Actually I have a somewhat tongue-in-cheek way to help the bias problem.
Add an actual moderation option "-1 disagree". Have this only lower the post for the moderator himself, and secretly subtract karma from the moderator. Eventually disagreers will no longer be able to moderate. Problem solved.
And to elaborate... bias isn't a problem with the moderation system, it is a problem with human nature. A way to filter that out would be helpful, but I am not sure how.
I bet moderators mod you down. Which is sad and is an abuse of the moderation system. Keep reminding people... -1 != disagree... if you disagree post!
Anyhow, here is my post... Even with the moderator abuse, I don't think changing the system is the right plan. A more complex moderation system isnt really the answer. I like the system here because it is simple and fairly fair.
Perhaps a more complex meta-moderation system would help, though it isn't immune from the bias problems.
Anyhow, to sum up my post... I disagree, but Mod Parent Up(tm).
Nice, sadly the technology here is old as dirt. Also the EZPass website has all the ease of use of a government website, coupled with that wonderful web feel of 1996.
I thought that such transponders used a passive-backscatter technology like RFID, not requiring batteries?
I think the issue is that RFID doesnt work at the range these devices need to operate it. EZPass has high-speed lanes in PA where you go through the device as full highway speeds. The detectors are a good 20 feet away from a small car. Also I have heard they use older technology which isn't standard RFID.
Most non-high-speed gates have a light that tells you if the device read in correctly or not.
The original subject read "and whats so bad about a quick mart cashierkilling". According to the boss in TFA, apparently nothing is wrong with killing employees at all.
Other than that, nobody cares what is on your old hard drives. If you make them non functioning by damaging the electronics or drilling in to the platter to cause some physical damage, nobody is going to go to the trouble of trying to recover it.
Also, don't cook them; while letting the smoke out will destroy the drives, it could also be toxic.
Google was the tiny upstart company that slew the giants. But this was back before search was a multibillion dollar industry. Do we forget how they made the first true search engine obsolete in a matter of months. Before Altavista search engines were fairly primitive. Altavista had the backing of Digital which was once a computing giant, and for its time an insane amount of bandwidth and computing power. Yahoo started using Altavista at some point, and eventually bought it up. Now altavista.com points at Yahoo and digital.com points at HP. The venerable altavista.digital.com doesn't even return anymore.
A lot of companies won't accept gmail? I find this very hard to believe, unless a company really doesn't want to stay in business. I remember back in the day when sites stopped accepting yahoo and hotmail addresses, but in today's web I am willing to bet more people have a webmail account than a isp-provided email. With as much as people jump services, or services get acquired and rebranded, most people cant afford to have their email address locked to their provider. And since google seems to be a fairly stable entity, I would expect most people to use it rather than a more transient service.
If you mean that companies will get wise to their own name showing up in someone's address. Simple. Just make it yourname-1234@gmail.com. Keep a lookup table of 1234=spammer company #1. Yeah its a bit of extra work, but presumably you would be auto-forwarding the email on to your proper account anyhow, so you only need to look when you get spammed from an unknown entity.
As far as companies not accepting valid email addresses. Well that is just a clbuttic example of a bad regular expression.
The use of tools was a significant early step in the development of humankind. Maybe, in as little as a couple million years, the big studios will be ready to be part of civilized society.
Good one. It's all masturbation jokes from here on out.
So did Jira somehow magically get super complicated last week that it needs a book? No. Is there something brand new that makes it Slashdot newsworthy? (a laughable concept that it is) No, Jira 4 was released over a a year ago.
Fuck Packt, This bullshit has convinced me to never consider their books. If Slashdot and Packt would own up to the fact that their "reviews" are paid for, I wouldn't hate them, I simply would ignore the paid reviews.
Slashdot Mirror
Actually I have a somewhat tongue-in-cheek way to help the bias problem.
Add an actual moderation option "-1 disagree". Have this only lower the post for the moderator himself, and secretly subtract karma from the moderator. Eventually disagreers will no longer be able to moderate. Problem solved.
And to elaborate... bias isn't a problem with the moderation system, it is a problem with human nature. A way to filter that out would be helpful, but I am not sure how.
I bet moderators mod you down. Which is sad and is an abuse of the moderation system. Keep reminding people... -1 != disagree... if you disagree post!
Anyhow, here is my post... Even with the moderator abuse, I don't think changing the system is the right plan. A more complex moderation system isnt really the answer. I like the system here because it is simple and fairly fair.
Perhaps a more complex meta-moderation system would help, though it isn't immune from the bias problems.
Anyhow, to sum up my post... I disagree, but Mod Parent Up(tm).
+1 Frightening
But, is it used in any unix/linux platforms not in use on the planet? What about off the planet?
Seems simple... The ones not in use have no need of timezone info. The ones on different planets would need timezones for whatever planet they are on.
