It's nice that it's possible to get them to release stuff, but the real danger isn't solved until they're accountable for what they do right now. It's always easy to say, "Well, it looks like a good idea and even though it's not even remotely legal nobody will find out for 20 years." This appears to be necessary for agencies like the NSA to function properly, but there should be a better way.
I don't know if there has ever been a year in history where more history has been made
It's funny, but as you get older you feel like this every year. I'm barely qualified to say this, as I'm only 17, but it has caught my attention in the past year or two as I begin taking more notice of the world around me.
I love her but can't tell her...
I'm not a whole lot older than you, but I can tell you this. You will get nothing if you don't reach for it. Take some initiative. Yes, I read the part saying she's in college somewhere else right now. Barriers mean nothing to the sufficiently determined individual (this isn't true, but acting as if it is will get you somewhere in life).
Oh, and fix that spacebar. Two spaces between sentence, one between words after a comma (I'm sure you already knew this, no offense intended). "A lot" should be two words. The ability to write English properly will help you significantly in life.
Your post is inspiring. Keep up the enthusiasm, reverence, and awe you so clearly display for life.
Their value to society is exactly what they're getting paid. If it was more, they'd be paid more. If it was less, they'd be paid less. This is a fundamental tenet of capitalistic society. Supply and demand.
You miss the point here, which is that supply and demand is about exactly what it says: supply relative to demand (or vice versa). This doesn't even remotely guarantee that people are paid relative to their true value to society. Capitalism means we'll pay them as little as we can possibly get away with. An example of a discrepancy between value to society and money earned: teachers.
He meant Vancouver, Washington. There is a city by the name of Vancouver in the state of Washington. It's a bit confusing to someone like me who lives about halfway between the two.
Something I learned in history is that moral panic is something that happens cyclically in America. I specifically remember learning about one that occurred sometime back in the 19th century (1820s maybe? don't remember) when there was some big anti-religion movement especially in colleges. Another one about a hundred years later and probably one in between, and at least a couple this century.
That's a good point.
It's still better than nothing.
I'm still in high school, and I've had people I barely know call me for help on some web page project they're doing:)
I'm lucky in that I haven't suffered as much as many of the people here, due to a combination of an above average quality public school and social skills beyond what most geeks I know have.
It doesn't help being barely over 5 feet when you're 17 though. I've always felt what's described here like it's in my peripheral vision, as if I'm barely avoiding it. Sometimes I don't. I want people to know what goes on. I'll print this out and shove it in their faces if it's the best I can do. If this does get published, I'll buy multiple copies for people.
The solution for those of you complaining about this not being published is sitting right in front of your noses (literally).
If Slashdot isn't willing to publish this because of a few jerks, we can publish this ourselves. Take a little time to print the series out and give it to people. The more people who get the message, the better.
After the third recount in the close P4-Athlon race, the Pentium 4 retains a meager 2.4 fps lead in Quake III Arena. Intel is claiming to be the winner, despite cries of unfairness and claims that the Athlon is still faster in Unreal Tournament. When asked to comment, AMD CEO W.J. Sanders III replied, "Die, bitch!"
An AMD spokesperson said later today that AMD wants a recount of the fps in both games with each frame drawn by hand. Intel co-founder and chairman Andy Grove responded with, "What the fuck??"
You're obviously trolling (amino acids have come into existence in simulated primieval conditions in a lab), but actually if you multiply the tiniest probabilities of intelligent life by the number of planets in the known universe, you still get a hell of a lot of intelligence. Meaning that the universe isn't a total waste which it would be if we were all there was.
Yes, you're correct that it would not work on matter from space. To elaborate a bit on what you said, it's because all organisms on earth have a constant ratio of C-14 to normal carbon in them which is maintained by breathing the atmosphere. After they die, they stop taking in new C-14, and the C-14 that they have in them decays changing the ratio. Since it's based the known ratio within the Earth's atmosphere, it wouldn't work on anything from space.
Redhat 7 defaults to using Gnome with sawfish, and I never really used enlightnment anyways so I don't have much experience with it. I know that sawfish has something in its control panel to deal with how it decides where to place new windows.
I definitely like Redhat 7 more than 6.1. Try it, maybe you'll like sawfish too.
