There's a ton of confusion as to what people mean when they say "evolution", and especially in a TV SURVEY!!!
Evolution happens. Species change to adapt to their surroundings. I believe in evolution.
But then to go to this "grand mal evolution", where everything in existence started from a single cell somewhere? That makes no sense to me. I think the various creation myths, including the Judeo-Christian version, make a lot more sense than "the single-cell that could".
Believe what you wish, there's no way to prove ANY theory about our beginnings or our end. I choose to believe God created us in seven days, simply because I believe God could do it. Why not?
But it's not like it causes my universe to shatter when people offer other views. Bring on the discussion! But please, can we elevate it beyond the level of some sound-bite grabbing survey?
... one kid gets the sniffles and the whole city shuts down & is self-quarantined for bird flu.
That's about how ridiculous those running the City of Boston look. You'd think they'd bury their heads in the sand, and try to avoid the news cameras, but...
AND you have to get a judge to rule, AND you have to have the judge prosecute in a timely manner.
Even if they were found guilty of patent infringement at some point in the future, our sad, sad "legal" system would probably just let them walk again.
Just think how many cures we could discover if we started experimenting on illegal aliens... oh wait, that 2000 year-old heretic (and the 3000 year-old prophets he followed) had something against that, too.
It's amazing how people will believe in Miracles if there's a billion-dollar company behind it... but not some poor Palestinian carpenter.
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I never would have survived those dark days of 28k-baud modems without vi! And what a blast to input a series of commands, and then sit back and watch as the screen caught up!
Most of the linux admins I work with all use vi in their day-to-day work. I've known a few developers that work in Emacs, but that seems to be falling off with the rise of free IDEs like Eclipse. I think in fact Emacs was built for a world that is becoming non-existent.
But if you really want to prove someone a true 'nix-head, take vi off the system. Cool people can do it all with echo;) See Linux from Scratch - http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
People do bond over music, but I don't think headphones or personal music players really help in that bonding. It's only when they take off the headphones that they can bond with each other.
As far as digital music services, I can't think of anything more inclusive. You probably need a special license to "bond" over their commercial music.
I'm in between the generations - the Star Wars generation? But I see another key difference between the "eXplorers" (that's likely how it would be spelled now) and "iPoders" - exploring implies reaching out; in contrast, the iPod tends to isolate.
I know there are blogs and podcasts that "unite" people of similar interests, but even there, it's typically 1% of the people "sharing" their ideas, and 99% consuming them in isolation of their headphones.
Based on Apple's advertising strategy, I think they're leaving the business & office suites to the suits in Redmond. If they really wanted to push an alternative to MS's Office monopoly, perhaps they should invest in OpenOffice.org (if that isn't a little too much like hopping in bed with Sun).
I've only really used Winders & Linux (many, many flavors), and have done very little with Macs. But everyone I know who is into playwrighting, music publishing, and the vast majority who deal with print media publishing all prefer the Mac environment. I've personally attempted to work with music on a Winders environment, and even after shelling out WAY too much money (SonicFoundry), I still can't do anything on Winders except rip songs.
No, Winders is by far the king of the office environment. And I like that the Mac advertising doesn't deny it, but makes light of it. They've jousted at the "Office Killer" windmill long enough - focus on the fun factor.
No, see that's the cool thing... since stem cells are only in embryos (this is what Hollywood & the press seem to think anyway), the rest of us don't need to worry about cancer! Saved by Hollywood!
What is the difference between an IBM engineer and an OpenSource developer?
The IBM engineer is paid, at least initially, but can be laid off at the drop of a hat, and all that he's invented is owned by IBM. The big bucks for support are going to go to IBM, not to the (now "retired") engineer.
The open source developer at least still "owns" his product (although they have shared it with the world), and can make revenue from supporting it (if enough people use his software).
More risk for the OS developer, but a better chance of payoff in the end.
BTW - has anyone seen Mr. Torvalds begging for change lately? How 'bout Tim Berners-Lee? The inventions opened by both of these men have completely changed our world in ways that would not have worked if they had stuck with the closed-source model.
Wait - the government is actually asking for PERMISSION to spy on citizens this time? Wow. I guess they did learn their lesson from the wire-tapping incident.
