I read Slashdots for the comments and Digg for the articles (and Playboy for the "articles")....
I like the quality of the comments on Slashdot better than Digg, but I like that articles appear on Digg a lot faster especially on slow news days. Maybe I need more to do at work.....and maybe the Firehose has gotten better since I last poked my head over there, but I think each service has their place and for Digg, it's definately not about the comments.
I think we should be more worried about paying down our debt http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ than the trillion dollar budget. And even still $20b $1t. Especially considering that the dollar is down in value which makes that number look even worse when we pay out to foreign companies.
I heard it was (Comcast/AT&T/TimeWarner/RIAA/MPAA/etc.) trying to figure out a new way to control traffic on the Internet. They are just experimenting in the middle east. Next up, the US.
Actually, if it's built as a perfect circle, it is EXACTLY pi.....not approximately. That's the definition of pi after all.....the ratio of circumference to diameter of a perfect circle. Now, exactly what that number is can't be written down, so anything written and claimed to be pi is just an approximation. But really, unless you are talking about really large circles, 3.14159 is more than enough digits for practical purposes.
Why do people insist on saying it this way. Not everything I produce belongs to the company I work for....
If I work on something on my own time on my own equipment with no direct ties to what I'm paid to do, they don't own crap. If my job function is to write Financial apps, I can write Games at home and it be mine. I can do side work for other companies and my primary employer doesn't own any of that code either. Also, some states are more friendly than others when it comes to enforcing these types of arrangements. People shouldn't just roll over and let their employers have this much control over them.
Not sure if you noticed but I said to lock up the computer so that only the monitor, keyboard, and mouse was physically accessible....hard to reset the BIOS without access to the power chord.
Different times. I learned about computers before all of this; I had a computer long before I ever had a modem. You couldn't be corrupted if you didn't have a connection. With as many computers as I have in my house, if they want to learn about the guts of a computer, they can use one that isn't on the network, just like I did. But if you aren't able to click the mouse for them while they surf the Internet, pretty much the only way to make sure they stay in the places you would prefer them to go is to be a jerk about it.
SafeWatch provides the transparent proxy and keylogger. It also implements the timing rules. And it's reasonably priced. I can monitor everything they do from work including chat logs. I can give each kid their own "password" for logging on to the Internet, so I can control each one by age appropriateness.
Try some of the GM'ed games of Neverwinter Nights (1 or 2).....it will add a different flavor. All of the fun and social interaction of the pen and paper with the nice graphics. Of course, it will depend on how good of a GM you actually hook up with (but the same was true of pen and paper).
I agree. I think that the "flash" is the beginning of the process. The hard work leads to the final invention. When someone first said "how can I make the wind do work for me" you can bet that the first couple of prototypes didn't work exactly as planned....but through hard work and refinement, they came up with a windmill. Even if the idea is just a way to make something better, it takes that flash to start the process.
I know in Windows you can associate an extension any way you want, so I asssume Linux can too......just make your own extension (.py26) and associate it with the older install of Python. A quick little shell script should go through and rename all of the files and *then*, when Python gets updated or when you get a script from someone else, you don't have to worry about it.....your stuff should continue to hummm along until you get around to fixing the incompatibilities (or someone writes a program to fix it for you).
The obsession with home ownership is several-fold.
1. It's a way to collect your savings into something (equity in your house builds over time, there is no equity in renting). 2. In most states, it is one of the few things most creditors can't touch should you go bankrupt (except of course people with leins). 3. Tax deductible interest helps defray some of the cost and in some years makes the house cheaper than renting. 4. Over time, the value of the house will actually surpass the amount you've paid for it (assuming 6% note, 2.5% appreciation, 95% borrowed, and a 30% tax rate, it looks like some time between year 20 and 25 of owning the house for most borrowers) [based it off of IPMT function in Excel to estimate interest paid annually]
Housing is still affordable....just not where you want it to be. Go look at "rural small-town America" and you can find plenty of houses under $150k (what I consider to be the criteria for affordable to most people, but YMMV). With telecommuting becoming more popular, why would you care if your job was three cities away? Sure, there aren't any cool trendy hot spots nearby, but you can afford to live and eat.
Actually, the sig, includes my name as part of the copyright notice, not because it is "signing" my post. I "sign" my posts because I take ownership of what I am saying (as opposed to posting A/C -- which I do when I don't want to own up to my post). Sure, the system tells you who posted something, but I sign it, much like an e-mail, because it's "good form".
That is correct. The information I provided was serious information (this, some of the mods have been insightful/informative), however, I could see how someone could take it as funny. I even considered including some sort of "get off my lawn" remark but refrained in order to increase the chance that someone would take it as a conveyance of information instead of a quick quip.....but alas, Slashdot has the tendancy to take the slightest bit of information and twist it beyond the recognition of the original poster.
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Maybe we need a -1 Grammer Nazi mod (and yes, the misspelling was intentional).
Layne
Trolls are people too......so is Soylent Green. Eat more Trolls. Trolls...T-rolls....Tootsie Rolls. Eat more Tootsie Rolls.
Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop?
1....2....3....Ka-Runch.
Layne
I read Slashdots for the comments and Digg for the articles (and Playboy for the "articles")....
I like the quality of the comments on Slashdot better than Digg, but I like that articles appear on Digg a lot faster especially on slow news days. Maybe I need more to do at work.....and maybe the Firehose has gotten better since I last poked my head over there, but I think each service has their place and for Digg, it's definately not about the comments.
Layne
I think we should be more worried about paying down our debt http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ than the trillion dollar budget. And even still $20b $1t. Especially considering that the dollar is down in value which makes that number look even worse when we pay out to foreign companies.
