Canon is betting that Nano-Proprietary will capitulate now that their revenue stream is cut to zero for the time being. I suspect that we will see Canon and Toshiba back together in the near future once Nano-Proprietary caves in.
we're not far behind. In my town, Downers Grove, there are now cameras at every major intersection. In Chicago, there are cameras in most high crime neighborhoods. Very few seem to care. I won't even mention the number of "private" cameras around any interesting corporate locations.
MS can cause cognitive impairment. As I heard from someone with MS, "time is brain." Not only does control of the body go, but so can the senses and cognitive function.
For all the money M$ spends on Research, they sure don't have that much to show for it. Look at the productivity of IBM's R&D compared to M$. One of these days they may figure it out, but until then I am not terribly impressed.
Well, I might just have a slight clue developing large systems. I have been being one of the first consumers of C++ ( Fun with DMDPI and porting to the i386 ), wrote code for 5ESS International ( Fun with Inband signaling ), and the admin'd the farms at the DZero and CDF experiments at Fermilab ( Fun with Quarks ).
I'm sorry, but the likes of James Coplien and Warren Montgomery (Bell Labs in the late 80's and early 90's) have far more "real" experience at developing "real" applications that Bjarne will ever have.
Nothing personal, but Bjarne Stroustrup comes real short in the real world department. He has not been in the position of solving real world problems with C++. Someone like James Coplien has. I would be much more interested in the commentary of a front line warrior, than I would from a theoretical preacher.
If you're going to call toll-free, use a pay-phone. An extra $0.25 is tacked onto the bill to compensate the pay-phone operator for the use their phone for the call.
The bias isn't the LHC, per se, the bias is whatever the largest highest energy collider at the moment is. Sadly, the SSC was a corrupt mess. Though some incredible physics can be done in other places, the highest probability is still at the largest collider. Besides the goal of the experiments, some very profitable technologies have descended from the quest. The direct goal of the experiment may not have had immediate effect, but the tools developed along the way have. For example; the web (CERN), computer farms (Fermilab), and many others have been pioneered as a product of HEP research.
Disclosure: I have previously worked on CDF, DZero, SDSS, and other experiments. I might be biased.;->
The HEP community was one of the first large scale users of Linux. Bob Young, of RedHat fame, even credits Fermilab for some of the earliest momentum in the adoption of Linux by "serious" users.
HEP research in the United States is grinding to a halt. The DOE has nothing on the board for Fermilab, SLAC, etc. past 2010. While I admire and respect the work the Europeans are doing ( with little help from the US ), I am deeply concerned that this nation is losing its way. Basic R&D is the foundation that made the US what it was in the 20th century. We are doing less and less of it everyday. Unless the Clowns^H^H^H^H^HEsteemed politicians in Washington wake up soon, the US will soon become a second rate nation.
Well, we're going to have to agree to disagree. One of the primary attributes of Open Source is the fact that everything is above board and on the table. All of it is open for inspection and critique. This is what makes Open Source better. Mark has fulfilled these criteria, and I commend him for it.
I don't see an issue with this. Mark's note was well written, and simply mentions that there are alternatives. It was not malicious or derogatory. As for trying to poach developers, you don't think the like of Novell and RedHat aren't doing that all the time? At least Mark is doing it out in the open, instead of using agents, ie. recruiters, to do it.
The documents were submitted in Office 2007 format, with extensions that only run under Vista. Next month, Microsoft will announce the fast adoption of Vista by the European Commission. After all, if the commission is buying so many copies, it must be good. Soon, thereafter, they will announce a record adoption of Vista by leading open source developers.
How many company's have entered into collaborations, with Microsoft, that did not end up with a rectal aperture far exceeding that of goatse? How many did? So, do you actually fell that lucky? Talk about a long shot. Well, I'm sure you are all busy packing your golden parachutes, and will be long gone before the fecal matter hits the rotary device.
For precisely the same reason that nano sized particles will be revolutionary to the world of pharmaceuticals, they may prove to be toxic in other applications.
Personally, I think we should skip Mars for the time being and concentrate on getting useful things done on the moon. Once we have some real manufacturing capability, building larger projects, for both earth orbit and beyond, would become much easier. In the long run, we want to encourage private enterprise in space. By blazing a trail, NASA can jump start the process.
The 8008 was the real start of the micro-computing revolution. The Scelbi Mark 8H was the first system to really draw people's attention. By the time they figured out what might be done with it, the 8080's were released. The Altair was built, BillyG and friends wrote a basic interpreter in 4Kbytes, and the rest is history.
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Canon is betting that Nano-Proprietary will capitulate now that their revenue stream is cut to zero for the time being. I suspect that we will see Canon and Toshiba back together in the near future once Nano-Proprietary caves in.
