I have to agree completely with your assessment of John's integrity.
I am of the opinion that integrity of a person is not a locked constant set from birth. I think he, like many others in this industry of his age had a "rough" youth due to their interests. It's only recently that being geek was sheik... before that, at times it was truly tormenting. I'm not saying such a situation is an excuse to act out, I'm just saying there is a common connection. (Here that kids? Being picked on is NOT an excuse for not using your brain when making decisions!)
Now that he's older, wiser, richer, etc.... I think his perspective and surroundings have changed a great deal. No longer is he ostracized for doing what he loves, in fact he's highly paid and greatly respected for it. This sort of turn around in one's life can have a very big impact on that person's disposition and thought processes.
While I don't think the 6 months of programming made him come full circle, I do think it may have been what got him turning in the first place.
The system I was thinking of would not fix the problem you speak of, it would simply give those who want to participate a way of doing it without having to write a quality essay on the subject.
Many times I've hit "reply" only to have nothing of real substance to say besides that I agree or disagree, hence I cancelled the post. It would be nice at times like those if I could still interact and give my opinion without clogging up the thread.
I too never really see first post or "right on" posts anymore, but I also never look.:)
An additional benefit to a mini-poll system would be that it would help the slashdot admins gauge what's popular and what's not with the GENERAL readers, not just those who are outspoken enough to comment on every article. It's a way for the silent masses to not be so silent anymore.
One last thing that's a little off-subject: Why do we have to put up with people posting comments like "Right on!" just so they can be in the top few comments? I'm not sure what can be done about it, but it's really starting to cheese me off.
Work that threshold baby!
If anyone who codes this stuff is reading this, maybe an option like Everything has where people can agree/disagree with the overall article without having to post "yeah, what he said!" or "this suck". Maybe each article should have its own mini-poll along with comments.
Something like:
What's your reaction to this article/feature: A) This Rocks! B) This Sucks! C) It was interesting D) ZZZZzzzzzz E) Cheese.
Show a mini-poll results box up at the top so people can gauge some reactions without having to wade through each "This rocks!" post.
... that I've been a big id fan since I first saw my girlfriend's brother playing Wolf3D on a 286-16.
I've been following the FPS/Action3D genre for many years now and Carmack is one of the only guys who has stayed consistent throughout. There are many egos and one-hit-wonders out there while Carmack just churns along producing unbelievable technology combined with an ultra-enjoyable gaming experience.
I honestly believe he is the biggest driving force behind PC games today, both directly and indirectly.
I don't have my DC in front of me so I'll have to check it when I get home, but I could have sworn I saw a "serial link" port on the back of mine. If it DOES in fact have a serial port, why not use simple null modem connection to link 2 DC's together?
Yes this doesn't help for more than 2 but it's a start.
And I could not agree more about the DC's lack of LAN style connectivity, it would be GREAT to be able to replace the modem module with a 10mbps Ethernet module. The only other problem is finding enough TV's to support the networked DCs.
Getting a LAN party for PCs together is rather easy, but I don't think too many people will be packing up their DC AND 32" TV to go play Sonic Deathmatch.
Well, I've only been able to see ONE pic and it was on Businesswire.com... these don't look any more detailed than pictures I download all the time from Terraserver.com.
I'll check again in a few days after their server recovers... hopefully the businesswire photo is a poor representation of the detail level.
Well, I took a lot of heat for my comments about Google.com's practice of caching complete pages and re-serving them without the site owner's permissions.
Well, I emailed Google.com telling them to STOP caching the pages on my site and I gave them 3 days to respond. Their FAQ has a very arrogant "answer" for the question "how to I stop Goggle from caching my pages" so I expected a similar email response. I was pleasantly surprised when I got the response. Maybe it was my posts here or my threat of legal action... or maybe both, but within 24 hours, Goggle.com no longer listed a cached version of ANY of my pages that showed up in their search.
I still do not like the practice of violating people's copyrights before the fact and forcing site owners to "ask" to stop having their content stolen.
I'm not sure if I'm finished with this issue or the larger issue of the rights of site owners versus the big corporations. We'll see I guess.
I personally shoulder much of the blame for this on Windows CE. I've had a Casio A-20 for over a year now and I don't ever use it for the simple fact that it's not worth it. I ALWAYS use my Palm Pilot Professional because it's fast, functional, and works.
