/. moved where replies are listed, so I just noticed this.
If it's all HTML, that's fine. They'll probably want to set guidelines for styling.
I'm saying that HTML is already it. There are no universal guidelines (other than HTML), and that's fine. Every paper (worth mentioning) already posts content to the web, so they have already agreed to it. Every computer can already render it.
All that really remains is for each of the papers to realize this, and to include a downloadable copy and a google-quality indexer of that paper and of all papers (probably just for online viewing).
If by "rigged" you mean that they are the ones who picked the original names and controlled the counting mechanism (didn't they?), then I guess you're right on target.
I'm not saying they did the wrong thing - I'm just saying that Colbert didn't rig it.
... When even Republicans are talking about economic collapse, then you know that It's a new world out there...
But all that means is that we don't have a Republican president. Whichever side is not at the top has always exaggerated the downs *and* blamed it on the President/majority/dead guy. Has nothing to do with either party - just their relationship to whoever is calling the shots.
Not that the current situation isn't bad, mind you.
I propose that the problem is not that we are trying to educate immigrants - which seems a noble enough calling.
We spend 40% of our budget on ESL classes and ESL-certified teachers just to try to educate those 20% of the kids who shouldn't even be here, and during the time they mix with the normal kids in classes, they disrupt the class flow and require constant re-explanation of even basic concepts.
The problem is that we are trying to keep them at the same pace as their 'peers'.
Yeah, I'm a big fan of the voucher system. Wanna go to a school with no ESL classes? Sure. Wanna go to a school with classes taught bilingually? Sure. Etc.
And the cattle in North America today quite frequently have environmental management for their waste.
Bison never did.
Sure they did. We like to call their "environmental management for their waste" nature.
And while we're at it, I'm guessing (because I don't know) that the bison of yore lived a lot longer than the cattle of today (on average), and that bison birth rates were lower. And I'm guessing (because I don't know) that the most environmentally expensive part of an herbivore's life cycle is the birth and first year or 2 of growth.
It is my understanding (sorry, no citation) that the grasses bison live off of are also easier on the environment.
But seriously...farmers pollute the environment? What kind of crap propaganda have you been reading?
not where you were born. When I was an American living and working in Germany, I was subject to the laws of Germany. I couldn't download a browser with more than 40-bit encryption at the time due to export regulations...
In other words, if you live in California, the law is the law. Don't blame Google for it. In fact, if you feel like you're forced to move because of the law, you could probably ask to be transferred to another Google location.
because it belonged to my parents and they chose to give it to me.
If they choose to give it to you while they're alive, then there's no problem, right?
Maybe think of it as a penalty for failing to circulate money.
Keep in mind, most inheritance taxes start at a pretty high number. I'm not suggesting that would be OK to tax 'regular folks' at a very high rate - in such a way that they might lose the family home and reasonable assets.
But I don't think it is reasonable that the children of the very wealthy should inherit the vast majority of that wealth just because of the accident of their birth.
Ah, no. You are out of your gourd. Why should the government get almost all of the money that my parents (and grandparents) worked so hard all of their lives?
... Remember, most organizations are pretty much the same; they'll soon be grumbling about yours too.
Oh, man. I have to take exception to this one. I've worked in a handful of jobs (7ish?) over the past 20ish years. I've had great managers and I've had clueless ones. Often at the same company, and sometimes in the same organization. I've walked away from one company because management was beyond clueless.
There have certainly been times in my life where I would give an earful about my then-current management - including my first job, where I'm really quite proud of the work I did, in spite of what I had to work against.
I guess it is more important that the applicant and you see eye-to-eye on what management is for than whether or not they've been happy with their previous management.
On the downside, running PC games on the 360 isn't all that pleasant. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion *feels* like a port of a PC game: here's where you'd use a mouse. And here. And here. And here is where a keyboard would be really handy. And here.
I'm all for gaming on the 360 - and maybe it's just adventure games that suffer (or maybe suffer most). But there is still a place for a crap PC box for game playing.
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdot readers generally agree that voting machines such as those from Diebold are a bad idea
Do we? I don't remember the poll. What's worse, if there was a poll, I'm not sure my vote was counted.
Seriously, though: citation needed.
OK, I read the article. It says that the star has been shrinking and mentions a few hypothesis.
None of them say anything about nova - super or otherwise.
Some of the comments on the article do.
Could we fire the editor? Please?
/. moved where replies are listed, so I just noticed this.
If it's all HTML, that's fine. They'll probably want to set guidelines for styling.
I'm saying that HTML is already it. There are no universal guidelines (other than HTML), and that's fine. Every paper (worth mentioning) already posts content to the web, so they have already agreed to it. Every computer can already render it.
All that really remains is for each of the papers to realize this, and to include a downloadable copy and a google-quality indexer of that paper and of all papers (probably just for online viewing).
What you're doing amounts to making excuses.
HTML is eating newspapers lunch, today. It seems to be good enough for the consumers.
What's more, every single one of the consumers they've lost to HTML already has a reader that will display HTML. At least one.
I think the question of "what format is suitable" has been answered repeatedly: HTML is fine. PDF is OK. RTF is probably OK.
The question that has not been answered is:
Will newpaper companies give consumers what they want in a format that is acceptable?
It's looking a lot like the answer is no.
If by "rigged" you mean that they are the ones who picked the original names and controlled the counting mechanism (didn't they?), then I guess you're right on target.
