(Un)Surprisingly, the first sentence is completely incomprehensible:
``We recently had heard in the office over one of the Yellow Machine that's made by Anthology Solutions."
What, precisely, was it that they heard while standing over one of these machines?;)
Perhaps we shouldn't nit-pick, because the device is supposed to be used in an office ``environmemt"---one, presumably, that is bereft of a spell checker.
Uh, given that the study had an n of 6 and used only ONE linux distribution, I think we can pretty much agree that the study was not useful AT ALL and had zilch predictive possibility---unless you were using SLES and wanted to do what they wanted.
For a study purporting to tell us about the difference between monolithic and modular OS stuff, this was a serious waste of both time and money.
Actually, Dr. Pepper and Moxie were both out about the same time (Dr. Pepper was invented in 1885, and Moxie and Coke in 1886), and Hires root beer was available earlier (1875).
What Coke did was master marketing. They put their logo on just about everything.
You tested six people on two different systems; how is that supposed to yield any substantial insight into the underlying OSes themselves?
[At best, your study seems to show that the GNU/Linux distribution you selected was not particularly good at this task. But why does that show that the ``monolithic" style of Windows is better per se than the ``modular" style of GNU/Linux distributions?]
`` I also teach, and find the use of computers during class to be a distraction. It not only distracts the students, but it often distracts me as I'm trying to lecture! This makes my job more difficult."
Oh, yes, indeed! Not only is there the clicking and fans a-whirring (and the endless swearing at MS programs crashing), but there's these giant pieces of plastic blocking my students faces!
``By the way, since I teach a lab class, getting rid of the computers is not an option."
There's always a little tool I like to call ``the sledgehammer". (Hint: it is a sledgehammer.)
As an instructor, I generally discourage students from using laptops for notes. I teach philosophy, so it is generally more important to be listening and occassionally jotting down notes than it is taking dictation about an endless series of facts. (YMMV in other fields.) Students that bring laptops (and who do listen) tend to have gotten lots of bits of fact but generally have no clue how to use them to create integrated knowledge.
Of course, I also encourage my students *NOT* to come to class if they aren't going to pay attention---whether that means sleeping, reading the paper, texting friends, etc. Actually, if I catch that sort of behavior, I ask them to leave. They get no credit for coming to class, so either they find a way to be motivated or do whatever else they prefer.
At last we have an article where slashdotters can stop pretending that they are lawyers and start pretending that they are physicians, psychiatrists, and psychologists (research and clinical).
Yes, and many of us have commented that it may *NOT* be such a good idea to use this ``everywhere, for everything" as you suggest.
These interfaces are only useful if you want to work the way the designer wants you to. If you don't, then these interfaces get in the way of what you might want to do.
It also does very little to help the author's case that he is sufficiently ignorant of the field that he has chosen a name that (i) is taken (ii) by a very different sort of software. Even if the author has a clever idea (and granted, I don't think he does), he should have done just a bit of research to not sound like an over-enthusiastic n00b.
The real question is why they need to spend all this money on lasers for this. Can't they go to the drug store and buy a whole bunch of disposable cameras with flashes and achieve the same effect?
Everybody can't know this is true, because you cannot know false things. A quick perusal of the history of terrorism shows that suicide tactics of this sort are neither new nor related to ``Muslim fanatics who live primarily in the Middle East."
Kamikaze pilots from Japan and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka (the latter, ahem, trying to KILL Muslims) have also engaged in this gambit. Even if you think there's a difference between Kamikazes and suicide bombers, you're still wrong given the prolific attacks of the Tamil Tigers.
But I shouldn't be surprised, because we all know everyone who reads slashdot is a guy who lives in his parents' basement, hasn't kissed a girl, is a GNU/Linux fanboy, and has more opinions than wisdom.
Actually, that's clearly false. The fact that people raise some criticism doesn't mean that the criticism is merited, let alone that the truth lies ``in the middle."
Interesting theory, that you shouldn't be arrested for nonviolent actions.
So, if I steal your car (say I'm a locksmith, so I don't do any damage at all), I shouldn't be arrested? I haven't done anything violent---just opened the car door, started the engine, and driven off. (For the sake of argument, let's say that you're asleep, far, far away.)
That's gonna undercut the whole ``capitalist" part of ``anarchocapitalism," since people would then be free to commit nonviolent property crimes.
See what happens when the state gives people ``free" medical care---their kids turn out to be thugs who think everything is free (sans scare quotes) and take without remorse.
I think it is high time we in the U.S. invade Canada and put an end to this!
Well, it has a screenplay written by Roger Ebert, so pretty gosh darned bad.;)
I imagine that people with taste can disagree about this, but to me it felt like a bad movie dressed up as a good movie dressed up as a bad movie.
It really isn't as good as the early Russ Meyer's stuff---especially ``Faster, Pussycat. . . Kill! Kill!", which may well be one of the best film ever.
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(Un)Surprisingly, the first sentence is completely incomprehensible:
;)
``We recently had heard in the office over one of the Yellow Machine that's made by Anthology Solutions."
What, precisely, was it that they heard while standing over one of these machines?
Perhaps we shouldn't nit-pick, because the device is supposed to be used in an office ``environmemt"---one, presumably, that is bereft of a spell checker.
Do they pay the editors here? With real money?
Uh, given that the study had an n of 6 and used only ONE linux distribution, I think we can pretty much agree that the study was not useful AT ALL and had zilch predictive possibility---unless you were using SLES and wanted to do what they wanted.
