I too have ranked The Far Side right up there with C&H for years, and then for Christmas somebody bought me a gigantic collection of Far Side strips (don't remember which one), and I've gotta say TFS really hasn't held up all that well. Yes, there are some classic gems that are damn funny still, but on the whole it's pretty meh.
Unlike C&H, which is going to be fresh for many decades--perhaps centuries--to come.
Agreed. We've been using GPFS for 2 1/2 years. The long and short of it is that it's much more stable on AIX than it is on Linux. It's getting better on Linux, but it's still got a ways to go.
I like to rip on Microsoft as much as anyone else, but holy shit welcome to the whole rest of the entire fucking industry. And the airline industry, and the financial industry, and the oil indus...ok, actually they're doing pretty good. But I read TFA, and there's nothing in there that anyone else isn't doing.
It may be for nerds, and it may at some level matter, but it's not news.
Say what you want about it being Blizzard's game and they can set the rules blah blah, but they damn well better set the rules for everyone. This notion that some of their players aren't mature enough to be tolerant is bunk.
"...having spent a little time in World of Warcraft myself, I would have to agree that a large number of WoW players really are poop-flingers who can't even spell tolerance, let alone practice it. But if I were one of the few non-gold-farming players left in WoW, I think I would be insulted by [Blizzards] response, no matter how I felt about GLBT guilds. And what about the Christian WoW guilds? Will Blizzard shut them down too?"
and the fact that everyone's turning into [a geek]...
Um...no. Owning an iPod and knowing how to use it doesn't make you a geek. Knowing how to use your Windows smartphone doesn't make you a geek. Discussing mobile phone design doesn't make you a geek, because from tfa, I don't think they were talking about protocols or other engineering aspects. Even knowing how to synchronize your email with your smartphone doesn't make you a geek. It makes you a slave, but not a geek.
Knowing how to use technical things in the prescribed manner does not make you a geek, any more than knowing the exits on an airplane makes you a flight attendent. Knowing how to use technical things in ways they were never meant to be used makes you a geek. (and this is only one small definition "geekiness.")
Saying that "we're all geeks" is like saying "everyone is special, just like you."
Dear Scientific and (non-fundamentalist) Religious community,
Normally I would espouse a policy of "attacking the message, not the messenger." But in the case of ID, the problem is the messenger. Intelligent Design proponents no more believe in their so-called theory than any other critically thinking human. ID is simply fundamentalist's latest attempt into having evolution taught in highschool science classes. They have been knocked back time and time again on this issue, and now are trying to beat science at its own game. It doesn't even have to be a good or sound "theory," so long as they can repeat the mantra that it is a theory, long and loud enough for it to stick.
As long as we (including the Vatican) formulate our arguments on ID as a theory, even to debunk it, the fundamentalists maintain their foothold. In this case, we need to attack the messenger, not the message. ID is political propoganda, nothing more. To address it as anything else is to give undue power to its proponents.
(oh, and this story does not belong in the Science category)
I'd love to see a development company sue Mr. Thompson for the time they've already put into implementing his proposal. At the very least, Mr. Thompson should donate the $10k already. But then, douchebags aren't known for their generosity, only their keen eye parody. Er...I think.
...a proposal by the University of Colorado (UC) at Boulder to image distant planets around other stars for a second round of funding. Known as the New Worlds Observer, the UC project is...
The University of Colorado goes by CU, not UC. The Boulder campus goes simply by CU Boulder. (yeah well, it's a slow news day for me too...)
...but really, that's probably not a problem. If you're a SCO shop and can't get off SCO, then you'll probably upgrade. Otherwise, you're not even going to consider OpenServer.
There was a time that I supported RBLs wholeheartedly. In theory, they're
a great way to approach the spam issue as a community. And for awhile,
they even worked that way. RBLs were very effective in the fight against
spam.
But in practice, the RBL community has been a bust. The maintainers
are often militant and, IMHO, too emotionally attached to the problem.
They don't provide a service anymore--they provide a surgeon with
a chainsaw. While it's extremely easy to get a site on an RBL, it's
often difficult or impossible to get off one. There are exceptions of
course, but in general you are a designated spammer until some random
magic happens and you manage to get yourself off. (yes, there are
procedures, usually on a website, but often removal requests will go
unreplied to, and in some cases will error. Sometimes removal works and
often it doesn't) And Goddess help you if the previous owner of your IP
address was a spammer. (And no, I've never run an open relay.)
I hate spam, but I don't use RBLs anymore. It's too bad, really.
They were a great idea, but have been poorly managed. I'm sure someone
will post links to the "good" ones, but using them is like reaching for
the few good apples in a barrel of rotten ones.
Note to staff: The thing about April 1st jokes is that they should be
subtle enough to catch the reader unawares. There's nothing subtle or
clever about a constant slew of joke stories, most of which wouldn't fool
even my PHB. Consider trying for a ratio of about 5 real stories to 1
"fool" story next year.
(Yeah, I'm being a curmudgeon, so fsck'ing mod me. I like a good April
Fool story as much as the next geek, but it stops being funny after a
barrage.)
