Here's a review I wrote about the movie when it came out. But, really, every detail is awful-- not just the computer scenes, but every scene is brimming from top to bottom with WTF. It also doesn't help that they couldn't get any characters from the original, except WOPR (if you count that.)
You know Seattle isn't on the coast, right? Any Tsunami will hit the Olympic Peninsula, you have nothing to worry about. (Well, not unless you own a vacation home on the coast at least.)
It's impossible he did it because he truly believes that.net is a superior development environment?
Linux is supposed to be open, yes? What's *wrong* with taking something Microsoft invented and using it in Linux? As long as that thing is good, and as long as Microsoft is ok with it.
Only if you play a super-limited set of games. (Pretty much just FPS and RTS games.) For almost every other genre, I far prefer a controller to a keyboard/mouse.
You only use ONE application at a time? Ok... 1980 called, it wants its workflow back.
It's not a waste if: 1) Maximizing the window makes it actually harder to absorb the content in that window (as is the case with web browsers) 2) I use the extra space for something I look at often, like my IM buddy list and messages.
Do you have a tiny monitor? I could see maximizing on a laptop with a smallish resolution, but on a 1920x1280 desktop screen the concept is ridiculous.
Remember Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, where it turns it their crappy garage band was determined to be (200 years in the future) the source of world peace?
Yeah, it's a goofy comedy movie, but the point remains: you don't know what's going to be notable 100 years from now. You don't know what's going to be notable 10 years from now. That's an impossible standard to meet.
If Wikipedia was interested in fixing itself, they've had plenty of ideas and years to do it in. Your moderation idea is good. Another poster's 1-100 scoring idea is good. Adding a toggle to Wikipedia to let people browse "deleted" articles is good.
Wikipedia hasn't acted on any of these in the last 4 years. They do not care. The deletionists who are causing the problem are the ones in control of the site.
The fact that those non-fixers even have the *ability* to delete articles shows that the problem is deep-rooted and systemic. And you're right: having articles deleted for no good reason drove away this particular editor.
My personal philosophy is that the instant you hear the term "dumbing down" you can ignore the speaker. They don't have any valid points to make.
"Dumbing down" is just saying, "I don't like this, but I haven't bothered to spend any time figuring out why." With a side-order of "oh and I'm smarter than all of you."
It's a movie reference. It would be funny if: 1) He used it in the correct context. (Reading a list of names.) 2) He used it only once. (The second time, the joke is dead.)
But don't worry, the article is written in about the most insipid way imaginable. I was actually interested in reading about Playbook development, as I'd been thinking about trying my own hand about it, but I couldn't read more than a few paragraphs-- I think I got to the second "RIM? Bueller?" or a little past it.
Please: I know it's just a blog, but have someone edit it for you. Please.
That is NOT a reason not to reboot a UNIX server. In fact it sounds like if you've a properly designed environment with redundant servers for things, a reboot might be just the thing. Who cares about uptime? You don't win awards for having big uptime numbers, it is all about your systems working well and providing what they need and not blowing up in a crisis.
Bingo. The importance is the uptime of the system, not any one individual server. If you only have one server composing "the system", then you already don't care about uptime. If you have multiple servers comprising it, then regularly rebooting individual servers is a good idea.
Windoze admins who are now in charge of linux boxen.
You can tell how much experience he has because he types like a 13-year-old script kiddy.
- root logins everywhere - passwords stored in the clear in ldap (WTF??) - require https over http to devices, yet still have telnet access enabled. - set up sudo... to allow everyone to do everything - iptables rulesets that allow all outbound from all systems. Allow ICMP everywhere, etc.
But when they had problems with the Windows-based system, obviously it was the fault of the operating system! Right? I seem to remember that being the case.
Because Slashdot ain't anything if not hypocritical!
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Yes, this movie exists. And yes, it's godawful beyond belief.
Here's a review I wrote about the movie when it came out. But, really, every detail is awful-- not just the computer scenes, but every scene is brimming from top to bottom with WTF. It also doesn't help that they couldn't get any characters from the original, except WOPR (if you count that.)
You know Seattle isn't on the coast, right? Any Tsunami will hit the Olympic Peninsula, you have nothing to worry about. (Well, not unless you own a vacation home on the coast at least.)
It's impossible he did it because he truly believes that .net is a superior development environment?
Linux is supposed to be open, yes? What's *wrong* with taking something Microsoft invented and using it in Linux? As long as that thing is good, and as long as Microsoft is ok with it.
Only if you play a super-limited set of games. (Pretty much just FPS and RTS games.) For almost every other genre, I far prefer a controller to a keyboard/mouse.
There are other genres, you know.
