Your point is more fascinating, IMHO. Did someone think to ask this to the candidates on the Youth Voting link here on/. ? I wish I would've thought of it (Disclaimer: I'm a US Citizen).
I fear, however that our society has become one of complacency, and that people here just want to be Fat, Dumb and Happy. Few things are scarier than the most powerful country in the world becoming complacent and indifferent to the world around it.
If you're not a US Citizen, please do us and the rest of the world a favor and call EVERY and ANY person you know in "the States" and ask them to vote their conscience on November 2nd. I think this [US] election is the most important one that will happen in the world, in our lifetime.
Rate me a troll if you wish; but there's a much bigger issue than "kharma" here that needs to be made visible.
I think the Patriot Act makes it illegal to joke about subjects that could put the American people in harms way. Your post about Free Software is clearly in violation of this new [proposed] law. Please remove the post, or I will be forced to call in my friends in Washington; they will have no choice but to shut slashdot.org down entirely as a "potential enabler of a potential enemy combatant of the state".
Free Software is EVIL and only Al Queida sanctions it's use; and we'll have none of that!
This is just blatant astroturfing. Here's the astroturf/shill detection formula:
A sudden increase in pro-whatever [Bush in this case] comments by "new" users or users with "fresh" userid's. (AKA high user id's. Greater than 500,000 in the case of Slashdot; that's when MSFT took notice and sent their shills over here - but I digress).
It's virtually impossible to find a girl that will put up with a man that does what he want's when he wants (translation: online gaming, working late, etc).
In the beginning, ALL WOMEN are very considerate and "understanding" of your work/play habits. However, as the relationship [inevitably] matures (aka, after the first 6 months), they will begin to pull in the reigns. I've gone into every relationship I've had thinking, "I'm not going to let this one be like the last one; I'm going to call the shots, and do what I want to do; and when I want to do it.".
However, here's the cold hard reality: I will be probably be married within 12 months and my freedom(s) will be gone forever.
Seriously, much like many other geeks, I'm not sure how I let things get to this point. You enter a relationship knowing exactly how things are going to happen, however, within a few months you find yourself fighting tooth and nail just to have a few hours for goofing-off, gaming, etc. My girl gives me plenty of space, and I love her more than anything on the planet - I wouldn't change it for anything...
... however...
... take my advice: jerk off alone [or with friends], buy a hooker every now and then, but don't, don't, don't, get your heart wrapped up in a girl. No matter how strong you are going into the relationship, you will NOT be able to maintain it, and you'll ultimately become a slave to the vagina.
Disclaimer: Sweetie, if you're reading this, I'm just kidding. hehe.
I'm not "admitting" anything, and I'm particularly not suited to comment on how slashdot conducts it's business.
I pointed out that it's "Republican Spin" because in my experience, most "lies" have been told by the [Republican] right. I called it "spin" to attempt to preserve dignity. If you'd prefer, however, I can call it: "Republican Lies" or perhaps "Republican Bullshit".
I'll call the Liberals or the Democrats out on the same thing if I ever see it (yes there is a difference between Democrats and Liberals).
We run Windows 2k because we didn't want to be vulnerable to all of the new XP Microsoft viruses.
Do you have a link that I can direct my family to for this vulnerability? Please don't tell me that we're left out in the cold because we haven't a lot of money to spend on the latest Windows System.
I just want my family to be safe! Please help me!!! Give me link I can safe my family from destruction from! MY GRANDMOTHER RUNS WinME; please tell me MICROSOFT HAVEN'T FORGOT MY $100USD FOR THESE PRODUCT AND SUPPORT!!!
Probably because the readership of Slashdot tends to be more intelligent than other sources. As such, they see right through nonsense (aka Republican Spin) and only posts that have valid content become visible.
Please keep in mind that slashdot is a moderated forum, and in this arena weight is put more on "quality/signal" of post rather than "noise" value.
