Sun's 'lite' computing will never become anything but a novelty unless the home market follows suit. And that won't happen until Sun addresses ALL the things that people want at home as well. Things like educational games, and personal finances as well as Office tools.
I agree here. You are also right about the Home marketplace and more people commuting. Physical distance is becoming less important, but bandwidth is still the limiting factor. I think some people might like the thin-client idea, until their connection goes down and they are dead in the water.
Besdies all the people who do real computing and the people the idi^H^H^H average users ask advice of will never go for it. Who wants their typewriter to stop working when the phone does? "Johnny where is your homework?" "Oh, a network card blew at the CO, I think a dog peed on it."
We are tense from typing and in need of some gentle hands...
Google is seeking a Massage Therapist to provide massages free of charge to employees. The ideal candidate will be able to provide a full range of massage options ranging from chair to full body massages. Must supply own massage table and corporate references. Help us transform our hard working, tense team back into relaxed, happy Googlers! Google will provide compensation and stock options to the one with the magic touch!
Chef
The Googlers are hungry!!
One of Silicon Valley's hottest and fastest growing internet companies is looking for an experienced Head Chef to manage all aspects of our on site cafeteria. Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, hiring and managing a full time kitchen staff, cashiers, and dishwashers. Our site is equipped with a full service kitchen and grill with a cafeteria style serving counter. The Chef of choice should be creative and healthy in planning menus for Googlers craving a meal other than a burger.
The only Chef job with stock options!
get out them cooking pans and you too can retire at age 30.
I love the interface. Type in some keywords hit go! Everything else should be done with technology. Simplicity is the key to technology, 1 button, 1 key, just press/turn and go.
This is from a page of anecdotes by a friend of his, you can find it here
"A while back I was invited to a strange, but nevertheless interesting party. At this party there were all sorts of people from various professions. During the course of the evening, one very buxom woman came up to me and introduced herself. It turns out that she was a well-known stripper and actress in adult movies by the name of Candi Samples. When she found out that I studied physics she asked whether I knew a guy by the name of Dick Feynman. "Yes," I replied,. I must admit I was rather astonished to hear his name in this connection. "He is one of my biggest fans..." she said.
A few days later I am in Feynman's office and we are talking when I say to him, "Hey, I ran into an interesting acquaintance of yours at a party the other night. Her name is Candi Samples."
Feynman immediately smiled and said, "Hey, Al, look at this!" He went over to his file cabinet, which I thought contained all of his most important and intellectual works. It didn't take him long to pull out a black and white autographed nude shot of Candi Samples, inscribed, "To Big Dick, Love from Candi!" "
I saw this about a year ago. I don't know how useful it is , but it's good to hold your attention for a minute or two. More homes like this could make for some interesting "how we live" studies.
Finally there is nothing inherently wrong with communism, it's just too optimistic about human nature.
Communism is WAY too optimistic about human nature, IMHO. Which actually does make it inherently wrong, at least as a form of government. Maybe "wrong" isn't the correct word, "useless" fits better.
you don't happen to know Feynmans opinion of Teller? My HS physics teacher showed us some interviews of the guy (F) and I read a couple of his books, by far one of the coolest geeks of the century. I would respect his opinion. (that reporter was way too biased, especially after being intellectually bested by a 91-year old stroke survivor with one foot)
it might not be on Linux but Alpha Centauri might be the greatest game ever created. I don't even try and start new games now, knowing that if I do the next 3-4 of my days will go without sleep, food, shelter, and the other bear necessities of life. Some things are more dangerous than crack.
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one of these has led to and been supported by the largest ($$) company in America.(now under investigation for widespread anti-competitive behaviour)
the other came out of a (10,000) garage and is free (speech and beer).
Maybe not the glue, but certainly some fuel for the fire. If Linux is ever to move beyond "the people who really know computers" it needs a way to reach that general populace./. in particular is very good at portraying the depth of the community and its virtues. Yea you do get the ACs and flames in general, but one of the beauties of this place is that they *always* get moderated down, and the people who send them get called out. With my current settings (highest first, nested) I rarely see the nastiness or even much cursing, especially if I wait for the article to get about halfway down the front page and the dust to settle.
I think Andover is a good buy, and they will most definitely be able to throw better parties now. My guess is that after this goes off, taco, hemos, and the gang will have a whole lot of 0s after that net worth column. Linux is hot, a lot of people are looking for the next "Big Thing", and the stock market is still strong (at least until Halloween...).
