But is Morse proficiency still required for amatuer radio licensing?
For the Technician class license (the lowest one), no. For others (Technician Plus, General, Extra) there are still Morse code tests. Test requirements start at 5 WPM, if memory serves.
Damn, now you've got me wanting to order some study materials and upgrade my license, which I've been meaning to do for years . . . plus I could finally use the "use the keyboard LEDs to show data in Morse code" trick.
I call upon all the Democratic senators and representatives who read Slashdot to stop this as soon as possible! There. I've done my part.
I agree with what you said, right up until the bit about having "done my part." I sincerely doubt that many Senators or their staff members read Slashdot, or make policy based on our comments.
Instead, how about contacting your elected represenatives directly, and telling them what you just told us? Here, I'll help you out:
Be polite and make a reasoned, rational argument to the people chosen to represent you -- then your opinion will be worth more than a (+5, Insightful).
At the root of the issue appears to internet search results. Tiger Direct contends that Apple's use of the name has adversely affected its ranking amongst the Internet's largest search engines....
So does that mean they plan on taking on some non-profit who appears above them on google, because hey everyone knows I might get confused while searching for "tiger" instead of "tigerdirect" (which shows them ranked first btw).
What are they complaining about, again? And why did they wait so late to file this complaint? We've known the name of this version of OS X for how long now?
Sure, Beowulf (and other) Linux clusters have been around for years. Mac OS/X has clustering software. And forget about those speciality implemenations like Google... But now that Microsoft has a clustering product, it will move out of the domain of the gurus and into everyone's reach...
At least, that will be the corporate management perception.
This move could put clustered computing in the mainstream.
To what "mainstream" are you referring, exactly? Does "the masses" really need cluster-based parallel computing?
Perhaps I'm just thinking small, but it seems to me that most of the people who have a need for cheap supercomputing are already well aware of the solutions available using Linux or Mac OS X. What, exactly, is the target market for a Microsoft-based cluster? The article mentions car companies, drug researchers, etc. -- but I fail to see what a MS cluster brings to the table that isn't already there with existing (and, with the cost of Windows licenses, most likely cheaper) solutions.
. . . with all that whine? Seriously, I can only have so much sympathy for anyone who signs a contract with the costs spelled out clearly and then is unprepared when they are expected to pay those costs.
It was not my intention for you (or anybody else) to take it seriously, so there I've learned that smileys have a role to fulfil. I'll try to be clearer next time.
No hard feelings?
Of course not. Though I might fall over from the shock of seeing someone on Slashdot be so courteous.:-)
Oh, stop whining... Nobody has even mentioned how the pilots wouldn't have been blinded, the laser owner not found, and, if he was, not arrested, had only everybody been running Linux.
Oh, stop overreacting. I was simply making a lame joke on my lunch break, not spouting off about how much I know (or don't) about lasers, aircraft, or Linux. You are reading far more into the comment than I put into it.
. . . have you tried living for 6 months without seeing a new movie?
Yes, in fact, I have lived for six months without seeing a new movie. Or having television. Or getting new CDs. Or downloading any of that content. (I was a broke college student at the time, as well.) What makes you think that new media content is somehow vital to your survival?
Does your university not have its own showings of movies for free or very cheap? Can you not wait a couple months and rent a movie? Are there no public libraries where you live?
I'm not trying to judge your character or ethics here at all -- I'm just posing questions, things to consider. Look at what you just said; you claimed difficulty in living without being fed content by huge media companies. Is that what you really want? Do you honestly see no other solution to this problem then by downloading movies to get your 'fix'?
Though, in my defense, I don't get paid to post to Slashdot, so my standards are lower. And besides, it's much easier to catch other people's mistakes -- your own are harder.
Sir (or Madam), I salute you. I've been editing technical proposals all day, and when I took a break to check Slashdot I was still in grammar-Nazi mode. The blatent screwup on the department line made me want to kill someone -- until I read your comment. I'm sure my coworkers are wondering why they keep hearing supressed laughter from my office.
...yes at least the mods keep us happy after the The Babylon 5 Combat Simulator was canceled by Sierra.
Just to pick nits (what is a nit, anyway?) the IFH simulator isn't a mod -- they wrote the engine from scratch. That's a pretty impressive feat to me, especially seeing how good the final result is -- IFH is certainly commercial-quality.
Slashdot Mirror
A most appropiate turn of phrase, I think.
No, but some Mozilla developers did, and so they wrote FlashBlock:
http://flashblock.mozdev.org/
Anyone who hasn't played it should check it out [torrentspy.com].
Or, you could cough up twelve bucks and just buy the damn game!
