..and since Allied forces depended upon infrared and not visual confirmation, the balloons were ignored and the tanks were killed. Still, B for effort.
I just had to let you know I loved your response. I've come back to read it twice now. I really hope the inquisitive old-hardware fan read it, and understood it.
Ever notice all those SUVs and sports cars running around? Most people want (and many people pay for) much more power than they really need. Somthing about knowing they can drive up a logging trail or do 130+ mph makes 'em feel all tingly. Simply addressing a need is not enough to produce a successful product. You must also address a desire.
Remember the header that preceded this thread? The thing where they introduce the story? There was a link to a previous thread...a thread discussing that same top ten list. Amazing, isn't it?
Stridar writes
"A paper presented in a recent article quotes Donald Knuth as saying the computer science has 500 deep algorithms. He mentions that Euclid's algorithm is one of the most important, and he seems to agree with the idea that CS will be mature when it has 1000 deep algorithms. What I would like to ask Slashdot is the following. What are the most important algorithms in CS? What is your favorite algorithm? And finally, what are the outstanding problems for which algorithms would be immediately placed in the "Top 1000" category." We had an older story where two scientists picked their top ten algorithms.
Ho lee shit. I remember my one experience on jury duty...some lady arguing that she couldn't have been driving as fast as the cop said because he took too long to pull her over - if she was going that fast, she would have been a danger to the public and he would have stopped her sooner. I didn't give a shit. I voted to call her guilty and fine her a buck, but the other people on the jury wore me down (I had the flu and was dying for a nap).
Wow. Tell me where you live. I wanna sit outside your house on the hood of my car. stroking my shotgun. I'd like to point it at you every time you poke your head out. Because I'm not hurting anybody. Sure, I might kill you, but I haven't, so it must be ok.
Yes. Thank you. I agree with this post. Goddammit, I get tired of people who think extraplanetary objects are the answer to everything. Tesla is the answer to everything. Tesla, or surface area. Just about the right answer for any occasion.
6.01 on Win2K. I was running it on Linux, but I hate dual-booting, and Linux isn't what I use to get things done. Maybe someday, but I've not got the time to learn a whole new set of tools right now.
At least IE's CSS support works right, which the OSS community seems totally unable to do.
A-fucking-men.
I have a website / community that I built. It has about 1200 users, sees some decent traffic, is a nice enough place. There are a bunch of custom options, and I'm rewriting the site to use dynamic stylesheets. I tend to surf with Opera. I love it - esp. the no-popup option. But it can't handle custom classes in stylesheets. And that pisses me off.
The cavity magnetron was a state secret during the Second World War. Now it's the centerpiece of an, oh, maybe $80 toy, destroyed in the name of junk science.
Whatever happened to those goofy-ass wavy fan things? I just spent a few minutes on Google looking for them, but I can't find 'em. But then, these tip-driven fans move more air, not less air, so they'll likely catch on a bit sooner.
So as stated here he could have just walked away, requested a laywer, got a private flight, or driven to another airport.
Correct. However, the man is a known jackass who gets his kicks confronting people. I assume (but cannot be sure) that he never offered to back down. Based on what I know / have read about the man, he saw this as an opportunity to "be right" And he got bitchslapped. Good for the screeners.
...as compiled by ESR, who is always on target and never sinks to the level of the typical Slashdot poster. Wait a minute...is that the same ESR who holds stock in the company that owns Slashdot? The same guy that wrote _The Cathedral and the Bazaar_? Could he possibly be biased against Microsoft? Is it possible that he is not the authoritative source of all software-related wisdom?
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...but I love slashdot. It gives me my identity...when looking down on someone, I always start with yeah, so I was reading slashdot and someone said...
Slashdot Mirror
The only site I visit regularly that serves doubleclick ads is...slashdot.
How 'bout that?
..and since Allied forces depended upon infrared and not visual confirmation, the balloons were ignored and the tanks were killed. Still, B for effort.
I just had to let you know I loved your response. I've come back to read it twice now. I really hope the inquisitive old-hardware fan read it, and understood it.
Ever notice all those SUVs and sports cars running around? Most people want (and many people pay for) much more power than they really need. Somthing about knowing they can drive up a logging trail or do 130+ mph makes 'em feel all tingly. Simply addressing a need is not enough to produce a successful product. You must also address a desire.
Ho lee shit.
I remember my one experience on jury duty...some lady arguing that she couldn't have been driving as fast as the cop said because he took too long to pull her over - if she was going that fast, she would have been a danger to the public and he would have stopped her sooner.
I didn't give a shit. I voted to call her guilty and fine her a buck, but the other people on the jury wore me down (I had the flu and was dying for a nap).
Thanks, Slashdot, for reminding me that there are millions of stupid people in this world.
You misspelled billions
Or do you just think they might hit the kids?
Wow. Tell me where you live. I wanna sit outside your house on the hood of my car. stroking my shotgun. I'd like to point it at you every time you poke your head out. Because I'm not hurting anybody. Sure, I might kill you, but I haven't, so it must be ok.
Possibly he doesn't feel apathy for the people around him
Please tell me you meant empathy and not apathy
Yes. Thank you. I agree with this post. Goddammit, I get tired of people who think extraplanetary objects are the answer to everything. Tesla is the answer to everything. Tesla, or surface area. Just about the right answer for any occasion.
6.01 on Win2K. I was running it on Linux, but I hate dual-booting, and Linux isn't what I use to get things done. Maybe someday, but I've not got the time to learn a whole new set of tools right now.
At least IE's CSS support works right, which the OSS community seems totally unable to do.
A-fucking-men.
I have a website / community that I built.
It has about 1200 users, sees some decent traffic, is a nice enough place.
There are a bunch of custom options, and I'm rewriting the site to use dynamic stylesheets.
I tend to surf with Opera.
I love it - esp. the no-popup option.
But it can't handle custom classes in stylesheets.
And that pisses me off.
The cavity magnetron was a state secret during the Second World War.
Now it's the centerpiece of an, oh, maybe $80 toy, destroyed in the name of junk science.
Interesting, but no. The ones I'm thinking about had little, uh, hairs or something that moved air by swaying.
Whatever happened to those goofy-ass wavy fan things? I just spent a few minutes on Google looking for them, but I can't find 'em. But then, these tip-driven fans move more air, not less air, so they'll likely catch on a bit sooner.
So as stated here he could have just walked away, requested a laywer, got a private flight, or driven to another airport.
Correct. However, the man is a known jackass who gets his kicks confronting people. I assume (but cannot be sure) that he never offered to back down. Based on what I know / have read about the man, he saw this as an opportunity to "be right"
And he got bitchslapped. Good for the screeners.
then at least post the link to the printer-friendly version
...smelled like pistachios
Sure you don't mean bitter almonds?
Not disputing, just curious...I thought CNC usually dealt with metal fab?
Fixed position defense, esp. home defense, is best accomplished with a shotgun firing low-penetrating ammunition.
Ramones? Try the Trashmen. Fuck it, I'll even provide the link to save you two minutes.
...as compiled by ESR, who is always on target and never sinks to the level of the typical Slashdot poster.
Wait a minute...is that the same ESR who holds stock in the company that owns Slashdot? The same guy that wrote _The Cathedral and the Bazaar_?
Could he possibly be biased against Microsoft? Is it possible that he is not the authoritative source of all software-related wisdom?
Who's the jarhead now?
Probably some Marine
...but I love slashdot.
It gives me my identity...when looking down on someone, I always start with yeah, so I was reading slashdot and someone said...