My fear is that at one of the shareholder meetings it will come up that this is an ad driven site and there's only one ad per page, go check Yahoo and count how many you see. Personally that's why I don't go there (or it's ilk), but that's why they are in the black.
So while/. may not be the glue, it certainly sucks in a lot of new blood, myself included.
Two hundred years ago when there were wolves and marauding bears out in the woods, being inside the stockade made you safe. It also made you free to walk around outside shelters (but within the stockade) after dark. So safety made people free.
But you have to exchange the freedom to wander the land for the safety of the compound. Exchanging one for another.
Much the same way, if bombs and gunshot are going off all around you, it's not very safe.
Much the same if I lock you in a box, you are very safe, but where is your freedom?
They may not be opposing poles but there is most definitely an inverse relationship between them.
All of a sudden, the country really becomes majority rule, the people who don't care about minorities take away the rights/freedoms of those minorities, and so on.
Wait a sec, I thought we wanted a majority rule. We have it now, but it's more a majority of money instead of a majority of people. I don't know if we need to have a true particapatory democracy, but we can get closer than the 635 reps we have now. It just isn't feasible for each citizen to be knowledgeable enough on each subject to make an informed decision. I think we could expand it to 100,000 or so reps each representing 2500 people (block groups or so). Expand various committees and make the reps VERY accessible to their constituents. There are many things we can do to make our government and it's decisions more correctly reflect the will of the People, that is the goal, right?
This guy has fought hard to try and level the comm. playing field in the deregulated environment (an impossible task if you ask me). There is a form to e-mail him (which I did yesterday about the proposed Viacom/CBS merger-I felt pairing MTV/VH1 with the second largest radio network will severely limit music choice/variety), I don't know if it gets there and he reads it, but he is more 'Net savvy than other politicians.
I wish Katz had mentioned some of the 'Net legislation that politicos have tried to push through (hatch-feinstein anti-drug linking law) to illustrate their overall cluelessness. The 'Net will change politics, hopefully as much as it is changing business (guy runs for senate out of his garage), and I think it will, mainly 'cause the vast majority of us geeks want it that way.
Now is when we must fight the hardest as the old guard tries to use its power to help uphold the status quo, even as more and more people see how corrupt and inefficient that quo is. Knowledge to the people, Power to the people, that's what the 'Net brings. (now if we can just get everyone to use Linux as the default OS, they'll see what freedom is, and the price you have to pay... constant vigilance)
I wish Katz had mentioned some of the 'Net legislation that politicos have tried to push through (hatch-feinstein anti-drug linking law) to illustrate their overall cluelessness. The 'Net will change politics, hopefully as much as it is changing business (guy runs for senate out of his garage), and I think it will, mainly 'cause the vast majority of us geeks want it that way.
Now is when we must fight the hardest as the old guard tries to use its power to help uphold the status quo, even as more and more people see how corrupt and inefficient that quo is. Knowledge to the people, Power to the people, that's what the 'Net brings. (now if we can just get everyone to use Linux as the default OS, they'll see what freedom is, and the price you have to pay... constant vigilance)
The only way to stay safe seems to be: no external links.
looks like it's time to choose between freedom and safety again.
One of the main problems is that in this country (US) we have allowed our government to be run by businesses, they then make laws to protect business which are then moved through the U.N. and treaties to the rest of the world (and vice-versa). Then even changing a single government won't get us out from under unjust laws. My advice for this particular set of misguided laws, just keep breaking them until they turn to dust.
hmm, if E=mc2, and they are moving (thus energy in some form or another, to lose to the muons) wouldn't they have to posess mass? If not, could somebody explain why?
Professional athletes have anabolic steroids, it just took longer to figure out the brain. To bad we let drug tests for employment become commonplace, now they'll know if you had to cheat to be that smart.
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Sun's 'lite' computing will never become anything but a novelty unless the home market follows suit. And that won't happen until Sun addresses ALL the things that people want at home as well. Things like educational games, and personal finances as well as Office tools.
I agree here. You are also right about the Home marketplace and more people commuting. Physical distance is becoming less important, but bandwidth is still the limiting factor. I think some people might like the thin-client idea, until their connection goes down and they are dead in the water.
Besdies all the people who do real computing and the people the idi^H^H^H average users ask advice of will never go for it. Who wants their typewriter to stop working when the phone does?
"Johnny where is your homework?"
"Oh, a network card blew at the CO, I think a dog peed on it."
they have want ads that look like this...
Massage Therapist
We are tense from typing and in need of some gentle hands...
