He won the Peace Prize, not a Nobel Prize in a science. Once again, it's the science and the views of scientists in the field that we care about. What is hard for you to understand about this?
That he won the peace prize? Not that I'd want to put words in GP's mouth.
No, they forced a product to people who never wanted it. Then they made it *by default* to leak out private details. Then they made the "turn off buzz" option not really working.
You have to be at least a tiny bit careful about how you use your power. How is it that Spider-Man figured this out in his first comic, and Google's not figured it out after several years?
Because Google doesn't have an Uncle Ben? Google's a little closer to MPD like Norman and Harry.
Any intelligent Microsoft designer can make things bigger and more complex...
It takes a touch of Apple genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
It takes more than courage to remove my mouse buttons.
They've got almost everything except security down. Add a few more ways to lock down the systems, and add real WOL (that wakes from off state, not just sleep), and they're good to go.
Then again, Obama has little faith in the Constitution, he considers it a document of "negative liberty" (see his NPR interview) that unfortunately tells he and his government lots of stuff (like this) they aren't allowed to do.
Well, that's exactly right, the US Constitution is founded on a political concept of negative reciprocity. It's a promise of a limit of power from a government in exchange for a minimal surrender from the people.
A promise obviously broken.
I've heard that one of the biggest differences between USA and old Europe is that "Liberal" versus "Conservative" mean different things because of the origins of the different countries/cultures. In Europe, because they started out totalitarian (monarchies), and slowly became free, "Conservative" means "towards totalitarianism" and "Liberal" means "toward freedom". In the US, "Conservative" ostensibly means "conservative interpretation of founder's principles (ie freedom)" and "Liberal" ostensibly means "liberal interpretation of founder's principles (ie not necessarily freedom)"
Without a warrant, some agency is going to download location data en masse at some point. When that happens, some basement dweller is going to FOIA the list, and the agency will either redact it all, or just give the info out. Or worse: put it in a text PDF with black images covering the text to "redact" it.
2 years ago KDawson would've had 4 articles on the front page about this... Now? More AGW-esque science about how they've "proven" that even bugs are irritated by Rush Limbaugh...
Before listening to anyone on this, ask if they are creationist. If they are, ignore them.
Because creationists are inherently hostile to the planet and science? Or because they're inherently hostile to other religions such as AGW?
Judeo-Christian creationists believe that humankind has been granted stewardship of Earth, and that it's supposed to be kept in good shape. If they believe that man can alter the environment, they'll be on the AGW side. If they believe that man can't alter the environment, they'll be on the anti-AGW side. Seems like belief in old Earth versus new Earth is irrelevant to belief in AGW.
(1) I love how you turned this into a rant about viruses. I don't disagree at all that Windows is crappy in many ways. Note that in my post I said I use Linux as my primary OS now and have for years... that's because I dislike Windows and Microsoft's philosophy, and I like a lot of things about Linux. But I was making a claim about the ease of installation, not about which system works better.
And I was talking about the installation too. I worked for a university back when blaster was still around (but fixed). A poor grad student was trying to reinstall her laptop and it kept rebooting after installation (because blaster worm kept getting loaded because her XP installation CD was SP1). I had to instruct her in the clean-room installation method (not something an AVERAGE USER would ever think about.
(2) Oh... and I love the bit about the network driver.
Let me guess, your experience with installing OSes for computers is limited to your own two or three at home? There are a _lot_ of computers that use newer Intel NICs that even XP SP3 won't detect. And believe it or not, Dell doesn't usually give a CD slipstreamed with their drivers. They expect you to download them. Yes, even the NIC drivers. Next you'll tell me that people should be reinstalling with Vista or Win7. Maybe they don't want to pay for a new OS/computer.
(3) Yeah, see you have a different metric for installation because you understand more than the putative "average desktop user" I was talking about. [...] Windows installations may be a pain, but I submit that when things go wrong in Linux, they are more likely to go wrong in a disruptive way,
I'll give you that one, but lack of NIC drivers can really put an Average home user up a creek. For me, there's no problem, because I've got several computers to download with.
Typical Windows install for average desktop user -- (1) install on machine, (2) boot to gui, (3) realize that nothing was detected correctly, even network drivers, (4) Oops, this is a home-install, so likely no second computer to do Google search and download drivers, (5) now 1% of system usually works for basic desktop functionality. Have to sneakernet nic drivers from work or a nice neighbor. (6) Connect to internet, (7) contract a trojan while googling for drivers (you forgot to sneakernet technet updates), (8) windows auto-updates, (9) install basic software (browsing, email, basic multimedia playing, office suite, etc.), (10) now 95% of system usually works for basic desktop functionality. (11) Never know your system is a botnet member, because viruses these days aren't screwed up like Blaster! was.
