Post an admittedly 100% ignorant post and get a +1 insightful. Post a well thought out opinion, complete with links to relevant sources that disagrees with a moderator's opinion and get -1: Troll.
Being completely ignorant and all, I'll post some questions.
$5000? What's the justification for that? I know laptop screens ain't cheap, but are the mechanics behind it so complicated that it has to be double the normal price?
How sturdy does this thing look, I wouldn't want one if it's going to fall apart in a month. Also how easy is it to open and close, a second screen is a wonderful feature (everyone should work on a two-monitor setup just once, you won't want to give it up) but it might not be worth extra weight, shorter battery life, more moving parts, and tedious open and close procedure. One of the great things about a laptop is, you can generally shut it off and stick it in your bookbag (or whatever) in about 10 seconds.
Actually, it seems like you're screwing over the majority of custormers... if you and people like you weren't pirating software, they wouldn't be taking such (irrational) steps.
yes, but that still doesn't explain how microsoft stands to lose any money at all on this.
actually, MAME is one of the few things that could prompt me to buy an X-BOX. I've been looking to build a MAME console inside this old arcade case a friend of mine has, X BOX + 20 inch TV + arcade pad + MAME = arcade fun without keyboard hassles.
When evaluating a work of art that overlaps with technology, you have to ignore the technology. (If evaluating the technology, you have to ignore the art.)
The photo is good despite it's limitations, just like the new Star Wars movies are bad despite the good technology. CGI is for people who like graphics, not movies.
The article states that they're trying to recreate the process by which the original picture was taken.
Once they've done that, they should figgure out where the window from which the picture was taken was and take a new (8 hour) exposure with the old technology, as a comparason.
I think the plate is very beautiful. The distortion combined with the extreme grainyness gives in an impressionistic quality, and the diagonals make for a fairly balanced and striking composition. Funny, it would take another 100 years for photography to really become accepted as art, but the first photograph succeeded wonderfully on artistic grounds.
boy, quit smokin' crackrock, it'll do you no good.
Re:gnome and mozilla released in the same month!
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It wasn't really directed at you. I was just trying to give the people a chuckle. Maybe I need to take my meds...
Re:gnome and mozilla released in the same month!
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exactly my point... think about it... think about it... hurting yourself yet? ok, now to stop the pain, hold a claw hammer backwards in your outstretched arms and pull your hands toward your face as fast as you can.
Unless you owned it in old form and now are going to buy it again in new form.
Of course, that's the only way this can hurt LA financially, and do they want the PR hit of saying "We'd rather charge people for the same product twice, thank you?"
That's a much more apt and dangerous comparason, but it can be argued that Word beat WordPerfect with features. (WordPerfect isn't really very good software, and back before I knew that I was supposed to hate Microsoft, I really did prefer Word;-) )
Though you also have to remember: Microsoft got people to switch over from WordPerfect by having great compatibility with the WP format. They made the transition painless. Here, they're doing just the opposite.
"Some of us run a more secure distro for a reason."
I'm not saying this is what *I* want, but security = hassle for most people, and I think some sort of middle ground could be achieved, where the default user could install things that don't require root privelidges (Quake 3, Mozilla, etc. etc.) and you'd need a separate root password (which the installer would prompt for) for things like kernel, glibc, or KDE upgrades.
Re:Makes of mockery of the ealier story
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I don't know what the submitter/editor was thinking on the Linux Is Dead article, because if you were one of the four people who actually read the article, it said no such thing. (In fact, quite the opposite.)
But yes, this, KDE, Moz, and the ever-improving stability of the 2.4 kernel are quite forceful rebuttals of (real) Linux is Dead claims.
If only BeOS had had the kind of community support that Linux enjoys.
Man I hate DoS attacks. Hacking is one of those crimes I can't help but quietly cheer. Like graffiti and car chases, I find my self, for no good reason, quietly behind the bad guys. But DoS is the exception. It takes no skill and no talent. It isn't cool, it's just lame.
I don't have time to evaluate it soon, so let me be the first to congratulate the team on reaching this milestone. It's gotta be a little easier to breathe now.
I'll let others congratulate them on the quality of the product.
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Really, I wonder about the guy that submitted this story. This is a GOOD thing for Linux. In that it honestly reports the current state of affiars:
It's great in the server market, it has a way to go in the desktop market, the hype has died down, the stocks fell, but a good product continues to be developed.
If I were running a business and I read that article it would spark interest, not turn me away.
Frankly I thought it was sincere and balanced coverage. But I guess since it didn't get on its knees and pray to the mighty gods of Opensource, it will be read as FUD here. (Though, judging from the other posts, I don't think it was read at all)
Mmmm hmmm... that's very interesting... yes, let me talk to my people and get back to you on that. You should receive a letter from the Department of Screw You, Nobody Cares What You Think sometime next week, OK?
Slashdot Mirror
Ha,
Post an admittedly 100% ignorant post and get a +1 insightful. Post a well thought out opinion, complete with links to relevant sources that disagrees with a moderator's opinion and get -1: Troll.
tried to find the relevant Calvin and Hobbes online, but couldn't. Oh well, you know what I'm talking about.
100% of Slashdot is available elsewhere, perhaps you're just reading more news than you used to.
