Microsoft and the Newham Council have signed a ten year agreement - worth at least - making Microsoft the council's software provider of choice.
If that's only £5m over the 10 year span, then whoopity freaking do. Then they probably only have a handful of file servers and maybe 300 workstations to support.
This smells like a "the sky is falling" bs hype story to me.
If it's £5m/year for 10 years, then it really is a big deal and I'd be very confused by the decision as well. (Well, not really. Graft graft graft)
The tone of the article makes it sound like this is a catastrophe. I'm sure it'll illicit all the of the holier-than-thou beardos tut-tutting and tsk-tsking about the stupidity of some developers.
It always happens... just after I buy my 1Ghz 15" PB, they upgrade the models. Grr... and I was just thinking about how nice it would be to have an ATI 9600.
Oh well, I'll just wait until they release G5 PBs. In fact, I can hardly wait for them to release G5 PBs. Hurry the fark up Apple! I already have the money set aside.
In name, it's deffinately a nod to Niven. I'd still say in concept it sounds closer to what Sterling outlined in Distraction.
The "flash mobs" are not formed by newsworthy events and instant teleportation. Rather, they are formed via standard comm channels, travel in a much more conventional way, and perform seemingly random acts much like the crowds in Distraction, hence my nod to Sterling rather than Niven. (Probably a case of Flash Mobs from Sterling which was from Niven originally... children of children and all of that.)
Actually no... check this out: http://www.lanparty.com.tw/LP1/features/feat ures_u s.jsp
After you recover from the seizure indced by that site, download and watch their propoganda on Raid 1.5... if it works as advertised it's pretty nifty.
More and more cheap RAID solutions for mid->power users?
Check out the DFI LANParty series of MoBos with RAIDx1.5 which allows pseudo RAID 0 and 1 with only two drives. Pretty durn click if you ask me, and not at a ridiculous price point either.
Just a though. (Doesn't actually FIX the problem though)
Hmm... I'm pretty sure that Midimaze for the Atari ST preceded Hovertank and Catacomb 3d. If not the first FPS it was probably the first networked multiplayer FPS (using the built in MIDI ports on the ST (hence the name)).
For those too lazy to click though, here's a sample quote:
In a shift away from the slowing personal computer industry, where Intel and AMD have significant stakes, AMD said it would begin working with a wider variety of companies to sell its products
It says nothing about "not competing with Intel". What a load of sensationalist crap.
Unfortunately the Jefferson model is not the model upon which the American public education system is based.
Modern American public education is the result of industrial capitalists needing skilled labourers. A famous quote to this effect is:
In our dreams...people yield themselves with perfect docility to our molding hands...The present educational conventions [intellectual and character education] fade from our minds, and unhampered by tradition we work our own good will upon a grateful and responsive folk. We shall not try to make these people or any of their children into philosophers or men of learning or men of science. We have not to raise up from among them authors, educators, poets or men of letters. We shall not search for embryo great artists, painters, musicians, nor lawyers, doctors, preachers, politicians, statesmen, of whom we have ample supply. The task we set before ourselves is very simple...we will organize children...and teach them to do in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way...
Which is an excerpt from from the first mission statement of the Rockefeller's General Education Board called Letter Number One (1906).
It simply states that public education's sole purpose is to produce human machines, capable of performing the tasks set before them. It has no mandate to create an "informed electorate".
An interesting comparison of the current flat-panel display technologies. It's not exhaustive, but it gives you a good 20,000 foot view. Note that this is on the site of an OLED tech competitor, trade named "iFire" which is thick-film transistor based so it's slightly slanted.
The iFire technology is pretty cool too. Seems to be a lot less expensive than OLED, though it's not as bright so less useful for genreal purpose displays. Both techs have been in development for years with very little, commercially, to show.
Apparently TDK and Sanyo are both pursuing potential iFire solutions, though I'm sure all display manufacturers are currently investigating all of the alternatives. Way too soon to throw all one's eggs in one basket.
HTML. Broken. Yadda yadda yadda. Design. Content. Seperation. Blah blah blah.
Relying on HTML to solve these problems is outdated. We have back-end scripts used to deliver cutomized presentations depending on the browser used to visit the site.
But I guess this is obvious to most of the horde of/. readers.
