My friend works in Childrens Services for the city of Toronto, and they have been running thin clients on Linux for some time now. It may be the case in more depts too, I don't know.
I can't get many details out of her because she is not very technical. But from what I can make out, the desktop is GNOME, and they were until recently given access to Microsoft Office using rdesktop. But thats changed and now all they have is OpenOffice.
Its interesting to note that the staff are very unhappy with the situation. They say that OpenOffice is slow, and doesn't have thing like Avery labels templates. They also were given no training.
My point is when doing a migration like this, show some TLC to users.
I see a lot speculation as to the make up of the Iraqi resistance. The Dec 15 issue of Time had an excellent overview - they even had a reporter embedded in a Bagdad cell.
In any case, what they found directly contradicts most of the speculation here. Most of the resistance is professional and co-ordinated by Baathist elements like the Fedayeen and ex-military. The Fedayeen tend to be more pro-Saddam, while the ex-military are becoming more nationalist - saying in effect we fight for Iraqi freedom not Saddam.
Also, the resistance is a network, meaning cells are independent but share information. This means that while Saddam's capture may discourage those cells motivated by support for him, they will not discourage the large number run by nationalist ex-military men hungry to make up for their poor performance during the war.
Ordinary Iraqis disaffected by the occupation are an increasing demographic as well. A relative accidentally killed, your wife searched for weapons, an aggressive U.S soldier barking orders at you, or nationalist sentiment in general is becoming enough to join or shelter the resistance.
Foreign fighters are few apparently, and not trusted at all. They are used as cannon fodder in suicide bombings. The ones operating outside the secular resistance come under the aegis of Ansar-al-Islam which has reconstituted itself. These guys are focusing on high value attacks e.g suicide bombing the U.N etc.
As an aside, Iran is most definitley NOT part of foreign destabilization efforts as you would realize if did your reading - Iraq has a Shi'ite majority remember, and they are anxiously awaiting democracy.
In any case, the conclusion is that Saddam's capture is highly unlikely to reduce the intensity of the insurgency. It *was* necessary for the U.S to get him, but not sufficient.
I hope to see him at the Hague soon and not at Guantanamo.
Perdido Street Station was brilliant, an aggressively ambitious and inventive work. Don't listen to the naysayers, give it a chance. I haven't read something so original in a long time.
Click on the definitions of the projects and you get a MySQL 'too many connections error' from osdir.com.
Which is using PHP. Its interesting given the recent PHP vs Java scaling article. The situation at osdir.com right now highlights the real world need for connection pooling, which PHP is currently very much lacking in.
All these crappy Microsoft net-enabled 'features' turned on by default are a menace to the average user and the Internet in general.
Please block TCP/UDP Netbios ports 135-139, as well as SMB over TCP(port 445), RPC over HTTP (port 593), the MS-SQL port the Slammer worm used (port 1434).
Since RIAA is going to file basically identical lawsuits, lawsuits that they are almost guaranteed to win, someone with a good knowledge of the law should come up with a HOW-TO that will explain how to:
- defend yourself without having to hire a lawyer - give a solid, standardized argument that will minimize the damages you might have to pay
RIAA's tactics are based off the aversion people have to the legal system. But a collaboratively developed, standard defence can reduce the pain. And letting people know they are not alone will reduce the intimidation factor
Its not mozilla's fault that you can't hide the row, its yours. Take a look at the DOM inspector first. You are probably not taking into account the auto assumeed tbody tag.
"In order to save our freedom we had to destroy it"
Every year Bruce Sterling rings truer
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Bruce Sterling's vision of the future is coming to pass. I recommend his book, "Distraction" to everyone.
In it one of the themes is American impoverishment due to the collapse of the info economy. Intellectual property is easily be copied therefore worthless to its makers, many white collar jobs can/will be eventually automated/moved offshore.
All this forces will leave America with no competitive edge.
The ATI All-In-Wonder suite (hardware and software). Yes it is Windows only, but its really the most feature rich and simple alternative to TiVO. I honestly don't know why more people haven't heard of it.
Key features include
- the ability to save to VCD or DVD format
- a cool RF remote control that lets you control your desktop as well
- Auto download TV listings from GemStar
- Can zoom in and choose your own close-up
- Hot Words - real-time notification when selected words are detected in programming e.g select baseball and when the word is uttered on any channel it will let you know, allowing you to record anything baseball related - Crazy eh?
- And my favorite - Picture in Picture on crack - view like 30 channels at the same time each in their own litte windows tiled on your desktop. Major info overload!
And a bunch of other stuff like bundled video editing etc
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Am I missing something here?
Yes. The working culture in Europe is very different, and the employee has a lot more leverage in his/her dealing with the employer.
What was the name of your Alma Mater, and where was it? I'd like to find out more about this.
My friend works in Childrens Services for the city of Toronto, and they have been running thin clients on Linux for some time now. It may be the case in more depts too, I don't know.
I can't get many details out of her because she is not very technical. But from what I can make out, the desktop is GNOME, and they were until recently given access to Microsoft Office using rdesktop. But thats changed and now all they have is OpenOffice.
