So patches... improve software? Especially concerning security? So I should apply them? Especially when security is important? Where does he come up with this stuff?
This is the type of insightful and interesting news that I come to Slashdot for. Fortunately, they repeat these points every couple weeks, so if you're on vacation, you can still pick up on the memes by just visiting for a week or two.
That sounds like an absolute rule to me. But by breaking that absolute rule... I didn't know art was so complicated! I'll leave it to the professionals from now on!
This is a weapon, right? Like the laser beam or death ray?
I don't know if I'd want my computer wielding such deadly force. I mean, I run it like a slave driver and I'm sure it wouldn't take much of a miscalculation for the beam to shoot as I open the DVD drive and hit me right in the forehead a couple of times until I fall to the ground, lifeless....Or I could stop running Windows.
I'd say the real advantage of using a virtual machine for scripts has little to do with recompile times and more to do with the fact that they can be executed on any architecture since the virtual machine is written in C or C++.
Of course, Quake's had this ability since, well, Quake 1.
I'm not sure if anyone's interested in the game, but it has been released as freeware and can be run under the ScummVM emulator on a variety of platforms. All the necessary files can be had here.
So I'll take it that I'm the only person who agrees with the parent post? I see competitions all over the place (NCAA basketball, football, etc.) and in every single game there are people who try and use winning a competition to prove that they're better (in all senses of the word) than their competitors.
People argue that both sides come away with learning experiences, but I think a more accurate depiction is that one side (the winning side) feels like they're superior in every way to their pitiful competition and the losing side comes away feeling like they're better but they were just cheated out of a win (by refs, umpires, judges, poor instructions, etc.) Often times both sides simply come away with bitter resentment of the other side. I even see posts of this type in response to this competition on Slashdot!
Ultimately, a lot of people go to competitions for one reason: to beat people (socially, mentally, or physically). I personally find this to reflect poorly on competitions in general because they often foster this every-man-for-himself type of atmosphere.
Isn't it about time we ditched FTP for something better? HTTP
Isn't it about time we ditched floppy disks for something better? Tape drives
Isn't it about time we ditched IDE drives for something better? Cool, thin IDE cables
Isn't it about time we ditched x86 for something better? x86-64
Isn't it about time we ditched Microsoft Windows for something better? Windows XP
Isn't it about time we ditched CDs for something better? Coasters
Isn't it about time we ditched telnet for something better? Clear text passwords over HTTP
Isn't it about time we ditched CRTs for something better? Incandescent light arrays
Isn't it about time we ditched 20-year-old TV sets for something better? 19 year-old TV sets
Isn't it about time we ditched COBOL for something better? FORTRAN
Isn't it about time we ditched BASIC for something better? Power BASIC
Isn't it about time we ditched SCO Unix for something better? SCO Linux
Isn't it about time we ditched DOS for something better? Protected mode DOS
Isn't it about time we ditched Dubya for something better? Jon Stewart
Even though the apt-get code is GPL'ed and therefore available for all to read, the majority of people miss a few subtle points in the source code. The assembly optimizations. The OpenGL hooks. The MP3 streaming capabilities. Instant messaging interfaces. Links to satellite tracking networks. I believe apt-get to be on par with such great open source works as the Linux kernel, Apache, and xbill. It is about the package format. It is about apt-get. It's about standing up and saying "Dammit, I'm sick of RPM not having any cluster management capabilities or Mac OS X Expose-like animations, I'm mad as hell AND I'M NOT TAKING IT ANY MORE!"
No kidding. Back in Elementary school, we had the most high-class April Fool's humor you could imagine. Like, you'd go to turn on the faucet and BAM! You get sprayed with water. I'd like to see Slashdot try to compete with that!
Although... seeing as how Mozilla has the kitchen sink now, maybe I shouldn't taunt the April Foolish...
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Well, I had been in the don't care that I don't know category; now I'm in the don't care that I know. Great.
Define "like."
So patches... improve software? Especially concerning security? So I should apply them? Especially when security is important? Where does he come up with this stuff?
This is the type of insightful and interesting news that I come to Slashdot for. Fortunately, they repeat these points every couple weeks, so if you're on vacation, you can still pick up on the memes by just visiting for a week or two.
