Re:Theo is not the worst by any means.
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I very reasonably pointed out that the KOffice developer was incorrect. Unable to see his own flaws, he apparently snapped, thus resulting in his unprofessional outburst. Theo would most likely admit his mistake if it were pointed out to him.
Re:Theo is not the worst by any means.
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As these devices improve, the cost will most likely decrease, thus making them suitable for deployment in homes and buildings all over. Such activities would no doubt cause financial problems for the existing energy providers. Considering the clout of such businesses, there is always the chance of DMCA-esqe legislation being passed to limit this technology. Indeed, let's hope that these developments are not stifled by existing energy firms.
That's why it's better to get this stuff done right the first time around, so that it doesn't have to get tested in court. Namely that means full public availability of any and all source code used in such devices. The design plans and manuals of the devices should be available to the public. Let it be proven that such devices are sound, and that any updates are sound as well. Let that be done so that if such devices are used in a serious case, as you suggest, then there are no questions about the reliability of such devices.
Re:Theo is not the worst by any means.
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I follow the discussion on the misc and tech mailing lists on a daily basis. Of course Theo is blunt. He's busy putting in hours upon hours of work into OpenBSD. He doesn't have time to waste being overly diplomatic. But he still manages to keep a far more civil tone than that particular KOffice developer.
Have you considered using K-Meleon instead? It uses the Gecko rendering engine, but has its own native Windows GUI. While I haven't used it in years, perhaps it is better than Firefox performance wise.
I do agree that 65 MB is not 200 MB. But then again, what exactly is it doing that it needs to consume 65 MB of RAM? Even assuming a completely full default in-RAM cache of 50 MB, that leaves 15 MB.
With my Firefox installation on Linux, it appears that all of the shared libraries plus the firefox binary itself come up to just over 3 MB, and that's including junk beyond just the text sections of each binary, too. That leaves 12 MB. Even considering HTML parse trees, configuration data, and some such, there is no reason for Firefox to be using 12 MB of RAM.
While 12 MB probably isn't much when you consider that the computers of most geeks probably have at least 1 GB of RAM these days, that isn't necessarily the case for regular users. Indeed, many new consumer systems today only include 256 MB of RAM. Often older systems have 128 MB of RAM, if not less. 12 MB does matter at that point, especially when dealing with a behemoth like Windows XP.
When you're trying to get such people to switch to your software, like the Firefox project is doing, you can't afford to degrade their system performance due to wasted memory.
But is that really surprising? Whitedust is a security-related site. Of course people who bother to keep up to date with computer security will not be using Internet Explorer (if they're even using Windows). It's not really surprising that security-conscious users use a relatively more secure browsers (like Firefox).
I think that's a great testament to the amount of power you can get for a mere $100000 these days. I wouldn't be surprised if a system like that were more powerful than all of the systems of the 1970s combined.
And remember a dollar today is worth a whole lot less than it was in the 1970s.
He should stay out of the US. We don't need him becoming another Dmitry Sklyarov.
Re:Theo: The Last Angry Man
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I don't think Theo really cares what you think, or whether or not you'll "purchase" OpenBSD. Chances are that, regardless of what you do, he will continue to provide excellent software, users will continue to use it, and they'll all have safer and more secure systems.
Theo is not the worst by any means.
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There are frequently comments regarding Theo's frankness with other developers and users. Even if he doesn't use the most friendly tone, at least he tends to back up his controversy with expertise and code. Compare that to the KOffice developer who recently insulted a longtime KDE and KOffice user. I've never seen something that low from Theo.
Actually, I worked at a company for years that relied solely on LaTeX for our document formatting. Indeed, it took our new secretaries a bit longer to learn to use it than it would have probably taken them to use Word. But after they did learn it, they were unstoppable. Our documents always looked far more professional, and we never ran into problems transmitting documents within the firm. Our secretaries themselves frequently stated how smoothly things went, unlike their previous places of work where.doc incompatibilities would waste hours upon hours of time.
And really, watch Will & Grace for what it is. Just because the homosexuals in it aren't portrayed as depraved criminals, as they on CSI and Law & Order, it doesn't mean that their portrayal is any more realistic.
Indeed, as you admit, they don't treat the homosexuals or bisexuals as people. They consider them criminal deviants, as in the CSI example you mentioned. If anything, in that case the networks are using the hatred of homosexuality that a lot of Christian America has to boost their ratings.
A decision must be made whether to cater to the very few and very rich media moguls, or whether to cater to the interests of the other 99.99% of Americans. Indeed, at this time the development of basically the entire American citizenry is being arrested by an extreme minority. American as a whole should be willing to trade a small increase in piracy for the vast other opportunities that widespread, extremely highspeed broadband Internet access would bring.
Bravo! reairs much British content, if I recall correctly. And it is only available on subscription services such as cable or satellite. And even then, it is often ridiculed as an "old person's channel" by most Americans under the age of 40.
