You had me up until you tipped your hand that you are not a US citizen. You have no rights in the US. Your free speech rights (or lack thereof) do not impinge my rights, nor my rights to choose leadership.
That having been said, I agree with your concerns and complaints. I just don't see where surveillance of foreigners is either here or there in this matter.
Even worse. You have to install a new fuel cell each time. The fuel cell can be filled at any gas station in the country, but when you take out the factory approved fuel cell to refill, it rips out the bottom.
First, have some code that does something. Anything. A design document is not enough.
Second, post at the 'help wanted' pages on Sourceforge.
Three, make sure your project isn't another 'me too' id3 tag generator. Do something original, or go help on an older project.
Four, Usenet. Go to brewnix.sourceforge.net For a time, I was running this project (but I have no skillz, so had to rely too much on others). I went to all of the Usenet groups appropriate to this project and made an announcement. Really make sure they are appropriate newsgroups. Largely, only geeks still use Usenet, so there are likely some programmers in the appropriate groups.
Finally, go ahead and tell us what your project is. There are at least one or two programmers on Slashdot. Oh, and put a reference/link to it in your.sig.
The easiest thing to do (or not:) is to find every auction from these assholes, and bid about a million dollars or so. I suggest setting up a dummy account. I imagine it's not that hard to set up a perl script to do the work.
My parents got one of those phone bills. The beating was about to begin when I said 'but wait, my new friends just gave me about $400 worth of free software'.
Might I suggest you buy a modem worth a shit? The last modems I used (Hayes Accura 33.6) would maintain a connection if you knocked the phone off hook. Didn't matter what line noise you injected, didn't matter for how long. It stayed connected. The only thing that killed a connection was the stupid 'call waiting' tone. I TOLD the phone company I didn't want that crap.
As for the original poster: sounds similar to something my brother was going through. No idea if he cleared it up. I told him I wasn't going to trouble-shoot his computer unless he got a real computer (he got a Dell, dude) and a real ISP.
It's more fun to publicly slag on michael than to seek arbitration.
Hey, it's gotta be someone now that Katz is gone. (Ironically, I spoke with Katz once or twice in email, and he's not a bad guy. But it's rather fun to pick on him.)
Hope you missed the point. It was a bit of an 'in joke'. Well, not too 'in', as everyone can see FK being lambasted by michael. It's just that every time FK blasts michael (not too often anymore) I feel it necessary to give FK a poke in the ribs.
Do a search on jukeboxes, vinyl, and you'll find about a bazillion sites on the internet. I've got two jukeboxes right now, and they were both damn cheap. Go to eBay, and pick up 1000 45 rpm singles for around $100, and you're set.
See, much like pinball machines, jukeboxes are/were built to be manhandled by large drunken guys in bars. They just don't freakin' die. Sure, you may have to twiddle the connections on the Tormat every so often, but the only time a juke is truly dead is when some idiot (like Wurlitzer) buys it back, and destroys it with several sledgehammers.
The sound is... not super clean. But in something like an AMI G-200 (which I'm working on now) there are tons of moving parts. It's a show. Almost like those washing machines and driers with the portholes in the front. And conversation piece? EVERYONE who comes to the house wants to play with the jukebox.
Instead of running weird speaker switching equipment, putting an mp3 player in each room, etc. just buy a wallbox for ~$50 for each location. I've got two, and just haven't decided if I want to hook them up now, or wait for a new house.
Folks, jukeboxes kick ass. If anyone has any 45 rpm records, drop me a line. And if you waded this far, I'll open myself to a slashdotting: http://www.r efundersrefuge.org/gall ery/a lbum15
Others have mentioned what I'll say, but it bears repeating. You have an interesting idea. A few problems. First, if company foo doesn't have to spend $1000 on improving their website, would they put that towards research of artificial eyes? No. Without doubt or hesitation, no. So your proposition isn't 'either/or'.
