...you believe the point of evolution is to dominate and obsolete every other living organism.
I mean really, hasn't my computer already found a nice environmental niche? I give it lots of electricity, clean it carefully, and upgrade it when needed. And in return, it serves me well performing tasks which only it can.
So, is this the domestication of the dog revisited? Or are computers just successful parasites, like those ones which supposedly turned into mitochondria (if you buy that theory)?
But that, in itself, does not create a risk sufficient to outweigh the demonstrable advantages of GE in reducing other risks - like the risk of starvation, or the risk of environmental damage from pesticide and fertiliser run-off and overspray, or the risk of mass extinctions caused by people practising slash and burn agriculture in ways unchanged for 25,000 years. GE offers solutions to these sorts of problems.
How does GE offer solutions to these sort of problems? People can slash-and-burn land to grow GE crops, and can use pesticides to deal with all the pests which the crops don't deal with themselves.
In other words, just because we grow "better" crops doesn't mean we've won. If we alter food so that they're twice as nutritious, and the population of the earth doubles (due to all those people who no longer die of starvation or malnutrition) then what have we gained? Oh, I forgot, there's a new beetle which eats those new GE crops, so pesticide use has doubled until they manage to modify the crops again (and yet again every time a new pest evolves). On many levels GE is just like antibiotics - build a better disease-killer, and all you get are better diseases. GE does not by itself offer a solution to those sort of problems, though of course it can help. And of course, there are risks.
This is why the social part of the problem is so vital. Slash-and-burn techniques won't stop being used just because the crops being grown are now GE. And if those new GE foods aren't shipped to places that need them, but rather appear in supermarkets in the U.S. (fetching higher prices than the "less healthy" non-GE equivalent, of course), then we haven't achieved anything.
Note that in many of these cases, one big argument which always favored the newer chip design was greater upgradeability. 486-100 vs. P60: about the same, but you can upgrade the Pentium to a faster Pentium later. PPro vs. PII: The PPro socket is a dead-end, slots are the wave of the future (ha!).
In the case of Athlon vs. P4, which is more upgradeable? The Athlon by far! The P4's successor will use a different interface. Basically, upgradeability is limited to getting a faster P4 (is the P4 even SMP capable?) In contrast, if you buy an Athlon now with PC100/133 ram, you can move up to DDR and/or SMP later.
How about the failing FPUs on some 486s which "created" the 486SX, or that quality control problem (can't remember what exactly) which caused the 386 to be introduced at only 12 Mhz instead of 16?
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You know, if you spend enough time working on writing code, your University may be paying you less than minimum wage (if you're "work for hire"). Count those hours, then send them an overtime bill;)
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Original post: I've had problems with Windows 2000 on my laptop, but none with Linux-Mandrake except one caused by Windows 2000 hosing a partition.
This reply: Hey, if you say an MS product sucks, you have to say Linux sucks too (despite a total lack of any mention of this in the original post, and presumably in the original poster's experience).
Moderators: Oh look, a different point of view. If it's different, it must be good (things like "actually reading the original post" be damned!). Mod it up!!!
To reiterate: all the original poster said at the end of his post was that a "combination of Windows 2000, Linux and this Laptop has been unhappy overall". Nothing about Linux actually being the problem, mind you -- just a mention that it is there.
Forgot to mention, that 15FPS is in the lowest resolution (640x480) with lots of prettiness features turned off. Then again, it's 32-bit color as well.
I get 15FPS out of my G200 (OEM SDRAM version) in Q3 (with a Celeron 533) under Linux, when timing demo001. I could probably get a few more, in particular by upgrading to XFree 4.0.1 and using DRI. Anyway, 15FPS isn't great, but you say you're not a speed freak, eh?
My advice for the simplest way to go is this. Get the G200 working. If it's still not fast enough for you, get a G400. They work with the exact same GLX module (and the DRI module, if you ever decide to go for XFree 4.0.1), so you won't have to change your setup much. The plain G400 OEM goes for under $100.
I recommend this despite the fact that the GeForce 2 MX would no doubt be faster, and not a whole lot more expensive. The problem is that the drivers for the GeForce 2 MX only work under XFree 4.0.1.
In other words, you do have to wonder whether asking people their opinions on an issue really "proves" anything. E.g.:
In related news, a significant majority of individuals who consume alcohol on a daily basis do not fell that their alcohol consumption affects negatively affects their social life or their grades. Another survey of individuals who recently gave up drinking shows the opposite results...
I know they have both web and pop access to your email account and I think you get two totally separate email accounts with the DSL service.
With a "standard" plan, you get two POP or IMAP accounts (I'm not so sure about web access). With one of the "plus" plan (+$10) you get a Linux shell account (on one of their machines:), two static ip addresses, 10MB of web hosting space, and free dialup access. The original poster would probably want the "plus" account.
Oh, and "me too", they're great, though I have had some problems with their usenet server (can't always get new articles).
Well, I assume that word "independently" is supposed to rule out "The Moon". It's not independent as long as that big wet rock keeps getting in the way...
