I don't think the world is ready for wearable PC's just yet. Besides, as was stated in a previous post, we already have cell phones and palm pilots that recieve email or browse the web. Cell phones already cause enough car accidents as it is. Just think of all the slashdotters we might lose when their/. addiction forces them to drive off the side of the road.;)
I work for a small ISP and get paid hourly. I would much rather get paid salary because I am on call 24/7. If something glorks at 2am I'm the first one that gets the call. I would like to work out salary wages with an extra bonus for being availible 24/7. Currently, they have worked it out so I get no overtime at all regardless if I do have to wake up and fix something at 2am so there is no real reason for me to want hourly. I feel it is extremely unfair but I like the job and I don't want to find a new one. Salary is the way to go.
I dunno about anyone else that watched the show but I'll tell you this much... I laughed my ass off the whole time. I mean come on... What do you really expect from MTV?
Pardon me but isn't that a bit stereotypical? I like Korn yet I don't mind being labeled as a "geek". I'm sure there are other "geeks" out there that do as well. That is the root of the problem. How can you possibly stop discrimination, and yes I do believe we are discriminated against, when you do it yourself.
Although I did not read the article referenced, I do have a few things to say about the supposed arrogance of the linux community.
I have heard many people that the linux community is closed to outsiders. I spent a fair amount of time on irc in #gimp or #e whilst trying to figure out CVS and the hows and whys behind getting CVS code to compile (and work). Having little knowledge of C, it sometimes was duanting, but I always found help. I also saw many people looking for help and not getting it. Instead, they often got a response that, taken out of context, might seem quite arrogant. I have no special standing in the linux community, nor have I made any real contributions, besides helping new users along where I could. So why did I get helped where others got snubbed? The answer, of course, is in the phrasing of the question. If someone comes in and spams a whole channel with rude, persistant demands for assistance, they are not likely to get anywhere. On the other hand, a polite manner, a willingness to read documentation, and a sense of humour, in my experience, are almost always met in kind. I work in the technical support industry, and this is true across the board: rude, arrogant people get treated rudely and arrogantly. On the other hand if it seems that someone is trying to be a part of the solution, I'm more than happy to give them a nudge in the right direction.
The linux community has something to be proud of, and that pride, looked upon by someone who doesn't know how special linux and the community is might misconstrue that pride as arrogance. Part of that pride comes from the gradual mastery of what can sometimes be a quite unruly beast. Those who want a quick-fix solution every time the click on something and what they were expecting doesn't happen isn't going to get too much respect from a community that takes pride in finding solutions and learning for the future.
Many people have fallen into the mindset that if something doesn't work you immediately call someone and ream them out. This mentality doesn't fit too well into the GNU style (obviously) and this sort of approach will be immediately classed by those used to fixing their own problems as arrogant and not worthy of time. Who wants to put up with the abuse, especially if they are not getting paid?
Well, I suppose I've made the same point in a few different ways by now. Having said all that, I should point out that I have come across a few people that truly deserve to be called arrogant, immature, and closed-minded. Judging the linux community by these people is a bit like judging a style of music by one band. In anything there are always some gems, some coal, and everything else in between. We are all responsible for how we look to "the outside", and as such, we as a community should take care; I'm sure that we'd rather be looked upon as a gem than a lump of coal.
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Was it just me or did anyone else find the model in the black suit with the banana strapped to her chest rather disturbing?
/. addiction forces them to drive off the side of the road. ;)
I don't think the world is ready for wearable PC's just yet. Besides, as was stated in a previous post, we already have cell phones and palm pilots that recieve email or browse the web. Cell phones already cause enough car accidents as it is. Just think of all the slashdotters we might lose when their
I work for a small ISP and get paid hourly. I would much rather get paid salary because I am on call 24/7. If something glorks at 2am I'm the first one that gets the call. I would like to work out salary wages with an extra bonus for being availible 24/7. Currently, they have worked it out so I get no overtime at all regardless if I do have to wake up and fix something at 2am so there is no real reason for me to want hourly. I feel it is extremely unfair but I like the job and I don't want to find a new one. Salary is the way to go.
I dunno about anyone else that watched the show but I'll tell you this much... I laughed my ass off the whole time. I mean come on... What do you really expect from MTV?
Pardon me but isn't that a bit stereotypical? I like Korn yet I don't mind being labeled as a "geek". I'm sure there are other "geeks" out there that do as well. That is the root of the problem. How can you possibly stop discrimination, and yes I do believe we are discriminated against, when you do it yourself.
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Although I did not read the article referenced, I do have a few things to say about the supposed arrogance of the linux community.
I have heard many people that the linux community is closed to outsiders. I spent a fair amount of time on irc in #gimp or #e whilst trying to figure out CVS and the hows and whys behind getting CVS code to compile (and work). Having little knowledge of C, it sometimes was duanting, but I always found help. I also saw many people looking for help and not getting it. Instead, they often got a response that, taken out of context, might seem quite arrogant. I have no special standing in the linux community, nor have I made any real contributions, besides helping new users along where I could. So why did I get helped where others got snubbed? The answer, of course, is in the phrasing of the question. If someone comes in and spams a whole channel with rude, persistant demands for assistance, they are not likely to get anywhere. On the other hand, a polite manner, a willingness to read documentation, and a sense of humour, in my experience, are almost always met in kind. I work in the technical support industry, and this is true across the board: rude, arrogant people get treated rudely and arrogantly. On the other hand if it seems that someone is trying to be a part of the solution, I'm more than happy to give them a nudge in the right direction.
The linux community has something to be proud of, and that pride, looked upon by someone who doesn't know how special linux and the community is might misconstrue that pride as arrogance. Part of that pride comes from the gradual mastery of what can sometimes be a quite unruly beast. Those who want a quick-fix solution every time the click on something and what they were expecting doesn't happen isn't going to get too much respect from a community that takes pride in finding solutions and learning for the future.
Many people have fallen into the mindset that if something doesn't work you immediately call someone and ream them out. This mentality doesn't fit too well into the GNU style (obviously) and this sort of approach will be immediately classed by those used to fixing their own problems as arrogant and not worthy of time. Who wants to put up with the abuse, especially if they are not getting paid?
Well, I suppose I've made the same point in a few different ways by now. Having said all that, I should point out that I have come across a few people that truly deserve to be called arrogant, immature, and closed-minded. Judging the linux community by these people is a bit like judging a style of music by one band. In anything there are always some gems, some coal, and everything else in between. We are all responsible for how we look to "the outside", and as such, we as a community should take care; I'm sure that we'd rather be looked upon as a gem than a lump of coal.
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