Layne
I heard it was (Comcast/AT&T/TimeWarner/RIAA/MPAA/etc.) trying to figure out a new way to control traffic on the Internet. They are just experimenting in the middle east. Next up, the US.
Layne
You forget: that will be when everyone's torrents are running sucking up the bandwidth....
Layne
Actually, if it's built as a perfect circle, it is EXACTLY pi.....not approximately. That's the definition of pi after all.....the ratio of circumference to diameter of a perfect circle. Now, exactly what that number is can't be written down, so anything written and claimed to be pi is just an approximation. But really, unless you are talking about really large circles, 3.14159 is more than enough digits for practical purposes.
Layne
Why do people insist on saying it this way. Not everything I produce belongs to the company I work for....
If I work on something on my own time on my own equipment with no direct ties to what I'm paid to do, they don't own crap. If my job function is to write Financial apps, I can write Games at home and it be mine. I can do side work for other companies and my primary employer doesn't own any of that code either. Also, some states are more friendly than others when it comes to enforcing these types of arrangements. People shouldn't just roll over and let their employers have this much control over them.
Layne
Not sure if you noticed but I said to lock up the computer so that only the monitor, keyboard, and mouse was physically accessible....hard to reset the BIOS without access to the power chord.
Layne
My vote goes to the Queen of Hearts.....she knows how to take care of dissenters. OFF WITH THEIR HEAD!
Layne
Different times. I learned about computers before all of this; I had a computer long before I ever had a modem. You couldn't be corrupted if you didn't have a connection. With as many computers as I have in my house, if they want to learn about the guts of a computer, they can use one that isn't on the network, just like I did. But if you aren't able to click the mouse for them while they surf the Internet, pretty much the only way to make sure they stay in the places you would prefer them to go is to be a jerk about it.
Layne
SafeWatch provides the transparent proxy and keylogger. It also implements the timing rules. And it's reasonably priced. I can monitor everything they do from work including chat logs. I can give each kid their own "password" for logging on to the Internet, so I can control each one by age appropriateness.
Layne
As a parent:
Password protect the BIOS. Remove booting from anything but the hard drive and lock the case away. All you get is a keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
And www.safeeyes.com for a Windows based monitoring package.
Layne
Anyone else notice that if you roll 2d6 you can't POSSIBLY get a 1 and you rolled a fumble on the joke spot check?
Layne
I still like 1st edition......and it's kept me from shelling out too many $$'s for 2nd, 3rd, 3.5th, and now 4th editions of each book.
Layne
Try some of the GM'ed games of Neverwinter Nights (1 or 2).....it will add a different flavor. All of the fun and social interaction of the pen and paper with the nice graphics. Of course, it will depend on how good of a GM you actually hook up with (but the same was true of pen and paper).
Layne
Be wary of those tinfoil hats...... http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/
Layne
What a waste to post this as an AC....oh well.
I agree. I think that the "flash" is the beginning of the process. The hard work leads to the final invention. When someone first said "how can I make the wind do work for me" you can bet that the first couple of prototypes didn't work exactly as planned....but through hard work and refinement, they came up with a windmill. Even if the idea is just a way to make something better, it takes that flash to start the process.
Layne
I know in Windows you can associate an extension any way you want, so I asssume Linux can too......just make your own extension (.py26) and associate it with the older install of Python. A quick little shell script should go through and rename all of the files and *then*, when Python gets updated or when you get a script from someone else, you don't have to worry about it.....your stuff should continue to hummm along until you get around to fixing the incompatibilities (or someone writes a program to fix it for you).
Layne
Green Lantern still would have a cooler ring than you. Bilbo errr...Frodo, too.
Of course, how can Jed Clampett turn his black gold into a ring for Ellie Mae?
Layne
(Joking aside, I think it would a cool looking ring, too.)
Because now, they can replace the Windows Widget engine in Vista (or Win7) with Konfabulator and actually have some decent widgets......
Layne
The obsession with home ownership is several-fold.
1. It's a way to collect your savings into something (equity in your house builds over time, there is no equity in renting).
2. In most states, it is one of the few things most creditors can't touch should you go bankrupt (except of course people with leins).
3. Tax deductible interest helps defray some of the cost and in some years makes the house cheaper than renting.
4. Over time, the value of the house will actually surpass the amount you've paid for it (assuming 6% note, 2.5% appreciation, 95% borrowed, and a 30% tax rate, it looks like some time between year 20 and 25 of owning the house for most borrowers) [based it off of IPMT function in Excel to estimate interest paid annually]
Layne
Housing is still affordable....just not where you want it to be. Go look at "rural small-town America" and you can find plenty of houses under $150k (what I consider to be the criteria for affordable to most people, but YMMV). With telecommuting becoming more popular, why would you care if your job was three cities away? Sure, there aren't any cool trendy hot spots nearby, but you can afford to live and eat.
Layne
Actually, the sig, includes my name as part of the copyright notice, not because it is "signing" my post. I "sign" my posts because I take ownership of what I am saying (as opposed to posting A/C -- which I do when I don't want to own up to my post). Sure, the system tells you who posted something, but I sign it, much like an e-mail, because it's "good form".
Layne
That is correct. The information I provided was serious information (this, some of the mods have been insightful/informative), however, I could see how someone could take it as funny. I even considered including some sort of "get off my lawn" remark but refrained in order to increase the chance that someone would take it as a conveyance of information instead of a quick quip.....but alas, Slashdot has the tendancy to take the slightest bit of information and twist it beyond the recognition of the original poster.
Layne