Not the whole text, no (in my estimation). Selected quotes that explain the content of the as yet unvisited link and are noted as being excerpts from the "original" source, yes.
I do this all the time and credit the URL where I find interesting articles. In some cases the linked article is not, in fact, the original, but I don't have much control over that.
I think the backlash is coming as a reaction to things that happened here a few months (?) ago. It seemed like Roland-submitted stories were getting approved at Slashdot at the rate of a half dozen or so per week. Just a guess.
Homer: [holds up a blue crayon] I want you to stick this crayon
into my brain.
Moe: No problem -- the ol' Crayola oblongata.
Meanwhile, Lisa draws a picture of her father as a Renaissance-era
intellectual. She reaches for the powder blue crayon, finds that
it's missing, and realizes what has happened to it.
Back at Moe's Tavern, Moe begins to put the crayon in Homer's nose.
Moe: All right, tell me when I hit the sweet spot.
Homer: Deeper, you pusillanimous pilsner pusher!
Moe: All right, all right. [with a small hammer and chisel,
taps the crayon further up Homer's nose]
Homer: De-fense! [woof-woof] De-fense! [woof-woof]
Moe: Eh, that's pretty dumb. But, uh... [taps once more]
Homer: Extended warranty? How can I lose?
Moe: Perfect.
In any complicated thinking environment, putting someone "on the spot" while being observed by peers/"superiors" is a stressful situation for the mark. Such tactics are often used by those seeking to demonstrate dominance and leadership skills while conveniently ignoring the actual complexity of the problem at hand. Remember, collective IQ is generally not the sum of all the brains in the room - it often declines as sociological theory kicks in.
Individuals that deal with complicated problems often suffer from loss of recent recall (maybe think accessing a HDD rather than RAM), especially if they jump around mentally on different subjects in their regular work. But, since the theatre is designed for RIGHT NOW responses, there's a latency problem that doesn't look too good if one has to spend 10 or 20 seconds accessing the mental hard drive.
In good engineering (I.E., "real" engineering with a few hundred years' experience of dealing with ideas as opposed to "software" engineering) organizations that are not too heavy with the superficial politics and jockeying for status phenomenon you will see a lot of patience, reflection and re-reflection on ideas generated or critiqued in a "pressure" situation.
Sorry, got carried away and maybe missed the original point.
That well-known innovation cry, "Brains! We need more brains!" is being misinterpreted by clueless decision-makers as meaning that eating skull contents/stunting normally-creative synapses and remaining cells is the thing to do.
I'd include a screenshot of Carly chowing down on HP employee plebes' cranium innards, but I think I've said enough already on too many levels of understanding.
Yeah. I founded a "love money"-funded startup called Homeplans Inc. (Ontario corporation) about 20 years ago and the goal was to provide pretty much exactly this type of service with the added option of having a draftsman create floor plans of the house to be sold. It would have cost about $250 and would have been incorporated into the real estate agent's fee.
Ready market in Toronto at that time, big bucks exchanging hands with rapidly-increasing house prices possibly due to the Anglo head office exodus from Montreal. I think Remax was just starting up in Hogtown then.
Now, back then, computers were still quite expensive (and, plus, I had an onion tied to my belt), so the whole idea was based on manual drafting (I.E., photocopying and then modifying commercial maps for driving directions as well as providing hand-drawn floor plans created by drafting students or unemployed draftsmen). The payoff for this seemingly labour-intensive element would eventually come as a big enough collection of similar house layouts was established and most work could be simple revisions to existing plans. With an appropriately-equipped cube van, all work could be done onsite "while-u-wait".
Then, having knowledge of a house layout, popular add-ons like factory pre-fabricated backyard wooden decks could be offered to the homeowner.
I recall visiting a mapping company and seeing their 80's-era computers and setup (must have been Intergraph-based at that time) and the end result was that the idea (for the directional maps) was not feasible at the time - I forget the details.
The technology simply wasn't there then and I was just an innocent young pup with a good idea but no influence/connections/marketing knowledge/schmooze experience.
Anyway, I have to stop writing now because I've run out of Slashdot's monthy allocation of the use of hyphenated terms.
