Yes, I agree, the division is simple. It depends what the work is.
For instance, some jobs are more geared towards bringing work home. For instance, a university professor. Work in this case can be reading a paper or doing a few calculations. If it's something you like to do then it doubles as a hobby and there's nothing wrong with it. Moreover, if what you're doing is interesting to others and not just administrative crap, then you can even discuss it with your spouse.
But if the work is managing a bunch of guys and allocating funds, or the like, then that's something you probably hate and that's when work can interfere with personal life.
I'm totally against the laptop idea. The above advice is exactly why I wouldn't bring a laptop. You always have to be aware of where you are and where you stay. Depending on how much you're prone to worrying, bringing a laptop could be a major pain in the ass.
I bring my laptop to campus. It's a great way to work on a project. I'm working on a project though, and not enjoying the city. When I want to work on something, it's awesome. When I want to do anything else at all that involves moving around, such as go to the gym or go running, it's a major pain in the ass. Laptops are just that way. They're like babies - you can't leave them alone for five seconds. Now, this is just one day on a university campus. Imagine week after week going from place to place. Especially since you don't need it, it'll be nothing but a five pound high tech brick.
For email/internet/blog use a webcafe. For uploading pictures use (1) a larger memory stick if you just want somewhere to store them or (2) the internet which you can also store them and upload them to a site.
For a current Linux user, buying a computer with Linux preinstalled is less appealing than buying a computer that would have a "100% linux Certified" sticker on it (where perhaps 100% means working with the most popular distros).
And Linux users are fussy, perhaps. Although just because we are, that doesn't mean we need to be fanatical about which distribution Dell is offering. It doesn't matter too much. What matters is that there just is a preinstalled Linux on the damn thing, because that would be another small step for Linux. Hardware companies would be more pressed to work with Linux. I mean, they can already get drivers developed for their product for free. It would also increase the awareness that other operating systems exist, and for the most part computers can still function without Windows. Geeks can still choose whatever they want.
The most important factor is our workforce. Scientists and engineers trained in U.S. universities -- the world's best -- have pioneered key technologies such as the microprocessor, creating industries and generating low-paying jobs so that I could make millions.
By some strange fate, the laptop I bought two years ago (Toshiba Satellite A70) happened to take Ubuntu Linux right away without any problems. Almost every installation of Ubuntu I did later had more problems. One installation had a problem with intel integrated graphics, which after a few hours of searching I fixed by changing some memory setting in the BIOS.
Another computer had problems because of the wireless card. My laptop worked so well because it had an Atheros card (example of open source driver).
does anyone seriously think the next generation of biotechnicians and gene-hackers is going to come from America's educational system?
Yes, I do. There are tens of thousands of people in graduate programs today. There are researchers being educated in U.S. all the time. Immigration may be an issue, and there may be thousands of non-citizens in computer science/science/engineering today, but that doesn't negate the fact that there are many more U.S. educated people in total in the workforce.
Well, firstly it won't take very long to download. It probably will already be downloaded. Secondly, aside from knowing that it's there, you won't notice it. A store could have most of the movies downloaded already.
This is really just a shift of production in location. The movies are now being burned in a store instead of at some production facility. So far, technologically, there's nothing to talk about, except now that when bandwidth becomes cheaper in the near future, and DVD-R disks become cheaper as well, they'll want to have a delivery system similar to i-Tunes for the home user, where the iPod is replaced by a blank special DVD-R.
Currently no one would download 4.7-10+ GB of data. It's the waiting part that won't go through now for people at home. It might even take the amount of time to go shopping, but when I go shopping it feels like I'm doing something to get a movie, but knowing that it's slowly chugging away, loading on my computer is a show stopper.
Conclusion, reduced distribution costs, since the implementation only has to happen once, and then movies will never have to be shipped again, and a possible future movie distribution system when bandwidth becomes cheaper.
