"Spreading anthraquinone, a common and inexpensive chemical, on to a flat copper surface, Greg Pawin, a chemistry graduate student working in the laboratory of Ludwig Bartels, associate professor of chemistry, observed the spontaneous formation of a two-dimensional honeycomb network comprised of anthraquinone molecules."
Wow, just wow. I had to read it four times, how about you?
SirSlud: I don't particularly like/dislike any of the Slashdot editors (Zonk included), but I have to agree with you. I propose such a finish to an article be called a "zonkism."
Everyone: Mod this up and/or tag stories containing one or more zonkism(s) thusly if you agree.
So what you're saying is, "Don't bother to talk your girl into getting the Pill, and condoms are mostly worthless. But as long as you don't sleep with sleazy women and pull out before you blow your load and you'll be fine!"
When something useful is available, for free... USE IT! You're a lazy dumbass who's going to deserve it when the law of averages bites him in the ass.
So you want millions of uninformed uncaring citizens to start determining national policy?
That's precisely the reason that, originally, voters had to be land-owners. People who owned American soil were much more likely to personally care about the country and its future. A random transient doesn't have as much of a stake in the country and is far more likely to participate in some sort of fraud (particularly bribery) for short-term, personal gain. Now, re-instituting such a restriction today would be ridiculous, but the spirit of the rule has some wisdom behind it.
While this is an obvious troll, there is some truth to it. I've not had a present experience using Firefox on embedded systems, namely my Sharp Zaurus SL-6000. People complain about Firefox's memory footprint on desktops; just wait until you run it on a 400MHz XScale with 64MB of RAM. The next best thing is Minimo (a small Mozilla-ish browser), but it's still pretty green. Don't get me wrong, Firefox is a rockin' browser, and I use it daily, but when it comes to handhelds, Opera is definitely the way to go right now.
Oh, the posibilities...
"Oh, don't play 'open-sourcier than thou' with me!"
or
"Debian GNU/Linux: It's the open-sourciest!"
oh oh, or
"RedHat: Proving open-sourciness pays!"
While that is indeed a cool idea, last I knew, the Xen port of ReactOS barfs once the kernel gets passed execution. http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/Xen_port (Assuming that page is kept reasonable up-to-date.)
In your example you're using ReactOS to replace Windows for the few Windows apps you have left after jumping into Unix. The OP made it sound like (and even diagrammed it as) a linear progression; uncool.
I do appreciate the lack of "punch the monkey" adds, but it's still a pretty fluffy review. To sum up:
Really cool idea.
App computability is spotty.
Networking blows.
The interface looks spiffy.
Project has promise.
I'm not sure if I even need to install a copy of it to write that much. I did think the insight on the development process on page two was interesting, but overall I think "ReactOS Reviewed in Depth" is a bit of an overstatement.
Windows + Apps -> Windows + OSS Apps -> ReactOS + OSS Apps then then off to a Linux or *BSD varient if you want.
What?!? Why the step from one implementation of Windows to another? The point of ReactOS is to be a free (as in beer and speech) replacement of Windows, not a stepping-stone of some kind. I can understand getting acquainted with OSS apps on Windows before diving into Unix, but switching to ReactOS along the way would be redundant and a waste of time.
Hack
1. n. Originally, a quick job that produces what is needed, but not well. ...
In this case, the real problem is the people behind the scams, but to fix it they're mucking a system that already works beautifully now.
But in the end, no one is being forced to use it. This won't have any affect on the current system, so whomever they "cater to" won't matter to the overwhelming majority of people who stick with vanilla DNS.
It depends on your definitions of the terms "supercomputer" and "cluster." In a cluster, you have many less powerful machines working in concert (passing chunks of data over a network as needed), where as a "supercomputer" is one, huge machine (whith some kind of shared memory scheme). I suppose you can have systems that fall somewhere in between that share characteristics of both, but at least that's how I see it; maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about. Someone more knowledgeable than I: feel free to correct me.;)
What the hell man, it's a book review. Since when is it a slow news day when Slashdot puts one of it's many, community contributed book reviews on the front page?
