Thanks for the link! Cool that Jonathan Coulton's song "Still Alive" is playing in the video. (It was the end credits on "Portal".) This had me LOL several times, even if the humor is lost on my woodworking roommate.
Suppose cloud computing had an overnight revolution and all of a sudden you don't need a specific operating system anymore?
I've recently started looking into AWS (Amazon Web Services) and they have VMs available for both Linux and Windows. I find it enlightening that the Windows price is higher -- similarly, if you really want to know which of two activities is the most risky, ask an insurance actuary. They know, just as Amazon knows that it costs more to manage/maintain/acquire.
It seems like Microsoft has some sort of complex where they feel like they need to be involved in everything [...]
Yeah I had a floor-mate like that my freshman year in college; after a couple weeks he had earned the nickname "Topper" because he always had a story that topped the previous one. Fucking annoying little shit -- just like Microsoft.
Yeah, that's why years ago they switched from "stock options" to "stock grants", giving away the stock instead of asking the employee to purchase it. (Of course, the employee gets fewer shares now, but the benefit to the employee is generally much greater, especially with a stock that's trending down long-term.)
"Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic" was a great song, by the Refreshments (or part of the band), I remember getting a tape of it in the mail back in the 90s when I used to correspond with bands I liked. Lyrics here; a cover on YouTube here (couldn't find the Refreshments version, unfortunately, but the cover sounds good too -- thanks for the memories!). "I realize now my time was better spent drinking.":)
I have conflated your post and your signature: so the Wise have been trying to update their shit to work with Microsoft, and the Fool just uses Linux? I completely agree that Microsoft has retarded software development by at least a decade, likely more, due to their anti-competitive practices that have resulted in numerous corporate corpses.
If I still had mod points, yes, I would have modded you redundant. (NOTE: would have modded the parent, not the GP; this is the first time I've seen that expressed. Requests for others to moderate, though, I see them all the time and agree that they are redundant.)
What, is this Slashdot competing with Facebook for user frustration in constantly-changing default settings? You wanna introduce something new, do it for new users, and give me an explanation of how to change my settings to the new shiny. Don't break my experience. I agree with GP, I'm losing the will to respond to replies and that is rather tragic, it reduces discourse.
A couple simple answers: "because it's there"/"because we can"; but slightly more in depth, we can provide you food at a reduced cost. That's a pretty good reason right there: it affects your wallet beneficially. Further deepening the idea is that this is better for the environment, we'd be farming less cattle which is responsible for a percentage of greenhouse gas emissions.
But research into synthesizing a food source is just as important as stem cell research, if not more important, considering what a huge issue world hunger is today.
I disagree; I see more value in "advancing medical knowledge" than I do in "providing food for the religiosity gene to spread".
We are and always will be the last picked for kick ball
Agreed, and then some: lacking vision in one eye, I was always the last picked for any depth-perception game (i.e., any game where you need to make out a ball against the sky). Now I don't invest much time into paying attention to those (warfare-simulation) games that caused me so much grief as a child.
See, THIS is innovation. Not the crap that Microsoft copies from its competitors, poorly. This is truly helping people better their lives, and is also helping move technology in new and exciting directions, to help better "route around damage" like the Internet is so popular for. Big round of applause to the developers et al who came up with and implemented this. (And no, I am not surprised to see Microsoft absent from the list.)
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Thanks for the link! Cool that Jonathan Coulton's song "Still Alive" is playing in the video. (It was the end credits on "Portal".) This had me LOL several times, even if the humor is lost on my woodworking roommate.
Good lord, it's "principal"!
That's right; we all know Microsoft has no principles.
Suppose cloud computing had an overnight revolution and all of a sudden you don't need a specific operating system anymore?
I've recently started looking into AWS (Amazon Web Services) and they have VMs available for both Linux and Windows. I find it enlightening that the Windows price is higher -- similarly, if you really want to know which of two activities is the most risky, ask an insurance actuary. They know, just as Amazon knows that it costs more to manage/maintain/acquire.
It seems like Microsoft has some sort of complex where they feel like they need to be involved in everything [...]
