Frankly, I've never been a big fan of Ubuntu. Maybe my brain is wired funny, but the last time I looked at it - about 8 months ago - I just didn't like it, and especially Gnome.
Yes, I admit it, I'm a KDE fan. It's a helluva lot easier for me to tweak it to my liking.
As much as I like it, though I have to admit, for what I mainly use my computer (photography) windows (shudder) works best.
I still haven't figured out how to calibrate my monitor in linux.
It's secure because people can't upload???? An earlier sentiment expresses my doubts on that matter --It's doubtful it'll go too far.
Even worse, to me this is a giant "fuck you" to the home creators who utilize Youtube for their own fun. I, for one, like some of the user stuff I've seen, and even the snippets of commercial stuff has got me looking for more content.
I barely watched the Daily show until I was turned on to some great clips on youtube.
Joost sounds more like squeezing the old top-down media format (television) into the "fancy thinkin' box" to me.
I just have to point out how bone-headed it is to give software to poor areas and expect people to change in the way they think about software. Yes, I know, poor folks need software, and it's noble...
but...
It's not gonna change minds where it matters. Statistically, better funded school districts produce more leaders that set the trends. These trend-setters can afford to buy branded, closed, software, and their environment guarantees they'll think about buying closed software before trying Open and/or Free software.
What this does is convince the End User that better is synonymous with more costly. The End User can be wealthy or poor, but both will agree, from experience, that the software that does things is bought and sold. Not better, although that term is used, but because it has to be worked toward [as a goal] is MUST be better.
"I was given this software, but everyone else who works [and makes more money] uses that software, therefore to move up I must buythat software.
On the other hand, if those leaders are using, and exploiting, OSS then OSS gains credibility over closed systems.
Perhaps giving more wealthy areas open software along with source-code, programming and an IP curriculum [Learn By Example! remember that???] will go further in promoting OSS than these efforts that, by design, will fly under the radar.
In fact, do any of these Open Source projects hold any kind of competition for students?
I have an epson 4490 that has a negative adapter for that size.
Any current flatbed that has a negative adapter will likely support 4x5. I believe Microtek has one too.
Look in Photography magazines.
It'll cost around $200-$300, or more depending on speed and resolution requirements. Take the time to learn to use the equipment; try photoshop elements for quick, painless adjustments.
Okay, I hate DRM. I hate locking software to specific hardware.
That being said, any clause that prevents people from doing what they want with their product runs counter to the stated goal of GPL, which is freedom to tinker.
My feeling is, any license that prevents people from doing what they want, no matter what it is, is in fact un-free.
Okay, I only read a few replies to this so I don't have a full assesment of the thread.
That being said, I did a whole lot of "evil" writing about a teacher, at 16 in school. It was for creative writing class, in the journal she had us keep. She would review the journals periodically.
She never said anything to me, or my family, or principal until it came time to get the next year's classes in order. Not wanting to take idiot classes, my only option to fill out credits seemed to be her class again next year.
That's when I found out she felt threatened. We had this whole discussion with the counselor and principal (still no parents) whereupon I ended up in "consumer english." She didn't like the nasty things I wrote about her, so didn't want me in her class again.
(This all stems from my incredulity at her insistence there was no contribution to literature from science fiction, refusal to allow a book report on Edger Allan Poe[!] and the countless times I caught her spewing provably incorrect garbage as 'instruction.')
The main difference between me and this case is not columbine, but the Media: despite declining incidence of youth violence, coverage of "local" events in national press is increasing creating a distorted view of real threat potential. For example this case is a local issue, but it's not doubt wormed its way into various other outlets.
Pile on top of that the current trend to consider anyone under 30 as a possible violent actor, the permeation of the word "terrorist" for any crime violent or otherwise, and the general feeling of mistrust of all youth.
The shame isn't the parent's excuses, over-reacting school, pussy teacher or dumb kid that should have known better. It's the hypocricy of the culture in which we now live. We are constantly told to talk out our differances, to find a diplomatic way, but in the end, those that hold the upper hand in diplomacy go to war because they're too scared to act like grown-ups.
Seems to me Gentoo is the ideal candidate for this type of thinking. With the variety of hardware out there, the combinations of assembly boggle the mind.
Hmmmmmm...I would never have known this guy existed were it not for this here slashdot article. In fact, there are a great many things I wouldn't be aware of but for some mysterious web page paying homage in my meanderings.
I just wonder how stupid people in the ARS really are? How can you sell, say, prints of a famous artist if no one knows he/she exists? Little things like that googlized homage is free advertising.
