And being open source these problems will be sorted out sooner and more effectively.
The exciting thing to me is that this Google project will introduce not only open source software, but open source thinking and open source culture to the masses.
And knowing Google, it will be successful, and being successful it will clear up many of the uninformed stigmas that cling to open source software - hopefully beginning with the kind of FUD that MS spouts.
If you ignore the "...Will probably change the face of sattelites for the better, if you ignore that they might decide to wipe out humanity at any given time..."
Dude, gives a whole new meaning to "the threat of hacking"
I am no scientist - but I get from your post, and I wondered about this:
If this star shoots out a gamma ray WMD directly at the Earth RIGHT NOW - won't it take at least 8000years to get here? Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, yes?
On that note, I read somewhere that the guy with the current highest IQ in the world (that is alive and that had is IQ tested) is a bouncer in a nightclub.
His IQ is 200+, and a no I don't have a source.
Smart = more than intelligence.
To work hard = smart. To plan ahead = smart. To invest = smart. To grab opportunity regardless of how intelligent you are = smart.
I read "Bringing Up Boys" a while back, and right of the bat there were some amusing tales of what boys in particular get up to.
Now ad science to this mix - and my son who is now 9months old...
Why, we CAN experience our childhood adventures all over.
"Honey, I am NOT just messing around... this stuff is important... yes I know he's only nine months old... well by the time he is old enough I'll want to have had this sorted out no problem..."
And why do only four of those experiments explode?
Well, my brother in law lives in the UK and whenever he phones - depending on the quality of the line (I live in South Africa) - we often get 1sec+ delays during conversations. Often the conversation disintegrates into "Huh?"Yeah I was say...""Oh, sorry...""Hold on you go first" pause "Right as I was saying..."
You have to learn to listen until the other person has finished saying what they were saying before replying. It's actually good for conversing because you are forced to really listening to the other person and cannot interrupt or correct what they are saying because that really screws up the whole chat. A kind of voice MIRC if you will lol.
That might be true, and I am not flaming here BUT: your statement says: "...Linux using various dev tools, I have to say that Microsoft's Visual Studio development environment is amazing compared to most open source tools I've had experience with."
Boldiness Mine.
"Various Dev Tools" - infers that there is more than one option available.
This is one of the key strengths of open source. Options. Sure I can easily accept that there are really crappy dev tools out there when compared to MS' offering, but if you don't like what you are using, you can go hunting for something better, and continue to do so with impunity until you find something that really suites your needs/skillset.
"Most open source tools" - tells me that you came across at least one that was at the very least comparable to MS tools. Take Apache for instance. For the heck of it I set up an Apache web server on an old PC. I am no web developer by a long shot, but I got it up and running pretty easily, had myself my own little intarweb and even sorted out virtual hosting by just reading teh manual/browsing through the default config files.
Then I sat back and thought - "Well genius, what can you do with this now that you set it up?" answer: Almost anything! PHP? Yep, SQL? Yep. My own MP3 server that I can play using any device that has a web browser and is connected to the network? Yes. EyeOS? Easy!
I could go on, but the point is - horrible as some OSS offerings might be, they are there, and they are essentially yours to do with as you bloody well please. By and large most tech savvy people can learn to use them, and if one doesn't take your fancy - try another, and if you are stuggling - google is truly your friend! (Also, many OSS offerings are awesomely put together products that can really hold a candle to the best out on offer.)
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Oh oh oh! If only there were something more than +5 Funny! This is funny, insightful and informative.
Hey I remember those ads! good times.
Is it just me or do those two pics not match up correctly?
And how many of you clicked on the link to see if it showed "naughty bits?"
And also, how do you determine what is "trivial" and what isn't? I am all for the inclusion of every bit of human knowledge.
...turning in his Vista laptop for a Dell/Ubuntu offering.
TADAAAAAAHHH! *drrrrummmrrroolllll*
*does victory dance*
I love that things like this happen. Free, open and searchable - Bill Gates must be turning in his... Oh, wait...
And being open source these problems will be sorted out sooner and more effectively.
The exciting thing to me is that this Google project will introduce not only open source software, but open source thinking and open source culture to the masses.
