I think it's about time networks start to realize they need to have a 3-season investment, at least, in order to establish a larger viewership. All these reality TV shows score big on their first season and then never add up once the hype is gone.
Which do you think is cheaper: a dozen new hyped-up shot-on-video minimal-effects minimal-EVERYTHING reality shows, or a 3-season investment in developing the fanbase for a quality show?
Okay, that's nice and all, but man that headline got my hopes up. Oh well. This'll probably be good for the few potential Firefly fans who haven't already seen the show yet are avid Sci-Fi channel watchers -- but for the existing fan base, it's not that exciting. I mean, who *doesn't* already have the DVD set?
As I understand it based on random internet rumor, Fox has the TV contract for approximately until the MP3 patent expires. So, if things go well with the Serenity movie this fall, we can maybe hope for a few more movies in the coming years, but no more TV series in the reasonable-at-all future.
If you have backups already, the HOWTO goes basically like this: boot from install CD, choose "upgrade", hit "next" a couple of times, done. I don't think there's really any other big precautions. If you have any weird packages installed from fringe 3rd-party repositories, you may want to uninstall them first, but all of the reputable ones shouldn't cause any trouble.
There is not even a supported way to upgrade from FC3 to FC4, or even from a FC4 test release.
That's not true at all. Upgrading from release to release is completely supported -- not in the "call Red Hat and they'll help you" sense, but in the "designed to work and if doesn't it will get fixed" sense.
Upgrading from test releases to final releases isn't supported (sometimes last-minute back-outs of dead end ideas makes that hard) but generally works.
And live update of a running FC3 system to FC4 via yum isn't officially supported, but also generally works just fine.
Kozmo delivered movies and convenience store products (and even electronics). Stuff you really couldn't have delivered easily from anyone else. It wasn't just "but it's on the Internet!" but rather a whole new thing.
This is just food delivery where you order online -- just like DiningIn has been doing for years (Boston, Chicago, Philly, and Dallas). And news-flash: there's thousands of restaurants that aready do delivery, so adding "on the Internet!" isn't all that exciting.
You have the choice of running SELinux under either the targeted policy of the strict policy. I think targeted is what you are referring to as the "halfway house".
With FC3, you can choose "Warn", which logs violations but doesn't actually stop anything from happening.
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Now let's see what happens when we secretly replace the word nanotechnology with eating fruit.
"The problem with eating fruit is that we don't really understand why much of it works, and we don't have any idea how the special properties it has will affect our bodies."
Um, yeah, except we've got, um, several years of observational data about what happens when people eat fruit. Not some much with the tiny synthetic molecules.
Nanotech is the "new" science. New does not immediately equal bad. It needs further research, yes, but most nanotech is just redefining what we already know. Take X and make it smaller. Observe.
It's not "vaporware"; It actually exists. You can get in on the beta for free.
Yeah, I actually looked at some of the sample code before posting. The "vapor" part is the in-three-to-five-years-this'll-be-better-than-Unix claim -- right now, from what I've seen, they would have been far better served to go with bash. (Excepting of course their license issues.)
Many mudern Linux distributions include 'prelink', which does the same thing. And SGI has "requickstarting". I assume Solaris has something similar too.
Personally, I don't like it -- I'd rather binaries have consistent checksums and am willing to pay a small startup speed penalty for that.
You realize that this interface will be themeable, right? So you can install your preferred dark, gothic theme if that's how you like it. Funny to mention that those are mockups, not the really final decision of the interface (current implementation has a dark blue & black wallpaper).
I don't want a dark, gothic theme. I want a well-designed one. In fact, I don't really want a whole lot of themes -- I don't think interchangable widget-wallpaper is the right approach to good overall design.
Did you missed the version number that says this project is "Alpha 3"?
Did you miss the post I was replying to, which said about the current screen shots, presumably the same ones I was looking at, "Wow. That's so beautiful, it brought a tear to my eye."? 'Cause that's what I'm responding to, not some future version of the project.
After looking at the screenshots, allow me to be the first to say: Wow. That's so beautiful, it brought a tear to my eye.
Slashdotted, so I found the backup server -- we'll see how long that lasts. But wow, it's so *not* beautiful it brought a laugh, not tears. It looks like it was designed with the same kindergartners-on-crack design philosophy that makes KDE so colorful and cluttered. (And WinXP, for that matter.) Bright colored cartoony graphics are fun to look at for a little bit, but for an OS, I want a nice, tasteful, muted *out of the way* theme so I can focus on my actual work. (OS X got this right, and so many imitators miss the point.)
It's also kinda funny how it misses its own advice -- the "Laws of Inteface Design" on the site says "3.Scrolling sucks. A good user interface will minimize scrolling, and encourage the user to create volumes of information that do not promote scrolling." -- yet the first screenshot shows a browser window with both a vertical and the dreaded horizontal scrollbar.
