Ada is the first language taught at the university I went to. I think it's a good first language since it forces good practices on you, which was the whole point of its design. Java is now the most popular first-language, which is odd since you can't write two lines of Java without having to learn about concepts like pointers.
The Universe is only 13 billion years old and you need a generation of stars to create the heavier elements. I suppose that could leave some time for a previous generation.
But the Universe is really big, the chance of finding ancient alien artifacts is about 0.
Scientists disagree a lot. For instance just recently the species-hood of Homo floresiensis (the "hobbit people") has been called into question. Some researchers think it may have been malnutrition or genetic disorder of some old fashioned Homo sapiens.
This article isn't bringing in any opposing viewpoints regarding the research since it's a press release from the institution that the research is happening. Actual science articles from sources like New Scientist often bring in scholars of the field who aren't related to the research to comment on whatever the latest finding is, to perhaps provide an opposing viewpoint.
Clinton will do a great job of rallying the right wing to come out and vote in November. This isn't because of her policy, but her long history and association with Bill Clinton. he reason the many "red-state democrats" have been supporting Obama is because they know that if Clinton is on the ticket, then they will have problem down the whole ballot.
Obama has a far better shot at getting independent voters.
So if you're a conservative, vote Clinton. Policy wise its the same mostly, she has a worse shot at being elected and even if she is elected her being on the ballot will help local republicans across the country.
You can already replace it with the traditional menu. I would expect to see so more menu implementations, since its just a manner of coding up a plasmoid.
I doubt it, if anything the government is probably going to be less likely to bother a guy who knows how to use the system. Its the powerless peasants who get really pushed around in China.
Wikipedia doesn't constrain much on the number of topics, its has much more then a normal encyclopedia. But I think it should stick to the normal encyclopedic format, just with links. Its still supposed to just be an introduction to the given topic (though granted with the added advantage of almost unlimited topics, the topics can get so specific that an introduction is all you'd ever need.)
So to me it makes sense to have long primary source material (like a proof) in WikiSource or WikiBook. So for the same reason that Wikipedia doesn't define words and leaves that to Wiktionary, Wikipedia shouldn't have long drawn out proofs.
First off "It also makes little sense to collect proofs of separate theorems into "books", or about as much sense as collecting articles on different subjects into an encyclopedia."... collecting articles on different subjects does make a lot of sense for an encyclopedia.:P
How about WikiSource then, Wikipedia's repository of public domain archives. It was created when people would do things like copy and paste the entire contents of a treaty or something into Wikipedia.
I looked over the CIA edits and they were actually adding some good content to the articles. Probably just staffers, many of whom are certainly experts in their fields, just editing Wikipedia like everyone else. The real irony of people complaining about the CIA editing stuff on Wikipedia is that most of the country articles started out (back when Wikipedia still had to seed articles) as just copy and paste jobs from the CIA World Fact Book since its public domain.
Whats the point of having Google encrypt and decrypt your info? They'll have to turn it over, decrypted, if served with papers. And wouldn't release it otherwise.
This is indeed just a sensationalist piece of Murdoch-esque crap; I'd expect it from Digg but not Slashdot.
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Yeesh whats your problem with Kubuntu? Did you love the "Window" menu in Konqueror that much?:)
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KDE 4 has been compiling since shortly after its branch was opened... which would be a few years ago. That is obviously not what RC means in this case.
To some extent these labels are more for internal consumption. There is a tendency in some open source software to just keep things in beta forever (eg gstreamer, k3b until very recently though it only has one main dev so it doesn't matter really). Not only does this look sloppy and undermines the whole point of beta software (having "stable" versions with 1 release versions), but I think it can affect how the developers perceive their own product.
Really I'm just trying to stay that having extended betas is a good way to stagnate a product. Linux has the right idea with frequent releases; they actually don't have any plans for a Linux 2.7.
Keeping things in beta adinfintum probably does dodge some slashdot armchair bitching though.:P
Skype can't break its own encryption. Thats the whole point of encryption./Maybe/ the NSA (or the German's equivalent if they have one) can break the encryption, but probably not.
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I really liked the moral ambiguity of the later books, so I found them more interesting in some ways (the incredibly long dialog does get a bit dull).
7+8 pretty much returns to good vs. evil though.
Really the mini-series is the only way to really adapt a book like Dune and have any chance to do it justice.
I'm currently half-way through the Dune miniseries, it's looking good indeed. ^.^
So yea I agree, at the same time I won't turn down more Dune.
Don't forget about book 7 and 8 written by his son from notes. They were OK books, and would certainly make for epic movies.
I'm guessing being a CIO of a media company is kind of a big deal...
It would be his job to implement new technologies to sell their product etc.
You don't need lot's of infrastructure to make a funny podcast, you just need some funny people.
