I've been using Tiny Tiny RSS for some time now, and to me it is even better than Google Reader, for one reason: whereas in Google Reader you could share articles with Google+, in Tiny Tiny RSS you can publish articles you like to a public RSS feed.
I'm a linux user, so it's a big bonus that applications like liferea and newsbeuter integrate neatly with Tiny Tiny RSS. Add to that the Android app and I can always have my news in sync, wherever I read them.
I haven't read the article (shock), so I'm not arguing with those who say this isn't interesting, but it reminded me of Douglas Hofstadter in GEB:
"I was talking one day with two systems programmers for the computer I was using. They mentioned that the operating system seemed to be able to handle up to about thirty-five users with great comfort, but at about thirty-five users or so, the response time all of a sudden shot up, getting so slow that you might as well log off and go home and wait until later. Jokingly I said, "Well, that's simple to fix -- just find the place in the operating system where the number '35' is stored, and change it to '60'!" Everyone laughed. The point is, of course, that there is no such place. Where, then, does the critical number -- 35 users -- come from? The answer is: It is a visible consequence of the overall system organization -- an "epiphenomenon".
Similarly, you might ask about a sprinter, "Where is the '9.3' stored, that makes him be able to run 100 yards in 9.3 seconds?" Obviously, it is not stored anywhere. His time is a result of how he is built, what his reaction time is, a million factors all interacting when he runs. The time is quite reproducible, but it is not stored in his body anywhere. It is spread around among all the cells of his body and only manifests itself in the act of the sprint itself.
Epiphenomena abound. In the game of "Go", there is the feature that "two eyes live". It is not built into the rules, but it is a consequence of the rules. In the human brain, there is gullibility. How gullible are you? Is your gullibility located in some "gullibility center" in your brain? Could a neurosurgeon reach in and perform some delicate operation to lower your gullibility, otherwise leaving you alone? If you believe this, you are pretty gullible, and should perhaps consider such an operation".
I don't think it would be more difficult, because If you are flying, a straight line is always the minimum path. It doesn't add a whole lot (if it adds anything at all) to the complexity of the problem. You're right though, it also wouldn't be less difficult. And of course, if some expert bees can collect nectar as they fly by, the baseball paths from a previous story could apply.
My Acer Aspire One included a recovery CD, and the computer doesn't have a CD drive. Then again, I spent 250€ on that laptop, so it's understandable that they would cut costs wherever possible. It can be a hassle if you don't have an external drive, but it's not absurd.
Ah, the joys of using Debian stable. If this DDoS update is released months down the road, it will probably be detected in the year and a half before my next update.
Fortunately for the U.S., only the battleships were in port. I don't think that the U.S. could have been as successful in the Pacific if it had lost carriers during this attack.
That doesn't seem to be the case, unless the carriers were of vital importance immediately. Quoting Churchill in The Second World War:
In the autumn of 1942, only three American aircraft-carriers were afloat; a year later there were fifty; by the end of the war there were more than a hundred.
I'm using Firefox and I simply reject all cookies. For the sites that need it (for login purposes, in my case), I add exceptions. You can even add exceptions forever or just for the session. This method may be too restrictive for some, but if, like me, you only absolutely need cookies in a handful of sites that very seldom change, it works well.
"If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them."
Yes, and instead of a studio set there would be webcam shots with different people looking busy, pausing just to look at the camera and say: "We're Linux. We just get things done".
"Why is McDonald's still counting? How insecure is this company? Forty million eighty jillion killion trillion....is anyone really impressed anymore? Oh eighty-nine billion sold! All right I'll have one."
That's poetry. It means that when you mention KDE 4.0 everyone leaves except the hard-core KDE lovers. Come to think of it, I use KDE and I'd rather leave than witness hard-core KDE love.
Funny that you would use the word sisterhood. There is quote that goes like this: "Never praise a sister to a sister in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears." I don't know why you say that is a root cause that you'll never hear about though. Where you live it may be different, but around here it is common sense (be it right or wrong) that in a group composed of only women there will be tension and vicious remarks, even if it may happen in subtle ways (until the day it explodes).
Funny. I know you're joking (I hope), but I can't tell whether it's the "blogging is stupid" joke, or the "since this technology can be used for evil, let's ban it" joke.
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I've been using Tiny Tiny RSS for some time now, and to me it is even better than Google Reader, for one reason: whereas in Google Reader you could share articles with Google+, in Tiny Tiny RSS you can publish articles you like to a public RSS feed.
I'm a linux user, so it's a big bonus that applications like liferea and newsbeuter integrate neatly with Tiny Tiny RSS. Add to that the Android app and I can always have my news in sync, wherever I read them.