Having worked in the public sector as well, I must concur. It's all about politics, ass kissing, and complete and utter non-sense unrelated to your job which dictates your task priorities. The public sector is not a place to expect a clear chain of command.
As a consequence, things get done at a much slower pace in the public sector. Meetings, commitees, and know-it-all buffoons with titular "power" wanting to mark their territory are the order of the day, every day. The lifers all know that actually getting anything done doesn't matter because The Institution (whatever it may be) will still be there tomorrow regardless.
I had my "fresh out of school" idealism beaten out of me within a year of public sector work. I stuck with it for another year and then jumped to the private sector and have never looked back. I'm working on a consulting contract FOR the government right now and when I look around, nothing has changed from when I left.
1. We have unmetered local calling. So does the rest of the country, afaik. Dial-up is hardly "good enough". People who've experienced broadband almost never go back.
2. The city of Edmonton (capital of Alberta) has a census metropolitan area of 9,000+ sq. km and only 900,000 (and change) people living in roughly 370,000 individual homes (source: Stats Canada). The city of Calgary (also in Alberta) is somewhat more dense, but not by much. The province of Alberta is a bit smaller than Texas and only has 3 million people. Canada as a whole is one of the least dense countries in the world. My point: we're at least as spread out as you guys and yet we're making broadband work even out in the most remote areas.
3. Cable companies hold regionally regulated monopolies in Canada. For instance, in Edmonton there is only one cable provider, Shaw. In Calgary I believe it's Roger's.
Telcos are deregulated for long distance and business lines, but you can only get your residential voice services through a single provider in Alberta (may be different elsewhere). However, I can get DSL from, at last count, 4 different providers. One of which (Telus) holds the residential voice service monopoly.
The rates we pay are comparable, or cheaper than the rates most Americans in large cities pay, but in Canadian dollars (meaning, it's WAY less expensive). Our coverage is also much better thanks to government intiatives like the Alberta Supernet.
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"Called shot to the nuts!"
Nice.
If that's only £5m over the 10 year span, then whoopity freaking do. Then they probably only have a handful of file servers and maybe 300 workstations to support.
This smells like a "the sky is falling" bs hype story to me.
If it's £5m/year for 10 years, then it really is a big deal and I'd be very confused by the decision as well. (Well, not really. Graft graft graft)
There are not enough moderator points that can be applied to this statement. /ditto
Big Fucking Deal.
The tone of the article makes it sound like this is a catastrophe. I'm sure it'll illicit all the of the holier-than-thou beardos tut-tutting and tsk-tsking about the stupidity of some developers.
You forgot the Lia... er... Lawyer who's rubbing his hands in gleaful anticipation of the coming payo... er... court case.
It always happens... just after I buy my 1Ghz 15" PB, they upgrade the models. Grr... and I was just thinking about how nice it would be to have an ATI 9600.
Oh well, I'll just wait until they release G5 PBs. In fact, I can hardly wait for them to release G5 PBs. Hurry the fark up Apple! I already have the money set aside.
In name, it's deffinately a nod to Niven. I'd still say in concept it sounds closer to what Sterling outlined in Distraction.
The "flash mobs" are not formed by newsworthy events and instant teleportation. Rather, they are formed via standard comm channels, travel in a much more conventional way, and perform seemingly random acts much like the crowds in Distraction, hence my nod to Sterling rather than Niven. (Probably a case of Flash Mobs from Sterling which was from Niven originally... children of children and all of that.)
Read Distraction.
Actually no... check this out:t ures_u s.jsp
... if it works as advertised it's pretty nifty.
http://www.lanparty.com.tw/LP1/features/fea
After you recover from the seizure indced by that site, download and watch their propoganda on Raid 1.5
More and more cheap RAID solutions for mid->power users?
Check out the DFI LANParty series of MoBos with RAIDx1.5 which allows pseudo RAID 0 and 1 with only two drives. Pretty durn click if you ask me, and not at a ridiculous price point either.
Just a though. (Doesn't actually FIX the problem though)
"I'm just a caveman. Your world frightens and confuses me" - unfrozen caveman lawyer
I can already see this "key"board's first killer app:
Karate Champ teaches typing!
Well, their answer to Grantsdale's "whopping" 4GB of memory will be: "uh... your penis is so tiny".
* small that? that's my karma going up in flames *
Hey, hey. How about that weather out there?