And knowing Google, it will be successful, and being successful it will clear up many of the uninformed stigmas that cling to open source software - hopefully beginning with the kind of FUD that MS spouts.
That picture of Earth is awesome. I guess we are no longer a "Lonely Planet"... still small in the bigger scheme of things though...
Funny that all three posts say exactly the same thing.
You guys must've posted at exactly the same time!
Thanks for the clarification...
If you ignore the "...Will probably change the face of sattelites for the better, if you ignore that they might decide to wipe out humanity at any given time..."
Dude, gives a whole new meaning to "the threat of hacking"
I am no scientist - but I get from your post, and I wondered about this:
If this star shoots out a gamma ray WMD directly at the Earth RIGHT NOW - won't it take at least 8000years to get here? Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, yes?
Yes, and it's election year. EVERYTHING vote-worthy is an issue...
On that note, I read somewhere that the guy with the current highest IQ in the world (that is alive and that had is IQ tested) is a bouncer in a nightclub.
His IQ is 200+, and a no I don't have a source.
Smart = more than intelligence.
To work hard = smart.
To plan ahead = smart.
To invest = smart.
To grab opportunity regardless of how intelligent you are = smart.
Yep. Dirt poor and smart - therefore Linux.
Fine - but will they use Linux?
I read "Bringing Up Boys" a while back, and right of the bat there were some amusing tales of what boys in particular get up to.
Now ad science to this mix - and my son who is now 9months old...
Why, we CAN experience our childhood adventures all over.
"Honey, I am NOT just messing around... this stuff is important... yes I know he's only nine months old... well by the time he is old enough I'll want to have had this sorted out no problem..."
And why do only four of those experiments explode?
MORE 'SPLOSIONS!
No you weren't. Here I thought I didn't need to go study Hebrew anymore... SUCKS!
Yeah I was just busting your chops dude. More power to ya.
Well I am willing to bet you still get less action than the average football jock...
Well, my brother in law lives in the UK and whenever he phones - depending on the quality of the line (I live in South Africa) - we often get 1sec+ delays during conversations. Often the conversation disintegrates into "Huh?"Yeah I was say...""Oh, sorry...""Hold on you go first" pause "Right as I was saying..."
You have to learn to listen until the other person has finished saying what they were saying before replying. It's actually good for conversing because you are forced to really listening to the other person and cannot interrupt or correct what they are saying because that really screws up the whole chat. A kind of voice MIRC if you will lol.
That might be true, and I am not flaming here BUT: your statement says: "...Linux using various dev tools, I have to say that Microsoft's Visual Studio development environment is amazing compared to most open source tools I've had experience with."
Boldiness Mine.
"Various Dev Tools" - infers that there is more than one option available.
This is one of the key strengths of open source. Options. Sure I can easily accept that there are really crappy dev tools out there when compared to MS' offering, but if you don't like what you are using, you can go hunting for something better, and continue to do so with impunity until you find something that really suites your needs/skillset.
"Most open source tools" - tells me that you came across at least one that was at the very least comparable to MS tools. Take Apache for instance. For the heck of it I set up an Apache web server on an old PC. I am no web developer by a long shot, but I got it up and running pretty easily, had myself my own little intarweb and even sorted out virtual hosting by just reading teh manual/browsing through the default config files.
Then I sat back and thought - "Well genius, what can you do with this now that you set it up?" answer: Almost anything! PHP? Yep, SQL? Yep. My own MP3 server that I can play using any device that has a web browser and is connected to the network? Yes. EyeOS? Easy!
I could go on, but the point is - horrible as some OSS offerings might be, they are there, and they are essentially yours to do with as you bloody well please. By and large most tech savvy people can learn to use them, and if one doesn't take your fancy - try another, and if you are stuggling - google is truly your friend! (Also, many OSS offerings are awesomely put together products that can really hold a candle to the best out on offer.)
Yeah, the Angolan war was South Africa's Vietnam. My uncle fought there, as well as a few people I know, also against Cubans in Botswana.
My uncle and the other guys are still messed up about that.
War is usually a bad idea...
I second that. USA is not the worlds policeman.
as to your sig:
"Hold on Dad, I'll go." - Jesus
Hold on... I have a spare tinfoil hat here someplace...
The reason geeks haven't been able to get girls in like... hold on, it's my turn...