Why wouldn't Stallman, who kept software as the open, available and academic exercise that is modeled on the principles of Science not get any recognition at the same time as Linus? Are you all on Minix/Linux or BSD/Linux? Is there some punch-bowl turd not using Linux on anything that wants to chime in knowing that portion of the comment wasn't directed at them?
You forgot they're Hardworking American Christian Values that the Leftist Elitist Radical Liberal Extremists that incompatible with the 100% Christian Founding Fathers defined to NOT be overturned by Activist Judges attempting to destroy the Constitution the Greatest Nation God Ever Created.
The description suggests a risk of prior art being easy (I'll bet a number of slashdotters have automated lawn mowers and even more have vacuums). However, the patent trolling RIM got a few years back shows you don't have to DO anything to file a patent on an idea, just get there first. People who couldn't even afford to SeaLaunch a satellite described wireless communication devices that people might use for email exchange and ten years later, someone they sold it to, who had then been bought by another company, well, that 'nother company said, "Hey, we own blackberry. I bet we can extort some cash."
But marking it as a whole one for taxes...and maybe karma.
One could point out the intention may lie in the semantics of standard vs default. I'm just throwing in a, "One could." I don't own up to nothin'. My computer came with an operating system as part of the standard package, but I didn't like the default one they offered and replaced it with three Debian variants and an experiment with Gentoo (second version of stage 3 live CD was actually very impressive compared to the Ubuntu live CD of the same year).
Now, quick, before the fifteenth, how much is a shit worth?
I hunt trolls for fun. Karma to burn since it was a number. If only it was easier to go through the past few months of my comments, I'd point out some examples of what I like to call, "Trolltertainment."
With all the resources that only a civilisation like Magrathea might have, we could build our own Rama cylinder! w00t!
Step One: Find a big chunk of floating planet. Step Two: Reconfigure the resources Step Three: ??? Step Four: Profit Step Five: Let your next generation prodigy meet the humans who got to whichever star or another in two weeks. Step Six: What? You're probably dead now anyhow. Great time to be a joke. Step Seven: This step intentionally left blank.
Best use, however, is piping the light, as installing them into a room comes with many annoyances, like communication interference and microwave ballast placement. However, I must admit, they have some great uses, and currently, nothing beats them for central lighting...they glow a Fusor Test-fire purple when they first get started; how awesome is that?
Yes, but the reason why it's of interest isn't actually explained in the summary. I realise now, however, that I said, "Didn't." when I meant, "Did;" so, fair enough, but I stand behind the title of this reply.
It only sounds interesting if you A) Don't know that we've had that capability since NORAD tracked Sputnik with similar projects done by every major space administration on Earth, or B) Didn't bother reading the infrastructure proposed.
And now, the troll that has a joke for, "Holy Junk!"
"As it is, governments do just enough to appear to be doing something." How it is that this is not a Sir Humphrey Appleby quote astounds me!
Perhaps one of these quotes could work in its place:
"Two kinds of government chair correspond with the two kinds of minister: one sort folds up instantly and the other sort goes round and round in circles."
"'The Government's position' means 'the best explanation of past events that cannot be disproved by available facts'."
"In government, many people have the power to stop things happening but almost nobody has the power to make things happen. The system has the engine of a lawn mower and the brakes of a Rolls Royce."
"A Civil Service computer strike would bring government to a standstill if it were not for the fact that it is already."
***
Topically speaking, I've notice the biggest problem to accepting a scientific understanding comes in the form of two anti-science options: 1) A scientifically sounding think tank or lobbyist's research seems directly in conflict with reality but fits well other people's preferred realities and 2) All scientific understanding is really an indoctrination technique, and only the ignorant can see reality.
Of course, neither is particularly exclusive in any field.
"It's like FaceBook, but it's entirely for gamers with registered stats, competition organization, walkthrough wikis, easter eggs, cheat codes and skins!" I've heard this before, it's called, "High Concept." It is the reason why 90% of US movies are easy to forget within a few years. "It's Jaws...in Space!" The description of 'Alien' which lead to a franchise that has lasting impact, but the vast majority of high concept ideas end up as forgettable works. There are lots of things in the digital world that the real world doesn't have a ready analogue for (though many are created to explain them to those that didn't do much immigrating in 40+ age realm.)
