Advertisement on playing cards? Oh yeah, that is a sure way to attract smart people. Why not have ads on lottery tickets while we're at it? Why indeed.
I bought a MacBook for my mother's birthday. She has never had any problem whatsoever and this is the first time she uses Mac OS X. My brother has bought her a Windows laptop (Toshiba) before but it was too hard to teach her the security expertise required to safely operate it connected to the Internet. Needless to say we decided to do what Slashdotters advised us to do - that is buy her a new Linux notebook (Assus). Well, let's just say that we had to find something else *cough*copyandpaste*cough*. So I bought her a MacBook. Now she can safely do anything she wants and as a bonus she can watch DVDs on a nice 17" screen. (She also told me that finally the software don't look like sh*t.) And she's probably right saying that she was sick of us telling her that she needs to learn this, read that, buy a book on this etc. She wanted to just use the dam*n thing and that's what she's doing now. So this was the best thing I could have possibly done. $3.299,00 is nothing compared to the time (and therefore - money) I have saved thanks to Apple, Inc.
Slashdot must be the only place on Earth where posting instructions on how to make sure you won't ever meet any girls whenever you're forced to leave your mother's basement will get you positive moderation and street cred.
I remember when I read the internal memo, my first though was: great, this is the kind of software that we really need in the FOSS movement if we ever want to get to the profanum vulgus, or the masses if you will. But then one idea fix, or a thought if you will, started to dominate my mind. Are the FSF followers ever going to buy the idea, pun not intended, that buying the right to listen is even slightly less outrageous than being forced to buy your God given right to read, or even think, for that matter? Most probably we'll see piration enabled forks of that software in less than three months. Of course using subversion instead of cvs may and will slow down that forking process but this may be only the matter of time. This is, however, a great step in the right direction. That's what I told Rob back than and that's what I say now. We'll probably see some great development advance starting right now. So I say: Thanks! In the name of the entire Free Software movement.
The second richest man in the world just gave $24050000000 to the richest man in the world. The poor people say: "Thanks!" Film at 11. What an amusing naivette. Dear poor people, read the facts before you wet your pants. This is not a black-and-white scenerio. We should always analyse such events with a great deal of realism.
I've heard this guy has just filed a lawsuit. Apparently he holds the patent for method and aparatus for blurring the line between laptops and desktops.
Is this a case of just dirty hands or could it be another problem in Apple's new Intel saga?
Sadly the answer is: Yes. We have to realise that Apple computers start to be much less "Mac" than ever. They used to be bright and lively, especially in color, showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement. Now they are colorless, drab, dull, lifeless, plain, uncolorful. Furthermore, they embrace Intel's mainstream processing units which means that one can install Windows, Linux, GNU and FreeBSD on them. Hell, even KeyKOS. Obviously it makes them much more appealing to the majority of masculin computer nerds who happen to be much less sensitive to the olfactoric signs of the need of detergents than the average Mac user in the ninetities. I expect similar problems exploding during the next 12 months when Apple computers gain the market coverage. Ironically, problems like this one are clear signs of Apple's success which is something all of us should be proud of.
Apple has a patent for method and apparatus creating patterns of ones and zeroes in which any given one and zero is impossible to change to zero and one, respectively. And to be honest the only reason that I will not ridicule them is that I really love their products. Sue me!
It might have been a good idea in the bad old days but today when we already have a stable, production ready, rock solid, ACID-compliant open-sourcerelational database management system of choice, Ingres will never truly succeed in "reviving interest in the dormant software". It's the same mistake that the record industry has made in the early nineties all over again. They missed the train. Sad but true.
First the perpetuum mobile sticker and now this? A medic [sic] claims to have built a 1,000 times better power source which also happens to contradict quantum mechanics, ergo an anonymous reader considers the whole fucking theory of quantum mechanics disproved and this is a front page news on Slashdot Science? Can we finally have the pseudoscience.slashdot.org section please?
is this the first real evidence of their existence?
Oh yeah. What a great evidence. "The retired engineer said he lugged the cat back to his camp, but put the carcass into the river after removing the tail and photographing it." Posting this ridiculous speculation in the Science section of Slashdot is not only laughable but also insulting to anyone who believes in the scientific method. Carl Popper is spinning in his grave.
Harriet Miers, successfully argued that people who were sold defective software by Microsoft weren't "injured," and couldn't participate in a class action against the company.
In other words, he's a damn good lawyer, someone who we need in the Supreme Court. But he's worked for Micro$oft! Scary! Seriously, this is good news, people. Your knee-jerk reaction is unfounded this time.
Your [sic] a fool if you think that postgres can replace Oracle.
Oh, my a fool, right?
Most large organizations are never going to trust something without a service agreement.
