There isn't a need for another open source office suite project. If Java was taken out of Open Office the clunky performance would be gone and it would be first rate. Now that Sun is out of the picture that is more likely. No offense to anyone, I'm a Java programmer, but Java is just not *well* suited to desktop GUI applications.
On the bright side, every time I feel down about how fascist the U.S. is becoming I can always cheer myself up by looking at the UK which seems to at least one solid step ahead in "one nation, under surveillance"
I'm more excited about "Facebook Disconnect", the new Chrome extension from Google. I'm hoping that a similar extension follows for Firefox and the other browsers.
I've been thinking about going Mac after my Ubuntu box dies. I had my box custom built with good parts and it is still running extremely well after a large number of years so there is time to wait to see if this happens.
I heard that comment too, from a completely non tech, non-materialistically orientated friend. She thought the film made him look good, showing him to be someone full of drive.
This is great news, but it bothers me. As a Linux user I can't use Netflix's streaming content, despite being a paying customer. I've watched many movies and television shows on hulu.com with no problems. There are no technical issues, Netflix just doesn't have a problem with giving the middle finger to some of their paying customers.
He didn't build it because he "likes building things". He built it because he wanted to make money. Facebook is designed from the ground up to do just that
There is nothing wrong with wanting to make money and that desire isn't exclusive with wanting to build things. My problem with Zuckerberg is that in addition to those desires he has had nearly complete disrespect for Facebook users and their prerogative to make decisions about the distribution of their private information.
I remember Zuckerberg stating that he felt that he expected the movie to portray him unfairly and that he would not see it. I guess he changed his mind. I'm glad, because now he knows that many other people see that some of the things he does are scummy.
I recently read a book called "How Doctors Think" by a Hematologist associated with Harvard. He went around interviewing the top doctors in the country about their cognitive fuck-ups and triumphs.
Serendipitously, along the way, some doctors were more than honest with him about medical dogma, being lazy in keeping up with research and how drug company money/gifts influence medical opinions.
Spinal fusions have no proven clinical benefit for reducing pain. At all. It has been known for a long time, but financial interests keep that procedure being done.
Hormone replacement therapy has been proven to be potentially dangerous ( cancer,etc ) but with negligible benefit. Aside from middle aged women & estrogen, I'm sure you noticed the new commercials trying to convince aging men to supplement with testosterone.
It is natural for testosterone levels to gradually decrease as men age. Testosterone levels fluctuate often and hard. If a doctor tells you that you have below normal testosterone asked to be tested again. Get off of the things that lower testosterone ( ie alcohol ) and do the natural things that boost like hard exercise ( lift weights ) for a few weeks. Then get tested again.
Your driving needs are very close to mine so I feel the significance of what you are saying. Without the weekend trips I buy gas about twice a month. With the all electric commute I could probably get that down to less than once a month.
I heard with tax breaks ( if GM ever finishes the car ) it will be down to 30K.
There are a lot of rich people, upper middle class people, celebrities, alternative energy geeks, sundry geeks who can and are waiting to buy one when it comes out.
These people will bring the price down for the rest of us.
I don't see those people as criminals, at least not with a capital 'C'. I'm straightedge but I don't see smoking pot as being any worse than alcohol. I would rather have my crime fighting dollars go to jailing thieves, murderers, rapists, *narcotic* dealers, etc. Not someone doing something the equivalent of having or selling a drink.
You can't have a bunch of potheads running the country.. legally.
but ex-with fundamentalist Christian anti-masturbation activists like Christine O'Donnel who lied about going to Oxford and who didn't pay her tuition bills until this election cycle are okay?
Then there is this congressional candidate from Ohio who likes to dress up in the appropriate uniform for Nazi reeenactments:
Maybe the answer isn't better software, but fewer criminals to fill up the database with.
I keep seeing articles here and there how the U.S. has more people imprisoned than China. A large chunk of the prison population are inmates convicted of drug crimes and a large portion of that set of people were convicted on marijuana laws.
I don't smoke, but as a tax payer I would rather see the government make marijuana into a tax revenue generator instead of a huge expense to paid for with taxes.
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There isn't a need for another open source office suite project. If Java was taken out of Open Office the clunky performance would be gone and it would be first rate. Now that Sun is out of the picture that is more likely. No offense to anyone, I'm a Java programmer, but Java is just not *well* suited to desktop GUI applications.
In the land of Orwell nonetheless.
On the bright side, every time I feel down about how fascist the U.S. is becoming I can always cheer myself up by looking at the UK which seems to at least one solid step ahead in "one nation, under surveillance"
I just put it into my adblock
Thanks much.
I'm more excited about "Facebook Disconnect", the new Chrome extension from Google. I'm hoping that a similar extension follows for Firefox and the other browsers.
