I've always complained that Wikipedia was infected with a socialist bias
Imagine that. Wikipedia reflects the bias of the thousands of people who are willing to share information, help others and collaborate on large projects together -- without any expectation of monetary payment (even if some wikipedians expect plenty of ego boosting)-- of course it has a socialist bias.
Capitalists would suffocate the project in any attempt to maximize profits. Fascists wouldn't be into the idea of a Wiki at all.
For the record, I'm mostly just a Wikipedia user-- not a hardcore author or anything.
Wikis can be really horrible at these sorts of debates-- Sifting through the Wikipedia comments is like looking for a needle in a chickencoop full of hysterical chickens and misinformed roosters.
Plus, since most of the text can be changed at any moment, how do I know that what I'm reading is accurate at this time, and not the opinion of some troll?
1. Why does the Wikipedia board feel that they need advertisements? Are there budget problems or other financial issues? 2. What do the opponents to the advertisements propose as an alternative? *Alterative Solutions* almost always work better then a straightup Boycott.
3. What does this mean for the end user? Are there going to be advertisements within Wikipedia? I know what the submission says-- but the Wikipedia page itself says "Answers.com will launch a Wikipedia Edition of their popular 1-Click Answers software", which makes it sound like there Answers.com is simply offering their own "Edition" of Wikipedia with some adsl. I can redistribute most of the content in Wikipedia, can't I? Isn't that what some commericial online enclopedias do?
Yes, the Mac mini seems to have killed all the incentive to build VIA EPIA-platform mini boxen.
Well, that's not the fault of the Mac Mini-- it's the fault of the Mini-ITX vendors for charging such high prices. I would have built one of these things years ago, but the price was much too high for my needs.
Yes, the Mac mini seems to have killed all the incentive to build VIA EPIA-platform mini boxen.
Well, that's not the fault of the Mac Mini-- it's the fault of Mini-ITX for charging such high prices. I would have built one of these things years ago, but the price was much too high for my needs.
WiFi even at G levels has a maximum bandwith of 54Mb/sec, which translates to about 6MB/sec. Wow, 6MB a second, that's better than most cable systems, right?
Am I misreading what you wrote or are you confusing megabit and megabyte? A 54Mbps local wireless networks are a magnitude faster then a DSL, Cable or T-1 connection (128Kbps - 6Mbps).
Don't get too tightly wound up by little semantic issues.
If you rent an apartment from your landlord, I call it "Your" apartment, even though it's not really YOUR apartment, but you are permitted to stay there.
A lease does designate some sort of "ownership" or "having".
Where do I go for the nearest de-education center so I can join the mind-numbed consumer masses?
De-education has been modernized! You can watch it in full High-Definition with Dolby Surround Sound! Tune in to one of thousands of different deeducation centers!! Channels 2-2000, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
How about CONSUMERS pay for new TVs or converters themselves? They don't get cable free.
But we do get OTA broadcasts for free, the converters ain't cheap, and digital television requires a strong signal, which most of us can't get with those $20 rabbit ears. I get 17 channels on my 10 year old TV for free. Many channels are snowy, but watchable. A poor-quality digital signal is like watching a scratched DVD.
And as for cable & satellite, most consumers will end up buying the converters-- either by paying directly, or through added hidden fees from the television provider. "The box is free, but there's a $100 service charge".
how about the fucking TELEVISION INDUSTRY do the subsidizing, instead? Why in the fucking hell should tax money go toward it?
Because the government is forcing the television broadcasters to give up their portion of the analog spectrum, in favor of the new Digital standard. Even if Digital Television does reach 85% of American households, few companies would willingly lose 15% of their audience-- nobody is willing to take the first jump, which is why the FCC is mandating an end date to all broadcasters at once.
I agree with you. The whole thing is stupid, but it's just one more item in a long list of $5000 HDTVs and consumers who pay $100 to watch commercials.
Yeah, but then you'll just have one more thing to carry around, don't ya! Where you going to store a battery powered vagina anyways? You'd need a special hidden pocket in your tech-no-bag so that the other people on the train won't scream every time you reach for your iPod.
