I, for one, am not worried in the slightest about Dmitry or Mitnick spying on me. I do worry about the government though.
Color me cynical, but I can believe that the government would use such tools in ways that they were not originally intended to be. Then again, maybe I'm not so cynical considering past events such as McCarthyism and the illegal internment of thousands of American citizens. Now, with the PATRIOT act, the government doesn't even need to make a real solid case against me before they begin survailance. They only need to get a judge to sign a warrant, which he must do without evidence if the government says it's for "national security".
When I hear the name "Sid", I think of Sid Vicious. You know, from the Sex Pistols?
Damn, I think I just dated myself.
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Or when you mention her ass in any context. Try it. One day, say "Honey, is you ass a little bigger today?" Then the next day say "Damn that's a fine ass!"
No, IRC and IM are totally different, even from a user perspective.
IM revolves around contacts. You have a list of contacts and you can intiate two-way conversations with them. While some IM systems allow you to create chatrooms ala IRC, that is not usually the primary focus. Most emphasis is on the two-way instant messaging.
In IRC though, it's just the other way around. The whole thing revolves around channels (chat rooms) you can join and then participate in whatever public conversation is taking place there. Although it is true that you can sent private messages to individual users (/msg), the service is centered around the channel view and does not provide many private services such as individual contact lists.
While both systems may draw features and ideas from each other, they are fundamentally different in concept and execution.
Seeing engineers around a chalkboard should never be suprising, however incongruous. All good designs start on paper, or chalkboard in this case. If you even touch a keyboard before writing down your specs, you have already made a mistake. It's a common mistake--one I've made plenty--but few things can screw up a project faster than poor planning.
No doubt. I'm using an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro. It works, sort of. NWN is playable, but only barely, and I have many of the cooler settings turned off. UT2003 though, is so slow there's no point in even firing it up. I went through many hours of frustration getting the Radeon to work as well as it does, and frankly, I have no real idea how I did it. I just messed around with XFree86 and the driver settings until the damn thing worked. There should be an easier way.
Does anyone know of a document that describes, in easy to understand terms, how to properly set up one of these cards?
"Once you have reviewed our position," the Linux letter said, "we will be happy to further discuss your options and work with you to remedy this problem."
Wow, that sounds familiar. Does this letter come in a brown paper envelope with the words "Important customer information inside" emblazoned in red across the front?
Oh, wait, that was from my auto finance company. Nevermind.
spokesman: "We sincerely regret the cancelation the Oscars Award Ceremony this year. It seems that every movie released since January has sucked rocks. Our conscience finally got to us. Sorry."
There really aren't many other fields or occupations where you could argue that the top people/employees are orders of magnitude better than the median person/employee.
No, please don't. Stuff like this is not likely to impress Perry because it does not directly benifit any of his big-money supporters. OSS is much better served by remaining under the radar of such big money politicians as Rick Perry. Let the state agencies move of their own accord. They will adopt the software that best suits their needs and budgets so long as the politicians remain blissfully unaware of the impact of such decisions.
However, if someone like Dell (for example) were to come out in favor of OSS in goverment my opinion would be reversed. The point is that as long as OSS might be seen as a competitive (or strategic) threat to certain tech companies with significant pull in the state house, then it is better that the OSS issue maintain a low profile. It will still work it's way into the areas in which it is best suited.
As a Houston native, I watched a whole lot of my friends from high school move to Austin. So far, none of them have moved back. As Austin is a major university town and is the capital of Texas, there are always a lot of people moving to and from the area. As far as the native Austinites go, I'll bet you still find plenty of them around, it's just that Austin has grown so much in the past couple of decades that the native population is now far outnumbered by the non-natives. That is not to say that many Austinites have not left Austin, but I would hesitate to say most.
Whatever happened to the word "citizen"? Everywhere I look today, I see only consumers. Even my local--state run--driver's license office refers to me as a consumer, and hopes I enjoy their product. It's sickening, and scary.
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I, for one, am not worried in the slightest about Dmitry or Mitnick spying on me. I do worry about the government though.
Color me cynical, but I can believe that the government would use such tools in ways that they were not originally intended to be. Then again, maybe I'm not so cynical considering past events such as McCarthyism and the illegal internment of thousands of American citizens. Now, with the PATRIOT act, the government doesn't even need to make a real solid case against me before they begin survailance. They only need to get a judge to sign a warrant, which he must do without evidence if the government says it's for "national security".
Did you know that 90% of all statistics are made up?
Yep. Including that one.
Heh, you just proved my point, asshole. But not to worry, I won't be coming around to shove my size eleven shoe into your ignorant ass.
When I hear the name "Sid", I think of Sid Vicious. You know, from the Sex Pistols?
Damn, I think I just dated myself.
