Well, to be fair: when Jonathan Swift made up the name, he was perfectly well aware of its meaning; when Miyazaki used it, he didn't know that. Given that a relatively large proportion of the population here will find the name "Laputa" to be extremely offensive, I think that the name does not fairly represent the movie.
I was almost sure that Laputa was supposed to be released late this year; but I guess it's a little late for that. However, I think that Disney's started doing some advertising, so I assume it's not going to be long now.
Well, that definition also claims that Open Source means about the same thing as Free Software. I can see Prophet Stallman about to explode...
However, I am in agreement that terming this "open source" is, at the very least, misleading. Rather than trying to jump on the Open Source name, they should probably just say "source code will be available to the customer" and leave it at that.
It may not be "UCE", but it is definitely spam. The same arguments used against unsolicited commecial email are just as valid for unsolicited political email. (Primarily, that you are wasting the reciever's time and money.) I don't see any reason why it should be treated differently -- mass political mailings should be subject to the same restrictions as commercial mailings.
Well, when I graduated in 1999, our "CS" class was using Pascal on a set of 386s. I believe that we were one of two or maybe three schools in the city that offered computer science. (I believe that they were planning to move to C++ to reflect the changes in the AP exam. Of course, the wonderful people writing that exam, in their haste to follow the latest fads, switched to Java just a couple years later, so they're probably still busy buying new books and adjusting the curriculum.)
Lest you think I'm complaining, I don't think we needed anything more. I don't see why schools are on the upgrade treadmill when the primary applications -- typing, web browsing, basic programming -- can be done perfectly well with old systems. Every time I hear that a school has spent another half-million dollars on computer equipment, I wonder why they don't get to the important stuff first. (Did anyone else attend schools where the same textbooks had been in use for 25 years?)
That's why irradiated foods do so poorly. Even though they aren't radioactive, people avoid them because it's 'one 'a them "nukulur" things'...
Please don't make fun of the way Dubya talks
I don't know why people find the pronounciation of "nuclear" so interesting. Bush certainly wasn't the first, tenth, or even ten thousandth person I've heard who mispronounces the word. And yet when he does it, it's suddenly proof of utter stupidity.
I use Linux because it meets my needs. But for the vast majority of people who just want to write their e-mail, play a few games, surf the web... there's no incentive to switch.
The general public will switch to Open Source if or when the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Right now, for most people, Linux doesn't fit the bill. And, contrary to what people think, the problem isn't in marketing (or advocacy), the problems are technical. What advantages does Linux have for Grandma that offsets the disadvantage of having to learn a new OS?
If it was made mandatory for all pr0n sites to go under.xxx or.sex I think it would be much better. First of all it would be very easy to prevent access by kids. Second it would be easier for pervs to find porn, making porn sites more money. And there wont be a chance of a kid not being able to go to a kid's site.
I almost agree with this... but I think that, rather than making it mandatory, it should be optional. (Perhaps with a requirement that if a site has a.xxx domain, they can't have a.com domain, or something similar.) I think that most of the obvious porn sites would gladly move to a.xxx domain, which can then be easily filtered if parents want to. There are no questions about whether or not something is or is not porn, because it site owner gets to make that decision.
It doesn't stop the fly-by-night geocities porn, and such, but everyone with computer knowledge knows that filtering won't stop a determined kid from finding porn. What it does do is give a fairly high rate of correct catergorizations, without any false positives. I wouldn't mind having such a filter on my computer at school or work, simply because occasionally a seemingly innocent link will contain highly inappropriate content.
This has always seemed rather shady to me. If you advertise "unlimited" anything, that means no restrictions. What this letter says is that "we say unlimited, but we don't really mean it."
They are correct that they need to have limitations -- but rather than acknowledging their misleading advertising, they're blaming the users who took them at their word.
Huge? it only looks like about 10 screens to me. The slashdot comments page is an awful lot longer.
I absolutely hate the mentality that everything has to have its own page. It leads to things like sites where articles are split into pages of 50 words apiece. I've got a scrollbar -- let me use it.
In particular, I liked this quote: "The scientists warned that more fires will lead to higher emissions of CO2 unless policies are changed to control land clearance by fire."
Never underestimate the stupidity of the rabid environmentalists. (Before you say that I'm singling them out, that statement applies to anyone who blindly follows any cause.)
Actually, I did the linux from scratch thing with non-GNU utilities, just for fun, and came up with a usable system. I didn't spend the time to get X and everything running, but I understand that it's possible.
The only real requirement is that you use GCC to build the software, but you don't need any GNU software to run a Linux system.
