If they decide to not continue operating the Hubble it'd be nice
to see it in the Smithsonian or on loan to other museums. Having that
unique piece of equipment within arms reach of kids may give them the
spark to pursue a career in science or at least make them appreciate
it.
A phoney mock-up won't do, it have the real thing there:
pits, warts and all. One of my earliest museum memories (very early
70's?) from our
provincial
museum was "Sputnik" on display. I remember being in awe of it
until my mom told me it wasn't the real Sputnik. It was a let down,
like realizing Santa isn't real. Being told a few bones in otherwise
complete dinosaur skeletons wasn't nearly as bad, at least most of
the bones were legit.
Fellowship of the Ring 75. In the book, Gandalf isn't
the one saying "You shall not pass!", It's the Black Knight. King
Arthur subsequently hacks off all of the Knight's arms and legs
leaving a limbless knight protesting on the ground.
The Two Towers 107. In the book it isn't an army of Orcs that
decimate the army of the good guys, it's a bunny with "a vicious
streak a mile wide". Also, the magical fellow warning them in the
book is an Enchanter named Tim, not a Wizard named Gandalf.
The Return of the King 77. In the movie, Gollum falls
into the lava of Mt. Doom and dies. The book clearly states that
John Cleese carries him to a cart while Gollum protests "I'm not
dead!" Eric Idle then crushes his skull with a club then runs off to
the Robinsons' as "they've lost nine today."
..and she said, "The Toy of course!" Kids dont care about the food, its all about the toy.
I highly recommend you read Fast Food Nation. The author goes into some detail about marketting to children. Some parts are a bit alarmist but overall it's a thought-provoking read.
Now every four year old is going to have seen a movie about it, robbing them even of the chance to experience the wonderful world of Douglas Adams *first hand*.
So true. I'd love to know the stats of the people which paid to see the LotR trilogy multiple times, bought the various DVD editions, plastic cups from some fast-food dive but haven't read the books and have no intention of doing so. I'm not knocking Jackson or the movies, I think he did as good a job as could have been done, but no amount of CGI can beat the infinite movie screen of the imagination when fueled by a good book.
Everything. Being "free" doesn't preclude software from being considered part of the market. If it did them Microsoft/SCO/et al wouldn't be bothered by it.
This illustrates perfectly how the free-market can work
without overbearing monopolistic influence: Red Hat ends support for
certain software, users can (and apparently do) go elsewhere.
Cutting support in a proprietary environment means a forced upgrade
or outright migration which would cost a bundle. In the free software
world this could just be a lateral shift, nothing more than a speed
bump.
Consider this: in the very odd chance SCO wins lawsuits
and Linux crumbles there wouldn't be much involved to move Linux web
servers over to *BSD as they're likely all running Apache/PHP/*SQL
anyhow.
A trivially crafted robots.txt created by SCO could easily be the cause.
Ahh, good point. When I search for "stolen sco ip" and "site:sco.com" on google I get no hits. I guess McBride's crack legal team made sure the smoking gun is hidden from the enemy..
You may remember my attempt at starting a GoogleBombing where "litigious bastards" links to SCO as the first hit.
(see this/. comment.) Anyhow, in my journal ArmenTanzarian (210418) noted that it's working now!
Way to go! It's a good day for slashdot and the net as a whole.
Not to sound cold here, but astronauts know the risks involved yet people line up to get into the programs. Space flight is a damn risky proposition but if I could get in, I'd be there in a second.
Discovery costs lives. Countless explorers drowned over many centuries in the quest for knowledge yet people kept getting on ships wondering what's over the horizon.
well, with walmart and microsoft onside it's pretty much inevitable now...
It's only inevitable if you support the system.
Buy from locally owned stores.
Buy locally produced products.
Support companies owned from within your country.
Don't support the big multinationals. They view consumers as nothing more than cattle at the trough.
It's no suprise that Levi Strauss closed its last US manufacturing plant after getting in bed with WalMart to make cheap jeans so consumers could save a couple of bucks while putting their neighbours out of work.
PHB: OK,
the new MS inventory system automatically ordered 15 semi-trailer
loads of Kotex Ultra Thick & Fluffy With Wings. Make sure we
have room for that shipment.
GeekSlave: But.. Sir, we
sell snack food, not..
PHB: Don't question
the system; do you know how much it cost?!
