Slashdot has become increasingly misleading and sensationalist in recent years. So much so that I'm moving Slashdot's RSS feed to bottom of my pile; to be seen only in moments of extreme boredom. I have far better things to do with my time that wade through the constant stream of FUD that this site is generating these days.
I guess those few guys that died from radiation poisoning for 'getting a quick look' don't count as cancer deaths, since they technically died from radiation poisoning.
Died? Citation from a reputable news source please.
'The new release comprises layer groups (which were introduced after 2.7.1), an almost done text-on-canvas feature, the all-new brush engine and of course the new single window mode.'"
Single window mode is all you need to know about why you should upgrade.
Heck with that.
The lack of layer groups has been the single greatest barrier to my migrating to GIMP as a production tool. Without them, working on large and complex files becomes an organizational nightmare. Creating blank layers with names like "---- BEGIN Name of Subdivision ---"/"---- END Name of Subdivision ---" to lend structure and delineate groups of layers like we did in 1999 just doesn't cut it in modern production environments where decompressed file sizes can be measured in gigabytes.
A stable release with layer groups is definitely something I'll be putting through it's paces.
the MOST important question BY FAR is how important is this creature to the ecosystem upon which I depend. Everything else is just moral masturbation.
Pretending to know all the long-term effects of any species upon a given ecosystem is just mental masturbation and part of why we're faced with this problem in the first place.
As an non-US citizen.....
I would expect you to stop putting spending bills and prisoner transfers bills into one package.
It seems such a weird way of doing business. If a measure can't stand on its own, it shouldn't stand at all.
Please mod the parent up. This is a completely ridiculous way to conduct government.
My thoughts exactly. Reading TFA had me vaguely wondering if Virginia Heffernan wasn't a professional shill and exactly how much it might've cost Starbucks to pay for the article.
At least that was the case until I hit her "Points of Entry: This Week’s Recommendations" article conclusion. The last one of which reads:
VENTI EVERYTHING
Starbucks’s Web site and apps are studded with free content, like a video interview with Colin Meloy of the Decemberists at starbucks.com/coffeehouse.
Stonehenge itself was a tool, and probably a better example of a tool that has truly "died". We're not even quite sure how it was used, or what it was used for.
Not necessarily, for all we know the sole purpose it's architect(s) intended was for it to act as an enigma inspiring reverence and awe.
They even showed him taking a snap of a student combing her hair to get her attention as in 'get back to work'.
I can't help but wonder what sort of paranoia and acceptance of privacy violations these practices are going to foster in both current and future generations of school children. I'd like to think that it will create loathing and a strong backlash, but I somehow don't think that will be the case.
Why do people keep thinking anecdotal evidence has any particular value at all? Science long ago abandoned the idea that reliable and useful data could be gained by "After I did X, Y happened".
Probably because science hasn't completely abandoned the idea that anecdotal evidence has value. To site one example: Medical case reporting, a form of anecdotal evidence, is still considered by many to lead to valuable science.
Yeah, I noticed that too. It was IBM's bios that was reversed engineered, not MS DOS.
IBM's PC BIOS didn't need to be reverse engineered; it was published and sold by IBM along with the PC's schematics in the technical docs for the machine.
Do you seriously believe that modern concrete is the same recipe, strength, and longevity as roman concrete?
lol!! It's not the same recipe, but it's still technically concrete.
FYI, the parent was indicating that the recipe might have been altered in the past two hundred years or so. I was pointing out that an even greater time frame existed in which to have different recipes emerge. There's nothing in my post to indicate otherwise.
Which leads me to ask:
Do you seriously believe any of us to credit you with any semblance of social skills?
The information you got is either wrong or very short sighted.
I smoke and I've researched this issue into the ground. Its pretty accurate.
You were asked to produce a citation and failed to do so; citing your own research doesn't count for squat.
Here's a citation I just pulled from the National Cancer Institute's website:
"Quitting smoking substantially reduces the risk of developing and dying from cancer, and this benefit increases the longer a person remains smoke free. However, even after many years of not smoking, the risk of lung cancer in former smokers remains higher than in people who have never smoked"
Emphasis placed there by me.
So, unless you can produce a contrary citation, I think it's pretty safe to say you're a pathetic troll spreading misinformation.
Trademarks do seem a little harmful to open source. It's a bit of a pain to explain why Firefox is the same thing as Ice Weasel.
Ice Weasel isn't the same thing as Firefox; they don't share the exact same code base. Also, the last time I used it, Ice Weasel still had some really screwy bugs to contend with that are not present in FireFox. Which sorta of drives home the gp's point.
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Slashdot has become increasingly misleading and sensationalist in recent years. So much so that I'm moving Slashdot's RSS feed to bottom of my pile; to be seen only in moments of extreme boredom. I have far better things to do with my time that wade through the constant stream of FUD that this site is generating these days.
I guess those few guys that died from radiation poisoning for 'getting a quick look' don't count as cancer deaths, since they technically died from radiation poisoning.
Died? Citation from a reputable news source please.
Firefox and Chrome's rendering of complex 3D scenes is still jerky and relatively slow *especially* compared to IE.
That's using WebGL, right? Wait, IE isn't going to be supporting WebGL for some reason ...
'The new release comprises layer groups (which were introduced after 2.7.1), an almost done text-on-canvas feature, the all-new brush engine and of course the new single window mode.'"
