I think they should be jamming GPS in some places. Or more specifically, start jamming some people's GPS. [...] I know one bridge that has been hit 12 times in the last 3 years by trucks that were too tall.
You don't need a GPS jammer.
If your bridge is 8 feet high, you simply need a metal arch 9 feet high, and a 'low bridge' sign suspended from it by two one-foot pieces of chain.
Hence, any driver approaching the bridge who should fail to notice the 'low bridge' sign will have their attention drawn to it when it collides with their vehicle, causing a loud noise but less danger than a vehicle-bridge collision.
We have this near my house by an underpass. Unfortunately there's no sign of former collision on the signs (one at each end). That'd be really cool to see.
> Just put loads of debris in the same orbit at a greatly different speed
Unfortunately, the same orbit means the same speed - different speeds, different orbits. You need to create an orbit that crosses the satellite's orbit at some point and wait until your debris and the satellite meet at the crossing (since their orbiting times are different, they will, if you wait long enough).
Not if their orbital speeds are linearly dependent, which I think they will be if they are at the same altitude.
Think of how much area the earth has at it's surface. Now think of how much area a sphere with the sat's altitude+Re as it's radius. Not very good odds for the debris to hit, you see.
Please do not equate American News with Fox News. Our news may be lacking, but Fox News is that media cousin that's always getting wasted at family picnics and no one likes.
I was actually expecting the anchor to ask for a car analogy.
I think it would be awesome to see WINE shipping directly in 10.7, with support from apple. Did you write to Apple and tell them that? Wine is open source, you know?
For that matter, did you write to the developers of the applications that you need and let them know that you'd like an OS-X port of their software?
Whenever someone runs a program in Wine, it is because there is demand for that specific Windows application on Linux. Should end users be encouraged to write to software developers and request Linux or Wine-compatible software?
I thought apps were like open office writer, firefox, photoshop, things like that. I know that KDE also installs certain apps, but most of those can be added if you are using Gnome so what is the point.
This is a problem with SIS, not ASUS. SIS insists that they do not sell to end-users, so they do not have to support end users. I think that they are right. Pressure ASUS to pressure SIS: http://usa.asus.com/aboutasus.aspx?show=3
There are a few (one at least, I don't have the magazine in front of me). The one I can see in my head but can't remember the name of retails for $600 for a single user and the professional version is over a grand. Closed source but works on Linux.
You aren't looking.
I don't have to look, I have to use what my shop is using. I don't exist in a vacuum. In my country, Solidworks is used just about everywhere. Without Solidworks, not only am I out of the company, I'm out of the industry.
Very much so. That is what I was trying to get at, without incurring the "oh no he didn't" kneejerk reaction often employed on slashdot. So, did you write to them? Please do. Copy the list of hardware manufacturers and write to one a week.
Add SIS to that list please! I want accelaration on my legacy card. They ignored my emails, but they seem to make it hard to contact them. Anyone have a correct email address? The SIS website has this to say regarding end-user support:
We do not sell any products directly to end users so we do not have a staff dedicated to end-user technical support. If you are having a problem with any SiS-based product, please contact either the PC or board manufacturers or the retailer of your product. However, they do have a list of hardware manufacturers on their site with contact information at this address: http://www.sis.com/support/support_tech.htm
Which brand is your card? What type of card, by the way, NIC?
You have a good point regarding compiling for Wine. Please write to software developers and let them know that they can write their apps to compile on Wine, and they will be both Windows and Linux compatible with relatively little effort.
But instead of pushing water uphill with those software companies, why don't you look for software that does equivalent things on Linux (open source, or proprietary)? There is currently no Solidworks-compatible program (open- or closed- source) available. The problem is not that I need to work alone, the problem is that I need to interoperate with other engineers.
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I think they should be jamming GPS in some places. Or more specifically, start jamming some people's GPS. [...] I know one bridge that has been hit 12 times in the last 3 years by trucks that were too tall.
You don't need a GPS jammer.
If your bridge is 8 feet high, you simply need a metal arch 9 feet high, and a 'low bridge' sign suspended from it by two one-foot pieces of chain.
Hence, any driver approaching the bridge who should fail to notice the 'low bridge' sign will have their attention drawn to it when it collides with their vehicle, causing a loud noise but less danger than a vehicle-bridge collision.
We have this near my house by an underpass. Unfortunately there's no sign of former collision on the signs (one at each end). That'd be really cool to see.
It's one thing hitting a LEO sat. It's quite another trying to hit a GPS satellite which is 26000 km up.
