... means establishing a roadmap to develop treatments. Many beancounters are wondering how mapping genes is every going to benefit anyone - well, it's like drawing a map, over time you discover relationships which were previously unknown... Once you understand the mechanisms behind those relationships, you are able to design treatments and establish a better understanding of the genesis of genetic deseases.
This whole DNS things is totally archaic and should be replaced by a P2P type system. And while we're at the subject - changes should just be propagated from one machine to the other as they occur, this way I could change my IP address and the very next day (or so) EVERY server running bind would be updated. Hey, I'm flamebait, I know - do you worst;-)
Well yes, the prices have dropped immensly indeed - however it might be worth considering that the basic concept of physical storage has not changed a bit. We are able to squeeze more bits into each square millimeter, but access speed has maybe changed by a factor of 50 or so (I'm guessing here, so please correct me). At the same time, processor speeds have aptly doubled in speed every 18 months or so.
I do appreciate cheap mass storage on my desktop, don't get me wrong, but I really long for things like static memory or holographic storage devices. And the use of spinning copper disks is not exactly power efficient either - so on the laptop front, new storage technologies could make a big difference.
Where would /. be without cross linking?
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· Score: 5, Interesting
I wonder if anyone at/. has considered the implications of restricting cross linking. It's really sad what the Internet is being relegated into. Not do we all have to battle spam, pop-ups (pop-unders), banners and other type of promotions, reducing the average site's visible editorial content down to less than 50%... P2P is being curtailed of course and cross linking might be illegal at some point or might be so restricted that forums such as/. might risk a law suit or an injunction every time it adds a story.
Is that really what we all envisioned the Web would turn into? It's just further proof that powers in charge do not consider us to be individuals with an intellect but just as simple-minded consumers who must be herded towards maximum profit margin. Sorry for sounding so disenchanted, but when I remember the 'old' Web - I find it just disgusting what this is all turning into...
I'd like to know how successful advertising banners turned out for the slashdot team. I'm currently considering to build a community site myself and would like to be compensated through descreet banners - then again, I don't even register those things anymore. Maybe traffic should really be directed to sites by articles and comments such as the ones right here on/.
The other side of the coin really is the growing question of the effectiveness of online (and offline/real life) advertising . A lot of companys have established a multifaceted approach to getting their products and services into the public's mind; but I sometimes wonder if they might overestimate their effectiveness, despite all recent criticism. Now, this might spell true for banner ads, billboards, TV commercials, printed ads, etc.. altogether, but the issue of advertising as an effective selling tool is a much bigger discussion. I prefer the community/word of mouth approach anyday!
I met William Gibson 12 years ago in Austria at the Ars Electronica conference. Everyone was all dressed up and stuff and the guy shows up to hold a speech in sneakers and a beat-up pair of jeans that I bet he still wears today. Really shy - not the extravert type - I liked him right away:-)
Anyway, can't wait to read his latest work - if it's anything like Neuromancer, it's a must read.
You know - you got a point. I moved here from Germany 11 years ago and this is one of the default places Germans go because of the fantastic climate. What do I have to show for after living here for all that time? Maybe a handful of flaky friends and that's it. I fortunately just got rid of all my debt and bought a car that I paid off, so at least I am not playing that stupid game anymore. Europe is not a picknick either, but I am keeping my eyes open for greener pastures... Anyway, if you have suggestions for places in the U.S. that are known for their quality of life, let's hear it.
P.S.: I found a very gorgeous wife here though - so L.A. at least delivered on that promise;-)
....has always been my motto. However, after the dotcom debacle, I now find myself clinging to a good paying job (as a senior software engineer), which I hate and dread to go to on a daily basis. My boss is a patronizing, belittling, overbearing __unfavorable_definition_of_your_choice_ who loves to torment my entire group on a daily basis.
Now, my other guiding principle I was always following was: When I was a little boy, and someone would have shown me a video of my life today, what would I have said?
I must be honest here: although I love software development and my pursuit of excellence as an engineer, I must concede that the little boy I once was would probably have been apalled at his future life (especially during 2001/2002) - and we are not talking about a childhood urge of wanting to be an astronaut here.
