Been there (twice within the same year, by the way) and I agree it is amazing. Although nothing on earth can compare to being on the flight deck in the middle of the ocean during darken ship. No light for thousands of miles other than the stars.
The crime is in getting caught? No, the crime was in fraudulently purchasing items. What's wrong with today's youth that think it's not cheating or stealing if you don't get caught? No wonder crime is such a problem. You need to grow up and realize that breaking the rules/law is wrong whether or not you get caught.
Actually there is no diffrence what so ever to this and the 1.5rc3. All file timestamps are the same between the two. Only diffrence is the package was renamed to 1.5 vice 1.5rc3. At least on the Linux file. Don't know about others..
So why is it that third world countries should be the only ones to benefit from this when it could be marketed internationally for the same price? Is it just that those who have spare money to spend in the first world nations can usually be gouged out of ten times more than $100.
No, it's so the thirteen Principals of OLPC can drain the $10 million with their salaries and bonuses while still looking good in the public eye by "thinking of the children" of poor underdeveloped countries. Their web site states they will not even begin production until 5 to 10 million machines have been ordered and paid for in advance.
These people are supposedly developing new technology for the laptop, and they expect to get them out the door for less than $100? I hope I'm wrong, but I see this organization going bankrupt soon after they reach the 5 million or so goal. Of course, the 13 Principals will have already lined their bank accounts with millions.
It was only about 25 years ago that calculators became even remotely commonplace, and I'm glad of that. Having to do everything by hand, wheather or not I needed it in the future (I did, by the way, I went into electronics), really helped understand mathematics. Now I don't know about other places, but I sub part time in the middle school of a very small town ( 4000 people, 150 middle school students (how the hell do I get the damn less than sign in this thing??)) and I can tell you, none of the 8th graders can do simple arithmetic without a calculator, much less algebra. I don't think it's dumbness on their part, so much as laziness. They're allowed to use calculators for everything, so they do. This may make most of them ignorant, but not dumb. Although there are a fair share of the dumb.
While in the Navy stationed in Guam, we had two supertyphoons within 6 months of each other. Both times, I was thrown off the grid for two to three months. No power, no water, no phone... Quite the experience, I must say. The worst part, in Guam at least, was no air conditioner.
I see no inaccuracy in the original post. The Web is part of the Internet, and cannot function without it. Referring to a device connected to the Internet via a Web server as being on the Internet is in no way incorrect.
A PIN is an acronym for Personal Identification Number. Referring to it as a PIN number (Personal Identification Number number) is wrong. I don't care if it is the "popular term", it's still incorrect.
Web is short for World Wide Web. There is nothing wrong with referring to it as such.
I will agree with you on the WW vs WWW thing though..
Or do you want to make it like every other stupid college course teaching "theory" instead of some valid "experience"?
That's what collage is supposed to do. Teach you the basic theory of how things work. You can't learn experience, but if you learn theory, then you should be able to figure out practical application. If not, then you probably chose the wrong major.
You'r right, kids this age shouldn't be given calculators. Not because they might lose or brake them, but because they need to learn how to do basic math in their head.
Why do you want to give them a remote desktop? All they need is access to their files, schoolwork, homework, notes from the teacher... This is nothing that can't be handled via a web interface. No need to install anything meets your "ease of use" criteria. A remote desktop of any kind will kill that, unless you plan on going to each house to install and set things up yourself.
Student's limited by a dialup will not be able to use a remote desktop and still be able to get things done before bedtime..
Who knows what effect this will have on our electronic dependent society. Computers are so intergrated with our way of life, I doubt we'd all survive just the loss of them.
Don't believe everything you read or hear. The NMCI will not take admin rights away from commands anytime soon. They're installing a new LAN at my command now, where I'll not only have full admin rights, but will be the systems administrator. I'm only an E6, with no NT experience. Nothing but the lame-ass MSCE course they sent me to a few months ago.. What a joke that thing is..
-- Back on topic --
Cliff, If WINE (Lindows or whatever) won't suffice in running what apps/scripts/whatnot you now use, give Win4Linux a look. I use it at home for work-related needs. It runs pretty snappy on my ol' 950 - almost as fast as native. It's not free though, so may push the cost savings over the line.
What time? It probably took one of their engineers about two seconds to come up with this idea. Maybe three, depending on which drug he was on at the time of enlightenment.
I know not all the boards have the software listed, but I see none of the WWIV boards I used to frequient in the San Diego area listed. My old board (The Far West) is listed, I believe, only because I experimented with PCBoard for about a month. I then went back to WWIV. I tried another system as well, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called. It was written by a couple of guys on the East coast, but it never really caught on in the West.
I think you're on the right track here with radio signals, however the devices do not need to be a few, nor should they be the transmitters. It would be simple to create a triangulation system with just two receivers (one on each end of the house should suffice) and the transmitter in the mower. With this method, you would need a secondary transmitting/receiving system to send the location back to the mower. With a distance of 10 to 12 feet between the receiving antennas and a fast receiving/calculation system you should get more than enough accuracy for what you need. Also note the safety/leagle issues brough up by others.
I'm currently taking three courses from UMUC's Asian division. So far, this is the only DE system I've used, but personally I don't much care for the layout of WebTycho.
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Been there (twice within the same year, by the way) and I agree it is amazing. Although nothing on earth can compare to being on the flight deck in the middle of the ocean during darken ship. No light for thousands of miles other than the stars.
The crime is in getting caught? No, the crime was in fraudulently purchasing items. What's wrong with today's youth that think it's not cheating or stealing if you don't get caught? No wonder crime is such a problem. You need to grow up and realize that breaking the rules/law is wrong whether or not you get caught.
