I seem to see these types of comments more and more, and all by users with such a short time on the site. As someone who has spent over 10 years as a member of this site, it is disappointing to see what it has become in terms of both what users think Slashdot is "How is Tolkien related to technology" and to see the quality of the articles go downhill. To me this is Stuff that Matters. Endless posts about the release of a new iDevice, or politics don't interest me. I can read about those topics on any other site. It's ones like this that keep me coming back.
It's funny, I still see myself as a new user with a high UID, though there have been at least 3.5 million new signups since mine. I'm not sure where I was going with this, I guess I'm just feeling nostalgic and missing the "good old days" of Slashdot.
"*Hardware and software requirements apply. No additional charge. Feature availability may vary by device. Some editions excluded. More details at http://www.windows.com./"
This basically let's them downgrade the "free version" into shitty "limited edition" and then ask for sub money for "full edition".
Not sure how you got that interpretation from the disclaimer. This is how it reads to me:
Feature availability may vary by device
Don't expect your Windows Phone to get all of the features that your laptop has.
Some editions excluded:
The limited netbook versions of 7 (Home Basic, I believe), and Windows 8 RT can't be upgraded to Windows 10. (Just a guess, I'm not sure if RT can or can't be upgraded, or if Home Basic is excluded).
Microsoft has made some stupid mistakes in the past, but I'm a fan of their new direction, and I can't see them bricking an OS right now. They are trying to get back some of their marketshare, and taking away features really isn't the best way to do that. Take off the tin foil hat, and read through the article again, this time with a little less FUD, and it sounds like it'll just be similar to the limited time $40 Windows 8 upgrade, only this time free for a year.
I emailed Birds of Prey Northwest for an update on Beauty and received this reply yesterday from Ms Fink (Cantwell):
Beauty continues to thrive under our care without her upper beak. The new growth pushed out the hardware which anchored the prosthetic beak. Recently the small amount of new growth has allowed Beauty to do something she has not been able to do since her injury-eat independently. We have constructed a special feeding platform for her and she now feeds herself!
We are looking to the future as we measure her minute growth and construct a new plan of attachment. Construction of the beak is the easy part, it is the attachment that is the challenge.
Recently, her 2008 procedure videoed by a Seattle news team, was made available on Vimeo and we have had lots of inquiries. Some have suggested that Beauty has a much greater educational impact WITHOUT her beak. When the prosthetic was in place, her story is lost at first glance. Time will tell whether she goes through life with or without a beak.
In the meantime, she will remain in north Idaho under my care where she is cherished and well cared for.
Old news, and completely out of date now. The 3D printed beak happened in 2008, and it will no longer work due to growth that pushed out the mounting brackets. Beauty does not have an upper beak now, though the growth is allowing her to eat without the prosthetic.
If I am correct, during Pangaea, the temperature was warmer than it is right now. The dinosaurs died off while the earth was cooling down. Does that mean if scientists want to revive dinosaurs (ftfy) and other *really old* creatures, then the world needs to heat up so they can survive/live?
I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter!
Not to be semantic, but this is not outsourcing. Outsourcing would suggest that they'd hire a photographer overseas to do the job at a lower rate. This is elimination of the job by technological advance (not sure if there is a buzzword synonym or not).
Not to be semantic, but this is not outsourcing and neither is your definition. Outsourcing would suggest that they'd hire a a 3rd party company to do the work instead of doing it in house. Offshoring would suggest that they'd hire a photographer overseas to do the job at a lower rate.
Exploding menus are quick. Stopping to click on a scroll bar while navigating the start menu is a clear regression.
If only someone would create some type of wheel on a mouse to allow scrolling without clicking on the scroll bar. I think this could be handled on touchpads with a section on the side dedicated to scrolling... Just a thought. Maybe I should patent this idea!
This is incorrect. Google released the source code of 3.0, however they did not create tags for the Honeycomb releases. All of the code is in the history. This was done to try and get a handle on fragmentation, and to keep people from putting a tablet only OS on a phone. ICS is basically a more polished Honeycomb, with the phone portions of the OS included.
Occupy Android! We want their source and their tags! Big corporations shouldn't get to make choices that affect others! Free Nexus Primes for everyone!
If my neighbor could steal my only lawnmower but I'd still have the same lawnmower after the theft occured, then copyright infringement would be analogous to theft. Since this is not the case, we need different terminology for different crimes.
FTFY
Sorry to be a logic nazi... I just got this irresistible urge to adjust it to fit scenarios of having multiple lawnmowers, or your neighbor stealing your lawnmower, and replacing it with another lawnmower...
Actually, lengthening the yellow light probably increases running red lights as people think they have more time to get through. The better way to reduce accidents is to increase the all-red time of the intersection.*citation needed*
Actually in a test done in California, lengthening the yellow lights by 1 second reduced left turn violations by 80% to 85%, and reduced straight through violations by 92%. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/30/3055.asp
Beyond the physical books in the library, a University Library can get you pretty much any book in the world you desire within a couple days. Further, you have access to the digital libraries of almost every journal and periodical out there, depending on your University's subscriptions.
