As soon as one could see in Britain his advertisements for Renault, one could see that he lost a lot of fucking credibility. This is just the icing on the cake.
A basic interview at Imperial College, London is here.
Then again, his father invented Jif! (It's in the text of the interview.)
Funny thing is, he catapulted to fame by trying to update Darwin, not argue the theories were bollocks.
Don't know about drunk, but I used to regularly install loads of Mandrake baked out of my skull. I do believe that I work better this way, but that's just a personal observation.
I may come back to Mandrake with this release. Left for Debian unstable and have enjoyed it immensely, but wouldn't mind going back on occasion (not to mention recommending it to newbie friends) if they had a sturdier release. 8.1 was such a mess quality-wise I had to leave 'em.
I was a bit afraid my statement would be perceived thus. I meant that in this case, "synergy" would work against the whole community. If proprietary extensions are put into AOL's RH the rest of us will suffer, either through having to develop compatible GPL/BSD software, or through the rapid influx of vast numbers of people demanding dumbed-down digital media management tools.
This scares me. Yes, it would be good for the mainstream, if they bought into it.
However, I think this would be disastrous for the Linux community at large.
Part of the cachet of using a Red Hat distribution amongst the fringes of 'our little group' comes from its perceived independence -- I know it has plenty of investment from other computing companies, but it's a whole new ball of wax to consider the media giants of today.
Ultimately, it is this part I dislike the most about the rumour. I understand that Linux going mainstream means a move towards some form of meme shift. What I am worried about is the perception will be when America's biggest Linux firm becomes part of that media machine. Do we really need to have a Linux vendor in the grip of a media company?
On the other hand, this could represent AOL's desire to pull an OS X shift in the minds of x86 computer users. It's a flawed idea, not least because they have no 'sophisticated' computing experience to draw from, but an interesting one.
Unfortunately, the thought of it makes me quite ill.
... breaking out the champagne. It is good news, but the devil's in the details. Over what time period will Hancom introduce these machines? Which departments are to use them? Are they moving over all previously-MS documentation to Linux as well? Are any of the MS-machines to be retained for doco reading?
Sorry to be such a poopy-pants. (Has anyone heard any more about Mexico's initiatives?)
... and eventually moved from it. I did like the design, though. What I now dislike at a fundamental level is the total hermetic sealing of software and hardware. This may fly in the face of all the comments I made earlier, but I do feel that stuff that reveals rather than conceals is ultimately useful.
You're right in that most Mac users don't do that kind of work on the machines, but I like to wonder what would happen if they did...
The more expensive ones have small displays. Perhaps control keys and a jog wheel. I would think you could do things where a jumper reset exists now -- in the BIOS. Apple would never make it, but what if you could have a small rewritable BIOS controlled by this? Doing everything via a keyboard doesn't have to be the only way we interact with the machine.
Also, what if the computer's interface were partially (even if only in a miniscule way) submerged into consumer-level controls? A printer has status lights, better ones have LCD panels. A simple wiring diagram could tell you which peripherals were working. I know it sounds a bit strange, but think of cars -- do they mandate only one form of interaction?
will be its ability to convince consumers that it has easily-accessible functionality. Apple is aiming to create in its products a similar notion of quality to that of Braun or Sony consumer items -- functional items that have a logic to their design that do not get in the way of their purpose.
Though I like the design, computer products in general by their very history up to this point have not emphasised an ergonomic bias. Things like the new iMac have to not only appeal to people but they have to demonstrate by their appearance that they are capable without being complicated.
I personally dislike the idea that computer main units do not have real controls on them aside from power and reset. I think an LCD for status messages would be useful. Some control keys.
Besides that though, iMacs are an interesting development.
Unfortunately (or otherwise?) Lucas has said that the prequels will be the end for him.
And not a moment too soon, at this rate.
