Yes, good! Except the corperations also controll the media, so anyone who brings up such possibilities are branded as unamerican communist idiots by the commentator, and riduculed out of public eye. The American people will beleive what they are told to beleive that is all there is to it. (For supporting evidence over 70% of a fairly recent poll thought Saddam Hussain and Osama Bin Laden had political ties or that Hussain had a direct connection to the 9/11 attacks.) It makes me sick to live here sometimes, and not just because of EPA scalebacks.
Is there any serrious consideration of at least forming a lobby group? We are a big enough community for it to be feasable.
Even more intresting, although I can't say I'm for it, how many slashdot readers are in favor of revolution? If not, when? What would the government have to do to go to far? Will I be arrested for even mentioning this in a somewhat serrious way?
I'd of asked BOFH, see if you got that one:) Not sure if getting it would be a stroke in your favor or against it. ell user equals id ten t is also a good one if the test is oral.
Its become standardized, 1 GB == 1,000 MB. It is the standard every known manufacturer uses and, frankly, it makes more sense to more people than continuing on with powers of 2. Yes, according to trends of history you could still make your claim, but when you do, you'd better pronounce it "jig uh bite" with a hard g, as that is how the prefix giga was origionaly pronounced before the market people started saying it and getting it wrong.
Personaly I think it makes more sense to accept the definitions that 99% of the rest of the world uses, then to get pissed every time a manufacturer uses the standard meaning of a term which you think should be different.
Ok technicly hertz is cycles per second. Megahertz is 1,000,000cycles/second however, this is roughly equivalant to cycles/(second/1,000,000). The article is correct, although not as precice as it could be.
Here in Tennessee we look UP to the California School system. Heck we look up to the school system in solviet russia. We have good teachers, but we give the school system so little money they can't really be effective. (Ever tried teaching without enough chaulk to get through the year?) Our school systems are actualy bad enough in areas that the State Government was succeffully sued. *Sigh*
From what I can find MTSU actualy isn't that bad if you're in any of the following majors:
Recording Industry
Education
Areospace
Argriculture, esp Horse Sciences
How to change a lightbulb and get credit hours
Oh and buisness I suppose, one of those is just as good as another.
I've not been to my area library in a while (Since I became a college student and had access to the University library in fact) but last I tried to use the area library, what you see above you is just what I got, except there was more about programming in basic that you'd guess from reading my post. I'm told that the area library has gotten better since I left (I worked there while in junior high, on of the few places a 15 year old could get a job) but the people who tell me this are people who are offended by "For Dummies" books because they say they are for dummies, but still talk above the heads of "ordinary people". *Sigh*
As an elementary education major I can tell you you're being a bit optimistic. The current generation of teacher wannabes know less about computers than many people in their parents' generation. It is pitifull to think the person who was trying to figure out who had the better system, the one with 2.3 GHz or the one with 3 1/4 something or another (they were refering to the only number from the tech sheet they could remember, the size of the floppy drive) and nobody in a class of 20 knew any better. These people will be teaching your children soon. BTW this was at Middle Tennessee State University which is credited as having one of the better teacher education programs in the region.
OK I went down to my local library, read the computer books they had there, now I'm ready to go out and buy a computer based on what I read. First of all I know I need a computer that can handle the standard sized disks, althoughs something that can also use the new 1.44 MegaByte disks would be great. 512 Kilobytes of memery is a definante minimum, anything less won't run the newer programs. Amber CRT's produce the least eyestrain, but the green ones are cheeper. CP/M and BASIC are decent operating systems, but MS DOS seems to be gaining popularity. Now I just have to figure out if I can get a computer with an amber CRT, 512K Ram, 51/2 and 31/4 floppy disk drives, with a processor capable of running DOS for under $3000, the books I've been reading say it might be hard.
Why are the customer support representatives at gateway and dell laughing so loudly?
Commercial speech is not considered as part of the first amendment. There is no constitutional issue here whatsever. This isn't the smoking gun you're looking for. Move along.
Hmm, I think you're logic is a bit flawed, in fact, I think think you've fallen right into the classic "Slippery Slope" fallacy. A small step in a direction does NOT neccicatate larger more dangerous steps will be taken later. Look at each law in and of itself to determine its merit. Once you start saying what might come next because of this law, inless the current law sets a precident for direct application of other laws, you will become overly parinoid to the point no good laws can pass. If you're one of those who think no laws are good laws, there are countries you can move to that practicly have this outlook. Just be sure to wear a bullet proof vest.
Due to the US constitution, you cannot be tried on a law made ex post facto (spelling?). This means that if an act was legal when you did it, you cannot be convicted because laws changed after-the-fact. Thus the government can only go after the person if they spammed AFTER the law was inacted, thus your "ancient SPAM" idea wouldn't work. Unless G.W. Bush declares the REST of the constitution invalid of course.
