Why should we let terrorists change the way we do business? Isn't that exactly what we don't want?
So far, we have reports of three letters supposedly laced with Anthrax. One death has resulted, and no more deaths seem likely. These are hardly numbers warranting an end to snail mail.
The news media seriously needs to stop trying to incite hysteria in the American public.
The bottom line: Is a better world model and more detailed graphics going to make the game better to play? I know plenty of people who still play the original Doom, despite the fact that it's graphics are blown away by its antecedents, such as Quake III. Why? Gameplay. Quake III is an awful game, despite the graphics. Quake III could be photorealistic and get 600 fps on my P3, but that wouldn't make it a good game. If you want a photorealistic, simulationist game, take a step outside. You could probably use some sun, anyway.
I'm running Windows 98, and using a little common sense, I've never had any trouble with Viruses. Does this prove that Windows 98 is as good as Linux?
More to the point: It's stupid and lazy people who get viruses, regardless of their OS. If Linux ever becomes widespread, it will have a bigger virus problem than Microsoft ever has.
It is an interesting read for all those who have ever been baffled by why/how some people do things.
I frequently find myself baffled as to why people do things. But I'm not sure the link you provided really answers the question, or even sheds serious light on it.
Human motivations are overwhelmingly complex. The science of human behavior couldn't be distilled into a 30 volume encyclopedia, much less a webpage. Did you miss Citizen Kane? The whole point of the movie is that a person's life can't be summed up by a single word, as even the dense reporters who have been on a fruitless quest to do exactly that conclude in the end. Rosebud was the fucking sled! Don't let some deconstructionist scumbag tell you the sled has any deep significance. It's just a plot device.
Still, I often find myself wondering what drives people. What drives someone to take up programming? What drives someone to waste their life coming up with useless programming languages? I don't know, and I don't think the link answered even this simple behavioral question, much less a question like "why is their so much hatred in the world?"
Why do people drive airplanes into skyscrapers? This is one behavioral question with a simple solution: RELIGION. Religion, combined with irrational hatred and jealousy of America by third-world dirt farmers. As Albert Einstein said, wipe out religion and you'll have advanced mankind by 2000 years. I'd add to that, bomb these petty, hateful third-worlders out of existence and you'll have done the world another huge favor.
I hate to be a spoilsport, but exactly what qualifies you to serve on the Patent Policy Board? Do you have a law degree? Extensive industry experience? Or is this merely an attempt to appease the Open Source community by lowering standards for board members?
I think a total reorganization is called for, something akin to the United Nations but for ruling and policing the World Wide Web.
That is wonderful idea! We don't like ICANN, so let's replace it with an organization modeled on the most inefficient, ineffective, bureacratic, ill-conceived piece of leftist brain-spew ever.
Okay, since September 11, we've seen Zero Knowledge Systems shut down their Freedom anonymizer service due to "lack of sales". Now we're seeing Network Associates dropping their encryption products due to "disappointing sales". We've seen encryption developers renounce their creations.
Is this a coincidence? Or is there some government pressure in action here? What's the next step? Pressuring ISPs of distribution points for Open Source encryption products? When that happens, I'm sure we'll be re-assured by the ISPs that they have sound economic reasons for disallowing encryption software; but that won't make it go over any easier with me.
US foreign policy has proved this again and again, the most relevant case being that of Osama bin Laden. Just because someone is fighting the person you're fighting doesn't mean you should help them.
I think the Slashdot, anti-Microsoft crowd should learn this once and for all. Sun, and all the other Microsoft hating companies, will come back to bite you in the ass if you help them fight Microsoft.
McNealy's statement is fucking disgraceful. That is all.
And I somehow doubt that this technology will ever be used in high fidelity home systems.
I fancy myself something of an audiophile, and I can say with all certainty that the inflatable loudspeaker is the most exciting new development in the home audio world of the last 5 years.
Last month's issue of Home Audiophile Review carried an interesting article on the possiblities of the new, inflatable enclosures. Essentially, we will be able to get distortion down to unheard of low levels. The possiblities presented by speaker enclosures in novel shapes is also interesting. Imagine a spherical, or for that matter, tetrahedral, enclosure. You can't do that with wood. Another plus: the enclosures could be filled with nitrogen so as to minimize corrosion of the internal speaker components, thus lengthening product-life and improving sound quality.
There are many Rolexes available for under $5000. The simple, beautiful Submariner in stainless-steel, for example, lists for a very affordable price of $3350.
Only an over-rich Italian or colored person would buy platinum and ruby-encrusted Rolex.
. . . the geek factor doesn't overweigh the stupidity of this.
I was under the impression that "geeks" have never failed to embrace things just because they're stupid. Look at the inventoryofThinkGeek. Don't even get me started on Star Trek, that piece of third-rate, communist sci-fi which has become a cornerstone of geek "culture".
