+1 to the Crunchbang forums. What an incredible intellectual community and technical resource. Crunchbang has been my daily driver on three different machines over about five years and I never ran into a problem that couldn't be solved with the collective help of the forums. I switched to wmii from openbox a few years ago but still kept up with the Crunchbang releases since they were so close to perfect out of the box.
Light a candle for one of the greatest little distros in history!
Hopefully this will encourage even greater participation in the DTV / Broadcast Machine projects. Broadcast Machine does all the RSS work for posting video and DTV is a f/oss client that mimics the iTunes interface.
Democratized video is imminent.
So you've made your employees happier which makes them more productive, and you've taken something wasted (slack time) and turned into something useful (creative/moral boosting time).
sounds more like the management needs it's morals boosted with that kind of underhanded thinking!
I go to see a movie or two a month, and thinking back, I don't remember any commercials, because I ignored them. The human mind is incredibly adept, and at no point in the film-watching experience did I feel the overwhelming need to wear Old Navy, drink Pepsi, or stop pirating movies.
In 2004, it's safe to say that branding/advertising is slightly more sophisticated than the kind of conscious brainwashing you are describing.
Great post. I've been teaching an upper level high school CS class since September. We've made XHTML/CSS compliant webpages, studied the Induce Act, discussed free software/ open source, and worked on Photoshop/Illustrator. Now we're reading Neuromancer and next month we start programming in Python.
IMHO: a great way to get everyone involved is to start making 'real' stuff as soon as possible.
God knows I learned the most I ever have about computers by setting up doom and quake servers in the school computer lab. Hiding the files on the network so the teacher couldn't find them...
I am presently in my first year as a HS CS teacher. I had a similar experience to yours during my time in high school (and judging from the games you mention, we were around the same era.) I must say: times have changed.
Simply setting up a network for gaming or even finding ways to circumvent my authority are not very productive.
There are so many students with such great prior knowledge that letting them just do what they want (download mp3s, play games) is a terrible, terrible waste when they could be MAKING music or games!
Look away from the monitor every few moments and allow your eyes to focus on something far away. This will help relax your eyes and reduce strain.
Obviously, better equipment and a reduction in time are the best preventative measures.
And, hey, doesn't anyone handwrite pseudo-code these days?
From 98-Present, the overriding number of visitors to my weblog have been on IE (and for a time, AOL browser.)
However, on a site for a performing group I was in, the dominant browsers were a combination of Mac browsers- Safari, Mozilla, OmniWeb, IE Mac.
My conclusion was that general audiences use the default browser on wintel machines while the arts audience is using newer Macs which allow them more freedom of choice in their browser.
Unlike the average/.'er, I can admit a mistake. I didn't have the facts on eMusic and I overreacted to your use of the word "moral" -- as I have become "bored as FUCK" of hearing morality used as an argument against downloading copywritten non-free music.
Additionally, I don't mean to suggest that downloading music is in any way "civil disobedience." However, as an independent recording artist, I benefit from the P2P apps such as Kazaa and I am burned that people see options such as iTMS as an ethical (or moral) alternative.
Clearly, I am not versed in the business practices of eMusic. I assumed (perhaps falsely) it worked on a similar system as iTMS, which merely extends the screwing of artists into the realm of downloaded digital media.
When it'd cost ~375 to go to a store and buy 25 albums, this is still a decent deal for those that have morals, although I think there other online services with better rates.
You are suggesting that moral consumers would choose to continue financially supporting an industry of convicted criminals (price-fixing) with a well-documented history of taking advantage recording artists.
Publishers often refer to prohibited copying as ``piracy.'' In this way, they imply that illegal copying is ethically equivalent to attacking ships on the high seas, kidnapping and murdering the people on them.
If you don't believe that illegal copying is just like kidnaping and murder, you might prefer not to use the word ``piracy'' to describe it. Neutral terms such as ``prohibited copying'' or ``unauthorized copying'' are available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a positive term such as ``sharing information with your neighbor.''
OS X is the best solution for this situation not only because it will be the easiest to configure and maintain. OS X natively offers scalable educational opportunities for students that win XP could never.
There are 1000s of free software / OSS programs online that educators can use in the classroom. Not to mention the benefits to future hacker students interested in learning C, or shell scripting; OS X can do this as well.
The RIAA would love this too because then all the kids can get 50 Cent mp3s off iMS.
A strategy that I have used similar to this in freelance graphic design jobs works this way:
- Propose a flat fee for the job.
- Get half upfront, half on delivery.
However, I still estimate the number of hours and a delivery date (which is updated half-way through.) If I am going way over on hours or we are beyond the delivery date, then there needs to be a renegotiation of fees.
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+1 to the Crunchbang forums. What an incredible intellectual community and technical resource. Crunchbang has been my daily driver on three different machines over about five years and I never ran into a problem that couldn't be solved with the collective help of the forums. I switched to wmii from openbox a few years ago but still kept up with the Crunchbang releases since they were so close to perfect out of the box. Light a candle for one of the greatest little distros in history!
Hopefully this will encourage even greater participation in the DTV / Broadcast Machine projects. Broadcast Machine does all the RSS work for posting video and DTV is a f/oss client that mimics the iTunes interface. Democratized video is imminent.
