And how exactly is that supposed to help the fact that these people are now GONE and you should rather look at the bright side of it instead of wasting time better spent at actualizing the ideas you are writing about instead of remorsing about what is already gone or convincing me that my fatalist view of the world is incorrect?
It's not the food or space that is the problem. The problem is that we as humans have an extremely heavy footprint on this planets surface, and each and every one of us would be better off if the other half would just die.
You know, not every discussion is a troll. Sometimes a troll even makes me interested in a topic. If I read about FreeBSD dying and netcraft confirming it, I make my own thoughts on the subject and reply in a witty manner. Did I get "trolled"? Did the troll steal my time? No, because I know it's a troll, and I replied anyway. In fact, I felt entertained for the whole period of time I spent making up a response and typing it.
On an other note, I really appreciated GP's post, because I feel the same, although a little different. I'm really wondering what the fuck this news story is doing on the front page of/.. To me, these measly "over 240.000" people don't really matter. Many of them probably didn't deserve to live anyway, others might just have contributed to the solution for the over-population of our earth. Yeah, it sounds cold, yeah, people might get offended, but you know what? I'm not trolling. I'm expressing an opinion.
>but there's also the issue of having a new URL Once all old posts are imported to the new blog, delete everything old and make a new post with the link to the new blog, asking your users to update their bookmarks/rss links/whatever.
>converting your blog's skin Since your users are too dumb to get used to a new one?
>getting search engines to realise your old blog doesn't exist anymore With time, this happens automatically. Remember, the best way to get good search page rankings is to NOT bother with them.
*is* there customer pressure? Are DRM-free songs more popular than DRM'ed songs on iTunes?
We have a great test case here. Is DRM really so inconvenient for the user that he is willing to spend a few extra pennies to get rid of it?
I don't think that is the case. Please don't be confused, I am not a fan of DRM. It's just that I don't trust the average Joe to be savvy enough to care.
If I remember correctly, the logic was that Apple is a "Good" company, and that the DRM is only there because record labels require it. For now, they're accepting this, so they can become so big that that no record label could ever survive without iTunes sales. Once the power shifts, they *could* demand from the record labels that music is sold without DRM.
You know, the current DRM-free offerings on iTunes cost just a little more, not only because the record label wants it, but also because a few cents more is enough to thwart any regular user, who will then generate the same amount of pennies to Apple for only being able to use their products.
Every company loves DRM. It's only the users who don't want it - and why should anybody care about them?
Or how about: - Downloads are free - Sharing is free - Physical media (CD's, LP's, DVD's) are sold at a reasonable price that is low BUT also gives profit - Concerts - Eliminate record companies, or cut them down HEAVILY
I do realize this is utopia, as record companies are not ready to cease existence, but if we all share our music, we might just kill them.
Yeah, of course, because you're smarter than ALL of the developers working on TrueCrypt. I can't believe they didn't ask you for advise first, or why you're not famous yet (With all those smarts you've got, and stuff!!!)
Or not. They require you to burn a "recovery" disk before you can do the whole-drive encryption. The point being that you store the disk in a safe, far away from the laptop.
In fact, the only thing keeping me from becoming one with my computer, is UI design. I have to actively make a decision to reply to a Slashdot comment, for example.
While in the command-line interface, though, bash and sh *are* an extension of me and all commands are as natural to me as when I decide to "tap finger lightly on the table to the rhythm of this music" - I don't think it, I just do it. I guess this is why I dislike UI's so much...
A virus is not commonly known to have restraint and reflect upon preserving resources for it's own benefit. Think of AIDS, for one thing.
You fail to take into account that CLI-users, like sportsmen, have an upper edge on the average human in that they have a special ability which allows them to separate themselves from the rest of the pool, and thereby gain more beneficial advantages, like a higher-paying job. As long as we manage to keep graphical operating systems out of the server market (Just to mention one), there is a reason for other branches of our species ("The managers") to provide us with a more profitable employment - thereby increasing our chances of find a mate and pass on our genes and wisdom to the next generation.
