It's always interesting to see how the Slashdot Editors modify story submissions. In this case they left out my link to a boing boing story that might be useful for those trying to get out of America. What's the matter guys? Do you think of boing boing as a rival?
So you're implying better decisions are made by those who aren't concerned enough about the outcome to be (in my words) "serious" or (in your words) "crazy [and] single-minded"?
Hmm. So if I decide how your income is spent, and vice versa, we'll both be better off? Interesting logic
No, those who aren't concerned won't show up to vote. Crawling over a hundred yards of broken glass would bring out the crazy.
I say make it much harder to vote. Make people crawl a hundred yards over broken glass on Sunday night at 4 AM in a driving rainstorm to vote. Then only those of us really fucking serious about the whole business will be making the decisions.
Yes, I've often thought we really should limit voters to the crazy, single-minded subset of the population.
One cannot help but get the impression that changes from this point forward will resemble consecutive versions of the Windows OS -- more a honing than transformation.
Only if you have the most narrow, linear and unimaginative mind.
How do you define... non-commercial use in this context?
This is the question I've always had with creative commons: just what counts as non-commercial? If I take a BY-NC image off flickr, and want to use it in my blog, is that OK? What if I have google ads on my blog? Is that still OK? Does it make any difference if I'm actually making a profit or not? I've gone so far as to email some of the CC lawyers about this issue, and there seems to be no clear answer.
The patch shows a film reel, a music CD and the international copyright symbol, a "C" enclosed in a circle.
The movie industry has developed the curriculum.
Shouldn't the boy scouts decide what their badges are? This is like McD's making the health curriculum for a school.
Putting the fair use argument aside for a moment, who thinks it's a good idea to reward people for what they should be doing anyway. Should I expect to be rewarded because I didn't shoplift today or commit murder?
t seemed to indicate it was more related to customer contact things where the customer is calling about their service, and getting frustrated with the voicemail maze
So will they have the system minimize frustration or maximize it to get you off the phone faster?
I don't know about anyone else, but I've about had it with eBay. It hasn't improved in the last five years and they slowly nickle and dime you to death. I'd love an article on The Science of Leaving eBay: ten reasonable alternatives.
Under the new approach, page edits will no longer be immediately applied to pages but will instead have to be approved by an administrator before they become visible. Vandalism or changes which are not approved will not appear.
With the thousands of edits that happen on wikipedia per second, I don't see how this change will do anything but create an impossible backlog.
Rules like this are clearly written by those who do not understand the internet well. What counts as 'possession' on the 'net? If I save a picture to my hard drive, that I would say is clearly possession, but what if I'm just looking at it on the originating website? It's clearly on my computer (in RAM) but is that possession?
Just how much and how long is it to travel from London to New York by ship these days? It's looking like a more and more attractive option these days with all the pain-in-the-ass travel restrictions.
Slashdot Mirror
It's always interesting to see how the Slashdot Editors modify story submissions. In this case they left out my link to a boing boing story that might be useful for those trying to get out of America. What's the matter guys? Do you think of boing boing as a rival?
-Grey
Wow! The third firefox 2.0 article in 24 hours. Boy, I can't wait to read all the insightful comments people will leave. Again.
-Grey
No, those who aren't concerned won't show up to vote. Crawling over a hundred yards of broken glass would bring out the crazy.
-Grey
Stop using the Enlightenment icon for unrelated stories, kdawson. I don't think it means what you think it means.
What's the problem? Do you expect there to be a sudden rush of Enlightenment news and developments that you don't want his story to get confused with?
-Grey
Yes, I've often thought we really should limit voters to the crazy, single-minded subset of the population.
-Grey
even threatens journalists whose investigations have no connection at all with terrorism.
:o
Look at my shocked face
-Grey
One cannot help but get the impression that changes from this point forward will resemble consecutive versions of the Windows OS -- more a honing than transformation.
Only if you have the most narrow, linear and unimaginative mind.
-Grey
How do you define ... non-commercial use in this context?
This is the question I've always had with creative commons: just what counts as non-commercial? If I take a BY-NC image off flickr, and want to use it in my blog, is that OK? What if I have google ads on my blog? Is that still OK? Does it make any difference if I'm actually making a profit or not? I've gone so far as to email some of the CC lawyers about this issue, and there seems to be no clear answer.
-Grey
You've obviously never been a parent or a teacher.
-Grey
Like the current TV and radio license fees, the money will support national and local public TV and radio stations.
Shouldn't the money go to supporting internet related media, like podcasts? If I don't have a TV, why should I be forced to pay taxes that support it?
-Grey
My Nipples Explode With Delight writes...
And so, in the October of 2006 the great slashdot war of dirtiest-handle-on-the-frontpage was begun.
-Grey
The patch shows a film reel, a music CD and the international copyright symbol, a "C" enclosed in a circle. The movie industry has developed the curriculum.
Shouldn't the boy scouts decide what their badges are? This is like McD's making the health curriculum for a school.
-Grey
Putting the fair use argument aside for a moment, who thinks it's a good idea to reward people for what they should be doing anyway. Should I expect to be rewarded because I didn't shoplift today or commit murder?
-Grey
Can I get a merit badge for not being a boy scout?
-Grey
So will the telemarketers turn this emotional software on themselves?
Output:
Subject: Telemarketer
Aparent Emotion State: Cheerful
Real Emotional State: Depressed and soul crushed.
-Grey
So will they have the system minimize frustration or maximize it to get you off the phone faster?
-Grey
Intelligence, you keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
-Grey
Watch me.
-Grey
but I think a fixed duration of copyright, regardless of how long the copyright holder lives, might be better.
I say we tie it to the average life expectancy in the country at the time the work was published.
-Grey
And most unbelievable, a president who understands, and gives a speech in favor of, science. Man, that scene brings a tear to my eye every time.
-Grey
I don't know about anyone else, but I've about had it with eBay. It hasn't improved in the last five years and they slowly nickle and dime you to death. I'd love an article on The Science of Leaving eBay: ten reasonable alternatives.
-Grey
1 in 10? Why, they'll be decimated!
-Grey
Under the new approach, page edits will no longer be immediately applied to pages but will instead have to be approved by an administrator before they become visible. Vandalism or changes which are not approved will not appear.
With the thousands of edits that happen on wikipedia per second, I don't see how this change will do anything but create an impossible backlog.
-Grey
Rules like this are clearly written by those who do not understand the internet well. What counts as 'possession' on the 'net? If I save a picture to my hard drive, that I would say is clearly possession, but what if I'm just looking at it on the originating website? It's clearly on my computer (in RAM) but is that possession?
-Grey
Just how much and how long is it to travel from London to New York by ship these days? It's looking like a more and more attractive option these days with all the pain-in-the-ass travel restrictions.
-Grey