Sun calls it N1. IBM calls in On Demand. HP calls it adaptive infrastructure.
It is a business concept, not a technology. These business concepts (which are quite good...it only takes a few minutes to sell it to executives) are based on the evolution of IT technologies (grid, automation, web services) and business practices (off shoring and outsourcing).
The idea is that a business only pays for the IT resources it actually uses. It's only a paradigm shift if you haven't been paying attention:-)
How much longer will it until companies will sell their IT department's extra cycles on a block?
Seems like a large company like IBM or Microsoft could sell theirs (theoretically they could enforce the company screen-saver/distributed computer on every machine) with a guarantee of X amount of computing for Y amount of dollars. IBM should be familar with that auditing from the mainframe heydays.
I haven't read Emperor, but Penrose's concepts are further explored at Stuart Hameroff's website . It explains a helluva lot without invoking any God(dess) which, to me, is much more convincing than any theory that does.
Only 6 posts separate a carpal report from a masturbation joke. Neat, 6 degrees of freedom are found in a lot of joysticks. Damn you Eris, what happened to 5?
Doubtful, IMHO. I'm not familar enough with the context of the court martial. However, I'm quite sure that this incident wasn't an isolated one. Why the case was brought as an example when others were ignored is unknown to me. Probably more to do with Army politics than any pressure from foreign governments.
Good question. I'm waiting for that tech support call from her. I might teach her how to use lynx. Maybe she'll get a kick out of ctrl-alt-F1, login, kill netscape, and ctrl-alt-F7 to get back into X. Hopefully I'm fortunate enough that she isn't technical enough to get in that much trouble.
If/when she wants a good computer, I'm going to point her to a dell or local shop that will give her technical support along with the computer.
Good question, I don't think there's one true answer.
I was in a similar situation. I had an old NEC 2200C laptop that I gave to my mom. I didn't have Win98 to install, so I went for broke and installed RH6. It comes up on runlevel 5 (gui). I showed her how to login. I configured a dial-up account using kppp. I changed the gnome pager to show only one window.
I put a launcher for kppp called dial-in and another for netscape. Her email is web based and that is her home page.
Everything is written down in a notebook. I told her to never power down her machine, unless she absolutely has to.
It's not a perfect setup, but it is functional. I'm able to send and get email from her, so it counts as a success:-) I'm absolutely positive that she is no more computer literate than your grandfather!
It seems it is very difficult to discuss ideas without invoking some level of hypocricy from someone . I think this is where Jon is coming from. Can we discuss ideas in an intelligent manner without labeling them and throwing out the whole idea? Maybe, maybe not.
I see it all of the time with the Drug War. There has yet to be a true discussion with the actual policy makers about the drug policy and its implications. For instance, in the Drug Czar's eyes, medical marijuana sends the wrong message to our children. Yet he is all for doctors ability to prescribe Marinol (THC and oil pills). Bill Bennett is against drugs but is for the theraputic effects of wine.
Is it possible to describe what a person doesn't like about an idea without actually labeling it as something else? It might take a good hard look at yourself first, and few want to do that. People tend to get upset when an idea attacks their ego.
Ventura's statements about organized religion being a crutch for the weak minded seemed true to me, but not my friends who go to church. A poll that came out after the statements reported >70% of those polled believed religion was very important to them, yet around 40% actually went to church at least once per week.
If an idea breaks down what a person believes to be true about themselves (a vested value) then they will usually resist. Be like the Dalai Lama and discussions will be intelligent. But I'm not holding my breath for anyone (including myself) to be able to do that with all ideas.:-)
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It is a business concept, not a technology. These business concepts (which are quite good...it only takes a few minutes to sell it to executives) are based on the evolution of IT technologies (grid, automation, web services) and business practices (off shoring and outsourcing).
The idea is that a business only pays for the IT resources it actually uses. It's only a paradigm shift if you haven't been paying attention :-)
Seems like a large company like IBM or Microsoft could sell theirs (theoretically they could enforce the company screen-saver/distributed computer on every machine) with a guarantee of X amount of computing for Y amount of dollars. IBM should be familar with that auditing from the mainframe heydays.
the /. crowd swings from napster defense to riaa defense as easily as a jerry springer crowd switches from jilted lover to the transexual ex.
Wait! There it is...under cannot_code_must_bitch.
I haven't read Emperor, but Penrose's concepts are further explored at Stuart Hameroff's website . It explains a helluva lot without invoking any God(dess) which, to me, is much more convincing than any theory that does.
Of course if this is a slash exploit (not hemos), it's even better !
Andover's self-referential integrity is still intact.
Were you warned that your web page would be slashdotted before you were asked to be interviewed?
joe
Only 6 posts separate a carpal report from a masturbation joke. Neat, 6 degrees of freedom are found in a lot of joysticks. Damn you Eris, what happened to 5?
I'm from the government, I'm here to help you.
Of course I'll respect you if you sleep with me on our first date.
Microsoft is an innovator.
Har, matey!
Doubtful, IMHO. I'm not familar enough with the context of the court martial. However, I'm quite sure that this incident wasn't an isolated one. Why the case was brought as an example when others were ignored is unknown to me. Probably more to do with Army politics than any pressure from foreign governments.
You can read all about it here.
Why would cyberwar be any different?
If/when she wants a good computer, I'm going to point her to a dell or local shop that will give her technical support along with the computer.
Good question, I don't think there's one true answer.
I put a launcher for kppp called dial-in and another for netscape. Her email is web based and that is her home page.
Everything is written down in a notebook. I told her to never power down her machine, unless she absolutely has to.
It's not a perfect setup, but it is functional. I'm able to send and get email from her, so it counts as a success :-) I'm absolutely positive that she is no more computer literate than your grandfather!
Isn't that the truth. Lastly and in the butt.
I see it all of the time with the Drug War. There has yet to be a true discussion with the actual policy makers about the drug policy and its implications. For instance, in the Drug Czar's eyes, medical marijuana sends the wrong message to our children. Yet he is all for doctors ability to prescribe Marinol (THC and oil pills). Bill Bennett is against drugs but is for the theraputic effects of wine.
Is it possible to describe what a person doesn't like about an idea without actually labeling it as something else? It might take a good hard look at yourself first, and few want to do that. People tend to get upset when an idea attacks their ego.
Ventura's statements about organized religion being a crutch for the weak minded seemed true to me, but not my friends who go to church. A poll that came out after the statements reported >70% of those polled believed religion was very important to them, yet around 40% actually went to church at least once per week.
If an idea breaks down what a person believes to be true about themselves (a vested value) then they will usually resist. Be like the Dalai Lama and discussions will be intelligent. But I'm not holding my breath for anyone (including myself) to be able to do that with all ideas. :-)