Do you think the guy wants to be known as a wacko stalker that pissed off Jobs and Ellison? But who knows what the real story is. This one just smells to me like Jobs and Ellison have better things to do with their time than do something like this. It doesn't seem like their style, unless the guy was going a bit far.
It sounds less like a funny prank and more like a couple of nutjob ego-freaks acting like dickheads.
If you read the article you linked to, it sounds like the guy in question was being a total pest, so I think he deserved what he got. If they called in some random guy for the hell of it, then it might be cruel.
On the other hand, I don't disagree that the two are dickheads, based on lots of other evidence.:)
Sheesh... got news for you, you're ALL followers. There's no such thing as a "true" counterculture punk. You all do it for fashion reasons. It always cracks me up watching one "fashion radical" criticize another "fashion radical".
Here's a free hint: true radicals don't need to dress the part.
Wha...? Let's break this down. Is the way they wrote it clear? Yes, absolutely. If they pulled some obscure word out of their ass that meant the same thing, would it be clear? No.
If you're really a scientist, then presumably you've had some sort of statistics class in your life. Please explain how it's relevent whether you personally or anyone you know has been surveyed.
As a scientist, I'm sure you can completely explain this mathematically, as a scientist should.
Don't write 'em off yet. Pixar still has three movies it owes Disney. How long has it been since the last three Pixar films? How long do you think it would take Disney to setup a Pixar knock-off?
Do you really think Pixar is successful because of the technology? No, Pixar is successful because they allow creativity in their pictures. Disney has been slowly squeezing all the creativity and fun out of their company.
Disney's problem is a crisis of creativity, not technology.
Yep. Although I'm no fan of Jobs particularly, there is no doubt that Pixar has more creativity in their bathroom than Disney has in their whole company.
And this, by the way, is not to knock the talent at Disney, which still has some of the most talented people in the world. But the environment there doesn't encourage creativity any more.
Exactly. And what are we trying to preserve, anyway? I mean, I could see saving the capsule, or spacesuits, or whatever, but a tower? It's just a freaking pile of I-beams! What's so interesting about it? Where does it stop?
"This toilet was personally used by Buzz Aldren while he was undergoing a urine test during the space program."
on another planet that has a diffrent gravitational setting....animals and people would develop diffrently much faster.
What makes you think that? Very low gravity might make a big difference, but different gravity isn't that big a deal. It just affects how high you can jump, how fast you can run, how far you can walk, etc. Certainly that will affect things, but why would it create changes such that the two groups could no longer interbreed?
Pygmies average 4 feet; Dinka average 7 feet. That shows how radically different people can evolve in the same gravity, which shows that gravity isn't all that important compared to other environmental factors.
in that case, humans on the moon would be taller but weaker than earth humans and perhaps one day be diffrent enough that they would be considered a diffrent species.
Doubtful. Pygmies can still reproduce with Dinkas.
But then, any sort of isolation between groups of the same species eventually produces different species, so this doesn't say much.
Unless he's still on Microsoft's payroll, who cares?
Or to put it another way, if you worked at one time for Sun's Java division, should you be forbidden to work for ISO?
Not everything is an evil conspiracy.
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I don't think C# was created to compete with Java at all (as others have pointed out, interpreted languages have existed for a long, long time).
But say it was. Who cares? Every language is based to some extent on what came before it. The question is, does it improve on other languages? Does it have a niche that it serves better than other options?
In this case, the answer is yes. Java is horrible kludgy in a lot of ways, and yes, it's horribly slow for large applications (although, small benchmarks can hide it's slowness). And no, I don't want to debate yet again the merits of Java. I think it sucks. If you think otherwise, more power to you. I'm glad it works for you.
I'm not sure what the big deal about this is. I seriously doubt that many people care about "knowledgeable" record store owners. All they want is the lowest price, which the large retailers are going to provide. People learn about music through their friends, the radio, etc.
Now, the knowledgeable people used to be more important, because we didn't have online sources of knowledge. Who wants to trek down to ask Record Story Guy about that obscure album when you can sit in front of your computer and make a post on some web site to the world? Sure, there are some people who want the record store experience, but I highly doubt that it's a significant number.
There's just no reason for them to exist anymore, unless they can somehow sell for less.
The limitation of these sort of things is usually how hard it is to get to the place. If it's easy to get to, then everyone already knows about it. I don't think knowing the exact location is going to affect things all that much.
No matter how careful you are, people are human. They will make mistakes. Things like this are not intended to replace careful intention, but to try and save your butt when you inevitably are distracted by something.
Many hi and mid-end microphones, amps, compressors, etc use tubes for that so called 'warmth' they give. (And, I believe, they do)
By the way, the technical term for that so-called warmth is "distortion". You may like the effect of how the distortion modifies the sound, and that's OK, but it's still distortion.
If you want pure reproduction, then digital and solid state electronics is the way to go.
Dude, that's like saying that "since Geeks favor Albertson's, you can expect to see more geeks in Albertson's than you would see in other places, like HEB, Safeway, or Randall's."
[RM101 tears at hair -- why do I bother?] SHEESH, if geeks DID favor Albertsons, then they WOULD have a higher proportion of geeks shopping there! Duh!
In any case, it doesn't matter how much geeks like google, google is used by over 70% of web searchers worldwide.
