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  1. Don't understand the probem on MA High School Forces All Students To Buy MacBooks · · Score: 1

    For years we and our kids were forced to use sh!tty Microsoft crap. And everyone was OK. Now, when kids are gonna use real Unix that is registered in OpenGroup, there appears some strange entities @ slashdot that are dislike that. Can't understand that.

    Why not Linux? Good question though. But I assume since there should be an infrastructure built for it: somebody should support Linux on *any* hardware and make sure that this OS understands all the hardware and works properly. And that's is not any simple and cheep to do. A documentation also involved: Linux area chronically lacks good documentation (just compare Big Admin from OpenSolaris and any Linux distro docs and you will know what I am talking about). Getting macs for $900 USD looks costly, but at the end I understand this decision: it is way cheaper to upkeep them. I mean, here is also included all the learning documentation for the teachers of the School.

    There are also thing that geeks never understands those, who barely know how to properly use mousepad. For geeks Linux is uber-brilliant, but when it comes to real world life, I always struggle to see how users are blown away and dislike to continue using it. :( However, everybody loves shiny sexy Macs that works out of the box. Be realistic: Mac OS X so far is the most usable for "average Joe" Unix and there is no any equal OS by the usability on the market yet.

    P.S. Yes, Canonical does a *very* good job. But they are still not there yet. And that's unfortunately and still pity, although they are really good at UI improvements, I have to admit (although I am totally OpenSolaris user).

  2. HTML5 on Adobe Goes To Flash 10.1, Forgoes Security Fix For 10 · · Score: 1

    Adobe are nuts. The soon HTML5 will kill em, the better is for everyone on this Planet.

  3. 18 inches? on iPhone 4's "Retina Display" Claims Challenged · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and if you holding it one mile from your eyes, then the resolution of iPhone screen falls down up to 0,1 pixel per inch. I mean, 20 inches (or half of meter) is way bigger distance than 99.999% of the Planet habitants usually holding a book from their eyes.

    I think, now we will have a flood of such stupid "reviews": Apple fanboys will go bash Google devices, Google fanboys will attack Apple troops, and journalists from Microsoft will silently cry in the corner along with a journalists from Black Berry and Nokia.

    I liked when Jobs said "iPhone 4 displays better than iPad" - well, that was big "Ooops!". :) At least he admits that. On the other hand, unlike Nokia with crappy Maemo or Microsoft, let's face it: Apple is doing great job by DELIVERING products that ARE great. Not perfect, but are great, hands down. I hope Google and others will compete with Apple here and they should.

  4. Re:Half baked on Asus Joins Tablet PC Race · · Score: 1

    Asus are stupid here and the idea is fail by definition. They think they will make a probably better hardware by putting five or ten USB ports, drop in some chinese webcam, toss up Windows, put some software in it and you have a better device? On same ubershitty Intel Atom? OMG... another piece of shit device, which is essentially same netbook, just keyboard-less. They don't really understand that tablet is all about of DIFFERENT user experience. I would be glad if there appear some real iPad competitor with a webcam and USB, better OS integration and more freedom for power user, but still preserve the way iPad is used.

  5. Re:Over 16? China? on Quantum Teleportation Achieved Over 16 km In China · · Score: 1

    But at least it probably goes up to 11.

  6. How to make sure it was not yet another fake? on Quantum Teleportation Achieved Over 16 km In China · · Score: 1

    Well, we all know chinese "science" is faked quite often. E.g. : http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/China-warned-over-fake-science-20100107 and so on. How to make sure this is not just yet another bullshit from them?

  7. Re:older developers... on Why Linux Is Not Attracting Young Developers · · Score: 1

    But this experience needs to be transferred to the younger generation, not to the cemetery...

  8. Re:And Java?... on Solaris No Longer Free As In Beer · · Score: 1

    Java is open. Stop FUD and bullshit. And stay with your Python, masturbating with GIL.

  9. Bullshit article as well as 99% of BS comments on Solaris No Longer Free As In Beer · · Score: 1

    OMG, folks... Some idiot troll made braindead posting and all the slashdot started buzz. FUCKING LEARN TO READ IN ENGLISH.

    http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/popup.jsp?info=17

    The registration process to receive an Entitlement Document is part of the Solaris download process, with the Entitlement Document being returned to you via e-mail. For this reason, YOU MUST PROVIDE A WORKING E-MAIL ADDRESS AS PART OF YOUR SUN DOWNLOAD CENTER ACCOUNT. If you fail to do so, you will not receive an Entitlement Document and will only have the right to evaluate Solaris for 90 days

    Oracle only asks for valid email address. Once valid email passed and Entitlement accepted, 90 day restriction does not apply.