Let's also not forget that the general public understands much less about a cyberattack than a good ol' fashioned physical attack. Hence, it's much easier for the government to tell the public that they were in severe danger because "the internet was in danger" or whatever obfuscationt they'll use, when in reality they were pinged fifty more times than average. This is really just another reason to take out the guns, and we all know they're having a difficult time justifying military action these days.
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Yes, I agree, the division is simple. It depends what the work is.
For instance, some jobs are more geared towards bringing work home. For instance, a university professor. Work in this case can be reading a paper or doing a few calculations. If it's something you like to do then it doubles as a hobby and there's nothing wrong with it. Moreover, if what you're doing is interesting to others and not just administrative crap, then you can even discuss it with your spouse.
But if the work is managing a bunch of guys and allocating funds, or the like, then that's something you probably hate and that's when work can interfere with personal life.
I'm totally against the laptop idea. The above advice is exactly why I wouldn't bring a laptop. You always have to be aware of where you are and where you stay. Depending on how much you're prone to worrying, bringing a laptop could be a major pain in the ass.
I bring my laptop to campus. It's a great way to work on a project. I'm working on a project though, and not enjoying the city. When I want to work on something, it's awesome. When I want to do anything else at all that involves moving around, such as go to the gym or go running, it's a major pain in the ass. Laptops are just that way. They're like babies - you can't leave them alone for five seconds. Now, this is just one day on a university campus. Imagine week after week going from place to place. Especially since you don't need it, it'll be nothing but a five pound high tech brick.
For email/internet/blog use a webcafe. For uploading pictures use (1) a larger memory stick if you just want somewhere to store them or (2) the internet which you can also store them and upload them to a site.
For a current Linux user, buying a computer with Linux preinstalled is less appealing than buying a computer that would have a "100% linux Certified" sticker on it (where perhaps 100% means working with the most popular distros).
And Linux users are fussy, perhaps. Although just because we are, that doesn't mean we need to be fanatical about which distribution Dell is offering. It doesn't matter too much. What matters is that there just is a preinstalled Linux on the damn thing, because that would be another small step for Linux. Hardware companies would be more pressed to work with Linux. I mean, they can already get drivers developed for their product for free. It would also increase the awareness that other operating systems exist, and for the most part computers can still function without Windows. Geeks can still choose whatever they want.
By some strange fate, the laptop I bought two years ago (Toshiba Satellite A70) happened to take Ubuntu Linux right away without any problems. Almost every installation of Ubuntu I did later had more problems. One installation had a problem with intel integrated graphics, which after a few hours of searching I fixed by changing some memory setting in the BIOS.
Another computer had problems because of the wireless card. My laptop worked so well because it had an Atheros card (example of open source driver).
That's not true: read this article. It's rare but not impossible, and more common in other countries.
Well, firstly it won't take very long to download. It probably will already be downloaded. Secondly, aside from knowing that it's there, you won't notice it. A store could have most of the movies downloaded already.
This is really just a shift of production in location. The movies are now being burned in a store instead of at some production facility. So far, technologically, there's nothing to talk about, except now that when bandwidth becomes cheaper in the near future, and DVD-R disks become cheaper as well, they'll want to have a delivery system similar to i-Tunes for the home user, where the iPod is replaced by a blank special DVD-R.
Currently no one would download 4.7-10+ GB of data. It's the waiting part that won't go through now for people at home. It might even take the amount of time to go shopping, but when I go shopping it feels like I'm doing something to get a movie, but knowing that it's slowly chugging away, loading on my computer is a show stopper.
Conclusion, reduced distribution costs, since the implementation only has to happen once, and then movies will never have to be shipped again, and a possible future movie distribution system when bandwidth becomes cheaper.
Let's also not forget that the general public understands much less about a cyberattack than a good ol' fashioned physical attack. Hence, it's much easier for the government to tell the public that they were in severe danger because "the internet was in danger" or whatever obfuscationt they'll use, when in reality they were pinged fifty more times than average. This is really just another reason to take out the guns, and we all know they're having a difficult time justifying military action these days.