In the old days, bureaucrats did not dare to ask people for three copies of documents, or 30-page reports
I can remember a story from my grandfather serving in WWII. You know the big war about mid way through the 20th century. Well, he was stationed in North America watching telegraph lines. He has said he used to fill out by hand and send by courier 10-15 pages of forms every day, many of them in triplicate, by hand because his few sheets of carbon paper wore out. They would not send him duplicates.
Moral of the story: NEVER UNDERESTIMATE BUREACRATS.
Has he visited a Doctor Lately? Has he gone to the grocery store and scanned something at the register? Remember when everything had price tags that were individually marked and the checker had to key them individually?
You can't escape digital unless you are going to live the lifestyle of an Amish Hermit in the middle of nowhere.
Hmm...how were those plans you are building off prepared? How were the printed? How did the engineer test the structure? I would be willing to be that he used something digital. How did you get to work?
Are you using any materials that were developed with computer technology?
Are you using any power tools designed with computer technology?
Are you installing, or a subcontractor, installing additional wiring to allow for extra telephone jacks for computer extensions?
Are you using any color matched paints?
All of those things to name a few use something digital.
The digital Revolution has had a HUGE impact. However it is not as noticable as the others. We don't tend to think of how much work digital is making or saving us. However with running water we can point to the pump, the bucket, and say see I don't need those anymore. Digital is part of everything. It is an enabling revolution, for good or for bad. How many people now are involved in the stock market who weren't before? Sure they may not trade online, but they can deal with a local or phone call broker because he can now get that information faster and more reliably since the digital revolution. It used to be you had to call a brokerage in New York, or your agent did to get the actual transaction done. Transaction times were measured in days. Now they are measured in hours and sometimes minutes. Brokerages use to discourage you from making trades often because they had to hand compute, or with at most a calculator helping, the tax information. Wait, that calculator could arguably be called digital. The source of information the broker used were expensive. Now most of them use cheap TCP/IP to get the information. The digital revolution is an ungoing and a stealth revolution. Computers are part of it. Linux is part of it. Open Source thrives because of it. Take a look at early accounts of the BSD project. They used SNAIL MAIL to send huge reels of tape to developers, users, etc. Think about that.
One thing to consider vs. Transmeta is Transmeta integrates part of the bridge with the chip. Transmeta's power drain INCLUDES the Northbridge in the consumption.
I have been an arm chair sailor for most of my life. I have spent quite of bit of time and thought on this problem. Immersat-C and similiar are extremely expensive. The boat end of the station is $1200+ with some units being in the $10,000+ range. Often times on a sailboat the more expensive option is needed because it is stabilized and will comepensate for the boats heel. When I heard that some people were pushing to turn the Iridium satellites into IP network. I guess that flopped. IP Packet radio has reach speeds of up to 1.3 mbites. There is a great site with a lot of information at www.tapr.org. Hope this helps. dorzak
36k with a 56k? Not all that bad. A lot of US locations are lucky to get over 28.8. 56k modems don't do 56k except in the lab. Before somebody flames me saying they get 57600, grow up, that is your port speed. If you go through more than 5 miles of wire, or more than one analog to digital switch.
Several companies own the cables. MCI owns some of them through their subsidiary UUNET. Sprint owns a few. AT&T Southern Cross Cable. They are still rolling more undersea cable, because cable is faster than satellite....
One thing that a lot of people are forgetting is One Time Pads need to be generated. Reading some of the links and references on the pages, it points out the pad is only as secure as the means used to generate it.
I have heard of computers being used to generate one time pads, but as I recall random numbers generated by computers are not totally random. In fact, that is part of the theories behind some of the fractal generators.
I have heard of atmospheric background noise being used, but I have heard there is even patterns to that as well.
My understanding of the law was that, if you could show that it was used before they trademarked it, the use of a phrase was "fair use." It seems to me that at one point in their own literature that IDG said the name was chosen to be satirical.
In California, at least there is no requirement to warn you first. Also the article I posted elsewhere states that most states don't require you be notified. They claim an implied contract that you are there to work on their equipment, therefore you will do their work and nothing else. Furthermore they have the right to monitor your performance.
Here is an article in the Sacramento Bee. http://www.capitolalert.com/news/capalert02_200005 03.html It basically says under current California/US law it is perfectly legal for businesses and government to monitor what is on their equipment. They are paying for the equipment, the e-mail, your time, the bandwith, etc. Therefore they have the right to see it.
