A few months ago, I was doing some work on the PC when my sister-in-law was visiting, and she happened to walk past and glance at my screen. Noticing it looked quite different to what she was used to, she asked me about it and I gave her a quick run-down of the OS (Linux Mint). When she went home, she asked me to help her install it over the phone, and now she uses it as her daily OS. Her partner's starting to show interest too, apparently.
I'm hoping Linux snowballs. Free software (and I mean both definitions of free) can really only be beaten by quality, and I think Linux is rapidly bridging that quality gap.
I think I've said this multiple times, but Slashdot is less about the articles and more about the discussion. If you dislike the submissions, use the Firehose.
It seems stupid until you go to Japan and experience multiple forms of automated food delivery to your table. If they can get drones to drop a drink off at your table with a minimum of cost and fuss, what's the problem?
I can never quite grasp why, on a site like Slashdot that caters to nerds wanting interesting news about tech and geeky things, there are people who constantly fling passive-aggressive semi-Luddite comments around that contribute nothing to discussion.
I'm sure there were people like you around in 1876, bashing on the telephone with statements like "It's called a telegram. Try one sometime."
1: Train kids in CompSci 2: Tech savvy people go out and implement new ideas, create cool new tech and software 3: "Job creators" acquire new tech, software and relevant companies 4: Hire H1Bs to replace the staff.
Virtual reality's all well and good if you're just sitting around, but I'd say the real potential is in augmented reality. AR lets you stay mobile, and I think people are becoming increasingly accustomed to mobility.
I have a friend who, out of work and watching his bank account dwindle, decided to do something different. He packed up and left for South East Asia. He lived a year without working (surprised at how little his lifestyle cost him over there) and then started consulting. He's been there now for 4 years.
Yes, this is completely anecdotal, but there are solutions for out of work tech people, if you're willing to step outside of your comfort zone!
Which oligarch comes out on top with this bill? I mean, it's talking about "job creation", so it stands to reason that someone profits massively, right?
And yes, I am a disillusioned foreign observer of American politics.
I enjoy a lot of Japanese music, and the vast majority of it is geoblocked. I haven't really found any alternatives aside from going to Japan and buying a bunch of CDs.
Let them sell the bonds. Who's gonna buy 'em? Lots of people. It can only hurt the Saudis. However, in our game of empires, we need them desperately, so I doubt anybody is going to seriously ruffle any feathers.
I'm thinking the threat of selling US bonds could be more of a symbolic distancing of Saudi Arabia from the United States, and may have implications that most people not in positions of power/influence/knowledge would overlook.
The Saudi's might be saying a lot more than we're picking up on with that particular threat. Then again, it might mean exactly what it sounds like and nothing else.
Slashdot Mirror
Depending on the level of classification of a document, deliberate mishandling can result in an accusation of treason and life imprisonment.
Oh, but that's only for us normal people, of course! Hilary has nothing to worry about :)
It's funny that the American version of "extreme leftist" looks somewhat centrist from a European/Australian perspective.
The shaped flint?
Why is this shit in every thread?
The article is a bit light in detail as to what Pao's trying to accomplish, but from her history, I'm assuming it's about gender
But maybe we should focus on diversity of skills and experience rather than diversity of physical characteristics?
Can anyone tell me why Linux is a good choice on the desktop? I doubt it.
It's free.
As far as your other points go, they're entirely anecdotal and situational.
A few months ago, I was doing some work on the PC when my sister-in-law was visiting, and she happened to walk past and glance at my screen. Noticing it looked quite different to what she was used to, she asked me about it and I gave her a quick run-down of the OS (Linux Mint). When she went home, she asked me to help her install it over the phone, and now she uses it as her daily OS. Her partner's starting to show interest too, apparently.
I'm hoping Linux snowballs. Free software (and I mean both definitions of free) can really only be beaten by quality, and I think Linux is rapidly bridging that quality gap.
You keep making this crap, and we're waiting on a Sphere. Talk to the other guy.
I think I've said this multiple times, but Slashdot is less about the articles and more about the discussion. If you dislike the submissions, use the Firehose.
It seems stupid until you go to Japan and experience multiple forms of automated food delivery to your table. If they can get drones to drop a drink off at your table with a minimum of cost and fuss, what's the problem?
I can never quite grasp why, on a site like Slashdot that caters to nerds wanting interesting news about tech and geeky things, there are people who constantly fling passive-aggressive semi-Luddite comments around that contribute nothing to discussion.
I'm sure there were people like you around in 1876, bashing on the telephone with statements like "It's called a telegram. Try one sometime."
Elon, get a move on, I want out.
Here's why!
1: Train kids in CompSci
2: Tech savvy people go out and implement new ideas, create cool new tech and software
3: "Job creators" acquire new tech, software and relevant companies
4: Hire H1Bs to replace the staff.
Billionaires and academics are not sipping from the same trough...
Oh great, subliminal messaging is just what we need to follow reality TV.
Virtual reality's all well and good if you're just sitting around, but I'd say the real potential is in augmented reality. AR lets you stay mobile, and I think people are becoming increasingly accustomed to mobility.
I have a friend who, out of work and watching his bank account dwindle, decided to do something different. He packed up and left for South East Asia. He lived a year without working (surprised at how little his lifestyle cost him over there) and then started consulting. He's been there now for 4 years.
Yes, this is completely anecdotal, but there are solutions for out of work tech people, if you're willing to step outside of your comfort zone!
Science isn't about being right all the time...
Now I'm sitting here waiting for Kanye's (undoubtedly controversial) opinion on Prince plastered across every site on the internet.
I'm of the firm belief that if humans can think of it, we can eventually find a way to do it, even if it's by proxy.
Go back 100 years and the differences in thinking about what is "impossible" would be marked.
It's gunna be YUGE.
Which oligarch comes out on top with this bill? I mean, it's talking about "job creation", so it stands to reason that someone profits massively, right?
And yes, I am a disillusioned foreign observer of American politics.
I enjoy a lot of Japanese music, and the vast majority of it is geoblocked. I haven't really found any alternatives aside from going to Japan and buying a bunch of CDs.
Makes me sad...
Nah, there are 75 million worldwide.
Let them sell the bonds. Who's gonna buy 'em? Lots of people. It can only hurt the Saudis. However, in our game of empires, we need them desperately, so I doubt anybody is going to seriously ruffle any feathers.
I'm thinking the threat of selling US bonds could be more of a symbolic distancing of Saudi Arabia from the United States, and may have implications that most people not in positions of power/influence/knowledge would overlook.
The Saudi's might be saying a lot more than we're picking up on with that particular threat. Then again, it might mean exactly what it sounds like and nothing else.