i see a net-equipped TV, with a minimal ARM-based computer built-in, running a lightweight itunes; shows are bought and played entirely with the remote, which has a simple kb for searching for stuff and entering credit card info.
owners could then download shows straight to the tv, which has an upgradable hard drive/flash module
people don't necessarily want a computer, they want to watch tv
so, why do the parents need to drive over 80, turn off traction control, and turn the stereo up to 11? they all seem like pretty bad ideas whoever is driving the car?
no it isn't. neoliberal, unregulated capitalism is inherently unstable
go look up john maynard keynes and henry ford, and what their ideas created from the 1930s to the 1970s
as an aside, the USA wouldn't be what it is today without keynes and ford, with a little help from fdr
ironically, one of the systems created by fordism/keynesianism (the military-industrial complex) led to the US being given an almighty blow by the knock-on effects of american military interference (the yom kippur war/OPEC oil crisis)
...but with the financial system. maybe we should be looking instead at how vast sums of money can be moved into and out of a company in seconds? episodes like this have shown the instability of the share market, and the craziness of the finance market. everything is built upon smoke and mirrors - performance counts for little, while perception, lies and marketing rule the day
and why are the traders who sold off their shares paying attention to unverified sources like ireport? well, probably because the trader next to them did; it's all got to a point of 'following the herd' rather than making decisions based on financial judgement.
90% of trades based on speculation? what do you expect?
Trouble is that you bothered to follow the tutorial. Most people won't bother and then blame the OS for being different from what they are used to.
why are there no skins for whatever os is on the things, that look/work like windows?
if people want an OS that is 'just like they already know' then give them one. gnome and kde are both skinable, and can be setup to put the shortcuts/menus/etc. in the same place as XP
firefox looks a hell of a lot like ie (position of buttons, layout, etc.)
openoffice is laid out very similarly to office pre-2007
i don't see why this is a problem for the maintainers of the OS to fix?
1. define good. i have a feeling any answer we give, you'll shoot down as being 'too heavy' 'ugly', or something else. i'd rather know beforehand what i have to aim at.
2. nokia 1100 - it costs about US$40, has ~9 days battery, and is virtually indestructible in everyday use. no camera, java, gps, calendar, etc
But he hasn't banned their names from appearing in traditional media and anyone at all who sees those other forms of media can post things on the net.
having seen this on the news today, it appears that no they can't post it on the net. from what i understand, anyone can be prosecuted for breaching this order, not just the 'press' (whatever that may mean).
his intention was to stop the spread of 'viral' videos that refer to the killing, and possibly prejudicing the trial
the killing was allegedly gang-related, and gangs in nz have a habit of recording stuff (either at the time or later) and making videos glorifying some act, that they then post to youtube or wherever. if the judge issues a court order, they can wave that at google or whoever, and get the video taken down/blocked
The most secure system is one that is turned off. This new stuff they're adding increases the attack surface, sure, but it's also necessary to build stuff that actually works
well, my (and most people's) definition of 'works' is one that keeps me and my data secure
your argument is bogus and assumes your specification for doing something contains only *one* criterion, which is a crazy idea, and not how engineering works
When I was small and liked to make shit up, I designed "flyingpigs theory" which has 1,235.656565 universes. So there. It's string theory, but with a more realistic name and a bigger number (so it must be better right?).
there's a difference between theory and hypothesis.
one has a grounding in reality, one can be made up by 10 year-olds and still be 'valid'
Safest way to not get caught doing anything is to not do it!
Or just connect to your neighbour's wifi:-)
of course, there's no possibility whatsoever for abuse of power here is there? or for someone to make a mistake and arrest me for doing something unusual but legal?
so, no. i'll keep my privacy and not have to justify it
al-quaeda are terrorists to americans, but freedom fighters to palestinians/other oppressed muslim countries. engineers may well decide to fight for what they see as a good cause
there are very few restrictions on what mappers can and can't do.
new features can be created and used by anybody, although there is a voting process for getting features into a commonly used list, which again anyone can work on
info is generally collected by gps, notebook and camera, although yahoo/landsat aerial images are used for tracing over roads that the mapper already knows
this will happen via the backdoor. already consumers are getting FON-enabled routers and sharing their connections with other FON members. look at the map they provide for coverage in say London http://maps.fon.com/ we don't need no government input; this will happen, very cheaply, and very soon.
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...they could open up a whole new market.
i see a net-equipped TV, with a minimal ARM-based computer built-in, running a lightweight itunes; shows are bought and played entirely with the remote, which has a simple kb for searching for stuff and entering credit card info.
owners could then download shows straight to the tv, which has an upgradable hard drive/flash module
people don't necessarily want a computer, they want to watch tv
Go live in atlanta, dc, or pennsylvania for a while. Then type that with a straight face.
prolly easier to type with my hands and a keyboard, wherever i am
Apparently, spelling and grammar help readers understand what others are writing.
so, why do the parents need to drive over 80, turn off traction control, and turn the stereo up to 11? they all seem like pretty bad ideas whoever is driving the car?