I suppose art is only meant for the elitist few. It's a shame
If art is to exist to be seen, then the ARS should foster cooperation with Google to bring art to a wider audience.
I don't know if it's already been said (probably), but if, in fact, M$ did do something similar before z4, then this is evidence of the stupidity of software patents.
I've been kicking this around: Code validation.
The idea is simple: you pay someone to validate code you are using. Not only is is bug free (resistent?), but SECURE. No spyware, etc.
Just a thought.
Many security experts agree: a diverse software structure is inherently more secure than a monolithic one. A system wherein the end user can determine his machine's makeup (browser, music playback, movie playback, etc) makes it much harder for would-be attackers to break in.
Does Microsoft ever plan to help the user separate programs--the browser, mediaplayer, etc--from the OS to improve security?
On a related point, taking into account the sucess of Firefox and other browsers, will microsoft ever at least separate their browser from the OS to improve stability, or will this major hole remain? It seems to me if Microsoft wanted to prove the superiority of their product they would do this to let the marketplace prove it for them.
The subject says it all. It is a philosophical point I've been trying to make to my friends, family and all who listen.
Let me put it in context: I work with tile for a living. I install ceramic tile. I use tools. I can modify those tools if I have to and the company doesn't get pissed. Marshaltown (one of the largest trowel manufacturers) does not make me sign a EULA. My hand tool manufacturers could care less about what I do with a tool after I buy it, so long as I don't re-sell them pretending I'm an official representitive of their company. I can sell knock-offs, but not under the same name. I can call a notch trowel I make Petertown trowels, and probably get away with it.
The tools I use are an extension of my hand. As with most people that use tools for a living, I'm loathe to lend them out lest the get damaged, lost, stolen or otherwise abused.
The computer is an extension of my mind. The implication I want people to understand is would you let just anyone into your mind? Is it right that you buy a computer but the likes of Sony, MS, Uncle sam, ETC feel it is their right to go rooting through your toolbox--which just so happens to have personal items therein?
Also, along the same vein, I want people to know if they let the IP laws run as amok as they are now there will be nothing for their children to do to earn money. The way everything is getting patented now if Junior wants to write a better browser he runs the risk of having all his work taken because he had the same inclination of a previous designer in algorithmic execution. Is this right?
I am tired, and I probably articulated my point poorly. The argument could be made that my hand tools are an extension of my brain.
What I feel needs to get across is the internet connected computer, unlike previous tools, has the capacity to reveal more of the mind of the user--shadows and all--than any other device. How we deal with that as a society now will have implications far into the future that just aren't being discussed.
What I find interesting about this project is the lack of mention of American involvement. This is especially troubling because of America's declining educational competitiveness.
We're led to believe, by striking teachers, that education is expensive. Seems to me these devices would be great for those underpriveliged kids the NEA--the teacher's union--claim need the help.
Instead of spending union dues on advertising why such-and-such strike is important (I hear them whenever there's a strike around here) why can't they spend money on projects like this?
I'm using Opera, and have the default set to identify itself as I.E. Certainly this messes with the count.
Granted, Opera probably doesn't get as much press as others, but I do know Konqueror can be set to identify itself as another browser, Mozilla among them.
In other words, I find this statistic useless because it's not *really* able to identify what browser is being used, only what browser the user says is being used.
This would be funny if it wasn't so infuriating. Many mass transit systems around the country (SEPTA is our little mess)are horribly mismanaged financially and logistically.
If you want to know why so many lose money, all you have to do is follow a bus around; our local stops at every freakin' block!
But enough about that, on to what I think users should do to circumvent these terrible systems: A wiki Mass Transit site!
The benefits would be immediate: No more stupid PDF schedules that can be difficult to navigate, and real users able to comment on the transit system's efficacy.
And the sweetest benefit: a black eye for local transit 'authorities' when word gets out that their operations suck so bad riders and users have to take matters into their own hands.
Okay, now suppose you're detained because you forgot to take that dime out of your pocket before going through the airport screening...
Now, suppose your DNA is taken..
Now, that your DNA is in the database, how hard would it be to switch your code with a real murderer/terrorist/miscreant? So, for example, the next time the murderer leaves some DNA behind YOUR DNA comes up in the database.
Before you answer, recall that.gov databases have been broken into before, for fun and profit. Also note, as we move further into the "information age," the amount of people inside and outside the system willing to do such malicious tinkering will only increase.
Also note that this will undoubtably increase bureaucracy, and with an increase of bureaucracy comes more places for corruption.
And you thought standing in line at the DMV sucked!
