FYI: 1) Don't lash out at people who criticize you. It makes you look bad, especially when those criticisms are valid (and they are valid). 2) Your writing style is unprofessional, disorganized, and unfocused. In simpler terms, it's bad. It doesn't reflect well on you or the people who publish your writings. 3) The person who you replied to did contribute, and he did so positively.
It costs less to make a CD than a casette tape. So why do CDs and DVDs cost more than tapes? Because it's what 'they' think the market will bear... wankers.
CDs are superior to casettes in every way imaginable, therefore casettes must be cheaper to even sell. There's a lot more involved than production costs. That's capitalism, learn to love it.
The act was purchased by the entertainment industry in a transparent (and successful) attempt to extend the length of copywrite terms even longer. The sucker is even retroactive! Sonny Bono was nothing more than a tool of the media corporations.
My university (project page) has gotten a defense department grant to develop such sensors. While it's cool that we're getting a new building out of it, some of the applications of the technology are disturbing.
While I'm not thrilled about the sudden fad of projects abandoning the GPL, there is one potential positive thing that can come of it. It shows corporation that may be thinking of developing for linux that they can start with the GPL and fairly easily switch to a proprietary (or BSD style) license with relative ease -- especially compared to going the other way around. In both instances, you would need to track down contributions from independent copyright holders, but in the case GPL software, it would be easier to re-implement (or link to) than proprietary modules.
This may help companies that would like to grow a user base with a GPL product and then pull a bait and switch on their users and close it up and start charging. Or charge for "add ons". From the companies perspective, it shows that while the GPL may be viral, the disease is not terminal (sorry for pun). One downside they may perceive are that users will continue to use the earlier GPL versions, but everyone loves new features.
While this sounds like encouraging bad ideas and proprietary trojan horses into a free software, I'm confident that the majority will eventually see the benefit of open source and be reluctant to branch. If not the majority, then survival of the fittest. We don't really *need* seven office suites (5 plus vi, emacs, and latex is plenty.1) anyway. Sure, there'll be times (when the stock price takes a dip, or a new accountant is hired) when companies make mistakes and experiment with creative new money making schemes, but eventually, it will become obvious that the expense of proprietary software development outweighs its benefits.
Computer controlled life would require many more things than this technology offers. Anyway, this isn't really that much of a step forward, these technologies have existed previously. This is just the first project to combine them together.
Well, I must say that I was quite impressed when they were first featured on TV. The Segway is a pretty cool device. And it may be usefull too, if it weren't for a few major problems.
The first one that comes to mind is its size. Imagine riding this thing during the lunch hour in a crowded downtown area (pick the city of your choice). And you obviously have to ride it on the sidewalk. But it would not be faster (if not slower) than walking, since you wouldn't be moving faster than the rest of the people. It pretty much defeats its purpose in the suburbs or in the industrial parks. There's enough room there just to hop into your car and drive where you want to get.
The second problem, as one of the previous posts mentioned, is what happens when you suddenly hit something (more likely someone). The thing might be self balancing, but I've felt what happens when one of your rollerblades gets stuck in a groove. Your body keeps moving with the same velocity, while one (if not both) feet are firmly planted in the obstacle. A split second later you find yourself lying face forward on the pavement. I see the same thing happening with the Segway.
Third, think of its battery life (I presume it is battery powered)
I think I'll stick to my bycicle for now, thank you.
Seti@home isn't looking for aliens that are flying around in spaceships at warp speed, it's looking for planetbound aliens who are at roughly our technology level.
The movie companies got burned with DVDs because they were usable on people's computers. They won't make that mistake again. If a D-VHS tape drive is even released for computers, it will be incompatable with D-VHS movies. They will probably be programmed to automatically reject D-VHS movies, or will only be able to read and write in a different format.
It makes me very happy that my DSL kit arrived yesterday, and I'll be cancelling my Comcast cable modem early next week."