  10. Perl! on Good Language Choice For School Programming Test? · · Score: 1

    Everybody should start learn from Perl. Only potentially real programmers can withstand such brain abuse...

  11. Re:Stunts on Trade Your Bible For Porn · · Score: 1

    Of course, all my arguments are puerile and you just the smartest person on the World, hands down. Fine. It is also well-known fact that on Slashdot if one is asking for some actual evidence and proof of abiogenesis, then he is considered a troll, idiot and a complete moron. But I am fine, I was born in a Soviet Union, so I know folks like you very well. I am trained, don't worry. ;-)

    Thus, if you say that "evolution/abiogenesis/big-bang theory are more rational because they are based on observations and verifiable, reproducible tests", then please show me some reproducibles, like chaos creates an order. Like at least solve a classic, trivial, pettifogging chicken/egg problem at the first.Disclaimer: please don't offer me to look at crystals and snow flakes. Show here something, that actually makes sense, like complete random chaos can suddenly create something well structured and well designed at its all architecture. Don't forget to show a world progress (since this is *evolution*, right?), hence explain how thousands years ago folks could cut a high density stones in Mexico for their pyramids, using a... what... stone or a hammers?.. Well, I am not going detailed, because you will anyway reject all this things, asking "what this I am talking about?" -- I understand you anyway, please forgive my stupid brain, you who is very smart. :-)

    There is a saying, that if you put a million monkeys in front of typewriter, they will write a great story. But reading a Slashdot, I feel exactly the opposite... So if you unable to show me anything I've asked just now, then yeah, please don't waste your time, detailing all this "wisdom" to me. :-)

    Anyway, peace. Take care.

  12. Re:Stunts on Trade Your Bible For Porn · · Score: 1

    2 Peter 3:5. If you don't believe in creation, you're wrong.

    Hence believing in a Big Bang theory must be a right thing then, because probably we see it every day a hurricane, that moves over a garbage place, accidentally assembles Boeing 747... So how is your belief differs from their belief, if you can not prove yourself either?

    Galatians 1:8. If anybody says something different from the Bible, they are cursed.

    Is it like "my Linux is better your Windows" thing?

    2 Corinthians 10:5. This one is so good, it can speak for itself

    That's apply to the Slashdot community as well, including you.

  13. Re:The unanswered question... on North Korea's Own OS, Red Star · · Score: 1

    Neither one. It is up to 11bit operating system.

  14. Re:2010: on North Korea's Own OS, Red Star · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Don't forget that South Korea is totally screwed up by a Microsoft. They are very proprietary and bound to one OS totally. They even have officially allowed only one module to do internet banking online. And it is written only for MSIE on Active X, working only on Windows. They will have definitely hard time to move away from that.

  15. Re:2010: on North Korea's Own OS, Red Star · · Score: 1

    Hint: the "K" in "KDE" doesn't stand for "Korean".

    Yes, "K" is not "Korean", "D" is not "Democratic" and "E" is not "Empire"...

  16. Re:Well this sucks... on The Future of OpenSolaris · · Score: 1

    I would like to see what direction Larry Ellison takes things before extending full trust to Oracle and what Sun is now that Oracle holds the whip hand.

    Oracle will build their Solaris on top of OpenSolaris. It is just Fedora/RHEL analogy. You should be fine with OpenSolaris if you hacking or developing or fine supporting things yourself. Or, if you like, you can pay $$$ for Oracle's Solaris in case you move your stuff to the enterprise and need papers/support for CYA.

    Please keep in mind that taking too much risk on your shoulders only because it is emotional moves to follow FreeBSD -- not really safe. With Solaris you can quickly convert your stuff to defended set by getting an official support. In FreeBSD case?.. Who supports it with a very big name to make sure your CEO won't get a heart attack?..

