Is it an addiction, or is it where people want to be?
Alcohol has a similar case. Some people are addicted, in that a lack of alcohol, and the body wants more and more of it. Other people simple enjoy the stupor and dullness to the pains of life. While both cases may have a physical addiction, addressing these cases are different. The first is more physical, the second psycological.
Internet addiction can also be broken up similarly. Some addiction are activities that the Internet allow for. Buying things, purient interests, gambling, or rather, actions that can be done in the real world--and indeed are--but the Internet makes it easier. These people are not addicted to the Internet. They are addicted to activities, and the Internet just made it easier, convenient, or maybe just plain possible.
However, there is a second form of Internet addiction. That is gaming (as in WoW), socializing, garnering information, blogging, etc.. The main point here is not always the activities, rather it is created a second world, perhaps even a form of Avoidance Behavior. (This can be broken down further as to whether Internet usage is the cause or the affect.)
Even then, Extraverts who spend their time on the Internet probably have a problem. Introvets, not as much. They like being alone, and grow by being alone. Excessive Internet usage may be one-sidedness, not an addiction.
Overall, usage of the Internet is not an indicator of addiction. Personality and intent are. And even then, i would wonder what the real dangers were.
Is he saying Apple's core business was seeded by Intel. And that without Intel rooting for them, it'll be the pits, so Apple should branch out into other areas?
Actually, Apple has a good name, with solid products like the Macbook, iPod, and OS X. I don't think Apple will have that mcuh of a problem. People don't run to Apple because of price, they run to them because they make decent, user-friendly hardware. Comparable devices are copies of them, and usually more expensive. If prices rise, Apple will go up a bit more, but will that actually drive people away?
A team of American and British researchers has made a Cloak of Invisibility. Well, OK, it's not perfect. Yet. But it's a start, and it did a pretty good job of hiding a copper cylinder.
So, we'll just just change his name to Harry Copper.
This title is absurd. Invisibilty?
The research is very kewl though, and i hope it progresses. But why not lay off the stupid titles, and produce results based on kewlness or usefulness, instead of what can be termed with a popular buzzword. Information Technology is bad enough from its buzzword infusion. Must we destroy legitamte research/discoveries as well?
The really neat thing about USENET is the higher quality of downloads and public reported (via replies) if something has a virus. Perhaps because people have to pay for it, the kiddies aren't all there.
Then again, i use USENET mostly for tech newsgroups. My job would be that much harder without the wealth of material. Torrents can be shut down without too much adverse affects, no so for USENET.
In one sense this is good. Rumors can be a very bad thing in how they can destroy a person's life. However, what if the person is mentioning the rumor for discussion? The article mentions the language say "defamatory comments or remarks, launch personal attacks or seek to damage reputations online". It seems to be keeping it to personal levels. I hope that is the way it works out legally.
'The sad truth is, once the humans get out of the picture, the outlook starts to get a lot better,'
But for what purpose? That's like never opening a package, so it never gets finished.
Who would even appreciate it? Is the Earth something so deistic and magical that's its mere existence is good enough by itself? Or, is some alien race (no doubt evilly destroying their own planet) going to come by and appreciate its pristine beauty?
The planet is here, and we are using it. We are becoming better, and making it more capable. To say that to conserve, take notice, and be proactive, to make it last longer, is not only true, but it is helpful. To say, however, that if we were gone it would be better, is an unproven theory, and would remain unproven, being noone would be here to care.
Growth takes a toll somewhere. But not for naught. The Earth is here for us, and we have made quite some progress based on her resources. There's no reason to replace our pride with some pessimistic view that promotes nihilism in some strange way.
Major issues here would be interference, privacy, and lockdown.
Having numerous objects in the same small area (such as a "wireless" computer) would throw many waves in the same small area, possibly causing inteference, especially in a data center or cube farm.
Privacy is imsply that, i could sit outside and scan for a signal.
Lockdown is knowing exactly which device is attached to which, and nothing beats a cable during troubleshooting a complex problem.
