How long have you been around? This happens every year on April 1st. If it bothers you, then mark April 1st on your calendar next year to take a day off from Slashdot.
Perhaps if y'all didn't act like Slashdot commited a mortal sin whenever the occasional dupe occured, Taco wouldn't have found this joke so amusing. Mmmm?
Frankly I think it's hilarious. I hope you all have learned a lesson now. Stop bitching about story dupes or this joke'll be around next year too.
"Is anyone else getting pretty pissed that: 1) There haven't been any real articles today so far 2) All the jokes so far aren't even remotely believable "
If it's a bad day for you when a day goes by that Slashdot doesn't post a story that's interesting to you, then why should anybody else be pissed? That's your problem.
"Yes, and the Mozilla people chose a high standard for their 1.0 milestone."
They set their standard higher because the standard was already set. They were playing catchup to IE. It isn't very hard to copy what somebody else has done and make minor improvements to it.
"... version numbers are just for marketing in this industry, don't place so much importance on them."
Actually, they're a collection of milestones. When they design a piece of software, they have a list of features they want to be completed. When they are complete and stable, they reach the designated version number.
"Again why do you care? I have been using since version.6 something. It was usable back then and it's great now."
Faulty logic. Just because it was usable to you doesn't mean it was ready to ship. They obviously care or they wouldn't have waited so long for v1 to ship.
Why do you care about a single detail that doesn't nullify my point?
A little whack from the perspective stick...
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Mozilla Project Turns 5
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· Score: 4, Insightful
" A great testament to the ability of open software models debunking the myth that while the community can hack a kernel or compiler together, we can't build a large scale project designed for everyday folks to use."
It took nearly 5 years to get to version 1. At that rate, a few monkeys accessorized with keyboards could have accomplished that.
Don't get me wrong, Mozilla's a wonderful tool for the interent. I'm glad to see IE getting a run for its money. I just don't feel that any myths were shattered here.
1.) It took aaaaaaaaages.
2.) For the most part, the hard work was done and the tough decisions were made. Mozilla wasn't exactly paving the way for the internet as we see it today.
3.) It was necessary. Linux needed a AAA browser. If a good browser for Linux wasn't in demand, how far would it have gone?
I guess what I'm saying is that it's a logical evolution, not necessarily a challenge for the community. Get the community to put together an ambitious game, then we'll shatter a few myths.
"Obviously, from this article, you can be located at all times which turns your cellular phone into mechanism the authorities can use to track you."
You can't have it both ways. Either the phone can be traced or it can't. You can't say "Well, it should be available to firefighters but not police."
You're not required to own a cell phone. If you're worried about being tracked, then don't use one. Just don't cry if a disaster happens and nobody can find you.
On the flip side, it makes a cell phone much harder to use as a tool for criminals. If you're on the FBI's most wanted, you're not going to carry a cell phone around. You shouldn't anyway, that's how the pipe bomber was caught last year.
Sorry, I'm not willing to join the knee-jerk club over that mandate. I mean seriously, what's new here? If you're at home and your landline rings, should the gov't be disallowed from making the assumption that you're home?
There isn't a reason they shouldn't. They're doing the right thing. I think the point of posting this story was to rile up the knee-jerk "banning technology is oppression!" ppl. It's kind of like running into a crowd of Mac people, putting on a helmet, and shouting "3 gigahertz!!"
*hoping the mods are open to a little humor today*
" Did anyone notice that there is a brand new/. article about GPS being a new tech in phones about three slots down? And the military is already banning them?"
Yeah, it really sucks for all the Slashdot visitors in Iraq that are embedded reporters for the US Army./sarcasm
Slashdot Mirror
... for GTA 3. Right now I have the car etc, but I want to Turbo Boost and Ski Mode and all that other cool stuff. Damn that'd be fun. Poor cops.
"Give it a rest, Taco!"
How long have you been around? This happens every year on April 1st. If it bothers you, then mark April 1st on your calendar next year to take a day off from Slashdot.
"and shut up already, its not funny anymore!"
It's posts like yours that make it funny!
"qupe!"
The fifth one will be pupe!
"This is the fourth time I have seen this story.
It is getting less and less funny."
Perhaps if y'all didn't act like Slashdot commited a mortal sin whenever the occasional dupe occured, Taco wouldn't have found this joke so amusing. Mmmm?
Frankly I think it's hilarious. I hope you all have learned a lesson now. Stop bitching about story dupes or this joke'll be around next year too.
"Is anyone else getting pretty pissed that:
1) There haven't been any real articles today so far
2) All the jokes so far aren't even remotely believable "
If it's a bad day for you when a day goes by that Slashdot doesn't post a story that's interesting to you, then why should anybody else be pissed? That's your problem.
