Sometimes it seems Open Source is competing with every software company on earth except Microsoft. IT is tearing away the foothold of the competition, thus making MS even stronger.
Yesterday there was a talk about making an open source platform based on j2ee, turning j2ee into open source land and in the process making life even more difficult for MS alternatives such as BEA and IBM.
A feature that would be cool on a site like sourceforge is an organization that could channel aspiring developers to the right project.
For instance: Developer A is thinking of developing a text editor, just for the experience. He posts his request along with his skill list on sourceforge. At the other end, someone (a volunteer?), goes through his request, or resumé if you wish, and helps him join the right project group. A simple thing as this one could probably get rid of many duplicate projects, and make it easier for newbies to join the OSS movement.
Maybe I am just being naive, but I really think there is a lot that could be done for OSS in terms of virtual organization that could really make a difference.
Even if the thought of scaling back all work on a product except the pure programming bit is tempting to any techie, it doesn't really work for very complex projects, with a complex user base. If you want to make a niche product like Doom then that's ok, because every user will play doom more or less the same way. But if you are going to build a truly competitive OS, then you need to think hard about all the different types of customers, who they are, what they know, and what they want.
A feature that would be cool on a site like sourceforge is an organization that could channel aspiring developers to the right project.
For instance: Developer A is thinking of developing a text editor, just for the experience. He posts his request along with his skill list on sourceforge. At the other end, someone (a volunteer?), goes through his request, or resumé if you wish, and helps him join the right project group.
A simple thing as this one could probably get rid of many duplicate projects, and make it easier for newbies to join the OSS movement.
Maybe I am just being naive, but I really think there is a lot that could be done for OSS in terms of virtual organization that could really make a difference.
Even if the thought of scaling back all work on a product except the pure programming bit is tempting to any techie, it doesn't really work for very complex projects, with a complex user base. If you want to make a niche product like Doom then that's ok, because every user will play doom more or less the same way. But if you are going to build a truly competitive OS, then you need to think hard about all the different types of customers, who they are, what they know, and what they want.
This is probably the technology I anticipate the most because I think most people have reached a limit where they just cant spend more time of their lives in front of a back-lit screen. Back lit screens are very tiring to look at from up-close.
I am a bit skeptical of these hypeflashes though, because of all the articles I've read about electronic paper, not a single one has discussed printing speed, cost, quality (not just dpi, but does it look 'good') or anything else in detail.
If they really believe these will be in market in two years, why have we yet to see an extensive demonstration of a prototype and how it works? My guess is there are hidden problems about these screens, that will make them less of a super invention than they sound like today.
I hope I am wrong. Reading an e-book without getting dizzy would be nice.
If highly programmable robots with a camera and one arm were widely available, then I think you would see A GIGANTIC leap in AI research.
The only thing that's really needed is a good open-sourced vision-parsing API, for things to really start happening in the AI field. Let some genius scientists do the really dirty work and then open up the results up to every programmer on earth.
"If the database in question were the Manhattan phone book, the search for a single phone number could take a conventional computer several million searches, while a light-based device could pinpoint the number in just one"
Was there anyone who reacted when they read this:
"We are rewriting all the history books about the ancient world because of the new political order in our own time," Dr. Fredrik T. Hiebert, a University of Pennsylvania archaeologist involved in the excavation, said in an interview last week."
Oh, great. Here I was thinking we were now civilized enough to start having objective history books in schools. Guess I was totally wrong.
History Is A Lie Agreed Upon. - Napoleon
This is why the Internet is so much more than a bubble, why there really IS a new economy with new laws, and why old farts in their fifties should get a clue.
If I hear another lame-ass comment about how the Internet is just like the tulip bubble in the 19th century, I am going to send them this link.
And, oh yeah. Perl is not just for script-kiddies either. So there.
Now, if only venture capitalists could start throwing as much money on researching this cell as they have spent on e-pets and "get paid to surf the web"-companies, we might have something cool in a few years!
"SINCE its creation with the videocassette recorder 25 years ago, the modern consumer-electronics industry has changed surprisingly little."
Yes, everything I buy today is exactly as it was in '75. Ahh...now where did I put that Super-8 movie projector that my grandfather gave me? I still have some fine Charlie Chaplin movies for it...
I like the answer from the swedish speaker, where she clearly states that Sweden cannot do anything about the bible because that would be against the constitution. In a matter of days, however, they were forced to do a full turn on this:
THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT
THE SPEAKER
KK2-446-96/97
October 31, 1996
Dear Fellow Parliamentarian, Mr. Carlos J. Moorhead,
Referring to your letter of October 28, I want to inform you that the Chamber Office in the Swedish Parliament has been handling the documents of the Church of Scientology strictly accordingly to the Swedish Constitution.
This is, of course, the only way the Swedish Parliament could deal with this matter.
Slashdot Mirror
Can't this company just go away? It's not the eighties any longer.
Oh no! That Klez article has been attacked by the Slashdot virus!
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wow! I only got that at the very end!
I do the exact same thing, only I never move anything to the Shared folder.
Wow! I only got that at the very end!
Must. Sleep.
Downloading Britney Spears....61% Complete
I suppose a really dark room was involved in this experiment?
Hmmm....
aren't you happy that there are no Tse-Tse flies in the city where you live?
And the eco-system works like it should. These are disease carrying bugs for heavens sake. It's like killing off rats!
Sometimes it seems Open Source is competing with every software company on earth except Microsoft. IT is tearing away the foothold of the competition, thus making MS even stronger.
Yesterday there was a talk about making an open source platform based on j2ee, turning j2ee into open source land and in the process making life even more difficult for MS alternatives such as BEA and IBM.