    That's what I am talking about: tech stuff is fun, but you also need to think about covering your ass to sleep fine during nights. ;-)

  17. Re:Well this sucks... on The Future of OpenSolaris · · Score: 1

    in fact, CDDL has better legal defense. Bruce Perens still has a hard time to convince FSF to get this resolved. Hence why fat companies biting open source and trying to steal property. :-(

    ZFS: well, it was always funny with these FreeBSD guys... :-) I was asking usually: look, if you need ZFS and that's the main point, so why do the heck you need to run it on FreeBSD through solaris kernel mapping, instead to run it natively on actually Solaris itself? The answer is pretty clear: religion. The thing is, that they rather would like to eat outdated ZFS with way lower version (and more bugs + FreeBSD bugs) and cry it hangs their FreeBSD, but they still continue presenting how wonderfull FreeBSD is, using Macs or Windows/PowerPoint or Linux... :-) I mean... why FreeBSD if there is Solaris anyway?

    Shortly, if you're not doing a router or a firewall, then simply I see zero merits messing up with that really old stuff, that has irregular releases. Itself, OS is not any bad, but rather I'd say good. However, supporting it is quite a mess. Besides, Yahoo really-really wanted to go with Java. But they went with mess like PHP (really crying) only due to the one single reason: their infrastructure is entirely on FreeBSD since long time. And Java VM's threads on FreeBSD are really that bad, because they're linked to OS's ground. If Yahoo would move to at least Linux a decade ago, then you would never see any PHP on Yahoo projects. So one more thing to think: if you picking up FreeBSD, would it render to a severe side-effects like in Yahoo case?

    Anyway, good luck in what you're doing. ;-)

  18. I am on Macs. But I think iPad is crap. on iPad Will Beat Netbooks With "Magic" · · Score: 1

    OK, I am Mac fanboy, call me that, if you like. I use iMac at office/job (I required from the company one), I use macs at home everywhere. Sure I have some Linuxes and some OpenSolaris around and zero Windows (at least you can respect me for this). :-) Now, there was lots of debates for the iPad is an XXXL iPod-Touch with some little iPhone capabilities. Fine, let's summarize for a various market targets all together.

    This kind of folks browsing an Internet, watching videos on the webs, writing emails and might use some office suites.

    • You want to work with docs. You found a great iWork right there. You've done your presentation and such. But you find yourself miserable, once you starting share them with others: iWork has very poor compatibility with MS Office and zero compatibility woth OpenOffice.org suite, which gains popularity. Adding here that using iPad on a desk is an utterly horrible experience due its curvy shape on a back - you've got the picture.
    • You want to watch videos. You found a great QuickTime player and it just works. But you find yourself annoyed for the iPad does NOT utilize 16:9 screen and can not play 1080p HD videos. Needless to say, you can not use Hulu or similar services, only YouTube. Well, at least you can watch this.
    • You want communicate with your friends. While some kind of Google Talk is fine, you will find you're unable to just place the thing on your lap and simply, laying on the sofa, talk through the videocam to your friends. Because there is none of it. You're unable to call your parents, because there is no Skype available. There is no iChat to collaborate something by sharing desktop or just talk through the video.
    • You want to find yourself using GPS. It is just great: you have it available there. But you will also find it is assistive GPS using 3G. That means, if you are on a dead zone for your 3G, then your GPS simply kaput and you will be not able to use it at all.
    • You are fine having none of that above and you also OK with 13" black&white TV set at home as well. But you have a simple money management software that greatly runs on your Mac OS X and you use it for years. Now you have to migrate all that stuff? No, you want to keep your Macbook instead.
    • You're power user and you can do some development for yourself. iPad is clearly not for you here! Why? Think of it: you need some utilities for your home. You can make some great utilities with average GUI using Java (YMMV) over, let's say two-three evenings (I can do this just easily). Java, because I want the same thing on other platforms and I don't want to fuck my brains with memory allocations in C/C++/Objective C. But even you hate Java just wait, just calm down and wait... So I got NetBeans (YMMV), I use clicky mouse to toss up some shitty GUI there (YMMV), hang some events, toss up it with some database, let's say H2 and I have a little app (about 300K jar) that just does what I need. You can use what ever you like, but I use Java as an example here. OK, fine, you say I can do the same with $foobar? No! Because no such thing. Only Objective C. Can I do it for myself easily? Not at all! Because I need to sign an NDA with Apple and buy their SDK and headbang my head into the wall learning all this crap very hard. Why? Because developers are banned from sharing code samples and knowledge: that's NDA is for.
    • You want to share your iPad with your family member. But there is no multi-user concept at all. It is strictly personalized thing.