I thought the slant on here was going to be "fighting fire with fire" but instead it's just "slow news day - y2k bug still a threat!"
I agree! In my post, I was playing off of the previous poster's misspelling of "morale."
So you've made your employees happier which makes them more productive, and you've taken something wasted (slack time) and turned into something useful (creative/moral boosting time).
sounds more like the management needs it's morals boosted with that kind of underhanded thinking!
Guys ogling video game characters in a beauty page This has to be a joke.
Self-publishing content without the need to find a reliable tracker will help lawful BT users considerably.
I'm halfway through the responses and haven't yet encountered a single comment about the greatness of this project!
/. disappoints once again.
Does Minesweeper support Xbox Live?
I go to see a movie or two a month, and thinking back, I don't remember any commercials, because I ignored them. The human mind is incredibly adept, and at no point in the film-watching experience did I feel the overwhelming need to wear Old Navy, drink Pepsi, or stop pirating movies.
In 2004, it's safe to say that branding/advertising is slightly more sophisticated than the kind of conscious brainwashing you are describing.
Great post. I've been teaching an upper level high school CS class since September. We've made XHTML/CSS compliant webpages, studied the Induce Act, discussed free software/ open source, and worked on Photoshop/Illustrator. Now we're reading Neuromancer and next month we start programming in Python.
IMHO: a great way to get everyone involved is to start making 'real' stuff as soon as possible.
God knows I learned the most I ever have about computers by setting up doom and quake servers in the school computer lab. Hiding the files on the network so the teacher couldn't find them...
I am presently in my first year as a HS CS teacher. I had a similar experience to yours during my time in high school (and judging from the games you mention, we were around the same era.) I must say: times have changed.
Simply setting up a network for gaming or even finding ways to circumvent my authority are not very productive.
There are so many students with such great prior knowledge that letting them just do what they want (download mp3s, play games) is a terrible, terrible waste when they could be MAKING music or games!
Look away from the monitor every few moments and allow your eyes to focus on something far away. This will help relax your eyes and reduce strain. Obviously, better equipment and a reduction in time are the best preventative measures. And, hey, doesn't anyone handwrite pseudo-code these days?
I just put in an RFE for the next Lynx build. I hear it's gate-release.
news at 11: bill g4t3z takes credit!
Naw, I'm just Shakira's /. PR rep and I want to make sure that her numbers are on the up with the nerd community.
From 98-Present, the overriding number of visitors to my weblog have been on IE (and for a time, AOL browser.)
However, on a site for a performing group I was in, the dominant browsers were a combination of Mac browsers- Safari, Mozilla, OmniWeb, IE Mac.
My conclusion was that general audiences use the default browser on wintel machines while the arts audience is using newer Macs which allow them more freedom of choice in their browser.
Unlike the average /.'er, I can admit a mistake. I didn't have the facts on eMusic and I overreacted to your use of the word "moral" -- as I have become "bored as FUCK" of hearing morality used as an argument against downloading copywritten non-free music.
Additionally, I don't mean to suggest that downloading music is in any way "civil disobedience." However, as an independent recording artist, I benefit from the P2P apps such as Kazaa and I am burned that people see options such as iTMS as an ethical (or moral) alternative.
Clearly, I am not versed in the business practices of eMusic. I assumed (perhaps falsely) it worked on a similar system as iTMS, which merely extends the screwing of artists into the realm of downloaded digital media.
And what did Shakira ever do to you ?
When it'd cost ~375 to go to a store and buy 25 albums, this is still a decent deal for those that have morals, although I think there other online services with better rates.
You are suggesting that moral consumers would choose to continue financially supporting an industry of convicted criminals (price-fixing) with a well-documented history of taking advantage recording artists.
That's cool.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html# Piracy
Publishers often refer to prohibited copying as ``piracy.'' In this way, they imply that illegal copying is ethically equivalent to attacking ships on the high seas, kidnapping and murdering the people on them.
If you don't believe that illegal copying is just like kidnaping and murder, you might prefer not to use the word ``piracy'' to describe it. Neutral terms such as ``prohibited copying'' or ``unauthorized copying'' are available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a positive term such as ``sharing information with your neighbor.''
Sorry! I had to be that guy.
i also believe that this is terribly wasteful.
excuse my coarseness- but how about giving teachers a raise or improving conditions in class rooms ?
if teachers' salaries were higher, i bet we'd see people who need a change of pace turning to teaching after years in the "real world."
OS X is the best solution for this situation not only because it will be the easiest to configure and maintain. OS X natively offers scalable educational opportunities for students that win XP could never.
There are 1000s of free software / OSS programs online that educators can use in the classroom. Not to mention the benefits to future hacker students interested in learning C, or shell scripting; OS X can do this as well.
The RIAA would love this too because then all the kids can get 50 Cent mp3s off iMS.
Wasn't he the guy that came up with Palmtop computing ?
because when i use msie, i already get plenty of those. sounds more like wack-a-mole got an upgrade. oh yeah- patents are a good idea- not.
A strategy that I have used similar to this in freelance graphic design jobs works this way: - Propose a flat fee for the job. - Get half upfront, half on delivery. However, I still estimate the number of hours and a delivery date (which is updated half-way through.) If I am going way over on hours or we are beyond the delivery date, then there needs to be a renegotiation of fees.