I'm not sure if you're joking, but slashdot is actually based on slashdot.org; slashdot.com just redirects to it. This was probably done to prevent domain sitting. The other domains you've listed - including slashdot.net - aren't controlled by Slashdot, and are being domain sat.
You think *that*'s brain asplotionating? A couple of weeks ago I saw a guy a coupla rows down from me in the lecture theatre on campus.
He was running an large, klunky looking laptop running Windows XP - you could tell at a glance, because of the sparkly blue window tops and the programs he was running.
He had one of those "make my Windows look like MacOSX" things installed, so he had a perfectly authentic-looking genie bar at the bottom of the screen (although the top menu bar and shiny polished silver finish on the windows were nowhere to be seen).
And just to reinforce that "I don't know which OS *I'm* using" feel, the desktop wallpaper was a medium-sized picture of Tux, along with some "use-Linux" promotional line.
Recommendation: don't touch that with C. At all. Use perl or ruby or python (in that order:P).
I tried to hack something like that together once, where it would store its information as a set of associations (song 1 -> song 2, good; song 2 -> song 3, bad, etc.). The problem I hit with that (apart from the fact that I vaguely suspect my program had some sort of bug in it:|), was that it would take ages to build up an initial data matrix good enough to actually make a better-than-random guess at the next program.
Nowadays, I just use QuodLibet[1], and tag all my oggs with insane passion. Then, I just pick the all "romantic", "sad" and "angry" songs, or whatever other combination I feel like using. They also allow regular expression searches, which would be helpful if my library wasn't small enough to scroll through (I am too honest for my own good).
[1] I solemnly swear that I am not associated with QuodLibet. QuodLibet is available at your nearest Debian package archive or at selected Gentoo outlets. Do not eat QuodLibet.
Google used to advertise on Slashdot, quite heavily. Their ads were always nice (plain image, nothing fancy, nothing jumping all over your screen). I guess you asterisked people wouldn't've seen it though...:)
Actually, I think of Slashdot more like an online geek pub. Everybody gathers 'round and has a drink, listening in on complicated discussions on the economy and the latest sports and the president (or, in our case, software and Bill Gates), joining in when we feel like. And every once in a while some grizzled old veteran in the corner will loudly yell "Bollocks!", and everybody goes silent as he tells of the war, and how it was back in the day with mainframes as big as dinosaurs and OS's slower than anything we could possibly imagine. Then somebody makes a stupid joke, the pub explodes into laughter, and we get back to our drinks until something else interesting turns up.
Not that I'm complaining, you guys are fun to have a drink with, even if it is virtual:).
The Illuminati is the name of many groups, modern and historical, real and fictitious, verified and alleged. Most commonly, however, The Illuminati refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, the least secret of all secret societies in the world, described below.
Always reminds me of the old Droopy comics, with the bad guy's secret lair designed perfectly inconspicuously, except for the huge neon sign which read "BAD GUY'S SECRET LAIR. YOU ARE NOT WELCOME. THAT MEANS YOU, DROOPY."
Copyright on old radio shows is an extremely hazy area. Nobody seems to know who owns the rights to these broadcasts, and a good argument could be made that they're public domain. A couple obnoxious individuals over the years have claimed that they own the rights to certain shows and have threatened to sue collectors and webmasters that have made episodes of the shows available. Tellingly, they've never actually taken anyone to court, and have only relied on bluster to assert their ownership.
For further exploration of these issues, please see the OTR Law Journal. Please don't write me asking how to get clearance to use The War of the Worlds in your project; I'm sorry, I just don't know.
I can imagine only a handful of things more moronic than naming storms. If you had a baby girl early this year and named her Katrina, which meteorological naming organization do you sue?
And that's one of them:). Sueing a meteorological naming organization? Really?
Just about all the Wiki software I know (including MediaWiki) makes sure that doesn't happen. The way it works is:
1. Person X starts to edit the page. 2. Person Y starts to edit the page. 3. Person X saves his copy. 4. When Person Y saves his copy, he is warned that the previous content has been edited, and is presented with two textareas, containing person X's revision and person Y's new revision. He is responsible for merging his changes back into person X's revision.
Dunno if that'll be too cumbersome for you though, if you're updating stuff too frequently...
very good improvements over 5.04 - mostly in terms of (lots of) more subtle polish type things.
Thanks, but I'm not Polish.:P
What's a LTSP-based distro? Is that the terminal end of a dumb terminal? And why is Ubuntu particularly good for this, over Debian for instance? Sorry, but the website isn't very helpful...
And it's not just the OS itself... I've heard from certain "sources" that the source code for the entire operating system can be downloaded from them evil BitTorrent programs!
Honest monopolists everywhere are cringing in their sleep... somebody turn on the **AA-signal, quick!
Slashdot Mirror
NRF-256? Un! Gung'f crnahgf! Jnaanorr! JNAANORR!!
I'm not sure if you're joking, but slashdot is actually based on slashdot.org; slashdot.com just redirects to it. This was probably done to prevent domain sitting. The other domains you've listed - including slashdot.net - aren't controlled by Slashdot, and are being domain sat.
