Based on Berkeley's work, I've done the following:
Step 1: Get a largish, air-tight tank Step 2: Put a bunch of algae in the tank with a lot of algae food (check your local pet store). Step 3: Seal the tank.
As the algae produce H2, the pressure rises. All of this has been proven in the lab. If my linear extrapolations are correct, however, a further *mumble* increase in pressure will start the spontaneous fusion of H into He. This could revolutionize the energy industry!
Send checks to: FascDot Killed My Previous User Near the Bottom of the Page Slashdot -- Here is the result of your Slashdot Purity Test.
Does the existence of mechanical engineering licenses keep you from fixing your car? No.
Licensing is just a means of a letting a company know you are competent. If a company hires a "not known to be competent" network engineer and the company then is later sued for having a relaying SMTP server, they would lose on the grounds of negligence. --
So we have the Palm III, IIIe, IIIx, IV, V, VII, IIIc, IIIex in that order? Is Palm Computing aware that these symbols are roman numerals that are supposed to represent increasing values?
Maybe the next one will be "Palm Slackware 7". -- Here is the result of your Slashdot Purity Test.
I was reading an article (in "Communications of the ACM") about how the ACM is opposing licensing software "engineers" because the purpose of a license is to ensure the engineer is competent to guard public safety. That is, a civil engineer needs to be tested to make sure he knows not to pipe hazardous waste through a schoolyard. (ahem) The reason the ACM is opposing licensing (at this time), is that no one has come up with a set of guidelines for software that "do the same thing".
However, the DDoS of a week ago and this current article indicate to me that maybe a good first step would be to license network engineers and other "users" of "public access" software. Items on the test would include -how to config a router to drop spoofed packets -how to turn off relaying on an SMTP server etc
All of the test items are geared, not towards guaranteeing employabiligy (ala MCSE, etc), but towards ensuring public safety (defined broadly).
Once the various "users" of software (network engineers, etc) have licenses, it may be possible to create licenses for certain kinds of software engineers. For instance, -knows how to write code to find spoofed packets -knows how to write code to run a secure SMTP server
As for "hey, I taught myself C when I was 3 years old and I can code circles around old-timers like you": Irrelevant. The licensing doesn't guarantee that you are a good programmer, it guarantees that you are a good engineer. --
First of all, this explains the odd news I read yesterday that Connectix is going to ship a copy of RH with VirtualPC for Mac. That just seemed weird, now I see that it was a bastard child of this slightly more rational deal.
Secondly, what's the deal with RedHat including more and more non-OS software on their CDs? --
Bringing the Internet to the radio. Making multi-media single again. Bringing you today's technology--yesterday! More choices through fewer options. You'll never want to spend the same amount on a simple radio tuner card to get the same effect again!
And then you said that dumb thing about "evolving sorting algorithms". Just how are sorting algorithms any less mathematically masturbatory than cryto-keys? We already know the fastest possible generalized sorting algorithm--different algorithms are just a practical matter.
Q: Are you aware that much (most?) of the Slashdot readership doesn't like you?
A: Yes. However, I've written a bunch of books that other people have liked.
Q: Does this mean you will be leaving soon?
A: No. By the way, did I mention that I recently came out with new book? You can get a copy here.
Q: What do you think you add to the Slashdot community?
A: I'd like to answer this question three ways:
1) Everyone can benefit from my munificent (yet down-to-earth--did you know I never went to college?), widely-scoped (yet ill-informed--did you know I don't know how to create an apostrophe in HTML?), Christ-like (you know, Christ and I--we're like THIS) wisdom. 2) Geeks geeks geeks geeks geeks. 3) Who says I'm here to benefit YOU? The real story is how much *I* making off my booksales.
1) "Nobody ever got fired for following the herd". So instead of trying to convince people to be mavericks, redefine "herd". It's a known fact that people will buy what people are buying. That's why so much marketing is geared towards "most popular", "widely used", "industry leading", etc.
2) Nobody is going to write, say, an email server for a platform that isn't being used. But they WILL do it for a platform that enjoys much market share. Same goes for games, hardware drivers, etc. -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
You probably think you are "blowing the mind" of a "straight", but actually you are not. I'm fully aware you are a troll who does not really believe the things you are saying. I'm also fully aware that if you were confronted in "the real world" you would turn out to be a spineless loser.
