[x] Promotes Linux [x] Bashes Microsoft and/or Vista [ ] Bashes the MAFIAA [ ] Mentions Apple [ ] Defends individual rights and liberties [x] Calls the American public dumb [x] Pines for the good old days
At the risk of being modded down, I'd have to disagree. We've got to at least keep the current compromise between interests in law and order and interests in privacy (trying to be neutral here), otherwise we'll lose it. As it stands, if you get caught in a bittorent swarm of a pirated file, the **AA at least has a lead to you. We have no reliable automatic snooping system, and we have safety in numbers. I feel anonymous enough.
... and I stumbled upon this discussion from before my time here on Slashdot. I had, up 'til now, quietly assumed that all MS releases came with the same negative reaction from Linux fanboys. I thought that every new release found something else to complain about (post Windows 98). I thought every release was going to be the downfall of MS, in the eyes of the Linux community. I was wrong. If that link is anything to go by (and the number of issues raised by the comments therein), Windows Vista actually is a worse-than-usual Windows release. Who knows, maybe there is some validity in claims that MS will fall, and that Vista will indeed be the last of its kind.
This is depressing. Someone with a lot of sense posts a logically sound explanation for the failure of Linux to take established MS market share in the corporate world, and someone else decides that the person is evidently working for MS, and dismisses the argument.
Come to think of it, that's a good question: even if the guy was working for MS, does that mean we can just dismiss his arguments without rebutting them?
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What's with the bile? The GP was not at all inflammatory or intolerant to others, especially Linux fanboys. He posts his experience, lightly kicks Windows by implying that it requires a professional to run it properly, and finishes with a polite and friendly smile. You then reply and bite his head off.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, and assume you were testing the validity of the GP's sig.
From what I understand about absolute zero, there is no energy in the system, including the energy required to keep electrons in orbit around the nucleus of an atom. Therefore, the atoms would collapse in on themselves, creating an extremely dense substance. Am I right in thinking this would happen? If so, would this doom the earth to become a black hole, or do something similar?
Why are we ganging up on this principal guy? Sure he sounds like a jerk, but there are plenty of other jerks out there, many in higher positions of authority. I'm not sure that it warrants hate-vibes from everyone who read this submission. I know, I know, he's circumventing the constitution and the courts (I am also familiar with the terms "precedent" and "slippery slope"), but I think it's time we let the courts handle it rather than turning it into a public and embarrassing media event.
I've got the same package here - Wii, Wii sports, Wii play, Zelda, and Rayman, but I can't say I've experienced any such displeasures. I didn't find the control system at all "robotic" or "gimmicky". It felt like more than a control scheme change (well, except for Zelda). It felt like an entirely new kind of machine.
OTOH, that raised other issues with me, being an old gamer myself. I had well and truly fallen into the rut of two-handed controllers, and now I'm feeling slightly threatened by the new touchy-feely consoles from Nintendo. I often felt a little intimidated by the non-deterministic appearance of the games. I sometimes missed the predictability of games; the way that you could expect the same result from the same sequence of buttons. I would often try to think about the game in terms of its programming (i.e. "If I were making this game, what would I do?"), but now the whole thing seems like a black box.
It's no longer so much of a problem, since I've now gotten into the Virtual Console. Any time I want a hit of determinism in my games, I'll turn to the virtual console or my gamecube collection.
I've yet to see a multiplayer title for the Wii where the multiplayer gaming is anything but hacked-up minigames.
I don't know what you expect from a multi-player game. There was a time where multi-player action could be a little more epic than mini-games, but it's mostly over. Most people don't seem to want the commitment of having hours of gameplay tied to another person. Now the epi multi-payer niche is just MMOG and Zelda - 4 Swords.
The rest will upgrade eventually. Like how the VHS clung on for years. The luddites/poor migrate slowly.
This more than luddism. Some of us genuinely believe that DVD is actually superior due to its broken DRM, and the huge price difference in players, discs, and equipment required to get the most out of the hardware. When (not if) those two factors dissolve, I'm sure DVDs will be as common as VHS is right now.
