Oh dear oh dear. Looks like the/. editors have been journos too long and are making stupid simple logic errors normally only made by n00bs and CEOs. Get back into coding chaps and sharpen up your logic skills.
> they will, '...carefully consider any legitimate proposal...' Does this mean that they did not believe Comcast's offer to be legitimate?
Duh. No of course not. They carefully considered it, then rejected it. "Carefully consider" does not mean "accept." If they had said they will ACCEPT any legitimate proposal, then, and only then, can you deduce that they didn't believe Comcast's offer to be legit.
I bought loads of games for the C64 and found that despite the packaging the vast majority were utter crap.
So in my opinion I've done my bit for the industry and now absolutely DO NOT buy anything I haven't previously tried. If I can't try it, I don't buy it, simple as that. If I can pirate it, and I find I like it, then I buy it, but only after extensive testing. There's getting to be enough stuff out on FOSS that keeps me occupied these days, so most of my games are in that category.
What? Slashdot - misleading? No, surely not. Not when it comes to everyone's beloved Microsoft? No, no, no, I can't...I WON'T believe it. Slashdot mislead? Come on.
There definitely need to be brain-dead options. Click - done. At the moment doing anything with Linux is an uphill struggle even for someone like me with decades of experience with computers of various different types. I even gave up on a new Linux box simply because copy/paste between applications was so bizarrely different (and I'm already used to switching between C-c/C-v/C-y/C-k on my Windoze box, and remembering that yank has opposite meanings in my two favourite editors, so that's not the issue.)
Installing software is a joke. Where? Which RPMs do I need? Which RPMs need updating? What other apps fall over because their dependent RPMs have been updated without their knowledge? The number of times I'm like "oh for fuck's sake" and back to the old Windows box.
Click - done. This should be available. Of course, this doesn't mean that all the fannying around options should be removed for people who do want to use their brain, but not everyone wants to read gigabytes of bad-attitude HOWTOs for the slightest little thing.
I even gave up installing BitTorrent on my Windows box last night. What the fuck is a tracker? Where do I get one?
Ok, you can whine at me for being thick but that's rather missing the point. I'm/not/ thick, I just have better things to do with my time. At the moment, even though I want to use Linux, I know every time I turn to it that the least thing is going to be an uphill struggle of poor docs, thousands of dependencies, other software falling over, yadda yadda yadda.
Absolutely. Spot on. Can't use anything that's free, otherwise you automatically get problems.
Just as well nobody is stupid enough to breathe the air in the atmosphere isn't it? I mean, who wouldn't go with cans of Ozone Friendly FreshAir(TM) Only $10 A Can?
And as for that wet stuff that comes out of clouds, nobody, surely, would be dim enough to think that was actually/drinkable/, would they? Har har har.
Repeat after me, all consumers: Free = Wrong. Pay Corporation $$$$$ = Right. Have you supported your local fat cat today by buying something that is normally available for no cash whatsoever?
Common with, but not incompatible with. God knows how you think - he made you, so he should. He knows you need proof - he knew I needed proof, so he provided plenty of it.
The problem is he won't be your poodle. "Come on, good doggy, jump through the hoop" generally won't get you the reply you were hoping for - there are plenty of examples in the Gospels. Read John's Gospel one day - you can read it with "skeptical", "defensive" and "I'm NOT going to be converted by this" modes on full blast; just have a look how Jesus operated and how he responded to those treating him like a dog doing tricks. It might even give you some ideas how to handle that stupid PHB who asks you to jump through some pointless hoop that doesn't help anything but his ego.
You'll also get to see how he responded to those in genuine need, including intellectuals.
Becoming a Christian does not have to be unscientific. Scientists start with a theory and seek out evidence to support that theory. God asks you to start with a bit of trust (the theory) then piles on the evidence until you're more than satisfied. That's how it worked with me. The exact line I used was "Ok, I'll give it a try." My Christian friend didn't like that - she said I had to jump in with both feet, but I wasn't having any of that.