Debian themselves have a small way out
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.. of this, though that needs to be qualified by a couple of [or three] points:
The make-kpkg package already allows for module-only compilation
Messing with a Linux kernel config would demand a complete recompilation, from what I can gather about the process
Of course, it's specific to a Linux kernel. Porting it to Hurd may be impossible/undesirable owing to the very same issues that led to H's development in the first place.
I understand the 'technical' need to limit bandwidth hogs -- about this fucking much. After all, the broadband companies kept going on about how they brought us all this capacity in our service: so much so they created a glut. So now we're supposed to believe they do this to preserve connectivity for all of us...
If we pay to get on the Net, we should be full nodes, no caps, no limits. The only things that should restrict that are our hardware components, not theirs. My ISP restricts upload speeds, but I have yet to hear a cogent argument as to why. I fork over for the privilege. I should get to use it. Period.
'As long as there are available users they'll make their own determinations about what is obsolete'
I started on a Mac, many years ago. I started using Linux five years ago, when I began to despair of having to use Win95 and x86 hardware. It was manna from Finland to me.
While I don't deny that there is a certain mental relief in 'just having the equipment work' as many Mac users find with OS X, I will never go back to that platform. Too expensive, too weird, too niche.
If Linux desktop users keep plowing the furrow, the rest will come, eventually. I know this has been said many times over the years, but the workable, pretty desktop is just about here already. The advantage is, barring hardware failures, we'll be using these for a lot longer than most other OS users, regardless. It won't be dependent on the OS.
Anyone notice the milestones listed on the page? I was quite charmed by the 'Stallman announces GNU' post -- mostly by the fact that like Torvalds on Linux, his tone is very modest (well, unlike what morphed later-- speaking in comparative terms only).
I saw the Horizons piece a few months ago, and it definitely had not been fixed for North American audiences. I am assuming that the Broadcasting Standards Commission in the UK didn't have authority to revise programming broadcast on BBC joint ventures outside the country (Discovery Channels come to mind). Moreover the Atlantis Reborn site referenced above doesn't correct itself.
I for one would find GH's assertions much more believable if he were more cautious. For example, in his Channel 4 video series Quest for the Lost Civilisation he claimed that the square footage of both Giza and the Temple of the Sun at Tenochitlan (I think) were exactly the same. They're not. While they're close, they not equal, and his lack of scientific rigour demeans the argument. As much as I suspect he's onto something.
I think his hypothesis of a mathematical/geographical connection across different world sites more interesting, and less open to attack. However, his work definitely needs more verification (no, I don't mean by the BBC Horizon people) than he currently has been able to suggest.
... perhaps. At least, the discoverers want 'genuine' scholars to check this out, presumably to avoid the pseudo-science flamewars currently going on.
Thing is, the pseuds may have a point. We don't really know a lot about ancient civilisations to say. I wonder how they came up with the 'older-than-Giza' thing too...
Only expressing an opinion, not wanting to go trolling around the web at the moment to bring up the refs -- currently doing something else, do look elsewhere for facts:)
... will mean in the face of this defeat that he will work very hard to do so before his next term of office runs out. Of couse, it could be argued that ending the hereditary peerages a few years ago was a first step towards this anyway.
Look to the Canadian experience: under Mulroney, the Tory government of the time ended being under threat of having either free trade or the GST held up by the Canadian Senate (can't remember which offhand). So Lyin' Brian appointed a half-dozen new Senators, and he got his way...
I never thought I'd be thankful for those old duffers in the Lords, but here I am. (Shakes head ruefully)
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A basic interview at Imperial College, London is here.
Then again, his father invented Jif! (It's in the text of the interview.)
Funny thing is, he catapulted to fame by trying to update Darwin, not argue the theories were bollocks.
Self-promoting twat.
Some people need to relax and get the flamethrowers off their ass.
Just wondering...
I may come back to Mandrake with this release. Left for Debian unstable and have enjoyed it immensely, but wouldn't mind going back on occasion (not to mention recommending it to newbie friends) if they had a sturdier release. 8.1 was such a mess quality-wise I had to leave 'em.
