...but technology is a double edged sword. It can be used for bad purposes as well as good purposes. It doesn't mean that I or any of should condone such activity, but it should be a reminder that we need use caution. Much like people saying in movies and books that we need to have a healthy respect for the things can bite back.
WTF is this? There is a dead woman and child and you pop off at the mouth calling them things like "crotch fruit?" After seeing such comments the only conclusion I can extract is that I hope you never breed, we need less people on this earth that act like you just did.
I don't know about some of you, but on a slow day I've used this to my advantage! OOOOPS!! I forgot the lappy at home! Nevermind the fact that it might take 2-3 hours for me to get it on this beautiful summer day. I might even get to spend some kid free QT with the wife while I'm at my house "frantically searching" for my data..if you can pick up what I'm layin' down
Economic forces aside, the move to not work in "first world" nations such as the U.S. actually just hurts kids. You know...the ones that the project was intended to help in the first place.
I work in a low income school district where we beg, scrounge, and work hard to find opportunities for lower income families. We could and would use this project. We are already using linux and FOSS for everything that we possible can. Every time I see anything related to OLPC I simply shake my head and move on. This project lost focus long before it ever got start imho.
I don't believe anyone ever said games for linux had to be open source, or free of charge. I'd gladly pay for games that ran on linux platforms. Many of us use linux because we choose to use it, and if we do have to spend money, we just don't want it to go to Microsoft.
For many of us, collecting and listening to music is a hobby. My wife and I very rarely watch television, and have no interest in what the opinions of talk radio people. We have music playing at our desks at work and in our house for about 18 hours a day. It is our preferred form of entertainment. So it's not "over rated" it's a lifestyle choice.
for the family that has only one computer with no knowledge of how to repair or a copy of windows lying around, I'd think they'd beg to differ about whether Eve just made their computer a "brick" (hate that term myself) or not.
Because the people that pay the bills were all brought up or exist in exactly the same situation that you describe. Fear of the unknown is a very powerful motivation to them.
I simply can't see Vista as a viable upgrade path in it's current state. I am one of those people that does have to worry about image size and getting a solid, well-built image into a good (read: decent sized) package for network distribution is vital to what I do.
The more news that comes out like this only pushes me and the people I service further and further away from MS based solutions.
-school technician
-uses LTS in school district
-doesn't get summer off
-knows techs aren't part of the teachers union
-no commercials, no crap,no budget, just work as hard as you can
-doesn't bitch
Being the tech director (sole technician/network admin/everything guy in a system with 250 desktops, 13 servers, 1200 accounts), and having tested SUSE enterprise for distribution, I know it isn't close to edubuntu as far as being ready for school distribution. I know some CIO's/techs are saying SUSE is ready for enterprise, and it may well be, but I don't have the time, money, or political support to move something like this forward despite a solid pushing from my part towards open-source technologies.
Time will tell, but even with an add-on to suse, it will be awhile before they get my support
I think everyone would agree that the W3C needs to seriously change their methods and their leadership. I can't think of an orginization that has a more waning influence.
The standards put forth by the W3C are nothing more than "guidelines" and everyone changes their web-design to accomodate their needs, with only passing interest in conformance. All someone needs to verify this is look for the W3C images on websites. No one looks and I think most don't care. While it would be nice for everyone to practice compliance with some standard, that won't happen until it is forced, which seems to be simply impossible at this point for a variety of reasons.
I played LOTRO during beta and currently hold accounts.
This is a fun game, not addictive at all IMHO, but a good diversion. Yes, I've read the books, seen the movies yadda yadda.
Yes, it does look good, but if you have played most other MMO's out there you will I think you will suffer from the same feeling as I have. The feeling of "I've played this game before."
Working as the the technology admin for a school district, I can vouch for the insanity that runs through educators minds.
I'm amazed when the majority of the people tasked with teaching our children the fundamentals of computing (basic word processing etc..) in a completely controlled environment can even turn their computers on and log in. Most educators learn to navigate around in MS office and the mention of new software generally causes them to wet themselves. Anytime a move to a open source solution is discussed, it is almost immediately destroyed by administration. This is despite the fact that most public schools are extremely cash strapped and moving to open source makes immediate financial sense. This has more to do with fear than anything else. Even though education recieves discounts from MS and others, the costs can still be considered high.
Lobbying for open source office solutions makes sense in school settings for a simple reason: anyone can acquire and use this stuff at home. I can't tell you the amount of times we've had to help students convert files between platforms so we get their work to jive with MS office. Most people can't afford or are willing to purchase this software for home use, yet in schools we are using full versions of MS office.
Isn't the problem with DRM the fact that it is DRM?
No one has found a use for these technologies except for the people that make them if I remember right.
I'm the head tech for a school district and anyone who has to help in the enforcement of COPA would be glad to see it go. It is so broad and lacks definition. Every time a student wants to write a paper on say gay rights, a whole can of worms is opened up for us to try and sort through and solve.
Instead of providing technology for kids to use in their education, we play lawyer trying to see if we are gonna get screwed in some way shape or form by COPA.
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Obviously you guys didn't get the Clerks 2 reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0sc-gS9AqM/ nsfw
Even the f*@king trees walked in those movies!
I still have my copy of Tie Fighter, but I'd love to be able to get my hands on Full Throttle again.
