I've never heard a Slackware user complaining, so Patrick and company clearly know what they're about.
That's because a lot of people see Slackware, become frightened and run away. All of the people using Slackware are probably smart enough that if they see something they don't like, they dig into it and hack away until everything is to their liking. Other distributions have more Windows refugees who want answers given to them. Not that that makes Slackware better in any way, I've been playing with Mandrake 8 and I like it a lot.
Well, it says in the article that these bionic implants cost $50,000 and will be covered by most insurance programs. Even if everyone's favorite colonel (I think) is without insurance, that leaves us with $5,950,000 more to spend on rebuilding him!
This will probably just end up being another crappy remake of a once-good TV show. I wasn't really a huge fan of that show the first time around, but I remember seeing a few cool episodes. But does anyone recall the "new and improved" versions of Get Smart, Candid Camera, etc...? They weren't around for very long.
Not that remaking a cool old show is necessarily a bad or unoriginal idea. It's just that some shows have their time frame (I can't picture the Dick Van Dyke show today). And some stars' portrayal of characters simply can't be repeated. (n/a for this example.) Will "In Search Of" round 2 be successful? My bets are on no.
"Prove me wrong, kids, prove me wrong!" --Principal Skinner
Or do smart people play more games? Things like computer games and athletics develop ability to concentrate for longer periods. But, this development could just be the result of a long attention span wanting to be worked on. The brain is like a muscle, it wants to be worked out to become stronger.
But, if it's as repetitive as all "artificial intelligence" things of this nature, it'll drive you CRAZY after a while. You won't have to worry about sleeping and driving off the road and killing yourself. But your tendency to explode into violent road rage will increase. And if somebody hacks it to insult you, make you mad, etc. it would be even worse;-)
What is the true meaning of this? Microsoft released some source code for its embedded OS under a broader license. Microsoft could have a number of different reasons for this.
Perhaps Microsoft is listening to the Open Source community. IMO, the Open Source community is full of bright individuals whose allegiance would be an asset to Microsoft. The purpose of releasing source code along with binaries (especially with regard to operating systems) is to help others produce better code for applications, and to help improve your code, with the help of source-level debugging.
But given Microsoft's somewhat notorious past, I don't believe that this is the case. This may be one of the beginning steps in a new "embrace and extend" strategem. I wouldn't be surprised if, in a few months, Microsoft starts outlining reasons why releasing WinCE code was a tremendous failure, and why Open/Shared Source is worthless... etc etc. Like it or not, this would be a major sign to a lot of businesses, and would taint their image of Open Source. Its acceptance into the major business world would be undermined.
But then again, Bill Gates isn't paying me to be a spin doctor, so take everything I say with a grain of salt.
Well, the price of much commercial software drives many to use free (and Free) alternatives. A bunch of Open Source people threatening never to buy Adobe's products ever again isn't threatening at all. I don't exactly know why Adobe is bullying KDE around, but I think it has something to do with the legal rule of "Defend it all the time, or lose it forever." We should just let this one go.... A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Yes, but consider this: this SDI, or child of SDI, or whatever its official name is, is out of our reach for the time being. That's right, billions of dollars of taxpayer money is being thrown down the drain. Any scientist or engineer worth his/her salt laughed at the Strategic Defense Initiative when Reagan suggested it, and they continue to laugh now.
When we have the technology, and the need, to develop this, I will favor it. For now, though, it's a complete waste.
So am I short-sighted? Or do I just realize that our illegitimate head of state is biting off more than he can chew?
Also, why is it not called the "Missile Command" project? Star Wars is all about Jedis vs. Sith and blowing up huge things like the "Death Star". Oooh, maybe an even better name would be the "Allan Parsons Project"?
In the last test they did, a prototype for Star Wars failed two out of three times! So that means we get to protect Boston, but not NYC and Washington!
