Unfortunately, "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" isn't how the real world works. If someone claims there's an invisible bunny on their head, to which you can find no evidence, most sane people would conclude that such a bunny probably does not exist. We don't have "evidence" of every dinosaur's extinction either, but their apparent absence allows us to be fairly confident about not building dinosaur fences around our homes.
You also make the mistake of assuming that an atheist is someone making a claim. An atheist is simply someone who is not a theist, no claim required.
I'm not sure how this is a "replacement for Microsoft Windows XP", since XP is an operating system and this is not. However, I wonder how a project like this would benefit from cheap, motion sensitive VR goggles (granted none actually exist). The disparity between the flexibility of VR interfaces and the inflexibility of traditional monitors is a huge impedement to these ideas.
Best quote? 'I want to make sure (a user) can't get through... an online experience without hitting a Microsoft ad.' Nice to see they're still user-oriented."
You joke, but judging from the Microsoft ads I see on slashdot every now and then, I'd say they're doing a pretty good job.
Perhaps it wasn't such a good idea including your photo in an article labeling you as a supporter of spam, in a culture that's a hair's breadth away from executing spammers on sight.
So you love using software written by stupid assholes!? This kind of baiting is disgusting.
While free software is not the answer to all the worlds problems, thinking that it doesn't help improve people's lives is just as naive as thinking volunteer fire-fighters don't help improve their communities.
People write free software for the same reason that college professors publish papers explaining some great new discovery. It's a form of proactive civil service.
I program extensively. Most of my experience I owe in great part to open source efforts like gcc, php, python, and countless tutorials and articles documenting great ideas. So when I release some of my work for free, I'm not throwing away countless hours of effort. I'm giving back to the community.
Gobo Linux (www.gobolinux.org) looks like it's been doing well. They only started a couple years ago but they already have a graphical installer, one of the simplest package managers, and a growing user base.
Dropping Mindstorms is just a quick way to boost their bottom line by cutting one of their most expensive products. To me, Lego's problems run deeper. Anyone who remembers what their products used to be like a decade ago can remember what made them a great toy company. They made learning toys that helped you think. In the late 90s, Lego decided it wanted to get into the more traditional action-figure type toy market, and so began to essentially dump-down their kits, with the introduction of large prefabed specialized components that sucked the fun right out of building things yourself. The whole Bionicle line is a blatant example. If kids want action figures, they'll buy real action figures. What made Lego great was that it wasn't an action figure or similar junk toy. Interestingly, the year it began this change in its design strategy, it lost money for the first time in the company's history. What's sad is that every year since this change they've suffered regular losses, and haven't figured it out. Sure, their prices are high, but back in the day they were worth it. If Lego plans to survive as a company, they need to remember who they were a decade ago, and stop trying to be something they're not.
The distinction here is use "anywhere in the front seat". We can probably all agree that the driver doesn't need to be playing solitaire, but I see no reason why the passenger seat occupant can't use a laptop or other similar device.
I'm not sure how the police operate in California, but here in Delaware, every patrol car has a laptop mounted on the center-dash oriented towards the driver.
You complain about redundant topics but you include a link about SCO in your sig? Letme guess, you've got a lonely pot looking for a kettle to talk to?
As opposed to Linux, where you can't uninstall anything? Yes, I know it's not impossible to uninstall things in Linux, but try uninstalling a tarball by hand with no uninstallation script, or a broken rpm. Windows may be far from perfect, but it's unfair to single it out like this when other OS's struggle with far simpler problems.
Yes, but the whole *point* of this case is for SCO to prove that IBM has infringed on its IP. Even if the order is granted, and I don't think any sane judge would, what's to stop IBM from going, "Alright, let me look around for incriminating evidence...nope, non here!" The concept of self-incrimination non-withstanding, this whole motion is an exercise in circular logic and it's making my brain bleed.
Sign of a Troll #1,203: Critizing people for obeying the law.
In all fairness, the last time I checked Lycoris does indeed play *encrypted* DVDs out-of-the-box using Xine. Yet, strangely enough, these "nare-do-wells" haven't been thrown in jail by the MPAA.
Regardless, this has given Lycoris a leg up on Debian or Redhat. Perhaps, if more people in the community simply did what they thought was right and challenged the system, instead of cowering under the shadow of some perceived pseudo-threat, they'd spend more time getting things done.
Linux on the desktop will never be truly successful until it atleast has a file system that makes sense as well as a simple and reliable method for software installation. And of course the former greatly helps the later. Naturally, there are the other points such as game and application support, but these will come when the basics become standard and Linux becomes more accepted. Personally, I believe everything Linux, as a whole, needs to succede already exists but is not yet embodied in a single distro. I find it ironic that no one's fully taken advantage of the freedom of information that open source entails and encorporated the best ideas into a "super-distro".
