I am from Australia, and I don't watch TV that often, but I was watchin' last night at about 10:45pm Sydney time when footage of the Nth Tower of the WTC jumped on the TV...I went to sleep, not realising - this morning, i was horrified. I felt ill.
For all those people with family/friends involved with this crisis, those of us in Australia are with you in prayer.
I have been involved in a "Virtual Community" on the 'Net for about 4 years. This community, as I understand it, has developed into what it is today because it is a "community". I have developed friendships, laughed, cried, puzzled, discussed, argued and even experienced many of these things face-2-face.
I agree that the idea of a Virtual Community has been largely hype (certainly with respect to some Business' attempts to develop revenue), however I also think that the concept of "community" is changing. I believe many people hold to the idea that a community is made up of people/places that are geographically local - eg. your neighbours and those living in the same town as you would be classed as a community (we have town names to distinguish between such communities).
Where the 'Net is concerned, this new idea of "community" (described by many as a virtual comminuty) has done away with geographic boundaries - they are irrelevant in many respects.
It could be (and probably is) argued that socio-econmic statues still plays the most important role in defining a community, certainly with respect to towns (housing prices/land value) and the (cost of access) 'net.
I would argue that this is changing, certainly from my experience with individuals I have developed relationships with whilst being a part of one particular community.
This discussion is bordering on "who defines what is right & moral - the Law? or the individual?".
I don't have any DVD's, and don't intend to buy any until I can't get VHS anymore. I'd be interested to know what DeCSS *actually* does (as opposed to "allowing people to play DVDs under Linux").
I was refering to personal hygiene - not personal quarantine.:P I never said all guys were "dirty, longhaired, bearded tubs of lard"...in fact, I'd be prepared to broaden my previous statement - why do some young guys spend so much money on clothes and hair gel, yet somehow forget deoderant/anti-persprant?:P
With regards to the teen-male mentality, I don't know exactly how to describe it, but it's the competitive-tough-guy-no-emotion-girls-are-just-fo r-dating-and-conversation-is-for-girls-s o-don't-talk-to-me type attitude that i see in alot of young guys, geeks included! Now before you jump down my throat and say "well I'm not like that", remember, I am not talking specifically about you - I'm just callin it as i see it - it's an observation of young Australian males (geeks included). There's always exceptions to the rule.
I cannot share your frustration with dating. However, I wish you well in your pursuit of the opposite sex.
My apologies, check out my reply to a previous message here . I hadn't anticipated a serious discussion, nor a total refutal of my post, but thanks to all who replied.;) -Spud.
My apologies, I should have used an:P or an:), as it was written tongue-in-cheek... but you raise an interesting point - is it inappropriate for 30+ yo males to play computer games? Are they the same as playing sport (eg football)??
I still play some games, but my attitude towards them has changed alot since I was a young teenager. As i said, I found many guys have not moved on from a teen-male mentality - not sure how else to describe it. I hope you understand what I mean.
If you only have one source for info, then you'll only ever hear one point of view.
Also, it has been said that the nature of TV lowers your capacity to think logically - therefore, the individual tends to rely on their emotions. I would say that's pretty accurate, as far as advertisement jingles and movies go...
I have found that many geek guys know all too well that they are smart - and it's true, many of them are more intelligent than the average person. Trouble is, they let ppl know about it. And I've seen it happen time and again: the geek get's up on his mountain top to show everyone he's the king and knows everything. And that just turns anyone (not just girls) away faster than greem stuff between your teeth. (unless you happen to have a faster processor, more RAM and a bigger HD - "birds of a feather flock together")
Also, I've come across many geek guys that just haven't grown up - they're still playing computer games at 30. Girls mature faster than guys, guys laaaaaaaaaag behind signicantly until late teens (so I'm told) - but some guys just don't seem to break the teen-male mentality. I've spoken to many girls who just take one look at a geek guy and see a child...
I won't start on personal hygiene, because that is something every geek must get together - for the sake of his friends and especially those of the opposite sex.
To quote the article: "McAllister estimates about 20 million machines are running Linux ("seats"). He expects this to rise, so that within three years there will be as many Linux PCs as those with Windows. If this is true, what should be worrying Microsoft - which is still wrestling with a US judge's finding that it is a monopoly - is McAllister's prediction that Linux will grow into a fully fledged desktop competitor, with a host of applications." That sounds to me like predicting a Windows-Linux desktop war in the not-to-distant future in a galaxy not-to-far away... I'd be interested to know how many desktop users there are of Linux (any flavour). And how many actually use Linux as their primary desktop machine. Off the topic totally - what experiences have you Slashdotters had with office suites such as ApplixOffice, Star Office, etc?? -Spud. [The Matrix - powered by Linux]
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I am from Australia, and I don't watch TV that often, but I was watchin' last night at about 10:45pm Sydney time when footage of the Nth Tower of the WTC jumped on the TV...I went to sleep, not realising - this morning, i was horrified. I felt ill.
