This site has been many things to people over the decade (announcements of products, discussions of how we can work more effectively with product/code/etc. and even a marriage proposal). I've had three different profiles here, each one forgotten, because of disuse. But this site, along with fark, has been a site I've always come back to. And in the littered landscape of fallen, shut down, and just plain forgotten sites, this was not only sustained but has grown.
Advertising Content is a commodity. That is not the concern.
What I wonder what the law says about computer-based eavesdropping? If a crime is plotted or committed over this line, does it make the software complicit?
So it doesn't record the whole conversation but merely responds to voice triggers for pushing ad content, are there triggers for words like murder, crime, assassination, or vice? And what about other languages?
Hoo-boy, welcome to the litigious states of america. I don't think this company has thought this through.
I'm currently trying to do what the distro should be doing for me; installing layer and application at a time.
Of course, I'm also trying to do this on a system put together from more recent hardware, the m-atx Gigabyte platform GA-MA69GM-S2H Socket which uses AM2 and the AMD 690G Northbridge. And a USB connected ATSC HDTV card.
I'm finding it's a snap to install Ubuntu, LAMP, and MythTV but almost impossible to get any further than configuration. And that is the problem. I can install WinXP and SageTV and have all these components work right now. So it still is the main problem for Linux and any distro - hardware support.
Yes, the larger question still is open versus restricted driver support. But at the end of the day, especially the present day like tonight, I'd rather have my hardware recognize a restricted driver and install it seamlessly than having the "freedom" of an open source driver. If move to open from a restricted, then shouldn't that be the incentive for hardware manufactures to provide these drivers?
Max: Bullshit!
Aunty Entity: No. Pig shit.
Max: What?
The Collector: Pig shit. The lights, the motors, the vehicles, all run by a high-powered gas called methane. And methane cometh from pig shit.
Basically, how about writing user documentation that captures real world scenarios and details from start to finish how a task, or better yet, an objective can be completed.
either that, or just turn it all into a first person shooter. I'll settle for either one.
How could we have withstood the horror that was "Attack of the Giant Leeches" if it was not for the Joel/Tom/Crow: "A Danger To Myself and Others" (The Hillbilly Song) sketch?
Crow T. Robot: You know, at this stage in any killing spree, you really ought to turn the gun on yourself.
Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo: [chanting] Turn it! Turn it! Turn it! Turn it!
Joel: Hey! Hey!
that's when he left as a character and then he hung on for another six years after that. So really, do we need another MST3K at all? I mean, we've got 11 years of it with Joel as character and/or writer. That is enough to keep my bittorrent humming for awhile.
Uh,, I did. It still breaks down to a simple matter of one person wanting his ideas recognized in a specific arena. So if you are the lead architect on something as important as the kernel, what do you do? You cannot satisfy everyone's opinion of how a project should go, especially in this environment.
Maybe the lead cannot recognize his greatness in establishing better optimization on the desktop? Was there any outstanding benchmark to prove one way or another? Well, you see, even CK admitted benchmarks are only applicable to those with ideally the same system, which they are not.
Trying to be all things to all people cannot be true. Some things will slip through. CK feels burned out because he was not recognized. Period. In a corporate setting, he would either quit, be fired for being argumentative, or just accept it and continue to work on something that will never see the light of day. Instead he stops submitting patches and goes on to learn Japanese.
Clearly, Con Kolivas wanted to participate because he felt Linux could be and should be improved on the desktop and set out to do that. However, from his account, he appears to have run into indifference and outright rejection of some of his solutions. Now, if Linux was run like a company, say Microsoft, would this happen? maybe, if it wasn't his main line of work. As a hobby, most suggestions are simply that. But if he is asked to work on the kernel and he doesn't work well with his boss, whether or not the code is good, most times he will be let go or reassigned to another department.
Yes, Linux does have leadership and a hierarchical structure. But it isn't run with investor supported, or market driven shareholders. If anything, Linux runs on donations. And here is where I think the problem lies twofold. first, people participate and then leave citing burnout because they feel that since they volunteered their time, then the things they do must be worth their effort. And when their effort isn't acknowledged (or used), ego play sets in and causes ill will.
How to mitigate this issue? Leadership needs to take an overall view of progress from a homogenized as well as server and client distro view. Clearly, there are incompatible things going on between server and desktop that warrant separation. And too, recognize that some things may slip by and just recognize not everything can be perfect. For the individual, this is harsh, but fork it and build your own distro if you think they are wrong and you are right. Time will tell and then perhaps it will unfork and then everyone can kiss your ass.
The second problem that occurs with this issue is business do not want a product that has been built with love and sideline passion. That want a product warranted by wage slaves and a company driven by profit. Companies are outright scared of using and investing in a product that someone built in their spare time and only works on it when it suits their own schedule.
Our sources say that some Geek Squad locations have a common computer set up where everyone dumps their plunder to share with the other technicians.
Yes...I've heard of such a place. Mythic, perhaps. A place where all the low rent geeks go to find their jollies because mom upstairs put a NetNanny filter on the DSL.
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[blockquote]Apple has announced plans to add code-scrambling diversity to Mac OS X Leopard,[/blockquote] Diversity Month was in April. Oh well...
You mean, if The Pirate Bay got a hold of it?
well, sir, they would of course have it default to the Arrrrrrr-iaa.com site.
on the grounds that the Rolling Stones will sue me and everyone else for the use of the word, cloud.
Can I use the flash on my camera? It's pretty dark out here.
