Maybe, but it depends. On the surface, it's a bad idea to try and judge what is notable and what isn't. On the other hand, historical and scientific stuff is almost always kept (unless it's totally inaccurate), it's usually people creating praise-filled articles about themselves that are slapped down.
People are very negative about wikipedia, but generally it is accurate. It is also valuable simply to see where the writers of the articles got their information from, so it's a good starting point for researching a topic.
You're generalizing and confusing the issue. This is dealing specifically with spam. Most people are smart enough to not click on spam.
Also, with filesharing, there is less of an element of stupidity involved - people simply take their chances. With spam there are specific things people can look for and do, which they are not doing.
Good job, tying your own issue into this. Also, People who know how to use filesharing software are probably more intelligent than the usual dumb user who would click on spam.
Don't be ridiculous. Newton's work was on universal physical phenomena; this is just standard crap that crops up every generation, where people decry all forms of liberalism (especially sexual) as some form of moral decay and how it will end civilization. It does not, but it's like fake Nostradamus-type prophets - by the time their prophecies are proven false, they're already dead.
I think that he's trying to make a distinction between something that is ethically wrong (neglecting your duties/job, whether it's as a nuclear engineer or high school student) and something that is illegal.
Canada had 14 as the age of consent for a long time as well, until it was raised to 16 in a misguided attempt to try and lower crime, despite increasing the likelihood of someone being accused of statutory rape.
Published in 1934... a completely different time. Also, most of this is based on the Romans, whose excesses were blamed for the fall of their empire, rather than underlying sociopolitical problems.
Not with many people. From what I've seen, most will just channel surf restlessly until they see something they like.
Comparison: Television - limited choices, giving you a choice between them. Internet - functionally unlimited (from a human's perspective) choices, you decide where to go to.
Probably half-and-half people who were paid off/influenced to vote no matter what, and people who simply thought ACTA was a good idea. In other words, less than 1%.
You'd be surprised. Also, on the internet, there is still some thinking required - people navigate to pages by choice. Television would be akin to the browser opening tabs of its own accord. As passive as random browsing is, there's still some decision-making with choosing what links to click on, whereas television simply bombards you with information.
This is just trolling. I'd understand somebody not being able to upgrade IE for software reasons, but not using any of the alternatives that would run is just asinine unless you truly do love using IE6. It just doesn't make sense to use a clunky, old, ugly browser for the fun. I don't think you can even justify it for nostalgia reasons.
I wonder about this too. People seem to pull "20%" or "30%" figures out of their ass. I also love the people who bithely claim that it has 75% usage in Japan, knowing full well that most/. users are from North America or Europe. Most of the figures we see that actually have a source are from the very people who are bad indicators; still-luddite companies or sites that cater to them. On average, IE6 is probably fairly insignificant on the wider internet.
I usually disdain Star Wars quotes, but there's one that's very appropriate here. From Leia to Moff Tarkin: "The more you tighten your grip, the more systems will slip away."
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Maybe, but it depends. On the surface, it's a bad idea to try and judge what is notable and what isn't. On the other hand, historical and scientific stuff is almost always kept (unless it's totally inaccurate), it's usually people creating praise-filled articles about themselves that are slapped down.
People are very negative about wikipedia, but generally it is accurate. It is also valuable simply to see where the writers of the articles got their information from, so it's a good starting point for researching a topic.
Most popular site... Ever heard of Google?
You're generalizing and confusing the issue. This is dealing specifically with spam. Most people are smart enough to not click on spam.
Also, with filesharing, there is less of an element of stupidity involved - people simply take their chances. With spam there are specific things people can look for and do, which they are not doing.
And how do they find out what paedophiles type like in the first place? Observe them in the wild?
Not really. Young, dumb users are almost as bad as old, dumb users - the only difference is that they do more online and present a higher risk.
Good job, tying your own issue into this. Also, People who know how to use filesharing software are probably more intelligent than the usual dumb user who would click on spam.
It might not, but our perception of it has.
Don't be ridiculous. Newton's work was on universal physical phenomena; this is just standard crap that crops up every generation, where people decry all forms of liberalism (especially sexual) as some form of moral decay and how it will end civilization. It does not, but it's like fake Nostradamus-type prophets - by the time their prophecies are proven false, they're already dead.
I think that he's trying to make a distinction between something that is ethically wrong (neglecting your duties/job, whether it's as a nuclear engineer or high school student) and something that is illegal.
Canada had 14 as the age of consent for a long time as well, until it was raised to 16 in a misguided attempt to try and lower crime, despite increasing the likelihood of someone being accused of statutory rape.
Published in 1934... a completely different time. Also, most of this is based on the Romans, whose excesses were blamed for the fall of their empire, rather than underlying sociopolitical problems.
Windows doesn't mean IIS. Apache is used on Windows Servers everywhere, as well as other platforms.
But it will be. Ultimately, once performance improves, the OSS drivers will supplant the proprietary ones. Then this will become a concern.
I know what the public will do with it - VR porn. As always.
Not with many people. From what I've seen, most will just channel surf restlessly until they see something they like.
Comparison: Television - limited choices, giving you a choice between them. Internet - functionally unlimited (from a human's perspective) choices, you decide where to go to.
Probably half-and-half people who were paid off/influenced to vote no matter what, and people who simply thought ACTA was a good idea. In other words, less than 1%.
You'd be surprised. Also, on the internet, there is still some thinking required - people navigate to pages by choice. Television would be akin to the browser opening tabs of its own accord. As passive as random browsing is, there's still some decision-making with choosing what links to click on, whereas television simply bombards you with information.
All we need now is a War on Sex. That's a cause we could ALL get behind, if these "War on X" trends continue!
Sounds familiar?
This is just trolling. I'd understand somebody not being able to upgrade IE for software reasons, but not using any of the alternatives that would run is just asinine unless you truly do love using IE6. It just doesn't make sense to use a clunky, old, ugly browser for the fun. I don't think you can even justify it for nostalgia reasons.
I wonder about this too. People seem to pull "20%" or "30%" figures out of their ass. I also love the people who bithely claim that it has 75% usage in Japan, knowing full well that most /. users are from North America or Europe. Most of the figures we see that actually have a source are from the very people who are bad indicators; still-luddite companies or sites that cater to them. On average, IE6 is probably fairly insignificant on the wider internet.
I usually disdain Star Wars quotes, but there's one that's very appropriate here. From Leia to Moff Tarkin: "The more you tighten your grip, the more systems will slip away."
Crackers: the rock stars of the gaming world!
Maybe it's a job for the Microsoft ninjas.