I never said that Clinton gets a free pass for DMCA. I never once said that democrats are awsome and republicans are responsible for all of our problems. It is my firm belief that there is no one qualified on capital hill to make legislature for technology/ the internet. They know nothing about how it really works or how their laws, which look ok on paper, really affect the real world. The fact of the matter is that our current president is using technology in a questionable way in terms of monitoring people, and that merger of politics and tech is a reason there is more discussion of this nature on/.
I am not blaming phishing and other such scams on our Republican president. All I'm saying is that more people are falling for these than ever before, and that is because more people are using the internet than ever before. This leads to more legislature, and like I said this merges the political discussion into the technical discussion.
Also, for the record, I would like to point out the UID disparity between parent (who thinks the new design is sexy) and grandparent. The latter is clearly better qualified to opine on the descent of/. into political flamebaiting.
I've been reading/. since the beginning, so I know exactly how it has progressed. I just recently decided to register and contribute, hence my higher UID. What is worse, your claim of "political flaimfests" on slashdot, or people with low UID's telling everyone their comments are worth more than those of higher UID's?
Chicago has a great system for this. They have train stations set up at various convenient points along major spokes going out of the center of the city. Someone working downtown just has to walk to the train station (most are close enough to walk to), ride the train, and then bus/walk to work.
Sure it takes a little longer, but in that time you can rest, chill out from a day of work, read, whatever. I personally hate sitting in traffic for hours after work with little to do but stare at the bumper in front of me.
Pre-2000: Everything was happy-go-lucky. New tech everywhere, dot.coms making millions overnight. Tech and computers is now popular, and everyone wants to talk about it.
Post 9/11: The US government makes war on terror, and the reality comes in: Everything is on computers, all our information, anything the gov (or highest bidder) wants to find out they can (and they are). People's SSN's are leaked from corporate databases and sold to the black market. Newer scams like phishing are making even more people vulnerable. All of this is due to the influx of technology in our daily lives. Its no longer a hobby, its an essential. And thus, the government is passing legislature directly affecting technology (net neutrality, DMCA, etc). Therefore, it is only logical that tech talk and politics converge.
Politics, although nasty at times, is very important and is definately worthy of discussion since it affects us all in one way or another.
As previous posters have mentioned, the speed of stories is not that big of a deal in my mind. Who cares if I hear about something 2 hours or 2 days after it happened. I go to slashdot for interesting tech articles, not for "breaking news."
I believe the discussions are the main reason most people read slashdot. The articles just kicks it off, and I enjoy reading the different views people have on various subjects. Granted, there is a lot of crap that gets posted, but the moderation system does a good job of keeping a handle on it. Depending on my mood I can set a high threshold to read intelligent posts, or browse at -1 for a laugh.
Wow, such civility. I bet you sat on the ground throwing a screaming fit when your mom wouldn't buy you candy at the grocery store too.
While yelling may get you quick results, I have put my fair amount of time in the computer retail business in the past. At the store I worked at, anyone throwing a tantrum as you described would be asked to leave by loss prevention. And if that didn't work the police would be called. I have never once seen a customer get what they want there because of throwing a fit. However, I have seen customers get a fair deal by acting like a civil human being.
No one deserves to be yelled at when at work like that. That is why i think everyone should put in a year of mandatory retail labor to see what its like to be the one behind the counter.
Something tells me those with the money, but not the card, to purchase the music aren't sending checks to the artist after they pirate their music.
Sounds like a good idea to me. Download an artist's music off of limewire or whatever for free, and send a check directly to the artists saying "hey, I downloaded 10 tracks, here's a check for $10.00. F*** the RIAA." That would get the RIAA's attention real quick, and show that people aren't against paying for stuff, they are against being treated like criminals.
My university used TA's mostly to teach lab sections of classes (basically babysit the students and make sure they don't build bombs in chem lab). TA's were also popular in undergrad classes as well. All of my advanced classes were taught by actual profs.
