How hard would it be to launch a worldwide campaing against the Beijing dictated "One China" policy that disregards Taiwan's obvious sovereignty?
Why don't I see more about low-$$ candidates on the internet? All we get are the high budget media favorites. Do their campaign people not know of the voting and fundraising potential online?
Just as a side note, Spielberg didn't mean to do that with Jaws really. It made a better movie in hindsight, but he really planned on showing more of the shark in the beginning. The reason he didn't was because his shark animatron fscked up a lot, and he couldn't get all the shots with it he wanted in the alotted time. Cool, huh?
Yeah, the landscape was definitly repeating itself. People bitch about them not following the stream, etc. It didn't matter. If they followed the stream, they would still get to the same log later. Kind of like characters running across a scrolling repeating background in a Hanna Barbara cartoon. Creepy
I do think you should keep it to radio format (though there is no "radio" technology involved). It's fun this way. Video would be a hassle and not quite as much fun.
And who is that with the sqeaky voice? Jeff is that you? Cowboy Neal? No more squeaky giggles! If forbid it.
Seriously, it's a good show. More content and new ideas and perspectives on the news would be nice. I really loved the War of the Worlds Y2K show idea (in this discussion). Keep it coming guys.
grumble grumble...somebody in my lab sqeaked, mmm...grumble grumble
Wow, IBM is sure some smart bastards. They know a Taco interview is going to buy their servers a stress-test from the/. effe--SERVER ERROR CORE DUMPED RETURNING STATUS TO SRVERR.LOG SYSTEM HALTED
That's really interesting. You've pegged me. I'm one of those blasted Americans. What does getting pissed refer to in Britain? It was probably a poor choice of phrasing anyway.
"I, sir, am not a Yankee. I'm a Southern Gentlemen."
I personally am surprised at the number of people who "aren't surprised" by this sort of thing. Sure we may be somewhat jaded, but if our 'democratic' governments can spy on our private lives without us even getting upset then we are already lost. Americans might as well give up the rights to bear arms and the French should re-open the Bastille. Privacy is a part of freedom. Sure they can already listen to anything they want to, but if we don't even get upset, then we're essentially helping them do it. Get pissed. Tell people.
Katz researched a subject he found important, and reported on it in an informative manner. Sure, most of us already knew most of what was in the report, but there are still a few people who didn't know what's going down and still a few facts/ideas I didn't know about it. Personally, I hadn't considered the Christmas race for electronic media players.
As for the middle class consumers, yes the class of people who download free(speech) music and pirated music is the same class of people who are shelling out their sheep-money to the RIAA. Middle class consumers--that's a big class.
Your theory intrigues me. I would like to buy one of these peripherals, and possibly subscribe to your newsletter.
"First this insignificant village of no tactical value that I have so far been unable to take because of a raucous band of children, and then THE WORLD!!" -Evil Genius
Since I live in US, I can observe that _within_ the country it's not as bad as in some others (if it was I wouldn't be here in the first place).
Aha! We take our freedom for granted. If the US was "as bad as" certain other nations, you would not have the option nor the capacity to leave. Even if you could leave your country, the country you wanted to go to might border-patrol your butt right back where you started.
"All nations is shite, and America is the best of the best."
You're going to get the same basic style of responses no matter what you post as long as enough people see it. What you look for is the proportions of the good vs. flame, the quality of the good, and the creativity of the flame. As for the column, he appears only to want I-told-you-so rights for twenty years from now when Linux is "dead." He also is "secretly rooting" for Linux, meaning when he's wrong and Linux doesn't die, he can claim to have won in being wrong. Congratulations Bob Metcalfe. You can almost hear his keyboard clicking out 2019's I told you so letter.
Maxim is a nasty nasty magazine. The men's Cosmopolitan. Ladies, if you see a man reading a Playboy magazine, he is either pleasing his asthetic taste or enjoying well written articles. If you see a man reading a Maxim, he is either curious at a magazine he hasn't seen before or he's a sick bastard who is out for (wishes he could get) bootie-play(TM). Hide your nipples. (/moral indignation>
As for the Bawls, I enjoy the amount of Coke I consume as well as its caffinated effect. This new drink seems to either remove one or overdo the other. Not for me thanks. Prediction: will recieve little to no shelf space in short order.
