I'll bet we could fairly easily construct a perl/awk/python script that will convert between the two, assuming one isn't already in standard use. Sounds like a waste of time to worry about it to me.
It just seems wasteful. I mean, if everyone had their own email app instead of using email standards, we wouldn't be able to email each other. In the same vein, if everyone had their own app to do standard things, like announce things, then we wouldn't develop useful standards, everyone's phone would be overloaded with apps, difficult to use, and completely useless.
Most code is buggy feature packed hacks. Any most software geeks work 80 hour weeks. But no one cares because they want the features and deal with the bugs.
Besides if you only use the software in one way, over and over then you just test that one case until it works.
Steps to code 1. Hack features in 2. Test or bugs 3. Squash bugs 4. Goto 2 until there are none
I can tell you from experience. I wanted to study math/science more in grade school but was in a private school that spent most of the day on religion. I now wish I had gotten myself kicked out of it.
I wanted to study physics in Univ. but went with Elec Eng because I thought I had to be practical and I could always double major. The professors made it impossible to double and I should have switched to physics.
Throughout life there are times when you do what others want you to, but you will do best following your own path. I think this is true for brilliant individuals as well as everyone else as we are all unique. But we could all blossom if we just followed our own path.
You don't sound like you need anyone else to lead you but have your own interests already. Follow them.
Although my opinions are probably scattered in other replies, after having thought about this for much of my life I can't help but reply.
I'm with you, I dislike paper for many many reasons just a few being lack of a search tool, bulky, degradation, and difficulty to disseminate (photocopy). The printing press has seen its day and that day has passed!
That said I have been looking into this problems for more than a decade and here are the reasons I have come up with. Mind you I feel they are all surmountable and with luck we may soon see the fall of paper.
1)Standardization (the same reason Microsoft is beating Linux and we all know that's wrong!) People don't want to have to mess around with formats. We need concise format definitions not myriad variations even from version to version with simple filters for format conversion. Thanks to the web I think this is on the way.
2)Ease of use. It must be simple. Paper is very very simple. Emacs is not. Once again, kudos to the web html and all that good stuff on attacking this one.
3) Customization. A format that allows one person to choose fonts and colors that they like. Personally I prefer white text on black and every web browser I've tried doesn't handle this as well as needed. People are used to paper so they accept it as is, but to overcome it the customizability has got to one up paper.
4) Portability. All but the smallest laptops are a bit bulky, and this has to work just as well for people replacing binders as well as people who have those cute little notepads that fit nicely in their pocket (me).
5) Cost. Get all these features into an affordable ($200?) package and were good to go!
All of the above! Any less and too many people won't be willing to switch.
I hate flames as much as I dislike long redundant threads so I will try to make this niether , but it is important to make it completely clear that this theory is HEAVILY flawed for the sake of those who don't know better.
Linux is here because it is capable of being MUCH better than what's out there can. Some people will jump any bandwagon that gives them an identity, but there is a group of highly intelligent programmers out there who have chosen Linux (or some similar platform) for the best reasons around. These people will not leave simply because the platform has become popular.
These people may however leave if Linux becomes too supportive of the end user and stops evolving. But if this is the case it will be their second good choice based on sound philosophy and will probably promote positive changes just as much as we all hope Linux will.
This is a good bandwagon to be on. Jump in if you haven't, and stick around if you have!
Ok so repeating an effort to find the various purported etymology of the word "strawberry" I searched with +etymology +strawberry +origin on both yahoo (my standard) and alltheweb.
Yahoo found 60 while alltheweb found 117, but a number of allthewebs' finds were xxx sites!?
How many xxx sites actually use the word etymology and if this is more do we really want more?
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As the title states, sounds good to me. If they want to shoot themselves in the foot, by gum, let em!
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I'll bet we could fairly easily construct a perl/awk/python script that will convert between the two, assuming one isn't already in standard use. Sounds like a waste of time to worry about it to me.
