Well, in NYC, you'll be lucky if you're going half of the speed limit, let alone speeding;)
From what I know of emergency response within the state of Pennsylvania: Police, EMT, and firefighters get "carte blanche" access to the roads when their sirens/lights are on. Not only do they have unlimited speed limit & can run lights, but all traffic in front of them is legally required to yield as well. There is a tradeoff involved. If any of the above is involved in an accident while their sirens are on, they are automatically liable for it.
Well, my post was largely meant to be a joke. Particularly of the "slashdotters don't typically leave their computers"-stereotype variety.
I've watched these people and I'm not currently convinced that there is any more brain activity going on when using MySpace than there is watching television.
They're mostly teenagers. There's no brain activity in any case.;)
The problem is, once you get it running and get set up you kind of realize that it is just a computer operating system and not something inherently cool like a tiger or the fonz.
That's what Linux from Scratch is all about. In a land where linux is so easy to install, the only way to maintain geekhood is to roll your own.;)
Note: No, I don't use LFS. You think I'm crazy?!?;)
Had a substitute teacher in the 10th grade that was a complete bitch. The scoop:
I took alot of "Office" courses in high school, and (being the computer geek that I am) was the go-to guy for all of those classes. So, one day we get this sub-from-hell. No speaking during class. Noone was allowed to help anyone out. Business-as-WTF?!?!!
We didn't believe she meant it. People asked me questions, I continued to answer them. She eventually snapped at me, "Shut Up. I don't care if you have friends here. Now your only friend is your computer." So, I started having a conversation with the monitor... I told it how to enable the outline view in Word 2000, how to disable clippy... Needless to say, she didn't appreciate my humor. Before I could really piss her off, the period ended.
Later that week I'm in a similar class and she shows up again. At this point I know the score, but noone else in the class does. *Of course* they all start asking me questions. The sub prompty writes "NO TALKING" across the whiteboard. Soon after, she decides she is going to appoint a "class helper". So, she chooses someone from the room (seemingly at random; I believe she was avoiding me intentionally).
The dude she chose had no clue how to use the program. He did the logical thing, and asked me. She got pissed--I shit you not, beet-red pissed. And this is where the *real* fun began.
See, she went from being a thorn-on-my-side to a royal-pain-in-the-ass. To alleviate some of the pressure, I asked why she didn't let me help everyone out. I was obviously the most qualified person to do so. She tells me to stuff it... The class laughs... I proceed to belittle her ability to manage the class.
She asks my name, then threatens to call security. The class giggles some more.
See, the very concept of this substitute calling security to remove me from a classroom was so alien to them... I'm sure many of you know the drill. (Generally) Quiet, geeky kid, 100 lbs at most, non-violent, straight-edge. etc etc.
At this point, it has ceased to be entertaining. I walk out of the classroom, and go to the department office. I explain the situation to the Department Head. Then the Head and I walk calmly back to the classroom, where the Head asks the sub to leave the classroom.
I havn't touched my swap file since KDE 3.2... That's on 512MB with Gentoo, SuSE, Debian (sarge and sid), Kubuntu, and probably a few other distros I don't remember. I'd say that if there's something abusing your swap, it's not KDE. Check what daemons you are running. If there's nothing odd there, then switch distros, or compile KDE on your own.
Please note that the memory usage reported by ps and top cannot be trusted 100%. Each app in KDE looks like it consumes huge amounts of memory, but alot of that is actually shared between processes.
Slightly OT anecdote: I had a friend who ran FC4 & kept complaining that KDE was consuming all of his system resources. I bet him a hamburger that his problem wasn't KDE. Long story short: I got my burger, he got his cake, and we're both eating too. (Moral: Fedora Core's KDE binarys traditionally suck). YMMV.
There's a whole new market for you - XBox360 power supply cooling. So yeah stop bashing Microsoft, they're opening up new markets and promoting technology! They're not anti-competitive at all!
You spelled "democratizing the marketplace" wrong.
Wow, the guys at microsoft are really scared so much that they're becoming irrational:
"...Microsoft claimed that such software aims to 'make it impossible to make any income on software as a commercial product'"
Just a question, how many of you have ever written free software explicitly to put a company (say, MS) out of business?
