It's like Katz is/.'s own Good Times virus-- you've got to pay attention, even though the content is non-sensical.
Exactly.
Unfortunately, by reading and posting, I'm driving the page views for Katz's stories up too high-- so/. will never get get rid of such a popular author.
Too true. While the traffic accident appeal of his 'controversial' articles keeps me coming back for more, I'd be the first to loudly cheer his leaving or being relieved of duty. I'm sure Andover is pleased with the response he generates, and Hemos et al probably just throw up their hands and say "Hey! He can write whatever he wants! Don't look at us!". It lowers the quality of Slashdot but makes for a wider appeal, which makes for steadier paychecks for all involved. More power to 'em, I guess.
When people would start making bigotted or rude or stupid remarks during a game, we discovered intelligent (and clean) responses soon drove them away as they couldn't reply without making themselves look more foolish.
What you just described is the *ultimate secret* of dealing with flames. Don't tell anyone. If people find out and act accordingly, they might actually start enjoying themselves, and then they'd have fewer things to complain about, and JKatz would have fewer things to write alarmist navel-gazing articles about.
$50 is a bit much in my book to cast a 'vote' to help some dawdling game company executives decide who to swindle next and how. Let 'em look at Loki's sales figures. If they don't want to jump in, they don't have to. Things are moving along just fine without Mr. Carmack's thoughtful request that we pay full price for 2 separate versions of the same game. Almost everyone will have bought the Windows version of the game already. Lusers and Wusers alike. Lusers are supposed to buy it again as a 'show of support'. Go ahead...*you* first!
Kick ass game, by the way, but I really miss the original 'dungeon hacking' gaming elements of Classic Quake. Romero's influence is sorely missed.
*Yawn* scratcha scratcha scratch (checks watch) (clicks to refresh Slashdot - no change) Sigh. (brightens visible) (rises from chair and heads to candy/soda machines)
And that's about it for me. Guess I'm too dumb to appreciate the horror!
Companies? Immortal? I don't think so. It only seems that way in the short term. Like biological entities, companies are subject to changes in their environment. The larger the biological entity, the more resources it needs to feed upon in its environment, hence the more it suffers when a major change takes place inside that environment.
Time/Warner was/is a HUGE corporate entity, but the environment in which it has existed so comfortably for quite a while has changed so drastically that they have weakened to the point that they have been snatched up by AOL. If you mentioned that possibility to anyone back in '85, they'd laugh 'til they were red in the face.
Corporations are essentially ideas (memes), which struggle and battle for resource dominance just like people, trees and fuzzy critters in the wild. Christianity vs. Islam, Communism vs. Capitalism, Linux vs. Microsoft are all just bugs in the cosmic compost heap. *None* of them are in any way immortal.
Start a business of your own, or work for a seemingly healthy company that suddenly gets vaccumed up by a competitor and see just how 'stable and undisturbed' the corporate environment really is!
Bashing the man is not important or proper, but for those who disagree, bashing the man's content *is* important. The very fact that you think he's an excellent author says that, in my opinion, you need to read some of the Katz-bashing posts a *lot* more closely.
As a frequent 'detractor' of sorts, I leave the JKatz box checked as well, much as he would wish all detractors simply ignore him and let his words drift unhindered into the eyes and minds of the typical reader.
The car-wreck appeal of his articles guarantees a large audience, and many excellent opportunities to openly oppose what I feel to be grevious and often harmfully mistaken assertions put forth in many of his pieces.
He has the right to act as an Instigator if he wishes. Instigators by nature don't like voices of dissent, and will try to quiet them with threats or cajoling. Katz is the cajoling type, who will say, in a hurtful tone of voice, "If you don't like my writing and can't say anything nice (sob) then don't read it!"
It's not zero regulation as much as it is minimal regulation. It means we don't paint ourselves into a corner by mandating some new quick-fix(TM) regulation for every potentially threatening situation that pops up.
Katz' worries about 'independent journalistic culture' extend as far as his next paycheck. The fact is that the net is making things like 'independent journalistic culture' obsolete, so it's only fitting that he and his ilk leap about like so many roaches on a griddle at the thought of their cozy little island sinking beneath the waves. I don't blame him, but I don't owe him a living, either.
Truth is, journalistic culture is now more random and spontaneous. You're as likely to read an enlightening tidbit from an Anonymous Coward here on Slashdot as you are from a staff writer for CNN or The Nation or whatever rag/portal you choose.
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So you're worried that the Backstreet Boyz will start singing praise of AOL and various Time/Warner enterprises? Hmm. You got me there. I'm gonna start building my bunker now.
domination of information dissemination is the *really* scary prospect
A scary prospect that exists only in your own panic-stricken mind.
I'll end by bringing this thread to it's logical conclusion:
Bugs Bunny is the new Hitler and will bring about the extermination of all who oppose him!
I can see all the activists and slashdotters lining up at the crematoriums where, instead of the old "Work is the father of freedom", the building entrance will have a sign that says "T-T-T-That's All, Folks!"
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If this merger is allowed to take place, there will be no turning back. It would be over.
