Which would you have more faith running, Windows as root or Linux as root?
More importantly, why are you doing this interview? What do you hope to gain out of it? Aside from getting predictable questions like the one above or Why does Windoze suck so much?!!11one1, and other predictable childish responses, that can only reflect upon this community in the poorest of lights.
I guess maybe that is the result you wish to gain, to appear rational in your answers, with the/. response predictably rarely rising above the level of pre-pubescent monkeys. If so congrats, I feel you might acheive your goals.
Is it not just a little arrogant that we feel we can affect the entire global enviroment of a planet?
I mean as the article states , the process would take thousands of years, and even then, any simulation of the effect it would have on the planet would be sorely lacking in the kind of detail needed to make an accurate prediaction over such a timescale.
I mean let's face it, we are still not totally sure of the impact human kind is having on the enviroment here, especially in comparison to sun spots etc.
Agreed, for the last time, art is in the eye of the beholder.
For a laugh, whack some computer generated art in a gallery under the pseudonymn of "Chris O'Mputer", and see the reaction the pieces generate.
If a piece of work (OK, a few random splodges) by a five year old can sell, and then be considered art (forgive me, I can't find the article), why not computer derived works?
Unfotunately wherever you look at human endevours, unless there is an all powerful overseer (i.e. like Microsoft), standards tend to get tossed around for ages until one becomes generally agreed upon due to its popularity, which is then used, though it tends to always be a compromise of a sort. And during this period, people tend to be interested in arguing than furthing the actual project.
The cases are many and varied, take nomenclenture of living organsims/geological time periods etc. In every case there groups who feel their method is the correct method, and in many cases seem willing to fight to the death for their cause.
This initial compromise by LSB is pathing the way for these kind of squabbles, which can only be "A Bad Thing".
Understanding "Cricket The Game" and "Cricket The Rules", require seperate skills in my opinion.
Understanding cricket the game essentially requires the ability to take a day or so out of your life, and thrust your posterior upon a seat or grassy hill, accopmanied by surplus amounts of Pims/beer/wine/meths dependant on preference, and vast quantities of suitable picnic type food stuffs.
Then for the next day or so, the etiquitte appears to consist of eating, talking, pointing and the occasional applause (a simple case of joining in with the majority). There are some exceptions, for instance if you are participating in the viewing of an England International, there is the need to put up with the rather loud, and repetetive cries of the English "Barmy Army". These are an intriguing group of people, with the ability to chant the exact same lyrics for an amount of time that seems at odds with the general populaces tedium threshhold.
In terms of the rules of cricket, it has best been put as follows:-
Cricket is played between two teams who each get a chance to bat and bowl.
When they bat a batsman is in until he's out. When he's out the next batsman comes in until he's out.
When all the batsmen are out, the team is all out, apart from one batsman who is not out.
The team that were fielding then go into bat until they are all out and it is a case of the team who scored the most being the winner.
Though to be honest the only real way to learn is to watch a game on TV and listen to the commentators, in between their twittering about the wildlife on show, they occasionally explain some of the action that is occuring on the field.
Indeed I have. Today I experimented by dropping PowerBook G4's (PB G4) from various heights, hammering a nail into a piece of maple with the PB G4, and finally attempting to bat against the Australian bowling attack using the PB G4.
From these test, I can only conclude that Apple is falsely advertising the merits of the Sudden Motion Sensor, in each and every case, not only was the data corrupted, the PB G4 broken beyond all recognition, but the most staggering result being the complete destruction of my bank account.
Please take these experimental results as a note of severe caution when purchasing your next computer.
When was the last time they had a major product rollout?
Most of their software is so well known that they do not need to advertise. If you buy a computer, you get Windows, if you want word processor/spreadsheets etc., you buy Office. They are not a convicted monopoly for nothing.
Wait until Longhorn rolls out, then you'll see the major advertising campaign. As was the case with the X-box.
