I just finished organizing Field Day for the Montreal club. Despite the fact that the point was not contesting, we still racked up about 1150 contacts over the 24 hours. More importantly, we setup in a bare field outside the fire department and showed them what we can do. We'll have pictures soon of a Bronto Skylift hoisting an HF tribander onto a 35-foot tower.
The purpose of Field Day is setting up a station. That's why it's called Field Day. The contesting part just gives hams something to do for the 24 hours of operating.
If you want a ragchew contest, check out the RAC Canada Day Contest next weekend (0000-2359 Jul 1) (and look for VC2A!)
MSNBC was the only internet news site not to cover Bill Gates being hitwith a pie. Everyone else had it. ABCNews (who was partnered with Netscape at the time) had it as their top story! But it was nowhere to be found on MSNBC.
Now THERE's an interesting argument. We can't say things because other people are being forced to listen to us. You should write some law.
First of all, people (even children) being "forced" to listen to something (I don't remember any chains or other restraining devices) shouldn't constitute reason to curb free speech. And more importantly, you haven't answered the more pressing question of what exactly is so wrong with these words that they must be silenced.
"They are "picking on" programmers that are violating their patents, and trying to release their secrets that they spent millions of dollars to develop for free use by anyone, including their competitors. Why is this so hard for people to understand?"
I just find it hard to grasp that it would take "millions of dollars" to spend to get the idea of making a 360 degree image.
But it seems reasonable to me to have a 3GB cap per month. My cable provider (Videotron) allows 6GB/month (up from 2) and I've never gone beyond that limit, despite having a gaming family, two machines, and lots of free time. The figure of "about equal to a 28.8 modem" is extremely misleading. Since when would you have a 28.8 modem downloading at top speed continuously for a month?
No, what gets me is this extra fee of $0.35 per megabyte. THIS is the highway robbery. If you use 3GB it's whatever the plan is (usually no more than $50), but if you use 4GB instead, you're billed for $400! if you double it and use 6GB, it's $1100 a month. You could buy another computer for that kind of money.
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I know I for one wouldn't mind reading a book about the technical aspects of the GNU/Linux kernel development. Either a story about its conception or even a beginner-hacker's guide to how the kernel works. Something more than a man page.
Linus is a nice guy and all, and an autobiography is nice, but that's what it is. Methinks Slashdot wouldn't have reacted the same way with Bill Gates' book.
You're telling me that a Microsoft executive doesn't like open source software, particularly linux? My God, what is the world coming to? I mean, come on, did Ballmer really say anything surprising here? We'll never convince the Microsofties that they should abandon themselves, we should convince the world to abandon the Microsofties. If Ballmer chooses not to listen to RMS etc. and their explanations of the GNU GPL, so be it.
Well, at least someone is doing their job properly, but why are people sshing to other machines only to ssh into another machine from there? Where's the point in such stupidity?
# Not that I don't think this story should have
# been posted, but at least be honest. This was
# about Peacefire, not Macromedia, and their
# troubles with the RBL.
The ACME company has developed new rocket-powered skates which can propell people at amazing speeds. ACME wanted to warn potential users not to use the device on curved roads near cliffs, due to numerous accidental coyote deaths.
How is the BSD license more economically-sound than the GPL as far as making money off open-source? Wouldn't it just let a company like Microsoft use the code however they want?
Although it seems choppy on many people's computers, our local 440 repeater has been connected to the Colorado reflector for almost a week now and I've never experienced choppiness of any kind. Maybe that's just luck, but the conversations are as clear locally as they are from remote.
"Maybe, but doesn't that power-seeking also apply to the government?"
Frankly I'd rather see the government control the airwaves than a corporation. I can elect people to control the government, I can't elect people to control a corporation. It's not like the spectrum is a renewable resource. Once it's sold you can't get it back. Police/Fire/Ambulance services would have to pay through the nose to use radios, ham radio would be completely eliminated since it's not profitable, local radio stations would have no use anymore. I can't see any benefit whatsoever to money-hungry corporations controlling the spectrum any more than I can see benefit to them controlling the roads.
Fascinating, really fascinating. Like I haven't heard this a billion times before.
The question, however, is HOW someone can make every parent better. Should the government send every parent to parenting school? Should we try to de-evolve to the 50's when there was a housewife whose full-time job was to raise kids, or should we just forget the issue and hope the parents solve it themselves?
Of course it goes without saying that most kids will easily find a way around the v-chip. If parents are too lazy to look after their kids, why would they bother programming a chip, especially when they want to watch those shows later?
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I guess that's just the way it is.
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A shuttle crew crash into the water and it gets into the newsmedia 15 years later. 20,000 people die in India due to an earthquake, and nobody seems to notice.
It's not that I have a problem remembering Challenger, it's just that there seems to be a view that some lives are more important than others.
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Ever thought of spraypainting a couple of penguins on Redmond sidewalks?
I just finished organizing Field Day for the Montreal club. Despite the fact that the point was not contesting, we still racked up about 1150 contacts over the 24 hours. More importantly, we setup in a bare field outside the fire department and showed them what we can do. We'll have pictures soon of a Bronto Skylift hoisting an HF tribander onto a 35-foot tower.