And here I am 18 years later, still "giving it a try." Actually the trial is long over.
The second problem is he won't give you The Ultimate Answer To Life, The Universe And Everything (which we all know to be 42 anyway). He'll give you the proof you need, but he won't give you the proof that will convince everyone around you. Being the ultimate gentleman he won't impose himself on you, or on anyone else; there is no Christian equivalent to LARTing. I have the proof I need, but I know it won't be enough to convince you or the general/. community, so I won't bother even starting on it; this is a journey you have to make yourself.
Even scientists have this problem - they post theories with experimental evidence, and have it torn to shreds by the community. Even when something has a wide following (the earth is round) there are still dissenters (the flat earth society), so if you think there's a scientific method that will prove the existence of God then you need to check your understanding of the phrase "scientific method."
Which part of "What success or failure have other Slashdot readers had" looks like "Should I get a lawyer"?
He wasn't asking for advice, he was asking what experience people had. No amount of hiring lawyers will answer that. Sensible questions will determine whether or not he should get a lawyer, DIH or forget the job.
We have loser pays in the UK, and it stops a lot of stupid lawsuits being filed. We don't get the sort of legal harrassment you regularly see in the States; only cases that have a pretty good chance of being won are started.
I'm not sure how it works, but I'm sure it's not quite as retarded as you suggest. At a guess the judge decides on costs, not basing his decision solely on some enormous number the defendent plucks out from where the sun don't shine.
> The OS does much more than work with processor "chips".
It spends a hell of a lot of time working against them for one. XP: 30 seconds to move an empty directory to the trash can (DOS prompt does it immediately so none of this "you've got a disk problem" please). WTF is that all about??? 30 seconds?
But we (where we = "the people threatened by SCO wrt $699 per server") are NOT arguing that there is no stolen code in Linux. SCO is arguing that there is, then refusing to say what it is, consequently we are stating "then you have no case," which is substantially different from "there is no stolen code here".
In fact we are even saying "hmm, that might have happened, so tell us what it is and we'll take it out." Thus removing the code stops further haemorraging of SCO's IP into OSS - doesn't reverse the damage done of course, but that will be compensated for by the suit against IBM.
So I would have thought removal of the disputed code upon SCO's victory would be the first thing ordered by the judge, and I can't see what's wrong with removing it ahead of that judgement, if anything it confirms SCO's case.
So what you're saying is, in the following imaginary sequence of events, that step(*) is illegal, despite being what the judge is about to order???
neighbour 1: you've nicked something of mine and I'm going to sue you! neighbour 2: um, no need to sue, just tell me what it is and I'll give it you back. neighbour 1: no way dude. judge - this man nicked my lawnmower. (*)neighbour 2: puts lawnmower back in neighbour 1's shed. judge: give it back.
Capisco plenty amigo. So have a look at Rallion's reply and explain how YOU would have done Denethor's death in the film.
All the detractors I've seen so far have listed some changes and said they're ok, and then gone on to rant about other changes that apparently aren't ok, and in general these lists vary from detractor to detractor. You reckon Legolas' surfing is ok. Others might say it was an unnecessary change that doesn't serve any purpose and just goes for a cheap laugh in a scene that should be serious.
The end of the book was pretty long, even not counting the Scouring. I remember my first time through, I was looking how many pages were left as F+S were trudging through Mordor, thinking there was going to be a heck of a lot more trudging, then suddenly the Ring was destroyed with half the book left. Sort of caught me my surprise. So I think the film definitely captured that aspect of the book.
Well, why not? There's loads of LotR fans here, all with Linux boxes and Gimp, computer animation is spectacularly cheap, so let's have an Open Source Linux-like true-to-the-book LotR and show Jackson how it should REALLY be done!
