If you don't want to be condescended to, then don't launch off on a rant that doesn't address a single point of the article that's being discussed. If you bothered to read it, you'd see it's largely in favor of open-source, but opposed to a specific, faulty proposal.
i still doubt you read the article "Why I'm Not Supporting the Open Informatics Petition", and honestly don't see the point in continuing a discussion with someone who's going to childishly curse at me.
now go back and read the 'dissenting' opinion, then try constructing a rational response against it. it's a thoughtful argument by an unbiased (or perhaps biased towards open source) observer, and it addresses real shortcomings of a specific proposal.
Either that or it becomes the most inscrutably byzantine contraption you can imagine. Rube Goldberg devices may have a great deal of thought and work applied, but they are ultimately useless.
I'm sorry, you misunderstood my point - and maybe i could have been clearer... good effort seems result in concise, clean design. bad effort... seems to have the opposite effect.
thanks for blocking IE browsers on your homepage. it's really classy, and you've really shown me the error of my ways. just out of curiosity, what kind of amazing stuff do you have there that will only render in Netscape and not IE? because artificially breaking compatibility is something i'd expect from MS...
The Engineering college is not publicly funded. AFAIK, only the Human Ecology, Agriculture, and Veterinary (?) school are funded under the Morill land grant.
I feel for you, but think about how it is for HR people - they're being laid off badly, too, and there are a lot more resumes coming in now. They're almost certainly overwhelmed, and not being intentionally rude...
He has every right in the world to complain about Linux. Just like you have the right to post that childish rant.
It's the freedom to have one's own opinion. Seemed like most of his complaints about Linux were well thought-through, even if you disagree. If we want more people to adopt Linux, we can't have this "it's F/free, so don't complain. If you want it so badly, write it yourself" attitude. That is the elitist crap he's talking about.
Now, if you're willing to resign Linux to a niche hobby/server OS, then that's good and fine. Don't complain when the usage drops below.25% and MS has 95% market share.
However, some people out there want Linux to go on to bigger things and have more widespread acceptance. And if that's going to happen, then there needs to be some introspection and concerted effort at a community level. That's going to require observations like the original poster made, as unpleasant as that may be to you.
I should have posted that flouride in tap water was causing stuttering. Or that cel phones cause schizoprenia. Perhaps I could've gotten some cheap karma.
okay, i'm going to have to call you on that - 2 weeks interest on $50 at 2% continuously accruing interest rate is about is about 4-5 cents.
they make their money on the transaction fees to larger business customers (http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/fe es-outside). One transaction is 30 cents + about 2-3%. Much, much more than the interest on the payment itself. while they have a small incentive to keep you money, it's not nearly as sinister as you make it out to be.
Is your son obsessed with "Lunix"? BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos, before the Russians lost the Cold War. It is based on a program called "xenix", which was written by Microsoft for the US government. These programs are used by hackers to break into other people's computer systems to steal credit card numbers. They may also be used to break into people's stereos to steal their music, using the "mp3" program. Torovoltos is a notorious hacker, responsible for writing many hacker programs, such as "telnet", which is used by hackers to connect to machines on the internet without using a telephone. Your son may try to install "lunix" on your hard drive. If he is careful, you may not notice its presence, however, lunix is a capricious beast, and if handled incorrectly, your son may damage your computer, and even break it completely by deleting Windows, at which point you will have to have your computer repaired by a professional. If you see the word "LILO" during your windows startup (just after you turn the machine on), your son has installed lunix. In order to get rid of it, you will have to send your computer back to the manufacturer, and have them fit a new hard drive. Lunix is extremely dangerous software, and cannot be removed without destroying part of your hard disk surface.
that was bizarre and hilarious:) for those of you not browing at -1...
A 1984 reference. So obligatory... are you really so paranoid that you don't see any practical upside to this technology? And what in the world keeps people from replacing/altering hard copies of historical records?
And all that to the side, it would be impractical to change over record to e-paper from the cost alone. That's assuming most records were in paper form - which they're not. Most of them are already in electronic already and in a database.
