A tech leader and visionary is needed. I agree. They also need to oust Ballmer...and not replace him. A person talented enough to be a tech leader wouldn't want to work for the kind of company a "Ballmer" makes Microsoft into....where enthusiasm for innovative IT is thwarted by a "windows tax" and a culture of protecting existing technology from yesterday.
I remember reading an article years ago about how a flub at Amazon accidentally revealed that authors were giving hagiograhical reviews to their own books under fake names.
I also remember reading something about authors coaxing groups of friends to publish reviews of new books.
Then there are the "civilians" who use the Amazon review section as social media, obviously ( sometimes even stated ) reviewing a book without having read it, having some of axe to grind with the politics, subject or author.
I think it is great that Facebook now has competition and competition focused on privacy as well as ease of configuration. Hopefully the competition will push Facebook to clean up its attitude and its code.
Today is the first day of Google+, Google's answer to Facebook.
I just thought I would mention it since I don't see news of it ( accept this thread ) on Slashdot and getting a story accepted on Slashdot is like winning the lottery.
I think I will forever be suspicious of Google due to the stunt they pulled last year with Buzz and censoring Tiannamen Square massacre information from Google China.
However, a CNet article I read stated that Google+ has better and simpler privacy. Hopefully competition from Google+ will force Facebook to do the same.
Of course the technologies still work, but does Microsoft support them? Does Microsoft update them to fit modern needs? Can you get as many jobs writing in them? Can you get jobs other than maintenance jobs in them?
This kind of thing build resentment against Slashdot.
I submit articles which get rejected without any reason given. This guy submits a BS post and gets it published. Why should I volunteer to spend my time moderating Slashdot when asked if this is how they treat people who bother to submit articles?
Has anyone ever suggested that the British government issue an apology (torturing him because he was gay) to his family or the gay community as well as doing something to commemorate him?
I think the point was that people who use other systems don't have to keep reading about alternative software, hacks and jailbreaks to do what other people do. No disrespect.
I always thought the old interface was excellent. If it isn't broken, why fix it? Now, gypping Linux users out of streaming videos without adjusting their membership fee is a different issue.
This is an excellent and *SHORT* video by the National Geographic. The National Geographic has a well deserved reputation for getting the facts straight. The video is a quick and jazzy introduction to the overpopulation issue and explains how by the end of the year the world will have 7 billion people on it.
According to the United Nations, the global population could be as high as 11 billion in 2050 or as low as 8 billion, if the right programs are put in place now.
Population growth stretches natural resources to their limits. Deforestation, food and water shortages, and climate change are all intensified by the addition of nearly 80 million people a year to the world's population.
The Top 2 Things To Remember About Overpopulation are:
1. It matters for the West.
Even if are a super eco-friendly vegan doing everything you can, if you live in the West you use as many resources and generate as much pollution as 11 people in the 3rd world. It isn't your fault. A lot of it is built into our infrastructure. The most meaningful way to lighten your footprint is to have smaller families and if you already have a family teach your children to have smaller families.
2. You can still have kids and help the overpopulation problem
The global population replacement rate is just over 2 children per women. Thus you can have up to 2 kids of your own and NOT contribute to the population increasing. You can also make a contribution by teaching your children about population issues
This might not have happened if the Chinese government put less resources into oppressing its citizens and more resources into law enforcement for shutting organ harvesting down.
I would like to suggest that a reason be given for rejecting a story submitted to slashdot. Giving a reason can preserve good will which will encourage regular users to help with moderation and keep submitting stories.
I submitted this story and it was rejected without a reason. That wasn't the first time, so I usually do not bother to respond to requests from slashdot to pitch in work.
Seeing that my submission was likely a duplicate I feel better. Hence my suggestion.
I'm on Ubuntu 10.10 with Firefox 4.01. A few weeks ago I noticed that email reminders of calender events I put in Google's calendar were no longer working. I thought it was something I did and decided to look at it later while I had time. I Googled around last night. I discovered that Google Calender event reminders have simply stopped working for many people, with no reason identified and very little, if anything said about it by Google. Luckily I only missed reminders like "take out the trash".
Other people have narrowly missed meetings.
I was kind of surprised I heard nothing about this issue on slashdot. It has existed for at least 1 - 2 months for many people.
I noticed the mention of apps simply not working with the this story. I wonder if it is about Google trying to reduce the size of the are where they have to investigate this problem.
There is always a new generation of suckers for the Yankie Doodle talk about serving your country. If you try to tell these people that as vets the government will throw them away like an empty plastic water bottle instead of hearing your warning they will call you a "libUral".
2012 GOP Presidential Candidates, take notes, forget about the problems with the Ryan plan. Push more nukes. Organize a league of elderly nuclear emergency workers. You solve an energy problem and at the same time if an accident happens you lighten the load on Medicare without having to boot anyone off.
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A tech leader and visionary is needed. I agree. They also need to oust Ballmer...and not replace him. A person talented enough to be a tech leader wouldn't want to work for the kind of company a "Ballmer" makes Microsoft into....where enthusiasm for innovative IT is thwarted by a "windows tax" and a culture of protecting existing technology from yesterday.
I remember reading an article years ago about how a flub at Amazon accidentally revealed that authors were giving hagiograhical reviews to their own books under fake names.
