At the risk of exposing myself as a total/. noob, I must come to the defense of the parent: I've been reading/. daily for four months now and don't remember coming across "Raspberry-Pi".
I keep an eye on the latest/. postings from my iGoogle page, too. That way I don't end up visiting/. only to find out the story is useless and a waste of my time, like that stupid story about spotted horses from 25,000 years ago.
I am in total agreement with your outrage about unethical business dealings, but I have to wonder how many people, working in a good-paying position at such a company, would actually quit their job if they knew said company was involved in immoral or unethical business practices. Some, probably, but I have no doubt that many would turn a blind eye and sleep quite well at night.
As soon as I got to "What a sight, ladies and gentlemen." I immediately thought of the Hindenburg reporter and started "hearing it" in my mind like that as I went on reading.
I was told by a Muslim that the actual ruling in the Koran is that you should not "allow alcohol to rule you". His interpretation was that he should not get drunk, and was quite happy to drink a single beer.
The same thing is related in the Bible as well: Proverbs 20:1; 23:29-35; 31:2-9; Isaiah 5:21-23; 56:9-12; Hosea 4:11-12, 1 Peter 4:1-5.
Yet, I know too many people who claim to be Christian and still drink to excess.
Computer hardware is ever changing. Game on your computer, not some shitty console.
Your first point is an argument against your second point.
I don't think so. I'm guessing his point was that console hardware is static over the course of many years, whereas updating/upgrading computer hardware is merely a matter of swapping out a single piece. Since it is so much easier to keep computer hardware up to date, then computer gaming is the way to go.
Personally, I don't own a console and am an avid computer gamer - I'd have to agree (with what I suppose is his point).
There are a large number of light pollution articles to be found on the Sky and Telescope website. We amateur astronomers are keenly aware that light pollution isn't just about being able to see more stars from our backyard. Yet, when I mention the subject to friends, family, co-workers, etc, I often get a blank stare. "What's 'light pollution'?"
What do you think can/should be done to improve widespread public awareness of light pollution and its effects?
As of this post, Al Gore was only mentioned twice! Okay, three times now with my post;)
As soon as I read the summary I was sure Gore would be the center of much of the discussion.
I think a purely business-funded scientific research system would be even more problematic - even counter-productive - than government-funded simply because all that would drive the outcome of the research would be profits - which would obviously skew the "results" of any findings.
I'm only 20 minutes into watching the video and I find it quite a fascinating discussion.
If you have ANY interest in government involvement in space exploration, I urge you to take the time to watch this video.
Bye - I'm goin' back to watch the video...
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It'd be interesting to know who those 90% and 10% are. I.e. are the 90% mostly people who have been using Ubuntu before - and therefore have something to compare to - and the 10% mostly newcomers? I'm curious because, as I stated in a previous post, I personally like Unity, which is my first experience with Linux.
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As a Windows user going to Ubuntu for the first time (with v.11.04) I liked the Unity interface. It felt very familiar and was easy to pick up. I'm not saying it's "better" than whatever UI it replaced, because as I said Unity was my first experience with Linux, but I like Unity, personally.
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At the risk of exposing myself as a total /. noob, I must come to the defense of the parent: I've been reading /. daily for four months now and don't remember coming across "Raspberry-Pi".
^^ This
/. postings from my iGoogle page, too. That way I don't end up visiting /. only to find out the story is useless and a waste of my time, like that stupid story about spotted horses from 25,000 years ago.
I keep an eye on the latest
Wait - I umm - oops...
Geez! Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the /. site today! :(
All your first post belong to me!
I think we can assume he was referring to sentient life...
[rolleyes]
I am in total agreement with your outrage about unethical business dealings, but I have to wonder how many people, working in a good-paying position at such a company, would actually quit their job if they knew said company was involved in immoral or unethical business practices. Some, probably, but I have no doubt that many would turn a blind eye and sleep quite well at night.
Yeah, supposedly they're trying to compete with some company called "Apple" and their own "Macintosh" personal computer.
Amazing times we're in...
My outlook does not look good.
I use Gmail, myself...
You need to change your signature. Now that Steve is dead we're trying to get him beatified. We don't need reminders of things like that.
His sig clearly supports beatification. Steve was complimenting the competition. How much more saintly can you get?
Nice rant. I'd mod you up if I could. Totally agree on all points...
As soon as I got to "What a sight, ladies and gentlemen." I immediately thought of the Hindenburg reporter and started "hearing it" in my mind like that as I went on reading.
I was told by a Muslim that the actual ruling in the Koran is that you should not "allow alcohol to rule you". His interpretation was that he should not get drunk, and was quite happy to drink a single beer.
The same thing is related in the Bible as well: Proverbs 20:1; 23:29-35; 31:2-9; Isaiah 5:21-23; 56:9-12; Hosea 4:11-12, 1 Peter 4:1-5. Yet, I know too many people who claim to be Christian and still drink to excess.
I don't have any mod points, either, so +1 Insightful from me, too!
Computer hardware is ever changing. Game on your computer, not some shitty console. Your first point is an argument against your second point.
I don't think so. I'm guessing his point was that console hardware is static over the course of many years, whereas updating/upgrading computer hardware is merely a matter of swapping out a single piece. Since it is so much easier to keep computer hardware up to date, then computer gaming is the way to go.
Personally, I don't own a console and am an avid computer gamer - I'd have to agree (with what I suppose is his point).
There are a large number of light pollution articles to be found on the Sky and Telescope website. We amateur astronomers are keenly aware that light pollution isn't just about being able to see more stars from our backyard. Yet, when I mention the subject to friends, family, co-workers, etc, I often get a blank stare. "What's 'light pollution'?" What do you think can/should be done to improve widespread public awareness of light pollution and its effects?
Gee! Hey, that's a great idea!
How come NASA and the rest of the international space industry didn't think of that!?!?!
And the beloved Linux ME!!!!
As of this post, Al Gore was only mentioned twice! Okay, three times now with my post ;)
As soon as I read the summary I was sure Gore would be the center of much of the discussion.
I challenge you to watch the video. Tyson makes a very strong argument that the U.S. can, indeed, support a robust space program.
and the coffee maker is about 12 feet from my desk.
That far? You poor, poor soul. :(
I think a purely business-funded scientific research system would be even more problematic - even counter-productive - than government-funded simply because all that would drive the outcome of the research would be profits - which would obviously skew the "results" of any findings.
The solution is to get government out of the science business.
Funny you should mention that...
I'm only 20 minutes into watching the video and I find it quite a fascinating discussion.
If you have ANY interest in government involvement in space exploration, I urge you to take the time to watch this video.
Bye - I'm goin' back to watch the video...
It'd be interesting to know who those 90% and 10% are. I.e. are the 90% mostly people who have been using Ubuntu before - and therefore have something to compare to - and the 10% mostly newcomers? I'm curious because, as I stated in a previous post, I personally like Unity, which is my first experience with Linux.
As a Windows user going to Ubuntu for the first time (with v.11.04) I liked the Unity interface. It felt very familiar and was easy to pick up. I'm not saying it's "better" than whatever UI it replaced, because as I said Unity was my first experience with Linux, but I like Unity, personally.