Indeed, Moore's law is more concerned with the amount of transistors to be found on integrated circuits rather than the marketing drive of Intel and their need for speed and increasing GHZ.
Both will have flaws, some major, some minor. And, for me, there seems no real evidence that the Firefox community corrects problems quicker than MS. Both appear to me to fix major problems relatively quickly.
The only real difference is the experience a user gains from using an individual browser. And for me, I personally prefer the FF experience, as I should, having configuring it until it fits like a glove.
Those pizza boxes get double/triple/quadruple checked in case there is the slightest remnant of cheese left before they are reluctantly chucked into the gaping bin.
And besides who's going to throw away a significantly heavier than usual box without checking inside?
And don't forget that people tend to have to find time to sit down and watch a movie, at one of the designated times set by the theatre. Whereas, with a game you just have to buy a copy, and then find time at your leisure to play it.
I know that is why I tend to watch movies on DVD nowadays, I have an appropriate set up to gain a reasonable theatre experience, and thus I can watch the things at my leisure, in comfort, and with the ability to make neccesary drink/food/toilet breaks at any time, and with no kids/packet rustling/general annoyances.
...that the vast majority of this spyware was installed by exploiting vulnerabilities (some overt, some more roundabout) in primarily Internet Explorer.
Actually, believe or don't, the vast majority of spyware I've had to remove over the years, has been knowingly installed by the user. It has only been the users lack of knowledge of what the actually software does that has allowed it to be installed (incredibly, even after knowing, some people wanted the software placed back on their machines.
Admittedly, there are more than a few cases when a user has unwittingly had software installed on their machine through the exploitation of vulnerablities in the browser. But hell, most of these were from the less salubrious sites, and if you go into sex sites, you better have decent protection.
Some of the old stuff was very good, made all the more remarkable by the limitations imposed. I remember back in the days of the C64, one Rob Hubbard, his music was fantastic. Thouugh I'll admit it hasn't really stood the test of time.
My favorite though, was Bomb the Bass' tune for the classic Bitmap Brother's game Xenon II
I agree with much of what you have said, but taking,
A woman who expresses sexual desire is damned wholeheartedly
And,
Now if a woman is free to choose her mate, to say "I want that one," then she will have power in determining status. Really, she has the strongest say in determining that status.
Do you not feel that women have used that power anyway in determining the status of a male, hence the need for certain traits of the "alpha" male. Do you not feel males have quested in proving those traits through forms of competition with each other?
Hence how would a liberation of females sexual desires change the male hierachy, if those desires for certain traits have already been recognised by male society?
Or are you purely talking of the human hierachy, which can already been seen changing through the acceptance of women in the, previously male dominated, workplace?
And if male and female are now competing on the same level, in the same power structure, do you feel that the female's ability to select mates will be lessened due to the fact they are now competing with each other?
Protecting children from porn is no different in my eyes than protecting them from cigarettes.
And, in a similar vein, let's face it, protecting childern from porn is no different from protecting them from forms of violence. And what is more natural?
What leads to greater worries? What is more damaging? Hell, what is more informative?
Personally, I'd rather teach my kids through visual media sex than how to kill, maim, torute people.
Why do we perceive a natural act to be less suitable for our kids to view?
We let our kids see caricatures of violence, but shield them from perceptions of sex, personally I see that as being a little bit strange.
1. Step One - Stand-alone projects with restricted access (like depots for hydrogen-fueled buses)
2. Step Two - Second generation sites, with public access, but separate from existing gasoline stations (e.g. the facility Shell opened in Iceland in April, 2003 which supplies hydrogen made from water to three city buses)
3. Step Three - Fully integrated fuel stations (traditional fuels and hydrogen)
4. Step Four - Within the next five years, mini-network "Lighthouse Projects" (semi-commercial, public-private partnerships involving multiple energy companies, governments, and fleets of 100 or more vehicles)
5. Step 5 - 2010-2020 connecting the mini-networks with corridors and filling in the white spaces
So does this mean that Shell believes hydrogen will begin to reach the mass market by 2020?