Pretty cool story!
Thanks for the info.
I've been thinking about going Mac after my Ubuntu box dies. I had my box custom built with good parts and it is still running extremely well after a large number of years so there is time to wait to see if this happens.
When does netflix come to linux?
Hulu.com has no problem streaming movies to linux users, why does Netflix?
I heard that comment too, from a completely non tech, non-materialistically orientated friend. She thought the film made him look good, showing him to be someone full of drive.
This is great news, but it bothers me. As a Linux user I can't use Netflix's streaming content, despite being a paying customer. I've watched many movies and television shows on hulu.com with no problems. There are no technical issues, Netflix just doesn't have a problem with giving the middle finger to some of their paying customers.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to make money and that desire isn't exclusive with wanting to build things. My problem with Zuckerberg is that in addition to those desires he has had nearly complete disrespect for Facebook users and their prerogative to make decisions about the distribution of their private information.
I remember Zuckerberg stating that he felt that he expected the movie to portray him unfairly and that he would not see it. I guess he changed his mind. I'm glad, because now he knows that many other people see that some of the things he does are scummy.
It sounds a bit like Facebook with near a billion members but less than half being actively involved in the site.
Hopefully someday something will happen to convince people who are just holding accounts at Facebook to delete their accounts.
Don't do either without doing your own research.
I recently read a book called "How Doctors Think" by a Hematologist associated with Harvard. He went around interviewing the top doctors in the country about their cognitive fuck-ups and triumphs.
Serendipitously, along the way, some doctors were more than honest with him about medical dogma, being lazy in keeping up with research and how drug company money/gifts influence medical opinions.
Spinal fusions have no proven clinical benefit for reducing pain. At all. It has been known for a long time, but financial interests keep that procedure being done.
Hormone replacement therapy has been proven to be potentially dangerous ( cancer ,etc ) but with negligible benefit. Aside from middle aged women & estrogen, I'm sure you noticed the new commercials trying to convince aging men to supplement with testosterone.
It is natural for testosterone levels to gradually decrease as men age. Testosterone levels fluctuate often and hard. If a doctor tells you that you have below normal testosterone asked to be tested again. Get off of the things that lower testosterone ( ie alcohol ) and do the natural things that boost like hard exercise ( lift weights ) for a few weeks. Then get tested again.
That statement works as both a positive idea and as a negative one.
The positive being the more capable you are the more time you put in.
The negative being the trend towards techno dogmatism among programmers.
Programmers tend to be afraid of technology they are not used to, so everything that isn't their core thing tends to be labeled as "crap".
I would love to learn more languages........time!
Your driving needs are very close to mine so I feel the significance of what you are saying. Without the weekend trips I buy gas about twice a month. With the all electric commute I could probably get that down to less than once a month.
I heard with tax breaks ( if GM ever finishes the car ) it will be down to 30K.
There are a lot of rich people, upper middle class people, celebrities, alternative energy geeks, sundry geeks who can and are waiting to buy one when it comes out.
These people will bring the price down for the rest of us.
I think it is hurting GM more to keep promising this car and to keep delaying releasing it.
Even ( especially ? ) on Slashdot there are people who hold that opinion seriously.
I don't see those people as criminals, at least not with a capital 'C'. I'm straightedge but I don't see smoking pot as being any worse than alcohol. I would rather have my crime fighting dollars go to jailing thieves, murderers, rapists, *narcotic* dealers, etc. Not someone doing something the equivalent of having or selling a drink.
You can't have a bunch of potheads running the country.. legally.
but ex-with fundamentalist Christian anti-masturbation activists like Christine O'Donnel who lied about going to Oxford and who didn't pay her tuition bills until this election cycle are okay?
Then there is this congressional candidate from Ohio who likes to dress up in the appropriate uniform for Nazi reeenactments:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/10/why-is-this-gop-house-candidate-dressed-as-a-nazi/64319/
Please, bring on the potheads
Excellent point. I wish I could mod you up.
Maybe the answer isn't better software, but fewer criminals to fill up the database with.
I keep seeing articles here and there how the U.S. has more people imprisoned than China. A large chunk of the prison population are inmates convicted of drug crimes and a large portion of that set of people were convicted on marijuana laws.
I don't smoke, but as a tax payer I would rather see the government make marijuana into a tax revenue generator instead of a huge expense to paid for with taxes.
If you haven't, rent a copy of the documentary "Hacking Democracy".
Diebold chose to use MS Access as the backend for voting machines
who enjoyed reading that Mark Zuckerberg got caught up in one of his own snares.
He and his people just don't want to accept the need to inform people before making decisions with their information.
Thanks for the information.