Hmm... I guess the Supreme Court has the power to overrule the laws of nature.
Not at all. What the judge determined is that the definitions for "fruit" and "vegetable" vary depending on context. To scientists and botanists, the tomato is a fruit as defined by its physical structure, but in commerce the tomato is a vegetable as defined by its use, acceptance, and general association with other "vegetables".
It's not like the judge ruled that gravity doesn't exist. He just made a legal distinction based on the context of a word.
Arguments for retaining the present "under God" pledge:
1) This issue isn't worth our time even considering.
2) Our "God" really encompasses all belief systems.
3) What's wrong with all you godless commies!
Arguments for reimplementing the original pledge:
1) It adheres to the Constitution's separation of church and state.
2) In its neutrality, it is fair to all belief systems.
Perhaps I missed something, but I've not heard a single pro "under God" argument that wasn't a shallow knee-jerk reaction. Here's a clue. If someone's so insecure about their belief system that loosing two words rattles their world, maybe they've got larger issues.
However, I'm not surprised at the resistence I've seen towards this inevitable reversal to the original pledge. Afterall, I can imagine how hard it must be to stand true to the political ideal of religious indifference when one believes so strongly in their "one true religion".
I'm more interested in why you decided to draw this corollary. Are you trying to establish some sort of historical perspective or are you simply trying to discredit Clark as some sort of radical Nazi sympathizer?
If the later, you're nothing more than a troll, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Clark's position is a considerably practical one, shared by many people. His stance isn't one of "no firearms", it's no "assault weapons" which are only relevant in times of war. Sure, you could argue about how citizens *need* to own such weapons in order to keep their government in check, but this is pure delusion. No matter how much protection you think you're affording yourself with such weapons, the reality is that a citizen will never be able to match the government through means of shear force. Any aspirations to the contrary are paranoid fantasies.
Slashdot Mirror
Unfortunately, "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" isn't how the real world works. If someone claims there's an invisible bunny on their head, to which you can find no evidence, most sane people would conclude that such a bunny probably does not exist. We don't have "evidence" of every dinosaur's extinction either, but their apparent absence allows us to be fairly confident about not building dinosaur fences around our homes.
You also make the mistake of assuming that an atheist is someone making a claim. An atheist is simply someone who is not a theist, no claim required.
I'm not sure how this is a "replacement for Microsoft Windows XP", since XP is an operating system and this is not. However, I wonder how a project like this would benefit from cheap, motion sensitive VR goggles (granted none actually exist). The disparity between the flexibility of VR interfaces and the inflexibility of traditional monitors is a huge impedement to these ideas.
Don't expect this thing to perform miracles, you have to practice using your arms and body to create a smooth motion.
So, this steady-cam is only steady if you don't jostle it around at all? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a steady-cam?
Best quote? 'I want to make sure (a user) can't get through ... an online experience without hitting a Microsoft ad.' Nice to see they're still user-oriented."
You joke, but judging from the Microsoft ads I see on slashdot every now and then, I'd say they're doing a pretty good job.
From the article, it seems he's suing everyone except the people who actually created the libelous content. Anyone know why?
The real question: How many females-per-minute can this thing print out?
Perhaps it wasn't such a good idea including your photo in an article labeling you as a supporter of spam, in a culture that's a hair's breadth away from executing spammers on sight.
Nope.
How did this troll get moderated insightful?
So you love using software written by stupid assholes!? This kind of baiting is disgusting.
While free software is not the answer to all the worlds problems, thinking that it doesn't help improve people's lives is just as naive as thinking volunteer fire-fighters don't help improve their communities.
People write free software for the same reason that college professors publish papers explaining some great new discovery. It's a form of proactive civil service.
I program extensively. Most of my experience I owe in great part to open source efforts like gcc, php, python, and countless tutorials and articles documenting great ideas. So when I release some of my work for free, I'm not throwing away countless hours of effort. I'm giving back to the community.
Gobo Linux (www.gobolinux.org) looks like it's been doing well. They only started a couple years ago but they already have a graphical installer, one of the simplest package managers, and a growing user base.
Dropping Mindstorms is just a quick way to boost their bottom line by cutting one of their most expensive products. To me, Lego's problems run deeper. Anyone who remembers what their products used to be like a decade ago can remember what made them a great toy company. They made learning toys that helped you think. In the late 90s, Lego decided it wanted to get into the more traditional action-figure type toy market, and so began to essentially dump-down their kits, with the introduction of large prefabed specialized components that sucked the fun right out of building things yourself. The whole Bionicle line is a blatant example. If kids want action figures, they'll buy real action figures. What made Lego great was that it wasn't an action figure or similar junk toy. Interestingly, the year it began this change in its design strategy, it lost money for the first time in the company's history. What's sad is that every year since this change they've suffered regular losses, and haven't figured it out. Sure, their prices are high, but back in the day they were worth it. If Lego plans to survive as a company, they need to remember who they were a decade ago, and stop trying to be something they're not.