Overall, wireless is *very* nice, and is obviously the wave of the future. Let's just handle mass usage issues from the beginnign.
And now i feel like an idiot. After i typed it i thought i used an e instead of an i. I knew it wasn't the last one, so i checked the penultimate, saw it looked ok, and hit post.
The new numbers show noone actually reads slashdot. All comments are posted by long a forgotten script that posts a random jumble of verbiage from Wikipedia, and jumbles it even more, so it seems to begin to make sense.
Oracle is a database. What separates them from the rest is that they do thing correctly. They fix errors even in documentation quickly, and make things works "as they should". Having been an Oracle DBA, i loved it, and i do not know of a comparable RDBMS support structure.
So, even if they made ice cream, or pocket-protector protectors, i'd have to take a look.
In Linux, i use Debian. They also try to do thing correctly, though they have their pitfalls. I'm a bit suprised Oralce didn't choose Debian, but i'd have to guess it'd be similar to it, just not so open to packages.
Slashdot Mirror
Don't you mean Moof?
:)
:P
Forgot about that.
Apple is slightly different.
Great post
:)
Thank you sir.
the body suffers when it lacks the substance it is addicted to.
I meant that when i said "and the body wants more and more of it", but i obviously did not explain it well enough. Thanx for explaining it.
Is it an addiction, or is it where people want to be?
Alcohol has a similar case. Some people are addicted, in that a lack of alcohol, and the body wants more and more of it. Other people simple enjoy the stupor and dullness to the pains of life. While both cases may have a physical addiction, addressing these cases are different. The first is more physical, the second psycological.
Internet addiction can also be broken up similarly. Some addiction are activities that the Internet allow for. Buying things, purient interests, gambling, or rather, actions that can be done in the real world--and indeed are--but the Internet makes it easier. These people are not addicted to the Internet. They are addicted to activities, and the Internet just made it easier, convenient, or maybe just plain possible.
However, there is a second form of Internet addiction. That is gaming (as in WoW), socializing, garnering information, blogging, etc.. The main point here is not always the activities, rather it is created a second world, perhaps even a form of Avoidance Behavior. (This can be broken down further as to whether Internet usage is the cause or the affect.)
Even then, Extraverts who spend their time on the Internet probably have a problem. Introvets, not as much. They like being alone, and grow by being alone. Excessive Internet usage may be one-sidedness, not an addiction.
Overall, usage of the Internet is not an indicator of addiction. Personality and intent are. And even then, i would wonder what the real dangers were.
Wake me up when they have invented a Bag of Holding.
:)
Why? And have competition? Sheesh, my rolls are not that good as it is.
Is he saying Apple's core business was seeded by Intel. And that without Intel rooting for them, it'll be the pits, so Apple should branch out into other areas?
Actually, Apple has a good name, with solid products like the Macbook, iPod, and OS X. I don't think Apple will have that mcuh of a problem. People don't run to Apple because of price, they run to them because they make decent, user-friendly hardware. Comparable devices are copies of them, and usually more expensive. If prices rise, Apple will go up a bit more, but will that actually drive people away?
This title is absurd. Invisibilty?
The research is very kewl though, and i hope it progresses. But why not lay off the stupid titles, and produce results based on kewlness or usefulness, instead of what can be termed with a popular buzzword. Information Technology is bad enough from its buzzword infusion. Must we destroy legitamte research/discoveries as well?
The really neat thing about USENET is the higher quality of downloads and public reported (via replies) if something has a virus. Perhaps because people have to pay for it, the kiddies aren't all there.
Then again, i use USENET mostly for tech newsgroups. My job would be that much harder without the wealth of material. Torrents can be shut down without too much adverse affects, no so for USENET.
In one sense this is good. Rumors can be a very bad thing in how they can destroy a person's life. However, what if the person is mentioning the rumor for discussion? The article mentions the language say "defamatory comments or remarks, launch personal attacks or seek to damage reputations online". It seems to be keeping it to personal levels. I hope that is the way it works out legally.
