as the people who visit sites like Slashdot arn't going to be running IE anyway.
I'll admit that I'm using Konqueror at the moment, but when I happen to be booted up into Windows, I use IE8 for/.. It's pretty zippy and I became irritated with Firefox as it gets ever larger. I only use it for web-development now as the combo of Firebug and the Web Developer toolbar are unrivalled.
I'll use the browser if it does that. Microsoft make their main money from selling software. Firefox and Chrome make their money from Google which makes its money from tracking what you do and selling the information. We're more likely to see a privacy-respecting browser from MS than from Google, as unlike with Google, it doesn't contradict their core business model.
Then it seems to me that one of the key driving forces for apps (if not the key force), is the ability of the provider to monetise their product. If there were a widely available and convenient to use (and secure) micro-payments system, perhaps we'd be seeing the same progress in web-apps as we are in Apps.
Some people brag about what an awesome high-end system they have. Some of those people are just genuinely excited about all the shiney in front of them, and that's fine - the species has to progress, you know? But some people are wanting to wave what they've got in front of others as a mark of status. That's pretty obnoxious and you can tell when they do. On the opposite end, you get people who like to talk about how low-end their system is. And that's often a reaction against the obnoxious ones at the other extreme. It's quite nice to point out the rampant materialism of some of these people sometimes. But as you say, sometimes it becomes a sort of inverse snobbery.
Neither type of arrogance is good, really. But it is at least worthwhile being reminded that you can actually do useful productive work on some old 512MB system. We don't want the marketing people to rule the world unopposed.;)
Where did you get that information? Citation? Or is this going to be the start of the sort of circular story where something gets repeated until it becomes "commonly known"?
Windows systems don't use "/.". It's a UNIX convention. And the easy way to remember which way round the slash goes is: UNIX is forwards, Windows is backwards.
In the UK, there's a buffer of around £16,000 so that people who have managed to live within their means are not instantly penalised for having done so. If you have savings beyond that point then yes, you're expected to put them to use and you may get reduced benefits.
Ah, that was my confusion. I had it down as government welfare which is why I was comparing it to the UK's version. People can and do take out insurance against loss of job in the UK, but it's far less common. The specific case of insurance of your mortgage payments is more common, but still not exactly standard practice.
In the US, unemployment benefits are based on what you used to earn??? What the Hell is the rationale for that? In the UK, you are means tested. If you have savings over a large amount, (around £16,000), then you're expected to start using that. But otherwise you usually get a fixed amount with separate benefits to help pay rent, support dependents, if relevant / necessary. There's no expectation that the Government should try to keep you in the manner to which you're accustomed and the idea that different people should be treated differently not because of need, but because of a sense of entitlement, is abhorrent.
From all the exposure to the sink or swim attitude toward the poor and unemployed I get exposed to on Slashdot, I'm genuinely surprised to find a system that gives extra money to people just because. How is this?
On the other hand, you're entire four paragraph post could just be a subtle ad fir Phillips lighting. Obvious ads I can merely be irritated by. It's the astroturfing that concerns me right now. I strongly suspect, but can't prove, that Apple are the current masters of this in the corporate world.
Giving the user five seconds could have two notable consequences - ads that try to sell you stuff in the first five seconds, ads that try to be interesting enough that you watch them past the five seconds. In either case, this change is an evolutionary pressure of a kind and so may have a noticeable effect on the style of ads.
To Hell with a floating datacenter. Give us a floating Data Haven, a lá Cryptonomicon. (That one wasn't floating but the principle was the same). A nice defensible storage for our critical data. It could be the World's first floating, private bank.;)
Seriously, we can't discuss what options are viable (data centre, offshore pleasure palace, whatever) until we have some idea of the cost of this thing. There's no reserve price so anyone guesstimate what sort of resale value this thing would have? Are we talking hundreds of thousands? Millions? Are they selling it for the full value it theoretically has, or are they selling it the same way I sell my old sofa - cheap, because trying to get rid of it myself would just cost me money and effort in transport, dump fees, etc.
