The reason why this has blown up into a huge deal is because the powers from on high are getting set to work out some sort of deal that will place on enormously burdensome tax on the major CO2 producing countries with lots of money (read - the USA). This tax (or whatever you want to call it) is based on this climate data and the interpretations of today's climatologists. And this tax would be imposed during a very difficult and widespread economic recession.
Any time you take away someone's hard-earned money, it becomes a big deal.
Here's a take on this that most will disagree with (but I believe):
If it's bad for your kids, it's bad for you, too. If you are covering your kid's eyes/ears on a movie, game, whatever - that your own should probably be covered as well.
I'm not saying all entertainment except Dora and Barney should be eliminated and I'm also not calling for massive censorship of games/movies/etc.
But I am saying that hearing cuss words on TV is just as harmful for an adult as it is for children.
I worked for the Arizona DOT a few years back. At some point (I think it was in the mid 90's), they decided to do all their plans in metric. I think it only lasted a year or so. Then they went back to the old units.
So now there exists a portion of their plans archives that are in metric. Every now and then, I'd run across a new project where I had to use a metric set of plans. Talk about holding up production! Whew. That was a real pain to do all the conversions, etc needed to make the info useful.
If you think this credit/economic/banking crisis put the brakes on the world's economy, I can only imagine what would happen if all the designers, manufacturers, etc of all the different industries suddenly had to change the units on the products they produced. Things would come to an unholy and grinding halt.
I don't think this is a simple matter of perception or converting inches to centimeters and such. Multi-thousand dollar machines built to certain specs.... Infrastructure already in place built to the "old" units... Getting old and new to match correctly... What a mess. No, I think and hope units of measure will stay in place for the moment (at least until after I die).
In the real world, some things can not be changed automatically by writing a bash script.
I didn't want to go public with this, but I've already got a device like this. I call it a "MONITOR." Hooks right up to my computer. Pretty neat stuff.
I think more portable versions exist out there, too.
Seriously, though. I'm not quite sure this can be considered innovation. And innovation is what the newspapers need to stay alive. The idea sounds like they re-folded the same piece of paper in hopes of something brand new.
Then, in the course of the court trial between MC Hammer and McDonalds, things get a little heated. The McD's lawyer makes a crack about MC Hammer's pants, who then stands up and starts making threats.
Then the judge steps in to calm things down and says (hold on to your seats, here): "Please, Hammer, don't hurt them."
Read "The Hacker Crackdown." When you have the ability to cause a blackout to the phone system of an entire US region - you most definitely do NOT have the freedom of speech.
I would enjoy reading a version of that book, written for today's circumstances.
I, for one, am extremely interested in the "science" behind how God travels any distance in the blink of an eye, how He can start or stop earthquakes or how He can hear the voices of the entire human race, simultaneously, or instantly stop a virus from spreading, etc, etc...
My take on this is very simple. I like to work at work and play at home. (Well, actually, a lot of my "play" at home might be considered work to some.)
Work does need to be enjoyable, BUT.....
Doing all this extra stuff at work seems to imply to me that it's expected for employees to spend lots of extra time at the workplace. (Eventually, something needs to get done, right?)
If given the choice, I'd rather work harder for less time then get home to those who I'd much rather be with (wife and children).
I currently have a nice, livable work environment. I like it, but it's not wildly exciting.
I work to live rather than live to work. And I don't think amount of job perks could ever change that. My family is just too important to me.
Fortunately, I think this sentiment is felt throughout most of our company.
No kidding. $7 billion is a lot of money. How could any company THAT big crash that fast. There's no way. They're just too big. They'll be around for a while. No company that big can fall that fast. History has shown us that... (bzzzrrrppp)
In all seriousness, Ebay probably does need to be mindful of their business model. But remember, the reason they struck this deal was for the money. Obviously, it was in their financial interest to do so. What remains to be seen is if this really does become a tradeoff (if they have to give up all individual sellers to gain big company business), and which side is more lucrative.
Something I've been wanting to try for a while. I've learned from past/. posts (sorry, I don't have the link) that you can build your own projector. I think it only costs about $300 and the lite bulbs will be a lot cheaper and last longer.