There is NO REASON a handheld PC should give you an hourglass when "opening" your contacts app, NO REASON. Then add the same problems that Win 9x/NT has like constant reboots and lockups/crashes and that seals Windows CE's fate in my opinion.
This is the reason I have not purchased a new CE unit and most likely will not.
... and it has NOTHING to do with your ability to comprehend the English language.
I'll respond to all 3 of your posts here to further the cause of letting this flamewar die.
#1- You don't rely on any IP for your paycheck.
Hah, does your job/school have a name, well it's trademarked/copyrighted and people do business/attend due to their reputation attached to that trademarked/copyrighted name. I'm sure your parents also rely on such protections for THEIR livelihood.
#2- You have my site in Netscape's cache.
How many times to I have to say that since you're not REPUBLISHING my site without my permission, that I don't have a problem with the contents of your cache?!? Please for the love of god get a clue about your private use rights and how they relate to copyright law.
#3- Also, what is "entirety"?
Look up "Fair Use" and then maybe you'll have a clue what "entirety" means in regards to copyright law.
This is my last response to you on this since after caching YOUR site, I've realized that rational thought just may very well be impossible for you.
God, when will people start READING what people post here instead of reading what they want to rant about?
When did I EVER say you were wrong for having Netscape cache my page? Never.
The whole point of this discussion is that Google is taking a COPY of my entire content and serving it up without my permission and/or knowledge. It's that simple.
This type of "service" does NOT fall under any fair use or private use exclusion of US copyright law, it is STEALING plain and simple.
Ever wonder why you can make a few copies of pages in a book without a problem, yet if you copy the WHOLE BOOK, you are infringing on their copyright? The SAME EXACT premise is in use in this discussion.
So as my subject line says, try READING what I write before you go off half-cocked asking what the hell is wrong with me... it will make you look a little less ignorant in the long run.
And just how well would your IT job be paying right now if previous technology companies HAD NOT protected any of their IP smart guy?
You'd be making LESS than me flipping burgers if anyone could come along and steal what your company spent millions developing and then give it away.
It always amazes me how the same people who RELY on these sorts of protections for their pay check, bash those who voice their concerns about losing these rights in this forum.
Bad comparison. Try saying Radio acts like a proxy server for CDs... does that mean the music has no copyright and the artists cannot control how the radio plays it? No way.
Imagine using your same argument to the recording industry lawyers when your local record shop started selling CD copies of music as well as offering the "real thing". Your theory that they are simply providing a "historical record" would be laughed out of court.
Also, simply because an item is available to the public DOES NOT MEAN you lose your rights to protect it or manage it's distribution. Look at all the open source code out there, if we applied YOUR theory, the GPL would not be enforceable since the person made their code PUBLIC hence they lose their rights to protect it.
I know people here hate Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, etc.... but where does Google get off caching my site and then SERVING MY COPYRIGHTED CONTENT without my permission?
Their arrogant FAQ answer says a lot about how they feel about this:
Q: How do I request that Google not returned cached material from my site?
A: Google stores many web pages in its cache to retrieve for users as a back-up in case the page's server temporarily fails. If requested to do so by a site owner, Google may remove certain cached content from the Google Search Services. We evaluate requests for removal of cached content on a case-by-case basis and do not guarantee that every request will be granted.
Remove content on a case-by-case basis... uhmmm no. I OWN my content and you will remove it when I say, that's what Copyrights are all about. Much of our legal system is based on the individual rights of property owners, I find it appalling that people would try to throw these rights away for the sake of a search engine.
Needless to say I will NOT be using Google and they will prompty be placed in the deny section of my robots.txt.
My biggest concern is the lack of a backlight on the Revo... that and the $499 price tag.
I love the idea of free Psion.net service tho... 3Com is just MUGGING people at $24.99 for 100KB/month and $39.99 for 300KB/month and.20 cents per 1K above that. That's just SICK and they need some competition.
I've written a little more about it at PDABuzz.com
How long have little boys been buying and trading Baseball cards? What motivates these trades these days... the card's value. You have a up and coming rookie, it's worth more. The chances of getting an up and coming rookie in a pack of 12 TOPPS cards is MUCH LESS than the 1 in 15 chance of getting a RARE card in Pokemon or MtG.
