Build that real-time video "x-ray" walkway (http://warehouse.carlh.com/article_079/total_recall_05.jpg) from Total Recall (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/).
If you're still using dialup, you should look into "Ultra High Speed Internet Phone" cable. I'm sure it makes all the difference between 46.6kbps and 48.8kbps.
Okay, I can understand that argument. Linux desktop support is troublesome for an application vendor. Why not then release an unsupported yet documented SDK helping Linux desktop users to build a community supported interface?
In all fairness, I do not think Microsoft created Visual Studio, the Windows SDK, and DirectX SDK solely to create an app that takes a frame from a video and saves it in a *.BMP file.
I would hazard a guess that the packages are intended for "one-stop-downloading" for varying degrees development.
Could not Windows, Linux, or whatever feature a simple, intuitive graphical installation?
Picture this: a random person decides to buy a computer and operating system and takes it home. They get home, plug it in and switch it on. A friendly message appears "Please insert your operating system setup CD/DVD into the CD/DVD drive then press any key". [Queue Any Key joke]. The computer hardware boots into a LiveCD style graphical installer. A friendly message appears with two choices, Automatic setup or Advanced User setup.
The Automatic setup proceeds to identify the hardware, load basic drivers, partition the hard drive(s), copy OS files, etc. The user need not supply any information other than his or her name (and a CD key for Windows). One reboot, and the computer is ready for action.
The Advanced User setup allows customization of partitions, networking and other geeky stuff.
Seems like consumer choice could be an obtainable and not so costly idea.
I expect that government and non-profit organizations are more likely to release such info. It make them appear high-tech and cool. Beats me as to why Chase would comment on their storage, maybe for shareholders.
As for Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo, etc, I expect its important to business not to share system architecture with the public. However, read http://labs.google.com/papers/disk_failures.html to get an idea as to Google's storage systems.
In high school, I purchased a "used" car stereo from a classmate. I suspected it was stolen, but gave the kid the benefit of the doubt (the price was right).
Less than a week after the purchase, a local municipal cop arrived at my house on Saturday morning, and explained to my father that I had received stolen goods. No charges would be brought provided I hand over the stereo.
I purchased a Fujitsu notebook some years back. After using it for two months, the CDR/DVD-ROM drive began to fail. The hardware was still under warranty, so I called Fujitsu service here in USA.
They said they could not simply send a new optical drive, but required I send the system in for service. Oh well I thought, yet another $30 wasted on shipping, but I agreed.
Before sending the system in for service, I removed the hard drive. I had configured Windows to my liking, and had a considerable amount of personal and business data I did not want to share or loose if they decided to "recover" the OS. I included a letter with the system stating the above concerns justifying my need to remove the drive.
Fujitsu returned the system with new optical drive installed, but unfortunately a nick on the LCD too, and never made an issue that I removed the hard drive.
So, my advice would be to remove the hard drive from the laptop. Return to the retailer for repair and say that you removed the hard drive because it stores sensitive business data which you are obligated to protect. So now, Linux is gone from the system not offending their lame-ass warranty. One caution, removing the hard drive may also void the warranty, but what choice is there at this point.
A scientific study by researchers at two universities declare that some people think differently than others. I realize this study (and nearly all similar) are designed to quantify data, but really, is this a surprise to anyone?
In my opinion, this is yet another reverse correlation. All people accept and react differently to the world around them. This is why some people choose the Democratic party, others choose the Republican party, and yet others bitch about everyone else.
RTFA. The intent of the system is to curb the use of flash drives to "help keep bad things out of our system".
My question is, does this really help middle school students learn? I went through middle and high school during the personal computer boom. I am a software developer/eet, so I use PCs everyday. But really, a tablet for each student. What is wrong with computer labs for computer work, and pencil and paper for true essentials learning? IMHO, modern computing technology is still too distracting for full-time educational use.
I have seen many NT4 and even DOS, Win3x and OS/2 system still running in the field. These are nearly all stand-alone system in my experience. So IMO, its not really scary, just simply unfortunate. However, many manufacturers have legacy software that was custom developed decades ago for a unique process or machine that would require $100k if not millions to upgrade. In short, it takes a lot to justify software upgrades, and an obsolete, however insecure, OS is not one of them.
