no, karma whoring is putting up something informative or interesting to improve my karma score, making a tacky crap joke may gain a few funny mods, but it usually ends up with a net loss of karma (due to the inevitable overrated mods).
I type whatever crap comes to mind at the time of reading, if others laugh or are informed, good, if not, then I don't care but I've at least contributed to the discussion in my own way.
I believe the full Debian distribution and the DCC are 2 complimentary items.
From the DCC website:
What is the "DCC" of the DCC Alliance?
The DCC is not a Linux distribution; it is a "base" Debian system composed of essential programs or "packages" from Debian GNU/Linux, combined with member additions to attain LSB certification and achieve broad commercial acceptance and support.
It appears as thought this is the low level never changing set (just up from the kernel), and is similar to a bare Windows release, ie you have to add your own applications.
People still use Windows 2000 servers/workstations because they have proven reliable, whereas the newest latest whizbang systems have yet to undergo full hardening (if such a thing can be done with windows)
As of now, like the 2.4 kernel, windows 2000 may be old, but it certainly isn't retro (just yet).
My missus does that all the time and when I showed her the original reply I had written she corrected me on that, then went away and banged her head on the wall because she realised what I was posting about.
Each user on slashdot has a Journal which can be frequently updated with tales of geek angst.
Just because the articles on the front give us something to talk about collectively doesn't take anything away from the lively vibrant underbelly of slash.
Also, things like LiveJournal are included in google blogs, and they are threaded comments and discussions, just headlined by one person.
I wonder though, if the product activation on Vista is even stronger than xp, then piracy in great numbers could theoretically be replaced with a real alternative OS for people.
The only people I see wanting the latest and greatest but who cannot have it are those who have older machines and cannot/will not upgrade to a new box. If you buy a new machine now, whatever the spec it can and does come with XP by default, the same will occur with Vista.
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They already tried that one with the help, it didn't help.
At least with menus, you can browse around hunting for what you want, instead of a more wonderful Text adventure interface.
You: "I want to know how to make that green thing have red bits around it"
CLIPPY!: "It looks like your trying to murder kermit, please select your favorite weapon"
Your right though, available operations should be context sensitive and intuitive, but done in a clean enough way to not distract the user, nor hide themselves too well.
MS got closer by having the common menus expand by default after you use them once, but thats too fixed, the common menus for the task at hand should be available as you use them, and should highlight their functionality when your hunting (mini previews maybe?).
Putting too much emphasis on the right mouse button is also wrong, some people NEED an initial click button on screen to know that something is available, otherwise the feature WILL remain illusive forever.
All this sounds like is peer to peer sensor net rather than a central server processing the information.
I agree with your assertions however, because whilst the sensors may themselves be damage limited, unless each unit had its own repair kit, the same centralised problem occurs (micro-meteor through the only welding torch for instance).
Not in the software thats available, but in sheer choice of software.
MS Has Windows XP home and Windows XP Professional, designed for the general required use, its easy to tell epopel to get the correct version.
99.9999% of home users don't ever need or want a c compiler, or 4 different word processors, or 13 ways to do the same thing, they want the most efficient simple way. The list goes on, but people suffer from too much choice, its like going into a foreign sweetshop and not knowing the names of the products.
If I could just tell somebody to go and get the "Home" version of Linux - from whichever vendor was currently hot then it would be easier to get people to switch.
After they have gotten used to their version and know their way around, then they can start customising it and adding all the perfect bits, but until that point, its just overpowering.
Someone with a high.iq should sort it out [nt]
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no, karma whoring is putting up something informative or interesting to improve my karma score, making a tacky crap joke may gain a few funny mods, but it usually ends up with a net loss of karma (due to the inevitable overrated mods).
I type whatever crap comes to mind at the time of reading, if others laugh or are informed, good, if not, then I don't care but I've at least contributed to the discussion in my own way.
They could merge with SCO and all live happily ever after. ;)
I believe the full Debian distribution and the DCC are 2 complimentary items.
From the DCC website:
What is the "DCC" of the DCC Alliance?
The DCC is not a Linux distribution; it is a "base" Debian system composed of essential programs or "packages" from Debian GNU/Linux, combined with member additions to attain LSB certification and achieve broad commercial acceptance and support.
It appears as thought this is the low level never changing set (just up from the kernel), and is similar to a bare Windows release, ie you have to add your own applications.
cost from $36 bucks to a full $3600 *
* Note, the $36 version is just an empty box with an I.O.U. note attached.
People still use Windows 2000 servers/workstations because they have proven reliable, whereas the newest latest whizbang systems have yet to undergo full hardening (if such a thing can be done with windows)
As of now, like the 2.4 kernel, windows 2000 may be old, but it certainly isn't retro (just yet).
