They already know that there's tons of radiation hitting the Moon and Mars. Currently, 'sex in space' is unethical because you'll likely have a kid with genetic defects.
From wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot#Criticism
"Articles, titles, and summaries which appear to be designed to incite inflammatory remarks (see Flamebait)."
This is a common criticism of Slashdot.
If slashdot wants a better reputation, they should look at the criticism list, and work to improve the process.
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"Common complaints include:
* The frequency of reposts (also known as "dupes"), where editors approve articles for the front page, often slightly reworded, that have previously appeared on the site. Since the major responsibility of editors is to sift through article submissions, reposts leave the impression of incompetence. Some readers have called for mandatory procedures to search for Slashdot dupes before an article is published[8].
* Article summaries with typos, misleading titles, or errors.
* The collective bias of contributors, editors, and users (moderators and comment authors). Common biases include excessive criticism or praise of certain companies (such as Microsoft and Google, respectively), favoritism towards open source software, stereotyping (e.g. PHB), and leanings toward certain political positions (e.g. less regulation of the Internet). These biases prevent Slashdot from claiming neutrality, discourage balanced discussions, and can turn away potential readers and contributors.
* The presence of articles that many consider to be thinly veiled advertisements. These articles usually receive a large number of trolling comments, including insults towards the editors, and are often referred to pejoratively as "Slashvertisements."
* The posting of articles which report trivial research, long established facts, popular gossip, or blatant pseudoscience. Experts on the topic often criticize such stories with lengthy, insightful tirades.
* Articles, titles, and summaries which appear to be designed to incite inflammatory remarks (see Flamebait).
* A non-transparent submission process, where submissions may be posted by any editor, at any time, with any number of substantial changes to the summary text. In some cases, some submitters have claimed that their work has been published under the name of another contributor.
"
It appears that 80% of the people fell for they hypish summary and didn't bother to read the article.
I rate it a 4 because 20% of the people actually read the first line of the article.
LOL>
Flame all they want, but the NT kernel itself is pretty efficient, and does what it is designed to do: handle processes.
The NT kernel is a generic kernel. The linux kernel has a bunch of device support built into it. It's a different philosophy of what you want a kernel to do. Myself, I prefer a kernel which is seperate from device drivers.
The future windows kernel will be designed more efficient for the multicore chips, such as the Cell chip and multicore Intel/AMD chips.
Seriously, when your pc is hooped, some diagnostic program looking at threads and poking around in ram isn't going to tell you much.
I don't see this as being much more useful than the windows 'An application has crashed, LOL if you haven't backed up your work'.
Downloading Star Wars before it even films doesn't benefit society.
I find that most slashdotters are of the 'I am too cheap to pay the artists for their music' camp.
DRM is an artist's perogative. If an artist wants to give away free music, they can still upload mp3's to the net.
If anything, the open source group should come up with an Open DRM which lets the artists determine how their music and films are used.
If you have a closed DRM, then you don't know what's in it (such as the Sony rootkit). If you have an open DRM, then the artist can release content in varying forms of protection. Developers could write utilities that let the public know what rights are in the product before they decide to buy.
>And that won't change in the digital revolution, since computer hardware will continue to cost money. Computer makers are just the modern form of "craftsmen".
BULL SHIT.
There's no 'craft' in downloading a tv show.
Michelangelo was paid for his work. Painters and artisans are paid for their garments and paintings. Shakespeare was paid, he was part owner of the theatre company.
In the India example you cite, the craftsmen who copy art get paid for their goods as well.
The Roman Circus also had an admission fee, what they did not have was digital copies downloaded for free.
With the digital revolution, nobody gets paid when you download.
After all, the permissions built into the linux file structure is just a 'control' thing to stop everyone else from administering my computer, and that would be infringing on the freedom of all those people who want to hack my computer.
I, for one, reject RMS's logic!
If you cannot profit from your work because people upload your tv shows and music to usenet, then it will not make economic sense to make tv shows any more.
So the money making scheme is.
Produce shows.
Encrypt with DRM.
Profit.
The way to track the word of mouth technology is to go to the local trade shows. In Vancouver you can find events posted on BCtechnology.com
Another method of feedback is to contact your alumni and get feedback on what courses they 'should have' had more info on.
I find it sad that people on slashdot do not know what kind of courses are taught at the Institutes of Technology.
Slashdot Mirror
They already know that there's tons of radiation hitting the Moon and Mars. Currently, 'sex in space' is unethical because you'll likely have a kid with genetic defects.
.. a beowulf cluster of these.
.. test this on other body parts. Just sayin.
