I actually spent some time reading your links. Then I talked to my wife (who is a school teacher) about it, and she simply replied that all of this is well known. She said the question isn't what is happening but how to deal with it. Children do need to learn something about conformity since that is going to be important to them as adults in society, unless you think we can have a world full of unibombers and be OK. There is value in questioning the system, hell I've been doing it my whole life and never gained a damn thing from it, but the reality is you can't just criticize and expect everyone else to come up with a solution.
I have had to work for and with more than a few people that "are more productive than most people".. the fact is it's bullshit. 99.9% of the time they don't produce more they simply use legal and sometimes not so legal means to bully other people into doing the work for them.
This has been going on since ancient times it hasn't changed. A very few feel that they are worth more than everyone else, and are willing to fight to take that wealth from anyone they have to... their own mother if need be. Bill Gates did not make billions of dollars. He stood at the head of a company that made billions of dollars and raked in a much larger share for himself than any of the people working for him. That doesn't mean he is more productive. Just more powerful. Like the robber barons of the past, and the conquerors before them. They just take a larger share for themselves.
I for one have been awaiting the day when free and non-free software could mix and mingle in a safe environment free from the nasty comments and glares of those who would have us stay separated..
I deal with this kind of residue all the time at work. Toluol or Tolulene does the job best of all.. but that is a pretty harsh chemical for all you girly men out there in nerd land to use
If that were true then I shouldn't have any problems with flash sites in Chrome on my desktop, but I do. I very often have to switch to Firefox to do things in flash because they don't work right in Chrome. There is a lot more to this than just Adobe
Look, I don't know anyone who has gotten every video they come across mobile or otherwise to play every time. Even an Iphone will give you the "cannot play this codec" in the youtube app, and even your desktop will have problems loading video from news sites from time to time, especially if you are using Chrome. There is a lot more to look at here than flash.
Take a look at the extent to which MS has redesigned Windows Mobile 7 - I strongly suspect that it will be a viable challenger to Android and Apple in the near future.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Being late to market isn't necessarily a killer, but being late to market when it means you have only a small fraction of the apps needed to compete is huge. People already know Iphone/Droid branding, and people already know that they either of those phones will do what they need. When Android started out it was only available on cheap hardeware, and that hurt it. Now Mobile7 is only going to go through the same thing. It is going to be a really tough sell competing with free. (Maybe it's karma for Internet explorer.. who knows)
Dude, seriously. I hate the plastic knife they pack away in those little cheesy cracker packs. It doesn't work very well and it's more garbage for the environment, but sometimes it's the only way to spread my cheese. I could hate the plastic spreader, write about it in blogs, start a petition... However sometimes it's just what I'm looking for even if I don't agree with it.
With that said, many, many flash sites load and run very well on my Nexus One. More than I would have thought, and I can always turn it off, or not go to the site.
I do independent game development in my spare time. I use Linux as much as possible, but that last little stretch of getting content into the engine still sadly needs windows. (a complete fully functional and modern game engine is a daunting task that I don't expect to be filled in the FOSS crowd soon, if ever). The reality is that even though I dual boot, I spend at least 90% of my time on Kubuntu. I am quite sure that most people who have a stable dual boot system (not reloading every other day) are in a very similar situation, in that they need windows for only a few small things.
Google, gives me search results tailored to my experience. Without learning from my search habits there is no way they can do that. I don't need to use their engine, but I do. Part of that reason is because it does remember my search patterns and tailors my results to them.
If the banks simply created a custom disk for every customer, that included things like passwds, accounting software, etc. It would not be such a pain and people would try it. The feeling of security that the bank and the customer would get out of it would be worth it.
The only downside is that the disk itself could be stolen, but then so can your bank card or visa. The other obvious problem is that people may think that the reason the disk is safe is because it's Ubuntu and just install it on disk, and then use it just as insecurely as they do windows.
Hmm, Score:3 Funny. I don't know if you meant that as humorous or not. I chuckled a bit that's for sure. Hey but as long as we're talking about vague logic, how about them Apple patents!