"Who would want a computer in their home?" "Telephone? I can't pronounce it. Why would I invest in it?" "Electricity is a fad." "While an interesting curiosity, airplanes will never be strategically viable." "Entirely too much money has been spent on this thing called science." "Television will never be commercially viable."
I can't remember all the names, and I know I misworded some of it, but you see the point. Internet investment is not a fad, it's where most business will take place in the near future. Amazon.com isn't pricey because people think it will make money, but because people think that when internet companies start making money, Amazon will know everything about it.
I may be very wrong, but it is my understanding that people who write this way have no actual knowledge of economic trends. I suppose it doens't matter anyway. I don't have enough disposable income to invest with.
I couldn't find it right off, so I've contacted the company to see if they're under a parent. If you know, give. Otherwise, I'll post when I do. Yeah, it's kind of sad, but I could use the cash.
You've got to consider the IBM mentality. To the big blue, everything should be run on mainframes. They're big machines that are fast as all get out, but they only do one or two things. The gateway software will only run on Linux. They'll ship with their product a preinstalled box that just does this gateway stuff. It doesn't really matter what os it's running on because it's only a gateway. It's like a collating, stapling printer for Tivoli. It's not going to hurt you if your printer internally runs on Linux as long as it connects to NT and AIX perfectly which is what these gateway machines will do.
I think this is not only a great step for Linux, but a great step for the Enterprise Server Industry. The middleman machine is once more going to be a fast as hell one-trick bitty box, but now it will be completely reconfigurable when no longer useful as a gateway.
Now that AOL owns Winamp, do you think the RIAA will have an easier time of bullying them into supporting their new "CD watermarking" scheme? Future versions of Winamp may not play those "horrible pirated mp3s." Meanwhile, could the RIAA win lawsuits now that they have an alternative to regular mp3 players? I know this is somewhat off topic. Please excuse.
"...the industry seems to be realizing that it is here to stay, at least for the moment."
What part of this statement makes sense? Why do journalists write statements like this. It's stupid. If something is here to stay, that suggests longevity. The phrase "for the moment" suggests the opposite. This reporter has very eloquently said jack-dookey. One often finds this in reporting. eg. "All hackers are dangerous, though a minority of them are not." Reporters actually say things like this.
Personally I think all reporters should be shot, while some, like our own Mr. Katz, should be spared.
Incorrect. Yoda took two hours to say,"There is another Skywalker," then slumped back, closed his eyes, and disappeared. There were even a couple of seconds of the blanket falling where he once was.
General warning to Slashdotters, the poll -- and probably this discussion -- is major spoiler country. Taco and others who haven't seen it, do not read.
I live in the Raleigh area, and I must suggest the Raleigh Grande. Stadium seating and surround sound. Good luck getting tickets everybody. I'll be up at the theatre at midnight with my thirteen year old brother, personally.
I think it's painfully obvious that no one is going to be as qualified as Eric Raymond to do all the things that he does for the community. I mean, he's not the golden child. He's got his cocky kookiness just like Stallman and the rest of us. Sure he's considered the Linux pimp, but he's the best darn pimp we've ever had.
What I really don't want to see is a public relations committee without a figurehead. (The last thing this community needs is another committee.) I personally hope that Mr. Raymond makes a comeback, but until then, God help the poor media as it tries to understand the leanings and dynamics of today's code hackers.
I hereby nominate Cmdr Taco as spokesman. He doesn't have enough to do. No, wait. Perhaps then Jon Kat-- Oh, I can't even finish that joke. Alas. Goodbye, Mr. Raymond.
I recently heard a rumor that Nintendo was considering a handheld system that doubled as a controller for their next console system. While strange, this could be a neat concept.
As for Gameboy, I'm very impressed with its longevity. I certainly hope that Nintendo's new system--assuming the article is correct--gets as many games written for it. Its time to take Gameboy out to greener pastures (and I don't mean GameboyColor).
