Slashdot is one of the single largest time sinks in my day.
Makes me think of a friend of mine, we were out and someone said he had "The gift of the gab", and his gf (now wife) groaned. Apparently he didn't posses "The gift of the gab" as much as "The curse of never shutting up"
Projects shouldn't fork, we shouldn't have multiple options. We should have 1 computer chip, 1 OS, 1 web browser, 1 car, 1 political party. Choice just causes confusion and waste.
Forking is just one way Open Source gives you more choice. You simply can not make your own modifications and improvements to most closed source software.
Interesting views, but you can see that many people don't understand what a manager SHOULD do.
Basically a manager should allocate resources, direct the team and communicate with the outside world. This doesn't sound like much, but it is valuable, and really not a common skill set.
I don't like apple in general. I find their computers annoying, and hard to use, mostly unfamiliarity, and that the UI isn't very intuitive to me.
But I really disagree with removing the Newton, that was an amazing piece of hardware, the first time I saw it, I was blown away, and it was already a few years old by then. I saw it, played with it, and thought "this is where computers are going for the public".
I really think it was a landmark in computer history, it was just too recent for people to note the effect.
I don't agree. The GPL says that you must provide the source, or an offer to supply the source if you distribute. I don't see any clause that permits you to pawn it off on others.
The value of gold has remained constant (long term, adjusting for inflation) And where are you getting this information that contradicts the universally-accepted facts?
I have not even heard of your universally accepted fact, let alone accepted it. I got my information from several financial history resources (sites and articles and data).
Gold keeps its value, only keeps its value. I bonds grow in value, companies (if selected properly) also grow.
A) Starting to save early is very very productive. Compound interest is a very powerful tool. B) No savings accounts don't cut it.
The value of gold has remained constant (long term, adjusting for inflation)
If you want an inflation adjusted investment, buy an I bond, or a company. Not saving for retirement is a bad idea. You can still easily double your money after inflation.
Money (Dollars, Euro, Yen) has as much value as gold, arguably more.
As long as this abstract item can get you sometihng you want, it has value. The reason I think a standard currency is more valuable is I can get more stuff with it.
If you try to get something electricity, a tv, a car, a hooker, they will likely require money, not a lump of metal.
Money itself has no real value, but as long as enough people accept it, it will work.
BTW, you can't "redeem" dollars for gold, the gold standard is gone, why do you think the price of it fluctuates so much?
Of course the fact that it is a rambled spew of ideas, it definately has something smart to say!
I think it is crap. It is unclear and confusing.
Some people have this idea that to be smart profound or insightful you need to obscure what you are saying. I think the real challenge is to say it in such a way that people can understand you. The more clearly you can state a complex idea, the better the author.
Required reading should be clear and understood by all. It should be easy to read. We shouldn't discount people simply because they can't understand some random rambling rant.
In the US we stress problem solving above all else
No you don't. Most education up to the lower levels of an undergrad degree is simply memorization.
Times tables, memorizing formulas and plugging them in.
Why do you think so many people complain about "word problems", they just don't cleanly fit the formula the person has in their head.
We test this way, we check facts, or provide a simple problem (that was answered in the textbook) then have them regurgitate it.
That being said, it isn't evil, I don't think it is very easy to teach people to relate these facts into a usable knowledge base. Even if we could teach it, we don't test this way.
People don't want origionality, they don't want something new. Occassionally there is a blip and people get excited about something. But mostly they are content to wander through life with a catchy tune in their hollow little heads.
Slashdot Mirror
I got a Canon Elan.
I think that the Canon 620/630 and Elan just feel right in my hands.
The camera is just a dark box that holds film anyway, just make sure it is comfortable.
Slashdot is one of the single largest time sinks in my day.
Makes me think of a friend of mine, we were out and someone said he had "The gift of the gab", and his gf (now wife) groaned.
Apparently he didn't posses "The gift of the gab" as much as "The curse of never shutting up"
Projects shouldn't fork, we shouldn't have multiple options.
We should have 1 computer chip, 1 OS, 1 web browser, 1 car, 1 political party.
Choice just causes confusion and waste.
Forking is just one way Open Source gives you more choice. You simply can not make your own modifications and improvements to most closed source software.
Excellent troll, I almost replied.
(Keep looking for the identical article written for KDE)
Interesting views, but you can see that many people don't understand what a manager SHOULD do.
Basically a manager should allocate resources, direct the team and communicate with the outside world.
This doesn't sound like much, but it is valuable, and really not a common skill set.
I think they are doing option one, namely "stand and fight them". .com, but they have the .net.
They are keeping their name, they can't control the
I don't see anyone suggesting Linus take a new name and fork Linux, or RMS take a new name and fork GNU.
I don't like apple in general.