'The sad truth is, once the humans get out of the picture, the outlook starts to get a lot better,'
But for what purpose? That's like never opening a package, so it never gets finished.
Who would even appreciate it? Is the Earth something so deistic and magical that's its mere existence is good enough by itself? Or, is some alien race (no doubt evilly destroying their own planet) going to come by and appreciate its pristine beauty?
The planet is here, and we are using it. We are becoming better, and making it more capable. To say that to conserve, take notice, and be proactive, to make it last longer, is not only true, but it is helpful. To say, however, that if we were gone it would be better, is an unproven theory, and would remain unproven, being noone would be here to care.
Growth takes a toll somewhere. But not for naught. The Earth is here for us, and we have made quite some progress based on her resources. There's no reason to replace our pride with some pessimistic view that promotes nihilism in some strange way.
Major issues here would be interference, privacy, and lockdown.
Having numerous objects in the same small area (such as a "wireless" computer) would throw many waves in the same small area, possibly causing inteference, especially in a data center or cube farm.
Privacy is imsply that, i could sit outside and scan for a signal.
Lockdown is knowing exactly which device is attached to which, and nothing beats a cable during troubleshooting a complex problem.
Overall, wireless is *very* nice, and is obviously the wave of the future. Let's just handle mass usage issues from the beginnign.
OK, gotten.
:)
And now i feel like an idiot. After i typed it i thought i used an e instead of an i. I knew it wasn't the last one, so i checked the penultimate, saw it looked ok, and hit post.
Thanx for the correction.
Slashdot user submits a story for uber First Post.
Slashdot Editor posts the story to add some inane dept line.
Millions of drones slashdot the website.
I don't even think that's consider artificial intellegence.
Slashdot intellegence maybe?
"Stimulus reponse! Stimulus reponse! Don't you ever think?!"
With PERL, someone could probably do it in a one-line script. In the shape of a camel.
:)
:P
But does Larry think it should do that?
That will also cook you toast.
Interesting choice of words.
In fact, I think it's already on CPAN.
As if anything isn't.
Unfortunately it doesn't come cheap.
Nothing is cheap.
Ever see that Far Side with an early plumber looking at some guy's backyard hole? "Ooh, this not be cheap."
Probably with a seven-line PERL script, no less.
If you can do it in seven, i'd bet someone else could do it in six. Especially with a challenge like that.
Isn't the smallest hand just one card? Someone played that card a long time ago.
"sound of cancer"
The cells are a-dead with the sound of ca-a-a-ancer.
they just tell the RIAA that they are infringing on their copyrighted "sound of cancer" Clean them up real quick :P
Originally, they asked the RIAA to "shoo" them away. The RIAA told them to get the H out of there, and they decided to "sue" them out of there.
Talk about celling out.... (or is that shelling out?)
So, let me guess, somebody asks "where's the source?" You respond "Search me!" They do, and find it?
I don't like the sound of this; making light of an otherwise dead issue.
This just in:
The new numbers show noone actually reads slashdot. All comments are posted by long a forgotten script that posts a random jumble of verbiage from Wikipedia, and jumbles it even more, so it seems to begin to make sense.
Oracle is a database. What separates them from the rest is that they do thing correctly. They fix errors even in documentation quickly, and make things works "as they should". Having been an Oracle DBA, i loved it, and i do not know of a comparable RDBMS support structure.
So, even if they made ice cream, or pocket-protector protectors, i'd have to take a look.
In Linux, i use Debian. They also try to do thing correctly, though they have their pitfalls. I'm a bit suprised Oralce didn't choose Debian, but i'd have to guess it'd be similar to it, just not so open to packages.
I think i'm a clone now, cus there's always two of me just a moo-ing around....
What you slashdot's population have to be to be significant?
I, for one, love having no privacy. After all, what do i have to hide? I can only say how much i love our new state.
It's not like i am bold enough to print secret messages.