Linux creator Linus Torvalds recently pronounced a drawing of a fat penguin wearing a blue tie the official symbol of Linux.
Since when does Tux wear a "Blue Tie"? I know the LWE Penguin may sport one, but it is not the "official symbol." Also, this didn't happen "recently." Do journalist double-check any facts anymore?
I hated it when MS added their keys (and logo) to the keyboard. I still have a 101-key at home, and refust to use a 104-key. If my 101-key broke, I'd probably just go to a used hardware place to but a replacement.
'Course, it wouldn't be that bad if we could replace them with the "Penguin-key" and the "Gnome Foot/KDE Gear" key. Just think, Linuxmall could sell the set for a $1.50 each, or they could just come with the distros. It would also make LinuxCare (RH, etc)tech support conversations more interesting:
"Okay, now press Foot-Pengiun-Esc to bring up a new xterm..."
I agree. How come everytime a new technology comes out, it has to be "dumbed down" to the lowest common denominator? I feel like this industry bends over backwards to make sure everyone understands, and there's still people that won't learn how to use a computer because "It's too hard..."
It's just like the online columnists that say "Linux is not ready for the desktop, because it's not idiot-proof enough for the end-users." If Linux has to be dumbed down that much to become 'standard,' then it's probably best that it never does. I kinda like it as it is right now.
I am also a Christian who reads/. I have been noticing a tendecy towards libetarianism lately, and frankly don't care for it. Just because someone is geek, why does that mean that they should belong to the same political party?
Also, I believe what Katz did is wrong. I think the worst part of it is the example it sets for the kids. What is this telling them to do? "When faced with a tough circumstance, lie, cheat, and steal to get out of it." OR "Pretend you're a pastor. They deserve no respect because they believe some things are wrong."
I am also appaled at the mother dropping off the kids to see something like that. I wonder if they get in trouble for cussing at home. Probably not.
Mom, pass the @#*% salt, you stupid $#%&@ Awww, isn't that cute...
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I dunno. I didn't admire them for selling books, or only selling books, or whatever Katz seems to have a problem with this week. What I always admired Amazon for is being the pioneer into e-commerce that they are. Not only were they the first large-scale site to be completely e-commerce based, but they did it extrememly well. I'm still amazed every time I go there what kind of options you have. You can get practically any book there, and if it's out of print, they'll even try to find it for you. You can enable one-touch ordering. Order it gift wrapped (and pick out the paper). When you order a book, it makes recommendations for you the next time you get on. Not to mention how smoothly the ordering process goes. That's something I can't say about buy.com. I mean, people are so paranoid about ordering off the internet, that if the process doesn't go exactly right, they'll never be back. Just as I will never be back to Buy.com. How many places have you tried to order off of only to find out that you get an ASP or SQL Server error when you hit the "Order" button? Nothing ticks me off more on an e-commerce site. That just says to me that they bought a copy of IIS and SQL sever, and set the site up in a weekend. Never have I had that problem with Amazon.
So, each of you may groan everytime Amazon adds another product line, but I know I'll be excited and happy for them. It's a great site, and I think they deserve to turn a profit (which books alone weren't doing). I hope they stay online for many years to come.
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Oh, you too? I was just obtaining my Master's degree in Differential Equations, was holding down a full-time job at NASA, had built a nuclear powered submarine from Lego's and K'Nex in my bathtub, and was captain of the College debate team. I also tried out for runningback on the college football team, but they said that at 2'9" I was just too easy to tackle. No one really considered me a child prodigy either. As a matter of fact, I got grounded for a week when I got a B on my test over Linear Homogeneus Recurrence Relationships with Constant Coefficients.
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Um, Yah, thanks. I read the article. You didn't have to recap.
All I'm saying is that there wouldn't be a problem with file formats if Office was dead. I realize, like you, that Office is crap. What I don't understand is how you think that it got there in the first place. The OS and the app are the problem. The incompatable file formats are just a side effect.
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I think all the points you made are valid, but I think that the issue here is the acceptance of Office products as the de facto standard rather than the incompatable file types.
For an example, let's use two automotive manufacturers (comparison to automobiles is frequent in this industry). Let's say, for example, that both Ford and GM released their first car in 1980. They are doing pretty well for a while, then GM really starts taking off. They make their own standards on engine types, and many other parts of the car, even down to the cassette player. Since GM is now way ahead of Ford, they can afford to only let thier car play GM tapes, even though they are usually really bad quality. Now, the main problem here is not going to be solved by opening up the tape standard to Ford. The problem here is that GM us using their cars to push other standards and products onto the consumer market. Incompatable formats are only a by-product.
Browsers do matter, also. MS wanted IE to be greatly accepted, so they can control the standards on the Internet. They wanted to do away with Java and Javascript and use VBScript, ActiveX and ASP instead. The Internet contains a lot more than just HTML.
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One of the things that's kept my roommates and I from adopting wireless, is that most wireless options (Diamond's, Intel's, etc) run 1 Mbps. We at least want 10 Mbps, and we'll probably wire it and buy 10/100 cards so that we can switch out the hub in the future and run 100Mbps. Please let me know if anyone has found a reasonably-priced wireless solution that will do over 1Mbps.
