The whole thrust of ESR's Cathedral and the Bazaar essay was aimed at the contrast of the old 'cathederal' method of software development and more open systems. In fact, the 'Cathedral' being criticized was the GNU Emacs team. (Many people miss this fact and assume the 'Cathedral' being criticized was Microsoft or some other entity that they don't like).
The 'Priesthood' was the elite in charge of GNU Emacs development. Many Open Source projects have evolved in that direction, which is justified in that random-anyone can't just wander in and start committing patches. The contradiction is perilous.
I almost always turn my +1 off (it's a default) because I feel like if my comments are good enough, someone will mark them up. It also helps keep one's head above water if one wants to be able to post controversial opinions without worrying about karma.
Google is one of the powerful interest groups that wants to gain control of the information flowing over the internet. Why do any of us pretend otherwise?
People ignoring that in comments her on this thread demonstrate the same naivety as said local government officials.
The Madison Avenue shit-flack who've crowded their way into Google over the past decade are not our friends. nor is there one 'good side' in this conflict. No matter how much 'good stuff' Google is handing you. They've tipped their hand often enough that you are either a patsy or bought out to claim they are the 'good guys.'
The problem is, that would mean creating a monster entity even more powerful to dismantle it. If it were possible to create an entity with a self destruct mechanism built in to do the job, that would be fine. But that's not going to happen. And 'Big Government' is not the answer. It's always one of the problems. Though it's fun to fantasize about it being all wonderful and caring, that's not the deal.
'Too stupid' and 'too distracted and entitled-feeling' are different things. Many Americans lack the self-discipline to be good workers. This is particularly true of younger Americans. It's fun to stay up until 3am on working nights playing WoW, and as long as you're meeting the bosses' requirements you're entitled to do so.
Programming and software engineering are not IT. IT is the data janitors, the file clerks of the modern age. The distinction between actual design and engineering and pushing around the data broom needs to be made. It's sad that that distinction has to be highlighted here on Slashdot, but this place has become more and more crowded with IT drones in recent years.
There will be alternative algorithms for robocars. Dude who used to speed up to the light will have the software in his car configured to speed up to the light.
True. When somebody stops playing the game for fun, they have ceased playing. At that point they are worthy of our pity. We enter a moral gray area if we spectate and reinforce their abberant behavior.
It's not really 'word knowledge' in the normal sense. It's memorization of the select collection of letter patterns sanctioned by a rule making committee.
That is in no sense a form of knowledge. It's why a lot of us consider 'competitive Scrabble' a form of drudgery.
POSIX certification of Interix on Windows NT basically means it can compile and run almost anything that will run on the other unixes and freenixes. It's a pretty good cert, to be honest.
If you can afford to buy the bigger memory to try it, it's worth the try. Or search forums to see if anybody else has tried. I'm about to spring for some bigger sdimms to try bringing a used Latitude I recently acquired up to 16G. Various forum denizens I've searched and found say it will work.
But a world that is changing rapidly is a calamity to poor people tied to the land, especially in a modern world with national boundaries and private property where you just can't pick up and move like our paleolithic ancestors would have.
Actually, it will probably be a godsend (non-religious meaning intended) for said poor people. It will suck for the people who thought they owned the land the poor relocate to.
You are probably right, all heavily populated cities are disgusting places. Why anybody would choose to live there is beyond reason. We have the Internet now. I probably couldn't have bared to live here in a small town in the Midwest before the connectivity and communication channels of the Internet changed geography. I was a big city dweller for years and never thought that could change.
The ad for the big breasted woman for some awful iPhone 'game of war' just won't go away. Lately it's been appearing in two or three of the four boxes of the matrix. It's getting to feel like pretty soon there will be articles here on Slashdot about the Kardashians.
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The whole thrust of ESR's Cathedral and the Bazaar essay was aimed at the contrast of the old 'cathederal' method of software development and more open systems. In fact, the 'Cathedral' being criticized was the GNU Emacs team. (Many people miss this fact and assume the 'Cathedral' being criticized was Microsoft or some other entity that they don't like).
The 'Priesthood' was the elite in charge of GNU Emacs development. Many Open Source projects have evolved in that direction, which is justified in that random-anyone can't just wander in and start committing patches. The contradiction is perilous.
That part was contracted out to interns.
You can wave at him from Zimbabwe, dude.
If they want people to use it as a currency, the 'value' of it has to stop changing.
Apple Pay and Google Wallet enable you to show off your high end smart phone to the minimum wage cashier when you make your purchases.
