That's a great link, thank you for posting it. I'm annoyed at much of the writing I see today, and now I understand why some of it bothers me so much! Orwell has always been one of my favorites, and I loved the section on bad political writing.
So after much searching, it appears the submitted article is someone complaining they aren't getting upgraded TV software for free, and using the GNU GPL as leverage in their argument. Am I missing something???
You're entirely correct, the article is nothing more than sensationalism. It's wrapped up nicely with a big red FUD bow at the top! AKA "the usual", around here.
Brilliant! I often felt the same in grade-,middle-, and high school. Things were very easy for me with regard to the rote and tedium of schoolwork. I didn't like it, but I got through it easily enough. It wasn't until I went to a 4-year university (where I am currently in my 6th year) for an engineering degree that I learned how hard some students have it.
The previous 13 years of being conditioned to laziness really screwed me up until I adjusted to the faster pace of a university education.
And what if halfway through the call, suddenly an asteroid falls into their living room and then their phone line is cut off! I think Apple would be fairly upset about this insider information suddenly falling into the laps of the technically-inclined.
Better yet, fire the railgun projectile into an inverse raygun and capture all that free energy! Perpetual motion baby!
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If you're sore about the CTRL+Enter to send option being removed from the GAIM preferences, perhaps you should send your grievances to the GAIM developers. They're in a much better position to consider your issue than the GNOME developers and the general unwashed slashdot masses.
Don't be upset because you're a member of the educated singularity idiot who can stupidly deny Nature's Harmonic 4 simultaneous 24 hour days within a single rotation of Earth, or even make parody of the Cubic Creation Principle!
Beryl is a fork of Compiz, a windowing/compositing manager that allows the wobbly eye candy that you see in the GLX/AIGLX videos on Youtube. Compiz was originally announced a year or so ago by Novell. I actually submitted my only story to Slashdot on that very thing, woo! Check it out here
Sweet, I was wondering if you found that on Youtube or through one of the wetshaving forums? I'm a shave geek myself (it's weird, I know) and was curious if people outside of the "shaving community" had seen his video series.
That would be true if we assume that the people working on free software are programmers by profession. This simply isn't true for a number of people. Also, who's to say that an open source programmer can't work for a private software company during the day? I believe that many FOSS contributors are programmers at their day job, which is a means to an end.
Either way, Stallman isn't saying that software developers shouldn't be paid for their efforts. It sounds to me like he's being realistic about things. I play in a band with friends, though I'm not a musician by trade. I make no money from it, but I enjoy it along with those I play to (I hope). I also program, though I'm not a programmer by trade. My limited skill hasn't produced any quality free software, but I've written some ebuilds for Gentoo and fixed a few bugs here and there. It's all in the spirit of collaboration, dig?
I've been wondering about getting some CFLs for my room. My one issue is that most bathrooms have flourescent lights installed, and my skin looks horrific under them. While I'm not the most attractive man out there, I don't want my skin looking pale and blue even when I'm at home relaxing.
According to TFR, yes! A friend of mine did a bunch of google maps API stuff to interface with his GPS system. He goes on bike rides around Arizona, saving the path he took. When he gets home, he downloads the GPS coordinates and makes a route which he can display on his webpage with google maps. I'm sure it can be used for far more advanced things. I bet he could make some really crazy stuff if he read this book.
I feel the same way! I'm sure many of you here have read the Linux is not Windows manifesto, but it's appropriate to mention in this situation. I don't like people fooling themselves into thinking that Linux will take over the world and morph into the be-all, end-all solution for everyone. Linux and its associated programs simply aren't built for the same people that want to plug in [insert hardware device here] and have it work without a little bit of research beforehand.
Kowtowing to the "iPod generation" may result in a simpler experience for some end users. However, I fear that too much reliance on closed-source proprietary software will lead to gaps in the community base of open source software once these products go belly-up. I like the fact that Linux isn't
A pound-force is still a pound. A pressure is a force per area, such as lbf/in^2 or lbf/ft^2. lbf/in^2 is commonly abbreviated as psi.
The confusion about the US customary units is justified. A pound-force and a pound-mass are different things, which I think is dumb. I prefer to work with pounds-force and slugs, the analog to the SI kilogram.
