I once got to talk with Larry Yeager, the guy who supposibly helped write the handwriting recognition software for the Newton and a lot of other neat software. He now lives about 30 minutes away from Bloomington and Apple paid the ISP I used to work for to have a T1 out to his house (back in the 90s when that was about $3000 a month for such a service). Really sharp guy, look him up on the net sometime.
What's funny about this is that the same people who needed to be coaxed into using a computer by prefixing common icons with "My" will now further be confused because they will think that the folder is somehow different in its function.
"But that's not *my* Videos, it must be someone elses. Doesn't that have to do with it being multi-user?"
Japan's top automaker sees a declining birthrate and aging population leading to growing demand for robots that can help in tasks such as child care and nursing care
What? I don't know where these companies determine the demands that people have. People have been trying to make machines that could automatically mow a lawn for over 50 years now. I would think there would be a really high demand for robots that could do lawn care, take out the trash and clean the house. At least those tasks I could trust a robot to do properly and shouldn't be all that difficult if they are also "really" capable of caring for a child. Personally, it would be a long time before I would trust robotic technology and AI to care for a human being's health and safety.
I know you're trying to be funny, but in my opinion (and I think in the opinion of a lot of other people here on/.) there is nothing worse than someone who learns computers by memorizing. It is far better for someone to learn the concepts of software and be able to apply them everywhere. Even if they go on to work in positions where OO.o is not used, they will probably begin to see the concepts and become better computer users as a result.
So it seems that the same thing that happened to propritary unix apps in the 80s and 90s is starting to happen now with propritary consumer apps. I'm refering to the stories of upon setting up their workstation or server taking a day to replace all the proprietary programs with the GNU created ones because they functioned better.
I think it will be most interesting to compare this power/network outage in a few days with any kind of lull in spam, network abuse or phishing activity on the rest of the internet.
$79 for an IBM keyboard that has been painted black (I know there is more to it than that, but that is essentially what you get). Now can someone tell me what solvent I can use to rub off the characters on my $30 white ergonomic keyboard?
I'm sure the comments on this story will be incredibly insightful.
Not really, this one will be modded as funny. Oh wait.. you were being sarcastic.
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The question on my mind is, how can you have your conscious self be in two places at once? If it would ever be possible for this, then I would think that the real power would not be longevity of life but in being able to copying ones self and retaining a kind of collective consciousness over a large array of machines.
This is too much into the realm of metaphysics to talk about now. There is not enough factual data yet. We need to learn much much more about the human brain before we can approach such technology. Otherwise, talking about it sounds more like techno song lyrics than real science.
Surprising? No. Reading the results I can see that software raid is generally slower than hardware raid and that some of the SCSI drivers are not completely tweaked, probably because they can't get enough information from the manufacturer.
Just like a natural language. A language is only dead when its no longer developed or used natively. A computer language should fit a simular definition. Thus, I would say it will be a LONG time before Perl fits that definition.
Nice points. In regards to A: Not a leader per se as much as just role models. When I entered the Open Source community, I saw many "Leaders/Role Models" that I looked up to, to help determine what I could do with my time and talent. I don't see so much of that anymore, all I see now is just news stories and big corporations throwing around their weight.
Being the leader of the local LUG, I can see that there are lots of people who are looking for leadership. There are many new Linux users (from the past couple years) that want to do something, but don't know how to get started or that they can get started. As a whole, the Linux community needs that same guidance.
Also, blaming it on the media is not meant to be useful, it was just an explaination of what happens. A community can be 90% sane and 10% insane and the media will make it look 90% insane.
If you ask me, Dvorak is the paranoid crackpot leftover from the waning days of the Amiga. Every community has its lunatics, just watch some Jerry Springer, your local city hall meetings or sit on the city sidewalk on a Friday night. For the Linux or Amiga community to have them is a sign of balance. Its the media that ends up giving them the light that stereotypes the whole community.
What the Linux community needs right now is a good leader. Someone to make everyone realize that the community is the one that is in charge of the direction of things and help them to focus their efforts.
Fine, don't trust scientific fact with your life. Besides, there are probably more dangerous materials in current household batteries than tritium.
I tried really hard to get the first post and try to stop the hordes of clueless people from posting jokes about nuclear exposure to the crotch, but a silly slowdown on slashdot cost me those crucial few seconds. Plus, I guess people want to be stupid anyways.
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So I guess the hacker who pulled it off can win an X-box in that contest?
Who are you? You can email me (suso@suso.org
I once got to talk with Larry Yeager, the guy who supposibly helped write the handwriting recognition software for the Newton and a lot of other neat software. He now lives about 30 minutes away from Bloomington and Apple paid the ISP I used to work for to have a T1 out to his house (back in the 90s when that was about $3000 a month for such a service). Really sharp guy, look him up on the net sometime.