3D--not as in glasses--not as in Duke Nukem--as in polygon graphics
Also, the locality of radio programming is a big attraction. People--especially here in North Carolina--like to hear news, sports, weather, and traffic from a local perspective. With broadcast radio all that is available.
Besides, I don't know how the internet connection is in your car, but I'm not very good with RealPlayer in mine. (Most radio listening occurs in moving vehicles.)
Stating something useful but creates no work for him - "Smart people should be involved in lawmaking"
Sharing a 'Vision' that he can't possibly see through - "A T1 in every pot"
Making himself look not quite as stupid as other politicians - "My two year old picks on Al Gore"
The US government didn't put a car in my garage, a computer in my den, or a television in my bedroom. Why the heck should a politician's "vision" have anything to do with my personal bandwidth. It's ludicrous. This "total immersion in information" sounds more like drowning to me.
Those of us who would like the government handing out T1's should consider that if Uncle Sam foots the bill, he usually has more of a say in where he put his money. I'm personally happy with my government's lack of control over the internet. I don't want to owe them my connection. You shouldn't either.
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Why don't I see more about low-$$ candidates on the internet? All we get are the high budget media favorites. Do their campaign people not know of the voting and fundraising potential online?
Just as a side note, Spielberg didn't mean to do that with Jaws really. It made a better movie in hindsight, but he really planned on showing more of the shark in the beginning. The reason he didn't was because his shark animatron fscked up a lot, and he couldn't get all the shots with it he wanted in the alotted time. Cool, huh?
Yeah, the landscape was definitly repeating itself. People bitch about them not following the stream, etc. It didn't matter. If they followed the stream, they would still get to the same log later. Kind of like characters running across a scrolling repeating background in a Hanna Barbara cartoon. Creepy
I do think you should keep it to radio format (though there is no "radio" technology involved). It's fun this way. Video would be a hassle and not quite as much fun.
And who is that with the sqeaky voice? Jeff is that you? Cowboy Neal? No more squeaky giggles! If forbid it.
Seriously, it's a good show. More content and new ideas and perspectives on the news would be nice. I really loved the War of the Worlds Y2K show idea (in this discussion). Keep it coming guys.
grumble grumble...somebody in my lab sqeaked, mmm...grumble grumble
Wow, IBM is sure some smart bastards. They know a Taco interview is going to buy their servers a stress-test from the /. effe--SERVER ERROR CORE DUMPED RETURNING STATUS TO SRVERR.LOG SYSTEM HALTED
"I, sir, am not a Yankee. I'm a Southern Gentlemen."
I personally am surprised at the number of people who "aren't surprised" by this sort of thing. Sure we may be somewhat jaded, but if our 'democratic' governments can spy on our private lives without us even getting upset then we are already lost. Americans might as well give up the rights to bear arms and the French should re-open the Bastille. Privacy is a part of freedom. Sure they can already listen to anything they want to, but if we don't even get upset, then we're essentially helping them do it. Get pissed. Tell people.
I disagree entirely. Even I wouldn't read News for Nerds if it were still called "Chips and Dips." Who would? Let's not be rediculous.
:@ :# :$ :%
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Dmn! How did they spell that smileyface again? Oh well.
As for the middle class consumers, yes the class of people who download free(speech) music and pirated music is the same class of people who are shelling out their sheep-money to the RIAA. Middle class consumers--that's a big class.
"First this insignificant village of no tactical value that I have so far been unable to take because of a raucous band of children, and then THE WORLD!!" -Evil Genius
Aha! We take our freedom for granted. If the US was "as bad as" certain other nations, you would not have the option nor the capacity to leave. Even if you could leave your country, the country you wanted to go to might border-patrol your butt right back where you started.
"All nations is shite, and America is the best of the best."
You're going to get the same basic style of responses no matter what you post as long as enough people see it. What you look for is the proportions of the good vs. flame, the quality of the good, and the creativity of the flame.
