The RIAA and MPA would like to close all torrent sites so that music and programs cannot be "pirated". If enough people use torrent programs to download legitimate music and programs, the industry will not have a leg to stand on. (Of course they have a lot of money to lobby with,though).
Articles like this one on slashdot can alert people like me to sites that they may have not found before,and that adds not only to the torrent usage, it also helps to publicise those artists that are trying to make it without the huge backing of the industry.
To submitter, parent and grandparent! You might as well be asking them to draw the curve of 1/ABS(x^2).
These users have a machine that starts them with admin priviledges, and then does not tell them or help them to be anything different. It also does not tell them why they should. When they see a pop-up that tells them they need to need to be admin and to enable their antivirus, or firewall, or whatever, they say "What?!!" and then click on 'close this window', or if it sounds good they will click 'allow'.
Programmers need to understand that people need very-extremely-simple instructions that take them step-by-step through the setup that will make their computers safe. Yes, that takes a lot of time and will require testing by the little old lady cashier at the grocery, but once you master the fact that it can be made to work, computing will become safer for all of us.
Make that a large bug hits your teeth while you are riding a motorcycle without a helmet and you will have a "much greater impact" that will significantly change the course of the motorcycle.
Yes,I know that and you know that, But if I were a businessman and read the article the way it is written, I would not realize that it does not matter about Kernal support At least not immediately. Either way though, it seems to me that the best way to maintain continuity is to have a team instead of just one person.
You take a 180 degree fisheye lens, attach it to a camera, choose a virtual 180 degree line and rotate the assembly around that line. Then stitch the pictures together. You don't have to extrapolate nor do you lose any of the picture and have to "guess" as the article mentions. I am not sure what they are doing that seems "revolutionary", except maybe they have packaged the full unit and are showing it off. Either way, why are they having problems extrapolating to the hidden part behind the camera.
If I were a business looking to Linux for my future business and saw this article, I would have serious concerns about how Linux is maintained and supported.
I realize that the kernal needs to be carefully controlled and maintained so that it is consistent worldwide, but to put that responsibility in the hands of one or two people (Linus could pick up immediately if something happened) seems like a very risky way to oversee one of the most important products in the world.
If Morton does not have an apprentice or helper, then when he burns out (and he will) we are all in trouble until someone else can become competant and trustworthy enough to fill in. That could take months.
Read it again. The Bible does not say that Adam told Eve about the fruit. You made an assumption. (See 3:1-10)
The point? There was none. Just a thought provoking statement. You said you were agnostic and not atheist.
Ever wondered where "afternoon" came from? The Bible says that "evening" and "morning" were the first, etc., days.
I have fun with people whose religion is so shallow that things like that disturb them. The Bible is not a history book and not intended to be one. It is a book of religion.
I agree with you about people picking out little things in the Bible to prove a point, but I don't agree that all of them are shallow. Too many times people take a command or instruction that was intended for one or a few people, and try to apply it to a completely different situation, or to all people of all times. That is, in my opinion, sad.
It is easy to be an agnostic if you are an educated person. It is very hard to make the jump to be a person of faith. Hang in there! One day you might become "enlightened".
Actually, we don't think this one was the first. Perhaps the 4th or 5th before his lights went out, based on the number of broken mug parts found near the fireplace.
Perhaps you are right! I wonder how many/. readers would agree with your suggestion that it is ready for the general user and that with the addition of Open Office is ready for the desktop?
This works the same as the shake to charge flashlights advertised on TV, and shaking the magnet in the inductor does take energy.
A few months ago, I read about a piezo device in a walker's shoe that generated electricity, and probably was more efficient, although it probably did not change the gait to use less energy as the article claims is done by the backpack device.
Yesterday/. reported that GNOME 2.12 was released, and the list of comments on stability with various systems was completely over my head. Yes, I can design computer and embedded uC systems and just about any hardware I want to, but I do not program. The comments left me wondering just what has to be done to really make a good Linux system and what must be done to get it to the general desktop. Soon, I will install and find out, but based on the/. comments, I would think that Linux will never be used by the general public.