This whole thing reminds me of the lady who sued Visa because they "allowed" her to get cash advances that she then spent gambling saying they were participating in illegal gambling. The whole point was that she couldn't pay the bill.
I think parents are pissed that they have no control over their kids and CAVE IN the second a kid asks for $$$ for Pokemon crap. Instead of growing a spine and raising their kid, they crumble and sue later to recoup their loses.
No wonder we have kids shooting up our schools... they see no boundaries since they get whatever they want these days.
Ok, he didn't say he "invented" the internet, he said he "created" it. Here's the clip from wired.com.
WASHINGTON -- It's a time-honored tradition for presidential hopefuls to claim credit for other people's successes.
But Al Gore as the father of the Internet?
That's what the campaigner in chief told CNN's Wolf Blitzer during an interview Tuesday evening. Blitzer asked Gore how he was different than other presumptive Democratic challengers, such as Bill Bradley. "What do you have to bring to this that he doesn't necessarily bring to this process?"
Replied Gore: "I'll be offering my vision when my campaign begins, and it'll be comprehensive and sweeping, and I hope that it'll be compelling enough to draw people toward it.... I've traveled to every part of this country during the last six years."
Then came the kicker: "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
I guess now you'll say Wired is a tool for the conservitive right wing... shyeah right. Before you say someone else "sounds stupid", you may want to get your facts straight.
Slashdot Mirror
I have to agree completely with your assessment of John's integrity.
... before that, at times it was truly tormenting. I'm not saying such a situation is an excuse to act out, I'm just saying there is a common connection. (Here that kids? Being picked on is NOT an excuse for not using your brain when making decisions!)
... I think his perspective and surroundings have changed a great deal. No longer is he ostracized for doing what he loves, in fact he's highly paid and greatly respected for it. This sort of turn around in one's life can have a very big impact on that person's disposition and thought processes.
I am of the opinion that integrity of a person is not a locked constant set from birth. I think he, like many others in this industry of his age had a "rough" youth due to their interests. It's only recently that being geek was sheik
Now that he's older, wiser, richer, etc.
While I don't think the 6 months of programming made him come full circle, I do think it may have been what got him turning in the first place.
And yes, he does make seriously kick ass games!
Good points.
:)
The system I was thinking of would not fix the problem you speak of, it would simply give those who want to participate a way of doing it without having to write a quality essay on the subject.
Many times I've hit "reply" only to have nothing of real substance to say besides that I agree or disagree, hence I cancelled the post. It would be nice at times like those if I could still interact and give my opinion without clogging up the thread.
I too never really see first post or "right on" posts anymore, but I also never look.
An additional benefit to a mini-poll system would be that it would help the slashdot admins gauge what's popular and what's not with the GENERAL readers, not just those who are outspoken enough to comment on every article. It's a way for the silent masses to not be so silent anymore.
Just more random thoughts, carry on.
One last thing that's a little off-subject: Why do we have to put up with people posting comments like "Right on!" just so they can be in the top few comments? I'm not sure what can be done about it, but it's really starting to cheese me off.
Work that threshold baby!
If anyone who codes this stuff is reading this, maybe an option like Everything has where people can agree/disagree with the overall article without having to post "yeah, what he said!" or "this suck". Maybe each article should have its own mini-poll along with comments.
Something like:
What's your reaction to this article/feature:
A) This Rocks!
B) This Sucks!
C) It was interesting
D) ZZZZzzzzzz
E) Cheese.
Show a mini-poll results box up at the top so people can gauge some reactions without having to wade through each "This rocks!" post.
Just an idea, do with it what you wish.
... that I've been a big id fan since I first saw my girlfriend's brother playing Wolf3D on a 286-16.
I've been following the FPS/Action3D genre for many years now and Carmack is one of the only guys who has stayed consistent throughout. There are many egos and one-hit-wonders out there while Carmack just churns along producing unbelievable technology combined with an ultra-enjoyable gaming experience.
I honestly believe he is the biggest driving force behind PC games today, both directly and indirectly.
Thanks John.
I don't have my DC in front of me so I'll have to check it when I get home, but I could have sworn I saw a "serial link" port on the back of mine. If it DOES in fact have a serial port, why not use simple null modem connection to link 2 DC's together?
Yes this doesn't help for more than 2 but it's a start.
