...at the same time, computers have reached a point where they can do everything we need.
While my old 80 MHz PowerMac lacks in voice recognition (it does have it, though) it makes a fine webserver and mailserver. I can still use it to browse the web and write papers. My roommate still uses a 200 MHz Pentium with Win98 and some newer games with no complaints.
One of the articles discusses that Moore's law is finally coming to an end. This might not be because it is harder and harder to make computers faster and faster as the article states. It may be because computers are finally doing everything we need them to. I know that having a smarter, better interaction with the computer will drive the industry for faster machines, but the proliferation of PDA's shows that we've passed the critical point of having enough computing power and not needing more. I mean that the computers are powerful enough now, that we are focusing on making them smaller and smaller.
Hell, today's PDA can wip me at chess. That's as powerful as I need!
I don't think that your office printer will have any problems if you use a \{em post-script} printer and force the whole office to use VI and \LaTeX. \\
Believe it or not, 99\% of the people who call tech support {\df ARE} capable of understanding the innerworkings of both VI and \LaTeX. They will also enjoy the {\em simpler, non-graphical} interface by running these on machines without X installed. \\
Finally, in the last 10 years of computing, I don't think that VI or \LaTeX have crashed a single computer. \\
So again, here's the reasons for switching to \LaTeX... \begin{itemize} \item Easier to use then cake! \item Employees will find it fun, and will love it \item Employees aren't locked into VI for all of their text editing needs. Other solutions such as VIM, emacs, or xemacs exist. \item Printing the resulting postscript file will solve your printing problems and provide elegant printouts \item It won't crash computers. \end{itemize}
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%% Just for the sake of people about %% flame me, this was intended as %% sarcasm. I love VI and LaTeX, but %% I also worked in an office environment %% and fully understand that Hell would %% freeze over before even 1% of them %% attempted to learn LaTeX!
It doesn't have to do with developed vs. undeveloped countries.
It's all about capitalistic vs. not-so-capitalistic countries.
Do you honestly think that our ISP's would allow the US government to provide free internet access? I admit that the tech industry has been slow to start lobbying, but they would learn quickly if the gov hinted at offering free internet service.
WebPal Goto linux-hacker and on his BBS you will see a category called WebPal. This is a $69 ARM computer that hooks up to your television. Currently, we're trying to install linux on it. It's very linux-able and I'm sure I'll have it working in another week or two. I plan to use it as a file server, but it has much potential as a router/firewall too.
I can recommend a knife with all the same Geekiness factor as these and it is darn useful, too!
Try the Boker Ceramic folding knives. They contain a transformation toughened zirconia blade that folds into a 6/4 titanium handle. Not only will you know that you are cool with a ceramic bladed knife made out of the TOUGHEST ceramic in existance, but the ceramic/titanium combo makes this knife the least reactive to anything.
Of course, it is a ceramic blade so you won't have to ever sharpen it, but don't pry anything with it.
After 3 years of use, mine is just as sharp as the day I bought it.
It says in the facts about the DeCSS, that you can exactly copy a DVD and that this has always been possible before the DeCSS came about.
Is this true? I had heard before that store bought DVDs have a hard-coded number on each disk in an area that you can't write to on a blank DVD. This number was needed in the decryption, hence no copied DVDs could be played.
The source code is still available from this site and will so remain. BladeEnc will continue to develop no matter what might turn out from this situation.
...at least he is standing by what he believes in.
About Linux
Linux is a free, Unix-like operating system (fundamental software) that has been developed by a loose-knit team of talented programmers working all over the world. Linux works on almost every kind of computer in existence, and provides a robust platform for a wide variety of applications.
Linux has blossomed to an estimated user base of 10-15 million since being created by Linus Torvalds in 1991.
IT analysts International Data Corporation (IDC) have predicted that Linux commercial shipments will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 25% until 2003 which is more than double the combined rate for all other server operating environments. For more information about Linux, please refer to: http://www.linux.com and http://www.xfree86.org
What exactly is loose-knit? I think that he's trying to call us stupid! j.k. Notice that just the commercial shipments will increase at that rate. Does this include downloaded free versions? The chip that is the point of the article will help ensure that non-commercial shipments will continue to increase, too
Even better... the mouse could be like the controller of an F-18 Hornet fighter jet. The throttle is bolted to the floor. It never moves, the jet responds to the amount of force that you put on the bar, but the bar remains stationary.
You could bolt the buttonless mouse to the table, and then it would resond without ever moving.
Of course you could just glue a rock to the table and pretend it is a mouse.
In an effort to redeem myself, I found a really interesting and readable web page. According to it...
Precious stone:
"A gemstone that, owing to its beauty, rarity, durability, and hardness, has the highest commercial value and traditionally has enjoyed the highest esteem since antiquity; specifically, diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald (and sometimes pearl, opal, topaz, and chrysoberyl)."