Single window mode is all you need to know about why you should upgrade.
Heck with that.
The lack of layer groups has been the single greatest barrier to my migrating to GIMP as a production tool. Without them, working on large and complex files becomes an organizational nightmare. Creating blank layers with names like "---- BEGIN Name of Subdivision ---"/"---- END Name of Subdivision ---" to lend structure and delineate groups of layers like we did in 1999 just doesn't cut it in modern production environments where decompressed file sizes can be measured in gigabytes.
A stable release with layer groups is definitely something I'll be putting through it's paces.
the MOST important question BY FAR is how important is this creature to the ecosystem upon which I depend. Everything else is just moral masturbation.
Pretending to know all the long-term effects of any species upon a given ecosystem is just mental masturbation and part of why we're faced with this problem in the first place.
*ahem* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks [wikipedia.org] *ahem*
The only difference between this and terrorism is the choice of tool and setting.
I'm sure all the friends and family of the people killed on 9/11 would agree with that comparison.
Not all that rare. Just shouted down by the faction who don't really get it.
Someone please mod this up.
As an non-US citizen..... I would expect you to stop putting spending bills and prisoner transfers bills into one package. It seems such a weird way of doing business. If a measure can't stand on its own, it shouldn't stand at all.
Please mod the parent up. This is a completely ridiculous way to conduct government.
FINALLY!! A viable excuse for hot babes to start wearing skin-tight silver jumpsuits. :D
In summary, cool screen... but unnecessary.
The road to absolutely nowhere is paved with sentiments like that.
My thoughts exactly. Reading TFA had me vaguely wondering if Virginia Heffernan wasn't a professional shill and exactly how much it might've cost Starbucks to pay for the article.
At least that was the case until I hit her "Points of Entry: This Week’s Recommendations" article conclusion. The last one of which reads:
VENTI EVERYTHING Starbucks’s Web site and apps are studded with free content, like a video interview with Colin Meloy of the Decemberists at starbucks.com/coffeehouse.
Yet another journalist to put on ignore.
Never before was there a need for a '+1, Made Me Swoon' mod score ...
Stonehenge itself was a tool, and probably a better example of a tool that has truly "died". We're not even quite sure how it was used, or what it was used for.
Not necessarily, for all we know the sole purpose it's architect(s) intended was for it to act as an enigma inspiring reverence and awe.
While he does still receive a paycheck from Apple, Wozniak hasn't actually worked for Apple since 1987.
Speaking of which... they live in a desert.
Prior to European settlers moving in and stomping on everything, the Los Angeles basin was a savanna with oak/walnut woodlands and not a desert.
They even showed him taking a snap of a student combing her hair to get her attention as in 'get back to work'.
I can't help but wonder what sort of paranoia and acceptance of privacy violations these practices are going to foster in both current and future generations of school children. I'd like to think that it will create loathing and a strong backlash, but I somehow don't think that will be the case.
Why do people keep thinking anecdotal evidence has any particular value at all? Science long ago abandoned the idea that reliable and useful data could be gained by "After I did X, Y happened".
Probably because science hasn't completely abandoned the idea that anecdotal evidence has value. To site one example: Medical case reporting, a form of anecdotal evidence, is still considered by many to lead to valuable science.
Yeah, I noticed that too. It was IBM's bios that was reversed engineered, not MS DOS.
IBM's PC BIOS didn't need to be reverse engineered; it was published and sold by IBM along with the PC's schematics in the technical docs for the machine.
Those "no-longer restricted videos" have as much to do with teaching sex as a monster truck rally has to do with teaching you how to drive.
Exactly: it will teach you how to do it THE AWESOME WAY.
But only on Sunday, SUNDAY, SSUUUNNNNNNNDAAAAY~!!!!!
Do you seriously believe that modern concrete is the same recipe, strength, and longevity as roman concrete?
lol!! It's not the same recipe, but it's still technically concrete.
FYI, the parent was indicating that the recipe might have been altered in the past two hundred years or so. I was pointing out that an even greater time frame existed in which to have different recipes emerge. There's nothing in my post to indicate otherwise.
Which leads me to ask: Do you seriously believe any of us to credit you with any semblance of social skills?
A *lot* more than hundreds of years. The Romans used concrete all over the place. Even the Pantheon's dome is concrete.
The information you got is either wrong or very short sighted.
I smoke and I've researched this issue into the ground. Its pretty accurate.
You were asked to produce a citation and failed to do so; citing your own research doesn't count for squat.
Here's a citation I just pulled from the National Cancer Institute's website:
"Quitting smoking substantially reduces the risk of developing and dying from cancer, and this benefit increases the longer a person remains smoke free. However, even after many years of not smoking, the risk of lung cancer in former smokers remains higher than in people who have never smoked"
Emphasis placed there by me.
So, unless you can produce a contrary citation, I think it's pretty safe to say you're a pathetic troll spreading misinformation.
Trademarks do seem a little harmful to open source. It's a bit of a pain to explain why Firefox is the same thing as Ice Weasel.
Ice Weasel isn't the same thing as Firefox; they don't share the exact same code base. Also, the last time I used it, Ice Weasel still had some really screwy bugs to contend with that are not present in FireFox. Which sorta of drives home the gp's point.