Indeed. That's why they buy professional support I guess... Seriously, is it really that hard to use Google for God's sake? I'm not even going to read the rest of your troller posting.
It might have been a good idea in the bad old days but today when we already have a stable, production ready, rock solid, ACID-compliant open-sourcerelational database management system of choice, Oracle will never truly succeed in "warming up to open source". It's the same mistake that the record industry has made in the early nineties all over again. They missed the train. Sad but true.
Lazy or creative? This is a false dichotomy (or bifurcation), i.e. a logically fallucious reasoning, for being lazy and creative is not mutually exclusive. Furthermore, I would tend to think that only lazy people can be truly creative in the most metaphysical sense. In any case I consider this survey highly biased (biased sample). Needless to say, it would be unwise to draw any serious conclusions especially when the so called "non-productive" time (e.g. writing in an on-line forum) may be indeed much more productive than the work proper (e.g. working in a factory). And for those reasons et al. I would take the results of this survey with a grain of salt.
"The People"?!?!? come on, this has nothing to do with "The People". this is the doing of large corporations that don't care about the environment and just worry about the cut in their profits from refilling.
Large corporations do not pass laws. Large corporations do not vote. The People are those who choose representatives to act in their interests and they are responsible for their own choices, not any corporations with no right to vote.
where it is a crime to save the environment. It is sad to realize, though, who is really responsible for that outrageous law: The People, that's who. I am just disgusted.
I've had Super Mario Bros for about 12 years and every time I pass that final Bowser stage, I still get a great sense of satisfaction. In contrast, when I conquer a game from this era, I just feel relieved that it's over.
I believe you need to get a life. It gives a great sense of satisfaction. Trust me.
Slashdot Mirror
In other news Slashdot headquarters are being moved to Tokyo.
Advertisement on playing cards? Oh yeah, that is a sure way to attract smart people. Why not have ads on lottery tickets while we're at it? Why indeed.
Apple Macintosh.
I bought a MacBook for my mother's birthday. She has never had any problem whatsoever and this is the first time she uses Mac OS X. My brother has bought her a Windows laptop (Toshiba) before but it was too hard to teach her the security expertise required to safely operate it connected to the Internet. Needless to say we decided to do what Slashdotters advised us to do - that is buy her a new Linux notebook (Assus). Well, let's just say that we had to find something else *cough*copyandpaste*cough*. So I bought her a MacBook. Now she can safely do anything she wants and as a bonus she can watch DVDs on a nice 17" screen. (She also told me that finally the software don't look like sh*t.) And she's probably right saying that she was sick of us telling her that she needs to learn this, read that, buy a book on this etc. She wanted to just use the dam*n thing and that's what she's doing now. So this was the best thing I could have possibly done. $3.299,00 is nothing compared to the time (and therefore - money) I have saved thanks to Apple, Inc.
Slashdot must be the only place on Earth where posting instructions on how to make sure you won't ever meet any girls whenever you're forced to leave your mother's basement will get you positive moderation and street cred.
I remember when I read the internal memo, my first though was: great, this is the kind of software that we really need in the FOSS movement if we ever want to get to the profanum vulgus, or the masses if you will. But then one idea fix, or a thought if you will, started to dominate my mind. Are the FSF followers ever going to buy the idea, pun not intended, that buying the right to listen is even slightly less outrageous than being forced to buy your God given right to read, or even think, for that matter? Most probably we'll see piration enabled forks of that software in less than three months. Of course using subversion instead of cvs may and will slow down that forking process but this may be only the matter of time. This is, however, a great step in the right direction. That's what I told Rob back than and that's what I say now. We'll probably see some great development advance starting right now. So I say: Thanks! In the name of the entire Free Software movement.
So were you joking with the Bill Parish article? Was that a joke. I'm just not getting it. (If it was, Huzzah, deliciously ironic.)
A lesson on intelectual integrity from someone who has learnt the meaning of irony from Alanis Morissette? Now, this is hilarious.
The second richest man in the world just gave $24050000000 to the richest man in the world. The poor people say: "Thanks!" Film at 11. What an amusing naivette. Dear poor people, read the facts before you wet your pants. This is not a black-and-white scenerio. We should always analyse such events with a great deal of realism.
I've heard this guy has just filed a lawsuit. Apparently he holds the patent for method and aparatus for blurring the line between laptops and desktops.
Is this a case of just dirty hands or could it be another problem in Apple's new Intel saga?
Sadly the answer is: Yes.