Whoah! That was the caller from hell.
Well, hot dog! We have a weiner.
Those clowns in congress did it again. What a bunch of clowns.
</dj3000>
At twice the price of a comparably powerful PC. Apple isn't an option unless you're image concious. Accept it and get over it.
Public Web sites that require registration to gain access to the the articles.
then it'll be the plague. Then... Electric Negroes running amok at the behest of an amoral AI with a master plan for world domination.
Matt Ruff was right! Disney is the root of all evil.
All we need now is Meisterbrau.
(if you get the reference... you're as sad an pathetic as I am)
Hmm... I'm pretty sure that Midimaze for the Atari ST preceded Hovertank and Catacomb 3d. If not the first FPS it was probably the first networked multiplayer FPS (using the built in MIDI ports on the ST (hence the name)).
For those too lazy to click though, here's a sample quote:
It says nothing about "not competing with Intel". What a load of sensationalist crap.
Slashdot.
Tabloid News for nerds.
Modern American public education is the result of industrial capitalists needing skilled labourers. A famous quote to this effect is: Which is an excerpt from from the first mission statement of the Rockefeller's General Education Board called Letter Number One (1906).
It simply states that public education's sole purpose is to produce human machines, capable of performing the tasks set before them. It has no mandate to create an "informed electorate".
An interesting comparison of the current flat-panel display technologies. It's not exhaustive, but it gives you a good 20,000 foot view. Note that this is on the site of an OLED tech competitor, trade named "iFire" which is thick-film transistor based so it's slightly slanted.
The iFire technology is pretty cool too. Seems to be a lot less expensive than OLED, though it's not as bright so less useful for genreal purpose displays. Both techs have been in development for years with very little, commercially, to show.
Apparently TDK and Sanyo are both pursuing potential iFire solutions, though I'm sure all display manufacturers are currently investigating all of the alternatives. Way too soon to throw all one's eggs in one basket.
I think they do not really care.
...
They make "phat l3wt5" regardless.
A solid 10 year plan:
1) become lawyer
2)
3) $$$
Have to agree.
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HTML. Broken. Yadda yadda yadda. Design. Content. Seperation. Blah blah blah.
Relying on HTML to solve these problems is outdated. We have back-end scripts used to deliver cutomized presentations depending on the browser used to visit the site.
But I guess this is obvious to most of the horde of
Having worked in the public sector as well, I must concur. It's all about politics, ass kissing, and complete and utter non-sense unrelated to your job which dictates your task priorities. The public sector is not a place to expect a clear chain of command.
As a consequence, things get done at a much slower pace in the public sector. Meetings, commitees, and know-it-all buffoons with titular "power" wanting to mark their territory are the order of the day, every day. The lifers all know that actually getting anything done doesn't matter because The Institution (whatever it may be) will still be there tomorrow regardless.
I had my "fresh out of school" idealism beaten out of me within a year of public sector work. I stuck with it for another year and then jumped to the private sector and have never looked back. I'm working on a consulting contract FOR the government right now and when I look around, nothing has changed from when I left.
In terms of Alberta:
1. We have unmetered local calling. So does the rest of the country, afaik. Dial-up is hardly "good enough". People who've experienced broadband almost never go back.
2. The city of Edmonton (capital of Alberta) has a census metropolitan area of 9,000+ sq. km and only 900,000 (and change) people living in roughly 370,000 individual homes (source: Stats Canada). The city of Calgary (also in Alberta) is somewhat more dense, but not by much. The province of Alberta is a bit smaller than Texas and only has 3 million people. Canada as a whole is one of the least dense countries in the world. My point: we're at least as spread out as you guys and yet we're making broadband work even out in the most remote areas.
3. Cable companies hold regionally regulated monopolies in Canada. For instance, in Edmonton there is only one cable provider, Shaw. In Calgary I believe it's Roger's.
Telcos are deregulated for long distance and business lines, but you can only get your residential voice services through a single provider in Alberta (may be different elsewhere). However, I can get DSL from, at last count, 4 different providers. One of which (Telus) holds the residential voice service monopoly.
The rates we pay are comparable, or cheaper than the rates most Americans in large cities pay, but in Canadian dollars (meaning, it's WAY less expensive). Our coverage is also much better thanks to government intiatives like the Alberta Supernet.