One slightly tinfoilish concept is that there is plausible deniability (and we thought that was only for US presidents and stuff) when using commercial software. In other words, since it was paid-for, blame can be placed elsewhere so that everyone "gets off the hook".
Given most users'/executives' level of knowledge about software and hardware, this is maybe an effective "out" for problems whose origins are probably elsewhere. After all, who has the patience/critical analysis ability to listen to/can comprehend stuff like the following:
"Well, you see, at the specific time you saved the file, the cron job was interrupted due to an unscheduled backup caused by an errant RAM issue on the server. Not the server you actually were using, but because the upgraded version of the current database was not compatible with the..."
That's why big, slow, quiet intake fans (with easily-cleaned external and accessible filters - I.E., panty hose held in place with a clip-on finger/cat paw/infant toe shield) sucking lots of CFM is the next big thing in PC cooling.
As long as static pressure is taken into account, this can be a nice, easy retrofit kit for existing removeable case sides. I was going to draw and upload a concept drawing but my scanner isn't working.
If you are interested in R&D and have bucks I also have a relatively cheap cryo solution and prototype case layouts.
"Many computer users perform their own hardware upgrades, and a distressing number of these result in insufficient damage to the system. Destroying your own computer is every user's right and is the pattern of behaviour expected by the manufacturers and, especially, repair personnel, whose very livelihood is put in peril by those users who perversely persist in correctly upgrading their equipment."
I wonder if we'll ever see cad.slashdot.org...[Taco hears the crickets in his palatial backyard]
There probably wouldn't be a whole helluva lot of contributors but those who would contribute would likely be quite knowledgeable about the field (at least for story submissions). Plus, CAD, computer modelling and the related CGI is seen as "cool" by many bright younger people. Actually, it's not - it's pure drudgery, lame and sucks - don't get into this field, stay away! [/job preservation]
None of the existing CAD-related sites that have reader comments enabled have a slash-type comment moderation system, but maybe that's just because there aren't enough people interested.
Now, it might be the case that there are some systems which system OEMs produce which have more intensively tested drivers and things of that sort...
Speaking from a 3D CAD/visualization viewpoint (lately I've been zooming, rotating and panning fairly large models with multiple attached external reference drawings and files), having a software vendor-approved system can probably make a big difference. This is for realtime, shaded (but not textured), smooth movement on the monitor. This is often important in order to show people specific details within a 3D model while maintaining their perspective. Many engineers have trouble with reading 2D drawings.
Even though current "mainstream" higher-end gaming videocards can come equipped with 256 or 512MB of VRAM, SLI and technobabble it seems like the $2000+ cards are still the best choice for non-gaming 3D.
A problem is that there are no vendors that can supply one-on-one, live comparisons so that a buyer can evaluate the performance of different CAD-dedicated professional cards with their specific software (stuff like Solidworks, Pro-Engineer, SmartPlant, Aveva, etc.).
Does this mean that if I bought a dual Opteron system (with dual cores each, thus adding up to 4 processors) I'd have to buy XP Server (or whatever it's called) rather than just XP Pro?
That's a good comment I think. Parallel processing and bigger words (8>16>32>64) are the way to go, but then software has to be re-written/modified to use 64 bits and multi-threading.
Since current computers are more than fast enough for what, 90% of most users' needs, will there be a demand for dual Opterons once the price comes down?
Would a true "dual system" require dedicated, seperate hard drives?
Slashdot Mirror
During the Christmas party, Sergey and Larry were driving a large radio controlled SUV around the offices.
Were they both in it at the time?
Not the whole text, no (in my estimation). Selected quotes that explain the content of the as yet unvisited link and are noted as being excerpts from the "original" source, yes.
I do this all the time and credit the URL where I find interesting articles. In some cases the linked article is not, in fact, the original, but I don't have much control over that.
Just my two-fifty on the subject.
I think the backlash is coming as a reaction to things that happened here a few months (?) ago. It seemed like Roland-submitted stories were getting approved at Slashdot at the rate of a half dozen or so per week. Just a guess.
Robots go back farther than that. Never heard of Steam Man?
