This story prompted me to stop and realise that I've spent more than half my life reading Slashdot. The tech has changed, from early AMDs and Pentium 4s to 8-core mobile phones with data links I could only dream of as a youngster. I've learned more here than I can say, and it's almost all from the comments. This weird little corner of the internet has been a constant rock in the fast paced change if the internet, a tiny piece of consistency and calming green on white colours.
Thanks for everything. I mean that..rockwolf
Yep - but unless you've driven that road, it's hard to understand just how little there is to hit out there. The road was built to handle high speed travel safely, to the point that sitting on 180km/h feels like half that on a more major highway.
The biggest problem out there is fatigue, followed by wildlife strike and then stupidity. Darwin to Alice Springs is 1500km, with probably 3 decent towns in between and a couple more service stations that may or may not be open. If the major driver for accident rates on a road is fatigue then raising the speed limit may help - otherwise you'll need to look elsewhere for a solution../Rockwolf
I've been reading slashdot for probably close to 15 years - and it's never been as good as it used to be, if you listen to the commentariat. It's just part of the noise around here.
But I'm doing some other stuff on the side to hedge my bets.
I've got mod-points, but I'd rather provoke a discussion: in broad-brush terms, what are the sort of things you're doing? Currency or precious metal investments, or more along the lines of buying extra tins of food every week, on the assumption that TEOTWAWKI is coming?
Slashdot really needs a filter to replace fuck with frack,
well maybe not really needs, more like I'd like it to have an option for it in the preferences.
That would be what greasemonkey and a script would be for. Have fun.
So... how many people are going to be hospitalized with poisoning symptoms after mixing large quantities of this in the hopes of drinking the elixir of immortality?
I'm still a supporter of offshore drilling. Ask me again in a year, when this whole episode has concluded (or not), and I may change my mind.
No you won't. No, seriously - catastrophic leaks from rigs and super-tankers happen all the time, at least every couple of years. From the fact you're posting on slashdot, it's a fair bet that you at least know about the Exxon Valdez. If you didn't change your mind from that (or more recent examples), why would you change your mind about this spill, other than it's closer to home and therefore closer to the public conciousness?
Point is, the guy's some variant of network engineer, as opposed to an artist specialising in impersonating 20th-century cubist works while standing on his head. The same would apply for any MS qualification - some would say they're not the most comprehensive or useful qualification, but the possession of a networking cert implies a basic level of knowledge allowing an understanding of the technical issues as presented to the court.
Bah. If it can't run an awesome executable like that, it's not worth running as your main OS. Look, they also host a really awesome (guaranteed virus-free!!1!) version of Windows - that'll run it, better than that busted Linux stuff that doesn't have a start menu. Link: http:///www.amilegit.com.ru/windows_win7_sp2-RTM_legitkey.rar
Sometimes I miss the old days of internet search. Sure, you had to hunt through half a dozen pages of results to find the information you were looking for. But half the fun is in the search. The other half is ending up in places you never would have thought to go on your own. These days you can find what you're looking for in a few clicks. Somehow that makes the internet feel smaller.
Sometimes I miss the old days of horse and carriage. Sure, you had to travel for half a dozen days to get to your family for christmas. But half the fun is in the travelling. The other half is ending up in places you never would have thought to go on your own. These days you can travel the planet in half a day. Somehow that makes the world feel smaller.
Contrary to the way that might look, this isn't a FTFY post. It's more a commentary on how the old ways of doing things seem to be romanticised - I remember diskless 16 colour terminals and a RISC server backing them up in primary school, I remember dogpile and altavista over dial-up a few years later (back when they were comparitively useful) - and that's the way it was, and better than what came before. What we have now is impressive, but in 10-15 years it will be outdated, cute, people will comment "How did we ever get by without $foo back then?" and kids will be saying "how did you ever find things without video search and live mm-resolution sat feeds for navigation?". I agree with your point - the internet seems smaller, even though there's exponentially more information on it than before (admittedly, most of it is garbage). As you seem to be implying, we're used to finding the information we need, everyone on/. is a jaded netizen where nothing is surprising, and the magic of finding somewhere new seems to have disappeared due to the google revolution. As a signature around here somewhere says, "The revolution will not be televised".