Capitalism is inherently unstable.
no it isn't. neoliberal, unregulated capitalism is inherently unstable
go look up john maynard keynes and henry ford, and what their ideas created from the 1930s to the 1970s
as an aside, the USA wouldn't be what it is today without keynes and ford, with a little help from fdr
ironically, one of the systems created by fordism/keynesianism (the military-industrial complex) led to the US being given an almighty blow by the knock-on effects of american military interference (the yom kippur war/OPEC oil crisis)
...but with the financial system. maybe we should be looking instead at how vast sums of money can be moved into and out of a company in seconds? episodes like this have shown the instability of the share market, and the craziness of the finance market. everything is built upon smoke and mirrors - performance counts for little, while perception, lies and marketing rule the day
and why are the traders who sold off their shares paying attention to unverified sources like ireport? well, probably because the trader next to them did; it's all got to a point of 'following the herd' rather than making decisions based on financial judgement.
90% of trades based on speculation? what do you expect?
Trouble is that you bothered to follow the tutorial. Most people won't bother and then blame the OS for being different from what they are used to.
why are there no skins for whatever os is on the things, that look/work like windows?
if people want an OS that is 'just like they already know' then give them one. gnome and kde are both skinable, and can be setup to put the shortcuts/menus/etc. in the same place as XP
firefox looks a hell of a lot like ie (position of buttons, layout, etc.)
openoffice is laid out very similarly to office pre-2007
i don't see why this is a problem for the maintainers of the OS to fix?
cool! can i be an atheist too?!
1. define good. i have a feeling any answer we give, you'll shoot down as being 'too heavy' 'ugly', or something else. i'd rather know beforehand what i have to aim at.
2. nokia 1100 - it costs about US$40, has ~9 days battery, and is virtually indestructible in everyday use. no camera, java, gps, calendar, etc
What other texts do we have that has a similar chance of surviving? There are a lot of texts that are revered to some extent
the man pages for emacs?
But he hasn't banned their names from appearing in traditional media and anyone at all who sees those other forms of media can post things on the net.
having seen this on the news today, it appears that no they can't post it on the net. from what i understand, anyone can be prosecuted for breaching this order, not just the 'press' (whatever that may mean).
his intention was to stop the spread of 'viral' videos that refer to the killing, and possibly prejudicing the trial
the killing was allegedly gang-related, and gangs in nz have a habit of recording stuff (either at the time or later) and making videos glorifying some act, that they then post to youtube or wherever. if the judge issues a court order, they can wave that at google or whoever, and get the video taken down/blocked
The most secure system is one that is turned off. This new stuff they're adding increases the attack surface, sure, but it's also necessary to build stuff that actually works
well, my (and most people's) definition of 'works' is one that keeps me and my data secure
your argument is bogus and assumes your specification for doing something contains only *one* criterion, which is a crazy idea, and not how engineering works
When I was small and liked to make shit up, I designed "flyingpigs theory" which has 1,235.656565 universes. So there. It's string theory, but with a more realistic name and a bigger number (so it must be better right?).
there's a difference between theory and hypothesis.
one has a grounding in reality, one can be made up by 10 year-olds and still be 'valid'
guess which yours is
"all universes can support the existence of stars, provided that the definition of star is interpreted broadly"
hell yeah, in fact there's a 'star' right here on my desk
of course you must accept that my definition of 'star' looks remarkably like your definition of 'cup of coffee', but that's a minor point
Safest way to not get caught doing anything is to not do it!
Or just connect to your neighbour's wifi :-)
of course, there's no possibility whatsoever for abuse of power here is there? or for someone to make a mistake and arrest me for doing something unusual but legal?
so, no. i'll keep my privacy and not have to justify it
where's sudo; i want to be root
'sudo apt-get install kraken' doesn't do anything. can someone help please?
one man's freedom fighter is another terrorist
al-quaeda are terrorists to americans, but freedom fighters to palestinians/other oppressed muslim countries. engineers may well decide to fight for what they see as a good cause
...try driving slower. you also don't have the risk of killing people.
using technology to solve(?) a social problem is a horrendous idea
in reply to all your questions: yes
there are very few restrictions on what mappers can and can't do.
new features can be created and used by anybody, although there is a voting process for getting features into a commonly used list, which again anyone can work on
info is generally collected by gps, notebook and camera, although yahoo/landsat aerial images are used for tracing over roads that the mapper already knows
this will happen via the backdoor. already consumers are getting FON-enabled routers and sharing their connections with other FON members. look at the map they provide for coverage in say London http://maps.fon.com/
we don't need no government input; this will happen, very cheaply, and very soon.
imagine a beowulf cluster of these
> AFAIK Ubuntu was developed for the *desktop& market...did I miss sth?
Yes, looks like you missed the '8' key (that's the one with the asterisk), not the & (on the '7')
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sigs are for losers
....and heat it in the oven at 250 degrees C, i'll have stephen hawking inside 30 minutes?
but no real details. nothing beyond what was reported the last time this was here, or the time before, or the time before........
wake me up when google announce something