Actually, Achromatopsia is what I have. Full Blown, completely colorblind. Which is the genetic disorder described in Island of the Colorblind. But, I also have the sensitivity to light, which is sometimes overlooked by people reading the book. And is unfortunately a much bigger problem than being completely colorblind.
For me, installing windows is incredibly easy. It's the process I have to go through after the installation that is the harder part.
With Linux, all the drivers are in one place,/usr/src/linux. But with windows I have to go through at least 4 or 5 cd's to pull all my drivers. And it seems these days with each driver I install I get a lot of fluff.
How do we know that technology isn't used to spread propaganda now? Anything is possible. I don't think that Orwell was really trying to "predict" the future in his book. I've read 1984 several times and I love it, but it seems to me that he was only trying to warn us what might happen if such a thing were to ever happen.
It was a work of fiction after all. The morals taught should be taken more seriously than the story it's self.
It's really clear for me that linux was NOT made for the average user. Sure, it's great, it's stable, it's fast at most everything except graphics (which is getting faster all the time these days). But what does the average user do all day? Browse the net, rip mp3's, get on kazaa, play game after game after game, and maybe pop in the occasional DVD, we won't go into the porn.
Now, for those using linux right now, how many can say that this is how your day on the comp goes? I can't. I browse the internet, yes. I open up my favorite text editor (and to keep this thread on topic i won't mention what it is) and program little bit, I poke around with the source code of programs, load up apache and mess around with it a while, my Office needs are filled with OpenOffice, and of course keep an mp3 going with xmms. In short, I think Linux people like to tinker with things. That's the real advantage of an Open Source OS, and I think people need to realize that instead of trying to mold linux to fit the needs of an "average" user.
It's always been a monument to bad grammer and spelling on my part. So years down the road I can go back to see how terrible it was, then realize it hasn't improved one bit.
X-Files really started to go downhill after they developed a plot for the show that built off the previous weeks episode instead of the general "Aliens too my sister and I'm trying to the find the truth". Does anyone else agree with me?
I'm probably the most near sited person on slashdot so I can honestly say it's great to get an LCD screen. Before I had a 21" viewsonic, and people can say I'm crazy all they want but I'd trade it in any day on my 15" LCD screen. I think it's really a case of quality over quantity, the LCD screen I have is very sharp, which makes it incredibly easy to see.
But that's just my opinion. There's not going to be one univeral solution for everyone.
Making a playstation3 with 1000x teh performance of the playstation 2, or making a distributed network of playstations when there are still a lot of people who don't have the broadband connection to use it?
More importantly, will my SETI client run on this network.:)
After hearing about all the DMCA says about this kind of think, and being against scientology since I first heard about it I think it's good that they did remove it. But then again people are screaming "first amendment, free speech". And of course the conspirity theorists who say "why should search engines stop there, why not take down everything?"
And we all know what the next step is, the lawyers step in toss around the first amendment like a worn out vollyball.
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Also, the follow up to A brief history of time, the universe in a nutshell explains some of the newer theories. i.e. string.
Actually, Achromatopsia is what I have. Full Blown, completely colorblind. Which is the genetic disorder described in Island of the Colorblind. But, I also have the sensitivity to light, which is sometimes overlooked by people reading the book. And is unfortunately a much bigger problem than being completely colorblind.
Ok, this is a serious question so don't mod me down.
Would it be possible, with this new eye, for colorblind people to see color? Or is this still more along the lines of gene therapy.
And for this of you who get TechTV you can watch CmdrTaco on an interview tonight, or so the email in my box is telling me.
For me, installing windows is incredibly easy. It's the process I have to go through after the installation that is the harder part. With Linux, all the drivers are in one place, /usr/src/linux. But with windows I have to go through at least 4 or 5 cd's to pull all my drivers. And it seems these days with each driver I install I get a lot of fluff.
Some of you anonymous cowards should really think before you post crap like that when a pretty cool guy dies.
You know, slashdot must be the only site on the internet that can bring down a server who's largest source of graphics comes in ASCII form.
Just to expand on your thought a bit, this would also be good for people who had disabilities and were unable to drive at all.
I did a search on ebay and found ~140 items, the first page probably having the most relavant results. I for one wouldn't mind owning one.
Check out the ebay results here
Right here A very good article (with illustrations) that tells how flywheels work and store energy. Pretty neat stuff.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I've never heard this term before. What exactly is "next gen" IM?
How do we know that technology isn't used to spread propaganda now? Anything is possible. I don't think that Orwell was really trying to "predict" the future in his book. I've read 1984 several times and I love it, but it seems to me that he was only trying to warn us what might happen if such a thing were to ever happen. It was a work of fiction after all. The morals taught should be taken more seriously than the story it's self.
Please look for my upcoming port of Junkbuster for Tivo.
It's really clear for me that linux was NOT made for the average user. Sure, it's great, it's stable, it's fast at most everything except graphics (which is getting faster all the time these days). But what does the average user do all day? Browse the net, rip mp3's, get on kazaa, play game after game after game, and maybe pop in the occasional DVD, we won't go into the porn.
Now, for those using linux right now, how many can say that this is how your day on the comp goes? I can't. I browse the internet, yes. I open up my favorite text editor (and to keep this thread on topic i won't mention what it is) and program little bit, I poke around with the source code of programs, load up apache and mess around with it a while, my Office needs are filled with OpenOffice, and of course keep an mp3 going with xmms. In short, I think Linux people like to tinker with things. That's the real advantage of an Open Source OS, and I think people need to realize that instead of trying to mold linux to fit the needs of an "average" user.
Sign up for spam@domain.com then redirect it all to /dev/null... or forward it to a friend! Fun times.
It's always been a monument to bad grammer and spelling on my part. So years down the road I can go back to see how terrible it was, then realize it hasn't improved one bit.
Plus the darn thing crawls my web sites everyday.
And you know, as many stories as slashdot posts from th new york times. I still don't have a free account there.
X-Files really started to go downhill after they developed a plot for the show that built off the previous weeks episode instead of the general "Aliens too my sister and I'm trying to the find the truth". Does anyone else agree with me?
Because the last thing in the world anyone would want is another useful OS. (referring to the part about not wanting windows to be modular)
I'm probably the most near sited person on slashdot so I can honestly say it's great to get an LCD screen. Before I had a 21" viewsonic, and people can say I'm crazy all they want but I'd trade it in any day on my 15" LCD screen. I think it's really a case of quality over quantity, the LCD screen I have is very sharp, which makes it incredibly easy to see.
But that's just my opinion. There's not going to be one univeral solution for everyone.
It was an HP pavillion, and the guy said "it will never break".
What if someone has a cat like my neighbors that just runs into the door as fast as they can?
Starwars missle defense system.. aww yeah. :)
Making a playstation3 with 1000x teh performance of the playstation 2, or making a distributed network of playstations when there are still a lot of people who don't have the broadband connection to use it?
:)
More importantly, will my SETI client run on this network.
After hearing about all the DMCA says about this kind of think, and being against scientology since I first heard about it I think it's good that they did remove it. But then again people are screaming "first amendment, free speech". And of course the conspirity theorists who say "why should search engines stop there, why not take down everything?"
And we all know what the next step is, the lawyers step in toss around the first amendment like a worn out vollyball.