How does he proof there is no monopoly by running business in an area that's void of competition? If anything, he has unintentionally monopolized the local void.
Not sure what you use your servers for, but for our purposes Debian is more than adequate. Very few applications really require yesterdays cutting edge release of whatever software. The slower release cycle of Debian provides us with a much appreciated stability. Security fixes are much more manageable than entire release updates. Meanwhile, the long "testing" period Debian goes through allows us to test properly test and prepare a platform-wide (read thousands of servers) upgrade and ensure it doesn't cause any issues, which it rarely does.
Just a matter of time really. My parents will think it's ridiculous, I'll think it's "scary" for the reasons you mentioned, but my kids (or their kids if this needs a lot more time) will know no better.
This, beyond anything else, was the purpose of this Jeopardy show off.
Note that this machine's real purpose is medical diagnosis and that the healthcare bill puts a lot of pressure on lowering costs, including that of diagnosis.
Eh, you do realize it wasn't actually listening right? The questions were entered through old-fashioned typed text (off screen obviously), not much different from how you would type something on Wolfram Alpha or even Google. The point of the demo was to show of it's capability to search and analyze a huge data set, not it's voice recognition or processing.
Also keep in mind that the eventual purpose of this beast is to diagnose patients. The show is an important part in making the general public more comfortable with machines instead of doctors telling them what's wrong and what to do about it.
In other news: Google has, as of yesterday, started to actively report Chinese users or proxies/VPN's to the Chinese government. Can we be upset about this please? As someone living in China the last thing I need is Google as a government agent..
I'm not underwhelmed at all. Debian 6 delivers exactly what I expect from it.
I've been using Debian for over 10 years, with some short trips into the worlds of Redhat, SuSE as well as Debian derivatives like Ubuntu. Debian is still the only one that I trust to smoothly upgrade from Debian 5 to Debian 6 within minutes without getting stuck somewhere and requiring me to fix things manually. Having upgraded 17 servers in the last few days, including web servers, mail servers, radius servers, etc. I've not been disappointed once.
All my servers are current and it didn't cause me a headache. How's this underwhelming?
And this is exactly what trains are good for. Long incidental rides. Now try using the overcrowded train system some Germans depend on to go to the office every day.
I grew up in Europe and moved to China in my late twenties. In both places trains are in widespread use. They're good for some things, but let's not get overexcited on this:
* Pretty much all decent rail networks are subsidized. They are not profitable.
* Despite the subsidies, train rides are expensive. Unless you enjoy traveling cattle-class and like standing for the duration of the ride, you'll pay more than you would with your car. Remember, we're talking "fast" 2 hour train rides here, not 20 minutes on a subway. The only 'good deal' rides are on off hours, great for grandma to take her grandchildren on adventure perhaps.
* Sooner enough the new rail network will be packed and over-scheduled. This makes it very vulnerable and the smallest issue turns into something big very quickly. Trains will depart late more often than you can count and sometimes simply don't show up.
* Trains are very popular with people who commit suicide. While I realize that removing the train does not prevent suicide, it's something to consider. A suicide will jam the network for hours, traumatize the driver for life, etc.
* Trains can be fast only if they don't stop everywhere. Unless you live and work near the station on both ends of the ride, this means relying on secondary transport to get to and from the train. As great as the train may be for you, don't forget to address the rest of your trip and it's impact on your day, the environment or whatever magic you were looking for the train to provide.
* The real beneficiaries of the rail network are transportation companies. Living conveniently near the train station also means living conveniently near dozens of nightly transports, incl. chemical and nuclear. Again, I realize that removing the train doesn't cancel the transports, but it's something to consider.
* Trains carry many people. They have been the target or terrorists attacks before and I'm sure they haven't forgotten about them. It's an illusion to think that trains are any safer than planes or that airport-style safety measures won't kick in at the first threat received.
Until Goldman Sachs takes over the Chinese government like it has the US government, yes, stuff will be owned by the Chinese government directly. What's your point?
The dumbasses at CCTV that show Top Gun and call it the Chinese Army are pretty similar to the dumbasses at CNN that show Nepalese police and call them Chinese soldiers.
The point is that most Chinese won't recognize the Top Gun footage, much like most Americans can't see the difference between Nepalese and Chinese uniforms.
Reminds me how a Warner Bros exec once visited the Netherlands, noticed cartoons were subtitled and demanded they be dubbed instead. Dutch kids can't possibly be that proficient at reading! They are dubbed every since.
Dumbass. Before dutch channels started to broadcast cartoons we depended on the British Sky Channel. No subtitles, no dubbing. Not a kid complained. Ever. And we all enjoyed it just as much.
Collapsed comments are dimmed too much. Before something would catch eye and I would expand and read it. Now slashdot is just a huge amount of white a grey blur and a few short messages in between.
The fork is good news, the new stable released is better news and the hundreds of devs is great news. Why is the OP insisting to put a negative spin on this?
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How does he proof there is no monopoly by running business in an area that's void of competition? If anything, he has unintentionally monopolized the local void.
Not sure what you use your servers for, but for our purposes Debian is more than adequate. Very few applications really require yesterdays cutting edge release of whatever software. The slower release cycle of Debian provides us with a much appreciated stability. Security fixes are much more manageable than entire release updates. Meanwhile, the long "testing" period Debian goes through allows us to test properly test and prepare a platform-wide (read thousands of servers) upgrade and ensure it doesn't cause any issues, which it rarely does.
