i notice that Slashdot is trying to soften the blow for people who submit stories that are accepted previously. Instead of a harsh "rejected", you now get a soothing "declined".
Rob Malda with manners ?!? What is this world coming to?
Good point. I don't know if Tim would be so bold as to make that move, however. I think Tim's appeal to Jeff has been on a personal basis. I don't think Tim would jeopardize his business relationship over an issue that has nothing to do with the core Amazon-O'Reilly relationship.
Lest you people forget, there was a horrific accident some months ago when developers tried to code Q uake in Java. Please do not make the same mistakes.
i think we should be nicer to him, if you disagree with something he says, instead of flaming and saying he sucks or whatever, just post your thoughts on the topic(s) in his articles... anyway i just think we should be nicer.
I agree. I respect Katz. He is a self-made (didn't graduate college) man who loves to write. Ok, so he's not Fitzgerald but who among us is?
oh be quiet. Kurt does not own Slashdot. He has a right to voice his opinion. At least he's man enough to put his name behind his opinions. I'm more worried about people surreptitiously voicing their opinions behinds facades.
Metcalfe seems to think people take him seriously. He is very wrong. Metcalfe is the same buffoon who thinks Linux is flawed because it is "based on 30 year old technology". He of course was referring to Unix. If we were to apply Metcalfe's line of reasoning to other areas, we should not be using the telephone, automobile, radio, tv, etc. because they are all based on ancient technologies as well.
Metcalfe seems to have an ulterior motive. I don't know what it is yet but I don't think even he believes the crap that he so frequently spews. At any rate, since Metcalfe is 30 years removed from doing anything significant, I propose that he is flawed and as such should be put out to pasture.
but I've been using the Alpha version of Mozilla and I'm impressed. There is a certain elegance and ease of use that is not present in any other browser. It renders pages beautifully and quickly, even in light of the fact that there is still a lot of debugging code. I think we all owe the developers/testers a huge debt. They are giving us a first class browser and almost as important, they are giving us a choice.
There's no source code ?!? There's no way in hell I'm using a binary from the FBI. Do they think we're fools? They're probably the ones who are shutting these sites down in the first place. Nice try, Louis and Janet.
but I think that since Andover bought/. The quality has gone downhill, mostly due to the increased traffic which also increases the trolls and the fray
I disagree. I think it's fashionable to wax nostalgic once something loses its "newness" or feeling of exclusivity. All I know is I keep coming back here 20 times a day to see what's going on becuase Slashdot does it better than any other site I know. Let's give them credit for working very hard to handle the explosive growth. They're working very hard and, in my estimation, getting better all the time.
OEM's are sellling computers installed with it already. Call any major OEM up. If you were awake last week, you would have noticed several news articles reporting that very fact. Microsoft has allowed them to offer it early only if they do not publicize that they are offering it before the "official" release date so as not to lessen the importance and gala-nature of the release functions.
Redhat 6.1 is not an operating system. It is a distribution. None of those so-called security fixes requires a fix to the kernel.
Also, it is shipping. It has been shipped to several OEM's. They can't advertise the fact that they are selling early. Bill doesn't want to dilute the kick-off party.
And I'm here to say that MS has done a good job. It's a huge OS, people. The fact that the damn thing *runs* amazes me =) as well as the fact that it is (according to all accounts) pretty stable (as compared to typical Windows stability). Expect bugs, expect lots of bugs, because there is no way that you can test such a behemoth properly. I myself will not install it until perhaps Service Pack 3+ has come out, because it's prudent.
This attitude is what allows Microsoft to be the success it is. I find it ironic that people are willing to accept incompetence in software as one of the terms of doing business. Would you be willing to absolve a hospital from sloppy tactics because they are a huge institution dealing with thousands of patients daily? What about an engineering firm hired to build a bridge? If it collapsed, would you be willing to give them 2 more chances to get it right?
Only in the world of software do we get the pleasure of paying for a developer's incompetence. It probably won't change until some catastrophe happens because of faulty software.
Microsoft is the distributor of the game. It was developed by a different company (I forget the name). You sir, may choose to make political statements about games. I prefer to play games that I find entertaining. I prefer to fight my battles over more substantive issues. Life is less stressful that way, I've found.
When I'm playing Asheron's Call, I want to feel myself falling off a cliff...but wait, I'm afraid of heights...maybe I don't....no, I do...damn, I'm so conflicted. Aw heck, I'm going to get one. When someone reprograms UT with this, please let me know.
This is what a Slashdot story should look like. Interesting story. Replete with links to background information. Sans alarmist, condescending, pandering drivel (are you listening Katz?)
see nothing wrong with rebroadcasting over the internet what's already on the airwaves
By your naive argument, cable operators should be able to rebroadcast anything from the airwaves that we normally get on "free" tv. This is of course absurd. Cable operators have to negotiate fees with broadcast operators to redistribute their content. Why should internet operators be held to a different standard?
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but I would be more interested in hearing John Carmack's (or someone on his level) opinion of the book.
i notice that Slashdot is trying to soften the blow for people who submit stories that are accepted previously. Instead of a harsh "rejected", you now get a soothing "declined".