Google is seeking a Massage Therapist to provide massages free of charge to employees. The ideal candidate will be able to provide a full range of massage options ranging from chair to full body massages. Must supply own massage table and corporate references. Help us transform our hard working, tense team back into relaxed, happy Googlers! Google will provide compensation and stock options to the one with the magic touch!
Chef
The Googlers are hungry!!
One of Silicon Valley's hottest and fastest growing internet companies is looking for an experienced Head Chef to manage all aspects of our on site cafeteria. Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, hiring and managing a full time kitchen staff, cashiers, and dishwashers. Our site is equipped with a full service kitchen and grill with a cafeteria style serving counter. The Chef of choice should be creative and healthy in planning menus for Googlers craving a meal other than a burger.
The only Chef job with stock options!
get out them cooking pans and you too can retire at age 30.
I love the interface. Type in some keywords hit go! Everything else should be done with technology. Simplicity is the key to technology, 1 button, 1 key, just press/turn and go.
yea, it can open a 45mg file in just under 45 minutes.(p2-400)
This issue really ought to be brought before congress.
i dunno about that. Congress seems to listen to people with money and, well, free software just doesn't generate as much.
This is from a page of anecdotes by a friend of his, you can find it here
"A while back I was invited to a strange, but nevertheless interesting party. At this party there were all sorts of people from various professions. During the course of the evening, one very buxom woman came up to me and introduced herself. It turns out that she was a well-known stripper and actress in adult movies by the name of Candi Samples. When she found out that I studied physics she asked whether I knew a guy by the name of Dick Feynman. "Yes," I replied,. I must admit I was rather astonished to hear his name in this connection. "He is one of my biggest fans..." she said.
A few days later I am in Feynman's office and we are talking when I say to him, "Hey, I ran into an interesting acquaintance of yours at a party the other night. Her name is Candi Samples."
Feynman immediately smiled and said, "Hey, Al, look at this!" He went over to his file cabinet, which I thought contained all of his most important and intellectual works. It didn't take him long to pull out a black and white autographed nude shot of Candi Samples, inscribed, "To Big Dick, Love from Candi!" "
I saw this about a year ago. I don't know how useful it is , but it's good to hold your attention for a minute or two. More homes like this could make for some interesting "how we live" studies.
Finally there is nothing inherently wrong with communism, it's just too optimistic about human nature.
Communism is WAY too optimistic about human nature, IMHO. Which actually does make it inherently wrong, at least as a form of government. Maybe "wrong" isn't the correct word, "useless" fits better.
you don't happen to know Feynmans opinion of Teller? My HS physics teacher showed us some interviews of the guy (F) and I read a couple of his books, by far one of the coolest geeks of the century. I would respect his opinion. (that reporter was way too biased, especially after being intellectually bested by a 91-year old stroke survivor with one foot)
it might not be on Linux but Alpha Centauri might be the greatest game ever created. I don't even try and start new games now, knowing that if I do the next 3-4 of my days will go without sleep, food, shelter, and the other bear necessities of life. Some things are more dangerous than crack.
one of these has led to and been supported by the largest ($$) company in America.(now under investigation for widespread anti-competitive behaviour)
the other came out of a (10,000) garage and is free (speech and beer).
Yet now they compete.
Which do you think is more impressive?
..for all the Fish.
Well, they had to go somewhere right?
total loss for RIAA, IIRC.
unfortunately it seems like the SDMI is sneaking it and working, dammit.
not to mention that only geeks will hack it, the rest of the world will just take it up the a$$, pls. excuse my french, but sdmi sucks.
It's that special place you touch a computer to make it happy (and do what you want ;-)
Maybe not the glue, but certainly some fuel for the fire. If Linux is ever to move beyond "the people who really know computers" it needs a way to reach that general populace. /. in particular is very good at portraying the depth of the community and its virtues. Yea you do get the ACs and flames in general, but one of the beauties of this place is that they *always* get moderated down, and the people who send them get called out.
/. may not be the glue, it certainly sucks in a lot of new blood, myself included.
With my current settings (highest first, nested) I rarely see the nastiness or even much cursing, especially if I wait for the article to get about halfway down the front page and the dust to settle.
I think Andover is a good buy, and they will most definitely be able to throw better parties now. My guess is that after this goes off, taco, hemos, and the gang will have a whole lot of 0s after that net worth column. Linux is hot, a lot of people are looking for the next "Big Thing", and the stock market is still strong (at least until Halloween...).
