Okay, I know you were most likely wanting information about destinations outside North America. I feel that as a resident of Toronto, however, it's my duty to plug it as much as I can.
So here goes nothing:
Clean streets and subways
Great value for the US dollar
Government-funded health care system
The UN just ranked Canada the best place to live for the 7th year in a row
Low crime rate, safe streets (Chicago has about the same population and land area and has around 1000 murders a year compared to Toronto's 75 or so on a bad year.)
Here's a great info page about Toronto. (An exerpt: "Toronto has nine months of winter and three months of poor skating -- at least that's what it feels like.") Seriously, though: our winters will put hair on your chest, but the great summers make up for them!
Okay, the article linked to in the main story doesn't say much, but does contain some links which, if followed, have some *very* decent information about a possible collaboration between the KDE and Gnome camps.
Here's to burying the hatchet:
Bonobo: the GNOME architecture for creating reusable software components and compound documents
KDE 2: An intro to the parts of KDE II like KParts and XMLGUI
Most people I've spoken to are against Linux kernel/OS fragmentation, so what could be good about GUI fragmentation? I know KDE and Gnome are generally looked upon as mutually exclusive religions, but it *would* be nice to have the two work together.
Just thought some of you might like a more in-depth look at neutron stars. I've been doing some reading on neutron stars in the last few days, so I hunted around in my browser's history and found the two articles I had been reading.
The first one, by New Scientist, is a neat article on stars and their hunger for the planets around them.
The second one, by Scientific American, is a bit technical, but it describes how the X-ray emissions from neutron stars are being used to estimate their size. --
David Ayd, a supercomputing manager at IBM, says "the GRAPE 6 computer appears to be based on a very old model. In the 1970s and '80s these vector models were developed in Japan for problems like simulating weather and plane mechanics, he said. The difference today is that the computers can do the jobs at 100 times the speed or faster."
Aww, talk about sour grapes! They've hurt IBM's feelings, because IBM sells really smokin' computers too. But:
Still, in July of 1995, the GRAPE 4 became the world's fastest computer, breaking the 1 teraflop barrier with a peak speed of 1.08 TFLOPS.
Well, we really can't argue with that, can we, Mr. Ayd?
By contrast, the MPAA wants to say "you paid for the dvd, it is your property, however we still wish to dictate the means by which you use it."
Yes, the plastic disc is yours. The content is not.
It's the same as software on CD: You own the CD, but you own a *license* to the software. If you break the license... <accent>No software for you -- one year!</accent>
From the article: Other scientists also came to the same conclusion at about the same time.
There have been so many instances of a scientist not receiving due credit for his developments. I'm glad to see this isn't the case with Mr. Davies. (However, it would be neat to see who else worked on the same concept at the time.)
Is anyone familiar with something known as the Slashdot Effect®? Imagine that applying to RAM prices...
Even if the C|Net article is full of horse feathers, the above statement alone, from Slashdot, is perfectly capable of raising RAM prices all by itself.
Or maybe it's not such a bad precedent; it'd be interesting if such a ruling helped discourage hard-drive searching by software which searches for "undesirable" content without your consent or knowledge.
It's pleasant to think that this ruling has potential to only be used for Good Things®.
However, the stark reality is that if it can be used to prevent breaches of privacy à la Aureate Media aka Radiate, it can also be wielded as a weapon in cease-and-desist letters as well as in the courtroom when a site doesn't like another (a competitor, perhaps?) crawling them on a regular basis like the recent AuctionWatch brouhaha.
Gibson Research Corporation has a fantastic links page regarding privacy. Many links on this page really ring true with this ruling.
On another note, Slashdot is really on the ball -- eBay's Press Releases page has absolutely nothing to say about this (as of when I wrote this, of course).
I believe the Duron will be compatible with the new Asus K7V motherboard. I've been reading up on it, and it's a dream! It supports PC133 SDRAM as well as the new Virtual Channel RAM.
A simple cheap processor that still has a decent amount of oomph coupled with a mobo like this is quite the combination. What's even better is that when you win the lottery, you can pop out the Duron and drop a 1000MHz Athlon in its place!
Slashdot Mirror
So here goes nothing:
Here's a great info page about Toronto. (An exerpt: "Toronto has nine months of winter and three months of poor skating -- at least that's what it feels like.")
Seriously, though: our winters will put hair on your chest, but the great summers make up for them!
Here's the City of Toronto's official web site.
<Dons flameproof suit>
Here's another great link to go along with the last two.
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Here you go: The BSD Daemon giving it to Tux!
It gave me a hoot, anyway.
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I'm not big on BSD (yet), but hearing about Wasabi reminded me of this.
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Actually, no. I put in some of my own thoughts, unlike traditional karma whores. And the article I posted saves people a few clicks.
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Here's to burying the hatchet:
- Bonobo: the GNOME architecture for creating reusable software components and compound documents
- KDE 2: An intro to the parts of KDE II like KParts and XMLGUI
- Supporters of the KParts/Bonobo merger
Most people I've spoken to are against Linux kernel/OS fragmentation, so what could be good about GUI fragmentation? I know KDE and Gnome are generally looked upon as mutually exclusive religions, but it *would* be nice to have the two work together.Just my $0.02...
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Just thought some of you might like a more in-depth look at neutron stars. I've been doing some reading on neutron stars in the last few days, so I hunted around in my browser's history and found the two articles I had been reading.
The first one, by New Scientist, is a neat article on stars and their hunger for the planets around them.
