It depresses me to think that any open medium can be so easily undermined by people with no scruples, no sense of responsibility and no idea of the damage they are doing.
Jesus Christ on a pogo stick, could you be any more naive? Could you be any more melodramatic? Could I be any more sarcastic and condescending?
I can only hope that you're 12 years old and are still inexperienced in the real world. I'd hate to think that an adult still has such a narrow view of the world.
Yes: Thus, it is opposite day, and so I therefore meant No, it is not opposite day. We have gained no knowledge.
No: Perhaps it is opposite day so I really meant yes. Or perhaps it truly is not opposite day, and I was honestly answering no. Thus, we have gained no knowledge
I'm sorry, but were we reading the same article? Was there a special hidden link only-for-subscribers that I missed, and instead went to a piece of crap "journalist" whose writing style would fit in a 9th grade English lab and who apparently doesn't grasp the concept of paragraphs?
There must be some secret here... Maybe if I hit up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-start when I enter the site I enter into some kind of "Negative World" where all the articles make sense and have something to say, rather than rambling on with no point.
Ah, the percentage game. Yes, he sold 100% of his stock. Do we know how many shares were sold? 12,000. Wow, he sold.08% of the total shares of the company. Call the SEC, Erin Brockovich, and maybe even the President!
Do we know why he sold them? No. Maybe he needed to buy a car and required some up-front cash. Maybe his daughter got injured in an accident and he had to cover some medical bills. We have no idea why he he sold them. And besides, does it matter? Just because an executive sells off his stock doesn't make it a problem. Is that what "Corporate Responsiblity" has come down to, CEOs and VPs unable to sell any stock for fear of being labeled as a criminal?
I can most certainly deny that a 100% sale of stocks is significant. If he were a majority shareholder, I would see inpropriety. But since he held such a small stake in the company, and since we do not know all the details, I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt to the man.
Welcome to Slashdot. Anything we don't like (Windows, SCO, RIAA, etc) gets blatantly screwed up headlines and reporting, with little or no fact checking from the editors. Anything we love (Linux, umm.....) gets automatic press for being even remotely related.
Christ, read the article for once! 119,000 shares were sold, out of 13.7 million outstanding shares. My admittedly hasty math puts that at less than 1% of the total shares. The other numbers involved were Robert Bench selling off a total of 17,151 out of his (then total) 245,194 shares. Again, rough math adds it up to less than 10%. Wow.
Any hopes Slashdot ever had of being a reputable news source... wait, they never had those hopes. News for fanatics, stuff that gets you riled up until you read the article and realize it's not what you thought but hey, buy our T-shirts anyways!
If you want to describe a feeling of sleepiness, by all means use "bore", but using it as a noun to describe drilling into the ground is worth avoiding. And don't get me started on people carrying things in the past tense.
Jesus tap-dancing Christ. Content and content are two completely separate words, for fsck's sake! You have content which is a good feeling in you. Then you have content which you may remember from such phrases as "that game lacks content" or "the contents of my wallet are empty".
I have just lost any and all respect I ever had for ESR or RMS, whoever actually said it. Being unable or unwilling to learn that two words spelled the same have different meanings just smacks of arrogance and stupidity.
Great, there are ways to repair a hole. Now, do you think they had the heat resistent foam in space? Or the titanium? Or the oxygen reserves to spend another 2 weeks in orbit until we could get those materials up to them? Or the EVA equipment to repair it? Or the training to adequately fix it, without making matters worse?
It's not like patching up a tire on the side of a road, you know. For one, you at least have unlimited oxygen here on Earth and if you screw up, you can always walk back.
I'm getting the strange feeling I'm responding to a troll, but I'll bite.
Your analogy is horrible. Imagine insead a better analogy: A piece of flat styrofoam is duct-taped to the hood of your car. As you're moving down the highway at 60MPH (100KPH for the normal people) the air friction eventually creates enough force to break the bonds of the duct tape and the piece of foam is now free.
Since this is a large, flat piece of foam (lightweight and not aerodynamic) it's going to lose its speed very quickly. In the car's frame of reference, the foam is now moving towards the windshield at, say, 40MPH. That's gonna startle any driver no matter what.
And besides, don't you think that NASA of all people would have been able to figure out some math like that? It's what they do for a living for Christ's sake. It's not like they're pulling this number of of their collective ass.
Yeah, right. Just like we're boycotting Blizzard because of their bnet.d hassles... oh wait, we ran a story on the release and expansion of Warcraft III.
