I think I speak for everyone here when I say "That's the worst idea I've ever heard, and I don't want to play."
i hear you and agree. i mean, it was a large enough leap to turn such glorious stories loose with Peter Jackson (i'm not bashing him, hear me out) to make a movie. When i first heard about the movies being made, i was, honestly, afraid. Afraid of how bad they might fuck those wonderful stories up, ruining all the images i'd created of those worlds in my head.
All in all, i must say Peter Jackson did a great job, but this? Wow, i've got the same feelings again, but much, MUCH more so. i 've never liked this type of reproduction at all, but i just don't see LOTR working this way.
i'm afraid they are going to ruin it...and horribly so.
i'm calling it already - they are going to ruin this. Wow, i am really amazed that something like this is allowed. i'm not trolling, but damn who's responsible for this?
That might be perhaps the most ignorant comment i've read here.
Linux is *very* useful to musicians. A Prof at my university, a quite well known computer science phd, is also a music prof. His research is 12 century Chinese music (i'm not making this up). He's relying quite heavily on Gentoo on Alpha for a lot of his custom software.
Your failing economy, sagging tech, and ever privacy-encroaching government, says that, yes, you do need computer engineers like myself to stay in this country. Else we'll just have geniuses as yourself posting flames as AC's - yeah, way to help out there, guy.
"... Don't forget massive incompatibility and upgrade hassles.:)..."
Come on man, you are talking to geeks here; we know what it'll entail, but nice non-forward thinking comment anyway. Seriously, with attitudes like that, it'll be a fucking miracle that the world upgrades to IPV6 in light of anything short of impending apocalypse.
On a side note: please keep your "editorial" comments to yourself.
"... I'm glad he posted that.. he did us a service so we did not have to open a new browser window and slashdot some poor website."
Well gee, i'm glad we didn't slashdot a server either - what kind of idiot do you take me for? The fact that he didn't even bother to credit the author of that comment is the problem there, smart guy.
"... if this fight had dragged on, i'm sure they would have lost customers. but really switching providers over a few measly days of bickering, isn't that overreacting?.."
No, not really. No more than fighting censorship of "questionable art" on a small scale.
The point is WHEN and WHERE do the line get drawn? If these providers don't see *any* reaction over this - how long will it go next time? How much "down time" will be okay?
i fear you have missed the point of my statements. i am stating that the consumer lost here and the providers are, in a sense, just getting away with providing poor service.
So who lost?. Us. We, the consumers, lost. i really do not like this new ease at which the people are pushed aside and ignored so easily. It's really discouraging. The bickering spilled over into ugly text on the screens and then black bars over the ugly text. Who lost? Us. We lost. How many people are *actually* going to switch services? Not many.
No? Oh yes my friend, very few will. Why? Because of the hit they will take from "ducking out early" on the contract or a hit on credit for giving the old providers the finger. Not many people are willing to pay off the rest of their contract *and* start paying a new one just to switch service over this.
Lesson to the providers? We can do whatever the fuck we want (just don't piss off the FCC)...the consumers are too locked in and/or lazy to raise hell on us.
"...It would be great to keep Hubble but how long can we put off manned space exploration?
Agreed that Hubble is great to keep. However, how long can we put it off? How about until the technology is ready, reliable and we don't have the administration pounding the economy into the ground with war? Seriously, do you really think that the "working man" is going to say "bravo!" to a manned mission to Mars while the economy is going to hell and his job is being shipped overseas? Damn man, come back to Earth.
Also, correct me if i'm wrong here, but do you have *any* fucking clue how much could be learned from Hubble and others like it with the ****billions**** of dollars it will cost to send men to mars? No, of course you don't or you would not have made such poorly informed statements.
"....Plus, I'd actually like to see it happen in my lifetime...."
Well, that's it folks! We *have* to go to mars just so this guy can *see* it happen (on monitors and tv programs "pruned" for maximum taxpayer enjoyment!!) Horray!
"...And how do you avid windows-baiters react to it? How come you hypocrites just blow Windows bugs out of proportion while attempting to cover up Linux kernel holes?..."
Um, the source code for the *fix* is listed *in* the article (you didn't read it did you?)
i don't call posting fixed code and owning up to an exploitable coding error "covering up".
oh boy. now when your rfid chip is read, the ads on the walls can change to entice you as you walk by only to change for the next person's "sale match" item.
yes, this will be a great tool for on-the-go presenters, but damn, i can hear the smiles on the marketing dept's collective face.
Slashdot Mirror
heh....um, seriously folks, you are witnessing the death throes.
The end is near...thank god.
Well buddy, if you hit Nyquist's 44100, then no, audio is NOT lossy...not to your ears anyway.
You'll find this of interest before you say there is no lossy compression tools out today.
i know not everyone has a broadband connection, but i do and i'm not buying ANY online music that is lossy.
Sorry, just not going to happen. i'll listen to free services to choose what artists to buy, but i won't pay for lossy audio.
Will someone please take Michael out for a walk and change his water? i think they've chained him to the uber-secret slashdot console.
I think I speak for everyone here when I say "That's the worst idea I've ever heard, and I don't want to play."
i hear you and agree. i mean, it was a large enough leap to turn such glorious stories loose with Peter Jackson (i'm not bashing him, hear me out) to make a movie. When i first heard about the movies being made, i was, honestly, afraid. Afraid of how bad they might fuck those wonderful stories up, ruining all the images i'd created of those worlds in my head.