However, a big thank-you from this Slashdot reader for their act. I appreciate it, and I know I'm not alone...
Ugh.
However, I think this would be disastrous for the Linux community at large.
Part of the cachet of using a Red Hat distribution amongst the fringes of 'our little group' comes from its perceived independence -- I know it has plenty of investment from other computing companies, but it's a whole new ball of wax to consider the media giants of today.
Ultimately, it is this part I dislike the most about the rumour. I understand that Linux going mainstream means a move towards some form of meme shift. What I am worried about is the perception will be when America's biggest Linux firm becomes part of that media machine. Do we really need to have a Linux vendor in the grip of a media company?
On the other hand, this could represent AOL's desire to pull an OS X shift in the minds of x86 computer users. It's a flawed idea, not least because they have no 'sophisticated' computing experience to draw from, but an interesting one.
Unfortunately, the thought of it makes me quite ill.
Can you imagine what would happen if everyone overreacted like this every time there was a slight?
We'd have lots of publicity, pop stars arguing about the boils on each other's arses... (Oh wait, they're like that now...)
Sorry to be such a poopy-pants. (Has anyone heard any more about Mexico's initiatives?)
I think InformIT still do free online books -- they purchased Macmillan Press' old stuff and used to have many titles online.
You're right in that most Mac users don't do that kind of work on the machines, but I like to wonder what would happen if they did...
Also, what if the computer's interface were partially (even if only in a miniscule way) submerged into consumer-level controls? A printer has status lights, better ones have LCD panels. A simple wiring diagram could tell you which peripherals were working. I know it sounds a bit strange, but think of cars -- do they mandate only one form of interaction?
Though I like the design, computer products in general by their very history up to this point have not emphasised an ergonomic bias. Things like the new iMac have to not only appeal to people but they have to demonstrate by their appearance that they are capable without being complicated.
I personally dislike the idea that computer main units do not have real controls on them aside from power and reset. I think an LCD for status messages would be useful. Some control keys.
Besides that though, iMacs are an interesting development.
And not a moment too soon, at this rate.
Oh well.
If we pay to get on the Net, we should be full nodes, no caps, no limits. The only things that should restrict that are our hardware components, not theirs. My ISP restricts upload speeds, but I have yet to hear a cogent argument as to why. I fork over for the privilege. I should get to use it. Period.
I started on a Mac, many years ago. I started using Linux five years ago, when I began to despair of having to use Win95 and x86 hardware. It was manna from Finland to me.
While I don't deny that there is a certain mental relief in 'just having the equipment work' as many Mac users find with OS X, I will never go back to that platform. Too expensive, too weird, too niche.
If Linux desktop users keep plowing the furrow, the rest will come, eventually. I know this has been said many times over the years, but the workable, pretty desktop is just about here already. The advantage is, barring hardware failures, we'll be using these for a lot longer than most other OS users, regardless. It won't be dependent on the OS.
Anyway.
Bit of a pyrrhic victory for Hancock, I'm afraid.
I think his hypothesis of a mathematical/geographical connection across different world sites more interesting, and less open to attack. However, his work definitely needs more verification (no, I don't mean by the BBC Horizon people) than he currently has been able to suggest.
Thing is, the pseuds may have a point. We don't really know a lot about ancient civilisations to say. I wonder how they came up with the 'older-than-Giza' thing too...
Only expressing an opinion, not wanting to go trolling around the web at the moment to bring up the refs -- currently doing something else, do look elsewhere for facts :)
Look to the Canadian experience: under Mulroney, the Tory government of the time ended being under threat of having either free trade or the GST held up by the Canadian Senate (can't remember which offhand). So Lyin' Brian appointed a half-dozen new Senators, and he got his way...
I never thought I'd be thankful for those old duffers in the Lords, but here I am. (Shakes head ruefully)