I wasn't talking about bugs, I was talking about feature completion and whether or not the majority of the customer base can use it.
BTW, we're not even on the same planet as my original point.
"Yes, and the Mozilla people chose a high standard for their 1.0 milestone."
They set their standard higher because the standard was already set. They were playing catchup to IE. It isn't very hard to copy what somebody else has done and make minor improvements to it.
"... version numbers are just for marketing in this industry, don't place so much importance on them."
Actually, they're a collection of milestones. When they design a piece of software, they have a list of features they want to be completed. When they are complete and stable, they reach the designated version number.
"It is not a product. It is not for sale. It never shipped. It's an open source product."
Hence the five year development cycle.
Thank you.
Good night.
"Again why do you care? I have been using since version .6 something. It was usable back then and it's great now."
Faulty logic. Just because it was usable to you doesn't mean it was ready to ship. They obviously care or they wouldn't have waited so long for v1 to ship.
Why do you care about a single detail that doesn't nullify my point?
" Why do you care so much about version numbers?"
Because it wasn't at a state that they were comfortable with yet, that's why.
"DAMMIT!!!"
"Don't have a cow, man."
Man, I was a kid when Bart said that.
" A great testament to the ability of open software models debunking the myth that while the community can hack a kernel or compiler together, we can't build a large scale project designed for everyday folks to use."
It took nearly 5 years to get to version 1. At that rate, a few monkeys accessorized with keyboards could have accomplished that.
Don't get me wrong, Mozilla's a wonderful tool for the interent. I'm glad to see IE getting a run for its money. I just don't feel that any myths were shattered here.
1.) It took aaaaaaaaages.
2.) For the most part, the hard work was done and the tough decisions were made. Mozilla wasn't exactly paving the way for the internet as we see it today.
3.) It was necessary. Linux needed a AAA browser. If a good browser for Linux wasn't in demand, how far would it have gone?
I guess what I'm saying is that it's a logical evolution, not necessarily a challenge for the community. Get the community to put together an ambitious game, then we'll shatter a few myths.
" Every time I see a story that will let me show off my l33t Simpson's-quoting sk1lz, someone beats me to it!!! Don't you people ever sleep???"
Worst quoting sk11z ever.
"This extends the simple, but powerful, uses of gzip to biogenic fossil detectors..."
The problem with gzip is that doesn't preserve data very well. Now tar, it preserves fossil data quite well.
heh I hear ya.
:(
I like playing GTA3 on my laptop, though. I doubt that game will be on my GBA anytime soon.
"and watch them all load WineX [transgaming.com]?" .. and then complain that it doesn't work.
:)
You could have chosen your reply a little more carefully.
"Or going to the Annual "Big Science Thing" and shouting "Pi is exactly 3!"
Or going to a Linux conference and shouting "Grand Theft Auto 3!"
Woo boy, I'm going to get beat up for that.
"Obviously, from this article, you can be located at all times which turns your cellular phone into mechanism the authorities can use to track you."
You can't have it both ways. Either the phone can be traced or it can't. You can't say "Well, it should be available to firefighters but not police."
You're not required to own a cell phone. If you're worried about being tracked, then don't use one. Just don't cry if a disaster happens and nobody can find you.
On the flip side, it makes a cell phone much harder to use as a tool for criminals. If you're on the FBI's most wanted, you're not going to carry a cell phone around. You shouldn't anyway, that's how the pipe bomber was caught last year.
Sorry, I'm not willing to join the knee-jerk club over that mandate. I mean seriously, what's new here? If you're at home and your landline rings, should the gov't be disallowed from making the assumption that you're home?
"And why shouldn't they?"
There isn't a reason they shouldn't. They're doing the right thing. I think the point of posting this story was to rile up the knee-jerk "banning technology is oppression!" ppl. It's kind of like running into a crowd of Mac people, putting on a helmet, and shouting "3 gigahertz!!"
*hoping the mods are open to a little humor today*
" Did anyone notice that there is a brand new /. article about GPS being a new tech in phones about three slots down? And the military is already banning them?"
/sarcasm
Yeah, it really sucks for all the Slashdot visitors in Iraq that are embedded reporters for the US Army.
"Shuttle Data Recorder May be Key to Accident"
So the recorder did it? Man, I didn't see that coming. I guess that's more believable than the culprit being the shuttle's evil twin K.A.R.R.
"Perhaps you would prefer an Isetta [cqql.net]."
You wouldn't have needed to link to it if you had just called it the Urkel car.
"0 posts, and already slashdotted?"
One post and the moderators already get to use their redundant modreration?