The attributes "Insightful", "Funny", "Interesting" and even "Flamebait" are rather subjective terms are they not. Surely what we are looking for most as readers of/. is comments that are interesting to us, funny to us etc.
So how about this for an idea - personally generated scores. Let everyone be a moderator (so long as they are logged in) for as many articles as they like (or don't like). Instead of giving absolute points to articles, give relative points generated on a per-user basis - basically, if I haven't read (or therefore moderated) an article, it will show up with a score that reflects the opinions of other people who have moderated similarly to me in the past.
That way, if somebody likes reading inflammatory drivel, articles that fit their tastes will show up with a high score for them because other people who like it will have marked those articles "up". Conversely, if somebody prefers reasonable, well balanced discussion, they are likely to find it marked as such by people with similar moderating habits to them. There are flaws with this type of system I'm sure, but it sounds plausible to me.
Sliced open by the bleeding edge, again...?
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Is firewire dying?
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Only two months ago I bought a digital 8 based camcorder, thinking that with big names like Sony, Adaptec and the IEEE behind Firewire, there would be strong support for this interface for years to com.
Are these organizations going to let the adopters of this technology be orphaned, like Betamax users were? Sony in particular has staked a great deal in making Firewire - or I-link as they prefer to call it, a success. It seems to me that rather than having to re-tool their entire line of camcorders with USB they will put the pressure on certain people to follow through with support for Firewire. Of course, they could just bring out a really cheap I-link apapter for the PC - I wouldn't complain:)
What are the possibilities for a Firewire USB convertor? This may be how this mess eventually gets sorted out.
BTW, anybody heard of an insurance company that offers "Early Adopter Insurance"?;)
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The attributes "Insightful", "Funny", "Interesting" and even "Flamebait" are rather subjective terms are they not. Surely what we are looking for most as readers of
So how about this for an idea - personally generated scores. Let everyone be a moderator (so long as they are logged in) for as many articles as they like (or don't like). Instead of giving absolute points to articles, give relative points generated on a per-user basis - basically, if I haven't read (or therefore moderated) an article, it will show up with a score that reflects the opinions of other people who have moderated similarly to me in the past.
That way, if somebody likes reading inflammatory drivel, articles that fit their tastes will show up with a high score for them because other people who like it will have marked those articles "up". Conversely, if somebody prefers reasonable, well balanced discussion, they are likely to find it marked as such by people with similar moderating habits to them. There are flaws with this type of system I'm sure, but it sounds plausible to me.
Only two months ago I bought a digital 8 based camcorder, thinking that with big names like Sony, Adaptec and the IEEE behind Firewire, there would be strong support for this interface for years to com.
:)
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Are these organizations going to let the adopters of this technology be orphaned, like Betamax users were? Sony in particular has staked a great deal in making Firewire - or I-link as they prefer to call it, a success. It seems to me that rather than having to re-tool their entire line of camcorders with USB they will put the pressure on certain people to follow through with support for Firewire. Of course, they could just bring out a really cheap I-link apapter for the PC - I wouldn't complain
What are the possibilities for a Firewire USB convertor? This may be how this mess eventually gets sorted out.
BTW, anybody heard of an insurance company that offers "Early Adopter Insurance"?
Don't forget two of the greatest Canadian artists of all time - Leonard Cohen and Neil Young. Oldies but still goodies!
:)
Oh, and didn't William Shatner put out a record once?