Actually, I suspect that a P133 with 16MB would run X just fine as well. You'll need to watch those memory requirements by using a non-memory-hog window manager (not Enlightenment or WindowMaker, and no KDE or GNOME). Hell, with 32MB it'll run KDE or GNOME or WindowMaker (and yes, I have done this, and it does barely work).
A P133 also runs older versions of Windows (like 95) just fine too, if you're into that sort of thing. The memory requirements will be a bit tighter, but it'll do for its purpose.
I just have this image in my head of people sitting around a long table with their ears touching the surface of the table. It's a "conference call"! And that guy under the table holding up one finger? Wiretapping...
How about a patent on a "A device, either physical or linguistic, which is paired with an object or idea, acts as a unique signifier representing the object or idea even in the absence of said object or idea?"
Yep, let's just patent these "names" and see what kind of hell breaks loose:)
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Have you tried the static version? Are you 100% sure that you're using the same version of QT that Opera expects?
Congratulations, you've just drawn a conclusion based on a sample size of 1.
In reality, of course, a wealthy family is far more likely to be online than a poor family, both in terms of ability to purchase or otherwise acquire access and in terms of time actually spent (i.e. time available to spend) online. How many people living below the poverty line bother to build homepages? Thus I suspect that the online populous is at least skewed more towards the wealthy than is the rest of the world. Exact numbers are, of course, unknown, as I'm sure we're all well aware (it makes this argument a lot harder:).
I'm quite happy with SpeakEasy as well. In particular, they're quite Linux-friendly. They offer Static IPs (in the apartment I'm in, my roommates and I have four static IPs on one DSL line). They, allow servers, though not IRC servers, if I remember correctly. Their service doesn't rely on PPPoE either.
The "news" part of this story has to do with the recent changes in the accessibility of the Bungie.net Myth II servers. Video games may not be on-line rights or science, but this was one of the first commercial Linux games, and the loss of those servers is kind of a big deal to some people.
I'd also like to point out that 28% for linux sounds high to me, even if that is the figure that I'd like to believe. It's equally likely that some fool ran a script to pump linux's numbers up, and that windows wasn't the only "cheater" in that poll.
Actually, when I voted in this poll, Linux was at 31%!
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...you believe the point of evolution is to dominate and obsolete every other living organism.
I mean really, hasn't my computer already found a nice environmental niche? I give it lots of electricity, clean it carefully, and upgrade it when needed. And in return, it serves me well performing tasks which only it can.
So, is this the domestication of the dog revisited? Or are computers just successful parasites, like those ones which supposedly turned into mitochondria (if you buy that theory)?
But that, in itself, does not create a risk sufficient to outweigh the demonstrable advantages of GE in reducing other risks - like the risk of starvation, or the risk of environmental damage from pesticide and fertiliser run-off and overspray, or the risk of mass extinctions caused by people practising slash and burn agriculture in ways unchanged for 25,000 years. GE offers solutions to these sorts of problems.
How does GE offer solutions to these sort of problems? People can slash-and-burn land to grow GE crops, and can use pesticides to deal with all the pests which the crops don't deal with themselves.
In other words, just because we grow "better" crops doesn't mean we've won. If we alter food so that they're twice as nutritious, and the population of the earth doubles (due to all those people who no longer die of starvation or malnutrition) then what have we gained? Oh, I forgot, there's a new beetle which eats those new GE crops, so pesticide use has doubled until they manage to modify the crops again (and yet again every time a new pest evolves). On many levels GE is just like antibiotics - build a better disease-killer, and all you get are better diseases. GE does not by itself offer a solution to those sort of problems, though of course it can help. And of course, there are risks.
This is why the social part of the problem is so vital. Slash-and-burn techniques won't stop being used just because the crops being grown are now GE. And if those new GE foods aren't shipped to places that need them, but rather appear in supermarkets in the U.S. (fetching higher prices than the "less healthy" non-GE equivalent, of course), then we haven't achieved anything.
Note that in many of these cases, one big argument which always favored the newer chip design was greater upgradeability. 486-100 vs. P60: about the same, but you can upgrade the Pentium to a faster Pentium later. PPro vs. PII: The PPro socket is a dead-end, slots are the wave of the future (ha!).
In the case of Athlon vs. P4, which is more upgradeable? The Athlon by far! The P4's successor will use a different interface. Basically, upgradeability is limited to getting a faster P4 (is the P4 even SMP capable?) In contrast, if you buy an Athlon now with PC100/133 ram, you can move up to DDR and/or SMP later.
How about the failing FPUs on some 486s which "created" the 486SX, or that quality control problem (can't remember what exactly) which caused the 386 to be introduced at only 12 Mhz instead of 16?
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The M2 also came with the US PS/2 model 77, according to the sticker on the bottom of my keyboard :).
You know, if you spend enough time working on writing code, your University may be paying you less than minimum wage (if you're "work for hire"). Count those hours, then send them an overtime bill ;)
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Yeah, it's SlashDot all right.
Original post: I've had problems with Windows 2000 on my laptop, but none with Linux-Mandrake except one caused by Windows 2000 hosing a partition.
