I read "patch" as "software patch," rather than the thing you stick to your skin. So, is a bug fix the solution to a computer fix?
If you are a Linux user then you won't have to wait long for that patch. That's the beauty of open source.
I have the same addiction. I figure that if I were ever stranded on an island, I would carve out a piece of driftwood roughly 3x5 and poke at it now and then with a stick. I am jittery if I go somewhere and leave my Palm Pilot at home.
The rights holder has to sign up to be included. If you don't want to participate, you don't have to. The theory they are pushing is that it will increase sales of your book. It is still too early to tell if it will work.
Supposedly, part of the reason was that when someone went to the hospital for an "NMR" they got something they weren't expecting. Try saying it out loud if you didn't catch it.
Hmmm, I always thought you could. That was supposed to be one of the advantages of an individual going solar or wind.
I was googling for some clarification one way or the other, when I came across an eBay classification of "Home > All Categories > Business & Industrial > Other Industries > Power & Utilities". It turns out that they are referring to small and medium sized generators. The largest I saw was 175KW. While that is quite a bit, I was hoping I could bid on a nuclear plant, or maybe Hoover Dam.
I'm seeing more and more registrars sell a service that lets you "camp" for a domain. Basically, if a domain name you want becomes available, the registrar will immediately buy it for you.
I find this distasteful because it makes it very easy to hold a domain hostage because someone forgot to make a payment.
I have a friend who homeschools. A few years ago, a very popular homeschooling site forgot to reregister, and a pr0n outfit snatched (heh) it up, instantly gaining a lot of hits and a high google ranking. I have no issue with porn, but I do have an issue with it being slammed in the face of someone who isn't expecting it (goatse.cx, for example). It is unlikely that they gained too many regulars, but they did get a lot of hits in the short term, undoubtedly doing brisk popup business.
Beyond the issue of terrorism, he talks about the possibility of a Linux zealot killing a Microsoft or SCO executive. I agree that it is entirely possible, unlikely, but possible. People have been killed because they listen to the wrong kind of music, have the wrong friends, or have the wrong color skin. Everyday people are killed for worshipping the wrong God.
This has nothing to do with zealotry. It has everything to do with bigotry and the fear that their way of life is threatened by those who are different. I suspect most violent acts of violence commited out of bigotry have been encouraged by cultural (micro- or macro-) mores. However, a societal fear of the different is insufficient to provoke wholesale bloodshed or terrorism. The society itself must encourage violence as a solution. For most (I hope), killing people is not in their nature, and is downright scary. Peer pressure and the knowledge that you will be a hero can overcome almost any fears.
There is of course, always the "lone gunman" who commits violence without the backing of the community. This individual is probably capable of killing over just about anything.
Are their bigots among the Linux/Free Software/Open Source communities. Undoubtedly. Are their individuals who fear the actions of Microsoft or SCO threaten their way of life. No question. Unlike the Klan, for example, the Linux community is generally not violent. Does a society based upon the notions of free speech and the common good encourage murder as a solution? For most of us, the closest we get to violence is a first person shooter.
It is entirely possible for a lone gunman to kill a Microsoft, SCO, RIAA, or MPAA executive. But this gunman is also just as likely to kill over a breakfast cereal.
If any of these executives were murdered, it is far, far more likely it would be by a jilted spouse or over inheritance money.
On the other hand, I am seriously surprised that no one has capped a spammer yet.
Finally, to compare the extreme enthusiasm and proselytism of some to the wholesale slaughter of 9/11 is disgusting and an insult to those who lost their lives and to their families.
My pet theory about the RIAA going after mp3.com is that they weren't so much afraid of the music lockers (although I'm sure they were), but what they were really afraid of was mp3.com itself. It was, basically, a record label for the people. Anyone could make their music available, or even sell it. Where the RIAA has been trying to minimize choice in music to make marketing easier and to create superstars, here is someone creating diversity. Not to mention that mp3.com wa a "record label" with a market cap larger than some of the RIAA member labels.
As the sea is overfished, fishermen resort to more drastic measures, such as bottom trawling, in order to make a catch. Unfortunately, bottom trawling scrapes lots of interesting beasties off the seafloor. These creatures have the potential for providing novel medications and who knows what kind of cool tech. Even if you ignore the environmental impact (and many do when there is a dollar on the line), it is short-sighted since the potential profits from discovery are so large. Think about how much money a new drug can make...
I realize that the people doing the fishing are not the biotech researchers, and I know that if I even suggested some sort of regulation I would flamed right crispy.
I don't have a solution that would make everyone happy, but I do think there is a big problem.
Or art nouveau. And what about 20th Century Fox? Naming something "New" or giving it a date will only make it seem outdated faster.
Mozart, Bedthoven and friends were smart. They called the modern music of their time "classical". That way, in the future it wouldn't seem outdated and stale, but rather elegant, refined, and well, classic.
I saw a guy sit down and hit 6 blackjacks in 10 hands. Of the remaining four hands he won two and lost two. He got up and walked and took his winnings with him. Noone gave him a second look - not the dealer, not the pit boss, not the casino manager - noone.