It is similiar to the reason that you can't block caller ID going to 1-800 numbers. They pay the phone bill, they have the write to know who they are paying to talk to.
Depending on whose bench marks you use, it can be argued that the PIII coppermine or the Athlon has a faster FPU. However the Athlon has a potential for a higher bus speed. When it comes to number crunching though, RISC processors are where it is at. G3/G4 Multiprocessor board
I find it hard to believe that they can pull this off in a PDA. Most speech recognition tends to processor intensive. That is the number one reason most speech software is sitting on the shelf. Also the software requires training in many cases to make it easier on the software and the processor.
I don't feel that any robot is up to outright driving all the time, but as a backup for sleepy drivers, I could see a use. However, I doubt he could drive much worse than some of the people I know
I worked as a student in the adminstrative officies at UC-Davis. I got a chance to look over some budger figures. In 1992, 3% of the college budget came from federal and/or state money. There was grant and subsidized loans given to students, but tuition only accounted for a total of 20% of the budget. The majority of the budget came from private donations. Further, the IT access for the student residence halls is payed for out of the fees they pay for housing.
Let me begin by stating my bias is much the same as Charles Connell's, and I have a couple of points to make. One, I think the Linux community is incorrect in one assumption. They assume they take over the networking, and then business, followed by the home will fall at their feet. I tend to argue they need to take the home market, and the business will follow. Most computer savy employees are computer savy from home. In order to take the home market Linux needs to be easier to install as you mentioned. Btw, Corel Linux, despite its flaws has made enroads in this area. Second, it needs to capture the pre-teen market a little better. I have not been able to find any good applications for my 3 and 5 year olds under Linux. Thus, my home system remains dual boot, Windows by default for my children. They can start and play their Reader Rabbit and Fisher Price software themselves from turning on the computer, inserting the CD, and playing. Haven't got them to shut down properly yet, but my wife says she expects that about the time I put the toilet seat back.
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In the old days, bureaucrats did not dare to ask people for three copies of documents, or 30-page reports I can remember a story from my grandfather serving in WWII. You know the big war about mid way through the 20th century. Well, he was stationed in North America watching telegraph lines. He has said he used to fill out by hand and send by courier 10-15 pages of forms every day, many of them in triplicate, by hand because his few sheets of carbon paper wore out. They would not send him duplicates. Moral of the story: NEVER UNDERESTIMATE BUREACRATS.
Has he visited a Doctor Lately? Has he gone to the grocery store and scanned something at the register? Remember when everything had price tags that were individually marked and the checker had to key them individually? You can't escape digital unless you are going to live the lifestyle of an Amish Hermit in the middle of nowhere.
Hmm...how were those plans you are building off prepared? How were the printed? How did the engineer test the structure? I would be willing to be that he used something digital. How did you get to work? Are you using any materials that were developed with computer technology? Are you using any power tools designed with computer technology? Are you installing, or a subcontractor, installing additional wiring to allow for extra telephone jacks for computer extensions? Are you using any color matched paints? All of those things to name a few use something digital.
The digital Revolution has had a HUGE impact. However it is not as noticable as the others. We don't tend to think of how much work digital is making or saving us. However with running water we can point to the pump, the bucket, and say see I don't need those anymore. Digital is part of everything. It is an enabling revolution, for good or for bad. How many people now are involved in the stock market who weren't before? Sure they may not trade online, but they can deal with a local or phone call broker because he can now get that information faster and more reliably since the digital revolution. It used to be you had to call a brokerage in New York, or your agent did to get the actual transaction done. Transaction times were measured in days. Now they are measured in hours and sometimes minutes. Brokerages use to discourage you from making trades often because they had to hand compute, or with at most a calculator helping, the tax information. Wait, that calculator could arguably be called digital. The source of information the broker used were expensive. Now most of them use cheap TCP/IP to get the information. The digital revolution is an ungoing and a stealth revolution. Computers are part of it. Linux is part of it. Open Source thrives because of it. Take a look at early accounts of the BSD project. They used SNAIL MAIL to send huge reels of tape to developers, users, etc. Think about that.
One thing to consider vs. Transmeta is Transmeta integrates part of the bridge with the chip. Transmeta's power drain INCLUDES the Northbridge in the consumption.