I also remember reading something about authors coaxing groups of friends to publish reviews of new books.
Then there are the "civilians" who use the Amazon review section as social media, obviously ( sometimes even stated ) reviewing a book without having read it, having some of axe to grind with the politics, subject or author.
I think it is great that Facebook now has competition and competition focused on privacy as well as ease of configuration. Hopefully the competition will push Facebook to clean up its attitude and its code.
Today is the first day of Google+, Google's answer to Facebook.
I just thought I would mention it since I don't see news of it ( accept this thread ) on Slashdot and getting a story accepted on Slashdot is like winning the lottery.
I think I will forever be suspicious of Google due to the stunt they pulled last year with Buzz and censoring Tiannamen Square massacre information from Google China.
However, a CNet article I read stated that Google+ has better and simpler privacy. Hopefully competition from Google+ will force Facebook to do the same.
Of course the technologies still work, but does Microsoft support them? Does Microsoft update them to fit modern needs? Can you get as many jobs writing in them? Can you get jobs other than maintenance jobs in them?
This kind of thing build resentment against Slashdot.
I submit articles which get rejected without any reason given. This guy submits a BS post and gets it published. Why should I volunteer to spend my time moderating Slashdot when asked if this is how they treat people who bother to submit articles?
Shame on the author of the post. Double shame on the mods for letting fallacious posting through.
That is one thing I respect about the German government. They gave apologies for WWII and I believe the Holocaust.
I still think the government should do something to commemorate him. A statue, a memorial or at least a postage stamp
Good to hear that the right thing has been done.
Nice to hear about the decent thing being done for a change.
Has anyone ever suggested that the British government issue an apology (torturing him because he was gay) to his family or the gay community as well as doing something to commemorate him?
How interesting and how terrible!
I bet your Uncle Johnny is a nice guy. Take him out for a cup of coffee
I think the point was that people who use other systems don't have to keep reading about alternative software, hacks and jailbreaks to do what other people do. No disrespect.
I always thought the old interface was excellent. If it isn't broken, why fix it? Now, gypping Linux users out of streaming videos without adjusting their membership fee is a different issue.
Take it easy dude, these people are just worried about their jobs.
Does this mean that someday I will be able to watch streaming videos from Netflix on my Ubuntu Linux box?
This is an excellent and *SHORT* video by the National Geographic. The National Geographic has a well deserved reputation for getting the facts straight. The video is a quick and jazzy introduction to the overpopulation issue and explains how by the end of the year the world will have 7 billion people on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0
Current Population:
http://tinyurl.com/currentpopulation
6.9 billion people
World fertility rate for population replacement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-replacement_fertility
2.33 children per woman
From:
http://tinyurl.com/futurepopulation
According to the United Nations, the global population could be as high as 11 billion in 2050 or as low as 8 billion, if the right programs are put in place now.
Population growth stretches natural resources to their limits. Deforestation, food and water shortages, and climate change are all intensified by the addition of nearly 80 million people a year to the world's population.
The Top 2 Things To Remember About Overpopulation are:
1. It matters for the West.
Even if are a super eco-friendly vegan doing everything you can, if you live in the West you use as many resources and generate as much pollution as 11 people in the 3rd world. It isn't your fault. A lot of it is built into our infrastructure. The most meaningful way to lighten your footprint is to have smaller families and if you already have a family teach your children to have smaller families.
2. You can still have kids and help the overpopulation problem
The global population replacement rate is just over 2 children per women. Thus you can have up to 2 kids of your own and NOT contribute to the population increasing. You can also make a contribution by teaching your children about population issues
This might not have happened if the Chinese government put less resources into oppressing its citizens and more resources into law enforcement for shutting organ harvesting down.
I would like to suggest that a reason be given for rejecting a story submitted to slashdot. Giving a reason can preserve good will which will encourage regular users to help with moderation and keep submitting stories.
I submitted this story and it was rejected without a reason. That wasn't the first time, so I usually do not bother to respond to requests from slashdot to pitch in work.
Seeing that my submission was likely a duplicate I feel better. Hence my suggestion.
I'm on Ubuntu 10.10 with Firefox 4.01. A few weeks ago I noticed that email reminders of calender events I put in Google's calendar were no longer working. I thought it was something I did and decided to look at it later while I had time. I Googled around last night. I discovered that Google Calender event reminders have simply stopped working for many people, with no reason identified and very little, if anything said about it by Google. Luckily I only missed reminders like "take out the trash".
Other people have narrowly missed meetings.
I was kind of surprised I heard nothing about this issue on slashdot. It has existed for at least 1 - 2 months for many people.
I noticed the mention of apps simply not working with the this story. I wonder if it is about Google trying to reduce the size of the are where they have to investigate this problem.
Those browsers are not that old. I've worked for companies that developed web applications for institutions and they are still supporting IE 6.
There is always a new generation of suckers for the Yankie Doodle talk about serving your country. If you try to tell these people that as vets the government will throw them away like an empty plastic water bottle instead of hearing your warning they will call you a "libUral".
2012 GOP Presidential Candidates, take notes, forget about the problems with the Ryan plan. Push more nukes. Organize a league of elderly nuclear emergency workers. You solve an energy problem and at the same time if an accident happens you lighten the load on Medicare without having to boot anyone off.