I'm sick and tired of misleading headlines on Slashdot! This one makes it seem like there is one tech advisor to MA, and that they're an MS Lobbyist. What we actually find out by reading the rest is that they're only one of eight people on a committee to evaluate MA's IT structure. Listen, I don't like MS any more than the rest of you, but let's at least try to show an interest in getting at the "truth" in technology rather than just furthering our own personal agendas. PLEASE make the headlines less zealous and more realistic! The headline for the original article got it right: "MA Governor-Elect Names MS Anti-ODF Lobbyist to Technology Advisory Group".
How do we define "comfort" games? For me these are games that I've played for a while, and come back to again and again. I'm having a hard time coming up with five of them, though it wouldn't be so hard if I still had an old NES or Super NES (which is what was all the rage back when I played a TON of video games). So, my top three games that I still play regularly and don't see putting down anytime soon are:
1. Tribes 2
2. Falcon 4.0 (currently on Allied Force)
3. Operation Flashpoint
First to file? Really? I'm going to file a patent for "A System For Discussing Topics Via A Web Browser". I'll charge a mere $.01 US per post on the Internet.
Is it possible to know if everything is knowable? I think that adding "yet" to your second classification is itself a leap of faith!
For me, faith fine as long as we accept that someday we might be shown that our faith was misplaced. I'm a bit of an oddity because I believe in both God and the scientific method/observation of our surroundings. My belief system is flexible enough for both faith AND knowledge. An accurate understanding of both God and the world MUST be compatible, otherwise our understanding of one or the other (or both) is incorrect. For example, I believe in both intelligent design and evolution (gasp!); why could God not have designed and built a system that evolves?
Here's the classification of things in my religion:
Things we understand
Things we don't understand
Things we believe (take on faith) until we understand them better through observation and study/science
"I can't count how many times I've read something on Slashdot about something cool that's already happened, just barely, and said "Once again, information I could have put to much better use YESTERDAY!!!"
You're right! I can put the knowledge of the announcement of a dark matter phenomenon to much better use today than if I wait for the actual details. Ok, the details won't really help me either once they're announced.:-)
I'd like to see Star Trek Pr0n; the first mix of scifi (with a plot) and soft-core porn. Star Trek: Enterprise came close a couple of times.:-) BTW, Sci Fi channel has picked up the series: http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article /21155.html
Q: You're working on a startup with Joe Hewitt, but you seem to be in stealth mode. What can you say about what you're doing?
Ross: I honestly can't say anything at this point -- especially to a Seattle newspaper. Q: Why especially to a Seattle newspaper?
Ross: Because the people who are most likely to care about the startup are most likely to be reading your paper. Q: Over in Redmond?
Ross: Yep. Q: There seems to be a good relationship between Google and Firefox. Where do you see that relationship going in the long run?
Can anyone say Microsoft Office killer? Google recently revealed a beta spreadsheet app with collaboration features. If Firefox and Google worked together, they could produce one hell of an office suite available from any computer with Internet access.
When WebHostingGuy posted this article on Slashdot he quoted the author as saying: "...for me [it] was one of the worst operating system experiences that I've ever encountered." That's misleading. The author of the article is NOT saying that using Vista was one of the worst operating system experiences he's ever encountered; INSTALLING it was:
"The stuff that works on Vista seems to work well. But getting the Beta on to a computer was another matter. Installing Vista Beta 2, for me was one of the worst operating system experiences that I've ever encountered."
In fact, the Author seemed to like the OS once he had it installed:
"Beta 2 is a good looking operating system with a number of new features, which will be familiar to you if you've played with recent versions of Apple's OS X. And Vista seems to be a competent operating system when it's running."
When you quote someone, you shouldn't change the meaning of what they said.
"...or My boss sucks. This ticket is then routed to a manager for resolution."
In a small company where there's only one person in charge, this may not work so well.;-) I worked for a guy who had this posted on the wall above his desk: "Want to improve company morale? Fire all the unhappy people!"
My hypothesis is that we humans have become so good at manipulating our environment that there are few environmental pressures shaping our evolution. We adapt the environment to us rather than adapting us to the environment.
Perhaps the job site could set up the infrastructure for timed tests, and have employers supply the questions. Employers could save these tests and reuse them in other job postings. There could be some tests supplied by the job site for more common/general topics.
Slashdot Mirror
"MS Anti-ODF Lobbyist Named as MA Tech Advisor"
I'm sick and tired of misleading headlines on Slashdot! This one makes it seem like there is one tech advisor to MA, and that they're an MS Lobbyist. What we actually find out by reading the rest is that they're only one of eight people on a committee to evaluate MA's IT structure. Listen, I don't like MS any more than the rest of you, but let's at least try to show an interest in getting at the "truth" in technology rather than just furthering our own personal agendas. PLEASE make the headlines less zealous and more realistic! The headline for the original article got it right: "MA Governor-Elect Names MS Anti-ODF Lobbyist to Technology Advisory Group".