You can buy xboxes with mod chip preinstalled for ~CA$400. Install XBOX Media Player and you have a good quality divx/xvid/vcd/svcd/dvd player that can read from the local DVD drive, hard disk or network. It can play DVD-R|RW copies of downloaded games too.
Interview tests are so important! Eg: a simple "frontline PC support" job. Ask the applicant to put memory in a machine or install a hard disk. Leave a ground wrist-strap in the tools. You'll be amazed at how many of them won't use it (or even know what it is!)
Not that stray static wastes as much as in the CMOS days but if it's not your equipment, you should protect it as best you can. Oh try reversing IDE cables and asking them to format a disk using fdisk.. etc etc etc..
The number of people that think they're IT-ready because they built a PC out of spare parts is staggering. They should be at WalMart|Best Buy|Future Shop selling, not working under the hood.
Many jobs nowadays want X years of
experience in lieu of Y certifications or Z years of schooling. A lot
of IT management smartened up when they certification-mills pumped out
losers with some theoretical knowledge but crumbled under practical
pressure. You can thank the Dot-Bomb for that. The money-motivated
didn't want to spend the time in school to learn the trade lest they
get left behind so certification-mills filled a need: impatient people
that wanted to make lots of money in the "new economy".
Thankfully a lot of those that were in it only for the money
are unemployed (no insult to the submitter intended) or selling
crap. Of course different parts of the world and different companies have varying policies so I have to stress YMMV!
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Shh... I need an excuse for those "soothing beers".. ;)
If they decide to not continue operating the Hubble it'd be nice to see it in the Smithsonian or on loan to other museums. Having that unique piece of equipment within arms reach of kids may give them the spark to pursue a career in science or at least make them appreciate it.
A phoney mock-up won't do, it have the real thing there: pits, warts and all. One of my earliest museum memories (very early 70's?) from our provincial museum was "Sputnik" on display. I remember being in awe of it until my mom told me it wasn't the real Sputnik. It was a let down, like realizing Santa isn't real. Being told a few bones in otherwise complete dinosaur skeletons wasn't nearly as bad, at least most of the bones were legit.
That dude missed a few glaring deviations.
Fellowship of the Ring
75. In the book, Gandalf isn't the one saying "You shall not pass!", It's the Black Knight. King Arthur subsequently hacks off all of the Knight's arms and legs leaving a limbless knight protesting on the ground.
The Two Towers
107. In the book it isn't an army of Orcs that decimate the army of the good guys, it's a bunny with "a vicious streak a mile wide". Also, the magical fellow warning them in the book is an Enchanter named Tim, not a Wizard named Gandalf.
The Return of the King
77. In the movie, Gollum falls into the lava of Mt. Doom and dies. The book clearly states that John Cleese carries him to a cart while Gollum protests "I'm not dead!" Eric Idle then crushes his skull with a club then runs off to the Robinsons' as "they've lost nine today."
damn slacker..
I highly recommend you read Fast Food Nation. The author goes into some detail about marketting to children. Some parts are a bit alarmist but overall it's a thought-provoking read.
Now every four year old is going to have seen a movie about it, robbing them even of the chance to experience the wonderful world of Douglas Adams *first hand*.
So true. I'd love to know the stats of the people which paid to see the LotR trilogy multiple times, bought the various DVD editions, plastic cups from some fast-food dive but haven't read the books and have no intention of doing so.
I'm not knocking Jackson or the movies, I think he did as good a job as could have been done, but no amount of CGI can beat the infinite movie screen of the imagination when fueled by a good book.
But it's Disney, so what do you expect?
Probably not what you expect..
Multiple Hitchiker toys at (McDonalds|Burger King) so people have to make several visits to buy them all.
Perhaps a Hitchiker Ride at Disney World if the movie proves very successful.
A DVD release followed soon after by a "collectors edition" release.
A re-release of the books all spiffied up for the new consumers.
A movie where quality will be second to the marketting of junk collectibles.
/. needs a "+1, Cynical Bastard" mod.
bah..
1980: Do you have Herpes?
1986: Do you have AIDS?
1995: I have pepper spray.
2004: I have Google.
Oh well.. at least RealDolls can't use search engines.. yet..
.. would TURN OFF those blasted "Your mail has a virus!" auto-replies. They accomplish nothing but the generation of yet more useless traffic.
Everything. Being "free" doesn't preclude software from being considered part of the market. If it did them Microsoft/SCO/et al wouldn't be bothered by it.
