Maybe Nat Friedman can help me or maybe a slashdot reader or two...
I realize this is a crazy question but I would really like it to get answered:
Do you remember a really clever comment a while back that explained the internet by personifying basically all internet elements. All I remember about it was that the poster went on about how a girl (named ether?) would "ride her bicycle to her neighbors house and pass the packet on to him" etc.
Anyways, it was really funny but I lost my bookmark to it...
I think the only way this sort of thing would work, is through collaboration with the government. They already have most of our "private" information... and in the states they have pretty much obtained the right to confiscate/record any other info you haven't given them.
Thing is, privacy is a fundamental human right, and most governments understand this. Most people running.com companies, however, have little to no education on the rights of we the people.
I see this as a *huge* opportunity for the gvt. They could rent-out reliable, secure space to us, and in return, they would earn back the trust of their citizens... well until it gets hacked!!
I *strongly* disagree with him on this. In fact, the opposite is true. It is only in the past few years that universities and industry have realized that there is a HUGE demand for human factors or HCI specialists.
Engineering deparments are also realizing that undergrads can benefit greatly by taking a human factors course in product/system design.
If any one is interested in bringing human factors into their engineering education I suggest you look at Kim Vicente who is trying to make human factors a part of every engineers education.
Titanium might be smooth and maybe even a little sexy, but the sexiest, and most stimulating metal is definetely "Tonguesten"...
Well in Canada...
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Ha! When I read that I couldn't help but chuckle... here in Canada it is a FACT that the US basically tells us whether we are allowed to launch a new satelitte or not.
For example, when Canada wanted to launch the RADARSAT 3, which would give the Canadian military a resolution about 5 times LESS than the current estimated US imagery resolution, they had to bargain with the US gvt before launching.
By the way, I am pretty confident that the US WOULD start "shooting other satellites down" if the need be.
So in other words, Americans need not fear, as long as their mighty guns are near!
No doubt Yahoo! is lobying to get a "force re-opt-out" option in the House version. This "force re-opt-out" clause would allow ISPs to switch all of their customers to having "opted-in" every 30 days! Yahoo!
The crime here is that the US patent office actually gave overture the patent in the first place... when is this patent madness going to end?
Year 2005 - Patent 34,269,361:
Placing the most expensive products at eye level (in a store), or on the first page requested (on a web site) to entice the consumer to spend more money, resulting in a larger profit.
Sad thing is, while I was writting this message it struck me that this might exist now!
I'm not sure about the rest of you... but I can think of a WHOLE LOT of better things to buy/do with 78 Mil... How long do you suppose this company will stay a float? (no pun intended)
I'm not really familiar with this technology, but I assume that the cancelling waves - although they mask the sound - still travel into our ears just as the original sound.
Having twice the ammount of noise going into my eardrum seems like a bad idea to me...
We have seen the slashdot effect over HTTP, and most recently we've seen it over FTP, I would like to see Taco post a 1-800 telephone number so we can slashdot their switches back to the 70's!
this thing could transmit my entire mp3 collection in under a half second.
ummm ya... if you happen to have your mp3 collection in on (many) pc(s) with a memory transfer rate of 2.56 terabits/s and also happen to have a modem that can transfer 2.56 terabits/s!!
I have three problems with this post.
(1) I never called it a bug...I just said it annoyes the hell out of me.
(2) Why wouldn't I use the mouse to copy stuff? Are you claiming that if I need 5 words in the middle of a row I should get them with my keyboard? Nuts to that. I might be a gen-Xer, but I need my mouse, I'm not going to slow myself cause some unix guy dreams of a world without mice.
(3) "...using C-k or C-xrk like a normal person?" Now I'm abnormal for using a mouse? Sorry bud but you just aren't making sense
Finally, I challenge you to a programming duel to see who is more productive...meet me at the swing set after the bell.
Is it just me, or does the KDE clipboard functionality just annoy the hell out of YOU too?
I'm talking (complaining) about how when you select text, it automatically gets copied to the clipboard. This SUCKS...why would it do that automatically. If I wanted to copy the text then I'd -c it.
This is reallly annoying when programming since I come from a windows background. I'll get modded for this but... windows got it right, KDE needs to just copy it instead of trying to 1-up it.
I REALLY hope this gets fixed.
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I think I was in your class... did your prof's ass resemble that of Jabba the Hutt?
michael, did you not think maybe the submitter was thinking ahead by giving you the google cached version?
The ./ editors need to realize the AWESOME power they hold in their typing fingers!
I typed "slashdot-effect" and the pic of that weird looking genie changed into a tired, wrinkled, and bitter-looking old man...
Maybe they should have thought twice before posting their advertisement to slashdot!
Brilliant!
In other news, 100% of those surveyed would have sex with Pamela Anderson (if they could meet and seduce her)
Also, 100% of those surveyed would assasinate /bin/laden (if they had a sniper rifle and were 40 ft from him)
I realize this is a crazy question but I would really like it to get answered:
Do you remember a really clever comment a while back that explained the internet by personifying basically all internet elements. All I remember about it was that the poster went on about how a girl (named ether?) would "ride her bicycle to her neighbors house and pass the packet on to him" etc.
