So, I see it's all going as planned to plunge slashdot to its intellectual nadir in order to satisfy the corporate overlords.
Sweet mercy, what is the fucking problem? Oh noes!! Elite academic institution offers a film/tv/media studies course! How can this be happening??? Oh wait, this sort of thing has been perfectly normal for decades? Who knew? Apparently not the geniuses at slashdot.
But I never could figure out what the point of studying literature was in the first place. It's fiction, how do I learn from stuff that never happened?
Are you being serious?
The study of literature illuminates the society and culture that produced it. Take the soap operas - there is a reason those are made. Understanding them deepens our understanding of the world we live in.
Also, very little fiction is completely fictional. Almost all of it is based on real-world facts in some way. Look at Shakespeare. His fiction engages many political and historical topics, such as the War of the Roses and the fall of Julius Caesar. not only do you get an education of those matters, you also gain a better understanding of human nature and emotions.
Sometimes I get annoyed with something in Linux, and then I stop and think, wait a minute, this stuff is all free and people have volunteered their time to write a lot of it, so why should I be complaining. I'm just glad that it exists!
So, you talk yourself into liking something you find annoying. That could well explain why there are so many annoying things about Linux. Perhaps if we can address the above attitude, then we can really fix Linux?
Doing the same today would probably result in a tablet with a combined eInk/OLED screen and a pair of quad-core ARM CPUs and a folding bluetooth keyboard.
"Apple did groundbreaking things, and challenged conventional wisdoms about computers and software"
Oh puhleeeeaze. And Microsoft didn't?
I never said that Microsoft didn't do groundbreaking things. I simply responded to the lie that Apple is all about conformity, and has never done anything innovative. So, do you agree that Apple has done good things, or not? Your "puhleeeeaze" makes it rather unclear.
You know, I love a good Microsoft pummeling as much as the next guy, but my concern is that MS is just now starting to come around to a slightly more rational way of thinking about its customers.
Why? Because they've been seeding the media with propaganda about Windows 7? They haven't changed one bit. Do you really think they are going to abandon things like WGA and activation?
Of course, your rants about uncritical Apple worship are nothing but bullshit. Apple fans can be aggressively critical of Apple, and they aren't conformists. The problem is that on forums like this, so many people spout utter lies and bullshit, that it needs to be debunked before we can get to the constructive and rational criticisms. Posts like yours do nothing but drive the discourse away from that and towards the "zealotry" you supposedly despise. If you actually made reasonable accusations and criticisms, then you'd find plenty of Apple fans who would agree with you. But I guess I'm just responding to a troll again. Sigh.
You're not understanding the point. It's not about style, Apple worship or ego. It's about history. Apple did groundbreaking things, and challenged conventional wisdoms about computers and software. It has absolutely not been about conformity or lack of imagination. Why do you think things like Photoshop and desktop publishing took off first on the Mac? Other platforms were largely about conventional business software, not reimagining the possibilities.Windows was basically a "me too" effort, and Microsoft definitely pushed conformity, and fear of the different.
I bought my step dad an MP3 player. It was too hard for him to rip the CDs.
Maybe the problem is that you are presenting him with poor technology choices? With any decent MP3 player and software, it should not be difficult at all for an adult to rip a CD and transfer the files. If you gave him technology that didn't suck, he might happily be using the MP3 player.
I've seen this a lot with computers - people avoid them based on bad previous experiences, and say they'll never use one. But then if I sit them down in front of software that isn't a PITA, they become eager users.
I always find it amazing that whenever anyone is asked to give an example of a "great" government project they always mention the interstate highways... while 99.9999% of those same people u
Why is it so amazing? It's perfectly rational to appreciate the highway system for what it is, but also to be disappointed by the ridiculous excesses and abuses of car culture. There's no reason we need all those oversized vehicles on the road, not liking SUVs or urban sprawl doesn't mean abandoning the highway system.
Think of it this way - if you see somebody using a beautiful new laptop to hammer nails, you could express your regret without being anti-laptop or anti-hammering.
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Oh well. Clearly you are intellectually incurious. There's not much I can do about that.
Less space than a Nomad. No US Army files. Lame.
I was worried that congress had stuff to address that actually matters.
No, that's slashdot's job... oh wait...
My phone doesn't even have a camera, you insensitive clod!
So, I see it's all going as planned to plunge slashdot to its intellectual nadir in order to satisfy the corporate overlords.
Sweet mercy, what is the fucking problem? Oh noes!! Elite academic institution offers a film/tv/media studies course! How can this be happening??? Oh wait, this sort of thing has been perfectly normal for decades? Who knew? Apparently not the geniuses at slashdot.
But I never could figure out what the point of studying literature was in the first place. It's fiction, how do I learn from stuff that never happened?
Are you being serious?