It just seems wasteful. I mean, if everyone had their own email app instead of using email standards, we wouldn't be able to email each other. In the same vein, if everyone had their own app to do standard things, like announce things, then we wouldn't develop useful standards, everyone's phone would be overloaded with apps, difficult to use, and completely useless.
Isn't that what Twitter is for? Does everyone now need their own app?
Most code is buggy feature packed hacks. Any most software geeks work 80 hour weeks. But no one cares because they want the features and deal with the bugs.
Besides if you only use the software in one way, over and over then you just test that one case until it works.
Steps to code
1. Hack features in
2. Test or bugs
3. Squash bugs
4. Goto 2 until there are none
I can tell you from experience. I wanted to study math/science more in grade school but was in a private school that spent most of the day on religion. I now wish I had gotten myself kicked out of it.
I wanted to study physics in Univ. but went with Elec Eng because I thought I had to be practical and I could always double major. The professors made it impossible to double and I should have switched to physics.
Throughout life there are times when you do what others want you to, but you will do best following your own path. I think this is true for brilliant individuals as well as everyone else as we are all unique. But we could all blossom if we just followed our own path.
You don't sound like you need anyone else to lead you but have your own interests already. Follow them.
Just a guess, but setting up a tunnel on the order of a kilometer deep or up would be pretty tough.
Also with multiple detectors on the earth this is quite easily accomplished and may already be incorporated into the current plan.
Wow I got to post.
Lou
Although my opinions are probably scattered in other replies, after having thought about this for much of my life I can't help but reply.
I'm with you, I dislike paper for many many reasons just a few being lack of a search tool, bulky, degradation, and difficulty to disseminate (photocopy). The printing press has seen its day and that day has passed!
That said I have been looking into this problems for more than a decade and here are the reasons I have come up with. Mind you I feel they are all surmountable and with luck we may soon see the fall of paper.
1)Standardization (the same reason Microsoft is beating Linux and we all know that's wrong!) People don't want to have to mess around with formats. We need concise format definitions not myriad variations even from version to version with simple filters for format conversion. Thanks to the web I think this is on the way.
2)Ease of use. It must be simple. Paper is very very simple. Emacs is not. Once again, kudos to the web html and all that good stuff on attacking this one.
3) Customization. A format that allows one person to choose fonts and colors that they like. Personally I prefer white text on black and every web browser I've tried doesn't handle this as well as needed. People are used to paper so they accept it as is, but to overcome it the customizability has got to one up paper.
4) Portability. All but the smallest laptops are a bit bulky, and this has to work just as well for people replacing binders as well as people who have those cute little notepads that fit nicely in their pocket (me).
5) Cost. Get all these features into an affordable ($200?) package and were good to go!
All of the above! Any less and too many people won't be willing to switch.
Hopefully awaiting a paperless world.
lowsix
I hate flames as much as I dislike long redundant threads so I will try to make this niether , but it is important to make it completely clear that this theory is HEAVILY flawed for the sake of those who don't know better.
Linux is here because it is capable of being MUCH better than what's out there can. Some people will jump any bandwagon that gives them an identity, but there is a group of highly intelligent programmers out there who have chosen Linux (or some similar platform) for the best reasons around. These people will not leave simply because the platform has become popular.
These people may however leave if Linux becomes too supportive of the end user and stops evolving. But if this is the case it will be their second good choice based on sound philosophy and will probably promote positive changes just as much as we all hope Linux will.
This is a good bandwagon to be on. Jump in if you haven't, and stick around if you have!
Ok so repeating an effort to find the various purported etymology of the word "strawberry" I searched with
+etymology +strawberry +origin
on both yahoo (my standard) and alltheweb.
Yahoo found 60 while alltheweb found 117, but a number of allthewebs' finds were xxx sites!?
How many xxx sites actually use the word etymology and if this is more do we really want more?
As the title states, sounds good to me. If they want to shoot themselves in the foot, by gum, let em!