...and I'm glad it was included in this story, since I hadn't seen the prior one.
While a lot of people like to knock PHP (mostly Java guys, but hey;) ), I love it. It's easy, functional, and lately, a lot more mature with the OO aspects. (I have one class now that I use for database access, and it makes life so much easier.)
With things like PHP-GTK, you can even use it to write applications, and with IBM behind it, things will likely only improve.
Another, more "pragmatic" way to measure the value of what someone did (versus another person) is to see which of them used what the other created. Did TBL use money that Tomlinson raised in his efforts to create and/or expand the usefulness of the World Wide Web? I would suspect not.
However, is it likely that Tomlinson used the World Wide Web in raising the money that she so admirably raised? I would suspect so.
So in the long run, Tomlinson's goals were BETTERED by TBL's achievements, and not the other way around. This isn't to say that neither achievement was important; on the contrary, they are both very important. However, since TBL's is the enabler for others, it can safely rank higher than others on the importance list.
Odd... I've been running Linux for five years, and I've never had any spyware! My friend has a Mac, and he's never had any spyware... but yet a colleague of mine has Windows, and he's had to get AntiVirus, and Spybot Search & Destroy. He was never "tricked". He got it just by using his operating system in the manner proscribed by its creator.
There's a difference between a thing that hasn't been done before (ie, sending an encryption key via quantum entanglement), and something that's been done before but was then done by private enterprise.
That is, Space Flight, while new to the private sector, is not new in general.
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Actually, as it turns out (and as I reply to myself for the second time) that I just clicked the wrong "Reply to This" link - this was supposed to be attached to the comment about wanting to multitask.
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Wow. Maybe I should read more than the subject line of the parent post before I respond!
Ah, well, guess I'm not as good at it as I thought I was - which proves the parent poster's point!;)
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Exactly. What everyone else considers boring and routine I find extraordinarily dull (and did before the beeping and flashing and blinking and beeping!) but with the ability to absorb so much (that's what geeks are known for), I find that I'm able to exercise my mind a lot more. The speed at which I read has doubled over the last year or so (that goes for off-line as well as on-line reading), my typing is faster and usually more accurate, and I can watch TV, use the computer, and still have meaningful interactions with others. I have more confidence in my abilities, and when people want to know the answer to things, they come ask me since I've read so much, or because I know where to find the answers. (Largely because I know how to properly structure Google queries, and know where to look in the rare instance Google doesn't have what's being looked for.)
Though I do take breaks from the machines, and can enjoy them (just got back from a week of fishing and no technology!), that I can have the constant information flow is exciting and challenging, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
From the pictures, this looks suspiciously like the old one. I am going to stick with my brand new Verizon WirelessTreo. With a VGA camera, keyboard, Palm OS 5, and 144Kbps download speed, an added 512MB SD card from Kingston, it's got everything I need. Seriously not a troll, if you can get one and you've got the $500 (with a one year activation), it's definitely worth the money. Like the new advertising will say, my laptop does feel really heavy now. (There's nothing like switching away from Yahoo! chat to take a picture and going back with no interruption - while on your phone!)
You're right. I haven't. I take an interest in protecting myself, and have learned to take precautions, or the "preventative measures" that I spoke about.
Too many people are too quick to want the all the benefits of a technology, without learning about them first. If we were to use cars as an analogy, there'd be tons of ten year olds driving Hummers on crowded streets.
In the case of food poisoning, a person can get violently ill, or even die. In the case of an infected website, the worst that can happen is that their computer needs to be reformatted, or the worm copies private information off to some random email.
Food poisoning typically can't be avoided until after the fact; people can take preventative measures against worms.
Also, many of those sites do business online, while we'd like to think they'd be forthright with their customers, many PHBs would rather die a slow painful death than ever admit to their customers that their site got infected. Since full disclosure is nice but not necessary, PHBs will take the easy way out.
It's not intended to be an *English* service...
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...it's just intended to be a service.
The English-speaking peoples of the world need to understand that outside the internet (and soon to be inside) they are a minority in the world. 1/6 of the world speaks Chinese, about the same proportion speaks Hindi, and just under that speak Spanish. While it is common to speak English, it is not the be-all-and-end-all, and people need to start accepting that.
1) For posts like this, it's good to be a subscriber.;)
2) It's good to see that the DR announcement has not changed anything in terms of release schedule, and the job they did setting up the hierarchy seems to be working very well.
3) At least one mirror has a file claiming to be 2005.1. While Gentoo is great, I don't think that it's being delivered from the future. (At least not yet.;) )
4) The minimal CD is still only 82MB!
5) Slashdot, could Gentoo get its own icon? It's here. Thanks!
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...and I'm glad it was included in this story, since I hadn't seen the prior one.
;) ), I love it. It's easy, functional, and lately, a lot more mature with the OO aspects. (I have one class now that I use for database access, and it makes life so much easier.)
While a lot of people like to knock PHP (mostly Java guys, but hey
With things like PHP-GTK, you can even use it to write applications, and with IBM behind it, things will likely only improve.
Star Wars III: ROTS (Revenge Of The Sith)
;)
Frankly, I think that being dozens of miles from earth when that comes out mightn't be such a bad thing, actually...
Amen. Thanks for the great post.
Another, more "pragmatic" way to measure the value of what someone did (versus another person) is to see which of them used what the other created. Did TBL use money that Tomlinson raised in his efforts to create and/or expand the usefulness of the World Wide Web? I would suspect not.