Actually, I'm semi-serious. Loads of people have criticised Jackson, personally I reckon he's done a stunning job. So he's had to reinterpret bits of it. Well believe it or not LotR the book isn't 9 hours of movie material plus a load of fluff. So when you cut bits out you're (a) going to get a bunch of non-sequiturs or (b) going to have to adapt what's left, which means not having exactly what's in the book. Ok, or (c) film the lot, including the however many hours Council Of Elrond, which is almost as exciting as Leviticus.
So how about it then? Pull your thumbs out of your arses and do something about it rather than just sitting there whingeing. (Oh, and no American accents please. Tolkien makes it quite clear it's an *English* story.)
LOL! Priceless - look at the description for http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item =3456315281&category=177
Choice quotes
"I am not lying when I say that this labtop is hands down one of the fastest computers I have ever seen in my entire life. On the other hand, I am also completely clueless when it comes to computers so please bare with me."
Oo-er - are we getting our clothes off together? (It's "BEAR with me")
"keyboard has more buttons than I know what to do with"
"a floppy drive, a CD rom drive, and another drive that I have no clue what to do with"
"And...a rechargable battery"
"some disk that I suppose you'll probably need"
and to top it off "Chances are that you'll probably want to run this computer by a shop and get it cleaned out"
Then he says "if you have any questions email me." Yeah, like he's really going to have a clue amout MHz, GB, serial ports etc. I wouldn't recommend asking anything more difficult than: "What colour is it?"
He also can't spell "I nicked it" - he says "this is not my computer (I'm selling it for a friend)"
Of course there is a solution. But Intel do quite nicely out of Microsoft only supporting Windows on i386. Intel have a lot to lose if Microsoft say "right, we'll start supporting the 68k architecture as well", and they're not going to risk that happening by opening with "right, we'll start supporting Linux." MS have enough cash to be able to terminate Wintel completely within a few years, and where would that leave the Intel gazillionaires?
So if you were an Intel PHB, which would you choose - lose a few geeks by not supporting Linux, or lose millions of Windows users (and more importantly your private jet) thanks to Microsoft supporting multiple platforms. Until Linux starts threatening MS's market dominance don't expect Intel to stop brown-tonguing Sir Bill.
On the other hand nVidia, and all other non-Intel hardware manufacturers - have everything to gain.
> attributed to an English/Metric units problem > new axles were mistakenly ordered using the pre-1995 English specifications and from RTFA: > appropriate action to revise and maintain the design drawings was neglected
Riiiiiight, so what you're trying to tell me is that if the pre-1995 specs were metric instead of imperial this mistake wouldn't have happened? Also why does a problem with Imperial measurements have to be an English problem? Americans use Imperial as well.
Yes but you're forgetting that we're not living in an ideal world.
I have multiple email addresses so that I can track who's giving my email addresses to spammers. Because of this, I have a Freeserve account, where my email is (anything)@(account).freeserve.co.uk. This was my primary ISP until I got Broadband. My broadband provider gives me ONE email address, or possibly FIVE if I ask nicely. Sorry, but this is crap, and the "if you don't like it go somewhere else" doesn't apply because they are the ONLY broadband provider around here. (Well, ok, they're not, the alternative is BT which is about twice as expensive, and you still only get one email address, or possibly five IYAN).
So now I send email through my broadband provider, spoofing my (real) Freeserve address. There is no chance of persuading the broadband provider to upgrade so that I can get multiple email addys, and I see little point in dialling up Freeserve for email when I already have broadband (local calls aren't free).
Slashdot Mirror
And what exactly would that message be?
"User XYZ123@yahoo.com has sent you a message. Click _here_ to receive it."
How do you tell whether that's spam or not?
"User XYZ123@yahoo.com says 'GET A BI99ER PEN91S!!!'"
Damage done.
Oh dear oh dear. Looks like the /. editors have been journos too long and are making stupid simple logic errors normally only made by n00bs and CEOs. Get back into coding chaps and sharpen up your logic skills.
> they will, '...carefully consider any legitimate proposal...' Does this mean that they did not believe Comcast's offer to be legitimate?
