Social media, apart from tearing apart the fabric of society, has entertainment value.
Everyone wants to be entertained. For free, of course. So they expect all of their friends to post something funny or entertaining. But nobody does. Like Reality TV some entertainment is the shock value of the things other people post -- which is not funny.
In other news the Parisian bistro is dying. Wait! What distro? And what kernel does it run?
There might be a semi objective measure for depression.
Q. How much do you use social media?
Add up the points from the following items. If you score more than 10 points, you've discovered what is contributing to your problem.
* If you use Facebook, add 500 points.
* If you use Twitter, add 275 points.
* If you use Instagram add 425 points.
* If you use WhatsApp add 300 points.
Advertising kills every medium that it has ever come into contact with. And now the web too.
Just think about Cable TV. It's partly the cable channel's fault, and partly advertising.
Originally the premise of cable was that you wouldn't get ads because you were paying. Yeah, right.
But the ads weren't too long or too bad. Those were the daze.
By the 1990s at least the ads paid for good cable content. Good documentaries. Good entertainment. Etc.
Then came: Reality TV.
Reality TV is cheap to make. Entertaining, at first, purely because of shock value. But it gets old quick. If you don't watch Reality TV then your alternative is reruns of old cable TV content, and "marathons" of reruns.
Then the content got shorter and the ads got longer. Oh, and remember when the volume level of ads was twice that of the content?
Now you get all ads, punctuated by some content that is probably not worth watching, and then when the long string of ads are over, there are bugs, and animated characters crawling and walking out right over the top of the content you're trying to watch!
Gee, and they wonder why people are cutting the cable TV cord?
These 'dehumidifiers' as you call them, could be used on the moon to obtain water. Then mix it with the lunar soil to produce moist cheese. Form it into bricks from which condominiums (aka 'condoms') and McDonalds restaurants can be constructed, and you're on to something.
Indecision on how to mod means you need a different pull up resistor. Or your flip-flop is broken. The up / down thing can be corrected with viagra or cialis.
It means they agree to "secure" things by standardizing the "management engine" across different processor architectures. That avoids needing multiple tools, techniques and education in order to spy on the world's computers -- regardless of which architecture they use. Intel and ARM agree. The government doesn't have to force an agreement. There is No Such Agency that would have any interest in forcing Intel and ARM to 'voluntarily' agree to any such thing.
Every few years since the 1970s managers get some new fad that it is possible to totally predict all software development, 100% perfectly, so it fits into nice neat marketing timetables. Clue: even companies with billions of dollars have trouble perfectly predicting large software projects or when they will be ready.
> that sort of room-filling computer is called a "server cluster" or "on-premises cloud" nowadays.
And they are dark, scary, cold rooms with unnatural ghostly blue flashing lights.
> "terminals". These come in the form of smartphones, tablets running a smartphone OS, and Chromebooks, precisely the devices that were associated with the "post-PC era".
Ultra modern, portable computers, emulating . . . a CRT terminal device from decades ago.
I strongly agree with that. You still own your device. You can seize control of it at any time.
I like how Google has done this on the Chromebooks. You CAN put it in developer mode, if you want to. You still get to run Chrome OS (and Android). Yet the device is effectively rooted. You can install a Linux desktop (or several at once) via Crouton. And run all the untrusted code to your heart's content. (Tip: Since the "Downloads" folder is mapped to "Downloads" in each Linux desktop, put a lot of persistent stuff there, and then symlink it into each desktop Linux from where it is under "Downloads".)
In the mode I just described, you only get to run authorized code under Chrome OS and Android -- but you can run all your favorite untrusted code under Crouton. Or ignore Crouton. From the crosh shell you can simply type 'shell' and have root access.
Furthermore, for people who want to jump through even more hoops, you can replace the firmware. You can dual boot. Or you can simply wipe Chrome OS entirely and install Linux.
Finally, to people who say they want to have 100% control. Yes, you do. In principle. But in reality do I have 100% control? Unless I personally vet every single line of code, do I really know everything I'm executing in Ubuntu Unity, or Xfce? If I use the self-update features in Linux, do I really have 100% control any more than poor Microsoft schlobs?
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Social media, apart from tearing apart the fabric of society, has entertainment value.
Everyone wants to be entertained. For free, of course. So they expect all of their friends to post something funny or entertaining. But nobody does. Like Reality TV some entertainment is the shock value of the things other people post -- which is not funny.
In other news the Parisian bistro is dying. Wait! What distro? And what kernel does it run?
> Amazon - Buy Now!
> Google - Buy Now!
> Microsoft - Buy Now!
> Local Potato Chip Factory - Buy Now!
Amazon - Bye Now!
Google - Bye Now!
Microsoft -- Bye Bye Now! Hope not to see you again!
Local Potato Chip Factory -- Yum.
Deal of the day! 3100 calories for the price of only 500!
Wow, the original post was more than 140 characters? How did they do that?
There might be a semi objective measure for depression.
Q. How much do you use social media?
Add up the points from the following items. If you score more than 10 points, you've discovered what is contributing to your problem.
