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One thing that makes this country great, is the freedom to choose. Even if all the OEMs decide it's a good thing, we can still buy off the shelf motherboards and build the PCs ourselves like we did in the good ole days. Also, there is always LinuxBIOS (Google cache). I'm sure they'd kick it into high gear and come up with viable solutions.

Look where he signed up.

Tilting Operations for Small Screen Interfaces (Tech Note)
By Jun Rekimoto, Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Inc. www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/rekimoto/papers/uist96.p df

HTML version from google:

http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:xf0Rxikgk34J: www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/rekimoto/papers/uist96.p df+tilt+pie+menu&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

-Don

They have gotta sort the design out

Motorolla a760

It looks like a toilet seat (for barbie) and you can make phonecalls on it. Bring's new meaning to the phrase "Phoned your mates up while you are on the toilet"

Same school of designers as the Atari Jaguar

and the infamous iMac which was designed by a bloke that used to design toilets

What is it with technology design and toilets? I mean, is it a sign of the disposable nature of things?

In case that one's Slashdotted, there's a Google cache here.

Time to karma whore cuz the server's getting slow ;)

Google Cache

This is a great idea though -- hopefully it doesn't get as annoying as mock emergency fire drills did back in residence at college.

Most of the software I've tried on 3D screens (like games) is unaware of the screen, which just passively outputs two images at a pre- defined stereobase.

So everything that approaches the viewer and breaks the 1/30 rule + touches edges, ends up breaking up the stereo illusion.

Here's one article that illustrates the phenomenon.

It seems tough to fight this without some interaction with the viewing device, or without switching to a more advanced technology, such as holography.

So yeah, nice.

J

-cp-

If you're going to try and start a new thread please link to something which everyone can read. :)

One was told to do it or he'd be replaced by someone who would follow instructions

One who didn't say no ended up with a work-comp injury that the company, eventually, fired them for (illegal, but "prove it" in writing)

One who said "No. Not possible, given the constraints" was replaced by a 'yes-man' Manager wasted about 21 engineer months (15 real months) before the implantation was mathematically proven to be impossible in a public paper (due to race conditions where locks couldn't be used). Entire project was canned, manager was promoted for having the "smarts" to cancel such an ill-conceived project (no one remembered it was he who conceived it :-))

It's sorta like the saying "Easier to get forgiveness after the fact than ask for permission up front." Stoopid managers don't like to hear no, but prefer "yes" with shoddy work and bugs over all else. Knew one manager (managing a government security project) who was proud of having hidden bugs and problems and having beaten another company in competing for a contract (because they were "stupid" and were forthright and outspoken about problems or questions). This manager's motto was "it's not a bug unless the customer finds it" [so any work on "correcting" such "features" was a waste of company resources and an indication of the fixer's inability to follow orders (or so it said on reviews of his employees)].

It really depends on what type of company/manager you work for. But bottom line with global competition for your job is that those who follow orders without question rise the most quickly. Only if there are post-disaster or post-war investigations/tribunals are such ethics questioned -- otherwise, it's just "par for the course" in the battlefield of capitalism (lowest quality product that the consumer will bare for least price).

That's why the government had to create laws to stop exploitation of children, create minimum safe working conditions, minimum wages, product safety commissions, building codes (designed to be the _minimums_ necessary for a safe building, but are used by most builders as the target to shoot for -- because, again, in a capitalistic sense, shooting for anything higher than the minimum will cost more and make you less competitive than those that barely scrape over the minimums.

Of one of these 'do the minimum' managers, a government evaluator, who didn't like the manager's attitude, but had to *pass* him because he met the letter of the law on the minimums: "if you always shoot to just roll over the rim, sometimes you're going to miss".

But things are going to have to get worse before they will get better. Until such managers (and companies) are held accountable for failures, the situation won't change. Until customers stop buying buggy software, product quality will continue to decline (because if the customer is buying it, it still must be over the minimum -- let's try even lower quality the next time!). Anyone who cut their programming teeth during the dot.bomb era has been taught that software bugs are inevitable and to be expected. Software quality has been "spin doctored" to be something that is "not really possible" in real life. Everyone has been given _ALOT_ of propaganda about why software quality is impossible - to the point that most people are now believers. Though occasionally, there comes along a privately held company that disproves the myth (from slashdot, summary on qnx website) that probably got its biggest boost as MS FUD and propaganda.

Only when enough people die wil

Jeffrey Lee Parson, 18, of Hopkins, Minn., known online as "teekid."

Could this be our little perp?

(from the TrojanForge.NET archive:
"Teekid
im looking for a verfy tiny irc bot that all it does is have a web download , and a very stable udp feature , thats it :) possibly in asm or c , like evilbot would be good , thats what im using now , but if you have more than 100 or so in 1 chan a bunch ping out , and it has some un-needed features (the icmp is shit)
possibly open source would be good too :)"

and

[from the Google cache of t33kid.com]
"my little p2p worm spreads via kazaa and imesh, downloads a file from web. No biggie."

The actual page has ben.....taken down, shall we say.

Google cache here

cached here.

Try the google cache.

Don't keep asking what xMule is, ask Google.

