Wasn't that a Twilight Zone episode? Maybe Rod Serling will come in at the end with a little narration to tie it all together for us.
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Honestly its been two days can we stop bitching about the [expletive] beta?
Bitching about the beta actually still serves a useful purpose. It demonstrates that the primary use of the moderation system here is to push personal agendas rather than to objectively rate comments. Objectively speaking, your comment either should be left alone, because your point is obvious, or it should be promoted to +1, because it's valid. However, in terms of the prevailing agenda, your comment actually deserves its demotion from 0 to -1.
Moderators, thanks demonstrating the enforcement of Slashorthodoxy. I'm not sure whether or not my own comment is orthodox, but if you disagree with me that moderators here push their own agenda, feel free to demote it.
And you must draw too many conclusions from too little data to be able to discern my whole career from one paragraph. (Nice trick, BTW.)
Maybe they'll force the beta on us or maybe they'll listen. What would you do if you were them? If I were them, I'd either fix the beta enough to make it acceptable or give up on the idea entirely. They probably won't give up on it entirely, but I'm hopeful that they'll fix it. If so, what's so bad about that? (I know, some folks will say it can never be fixed. I disagree.)
It's clear that they forced the beta on too many folks too soon. I bet they've figured that out. It was a tactical error, probably driven by an arbitrary corporate deadline. (Been there, experienced that. Surprised?) They've told us they get that. What's not to believe?
OTOH, since paranoid thinking is endemic here, I'll play along. Dice has an evil plot to kill Slashdot as we know it by completely alienating its user community. In fact, they've actually gone so far as to pay some web developers to create a new website designed specifically to do just that. But why would they alienate the community (er, excuse me, the "audience")? - wouldn't that destroy all the value of the site? Sure, but look what they'll have left: a valuable domain name. Heck, a really good domain name with no user base might even be worth a few thousand bucks - like the new digg.com. Instead of losing money hosting a site whose ads everybody blocks, they can make a few thousand bucks selling the domain name. Eureka!
You see, corporations aren't just evil, they're stupid. Also, most don't bathe.
There is 'allowed html' It would be nice to have some buttons to put those tags around some text when you highlight it.
Right. Can't they just steal that sort of thing from Wikimedia or somewhere? (BTW, I just typed "quote" above rather than automatically quote the whole parent. I do that a lot.)
It's nice to finally hear that they hear us, folks. Although this hasn't been handled very well, it sounds like they're trying to improve. So, let's think positive and give 'em another chance. Further cynicism isn't helpful at this point and can only lead to the demise of something that we've enjoyed for a long time. Please don't do that to yourselves.
As long as we're sharing heartwarming stories, mine amounts to the fact that Slashdot put me onto Drupal. (I know, many of you prefer other CMS's like WordPress.) I've since made several websites with Drupal. It's allowed me to do some sophisticated things I couldn't have done otherwise and made a big impact on my small home business. I'm not sure I would have found it otherwise because I wasn't even looking for a CMS at the time. Thanks, Slashdot!
I'm surprised no one has complained to the ITC yet if they are effectively "dumping" these chip.
I thought about that too, but I don't think it applies in this case. I think it's allowable to sell things below cost if you're not a dominant player. In fact, temporarily losing money on a product when entering a market is a common tactic to gain market share. This is distinct from predatory pricing, which is intended to force competitors out of the market. You would need to be a dominant player to do that, which Intel clearly isn't in the mobile space.
But to the bitchfest crew, this shitstorm of offtopic crapflooding has made/. comments utterly unreadable for ontopic discussion. That sucks. I actually clicked this link to read real comments and got nowhere.
Hopefully, everyone will tire of the beta ranting and we can all go back to ranting about all other things soon. And hopefully, the editors already get the message, so all this beta mastering can stop soon. Personally, I'm still on classic (after 30 seconds or so on beta) so I don't even have anything to complain about until they actually take classic away. If that happens, I'll either adjust or go away, I'm not sure which. Meanwhile, they risk destroying the site, ala Digg. (It's not smart to even roll such Dice, Kids...)
I remember when the current look came in several years ago. I think it had round corners and a different color scheme. I didn't like it at first - cosmetic change is as hard for nerds as math is for Barbie - but I soon got used to it. Hopefully that can happen again if necessary. If not, sayonara Slashdot.
Glad to finally see someone finding a creative way to express the prevailing sediment. Though others may strive to be beta masters, you truly are the Master Beta.
Adobe Flash has been a security hole for at least 10 years now.
