A dearth of OS specialists? I remember back when they were talking about a dearth of programmers in general.
Went back to school and aced one of those year-long programming courses. Knowing that it would look like one of those garbage diplomas, I bolstered my resume with side-projects, including a search engine (powered by, coincidentally enough, on Open Source).
When I graduated? No jobs available.
It's okay. I like being an English teacher in Korea right now, but if that segue is amusing to read, it wasn't to live through.
I don't think you're sounding like a fanatic, but invading Iraq because of 9/11 is a logical non sequitor. One could rationalize greater terrorist threats such as Saudi Arabia, who funded Al Quaida even after 9/11, or equivalent threats out of a Scandinavian country.
The practical level of Iraq's ability to commit an act of terrorism against the United States is close to nothing -- hence, "practically nothing". There's always potential, but more than potential is needed to justify calling something a threat, since potential exists practically everywhere.
You'll notice I said "practically nothing". Hussein's been a proponent of Palestinian terrorism against Israelis.
The point is whether or not Iraq was a terrorist threat to the United States. It's safe to say that it wasn't, despite the amount of effort that went into proving that it was, as well as the successful end-result of those efforts upon the American population.
Incidentally, can the posters who've marked this post as troll please reply why they've done it, assuming they can under a different account? I'm content to be modded down, but it'd be a lot more interesting to hear a rebuttal.
It's even better than Communism, though. At least that had the U.S.S.R. as its main symbol, so when the U.S.S.R as we knew it fell, politicians had to shift off that war onto something else (arguably the "War on Drugs"?).
Now, though, it's been shown that the War on Terrorism can continue without any substantial nation-based symbol and can continue ad infinitum. Look at Iraq, and how a "terrorism threat" was conjured from practically nothing out of that country. Think it couldn't/wouldn't happen again if the war in Iraq was suddenly won, and the government's ratings were in the dumps, and a new enemy was needed?
Check out the PNAC. It's not a football conference, but the latest way of governing the American people. Frightening and brilliant, and it's working.
Anyhow, all that means is that every now and then, things like this are going to happen.
The editorial page in a newspaper is a long-established tradition. The difference here is that, with blogs, any shmoe can get their own editorial page.
What if you queried Slashdot via sockets and http regularly (once every ten seconds) for the next article ID (sid?). Wait until it returns something that looks like a legitimate story (ie: the returned text doesn't contain "Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.") Then, do a search to see if "O comments" appears anywhere in the text. If so, do a form submit to the comments page (20 seconds later) with "Frist Poot" (or whatever the kids these days are saying).
Would that get you your first post? My knowlege of web programming is totally rusty, but I remember you could interface with webpages using simple c socket code.
This is a perfect example of "post hoc ergo propter hoc" - a VERY common logical fallicy, also known as a "coincidental correlation".
"post hoc ergo propter hoc" = "finding coincidences funny"?
I understand your point, but it's not really a perfect example. It WOULD be a perfect example if somebody SERIOUSLY believed that the Redskins game outcome meant that Kerry was going to win.
Now the reason this is such a good exercise to use for this important critical thinking skill is because most reasonable people would already know that the redskins game predicting an election is absurd.
I think it's only a good example to first teach the logical flaw, because the absurdity of the logic is quite apparent. But a better way to point out how pervasive the logical flaw really is (ie: something that really teaches you the necessity of knowing the fallacy) would be to say something like (to take an admittedly-biased political example) Bush's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been effective deterrents to terrorism, as proven by the fact that we haven't had a major terrorist attack in America since 9/11.
Well, okay, tons is a relative term. But many of the girls I've met or taught over here have played the game a few times. The ones who are good are really quite good.
Just wanted to say that any person that tries to link computer game affinity to some sort of inherently male or female quality should come over to Korea. Tons of girls playing games here.
Okay, granted, the writing and Friends-style music sucked, but the production quality was pretty good.
I've got some questions, though, for anybody who's played this game and/or dabbled with machinima. I really want to buy this game just for the machinima capabilities...
1) How much of the content do you think was script first, production second? Hopefully all of it, but some of it gives the impression that they found some neat in-game animations and threw some voiceovers onto them to (try to) make them funny.
2) How did they get that guy to gesture with the hand guns in each of the rooms? Are gestures like that scriptable?
3) I understand Sims have their own language, but some of the mouth animations and postures actually looked like they matched English dialogue pretty well. Now, while I realize some of this might be related to #1, but is this movie indicative of Sims2's ability to make an English-dialogue scene?