But they were listed as premier sponsor until that list was pulled (probably due to the fact that HP (and some others) flipped them the bird).

Well, I disagree with the parent to your post on a few points, too, but you need to double-check your stuff first, too:

Read: I've never actually done research on this, but if I use a gimmicky narrative, I'll sound accurate.

As a matter of fact, current developer seeds of Panther aren't supported on Macs that didn't come with built-in USB, which includes all beige G3s. Ten bucks says Panther isn't going to run on this guy's beige box, regardless of how you feel about that.

http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:d31Rjax5O4gJ: www.geocities.com/Area51/Shadowlands/9654/tesla/pr ojecttesla.html+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

As sites may be removed from google's cache, here's a listing of the companies that were listed

Premier Sponsor
HP

Gold Sponsor
CRN

Silver and Bronze Sponsors
Microlite Corporation
Rasmussen Software Inc.
Equinox Systems
Century
Digi International
TeleVideo
Multi-Tech Systems
InoStor
TelSoft Solutions
Open Systems
Lone Star Software
DTR Business Systems
Maxspeed Corporation
Tarantella
Basis International
Vultus Inc.
SDSI
fp Technologies
TAKgroup
NextAxiom

Now all those sites reference a site, but that has been taken down too...OR HAS IT!!! mwaHAHAHAHA!!

But, yeah, that page is much more informative. Also for those interested on what the diff sponsorships mean[pdf]...

As sites may be removed from google's cache, here's a listing of the companies that were listed

Premier Sponsor
HP

Gold Sponsor
CRN

Silver and Bronze Sponsors
Microlite Corporation
Rasmussen Software Inc.
Equinox Systems
Century
Digi International
TeleVideo
Multi-Tech Systems
InoStor
TelSoft Solutions
Open Systems
Lone Star Software
DTR Business Systems
Maxspeed Corporation
Tarantella
Basis International
Vultus Inc.
SDSI
fp Technologies
TAKgroup
NextAxiom

Now all those sites reference a site, but that has been taken down too...OR HAS IT!!! mwaHAHAHAHA!!

But, yeah, that page is much more informative. Also for those interested on what the diff sponsorships mean[pdf]...

As sites may be removed from google's cache, here's a listing of the companies that were listed

Premier Sponsor
HP

Gold Sponsor
CRN

Silver and Bronze Sponsors
Microlite Corporation
Rasmussen Software Inc.
Equinox Systems
Century
Digi International
TeleVideo
Multi-Tech Systems
InoStor
TelSoft Solutions
Open Systems
Lone Star Software
DTR Business Systems
Maxspeed Corporation
Tarantella
Basis International
Vultus Inc.
SDSI
fp Technologies
TAKgroup
NextAxiom

Now all those sites reference a site, but that has been taken down too...OR HAS IT!!! mwaHAHAHAHA!!

But, yeah, that page is much more informative. Also for those interested on what the diff sponsorships mean[pdf]...

As sites may be removed from google's cache, here's a listing of the companies that were listed

Premier Sponsor
HP

Gold Sponsor
CRN

Silver and Bronze Sponsors
Microlite Corporation
Rasmussen Software Inc.
Equinox Systems
Century
Digi International
TeleVideo
Multi-Tech Systems
InoStor
TelSoft Solutions
Open Systems
Lone Star Software
DTR Business Systems
Maxspeed Corporation
Tarantella
Basis International
Vultus Inc.
SDSI
fp Technologies
TAKgroup
NextAxiom

Now all those sites reference a site, but that has been taken down too...OR HAS IT!!! mwaHAHAHAHA!!

But, yeah, that page is much more informative. Also for those interested on what the diff sponsorships mean[pdf]...

As the government's lawyer, Boies won the case against Microsoft, and his cross-examination of Microsoft's witnesses was legendary. See here, for example. So, yes, he would be just the lawyer I'd want on my side. It's very unfortunate that he's on SCO's side in this case.

People are saying again and again that the GPL requires you to license any patents that you hold relating to the code. It does no such thing. It says that you do not have GPL distribution rights if you pursue patents or other intellectual property [sic] claims.

There is absolutely nothing in the GPL that prohibits SCO, IBM, Red Hat or any other GPL distributor from pursuing patent or IP [sic] claims once they stop distributing. The GPL does not protect from submarine patents. Clearly SCO is too stupid to stop distributing, but there's no reason to believe that IBM will be if it chooses to dump linux distribution.

In fact, there is nothing to stop them from pursuing patent claims while distributing. Their patent claims will be a separate issue from the copy right infringement claims of any contributors who wish to sue them for breaching the GPL license. So far we're seeing Red Hat and IBM launching countersuits against SCO, but what they and other contributors - yes, that means you - should really do is to simply file suit for copy right violation now that SCO have voided their GPL license and continue to distribute GPL code. Why is nobody doing this?

Oh, we all know what the GPL means, but perhaps we should take some time to actually read what it says.

The MATRIX is likely written in Clarion for Windows, which would be a real joke on Oracle.

But why does a suspected drug dealer consistently show up in upper management of firms that mine personal data and why does law enforcement work with him?

