So, where can I download this OSS code? Sourceforge? gocc.gov? Apache? Freshmeat? If the average computer geek can't get a src copy, then the OSS statement is BS. Typical MSNBC...
Criminals usually succeed by anonymity. This OSS code appears to remove that advantage, BUT if they (the crinimals) had access to this so called OSS code, eventually they will gain that advantage back--it's chess game/game theory situation. Becuase of the policies currently in place, OSS code for fighting crime is similar to OSS electronic voting--an oxymoron.
The code database is open for everyone, the snippets and pieces are documented and one is encouraged to re-use existing code. The intranet is transparent to the max and the company accepts the fact that there's more than way to accomplish something, so a better method is always welcomed. Interesting to note that just like Hawaiian shirt days in Office Space, the 20% per projects are "actively encouraged"
Hmmm... For a second there I thought we were talking about a typical university!
Hmmm... Universities don't make money (i.e. the margins are low). Hopefully this is not the fate of google.
It's actually good this will never come about when Sony, Nokia, and DoMoCo are releasing phones with better than ipod shuffle capabilities (2GB) come this fall.
And with Bluetooth or WiFi, just sync your tunes from your desktop. There only needs to be one repository for your music, not many--and having iTunes on a phone seems a bit self defeating in that scenario. As for downloading, I rather download at home--when I'm not on the go. When I'm 'mobile' I rather be listening to my tunes than buying, surfing for tunes, etc... And a watered down iTunes is just another QT player. Though only having 48MB, I like the player capability on my Sony Ericsson for my MP3s, the i/f is simple, bluetooth syncing is simple and it just does the job--and I still have 1 week battery life! Explains why Sony's shifting away from the PDA and ipod biz (those sales was a factor too).
And with 100m BT, that's good enough for 99% of the folks out there who do not want to be hacked (to an extent aside from bluesnarfing--at least you're being hacked by someone close and not a mile away).
I sure miss the big screen and bigger than life views though...
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high definition doesn't really do them any favours. Thus the porn industry isn't really itching to go HD
When the last time you've seen an actress/actor's face...? or even their whole body! 75% of those films are focused on 2 areas of the body (let me guess;) ), which is the main reason people buy--Camera Zooming is your best friend. They will go HD, it's just too expensive right now for all the equipment--for instance, the big media companies are having a fit paying for the upgrade.
Now, on the other hand, this could destroy the amateur p0rn industry unless we get more better looking amateurs.
You'll notice good code is when you're reading the code and see comments at points when you question (yourself) the control flow from an architectural perspective. Then the developer's comments explain why he/she chose that path (i.e. the solution/algorithm/paradigm) and the pros&cons of his/her choice.
Hence, simple algorithms will likely have no comments in the implementation.
More of the time, comments that "supplement" the code usually add to the confusion for most advance developers.
"Features of the Sony Ericsson W800i include everything of the K750i"
OK, no WiFi, but it's got bluetooth. That would classify it as having Wireless. Anyway, when you're transferring 512MB, the USB2.0 cable is the way to go [quickly].
Wonder what different features being a 'Walkman' brings to the table. My 750i has high quality headphones, AM/FM stereo and MP3 player (and vga video camera). Only advantage I see is a *bling* walkman brand name sticker, 2.0MP camera and [really] the 512MB stick. You can only play a few songs with 42MB!
Since there are similarities, collaboration and trades between the 2 OSS systems, I say the Gentoo folks should ditch the pac-man "thingy" and adopt the BSD daemon. That will show them!
"If you're getting into open source because you see it as a career path"
Sure, it's a great path, as long as you go in as a CONSULTANT ($$$). Otherwise, it will always remain as a part time job (unless you work at Sun or IBM though;) )
Wouldn't it be easier to just have paint in a bucket with a venturi at one end and burn it with a laser? (Hmmm a standard rocket)? A vehicle that loses mass as it accelerates is essentially a rocket.
I think if they can increase the efficiency of solar sails would be a better idea to pursue.