But did he increase his bet when those blackjacks came round? If he was always betting the same, then he probably wasn't counting cards and was just lucky.
Vegas doesn't care if you are just lucky; the the lucky and the unlucky are just part of the system of odds they use. The unlucky will always out-number the lucky.
If he was doing something suspicious, like betting big on the blackjacks and dropping the bet to the table minimum for the losses, then he probably would have been given a second look.
However, since the first users will be the Chinese government, I suspect that the software will be developed to government requirements. This is a recipe for, at best, software with even more bloat than Microsoft Office, and at the worst software with more bloat than Microsoft Office and has a clippy-like helper that cannot be turned off.
Now that I think about it, though, it probably will work more like this: 1. The government starts a commitee to create the requirements. 2. Years pass. 3. The Chinese software industry realizes that the government will never make up their minds, and starts developing what they think is right. 4. The Chinese software industry markets their products in Microsoft territory. 5. Hollywood in conjunction with Hong Kong film makers, create a number of summer Kung Fu/Hacking blockbusters that pit a Microsoft-like company against an unnamed Chinese software company. 6. Profit!!
With/. being one of the largest content delivery systems on the net
Sort of like a missile delivery system, only slashdot's warhead brings down servers rather than buildings.
Since like many reading slashdot right now, I am avoiding work, you could say it is a Weapon of Mass Distraction.
I'd be curious to find out how much revenue they generate based upon subscribers alone.
I'm curious about that too. I'm setting up a review and commentary website. I'm providing most of the content (other than user's comments), and I expect to foot the bills regarding hosting and bandwidth. I'm doing this because it sounds fun, not to make a living on it.
But if it becomes successful, I would rather not pay the entire amount for colos and large amounts of bandwidth. Eris forbid I ever get slashdotted on my own dime.
My page will not suck like the jokes in this comment.
Slashdot Mirror
I read "patch" as "software patch," rather than the thing you stick to your skin. So, is a bug fix the solution to a computer fix?
If you are a Linux user then you won't have to wait long for that patch. That's the beauty of open source.
I have the same addiction. I figure that if I were ever stranded on an island, I would carve out a piece of driftwood roughly 3x5 and poke at it now and then with a stick. I am jittery if I go somewhere and leave my Palm Pilot at home.
The rights holder has to sign up to be included. If you don't want to participate, you don't have to. The theory they are pushing is that it will increase sales of your book. It is still too early to tell if it will work.
See: Search Inside the Book for Publishers
That is Free as in "Serial Killer Set Free"
Supposedly, part of the reason was that when someone went to the hospital for an "NMR" they got something they weren't expecting. Try saying it out loud if you didn't catch it.
Hmmm, I always thought you could. That was supposed to be one of the advantages of an individual going solar or wind.
I was googling for some clarification one way or the other, when I came across an eBay classification of "Home > All Categories > Business & Industrial > Other Industries > Power & Utilities". It turns out that they are referring to small and medium sized generators. The largest I saw was 175KW. While that is quite a bit, I was hoping I could bid on a nuclear plant, or maybe Hoover Dam.
Wouldn't they just find a way to buy a brand new core? That way they get the 90 day warranty.
I'm seeing more and more registrars sell a service that lets you "camp" for a domain. Basically, if a domain name you want becomes available, the registrar will immediately buy it for you.
I find this distasteful because it makes it very easy to hold a domain hostage because someone forgot to make a payment.
I have a friend who homeschools. A few years ago, a very popular homeschooling site forgot to reregister, and a pr0n outfit snatched (heh) it up, instantly gaining a lot of hits and a high google ranking. I have no issue with porn, but I do have an issue with it being slammed in the face of someone who isn't expecting it (goatse.cx, for example). It is unlikely that they gained too many regulars, but they did get a lot of hits in the short term, undoubtedly doing brisk popup business.
Beyond the issue of terrorism, he talks about the possibility of a Linux zealot killing a Microsoft or SCO executive. I agree that it is entirely possible, unlikely, but possible. People have been killed because they listen to the wrong kind of music, have the wrong friends, or have the wrong color skin. Everyday people are killed for worshipping the wrong God.
This has nothing to do with zealotry. It has everything to do with bigotry and the fear that their way of life is threatened by those who are different. I suspect most violent acts of violence commited out of bigotry have been encouraged by cultural (micro- or macro-) mores. However, a societal fear of the different is insufficient to provoke wholesale bloodshed or terrorism. The society itself must encourage violence as a solution. For most (I hope), killing people is not in their nature, and is downright scary. Peer pressure and the knowledge that you will be a hero can overcome almost any fears.
There is of course, always the "lone gunman" who commits violence without the backing of the community. This individual is probably capable of killing over just about anything.
Are their bigots among the Linux/Free Software/Open Source communities. Undoubtedly. Are their individuals who fear the actions of Microsoft or SCO threaten their way of life. No question. Unlike the Klan, for example, the Linux community is generally not violent. Does a society based upon the notions of free speech and the common good encourage murder as a solution? For most of us, the closest we get to violence is a first person shooter.
It is entirely possible for a lone gunman to kill a Microsoft, SCO, RIAA, or MPAA executive. But this gunman is also just as likely to kill over a breakfast cereal.
