I step away from the Internet for a week and a half, and things go to hell. Perfect.
I love my state, and I love the city of New Orleans; but every time I read about a plan to modernize or to become relevant again, it somehow comes out as laughable at best. Especially when it comes to technological matters.
Louisiana, in economic terms, has four major assets: farming (rice, sugar cane, etc...), proximity to oil (in Gulf of Mexico), tourism (in New Orleans), and the Mississippi River (shipping). Now, the oil companies had recently been downsizing locally (I non-specifically recall reports from a few years ago); and as for the River, it is merely by an Act of Congress and the Army Corps of Engineers that the River has not moved westward (for a very interesting read on this subject, see The Rising Tide).
And that's all we got. The smart people leave for higher education, and few return on a permanent basis.
I find that most of the artists I have observed are very possessive about their works. They are afraid of people passing their works off as others'; they are afraid of people redistributing their for-pay collections.
I wonder how (or even if) some of the FOSS ideals better translate. (In other words, what's the best approach to get more of this group to start using the Creative Commons?)
Look even at this discussion. There are many different opinions modded up.
Many automatically assume that the anti-Microsoft Slashbots are always in control, modding down at will. I disagree. I find that most of the time, at least one (usually more) dissenting opinion of some kind is always modded up, so long as it is conveyed in a level-headed manner.
Notice that I didn't say that the judge had to administer the test. In fact, I would be surprised if this were to happen. Most likely, a report would be submitted as an exhibit or something.
Comatose people were once non-comatose people. Therefore they are incapacitated and unable to excercise their rights by themselves; they yield them to someone else.
A birth certificate for a human that follows the rules for US citizenship gives proof that someone is a citizen. Exceptions are made for newborns; otherwise, they would have to undergo naturalization like any other non-citizen.
In effect, we would be naturalizing the AI/computer. Ultimately, a judge would be the one to decide whether this should happen or not. Although, I would think that the suit would have to be filed by someone else on its behalf.
It would be like Dred Scott all over again (sorta).
If it's a fullscreen 3D game that you want to devote as much of your resources as you can, you can change your runlevel so that you login on the console. Then just use xinit. I personally use fluxbox on Slack 10 though, on an older P4 2.0GHz and a Geforce3 Ti200, and I get decent play with most settings between medium and low on UT2k4.
An artificial intelligence/computer should be granted the same rights as a human if, either itself or its maintainers under oath, it can pass the Turing test to the satisfaction of a judge.
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Even though I'm on your side, I'm going to say that linking to that picture was not a good decision. At the very least, a warning of the adult content was in order.
We seek acceptance and recognition of legitimacy from others, and randomly linking to a naked vixen does not advance that, nor does this advance the cause of Firefox within the context of Slashdot.
Personally, I produce more drool thinking about dual dual-core Opterons. Not that that's really necessary. It's just that 4 > 2, and quad processor boards don't make very good workstations, especially in light of two-socket boards from companies like Iwill and Tyan that will also be SLI-capable. Really, all of that power is not necessary, but imagining it makes me feel good. Or is that weird feeling from having stayed up all night?
Honestly, it sounds and feels like a wet dream and nothing more.
Sure IBM is a heavyweight that can basically get its way. Sure I can understand the rationale behind the symbiotic relationship with Linux.
But what you suggest is either completely out-of-character for IBM or a major revolution.
If "low-cost" means "value niche," I'd say that you're crazy; IBM doesn't do both low cost and low volume at the same time. And if you really meant "mainstream," then IBM had better understand that they are having to oppose over twenty years of momentum in the PC industry of which they were an essential player, and which is being carried to completion by the rest of the industry.
OK, so I still don't have a reason for fully rejecting this idea, other than my gut instinct. I find it plausible but improbable. Still...
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I step away from the Internet for a week and a half, and things go to hell. Perfect.
I love my state, and I love the city of New Orleans; but every time I read about a plan to modernize or to become relevant again, it somehow comes out as laughable at best. Especially when it comes to technological matters.
Louisiana, in economic terms, has four major assets: farming (rice, sugar cane, etc...), proximity to oil (in Gulf of Mexico), tourism (in New Orleans), and the Mississippi River (shipping). Now, the oil companies had recently been downsizing locally (I non-specifically recall reports from a few years ago); and as for the River, it is merely by an Act of Congress and the Army Corps of Engineers that the River has not moved westward (for a very interesting read on this subject, see The Rising Tide).
