Re:Four years and half too late.
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Ark Linux
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The average user will only see a list of 50 editors, and not know which one is good or not, which one will fill his needs or not, etc. The average user will not have and/or be unwilling to devote the time to find the editor or two that is best for him.
In my opinion, a truly effective Linux desktop OS will focus on best of breed examples in each software category, insisting on standards for online help and documentation and focusing a little towards consistency of interfaces (although doing so to the extent that MS has is probably not necessary).
This, combined with a nice GUI and efforts to ensure consistent performance across a wide variety of hardware of all included software (something that MS has actually done quite well), should get a distrib candidate well on its way.
The Linux world really does need a de facto standard or two for a truly user-friendly distribution, with support thrown behind that standard by open source developers.
Re:More fragmentation
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Ark Linux
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· Score: 1, Flamebait
Perhaps because none of the previous wheels have actually been *round* yet.
Open source doesn't necessary have to be "hard for JoeSixpack to use" by definition, but so far it has been.
While audioreview.com is nice for getting specific user feedback on specific products without having to wait for it, HTF is also an invaluble site to look into. Ask detailed questions in the HT Hardware forum and get intelligent, detailed answers.
For the record, my system is:
Receiver: Marantz SR-7000 Fronts and Rears: Paradigm Mini-Monitors (Monitor series) Center: Paradigm CC-350 (Monitor series) Sub: Hsu Research VTF-2
Oh, in case you missed the other hundred comments to this effect, stay away from Bose!.
I am tired of seeing video games (and the media in general) blamed when the real problem is elsewhere...whether it be a broken home, poverty, or the old-fashioned "mentally disturbed". And I am tired of the ol' head-in-the-sand "what we hear and what we see as children has nothing to do with what kind of adults we become" nonsense. The movies kids watch and the games kids play has an indelible effect on how they develop. Don't get me wrong, sound parenting and good role-models will overcome this. Id did for me and it probably did for you as well. However, since neither is the norm in this day and age, taking some meager steps such as this ordinance does not bother me in the slightest. As long as it is a municipality or a state that takes this action and not the federal government, more power to 'em.
My only question is what happens in the cases of a virus like the famed "Melissa" who automatically passes it's self around?
As others have already pointed out, the presence of the word "intentional" should answer the question. Even without this insertion, it would very likely be covered by the letter of the law.
In every state that I am aware of, acts classified as criminal acts are composed of elements. Every element of that crime must be established beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law before the accused can be convicted and punished by the state. Failure by the state to "prove" any one of these elements should logically result in an acquittal, no matter how effectively the other elements have been established.
Amongst the legal definition of virtually all criminal acts is the element criminal intent (vehicular homicide and other negligence-related criminal acts being notable exceptions). I cannot imagine that this new Pennsylvania crime will be any different.
Another "gotcha" is the concept of reasonable results of one's actions. If I run a red light (moving violation) but in the course of doing so swerve out of control, strike a telephone pole which falls over into a sign post for a fast food restaurant, which also falls over and kills an indigent man sitting on a bus stop bench, I am liable for his death. Likewise, if it can be proven that I intentionally released, or conspired to release, a virus that causes millions in damage at hundreds of companies around the state, I can potentially be held liable for all of it.
The moral of the story? If you want to release viruses, don't get caught:)
One can satisfy his/her desire to make quality copies of DVDs to VHS simply by purchasing an Apex 600A from Circuit City for $170 +/- (as mentioned in the Slashdot article from 3/21).
I have one and have been very happy with it. Both the country code and macrovision hacks seem to work very well.
Do you really think that the MPAA would try a force a recall on Apex? They can my have Apex 600A when they pry it from my cold dead fingers;)
After the second time they ran out, 2 clerks at one store told me they just got some in, but they had all been re-worked to remove the secret menu. I bet them that it still worked,
This rumor has been floating around the net for months now. I suspect it was started by canny eBay vendors trying (successfully) to coax higher bids for the Apex machines that are routinely sold there (for far greater than the $170 that Circuit City charges for them). I just bought one last week from CC and the secret menu works fine.