Well, the MPAA is horrible and is taking away rights! But hell, here comes X-2, The Hulk, Lord of the Rings, etc.
The Slashdot crowd is all about boycotts, except when it makes life inconvenient for them. Then they'll pony up to the bar faster than... something that ponies up to the bar really quick.
So because they have rabid fans who will buy their music, they're somehow not "big crap artists"? I honestly don't follow your logic. However, since you're an admitted Radiohead fan, I do question your objective assessment of the band. It's like asking CmdrTaco if he thinks Linux is a good operating system.
The Matrix was really not a philosophical movie. It was an action movie that throws in a few pseudo-philosophical concepts without actually delving into the subject fully. I don't fault the creators for this, but I'm still mad at people who are upset by this "divergence" from the original.
The first time I watched The Matrix I was impressed by the philosopical aspect of it, and wowed by the action. The second time I saw how thin the plot was and how shallow the characters were, but was still impressed by the action. The third time I used my Chapter button on the DVD to skip ahead to the action, because I grew tired of the one-line philosophy.
"Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real?" Please. Read fscking Decartes, he does a much better analysis of reality than Morpheus ever could. "Would you still have broken the vase if I hadn't said anything?" Christ, get that woman some Herodotus or St. Augustine. "Fate is not without a certain sense of irony." Give me a gun. I can't take it anymore.
It's pseudo-philosophy, just like Contact is pseudo-scientific. Fine for the mainstream audience, but if you've studied the subject they're touching on it's just plain insulting. So I'm glad to see that they've stopped trying to be philosophical and just stuck with what really made The Matrix successful - mind-blowing action.
When you get down to the quantum mechanical level of things, most things actually are binary (or to use the proper term, quantized). Light is sent in distinct packets. Energy levels of an atom are at distinct levels. Gravity (current theory) is transmitted by gravitons, distinct packets of gravitational energy.
The only thing in Physics right now that we believe is truly analog is the passage of time, but even then, time isn't really a measurable "thing", it's a measure of decay of objects (which in itself is quantized). So, in the very small world at least, everything *IS* binary.
First off, that guy looks like the Heaven's Gate cult leader from a few years ago. The bald head really does it for me.
Secondly, and more seriously, he brings up valid points. I just started playing Asheron's Call 2 last month as part of a psychology experiment run by the University of Michigan. I found that the lower level game was very intense and packed with content, but as I gained levels over the course of a month, the content tapered off and turned into merely hack-and-slash. This makes sense, because the game is only a few months old and should thus have more content for low levels than high.
Unfortunately, high levels are relatively easy to attain. I played for 1 month, a few hours a night, and I'm currently at level 32, right where the content stops. But there are people who were level 50 only 3 weeks after the game was launched. What do they do now? They sit around, or create alternate characters until the 50 level cap is released.
Restricted permission for sensitive informationMost corporations today rely on firewalls, log-in security, and other network technologies to protect their sensitive intellectual property. The fundamental limitation of these technologies is that, once legitimate users have access to the information, they can share it with unauthorized people, potentially breaching security policies. IRM helps prevent the sensitive information itself from unauthorized access and reuse.
Yeah, provided the user doesn't, you know, remember it. Or print it out. Or have somebody looking over their shoulder.
I know you only intended to get a laugh out of this, but you're not being fair to Microsoft.
MS Rep: We have a well known operating system with established user interfaces, and is easily recognizable by people everywhere. We have the largest user base installment in the world. Thousands of applications, when installed using a single interface, will work without complicated kernel recompiling or device dependencies. We're a large corporation and, while that sounds like a bad word to many people, it means we have the resources and ability to help you 10 years from now when you're having trouble.
No, they were most certainly not "in talks". Microsoft asked Nintendo how much they wanted to become a second party, and Nintendo took it as a joke. Microsoft made an offer. Nintendo firmly replied "No, thank you."
I don't call that talks. I call that being hit on.
Come on, people. This isn't anywhere CLOSE to being confirmed. One news site, which has a reputation for reporting anything, has declared an internal memo was leaked (and then rescinded) that declared GBA game production was to be halted. Thus, it's obvious that Microsoft has bought Vivendi, right?
Rumors of buyouts have been swarming the gaming world recently. Nintendo will buy Sega. Microsoft will buy Sega. Nintendo will buy Capcom. EA will buy Capcom. Nintendo will buy Sega AND Capcom. Microsoft will buy Nintendo. Sony will buy General Electric (ok, so I just made that last one up). You get the idea.
