When it comes to web design, you don't always want to come up with something really different. In this case, Slashdot wasn't broken, and he decided to not fix what wasn't broken. He redesigned it just enough to make it something new and improved, but not enough to make it so different that people will feel uncomfortable with. To extend the house analogy, when redesigning your house, you would want to stick with something similar to what you're already comfortable with.
Sometimes I wonder if what drives people to buy cases with lights, strange logos and other gimmicks is the same thing that drives people to drive giant SUVs and wear expensive clothes. It sure seems like conspicuous consumerism to buy an expensive case that doesn't actually work well. Sort of like buying something for the sake of buying something, even if it isn't really needed.
I disagree. While it is true that Walmart execs probably aren't sitting in their evil lair trying scheming about changing wikipedia articles, articles about powerful companies/politicians/organizations have a tendency to be edited such that they are POV, regardless of the point of view. It has happened before, and it happens all the time (just look at the history of the GW Bush article). If you go and look at the history of the Walmart article, it is pretty obvious that someone is up to no good.
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Yes, JS/UIX is pretty cool. It actually isn't a real WebOS, but how neat would it be to come up with a *nix WebOS?
Yup, seems like a pretty neat piece of hardware. The only thing I'd be worried about is quality. All of these alternative processors usually seem to good to be true, until you use them. At work, we ended up buying 15 computers with a similiar item, and they have been nothing but trouble. They underperform, they break, etc. Granted, this may be a high quality product, but I sure won't buy one right away.
I'd say that most applications that obviously demand tight security, such as finance, aren't the problem. In these cases, the fact that security is critical is obvious even to the most naive. Remember that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. It is the other little known, poorly secured backdoors that are the problem.
Though using some of these materials isn't yet illegal in the United States, the regulations in Europe should have an effect on electronics sold elsewhere. This is because companies need to be able to sell electronics in Europe, so they will have no choice but to use better manufacturing and safer materials.
So SQL on rails is supposed to be "taking the VC out of MVC" Seems handy, but stuff like this really shouldn't be oversimplified. Since when has the "view" and "controller" been considered unimportant?
I think the new styles aren't a problem. I mean, who cares about color aesthetics, etc, when the underlying functionality is exactly the same. Actually, make the links a different color 'cause pink is too hard to read, but other than that, good work!
What ever happened to good, old-fashioned, DIY geek systems. Honestly, you can get old computers for almost free, many of which still have good components in them. I have a freind that took a couple of old, nearly worthless servers and built a couple new ones using nothing but old parts. Install some open source software, and you've got yourself a decent machine that can handle most common tasks. This method also has the additional benefit that you can spend quality time messing around with hardware and software, and maybe learn something in the process.
Why is it that when a company makes information private, they are considered greedy and secretive, but when a company makes information freely accessible over the internet, they are considered pirates?
One of the best ways of learning/practicing something is to teach it. As the more experienced person, you have a good opportunity to help your partner, even though you yourself may not have the chance to do anything really incredible on this project.
By delegating some responsibility, but at the same time being very helpful about how something shoudl be done, this can be a very good experience for both of you.
I recommend that we all move out into cabins in the wilderness, grow all our own food, live without modern amenities, and cut of contact with the rest of the world, etc. That would solve the problem
Yeah, but the site is called HOThardware, and they're reviewing (if you want to call it that) a water COOLed graphics card. Besides, all the fancy graphics hardware in the world can't prevent the Slashdot Effect!
Slashdot Mirror
When it comes to web design, you don't always want to come up with something really different. In this case, Slashdot wasn't broken, and he decided to not fix what wasn't broken. He redesigned it just enough to make it something new and improved, but not enough to make it so different that people will feel uncomfortable with. To extend the house analogy, when redesigning your house, you would want to stick with something similar to what you're already comfortable with.
Actually no, I'm not jealous about that. I'm jealous 'cause I know that these folks at MIT are smarter than I am
Sometimes I wonder if what drives people to buy cases with lights, strange logos and other gimmicks is the same thing that drives people to drive giant SUVs and wear expensive clothes. It sure seems like conspicuous consumerism to buy an expensive case that doesn't actually work well. Sort of like buying something for the sake of buying something, even if it isn't really needed.
