The reason you don't know about any Indian inventions is because you must be American, and have never seen it on Fox News.
That attitude (and others that I see on your blog) isn't going to get you very far in life. And if you form your view of foreigners from shallow stereotypes, well, pot meet kettle?
On second thought, keep it up... forget I said anything. That attitude will help you immensely in international competition;) Yeah, that's it...
Maybe now I'll stop hearing those stupid Al-Gore-invented-the-Internet commments since the guy who really invented (what most people consider the Internet) is getting recognition for it.
Um, he's the one who tried to take credit for it... (and before you copy/paste, yes, I have read the "full quote").
This raises an excellent point: don't the AV companies daily violate the DMCA by reverse engineering virus code? If not, how long until somebody puts some kind of copy protection system into a virus and then sues all the AV companies? (I know, copy protection in a virus would be a bit odd, but hey...)
I'm not saying that stupid things never happen in law (hell no I'm not saying that) but you are having a fallacy here. Law is not applied in a mechanistic fashion, like a computer program. Human intervention is present at many points (police, prosecutor, judge, jury) and usually prevents absurd scenarios like a law designed to prevent circumvention of computer security being used against those examining viruses.
Nowadays, a Windows PC doesn't even come with any kind of programming language (not counting batch files..) and the GUI metaphor discourages automation of tasks (which was the Great Hope that computing promised..)
Actually, it comes (nowadays; you used to have to download it) with a pretty awesome scripting environment. You can use VBS (Visual Basic Script) files to script damn near anything (which is why it was such a virus vector, I know...).
Nothing cooler than watching Word and Excel open automagically and start doing repetitive tasks and spewing out PDF reports...
You're right that the OS interface doesn't encourage it, but the capability is still there for those who want to take charge of their computing experience.
You could just plug cartridges into the old computers, or blindly type in programs from Compute! too, you know;) But you're right, they did encourage creativity more. Ah, the VIC 20...
I know you have the smiley, but aside from Stern's language, what is so bad about a guy who worked his arse off to go from nothing to a very rich and successful guy near the top of his field? And on top of that, he is a constant voice for free speech.
He's just obnoxious. It's easy to be obnoxious, yet he portrays himself as being some sort of iconoclast, a rebel. I find that pose very annoying.
Welcome to the Internet. Or at least, the World Wide Web wing of the Internet.
Without audio, it is difficult to convey tone of voice. Therefore, ";) " is often used to indicate that something is being said as a joke. If you turn your head to the left while looking at it, you'll see that it looks a bit like a person winking;)
Other encyclopedias cite sources for their work. Wikipedia does not seem to have a facility for this, and I have yet to see sources cited in any of the articles. Am I correct in my assumptions? Why aren't sources cited? It would add credibility to the project.
I have seen sources cited in some articles. But it seems inconsistent, true.
Anyway, citations only mean that some other schmuck said it too;) OK, it may help somtimes...
I think that Wikipedia and similar efforts highlight how we should question all media. The mere fact that something appears in video or dead tree does not necessarily make it more likely to be true. Nor are expert reviewers infallible or free of bias.
As usual, we either invented it or it was first implemented/widespread here. So of course, how foolish and obstinate we were not to flock to a Euro standard the moment it appears...
I have great sympathy for any cancer patient. However, they are not magically experts on what caused their cancer, as much as they strive to understand, and perhaps blame somebody
What would be useful is statistically significant comparisons to similar populations.
Even then, the episodes are so few that there could be clustering issues. Picture an auditorium full of people who each flip one coin. Write the result on a seating chart. Armed with the data, you can come up with lots of interesting, but ultimately meaningless things ("sitting within 20 ft of a support pillar makes you four times as likely to flip heads!").
The large chain store my wife used to work at would "trespass" people (inform them that they are not welcome in the stores; if they insist on coming back they can be arrested).
Of course, they would only do this if you were a thief, fraud returner, abusive to employees, etc. You had to be a *real* shit to get that treatment. But this isn't really a new idea; just easier maybe to determine when it makes sense to do, and easier to enforce, with today's technology.
Take this story with a huge grain of salt. WND is not a very reliable news source. It's right up there with NewsMax and Washington Times as lunatic fringe pseudojournalism.
Right; be sure to check with FrontLine, The Nation and Xinhua first...