For all those people with family/friends involved with this crisis, those of us in Australia are with you in prayer.
-Spud.
I have been involved in a "Virtual Community" on the 'Net for about 4 years. This community, as I understand it, has developed into what it is today because it is a "community". I have developed friendships, laughed, cried, puzzled, discussed, argued and even experienced many of these things face-2-face.
I agree that the idea of a Virtual Community has been largely hype (certainly with respect to some Business' attempts to develop revenue), however I also think that the concept of "community" is changing. I believe many people hold to the idea that a community is made up of people/places that are geographically local - eg. your neighbours and those living in the same town as you would be classed as a community (we have town names to distinguish between such communities).
Where the 'Net is concerned, this new idea of "community" (described by many as a virtual comminuty) has done away with geographic boundaries - they are irrelevant in many respects.
It could be (and probably is) argued that socio-econmic statues still plays the most important role in defining a community, certainly with respect to towns (housing prices/land value) and the (cost of access) 'net.
I would argue that this is changing, certainly from my experience with individuals I have developed relationships with whilst being a part of one particular community.
-Spudly.
This discussion is bordering on "who defines what is right & moral - the Law? or the individual?".
I don't have any DVD's, and don't intend to buy any until I can't get VHS anymore. I'd be interested to know what DeCSS *actually* does (as opposed to "allowing people to play DVDs under Linux").
-Spud.
I was refering to personal hygiene - not personal quarantine. :P I never said all guys were "dirty, longhaired, bearded tubs of lard"...in fact, I'd be prepared to broaden my previous statement - why do some young guys spend so much money on clothes and hair gel, yet somehow forget deoderant/anti-persprant? :P
o r-dating-and-conversation-is-for-girls-s o-don't-talk-to-me type attitude that i see in alot of young guys, geeks included! Now before you jump down my throat and say "well I'm not like that", remember, I am not talking specifically about you - I'm just callin it as i see it - it's an observation of young Australian males (geeks included). There's always exceptions to the rule.
With regards to the teen-male mentality, I don't know exactly how to describe it, but it's the competitive-tough-guy-no-emotion-girls-are-just-f
I cannot share your frustration with dating. However, I wish you well in your pursuit of the opposite sex.
-Spud.
My apologies, check out my reply to a previous message here . ;)
I hadn't anticipated a serious discussion, nor a total refutal of my post, but thanks to all who replied.
-Spud.
My apologies, I should have used an :P or an :), as it was written tongue-in-cheek... but you raise an interesting point - is it inappropriate for 30+ yo males to play computer games? Are they the same as playing sport (eg football)??
I still play some games, but my attitude towards them has changed alot since I was a young teenager. As i said, I found many guys have not moved on from a teen-male mentality - not sure how else to describe it. I hope you understand what I mean.
If you only have one source for info, then you'll only ever hear one point of view.
Also, it has been said that the nature of TV lowers your capacity to think logically - therefore, the individual tends to rely on their emotions.
I would say that's pretty accurate, as far as advertisement jingles and movies go...
-Spud.
You ARE your biology. Your biology is determined by eons of evolutionary selective pressure. Selection is never wrong, it just is.
Oh please...don't tell me - you and Darwin share similar views.
-Spud.
I have found that many geek guys know all too well that they are smart - and it's true, many of them are more intelligent than the average person. Trouble is, they let ppl know about it.
And I've seen it happen time and again: the geek get's up on his mountain top to show everyone he's the king and knows everything. And that just turns anyone (not just girls) away faster than
greem stuff between your teeth.
(unless you happen to have a faster processor, more RAM and a bigger HD - "birds of a feather flock together")
Also, I've come across many geek guys that just haven't grown up - they're still playing computer games at 30. Girls mature faster than guys, guys laaaaaaaaaag behind signicantly until late teens (so I'm told) - but some guys just don't seem to break the teen-male mentality. I've spoken to many girls who just take one look at a geek guy and see a child...
I won't start on personal hygiene, because that is something every geek must get together - for the sake of his friends and especially those of the opposite sex.
-Spud.
Those poor cucumbers....how could you?
-Spud.
To quote the article: "McAllister estimates about 20 million machines are running Linux ("seats"). He expects this to rise, so that within three years there will be as many Linux PCs as those with Windows. If this is true, what should be worrying Microsoft - which is still wrestling with a US judge's finding that it is a monopoly - is McAllister's prediction that Linux will grow into a fully fledged desktop competitor, with a host of applications." That sounds to me like predicting a Windows-Linux desktop war in the not-to-distant future in a galaxy not-to-far away... I'd be interested to know how many desktop users there are of Linux (any flavour). And how many actually use Linux as their primary desktop machine. Off the topic totally - what experiences have you Slashdotters had with office suites such as ApplixOffice, Star Office, etc?? -Spud. [The Matrix - powered by Linux]