Yeah I had a floor-mate like that my freshman year in college; after a couple weeks he had earned the nickname "Topper" because he always had a story that topped the previous one. Fucking annoying little shit -- just like Microsoft.
Yeah, that's why years ago they switched from "stock options" to "stock grants", giving away the stock instead of asking the employee to purchase it. (Of course, the employee gets fewer shares now, but the benefit to the employee is generally much greater, especially with a stock that's trending down long-term.)
"Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic" was a great song, by the Refreshments (or part of the band), I remember getting a tape of it in the mail back in the 90s when I used to correspond with bands I liked. Lyrics here; a cover on YouTube here (couldn't find the Refreshments version, unfortunately, but the cover sounds good too -- thanks for the memories!). "I realize now my time was better spent drinking." :)
For the trifecta, the iPad should rhyme with a product named like Neo, or Freeo, etc. :)
I have conflated your post and your signature: so the Wise have been trying to update their shit to work with Microsoft, and the Fool just uses Linux? I completely agree that Microsoft has retarded software development by at least a decade, likely more, due to their anti-competitive practices that have resulted in numerous corporate corpses.
If I still had mod points, yes, I would have modded you redundant. (NOTE: would have modded the parent, not the GP; this is the first time I've seen that expressed. Requests for others to moderate, though, I see them all the time and agree that they are redundant.)
It wasn't a point of matter, it was a point of compressed spacetime.
Interesting... Universe seeds, I wonder if we'll figure out how to make them?
Do I get to bone Faith Hill behind Tim McGraw's back in this alternate universe? (please say yes)
Yes.
Except, of course, in this universe, goatse guy is Faith Hill. Still has a nice voice, though.
Wasn't going for funny...
What, is this Slashdot competing with Facebook for user frustration in constantly-changing default settings? You wanna introduce something new, do it for new users, and give me an explanation of how to change my settings to the new shiny. Don't break my experience. I agree with GP, I'm losing the will to respond to replies and that is rather tragic, it reduces discourse.
It isn't necessarily Microsoft fanboi hackers trying to discredit the migration to Linux (and getting their dates cocked up)
Yeah I have a hard time (lol pun was not intended) imagining Microsoft fanboi hackers "cocking up" their dates...
A couple simple answers: "because it's there"/"because we can"; but slightly more in depth, we can provide you food at a reduced cost. That's a pretty good reason right there: it affects your wallet beneficially. Further deepening the idea is that this is better for the environment, we'd be farming less cattle which is responsible for a percentage of greenhouse gas emissions.
But research into synthesizing a food source is just as important as stem cell research, if not more important, considering what a huge issue world hunger is today.
I disagree; I see more value in "advancing medical knowledge" than I do in "providing food for the religiosity gene to spread".
But we only have only a few banana plants left, their are no new banana plants anymore.
In other words: We have no new banana plants today!
OT: Your signature does not parse. Is it supposed to be "and NT and an"?
We are and always will be the last picked for kick ball
Agreed, and then some: lacking vision in one eye, I was always the last picked for any depth-perception game (i.e., any game where you need to make out a ball against the sky). Now I don't invest much time into paying attention to those (warfare-simulation) games that caused me so much grief as a child.
Well, mostly correct. 'Geeks' used to mean [...]
Well, mostly correct. Geeks traditionally meant people who bit the heads off chickens at the circus.
Yeah, reminds me of that old quote about the non-conformists: "They buy their clothing at the non-conformist's store."
I agree with your hope, and your going on, with this simple note: we will route around damage, until we are too damaged to route any longer.
See, THIS is innovation. Not the crap that Microsoft copies from its competitors, poorly. This is truly helping people better their lives, and is also helping move technology in new and exciting directions, to help better "route around damage" like the Internet is so popular for. Big round of applause to the developers et al who came up with and implemented this. (And no, I am not surprised to see Microsoft absent from the list.)
Envy much?
So why aren't we all phoning a random number in Egypt once a day and asking if there's anything they want us to put on the interwebs for them?
Because although I am polylingual, I would not get any information from the other end of an Egyptian phone.