Slashdot Mirror
I firmly place blame where it belongs: Idle
I've always wanted to turn my phone into a cue-cat!(R)
I've been fairly successfull telling my mom Personal Computers are only a fad. She wants a VHS for Christmas instead.
Seems to me those countries doing better, financially, have less onerous IP laws and regulators. Isn't that part of a free market?
Nah, this is america where They rule you have to leave your home; Understand, though, economics trumps cleverness.
And, like all previous mediums, is bound to be fertile ground for all kinds statements, from serious to the ridiculous.
My question is, when will we see the Jack Thompson Lawsuit Shootout Jamboree?
Yes, I admit it, I'm a KDE fan. It's a helluva lot easier for me to tweak it to my liking.
As much as I like it, though I have to admit, for what I mainly use my computer (photography) windows (shudder) works best.
I still haven't figured out how to calibrate my monitor in linux.
It's secure because people can't upload???? An earlier sentiment expresses my doubts on that matter --It's doubtful it'll go too far.
Even worse, to me this is a giant "fuck you" to the home creators who utilize Youtube for their own fun. I, for one, like some of the user stuff I've seen, and even the snippets of commercial stuff has got me looking for more content.
I barely watched the Daily show until I was turned on to some great clips on youtube.
Joost sounds more like squeezing the old top-down media format (television) into the "fancy thinkin' box" to me.
but...
It's not gonna change minds where it matters. Statistically, better funded school districts produce more leaders that set the trends. These trend-setters can afford to buy branded, closed, software, and their environment guarantees they'll think about buying closed software before trying Open and/or Free software.
What this does is convince the End User that better is synonymous with more costly. The End User can be wealthy or poor, but both will agree, from experience, that the software that does things is bought and sold. Not better, although that term is used, but because it has to be worked toward [as a goal] is MUST be better.
"I was given this software, but everyone else who works [and makes more money] uses that software, therefore to move up I must buy that software.
On the other hand, if those leaders are using, and exploiting, OSS then OSS gains credibility over closed systems.
Perhaps giving more wealthy areas open software along with source-code, programming and an IP curriculum [Learn By Example! remember that???] will go further in promoting OSS than these efforts that, by design, will fly under the radar.
In fact, do any of these Open Source projects hold any kind of competition for students?
"I didn't mean the Altair was Greater than Eniac, or better than Eniac, just, at the time, it was more popular than Eniac."
I have an epson 4490 that has a negative adapter for that size.
Any current flatbed that has a negative adapter will likely support 4x5. I believe Microtek has one too.
Look in Photography magazines.
It'll cost around $200-$300, or more depending on speed and resolution requirements. Take the time to learn to use the equipment; try photoshop elements for quick, painless adjustments.
My feeling is, any license that prevents people from doing what they want, no matter what it is, is in fact un-free.
That being said, I did a whole lot of "evil" writing about a teacher, at 16 in school. It was for creative writing class, in the journal she had us keep. She would review the journals periodically.
She never said anything to me, or my family, or principal until it came time to get the next year's classes in order. Not wanting to take idiot classes, my only option to fill out credits seemed to be her class again next year.
That's when I found out she felt threatened. We had this whole discussion with the counselor and principal (still no parents) whereupon I ended up in "consumer english." She didn't like the nasty things I wrote about her, so didn't want me in her class again.
(This all stems from my incredulity at her insistence there was no contribution to literature from science fiction, refusal to allow a book report on Edger Allan Poe[!] and the countless times I caught her spewing provably incorrect garbage as 'instruction.')
The main difference between me and this case is not columbine, but the Media: despite declining incidence of youth violence, coverage of "local" events in national press is increasing creating a distorted view of real threat potential. For example this case is a local issue, but it's not doubt wormed its way into various other outlets.
Pile on top of that the current trend to consider anyone under 30 as a possible violent actor, the permeation of the word "terrorist" for any crime violent or otherwise, and the general feeling of mistrust of all youth.
The shame isn't the parent's excuses, over-reacting school, pussy teacher or dumb kid that should have known better. It's the hypocricy of the culture in which we now live. We are constantly told to talk out our differances, to find a diplomatic way, but in the end, those that hold the upper hand in diplomacy go to war because they're too scared to act like grown-ups.
Seems to me Gentoo is the ideal candidate for this type of thinking. With the variety of hardware out there, the combinations of assembly boggle the mind.
I just wonder how stupid people in the ARS really are? How can you sell, say, prints of a famous artist if no one knows he/she exists? Little things like that googlized homage is free advertising.
