Thank you for the bit of pedantry and interesting factual tidbit. However, upon reading it I of course decided to look it up.
Yes, you are correct in it's use. Or should I say it's original use. It is now accepted usage to use it as mentioned in the article. It's general meaning now is to kill or destroy a large part of.
You can't compare the Beatles to the RHCP. That's just ridiculous. If every band did what the Beatles did, they'd end up putting out a lot of crap just to try and keep up. Not every band has that ability and I think it's safe to say that the Beatles were a big exception. Don't think Beatles-era music wasn't subject to it's share of one-hit wonders.
Sure, nowadays albums sit in the studio too long getting tweaked up and overanalyzed but I'm perfectly happy with an album every year to year and a half from a band if that's what they like to produce. Too many albums gets to be exactly that. Too many.
My favorite band would be Our Lady Peace and I know the words to likely 90% of their songs. Try that with the Beatles.
Besides, who am I to be demanding that a band produce more albums? If I did and they then started producing crap, would I be able to cry "Quit producing crap filler music!". Seems kind of at odds to demand a visionary schedule out of non-visionary bands.
Hell, look at Guns N Roses. They stayed at the height of polularity for almost their entire run until the full breakup. And how many albums did they put out? 4. I'm not counting the Spaghetti Incident b/c...well...you know. That's within a 5+ year period.
"KNOWING that popularity was fleeting and that the public was fickle"
Well, if they pushed out albums just b/c their popularity might die off, then that's their problem. Other bands are fine with relaxing while doing an album and making sure they feel their songs are ready to go.
Hmm. I'd agree on the Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears but Hoobastank? What's the problem with them.
They a good CD a couple years back with some strong tracks on it and it was one of those CDs that I could listen to all the way through and not want to change the song.
The same with their new release. Sure, that song is a bit cheesy but it's got a catchy beat to it. Have you listened to the rest of the album? It's again, very solid. Every song almost builds on another telling a story throughout the entire album.
And as for what they've done since...um, that CD just came out recently. You want them to pound another one off within 6 months? I think you expect a bit too much there.
# Is it a good idea to write a new driver in C++? The short answer is no, because there isn't any support for C++ drivers in the kernel. # Why not add a C++ interface layer to the kernel to support C++ drivers? The short answer is why bother, since there aren't any C++ drivers for Linux.
Hmmm...maybe he should quit giving "short answers" that lead you in a circle and instead actually come clean on why he doesn't want this. Any post related to C++ in the kernel, he ends up coming across like a pretentious ass who thinks nobody that wants it done will understand his reasons for not doing it. "Trust me". Famous last words.
You know, I'm as much a "why is this news" guy as the next but in this case, give it a break. It's Friday afternoon and they just found a neat article on a cool simulation the gov't is running. Why not post it?
Nobody was pissing and moaning about the Moz developers being comparable to Microsoft. It was simply pointing out what happened through the event and how these sorts of things, however quickly they get resolved, can happen anywhere. A little web of politics hidden inside a "Free" application. It happens. Deal with it.
These aren't words to live by. They're an ideal mindset for the little guy. It's not about reinventing the wheel here. It's about not getting lax about things and just assuming that his words ring true for everything.
And I can't demonstrate the deviation from the pattern since my deviation was only the end result. Winning vs losing. Only time will tell on that but I think it's foolish to simply assume you'll win no matter how stacked the odds seems to be.
I'm sick of seeing this Ghandi comment. Who ever said it works all the time? It's not a divine decree or anything. I mean, have we forgotten the other part of this?
First they ignore you Then they laugh at you Then they fight you Then they crush you
How's it any different? Oh right, his shows that the little guy gets ignored, laughed at, then fights and wins the day. "Oh, those evil bastards will rue the day they ever laughed at me!"
It's good to keep up the hope but don't live by someone words as if it's already shown the outcome and we're all just waiting for it to come true.
Well, maybe I misread your posts intentions but it seemed like you were going for the "Bush has killed more innocent Iraqis than Hussein ever had" and I generally hear that from people who are overly liberal and try to use it as justification to why the war was wrong.
You'll never know b/c it's not like Hussein is going to broadcast each time he kills someone for a reason like failing at the Olympics or walking down the wrong side of the street.
Bash the war for other reasons but don't try and pull this bleeding heart crap.
NOTE: I'm not saying that since Hussein did it, Bush is justified in doing it as well.
What if you don't tell it where you are? What if you don't cheat on your freaking partner? What if you read the part that said you tell it where you are? So tell it your somewhere else when you're off cheating. If you don't know to do that, then you're too stupid to be cheating. And if you are smart enough to do that, but are still cheating, you're too stupid to be in a relationship.