If somebody presents Nigerian ID, or Dominican Republic ID, what exactly is that worth? It's not worth anything, you can bribe officials in those countries (and many others) to issue whatever official document you want. Does that mean that citizens of Nigeria can never be trusted?
That's well over 100 million people in just that one country, most of whom are honest and trustworthy. It's ridiculous to exclude so many people from receiving certificates just because their bureaucrats are corrupt, and it's completely contrary to the transnational spirit of the Internet.
Well, what do you propose, then? The problem doesn't solve itself just because you want it to.
Do those 100 million people have no responsibility for their bureaucrats being corrupt? If they aren't going to do anything about it, how can anybody else?
Yes- having a certain level of arrogance about the ability to figure out complex traits is a part of having Asperger's Syndrome.
Are you self-diagnosed?
For how those of us who are high functioning autistic view normal society with it's lack of integrity, lack of intelligence, and lack of common courtesy I suggest you go to The Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical [autistics.org] which turns the whole conversation on it's head and shows why we should pity so-called "normal" people.
You're not setting much of a standard for "common courtesy" if you think of (and speak of) your fellow human beings this way. In fact, it would require almost superhuman effort to fairly treat people that you imagine are so inferior to you.
I'm also not sure how "intelligent" it is to construct a fantasy world that attempts to just define away the consequences of social awkwardness. I almost fell into that trap in youth, but thankfully pulled myself out of it.
I guess it depends on how you're defining "intelligence". The ability to manipulate abstract symbols seems a bit overrated in your worldview, in context of life and the big picture.
Hey, it's up to you how you handle life's challenges. But it couldn't hurt to turn a critical eye on your strategies now and again.
The problem is not the environment, but the primary human interface to the environment, which is the mouse. Having virtual 3D on a computer is completely intuitive to a human being; it's how we organize everything in real life.
Well... yeah, but I use the computer to do some tasks better than I can do them in real life. The computer is way better at organizing and retrieving information than my paper, er, "system" (that's not the word my wife uses). I don't think duplicating a 3D pile of papers would improve this; it is actually the constraints of the filesystem and the 2D interface to it that make it simpler to use.
My first civilian job, I worked with a tech writer who would make technical illustrations by *manually* deleting centerlines and such from AutoCAD drawings before exporting the images. Said it was great mindless work to rest his brain.
When I showed him how to turn off layers, his eyes got huge. "Don't tell anybody that! We'll lose our overtime!"
>Here is a guy who imagined amazing things and >contributed to the start of the computer >revolution, and yet.. What does slashdot users >do? >ATTEMPT to think up witty and STUPID remarks to >get themselves a nice "5 FUNNY" remark in their >posts. >Get a grip. Here is a great icon that has passed >on. Why don't you take a moment to admire what he >has done instead of being a total fuck?
Almost with you there, but then again, this is a site more or less devoted to snarkiness (the tech stuff is just a backdrop). Maybe announcements like this shouldn't be posted here, if snarky comments are going to offend?
I agree that some are pretty tasteless and I wouldn't have written them myself. But then again, I don't come here to read what I would write; I could use a text editor for that.
Anyway, most good men would probably smile to know that their life's interests were so significant that a little gentle humor could be had, using their work as common knowledge.
> The series seemed to confuse the NeuroTypicals >out there.... >It just went right over his head.... >so obviously the great number of boobs who would >fall for "Joe Millionaire" and other Fox Reality >shows just weren't smart enough to get Joss >Whedan.... >And thus we're stuck watching the idiocy they CAN >understand.
>Non "mom-n-pop" shop/small business will ever >produce a SUV.
But many, many Mom-n-Pop shops *use* SUVs. Want to buy, license, and operate them at a reasonable price. Would prefer that they not be torched by whackos.
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The reason you don't know about any Indian inventions is because you must be American, and have never seen it on Fox News.
That attitude (and others that I see on your blog) isn't going to get you very far in life. And if you form your view of foreigners from shallow stereotypes, well, pot meet kettle?
On second thought, keep it up ... forget I said anything. That attitude will help you immensely in international competition ;) Yeah, that's it ...
Maybe now I'll stop hearing those stupid Al-Gore-invented-the-Internet commments since the guy who really invented (what most people consider the Internet) is getting recognition for it.
Um, he's the one who tried to take credit for it ... (and before you copy/paste, yes, I have read the "full quote").