I keep wondering how something on the limited scale of Flash could still have an ongoing stream of security issues after all these years. Is there something about its design that's just inherently unsecure?
This isn't exactly objective research, but I've noticed that overweight people *always* seem to be drinking diet drinks - you never see them drinking regular drinks. Can it be mere coincidence?...
Could be. As I watched the piece on TV about this, it "struck" me that this is the next logical step forward, assuming that current technologies such as seatbelts, airbags, crumple zones, etc. are maxed out.
When I saw this reported on The Evening News last night (which evidently also is "News for Nerds", only faster), they said that 30,000 people die in the US every year due to auto accidents. If this technology could prevent just a fraction of those, it's worth doing.
Some dystopia. Those of you who are worried about the NSA using this as a new way to spy on you in the future should be more worried about how airbags and seatbelts are being used to spy on you now. And before that, way back in the 1930s, shortly after Aldous Huxley wrote "A Brave New World", safety glass was introduced. Can that be mere coincidence?
It would be nice if there was some socially accepted graceful way to either turn down such a promotion, or better still have it reversed when you realize you've been over-promoted.
At a couple of places I've worked at in the past, that was called "staff". Basically, an ex-manager would work for someone high up in the organization, just as he did when he was a manager, he just wouldn't manage anybody. Like all such euphemisms, though, it didn't take long for everyone figure out what "staff" really means.
Sorry to gloat, but now that the Superbowl is over I'd like to point out that I was absolutely right about Wolfram Alpha having a 50/50 chance of predicting the winner. And not only did Wolfram Alpha fail to predict the coin toss, it also failed to predict that the coin would be tossed twice. Clearly, Wolfram needs to develop a new kind of (computer) science.
I think you're being too pessimistic. I give Wolfram Alpha a 50/50 chance of getting the winner right. That said, I give them lesser odds for predicting the coin toss.
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Wasn't that a Twilight Zone episode? Maybe Rod Serling will come in at the end with a little narration to tie it all together for us.
Honestly its been two days can we stop bitching about the [expletive] beta?
Bitching about the beta actually still serves a useful purpose. It demonstrates that the primary use of the moderation system here is to push personal agendas rather than to objectively rate comments. Objectively speaking, your comment either should be left alone, because your point is obvious, or it should be promoted to +1, because it's valid. However, in terms of the prevailing agenda, your comment actually deserves its demotion from 0 to -1.
Moderators, thanks demonstrating the enforcement of Slashorthodoxy. I'm not sure whether or not my own comment is orthodox, but if you disagree with me that moderators here push their own agenda, feel free to demote it.
And you must draw too many conclusions from too little data to be able to discern my whole career from one paragraph. (Nice trick, BTW.)
Maybe they'll force the beta on us or maybe they'll listen. What would you do if you were them? If I were them, I'd either fix the beta enough to make it acceptable or give up on the idea entirely. They probably won't give up on it entirely, but I'm hopeful that they'll fix it. If so, what's so bad about that? (I know, some folks will say it can never be fixed. I disagree.)
It's clear that they forced the beta on too many folks too soon. I bet they've figured that out. It was a tactical error, probably driven by an arbitrary corporate deadline. (Been there, experienced that. Surprised?) They've told us they get that. What's not to believe?
OTOH, since paranoid thinking is endemic here, I'll play along. Dice has an evil plot to kill Slashdot as we know it by completely alienating its user community. In fact, they've actually gone so far as to pay some web developers to create a new website designed specifically to do just that. But why would they alienate the community (er, excuse me, the "audience")? - wouldn't that destroy all the value of the site? Sure, but look what they'll have left: a valuable domain name. Heck, a really good domain name with no user base might even be worth a few thousand bucks - like the new digg.com. Instead of losing money hosting a site whose ads everybody blocks, they can make a few thousand bucks selling the domain name. Eureka!
You see, corporations aren't just evil, they're stupid. Also, most don't bathe.
it's slashdot. people come here for the freedom to act like whiny children.
I thought they came here to curse. Don't whiny children use much better language?
There is 'allowed html' It would be nice to have some buttons to put those tags around some text when you highlight it.
Right. Can't they just steal that sort of thing from Wikimedia or somewhere? (BTW, I just typed "quote" above rather than automatically quote the whole parent. I do that a lot.)
It's nice to finally hear that they hear us, folks. Although this hasn't been handled very well, it sounds like they're trying to improve. So, let's think positive and give 'em another chance. Further cynicism isn't helpful at this point and can only lead to the demise of something that we've enjoyed for a long time. Please don't do that to yourselves.