I would really appreciate a chance to throw my slides your way for a further reality check (and discussion) before I get pelted by tomatoes Tuesday ;)

I wouldn't be a useful reviewer. With previous knowledge of M&S buzzwords, I'm non-representative of a Linuxworld attendee. For that kind of audience, I can only suggest you bring lots of exciting screenshots and make videogame analogies.

Quickly pointing out a relevant project you might already be aware of: SAF on Scalable Parallel Processors. That experiment was notable for how much it avoided using the APIs typically used for cluster computing. (There's no MPI or Beowulf, for example)

augmos.com

There seems to be a disparity between the violence inherent to military projects and Augmos's more gentle social goals like "learning therapy"...

(I guess you're just in it for the Linux aspect. Pentagon consulting can be a great revenue stream!)

google in case of slashdotting.

Dang, even the google cashe of buymusic.com took forever on my Mozilla. It popped right up with Opera though.

I couldn't find an email to complain about the mandatory IE though. But there's this page: http://www.buymusic.com/support/email.aspx

Maybe sending something to their privacy guys at privacy@buymusic.com could do something though.

For free low-fi songs of a Star Trek band, you should follow the link in my sig.

A 2 million volt generator! Just what I need for my lifter!!

dangerous products

Actual html link

Slight correction: the quote you allude to is: "you are either with us or with the terrorists".

Let's be clear. If you're not with Bush, you are a terrorist. There is no third way. His words, not mine.

3 million?

Halo is arguably X-Box' flagship title. If you consider that Super Mario Bros. has sold over 40 million copies and Super Mario 64 has sold over 11 million copies (see here) and that Enter the Matrix has already sold 1 million copies in the brief time it's been released, this isn't that big a deal. Posted by an anonymous coward? More like posted by a desperate XBox sales force.

Here is a link to Google's HTML version of one of the PDFs mentioned in above post: http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:rq1cAhFq8M4J: www.autoidcenter.org/research/cam-autoid-eb002.pdf .

Because he didn't his killers had ample time to flee to Mexico where they're protected by international treaty barring extradition of murders from Mexico into the USA.

This is the freely available version of Athene and DML. The Pandora Engine is also included in this archive.

http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/60070.shtml

http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:http://www.ro cklyte.com/downloads.html

Probably he saw Thunderbirds first:

http://www.thunderbirdsonline.co.uk

Interestingly enough Gerry Anderson later used similar
Super-Marionation techniques for those other series:

http://www.tvcentury21.com/personnel/c21-con-sat-e xhibition.html

Google cached Here

Diversification in product offerings not only draws new customers, but also deepens the commitment of existing users.

Here is a mirror:

Google to Create Blog Search Engine?

Within the same zone would be a start.

Here or here

Those pages have the links and the explanation. But assuming you want to get straight to the links [the external data], try here and pan down to problem number 36.

Or go here and read again.

From all of this, you should walk away with the fact that tornados are inherently electrical events. They are not caused by warming. Yes, warming is integral to getting them started -- but pure warming does not have the power to make the tornado deadly.

Now, I don't know where you get the idea that a theory has merit or doesn't have merit. To me, merit comes from actual data, and matching physical reality. And no, I have never seen a tornado firsthand: the day a warming-style tornado (nondestructive) sat outside my apartment for 6 hours, I was out of the city. Another time, we saw a possible one forming behind us during severe storm on the superhighway, but it never touched down. But tornados are actually very rare and very small, even when you live where they often hit. So the chances are against seeing one.

However, as I said, I came from an area that had tornados, so I have been able to check out the tornado tracks firsthand. And I can testify that where the normal track of a tornado was this

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ccccccTccc (T=Tornado)
PccccTcccc
cPccTccccc
ccTccccccc
TccPcccccc (P=Powerlines)
ccccPccccc
cccccPccGc (G=well-grounded tower-style office building)

as based on the cloud motion during the hurricane, the actual path that the tornado took was this:

ccccccTccc
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PccccTcccc
cPccTccccc
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cccccPccGc

This was the Colloseum Mall tornado in Hampton, VA. The tornado probably would have just damaged the tower building and gone on, if it hadn't already lost all its power. However, as it had already lost its power, it lifted up and did not touch down again.

There isn't anything that I can give you more than references to physical evidence. If you're going to believe this is bull, you're going to believe this is bull.

Why do people live in places like this when they get hit _every year_ by tornados?

Why do people live in places like this when they get hit _every year_ by tornados?

Google has a Cache of course....

Now, that being said, I run an ISP in St. Louis, and spam is a problem, but for the precise reason mentioned on the submission, I can't use a challenge-response system. The reason is that our support staff equals myself plus 1. If I want to answer phone calls all day from people complaining about not being able to get mail from their daily spamming of mailing lists, I best allow all. The problem is that these same people complain about all the spam they get...ugh. The above solution is elegant and leaves the ability to control the filter to the end user via webmail. If they don't like it, set the threshold high and it's 'off'. Been using this for months without a complaint.

Now if you don't use lists, and it's for your own mail server...go for it. That has to be the most effective method available, but not appropriate for wide scale use.