Well, I'm indeed 20 years old and I use UNIX at work every day, and 50/50 with Windows at home. I can't say I'm a guru or anything, but I know enough to get by without starting X, let alone a desktop environment.
Given, I'm just one guy, But I do see your point.
Culturally, computers have turned into something to be feared. All you have to do is switch up one little thing in someone's routine and they're likely to flip out. ("Oh God, where's the Start button?!") That's probably because when most people learn to use a computer, they learn by wrote. Users end up memorizing where to go Windows to do something, and never touch the theory behind what they're trying to accomplish. (e.g. - Internet Explorer is a web browser not "The Internet," etc') Just because a person can play the right notes, in the right order, in the right rhythm doesn't mean they're a musician. And, to continue the analogy, you have to be at least a decent "musician" to move between operating systems, applications, and so forth comfortably (like said sister).
Agreed. Remember back in the day when stalkers and the like used finger on unix systems to gather personal details including even current location (if they were logged in at the time)? Then when it was discovered that finger was being used for nefarious ends, nearly everyone stopped running fingerd on their systems. Could finger be "fixed" to prevent things like that? Sure, but it's far easier just to turn it off despite the legitimate uses of it. Oh well.
"Our analysis explicitly shows that the winning strategy is to bid at the last moment as the first attempt rather than incremental bidding from the start."
Sure, but does that get you the best price? The whole point of eBay's bidding system is that you supply your maximum bid, and they bid for you up to that amount. Thus, you spend less time spamming F5, and you get the best possible price (assuming your max is high enough). Sniping is best used for snatching rare items for which money is no object and using it on any old item is both a waste of time and possibly money.
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Wow, just wow. I had to read it four times, how about you?
"Sounds good spoken" != "Reads well in print"
SirSlud: I don't particularly like/dislike any of the Slashdot editors (Zonk included), but I have to agree with you. I propose such a finish to an article be called a "zonkism."
Everyone: Mod this up and/or tag stories containing one or more zonkism(s) thusly if you agree.
So what you're saying is, "Don't bother to talk your girl into getting the Pill, and condoms are mostly worthless. But as long as you don't sleep with sleazy women and pull out before you blow your load and you'll be fine!"
When something useful is available, for free... USE IT! You're a lazy dumbass who's going to deserve it when the law of averages bites him in the ass.
Can anyone corroborate this with logs of their own, or is this just a troll? (Leaning towards troll...)
So you want millions of uninformed uncaring citizens to start determining national policy?
That's precisely the reason that, originally, voters had to be land-owners. People who owned American soil were much more likely to personally care about the country and its future. A random transient doesn't have as much of a stake in the country and is far more likely to participate in some sort of fraud (particularly bribery) for short-term, personal gain. Now, re-instituting such a restriction today would be ridiculous, but the spirit of the rule has some wisdom behind it.
While this is an obvious troll, there is some truth to it. I've not had a present experience using Firefox on embedded systems, namely my Sharp Zaurus SL-6000. People complain about Firefox's memory footprint on desktops; just wait until you run it on a 400MHz XScale with 64MB of RAM. The next best thing is Minimo (a small Mozilla-ish browser), but it's still pretty green. Don't get me wrong, Firefox is a rockin' browser, and I use it daily, but when it comes to handhelds, Opera is definitely the way to go right now.
Fluxbox is a window manager, not a DE...
;-)
But yeah, we knew what you meant.
*coughBackslashcough*
At least troll intelligently. ^_~
That is now, by far, my favorite word.
Oh, the posibilities...
"Oh, don't play 'open-sourcier than thou' with me!"
or
"Debian GNU/Linux: It's the open-sourciest!"
oh oh, or
"RedHat: Proving open-sourciness pays!"
$my_vocabulary = $my_vocabulary++;
=)
While that is indeed a cool idea, last I knew, the Xen port of ReactOS barfs once the kernel gets passed execution. http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/Xen_port (Assuming that page is kept reasonable up-to-date.)
Yep. That's exactly what I said.
