I agree with you on the homework part - I think I pretty much stopped doing homework during eight grade, and I really paid the price for it in college.
1) Computer is started, program is loaded from cassette.
2) Entering the data of patient (name, birthdate, height, weight).
3) Entering the date & time of checkup.
4) Entering the age of the isotope.
5) Program computes the optimal amount of isotope.
6) The probes are pointed to certain places of patient's body.
7) Injection of isotope.
8) For 5 minutes the program records the data from the probes.
9) Saving the data to cassette.
10) Disconnecting the gamma interface, connecting the teletype interface.
11) Priting of the protocol to teletype.
That's basically what you'll get from the article.
...and like you said, it's a very specialized task and I'm sure it works quite well. I'm sure that the storage media can be pretty unreliable, but if the computer would need to be replaced, it would probably be by a completely different technology, like some form of scan or orthoscopy.
The shareholders would need to prove negligence in order to have any suit, and in your case they'd need to prove that the software was actually an asset. IANAL, BNAY, but my guess is that the case would be thrown out the window by any intelligent judge (and similarly by any intelligent lawyer...)
The article states that there is a 1 in 250 chance a piece of debris will hit somebody. This means that any one person has a 1 in 250 * 6 billion = 1.5 trillion chance of getting nailed.
The beauty of it is, assuming that there were about 100 engineers working on the design of the satellite, it's only a 1 in 15 billion chance that one of them gets hit in the head by the debris that they created!:)
...unfortunately, the chances are still pretty slim that we can get rid of Bush:(
Last year Linux became the number two computer operating system behind Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) competing NT and Windows 2000 operating systems, according to International Data Corp.
Maybe Slashdot should just stop posting links to the articles entirely. Nobody reads them anyway.
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Don't forget that linux has been ported to a number of Cisco routers as well. NetBSD is definitely turning into "old school".
I recommend that you stop visiting Slashdot then. Wouldn't it be against your principles to even visit a site that displays ads? Or perhaps you like the idea of being some sort of "thief" in using the services of these web sites and being able to deprive them of their income that lets them run the site.
In a nutshell, for quick tasks like you mention, Perl is the best way to go. Perl has good competition in Python or PHP (on the web side), but for quickly knocking out scripts it has no competition.
...consumers must possess a little ring that adjusts the optical device in their standard CD, CD-Rom and DVD machines; it's sort of like the plastic gizmo that snaps into a 45-rpm record
I don't see the flutter as being as bad as you describe. You're also forgetting about the "hub" piece that is used with the discs - I'm sure they could be designed in such a way to eliminate the flutter problem (perhaps a ring of rubber to act as a shock absorber?).
There are lots of thin plastics that will not warp (unless creased). A material like Mylar could be used for the actual media layer since it is fine enough for the task and again does not warp.
The document says the new data warehouse would be run along similar lines to the National DNA Database for profiles of known criminals.
It would cost about £3 million to set up and £9m a year to run.
Sounds like pretty cheap operating costs! I'd like to know how they plan on storing the massive terabytes (petabytes?) of data at only $9M a year, much less pay for intelligent engineers to operate the system.
Anyone know how much a StorageTek Powderhorn silo runs?
Tomcat has nearly zero documentation with it. It's a reference implementation and that's it. Even the README tells you to look at the source code to figure out how it works.
There is no stable, open source java servlet platform that has any value to it whatsoever.
If MCI or AT&T calls you, or if any telemarketer calls you, all you have to do is tell them to put you on their "do not call list". Secondly, ask them to mail you a copy of their do-not-call policy, which they are required to do.
If they fail to do either, you are then able to sue them for $500 in small claims court.
I don't have references handy, but I'm sure you can dig them up from a search engine if you give it some time. Or you can just complain about it...
I can't imagine them saving more than $30-$50 per Office distribution (stamping a CD, printing a book, and shipping it is NOT that expensive).
