How Ironic that the only reference to "Sun" in this discussion on the Top500 is about a star, and not the company, or it's storage, or it's filesystem, or it's supercomputer (1 out of 500).
Remember also that when you polish, do so in a non-concentric fashion, so that even if you do hose the data, the error correcting code on the ajacent spiral will have a chance to correct any errors.
>> There is no contradiction between free speech and requiring accurate labeling of the content of products so that everyone can see what it is that they are buying.
The problem that I see is when stores stop selling the 15+/18+/21+/whatever rated games as a company policy to "appear" more "family friendly". The the game could become unobtainable. True, other stores could stock the game, but that assumes that if is a free and open economy where computer games stores can come and go easily. The real-world's not like that, and there are significant barriers to trade. So that leaves mail-order.
The end result - involuntary censorship, and pushing games "underground".
Another solution to the problem is to not use labelling, but to rather use community websites to review and rate games. Oh wait - that's what we have already.
How is this different from wiretapping PABXs?" Sure the telephone system also belongs "to the man", is primarily used for work, and "could" be used for "terrorism".
Oh, that's right - there's laws against illicit interception.
Same goes for email, where there is a presumption of privacy.
Hang on - I thought phones and all electronic devices on planes were dangerous. Or wait - perhaps we were being lied to all along? They're not dangerous, but in fact perfectly safe.
Perhaps the biggest danger is people blocking isles not moving their legs when they are moving their lips. (no jokes please).
WiFi in Oz is charged at exorbitant rates ($15/hr). Starbucks has got Telstra to put in the WiFi infrastructure. Telstra is the incumbant ex-public telco.
In Melbourne where I live I can name one free WiFi _location_ which is a food court.
With the advent of HSDPA/3G (Telstra call it NextG), I can see WiFi NEVER taking off. (Why be limited to 50m radius of a hotspot when you cal roam all throughout the capital city)?
and if your passport has expired and you're overseas, how do you even get a ID card? (I hold an expired UK current and Australian passports). I sense some vicious circle happening here...
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Assuming that IE will be removed, will it be little more than :
del "%Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
How Ironic that the only reference to "Sun" in this discussion on the Top500 is about a star, and not the company, or it's storage, or it's filesystem, or it's supercomputer (1 out of 500).
Crispi
The Abacus and Difference Engine have been freed from copyright.
Windows 3.x will be scheduled to be freed from copyright in 2038...ish
I can't wait.
> Your local government knows best.
Or the State Govt.
Or the Federal Govt.
Who said we had too much government? :-)
Probably someone who's about to be disconnected, or placed on a blacklist.
or for those with gmail and need a firefox extension to encrypt automatically :
FireGPG
I'm sure they have some ethics around somewhere? ...somewhere... ...still looking...
Aha! ActiveEthics(TM).
Yes but what will the plumbing be like?
A civilisation is only as good as the toilets.
I can vouch for this one.
Remember also that when you polish, do so in a non-concentric fashion, so that even if you do hose the data, the error correcting code on the ajacent spiral will have a chance to correct any errors.
crispi
>> There is no contradiction between free speech and requiring accurate labeling of the content of products so that everyone can see what it is that they are buying.
The problem that I see is when stores stop selling the 15+/18+/21+/whatever rated games as a company policy to "appear" more "family friendly". The the game could become unobtainable. True, other stores could stock the game, but that assumes that if is a free and open economy where computer games stores can come and go easily. The real-world's not like that, and there are significant barriers to trade. So that leaves mail-order.
The end result - involuntary censorship, and pushing games "underground".
Another solution to the problem is to not use labelling, but to rather use community websites to review and rate games.
Oh wait - that's what we have already.
Crispi
As those most esteemed gentlemen would say:
BOGUS!
Most non non non non non non heinous.
Even more damning for Sun is this:
http://www.top500.org/stats/list/30/os
Even excluding Hybird systems, Linux = 415, Solaris = 2.
Also given that 1 of the systems is SPARC, I would say that there is only a single Solaris x86/x64 system.
Is the era of massive vertical systems over?
How is this different from wiretapping PABXs?"
Sure the telephone system also belongs "to the man", is primarily used for work, and "could" be used for "terrorism".
Oh, that's right - there's laws against illicit interception.
Same goes for email, where there is a presumption of privacy.
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Hang on - I thought phones and all electronic devices on planes were dangerous.
Or wait - perhaps we were being lied to all along? They're not dangerous, but in fact
perfectly safe.
Perhaps the biggest danger is people blocking isles not moving their legs when they are moving their lips. (no jokes please).
C.
WiFi in Oz is charged at exorbitant rates ($15/hr). Starbucks has got Telstra to put in the WiFi infrastructure. Telstra is the incumbant ex-public telco.
In Melbourne where I live I can name one free WiFi _location_ which is a food court.
With the advent of HSDPA/3G (Telstra call it NextG), I can see WiFi NEVER taking off. (Why be limited to 50m radius of a hotspot when you cal roam all throughout the capital city)?
Crispi
Whilst Apple seems to be gearing up for the Next Big Thing, it would be good to get the existing iPhone in Australia, UK, etc...
Or are Apple going to simultaneously release in all regions.
Here's hoping it will be HSDPA compatible....
Well if you can't build a good search engine of your own, just buy one.
...)
In fact just like about everything MS has ever done (eg SQL, IE, PowerPoint
Could it be that the act of installing SP3 over XP caused XP to clean out its DLL cache?
Was the comparison done against fresh SP2 vs. SP3?
Do regular batteries leak?
Oh - that's okay then....
and if your passport has expired and you're overseas, how do you even get a ID card?
(I hold an expired UK current and Australian passports). I sense some vicious circle happening here...
Crispi
Actually Victoria has introduced 5-star house standard:
http://www.5starhouse.vic.gov.au/
Does that mean that we get the HL2 release 6 months before the Northern Hemisphere?
Somehow I think that the kind of customers who are going to be running 16 cpu systems are
definitely going to have Sun Spectrum support.
If Sun comes across a server that's licensed for fewer CPUs then it has, I guess it would be justified in refusing to support the machine anymore.
Sun are a bit careful about noting which system board serial numbers are in which machine.