When Linux was introduced about 10 years ago, I thought (and hoped) that there would be a "good" desktop environment within 5 years. That may still be 5 more years.
My opinion is that most programmers and engineers are so deeply entrenched with little "bells and whistles" in design that they have no idea what the general public wants. I despise the MS approach to forcing things on the general public for outrageous profits, but they at least have a system that actually comes on and works for most people, and "most people" do not include engineers and programmers so don't bother to comment about that.
For instance, when zonealarm will not install because it cannot start the "vectors???" and the error message says to "go to 'service tools' and do something", (that's not what is says, but is close enough) just how many non-IT users will have any idea what to do?
"If you don't know how to repair the speedometer on your car you should not be using it." has the same meaning as "If you don't know how to recompile... you should not be using it!"
We don't need to wait 5 years. We need to start with a simple setup that works and build on it, not around it.
So far, you have found about 5 large companies, and there are probably 100 to 200 that will pay their employees for the next pay period. That will total about 20,000-40,000 people out of the 700,000 that were displaced. Good news story, but most people will not be included.
From the Wal-mart link: 126 facilities initially shut down and about 14 are still closed....34000 associates displaced averages 270 associates per store...6100 have received assistance....(averaging $590 each-this is about two weeks pay but after one week 30,240 were back to work)
Now, only 14 stores of 270 per store will mean that Wal-mart is providing pay at the rate of $1,115,000 for the displaced workers from 14 stores, and FYI that is $89,000 per week that each store must sell to pay salaries. Utilities and other costs are in addition to that.
No wonder their associates get low pay and no or few benefits! (This is not meant to be Wal-mart bashing. Note that their other support efforts are also very good!)
In other news, Wal-mart provided immediate support to flood and hurricane victims by providing free food, clothing, tools and other items to all who entered their doors and windows. The only requirement was that they had to bag their own items. It is estimated that these immediate supplies helped hundreds of people to survive.
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Articles like this one on slashdot can alert people like me to sites that they may have not found before,and that adds not only to the torrent usage, it also helps to publicise those artists that are trying to make it without the huge backing of the industry.
Train Doctors?
Do you see what I see!!
You mean---something like Frankenstein?
These users have a machine that starts them with admin priviledges, and then does not tell them or help them to be anything different. It also does not tell them why they should. When they see a pop-up that tells them they need to need to be admin and to enable their antivirus, or firewall, or whatever, they say "What?!!" and then click on 'close this window', or if it sounds good they will click 'allow'.
Programmers need to understand that people need very-extremely-simple instructions that take them step-by-step through the setup that will make their computers safe. Yes, that takes a lot of time and will require testing by the little old lady cashier at the grocery, but once you master the fact that it can be made to work, computing will become safer for all of us.
Make that a large bug hits your teeth while you are riding a motorcycle without a helmet and you will have a "much greater impact" that will significantly change the course of the motorcycle.
Yes,I know that and you know that, But if I were a businessman and read the article the way it is written, I would not realize that it does not matter about Kernal support At least not immediately. Either way though, it seems to me that the best way to maintain continuity is to have a team instead of just one person.
You take a 180 degree fisheye lens, attach it to a camera, choose a virtual 180 degree line and rotate the assembly around that line. Then stitch the pictures together. You don't have to extrapolate nor do you lose any of the picture and have to "guess" as the article mentions. I am not sure what they are doing that seems "revolutionary", except maybe they have packaged the full unit and are showing it off. Either way, why are they having problems extrapolating to the hidden part behind the camera.
I realize that the kernal needs to be carefully controlled and maintained so that it is consistent worldwide, but to put that responsibility in the hands of one or two people (Linus could pick up immediately if something happened) seems like a very risky way to oversee one of the most important products in the world.
If Morton does not have an apprentice or helper, then when he burns out (and he will) we are all in trouble until someone else can become competant and trustworthy enough to fill in. That could take months.
Darn!, I didn't think anybody was watching!