The frightening part is that I'm only 25. My lawn - it'll be growing here soon, 7-digit UID's might want to think about getting off it.
but that does not mean that the condition is unimportant, or not to be taken seriously.
I think in this case that's exactly what it means.
I doubt you'd feel the same way if you were afflicted by it. Maybe it's a mental condition, it certainly seems (on the face of it) to be somewhat similar to hypochondria, in that symptoms may manifest without any physical reason for them - sort of a reverse-placebo, if you will. And no, IANAD.
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This story prompted me to stop and realise that I've spent more than half my life reading Slashdot. The tech has changed, from early AMDs and Pentium 4s to 8-core mobile phones with data links I could only dream of as a youngster. I've learned more here than I can say, and it's almost all from the comments. This weird little corner of the internet has been a constant rock in the fast paced change if the internet, a tiny piece of consistency and calming green on white colours. Thanks for everything. I mean that. .rockwolf
Yep - but unless you've driven that road, it's hard to understand just how little there is to hit out there. The road was built to handle high speed travel safely, to the point that sitting on 180km/h feels like half that on a more major highway. The biggest problem out there is fatigue, followed by wildlife strike and then stupidity. Darwin to Alice Springs is 1500km, with probably 3 decent towns in between and a couple more service stations that may or may not be open. If the major driver for accident rates on a road is fatigue then raising the speed limit may help - otherwise you'll need to look elsewhere for a solution. ./Rockwolf
I've been reading slashdot for probably close to 15 years - and it's never been as good as it used to be, if you listen to the commentariat. It's just part of the noise around here.
Awesome. Something else we can export. Aussie Aussie Aussie!
I'm one of the 0.16% of the population with a 1 pixel display you insensitive clod.
I dunno, 49% of the population have a 1-pixel display, usually encoded as up or down.~
The think-of-the-kids mentality is almost solely responsible for this pussification of the USA.
Along these lines, I saw this video a couple of months ago. It's maybe a fraction overdone, but he makes some good points. Nutnfancy - Lessons of my father - depussification. Worth the time.
Teaching someone how to learn is like fucking them into virginity.
Ultimately ineffective, but amusing to try?
I am an Australian so I already know the outcome of games involving my team but that wouldn't stop me from watching the game.
Aussie Aussie Aussi... Ah, fuckit, lets go to the pub and watch the game there.
Don't call my ass "nothing", you insensitive clod!
I'm sorry, I forgot how hard you've worked to get it that big.
Nice. Thanks for taking the time, couple of incredible pictures there.
But I'm doing some other stuff on the side to hedge my bets.
I've got mod-points, but I'd rather provoke a discussion: in broad-brush terms, what are the sort of things you're doing? Currency or precious metal investments, or more along the lines of buying extra tins of food every week, on the assumption that TEOTWAWKI is coming?
./Rockwolf
The picture of the woman shoving wadfuls of marks into the furnace should be burned into everyone's mind.
Got a link? I haven't seen it before, though I've heard stories similar of hyperinflation in Turkey.
Slashdot really needs a filter to replace fuck with frack,
well maybe not really needs, more like I'd like it to have an option for it in the preferences.
That would be what greasemonkey and a script would be for. Have fun.
So... how many people are going to be hospitalized with poisoning symptoms after mixing large quantities of this in the hopes of drinking the elixir of immortality?
Hopefully at least one.
The second clutch (performance) was destroyed by my ex-wife driving it uphill and she slipped the clutch the whole way (like 5 miles).
Now I know why she's your ex. ;)
New portmanteau : Google + Oops! = Goops!
