Agreed. I have had flawless upgrades in Debian for years. The last time I had a serious problem upgrading was just before apt was introduced. This looks like rushing the product out the door before it's ready.
I think it is fair to talk about herbivores and carnivores, but as ends of a spectrum. We just need to remember that the divisions are a lot looser than we normally think. Even scientists get caught up in the divisions and forget that they are really convenient markers for our understanding, and not reality.
I agree that the preservation is the interesting part.
Many many "herbivores" eat meat and carnivores eat vegetables. Rabbits will eat meat. Squirrels will eat meat. Wolves will eat grass. There are carnivorous mice. Rats are omnivorous rodents. There are fruit eating cats and bats. There are many, many crossovers in mammals. Why not in dinosaurs?
is that of "who will watch the watchers". I think its great that those guys were caught. i would be less pleased if my movements were tracked because I wrote a letter to the editor. That is not a question of technology, but sociology.
Viruses can remain dormant, therefore effective, for long periods if conditions are right. What they cannot do is metabolize anything. They are just programming instructions for cells, not cells. Bacteria are cells and can metabolize substrates. Bacteria could do this, but not viruses.
The GPL does not give YOU the software. It gives the COMMUNITY the software. And demands that if you mess with it, the modifications remain in the community. It takes away nothing.
You are SO right! What a silly idea. That there might be stuff out there, like dust and planets and particles and things, that doesn't give off it's own light. That's the last time I listen to scientists.
I had a little trouble installing Debian 1.3 as an absolute unix newbie about 4 years ago, but only a little. And these days its a snap. In my opinion the only thing a Debian install lacks is dancing girls to bring my beer while i work. (Have to supply my own) I can install on one machine in a network, and then do the rest by nfs and downloading. Dselect also is a sweet and easy program to use, even easier combined with Apt
the nearest one would lead into intergalactic space.
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What we are talking about here is part of the long-term shift away from "western" culture into something new. Frankly, this scares me shitless, because there is no telling which way this shift will go, except that it will be different, and different people will be in charge. I think we are eventually going to see a shift as great as that from the dominance of the Arabic world to the European Renaissance and Europe's eventual domination. Linux being adopted by Africa and China is just a piece of that shift.
Hold on to your hats everyone, and don't forget where your towel is.
While the term "continent" is misleading, the basic idea of separate internet communities is worth looking at. While any of these worlds is just a click away from any other, people in fact stick to their favorite haunts. I, for example, tend to stick to a small cluster of news and information sites and use Google as my search engine. The only thing I have purchased online is a Debian CD (now long since out of date). A huge number of people, on the other hand, never leave the links from a major portal.
As a species, it is very important for us to have a culture, and the culture we have is generally a combination of an initial choice of people or activites we like, followed by a winnowing away of the things which don't seem to fit our choice (even if we rather like them.) It is this tendency which the major corporations rely on in trying to steer the direction of our culture.
John's analysis may be cute and superficial, but some corporate schmuck is making a very similar analysis, and is going to try to turn it into money/mind control for the rest of us
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The problem is that people are not paying taxes, or rather that the people with the most money are paying a lot less in taxes than they used to.
Debian is very popular with people who don't mind an older installation if it's going to remain stable and working for months on end.
Debian is also very good for those who want up-to-date software. Just run Sid.
(This comment is irrelevant to the topic. So sue me.)
Agreed. I have had flawless upgrades in Debian for years. The last time I had a serious problem upgrading was just before apt was introduced. This looks like rushing the product out the door before it's ready.
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I think it is fair to talk about herbivores and carnivores, but as ends of a spectrum. We just need to remember that the divisions are a lot looser than we normally think. Even scientists get caught up in the divisions and forget that they are really convenient markers for our understanding, and not reality.
I agree that the preservation is the interesting part.
Many many "herbivores" eat meat and carnivores eat vegetables. Rabbits will eat meat. Squirrels will eat meat. Wolves will eat grass. There are carnivorous mice. Rats are omnivorous rodents. There are fruit eating cats and bats. There are many, many crossovers in mammals. Why not in dinosaurs?
That's the real reason. Every time I use windows, I feel a burst artery drawing nearer. How do I hate thee. Let me count the ways...
Thankfully, I am not in a state using touch screens. Anyone who IS in one, should sue for disenfranchisement.
is that of "who will watch the watchers". I think its great that those guys were caught. i would be less pleased if my movements were tracked because I wrote a letter to the editor. That is not a question of technology, but sociology.
which is why people are deliberately moving them around.
Fun with entomology
Viruses can remain dormant, therefore effective, for long periods if conditions are right. What they cannot do is metabolize anything. They are just programming instructions for cells, not cells. Bacteria are cells and can metabolize substrates. Bacteria could do this, but not viruses.
"Viruses" cannot do this. They cannot utilize a substrate, they can only parasitize a living cell.
There are already bacteria which can attack manmade materials, just a matter of time, but the idea of something doing this quickly is less plausible.
since they can't live outside another organism, but still a fascinating idea.
No. Get outraged by it. Do something about it. If we all roll over and play dead, it will not get better.
The GPL does not give YOU the software. It gives the COMMUNITY the software. And demands that if you mess with it, the modifications remain in the community. It takes away nothing.
You are SO right! What a silly idea. That there might be stuff out there, like dust and planets and particles and things, that doesn't give off it's own light. That's the last time I listen to scientists.
anyone want to mirror the article? My employer's proxy has blocked the site because of the word "game" in the URL. Yes, they are that lame.
who thinks the real nifty part of this is the 640 X 480 display??
I had a little trouble installing Debian 1.3 as an absolute unix newbie about 4 years ago, but only a little. And these days its a snap. In my opinion the only thing a Debian install lacks is dancing girls to bring my beer while i work. (Have to supply my own) I can install on one machine in a network, and then do the rest by nfs and downloading. Dselect also is a sweet and easy program to use, even easier combined with Apt
It's officially time to upgrade to woody!
What would be the effects of gravity on these things...
or vice versa
the nearest one would lead into intergalactic space.
What we are talking about here is part of the long-term shift away from "western" culture into something new. Frankly, this scares me shitless, because there is no telling which way this shift will go, except that it will be different, and different people will be in charge. I think we are eventually going to see a shift as great as that from the dominance of the Arabic world to the European Renaissance and Europe's eventual domination. Linux being adopted by Africa and China is just a piece of that shift.
Hold on to your hats everyone, and don't forget where your towel is.
I'll have to go home before I can see the picture.
Don't you love surfwatch?
While the term "continent" is misleading, the basic idea of separate internet communities is worth looking at. While any of these worlds is just a click away from any other, people in fact stick to their favorite haunts. I, for example, tend to stick to a small cluster of news and information sites and use Google as my search engine. The only thing I have purchased online is a Debian CD (now long since out of date). A huge number of people, on the other hand, never leave the links from a major portal.
As a species, it is very important for us to have a culture, and the culture we have is generally a combination of an initial choice of people or activites we like, followed by a winnowing away of the things which don't seem to fit our choice (even if we rather like them.) It is this tendency which the major corporations rely on in trying to steer the direction of our culture.
John's analysis may be cute and superficial, but some corporate schmuck is making a very similar analysis, and is going to try to turn it into money/mind control for the rest of us