A friend of mine has a 3DO console, and it is awesome. If a system that much better than the competition were released now, I daresay it might have a fighting chance, but back then there was no market for "high-end" gaming systems of any sort.
I'm surprised he didn't mention Jaguar. I remember that crap.
The problem with your argument (which will remain, no matter how much smoke you blow) is that some people like tabs and are more productive with them.
You're a Mac zealot, so you should be pretty familiar with this argument--objective performance means nothing if you're less productive.
I like tabs because I JUST LIKE THEM. I don't like having many windows open at once. It bothers me. At some point I'll frantically try to close them, and I'll accidentally command-q instead of command-w, which is clearly not a desirable end. Tabs fix this by consolidating all windows into one, dramatically reducing clutter.
Why does it even matter to you, since, as several people have pointed out, tabs aren't a default. Browsers like Chimera can do tabs if you want them to, but they can just as easily never, ever do tabs.
Cool baryonic matter not emitting much light has been eliminated from the possibility of accounting for all the "missing mass".
Could you provide some sort of support for that claim?
There are two realms of explanation for the supposed enigma of Dark Matter. One is that matter like these stars have simply escaped our detection; in short, that it is our instruments that are at fault. The other is that our instruments have reached perfection (at detecting the things we can explain), and we've looked everywhere, and, well, supermassive and invisible objects exist all over the place.
The latter is a pretty theory, appealing to the imagination and to the egos of scientists. It's also completely ludicrous as the sole explanation for observed mass/gravity discrepancies. A few years ago, scientists barely thought brown dwarf stars existed. Now we know that they're everywhere, and in all likelihood far more prevalent than scientists currently have the capacity to investigate. What else are they missing?
These things are hard to see across the vastness of space, especially when they emit little or not light. That doesn't mean they aren't there. As.. improbable (coughhackcough) as it might seem to some, it's far more likely that our instruments just aren't strong enough. That's all.
Extra mass on the rim alone could not account for the mass discrepancy, but what you're missing is that if scientists couldn't see these stars until now, who knows what else they're missing?
I mean, these are light-emitting stars, even. What about brown dwarf protostars and even dark clouds of space dust?
The observation that stars at the edge of our galaxy don't move fast enough shouldn't incite scientists to come up with new types of matter--it should incite them to find the matter that they've obviously overlooked.
It would be much more sensible to create a domain of non-kid-"safe" content. That would facilitate filtering without creating the need for current content providers to make redundant registrations.
Also, this will probably end up in a flurry of anti-cybersquatting legislation, as companies vie with individuals to grab all of the good names in the new subdivision.
Hopefully it will. Net radio would be a crucial nail in the RIAA's coffin, and it would open the doors for even more widespread indie releasing on the internet.
Currently the RIAA has a stranglehold on the radio-wave based radio stations, but the operating costs for internet radio are much lower, so the leeway for risks on unknown bands is much higher.
What exactly makes human life so much more precious?
That we've decided that evolution has endowed us with "sentience" doesn't meant that we are the only species capable of wanting to continue living.
If you can accept the death of another life-form for something as trivial as a single tasty meal, why is it so different if the other life in question is human? Is it only because you can sympathize with the position of the human getting killed? Do you worry that someone else might push a button and kill you?
Some extra braincells do not make humans any more entitled to life than any other species. Which does not mean to me that death is something that should be avoided at all costs--death is a necessary part of any ecosystem (and as lifeforms, our artificial notions of money and happiness are parts of this ecosystem since they compel us to do things we wouldn't do otherwise), human death included. You and I could miss out on a million bucks, but you could also eat tofu for dinner. Nothing's stopping you, and so nothing should be stopping you from getting that million dollars if you want it.
Of course all are welcome to enjoy Warcraft 3 as a product, to recognize that it's a good piece of software.