Cripple fight!
What makes you think that all of the major kernel contributors do agree with this? Oh, I see... you didn't intend to write that double negative.
What the patent says is may be traversed in at least two sequences.
You mean like forward and backward???
...world hunger AND population growth!
This is Slashdot. We don't have sex.
How do we define "comfort" games? For me these are games that I've played for a while, and come back to again and again. I'm having a hard time coming up with five of them, though it wouldn't be so hard if I still had an old NES or Super NES (which is what was all the rage back when I played a TON of video games). So, my top three games that I still play regularly and don't see putting down anytime soon are: 1. Tribes 2 2. Falcon 4.0 (currently on Allied Force) 3. Operation Flashpoint
First to file? Really? I'm going to file a patent for "A System For Discussing Topics Via A Web Browser". I'll charge a mere $.01 US per post on the Internet.
You must subscribe to the converse: TNYATMAYSU.
Then perhaps a good heuristic is "the broader your audience, the fewer acronyms you should use".
We should eliminate acronyms altogether. They get in the way of comprehension.
See joke.
Is it possible to know if everything is knowable? I think that adding "yet" to your second classification is itself a leap of faith!
For me, faith fine as long as we accept that someday we might be shown that our faith was misplaced. I'm a bit of an oddity because I believe in both God and the scientific method/observation of our surroundings. My belief system is flexible enough for both faith AND knowledge. An accurate understanding of both God and the world MUST be compatible, otherwise our understanding of one or the other (or both) is incorrect. For example, I believe in both intelligent design and evolution (gasp!); why could God not have designed and built a system that evolves?
Here's the classification of things in my religion:
"I can't count how many times I've read something on Slashdot about something cool that's already happened, just barely, and said "Once again, information I could have put to much better use YESTERDAY!!!"
You're right! I can put the knowledge of the announcement of a dark matter phenomenon to much better use today than if I wait for the actual details. Ok, the details won't really help me either once they're announced. :-)
I'd like to see Star Trek Pr0n; the first mix of scifi (with a plot) and soft-core porn. Star Trek: Enterprise came close a couple of times. :-) BTW, Sci Fi channel has picked up the series: http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article /21155.html
Q: You're working on a startup with Joe Hewitt, but you seem to be in stealth mode. What can you say about what you're doing?
Ross: I honestly can't say anything at this point -- especially to a Seattle newspaper.
Q: Why especially to a Seattle newspaper?
Ross: Because the people who are most likely to care about the startup are most likely to be reading your paper.
Q: Over in Redmond?
Ross: Yep.
Q: There seems to be a good relationship between Google and Firefox. Where do you see that relationship going in the long run?
Can anyone say Microsoft Office killer? Google recently revealed a beta spreadsheet app with collaboration features. If Firefox and Google worked together, they could produce one hell of an office suite available from any computer with Internet access.
When WebHostingGuy posted this article on Slashdot he quoted the author as saying: "...for me [it] was one of the worst operating system experiences that I've ever encountered." That's misleading. The author of the article is NOT saying that using Vista was one of the worst operating system experiences he's ever encountered; INSTALLING it was:
"The stuff that works on Vista seems to work well. But getting the Beta on to a computer was another matter. Installing Vista Beta 2, for me was one of the worst operating system experiences that I've ever encountered."
In fact, the Author seemed to like the OS once he had it installed:
"Beta 2 is a good looking operating system with a number of new features, which will be familiar to you if you've played with recent versions of Apple's OS X. And Vista seems to be a competent operating system when it's running."
When you quote someone, you shouldn't change the meaning of what they said.
I read playboy.com for the articles. Really!
Sweet Scheme reference in your sig!
Isn't this the same thing as Clippy in MS Office?
Not guilty by reason of insanity!
Another company gets sued. Happens every day, and it's getting old. Can we wait an just post news when XYZ Corporation actually loses a lawsuit?
"...or My boss sucks. This ticket is then routed to a manager for resolution."
In a small company where there's only one person in charge, this may not work so well. ;-) I worked for a guy who had this posted on the wall above his desk: "Want to improve company morale? Fire all the unhappy people!"
My hypothesis is that we humans have become so good at manipulating our environment that there are few environmental pressures shaping our evolution. We adapt the environment to us rather than adapting us to the environment.
Perhaps the job site could set up the infrastructure for timed tests, and have employers supply the questions. Employers could save these tests and reuse them in other job postings. There could be some tests supplied by the job site for more common/general topics.