Please. Until you read about this from Microsoft, Vivendi, or on legitgamingsites, assume that somebody made this crap up and are just looking for web traffic.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. This is the exact person who the MPAA, RIAA, and Congress are fighting against. This is the person who is helping to take YOUR rights away, because he can't be bothered to buy music or use rental services correctly. He has no qualms about stealing music or movies from people who trust him and continue to provide him with their services.
And he's constantly looking for more.
You're the villan they're looking for. I didn't think anybody like you actually existed.
How about, instead of blogging with it, you make like the Japanese and bully schoolmates with it!. Apparently some ticked-off classmate took a picture of a (rather attractive) girl in his class and forwarded it to his friends, along with some rather nasty information including her name and her... promiscuous behavior.
And don't forget this gem regarding voyeurism with cell phones. My favorite quote?
The girl was alerted to his presence by the noise emitted by the phone camera's shutter. She turned around to catch Hamano with his hands between her legs
This isn't an alternative to the GBA, this is the replacement for the GBA. And do you know where all the old GBA boards are going? That's right, into the Gamecube GBA Player.
For those of you who don't follow the gaming industry, Nintendo will be launching (in May, I believe) an adapter that will let you plug GBA cartridges into the Gamecube. Wide-screen GBA, using either the Gamecube controller or a GBA controller.
It's quite smart of Nintendo - design and market a new design of the GBA without the shortcomings of the predecessor. Build the new GBA and support that as your primary handheld. Use the old GBA boards that you're stuck with in the new hardware that also enhances the GBA games.
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Jesus Christ on a pogo stick, could you be any more naive? Could you be any more melodramatic? Could I be any more sarcastic and condescending?
I can only hope that you're 12 years old and are still inexperienced in the real world. I'd hate to think that an adult still has such a narrow view of the world.
You're new here, aren't you?
What am I supposed to answer to that?
- Yes: Thus, it is opposite day, and so I therefore meant No, it is not opposite day. We have gained no knowledge.
- No: Perhaps it is opposite day so I really meant yes. Or perhaps it truly is not opposite day, and I was honestly answering no. Thus, we have gained no knowledge
There's only one possible reply to that question:CowboyNeil.
There must be some secret here... Maybe if I hit up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-start when I enter the site I enter into some kind of "Negative World" where all the articles make sense and have something to say, rather than rambling on with no point.
Do we know why he sold them? No. Maybe he needed to buy a car and required some up-front cash. Maybe his daughter got injured in an accident and he had to cover some medical bills. We have no idea why he he sold them. And besides, does it matter? Just because an executive sells off his stock doesn't make it a problem. Is that what "Corporate Responsiblity" has come down to, CEOs and VPs unable to sell any stock for fear of being labeled as a criminal?
I can most certainly deny that a 100% sale of stocks is significant. If he were a majority shareholder, I would see inpropriety. But since he held such a small stake in the company, and since we do not know all the details, I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt to the man.
N/T, read the subject.
Christ, read the article for once! 119,000 shares were sold, out of 13.7 million outstanding shares. My admittedly hasty math puts that at less than 1% of the total shares. The other numbers involved were Robert Bench selling off a total of 17,151 out of his (then total) 245,194 shares. Again, rough math adds it up to less than 10%. Wow.
Any hopes Slashdot ever had of being a reputable news source... wait, they never had those hopes. News for fanatics, stuff that gets you riled up until you read the article and realize it's not what you thought but hey, buy our T-shirts anyways!
Jesus tap-dancing Christ. Content and content are two completely separate words, for fsck's sake! You have content which is a good feeling in you. Then you have content which you may remember from such phrases as "that game lacks content" or "the contents of my wallet are empty".
I have just lost any and all respect I ever had for ESR or RMS, whoever actually said it. Being unable or unwilling to learn that two words spelled the same have different meanings just smacks of arrogance and stupidity.
It's not like patching up a tire on the side of a road, you know. For one, you at least have unlimited oxygen here on Earth and if you screw up, you can always walk back.
Your analogy is horrible. Imagine insead a better analogy: A piece of flat styrofoam is duct-taped to the hood of your car. As you're moving down the highway at 60MPH (100KPH for the normal people) the air friction eventually creates enough force to break the bonds of the duct tape and the piece of foam is now free.
Since this is a large, flat piece of foam (lightweight and not aerodynamic) it's going to lose its speed very quickly. In the car's frame of reference, the foam is now moving towards the windshield at, say, 40MPH. That's gonna startle any driver no matter what.