We have to realise that Apple computers start to be much less "Mac" than ever. They used to be bright and lively, especially in color, showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement. Now they are colorless, drab, dull, lifeless, plain, uncolorful. Furthermore, they embrace Intel's mainstream processing units which means that one can install Windows, Linux, GNU and FreeBSD on them. Hell, even KeyKOS. Obviously it makes them much more appealing to the majority of masculin computer nerds who happen to be much less sensitive to the olfactoric signs of the need of detergents than the average Mac user in the ninetities. I expect similar problems exploding during the next 12 months when Apple computers gain the market coverage. Ironically, problems like this one are clear signs of Apple's success which is something all of us should be proud of.
Fact: some unknown guy in the middle of nowhere just recently had to close down his tiny little store.
Slashdot headline: The end of the entire indie retail business is near! Film at 11.
And we wonder why we are not taken seriously? Oh, come on!
Apple has a patent for method and apparatus creating patterns of ones and zeroes in which any given one and zero is impossible to change to zero and one, respectively. And to be honest the only reason that I will not ridicule them is that I really love their products. Sue me!
It might have been a good idea in the bad old days but today when we already have a stable, production ready, rock solid, ACID-compliant open-source relational database management system of choice, Ingres will never truly succeed in "reviving interest in the dormant software". It's the same mistake that the record industry has made in the early nineties all over again. They missed the train. Sad but true.
First the perpetuum mobile sticker and now this? A medic [sic] claims to have built a 1,000 times better power source which also happens to contradict quantum mechanics, ergo an anonymous reader considers the whole fucking theory of quantum mechanics disproved and this is a front page news on Slashdot Science? Can we finally have the pseudoscience.slashdot.org section please?
is that traditional degrees are actually worth the paper they're printed on.
Slashdot: News for nuts. Stuff that matters (even if nonexistent). Seriously. Cryptozoology? Please... Don't remind me the tsunami creatures article posted on science.slashdot.org! When there was a front page news about perpetuum mobile phone battery charging sticker I postulated to introduce a new section, pseudoscience.slashdot.org. Could we finally get it please?
is this the first real evidence of their existence?
Oh yeah. What a great evidence. "The retired engineer said he lugged the cat back to his camp, but put the carcass into the river after removing the tail and photographing it." Posting this ridiculous speculation in the Science section of Slashdot is not only laughable but also insulting to anyone who believes in the scientific method. Carl Popper is spinning in his grave.
Yet another browser to optimise my web page for, and a lame one at that. No, thanks.
Harriet Miers, successfully argued that people who were sold defective software by Microsoft weren't "injured," and couldn't participate in a class action against the company.
In other words, he's a damn good lawyer, someone who we need in the Supreme Court. But he's worked for Micro$oft! Scary! Seriously, this is good news, people. Your knee-jerk reaction is unfounded this time.
Your [sic] a fool if you think that postgres can replace Oracle.
Oh, my a fool, right?
Most large organizations are never going to trust something without a service agreement.
Indeed. That's why they buy professional support I guess... Seriously, is it really that hard to use Google for God's sake? I'm not even going to read the rest of your troller posting.
It might have been a good idea in the bad old days but today when we already have a stable, production ready, rock solid, ACID-compliant open-source relational database management system of choice, Oracle will never truly succeed in "warming up to open source". It's the same mistake that the record industry has made in the early nineties all over again. They missed the train. Sad but true.
GNU/Linux.
That's the best virus prevention money can buy.
What's the best way to arrange for a commercial port of games software to the Linux platform?
Loki Entertainment Software contracts with successful computer entertainment software companies to port their best selling titles to Linux.
Is it worth talking to lone enthusiastic hackers about collaborating?
No.
Would I save myself a lot of hassle by selling the porting rights to an established Linux games company?
Yes.
Lazy or creative? This is a false dichotomy (or bifurcation), i.e. a logically fallucious reasoning, for being lazy and creative is not mutually exclusive. Furthermore, I would tend to think that only lazy people can be truly creative in the most metaphysical sense. In any case I consider this survey highly biased (biased sample). Needless to say, it would be unwise to draw any serious conclusions especially when the so called "non-productive" time (e.g. writing in an on-line forum) may be indeed much more productive than the work proper (e.g. working in a factory). And for those reasons et al. I would take the results of this survey with a grain of salt.
"The People"?!?!? come on, this has nothing to do with "The People". this is the doing of large corporations that don't care about the environment and just worry about the cut in their profits from refilling.
Large corporations do not pass laws. Large corporations do not vote. The People are those who choose representatives to act in their interests and they are responsible for their own choices, not any corporations with no right to vote.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
where it is a crime to save the environment. It is sad to realize, though, who is really responsible for that outrageous law: The People, that's who. I am just disgusted.
I've had Super Mario Bros for about 12 years and every time I pass that final Bowser stage, I still get a great sense of satisfaction. In contrast, when I conquer a game from this era, I just feel relieved that it's over.
I believe you need to get a life. It gives a great sense of satisfaction. Trust me.