GAH! Almost no pro plays w/this racket. Tennis is a sport that requires extreme precision. You're not going to achieve that by switching frames every year. Manufacturers simply paint the frames of pros to match this season's latest release.
In fact, Pete Sampras has been playing with a racket that was introduced in 1984 - which is more like a good old fashioned wood frame than not.
Pure marketing gimmick - I'll bet money that Head won't be using the technology next year.
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Be more clear in the writeup: the subject of the article is a petition to open-source any code that results from federal grant money from reseachers in a university setting. It is *not* about open sourcing all bioinformatic software, everywhere. In other words, code developed in a private setting, independant of university grant money - who cares? (at least in this case). Alternatively, grad students who strike it rich on code they wrote while on the government dole? Open source *their* work, since it was already paid for by the taxpayers. I don't see anything wrong with this particular distinction.
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Its what I use, a bunch of (I think) lisp modules that plug into emacs and keybind all sorts of whiz bang keystroke saving nonsense (ex. "bo" auto-expands to "boolean" and M-/ scroll completes variable and method names ala bash's tab key). I had massive wrist problems, and got a kinesis and installed the ide and I'd estimate my total number of keystrokes is down to maybe a third of what it used to be without JDE's code completion functionality. Not to mention the built in debugger, which shows all variables in scope in a particular instance of a class (which also kind of sucks when the stack gets really huge, or you've got a really meaty instance, but hey). As far as GUI building - I've always found that I've better luck with swing when I get in there and lay stuff out explicitly.
From his comment about the gyro place in the South Bay, that might mean that he's seeing movies in LA, which means that you can wait *4* weeks, and you'll still have to hang out to hold onto decent seats:P
hm. the report itself casts this move as the dealer's first free hit. here you go, you can use our apps on your little rouge OS (all the while its merely a way for them to get you hooked and dependent) - which means that linux must not be quite as insigficant, unimportant, or easily ignored as microsoft had previously claimed.
who cares? WHO CARES?! This kind of crap shouldn't even be given the time of day - but here it is on slashdot anyway. Does it really matter what ABC thinks? Honestly - some sell-out author's rantings on some meglomanical multinational media corporation's website...AUUGGH!
How little public perception matters. Names and concepts of people get attached to ideas and inventions as intellectual handles. I'm sure neither Gates nor this PE Biosystems guy care what Katz thinks should be their respective rightful shares of credit and fame.
Stick to what *you* can control - to projects and efforts that *you* feel are important. If the rest of the world cares to heap fame on you - fine, otherwise, who cares? For the most part, none of us can control public perception (though damn if we don't try) - and the funny part is IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'd rather spend my time and energy creating and contributing to something more meaningful than the fickle winds of PR anyway.
Isn't it interesting that in the "porn in the library" debate, the posts moderated most highly were basically of the form "I can do it if I want to." No mention or concern with reagrd to the fact that the library's computers and network resources belong to the *library* - not *you* - tax dollars be damned.
In contrast, in this napster debate, the moderators have honored a 5 on posts that point out that universities have every right to dictate what happens or doesn't happen on *their* network backbone. Like the library, some of my money goes toward this stuff, why can't I use it the way I want to (for *both* public and private universities, tuition *and* tax dollars)?
Its time to put up or shut up Slashdot. People care what you think. Don't allow the popular press to label us as a bunch of whiny hypocrites. Either the people who own that computer can tell you what to do or they can't - and it shouldn't metter if those owners are librarians (who we are not) - or university network admins (who many of us are). Which is it?
I wasn an IT intern this summer in the busiest department of a major u.s. city's main library. Consequently, I'm no expert - but I think I do have some interesting observations.
1) the same...but way way different, and not controllable in the way we were acustomed to
the library is a public resource paid for with public tax dollars. the library can control or censor public choice by either not buying, or buying in limited quantities. the library controls access to said resources by remembering who has borrowed what.
the internet is also, fundamentally, a public resource paid for by public tax dollars. however - here's the kicker:
if the library chooses to buy computers and network resources (in essence "buying" the internet - much like buying a book), then it can *NO* longer control access, filtering be damned, in place or not. the 'net is by nature a big scary place filled with ideas from linux fanatics, gun toting extremists, rampant ecommerce mavens and porn porn porn. almost all of these ideas are available in an unlimited # of copies. Viola! the library's tride and true method of censor and control is now gone - because there is no longer any restriction on what you can read or see by virtue of not having a copy.
2) information - both good and bad
both the 'net and the library are public shared sources of information. the library can control the quality of its information by simply stocking good stuff, and not stocking bad stuff. by giving access to public internet terminals, the library now stocks *EVERYTHING* - good and bad, for better or worse.
3) don't think about the 'net as the 'net in the context of the library - its a whole different ball game and all bets are off.
think of the 'net and 'net access as a book and things will become much more clear. For example - my library had a rampant problem with very high demand for net access, and very low supply. I've had numerous confrontations with people who simply were hogging the computer past their "on your honor - half hour when people are waiting" policy we had in place. this policy was stupid. *why* it was stupid will go a long way toward some understanding.
the net is a resource that *everyone* wants access to. my library essentially took no steps to make sure that whoever had that resource would return it. can you imagine letting people borrow books "on their honor - for 2 weeks?" instant empty library. treating the net like a book, making patrons "borrow" access, would go a long way toward helping this particular problem.