The very fact that survival of the fittest is most efficient in extreme conditions proves that this method is a true Darwinian approach: Do whatever you can to survive. If his (And by extension mine, for that matter) species survives this "downset" of "true CLI users", it means that we are fit enough to survive even the worst condition. This might even spawn a fork of our breed which produces a hyper-potent variation of us, to over-compensate for the previous near-extinction.
Either way, the introduction of intelligence into "survival of the fittest" has changed the playing field drastically. If it wasn't for our intelligence, the most "fit" species to survive would not have been homo sapiens, but some weird virus which would in turn wipe our feces-smelling species out of existence.
Also, Darwin won't be spinning in his grave for anything, as he is a scientist. A true scientist is happiest when his theory is disproven to be replaced by a more accurate perception of our world.
Sorry to break your bubble, but even Windows Server 2003 uses enough BSD code for Microsoft to acknowledge that they - Cannot write it better themselves - Have to provide the Berkeley copyright notice Source: Windows Server 2003 Copyright info
(Just to mix examples a little) If the student had used foxpro instead of internet explorer, he would have been using the wrong tool for the job, because foxpro would have been incompatible with the problem at hand.
Schools should be teaching "right tool for the job", not "One person has the right to decide everything". Teaching "right tool for the job" should be done by telling about the (dis)advantages of each tool (If neccesary) and let the student decide for himself.
I don't know about you, but I'd rather prefer my children aren't brought up to be mindless drones.
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Wow, that is probably the dumbest way to prejudice a piece of software.
But then again, you're probably just a troll.
I don't discriminate in who should die, if just half of everybody would do it.
And how exactly is that supposed to help the fact that these people are now GONE and you should rather look at the bright side of it instead of wasting time better spent at actualizing the ideas you are writing about instead of remorsing about what is already gone or convincing me that my fatalist view of the world is incorrect?
It's not the food or space that is the problem. The problem is that we as humans have an extremely heavy footprint on this planets surface, and each and every one of us would be better off if the other half would just die.
I'm a nihilist...
so yeah, you are absolutely correct.
You know, not every discussion is a troll. Sometimes a troll even makes me interested in a topic. If I read about FreeBSD dying and netcraft confirming it, I make my own thoughts on the subject and reply in a witty manner.
/.. To me, these measly "over 240.000" people don't really matter. Many of them probably didn't deserve to live anyway, others might just have contributed to the solution for the over-population of our earth. Yeah, it sounds cold, yeah, people might get offended, but you know what?
Did I get "trolled"? Did the troll steal my time? No, because I know it's a troll, and I replied anyway. In fact, I felt entertained for the whole period of time I spent making up a response and typing it.
On an other note, I really appreciated GP's post, because I feel the same, although a little different. I'm really wondering what the fuck this news story is doing on the front page of
I'm not trolling. I'm expressing an opinion.
You, sir, must have a degree in advanced compression algorithms.
>but there's also the issue of having a new URL
Once all old posts are imported to the new blog, delete everything old and make a new post with the link to the new blog, asking your users to update their bookmarks/rss links/whatever.
>converting your blog's skin
Since your users are too dumb to get used to a new one?
>getting search engines to realise your old blog doesn't exist anymore
With time, this happens automatically. Remember, the best way to get good search page rankings is to NOT bother with them.
I guess it costs a lot of money to infect tracks with DRM...
I didn't know that. Thanks for the correction.
Are there any cases of the same track being available in both formats? Do they still cost the same to the end-user?
*is* there customer pressure? Are DRM-free songs more popular than DRM'ed songs on iTunes?
We have a great test case here. Is DRM really so inconvenient for the user that he is willing to spend a few extra pennies to get rid of it?
I don't think that is the case. Please don't be confused, I am not a fan of DRM. It's just that I don't trust the average Joe to be savvy enough to care.
If I remember correctly, the logic was that Apple is a "Good" company, and that the DRM is only there because record labels require it. For now, they're accepting this, so they can become so big that that no record label could ever survive without iTunes sales. Once the power shifts, they *could* demand from the record labels that music is sold without DRM.
You know, the current DRM-free offerings on iTunes cost just a little more, not only because the record label wants it, but also because a few cents more is enough to thwart any regular user, who will then generate the same amount of pennies to Apple for only being able to use their products.