Just a matter of time really. My parents will think it's ridiculous, I'll think it's "scary" for the reasons you mentioned, but my kids (or their kids if this needs a lot more time) will know no better.
You mean the lack of information from getting out.
So far all I've seen are edited video's where nobody dies. How come we can have journalists there who get video out but show nothing?
Fujitsu has released a MeeGo netbook and I'm sure more will follow. MeeGo isn't just Nokia.
Isn't this what many of "start with a peg list" memory gurus have been telling us for a long time now?
This, beyond anything else, was the purpose of this Jeopardy show off.
Note that this machine's real purpose is medical diagnosis and that the healthcare bill puts a lot of pressure on lowering costs, including that of diagnosis.
Eh, you do realize it wasn't actually listening right? The questions were entered through old-fashioned typed text (off screen obviously), not much different from how you would type something on Wolfram Alpha or even Google. The point of the demo was to show of it's capability to search and analyze a huge data set, not it's voice recognition or processing.
Also keep in mind that the eventual purpose of this beast is to diagnose patients. The show is an important part in making the general public more comfortable with machines instead of doctors telling them what's wrong and what to do about it.
Eh.. just because it's your own awesome product you have to use it? When did that become a rule?
In other news: Google has, as of yesterday, started to actively report Chinese users or proxies/VPN's to the Chinese government. Can we be upset about this please? As someone living in China the last thing I need is Google as a government agent..
I'm not underwhelmed at all. Debian 6 delivers exactly what I expect from it.
I've been using Debian for over 10 years, with some short trips into the worlds of Redhat, SuSE as well as Debian derivatives like Ubuntu. Debian is still the only one that I trust to smoothly upgrade from Debian 5 to Debian 6 within minutes without getting stuck somewhere and requiring me to fix things manually. Having upgraded 17 servers in the last few days, including web servers, mail servers, radius servers, etc. I've not been disappointed once.
All my servers are current and it didn't cause me a headache. How's this underwhelming?
And this is exactly what trains are good for. Long incidental rides. Now try using the overcrowded train system some Germans depend on to go to the office every day.
I grew up in Europe and moved to China in my late twenties. In both places trains are in widespread use. They're good for some things, but let's not get overexcited on this:
* Pretty much all decent rail networks are subsidized. They are not profitable.
* Despite the subsidies, train rides are expensive. Unless you enjoy traveling cattle-class and like standing for the duration of the ride, you'll pay more than you would with your car. Remember, we're talking "fast" 2 hour train rides here, not 20 minutes on a subway. The only 'good deal' rides are on off hours, great for grandma to take her grandchildren on adventure perhaps.
* Sooner enough the new rail network will be packed and over-scheduled. This makes it very vulnerable and the smallest issue turns into something big very quickly. Trains will depart late more often than you can count and sometimes simply don't show up.
* Trains are very popular with people who commit suicide. While I realize that removing the train does not prevent suicide, it's something to consider. A suicide will jam the network for hours, traumatize the driver for life, etc.
* Trains can be fast only if they don't stop everywhere. Unless you live and work near the station on both ends of the ride, this means relying on secondary transport to get to and from the train. As great as the train may be for you, don't forget to address the rest of your trip and it's impact on your day, the environment or whatever magic you were looking for the train to provide.
* The real beneficiaries of the rail network are transportation companies. Living conveniently near the train station also means living conveniently near dozens of nightly transports, incl. chemical and nuclear. Again, I realize that removing the train doesn't cancel the transports, but it's something to consider.
* Trains carry many people. They have been the target or terrorists attacks before and I'm sure they haven't forgotten about them. It's an illusion to think that trains are any safer than planes or that airport-style safety measures won't kick in at the first threat received.
Until Goldman Sachs takes over the Chinese government like it has the US government, yes, stuff will be owned by the Chinese government directly. What's your point?
Elsevier is known for doing this. Get a Dutch lawyer, sue and make a buck. You're very likely to win. See Adam Curry's and other cases against them.
Why do we even want Apple to respond? Do we really want Apple to police this? Just send your lawyer after this other "author".
The dumbasses at CCTV that show Top Gun and call it the Chinese Army are pretty similar to the dumbasses at CNN that show Nepalese police and call them Chinese soldiers.
The point is that most Chinese won't recognize the Top Gun footage, much like most Americans can't see the difference between Nepalese and Chinese uniforms.
CNN showed passed off Nepalese police as Chinese soldiers. New stations pull this crap all the time, the Chinese are no different.
Don't you realize it could've been the squirrel from squirrelmail!
How are you supposed to distinguish a bug from an in-game trick? Many games are loaded with shortcuts and secrets.
Reminds me how a Warner Bros exec once visited the Netherlands, noticed cartoons were subtitled and demanded they be dubbed instead. Dutch kids can't possibly be that proficient at reading! They are dubbed every since.
Dumbass. Before dutch channels started to broadcast cartoons we depended on the British Sky Channel. No subtitles, no dubbing. Not a kid complained. Ever. And we all enjoyed it just as much.
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Collapsed comments are dimmed too much. Before something would catch eye and I would expand and read it. Now slashdot is just a huge amount of white a grey blur and a few short messages in between.
The fork is good news, the new stable released is better news and the hundreds of devs is great news. Why is the OP insisting to put a negative spin on this?
Sure, just most of them did so after negotiating for their US greencard ;-)