So Slashdot is *ALSO* the only commenting system around that doesn't allow editing either!
That's always been by design, along with the inability to delete comments.
A user recently suggested allowing editing, but providing a version history (like Wikipedia does for edits). I thought that was a cool idea. Once we get some spare engineering time, we're going to do another pass on the comment system, and maybe that's something we can implement.
Stock seems to vary a lot by location, at least near me.
I've gone in there a handful of times in the past year or so, and had the same experience every time. They always almost have what I want. They'll have some rare/old cable adapter, but it'll be M/M instead of F/F.
I think your suggestion for what they could sell is a great one, and I'd be far more likely to go back if they made the switch. Clearly there are companies who make money in that space. But I think it'll be hard to convince the Radio Shack execs/investors to do so, because it's a smaller market overall. Like most failing retailers, they want to turn it around around and start growing -- mere stabilization and acceptance of lower revenue is an admission of failure, in their eyes.
Hitting the link to Classic Slashdot in the footer should send you back -- or just try this link. Assuming you have cookies enabled, the choice should stick.
Looks like a mangling of this quote: "Automatic wing-flaps, that changed the wingprofile for extra lift or less drag. Adjustment automatic according to airspeed, throttle etc. This system was also capable of acting as an airbrake, or be used during dives. The same system also automatically lowered and raised the retractable landing gear." Source
I've tweaked the summary to refer to automation, rather than computers.
We had to disable updates to most of the Slashboxes, including 'This Day on Slashdot' in order to fix an underlying issue in the code. The work should be completed soon, at which point we'll re-enable everything. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Sorry, that preference should stick. Would you mind providing some details about your browser and OS so we can try to track this down? You can post it here if you're comfortable, or email us directly at feedback@slashdot.org.
KeePass is probably at the top of my list, too. There isn't much software I use on a daily basis that I'd really be annoyed at swapping out for an alternative, but this one would make things difficult.
Whoever looks up contact information for an federal office on google map rather then on the federal office web site is a fool.
Or just not very tech-savvy -- like the majority of internet users. Maps has taken the place of a phone book for a lot of people. I'll commonly get restaurant phone numbers out of Maps and not think twice about. I probably wouldn't trust it for 'important' information, but then I know well how easy it is to manipulate certain data online.
Think of it from the perspective of somebody who's simply unaware that this information is not vetted very well. If the first 10 numbers you've gotten from Maps have all been right, why would you question the 11th?
We are indeed listening and making changes based on feedback, and at a faster pace now that most of the underlying engineering work is done. We'll put up another post in a week or two explaining everything we've changed.
In the meantime, if you want evidence, here's one example: load up the beta and look at the comments on one of the stories. One of the biggest complaints was that the comments field was too narrow because of the right rail (which was empty once you scrolled down a bit anyway). So we removed the right rail entirely on story pages, letting comments flow all the way across the page.
I prefer the lack of diplomacy, personally. It stands in stark contrast to most of the public statements Tim Cook makes about the company, which are usually run through the PR/Marketing polisher within an inch of their lives.
Of course, the skeptical part of me wonders if this response was planned, to some extent. Not necessarily word-for-word, but the result of some foresight: "What's a good response if somebody says this isn't helping our profitability?" The line about ROI for accessibility struck me as a bit too pat.
As with most things, pick the right tool for the job.
This always seemed like the best approach, to me. I have 5 commonly used devices/machines, and each of them has a different OS installed. Each serves its purpose just fine.
One of the benefits to using a variety of operating systems is that you become familiar with each, and can see the benefits and shortcomings of each. It's helpful -- not for ranking them by awesomeness, but for doing what you need to do quickly and easily.
Some of them are violent prisoners, certainly, but a large portion are not. It's frequently used as punishment for nonviolent criminals, and also for 'protection' of inmates who are likely to be harmed by other inmates.
It's also, as the article points out, essentially torture. Do we want that even for violent offenders? I don't. I also don't want to take the risk of torturing somebody who was wrongfully convicted. As far as 'never being normal' -- well, even populations of violent offenders can have low recidivism rates.
It's not the particular language that's important -- once you get beyond the basic syntax of a language, it's really about analyzing a problem and being able to break it down into logically ordered steps, and then manipulating algorithms to do what you want. Those skills are very broadly applicable, and useful whatever a kid's profession ends up being.
Situations like this are pretty hard to unravel. RSA can protest until they're blue in the face, but the nature of the accusation is such that their statements are already suspect. Add to that the level of distrust associated with the NSA, and the NSA's potential power over RSA. Evaluating any unprovable denial simply boils down to whether we trust RSA or not -- which is the same question we're already facing.
So, what about provable denials -- what evidence could RSA show us that would reinstate our trust? What if that evidence is damning in other ways? (Perhaps their decisions were spurred by incompetence rather than greed.) I'm not even sure exactly what that evidence should look like — documents can be forged or omit details communicated orally.
I don't think there exists a good 'why' for games like this getting ridiculously popular. It seems every so often a game will hit a few social circles in just the right way, and enough people will talk about it that it infects other socials, eventually propagating to where it shows up on 'Featured' and 'Hot' lists, which sets off another round of growth.
At least this one's not another variation on Bejeweled (which was itself very derivative).
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I'll admit I checked the date more than once..
The link was broken and not separated from the Nature link. I've updated it with different anchor text to make it more distinct.
Looks like part of a sentence got eaten. I've updated the post to fix it.
So Slashdot is *ALSO* the only commenting system around that doesn't allow editing either!