...but technology is a double edged sword. It can be used for bad purposes as well as good purposes. It doesn't mean that I or any of should condone such activity, but it should be a reminder that we need use caution. Much like people saying in movies and books that we need to have a healthy respect for the things can bite back.
but all you have is a gold plated piece of poop
WTF is this? There is a dead woman and child and you pop off at the mouth calling them things like "crotch fruit?" After seeing such comments the only conclusion I can extract is that I hope you never breed, we need less people on this earth that act like you just did.
I don't know about some of you, but on a slow day I've used this to my advantage! OOOOPS!! I forgot the lappy at home! Nevermind the fact that it might take 2-3 hours for me to get it on this beautiful summer day. I might even get to spend some kid free QT with the wife while I'm at my house "frantically searching" for my data..if you can pick up what I'm layin' down
Economic forces aside, the move to not work in "first world" nations such as the U.S. actually just hurts kids. You know...the ones that the project was intended to help in the first place. I work in a low income school district where we beg, scrounge, and work hard to find opportunities for lower income families. We could and would use this project. We are already using linux and FOSS for everything that we possible can. Every time I see anything related to OLPC I simply shake my head and move on. This project lost focus long before it ever got start imho.
I don't believe anyone ever said games for linux had to be open source, or free of charge. I'd gladly pay for games that ran on linux platforms. Many of us use linux because we choose to use it, and if we do have to spend money, we just don't want it to go to Microsoft.
For many of us, collecting and listening to music is a hobby. My wife and I very rarely watch television, and have no interest in what the opinions of talk radio people. We have music playing at our desks at work and in our house for about 18 hours a day. It is our preferred form of entertainment. So it's not "over rated" it's a lifestyle choice.
for the family that has only one computer with no knowledge of how to repair or a copy of windows lying around, I'd think they'd beg to differ about whether Eve just made their computer a "brick" (hate that term myself) or not.
Because the people that pay the bills were all brought up or exist in exactly the same situation that you describe. Fear of the unknown is a very powerful motivation to them.
I simply can't see Vista as a viable upgrade path in it's current state. I am one of those people that does have to worry about image size and getting a solid, well-built image into a good (read: decent sized) package for network distribution is vital to what I do.
The more news that comes out like this only pushes me and the people I service further and further away from MS based solutions.
My wife's been signing my name on checks and documents for years.(Yes, I know...)
I don't even think I can remember what my name is anymore anyway...
-uses LTS in school district
-doesn't get summer off
-knows techs aren't part of the teachers union
-no commercials, no crap,no budget, just work as hard as you can
-doesn't bitch
Being the tech director (sole technician/network admin/everything guy in a system with 250 desktops, 13 servers, 1200 accounts), and having tested SUSE enterprise for distribution, I know it isn't close to edubuntu as far as being ready for school distribution. I know some CIO's/techs are saying SUSE is ready for enterprise, and it may well be, but I don't have the time, money, or political support to move something like this forward despite a solid pushing from my part towards open-source technologies.
Time will tell, but even with an add-on to suse, it will be awhile before they get my supportI think everyone would agree that the W3C needs to seriously change their methods and their leadership. I can't think of an orginization that has a more waning influence.
The standards put forth by the W3C are nothing more than "guidelines" and everyone changes their web-design to accomodate their needs, with only passing interest in conformance. All someone needs to verify this is look for the W3C images on websites. No one looks and I think most don't care. While it would be nice for everyone to practice compliance with some standard, that won't happen until it is forced, which seems to be simply impossible at this point for a variety of reasons.
Team Fortress 2 is supposed to be included in this right?
/hopes up
This is a fun game, not addictive at all IMHO, but a good diversion. Yes, I've read the books, seen the movies yadda yadda.
Yes, it does look good, but if you have played most other MMO's out there you will I think you will suffer from the same feeling as I have. The feeling of "I've played this game before."Working as the the technology admin for a school district, I can vouch for the insanity that runs through educators minds.
I'm amazed when the majority of the people tasked with teaching our children the fundamentals of computing (basic word processing etc..) in a completely controlled environment can even turn their computers on and log in. Most educators learn to navigate around in MS office and the mention of new software generally causes them to wet themselves. Anytime a move to a open source solution is discussed, it is almost immediately destroyed by administration. This is despite the fact that most public schools are extremely cash strapped and moving to open source makes immediate financial sense. This has more to do with fear than anything else. Even though education recieves discounts from MS and others, the costs can still be considered high.
Lobbying for open source office solutions makes sense in school settings for a simple reason: anyone can acquire and use this stuff at home. I can't tell you the amount of times we've had to help students convert files between platforms so we get their work to jive with MS office. Most people can't afford or are willing to purchase this software for home use, yet in schools we are using full versions of MS office.Isn't the problem with DRM the fact that it is DRM? No one has found a use for these technologies except for the people that make them if I remember right.
I'm the head tech for a school district and anyone who has to help in the enforcement of COPA would be glad to see it go. It is so broad and lacks definition. Every time a student wants to write a paper on say gay rights, a whole can of worms is opened up for us to try and sort through and solve. Instead of providing technology for kids to use in their education, we play lawyer trying to see if we are gonna get screwed in some way shape or form by COPA.