I get the moving lots of data around at massive speeds concept. However, how about some basic logic gate or even a transistor like functionality using plasmons? Wouldn't THAT be what would bring faster chips closer? I mean, having a pipe that can transport huge amounts of data at the speed of light is great, but wouldn't the feasibility of a chip depend on the capability of routing all that data based on basic logical conditions?
Kinda like no use having a missile that can carry a million tons and fly at Mach 100 if you can't control where it goes...
oh yeah...and in the near future on Windows update:
***user plays game, gets addicted to it and goes to anonymous website to download a new map***..some time later...
"Windows had downloaded a security patch that will prevent a third party from gaining access to your computer and shocking you repeatedly. Click OK to update Windows."
***user clicks OK***
The following dialog pops up on screen:
"SUCKA! W1nD0z3 1s 4 n00bZ! I 0wn yoo n0w! Choose your hairstyle : Popcorn or Spikes"
Parents have less and less time for their kids nowadays. What's the solution? Buy them a PS2. Buy them a comp. Tell them "Go play a game, go watch TV" when they want to spend time with you. Then sue a game company when crazy stuff starts happening to your kid because you did not do your duty by giving them the attention they deserve.
I have seen kids who play a lot of games, but who aren't affected by them. Why? Because they have really good parents who care for them and take time out for them and they know it. To them, a game is just a game - something to play to have fun - and not something used to fill a void. The sooner people start recognizing this, the better.
You know, why don't we examine the parents of the kids who do what "games are teaching them"? Isn't it supposed to be the parents who "teach them"? Maybe we all could learn something if we looked at both sides of the coin for a change.
Sorry for the rant, but it had to be said.
As for Senator Clinton, she's doing what all politicians do: try and get votes. I find it very convenient that she has ignored the scores of educational games out there - I mean, a game like Civilization III can teach a kid SO MUCH about history and the evolution of technology.
Let's always present a balanced view please and let's not trust politicians to do it for us.
I read this story and agreed with it. However, I went through the comments to see what the GNOME fanboys had to say about it (every desktop has a fanboy, but that doesn't mean they don't talk sense sometimes). The amazing part is that EVERYONE was saying that they needed to make the build process easier. EVERYONE. Fanboys and all. There was not ONE response to the contrary that I could see. So have we actually got something that could help GNOME here? Maybe the GNOME devs ought to listen. I bet they are:D
What's up with that? So they only have names when they're American scientists? Do you know how much Srinivasa Ramanujam contributed to math??? Just because YOU don't know them does NOT make them any less deserving of the respect they SHOULD get from everyone for their contribution to the field!! Or are you just another one of those hicks who respects people based on their nationality and on rubbish like "if i don't know them, they're not worth knowing"?
Have some decency. Recognize genius and respect it. What have you accomplished? Even 1/10th of what any respected scientist has? Don't you expect people to call you by your name and not "hey you"? Why not give the same respect to others?
I'm also surprised that the Slashdot editors let this story be published without correcting it!! What, are story submissions now governed by a perl script?
I think you mis-understood me. I suggested only changing the default install so it uses the testing branch.
All I am suggesting is add more users to the default testing branch by making THAT the default branch for an install. Those who want to use the Stable branch can always do so.
The Testing, Stable and Unstable branches already exist. Nobody is adding any new branches. All we're doing is increasing the number of users testing new software by an order of magnitude. Won't that help in catching bugs faster, faster fixes and ultimately, a better release schedule?
Please try to understand a person's point before you criticize.
Well, how about adding in a "server" branch? Those in the know can use this - it will be what used to be called the "Stable" branch. However, for 90%+ of home Linux users, they would like the latest releases, so how about setting the default to "Testing"? It would make sure that most default installs have quite up-to-date packages with minimal bugs, while expanding the testing base greatly.
I have never had a problem with the Testing branch - it's been stable enough for me and been running for well over a year with supervised updates and I love it.
As a desktop user, what I wouldn't like is seeing KDE 2.2 come up after installing Debian after I have just seen all the news on the net about the 3.4 release. KDE 3.3 would be fine and I'd be willing to wait some time for 3.4 to get to me, but 2.2 would be un-acceptable. I would have been much happier if the install simply defaulted to the testing branch and installed even KDE 3.2.