I find their computers annoying, and hard to use, mostly unfamiliarity, and that the UI isn't very intuitive to me.
But I really disagree with removing the Newton, that was an amazing piece of hardware, the first time I saw it, I was blown away, and it was already a few years old by then.
I saw it, played with it, and thought "this is where computers are going for the public".
I really think it was a landmark in computer history, it was just too recent for people to note the effect.
If you want to use 2.4, keep using it.
Sheesh, there are still 2.2, and 1.2.13 boxed kicking around doing work.
If you don't need new features, you can keep using an old kernel.
If you need new features, you probaly want a new kernel anyway.
Of course he challenged someone to a fight, he has bodyguards now.
But according to Rick Moen. http://lwn.net/Articles/58065/
LinuxGazette was founded by a group, it was hosted independantly for a short period of time.
SSC provided hosting for many years and things got closer. They even paid for some writers.
Now they are leaving, and taking their name with them.
SSC thinks they own LinuxGazette, The volunteer group does not.
I think it will be interesting to see how SSC proves they own the name.
Who owns the trademark?
Is it a valid trademark?
If the volunteer organization used the name linuxgazette before it was registered by SSC, it is likely not a valid trademark.
I love to see litigation happy companies lose and come out behind.
The Word Wresting Federation against the World Wildlife Fund was fun.
Read both articles, the rebuttal article makes most of the points in the comments.
My only one is "who cares"
I don't see why people want others to switch, and get all riled up.
Use what you want, let them use what they want
I don't agree.
The GPL says that you must provide the source, or an offer to supply the source if you distribute.
I don't see any clause that permits you to pawn it off on others.
Did they install the boxed version, or the download version.
Maybe they did do somethign wrong.
Which they shouldn't have.
No attempts for age vs duration.
Number of players? shouldn't it just be the number of people available?
Good, maybe now we can get KDE working on debian/testing or debian/unstable.
The value of gold has remained constant (long term, adjusting for inflation)
And where are you getting this information that contradicts the universally-accepted facts?
I have not even heard of your universally accepted fact, let alone accepted it.
I got my information from several financial history resources (sites and articles and data).
Gold keeps its value, only keeps its value.
I bonds grow in value, companies (if selected properly) also grow.
A) Starting to save early is very very productive. Compound interest is a very powerful tool.
B) No savings accounts don't cut it.
The value of gold has remained constant (long term, adjusting for inflation)
If you want an inflation adjusted investment, buy an I bond, or a company.
Not saving for retirement is a bad idea. You can still easily double your money after inflation.
one needs a foundation to participate.
Then for a slashdot discussion it is inappropriate to suggest this as required reading.
The sad thing is, you can't talk about these issues and neglect the details, because all the devil is in details.
Sure you can, you'd just be wrong. (you forgot that detail)
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This post is why engineers shouldn't have lunch breaks.
Money (Dollars, Euro, Yen) has as much value as gold, arguably more.
As long as this abstract item can get you sometihng you want, it has value.
The reason I think a standard currency is more valuable is I can get more stuff with it.
If you try to get something electricity, a tv, a car, a hooker, they will likely require money, not a lump of metal.
Money itself has no real value, but as long as enough people accept it, it will work.
BTW, you can't "redeem" dollars for gold, the gold standard is gone, why do you think the price of it fluctuates so much?
Of course the fact that it is a rambled spew of ideas, it definately has something smart to say!
I think it is crap.
It is unclear and confusing.
Some people have this idea that to be smart profound or insightful you need to obscure what you are saying.
I think the real challenge is to say it in such a way that people can understand you. The more clearly you can state a complex idea, the better the author.
Required reading should be clear and understood by all. It should be easy to read. We shouldn't discount people simply because they can't understand some random rambling rant.
(Can you tell I didn't like the article?)
I work with people of different ethnicity.
It isn't lack of intelligence of even ambition, I think it is a different society, and attitude.
North Americans tend to do, or build up ideas from the bottom, a lot of do it all yourself, and take a bit more responsibility for stuff.
Others tend to have each person do their job, decisions are dictated by the boss, or the appropriate standard.
In the US we stress problem solving above all else
No you don't.
Most education up to the lower levels of an undergrad degree is simply memorization.
Times tables, memorizing formulas and plugging them in.
Why do you think so many people complain about "word problems", they just don't cleanly fit the formula the person has in their head.
We test this way, we check facts, or provide a simple problem (that was answered in the textbook) then have them regurgitate it.
That being said, it isn't evil, I don't think it is very easy to teach people to relate these facts into a usable knowledge base.
Even if we could teach it, we don't test this way.
People don't want origionality, they don't want something new.
Occassionally there is a blip and people get excited about something. But mostly they are content to wander through life with a catchy tune in their hollow little heads.