Why is it news when a stupid columnist points out the obvious? Yeah yeah, the craigslist people could make a lot of money if they chose to exploit their site as much as they could. But they've shown no interest in doing so. If that every changes, then we'll have a news item.
When somebody titles their post "what the fuck?" I think a certain amount of moral outrage is implied. In any case, somebody who's buying a high-tech service (such as internet access) and wants to seek or avoid specific features (such as use of private network spaces) needs to do their own research, not rely on second-hand info.
That makes no sense. If they could do that, then they'd have to be shown doing it -- and where is the BBC going to find that budget for something like that?
Who else are they supposed to partner with? The partner has to be a portal site. If you know of any that are substantially less lame than MSN, please share this information!
This means that I'll definitely be watching.. although whether from behind the sofa or not remains to be seen.
I always thought that the main appeal of the Daleks was their campiness, not their scariness. I mean jeez, if you need to escape them, you just have to look for a non-flat surface!
Oh grow up. Just because an ISP doesn't support what you want to do doesn't mean they're evil. Not everybody wants to run P2P apps. Most ISP customers just want to surf the web and do email, and do so without worrying about getting their system hacked.
The alternative is a firewall. Which might make more sense to you, but it's a less reliable solution, and one that creates problems of its own.
Even if what you said were true, it's a pretty useless statement. Like reducing capitalism to "buy low, sell high."
But there's more here than figuring out who can plunk down the best system for the specified price. There's the maintenance/support costs. And picking a particular hardware platform kind of defines your choices for software -- so whose compiler do you like best? And any serious school needs to ask: can we maybe do a better job, more cheaply, cobbling together a cluster from cheap (abandoned, commodity, or donated) hardware? Which has the additional advantage of giving ones students some solid practical experience. Slashdot has run any number of stories on projects that did just that; one or two have achieved a small measure of success.
Lucas's costumes are all ripoffs of stuff he saw in old movies. I think I've even heard him say as much, although he probably used words like "mining the mythic tradition" rather than "ripoff". In any case, the ultimate source of this stuff is functionally armor some poor schmo actually wore into battle -- so it's hardly suprising that it's been re-invented by real-world armor designers.
People on low income can't afford to by Mercedes or BMWs, but at least they can reach the pinnacle in cola or corn flakes.
You're assuming that people buy branded goods just to show them off. It's a factor, but I suspect that people who buy overpriced stuff (like "Luxury" cars) honestly believe that they're better. So why do poor people get conned into believing that name brands are better than store brands? Well, less well-heeled people do tend to be less well educated, and thus less able to filter out the nonsense in advertising, labeling, etc.
Man, the MS bashing has hit a new low when people are attributing Moz/Netscape stuff to MS.
Well, Microsoft did invent that irritating Marquee tag, so it's not as if they didn't try. In fact, Microsoft has introduced so many annoying features over the years, it's natural to blame them for any that come along.
Still, it's wise to remember that Netscape did its share in adding to feature bloat, user irritation, and HTML incompatability.
I always resent being called a troll -- except maybe in this case. A troll is somebody who makes an argument he doesn't believe in just to piss off the other person. Such a person has no interest in having an actual discussion/argument. But if you think I'm such a person, why are you trying to refute me?
Yep, novels and memos are different kinds of prose. But both benefit from elegance -- and elegance is something with esthetic value.
If you can't appreciate that answer, that's a strong sign you're not qualified to have an opinion.
That's pretty patronizing. Or maybe the word is fascist. If I can't understand you, than I must be out of my depth? That's a formula for ignoring anybody that disagrees with you. Since we're discussing elegance of expression, maybe you should just say "Up yours!" and let it go at that!
Sure elegant code is better than messy code. But rewriting software that has performed reliably for years needs a bigger justification than truisims about elegant code. A programmer's job is to create and maintain reliable software that meets the needs of its users. A sense of software esthetic is justifiable as a means to that ends -- not an end in itself.
The code is well written, but in need of some serious fixing. As I go around fixing parts of the code I would also like to modernize it a bit.
It seems like everybody who posts an Ask Slashdot story these days wants to know how, but hasn't thought about why. In this case, you want to "modernize" the code -- but is there any really good reason for doing so? Is the code hard to maintain in its current form? Are there efficiency issues? You don't say yes or no, but from the way you describe the project, it sounds like the answer is "no". Why risk introducing a bunch of bugs just to make the software "more modern"? Job security, perhaps?
Linksys has offered to replace the unit, but I don't want it if the box is so easily corrupted.
