Your site has some material that implies you were the subject of FBI investigations. Could you tell us more about that? Was it related to your early work regarding interracial relationships ("Society's Child", 1966), or something else?
The petrochemical industry hates EVs, for obvious reasons.
No car company in America has taken EVs seriously. Who wants to make a car that lasts 300K miles without any service?
Who wants to buy a car like the EV1, where odd batteries were scattered throughout the vehicle, making battery replacement a horrendous, expensive task? Most every commercial electric vehicle manufacturer in Japan or Europe uses a easy to replace battery pack that can be swapped out in minutes.
No, damn it, we want catalysts and fuel systems onboard every frickin car sold.
Forget batteries...it's surely impossible to increase the energy density of batteries; after all, they're basically the same technology that's been used for 150 years. Can't be done...technology just doesn't improve that way (riiiiigghht).
1) Venezuela doesn't matter. Only a few computers; the people know little about technology.
2) It's wrong for government to mandate software, it should be freedom of choice.
First, I have to say I'm stunned that anyone would post such nonsense.
One, Venezuela has some very, very intellectual and highly intelligent people. They are in no way "backwards" or "technically illiterate". Are theere peasants in Venezuela? Of course. There are also illiterates in the USA, get over it.
Two, government mandating software is wrong? Are you peope living in the USA? Have you ever HEARD of the USA? The government and military of the USA mandate Microsoft products almost across the board. Nearly any company you could get a job at has strict policies to use Microsoft solutions only. The largest, most powerful government in the world is mandating Microsoft products nearly universally, in both the private and public sectors, and has dragged it's heels on solving the problem through legal means for God knows how many years. So, don't yap when a single country chooses freedom. As an American, it's sickening for me to hear that argument. It's nonsense.
Crap, this has been in effect for awhile. I wish they would use dates, not just simple lengths of time.
Deadlines:
The Transactions Rule was published on August 17, 2000. So the compliance date for that rule is October 16, 2002.
The Privacy Rule was published on December 28, 2000, but due to minor glitch didn't become effective until April 14, 2001. Compliance is required for the Privacy Rule on April 14, 2003.
You've got three years to deal with the issue until they start fining you (if your company has under $5 million in annual revenue).
If over $5 million, you've still got two years to comply.
Either way, the max fine for non-compliance is $25K/Year, and they don't even know how they're going to find you...
I'm not saying you should slack on this, I'm just saying it's not a "huge,huge" crisis situation. Deal with basic, common sense security and do more research. You've got time to do this right.
so, how does this relate to base development libraries? it's a major PITA to d/l a cool project to see how the source works, only to have./configure bomb out 7/8ths of the way through.
So if MS files a complaint against someone else in the future, can *that* person use this decision in a defense, since MS would then be applying their policies in a biased manner?
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I don't recall people screaming in the streets or anything. Just a popular topic of conversation.
If anything, this "article" about hype, IS, in and of itself, blowing things out of proportion.
I'd rather hear speculation that ends up being wrong, than not here anything at all.
Goddamn it, I live here, and yes, it does make me sick the way my Country has lost it's way--in bed with corporations and refusing to serve it's citizens.
If you try to speak out, you are labeled as "crazy" or "unamerican".
Hopefully someday things will change. Sadly, that day does not yet appear to be on the horizon.
1) The hottest theme in technology is "replaceable engineers". That is, you lose someone, you can pick up where they left off in a couple days. To do this, you need a big pool of applicants.
2) Hold down American wage earners. Don't read me the text of the bill--it's bullshit. H1B holds salary and demand down for all technology workers in America, that's just a fact.
3) Brain Drain. Rather than have these people work in their own country, and possibly come up with a novel or inventive idea before the USA, god forbid start a company making something cool, bring them over here and "own" their work.
Don't tell me about improvements to the economy. I would gladly let a lot of people into America--on one condition: You can't cherry pick. You get cops, doctors, pilots, politicians, bankers, hookers, engineers. THAT would be incredible for the economy, and be fair across the board.
The most annoying thing about H1B is the proof it provides as to exactly how corrupt America is.
My brother was one of the last workers at a big-name Aeospace facility that was being shut down. This company was a huge proponent of H1B--"We can't get enough engineers! Look at all the jobs we have unfilled on the website!".