Good for you! When some company like comcast calls you up to threaten you about using NAT, tell them that they better like it, or you're switching providers. Vote with your dollars, most areas have both cable and DSL, and many providers of each. Use the competition to you advantage.
Who friggen cares? Just get a cable modem and play on the internet, it's the exact same experience, except you don't have to be in a room with 2000 people who haven't showered in a week.
I can see the point of getting together with a few of your friends and all playing Counterstrike (or whatever), but gatherings this large are pointless. You're paying >$50 to haul your computer over to some warehouse so you can play on some monster LAN that's as anonymous as the net. That strikes me as a dumb waste of money.
Way back when the typical slashdotter was still using windows, they made fun of Mac users, to make themselves feel technically superior. Most of this hostility toward Apple is just left over from that time.
And that there's a lack of understanding that Apple is in the business of selling Apple computers, and not supporting i386 Linux community.
...the DOJ would have to intervene, and push for a breakup (and not settle for anything less). It would have a Standard Oil type monopoly on the computer business.
Now Microsoft is smart, and I think they learned their lesson somewhat. They're not going to do anything blantantly monopolisitic like requireing all BIOSes to only be able to boot windows. They don't want to have to deal with another antitrust case, and they, and they surely don't want the DOJ to have killer arguments like, "Now, no new computer can run anything but Microsoft Windows," and, "All software on a Windows system must now be signed by Microsoft, thus giving Microsoft absolute control over the software industry." A case like this would make the current antitrust trial look insignifigant in comparison.
If Microsoft produces a superior product that people want, and people buy it, are they sheeple? No! They are being smart consumers, so don't use derogatory terms to describe them.
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The new supercomputer will run a Chinese-designed Linux operating system
I always knew that Linux was Communist, this just proves it.
If you are, in fact, Charlie Demerjian:
FYI:
1) Don't lash out at people who criticize you. It makes you look bad, especially when those criticisms are valid (and they are valid).
2) Your writing style is unprofessional, disorganized, and unfocused. In simpler terms, it's bad. It doesn't reflect well on you or the people who publish your writings.
3) The person who you replied to did contribute, and he did so positively.
It's written very clearly on the bottom in 12 point type "Please don't steal music".
There are all kinds of discussion sites that are moving to voluntary micropayments. Slashdot is following the crowd, not taking the lead.
Official Ad-less Slashdot Relplacement Site
Slashdot is the next [H]ardOCP, eh?
It costs less to make a CD than a casette tape. So why do CDs and DVDs cost more than tapes? Because it's what 'they' think the market will bear... wankers.
CDs are superior to casettes in every way imaginable, therefore casettes must be cheaper to even sell. There's a lot more involved than production costs. That's capitalism, learn to love it.
The act was purchased by the entertainment industry in a transparent (and successful) attempt to extend the length of copywrite terms even longer. The sucker is even retroactive! Sonny Bono was nothing more than a tool of the media corporations.
My university (project page) has gotten a defense department grant to develop such sensors. While it's cool that we're getting a new building out of it, some of the applications of the technology are disturbing.
While I'm not thrilled about the sudden fad of projects abandoning the GPL, there is one potential positive thing that can come of it. It shows corporation that may be thinking of developing for linux that they can start with the GPL and fairly easily switch to a proprietary (or BSD style) license with relative ease -- especially compared to going the other way around. In both instances, you would need to track down contributions from independent copyright holders, but in the case GPL software, it would be easier to re-implement (or link to) than proprietary modules.
This may help companies that would like to grow a user base with a GPL product and then pull a bait and switch on their users and close it up and start charging. Or charge for "add ons". From the companies perspective, it shows that while the GPL may be viral, the disease is not terminal (sorry for pun). One downside they may perceive are that users will continue to use the earlier GPL versions, but everyone loves new features.