We need to unionize because you're a pushover who can't say "no"?
Wait a minute, how would a union even fix this problem?
You only use ONE application at a time? Ok... 1980 called, it wants its workflow back.
It's not a waste if:
1) Maximizing the window makes it actually harder to absorb the content in that window (as is the case with web browsers)
2) I use the extra space for something I look at often, like my IM buddy list and messages.
Do you have a tiny monitor? I could see maximizing on a laptop with a smallish resolution, but on a 1920x1280 desktop screen the concept is ridiculous.
Remember Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, where it turns it their crappy garage band was determined to be (200 years in the future) the source of world peace?
Yeah, it's a goofy comedy movie, but the point remains: you don't know what's going to be notable 100 years from now. You don't know what's going to be notable 10 years from now. That's an impossible standard to meet.
Ironically, had you not called attention to it by improving it, it might have stayed around in stub form for another decade.
They mean is "anyone can edit" in the same way as "anyone can be elected President." It's technically true.
Frowned upon because it turns a discussion into a dumb numbers game.
Because it they don't remain logged-in to Wikipedia 24/7/365, they can't possibly have an opinion worth considering, right?
Wikipedia has been conquered by elitist assholes. Any "defense" of it, like yours, just further confirms the fact.
If Wikipedia was interested in fixing itself, they've had plenty of ideas and years to do it in. Your moderation idea is good. Another poster's 1-100 scoring idea is good. Adding a toggle to Wikipedia to let people browse "deleted" articles is good.
Wikipedia hasn't acted on any of these in the last 4 years. They do not care. The deletionists who are causing the problem are the ones in control of the site.
The fact that those non-fixers even have the *ability* to delete articles shows that the problem is deep-rooted and systemic. And you're right: having articles deleted for no good reason drove away this particular editor.
Remember, to a Linux user different = bad. Technology hit its peak around 1978, and everything invented since then is an evil demon-seed.
I like to call them "tech-luddites". They pretend to be techy, but in reality they hate everything new.
Welcome.
My personal philosophy is that the instant you hear the term "dumbing down" you can ignore the speaker. They don't have any valid points to make.
"Dumbing down" is just saying, "I don't like this, but I haven't bothered to spend any time figuring out why." With a side-order of "oh and I'm smarter than all of you."
I kind of though that open source was based on software freedom and not "hate hate hate Microsoft Microsoft hate hate hate".
But, hey, what do I know.
Why would the review mention it? It's specifically about using Inkscape for WEB DESIGN. (As is the book, natch.)
You managed to get a +5 Interesting from a completely off-topic post, though. Kudos?
Call me an idiot, but I thought TCP/IP was part of the OSI stack.
I'd also like to hear an explanation.
It's a movie reference. It would be funny if:
1) He used it in the correct context. (Reading a list of names.)
2) He used it only once. (The second time, the joke is dead.)
But don't worry, the article is written in about the most insipid way imaginable. I was actually interested in reading about Playbook development, as I'd been thinking about trying my own hand about it, but I couldn't read more than a few paragraphs-- I think I got to the second "RIM? Bueller?" or a little past it.
Please: I know it's just a blog, but have someone edit it for you. Please.
Is there a giant influx of Amazon customers on this forum who have never heard of Netflix today?
This conversation is almost surreal in its weirdness.
In what way is Amazon Prime "free?"
By that logic, you can watch Farscape "free" with a Netflix subscription also.
That is NOT a reason not to reboot a UNIX server. In fact it sounds like if you've a properly designed environment with redundant servers for things, a reboot might be just the thing. Who cares about uptime? You don't win awards for having big uptime numbers, it is all about your systems working well and providing what they need and not blowing up in a crisis.
Bingo. The importance is the uptime of the system, not any one individual server. If you only have one server composing "the system", then you already don't care about uptime. If you have multiple servers comprising it, then regularly rebooting individual servers is a good idea.
Windoze admins who are now in charge of linux boxen.
You can tell how much experience he has because he types like a 13-year-old script kiddy.
- root logins everywhere ... to allow everyone to do everything
- passwords stored in the clear in ldap (WTF??)
- require https over http to devices, yet still have telnet access enabled.
- set up sudo
- iptables rulesets that allow all outbound from all systems. Allow ICMP everywhere, etc.
And... which of those is the OS' fault?
But when they had problems with the Windows-based system, obviously it was the fault of the operating system! Right? I seem to remember that being the case.
Because Slashdot ain't anything if not hypocritical!
14 mbits in Washington State? Bullshit.
Maybe in the tiny selected areas that get FIOS, maybe in the center of Seattle, but the state on average? Not even half that. No way in hell.
I question your data.