Do you really think that this makes Apple evil? Not that I really believe in the concept, but I would think there are a lot of other more qualified contenders for that particular label.
Besides, do you actually think you're going to help anything by trolling like this? Perhaps save someone the trauma of buying from Apple?
You obviously have a very narrow definition of safe and dangerous. I personally don't subscribe to the notion that a kid is fine so long as the bruises don't show. On the internet or in a chatroom you have absolutely no idea who the child is conversing with, no idea what kind of influence they have, no idea (as you touched on) what kind of pictures or videos they send. Make no mistake, it is disturbing for a child to be propsitioned by someone they established trust with, and then to have... suggestive... pictures or videos accompanying it. This is much harder with friends who you can actually keep tabs on.
Even if it isn't paedophiles (which mostly it isn't), don't underestimate the effect of other kids. Spurred on by each other, and the anonymity of the forum/chatroom, they can create a bubble of fantasy, where normal values don't necessarily apply. (Hell, look at Slashdot! Some people are still under the impression that anyone could use Linux if they tried!) Eventually they get can distance themselves from you and the people around them. They may not become an internet hermit, but if they start developing a separate internet identity with separate values, and no-one in life contradicts those values, they will become part the child's values. If you don't care what kind of values your child has, good for you, but it isn't what most of the rest of us think, and stop bandying that view around like it's advice.
I'm not suggesting you wrap them in cotton wool, but you need to keep an eye on them. Don't smother them, just talk to them about their day every once and a while, try to find out what they're interested in, stuff like that. Don't control them too much, just step in when you think they could be making a life-changing mistake. Remind them of their responsibilities (like eating healthily, school work, etc). Gradually withdraw that watchful eye as they grow older. That's my advice.
Video games, and also the internet are a very safe approach - because you can't be harmed. Chatrooms can help children to spot lies - and this is always a helpful skill out there.
The internet is NOT safe. Kids need to be educated about the dangers of the internet (scams, phishing, paedophiles, or whatever else you find threatening). Chatrooms, being a subset of the former, can also be dangerous, not just for the reasons stated, but also that children can use them to wall you out of their lives altogether. They can do that with physical, face-to-face friendships, but there is even less accountability in a chatroom.
I also don't think chatrooms help kids spot lies either. Many of the tell-tale signs that a person is lying do not surface in plain text.
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Please? ;)
How else would they do it? CCTV in the homes?
Comment analysis:
[x] Promotes Linux
[x] Bashes Microsoft and/or Vista
[ ] Bashes the MAFIAA
[ ] Mentions Apple
[ ] Defends individual rights and liberties
[x] Calls the American public dumb
[x] Pines for the good old days
Hmm... Good, but definitely could be better.
I agree. In fact, what MS's Dick leaks is pretty much no different in value from what all our Dicks leak. This is most definitely not news.
Shouldn't that be a "in soviet America" joke?
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At the risk of being modded down, I'd have to disagree. We've got to at least keep the current compromise between interests in law and order and interests in privacy (trying to be neutral here), otherwise we'll lose it. As it stands, if you get caught in a bittorent swarm of a pirated file, the **AA at least has a lead to you. We have no reliable automatic snooping system, and we have safety in numbers. I feel anonymous enough.
... and I stumbled upon this discussion from before my time here on Slashdot. I had, up 'til now, quietly assumed that all MS releases came with the same negative reaction from Linux fanboys. I thought that every new release found something else to complain about (post Windows 98). I thought every release was going to be the downfall of MS, in the eyes of the Linux community. I was wrong. If that link is anything to go by (and the number of issues raised by the comments therein), Windows Vista actually is a worse-than-usual Windows release. Who knows, maybe there is some validity in claims that MS will fall, and that Vista will indeed be the last of its kind.
This is depressing. Someone with a lot of sense posts a logically sound explanation for the failure of Linux to take established MS market share in the corporate world, and someone else decides that the person is evidently working for MS, and dismisses the argument.
Come to think of it, that's a good question: even if the guy was working for MS, does that mean we can just dismiss his arguments without rebutting them?