You mean my supervisor is CmdrTaco???? Whoa!!!!
I have been an arm chair sailor for most of my life. I have spent quite of bit of time and thought on this problem. Immersat-C and similiar are extremely expensive. The boat end of the station is $1200+ with some units being in the $10,000+ range. Often times on a sailboat the more expensive option is needed because it is stabilized and will comepensate for the boats heel. When I heard that some people were pushing to turn the Iridium satellites into IP network. I guess that flopped. IP Packet radio has reach speeds of up to 1.3 mbites. There is a great site with a lot of information at www.tapr.org. Hope this helps. dorzak
36k with a 56k? Not all that bad. A lot of US locations are lucky to get over 28.8. 56k modems don't do 56k except in the lab. Before somebody flames me saying they get 57600, grow up, that is your port speed. If you go through more than 5 miles of wire, or more than one analog to digital switch.
Several companies own the cables. MCI owns some of them through their subsidiary UUNET. Sprint owns a few. AT&T Southern Cross Cable. They are still rolling more undersea cable, because cable is faster than satellite....
One thing that a lot of people are forgetting is One Time Pads need to be generated. Reading some of the links and references on the pages, it points out the pad is only as secure as the means used to generate it.
I have heard of computers being used to generate one time pads, but as I recall random numbers generated by computers are not totally random. In fact, that is part of the theories behind some of the fractal generators.
I have heard of atmospheric background noise being used, but I have heard there is even patterns to that as well.
Looks like they have been slashdotted already. Hmmm...wonder what the ratio of potatoes to hits is?
I think you guys are reading it incorrectly. It is saying you can distribute your binaries and your code without further charge by Borland.
My understanding of the law was that, if you could show that it was used before they trademarked it, the use of a phrase was "fair use." It seems to me that at one point in their own literature that IDG said the name was chosen to be satirical.
In California, at least there is no requirement to warn you first. Also the article I posted elsewhere states that most states don't require you be notified. They claim an implied contract that you are there to work on their equipment, therefore you will do their work and nothing else. Furthermore they have the right to monitor your performance.
Here is an article in the Sacramento Bee. http://www.capitolalert.com/news/capalert02_200005 03.html It basically says under current California/US law it is perfectly legal for businesses and government to monitor what is on their equipment. They are paying for the equipment, the e-mail, your time, the bandwith, etc. Therefore they have the right to see it.
It is similiar to the reason that you can't block caller ID going to 1-800 numbers. They pay the phone bill, they have the write to know who they are paying to talk to.
Depending on whose bench marks you use, it can be argued that the PIII coppermine or the Athlon has a faster FPU. However the Athlon has a potential for a higher bus speed. When it comes to number crunching though, RISC processors are where it is at. G3/G4 Multiprocessor board
I find it hard to believe that they can pull this off in a PDA. Most speech recognition tends to processor intensive. That is the number one reason most speech software is sitting on the shelf. Also the software requires training in many cases to make it easier on the software and the processor.
I don't feel that any robot is up to outright driving all the time, but as a backup for sleepy drivers, I could see a use. However, I doubt he could drive much worse than some of the people I know
I worked as a student in the adminstrative officies at UC-Davis. I got a chance to look over some budger figures. In 1992, 3% of the college budget came from federal and/or state money. There was grant and subsidized loans given to students, but tuition only accounted for a total of 20% of the budget. The majority of the budget came from private donations. Further, the IT access for the student residence halls is payed for out of the fees they pay for housing.
Let me begin by stating my bias is much the same as Charles Connell's, and I have a couple of points to make. One, I think the Linux community is incorrect in one assumption. They assume they take over the networking, and then business, followed by the home will fall at their feet. I tend to argue they need to take the home market, and the business will follow. Most computer savy employees are computer savy from home. In order to take the home market Linux needs to be easier to install as you mentioned. Btw, Corel Linux, despite its flaws has made enroads in this area. Second, it needs to capture the pre-teen market a little better. I have not been able to find any good applications for my 3 and 5 year olds under Linux. Thus, my home system remains dual boot, Windows by default for my children. They can start and play their Reader Rabbit and Fisher Price software themselves from turning on the computer, inserting the CD, and playing. Haven't got them to shut down properly yet, but my wife says she expects that about the time I put the toilet seat back.