I grew up as a very simple kid in Austria until I was 11 and sometimes I linger back to those days. Compared to the morass I am living in (Los Angeles), it remember life as being a lot simpler (although I also remember my father having a hard time finding a job;-)
I will turn 37 in a week and I realize that, as a middle-aged software developer, my choices for a career change are limited. However, I have been working on a mechanical invention of mine for the last two years during weekends. This taught me a lot, and although I realize that the chance of realizing this invention is infinitesmal, it has given me the energy to make it through the last few years. I would jump at the chance to pursue it on a full time basis, even if it ment a major cut in my salary. Maybe I am able to find an investor, and maybe it's just a pipe dream. But I firmly believe in following my dreams and satisfying my imagination, otherwise I can only look ahead of a life behind a monitor working for people I hate and doing things I don't care about.
Just my two cents, I don't have the perfect answer either, but I am sure that a lot of us have sold our souls to this industry, and maybe it's time to fight back and reclaim some of it - recession or no recession.
I just did a whois on premier-escrow.com and I am getting VERY suspect information (posted below). If nothing else, this should be a red flag right there:
Premier Auction
4355 Hopkinsville Rd.
Cadiz, KY 42211
US
Domain Name: PREMIER-AUCTION.COM
Administrative Contact:
Jim Smith jim@aft.net
PremierAuction.com
4355 Hopkinsville Road
Cadiz, KY 42211
US
Phone: 2705227973
Fax:
Technical Contact:
Dan Dickerson webdude19@mchsi.com
After Hours Consulting
P O Box 1640
Cadiz, KY 42211
US
Phone: 270-522-5029
Fax: 270-522-6234
Record updated on 2002-11-09 13:10:52
Record created on 2002-10-19
Record expires on 2004-10-19
Database last updated on 2002-12-18 11:03:20 EST
As I was re-reading my comment, I realized that I should have re-worded 'negative' to violent. Again, violence is part of our genetic makeup and in some moderation contributes to leadership qualities sought after in the private as well as the military sector. Super Mario Bros. in all its glory should definitely not be labeled as negative - it merely satisfies the attraction of mostly male, adolesent humans to violent activities. Now, today's school system (especially in Europe) have rewarded female pupils based on their naturally pacifistic tendencies and have attempted to curtail male dominant behavior and male aggression based on the assumption that it is 'negative'.
Just like sex (and pornography), violence merely reflects humanity's real genetic makeup, which has allowed us to dominate over faster, stronger, more fercious species. This true profile of humanity is of course orthogonal to the 50's style 'clean' pretense of life and culture that especially the U.S. has a hard time relinquishing.
Bottomline: after the dotcom debacle, I find it surprising that Google would have trouble justifying to entertain the one sector that actually has continously produced revenues since the proliferation of the WWW.
Why is it okay to take a company IPO that never had a realistic revenue model, that ripped off its employees and its stockholders, but it's not okay to list companies which actually supply a real need that a gaping majority of the Internet community takes advantage of every day?
Why do we even have this discussion? One can safely assume that close to 90% of web surfers have enjoyed Internet pornography to some degree. Are these the same people who then attend a board meeting and vote to have the very same sites excluded from Google listings???
Or is reality even grimmer in that a loud-mouthed, conservative, bible-thumbing minority is lobbying legislation and influences private business models while the rest of us is so afraid to speak up on the subject on the risk of being 'exposed' as perverts???
Think about it... it's the same hipocracy that leads us all to never expose ourselves in our underwear in public, but allows us at the same time to stroll around half-naked when the venue is a shoreline (a.k.a. beach). Underwear or bikini - what's the difference?
Our 'modern' society still has a lot of issues to work out - don't let me go on a rant here;-)
Isn't it time for us to come down our moral high horse and take refreshed look at what/who we are demonizing in our 'modern' culture? Things are so topsy-turfy especially in the U.S. media landscape one can't help but be bewildered sometimes. Violence is mostly okay - how many times there are guns being fired at people during PG-13 rated TV shows? Some blood may flow, but if some bimbo reveals one of her private parts, then we file it under 'dirty' and it'll get cut. What's the big deal about exposing the human body in its original form? Obviously sex is a daily routine on our planet which has allowed us to grow our population to over 6 billion (despite countless wars and numerous forms of genocite).
Little kids grow up among many negative influences including but not limited to: beatings, lying cheating, verbal abuse, agression, road rage, Duke Nukem, Super Mario Bros. etc..
Why in the world is sex and nudity labelled as 'dirty'? It's time to relinquish those antiquated religious artifacts and enter the 21st century.
