Wikipedia already has tags for all sorts of things. Why can't "not notable" be a tag, and all candidate pages be marked with it? Deletion and the subsequent denial of information to normal users should not be the decision of a select few.
Some time ago, in India an experiment was conducted to gauge the use of computers in kids living in slums. They connected a computer with high speed internet access to a wall in a slum and waited. Surprisingly kids figured out without any help at all, how to use the computer and also a bunch of programs included.
If nothing else, the computer gave them the ability to think beyond what their meagre existence allowed. Relevant link http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/SEP00_Issue/stor y05.htm/
My question is whether MIT is the right place for this sort of thing. MIT is awesome for basic research, however something like a cheap laptop is more easily handled by big computer sellers like Dell, who can leverage their economies of scale.
That is hardly funny. Make sure to at least learn Sanskrit before assigning meanings to words which aren't even a part of Sanskrit. Let me guess, Sanskrit was the first 'exotic' language which popped into your head?
If your post was funny, it could remotely have been justified. It's not and is just an annoyance.
Well, if there were no vandal to break windows, the need for strong windows is moot, is it not? If there were no hackers, there would be no need for the bulletproof security we aim for.
Money = Nothing to someone who is the CEO of Intel.
Since Money among other major reasons is the chief differentiator for tech-minded people, buying a Mac given its ease of use is a no-brainer.
People should also realize that the world is becoming more cross-disciplinary. It's very rare to find a mechanical engineer for example who does not work with some software atleast. All (new) Engineers know MATLAB (basic script writing, using predefined functions) and hack together pretty useful code. My point is that the era of having only pure coders or developers is on its way out. The future belongs to people who not only code, but also possess a strong understanding of other cross-disciplinary areas. The sooner people realize this, the better it will be for them! -- Random Signature #2 Generated by SlashdotRndSig via GreaseMonkey
Well M$ did spend good money on research (billions of dollars) and lending technology so that they can get some of that back does not seem so bad. In the end the user is the beneficiary, rather than waiting for years for all the research to come out, they will get to see it sooner. Almost? like licensing IMHO.
Well, most people who try to figure out the problem would not have the trojans on their machines in the first place. Its really the customer's fault and they should bear responsibility towards it.
Too long has India supported its neigbors due to the principles of benevolence and non-violence. Look where that has gotten us: Bangladesh which owes its existence to India but it turns against India by thrusting upon India a massive refugee crisis and having petty disputes with us. Ditto Nepal, which cannot function without Indian assistance harbors terrorists who attack and bleed India. What good has come to India, by taking the high road? The current day calls for realpolitik, and not for lofty principles. Individual sacrifices are nothing in the greater good.
The main reason is that it is cheap to be on the internet. If there were some cost associated with our browsing, I am sure 90% of web browsing would drop to almost nothing. Nothing more than economics, plain and simple.
So you would rather not have this technology to help disabled people on the off-chance that it can be misused in the future? Show my one piece of technology which can't be misused, and I will agree. The potential for misuse exists, and its only people like you and me who can exert pressure to prevent it.
Well, I don't know if it will meet your needs or not, but Google News does offer you the ability to have your own news driven by a search term. Its right there in the layout screen under custom searches.
How hard is it for the editors to include a mirror link in the write-up? I mean, why does Slashdot take particular pride in taking out some server or the other? Being an enlightened community, shouldn't the basic rules of netiquette be adhered to? Seriously, this whole slashdotting thing has gone on far too long. I can't access the site to read TFA even if I want to!
This is already happening, wired even had an article on it, and the advance comes from the porn industry which has a number of contributions to the internet to its credit.
Can a blogger be held accountable like a journalist can? Is there an ombudsman for the blog? If the answer is no, then Blogging is not journalism. If a blogger can withstand the scrutiny and oversight, then yes, he or she is a journalist. Without a code of conduct, one cannot consider anyone a journalist.
I just wish that people check on their facts before posting. In spite of having a very diverse culture (made up of a number of major religions) and having people of different economic strata, India remains as stable as any developed country, contrary to what the parent says. India has withstood terrorist attempts along its border with much more resilience and probity with more freedom to its citizens then the US which basically is on the path to curtailing all freedoms for its citizens, all in the name of freedom. India is a breath of fresh air compared to what the US is becoming.
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Wikipedia already has tags for all sorts of things. Why can't "not notable" be a tag, and all candidate pages be marked with it? Deletion and the subsequent denial of information to normal users should not be the decision of a select few.