And I could not agree more about the DC's lack of LAN style connectivity, it would be GREAT to be able to replace the modem module with a 10mbps Ethernet module. The only other problem is finding enough TV's to support the networked DCs.
Getting a LAN party for PCs together is rather easy, but I don't think too many people will be packing up their DC AND 32" TV to go play Sonic Deathmatch.
Still, I'd love to see it as an option.
Ahh, aerial VS satellite ... good point.
I still don't see any "Enemy of the State" implementations just yet.
Old pics yes, but they are also at 1-meter in a lot of places. (my city included)
So is the big draw to this new service the fact that they have "new" pictures and not necessarily detailed ones?
Well, I've only been able to see ONE pic and it was on Businesswire.com ... these don't look any more detailed than pictures I download all the time from Terraserver.com.
... hopefully the businesswire photo is a poor representation of the detail level.
I'll check again in a few days after their server recovers
... their camera is getting a good picture of their web server going up in flames under the enormous geek induced load these pics are causing.
If anyone can get in and mirror a few, please let me know.
Well, I took a lot of heat for my comments about Google.com's practice of caching complete pages and re-serving them without the site owner's permissions.
... or maybe both, but within 24 hours, Goggle.com no longer listed a cached version of ANY of my pages that showed up in their search.
Well, I emailed Google.com telling them to STOP caching the pages on my site and I gave them 3 days to respond. Their FAQ has a very arrogant "answer" for the question "how to I stop Goggle from caching my pages" so I expected a similar email response. I was pleasantly surprised when I got the response. Maybe it was my posts here or my threat of legal action
I still do not like the practice of violating people's copyrights before the fact and forcing site owners to "ask" to stop having their content stolen.
I'm not sure if I'm finished with this issue or the larger issue of the rights of site owners versus the big corporations. We'll see I guess.
I personally shoulder much of the blame for this on Windows CE. I've had a Casio A-20 for over a year now and I don't ever use it for the simple fact that it's not worth it. I ALWAYS use my Palm Pilot Professional because it's fast, functional, and works.
There is NO REASON a handheld PC should give you an hourglass when "opening" your contacts app, NO REASON. Then add the same problems that Win 9x/NT has like constant reboots and lockups/crashes and that seals Windows CE's fate in my opinion.
This is the reason I have not purchased a new CE unit and most likely will not.
... and it has NOTHING to do with your ability to comprehend the English language.
I'll respond to all 3 of your posts here to further the cause of letting this flamewar die.
#1- You don't rely on any IP for your paycheck.
Hah, does your job/school have a name, well it's trademarked/copyrighted and people do business/attend due to their reputation attached to that trademarked/copyrighted name. I'm sure your parents also rely on such protections for THEIR livelihood.
#2- You have my site in Netscape's cache.
How many times to I have to say that since you're not REPUBLISHING my site without my permission, that I don't have a problem with the contents of your cache?!? Please for the love of god get a clue about your private use rights and how they relate to copyright law.
#3- Also, what is "entirety"?
Look up "Fair Use" and then maybe you'll have a clue what "entirety" means in regards to copyright law.
This is my last response to you on this since after caching YOUR site, I've realized that rational thought just may very well be impossible for you.
Good day.
God, when will people start READING what people post here instead of reading what they want to rant about?
... it will make you look a little less ignorant in the long run.
When did I EVER say you were wrong for having Netscape cache my page? Never.
The whole point of this discussion is that Google is taking a COPY of my entire content and serving it up without my permission and/or knowledge. It's that simple.
This type of "service" does NOT fall under any fair use or private use exclusion of US copyright law, it is STEALING plain and simple.
Ever wonder why you can make a few copies of pages in a book without a problem, yet if you copy the WHOLE BOOK, you are infringing on their copyright? The SAME EXACT premise is in use in this discussion.
So as my subject line says, try READING what I write before you go off half-cocked asking what the hell is wrong with me
And just how well would your IT job be paying right now if previous technology companies HAD NOT protected any of their IP smart guy?
You'd be making LESS than me flipping burgers if anyone could come along and steal what your company spent millions developing and then give it away.
It always amazes me how the same people who RELY on these sorts of protections for their pay check, bash those who voice their concerns about losing these rights in this forum.
Truly sad.
You show me another search engine that offers up my ENTIRE CONTENT without my consent and I'll be after them too.
