Well excuuuuse me for taking the ideological side.
And I didn't give so much as a hint of advice. Had the project manager replied to me as such, I'd have asked him what he was doing in actually considering my comment.
I see Munich as rather important; it is my opinion, and I labeled it such. You are free to disagree, and you have taken that option.
There are two reasons for Slashdot's existence: news and opinion; why else are we even here, if not for them?
To boldly go where no amino or nucleic acid has gone before...
But seriously, we could greatly improve the (already good) chances of life being elsewhere if we seeded the universe with the basic chemicals of life. The whole problem of billions of years synthesizing the more complex building blocks out of the chaos of a young planet could, in theory, be bypassed. I mean, the right elementary chemicals + energy + reducing environment + lots of time ~= life on Earth?
Or am I very mistaken?
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The OSS movement can't affort to blow this. It's, IMO, that important to demonstrate to the city of Munich that they, without a doubt, made the right decision. Set a precident.
The fun and games---if they weren't over before, they are now.
Way before The Sims. I thought it would be cool if all of the sim games were integrated into one big one. Needless to say, that idea was unfeasible and is now downright impossible.
I hate it how we have put this illusion in front of every user. Everybody thinks that all they have to do is sit on their ass, and the computer will do all the work.
No, people, you need talent and training to use a non-trivial tool (programming languages, databases, server administration) properly.
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Yes; but this way, the joke is more apparent.
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The Windows methodology: every program gets its own space (C:\Program Files\*\) and makes its own rules, not necessarily the user's.
The UNIX methodology: every program uses the provided spaces and follows the system's rules (/usr hierarchy); if the program chooses not to (e.g.,/opt/*/), the burden falls on root to make it work. Unfortunately, for us source people, every distro has a different setup.
Conclude from this what you will. I'm too tired to think anymore.
Man generalizes by necessity. In a situation where information is lacking, a person considers what he already knows, what he is told, and his gut instinct, and he synthesizes a substitute for the missing information out of this.
Now, as a Linux user, I feel as though Ms. Didio, by this process, has misrepresented us. She, you presume, is targeting executives with her writing, I presume that she regularily gets feedback from them. These executives, I and others generalize, generalize for a living, by making decisions from information presented to them, a wide range of what he knows, and gut reaction. One of those executives might have told her that these Linux people are "freakin' ankle biters." This might be the only information she had collected in the past relevant to this subject. In a pinch to write this breaking story, she cannot do any research.
I read this story. I feel as though she has misrepresented us. I wish to inform her that she has us all wrong, that she is taking a part as the whole.
As (presumably) a sentient being, she is free to believe what she wishes, and she is free to say what she wishes. If she thinks that my suggestion is bull, she can disregard it. If I and others, in the course of individually contacting her, flood her mailbox, she may become angry, and we have a communications breakdown.
If, on the other hand, she thinks that perhaps I am right, she may change her opinion of us in the future.
For better or worse, we generalize. If you wish to refute any of my generalizations, or my entire argument, please do so. I am open to persuasion, as I would think you to be too.
[So very sory for being in a vehement anti-MS mood, but step aside: I have some bitching to do.]
Microsoft has bought another MMORPG. Buy, buy, buy: that is all they are capable of.
Mod me down if you want, but what have they to do with the project except for the money they put in and the recognition (oh, and money) they'll get out? In my mind, it's Sigil Games Online's MMORPG, funded by Microsoft, who is using capital obtained by being a monopoly.
OK, I'm done. I'll go back to my corner of Slashdot now.
You are an OSS developer. You are reviewing a patch someone sends in. Upon reading it, for whatever reason, you suspect that it is code taken from a closed-source project, whose proprietors are known to aggressively defend their rights.
At this point, you immediately delete all copies of this patch.
How liable are you? (I would hope the law is on your side, but are there any hidden surprises?)
Two ant colonies will destroy each other, because they are not born of the same line of queens.
