Several clicks are too many. People want right-out-of-the-box or it's too technical. Especially on something so esoteric as Linux, where their suspicions are already armed.
Nobody's freaked out by police helicopters.
So nobody should br freaked out by ten-foot UAVs.
They cost a fraction of the price, so we can have many more in the skies.
And when they become smaller and cheaper, we can have more yet!
But however many times we compound the amount of aerial surveillance,
Nobody should be freaked out.
Get a math textbook. [Hungerford's 'Contemporary Pre-Calculus' worked for me. For Calculus, Larson's 'Calculus' is keen.]
Set aside 30 minutes a night.
Work the problems out with pen and paper.
Where necessary, remember formulas however best suits you.
It sounds as though you're more afraid of this work than its authors are 'afraid of [religion]'. Slashdot has been known for biased summaries in the past, but this one is [miraculously!] almost straight synopsis, as is the article. Neither makes any moral or philosophical assertations. [In fact, the article asserts that the technology could be used to make non-theists happier!]
How is this not news that matters? Isn't this a little more important than articles about the latest nuance in the Linux Task Scheduler? Might it not help us understand that whole religion bit that's been, you know, an integral part of the human experience for all of observable history?
Perhaps a little introspection as to what about this article so upsets you would yield some overall personal benefit.
Then again, one must keep in mind that 85% of 'actual books' are written by pseudo-experts anyway; if Theodore Sturgeon has taught us anything, it is this.
1. Researchers slave night and day to create vibration-powered generator, forsaking house and home in the process.
2. Researchers' wives, frustrated, generate a harnessable amount of localized vibrations.
3. ????????
4. Profit!
I thought the lack of mention of Hodgman was odd, as well. I first heard Coulton as the troubadour on the audiobook recording of The Areas of My Expertise, and I think I must be far from the only one, considering the relative popularity of that book.
Although people in their late 30s make very different use of the web to those in their teens, Mr Nielsen expects that when those teenagers grow up the time they spend online will diminish.
Yeah...
Just like our parents' generation grew up to watch less television.
Agreed, the judgement here could be seen as poor, but I'd be equally wary of the 'think of the children' backlash that will ensue because of it. Psychologically homogenous populations are easily as frail as physically homogenous ones -- perhaps more -- and our culture's indignance at being shaken up by these sorts of things really, really worries me sometimes.
Alright, I know you're just bandying back with an old standard by making a vaginal/fish association, but who is perpetuating the fish smell meme, and where can I find him, so that I can destroy him? The taste and smell of a fresh vagina is the finest bouquet there is, and there is nothing piscine about it.
This is exactly where Blu-Ray loses. We have 'HDTV' in our vernacular, and 'DVD' is second nature. 'HD-DVD' is just so natural for people to want. 'Blu-Ray', on the other hand, sounds like some half-baked prototype, still bouncing around in R&D. Specs are meaningless. Videophiles are not going to be the ones deciding the market viability of either of these formats. People who like the sound of particular product names are.
That does bring to mind the question: Will Dell's vaunted customer support services still apply for its Linux users? Wouldn't seem like much of a profitable venture to have trained support staff on-hand for such a small subset of their audience.
You... you sure drew a lot of meaning out of that little blurb of mine. Funny thing is, I agree with a lot of what you said, although I don't quite understand who it was directed at. I'm not for politically correct goose-stepping with language. That doesn't mean I'm not for human courtesy. It existed before political correctness and we can hope it will exist after.
I'd rebut formally against a much less beleaguering rant than the one you posted -- but against that, I'll respectfully concede.
But VT was the opposite of TV;
He'd never accuse someone of being 'PC' --
'Cause it's so frickin' dumb to say!
The term arose on the Columbus Day Quincentennary
When the Republic was honest about the conquest,
And wouldn't party as they had previously promised.
Language tends to dictate action. Not everyone who considers it alright to apply the epithet 'illegal' to individual human beings will be as thoughtful about it as you. Most won't.
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In Soviet Russia, your lazor 'a'charges you!
Several clicks are too many. People want right-out-of-the-box or it's too technical. Especially on something so esoteric as Linux, where their suspicions are already armed.
Nobody's freaked out by police helicopters.
So nobody should br freaked out by ten-foot UAVs.
