It looked pretty intentional to me, now, if he had said:
"Look at me, I sound just like a pig!"
And that had made some insightful metaphor about LW, that would have been unintentional, right?
OK, am I the only one that disagrees with this. The way rich people get bilked is different than poor people, but they still get parted with more of their money. How? Branding, and image. Designer clothes, expensive toys, big houses. It happens, so being rich does not mean you get things for cheaper. This is not a very good argument.
So, they're supposed to spend millions of dollars on research that has a small chance of actually generating a cure, and then, when they find one, just give it away, and not try to recoup all of the costs? This is not the way it works, and there's nothing wrong with expecting a return on your investment.
Save your postage-paid envelopes that come with credit card offerings and bogus credit card offers. Then, take them to work and mail them back with the spam faxes inside. This way, they have to pay for the postage to recive crap, and you use up those spam faxes! It's a win-win situation.
What I am saying is more a comment on the stories you see on slashdot. I guess that the nerds are much like rednecks in that sense:
"Wooohooo, Lookit how faist it goes!"
While brushing over the things like how a bank would never put in some of the wireless stuff today because you can sit in your car in the parking lot and recieve some of the network traffic (Though not microwave).
Hm, well, I think you're missing an important point. With an old NIC, you had to plug into the network with a machine to get access, with a new (insecure) wireless card, you can be across the street from the building and see network traffic.
This is a big difference that you choose to ignore. Don't tell me that I'm in an ivory tower, then proceed to give a full-of-shit reply that completely ignores the practical details.
I don't understand why people don't focus more on security and making the networks non-hackable (or at least reducing the chance) instead of speed. It's great that the thing will go so fast, but if no IT departments will use it because of security issues, it will sell about as good as freezers in the Antarctic.
We develop wireless applications, and we'd sell probably twice as many if the hardware was secure, but sales would not go up at all if the speed of the networks was faster.
"Also because of the way the dinosaur was mummified, it showed the contents of the stomach, which included conifer needles, seeds and twigs and proved that hadrosaurs led a terrestrial lifestyle rather than aquatic."
RTFA, don't you see the link. It's only a page, instead of firing off a comment as soon as you can.
Big Assed Laser (BAL)
Metric Shitload of Fiber-Optic Cable (MSFOC)
Assorted Routing and Switching Equipment to Get the Light Into the Operating Room(ARSEGLIOR)
Very Large Concave Piece of Strudy Glass or Other Opaque Substance(VLCPSGOOS)
Now, is the costOf(BAL) less than the costOf(MSFOC + VLCPSGOOS + ARSEGLIOR) ? This will not be much cheaper...
We use python in an application that does database syncronization, and it's a godsend. Now, we just distribue the java code to people, and if they want some specail, fancy translation done, just write a python script. This relieves us for having tons of one-of java code that we have to manage on top of bug fixes. This means that we develop one application that we have to control the source of, customize the hell of it with jython, and only have to release one verision to all of our customers. That's powerful.
I use Emacs, which is not a gui editor, and I am more productive coding than with any GUI editor. Some things do not need a gui to be powerful.
Granted, the problem is the learning curve, but it's well worth not having the (time and visual) overhead that GUI's give you, and you can just dive right in with the keystrokes.
Now, not to say that all GUI's are bad, but my point is that a GUI does not mean you'll get the best product. Linux proves that generally, but the Emacs - vs - Visual Stupido is a good example.
aren't among the nation's more liberal police forces
Having grown up in SC, and having had multiple encounters with the cops, don't knock 'em until you've tried them... Jonathan is probably OK, that is, if they're as leinent about the DCMA as they are about "underage" drinking and pot smoking
It's not really like file sharing stuff today in one important sense.
Todays filesharing systems make unlimited copies (one for each person who downloads) of files, which makes more available for more people. So, the number of images of the file actually grows the more it is downloaded, so the queueing stays in check. With a "finite number" of ROM's, as the demand grows, the queues grow, and you just wait all the time for others to release the files.
This would not be an enjoyable way to play a game, like going to six flags on memorial day when they're not charging admission, and letting people who get on a ride ride it as many times as they want. Sure, it's free, but who the hell wants to be there all day and only ride one ride...
Slashdot Mirror
I saw an article the other day that body odor makes women relax... Finally, a chance...
It looked pretty intentional to me, now, if he had said: "Look at me, I sound just like a pig!" And that had made some insightful metaphor about LW, that would have been unintentional, right?
Sounds like that stupid fucking segway scooter.
OK, am I the only one that disagrees with this. The way rich people get bilked is different than poor people, but they still get parted with more of their money. How? Branding, and image. Designer clothes, expensive toys, big houses. It happens, so being rich does not mean you get things for cheaper. This is not a very good argument.