    What we've got here? A device, that is designed for fun, but completely unable to do so.

    Definitely, only a black magic can help here to enjoy that poor thing... But Tim Cook must smoke something very strong. I want to smoke that stuff too: must be a good shit...

  19. Oracle does not canning OpenSolaris!! on The Future of OpenSolaris · · Score: 2, Informative

    Anyone has been read the thing at Oracle? They say they will release their Solaris on top of the codebase of OpenSolaris. In other words, commercial Solaris from Oracle is a same as an OpenSolaris++. Oracle will add some proprietary features to Solaris that will be enabled only on their exclusive hardware.

    In other words, this is Fedora/RHEL or OpenSuSE/SLES model. You like generic OS and you like to piss with it yourself, wasting a load of time, then go ahed, get OpenSolaris and GA support, if you like. But if you want advanced stuff and you have no time to waste a time for the cheap mess, then get Oracle Solaris for pay, get Oracle hardware and that's it.

    So that's basically a message. Which is very good: it will actually push generic OpenSolaris to be up to date and financed by Oracle.

  20. Re:Well this sucks... on The Future of OpenSolaris · · Score: 1

    But keep in mind that FreeBSD is a slowest OS. And probably the most conservative and really old at ecosystem. And also has completely f*cked up release time schedule (even Warner Losh himself agreed on that). As well as quality is quite shitty for other things than just a network router. And threads there are mostly crap.

    OpenSolaris has *valid* open source license, so your statement "I want fully free and opensource, hence FreeBSD" -- is sounds more like a FUD. :-)

    YMMV.

  21. Re:Standard Issue here on Music While Programming? · · Score: 1

    In fact if there was ever a policy about music players in the office it would be more about a security risk of having a bunch of USB storage devices with gigs of space around the office then people making mistakes while coding to Lady Gaga.

    Right, because my mobile phone with a Bluetooth is not a security risk. Or my HTTPS connection to the outside uploading shit is also not any security risk...

  22. Re:Focus on Music While Programming? · · Score: 1

    No, you're not alone. Me the same. I am not into that I can not code at all, but I strongly prefer listen something, that overrides random noise around. Usually I listen something very heavy, like goth or thrash -- that's relaxing to me and disconnects me completely from ambient sound (unlike something very melodic and gentle). YMMW.

    Additionally, who the fuck should talk to me at all? I am a software engineer that design, code and support stuff. So don't fucking talk to me, unless you stuck. Don't call me to your fucking meetings listen to others stupid unrelated reports and shit meetings that only destroys all my expensive time, where I can write a software that is gonna feed YOU instead.

  23. Re:Get new job at first opportunity on Music While Programming? · · Score: 1

    Absolutely. It just sounds exactly like this: boss has no idea WTF is wrong, ups are same dumbos. Then they're found a "reason" of the problem: a music! That's what causes all the problem that our company has no income and zero value on the market! A fucking music that IT devs are listening! Burn iPods! Smash their iPhoneeys! Delete iTunes and put them to black-n-white terminal, coding in a pure VIM (although this part is very good actually).

  24. No music? on Music While Programming? · · Score: 1

    Fuck your stupid stupid stupid boss. You seems like working for a company that is not really interesting and you're not enjoying (that's the most important part of any job you do anytime for any money: big or small). If he is that idiot and prevents folks to enjoy their job (a big part of entire life, actually), then maybe you should just consider looking for better job, where boss is open minded and is not looking for a typical code-grinders in suits, wearing ties.

    If I were you, I would start doing it right now.

  25. Re:Nexenta on OpenSolaris Or FreeBSD? · · Score: 1

    No, you don't want Nextena. It is buggy as hell. Like Debian 1.0, 10 years ago. Additionally, Nexenta is more like bastardized Linux: things that done in pure Solaris way now is done in GNU Foundation way but not really and things that is done in Linux way is done in half-solaris and half-who-knows-what (that really pisses me off). Also package deps are somewhat fucked up for now. There is also StormOS -- desktop on top of Nexenta.

    I mean, I am OK with Debian, but... fuck... keep Solaris as Solaris, and Linux as Linux!