Beyond that, is the deluge of spam and junk mail that you'll get worth saving a couple of hundred bucks? If you believe the studies that outline how much productivity (and thus time) is lost due to spam, it seems to me that you'll making a bad choice.
On the other hand, I'm probably not their target market anyhow. Enjoy the spam, folks - just don't bitch at me when you get it!
Mine is located up in my brain, and contains a blacklist instead of a whitelist. It's pretty straightforward in design: if a laptop must use "manufacturer-approved" devices, it is not used.
The problem is that you're still dealing with a bottleneck at the system bus, AFAIK. I installed a CAT-6 network at home today and had to do quite a bit of reading to determine whether it was worth doing. I read in numerous places that with gigabit network that you essentially need a 1Ghz processor just to keep up with the data coming in. Now, placing that processor on the NIC might make sense, but it would seem to me that it'd still have to be at least equal to the processor to be able to handle the data in a steady stream.
I can't claim to be an expert in this subject, but that's the situation as I've understood it.
I'd rather see the Sith crumple Cannes on their foreheads, personally. Aside from Alexandra Kerry's appearance last year, the festival has gotten outright preachy and boring.
"I have had no problems contacting three friends that were/are deployed in Iraq via the Internet."
No offense, but it's hard for me to believe any of your post after your very first sentence. The US government is able to deploy soldiers to Iraq via the internet? Why don't we just upload them to Kim Jong Il's PC? It seems much cheaper than a full-blown invasion to me.
I've certainly figured it out by now how Slashdot works. The point is that this story was on a lot of sites that are cited here every day. I enjoy interesting articles, but this one comes off as filler.
That's most of the problem. I'd love to throw a system like this together as a project at work, but if the hardware's going to be difficult to replace it takes away a ton of value from my argument *for* implementing it.
I'd assume that someone will latch onto this idea on a more common platform a lot sooner than later. The inclusion of VNC expands what you can do, too.
Imagine this: Those "phones" could be outfitted with higher-quality sound. As you walk by one (ie. RFID or something of that sort), it latches onto an audio stream that you're serving from the central server. The audio stream follows you from one room to the next.
Of course, encryption would have to be required. It'd have to be a tight system with a strong firewall included. And based on what I've seen of the wireless hardware vendors, they tend to leave things pretty insecure. If you think getting your website hacked was bad, imagine the potential of a thin-client intrusion:
Goatse in every room, and Musak following you everywhere.
The point is that while this would be a great idea, this is the time when open-source should be standing up to help make a secure framework for this sort of thing. Closed-source vendors haven't been able to provide evidence of a secure product really... this is a market that is RIPE for an open-source solution.
Because they keep pushing out patches. Recall statutes state that harmful products be retrofitted or replaced to remove the harm, or they must be taken off the market. However, there isn't a stated deadline on that sort of thing. Consider that a carmaker can sometimes spend 6-18 months replacing a faulty part, yet MS does it in usually no more than 3.
Not to say that MS is somehow being a good citizen, but statutes don't currently encourage them to work any faster.
The microwave, my friends. It's the key to our existance, being the savior during short lunch breaks, and our nourishment provider during heavy hack sessions.
Argue that it's to protect the Linux name from being soiled... but everyone knows what Linux is! It's not as if a million people are going to go to sites like Linuxwarez and boycott Linux because it happens to be a site for escorts... gimme a break.
The truth is, by homogenizing the Linux domain names and keeping it among the "elders" and established Linux leaders, the whole theory of open source pretty much goes out the window, don't you think? I mean, open source means anyone can view it, change it, or repackage it, doesn't it? Why is it different with domains?
As for the argument that windows95.com and activex.com weren't challenged for their domains, perhaps it's because they're MS-flag-wavers and essentially free advertising?
I question Linus getting involved this far along in the game. It seems like suddenly the Linux market is becoming more and more concerned about trademarks, licenses and IPOs than they are about the things that got them here in the first place: OPEN SOURCE.
Creativity, freedom to change and offer alternatives. That's Linux. It should reflect in their domain names as well.
Go back to Transmeta, Linus. I'm sure you'll make some money there.
What are your feelings on out-sourcing versus temporary employees within your company?
Many larger software companies contract for some of their work to be done by independent contractors or other firms. However, others choose to stem the flux of work by hiring temporary employees by hiring via a third party. When the project is done, they keep some but let the others go.
There are advantages to both, as well as the traditional in-house development. Where do you feel the software industry is headed?
Slashdot Mirror
/sarcasm alarm triggered
Just like the UAVs were just going to take pictures, right?
Cover your ears, editors... your brains are leaking out!
A few of these are funny, now it's just frickin' retarded.
WOLF! WOLLLLLFFF!!!!
As others have said, nothing is free.
