Think about it for a second. Intelligence is nothing more than putting lots of disparate little facts together into a semi-coherent view of a given situation. What better than a massive hyperlinked encyclopedia-like information repository for this?
At the expense of sounding slightly ridiculous, imagine how much mileage they're going to get out of the "What links here" function!?
If they use it correctly (and the weakest link here is the prompt input of information) then I can't see this not being anything but good.
His objective is to get modded up so he can use the resulting mod points on some accounts to drive the others, mod down people he doesn't like, etc. As long as it's obviously working (as in this thread), he'll keep doing it.
Unfortunately there seems to be a Fight Club-like rule that talking about twitter in a thread where he's posting with five different accounts is a big no-no. You're a troll and offtopic if you dare do that. But twitter's OK, he just replies to himself with as many accounts as he can and rack up the karma, since he gets modded down on sight whenever he posts with his original account (and that tells you a lot about his standing around here).
"Moderate the post, not the poster" is all well and good, except when you're posting as five different people. I don't see how difficult it is to figure out that westbake, gnutoo and Odder on this thread are the same person (and more on the way, no doubt).
Maybe I'll get me some sockpuppets and do the same. Who knows, maybe I'll be popular and cool. But this is just bizarre.
Actual quote from an Army buddy that was convinced spiders were coming out of his closet to eat him. He was a crack addict, among other things.
I don't need the government to tell me drugs are bad, I know they are. Your experience with pot is atypical, or maybe pot is an atypical drug, but not all drugs are the same. And they are all, in some level, bad.
Corporate users are the target [...] but know it's some kind of unreliable M$ thing
I've never seen a company that uses an "M$" thing, reliable or not, mostly because the built-in backup tool in Windows has always sucked for everything other than simple personal archiving. I use it to back up my "home" directory to an external USB drive (not a floppy, those are not in use anymore), but it's less than 10GB.
There are hundreds of pro backup solutions for Windows that range from the more advanced (or simple to use) personal, to small/mid-size business and enterprise (think the massive EMC2/SAN solutions here for example). Local or remote/network, with or without schedulers, agents and so on. It's quite the active niche for many companies. If "M$" added something actually usable to Windows no doubt people like you would be at the front of the pack yelling "anti-competitive behavior" anyway.
I don't understand the rest of your post, sorry. "Many of them will simply pay and wait for their computer to fail some other way" just doesn't make any sense at all.
He's already posting at -1 for trolling and sockpuppetry, so no.
And seriously, you got one flamebait mod on this article, probably for using scat humour. I don't see how you're "hitting a nerve" or people are trying to "shut you up".
You mean Richard Stallman has the opinion that it is a "bogus phrase".
you are too bitter
No, but you are too wrapped up in your hatred of them that you need to pretend you're nine different people to try to see if someone agrees with you about their "demise", which if I remember correctly you've been promising since 1996. This thread is already polluted by three of your accounts, complete with the usual inane "M$" poetry you're so popular for.
Bogus? Like I said yesterday, you constantly (and intentionally) confuse the concept of copyright and IP with the deficiencies in enforcement. You need to stop.
I wonder if anyone will bother to download it in that format.
I realize this is supposed to be some sort of funny, and I personally would probably not download it in DOC anyway, but I wonder if in whatever world you live in the dominating office suite is something that doesn't come from Microsoft?
Besides, it is funny that they offered the download in Word format considering the context. I'm sure it gives you stomach cramps, but that's besides the point. You do know Microsoft released full documentation for all of the Office binary formats, BTW?
In some cases, yes. But not all. I have a friend (in Chile) who is an astronomer, and he's done some really wonderful work in the solar observation area. He's afflicted by the crappiest equipment you've ever seen and an almost laughable level of funding. Yet every year he puts out new papers with research material on the level of people who work with state of the art in the more affluent countries and institutions.
Clearly the contents of the post are irrelevant to the moderation, unlike people who complain about anyone who mentions twitter's suckpuppets claim that he is modded up because what he's saying is "insightful".
Quite honestly the moment you start pretending you're nine different people in order to prop up your case, whatever you had to say becomes unimportant. But that's Slashdot for you.
Appreciation of the world around us, belief in a moral center of "good" versus "bad", respect for others.
Very good! That's what we call a "value system", passed down from generation to generation. No need to wrap it in a religious overcoat. We can be "good" without resorting to imaginary friends that promise fiery death for non-compliance.
Free software is about to entirely replace non free software.
I love how you invalidate anything you have to say with this type of idiotic hyperbole. The "M$" thing usually does it as well. You still haven't learned anything.
Your incessant comparisons to China are getting old. The US is not China, and I have a hell of a lot more hope in the Western affinity for freedom than you.
Tell me how Virgin cutting me off is not a violation of free speech.
You can't really see what's wrong with your question, do you? You're blinded by your paranoia and your hatred.
Irrelevant bullshit.
Thank you for suggesting I work for Virgin, like willyhill said. Your moral bankruptcy is well-noted, as usual.
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At the expense of sounding slightly ridiculous, imagine how much mileage they're going to get out of the "What links here" function!?