Or when you mention her ass in any context. Try it. One day, say "Honey, is you ass a little bigger today?" Then the next day say "Damn that's a fine ass!"
See if you don't sleep on the couch both days.
This isn't about whether or not the MPlayer guys are socially adept, it's about whether or not KiSS Tech is violating their license.
Even assholes have rights, no matter how much other assholes might dislike them.
No, IRC and IM are totally different, even from a user perspective.
IM revolves around contacts. You have a list of contacts and you can intiate two-way conversations with them. While some IM systems allow you to create chatrooms ala IRC, that is not usually the primary focus. Most emphasis is on the two-way instant messaging.
In IRC though, it's just the other way around. The whole thing revolves around channels (chat rooms) you can join and then participate in whatever public conversation is taking place there. Although it is true that you can sent private messages to individual users (/msg), the service is centered around the channel view and does not provide many private services such as individual contact lists.
While both systems may draw features and ideas from each other, they are fundamentally different in concept and execution.
Seeing engineers around a chalkboard should never be suprising, however incongruous. All good designs start on paper, or chalkboard in this case. If you even touch a keyboard before writing down your specs, you have already made a mistake. It's a common mistake--one I've made plenty--but few things can screw up a project faster than poor planning.
Only one question: Just who would want to install a dead OS?
Hey! It's dying, not dead. Dying! It's been dying for years, and as far as anyone can tell, it'll continue dying forever.
Geez, get with the program already.
No, it's funny because it's true.
(thanks, Homer)
Hmm... I have no idea what Linux Chili is, but I want some.
I thought this was going to be some kind of Cube case mod, but no, it's just a guy with a weird sense of humor.
Okay, okay, I admit it. It's funny.
But somebody should still wrap it good.
Of course we do. What's so funny?
Is this complaint worth tossing out my moderation rights on this topic? Oh, who gives a fuck. Someone else can modify the damn GNA posts.
Thanks, that was nice of you. We really don't need a new GNA version anyway.
No doubt. I'm using an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro. It works, sort of. NWN is playable, but only barely, and I have many of the cooler settings turned off. UT2003 though, is so slow there's no point in even firing it up. I went through many hours of frustration getting the Radeon to work as well as it does, and frankly, I have no real idea how I did it. I just messed around with XFree86 and the driver settings until the damn thing worked. There should be an easier way.
Does anyone know of a document that describes, in easy to understand terms, how to properly set up one of these cards?
"Once you have reviewed our position," the Linux letter said, "we will be happy to further discuss your options and work with you to remedy this problem."
Wow, that sounds familiar. Does this letter come in a brown paper envelope with the words "Important customer information inside" emblazoned in red across the front?
Oh, wait, that was from my auto finance company. Nevermind.
Actually, I'd like to see that:
There really aren't many other fields or occupations where you could argue that the top people/employees are orders of magnitude better than the median person/employee.
True, but cooks and whores come to mind.
No, please don't. Stuff like this is not likely to impress Perry because it does not directly benifit any of his big-money supporters. OSS is much better served by remaining under the radar of such big money politicians as Rick Perry. Let the state agencies move of their own accord. They will adopt the software that best suits their needs and budgets so long as the politicians remain blissfully unaware of the impact of such decisions.
However, if someone like Dell (for example) were to come out in favor of OSS in goverment my opinion would be reversed. The point is that as long as OSS might be seen as a competitive (or strategic) threat to certain tech companies with significant pull in the state house, then it is better that the OSS issue maintain a low profile. It will still work it's way into the areas in which it is best suited.
As a Houston native, I watched a whole lot of my friends from high school move to Austin. So far, none of them have moved back. As Austin is a major university town and is the capital of Texas, there are always a lot of people moving to and from the area. As far as the native Austinites go, I'll bet you still find plenty of them around, it's just that Austin has grown so much in the past couple of decades that the native population is now far outnumbered by the non-natives. That is not to say that many Austinites have not left Austin, but I would hesitate to say most.
Whadda ya talkin about? Slashdot is battling the borg, and the borg is paying for it.
Huzzah! Go Slashdot!
Please explain. What is "rehashing" an mp3 file, and why would you want to do that?
TIA.
Hey, no fair! You RTFA.
(Please don't ask me how I know that.)
1. Nobody has offered my a job in Europe.
2. If I did move to Europe, I would no longer be a citizen in the country in which I live.
Honestly, I'd love a chance to live and work in Europe. At least for a few years.
When you are consuming that cotton candy masquerading as content, try to remember that Revolution is not an AOL Keyword.
Whatever happened to the word "citizen"? Everywhere I look today, I see only consumers. Even my local--state run--driver's license office refers to me as a consumer, and hopes I enjoy their product. It's sickening, and scary.