This raises an excellent point: don't the AV companies daily violate the DMCA by reverse engineering virus code? If not, how long until somebody puts some kind of copy protection system into a virus and then sues all the AV companies? (I know, copy protection in a virus would be a bit odd, but hey...)
I'm not saying that stupid things never happen in law (hell no I'm not saying that) but you are having a fallacy here. Law is not applied in a mechanistic fashion, like a computer program. Human intervention is present at many points (police, prosecutor, judge, jury) and usually prevents absurd scenarios like a law designed to prevent circumvention of computer security being used against those examining viruses.
Nowadays, a Windows PC doesn't even come with any kind of programming language (not counting batch files..) and the GUI metaphor discourages automation of tasks (which was the Great Hope that computing promised..)
Actually, it comes (nowadays; you used to have to download it) with a pretty awesome scripting environment. You can use VBS (Visual Basic Script) files to script damn near anything (which is why it was such a virus vector, I know ...).
Nothing cooler than watching Word and Excel open automagically and start doing repetitive tasks and spewing out PDF reports ...
You're right that the OS interface doesn't encourage it, but the capability is still there for those who want to take charge of their computing experience.
You could just plug cartridges into the old computers, or blindly type in programs from Compute! too, you know ;) But you're right, they did encourage creativity more. Ah, the VIC 20 ...
I know you have the smiley, but aside from Stern's language, what is so bad about a guy who worked his arse off to go from nothing to a very rich and successful guy near the top of his field? And on top of that, he is a constant voice for free speech.
He's just obnoxious. It's easy to be obnoxious, yet he portrays himself as being some sort of iconoclast, a rebel. I find that pose very annoying.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=114227&cid=967 7991
Welcome to the Internet. Or at least, the World Wide Web wing of the Internet.
Without audio, it is difficult to convey tone of voice. Therefore, " ;) " is often used to indicate that something is being said as a joke. If you turn your head to the left while looking at it, you'll see that it looks a bit like a person winking ;)
2. Swear words are bad, because we must protect children from scatological talk, lest they grow up to be Howard Stern.
Hey, I though you were arguing against censorship?
Keeping my kids from growing up to be Howard Stern seems worth almost any price! ;)
Other encyclopedias cite sources for their work. Wikipedia does not seem to have a facility for this, and I have yet to see sources cited in any of the articles. Am I correct in my assumptions? Why aren't sources cited? It would add credibility to the project.
I have seen sources cited in some articles. But it seems inconsistent, true.
Anyway, citations only mean that some other schmuck said it too ;) OK, it may help somtimes...
I think that Wikipedia and similar efforts highlight how we should question all media. The mere fact that something appears in video or dead tree does not necessarily make it more likely to be true. Nor are expert reviewers infallible or free of bias.
As usual, we either invented it or it was first implemented/widespread here. So of course, how foolish and obstinate we were not to flock to a Euro standard the moment it appears ...
I have great sympathy for any cancer patient. However, they are not magically experts on what caused their cancer, as much as they strive to understand, and perhaps blame somebody
What would be useful is statistically significant comparisons to similar populations.
Even then, the episodes are so few that there could be clustering issues. Picture an auditorium full of people who each flip one coin. Write the result on a seating chart. Armed with the data, you can come up with lots of interesting, but ultimately meaningless things ("sitting within 20 ft of a support pillar makes you four times as likely to flip heads!").
Here you go-
http://googlebar.mozdev.org/
No autocomplete or phone home to Google capabilities, but everything else (and more) that the IE version has.
... I expect a resolution any day now.
And if that doesn't work (dramatic pause) the strong statements. They may even condemn spam. Oooohh ....
Now, if they'd actually condemn spammers (to death), and bring in their enforcement arm (the US military), then we'd be talking ...
The large chain store my wife used to work at would "trespass" people (inform them that they are not welcome in the stores; if they insist on coming back they can be arrested).
Of course, they would only do this if you were a thief, fraud returner, abusive to employees, etc. You had to be a *real* shit to get that treatment. But this isn't really a new idea; just easier maybe to determine when it makes sense to do, and easier to enforce, with today's technology.
Take this story with a huge grain of salt. WND is not a very reliable news source. It's right up there with NewsMax and Washington Times as lunatic fringe pseudojournalism.
Right; be sure to check with FrontLine, The Nation and Xinhua first ...