Second, building an artificial eye is orders of magnitude more difficult than building an artificial ear (ie, cochlear implant). There is also the question of damage to the optic nerve. Sure, some blindness is caused by damage to lens, cornea, etc. But there's much that is caused by damage to the retina and the optic nerve. The leading cause of deaf-blindness is Usher's Syndrome. That entails damage to the retina. I didn't catch the details on the most recent Slashdot story, but I think most of the artificial eyes in development won't deal well with this.
Also, take a look at a cochlear implant. Surgery, a piece over the ear, and a processor about the size of a pack of smokes (or deck of cards for those afraid of the tobacco gods). That only has to convert sound into 10-20 signals. HOw much more is needed to provide vision?
Oh, yes, the greedy doctors. You really have no idea about the realities of practicing medicine in the US, do you? Nine out of ten (or more) families would go ape shit if told they couldn't do anything. You and yours are the tenth person. If the patient hasn't seen it, it's very possible they'll fight to the last, and beg, borrow, or steal for an extra day, no matter how shitty. The doctor who refuses this or counsels against it may, at best, get a malpractice suit. At worst, he gets investigated by the state, loses his license, and goes to jail.
You said it yourself. The doctor said: "it [chemo] is of some value." Did you ask him what 'some' meant?
Don't accuse me of not being empathetic. Aunt died of intestinal cancer, one of lung cancer, and two or three others of various cancers. It's an awful, shitty way to go. But I have the luxury of having seen it from both the side of the patient and the side of the physician.
Most people want hope, even the faintest, slightest glimmer. There's also strong evidence that an encouraging word from a doctor or nurse improves patient outcomes. Hopefully, that is what the oncologist was guilty of. I've met some right nasty bastard doctors. But I have yet to meet one who would prolong someone's suffering just for a few bucks.
One of the problems with books on tape vs. other methods is somewhat addressed in my question: WTF do deaf-blind people do?
There's another, related issue that isn't addressed: literature and its acceptance as an art form is dying amongst blind people. The brain processes information differently when heard vs when it is read, either by Braille or by sight. The 10% figure he cites is accurate, and a bad sign.
Now, combine audio book with a speech-to-text with a text-to-Braille converter, and you're getting somewhere.
Probably not. The 'blind community' is much more accepting of this research than the 'deaf community' was of cochlear research. The two groups are way, way different.
I seriously hope there are better arguments than this. The libel issue is the only one I saw of particular interest. An especially amusing item on the site: the Golden Arches are more recognizable than the Christian Cross. Yeah? So? Why would a Jew/Muslim/atheist/Hindu/etc/etc/etc care about a Christian Cross?
Thanks for raising these points. What's the deal with Wal-Mart? Why protest them, then bitch and moan if they show up? If you prefer the local stores, then keep shopping there. If you and enough of your friends and neighbors agree, then the local shops stay in business. If not, then you have likely put the wants/needs of the minority ahead of the greater good.
Also, who cares if McD's and others serve unhealthy food? Who held the gun to your head and made you go there? Who pried your mouth open and shovelled in the Big Macs and large fries? The big clown? Don't think so.
If my understanding is correct (and it may not be, that's why I ask:)
I live in Maryland. Let's assume for the moment that we don't have our asinine gun laws. Beretta manufacturers guns here (about 15 minutes from my house, actually). If they had a shop out front, would they be operating solely under Maryland law, given that there has been no interstate commerce?
Not that I doubt you, but I assume these laws have been argued before appeals court? SCOTUS? Any references? I can only assume that these passed judicial muster while fighting the war on drugs. Oh, sorry, war on alcohol. Completely different thing.
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You had me up until you tipped your hand that you are not a US citizen. You have no rights in the US. Your free speech rights (or lack thereof) do not impinge my rights, nor my rights to choose leadership.
That having been said, I agree with your concerns and complaints. I just don't see where surveillance of foreigners is either here or there in this matter.
Even worse. You have to install a new fuel cell each time. The fuel cell can be filled at any gas station in the country, but when you take out the factory approved fuel cell to refill, it rips out the bottom.