Digital analogues (ha) were necessary for trying to exploit the potential functionality of modern computing (or explain things for funding). The fermionic world will continue to innovate new things for the human experience, and the digital world will incorporate them. The digital world will create things that have no comparative functions in the physical realm of human experience, and the real world will find ways to use the core idea that came from them. To say one group will always think from this environmental context is to ignore modern civilization wouldn't have happened without people who could do otherwise. There is a maximum 2% genetic difference between any two people without significant genetic defects (T21), which means someone who genuinely believes in Intelligent Falling has nearly the same intellectual potential Dr. Martyn Poliakoff, and conversely, the average slashdot poster has nearly the same social skill set Princess Di.
"The periodic table of videos show sixtysymbols in a numberphile testtube," is strangely recognizable to the target audience of one reference in the above paragraph.
You only said, "Polypropylene isn't something that is bio-degradable." You didn't say anything about biodegradation in landfills. Perhaps you were confused between anaerobic degradation and biodegradation in general. Perhaps you thought all landfills functioned under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, but this is not the nineties. Everything from bio-reactors to surface churning is used regularly in many modernly operated landfills in hopes of capitalizing biodegradable materials (and not just those deep tubes attached to methane turbines).
But when I went to that article, I found, "Polypropylene is liable to chain degradation from exposure to heat and UV radiation such as that present in sunlight."
Wait a minute...did you recently write an article for 16 concerned scientists?
So, I wanted to show my results for those with some curiosity how moderation worked out. A) My karma remains excellent, despite a weekly troll hunt. B) (0) Flamebait didn't just get there with a couple of moderations. Times were not included, but the order can be determined. In Comma Seperated Values:
Moderation Value, Reason, Result, Rank, Note; null, null, 1, Normal, This is premoderation; -1, Overrated, 0, Normal, This was pretty much expected; -1, Overrated, -1, Normal, Someone really didn't want to see this again; +1, Funny, 0, Normal, Told ya that could happen; -1, Flamebait, -1, Flamebait, Technically\, I can't disagree; +1, Insightful, 0, Flamebait, Some rankings really stick\, but what's up with Insightful?;
I'd recommend going for the gold rather than worrying about the karma. The net community value of your actions determines your karma; hiding it for fear of flamebait or trolling does nothing to benefit you. If you like to go on a troll fishing binge, own it. I do. My net effect still remains positive due to my on topic contributions to other discussions. If all you do is lurk and post as an AnonCow, why have an account? Many trolls possess, embrace and show off their gloriously poor karma. I know. I know them by name. You don't get banned by slashdot for being a total d-bag. That's how it was designed since, I don't know, version 3, let's call it. Maybe...98?
It doesn't matter if you have a history loaded with praises for or condemnations against a particular party or philosophy, as most of the positive contributors to slashdot focus on the discussion, not history of the people in the discussion, unless they really like that person's point, in which case, maybe they may look at a journal or previous posts. People that go on an ad hominem tirade look trollish and influence those who don't understand how to recognize a legitimate point in the first place.
I've posted anonymously a total of four times in a decade. Once was due to an absence of being logged in. Two were for entertainment purposes and once was to show someone what they should have done (similar to the entertainment purposes, really, pretty much 3 entertainments and a lazy, though, maybe two lazies due to an overlap).
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Michael Grätzel, for example, is just as much as an insufferable cockwad as Dickie Stallman.
Why wouldn't Stallman, who kept software as the open, available and academic exercise that is modeled on the principles of Science not get any recognition at the same time as Linus? Are you all on Minix/Linux or BSD/Linux? Is there some punch-bowl turd not using Linux on anything that wants to chime in knowing that portion of the comment wasn't directed at them?
And, of course...HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
You forgot they're Hardworking American Christian Values that the Leftist Elitist Radical Liberal Extremists that incompatible with the 100% Christian Founding Fathers defined to NOT be overturned by Activist Judges attempting to destroy the Constitution the Greatest Nation God Ever Created.