They had over 500 positions open for a year and a half while they lobbied for H1B, and they never interviewed or hired a single person; in fact they were laying off. It's all a scam.
The discontinued EV1 was a joke -- it batteries spread throughout the vehicle and was available only on a lease basis.
I've head Lead/Acid batteries are 95-95% recyclable...countries outside the US use standard battery packs that are swapped in minutes for recharging, replacement, etc.
What kind of cleanup/toxicity issues do fuel cells have, considering all of the elements used (catalysts/fuel/fuel generation).
Is this plan really a better bet than electric cars with high density batteries and some type of remote hydrogen powerplant running the juice over cables?
I've always had the sneaking feeling that fuel cell technology was just another way for the petrochemical industries to keep their jobs when the wells run dry.
Linux needs long term goals published and incremental improvement in a number of areas.
Imagine if there was a "Top Ten" site where the most popular complaints and proposed solutions made their way to the top of the list, and you could only vote in the top ten by making a paypal donation of $1 or more to the fix. That might help linux a lot.
File sharing, modem setup, cable modem setup, fonts, development tools.
Having nautilus show help without popping an error message and prompting you for a list of browsers, some of which are mot even installed on your machine.
Menu setup that is not built like frankenstein, not disjoint with bits and pieces here and there.
Better communication with other software vendors...the best IDEs, databases, office suites etc. should all be on extra cds in every distro, free for personal or educational use.
Configuring mime types. Everything on the web should be viewable without having to download, recompile, etc. Sure, MS won't let docs, asf, wml show anytime soon, but... can't answer that really.
Microsoft, like totalitarian communism, has total control of their sw. The developers do what they are told.
Linux can beat MS, but there is just no charismatic leader that drives people forward.
Linus is not a UI person, and doesn't care about unification or integration. If fact, he encourages chaos. Chaos is probably not the best strategy to use when dealing with MS. Sure, in ten years Linux might be the perfect OS, but if only 10 people are using it in their basements that won't be much of a win.
RMS is so obsessed with the GPL, that he, once again, has no interest in UI or unification/integration issues. Another chaos guy. Same problem mentioned previously...eventually something good will come out of it, but the war be be lost way before that happens.
These guys are great, and totally necessary. Their opinions have a lot of merit. Free software would probably have died long ago if not for their efforts...but where is "The One"? Where is Linux's Neo, the one who will guide this motley crue of programmers and engineers into a well-honed, effective machine that makes the thing not "as good as", not "a little better than"...but triumphant?
Gotta find that person, the one who stands on a stage at an expo, and everyone cheers and wants to do nothing but write the best fricking OS in the universe by the time the speech is over.
Every succcessful group movement has a special someone that ties it all together...and Linux's someone has not risen yet.
Maybe if we crossed JWZ with Kim Polese...let's not go there;-)
> If this piece of hardware didn't happen to run > Linux the headline/summary/comment on the front > page would have been dripping with sarcasm, > contempt and ridicule.
This site, from what I have seen over the last several years, appears to support and encourage the use of free or open software, and the free dissemination of information about technical products.
There are other websites, like those of Microsoft and Apple, that support and encourage other ideologies.
How long have you been reading slashdot, anyway? Cmdr. Taco has always been a fairly ardent supporter of oensource and engineering...and it's his site.
Other than the desktop stranglehold and various back-room government deals that MS employs to maintain that monopoly, what's to stop the Liberty Alliance from porting to *all* platforms and just putting an end to the BS once and for all?
Or is this a ploy by the EU to get a better deal from MS as the new licensing sceme approaches?
When the pentagon drags a mouse over a foreign country and unleashes robotic hell on them, and people dying via remote control, one has to ask how far we are from large machines crunching their way over fields of human skulls.
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Hi Janis,
Your site has some material that implies you were the subject of FBI investigations. Could you tell us more about that? Was it related to your early work regarding interracial relationships ("Society's Child", 1966), or something else?
Thanks,
S.D.
The petrochemical industry hates EVs, for obvious reasons.
No car company in America has taken EVs seriously. Who wants to make a car that lasts 300K miles without any service?
Who wants to buy a car like the EV1, where odd batteries were scattered throughout the vehicle, making battery replacement a horrendous, expensive task? Most every commercial electric vehicle manufacturer in Japan or Europe uses a easy to replace battery pack that can be swapped out in minutes.
No, damn it, we want catalysts and fuel systems onboard every frickin car sold.