How about making it as easy as Gimp instead. I like the interface better.
*Ducks*
What's funny about this is that the same people who needed to be coaxed into using a computer by prefixing common icons with "My" will now further be confused because they will think that the folder is somehow different in its function.
"But that's not *my* Videos, it must be someone elses. Doesn't that have to do with it being multi-user?"
Japan's top automaker sees a declining birthrate and aging population leading to growing demand for robots that can help in tasks such as child care and nursing care
What? I don't know where these companies determine the demands that people have. People have been trying to make machines that could automatically mow a lawn for over 50 years now. I would think there would be a really high demand for robots that could do lawn care, take out the trash and clean the house. At least those tasks I could trust a robot to do properly and shouldn't be all that difficult if they are also "really" capable of caring for a child. Personally, it would be a long time before I would trust robotic technology and AI to care for a human being's health and safety.
Meanwhile, only a resounding 5% of life on other planets believes that there is intelligent life on Earth.
I know you're trying to be funny, but in my opinion (and I think in the opinion of a lot of other people here on /.) there is nothing worse than someone who learns computers by memorizing. It is far better for someone to learn the concepts of software and be able to apply them everywhere. Even if they go on to work in positions where OO.o is not used, they will probably begin to see the concepts and become better computer users as a result.
So it seems that the same thing that happened to propritary unix apps in the 80s and 90s is starting to happen now with propritary consumer apps. I'm refering to the stories of upon setting up their workstation or server taking a day to replace all the proprietary programs with the GNU created ones because they functioned better.
Maybe then your girlfriend will enjoy it while you play games.
I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.
I think it will be most interesting to compare this power/network outage in a few days with any kind of lull in spam, network abuse or phishing activity on the rest of the internet.
Ouchi moi malenki moskva yest bolshaya problema
Sorry, see what happens when you type "blazingly fast"
$79 for an IBM keyboard that has been painted black (I know there is more to it than that, but that is essentially what you get). Now can someone tell me what solvent I can use to rub off the characters on my $30 white ergonomic keyboard?
I'm sure the comments on this story will be incredibly insightful.
Not really, this one will be modded as funny. Oh wait.. you were being sarcastic.
The question on my mind is, how can you have your conscious self be in two places at once? If it would ever be possible for this, then I would think that the real power would not be longevity of life but in being able to copying ones self and retaining a kind of collective consciousness over a large array of machines.
This is too much into the realm of metaphysics to talk about now. There is not enough factual data yet. We need to learn much much more about the human brain before we can approach such technology. Otherwise, talking about it sounds more like techno song lyrics than real science.
Surprising? No. Reading the results I can see that software raid is generally slower than hardware raid and that some of the SCSI drivers are not completely tweaked, probably because they can't get enough information from the manufacturer.
Just like a natural language. A language is only dead when its no longer developed or used natively. A computer language should fit a simular definition. Thus, I would say it will be a LONG time before Perl fits that definition.
Actually, I think you want to choke the chicken.
Is that next to Gotham City?
Nice points. In regards to A: Not a leader per se as much as just role models. When I entered the Open Source community, I saw many "Leaders/Role Models" that I looked up to, to help determine what I could do with my time and talent. I don't see so much of that anymore, all I see now is just news stories and big corporations throwing around their weight.
Being the leader of the local LUG, I can see that there are lots of people who are looking for leadership. There are many new Linux users (from the past couple years) that want to do something, but don't know how to get started or that they can get started. As a whole, the Linux community needs that same guidance.
Also, blaming it on the media is not meant to be useful, it was just an explaination of what happens. A community can be 90% sane and 10% insane and the media will make it look 90% insane.
If you ask me, Dvorak is the paranoid crackpot leftover from the waning days of the Amiga. Every community has its lunatics, just watch some Jerry Springer, your local city hall meetings or sit on the city sidewalk on a Friday night. For the Linux or Amiga community to have them is a sign of balance. Its the media that ends up giving them the light that stereotypes the whole community.
What the Linux community needs right now is a good leader. Someone to make everyone realize that the community is the one that is in charge of the direction of things and help them to focus their efforts.
It also kinda reminds me of Soylent Green.
They should allow people to rate and review websites. That would make a little more sense, don't you think? Plus, it would be original.
Fine, don't trust scientific fact with your life. Besides, there are probably more dangerous materials in current household batteries than tritium.
I tried really hard to get the first post and try to stop the hordes of clueless people from posting jokes about nuclear exposure to the crotch, but a silly slowdown on slashdot cost me those crucial few seconds. Plus, I guess people want to be stupid anyways.