Troll Right, Asshole.
"Building a Homebrew Robotic Lawnmower?" was easy to find for me, Mailbox-Head ;oP
The description suggests a risk of prior art being easy (I'll bet a number of slashdotters have automated lawn mowers and even more have vacuums). However, the patent trolling RIM got a few years back shows you don't have to DO anything to file a patent on an idea, just get there first. People who couldn't even afford to SeaLaunch a satellite described wireless communication devices that people might use for email exchange and ten years later, someone they sold it to, who had then been bought by another company, well, that 'nother company said, "Hey, we own blackberry. I bet we can extort some cash."
But marking it as a whole one for taxes...and maybe karma.
One could point out the intention may lie in the semantics of standard vs default. I'm just throwing in a, "One could." I don't own up to nothin'. My computer came with an operating system as part of the standard package, but I didn't like the default one they offered and replaced it with three Debian variants and an experiment with Gentoo (second version of stage 3 live CD was actually very impressive compared to the Ubuntu live CD of the same year).
Now, quick, before the fifteenth, how much is a shit worth?
I hunt trolls for fun. Karma to burn since it was a number. If only it was easier to go through the past few months of my comments, I'd point out some examples of what I like to call, "Trolltertainment."
If you want fewer features, turn them off!
"You have to get an account first!"
Well, tough fuckin' nuts.
http://slashdot.org/my/preferences
I thought that was an almond whirl!?
You are imperfect! You know what you must do.
With all the resources that only a civilisation like Magrathea might have, we could build our own Rama cylinder! w00t!
Step One: Find a big chunk of floating planet.
Step Two: Reconfigure the resources
Step Three: ???
Step Four: Profit
Step Five: Let your next generation prodigy meet the humans who got to whichever star or another in two weeks.
Step Six: What? You're probably dead now anyhow. Great time to be a joke.
Step Seven: This step intentionally left blank.
You know what's high efficiency, has long term cost benefits and is environmentally friendly?
Sulfur Lamps!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_lamp
Best use, however, is piping the light, as installing them into a room comes with many annoyances, like communication interference and microwave ballast placement. However, I must admit, they have some great uses, and currently, nothing beats them for central lighting...they glow a Fusor Test-fire purple when they first get started; how awesome is that?
Yes, but the reason why it's of interest isn't actually explained in the summary. I realise now, however, that I said, "Didn't." when I meant, "Did;" so, fair enough, but I stand behind the title of this reply.
That summary ignores we already have that!
It only sounds interesting if you A) Don't know that we've had that capability since NORAD tracked Sputnik with similar projects done by every major space administration on Earth, or B) Didn't bother reading the infrastructure proposed.
And now, the troll that has a joke for, "Holy Junk!"
You are a whore. We wish you ill. Go spam 4chan.
"As it is, governments do just enough to appear to be doing something." How it is that this is not a Sir Humphrey Appleby quote astounds me!
Perhaps one of these quotes could work in its place:
"Two kinds of government chair correspond with the two kinds of minister: one sort folds up instantly and the other sort goes round and round in circles."
"'The Government's position' means 'the best explanation of past events that cannot be disproved by available facts'."
"In government, many people have the power to stop things happening but almost nobody has the power to make things happen. The system has the engine of a lawn mower and the brakes of a Rolls Royce."
"A Civil Service computer strike would bring government to a standstill if it were not for the fact that it is already."
***
Topically speaking, I've notice the biggest problem to accepting a scientific understanding comes in the form of two anti-science options: 1) A scientifically sounding think tank or lobbyist's research seems directly in conflict with reality but fits well other people's preferred realities and 2) All scientific understanding is really an indoctrination technique, and only the ignorant can see reality.
Of course, neither is particularly exclusive in any field.
The CX-5 now has both OnStar and OffStar options quantumagically pre-engaged. Observations may change over time.
The code-calling font selection is something you choose for for uniform width. If you don't like it, check your preferences.