My friends who attended other universities have said the same. I think your university is the exception.
Also, every TA I've had to deal with spoke perfect ENGRISH. I don't mind being taught by a knowledgable PhD student, but at least make sure they have a command over the common language spoken in the country they are teaching in!
Its called media speak. Black-hat hackers sounds like a group of evil-doers who are now turned to the light side and are helping MS secure their OS, but they are still bad boys.
White-hat hackers sound like a bunch of pocket-protecting IT professionals who work in OS security.
People will think that if the "bad boy" hackers aka the ones lurking in the wild can find all the exploits, then the OS will be "teh most secure ever"
Also, with movie tie-ins, you have to pay for a license. I'm willing to bet that is out of a lot of open source project's budgets. Some game studios also have exclusive rights to certain movies or characters, which would also stop an open source project using the material faster than you can say "cease and desist."
It is NOT inevitable that software will have bugs in it.
By your reasoning, it is inevitable that bridges have design defects in them, and that at some point (in their usable specified lifetime), will collapse.
Yes, for any non-trivial software system, it is inevitable. How would you go about testing every-single logic path within a large system? There are tools that do a good job at estimating test-coverage, but it can only be an estimate. For example, if you have a loop that contains even one simple conditional inside of it, it is near impossible to test every single outcome. There are so many branches that it would never be completely tested in one's lifetime.
Take solace in the fact that the software development world will ultimately fall into the same engineering disciplines as steam and mechanical enginering before it, and whatever mankind pulls out of our asses after it.
Software and any other IT components will ultimately be consumer grade, and the inner mechanics (and bugs) will be a problem for the engineering QA department.
The difference between a mechanical engineer and a software engineer is so fundamental that your comment just looks silly. A mechanical engineer creates something tangible: engines, parts, whatever. It can be built, it can be visually inspected by quality assurance, etc. Software is intangible. You can't inspect pressed CD's of software visually and find bugs. Because of this, your argument is essentially flawed.
I doubt anyone ever needed or will need 1 million rows. Its called Marketing Speak 101. OMG Look!!! We have ONE MILLION ROWS!!! SOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN THE 65K IN THE PREVIOUS VERSION.
They have to have justification for a new version somehow, so that you can feel good about giving them more $$$ for something you basically already have.
COBOL is still used heavily in industry, with 80% of the world's codebase written in the language, especially in the financial industry.
If you are a proficient COBOL/mainframe programmer, you will not have a hard time finding a nice high paying job for life. So no, it's not outdated by any means.
Were you, by any chance, running it off of a daisy chain with your VCR? If so, many VCR's will fade your picture in and out so you can't copy your DVD's to VHS. I'm not sure if they mess with the sound at all. Might be the reason for the fading.
I've used my PS2 as a DVD player for many years and it has been more than adequate for that purpose.
Don't know about the legal ramifications, but every job I've ever held has required that I produce a valid driver's license and social security card on the first day of employement. Not only that, but they always keep copies of each in the HR record. I've worked for some rather large companies as well, so I really don't think its illegal.
But I'm not saying its right to do so or a good idea either...
Ah yes, a fellow Detroit area commuter. I live on the burbs, commute to detroit. I have to be at work by 9am, and have found I get to work at exactly 8:55 if I leave at 8am or 8:30am. If I leave at 8, I'm sitting in traffic. At 8:30, everything is pretty much clear for me.
And yes, I wish all of those Hummer owners a slow, miserable death...
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What was so different that made Goldeneye especially fun? The weapons were boring, and the level design is a throwback to wolfenstein.
On the PC, we had quake: awsome level design, fun weapons, and LAN play (splitscreen sucks).
I never said that Clinton gets a free pass for DMCA. I never once said that democrats are awsome and republicans are responsible for all of our problems. It is my firm belief that there is no one qualified on capital hill to make legislature for technology/ the internet. They know nothing about how it really works or how their laws, which look ok on paper, really affect the real world. The fact of the matter is that our current president is using technology in a questionable way in terms of monitoring people, and that merger of politics and tech is a reason there is more discussion of this nature on /.