Alas, with the threatened MPAA suit, the rumor might actually become a reality.
To elaborate on this point, I think it is very important to teach the Theory of Evolution.
The very intentional use of the word "Theory" rationally dictates how it should be presented in an educational environment.
Whether one chooses to believe in evolutionary theory or not, it is very, very important that all young people become familiar with it as it is a widely excepted explanation of how we, and the rest of the world's flora and fauna, came to exist.
I don't happen to ascribe much validity to the teachings of Islam, but the educational system that I passed through would have NOT been doing its job had it not, at least, made me familiar with them. Our educational system (speaking of the US here) is responsible for preparing young minds for the real world, and to do so properly, they must present the Theory of Evolution, highlighting its basic premises as well as spending some time on its deficiencies.
While they are at it, this would also be a good time to stress those things that separate Theory from Fact.
Re:Free speech is not the issue
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I'm sorry, did I read more into the comments above than I should have? What I read seemed to imply that other groups tried to register nigger.com first and were refused but when the NAACP tried to register it, they were successful.
If this was, in fact, the case, then how do you propose that he/she would have had more success registering it than anyone else?
I cut and pasted this editorial and forwarded it to some friends and my mother. Here is her reply. I think its pretty eloquent (Go Mom!):
"I read the column you sent earlier today and pretty much agree . . . certainly the coverage of the Kennedy tragedy has been WAY overdone by the press. I would guess, however, that the author of the article is closer to your age than mine. I was 20 when JFK was shot, remember clearly the events of that week, and the "wall to wall" coverage by the media (then only the 3 networks) then . . the first sustained visual coverage, ever, of an event. From that point onward, the government as a "good" force in the US seemed diminished - seems more so every year. Vietnam,Watergate, Monica, OJ justice, do-little congress, etc. Hence, perhaps those of us old enough to remember a time when being a US citizen was a badge of honor, the "Camelot" ideal, feel the tie broken with that time now that JFK Jr.(namesake of JFK) is dead. So perhaps the author, and you, should be a little more forgiving of the middle-aged media overplaying this event."
Slashdot Mirror
The average user will only see a list of 50 editors, and not know which one is good or not, which one will fill his needs or not, etc. The average user will not have and/or be unwilling to devote the time to find the editor or two that is best for him.
In my opinion, a truly effective Linux desktop OS will focus on best of breed examples in each software category, insisting on standards for online help and documentation and focusing a little towards consistency of interfaces (although doing so to the extent that MS has is probably not necessary).
This, combined with a nice GUI and efforts to ensure consistent performance across a wide variety of hardware of all included software (something that MS has actually done quite well), should get a distrib candidate well on its way.
The Linux world really does need a de facto standard or two for a truly user-friendly distribution, with support thrown behind that standard by open source developers.
Perhaps because none of the previous wheels have actually been *round* yet.
Open source doesn't necessary have to be "hard for JoeSixpack to use" by definition, but so far it has been.
While audioreview.com is nice for getting specific user feedback on specific products without having to wait for it, HTF is also an invaluble site to look into. Ask detailed questions in the HT Hardware forum and get intelligent, detailed answers.
For the record, my system is:
Receiver: Marantz SR-7000
Fronts and Rears: Paradigm Mini-Monitors (Monitor series)
Center: Paradigm CC-350 (Monitor series)
Sub: Hsu Research VTF-2
Oh, in case you missed the other hundred comments to this effect, stay away from Bose!.
I am tired of seeing video games (and the media in general) blamed when the real problem is elsewhere...whether it be a broken home, poverty, or the old-fashioned "mentally disturbed". And I am tired of the ol' head-in-the-sand "what we hear and what we see as children has nothing to do with what kind of adults we become" nonsense. The movies kids watch and the games kids play has an indelible effect on how they develop. Don't get me wrong, sound parenting and good role-models will overcome this. Id did for me and it probably did for you as well. However, since neither is the norm in this day and age, taking some meager steps such as this ordinance does not bother me in the slightest. As long as it is a municipality or a state that takes this action and not the federal government, more power to 'em.