What all those XML-loving types don't seem to understand is that XML is just a glorified text file. You are right on the money in saying that a common config file format is what's needed, not "buzzword compliance" as you nicely put it.
The whole point of using XML would be to have a common config file format. It's on top of a text file, yes, so are most config files. It makes them much easier to edit and use. If you want to be technical, everything is just a glorified text file. It's nice when it's legible as such though.
With XML, the format is standard, which would make it easy for apps to interact with all sorts of different config files, but it's also very extensible, so it could easily be tailored to suit a program's individual needs.
I recently installed RedHat 7, and netscape is right there on the bar at the bottom. The GIMP is also under the graphics submenu now as it should be. Everything seems to work pretty well
If you're having trouble with gnome placing windows off the screen, maybe you have a virtual desktop that is bigger than your visible desktop. You should be able to expect it to be on the visible screen anyways, but since you can't, this might help. I really have no idea whether that could be the reason or not though.
You have missed the point, which is that lecturing in two places at once doesn't require 3d. You can do it just fine in 2d on a television. Of course, anything in 3d is much more fun that 2d.
Also the interactivity you mention has nothing to do with whether it's 3d or 2d, but I'm sure that wasn't what you meant.
btw. would you even need a 3d accellerator? We wouldn't be computing 3d data to a 2d display anymore... just displaying the 3d data...
Most likely, in the same way that we have 2d graphics cards right now. Most of us don't think about them, because almost everything these days can do everything you could possibly want in 2d. There will be a lot of effects you need to get combined to display in 3d to make it look pretty, no matter what depth the display is.
If God wanted us to think, he would have given us brains.
I don't know about a couple postings...the whole point of the quickies I think, is to post things that are of minor interest, maybe amusement, but don't warrant a whole post and discussion of their own.
Breaking this up into several paragraphs however, would do wonders for legibility. Whitespace is not always a bad thing.
If God had wanted us to think, he would have given us brains.
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I concede. Read my response to someone else earlier in the thread.
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Microsoft has a monopoly because the real world uses Windows.
It's nice that it's possible to get them to release stuff, but the real danger isn't solved until they're accountable for what they do right now. It's always easy to say, "Well, it looks like a good idea and even though it's not even remotely legal nobody will find out for 20 years." This appears to be necessary for agencies like the NSA to function properly, but there should be a better way.
I don't know if there has ever been a year in history where more history has been made
It's funny, but as you get older you feel like this every year. I'm barely qualified to say this, as I'm only 17, but it has caught my attention in the past year or two as I begin taking more notice of the world around me.
I love her but can't tell her...
I'm not a whole lot older than you, but I can tell you this. You will get nothing if you don't reach for it. Take some initiative. Yes, I read the part saying she's in college somewhere else right now. Barriers mean nothing to the sufficiently determined individual (this isn't true, but acting as if it is will get you somewhere in life).
Oh, and fix that spacebar. Two spaces between sentence, one between words after a comma (I'm sure you already knew this, no offense intended). "A lot" should be two words. The ability to write English properly will help you significantly in life.
Your post is inspiring. Keep up the enthusiasm, reverence, and awe you so clearly display for life.
Their value to society is exactly what they're getting paid. If it was more, they'd be paid more. If it was less, they'd be paid less. This is a fundamental tenet of capitalistic society. Supply and demand.
You miss the point here, which is that supply and demand is about exactly what it says: supply relative to demand (or vice versa). This doesn't even remotely guarantee that people are paid relative to their true value to society. Capitalism means we'll pay them as little as we can possibly get away with. An example of a discrepancy between value to society and money earned: teachers.
Wow...the irony of someone with a nick of "Eros" posting something about relationships (although somewhat indirectly).
He meant Vancouver, Washington. There is a city by the name of Vancouver in the state of Washington. It's a bit confusing to someone like me who lives about halfway between the two.
Something I learned in history is that moral panic is something that happens cyclically in America. I specifically remember learning about one that occurred sometime back in the 19th century (1820s maybe? don't remember) when there was some big anti-religion movement especially in colleges. Another one about a hundred years later and probably one in between, and at least a couple this century.
The point is that National Geographic and the pages that explain the anatomy of the body are going to get blocked.
That's a good point.
:)
It's still better than nothing.
I'm still in high school, and I've had people I barely know call me for help on some web page project they're doing
I'm lucky in that I haven't suffered as much as many of the people here, due to a combination of an above average quality public school and social skills beyond what most geeks I know have.