Actually, I believe the Ipad would sell better in the US, if it had wings, and better absorbency. Really, I've been saying for the past year, that the only real use for a tablet is as a ebook reader/web browser, and no one in their right mind would pay more than $300, for a web browser. If they would be willing to pay that. The only people that will buy the Ipad are those Steve Jobs worshipers that would crawl all over each other to get the hands on the latest Iturd. It doesn't matter what it is to them as long as it's Apple.
I haven't heard about this yet, but that would suck. I agree, an export button in the menu is stupid, and pointless... Tell you what, I'll get the pitchforks, you get the torches and we'll meet at old Jeb's barn around midnight.
Actually Digikam is currently the leading open source raw conversion utility IMHO. My wife is a photographer (does some pay work but mostly play), and she prefers Digikam to lightroom hands down, and uses it all the time. (yes she owns lightroom and doesn't use it)
My turn, to complain....
I hate the fact that there is no stop button in the browser... you accidentally click a link and your going there, whether you like it or not. I spend more time going back to the front page of Slashdot than reading it on the Iphone.
Sheesh! The value of a fortune sure has come down since I started dreaming of one. Perhaps I need to start upgrading my dreams to keep up with inflation.
Google will be facing up real giants this time. Not just a few web services. We all think of Google as a big company but compared to Comcast they are not so big at all. I'd say they'd better have thier sh*t together for this one.
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I was referring to his rejection of the public norm, not his education.
I actually spent some time reading your links. Then I talked to my wife (who is a school teacher) about it, and she simply replied that all of this is well known. She said the question isn't what is happening but how to deal with it. Children do need to learn something about conformity since that is going to be important to them as adults in society, unless you think we can have a world full of unibombers and be OK. There is value in questioning the system, hell I've been doing it my whole life and never gained a damn thing from it, but the reality is you can't just criticize and expect everyone else to come up with a solution.
I have had to work for and with more than a few people that "are more productive than most people".. the fact is it's bullshit. 99.9% of the time they don't produce more they simply use legal and sometimes not so legal means to bully other people into doing the work for them.
This has been going on since ancient times it hasn't changed. A very few feel that they are worth more than everyone else, and are willing to fight to take that wealth from anyone they have to... their own mother if need be. Bill Gates did not make billions of dollars. He stood at the head of a company that made billions of dollars and raked in a much larger share for himself than any of the people working for him. That doesn't mean he is more productive. Just more powerful. Like the robber barons of the past, and the conquerors before them. They just take a larger share for themselves.
IANAS,.. but I'll giver a go, let's break it down like a math problem shall we..
So in virtue of what is it true
Obviously truth is virtuous so that is strait forward enough..
that there could have been Aliens when in fact there are none,
And since this statement is basically true there are no Aliens..
and when, moreover, nothing that exists in fact could have been an Alien?
Aha.. and here is the sum of the problem. Nope nothing exists that could have been an Alien.
... ?
So, (the virtue of the truth) + (not having aliens) = (no existing aliens)
There see how simple that was?
I for one have been awaiting the day when free and non-free software could mix and mingle in a safe environment free from the nasty comments and glares of those who would have us stay separated..
I deal with this kind of residue all the time at work. Toluol or Tolulene does the job best of all.. but that is a pretty harsh chemical for all you girly men out there in nerd land to use
If that were true then I shouldn't have any problems with flash sites in Chrome on my desktop, but I do. I very often have to switch to Firefox to do things in flash because they don't work right in Chrome. There is a lot more to this than just Adobe
Look, I don't know anyone who has gotten every video they come across mobile or otherwise to play every time. Even an Iphone will give you the "cannot play this codec" in the youtube app, and even your desktop will have problems loading video from news sites from time to time, especially if you are using Chrome. There is a lot more to look at here than flash.
it's to prevent you from having your wife from finding out what you did there..
