"It was one of the coolest things that has ever happened to me," says Mr. Kapellen.
It is pretty sad when one of the coolest things that has ever happened to you is working for someone else fixing a irrelevant video game system.
When I worked at Apple tech support (for all of three weeks) many years ago, there was dozens of celebrity names in the database that had called in for help. It's just a name, folks. Why aren't we hearing about how Snoop Dogg calls the plumber, too?
No doubt, but precluding individuals and corporate entities that do not have a distinguishable R&D division from the patenting process is ludicrous. I don't agree that a company formed to patent-squat should be considered acceptable, but I also don't think this idea would be a viable basis for determining who is a candidate for patenting.
I was moreso referring to the GP's first line, Make it so that a company without any R&D division cannot file or own patents, than what I actually quoted. I realized this after I posted my initial comment.
I always say, if you're going to rob a bank or a retailer, make sure it's loaded enough to live the rest of your life in luxury. Don't be stupid over a few bucks that can be earned in a couple days work.
I don't think you understood the summary correctly, because if you had, you would realize that disease and dollars bills have nothing to do with each other. What is common (potentially) between the two is the ability to spread rapidly over great distances. Since money is one of the most commonly exchanged items, it is a pretty good measure of how quickly a disease could possibly spread.
It is akin to rat/mice testing. Humans and mice are not necessarily the same, but the results of a medical infliction (or whatever is being tested) on a mouse can be a good indication of how the infliction will affect a human.
The first thing that caught my attention was the grey background (behind the new links) that seemed off. The grey background should be reserved for the right column; it is not present in the left and center column. I find it very distracting and out of place. Perhaps keep the same design, but lose such a dark background in the middle column.
This happens all the time without pay. Hasn't everyone here been assigned to a group project, and one or two of the four members pick up all the work? And they don't get paid a dime to do the work of others -- they do it because they need the mark. It is pretty similar to the situation here, minus the renumeration and plus the frustration.
Academic integrity aside, this isn't really a problem for the workforce. These student's will either not make it past the recruiting stage, and if they do, will likely be filtered out of the system when their superior's realize these graduates are useless.
What? This article, and this news story, really has nothing to do with OSS. So before you start touting that "OSS is gaining momentum", recognize that this government is only reducing purchases made between themselves and Microsoft by 25%. It does not imply that OSS will be used as a replacement, because you could substitute "OSS" for "OSX" and come to the same conclusion if you were as fanatic about OSX as you are about OSS.
This story has nothing to do with OSS. This should be very clear.
Great points -- in all my years, I had never thought of it in such a way. So I am glad you took the time to respond because I learned something pretty insightful.
I'm a simple man. I do not get bogged by the inconsistencies of evolution (or lack of a creator) or intelligent design. I interpret things at face-value and determine what seems authentic and known to be true. I'm a firm believer in microevolution, but not macroevolution. There just isn't enough solid evidence on the plate to convince me yet.
But for years, I've had a major problem with the anti-creationism crowd. And yes, I am talking about Intelligent Design, because denying intelligent design implies that the substance of the earth and universe came into being through a means other than a deity.
If that is what is know to be true, then how did matter form in the beginning? I've had many discussions with folks proposing that there is no God (and no intelligent design) and I that I should look to science to resolve this large issue. But I cannot escape the fact that there is simply no explanation for how the matter came into being. Everything which has a beginning has a cause, so there must be a viable explanation for how matter was formed from nothing.
To this date, there exists no such answer that I know of. I'd like to point to a statement Stephen Hawking made in 'The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe'. He said, "It would be very difficult to explain why the universe should have begun...except as an act of a God who intended to create us."
In my mind, it is equally impartial to deny both intelligent design and evolution/no creator. In terms of the laws of the land, intelligent design may not have a place in the education system, but it certainly has it's place in the world. Until it can be empirically proved that no God existed, both theories should retain the uncertain authenticity they deserve, and both sides should earn the right to be respected of their beliefs.