Very difficult to prove, though. I mean, anyone here could be behind the DDoS attacks (and if they've an ironic sense of humour, they might well be). How do you distinguish between someone supporting the attacks by drawing attention to them, and someone just stating the obvious conclusions that all can see? The action and the effect are the same in both cases. Only the degree of satisfaction *may* be different.
Hey, "Harmony" was taken, you know? Numbers are an easy way of getting past duplicate names. WIth well over a million users signed up to Slashdot, the chances of anyone at this stage getting their desired username are slim. At least with a few digits here and there you can be roughly consistent with your username on other sites.
Neither of which would compare to being dumb enough to get actively involved in this stuff as an independent. It's plausible that the US government through some proxy could carry out DDoS attacks against Wikileaks, though it would presume a level of pretty high stupidity on their part to think it would have any effect other than adding to the publicity. But if the US governement wasn't tacitly giving the go-ahead to something like this, then I'd expect them to come down hard on anyone they caught who was. Same as the cops with vigilantes. An outsider might think they'd have a common interest, but in reality it's all about control and authority. I doubt the US authorities would appreciate someone acting without their approval regardless of the target.
Explanation 2) He did actually rape them, the lawyer is doing it for free or they are rich.
On a tangent: Outside of the US and the Middle East, you don't need to have a lot of money to prosecute someone for rape, assault, et al. Public prosecution services are viable.
Slashdot Mirror
Sorry, there were no cucumbers to be had. Not even for ready money.
I hear the US has stockpiled them for shoving of Assange's anus when they finally extradite him there.
Absolutely! Interpol are just following orders.
I think they'll get everyone in one place and then: "Whoops, someone blew up the conference centre".
;)
Of course we'll all know who was responsible... The news will tell us.
as the people who visit sites like Slashdot arn't going to be running IE anyway.
I'll admit that I'm using Konqueror at the moment, but when I happen to be booted up into Windows, I use IE8 for /.. It's pretty zippy and I became irritated with Firefox as it gets ever larger. I only use it for web-development now as the combo of Firebug and the Web Developer toolbar are unrivalled.
I'll use the browser if it does that. Microsoft make their main money from selling software. Firefox and Chrome make their money from Google which makes its money from tracking what you do and selling the information. We're more likely to see a privacy-respecting browser from MS than from Google, as unlike with Google, it doesn't contradict their core business model.
Then it seems to me that one of the key driving forces for apps (if not the key force), is the ability of the provider to monetise their product. If there were a widely available and convenient to use (and secure) micro-payments system, perhaps we'd be seeing the same progress in web-apps as we are in Apps.
Some people brag about what an awesome high-end system they have. Some of those people are just genuinely excited about all the shiney in front of them, and that's fine - the species has to progress, you know? But some people are wanting to wave what they've got in front of others as a mark of status. That's pretty obnoxious and you can tell when they do. On the opposite end, you get people who like to talk about how low-end their system is. And that's often a reaction against the obnoxious ones at the other extreme. It's quite nice to point out the rampant materialism of some of these people sometimes. But as you say, sometimes it becomes a sort of inverse snobbery.
;)
Neither type of arrogance is good, really. But it is at least worthwhile being reminded that you can actually do useful productive work on some old 512MB system. We don't want the marketing people to rule the world unopposed.
Let's make it two, then. "Rou" does not sound like "Row". Sorry.
Perhaps he was talking about the part where the woman said stop and he did not?
Correction: "Accused of not stopping". Unless you know better?
Where did you get that information? Citation? Or is this going to be the start of the sort of circular story where something gets repeated until it becomes "commonly known"?
who said it is /. and not \. or |.
Windows systems don't use "/.". It's a UNIX convention. And the easy way to remember which way round the slash goes is: UNIX is forwards, Windows is backwards.
