I know this is an unpopular view, especially in the geek community, but it has to be said: I think this is a good thing.
I don't know, maybe I wasn't given too many model spaceships to play with as a child, maybe I didnt sit slackjawed infront of the TV watching Star Trek enough and maybe the firey passion that lies in some people about reaching the edges of our universe just isn't alive in me. And it is quite possible the bleeding heart in me is just too overwhelming to recognize the significance, of spending millions on these space projects in part of billions of a NASA budget, while [for example] the US still doesnt have universal health coverage. Bush's "starve the beast" mentality has the chilling effect of drastic cuts everywhere. I would much rather see NASA's budget get slashed to bits than any other program that deals directly with life on *this* planet. Face it, NASA's whole begining was a technology ego fueld race with the USSR and perhaps its continuing existance is simply a "leftover" phase or just more ego building.
It seems safe and trendy to speculate on anything Google is doing in the future. A fanboy craze has swept Slashdot and it is safe to say that every interation that Google does or says or might do or might say, or hasn't done yet etc. gets reported like it is breaking news.
This isn't flamebait, it is just perspective people. Google made a great nifty little search engine, got boatloads of cash with their IPO, and now they are looking to spend and increase market share in...well, just about everything...
Here is my speculation of Google's future: they will have their hand in every project that they can, and if that isn't true, the speculation that they might will be reported regardless.
...The new GoogleAppleSlashdot drinking game!
The rules are simple. Every day that Slashdot has a story about Google AND Apple, drink yourself silly! Chug in the instance of a Google and Apple story in a row! (Much like right now)
Don't sober up until 24 hours elapse without a GoogleApple story :-p
I heard something about this "new" Dvorak keyboard that is better and more effiecient than a standard QWERTY keyboard, I bet you it will take over much like this new mouse will!!!!
Ah, speculation is so fun!
Man, you add "could" infront of anything, and well, anything is possible!
This just in: Slashdot could be taken over by Microsoft, as early as tomorrow!
Just wait until this trend spreads across all countries and continents...be afraid of the Antartic Recording Industry (ARI)....I mean, imagine being sued in a currency that doesnt exist!
Or just paying your debt with penguins.
My reaction is just to say to look at statistics. Millions upon millions of not billions of people play video games. If their was a "link" even a small one, wouldnt their be a pandemic of obvious video-game-related violence? Instead we get a couple of news pieces a year of teen's lawyers yelling "GTA made him do it!!" So my kneejerk reaction is just to say, from a broad perspective, that it just doesnt add up.
Well, it all has to do with the business model. While I certainly see a niche market for pay per view downloads, is it really possible for a massive shift to user-supported content? Well, someone will object "offer the content on TV, with commercials and then offer commercial free online for a nominal fee". But as the shift towards people paying for commercial free content grows, the advertising dollars would diminish. So really, the fundamental question is, could a show sustain on direct user paid fees? I say no. For reference, in an odd way, look at the Slashdot article and hubbub about the latest Star Trek. They are in effect, raising funds from users, and the millions it takes is astounding.
Now granted, a perfect example is HBO. Completely subscription based, and it survives if not thrives. However HBO has very little original content in the grand scheme of things. Also, there are only a handful of those types of channels. And comparing that to an internet-TV-subscription model doesnt translate perfectly.
Personally, I hope it can happen, but I just do not see it as likely.
1. Possessing life; living. See Synonyms at living.
2. Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
3. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.
The only way this would become "unipolar" is if around the globe, everyone used Google, and in most part, they do.
So what is there to complain about?
Should America complain that France has a "unipolar" stranglehold on the wine industry?
Doesnt there seem to be something fundamentally fuzzy and improbable about comparing 15 patches to what "Red Hat and SuSe has had to endure"?
Isn't that like, a friend and I comparing our cars, and me braging that I only changed my oil once in the lifetime of the car, while he has changed it every 3 months, therefore I must have a better engine?
Just because Microsoft has dished out fewer patches doesnt mean it is more secure...infact, the knee jerk reaction is that they are probably just missing something(s) really big...
Could someone tell me the rationale for the Slashdot crowd supporting the file sharing programs/networks because they can be used for legit purposes and the "owners" stay out of the mix so to speak, and then on the other hand, slaming MCI for basically doing the same thing in this case? Sounds hypocritical to me.
Actually, it is even more devious that what you say. What made the "Dean Scream" seem crazy is the fact that news networks played the audio that came straight from the soundboard. This is significant. Now, who do you think was the first to play that direct-from-soundboard audio? A lot of the clips and audio from the scream, you hear exactly NO audience and NO other noise other than Dean. If you watch the ACTUAL video (which is very hard to find and wasnt played nearly at all) the 'Dean Scream' seems completely harmless and normal.
A good analogy is this: Its like when you are in your car, turn up the music real loud and sing along. Then hit pause but keep singing. Yeah.....
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.....Linux is communism right? So there is no need for taxes let alone currency. Duh.
I know this is an unpopular view, especially in the geek community, but it has to be said: I think this is a good thing.
I don't know, maybe I wasn't given too many model spaceships to play with as a child, maybe I didnt sit slackjawed infront of the TV watching Star Trek enough and maybe the firey passion that lies in some people about reaching the edges of our universe just isn't alive in me.