No bait -- I understand what you're saying. My initial impression of your post was that you were essentially shifting the cause of poor Slashdot responses (to stories) to the submitter, when in fact that has little to do with it. You also discussed how you make stories presentable. The problem lies with the submission and editing process. Making it presentable is clearly not enough to bring a rise in quality of discussion.
Filtering the content properly, like good journalists do from masses amount of information they gather, is the key to the quality and integrity of Slashdot. I don't think you need to be entertaining suggestions from the Slashdot audience so much as you should be becoming more strict on the content that is promoted here. A good example was yesterday's Fatality mouse article. Everything about it was poor, and I'm very surprised it made front page -- so much so that I mentioned it, though I usually tend not to.
Everything that is seen and viewed here is considered your content because you are promoting and publicizing it. Therefore, it is your responsibility to filter out the (b)ads from the good submissions to ensure that, for the most part, readers are satisfied with the content they are receiving.
With thousands of viewers and with a need to maintain some integrity to the Slashdot name, the solution is very simple: filter your content. Submitters will be harassed and mud-slinging will transcend all that is good in Slashdot. But if you want to make a difference in the quality of Slashdot, internalize the problem -- don't talk about Roland or Beatles. Talk about you, Slashdot, and what you need to do to modify the submission process as to weed out the obvious problem-causers.
You are right -- if it is the exact same, then it should not make a difference (except for trademark issues). However, in the case of a counterfeit GE heart monitoring machine, no one can be held accountable if the device fails. Maybe they can't be already, but I sure wouldn't want to discover this the hard way by buying counterfeit medical devices.
This is a growing concern? Come on, counterfeiting has been around for centuries. Louis Vuitton and the 'LV' symbol which is so sought-after these days (usually through counterfeit means) was initially introduced as a counterfeiting measure to be printed on the bags/luggage some 100 years ago or so. Now it's one of the most popular fashion symbols known, and consequently, one of the most counterfeited brands.
It was only a matter of time before counterfeiting struck its hand on the electronics industry. There's already counterfeit electrical parts, medical supplies, you name it. The thing is about counterfeits coming from China is that there are thousands of factories that can produce the exact same product easily. Factories are next door to each other in Guangdong/Shenzen -- getting the blueprints for products is only a matter of knowing someone from another factory and getting a copy for you to produce. So it may not be so much an issue as having a counterfeit phone, but having a phone produced in a different factory.
The truth of the matter is, the '100% mirror quality' fake Louis Vuitton's that walk their way past you in the mall are impossible to tell from the real ones. The quality is the exact same, and the materials and craftmanship the same. So for small, (mostly) meaningless electronics, counterfeit does not impose much of a problem to the consumer. For health-critical devices or medicines, it's a different story. That's why there's so much more focus on stopping counterfeit medicine than Louis Vuitton.
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It is pretty sad when one of the coolest things that has ever happened to you is working for someone else fixing a irrelevant video game system.
When I worked at Apple tech support (for all of three weeks) many years ago, there was dozens of celebrity names in the database that had called in for help. It's just a name, folks. Why aren't we hearing about how Snoop Dogg calls the plumber, too?
They represent penis size. And you were saying? :)
You must be new here.
I was moreso referring to the GP's first line, Make it so that a company without any R&D division cannot file or own patents, than what I actually quoted. I realized this after I posted my initial comment.
And while your at it, completely destroy a reason and the means for individuals to invent and patent?
You can bet your bottom they will probe your posterior life before they line you up for an interview. I heard they were pretty tight on this process.
Some people are just ridiculously stupid.
And Yahoo. And Wikipedia. And LiveJournal. And Amazon. And...
Also known as the number of days you'll be spending as a virgin.
It is akin to rat/mice testing. Humans and mice are not necessarily the same, but the results of a medical infliction (or whatever is being tested) on a mouse can be a good indication of how the infliction will affect a human.
