My wife loved TNG and Voyager and I thought the same thing about DS9, that since its a soap opera in Space that she'd like that too. But it turns out she really liked the exploration part of ST a lot, which they just don't do enough of in that series. I think she didn't give it enough of a chance, because I ended up liking DS9 a lot. I recently have been watching Enterprise the first time though and found it surprisingly engaging (sorry), but I think it starts out a bit slow and she didn't get into it because of that. But with TNG and Voyager, you have to start with some really good or funny episodes to get them into it or a dual parter.
Obviously I'm right about the comfort level thing due to people's reactions to my comment. People can't admit to themselves that they are risking their money by using non-aproved software with hardware they buy. It sucks sometimes, I know, but its reality. I've been a die hard Linux user and advocate for 15 years now and am not spreading FUD, I'm just reminding people of what they've gotten themselves into because some seem to have forgotten or where never warned about it. Don't delude yourself into thinking that hardware that you buy will let you use it without using the manufacturer's approved drivers without voiding warranty. I'll avoid using an obvious car analogy here.
I think maybe we've all become a little too comfortable with Linux (or any other open source software) being generally accepted and for the most part works as expected. We've forgotten the fact that essentially using Linux does void your warranty in most cases. Distributions like Linux Mint do a good job of hiding all the warnings that you used to see when trying to get your drivers working, but they are still there. Those who would configure X back in the 90s probably remember the warnings and stories about how the wrong settings could physically damage your monitor. From a manufacturer's point of view, I can't say I blame them for having this stance. Many open source drivers are built by reverse engineering the hardware, not by working together with the manufacturer like on commercial operating systems such as Windows. There are definately mistakes that could be made by the driver developers that would physically ruin the hardware or run it outside its normal specifications.
Everyone using Linux, FreeBSD, ReactOS or Haiku or any other open source/community built OS where the drivers are written through reverse engineering needs to understand this because sometimes it does come back to bite.
Linux is the premeire open source desktop. Mozilla is the premiere open source web browser. Many OSS people use both and have supported both. This kinda of decision is a slap in the face to the years of time invested on both sides. Indeed Mozilla has become more like a company than an open source project.
A study by NASA released April 2nd claims a robotic mission could capture a 500 ton asteroid and bring it to orbit the moon for $2.6 billion. The additional cost to mine the asteroid and return the ores to Earth would make profit unlikely even if the asteriod was 20% gold."
And when the mission makes a mistake and an asteroid goes plummiting into a major city it will cause trillions of dollars in damage and massive loss of life and potentially create a cloud of dust that will cause an ice age.
I'm sorry, but no, this isn't a good idea. If you don't even have the technology to completely destroy an asteroid yet, then you can't fully control it and shouldn't be trying to "bring it to orbit". Maybe the first team will succeed because they have the smarts, but then when its shown to be profitable, the morons will get involved with fresh VC, etc.
Maybe they should have tried to make it more widely known that they needed help in that area before opening it up like that. I'm sure there are people out there would have jumped at the oppurtunity to help out with Wikipedia at that level for the coolness factor.
If you really want to extend the ignoring of Commodore to its fullest, you could also acknowledge that even Slashdot made this a minor "hidden" article instead of a full size one. Shame!
For what it is worth, Best Buy does have a high value for me as a showroom.
Which no doubt is one of the reasons it is failing. People going to the store to look, then going online to buy. Of course, in the 80s, this is how big box stores got their business. People would go to the small locally owned TV/electronics retailers to get the spiel, but then go for the lower prices at the big box stores. It sucks to be on the other end doesn't it Best Buy?
True, but I still would have expected at least a 50 character sudden jump given the subject matter (new open source MMO game in browser & 5 second character setup). What happened was it went from 72 to 74 in the 15 minutes I waited after the story hit the front page.
You'll eventually get in. There seem to be different realms because I have two browsers open with different profiles and I see different players in each environment. But they seem to balance the players across the realms pretty well because the player count is close to the same in each one.
