I was going to comment on that, too. Sounds to me like he knew exactly what he was doing and had those lines rehearsed and ready. How does that Shakespeare line go? "Methinks he doth protest too much"?
Somewhat related: this isn't a new idea, of course. The bar codes make it a little harder, but I'm sure people have been swapping price stickers on items for as long as they've existed. I used to work in retail, and we once had a customer demand that we sell him something valued at $159 but marked with a $69.99 sticker (he'd taken it off something else).
As for the "contributing comments" suggestion, it's silly. Take a look at the kinds of comments put in at www.wjla.com - instead of being helpful, they're just people posting opinions and getting into flamewars. Without careful moderation, that's all anyone will get.
Depends on where you live. When I was in high school (and elementary school) in rural Pennsylvania, we had Monday and Tuesday off after Thanksgiving for exactly this reason. I guess the thinking was that so many people would be absent they might as well cancel. I knew of factories that closed those days for the same reason.
Yeah, but companies always put that in. Ever go to the hospital and sign a liability waiver saying you won't sue them if the doctor makes a mistake? Malpractice suits still happen (and are won) even though the patient signed that waiver.
I believe the term is "exculpatory", and the way my legal environment professor explained it was this: "If clauses like that worked, we'd all be driving around with signs on the front of our cars that say, 'Not responsible if I hit you'." (IANAL, of course.)
I enjoy the show, but my favorite was when they tested whether driving around with your windows open is more or less fuel efficient than using the air conditioner at a given speed. The problem? They tested exactly ONE make and model vehicle, an SUV. Erm, hello? Cars? Pickups? Other SUVs, for that matter?
Sure it was interesting, but one example is anecdotal at best. They certainly proved there is a point at which it's more efficient to use the A/C (well, maybe not, because they had a very low sample size - I didn't calculate the variances to check), but for only one vehicle.
I have two comments on your message and the parent:
1. For the parent message: Is it just me, or should an OS prevent that type of behavior? I've never seen something like that happen under Linux - is that because it can't or because it can and I just haven't encountered it?
2. For your message: I love when people claim Linux is harder than Windows. "Oh, just maintain TWO Windows installations!":)
You are seriously deluded if you think the Census Bureau or any other department sets their own budget. Look to Congress and the President for that.
The departments make requests, Congress slashes it, and then the agency makes does with what it has. Oh, and the agency isn't allowed to cut out work to match the budget - nope, everything STILL has to be done, and done perfectly, lest the media come in and find an error and blow it way out of proportion.
Does that sound familiar to anyone that works in the private sector?
I had to stop reading it about halfway through because I couldn't stand the patronizing tone. I kept thinking, "Okay, I get it. I have to look for opportunities, and I shouldn't let myself get too comfortable, and I should be ready for a sudden upheaval. What's your next point?" But there never was another point - it just kept bashing those into the readers' heads. I felt like ripping the book in half.
And I had a similar (but not as pronounced) reaction: I remembered that I work to live, not live to work.
What model car? Many Ford vehicles have clips holding the radio in that let you pop it out in seconds, literally, with the right $8 tool. If there are two holes on either side of your radio, then find the Ford factory radio removal tool (available almost anywhere that deals with car stereos) and have at it.
Actually, I think he did answer the question, or at least he came a lot closer to answering it than "dodging" would imply. He's telling the developers of those clones to be careful about copying or risk being sued. I get the impression he doesn't really like the clones that much, but he probably hasn't looked at them closely and so doesn't know how much or how little they copy his work.
Vandals go for max exposure. Thus when the link is on/., it's going to get a lot of exposure, thereby increasing the attractiveness of vandalizing the page.
By the same token, no one tags the inside of railroad cars...
It's not Firefox - I have an old version of Netscape (6.0, I think) that does it too. For me, just hitting the left mouse button twice fairly quickly is enough to trigger it - and it happens under Windows 2000/Netscape 6.0, Linux/Firefox 1.0.4, Windows XP/Firefox 1.0.7, etc.
I think it's something in the new/. design causing it. I haven't seen any other sites do it.
Besides, I don't think I pay that much. I could be wrong, I'd have to go look it up. It's mixed in my cable bill, and I have several services through them, so I remember the total but not the individual components.
