Let's take the nVidia example. They make great video cards and are slow to support Linux. This is because nVidia wants to get maximum bang for its buck. It may not be fair, but business is not fair. My position is similar to the guy that tries Linux once in a while to see if it's improved. I'm impressed with it, but it still requires tinkering for what should work out of the box. Life is too short to worry about availablity of drivers. I want to use the best hardware with well written drivers. I'm past the whole idealogical thing, I just want to use the most functional, stable O.S. Windows 2K is that O.S.
Someone else has already shot this "insightful" post down, so I won't bother. Slashdot has become a strawman factory circle wank. The factual correctness of postings is getting so low that we have descended into rhetoric and dogma- the stuff that makes people with something interesting to say back up and go somewhere else.
The average length of time taken to get a PPSEL (Private Pilot Single Engine Land) is around 70 hours. I got mine in 72. The FAA requires at least 40 hours of training. Most beginner pilots focus on the number 40, but soon realise that 40 is a pipe dream. If you're lucky you will solo in about 15 hours. At 40 hours you will have good allround experience and will be ready to plan the require 2 short and 1 long cross-country flights. If you're really good you will be ready for the check-ride at 60.
..why can't all those genius' in the bazarr get together and write a decent browser? Last time I looked at Mozilla it couldn't even display fonts correctly, never mind being 50% slower than IE.
In his comparison of Windows vs. *Nix the Unix guy's argument is based on a false premise, namely, Unix apps are as good as Windows. They just aren't.
"Sad to see the article's author flat-out claim that '... a proliferation of free music-swapping services on the Internet has led to a decline in CD sales.'"
What color is the sky on your planet? Do you honestly think the average Joe gives a monkey's chuff about copyright? Hell, I've paid for Abbey Road 5 times. The RIAA owes me and I'll continue to go P2P lootin. It's payback time motherfuckers.
Well if they're dumb, how come they have, on average, made a ton of money and produced code which is more ubiquitous than any code ever written. It's very easy to criticize from the sidelines, much harder to get off your arse and do better. If you know so much, I suggest you do what BillG did: improve upon existing technology and make the world a better place. Of course, an easier option would be to whine like a little bitch. Anonymously.
First of all, 90% of "#$^%$ windows bug" code comments I have read were not windows bugs at all. Secondly, 99% of code comments trying to be funny are not funny at all in the cold light of day. So my advice is to save your commedic stylings for open mic at the Laugh Shack.
One more thing. Everytime I see someone wearing one of those code jock T-Shirts with source code, I fanatasize about headbutting the individual down a steep flight of concrete stairs. Memo to those folks- the really bright programmers I have met wear Banana Republic, don't have facial hair and stay in shape.
"He is also a mind-bogglingly talented science fiction and fantasy author. "
I doubt it. But one thing I do know is this- the guy is a prick, a prick with a massive ego. Don't take my word for it, cruise on over to alt.peeves, it's impossible to make a first post over there without Stross and his entourage mauling your newbie ass. His main profession is nit-picking grammatical errors, followed by pandering to his prick alt.peeves friends.
>> good food at a reasonable price - the kind of stuff you'd make before sitting down for a long coding session
I would like to beat you about the head with a large frying pan, you pathetic wannabe, wank-stain. "Long coding session", give me a fucking break, why did you have to work that in? Why don't you stop playing with your dick and instead concentrate on moving out of your parent's place. Real coders get one with business and *code*. btw what have you written during these long coding sessions? My guess is your sessions consist of jacking to bangbus mpegs. Loser.
Gotta love these vague "shouldn't be too difficult" statements that litter/. How many of you guys actually go and try programming this "not too difficult" stuff in your own time? Where are the results of previous "not too difficult" projects? The cynic in me says it's just idle pissing-in-the-wind speculation from wanker kids wearing "got root?" T-shirts.
"Dogtown and Z-Boys is a wonderful documentary, exactly the kind they'll be making about hackers in two or three decades."
Drop the self-important B.S. Most hackers are little bitches that go corporate as soon as the heat gets turned up. As for the "kids" that built the internet, it wasn't kids, it was government engineers. Sorry to blow your romantic fairy tale with some facts,
Hey Idiot, I know that. The point is the Matrix was shot on film.
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If MSFT decides not to renew their contract with Realnames that's their business. If Realnames had any intellectual property worth a damn someone else would step in. The fact is Google has made Realnames' technology irrelevent. This dude is just pissed because he wasn't able to IPO his shitty company and make bank before the bubble burst.
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Let's take the nVidia example. They make great video cards and are slow to support Linux. This is because nVidia wants to get maximum bang for its buck. It may not be fair, but business is not fair. My position is similar to the guy that tries Linux once in a while to see if it's improved. I'm impressed with it, but it still requires tinkering for what should work out of the box. Life is too short to worry about availablity of drivers. I want to use the best hardware with well written drivers. I'm past the whole idealogical thing, I just want to use the most functional, stable O.S. Windows 2K is that O.S.
The same guys that are debating privacy/encryption and other complicated issues can't even figure out how to change font size.
Someone else has already shot this "insightful" post down, so I won't bother. Slashdot has become a strawman factory circle wank. The factual correctness of postings is getting so low that we have descended into rhetoric and dogma- the stuff that makes people with something interesting to say back up and go somewhere else.
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We're not talking about the top 0.1% of pilots. What part of AVERAGE don't you understand?
