The arguments that one should be paid for the information are basically invalid. The state of California has to use these revenues for it's own programs, meaning that the citizens of California will theoretically get more value from their state government.
On the other hand, this information wasn't volunteered, so it should be freely available to all or protected from the prying eyes of all. Anything else would be economic favoritism.
It might be nice to see a "slashdot uptime" counter somewhere on the front page. That way I could tell what part of the internet is being flaky today. I must say that slashdot is beating www.microsoft.com and www.sun.com for stability in spite of the "beta? not even close!" warnings.
I open the case of the computer they give me. If I get yelled at I quit. (the coolest instance of this was when I opened a sun enterprise 10,000 and nobody blinked.)
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Maybe you can clear up something for me. Is linux really tm linus?
The arguments that one should be paid for the information are basically invalid. The state of California has to use these revenues for it's own programs, meaning that the citizens of California will theoretically get more value from their state government.
On the other hand, this information wasn't volunteered, so it should be freely available to all or protected from the prying eyes of all. Anything else would be economic favoritism.
It might be nice to see a "slashdot uptime" counter somewhere on the front page. That way I could tell what part of the internet is being flaky today. I must say that slashdot is beating www.microsoft.com and www.sun.com for stability in spite of the "beta? not even close!" warnings.
This poetry isn't just for kids folks. I loved "The missing piece meets big O" when I was 3 and I'm still trying to understand it at 22.
He will be greatly missed.
Cool! This means there is hope for the Quickcam VC that I foolishly bought ages ago. Yay!
Though the response comments have been mostly positive, this might be a good time for a voting question. Maybe just one attached to this article.
BTW I am very in favor of this new system. It's freakyfunkyjazzycool.
We use Samba here at the SEC to transfer gigabytes weekly from a 1.5 terabyte drive.
We should use "Brown Paper Bag" as our themesong for this kernel. (It's a lot cooler than "start me up")
I open the case of the computer they give me. If I get yelled at I quit. (the coolest instance of this was when I opened a sun enterprise 10,000 and nobody blinked.)