And it is quite possible the bleeding heart in me is just too overwhelming to recognize the significance, of spending millions on these space projects in part of billions of a NASA budget, while [for example] the US still doesnt have universal health coverage.
Bush's "starve the beast" mentality has the chilling effect of drastic cuts everywhere. I would much rather see NASA's budget get slashed to bits than any other program that deals directly with life on *this* planet.
Face it, NASA's whole begining was a technology ego fueld race with the USSR and perhaps its continuing existance is simply a "leftover" phase or just more ego building.
It seems safe and trendy to speculate on anything Google is doing in the future.
A fanboy craze has swept Slashdot and it is safe to say that every interation that Google does or says or might do or might say, or hasn't done yet etc. gets reported like it is breaking news.
This isn't flamebait, it is just perspective people. Google made a great nifty little search engine, got boatloads of cash with their IPO, and now they are looking to spend and increase market share in...well, just about everything...
Here is my speculation of Google's future: they will have their hand in every project that they can, and if that isn't true, the speculation that they might will be reported regardless.
...The new GoogleAppleSlashdot drinking game!
:-p
The rules are simple. Every day that Slashdot has a story about Google AND Apple, drink yourself silly! Chug in the instance of a Google and Apple story in a row! (Much like right now)
Don't sober up until 24 hours elapse without a GoogleApple story
...Obsessive compulsive disorder
Wouldnt it be ironic, if the OCD wiki, was edited, relentlessly?
I heard something about this "new" Dvorak keyboard that is better and more effiecient than a standard QWERTY keyboard, I bet you it will take over much like this new mouse will!!!!
Ah, speculation is so fun!
Man, you add "could" infront of anything, and well, anything is possible!
This just in: Slashdot could be taken over by Microsoft, as early as tomorrow!
Just wait until this trend spreads across all countries and continents...be afraid of the Antartic Recording Industry (ARI)....I mean, imagine being sued in a currency that doesnt exist!
Or just paying your debt with penguins.
My reaction is just to say to look at statistics. Millions upon millions of not billions of people play video games. If their was a "link" even a small one, wouldnt their be a pandemic of obvious video-game-related violence? Instead we get a couple of news pieces a year of teen's lawyers yelling "GTA made him do it!!"
So my kneejerk reaction is just to say, from a broad perspective, that it just doesnt add up.
You didnt factor in the difference in time zones. Duh. And the international date line. The flight probably took negative time to complete.
Well, it all has to do with the business model. While I certainly see a niche market for pay per view downloads, is it really possible for a massive shift to user-supported content? Well, someone will object "offer the content on TV, with commercials and then offer commercial free online for a nominal fee". But as the shift towards people paying for commercial free content grows, the advertising dollars would diminish. So really, the fundamental question is, could a show sustain on direct user paid fees? I say no. For reference, in an odd way, look at the Slashdot article and hubbub about the latest Star Trek. They are in effect, raising funds from users, and the millions it takes is astounding.
Now granted, a perfect example is HBO. Completely subscription based, and it survives if not thrives. However HBO has very little original content in the grand scheme of things. Also, there are only a handful of those types of channels. And comparing that to an internet-TV-subscription model doesnt translate perfectly.
Personally, I hope it can happen, but I just do not see it as likely.
The technology that is truly asstounding, is Google's ability to cache itself. Yeah, think about THAT one for a while.
Has Slashdot turned into Googleappledot? Gooppledot.org?
Courtesy of dictionary.com emphasis mine:
animate
tr.v. animated, animating, animates
adj. (n-mt)
1. Possessing life; living. See Synonyms at living.
2. Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
3. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.
The next week I tried to build one using all my wind up toys, string and the legs of the kitchen table
Could it run Linux?
The next week I tried to build one using all my wind up toys, string and the legs of the kitchen table Could it run Linux?
The only way this would become "unipolar" is if around the globe, everyone used Google, and in most part, they do.
So what is there to complain about?
Should America complain that France has a "unipolar" stranglehold on the wine industry?
Doesnt there seem to be something fundamentally fuzzy and improbable about comparing 15 patches to what "Red Hat and SuSe has had to endure"?
Isn't that like, a friend and I comparing our cars, and me braging that I only changed my oil once in the lifetime of the car, while he has changed it every 3 months, therefore I must have a better engine?
Just because Microsoft has dished out fewer patches doesnt mean it is more secure...infact, the knee jerk reaction is that they are probably just missing something(s) really big...
The 'software' here is email....and besides, I was talking from a service point of view. The network itself is definitely used for legit purposes...
Could someone tell me the rationale for the Slashdot crowd supporting the file sharing programs/networks because they can be used for legit purposes and the "owners" stay out of the mix so to speak, and then on the other hand, slaming MCI for basically doing the same thing in this case? Sounds hypocritical to me.
Actually, it is even more devious that what you say. What made the "Dean Scream" seem crazy is the fact that news networks played the audio that came straight from the soundboard. This is significant. Now, who do you think was the first to play that direct-from-soundboard audio?
A lot of the clips and audio from the scream, you hear exactly NO audience and NO other noise other than Dean. If you watch the ACTUAL video (which is very hard to find and wasnt played nearly at all) the 'Dean Scream' seems completely harmless and normal.
A good analogy is this: Its like when you are in your car, turn up the music real loud and sing along. Then hit pause but keep singing. Yeah.....