So silicon might still not be precious because of the "has enjoyed the highest esteem since antiquity" bit. The article is a little vague about what exactly a gemstone is, but Silicon fits the descriptions of a Gemstone on the page. As our computers begin to operate on light in the future, it'd be good to know the value of stuff is inside 'em.
I would love to have a ring with an exposed silicon chip instead of a gemstone. I know that current manufacturing processes would make it nearly impossible (hence, REALLY expensive), but having an entire ring from a single crystal of Silicon would be way COOL!! (just for geekiness purposes)
We may slashdot a precious stone, not opals, but most likely small saphirre posts used to bend light into sharp 90 degree angles. There was an article in Science about 2 years ago about some researchers developing these posts to bend light sharply. Fiber optic cables can't make sharp turns.
The opals mentioned in the article won't be precious stones. They were growing pores in silicon, creating opals composed of silicon. Opals, by definition, are materials that transmit light and contain small pores of diameter approximately equal to the wavelength of one color light.
For example, create saphirre with small 500 nm diameter pores. Now when you shine light through the saphirre, most of the frequencies of light transmit straight through the material, except for green light. Since the wavelength of green light (500 nm) is the same as the pore size, the pores scatter the green light. This gives the opal a glowing green look. For other colors, you make pores of size equal to the wavelength that you want the opal to be.
In this article, they talk about making pores in silicon, so the opals would be made out of silicon...hardly a precious stone.
...better yet, give them all cell phones and tell the whole class that they only have to turn in 1 problem. That way you would have a Beowulf cluster of students working on the problem.
Of course, students would make _very_ unreliable nodes. That's where monkeys come in to the picture.
I heard that the DOJ was planning on breaking Disney into 3 seperate companies: One that owns/operates the ground and buildings at the theme parks, another company to maintain/operate the rides and stores at the theme park, and finally one company that will operate the information booth that was supposed to be free to begin with.
Slashdot Mirror
You should clarify that.
Doesn't happen on your *nix box.
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Check out a review of the Axis cam at Linux weekly news. They liked it alot!!
I don't think we should be moderated down simply for clicking on a link!!!
What gives?
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...whip...
sorry.
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...at the same time, computers have reached a point where they can do everything we need.
While my old 80 MHz PowerMac lacks in voice recognition (it does have it, though) it makes a fine webserver and mailserver. I can still use it to browse the web and write papers. My roommate still uses a 200 MHz Pentium with Win98 and some newer games with no complaints.
One of the articles discusses that Moore's law is finally coming to an end. This might not be because it is harder and harder to make computers faster and faster as the article states. It may be because computers are finally doing everything we need them to. I know that having a smarter, better interaction with the computer will drive the industry for faster machines, but the proliferation of PDA's shows that we've passed the critical point of having enough computing power and not needing more. I mean that the computers are powerful enough now, that we are focusing on making them smaller and smaller.
Hell, today's PDA can wip me at chess. That's as powerful as I need!
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\include{positive_karma}
I don't think that your office printer will have any problems if you use a \{em post-script} printer and force the whole office to use VI and \LaTeX. \\
Believe it or not, 99\% of the people who call tech support {\df ARE} capable of understanding the innerworkings of both VI and \LaTeX. They will also enjoy the {\em simpler, non-graphical} interface by running these on machines without X installed. \\
Finally, in the last 10 years of computing, I don't think that VI or \LaTeX have crashed a single computer. \\
So again, here's the reasons for switching to \LaTeX...
\begin{itemize}
\item Easier to use then cake!
\item Employees will find it fun, and will love it
\item Employees aren't locked into VI for all of their text editing needs. Other solutions such as VIM, emacs, or xemacs exist.
\item Printing the resulting postscript file will solve your printing problems and provide elegant printouts
\item It won't crash computers.
\end{itemize}
\end{slashdot_reply}
%% Just for the sake of people about
%% flame me, this was intended as
%% sarcasm. I love VI and LaTeX, but
%% I also worked in an office environment
%% and fully understand that Hell would
%% freeze over before even 1% of them
%% attempted to learn LaTeX!
It doesn't have to do with developed vs. undeveloped countries.
It's all about capitalistic vs. not-so-capitalistic countries.
Do you honestly think that our ISP's would allow the US government to provide free internet access? I admit that the tech industry has been slow to start lobbying, but they would learn quickly if the gov hinted at offering free internet service.
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you can probably save even more money with this:
WebPal
Goto linux-hacker and on his BBS you will see a category called WebPal. This is a $69 ARM computer that hooks up to your television. Currently, we're trying to install linux on it. It's very linux-able and I'm sure I'll have it working in another week or two. I plan to use it as a file server, but it has much potential as a router/firewall too.