Yet Mac OS X has none of these problems thanks to its amazing.APP application scheme, and IOKit interface which tracks files by INode instead of path.
It's not so amazing -- it's basically just "dump your package in/opt/ApplicationName" plus some cover-up candy. It doesn't do anything like track dependencies, so using shared libraries other than the absolute core OS is pretty much out.
Given that OS X has shown us the power of this method, why haven't any distros latched onto it? Yes, it means that the OS must promise a base set of shared libraries, but the user experience is so much better!
Your "yes it means" is pretty huge. And it glosses over the fact that *nothing but* that base is usable.
The AMD link isn't really about how it'll hurt AMD, but about how Apple couldn't choose AMD because AMD can't reliably keep up with that level of demand.
That's a lot more interesting/reasonable, since a switch to Intel architecture for Apple would be *good news* for AMD, since then going from Intel-made chips to AMD ones would be possibile sometime later.
The "debunking" link sounds reasonable -- "Here's my bet: Intel is going to produce PowerPC chips for Apple. But I'm only betting one dollar." Another possibility along those lines would be that Apple is switching to Intel *graphics chips*, which would make sense given the comment in the original rumors that the switch would happen on low-end computers first.
Actually, that's only a problem with teaching a computer to be artifically intelligent. For translation, there is no strong need for such creative expansion of definitions. A large enough statistical mapping will work very well.
I don't doubt that. However, the whole spiel of "this is just how children's brains work" is just hyperbole -- it's not actually like that at all.
3) This story is what they call "FUD". If someone finds a valid user's account among these, then tell the user, and say that you found one (you don't have to say who). Until then, since the page appears to be all sock puppets, don't assume that there are innocent civilians caught in the collateral damage. As the page says, "all the accounts listed on this page have been created solely for the purpose of trolling." Only when that claim is disproven does the page become a worry.
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"I have my web browser set to store its cache in a folder called 'Favorite Pictures' on my desktop! Honest!"
I think it's about time networks start to realize they need to have a 3-season investment, at least, in order to establish a larger viewership. All these reality TV shows score big on their first season and then never add up once the hype is gone.
Which do you think is cheaper: a dozen new hyped-up shot-on-video minimal-effects minimal-EVERYTHING reality shows, or a 3-season investment in developing the fanbase for a quality show?
Okay, that's nice and all, but man that headline got my hopes up. Oh well. This'll probably be good for the few potential Firefly fans who haven't already seen the show yet are avid Sci-Fi channel watchers -- but for the existing fan base, it's not that exciting. I mean, who *doesn't* already have the DVD set?
As I understand it based on random internet rumor, Fox has the TV contract for approximately until the MP3 patent expires. So, if things go well with the Serenity movie this fall, we can maybe hope for a few more movies in the coming years, but no more TV series in the reasonable-at-all future.
If you have backups already, the HOWTO goes basically like this: boot from install CD, choose "upgrade", hit "next" a couple of times, done. I don't think there's really any other big precautions. If you have any weird packages installed from fringe 3rd-party repositories, you may want to uninstall them first, but all of the reputable ones shouldn't cause any trouble.
There is not even a supported way to upgrade from FC3 to FC4, or even from a FC4 test release.
That's not true at all. Upgrading from release to release is completely supported -- not in the "call Red Hat and they'll help you" sense, but in the "designed to work and if doesn't it will get fixed" sense.
Upgrading from test releases to final releases isn't supported (sometimes last-minute back-outs of dead end ideas makes that hard) but generally works.
And live update of a running FC3 system to FC4 via yum isn't officially supported, but also generally works just fine.
Kozmo delivered movies and convenience store products (and even electronics). Stuff you really couldn't have delivered easily from anyone else. It wasn't just "but it's on the Internet!" but rather a whole new thing.
This is just food delivery where you order online -- just like DiningIn has been doing for years (Boston, Chicago, Philly, and Dallas). And news-flash: there's thousands of restaurants that aready do delivery, so adding "on the Internet!" isn't all that exciting.
You have the choice of running SELinux under either the targeted policy of the strict policy. I think targeted is what you are referring to as the "halfway house".
With FC3, you can choose "Warn", which logs violations but doesn't actually stop anything from happening.
Now let's see what happens when we secretly replace the word nanotechnology with eating fruit.
"The problem with eating fruit is that we don't really understand why much of it works, and we don't have any idea how the special properties it has will affect our bodies."
Um, yeah, except we've got, um, several years of observational data about what happens when people eat fruit. Not some much with the tiny synthetic molecules.
Nanotech is the "new" science. New does not immediately equal bad. It needs further research, yes, but most nanotech is just redefining what we already know. Take X and make it smaller. Observe.
Exactly. I don't think it's so crazy to request "good science first, mass-market consumer product after". This applies to gimmicky "supplements", to morning sickness drugs, to growth hormones for cows, and sure, to nanotech pants.
In addition, Congress would likely approve subsidies for low-income residents who can not afford to buy a new set.
