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Ah, the ol' meme that everyone's time is worth the equivalent of their salary. When you're not at work, your time is worth the exact same as a McDonald's employee who's not at work.
But I agree with you about burn/rip being a sucky solution.
The most important sentence in the interview is near the bottom:
de Icaza: We are making Linux a fertile ground for third-party developers: we are allowing developers with Windows/.NET expertise to use and distribute software for Linux, easing the adoption of Linux.
There's nothing wrong with white hat tactics to get your page to rank well. There are lots of times people are searching Google and really do want product results.
There's a line, and if you're doing anything besides adding appropriate and relevant words to your site, you've probably crossed it.
But the original results for "nebula" were pretty good anyway;)
Seriously, though, a combination of selectively subtracting "junk" words like these, along with using several keywords to narrow it down, seems to work well. Particularly, enclosing multi-word phrases in quotes makes a HUGE difference sometimes.
It's not perfect, and it is extra effort and annoying when you end up at trash no-content sites, but Google still does a good job for me overall.
Linux is definitely the poster child OS (with Firefox now starring as the poster child app). It's easier for the general public to get its mind around a real thing rather than an abstract concept.
That said, the success of Linux will breed success for all FOSS.
The point no one's making: those 100 (probably more like several thousand - Brazil ain't dumb) people can directly help everyone else. Under closed software, the only real help comes from the vendor, who in this case has a terrible track record.
That's why I said "in the future". The power grid used to suck so badly that companies routinely kept generators capable of running their entire operation.
And I suspect that Google has learned a thing or two in their time about the Internet . . . they're far from "first building a distributed application".
So you don't have to lug a laptop around? Imagine public terminals everywhere, allowing access into "the system", where you can reach all your data and applications.
I think it's likely that this is where computing is going; we'll see if Google is the company that can do it.
In the future, the network will be just as dependable as any other public utility. When "the network is down", people will treat it just like when the power's out today.
I suppose, then, you wouldn't mind if Michael Jackson decided to add new backing vocals and some kickin' breaks to the original Beatles collection, and re-released them? He bought the rights, after all.
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But I agree with you about burn/rip being a sucky solution.
de Icaza: We are making Linux a fertile ground for third-party developers: we are allowing developers with Windows/.NET expertise to use and distribute software for Linux, easing the adoption of Linux.
Isn't that the entire process?
Project Gutenberg's got it in plain text, which is better in almost every way.
Link here.
+1, Cromulent
There's a line, and if you're doing anything besides adding appropriate and relevant words to your site, you've probably crossed it.
That was a rare (and frightening!) look inside someone else's brain. Thank you.
Seriously, though, a combination of selectively subtracting "junk" words like these, along with using several keywords to narrow it down, seems to work well. Particularly, enclosing multi-word phrases in quotes makes a HUGE difference sometimes.
It's not perfect, and it is extra effort and annoying when you end up at trash no-content sites, but Google still does a good job for me overall.
You mean a shady, fly-by-night business specializing in deception may not be able to deliver on promises? I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you!
-buy -price -checkout -sale -shop
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
That said, the success of Linux will breed success for all FOSS.
The point no one's making: those 100 (probably more like several thousand - Brazil ain't dumb) people can directly help everyone else. Under closed software, the only real help comes from the vendor, who in this case has a terrible track record.
-1, Obvious, had to be said
So what then? At some point will users have to manually unmerge all of KDE and manually re-merge each package?
What's the procedure for people who don't want to jump through a lot of hoops, and basically just want the 3.4 versions of everything they have now?
No, a mediocre 90s Hollywood script-writer.
And I suspect that Google has learned a thing or two in their time about the Internet . . . they're far from "first building a distributed application".
I think it's likely that this is where computing is going; we'll see if Google is the company that can do it.
And to stay on-topic, Google will be better at protecting data than the vast majority of consumers.
This is not the same time and place (and company, importantly) as when Microsoft tried it.
In the future, the network will be just as dependable as any other public utility. When "the network is down", people will treat it just like when the power's out today.
OK, then how about Scharffen Berger (also American)? Their 70% bar gives me a dopamine rush that makes my scalp tingle.
Have you tried Ghirardelli? It's American, and it's heavenly.
I suppose, then, you wouldn't mind if Michael Jackson decided to add new backing vocals and some kickin' breaks to the original Beatles collection, and re-released them? He bought the rights, after all.