This illustrates perfectly how the free-market can work without overbearing monopolistic influence: Red Hat ends support for certain software, users can (and apparently do) go elsewhere.
Cutting support in a proprietary environment means a forced upgrade or outright migration which would cost a bundle. In the free software world this could just be a lateral shift, nothing more than a speed bump.
Consider this: in the very odd chance SCO wins lawsuits and Linux crumbles there wouldn't be much involved to move Linux web servers over to *BSD as they're likely all running Apache/PHP/*SQL anyhow.
have you ever felt guilty over using Mac OS X instead of Linux?
You'll have to ask my ex-wife; she took the Mac.
So many possibilties:
Link to these lie-detector glasses for better detection.
Card counting in Vegas.
Covert recording of conversations (low bitrate MP3?)
The chicks. Well.. maybe not the chicks..
:)
Anyhow, this is moot. I can't recall the last time I wore a shirt with a collar..
A trivially crafted robots.txt created by SCO could easily be the cause.
Ahh, good point. When I search for "stolen sco ip" and "site:sco.com" on google I get no hits. I guess McBride's crack legal team made sure the smoking gun is hidden from the enemy..
You may remember my attempt at starting a GoogleBombing where "litigious bastards" links to SCO as the first hit. (see this
Way to go! It's a good day for slashdot and the net as a whole.
Not to sound cold here, but astronauts know the risks involved yet people line up to get into the programs. Space flight is a damn risky proposition but if I could get in, I'd be there in a second.
Discovery costs lives. Countless explorers drowned over many centuries in the quest for knowledge yet people kept getting on ships wondering what's over the horizon.
Perhaps, but that would require that you remove your hand first.
Hmm... think there's a chance this was written by a male?
/.ers. I could have said "GoreSoaker2000(tm) 100 ml Capacity Manhole Covers" but opted against. :P
I was being sensitive to the female
well, with walmart and microsoft onside it's pretty much inevitable now...
It's only inevitable if you support the system.
Buy from locally owned stores.
Buy locally produced products.
Support companies owned from within your country.
Don't support the big multinationals. They view consumers as nothing more than cattle at the trough.
It's no suprise that Levi Strauss closed its last US manufacturing plant after getting in bed with WalMart to make cheap jeans so consumers could save a couple of bucks while putting their neighbours out of work.
[Pilot-Project Test Warehouse in Denmark]
PHB: OK, the new MS inventory system automatically ordered 15 semi-trailer loads of Kotex Ultra Thick & Fluffy With Wings. Make sure we have room for that shipment.
GeekSlave: But.. Sir, we sell snack food, not..
PHB: Don't question the system; do you know how much it cost?!
The cost of a smartphone is high enough without having to add a $699 licensing fee payable to SCO..
Bravo! Well said.
You can buy xboxes with mod chip preinstalled for ~CA$400. Install XBOX Media Player and you have a good quality divx/xvid/vcd/svcd/dvd player that can read from the local DVD drive, hard disk or network. It can play DVD-R|RW copies of downloaded games too.
That's why we give tests to potential applicants.
Interview tests are so important! Eg: a simple "frontline PC support" job. Ask the applicant to put memory in a machine or install a hard disk. Leave a ground wrist-strap in the tools. You'll be amazed at how many of them won't use it (or even know what it is!)
Not that stray static wastes as much as in the CMOS days but if it's not your equipment, you should protect it as best you can. Oh try reversing IDE cables and asking them to format a disk using fdisk.. etc etc etc..
The number of people that think they're IT-ready because they built a PC out of spare parts is staggering. They should be at WalMart|Best Buy|Future Shop selling, not working under the hood.
Don't waste your money.
Many jobs nowadays want X years of experience in lieu of Y certifications or Z years of schooling. A lot of IT management smartened up when they certification-mills pumped out losers with some theoretical knowledge but crumbled under practical pressure. You can thank the Dot-Bomb for that. The money-motivated didn't want to spend the time in school to learn the trade lest they get left behind so certification-mills filled a need: impatient people that wanted to make lots of money in the "new economy".
Thankfully a lot of those that were in it only for the money are unemployed (no insult to the submitter intended) or selling crap. Of course different parts of the world and different companies have varying policies so I have to stress YMMV!
.. is this the rover calling for help? It may have just "come back to" and realized something was wrong.