Anyways, from my reading, I believe the most expensive part was an LCD screen, which is over $100. I'll bet you could remove the back off one of these laptops (the light has to shine thru LCD screen, I think) and use it.
I showed this website (http://www.lumenlab.com/) to a non/. fan friend of mine and he laughed me out of the room - the case is made of wood. Personally, I think it's one of the coolest things I've seen. And Bob, the price IS RIGHT on that one.
However, my time and money is not mine anymore (married with children), so I haven't tried it yet.
Also, MAKE magazine has some cool articles on borking your electronic stuff - such as attaching an old pda to a laptop screen and a keyboard. Etc...
Air travel was possible back then, we just didn't understand how to do it. The nature of the task hasn't changed, but our ability to accomplish it has improved.
I believe that 1000 years from now, some will be able to travel at the speed of thought. (Yes, that's faster than the speed of light). It's not impossible right now, we just don't understand how to do it.
Sorry for a simplistic response on a web forum that's anything but... but here goes.
Right now, Ubuntu provides everything I need in a desktop. The interface is excellent, tons of apps in the repositories that can do pretty much everything I need out of a computer. I'm not sure of all the business and technical nuts and bolts of what that company is doing, but I sincerely hope they keep doing it. I love their product. The distro installs after about 7-8 clicks and 30 minutes. From my experience, everything has been plug and play.
Now, I know this is a simplistic approach and my experiences will not be the same as many others' out there. But the cool thing about Linux is it's free, so if something doesn't work, you can just try something else.
Example, I was happily running PCLinuxOS for a few months. Eventually, it gave me a boot error and wouldn't start up. I tried at it for a few days, but eventually gave up and moved on. I had tried Ubuntu before and came back again to where I am now. I'm sure I'll try PCLinuxOS again because there were some things about that distro that I loved, also.
Catch my general drift, here? What happens if your Windows PC has a bust? You either beat your head against the wall until it's fixed (yes, you have to do that with Linux also) or you pay someone who can fix it for you.
With Linux, all you need is hardware, a high speed internet connection (I do NOT recommend trying Linux out without hi-speed internet), and an open mind to explore and try out.
You could probably count me as a mini-mini power user. I am not afraid to wipe a hard drive and install an OS. But on a regular basis, I try to stay away from the command line as much as possible and I can't code anything.
(gosh, this guy isn't a coder and he's posting on Slashdot?!? who let him in?)
My point is that I love what the Linux/FOSS movement provides for me RIGHT NOW. I know there are some greater and global economic/social pressures that might force what we have now off the internet. But as a little person who can't control those things, I hope to the heavens above that what's provided for us currently, continues to be so because I'm very happy with it. Worst case scenario - years from now, I'll still be running my old Ubuntu 7.10 version. I'd bet it will still be just as stable, too.
To answer the parent, I think companies like Ubuntu and Firefox have a strong enough hold on the market that they aren't going to die any time soon. (Hopefully)
I wonder if there's a way to get the First Gentleman in the White House, yet keep his wife out? That's a circus I'd pay a lot to see. Yet, if she took office, I have a deep-seated fear we would go the way of France.
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The reason why this has blown up into a huge deal is because the powers from on high are getting set to work out some sort of deal that will place on enormously burdensome tax on the major CO2 producing countries with lots of money (read - the USA). This tax (or whatever you want to call it) is based on this climate data and the interpretations of today's climatologists. And this tax would be imposed during a very difficult and widespread economic recession.
Any time you take away someone's hard-earned money, it becomes a big deal.
Clive Cussler gave some reasons NOT to do this in his book "White Death."
Yes, it's fiction, but still....
Destroys the marine ecosystem through a fish monopoly, etc.
Enjoyable book, though.
Here's a take on this that most will disagree with (but I believe):
If it's bad for your kids, it's bad for you, too. If you are covering your kid's eyes/ears on a movie, game, whatever - that your own should probably be covered as well.
I'm not saying all entertainment except Dora and Barney should be eliminated and I'm also not calling for massive censorship of games/movies/etc.