It doesn't freaking matter what the proportion is! Google could have 1% of the market. The question is WHAT DO GEEKS USE. Geeks use Google almost exclusively. The general population does not. Therefore, geeks will be reflected in higher proportions than other "normal" sites.
This is not rocket science. Try a basic math course.
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Do you think the guy wants to be known as a wacko stalker that pissed off Jobs and Ellison? But who knows what the real story is. This one just smells to me like Jobs and Ellison have better things to do with their time than do something like this. It doesn't seem like their style, unless the guy was going a bit far.
It sounds less like a funny prank and more like a couple of nutjob ego-freaks acting like dickheads.
If you read the article you linked to, it sounds like the guy in question was being a total pest, so I think he deserved what he got. If they called in some random guy for the hell of it, then it might be cruel.
On the other hand, I don't disagree that the two are dickheads, based on lots of other evidence. :)
...and I'll say it again. Ellison looks exactly like what you'd expect Satan to look like. All he needs is to add some horns.
Only on Slashdot would people be pining for less product for the same money.
That FlyBar reminds me of a toy we saw a few years ago... The Death Wish Shoes. :D
Here's a free hint: true radicals don't need to dress the part.
Therefore, they did the right thing.
As a scientist, I'm sure you can completely explain this mathematically, as a scientist should.
Oh wait, you're not a scientist. Oh well.
Don't write 'em off yet. Pixar still has three movies it owes Disney. How long has it been since the last three Pixar films? How long do you think it would take Disney to setup a Pixar knock-off?
Do you really think Pixar is successful because of the technology? No, Pixar is successful because they allow creativity in their pictures. Disney has been slowly squeezing all the creativity and fun out of their company.
Disney's problem is a crisis of creativity, not technology.
Yep. Although I'm no fan of Jobs particularly, there is no doubt that Pixar has more creativity in their bathroom than Disney has in their whole company. And this, by the way, is not to knock the talent at Disney, which still has some of the most talented people in the world. But the environment there doesn't encourage creativity any more.
When's the last time Disney did something truly creative? Look at Pixar's stuff, then look at Disney's stuff, and you see where things are going.
"This toilet was personally used by Buzz Aldren while he was undergoing a urine test during the space program."
Sheesh.
What makes you think that? Very low gravity might make a big difference, but different gravity isn't that big a deal. It just affects how high you can jump, how fast you can run, how far you can walk, etc. Certainly that will affect things, but why would it create changes such that the two groups could no longer interbreed?
Pygmies average 4 feet; Dinka average 7 feet. That shows how radically different people can evolve in the same gravity, which shows that gravity isn't all that important compared to other environmental factors.
Doubtful. Pygmies can still reproduce with Dinkas.
But then, any sort of isolation between groups of the same species eventually produces different species, so this doesn't say much.
Or to put it another way, if you worked at one time for Sun's Java division, should you be forbidden to work for ISO?
Not everything is an evil conspiracy.
But say it was. Who cares? Every language is based to some extent on what came before it. The question is, does it improve on other languages? Does it have a niche that it serves better than other options?
In this case, the answer is yes. Java is horrible kludgy in a lot of ways, and yes, it's horribly slow for large applications (although, small benchmarks can hide it's slowness). And no, I don't want to debate yet again the merits of Java. I think it sucks. If you think otherwise, more power to you. I'm glad it works for you.
Now, the knowledgeable people used to be more important, because we didn't have online sources of knowledge. Who wants to trek down to ask Record Story Guy about that obscure album when you can sit in front of your computer and make a post on some web site to the world? Sure, there are some people who want the record store experience, but I highly doubt that it's a significant number.
There's just no reason for them to exist anymore, unless they can somehow sell for less.
But then, I suppose this is Slashdot. Then it makes perfect sense.
The limitation of these sort of things is usually how hard it is to get to the place. If it's easy to get to, then everyone already knows about it. I don't think knowing the exact location is going to affect things all that much.
No, they're looking for evidence (e.g., internal memos) of their intention to make it easy for people to steal music.
And who actually thinks this is going to affect sales? Not much of a gamble.
No matter how careful you are, people are human. They will make mistakes. Things like this are not intended to replace careful intention, but to try and save your butt when you inevitably are distracted by something.
Many hi and mid-end microphones, amps, compressors, etc use tubes for that so called 'warmth' they give. (And, I believe, they do)
By the way, the technical term for that so-called warmth is "distortion". You may like the effect of how the distortion modifies the sound, and that's OK, but it's still distortion.
If you want pure reproduction, then digital and solid state electronics is the way to go.
Ebay has just taken the traditional auction and used the internet to automate much of the process.
Actually, Ebay is not about replacing traditional auctions. Ebay is about replacing traditional classified ads.
Dude, that's like saying that "since Geeks favor Albertson's, you can expect to see more geeks in Albertson's than you would see in other places, like HEB, Safeway, or Randall's."
[RM101 tears at hair -- why do I bother?] SHEESH, if geeks DID favor Albertsons, then they WOULD have a higher proportion of geeks shopping there! Duh!
In any case, it doesn't matter how much geeks like google, google is used by over 70% of web searchers worldwide.
It doesn't freaking matter what the proportion is! Google could have 1% of the market. The question is WHAT DO GEEKS USE. Geeks use Google almost exclusively. The general population does not. Therefore, geeks will be reflected in higher proportions than other "normal" sites.
This is not rocket science. Try a basic math course.