Slashdot Mirror
... means establishing a roadmap to develop treatments. Many beancounters are wondering how mapping genes is every going to benefit anyone - well, it's like drawing a map, over time you discover relationships which were previously unknown... Once you understand the mechanisms behind those relationships, you are able to design treatments and establish a better understanding of the genesis of genetic deseases.
This whole DNS things is totally archaic and should be replaced by a P2P type system. And while we're at the subject - changes should just be propagated from one machine to the other as they occur, this way I could change my IP address and the very next day (or so) EVERY server running bind would be updated. Hey, I'm flamebait, I know - do you worst ;-)
Well yes, the prices have dropped immensly indeed - however it might be worth considering that the basic concept of physical storage has not changed a bit. We are able to squeeze more bits into each square millimeter, but access speed has maybe changed by a factor of 50 or so (I'm guessing here, so please correct me). At the same time, processor speeds have aptly doubled in speed every 18 months or so.
I do appreciate cheap mass storage on my desktop, don't get me wrong, but I really long for things like static memory or holographic storage devices. And the use of spinning copper disks is not exactly power efficient either - so on the laptop front, new storage technologies could make a big difference.
I wonder if anyone at /. has considered the implications of restricting cross linking. It's really sad what the Internet is being relegated into. Not do we all have to battle spam, pop-ups (pop-unders), banners and other type of promotions, reducing the average site's visible editorial content down to less than 50% ... P2P is being curtailed of course and cross linking might be illegal at some point or might be so restricted that forums such as /. might risk a law suit or an injunction every time it adds a story.
Is that really what we all envisioned the Web would turn into? It's just further proof that powers in charge do not consider us to be individuals with an intellect but just as simple-minded consumers who must be herded towards maximum profit margin. Sorry for sounding so disenchanted, but when I remember the 'old' Web - I find it just disgusting what this is all turning into...
I'd like to know how successful advertising banners turned out for the slashdot team. I'm currently considering to build a community site myself and would like to be compensated through descreet banners - then again, I don't even register those things anymore. Maybe traffic should really be directed to sites by articles and comments such as the ones right here on /.
The other side of the coin really is the growing question of the effectiveness of online (and offline/real life) advertising . A lot of companys have established a multifaceted approach to getting their products and services into the public's mind; but I sometimes wonder if they might overestimate their effectiveness, despite all recent criticism. Now, this might spell true for banner ads, billboards, TV commercials, printed ads, etc.. altogether, but the issue of advertising as an effective selling tool is a much bigger discussion. I prefer the community/word of mouth approach anyday!
I met William Gibson 12 years ago in Austria at the Ars Electronica conference. Everyone was all dressed up and stuff and the guy shows up to hold a speech in sneakers and a beat-up pair of jeans that I bet he still wears today. Really shy - not the extravert type - I liked him right away :-)
Anyway, can't wait to read his latest work - if it's anything like Neuromancer, it's a must read.
You know - you got a point. I moved here from Germany 11 years ago and this is one of the default places Germans go because of the fantastic climate. What do I have to show for after living here for all that time? Maybe a handful of flaky friends and that's it. I fortunately just got rid of all my debt and bought a car that I paid off, so at least I am not playing that stupid game anymore.
;-)
Europe is not a picknick either, but I am keeping my eyes open for greener pastures...
Anyway, if you have suggestions for places in the U.S. that are known for their quality of life, let's hear it.
P.S.: I found a very gorgeous wife here though - so L.A. at least delivered on that promise
....has always been my motto. However, after the dotcom debacle, I now find myself clinging to a good paying job (as a senior software engineer), which I hate and dread to go to on a daily basis. My boss is a patronizing, belittling, overbearing __unfavorable_definition_of_your_choice_ who loves to torment my entire group on a daily basis.
;-)
Now, my other guiding principle I was always following was: When I was a little boy, and someone would have shown me a video of my life today, what would I have said?
I must be honest here: although I love software development and my pursuit of excellence as an engineer, I must concede that the little boy I once was would probably have been apalled at his future life (especially during 2001/2002) - and we are not talking about a childhood urge of wanting to be an astronaut here.