But I am saying that hearing cuss words on TV is just as harmful for an adult as it is for children.
Well.....
I worked for the Arizona DOT a few years back. At some point (I think it was in the mid 90's), they decided to do all their plans in metric. I think it only lasted a year or so. Then they went back to the old units.
So now there exists a portion of their plans archives that are in metric. Every now and then, I'd run across a new project where I had to use a metric set of plans. Talk about holding up production! Whew. That was a real pain to do all the conversions, etc needed to make the info useful.
If you think this credit/economic/banking crisis put the brakes on the world's economy, I can only imagine what would happen if all the designers, manufacturers, etc of all the different industries suddenly had to change the units on the products they produced. Things would come to an unholy and grinding halt.
I don't think this is a simple matter of perception or converting inches to centimeters and such. Multi-thousand dollar machines built to certain specs.... Infrastructure already in place built to the "old" units... Getting old and new to match correctly... What a mess. No, I think and hope units of measure will stay in place for the moment (at least until after I die).
In the real world, some things can not be changed automatically by writing a bash script.
Jack Bauer's done it with a PDA.
No, they don't. Chickens are frickin' idiots and they don't do jack except eat chicken feed and lay eggs.
I've seen Chicken Run so I know how these things work.
I didn't want to go public with this, but I've already got a device like this. I call it a "MONITOR." Hooks right up to my computer. Pretty neat stuff.
I think more portable versions exist out there, too.
Seriously, though. I'm not quite sure this can be considered innovation. And innovation is what the newspapers need to stay alive. The idea sounds like they re-folded the same piece of paper in hopes of something brand new.
Dude, they've already dismantled the CPI device. It's bioweapons now.
Get with it.
Sorry for the spoiler.
The winning video was great. I can see why it was chosen. I think it showed simplicity and beauty for Linux. However -
Check out the one with the penguins:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDOL7_7DB7k&feature=related
I nearly fell out of my chair that was so well done.
Sorry if I'm not jaded enough for this audience, but I loved that one. I'd love either one to go out in front of the public.
That's freakin' awesome.
I'd love to hear more stories like this one.
(All together now)
YES!!!
Damn Small Linux (DSL)
Puppy Linux
Tinyme (spinoff of PCLinuxOS)
Feather Linux
NimbleX (haven't tried that one)
xpud
Just a slice from my experiences. DSL is probably the best of these, in my opinion, if you know what the heck you're doing (which I don't).
If you were being facetious, sorry. I just had to jump at the chance to display a little of my knowledge.
C'mon. Think harder.
Hybrid SUV, 3-wheeled cars. Something...
Then, in the course of the court trial between MC Hammer and McDonalds, things get a little heated. The McD's lawyer makes a crack about MC Hammer's pants, who then stands up and starts making threats.
Then the judge steps in to calm things down and says (hold on to your seats, here):
"Please, Hammer, don't hurt them."
Read "The Hacker Crackdown." When you have the ability to cause a blackout to the phone system of an entire US region - you most definitely do NOT have the freedom of speech.
I would enjoy reading a version of that book, written for today's circumstances.
I, for one, am extremely interested in the "science" behind how God travels any distance in the blink of an eye, how He can start or stop earthquakes or how He can hear the voices of the entire human race, simultaneously, or instantly stop a virus from spreading, etc, etc...
Seriously, think about. It's amazing.
I can't wait to find these things out.
My take on this is very simple. I like to work at work and play at home. (Well, actually, a lot of my "play" at home might be considered work to some.)
Work does need to be enjoyable, BUT.....
Doing all this extra stuff at work seems to imply to me that it's expected for employees to spend lots of extra time at the workplace. (Eventually, something needs to get done, right?)
If given the choice, I'd rather work harder for less time then get home to those who I'd much rather be with (wife and children).
I currently have a nice, livable work environment. I like it, but it's not wildly exciting.
I work to live rather than live to work. And I don't think amount of job perks could ever change that. My family is just too important to me.
Fortunately, I think this sentiment is felt throughout most of our company.