As for the column, he appears only to want I-told-you-so rights for twenty years from now when Linux is "dead." He also is "secretly rooting" for Linux, meaning when he's wrong and Linux doesn't die, he can claim to have won in being wrong.
Congratulations Bob Metcalfe. You can almost hear his keyboard clicking out 2019's I told you so letter.
As for the Bawls, I enjoy the amount of Coke I consume as well as its caffinated effect. This new drink seems to either remove one or overdo the other. Not for me thanks. Prediction: will recieve little to no shelf space in short order.
"Telephone? I can't pronounce it. Why would I invest in it?"
"Electricity is a fad."
"While an interesting curiosity, airplanes will never be strategically viable."
"Entirely too much money has been spent on this thing called science."
"Television will never be commercially viable."
I can't remember all the names, and I know I misworded some of it, but you see the point. Internet investment is not a fad, it's where most business will take place in the near future. Amazon.com isn't pricey because people think it will make money, but because people think that when internet companies start making money, Amazon will know everything about it.
I may be very wrong, but it is my understanding that people who write this way have no actual knowledge of economic trends. I suppose it doens't matter anyway. I don't have enough disposable income to invest with.
I couldn't find it right off, so I've contacted the company to see if they're under a parent. If you know, give. Otherwise, I'll post when I do.
Yeah, it's kind of sad, but I could use the cash.
I think this is not only a great step for Linux, but a great step for the Enterprise Server Industry. The middleman machine is once more going to be a fast as hell one-trick bitty box, but now it will be completely reconfigurable when no longer useful as a gateway.
Summary: Good Thing
Now that AOL owns Winamp, do you think the RIAA will have an easier time of bullying them into supporting their new "CD watermarking" scheme? Future versions of Winamp may not play those "horrible pirated mp3s." Meanwhile, could the RIAA win lawsuits now that they have an alternative to regular mp3 players? I know this is somewhat off topic. Please excuse.
What part of this statement makes sense? Why do journalists write statements like this. It's stupid. If something is here to stay, that suggests longevity. The phrase "for the moment" suggests the opposite. This reporter has very eloquently said jack-dookey. One often finds this in reporting. eg. "All hackers are dangerous, though a minority of them are not." Reporters actually say things like this.
Personally I think all reporters should be shot, while some, like our own Mr. Katz, should be spared.
Incorrect. Yoda took two hours to say,"There is another Skywalker," then slumped back, closed his eyes, and disappeared. There were even a couple of seconds of the blanket falling where he once was.
Also, smoking is bad for you.
I live in the Raleigh area, and I must suggest the Raleigh Grande. Stadium seating and surround sound. Good luck getting tickets everybody. I'll be up at the theatre at midnight with my thirteen year old brother, personally.
Screw the hype; where's my movie?!
What I really don't want to see is a public relations committee without a figurehead. (The last thing this community needs is another committee.) I personally hope that Mr. Raymond makes a comeback, but until then, God help the poor media as it tries to understand the leanings and dynamics of today's code hackers.
I hereby nominate Cmdr Taco as spokesman. He doesn't have enough to do. No, wait. Perhaps then Jon Kat-- Oh, I can't even finish that joke. Alas. Goodbye, Mr. Raymond.
As for Gameboy, I'm very impressed with its longevity. I certainly hope that Nintendo's new system--assuming the article is correct--gets as many games written for it. Its time to take Gameboy out to greener pastures (and I don't mean GameboyColor).
3D--not as in glasses--not as in Duke Nukem--as in polygon graphics
Besides, I don't know how the internet connection is in your car, but I'm not very good with RealPlayer in mine. (Most radio listening occurs in moving vehicles.)
The US government didn't put a car in my garage, a computer in my den, or a television in my bedroom. Why the heck should a politician's "vision" have anything to do with my personal bandwidth. It's ludicrous. This "total immersion in information" sounds more like drowning to me.
Those of us who would like the government handing out T1's should consider that if Uncle Sam foots the bill, he usually has more of a say in where he put his money. I'm personally happy with my government's lack of control over the internet. I don't want to owe them my connection. You shouldn't either.