Also I appreciate how his own website is the 2nd hit on google for "http 410".
Shouldn't the title says "HP Investigates WebOS TouchPads Delivered With Android"?
or just "HP Investigates TouchPads Delivered With Android"
Nice, sadly the technology here is old as dirt. Also the EZPass website has all the ease of use of a government website, coupled with that wonderful web feel of 1996.
I thought that such transponders used a passive-backscatter technology like RFID, not requiring batteries?
I think the issue is that RFID doesnt work at the range these devices need to operate it. EZPass has high-speed lanes in PA where you go through the device as full highway speeds. The detectors are a good 20 feet away from a small car. Also I have heard they use older technology which isn't standard RFID.
Most non-high-speed gates have a light that tells you if the device read in correctly or not.
However putting a camera in it? WTF man, WTF.
That's why a lot of businesses are in China.
Rail all you want against the trend, but the more rules, regulations, and taxes on businesses, the more they'll move to a more hospitable country.
Like it or not.
Many people in this country would applaud Wallmart moving all of its stores to China. Since all their goods are made there, it seems only reasonable.
The original subject read "and whats so bad about a quick mart cashierkilling". According to the boss in TFA, apparently nothing is wrong with killing employees at all.
I blame the Tea Party.
Those didn't disappear in six years.
I hope the Tea Party disappears faster than six years.
Go Office Space on them. Best = Most fun.
Die Mother F'er Die Mother F'er Die
Other than that, nobody cares what is on your old hard drives. If you make them non functioning by damaging the electronics or drilling in to the platter to cause some physical damage, nobody is going to go to the trouble of trying to recover it.
Also, don't cook them; while letting the smoke out will destroy the drives, it could also be toxic.
dammit, now I want a bacon cheesburger.
And to punch a fundamentalist.
I know something else that stimulates cell growth.
Cancer.
Google was the tiny upstart company that slew the giants. But this was back before search was a multibillion dollar industry. Do we forget how they made the first true search engine obsolete in a matter of months. Before Altavista search engines were fairly primitive. Altavista had the backing of Digital which was once a computing giant, and for its time an insane amount of bandwidth and computing power. Yahoo started using Altavista at some point, and eventually bought it up. Now altavista.com points at Yahoo and digital.com points at HP. The venerable altavista.digital.com doesn't even return anymore.
A lot of companies won't accept gmail? I find this very hard to believe, unless a company really doesn't want to stay in business. I remember back in the day when sites stopped accepting yahoo and hotmail addresses, but in today's web I am willing to bet more people have a webmail account than a isp-provided email. With as much as people jump services, or services get acquired and rebranded, most people cant afford to have their email address locked to their provider. And since google seems to be a fairly stable entity, I would expect most people to use it rather than a more transient service.
If you mean that companies will get wise to their own name showing up in someone's address. Simple. Just make it yourname-1234@gmail.com. Keep a lookup table of 1234=spammer company #1. Yeah its a bit of extra work, but presumably you would be auto-forwarding the email on to your proper account anyhow, so you only need to look when you get spammed from an unknown entity.
As far as companies not accepting valid email addresses. Well that is just a clbuttic example of a bad regular expression.
Parrots (and even chimps) only mimic. They do not actively teach.
You obviously don't have much experience here.
He is just parroting what he has heard on the subject.
The use of tools was a significant early step in the development of humankind. Maybe, in as little as a couple million years, the big studios will be ready to be part of civilized society.
Good one. It's all masturbation jokes from here on out.
There is a lot of Czech people thats have "german" names.
Cool! Me too! = I have also an "german" name!
And fyi Kurt is an Swedish name.
And Cleverbot is an English name.
I hope Taco Bell puts up a target that, if hit, means everyone in the world gets a free burrito. They did it when Skylab came down.
That was Mir.
Well played Sir. I used my overclocked Radeon HD 3650 to post this (almost as quick) reply...
by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09, @10:10AM
by webmistressrachel (903577) Alter Relationship on Friday September 09, @10:39AM
19 minutes? Sounds about right.
That Microsoft was looking out for customer's interests rather than governments? I would think this should be applauded.
Aren't they both friends of Tony Stark? Have them get into a power-suited brawl to determine who wins all.
Have you ever asked a child whether what anonymous/4chan does is just?
I'd be interested to hear the results.
I am certain introducing a child to 4chan is a federal offense.
So did Jira somehow magically get super complicated last week that it needs a book? No. Is there something brand new that makes it Slashdot newsworthy? (a laughable concept that it is) No, Jira 4 was released over a a year ago.
Fuck Packt, This bullshit has convinced me to never consider their books. If Slashdot and Packt would own up to the fact that their "reviews" are paid for, I wouldn't hate them, I simply would ignore the paid reviews.