Oh, wait. It's not April 1 yet.
Was it actually the CPU or the fan? I've had each 1800 MP fan die (within warranty) one year apart from one another.
Me too, I'm upgrading to 2800s, except I'm paying for both
Homer: [holds up a blue crayon] I want you to stick this crayon into my brain.
Moe: No problem -- the ol' Crayola oblongata.
Meanwhile, Lisa draws a picture of her father as a Renaissance-era intellectual. She reaches for the powder blue crayon, finds that it's missing, and realizes what has happened to it.
Back at Moe's Tavern, Moe begins to put the crayon in Homer's nose.
Moe: All right, tell me when I hit the sweet spot.
Homer: Deeper, you pusillanimous pilsner pusher!
Moe: All right, all right. [with a small hammer and chisel, taps the crayon further up Homer's nose]
Homer: De-fense! [woof-woof] De-fense! [woof-woof]
Moe: Eh, that's pretty dumb. But, uh
Homer: Extended warranty? How can I lose?
Moe: Perfect.
In any complicated thinking environment, putting someone "on the spot" while being observed by peers/"superiors" is a stressful situation for the mark. Such tactics are often used by those seeking to demonstrate dominance and leadership skills while conveniently ignoring the actual complexity of the problem at hand. Remember, collective IQ is generally not the sum of all the brains in the room - it often declines as sociological theory kicks in.
Individuals that deal with complicated problems often suffer from loss of recent recall (maybe think accessing a HDD rather than RAM), especially if they jump around mentally on different subjects in their regular work. But, since the theatre is designed for RIGHT NOW responses, there's a latency problem that doesn't look too good if one has to spend 10 or 20 seconds accessing the mental hard drive.
In good engineering (I.E., "real" engineering with a few hundred years' experience of dealing with ideas as opposed to "software" engineering) organizations that are not too heavy with the superficial politics and jockeying for status phenomenon you will see a lot of patience, reflection and re-reflection on ideas generated or critiqued in a "pressure" situation.
Sorry, got carried away and maybe missed the original point.
That well-known innovation cry, "Brains! We need more brains!" is being misinterpreted by clueless decision-makers as meaning that eating skull contents/stunting normally-creative synapses and remaining cells is the thing to do.
I'd include a screenshot of Carly chowing down on HP employee plebes' cranium innards, but I think I've said enough already on too many levels of understanding.
Yeah. I founded a "love money"-funded startup called Homeplans Inc. (Ontario corporation) about 20 years ago and the goal was to provide pretty much exactly this type of service with the added option of having a draftsman create floor plans of the house to be sold. It would have cost about $250 and would have been incorporated into the real estate agent's fee.
Ready market in Toronto at that time, big bucks exchanging hands with rapidly-increasing house prices possibly due to the Anglo head office exodus from Montreal. I think Remax was just starting up in Hogtown then.
Now, back then, computers were still quite expensive (and, plus, I had an onion tied to my belt), so the whole idea was based on manual drafting (I.E., photocopying and then modifying commercial maps for driving directions as well as providing hand-drawn floor plans created by drafting students or unemployed draftsmen). The payoff for this seemingly labour-intensive element would eventually come as a big enough collection of similar house layouts was established and most work could be simple revisions to existing plans. With an appropriately-equipped cube van, all work could be done onsite "while-u-wait".
Then, having knowledge of a house layout, popular add-ons like factory pre-fabricated backyard wooden decks could be offered to the homeowner.
I recall visiting a mapping company and seeing their 80's-era computers and setup (must have been Intergraph-based at that time) and the end result was that the idea (for the directional maps) was not feasible at the time - I forget the details.
The technology simply wasn't there then and I was just an innocent young pup with a good idea but no influence/connections/marketing knowledge/schmooze experience.
Anyway, I have to stop writing now because I've run out of Slashdot's monthy allocation of the use of hyphenated terms.
Autodesk's Carol Bartz?
More Reverse Polish Notation calculator models! They're cool.
I'm not a boater, but I assume that a lighthouse keeper also provides a "human interface" contact and confidence for sailors in the region.
