Re: Anyone here still read slashdot?

2014-02-07 Thread Richard Esplin
On Friday, February 07, 2014 18:41:50 Daniel Fussell wrote: > I feel like everytime I turn around some poor, starving > liberal-arts-grad-turned-web-designer is convincing some upper-manager > that the present site interface is old and curmudgeonly in hopes of > scoring a few meals and a letter of

Re: Anyone here still read slashdot?

2014-02-07 Thread Daniel Fussell
On 02/06/2014 06:35 AM, Barry Roberts wrote: > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 1:21 AM, Michael Torrie wrote: >> Or am I the only one who still habitually wastes time with the >> occasional slashdot addiction? If I had resgistered my username when I >> first started reading slashdot my id would probably b

Re: Anyone here still read slashdot?

2014-02-07 Thread Daniel Fussell
On 02/07/2014 04:41 AM, Jeff Anderson wrote: > I read it every day. The old style feels better to me. > > > I like the old-old 2002 version better. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Anyone here still read slashdot?

2014-02-07 Thread S. Dale Morrey
Hey! Bow ties are cool, fez's are cool. A fez & a bow tie? The very definition of awesomeness itself! On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Steve Meyers wrote: > On 2/7/14 2:22 PM, Levi Pearson wrote: > >> Who says it's considered cool now? You might have better luck with a >> fez or bow tie. >> >

Re: Anyone here still read slashdot?

2014-02-07 Thread Steve Meyers
On 2/7/14 2:22 PM, Levi Pearson wrote: Who says it's considered cool now? You might have better luck with a fez or bow tie. I'm surprised I still had the password laying around, to be honest. I haven't logged in for years. Steve /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscr

Re: Hadoop experience?

2014-02-07 Thread S. Dale Morrey
The term Hadoop is pretty broad. There is the Hadoop project itself and an entire ecosystem around it. The ecosystem ecompasses many moving parts and bits and pieces. Your question is almost like asking if someone has experience with software development. (What language and making it do what are

Hadoop experience?

2014-02-07 Thread Richard Esplin
Anyone in our community have experience with Hadoop, or have data science credentials and want to work on a Hadoop project? I have a friend looking for someone, and can connect him with you (or someone you know) who has an applicable background. Richard /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.f

Re: Anyone here still read slashdot?

2014-02-07 Thread Levi Pearson
On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Steve Meyers wrote: > On 2/6/14 1:21 AM, Michael Torrie wrote: >> >> Or am I the only one who still habitually wastes time with the >> occasional slashdot addiction? If I had resgistered my username when I >> first started reading slashdot my id would probably be 5

Re: Anyone here still read slashdot?

2014-02-07 Thread Steve Meyers
On 2/6/14 1:21 AM, Michael Torrie wrote: Or am I the only one who still habitually wastes time with the occasional slashdot addiction? If I had resgistered my username when I first started reading slashdot my id would probably be 5 digits or less. Apparently I have a 5-digit user ID. I rememb

Re: Bob like interfaces?

2014-02-07 Thread John Nielsen
On Feb 7, 2014, at 4:47 AM, Jeff Anderson wrote: > Right. Two of my nieces have been on iPads since age 3 with no problems. > Well, unless you count them being glued to them playing Minecraft like > zombies as a problem. I thought that was simply the next stage of human evolution! > On Thu, F

Re: Bob like interfaces?

2014-02-07 Thread Jeff Anderson
Right. Two of my nieces have been on iPads since age 3 with no problems. Well, unless you count them being glued to them playing Minecraft like zombies as a problem. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Jeff Jibson wrote: > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 10:10 AM, S. Dale Morrey > wrote: > > Also am I the

Re: Anyone here still read slashdot?

2014-02-07 Thread Jeff Anderson
I read it every day. The old style feels better to me. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 1:25 AM, Garth Hill wrote: > On 2/6/14 1:21 AM, Michael Torrie wrote: > >> Or am I the only one who still habitually wastes time with the >> occasional slashdot addiction? If I had resgistered my username when I >>