:'(
Like Audiocrush was great, but it's gone now.
Or you can just essentially make them a part of the European Union with a series of bilateral agreements.
Ada is the first language taught at the university I went to. I think it's a good first language since it forces good practices on you, which was the whole point of its design. Java is now the most popular first-language, which is odd since you can't write two lines of Java without having to learn about concepts like pointers.
But don't look back? Hardly.
The Universe is only 13 billion years old and you need a generation of stars to create the heavier elements. I suppose that could leave some time for a previous generation.
But the Universe is really big, the chance of finding ancient alien artifacts is about 0.
Scientists disagree a lot. For instance just recently the species-hood of Homo floresiensis (the "hobbit people") has been called into question. Some researchers think it may have been malnutrition or genetic disorder of some old fashioned Homo sapiens.
This article isn't bringing in any opposing viewpoints regarding the research since it's a press release from the institution that the research is happening. Actual science articles from sources like New Scientist often bring in scholars of the field who aren't related to the research to comment on whatever the latest finding is, to perhaps provide an opposing viewpoint.
I don't think having a different mitochondrial mother is really that freaky at all.
Clinton will do a great job of rallying the right wing to come out and vote in November. This isn't because of her policy, but her long history and association with Bill Clinton. he reason the many "red-state democrats" have been supporting Obama is because they know that if Clinton is on the ticket, then they will have problem down the whole ballot.
Obama has a far better shot at getting independent voters.
So if you're a conservative, vote Clinton. Policy wise its the same mostly, she has a worse shot at being elected and even if she is elected her being on the ballot will help local republicans across the country.
You can already replace it with the traditional menu. I would expect to see so more menu implementations, since its just a manner of coding up a plasmoid.
I doubt it, if anything the government is probably going to be less likely to bother a guy who knows how to use the system. Its the powerless peasants who get really pushed around in China.
Well noteworthyness is a separate issue from encyclopaedic, which is more what the issue here is.
To collect all knowledge is the goal of Wikimedia, not Wikipedia. Let Wikimedia do their job and organize stuff into the appropriate sub-projects.
Wikipedia doesn't constrain much on the number of topics, its has much more then a normal encyclopedia. But I think it should stick to the normal encyclopedic format, just with links. Its still supposed to just be an introduction to the given topic (though granted with the added advantage of almost unlimited topics, the topics can get so specific that an introduction is all you'd ever need.)
So to me it makes sense to have long primary source material (like a proof) in WikiSource or WikiBook. So for the same reason that Wikipedia doesn't define words and leaves that to Wiktionary, Wikipedia shouldn't have long drawn out proofs.
dude, wikibooks is on teh interw3bs. its just the categorizing stuff.
First off "It also makes little sense to collect proofs of separate theorems into "books", or about as much sense as collecting articles on different subjects into an encyclopedia." ... collecting articles on different subjects does make a lot of sense for an encyclopedia. :P
How about WikiSource then, Wikipedia's repository of public domain archives. It was created when people would do things like copy and paste the entire contents of a treaty or something into Wikipedia.
Yea I agree, though perhaps the longer/more complicated proofs belong in Wikibooks.
I looked over the CIA edits and they were actually adding some good content to the articles. Probably just staffers, many of whom are certainly experts in their fields, just editing Wikipedia like everyone else. The real irony of people complaining about the CIA editing stuff on Wikipedia is that most of the country articles started out (back when Wikipedia still had to seed articles) as just copy and paste jobs from the CIA World Fact Book since its public domain.
Whats the point of having Google encrypt and decrypt your info? They'll have to turn it over, decrypted, if served with papers. And wouldn't release it otherwise.
Encryption has to happen client-side.
This is indeed just a sensationalist piece of Murdoch-esque crap; I'd expect it from Digg but not Slashdot.
Yeesh whats your problem with Kubuntu? Did you love the "Window" menu in Konqueror that much? :)
KDE 4 has been compiling since shortly after its branch was opened... which would be a few years ago. That is obviously not what RC means in this case.
:P
To some extent these labels are more for internal consumption. There is a tendency in some open source software to just keep things in beta forever (eg gstreamer, k3b until very recently though it only has one main dev so it doesn't matter really). Not only does this look sloppy and undermines the whole point of beta software (having "stable" versions with 1 release versions), but I think it can affect how the developers perceive their own product.
Really I'm just trying to stay that having extended betas is a good way to stagnate a product. Linux has the right idea with frequent releases; they actually don't have any plans for a Linux 2.7.
Keeping things in beta adinfintum probably does dodge some slashdot armchair bitching though.
Skype can't break its own encryption. Thats the whole point of encryption. /Maybe/ the NSA (or the German's equivalent if they have one) can break the encryption, but probably not.