They don't wanna lose their jobs,
"Of fucking course I didn't tell Apple Insider anything".
The mole may not even have known about a deliberate leak, similar to earlier this morning reading about Yahoo mail updates - this was 1st posted:
I saw the new interface when my cousin, who works for yahoo was visiting
My missus does that all the time and when I showed her the original reply I had written she corrected me on that, then went away and banged her head on the wall because she realised what I was posting about.
Isn't this expected when you start broadcasting macrovision codes which are themselves manufactured errors in the data stream?
I haven't ever been able to comprehend buckling the excellent error correction work that has gone on in many fields just for the disney brigade.
Each user on slashdot has a Journal which can be frequently updated with tales of geek angst.
Just because the articles on the front give us something to talk about collectively doesn't take anything away from the lively vibrant underbelly of slash.
Also, things like LiveJournal are included in google blogs, and they are threaded comments and discussions, just headlined by one person.
YES
This is absolutely key to a good search.
I couldn't care less if I get ramblings from a mad man as long as its on topic, but the absolute worst is the totally useless spam pages.
It is getting worse, and sometimes no matter how much google-foo exists they still crop up.
*sheepish looks*
Sorry, i just RTFA, and your right, it deals with clientside environments as well.
The whole topic is about webserver SOAP exceptions.
The understanding is that you have some control over your own web installation.
Of course dealing with an end user client installation the rules are a little different, but thats not even part of the discussion here.
Doesn't the car have an onboard GPS enabled mobile phone.
Its the same bit that calls out in an emergency?
I wonder though, if the product activation on Vista is even stronger than xp, then piracy in great numbers could theoretically be replaced with a real alternative OS for people.
The only people I see wanting the latest and greatest but who cannot have it are those who have older machines and cannot/will not upgrade to a new box.
If you buy a new machine now, whatever the spec it can and does come with XP by default, the same will occur with Vista.
They already tried that one with the help, it didn't help.
At least with menus, you can browse around hunting for what you want, instead of a more wonderful Text adventure interface.
You: "I want to know how to make that green thing have red bits around it"
CLIPPY!: "It looks like your trying to murder kermit, please select your favorite weapon"
Your right though, available operations should be context sensitive and intuitive, but done in a clean enough way to not distract the user, nor hide themselves too well.
MS got closer by having the common menus expand by default after you use them once, but thats too fixed, the common menus for the task at hand should be available as you use them, and should highlight their functionality when your hunting (mini previews maybe?).
Putting too much emphasis on the right mouse button is also wrong, some people NEED an initial click button on screen to know that something is available, otherwise the feature WILL remain illusive forever.
If a trademark is worthy of a multi million dollar claim, then it should be higher in the search engine listings than the news about the lawsuit.
It just feels wrong otherwise.
Intel and AMD are currently developing such devices to cool their next generation of processors.
Obviously, they should be using Linux hardware.
I think the simplest ideal you could react with a linked system such as this would be having a computer port available at any of the nodes.
Main processing computers goosed? Ahhhh well, just plug in a spare laptop into the bathroom wall and carry on.
Could even have various redundent machines connected wherever around the ship.
It becomes fun when additional modules (ISS habitats) connect into the net and can access information from any other part of the ship.
It makes for an amazingly robust communications channel, but not so good for self repair.
All this sounds like is peer to peer sensor net rather than a central server processing the information.
I agree with your assertions however, because whilst the sensors may themselves be damage limited, unless each unit had its own repair kit, the same centralised problem occurs (micro-meteor through the only welding torch for instance).
Being born with 2 heads and 3 arms helps your body to continue operating in a high radioactivity environment.
I would hazard that they didn't offer him the $500 bug bounty instantly ;)
I think you have too many addins running to allow a new window/tab to open ;)
Thats like the startup list of a middle manager.
Do you find all the extra menus and options a bit of a headache, or is everything used often?
Linux is complicated.
Not in the software thats available, but in sheer choice of software.
MS Has Windows XP home and Windows XP Professional, designed for the general required use, its easy to tell epopel to get the correct version.
99.9999% of home users don't ever need or want a c compiler, or 4 different word processors, or 13 ways to do the same thing, they want the most efficient simple way. The list goes on, but people suffer from too much choice, its like going into a foreign sweetshop and not knowing the names of the products.
If I could just tell somebody to go and get the "Home" version of Linux - from whichever vendor was currently hot then it would be easier to get people to switch.
After they have gotten used to their version and know their way around, then they can start customising it and adding all the perfect bits, but until that point, its just overpowering.
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