If they use it correctly (and the weakest link here is the prompt input of information) then I can't see this not being anything but good.
This is bloody hilarious!
Unfortunately there seems to be a Fight Club-like rule that talking about twitter in a thread where he's posting with five different accounts is a big no-no. You're a troll and offtopic if you dare do that. But twitter's OK, he just replies to himself with as many accounts as he can and rack up the karma, since he gets modded down on sight whenever he posts with his original account (and that tells you a lot about his standing around here).
"Moderate the post, not the poster" is all well and good, except when you're posting as five different people. I don't see how difficult it is to figure out that westbake, gnutoo and Odder on this thread are the same person (and more on the way, no doubt).
Maybe I'll get me some sockpuppets and do the same. Who knows, maybe I'll be popular and cool. But this is just bizarre.
Actual quote from an Army buddy that was convinced spiders were coming out of his closet to eat him. He was a crack addict, among other things.
I don't need the government to tell me drugs are bad, I know they are. Your experience with pot is atypical, or maybe pot is an atypical drug, but not all drugs are the same. And they are all, in some level, bad.
I've never seen a company that uses an "M$" thing, reliable or not, mostly because the built-in backup tool in Windows has always sucked for everything other than simple personal archiving. I use it to back up my "home" directory to an external USB drive (not a floppy, those are not in use anymore), but it's less than 10GB.
There are hundreds of pro backup solutions for Windows that range from the more advanced (or simple to use) personal, to small/mid-size business and enterprise (think the massive EMC2/SAN solutions here for example). Local or remote/network, with or without schedulers, agents and so on. It's quite the active niche for many companies. If "M$" added something actually usable to Windows no doubt people like you would be at the front of the pack yelling "anti-competitive behavior" anyway.
I don't understand the rest of your post, sorry. "Many of them will simply pay and wait for their computer to fail some other way" just doesn't make any sense at all.
[please insert your jokes below]
And seriously, you got one flamebait mod on this article, probably for using scat humour. I don't see how you're "hitting a nerve" or people are trying to "shut you up".
Thanks, I haven't laughed so much since last week's Zero Punctuation.
He'll just blame it on "M$" and strut off into the sunset while patting himself on the back for being such an awesome advocate of free software.
I should definitely get me another two or three accounts and use them to complain about my "troll" moderations. Seems to work for twitter well enough.
Oy, wow. I didn't realize he posted the original one as well. Jesus H. Christ, this guy is completely insane.
You mean Richard Stallman has the opinion that it is a "bogus phrase".
No, but you are too wrapped up in your hatred of them that you need to pretend you're nine different people to try to see if someone agrees with you about their "demise", which if I remember correctly you've been promising since 1996. This thread is already polluted by three of your accounts, complete with the usual inane "M$" poetry you're so popular for.
And he probably got confused, he posted the same thing to a Firehose submission and didn't read the one that actually made it to the front page.
When you're in a desperate rush to stock up on karma and shill your own posts you tend to make those mistakes, I guess.
Bogus? Like I said yesterday, you constantly (and intentionally) confuse the concept of copyright and IP with the deficiencies in enforcement. You need to stop.
I realize this is supposed to be some sort of funny, and I personally would probably not download it in DOC anyway, but I wonder if in whatever world you live in the dominating office suite is something that doesn't come from Microsoft?
Besides, it is funny that they offered the download in Word format considering the context. I'm sure it gives you stomach cramps, but that's besides the point. You do know Microsoft released full documentation for all of the Office binary formats, BTW?
In some cases, yes. But not all. I have a friend (in Chile) who is an astronomer, and he's done some really wonderful work in the solar observation area. He's afflicted by the crappiest equipment you've ever seen and an almost laughable level of funding. Yet every year he puts out new papers with research material on the level of people who work with state of the art in the more affluent countries and institutions.
Quite honestly the moment you start pretending you're nine different people in order to prop up your case, whatever you had to say becomes unimportant. But that's Slashdot for you.
Very good! That's what we call a "value system", passed down from generation to generation. No need to wrap it in a religious overcoat. We can be "good" without resorting to imaginary friends that promise fiery death for non-compliance.
I love how you invalidate anything you have to say with this type of idiotic hyperbole. The "M$" thing usually does it as well. You still haven't learned anything.
I think your comment was right on the spot.
Yes, except the person who worked hard and invested their own money to produce the content you want to share.
"dezero", that's hilarious. Next thing we know you'll start spelling Microsoft with a dollar sign! Hahahah!
Richard Stallman has never been shy of appropriating other people's innovation.... all his best ideas were invented by other people!
Heh, that's a blast from the past alright. Whatever happened to jb.hl.com, BTW?
It's about twitter, birdies, stalkers, cyberslut attention whores (I kid you not) and social networking, so it's actually on topic as well.
Your incessant comparisons to China are getting old. The US is not China, and I have a hell of a lot more hope in the Western affinity for freedom than you.
You can't really see what's wrong with your question, do you? You're blinded by your paranoia and your hatred.
Thank you for suggesting I work for Virgin, like willyhill said. Your moral bankruptcy is well-noted, as usual.