lift to that site? It doesnt seem quite there to me.... I think I will wait for a little outside confirmation on this one.
I would agree with you. The world is moving faster and there is no time to enjoy it. We are lured on by more ... ever searching for something that is slightly faster, more exotic or more powerful. I think the "cyberpunk" authors of the eighties were prophetic in spirit about the attitude and direction of the world today. How far are we from jacking in? How much time will we have then to sit and watch the fish?
I note with a mixture of pity and amusement some of the resoponses that this article has generated so far. One poster proclaims the subjects of Mr Katz's article to be "the white trash of the computer world". While that might seem very insightful to the poster of that response, I think a statement of that nature is more of an indication of what type of person the poster is. I come from a similar background that the two subjects came from with the notable exceptions being that I come from a big city and have never sold fake ID's. Alter the circumstances with regard two those two things and change some names around and that very well could be me. I too didn't know what it was like to have my parents pay for school. I went to a community college when I had the money and have about 50 credit hours to date. Three years ago I was making $8.00 an hour, managing a bookstore, eating ramen twice a day and basically wondering what I was going to do. Then I met a buddy of mine while attending an army reserve weekend and I was fortunate enough to be able to leverage experience obtained in the military to get a job as an entry level Sysadmin. I made $38000 a year to start. Quite a jump. While I make quite a bit more than that now, I have not forgotten what is was like to eat ramen for three week stretches, just to get by. So yes, you could say that this article struck a cord in me. I just am curious how many others have similar stories. To those who really believe you have to have a degree to get a decent job, bull. You need to be curious, technically competent and willing to work obscene hours...:-) Please don't misunderstand me, I am not decrying education. I just am saying that if you want to go to school, go for the education and to learn...don't be one of those people who just go to get a sheet of paper. When I was in the Army, I met more than one officer who had a commission because of a college degree, but couldn't lead their was out of a paper bag. Since I have been out I have worked with many people who got jobs because of their degree and were thouroughly incompetent. Yes, you can get a job if you have a degree, but will you respect yourself in the morning? ;-) -Just my thoughts Saint