Unless you don't think "one of the best games you've ever played" is worth that much . . .
And if you're not sure it's worth buying? Grab the demo!
I don't see why so many people are negative about this prospect. I mean, how could this possibly go wrong? ;-)
Just in case anyone wanted to actually RTFA . . .
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/18/news_6125
All these posts, and not one link so that I can immediately satisfy my craving to munch dots and run away from ghosts?
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pacman.html
For the Technician class license (the lowest one), no. For others (Technician Plus, General, Extra) there are still Morse code tests. Test requirements start at 5 WPM, if memory serves.
More info at http://www.arrl.org/
Damn, now you've got me wanting to order some study materials and upgrade my license, which I've been meaning to do for years . . . plus I could finally use the "use the keyboard LEDs to show data in Morse code" trick.
I agree with what you said, right up until the bit about having "done my part." I sincerely doubt that many Senators or their staff members read Slashdot, or make policy based on our comments.
Instead, how about contacting your elected represenatives directly, and telling them what you just told us? Here, I'll help you out:
Be polite and make a reasoned, rational argument to the people chosen to represent you -- then your opinion will be worth more than a (+5, Insightful).
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&ie=UTF-8&q= psp+marketing+promotion+vehicle&btnG=Search+News
Going to the link through Google News gets by the NYT registration.
http://www.google.com/search?q=tiger:
What are they complaining about, again? And why did they wait so late to file this complaint? We've known the name of this version of OS X for how long now?
That seem right to you? :-)
Don't forget to check out Pulp Phantom. Thanks to this inspired bit of animation and voice acting, Episode I is almost bearable.
You understand correctly. The GMail (and Blogger, and Hello) integration was introduced w/ Picasa 2, and that's been out for months.
s/Does/Do/
This is why one should not only use the "preview" button, but actually read one's previewed post before hitting "submit". :-)
Perhaps I'm just thinking small, but it seems to me that most of the people who have a need for cheap supercomputing are already well aware of the solutions available using Linux or Mac OS X. What, exactly, is the target market for a Microsoft-based cluster? The article mentions car companies, drug researchers, etc. -- but I fail to see what a MS cluster brings to the table that isn't already there with existing (and, with the cost of Windows licenses, most likely cheaper) solutions.
Reminds me of a Penny Arcade a while back . . .
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http://penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2004-09-27
. . . with all that whine? Seriously, I can only have so much sympathy for anyone who signs a contract with the costs spelled out clearly and then is unprepared when they are expected to pay those costs.
And I believe today's User Friendly comic is apropos: http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050109
Of course not. Though I might fall over from the shock of seeing someone on Slashdot be so courteous. :-)
See you around.
Oh, stop overreacting. I was simply making a lame joke on my lunch break, not spouting off about how much I know (or don't) about lasers, aircraft, or Linux. You are reading far more into the comment than I put into it.
"Hmmm . . . new article on Slashdot, think I'll check the comments . . . Argggh! My eyes! I can't see anything!!"
Yes, in fact, I have lived for six months without seeing a new movie. Or having television. Or getting new CDs. Or downloading any of that content. (I was a broke college student at the time, as well.) What makes you think that new media content is somehow vital to your survival?
Does your university not have its own showings of movies for free or very cheap? Can you not wait a couple months and rent a movie? Are there no public libraries where you live?
I'm not trying to judge your character or ethics here at all -- I'm just posing questions, things to consider. Look at what you just said; you claimed difficulty in living without being fed content by huge media companies. Is that what you really want? Do you honestly see no other solution to this problem then by downloading movies to get your 'fix'?
GarageBand is the audio editing/music creation application now included as part of the iLife suite of apps (along with iTunes, iDVD, etc.)
More info at http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
We need one, apparently. At least I do. :-)
Though, in my defense, I don't get paid to post to Slashdot, so my standards are lower. And besides, it's much easier to catch other people's mistakes -- your own are harder.
Sir (or Madam), I salute you. I've been editing technical proposals all day, and when I took a break to check Slashdot I was still in grammar-Nazi mode. The blatent screwup on the department line made me want to kill someone -- until I read your comment. I'm sure my coworkers are wondering why they keep hearing supressed laughter from my office.
Thanks for lightening up my entire afternoon.
Just to pick nits (what is a nit, anyway?) the IFH simulator isn't a mod -- they wrote the engine from scratch. That's a pretty impressive feat to me, especially seeing how good the final result is -- IFH is certainly commercial-quality.
However, there are other projects based on Freespace 2 and similar games that are mods to existing engines -- check out http://ifh.firstones.com/news/press/pcpp0404.shtml