My fear is that at one of the shareholder meetings it will come up that this is an ad driven site and there's only one ad per page, go check Yahoo and count how many you see. Personally that's why I don't go there (or it's ilk), but that's why they are in the black.
So while
Two hundred years ago when there were wolves and marauding bears out in the woods, being inside the stockade made you safe. It also made you free to walk around outside shelters (but within the stockade) after dark. So safety made people free.
But you have to exchange the freedom to wander the land for the safety of the compound. Exchanging one for another.
Much the same way, if bombs and gunshot are going off all around you, it's not very safe.
Much the same if I lock you in a box, you are very safe, but where is your freedom?
They may not be opposing poles but there is most definitely an inverse relationship between them.
All of a sudden, the country really becomes majority rule, the people who don't care about minorities take away the rights/freedoms of those minorities, and so on.
Wait a sec, I thought we wanted a majority rule. We have it now, but it's more a majority of money instead of a majority of people. I don't know if we need to have a true particapatory democracy, but we can get closer than the 635 reps we have now. It just isn't feasible for each citizen to be knowledgeable enough on each subject to make an informed decision. I think we could expand it to 100,000 or so reps each representing 2500 people (block groups or so). Expand various committees and make the reps VERY accessible to their constituents. There are many things we can do to make our government and it's decisions more correctly reflect the will of the People, that is the goal, right?
(sorry about the double post, things went funky)
this is slightly skewed on Topic
Visit FCC Commisioner Kennard's Home Page
This guy has fought hard to try and level the comm. playing field in the deregulated environment (an impossible task if you ask me). There is a form to e-mail him (which I did yesterday about the proposed Viacom/CBS merger-I felt pairing MTV/VH1 with the second largest radio network will severely limit music choice/variety), I don't know if it gets there and he reads it, but he is more 'Net savvy than other politicians.
I wish Katz had mentioned some of the 'Net legislation that politicos have tried to push through (hatch-feinstein anti-drug linking law) to illustrate their overall cluelessness. The 'Net will change politics, hopefully as much as it is changing business (guy runs for senate out of his garage), and I think it will, mainly 'cause the vast majority of us geeks want it that way.
Now is when we must fight the hardest as the old guard tries to use its power to help uphold the status quo, even as more and more people see how corrupt and inefficient that quo is. Knowledge to the people, Power to the people, that's what the 'Net brings. (now if we can just get everyone to use Linux as the default OS, they'll see what freedom is, and the price you have to pay... constant vigilance)
this is slightly skewed on Topic
CC Commisioner Kennard's Home Page
This guy has fought hard to try and level the
Visit Fcomm. playing field in the deregulated environment (an impossible task if you ask me). There is a form to e-mail him (which I did yesterday about the proposed Viacom/CBS merger-I felt pairing MTV/VH1 with the second largest radio network will severely limit music choice/variety), I don't know if it gets there and he reads it, but he is more 'Net savvy than other politicians.
I wish Katz had mentioned some of the 'Net legislation that politicos have tried to push through (hatch-feinstein anti-drug linking law) to illustrate their overall cluelessness. The 'Net will change politics, hopefully as much as it is changing business (guy runs for senate out of his garage), and I think it will, mainly 'cause the vast majority of us geeks want it that way.
Now is when we must fight the hardest as the old guard tries to use its power to help uphold the status quo, even as more and more people see how corrupt and inefficient that quo is. Knowledge to the people, Power to the people, that's what the 'Net brings. (now if we can just get everyone to use Linux as the default OS, they'll see what freedom is, and the price you have to pay... constant vigilance)
The only way to stay safe seems to be: no external links.
looks like it's time to choose between freedom and safety again.
One of the main problems is that in this country (US) we have allowed our government to be run by businesses, they then make laws to protect business which are then moved through the U.N. and treaties to the rest of the world (and vice-versa). Then even changing a single government won't get us out from under unjust laws. My advice for this particular set of misguided laws, just keep breaking them until they turn to dust.
if it turns out the neutrinos actually have mass.
hmm, if E=mc2, and they are moving (thus energy in some form or another, to lose to the muons) wouldn't they have to posess mass? If not, could somebody explain why?
They say those that have full memory of every event in their live are often driven insane by the experience. Me? I thought it was kind of funny.
when they think of an absolutely amazing idea and their head explodes. I hate it when that happens.
is always there and will always be there.
Professional athletes have anabolic steroids, it just took longer to figure out the brain. To bad we let drug tests for employment become commonplace, now they'll know if you had to cheat to be that smart.