While this sounds like encouraging bad ideas and proprietary trojan horses into a free software, I'm confident that the majority will eventually see the benefit of open source and be reluctant to branch. If not the majority, then survival of the fittest. We don't really *need* seven office suites (5 plus vi, emacs, and latex is plenty.1) anyway. Sure, there'll be times (when the stock price takes a dip, or a new accountant is hired) when companies make mistakes and experiment with creative new money making schemes, but eventually, it will become obvious that the expense of proprietary software development outweighs its benefits.
Computer controlled life would require many more things than this technology offers. Anyway, this isn't really that much of a step forward, these technologies have existed previously. This is just the first project to combine them together.
Would this new format use a new version of CSS like the one discussed here?
Wine is changing their license to something that is less restrictive than the GPL.
Well, I must say that I was quite impressed when they were first featured on TV. The Segway is a pretty cool device. And it may be usefull too, if it weren't for a few major problems.
The first one that comes to mind is its size. Imagine riding this thing during the lunch hour in a crowded downtown area (pick the city of your choice). And you obviously have to ride it on the sidewalk. But it would not be faster (if not slower) than walking, since you wouldn't be moving faster than the rest of the people. It pretty much defeats its purpose in the suburbs or in the industrial parks. There's enough room there just to hop into your car and drive where you want to get.
The second problem, as one of the previous posts mentioned, is what happens when you suddenly hit something (more likely someone). The thing might be self balancing, but I've felt what happens when one of your rollerblades gets stuck in a groove. Your body keeps moving with the same velocity, while one (if not both) feet are firmly planted in the obstacle. A split second later you find yourself lying face forward on the pavement. I see the same thing happening with the Segway.
Third, think of its battery life (I presume it is battery powered)
I think I'll stick to my bycicle for now, thank you.
That seems very similar to this project. I wonder if any patent issues will crop up in regards to this technology?
Seti@home isn't looking for aliens that are flying around in spaceships at warp speed, it's looking for planetbound aliens who are at roughly our technology level.
I've never heard of DCC.
The movie companies got burned with DVDs because they were usable on people's computers. They won't make that mistake again. If a D-VHS tape drive is even released for computers, it will be incompatable with D-VHS movies. They will probably be programmed to automatically reject D-VHS movies, or will only be able to read and write in a different format.
...why not just boot up classic at startup? My brother set his computer to do this, you can too if you don't want to wait.
Good for you! When some company like comcast calls you up to threaten you about using NAT, tell them that they better like it, or you're switching providers. Vote with your dollars, most areas have both cable and DSL, and many providers of each. Use the competition to you advantage.
Who friggen cares? Just get a cable modem and play on the internet, it's the exact same experience, except you don't have to be in a room with 2000 people who haven't showered in a week.
I can see the point of getting together with a few of your friends and all playing Counterstrike (or whatever), but gatherings this large are pointless. You're paying >$50 to haul your computer over to some warehouse so you can play on some monster LAN that's as anonymous as the net. That strikes me as a dumb waste of money.
That sounds a questionable way of doing business, I'd report them to the Better Business Bureau if I were you.
It's probably because:
Way back when the typical slashdotter was still using windows, they made fun of Mac users, to make themselves feel technically superior. Most of this hostility toward Apple is just left over from that time.
And that there's a lack of understanding that Apple is in the business of selling Apple computers, and not supporting i386 Linux community.
Now Microsoft is smart, and I think they learned their lesson somewhat. They're not going to do anything blantantly monopolisitic like requireing all BIOSes to only be able to boot windows. They don't want to have to deal with another antitrust case, and they, and they surely don't want the DOJ to have killer arguments like, "Now, no new computer can run anything but Microsoft Windows," and, "All software on a Windows system must now be signed by Microsoft, thus giving Microsoft absolute control over the software industry." A case like this would make the current antitrust trial look insignifigant in comparison.
Oh yeah, IANAL.
If Microsoft produces a superior product that people want, and people buy it, are they sheeple? No! They are being smart consumers, so don't use derogatory terms to describe them.