If any of these executives were murdered, it is far, far more likely it would be by a jilted spouse or over inheritance money.
On the other hand, I am seriously surprised that no one has capped a spammer yet.
Finally, to compare the extreme enthusiasm and proselytism of some to the wholesale slaughter of 9/11 is disgusting and an insult to those who lost their lives and to their families.
My pet theory about the RIAA going after mp3.com is that they weren't so much afraid of the music lockers (although I'm sure they were), but what they were really afraid of was mp3.com itself. It was, basically, a record label for the people. Anyone could make their music available, or even sell it. Where the RIAA has been trying to minimize choice in music to make marketing easier and to create superstars, here is someone creating diversity. Not to mention that mp3.com wa a "record label" with a market cap larger than some of the RIAA member labels.
Yeah, but they'll run anywhere
A LOC is about as big as 200 Elephants
Wrong!
"LOC" is the singular of lox. Therefore a loc is the size of half a bagel.
Oddly enough, "LOC" is also the singular of "LOX" (liquid oxygen).
As the sea is overfished, fishermen resort to more drastic measures, such as bottom trawling, in order to make a catch. Unfortunately, bottom trawling scrapes lots of interesting beasties off the seafloor. These creatures have the potential for providing novel medications and who knows what kind of cool tech. Even if you ignore the environmental impact (and many do when there is a dollar on the line), it is short-sighted since the potential profits from discovery are so large. Think about how much money a new drug can make...
I realize that the people doing the fishing are not the biotech researchers, and I know that if I even suggested some sort of regulation I would flamed right crispy.
I don't have a solution that would make everyone happy, but I do think there is a big problem.
Nebulous? No substance? Is your ex-girlfriend a ghost?
Or art nouveau. And what about 20th Century Fox? Naming something "New" or giving it a date will only make it seem outdated faster.
Mozart, Bedthoven and friends were smart. They called the modern music of their time "classical". That way, in the future it wouldn't seem outdated and stale, but rather elegant, refined, and well, classic.
Floppy disk: $.10
CD-R: $.50
256 MB SD Card: $50
Wifi PCMIA card: $50
Having to keep up with the standards: priceless
For everything else, there is NewCard
I wish it would catch on in the US. I am so tired of hearing people scream (well talk very loudly) into their phones on the train.
One of these days I'm going to rip the phone out of their hands, puncture my eardrums with the antenna, and politely hand the phone back.
Or we could engineer yeast to make ethanol. Oh, wait.
I saw a guy sit down and hit 6 blackjacks in 10 hands. Of the remaining four hands he won two and lost two. He got up and walked and took his winnings with him. Noone gave him a second look - not the dealer, not the pit boss, not the casino manager - noone.
But did he increase his bet when those blackjacks came round? If he was always betting the same, then he probably wasn't counting cards and was just lucky.
Vegas doesn't care if you are just lucky; the the lucky and the unlucky are just part of the system of odds they use. The unlucky will always out-number the lucky.
If he was doing something suspicious, like betting big on the blackjacks and dropping the bet to the table minimum for the losses, then he probably would have been given a second look.
However, since the first users will be the Chinese government, I suspect that the software will be developed to government requirements. This is a recipe for, at best, software with even more bloat than Microsoft Office, and at the worst software with more bloat than Microsoft Office and has a clippy-like helper that cannot be turned off.
Now that I think about it, though, it probably will work more like this:
1. The government starts a commitee to create the requirements.
2. Years pass.
3. The Chinese software industry realizes that the government will never make up their minds, and starts developing what they think is right.
4. The Chinese software industry markets their products in Microsoft territory.
5. Hollywood in conjunction with Hong Kong film makers, create a number of summer Kung Fu/Hacking blockbusters that pit a Microsoft-like company against an unnamed Chinese software company.
6. Profit!!
I know I'm being off-topic here (but this is slashdot).
Where does:
1. Do something
2. Do Something else
3. ?
4. Profit!
Come from?
Rather than RHAT and SCOX fighting it out in court, I think they should merge into RedSCOX.
Thanks for the tip. I just bought one last night. My wife had to drag me away from the wide-screen HDTV TVs, though.
3. Selling naked puts and calls.
4. Spreads, straddles, and other more complex strategies
I never knew investing could be so, so, erotic.
Is the the Cruzer or Cruzer Mini? If it is the Cruzer do you know if it is USB 2.0?
With /. being one of the largest content delivery systems on the net
Sort of like a missile delivery system, only slashdot's warhead brings down servers rather than buildings.
Since like many reading slashdot right now, I am avoiding work, you could say it is a Weapon of Mass Distraction.
I'd be curious to find out how much revenue they generate based upon subscribers alone.
I'm curious about that too. I'm setting up a review and commentary website. I'm providing most of the content (other than user's comments), and I expect to foot the bills regarding hosting and bandwidth. I'm doing this because it sounds fun, not to make a living on it.
But if it becomes successful, I would rather not pay the entire amount for colos and large amounts of bandwidth. Eris forbid I ever get slashdotted on my own dime.
My page will not suck like the jokes in this comment.