I have a suggestion. I find these threads quite interesting, but they hardly qualify as news and I don't think we want to see them every day (we're just going to exhaust all decent ideas if we do). Why not do something like this on Fridays instead of the stupid mailbag?
I agree. I really enjoy reading through these, although I probably won't read through this entire thread, since I'm a vim user:)
I have a suggestion/proposal, though: I find these threads really interesting, but they hardly qualify as news and I don't think we want to see them every day. Why not do something like this on Fridays instead of the mailbag? I think many people would prefer that.
How about the sun *always* being in the South? I think that fits "similar patterns of sunlight".
"Widely disparate geographical locations" all in the northern hemisphere?
The reality was, that the kids just wanted to pretend they were doing OOP. They still used straight C, they just created structs and organized functions in files as if they were classes. Actually, I would still call that OOP. Obviously, you're not getting some of the language features C++ has like polymorphism, inheritance, protected members, convenient syntax, etc, but they are still using OOP principles.
The real problem is that "terabyte" already has the definition of 2^40 bytes. Yes, we clearly fucked up when we decided 1024 bytes was a "kilobyte", but it's way too late to change that now. We used an SI prefix, but when any SI prefix prefixes "-byte" it's no longer an SI prefix, I'm afraid. "Kilo-" means *1000 in SI, but not in bytes.
Now we've gone and created *another* definition for 2^40 bytes, called a "tebibyte". How does this remove the confusion? It doesn't. We still have the ambiguous term "terabyte" (thank you, hard drive manufacturers!).
Perhaps tebibyte should have been defined to mean 10^12 bytes and hard drive manufacturers could use that term when they want to exaggerate.
However, I feel there's a need for an additional service to be developed: put flowers and candles on the grave. As soon as that's implemented, you'll never have to go to the cemetery again!
A drag and drop interface for this would be great!
That might make it easier to get yourself declared as 'alive' again.
Call your insurance company and let them know that, according to the SSA, *you* have died and would like to collect your insurance money. I'm sure they would be happy to sort things out with the SSA instead of paying you:).
Unfortunately he completely misses the point. People aren't upset just because some stories were deleted, they're upset because they were given absolutely no explanation and when the stories were resubmitted the users were banned. Then they continued to make matters worse by removing stories regarding the unexplained removal of stories and banning of accounts. They didn't bother to explain this either. It wasn't just some stupid number that brought this on and it's not too surprising to see how this got completely out of control.
It's possible bombs could have large blinking lights... I mean, these things were attached around Boston with magnets. MAG-NETS. Can't you just see the evil bomb maker:
*twirling moustache*
Now that I have attached the bombs around the city using the unbreakable force of magnets, I will activate the lights to taunt the populace, so that they can see the source of their imminent demise but be powerless to avoid it!
*insane cackling*
The BSD licence does not say that any modifications must also be released under the BSD licence. It does say that that a copy of the original licence, copyright notices, disclaimer, etc, must be including in any redistribution of the source or binary.
In fact, the BSD licence does not say anything about licensing any code—at all.
Please, Ms. Parnes, why doesn't Fox or CNN or ABC or any news or entertainment media entity not get fined $11,000 every time they don't give us all the information?
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I've said it before and I'll say it again.
I have a suggestion. I find these threads quite interesting, but they hardly qualify as news and I don't think we want to see them every day (we're just going to exhaust all decent ideas if we do). Why not do something like this on Fridays instead of the stupid mailbag?
Does anyone agree?
I agree. I really enjoy reading through these, although I probably won't read through this entire thread, since I'm a vim user :)
I have a suggestion/proposal, though: I find these threads really interesting, but they hardly qualify as news and I don't think we want to see them every day. Why not do something like this on Fridays instead of the mailbag? I think many people would prefer that.
Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?!?
How about the sun *always* being in the South? I think that fits "similar patterns of sunlight". "Widely disparate geographical locations" all in the northern hemisphere?
./configure --disable-drm && make && sudo make install # :)
I dunno.. Coast Guard?
After a year of doing this, you *would* be 18.
It's stupid to overload the prefixes and try to guess their meaning based on context.
I agree, but it's already happened.
Tebibyte and gibigyte only sound funny the first hundred times you say them. After that, they're just natural, and precise.
Apparently they're also difficult to spell :). Unforunately, terabyte and gigabyte will still be ambiguous.
The real problem is that "terabyte" already has the definition of 2^40 bytes. Yes, we clearly fucked up when we decided 1024 bytes was a "kilobyte", but it's way too late to change that now. We used an SI prefix, but when any SI prefix prefixes "-byte" it's no longer an SI prefix, I'm afraid. "Kilo-" means *1000 in SI, but not in bytes.
Now we've gone and created *another* definition for 2^40 bytes, called a "tebibyte". How does this remove the confusion? It doesn't. We still have the ambiguous term "terabyte" (thank you, hard drive manufacturers!).
Perhaps tebibyte should have been defined to mean 10^12 bytes and hard drive manufacturers could use that term when they want to exaggerate.
A drag and drop interface for this would be great!
That might make it easier to get yourself declared as 'alive' again.
:).
Call your insurance company and let them know that, according to the SSA, *you* have died and would like to collect your insurance money. I'm sure they would be happy to sort things out with the SSA instead of paying you
Looks like Kevin Rose has finally responded here.
Unfortunately he completely misses the point. People aren't upset just because some stories were deleted, they're upset because they were given absolutely no explanation and when the stories were resubmitted the users were banned. Then they continued to make matters worse by removing stories regarding the unexplained removal of stories and banning of accounts. They didn't bother to explain this either. It wasn't just some stupid number that brought this on and it's not too surprising to see how this got completely out of control.
Wow, you really do learn something new every day.
*twirling moustache*
Now that I have attached the bombs around the city using the unbreakable force of magnets, I will activate the lights to taunt the populace, so that they can see the source of their imminent demise but be powerless to avoid it!
*insane cackling*
Okay, now picture this in 2d.
The BSD licence does not say that any modifications must also be released under the BSD licence. It does say that that a copy of the original licence, copyright notices, disclaimer, etc, must be including in any redistribution of the source or binary.
In fact, the BSD licence does not say anything about licensing any code—at all.
If they're lying at the bottom the river, aren't they already filtering our water?
Well, it wouldn't take much [artificial] intelligence for that one.
How about geologists that study other planets.. er.. plutons?
Hey check out this here pluton on this here pluton.
Clearly a clash of terminology.
Most people would vote GNAA before Pirate.
Clearly this should be the next slashdot poll so we can find out.
Nicely put.
Please, Ms. Parnes, why doesn't Fox or CNN or ABC or any news or entertainment media entity not get fined $11,000 every time they don't give us all the information?
Well, it's already been ruled that that the media is allowed to lie.
We could call it... SETI@home!
Adding box scores would be nice, too.
Somewhere I've got a big box full of Trek paperbacks. I wonder what they'd fetch on EBay?
Your mom probably already sold them at a garage sale.
(sorry)