I hope to goodness you're kidding. How about some subsidies for education or housing instead?
Yeah, but, y'know, it's more convincing if the article isn't so riddled with errors it's hard to read. I'm just sayin'.
And, y'know, if you're gonna throw stones, it's nice if your punctuation skills aren't made of glass. I'm just sayin'.
It's not "vaporware"; It actually exists. You can get in on the beta for free.
x claim -- right now, from what I've seen, they would have been far better served to go with bash. (Excepting of course their license issues.)
Yeah, I actually looked at some of the sample code before posting. The "vapor" part is the in-three-to-five-years-this'll-be-better-than-Uni
Bah:
"...will exceed what has been delivered in Linux and Unix for many years. It will take three to five years to fully develop and deliver."
Somehow I'm not too worried.
Many mudern Linux distributions include 'prelink', which does the same thing. And SGI has "requickstarting". I assume Solaris has something similar too.
Personally, I don't like it -- I'd rather binaries have consistent checksums and am willing to pay a small startup speed penalty for that.
You realize that this interface will be themeable, right? So you can install your preferred dark, gothic theme if that's how you like it. Funny to mention that those are mockups, not the really final decision of the interface (current implementation has a dark blue & black wallpaper).
I don't want a dark, gothic theme. I want a well-designed one. In fact, I don't really want a whole lot of themes -- I don't think interchangable widget-wallpaper is the right approach to good overall design.
Did you missed the version number that says this project is "Alpha 3"?
Did you miss the post I was replying to, which said about the current screen shots, presumably the same ones I was looking at, "Wow. That's so beautiful, it brought a tear to my eye."? 'Cause that's what I'm responding to, not some future version of the project.
After looking at the screenshots, allow me to be the first to say: Wow. That's so beautiful, it brought a tear to my eye.
Slashdotted, so I found the backup server -- we'll see how long that lasts. But wow, it's so *not* beautiful it brought a laugh, not tears. It looks like it was designed with the same kindergartners-on-crack design philosophy that makes KDE so colorful and cluttered. (And WinXP, for that matter.) Bright colored cartoony graphics are fun to look at for a little bit, but for an OS, I want a nice, tasteful, muted *out of the way* theme so I can focus on my actual work. (OS X got this right, and so many imitators miss the point.)
It's also kinda funny how it misses its own advice -- the "Laws of Inteface Design" on the site says "3.Scrolling sucks. A good user interface will minimize scrolling, and encourage the user to create volumes of information that do not promote scrolling." -- yet the first screenshot shows a browser window with both a vertical and the dreaded horizontal scrollbar.
Yet Mac OS X has none of these problems thanks to its amazing .APP application scheme, and IOKit interface which tracks files by INode instead of path.
/opt/ApplicationName" plus some cover-up candy. It doesn't do anything like track dependencies, so using shared libraries other than the absolute core OS is pretty much out.
It's not so amazing -- it's basically just "dump your package in
Given that OS X has shown us the power of this method, why haven't any distros latched onto it? Yes, it means that the OS must promise a base set of shared libraries, but the user experience is so much better!
Your "yes it means" is pretty huge. And it glosses over the fact that *nothing but* that base is usable.
They said "p4". and that's x86. No itanium for you!
Debunking, my foot.
There's nothing to debunk, because there's no news to report.
Yes, that'd be why I put it in quotes.
The AMD link isn't really about how it'll hurt AMD, but about how Apple couldn't choose AMD because AMD can't reliably keep up with that level of demand.
That's a lot more interesting/reasonable, since a switch to Intel architecture for Apple would be *good news* for AMD, since then going from Intel-made chips to AMD ones would be possibile sometime later.
The "debunking" link sounds reasonable -- "Here's my bet: Intel is going to produce PowerPC chips for Apple. But I'm only betting one dollar." Another possibility along those lines would be that Apple is switching to Intel *graphics chips*, which would make sense given the comment in the original rumors that the switch would happen on low-end computers first.
Java "jar" files and Mozilla "xpi"s. So whatever there might have been is presumably a non-issue now.
From what I have heard ESR/RMS are considering...
I doubt Raymond will have much influnce on the GPL3 at all. He and Stallman don't exactly see eye-to-eye.
Actually, that's only a problem with teaching a computer to be artifically intelligent. For translation, there is no strong need for such creative expansion of definitions. A large enough statistical mapping will work very well.
I don't doubt that. However, the whole spiel of "this is just how children's brains work" is just hyperbole -- it's not actually like that at all.
3) This story is what they call "FUD". If someone finds a valid user's account among these, then tell the user, and say that you found one (you don't have to say who). Until then, since the page appears to be all sock puppets, don't assume that there are innocent civilians caught in the collateral damage. As the page says, "all the accounts listed on this page have been created solely for the purpose of trolling." Only when that claim is disproven does the page become a worry.
Because, y'know, guilty until proven innocent.