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I was recently looking for a job. I got tired of waiting, so along with hunting myself, I had the aid of about 5 headhunters. There was a lady in particular that I just wanted to get rid of. She was nice and everything, and was supposed to be from a "technology staffing" company, but she did not have a clue what I had on my resume.
Having recently graduated from college, I wanted to start out with an entry-level programming job. I informed her that I would like to do "Internet Devlopment" work (not HTML and graphics, but CGI and server side stuff). After I was done explaining to her what CGI and server-side meant, she informed me that "Making a company website is not a full time job, and most companies just have someone who is already an employee do it." At this point, I realized she did not have a clue. For the next few weeks, she found me jobs over and over again that were support-oriented, and I kindly informed her after each one that I would like to program. I eventually gave her a salary range, and I started to hear from her less and less.
Until she found a job in that salary range. It was a job administering an NT network, working on Exchange servers, and mostly support stuff. Having used NT solely in my last job, I knew it pretty well, but I also knew how much I despised it.
I informed her for the last time that this was a support/admin job, and I wanted to program. I guess she was fed up, because all she said was "Uh! Well, I don't see any programming skills on your resume!" To which I said "Okay, thanks," and hung up. On my resume, there is a while bulleted list of all 10 languages I know under the heading of "Programming Languages."
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Is it just me, or does it seem that with any competition of this type, there is always a moron who fires up POV-Ray, spends five minutes making a ray-traced logo, and then submits it? Don't get me wrong, I love POV-Ray and ray-traced images (although they wouldn't quite transfer to a t-shirt that well), but everyone here's seen chrome spheres and checkered floors. Let's lay off the ray-traced logos this time. -NG
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...Axe Murderer and WW2 were each mediocre IMHO...
"So I Married an Axe Murderer" was the same for me as "Austin Powers" was for Rob. The first time I saw it, it was mildly amusing, and then it got funnier and funnier each time I watched it. It was one of my favorite movies in college, and there was a week where my dorm neighbor watched it once a day. Maybe most of Meyer's humor is like this: Amusing the first time, funny the second, and hilarious the third.
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I wonder if they realize that the B tag does not work inside of the TITLE tag?
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Who would win in an all out iron-cage brawl between you, Raster, Tammy, Miguel, and Rob?
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Since when does Tux wear a "Blue Tie"? I know the LWE Penguin may sport one, but it is not the "official symbol." Also, this didn't happen "recently." Do journalist double-check any facts anymore?
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'Course, it wouldn't be that bad if we could replace them with the "Penguin-key" and the "Gnome Foot/KDE Gear" key. Just think, Linuxmall could sell the set for a $1.50 each, or they could just come with the distros. It would also make LinuxCare (RH, etc)tech support conversations more interesting:
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I agree. How come everytime a new technology comes out, it has to be "dumbed down" to the lowest common denominator? I feel like this industry bends over backwards to make sure everyone understands, and there's still people that won't learn how to use a computer because "It's too hard..."
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It's just like the online columnists that say "Linux is not ready for the desktop, because it's not idiot-proof enough for the end-users." If Linux has to be dumbed down that much to become 'standard,' then it's probably best that it never does. I kinda like it as it is right now.
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I am also a Christian who reads /. I have been noticing a tendecy towards libetarianism lately, and frankly don't care for it. Just because someone is geek, why does that mean that they should belong to the same political party?
Also, I believe what Katz did is wrong. I think the worst part of it is the example it sets for the kids. What is this telling them to do?
"When faced with a tough circumstance, lie, cheat, and steal to get out of it." OR
"Pretend you're a pastor. They deserve no respect because they believe some things are wrong."
I am also appaled at the mother dropping off the kids to see something like that. I wonder if they get in trouble for cussing at home. Probably not.
Mom, pass the @#*% salt, you stupid $#%&@
Awww, isn't that cute...
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
I dunno. I didn't admire them for selling books, or only selling books, or whatever Katz seems to have a problem with this week. What I always admired Amazon for is being the pioneer into e-commerce that they are. Not only were they the first large-scale site to be completely e-commerce based, but they did it extrememly well. I'm still amazed every time I go there what kind of options you have. You can get practically any book there, and if it's out of print, they'll even try to find it for you. You can enable one-touch ordering. Order it gift wrapped (and pick out the paper). When you order a book, it makes recommendations for you the next time you get on. Not to mention how smoothly the ordering process goes. That's something I can't say about buy.com. I mean, people are so paranoid about ordering off the internet, that if the process doesn't go exactly right, they'll never be back. Just as I will never be back to Buy.com. How many places have you tried to order off of only to find out that you get an ASP or SQL Server error when you hit the "Order" button? Nothing ticks me off more on an e-commerce site. That just says to me that they bought a copy of IIS and SQL sever, and set the site up in a weekend. Never have I had that problem with Amazon.