It was a joke, silly boy.
The first thing that caught my attention was the grey background (behind the new links) that seemed off. The grey background should be reserved for the right column; it is not present in the left and center column. I find it very distracting and out of place. Perhaps keep the same design, but lose such a dark background in the middle column.
Yes, hence the 5299th version. How many exploits can they go through before it's even released? :)
Academic integrity aside, this isn't really a problem for the workforce. These student's will either not make it past the recruiting stage, and if they do, will likely be filtered out of the system when their superior's realize these graduates are useless.
Replace "assignment" with "beer and a good chance of getting laid" and I'm sure $100 would be affordable :)
This story has nothing to do with OSS. This should be very clear.
I thought we were talking about predictions, not miracles? :)
But for years, I've had a major problem with the anti-creationism crowd. And yes, I am talking about Intelligent Design, because denying intelligent design implies that the substance of the earth and universe came into being through a means other than a deity.
If that is what is know to be true, then how did matter form in the beginning? I've had many discussions with folks proposing that there is no God (and no intelligent design) and I that I should look to science to resolve this large issue. But I cannot escape the fact that there is simply no explanation for how the matter came into being. Everything which has a beginning has a cause, so there must be a viable explanation for how matter was formed from nothing.
To this date, there exists no such answer that I know of. I'd like to point to a statement Stephen Hawking made in 'The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe'. He said, "It would be very difficult to explain why the universe should have begun...except as an act of a God who intended to create us."
In my mind, it is equally impartial to deny both intelligent design and evolution/no creator. In terms of the laws of the land, intelligent design may not have a place in the education system, but it certainly has it's place in the world. Until it can be empirically proved that no God existed, both theories should retain the uncertain authenticity they deserve, and both sides should earn the right to be respected of their beliefs.
Filtering the content properly, like good journalists do from masses amount of information they gather, is the key to the quality and integrity of Slashdot. I don't think you need to be entertaining suggestions from the Slashdot audience so much as you should be becoming more strict on the content that is promoted here. A good example was yesterday's Fatality mouse article. Everything about it was poor, and I'm very surprised it made front page -- so much so that I mentioned it, though I usually tend not to.
With thousands of viewers and with a need to maintain some integrity to the Slashdot name, the solution is very simple: filter your content. Submitters will be harassed and mud-slinging will transcend all that is good in Slashdot. But if you want to make a difference in the quality of Slashdot, internalize the problem -- don't talk about Roland or Beatles. Talk about you, Slashdot, and what you need to do to modify the submission process as to weed out the obvious problem-causers.
So then why is this on the frontpage of Slashdot?
You are right -- if it is the exact same, then it should not make a difference (except for trademark issues). However, in the case of a counterfeit GE heart monitoring machine, no one can be held accountable if the device fails. Maybe they can't be already, but I sure wouldn't want to discover this the hard way by buying counterfeit medical devices.
It was only a matter of time before counterfeiting struck its hand on the electronics industry. There's already counterfeit electrical parts, medical supplies, you name it. The thing is about counterfeits coming from China is that there are thousands of factories that can produce the exact same product easily. Factories are next door to each other in Guangdong/Shenzen -- getting the blueprints for products is only a matter of knowing someone from another factory and getting a copy for you to produce. So it may not be so much an issue as having a counterfeit phone, but having a phone produced in a different factory.
The truth of the matter is, the '100% mirror quality' fake Louis Vuitton's that walk their way past you in the mall are impossible to tell from the real ones. The quality is the exact same, and the materials and craftmanship the same. So for small, (mostly) meaningless electronics, counterfeit does not impose much of a problem to the consumer. For health-critical devices or medicines, it's a different story. That's why there's so much more focus on stopping counterfeit medicine than Louis Vuitton.
How can you determine that Bill Gates hasn't made anonymous contributions when they are in fact anonymous?.