Forget batteries...it's surely impossible to increase the energy density of batteries; after all, they're basically the same technology that's been used for 150 years. Can't be done...technology just doesn't improve that way (riiiiigghht).
Two arguments against keep getting posted:
1) Venezuela doesn't matter. Only a few computers; the people know little about technology.
2) It's wrong for government to mandate software, it should be freedom of choice.
First, I have to say I'm stunned that anyone would post such nonsense.
One, Venezuela has some very, very intellectual and highly intelligent people. They are in no way "backwards" or "technically illiterate". Are theere peasants in Venezuela? Of course. There are also illiterates in the USA, get over it.
Two, government mandating software is wrong? Are you peope living in the USA? Have you ever HEARD of the USA? The government and military of the USA mandate Microsoft products almost across the board. Nearly any company you could get a job at has strict policies to use Microsoft solutions only. The largest, most powerful government in the world is mandating Microsoft products nearly universally, in both the private and public sectors, and has dragged it's heels on solving the problem through legal means for God knows how many years. So, don't yap when a single country chooses freedom. As an American, it's sickening for me to hear that argument. It's nonsense.
STFU.
Crap, this has been in effect for awhile. I wish they would use dates, not just simple lengths of time.
Deadlines:
The Transactions Rule was published on August 17, 2000. So the compliance date for that rule is October 16, 2002.
The Privacy Rule was published on December 28, 2000, but due to minor glitch didn't become effective until April 14, 2001. Compliance is required for the Privacy Rule on April 14, 2003.
[These are the 24 month deadlines].
You've got three years to deal with the issue until they start fining you (if your company has under $5 million in annual revenue).
If over $5 million, you've still got two years to comply.
Either way, the max fine for non-compliance is $25K/Year, and they don't even know how they're going to find you...
I'm not saying you should slack on this, I'm just saying it's not a "huge,huge" crisis situation. Deal with basic, common sense security and do more research. You've got time to do this right.
anyone else remember eg&g's high speed nuke cameras?
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One of the libertarian ideas is selling the national park system to private parties.
Any estimates on what you folks figure America's park system is worth? Or is it just "for sale to the highest bidder"?
so, how does this relate to base development libraries? it's a major PITA to d/l a cool project to see how the source works, only to have ./configure bomb out 7/8ths of the way through.
So if MS files a complaint against someone else in the future, can *that* person use this decision in a defense, since MS would then be applying their policies in a biased manner?
I don't recall people screaming in the streets or anything. Just a popular topic of conversation.
If anything, this "article" about hype, IS, in and of itself, blowing things out of proportion.
I'd rather hear speculation that ends up being wrong, than not here anything at all.
It's not a perfect world, after all.
Goddamn it, I live here, and yes, it does make me sick the way my Country has lost it's way--in bed with corporations and refusing to serve it's citizens.
If you try to speak out, you are labeled as "crazy" or "unamerican".
Hopefully someday things will change. Sadly, that day does not yet appear to be on the horizon.
Three Reasons for H1B:
1) The hottest theme in technology is "replaceable engineers". That is, you lose someone, you can pick up where they left off in a couple days. To do this, you need a big pool of applicants.
2) Hold down American wage earners. Don't read me the text of the bill--it's bullshit. H1B holds salary and demand down for all technology workers in America, that's just a fact.
3) Brain Drain. Rather than have these people work in their own country, and possibly come up with a novel or inventive idea before the USA, god forbid start a company making something cool, bring them over here and "own" their work.
Don't tell me about improvements to the economy. I would gladly let a lot of people into America--on one condition: You can't cherry pick. You get cops, doctors, pilots, politicians, bankers, hookers, engineers. THAT would be incredible for the economy, and be fair across the board.
The most annoying thing about H1B is the proof it provides as to exactly how corrupt America is.
My brother was one of the last workers at a big-name Aeospace facility that was being shut down. This company was a huge proponent of H1B--"We can't get enough engineers! Look at all the jobs we have unfilled on the website!".
They had over 500 positions open for a year and a half while they lobbied for H1B, and they never interviewed or hired a single person; in fact they were laying off. It's all a scam.
Thanks for asking.
Oh boy, here we go again.
They've got full linux support, community edition of Forte (IDE for Java), and the latest JDKs.
Huge amount of tutorials, tips, tricks, etc.
