I would rather throw-up than have to watch Nancy Grace for an hour. I wish everyone who felt like me would send a letter or email to CNN to see if her program time could be changed to about 4:00 am (Sorry, your third shifters.)With enough letters, maybe CNN would get the message. She may be a good reporter, but she hurts my ears.
Since CNN changed formats, and because of Nancy Grace, I switch between MSNBC,FOX and CNN plus some other locals when they are on. It is difficult to get unbiased news reporting, and with FOX and MSNBC hosting so many shouting matches (we call it entertainment?) they fail to have any credibility.
Greta Van Whats-her-name seems to be coming into her own as a not-so-biased reporter.
If you think any of these programs are not biased, then you can be sure that you are biased also. Left, right, it just doesn't matter. Biased is still biased. It's too bad we (here in the USA) don't have more access to news sources from other countries.
While I was preparing teach a computer users class, I signed up for AOL's 40,000 hour free service that expires in 30 days. (Yes, I know!) I managed to keep using Mozilla and Mozilla email as I learned a little about using AOL. The main problem I saw was that AOL came on like Clippit X100. Everytime I tried to do something, AOL popped up with some screen that tried to offer choices I did not want to consider. And, unless I remember incorrectly, I could not do anything on the internet without the same kind of control attempt. Needless to say, I learned more than I wanted to know, and canceled before the month was finished.
AOL has a lot of possibilities since they have such a large user base, and "hand-holding" may be good for the extremely non-technical user. However, AOL needs to relinquish some control of the computer if they are to continue as a service.
I have disabled cookies since their inception and have had no problems. The only time I enable cookies is when I need to log onto some web site that will not let me on unless I enable cookies.
I can understand why on-line purchases need cookies, but I find that they have no reason to be on my machine after the transaction is completed. With Mozilla, I allow session cookies. I have no problem with cookies, but when I note that they expire in 1969 (whatever that means) I delete them. Periodically, I go to the cache and delete cookies that have accumulated while I was allowing cookies.
If cookies came as text messages, or asked first, I would be much more trusting, but some cookies have been as much as two full pages of text characters. I would like to have cookies ask me if I would allow a cookie to be placed that remains only while I am viewing the web site, and that tells me when it is being removed.
I also want to know what it will be used for, and I want to refuse cookies that are not needed for the particular transaction.
I started to email you, but then I started thinking, what if you are collecting and selling email addresses.... Wouldn't this be a good way to get bonafide email addresses?
So now I am just wondering how you filter out the three real emails you get daily from the unwanted million.
Well, without your spelling, this thread would have stopped earlier. My html knowledge is even worse though. It was funny to me when it came out with bullets instead of underlines.
Well, yes and no. When customer service is one of your main products, you have to offer the customer a variety of products to meet his needs. If the customer in the antarctic felt that his needs were so important that he needed 24 hour service, that could be offered, but not at the same price as service to the business located next door to the service center.
As an example, AAA charges more if you want your auto towed more than 5 miles.
Customer service costs, but like AAA, you cannot expect a customer to wait 20 minutes for a person to answer the phone.
I worked for a very large company a few years ago that built computers and other hardware for financial transactions (think ATM and Cash Register).
We sold hardware and software, but our main income was from the service department. With 24 hour repair or replace on site anywhere in the world (yes), companies were willing to pay to make sure they were always operating.
Our job as design engineers and software engineers was to make sure they never had a failure, so we were tasked with delivering the best quality available. If the service never had to make a service call, we made more money from the customer.
If you never had to call Red Hat for service, they made more profit. That's how they stay in business and keep investors happy.
In base 2, the nearest thing to 1000 in decimal (base 10) is 2^10 or 1024 and that is normally called 1k when you are referring to computers (which use binary)
So (for computers), we still say 1meg =(1k) x (1k)
, but since we are referring to a base 2 munber, we are really saying 1meg = (1024) x (1024).
Now back to the Firefox entry of 16 megabytes:
16 megabytes = 16 x 1024 x 1024
Firefox wants you to enter the number in binary kbytes so
16 megabytes is entered as 16 x 1024 = 16384 kbytes.
Just keep in mind that any time you are referring to bytes, you are referring to 1024.
The patent is applied for in the name of the University. The individual does not own it. If he tries to start a company, he will end up losing both the company and his university job. This is the same with patents owned by any company one might work for.
This looks like a good project to show the PHB.(dilbert)
For those of you who have no idea what thermal resistance is, just think of this heat sink as "overkill" even for overclocking.
(for overclocking, power dissipation is directly related to frequency. 10% faster is 10% more power to get rid of and most processors will not go twice as fast anyhow!)
For those mechanical engineers who do packaging and stress and vibration analysis, aren't you glad this in not your project. The heat sink is not attached to the processor; the processor is attached to the heatsink, and heaven only knows how the motherboard is attached to the processor. But, damn, don't it looks good!