This reply: Hey, if you say an MS product sucks, you have to say Linux sucks too (despite a total lack of any mention of this in the original post, and presumably in the original poster's experience).
Moderators: Oh look, a different point of view. If it's different, it must be good (things like "actually reading the original post" be damned!). Mod it up!!!
To reiterate: all the original poster said at the end of his post was that a "combination of Windows 2000, Linux and this Laptop has been unhappy overall". Nothing about Linux actually being the problem, mind you -- just a mention that it is there.
And just who is this "We" that gets to decide what "we" like and what "we" don't?
I've heard of a place called "America" in which the people decide, mainly by voting for representatives whose opinions they agree with.
Question: Do I believe that someone just asked this question to a presidential candidate? Do I believe that it got moderated up?
Forgot to mention, that 15FPS is in the lowest resolution (640x480) with lots of prettiness features turned off. Then again, it's 32-bit color as well.
I get 15FPS out of my G200 (OEM SDRAM version) in Q3 (with a Celeron 533) under Linux, when timing demo001. I could probably get a few more, in particular by upgrading to XFree 4.0.1 and using DRI. Anyway, 15FPS isn't great, but you say you're not a speed freak, eh?
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My advice for the simplest way to go is this. Get the G200 working. If it's still not fast enough for you, get a G400. They work with the exact same GLX module (and the DRI module, if you ever decide to go for XFree 4.0.1), so you won't have to change your setup much. The plain G400 OEM goes for under $100.
I recommend this despite the fact that the GeForce 2 MX would no doubt be faster, and not a whole lot more expensive. The problem is that the drivers for the GeForce 2 MX only work under XFree 4.0.1
...that people are %100 honest about themselves.
In other words, you do have to wonder whether asking people their opinions on an issue really "proves" anything. E.g.:
In related news, a significant majority of individuals who consume alcohol on a daily basis do not fell that their alcohol consumption affects negatively affects their social life or their grades. Another survey of individuals who recently gave up drinking shows the opposite results...
I know they have both web and pop access to your email account and I think you get two totally separate email accounts with the DSL service.
:), two static ip addresses, 10MB of web hosting space, and free dialup access. The original poster would probably want the "plus" account.
With a "standard" plan, you get two POP or IMAP accounts (I'm not so sure about web access). With one of the "plus" plan (+$10) you get a Linux shell account (on one of their machines
Oh, and "me too", they're great, though I have had some problems with their usenet server (can't always get new articles).
Well, I assume that word "independently" is supposed to rule out "The Moon". It's not independent as long as that big wet rock keeps getting in the way...
So wait a minute, people are urns? And you take balls out of them?
:)
How to make the human race extinct:
Take an average of one ball from every human - two from the men, none from the women. The human race will be dead within 100 years
Actually, I suspect that a P133 with 16MB would run X just fine as well. You'll need to watch those memory requirements by using a non-memory-hog window manager (not Enlightenment or WindowMaker, and no KDE or GNOME). Hell, with 32MB it'll run KDE or GNOME or WindowMaker (and yes, I have done this, and it does barely work).
A P133 also runs older versions of Windows (like 95) just fine too, if you're into that sort of thing. The memory requirements will be a bit tighter, but it'll do for its purpose.
I just have this image in my head of people sitting around a long table with their ears touching the surface of the table. It's a "conference call"! And that guy under the table holding up one finger? Wiretapping...
How about a patent on a "A device, either physical or linguistic, which is paired with an object or idea, acts as a unique signifier representing the object or idea even in the absence of said object or idea?"
:)
Yep, let's just patent these "names" and see what kind of hell breaks loose
Have you tried the static version? Are you 100% sure that you're using the same version of QT that Opera expects?
Congratulations, you've just drawn a conclusion based on a sample size of 1.
:).
In reality, of course, a wealthy family is far more likely to be online than a poor family, both in terms of ability to purchase or otherwise acquire access and in terms of time actually spent (i.e. time available to spend) online. How many people living below the poverty line bother to build homepages? Thus I suspect that the online populous is at least skewed more towards the wealthy than is the rest of the world. Exact numbers are, of course, unknown, as I'm sure we're all well aware (it makes this argument a lot harder
Anyway, thaX XX made the front page of Slashdot (the article that is) is just another attempt by the left to pollute the minds of youth everywhere.
Don't you mean SXXXXdot? (Gotta love that S and M... not)
I'm quite happy with SpeakEasy as well. In particular, they're quite Linux-friendly. They offer Static IPs (in the apartment I'm in, my roommates and I have four static IPs on one DSL line). They, allow servers, though not IRC servers, if I remember correctly. Their service doesn't rely on PPPoE either.
The "news" part of this story has to do with the recent changes in the accessibility of the Bungie.net Myth II servers. Video games may not be on-line rights or science, but this was one of the first commercial Linux games, and the loss of those servers is kind of a big deal to some people.
I'd also like to point out that 28% for linux sounds high to me, even if that is the figure that I'd like to believe. It's equally likely that some fool ran a script to pump linux's numbers up, and that windows wasn't the only "cheater" in that poll.
Actually, when I voted in this poll, Linux was at 31%!
Then 32%, then 33%...