It's flat out the best programming site on the web.
how about...your identity and password are only authenticated/known in one trusted place as opposed to many hackable machines?
The discontinued EV1 was a joke -- it batteries spread throughout the vehicle and was available only on a lease basis.
I've head Lead/Acid batteries are 95-95% recyclable...countries outside the US use standard battery packs that are swapped in minutes for recharging, replacement, etc.
What kind of cleanup/toxicity issues do fuel cells have, considering all of the elements used (catalysts/fuel/fuel generation).
Is this plan really a better bet than electric cars with high density batteries and some type of remote hydrogen powerplant running the juice over cables?
I've always had the sneaking feeling that fuel cell technology was just another way for the petrochemical industries to keep their jobs when the wells run dry.
Linux needs long term goals published and incremental improvement in a number of areas.
... can't answer that really.
;-)
Imagine if there was a "Top Ten" site where the most popular complaints and proposed solutions made their way to the top of the list, and you could only vote in the top ten by making a paypal donation of $1 or more to the fix. That might help linux a lot.
File sharing, modem setup, cable modem setup, fonts, development tools.
Having nautilus show help without popping an error message and prompting you for a list of browsers, some of which are mot even installed on your machine.
Menu setup that is not built like frankenstein, not disjoint with bits and pieces here and there.
Better communication with other software vendors...the best IDEs, databases, office suites etc. should all be on extra cds in every distro, free for personal or educational use.
Configuring mime types. Everything on the web should be viewable without having to download, recompile, etc. Sure, MS won't let docs, asf, wml show anytime soon, but
Microsoft, like totalitarian communism, has total control of their sw. The developers do what they are told.
Linux can beat MS, but there is just no charismatic leader that drives people forward.
Linus is not a UI person, and doesn't care about unification or integration. If fact, he encourages chaos. Chaos is probably not the best strategy to use when dealing with MS. Sure, in ten years Linux might be the perfect OS, but if only 10 people are using it in their basements that won't be much of a win.
RMS is so obsessed with the GPL, that he, once again, has no interest in UI or unification/integration issues. Another chaos guy. Same problem mentioned previously...eventually something good will come out of it, but the war be be lost way before that happens.
These guys are great, and totally necessary. Their opinions have a lot of merit. Free software would probably have died long ago if not for their efforts...but where is "The One"? Where is Linux's Neo, the one who will guide this motley crue of programmers and engineers into a well-honed, effective machine that makes the thing not "as good as", not "a little better than"...but triumphant?
Gotta find that person, the one who stands on a stage at an expo, and everyone cheers and wants to do nothing but write the best fricking OS in the universe by the time the speech is over.
Every succcessful group movement has a special someone that ties it all together...and Linux's someone has not risen yet.
Maybe if we crossed JWZ with Kim Polese...let's not go there
> If this piece of hardware didn't happen to run
> Linux the headline/summary/comment on the front
> page would have been dripping with sarcasm,
> contempt and ridicule.
This site, from what I have seen over the last several years, appears to support and encourage the use of free or open software, and the free dissemination of information about technical products.
There are other websites, like those of Microsoft and Apple, that support and encourage other ideologies.
How long have you been reading slashdot, anyway? Cmdr. Taco has always been a fairly ardent supporter of oensource and engineering...and it's his site.
I already paid for two people and IDG has a "no cancellation" policy. This sucks.
failing gyroscope
nasa transmits dance lessons
breakdancing spacemen spin
something like a flute that would hang between your legs.
Now that would be a natural keyboard.
Surely it cannot be both. Disassembly of proprietary code and rewriting same is not legal, is it?
Other than the desktop stranglehold and various back-room government deals that MS employs to maintain that monopoly, what's to stop the Liberty Alliance from porting to *all* platforms and just putting an end to the BS once and for all?
Or is this a ploy by the EU to get a better deal from MS as the new licensing sceme approaches?
oreillynet overview of web identity
When the pentagon drags a mouse over a foreign country and unleashes robotic hell on them, and people dying via remote control, one has to ask how far we are from large machines crunching their way over fields of human skulls.
Is this really where humanity wants to go?
dunno why i always enjoy pointing that out. poor guy was hounded by british inteligence for it, placed on drugs to "cure" him, etc.
must have been annoying as hell for the brits to be so dependent on a genius who happened to be gay.