Honestly, waving money at your employees & creating a ultra-competitive environment is not healthy in the long run. The company will succeed, but only a few (20%) will reap the rewards. Granted that's more people than 98% of the companies out there, but it will burn people out easily. Now if they offered full pay for 24 hours a week (if you win an award) for a year, it would offer a balance of life, work and money. And the company manpower/operations will not suffer.
Google wants to give current workers the chance to re-live the 90's. Good for them, they likely deserve it. But 5-8 yrs from now, any new empolyee will be treated just like at any other good tech company, i.e. you will not become a millionare by working there.
I think the point is really OEMs and VARs. Ask any non-slashdot Windows user: "When was the last time you upgraded your Windows PC or installed Windows?" My guess would be a lot of folks would answer-- Huh? The OEMs/VARs did it for them (Dell comes to mind).
Considering IBM got out of the OEM biz and PCs will now be sold from Lenovo they are competing directly with Windows on the desktop to the OEMs. Basically, they're now doing the reverse of the OS/2 strategy (e.g. selling PCs bundled with OS/2, but NO GOOD APPS unfortunately) and ending up with nothing (again, and AS USUAL).
Windows 3.1 was easy to install and that's why the OEMs went w/Windows and continue to this day--"if it ain't broken don't fix it". But, upgrading a Win98/Me/2000 box or upgrade from anything to WinXP while maintaining your apps/registries in perfect order is a utopia. On the Linux side the same can be said (2.4 to 2.6 kernel, ugh!). Basically all operating systems nowadays are a b*tch to upgrade period. Windows is not superior to Linux or vice-versa, though they are both very complex/fragile systems (unlike a Sony playstation for example;) ). But since the OEM/VARs already have a selling/manufacturing process with Windows on new PCs, it make sense to stick with it. With killer apps like OO1.1.4, and office apps being so overkill in features nowadays, it's more of an exposure problem to new users such that the apps war is a non-issue.
Note to IBM: either compete for the OEMs/VARs bundling Linux with killer apps (apps are what their good at), or create a superior upgrade process from Windows--I bet Longhorn will be a pain in the butt to upgrade to (from 2K/XP) == another reason of its delay.
Agreed, Heck for $125 more, I can do better with my 45Mb sony phone thank you. And take pictures, call people, play videos, SMS, play java games and surf the web, etc... And it's (k700i) pretty much the same size!
Considering he talks a lot about LCD "foot print", I'm suprised he didn't talk about reliability and longevity (i.e. TCO).
I remember reading literature on LCD flat screen TVs having low MBTF's to the point I was thinking we'd be buying new TVs every 4-5 years (the manufactures would like that!) I hope they come down in price 75% as some pundits predict.
Then again, wasn't this discussed in another slashdot article months back?
In a country were the wealthy make money off of other countries (offshoring, trading & investments, buyouts, real estate, banking, rates, construction, and even energy) it makes sense that social security is a burden to them as they are not investing in the American worker--so why should they be paying royalties to a system they "do not invest in"? Do you see Bill Gates investing in US workers? Hello new India Tech center? Do you see the Walton family investing in US workers? Hello China, etc... Go down to the Mom-n-Pop store? Everything made in Taiwan. Cars? Made in Canada/Mexico... Only thing we really sell here is information, innovation and education--unfortunately they are the real crisis.
The SS system worked up until Reagan's era because it was simply designed for the American worker to supported the retired worker, a closed feedback investment system. And yes, going by the numbers, some generations may not make out as well due to population dynamics (i.e. generations that forget to pack contraception that evening), but that's were congress and new laws come into play to make things balanced as implied by the article.
Unfortunately, congress has become a lobby playground for the wealthy and interest groups and created laws that promote the wealthy to not invest in the American worker--but merely use them as a consumer device in a system that forces us to be consumers. The Vegas bet is that our information, innovation, and education will always be sold at a premium. Looking at the dollar's value, "homie don't think so".
