I really don't understand this. What's so great about "Direct Connect"? From what I've seen of it, you call somebody, and if they answer, you can talk to them. Except instead of taking, say, 6 seconds to connect, it takes only 2, and in return for those precious 4 seconds you get an obnoxiously loud, poor quality, half-duplex, totally public voice connection, interspersed with annoying "BEEDEEP"s after each communication.
How is a regular mobile phone *not* an "unlimited-range walkie talkie"?
We do hope that subscribers will be likely to alert us to typos and stuff.
This seems to contradict your argument in an earlier thread that you want to keep Slashdot "informal," and that "part of that means you actively see mistakes happen." Yet here you're saying that if the subscribers can help prevent the rest of the readership from seeing mistakes, you'd appreciate the help. Which is it? It looks to me like you just don't want to admit that spelling errors and dupes are a problem.
I really doubt Slashdot would lose any of its "informal" appeal if spelling errors were eliminated from all stories, and no dupes were ever posted. Sure, people love to give you shit about your spelling, and to give the editors in general shit about dupes. There's always some indignant asshole, but in general everyone finds it funny. Like any other joke, though, in time it's gonna get old.
I can't help getting irritated with the ignorant American assumption that...
I can't help getting irritated with fools who seem to think that people are so terribly different. Given another time and place, you could have very well been carelessly ignorant of the things you now feel are so important. Everyone deserves at least your understanding, if not your respect.
Tell it to Max Butler (aka Max Vision). He did the same thing for the bind worm, releasing a worm that fixed the hole.
Butler's worm also left a backdoor on all the systems it "fixed." Hardly synonymous with nebby's intent. However, I do think releasing another worm to counter Code Red is a bad idea. It's likely that doing so would result in as much ill will as good for the author of the patching worm.
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All right, Jacques. You and what army?
How is a regular mobile phone *not* an "unlimited-range walkie talkie"?
Great. Can we get them out of the next election, too? The rest of the country wants a say for once.
CmdrTaco wrote:
This seems to contradict your argument in an earlier thread that you want to keep Slashdot "informal," and that "part of that means you actively see mistakes happen." Yet here you're saying that if the subscribers can help prevent the rest of the readership from seeing mistakes, you'd appreciate the help. Which is it? It looks to me like you just don't want to admit that spelling errors and dupes are a problem.
I really doubt Slashdot would lose any of its "informal" appeal if spelling errors were eliminated from all stories, and no dupes were ever posted. Sure, people love to give you shit about your spelling, and to give the editors in general shit about dupes. There's always some indignant asshole, but in general everyone finds it funny. Like any other joke, though, in time it's gonna get old.
What would you say to the accusation that your own intelligence is simply "a result of natural chemical forces in action"?
I'm not necessarily saying I agree with that sentiment, but I'm curious as to why you disregard it.
--Javit
I would think that without access to their "statistical sampling," one could not tell whether it favors any particular complexion.
I can't help getting irritated with fools who seem to think that people are so terribly different. Given another time and place, you could have very well been carelessly ignorant of the things you now feel are so important. Everyone deserves at least your understanding, if not your respect.
Tell it to Max Butler (aka Max Vision). He did the same thing for the bind worm, releasing a worm that fixed the hole.
Butler's worm also left a backdoor on all the systems it "fixed." Hardly synonymous with nebby's intent. However, I do think releasing another worm to counter Code Red is a bad idea. It's likely that doing so would result in as much ill will as good for the author of the patching worm.
See this Wired article for more info about Butler's case.
-Javit