So the terrorists will target ISS before GPS? Thanks, that makes me feel better.
> Just put loads of debris in the same orbit at a greatly different speed
Unfortunately, the same orbit means the same speed - different speeds, different orbits.
You need to create an orbit that crosses the satellite's orbit at some point and wait until your debris and the satellite meet at the crossing (since their orbiting times are different, they will, if you wait long enough).
Not if their orbital speeds are linearly dependent, which I think they will be if they are at the same altitude.
Think of how much area the earth has at it's surface. Now think of how much area a sphere with the sat's altitude+Re as it's radius. Not very good odds for the debris to hit, you see.
Please do not equate American News with Fox News. Our news may be lacking, but Fox News is that media cousin that's always getting wasted at family picnics and no one likes.
I was actually expecting the anchor to ask for a car analogy.
I am intrigued. What is this "sex with a beautiful woman" of which you speak? Does she like asparagus?
People Eating Terrible Asparagus already beat you to the acronym.That's it, I'm joining People for the Ethical Treatment of Asparagus!
For that matter, did you write to the developers of the applications that you need and let them know that you'd like an OS-X port of their software?
Since we're on the topic of games
Then write to the game developers and let them know that there is demand for their products on Linux.ArenaNet (Guild wars): http://www.arena.net/contact.php
Ironclad Games (Sins of a Solar Empire) http://www.ironcladgames.com/contact.html
Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft) http://us.blizzard.com/support/webform-us.xml?gameId=0
Firzxis (Civilization IV) http://www.firaxis.com/support/
Electronic Arts (lots of games) http://www.info.ea.com/company/company_prlist.php
Valve (Steam: Counterstrike, other games) http://www.valvesoftware.com/contact.html
Activision (Gun) http://www.activision.com/index.html#contact|en_US
I tried Wine and it worked terribly.
Exactly. It's a Windows emulator.(no, it's not, but for the purpose of the joke...)
Whenever someone runs a program in Wine, it is because there is demand for that specific Windows application on Linux. Should end users be encouraged to write to software developers and request Linux or Wine-compatible software?
Thanks. While I am glad to know of at least this much interoperability, it most certainly is not enough to work in a Solid shop. Maybe one day...
icann.not
You jerk.But seriously...I don't need this stuff, and I don't need you. I don't need anything except this ashtray.
And code for WINE.
Those of us who cannot write code, can at least write letters to the game devs. Here are their addresses:ArenaNet (Guild wars): http://www.arena.net/contact.php
Ironclad Games (Sins of a Solar Empire) http://www.ironcladgames.com/contact.html
Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft) http://us.blizzard.com/support/webform-us.xml?gameId=0
Firzxis (Civilization IV) http://www.firaxis.com/support/
Electronic Arts (lots of games) http://www.info.ea.com/company/company_prlist.php
Valve (Steam: Counterstrike, other games) http://www.valvesoftware.com/contact.html
Ask for either native Linux port or Wine-compatible Windows binaries.
KDE is an application? I thought it was a GUI.
I thought apps were like open office writer, firefox, photoshop, things like that. I know that KDE also installs certain apps, but most of those can be added if you are using Gnome so what is the point.
I should have said "software dictates OS".http://usa.asus.com/aboutasus.aspx?show=3
Thanks. Can you open, edit, and save Solidworks parts and share them with Solidworks users?
There are a few (one at least, I don't have the magazine in front of me). The one I can see in my head but can't remember the name of retails for $600 for a single user and the professional version is over a grand. Closed source but works on Linux.
You aren't looking.
I don't have to look, I have to use what my shop is using. I don't exist in a vacuum. In my country, Solidworks is used just about everywhere. Without Solidworks, not only am I out of the company, I'm out of the industry.My industry, and therefore me, is married to Solidworks. And that means that I'm married to whatever OS Solidworks runs on. Please, write to these guys and help me get out of this mess:
http://www.solidworks.com/pages/company/SolidWorksOfficeWorldwide.html
http://www.sis.com/support/support_tech.htm
Which brand is your card? What type of card, by the way, NIC?
You have a good point regarding compiling for Wine. Please write to software developers and let them know that they can write their apps to compile on Wine, and they will be both Windows and Linux compatible with relatively little effort.
Who cares? Why didn't she stay on Windows. She should have checked her compatibility status beforehand.
For most people, applications dictate OS dictate hardware. I prefer KDE, so I run Linux. I run Linux, so I buy an HP printer.Now I can finally realize my dream and create the ".isgay" TLD.
ICANN.NOT
Actually, the Truffle Shuffle was invented just for this purpose...