What could be more important than that?
I almost always turn my +1 off (it's a default) because I feel like if my comments are good enough, someone will mark them up. It also helps keep one's head above water if one wants to be able to post controversial opinions without worrying about karma.
That would mean not being able to use pop.gmail.com anymore. I like Sylpheed. I'll just keep doing what I've always done.
I will admit I never get to see the ads that Google peppers their webmail with. I don't feel cheated, however.
Google is one of the powerful interest groups that wants to gain control of the information flowing over the internet. Why do any of us pretend otherwise?
People ignoring that in comments her on this thread demonstrate the same naivety as said local government officials.
The Madison Avenue shit-flack who've crowded their way into Google over the past decade are not our friends. nor is there one 'good side' in this conflict. No matter how much 'good stuff' Google is handing you. They've tipped their hand often enough that you are either a patsy or bought out to claim they are the 'good guys.'
The problem is, that would mean creating a monster entity even more powerful to dismantle it. If it were possible to create an entity with a self destruct mechanism built in to do the job, that would be fine. But that's not going to happen. And 'Big Government' is not the answer. It's always one of the problems. Though it's fun to fantasize about it being all wonderful and caring, that's not the deal.
Using 'The Daily Show' to smear someone/thing? I thought that program was just entertainment, on a Comedy channel.
'Too stupid' and 'too distracted and entitled-feeling' are different things. Many Americans lack the self-discipline to be good workers. This is particularly true of younger Americans. It's fun to stay up until 3am on working nights playing WoW, and as long as you're meeting the bosses' requirements you're entitled to do so.
Programming and software engineering are not IT. IT is the data janitors, the file clerks of the modern age. The distinction between actual design and engineering and pushing around the data broom needs to be made. It's sad that that distinction has to be highlighted here on Slashdot, but this place has become more and more crowded with IT drones in recent years.
New from HP R&D? Agilent was split off years ago. The Corvalis Group is distant history.
They're probably working on designing Printer Driver installers that only fit on a double layer DVD.
I bought a new printer last week. HP wasn't even a consideration. I bought the best printer at the store which ended up being a Brother.
There will be alternative algorithms for robocars. Dude who used to speed up to the light will have the software in his car configured to speed up to the light.
If you have a stroke or lose your peripheral vision perhaps you shouldn't be driving at all.
True. When somebody stops playing the game for fun, they have ceased playing. At that point they are worthy of our pity. We enter a moral gray area if we spectate and reinforce their abberant behavior.
It's not really 'word knowledge' in the normal sense. It's memorization of the select collection of letter patterns sanctioned by a rule making committee.
That is in no sense a form of knowledge. It's why a lot of us consider 'competitive Scrabble' a form of drudgery.
Felons are barred from running for the office of President, correct?
You can be a lawyer who has been disbarred, though.
POSIX certification of Interix on Windows NT basically means it can compile and run almost anything that will run on the other unixes and freenixes. It's a pretty good cert, to be honest.
If you can afford to buy the bigger memory to try it, it's worth the try. Or search forums to see if anybody else has tried. I'm about to spring for some bigger sdimms to try bringing a used Latitude I recently acquired up to 16G. Various forum denizens I've searched and found say it will work.
The big skinny clown we elected this time around just needs the makeup. The big floppy ears are already in place.
His predecessor was nearly an Alfred E. Neuman clone.
But the one before that wasn't funny. Sexual predators aren't wholesome entertainment.
GP is apparently taking a short break from reading other peoples' histories.
Why would anybody do anything at work with a browser that the IT pukes would find and use to jack off to?
But a world that is changing rapidly is a calamity to poor people tied to the land, especially in a modern world with national boundaries and private property where you just can't pick up and move like our paleolithic ancestors would have.
Actually, it will probably be a godsend (non-religious meaning intended) for said poor people. It will suck for the people who thought they owned the land the poor relocate to.
You are probably right, all heavily populated cities are disgusting places. Why anybody would choose to live there is beyond reason. We have the Internet now. I probably couldn't have bared to live here in a small town in the Midwest before the connectivity and communication channels of the Internet changed geography. I was a big city dweller for years and never thought that could change.
Big crowded smelly cities are obsolete.
The ad for the big breasted woman for some awful iPhone 'game of war' just won't go away. Lately it's been appearing in two or three of the four boxes of the matrix. It's getting to feel like pretty soon there will be articles here on Slashdot about the Kardashians.