Not only that, but each test cost $100 million! They should just give me all that money, and I'd send Dubya a copy of the Phantom Edit!
market research is all it is. microsoft tests the water before it unleashes a campaign, then looks like the good guy when they admit they made a mistake. but a smaller company tries to do that, they get run out of business/ sued.
It may be possible that the meaning of your life may be to serve as a warning to others. --/usr/games/fortune
Seriously, why don't you think before you post? By platforms, they mean PC, PS2, XBox, etc. Not like stupid Mario jumping around. And if your post was meant to be sarcastic, you should at least hint at it.
FF is the only reason I bought a Playstation 1. Hopefully Nintendo won't treat Square like crap like they do to all other third party vendors... FF 2 and 3 came out for Super Nintendo, remember?
yes, they do think we're retarded. "we" being the computer ignorant public! they bottle feed us everything we "need" and buy their shoddily made products for lots of money. the bait and switch is a classic tactic, but the defame and switch seemss to be working out even better for microsoft.
what you SHOULD do, is fill the envelope with sugar. then glue the envelope shut instead of just licking it. it won't be easy to open and when they do they'll have to do it forcefully and all the sugar will spill everywhere.
i generally agree, but I just have one thing to add.... although Coca-Cola does not threaten water, you do not have to install a Coca-Cola vending machine in your house to drink it, or reboot your plumbing system in order to access one or the other. in other words, changing operating systems from windows to linux is a pretty big leap, one that people that see the advantages of linux make. switching from linux to OS X is not very likely, because previous users of linux are very happy(in general). switching from windows to OS X? it's possible. but i think that if you have enough incentive to abandon microsoft, OS X will not be your first choice. but i could be wrong. OS's are evolving, and it's all about survival of the fittest (excluding unnatural advantages provided by some specific companies who i won't mention.)
think of what all that processing power can do. is this really what we need it to do? raw power like that, available only to those who can construct it. oh well.
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Well, it says in the article that these bionic implants cost $50,000 and will be covered by most insurance programs. Even if everyone's favorite colonel (I think) is without insurance, that leaves us with $5,950,000 more to spend on rebuilding him!
This will probably just end up being another crappy remake of a once-good TV show. I wasn't really a huge fan of that show the first time around, but I remember seeing a few cool episodes. But does anyone recall the "new and improved" versions of Get Smart, Candid Camera, etc...? They weren't around for very long.
Not that remaking a cool old show is necessarily a bad or unoriginal idea. It's just that some shows have their time frame (I can't picture the Dick Van Dyke show today). And some stars' portrayal of characters simply can't be repeated. (n/a for this example.) Will "In Search Of" round 2 be successful? My bets are on no.
"Prove me wrong, kids, prove me wrong!" --Principal Skinner
Or do smart people play more games? Things like computer games and athletics develop ability to concentrate for longer periods. But, this development could just be the result of a long attention span wanting to be worked on. The brain is like a muscle, it wants to be worked out to become stronger.
But, if it's as repetitive as all "artificial intelligence" things of this nature, it'll drive you CRAZY after a while. You won't have to worry about sleeping and driving off the road and killing yourself. But your tendency to explode into violent road rage will increase. And if somebody hacks it to insult you, make you mad, etc. it would be even worse ;-)
An update on 7/22 at 1:05 AM? (Yes, I know about timezones, but that's my point... Slashdot should run off some form of centralized time.)
What is the true meaning of this? Microsoft released some source code for its embedded OS under a broader license. Microsoft could have a number of different reasons for this.
Perhaps Microsoft is listening to the Open Source community. IMO, the Open Source community is full of bright individuals whose allegiance would be an asset to Microsoft. The purpose of releasing source code along with binaries (especially with regard to operating systems) is to help others produce better code for applications, and to help improve your code, with the help of source-level debugging.
But given Microsoft's somewhat notorious past, I don't believe that this is the case. This may be one of the beginning steps in a new "embrace and extend" strategem. I wouldn't be surprised if, in a few months, Microsoft starts outlining reasons why releasing WinCE code was a tremendous failure, and why Open/Shared Source is worthless... etc etc. Like it or not, this would be a major sign to a lot of businesses, and would taint their image of Open Source. Its acceptance into the major business world would be undermined.