I am not a subscriber, more often than not I still can read the articles. True sometimes they are/.ed for a while, but I'm not so impatient that I can't wait a few hours for the excitement to die down. I suppose Taco has made it a bit more difficult for people who have no lives outside of slashdot to see everything instantly, but if slashdot is your life:
1. You really need an incentive to stand up and, possibly, bathe occasionaly, perhaps this will be a good one.
2. You really should subscribe, it ain't that expensive if you compare it to the things you could be spending your time doing instead. (Getting dates, going to concerts, etc.) No I didn't subscribe, but then, I have a life outside of/.
My Vector Graphic System B(Z-80, 4MHz, 64K RAM, 2 51/2" floppy, 5 ports for serial terminal,) is louder than any of my more modern systems. Of course it was origionaly marketed as an "economical mainframe" but so far as general role goes, it was used as an early desktop, often as not running CP/M instead of MP/M and with only a single terminal.
Hmm, perhaps they view the BSD licence (as some people do) as a non-open license and inferior to GPL because it doesn't gaurentee that the code will remain open. Perhaps it wasn't because the project developers were not wanting openness that they eschowed BSD but because they demanded openness. Or prehaps they just decided to make a single project and wanted linux, and decided to let someone else go BSD, because they wern't getting paid to do it at all, and linux has a larger user base. Naw, they are being bigots just because they didn't make it for BSD also, and while they were at it, why hasn't anyone gotten an XBox to run CP/M, MP/M Minux, OS/2, GNU/Hurd, VMS, Apple OS X, Darwin, or any other OS? It's obviously an intentional slight on these fine OS's and shouldn't be tolerated by civilized/.ers. Oh wait there arn't any of those left. Nevermind
I think the difference that the author of the article, and many others, including myself, notice between modern and old glory days keyboards is the difference in the feel from membrane and switching keyboards. There IS a difference in feel and the switching keyboards definantly have a more comfrotable feel to them. The better modern keyboards are designed to emulate the feel of the old switching keyboards (when one key is pressed, we're not talking about keyboard arrangement which is a different topic). There is almost no argument that the feel of a switching keyboard is better, however they are heavier, which most consumers don't want, they are more expensive to produce, which most consumers don't want, and they make noise when each key is pressed, which most consumers' spouces don't want.
So far as the ergonomic keyboard points go, I agree, but what would absolutly rock is a switch keyboard with an ergonomic design.
Part of their motive is, almost undoubtably, to make themselves look good to the geek community. Speakeasy has always courted our community and truly requires us to exist. Speakeasy must have known that this would stir up some notice, must have known that geeks will share their systems anyway, must have known that their (speakeasy's) service isn't competive in the pure cost/bandwidth arena. With what Speakeasy could figure, I'd say it is a well calculated move. The fact that the story is on slashdot makes it even more a good move for speakeasy.
Hope they don't identify themselves on air to any stranger who asks. FCC really does care, and may eventually find them. May not also, its kinda like speeding by 10mph most of the time you're safe, but occasionaly they will fine someone to make a point. The point, of course, is generaly ignored by everybody else.
Hmm I'm betting you're talking about GMRS, well most of them only require licence if you use channels over 14. Otherwise they're legal, the few exceptions are those that transmit at over 500mW and yes, the FCC WILL go after you if you use those without licence. (Although if you use higher channels on the other GMRS radios you're probably safe.) If you're not talking about GMRS, please let me know.
Only if you want hook it up to an antenna for a Ham Radio. I wouldn't recomend it though, you'd do pretty good on receiving, but all the drops would make your transmitter loose power, you really want a single line for 2-way communications. You COULD set up internet over the coax, but it would be a pain in the arse, and would be slower than your cat5, so why bother?
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Yes, good! Except the corperations also controll the media, so anyone who brings up such possibilities are branded as unamerican communist idiots by the commentator, and riduculed out of public eye. The American people will beleive what they are told to beleive that is all there is to it. (For supporting evidence over 70% of a fairly recent poll thought Saddam Hussain and Osama Bin Laden had political ties or that Hussain had a direct connection to the 9/11 attacks.) It makes me sick to live here sometimes, and not just because of EPA scalebacks.
Even more intresting, although I can't say I'm for it, how many slashdot readers are in favor of revolution? If not, when? What would the government have to do to go to far? Will I be arrested for even mentioning this in a somewhat serrious way?
Well I thought they were joking when they said G. W. Bush was running for president. I laughed a good while at that one. Except it wasn't a joke...
I'd of asked BOFH, see if you got that one :) Not sure if getting it would be a stroke in your favor or against it. ell user equals id ten t is also a good one if the test is oral.
Personaly I think it makes more sense to accept the definitions that 99% of the rest of the world uses, then to get pissed every time a manufacturer uses the standard meaning of a term which you think should be different.
Hmm, I've seen this sentiment several times here today. I find it intresting, most people I've had to work with call the box the CPU.
Ok technicly hertz is cycles per second. Megahertz is 1,000,000cycles/second however, this is roughly equivalant to cycles /(second/1,000,000). The article is correct, although not as precice as it could be.