Nearly all industrial plants I have visited for work follow that same philosophy. The plant control network(s) is(are) physically separate from the business (Internet-connected) network.
I have witness two exceptions, however both IMO were very well managed and properly secured.
I have skimmed several recent FUD articles claiming that US industrial sites are "open for attack". While I realize it is likely that many companies' control networks are not properly secured, I do not believe the problem is as bad as the publishers and consultants want the PHBs to believe.
I cannot help but to think that a person could train his/herself to resist the attack from such a device, much more easily than say from a taser or pepper spray.
I would hazard a guess that content providers and copyright holders view DRM the weapon in the "war against piracy". However, like all such "wars", i.e. the "war on terror" or "war against drugs", it remains an ongoing battle.
What about all the "smart teens" that went to band camp? That was suppose to be a 24/7 orgy.
All jokes aside, "smart" teens are typically the "nerds", "geeks", (old-school) "dorks". Also, in my high school, most of this group were male, most were sexually deprived and showed it.
I find it much more likely that "smart teens" have sex less often not because it may be the smarter choice, rather its because they can't get any.
RS232 ports remain widely used in industrial environments. Yes, yes, I know, USB to RS(whatever) serial adapters. However, these are expensive compared to native ports on system boards and PCI add-ons.
Also, I have a problem with all SATA until the Windows setup can detect connected drives WITHOUT additional drivers. A utopian request, but there it is.
True, however terrorism and the "war" on terrorism is all about grand-standing. The threat of sending several tons of asbestos into the atmosphere is not going to have the same psychological effect as radioactive material.
After the New York attack, I wondered why those responsible did not plan a more, truly damaging attack, say to the US power grid. I was once told that a power plant could potentially taken offline for months with simply a few shots of a high power rifle. If that is actually true, I do not know. But it seemed reasonable.
Again, its all about grand-standing, and affecting people on the mental plane.
I seriously doubt that she expects that copyright will be forfeited. However, when you are sued by the RIAA, they attempt claim on obsurd damages when I reality the get what is awarded. Why not the same in a counter suit?
I am happy to see that more study will be done before adding another group of "victims" to the list of "disabled". However, as I see it, such titles do not help society allowing people to hide behind medical classifications simply because they are lazy, gluttonous, (prescription) drug abusers, etc. Doing so only creates weaker humans and makes life more difficult and expensive for those who can enjoy life with self-moderation.
Natural selection people, its what is going to put an end to us all anyway.
When was the last time you could (safely) browse the Internet while driving? Or how about while working your shift at a manufacturing or service job? Radio allows for passive reception of information while allowing people to focus on other tasks.
Much unlike Slashdot that distracts me from work;-)
This is just another example of why I do not purchase Dell systems unless explicity requested by a customer. I always recommend alternatives, but many IT depts simply love Dell. WHY? What _exactly_ makes Dell a better system than others? Price? What, please tell me. Dell hardware is OK, but dealing with the commerical problems is just infuriating. I have purchased HP, IBM, Acer, and some Mom/Pop brands and very had the commerical issues I've experienced with Dell.
When I use my Nikon, I am rather often hiking, fishing, skiing, or just strolling about the city. After taking a few snapshots, I eject my SD from the camera and load it to my PDA, or at home laptop, to copy the images. Done, seems simple and more cost effective to me. Why is there a "distance" between a person's PC and his or her camera that must be closed by radio (even Bluetooth)?
Also, from where does this device get power? From the camera? A device that already drains lithium AAs in a flash (pun intended). So if a camera sits idle in a bag or pack, the radio is always ready for transfer? No thanks.
I see no advantage to this device, none. If someone else does, please describe a practical scenario.
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Build that real-time video "x-ray" walkway (http://warehouse.carlh.com/article_079/total_recall_05.jpg) from Total Recall (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/).
If you're still using dialup, you should look into "Ultra High Speed Internet Phone" cable. I'm sure it makes all the difference between 46.6kbps and 48.8kbps.