Duh. No of course not. They carefully considered it, then rejected it. "Carefully consider" does not mean "accept." If they had said they will ACCEPT any legitimate proposal, then, and only then, can you deduce that they didn't believe Comcast's offer to be legit.
I bought loads of games for the C64 and found that despite the packaging the vast majority were utter crap.
So in my opinion I've done my bit for the industry and now absolutely DO NOT buy anything I haven't previously tried. If I can't try it, I don't buy it, simple as that. If I can pirate it, and I find I like it, then I buy it, but only after extensive testing. There's getting to be enough stuff out on FOSS that keeps me occupied these days, so most of my games are in that category.
> the text of the /. headline is a bit misleading.
What? Slashdot - misleading? No, surely not. Not when it comes to everyone's beloved Microsoft? No, no, no, I can't...I WON'T believe it. Slashdot mislead? Come on.
There definitely need to be brain-dead options. Click - done. At the moment doing anything with Linux is an uphill struggle even for someone like me with decades of experience with computers of various different types. I even gave up on a new Linux box simply because copy/paste between applications was so bizarrely different (and I'm already used to switching between C-c/C-v/C-y/C-k on my Windoze box, and remembering that yank has opposite meanings in my two favourite editors, so that's not the issue.)
/not/ thick, I just have better things to do with my time. At the moment, even though I want to use Linux, I know every time I turn to it that the least thing is going to be an uphill struggle of poor docs, thousands of dependencies, other software falling over, yadda yadda yadda.
Installing software is a joke. Where? Which RPMs do I need? Which RPMs need updating? What other apps fall over because their dependent RPMs have been updated without their knowledge? The number of times I'm like "oh for fuck's sake" and back to the old Windows box.
Click - done. This should be available. Of course, this doesn't mean that all the fannying around options should be removed for people who do want to use their brain, but not everyone wants to read gigabytes of bad-attitude HOWTOs for the slightest little thing.
I even gave up installing BitTorrent on my Windows box last night. What the fuck is a tracker? Where do I get one?
Ok, you can whine at me for being thick but that's rather missing the point. I'm
Absolutely. Spot on. Can't use anything that's free, otherwise you automatically get problems.
/drinkable/, would they? Har har har.
Just as well nobody is stupid enough to breathe the air in the atmosphere isn't it? I mean, who wouldn't go with cans of Ozone Friendly FreshAir(TM) Only $10 A Can?
And as for that wet stuff that comes out of clouds, nobody, surely, would be dim enough to think that was actually
Repeat after me, all consumers: Free = Wrong. Pay Corporation $$$$$ = Right. Have you supported your local fat cat today by buying something that is normally available for no cash whatsoever?
You're forgetting - "obvious process" + "with a computer" = "patentable."
It's the "with a computer" bit. Once the USPTO sees those words it's "where's the GRANTED rubber stamp?" followed by "Next!"
Common with, but not incompatible with. God knows how you think - he made you, so he should. He knows you need proof - he knew I needed proof, so he provided plenty of it.
/. community, so I won't bother even starting on it; this is a journey you have to make yourself.
The problem is he won't be your poodle. "Come on, good doggy, jump through the hoop" generally won't get you the reply you were hoping for - there are plenty of examples in the Gospels. Read John's Gospel one day - you can read it with "skeptical", "defensive" and "I'm NOT going to be converted by this" modes on full blast; just have a look how Jesus operated and how he responded to those treating him like a dog doing tricks. It might even give you some ideas how to handle that stupid PHB who asks you to jump through some pointless hoop that doesn't help anything but his ego.
You'll also get to see how he responded to those in genuine need, including intellectuals.
Becoming a Christian does not have to be unscientific. Scientists start with a theory and seek out evidence to support that theory. God asks you to start with a bit of trust (the theory) then piles on the evidence until you're more than satisfied. That's how it worked with me. The exact line I used was "Ok, I'll give it a try." My Christian friend didn't like that - she said I had to jump in with both feet, but I wasn't having any of that.