If so I kind of think they're being a bit optimisitc in their estimates. I just cannot see a public push towards the new energy, without government intervention (i.e. higher fuel taxes etc.) which I feel would be highly unpopular.
In my Inbox yesterday
on
Halo 2 Released
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· Score: 4, Interesting
From Amazon UK:-
Dear Customer
Regarding your order for "Halo 2", I wanted to give you an update on the status of this title.
We have contacted the manufacturer, and they have informed us that The release date of this title has been delayed. They now expect this video game will be available on the 11th of November, 2004, however please know this may be subject to further delays.
We will keep this title on order for you unless you prefer to cancel. As soon as we are able to obtain copies, we will dispatch your order to you. We will also do our best to keep you informed of any new developments as soon as we hear of them.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you. Unfortunately, release dates are often subject to change with very little notice from manufacturer. If you prefer to cancel your order you may do so using the "Your Account" link on our homepage.
Thanks for your patience, and we look forward to hearing from you if we may be of any assistance.
Warmest regards,
Customer Service Department Amazon.co.uk
Re:as one of the beta testers...
on
Everquest 2 Launches
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· Score: 3, Insightful
Beta has to be a permanent condition, it is hugely organic process in adaptation of the code to match the players.
The first release will, and can only be, a best guess to how the game will react under such continuous, and unpredictable user behaviour.
Slashdot Mirror
Perhaps.
Which would you have more faith running, Windows as root or Linux as root?
/. response predictably rarely rising above the level of pre-pubescent monkeys. If so congrats, I feel you might acheive your goals.
More importantly, why are you doing this interview? What do you hope to gain out of it? Aside from getting predictable questions like the one above or Why does Windoze suck so much?!!11one1, and other predictable childish responses, that can only reflect upon this community in the poorest of lights.
I guess maybe that is the result you wish to gain, to appear rational in your answers, with the
Is it not just a little arrogant that we feel we can affect the entire global enviroment of a planet?
I mean as the article states , the process would take thousands of years, and even then, any simulation of the effect it would have on the planet would be sorely lacking in the kind of detail needed to make an accurate prediaction over such a timescale.
I mean let's face it, we are still not totally sure of the impact human kind is having on the enviroment here, especially in comparison to sun spots etc.
The more important question is whether police will start to trawl fark/something awful/etc photoshop contest participants for would-be employees.
Though seeing Akbar appear on police help websites would be somewhat surreal.
Agreed, for the last time, art is in the eye of the beholder.
For a laugh, whack some computer generated art in a gallery under the pseudonymn of "Chris O'Mputer", and see the reaction the pieces generate.
If a piece of work (OK, a few random splodges) by a five year old can sell, and then be considered art (forgive me, I can't find the article), why not computer derived works?
Could not agree more.
Unfotunately wherever you look at human endevours, unless there is an all powerful overseer (i.e. like Microsoft), standards tend to get tossed around for ages until one becomes generally agreed upon due to its popularity, which is then used, though it tends to always be a compromise of a sort. And during this period, people tend to be interested in arguing than furthing the actual project.
The cases are many and varied, take nomenclenture of living organsims/geological time periods etc. In every case there groups who feel their method is the correct method, and in many cases seem willing to fight to the death for their cause.
This initial compromise by LSB is pathing the way for these kind of squabbles, which can only be "A Bad Thing".
Understanding "Cricket The Game" and "Cricket The Rules", require seperate skills in my opinion.
Understanding cricket the game essentially requires the ability to take a day or so out of your life, and thrust your posterior upon a seat or grassy hill, accopmanied by surplus amounts of Pims/beer/wine/meths dependant on preference, and vast quantities of suitable picnic type food stuffs.