From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot#Criticism "Articles, titles, and summaries which appear to be designed to incite inflammatory remarks (see Flamebait)." This is a common criticism of Slashdot. If slashdot wants a better reputation, they should look at the criticism list, and work to improve the process. BLATANT CUT AND PASTE OF WIKIPEDIA ENTRY "Common complaints include: * The frequency of reposts (also known as "dupes"), where editors approve articles for the front page, often slightly reworded, that have previously appeared on the site. Since the major responsibility of editors is to sift through article submissions, reposts leave the impression of incompetence. Some readers have called for mandatory procedures to search for Slashdot dupes before an article is published[8]. * Article summaries with typos, misleading titles, or errors. * The collective bias of contributors, editors, and users (moderators and comment authors). Common biases include excessive criticism or praise of certain companies (such as Microsoft and Google, respectively), favoritism towards open source software, stereotyping (e.g. PHB), and leanings toward certain political positions (e.g. less regulation of the Internet). These biases prevent Slashdot from claiming neutrality, discourage balanced discussions, and can turn away potential readers and contributors. * The presence of articles that many consider to be thinly veiled advertisements. These articles usually receive a large number of trolling comments, including insults towards the editors, and are often referred to pejoratively as "Slashvertisements." * The posting of articles which report trivial research, long established facts, popular gossip, or blatant pseudoscience. Experts on the topic often criticize such stories with lengthy, insightful tirades. * Articles, titles, and summaries which appear to be designed to incite inflammatory remarks (see Flamebait). * A non-transparent submission process, where submissions may be posted by any editor, at any time, with any number of substantial changes to the summary text. In some cases, some submitters have claimed that their work has been published under the name of another contributor. "
You could market them as software packages. Heck, you could even sell them preloaded with linux, which the average user would promptly erase.
It appears that 80% of the people fell for they hypish summary and didn't bother to read the article. I rate it a 4 because 20% of the people actually read the first line of the article. LOL>
Flame all they want, but the NT kernel itself is pretty efficient, and does what it is designed to do: handle processes. The NT kernel is a generic kernel. The linux kernel has a bunch of device support built into it. It's a different philosophy of what you want a kernel to do. Myself, I prefer a kernel which is seperate from device drivers. The future windows kernel will be designed more efficient for the multicore chips, such as the Cell chip and multicore Intel/AMD chips.
Seriously, when your pc is hooped, some diagnostic program looking at threads and poking around in ram isn't going to tell you much. I don't see this as being much more useful than the windows 'An application has crashed, LOL if you haven't backed up your work'.
There's also 'chkrootkit' to check for rootkits.
Wow.. A Beowulf cluster of Beowulf Cluster jokes!
Firewall 0, Haxors 1.
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If the 'worlds best' software makes fugly ads, no wonder they stick to MS Office.
Downloading Star Wars before it even films doesn't benefit society. I find that most slashdotters are of the 'I am too cheap to pay the artists for their music' camp.
DRM is an artist's perogative. If an artist wants to give away free music, they can still upload mp3's to the net. If anything, the open source group should come up with an Open DRM which lets the artists determine how their music and films are used. If you have a closed DRM, then you don't know what's in it (such as the Sony rootkit). If you have an open DRM, then the artist can release content in varying forms of protection. Developers could write utilities that let the public know what rights are in the product before they decide to buy.
>And that won't change in the digital revolution, since computer hardware will continue to cost money. Computer makers are just the modern form of "craftsmen". BULL SHIT. There's no 'craft' in downloading a tv show.
Michelangelo was paid for his work. Painters and artisans are paid for their garments and paintings. Shakespeare was paid, he was part owner of the theatre company. In the India example you cite, the craftsmen who copy art get paid for their goods as well. The Roman Circus also had an admission fee, what they did not have was digital copies downloaded for free. With the digital revolution, nobody gets paid when you download.
After all, the permissions built into the linux file structure is just a 'control' thing to stop everyone else from administering my computer, and that would be infringing on the freedom of all those people who want to hack my computer. I, for one, reject RMS's logic!
If you cannot profit from your work because people upload your tv shows and music to usenet, then it will not make economic sense to make tv shows any more. So the money making scheme is. Produce shows. Encrypt with DRM. Profit.
That way, they can cut out the middleman.
No wonder the foundation isn't returning calls.
It's cheaper to replace the whole thing than to go up and fix it once a year.
That would be cool. I'd settle for one or two friends though.
Damn rivets! Catching my doo hoo willy on fire!
The way to track the word of mouth technology is to go to the local trade shows. In Vancouver you can find events posted on BCtechnology.com Another method of feedback is to contact your alumni and get feedback on what courses they 'should have' had more info on. I find it sad that people on slashdot do not know what kind of courses are taught at the Institutes of Technology.