Real nerds don't need all that stuff for a party. All they need are a couple of computers, a network switch and a couple of cases of Mountain Dew
Actually, my life is licensed under the GPL
I disagree. While it is true that Walmart execs probably aren't sitting in their evil lair trying scheming about changing wikipedia articles, articles about powerful companies/politicians/organizations have a tendency to be edited such that they are POV, regardless of the point of view. It has happened before, and it happens all the time (just look at the history of the GW Bush article). If you go and look at the history of the Walmart article, it is pretty obvious that someone is up to no good.
Yes, JS/UIX is pretty cool. It actually isn't a real WebOS, but how neat would it be to come up with a *nix WebOS?
Yup, seems like a pretty neat piece of hardware. The only thing I'd be worried about is quality. All of these alternative processors usually seem to good to be true, until you use them. At work, we ended up buying 15 computers with a similiar item, and they have been nothing but trouble. They underperform, they break, etc. Granted, this may be a high quality product, but I sure won't buy one right away.
OK, As long as Slashdot doesn't come up with the technology to make you read dupes
I'm fine with cell phone restrictions as long as I am still allowed to read the newspaper and watch TV while I drive.
Apparently, Oracle is considering buying the United States, and is looking to buy China too
I'd say that most applications that obviously demand tight security, such as finance, aren't the problem. In these cases, the fact that security is critical is obvious even to the most naive. Remember that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. It is the other little known, poorly secured backdoors that are the problem.
I'll add "routine system failure" to my list of useful excuses.
Would anyone like to explain what a routine system failure actually is?
Though using some of these materials isn't yet illegal in the United States, the regulations in Europe should have an effect on electronics sold elsewhere. This is because companies need to be able to sell electronics in Europe, so they will have no choice but to use better manufacturing and safer materials.
[wetfeetl33t@localhost ~]$ traceroute www.slashdot.org | grep att.net
traceroute to www.slashdot.org (66.35.250.151), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets
[wetfeetl33t@localhost ~]$
looks like I'm OK!
So SQL on rails is supposed to be "taking the VC out of MVC"
Seems handy, but stuff like this really shouldn't be oversimplified. Since when has the "view" and "controller" been considered unimportant?
I just sustained significant brain damage just reading Slashdot today. I think this new Slashdot is beginning to rot my brain faster than TV! LOL
I think the new styles aren't a problem. I mean, who cares about color aesthetics, etc, when the underlying functionality is exactly the same.
Actually, make the links a different color 'cause pink is too hard to read, but other than that, good work!
What ever happened to good, old-fashioned, DIY geek systems. Honestly, you can get old computers for almost free, many of which still have good components in them. I have a freind that took a couple of old, nearly worthless servers and built a couple new ones using nothing but old parts. Install some open source software, and you've got yourself a decent machine that can handle most common tasks. This method also has the additional benefit that you can spend quality time messing around with hardware and software, and maybe learn something in the process.
Why is it that when a company makes information private, they are considered greedy and secretive, but when a company makes information freely accessible over the internet, they are considered pirates?
One of the best ways of learning/practicing something is to teach it. As the more experienced person, you have a good opportunity to help your partner, even though you yourself may not have the chance to do anything really incredible on this project. By delegating some responsibility, but at the same time being very helpful about how something shoudl be done, this can be a very good experience for both of you.
I have a coffee machine that runs linux. Can I get a tax credit for that?
FAA Grants RSC Status to Linux-Friendly RTOS
Having a fun time with the acronyms today?
Oh wait, we're talking about computers, never mind...
I recommend that we all move out into cabins in the wilderness, grow all our own food, live without modern amenities, and cut of contact with the rest of the world, etc.
That would solve the problem
Yeah, but the site is called HOThardware, and they're reviewing (if you want to call it that) a water COOLed graphics card.
Besides, all the fancy graphics hardware in the world can't prevent the Slashdot Effect!