There are two methods for dealing with trolls.
1) Ignore them. This is usually the best route with trolls that make no sense, even superficially. 2) Give them enough rope to hang themselves with. This works when the claim has a superficial plausibility but actually makes no sense underneath. That's what I've been doing with you and it worked twice.
But it looks like you've finally caught on to that and have decided to short-circuit my process by reverted to normal, troll-like, nonsensical behavior. Go ahead, if that amuses you, but you will be losing a playmate when I switch back to strategy #1. -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
Hmmm...I guess you really DON'T remember how I finally pinned you down on a claim and you refused to back it up. Search your user history to figure it out.
As for your more ridiculous claims in the current post:
-Stallman does not claim Linux is his. Instead of responding "he does too", why not provide a URL where this claim is made? -I've got no life? Counteracting FUD is constructive--producing it is not. Which are you doing? -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
I'm using M13 as my main browser now. In a week of(fairly constant) use I've only noticed the following problems:
-Multiple windows don't work independently after about 10 minutes. Refreshing in one window makes both windows unusable. -Copy and paste (internally OR externally) is totally non-functional. -No https -For some reason I couldn't load www.caldera.com -Occasionally some pages will have large blacked-out areas. Scrolling usually fixes this. However, I also note that the MetaMod/. page had the same problem under Netscape and that is fixed in Mozilla. -Minor editing nitpicks (like why can't I put in double spaces?)
Other than these relatively minor issues, M13 is awesome. Very quick rendering (I much prefer the "render as you receive" algorigthm. I like it so much I entered a reminder on my Palm to download M14 as soon as it hits the wire (2/18). -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
Remember 3 weeks ago when you were soundly trounced on this same topic? Do you want that to happen again?
In case you do, here's the first taste: What conceivable claim would Stallman have on jwz's nightclub. Even as a joke this makes no sense. -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
The funniest thing about the "leaving the door open" rule is that the definition of "how far" is "a Bible's width".
I should note however, that despite Calvin's somewhat strict rules it is a VERY good school. Especially (at least at the time) the Computer Science department.
I also can't find it in my heart to dis them for not having a football team. I hate football and I think college athletics detract from the point of college.
That thing about "gays at Kalamazoo" is pretty funny. Never heard about it, probably because at Calvin saying the WORD "gay" (let alone being it) is grounds for suspension. (no, not really) -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
I never realized that Hope wasn't CRC. That explains a lot. I never really gave it much thought, actually--I was a lackluster CRC member before attending Calvin, but I'm positively anti- now that I've been, mostly due to their extreme views.
There's no denying that Holland is more conservative, though. And that's not an entirely bad thing--for instance, it's totally safe to send your kids to the park by themselves--even during the height of Tulip Time. -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
My "taxpayer money" is supposed to be subsidizing totally free access to all information but is being kept from doing so by some right-wing nuts (as opposed to right-wing non-nuts) who haven't even bothered to check if there is a problem before deciding that the only solution is the shotgun approach. -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
Are you seriously wondering why "majority rule" isn't always good or has something gone horribly wrong with my sarcasm-detector? -- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
Holland, MI is home to one of the big three CRC (Christian Reformed Church) colleges. I went to one of the other big 3--next door in Grand Rapids.
I attended this school from 1991-95. I am not joking about the following statement: School sponsored dances had to end before midnight on Saturday because otherwise we'd be dancing on the Lord's day.
And Grand Rapids is LIBERAL compared to Holland. Trust me, if anyone even CLAIMS (let alone proves) that Youth Are Being Corrupted, the city fathers (yes, I'm sure they still use that term) will be down on you like a ton of bricks.
-- Java banners: Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
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Based on Berkeley's work, I've done the following:
Step 1: Get a largish, air-tight tank
Step 2: Put a bunch of algae in the tank with a lot of algae food (check your local pet store).
Step 3: Seal the tank.
As the algae produce H2, the pressure rises. All of this has been proven in the lab. If my linear extrapolations are correct, however, a further *mumble* increase in pressure will start the spontaneous fusion of H into He. This could revolutionize the energy industry!
Send checks to:
FascDot Killed My Previous User
Near the Bottom of the Page
Slashdot
--
Here is the result of your Slashdot Purity Test.