Sadly, history shows that this Linus-powered wristwatch will indeed have an audience, no matter how ridiculous a concept it is.
Citizen watches makes watches that recharge themselves and have something like a 4 year reserve and power saving features.
A PDA, even if it comes with a wrist strap, consumes vastly more power than an actual wristwatch.
I assume the automatic-recharging watches you're talking about are the type that harvest kinetic energy as you go about your daily routine. You'd have to move this Linux watch around one hell of a lot to recharge it using that model.
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So far, we have reports of three letters supposedly laced with Anthrax. One death has resulted, and no more deaths seem likely. These are hardly numbers warranting an end to snail mail.
The news media seriously needs to stop trying to incite hysteria in the American public.
The bottom line: Is a better world model and more detailed graphics going to make the game better to play? I know plenty of people who still play the original Doom, despite the fact that it's graphics are blown away by its antecedents, such as Quake III. Why? Gameplay. Quake III is an awful game, despite the graphics. Quake III could be photorealistic and get 600 fps on my P3, but that wouldn't make it a good game. If you want a photorealistic, simulationist game, take a step outside. You could probably use some sun, anyway.
More to the point: It's stupid and lazy people who get viruses, regardless of their OS. If Linux ever becomes widespread, it will have a bigger virus problem than Microsoft ever has.
I frequently find myself baffled as to why people do things. But I'm not sure the link you provided really answers the question, or even sheds serious light on it.
Human motivations are overwhelmingly complex. The science of human behavior couldn't be distilled into a 30 volume encyclopedia, much less a webpage. Did you miss Citizen Kane? The whole point of the movie is that a person's life can't be summed up by a single word, as even the dense reporters who have been on a fruitless quest to do exactly that conclude in the end. Rosebud was the fucking sled! Don't let some deconstructionist scumbag tell you the sled has any deep significance. It's just a plot device.
Still, I often find myself wondering what drives people. What drives someone to take up programming? What drives someone to waste their life coming up with useless programming languages? I don't know, and I don't think the link answered even this simple behavioral question, much less a question like "why is their so much hatred in the world?"
Why do people drive airplanes into skyscrapers? This is one behavioral question with a simple solution: RELIGION. Religion, combined with irrational hatred and jealousy of America by third-world dirt farmers. As Albert Einstein said, wipe out religion and you'll have advanced mankind by 2000 years. I'd add to that, bomb these petty, hateful third-worlders out of existence and you'll have done the world another huge favor.
I hate to be a spoilsport, but exactly what qualifies you to serve on the Patent Policy Board? Do you have a law degree? Extensive industry experience? Or is this merely an attempt to appease the Open Source community by lowering standards for board members?
That is wonderful idea! We don't like ICANN, so let's replace it with an organization modeled on the most inefficient, ineffective, bureacratic, ill-conceived piece of leftist brain-spew ever.
Is this a coincidence? Or is there some government pressure in action here? What's the next step? Pressuring ISPs of distribution points for Open Source encryption products? When that happens, I'm sure we'll be re-assured by the ISPs that they have sound economic reasons for disallowing encryption software; but that won't make it go over any easier with me.
I think the Slashdot, anti-Microsoft crowd should learn this once and for all. Sun, and all the other Microsoft hating companies, will come back to bite you in the ass if you help them fight Microsoft.
McNealy's statement is fucking disgraceful. That is all.
I fancy myself something of an audiophile, and I can say with all certainty that the inflatable loudspeaker is the most exciting new development in the home audio world of the last 5 years.
Last month's issue of Home Audiophile Review carried an interesting article on the possiblities of the new, inflatable enclosures. Essentially, we will be able to get distortion down to unheard of low levels. The possiblities presented by speaker enclosures in novel shapes is also interesting. Imagine a spherical, or for that matter, tetrahedral, enclosure. You can't do that with wood. Another plus: the enclosures could be filled with nitrogen so as to minimize corrosion of the internal speaker components, thus lengthening product-life and improving sound quality.
Only an over-rich Italian or colored person would buy platinum and ruby-encrusted Rolex.
Good point. The type of person who would buy this "watch" wouldn't have much trouble recharging it through kinetic means.
I was under the impression that "geeks" have never failed to embrace things just because they're stupid. Look at the inventory of ThinkGeek. Don't even get me started on Star Trek, that piece of third-rate, communist sci-fi which has become a cornerstone of geek "culture".
Sadly, history shows that this Linus-powered wristwatch will indeed have an audience, no matter how ridiculous a concept it is.
A PDA, even if it comes with a wrist strap, consumes vastly more power than an actual wristwatch.
I assume the automatic-recharging watches you're talking about are the type that harvest kinetic energy as you go about your daily routine. You'd have to move this Linux watch around one hell of a lot to recharge it using that model.