Rob Malda with manners ?!? What is this world coming to?
Good point. I don't know if Tim would be so bold as to make that move, however. I think Tim's appeal to Jeff has been on a personal basis. I don't think Tim would jeopardize his business relationship over an issue that has nothing to do with the core Amazon-O'Reilly relationship.
Lest you people forget, there was a horrific accident some months ago when developers tried to code Q uake in Java. Please do not make the same mistakes.
I agree. I respect Katz. He is a self-made (didn't graduate college) man who loves to write. Ok, so he's not Fitzgerald but who among us is?
I'm glad to see that you've taken my advice and put togethe a better argument.
Kurt has no control over Rob releasing the code to Slash. Try to get a real argument together next time.
oh be quiet. Kurt does not own Slashdot. He has a right to voice his opinion. At least he's man enough to put his name behind his opinions. I'm more worried about people surreptitiously voicing their opinions behinds facades.
Bruce, don't worry about the anonymous cowards. They're not worth your time. They just like to get a rise out of folks.
Metcalfe seems to think people take him seriously. He is very wrong. Metcalfe is the same buffoon who thinks Linux is flawed because it is "based on 30 year old technology". He of course was referring to Unix. If we were to apply Metcalfe's line of reasoning to other areas, we should not be using the telephone, automobile, radio, tv, etc. because they are all based on ancient technologies as well.
Metcalfe seems to have an ulterior motive. I don't know what it is yet but I don't think even he believes the crap that he so frequently spews. At any rate, since Metcalfe is 30 years removed from doing anything significant, I propose that he is flawed and as such should be put out to pasture.
but I've been using the Alpha version of Mozilla and I'm impressed. There is a certain elegance and ease of use that is not present in any other browser. It renders pages beautifully and quickly, even in light of the fact that there is still a lot of debugging code. I think we all owe the developers/testers a huge debt. They are giving us a first class browser and almost as important, they are giving us a choice.
There's no source code ?!? There's no way in hell I'm using a binary from the FBI. Do they think we're fools? They're probably the ones who are shutting these sites down in the first place. Nice try, Louis and Janet.
This article is just as bad as the first article. Why is it being given such prominence? I've read better essays in 7th grade English class.
1. This stuff is getting tired 2. This makes me a hypocrite.
Yet
Another
Hack
Ocurring.
Ooofah
but I think that since Andover bought /. The quality has gone downhill, mostly due to the increased traffic which also increases the trolls and the fray
I disagree. I think it's fashionable to wax nostalgic once something loses its "newness" or feeling of exclusivity. All I know is I keep coming back here 20 times a day to see what's going on becuase Slashdot does it better than any other site I know. Let's give them credit for working very hard to handle the explosive growth. They're working very hard and, in my estimation, getting better all the time.
OEM's are sellling computers installed with it already. Call any major OEM up. If you were awake last week, you would have noticed several news articles reporting that very fact. Microsoft has allowed them to offer it early only if they do not publicize that they are offering it before the "official" release date so as not to lessen the importance and gala-nature of the release functions.
Have an equally good one.
Redhat 6.1 is not an operating system. It is a distribution. None of those so-called security fixes requires a fix to the kernel.
Also, it is shipping. It has been shipped to several OEM's. They can't advertise the fact that they are selling early. Bill doesn't want to dilute the kick-off party.
This attitude is what allows Microsoft to be the success it is. I find it ironic that people are willing to accept incompetence in software as one of the terms of doing business. Would you be willing to absolve a hospital from sloppy tactics because they are a huge institution dealing with thousands of patients daily? What about an engineering firm hired to build a bridge? If it collapsed, would you be willing to give them 2 more chances to get it right?
Only in the world of software do we get the pleasure of paying for a developer's incompetence. It probably won't change until some catastrophe happens because of faulty software.
Microsoft is the distributor of the game. It was developed by a different company (I forget the name). You sir, may choose to make political statements about games. I prefer to play games that I find entertaining. I prefer to fight my battles over more substantive issues. Life is less stressful that way, I've found.
When I'm playing Asheron's Call, I want to feel myself falling off a cliff...but wait, I'm afraid of heights...maybe I don't....no, I do...damn, I'm so conflicted. Aw heck, I'm going to get one. When someone reprograms UT with this, please let me know.
This is what a Slashdot story should look like. Interesting story. Replete with links to background information. Sans alarmist, condescending, pandering drivel (are you listening Katz?)
Keep up the good work.
see nothing wrong with rebroadcasting over the internet what's already on the airwaves
By your naive argument, cable operators should be able to rebroadcast anything from the airwaves that we normally get on "free" tv. This is of course absurd. Cable operators have to negotiate fees with broadcast operators to redistribute their content. Why should internet operators be held to a different standard?
But who is this Mike Shavers guy and why does he warrant a story? Is he someone Malda had lunch with? I'm very serious. I want to know who he is?
Thanks.
damn you to all hell !!!! I wanted to mention that title. oh well, you beat me fair and square.