I remeber there being an old wives tale/parable/famous quote/something of that nature which equates someone projecting their motives onto everyone who attacks them... little kids seem to do it alot. Tommy says "Bobby bumped into me so he could steal my cookie"... because Tommy does the same thing to Anne (bumps into her to steal her cookies). Meanwhile, Bobby had no such intent... He bumped completely inadvertently.
If you're not qualified, please shoot your mouth off on some other topic. Really. This article is a step in the right direction for Slashdot - away from wireless delusions of grandeur and towards a bit of realism.
It's not often that one witnesses such pretentious flamebait from such a low UID. Congradulations, sir. Here's your asshat.
On a more serious note: One does not need to be a wireless engineer to offer an opinion, particularly within such a community as this. You've obviously been here longer than I, and as such I can understand your pain. However, given your level of experience, you should be one of the people who is least likely to spout their keyboards off in such a gout of "tactile diarrhea".
Advice for the future: Think of yourself like one of the parents of/. You need to set an example for the young'ns. It is unbecoming to bully others by proclaiming the renown of your "metaphorical majesty"... It does, however, demonstrate that you are just a big cock.
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I am not an American, so this may not be accurate, but it is my understanding that Washington opposed the idea of political parties altogether - not just the situation that exists when you have only two. He believed that all candidates should stand on their own beliefs, not on a platform that is only a lose fit for their opinions but popular with a large, unthinking, group of the electorate.
I applaud your interpretation of one of the most esteemed Presidents of my fair nation. Unfortunately, both you and he forget one very strong counter-point. Americans are fucking retarded.
Case in point: Teddy Roosevelt and the election of 1912. We were given 3 choices: Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft. Wilson won, not because of the validity of his platform, but because TR and Taft split the ballot.
I can only hope that next time someone finds a bug in the Linux kernel the story is entitled "Linux Development Process Fundamentally Flawed", but somehow I doubt this will happen.
Hold on, now. We post John C. Dvorak / Yankee / etc here at least once a month...
I say he was horrible, because he was clearly leading his interviews. That is, not just asking questions, but blatantly pushing the answers in a certain direction.
This seems to be an approriate characterization of Christopher Lydon... (Albeit my characterization was that he is a blatant blaring asshole, possibly of the Goatse variety). I have been listening to Open Source (which I also thought would be a lwn.net-like publication) for the past few weeks.
Not only does he lead his questions, he also uses blatantly inflamotory language, and interrupts the discussion when it leads into less inflamatory areas... See the Miers pieces for examples about that.
And then... there's that summary... that he gives. Trying... to put certain... phrases together... to sound profound.
It's f**king annoying.
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Actually, you don't even need great eyes to see ghosting on an LCD. I have a 4ms response (grey-grey) monitor at home. I love it dearly, but there is noticable ghosting when one drags Firefox across the screen. I barely see it in videogames though. (Only one I have seen it in so far is EVE, and even then only when warping). Of course, I tend to like bright windows on a dark background, and that just amplfies the problem;)
You seem to be saying that the reason his arguments appear hierarchal is because they have to be communicated, that its the communication of the philosophy that makes it seem hierarchal, when really its non-linear.
As a matter of fact, that is exactly what I was saying. However I am talking about the conversion of his mental model to something most people will understand. Another way to apprach my statement is "A heirarchy is necessary to fit the characteristics and/or restraints of language itself". I demonstrated a different heirarchy (and it was a heirarchy, albeit grouped by topic rather than "temprement"), to attempt to demonstrate that heirarchies are relative to the observer--in other words you may have created a heirarchy to understand what he was saying, or to prove your own point.
You said in your previous post, "You can't even make an argument against hierarchies without using a hierarchy". This is true, because logic is heirarchical by nature, and argument is necessarily built on logic. I was implying that your statement doesn't hold it's water. To make it clear: if his paper didn't form a heirarchy, it would not have been able to express anything in the modern tounge.
