Actually, it is. That's the fun thing about democracies; they tend to need to cater to the most people possible; and most people are unbelievably stupid.
The culture is effected by the media and the content in it. A great example of this is the fact that the media was able to turn the word 'liberal' into a profanity. Language is perception, and the media controls the perception of most of the people.
Whatever it is that Lessig is selling, John and Jane Sixpack ain't gonna be buying.
Shit, CNN/Foxnews will make sure they don't even see it!
No, some people believe that this is the tip of a very big iceberg. Most reasonable people can see that it's a tempest in a teapot, one which is a distraction from More Important Issues.
Being in the newspaper is not the same as being heard; in short, if you're in the paper in an "hey ma, look at the silly freaks" article which glosses over the cause you're agitating for (assuming it mentions it at all) then you're actually harming your cause (for example, how much good will does your average person feel towards PETA? Outside of liberal enclaves the answer is: exactly none).
There's no real comparison; Ghandi was fighting for the right for he and his people to live in their own country, free of occupiers -and he was demonstrating that he was willing to put his life on the line for that cause.
These people are bitching because they can't make copies of the latest slipknot tune, and they're looking like shrill tools at best.
A reasonable person can see the vast devide both between the severity of the struggle, and the sacrifices being made.
The constant comparison to ghandi serves only to cheapen the sacrifice and the very dire struggle he had to go through in order to liberate his country. Whining about not being able to do something with something you don't even have to live with in the first place isn't even in the same league; it's not even close.
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Geez, you had to duck down really low for that one to fly over your head. I bet you're really great at playing limbo!
if you wanted it, you could get it, along with CSRG source code and all the redistribution rights you could handle.
As long as it was to redistributed only to other AT&T licensees. This is similar to how Ford in the 20s supported all the color you could handle; assuming the only color you could handle was black.
Additionally, there's OliveBSD, which is based on OpenBSD 3.8. From the website: OliveBSD is a LiveCD based on OpenBSD 3.8 with graphical environment and various softwares like Firefox, Thunderbird, Gimp, Gaim, Xmms, etc.
>you havent compiled a linux kernel in your life isn't it ?
Say what? I've compiled several between 96-99. That is a nice ad hominem way of side-stepping the fact that Linus and the devs have said that rolling out a stable and secure product is not their "problem".
Personally, I've given up on Linus and the GNU/Flakes and use BSD whenever I want an alternative to XP. Not only are they better engineered, but they don't resent people's desire for a stable and secure (and you don't get more secure than openbsd) product.
Seriously, modern linux is crap; has been since the release of 2.4.
It has nothing to do with the people reading the page as much as it has to do with the fact that there are -in the real, non-satirical world- actual right-wing nutjobs ^W pundits who make shelly look like a democrat. For instance, read the comments at either little green footballs or free republic and you'll see why it's hard to distinguish a parody of right-wing rhetoric from the real deal.
Hell, for that matter read Ann Coulter's material (though a lot of people think she's merely a professional troll herself).
Unless you're a student who needs powerpoint or excel or you're a graphics artist or doing any kind of musc--in short, any scenerio where you're a member of the Real World who needs to Get Stuff Done. Then linux is 'easier' in exactly the same way that a brick is; it's easy to figure out what to do with both because your options of what you can do with either one are so limited.
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...becuase that accurately sums up who this is aimed at; gullible people with more cash than common sense.
Actually, it is. That's the fun thing about democracies; they tend to need to cater to the most people possible; and most people are unbelievably stupid.
The culture is effected by the media and the content in it. A great example of this is the fact that the media was able to turn the word 'liberal' into a profanity. Language is perception, and the media controls the perception of most of the people.
Whatever it is that Lessig is selling, John and Jane Sixpack ain't gonna be buying.
Shit, CNN/Foxnews will make sure they don't even see it!
We're getting around to it; right after The Apprentice and Survivor is over, oh wait, then there's Big Brother isn't there?