Then for the next day or so, the etiquitte appears to consist of eating, talking, pointing and the occasional applause (a simple case of joining in with the majority). There are some exceptions, for instance if you are participating in the viewing of an England International, there is the need to put up with the rather loud, and repetetive cries of the English "Barmy Army". These are an intriguing group of people, with the ability to chant the exact same lyrics for an amount of time that seems at odds with the general populaces tedium threshhold.
In terms of the rules of cricket, it has best been put as follows:-
Cricket is played between two teams who each get a chance to bat and bowl.
When they bat a batsman is in until he's out. When he's out the next batsman comes in until he's out.
When all the batsmen are out, the team is all out, apart from one batsman who is not out.
The team that were fielding then go into bat until they are all out and it is a case of the team who scored the most being the winner.
Or for a more exacting reference please see here.
Though to be honest the only real way to learn is to watch a game on TV and listen to the commentators, in between their twittering about the wildlife on show, they occasionally explain some of the action that is occuring on the field.
Accused of bias . . . , Al Jazeera presents an alternative point of view to those who until recently had only CNN or BBC to supply "world" news views.
Is this surprising?
Or do we in the west believe that CNN/BBC/BBQ/whatever are not biased?
Indeed I have. Today I experimented by dropping PowerBook G4's (PB G4) from various heights, hammering a nail into a piece of maple with the PB G4, and finally attempting to bat against the Australian bowling attack using the PB G4.
From these test, I can only conclude that Apple is falsely advertising the merits of the Sudden Motion Sensor, in each and every case, not only was the data corrupted, the PB G4 broken beyond all recognition, but the most staggering result being the complete destruction of my bank account.
Please take these experimental results as a note of severe caution when purchasing your next computer.
Why should they advertise?
When was the last time they had a major product rollout?
Most of their software is so well known that they do not need to advertise. If you buy a computer, you get Windows, if you want word processor/spreadsheets etc., you buy Office. They are not a convicted monopoly for nothing.
Wait until Longhorn rolls out, then you'll see the major advertising campaign. As was the case with the X-box.
I doubt that the movie version of Watchmen will be made for a while now, unless the ending is changed dramtically.
I feel it would be deemed too "challenging" for the generic movie audience unfortunately.
Let's be honest here, the robots mankind wind up making will be the robots that sell the best.
Now considering past market characteristics, that is either a good thing or a bad thing dependant on your point of view.
Indeed, Moore's law is more concerned with the amount of transistors to be found on integrated circuits rather than the marketing drive of Intel and their need for speed and increasing GHZ.
Why?
Both will have flaws, some major, some minor. And, for me, there seems no real evidence that the Firefox community corrects problems quicker than MS. Both appear to me to fix major problems relatively quickly.
The only real difference is the experience a user gains from using an individual browser. And for me, I personally prefer the FF experience, as I should, having configuring it until it fits like a glove.
Tetris, for me, is an absolute must in any phone. In fact, I've only really two other needs
1. Easy to search contacts
2. Easy to edit contacts
And as long as it is also phone, I'm pretty much happy.
Though if it can run Super Puzzle Fighter 2, via infrared/bluetooth against others, I would be ecstactic.
Never going to happen around here.
Those pizza boxes get double/triple/quadruple checked in case there is the slightest remnant of cheese left before they are reluctantly chucked into the gaping bin.
And besides who's going to throw away a significantly heavier than usual box without checking inside?
And don't forget that people tend to have to find time to sit down and watch a movie, at one of the designated times set by the theatre. Whereas, with a game you just have to buy a copy, and then find time at your leisure to play it.
I know that is why I tend to watch movies on DVD nowadays, I have an appropriate set up to gain a reasonable theatre experience, and thus I can watch the things at my leisure, in comfort, and with the ability to make neccesary drink/food/toilet breaks at any time, and with no kids/packet rustling/general annoyances.
Actually, believe or don't, the vast majority of spyware I've had to remove over the years, has been knowingly installed by the user. It has only been the users lack of knowledge of what the actually software does that has allowed it to be installed (incredibly, even after knowing, some people wanted the software placed back on their machines.
