Maybe slashdot needs a "Robot" topic? The topic is getting incredibly interesting now. In just a few few year, we may have autonomous, social, biped androids doing lots of interesting things.
I've said it before: All I want is a house robot that will vaccuum, do the dishes, get the paper, bring me a beer, etc. It plug itself into an outlet to charge itself when not in use.
And make biscuits.;-)
A finite environment, with finite tasks. When is GE going to bring that good thing to life?
what do we do when the day comes that GRACE decides she doesn't like the judge's attitude and decides to "adjust" it?
Listen. Understand. GRACE is out there. She can't be reasoned with, she can't be bargained with...she doesn't feel pity of remorse or fear... and she absolutely will not stop. Ever. Until you are dead.
I question Microsoft, because after ~10 years as a substantial Monopoly, they haven't successfully branched into another area and their largest competition is given away for free.
You mean like content (msn, msnbc), services (msIM,.NET), hardware (xbox) and software subscriptions (lots)?
If this was announced in a different way, like say a formal research group contacting the company privately with test results, instead of just some random person posting under an alias to an open list like BugTraq, things might be different.
Can you imagine your average user recompiling the kernel or some such?
No, but can imagine the average user inserting the Red Hat 7.3 disc and pressing the the big "Standard Install" button. Is it that simple yet? Might it been soon. No, and yes.
Then after they reboot into Ximian Gnome, they should see a big button or menu item that says "Get Security Updates", which will prompt them for a "security password" (root). When Red Carpet finishes, remind the user the press the button again in a few weeks.
They sell them at a loss, but make up for it in volume.
Umm, if each one is sold at a loss, how is selling more supposed to make money?
It's a proven business model:
Sell expensive toy for less than cost.
Make profit.
Alternatively, they sell hundreds of thousands of these, each at a loss, loudly procliam that they will change the way the world plays with toys. Create lots of hype, get on the cover of a few magazines...
Then spin it off in an IPO, and voila, you have your profit. A little creative accounting, a restructuring or two, and lastly, a bankruptcy filing to protect you from your debtors, and you get to keep the Ferrari and the house in Malibu.
We need a single distribution. That's right. We need totally focused efforts.We need a single desktop.
Another operating system has achieved this singularity of vision. The organization that owns that operating system has a 90+% market share. While many people debate the issue, this is generally considered a Bad Thing.
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There is no spoon. There is only Zuul.
Love the sig, BTW.
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I'll probably get flamed for this, but where are all the open source Linux companies that are currently truely making a profit (and not just using some creative accounting tricks)?
I interpret the original poster as meaning that OS is viable option for companies to *use*, not *develop* They can save money by using OS software.
One of the comments I saw that was really cool was screensaver advertising.
A few years a go, there was a company call PointCast (as opposed to "BroadCast") that did exactly that, but even better. You sign up for an account, filled out some information about your interests, and the screensaver ads were interlaced with content. Weather, sports , news, etc.
I thought it was pretty neat, but I had an old computer at the time and it tended to crash. O well. Cool concept, but I guess it didn't pay the bills.
X is slower on the same hardware than Windows is. (Not to diss X, because I use it on a daily basis; I'm using it right now.) But, that's a fact of life. Gnome runs on a 1.0 GHz about as fast as Windows 98 runs on a 300 MHz. Hardware shouldn't have to come along; Gnome should (attempt to) keep pace with Windows on the same hardware.
Pardon my ignorance, but where is the bottleneck? In X or in Gnome? Does KDE suffer from similar speed issues compared to Win32?
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... don't breathe.
Where can I download that?
Is it robot day or something?
;-)
Maybe slashdot needs a "Robot" topic? The topic is getting incredibly interesting now. In just a few few year, we may have autonomous, social, biped androids doing lots of interesting things.
I've said it before: All I want is a house robot that will vaccuum, do the dishes, get the paper, bring me a beer, etc. It plug itself into an outlet to charge itself when not in use.
And make biscuits.
A finite environment, with finite tasks. When is GE going to bring that good thing to life?
I can see the day when we do have robots that are almost human, but will they be our slaves or our friends?
Neither. They will be our tools. Like a vaccuum. Just a really smart vaccuum.
It's fun to anthropomorphize, but don't get carried away. PETA already has that market cornered for animals.
We don't need a People for the Ethical Treatment of Androids.
what do we do when the day comes that GRACE decides she doesn't like the judge's attitude and decides to "adjust" it?
Listen. Understand. GRACE is out there. She can't be reasoned with, she can't be bargained with...she doesn't feel pity of remorse or fear... and she absolutely will not stop. Ever. Until you are dead.
