From where I'm standing, if your open source project goes down the tubes, and you choose another, you should, given that you've got the source, be able to write a converter if one doesn't already exist, or hire a competent programmer for a couple days to do so if you can't.
1. No UI design. Visual interface by engineers. 'nuf said here.
Human engineering is part of engineering. If the human engineering is poor then the engineering isn't up to snuff, and said engineers aren't fulfilling the code of ethics they agreed to follow when they became professional engineers.
I could believe that it was a UI designed by software developers, however.
Windows routinely reboots itself in the middle of the night to finish installing patches. One night I was doing something important and it prompted me, telling me it was about to reboot, and the only options I had were to reboot or wait another 10 minutes. There was a timer, so if I left the box alone, the box would reboot on it's own.
I could set up apt-get dist-upgrade as a cron job, and I'd bet cash that it would never reboot my machine, and it would NEVER force me to reboot against my will.
Justice is for the patient. It's much easier to just have summary judgement based on how a case 'feels'.
The Micheal Jackson case is a good one. People assumed he was guilty on all counts based on two facts: that he's creepy looking and that he's gotten in trouble for something similar before and bought his way out of it before going to trial.
Ask most people today, and were they wrong? Oh, no. Obviously his slick lawyers got him off or the jury was filled with starstruck yokels. Yes, there were reams and reams of facts to go through, and the jury got to see them while the most people outside the courtroom saw were snippets on the evening news, but it matters not, because he is GUILTY. I mean, just look at how pale he is!
How about, petition Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL to include spelling and grammar checking in their IM programs? Then, chatters will slowly fix errors in their spelling and grammar, becoming excellent writers and excellent readers through exposure to proper spelling and grammar?
Actually, the study shows that the full recovery rate for someone who receives only chest compression is almost DOUBLE that of people who received both chest compression and rescue breathing in cases of respiratory arrest.
[...]attorney John Ottaviani,..., says the issue is "whether there was 'an adequate notice of the existence of the terms' and a 'meaningful opportunity to review' the terms."
Then she fails automatically. Have you visited the site? "You're here, so you already accept the terms of use. If you care to see the copyright policy, then you can (after a click-through agreement whereupon if you click 'ok' you are sent through, and if you hit 'cancel', you're told that you've agreed to it anyway).
I hope the justice system crushes this website like the fist of an angry god.
I hit 'no', and the message said basically "Tough shit. You agree because you're here."
I hope this woman gets beaten down in court so hard she can't feel her arms and can't see out of her left eye. This entire website is contrary to the spirit of the www. I don't give a fuck what cause she's supporting. She's a bad person.
Take a look at the copyright shenanigans she's trying to pull here. "You're here so you agree to my terms"? Check.
Dialog boxes saying "Do you accept the copyright policy and contract?", where if you hit 'cancel' it says "Tough shit. You agree by being here"? Check.
Massive amounts of fake legalese on the bottom? Check.
This person is a cancer on the face of the Internet. She drinks from the river then puts up a dam, contrary to the entire philosophy of the world wide web.
I was going to say something similar. The law of conservation of energy doesn't take a nap because it's suddenly about your tubby little kids.
The maths I've seen seem to indicate that your mass will 'seek' towards a value for which the food energy consumed is equal to the energy dissipated. It's a simple integrating process, and it's one which only humans can control. Studies have shown that simply increasing physical activity causes a proportional increase in appetite, so at some point you need to either work out far far more than you could possibly eat, or get some willpower and set your energy input at a sane level.
A strong command of the English language is a mark of intelligence. Of course, there are many non-native speakers on slashdot. However, the error in question isn't grammatical, and generally speaking, non-native speakers do a good job of choosing the correct word phonetically, leading me to believe this is a native speaker who couldn't manage to rattle off half a dozen sentences without making the same ridiculous mistake three times.
I'd definitely use wikipedia to diagnose diseases. Or make engineering decisions for me at work.
Actually, I wouldn't. I do use it for reference sometimes when I'm trying to learn about something I don't know much about, but the information I get from wikipedia must be backed up by information from sources that are actually reliable before I bother to act upon it.
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From where I'm standing, if your open source project goes down the tubes, and you choose another, you should, given that you've got the source, be able to write a converter if one doesn't already exist, or hire a competent programmer for a couple days to do so if you can't.
1. No UI design. Visual interface by engineers. 'nuf said here.
Human engineering is part of engineering. If the human engineering is poor then the engineering isn't up to snuff, and said engineers aren't fulfilling the code of ethics they agreed to follow when they became professional engineers.
I could believe that it was a UI designed by software developers, however.