:)
http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Cable-Ultra-High-Speed-Internet-yellow/dp/B00003CWBZ
Oh, and apparently these have been available on Amazon.com since 1973
Okay, I can understand that argument. Linux desktop support is troublesome for an application vendor. Why not then release an unsupported yet documented SDK helping Linux desktop users to build a community supported interface?
In all fairness, I do not think Microsoft created Visual Studio, the Windows SDK, and DirectX SDK solely to create an app that takes a frame from a video and saves it in a *.BMP file.
I would hazard a guess that the packages are intended for "one-stop-downloading" for varying degrees development.
Could not Windows, Linux, or whatever feature a simple, intuitive graphical installation?
Picture this: a random person decides to buy a computer and operating system and takes it home. They get home, plug it in and switch it on. A friendly message appears "Please insert your operating system setup CD/DVD into the CD/DVD drive then press any key". [Queue Any Key joke]. The computer hardware boots into a LiveCD style graphical installer. A friendly message appears with two choices, Automatic setup or Advanced User setup.
The Automatic setup proceeds to identify the hardware, load basic drivers, partition the hard drive(s), copy OS files, etc. The user need not supply any information other than his or her name (and a CD key for Windows). One reboot, and the computer is ready for action.
The Advanced User setup allows customization of partitions, networking and other geeky stuff.
Seems like consumer choice could be an obtainable and not so costly idea.
I expect that government and non-profit organizations are more likely to release such info. It make them appear high-tech and cool. Beats me as to why Chase would comment on their storage, maybe for shareholders.
As for Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo, etc, I expect its important to business not to share system architecture with the public. However, read http://labs.google.com/papers/disk_failures.html to get an idea as to Google's storage systems.
In high school, I purchased a "used" car stereo from a classmate. I suspected it was stolen, but gave the kid the benefit of the doubt (the price was right).
Less than a week after the purchase, a local municipal cop arrived at my house on Saturday morning, and explained to my father that I had received stolen goods. No charges would be brought provided I hand over the stereo.
There are many, two of which just mentioned on /. today:
http://www.zimbra.com/
http://www.bongo-project.org/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/desknow/
http://www.google.com/a
The list goes on and on.
It was tried http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIVX
but happily it failed. Not to say someone else may try again.
I purchased a Fujitsu notebook some years back. After using it for two months, the CDR/DVD-ROM drive began to fail. The hardware was still under warranty, so I called Fujitsu service here in USA.
They said they could not simply send a new optical drive, but required I send the system in for service. Oh well I thought, yet another $30 wasted on shipping, but I agreed.
Before sending the system in for service, I removed the hard drive. I had configured Windows to my liking, and had a considerable amount of personal and business data I did not want to share or loose if they decided to "recover" the OS. I included a letter with the system stating the above concerns justifying my need to remove the drive.
Fujitsu returned the system with new optical drive installed, but unfortunately a nick on the LCD too, and never made an issue that I removed the hard drive.
So, my advice would be to remove the hard drive from the laptop. Return to the retailer for repair and say that you removed the hard drive because it stores sensitive business data which you are obligated to protect. So now, Linux is gone from the system not offending their lame-ass warranty. One caution, removing the hard drive may also void the warranty, but what choice is there at this point.
Dave
A scientific study by researchers at two universities declare that some people think differently than others. I realize this study (and nearly all similar) are designed to quantify data, but really, is this a surprise to anyone?
In my opinion, this is yet another reverse correlation. All people accept and react differently to the world around them. This is why some people choose the Democratic party, others choose the Republican party, and yet others bitch about everyone else.
RTFA. The intent of the system is to curb the use of flash drives to "help keep bad things out of our system".
My question is, does this really help middle school students learn? I went through middle and high school during the personal computer boom. I am a software developer/eet, so I use PCs everyday. But really, a tablet for each student. What is wrong with computer labs for computer work, and pencil and paper for true essentials learning? IMHO, modern computing technology is still too distracting for full-time educational use.