So you have a cement-impregnated tent that can be erected really fast and real quick. What happens after it's use is over? How will they be disposed of? They don't seem very environment friendly to me.
NeroLinux - less options, poor GUI, faster sometimes. K3B - more options, better GUI, either same speed or slower by a few secs.
Winner - K3B
Conclusion: Author has no idea why Nero wants users to buy the Windows version so they can use NeroLinux - bad decision because K3B is much better and learning NeroLinux is not worth the time and the money.
Seriously though, I could not agree with you more. What I FAIL to understand, though, is that when so many of you Americans see what is being done in plain sight (like the rest of the world), why does Dubya keep getting re-elected? How is this possible?
You mean to tell me that there are more people who don't see what's going on and that these people are more conscientious about voting than the otherS?
Saying a country is stealing jobs is wrong. The US is the foremost proponent of the free market economy and has tried hard to globalize that idea. What has happened is the US has been successful. The only problem is that there are two sides to everything, including a globalized free market system.
If you're running a business, won't you try to minimize your costs? Won't you go to the company that can give you what you want for the lowest amount of money?
Well guess what? Now, companies don't just look for the lowest price in the US, but all over the world. Is it any surprise then, that they manage to find a LOT of other places where labor comes cheap, ESPECIALLY when converted into US Dollars?
And answer me one more thing please. Why is nobody grumbling about people stealing jobs from Nike sweatshops?
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I get the moving lots of data around at massive speeds concept. However, how about some basic logic gate or even a transistor like functionality using plasmons? Wouldn't THAT be what would bring faster chips closer?
I mean, having a pipe that can transport huge amounts of data at the speed of light is great, but wouldn't the feasibility of a chip depend on the capability of routing all that data based on basic logical conditions?
Kinda like no use having a missile that can carry a million tons and fly at Mach 100 if you can't control where it goes...
Or am I missing something here?
So how many L33T clans wanna play on the D-Day map now? :)
****user clicks popcorn***
next question...
"y00 wan+ bu++er w1d dat? 1t d03s w0nd3rs 4 ur f4t 4$$. +1me30u+ 1n 10 s3cs..."
***rest is censored***
oh yeah...and in the near future on Windows update :
..some time later...
***user plays game, gets addicted to it and goes to anonymous website to download a new map***
"Windows had downloaded a security patch that will prevent a third party from gaining access to your computer and shocking you repeatedly. Click OK to update Windows."
***user clicks OK***
The following dialog pops up on screen:
"SUCKA! W1nD0z3 1s 4 n00bZ! I 0wn yoo n0w! Choose your hairstyle : Popcorn or Spikes"
MS Gold can actually rust
SCO doesn't have the balls :)
Mod parent up. I agree with him completely.
Parents have less and less time for their kids nowadays. What's the solution? Buy them a PS2. Buy them a comp. Tell them "Go play a game, go watch TV" when they want to spend time with you. Then sue a game company when crazy stuff starts happening to your kid because you did not do your duty by giving them the attention they deserve.
I have seen kids who play a lot of games, but who aren't affected by them. Why? Because they have really good parents who care for them and take time out for them and they know it. To them, a game is just a game - something to play to have fun - and not something used to fill a void. The sooner people start recognizing this, the better.
You know, why don't we examine the parents of the kids who do what "games are teaching them"? Isn't it supposed to be the parents who "teach them"? Maybe we all could learn something if we looked at both sides of the coin for a change.
Sorry for the rant, but it had to be said.
As for Senator Clinton, she's doing what all politicians do: try and get votes. I find it very convenient that she has ignored the scores of educational games out there - I mean, a game like Civilization III can teach a kid SO MUCH about history and the evolution of technology.
Let's always present a balanced view please and let's not trust politicians to do it for us.
I read this story and agreed with it. However, I went through the comments to see what the GNOME fanboys had to say about it (every desktop has a fanboy, but that doesn't mean they don't talk sense sometimes). :D
The amazing part is that EVERYONE was saying that they needed to make the build process easier. EVERYONE. Fanboys and all. There was not ONE response to the contrary that I could see.