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Yes we would. People reproduce, and will still have stupid populations.
As an Arizonan, the Greeks are perfectly welcome to take Phoenix. We don't want it.
Where do you buy clues? Around here, clues go for at least a buck apiece, and that's for the well-worn ones
Stop by my place; I'll give you a sound beating with my clue stick for free.
Well, to be fair: when Jonathan Swift made up the name, he was perfectly well aware of its meaning; when Miyazaki used it, he didn't know that. Given that a relatively large proportion of the population here will find the name "Laputa" to be extremely offensive, I think that the name does not fairly represent the movie.
I was almost sure that Laputa was supposed to be released late this year; but I guess it's a little late for that. However, I think that Disney's started doing some advertising, so I assume it's not going to be long now.
Well, that definition also claims that Open Source means about the same thing as Free Software. I can see Prophet Stallman about to explode...
However, I am in agreement that terming this "open source" is, at the very least, misleading. Rather than trying to jump on the Open Source name, they should probably just say "source code will be available to the customer" and leave it at that.
It may not be "UCE", but it is definitely spam. The same arguments used against unsolicited commecial email are just as valid for unsolicited political email. (Primarily, that you are wasting the reciever's time and money .) I don't see any reason why it should be treated differently -- mass political mailings should be subject to the same restrictions as commercial mailings.
Give up. You will never be a geek.
> I imagine I'd have a hard time selling pills to enlarge your penis or free xxx pornsite passwords door to door.
RTFA! If you read the article, you'd know that he doesn't do any of those adverts.
Unless they pay him well enough, I'd bet. Just because he doesn't admit to it doesn't mean much.
Lest you think I'm complaining, I don't think we needed anything more. I don't see why schools are on the upgrade treadmill when the primary applications -- typing, web browsing, basic programming -- can be done perfectly well with old systems. Every time I hear that a school has spent another half-million dollars on computer equipment, I wonder why they don't get to the important stuff first. (Did anyone else attend schools where the same textbooks had been in use for 25 years?)
READ -> COMPREHEND -> POST
/. users skip step 2. Sometime they don't even bother step 1. :)
/. editors failed to do it as well.
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Yeah, and in this case the
That's why irradiated foods do so poorly. Even though they aren't radioactive, people avoid them because it's 'one 'a them "nukulur" things'...
Please don't make fun of the way Dubya talks
I don't know why people find the pronounciation of "nuclear" so interesting. Bush certainly wasn't the first, tenth, or even ten thousandth person I've heard who mispronounces the word. And yet when he does it, it's suddenly proof of utter stupidity.
Your comments about karma might have had more meaning if you hadn't posted anonymously.
I don't get it. What's so funny about a button that says "Get Quicktime" on it?
The general public will switch to Open Source if or when the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Right now, for most people, Linux doesn't fit the bill. And, contrary to what people think, the problem isn't in marketing (or advocacy), the problems are technical. What advantages does Linux have for Grandma that offsets the disadvantage of having to learn a new OS?
I almost agree with this
It doesn't stop the fly-by-night geocities porn, and such, but everyone with computer knowledge knows that filtering won't stop a determined kid from finding porn. What it does do is give a fairly high rate of correct catergorizations, without any false positives. I wouldn't mind having such a filter on my computer at school or work, simply because occasionally a seemingly innocent link will contain highly inappropriate content.
I liked how the 'freely trade' bit was mixed in with all the 'free use' parts. I admit that I almost missed it when reading the comment.
They are correct that they need to have limitations -- but rather than acknowledging their misleading advertising, they're blaming the users who took them at their word.
That's what they get for assuming that slashdot editors read the links...
I absolutely hate the mentality that everything has to have its own page. It leads to things like sites where articles are split into pages of 50 words apiece. I've got a scrollbar -- let me use it.
Ugh. Just another reminder that those who participated in the earlier days of slashdot are a dying breed...
Gee
You think you're being funny.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/831482.asp
In particular, I liked this quote: "The scientists warned that more fires will lead to higher emissions of CO2 unless policies are changed to control land clearance by fire."
Never underestimate the stupidity of the rabid environmentalists. (Before you say that I'm singling them out, that statement applies to anyone who blindly follows any cause.)
So have I, and I came to the opposite conclusion.
Actually, I did the linux from scratch thing with non-GNU utilities, just for fun, and came up with a usable system. I didn't spend the time to get X and everything running, but I understand that it's possible.
The only real requirement is that you use GCC to build the software, but you don't need any GNU software to run a Linux system.