Wait. Is it a problem? 10 times faster doesn't mean much to me, since almost all of the delays I experience now are the remote server being slow to respond rather than a pipe that's too small. I have 4 megabit download speed, with the option of going to 5 megabit, and I've never felt like I need it any faster.
I don't download large ISOs or anything very often, but maybe if I did I'd feel differently.
You're telling me that driving for 8 or 10 hours doesn't require concentration? I'm guessing you've never spent a day on the road (or two or three) alone. I can think of a couple stretches of extremely boring highway where there's a strong temptation to just let your mind start daydreaming...and that's bad. The mind wanders, it requires concentration and discipline to bring it back to the road even when nothing is happening. If you wait for events to re-engage your attention to the road, it'll be too late when something goes wrong.
If you really believe driving doesn't require concentration, please stay off the roads; we have enough people out there too busy to think about driving.
You kind of touched a nerve: I take my driving VERY seriously, because it's something I enjoy. I think many people drive as if it's a series of unrelated events, but I see it as one long, smooth operation that requires constant analysis and an attention to details.:)
Besides - I can write documents, code, etc. for hours on end without a problem. I recently finished a project to scan and categorize all of my photographs (something like 70 rolls spanning 12 years) - even though I worked on it in chunks of a couple hours each, there's no way I ever would've finished that project without at least a reasonable ability to concentrate.
By the way, I can't think about a chess move for hours on end. That's not because I can't concentrate, it's because I'm just not interested and don't need to do it. I can concentrate when one (or both) of the above conditions are true, but chess? Nope. (I know how to play, but the game just doesn't interest me very much.)
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I was going to comment on that, too. Sounds to me like he knew exactly what he was doing and had those lines rehearsed and ready. How does that Shakespeare line go? "Methinks he doth protest too much"?
Somewhat related: this isn't a new idea, of course. The bar codes make it a little harder, but I'm sure people have been swapping price stickers on items for as long as they've existed. I used to work in retail, and we once had a customer demand that we sell him something valued at $159 but marked with a $69.99 sticker (he'd taken it off something else).
It wasn't full in the Duck Tales cartoon. There was a diving board he'd use to dive into it, remember.
No mention of the lucky dime, though...
As for the "contributing comments" suggestion, it's silly. Take a look at the kinds of comments put in at www.wjla.com - instead of being helpful, they're just people posting opinions and getting into flamewars. Without careful moderation, that's all anyone will get.
Depends on where you live. When I was in high school (and elementary school) in rural Pennsylvania, we had Monday and Tuesday off after Thanksgiving for exactly this reason. I guess the thinking was that so many people would be absent they might as well cancel. I knew of factories that closed those days for the same reason.
You don't heat your houses?
Yeah, but companies always put that in. Ever go to the hospital and sign a liability waiver saying you won't sue them if the doctor makes a mistake? Malpractice suits still happen (and are won) even though the patient signed that waiver.
I believe the term is "exculpatory", and the way my legal environment professor explained it was this: "If clauses like that worked, we'd all be driving around with signs on the front of our cars that say, 'Not responsible if I hit you'." (IANAL, of course.)
I enjoy the show, but my favorite was when they tested whether driving around with your windows open is more or less fuel efficient than using the air conditioner at a given speed. The problem? They tested exactly ONE make and model vehicle, an SUV. Erm, hello? Cars? Pickups? Other SUVs, for that matter?
Sure it was interesting, but one example is anecdotal at best. They certainly proved there is a point at which it's more efficient to use the A/C (well, maybe not, because they had a very low sample size - I didn't calculate the variances to check), but for only one vehicle.
Would he turn into Mr. Yuck? That'd be cool!
Processes can be hidden from root? (My message wasn't clear about what should be impossible, so I'm now asking for clarification.)
I have two comments on your message and the parent:
:)
1. For the parent message: Is it just me, or should an OS prevent that type of behavior? I've never seen something like that happen under Linux - is that because it can't or because it can and I just haven't encountered it?
2. For your message: I love when people claim Linux is harder than Windows. "Oh, just maintain TWO Windows installations!"
Moe: "Science? What's science ever done for us? TV off." [TV shuts off.]