All in all, i must say Peter Jackson did a great job, but this? Wow, i've got the same feelings again, but much, MUCH more so. i 've never liked this type of reproduction at all, but i just don't see LOTR working this way.
i'm afraid they are going to ruin it...and horribly so.
i'm calling it already - they are going to ruin this. Wow, i am really amazed that something like this is allowed. i'm not trolling, but damn who's responsible for this?
That might be perhaps the most ignorant comment i've read here.
Linux is *very* useful to musicians. A Prof at my university, a quite well known computer science phd, is also a music prof. His research is 12 century Chinese music (i'm not making this up). He's relying quite heavily on Gentoo on Alpha for a lot of his custom software.
Musicians and Linux mix together just fine.
Parent found yet another cut-n-paste-w/o-credit-to-the-author post. Please mod accordingly.
Got news for you. Don't need you, don't want you.
Your failing economy, sagging tech, and ever privacy-encroaching government, says that, yes, you do need computer engineers like myself to stay in this country. Else we'll just have geniuses as yourself posting flames as AC's - yeah, way to help out there, guy.
"... You can't flee to Canada (or anywhere else except maybe Cuba or North Korea) anymore..."
**chokes on drink in astonishment of your stupidty**
You mean you can't flee *anywhere*? Son, sit down and tell you whom you should tell that too: the millions of illegals in THIS country.
Mama never said you AC's were very bright.
...i will not use my computing/programming skills to help the US subvert anyone.
At the risk of sounding unpatriotic **gasp**, they can take this, shove it and come find me in Canada.
*sigh* Mod me down for speaking ill of the US Gov if you like, they are your points.
"...Cory Doctorow is the Nerd Prince of Blogging.."
"..Read it and weep, wanna-bes."
First, RufusFish, thank you for the answer. Second, michael, WANNA-BE? Wanna-ba a what? Prince of Blogging? Damn man, sign me up.
Seriously, michael, your "editorial comments" are lacking quite a bit today. Give it a rest and let Timothy take the helm.
i'm not being a troll here. i honestly don't know who that is...and since it's slashdotted already, can someone let us know who that is?
For my simple home firewall/nat i use Shorewall (use IPfilter on Solaris at work), but damn, i love a good read on other firewalls and their setups.
i must say that i really like the idea of phoneboy.com being TWiki....just allows for such a broader range of information from people.
Since i can't read the Ma Bell site from the previous article, i'll go check this out for the afternoon.
"... Don't forget massive incompatibility and upgrade hassles. :)..."
Come on man, you are talking to geeks here; we know what it'll entail, but nice non-forward thinking comment anyway. Seriously, with attitudes like that, it'll be a fucking miracle that the world upgrades to IPV6 in light of anything short of impending apocalypse.
On a side note: please keep your "editorial" comments to yourself.
"... I'm glad he posted that.. he did us a service so we did not have to open a new browser window and slashdot some poor website."
Well gee, i'm glad we didn't slashdot a server either - what kind of idiot do you take me for? The fact that he didn't even bother to credit the author of that comment is the problem there, smart guy.
Link to stolen text here.
How many people read that and didn't think, "gee, that sounds like a canned sound bite?"
C'mon mods...where are you?
Get it here: link!
"... if this fight had dragged on, i'm sure they would have lost customers. but really switching providers over a few measly days of bickering, isn't that overreacting?.."
No, not really. No more than fighting censorship of "questionable art" on a small scale.
The point is WHEN and WHERE do the line get drawn? If these providers don't see *any* reaction over this - how long will it go next time? How much "down time" will be okay?
i fear you have missed the point of my statements. i am stating that the consumer lost here and the providers are, in a sense, just getting away with providing poor service.
Great.
So who lost?. Us. We, the consumers, lost. i really do not like this new ease at which the people are pushed aside and ignored so easily. It's really discouraging. The bickering spilled over into ugly text on the screens and then black bars over the ugly text. Who lost? Us. We lost. How many people are *actually* going to switch services? Not many.
No? Oh yes my friend, very few will. Why? Because of the hit they will take from "ducking out early" on the contract or a hit on credit for giving the old providers the finger. Not many people are willing to pay off the rest of their contract *and* start paying a new one just to switch service over this.
Lesson to the providers? We can do whatever the fuck we want (just don't piss off the FCC)...the consumers are too locked in and/or lazy to raise hell on us.
Sad. Very, very sad.
"...It would be great to keep Hubble but how long can we put off manned space exploration?
Agreed that Hubble is great to keep. However, how long can we put it off? How about until the technology is ready, reliable and we don't have the administration pounding the economy into the ground with war? Seriously, do you really think that the "working man" is going to say "bravo!" to a manned mission to Mars while the economy is going to hell and his job is being shipped overseas? Damn man, come back to Earth.
Also, correct me if i'm wrong here, but do you have *any* fucking clue how much could be learned from Hubble and others like it with the ****billions**** of dollars it will cost to send men to mars? No, of course you don't or you would not have made such poorly informed statements.
"....Plus, I'd actually like to see it happen in my lifetime...."
Well, that's it folks! We *have* to go to mars just so this guy can *see* it happen (on monitors and tv programs "pruned" for maximum taxpayer enjoyment!!) Horray!
"...And how do you avid windows-baiters react to it? How come you hypocrites just blow Windows bugs out of proportion while attempting to cover up Linux kernel holes?..."
Um, the source code for the *fix* is listed *in* the article (you didn't read it did you?)
i don't call posting fixed code and owning up to an exploitable coding error "covering up".
oh boy. now when your rfid chip is read, the ads on the walls can change to entice you as you walk by only to change for the next person's "sale match" item.
yes, this will be a great tool for on-the-go presenters, but damn, i can hear the smiles on the marketing dept's collective face.