Project director Paul Schmor noted, "We have satellite detectors in space called observatories, studying the effects [of stellar explosions] long after the event.
"Now we can re-create the event itself."
BS. You may be able to emulate the effects or the reactions of supernovae, but studying the facsimile will avail us nothing in the realm of physics.
That would be like me saying that I could create a black hole in my bathtub with a few particle accelerators and a little needle to punch a hole in the STC, and then saying I knew how they formed in space.
The very fact that you could do such a thing is impressive, but the creation is based on your limited, earth-based observations nonetheless.
Diversifying your content is always a plus. You must realize that Slashdot is owned by/a part of Andover.net. Not only is the content of slashdot interesting to many, which bumps up the overhead-- but it also helps interest the public in certain types of products (often sold by the wonderful people at ThinkGeek -- oh wait...hmm, Andover.net again). Banner ads are all well and good, but banner ads for products you sell...what do you have to lose? If your content has a specific purpose or goal, make or buy products that you can sell at a profit, and turn that profit around into your bandwidth, hardware, and maintainence costs. You may be thinking, "Duh, no sh**." But then...quit thinking and go do it.:)
Dear TMBG:
I've been a fan since Lincoln (some friends of mine introduced me to "Ana Ng" and I sought out the 12" record) and I've loved everything I've heard since, but since Severe Tire Damage, I've been wondering if you ever plan to release another CD album...and if you did, would you use any of your.mp3 cuts? (BTW John F., love Mono Puff too!)
dthor
"I don't want to be first in line to see Mrs. Train | I expect that it doesn't matter to Mrs. Train | Being confortable with yourself, and being patient and taking your time are the things that Mrs. Train can understand..."
Get your head out of Sally Struthers' a**. Think about what you are saying. Or rather think about what you might not have been able to say, because you do realise that it is foundations like EFF that promote your electronic freedom of speech.
Stay with me, now.
There are ideas floating around Washington, D.C. RIGHT NOW that would make sharing bugfixes, security loopholes, and workarounds illegal to share on the internet. This means sites that periodically post bugs and security information will be outlawed. If they can conceive of something like that, what stops them from outlawing open source? (it entails a certain level of security info-sharing between developers.) no open source? no linux? no/.? wake up. make a difference. vote. don't let the lemmings take away all of yoru rights.
Seriously, if you're that worried about it, there are many alternatives. Obviously, since you are complaining about the side-effects (bloated code, lack of features, etc.) of almost all common open-source projects, perhaps you are not suited to run an OS that is primarily open source. *nix was never intended to run a GUI in the first place. If you find one of the *nix GUIs inconvenient or not worth using, you could use another OS (there are even *nixy alternatives like Solaris) or you could design your own GUI for the one you run now. Who knows...in 20 years, you might have developed something that we all will use instead of X. Good luck.
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Project director Paul Schmor noted, "We have satellite detectors in space called observatories, studying the effects [of stellar explosions] long after the event.
"Now we can re-create the event itself."
BS. You may be able to emulate the effects or the reactions of supernovae, but studying the facsimile will avail us nothing in the realm of physics.
That would be like me saying that I could create a black hole in my bathtub with a few particle accelerators and a little needle to punch a hole in the STC, and then saying I knew how they formed in space.
The very fact that you could do such a thing is impressive, but the creation is based on your limited, earth-based observations nonetheless.
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dthor
Diversifying your content is always a plus. You must realize that Slashdot is owned by/a part of Andover.net. Not only is the content of slashdot interesting to many, which bumps up the overhead-- but it also helps interest the public in certain types of products (often sold by the wonderful people at ThinkGeek -- oh wait...hmm, Andover.net again). Banner ads are all well and good, but banner ads for products you sell...what do you have to lose? If your content has a specific purpose or goal, make or buy products that you can sell at a profit, and turn that profit around into your bandwidth, hardware, and maintainence costs. You may be thinking, "Duh, no sh**." But then...quit thinking and go do it. :)
Dear TMBG: I've been a fan since Lincoln (some friends of mine introduced me to "Ana Ng" and I sought out the 12" record) and I've loved everything I've heard since, but since Severe Tire Damage, I've been wondering if you ever plan to release another CD album...and if you did, would you use any of your .mp3 cuts? (BTW John F., love Mono Puff too!)
dthor
"I don't want to be first in line to see Mrs. Train | I expect that it doesn't matter to Mrs. Train | Being confortable with yourself, and being patient and taking your time are the things that Mrs. Train can understand..."
Get your head out of Sally Struthers' a**. Think about what you are saying. Or rather think about what you might not have been able to say, because you do realise that it is foundations like EFF that promote your electronic freedom of speech. Stay with me, now. There are ideas floating around Washington, D.C. RIGHT NOW that would make sharing bugfixes, security loopholes, and workarounds illegal to share on the internet. This means sites that periodically post bugs and security information will be outlawed. If they can conceive of something like that, what stops them from outlawing open source? (it entails a certain level of security info-sharing between developers.) no open source? no linux? no /.? wake up. make a difference. vote. don't let the lemmings take away all of yoru rights.
Seriously, if you're that worried about it, there are many alternatives. Obviously, since you are complaining about the side-effects (bloated code, lack of features, etc.) of almost all common open-source projects, perhaps you are not suited to run an OS that is primarily open source. *nix was never intended to run a GUI in the first place. If you find one of the *nix GUIs inconvenient or not worth using, you could use another OS (there are even *nixy alternatives like Solaris) or you could design your own GUI for the one you run now. Who knows...in 20 years, you might have developed something that we all will use instead of X. Good luck.