Just because Slashdot is one of few media outlets that isn't directed by trends; doesn't mean you should blast it. It's a self-moderating forum. It's apparant that your peers don't feel the same way that you do on this topic.
I call BOGUS. The fact that he pointed out an XP Pro "Desktop" that does a "heck of a lot more than e-mail processing" with "Servers just as long"; without acknowledging the fact that XP has only been out for 2 years[ish] and that EVERY SERVICE PACK REQUIRES A REBOOT.
Like I said, I call F R A U D.
This poster sounds like a high-school student that's really into his Boss's XP install.
Agreed. Judges, attorneys, and other lawmakers have to recuse themselves when faced with a topic that could be construed as conflict of interest. This essentially means that they admit that they can't make a fair decision based on a potential bias that may exist within them.
I too find it highly disturbing that the people that are going to ultimately decide whom will become the "most powerful man in the world" don't have to obide by similar rules.
I have a feeling that this is a last ditch effort by the right-wing Christians that are starting to realize that there is no god, and science just can't be refuted any longer. They are doing everything in their power to hold on the "Christian Power Base" that has existed for thousands of years; but that is quickly being discovered as fraud.
Any political party that is primarily driven by Religion and the money of the sheep it can fool; does not deserve to control the most powerful country in the free world - particularly a country that founded itself on the separation between Church and State.
I remember America as a great melting-pot of ALL religions, races, and cultures - all equally respected. Since the Christian Right Wing Republicans have been in power trying to push religious bias on the rest of the world, bad things have happened.
Does it really make sense for us to fear giving to our elected officials information that we already allow unelected corporations to play with to their hearts content?
When they are "questionably" elected officials - HELL YES.
Our elected officials are our last line of defense against corporate rule. Do you really think Walmart would "let" you take 2 weeks of vacation out of the kindness of their heart if they didn't "have to"? There are a tremendous amount of programs in place that we take for granted everyday; that was just one example. If corporate America had it's way, it would be much, much worse.
This gives them a "credible source" to be able to attribute your information to.
Seriously, they couldn't possibly arrest you as an "enemy of the state" just because you violated the Patriot Act/DMCA and were considered pseudo-potentially-suspicious by NSA, CIA, or FBI.
However, now that the "MCP^H^H^H Department of Homeland Security" is in place in conjunction with the "Transportation Saftey Administration", you can rest assured that travel information for June (and the months following) will ONLY be used for your protection.
Now move along Citizen...
... or our Gubment will open a can of "whatever-we-want-in-a-military-tribunal-exempt-of -your-constitutional-rights" on your Patriotic ass - you criminal, non-Christian punk.
(I have karma to burn, so if you think I'm trolling - bring it on... If there's ever been anything worth burning karma for in my lifetime, it's the future of the USA and the world in general. Even if you don't agree with my points, you owe it to yourself as a fellow intellectual to make the right decision in November [if you are or know a US Citizen] - VOTE!
I have to affirm this post. I live in Atlanta (#3 worst traffic in the US), and I regularly face a 1+ hour commute.
The solution that I think about EVERY SINGLE WORKING DAY, is simple:
Paint the letters "PASSING LANE ONLY" on the far left lane.
Have the local PD issue tickets for people "hanging out" in the far left lane or going to slowly. Europe has this down to an art and few things are as exhilarating as driving on the autobahn (or other major highways there). The net result of a passing-only lane is that it creates a "vent" that allows the people that want to get out of town FAST. The pressure on the remaining lanes would be is therefore less cumulative. I consistently drive home in 8 lanes of traffic (I-75) -> (I-575) in bumper to bumper traffic, so I have a lot of time to think about the how much I hate it.
Hell, that's why I spend so much time working on the DashPC; but that's not the point of this post.
Check out a linux package called RT. It's a web-based / email linked tickeing system. It sends messages when support requests are sent and directs them to the appropriate email address.
Be patient. This is only a first step. What do you want a NASA rendering?