And besides, don't you think that NASA of all people would have been able to figure out some math like that? It's what they do for a living for Christ's sake. It's not like they're pulling this number of of their collective ass.
Well, the MPAA is horrible and is taking away rights! But hell, here comes X-2, The Hulk, Lord of the Rings, etc.
The Slashdot crowd is all about boycotts, except when it makes life inconvenient for them. Then they'll pony up to the bar faster than... something that ponies up to the bar really quick.
So because they have rabid fans who will buy their music, they're somehow not "big crap artists"? I honestly don't follow your logic. However, since you're an admitted Radiohead fan, I do question your objective assessment of the band. It's like asking CmdrTaco if he thinks Linux is a good operating system.
The first time I watched The Matrix I was impressed by the philosopical aspect of it, and wowed by the action. The second time I saw how thin the plot was and how shallow the characters were, but was still impressed by the action. The third time I used my Chapter button on the DVD to skip ahead to the action, because I grew tired of the one-line philosophy.
"Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real?" Please. Read fscking Decartes, he does a much better analysis of reality than Morpheus ever could. "Would you still have broken the vase if I hadn't said anything?" Christ, get that woman some Herodotus or St. Augustine. "Fate is not without a certain sense of irony." Give me a gun. I can't take it anymore.
It's pseudo-philosophy, just like Contact is pseudo-scientific. Fine for the mainstream audience, but if you've studied the subject they're touching on it's just plain insulting. So I'm glad to see that they've stopped trying to be philosophical and just stuck with what really made The Matrix successful - mind-blowing action.
The only thing in Physics right now that we believe is truly analog is the passage of time, but even then, time isn't really a measurable "thing", it's a measure of decay of objects (which in itself is quantized). So, in the very small world at least, everything *IS* binary.
Secondly, and more seriously, he brings up valid points. I just started playing Asheron's Call 2 last month as part of a psychology experiment run by the University of Michigan. I found that the lower level game was very intense and packed with content, but as I gained levels over the course of a month, the content tapered off and turned into merely hack-and-slash. This makes sense, because the game is only a few months old and should thus have more content for low levels than high.
Unfortunately, high levels are relatively easy to attain. I played for 1 month, a few hours a night, and I'm currently at level 32, right where the content stops. But there are people who were level 50 only 3 weeks after the game was launched. What do they do now? They sit around, or create alternate characters until the 50 level cap is released.
MS Rep: We have a well known operating system with established user interfaces, and is easily recognizable by people everywhere. We have the largest user base installment in the world. Thousands of applications, when installed using a single interface, will work without complicated kernel recompiling or device dependencies. We're a large corporation and, while that sounds like a bad word to many people, it means we have the resources and ability to help you 10 years from now when you're having trouble.
OS Rep: Yeah, well, M$ sucks.
I don't call that talks. I call that being hit on.
Rumors of buyouts have been swarming the gaming world recently. Nintendo will buy Sega. Microsoft will buy Sega. Nintendo will buy Capcom. EA will buy Capcom. Nintendo will buy Sega AND Capcom. Microsoft will buy Nintendo. Sony will buy General Electric (ok, so I just made that last one up). You get the idea.
Please. Until you read about this from Microsoft, Vivendi, or on legit gaming sites, assume that somebody made this crap up and are just looking for web traffic.
Well, you're ahead of the majority of the Slashdot crowd by, oh, 20 showers per week!
And he's constantly looking for more.
You're the villan they're looking for. I didn't think anybody like you actually existed.
And don't forget this gem regarding voyeurism with cell phones. My favorite quote?
The girl was alerted to his presence by the noise emitted by the phone camera's shutter. She turned around to catch Hamano with his hands between her legs
For those of you who don't follow the gaming industry, Nintendo will be launching (in May, I believe) an adapter that will let you plug GBA cartridges into the Gamecube. Wide-screen GBA, using either the Gamecube controller or a GBA controller.
It's quite smart of Nintendo - design and market a new design of the GBA without the shortcomings of the predecessor. Build the new GBA and support that as your primary handheld. Use the old GBA boards that you're stuck with in the new hardware that also enhances the GBA games.
I think somewhere along the line, Slashdot.org: The Techie Menace became Slashdot.org: Attack of the Dupes...
Second, you'd have less disgruntled employees.
And apparently a whole lot more redundancy.
Plus some redundancy.