No kidding. $7 billion is a lot of money. How could any company THAT big crash that fast. There's no way. They're just too big. They'll be around for a while. No company that big can fall that fast. History has shown us that... (bzzzrrrppp)
In all seriousness, Ebay probably does need to be mindful of their business model. But remember, the reason they struck this deal was for the money. Obviously, it was in their financial interest to do so. What remains to be seen is if this really does become a tradeoff (if they have to give up all individual sellers to gain big company business), and which side is more lucrative.
I know this theory is true. I have, on rare occasion, been able to retrieve something that was previously left at my In-Laws' house.
Remember, I said "rare" occasions.
Something I've been wanting to try for a while. I've learned from past /. posts (sorry, I don't have the link) that you can build your own projector. I think it only costs about $300 and the lite bulbs will be a lot cheaper and last longer.
/. fan friend of mine and he laughed me out of the room - the case is made of wood. Personally, I think it's one of the coolest things I've seen. And Bob, the price IS RIGHT on that one.
Anyways, from my reading, I believe the most expensive part was an LCD screen, which is over $100. I'll bet you could remove the back off one of these laptops (the light has to shine thru LCD screen, I think) and use it.
I showed this website (http://www.lumenlab.com/) to a non
However, my time and money is not mine anymore (married with children), so I haven't tried it yet.
Also, MAKE magazine has some cool articles on borking your electronic stuff - such as attaching an old pda to a laptop screen and a keyboard. Etc...
Yes, but couldn't we think about the birds for a minute?
Seriously, I understand that wind farms are horribly dangerous to our flying friends.
Air travel was possible back then, we just didn't understand how to do it. The nature of the task hasn't changed, but our ability to accomplish it has improved.
I believe that 1000 years from now, some will be able to travel at the speed of thought. (Yes, that's faster than the speed of light). It's not impossible right now, we just don't understand how to do it.
Sorry for a simplistic response on a web forum that's anything but... but here goes.
Right now, Ubuntu provides everything I need in a desktop. The interface is excellent, tons of apps in the repositories that can do pretty much everything I need out of a computer. I'm not sure of all the business and technical nuts and bolts of what that company is doing, but I sincerely hope they keep doing it. I love their product. The distro installs after about 7-8 clicks and 30 minutes. From my experience, everything has been plug and play.
Now, I know this is a simplistic approach and my experiences will not be the same as many others' out there. But the cool thing about Linux is it's free, so if something doesn't work, you can just try something else.
Example, I was happily running PCLinuxOS for a few months. Eventually, it gave me a boot error and wouldn't start up. I tried at it for a few days, but eventually gave up and moved on. I had tried Ubuntu before and came back again to where I am now. I'm sure I'll try PCLinuxOS again because there were some things about that distro that I loved, also.
Catch my general drift, here? What happens if your Windows PC has a bust? You either beat your head against the wall until it's fixed (yes, you have to do that with Linux also) or you pay someone who can fix it for you.
With Linux, all you need is hardware, a high speed internet connection (I do NOT recommend trying Linux out without hi-speed internet), and an open mind to explore and try out.
You could probably count me as a mini-mini power user. I am not afraid to wipe a hard drive and install an OS. But on a regular basis, I try to stay away from the command line as much as possible and I can't code anything.
(gosh, this guy isn't a coder and he's posting on Slashdot?!? who let him in?)
My point is that I love what the Linux/FOSS movement provides for me RIGHT NOW. I know there are some greater and global economic/social pressures that might force what we have now off the internet. But as a little person who can't control those things, I hope to the heavens above that what's provided for us currently, continues to be so because I'm very happy with it. Worst case scenario - years from now, I'll still be running my old Ubuntu 7.10 version. I'd bet it will still be just as stable, too.
To answer the parent, I think companies like Ubuntu and Firefox have a strong enough hold on the market that they aren't going to die any time soon. (Hopefully)
That's ok, it's too cold for any humans to live in Canada, anyways.
I wonder if there's a way to get the First Gentleman in the White House, yet keep his wife out? That's a circus I'd pay a lot to see. Yet, if she took office, I have a deep-seated fear we would go the way of France.
Gas prices are determined (in part) by OPEC, not the Oil Companies. Fire away...