However, it is not logically sound to divorce the products of a software company from the same company's politics. Your purchases of the software pays the salaries of the executives who make the political decisions. Your example regarding literature misses the mark by a wide margin, particularly in this case. Blizzard's politics are directly related to how you may use their products, and there is no reason to believe their politics might change naturally or that they won't in fact become worse and worse still. Also, a writer's fiction is not dependent on making money, unless he lacks all artistic integrity. The purchase of a book has no bearing or influence on the nature of any future works by the author. This is profoundly not so for a software company.
So yes, you may admire the quality of the product without hypocrisy. To buy the product is another matter altogether.
I don't care about the karma, but I must protest--why was it a troll? Does the moderator of this post deny that Gentoo 1.2 was released a week ago?
Gentoo is extremely important in the Linux community, and Slashdot is supposedly the most important Linux website. Why does it then take a week for an announcement of a major release of Gentoo to get here?
Gentoo 1.2 was released on June 10. This is one of the top 10 Linux distributions, and one of the few Linux distributions that generates any excitement anymore. Does Slashdot care at all about being current?
My understanding is that this is a Linux website (I have come to this understanding from reading postings about minor kernel patches etc.). Perhaps it would be well to keep up on Linux news.
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Gentoo isn't actually that difficult. I'm running it right now and I'm hardly what you'd call a Linux guru.
The thing is that if your kernel doesn't work right the first time, just recompile it with different options. Same goes for just about anything in the install. It's true that some parts of the install take more effort or thought than Mandrake, but it's not difficult work, and you'll end up actually having some idea of what's going on in your system.
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I can't believe you could be that pedantic and not notice that 2 is both prime and even, and therefore the other statistic is incorrect as well.
A friend of mine has a 3DO console, and it is awesome. If a system that much better than the competition were released now, I daresay it might have a fighting chance, but back then there was no market for "high-end" gaming systems of any sort.
I'm surprised he didn't mention Jaguar. I remember that crap.
The problem with your argument (which will remain, no matter how much smoke you blow) is that some people like tabs and are more productive with them.
You're a Mac zealot, so you should be pretty familiar with this argument--objective performance means nothing if you're less productive.
I like tabs because I JUST LIKE THEM. I don't like having many windows open at once. It bothers me. At some point I'll frantically try to close them, and I'll accidentally command-q instead of command-w, which is clearly not a desirable end. Tabs fix this by consolidating all windows into one, dramatically reducing clutter.
Why does it even matter to you, since, as several people have pointed out, tabs aren't a default. Browsers like Chimera can do tabs if you want them to, but they can just as easily never, ever do tabs.
That's really very interesting; I hadn't realized those aspects of the problem. Thank you for such a lucid explanation.
Could you provide some sort of support for that claim?
There are two realms of explanation for the supposed enigma of Dark Matter. One is that matter like these stars have simply escaped our detection; in short, that it is our instruments that are at fault. The other is that our instruments have reached perfection (at detecting the things we can explain), and we've looked everywhere, and, well, supermassive and invisible objects exist all over the place.
The latter is a pretty theory, appealing to the imagination and to the egos of scientists. It's also completely ludicrous as the sole explanation for observed mass/gravity discrepancies. A few years ago, scientists barely thought brown dwarf stars existed. Now we know that they're everywhere, and in all likelihood far more prevalent than scientists currently have the capacity to investigate. What else are they missing?
These things are hard to see across the vastness of space, especially when they emit little or not light. That doesn't mean they aren't there. As .. improbable (coughhackcough) as it might seem to some, it's far more likely that our instruments just aren't strong enough. That's all.
Extra mass on the rim alone could not account for the mass discrepancy, but what you're missing is that if scientists couldn't see these stars until now, who knows what else they're missing?
I mean, these are light-emitting stars, even. What about brown dwarf protostars and even dark clouds of space dust?
The observation that stars at the edge of our galaxy don't move fast enough shouldn't incite scientists to come up with new types of matter--it should incite them to find the matter that they've obviously overlooked.
I suppose you think the manipulation of electricity has no value for normal people, since a normal person can't do it.
Considering that it's what built OS X in its entirety, it's safe to say that many non-nerds are benefitting from its existence, albeit indirectly.
Why would you install StarOffice on a RedHat 8 system? It comes with a OpenOffice.org properly configured to use xft2 and everything.