And that's all we got. The smart people leave for higher education, and few return on a permanent basis.
I find that most of the artists I have observed are very possessive about their works. They are afraid of people passing their works off as others'; they are afraid of people redistributing their for-pay collections.
I wonder how (or even if) some of the FOSS ideals better translate. (In other words, what's the best approach to get more of this group to start using the Creative Commons?)
And include both a traditional GIMP UI and a more Photoshop-like UI.
Actually, the more useful technology to have in your underwear would be RFID. That way, I could actually find it.
Could it be that Microsoft is inching towards opening up to OSS ideas?
As long as you buy Windows and Office and remember to upgrade every two years.
No, you're a bit late in that declaration.
Look even at this discussion. There are many different opinions modded up.
Many automatically assume that the anti-Microsoft Slashbots are always in control, modding down at will. I disagree. I find that most of the time, at least one (usually more) dissenting opinion of some kind is always modded up, so long as it is conveyed in a level-headed manner.
We already have a desktop search tools.
They're called grep and find.
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Notice that I didn't say that the judge had to administer the test. In fact, I would be surprised if this were to happen. Most likely, a report would be submitted as an exhibit or something.
Comatose people were once non-comatose people. Therefore they are incapacitated and unable to excercise their rights by themselves; they yield them to someone else.
legal rights ~= citizenship
A birth certificate for a human that follows the rules for US citizenship gives proof that someone is a citizen. Exceptions are made for newborns; otherwise, they would have to undergo naturalization like any other non-citizen.
In effect, we would be naturalizing the AI/computer. Ultimately, a judge would be the one to decide whether this should happen or not. Although, I would think that the suit would have to be filed by someone else on its behalf.
It would be like Dred Scott all over again (sorta).
obviously, IANAL
If it's a fullscreen 3D game that you want to devote as much of your resources as you can, you can change your runlevel so that you login on the console. Then just use xinit. I personally use fluxbox on Slack 10 though, on an older P4 2.0GHz and a Geforce3 Ti200, and I get decent play with most settings between medium and low on UT2k4.
OK, I improved your sentence.
You had enough time to look and then post the link.
GO FIX IT YOU LAZY BUM!
(Then again, I probably could have fixed it in the time it took to complain.)
An artificial intelligence/computer should be granted the same rights as a human if, either itself or its maintainers under oath, it can pass the Turing test to the satisfaction of a judge.
Selling The GIMP
If I want to see chicks on my computer, I'll get some pr0n thankyouverymuch.
Just a little pre-emptive damage control that was refreshingly not necessary.
Even though I'm on your side, I'm going to say that linking to that picture was not a good decision. At the very least, a warning of the adult content was in order.
We seek acceptance and recognition of legitimacy from others, and randomly linking to a naked vixen does not advance that, nor does this advance the cause of Firefox within the context of Slashdot.
Oh, so he has bad taste in addition to being a frickin' idiot?
Meh. Yeah. Whatever. I'm not quite sure about just what I wrote actually means. I'm also not quite sure that the previous sentence is worded well.
Personally, I produce more drool thinking about dual dual-core Opterons. Not that that's really necessary. It's just that 4 > 2, and quad processor boards don't make very good workstations, especially in light of two-socket boards from companies like Iwill and Tyan that will also be SLI-capable. Really, all of that power is not necessary, but imagining it makes me feel good. Or is that weird feeling from having stayed up all night?
Honestly, it sounds and feels like a wet dream and nothing more.
Sure IBM is a heavyweight that can basically get its way. Sure I can understand the rationale behind the symbiotic relationship with Linux.
But what you suggest is either completely out-of-character for IBM or a major revolution.
If "low-cost" means "value niche," I'd say that you're crazy; IBM doesn't do both low cost and low volume at the same time. And if you really meant "mainstream," then IBM had better understand that they are having to oppose over twenty years of momentum in the PC industry of which they were an essential player, and which is being carried to completion by the rest of the industry.
OK, so I still don't have a reason for fully rejecting this idea, other than my gut instinct. I find it plausible but improbable. Still...
http://www.anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2302