I'm sorry. I think you put your answer to question 23 in the space for question 24! Its a good answer, but I can't give you full credit.
"In Soviet Russia, software distributes you" or something!
That rhymes and probably could have been made into a good copywrited song.
The point? There was none. Just a thought provoking statement. You said you were agnostic and not atheist.
Ever wondered where "afternoon" came from? The Bible says that "evening" and "morning" were the first, etc., days.
I have fun with people whose religion is so shallow that things like that disturb them. The Bible is not a history book and not intended to be one. It is a book of religion.
I agree with you about people picking out little things in the Bible to prove a point, but I don't agree that all of them are shallow. Too many times people take a command or instruction that was intended for one or a few people, and try to apply it to a completely different situation, or to all people of all times. That is, in my opinion, sad.
It is easy to be an agnostic if you are an educated person. It is very hard to make the jump to be a person of faith. Hang in there! One day you might become "enlightened".
Actually, we don't think this one was the first. Perhaps the 4th or 5th before his lights went out, based on the number of broken mug parts found near the fireplace.
Have you ever considered that God also allows you to be an agnostic if you want to be one?
Slashdot is a place for people to make comments that have nothing to do with the original article.
Perhaps you are right! I wonder how many /. readers would agree with your suggestion that it is ready for the general user and that with the addition of Open Office is ready for the desktop?
A few months ago, I read about a piezo device in a walker's shoe that generated electricity, and probably was more efficient, although it probably did not change the gait to use less energy as the article claims is done by the backpack device.
Yesterday /. reported that GNOME 2.12 was released, and the list of comments on stability with various systems was completely over my head. Yes, I can design computer and embedded uC systems and just about any hardware I want to, but I do not program. The comments left me wondering just what has to be done to really make a good Linux system and what must be done to get it to the general desktop. Soon, I will install and find out, but based on the /. comments, I would think that Linux will never be used by the general public.
When Linux was introduced about 10 years ago, I thought (and hoped) that there would be a "good" desktop environment within 5 years. That may still be 5 more years.
My opinion is that most programmers and engineers are so deeply entrenched with little "bells and whistles" in design that they have no idea what the general public wants. I despise the MS approach to forcing things on the general public for outrageous profits, but they at least have a system that actually comes on and works for most people, and "most people" do not include engineers and programmers so don't bother to comment about that.
For instance, when zonealarm will not install because it cannot start the "vectors???" and the error message says to "go to 'service tools' and do something", (that's not what is says, but is close enough) just how many non-IT users will have any idea what to do? "If you don't know how to repair the speedometer on your car you should not be using it." has the same meaning as "If you don't know how to recompile... you should not be using it!"
We don't need to wait 5 years. We need to start with a simple setup that works and build on it, not around it.
Joe is still working on "Left click with your right hand!"
Oh! There it is! Is slashdot being slashdotted today, or am I slow from lack of sleep?
How can I moderate when no one has yet done first post?
I can't tell what's what from the who's who anymore!
From the Wal-mart link: 126 facilities initially shut down and about 14 are still closed....34000 associates displaced averages 270 associates per store...6100 have received assistance....(averaging $590 each-this is about two weeks pay but after one week 30,240 were back to work)
Now, only 14 stores of 270 per store will mean that Wal-mart is providing pay at the rate of $1,115,000 for the displaced workers from 14 stores, and FYI that is $89,000 per week that each store must sell to pay salaries. Utilities and other costs are in addition to that. No wonder their associates get low pay and no or few benefits! (This is not meant to be Wal-mart bashing. Note that their other support efforts are also very good!)
In other news, Wal-mart provided immediate support to flood and hurricane victims by providing free food, clothing, tools and other items to all who entered their doors and windows. The only requirement was that they had to bag their own items. It is estimated that these immediate supplies helped hundreds of people to survive.
1. I.ll clean up
2. I.ll get a job
3. I.ll prove my worth to my employer
4. I.ll work my way up to CEO
5. I.ll make lots of money so I can retire and fish all day.
No, wait!! I already fish all day! Grandpa was no dummy!