The purpose of Field Day is setting up a station. That's why it's called Field Day. The contesting part just gives hams something to do for the 24 hours of operating.
If you want a ragchew contest, check out the RAC Canada Day Contest next weekend (0000-2359 Jul 1) (and look for VC2A!)
"Potentially Viral Software"? You can't BUY FUD like that!
MSNBC was the only internet news site not to cover Bill Gates being hit with a pie. Everyone else had it. ABCNews (who was partnered with Netscape at the time) had it as their top story! But it was nowhere to be found on MSNBC.
Kind of like ICANN?
Now THERE's an interesting argument. We can't say things because other people are being forced to listen to us. You should write some law.
First of all, people (even children) being "forced" to listen to something (I don't remember any chains or other restraining devices) shouldn't constitute reason to curb free speech. And more importantly, you haven't answered the more pressing question of what exactly is so wrong with these words that they must be silenced.
Free-as-in-beer and Free-as-in-speech are two VERY different things. Microsoft does little for Free Software.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to make my donation to the Freedom to Innovate foundation.
I just find it hard to grasp that it would take "millions of dollars" to spend to get the idea of making a 360 degree image.
Will they have to take their Pathfinder images down too?
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But it seems reasonable to me to have a 3GB cap per month. My cable provider (Videotron) allows 6GB/month (up from 2) and I've never gone beyond that limit, despite having a gaming family, two machines, and lots of free time. The figure of "about equal to a 28.8 modem" is extremely misleading. Since when would you have a 28.8 modem downloading at top speed continuously for a month?
No, what gets me is this extra fee of $0.35 per megabyte. THIS is the highway robbery. If you use 3GB it's whatever the plan is (usually no more than $50), but if you use 4GB instead, you're billed for $400! if you double it and use 6GB, it's $1100 a month. You could buy another computer for that kind of money.
Linus is a nice guy and all, and an autobiography is nice, but that's what it is. Methinks Slashdot wouldn't have reacted the same way with Bill Gates' book.
You're telling me that a Microsoft executive doesn't like open source software, particularly linux? My God, what is the world coming to? I mean, come on, did Ballmer really say anything surprising here? We'll never convince the Microsofties that they should abandon themselves, we should convince the world to abandon the Microsofties. If Ballmer chooses not to listen to RMS etc. and their explanations of the GNU GPL, so be it.
Well, at least someone is doing their job properly, but why are people sshing to other machines only to ssh into another machine from there? Where's the point in such stupidity?
# jamie script Version 1.1
foreach $company(@enemies_of_peacefire) {
blow_out_of_proportion($story);
write_slashdot_story($story);
bash($company);
defend(enemy_of($company));
give_sexual_favor(taco,hemos,katz);
post($story);
wait_for_negative_comments();
defend($story);
pretend(journalism);
}
# Not that I don't think this story should have
# been posted, but at least be honest. This was
# about Peacefire, not Macromedia, and their
# troubles with the RBL.
The ACME company has developed new rocket-powered skates which can propell people at amazing speeds. ACME wanted to warn potential users not to use the device on curved roads near cliffs, due to numerous accidental coyote deaths.
Just what exactly is that supposed to mean?
"Microsoft, in contrast to Linux, has a formal development process and is accountable to the industry."
So, if they're accountable, does that mean I can return my Windows 98 CD if the OS irreparably crashes on me?
How is the BSD license more economically-sound than the GPL as far as making money off open-source? Wouldn't it just let a company like Microsoft use the code however they want?
Although it seems choppy on many people's computers, our local 440 repeater has been connected to the Colorado reflector for almost a week now and I've never experienced choppiness of any kind. Maybe that's just luck, but the conversations are as clear locally as they are from remote.
"Maybe, but doesn't that power-seeking also apply to the government?" Frankly I'd rather see the government control the airwaves than a corporation. I can elect people to control the government, I can't elect people to control a corporation. It's not like the spectrum is a renewable resource. Once it's sold you can't get it back. Police/Fire/Ambulance services would have to pay through the nose to use radios, ham radio would be completely eliminated since it's not profitable, local radio stations would have no use anymore. I can't see any benefit whatsoever to money-hungry corporations controlling the spectrum any more than I can see benefit to them controlling the roads.
Fascinating, really fascinating. Like I haven't heard this a billion times before.
The question, however, is HOW someone can make every parent better. Should the government send every parent to parenting school? Should we try to de-evolve to the 50's when there was a housewife whose full-time job was to raise kids, or should we just forget the issue and hope the parents solve it themselves?
What do we do?
Of course it goes without saying that most kids will easily find a way around the v-chip. If parents are too lazy to look after their kids, why would they bother programming a chip, especially when they want to watch those shows later?
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A shuttle crew crash into the water and it gets into the newsmedia 15 years later. 20,000 people die in India due to an earthquake, and nobody seems to notice. It's not that I have a problem remembering Challenger, it's just that there seems to be a view that some lives are more important than others.