Nothing is immutable, and it never will be. So relax and enjoy e-paper.
yeah, that public schools prevent us from becoming introverted militia members in idaho is a real shame.
and let's see who's revealing public schooling dirty little secret - John Taylor Gatto? The same one who in 1992, "...was named Secretary of Education in the Libertarian Party Shadow Cabinet"? That one?
leftist...? have you even been in a public school? have you thought about how far left the center seems when you're all the way to the right?
why would you say that? the article simply states that solid-state physicist are claiming that their object of study is fundamental. it strike me more as a grab for more funding.
and can anyone post a link to why all the digits to omega are random and independent? that article was mostly hand waiving.
this doesn't seem like it's going to replace the analog on the guitar (you'll still be able to play with the way your humbuckers are wired). it would however replace all of the analog footpedals that people daisy chain together (unless they convert from digital back to analog, or do the effect through software).
my guess is that the guitars would have an analog -> digital converter before the jack, and that they'd send this signal over 64 channels to the 'intelligent' mixer that they envision. i think that this would have some very real benefits to professional bands and their rodies, as well as high end studios.
i really don't think that this would interests hardcore players either, but i also think that it won't elimate all the analog coolness that a really great guitarist can manipulate. and who knows, it might create a whole new set of neat tricks...
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If you don't want to be condescended to, then don't launch off on a rant that doesn't address a single point of the article that's being discussed. If you bothered to read it, you'd see it's largely in favor of open-source, but opposed to a specific, faulty proposal.
i still doubt you read the article "Why I'm Not Supporting the Open Informatics Petition", and honestly don't see the point in continuing a discussion with someone who's going to childishly curse at me.
that's so cute.
now go back and read the 'dissenting' opinion, then try constructing a rational response against it. it's a thoughtful argument by an unbiased (or perhaps biased towards open source) observer, and it addresses real shortcomings of a specific proposal.
Either that or it becomes the most inscrutably byzantine contraption you can imagine. Rube Goldberg devices may have a great deal of thought and work applied, but they are ultimately useless.
I'm sorry, you misunderstood my point - and maybe i could have been clearer... good effort seems result in concise, clean design. bad effort... seems to have the opposite effect.
i think the point is that truly well designed functionality has intrinsic aesthetic appeal.
i mean, there are often many solutions to a problem - but the one that has the most thought and work applied to it is usually the most elegant.
thanks for blocking IE browsers on your homepage. it's really classy, and you've really shown me the error of my ways. just out of curiosity, what kind of amazing stuff do you have there that will only render in Netscape and not IE? because artificially breaking compatibility is something i'd expect from MS...
Okay, I don't necessarily agree with Stallman's point, and I definitely don't agree with his proposed responses to the problem.
But I did run into this ad while checking my hotmail account, and I thought it was pretty funny in light of the current discussion
sorry, i misread it. in any case, i'll stick to textpad whenever possible :)_
look at the other comments. a lot of people have used word, and it's worked well for most of them. myself included.
why does anyone here saying that a microsoft product is not necessarily bad get immediately attacked and discredited?
word is a good product. better than star office, from my experience in both (admitted a while ago for star office).
By your 'trivial' argument, compression of random data is impossible on any scale (you can't have a bijection between sets of different sizes).
you lamer... just because you don't have what it takes to do well CS314, you blame the school.
i got a C- in it, but have some self respect and take the blame for yourself.
-a mathematician from cornell.
The Engineering college is not publicly funded. AFAIK, only the Human Ecology, Agriculture, and Veterinary (?) school are funded under the Morill land grant.
I feel for you, but think about how it is for HR people - they're being laid off badly, too, and there are a lot more resumes coming in now. They're almost certainly overwhelmed, and not being intentionally rude...
yeah, last i checked suse was a big $50 or so at compusa... and who would want to financially support dedicated linux developers...
He has every right in the world to complain about Linux. Just like you have the right to post that childish rant.
.25% and MS has 95% market share.
It's the freedom to have one's own opinion. Seemed like most of his complaints about Linux were well thought-through, even if you disagree. If we want more people to adopt Linux, we can't have this "it's F/free, so don't complain. If you want it so badly, write it yourself" attitude. That is the elitist crap he's talking about.
