Any society that strives for bigness eventually falls. The Persians empire fell. The Greek empire fell. The Roman empire fell. The British empire fell. The German empire fell.
The government seems, in some part, to be striving for a planet unified under a single body of policy; This was the same goal held by every empire in this world's history.
What would the world be like if the United States fell next....?
Here's the wav file: http://www.trigger.net/~aok/ar ticles/LinusTorvalds.wav I'm gonna make a bold statement and suggest that Linus himself knows the correct pronunciation. This pronunciation, of course, is subject to gross Americanization, so Americanized equivalents of his pronunciation should also suffice. It's not LIE-nux. So There.:oP hehehe ZP
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Heheh it would be funny if they were using the metric system, and had really just cranked a 333 up to 500 or so:o)
Altavista gets my vote, hands down, for the most powerful search engine. Even if it has a dumb new portal interface, it can still get you exactly what you need, quickly and precisely (with a little practice, anyway). I say, why even use Lycos?
I actually spent quite a lot of time pondering this matter and discussing it with friends, and I eventually came to some conclusions.
1. Good coding music should be somewhat simple, so that it doesn't distract you from what you're doing.
2. It should be repetitive, so that you don't notice the long hours passing by.
3. It should sound good at high volumes, because sometimes you'll need that to keep you awake.
4. It should be somewhat aggressive, to keep you moving at a good speed.
5. It should be (more or less) aesthetically pleasing.
Based on these considerations, we came to the conclusion that the styles of music labeled generally as "electronica" or "techno" were probably the ideal choice for the job. This includes such things as drum & base, trance, trip-hop, jungle, gabber, happy hardcore, etc.
These genres of music vary enough that almost anyone can find something they love, and yet they are similar enough that they all meet the criteria and are all wonderful music for coding.
My personal mp3 playlist for coding includes: Underworld, Aphex Twin, Dune, Orbital, Sneaker Pimps, and many others.
This reminds me of the old essay on anarchy that's been floating around the net for years. The basic gist of it is that we
already live in anarchy: Everyone is free to do as they please. The government is free to pretend that they exercise control over us. The people are free to pretend that they are being controlled. Nobody is forced to do anything -- thus, we live in anarchy.
The same sort of catch-22 is present in any discussion of free speech. We want to censor those people who want to censor someone else. The plain truth is that I could say whatever I want, as long as I was willing to deal with public reaction to it. I have freedom of speech, pure and simple. Many people envision a utopia in which people are free to say what they please without regard for public reaction; This would be a nightmare, in my opinion. If nobody reacts, what's the point in saying anything? It becomes mere mental masturtbation....
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Any society that strives for bigness eventually falls. The Persians empire fell. The Greek empire fell. The Roman empire fell. The British empire fell. The German empire fell.
The government seems, in some part, to be striving for a planet unified under a single body of policy; This was the same goal held by every empire in this world's history.
What would the world be like if the United States fell next....?
Just a thought.
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Here's the wav file: http://www.trigger.net/~aok/ar ticles/LinusTorvalds.wav I'm gonna make a bold statement and suggest that Linus himself knows the correct pronunciation. This pronunciation, of course, is subject to gross Americanization, so Americanized equivalents of his pronunciation should also suffice. It's not LIE-nux. So There. :oP hehehe ZP
Heheh it would be funny if they were using the metric system, and had really just cranked a 333 up to 500 or so :o)
Yeah yeah i know that's not it.
I'm just saying it would be funny :o)
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Altavista gets my vote, hands down, for the most powerful search engine. Even if it has a dumb new portal interface, it can still get you exactly what you need, quickly and precisely (with a little practice, anyway). I say, why even use Lycos?
I actually spent quite a lot of time pondering this matter and discussing it with friends, and I eventually came to some conclusions.
Based on these considerations, we came to the conclusion that the styles of music labeled generally as "electronica" or "techno" were probably the ideal choice for the job. This includes such things as drum & base, trance, trip-hop, jungle, gabber, happy hardcore, etc.
These genres of music vary enough that almost anyone can find something they love, and yet they are similar enough that they all meet the criteria and are all wonderful music for coding.
My personal mp3 playlist for coding includes: Underworld, Aphex Twin, Dune, Orbital, Sneaker Pimps, and many others.