The problem with open source software isn't the code quality, it's poor UI and poor documentation. Way too many open source projects bring on great programmers, but few, if any, designers or technical writers. The result is software with great functionality, but buried beneath horrid UI's and poor (or non-existent) documentation. I wish I had a nickel for every OSS project website I've been to where the only documentation in sight was a long list of bug-fixes, or whose UI was so confusing as to make it unclear what the software is even FOR.
Not every software project has to be as well designed as Apple, but Jesus, if you expect a typical consumer to memorize a ton of obscure command-line commands to use software that doesn't even properly document those commands, then you really need to help from a proper designer and technical writer (much as programmers are loathe to admit that designers and writers serve an actual useful purpose).
I was beginning to think I was the only one who thought that. It was the only ST series, to me, that seemed even remotely realistic. All the others were set in some bullshit socialist utopia where no one needed or wanted money; the Federation was a bunch of flawless boy scouts; greed, lust, deceit, and religion were nonexistent; and no one thought it even remotely strange that crewmen were bringing their families aboard battleships. The characters on DS9 felt much more like real human beings (and aliens).
I think the point of the opening miniseries was that humans had become complacent in their defenses, since they hadn't even seen any Cylons for 40 years. And in those 40 years, the cylons had advanced far beyond what humans ever expected them to.
And during the course of the series, they did develop some defenses (discovering/attacking Resurrection ships and adapting the cylon virus to use as a weapon themselves, for example). But it's hard to do a lot of R&D when you're running for your lives and just trying to survive most of the time.
Sorry, but the Battlestar Galactica reboot was FAR superior to the original. And I say that as someone who was a huge fan of the original. It should be the textbook case for how to do a reboot right.
Any one point of failure that can render your entire force useless is a problem. A network should be treated as an AID to military forces, not a necessity. Soldiers should, of course, know how to still function if it goes down.
I love my brother, but since he's had kids his whole damned house is sticky, cluttered, noisy, and smells funny. It's like walking into Lindsay Lohan's vagina.
Hydroelectric (They don't talk about this much, I am not sure why)
Hydro fell out of favor with the hippie set a long time ago, because it hurts the fishies spawning cycle and constrains the noble spirit of the wild river, or some shit. It's actually the most widely implemented "clean" energy source in the country, but all the hippies want to blow up the dams so the salmon can run free, free as the wind (while dramatic music plays in the background, I presume).
Just goes to show that you can never please a hippie. Like all hipsters, the second something becomes popular, they turn against it (even if they once liked it).
Every side has their own utopian/dystopian visions of alternative futures. Fortunately, if the history of prognostication is any indicator, they'll all be wrong. The future will prove to be something that no one expected.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to pick up some Soylent Green from my local moonbase restaurant in my hovercar.
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A fault line, with small volcanoes following along it?
The problem with open source software isn't the code quality, it's poor UI and poor documentation. Way too many open source projects bring on great programmers, but few, if any, designers or technical writers. The result is software with great functionality, but buried beneath horrid UI's and poor (or non-existent) documentation. I wish I had a nickel for every OSS project website I've been to where the only documentation in sight was a long list of bug-fixes, or whose UI was so confusing as to make it unclear what the software is even FOR.
Not every software project has to be as well designed as Apple, but Jesus, if you expect a typical consumer to memorize a ton of obscure command-line commands to use software that doesn't even properly document those commands, then you really need to help from a proper designer and technical writer (much as programmers are loathe to admit that designers and writers serve an actual useful purpose).
DS9 was the best ST series
I was beginning to think I was the only one who thought that. It was the only ST series, to me, that seemed even remotely realistic. All the others were set in some bullshit socialist utopia where no one needed or wanted money; the Federation was a bunch of flawless boy scouts; greed, lust, deceit, and religion were nonexistent; and no one thought it even remotely strange that crewmen were bringing their families aboard battleships. The characters on DS9 felt much more like real human beings (and aliens).
In the new series, the ships WERE individual cylons. Made a lot more sense than the original.
Be sure to bring a Mac though. Aliens don't use Windows.
I think the point of the opening miniseries was that humans had become complacent in their defenses, since they hadn't even seen any Cylons for 40 years. And in those 40 years, the cylons had advanced far beyond what humans ever expected them to.
And during the course of the series, they did develop some defenses (discovering/attacking Resurrection ships and adapting the cylon virus to use as a weapon themselves, for example). But it's hard to do a lot of R&D when you're running for your lives and just trying to survive most of the time.
Batlestar Galactica not relevant on /. ?
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Sorry, but the Battlestar Galactica reboot was FAR superior to the original. And I say that as someone who was a huge fan of the original. It should be the textbook case for how to do a reboot right.
Any one point of failure that can render your entire force useless is a problem. A network should be treated as an AID to military forces, not a necessity. Soldiers should, of course, know how to still function if it goes down.
Obviously, we need to create an awareness day for awareness days.
EA retaliates with International "Fuck You, You're Going To Buy Our Games Anyway" Day.
Virtual worlds teach us LOTS of valuable stuff. How else would you learn that life is a series of staged enemy encounters and occasional boss fights?
Hey, stop complicating the narrative with your damned reason! You're supposed to say that wind and solar are going to save us all.
If that happens, I'll just have one of my robot servants come get me.
I love my brother, but since he's had kids his whole damned house is sticky, cluttered, noisy, and smells funny. It's like walking into Lindsay Lohan's vagina.
You know, like what rational people do when presented with evidence that one of their favorite things is hurting people.
Just like they'll do with solar and wind if they ever become widely adopted. Just watch.
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Hydroelectric (They don't talk about this much, I am not sure why)
Hydro fell out of favor with the hippie set a long time ago, because it hurts the fishies spawning cycle and constrains the noble spirit of the wild river, or some shit. It's actually the most widely implemented "clean" energy source in the country, but all the hippies want to blow up the dams so the salmon can run free, free as the wind (while dramatic music plays in the background, I presume).
Just goes to show that you can never please a hippie. Like all hipsters, the second something becomes popular, they turn against it (even if they once liked it).
Every side has their own utopian/dystopian visions of alternative futures. Fortunately, if the history of prognostication is any indicator, they'll all be wrong. The future will prove to be something that no one expected.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to pick up some Soylent Green from my local moonbase restaurant in my hovercar.
Ug no like horses. Ug walk. Ug think horses only good for meat.
What was space like, dad?
Cold, empty, and full of radiation.
Hey, Bruce Willis and James Bond taught me that the Space Shuttle can go anywhere!
Know that you always warmed my heart.
He should play in the hipster clubs. They would eat that shit up. Well, they would for about five minutes, until they moved onto the next fad.
If you think *he* looks like a clown, wait until you get a look at a guy dressed as a renaissance jester reading vulgar poetry.