And a new malamanteau: iOops!
./Rockwolf
I'm still a supporter of offshore drilling. Ask me again in a year, when this whole episode has concluded (or not), and I may change my mind.
No you won't. No, seriously - catastrophic leaks from rigs and super-tankers happen all the time, at least every couple of years. From the fact you're posting on slashdot, it's a fair bet that you at least know about the Exxon Valdez. If you didn't change your mind from that (or more recent examples), why would you change your mind about this spill, other than it's closer to home and therefore closer to the public conciousness?
And yes, IAAGeologist, though not an oil geo.
./Rockwolf
Guess you haven't met many CCIEs...
Point is, the guy's some variant of network engineer, as opposed to an artist specialising in impersonating 20th-century cubist works while standing on his head. The same would apply for any MS qualification - some would say they're not the most comprehensive or useful qualification, but the possession of a networking cert implies a basic level of knowledge allowing an understanding of the technical issues as presented to the court.
./Rockwolf
Just download http:///www.amilegit.com.ru/legit_app_detector__win32_trojanfree!!!!.exe [amilegit.com.ru] and it will scan the app and tell you if it is legitimate.
I downloaded the program and tried running it, but Debian GNU/Linux said it couldn't execute the file.
Bah. If it can't run an awesome executable like that, it's not worth running as your main OS. Look, they also host a really awesome (guaranteed virus-free!!1!) version of Windows - that'll run it, better than that busted Linux stuff that doesn't have a start menu. Link: http:///www.amilegit.com.ru/windows_win7_sp2-RTM_legitkey.rar
Sometimes I miss the old days of internet search. Sure, you had to hunt through half a dozen pages of results to find the information you were looking for. But half the fun is in the search. The other half is ending up in places you never would have thought to go on your own. These days you can find what you're looking for in a few clicks. Somehow that makes the internet feel smaller.
Sometimes I miss the old days of horse and carriage. Sure, you had to travel for half a dozen days to get to your family for christmas. But half the fun is in the travelling. The other half is ending up in places you never would have thought to go on your own. These days you can travel the planet in half a day. Somehow that makes the world feel smaller.
Contrary to the way that might look, this isn't a FTFY post. It's more a commentary on how the old ways of doing things seem to be romanticised - I remember diskless 16 colour terminals and a RISC server backing them up in primary school, I remember dogpile and altavista over dial-up a few years later (back when they were comparitively useful) - and that's the way it was, and better than what came before. What we have now is impressive, but in 10-15 years it will be outdated, cute, people will comment "How did we ever get by without $foo back then?" and kids will be saying "how did you ever find things without video search and live mm-resolution sat feeds for navigation?". I agree with your point - the internet seems smaller, even though there's exponentially more information on it than before (admittedly, most of it is garbage). As you seem to be implying, we're used to finding the information we need, everyone on /. is a jaded netizen where nothing is surprising, and the magic of finding somewhere new seems to have disappeared due to the google revolution. As a signature around here somewhere says, "The revolution will not be televised".
The frightening part is that I'm only 25. My lawn - it'll be growing here soon, 7-digit UID's might want to think about getting off it.
./Rockwolf
My parents once lost power for several hours because a crow got fried in one of the transformers...
Hah - payback for the LHC baguette incident. One-all now, Mother Nature!
but that does not mean that the condition is unimportant, or not to be taken seriously.
I think in this case that's exactly what it means.
I doubt you'd feel the same way if you were afflicted by it. Maybe it's a mental condition, it certainly seems (on the face of it) to be somewhat similar to hypochondria, in that symptoms may manifest without any physical reason for them - sort of a reverse-placebo, if you will. And no, IANAD.
./Rockwolf
The only content you added beyond that provided by Engadget and Gizmodo was your ads.
Hey now, he worked hard for those ads!
./Rockwolf
Human flesh isn't called "long pig" or "the other other white meat" for nothing.
[citation needed]