Every company loves DRM. It's only the users who don't want it - and why should anybody care about them?
Or how about:
- Downloads are free
- Sharing is free
- Physical media (CD's, LP's, DVD's) are sold at a reasonable price that is low BUT also gives profit
- Concerts
- Eliminate record companies, or cut them down HEAVILY
I do realize this is utopia, as record companies are not ready to cease existence, but if we all share our music, we might just kill them.
This is relevant to my interests. Where can I subscribe to your newsletter?
You seem to know a lot about quantum mechanics and their relevance to getting laid.
You forgot the 10x increased chance of unrecoverable failure.
Woa dude, I couldn't get Ubuntu to break that hard even if I tried, and I even call myself a sysadmin.
Funny you should mention that. I just bought a new pair after wearing out the old ones (They lasted four years...).
My personal clothing style is
- Combat boots
- Baggy combat-style pants
- Tshirt
- Hoodie.
I've changed clothes, like, four times since I came here half a year ago.
Yeah, of course, because you're smarter than ALL of the developers working on TrueCrypt. I can't believe they didn't ask you for advise first, or why you're not famous yet (With all those smarts you've got, and stuff!!!)
Or not. They require you to burn a "recovery" disk before you can do the whole-drive encryption. The point being that you store the disk in a safe, far away from the laptop.
In other words, read the fine manual.
Yeah, I know. I forgot the G. Didn't preview...
In fact, the only thing keeping me from becoming one with my computer, is UI design. I have to actively make a decision to reply to a Slashdot comment, for example.
While in the command-line interface, though, bash and sh *are* an extension of me and all commands are as natural to me as when I decide to "tap finger lightly on the table to the rhythm of this music" - I don't think it, I just do it.
I guess this is why I dislike UI's so much...
A virus is not commonly known to have restraint and reflect upon preserving resources for it's own benefit. Think of AIDS, for one thing.
You fail to take into account that CLI-users, like sportsmen, have an upper edge on the average human in that they have a special ability which allows them to separate themselves from the rest of the pool, and thereby gain more beneficial advantages, like a higher-paying job. As long as we manage to keep graphical operating systems out of the server market (Just to mention one), there is a reason for other branches of our species ("The managers") to provide us with a more profitable employment - thereby increasing our chances of find a mate and pass on our genes and wisdom to the next generation.
2030 will be the year of the CLI.
The very fact that survival of the fittest is most efficient in extreme conditions proves that this method is a true Darwinian approach: Do whatever you can to survive. If his (And by extension mine, for that matter) species survives this "downset" of "true CLI users", it means that we are fit enough to survive even the worst condition. This might even spawn a fork of our breed which produces a hyper-potent variation of us, to over-compensate for the previous near-extinction.
Either way, the introduction of intelligence into "survival of the fittest" has changed the playing field drastically. If it wasn't for our intelligence, the most "fit" species to survive would not have been homo sapiens, but some weird virus which would in turn wipe our feces-smelling species out of existence.
Also, Darwin won't be spinning in his grave for anything, as he is a scientist. A true scientist is happiest when his theory is disproven to be replaced by a more accurate perception of our world.
Shit, I don't know when I last sounded so brainy.
Sorry to break your bubble, but even Windows Server 2003 uses enough BSD code for Microsoft to acknowledge that they
- Cannot write it better themselves
- Have to provide the Berkeley copyright notice
Source: Windows Server 2003 Copyright info
I guess you could call that "Not a lot"...
Hi,
What about XUL? It's probably the coolest way to do intranet web-apps.
And the best part? Internet Explorer doesn't support it!
(Just to mix examples a little)
If the student had used foxpro instead of internet explorer, he would have been using the wrong tool for the job, because foxpro would have been incompatible with the problem at hand.
Or whatever. You get the point.
Schools should be teaching "right tool for the job", not "One person has the right to decide everything".
Teaching "right tool for the job" should be done by telling about the (dis)advantages of each tool (If neccesary) and let the student decide for himself.
I don't know about you, but I'd rather prefer my children aren't brought up to be mindless drones.
Captcha: misused.