So, they're supposed to spend millions of dollars on research that has a small chance of actually generating a cure, and then, when they find one, just give it away, and not try to recoup all of the costs? This is not the way it works, and there's nothing wrong with expecting a return on your investment.
Then they'll know when I left, no worse than a camera. Whats the big deal?
Does America not manufacutre most of the firewalls and access software? Perhaps we could do some regulation here first?
Save your postage-paid envelopes that come with credit card offerings and bogus credit card offers. Then, take them to work and mail them back with the spam faxes inside. This way, they have to pay for the postage to recive crap, and you use up those spam faxes! It's a win-win situation.
What I am saying is more a comment on the stories you see on slashdot. I guess that the nerds are much like rednecks in that sense:
"Wooohooo, Lookit how faist it goes!"
While brushing over the things like how a bank would never put in some of the wireless stuff today because you can sit in your car in the parking lot and recieve some of the network traffic (Though not microwave).
Hm, well, I think you're missing an important point. With an old NIC, you had to plug into the network with a machine to get access, with a new (insecure) wireless card, you can be across the street from the building and see network traffic.
This is a big difference that you choose to ignore. Don't tell me that I'm in an ivory tower, then proceed to give a full-of-shit reply that completely ignores the practical details.
I don't understand why people don't focus more on security and making the networks non-hackable (or at least reducing the chance) instead of speed. It's great that the thing will go so fast, but if no IT departments will use it because of security issues, it will sell about as good as freezers in the Antarctic.
We develop wireless applications, and we'd sell probably twice as many if the hardware was secure, but sales would not go up at all if the speed of the networks was faster.
This does not make sense:
First US Camera/Phone
Nokia and Sony Ericsson's models
I assume you man cell phone?
Saturn and Saab owners are waging holy war against each other, and everyone hopes that the NASCAR fans will stay out of it...
"Also because of the way the dinosaur was mummified, it showed the contents of the stomach, which included conifer needles, seeds and twigs and proved that hadrosaurs led a terrestrial lifestyle rather than aquatic."
RTFA, don't you see the link. It's only a page, instead of firing off a comment as soon as you can.
It does not seem too bad though
You should put this on your resume when you apply at Microsoft...
Microsoft's is called VB, used to create VD like viruses.
Have you practiced picking up dropped bars of soap with your toes, so as to not have to bend over?
So, the escorts sucked, and if you put a fancy decoration on it, it's still a piece of shit...
Or, as they say around here, if a cat had kittens in the oven, you wouldn't call em biscuts.
Hmmm, how about,
Big Assed Laser (BAL)
Metric Shitload of Fiber-Optic Cable (MSFOC)
Assorted Routing and Switching Equipment to Get the Light Into the Operating Room(ARSEGLIOR)
Very Large Concave Piece of Strudy Glass or Other Opaque Substance(VLCPSGOOS)
Now, is the costOf(BAL) less than the costOf(MSFOC + VLCPSGOOS + ARSEGLIOR)
?
This will not be much cheaper...
We use python in an application that does database syncronization, and it's a godsend. Now, we just distribue the java code to people, and if they want some specail, fancy translation done, just write a python script. This relieves us for having tons of one-of java code that we have to manage on top of bug fixes. This means that we develop one application that we have to control the source of, customize the hell of it with jython, and only have to release one verision to all of our customers. That's powerful.
If we aren't supposed to eat animals, how come they're made out of meat?
Give 'em a few years, they'll need more than that...
Seriously...
I use Emacs, which is not a gui editor, and I am more productive coding than with any GUI editor. Some things do not need a gui to be powerful.
Granted, the problem is the learning curve, but it's well worth not having the (time and visual) overhead that GUI's give you, and you can just dive right in with the keystrokes.
Now, not to say that all GUI's are bad, but my point is that a GUI does not mean you'll get the best product. Linux proves that generally, but the Emacs - vs - Visual Stupido is a good example.
M.
aren't among the nation's more liberal police forces
Having grown up in SC, and having had multiple encounters with the cops, don't knock 'em until you've tried them... Jonathan is probably OK, that is, if they're as leinent about the DCMA as they are about "underage" drinking and pot smoking
It's not really like file sharing stuff today in one important sense.
Todays filesharing systems make unlimited copies (one for each person who downloads) of files, which makes more available for more people. So, the number of images of the file actually grows the more it is downloaded, so the queueing stays in check. With a "finite number" of ROM's, as the demand grows, the queues grow, and you just wait all the time for others to release the files.
This would not be an enjoyable way to play a game, like going to six flags on memorial day when they're not charging admission, and letting people who get on a ride ride it as many times as they want. Sure, it's free, but who the hell wants to be there all day and only ride one ride...