Seriously though, Gaim is the first thing I thought of when I saw the headline. I read something the other day about one of the creators being hired as part of the Google Talk team, he mentioned Gaim is going to be working with Talk soon, I'd guess when Gaim 2.0 is done.
Agreed. How many of those kids were annoyed by the redundant steps, but did them anyways so they wouldn't get in trouble? I think the results had much more to do with social conventions and response to authority than reasoning.
Somebody please mod that insightful!! Microsoft has it's faults, but just because lots of users are too dumb to try different apps doesn't mean they should be punished. Why are so many slashdotters in support of the intelligent being penalized because of the faults of the ignorant?
And my only friend on there younger than 20 is my little sister. Most of the people I know follow the rule that you don't add someone as a friend unless you know them in real life of you're a fan of their music.
I can also count at least 10 people that I had lost touch with in meatworld and probably would never have seen again if it weren't for myspace, I owe the awesome time I had at a party last night to an invitation from one of those guys.
It's just a whole bunch of people who aren't geeks. (There's a few geeks on there too BTW) Lots of myspacers are whack, but lots of geeks are whack too, so deal with it. It's a social site, part of being social is putting up with the fact that there's LOTS of people around who suck or you don't see eye-to-eye with. It's also teaching (if slowly) non geeks how to develop some form of internet ettiquette(sp?) and bringing more people online. I like that, it's bringing more people closer to my level.
I will await the reply from someone saying there is no ettiquette(sp?) on there from someone who doesn't use the site in the first place:)
Disclaimer: I am 100% pro-file-sharing and I can't wait for the current music system to flop.
With that said, I believe the "lack of investment" argument refers to the fact that some of the extra profits from the most popular record sales are used to invest in less popular artists (also signed to the same label). Some of them don't make money or even incur loss, in hopes that they'll "catch on" and be the next big thing. Catching artist early like that also makes it easier to lock them into long-term, exploitative contracts.
Under that logic, it makes some sense as an arguement, but only under the dying/outdated system of music distribution.
Disclaimer: I am 100% pro-file-sharing and I can't wait for the current music system to flop.
Personally, I think more effort should go into helping the smart kids learn effective social skills. I don't remember being bored to the point where I ever said anything about it, it's easy enough to find stuff to learn about. I do remember incredible frustration that the actions of my peers made absolutely no sense to me.
These kids are already smart, but how much can feeling like a outcast hold one back in life?
It's debatable whether the Raman effect is *real* science or not, but in addition to lasers, it can also be used to make mountains, trees, and midgets.
IIRC the only reason it even ended up in court was because McD didn't want to help with her hospital bill for the injury. Originally, that's all she was asking from them, and they gave her a really hard time about it.
Geeks without social skills will need some work, but it's easy enough to be a geek and be accepted in the mainstream. Hacking your school-mandated crippled laptop is very popular in high-schools that have them. I've been at parties and had hot girls bug me and my friend to quit talking about programming so they could join in the conversation. I've been pleasantly surprised when I find out one of my new friends I was getting sloppy drunk with at a party is big into networking.
You can't use geek stuff as a common ground with non-geeks, but nobody shuns me for it, and more often than not people are impressed that I'm able to learn so much on my own.
As a side note, those those who think girl-geeks are a fairy tale, I can promise they exist. I have met, in person, a real girl who slashdots on a regular basis. She was cute, and really smart too.
I can't vouch for every hotel, but I used to manage a Comfort Inn and I've also worked at a Wingate Inn. Neither of these kept any guest information on the cards. I'm not 100% sure, but I'm fairly certain that the entire franchise has the same keycard system.
There's really no reason to put it on there, and hotels are generally proactive about protecting a guest's private details (in my experience, which only consists of 2 hotels).
Also to consider is that while a magnetic stripe can hold 210 bytes, in every hotel card reader I've seen only the bottom third is inserted into the encoder. Is 70 bytes going to be enough for the room number, open code, timestamp, full name, address, phone number, credit card number, expiration date, and whatever else is supposed to be on there? I saved my first and last name and a 16 digit number plus a date in a text file and it was already 44 bytes.
That makes a lot of sense, I think you've just given me some new perspective on hydrogen fuel cells that I was missing before.
Another point about moving the emmissions is that it could make it much easier to develop technology to clean the emmissions as they are produced. If we found a new way to effectively treat the pollution caused by burning oil, but the tech was big and clunky, it would (concievably) be much easier to make one industrial size unit, instead of a million smaller ones on everyones cars.
I do have 1 problem with all the popular fuel cell talk, regarding dependence on oil. I have heard that most of the oil we use is in the aero/jet industry, and that fueling cars gets talked about only because it's easier for the bulk of citizens to relate to. Take with a grain of salt, because that's just the impression that I have from reading informal stuff, but if true, then it seems a lot of the focus in this issue is misplaced.
Slashdot Mirror
Didn't you see what happened to rufus? ;)
Seriously though, Gaim is the first thing I thought of when I saw the headline. I read something the other day about one of the creators being hired as part of the Google Talk team, he mentioned Gaim is going to be working with Talk soon, I'd guess when Gaim 2.0 is done.
Agreed. How many of those kids were annoyed by the redundant steps, but did them anyways so they wouldn't get in trouble? I think the results had much more to do with social conventions and response to authority than reasoning.
Me too, but after reading it again I don't think that's what was meant. Personally, I like our version better.
