This is way too close to Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake for comfort
Actually, I was thinking that this was really close to the bit in "The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe" Where the cow tells Arthur that it looks forward to being eaten. Surely this is all this new tech is building up to?
What's that? A 535 and a 979? 2 palindromes in 7 digits? Amazing!
The fact of the matter is that, with an infinite series of numbers, patterns are inevitable. However, if you mean that sooner or later pi will have infinitely recurring digits, you're wrong. Pi has been proven to be both irrational and transcendental (see the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi/). This means that it cannot keep repeating itself.
Nice.
Now maybe you could explain why NASA is going to *coincidentally* create a bright light in the sky visible from parts of the US on Independence Day.
That's one hell of a fireworks display.
Personally, I'd rather return to the technically correct sense of the word. I know, however, that this is unlikely to say the least.
The same mentality that means Joe Public Computer-User doesn't want to learn more than he has to about computers also means he doesn't want to learn more than he has to about computer terminology.
This does suggest, though, that he probably won't learn the name we create to replace "hacker", unless its memorable and catchy.
At this point the tld does not make any sense anymore. Sites are (were) classified in 2 big categories:
- By language (.it,.de,.au,.uk, etc..)
What language do they speak in.au (Australia) and.uk (the UK) then?
Originally, non-international websites were meant to use their own countries (correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a.us?). However, more and more companies, organisations and people just go for.com,.org,.net or whatever.
Its not even consistent between countries. In Australia, they have.com.au, but the British equivalent is.co.uk.
Now, with the introduction of.jobs and.travel, the whole thing is becoming more and more confusing.
I'm still waiting for.spam,.l337~h4XX0r and.mockedupimitationusedforphishingscams
Try a bootable cd distro like Knoppix on a laptop before you buy it.
I'd try more than one. Knoppix (based on Debian) doesn't work on my laptop (it won't even load, it gets stuck when it scans for the PCMCIA), but Slax Linux (based on Slackware) does.
Although I'd like to have Linux on my laptop, I won't until I know it'll "just work", and I know I'll be able to get my wireless adapter working in order to connect to the Internet.
I persoanally think Hoary Hedgehog is a good name. One of the problems Linux faces in getting Joe Public to start using it is that the public needs to really engage with the product. Distos with constantly incrimenting version numbers must come across as cold and "tech-oriented". Hoary Hedgehog, however, shows Linux's more familiar side.
If you do know Wikipedia (and you've convinced me you do), then you'll also know that a lot of people go out of their way to attack it. everyone from complete n00bs to high-ranking Brittanica editors have criticized the way WP works, without basis.
To be fair to me, I never said this behaviour doesn't go on, I only asked you to back up your statement that you saw an article remain incorrect for years.
Actually, you didn't put all those on. Just looking at the "original submitter" column, there are at least 4 or 5 people submitting a large number of files.
However, if you Raul654 (like you're/. name), that's still an impressive number of submissions.
Really? What false content? On what article? Please tell us so we can check it on the history Wikipedia provides. And why didn't you change it if you knew it to be wrong?
Wikipedia provides a service that harks back to the original days of the net, where anyone could change anything for information to be passed efficiently to those who needed it. Sure, be a critic of that system if you like, but don't randomly make things up (or at best provide information that we can't check ourselves).
While it's good to let them pour resources into development, that might lead to them surpassing us in the feild of space exploration and in turn could lead to us playing catch up
You don't have to be so closed-minded and nationalistic. I think its fantastic that China, India and now Japan are working on their space programs, as they'll no doubt bring things that Europe, the US and Russia would not. What's more, any 'space race' that leads to "us" being overtaken can only encourage "our" governments to increase spending on space.
I would like to see the web cleared of porn and for-profit companies
I'm sorry, but you'll never clear the pr0n off the net now. Its too ingrained, too attached for that. As for for-profit companies, half of them think they own the net anyway. Mentioning no Microsofts.
However, there is a high-bandwidth, high-speed progression being developed and implimented. http://www.internet2.edu/.
It is primarily for academia and the exchange of information, much like the original net. Here's hoping this one turns out cleaner.
Slashdot Mirror
Actually, I was thinking that this was really close to the bit in "The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe" Where the cow tells Arthur that it looks forward to being eaten. Surely this is all this new tech is building up to?
Why not?
After all, its not the distro's name that matters, its what you can do with it.