What is that "probable cause" stuff that they babble about on TV Cop shows, anyway? Must just be a TV thing.
What's wrong with a little tension? It's all about how you handle the tension.
It really seems to me that Ubuntu really is more of a community than a just a distro. Packages appear to be carefully selected based on what the community is asking for, and the effect of the community forums for support make it a great distro for the newbie (be nice to the newbie! when properly nurtured, they can grow into gurus!).
I think that if Debian total fell apart for any reason, Ubuntu would continue to move forward. If the community found another distro to serve as a base, I think they would just use that base.
It's all about community, the people. Without that, software really doesn't matter much.
So, it seems the brunt of the ad is that if you sign off on Net Neutrality, you're going to end up paying more.
I would sincerely hope that people would realize that the price increase we would "pay" is really "blackmail" from the cable/media companies for standing up for our freedoms online.
Unfortunately, as we have seen in the past six years, Americans en mass are not the type to think for themselves, especially when weighing between "freedom" and "cost". This ad seems like just enough FUD to convince most to give up their freedoms, rather than paying a higher cable bill. Could be worse - at lease we're not looking to get into yet another war.
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When I liberated the PC to SuSE 10.2, I put my windows sticker on my garbage can.
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A few days later, the lid came crashing off the garbage can when I stepped on the foot switch.
Probably just a strange coincidence
BING!!!
Let's see, if you can't measure it, what good does scientific method do us here?
See, that's what science is, a method. Once people start "believing" science, rather than "using" science, THAT's where we run into trouble.
I believe in God. Science is just one of many tools I use to learn about Him.
There's a ton of confusion as to what people mean when they say "evolution", and especially in a TV SURVEY!!!
Evolution happens. Species change to adapt to their surroundings. I believe in evolution.
But then to go to this "grand mal evolution", where everything in existence started from a single cell somewhere? That makes no sense to me. I think the various creation myths, including the Judeo-Christian version, make a lot more sense than "the single-cell that could".
Believe what you wish, there's no way to prove ANY theory about our beginnings or our end. I choose to believe God created us in seven days, simply because I believe God could do it. Why not?
But it's not like it causes my universe to shatter when people offer other views. Bring on the discussion! But please, can we elevate it beyond the level of some sound-bite grabbing survey?
I tried searching the site, just to see what information they have available, but was told I had to sign up for an account first ...
So, I have to give you at least some of my personal information before I can see anything on the site?
NEXT!!!
... one kid gets the sniffles and the whole city shuts down & is self-quarantined for bird flu.
...
That's about how ridiculous those running the City of Boston look. You'd think they'd bury their heads in the sand, and try to avoid the news cameras, but
Wow! Can I get $2 million from Turner just by claiming to be a paranoid lunatic, too?
What a bad combination - Paranoia & Litigiousness.
Maybe the City of Boston can spend that money on lithium & calm down a bit.
I forget exactly what I have rights to now - is it okay to like music you don't actually own, or can you go to prison for that?
Just to be safe, I now hate all recorded music (at least if RIAA asks).
Yeah, so they'll offer the same mess of convoluted support that they do for their Oracle database. Big Deal.
I can provide Oracle support on a two-headed coin: Side A - you must have a typo somewhere; Side B - you'll need to find a work-around.
And, of course there'll be another user forum of everyone asking for the same help that you are (with very few useful answers).
I thought that UPS plane was a missile ... whoops.
AND you have to get a judge to rule, AND you have to have the judge prosecute in a timely manner.
Even if they were found guilty of patent infringement at some point in the future, our sad, sad "legal" system would probably just let them walk again.
Geld uber alles!
The most imaginative thing was the name. Who could have thought of that but Jobs?
Just think how many cures we could discover if we started experimenting on illegal aliens ... oh wait, that 2000 year-old heretic (and the 3000 year-old prophets he followed) had something against that, too.
... but not some poor Palestinian carpenter.
It's amazing how people will believe in Miracles if there's a billion-dollar company behind it
I never would have survived those dark days of 28k-baud modems without vi! And what a blast to input a series of commands, and then sit back and watch as the screen caught up!
;) See Linux from Scratch - http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
Most of the linux admins I work with all use vi in their day-to-day work. I've known a few developers that work in Emacs, but that seems to be falling off with the rise of free IDEs like Eclipse. I think in fact Emacs was built for a world that is becoming non-existent.