As long as we're sharing heartwarming stories, mine amounts to the fact that Slashdot put me onto Drupal. (I know, many of you prefer other CMS's like WordPress.) I've since made several websites with Drupal. It's allowed me to do some sophisticated things I couldn't have done otherwise and made a big impact on my small home business. I'm not sure I would have found it otherwise because I wasn't even looking for a CMS at the time. Thanks, Slashdot!
I'm surprised no one has complained to the ITC yet if they are effectively "dumping" these chip.
I thought about that too, but I don't think it applies in this case. I think it's allowable to sell things below cost if you're not a dominant player. In fact, temporarily losing money on a product when entering a market is a common tactic to gain market share. This is distinct from predatory pricing, which is intended to force competitors out of the market. You would need to be a dominant player to do that, which Intel clearly isn't in the mobile space.
But to the bitchfest crew, this shitstorm of offtopic crapflooding has made /. comments utterly unreadable for ontopic discussion. That sucks. I actually clicked this link to read real comments and got nowhere.
Hopefully, everyone will tire of the beta ranting and we can all go back to ranting about all other things soon. And hopefully, the editors already get the message, so all this beta mastering can stop soon. Personally, I'm still on classic (after 30 seconds or so on beta) so I don't even have anything to complain about until they actually take classic away. If that happens, I'll either adjust or go away, I'm not sure which. Meanwhile, they risk destroying the site, ala Digg. (It's not smart to even roll such Dice, Kids...)
I remember when the current look came in several years ago. I think it had round corners and a different color scheme. I didn't like it at first - cosmetic change is as hard for nerds as math is for Barbie - but I soon got used to it. Hopefully that can happen again if necessary. If not, sayonara Slashdot.
Glad to finally see someone finding a creative way to express the prevailing sediment. Though others may strive to be beta masters, you truly are the Master Beta.
Are you suggesting that Tim Cook is about to lose an uncle?...
If the goal is to prevent "bickering", there's no better way to do it than to post an article on the subject here.
Adobe Flash has been a security hole for at least 10 years now.
I keep wondering how something on the limited scale of Flash could still have an ongoing stream of security issues after all these years. Is there something about its design that's just inherently unsecure?
Seems Steve Jobs really was pretty smart to tell Adobe to [expletive] off with their bloated malware
Or, maybe he was just smarting from Adobe's prior treatment of Apple, as Walter Isaacson and others have reported.
This isn't exactly objective research, but I've noticed that overweight people *always* seem to be drinking diet drinks - you never see them drinking regular drinks. Can it be mere coincidence?...
Diet Cokes also reportedly can make you respond seriously to a joke, though I don't have any objective research to back that.
Don't forget the advertising opportunity: "Time to drink four more Diet Cokes!"
Could be. As I watched the piece on TV about this, it "struck" me that this is the next logical step forward, assuming that current technologies such as seatbelts, airbags, crumple zones, etc. are maxed out.
When I saw this reported on The Evening News last night (which evidently also is "News for Nerds", only faster), they said that 30,000 people die in the US every year due to auto accidents. If this technology could prevent just a fraction of those, it's worth doing.
Some dystopia. Those of you who are worried about the NSA using this as a new way to spy on you in the future should be more worried about how airbags and seatbelts are being used to spy on you now. And before that, way back in the 1930s, shortly after Aldous Huxley wrote "A Brave New World", safety glass was introduced. Can that be mere coincidence?
What's the use of having a real identity like "TheloniousToady" if you don't stick your neck out a little every now and then? ;-)
I suppose you'll be quoting Pink Floyd's "Bitcoin" next...
If you’re always under the pressure of real identity, I think that is somewhat of a burden.
Exactly. That's why I post here so often as Anonymous Coward.
It would be nice if there was some socially accepted graceful way to either turn down such a promotion, or better still have it reversed when you realize you've been over-promoted.
At a couple of places I've worked at in the past, that was called "staff". Basically, an ex-manager would work for someone high up in the organization, just as he did when he was a manager, he just wouldn't manage anybody. Like all such euphemisms, though, it didn't take long for everyone figure out what "staff" really means.
Sorry to gloat, but now that the Superbowl is over I'd like to point out that I was absolutely right about Wolfram Alpha having a 50/50 chance of predicting the winner. And not only did Wolfram Alpha fail to predict the coin toss, it also failed to predict that the coin would be tossed twice. Clearly, Wolfram needs to develop a new kind of (computer) science.
I think you're being too pessimistic. I give Wolfram Alpha a 50/50 chance of getting the winner right. That said, I give them lesser odds for predicting the coin toss.