Note that I am not talking about liking A better than B. It would seem obvious that people will prefer As over Bs, or what have you. I am talking about a heirarchy of thought, as compared to a jumble of ideas. There are people who think in a jumble of ideas, and who then translate those ideas onto a structure so other people understand it.
How can I make this assumption? Honestly, I don't have the slightest idea what is running through anyone's head. However, I happen to be a non-heriachical thinker. And yes, it does cause problems with my communication. As I write this, I am jumping back and forth as different ideas surface. I get a idea of what I want to establish. Then I place them into the heirarchy where they "fit best". Then I go back and read it, pruning out the stuff I don't need anymore. (Yes, I understand that most people have a process similar to this, but I need to do it every time I write anything longer than 2 sentances).
But when I am speaking, it's a completely different story. Completely and utterly incoherent. I start with 1 idea, jump up 3 "levels" of abstraction, then go back down below the original idea... all within the same sentance. Most of the time I go back and forth noting where errors or "mostly truths" are... I use words in strange contexts, then have to go back and forth to ensure people understand it... I'll just spout something that I know is true and not explain how I know... It's a complete mess. (Luckily, I have some awesome friends who "translate" my ideas to something a bit more applicable and/or understandable).
Why should Google release software for an OSS platform when that platform will do it cheaper, easier, and "better" than the code they produce? Think about this: If they stay true to implementing and releasing standards-compliant products, then OSS can provide reference designs. Many of their services already work well with OSS projects already.
Gtalk-GAIM/Kopete (with sound support coming for several projects once they release the codec info).
GMail (works completely in FireFox, with an HTML-standard version for other browsers.)
Google desktop search (Open source products are replicating this in ways that are more applicable to their platform. See Tenor in KDE & the Gnome equivalent... forget its name)
The google search bar (Konq, Mozilla both support it by default).
The google search site ().
Now, It would be hot to see a Linux version of Google Earth, and a konq-friendly version of maps. Hopefully they're on the way.
Well, this obviously runs to a halt when you change your mindset. Humans definitely categorize information, and heirarchies form when that information gets to a certain threshold. However, the heirarchy you choose is quite different than the one that I will choose. As a matter of fact, I'd categorize the above much differently:
Thinking
non-linear - awesome
hierarchical - lame
Copyrights - even lamer
Idealogical agendas - teh lam0rz
And even after that, one still has to consider the linear nature of writing... You don't interpret writing non-linearly (as you would, say, a painting or sculpture). Even assuming that communication is wholly non-linear, logic (and therefore argument) is a heirarchical process in and of itself... If you remove the heirarchy, all you have is a series of premises. (Even inference involves a heirarchy). And most people (well, at least the/. types) don't want to be told "this is better". They want it justified that "this is better".
In essence, he may be able to form the philosophy in his head, but communicating it in such a manner is damn-near impossible... Wholly due to the semantics (or the lack thereof) involved.
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The submitter was obviously trying to get the kid to do this again, so he could post the dupe!
From what I know of emergency response within the state of Pennsylvania: Police, EMT, and firefighters get "carte blanche" access to the roads when their sirens/lights are on. Not only do they have unlimited speed limit & can run lights, but all traffic in front of them is legally required to yield as well. There is a tradeoff involved. If any of the above is involved in an accident while their sirens are on, they are automatically liable for it.
I've watched these people and I'm not currently convinced that there is any more brain activity going on when using MySpace than there is watching television.
They're mostly teenagers. There's no brain activity in any case. ;)
Stop. Consider your audience. ;)
Don't forget that it survived Usenet as well. Whoops. Not supposed to say that out loud... ;)
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And that is completely ignoring the inevitable triumph of ID...
Note: No, I don't use LFS. You think I'm crazy?!? ;)
As I live in the city, I see this all the time. Of course, here we call the 45 year old cursing, drinking, stealing customer-deterrents bums. ;)
Had a substitute teacher in the 10th grade that was a complete bitch. The scoop:
I took alot of "Office" courses in high school, and (being the computer geek that I am) was the go-to guy for all of those classes. So, one day we get this sub-from-hell. No speaking during class. Noone was allowed to help anyone out. Business-as-WTF?!?!!