For a study purporting to tell us about the difference between monolithic and modular OS stuff, this was a serious waste of both time and money.
Actually, Dr. Pepper and Moxie were both out about the same time (Dr. Pepper was invented in 1885, and Moxie and Coke in 1886), and Hires root beer was available earlier (1875).
What Coke did was master marketing. They put their logo on just about everything.
The DRM, they do nothing!
You tested six people on two different systems; how is that supposed to yield any substantial insight into the underlying OSes themselves?
[At best, your study seems to show that the GNU/Linux distribution you selected was not particularly good at this task. But why does that show that the ``monolithic" style of Windows is better per se than the ``modular" style of GNU/Linux distributions?]
I don't know that the person writing that sentence is qualified to judge the quality of others' grammar.
Get thee to a Chicago Manual. . . .
`` I also teach, and find the use of computers during class to be a distraction. It not only distracts the students, but it often distracts me as I'm trying to lecture! This makes my job more difficult."
Oh, yes, indeed! Not only is there the clicking and fans a-whirring (and the endless swearing at MS programs crashing), but there's these giant pieces of plastic blocking my students faces!
``By the way, since I teach a lab class, getting rid of the computers is not an option."
There's always a little tool I like to call ``the sledgehammer". (Hint: it is a sledgehammer.)
As an instructor, I generally discourage students from using laptops for notes. I teach philosophy, so it is generally more important to be listening and occassionally jotting down notes than it is taking dictation about an endless series of facts. (YMMV in other fields.) Students that bring laptops (and who do listen) tend to have gotten lots of bits of fact but generally have no clue how to use them to create integrated knowledge.
Of course, I also encourage my students *NOT* to come to class if they aren't going to pay attention---whether that means sleeping, reading the paper, texting friends, etc. Actually, if I catch that sort of behavior, I ask them to leave. They get no credit for coming to class, so either they find a way to be motivated or do whatever else they prefer.
At last we have an article where slashdotters can stop pretending that they are lawyers and start pretending that they are physicians, psychiatrists, and psychologists (research and clinical).
Yes, and many of us have commented that it may *NOT* be such a good idea to use this ``everywhere, for everything" as you suggest.
These interfaces are only useful if you want to work the way the designer wants you to. If you don't, then these interfaces get in the way of what you might want to do.
It also does very little to help the author's case that he is sufficiently ignorant of the field that he has chosen a name that (i) is taken (ii) by a very different sort of software. Even if the author has a clever idea (and granted, I don't think he does), he should have done just a bit of research to not sound like an over-enthusiastic n00b.
> "We leave our doors open, but how can we stop people from stealing things?"
>I'd re-consider allowing such open access to root.
Or you could find the equivalent of standing in the doorway with a loaded shotgun.
The real question is why they need to spend all this money on lasers for this. Can't they go to the drug store and buy a whole bunch of disposable cameras with flashes and achieve the same effect?
I think that, with a name like `kitchen devil', they are liable for your psychotic killing sprees.
Oh, you kids. When I went to school---early on in creation---all we had was firmament and water.
Everybody can't know this is true, because you cannot know false things. A quick perusal of the history of terrorism shows that suicide tactics of this sort are neither new nor related to ``Muslim fanatics who live primarily in the Middle East."
Kamikaze pilots from Japan and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka (the latter, ahem, trying to KILL Muslims) have also engaged in this gambit. Even if you think there's a difference between Kamikazes and suicide bombers, you're still wrong given the prolific attacks of the Tamil Tigers.
But I shouldn't be surprised, because we all know everyone who reads slashdot is a guy who lives in his parents' basement, hasn't kissed a girl, is a GNU/Linux fanboy, and has more opinions than wisdom.
KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON.
(Please, for the love of god.)
Actually, that's clearly false. The fact that people raise some criticism doesn't mean that the criticism is merited, let alone that the truth lies ``in the middle."
`` Will the influx of new Ipods bring the price of the current models to levels where I may decide to buy one? "
No.
Yeah, I think it should read:
Novells Release's Linux Usability Testing Video's
Interesting theory, that you shouldn't be arrested for nonviolent actions.
So, if I steal your car (say I'm a locksmith, so I don't do any damage at all), I shouldn't be arrested? I haven't done anything violent---just opened the car door, started the engine, and driven off. (For the sake of argument, let's say that you're asleep, far, far away.)
That's gonna undercut the whole ``capitalist" part of ``anarchocapitalism," since people would then be free to commit nonviolent property crimes.
Wait, I thought we were comparing cheese! Or was it HBO? Now you say apples.
Man, I need to steal some coffee and try to sort out these similies.
See what happens when the state gives people ``free" medical care---their kids turn out to be thugs who think everything is free (sans scare quotes) and take without remorse.
I think it is high time we in the U.S. invade Canada and put an end to this!
Don't worry, I'm sure they'll fix that when the post the dupe tomorrow.
And JUST when Linux was going to be ready for the desktop!
Well, it has a screenplay written by Roger Ebert, so pretty gosh darned bad. ;)
I imagine that people with taste can disagree about this, but to me it felt like a bad movie dressed up as a good movie dressed up as a bad movie.
It really isn't as good as the early Russ Meyer's stuff---especially ``Faster, Pussycat. . . Kill! Kill!", which may well be one of the best film ever.