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I agree with your pretty but pointless response.
I can recommend a knife with all the same Geekiness factor as these and it is darn useful, too!
Try the Boker Ceramic folding knives. They contain a transformation toughened zirconia blade that folds into a 6/4 titanium handle. Not only will you know that you are cool with a ceramic bladed knife made out of the TOUGHEST ceramic in existance, but the ceramic/titanium combo makes this knife the least reactive to anything.
Of course, it is a ceramic blade so you won't have to ever sharpen it, but don't pry anything with it.
After 3 years of use, mine is just as sharp as the day I bought it.
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It said spread the virus.
Emailing the virus to McAfee so that they can analyze it isn't going to spread the virus.
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Did anyone notice that mp3.com already owns mp4.com?
Their legal troubles will never end!!
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I'm not sure about your computer, but on my computer, you can't insert any CD when the power is off.
It says in the facts about the DeCSS, that you can exactly copy a DVD and that this has always been possible before the DeCSS came about.
Is this true? I had heard before that store bought DVDs have a hard-coded number on each disk in an area that you can't write to on a blank DVD. This number was needed in the decryption, hence no copied DVDs could be played.
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What exactly is loose-knit? I think that he's trying to call us stupid! j.k.
Notice that just the commercial shipments will increase at that rate. Does this include downloaded free versions? The chip that is the point of the article will help ensure that non-commercial shipments will continue to increase, too
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Even better...
the mouse could be like the controller of an F-18 Hornet fighter jet. The throttle is bolted to the floor. It never moves, the jet responds to the amount of force that you put on the bar, but the bar remains stationary.
You could bolt the buttonless mouse to the table, and then it would resond without ever moving.
Of course you could just glue a rock to the table and pretend it is a mouse.
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I declare war on Seagram's alcohol branch.
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He can't argue when I say that alcoholism disrupts families, causes death, unemployment,
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It sucks that napster is constantly being made the scapegoat for a much deeper and more imporant issue.
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In an effort to redeem myself, I found a really interesting and readable web page. According to it... So silicon might still not be precious because of the "has enjoyed the highest esteem since antiquity" bit. The article is a little vague about what exactly a gemstone is, but Silicon fits the descriptions of a Gemstone on the page. As our computers begin to operate on light in the future, it'd be good to know the value of stuff is inside 'em.
I would love to have a ring with an exposed silicon chip instead of a gemstone. I know that current manufacturing processes would make it nearly impossible (hence, REALLY expensive), but having an entire ring from a single crystal of Silicon would be way COOL!! (just for geekiness purposes)
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sharing synonyms...
partaking, participating, experience, apportioning, dividing, parceling, or parcelling, portioning, prorating, rationing, accord, bestow, distribute, give, grant, present, part, separate, split.
nabbing synonyms...
stealing, abstracting, annexing, appropriating, collaring, filching, hooking, lifting, nipping, pilfering, pillagin, pinching, pocketing, purloining, swiping, thieving, mooch, fleece, frisk, grab, grasp, seize, snatch, take, hijack, shanghai, poach, rustle, burglarize, rob, loot, plunder, rifle.
piracy was not in the FrameMaker Thesaurus.
Please don't call me pro/anti napster because of this post. I mearly thought it would be interesting.
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The opals mentioned in the article won't be precious stones. They were growing pores in silicon, creating opals composed of silicon. Opals, by definition, are materials that transmit light and contain small pores of diameter approximately equal to the wavelength of one color light.
For example, create saphirre with small 500 nm diameter pores. Now when you shine light through the saphirre, most of the frequencies of light transmit straight through the material, except for green light. Since the wavelength of green light (500 nm) is the same as the pore size, the pores scatter the green light. This gives the opal a glowing green look. For other colors, you make pores of size equal to the wavelength that you want the opal to be.
In this article, they talk about making pores in silicon, so the opals would be made out of silicon...hardly a precious stone.
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That was a damn fine response. Please moderate it up!
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...better yet, give them all cell phones and tell the whole class that they only have to turn in 1 problem. That way you would have a Beowulf cluster of students working on the problem.
Of course, students would make _very_ unreliable nodes. That's where monkeys come in to the picture.
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I heard that the DOJ was planning on breaking Disney into 3 seperate companies:
One that owns/operates the ground and buildings at the theme parks, another company to maintain/operate the rides and stores at the theme park, and finally one company that will operate the information booth that was supposed to be free to begin with.
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Chinese Gov. uses Linux = Good thing
...Maybe I oversimplified that just a little.
Chinese Gov. is Communist Censoring Machine = Bad thing
The U.S. Gov apparently holds Linux above censorship since we are going to open up all trade with China.
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