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That's a great link, thank you for posting it. I'm annoyed at much of the writing I see today, and now I understand why some of it bothers me so much! Orwell has always been one of my favorites, and I loved the section on bad political writing.
Brilliant! I often felt the same in grade-,middle-, and high school. Things were very easy for me with regard to the rote and tedium of schoolwork. I didn't like it, but I got through it easily enough. It wasn't until I went to a 4-year university (where I am currently in my 6th year) for an engineering degree that I learned how hard some students have it. The previous 13 years of being conditioned to laziness really screwed me up until I adjusted to the faster pace of a university education.
dugg!
fake, no digg
Better yet, fire the railgun projectile into an inverse raygun and capture all that free energy! Perpetual motion baby!
If you're sore about the CTRL+Enter to send option being removed from the GAIM preferences, perhaps you should send your grievances to the GAIM developers. They're in a much better position to consider your issue than the GNOME developers and the general unwashed slashdot masses.
I blame the post-Thanksgiving holiday bloat for this sudden increase in spam, turkey and mashed potatoes volume.
Don't be upset because you're a member of the educated singularity idiot who can stupidly deny Nature's Harmonic 4 simultaneous 24 hour days within a single rotation of Earth, or even make parody of the Cubic Creation Principle!
Check out Book-a-Minute Classics for just that!
Beryl is a fork of Compiz, a windowing/compositing manager that allows the wobbly eye candy that you see in the GLX/AIGLX videos on Youtube. Compiz was originally announced a year or so ago by Novell. I actually submitted my only story to Slashdot on that very thing, woo! Check it out here
Don't forget to mod up the insightful replies to the insightful comments above.
... and this one!
Sweet, I was wondering if you found that on Youtube or through one of the wetshaving forums? I'm a shave geek myself (it's weird, I know) and was curious if people outside of the "shaving community" had seen his video series.
Siiiickkk wireless brah!! I can't wait to get my new truck on the nets! ::pounds a beer::
That would be true if we assume that the people working on free software are programmers by profession. This simply isn't true for a number of people. Also, who's to say that an open source programmer can't work for a private software company during the day? I believe that many FOSS contributors are programmers at their day job, which is a means to an end.
Either way, Stallman isn't saying that software developers shouldn't be paid for their efforts. It sounds to me like he's being realistic about things. I play in a band with friends, though I'm not a musician by trade. I make no money from it, but I enjoy it along with those I play to (I hope). I also program, though I'm not a programmer by trade. My limited skill hasn't produced any quality free software, but I've written some ebuilds for Gentoo and fixed a few bugs here and there. It's all in the spirit of collaboration, dig?
I've been wondering about getting some CFLs for my room. My one issue is that most bathrooms have flourescent lights installed, and my skin looks horrific under them. While I'm not the most attractive man out there, I don't want my skin looking pale and blue even when I'm at home relaxing.
According to TFR, yes! A friend of mine did a bunch of google maps API stuff to interface with his GPS system. He goes on bike rides around Arizona, saving the path he took. When he gets home, he downloads the GPS coordinates and makes a route which he can display on his webpage with google maps. I'm sure it can be used for far more advanced things. I bet he could make some really crazy stuff if he read this book.
I feel the same way! I'm sure many of you here have read the Linux is not Windows manifesto, but it's appropriate to mention in this situation. I don't like people fooling themselves into thinking that Linux will take over the world and morph into the be-all, end-all solution for everyone. Linux and its associated programs simply aren't built for the same people that want to plug in [insert hardware device here] and have it work without a little bit of research beforehand.
Kowtowing to the "iPod generation" may result in a simpler experience for some end users. However, I fear that too much reliance on closed-source proprietary software will lead to gaps in the community base of open source software once these products go belly-up. I like the fact that Linux isn't
What about the experts? What did they do or say or think? Dear God, I must know! Save me Captain Editor!
A pound-force is still a pound. A pressure is a force per area, such as lbf/in^2 or lbf/ft^2. lbf/in^2 is commonly abbreviated as psi.
The confusion about the US customary units is justified. A pound-force and a pound-mass are different things, which I think is dumb. I prefer to work with pounds-force and slugs, the analog to the SI kilogram.
There's something surreal about a picture of a Swiss Army knife with a little USB plug hanging off the end. Thanks for the laugh!