It's funny, but it's also very true.
You are seriously deluded if you think the Census Bureau or any other department sets their own budget. Look to Congress and the President for that.
The departments make requests, Congress slashes it, and then the agency makes does with what it has. Oh, and the agency isn't allowed to cut out work to match the budget - nope, everything STILL has to be done, and done perfectly, lest the media come in and find an error and blow it way out of proportion.
Does that sound familiar to anyone that works in the private sector?
I had to stop reading it about halfway through because I couldn't stand the patronizing tone. I kept thinking, "Okay, I get it. I have to look for opportunities, and I shouldn't let myself get too comfortable, and I should be ready for a sudden upheaval. What's your next point?" But there never was another point - it just kept bashing those into the readers' heads. I felt like ripping the book in half.
And I had a similar (but not as pronounced) reaction: I remembered that I work to live, not live to work.
What model car? Many Ford vehicles have clips holding the radio in that let you pop it out in seconds, literally, with the right $8 tool. If there are two holes on either side of your radio, then find the Ford factory radio removal tool (available almost anywhere that deals with car stereos) and have at it.
What? A velociraptor carrying a bowling ball?
It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios!
For your first question: Go back and read the Shatner interview. Those were some dry answers!
Actually, I think he did answer the question, or at least he came a lot closer to answering it than "dodging" would imply. He's telling the developers of those clones to be careful about copying or risk being sued. I get the impression he doesn't really like the clones that much, but he probably hasn't looked at them closely and so doesn't know how much or how little they copy his work.
Vandals go for max exposure. Thus when the link is on /., it's going to get a lot of exposure, thereby increasing the attractiveness of vandalizing the page.
By the same token, no one tags the inside of railroad cars...
It's not Firefox - I have an old version of Netscape (6.0, I think) that does it too. For me, just hitting the left mouse button twice fairly quickly is enough to trigger it - and it happens under Windows 2000/Netscape 6.0, Linux/Firefox 1.0.4, Windows XP/Firefox 1.0.7, etc.
/. design causing it. I haven't seen any other sites do it.
I think it's something in the new
You may have established that. I haven't.
Besides, I don't think I pay that much. I could be wrong, I'd have to go look it up. It's mixed in my cable bill, and I have several services through them, so I remember the total but not the individual components.
Wait. Is it a problem? 10 times faster doesn't mean much to me, since almost all of the delays I experience now are the remote server being slow to respond rather than a pipe that's too small. I have 4 megabit download speed, with the option of going to 5 megabit, and I've never felt like I need it any faster.
I don't download large ISOs or anything very often, but maybe if I did I'd feel differently.
Traffic flying on I-95? They'll know it's an error, trust me. :)
--From a guy that spends WAY too much time on I-95...
You're telling me that driving for 8 or 10 hours doesn't require concentration? I'm guessing you've never spent a day on the road (or two or three) alone. I can think of a couple stretches of extremely boring highway where there's a strong temptation to just let your mind start daydreaming...and that's bad. The mind wanders, it requires concentration and discipline to bring it back to the road even when nothing is happening. If you wait for events to re-engage your attention to the road, it'll be too late when something goes wrong.
:)
If you really believe driving doesn't require concentration, please stay off the roads; we have enough people out there too busy to think about driving.
You kind of touched a nerve: I take my driving VERY seriously, because it's something I enjoy. I think many people drive as if it's a series of unrelated events, but I see it as one long, smooth operation that requires constant analysis and an attention to details.
Besides - I can write documents, code, etc. for hours on end without a problem. I recently finished a project to scan and categorize all of my photographs (something like 70 rolls spanning 12 years) - even though I worked on it in chunks of a couple hours each, there's no way I ever would've finished that project without at least a reasonable ability to concentrate.
By the way, I can't think about a chess move for hours on end. That's not because I can't concentrate, it's because I'm just not interested and don't need to do it. I can concentrate when one (or both) of the above conditions are true, but chess? Nope. (I know how to play, but the game just doesn't interest me very much.)
Wait - you're mad in part because they upgraded their pay service (GetItNow) to keep from being ripped off?
And of course here we sit posting on /. That's not a time sink, useless, OR unhealthy. No sir! ;)