Here in Tennessee we look UP to the California School system. Heck we look up to the school system in solviet russia. We have good teachers, but we give the school system so little money they can't really be effective. (Ever tried teaching without enough chaulk to get through the year?) Our school systems are actualy bad enough in areas that the State Government was succeffully sued. *Sigh*
Recording Industry
Education
Areospace
Argriculture, esp Horse Sciences
How to change a lightbulb and get credit hours
Oh and buisness I suppose, one of those is just as good as another.
Don't bother with anything else though.
I've not been to my area library in a while (Since I became a college student and had access to the University library in fact) but last I tried to use the area library, what you see above you is just what I got, except there was more about programming in basic that you'd guess from reading my post. I'm told that the area library has gotten better since I left (I worked there while in junior high, on of the few places a 15 year old could get a job) but the people who tell me this are people who are offended by "For Dummies" books because they say they are for dummies, but still talk above the heads of "ordinary people". *Sigh*
As an elementary education major I can tell you you're being a bit optimistic. The current generation of teacher wannabes know less about computers than many people in their parents' generation. It is pitifull to think the person who was trying to figure out who had the better system, the one with 2.3 GHz or the one with 3 1/4 something or another (they were refering to the only number from the tech sheet they could remember, the size of the floppy drive) and nobody in a class of 20 knew any better. These people will be teaching your children soon. BTW this was at Middle Tennessee State University which is credited as having one of the better teacher education programs in the region.
Why are the customer support representatives at gateway and dell laughing so loudly?
Commercial speech is not considered as part of the first amendment. There is no constitutional issue here whatsever. This isn't the smoking gun you're looking for. Move along.
Hmm, I think you're logic is a bit flawed, in fact, I think think you've fallen right into the classic "Slippery Slope" fallacy. A small step in a direction does NOT neccicatate larger more dangerous steps will be taken later. Look at each law in and of itself to determine its merit. Once you start saying what might come next because of this law, inless the current law sets a precident for direct application of other laws, you will become overly parinoid to the point no good laws can pass. If you're one of those who think no laws are good laws, there are countries you can move to that practicly have this outlook. Just be sure to wear a bullet proof vest.
How long does it take to get me moved in?
Due to the US constitution, you cannot be tried on a law made ex post facto (spelling?). This means that if an act was legal when you did it, you cannot be convicted because laws changed after-the-fact. Thus the government can only go after the person if they spammed AFTER the law was inacted, thus your "ancient SPAM" idea wouldn't work. Unless G.W. Bush declares the REST of the constitution invalid of course.
AARRGGHH Image in my head! GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT! I think the image has been burned into my cranium! Oh the pain the pain!
1. You really need an incentive to stand up and, possibly, bathe occasionaly, perhaps this will be a good one. /.
2. You really should subscribe, it ain't that expensive if you compare it to the things you could be spending your time doing instead. (Getting dates, going to concerts, etc.) No I didn't subscribe, but then, I have a life outside of
My Vector Graphic System B(Z-80, 4MHz, 64K RAM, 2 51/2" floppy, 5 ports for serial terminal,) is louder than any of my more modern systems. Of course it was origionaly marketed as an "economical mainframe" but so far as general role goes, it was used as an early desktop, often as not running CP/M instead of MP/M and with only a single terminal.
Hmm, perhaps they view the BSD licence (as some people do) as a non-open license and inferior to GPL because it doesn't gaurentee that the code will remain open. Perhaps it wasn't because the project developers were not wanting openness that they eschowed BSD but because they demanded openness. Or prehaps they just decided to make a single project and wanted linux, and decided to let someone else go BSD, because they wern't getting paid to do it at all, and linux has a larger user base. Naw, they are being bigots just because they didn't make it for BSD also, and while they were at it, why hasn't anyone gotten an XBox to run CP/M, MP/M Minux, OS/2, GNU/Hurd, VMS, Apple OS X, Darwin, or any other OS? It's obviously an intentional slight on these fine OS's and shouldn't be tolerated by civilized /.ers. Oh wait there arn't any of those left. Nevermind
So far as the ergonomic keyboard points go, I agree, but what would absolutly rock is a switch keyboard with an ergonomic design.
Hope they don't identify themselves on air to any stranger who asks. FCC really does care, and may eventually find them. May not also, its kinda like speeding by 10mph most of the time you're safe, but occasionaly they will fine someone to make a point. The point, of course, is generaly ignored by everybody else.
Hmm I'm betting you're talking about GMRS, well most of them only require licence if you use channels over 14. Otherwise they're legal, the few exceptions are those that transmit at over 500mW and yes, the FCC WILL go after you if you use those without licence. (Although if you use higher channels on the other GMRS radios you're probably safe.) If you're not talking about GMRS, please let me know.
Only if you want hook it up to an antenna for a Ham Radio. I wouldn't recomend it though, you'd do pretty good on receiving, but all the drops would make your transmitter loose power, you really want a single line for 2-way communications. You COULD set up internet over the coax, but it would be a pain in the arse, and would be slower than your cat5, so why bother?