Now, if you're willing to resign Linux to a niche hobby/server OS, then that's good and fine. Don't complain when the usage drops below
However, some people out there want Linux to go on to bigger things and have more widespread acceptance. And if that's going to happen, then there needs to be some introspection and concerted effort at a community level. That's going to require observations like the original poster made, as unpleasant as that may be to you.
FUD, FUD FUD FUD... FUD!
Un-f*cking-believable this was modded up to 4.
I should have posted that flouride in tap water was causing stuttering. Or that cel phones cause schizoprenia. Perhaps I could've gotten some cheap karma.
holy shit...
that was just about the funniest thing i've read in my life. and i just watched a half hour of rodeo on espn2 after drinking most of a bottle of wine.
i hereby symbolically transfer the +2 karma i recieved to you.
just so you know, i agree. i wasn't whoring, just saw something interesting that i thought most people wouldn't see because they browse at +1 or more.
i was hoping moderators would have given credit were it was due.... i suppose i should've given a link to the original post.
okay, i'm going to have to call you on that - 2 weeks interest on $50 at 2% continuously accruing interest rate is about is about 4-5 cents.
e es-outside). One transaction is 30 cents + about 2-3%. Much, much more than the interest on the payment itself. while they have a small incentive to keep you money, it's not nearly as sinister as you make it out to be.
they make their money on the transaction fees to larger business customers (http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/f
Is your son obsessed with "Lunix"? BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos, before the Russians lost the Cold War. It is based on a program called "xenix", which was written by Microsoft for the US government. These programs are used by hackers to break into other people's computer systems to steal credit card numbers. They may also be used to break into people's stereos to steal their music, using the "mp3" program. Torovoltos is a notorious hacker, responsible for writing many hacker programs, such as "telnet", which is used by hackers to connect to machines on the internet without using a telephone. Your son may try to install "lunix" on your hard drive. If he is careful, you may not notice its presence, however, lunix is a capricious beast, and if handled incorrectly, your son may damage your computer, and even break it completely by deleting Windows, at which point you will have to have your computer repaired by a professional. If you see the word "LILO" during your windows startup (just after you turn the machine on), your son has installed lunix. In order to get rid of it, you will have to send your computer back to the manufacturer, and have them fit a new hard drive. Lunix is extremely dangerous software, and cannot be removed without destroying part of your hard disk surface.
:) for those of you not browing at -1...
that was bizarre and hilarious
It's good of you to take time to post on Slashdot considering how much of your time is taken up being a Constitutional scholar...
A 1984 reference. So obligatory... are you really so paranoid that you don't see any practical upside to this technology? And what in the world keeps people from replacing/altering hard copies of historical records?
And all that to the side, it would be impractical to change over record to e-paper from the cost alone. That's assuming most records were in paper form - which they're not. Most of them are already in electronic already and in a database.
Nothing is immutable, and it never will be. So relax and enjoy e-paper.
yeah, that public schools prevent us from becoming introverted militia members in idaho is a real shame.
and let's see who's revealing public schooling dirty little secret - John Taylor Gatto? The same one who in 1992, "...was named Secretary of Education in the Libertarian Party Shadow Cabinet"? That one?
leftist...? have you even been in a public school? have you thought about how far left the center seems when you're all the way to the right?
why would you say that? the article simply states that solid-state physicist are claiming that their object of study is fundamental. it strike me more as a grab for more funding.
and can anyone post a link to why all the digits to omega are random and independent? that article was mostly hand waiving.
this doesn't seem like it's going to replace the analog on the guitar (you'll still be able to play with the way your humbuckers are wired). it would however replace all of the analog footpedals that people daisy chain together (unless they convert from digital back to analog, or do the effect through software).
my guess is that the guitars would have an analog -> digital converter before the jack, and that they'd send this signal over 64 channels to the 'intelligent' mixer that they envision. i think that this would have some very real benefits to professional bands and their rodies, as well as high end studios.
i really don't think that this would interests hardcore players either, but i also think that it won't elimate all the analog coolness that a really great guitarist can manipulate. and who knows, it might create a whole new set of neat tricks...
touche.