That's always been by design, along with the inability to delete comments.
A user recently suggested allowing editing, but providing a version history (like Wikipedia does for edits). I thought that was a cool idea. Once we get some spare engineering time, we're going to do another pass on the comment system, and maybe that's something we can implement.
I've updated the summary to reflect this.
Stock seems to vary a lot by location, at least near me.
I've gone in there a handful of times in the past year or so, and had the same experience every time. They always almost have what I want. They'll have some rare/old cable adapter, but it'll be M/M instead of F/F.
I think your suggestion for what they could sell is a great one, and I'd be far more likely to go back if they made the switch. Clearly there are companies who make money in that space. But I think it'll be hard to convince the Radio Shack execs/investors to do so, because it's a smaller market overall. Like most failing retailers, they want to turn it around around and start growing -- mere stabilization and acceptance of lower revenue is an admission of failure, in their eyes.
Hitting the link to Classic Slashdot in the footer should send you back -- or just try this link. Assuming you have cookies enabled, the choice should stick.
Looks like a mangling of this quote: "Automatic wing-flaps, that changed the wingprofile for extra lift or less drag. Adjustment automatic according to airspeed, throttle etc. This system was also capable of acting as an airbrake, or be used during dives. The same system also automatically lowered and raised the retractable landing gear." Source
I've tweaked the summary to refer to automation, rather than computers.
I've updated the headline to reflect this.
We had to disable updates to most of the Slashboxes, including 'This Day on Slashdot' in order to fix an underlying issue in the code. The work should be completed soon, at which point we'll re-enable everything. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Sorry, that preference should stick. Would you mind providing some details about your browser and OS so we can try to track this down? You can post it here if you're comfortable, or email us directly at feedback@slashdot.org.
KeePass is probably at the top of my list, too. There isn't much software I use on a daily basis that I'd really be annoyed at swapping out for an alternative, but this one would make things difficult.
No comments or submissions have been deleted. If you've lost track of something, feel free to let me know what it is, and I'll help you find it.
It's mainly those jerks driving Sports-Utility Starships. Those things are dilithium guzzlers.
Thanks for pointing that out -- I've fixed it.
Or just not very tech-savvy -- like the majority of internet users. Maps has taken the place of a phone book for a lot of people. I'll commonly get restaurant phone numbers out of Maps and not think twice about. I probably wouldn't trust it for 'important' information, but then I know well how easy it is to manipulate certain data online.
Think of it from the perspective of somebody who's simply unaware that this information is not vetted very well. If the first 10 numbers you've gotten from Maps have all been right, why would you question the 11th?
We are indeed listening and making changes based on feedback, and at a faster pace now that most of the underlying engineering work is done. We'll put up another post in a week or two explaining everything we've changed.
In the meantime, if you want evidence, here's one example: load up the beta and look at the comments on one of the stories. One of the biggest complaints was that the comments field was too narrow because of the right rail (which was empty once you scrolled down a bit anyway). So we removed the right rail entirely on story pages, letting comments flow all the way across the page.
I prefer the lack of diplomacy, personally. It stands in stark contrast to most of the public statements Tim Cook makes about the company, which are usually run through the PR/Marketing polisher within an inch of their lives.
Of course, the skeptical part of me wonders if this response was planned, to some extent. Not necessarily word-for-word, but the result of some foresight: "What's a good response if somebody says this isn't helping our profitability?" The line about ROI for accessibility struck me as a bit too pat.
This always seemed like the best approach, to me. I have 5 commonly used devices/machines, and each of them has a different OS installed. Each serves its purpose just fine.
One of the benefits to using a variety of operating systems is that you become familiar with each, and can see the benefits and shortcomings of each. It's helpful -- not for ranking them by awesomeness, but for doing what you need to do quickly and easily.
Thanks, Jason!
Some of them are violent prisoners, certainly, but a large portion are not. It's frequently used as punishment for nonviolent criminals, and also for 'protection' of inmates who are likely to be harmed by other inmates.
It's also, as the article points out, essentially torture. Do we want that even for violent offenders? I don't. I also don't want to take the risk of torturing somebody who was wrongfully convicted. As far as 'never being normal' -- well, even populations of violent offenders can have low recidivism rates.
It's not the particular language that's important -- once you get beyond the basic syntax of a language, it's really about analyzing a problem and being able to break it down into logically ordered steps, and then manipulating algorithms to do what you want. Those skills are very broadly applicable, and useful whatever a kid's profession ends up being.
We'll post a new thread when the Q&A actually starts -- he's much more likely to see your question there.
What would amount to a coherent defense, to you?
Situations like this are pretty hard to unravel. RSA can protest until they're blue in the face, but the nature of the accusation is such that their statements are already suspect. Add to that the level of distrust associated with the NSA, and the NSA's potential power over RSA. Evaluating any unprovable denial simply boils down to whether we trust RSA or not -- which is the same question we're already facing.
So, what about provable denials -- what evidence could RSA show us that would reinstate our trust? What if that evidence is damning in other ways? (Perhaps their decisions were spurred by incompetence rather than greed.) I'm not even sure exactly what that evidence should look like — documents can be forged or omit details communicated orally.
I dunno -- I'd hate to be in RSA's shoes.
I don't think there exists a good 'why' for games like this getting ridiculously popular. It seems every so often a game will hit a few social circles in just the right way, and enough people will talk about it that it infects other socials, eventually propagating to where it shows up on 'Featured' and 'Hot' lists, which sets off another round of growth.
At least this one's not another variation on Bejeweled (which was itself very derivative).