I grew up as a very simple kid in Austria until I was 11 and sometimes I linger back to those days. Compared to the morass I am living in (Los Angeles), it remember life as being a lot simpler (although I also remember my father having a hard time finding a job
I will turn 37 in a week and I realize that, as a middle-aged software developer, my choices for a career change are limited. However, I have been working on a mechanical invention of mine for the last two years during weekends. This taught me a lot, and although I realize that the chance of realizing this invention is infinitesmal, it has given me the energy to make it through the last few years. I would jump at the chance to pursue it on a full time basis, even if it ment a major cut in my salary. Maybe I am able to find an investor, and maybe it's just a pipe dream. But I firmly believe in following my dreams and satisfying my imagination, otherwise I can only look ahead of a life behind a monitor working for people I hate and doing things I don't care about.
Just my two cents, I don't have the perfect answer either, but I am sure that a lot of us have sold our souls to this industry, and maybe it's time to fight back and reclaim some of it - recession or no recession.
Gimme a break - an escrow company located in frilling Kentucky???
I just did a whois on premier-escrow.com and I am getting VERY suspect information (posted below). If nothing else, this should be a red flag right there:
Premier Auction
4355 Hopkinsville Rd.
Cadiz, KY 42211
US
Domain Name: PREMIER-AUCTION.COM
Administrative Contact:
Jim Smith jim@aft.net
PremierAuction.com
4355 Hopkinsville Road
Cadiz, KY 42211
US
Phone: 2705227973
Fax:
Technical Contact:
Dan Dickerson webdude19@mchsi.com
After Hours Consulting
P O Box 1640
Cadiz, KY 42211
US
Phone: 270-522-5029
Fax: 270-522-6234
Record updated on 2002-11-09 13:10:52
Record created on 2002-10-19
Record expires on 2004-10-19
Database last updated on 2002-12-18 11:03:20 EST
Domain servers in listed order:
NS7.HOSTROSE.COM 207.44.155.10
NS8.HOSTROSE.COM 207.44.155.11
As I was re-reading my comment, I realized that I should have re-worded 'negative' to violent. Again, violence is part of our genetic makeup and in some moderation contributes to leadership qualities sought after in the private as well as the military sector. Super Mario Bros. in all its glory should definitely not be labeled as negative - it merely satisfies the attraction of mostly male, adolesent humans to violent activities. Now, today's school system (especially in Europe) have rewarded female pupils based on their naturally pacifistic tendencies and have attempted to curtail male dominant behavior and male aggression based on the assumption that it is 'negative'. Just like sex (and pornography), violence merely reflects humanity's real genetic makeup, which has allowed us to dominate over faster, stronger, more fercious species. This true profile of humanity is of course orthogonal to the 50's style 'clean' pretense of life and culture that especially the U.S. has a hard time relinquishing.
;-)
Bottomline: after the dotcom debacle, I find it surprising that Google would have trouble justifying to entertain the one sector that actually has continously produced revenues since the proliferation of the WWW.
Why is it okay to take a company IPO that never had a realistic revenue model, that ripped off its employees and its stockholders, but it's not okay to list companies which actually supply a real need that a gaping majority of the Internet community takes advantage of every day? Why do we even have this discussion? One can safely assume that close to 90% of web surfers have enjoyed Internet pornography to some degree. Are these the same people who then attend a board meeting and vote to have the very same sites excluded from Google listings???
Or is reality even grimmer in that a loud-mouthed, conservative, bible-thumbing minority is lobbying legislation and influences private business models while the rest of us is so afraid to speak up on the subject on the risk of being 'exposed' as perverts???
Think about it... it's the same hipocracy that leads us all to never expose ourselves in our underwear in public, but allows us at the same time to stroll around half-naked when the venue is a shoreline (a.k.a. beach). Underwear or bikini - what's the difference?
Our 'modern' society still has a lot of issues to work out - don't let me go on a rant here
Flames and input welcome...
Isn't it time for us to come down our moral high horse and take refreshed look at what/who we are demonizing in our 'modern' culture? Things are so topsy-turfy especially in the U.S. media landscape one can't help but be bewildered sometimes. Violence is mostly okay - how many times there are guns being fired at people during PG-13 rated TV shows? Some blood may flow, but if some bimbo reveals one of her private parts, then we file it under 'dirty' and it'll get cut. What's the big deal about exposing the human body in its original form? Obviously sex is a daily routine on our planet which has allowed us to grow our population to over 6 billion (despite countless wars and numerous forms of genocite). Little kids grow up among many negative influences including but not limited to: beatings, lying cheating, verbal abuse, agression, road rage, Duke Nukem, Super Mario Bros. etc.. Why in the world is sex and nudity labelled as 'dirty'? It's time to relinquish those antiquated religious artifacts and enter the 21st century.