That sounds like an absolute rule to me. But by breaking that absolute rule... I didn't know art was so complicated! I'll leave it to the professionals from now on!
Actually, they don't even do that, they just post stupid articles that aren't funny and hope that the commentors with save them... and they always do.
Good. I can't stand underaged drinking.
It's funny, because I think I've been duped into following goatse.cx redirects and whatnot more often than I RTFA.
This Slashdot culture can't be healthy.
Nice troll. Lotta bites today.
This is a weapon, right? Like the laser beam or death ray?
...Or I could stop running Windows.
I don't know if I'd want my computer wielding such deadly force. I mean, I run it like a slave driver and I'm sure it wouldn't take much of a miscalculation for the beam to shoot as I open the DVD drive and hit me right in the forehead a couple of times until I fall to the ground, lifeless.
I'd say the real advantage of using a virtual machine for scripts has little to do with recompile times and more to do with the fact that they can be executed on any architecture since the virtual machine is written in C or C++.
Of course, Quake's had this ability since, well, Quake 1.
So if the game comes on a DVD (or you have one drive), do you have to quit out of the game to look at the strategy guide? That'd be useless.
A DVD in addition to the printed guide could be helpful, but I only bought the FF3 (FF6) strategy guide for the cool pictures and whatnot.
I didn't read the whole comment, but I wanna see this guy eat a hat!
Anyone know where we could buy him an oversized novelty hat? (Oversized... it's funny)
I'm not sure if anyone's interested in the game, but it has been released as freeware and can be run under the ScummVM emulator on a variety of platforms. All the necessary files can be had here.
Because the person in my country already has the job.
So I'll take it that I'm the only person who agrees with the parent post? I see competitions all over the place (NCAA basketball, football, etc.) and in every single game there are people who try and use winning a competition to prove that they're better (in all senses of the word) than their competitors.
People argue that both sides come away with learning experiences, but I think a more accurate depiction is that one side (the winning side) feels like they're superior in every way to their pitiful competition and the losing side comes away feeling like they're better but they were just cheated out of a win (by refs, umpires, judges, poor instructions, etc.) Often times both sides simply come away with bitter resentment of the other side. I even see posts of this type in response to this competition on Slashdot!
Ultimately, a lot of people go to competitions for one reason: to beat people (socially, mentally, or physically). I personally find this to reflect poorly on competitions in general because they often foster this every-man-for-himself type of atmosphere.
n degrees of freedom in interaction, actually.
For it to be an April Fool's joke posted on Slashdot, it would also have to be funny .
Actually, I take that back.
Problems solved:
Isn't it about time we ditched FTP for something better? HTTPIsn't it about time we ditched floppy disks for something better? Tape drives
Isn't it about time we ditched IDE drives for something better? Cool, thin IDE cables
Isn't it about time we ditched x86 for something better? x86-64
Isn't it about time we ditched Microsoft Windows for something better? Windows XP
Isn't it about time we ditched CDs for something better? Coasters
Isn't it about time we ditched telnet for something better? Clear text passwords over HTTP
Isn't it about time we ditched CRTs for something better? Incandescent light arrays
Isn't it about time we ditched 20-year-old TV sets for something better? 19 year-old TV sets
Isn't it about time we ditched COBOL for something better? FORTRAN
Isn't it about time we ditched BASIC for something better? Power BASIC
Isn't it about time we ditched SCO Unix for something better? SCO Linux
Isn't it about time we ditched DOS for something better? Protected mode DOS
Isn't it about time we ditched Dubya for something better? Jon Stewart
Actually, I didn't RTFS, I just decided to try and find a humorous name that PDTP could stand for to get the +5, Funny that I need to live.
Quoth the Debian Troll:
I look forward to the community's response.
CmdrTaco: What's April Fool's Day?
No kidding. Back in Elementary school, we had the most high-class April Fool's humor you could imagine. Like, you'd go to turn on the faucet and BAM! You get sprayed with water. I'd like to see Slashdot try to compete with that!
Although... seeing as how Mozilla has the kitchen sink now, maybe I shouldn't taunt the April Foolish...
Informative? Are the mods trying to make an April Fool's joke or are they just April Fools?
... there's only one way to get one.