Well then, you better not buy anything with upgradable firmware. Perhaps there are devices that can survive having an upgrade interrupted, but I've never seen any. I have seen a of lot devices where the documentation warns you about just this kind of situation. If this small risk scares you, that's why god invented UPSs!
My experience with Linksys routers says "buy from them next time because you know their stuff works." Now you add to that, "they'll replace the hardware even if the screwup wasn't their fault." Sounds pretty positive to me.
Why is "overgrown PDA" a bad thing? Sure's it's nice to have a PDA in your pocket. But the Newton found fans without that feature. When I had one, I tended to think of it as too small, not too big!
You could have ended your list with item 1. A good laptop could do all those other things. But I've always wanted a device that was as convenient as a book, but as flexible as a computer. Electronic media will never come into its own until it's as convenient as paper. Well, that, and sane copyright laws...
Tablets used by artists are not just pointing devices -- they detect minutes changes in pressure. That's a lot more sophisticated (and expensive) than the stylus support in in any tablet PC.
Incidentally, artist's tablets with a built-in display have been available for years.
Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of tablet PCs. I've wanted one ever since I saw Captain Kirk using one on Star Trek. But artists are not going to be first in line for the current crop of devices.
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Why is it news when a stupid columnist points out the obvious? Yeah yeah, the craigslist people could make a lot of money if they chose to exploit their site as much as they could. But they've shown no interest in doing so. If that every changes, then we'll have a news item.
When somebody titles their post "what the fuck?" I think a certain amount of moral outrage is implied. In any case, somebody who's buying a high-tech service (such as internet access) and wants to seek or avoid specific features (such as use of private network spaces) needs to do their own research, not rely on second-hand info.
That makes no sense. If they could do that, then they'd have to be shown doing it -- and where is the BBC going to find that budget for something like that?
Who else are they supposed to partner with? The partner has to be a portal site. If you know of any that are substantially less lame than MSN, please share this information!
The alternative is a firewall. Which might make more sense to you, but it's a less reliable solution, and one that creates problems of its own.
I guess that's a workable solution -- as long as you don't obsess over silly little issues like "Does that beam help hold up the roof?"
But there's more here than figuring out who can plunk down the best system for the specified price. There's the maintenance/support costs. And picking a particular hardware platform kind of defines your choices for software -- so whose compiler do you like best? And any serious school needs to ask: can we maybe do a better job, more cheaply, cobbling together a cluster from cheap (abandoned, commodity, or donated) hardware? Which has the additional advantage of giving ones students some solid practical experience. Slashdot has run any number of stories on projects that did just that; one or two have achieved a small measure of success.
I basically agree with what you just said. I guess my big quibble is whether self-valuation is the only reason people spend more for brand name junk
Lucas's costumes are all ripoffs of stuff he saw in old movies. I think I've even heard him say as much, although he probably used words like "mining the mythic tradition" rather than "ripoff". In any case, the ultimate source of this stuff is functionally armor some poor schmo actually wore into battle -- so it's hardly suprising that it's been re-invented by real-world armor designers.
So people who work in other languages should have a harder time, just so you can profit from their work. Yeah, that's fair!
Still, it's wise to remember that Netscape did its share in adding to feature bloat, user irritation, and HTML incompatability.
To fuck off,
Or not to fuck off
Who gives a fuck?
That pretty snobbish. And also ignorant. Hacking is just an unstructured style of programming. It is not a synonym for "sloppy work."
Yep, novels and memos are different kinds of prose. But both benefit from elegance -- and elegance is something with esthetic value.
Sure elegant code is better than messy code. But rewriting software that has performed reliably for years needs a bigger justification than truisims about elegant code. A programmer's job is to create and maintain reliable software that meets the needs of its users. A sense of software esthetic is justifiable as a means to that ends -- not an end in itself.
My experience with Linksys routers says "buy from them next time because you know their stuff works." Now you add to that, "they'll replace the hardware even if the screwup wasn't their fault." Sounds pretty positive to me.
Sissyfight. The concept is original and intriguing (as are most games from the same shop) but the implementation is really disappointing.
You could have ended your list with item 1. A good laptop could do all those other things. But I've always wanted a device that was as convenient as a book, but as flexible as a computer. Electronic media will never come into its own until it's as convenient as paper. Well, that, and sane copyright laws...
Incidentally, artist's tablets with a built-in display have been available for years.
Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of tablet PCs. I've wanted one ever since I saw Captain Kirk using one on Star Trek. But artists are not going to be first in line for the current crop of devices.