InfoWorld has a long history of doing this. It is not some huge conspiracy, it's simple. I actually feel bad for bashing the article because the author does know her stuff. But Slashdot is not place for it. However, I am quite certain that InfoWorld has an internal policy of submitting all their articles to Slashdot by their authors or relevant persons because it's such a constant pattern, with link dropping for very specific and good keywords. This means they first get traffic from Slashdot, but also increase the article in Google and other search engines, dropping off more useful tutorials. And isn't pretty much anyone on Slashdot tired of the shitty SEO spam techniques that pollute search results?
Yeah. They are a business. Try running one sometime and you'll understand why they do what they do.
OP should be -1 overrated. You jerks who keep saying things like "everyone is doing X because I am" or "this isn't knew" or "this isn't important" really need to STFU. There are people coming into the world all the time who haven't learned what you learned or had the same experiences that you do. Much of what you learned from is burried now under mountains of information and its very often not clear where people should start from. So sit down, shut up and let others learn, otherwise all you will do is scare them away so that they never will. Not everything is some conspiracy to generate ad revenue.
The casinos lost because their marketing and sales people probably know nothing about Expected Value. The expected value on a blackjack game is slightly positive in the casino's favor. This is also why the dealer always stays on 17. My college probability professor told us a story about a guy who found some casino game back in the mid 20th century where the expected value worked out to be negative and in the players favor. The guy took out a loan and broke the casino. Maybe that's just a story, but it really doesn't take much.
A few weeks ago, I asked my 5 year old daughter who knows how to use my iphone, etc. if she knows what a calculator is, surprisingly she said no. Even when I showed her one.
Slashdot Mirror
My wife loved TNG and Voyager and I thought the same thing about DS9, that since its a soap opera in Space that she'd like that too. But it turns out she really liked the exploration part of ST a lot, which they just don't do enough of in that series. I think she didn't give it enough of a chance, because I ended up liking DS9 a lot. I recently have been watching Enterprise the first time though and found it surprisingly engaging (sorry), but I think it starts out a bit slow and she didn't get into it because of that. But with TNG and Voyager, you have to start with some really good or funny episodes to get them into it or a dual parter.
"Carreon is also suing the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society"
That can't be good for business
"My God man, drilling holes in his head is not the answer! The artery must be repaired!" - McCoy
Obviously I'm right about the comfort level thing due to people's reactions to my comment. People can't admit to themselves that they are risking their money by using non-aproved software with hardware they buy. It sucks sometimes, I know, but its reality. I've been a die hard Linux user and advocate for 15 years now and am not spreading FUD, I'm just reminding people of what they've gotten themselves into because some seem to have forgotten or where never warned about it. Don't delude yourself into thinking that hardware that you buy will let you use it without using the manufacturer's approved drivers without voiding warranty. I'll avoid using an obvious car analogy here.
I think maybe we've all become a little too comfortable with Linux (or any other open source software) being generally accepted and for the most part works as expected. We've forgotten the fact that essentially using Linux does void your warranty in most cases. Distributions like Linux Mint do a good job of hiding all the warnings that you used to see when trying to get your drivers working, but they are still there. Those who would configure X back in the 90s probably remember the warnings and stories about how the wrong settings could physically damage your monitor. From a manufacturer's point of view, I can't say I blame them for having this stance. Many open source drivers are built by reverse engineering the hardware, not by working together with the manufacturer like on commercial operating systems such as Windows. There are definately mistakes that could be made by the driver developers that would physically ruin the hardware or run it outside its normal specifications.
Everyone using Linux, FreeBSD, ReactOS or Haiku or any other open source/community built OS where the drivers are written through reverse engineering needs to understand this because sometimes it does come back to bite.
None of you have anything on Bloomington, Indiana, where we literally have 22 large brains on display around the city:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IAb0ZaI-a0
then what we really need is a few deer hunter MMOs.
Linux is the premeire open source desktop. Mozilla is the premiere open source web browser. Many OSS people use both and have supported both. This kinda of decision is a slap in the face to the years of time invested on both sides. Indeed Mozilla has become more like a company than an open source project.