And then people like you would give up and shut the fsck up? Fair trade, I say!
;)
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Time/Warner has turned to shit. I don't usually swear here and I apologize but that's the only word for it. They can't tell straight news without having an obvious tie-in to some TW movie, character or tv-show. People recognize it all for the shit it is. The people who read TIME now are the same folks who read People magazine and the Weekly World News back in the 80's. The people who read (past tense) TIME when it mattered now multi-source on the web for their news.
What I'm saying is that TIME/Warner is a lost cause. It's a big, beautiful horse with cancer and bad teeth. AOL has acquired a pile of shit that will allow them to put Bugs Bunny(tm) on their promotional materials. Seeing as all Warner Bros. characters quite effectively died with Mel Blanc, this is of no consequence.
Much Ado About Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
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I wonder how much of the Western world's media is now concentrated into the hands of Time/Warner and News International.
And I find myself wondering at how little I care. The bigger 'Media' gets, the easier it is to avoid. Settle the fsck down.
This looks like an inspired piece of work. Instead of worrying too much about hardware compatability as yet, you could always import/export your footage under W95/NT and then edit the hell out of it via Linux.
By the looks of the screenshots, this software was used in the making of Titanic!
I think he means pornography in it's negative/purjorative connotation.
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It's just that as societies and technology grow in complexity, the process of natural selection is abstracted somewhat from the basic "animal fighting to survive in the wild" that we all associate with the term. If our society is struck down by war or disease or whatever, then the old rules will prevail again
Respect for and preservation of the physically and/or mentally handicapped at some cost to society is a side-effect of a society that has grown to sufficiently successful complexity that it can afford to value the well-being of even the weakest of its citizenry. This behaviour is every bit as 'natural' as the scavenger who gets more food than the other who is wounded or diseased.
The lines of cause, effect, reward and such are much more difficult to trace in a complex society. That does NOT mean that the lines do not exist.
Every other one is a slave to Intel and Microsoft and competitive prices that don't allow for much R&D.
Not R&D in terms of computer architecture, true, but R&D is alive and well in terms of software and peripheral hardware. Look at the revolution 3dfx started.
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It's like Katz is /.'s own Good Times virus-- you've got to pay attention, even though the content is non-sensical.
/. will never get get rid of such a popular author.
Exactly.
Unfortunately, by reading and posting, I'm driving the page views for Katz's stories up too high-- so
Too true. While the traffic accident appeal of his 'controversial' articles keeps me coming back for more, I'd be the first to loudly cheer his leaving or being relieved of duty. I'm sure Andover is pleased with the response he generates, and Hemos et al probably just throw up their hands and say "Hey! He can write whatever he wants! Don't look at us!". It lowers the quality of Slashdot but makes for a wider appeal, which makes for steadier paychecks for all involved. More power to 'em, I guess.
What movie was that, anyways? Some Night o' th' Living Dead spinoff, but I can't remember which...
When people would start making bigotted or rude or stupid remarks during a game, we discovered intelligent (and clean) responses soon drove them away as they couldn't reply without making themselves look more foolish.
What you just described is the *ultimate secret* of dealing with flames. Don't tell anyone. If people find out and act accordingly, they might actually start enjoying themselves, and then they'd have fewer things to complain about, and JKatz would have fewer things to write alarmist navel-gazing articles about.
Then where would we be?
sdf
$50 is a bit much in my book to cast a 'vote' to help some dawdling game company executives decide who to swindle next and how. Let 'em look at Loki's sales figures. If they don't want to jump in, they don't have to. Things are moving along just fine without Mr. Carmack's thoughtful request that we pay full price for 2 separate versions of the same game. Almost everyone will have bought the Windows version of the game already. Lusers and Wusers alike. Lusers are supposed to buy it again as a 'show of support'. Go ahead...*you* first!
Kick ass game, by the way, but I really miss the original 'dungeon hacking' gaming elements of Classic Quake. Romero's influence is sorely missed.
*Yawn*
scratcha scratcha scratch
(checks watch)
(clicks to refresh Slashdot - no change)
Sigh.
(brightens visible)
(rises from chair and heads to candy/soda machines)
And that's about it for me. Guess I'm too dumb to appreciate the horror!
Capitalism - Free trade, market forces and all that.
Capitolism - A sexual response to images of the United States Capitol building, largely due to its close resemblance to a large white tit.
Companies? Immortal? I don't think so. It only seems that way in the short term. Like biological entities, companies are subject to changes in their environment. The larger the biological entity, the more resources it needs to feed upon in its environment, hence the more it suffers when a major change takes place inside that environment.
Time/Warner was/is a HUGE corporate entity, but the environment in which it has existed so comfortably for quite a while has changed so drastically that they have weakened to the point that they have been snatched up by AOL. If you mentioned that possibility to anyone back in '85, they'd laugh 'til they were red in the face.
Corporations are essentially ideas (memes), which struggle and battle for resource dominance just like people, trees and fuzzy critters in the wild. Christianity vs. Islam, Communism vs. Capitalism, Linux vs. Microsoft are all just bugs in the cosmic compost heap. *None* of them are in any way immortal.