4) the library doesn't care if you use Plato or Aristotle to get off
the library stocks *plenty* of books that cold be used to get someone off: romance novels, racy classics, heck the canterbury tales if you know what to look for (and can read old english). kids are perfectly free to borrow these if they want. its not the librarian's job to babysit your little perverts in the first place. nor is it the librarian's job to babysit then when they're online.
people should be perfectly free to do whatever the hell they want online, and with books. if they want to read something online, or in a book, to help them lose lots of money in the markets - feel free. if they want to read something in a book (like Funeral Oration in the Peloponesian War), or online, to get off - feel free - as long as it doesn't bother anyone else.
Some dirty old man reading the good parts of some romance novel outloud, within earshot of our 7 year old daughter, *is* bothering someone else. If he was reading it by himself and masturbating in public, he's most certainly bothering someone else. Even if he only borrowed it and never returned it, he's bugging someone else. he can beat himself raw in private - but not with our daughter nearby, and not in public (and he better return that novel so someone else can have a turn with it too!).
the problem is that being online in a library is a *public* endevour. I can clearly *see* what you're doing. IM(most)HO, If what you're doing bothers me, security can throw you out, or we can have you arrested. I've asked patrons to adjust their choice of website if kids were nearby, and called security if they refused. I've seen someone arrested for beating off at a public terminal.
5) What about "free access!" and "no censorship!"
Not at a public terminal, bub. I've never seen anyone having phone sex on a public phone, nor would I want to. I've seen (and stopped) lots of people from having e-sex at a public terminal. I'm letting you borrow a resource from me. If I see you using that resource in a way I don't like, we're going to have a talk. It may deeply disturb me that you use my copy of Plato to get aroused at home, but I don't know about it - so it doesn't bother me. At a glance, I can tell you are using my terminal to get off - and that does bother me, and others, and we *are* going to have a talk.
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Except there have been occasions in the past where organisms, upon introductions to new niches, out compete native organisms spectacularly.
Invasive, non-native crops or fish represent the relatively benign example. Native American deaths due to European disease would be at the other end.
Martian plague might be unlikely, but the chances certainly aren't non-zero.
GAH! Almost no pro plays w/this racket. Tennis is a sport that requires extreme precision. You're not going to achieve that by switching frames every year. Manufacturers simply paint the frames of pros to match this season's latest release.
In fact, Pete Sampras has been playing with a racket that was introduced in 1984 - which is more like a good old fashioned wood frame than not.
Pure marketing gimmick - I'll bet money that Head won't be using the technology next year.
Be more clear in the writeup: the subject of the article is a petition to open-source any code that results from federal grant money from reseachers in a university setting. It is *not* about open sourcing all bioinformatic software, everywhere. In other words, code developed in a private setting, independant of university grant money - who cares? (at least in this case). Alternatively, grad students who strike it rich on code they wrote while on the government dole? Open source *their* work, since it was already paid for by the taxpayers. I don't see anything wrong with this particular distinction.
Its what I use, a bunch of (I think) lisp modules that plug into emacs and keybind all sorts of whiz bang keystroke saving nonsense (ex. "bo" auto-expands to "boolean" and M-/ scroll completes variable and method names ala bash's tab key). I had massive wrist problems, and got a kinesis and installed the ide and I'd estimate my total number of keystrokes is down to maybe a third of what it used to be without JDE's code completion functionality. Not to mention the built in debugger, which shows all variables in scope in a particular instance of a class (which also kind of sucks when the stack gets really huge, or you've got a really meaty instance, but hey). As far as GUI building - I've always found that I've better luck with swing when I get in there and lay stuff out explicitly.
Has the same problem. I'm currently waiting on replacement drive number 3 (?!). That makes 4 drives in less than 6 months.
Not used in DS9? You have now forced me to remind you of Vic Fontaine.
Hence the qualifier "might." There's a "South Bay" in LA as well.
From his comment about the gyro place in the South Bay, that might mean that he's seeing movies in LA, which means that you can wait *4* weeks, and you'll still have to hang out to hold onto decent seats :P
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hm. the report itself casts this move as the dealer's first free hit. here you go, you can use our apps on your little rouge OS (all the while its merely a way for them to get you hooked and dependent) - which means that linux must not be quite as insigficant, unimportant, or easily ignored as microsoft had previously claimed.
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who cares? WHO CARES?! This kind of crap shouldn't even be given the time of day - but here it is on slashdot anyway. Does it really matter what ABC thinks? Honestly - some sell-out author's rantings on some meglomanical multinational media corporation's website...AUUGGH!
How little public perception matters. Names and concepts of people get attached to ideas and inventions as intellectual handles. I'm sure neither Gates nor this PE Biosystems guy care what Katz thinks should be their respective rightful shares of credit and fame.