I suppose art is only meant for the elitist few. It's a shame
If art is to exist to be seen, then the ARS should foster cooperation with Google to bring art to a wider audience.
I don't know if it's already been said (probably), but if, in fact, M$ did do something similar before z4, then this is evidence of the stupidity of software patents.
I've been kicking this around: Code validation. The idea is simple: you pay someone to validate code you are using. Not only is is bug free (resistent?), but SECURE. No spyware, etc. Just a thought.
Perhaps anyone who would like to see the widespread adoption of OSS should pass this poll along to even their non-geek friends.
It would seem reasonable to assume a widespread response to this survey would be shopped to app developers.
Many security experts agree: a diverse software structure is inherently more secure than a monolithic one. A system wherein the end user can determine his machine's makeup (browser, music playback, movie playback, etc) makes it much harder for would-be attackers to break in.
Does Microsoft ever plan to help the user separate programs--the browser, mediaplayer, etc--from the OS to improve security?
On a related point, taking into account the sucess of Firefox and other browsers, will microsoft ever at least separate their browser from the OS to improve stability, or will this major hole remain? It seems to me if Microsoft wanted to prove the superiority of their product they would do this to let the marketplace prove it for them.
The subject says it all. It is a philosophical point I've been trying to make to my friends, family and all who listen.
Let me put it in context: I work with tile for a living. I install ceramic tile. I use tools. I can modify those tools if I have to and the company doesn't get pissed. Marshaltown (one of the largest trowel manufacturers) does not make me sign a EULA. My hand tool manufacturers could care less about what I do with a tool after I buy it, so long as I don't re-sell them pretending I'm an official representitive of their company. I can sell knock-offs, but not under the same name. I can call a notch trowel I make Petertown trowels, and probably get away with it.
The tools I use are an extension of my hand. As with most people that use tools for a living, I'm loathe to lend them out lest the get damaged, lost, stolen or otherwise abused.
The computer is an extension of my mind. The implication I want people to understand is would you let just anyone into your mind? Is it right that you buy a computer but the likes of Sony, MS, Uncle sam, ETC feel it is their right to go rooting through your toolbox--which just so happens to have personal items therein?
Also, along the same vein, I want people to know if they let the IP laws run as amok as they are now there will be nothing for their children to do to earn money. The way everything is getting patented now if Junior wants to write a better browser he runs the risk of having all his work taken because he had the same inclination of a previous designer in algorithmic execution. Is this right?
I am tired, and I probably articulated my point poorly. The argument could be made that my hand tools are an extension of my brain.
What I feel needs to get across is the internet connected computer, unlike previous tools, has the capacity to reveal more of the mind of the user--shadows and all--than any other device. How we deal with that as a society now will have implications far into the future that just aren't being discussed.
We're led to believe, by striking teachers, that education is expensive. Seems to me these devices would be great for those underpriveliged kids the NEA--the teacher's union--claim need the help.
Instead of spending union dues on advertising why such-and-such strike is important (I hear them whenever there's a strike around here) why can't they spend money on projects like this?
I'll go back in hiding now.
I'm using Opera, and have the default set to identify itself as I.E. Certainly this messes with the count. Granted, Opera probably doesn't get as much press as others, but I do know Konqueror can be set to identify itself as another browser, Mozilla among them. In other words, I find this statistic useless because it's not *really* able to identify what browser is being used, only what browser the user says is being used.
If you want to know why so many lose money, all you have to do is follow a bus around; our local stops at every freakin' block!
But enough about that, on to what I think users should do to circumvent these terrible systems: A wiki Mass Transit site!
The benefits would be immediate: No more stupid PDF schedules that can be difficult to navigate, and real users able to comment on the transit system's efficacy.
And the sweetest benefit: a black eye for local transit 'authorities' when word gets out that their operations suck so bad riders and users have to take matters into their own hands.
Just my 2 cents :)
Now, suppose your DNA is taken..
Now, that your DNA is in the database, how hard would it be to switch your code with a real murderer/terrorist/miscreant? So, for example, the next time the murderer leaves some DNA behind YOUR DNA comes up in the database.
Before you answer, recall that .gov databases have been broken into before, for fun and profit. Also note, as we move further into the "information age," the amount of people inside and outside the system willing to do such malicious tinkering will only increase.
Also note that this will undoubtably increase bureaucracy, and with an increase of bureaucracy comes more places for corruption.
And you thought standing in line at the DMV sucked!
It was rejected.
Does this still make me a crank?
Probably.
Welcome to the "United Soviet Socialist of America," Comrade.