4) Any idea how long a movie like this would take to produce?
Actually, it does have to be said from time to time. If the problem is a big enough priority, maybe the solution needs to be a bit creative?
I understand it's not a realistic option for everybody to switch OSes. Just something people might want to keep at the back of their mind, in case this month the problem is AdWare/Spyware, last month the problem was Viruses and Worms, the month before the problem was about software costs, etc.
The bitching and moaning isn't about Indymedia in particular, but that an independent news site got raided by the FBI. Now, they might have deserved some sort of punishment for outing an undercover operative, but getting raided by the FBI? Even Robert Novak hasn't gotten that sort of attention for outing the CIA overseas operative.
Makes you wonder why some sorts of disclosures are okay, and some are not...
The problem with your argument (and I totally agree with you, in theory) is that it's easy for the privileged to avoid getting drafted. You only have to look at the same chickenhawks in this administration who are pushing the ongoing war on terrorism that managed to avoid any real military service of their own back when they had a draft.
Okay, you've got a war that has claimed about confirmed 12,000 Iraqi civilian lies (possibly an additional 30,000 or so in the initial airstrikes, according to a survey that got shut down before completion ), 1100 soldiers' lives, Iraqis tortured and killed while in US custody, during a war has plummetted your country into massive debt, has increased the likelihood of anti-Americanism and hence helped Al Quaida recruitment, all based on a lie, and you want to complain about WHAT?!?
Holy shit man. Hair-splitting like this needs to be confined to the barbershop, and nowhere else.
I found that billmon was one of the best for attempting to make the liberal point of view in a solid, well-researched, essay style on a regular basis. He's done an excellent job particularly in media-related politics. He's been AWOL for a while, though.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, at least they're making disinformation more efficient.
[ducks and covers]
A dearth of OS specialists? I remember back when they were talking about a dearth of programmers in general.
Went back to school and aced one of those year-long programming courses. Knowing that it would look like one of those garbage diplomas, I bolstered my resume with side-projects, including a search engine (powered by, coincidentally enough, on Open Source).
When I graduated? No jobs available.
It's okay. I like being an English teacher in Korea right now, but if that segue is amusing to read, it wasn't to live through.
Now we have a Beowulf Cluster of bad XBox Beowulf Cluster posts.
I don't think you're sounding like a fanatic, but invading Iraq because of 9/11 is a logical non sequitor. One could rationalize greater terrorist threats such as Saudi Arabia, who funded Al Quaida even after 9/11, or equivalent threats out of a Scandinavian country.
The practical level of Iraq's ability to commit an act of terrorism against the United States is close to nothing -- hence, "practically nothing". There's always potential, but more than potential is needed to justify calling something a threat, since potential exists practically everywhere.
Why didn't Novell bring this up a long time ago? Could have saved everybody a lot of time and money, as well as spared bad PR for Linux.
You'll notice I said "practically nothing". Hussein's been a proponent of Palestinian terrorism against Israelis.
The point is whether or not Iraq was a terrorist threat to the United States. It's safe to say that it wasn't, despite the amount of effort that went into proving that it was, as well as the successful end-result of those efforts upon the American population.
Incidentally, can the posters who've marked this post as troll please reply why they've done it, assuming they can under a different account? I'm content to be modded down, but it'd be a lot more interesting to hear a rebuttal.
They forgot to mention that video games, particularly the good ones, are changing the workplace by causing many people to not actually show up.
Nah, that doesn't give enough explanation.
Unfortunately, "Cuz we hafta" does.
It's even better than Communism, though. At least that had the U.S.S.R. as its main symbol, so when the U.S.S.R as we knew it fell, politicians had to shift off that war onto something else (arguably the "War on Drugs"?).
Now, though, it's been shown that the War on Terrorism can continue without any substantial nation-based symbol and can continue ad infinitum. Look at Iraq, and how a "terrorism threat" was conjured from practically nothing out of that country. Think it couldn't/wouldn't happen again if the war in Iraq was suddenly won, and the government's ratings were in the dumps, and a new enemy was needed?
Check out the PNAC. It's not a football conference, but the latest way of governing the American people. Frightening and brilliant, and it's working.
Anyhow, all that means is that every now and then, things like this are going to happen.
The editorial page in a newspaper is a long-established tradition. The difference here is that, with blogs, any shmoe can get their own editorial page.
Actually, there's a thought.