Admittedly, there are more than a few cases when a user has unwittingly had software installed on their machine through the exploitation of vulnerablities in the browser. But hell, most of these were from the less salubrious sites, and if you go into sex sites, you better have decent protection.
Some of the old stuff was very good, made all the more remarkable by the limitations imposed. I remember back in the days of the C64, one Rob Hubbard, his music was fantastic. Thouugh I'll admit it hasn't really stood the test of time.
My favorite though, was Bomb the Bass' tune for the classic Bitmap Brother's game Xenon II
I agree with much of what you have said, but taking,
A woman who expresses sexual desire is damned wholeheartedly
And,
Now if a woman is free to choose her mate, to say "I want that one," then she will have power in determining status. Really, she has the strongest say in determining that status.
Do you not feel that women have used that power anyway in determining the status of a male, hence the need for certain traits of the "alpha" male. Do you not feel males have quested in proving those traits through forms of competition with each other?
Hence how would a liberation of females sexual desires change the male hierachy, if those desires for certain traits have already been recognised by male society?
Or are you purely talking of the human hierachy, which can already been seen changing through the acceptance of women in the, previously male dominated, workplace?
And if male and female are now competing on the same level, in the same power structure, do you feel that the female's ability to select mates will be lessened due to the fact they are now competing with each other?
Damn, I don't know, were the midgets, and/or the bloke covered in condiment?
Protecting children from porn is no different in my eyes than protecting them from cigarettes.
And, in a similar vein, let's face it, protecting childern from porn is no different from protecting them from forms of violence. And what is more natural?
What leads to greater worries? What is more damaging? Hell, what is more informative?
Personally, I'd rather teach my kids through visual media sex than how to kill, maim, torute people.
Why do we perceive a natural act to be less suitable for our kids to view?
We let our kids see caricatures of violence, but shield them from perceptions of sex, personally I see that as being a little bit strange.
1. Step One - Stand-alone projects with restricted access (like depots for hydrogen-fueled buses)
2. Step Two - Second generation sites, with public access, but separate from existing gasoline stations (e.g. the facility Shell opened in Iceland in April, 2003 which supplies hydrogen made from water to three city buses)
3. Step Three - Fully integrated fuel stations (traditional fuels and hydrogen)
4. Step Four - Within the next five years, mini-network "Lighthouse Projects" (semi-commercial, public-private partnerships involving multiple energy companies, governments, and fleets of 100 or more vehicles)
5. Step 5 - 2010-2020 connecting the mini-networks with corridors and filling in the white spaces
So does this mean that Shell believes hydrogen will begin to reach the mass market by 2020?
If so I kind of think they're being a bit optimisitc in their estimates. I just cannot see a public push towards the new energy, without government intervention (i.e. higher fuel taxes etc.) which I feel would be highly unpopular.
From Amazon UK:-
Dear Customer
Regarding your order for "Halo 2", I wanted to give you an update
on the status of this title.
We have contacted the manufacturer, and they have informed us that
The release date of this title has been delayed. They now expect this
video game will be available on the 11th of November, 2004, however
please know this may be subject to further delays.
We will keep this title on order for you unless you prefer to
cancel. As soon as we are able to obtain copies, we will dispatch your
order to you. We will also do our best to keep you informed of any
new developments as soon as we hear of them.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause
you. Unfortunately, release dates are often subject to change with
very little notice from manufacturer. If you prefer to cancel your order
you may do so using the "Your Account" link on our homepage.
Thanks for your patience, and we look forward to hearing from you if
we may be of any assistance.
Warmest regards,
Customer Service Department
Amazon.co.uk
Beta has to be a permanent condition, it is hugely organic process in adaptation of the code to match the players.
The first release will, and can only be, a best guess to how the game will react under such continuous, and unpredictable user behaviour.