Greatest difficulty encountered? No Fing drivers. At all. The botnet's not a difficulty until ISPs start cutting off access.
Typical Linux install for average desktop user -- (1) install on machine, (2) immediately use a system that has about 95% functionality of what the average desktop user wants (browsing, email, basic multimedia playing, office suite, etc.), (3) discover that some Windows programs install, and some don't, (4) eventually discover that there is a software repo
There, fixed that for you. Unless you're using Gentoo, or installing Ubuntu with some (common for gamers, not for average) nvidia graphics cards, Most things Just Work with Linux. When I do a Windows install, it takes me long enough even for just one machine that I like to make an image. With a Fedora system, I just save the kickstart file somewhere. I'm sure there's something similar for Ubuntu/debian, but I never checked.
Web technology is sufficiently advanced that the advertising company can now force a choice upon the ad viewer: either buy the products being advertised, or do some small amount of work for the company, right now
I hate you, and I want nothing to do with your newsletter. Good day sir!
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Filter error my ass. Of course so many caps is like yelling. That's the fucking point of the quote.
Perhaps I could interest you in a more toned-down option?
Take my blog, take my 'net,
take away my mom's basement.
I don't care, I'm still free.
You can't take bacon from me.
He won the Peace Prize, not a Nobel Prize in a science. Once again, it's the science and the views of scientists in the field that we care about. What is hard for you to understand about this?
That he won the peace prize? Not that I'd want to put words in GP's mouth.
No, they forced a product to people who never wanted it. Then they made it *by default* to leak out private details. Then they made the "turn off buzz" option not really working.
You know, that sounds a lot like the IE upgrades.
You have to be at least a tiny bit careful about how you use your power. How is it that Spider-Man figured this out in his first comic, and Google's not figured it out after several years?
Because Google doesn't have an Uncle Ben? Google's a little closer to MPD like Norman and Harry.
The perception of being followed by a mysterious individual who roams the Intertubes assembling lists of women named "Anne" is just plain distasteful.
PokémAnne: gotta catch'em all!
Move your mail to google, and suddenly google knows you're getting a rise before you know it.
Just because I get some emails about v146ra doesn't mean I'll be buying any.
Any intelligent Microsoft designer can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of Apple genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
It takes more than courage to remove my mouse buttons.
They've got almost everything except security down. Add a few more ways to lock down the systems, and add real WOL (that wakes from off state, not just sleep), and they're good to go.
I fear that entire country itself is just as careless with the original ideals of America.
Kid's aren't learning anything in civics classes because they can't read. Or tey cant rite. tight! ROFLMAOMGTTYL8R
I'm sure there are a number of groups who would like to have a list of cellphones that apear from time to time in Langley, VA.
Or seem to disappear in a empty-zone around Langley.
Then again, Obama has little faith in the Constitution, he considers it a document of "negative liberty" (see his NPR interview) that unfortunately tells he and his government lots of stuff (like this) they aren't allowed to do.
Well, that's exactly right, the US Constitution is founded on a political concept of negative reciprocity. It's a promise of a limit of power from a government in exchange for a minimal surrender from the people. A promise obviously broken.
I've heard that one of the biggest differences between USA and old Europe is that "Liberal" versus "Conservative" mean different things because of the origins of the different countries/cultures. In Europe, because they started out totalitarian (monarchies), and slowly became free, "Conservative" means "towards totalitarianism" and "Liberal" means "toward freedom". In the US, "Conservative" ostensibly means "conservative interpretation of founder's principles (ie freedom)" and "Liberal" ostensibly means "liberal interpretation of founder's principles (ie not necessarily freedom)"
Without a warrant, some agency is going to download location data en masse at some point. When that happens, some basement dweller is going to FOIA the list, and the agency will either redact it all, or just give the info out. Or worse: put it in a text PDF with black images covering the text to "redact" it.
2 years ago KDawson would've had 4 articles on the front page about this... Now? More AGW-esque science about how they've "proven" that even bugs are irritated by Rush Limbaugh...
And the Obama article? >cricketcricket
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10451518-38.html
Don't worry, Mr. Anonymous, Timothy posted it, and it seems to be getting more traffic.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/02/11/1822225
Before listening to anyone on this, ask if they are creationist. If they are, ignore them.