First, have some code that does something. Anything. A design document is not enough.
.sig.
Second, post at the 'help wanted' pages on Sourceforge.
Three, make sure your project isn't another 'me too' id3 tag generator. Do something original, or go help on an older project.
Four, Usenet. Go to brewnix.sourceforge.net For a time, I was running this project (but I have no skillz, so had to rely too much on others). I went to all of the Usenet groups appropriate to this project and made an announcement. Really make sure they are appropriate newsgroups. Largely, only geeks still use Usenet, so there are likely some programmers in the appropriate groups.
Finally, go ahead and tell us what your project is. There are at least one or two programmers on Slashdot. Oh, and put a reference/link to it in your
The easiest thing to do (or not:) is to find every auction from these assholes, and bid about a million dollars or so. I suggest setting up a dummy account. I imagine it's not that hard to set up a perl script to do the work.
Activision was out with the 'game as art' before EA.
My parents got one of those phone bills. The beating was about to begin when I said 'but wait, my new friends just gave me about $400 worth of free software'.
15 minutes to take a piss? When your prostate gets to be the size of a baseball, you'll be happy if you can take a piss that quickly.
You should send this in to 2600.
They could use some common sense like my local white box shop. See, they put the label INSIDE the computer case. Hmmm, what an idea.
"Method of inserting cranium into defecatory orifice of multicellular lifeforms."
Shit. There's at least 536 cases of prior art in Congress, one in Jack Valenti's office, and one in Hilary Rosen's office.
The rarest, most special, never before seen game that would trounce them all. The non-sucky version of E.T. for the 2600.
Might I suggest you buy a modem worth a shit? The last modems I used (Hayes Accura 33.6) would maintain a connection if you knocked the phone off hook. Didn't matter what line noise you injected, didn't matter for how long. It stayed connected. The only thing that killed a connection was the stupid 'call waiting' tone. I TOLD the phone company I didn't want that crap.
As for the original poster: sounds similar to something my brother was going through. No idea if he cleared it up. I told him I wasn't going to trouble-shoot his computer unless he got a real computer (he got a Dell, dude) and a real ISP.
Only terrorists use deodorant.
Only terrorists use perfume/cologne.
Only terrorists keep their mouth minty fresh.
See? ESR was a patriot all along.
Probably because they don't fall down. Some people remember.
It's more fun to publicly slag on michael than to seek arbitration.
Hey, it's gotta be someone now that Katz is gone. (Ironically, I spoke with Katz once or twice in email, and he's not a bad guy. But it's rather fun to pick on him.)
Hope you missed the point. It was a bit of an 'in joke'. Well, not too 'in', as everyone can see FK being lambasted by michael. It's just that every time FK blasts michael (not too often anymore) I feel it necessary to give FK a poke in the ribs.
Let the modbombing begin!
Have you gotten a life yet, or have you merely squandered your time making Slashdot posts?
Do a search on jukeboxes, vinyl, and you'll find about a bazillion sites on the internet. I've got two jukeboxes right now, and they were both damn cheap. Go to eBay, and pick up 1000 45 rpm singles for around $100, and you're set.
See, much like pinball machines, jukeboxes are/were built to be manhandled by large drunken guys in bars. They just don't freakin' die. Sure, you may have to twiddle the connections on the Tormat every so often, but the only time a juke is truly dead is when some idiot (like Wurlitzer) buys it back, and destroys it with several sledgehammers.
The sound is... not super clean. But in something like an AMI G-200 (which I'm working on now) there are tons of moving parts. It's a show. Almost like those washing machines and driers with the portholes in the front. And conversation piece? EVERYONE who comes to the house wants to play with the jukebox.
Instead of running weird speaker switching equipment, putting an mp3 player in each room, etc. just buy a wallbox for ~$50 for each location. I've got two, and just haven't decided if I want to hook them up now, or wait for a new house.