Start a business of your own, or work for a seemingly healthy company that suddenly gets vaccumed up by a competitor and see just how 'stable and undisturbed' the corporate environment really is!
Cheerfully and Respectfully,
-kent
Bashing the man is not important or proper, but for those who disagree, bashing the man's content *is* important. The very fact that you think he's an excellent author says that, in my opinion, you need to read some of the Katz-bashing posts a *lot* more closely.
I really hate it when he says "If you don't like what I write, respond to me personally, and I promise I'll write back."
And he will, too, out of sheer gratitude that you didn't have the 'nerve' to oppose him on the public forum he road in on.
Phaghh!
As a frequent 'detractor' of sorts, I leave the JKatz box checked as well, much as he would wish all detractors simply ignore him and let his words drift unhindered into the eyes and minds of the typical reader.
The car-wreck appeal of his articles guarantees a large audience, and many excellent opportunities to openly oppose what I feel to be grevious and often harmfully mistaken assertions put forth in many of his pieces.
He has the right to act as an Instigator if he wishes. Instigators by nature don't like voices of dissent, and will try to quiet them with threats or cajoling. Katz is the cajoling type, who will say, in a hurtful tone of voice, "If you don't like my writing and can't say anything nice (sob) then don't read it!"
Bulls*it on that!
It's not zero regulation as much as it is minimal regulation. It means we don't paint ourselves into a corner by mandating some new quick-fix(TM) regulation for every potentially threatening situation that pops up.
Katz' worries about 'independent journalistic culture' extend as far as his next paycheck. The fact is that the net is making things like 'independent journalistic culture' obsolete, so it's only fitting that he and his ilk leap about like so many roaches on a griddle at the thought of their cozy little island sinking beneath the waves. I don't blame him, but I don't owe him a living, either.
Truth is, journalistic culture is now more random and spontaneous. You're as likely to read an enlightening tidbit from an Anonymous Coward here on Slashdot as you are from a staff writer for CNN or The Nation or whatever rag/portal you choose.
So you're worried that the Backstreet Boyz will start singing praise of AOL and various Time/Warner enterprises? Hmm. You got me there. I'm gonna start building my bunker now.
domination of information dissemination is the *really* scary prospect
A scary prospect that exists only in your own panic-stricken mind.
I'll end by bringing this thread to it's logical conclusion:
Bugs Bunny is the new Hitler and will bring about the extermination of all who oppose him!
I can see all the activists and slashdotters lining up at the crematoriums where, instead of the old "Work is the father of freedom", the building entrance will have a sign that says "T-T-T-That's All, Folks!"
If this merger is allowed to take place, there will be no turning back. It would be over.
And then people like you would give up and shut the fsck up? Fair trade, I say!
;)
Time/Warner has turned to shit. I don't usually swear here and I apologize but that's the only word for it. They can't tell straight news without having an obvious tie-in to some TW movie, character or tv-show. People recognize it all for the shit it is. The people who read TIME now are the same folks who read People magazine and the Weekly World News back in the 80's. The people who read (past tense) TIME when it mattered now multi-source on the web for their news.
What I'm saying is that TIME/Warner is a lost cause. It's a big, beautiful horse with cancer and bad teeth. AOL has acquired a pile of shit that will allow them to put Bugs Bunny(tm) on their promotional materials. Seeing as all Warner Bros. characters quite effectively died with Mel Blanc, this is of no consequence.
Much Ado About Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
I wonder how much of the Western world's media is now concentrated into the hands of Time/Warner and News International.
And I find myself wondering at how little I care. The bigger 'Media' gets, the easier it is to avoid. Settle the fsck down.
; )
He wasn't really in the toilet. At least...I don't think so....
This looks like an inspired piece of work. Instead of worrying too much about hardware compatability as yet, you could always import/export your footage under W95/NT and then edit the hell out of it via Linux.
By the looks of the screenshots, this software was used in the making of Titanic!
; )
Check out Ralph Snart Comics
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Steven
Flaming Carrot
Most of these are relatively defunct, but they all reek of true, timeless, awe-inspiring greatness.
QA to the rescue, killing bugs on sight.
Cheers, Don, and thanks.
I think he means pornography in it's negative/purjorative connotation.
It's just that as societies and technology grow in complexity, the process of natural selection is abstracted somewhat from the basic "animal fighting to survive in the wild" that we all associate with the term. If our society is struck down by war or disease or whatever, then the old rules will prevail again
Respect for and preservation of the physically and/or mentally handicapped at some cost to society is a side-effect of a society that has grown to sufficiently successful complexity that it can afford to value the well-being of even the weakest of its citizenry. This behaviour is every bit as 'natural' as the scavenger who gets more food than the other who is wounded or diseased.
The lines of cause, effect, reward and such are much more difficult to trace in a complex society. That does NOT mean that the lines do not exist.
Every other one is a slave to Intel and Microsoft and competitive prices that don't allow for much R&D.
Not R&D in terms of computer architecture, true, but R&D is alive and well in terms of software and peripheral hardware. Look at the revolution 3dfx started.
What more can be said?