We didn't believe she meant it. People asked me questions, I continued to answer them. She eventually snapped at me, "Shut Up. I don't care if you have friends here. Now your only friend is your computer." So, I started having a conversation with the monitor... I told it how to enable the outline view in Word 2000, how to disable clippy... Needless to say, she didn't appreciate my humor. Before I could really piss her off, the period ended.
Later that week I'm in a similar class and she shows up again. At this point I know the score, but noone else in the class does. *Of course* they all start asking me questions. The sub prompty writes "NO TALKING" across the whiteboard. Soon after, she decides she is going to appoint a "class helper". So, she chooses someone from the room (seemingly at random; I believe she was avoiding me intentionally).
The dude she chose had no clue how to use the program. He did the logical thing, and asked me. She got pissed--I shit you not, beet-red pissed. And this is where the *real* fun began.
See, she went from being a thorn-on-my-side to a royal-pain-in-the-ass. To alleviate some of the pressure, I asked why she didn't let me help everyone out. I was obviously the most qualified person to do so. She tells me to stuff it... The class laughs... I proceed to belittle her ability to manage the class.
She asks my name, then threatens to call security. The class giggles some more.
See, the very concept of this substitute calling security to remove me from a classroom was so alien to them... I'm sure many of you know the drill. (Generally) Quiet, geeky kid, 100 lbs at most, non-violent, straight-edge. etc etc.
At this point, it has ceased to be entertaining. I walk out of the classroom, and go to the department office. I explain the situation to the Department Head. Then the Head and I walk calmly back to the classroom, where the Head asks the sub to leave the classroom.
She was fired the next day.
I havn't touched my swap file since KDE 3.2 ... That's on 512MB with Gentoo, SuSE, Debian (sarge and sid), Kubuntu, and probably a few other distros I don't remember. I'd say that if there's something abusing your swap, it's not KDE. Check what daemons you are running. If there's nothing odd there, then switch distros, or compile KDE on your own.
Please note that the memory usage reported by ps and top cannot be trusted 100%. Each app in KDE looks like it consumes huge amounts of memory, but alot of that is actually shared between processes.
Slightly OT anecdote: I had a friend who ran FC4 & kept complaining that KDE was consuming all of his system resources. I bet him a hamburger that his problem wasn't KDE. Long story short: I got my burger, he got his cake, and we're both eating too. (Moral: Fedora Core's KDE binarys traditionally suck). YMMV.
You spelled "democratizing the marketplace" wrong.
I remeber there being an old wives tale/parable/famous quote/something of that nature which equates someone projecting their motives onto everyone who attacks them... little kids seem to do it alot. Tommy says "Bobby bumped into me so he could steal my cookie"... because Tommy does the same thing to Anne (bumps into her to steal her cookies). Meanwhile, Bobby had no such intent... He bumped completely inadvertently.
Can someone help me out here?
It's not often that one witnesses such pretentious flamebait from such a low UID. Congradulations, sir. Here's your asshat.
On a more serious note: One does not need to be a wireless engineer to offer an opinion, particularly within such a community as this. You've obviously been here longer than I, and as such I can understand your pain. However, given your level of experience, you should be one of the people who is least likely to spout their keyboards off in such a gout of "tactile diarrhea".
Advice for the future: Think of yourself like one of the parents of /. You need to set an example for the young'ns. It is unbecoming to bully others by proclaiming the renown of your "metaphorical majesty"... It does, however, demonstrate that you are just a big cock.
I applaud your interpretation of one of the most esteemed Presidents of my fair nation. Unfortunately, both you and he forget one very strong counter-point. Americans are fucking retarded.
Case in point: Teddy Roosevelt and the election of 1912. We were given 3 choices: Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft. Wilson won, not because of the validity of his platform, but because TR and Taft split the ballot.
Mods: Joke, not flame.
Hold on, now. We post John C. Dvorak / Yankee / etc here at least once a month...
This seems to be an approriate characterization of Christopher Lydon... (Albeit my characterization was that he is a blatant blaring asshole, possibly of the Goatse variety). I have been listening to Open Source (which I also thought would be a lwn.net-like publication) for the past few weeks.
