The only other tech site worth a damn & with original content, I believe, is Ars Technica. But the community discussion isn't as good as Slashdots [was?] - probably because it's not threaded.
But even if he did go bankrupt from the CoastJet business failing, should that be broadcast to everyone as soon as they even type in his name into Google? It's completely out of context. He didn't go bankrupt from being sued by patients. He didn't go bankrupt by gambling his money at the casino (although buying into aviation at this stage of the game could be argued as riskier) - the guy is being punished needlessly.
Does this have to go to a lawsuit though? Why can't Google seem to moderate themselves effectively? You should be able to fill out a form saying "Google autocomplete is being mean to me" and Google decides whether or not it makes sense to remove said autocomplete. It shouldn't be hard. Simple common sense.
I don't know what the case here is, but if he did try to contact Google then I'm sure they ignored him completely as they are wont to do.
Anyone who claims this is about freedom of speech are being ridiculous. Should people be able to buy billboard space around the world and declare to the world that you are pedophile? Or something true, a compulsive masturbator? What makes a Google autocomplete any different?
I'd love to actually get some interesting comments about McAfee, his pathology (sociopath) for example, when opening these Slashdot threads. But nope, it's just more "anti-virus" jokes. Every single thread. Jokes repeated ad nauseam.
A school shouldn't limit their pupil's freedoms? Are you fucking kidding me?
Re:The biggest walled garden is an Apple orchard.
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Well actually, OSX as of Mountain Lion is essentially as walled off now as Android phones. Gatekeeper, "unknown sources", as per the defaults.
Would you really bet the farm on Apple not going further down that path? If you would, you're dangerously naive.
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I agree with everything you've said here.
My problem is, what's the foundation of any desktop operating system? The UI.
Windows 8, on a desktop, stinks. Metro is horrible on a desktop. The fullscreen "start menu" is horrible and useless as a standard launcher. Things like the network menu give me hives. The difficulty in getting out of the metro interface? Why can't I turn that shit off? Why is the default music player a metro app? Did no one suggest to them that maybe it'd be a good idea to have "metro mode" instead of kludging the two together? Separate file associations for when I'm in desktop mode & metro mode. Now that would work well.
I know, if you're not using the keyboard to find&launch apps you're an idiot, but my dad doesn't use the keyboard, and likely never will as he's prone to forgetting what the app he wants is called, it's just not relevant to him. I would recommend someone learn the OSX interface than learn the Windows 8 interface (although I wouldn't want to support either).
All the technical brilliance of Windows 8 doesn't matter, I didn't wonder where those features were in Windows 7 and I'm not going out of my way to expose them in Windows 8. It's the UI that matters.
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Thing is, once the drivers are working fine you'll have to deal with the horrible multiple monitor support on most applications with fullscreen support. Remmina being a perfect example of something I've struggled with recently.
It's the little things that you notice when running a linux desktop. Multiple monitor fullscreen support, PPTP vpn client constantly disconnecting (when it doesn't on the OSX client sitting right next to it and the Android phone in the pocket)
Then compound those little difficulties you have with the fact you're going to have to make the decision between a sparse DE (lxde, xfce, the many boxes), a wannabe touch DE (Unity, Gnome-shell) or the cluttered mess that is KDE. I still have love and hope for Cinnamon, and hope with the newer version it will be less buggy.
Linux on the desktop frustrates me. Linux on the laptop infuriates me. As Apple cease to be an option for me on the laptop with the latest reductions in features, and Windows 8 being the most frustrating iteration of Windows I've ever dealt with, I'm starting to wonder what my ideal replacement is going to be? I really don't want to run Mint in a VM on top of Windows, but that just might be what I'm going to have to do.
The state of computers is terrible right now.
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Windows 8 shill is back. Keep preaching about how it really is the cats meow JCF. I'm sure someone who is technically literate will listen to you someday.
Last.FM only allows US, UK & German mobile listeners.
Mobile listening is the biggest way people are listening to these internet radio stations. I have immense library available to me on my computer, including my laptop, why would I bother listening to internet radio?
The internet is making distribution rights seem incredibly archaic (which they are) and is damaging legitimate sources of content distribution.
Yes you can. You can easily 'hijack' DNA from someone and plant it at the scene of your crime. Hair clippings, skin flakes, spit. You could even use it to commit the crime if you so desired, but you'll need a fair bit of hair to choke a full grown man. Could be fun though.
It doesn't have to be instant. It just needs to be able to invalidate cards. Card stores amount of money it has, which the reader then sends back to the system for verification. If said cards numbers don't match, card gets banned. Message gets sent to every scanner to ring a klaxon and take a photo if said card gets swiped. I'm sure it's not too difficult to store card id numbers on all the readers.
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The world needs less bloated PHP content "management" systems.
I think the fucking stupid people are the ones who refer to a liquid as "gas".
Not even a little bit funny.
The only other tech site worth a damn & with original content, I believe, is Ars Technica. But the community discussion isn't as good as Slashdots [was?] - probably because it's not threaded.
He didn't. His personal bankruptcy was annulled.
But even if he did go bankrupt from the CoastJet business failing, should that be broadcast to everyone as soon as they even type in his name into Google? It's completely out of context. He didn't go bankrupt from being sued by patients. He didn't go bankrupt by gambling his money at the casino (although buying into aviation at this stage of the game could be argued as riskier) - the guy is being punished needlessly.