I read this as a personal library. The availability of the books in the campus library has impressed me though.
You're taking a class in "Cisco"? What exactly are you studying that requires a class like this?
The degree is Computer Science Technology, for SysAdmins. The Cisco classes are for CCNA certs as well as some VOIP and Security classes.
As a current student, I'll have to disagree with you...
College gives you:
- A well stocked library
Full of textbooks that you bought for $200, most likely won't use again, and would sell, but the bookstore will only give you $10.
- A ready made peer group, with whom you can discuss the subjects
A majority of the students who really don't care about the class or material, they are just trying to get their diploma as quickly as possible.
- A structured approach to the content
Possibly, depending on the professor, though usually just reading through powerpoint slides in class, and following the books chapter by chapter.
- Ready access to experts (tutors, lecturers and professors)
Ok, I'll give you that, but there's not much I can get from them that I can't get elsewhere.
- time
I disagree here, I've found college to be a major timesink. In both the "required" courses that are unrelated to my field, and in those that insist on teaching me what I already know, like the "Computer Basics" class that everyone must take. How to turn on the computer, use a mouse, etc. I think the fact that I'm taking Cisco/Unix/C++ classes should negate that class, but no, it's required... Colleges are like any other business, they are trying to make money, they are not concerned with the quality of education, or what will actually help in the real world. They want to suck as much money out of students as they can.
Fool me twice, shame on me. I had to look at the 2nd link, just to make sure... Just like when you're 99% sure it's a Rick Roll or a goatse link, there's that 1% that says "what if it's not"... Fail...
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I seem to see these types of comments more and more, and all by users with such a short time on the site. As someone who has spent over 10 years as a member of this site, it is disappointing to see what it has become in terms of both what users think Slashdot is
"How is Tolkien related to technology"
and to see the quality of the articles go downhill. To me this is Stuff that Matters. Endless posts about the release of a new iDevice, or politics don't interest me. I can read about those topics on any other site. It's ones like this that keep me coming back.
It's funny, I still see myself as a new user with a high UID, though there have been at least 3.5 million new signups since mine.
I'm not sure where I was going with this, I guess I'm just feeling nostalgic and missing the "good old days" of Slashdot.
"*Hardware and software requirements apply. No additional charge. Feature availability may vary by device. Some editions excluded. More details at http://www.windows.com./" This basically let's them downgrade the "free version" into shitty "limited edition" and then ask for sub money for "full edition".
Not sure how you got that interpretation from the disclaimer. This is how it reads to me:
Feature availability may vary by device
Don't expect your Windows Phone to get all of the features that your laptop has.
Some editions excluded:
The limited netbook versions of 7 (Home Basic, I believe), and Windows 8 RT can't be upgraded to Windows 10. (Just a guess, I'm not sure if RT can or can't be upgraded, or if Home Basic is excluded).
Microsoft has made some stupid mistakes in the past, but I'm a fan of their new direction, and I can't see them bricking an OS right now. They are trying to get back some of their marketshare, and taking away features really isn't the best way to do that. Take off the tin foil hat, and read through the article again, this time with a little less FUD, and it sounds like it'll just be similar to the limited time $40 Windows 8 upgrade, only this time free for a year.
I have never wanted mod points as badly as I do right now! +1 Insightful
Can we retire this joke? Please?
Netcraft now confirms: This joke is retired.
I thought the same. According to SpaceFlightNow.com http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/status.html/ and Slashdot http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/05/31/168226/after-trip-to-iss-spacexs-dragon-capsule-returns-safely-to-earth/ The first docking of Dragon with the ISS was May 25 at 16:03 GMT.
I emailed Birds of Prey Northwest for an update on Beauty and received this reply yesterday from Ms Fink (Cantwell):
Beauty continues to thrive under our care without her upper beak. The new growth pushed out the hardware which anchored the prosthetic beak. Recently the small amount of new growth has allowed Beauty to do something she has not been able to do since her injury-eat independently. We have constructed a special feeding platform for her and she now feeds herself! We are looking to the future as we measure her minute growth and construct a new plan of attachment. Construction of the beak is the easy part, it is the attachment that is the challenge. Recently, her 2008 procedure videoed by a Seattle news team, was made available on Vimeo and we have had lots of inquiries. Some have suggested that Beauty has a much greater educational impact WITHOUT her beak. When the prosthetic was in place, her story is lost at first glance. Time will tell whether she goes through life with or without a beak. In the meantime, she will remain in north Idaho under my care where she is cherished and well cared for.
Old news, and completely out of date now. The 3D printed beak happened in 2008, and it will no longer work due to growth that pushed out the mounting brackets. Beauty does not have an upper beak now, though the growth is allowing her to eat without the prosthetic.