If its good names you are after, go and play with Tao Linux. Else, don't rush and judge an OS before you know the first thing about it.
Of course there'll be a pattern.
Pi starts 3.14159265358979...
What's that? A 535 and a 979? 2 palindromes in 7 digits? Amazing!
The fact of the matter is that, with an infinite series of numbers, patterns are inevitable. However, if you mean that sooner or later pi will have infinitely recurring digits, you're wrong. Pi has been proven to be both irrational and transcendental (see the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi/). This means that it cannot keep repeating itself.
So IE7 will show transparent PNGs, Firefox 2.0 will render /. properly.
What will I be able to complain about then?
Nice. Now maybe you could explain why NASA is going to *coincidentally* create a bright light in the sky visible from parts of the US on Independence Day. That's one hell of a fireworks display.
Personally, I'd rather return to the technically correct sense of the word. I know, however, that this is unlikely to say the least.
The same mentality that means Joe Public Computer-User doesn't want to learn more than he has to about computers also means he doesn't want to learn more than he has to about computer terminology.
This does suggest, though, that he probably won't learn the name we create to replace "hacker", unless its memorable and catchy.
At this point the tld does not make any sense anymore. Sites are (were) classified in 2 big categories: - By language (.it, .de, .au, .uk, etc..)
.au (Australia) and .uk (the UK) then?
.us?). However, more and more companies, organisations and people just go for .com, .org, .net or whatever.
.com.au, but the British equivalent is .co.uk.
.jobs and .travel, the whole thing is becoming more and more confusing.
.spam, .l337~h4XX0r and .mockedupimitationusedforphishingscams
What language do they speak in
Originally, non-international websites were meant to use their own countries (correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a
Its not even consistent between countries. In Australia, they have
Now, with the introduction of
I'm still waiting for
Try a bootable cd distro like Knoppix on a laptop before you buy it.
I'd try more than one. Knoppix (based on Debian) doesn't work on my laptop (it won't even load, it gets stuck when it scans for the PCMCIA), but Slax Linux (based on Slackware) does.
Although I'd like to have Linux on my laptop, I won't until I know it'll "just work", and I know I'll be able to get my wireless adapter working in order to connect to the Internet.
If you're worried about "whorey hedgehog", just call it Ubuntu 5.04 . Far more professional, and, strictly speaking, its correct name.
fucking dumb name.
I love how this was modded as "Insightful".
I persoanally think Hoary Hedgehog is a good name. One of the problems Linux faces in getting Joe Public to start using it is that the public needs to really engage with the product. Distos with constantly incrimenting version numbers must come across as cold and "tech-oriented". Hoary Hedgehog, however, shows Linux's more familiar side.
Roll on the Breezy Badger!
OK. My mistake. Sorry.
If you do know Wikipedia (and you've convinced me you do), then you'll also know that a lot of people go out of their way to attack it. everyone from complete n00bs to high-ranking Brittanica editors have criticized the way WP works, without basis.
To be fair to me, I never said this behaviour doesn't go on, I only asked you to back up your statement that you saw an article remain incorrect for years.
Actually, you didn't put all those on. Just looking at the "original submitter" column, there are at least 4 or 5 people submitting a large number of files.
However, if you Raul654 (like you're /. name), that's still an impressive number of submissions.
Really? What false content? On what article? Please tell us so we can check it on the history Wikipedia provides. And why didn't you change it if you knew it to be wrong?
Wikipedia provides a service that harks back to the original days of the net, where anyone could change anything for information to be passed efficiently to those who needed it. Sure, be a critic of that system if you like, but don't randomly make things up (or at best provide information that we can't check ourselves).
You don't have to be so closed-minded and nationalistic. I think its fantastic that China, India and now Japan are working on their space programs, as they'll no doubt bring things that Europe, the US and Russia would not. What's more, any 'space race' that leads to "us" being overtaken can only encourage "our" governments to increase spending on space.
Didn't Neo say that in the Matrix?
I would like to see the web cleared of porn and for-profit companies
I'm sorry, but you'll never clear the pr0n off the net now. Its too ingrained, too attached for that. As for for-profit companies, half of them think they own the net anyway. Mentioning no Microsofts.
However, there is a high-bandwidth, high-speed progression being developed and implimented. http://www.internet2.edu/. It is primarily for academia and the exchange of information, much like the original net. Here's hoping this one turns out cleaner.