Does this have to go to a lawsuit though? Why can't Google seem to moderate themselves effectively? You should be able to fill out a form saying "Google autocomplete is being mean to me" and Google decides whether or not it makes sense to remove said autocomplete. It shouldn't be hard. Simple common sense.
I don't know what the case here is, but if he did try to contact Google then I'm sure they ignored him completely as they are wont to do.
Anyone who claims this is about freedom of speech are being ridiculous. Should people be able to buy billboard space around the world and declare to the world that you are pedophile? Or something true, a compulsive masturbator? What makes a Google autocomplete any different?
Did it, though?
I'd love to actually get some interesting comments about McAfee, his pathology (sociopath) for example, when opening these Slashdot threads. But nope, it's just more "anti-virus" jokes. Every single thread. Jokes repeated ad nauseam.
Only Aspergers sufferers would want that shit job?
Ass burgers, I think you mean?
We're investment bankers!
A school shouldn't limit their pupil's freedoms? Are you fucking kidding me?
Well actually, OSX as of Mountain Lion is essentially as walled off now as Android phones. Gatekeeper, "unknown sources", as per the defaults.
Would you really bet the farm on Apple not going further down that path? If you would, you're dangerously naive.
I agree with everything you've said here.
My problem is, what's the foundation of any desktop operating system? The UI.
Windows 8, on a desktop, stinks. Metro is horrible on a desktop. The fullscreen "start menu" is horrible and useless as a standard launcher. Things like the network menu give me hives. The difficulty in getting out of the metro interface? Why can't I turn that shit off? Why is the default music player a metro app? Did no one suggest to them that maybe it'd be a good idea to have "metro mode" instead of kludging the two together? Separate file associations for when I'm in desktop mode & metro mode. Now that would work well.
I know, if you're not using the keyboard to find&launch apps you're an idiot, but my dad doesn't use the keyboard, and likely never will as he's prone to forgetting what the app he wants is called, it's just not relevant to him. I would recommend someone learn the OSX interface than learn the Windows 8 interface (although I wouldn't want to support either).
All the technical brilliance of Windows 8 doesn't matter, I didn't wonder where those features were in Windows 7 and I'm not going out of my way to expose them in Windows 8. It's the UI that matters.
Macs aren't in a walled garden *for now*.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/27/3186875/mac-app-store-sandboxing-frustration-mountain-lion
Thing is, once the drivers are working fine you'll have to deal with the horrible multiple monitor support on most applications with fullscreen support. Remmina being a perfect example of something I've struggled with recently.
It's the little things that you notice when running a linux desktop. Multiple monitor fullscreen support, PPTP vpn client constantly disconnecting (when it doesn't on the OSX client sitting right next to it and the Android phone in the pocket)
Then compound those little difficulties you have with the fact you're going to have to make the decision between a sparse DE (lxde, xfce, the many boxes), a wannabe touch DE (Unity, Gnome-shell) or the cluttered mess that is KDE. I still have love and hope for Cinnamon, and hope with the newer version it will be less buggy.
Linux on the desktop frustrates me. Linux on the laptop infuriates me. As Apple cease to be an option for me on the laptop with the latest reductions in features, and Windows 8 being the most frustrating iteration of Windows I've ever dealt with, I'm starting to wonder what my ideal replacement is going to be? I really don't want to run Mint in a VM on top of Windows, but that just might be what I'm going to have to do.
The state of computers is terrible right now.
Windows 8 shill is back. Keep preaching about how it really is the cats meow JCF. I'm sure someone who is technically literate will listen to you someday.
Anyone who uses the Dock as an application switcher is an idiot. As is anyone that uses the taskbar in Windows.
Application switching should be done with the keyboard. Cmd+Tab, ~+Tab, Alt+Tab. For even faster results, [cmd/alt]+tab & mouse click.
I think your developer is an idiot.
Obvious astroturfer is obvious.
Sounds like you need an ATS.
Or, you know, you could select "Gnome Classic" when logging in?
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/classicgnome
Spotify.
Last.FM only allows US, UK & German mobile listeners.
Mobile listening is the biggest way people are listening to these internet radio stations. I have immense library available to me on my computer, including my laptop, why would I bother listening to internet radio?
The internet is making distribution rights seem incredibly archaic (which they are) and is damaging legitimate sources of content distribution.
Yes you can. You can easily 'hijack' DNA from someone and plant it at the scene of your crime. Hair clippings, skin flakes, spit. You could even use it to commit the crime if you so desired, but you'll need a fair bit of hair to choke a full grown man. Could be fun though.
Moonrise Kingdom: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/moonrise_kingdom/
The Bob Kearns story shows why patents are necessary. We just need them to be sensible. Maybe corporations shouldn't be allowed to possess them.
I think it translates more succinctly to "I anal" - a declaration that you do indeed partake in a bit of bumsex when the chance arises.
It doesn't have to be instant. It just needs to be able to invalidate cards. Card stores amount of money it has, which the reader then sends back to the system for verification. If said cards numbers don't match, card gets banned. Message gets sent to every scanner to ring a klaxon and take a photo if said card gets swiped. I'm sure it's not too difficult to store card id numbers on all the readers.
There's more than one way to solve this problem.