It will take a project like this to lead to a project where the image actually changes as a viewer passes (as you portend). On his website he clearly mentions that he's [going to be] working on a motion video version when the hardware is available. Using wireless tech and pioneers like this guy it's easy to think someday that will be possible.
I think it's a fantastic project and a great hack; I'd be very thrilled if it was in my home.
I heard Stephen Hawkings (audiobook), "A Brief History of Time" and if I'm not mistaken isn't the universe expanding at an infinite rate? If so, doesn't it eventually contract back at the same rate?
Assuming so, what if humankind as we know it is just under 30 years from completely returning back to the nothing from whence we came?
Seriously, doesn't time reverse itself and eventually the infamous "big bang" completely implodes back unto itself? If this is the case, what if our 'human built satellite' is simply catching the first 'wave' of this implosion and thus slowing down (to our perception)...?
I'm basing this on nothing more than speculation and documented science from the likes of Newton, Einstein, Gibson and Pynchon.
Yes, that's why you have to make sure that you kill the intruder. If they survive, they can bring a civil suit against you. If they're dead, they can't. Their family could try to, but it would be much more difficult for them to win the case.
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Your point is more fascinating, IMHO. Did someone think to ask this to the candidates on the Youth Voting link here on /. ? I wish I would've thought of it (Disclaimer: I'm a US Citizen).
I fear, however that our society has become one of complacency, and that people here just want to be Fat, Dumb and Happy. Few things are scarier than the most powerful country in the world becoming complacent and indifferent to the world around it.
If you're not a US Citizen, please do us and the rest of the world a favor and call EVERY and ANY person you know in "the States" and ask them to vote their conscience on November 2nd. I think this [US] election is the most important one that will happen in the world, in our lifetime.
Rate me a troll if you wish; but there's a much bigger issue than "kharma" here that needs to be made visible.
Instead of spraying it on my license plate, I could just spray it on the street signs on my route home to prevent this new "advance" in technology.
The cameras won't be able to decode the signs (it's IR paint or something to that effect) and thus the system would be averted.
Disclaimer: I'm [obviously] kidding here.
I think the Patriot Act makes it illegal to joke about subjects that could put the American people in harms way. Your post about Free Software is clearly in violation of this new [proposed] law. Please remove the post, or I will be forced to call in my friends in Washington; they will have no choice but to shut slashdot.org down entirely as a "potential enabler of a potential enemy combatant of the state".
Free Software is EVIL and only Al Queida sanctions it's use; and we'll have none of that!
This is just blatant astroturfing. Here's the astroturf/shill detection formula:
A sudden increase in pro-whatever [Bush in this case] comments by "new" users or users with "fresh" userid's. (AKA high user id's. Greater than 500,000 in the case of Slashdot; that's when MSFT took notice and sent their shills over here - but I digress).
I bet this was why I got solicited to build my SourceForge.net project for PowerPC in exchange for a free iPod.
(I already have an iPod and I love it)
IBM must be on a new marketing campaign. Good for them, I hope...
Seriously.
... however ...
... take my advice: jerk off alone [or with friends], buy a hooker every now and then, but don't, don't, don't, get your heart wrapped up in a girl. No matter how strong you are going into the relationship, you will NOT be able to maintain it, and you'll ultimately become a slave to the vagina.
[no pun intended]
It's virtually impossible to find a girl that will put up with a man that does what he want's when he wants (translation: online gaming, working late, etc).
In the beginning, ALL WOMEN are very considerate and "understanding" of your work/play habits. However, as the relationship [inevitably] matures (aka, after the first 6 months), they will begin to pull in the reigns. I've gone into every relationship I've had thinking, "I'm not going to let this one be like the last one; I'm going to call the shots, and do what I want to do; and when I want to do it.".
However, here's the cold hard reality: I will be probably be married within 12 months and my freedom(s) will be gone forever.