I could have passed my check-ride at 40 hours, however, I was more interested in becoming a safe pilot then a quickie pilot.
The average length of time taken to get a PPSEL (Private Pilot Single Engine Land) is around 70 hours. I got mine in 72. The FAA requires at least 40 hours of training. Most beginner pilots focus on the number 40, but soon realise that 40 is a pipe dream. If you're lucky you will solo in about 15 hours. At 40 hours you will have good allround experience and will be ready to plan the require 2 short and 1 long cross-country flights. If you're really good you will be ready for the check-ride at 60.
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..why can't all those genius' in the bazarr get together and write a decent browser? Last time I looked at Mozilla it couldn't even display fonts correctly, never mind being 50% slower than IE.
In his comparison of Windows vs. *Nix the Unix guy's argument is based on a false premise, namely, Unix apps are as good as Windows. They just aren't.
"Sad to see the article's author flat-out claim that '... a proliferation of free music-swapping services on the Internet has led to a decline in CD sales.'"
What color is the sky on your planet? Do you honestly think the average Joe gives a monkey's chuff about copyright? Hell, I've paid for Abbey Road 5 times. The RIAA owes me and I'll continue to go P2P lootin. It's payback time motherfuckers.
Well if they're dumb, how come they have, on average, made a ton of money and produced code which is more ubiquitous than any code ever written. It's very easy to criticize from the sidelines, much harder to get off your arse and do better. If you know so much, I suggest you do what BillG did: improve upon existing technology and make the world a better place. Of course, an easier option would be to whine like a little bitch. Anonymously.
And your point is?
First of all, 90% of "#$^%$ windows bug" code comments I have read were not windows bugs at all. Secondly, 99% of code comments trying to be funny are not funny at all in the cold light of day. So my advice is to save your commedic stylings for open mic at the Laugh Shack.
One more thing. Everytime I see someone wearing one of those code jock T-Shirts with source code, I fanatasize about headbutting the individual down a steep flight of concrete stairs. Memo to those folks- the really bright programmers I have met wear Banana Republic, don't have facial hair and stay in shape.
Fucking loser.
"He is also a mind-bogglingly talented science fiction and fantasy author. "
I doubt it. But one thing I do know is this- the guy is a prick, a prick with a massive ego. Don't take my word for it, cruise on over to alt.peeves, it's impossible to make a first post over there without Stross and his entourage mauling your newbie ass. His main profession is nit-picking grammatical errors, followed by pandering to his prick alt.peeves friends.
>> good food at a reasonable price - the kind of stuff you'd make before sitting down for a long coding session
I would like to beat you about the head with a large frying pan, you pathetic wannabe, wank-stain. "Long coding session", give me a fucking break, why did you have to work that in? Why don't you stop playing with your dick and instead concentrate on moving out of your parent's place. Real coders get one with business and *code*. btw what have you written during these long coding sessions? My guess is your sessions consist of jacking to bangbus mpegs. Loser.
>> They should use that in the FotR ad campaign... 'Rendered using the most powerful processing site in the southern hemisphere'
So that morons like Taco can point this out to their long-suffering girlfriends?
Who gives a fuck. Seriously dude, get a hold of youself and try not to be a weiner all your life.
However, many people's expectations are way out of whack with reality. For success:
1) Embark on a cardio training program. Try to run at least 1 mile per day to start with, building up to 3-4.
2) Throw out the carbs- no more bread, donuts, sweets, deserts etc.
3) Lift weights (but not like a pussy) Do the big lifts- bench, deadlift and squat.
4) Eat lots of protein.
Expect to lose about 1lb per week. As you get leaner, expect the muscles to show through (if you had any in the first place).
The bottom line is most diets fail because of impossible expectations. You can lose 20 lbs. Just don't expect to do it in 3 weeks with no effort.
Gotta love these vague "shouldn't be too difficult" statements that litter /. How many of you guys actually go and try programming this "not too difficult" stuff in your own time? Where are the results of previous "not too difficult" projects? The cynic in me says it's just idle pissing-in-the-wind speculation from wanker kids wearing "got root?" T-shirts.
Yeah! Of course real people live in a shit pipes. Stick a few pictures up and you have a very homely shit pipe.
"If you lease your cable modem, you end up paying the same ammount you were before. I guess AT&T likes to milk it's customers."
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Your grammar sucks balls. And IT'S "ITS" NOT "IT'S"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Treat yourself:
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"Self-importance describes an exaggerated estimate of one's own importance, of arrogant or pompous behavior. Of self-conceit, even."
And you're suggesting JK doesn't embody these qualities?
At least you implicitly agree he is a Joy-Boy Donut-Puncher.
"Dogtown and Z-Boys is a wonderful documentary, exactly the kind they'll be making about hackers in two or three decades."
Drop the self-important B.S. Most hackers are little bitches that go corporate as soon as the heat gets turned up. As for the "kids" that built the internet, it wasn't kids, it was government engineers. Sorry to blow your romantic fairy tale with some facts,
Hey Idiot, I know that. The point is the Matrix was shot on film.
If MSFT decides not to renew their contract with Realnames that's their business. If Realnames had any intellectual property worth a damn someone else would step in. The fact is Google has made Realnames' technology irrelevent. This dude is just pissed because he wasn't able to IPO his shitty company and make bank before the bubble burst.