It's absurd to even see this story on Slashdot as a fully fleged entry. Are you all so desperate to pick and poke at Windows that you'll put rediculous stories that complain about a "mandatory sound"? Give me a break! Don't get me wrong, I'm a hardcore OS X user, but what benefit do I get by transforming this random drivel into a substanative "news" story? Turn your freaking speakers down (or off). Even laptops have mute commands via the manual sound control.
You people should be ashamed of yourself. Don't you have better news to cover than this?
Yes, H2 would produce a large explosion on impact. Probably bigger because the fuel is under pressure and is much more flammable. Let's recall why they called it a "hydrogen" bomb...
Last I recall routers and switches are programmed by "programmers". they are meant for the most efficient travel. So, the bridge won't be all that bad.
All this talk of hardware vs software is to a degree true, but you are overlooking the underlying themes of the majors.
Computer Scientists are just that, scientists. They deal with the theory behind programs and the programming method. Sure, a computer engineer can do this too, but for the most part, CS majors deal with the theory of computing.
Engineers take theoretical ideas and concepts, and integrate them into real world situations. If you want to build a new OS, you'll talk to a computer engineer, but in the end (most likely) a computer scientist will do the programming.
Being a computer engineer (at purdue) and knowing many CS majors, I have seen what classes and such are offered. I myself am going the course of software engineering, which means I have to be (for the most part) extremely proficient in programming, yet the core classes still deal with high level math, circuit analysis, and logic design.
So, if you want to sit and code all day, then by all means, take up CS. However, if you want to be able to do more than just program (though still program if you see it fit to) the CompE is the way to go.
Looking though some EE books I have, the actual power loww of a 10km wire (1/4 inch diamete) is going to be around 4.7% or so. This is actually using methods in Physics more than in circuit analysis, but should still work.
Also, the frequency is a major contributing factor in such line, being the higher the frequency (8khz as compared to 4khz) you get from around 500 watts power loss to 2000 watts depending how much your line amperage is (RMS).
Lastly, though inductors can cause more power loss than the line resistance themselves, you have a assume you have a high variance of power output from a power station. The less the variance, the less that has to do with induction. But, in the cases of power spikes and such, I think I'd take power loss over my house being pumped with 500 amps (when ~200 is what's running my computers, TVs, toasters, etc).
-Wallace
Do people really know what they are voting for?
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Red Hat Finishes Last
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You all see the little poll on that CNN article? I'm sure you did, we all love to take polls...but what is in a poll? IMHO, bullshit...
Polls are meant to be non-biased opinions on what a random grouping of people thinks about a certain subject. You have a take a sample of people that truly reflects what the average person things though (or at least the average network administrator). What we get is Slashdot Poll Fallout. We get a huge % of people that come from one site that supports more or less one OS (Linux in this case, note: I do like Linux, nothing against it). So we have 50% of the people voting for Red Hat on this poll at my last glance.
But, then I come across a VERY interesting stat: Windows 2000 is 2nd with 15% of the votes. Ok, now someone correct me if I'm wrong, but is Windows 2000 even out? How can ANYONE have a accurate view of how good a NOS until it has had the proper time to develop? NT, Linux, and NetWare have all had times to really develop in various area...but I'm talking years, not weeks. I know people who have the final release of it, but are we saying that within a 3-week period we have already deemed it a better NOS than Linux or even NT4? (I'm a great supporter of NT4 too)
I have used NT, Linux, and Win2k and I can say that there is no way anyone can say that Win2k is a better OS. Maybe it's the whole subjective ness of the question, but this poll is about which NOS you prefer because of it's props and slops. I can like the features of 2000, but a real network admin will prefer of an OS because it's proven history. It's gone through all the triads and tribulations of a NOS and survived. Give Win2k time to grow as an OS and really develop. Find out its true stability from real world situations and long term testing. Until then, let's not call it something that it's not...the 2nd most popular mainstream OS. Thanks for hearing my rant...
Many People are critisizing the way that the government is handling the appropriations of funds to help out computer science students. Well, if there are better ways to do this than have the government teach us, then why don't people in the industry setup their own classes for the subject. I mean, we see MS and other such companies that go around the country and setup seminars that are a few days in each city that help to show new technology and teach what is already out there.
What the younger generations need is some sort of push by the people who are actually doing the coding out there now. I'm sure a lot of the youth of this country, if given the proper direction, would become much more valuable to our country and keep us ahead of the status quo. So, all you guys (and gals) out there programming at places like Red Hat, MS, id, Electronic Arts, etc...let's band together to show kids what coding is really all about! Thanks.
Re:A Billion new Linux Users - try again...
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China Banning Win2k
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A billion new linux users would require that there were that many computers in China and people with the level of knowledge to use such an operating system. The simple fact is that whereas the government may be mandating linux boxes, the bulk of the poeple do not have the money to buy a comptuer! Yes, it's true, you do have to have a computer to run Linux! The majority of the population is far below the poverty level and a large portion don't even have electricity in their houses. If China really wanted to bring Linux to the forefront, they'd setup ways for average citizen to buy a computer to develop good enough skills to actually be productive in a society of over a billion. To futher illustrate the meaninglessness of this governmental Linux use, what good are these computers if the people of China are dead. Feeding a billion people is no easy task even with the resources that China does have. What i'n getting at is that before we worry about getting a billion linux users, why don't we worry about feeding these people and bring them out of the stone age first. This talk of China mandating the use of Linux less than most of you think. The majority of Chinese users still depend upon windows. For the average user just browsing the web and wanting to play games, it's a smarter choice. In my humble opinion, if they want a truly good platform for development, they'd support NT and Linux in conjunction with each other. Diversify. But that's just me. What's next? Only the sale of RED iMacs in china?