Seriously, much like many other geeks, I'm not sure how I let things get to this point. You enter a relationship knowing exactly how things are going to happen, however, within a few months you find yourself fighting tooth and nail just to have a few hours for goofing-off, gaming, etc. My girl gives me plenty of space, and I love her more than anything on the planet - I wouldn't change it for anything...
Disclaimer: Sweetie, if you're reading this, I'm just kidding. hehe.
Fair enough. I shouldn't have drawn a correlation to the religious right in my post.
Since I have clearly demonstrated bias, I must recuse myself from further postings (on this topic) in the best interests of the Slashdot community.
I'm not "admitting" anything, and I'm particularly not suited to comment on how slashdot conducts it's business.
I pointed out that it's "Republican Spin" because in my experience, most "lies" have been told by the [Republican] right. I called it "spin" to attempt to preserve dignity. If you'd prefer, however, I can call it: "Republican Lies" or perhaps "Republican Bullshit".
I'll call the Liberals or the Democrats out on the same thing if I ever see it (yes there is a difference between Democrats and Liberals).
For the record, I am a registered Republican.
Now SHUT UP! (Guess who I'm impersonating here)
... but he kept cutting my Mic.
Daily Show all the way; CNN the rest of the way here but Never, Never FoxNews. The only Fair and Balanced they are is to the far right.
(Although Laurie Dhue is a FOX!!! How do you do Laurie Dhue, I would love to do you too...)
We run Windows 2k because we didn't want to be vulnerable to all of the new XP Microsoft viruses.
Do you have a link that I can direct my family to for this vulnerability? Please don't tell me that we're left out in the cold because we haven't a lot of money to spend on the latest Windows System.
I just want my family to be safe! Please help me!!! Give me link I can safe my family from destruction from! MY GRANDMOTHER RUNS WinME; please tell me MICROSOFT HAVEN'T FORGOT MY $100USD FOR THESE PRODUCT AND SUPPORT!!!
So does this qualify it as a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)?!?
Drat!!!
Probably because the readership of Slashdot tends to be more intelligent than other sources. As such, they see right through nonsense (aka Republican Spin) and only posts that have valid content become visible.
Please keep in mind that slashdot is a moderated forum, and in this arena weight is put more on "quality/signal" of post rather than "noise" value.
Just because Slashdot is one of few media outlets that isn't directed by trends; doesn't mean you should blast it. It's a self-moderating forum. It's apparant that your peers don't feel the same way that you do on this topic.
Get a helmet!
I call BOGUS. The fact that he pointed out an XP Pro "Desktop" that does a "heck of a lot more than e-mail processing" with "Servers just as long"; without acknowledging the fact that XP has only been out for 2 years[ish] and that EVERY SERVICE PACK REQUIRES A REBOOT.
Like I said, I call F R A U D.
This poster sounds like a high-school student that's really into his Boss's XP install.
Agreed. Judges, attorneys, and other lawmakers have to recuse themselves when faced with a topic that could be construed as conflict of interest. This essentially means that they admit that they can't make a fair decision based on a potential bias that may exist within them.
I too find it highly disturbing that the people that are going to ultimately decide whom will become the "most powerful man in the world" don't have to obide by similar rules.
I have a feeling that this is a last ditch effort by the right-wing Christians that are starting to realize that there is no god, and science just can't be refuted any longer. They are doing everything in their power to hold on the "Christian Power Base" that has existed for thousands of years; but that is quickly being discovered as fraud.
Any political party that is primarily driven by Religion and the money of the sheep it can fool; does not deserve to control the most powerful country in the free world - particularly a country that founded itself on the separation between Church and State.
I remember America as a great melting-pot of ALL religions, races, and cultures - all equally respected. Since the Christian Right Wing Republicans have been in power trying to push religious bias on the rest of the world, bad things have happened.
... and an infinite amount of time that could create a Shakespearean work.
Does it really make sense for us to fear giving to our elected officials information that we already allow unelected corporations to play with to their hearts content?
When they are "questionably" elected officials - HELL YES.