Seriously, I see all kinds of mechanical problems here with packaging, but since I have no idea what the design requirements were, I have to say that it does look impressive. See it here
http://www.geocities.com.nyud.net:8090/oculus42/za lman.html
With the ability to observe the hidden parts of people, there will be more attention paid to how big his genitals are, or her nipples or genital area. With the inspector's attention distracted by body parts, I expect that more "risks" will go undetected. We might even be worse off than we are now.
Last fall, during my backpacking through the area, I groked at some of the wild things growing there. I dropped a packet of seeds I had taken along as part of my "back to nature" diet, but I could not see them. I just could not grok that they had gone missing. Now that I see these newly discovered weed flowers, I just can't grok that they might be from the birdseed in my diet. What a grokking thought!
as I was hurrying to get away from those pesky "Yellojacket-like" stinging flies.
I too have a passion for windows! My hobby is being a "windows entomolygist". I just love finding those windows bugs and other creepy-crawley things there.
I'll be glad to act as a distribution center for the $5M per day that needs to be distributed to the OSS, and those that do not want Commission-mandated welfare can just leave it to me to be descretionary. (It that a word?)
Perhaps you are right. Suppose you have generated a program to advertise and sell, but someone makes a copy of it instead of buying it. If you want to say they did not steal from you, but only infringed on your copyright, you are perfectly free to do so; at least here in the USA.
Now and then you will probably find someone to disagree with you.
If I generate a software program and advertise it for a whopping 33 billion dollars, and a copy of it is stolen, then the total software stolen will be 66 billion dollars.
The point I am making is that the value of stolen software is not based on the actual value of the software, (Windows vs Linux, or MS Office vs Open office) but on the value a company wants to sell it for.
If you have a laptop and a desktop, should you have to pay for two copies or the software, even though you only use one at a time?
If your computer is too slow and you purchase a new one, you can't get your money back for the OS you paid for already, and if you use it on the new computer, you suddenly have a pirated copy. If you have an old car, you can trade it in for a discount on the new one.
If you have 4 computers at home, and one of them has a legitimate copy and the other three have "copies" of the legitimate one, then you can be said to have 3 pirated copies. The industry then can claim that they are losing money on you, even though you only use one at a time and would never have purchased more than one copy otherwise.
In my opinion, one of the major causes of pirating is that companies want users to purchase a new copy of software for each computer you own, and they do not offer discounts for your multiple copies.
That is similar to the problem we are seeing in the music/video industries. They would like you to purchase a separate copy for each player you have, instead of being able to make a copy to take with you while leaving the other in a safe place. (By the way, how many times have you had to buy a CD to replace that audio tape music since the tape will no longer play?) And did you know that each blank tape you ever bought included an industry "rebate tax" to offset the cost of music copies?
Yes, there are a lot of pirated copies of software that really meet the true definition of pirated, but there are many others that are just part of system upgrades or multiple computers at home.
Until the industry comes up with a business model that does not leave the consumer feeling like they were ripped off by having to pay twice or too much, there will always be copying. If Open Office can be distributed for free (plus shipping), then there is a strong feeling that one is a rip-off.
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Since CNN changed formats, and because of Nancy Grace, I switch between MSNBC,FOX and CNN plus some other locals when they are on. It is difficult to get unbiased news reporting, and with FOX and MSNBC hosting so many shouting matches (we call it entertainment?) they fail to have any credibility.
Greta Van Whats-her-name seems to be coming into her own as a not-so-biased reporter.
If you think any of these programs are not biased, then you can be sure that you are biased also. Left, right, it just doesn't matter. Biased is still biased. It's too bad we (here in the USA) don't have more access to news sources from other countries.
AOL has a lot of possibilities since they have such a large user base, and "hand-holding" may be good for the extremely non-technical user. However, AOL needs to relinquish some control of the computer if they are to continue as a service.
I can understand why on-line purchases need cookies, but I find that they have no reason to be on my machine after the transaction is completed. With Mozilla, I allow session cookies. I have no problem with cookies, but when I note that they expire in 1969 (whatever that means) I delete them. Periodically, I go to the cache and delete cookies that have accumulated while I was allowing cookies.
If cookies came as text messages, or asked first, I would be much more trusting, but some cookies have been as much as two full pages of text characters. I would like to have cookies ask me if I would allow a cookie to be placed that remains only while I am viewing the web site, and that tells me when it is being removed. I also want to know what it will be used for, and I want to refuse cookies that are not needed for the particular transaction.
Just a desk? Where do you think they got the bench marks?
I started to email you, but then I started thinking, what if you are collecting and selling email addresses.... Wouldn't this be a good way to get bonafide email addresses? So now I am just wondering how you filter out the three real emails you get daily from the unwanted million.
Now you are beginning to get the hang of this global economy stuff!
I'll bet half the moderators miss that joke!
My-grate-er-y
That's good! One word; two sentences.
As an example, AAA charges more if you want your auto towed more than 5 miles.
Customer service costs, but like AAA, you cannot expect a customer to wait 20 minutes for a person to answer the phone.
We sold hardware and software, but our main income was from the service department. With 24 hour repair or replace on site anywhere in the world (yes), companies were willing to pay to make sure they were always operating.