Beyond that, is the deluge of spam and junk mail that you'll get worth saving a couple of hundred bucks? If you believe the studies that outline how much productivity (and thus time) is lost due to spam, it seems to me that you'll making a bad choice.
On the other hand, I'm probably not their target market anyhow. Enjoy the spam, folks - just don't bitch at me when you get it!
Asking for investment advice on Slashdot is like asking for surgical training at Home Depot...
Mine is located up in my brain, and contains a blacklist instead of a whitelist. It's pretty straightforward in design: if a laptop must use "manufacturer-approved" devices, it is not used.
The problem is that you're still dealing with a bottleneck at the system bus, AFAIK. I installed a CAT-6 network at home today and had to do quite a bit of reading to determine whether it was worth doing. I read in numerous places that with gigabit network that you essentially need a 1Ghz processor just to keep up with the data coming in. Now, placing that processor on the NIC might make sense, but it would seem to me that it'd still have to be at least equal to the processor to be able to handle the data in a steady stream.
I can't claim to be an expert in this subject, but that's the situation as I've understood it.
I'd rather see the Sith crumple Cannes on their foreheads, personally. Aside from Alexandra Kerry's appearance last year, the festival has gotten outright preachy and boring.
"I have had no problems contacting three friends that were/are deployed in Iraq via the Internet."
/snickering
No offense, but it's hard for me to believe any of your post after your very first sentence. The US government is able to deploy soldiers to Iraq via the internet? Why don't we just upload them to Kim Jong Il's PC? It seems much cheaper than a full-blown invasion to me.
"Slashdot is not here to break news."
No, Slashdot is here to break servers.
I've certainly figured it out by now how Slashdot works. The point is that this story was on a lot of sites that are cited here every day. I enjoy interesting articles, but this one comes off as filler.
This was reported on a ton of sites yesterday.
There's no "new" in this news, fellas...
If they had tagged you when you went to school, perhaps they would have noticed that you were skipping English and Grammar too often.
That's most of the problem. I'd love to throw a system like this together as a project at work, but if the hardware's going to be difficult to replace it takes away a ton of value from my argument *for* implementing it.
I'd assume that someone will latch onto this idea on a more common platform a lot sooner than later. The inclusion of VNC expands what you can do, too.
Imagine this: Those "phones" could be outfitted with higher-quality sound. As you walk by one (ie. RFID or something of that sort), it latches onto an audio stream that you're serving from the central server. The audio stream follows you from one room to the next.
Of course, encryption would have to be required. It'd have to be a tight system with a strong firewall included. And based on what I've seen of the wireless hardware vendors, they tend to leave things pretty insecure. If you think getting your website hacked was bad, imagine the potential of a thin-client intrusion:
Goatse in every room, and Musak following you everywhere.
The point is that while this would be a great idea, this is the time when open-source should be standing up to help make a secure framework for this sort of thing. Closed-source vendors haven't been able to provide evidence of a secure product really... this is a market that is RIPE for an open-source solution.
"Grmamar deos, but stuides have shwon taht if you at laset get the frist and last letetrs rihgt, poelpe can gerenaly raed it."
You forgot to read the last paragraph of the study:
"Doing this on purpose in a setting out of context generally implies that the instigator needs to find a new hobby."
The truth? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
So, to answer your question: never.
Because they keep pushing out patches. Recall statutes state that harmful products be retrofitted or replaced to remove the harm, or they must be taken off the market. However, there isn't a stated deadline on that sort of thing. Consider that a carmaker can sometimes spend 6-18 months replacing a faulty part, yet MS does it in usually no more than 3.
Not to say that MS is somehow being a good citizen, but statutes don't currently encourage them to work any faster.
That itch isn't due to a desire for flamewars, it's a side-effect of planting his lips too close to DailyKOS's ass.
The microwave, my friends. It's the key to our existance, being the savior during short lunch breaks, and our nourishment provider during heavy hack sessions.
The truth is, by homogenizing the Linux domain names and keeping it among the "elders" and established Linux leaders, the whole theory of open source pretty much goes out the window, don't you think? I mean, open source means anyone can view it, change it, or repackage it, doesn't it? Why is it different with domains?
As for the argument that windows95.com and activex.com weren't challenged for their domains, perhaps it's because they're MS-flag-wavers and essentially free advertising?
I question Linus getting involved this far along in the game. It seems like suddenly the Linux market is becoming more and more concerned about trademarks, licenses and IPOs than they are about the things that got them here in the first place: OPEN SOURCE.
Creativity, freedom to change and offer alternatives. That's Linux. It should reflect in their domain names as well.
Go back to Transmeta, Linus. I'm sure you'll make some money there.
Many larger software companies contract for some of their work to be done by independent contractors or other firms. However, others choose to stem the flux of work by hiring temporary employees by hiring via a third party. When the project is done, they keep some but let the others go.
There are advantages to both, as well as the traditional in-house development. Where do you feel the software industry is headed?