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Worse. Law enforcement Officer. EVAR.
(Ohhhh, wait, nm I see wut u did there...)
I too have ranked The Far Side right up there with C&H for years, and then for Christmas somebody bought me a gigantic collection of Far Side strips (don't remember which one), and I've gotta say TFS really hasn't held up all that well. Yes, there are some classic gems that are damn funny still, but on the whole it's pretty meh. Unlike C&H, which is going to be fresh for many decades--perhaps centuries--to come.
Well...duh! Did anyone think Apple was doing it as a public service?
Next up: Publishers put nice pictures on their book covers so you will buy them. Bastards!!
Mox
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It may be for nerds, and it may at some level matter, but it's not news.
Obplug for my friend's blog, but I think she says it best:
"...having spent a little time in World of Warcraft myself, I would have to agree that a large number of WoW players really are poop-flingers who can't even spell tolerance, let alone practice it. But if I were one of the few non-gold-farming players left in WoW, I think I would be insulted by [Blizzards] response, no matter how I felt about GLBT guilds. And what about the Christian WoW guilds? Will Blizzard shut them down too?"
Mox
Um...no. Owning an iPod and knowing how to use it doesn't make you a geek. Knowing how to use your Windows smartphone doesn't make you a geek. Discussing mobile phone design doesn't make you a geek, because from tfa, I don't think they were talking about protocols or other engineering aspects. Even knowing how to synchronize your email with your smartphone doesn't make you a geek. It makes you a slave, but not a geek.
Knowing how to use technical things in the prescribed manner does not make you a geek, any more than knowing the exits on an airplane makes you a flight attendent. Knowing how to use technical things in ways they were never meant to be used makes you a geek. (and this is only one small definition "geekiness.")
Saying that "we're all geeks" is like saying "everyone is special, just like you."
Mox
Mox
A panel? As if there were some doubt?
Hwang Woo-suk: I committed fraud.
Panel: *deliberates* No you didn't.
Mox
Mox
Normally I would espouse a policy of "attacking the message, not the messenger." But in the case of ID, the problem is the messenger. Intelligent Design proponents no more believe in their so-called theory than any other critically thinking human. ID is simply fundamentalist's latest attempt into having evolution taught in highschool science classes. They have been knocked back time and time again on this issue, and now are trying to beat science at its own game. It doesn't even have to be a good or sound "theory," so long as they can repeat the mantra that it is a theory, long and loud enough for it to stick.
As long as we (including the Vatican) formulate our arguments on ID as a theory, even to debunk it, the fundamentalists maintain their foothold. In this case, we need to attack the messenger, not the message. ID is political propoganda, nothing more. To address it as anything else is to give undue power to its proponents.
(oh, and this story does not belong in the Science category)
Mox
I recognize all of these words individually, but strung together like this they make absolutely no sense.
(oh, and Han shot first...in bed.)
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The University of Colorado goes by CU, not UC. The Boulder campus goes simply by CU Boulder. (yeah well, it's a slow news day for me too...)
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Among CIOs, an amazingly large number of them think that office workers should have the permissions to turn their firewall off.
A massive 61% ... have sent e-mails with huge attachments that have blocked clients' systems.
A massive number of mail administrators don't know how to configure their mailservers thus allowing this to happen.
I could go on...
So, Google is a villain for improving the wages of technologists, and also retroactively (circa 2000) making it harder for startups to get funding?
<emote=plea style=Jon Stewart> Oh Google, why must you be so evil?<
Mox
...but really, that's probably not a problem. If you're a SCO shop and can't get off SCO, then you'll probably upgrade. Otherwise, you're not even going to consider OpenServer.
Mox
...so I guess I'll pick up your slack AGAIN!
But in practice, the RBL community has been a bust. The maintainers are often militant and, IMHO, too emotionally attached to the problem. They don't provide a service anymore--they provide a surgeon with a chainsaw. While it's extremely easy to get a site on an RBL, it's often difficult or impossible to get off one. There are exceptions of course, but in general you are a designated spammer until some random magic happens and you manage to get yourself off. (yes, there are procedures, usually on a website, but often removal requests will go unreplied to, and in some cases will error. Sometimes removal works and often it doesn't) And Goddess help you if the previous owner of your IP address was a spammer. (And no, I've never run an open relay.)
I hate spam, but I don't use RBLs anymore. It's too bad, really. They were a great idea, but have been poorly managed. I'm sure someone will post links to the "good" ones, but using them is like reaching for the few good apples in a barrel of rotten ones.
Mox
Note to staff: The thing about April 1st jokes is that they should be subtle enough to catch the reader unawares. There's nothing subtle or clever about a constant slew of joke stories, most of which wouldn't fool even my PHB. Consider trying for a ratio of about 5 real stories to 1 "fool" story next year.
(Yeah, I'm being a curmudgeon, so fsck'ing mod me. I like a good April Fool story as much as the next geek, but it stops being funny after a barrage.)
Mox
Wake me when Bill Gates runs Linux on his Mac.
Mox
So please, for the sake of humanity, STFU.
Er...I thought SETI listens, not broadcasts.
Mox