The distinction here is use "anywhere in the front seat". We can probably all agree that the driver doesn't need to be playing solitaire, but I see no reason why the passenger seat occupant can't use a laptop or other similar device.
I'm not sure how the police operate in California, but here in Delaware, every patrol car has a laptop mounted on the center-dash oriented towards the driver.
SCO Report [scoreport.com]
You complain about redundant topics but you include a link about SCO in your sig? Letme guess, you've got a lonely pot looking for a kettle to talk to?
Or how about, if a hard-drive crashes in the forest, and there's no one around...oh, nevermind.
As opposed to Linux, where you can't uninstall anything? Yes, I know it's not impossible to uninstall things in Linux, but try uninstalling a tarball by hand with no uninstallation script, or a broken rpm. Windows may be far from perfect, but it's unfair to single it out like this when other OS's struggle with far simpler problems.
Yes, but the whole *point* of this case is for SCO to prove that IBM has infringed on its IP. Even if the order is granted, and I don't think any sane judge would, what's to stop IBM from going, "Alright, let me look around for incriminating evidence...nope, non here!" The concept of self-incrimination non-withstanding, this whole motion is an exercise in circular logic and it's making my brain bleed.
Sign of a Troll #1,203: Critizing people for obeying the law.
In all fairness, the last time I checked Lycoris does indeed play *encrypted* DVDs out-of-the-box using Xine. Yet, strangely enough, these "nare-do-wells" haven't been thrown in jail by the MPAA.
Regardless, this has given Lycoris a leg up on Debian or Redhat. Perhaps, if more people in the community simply did what they thought was right and challenged the system, instead of cowering under the shadow of some perceived pseudo-threat, they'd spend more time getting things done.
And to all you conspiracy theorists, I'll just say that everyone knows there's absolutely no link between SCO and Microsoft.
This project was conceived as an exercise in forward thinking: what will the future of recreational transportation be like?
Apparently, a lot like the anime Venus Wars (here for a better picture).
Linux on the desktop will never be truly successful until it atleast has a file system that makes sense as well as a simple and reliable method for software installation. And of course the former greatly helps the later. Naturally, there are the other points such as game and application support, but these will come when the basics become standard and Linux becomes more accepted. Personally, I believe everything Linux, as a whole, needs to succede already exists but is not yet embodied in a single distro. I find it ironic that no one's fully taken advantage of the freedom of information that open source entails and encorporated the best ideas into a "super-distro".
So, I'll be able to enter a virtual world, where I'll be able to enter a virtual world?
...
Sign me up!
Revolutions instead gave us man and machine, living in some kind of weird state of... not-war. (Sadly, no word has been invented for this yet).
Well then damit, let's invent one! I nominate "peace". Do I hear a second?
Hmm... I guess the Supreme Court has the power to overrule the laws of nature.
Not at all. What the judge determined is that the definitions for "fruit" and "vegetable" vary depending on context. To scientists and botanists, the tomato is a fruit as defined by its physical structure, but in commerce the tomato is a vegetable as defined by its use, acceptance, and general association with other "vegetables".
It's not like the judge ruled that gravity doesn't exist. He just made a legal distinction based on the context of a word.
if I've got both sides of the argument straight.
Arguments for retaining the present "under God" pledge:
1) This issue isn't worth our time even considering.
2) Our "God" really encompasses all belief systems.
3) What's wrong with all you godless commies!
Arguments for reimplementing the original pledge:
1) It adheres to the Constitution's separation of church and state.
2) In its neutrality, it is fair to all belief systems.
Perhaps I missed something, but I've not heard a single pro "under God" argument that wasn't a shallow knee-jerk reaction. Here's a clue. If someone's so insecure about their belief system that loosing two words rattles their world, maybe they've got larger issues.
However, I'm not surprised at the resistence I've seen towards this inevitable reversal to the original pledge. Afterall, I can imagine how hard it must be to stand true to the political ideal of religious indifference when one believes so strongly in their "one true religion".
I'm more interested in why you decided to draw this corollary. Are you trying to establish some sort of historical perspective or are you simply trying to discredit Clark as some sort of radical Nazi sympathizer?
If the later, you're nothing more than a troll, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Clark's position is a considerably practical one, shared by many people. His stance isn't one of "no firearms", it's no "assault weapons" which are only relevant in times of war. Sure, you could argue about how citizens *need* to own such weapons in order to keep their government in check, but this is pure delusion. No matter how much protection you think you're affording yourself with such weapons, the reality is that a citizen will never be able to match the government through means of shear force. Any aspirations to the contrary are paranoid fantasies.