I have submitted material many times that has gotten rejected. Stuff that hasn't been posted and that would be interesting to people here, and it gets denied by some fucktard editor. So if there was a decent story for every dupe, slashdot would be a marginally better place. I'm sure there are many other users who have submitted worthwhile stuff that's gotten denied as well.
I just don't see why chemistry doesn't just stay chemistry. It's like we've got to give it a fancy name to make it appeal to the masses. Because, you know, if we don't, no one will give a damn.
If this article read "Chemical Coating Prevents Fogging," it never would have made it to slashdot. This is relatively boring inorganic chemistry given a zippier name. Smart marketing is what it is. Marketing for what, though, I'm not sure, since it's not like you can go buy the stuff at Autozone or whatever.
I don't know why they're bandying the term "nanotechnology" around, because it's not. It's a silica coating that prevents fogging. In fact, the only reason this made it to slashdot is because the term "nanotechnology" was used in the title of the original press release. You'd think the people at MIT and the ACS would know better.
the science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules.
Actually, school serves another function on top of this: it teaches children how to interact with other people, and with the opposite (or same) sex. The actual subject matter you retain from school is secondary to the people skills you acquire while there. All cliques and whatnot aside, students DO learn how to be social.
Webcasts would kill this, and most students wouldn't "attend" them anyway. I know I wouldn't have when I was in high school.
For what it's worth, I can't believe this question was chosen for Ask Slashdot. It's a completely superfluous question because it'll never happen in the real world. Not to mention that it reeks of technology fanboism. Some things are better away from that LCD or CRT. School, on the whole, is one of those things. The other reason this is a stupid question is because it depends on a flawed thesis and supporting logic. Buses are an efficient method of transportation; individuals in their cars are not. Solve the telecommuting issues so everyone can work from home and you'll have better aggregate financial results than getting rid of school buses.
In short you're trying to solve a non-existent problem with irrelevant means.
There was a quote from the article that was overlooked, for not-so-surprising reasons:
Researchers are also not sure whether the quality of the new bone matches that of the bone mass lost, he told New Scientist.
This is important for one main reason, that most people don't know. Bone marrow turns into fat as people age, and Krikalev has done quite a bit of aging in the last two years. This article is somewhat related to the subject, and you all might find it interesting.
Sure. I posted this in another slashdot discussion a little while ago. Mozilla is about half the traffic, but consider that more than 95% of my traffic was from slashdot.
From more "normal" months, about 2/3 of my traffic is IE based, indicating that even the "tech-savvy" people out there still use IE.
My samples are not nearly indicative of the Internet-using population at large, but they do seem to indicate trends. Even in a place like slashdot.
My weblogs show that IE is still the dominant browser, even though my two sites are primarily trafficked by those who are tech-savvy (who you think would be using a browser other than IE).
Personally, I know I've contributed to probably 50-60 of those 80m downloads, and I'm only one person. This is partly due to the assinine update mechanism. They really need a better way to deliver patches.
Well rianjs.net is basically my personal blog. I was linked on the front page because I was hosting the BBC symphonies for a while. Most of the pageviews that month were referred from slashdot. And I'm talking like 95% of them, so my stats are largely slashdot readers.
I understand that many readers use Windows because they're forced to, but I suspect that most of them read slashdot because they like the *idea* of Linux as opposed to the actual OS. (I, myself, am in this crowd.)
Of course you don't. I don't either. But when I am doing research (which happens periodically) I do use it. I use it because it's more convenient than using eTrade.
Why wouldn't it? If someone's searching for a ticker name, there's a good chance they want to see the statistics like current price and history of the symbol. Displaying that information first is simply good user interface design. It's not as though Google's making huge money from this: consider that Google even links directly to Yahoo! Finance if you click the result -- they're not even linking to another Google service or anything like that. They're linking to a competitor.
Seriously, do some better research next time, Microsoft. And try not to pick such a shitty name. Shit, Windows 2008 (or whenever it's coming out) would have been better.
Of course it would have been better if it was recorded as a VBR recording. Let's also not forget that bit for bit, AAC is arguably better than MP3.
Not all formats are created equal; bitrate is a pisspoor measure of audio quality. This is also not music, this is a sound -- there is a huge difference when encoding audio.
This has been refuted in recent times. In the 80s during the Reagan administration quite a few flawed and slanted studies were done on ecstasy that showed that it was dangerous. The reality of it is that long-term use of MDMA does not put "holes" in your brain or anything like it.
People who trust everything the government says are fools, particularly when there's an agenda involved, like the "Just say no to drugs" campaign.
Only if you're hosting large files, like Beethoven symphonies.;) If you're just hosting some images and text, then it's not the bandwidth that's a concern, but the load on the server itself, particularly if you're running a database-driven CMS with no caching function.
Slashdot Mirror
I have submitted material many times that has gotten rejected. Stuff that hasn't been posted and that would be interesting to people here, and it gets denied by some fucktard editor. So if there was a decent story for every dupe, slashdot would be a marginally better place. I'm sure there are many other users who have submitted worthwhile stuff that's gotten denied as well.
The one I linked. Answers.com which uses Houghton Mifflin.
It's not "my" definition, FFS. It's the dictionaries. Complain at them, not me.
http://www.answers.com/nanotechnology
I just don't see why chemistry doesn't just stay chemistry. It's like we've got to give it a fancy name to make it appeal to the masses. Because, you know, if we don't, no one will give a damn.