Does the existence of mechanical engineering licenses keep you from fixing your car? No.
Licensing is just a means of a letting a company know you are competent. If a company hires a "not known to be competent" network engineer and the company then is later sued for having a relaying SMTP server, they would lose on the grounds of negligence.
--
So we have the Palm III, IIIe, IIIx, IV, V, VII, IIIc, IIIex in that order? Is Palm Computing aware that these symbols are roman numerals that are supposed to represent increasing values?
Maybe the next one will be "Palm Slackware 7".
--
Here is the result of your Slashdot Purity Test.
I actually use junkbuster at home, but until for some reason I never thought of using it at work. I'm a dimwit.
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I was reading an article (in "Communications of the ACM") about how the ACM is opposing licensing software "engineers" because the purpose of a license is to ensure the engineer is competent to guard public safety. That is, a civil engineer needs to be tested to make sure he knows not to pipe hazardous waste through a schoolyard. (ahem) The reason the ACM is opposing licensing (at this time), is that no one has come up with a set of guidelines for software that "do the same thing".
However, the DDoS of a week ago and this current article indicate to me that maybe a good first step would be to license network engineers and other "users" of "public access" software. Items on the test would include
-how to config a router to drop spoofed packets
-how to turn off relaying on an SMTP server
etc
All of the test items are geared, not towards guaranteeing employabiligy (ala MCSE, etc), but towards ensuring public safety (defined broadly).
Once the various "users" of software (network engineers, etc) have licenses, it may be possible to create licenses for certain kinds of software engineers. For instance,
-knows how to write code to find spoofed packets
-knows how to write code to run a secure SMTP server
As for "hey, I taught myself C when I was 3 years old and I can code circles around old-timers like you": Irrelevant. The licensing doesn't guarantee that you are a good programmer, it guarantees that you are a good engineer.
--
The original question was "does/will LinuxPPC support the airport". This does not answer the question. I don't give a rat's ass about MacOS apps.
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I know what an Operating System is. My quesiton was "Has RedHat dropped their committment (?) to include only Open Source software on their CDs"?
--
What does "VGS ship bundled with RedHat" mean? That RedHat Linux is included in the VGS package, or vice versa?
--
First of all, this explains the odd news I read yesterday that Connectix is going to ship a copy of RH with VirtualPC for Mac. That just seemed weird, now I see that it was a bastard child of this slightly more rational deal.
Secondly, what's the deal with RedHat including more and more non-OS software on their CDs?
--
If I got a PowerBook and put LinuxPPC on it (I'll never use MacOS, so that's out), could I do some cool wireless networking tricks?
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"Prove it!"
No thanks. I've ALREADY proved it as an exercise in an Algorithm Design class ~7 years ago.
Yes, that's right. Your attempt to be iconoclastic and "we won't know until we've tried" has backfired.
--
Bringing the Internet to the radio.
Making multi-media single again.
Bringing you today's technology--yesterday!
More choices through fewer options.
You'll never want to spend the same amount on a simple radio tuner card to get the same effect again!
--
And then you said that dumb thing about "evolving sorting algorithms". Just how are sorting algorithms any less mathematically masturbatory than cryto-keys? We already know the fastest possible generalized sorting algorithm--different algorithms are just a practical matter.
--
Q: Are you aware that much (most?) of the Slashdot readership doesn't like you?
A: Yes. However, I've written a bunch of books that other people have liked.
Q: Does this mean you will be leaving soon?
A: No. By the way, did I mention that I recently came out with new book? You can get a copy here.
Q: What do you think you add to the Slashdot community?
A: I'd like to answer this question three ways:
1) Everyone can benefit from my munificent (yet down-to-earth--did you know I never went to college?), widely-scoped (yet ill-informed--did you know I don't know how to create an apostrophe in HTML?), Christ-like (you know, Christ and I--we're like THIS) wisdom.
2) Geeks geeks geeks geeks geeks.
3) Who says I'm here to benefit YOU? The real story is how much *I* making off my booksales.
--
1) "Nobody ever got fired for following the herd". So instead of trying to convince people to be mavericks, redefine "herd". It's a known fact that people will buy what people are buying. That's why so much marketing is geared towards "most popular", "widely used", "industry leading", etc.