Ah, keynote also has some nice data. Apparently Level3 & Verio have both been having severe problems in the last few hours, and have a high latency connecting to most of the other Level-2 & Level-3 providers:
was said to be A$80 million but has since blown out to A$250 million.
And with these latest problems, it's going to get much more expensive. Tra la, la-la-la.
I love Christmas. Nothing says "Baby Jesus" and "Goodwill towards men" then a $250Million computer blowout, 10000 42-inch Plasma Screen TVs, Tickle Me Elmo and credit card debt up the wazoo. It's like some sick, sad joke.
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I'm not sure I can bring myself to verbalize an example of a comparable Christian insult.
What are you talking about? There are plenty of books which mock Christian culture.... Good Omens might count, but maybe not. They mocked everything.
I guess I can't verbalize many of them either, but that's just because my memory sucks. I know I've read some.
"Honey, I love you, but I'm tired of you talking about this stuff. Why don't you talk to your nerd friends on Slashweb or whatever it's called".
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You could ask Salman Rushdie, who has a Muslim background. He wrote a parody which was not well received by fundamental Muslims, and has been sentanced to death for abandoning the Muslim faith.
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I've always complained that Wikipedia was infected with a socialist bias
Imagine that. Wikipedia reflects the bias of the thousands of people who are willing to share information, help others and collaborate on large projects together -- without any expectation of monetary payment (even if some wikipedians expect plenty of ego boosting)-- of course it has a socialist bias.
Capitalists would suffocate the project in any attempt to maximize profits. Fascists wouldn't be into the idea of a Wiki at all.
For the record, I'm mostly just a Wikipedia user-- not a hardcore author or anything.
with some adsl
That should say "with some advertisements".
Vim no has Grammercheker.
Some issues really need to be clairified.
Wikis can be really horrible at these sorts of debates-- Sifting through the Wikipedia comments is like looking for a needle in a chickencoop full of hysterical chickens and misinformed roosters.
Plus, since most of the text can be changed at any moment, how do I know that what I'm reading is accurate at this time, and not the opinion of some troll?
1. Why does the Wikipedia board feel that they need advertisements? Are there budget problems or other financial issues?
2. What do the opponents to the advertisements propose as an alternative? *Alterative Solutions* almost always work better then a straightup Boycott.
3. What does this mean for the end user? Are there going to be advertisements within Wikipedia? I know what the submission says-- but the Wikipedia page itself says "Answers.com will launch a Wikipedia Edition of their popular 1-Click Answers software", which makes it sound like there Answers.com is simply offering their own "Edition" of Wikipedia with some adsl. I can redistribute most of the content in Wikipedia, can't I? Isn't that what some commericial online enclopedias do?
Well, this is a "General" release, and the "non general" release was not.
Does that clear things up for you?
Yes, the Mac mini seems to have killed all the incentive to build VIA EPIA-platform mini boxen.
Well, that's not the fault of the Mac Mini-- it's the fault of the Mini-ITX vendors for charging such high prices. I would have built one of these things years ago, but the price was much too high for my needs.
Yes, the Mac mini seems to have killed all the incentive to build VIA EPIA-platform mini boxen.
Well, that's not the fault of the Mac Mini-- it's the fault of Mini-ITX for charging such high prices. I would have built one of these things years ago, but the price was much too high for my needs.
WiFi even at G levels has a maximum bandwith of 54Mb/sec, which translates to about 6MB/sec. Wow, 6MB a second, that's better than most cable systems, right?
Am I misreading what you wrote or are you confusing megabit and megabyte ? A 54Mbps local wireless networks are a magnitude faster then a DSL, Cable or T-1 connection (128Kbps - 6Mbps).
It's full of politicians and pundits . . . !
So *that's* what we do with 'em. Thanks for the pointer!
Their portion of the analogue spectrum?
Don't get too tightly wound up by little semantic issues.