Now, take a look at that list of shows again. Those do not deal with homosexuality in any real fashion. They portray a fairly typical stereotypical view of homosexuals and homosexuality. Men with a lisp, butch women, and all that. They're using homosexual characters as foils to enhance the heterosexual image of the non-gay characters, or otherwise treat the homosexual characters as living jokes.
This serious could explore bisexuality and homosexuality in a far more mature and intelligent way, unlike Will & Grace or those other such shows.
Actually, the ability to make shows concerning such topics is one of the best things about British TV. The results may not be great, but I'd have to say that British TV is far superior to American TV. British TV will deal with subjects that American TV cannot touch. Perhaps that's because many Americans have a far more extreme sense of religion than most Brits. Networks cannot air shows that may offend viewers, and thus decrease their ad reach. Topics such as bisexuality throw many a Christian into a tizzy.
I think he might be trisexual. Indeed, someday they might run across an alien race where there are three sexes. And this fellow would most likely want to perform some sort of intercourse with each gender. Thus he would become a trisexual.
In any case, that is a pretty adult issue to deal with. I mean, society as a whole struggles today with the idea of homosexuality, let alone bisexuality. Toss trisexuality into the mix and we're in a different cricket field.
You missed the point of my post. Go back and read the entire thing. All two sentences of it. You'll note that I refer directly to the FCC in the second sentence, pointing out the fact that even today they can't necessarily stop a child from doing that.
Perhaps you're confused by what I meant by "stop". The FCC cannot necessarily stop a child from doing something like that beforehand. If the child is eager enough, he will find such a transmitter, with or without the FCC. Now, perhaps they could stop him later, after he has obtained and used such equipment. But to suggest that they will be able to stop him beforehand 100% of the time is incorrect.
It's much the same situation with pornography. Sure, you tell boys not to look at it, and you even put legislative tools in place to try to prevent it. But nevertheless, young teens will still be pounding their cocks to the latest issue of Playboy or Hustler.
How does Nintendo handle the addons for its various handheld gaming systems? How do the addon manufacturers handle it? How do they refer to their compatibility with Nintendo devices? Do they flat out say, "GameBoy-compatible" or do they word it to avoid naming the Nintendo products supported?
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Actually, according to Netcraft the server is your common Apache on Linux combination. Indeed, it is most likely a PHP-related problem.
I very reasonably pointed out that the KOffice developer was incorrect. Unable to see his own flaws, he apparently snapped, thus resulting in his unprofessional outburst. Theo would most likely admit his mistake if it were pointed out to him.
I'm retired. That's why I'm always posting here.
As these devices improve, the cost will most likely decrease, thus making them suitable for deployment in homes and buildings all over. Such activities would no doubt cause financial problems for the existing energy providers. Considering the clout of such businesses, there is always the chance of DMCA-esqe legislation being passed to limit this technology. Indeed, let's hope that these developments are not stifled by existing energy firms.
That's why it's better to get this stuff done right the first time around, so that it doesn't have to get tested in court. Namely that means full public availability of any and all source code used in such devices. The design plans and manuals of the devices should be available to the public. Let it be proven that such devices are sound, and that any updates are sound as well. Let that be done so that if such devices are used in a serious case, as you suggest, then there are no questions about the reliability of such devices.
I follow the discussion on the misc and tech mailing lists on a daily basis. Of course Theo is blunt. He's busy putting in hours upon hours of work into OpenBSD. He doesn't have time to waste being overly diplomatic. But he still manages to keep a far more civil tone than that particular KOffice developer.
It's actually used quite frequently at GameFAQs.com. Indeed, he may be a GameFAQs.com refugee, and brought it along with him.
Have you considered using K-Meleon instead? It uses the Gecko rendering engine, but has its own native Windows GUI. While I haven't used it in years, perhaps it is better than Firefox performance wise.
I do agree that 65 MB is not 200 MB. But then again, what exactly is it doing that it needs to consume 65 MB of RAM? Even assuming a completely full default in-RAM cache of 50 MB, that leaves 15 MB.
With my Firefox installation on Linux, it appears that all of the shared libraries plus the firefox binary itself come up to just over 3 MB, and that's including junk beyond just the text sections of each binary, too. That leaves 12 MB. Even considering HTML parse trees, configuration data, and some such, there is no reason for Firefox to be using 12 MB of RAM.
While 12 MB probably isn't much when you consider that the computers of most geeks probably have at least 1 GB of RAM these days, that isn't necessarily the case for regular users. Indeed, many new consumer systems today only include 256 MB of RAM. Often older systems have 128 MB of RAM, if not less. 12 MB does matter at that point, especially when dealing with a behemoth like Windows XP.
When you're trying to get such people to switch to your software, like the Firefox project is doing, you can't afford to degrade their system performance due to wasted memory.