So, each of you may groan everytime Amazon adds another product line, but I know I'll be excited and happy for them. It's a great site, and I think they deserve to turn a profit (which books alone weren't doing). I hope they stay online for many years to come.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
Oh, you too? I was just obtaining my Master's degree in Differential Equations, was holding down a full-time job at NASA, had built a nuclear powered submarine from Lego's and K'Nex in my bathtub, and was captain of the College debate team. I also tried out for runningback on the college football team, but they said that at 2'9" I was just too easy to tackle. No one really considered me a child prodigy either. As a matter of fact, I got grounded for a week when I got a B on my test over Linear Homogeneus Recurrence Relationships with Constant Coefficients.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
But could we find a better looking AOL graphic? I think that's one JPEG that's been through the washer one too many times.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
Um, Yah, thanks. I read the article. You didn't have to recap.
All I'm saying is that there wouldn't be a problem with file formats if Office was dead. I realize, like you, that Office is crap. What I don't understand is how you think that it got there in the first place. The OS and the app are the problem. The incompatable file formats are just a side effect.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
We're moderating people down now for being redundant? What's next? Moderating down because of the italics tag?
Go ahead, moderate me down.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
Out of the box, Linux still beats NT.
What about in the box?
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
I think all the points you made are valid, but I think that the issue here is the acceptance of Office products as the de facto standard rather than the incompatable file types.
For an example, let's use two automotive manufacturers (comparison to automobiles is frequent in this industry). Let's say, for example, that both Ford and GM released their first car in 1980. They are doing pretty well for a while, then GM really starts taking off. They make their own standards on engine types, and many other parts of the car, even down to the cassette player. Since GM is now way ahead of Ford, they can afford to only let thier car play GM tapes, even though they are usually really bad quality. Now, the main problem here is not going to be solved by opening up the tape standard to Ford. The problem here is that GM us using their cars to push other standards and products onto the consumer market. Incompatable formats are only a by-product.
Browsers do matter, also. MS wanted IE to be greatly accepted, so they can control the standards on the Internet. They wanted to do away with Java and Javascript and use VBScript, ActiveX and ASP instead. The Internet contains a lot more than just HTML.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
One of the things that's kept my roommates and I from adopting wireless, is that most wireless options (Diamond's, Intel's, etc) run 1 Mbps. We at least want 10 Mbps, and we'll probably wire it and buy 10/100 cards so that we can switch out the hub in the future and run 100Mbps. Please let me know if anyone has found a reasonably-priced wireless solution that will do over 1Mbps.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
I downloaded it this morning.
The render speed... my heart...
I'm drooling for 5.0
Hey, that was almost a Haiku!!
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
I was recently looking for a job. I got tired of waiting, so along with hunting myself, I had the aid of about 5 headhunters. There was a lady in particular that I just wanted to get rid of. She was nice and everything, and was supposed to be from a "technology staffing" company, but she did not have a clue what I had on my resume.
Having recently graduated from college, I wanted to start out with an entry-level programming job. I informed her that I would like to do "Internet Devlopment" work (not HTML and graphics, but CGI and server side stuff). After I was done explaining to her what CGI and server-side meant, she informed me that "Making a company website is not a full time job, and most companies just have someone who is already an employee do it." At this point, I realized she did not have a clue. For the next few weeks, she found me jobs over and over again that were support-oriented, and I kindly informed her after each one that I would like to program. I eventually gave her a salary range, and I started to hear from her less and less.
Until she found a job in that salary range. It was a job administering an NT network, working on Exchange servers, and mostly support stuff. Having used NT solely in my last job, I knew it pretty well, but I also knew how much I despised it.
I informed her for the last time that this was a support/admin job, and I wanted to program. I guess she was fed up, because all she said was "Uh! Well, I don't see any programming skills on your resume!" To which I said "Okay, thanks," and hung up. On my resume, there is a while bulleted list of all 10 languages I know under the heading of "Programming Languages."
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
I nead a defragger. ;)
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That was a blatantly shameless plug. I liked it.
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Yah, I thought it was originally supposed to air in late May (like the 24th), but the NBA playoffs were on instead. Dang sports screw everything up.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
Is it just me, or does it seem that with any competition of this type, there is always a moron who fires up POV-Ray, spends five minutes making a ray-traced logo, and then submits it? Don't get me wrong, I love POV-Ray and ray-traced images (although they wouldn't quite transfer to a t-shirt that well), but everyone here's seen chrome spheres and checkered floors. Let's lay off the ray-traced logos this time. -NG
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
I thought the all important question was:
Is it based off of alien technology out of Roswell? -NG
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
...Axe Murderer and WW2 were each mediocre IMHO...
"So I Married an Axe Murderer" was the same for me as "Austin Powers" was for Rob. The first time I saw it, it was mildly amusing, and then it got funnier and funnier each time I watched it. It was one of my favorite movies in college, and there was a week where my dorm neighbor watched it once a day. Maybe most of Meyer's humor is like this: Amusing the first time, funny the second, and hilarious the third.
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
to the supermarket. Hey, who wouldn't?
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
Wow. That's some philosophy. Didn't Plato originally say that, though?
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.
Any idea where we can see a list of all the developer's goals before 1.0?
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Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare.