"Only by participating in free software do you realize its full potential"
Oh, horseshit. There's nothing mystical about participating in community projects. And there's no friggin' 'secret information' to be gained.
If by 'realize' you mean 'use', you are axiomatically incorrect.
If by 'realize' you mean 'can modify', you are correct, but in a minuscule pool of users.
I use OpenWriter. I have zero interest modifying it. Not even those little irritations that have been around since 2008 at least. Why? First, the developers behaved like dicks from the first contact I had with them. Second, I use it to write - I program other shit.
That's friggin' funny. I know it was frustrating at the time, but imagine a good scene in a comedic movie. It could yield some hilarious (probably wrong) message screw ups. This would be especially the case if only one hand did it.
But it illustrates a good point. Most people are unaware of the tremendously complex memory built into the cerebellum.
True this. It's a state by state thing anyway. Missouri gives not one shit if you put things in your contract for someone to agree to. If it's illegal in Missouri, it's unenforceable. Non-compete claused contracts may be signed with impunity. I've done it many times.
...there is barely any choice in the so-called "marketplace"
What the fuck are you talking about? I just had my last PC assembled exactly the way I specified, OS and some apps included. I didn't even have to leave my damned house, to order or receive.
You sound very much like you want to change the marketplace for a reason completely different than you can't find the machine you want.
An equally valid reason, and one that supports the fact that they used gamers, is they may not have been able to do it. Being intelligent and solving s/t problems aren't synonymous.
"The concept that an author is not the authority on his/her own work has been common, even accepted, in literary analysis for decades."
Wow. Who would have thought that literary geeks (who actually create no literature) would seek to elevate themselves above the creators of the literature they are geeks about.
Prior to 1800 artists didn't attribute themselves as being the piece's wellspring? Please. That's a fantasy and a slim one. It's ludicrous to thing an artist didn't recognize the time and talent he imbued the piece with. "It just flowed" is what you tell the mark.
Church's used to put out notices when they wanted to commission art. The church usually had a theme they wanted and they solicited ideas. Artists were supposed to show up with their rough drafts and the church would pick what they wanted.
Titian used to show up with a finished painting. The church almost always bought it. Pissed off the other guys. You think he did that because he was "muse inspired"? If so, it was the muse of economics.
Well, one of mine is someone who provides ever smaller argument points without saying "You know, you're right, I didn't write that worth a shit and I apologize to the guy I didn't mean to besmirch."
"(Of course most people here on/. aren't grown-up enough to comprehend all this, and will mod it down out of a knee-jerk reaction to a few key words/phrases that are negatively associated or don't fit into their simple model of reality. Which is also just human, I guess...)"
As opposed to writing an overly-long manifesto disguised as the opinion of an Anonymous Coward?
Nice attempt to deflect any criticism with pre-staged ad hominem though.
That AC rant, folks, is the end result of communist indoctrination.
Just so you can identify.
(Jesus fucking Christ, spellcheck had Eminem, but not hominem)
While I can empathize with him feeling self-pressure, I have no idea or wish to understand why he stole the work of others and used it. *That's* the part I have no empathy for.
I would empathize with a hiatus, with a great slowing down of production, with burn-out or with giving it all up and becoming a fry-cook. *Those* I can identify with, *those* I can imagine myself doing.
Ripping someone else off to keep up appearances I cannot empathize with. I cannot understand why he did it and I don't wish to. No empathy.
I also will shed no tear if his entire career is shot and he is sued to oblivion. No sympathy.
empathy:
1. the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
2. the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself: By means of empathy, a great painting becomes a mirror of the self.
Neither definition implies automatic. Can be, but not always.
I would say that a person sans sympathy or empathy is a sociopath. But I would also say that someone who runs either on automatic is someone without any discerning of fellow man. For instance: I have zero sympathy orempathy for a serial killer.
There are these little cells embedded in the retina you apparently don't know about. They detect edges in the light pattern. Oddly, they're joined by neuron nets and send compacted information to the brain (patterns).
What you meant to write was that the eye can't determine what the patterns mean, the brain does.
Next time you want to display pomposity, be correct.
Please describe how this is different from my seven year old machine with XP on it.
Of course, I've been installing package upgrades, but not a new version of the OS. I have a (quite) updated system, and at the same time, I have an old operating system.
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"Only by participating in free software do you realize its full potential"
Oh, horseshit. There's nothing mystical about participating in community projects. And there's no friggin' 'secret information' to be gained.
If by 'realize' you mean 'use', you are axiomatically incorrect.
If by 'realize' you mean 'can modify', you are correct, but in a minuscule pool of users.
I use OpenWriter. I have zero interest modifying it. Not even those little irritations that have been around since 2008 at least. Why? First, the developers behaved like dicks from the first contact I had with them. Second, I use it to write - I program other shit.
That's friggin' funny. I know it was frustrating at the time, but imagine a good scene in a comedic movie. It could yield some hilarious (probably wrong) message screw ups. This would be especially the case if only one hand did it.
But it illustrates a good point. Most people are unaware of the tremendously complex memory built into the cerebellum.
Send an email the day you purchase saying you just agreed to the ELU for (serial #) with the following adjustments:
Reasonable list of changes.
Failure of a timely reply constitutes acceptance of the modified ELU.
Send this to their main web site, care of the webmaster if they're like the many sites that don't really let you talk to anybody.
This is hoping he's the standard system admin and laughs at and ignores the email. If he doesn't, it should be entertaining.
True this. It's a state by state thing anyway. Missouri gives not one shit if you put things in your contract for someone to agree to. If it's illegal in Missouri, it's unenforceable. Non-compete claused contracts may be signed with impunity. I've done it many times.
"Working with Objects seems particularly primitive to me."
I like the supportive evidence for that statement.
Why is it "particularly" primitive?
I look at the quality and information contained within his response and then at the same attributes of yours.
Then I weigh as to which I consider the response of an intelligent person.
Give a link, I do believe that's a load of crap.
"the research needs to be done under laboratory conditions to ensure that nothing escapes into the environment"
Glad to see you approve of their techniques. Already being done.
(like business, for instance)
Thought I'd make that a little more accurate and a tad less, I don't know, condescending.
...there is barely any choice in the so-called "marketplace"
What the fuck are you talking about? I just had my last PC assembled exactly the way I specified, OS and some apps included. I didn't even have to leave my damned house, to order or receive.
You sound very much like you want to change the marketplace for a reason completely different than you can't find the machine you want.
"The fact it has become politicized demands that we get clear that people are willing to continue to block all meaningful action by obfuscation."
You realize that pretty much describes your screed?
An equally valid reason, and one that supports the fact that they used gamers, is they may not have been able to do it. Being intelligent and solving s/t problems aren't synonymous.
"The concept that an author is not the authority on his/her own work has been common, even accepted, in literary analysis for decades."
Wow. Who would have thought that literary geeks (who actually create no literature) would seek to elevate themselves above the creators of the literature they are geeks about.
Waaaiiiitt, a second. This sounds familiar.
Prior to 1800 artists didn't attribute themselves as being the piece's wellspring? Please. That's a fantasy and a slim one. It's ludicrous to thing an artist didn't recognize the time and talent he imbued the piece with. "It just flowed" is what you tell the mark.
Church's used to put out notices when they wanted to commission art. The church usually had a theme they wanted and they solicited ideas. Artists were supposed to show up with their rough drafts and the church would pick what they wanted.
Titian used to show up with a finished painting. The church almost always bought it. Pissed off the other guys. You think he did that because he was "muse inspired"? If so, it was the muse of economics.
"Is Lucas' over-inflated idea of his own importance in the process the reason he is stopping people seeing the unmodified originals?"
How in hell is he stopping me from viewing the originals? No one came and took them from me.
You need to identify when you post from Russia.
Oh hell, I laughed out loud at the last one. The others had some small semblance of reality, but the last was pure sarcastic genius.
What is your definition of "closed-minded"?
Well, one of mine is someone who provides ever smaller argument points without saying "You know, you're right, I didn't write that worth a shit and I apologize to the guy I didn't mean to besmirch."
Just a thought.
"(Of course most people here on /. aren't grown-up enough to comprehend all this, and will mod it down out of a knee-jerk reaction to a few key words/phrases that are negatively associated or don't fit into their simple model of reality. Which is also just human, I guess...)"
As opposed to writing an overly-long manifesto disguised as the opinion of an Anonymous Coward?
Nice attempt to deflect any criticism with pre-staged ad hominem though.
That AC rant, folks, is the end result of communist indoctrination.
Just so you can identify.
(Jesus fucking Christ, spellcheck had Eminem, but not hominem)
I parse out my empathy. It's mine to parse.
While I can empathize with him feeling self-pressure, I have no idea or wish to understand why he stole the work of others and used it. *That's* the part I have no empathy for.
I would empathize with a hiatus, with a great slowing down of production, with burn-out or with giving it all up and becoming a fry-cook. *Those* I can identify with, *those* I can imagine myself doing.
Ripping someone else off to keep up appearances I cannot empathize with. I cannot understand why he did it and I don't wish to. No empathy.
I also will shed no tear if his entire career is shot and he is sued to oblivion. No sympathy.
empathy:
1. the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
2. the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself: By means of empathy, a great painting becomes a mirror of the self.
Neither definition implies automatic. Can be, but not always.
I would say that a person sans sympathy or empathy is a sociopath. But I would also say that someone who runs either on automatic is someone without any discerning of fellow man. For instance: I have zero sympathy or empathy for a serial killer.
Nice and sciency, but wrong.
There are these little cells embedded in the retina you apparently don't know about. They detect edges in the light pattern. Oddly, they're joined by neuron nets and send compacted information to the brain (patterns).
What you meant to write was that the eye can't determine what the patterns mean, the brain does.
Next time you want to display pomposity, be correct.
"Everyone deserves empathy."
Why exactly?, Lack of descerning is not really part of empathy.
"the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another."
Why do you feel everyone deserves to have others identify with their feelings, thoughts or attitude?
Crap, that was a response to Inconecto.
Please describe how this is different from my seven year old machine with XP on it.
Of course, I've been installing package upgrades, but not a new version of the OS. I have a (quite) updated system, and at the same time, I have an old operating system.
See how that works?