Yesterday Sun and now SGI. Is open Source stupid?
A feature that would be cool on a site like sourceforge is an organization that could channel aspiring developers to the right project.
For instance: Developer A is thinking of developing a text editor, just for the experience. He posts his request along with his skill list on sourceforge. At the other end, someone (a volunteer?), goes through his request, or resumé if you wish, and helps him join the right project group. A simple thing as this one could probably get rid of many duplicate projects, and make it easier for newbies to join the OSS movement.
Maybe I am just being naive, but I really think there is a lot that could be done for OSS in terms of virtual organization that could really make a difference.
Even if the thought of scaling back all work on a product except the pure programming bit is tempting to any techie, it doesn't really work for very complex projects, with a complex user base. If you want to make a niche product like Doom then that's ok, because every user will play doom more or less the same way. But if you are going to build a truly competitive OS, then you need to think hard about all the different types of customers, who they are, what they know, and what they want.
A feature that would be cool on a site like sourceforge is an organization that could channel aspiring developers to the right project. For instance: Developer A is thinking of developing a text editor, just for the experience. He posts his request along with his skill list on sourceforge. At the other end, someone (a volunteer?), goes through his request, or resumé if you wish, and helps him join the right project group. A simple thing as this one could probably get rid of many duplicate projects, and make it easier for newbies to join the OSS movement. Maybe I am just being naive, but I really think there is a lot that could be done for OSS in terms of virtual organization that could really make a difference. Even if the thought of scaling back all work on a product except the pure programming bit is tempting to any techie, it doesn't really work for very complex projects, with a complex user base. If you want to make a niche product like Doom then that's ok, because every user will play doom more or less the same way. But if you are going to build a truly competitive OS, then you need to think hard about all the different types of customers, who they are, what they know, and what they want.
This is probably the technology I anticipate the most because I think most people have reached a limit where they just cant spend more time of their lives in front of a back-lit screen. Back lit screens are very tiring to look at from up-close.
I am a bit skeptical of these hypeflashes though, because of all the articles I've read about electronic paper, not a single one has discussed printing speed, cost, quality (not just dpi, but does it look 'good') or anything else in detail.
If they really believe these will be in market in two years, why have we yet to see an extensive demonstration of a prototype and how it works? My guess is there are hidden problems about these screens, that will make them less of a super invention than they sound like today.
I hope I am wrong. Reading an e-book without getting dizzy would be nice.
If highly programmable robots with a camera and one arm were widely available, then I think you would see A GIGANTIC leap in AI research.
The only thing that's really needed is a good open-sourced vision-parsing API, for things to really start happening in the AI field. Let some genius scientists do the really dirty work and then open up the results up to every programmer on earth.
"If the database in question were the Manhattan phone book, the search for a single phone number could take a conventional computer several million searches, while a light-based device could pinpoint the number in just one"
Unless you use a database of course...
Was there anyone who reacted when they read this: "We are rewriting all the history books about the ancient world because of the new political order in our own time," Dr. Fredrik T. Hiebert, a University of Pennsylvania archaeologist involved in the excavation, said in an interview last week." Oh, great. Here I was thinking we were now civilized enough to start having objective history books in schools. Guess I was totally wrong. History Is A Lie Agreed Upon. - Napoleon
You Sir, are very funny.
This is why the Internet is so much more than a bubble, why there really IS a new economy with new laws, and why old farts in their fifties should get a clue.
If I hear another lame-ass comment about how the Internet is just like the tulip bubble in the 19th century, I am going to send them this link.
And, oh yeah. Perl is not just for script-kiddies either. So there.
Hey, maybe this could be used by the MySQL team to incorporate high-end functionality into their db.
I don't think it will spread like wildfire on cheap ISPs though.
I can't reach Google.com right now?
Slashdotted? You must be kidding me! All those servers must be downloading PORN!!
A couple of days ago on the Letterman show, Dave was talking about his computer. He said he had something called a UNIVAC at home.
Now I know how funny that was.
Now, if only venture capitalists could start throwing as much money on researching this cell as they have spent on e-pets and "get paid to surf the web"-companies, we might have something cool in a few years!
Well, IANAM, but my instinctic view is he just needs to work harder on the problem.
I am sure there is a way to calculate the probability that a Turing machine will halt on random input, if that is what this problem is really about.
The solution might be extremely complex, but I doubt it is impossible.
I don't like randomness. I don't gamble. I don't watch the weather report. Quake is not random. The universe is not random.
"SINCE its creation with the videocassette recorder 25 years ago, the modern consumer-electronics industry has changed surprisingly little."
Yes, everything I buy today is exactly as it was in '75. Ahh...now where did I put that Super-8 movie projector that my grandfather gave me? I still have some fine Charlie Chaplin movies for it...
Does someone know of a project or a kit to create a stationary robot, by using your pc connected to a webcam and/or microphone?
:-)
I am extremely interested in finding an AI kit in java or similar, that is free to download and build on...
Some crude form of image interpretation is essentially all I need. Webcam2XML anyone?
I like the answer from the swedish speaker, where she clearly states that Sweden cannot do anything about the bible because that would be against the constitution. In a matter of days, however, they were forced to do a full turn on this:
THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT
THE SPEAKER
KK2-446-96/97
October 31, 1996
Dear Fellow Parliamentarian, Mr. Carlos J. Moorhead,
Referring to your letter of October 28, I want to inform you that the Chamber Office in the Swedish Parliament has been handling the documents of the Church of Scientology strictly accordingly to the Swedish Constitution.
This is, of course, the only way the Swedish Parliament could deal with this matter.
Sincerely,
[signature]
Birgitta Dahl