* If you use Facebook, add 500 points.
* If you use Twitter, add 275 points.
* If you use Instagram add 425 points.
* If you use WhatsApp add 300 points.
If it's supposed to be like playing MP3s backwards, then how about THEY PAY US to maybe watch the ads?
Advertising is partly to blame.
Advertising kills every medium that it has ever come into contact with. And now the web too.
Just think about Cable TV. It's partly the cable channel's fault, and partly advertising.
Originally the premise of cable was that you wouldn't get ads because you were paying. Yeah, right.
But the ads weren't too long or too bad. Those were the daze.
By the 1990s at least the ads paid for good cable content. Good documentaries. Good entertainment. Etc.
Then came: Reality TV.
Reality TV is cheap to make. Entertaining, at first, purely because of shock value. But it gets old quick. If you don't watch Reality TV then your alternative is reruns of old cable TV content, and "marathons" of reruns.
Then the content got shorter and the ads got longer. Oh, and remember when the volume level of ads was twice that of the content?
Now you get all ads, punctuated by some content that is probably not worth watching, and then when the long string of ads are over, there are bugs, and animated characters crawling and walking out right over the top of the content you're trying to watch!
Gee, and they wonder why people are cutting the cable TV cord?
By "free wireless" you must be referring to the neighbor's open or hacked WiFi.
It's a thing you connect to your computer to display the computer's desktop or command line.
It's not that difficult for Intel to prepare. They can buy chips from AMD. They can license ARM.
I hope you realize that Soylent Green is made from All Natural ingredients!
We now live in a world where the daily news is hard to believe. Why should Slashdot be different?
> The problem is, water by dehumidifier is expensive,
> power-wise and doesn't really produce drinkable water
Clean Coal is the answer! It can power the dehumanifiers and be a filter for the undrinkable water.
These 'dehumidifiers' as you call them, could be used on the moon to obtain water. Then mix it with the lunar soil to produce moist cheese. Form it into bricks from which condominiums (aka 'condoms') and McDonalds restaurants can be constructed, and you're on to something.
Use the superposition mod.
Indecision on how to mod means you need a different pull up resistor. Or your flip-flop is broken. The up / down thing can be corrected with viagra or cialis.
It means they agree to "secure" things by standardizing the "management engine" across different processor architectures. That avoids needing multiple tools, techniques and education in order to spy on the world's computers -- regardless of which architecture they use. Intel and ARM agree. The government doesn't have to force an agreement. There is No Such Agency that would have any interest in forcing Intel and ARM to 'voluntarily' agree to any such thing.
Bezos is not that attractive.
So would it be okay for roommates, or renters to share the plan? Or one night stands?
If True, that is going to come as a surprise to most of the world. You're of voting age now, and no longer part of the family.
But will they learn the lessons from it?
Every few years since the 1970s managers get some new fad that it is possible to totally predict all software development, 100% perfectly, so it fits into nice neat marketing timetables. Clue: even companies with billions of dollars have trouble perfectly predicting large software projects or when they will be ready.
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Well done sir! I came here to say something very similar.
Selling only one wireless charger is simply not the Apple way.
You're right about irresponsible people. But they might not be the majority. Even if they are, that may not remain true over time.
I'm very much looking forward to Crostini.
I keep physical control of my pixelbook. So I haven't had the durability problem you speak of. (or at least haven't had it yet)
I don't know about the write protect screw and voiding the warranty. That would be an interesting question.
> that sort of room-filling computer is called a "server cluster" or "on-premises cloud" nowadays.
And they are dark, scary, cold rooms with unnatural ghostly blue flashing lights.
> "terminals". These come in the form of smartphones, tablets running a smartphone OS, and Chromebooks, precisely the devices that were associated with the "post-PC era".
Ultra modern, portable computers, emulating . . . a CRT terminal device from decades ago.
I strongly agree with that. You still own your device. You can seize control of it at any time.
I like how Google has done this on the Chromebooks. You CAN put it in developer mode, if you want to. You still get to run Chrome OS (and Android). Yet the device is effectively rooted. You can install a Linux desktop (or several at once) via Crouton. And run all the untrusted code to your heart's content. (Tip: Since the "Downloads" folder is mapped to "Downloads" in each Linux desktop, put a lot of persistent stuff there, and then symlink it into each desktop Linux from where it is under "Downloads".)
In the mode I just described, you only get to run authorized code under Chrome OS and Android -- but you can run all your favorite untrusted code under Crouton. Or ignore Crouton. From the crosh shell you can simply type 'shell' and have root access.
Furthermore, for people who want to jump through even more hoops, you can replace the firmware. You can dual boot. Or you can simply wipe Chrome OS entirely and install Linux.
Finally, to people who say they want to have 100% control. Yes, you do. In principle. But in reality do I have 100% control? Unless I personally vet every single line of code, do I really know everything I'm executing in Ubuntu Unity, or Xfce? If I use the self-update features in Linux, do I really have 100% control any more than poor Microsoft schlobs?