The second one, by Scientific American, is a bit technical, but it describes how the X-ray emissions from neutron stars are being used to estimate their size.
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This is *just* what we need.
... "Be a beacon?"
Bear with me:
"Oh, it's all their fault, playing Doom made them kill their classmates!"
"But Doom didn't have realistic human targets."
...
See where I'm headed? Now Q3A *has* realistic human targets.
Bill Gates, anyone? (Sorry -- I just had to.)
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"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
Conflicting opinions on Los Alamos fire heard on Capitol Hill
FBI told Taiwan-born physicist he failed polygraph exam that he passed
Nuclear physicist Wen Ho Lee charged with 59 counts in Los Alamos case
China spy suspect fired by Energy Department
... "Be a beacon?"
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"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
Here is the proper CNN link.
... "Be a beacon?"
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"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
This is the truth, folks. Once we don't jizz our pants (almost) every time something new that's Linux-related comes out, it'll be mainstream.
... "Be a beacon?"
And not until then.
Mod the parent up, please. (Not this one, unless you're willing to mod us both up.)
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"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
Damn it all! I can't mod and post in the same thread.
... "Be a beacon?"
Christ, now I'm *really* pissed at whoever moderated that post down...
I'm going to go to the local pub (The Mad Hatter, sort of like THAT MODERATOR) to eat 25 cent wings. Lots of them.
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"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
To whomever moderated the above post (the parent of this one) as "Offtopic":
... "Be a beacon?"
WAKE UP!!!
Try reading the post before moderating it. Now I've had to waste one of my mod-points on modding it back up.
Way to go.
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"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
David Ayd, a supercomputing manager at IBM, says "the GRAPE 6 computer appears to be based on a very old model. In the 1970s and '80s these vector models were developed in Japan for problems like simulating weather and plane mechanics, he said. The difference today is that the computers can do the jobs at 100 times the speed or faster."
... "Be a beacon?"
Aww, talk about sour grapes! They've hurt IBM's feelings, because IBM sells really smokin' computers too. But:
Still, in July of 1995, the GRAPE 4 became the world's fastest computer, breaking the 1 teraflop barrier with a peak speed of 1.08 TFLOPS.
Well, we really can't argue with that, can we, Mr. Ayd?
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
Blame Microsoft! Blame Canada!
... "Be a beacon?"
Blame Microsoft! Blame Canada!
(Sung to "Blame Canada" by Trey Parker et. al.)
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
By contrast, the MPAA wants to say "you paid for the dvd, it is your property, however we still wish to dictate the means by which you use it."
... "Be a beacon?"
Yes, the plastic disc is yours. The content is not.
It's the same as software on CD: You own the CD, but you own a *license* to the software. If you break the license...
<accent>No software for you -- one year!</accent>
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
Ever heard of an MX record?
... "Be a beacon?"
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
From the article: Other scientists also came to the same conclusion at about the same time.
... "Be a beacon?"
There have been so many instances of a scientist not receiving due credit for his developments. I'm glad to see this isn't the case with Mr. Davies. (However, it would be neat to see who else worked on the same concept at the time.)
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
Buy your RAM now!
... "Be a beacon?"
Is anyone familiar with something known as the Slashdot Effect®? Imagine that applying to RAM prices...
Even if the C|Net article is full of horse feathers, the above statement alone, from Slashdot, is perfectly capable of raising RAM prices all by itself.
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
Or maybe it's not such a bad precedent; it'd be interesting if such a ruling helped discourage hard-drive searching by software which searches for "undesirable" content without your consent or knowledge.
... "Be a beacon?"
It's pleasant to think that this ruling has potential to only be used for Good Things®.
However, the stark reality is that if it can be used to prevent breaches of privacy à la Aureate Media aka Radiate, it can also be wielded as a weapon in cease-and-desist letters as well as in the courtroom when a site doesn't like another (a competitor, perhaps?) crawling them on a regular basis like the recent AuctionWatch brouhaha.
Gibson Research Corporation has a fantastic links page regarding privacy. Many links on this page really ring true with this ruling.
On another note, Slashdot is really on the ball -- eBay's Press Releases page has absolutely nothing to say about this (as of when I wrote this, of course).
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
ZDNet has an excellent article on the copyright cartels. It's very well written.
... "Be a beacon?"
On another note, Red Hat has been pretty quiet about the MPAA/RIAA/napster/wrapster brouhaha lately. It's good to see them weigh in!
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
It may not be in the same package, but I would imagine a slotket (aka slocket) will be available for these pretty quickly...
... "Be a beacon?"
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
A simple cheap processor that still has a decent amount of oomph coupled with a mobo like this is quite the combination. What's even better is that when you win the lottery, you can pop out the Duron and drop a 1000MHz Athlon in its place!
... "Be a beacon?"
--
"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
The moment I laid eyes on this, it *screamed* Google.
... "Be a beacon?"
The logo looks like it belongs on a soft drink bottle. (Sunkist, anyone? Ooh, wait... Orangina! That's it!)
Apart from that, though, if I can get Altavista's thorough results without the bloat, count me in!
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"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
God, if only I'd have seen this yesterday when I was moderating... I'd have blown all 5 points on making this "Score: 5, Funny"...
... "Be a beacon?"
What a piece of work... kinda trollish, but very funny if you actually read it. In a sick way.
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"Give him head?"
"One World, one Web, one Program" - Microsoft Ad
Ethics. You're in it to fuck over the spammers.