What trade secrets could possibly be in a voting machine? There should be NO secrets in voting.
we're not far behind. In my town, Downers Grove, there are now cameras at every major intersection. In Chicago, there are cameras in most high crime neighborhoods. Very few seem to care. I won't even mention the number of "private" cameras around any interesting corporate locations.
Smile! You're on Candid Camera!!!
It's not nice to pick on mentally handicapped.
"No matter where you go, there you are!"
Microsoft patents stupidity. World governments cringe in terror!
Welcome to the new world. Listening to this was downright painful.
MS can cause cognitive impairment. As I heard from someone with MS, "time is brain." Not only does control of the body go, but so can the senses and cognitive function.
For all the money M$ spends on Research, they sure don't have that much to show for it. Look at the productivity of IBM's R&D compared to M$. One of these days they may figure it out, but until then I am not terribly impressed.
Well, I might just have a slight clue developing large systems. I have been being one of the first consumers of C++ ( Fun with DMDPI and porting to the i386 ), wrote code for 5ESS International ( Fun with Inband signaling ), and the admin'd the farms at the DZero and CDF experiments at Fermilab ( Fun with Quarks ).
I'm sorry, but the likes of James Coplien and Warren Montgomery (Bell Labs in the late 80's and early 90's) have far more "real" experience at developing "real" applications that Bjarne will ever have.
Nothing personal, but Bjarne Stroustrup comes real short in the real world department. He has not been in the position of solving real world problems with C++. Someone like James Coplien has. I would be much more interested in the commentary of a front line warrior, than I would from a theoretical preacher.
If you're going to call toll-free, use a pay-phone. An extra $0.25 is tacked onto the bill to compensate the pay-phone operator for the use their phone for the call.
The bias isn't the LHC, per se, the bias is whatever the largest highest energy collider at the moment is. Sadly, the SSC was a corrupt mess. Though some incredible physics can be done in other places, the highest probability is still at the largest collider. Besides the goal of the experiments, some very profitable technologies have descended from the quest. The direct goal of the experiment may not have had immediate effect, but the tools developed along the way have. For example; the web (CERN), computer farms (Fermilab), and many others have been pioneered as a product of HEP research.
;->
Disclosure: I have previously worked on CDF, DZero, SDSS, and other experiments. I might be biased.
The HEP community was one of the first large scale users of Linux. Bob Young, of RedHat fame, even credits Fermilab for some of the earliest momentum in the adoption of Linux by "serious" users.
HEP research in the United States is grinding to a halt. The DOE has nothing on the board for Fermilab, SLAC, etc. past 2010. While I admire and respect the work the Europeans are doing ( with little help from the US ), I am deeply concerned that this nation is losing its way. Basic R&D is the foundation that made the US what it was in the 20th century. We are doing less and less of it everyday. Unless the Clowns^H^H^H^H^HEsteemed politicians in Washington wake up soon, the US will soon become a second rate nation.
had nothing to do with it. They were just trying to let him know about a new life insurance plan.
Well, we're going to have to agree to disagree. One of the primary attributes of Open Source is the fact that everything is above board and on the table. All of it is open for inspection and critique. This is what makes Open Source better. Mark has fulfilled these criteria, and I commend him for it.
I don't see an issue with this. Mark's note was well written, and simply mentions that there are alternatives. It was not malicious or derogatory. As for trying to poach developers, you don't think the like of Novell and RedHat aren't doing that all the time? At least Mark is doing it out in the open, instead of using agents, ie. recruiters, to do it.
The documents were submitted in Office 2007 format, with extensions that only run under Vista. Next month, Microsoft will announce the fast adoption of Vista by the European Commission. After all, if the commission is buying so many copies, it must be good. Soon, thereafter, they will announce a record adoption of Vista by leading open source developers.
Moo Ha Ha
Have a newborn child. You won't be getting any sleep for a long time.
Dear Novell Executives:
How many company's have entered into collaborations, with Microsoft, that did not end up with a rectal aperture far exceeding that of goatse? How many did? So, do you actually fell that lucky? Talk about a long shot. Well, I'm sure you are all busy packing your golden parachutes, and will be long gone before the fecal matter hits the rotary device.
For precisely the same reason that nano sized particles will be revolutionary to the world of pharmaceuticals, they may prove to be toxic in other applications.
I guess no one is noticing the obvious tie in to 2001, a space odyssey. Black monolith, star child, sterile white room.
Personally, I think we should skip Mars for the time being and concentrate on getting useful things done on the moon. Once we have some real manufacturing capability, building larger projects, for both earth orbit and beyond, would become much easier. In the long run, we want to encourage private enterprise in space. By blazing a trail, NASA can jump start the process.
The 8008 was the real start of the micro-computing revolution. The Scelbi Mark 8H was the first system to really draw people's attention. By the time they figured out what might be done with it, the 8080's were released. The Altair was built, BillyG and friends wrote a basic interpreter in 4Kbytes, and the rest is history.