If Wuncler wants to get rid of some nature, he only has to open a soul-food restaurant across the street.
Stretching, you are. Whiny you seem. Dark side of the force, got you, has.
"It's like FaceBook, but it's entirely for gamers with registered stats, competition organization, walkthrough wikis, easter eggs, cheat codes and skins!" I've heard this before, it's called, "High Concept." It is the reason why 90% of US movies are easy to forget within a few years. "It's Jaws...in Space!" The description of 'Alien' which lead to a franchise that has lasting impact, but the vast majority of high concept ideas end up as forgettable works. There are lots of things in the digital world that the real world doesn't have a ready analogue for (though many are created to explain them to those that didn't do much immigrating in 40+ age realm.)
Digital analogues (ha) were necessary for trying to exploit the potential functionality of modern computing (or explain things for funding). The fermionic world will continue to innovate new things for the human experience, and the digital world will incorporate them. The digital world will create things that have no comparative functions in the physical realm of human experience, and the real world will find ways to use the core idea that came from them. To say one group will always think from this environmental context is to ignore modern civilization wouldn't have happened without people who could do otherwise. There is a maximum 2% genetic difference between any two people without significant genetic defects (T21), which means someone who genuinely believes in Intelligent Falling has nearly the same intellectual potential Dr. Martyn Poliakoff, and conversely, the average slashdot poster has nearly the same social skill set Princess Di.
"The periodic table of videos show sixtysymbols in a numberphile testtube," is strangely recognizable to the target audience of one reference in the above paragraph.
Parent beat me to a similar joke/point.
Heh, parent beat me.
You only said, "Polypropylene isn't something that is bio-degradable." You didn't say anything about biodegradation in landfills. Perhaps you were confused between anaerobic degradation and biodegradation in general. Perhaps you thought all landfills functioned under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, but this is not the nineties. Everything from bio-reactors to surface churning is used regularly in many modernly operated landfills in hopes of capitalizing biodegradable materials (and not just those deep tubes attached to methane turbines).
But when I went to that article, I found, "Polypropylene is liable to chain degradation from exposure to heat and UV radiation such as that present in sunlight."
Wait a minute...did you recently write an article for 16 concerned scientists?
So, I wanted to show my results for those with some curiosity how moderation worked out.
A) My karma remains excellent, despite a weekly troll hunt.
B) (0) Flamebait didn't just get there with a couple of moderations. Times were not included, but the order can be determined. In Comma Seperated Values:
Moderation Value, Reason, Result, Rank, Note;
null, null, 1, Normal, This is premoderation;
-1, Overrated, 0, Normal, This was pretty much expected;
-1, Overrated, -1, Normal, Someone really didn't want to see this again;
+1, Funny, 0, Normal, Told ya that could happen;
-1, Flamebait, -1, Flamebait, Technically\, I can't disagree;
+1, Insightful, 0, Flamebait, Some rankings really stick\, but what's up with Insightful?;
I'd recommend going for the gold rather than worrying about the karma. The net community value of your actions determines your karma; hiding it for fear of flamebait or trolling does nothing to benefit you. If you like to go on a troll fishing binge, own it. I do. My net effect still remains positive due to my on topic contributions to other discussions. If all you do is lurk and post as an AnonCow, why have an account? Many trolls possess, embrace and show off their gloriously poor karma. I know. I know them by name. You don't get banned by slashdot for being a total d-bag. That's how it was designed since, I don't know, version 3, let's call it. Maybe...98?
It doesn't matter if you have a history loaded with praises for or condemnations against a particular party or philosophy, as most of the positive contributors to slashdot focus on the discussion, not history of the people in the discussion, unless they really like that person's point, in which case, maybe they may look at a journal or previous posts. People that go on an ad hominem tirade look trollish and influence those who don't understand how to recognize a legitimate point in the first place.
I've posted anonymously a total of four times in a decade. Once was due to an absence of being logged in. Two were for entertainment purposes and once was to show someone what they should have done (similar to the entertainment purposes, really, pretty much 3 entertainments and a lazy, though, maybe two lazies due to an overlap).
Point is, go for it.