Not only does he lead his questions, he also uses blatantly inflamotory language, and interrupts the discussion when it leads into less inflamatory areas... See the Miers pieces for examples about that.
And then... there's that summary... that he gives. Trying... to put certain... phrases together... to sound profound.
It's f**king annoying.
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It's not -1 Flamebait. +5 Funny FTW. ::shoot me now::
Riiight. 'Nuff Said.
Actually, you don't even need great eyes to see ghosting on an LCD. I have a 4ms response (grey-grey) monitor at home. I love it dearly, but there is noticable ghosting when one drags Firefox across the screen. I barely see it in videogames though. (Only one I have seen it in so far is EVE, and even then only when warping). Of course, I tend to like bright windows on a dark background, and that just amplfies the problem ;)
As a matter of fact, that is exactly what I was saying. However I am talking about the conversion of his mental model to something most people will understand. Another way to apprach my statement is "A heirarchy is necessary to fit the characteristics and/or restraints of language itself". I demonstrated a different heirarchy (and it was a heirarchy, albeit grouped by topic rather than "temprement"), to attempt to demonstrate that heirarchies are relative to the observer--in other words you may have created a heirarchy to understand what he was saying, or to prove your own point.
You said in your previous post, "You can't even make an argument against hierarchies without using a hierarchy". This is true, because logic is heirarchical by nature, and argument is necessarily built on logic. I was implying that your statement doesn't hold it's water. To make it clear: if his paper didn't form a heirarchy, it would not have been able to express anything in the modern tounge.
Note that I am not talking about liking A better than B. It would seem obvious that people will prefer As over Bs, or what have you. I am talking about a heirarchy of thought, as compared to a jumble of ideas. There are people who think in a jumble of ideas, and who then translate those ideas onto a structure so other people understand it.
How can I make this assumption? Honestly, I don't have the slightest idea what is running through anyone's head. However, I happen to be a non-heriachical thinker. And yes, it does cause problems with my communication. As I write this, I am jumping back and forth as different ideas surface. I get a idea of what I want to establish. Then I place them into the heirarchy where they "fit best". Then I go back and read it, pruning out the stuff I don't need anymore. (Yes, I understand that most people have a process similar to this, but I need to do it every time I write anything longer than 2 sentances).
But when I am speaking, it's a completely different story. Completely and utterly incoherent. I start with 1 idea, jump up 3 "levels" of abstraction, then go back down below the original idea... all within the same sentance. Most of the time I go back and forth noting where errors or "mostly truths" are... I use words in strange contexts, then have to go back and forth to ensure people understand it... I'll just spout something that I know is true and not explain how I know... It's a complete mess. (Luckily, I have some awesome friends who "translate" my ideas to something a bit more applicable and/or understandable).
Why should Google release software for an OSS platform when that platform will do it cheaper, easier, and "better" than the code they produce? Think about this: If they stay true to implementing and releasing standards-compliant products, then OSS can provide reference designs. Many of their services already work well with OSS projects already.
- Gtalk-GAIM/Kopete (with sound support coming for several projects once they release the codec info).
- GMail (works completely in FireFox, with an HTML-standard version for other browsers.)
- Google desktop search (Open source products are replicating this in ways that are more applicable to their platform. See Tenor in KDE & the Gnome equivalent... forget its name)
- The google search bar (Konq, Mozilla both support it by default).
- The google search site ().
Now, It would be hot to see a Linux version of Google Earth, and a konq-friendly version of maps. Hopefully they're on the way.And even after that, one still has to consider the linear nature of writing... You don't interpret writing non-linearly (as you would, say, a painting or sculpture). Even assuming that communication is wholly non-linear, logic (and therefore argument) is a heirarchical process in and of itself... If you remove the heirarchy, all you have is a series of premises. (Even inference involves a heirarchy). And most people (well, at least the /. types) don't want to be told "this is better". They want it justified that "this is better".
In essence, he may be able to form the philosophy in his head, but communicating it in such a manner is damn-near impossible... Wholly due to the semantics (or the lack thereof) involved.