No lab grown meat or bugs for me. I'll just stick with good ol' Soylent Green!
How do you propose going about modifying trillions of cells manually?
That's up to the programmer, though it will most likely involve a vi vs Emacs flame war.
If I am correct, during Pangaea, the temperature was warmer than it is right now. The dinosaurs died off while the earth was cooling down. Does that mean if scientists want to revive dinosaurs (ftfy) and other *really old* creatures, then the world needs to heat up so they can survive/live?
I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter!
LMGTFY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_memory/
Not to be semantic, but this is not outsourcing. Outsourcing would suggest that they'd hire a photographer overseas to do the job at a lower rate. This is elimination of the job by technological advance (not sure if there is a buzzword synonym or not).
Not to be semantic, but this is not outsourcing and neither is your definition. Outsourcing would suggest that they'd hire a a 3rd party company to do the work instead of doing it in house. Offshoring would suggest that they'd hire a photographer overseas to do the job at a lower rate.
Here you go http://www.funny.com/_fc/wm640/0/2/fn.CDJKY.jpg I remember seeing this sometime around 2002, got a real kick out of it then.
Exploding menus are quick. Stopping to click on a scroll bar while navigating the start menu is a clear regression.
If only someone would create some type of wheel on a mouse to allow scrolling without clicking on the scroll bar. I think this could be handled on touchpads with a section on the side dedicated to scrolling... Just a thought. Maybe I should patent this idea!
This is incorrect. Google released the source code of 3.0, however they did not create tags for the Honeycomb releases. All of the code is in the history. This was done to try and get a handle on fragmentation, and to keep people from putting a tablet only OS on a phone. ICS is basically a more polished Honeycomb, with the phone portions of the OS included.
Citation: http://www.techspot.com/news/46260-source-code-for-android-30-and-40-released.html/
the real guy behind Darth Vador
-5 Nerd points
the real guy behind Darth Vader
FTFY
Another monitor claimed by slashdot and a mouthful of coffee.
20 internets to you sir!
My kingdom for an edit button!
if(phoneName == "Nexus Prime")
{
phoneName = "Galaxy Nexus";
fail++;
}
Occupy Android! We want their source and their tags! Big corporations shouldn't get to make choices that affect others! Free Nexus Primes for everyone!
Even with Strawberries!
If my neighbor could steal my only lawnmower but I'd still have the same lawnmower after the theft occured, then copyright infringement would be analogous to theft. Since this is not the case, we need different terminology for different crimes.
FTFY
Sorry to be a logic nazi... I just got this irresistible urge to adjust it to fit scenarios of having multiple lawnmowers, or your neighbor stealing your lawnmower, and replacing it with another lawnmower...
Pornography /= Procreation
Actually, lengthening the yellow light probably increases running red lights as people think they have more time to get through. The better way to reduce accidents is to increase the all-red time of the intersection. *citation needed*
Actually in a test done in California, lengthening the yellow lights by 1 second reduced left turn violations by 80% to 85%, and reduced straight through violations by 92%. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/30/3055.asp
Beyond the physical books in the library, a University Library can get you pretty much any book in the world you desire within a couple days. Further, you have access to the digital libraries of almost every journal and periodical out there, depending on your University's subscriptions.
I read this as a personal library. The availability of the books in the campus library has impressed me though.
You're taking a class in "Cisco"? What exactly are you studying that requires a class like this?
The degree is Computer Science Technology, for SysAdmins. The Cisco classes are for CCNA certs as well as some VOIP and Security classes.
College gives you: - A well stocked library
Full of textbooks that you bought for $200, most likely won't use again, and would sell, but the bookstore will only give you $10.
- A ready made peer group, with whom you can discuss the subjects
A majority of the students who really don't care about the class or material, they are just trying to get their diploma as quickly as possible.
- A structured approach to the content
Possibly, depending on the professor, though usually just reading through powerpoint slides in class, and following the books chapter by chapter.
- Ready access to experts (tutors, lecturers and professors)
Ok, I'll give you that, but there's not much I can get from them that I can't get elsewhere.
- time
I disagree here, I've found college to be a major timesink. In both the "required" courses that are unrelated to my field, and in those that insist on teaching me what I already know, like the "Computer Basics" class that everyone must take. How to turn on the computer, use a mouse, etc. I think the fact that I'm taking Cisco/Unix/C++ classes should negate that class, but no, it's required... Colleges are like any other business, they are trying to make money, they are not concerned with the quality of education, or what will actually help in the real world. They want to suck as much money out of students as they can.
http://www.alqaeda.com/obituaries/
Fool me once, shame on you.
http://www.isi.com/boardofdirectors/
Fool me twice, shame on me.
I had to look at the 2nd link, just to make sure... Just like when you're 99% sure it's a Rick Roll or a goatse link, there's that 1% that says "what if it's not"... Fail...