Our elected officials are our last line of defense against corporate rule. Do you really think Walmart would "let" you take 2 weeks of vacation out of the kindness of their heart if they didn't "have to"? There are a tremendous amount of programs in place that we take for granted everyday; that was just one example. If corporate America had it's way, it would be much, much worse.
This gives them a "credible source" to be able to attribute your information to.
f -your-constitutional-rights" on your Patriotic ass - you criminal, non-Christian punk.
Seriously, they couldn't possibly arrest you as an "enemy of the state" just because you violated the Patriot Act/DMCA and were considered pseudo-potentially-suspicious by NSA, CIA, or FBI.
However, now that the "MCP^H^H^H Department of Homeland Security" is in place in conjunction with the "Transportation Saftey Administration", you can rest assured that travel information for June (and the months following) will ONLY be used for your protection.
Now move along Citizen...
... or our Gubment will open a can of "whatever-we-want-in-a-military-tribunal-exempt-o
(I have karma to burn, so if you think I'm trolling - bring it on... If there's ever been anything worth burning karma for in my lifetime, it's the future of the USA and the world in general. Even if you don't agree with my points, you owe it to yourself as a fellow intellectual to make the right decision in November [if you are or know a US Citizen] - VOTE!
I have to affirm this post. I live in Atlanta (#3 worst traffic in the US), and I regularly face a 1+ hour commute.
The solution that I think about EVERY SINGLE WORKING DAY, is simple:
Paint the letters "PASSING LANE ONLY" on the far left lane.
Have the local PD issue tickets for people "hanging out" in the far left lane or going to slowly. Europe has this down to an art and few things are as exhilarating as driving on the autobahn (or other major highways there). The net result of a passing-only lane is that it creates a "vent" that allows the people that want to get out of town FAST. The pressure on the remaining lanes would be is therefore less cumulative. I consistently drive home in 8 lanes of traffic (I-75) -> (I-575) in bumper to bumper traffic, so I have a lot of time to think about the how much I hate it.
Hell, that's why I spend so much time working on the DashPC; but that's not the point of this post.
Actually, when you had the radio turned up, I added an odor that you don't already know about.
Seriously though, I too could just see walking up to a car, hearing the door unlock, opening it and finding someone asleep or doing worse in it.
Your point is well noted.
What's so difficult about riding a bike while talking? At least if he does something stupid he's the only person that will get hurt.
I used to ride my bike all the time, and here's the kicker: sometimes I'd take my hands off the wheel[handle bar(s)].
Check out a linux package called RT. It's a web-based / email linked tickeing system. It sends messages when support requests are sent and directs them to the appropriate email address.
Be patient. This is only a first step. What do you want a NASA rendering?
It will take a project like this to lead to a project where the image actually changes as a viewer passes (as you portend). On his website he clearly mentions that he's [going to be] working on a motion video version when the hardware is available. Using wireless tech and pioneers like this guy it's easy to think someday that will be possible.
I think it's a fantastic project and a great hack; I'd be very thrilled if it was in my home.
I'm particularly impressed that the LCD's are even turned the correct way (90 degrees offset) to simulate a normal window.
I heard Stephen Hawkings (audiobook), "A Brief History of Time" and if I'm not mistaken isn't the universe expanding at an infinite rate? If so, doesn't it eventually contract back at the same rate?
Assuming so, what if humankind as we know it is just under 30 years from completely returning back to the nothing from whence we came?
Seriously, doesn't time reverse itself and eventually the infamous "big bang" completely implodes back unto itself? If this is the case, what if our 'human built satellite' is simply catching the first 'wave' of this implosion and thus slowing down (to our perception)...?
I'm basing this on nothing more than speculation and documented science from the likes of Newton, Einstein, Gibson and Pynchon.
(and Twain too)
Yes, that's why you have to make sure that you kill the intruder. If they survive, they can bring a civil suit against you. If they're dead, they can't. Their family could try to, but it would be much more difficult for them to win the case.