Last week I gave a class about Linux to 4 people who haven't used it yet. They were blown away because they didn't realize it had a desktop and all the fancy programs that Windows has. I think what really is hurting Linux is just myth. That myth is that Linux is just a text interface for servers or something like that.
As a matter of fact, I used to have a sweatshirt that said "Know Thyself" with a picture of Socrates on it. That was in high school. People read it and told me that was gay. Then I tried wearing it in college once about 4 years later. People read it and told me it was a cool shirt. Go figure.
Ahhhhhhh! When reading an article like this, it can sometimes be hard to remember who is who and whose side you're on. By the time you get half way through it, you've forgotten what the acryonyms stand for. By the time you're done, you're just mad, but what who?
From reading the article, it didn't seem like there was any evidence of this other than speculation. They talk about using computer models to show how it would have wiped life out, but what about the evidence that brought them to this model to begin with? They could at least start with evidence in rocks or something. I wish that every time I speculated on something, that they would 200 million dollar probe. I speculate that this comment will be modded up to +5 interesting, we should launch a probe to see if this is indeed the case.
Yes, and how come these jokers above you got modded up for their bullshit but you didn't. People seem to mod up anything these days which "seems to be insightful".
I'll have to admit that I've been considering to stop paying my federal taxes recently in protest of all the crap that is going on with the federal government. Its not just the war in Iraq, but many other things as well. However, I was talking to a lawyer friend of mine last night and I asked him about people who do that and he said that it unfortunately doesn't work and that the cases are pretty funny. He's going to send me one so I might share it on my website once I've read it.
I'm not trying to get out of paying taxes, I just think that the way the U.S. is spending our taxes is becoming more and more immoral. What I was going to do, is stop paying my federal taxes (and keep paying state and local) and then take that $10,000 a year that goes towards federal and donate it towards local schools or community projects. So I would just be controlling where my tax money is spent.
If it was a server, I think a major factor would be how far in advance could you get your boss (if you have one) to buy replacement servers so that you can start migrating the services to the new system. A lot of times, server and service migrations take longer than expected and so you might wind up having buy the server outright at the end of the lease because you aren't ready to migrate yet. Its not like leasing a car (which I do) where you can just take your stuff out, put it in your garage and then go swap cars.
Somehow I doubt that 58% of users are actively going into their browser settings and deleting cookies themselves. This is most likely users are reinstalling their operating systems or using some spyware removing software that is removing their cookies. So I think that this PIE software will not help much. Trying to track visitors is an uphill battle.
You might be the exception more than the rule. Lately I've had better luck with rebates, but I haven't done one through BestBuy in a while. About 2-3 years ago when I tried to do them, there were 2 that I didn't ever receive and I followed the rules of the rebate perfectly. But it was for $10 or something so it wasn't really worth my time to call about it. Unfortunately thats probably what they are counting on. Rebates are bad for consumers.
I don't know, maybe with my bad eyesight I failed to see that this might have been some kind of joke and everyone was going to slam me for it. I think the dangers of CRTs are still relavent. Especially since old used ones are now in abundance and probably lots of people are using them for special things like server consoles or multiple monitor setups.
I'm sure that CRTs affect your eyes. A local eye doctor told me once that this is because your eyes actually tend to focus about an inch behind the glass on your CRT because of the way the image is projected. Eventually this probably causes problems. Almost everyone that I knew before and after they started using computers (back in the 80s and 90s) had to get glasses within 6 months of using a computer with a CRT. Some of those people that I've talked to about this say that they most likely bought glasses because they were reading more or for longer periods of time. Unfortunately, I don't have any hard evidence to back up this claim (and many slashdotters will slam me for it) but its kinda obvious and I have a good gut feeling about it. Probably many other people feel the same way.
There is also a book by an eye doctor named William Bates (kinda a punny name for April Fools) where he talks about how to restore your normal eyesight through training. He mentions in his book that reading at close distances strains your eyes enough to distort the lens or something like that.
For reference, the rate of change of my eyesight (nearsidedness) has slowed down since I started using flat panels, but that could just be because I'm getting older. I would recommend taking breaks once or twice a day, going outside and looking out long distances.
(I hope this wasn't some kind of weird April Fools Ask Slashdot article)
How many young girls might be in the market to buy a computer, if for nothing else then to IM, and either wouldn't care, or wouldn't know, the difference between eye candy windows or eye candy linux. They might just be the only demographic to judge a disto based on it's "cuteness" factor.
True, true. This girl I knew wanted me to install Linux on her machine after she saw the neat exploding animation that Window Maker made when you took an icon off the wharf. I'm sure that new wiggly window thing that the guy was showing on her last week will snag a few more converts.