Like, say, when it happens that he knows that a bunch of supermodels on a yacht during a nude photo shoot have gotten drunk and are feeling frisky.
Can GPS do that? Huh? Can it? No.
Sure, if you are a savvy computer person.
What about the rest of us?
One slightly tinfoilish concept is that there is plausible deniability (and we thought that was only for US presidents and stuff) when using commercial software. In other words, since it was paid-for, blame can be placed elsewhere so that everyone "gets off the hook".
Given most users'/executives' level of knowledge about software and hardware, this is maybe an effective "out" for problems whose origins are probably elsewhere. After all, who has the patience/critical analysis ability to listen to/can comprehend stuff like the following:
"Well, you see, at the specific time you saved the file, the cron job was interrupted due to an unscheduled backup caused by an errant RAM issue on the server. Not the server you actually were using, but because the upgraded version of the current database was not compatible with the..."
1) Popularize use of computers in business and home
3) See scum take advantage of new capabilities via internet
Does that trash comment refer to this page?
Just curious.
That's why big, slow, quiet intake fans (with easily-cleaned external and accessible filters - I.E., panty hose held in place with a clip-on finger/cat paw/infant toe shield) sucking lots of CFM is the next big thing in PC cooling.
As long as static pressure is taken into account, this can be a nice, easy retrofit kit for existing removeable case sides. I was going to draw and upload a concept drawing but my scanner isn't working.
If you are interested in R&D and have bucks I also have a relatively cheap cryo solution and prototype case layouts.
Crap! Two links to Dan from me in one day (it's a great site).
Excerpt from the page:
"Many computer users perform their own hardware upgrades, and a distressing number of these result in insufficient damage to the system. Destroying your own computer is every user's right and is the pattern of behaviour expected by the manufacturers and, especially, repair personnel, whose very livelihood is put in peril by those users who perversely persist in correctly upgrading their equipment."
The Wind-Tunnel PC
Good idea! What's the recipe again?
I wonder if we'll ever see cad.slashdot.org...[Taco hears the crickets in his palatial backyard]
There probably wouldn't be a whole helluva lot of contributors but those who would contribute would likely be quite knowledgeable about the field (at least for story submissions). Plus, CAD, computer modelling and the related CGI is seen as "cool" by many bright younger people. Actually, it's not - it's pure drudgery, lame and sucks - don't get into this field, stay away! [/job preservation]
None of the existing CAD-related sites that have reader comments enabled have a slash-type comment moderation system, but maybe that's just because there aren't enough people interested.
Now, it might be the case that there are some systems which system OEMs produce which have more intensively tested drivers and things of that sort...
Speaking from a 3D CAD/visualization viewpoint (lately I've been zooming, rotating and panning fairly large models with multiple attached external reference drawings and files), having a software vendor-approved system can probably make a big difference. This is for realtime, shaded (but not textured), smooth movement on the monitor. This is often important in order to show people specific details within a 3D model while maintaining their perspective. Many engineers have trouble with reading 2D drawings.
Even though current "mainstream" higher-end gaming videocards can come equipped with 256 or 512MB of VRAM, SLI and technobabble it seems like the $2000+ cards are still the best choice for non-gaming 3D.
A problem is that there are no vendors that can supply one-on-one, live comparisons so that a buyer can evaluate the performance of different CAD-dedicated professional cards with their specific software (stuff like Solidworks, Pro-Engineer, SmartPlant, Aveva, etc.).
And to think that I used to consider lame-o piping engineering-related jokes about pipe nipples, trycocks and field erection as being funny...
If you are running two totally different processes at once, then you get immediate benefits.
Doesn't this require that you tell the system to use each processor independantly?
Does this mean that if I bought a dual Opteron system (with dual cores each, thus adding up to 4 processors) I'd have to buy XP Server (or whatever it's called) rather than just XP Pro?
That's a good comment I think. Parallel processing and bigger words (8>16>32>64) are the way to go, but then software has to be re-written/modified to use 64 bits and multi-threading.
Since current computers are more than fast enough for what, 90% of most users' needs, will there be a demand for dual Opterons once the price comes down?
Would a true "dual system" require dedicated, seperate hard drives?