Currently, the project to map the human genome project uses DNA from a mixture of just 20 white americans.
If you're black, brown, yellow, or any other racial group, the use of the information it throws up is limited.
If mapping the human genome is good news, isn't it good news to map the genome for all races? Or is it only good to map the American white genome?
Your voting system could be worse - you could have proportional representation.
Hung parliaments, new general elections every couple of years (see Italy), cranks from minority parties holding the deciding vote and so wielding influence out of proportion to their constituency etc etc...
Suspend disbelief for a minute here, but supposing I was to copy one of Jon's articles (and suffer the credibility loss) and get it published (by a suitability undiscriminating publication) and then get paid for it...
Or if I was the owner of a (necessarily low quality) magazine and just used one of his articles without payment?
Would you mind, Jon? Someone care to try?
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Have you open-sourced the code that generates these trolls?
I'm most definitely not a fan of Microsoft, but he has done more for people by creating a company that employs and enriches thousands than most charities ever do.
Why pick on Bill Gates to give PCs to kids? Why not Warren Buffet? Eric Raymond (he's flush at the moment)?
In the real world, people don't get rich to give money away, they get rich to enjoy the proceeds that it brings. In creating a company, they enrich other people (employees, customers, suppliers etc) in the process.
You seem to mis-understand why companies exist. You seem to think they are there to swan about the world doing good deeds, and giving people jobs. They're not. They are there to enrich their owners by providing a good or service that people want. That's all they are there to do, and that's all they owe anybody.
If Ford are giving PCs to employees cheap, then good luck to them. But I hope they are doing it for sensible financial or business reasons, not to impress the gullible.
And honestly, Jon, you really are a hack. Your stories are all written to a formula. - Take a big event in the news - Tie it into how it proves that the internet is great - Bend your logic to show that it proves open source is the way of the future - Mention Linux - Mention Microsoft and how it proves that they are evil.
The irony is you are writing these stories for the most die-hard bunch of Linux loving, Microsoft-hating open source evangelists ever gathered together in one place, and you still get no respect. It is a tribute to their discernment that sucking-up gets you nowhere.
Try leaving the odd band wagon un-jumped upon. Your writing might improve.
Instead of replying to the stupid responses, why not respond to any of the valid criticisms that people have about your articles? E.G. Your series of "WTO = BAD" articles that show that you had not read any of the economic arguments in favour of free trade, but just swallowed the point of view of the demonstraters.
If you're going to post articles of a political nature, then a) do more research than reading protestors leaflets, and b) make your political afflications public, so that everyone can see where you're coming from. Don't pose as impartial when you're obviously not.
Why did you only post articles criticising the WTO, and none in favour? Is there a political agenda at Slashdot? Do you try to be politically neutral or not?
The WTO is not some sort of secret organisation, like SMERSH or something! It's a force for good. Read an economics text book and wise up.
I'm not sure what McLibel had to do with the WTO either. Unless it would be "useless wasters sponging off state handouts try to attack the USA by pretending to be for the environment." (I'm British by the way)
If you don't the the WTO, raise it with your elected government representative that forms a part of the organisation.
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This explains Models 1 & 2...
w -1 2-ssj-jspmvc.html
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-1999/j
I didn't expect to see shite like this posted to the front page.
I just say "Pot. Kettle." I don't even bother with "Black".
It should be "Useless Corrupt Tw*ts at the EU Finally Manage to do Something Right, but it was Probably an Accident."
Currently, the project to map the human genome project uses DNA from a mixture of just 20 white americans. If you're black, brown, yellow, or any other racial group, the use of the information it throws up is limited. If mapping the human genome is good news, isn't it good news to map the genome for all races? Or is it only good to map the American white genome?
Too true. Are they going to re-write their "How to Build High Performance Websites" manual?
Your voting system could be worse - you could have proportional representation. Hung parliaments, new general elections every couple of years (see Italy), cranks from minority parties holding the deciding vote and so wielding influence out of proportion to their constituency etc etc...