However, is it likely that Tomlinson used the World Wide Web in raising the money that she so admirably raised? I would suspect so.
So in the long run, Tomlinson's goals were BETTERED by TBL's achievements, and not the other way around. This isn't to say that neither achievement was important; on the contrary, they are both very important. However, since TBL's is the enabler for others, it can safely rank higher than others on the importance list.
This is one of the smartest things I've ever seen on SlashDot. Thanks for writing it. (Seriously.)
If it's "not being sold" like PeopleSoft was "not being sold", well, then, one would guess that they really are being sold.
Odd... I've been running Linux for five years, and I've never had any spyware! My friend has a Mac, and he's never had any spyware... but yet a colleague of mine has Windows, and he's had to get AntiVirus, and Spybot Search & Destroy. He was never "tricked". He got it just by using his operating system in the manner proscribed by its creator.
He got "MidAddle", just by surfing the web. See:
http://www.angelfire.com/un/midaddle/
Would they seek damages from the spyware manufacturers? Or from the OS designer who designed a less than secure OS?
Regardless of how you feel the question should be answered, will that be a choice?
None of that is NEW, just better (or differently funded) implentations of stuff that's been around for forty years.
This list is made up of NEW things.
There's a difference between a thing that hasn't been done before (ie, sending an encryption key via quantum entanglement), and something that's been done before but was then done by private enterprise.
That is, Space Flight, while new to the private sector, is not new in general.
Actually, as it turns out (and as I reply to myself for the second time) that I just clicked the wrong "Reply to This" link - this was supposed to be attached to the comment about wanting to multitask.
Wow. Maybe I should read more than the subject line of the parent post before I respond!
;)
Ah, well, guess I'm not as good at it as I thought I was - which proves the parent poster's point!
Exactly. What everyone else considers boring and routine I find extraordinarily dull (and did before the beeping and flashing and blinking and beeping!) but with the ability to absorb so much (that's what geeks are known for), I find that I'm able to exercise my mind a lot more. The speed at which I read has doubled over the last year or so (that goes for off-line as well as on-line reading), my typing is faster and usually more accurate, and I can watch TV, use the computer, and still have meaningful interactions with others. I have more confidence in my abilities, and when people want to know the answer to things, they come ask me since I've read so much, or because I know where to find the answers. (Largely because I know how to properly structure Google queries, and know where to look in the rare instance Google doesn't have what's being looked for.)
Though I do take breaks from the machines, and can enjoy them (just got back from a week of fishing and no technology!), that I can have the constant information flow is exciting and challenging, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
As anyone who's seen the video's of the Asian Tsunami at video.contemporaryinsanity.org knows, this is not a pleasant thing to contemplate...
Well, that might work, but the correct answer is:
;)
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5) In Soviet Russia, what happens?
6) What kind of cluster are you imagining right now?
7) In Korea, what demographic group is particularly special?
8) Who is Cowboy Neal?
9) What is the best material for covering Natalie Portman?
10) Can you trust your computer to this quiz without its digital signature?
It means:
;)
"To know where you can find anything, that in short is the largest part of learning."
Three years of Latin + a confirmation by Google.
...since they had to compensate for a telecommunications problem. Read more here.
Amazon has taken down all the Slashdot reviews! There were 220 when I last checked at around 3pm EST, and now it's back down to 80.
From the pictures, this looks suspiciously like the old one. I am going to stick with my brand new Verizon Wireless Treo. With a VGA camera, keyboard, Palm OS 5, and 144Kbps download speed, an added 512MB SD card from Kingston, it's got everything I need. Seriously not a troll, if you can get one and you've got the $500 (with a one year activation), it's definitely worth the money. Like the new advertising will say, my laptop does feel really heavy now. (There's nothing like switching away from Yahoo! chat to take a picture and going back with no interruption - while on your phone!)
You're right. I haven't. I take an interest in protecting myself, and have learned to take precautions, or the "preventative measures" that I spoke about.
Too many people are too quick to want the all the benefits of a technology, without learning about them first. If we were to use cars as an analogy, there'd be tons of ten year olds driving Hummers on crowded streets.
In the case of food poisoning, a person can get violently ill, or even die. In the case of an infected website, the worst that can happen is that their computer needs to be reformatted, or the worm copies private information off to some random email.
Food poisoning typically can't be avoided until after the fact; people can take preventative measures against worms.
Also, many of those sites do business online, while we'd like to think they'd be forthright with their customers, many PHBs would rather die a slow painful death than ever admit to their customers that their site got infected. Since full disclosure is nice but not necessary, PHBs will take the easy way out.
...it's just intended to be a service.
The English-speaking peoples of the world need to understand that outside the internet (and soon to be inside) they are a minority in the world. 1/6 of the world speaks Chinese, about the same proportion speaks Hindi, and just under that speak Spanish. While it is common to speak English, it is not the be-all-and-end-all, and people need to start accepting that.
1) For posts like this, it's good to be a subscriber. ;)
;) )
2) It's good to see that the DR announcement has not changed anything in terms of release schedule, and the job they did setting up the hierarchy seems to be working very well.
3) At least one mirror has a file claiming to be 2005.1. While Gentoo is great, I don't think that it's being delivered from the future. (At least not yet.
4) The minimal CD is still only 82MB!
5) Slashdot, could Gentoo get its own icon? It's here. Thanks!
And it took me a while to find the link, so I must have started quite a bit before you. ;)
And with if you get the Trance Vibrating controller, your girlfriend may find it an art form too. ;)