In your example you're using ReactOS to replace Windows for the few Windows apps you have left after jumping into Unix. The OP made it sound like (and even diagrammed it as) a linear progression; uncool.
I do appreciate the lack of "punch the monkey" adds, but it's still a pretty fluffy review. To sum up:
- Really cool idea.
- App computability is spotty.
- Networking blows.
- The interface looks spiffy.
- Project has promise.
I'm not sure if I even need to install a copy of it to write that much. I did think the insight on the development process on page two was interesting, but overall I think "ReactOS Reviewed in Depth" is a bit of an overstatement.Windows + Apps -> Windows + OSS Apps -> ReactOS + OSS Apps then then off to a Linux or *BSD varient if you want.
What?!? Why the step from one implementation of Windows to another? The point of ReactOS is to be a free (as in beer and speech) replacement of Windows, not a stepping-stone of some kind. I can understand getting acquainted with OSS apps on Windows before diving into Unix, but switching to ReactOS along the way would be redundant and a waste of time.
There are X servers for windows. Although it would only work unless the applications you wanted detached from the "root window" were all X clients.
Offtopic, but in response to your sig, (1, -n vs -N) no they shouldn't, and (2, "app installs need to be easier") RTFM.
;-)
Ontopic, (1, "Beautiful video") agreed, (2, "would be awesome drunk") agreed.
But in the end, no one is being forced to use it. This won't have any affect on the current system, so whomever they "cater to" won't matter to the overwhelming majority of people who stick with vanilla DNS.
Wow, I thought that was turning out to be an insightful comment, but the A.D.D. turn to a 90's sitcom theme song sort of killed it.
It depends on your definitions of the terms "supercomputer" and "cluster." In a cluster, you have many less powerful machines working in concert (passing chunks of data over a network as needed), where as a "supercomputer" is one, huge machine (whith some kind of shared memory scheme). I suppose you can have systems that fall somewhere in between that share characteristics of both, but at least that's how I see it; maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about. Someone more knowledgeable than I: feel free to correct me. ;)
You, sir, are a veritable fount' of wisdom...</sarcasm>
What the hell man, it's a book review. Since when is it a slow news day when Slashdot puts one of it's many, community contributed book reviews on the front page?
*Sigh* Why am I bothering, you're just a troll...
Well, I'm indeed 20 years old and I use UNIX at work every day, and 50/50 with Windows at home. I can't say I'm a guru or anything, but I know enough to get by without starting X, let alone a desktop environment.
Given, I'm just one guy, But I do see your point.
Culturally, computers have turned into something to be feared. All you have to do is switch up one little thing in someone's routine and they're likely to flip out. ("Oh God, where's the Start button?!") That's probably because when most people learn to use a computer, they learn by wrote. Users end up memorizing where to go Windows to do something, and never touch the theory behind what they're trying to accomplish. (e.g. - Internet Explorer is a web browser not "The Internet," etc') Just because a person can play the right notes, in the right order, in the right rhythm doesn't mean they're a musician. And, to continue the analogy, you have to be at least a decent "musician" to move between operating systems, applications, and so forth comfortably (like said sister).
Eh, just this 20-year-old's $0.02.
=D
Agreed. Remember back in the day when stalkers and the like used finger on unix systems to gather personal details including even current location (if they were logged in at the time)? Then when it was discovered that finger was being used for nefarious ends, nearly everyone stopped running fingerd on their systems. Could finger be "fixed" to prevent things like that? Sure, but it's far easier just to turn it off despite the legitimate uses of it. Oh well.
Pfft, "new system". Three letters man: I R C
One server. A channel for each story. Sheesh, top trying to reinvent the wheel.
I belive you left out the "OMG Ponies!" part.
"Our analysis explicitly shows that the winning strategy is to bid at the last moment as the first attempt rather than incremental bidding from the start."
Sure, but does that get you the best price? The whole point of eBay's bidding system is that you supply your maximum bid, and they bid for you up to that amount. Thus, you spend less time spamming F5, and you get the best possible price (assuming your max is high enough). Sniping is best used for snatching rare items for which money is no object and using it on any old item is both a waste of time and possibly money.