In the UK, there's a buffer of around £16,000 so that people who have managed to live within their means are not instantly penalised for having done so. If you have savings beyond that point then yes, you're expected to put them to use and you may get reduced benefits.
Ah, that was my confusion. I had it down as government welfare which is why I was comparing it to the UK's version. People can and do take out insurance against loss of job in the UK, but it's far less common. The specific case of insurance of your mortgage payments is more common, but still not exactly standard practice.
One shouldn't compare one's current state (or State) to how bad things might be, but how good they could be.
In the US, unemployment benefits are based on what you used to earn??? What the Hell is the rationale for that? In the UK, you are means tested. If you have savings over a large amount, (around £16,000), then you're expected to start using that. But otherwise you usually get a fixed amount with separate benefits to help pay rent, support dependents, if relevant / necessary. There's no expectation that the Government should try to keep you in the manner to which you're accustomed and the idea that different people should be treated differently not because of need, but because of a sense of entitlement, is abhorrent.
From all the exposure to the sink or swim attitude toward the poor and unemployed I get exposed to on Slashdot, I'm genuinely surprised to find a system that gives extra money to people just because. How is this?
s/you\'re/your
s/me/dummkopf/g
On the other hand, you're entire four paragraph post could just be a subtle ad fir Phillips lighting. Obvious ads I can merely be irritated by. It's the astroturfing that concerns me right now. I strongly suspect, but can't prove, that Apple are the current masters of this in the corporate world.
Giving the user five seconds could have two notable consequences - ads that try to sell you stuff in the first five seconds, ads that try to be interesting enough that you watch them past the five seconds. In either case, this change is an evolutionary pressure of a kind and so may have a noticeable effect on the style of ads.
Hey, if the idea is one that can get all the leadership in one, confined, sinkable place, maybe it isn't so bad?
To Hell with a floating datacenter. Give us a floating Data Haven, a lá Cryptonomicon. (That one wasn't floating but the principle was the same). A nice defensible storage for our critical data. It could be the World's first floating, private bank. ;)
Seriously, we can't discuss what options are viable (data centre, offshore pleasure palace, whatever) until we have some idea of the cost of this thing. There's no reserve price so anyone guesstimate what sort of resale value this thing would have? Are we talking hundreds of thousands? Millions? Are they selling it for the full value it theoretically has, or are they selling it the same way I sell my old sofa - cheap, because trying to get rid of it myself would just cost me money and effort in transport, dump fees, etc.
We're going to need a considerably bigger chimney.
Very difficult to prove, though. I mean, anyone here could be behind the DDoS attacks (and if they've an ironic sense of humour, they might well be). How do you distinguish between someone supporting the attacks by drawing attention to them, and someone just stating the obvious conclusions that all can see? The action and the effect are the same in both cases. Only the degree of satisfaction *may* be different.
Hey, "Harmony" was taken, you know? Numbers are an easy way of getting past duplicate names. WIth well over a million users signed up to Slashdot, the chances of anyone at this stage getting their desired username are slim. At least with a few digits here and there you can be roughly consistent with your username on other sites.
Plus it makes me sound cool, of course!
Neither of which would compare to being dumb enough to get actively involved in this stuff as an independent. It's plausible that the US government through some proxy could carry out DDoS attacks against Wikileaks, though it would presume a level of pretty high stupidity on their part to think it would have any effect other than adding to the publicity. But if the US governement wasn't tacitly giving the go-ahead to something like this, then I'd expect them to come down hard on anyone they caught who was. Same as the cops with vigilantes. An outsider might think they'd have a common interest, but in reality it's all about control and authority. I doubt the US authorities would appreciate someone acting without their approval regardless of the target.
Explanation 2) He did actually rape them, the lawyer is doing it for free or they are rich.
On a tangent: Outside of the US and the Middle East, you don't need to have a lot of money to prosecute someone for rape, assault, et al. Public prosecution services are viable.