Stick to what *you* can control - to projects and efforts that *you* feel are important. If the rest of the world cares to heap fame on you - fine, otherwise, who cares? For the most part, none of us can control public perception (though damn if we don't try) - and the funny part is IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'd rather spend my time and energy creating and contributing to something more meaningful than the fickle winds of PR anyway.
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Scully: Mulder, I've never had to do an autopsy on a horse before...
Mulder: I know its strange Scully, but our informant from FOX *swore* that there was still life in it.
Scully: Hm. There do appear to be some strange foot or shoe marks on its hide - almost as if somewhat kicked it repeatedly...
Isn't it interesting that in the "porn in the library" debate, the posts moderated most highly were basically of the form "I can do it if I want to." No mention or concern with reagrd to the fact that the library's computers and network resources belong to the *library* - not *you* - tax dollars be damned.
In contrast, in this napster debate, the moderators have honored a 5 on posts that point out that universities have every right to dictate what happens or doesn't happen on *their* network backbone. Like the library, some of my money goes toward this stuff, why can't I use it the way I want to (for *both* public and private universities, tuition *and* tax dollars)?
Its time to put up or shut up Slashdot. People care what you think. Don't allow the popular press to label us as a bunch of whiny hypocrites. Either the people who own that computer can tell you what to do or they can't - and it shouldn't metter if those owners are librarians (who we are not) - or university network admins (who many of us are). Which is it?
-f
I wasn an IT intern this summer in the busiest department of a major u.s. city's main library. Consequently, I'm no expert - but I think I do have some interesting observations.
1) the same...but way way different, and not controllable in the way we were acustomed to
the library is a public resource paid for with public tax dollars. the library can control or censor public choice by either not buying, or buying in limited quantities. the library controls access to said resources by remembering who has borrowed what.
the internet is also, fundamentally, a public resource paid for by public tax dollars. however - here's the kicker:
if the library chooses to buy computers and network resources (in essence "buying" the internet - much like buying a book), then it can *NO* longer control access, filtering be damned, in place or not. the 'net is by nature a big scary place filled with ideas from linux fanatics, gun toting extremists, rampant ecommerce mavens and porn porn porn. almost all of these ideas are available in an unlimited # of copies. Viola! the library's tride and true method of censor and control is now gone - because there is no longer any restriction on what you can read or see by virtue of not having a copy.
2) information - both good and bad
both the 'net and the library are public shared sources of information. the library can control the quality of its information by simply stocking good stuff, and not stocking bad stuff. by giving access to public internet terminals, the library now stocks *EVERYTHING* - good and bad, for better or worse.
3) don't think about the 'net as the 'net in the context of the library - its a whole different ball game and all bets are off.
think of the 'net and 'net access as a book and things will become much more clear. For example - my library had a rampant problem with very high demand for net access, and very low supply. I've had numerous confrontations with people who simply were hogging the computer past their "on your honor - half hour when people are waiting" policy we had in place. this policy was stupid. *why* it was stupid will go a long way toward some understanding.
the net is a resource that *everyone* wants access to. my library essentially took no steps to make sure that whoever had that resource would return it. can you imagine letting people borrow books "on their honor - for 2 weeks?" instant empty library. treating the net like a book, making patrons "borrow" access, would go a long way toward helping this particular problem.
4) the library doesn't care if you use Plato or Aristotle to get off
the library stocks *plenty* of books that cold be used to get someone off: romance novels, racy classics, heck the canterbury tales if you know what to look for (and can read old english). kids are perfectly free to borrow these if they want. its not the librarian's job to babysit your little perverts in the first place. nor is it the librarian's job to babysit then when they're online.
people should be perfectly free to do whatever the hell they want online, and with books. if they want to read something online, or in a book, to help them lose lots of money in the markets - feel free. if they want to read something in a book (like Funeral Oration in the Peloponesian War), or online, to get off - feel free - as long as it doesn't bother anyone else.
Some dirty old man reading the good parts of some romance novel outloud, within earshot of our 7 year old daughter, *is* bothering someone else. If he was reading it by himself and masturbating in public, he's most certainly bothering someone else. Even if he only borrowed it and never returned it, he's bugging someone else. he can beat himself raw in private - but not with our daughter nearby, and not in public (and he better return that novel so someone else can have a turn with it too!).
the problem is that being online in a library is a *public* endevour. I can clearly *see* what you're doing. IM(most)HO, If what you're doing bothers me, security can throw you out, or we can have you arrested. I've asked patrons to adjust their choice of website if kids were nearby, and called security if they refused. I've seen someone arrested for beating off at a public terminal.
5) What about "free access!" and "no censorship!"
Not at a public terminal, bub. I've never seen anyone having phone sex on a public phone, nor would I want to. I've seen (and stopped) lots of people from having e-sex at a public terminal. I'm letting you borrow a resource from me. If I see you using that resource in a way I don't like, we're going to have a talk. It may deeply disturb me that you use my copy of Plato to get aroused at home, but I don't know about it - so it doesn't bother me. At a glance, I can tell you are using my terminal to get off - and that does bother me, and others, and we *are* going to have a talk.