It doesn't help being barely over 5 feet when you're 17 though. I've always felt what's described here like it's in my peripheral vision, as if I'm barely avoiding it. Sometimes I don't. I want people to know what goes on. I'll print this out and shove it in their faces if it's the best I can do. If this does get published, I'll buy multiple copies for people.
Okay that rambled a bit.
The solution for those of you complaining about this not being published is sitting right in front of your noses (literally).
If Slashdot isn't willing to publish this because of a few jerks, we can publish this ourselves. Take a little time to print the series out and give it to people. The more people who get the message, the better.
Thanks
How do you do that, and will it help it work better where I'm just running it on one machine?
After the third recount in the close P4-Athlon race, the Pentium 4 retains a meager 2.4 fps lead in Quake III Arena. Intel is claiming to be the winner, despite cries of unfairness and claims that the Athlon is still faster in Unreal Tournament. When asked to comment, AMD CEO W.J. Sanders III replied, "Die, bitch!"
An AMD spokesperson said later today that AMD wants a recount of the fps in both games with each frame drawn by hand. Intel co-founder and chairman Andy Grove responded with, "What the fuck??"
You're obviously trolling (amino acids have come into existence in simulated primieval conditions in a lab), but actually if you multiply the tiniest probabilities of intelligent life by the number of planets in the known universe, you still get a hell of a lot of intelligence. Meaning that the universe isn't a total waste which it would be if we were all there was.
Yes, you're correct that it would not work on matter from space. To elaborate a bit on what you said, it's because all organisms on earth have a constant ratio of C-14 to normal carbon in them which is maintained by breathing the atmosphere. After they die, they stop taking in new C-14, and the C-14 that they have in them decays changing the ratio. Since it's based the known ratio within the Earth's atmosphere, it wouldn't work on anything from space.
The guy behind it is the same guy that was behind the Populous games in fact.
I didn't really think that would be the issue.
Redhat 7 defaults to using Gnome with sawfish, and I never really used enlightnment anyways so I don't have much experience with it. I know that sawfish has something in its control panel to deal with how it decides where to place new windows.
I definitely like Redhat 7 more than 6.1. Try it, maybe you'll like sawfish too.
What all those XML-loving types don't seem to understand is that XML is just a glorified text file. You are right on the money in saying that a common config file format is what's needed, not "buzzword compliance" as you nicely put it.
The whole point of using XML would be to have a common config file format. It's on top of a text file, yes, so are most config files. It makes them much easier to edit and use. If you want to be technical, everything is just a glorified text file. It's nice when it's legible as such though.
With XML, the format is standard, which would make it easy for apps to interact with all sorts of different config files, but it's also very extensible, so it could easily be tailored to suit a program's individual needs.
I recently installed RedHat 7, and netscape is right there on the bar at the bottom. The GIMP is also under the graphics submenu now as it should be. Everything seems to work pretty well
If you're having trouble with gnome placing windows off the screen, maybe you have a virtual desktop that is bigger than your visible desktop. You should be able to expect it to be on the visible screen anyways, but since you can't, this might help. I really have no idea whether that could be the reason or not though.
You have missed the point, which is that lecturing in two places at once doesn't require 3d. You can do it just fine in 2d on a television. Of course, anything in 3d is much more fun that 2d.
Also the interactivity you mention has nothing to do with whether it's 3d or 2d, but I'm sure that wasn't what you meant.
btw. would you even need a 3d accellerator? We wouldn't be computing 3d data to a 2d display anymore... just displaying the 3d data...
Most likely, in the same way that we have 2d graphics cards right now. Most of us don't think about them, because almost everything these days can do everything you could possibly want in 2d. There will be a lot of effects you need to get combined to display in 3d to make it look pretty, no matter what depth the display is.
If God wanted us to think, he would have given us brains.
Or at least male and single.
Bush could influence it significantly though with the supreme court.
I don't know about a couple postings...the whole point of the quickies I think, is to post things that are of minor interest, maybe amusement, but don't warrant a whole post and discussion of their own.
Breaking this up into several paragraphs however, would do wonders for legibility. Whitespace is not always a bad thing.
If God had wanted us to think, he would have given us brains.
I concede. Read my response to someone else earlier in the thread.