make an acid remark...but then I decided to RTFA. And I'm thrilled. I just lost an uncle and my grandparents to cancer, and I cannot help but pray that this works.
I honestly don't know why the hell people don't get it. You need to download new packages and run them in order to get certain things to work. Their brains have been turned to mush using Windows is my best guess.
And they don't really have much of an excuse anymore: it's getting to the stage where Linux is becoming pretty intuitive. I just installed the Hoary Hedghog release of Ubuntu last night-- and I must say that I'm really pleased. I was able to do everything I needed to do for today(compile C, Java and C++ programs, play Mp3s, and make a powerpoint presentation) after simply installing 2 packages from the Synaptic option. I ran a google search on accessing NTFS partitions, and I was able to access all of my Windows files as well. And I'd never used a Linux based system before this!
People need to start reading the f***ing manuals. And failing that, they need to start using google.
Slightly offtopic but this needs to be said... MATLAB blows. It needs to go. It's slow, and crashes my computer everytime I try to use it. It's bloody annoying, and someone should write an alternative.
Maybe someone already has... any suggestions?
It seems to me that Google's business model revolves around (gross oversimplification follows) simply throwing out targetted advertisements when they hear a keyword.
I can't see how a phone based system can rely on that business model. As many of the more comical posts on this article have pointed out, a third party interrupting a phone conversation with an ad about some product or the other is... well... annoying. No one is going to use such a service.
What it all boils down to is that Google is trying to diversify into areas where it has little or no chance of making money in. While it does so, it is going to ignore what its good at... and lose its search muscle to MSN or Yahoo. And while this speaks highly of the market economy, it doesn't really promote the idea that Google is run by highly intelligent people.
I'd be happy about Google diversifying if I knew that their core competencies were not being compromised. But from what I hear from inside Camp Google, people are being stretched too far, too fast, and search, although important, is taking a backseat to rapid (and often not very well thought out) expansion. That worries me... and it should worry you too, because rapid expansion into everything results in buggy products that promise the world, but in the end crash every 20 minutes or so. Like MS products.
Once again, I find myself wondering what Google's endgame is. Are they going to remain at the forefront of search technology, or are they going to attempt to orchestrate an M$ style invasion of our lives?
I'm an electrical engineer with a strong background in computer engineering/programming.
Does anyone have any idea what the outlook is for people like me?::worried as graduation nears::
How is it that India can see the light in all its raging stupidity (seriously... have you seen some of their movies?), but Hollywood, in all of its supposed technological advancement is unable to do so?
I'd wonder about security though. These guys are working on wireless internet on a public network while developing proprietary software. What's to stop one guy with a snooper and a latte-wielding disguise from stealing all their work?
Yes, it's quirky. And I'll be damned if I wouldn't love to pay my rent in coffee... but I'm just not sure it's good business.
Of course, this is all speculation on my part. We only have a Starbucks here.
The point is this: the guy says nothing of substance and expects us to applaud.
As for millions of non-slashdotters out there who are uninformed, I think they're better off getting their information from someone who's been further than law school... and possibly had a decent amount of experience countering/dealing with spyware. Seen the trenches and what not.
I'll go ahead and maintain that this is irresponsible journalism-- if you want your writing to be taken seriously, you should at least be using credible, experienced sources. That means not using freshly minted Harvard Law students
He's a Harvard Law student. Please, please try to understand how much of a prick you have to be before you can make it into that school (this isn't blatant Ivy bashing... I came out of one myself).
The signs are all there: long words, over inflated sense of self (whoever heard of a PHd candidate giving interviews?) and shallowness of content.
Tell me again how a half completed law degree from Harvard translates to "intelligent" commentary on privacy . One of the first things they teach you in any freshman college writing class is to use *credible* sources in your writing... this guy has part of a degree. And all of a sudden he's a usable source?
Amazing.
My first post on/.!!! (i've been reading for a long time... figured it would be good to get involved).
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Really been scraping the bottom of the barrel... Pi is now funny?
Princeton University with a staff of 5 and a budget of under $5K. We made the list for alternate semifinalists, though.
Wow.. why on earth do you need *3*? Ours is getting away with two...
make an acid remark...but then I decided to RTFA. And I'm thrilled. I just lost an uncle and my grandparents to cancer, and I cannot help but pray that this works.
My journey to the Nerd Side is complete. I actually knew what the article was about.
I honestly don't know why the hell people don't get it. You need to download new packages and run them in order to get certain things to work. Their brains have been turned to mush using Windows is my best guess.