But if you really want to prove someone a true 'nix-head, take vi off the system. Cool people can do it all with echo
I've ended up having to support and/or migrate several Access databases designed by end users ...
... ;)
These guys who've set up MySQL are gurus by all comparisons
People do bond over music, but I don't think headphones or personal music players really help in that bonding. It's only when they take off the headphones that they can bond with each other.
As far as digital music services, I can't think of anything more inclusive. You probably need a special license to "bond" over their commercial music.
I'm in between the generations - the Star Wars generation? But I see another key difference between the "eXplorers" (that's likely how it would be spelled now) and "iPoders" - exploring implies reaching out; in contrast, the iPod tends to isolate.
I know there are blogs and podcasts that "unite" people of similar interests, but even there, it's typically 1% of the people "sharing" their ideas, and 99% consuming them in isolation of their headphones.
"Plug-in, and Tune-out"
Based on Apple's advertising strategy, I think they're leaving the business & office suites to the suits in Redmond. If they really wanted to push an alternative to MS's Office monopoly, perhaps they should invest in OpenOffice.org (if that isn't a little too much like hopping in bed with Sun).
I've only really used Winders & Linux (many, many flavors), and have done very little with Macs. But everyone I know who is into playwrighting, music publishing, and the vast majority who deal with print media publishing all prefer the Mac environment. I've personally attempted to work with music on a Winders environment, and even after shelling out WAY too much money (SonicFoundry), I still can't do anything on Winders except rip songs.
No, Winders is by far the king of the office environment. And I like that the Mac advertising doesn't deny it, but makes light of it. They've jousted at the "Office Killer" windmill long enough - focus on the fun factor.
No, see that's the cool thing ... since stem cells are only in embryos (this is what Hollywood & the press seem to think anyway), the rest of us don't need to worry about cancer! Saved by Hollywood!
What is the difference between an IBM engineer and an OpenSource developer?
The IBM engineer is paid, at least initially, but can be laid off at the drop of a hat, and all that he's invented is owned by IBM. The big bucks for support are going to go to IBM, not to the (now "retired") engineer.
The open source developer at least still "owns" his product (although they have shared it with the world), and can make revenue from supporting it (if enough people use his software).
More risk for the OS developer, but a better chance of payoff in the end.
BTW - has anyone seen Mr. Torvalds begging for change lately? How 'bout Tim Berners-Lee? The inventions opened by both of these men have completely changed our world in ways that would not have worked if they had stuck with the closed-source model.
... and you throw away your intellectual property!
Ouch! That would be very sad if SuSE actually backs away from a modern filesystem, to go back to ext2(3,4, etc).
... there used to be a lot of people using it, so it must be good.
So much for forward progression for Linux.
Maybe we should look at vfat instead
A sad day for SuSE, and a sad day for the future of linux.
As long as lynx is secure in it's marketshare.
Wait - the government is actually asking for PERMISSION to spy on citizens this time? Wow. I guess they did learn their lesson from the wire-tapping incident.
What is that "probable cause" stuff that they babble about on TV Cop shows, anyway? Must just be a TV thing.
What's wrong with a little tension? It's all about how you handle the tension.
It really seems to me that Ubuntu really is more of a community than a just a distro. Packages appear to be carefully selected based on what the community is asking for, and the effect of the community forums for support make it a great distro for the newbie (be nice to the newbie! when properly nurtured, they can grow into gurus!).
I think that if Debian total fell apart for any reason, Ubuntu would continue to move forward. If the community found another distro to serve as a base, I think they would just use that base.
It's all about community, the people. Without that, software really doesn't matter much.
So, it seems the brunt of the ad is that if you sign off on Net Neutrality, you're going to end up paying more.
I would sincerely hope that people would realize that the price increase we would "pay" is really "blackmail" from the cable/media companies for standing up for our freedoms online.
Unfortunately, as we have seen in the past six years, Americans en mass are not the type to think for themselves, especially when weighing between "freedom" and "cost". This ad seems like just enough FUD to convince most to give up their freedoms, rather than paying a higher cable bill. Could be worse - at lease we're not looking to get into yet another war.