What if you queried Slashdot via sockets and http regularly (once every ten seconds) for the next article ID (sid?). Wait until it returns something that looks like a legitimate story (ie: the returned text doesn't contain "Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.") Then, do a search to see if "O comments" appears anywhere in the text. If so, do a form submit to the comments page (20 seconds later) with "Frist Poot" (or whatever the kids these days are saying).
Would that get you your first post? My knowlege of web programming is totally rusty, but I remember you could interface with webpages using simple c socket code.
It's mystifying because it's just so specific, but chances aren't half bad that things like this need to become specific just to maintain the pattern.
This is a perfect example of "post hoc ergo propter hoc" - a VERY common logical fallicy, also known as a "coincidental correlation".
"post hoc ergo propter hoc" = "finding coincidences funny"?
I understand your point, but it's not really a perfect example. It WOULD be a perfect example if somebody SERIOUSLY believed that the Redskins game outcome meant that Kerry was going to win.
Now the reason this is such a good exercise to use for this important critical thinking skill is because most reasonable people would already know that the redskins game predicting an election is absurd.
I think it's only a good example to first teach the logical flaw, because the absurdity of the logic is quite apparent. But a better way to point out how pervasive the logical flaw really is (ie: something that really teaches you the necessity of knowing the fallacy) would be to say something like (to take an admittedly-biased political example) Bush's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been effective deterrents to terrorism, as proven by the fact that we haven't had a major terrorist attack in America since 9/11.
C'mon, I understand the importance of marketing, but a preview for a preview?!?
Nissan Exhibits IEEE 1394-Compatible Car
Hey, I'm all for retro, but what is IEEE doing trying to set specs for compatibility with the 14th century? We hadn't even harnessed electricity back-
[GONG!]
Cheapest computer that will run Doom3 at a playable level. Linux is fine. Monitor, keyboard and mouse already purchased.
Well, okay, tons is a relative term. But many of the girls I've met or taught over here have played the game a few times. The ones who are good are really quite good.
Just wanted to say that any person that tries to link computer game affinity to some sort of inherently male or female quality should come over to Korea. Tons of girls playing games here.
Good, good Starcraft players.
Okay, granted, the writing and Friends-style music sucked, but the production quality was pretty good.
I've got some questions, though, for anybody who's played this game and/or dabbled with machinima. I really want to buy this game just for the machinima capabilities...
1) How much of the content do you think was script first, production second? Hopefully all of it, but some of it gives the impression that they found some neat in-game animations and threw some voiceovers onto them to (try to) make them funny.
2) How did they get that guy to gesture with the hand guns in each of the rooms? Are gestures like that scriptable?
3) I understand Sims have their own language, but some of the mouth animations and postures actually looked like they matched English dialogue pretty well. Now, while I realize some of this might be related to #1, but is this movie indicative of Sims2's ability to make an English-dialogue scene?
4) Any idea how long a movie like this would take to produce?
Actually, it does have to be said from time to time. If the problem is a big enough priority, maybe the solution needs to be a bit creative?
I understand it's not a realistic option for everybody to switch OSes. Just something people might want to keep at the back of their mind, in case this month the problem is AdWare/Spyware, last month the problem was Viruses and Worms, the month before the problem was about software costs, etc.
The bitching and moaning isn't about Indymedia in particular, but that an independent news site got raided by the FBI. Now, they might have deserved some sort of punishment for outing an undercover operative, but getting raided by the FBI? Even Robert Novak hasn't gotten that sort of attention for outing the CIA overseas operative.
Makes you wonder why some sorts of disclosures are okay, and some are not...
The problem with your argument (and I totally agree with you, in theory) is that it's easy for the privileged to avoid getting drafted. You only have to look at the same chickenhawks in this administration who are pushing the ongoing war on terrorism that managed to avoid any real military service of their own back when they had a draft.
How about Kerry Cheating during the debates?
Okay, you've got a war that has claimed about confirmed 12,000 Iraqi civilian lies (possibly an additional 30,000 or so in the initial airstrikes, according to a survey that got shut down before completion ), 1100 soldiers' lives, Iraqis tortured and killed while in US custody, during a war has plummetted your country into massive debt, has increased the likelihood of anti-Americanism and hence helped Al Quaida recruitment, all based on a lie, and you want to complain about WHAT?!?
Holy shit man. Hair-splitting like this needs to be confined to the barbershop, and nowhere else.
Jesus. Does the extended edition come with a coffee machine?
I found that billmon was one of the best for attempting to make the liberal point of view in a solid, well-researched, essay style on a regular basis. He's done an excellent job particularly in media-related politics. He's been AWOL for a while, though.
Perhaps he was too effective?
[knock on wood]