/. into political flamebaiting.
/. since the beginning, so I know exactly how it has progressed. I just recently decided to register and contribute, hence my higher UID. What is worse, your claim of "political flaimfests" on slashdot, or people with low UID's telling everyone their comments are worth more than those of higher UID's?
I am not blaming phishing and other such scams on our Republican president. All I'm saying is that more people are falling for these than ever before, and that is because more people are using the internet than ever before. This leads to more legislature, and like I said this merges the political discussion into the technical discussion.
Also, for the record, I would like to point out the UID disparity between parent (who thinks the new design is sexy) and grandparent. The latter is clearly better qualified to opine on the descent of
I've been reading
Chicago has a great system for this. They have train stations set up at various convenient points along major spokes going out of the center of the city. Someone working downtown just has to walk to the train station (most are close enough to walk to), ride the train, and then bus/walk to work.
Sure it takes a little longer, but in that time you can rest, chill out from a day of work, read, whatever. I personally hate sitting in traffic for hours after work with little to do but stare at the bumper in front of me.
Pre-2000: Everything was happy-go-lucky. New tech everywhere, dot.coms making millions overnight. Tech and computers is now popular, and everyone wants to talk about it.
Post 9/11: The US government makes war on terror, and the reality comes in: Everything is on computers, all our information, anything the gov (or highest bidder) wants to find out they can (and they are). People's SSN's are leaked from corporate databases and sold to the black market. Newer scams like phishing are making even more people vulnerable. All of this is due to the influx of technology in our daily lives. Its no longer a hobby, its an essential. And thus, the government is passing legislature directly affecting technology (net neutrality, DMCA, etc). Therefore, it is only logical that tech talk and politics converge.
Politics, although nasty at times, is very important and is definately worthy of discussion since it affects us all in one way or another.
As previous posters have mentioned, the speed of stories is not that big of a deal in my mind. Who cares if I hear about something 2 hours or 2 days after it happened. I go to slashdot for interesting tech articles, not for "breaking news."
I believe the discussions are the main reason most people read slashdot. The articles just kicks it off, and I enjoy reading the different views people have on various subjects. Granted, there is a lot of crap that gets posted, but the moderation system does a good job of keeping a handle on it. Depending on my mood I can set a high threshold to read intelligent posts, or browse at -1 for a laugh.
I've heard that Sun makes some kind of workstation hardware, and develops something called "Java"...
I've never heard of a sun ray casting anything, it just kinda sits on my desk...
Only if you're standing underneath a tall tree.
Wow, such civility. I bet you sat on the ground throwing a screaming fit when your mom wouldn't buy you candy at the grocery store too.
While yelling may get you quick results, I have put my fair amount of time in the computer retail business in the past. At the store I worked at, anyone throwing a tantrum as you described would be asked to leave by loss prevention. And if that didn't work the police would be called. I have never once seen a customer get what they want there because of throwing a fit. However, I have seen customers get a fair deal by acting like a civil human being.
No one deserves to be yelled at when at work like that. That is why i think everyone should put in a year of mandatory retail labor to see what its like to be the one behind the counter.
Something tells me those with the money, but not the card, to purchase the music aren't sending checks to the artist after they pirate their music.
Sounds like a good idea to me. Download an artist's music off of limewire or whatever for free, and send a check directly to the artists saying "hey, I downloaded 10 tracks, here's a check for $10.00. F*** the RIAA." That would get the RIAA's attention real quick, and show that people aren't against paying for stuff, they are against being treated like criminals.
I'm saying Boo Burns.
My university used TA's mostly to teach lab sections of classes (basically babysit the students and make sure they don't build bombs in chem lab). TA's were also popular in undergrad classes as well. All of my advanced classes were taught by actual profs.