My only question is what happens in the cases of a virus like the famed "Melissa" who automatically passes it's self around?
:)
As others have already pointed out, the presence of the word "intentional" should answer the question. Even without this insertion, it would very likely be covered by the letter of the law.
In every state that I am aware of, acts classified as criminal acts are composed of elements. Every element of that crime must be established beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law before the accused can be convicted and punished by the state. Failure by the state to "prove" any one of these elements should logically result in an acquittal, no matter how effectively the other elements have been established.
Amongst the legal definition of virtually all criminal acts is the element criminal intent (vehicular homicide and other negligence-related criminal acts being notable exceptions). I cannot imagine that this new Pennsylvania crime will be any different.
Another "gotcha" is the concept of reasonable results of one's actions. If I run a red light (moving violation) but in the course of doing so swerve out of control, strike a telephone pole which falls over into a sign post for a fast food restaurant, which also falls over and kills an indigent man sitting on a bus stop bench, I am liable for his death. Likewise, if it can be proven that I intentionally released, or conspired to release, a virus that causes millions in damage at hundreds of companies around the state, I can potentially be held liable for all of it.
The moral of the story? If you want to release viruses, don't get caught
One can satisfy his/her desire to make quality copies of DVDs to VHS simply by purchasing an Apex 600A from Circuit City for $170 +/- (as mentioned in the Slashdot article from 3/21).
I have one and have been very happy with it. Both the country code and macrovision hacks seem to work very well.
Do you really think that the MPAA would try a force a recall on Apex? They can my have Apex 600A when they pry it from my cold dead fingers ;)
After the second time they ran out, 2 clerks at one store told me they just got some in, but they had all been re-worked to remove the secret menu. I bet them that it still worked,
This rumor has been floating around the net for months now. I suspect it was started by canny eBay vendors trying (successfully) to coax higher bids for the Apex machines that are routinely sold there (for far greater than the $170 that Circuit City charges for them). I just bought one last week from CC and the secret menu works fine.
Alas, with the threatened MPAA suit, the rumor might actually become a reality.
Goom
To elaborate on this point, I think it is very important to teach the Theory of Evolution.
The very intentional use of the word "Theory" rationally dictates how it should be presented in an educational environment.
Whether one chooses to believe in evolutionary theory or not, it is very, very important that all young people become familiar with it as it is a widely excepted explanation of how we, and the rest of the world's flora and fauna, came to exist.
I don't happen to ascribe much validity to the teachings of Islam, but the educational system that I passed through would have NOT been doing its job had it not, at least, made me familiar with them. Our educational system (speaking of the US here) is responsible for preparing young minds for the real world, and to do so properly, they must present the Theory of Evolution, highlighting its basic premises as well as spending some time on its deficiencies.
While they are at it, this would also be a good time to stress those things that separate Theory from Fact.
I'm sorry, did I read more into the comments above than I should have? What I read seemed to imply that other groups tried to register nigger.com first and were refused but when the NAACP tried to register it, they were successful.
If this was, in fact, the case, then how do you propose that he/she would have had more success registering it than anyone else?
Just wonderin'...
I cut and pasted this editorial and forwarded it to some friends and my mother. Here is her reply. I think its pretty eloquent (Go Mom!):
"I read the column you sent earlier today and pretty much agree . . . certainly the coverage of the Kennedy tragedy has been WAY overdone by the press. I would guess, however, that the author of the article is closer to your age than mine. I was 20 when JFK was shot, remember clearly the events of that week, and the "wall to wall" coverage by the media (then only the 3 networks) then . . the first sustained visual coverage, ever, of an event. From that point onward, the government as a "good" force in the US seemed diminished - seems more so every year. Vietnam,Watergate, Monica, OJ justice, do-little congress, etc. Hence, perhaps those of us old enough to remember a time when being a US citizen was a badge of honor, the "Camelot" ideal, feel the tie broken with that time now that JFK Jr.(namesake of JFK) is dead. So perhaps the author, and you, should be a little more forgiving of the middle-aged media overplaying this event."