Actually there is no diffrence what so ever to this and the 1.5rc3. All file timestamps are the same between the two. Only diffrence is the package was renamed to 1.5 vice 1.5rc3. At least on the Linux file. Don't know about others..
So why is it that third world countries should be the only ones to benefit from this when it could be marketed internationally for the same price? Is it just that those who have spare money to spend in the first world nations can usually be gouged out of ten times more than $100.
No, it's so the thirteen Principals of OLPC can drain the $10 million with their salaries and bonuses while still looking good in the public eye by "thinking of the children" of poor underdeveloped countries. Their web site states they will not even begin production until 5 to 10 million machines have been ordered and paid for in advance.
These people are supposedly developing new technology for the laptop, and they expect to get them out the door for less than $100? I hope I'm wrong, but I see this organization going bankrupt soon after they reach the 5 million or so goal. Of course, the 13 Principals will have already lined their bank accounts with millions.
It was only about 25 years ago that calculators became even remotely commonplace, and I'm glad of that. Having to do everything by hand, wheather or not I needed it in the future (I did, by the way, I went into electronics), really helped understand mathematics. Now I don't know about other places, but I sub part time in the middle school of a very small town ( 4000 people, 150 middle school students (how the hell do I get the damn less than sign in this thing??)) and I can tell you, none of the 8th graders can do simple arithmetic without a calculator, much less algebra. I don't think it's dumbness on their part, so much as laziness. They're allowed to use calculators for everything, so they do. This may make most of them ignorant, but not dumb. Although there are a fair share of the dumb.
Ok, so you think we should wait until it breaks then start working on a fix?
While in the Navy stationed in Guam, we had two supertyphoons within 6 months of each other. Both times, I was thrown off the grid for two to three months. No power, no water, no phone... Quite the experience, I must say. The worst part, in Guam at least, was no air conditioner.
"they'll also require less training for nurses or police officers."
Less training for those that need more as it is.
It doesn't mater what the FDA will or will not let them do. We will never see a cure for cancer - it makes them too much money treating it.
The problem is, that the town is dying. Every Textile Industry here, has left...
Ain't NAFTA great? Although most of the textile industry had left the NA area before NAFTA.
I see no inaccuracy in the original post. The Web is part of the Internet, and cannot function without it. Referring to a device connected to the Internet via a Web server as being on the Internet is in no way incorrect.
A PIN is an acronym for Personal Identification Number. Referring to it as a PIN number (Personal Identification Number number) is wrong. I don't care if it is the "popular term", it's still incorrect.
Web is short for World Wide Web. There is nothing wrong with referring to it as such.
I will agree with you on the WW vs WWW thing though..
Or do you want to make it like every other stupid college course teaching "theory" instead of some valid "experience"?
That's what collage is supposed to do. Teach you the basic theory of how things work. You can't learn experience, but if you learn theory, then you should be able to figure out practical application. If not, then you probably chose the wrong major.
You'r right, kids this age shouldn't be given calculators. Not because they might lose or brake them, but because they need to learn how to do basic math in their head.
Why do you want to give them a remote desktop? All they need is access to their files, schoolwork, homework, notes from the teacher... This is nothing that can't be handled via a web interface. No need to install anything meets your "ease of use" criteria. A remote desktop of any kind will kill that, unless you plan on going to each house to install and set things up yourself.
Student's limited by a dialup will not be able to use a remote desktop and still be able to get things done before bedtime..
This I can see sitting on the desk in my living room. With the keyboard folded up, it's almost artsy-fartsy..
Wonder how much they're going to cost.
Who knows what effect this will have on our electronic dependent society. Computers are so intergrated with our way of life, I doubt we'd all survive just the loss of them.
Don't believe everything you read or hear. The NMCI will not take admin rights away from commands anytime soon. They're installing a new LAN at my command now, where I'll not only have full admin rights, but will be the systems administrator. I'm only an E6, with no NT experience. Nothing but the lame-ass MSCE course they sent me to a few months ago.. What a joke that thing is..
-- Back on topic --
Cliff, If WINE (Lindows or whatever) won't suffice in running what apps/scripts/whatnot you now use, give Win4Linux a look. I use it at home for work-related needs. It runs pretty snappy on my ol' 950 - almost as fast as native. It's not free though, so may push the cost savings over the line.
What time? It probably took one of their engineers about two seconds to come up with this idea. Maybe three, depending on which drug he was on at the time of enlightenment.
That or they'll change the format by a bit or two and reliese a "new and improved" version of their software.
The Phatbox sounds nice untill you check out their software. Windoze only crap..
How can anyone patent a naturaly occuring cell? This is getting way out of control. Something needs to be done about the patent process NOW.
I know not all the boards have the software listed, but I see none of the WWIV boards I used to frequient in the San Diego area listed. My old board (The Far West) is listed, I believe, only because I experimented with PCBoard for about a month. I then went back to WWIV. I tried another system as well, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called. It was written by a couple of guys on the East coast, but it never really caught on in the West.
He was awarded $65 million, so doesn't that mean he owes his lawyer his 40 - 50 percent of that wheather or not he collects?
I think you're on the right track here with radio signals, however the devices do not need to be a few, nor should they be the transmitters. It would be simple to create a triangulation system with just two receivers (one on each end of the house should suffice) and the transmitter in the mower. With this method, you would need a secondary transmitting/receiving system to send the location back to the mower. With a distance of 10 to 12 feet between the receiving antennas and a fast receiving/calculation system you should get more than enough accuracy for what you need. Also note the safety/leagle issues brough up by others.
I'm currently taking three courses from UMUC's Asian division. So far, this is the only DE system I've used, but personally I don't much care for the layout of WebTycho.