Really, Voyager is about 50 times better than Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and even (gasp) the original.
What if the Daleks get hold of this technology? We 're doomed!!!
Top post.
We're subjects because we have a queen, I believe, not because we don't have a written consitution.
The IRA are a bunch of gangsters using Irish Nationalism as an excuse to continue their drug pushing, protection rackets etc.
I would quite like to see the Irish, Welsh, Scottish etc start paying their own way in taxes instead of being subsidised by the English.
The UK has a much better record than most other countries in protecting the rights of minorities. Ever heard of WWII?
What do the caps and free stuff they give out look like? If they're cool I might have to turn in my sister to get one.
Suspend disbelief for a minute here, but supposing I was to copy one of Jon's articles (and suffer the credibility loss) and get it published (by a suitability undiscriminating publication) and then get paid for it...
Or if I was the owner of a (necessarily low quality) magazine and just used one of his articles without payment?
Would you mind, Jon? Someone care to try?
Have you open-sourced the code that generates these trolls?
I'm most definitely not a fan of Microsoft, but he has done more for people by creating a company that employs and enriches thousands than most charities ever do.
Why pick on Bill Gates to give PCs to kids? Why not Warren Buffet? Eric Raymond (he's flush at the moment)?
In the real world, people don't get rich to give money away, they get rich to enjoy the proceeds that it brings. In creating a company, they enrich other people (employees, customers, suppliers etc) in the process.
You seem to mis-understand why companies exist. You seem to think they are there to swan about the world doing good deeds, and giving people jobs. They're not. They are there to enrich their owners by providing a good or service that people want. That's all they are there to do, and that's all they owe anybody.
If Ford are giving PCs to employees cheap, then good luck to them. But I hope they are doing it for sensible financial or business reasons, not to impress the gullible.
And honestly, Jon, you really are a hack. Your stories are all written to a formula.
- Take a big event in the news
- Tie it into how it proves that the internet is great
- Bend your logic to show that it proves open source is the way of the future
- Mention Linux
- Mention Microsoft and how it proves that they are evil.
The irony is you are writing these stories for the most die-hard bunch of Linux loving, Microsoft-hating open source evangelists ever gathered together in one place, and you still get no respect. It is a tribute to their discernment that sucking-up gets you nowhere.
Try leaving the odd band wagon un-jumped upon. Your writing might improve.
Client-side Java is dead. Or so Marc Andreeson said, anyway.
Spend your time reading about servlets & JSP instead.
Mark
Jon,
Instead of replying to the stupid responses, why not respond to any of the valid criticisms that people have about your articles? E.G. Your series of "WTO = BAD" articles that show that you had not read any of the economic arguments in favour of free trade, but just swallowed the point of view of the demonstraters.
If you're going to post articles of a political nature, then a) do more research than reading protestors leaflets, and b) make your political afflications public, so that everyone can see where you're coming from. Don't pose as impartial when you're obviously not.
Mark
I feel I must apologise to all the English people that have tried to put you straight on the UK spelling of colour.
Recently the standards of irony-appreciation have dropped considerably in this country. I blame the government.
It would also appear that despite their stereotype, Americans can do irony after all.
Do you actually pay Katz for this toss?
Why did you only post articles criticising the WTO, and none in favour? Is there a political agenda at Slashdot? Do you try to be politically neutral or not?
One of the funniest Katz-hating posts in a while.
The WTO is not some sort of secret organisation, like SMERSH or something! It's a force for good. Read an economics text book and wise up.
I'm not sure what McLibel had to do with the WTO either. Unless it would be "useless wasters sponging off state handouts try to attack the USA by pretending to be for the environment." (I'm British by the way)
If you don't the the WTO, raise it with your elected government representative that forms a part of the organisation.
A colleague of mine here asked his daughters Computer Science teacher "What sort of environment are you using?" and got the reply "Very friendly."