Because creationists are inherently hostile to the planet and science? Or because they're inherently hostile to other religions such as AGW?
Judeo-Christian creationists believe that humankind has been granted stewardship of Earth, and that it's supposed to be kept in good shape. If they believe that man can alter the environment, they'll be on the AGW side. If they believe that man can't alter the environment, they'll be on the anti-AGW side. Seems like belief in old Earth versus new Earth is irrelevant to belief in AGW.
He's not Luke Skywalker to me anymore. He's now the Joker.
(1) I love how you turned this into a rant about viruses. I don't disagree at all that Windows is crappy in many ways. Note that in my post I said I use Linux as my primary OS now and have for years... that's because I dislike Windows and Microsoft's philosophy, and I like a lot of things about Linux. But I was making a claim about the ease of installation, not about which system works better.
And I was talking about the installation too. I worked for a university back when blaster was still around (but fixed). A poor grad student was trying to reinstall her laptop and it kept rebooting after installation (because blaster worm kept getting loaded because her XP installation CD was SP1). I had to instruct her in the clean-room installation method (not something an AVERAGE USER would ever think about.
(2) Oh... and I love the bit about the network driver.
Let me guess, your experience with installing OSes for computers is limited to your own two or three at home? There are a _lot_ of computers that use newer Intel NICs that even XP SP3 won't detect. And believe it or not, Dell doesn't usually give a CD slipstreamed with their drivers. They expect you to download them. Yes, even the NIC drivers. Next you'll tell me that people should be reinstalling with Vista or Win7. Maybe they don't want to pay for a new OS/computer.
(3) Yeah, see you have a different metric for installation because you understand more than the putative "average desktop user" I was talking about. [...] Windows installations may be a pain, but I submit that when things go wrong in Linux, they are more likely to go wrong in a disruptive way,
I'll give you that one, but lack of NIC drivers can really put an Average home user up a creek. For me, there's no problem, because I've got several computers to download with.
Not that unknown. If I remember correctly, they present at BlackHat every year and have published several books.
BlackHat you say? If they presented at WhiteHat I'd be more trusting.
...sure, I'll buy that. Considering the savings in perpetuity, proprietary software fails hard.
Typical Windows install for average desktop user -- (1) install on machine, (2) boot to gui, (3) realize that nothing was detected correctly, even network drivers, (4) Oops, this is a home-install, so likely no second computer to do Google search and download drivers, (5) now 1% of system usually works for basic desktop functionality. Have to sneakernet nic drivers from work or a nice neighbor. (6) Connect to internet, (7) contract a trojan while googling for drivers (you forgot to sneakernet technet updates), (8) windows auto-updates, (9) install basic software (browsing, email, basic multimedia playing, office suite, etc.), (10) now 95% of system usually works for basic desktop functionality. (11) Never know your system is a botnet member, because viruses these days aren't screwed up like Blaster! was.
Greatest difficulty encountered? No Fing drivers. At all. The botnet's not a difficulty until ISPs start cutting off access.
Typical Linux install for average desktop user -- (1) install on machine, (2) immediately use a system that has about 95% functionality of what the average desktop user wants (browsing, email, basic multimedia playing, office suite, etc.), (3) discover that some Windows programs install, and some don't, (4) eventually discover that there is a software repo
There, fixed that for you. Unless you're using Gentoo, or installing Ubuntu with some (common for gamers, not for average) nvidia graphics cards, Most things Just Work with Linux. When I do a Windows install, it takes me long enough even for just one machine that I like to make an image. With a Fedora system, I just save the kickstart file somewhere. I'm sure there's something similar for Ubuntu/debian, but I never checked.
What is this carp??
No, it's halibut.
That is so funny and the Linux guy looks just like my neighbour!
FYI, the Linux guy is Jay Maynard, the Tron Guy
Popups are bad!
Mods, some time redundancy is appropriate.
Please mod up parent.
Popups are bad!
Chainstore pizza = fail without exception.
Noble Romans used to be good back in the 80's, then they changed their dough to some corn-meal base, and lost everything.
Web technology is sufficiently advanced that the advertising company can now force a choice upon the ad viewer: either buy the products being advertised, or do some small amount of work for the company, right now
I hate you, and I want nothing to do with your newsletter. Good day sir!
Doesn't FCP allow for rendering/processing across a farm instead of only one machine (unlike FCE)?