I have seen many NT4 and even DOS, Win3x and OS/2 system still running in the field. These are nearly all stand-alone system in my experience. So IMO, its not really scary, just simply unfortunate. However, many manufacturers have legacy software that was custom developed decades ago for a unique process or machine that would require $100k if not millions to upgrade. In short, it takes a lot to justify software upgrades, and an obsolete, however insecure, OS is not one of them.
Nearly all industrial plants I have visited for work follow that same philosophy. The plant control network(s) is(are) physically separate from the business (Internet-connected) network.
I have witness two exceptions, however both IMO were very well managed and properly secured.
I have skimmed several recent FUD articles claiming that US industrial sites are "open for attack". While I realize it is likely that many companies' control networks are not properly secured, I do not believe the problem is as bad as the publishers and consultants want the PHBs to believe.
I cannot help but to think that a person could train his/herself to resist the attack from such a device, much more easily than say from a taser or pepper spray.
Something more like this: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=99472, might be more difficult to resist.
I would hazard a guess that content providers and copyright holders view DRM the weapon in the "war against piracy". However, like all such "wars", i.e. the "war on terror" or "war against drugs", it remains an ongoing battle.
What about all the "smart teens" that went to band camp? That was suppose to be a 24/7 orgy.
All jokes aside, "smart" teens are typically the "nerds", "geeks", (old-school) "dorks". Also, in my high school, most of this group were male, most were sexually deprived and showed it.
I find it much more likely that "smart teens" have sex less often not because it may be the smarter choice, rather its because they can't get any.
RS232 ports remain widely used in industrial environments. Yes, yes, I know, USB to RS(whatever) serial adapters. However, these are expensive compared to native ports on system boards and PCI add-ons.
Also, I have a problem with all SATA until the Windows setup can detect connected drives WITHOUT additional drivers. A utopian request, but there it is.
True, however terrorism and the "war" on terrorism is all about grand-standing. The threat of sending several tons of asbestos into the atmosphere is not going to have the same psychological effect as radioactive material.
After the New York attack, I wondered why those responsible did not plan a more, truly damaging attack, say to the US power grid. I was once told that a power plant could potentially taken offline for months with simply a few shots of a high power rifle. If that is actually true, I do not know. But it seemed reasonable.
Again, its all about grand-standing, and affecting people on the mental plane.
I seriously doubt that she expects that copyright will be forfeited. However, when you are sued by the RIAA, they attempt claim on obsurd damages when I reality the get what is awarded. Why not the same in a counter suit?
I am happy to see that more study will be done before adding another group of "victims" to the list of "disabled". However, as I see it, such titles do not help society allowing people to hide behind medical classifications simply because they are lazy, gluttonous, (prescription) drug abusers, etc. Doing so only creates weaker humans and makes life more difficult and expensive for those who can enjoy life with self-moderation.
Natural selection people, its what is going to put an end to us all anyway.
When was the last time you could (safely) browse the Internet while driving? Or how about while working your shift at a manufacturing or service job? Radio allows for passive reception of information while allowing people to focus on other tasks.
;-)
Much unlike Slashdot that distracts me from work
This is just another example of why I do not purchase Dell systems unless explicity requested by a customer. I always recommend alternatives, but many IT depts simply love Dell. WHY? What _exactly_ makes Dell a better system than others? Price? What, please tell me. Dell hardware is OK, but dealing with the commerical problems is just infuriating. I have purchased HP, IBM, Acer, and some Mom/Pop brands and very had the commerical issues I've experienced with Dell.
When I use my Nikon, I am rather often hiking, fishing, skiing, or just strolling about the city. After taking a few snapshots, I eject my SD from the camera and load it to my PDA, or at home laptop, to copy the images. Done, seems simple and more cost effective to me. Why is there a "distance" between a person's PC and his or her camera that must be closed by radio (even Bluetooth)?
Also, from where does this device get power? From the camera? A device that already drains lithium AAs in a flash (pun intended). So if a camera sits idle in a bag or pack, the radio is always ready for transfer? No thanks.
I see no advantage to this device, none. If someone else does, please describe a practical scenario.
Moving parts decreases efficiency and reliability.