My friends who attended other universities have said the same. I think your university is the exception.
Also, every TA I've had to deal with spoke perfect ENGRISH. I don't mind being taught by a knowledgable PhD student, but at least make sure they have a command over the common language spoken in the country they are teaching in!
Jukebox Hero!
Its called media speak. Black-hat hackers sounds like a group of evil-doers who are now turned to the light side and are helping MS secure their OS, but they are still bad boys.
White-hat hackers sound like a bunch of pocket-protecting IT professionals who work in OS security.
People will think that if the "bad boy" hackers aka the ones lurking in the wild can find all the exploits, then the OS will be "teh most secure ever"
Hate to reply to my own post, but this applies to the dual layer discs that are out... just don't want to get flamed prematurely ;)
Burn everything to DVD's, you can fit roughly ~13 or so cd's onto one. Then stick the dvd's in a much slimmer wallet.
And have the shorthand in all the forums for this game be "GaS"???? Riiiiight ;)
Also, with movie tie-ins, you have to pay for a license. I'm willing to bet that is out of a lot of open source project's budgets. Some game studios also have exclusive rights to certain movies or characters, which would also stop an open source project using the material faster than you can say "cease and desist."
Probably not. He said Benz, not Navigator
It is NOT inevitable that software will have bugs in it. By your reasoning, it is inevitable that bridges have design defects in them, and that at some point (in their usable specified lifetime), will collapse.
Yes, for any non-trivial software system, it is inevitable. How would you go about testing every-single logic path within a large system? There are tools that do a good job at estimating test-coverage, but it can only be an estimate. For example, if you have a loop that contains even one simple conditional inside of it, it is near impossible to test every single outcome. There are so many branches that it would never be completely tested in one's lifetime.
Take solace in the fact that the software development world will ultimately fall into the same engineering disciplines as steam and mechanical enginering before it, and whatever mankind pulls out of our asses after it.
Software and any other IT components will ultimately be consumer grade, and the inner mechanics (and bugs) will be a problem for the engineering QA department.
The difference between a mechanical engineer and a software engineer is so fundamental that your comment just looks silly. A mechanical engineer creates something tangible: engines, parts, whatever. It can be built, it can be visually inspected by quality assurance, etc. Software is intangible. You can't inspect pressed CD's of software visually and find bugs. Because of this, your argument is essentially flawed.
I doubt anyone ever needed or will need 1 million rows. Its called Marketing Speak 101. OMG Look!!! We have ONE MILLION ROWS!!! SOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN THE 65K IN THE PREVIOUS VERSION.
They have to have justification for a new version somehow, so that you can feel good about giving them more $$$ for something you basically already have.
COBOL is still used heavily in industry, with 80% of the world's codebase written in the language, especially in the financial industry.
If you are a proficient COBOL/mainframe programmer, you will not have a hard time finding a nice high paying job for life. So no, it's not outdated by any means.
Were you, by any chance, running it off of a daisy chain with your VCR? If so, many VCR's will fade your picture in and out so you can't copy your DVD's to VHS. I'm not sure if they mess with the sound at all. Might be the reason for the fading.
I've used my PS2 as a DVD player for many years and it has been more than adequate for that purpose.
Free as in freedom, not beer.
Idiot.
Don't know about the legal ramifications, but every job I've ever held has required that I produce a valid driver's license and social security card on the first day of employement. Not only that, but they always keep copies of each in the HR record. I've worked for some rather large companies as well, so I really don't think its illegal.
But I'm not saying its right to do so or a good idea either...
Ah yes, a fellow Detroit area commuter. I live on the burbs, commute to detroit. I have to be at work by 9am, and have found I get to work at exactly 8:55 if I leave at 8am or 8:30am. If I leave at 8, I'm sitting in traffic. At 8:30, everything is pretty much clear for me.
And yes, I wish all of those Hummer owners a slow, miserable death...