Hence it makes perfect sense to this administration (and wealthy, mainly rich repubs) why SS needs to be privatized. The crisis shouted by side A and flood of numbers displayed from side B is just a facade to make it look like congress is doing work. Their constituents (i.e. contributors) are only effected by how much money they will avoid paying--they still make cash business is not directly dependent on politics. Considering yesterday was MLK day makes me wonder what happened to public gatherings that really made a difference. (OK, we here, but look what happened to Howard Dean!)
If people need a 15min video to learn how to use a mouse, then they shouldn't be purchasing and installing a version of [any] Windows. M$ should be selling this version to OEMs.
On the flip-side it is nice that IT groups are finally doing video tutorials, hopefully the content is good.
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Criminals usually succeed by anonymity. This OSS code appears to remove that advantage, BUT if they (the crinimals) had access to this so called OSS code, eventually they will gain that advantage back--it's chess game/game theory situation. Becuase of the policies currently in place, OSS code for fighting crime is similar to OSS electronic voting--an oxymoron.
Hmmm... For a second there I thought we were talking about a typical university!
Hmmm... Universities don't make money (i.e. the margins are low). Hopefully this is not the fate of google.
And with Bluetooth or WiFi, just sync your tunes from your desktop. There only needs to be one repository for your music, not many--and having iTunes on a phone seems a bit self defeating in that scenario. As for downloading, I rather download at home--when I'm not on the go. When I'm 'mobile' I rather be listening to my tunes than buying, surfing for tunes, etc... And a watered down iTunes is just another QT player. Though only having 48MB, I like the player capability on my Sony Ericsson for my MP3s, the i/f is simple, bluetooth syncing is simple and it just does the job--and I still have 1 week battery life! Explains why Sony's shifting away from the PDA and ipod biz (those sales was a factor too).
And with 100m BT, that's good enough for 99% of the folks out there who do not want to be hacked (to an extent aside from bluesnarfing--at least you're being hacked by someone close and not a mile away).
To homes in Utah via VOD. That's where.
I sure miss the big screen and bigger than life views though...
When the last time you've seen an actress/actor's face...? or even their whole body! 75% of those films are focused on 2 areas of the body (let me guess ;) ), which is the main reason people buy--Camera Zooming is your best friend. They will go HD, it's just too expensive right now for all the equipment--for instance, the big media companies are having a fit paying for the upgrade.
Now, on the other hand, this could destroy the amateur p0rn industry unless we get more better looking amateurs.
Isn't comcast the leading cable company? Sure seems like it here.
Really to simulate accurate physical behavior needs floating-point processing, which I doubt this hardware will be anywhere close.
I'll be waiting for the specs.
Well, if this technology really takes off, I guess I'll have a secure job (in physics) once again.
Hence, simple algorithms will likely have no comments in the implementation.
More of the time, comments that "supplement" the code usually add to the confusion for most advance developers.
Just like I've seen companies looking for .NET programmers and they really wanted VBScript or even DCOM (gasp!).
The face-to-face interview process is necessary for both sides fortunately.
OK, no WiFi, but it's got bluetooth. That would classify it as having Wireless. Anyway, when you're transferring 512MB, the USB2.0 cable is the way to go [quickly].
Wonder what different features being a 'Walkman' brings to the table. My 750i has high quality headphones, AM/FM stereo and MP3 player (and vga video camera). Only advantage I see is a *bling* walkman brand name sticker, 2.0MP camera and [really] the 512MB stick. You can only play a few songs with 42MB!
Since there are similarities, collaboration and trades between the 2 OSS systems, I say the Gentoo folks should ditch the pac-man "thingy" and adopt the BSD daemon. That will show them!
Looks like a lot of the scripting languages just improve themselves (versions) vs. the core languages either merging with others or evolving.