Also, you seem to leave out the fact that distributing Office over the web does have its overhead costs. Bandwidth, servers, software, support personnel. Cheaper, sure - but still expensive.
There is a lot of reason why people that don't have dainbramage would rather not waste bandwidth by visiting a graphic-overloaded website, but by visiting something like gopher, where you can find and get the information you want without having to wade through all the noise and muck
So you're suggesting that gopher will do away with idiotic site design? I don't think so. Idiots exist - live with it.
-1 redundant? This should be -1 doesn't-know-wtf-he's-talking-about. Comparing DjVu to PNG is like comparing GIF to Jpeg -- each format serves a very different purpose.
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Still just a kid and British Telecom is already suing him for using Hyperlinks.
I agree with you on the homework part - I think I pretty much stopped doing homework during eight grade, and I really paid the price for it in college.
2) Entering the data of patient (name, birthdate, height, weight).
3) Entering the date & time of checkup.
4) Entering the age of the isotope.
5) Program computes the optimal amount of isotope.
6) The probes are pointed to certain places of patient's body.
7) Injection of isotope.
8) For 5 minutes the program records the data from the probes.
9) Saving the data to cassette.
10) Disconnecting the gamma interface, connecting the teletype interface.
11) Priting of the protocol to teletype.
That's basically what you'll get from the article.
The shareholders would need to prove negligence in order to have any suit, and in your case they'd need to prove that the software was actually an asset. IANAL, BNAY, but my guess is that the case would be thrown out the window by any intelligent judge (and similarly by any intelligent lawyer...)
The beauty of it is, assuming that there were about 100 engineers working on the design of the satellite, it's only a 1 in 15 billion chance that one of them gets hit in the head by the debris that they created! :)
"Fortunado" from E. A. Poe's "Cask of the Amontillado" would be a better simile anyway.
Whoops. It already has changed the world.
Maybe Slashdot should just stop posting links to the articles entirely. Nobody reads them anyway.
Don't forget that linux has been ported to a number of Cisco routers as well. NetBSD is definitely turning into "old school".
I recommend that you stop visiting Slashdot then. Wouldn't it be against your principles to even visit a site that displays ads? Or perhaps you like the idea of being some sort of "thief" in using the services of these web sites and being able to deprive them of their income that lets them run the site.
I don't see the flutter as being as bad as you describe. You're also forgetting about the "hub" piece that is used with the discs - I'm sure they could be designed in such a way to eliminate the flutter problem (perhaps a ring of rubber to act as a shock absorber?).
There are lots of thin plastics that will not warp (unless creased). A material like Mylar could be used for the actual media layer since it is fine enough for the task and again does not warp.
What if you spun it?
Sounds like pretty cheap operating costs! I'd like to know how they plan on storing the massive terabytes (petabytes?) of data at only $9M a year, much less pay for intelligent engineers to operate the system.
Anyone know how much a StorageTek Powderhorn silo runs?
There is no stable, open source java servlet platform that has any value to it whatsoever.
I wonder if those "hackers" feel like whores.
Has this come to a certified vote?
Kinda strange to describe throwing a huge address space at a problem as a "handsome" solution :)
If they fail to do either, you are then able to sue them for $500 in small claims court.
I don't have references handy, but I'm sure you can dig them up from a search engine if you give it some time. Or you can just complain about it...
Also, you seem to leave out the fact that distributing Office over the web does have its overhead costs. Bandwidth, servers, software, support personnel. Cheaper, sure - but still expensive.
So you're suggesting that gopher will do away with idiotic site design? I don't think so. Idiots exist - live with it.
The robotic chef would never stop. Everyone knows that after eating oriental food, you always get hungry again a little bit later.
-1 redundant? This should be -1 doesn't-know-wtf-he's-talking-about. Comparing DjVu to PNG is like comparing GIF to Jpeg -- each format serves a very different purpose.
I for one will be hunting the beach looking for that manhole cover :)
Why on earth would Microsoft begin a licensing scheme that earns less profit?