And they don't really have much of an excuse anymore: it's getting to the stage where Linux is becoming pretty intuitive. I just installed the Hoary Hedghog release of Ubuntu last night-- and I must say that I'm really pleased. I was able to do everything I needed to do for today(compile C, Java and C++ programs, play Mp3s, and make a powerpoint presentation) after simply installing 2 packages from the Synaptic option. I ran a google search on accessing NTFS partitions, and I was able to access all of my Windows files as well. And I'd never used a Linux based system before this!
People need to start reading the f***ing manuals. And failing that, they need to start using google.
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Hire me! I have done nothing but open source since the beginning of freshman year. Seriously. (If you can't tell, I'm a despairing graduating senior).
Slightly offtopic but this needs to be said... MATLAB blows. It needs to go. It's slow, and crashes my computer everytime I try to use it. It's bloody annoying, and someone should write an alternative. Maybe someone already has... any suggestions?
It seems to me that Google's business model revolves around (gross oversimplification follows) simply throwing out targetted advertisements when they hear a keyword.
I can't see how a phone based system can rely on that business model. As many of the more comical posts on this article have pointed out, a third party interrupting a phone conversation with an ad about some product or the other is... well... annoying. No one is going to use such a service.
What it all boils down to is that Google is trying to diversify into areas where it has little or no chance of making money in. While it does so, it is going to ignore what its good at... and lose its search muscle to MSN or Yahoo. And while this speaks highly of the market economy, it doesn't really promote the idea that Google is run by highly intelligent people.
Haha, this is the first time i've been trolled. And i wasn't even trying to be offensive.
I'd be happy about Google diversifying if I knew that their core competencies were not being compromised. But from what I hear from inside Camp Google, people are being stretched too far, too fast, and search, although important, is taking a backseat to rapid (and often not very well thought out) expansion. That worries me... and it should worry you too, because rapid expansion into everything results in buggy products that promise the world, but in the end crash every 20 minutes or so. Like MS products.
Once again, I find myself wondering what Google's endgame is. Are they going to remain at the forefront of search technology, or are they going to attempt to orchestrate an M$ style invasion of our lives?
That I did... I made bloody sure I was well versed in Finance. I also have a very strong dual concentration in Optics/RF, as well as System Theory. :)
I'm an electrical engineer with a strong background in computer engineering/programming. Does anyone have any idea what the outlook is for people like me? ::worried as graduation nears::
Please don't preach to me about Bollywood. I'm from Mumbai, and I've seen enough to know exactly what historical context they're coming from.
How is it that India can see the light in all its raging stupidity (seriously... have you seen some of their movies?), but Hollywood, in all of its supposed technological advancement is unable to do so?
You see? this is why i hang out with on /.
You learn something new everyday. :)
Did you hear about them calling Titan's surface "creme-brule"? I'd fly that far to eat something that big...
I'd wonder about security though. These guys are working on wireless internet on a public network while developing proprietary software. What's to stop one guy with a snooper and a latte-wielding disguise from stealing all their work? Yes, it's quirky. And I'll be damned if I wouldn't love to pay my rent in coffee... but I'm just not sure it's good business. Of course, this is all speculation on my part. We only have a Starbucks here.
More like bend over and spread. (tm) :)
The point is this: the guy says nothing of substance and expects us to applaud.
As for millions of non-slashdotters out there who are uninformed, I think they're better off getting their information from someone who's been further than law school... and possibly had a decent amount of experience countering/dealing with spyware. Seen the trenches and what not.
I'll go ahead and maintain that this is irresponsible journalism-- if you want your writing to be taken seriously, you should at least be using credible, experienced sources. That means not using freshly minted Harvard Law students
He's not a 'kid'.
He's a Harvard Law student. Please, please try to understand how much of a prick you have to be before you can make it into that school (this isn't blatant Ivy bashing... I came out of one myself).
The signs are all there: long words, over inflated sense of self (whoever heard of a PHd candidate giving interviews?) and shallowness of content.
No slack. This guy deserves to be cut down.
Tell me again how a half completed law degree from Harvard translates to "intelligent" commentary on privacy . One of the first things they teach you in any freshman college writing class is to use *credible* sources in your writing... this guy has part of a degree. And all of a sudden he's a usable source? Amazing. My first post on /.!!! (i've been reading for a long time... figured it would be good to get involved).
Are they saying that someone deliberately sabotaged LJ?