A study by NASA released April 2nd claims a robotic mission could capture a 500 ton asteroid and bring it to orbit the moon for $2.6 billion. The additional cost to mine the asteroid and return the ores to Earth would make profit unlikely even if the asteriod was 20% gold."
And when the mission makes a mistake and an asteroid goes plummiting into a major city it will cause trillions of dollars in damage and massive loss of life and potentially create a cloud of dust that will cause an ice age.
I'm sorry, but no, this isn't a good idea. If you don't even have the technology to completely destroy an asteroid yet, then you can't fully control it and shouldn't be trying to "bring it to orbit". Maybe the first team will succeed because they have the smarts, but then when its shown to be profitable, the morons will get involved with fresh VC, etc.
stage name Gerard Bakardy (real name: Gerard Dogge)
Can't teach an old Dogge new tricks?
Maybe they should have tried to make it more widely known that they needed help in that area before opening it up like that. I'm sure there are people out there would have jumped at the oppurtunity to help out with Wikipedia at that level for the coolness factor.
If you really want to extend the ignoring of Commodore to its fullest, you could also acknowledge that even Slashdot made this a minor "hidden" article instead of a full size one. Shame!
I think the real question is now. Who will get the sword from Swordquest. Maybe there
And the turtleneck sweater.
Ok, that was pretty funny.
For what it is worth, Best Buy does have a high value for me as a showroom.
Which no doubt is one of the reasons it is failing. People going to the store to look, then going online to buy. Of course, in the 80s, this is how big box stores got their business. People would go to the small locally owned TV/electronics retailers to get the spiel, but then go for the lower prices at the big box stores. It sucks to be on the other end doesn't it Best Buy?
True, but I still would have expected at least a 50 character sudden jump given the subject matter (new open source MMO game in browser & 5 second character setup). What happened was it went from 72 to 74 in the 15 minutes I waited after the story hit the front page.
Eh, disappointing turnout.
You'll eventually get in. There seem to be different realms because I have two browsers open with different profiles and I see different players in each environment. But they seem to balance the players across the realms pretty well because the player count is close to the same in each one.
I'm waiting to see thousands of new players enter the arena in real time. Should be interesting.
InfoWorld has a long history of doing this. It is not some huge conspiracy, it's simple. I actually feel bad for bashing the article because the author does know her stuff. But Slashdot is not place for it. However, I am quite certain that InfoWorld has an internal policy of submitting all their articles to Slashdot by their authors or relevant persons because it's such a constant pattern, with link dropping for very specific and good keywords. This means they first get traffic from Slashdot, but also increase the article in Google and other search engines, dropping off more useful tutorials. And isn't pretty much anyone on Slashdot tired of the shitty SEO spam techniques that pollute search results?
Yeah. They are a business. Try running one sometime and you'll understand why they do what they do.
OP should be -1 overrated. You jerks who keep saying things like "everyone is doing X because I am" or "this isn't knew" or "this isn't important" really need to STFU. There are people coming into the world all the time who haven't learned what you learned or had the same experiences that you do. Much of what you learned from is burried now under mountains of information and its very often not clear where people should start from. So sit down, shut up and let others learn, otherwise all you will do is scare them away so that they never will. Not everything is some conspiracy to generate ad revenue.
The casinos lost because their marketing and sales people probably know nothing about Expected Value. The expected value on a blackjack game is slightly positive in the casino's favor. This is also why the dealer always stays on 17. My college probability professor told us a story about a guy who found some casino game back in the mid 20th century where the expected value worked out to be negative and in the players favor. The guy took out a loan and broke the casino. Maybe that's just a story, but it really doesn't take much.
I didn't say she needed it, I just said that she didn't know what one was. As in it wasn't in her headspace yet.
A few weeks ago, I asked my 5 year old daughter who knows how to use my iphone, etc. if she knows what a calculator is, surprisingly she said no. Even when I showed her one.
You're one to talk dave420. ;-)