So have we actually got something that could help GNOME here? Maybe the GNOME devs ought to listen. I bet they are
What's up with that? So they only have names when they're American scientists? Do you know how much Srinivasa Ramanujam contributed to math??? Just because YOU don't know them does NOT make them any less deserving of the respect they SHOULD get from everyone for their contribution to the field!! Or are you just another one of those hicks who respects people based on their nationality and on rubbish like "if i don't know them, they're not worth knowing"?
Have some decency. Recognize genius and respect it. What have you accomplished? Even 1/10th of what any respected scientist has? Don't you expect people to call you by your name and not "hey you"? Why not give the same respect to others?
I'm also surprised that the Slashdot editors let this story be published without correcting it!! What, are story submissions now governed by a perl script?
RANT OFF.
That's what happens when you try to mess with the pipeline
Yeah. The derived objects start to behave strangely after about 13 years of functioning.
I think you mis-understood me. I suggested only changing the default install so it uses the testing branch.
All I am suggesting is add more users to the default testing branch by making THAT the default branch for an install. Those who want to use the Stable branch can always do so.
The Testing, Stable and Unstable branches already exist. Nobody is adding any new branches. All we're doing is increasing the number of users testing new software by an order of magnitude. Won't that help in catching bugs faster, faster fixes and ultimately, a better release schedule?
Please try to understand a person's point before you criticize.
Get these two and get out there. Leave the rest to the girls :)
Well, how about adding in a "server" branch? Those in the know can use this - it will be what used to be called the "Stable" branch. However, for 90%+ of home Linux users, they would like the latest releases, so how about setting the default to "Testing"? It would make sure that most default installs have quite up-to-date packages with minimal bugs, while expanding the testing base greatly.
I have never had a problem with the Testing branch - it's been stable enough for me and been running for well over a year with supervised updates and I love it.
As a desktop user, what I wouldn't like is seeing KDE 2.2 come up after installing Debian after I have just seen all the news on the net about the 3.4 release. KDE 3.3 would be fine and I'd be willing to wait some time for 3.4 to get to me, but 2.2 would be un-acceptable. I would have been much happier if the install simply defaulted to the testing branch and installed even KDE 3.2.
So you have a cement-impregnated tent that can be erected really fast and real quick. What happens after it's use is over? How will they be disposed of? They don't seem very environment friendly to me.
no that's just an inflatable....
NeroLinux - less options, poor GUI, faster sometimes.
:
K3B - more options, better GUI, either same speed or slower by a few secs.
Winner - K3B
Conclusion
Author has no idea why Nero wants users to buy the Windows version so they can use NeroLinux - bad decision because K3B is much better and learning NeroLinux is not worth the time and the money.
That they typed syntactically correct English or that their meaning got across?
Embedded devices are getting pretty powerful. 256MB is not outside the storage range in the near future.
...and I've SEEN users blindly copy-paste stuff like that : "I AGREE", "YES", "I ACCEPT", "I HEREBY ACCEPT", etc...
:)
just so they can go on with the install.
what we should do is ask them to write a 50 word essay on why they think they're qualified to handle the situation if things go wrong
"All slashdot logs are belong to us"
- NSA
Seriously though, I could not agree with you more. What I FAIL to understand, though, is that when so many of you Americans see what is being done in plain sight (like the rest of the world), why does Dubya keep getting re-elected? How is this possible?
You mean to tell me that there are more people who don't see what's going on and that these people are more conscientious about voting than the otherS?
Have some respect for others if you want others to respect you.
Saying a country is stealing jobs is wrong. The US is the foremost proponent of the free market economy and has tried hard to globalize that idea. What has happened is the US has been successful. The only problem is that there are two sides to everything, including a globalized free market system.
If you're running a business, won't you try to minimize your costs? Won't you go to the company that can give you what you want for the lowest amount of money?
Well guess what? Now, companies don't just look for the lowest price in the US, but all over the world. Is it any surprise then, that they manage to find a LOT of other places where labor comes cheap, ESPECIALLY when converted into US Dollars?
And answer me one more thing please. Why is nobody grumbling about people stealing jobs from Nike sweatshops?
Word has it that the LeT is setting up call centers to respond to inquiries about their latest efforts.
The "Militants" were a group called the LeT - Lashkar-e-Taiba
Here's some more background on them. Looks like they're tied into the infamous Al-Qaida too.