It's still a matter of government intervention, not corporate meddling.
Geez. You managed to distill leftist philosophy into one sentence. That's impressive. South Korea and Japan's impressive availability is a matter of advantageous population distribution and relatively low cost of infrastructure because of that distribution. This situation will never, ever happen in the U.S., even if politicians try to wave magic Government-Issued wands.
On that note, anybody as disgusted by the state of wildlife documentaries? Sensationalist, anthropomorphizing, artificial drivel like "Meerkat Manor" or Ritalin-deprived shows that are more about the guy in front of the camera than about the animals. Thank jeebus for David Attenborough.
Yes, but... isn't there an inherent risk accepted by early adopters?Shouldn't they know that the market is not mature yet, and changes are inevitable? I mean, I am not saying that this is a good move by the HD-DVD folks... its pretty useless and arbitrary, but a product or product line is going to adapt to changing conditions as it matures. The folks that jump on the "ooh, shiny!" train a bit early should know that. Still, in this particular instance, they have a right to bitch, because, as I said, I think this crap is pretty arbitrary.
This supports anthropological observations of non-human primates. Low-grade harassment or even outright attack allows adolescent primates to sort out their relative status early. Humans aren't any different from our cousins in this regard. Bullying is a tactic to determine status. A harassed, bullied animal or human that doesn't hold its or his or her own is going to retreat. Naturally.
On the contrary. Most gamers would be the first to find this funny. And that's true with most groups, I think. Humor like this lets us see, in an exaggerated fashion, the amusing/exasperating/disgusting aspects of our self-defined group identification we wouldn't see otherwise.
Seriously, though, I want my home theater PC to be invisible
Its innovative case design that makes visual and auditory blending possible. Small footprint, etc. Which is the main attraction for HTPC cases, not the flashy doodads of the "l33t" rigs, which you are envisioning. So yes, case design is a legitimate criteria to use in purchasing a HTPC.
Yeah, that and Little Frenchie is part of my Vichy Suite of software. It was pretty easy to write. If it detects a virus or intrusion, it just recommends reformatting. That's about it.
The fact that someone modded this offtopic supports my theory that: a.) Germans love David Hasselhoff b.) Senses of humor are a rare, precious gift hereabouts.
Not really. Human nature is human nature. The difference is, science provides a mechanism for correction of incorrect, dogmatic views. I am afraid the same cannot be said for non-scientific dogmatism, whether that be religious or political.
Along the discovery that salmon shark thermoregulate (duh), a more interesting discovery is the that of the fundamental division of Slashdot posters. No, not liberals and conservatives, not pro-Firefly and anti-Firefly, not religious and non-religious... no, the fundamental division are those with senses of humor and the psychological capability for detecting the same, and those without.
You are making several unwarranted assumptions as facts. 1.) The only people who trust Bush are 28% of Americans. 2.) We are being robbed to benefit multinational corps. 3.) Most people do not trust Americans to elect competent, trustworthy leaders.
Once again, I think this worldview is NOT general, and in no way did this worldview become formed by the second Gulf War. This worldview was present since before 2000, and the gulf war has only provided a platform from which the people who form this worldview can yell. I believe this issue of control would have come up regardless of the politics in Washington. The only difference is the U.S. response to the push for control.
I don't know that this true. I am really not sure at all. Didn't Tony Blair get re-elected? John Howard? Are they really taking hits? Is it "other nations" that distrust the U.S., or (loud)political factions within those nations? There is quite a distinction, you know. Also I think we would find those factions (not nations) that oppose or opposed the second Gulf War and the ones pushing for control of the Internet are one and the same, although I haven't done the research to prove that. Also, if we do consider the opposition on the national level, weren't those nations that these factions represent also opposed to the gulf war from the beginning? So, I don't think that this opposition in anyway stems from a lack of trust in the U.S. because of the second Gulf War. Rather, these forces, to use a colloquialism, have been opposed to U.S. anything from the get-go.
And honestly, how many "enthusiastic" windows users do you know?
I think I know the answer as to why there are not more "enthusiastic" windows users. It's not strictly because of a lack of material to be excited about. The prevailing geek culture absolutely prevents it. The prevailing culture is so biased, yes biased, against Microsoft that anybody claiming to be a MS enthusiast in not-so-proverbially booed off the proverbial stage. I am not being a troll, and I am not claiming at all that at least part of that bias is justified, I am just saying that's the way the wind blows. And most geeks are no less susceptible to cultural pressure than anybody else... maybe even more susceptible.
Unified... I said unified. So, "Space Person" would be more appropriate, not to mention more PC. Or to add some qualitative verbiage... "Space Person of Pleasing Physicality".
Seriously, astronaut is good enough for me. Chinese astronaut. Russian astronaut. Indian astronauts. Grand Fenwickian astronaut, etc.
Can we please decide on a single term for those persons who travel into space? Must we have a unique term for every national space program? Cosmonaut, Astronaut, Taikonaut. Its one thing for speakers of a language to refer to an equivalent English term by their own unique word, but why must we (we being English speakers) adopt a different term? Its silly. We generally do not do this for any other nouns. We don't call a Russian sailor by the Anglicized Russian term for sailer, do we? Sorry. Pet peeve.
Exactly! I vote for any scheme that's more robust than the current grid. However, I am not sure that anything that cause as much widespread damage as a hurricane is proofable in the slightest.
Slashdot Mirror
It's still a matter of government intervention, not corporate meddling.
Geez. You managed to distill leftist philosophy into one sentence. That's impressive. South Korea and Japan's impressive availability is a matter of advantageous population distribution and relatively low cost of infrastructure because of that distribution. This situation will never, ever happen in the U.S., even if politicians try to wave magic Government-Issued wands.