All distributions adopt new characteristic *BOIINNGGG!* bootup sound.
Speaking of which. On Wednesday, we were at LinuxFest in Indy and one of the freebies that the university was giving out where these little penguin squishy things. Two girls who looked like they just came off of the latest reality TV show came up to our booth and asked in a very gingery voice "Like, can we have one of these penguins?". I doubt they knew anything about Linux. After they left I then turned to Marina and said, you know there needs to be a new distribution of Linux called Pink Linux or something "like" that. It could have a pink gtk theme with cornflower blue icons.
Anyways, we're a.org because I originally was just doing it as a hobby in my dorm room and then in my apartment. From 1997 through 2001 I wasn't making any money off of it. Only some donations and payments to keep things afloat for the benifit of the users. When I purchased suso.org back in 1999, I didn't really have any intention of making it more than a hobby in my free time, so a.org made since. Then ICANN came along with their rules for.org domains and suso.org was grandfathered in, like slashdot.org.
Now,.net or.com would make more sense because we have incorporated into a for profit business. But unfortunately, two different domain brokers bought suso.com and suso.net at the same time that I bought suso.org and they want to sell them to us for several thousand dollars. Once we have that kind of money just floating around, we'll consider buying suso.net, but for now, its suso.org.
Very interesting. I knew that Tuvalu was an island country, but didn't know it was being affected like this. I've only heard about some village in Alaska that is having a simular problem.
Yeah, a little bit. However, I'm trying hard with suso.org to get things right by generally steering people in a more informed direction and respect things like the original intent of the domain name system. There is nothing wrong with running a business. But I think there is something wrong with trying to run a business solely to make money through confusing and tricking people. Consumers can be intelligent, but I think many businesses don't give them a chance to be and would prefer to keep them uninformed or unfairly informed.
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Last week I gave a class about Linux to 4 people who haven't used it yet. They were blown away because they didn't realize it had a desktop and all the fancy programs that Windows has. I think what really is hurting Linux is just myth. That myth is that Linux is just a text interface for servers or something like that.
As a matter of fact, I used to have a sweatshirt that said "Know Thyself" with a picture of Socrates on it. That was in high school. People read it and told me that was gay. Then I tried wearing it in college once about 4 years later. People read it and told me it was a cool shirt. Go figure.
IFPI MPA ISPA ETNO and WITO
Ahhhhhhh! When reading an article like this, it can sometimes be hard to remember who is who and whose side you're on. By the time you get half way through it, you've forgotten what the acryonyms stand for. By the time you're done, you're just mad, but what who?
From reading the article, it didn't seem like there was any evidence of this other than speculation. They talk about using computer models to show how it would have wiped life out, but what about the evidence that brought them to this model to begin with? They could at least start with evidence in rocks or something. I wish that every time I speculated on something, that they would 200 million dollar probe. I speculate that this comment will be modded up to +5 interesting, we should launch a probe to see if this is indeed the case.
Sounds like Short Circuit meets Ishtar or City Slickers. They should do a remake now.
Yes, and how come these jokers above you got modded up for their bullshit but you didn't. People seem to mod up anything these days which "seems to be insightful".
I'll have to admit that I've been considering to stop paying my federal taxes recently in protest of all the crap that is going on with the federal government. Its not just the war in Iraq, but many other things as well. However, I was talking to a lawyer friend of mine last night and I asked him about people who do that and he said that it unfortunately doesn't work and that the cases are pretty funny. He's going to send me one so I might share it on my website once I've read it.
I'm not trying to get out of paying taxes, I just think that the way the U.S. is spending our taxes is becoming more and more immoral. What I was going to do, is stop paying my federal taxes (and keep paying state and local) and then take that $10,000 a year that goes towards federal and donate it towards local schools or community projects. So I would just be controlling where my tax money is spent.
Unfortunately for him, the cashier did not seem to understand that the $2 bill is indeed legal US tender
So the headline should say "BestBuy cashier broke the law".
If it was a server, I think a major factor would be how far in advance could you get your boss (if you have one) to buy replacement servers so that you can start migrating the services to the new system. A lot of times, server and service migrations take longer than expected and so you might wind up having buy the server outright at the end of the lease because you aren't ready to migrate yet. Its not like leasing a car (which I do) where you can just take your stuff out, put it in your garage and then go swap cars.
Somehow I doubt that 58% of users are actively going into their browser settings and deleting cookies themselves. This is most likely users are reinstalling their operating systems or using some spyware removing software that is removing their cookies. So I think that this PIE software will not help much. Trying to track visitors is an uphill battle.