And here I am 18 years later, still "giving it a try." Actually the trial is long over.
The second problem is he won't give you The Ultimate Answer To Life, The Universe And Everything (which we all know to be 42 anyway). He'll give you the proof you need, but he won't give you the proof that will convince everyone around you. Being the ultimate gentleman he won't impose himself on you, or on anyone else; there is no Christian equivalent to LARTing. I have the proof I need, but I know it won't be enough to convince you or the general
Even scientists have this problem - they post theories with experimental evidence, and have it torn to shreds by the community. Even when something has a wide following (the earth is round) there are still dissenters (the flat earth society), so if you think there's a scientific method that will prove the existence of God then you need to check your understanding of the phrase "scientific method."
Or they could get topical and call it StarMouse
Which part of "What success or failure have other Slashdot readers had" looks like "Should I get a lawyer"?
He wasn't asking for advice, he was asking what experience people had. No amount of hiring lawyers will answer that. Sensible questions will determine whether or not he should get a lawyer, DIH or forget the job.
Ah, it's twoo, it's twoo!
We have loser pays in the UK, and it stops a lot of stupid lawsuits being filed. We don't get the sort of legal harrassment you regularly see in the States; only cases that have a pretty good chance of being won are started.
I'm not sure how it works, but I'm sure it's not quite as retarded as you suggest. At a guess the judge decides on costs, not basing his decision solely on some enormous number the defendent plucks out from where the sun don't shine.
> The OS does much more than work with processor "chips".
It spends a hell of a lot of time working against them for one. XP: 30 seconds to move an empty directory to the trash can (DOS prompt does it immediately so none of this "you've got a disk problem" please). WTF is that all about??? 30 seconds?
But we (where we = "the people threatened by SCO wrt $699 per server") are NOT arguing that there is no stolen code in Linux. SCO is arguing that there is, then refusing to say what it is, consequently we are stating "then you have no case," which is substantially different from "there is no stolen code here".
In fact we are even saying "hmm, that might have happened, so tell us what it is and we'll take it out." Thus removing the code stops further haemorraging of SCO's IP into OSS - doesn't reverse the damage done of course, but that will be compensated for by the suit against IBM.
So I would have thought removal of the disputed code upon SCO's victory would be the first thing ordered by the judge, and I can't see what's wrong with removing it ahead of that judgement, if anything it confirms SCO's case.
So what you're saying is, in the following imaginary sequence of events, that step(*) is illegal, despite being what the judge is about to order???
neighbour 1: you've nicked something of mine and I'm going to sue you!
neighbour 2: um, no need to sue, just tell me what it is and I'll give it you back.
neighbour 1: no way dude. judge - this man nicked my lawnmower.
(*)neighbour 2: puts lawnmower back in neighbour 1's shed.
judge: give it back.
Would grandson-of then be McMcBride? That could get very tedious after a few generations:
"what's your name?"
"McMcMcMcMc-"
"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realise you had a stutter"
Um, what humility? "Shit, we might have fucked up over Iraq" is a start, but doesn't go anywhere near far enough. Think "teaspoon" and "ocean".
Capisco plenty amigo. So have a look at Rallion's reply and explain how YOU would have done Denethor's death in the film.
All the detractors I've seen so far have listed some changes and said they're ok, and then gone on to rant about other changes that apparently aren't ok, and in general these lists vary from detractor to detractor. You reckon Legolas' surfing is ok. Others might say it was an unnecessary change that doesn't serve any purpose and just goes for a cheap laugh in a scene that should be serious.
The end of the book was pretty long, even not counting the Scouring. I remember my first time through, I was looking how many pages were left as F+S were trudging through Mordor, thinking there was going to be a heck of a lot more trudging, then suddenly the Ring was destroyed with half the book left. Sort of caught me my surprise. So I think the film definitely captured that aspect of the book.
Well, why not? There's loads of LotR fans here, all with Linux boxes and Gimp, computer animation is spectacularly cheap, so let's have an Open Source Linux-like true-to-the-book LotR and show Jackson how it should REALLY be done!