You tell them your location. At least that's what I gleaned from reading both the/. blurb and the article, and the site. Though maybe I missed something.
Oh, and yes, cell phones can be tracked by the tower they're being routed through. I think it used to be within 1 mile but I'm sure they can nail you down closer now.
Metaphors and analogies don't always have to have a one-to-one relationship. He was simply saying to get people out of the get-on-the-net-and-go mindset and make them more aware of when to slow down and think. Geez. Someone had some Kellog's Frosted Bitchy Flakes for breakfast.
Geez, deal with it. This is a really cool improvement. No, it doesn't make the content better but that wasn't the point of this now was it?
If you don't like the content, start writing to the networks and letting them know. Tell them what shows you did like, what style you like. Hell, send them an example script if you're so inclined.
Bitching about it like this on slashdot makes it seems like you're just fishing for a +5 insightful rather than being annoyed enough to actually do something about the problem.
Are you off your rocker? "Dum de dum...I need to display some PNGs in my program. Rather than use the widely known and used libpng I think I'll write my own entire library". Umm ever here of not re-inventing the wheel? NIHS? Re-use?
"but most people are generally lazy and grab whatever is at hand"
It has nothing to do with laziness and if you can't see that then I never want you to write any software for me.
"One way to prevent issues like this from really taking over is to provide alternative implementations, so a "virus writer" couldn't depend on a specific implementation for an exploit like this."
At some point this argument stops holding water. And that point was yesterday! There is nothing wrong with having one major implementation of a widely used multimedia format. I know, I know. "But look at the vulnerabilities". Yup, and they're all fixed now so everybody can update their apps easily and away they go. Otherwise who's to say that out of the myriad of implementations you're hoping for, 1/4 won't have exploits in them?
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Thank you for the bit of pedantry and interesting factual tidbit. However, upon reading it I of course decided to look it up.
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Yes, you are correct in it's use. Or should I say it's original use. It is now accepted usage to use it as mentioned in the article. It's general meaning now is to kill or destroy a large part of.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=decimate
You can't compare the Beatles to the RHCP. That's just ridiculous. If every band did what the Beatles did, they'd end up putting out a lot of crap just to try and keep up. Not every band has that ability and I think it's safe to say that the Beatles were a big exception. Don't think Beatles-era music wasn't subject to it's share of one-hit wonders.
Sure, nowadays albums sit in the studio too long getting tweaked up and overanalyzed but I'm perfectly happy with an album every year to year and a half from a band if that's what they like to produce. Too many albums gets to be exactly that. Too many.
My favorite band would be Our Lady Peace and I know the words to likely 90% of their songs. Try that with the Beatles.
Besides, who am I to be demanding that a band produce more albums? If I did and they then started producing crap, would I be able to cry "Quit producing crap filler music!". Seems kind of at odds to demand a visionary schedule out of non-visionary bands.
Hell, look at Guns N Roses. They stayed at the height of polularity for almost their entire run until the full breakup. And how many albums did they put out? 4. I'm not counting the Spaghetti Incident b/c...well...you know. That's within a 5+ year period.
"KNOWING that popularity was fleeting and that the public was fickle"
Well, if they pushed out albums just b/c their popularity might die off, then that's their problem. Other bands are fine with relaxing while doing an album and making sure they feel their songs are ready to go.
Hmm. I'd agree on the Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears but Hoobastank? What's the problem with them.
They a good CD a couple years back with some strong tracks on it and it was one of those CDs that I could listen to all the way through and not want to change the song.
The same with their new release. Sure, that song is a bit cheesy but it's got a catchy beat to it. Have you listened to the rest of the album? It's again, very solid. Every song almost builds on another telling a story throughout the entire album.
And as for what they've done since...um, that CD just came out recently. You want them to pound another one off within 6 months? I think you expect a bit too much there.
From linked article:
# Is it a good idea to write a new driver in C++? The short answer is no, because there isn't any support for C++ drivers in the kernel.
# Why not add a C++ interface layer to the kernel to support C++ drivers? The short answer is why bother, since there aren't any C++ drivers for Linux.
Hmmm...maybe he should quit giving "short answers" that lead you in a circle and instead actually come clean on why he doesn't want this. Any post related to C++ in the kernel, he ends up coming across like a pretentious ass who thinks nobody that wants it done will understand his reasons for not doing it. "Trust me". Famous last words.