Luckily we still have table football (at least in Belgium). Do you have it in the states too?
Over here, we call it foozball.
And I suck at it.
Another book by Rand is Anthem. Much easier read than Atlas, and shorter. You could read it in a day. Dystopian throughout.
In a few years, we may end up living in the future.
Rest assured. We will.
Go on gnutella or your preferred p2p and search for "demento dungeon dragon".
There's an mp3 (the original) and an mpg (someone created a computer animation to go along with the soundtrack).
If you played dnd in high or junior high (now called middle) school, you will love this. You won't be disappointed.
You could give them an ultimatum:
Improve editorial quality, or:
We will bitch about it, but still come to the site every day.
That oughta get 'em hopping.
SatireWire may be all of these things, but the name 'gives it away' - by clearly saying "It's a joke! Funny!", the joke's impact is lessened.
I agree totally. It should BusinessNewsToday.com, or anything that might fool the Chinese press into running a story.
theres really no reason aside from maybe curtailing javascript annoyances (popups, resizes, etc)
That and blocking ads with a mouse click are *great* and *compelling* reasons to switch.
I question Microsoft, because after ~10 years as a substantial Monopoly, they haven't successfully branched into another area and their largest competition is given away for free.
.NET), hardware (xbox) and software subscriptions (lots)?
You mean like content (msn, msnbc), services (msIM,
If this was announced in a different way, like say a formal research group contacting the company privately with test results, instead of just some random person posting under an alias to an open list like BugTraq, things might be different.
Why? The exploit still exists.
That's the same probability of me waking up tomorrow with Cindy Crawford serving me breakfast in bed wearing Victoria Secret underwear
;)
I don't think your odds are nearly that good.
Can you imagine your average user recompiling the kernel or some such?
No, but can imagine the average user inserting the Red Hat 7.3 disc and pressing the the big "Standard Install" button. Is it that simple yet? Might it been soon. No, and yes.
Then after they reboot into Ximian Gnome, they should see a big button or menu item that says "Get Security Updates", which will prompt them for a "security password" (root). When Red Carpet finishes, remind the user the press the button again in a few weeks.
I believe it really can be that easy -- soon.
It's a proven business model:
- Sell expensive toy for less than cost.
- Make profit.
Alternatively, they sell hundreds of thousands of these, each at a loss, loudly procliam that they will change the way the world plays with toys. Create lots of hype, get on the cover of a few magazines...Then spin it off in an IPO, and voila, you have your profit. A little creative accounting, a restructuring or two, and lastly, a bankruptcy filing to protect you from your debtors, and you get to keep the Ferrari and the house in Malibu.
Happens all the time.
We need a single distribution. That's right. We need totally focused efforts.We need a single desktop.
Another operating system has achieved this singularity of vision. The organization that owns that operating system has a 90+% market share. While many people debate the issue, this is generally considered a Bad Thing.
There is no spoon. There is only Zuul.
Love the sig, BTW.
I'll probably get flamed for this, but where are all the open source Linux companies that are currently truely making a profit (and not just using some creative accounting tricks)?
I interpret the original poster as meaning that OS is viable option for companies to *use*, not *develop* They can save money by using OS software.
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SOULSEEK
There must be something wrong with the download link. I tried to download it, but the file was in some unknown '.exe' format. What is that?
Someone should let SoulSeek know that that applications packaged for online distribution should be in one of the standard ('.rpm' or '.tgz') formats.
One of the comments I saw that was really cool was screensaver advertising.
A few years a go, there was a company call PointCast (as opposed to "BroadCast") that did exactly that, but even better. You sign up for an account, filled out some information about your interests, and the screensaver ads were interlaced with content. Weather, sports , news, etc.
I thought it was pretty neat, but I had an old computer at the time and it tended to crash. O well. Cool concept, but I guess it didn't pay the bills.
undoubtedly they fear the RMS S.W.A.T. task force set out for retribution against all those who would dare profit from software specifications....
As well they should.
X is slower on the same hardware than Windows is. (Not to diss X, because I use it on a daily basis; I'm using it right now.) But, that's a fact of life. Gnome runs on a 1.0 GHz about as fast as Windows 98 runs on a 300 MHz. Hardware shouldn't have to come along; Gnome should (attempt to) keep pace with Windows on the same hardware.
Pardon my ignorance, but where is the bottleneck? In X or in Gnome? Does KDE suffer from similar speed issues compared to Win32?
The moral thing to do, of course, is to actually buy the CDs and put money towards the artist,...
Can I do that without funding the RIAA slimeballs?