They cost a fraction of the price, so we can have many more in the skies.
And when they become smaller and cheaper, we can have more yet!
But however many times we compound the amount of aerial surveillance,
Nobody should be freaked out.
Get a math textbook. [Hungerford's 'Contemporary Pre-Calculus' worked for me. For Calculus, Larson's 'Calculus' is keen.]
:My $0.02.:
Set aside 30 minutes a night.
Work the problems out with pen and paper.
Where necessary, remember formulas however best suits you.
Avoid technological fixes.
Mod parent Insightful.
It sounds as though you're more afraid of this work than its authors are 'afraid of [religion]'. Slashdot has been known for biased summaries in the past, but this one is [miraculously!] almost straight synopsis, as is the article. Neither makes any moral or philosophical assertations. [In fact, the article asserts that the technology could be used to make non-theists happier!]
:Cheers.:
How is this not news that matters? Isn't this a little more important than articles about the latest nuance in the Linux Task Scheduler? Might it not help us understand that whole religion bit that's been, you know, an integral part of the human experience for all of observable history?
Perhaps a little introspection as to what about this article so upsets you would yield some overall personal benefit.
Then again, one must keep in mind that 85% of 'actual books' are written by pseudo-experts anyway; if Theodore Sturgeon has taught us anything, it is this.
1. Researchers slave night and day to create vibration-powered generator, forsaking house and home in the process.
2. Researchers' wives, frustrated, generate a harnessable amount of localized vibrations.
3. ????????
4. Profit!
Orange light, of course, existing near the top of the rainbow, which is to say, possessing enough height to travel neatly over one's head.
Creeps, yes, but you're overlooking the bleeps and the sweeps.
I favor an angle grinder, myself. It's a process, but there's no greater satisfaction than getting up close and personal with each bean.
I thought the lack of mention of Hodgman was odd, as well. I first heard Coulton as the troubadour on the audiobook recording of The Areas of My Expertise, and I think I must be far from the only one, considering the relative popularity of that book.
Yeah...
Just like our parents' generation grew up to watch less television.
Agreed, the judgement here could be seen as poor, but I'd be equally wary of the 'think of the children' backlash that will ensue because of it. Psychologically homogenous populations are easily as frail as physically homogenous ones -- perhaps more -- and our culture's indignance at being shaken up by these sorts of things really, really worries me sometimes.
They're big John Hodgman fans?
My mother did start a small kitchen fire cooking quinoa once. True story.
...until its introduction, homosexuals were promptly discharged. Yeah, those were the good old days.Alright, I know you're just bandying back with an old standard by making a vaginal/fish association, but who is perpetuating the fish smell meme, and where can I find him, so that I can destroy him? The taste and smell of a fresh vagina is the finest bouquet there is, and there is nothing piscine about it.
Of course, there was also a bit of 'oops' involved.
Except when inhaled.
...there's just a massive apiary chondroitin deficiency -- it's the bee's knees.
This is exactly where Blu-Ray loses. We have 'HDTV' in our vernacular, and 'DVD' is second nature. 'HD-DVD' is just so natural for people to want. 'Blu-Ray', on the other hand, sounds like some half-baked prototype, still bouncing around in R&D. Specs are meaningless. Videophiles are not going to be the ones deciding the market viability of either of these formats. People who like the sound of particular product names are.
That does bring to mind the question: Will Dell's vaunted customer support services still apply for its Linux users? Wouldn't seem like much of a profitable venture to have trained support staff on-hand for such a small subset of their audience.
You... you sure drew a lot of meaning out of that little blurb of mine. Funny thing is, I agree with a lot of what you said, although I don't quite understand who it was directed at. I'm not for politically correct goose-stepping with language. That doesn't mean I'm not for human courtesy. It existed before political correctness and we can hope it will exist after.
I'd rebut formally against a much less beleaguering rant than the one you posted -- but against that, I'll respectfully concede.
But VT was the opposite of TV;
He'd never accuse someone of being 'PC' --
'Cause it's so frickin' dumb to say!
The term arose on the Columbus Day Quincentennary
When the Republic was honest about the conquest,
And wouldn't party as they had previously promised.
Language tends to dictate action. Not everyone who considers it alright to apply the epithet 'illegal' to individual human beings will be as thoughtful about it as you. Most won't.