Might as well let them start the weekend on a high note ;)
You know, I'm as much a "why is this news" guy as the next but in this case, give it a break. It's Friday afternoon and they just found a neat article on a cool simulation the gov't is running. Why not post it?
Nobody was pissing and moaning about the Moz developers being comparable to Microsoft. It was simply pointing out what happened through the event and how these sorts of things, however quickly they get resolved, can happen anywhere. A little web of politics hidden inside a "Free" application. It happens. Deal with it.
Only if there's a rabbit around. You know...to wipe his ass... *ba-dum-ching*
These aren't words to live by. They're an ideal mindset for the little guy. It's not about reinventing the wheel here. It's about not getting lax about things and just assuming that his words ring true for everything.
And I can't demonstrate the deviation from the pattern since my deviation was only the end result. Winning vs losing. Only time will tell on that but I think it's foolish to simply assume you'll win no matter how stacked the odds seems to be.
I'm sick of seeing this Ghandi comment. Who ever said it works all the time? It's not a divine decree or anything. I mean, have we forgotten the other part of this?
First they ignore you
Then they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then they crush you
How's it any different? Oh right, his shows that the little guy gets ignored, laughed at, then fights and wins the day. "Oh, those evil bastards will rue the day they ever laughed at me!"
It's good to keep up the hope but don't live by someone words as if it's already shown the outcome and we're all just waiting for it to come true.
Bush? Publish stats on death? Not likely :)
Well, maybe I misread your posts intentions but it seemed like you were going for the "Bush has killed more innocent Iraqis than Hussein ever had" and I generally hear that from people who are overly liberal and try to use it as justification to why the war was wrong.
You'll never know b/c it's not like Hussein is going to broadcast each time he kills someone for a reason like failing at the Olympics or walking down the wrong side of the street.
Bash the war for other reasons but don't try and pull this bleeding heart crap.
NOTE: I'm not saying that since Hussein did it, Bush is justified in doing it as well.
JPEG *may* be done right. Looks like "they" missed something in libPNG
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http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/
Get off your high horse
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http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/
g,i,j,k are all taken. Better work on h to fill in the pattern
Why didn't you just say nothing at all then? The guy doesn't care about your conscience right now. He was looking for solutions.
Maybe you should explain why to those who aren't familiar with him.
What if you don't tell it where you are? What if you don't cheat on your freaking partner? What if you read the part that said you tell it where you are? So tell it your somewhere else when you're off cheating. If you don't know to do that, then you're too stupid to be cheating. And if you are smart enough to do that, but are still cheating, you're too stupid to be in a relationship.
You tell them your location. At least that's what I gleaned from reading both the /. blurb and the article, and the site. Though maybe I missed something.
Oh, and yes, cell phones can be tracked by the tower they're being routed through. I think it used to be within 1 mile but I'm sure they can nail you down closer now.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse. I'm not a lawyer either but if and when I read an EULA, I can get the general idea of it.
Metaphors and analogies don't always have to have a one-to-one relationship. He was simply saying to get people out of the get-on-the-net-and-go mindset and make them more aware of when to slow down and think. Geez. Someone had some Kellog's Frosted Bitchy Flakes for breakfast.
Would you like a tissue for your "wah wah"?
Geez, deal with it. This is a really cool improvement. No, it doesn't make the content better but that wasn't the point of this now was it?
If you don't like the content, start writing to the networks and letting them know. Tell them what shows you did like, what style you like. Hell, send them an example script if you're so inclined.
Bitching about it like this on slashdot makes it seems like you're just fishing for a +5 insightful rather than being annoyed enough to actually do something about the problem.
Are you off your rocker? "Dum de dum...I need to display some PNGs in my program. Rather than use the widely known and used libpng I think I'll write my own entire library". Umm ever here of not re-inventing the wheel? NIHS? Re-use?
"but most people are generally lazy and grab whatever is at hand"
It has nothing to do with laziness and if you can't see that then I never want you to write any software for me.
"One way to prevent issues like this from really taking over is to provide alternative implementations, so a "virus writer" couldn't depend on a specific implementation for an exploit like this."
At some point this argument stops holding water. And that point was yesterday! There is nothing wrong with having one major implementation of a widely used multimedia format. I know, I know. "But look at the vulnerabilities". Yup, and they're all fixed now so everybody can update their apps easily and away they go. Otherwise who's to say that out of the myriad of implementations you're hoping for, 1/4 won't have exploits in them?
Informative? Yikes. Slashdot needs to stop allowing Star Trek fans to get mod points. Any reference to that show and they mod it up ;)