As I said, I have been using Writely for several months. It was recently acquired by Google and they closed registration of new users. It appears that they have opened up registration, and I highly recomend that everyone here on/. give it a try. It is like an online version of Word... I mean Writer!
While the parents groups were in DC lobbying congress, their children were chatting with this really awesome guy who's only a few years older than they are, honest!
Most people will not bother writing ghostcode. I hate to admit it, but I would not write any more OS code if I knew I could easily get sued for it. There would still be a movement, but the status quo of OSS is not a bunch of teens in their basements writing code all night. It has grown to include large companies and very professional white collar programmers in addition to freelance individuals writing in their spare time (like me). The file sharing movement, on the other hand, is very different.
I completely agree. When I got to college, I became hopelessly overrun by e-mail alerts and newsletters and annoucements. I began unsubscribing to them. Now I use the little ticker in GMail for some of my news, and I just visit the websites of these organizations for other information.
I have a Yahoo account and at least one Hotmail account that were made before my migration to GMail. According to TFA, only 25% of me uses GMail, even though I almost never log in to the other accounts.
"Google has yet to establish a single market leader outside its core search business, where it continues to chew up Microsoft and Yahoo."
Google does not need that one killer app that will destroy the status quo. I find myself using Google products for quite a few things. They have a knack for taking something that everyone already uses and improving it enough to make the transition worthwhile. The author might deride GMail for not being a new invention, but at the time of its release (and I would argue even now) it offered the most features and free storage. Instead of e-mail papers back and forth, I have been using Writely for months. Again, nothing too groundbreaking, but it just plan works and saves me some aggravation.
My point is that Google provides resources that we all actually use, not some next big thing that will change the paradigm for good.
I wonder how much of these new advancements from both camps in server chips comes from laptop technology. I know that heat dispersion and power consumption have always been very big deals for laptops, and now it seems that the powers that be have finally applied the same thinking (at least) to larger form factor computers.
"If they had a drug that just worked, would they really have to advertise this hard? Some of the drugs that they put advertisement for don't work so well, and they are trying to recover lost money. They can get consumers to demand a drug from their doctor, which will usually result in a prescription."
Disclosure: I am writing this from the sales operations department of a major domestic pharma company. There are many similar drugs on the market, and pharmaceutical companies need some way to explain the differences between their products and the competition. The PDR, the definitive catalog of all prescription drugs, is 3600 pages long. No doctor can remember that. I am not justifying everything that is done in search of a sale (obviously cannot go into detail) but good drugs do not really just "sell themselves."
Drug companies need to do research in order to turn a profit because their patents expire. No research, no money after a few years. Also, there is significant government regulation that saps money from every step of every process. If it weren't for regulations, there are many people who would not have jobs, which further increases cost to consumer.
"...to increase enforcement of laws banning minors from internet cafes."
Where are there parents while they spend so many hours per day at these places? I think that they should bare some responsibility for their children's actions.
Most people have no idea what a money order is, although they are sometimes the best means of paying on EBay and cost less than . People seem to think that they can only pay through PayPal.
I disagree. Now we can grow more and more teeth in labs then sell them to the tooth fairy! I think I have now solved the missing link of the age old equation:
"I think his point was that since pharmas make billions of dollars in pure profit, they can afford to invest some of it in highpowered computing clusters."
I currently work for a pharmaceutical company, and in a visit to a research lab I learned just how much computing power they throw at these problems. They do have supercomputers, intranet clusters, etc. to try to solve these problems. They are so incredibly complex, however, that those are not enough.
How hard is it to pretend to be another phone and charge parking to another person? Spoofing other people's phone numbers to fool caller ID systems is still legal in the United States. Congressman Fred Upton (R, Mi 6) has introduced legislation to outlaw this, but it still has a ways to go before it goes into effect.
I find it foolish to commence financial operations using a system with the possibility of semi-legal cheating.
I also thought about the EMP angle. Police departments in some areas are testing EMP devices to disable cars in chases. Would these devices also disable the officers' firearms should they need to defend themselves?
Hopefully they will secure it well enough. I don't want to shoot myself every time I use my garage door opener...
Imagine if the creatures of the Earth were to continue like they are now for one million years. I bet they would become VAST improvements of what they are now. Nature is not currently in its final draft, but instead it is constantly improving itself. Nature is a lot like software in this respect, just not as buggy in its current iteration.
Nature is not the end-all be all of design, but there is definite value in studying it. There is incredible beauty to be found in a snowflake's delicate crystal. There is amazing strength in the geometry of the honey comb. Nature should be used as a resource, but definitely not exclusively.