Our job as design engineers and software engineers was to make sure they never had a failure, so we were tasked with delivering the best quality available. If the service never had to make a service call, we made more money from the customer.
If you never had to call Red Hat for service, they made more profit. That's how they stay in business and keep investors happy.
It's really base 2. 12 was a typo.
In decimal(base 10), 1 meg = (1k) x (1k)
In base 2, the nearest thing to 1000 in decimal (base 10) is 2^10 or 1024 and that is normally called 1k when you are referring to computers (which use binary)
So (for computers), we still say 1meg =(1k) x (1k) , but since we are referring to a base 2 munber, we are really saying 1meg = (1024) x (1024).
Now back to the Firefox entry of 16 megabytes:
16 megabytes = 16 x 1024 x 1024
Firefox wants you to enter the number in binary kbytes so
16 megabytes is entered as 16 x 1024 = 16384 kbytes.
Just keep in mind that any time you are referring to bytes, you are referring to 1024.
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monkeys live in theThis thread is swinging by a rope already!
Man!, I've got to work on my HTML. Those underlines sure came out funny!
The patent is applied for in the name of the University. The individual does not own it. If he tries to start a company, he will end up losing both the company and his university job. This is the same with patents owned by any company one might work for.
For those of you who have no idea what thermal resistance is, just think of this heat sink as "overkill" even for overclocking.
(for overclocking, power dissipation is directly related to frequency. 10% faster is 10% more power to get rid of and most processors will not go twice as fast anyhow!)
For those mechanical engineers who do packaging and stress and vibration analysis, aren't you glad this in not your project. The heat sink is not attached to the processor; the processor is attached to the heatsink, and heaven only knows how the motherboard is attached to the processor. But, damn, don't it looks good!
Seriously, I see all kinds of mechanical problems here with packaging, but since I have no idea what the design requirements were, I have to say that it does look impressive. See it here http://www.geocities.com.nyud.net:8090/oculus42/za lman.html
Well, maybe now! Everyone.
With the ability to observe the hidden parts of people, there will be more attention paid to how big his genitals are, or her nipples or genital area. With the inspector's attention distracted by body parts, I expect that more "risks" will go undetected. We might even be worse off than we are now.
Last fall, during my backpacking through the area, I groked at some of the wild things growing there. I dropped a packet of seeds I had taken along as part of my "back to nature" diet, but I could not see them. I just could not grok that they had gone missing. Now that I see these newly discovered weed flowers, I just can't grok that they might be from the birdseed in my diet. What a grokking thought! as I was hurrying to get away from those pesky "Yellojacket-like" stinging flies.
You just got slashdotted! Well, so I made up my own def.!
He did not say it will stop when you die.He said it will not stop "until you are dead" You could be dead a long, long time!
I too have a passion for windows! My hobby is being a "windows entomolygist". I just love finding those windows bugs and other creepy-crawley things there.
I'll be glad to act as a distribution center for the $5M per day that needs to be distributed to the OSS, and those that do not want Commission-mandated welfare can just leave it to me to be descretionary. (It that a word?)
Are you talking about this comment or that comment?
I said stolen.
Excuuuuuse me!
Perhaps you are right. Suppose you have generated a program to advertise and sell, but someone makes a copy of it instead of buying it. If you want to say they did not steal from you, but only infringed on your copyright, you are perfectly free to do so; at least here in the USA.
Now and then you will probably find someone to disagree with you.
Can someone tell me what password we should all be using?
The point I am making is that the value of stolen software is not based on the actual value of the software, (Windows vs Linux, or MS Office vs Open office) but on the value a company wants to sell it for.
If you have a laptop and a desktop, should you have to pay for two copies or the software, even though you only use one at a time?
If your computer is too slow and you purchase a new one, you can't get your money back for the OS you paid for already, and if you use it on the new computer, you suddenly have a pirated copy. If you have an old car, you can trade it in for a discount on the new one.
If you have 4 computers at home, and one of them has a legitimate copy and the other three have "copies" of the legitimate one, then you can be said to have 3 pirated copies. The industry then can claim that they are losing money on you, even though you only use one at a time and would never have purchased more than one copy otherwise.
In my opinion, one of the major causes of pirating is that companies want users to purchase a new copy of software for each computer you own, and they do not offer discounts for your multiple copies.
That is similar to the problem we are seeing in the music/video industries. They would like you to purchase a separate copy for each player you have, instead of being able to make a copy to take with you while leaving the other in a safe place. (By the way, how many times have you had to buy a CD to replace that audio tape music since the tape will no longer play?) And did you know that each blank tape you ever bought included an industry "rebate tax" to offset the cost of music copies?
Yes, there are a lot of pirated copies of software that really meet the true definition of pirated, but there are many others that are just part of system upgrades or multiple computers at home.
Until the industry comes up with a business model that does not leave the consumer feeling like they were ripped off by having to pay twice or too much, there will always be copying. If Open Office can be distributed for free (plus shipping), then there is a strong feeling that one is a rip-off.