The study of literature illuminates the society and culture that produced it. Take the soap operas - there is a reason those are made. Understanding them deepens our understanding of the world we live in.
Also, very little fiction is completely fictional. Almost all of it is based on real-world facts in some way. Look at Shakespeare. His fiction engages many political and historical topics, such as the War of the Roses and the fall of Julius Caesar. not only do you get an education of those matters, you also gain a better understanding of human nature and emotions.
IE8 has left beta as of noon Pacific time today.
Doesn't this sound like some wartime political report or something? "Leaving beta" as if it's an actual physical act of moving somewhere else?
"President Truman boarded the naval vessel at 2PM local time, and departed on his return voyage to the US from the island archipelago."
"Teletubbies in Lala-Land"
Now that is obscene.
This software really sets my happy slider to maximum.
Sometimes I get annoyed with something in Linux, and then I stop and think, wait a minute, this stuff is all free and people have volunteered their time to write a lot of it, so why should I be complaining. I'm just glad that it exists!
So, you talk yourself into liking something you find annoying. That could well explain why there are so many annoying things about Linux. Perhaps if we can address the above attitude, then we can really fix Linux?
Aren't there other options besides iTunes which will automatically rip a CD and sync to MP3 player when a CD is inserted?
Doing the same today would probably result in a tablet with a combined eInk/OLED screen and a pair of quad-core ARM CPUs and a folding bluetooth keyboard.
Precisely. Ugggh.
No, I just like Apple and dislike lies and trolls. That doesn't make me a zealot. And I'm not "so upset" over this, I'm just bored.
"Apple did groundbreaking things, and challenged conventional wisdoms about computers and software" Oh puhleeeeaze. And Microsoft didn't?
I never said that Microsoft didn't do groundbreaking things. I simply responded to the lie that Apple is all about conformity, and has never done anything innovative. So, do you agree that Apple has done good things, or not? Your "puhleeeeaze" makes it rather unclear.
You know, I love a good Microsoft pummeling as much as the next guy, but my concern is that MS is just now starting to come around to a slightly more rational way of thinking about its customers.
Why? Because they've been seeding the media with propaganda about Windows 7? They haven't changed one bit. Do you really think they are going to abandon things like WGA and activation?
Of course, your rants about uncritical Apple worship are nothing but bullshit. Apple fans can be aggressively critical of Apple, and they aren't conformists. The problem is that on forums like this, so many people spout utter lies and bullshit, that it needs to be debunked before we can get to the constructive and rational criticisms. Posts like yours do nothing but drive the discourse away from that and towards the "zealotry" you supposedly despise. If you actually made reasonable accusations and criticisms, then you'd find plenty of Apple fans who would agree with you. But I guess I'm just responding to a troll again. Sigh.
You're not understanding the point. It's not about style, Apple worship or ego. It's about history. Apple did groundbreaking things, and challenged conventional wisdoms about computers and software. It has absolutely not been about conformity or lack of imagination. Why do you think things like Photoshop and desktop publishing took off first on the Mac? Other platforms were largely about conventional business software, not reimagining the possibilities.Windows was basically a "me too" effort, and Microsoft definitely pushed conformity, and fear of the different.
As a physicist, this whole thing has been an embarrassing reminder of just how bad physicists are at public relations
I dunno, I thought the Large Hadron Rap was pretty cool.
I was thinking along the same lines. This is the most awesome way to die. Beats being hit by a bus or dying of cancer.
I bought my step dad an MP3 player. It was too hard for him to rip the CDs.
Maybe the problem is that you are presenting him with poor technology choices? With any decent MP3 player and software, it should not be difficult at all for an adult to rip a CD and transfer the files. If you gave him technology that didn't suck, he might happily be using the MP3 player.
I've seen this a lot with computers - people avoid them based on bad previous experiences, and say they'll never use one. But then if I sit them down in front of software that isn't a PITA, they become eager users.
I always find it amazing that whenever anyone is asked to give an example of a "great" government project they always mention the interstate highways... while 99.9999% of those same people u
Why is it so amazing? It's perfectly rational to appreciate the highway system for what it is, but also to be disappointed by the ridiculous excesses and abuses of car culture. There's no reason we need all those oversized vehicles on the road, not liking SUVs or urban sprawl doesn't mean abandoning the highway system.
Think of it this way - if you see somebody using a beautiful new laptop to hammer nails, you could express your regret without being anti-laptop or anti-hammering.
So these are the people who voted for McCain. This explains everything!
At least with Putix, you can run Capitalism in WINE when you need to.
No, it's called Lenix.
Not Lenix!
Ever wish you had one of those big LED displays to keep you up to date on e-mails, stock quotes, server uptimes, or weather?
No, of course I haven't. People actually buy those things? What the hell is wrong with people?