What's with the bile? The GP was not at all inflammatory or intolerant to others, especially Linux fanboys. He posts his experience, lightly kicks Windows by implying that it requires a professional to run it properly, and finishes with a polite and friendly smile. You then reply and bite his head off.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, and assume you were testing the validity of the GP's sig.
From what I understand about absolute zero, there is no energy in the system, including the energy required to keep electrons in orbit around the nucleus of an atom. Therefore, the atoms would collapse in on themselves, creating an extremely dense substance. Am I right in thinking this would happen? If so, would this doom the earth to become a black hole, or do something similar?
The guy's sister's boyfriend's roomate had heard that another guy at the party had seen one, but it's largely unconfirmed.
Why are we ganging up on this principal guy? Sure he sounds like a jerk, but there are plenty of other jerks out there, many in higher positions of authority. I'm not sure that it warrants hate-vibes from everyone who read this submission. I know, I know, he's circumventing the constitution and the courts (I am also familiar with the terms "precedent" and "slippery slope"), but I think it's time we let the courts handle it rather than turning it into a public and embarrassing media event.
I've got the same package here - Wii, Wii sports, Wii play, Zelda, and Rayman, but I can't say I've experienced any such displeasures. I didn't find the control system at all "robotic" or "gimmicky". It felt like more than a control scheme change (well, except for Zelda). It felt like an entirely new kind of machine.
OTOH, that raised other issues with me, being an old gamer myself. I had well and truly fallen into the rut of two-handed controllers, and now I'm feeling slightly threatened by the new touchy-feely consoles from Nintendo. I often felt a little intimidated by the non-deterministic appearance of the games. I sometimes missed the predictability of games; the way that you could expect the same result from the same sequence of buttons. I would often try to think about the game in terms of its programming (i.e. "If I were making this game, what would I do?"), but now the whole thing seems like a black box.
It's no longer so much of a problem, since I've now gotten into the Virtual Console. Any time I want a hit of determinism in my games, I'll turn to the virtual console or my gamecube collection.
... could that be considered "insightful".
Just my $0.02
Funny, I thought they weren't reading enough bad science-fiction. Maybe a little more 1984 would have stopped the CCTVs. Oh well...
Do you really think that this makes Apple evil? Not that I really believe in the concept, but I would think there are a lot of other more qualified contenders for that particular label.
Besides, do you actually think you're going to help anything by trolling like this? Perhaps save someone the trauma of buying from Apple?
You obviously have a very narrow definition of safe and dangerous. I personally don't subscribe to the notion that a kid is fine so long as the bruises don't show. On the internet or in a chatroom you have absolutely no idea who the child is conversing with, no idea what kind of influence they have, no idea (as you touched on) what kind of pictures or videos they send. Make no mistake, it is disturbing for a child to be propsitioned by someone they established trust with, and then to have... suggestive... pictures or videos accompanying it. This is much harder with friends who you can actually keep tabs on.
Even if it isn't paedophiles (which mostly it isn't), don't underestimate the effect of other kids. Spurred on by each other, and the anonymity of the forum/chatroom, they can create a bubble of fantasy, where normal values don't necessarily apply. (Hell, look at Slashdot! Some people are still under the impression that anyone could use Linux if they tried!) Eventually they get can distance themselves from you and the people around them. They may not become an internet hermit, but if they start developing a separate internet identity with separate values, and no-one in life contradicts those values, they will become part the child's values. If you don't care what kind of values your child has, good for you, but it isn't what most of the rest of us think, and stop bandying that view around like it's advice.
I'm not suggesting you wrap them in cotton wool, but you need to keep an eye on them. Don't smother them, just talk to them about their day every once and a while, try to find out what they're interested in, stuff like that. Don't control them too much, just step in when you think they could be making a life-changing mistake. Remind them of their responsibilities (like eating healthily, school work, etc). Gradually withdraw that watchful eye as they grow older. That's my advice.
I also don't think chatrooms help kids spot lies either. Many of the tell-tale signs that a person is lying do not surface in plain text.