Some time ago, in India an experiment was conducted to gauge the use of computers in kids living in slums. They connected a computer with high speed internet access to a wall in a slum and waited. Surprisingly kids figured out without any help at all, how to use the computer and also a bunch of programs included. If nothing else, the computer gave them the ability to think beyond what their meagre existence allowed. Relevant link http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/SEP00_Issue/stor y05.htm/
A fellow Blackadder fan?
That's where I have heard it being said by our own Balders...
And God vanished in a poof of logic?
Well maybe they are not really moving it, just saying so? Classic misdirection...
My question is whether MIT is the right place for this sort of thing. MIT is awesome for basic research, however something like a cheap laptop is more easily handled by big computer sellers like Dell, who can leverage their economies of scale.
Maybe Slashdot needs something of a 'tag' architecture, since most issues can fit into more than one section.
That is hardly funny. Make sure to at least learn Sanskrit before assigning meanings to words which aren't even a part of Sanskrit. Let me guess, Sanskrit was the first 'exotic' language which popped into your head? If your post was funny, it could remotely have been justified. It's not and is just an annoyance.
Well, if there were no vandal to break windows, the need for strong windows is moot, is it not? If there were no hackers, there would be no need for the bulletproof security we aim for.
Money = Nothing to someone who is the CEO of Intel. Since Money among other major reasons is the chief differentiator for tech-minded people, buying a Mac given its ease of use is a no-brainer.
I have always had this question. If you had teleportation, why would you ever need Starship Enterprise?
People should also realize that the world is becoming more cross-disciplinary. It's very rare to find a mechanical engineer for example who does not work with some software atleast. All (new) Engineers know MATLAB (basic script writing, using predefined functions) and hack together pretty useful code.
My point is that the era of having only pure coders or developers is on its way out. The future belongs to people who not only code, but also possess a strong understanding of other cross-disciplinary areas.
The sooner people realize this, the better it will be for them!
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Generated by SlashdotRndSig via GreaseMonkey
Well M$ did spend good money on research (billions of dollars) and lending technology so that they can get some of that back does not seem so bad. In the end the user is the beneficiary, rather than waiting for years for all the research to come out, they will get to see it sooner. Almost? like licensing IMHO.
Well, most people who try to figure out the problem would not have the trojans on their machines in the first place. Its really the customer's fault and they should bear responsibility towards it.
Too long has India supported its neigbors due to the principles of benevolence and non-violence. Look where that has gotten us: Bangladesh which owes its existence to India but it turns against India by thrusting upon India a massive refugee crisis and having petty disputes with us. Ditto Nepal, which cannot function without Indian assistance harbors terrorists who attack and bleed India. What good has come to India, by taking the high road?
The current day calls for realpolitik, and not for lofty principles. Individual sacrifices are nothing in the greater good.
The main reason is that it is cheap to be on the internet. If there were some cost associated with our browsing, I am sure 90% of web browsing would drop to almost nothing. Nothing more than economics, plain and simple.
How many timeshttp://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a &rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=site %3Aslashdot.org+advertising+or+marketing...+kill+y ourself.&btnG=Google+Search/ is this going to be repeated? Something original should help, sometime atleast.
So you would rather not have this technology to help disabled people on the off-chance that it can be misused in the future? Show my one piece of technology which can't be misused, and I will agree. The potential for misuse exists, and its only people like you and me who can exert pressure to prevent it.
That is what I was wondering. Aren't the other search engines also affected? Maybe Google should take a page out of the other engines and fix this!
Well, I don't know if it will meet your needs or not, but Google News does offer you the ability to have your own news driven by a search term. Its right there in the layout screen under custom searches.
How hard is it for the editors to include a mirror link in the write-up? I mean, why does Slashdot take particular pride in taking out some server or the other? Being an enlightened community, shouldn't the basic rules of netiquette be adhered to?
Seriously, this whole slashdotting thing has gone on far too long. I can't access the site to read TFA even if I want to!
This is already happening, wired even had an article on it, and the advance comes from the porn industry which has a number of contributions to the internet to its credit.
Can a blogger be held accountable like a journalist can? Is there an ombudsman for the blog? If the answer is no, then Blogging is not journalism. If a blogger can withstand the scrutiny and oversight, then yes, he or she is a journalist.
Without a code of conduct, one cannot consider anyone a journalist.
I just wish that people check on their facts before posting. In spite of having a very diverse culture (made up of a number of major religions) and having people of different economic strata, India remains as stable as any developed country, contrary to what the parent says. India has withstood terrorist attempts along its border with much more resilience and probity with more freedom to its citizens then the US which basically is on the path to curtailing all freedoms for its citizens, all in the name of freedom. India is a breath of fresh air compared to what the US is becoming.
Not every book has to be a dialog or debate. A book should illustrate a point. 1984 does that, and hence serves its purpose.