If you rent an apartment from your landlord, I call it "Your" apartment, even though it's not really YOUR apartment, but you are permitted to stay there.
A lease does designate some sort of "ownership" or "having".
Those 486 computers aren't useless either, but plenty of them end up in the landfill.
Where do I go for the nearest de-education center so I can join the mind-numbed consumer masses?
De-education has been modernized! You can watch it in full High-Definition with Dolby Surround Sound!
Tune in to one of thousands of different deeducation centers!! Channels 2-2000, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
How about CONSUMERS pay for new TVs or converters themselves? They don't get cable free.
But we do get OTA broadcasts for free, the converters ain't cheap, and digital television requires a strong signal, which most of us can't get with those $20 rabbit ears. I get 17 channels on my 10 year old TV for free. Many channels are snowy, but watchable. A poor-quality digital signal is like watching a scratched DVD.
And as for cable & satellite, most consumers will end up buying the converters-- either by paying directly, or through added hidden fees from the television provider. "The box is free, but there's a $100 service charge".
how about the fucking TELEVISION INDUSTRY do the subsidizing, instead? Why in the fucking hell should tax money go toward it?
Because the government is forcing the television broadcasters to give up their portion of the analog spectrum, in favor of the new Digital standard. Even if Digital Television does reach 85% of American households, few companies would willingly lose 15% of their audience-- nobody is willing to take the first jump, which is why the FCC is mandating an end date to all broadcasters at once.
I agree with you. The whole thing is stupid, but it's just one more item in a long list of $5000 HDTVs and consumers who pay $100 to watch commercials.
Find someone with a vagina.
Yeah, but then you'll just have one more thing to carry around, don't ya! Where you going to store a battery powered vagina anyways? You'd need a special hidden pocket in your tech-no-bag so that the other people on the train won't scream every time you reach for your iPod.
It's spelled "Hear! Hear!"
Nonononono... he was clearly replying to the parent's question. Please everyone, send your bill to SRoberts7758.
"And now, to whom from Level3 do I send my bill?"
HERE HERE!!!
Don't blame him! This was a software upgrade gone awry.
does it tell you who they are or what they have planned for the future?
According to the flash animation, they plan to shoot people. And not just any people-- they shot the managers.
Sorry for being an ass to you :)
;) You made me laugh.
I deserve it
Forget one quote and my post is all screwed up.
I can't reach the ISC:
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/
Ah, keynote also has some nice data. Apparently Level3 & Verio have both been having severe problems in the last few hours, and have a high latency connecting to most of the other Level-2 & Level-3 providers:
x ?Login=Y&Username=public&Password=public
http://scoreboard.keynote.com/scoreboard/Main.asp
The irony is that the is down, so I can't monitor much outside my own world at all.
I blame the UN.
was said to be A$80 million but has since blown out to A$250 million.
And with these latest problems, it's going to get much more expensive. Tra la, la-la-la.
I love Christmas. Nothing says "Baby Jesus" and "Goodwill towards men" then a $250Million computer blowout, 10000 42-inch Plasma Screen TVs, Tickle Me Elmo and credit card debt up the wazoo. It's like some sick, sad joke.
I'm not sure I can bring myself to verbalize an example of a comparable Christian insult.
... Good Omens might count, but maybe not. They mocked everything.
What are you talking about? There are plenty of books which mock Christian culture.
I guess I can't verbalize many of them either, but that's just because my memory sucks. I know I've read some.
"Honey, I love you, but I'm tired of you talking about this stuff. Why don't you talk to your nerd friends on Slashweb or whatever it's called".
P.S. may the speling & grammar zealots forgive me.
You could ask Salman Rushdie, who has a Muslim background. He wrote a parody which was not well received by fundamental Muslims, and has been sentanced to death for abandoning the Muslim faith.
The book was so horrible, that even Cat Stevens agreeded somewhat that Salman should be killed. He later appologized, but the point is-- you're not supposed to agree with the ravings of a lunatic religious leader in the first place.
My post may have a humorous tone, but the events described above are real.