This site has been many things to people over the decade (announcements of products, discussions of how we can work more effectively with product/code/etc. and even a marriage proposal). I've had three different profiles here, each one forgotten, because of disuse. But this site, along with fark, has been a site I've always come back to. And in the littered landscape of fallen, shut down, and just plain forgotten sites, this was not only sustained but has grown.
Cheers to the Taco!
So the networks think we are all like that movie? The one where all the guys stand up and say, "I am Spartacus!"
No way in hell I'm standing up and saying, "I am Bill Gates." I want to keep my friends.
Advertising Content is a commodity. That is not the concern.
What I wonder what the law says about computer-based eavesdropping? If a crime is plotted or committed over this line, does it make the software complicit?
So it doesn't record the whole conversation but merely responds to voice triggers for pushing ad content, are there triggers for words like murder, crime, assassination, or vice? And what about other languages?
Hoo-boy, welcome to the litigious states of america. I don't think this company has thought this through.
You have the ring, and I see your Wii is as big as mine. Let's see how well you handle it.
Great. I have this sneaky suspicion that this cattle call will end up as network reality show contest.
At least your's left. My Google Earth just sits on my couch and eats all my resources. And I think it made a pass at my girlfriend
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Okay, I made up that part of having a girlfriend.
I guess I am the only one who thought of the Urban Dictionary definition of landing strip. :/
And who's landing strip would be coveted?
For those who still live in their Mom's basement, that would be considered "badass."
Damn. This means all we got for this was reruns of the Aploterix! and Andy show from Betelgeuse.
I'm currently trying to do what the distro should be doing for me; installing layer and application at a time.
Of course, I'm also trying to do this on a system put together from more recent hardware, the m-atx Gigabyte platform GA-MA69GM-S2H Socket which uses AM2 and the AMD 690G Northbridge. And a USB connected ATSC HDTV card.
I'm finding it's a snap to install Ubuntu, LAMP, and MythTV but almost impossible to get any further than configuration. And that is the problem. I can install WinXP and SageTV and have all these components work right now. So it still is the main problem for Linux and any distro - hardware support.
Yes, the larger question still is open versus restricted driver support. But at the end of the day, especially the present day like tonight, I'd rather have my hardware recognize a restricted driver and install it seamlessly than having the "freedom" of an open source driver. If move to open from a restricted, then shouldn't that be the incentive for hardware manufactures to provide these drivers?
I made sure to copy all of my coworkers with this...
Obligatory Mad Max Quote:
there goes my investments in learning Chinese, buying slums in Tokyo and building a crappy AI called Wintermute.
Basically, how about writing user documentation that captures real world scenarios and details from start to finish how a task, or better yet, an objective can be completed.
either that, or just turn it all into a first person shooter. I'll settle for either one.
have egg on their face now?
"golf clap for our .DE brethren"
Does this mean there will be a pirate ship anchoring off the coast of Germany any time soon?
How could we have withstood the horror that was "Attack of the Giant Leeches" if it was not for the Joel/Tom/Crow: "A Danger To Myself and Others" (The Hillbilly Song) sketch?
Uh,, I did. It still breaks down to a simple matter of one person wanting his ideas recognized in a specific arena. So if you are the lead architect on something as important as the kernel, what do you do? You cannot satisfy everyone's opinion of how a project should go, especially in this environment.
Maybe the lead cannot recognize his greatness in establishing better optimization on the desktop? Was there any outstanding benchmark to prove one way or another? Well, you see, even CK admitted benchmarks are only applicable to those with ideally the same system, which they are not.
Trying to be all things to all people cannot be true. Some things will slip through. CK feels burned out because he was not recognized. Period. In a corporate setting, he would either quit, be fired for being argumentative, or just accept it and continue to work on something that will never see the light of day. Instead he stops submitting patches and goes on to learn Japanese.
But it takes top down leadership to run things.
Clearly, Con Kolivas wanted to participate because he felt Linux could be and should be improved on the desktop and set out to do that. However, from his account, he appears to have run into indifference and outright rejection of some of his solutions. Now, if Linux was run like a company, say Microsoft, would this happen? maybe, if it wasn't his main line of work. As a hobby, most suggestions are simply that. But if he is asked to work on the kernel and he doesn't work well with his boss, whether or not the code is good, most times he will be let go or reassigned to another department.
Yes, Linux does have leadership and a hierarchical structure. But it isn't run with investor supported, or market driven shareholders. If anything, Linux runs on donations. And here is where I think the problem lies twofold. first, people participate and then leave citing burnout because they feel that since they volunteered their time, then the things they do must be worth their effort. And when their effort isn't acknowledged (or used), ego play sets in and causes ill will.
How to mitigate this issue? Leadership needs to take an overall view of progress from a homogenized as well as server and client distro view. Clearly, there are incompatible things going on between server and desktop that warrant separation. And too, recognize that some things may slip by and just recognize not everything can be perfect. For the individual, this is harsh, but fork it and build your own distro if you think they are wrong and you are right. Time will tell and then perhaps it will unfork and then everyone can kiss your ass.
The second problem that occurs with this issue is business do not want a product that has been built with love and sideline passion. That want a product warranted by wage slaves and a company driven by profit. Companies are outright scared of using and investing in a product that someone built in their spare time and only works on it when it suits their own schedule.
Yes...I've heard of such a place. Mythic, perhaps. A place where all the low rent geeks go to find their jollies because mom upstairs put a NetNanny filter on the DSL.
"My wheels! I can't move my wheels!"
If they really thought about it, I suppose it's some kind of audio-vibratory-physio-molecular transport device?