2) Nobody is going to write, say, an email server for a platform that isn't being used. But they WILL do it for a platform that enjoys much market share. Same goes for games, hardware drivers, etc.
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
You probably think you are "blowing the mind" of a "straight", but actually you are not. I'm fully aware you are a troll who does not really believe the things you are saying. I'm also fully aware that if you were confronted in "the real world" you would turn out to be a spineless loser.
There are two methods for dealing with trolls.
1) Ignore them. This is usually the best route with trolls that make no sense, even superficially.
2) Give them enough rope to hang themselves with. This works when the claim has a superficial plausibility but actually makes no sense underneath. That's what I've been doing with you and it worked twice.
But it looks like you've finally caught on to that and have decided to short-circuit my process by reverted to normal, troll-like, nonsensical behavior. Go ahead, if that amuses you, but you will be losing a playmate when I switch back to strategy #1.
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
Hmmm...I guess you really DON'T remember how I finally pinned you down on a claim and you refused to back it up. Search your user history to figure it out.
As for your more ridiculous claims in the current post:
-Stallman does not claim Linux is his. Instead of responding "he does too", why not provide a URL where this claim is made?
-I've got no life? Counteracting FUD is constructive--producing it is not. Which are you doing?
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
I'm using M13 as my main browser now. In a week of(fairly constant) use I've only noticed the following problems:
/. page had the same problem under Netscape and that is fixed in Mozilla.
-Multiple windows don't work independently after about 10 minutes. Refreshing in one window makes both windows unusable.
-Copy and paste (internally OR externally) is totally non-functional.
-No https
-For some reason I couldn't load www.caldera.com
-Occasionally some pages will have large blacked-out areas. Scrolling usually fixes this. However, I also note that the MetaMod
-Minor editing nitpicks (like why can't I put in double spaces?)
Other than these relatively minor issues, M13 is awesome. Very quick rendering (I much prefer the "render as you receive" algorigthm. I like it so much I entered a reminder on my Palm to download M14 as soon as it hits the wire (2/18).
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
Remember 3 weeks ago when you were soundly trounced on this same topic? Do you want that to happen again?
In case you do, here's the first taste: What conceivable claim would Stallman have on jwz's nightclub. Even as a joke this makes no sense.
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
The funniest thing about the "leaving the door open" rule is that the definition of "how far" is "a Bible's width".
I should note however, that despite Calvin's somewhat strict rules it is a VERY good school. Especially (at least at the time) the Computer Science department.
I also can't find it in my heart to dis them for not having a football team. I hate football and I think college athletics detract from the point of college.
That thing about "gays at Kalamazoo" is pretty funny. Never heard about it, probably because at Calvin saying the WORD "gay" (let alone being it) is grounds for suspension. (no, not really)
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
I never realized that Hope wasn't CRC. That explains a lot. I never really gave it much thought, actually--I was a lackluster CRC member before attending Calvin, but I'm positively anti- now that I've been, mostly due to their extreme views.
There's no denying that Holland is more conservative, though. And that's not an entirely bad thing--for instance, it's totally safe to send your kids to the park by themselves--even during the height of Tulip Time.
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
I'll tell you why I'm upset:
My "taxpayer money" is supposed to be subsidizing totally free access to all information but is being kept from doing so by some right-wing nuts (as opposed to right-wing non-nuts) who haven't even bothered to check if there is a problem before deciding that the only solution is the shotgun approach.
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
Are you seriously wondering why "majority rule" isn't always good or has something gone horribly wrong with my sarcasm-detector?
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
Holland, MI is home to one of the big three CRC (Christian Reformed Church) colleges. I went to one of the other big 3--next door in Grand Rapids.
I attended this school from 1991-95. I am not joking about the following statement: School sponsored dances had to end before midnight on Saturday because otherwise we'd be dancing on the Lord's day.
And Grand Rapids is LIBERAL compared to Holland. Trust me, if anyone even CLAIMS (let alone proves) that Youth Are Being Corrupted, the city fathers (yes, I'm sure they still use that term) will be down on you like a ton of bricks.
--
Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape
I would moderate this baby so far up so fast it would get the bends.
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Java banners:
Bad for users because Java kills Netscape