Ok, slashcode guys, it's been a long time, please fix this bug (oh and mod parent down)
Slashdot in effect y'all.
Being completely ignorant and all, I'll post some questions.
$5000? What's the justification for that? I know laptop screens ain't cheap, but are the mechanics behind it so complicated that it has to be double the normal price?
How sturdy does this thing look, I wouldn't want one if it's going to fall apart in a month. Also how easy is it to open and close, a second screen is a wonderful feature (everyone should work on a two-monitor setup just once, you won't want to give it up) but it might not be worth extra weight, shorter battery life, more moving parts, and tedious open and close procedure. One of the great things about a laptop is, you can generally shut it off and stick it in your bookbag (or whatever) in about 10 seconds.
Actually, it seems like you're screwing over the majority of custormers... if you and people like you weren't pirating software, they wouldn't be taking such (irrational) steps.
(Score: -1, praeteritio)
and for me:
(Score: -1, erudite humor)
BEGIN SNOBBERY
I only bring copies of my music CD's to work, does that mean I'm a felon whenever I listen to "3 Doors Down"?
No, but you should be!!!
/END SNOBBERY
yes, but that still doesn't explain how microsoft stands to lose any money at all on this.
actually, MAME is one of the few things that could prompt me to buy an X-BOX. I've been looking to build a MAME console inside this old arcade case a friend of mine has, X BOX + 20 inch TV + arcade pad + MAME = arcade fun without keyboard hassles.
When evaluating a work of art that overlaps with technology, you have to ignore the technology. (If evaluating the technology, you have to ignore the art.)
The photo is good despite it's limitations, just like the new Star Wars movies are bad despite the good technology. CGI is for people who like graphics, not movies.
The article states that they're trying to recreate the process by which the original picture was taken.
Once they've done that, they should figgure out where the window from which the picture was taken was and take a new (8 hour) exposure with the old technology, as a comparason.
I think the plate is very beautiful. The distortion combined with the extreme grainyness gives in an impressionistic quality, and the diagonals make for a fairly balanced and striking composition. Funny, it would take another 100 years for photography to really become accepted as art, but the first photograph succeeded wonderfully on artistic grounds.
Time Travellers from the future?
what?
boy, quit smokin' crackrock, it'll do you no good.
It wasn't really directed at you. I was just trying to give the people a chuckle. Maybe I need to take my meds...
exactly my point... think about it... think about it... hurting yourself yet? ok, now to stop the pain, hold a claw hammer backwards in your outstretched arms and pull your hands toward your face as fast as you can.
call me in the morning.
Unless you owned it in old form and now are going to buy it again in new form.
Of course, that's the only way this can hurt LA financially, and do they want the PR hit of saying "We'd rather charge people for the same product twice, thank you?"
That's a much more apt and dangerous comparason, but it can be argued that Word beat WordPerfect with features. (WordPerfect isn't really very good software, and back before I knew that I was supposed to hate Microsoft, I really did prefer Word ;-) )
Though you also have to remember: Microsoft got people to switch over from WordPerfect by having great compatibility with the WP format. They made the transition painless. Here, they're doing just the opposite.
"Some of us run a more secure distro for a reason."
I'm not saying this is what *I* want, but security = hassle for most people, and I think some sort of middle ground could be achieved, where the default user could install things that don't require root privelidges (Quake 3, Mozilla, etc. etc.) and you'd need a separate root password (which the installer would prompt for) for things like kernel, glibc, or KDE upgrades.
I don't know what the submitter/editor was thinking on the Linux Is Dead article, because if you were one of the four people who actually read the article, it said no such thing. (In fact, quite the opposite.)
But yes, this, KDE, Moz, and the ever-improving stability of the 2.4 kernel are quite forceful rebuttals of (real) Linux is Dead claims.
If only BeOS had had the kind of community support that Linux enjoys.
oops, shoulda clicked the "No +1" box on that to avoid an Overrated, and a hit on the karma.
Oh wait... who cares about karma?
Don't forget Neverwinter Nights!!!
When did we first hear about that, '99?
Man I hate DoS attacks. Hacking is one of those crimes I can't help but quietly cheer. Like graffiti and car chases, I find my self, for no good reason, quietly behind the bad guys. But DoS is the exception. It takes no skill and no talent. It isn't cool, it's just lame.
You hear that, kids? You are *lame*
I don't have time to evaluate it soon, so let me be the first to congratulate the team on reaching this milestone. It's gotta be a little easier to breathe now.
I'll let others congratulate them on the quality of the product.
Really, I wonder about the guy that submitted this story. This is a GOOD thing for Linux. In that it honestly reports the current state of affiars:
It's great in the server market, it has a way to go in the desktop market, the hype has died down, the stocks fell, but a good product continues to be developed.
If I were running a business and I read that article it would spark interest, not turn me away.
Frankly I thought it was sincere and balanced coverage. But I guess since it didn't get on its knees and pray to the mighty gods of Opensource, it will be read as FUD here. (Though, judging from the other posts, I don't think it was read at all)
Mmmm hmmm... that's very interesting... yes, let me talk to my people and get back to you on that. You should receive a letter from the Department of Screw You, Nobody Cares What You Think sometime next week, OK?
Have a nice day. Goodbye.