I'm not saying they did the wrong thing - I'm just saying that Colbert didn't rig it.
It only works for us small-fry. If we got any serious amount of traffic, we'd be worth 'cracking'.
Yup. I used PHPBB2 and changed the CAPTCHA code.
"Type the following text in the CAPTCHA box . Ignore the image below."
All spamming stopped. Regular users were fine.
I mean, not seriously, but what about it?
<aol>
Me, too!
</aol>
But seriously.
OK, that was an interesting and amusing post.
... When even Republicans are talking about economic collapse, then you know that It's a new world out there...
But all that means is that we don't have a Republican president. Whichever side is not at the top has always exaggerated the downs *and* blamed it on the President/majority/dead guy. Has nothing to do with either party - just their relationship to whoever is calling the shots.
Not that the current situation isn't bad, mind you.
I propose that the problem is not that we are trying to educate immigrants - which seems a noble enough calling.
We spend 40% of our budget on ESL classes and ESL-certified teachers just to try to educate those 20% of the kids who shouldn't even be here, and during the time they mix with the normal kids in classes, they disrupt the class flow and require constant re-explanation of even basic concepts.
The problem is that we are trying to keep them at the same pace as their 'peers'.
Yeah, I'm a big fan of the voucher system. Wanna go to a school with no ESL classes? Sure. Wanna go to a school with classes taught bilingually? Sure. Etc.
And the cattle in North America today quite frequently have environmental management for their waste.
Bison never did.
Sure they did. We like to call their "environmental management for their waste" nature.
And while we're at it, I'm guessing (because I don't know) that the bison of yore lived a lot longer than the cattle of today (on average), and that bison birth rates were lower. And I'm guessing (because I don't know) that the most environmentally expensive part of an herbivore's life cycle is the birth and first year or 2 of growth.
It is my understanding (sorry, no citation) that the grasses bison live off of are also easier on the environment.
But seriously...farmers pollute the environment? What kind of crap propaganda have you been reading?
Maybe...
http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/ffarms.asp
Claimers: Yeah, I'm a vegetarian. No, I'm not a vegan. Yes, I'm sitting on a leather couch. Yes, I'm a hypocrite. No, I'm not sorry.
not where you were born. When I was an American living and working in Germany, I was subject to the laws of Germany. I couldn't download a browser with more than 40-bit encryption at the time due to export regulations...
Couldn't download it *from the US*.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR00414:@@@L&summ2=m&
Thanks, Congressman Peter T. King - a Republican, is serving his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
http://peteking.house.gov/bio.shtml
In other words, if you live in California, the law is the law. Don't blame Google for it. In fact, if you feel like you're forced to move because of the law, you could probably ask to be transferred to another Google location.
Yeah! Separate but equal! That's the ticket!
Thanks for the summary. I didn't miss anything, and I found that out in 10 lines of text with no ads.
Most home users don't open their PCs. To them, a laptop is the same as a tower - except you can carry it with you.
That's kind of a funny conclusion... I guess you've never read the bible, and seldom open the newspaper, then.
Cognitive dissonance is a wonderful thing.
No, it's a terrible thing.
But I want it. Badly.
because it belonged to my parents and they chose to give it to me.
If they choose to give it to you while they're alive, then there's no problem, right?
Maybe think of it as a penalty for failing to circulate money.
Keep in mind, most inheritance taxes start at a pretty high number. I'm not suggesting that would be OK to tax 'regular folks' at a very high rate - in such a way that they might lose the family home and reasonable assets.
But I don't think it is reasonable that the children of the very wealthy should inherit the vast majority of that wealth just because of the accident of their birth.
See the table at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_tax_in_the_United_States
under
Exemptions and tax rates
We're talking about very large amounts of money.
* Claimer: I believed my parents' estate *might* be hit with inheritance tax, but after looking at that table I'm doubtful.
Because the people who earned it presumably want him to have it?
Then they should give it to them. Problem solved.
Ah, no. You are out of your gourd. Why should the government get almost all of the money that my parents (and grandparents) worked so hard all of their lives?
Fair question.
Why should you get it?
... Remember, most organizations are pretty much the same; they'll soon be grumbling about yours too.
Oh, man. I have to take exception to this one. I've worked in a handful of jobs (7ish?) over the past 20ish years. I've had great managers and I've had clueless ones. Often at the same company, and sometimes in the same organization. I've walked away from one company because management was beyond clueless.
There have certainly been times in my life where I would give an earful about my then-current management - including my first job, where I'm really quite proud of the work I did, in spite of what I had to work against.
I guess it is more important that the applicant and you see eye-to-eye on what management is for than whether or not they've been happy with their previous management.
On the downside, running PC games on the 360 isn't all that pleasant. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion *feels* like a port of a PC game: here's where you'd use a mouse. And here. And here. And here is where a keyboard would be really handy. And here.
I'm all for gaming on the 360 - and maybe it's just adventure games that suffer (or maybe suffer most). But there is still a place for a crap PC box for game playing.
Could we change the title of the site to "FUD for Nerds?"
You're freaking slashdot. Pick up the freaking phone and call google and ask them. A whole bunch of nerds would like to know; get us a damn answer.
I'm confused. They only talk about 2 candidates in the article. What about Nader? Wasn't he underrepresented?
And I thought I saw half a dozen other candidates when I glanced at the ballot. What about them? Why didn't the press cover them equally?
Waaaaah.