Take a look at the extent to which MS has redesigned Windows Mobile 7 - I strongly suspect that it will be a viable challenger to Android and Apple in the near future.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Being late to market isn't necessarily a killer, but being late to market when it means you have only a small fraction of the apps needed to compete is huge. People already know Iphone/Droid branding, and people already know that they either of those phones will do what they need. When Android started out it was only available on cheap hardeware, and that hurt it. Now Mobile7 is only going to go through the same thing. It is going to be a really tough sell competing with free. (Maybe it's karma for Internet explorer.. who knows)
Dude, seriously. I hate the plastic knife they pack away in those little cheesy cracker packs. It doesn't work very well and it's more garbage for the environment, but sometimes it's the only way to spread my cheese. I could hate the plastic spreader, write about it in blogs, start a petition... However sometimes it's just what I'm looking for even if I don't agree with it.
With that said, many, many flash sites load and run very well on my Nexus One. More than I would have thought, and I can always turn it off, or not go to the site.
Free software should be able to compete and it does, unfortunately most free software is usually around 5 years behind the state of the art.
This is a strange thing to say in a thread related to ffmpeg, which is free, and IMHO is one of the most advanced encoder/decoders out there period.
Who cares about power beaming, I'm still tying to find a link on where to buy that great mosquito zapping thing..
I do independent game development in my spare time. I use Linux as much as possible, but that last little stretch of getting content into the engine still sadly needs windows. (a complete fully functional and modern game engine is a daunting task that I don't expect to be filled in the FOSS crowd soon, if ever). The reality is that even though I dual boot, I spend at least 90% of my time on Kubuntu. I am quite sure that most people who have a stable dual boot system (not reloading every other day) are in a very similar situation, in that they need windows for only a few small things.
Google, gives me search results tailored to my experience. Without learning from my search habits there is no way they can do that. I don't need to use their engine, but I do. Part of that reason is because it does remember my search patterns and tailors my results to them.
If the banks simply created a custom disk for every customer, that included things like passwds, accounting software, etc. It would not be such a pain and people would try it. The feeling of security that the bank and the customer would get out of it would be worth it.
The only downside is that the disk itself could be stolen, but then so can your bank card or visa. The other obvious problem is that people may think that the reason the disk is safe is because it's Ubuntu and just install it on disk, and then use it just as insecurely as they do windows.
Hmm, Score:3 Funny. I don't know if you meant that as humorous or not. I chuckled a bit that's for sure. Hey but as long as we're talking about vague logic, how about them Apple patents!
My wife had breast cancer..
This is sooo sweet!
I've been wanting to build a fake computer for quite some time now. It will go perfectly with my fake Italian leather chair and fake wood desk!
Actually, I believe the Ipad would sell better in the US, if it had wings, and better absorbency. Really, I've been saying for the past year, that the only real use for a tablet is as a ebook reader/web browser, and no one in their right mind would pay more than $300, for a web browser. If they would be willing to pay that. The only people that will buy the Ipad are those Steve Jobs worshipers that would crawl all over each other to get the hands on the latest Iturd. It doesn't matter what it is to them as long as it's Apple.
I haven't heard about this yet, but that would suck. I agree, an export button in the menu is stupid, and pointless... Tell you what, I'll get the pitchforks, you get the torches and we'll meet at old Jeb's barn around midnight.
Actually Digikam is currently the leading open source raw conversion utility IMHO. My wife is a photographer (does some pay work but mostly play), and she prefers Digikam to lightroom hands down, and uses it all the time. (yes she owns lightroom and doesn't use it)
My turn, to complain....
I hate the fact that there is no stop button in the browser... you accidentally click a link and your going there, whether you like it or not. I spend more time going back to the front page of Slashdot than reading it on the Iphone.
Sheesh! The value of a fortune sure has come down since I started dreaming of one. Perhaps I need to start upgrading my dreams to keep up with inflation.
Google will be facing up real giants this time. Not just a few web services. We all think of Google as a big company but compared to Comcast they are not so big at all. I'd say they'd better have thier sh*t together for this one.