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by rmk2 14y ago
The original claim was that UK universities are free, which they are not. Just because you don't pay for it immediately does not make something free. And even if you end up not paying back the full amount, you still end up paying something
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by rmk2 14y ago
> Yeah, because Capitalism is a system that has put millions/billions of people out of misery and starvation throughout the world So has Stalin!!![1] I am not sure you are aware of the precious, precious ambiguity in your use of the idi
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by rmk2 14y ago
> highest college costs, compare this to the EU and England where high quality colleges like Cambridge and Oxford are free. British universities are anything but free, unless you manage to get scholarships (which don't exist for undergr
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by rmk2 14y ago
So, how is Fortran-Haskell Sandra Müller doing? ;)
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by rmk2 14y ago
Have you tried either systemctl | grep running or systemctl --type=service The first one gives you a list of all systemd services/sockets currently running, the second one gives you a list of all systemd services, both runni
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by rmk2 14y ago
This study is a non-issue until Microsoft actually publishes it. Until then, this boils down to "Microsoft says it has found proof, proof , that its products are cheaper than linux, this proof is very well substantiated, so well in fact, t
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by rmk2 14y ago
A similar proposition has been put forward on the openSUSE development mailing list: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2013-01/msg00298....
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by rmk2 14y ago
Again, I see the overall goal as having a balanced media system . I wrote in a reply further down about the same thing. A balanced system does not mean each element has to be balanced (or "impartial"). A government-funded media station sti
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by rmk2 14y ago
Just because they lean left does not mean they are not independent. Independence does not necessitate impartiality. The point still stands that even a left-leaning media adds value to the overall media system by balancing the overall me
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by rmk2 14y ago
The point is that you in theory (!!!) get media this way that do not depend on advertisement and are thus more independent from industry influence. This in turn leads to you being able to profit from this even if you do not watch the prog
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by rmk2 14y ago
> Even the length of the PhD program doesn't seem to be as important as total length in field. Oh, I by no means meant to disagree with this! My point was that the programs themselves are differently structured, so comparing the actual
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by rmk2 14y ago
That is because American PhD and English PhD are fundamentally different . English PhD programmes usually have no curriculum (or only coursed to bring everyone up to the same level coming from their previous degrees during 4-year courses t
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by rmk2 14y ago
Have you looked at openSUSE, and specifically openSUSE Tumbleweed[1]? * systemd * apparmor[2] * RPMs + One Click Install[3] * YaST[4] For what it's worth, I have been using Tumbleweed for quite a while now and the last two upgrades (11.4 &#
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by rmk2 14y ago
> Do you want to continue [Y/n] "Yes" & "No, I do not not want to install this"?
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by rmk2 14y ago
> a) It is the same as in linux. Linux does not have a magic "Install this HERE" button for whatever problem arises any more than windows does. I would just like to point out that something like that is entirely possible: http://en.ope
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by rmk2 14y ago
Since you already linked to Cindy Gallop, there is also the associated website: http://makelovenotporn.com/
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Nokia: Yes, we decrypt your HTTPS data, but don’t worry about it(gigaom.com)
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by rmk2 14y ago
I came here to post just that. I don't use f.lux because it doesn't ship packages for anything but ubuntu... The beauty of redshift is that you can just stick it in a shell script and start it with every desktop session. I have been using i
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by rmk2 14y ago
Mhm, it makes somewhat more sense to be able to borrow one at the university if security is indeed a concern. I still wonder why it has to be a laptop, though, since desktops (and maybe communal working spaces[1]) seem to fit the bill just
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by rmk2 14y ago
Assuming every student has a laptop anyway[1], this basically caters "to students who don’t want to carry a laptop while walking late at night from their dorm or off-campus housing to the library". What's the point of getting one "for fiv
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by rmk2 14y ago
It has been claimed elsewhere[1], with reference to something said by Ben Krasnow, that the projected Steam console will run Linux. Take it with a grain of salt until you hear something official, but at least, hints can be found. [1]: http
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by rmk2 14y ago
A high school teacher is not required to publish, attend conferences and raise funding at the same time...
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by rmk2 14y ago
Publish or perish is not just about doing your job, rather it limits you in how to do your job, and that limitation runs counter to what your job often requires. It's not so much "publish" in itself that's the problem[1], it's how pub
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by rmk2 14y ago
Oh, I agree that for some, tenure means they can have an easy life for the rest of their career. Another problem I see, however, is that tenure can be redefined and is changing depending on subjects. There are subjects where, realistically,
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by rmk2 14y ago
I'd disagree both with you and the comic. The problem with publish or perish is that it leads to people gaming the system. If pay rises (or employment) solely hinge on the amount of (however graded) publications you have achieved, this le
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by rmk2 14y ago
> Overlooked Fact: For the remaining 30+ years of your career, you have unbeatable job security, summers without any externally imposed obligations, sabbaticals, and the option to "take a slow year with your research" should you decide
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by rmk2 14y ago
At least for books, some people vehemently disagree with you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reader_response And for (well known and respected) people also extending above theory to art, music, history and cinema: https://en.wikipedia.org
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by rmk2 14y ago
> " But I don't want to see animals " If we do not count the typical geek crowd (HN, /. etc.), then I am pretty sure most people go online to do exactly that: go on a safari, see animals (baby animals! cats! cats! dogs! cats!), babies,
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FPS means F irst P erson S hooter here, I reckon.
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by rmk2 14y ago
I have been using Emacs for quite a while now. It offers (via AucTeX/RefTeX) a brilliant solution for bibtex files, references, writing LaTeX, autocompletion etc. And if you use it in conjunction with either ispell or flyspell (on-the-fly s

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