it turns out after all that the editors actually are editing submissions for style, content, link-checks, and so forth... just in the wrong direction.
Yes, they're making them more like the comments! Proper spelling? Journalistic integrity? We have no use for such beasts here... that's why we get our rumors hot off the presses, three days late (with a repeat the next Monday for those who missed out, of course).
(I'm just kidding Taco, please don't kill my karma... !)
With a statement like that, what about TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET and others.
They all came up after the Altair 8080 in '75, which got a whole lot more interesting after the development of Altair BASIC. I don't know much about early computer history, but I suppose he could arguably have started the PC software business...
Also, everything in Wikipedia is licensed under the GFDL and available for free download. From what I understand, the GFDL is analagous to the GPL - basically, if you had the hardware, you could get MediaWiki and fork the entire 'pedia.
Last week, a virus flood from my college university got the entire university banned from Google, and it took a couple of days to get Google back. In the interim, I had to use Google.
Trust me, Google has a monopoly on good searching. I use Yahoo for tons of stuff (e-mail, address book) but their search, while comprehensive, almost never gives me precisely what I want in the uncanny way that Google can. I appreciate that they're trying to improve, but they have a huge distance to go if they want to match up to Google in sheer ease of use.
On the other hand, the really important thing is being anticompetitive is only when somebody tries to use their enormous market share to wipe out competition. Google's diversifying, but I seriously doubt either MSN or Yahoo can accuse them of being anticompetitive, even if their enormous market share does make them look monopolistic.
I would be scared if nobody spidered the web any more; but as long as somebody's doing it, I think we're okay.
Good idea, but they can just download the whole darn thing. I'm still worried; I'd love it if I could see a good reason for them to be doing this. But I just can't find anything!
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it turns out after all that the editors actually are editing submissions for style, content, link-checks, and so forth ... just in the wrong direction.
... that's why we get our rumors hot off the presses, three days late (with a repeat the next Monday for those who missed out, of course).
... !)
Yes, they're making them more like the comments! Proper spelling? Journalistic integrity? We have no use for such beasts here
(I'm just kidding Taco, please don't kill my karma
Only the greatest of Linux Users cann use LDAP.
:D
iCANN!
Achievement: "You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision, determination, and an endless supply of expendable labor.
Perfect for: China, china, and of course: China (and disaffected college students)."
Go browse around, it's a really funny website!
Corridor, pish! When I was a young 'un, we were made to work in the TOILETS! And we LIKED IT!
:| ...)
(Man, were we scared of core dumps though
Reminds me of a story I once read.
I think Microsoft quite clearly knows that this would cause armageddon.
/f /s /q *". Here's the full report.
Oh, and by the way, you can also do "del
Woah ... taking the mods for a ride - twice! "Excellent", as Mr. Burns would say ...
As a bonus, you could chat up the cute redhead using her PowerBook if she was using iChat AV/Rendezvous.
:D
Pish. I can do that without wireless.
Yeah but, will it ever replace Slashdot?
But what about the trolls? Will Nobody Think of the Trolls?!
With a statement like that, what about TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET and others.
...
They all came up after the Altair 8080 in '75, which got a whole lot more interesting after the development of Altair BASIC. I don't know much about early computer history, but I suppose he could arguably have started the PC software business
... when do the Vogons get here? I have an essay due on Thursday ...
Also, everything in Wikipedia is licensed under the GFDL and available for free download. From what I understand, the GFDL is analagous to the GPL - basically, if you had the hardware, you could get MediaWiki and fork the entire 'pedia.
Google turning evil, I can handle. I'm cynical enough to assume that they're going to be exactly as nice as they have to be.
...
Now, if Google turns sentient, then I'm worried
Last week, a virus flood from my college university got the entire university banned from Google, and it took a couple of days to get Google back. In the interim, I had to use Google.
Trust me, Google has a monopoly on good searching. I use Yahoo for tons of stuff (e-mail, address book) but their search, while comprehensive, almost never gives me precisely what I want in the uncanny way that Google can. I appreciate that they're trying to improve, but they have a huge distance to go if they want to match up to Google in sheer ease of use.
On the other hand, the really important thing is being anticompetitive is only when somebody tries to use their enormous market share to wipe out competition. Google's diversifying, but I seriously doubt either MSN or Yahoo can accuse them of being anticompetitive, even if their enormous market share does make them look monopolistic.
I would be scared if nobody spidered the web any more; but as long as somebody's doing it, I think we're okay.
RIAA chairman: "Pay off every 'lobby'"
RIAA flunky: "You know what you doing?"
RIAA chairman: "Move 'lobby'"
RIAA chairman: "For great profit."
Now where's that "+0 Creepy" moderation button?
:S.
It's 2am, and I did not need those images before going to sleep
I thought that was the best part of it!
... mmmm, spammer!*
*imagines a crocodile picking off Mr. Iwritespam Formoney while he's trying to port "New Smileys For Your Computer!" to Linux
All i can say is: pwned!
Look on the bright side: if CDs do die, those who had bought CDs would have the antiques of the 22nd century.
"THAT's our family heirloom? A shiny disk with some blonde haired rapper's face on it? God, what was Grandad thinking?"
A biogeek joke - brilliant! Proper clicky. Mod parent up!
Mods, wake up. Nothing Flamebait about this.
Dude, NOT funny. Some of us still have nightmares ...
:) ... hmmm ... now where's GoogleGuy, think he'd like to see this.
Good idea, but they can just download the whole darn thing. I'm still worried; I'd love it if I could see a good reason for them to be doing this. But I just can't find anything!
It's called Picasa. It's a Windows-based program, though. Version 1 was very pretty but a bit slow on my comp. Haven't checked out v2 yet.