Did anyone else think of Star Trek II: The Wraith of Khan when they saw the font on the login screen that reads "White Box Enterprise Linux".
Because you can use motor oil to fertilize your lawn. Its true, I saw it on a billboard once. ;-)
You might be the exception more than the rule. Lately I've had better luck with rebates, but I haven't done one through BestBuy in a while. About 2-3 years ago when I tried to do them, there were 2 that I didn't ever receive and I followed the rules of the rebate perfectly. But it was for $10 or something so it wasn't really worth my time to call about it. Unfortunately thats probably what they are counting on. Rebates are bad for consumers.
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I don't know, maybe with my bad eyesight I failed to see that this might have been some kind of joke and everyone was going to slam me for it. I think the dangers of CRTs are still relavent. Especially since old used ones are now in abundance and probably lots of people are using them for special things like server consoles or multiple monitor setups.
I'm sure that CRTs affect your eyes. A local eye doctor told me once that this is because your eyes actually tend to focus about an inch behind the glass on your CRT because of the way the image is projected. Eventually this probably causes problems. Almost everyone that I knew before and after they started using computers (back in the 80s and 90s) had to get glasses within 6 months of using a computer with a CRT. Some of those people that I've talked to about this say that they most likely bought glasses because they were reading more or for longer periods of time. Unfortunately, I don't have any hard evidence to back up this claim (and many slashdotters will slam me for it) but its kinda obvious and I have a good gut feeling about it. Probably many other people feel the same way.
There is also a book by an eye doctor named William Bates (kinda a punny name for April Fools) where he talks about how to restore your normal eyesight through training. He mentions in his book that reading at close distances strains your eyes enough to distort the lens or something like that.
For reference, the rate of change of my eyesight (nearsidedness) has slowed down since I started using flat panels, but that could just be because I'm getting older. I would recommend taking breaks once or twice a day, going outside and looking out long distances.
(I hope this wasn't some kind of weird April Fools Ask Slashdot article)
Maybe the virus was passed using one of those F*u/F*me devices that goes in a 5.25" drive bay. Anyone remember those?
Yeah! Someone got the subtle Fight Club reference. You get a cookie. What a great film.
How many young girls might be in the market to buy a computer, if for nothing else then to IM, and either wouldn't care, or wouldn't know, the difference between eye candy windows or eye candy linux. They might just be the only demographic to judge a disto based on it's "cuteness" factor.
True, true. This girl I knew wanted me to install Linux on her machine after she saw the neat exploding animation that Window Maker made when you took an icon off the wharf. I'm sure that new wiggly window thing that the guy was showing on her last week will snag a few more converts.
All distributions adopt new characteristic *BOIINNGGG!* bootup sound.
Speaking of which. On Wednesday, we were at LinuxFest in Indy and one of the freebies that the university was giving out where these little penguin squishy things. Two girls who looked like they just came off of the latest reality TV show came up to our booth and asked in a very gingery voice "Like, can we have one of these penguins?". I doubt they knew anything about Linux. After they left I then turned to Marina and said, you know there needs to be a new distribution of Linux called Pink Linux or something "like" that. It could have a pink gtk theme with cornflower blue icons.
Actually, the next one that is coming up should have some great comments.
Is it just me, or are there a remarkable number of low slashdot user ids commenting in this article? Kind of coincidental with the topic, eh?
Yes, more irony. Isn't it ironic.
.org because I originally was just doing it as a hobby in my dorm room and then in my apartment. From 1997 through 2001 I wasn't making any money off of it. Only some donations and payments to keep things afloat for the benifit of the users. When I purchased suso.org back in 1999, I didn't really have any intention of making it more than a hobby in my free time, so a .org made since. Then ICANN came along with their rules for .org domains and suso.org was grandfathered in, like slashdot.org.
.net or .com would make more sense because we have incorporated into a for profit business. But unfortunately, two different domain brokers bought suso.com and suso.net at the same time that I bought suso.org and they want to sell them to us for several thousand dollars. Once we have that kind of money just floating around, we'll consider buying suso.net, but for now, its suso.org.
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Very interesting. I knew that Tuvalu was an island country, but didn't know it was being affected like this. I've only heard about some village in Alaska that is having a simular problem.
Yeah, a little bit. However, I'm trying hard with suso.org to get things right by generally steering people in a more informed direction and respect things like the original intent of the domain name system. There is nothing wrong with running a business. But I think there is something wrong with trying to run a business solely to make money through confusing and tricking people. Consumers can be intelligent, but I think many businesses don't give them a chance to be and would prefer to keep them uninformed or unfairly informed.