But then again, Bill Gates isn't paying me to be a spin doctor, so take everything I say with a grain of salt.
Yeah, she still wants a huge, boring diamond. But we're getting matching rings... She gets the diamond and I get the cBN ring.
Just so she remembers who's in charge.
Well, the price of much commercial software drives many to use free (and Free) alternatives. A bunch of Open Source people threatening never to buy Adobe's products ever again isn't threatening at all. I don't exactly know why Adobe is bullying KDE around, but I think it has something to do with the legal rule of "Defend it all the time, or lose it forever." We should just let this one go.... A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Yes, but consider this: this SDI, or child of SDI, or whatever its official name is, is out of our reach for the time being. That's right, billions of dollars of taxpayer money is being thrown down the drain. Any scientist or engineer worth his/her salt laughed at the Strategic Defense Initiative when Reagan suggested it, and they continue to laugh now.
When we have the technology, and the need, to develop this, I will favor it. For now, though, it's a complete waste.
So am I short-sighted? Or do I just realize that our illegitimate head of state is biting off more than he can chew?
Also, why is it not called the "Missile Command" project? Star Wars is all about Jedis vs. Sith and blowing up huge things like the "Death Star". Oooh, maybe an even better name would be the "Allan Parsons Project"?
In the last test they did, a prototype for Star Wars failed two out of three times! So that means we get to protect Boston, but not NYC and Washington!
Not only that, but each test cost $100 million! They should just give me all that money, and I'd send Dubya a copy of the Phantom Edit!
Remember what principles America was founded on - "Give me your tired, your weak, your huddled masses."
Now, IMHO, America has grown to be the greatest nation in the world. Perhaps this will also be the fate of the Open Source Movement?
market research is all it is. microsoft tests the water before it unleashes a campaign, then looks like the good guy when they admit they made a mistake. but a smaller company tries to do that, they get run out of business/ sued.
It may be possible that the meaning of your life may be to serve as a warning to others. -- /usr/games/fortune
Seriously, why don't you think before you post? By platforms, they mean PC, PS2, XBox, etc. Not like stupid Mario jumping around. And if your post was meant to be sarcastic, you should at least hint at it.
FF is the only reason I bought a Playstation 1. Hopefully Nintendo won't treat Square like crap like they do to all other third party vendors... FF 2 and 3 came out for Super Nintendo, remember?
yes, they do think we're retarded. "we" being the computer ignorant public! they bottle feed us everything we "need" and buy their shoddily made products for lots of money. the bait and switch is a classic tactic, but the defame and switch seemss to be working out even better for microsoft.
Take off every judge! Judge, you know what you doing. Move Judge! For great (in)justice.
And, one with PINK hair in Final Fantasy V!!!
why don't they just give up and start numbering them by year, like sports games?
but i still can't eat them!
all they REALLY needed is bruce willis's character from Unbreakable.
what you SHOULD do, is fill the envelope with sugar. then glue the envelope shut instead of just licking it. it won't be easy to open and when they do they'll have to do it forcefully and all the sugar will spill everywhere.
i generally agree, but I just have one thing to add.... although Coca-Cola does not threaten water, you do not have to install a Coca-Cola vending machine in your house to drink it, or reboot your plumbing system in order to access one or the other. in other words, changing operating systems from windows to linux is a pretty big leap, one that people that see the advantages of linux make. switching from linux to OS X is not very likely, because previous users of linux are very happy(in general). switching from windows to OS X? it's possible. but i think that if you have enough incentive to abandon microsoft, OS X will not be your first choice. but i could be wrong. OS's are evolving, and it's all about survival of the fittest (excluding unnatural advantages provided by some specific companies who i won't mention.)
think of what all that processing power can do. is this really what we need it to do? raw power like that, available only to those who can construct it. oh well.