Somebody please mod that insightful!! Microsoft has it's faults, but just because lots of users are too dumb to try different apps doesn't mean they should be punished. Why are so many slashdotters in support of the intelligent being penalized because of the faults of the ignorant?
I might have to borrow that and add it to my own golden rules.
And my only friend on there younger than 20 is my little sister. Most of the people I know follow the rule that you don't add someone as a friend unless you know them in real life of you're a fan of their music.
I can also count at least 10 people that I had lost touch with in meatworld and probably would never have seen again if it weren't for myspace, I owe the awesome time I had at a party last night to an invitation from one of those guys.
It's just a whole bunch of people who aren't geeks. (There's a few geeks on there too BTW) Lots of myspacers are whack, but lots of geeks are whack too, so deal with it. It's a social site, part of being social is putting up with the fact that there's LOTS of people around who suck or you don't see eye-to-eye with. It's also teaching (if slowly) non geeks how to develop some form of internet ettiquette(sp?) and bringing more people online. I like that, it's bringing more people closer to my level.
I will await the reply from someone saying there is no ettiquette(sp?) on there from someone who doesn't use the site in the first place :)
Wasn't that taken down a long time ago?
I'm guessing you didn't look at the page in question?
I'm blown away by the submitter's website
XHTML strict? Ok, I guess that's a good habit but how did you come to the conclusion that you need seperate(sp?) style sheets for screen and print?
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And now I'm stuck wondering why I wanted to see the source in the first place :(
Disclaimer: I am 100% pro-file-sharing and I can't wait for the current music system to flop.
With that said, I believe the "lack of investment" argument refers to the fact that some of the extra profits from the most popular record sales are used to invest in less popular artists (also signed to the same label). Some of them don't make money or even incur loss, in hopes that they'll "catch on" and be the next big thing. Catching artist early like that also makes it easier to lock them into long-term, exploitative contracts.
Under that logic, it makes some sense as an arguement, but only under the dying/outdated system of music distribution.
Disclaimer: I am 100% pro-file-sharing and I can't wait for the current music system to flop.
-1 too many irrational emotional appeals
Even your use of bold font seems shocked, outraged, and over the top. I just can't take it seriously.
Sorry to everyone I was about to mod up, but it had to be said.
Personally, I think more effort should go into helping the smart kids learn effective social skills. I don't remember being bored to the point where I ever said anything about it, it's easy enough to find stuff to learn about. I do remember incredible frustration that the actions of my peers made absolutely no sense to me.
These kids are already smart, but how much can feeling like a outcast hold one back in life?
Thanks A lot! Now I have coffee all over my monitor and keyboard! :(
It's debatable whether the Raman effect is *real* science or not, but in addition to lasers, it can also be used to make mountains, trees, and midgets.
IIRC the only reason it even ended up in court was because McD didn't want to help with her hospital bill for the injury. Originally, that's all she was asking from them, and they gave her a really hard time about it.
I completely disagree.
Geeks without social skills will need some work, but it's easy enough to be a geek and be accepted in the mainstream. Hacking your school-mandated crippled laptop is very popular in high-schools that have them. I've been at parties and had hot girls bug me and my friend to quit talking about programming so they could join in the conversation. I've been pleasantly surprised when I find out one of my new friends I was getting sloppy drunk with at a party is big into networking.
You can't use geek stuff as a common ground with non-geeks, but nobody shuns me for it, and more often than not people are impressed that I'm able to learn so much on my own.
As a side note, those those who think girl-geeks are a fairy tale, I can promise they exist. I have met, in person, a real girl who slashdots on a regular basis. She was cute, and really smart too.
That doesn't even make sense, and is pretty far out of context. (But for the record, 50 is played out)
I guess we know who the trolls on slashdot are now.
She don't love me. She just loves my big hard disk.
ha! To tell you the truth, I think I like that one better!
I can't vouch for every hotel, but I used to manage a Comfort Inn and I've also worked at a Wingate Inn. Neither of these kept any guest information on the cards. I'm not 100% sure, but I'm fairly certain that the entire franchise has the same keycard system.
There's really no reason to put it on there, and hotels are generally proactive about protecting a guest's private details (in my experience, which only consists of 2 hotels).
Also to consider is that while a magnetic stripe can hold 210 bytes, in every hotel card reader I've seen only the bottom third is inserted into the encoder. Is 70 bytes going to be enough for the room number, open code, timestamp, full name, address, phone number, credit card number, expiration date, and whatever else is supposed to be on there? I saved my first and last name and a 16 digit number plus a date in a text file and it was already 44 bytes.
I was going to respond with relevant quote, but then I realized it's already my sig.
I think it's called "glow in the dark"
That makes a lot of sense, I think you've just given me some new perspective on hydrogen fuel cells that I was missing before.
Another point about moving the emmissions is that it could make it much easier to develop technology to clean the emmissions as they are produced. If we found a new way to effectively treat the pollution caused by burning oil, but the tech was big and clunky, it would (concievably) be much easier to make one industrial size unit, instead of a million smaller ones on everyones cars.
I do have 1 problem with all the popular fuel cell talk, regarding dependence on oil. I have heard that most of the oil we use is in the aero/jet industry, and that fueling cars gets talked about only because it's easier for the bulk of citizens to relate to. Take with a grain of salt, because that's just the impression that I have from reading informal stuff, but if true, then it seems a lot of the focus in this issue is misplaced.