Sure, it's a great path, as long as you go in as a CONSULTANT ($$$). Otherwise, it will always remain as a part time job (unless you work at Sun or IBM though
Wouldn't it be easier to just have paint in a bucket with a venturi at one end and burn it with a laser? (Hmmm a standard rocket)? A vehicle that loses mass as it accelerates is essentially a rocket.
I think if they can increase the efficiency of solar sails would be a better idea to pursue.
Make sense, when you open the internet pipes to Canada, you get the added spam from vendors up there! Duh! ;)
Honestly, waving money at your employees & creating a ultra-competitive environment is not healthy in the long run. The company will succeed, but only a few (20%) will reap the rewards. Granted that's more people than 98% of the companies out there, but it will burn people out easily. Now if they offered full pay for 24 hours a week (if you win an award) for a year, it would offer a balance of life, work and money. And the company manpower/operations will not suffer.
Google wants to give current workers the chance to re-live the 90's. Good for them, they likely deserve it. But 5-8 yrs from now, any new empolyee will be treated just like at any other good tech company, i.e. you will not become a millionare by working there.
Why don't they just create google "personal" appliances (like the iPOD) w/24/7 ads during inactivity? I'll take mine in neon raspberry.
Imagine, google + iPod == 1 device = bliss.
Then shouldn't it be we-.org then? (versus i-.org)
Considering IBM got out of the OEM biz and PCs will now be sold from Lenovo they are competing directly with Windows on the desktop to the OEMs. Basically, they're now doing the reverse of the OS/2 strategy (e.g. selling PCs bundled with OS/2, but NO GOOD APPS unfortunately) and ending up with nothing (again, and AS USUAL).
Windows 3.1 was easy to install and that's why the OEMs went w/Windows and continue to this day--"if it ain't broken don't fix it". But, upgrading a Win98/Me/2000 box or upgrade from anything to WinXP while maintaining your apps/registries in perfect order is a utopia. On the Linux side the same can be said (2.4 to 2.6 kernel, ugh!). Basically all operating systems nowadays are a b*tch to upgrade period. Windows is not superior to Linux or vice-versa, though they are both very complex/fragile systems (unlike a Sony playstation for example ;) ). But since the OEM/VARs already have a selling/manufacturing process with Windows on new PCs, it make sense to stick with it. With killer apps like OO1.1.4, and office apps being so overkill in features nowadays, it's more of an exposure problem to new users such that the apps war is a non-issue.
Note to IBM: either compete for the OEMs/VARs bundling Linux with killer apps (apps are what their good at), or create a superior upgrade process from Windows--I bet Longhorn will be a pain in the butt to upgrade to (from 2K/XP) == another reason of its delay.
Agreed, Heck for $125 more, I can do better with my 45Mb sony phone thank you. And take pictures, call people, play videos, SMS, play java games and surf the web, etc... And it's (k700i) pretty much the same size!
I remember reading literature on LCD flat screen TVs having low MBTF's to the point I was thinking we'd be buying new TVs every 4-5 years (the manufactures would like that!) I hope they come down in price 75% as some pundits predict.
Then again, wasn't this discussed in another slashdot article months back?
Unfortunately, congress has become a lobby playground for the wealthy and interest groups and created laws that promote the wealthy to not invest in the American worker--but merely use them as a consumer device in a system that forces us to be consumers. The Vegas bet is that our information, innovation, and education will always be sold at a premium. Looking at the dollar's value, "homie don't think so".
Hence it makes perfect sense to this administration (and wealthy, mainly rich repubs) why SS needs to be privatized. The crisis shouted by side A and flood of numbers displayed from side B is just a facade to make it look like congress is doing work. Their constituents (i.e. contributors) are only effected by how much money they will avoid paying--they still make cash business is not directly dependent on politics. Considering yesterday was MLK day makes me wonder what happened to public gatherings that really made a difference. (OK, we here, but look what happened to Howard Dean!)
Creativity? uh, why do you think we're on here?
Obvious a newbie slashdot user.
On the flip-side it is nice that IT groups are finally doing video tutorials, hopefully the content is good.