You are blurring the lines between indexing content for search results and SERVING CONTENT without permission.
I don't think I'm the one needing a bash over the head with the clue-by-four if you ask me.
I'll tell ya what, you tell me when your company starts giving public access to my content and I'll have my lawyers give 'em a call.
There is such a thing as private use exclusions, look 'em up.
Bad comparison. Try saying Radio acts like a proxy server for CDs ... does that mean the music has no copyright and the artists cannot control how the radio plays it? No way.
Imagine using your same argument to the recording industry lawyers when your local record shop started selling CD copies of music as well as offering the "real thing". Your theory that they are simply providing a "historical record" would be laughed out of court.
Also, simply because an item is available to the public DOES NOT MEAN you lose your rights to protect it or manage it's distribution. Look at all the open source code out there, if we applied YOUR theory, the GPL would not be enforceable since the person made their code PUBLIC hence they lose their rights to protect it.
Your argument is full of holes.
I know people here hate Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, etc. ... but where does Google get off caching my site and then SERVING MY COPYRIGHTED CONTENT without my permission?
... uhmmm no. I OWN my content and you will remove it when I say, that's what Copyrights are all about. Much of our legal system is based on the individual rights of property owners, I find it appalling that people would try to throw these rights away for the sake of a search engine.
Their arrogant FAQ answer says a lot about how they feel about this:
Q: How do I request that Google not returned cached material from my site?
A: Google stores many web pages in its cache to retrieve for users as a back-up in case the page's server temporarily fails. If requested to do so by a site owner, Google may remove certain cached content from the Google Search Services. We evaluate requests for removal of cached content on a case-by-case basis and do not guarantee that every request will be granted.
Remove content on a case-by-case basis
Needless to say I will NOT be using Google and they will prompty be placed in the deny section of my robots.txt.
My biggest concern is the lack of a backlight on the Revo ... that and the $499 price tag.
... 3Com is just MUGGING people at $24.99 for 100KB/month and $39.99 for 300KB/month and .20 cents per 1K above that. That's just SICK and they need some competition.
I love the idea of free Psion.net service tho
I've written a little more about it at PDABuzz.com
How long have little boys been buying and trading Baseball cards? What motivates these trades these days ... the card's value. You have a up and coming rookie, it's worth more. The chances of getting an up and coming rookie in a pack of 12 TOPPS cards is MUCH LESS than the 1 in 15 chance of getting a RARE card in Pokemon or MtG.
... they see no boundaries since they get whatever they want these days.
This whole thing reminds me of the lady who sued Visa because they "allowed" her to get cash advances that she then spent gambling saying they were participating in illegal gambling. The whole point was that she couldn't pay the bill.
I think parents are pissed that they have no control over their kids and CAVE IN the second a kid asks for $$$ for Pokemon crap. Instead of growing a spine and raising their kid, they crumble and sue later to recoup their loses.
No wonder we have kids shooting up our schools
Ahh yes, when all else fails ... attack grammar or spelling. Bravo.
We have nothing to do with the rest of the state. We don't get along with them particularly well either.
... then you can get your own TLD, .ass.
So maybe you elitist northern snobs should succeed from the commonwealth
Obviously the subject above should be /.'ers are smart enough to know how to read ... so feel free to attack my typo's rather than address the issue.
Ok, he didn't say he "invented" the internet, he said he "created" it. Here's the clip from wired.com.
... shyeah right. Before you say someone else "sounds stupid", you may want to get your facts straight.
WASHINGTON -- It's a time-honored tradition for presidential hopefuls to claim credit for other people's successes.
But Al Gore as the father of the Internet?
That's what the campaigner in chief told CNN's Wolf Blitzer during an interview Tuesday evening. Blitzer asked Gore how he was different than other presumptive Democratic challengers, such as Bill Bradley. "What do you have to bring to this that he doesn't necessarily bring to this process?"
Replied Gore: "I'll be offering my vision when my campaign begins, and it'll be comprehensive and sweeping, and I hope that it'll be compelling enough to draw people toward it.... I've traveled to every part of this country during the last six years."
Then came the kicker: "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
(My bold)
Reference it for yourself at http://www.wired.com/news/ news/politics/story/18390.html
I guess now you'll say Wired is a tool for the conservitive right wing