Anyways, it was really funny but I lost my bookmark to it...
What? That wasn't off-topic!!
Thing is, privacy is a fundamental human right, and most governments understand this. Most people running .com companies, however, have little to no education on the rights of we the people.
I see this as a *huge* opportunity for the gvt. They could rent-out reliable, secure space to us, and in return, they would earn back the trust of their citizens... well until it gets hacked!!
I *strongly* disagree with him on this. In fact, the opposite is true. It is only in the past few years that universities and industry have realized that there is a HUGE demand for human factors or HCI specialists.
Engineering deparments are also realizing that undergrads can benefit greatly by taking a human factors course in product/system design.
If any one is interested in bringing human factors into their engineering education I suggest you look at Kim Vicente who is trying to make human factors a part of every engineers education.
Titanium might be smooth and maybe even a little sexy, but the sexiest, and most stimulating metal is definetely "Tonguesten"...
Ha! When I read that I couldn't help but chuckle... here in Canada it is a FACT that the US basically tells us whether we are allowed to launch a new satelitte or not.
For example, when Canada wanted to launch the RADARSAT 3, which would give the Canadian military a resolution about 5 times LESS than the current estimated US imagery resolution, they had to bargain with the US gvt before launching.
By the way, I am pretty confident that the US WOULD start "shooting other satellites down" if the need be.
So in other words, Americans need not fear, as long as their mighty guns are near!
Oh! I thought the issue here was that the OS was crippled because it was MADE with Microsoft components.
Well as they say, "learn something new every day"... guess I can go back to sleep!
No doubt Yahoo! is lobying to get a "force re-opt-out" option in the House version. This "force re-opt-out" clause would allow ISPs to switch all of their customers to having "opted-in" every 30 days! Yahoo!
Looks like those cs students will have to go back to the old drawing board!
Year 2005 - Patent 34,269,361:
Placing the most expensive products at eye level (in a store), or on the first page requested (on a web site) to entice the consumer to spend more money, resulting in a larger profit.
Sad thing is, while I was writting this message it struck me that this might exist now!
I'm not sure about the rest of you... but I can think of a WHOLE LOT of better things to buy/do with 78 Mil... How long do you suppose this company will stay a float? (no pun intended)
I'm not really familiar with this technology, but I assume that the cancelling waves - although they mask the sound - still travel into our ears just as the original sound.
Having twice the ammount of noise going into my eardrum seems like a bad idea to me...
Is my assumption correct? If so, count me out!
So let's recap:
We have seen the slashdot effect over HTTP, and most recently we've seen it over FTP, I would like to see Taco post a 1-800 telephone number so we can slashdot their switches back to the 70's!
All in the name of science of course...
It seems to me like people currently under the age of 25 have also grown up spending more time than any other generation playing video games.
Wait... I'm remembering something from psych 101... confounding variables? Wow! I did learn something from that class!
ummm ya... if you happen to have your mp3 collection in on (many) pc(s) with a memory transfer rate of 2.56 terabits/s and also happen to have a modem that can transfer 2.56 terabits/s!!
I agree 100%, someone should tell Mr. Burns to rethink his policies...Homer knows everything about n-u-c-u-lar rockets!
Ozone hole disappears 2050
Ummm? Does this mean that we don't need the kyoto agreement anyways? So Bush was right all along...
Ya think?
Maybe you should have retired that logo last January when Corel announced their new and improved logo.
Not that I really like the new logo with that strange looking bald guy. But lets get with the times eh?
Hmmm...doesn't seem to be many +5's (zero at time of writing)
Looks like those Pentiums aren't working too hard tonight!
I have three problems with this post. (1) I never called it a bug...I just said it annoyes the hell out of me. (2) Why wouldn't I use the mouse to copy stuff? Are you claiming that if I need 5 words in the middle of a row I should get them with my keyboard? Nuts to that. I might be a gen-Xer, but I need my mouse, I'm not going to slow myself cause some unix guy dreams of a world without mice. (3) "...using C-k or C-xrk like a normal person?" Now I'm abnormal for using a mouse? Sorry bud but you just aren't making sense Finally, I challenge you to a programming duel to see who is more productive...meet me at the swing set after the bell.
Is it just me, or does the KDE clipboard functionality just annoy the hell out of YOU too? I'm talking (complaining) about how when you select text, it automatically gets copied to the clipboard. This SUCKS...why would it do that automatically. If I wanted to copy the text then I'd -c it. This is reallly annoying when programming since I come from a windows background. I'll get modded for this but... windows got it right, KDE needs to just copy it instead of trying to 1-up it. I REALLY hope this gets fixed.
Wow! Reading this story at +5 is like seeing Rik van Riel have a conversation with himself!