Folks, jukeboxes kick ass. If anyone has any 45 rpm records, drop me a line. And if you waded this far, I'll open myself to a slashdotting: http://www.r efundersrefuge.org/gall ery/a lbum15
Others have mentioned what I'll say, but it bears repeating. You have an interesting idea. A few problems. First, if company foo doesn't have to spend $1000 on improving their website, would they put that towards research of artificial eyes? No. Without doubt or hesitation, no. So your proposition isn't 'either/or'.
Second, building an artificial eye is orders of magnitude more difficult than building an artificial ear (ie, cochlear implant). There is also the question of damage to the optic nerve. Sure, some blindness is caused by damage to lens, cornea, etc. But there's much that is caused by damage to the retina and the optic nerve. The leading cause of deaf-blindness is Usher's Syndrome. That entails damage to the retina. I didn't catch the details on the most recent Slashdot story, but I think most of the artificial eyes in development won't deal well with this.
Also, take a look at a cochlear implant. Surgery, a piece over the ear, and a processor about the size of a pack of smokes (or deck of cards for those afraid of the tobacco gods). That only has to convert sound into 10-20 signals. HOw much more is needed to provide vision?
Anyway, nice idea, but it fails in practice.
Oh, yes, the greedy doctors. You really have no idea about the realities of practicing medicine in the US, do you? Nine out of ten (or more) families would go ape shit if told they couldn't do anything. You and yours are the tenth person. If the patient hasn't seen it, it's very possible they'll fight to the last, and beg, borrow, or steal for an extra day, no matter how shitty. The doctor who refuses this or counsels against it may, at best, get a malpractice suit. At worst, he gets investigated by the state, loses his license, and goes to jail.
You said it yourself. The doctor said: "it [chemo] is of some value." Did you ask him what 'some' meant?
Don't accuse me of not being empathetic. Aunt died of intestinal cancer, one of lung cancer, and two or three others of various cancers. It's an awful, shitty way to go. But I have the luxury of having seen it from both the side of the patient and the side of the physician.
Most people want hope, even the faintest, slightest glimmer. There's also strong evidence that an encouraging word from a doctor or nurse improves patient outcomes. Hopefully, that is what the oncologist was guilty of. I've met some right nasty bastard doctors. But I have yet to meet one who would prolong someone's suffering just for a few bucks.
One of the problems with books on tape vs. other methods is somewhat addressed in my question: WTF do deaf-blind people do?
There's another, related issue that isn't addressed: literature and its acceptance as an art form is dying amongst blind people. The brain processes information differently when heard vs when it is read, either by Braille or by sight. The 10% figure he cites is accurate, and a bad sign.
Now, combine audio book with a speech-to-text with a text-to-Braille converter, and you're getting somewhere.
Probably not. The 'blind community' is much more accepting of this research than the 'deaf community' was of cochlear research. The two groups are way, way different.
I seriously hope there are better arguments than this. The libel issue is the only one I saw of particular interest. An especially amusing item on the site: the Golden Arches are more recognizable than the Christian Cross. Yeah? So? Why would a Jew/Muslim/atheist/Hindu/etc/etc/etc care about a Christian Cross?
Thanks for raising these points. What's the deal with Wal-Mart? Why protest them, then bitch and moan if they show up? If you prefer the local stores, then keep shopping there. If you and enough of your friends and neighbors agree, then the local shops stay in business. If not, then you have likely put the wants/needs of the minority ahead of the greater good.
Also, who cares if McD's and others serve unhealthy food? Who held the gun to your head and made you go there? Who pried your mouth open and shovelled in the Big Macs and large fries? The big clown? Don't think so.
If my understanding is correct (and it may not be, that's why I ask:)
I live in Maryland. Let's assume for the moment that we don't have our asinine gun laws. Beretta manufacturers guns here (about 15 minutes from my house, actually). If they had a shop out front, would they be operating solely under Maryland law, given that there has been no interstate commerce?
Not that I doubt you, but I assume these laws have been argued before appeals court? SCOTUS? Any references? I can only assume that these passed judicial muster while fighting the war on drugs. Oh, sorry, war on alcohol. Completely different thing.