Slashdot Mirror
As I said, I have been using Writely for several months. It was recently acquired by Google and they closed registration of new users. It appears that they have opened up registration, and I highly recomend that everyone here on /. give it a try. It is like an online version of Word... I mean Writer!
Jonathon Swift had his Modest Proposal that would solve the child problem and the financial troubles.
No, he uses Blogspot: 72virgins.blogspot.com
While the parents groups were in DC lobbying congress, their children were chatting with this really awesome guy who's only a few years older than they are, honest!
Most people will not bother writing ghostcode. I hate to admit it, but I would not write any more OS code if I knew I could easily get sued for it. There would still be a movement, but the status quo of OSS is not a bunch of teens in their basements writing code all night. It has grown to include large companies and very professional white collar programmers in addition to freelance individuals writing in their spare time (like me). The file sharing movement, on the other hand, is very different.
I for one welcome our pirate overlords!
I completely agree. When I got to college, I became hopelessly overrun by e-mail alerts and newsletters and annoucements. I began unsubscribing to them. Now I use the little ticker in GMail for some of my news, and I just visit the websites of these organizations for other information.
I have a Yahoo account and at least one Hotmail account that were made before my migration to GMail. According to TFA, only 25% of me uses GMail, even though I almost never log in to the other accounts.
Google does not need that one killer app that will destroy the status quo. I find myself using Google products for quite a few things. They have a knack for taking something that everyone already uses and improving it enough to make the transition worthwhile. The author might deride GMail for not being a new invention, but at the time of its release (and I would argue even now) it offered the most features and free storage. Instead of e-mail papers back and forth, I have been using Writely for months. Again, nothing too groundbreaking, but it just plan works and saves me some aggravation.
My point is that Google provides resources that we all actually use, not some next big thing that will change the paradigm for good.
People use the materials that they have. Think Apollo 13. They created a solution to a major problem with only a handful of materials.
I wonder how much of these new advancements from both camps in server chips comes from laptop technology. I know that heat dispersion and power consumption have always been very big deals for laptops, and now it seems that the powers that be have finally applied the same thinking (at least) to larger form factor computers.
Backslashing a Slashdot Backslash? The PTA is breaking up!!! (Reading the OP, I think my head just asploded.)
I think Jonathon Swift had a Modest Proposal to deal with situations like this...
Disclosure: I am writing this from the sales operations department of a major domestic pharma company. There are many similar drugs on the market, and pharmaceutical companies need some way to explain the differences between their products and the competition. The PDR, the definitive catalog of all prescription drugs, is 3600 pages long. No doctor can remember that. I am not justifying everything that is done in search of a sale (obviously cannot go into detail) but good drugs do not really just "sell themselves."
Drug companies need to do research in order to turn a profit because their patents expire. No research, no money after a few years. Also, there is significant government regulation that saps money from every step of every process. If it weren't for regulations, there are many people who would not have jobs, which further increases cost to consumer.
Where are there parents while they spend so many hours per day at these places? I think that they should bare some responsibility for their children's actions.
Most people have no idea what a money order is, although they are sometimes the best means of paying on EBay and cost less than . People seem to think that they can only pay through PayPal.
Step 1: Grow Teeth
Step 2: ???
Step 3: PROFIT!
Yes, but I doubt you would be able to outrun the police in that car!
But people are not being watched. They only feel like they are. Important distinction.
Are Best Buy techs even required to be A+ certified?
I currently work for a pharmaceutical company, and in a visit to a research lab I learned just how much computing power they throw at these problems. They do have supercomputers, intranet clusters, etc. to try to solve these problems. They are so incredibly complex, however, that those are not enough.
Can I answer CmdrTaco on this question?
I find it foolish to commence financial operations using a system with the possibility of semi-legal cheating.
I also thought about the EMP angle. Police departments in some areas are testing EMP devices to disable cars in chases. Would these devices also disable the officers' firearms should they need to defend themselves?
Hopefully they will secure it well enough. I don't want to shoot myself every time I use my garage door opener...
Imagine if the creatures of the Earth were to continue like they are now for one million years. I bet they would become VAST improvements of what they are now. Nature is not currently in its final draft, but instead it is constantly improving itself. Nature is a lot like software in this respect, just not as buggy in its current iteration.
Nature is not the end-all be all of design, but there is definite value in studying it. There is incredible beauty to be found in a snowflake's delicate crystal. There is amazing strength in the geometry of the honey comb. Nature should be used as a resource, but definitely not exclusively.