Male lions who have usurped others as the head of a pride will, given the chance, kill the offspring of the former male.
Those are two examples of animals of the same species fucking each other over in the name of family: a hardwired war and family feud.
Human intelligence has complexified the situation. We are able to find other reasons to cooperate (indeed, in the two situations above for us, our animal instincts rise to the top); yet we are capable of backstabbing, something (to my knowledge) they do not do.
Disclaimer: I do not know the meaning of what I just wrote. I usually wish animals were anthropomorphized. Feh...
True facts about me: I laugh at the goatse guy. Tubgirl.com is kinda gross, but I can handle it. I don't like looking at watersports and scat, but I can tolerate it for 30 seconds, more than enough time to delete that file... For a freshman debate class, I researched capital punishment; I came across pictures of criminals executed by the electric chair; this one woman had her brains hanging out of her skull.
On the other hand: Roaches, stinging insects, and hypodermic needles really really really scare me.
Although I did almost pass out during health class sophomore year, when we were discussing STDs, using visual aids.
But, of course, I completely missed the undertones of your post;)
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Well excuuuuse me for taking the ideological side.
And I didn't give so much as a hint of advice. Had the project manager replied to me as such, I'd have asked him what he was doing in actually considering my comment.
I see Munich as rather important; it is my opinion, and I labeled it such. You are free to disagree, and you have taken that option.
There are two reasons for Slashdot's existence: news and opinion; why else are we even here, if not for them?
New species/races? (Why not a moss epic?) Different combinations of personalities? Odd philosophies?
You'd be surprised what's still left. Just use your imagination.
To boldly go where no amino or nucleic acid has gone before...
But seriously, we could greatly improve the (already good) chances of life being elsewhere if we seeded the universe with the basic chemicals of life. The whole problem of billions of years synthesizing the more complex building blocks out of the chaos of a young planet could, in theory, be bypassed. I mean, the right elementary chemicals + energy + reducing environment + lots of time ~= life on Earth?
Or am I very mistaken?
Do the ninjas play guitars?
The OSS movement can't affort to blow this. It's, IMO, that important to demonstrate to the city of Munich that they, without a doubt, made the right decision. Set a precident.
The fun and games---if they weren't over before, they are now.
Way before The Sims. I thought it would be cool if all of the sim games were integrated into one big one. Needless to say, that idea was unfeasible and is now downright impossible.
I hate it how we have put this illusion in front of every user. Everybody thinks that all they have to do is sit on their ass, and the computer will do all the work.
No, people, you need talent and training to use a non-trivial tool (programming languages, databases, server administration) properly.
Yes; but this way, the joke is more apparent.
Make no mistake, it is Microsoft that is playing the catch-up game!
.NET that."
Yeah, but consider this: who's got the momentum right now? Because all I hear right now is ".NET this,
One cannot stick 100 pages of information in their
pants, covered by their shirt and just walk out.
Are those 100 pages of documents in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?
1. 2x4 of Enlightenment
2. ClueBrick
3. Lock them in a room and play "The Free Software Song" ad nauseum.
4. Make them program in assembly.
The brainwashing should clear up in a few days. As for the 400-line recursive function -- there's nothing that can be done about that.
The Windows methodology: every program gets its own space (C:\Program Files\*\) and makes its own rules, not necessarily the user's.
/opt/*/), the burden falls on root to make it work. Unfortunately, for us source people, every distro has a different setup.
The UNIX methodology: every program uses the provided spaces and follows the system's rules (/usr hierarchy); if the program chooses not to (e.g.,
Conclude from this what you will. I'm too tired to think anymore.
Man generalizes by necessity. In a situation where information is lacking, a person considers what he already knows, what he is told, and his gut instinct, and he synthesizes a substitute for the missing information out of this.