But is that really surprising? Whitedust is a security-related site. Of course people who bother to keep up to date with computer security will not be using Internet Explorer (if they're even using Windows). It's not really surprising that security-conscious users use a relatively more secure browsers (like Firefox).
I think that's a great testament to the amount of power you can get for a mere $100000 these days. I wouldn't be surprised if a system like that were more powerful than all of the systems of the 1970s combined.
And remember a dollar today is worth a whole lot less than it was in the 1970s.
He should stay out of the US. We don't need him becoming another Dmitry Sklyarov.
I don't think Theo really cares what you think, or whether or not you'll "purchase" OpenBSD. Chances are that, regardless of what you do, he will continue to provide excellent software, users will continue to use it, and they'll all have safer and more secure systems.
There are frequently comments regarding Theo's frankness with other developers and users. Even if he doesn't use the most friendly tone, at least he tends to back up his controversy with expertise and code. Compare that to the KOffice developer who recently insulted a longtime KDE and KOffice user. I've never seen something that low from Theo.
Actually, I worked at a company for years that relied solely on LaTeX for our document formatting. Indeed, it took our new secretaries a bit longer to learn to use it than it would have probably taken them to use Word. But after they did learn it, they were unstoppable. Our documents always looked far more professional, and we never ran into problems transmitting documents within the firm. Our secretaries themselves frequently stated how smoothly things went, unlike their previous places of work where .doc incompatibilities would waste hours upon hours of time.
CSI, Law & Order. They're basically the same.
And really, watch Will & Grace for what it is. Just because the homosexuals in it aren't portrayed as depraved criminals, as they on CSI and Law & Order, it doesn't mean that their portrayal is any more realistic.
Indeed, as you admit, they don't treat the homosexuals or bisexuals as people. They consider them criminal deviants, as in the CSI example you mentioned. If anything, in that case the networks are using the hatred of homosexuality that a lot of Christian America has to boost their ratings.
A decision must be made whether to cater to the very few and very rich media moguls, or whether to cater to the interests of the other 99.99% of Americans. Indeed, at this time the development of basically the entire American citizenry is being arrested by an extreme minority. American as a whole should be willing to trade a small increase in piracy for the vast other opportunities that widespread, extremely highspeed broadband Internet access would bring.
Bravo! reairs much British content, if I recall correctly. And it is only available on subscription services such as cable or satellite. And even then, it is often ridiculed as an "old person's channel" by most Americans under the age of 40.
Now, take a look at that list of shows again. Those do not deal with homosexuality in any real fashion. They portray a fairly typical stereotypical view of homosexuals and homosexuality. Men with a lisp, butch women, and all that. They're using homosexual characters as foils to enhance the heterosexual image of the non-gay characters, or otherwise treat the homosexual characters as living jokes.
This serious could explore bisexuality and homosexuality in a far more mature and intelligent way, unlike Will & Grace or those other such shows.
Tish tosh! Your cunning application of Mr. Humphries to this series is trippidaisical!
Actually, the ability to make shows concerning such topics is one of the best things about British TV. The results may not be great, but I'd have to say that British TV is far superior to American TV. British TV will deal with subjects that American TV cannot touch. Perhaps that's because many Americans have a far more extreme sense of religion than most Brits. Networks cannot air shows that may offend viewers, and thus decrease their ad reach. Topics such as bisexuality throw many a Christian into a tizzy.
I think he might be trisexual. Indeed, someday they might run across an alien race where there are three sexes. And this fellow would most likely want to perform some sort of intercourse with each gender. Thus he would become a trisexual.
In any case, that is a pretty adult issue to deal with. I mean, society as a whole struggles today with the idea of homosexuality, let alone bisexuality. Toss trisexuality into the mix and we're in a different cricket field.
You missed the point of my post. Go back and read the entire thing. All two sentences of it. You'll note that I refer directly to the FCC in the second sentence, pointing out the fact that even today they can't necessarily stop a child from doing that.
Perhaps you're confused by what I meant by "stop". The FCC cannot necessarily stop a child from doing something like that beforehand. If the child is eager enough, he will find such a transmitter, with or without the FCC. Now, perhaps they could stop him later, after he has obtained and used such equipment. But to suggest that they will be able to stop him beforehand 100% of the time is incorrect.
It's much the same situation with pornography. Sure, you tell boys not to look at it, and you even put legislative tools in place to try to prevent it. But nevertheless, young teens will still be pounding their cocks to the latest issue of Playboy or Hustler.
How does Nintendo handle the addons for its various handheld gaming systems? How do the addon manufacturers handle it? How do they refer to their compatibility with Nintendo devices? Do they flat out say, "GameBoy-compatible" or do they word it to avoid naming the Nintendo products supported?
What's to stop that child now? If he really wanted to do so, he could obtain such equipment today, just as he could without the FCC.