Is there something in StarOffice that isn't in OpenOffice.org, or did you just mean to say OpenOffice?
It would be much more sensible to create a domain of non-kid-"safe" content. That would facilitate filtering without creating the need for current content providers to make redundant registrations.
Also, this will probably end up in a flurry of anti-cybersquatting legislation, as companies vie with individuals to grab all of the good names in the new subdivision.
All in all, the wrong idea.
Who wants odds on how long before weather is used as a weapon in war?
Or how long it takes before everyone but NATO is not allowed to fix their weather, as hurricanes are weapons of mass destruction?
Lowered bitrate audio broadcasts aren't intended for audiophiles anyway (for obvious reasons), so you shouldn't worry about it.
Currently the RIAA has a stranglehold on the radio-wave based radio stations, but the operating costs for internet radio are much lower, so the leeway for risks on unknown bands is much higher.
Please change your sig, as there are many recreational drugs taken anally.
It's not so glamorous, but it is extremely common.
A way for Mandrake to make money without groveling!
What exactly makes human life so much more precious?
That we've decided that evolution has endowed us with "sentience" doesn't meant that we are the only species capable of wanting to continue living.
If you can accept the death of another life-form for something as trivial as a single tasty meal, why is it so different if the other life in question is human? Is it only because you can sympathize with the position of the human getting killed? Do you worry that someone else might push a button and kill you?
Some extra braincells do not make humans any more entitled to life than any other species. Which does not mean to me that death is something that should be avoided at all costs--death is a necessary part of any ecosystem (and as lifeforms, our artificial notions of money and happiness are parts of this ecosystem since they compel us to do things we wouldn't do otherwise), human death included. You and I could miss out on a million bucks, but you could also eat tofu for dinner. Nothing's stopping you, and so nothing should be stopping you from getting that million dollars if you want it.
Of course all are welcome to enjoy Warcraft 3 as a product, to recognize that it's a good piece of software. However, it is not logically sound to divorce the products of a software company from the same company's politics. Your purchases of the software pays the salaries of the executives who make the political decisions. Your example regarding literature misses the mark by a wide margin, particularly in this case. Blizzard's politics are directly related to how you may use their products, and there is no reason to believe their politics might change naturally or that they won't in fact become worse and worse still. Also, a writer's fiction is not dependent on making money, unless he lacks all artistic integrity. The purchase of a book has no bearing or influence on the nature of any future works by the author. This is profoundly not so for a software company. So yes, you may admire the quality of the product without hypocrisy. To buy the product is another matter altogether.
I was almost this excited when I got circumsized!
This post is so special.
I don't care about the karma, but I must protest--why was it a troll? Does the moderator of this post deny that Gentoo 1.2 was released a week ago?
Gentoo is extremely important in the Linux community, and Slashdot is supposedly the most important Linux website. Why does it then take a week for an announcement of a major release of Gentoo to get here?
Gentoo 1.2 was released on June 10. This is one of the top 10 Linux distributions, and one of the few Linux distributions that generates any excitement anymore. Does Slashdot care at all about being current? My understanding is that this is a Linux website (I have come to this understanding from reading postings about minor kernel patches etc.). Perhaps it would be well to keep up on Linux news.
Gentoo isn't actually that difficult. I'm running it right now and I'm hardly what you'd call a Linux guru.
The thing is that if your kernel doesn't work right the first time, just recompile it with different options. Same goes for just about anything in the install. It's true that some parts of the install take more effort or thought than Mandrake, but it's not difficult work, and you'll end up actually having some idea of what's going on in your system.
This FP is dedicated to my gigantic penis. Holy shit, it's huge!
Once again, the singular glory and wonderment of a fresh FP. Fuck your mother!
Congratulations on receiving positive moderation despite making the most obvious joke possible.
How about this: we already knew that the universe didn't run THE WINDOWS because of the fast start-up time of the big bang!
Or: Imagine a Virgo Supercluster of these!
There are plenty of brane theorists who would disagree. Beowulf foam?