Windows routinely reboots itself in the middle of the night to finish installing patches. One night I was doing something important and it prompted me, telling me it was about to reboot, and the only options I had were to reboot or wait another 10 minutes. There was a timer, so if I left the box alone, the box would reboot on it's own.
I could set up apt-get dist-upgrade as a cron job, and I'd bet cash that it would never reboot my machine, and it would NEVER force me to reboot against my will.
The Ramseys too.
Listen bub, if it gets human rights under the law and is treated as a person, we're allowed to treat it like a singular entity.
Linux, ironically, does not.
Justice is for the patient. It's much easier to just have summary judgement based on how a case 'feels'.
The Micheal Jackson case is a good one. People assumed he was guilty on all counts based on two facts: that he's creepy looking and that he's gotten in trouble for something similar before and bought his way out of it before going to trial.
Ask most people today, and were they wrong? Oh, no. Obviously his slick lawyers got him off or the jury was filled with starstruck yokels. Yes, there were reams and reams of facts to go through, and the jury got to see them while the most people outside the courtroom saw were snippets on the evening news, but it matters not, because he is GUILTY. I mean, just look at how pale he is!
That's corporate policy where I work...
Poor grammar will remain poor grammar. The green line won't lie.
...Opposed to right now, where they simply ignore spelling and grammar?
Don't look at me; My spelling has improved since spell-checking has forced me to examine my deficiencies.
How about, petition Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL to include spelling and grammar checking in their IM programs? Then, chatters will slowly fix errors in their spelling and grammar, becoming excellent writers and excellent readers through exposure to proper spelling and grammar?
Actually, the study shows that the full recovery rate for someone who receives only chest compression is almost DOUBLE that of people who received both chest compression and rescue breathing in cases of respiratory arrest.
Wow. 60 months? Really?
If I had 5 years worth of living expenses tucked away, I'd have to start questioning exactly what I'm working for.
Oh yeah, Well by reading THIS comment, you agree to a set of rules which you've already agreed to that you'll have to head to another page to read.
I'm so happy you're going to let me have your house, free of charge! And you're going to cover the taxes? So generous!
[...]attorney John Ottaviani, ..., says the issue is "whether there was 'an adequate notice of the existence of the terms' and a 'meaningful opportunity to review' the terms."
Then she fails automatically. Have you visited the site? "You're here, so you already accept the terms of use. If you care to see the copyright policy, then you can (after a click-through agreement whereupon if you click 'ok' you are sent through, and if you hit 'cancel', you're told that you've agreed to it anyway).
I hope the justice system crushes this website like the fist of an angry god.
I hit 'no', and the message said basically "Tough shit. You agree because you're here."
I hope this woman gets beaten down in court so hard she can't feel her arms and can't see out of her left eye. This entire website is contrary to the spirit of the www. I don't give a fuck what cause she's supporting. She's a bad person.
This is a bad person. Period.
Take a look at the copyright shenanigans she's trying to pull here.
"You're here so you agree to my terms"? Check.
Dialog boxes saying "Do you accept the copyright policy and contract?", where if you hit 'cancel' it says "Tough shit. You agree by being here"? Check.
Massive amounts of fake legalese on the bottom? Check.
This person is a cancer on the face of the Internet. She drinks from the river then puts up a dam, contrary to the entire philosophy of the world wide web.
RTFA.
This is slashdot. GTFO.
I was going to say something similar. The law of conservation of energy doesn't take a nap because it's suddenly about your tubby little kids.
The maths I've seen seem to indicate that your mass will 'seek' towards a value for which the food energy consumed is equal to the energy dissipated. It's a simple integrating process, and it's one which only humans can control. Studies have shown that simply increasing physical activity causes a proportional increase in appetite, so at some point you need to either work out far far more than you could possibly eat, or get some willpower and set your energy input at a sane level.
If Martin Luther King started by saying "I has a dream!", I don't think people would have taken him seriously either.
A strong command of the English language is a mark of intelligence. Of course, there are many non-native speakers on slashdot. However, the error in question isn't grammatical, and generally speaking, non-native speakers do a good job of choosing the correct word phonetically, leading me to believe this is a native speaker who couldn't manage to rattle off half a dozen sentences without making the same ridiculous mistake three times.
I wanted to take you seriously, but misspelling a two letter word not once, not twice, but three times destroyed your credibility.
Inconceivable!
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
I'd definitely use wikipedia to diagnose diseases. Or make engineering decisions for me at work.
Actually, I wouldn't. I do use it for reference sometimes when I'm trying to learn about something I don't know much about, but the information I get from wikipedia must be backed up by information from sources that are actually reliable before I bother to act upon it.
Misusing and abusing any credentials, real or imagined, like that would never happen on Wikipedia. Not even Wikipedia.
Fix'd. (I think someone is going to revert this one...)