I haven't read the article (shock), so I'm not arguing with those who say this isn't interesting, but it reminded me of Douglas Hofstadter in GEB:
"I was talking one day with two systems programmers for the computer I was using. They mentioned that the operating system seemed to be able to handle up to about thirty-five users with great comfort, but at about thirty-five users or so, the response time all of a sudden shot up, getting so slow that you might as well log off and go home and wait until later. Jokingly I said, "Well, that's simple to fix -- just find the place in the operating system where the number '35' is stored, and change it to '60'!" Everyone laughed. The point is, of course, that there is no such place. Where, then, does the critical number -- 35 users -- come from? The answer is: It is a visible consequence of the overall system organization -- an "epiphenomenon".
Similarly, you might ask about a sprinter, "Where is the '9.3' stored, that makes him be able to run 100 yards in 9.3 seconds?" Obviously, it is not stored anywhere. His time is a result of how he is built, what his reaction time is, a million factors all interacting when he runs. The time is quite reproducible, but it is not stored in his body anywhere. It is spread around among all the cells of his body and only manifests itself in the act of the sprint itself.
Epiphenomena abound. In the game of "Go", there is the feature that "two eyes live". It is not built into the rules, but it is a consequence of the rules. In the human brain, there is gullibility. How gullible are you? Is your gullibility located in some "gullibility center" in your brain? Could a neurosurgeon reach in and perform some delicate operation to lower your gullibility, otherwise leaving you alone? If you believe this, you are pretty gullible, and should perhaps consider such an operation".
I don't think it would be more difficult, because If you are flying, a straight line is always the minimum path. It doesn't add a whole lot (if it adds anything at all) to the complexity of the problem. You're right though, it also wouldn't be less difficult. And of course, if some expert bees can collect nectar as they fly by, the baseball paths from a previous story could apply.
Yeah, there was an old saying about books, something like: "Never lend books. Give them instead. The effect is the same and you'll look nicer".
My Acer Aspire One included a recovery CD, and the computer doesn't have a CD drive. Then again, I spent 250€ on that laptop, so it's understandable that they would cut costs wherever possible. It can be a hassle if you don't have an external drive, but it's not absurd.
If he were from New Zealand I would say it's a binary solo, but being from Canada I'm not sure.
Ah, the joys of using Debian stable. If this DDoS update is released months down the road, it will probably be detected in the year and a half before my next update.
That doesn't seem to be the case, unless the carriers were of vital importance immediately. Quoting Churchill in The Second World War:
I'm using Firefox and I simply reject all cookies. For the sites that need it (for login purposes, in my case), I add exceptions. You can even add exceptions forever or just for the session. This method may be too restrictive for some, but if, like me, you only absolutely need cookies in a handful of sites that very seldom change, it works well.
Funnily enough, that can be accomplished through evolution, if we come up with a good system of rewards and punishment.
"If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them."
Yes, and instead of a studio set there would be webcam shots with different people looking busy, pausing just to look at the camera and say: "We're Linux. We just get things done".
"I was surprised recently when my back asked for all this type of information"
So that's why those people whip themselves in the back. And all this time I thought they were religious fanatics.
What do you mean Segway "killer"? Isn't the Segway already in a ditch by the side of the road, bleeding to death?
I knew this Linux thing was evil. Even when it effects positive change, it is afflicting.
So that's how Hindus get those spectacular bodies.
Yeah, I'm sure he'll feel real comfortable with the rescue crew, and then in the hospital waiting room.
"Then when you get to work, I change in the restroom into my work clothes"
Ok, I can call you when I get to work, but how does your changing clothes help me?
"Why is McDonald's still counting? How insecure is this company? Forty million eighty jillion killion trillion....is anyone really impressed anymore? Oh eighty-nine billion sold! All right I'll have one."
-- Jerry Seinfeld
That's poetry. It means that when you mention KDE 4.0 everyone leaves except the hard-core KDE lovers. Come to think of it, I use KDE and I'd rather leave than witness hard-core KDE love.
Funny that you would use the word sisterhood. There is quote that goes like this: "Never praise a sister to a sister in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears." I don't know why you say that is a root cause that you'll never hear about though. Where you live it may be different, but around here it is common sense (be it right or wrong) that in a group composed of only women there will be tension and vicious remarks, even if it may happen in subtle ways (until the day it explodes).
Funny. I know you're joking (I hope), but I can't tell whether it's the "blogging is stupid" joke, or the "since this technology can be used for evil, let's ban it" joke.
Talk to Santa Claus, I'm sure he's been keeping lists in databases long before that date.
Problem-creating and synthetic skills, naturally. The software is terrible, but the shrewd marketing compensates.
... until someone finds a way to exploit the technology to drive old people into the river, like the Pied Piper of Hamelin.