If somebody presents Nigerian ID, or Dominican Republic ID, what exactly is that worth? It's not worth anything, you can bribe officials in those countries (and many others) to issue whatever official document you want. Does that mean that citizens of Nigeria can never be trusted? That's well over 100 million people in just that one country, most of whom are honest and trustworthy. It's ridiculous to exclude so many people from receiving certificates just because their bureaucrats are corrupt, and it's completely contrary to the transnational spirit of the Internet.
Well, what do you propose, then? The problem doesn't solve itself just because you want it to.
Do those 100 million people have no responsibility for their bureaucrats being corrupt? If they aren't going to do anything about it, how can anybody else?
That's why we've had 10 more 9/11 attacks, as you know.
Terrorists are all-knowing, unstoppable geeks, who can game any system, and GPG their messages in their heads without computer help. ;)
Um, no. Obviously, any measure can be theoretically defeated, but that doesn't mean not taking measures is a good idea.
Yes- having a certain level of arrogance about the ability to figure out complex traits is a part of having Asperger's Syndrome.
Are you self-diagnosed?
For how those of us who are high functioning autistic view normal society with it's lack of integrity, lack of intelligence, and lack of common courtesy I suggest you go to The Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical [autistics.org] which turns the whole conversation on it's head and shows why we should pity so-called "normal" people.
You're not setting much of a standard for "common courtesy" if you think of (and speak of) your fellow human beings this way. In fact, it would require almost superhuman effort to fairly treat people that you imagine are so inferior to you.
I'm also not sure how "intelligent" it is to construct a fantasy world that attempts to just define away the consequences of social awkwardness. I almost fell into that trap in youth, but thankfully pulled myself out of it.
I guess it depends on how you're defining "intelligence". The ability to manipulate abstract symbols seems a bit overrated in your worldview, in context of life and the big picture.
Hey, it's up to you how you handle life's challenges. But it couldn't hurt to turn a critical eye on your strategies now and again.
The problem is not the environment, but the primary human interface to the environment, which is the mouse. Having virtual 3D on a computer is completely intuitive to a human being; it's how we organize everything in real life.
Well ... yeah, but I use the computer to do some tasks better than I can do them in real life. The computer is way better at organizing and retrieving information than my paper, er, "system" (that's not the word my wife uses). I don't think duplicating a 3D pile of papers would improve this; it is actually the constraints of the filesystem and the 2D interface to it that make it simpler to use.
My first civilian job, I worked with a tech writer
who would make technical illustrations by *manually*
deleting centerlines and such from AutoCAD drawings
before exporting the images. Said it was great
mindless work to rest his brain.
When I showed him how to turn off layers, his eyes
got huge. "Don't tell anybody that! We'll lose our
overtime!"
I can't operate without the google toolbar, which has no complete mozilla equivalent.
Um, what exactly is the mozilla google toolbar (http://googlebar.mozdev.org/) missing that you can't do without?
Remember, it doesn't need popup blocking (Mozilla does that itself).
Yeah, I know, they want their joke back too ...
>Here is a guy who imagined amazing things and
>contributed to the start of the computer
>revolution, and yet.. What does slashdot users
>do?
>ATTEMPT to think up witty and STUPID remarks to
>get themselves a nice "5 FUNNY" remark in their
>posts.
>Get a grip. Here is a great icon that has passed
>on. Why don't you take a moment to admire what he
>has done instead of being a total fuck?
Almost with you there, but then again, this is
a site more or less devoted to snarkiness (the
tech stuff is just a backdrop). Maybe
announcements like this shouldn't be posted
here, if snarky comments are going to offend?
I agree that some are pretty tasteless and I
wouldn't have written them myself. But then
again, I don't come here to read what I would
write; I could use a text editor for that.
Anyway, most good men would probably smile
to know that their life's interests were so
significant that a little gentle humor could be
had, using their work as common knowledge.
> The series seemed to confuse the NeuroTypicals ... ... ...
;)
>out there.
>It just went right over his head.
>so obviously the great number of boobs who would
>fall for "Joe Millionaire" and other Fox Reality
>shows just weren't smart enough to get Joss
>Whedan.
>And thus we're stuck watching the idiocy they CAN
>understand.
But how do you really feel?
>Non "mom-n-pop" shop/small business will ever
>produce a SUV.
But many, many Mom-n-Pop shops *use* SUVs. Want
to buy, license, and operate them at a reasonable
price. Would prefer that they not be torched by
whackos.