That's not the only way Google Maps is backwards now.
It used to be possible to get Google Maps to map an intersection and show you exactly where it is. This functionality no longer works reliably. Instead, it wants to show local businesses all over the area in the general vicinity of the intersection, but good luck getting it to actually show the intersection!
These plans seem to have it backwards, the problem isn't that the information doesn't exist, it's that people don't know what to do with it.
In this case, it really is that the information doesn't exist. The MTA has doesn't have that many cameras in the subway system.
In addition, the proposed system is supposed to have computer software which will detect suspicious packages, though how it does that I have no idea. Consider:
Lockheed Martin will lead a team of contractors in creating an "integrated electronic security system" that will include closed-circuit television cameras, motion detectors and "intelligent video" software that can automatically determine if a package has been left on a train or if a person is in a restricted area.
Sounds interesting. Anyone have more info on how this system works?
Yeah. And you frequently wind up having to scan five or six times before it works. Oh, and I had this story hours ago.:) Hand geometry scanners are a frigging nightmare.
People should have the option of using the GUI if they want to. The challenge is how to make the GUI nearly as powerful as the command line, and while that's probably not doable in many cases, not doing it when it can be done easily is akin to locking users out of the power which their computer could otherwise provide them. Look at Mac OS X.
I find myself in the command line for just about everything, whenever a good command line is available, but on the Mac I have been known to use the Finder instead of ls, cd, etc...and actually like it.
Gentoo runs just fine on my ThinkPad R40 and everything works including that damned internal winmodem (which I don't use anyway so I don't really care). I've also used Debian and Fedora on it with no trouble at all.
No, I can't really see any easy beneficial (which is, I guess, to say "non-military") applications for this tech, unless you can tell me how this could aid in space exploration (a means of launching spacecraft, maybe?)
RTLinuxPro is used to control the laser beam positions, as well as to sample the output of measuring devices. At the core of the software is a kernel-side module that interrupts every 50 microsecond, samples new data, and timeshares the laser beam position. "If the computer failed to respond, for even a millisecond, then we would 'drop' the balls," explained Warshaw, "but RTLinuxPro is rock solid."
Bruce Schneier is my hero. His blog has been in my feed reader for quite a while.
Some comments: I haven't read Beyond Fear yet, but I have read Applied Cryptography. The San Francisco Public Library kept it in a back room and asked me to surrender my ID to look at it. I have no idea why. Maybe it's a terrorism manual.
I'm saying that people tend to make the best of a bad situation. Geeks, generally, have the power to make their own situations a little better than one might otherwise expect, though.
The persecuted generally manage to find each other. When they do, it's amazing what they can do. Even more so when they are otaku, which they appear to be calling themselves now. And if you've never felt persecuted at least once in your life, you are no geek.
All it takes to simulate a human brain is 22.8 teraflops? I thought I was smarter than that.
Seriously, they expect it to take a decade to complete. By 2015, we could probably get processors with that kind of power from the local computer store. Then everyone could have their own virtual brain...wait, are they going to GPL this?
So what happens if this thing develops a consciousness?
I built a LFS box a few times. Once I got through the incredibly tedious installation process, which took several days, I was amazed to have literally the fastest booting Linux box I had ever seen before or since. If you've got very specialized needs, then LFS is definitely something you should look at. But be warned, it is not for the faint of heart, beginners, or the impatient.
They're still working on putting out a chip based on LongRun2, which reduces transistor leakage. This is very important for cutting power consumption and increasing CPU speed. They've also licensed the technology to Fujitsu, NEC and Sony, none of which have released a product based on it yet.
It's quite possible, though apparently unlikely, that Transmeta will turn things around and manage to survive. However, Intel is already all over the leakage problem, so this may well be the end of Transmeta.
I actually went to RTFA because I wanted to see just who it was claiming that the Mac installed base was 16% and what do I find?
Software Publishers Association (SPA) estimates that 16 percent of computer users are on Macs.
OK, I won't worry too much about bias now, though if someone has a reason to think the SPA is off-base, please let us all know. This is truly something to celebrate. Now, let's get the Linux installed base to 16%...
I probably shouldn't respond to the above flamebait, but some things need clearing up...