Now, as a Linux user, I feel as though Ms. Didio, by this process, has misrepresented us. She, you presume, is targeting executives with her writing, I presume that she regularily gets feedback from them. These executives, I and others generalize, generalize for a living, by making decisions from information presented to them, a wide range of what he knows, and gut reaction. One of those executives might have told her that these Linux people are "freakin' ankle biters." This might be the only information she had collected in the past relevant to this subject. In a pinch to write this breaking story, she cannot do any research.
I read this story. I feel as though she has misrepresented us. I wish to inform her that she has us all wrong, that she is taking a part as the whole.
As (presumably) a sentient being, she is free to believe what she wishes, and she is free to say what she wishes. If she thinks that my suggestion is bull, she can disregard it. If I and others, in the course of individually contacting her, flood her mailbox, she may become angry, and we have a communications breakdown.
If, on the other hand, she thinks that perhaps I am right, she may change her opinion of us in the future.
For better or worse, we generalize. If you wish to refute any of my generalizations, or my entire argument, please do so. I am open to persuasion, as I would think you to be too.
After all, isn't that the point of communication?
[So very sory for being in a vehement anti-MS mood, but step aside: I have some bitching to do.]
Microsoft has bought another MMORPG. Buy, buy, buy: that is all they are capable of.
Mod me down if you want, but what have they to do with the project except for the money they put in and the recognition (oh, and money) they'll get out? In my mind, it's Sigil Games Online's MMORPG, funded by Microsoft, who is using capital obtained by being a monopoly.
OK, I'm done. I'll go back to my corner of Slashdot now.
email her. The link's on the story page (don't quite know where, 'cause I'm using lynx right now). Tell her nicely where she fucked up.
Don't just sit here and bitch on Slashdot...
HTML is a direct subset of SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language). XML is derived from SGML.
You are an OSS developer. You are reviewing a patch someone sends in. Upon reading it, for whatever reason, you suspect that it is code taken from a closed-source project, whose proprietors are known to aggressively defend their rights.
At this point, you immediately delete all copies of this patch.
How liable are you? (I would hope the law is on your side, but are there any hidden surprises?)
We're not dumb. Any sudden OSS magic bullet is suspicious, simply because it will have come from nowhere; we do not develop in isolation.
Found it. With a bonus watersports picture. And I think the first picture I mentioned is an "All your base" joke, too.
I saw, somewhere, a drawing of the BSD daemon making Tux his bitch (as in prison). Does that count?
Two ant colonies will destroy each other, because they are not born of the same line of queens.
Male lions who have usurped others as the head of a pride will, given the chance, kill the offspring of the former male.
Those are two examples of animals of the same species fucking each other over in the name of family: a hardwired war and family feud.
Human intelligence has complexified the situation. We are able to find other reasons to cooperate (indeed, in the two situations above for us, our animal instincts rise to the top); yet we are capable of backstabbing, something (to my knowledge) they do not do.
Disclaimer: I do not know the meaning of what I just wrote. I usually wish animals were anthropomorphized. Feh...
Sorry cli fans, the future of linux is cli-less.
Yes, it is, in that we will make many more advances in gui design; but you are being misleading here.
Are you implying that Slackware will default to runlevel 4 in the future? Are you implying that bash is dying!!!
I do not know what you actually mean; but to imply that the cli will disappear is heretical poppycock.
That last Starfox didn't have anything to do with how the game is traditionally done, and it was pretty bland as a zelda rip-off.
It spoke more to the fanboy in me than the gamer -- but boy, was it a treat for the fanboy!
True facts about me:
;)
I laugh at the goatse guy.
Tubgirl.com is kinda gross, but I can handle it. I don't like looking at watersports and scat, but I can tolerate it for 30 seconds, more than enough time to delete that file...
For a freshman debate class, I researched capital punishment; I came across pictures of criminals executed by the electric chair; this one woman had her brains hanging out of her skull.
On the other hand:
Roaches, stinging insects, and hypodermic needles really really really scare me.
Although I did almost pass out during health class sophomore year, when we were discussing STDs, using visual aids.
But, of course, I completely missed the undertones of your post