You think *that*'s brain asplotionating? A couple of weeks ago I saw a guy a coupla rows down from me in the lecture theatre on campus.
...
He was running an large, klunky looking laptop running Windows XP - you could tell at a glance, because of the sparkly blue window tops and the programs he was running.
He had one of those "make my Windows look like MacOSX" things installed, so he had a perfectly authentic-looking genie bar at the bottom of the screen (although the top menu bar and shiny polished silver finish on the windows were nowhere to be seen).
And just to reinforce that "I don't know which OS *I'm* using" feel, the desktop wallpaper was a medium-sized picture of Tux, along with some "use-Linux" promotional line.
My brains are still all over the LT floor
Recommendation: don't touch that with C. At all. Use perl or ruby or python (in that order :P).
:|), was that it would take ages to build up an initial data matrix good enough to actually make a better-than-random guess at the next program.
I tried to hack something like that together once, where it would store its information as a set of associations (song 1 -> song 2, good; song 2 -> song 3, bad, etc.). The problem I hit with that (apart from the fact that I vaguely suspect my program had some sort of bug in it
Nowadays, I just use QuodLibet[1], and tag all my oggs with insane passion. Then, I just pick the all "romantic", "sad" and "angry" songs, or whatever other combination I feel like using. They also allow regular expression searches, which would be helpful if my library wasn't small enough to scroll through (I am too honest for my own good).
[1] I solemnly swear that I am not associated with QuodLibet. QuodLibet is available at your nearest Debian package archive or at selected Gentoo outlets. Do not eat QuodLibet.
"Paper cut"!
That's Linux®, buddy ...
Driven by Linux. Powered by Sun.
Microsoft will some how find a way to make this peice of software so insecure that sombody from India will be able to edit your RSS files
... :P
That's not too bad; we only really need to worry once it gets easy enough for an American to do it
Google used to advertise on Slashdot, quite heavily. Their ads were always nice (plain image, nothing fancy, nothing jumping all over your screen). I guess you asterisked people wouldn't've seen it though ... :)
Sony engineer: Hey, which DVD zone is "outer space" in? ... that's no zone! Illegal! Illegal!
...
Sony attack lawyer: Oh, that's
Watch out for the sparks when the Sony attack sharks re-entry in a coupla days, I guess
I thought he said JAVA.
:)
Was this close to making a "ha-I-told-you-C-was-faster" post
Watercooler discussions for nerds.
:).
Actually, I think of Slashdot more like an online geek pub. Everybody gathers 'round and has a drink, listening in on complicated discussions on the economy and the latest sports and the president (or, in our case, software and Bill Gates), joining in when we feel like. And every once in a while some grizzled old veteran in the corner will loudly yell "Bollocks!", and everybody goes silent as he tells of the war, and how it was back in the day with mainframes as big as dinosaurs and OS's slower than anything we could possibly imagine. Then somebody makes a stupid joke, the pub explodes into laughter, and we get back to our drinks until something else interesting turns up.
Not that I'm complaining, you guys are fun to have a drink with, even if it is virtual
Always reminds me of the old Droopy comics, with the bad guy's secret lair designed perfectly inconspicuously, except for the huge neon sign which read "BAD GUY'S SECRET LAIR. YOU ARE NOT WELCOME. THAT MEANS YOU, DROOPY."
Damn, I should write a sci-fi novel!
Yes, why not? It's just the month for it anyways.
Could be worse.
"... so we can now deliver the moon at 66 feet (20 meters) of resolution ..."
"Lord Vader, is our conquest complete?"
"The moon is to be delivered into our hands tonight, my Master"
Odd choice of words there, but whatever. This is teh cool3st. Can't wait for the Linux version!
You don't think it's "so long, and thanks for all the cheese", do you?
Rats! The Vogons are getting close!
A while ago
I can imagine only a handful of things more moronic than naming storms. If you had a baby girl early this year and named her Katrina, which meteorological naming organization do you sue?
:). Sueing a meteorological naming organization? Really?
And that's one of them
Just about all the Wiki software I know (including MediaWiki) makes sure that doesn't happen. The way it works is:
...
1. Person X starts to edit the page.
2. Person Y starts to edit the page.
3. Person X saves his copy.
4. When Person Y saves his copy, he is warned that the previous content has been edited, and is presented with two textareas, containing person X's revision and person Y's new revision. He is responsible for merging his changes back into person X's revision.
Dunno if that'll be too cumbersome for you though, if you're updating stuff too frequently
That post will, in its time, kill more Grammar Nazis than all the Slashdot editors together ... well done :)
And you don't need to have ancestors in Poland to appreciate the polish. :)
:).
Point taken, and thanks for the quick run-through
very good improvements over 5.04 - mostly in terms of (lots of) more subtle polish type things.
:P
...
Thanks, but I'm not Polish.
What's a LTSP-based distro? Is that the terminal end of a dumb terminal? And why is Ubuntu particularly good for this, over Debian for instance? Sorry, but the website isn't very helpful
And it's not just the OS itself ... I've heard from certain "sources" that the source code for the entire operating system can be downloaded from them evil BitTorrent programs!
... somebody turn on the **AA-signal, quick!
Honest monopolists everywhere are cringing in their sleep