At least, when you have a licensed copy of MS office, and it goes whacko, you can call up MS and demand that they fix it. Can the same be said of the OSS that you listed?
Whoa! Wait a minute there, bub. What parallel universe is that? In this universe, when you call up Microsoft you get a complete idiot on the other end who, likely as not, is going to tell you it's your fault and to just reinstall it. And then you get charged $35 or more for the privilege.
"Well, you'll see basically everything," said Bill Scannell, a privacy advocate and technology consultant. "It shows nipples. It shows the clear outline of genitals."
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This is a pretty standard question for Dell, it seems.
Oh yes they will track individuals with this technology. You heard it here first.
It starts with the first time some police officer gets the bright idea in his head, and from there it never ends.
That's not the only way Google Maps is backwards now.
It used to be possible to get Google Maps to map an intersection and show you exactly where it is. This functionality no longer works reliably. Instead, it wants to show local businesses all over the area in the general vicinity of the intersection, but good luck getting it to actually show the intersection!
In short, it's:
Read the review for more.
What about my 4G iPod which has poor battery life? Am I stuck with it?
In this case, it really is that the information doesn't exist. The MTA has doesn't have that many cameras in the subway system.
In addition, the proposed system is supposed to have computer software which will detect suspicious packages, though how it does that I have no idea. Consider:
Sounds interesting. Anyone have more info on how this system works?
Actually it's http://talk.google.com/ (click through to see Google's most interesting 404 page).
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:www.flexbeta. net/main/printarticle.php%3Fid%3D106&hl=en&lr=&str ip=1
An actual link that works. Enjoy!
Yeah. And you frequently wind up having to scan five or six times before it works. Oh, and I had this story hours ago. :) Hand geometry scanners are a frigging nightmare.
They can't even keep their own web site running!
I find myself in the command line for just about everything, whenever a good command line is available, but on the Mac I have been known to use the Finder instead of ls, cd, etc...and actually like it.
And we definitely need better documentation.
Gentoo runs just fine on my ThinkPad R40 and everything works including that damned internal winmodem (which I don't use anyway so I don't really care). I've also used Debian and Fedora on it with no trouble at all.
Don't lie. You DID. Your mother and I know.
Powering spacecraft or launching cargo or many other things...
Some comments: I haven't read Beyond Fear yet, but I have read Applied Cryptography. The San Francisco Public Library kept it in a back room and asked me to surrender my ID to look at it. I have no idea why. Maybe it's a terrorism manual.
I'm saying that people tend to make the best of a bad situation. Geeks, generally, have the power to make their own situations a little better than one might otherwise expect, though.
The persecuted generally manage to find each other. When they do, it's amazing what they can do. Even more so when they are otaku, which they appear to be calling themselves now. And if you've never felt persecuted at least once in your life, you are no geek.
Seriously, they expect it to take a decade to complete. By 2015, we could probably get processors with that kind of power from the local computer store. Then everyone could have their own virtual brain...wait, are they going to GPL this?
So what happens if this thing develops a consciousness?
I built a LFS box a few times. Once I got through the incredibly tedious installation process, which took several days, I was amazed to have literally the fastest booting Linux box I had ever seen before or since. If you've got very specialized needs, then LFS is definitely something you should look at. But be warned, it is not for the faint of heart, beginners, or the impatient.
Linus Torvalds works for these guys now.
They're still working on putting out a chip based on LongRun2, which reduces transistor leakage. This is very important for cutting power consumption and increasing CPU speed. They've also licensed the technology to Fujitsu, NEC and Sony, none of which have released a product based on it yet.
It's quite possible, though apparently unlikely, that Transmeta will turn things around and manage to survive. However, Intel is already all over the leakage problem, so this may well be the end of Transmeta.
OK, I won't worry too much about bias now, though if someone has a reason to think the SPA is off-base, please let us all know. This is truly something to celebrate. Now, let's get the Linux installed base to 16%...
Whoa! Wait a minute there, bub. What parallel universe is that? In this universe, when you call up Microsoft you get a complete idiot on the other end who, likely as not, is going to tell you it's your fault and to just reinstall it. And then you get charged $35 or more for the privilege.
It's time to get a job as an airport screener!