Don't these people have anything more useful to do?
I agree entirely. I've never invented a programming language, because I'm always far too busy posting on Slashdot.
Woah shit is that the time? Got to go catch up on my web comic reading for the day.
That's a really interesting approach. Are there any examples of it in the wild? I'd be keen to see what one of these narratives looks like.
Conjecture. Many long time users I know use Ubuntu because it gets so many things right, has a huge q&a base when things don't go right, and generally is easy to use and change. There are plenty of reasons not to use Ubuntu, philosophical, familiarity with other systems, etc. But it certainly isn't a "dumb"version of Linux or anything. And since it feels very much Ike debian, being debian + stuff, plenty of old timers -- like me -- made the switch and are happily using it.
As an oldtimer using Ubuntu myself, I largely agree. It largely Just Works and gets the job done, and these days that's what I want out of an OS. And yes, the Debian-esqueness makes it very comfortable.
long-time *nix users/power-users, who, generally, don't use Ubuntu.
Is that conjecture/anecdata, or verifiable fact?
(Not being snarky, genuinely curious.)
... as to how much of a boost you get for your business when you manage to sneak a link to it into a
Well played sir.
2) Yeah. An online petition. That'll learn 'em.
Didn't you hear? It's valiant.
I assumed they meant that Prince Valiant was organizing the petition.
Sorry, if he's not involved then I'm not interested.
At time of writing, this story is tagged "Netherlands". Is there in fact some connection to the Netherlands here (I can't find one), or is this just geographical delinquency?
(As with arguments over metric/US units, I fear this may trigger a deluge of "STFU OK, Slashdot is a US-based site, deal with it"...)
Ah yes, I didn't mean that valve amps (as I tend to call them, being a Brit) don't sound pleasant. And I can fully believe that their unique sound is currently impossible to replicate by other means. It's the claims of their being more "faithful" or objectively "better" that I object to.
I'm not sure what your point is. Are you saying that, say, the Battle of Austerlitz was not in fact a victory for the French, because the parents of the French emperor had not been French? If you don't consider that the French were the victors at Austerlitz, then who were the true victors? The Genoans, perhaps?
Phew, at least it wasn't the same as the top secret US nuclear missile lock code of 00000000.
I'd say last time French got a heavy victory was Poitiers (732).
<cough>Napoleon</cough>
Heaven forfend that anyone should resort to stereotypes in a thread about a "the French always surrender LOL" joke.
It's trolling so hard! It's even got Steve Jobs and a vinyl's-the-best claim in the same sentence! I am disappointed, however, at the lack of:
1. "We should all use valve amps because the sounds just, y'know, warmer, and therefore better.
2. "My sound quality improved 800% when I switched to Neil Young endorsed Monster cables!", exclaimed an unnamed consumer.
3. "Double-blind ABX trials are actually irrelevant because. erm, well you're just not sufficiently attuned to understand. Go away."
Well yes, I was half-joking. But I feel as though they're more like two cycles behind on this -- 2011 was when NFC really hit the mainstream, there was a fair bit of speculation that the 4S would have it.
iPhone 6, duh. Apple's phones are pretty predictable these days, new tech comes a cycle late.
The first phone with NFC was the Nokia 6131, which came out a year before the first iPhone. So maybe new tech comes six cycles late...
What this country needs is a good five dollar plasma weapon.