Actually, I'm semi-serious. Loads of people have criticised Jackson, personally I reckon he's done a stunning job. So he's had to reinterpret bits of it. Well believe it or not LotR the book isn't 9 hours of movie material plus a load of fluff. So when you cut bits out you're (a) going to get a bunch of non-sequiturs or (b) going to have to adapt what's left, which means not having exactly what's in the book. Ok, or (c) film the lot, including the however many hours Council Of Elrond, which is almost as exciting as Leviticus.
So how about it then? Pull your thumbs out of your arses and do something about it rather than just sitting there whingeing. (Oh, and no American accents please. Tolkien makes it quite clear it's an *English* story.)
Yeah, I never did figure out how to do URLs on /.. Let's see, how about litigious bastards
Or the article I'm laughing about.
(preview...) Yeah, that seems to work ok. Now I know.
heh, well spotted, I always think it's amoosing when people critisise others' spellin errors and carn't spel themselvz.
LOL! Priceless - look at the description for http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item =3456315281&category=177
Choice quotes
"I am not lying when I say that this labtop is hands down one of the fastest computers I have ever seen in my entire life. On the other hand, I am also completely clueless when it comes to computers so please bare with me."
Oo-er - are we getting our clothes off together? (It's "BEAR with me")
"keyboard has more buttons than I know what to do with"
"a floppy drive, a CD rom drive, and another drive that I have no clue what to do with"
"And...a rechargable battery"
"some disk that I suppose you'll probably need"
and to top it off "Chances are that you'll probably want to run this computer by a shop and get it cleaned out"
Then he says "if you have any questions email me." Yeah, like he's really going to have a clue amout MHz, GB, serial ports etc. I wouldn't recommend asking anything more difficult than: "What colour is it?"
He also can't spell "I nicked it" - he says "this is not my computer (I'm selling it for a friend)"
Of course there is a solution. But Intel do quite nicely out of Microsoft only supporting Windows on i386. Intel have a lot to lose if Microsoft say "right, we'll start supporting the 68k architecture as well", and they're not going to risk that happening by opening with "right, we'll start supporting Linux." MS have enough cash to be able to terminate Wintel completely within a few years, and where would that leave the Intel gazillionaires?
So if you were an Intel PHB, which would you choose - lose a few geeks by not supporting Linux, or lose millions of Windows users (and more importantly your private jet) thanks to Microsoft supporting multiple platforms. Until Linux starts threatening MS's market dominance don't expect Intel to stop brown-tonguing Sir Bill.
On the other hand nVidia, and all other non-Intel hardware manufacturers - have everything to gain.
> attributed to an English/Metric units problem
> new axles were mistakenly ordered using the pre-1995 English specifications
and from RTFA:
> appropriate action to revise and maintain the design drawings was neglected
Riiiiiight, so what you're trying to tell me is that if the pre-1995 specs were metric instead of imperial this mistake wouldn't have happened? Also why does a problem with Imperial measurements have to be an English problem? Americans use Imperial as well.
> nobody should be allowed to do for any reason
Yes but you're forgetting that we're not living in an ideal world.
I have multiple email addresses so that I can track who's giving my email addresses to spammers. Because of this, I have a Freeserve account, where my email is (anything)@(account).freeserve.co.uk. This was my primary ISP until I got Broadband. My broadband provider gives me ONE email address, or possibly FIVE if I ask nicely. Sorry, but this is crap, and the "if you don't like it go somewhere else" doesn't apply because they are the ONLY broadband provider around here. (Well, ok, they're not, the alternative is BT which is about twice as expensive, and you still only get one email address, or possibly five IYAN).
So now I send email through my broadband provider, spoofing my (real) Freeserve address. There is no chance of persuading the broadband provider to upgrade so that I can get multiple email addys, and I see little point in dialling up Freeserve for email when I already have broadband (local calls aren't free).