If this article read "Chemical Coating Prevents Fogging," it never would have made it to slashdot. This is relatively boring inorganic chemistry given a zippier name. Smart marketing is what it is. Marketing for what, though, I'm not sure, since it's not like you can go buy the stuff at Autozone or whatever.
I don't know why they're bandying the term "nanotechnology" around, because it's not. It's a silica coating that prevents fogging. In fact, the only reason this made it to slashdot is because the term "nanotechnology" was used in the title of the original press release. You'd think the people at MIT and the ACS would know better.
This does not meet those criteria.
Actually, school serves another function on top of this: it teaches children how to interact with other people, and with the opposite (or same) sex. The actual subject matter you retain from school is secondary to the people skills you acquire while there. All cliques and whatnot aside, students DO learn how to be social.
Webcasts would kill this, and most students wouldn't "attend" them anyway. I know I wouldn't have when I was in high school.
For what it's worth, I can't believe this question was chosen for Ask Slashdot. It's a completely superfluous question because it'll never happen in the real world. Not to mention that it reeks of technology fanboism. Some things are better away from that LCD or CRT. School, on the whole, is one of those things. The other reason this is a stupid question is because it depends on a flawed thesis and supporting logic. Buses are an efficient method of transportation; individuals in their cars are not. Solve the telecommuting issues so everyone can work from home and you'll have better aggregate financial results than getting rid of school buses.
In short you're trying to solve a non-existent problem with irrelevant means.
That's simply not true. Seeing as how Caesar only published the article yesterday. I know, I made some suggestions for it before it was posted.
Good going slashdot editors! I guess all that matters is who sees what when.
It's been up for me. Just slow.
The original article is here. More details.
Please do yourself a favor and never ever link to them.
There was a quote from the article that was overlooked, for not-so-surprising reasons:
Researchers are also not sure whether the quality of the new bone matches that of the bone mass lost, he told New Scientist.
This is important for one main reason, that most people don't know. Bone marrow turns into fat as people age, and Krikalev has done quite a bit of aging in the last two years. This article is somewhat related to the subject, and you all might find it interesting.
How about posting some numbers?
Sure. I posted this in another slashdot discussion a little while ago. Mozilla is about half the traffic, but consider that more than 95% of my traffic was from slashdot.
From more "normal" months, about 2/3 of my traffic is IE based, indicating that even the "tech-savvy" people out there still use IE.
My samples are not nearly indicative of the Internet-using population at large, but they do seem to indicate trends. Even in a place like slashdot.
My weblogs show that IE is still the dominant browser, even though my two sites are primarily trafficked by those who are tech-savvy (who you think would be using a browser other than IE).
Personally, I know I've contributed to probably 50-60 of those 80m downloads, and I'm only one person. This is partly due to the assinine update mechanism. They really need a better way to deliver patches.
Well rianjs.net is basically my personal blog. I was linked on the front page because I was hosting the BBC symphonies for a while. Most of the pageviews that month were referred from slashdot. And I'm talking like 95% of them, so my stats are largely slashdot readers.
I understand that many readers use Windows because they're forced to, but I suspect that most of them read slashdot because they like the *idea* of Linux as opposed to the actual OS. (I, myself, am in this crowd.)
This is quite true. Most slashdotters don't actually use Linux. Read the "Operating Systems" portion.
Too bad you can't even spell her name right, dumbass. Or read.
In case the original gets slashdotted, here's the 20MB version.
Mirror.
Of course you don't. I don't either. But when I am doing research (which happens periodically) I do use it. I use it because it's more convenient than using eTrade.
Are you fucking serious? Maybe people who own stocks? Like me? Or who are thinking about buying a particular stock? Like me.
Honestly, what individual who cares about their financial future *doesn't* need that information.
Why wouldn't it? If someone's searching for a ticker name, there's a good chance they want to see the statistics like current price and history of the symbol. Displaying that information first is simply good user interface design. It's not as though Google's making huge money from this: consider that Google even links directly to Yahoo! Finance if you click the result -- they're not even linking to another Google service or anything like that. They're linking to a competitor.
For infringment?
I wonder if Vista will run on Vista? :p
Seriously, do some better research next time, Microsoft. And try not to pick such a shitty name. Shit, Windows 2008 (or whenever it's coming out) would have been better.
Of course it would have been better if it was recorded as a VBR recording. Let's also not forget that bit for bit, AAC is arguably better than MP3.
Not all formats are created equal; bitrate is a pisspoor measure of audio quality. This is also not music, this is a sound -- there is a huge difference when encoding audio.
This has been refuted in recent times. In the 80s during the Reagan administration quite a few flawed and slanted studies were done on ecstasy that showed that it was dangerous. The reality of it is that long-term use of MDMA does not put "holes" in your brain or anything like it.
People who trust everything the government says are fools, particularly when there's an agenda involved, like the "Just say no to drugs" campaign.
Medicare is releasing their software packaged for doctors (for free) called Vista this August. Hooray name confusion.
Only if you're hosting large files, like Beethoven symphonies. ;) If you're just hosting some images and text, then it's not the bandwidth that's a concern, but the load on the server itself, particularly if you're running a database-driven CMS with no caching function.