SuperAwesomeFunPlug has already been patented.
Note:
Do not do a google search for SuperAwesomeFunPlug if you value your sanity.
On that note, anybody as disgusted by the state of wildlife documentaries? Sensationalist, anthropomorphizing, artificial drivel like "Meerkat Manor" or Ritalin-deprived shows that are more about the guy in front of the camera than about the animals. Thank jeebus for David Attenborough.
Pffft! We gonglorians at digg.magellanclouds.com.et had this story posted 440 million years ago!
Yes, but... isn't there an inherent risk accepted by early adopters?Shouldn't they know that the market is not mature yet, and changes are inevitable? I mean, I am not saying that this is a good move by the HD-DVD folks... its pretty useless and arbitrary, but a product or product line is going to adapt to changing conditions as it matures. The folks that jump on the "ooh, shiny!" train a bit early should know that. Still, in this particular instance, they have a right to bitch, because, as I said, I think this crap is pretty arbitrary.
This supports anthropological observations of non-human primates. Low-grade harassment or even outright attack allows adolescent primates to sort out their relative status early. Humans aren't any different from our cousins in this regard. Bullying is a tactic to determine status. A harassed, bullied animal or human that doesn't hold its or his or her own is going to retreat. Naturally.
On the contrary. Most gamers would be the first to find this funny. And that's true with most groups, I think. Humor like this lets us see, in an exaggerated fashion, the amusing/exasperating/disgusting aspects of our self-defined group identification we wouldn't see otherwise.
Seriously, though, I want my home theater PC to be invisible
Its innovative case design that makes visual and auditory blending possible. Small footprint, etc. Which is the main attraction for HTPC cases, not the flashy doodads of the "l33t" rigs, which you are envisioning. So yes, case design is a legitimate criteria to use in purchasing a HTPC.
Yeah, that and Little Frenchie is part of my Vichy Suite of software. It was pretty easy to write. If it detects a virus or intrusion, it just recommends reformatting. That's about it.
Guess this was a bad time to try out my new Little Frenchie Anti-Virus Software.
Well, think of this as an accessibility aid for those among us who have ynecological deficiency disorder.
The fact that someone modded this offtopic supports my theory that:
a.) Germans love David Hasselhoff
b.) Senses of humor are a rare, precious gift hereabouts.
This won't affect literature any more than did those yellow-bound examples of conciseness.
Not really. Human nature is human nature. The difference is, science provides a mechanism for correction of incorrect, dogmatic views. I am afraid the same cannot be said for non-scientific dogmatism, whether that be religious or political.
Along the discovery that salmon shark thermoregulate (duh), a more interesting discovery is the that of the fundamental division of Slashdot posters. No, not liberals and conservatives, not pro-Firefly and anti-Firefly, not religious and non-religious... no, the fundamental division are those with senses of humor and the psychological capability for detecting the same, and those without.
You are making several unwarranted assumptions as facts.
1.) The only people who trust Bush are 28% of Americans.
2.) We are being robbed to benefit multinational corps.
3.) Most people do not trust Americans to elect competent, trustworthy leaders.
Once again, I think this worldview is NOT general, and in no way did this worldview become formed by the second Gulf War. This worldview was present since before 2000, and the gulf war has only provided a platform from which the people who form this worldview can yell. I believe this issue of control would have come up regardless of the politics in Washington. The only difference is the U.S. response to the push for control.
I don't know that this true. I am really not sure at all. Didn't Tony Blair get re-elected? John Howard? Are they really taking hits? Is it "other nations" that distrust the U.S., or (loud)political factions within those nations? There is quite a distinction, you know. Also I think we would find those factions (not nations) that oppose or opposed the second Gulf War and the ones pushing for control of the Internet are one and the same, although I haven't done the research to prove that. Also, if we do consider the opposition on the national level, weren't those nations that these factions represent also opposed to the gulf war from the beginning? So, I don't think that this opposition in anyway stems from a lack of trust in the U.S. because of the second Gulf War. Rather, these forces, to use a colloquialism, have been opposed to U.S. anything from the get-go.
And honestly, how many "enthusiastic" windows users do you know?
I think I know the answer as to why there are not more "enthusiastic" windows users. It's not strictly because of a lack of material to be excited about. The prevailing geek culture absolutely prevents it. The prevailing culture is so biased, yes biased, against Microsoft that anybody claiming to be a MS enthusiast in not-so-proverbially booed off the proverbial stage. I am not being a troll, and I am not claiming at all that at least part of that bias is justified, I am just saying that's the way the wind blows. And most geeks are no less susceptible to cultural pressure than anybody else... maybe even more susceptible.
Unified... I said unified. So, "Space Person" would be more appropriate, not to mention more PC. Or to add some qualitative verbiage... "Space Person of Pleasing Physicality".
Seriously, astronaut is good enough for me. Chinese astronaut. Russian astronaut. Indian astronauts. Grand Fenwickian astronaut, etc.
Can we please decide on a single term for those persons who travel into space? Must we have a unique term for every national space program? Cosmonaut, Astronaut, Taikonaut. Its one thing for speakers of a language to refer to an equivalent English term by their own unique word, but why must we (we being English speakers) adopt a different term? Its silly. We generally do not do this for any other nouns. We don't call a Russian sailor by the Anglicized Russian term for sailer, do we? Sorry. Pet peeve.
I don't believe its the PC World's Best New Products of 2005 list.
Exactly! I vote for any scheme that's more robust than the current grid. However, I am not sure that anything that cause as much widespread damage as a hurricane is proofable in the slightest.
Yeah, cause we all know terrorist strikes are a non-event.
dongle-drive floppy units
Hehehe, you said... ah, never mind.
Here is a chronicle of some early experiments in dual-core neurology.