Slashdot Mirror
It's absurd to even see this story on Slashdot as a fully fleged entry. Are you all so desperate to pick and poke at Windows that you'll put rediculous stories that complain about a "mandatory sound"? Give me a break! Don't get me wrong, I'm a hardcore OS X user, but what benefit do I get by transforming this random drivel into a substanative "news" story? Turn your freaking speakers down (or off). Even laptops have mute commands via the manual sound control.
You people should be ashamed of yourself. Don't you have better news to cover than this?
Yes, H2 would produce a large explosion on impact. Probably bigger because the fuel is under pressure and is much more flammable. Let's recall why they called it a "hydrogen" bomb...
-Wallace
Last I recall routers and switches are programmed by "programmers". they are meant for the most efficient travel. So, the bridge won't be all that bad.
-Wallace
All this talk of hardware vs software is to a degree true, but you are overlooking the underlying themes of the majors.
Computer Scientists are just that, scientists. They deal with the theory behind programs and the programming method. Sure, a computer engineer can do this too, but for the most part, CS majors deal with the theory of computing.
Engineers take theoretical ideas and concepts, and integrate them into real world situations. If you want to build a new OS, you'll talk to a computer engineer, but in the end (most likely) a computer scientist will do the programming.
Being a computer engineer (at purdue) and knowing many CS majors, I have seen what classes and such are offered. I myself am going the course of software engineering, which means I have to be (for the most part) extremely proficient in programming, yet the core classes still deal with high level math, circuit analysis, and logic design.
So, if you want to sit and code all day, then by all means, take up CS. However, if you want to be able to do more than just program (though still program if you see it fit to) the CompE is the way to go.
-Wallace
Looking though some EE books I have, the actual power loww of a 10km wire (1/4 inch diamete) is going to be around 4.7% or so. This is actually using methods in Physics more than in circuit analysis, but should still work.
Also, the frequency is a major contributing factor in such line, being the higher the frequency (8khz as compared to 4khz) you get from around 500 watts power loss to 2000 watts depending how much your line amperage is (RMS).
Lastly, though inductors can cause more power loss than the line resistance themselves, you have a assume you have a high variance of power output from a power station. The less the variance, the less that has to do with induction. But, in the cases of power spikes and such, I think I'd take power loss over my house being pumped with 500 amps (when ~200 is what's running my computers, TVs, toasters, etc).
-Wallace
You all see the little poll on that CNN article? I'm sure you did, we all love to take polls...but what is in a poll? IMHO, bullshit...
Polls are meant to be non-biased opinions on what a random grouping of people thinks about a certain subject. You have a take a sample of people that truly reflects what the average person things though (or at least the average network administrator). What we get is Slashdot Poll Fallout. We get a huge % of people that come from one site that supports more or less one OS (Linux in this case, note: I do like Linux, nothing against it). So we have 50% of the people voting for Red Hat on this poll at my last glance.
But, then I come across a VERY interesting stat: Windows 2000 is 2nd with 15% of the votes. Ok, now someone correct me if I'm wrong, but is Windows 2000 even out? How can ANYONE have a accurate view of how good a NOS until it has had the proper time to develop? NT, Linux, and NetWare have all had times to really develop in various area...but I'm talking years, not weeks. I know people who have the final release of it, but are we saying that within a 3-week period we have already deemed it a better NOS than Linux or even NT4? (I'm a great supporter of NT4 too)
I have used NT, Linux, and Win2k and I can say that there is no way anyone can say that Win2k is a better OS. Maybe it's the whole subjective ness of the question, but this poll is about which NOS you prefer because of it's props and slops. I can like the features of 2000, but a real network admin will prefer of an OS because it's proven history. It's gone through all the triads and tribulations of a NOS and survived. Give Win2k time to grow as an OS and really develop. Find out its true stability from real world situations and long term testing. Until then, let's not call it something that it's not...the 2nd most popular mainstream OS. Thanks for hearing my rant...
Randy Prince
Many People are critisizing the way that the government is handling the appropriations of funds to help out computer science students. Well, if there are better ways to do this than have the government teach us, then why don't people in the industry setup their own classes for the subject. I mean, we see MS and other such companies that go around the country and setup seminars that are a few days in each city that help to show new technology and teach what is already out there.
What the younger generations need is some sort of push by the people who are actually doing the coding out there now. I'm sure a lot of the youth of this country, if given the proper direction, would become much more valuable to our country and keep us ahead of the status quo. So, all you guys (and gals) out there programming at places like Red Hat, MS, id, Electronic Arts, etc...let's band together to show kids what coding is really all about! Thanks.
A billion new linux users would require that there were that many computers in China and people with the level of knowledge to use such an operating system. The simple fact is that whereas the government may be mandating linux boxes, the bulk of the poeple do not have the money to buy a comptuer! Yes, it's true, you do have to have a computer to run Linux! The majority of the population is far below the poverty level and a large portion don't even have electricity in their houses. If China really wanted to bring Linux to the forefront, they'd setup ways for average citizen to buy a computer to develop good enough skills to actually be productive in a society of over a billion. To futher illustrate the meaninglessness of this governmental Linux use, what good are these computers if the people of China are dead. Feeding a billion people is no easy task even with the resources that China does have. What i'n getting at is that before we worry about getting a billion linux users, why don't we worry about feeding these people and bring them out of the stone age first. This talk of China mandating the use of Linux less than most of you think. The majority of Chinese users still depend upon windows. For the average user just browsing the web and wanting to play games, it's a smarter choice. In my humble opinion, if they want a truly good platform for development, they'd support NT and Linux in conjunction with each other. Diversify. But that's just me. What's next? Only the sale of RED iMacs in china?