Well, shit; we're getting around to it, ok? maybe we can work a little during the commerical breaks.
He, that little gecko sure cracks me up...
They represent everyone who matters.
>I would like to ask, is there any website UGLIER than ask.com?
http://games.slashdot.org/
tag:themobrules
mmmm...sticky
MS's checks from april and may cleared.
No, some people believe that this is the tip of a very big iceberg. Most reasonable people can see that it's a tempest in a teapot, one which is a distraction from More Important Issues.
Being in the newspaper is not the same as being heard; in short, if you're in the paper in an "hey ma, look at the silly freaks" article which glosses over the cause you're agitating for (assuming it mentions it at all) then you're actually harming your cause (for example, how much good will does your average person feel towards PETA? Outside of liberal enclaves the answer is: exactly none).
There's no real comparison; Ghandi was fighting for the right for he and his people to live in their own country, free of occupiers -and he was demonstrating that he was willing to put his life on the line for that cause.
These people are bitching because they can't make copies of the latest slipknot tune, and they're looking like shrill tools at best.
A reasonable person can see the vast devide both between the severity of the struggle, and the sacrifices being made.
The constant comparison to ghandi serves only to cheapen the sacrifice and the very dire struggle he had to go through in order to liberate his country. Whining about not being able to do something with something you don't even have to live with in the first place isn't even in the same league; it's not even close.
Geez, you had to duck down really low for that one to fly over your head. I bet you're really great at playing limbo!
>>I don't want to hear from Travelocity every week
>Use SpamGourmet,[tl;dr snipped]
That's way too complicated. Particularly since you can just hit the 'unsubscribe' link.
We traded it in for the right to watch "The Apprentice" free of married homosexual neighbors and other terrorists.
but it seems to be making him money, so who am I to argue?
if you wanted it, you could get it, along with CSRG source code and all the redistribution rights you could handle.
As long as it was to redistributed only to other AT&T licensees. This is similar to how Ford in the 20s supported all the color you could handle; assuming the only color you could handle was black.
Additionally, there's OliveBSD, which is based on OpenBSD 3.8. From the website:
OliveBSD is a LiveCD based on OpenBSD 3.8 with graphical environment and various softwares like Firefox, Thunderbird, Gimp, Gaim, Xmms, etc.
Nice try, but after that bath girl link I know better than to click on strange links people post on slashdot! ;)
>It's kindof like the Windows vs. UNIX argument. However, once you go UNIX, you never go back.
Especially once you've seen KDE--hey! wait just a cotton-pickin' minute here!
>I'd appreciate a "strict vi mode" command
;)
`which nvi`||sudo apt-get install nvi
>Have you heard of google?
Nope. What can you tell me about it?
>you havent compiled a linux kernel in your life isn't it ?
Say what? I've compiled several between 96-99. That is a nice ad hominem way of side-stepping the fact that Linus and the devs have said that rolling out a stable and secure product is not their "problem".
Personally, I've given up on Linus and the GNU/Flakes and use BSD whenever I want an alternative to XP. Not only are they better engineered, but they don't resent people's desire for a stable and secure (and you don't get more secure than openbsd) product.
Seriously, modern linux is crap; has been since the release of 2.4.
It has nothing to do with the people reading the page as much as it has to do with the fact that there are -in the real, non-satirical world- actual right-wing nutjobs ^W pundits who make shelly look like a democrat. For instance, read the comments at either little green footballs or free republic and you'll see why it's hard to distinguish a parody of right-wing rhetoric from the real deal.
Hell, for that matter read Ann Coulter's material (though a lot of people think she's merely a professional troll herself).
>True, Linux is easier.
Unless you're a student who needs powerpoint or excel or you're a graphics artist or doing any kind of musc--in short, any scenerio where you're a member of the Real World who needs to Get Stuff Done. Then linux is 'easier' in exactly the same way that a brick is; it's easy to figure out what to do with both because your options of what you can do with either one are so limited.