Its interesting to note that the staff are very unhappy with the situation. They say that OpenOffice is slow, and doesn't have thing like Avery labels templates. They also were given no training.
My point is when doing a migration like this, show some TLC to users.
If you fixed that non-threaded code I hope you sent in a patch to the relevant people!
Rational Robot
Am I the only developer listening to hip-hop?
Warming Climate Disrupts Alaska Natives' Lives
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=5
>By your logic, any law with large penalties is a bad law.
No.
He said laws with large penalties AND ambiguity.
I see a lot speculation as to the make up of the Iraqi resistance. The Dec 15 issue of Time had an excellent overview - they even had a reporter embedded in a Bagdad cell.
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(A preview is available at http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101031215/story.
In any case, what they found directly contradicts most of the speculation here. Most of the resistance is professional and co-ordinated by Baathist elements like the Fedayeen and ex-military. The Fedayeen tend to be more pro-Saddam, while the ex-military are becoming more nationalist - saying in effect we fight for Iraqi freedom not Saddam.
Also, the resistance is a network, meaning cells are independent but share information. This means that while Saddam's capture may discourage those cells motivated by support for him, they will not discourage the large number run by nationalist ex-military men hungry to make up for their poor performance during the war.
Ordinary Iraqis disaffected by the occupation are an increasing demographic as well. A relative accidentally killed, your wife searched for weapons, an aggressive U.S soldier barking orders at you, or nationalist sentiment in general is becoming enough to join or shelter the resistance.
Foreign fighters are few apparently, and not trusted at all. They are used as cannon fodder in suicide bombings. The ones operating outside the secular resistance come under the aegis of Ansar-al-Islam which has reconstituted itself. These guys are focusing on high value attacks e.g suicide bombing the U.N etc.
As an aside, Iran is most definitley NOT part of foreign destabilization efforts as you would realize if did your reading - Iraq has a Shi'ite majority remember, and they are anxiously awaiting democracy.
In any case, the conclusion is that Saddam's capture is highly unlikely to reduce the intensity of the insurgency. It *was* necessary for the U.S to get him, but not sufficient.
I hope to see him at the Hague soon and not at Guantanamo.
Perdido Street Station was brilliant, an aggressively ambitious and inventive work. Don't listen to the naysayers, give it a chance. I haven't read something so original in a long time.
I don't think we need a logo to prove who we are.
Click on the definitions of the projects and you get a MySQL 'too many connections error' from osdir.com.
Which is using PHP. Its interesting given the recent PHP vs Java scaling article. The situation at osdir.com right now highlights the real world need for connection pooling, which PHP is currently very much lacking in.
I can just see Bush now....
Search Term: Osama
Location: Afghanistan
Then its a simple matter of tying the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button to a GPS controlled cruise missile.
All these crappy Microsoft net-enabled 'features' turned on by default are a menace to the average user and the Internet in general.
Please block TCP/UDP Netbios ports 135-139, as well as SMB over TCP(port 445), RPC over HTTP (port 593), the MS-SQL port the Slammer worm used (port 1434).
And I am sure there are many, many more.
Since RIAA is going to file basically identical lawsuits, lawsuits that they are almost guaranteed to win, someone with a good knowledge of the law should come up with a HOW-TO that will explain how to:
- defend yourself without having to hire a lawyer
- give a solid, standardized argument that will minimize the damages you might have to pay
RIAA's tactics are based off the aversion people have to the legal system. But a collaboratively developed, standard defence can reduce the pain. And letting people know they are not alone will reduce the intimidation factor
Its not mozilla's fault that you can't hide the row, its yours. Take a look at the DOM inspector first. You are probably not taking into account the auto assumeed tbody tag.
Hao Wu got moteradted as funny, but I think he is serious!
How you can mention Goodkind in a discussion of Martin is beyond me. Goodkinds' fantasy is simplistic and formulaic with 2 dimensional characters.
I should know, I read his Sword of Truth series in my less discriminating days. It felt like eating bad Chinese food really.
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/nepal.maoists /
See http://firebird.sourceforge.net. Geez, how rude.
How does that fit into Rendezvous?
Bush's New Math!
2003 = 1984
"In order to save our freedom we had to destroy it"
In it one of the themes is American impoverishment due to the collapse of the info economy. Intellectual property is easily be copied therefore worthless to its makers, many white collar jobs can/will be eventually automated/moved offshore.
All this forces will leave America with no competitive edge.
The ATI All-In-Wonder suite (hardware and software). Yes it is Windows only, but its really the most feature rich and simple alternative to TiVO.
I honestly don't know why more people haven't heard of it.
Key features include
- the ability to save to VCD or DVD format
- a cool RF remote control that lets you control your desktop as well
- Auto download TV listings from GemStar
- Can zoom in and choose your own close-up
- Hot Words - real-time notification when selected words are detected in programming e.g
select baseball and when the word is uttered on any channel it will let you know, allowing you to record anything baseball related - Crazy eh?
- And my favorite - Picture in Picture on crack -
view like 30 channels at the same time each in their own litte windows tiled on your desktop. Major info overload!
And a bunch of other stuff like bundled video editing etc
Check it out here or here
Take a hard look at Qt, I think you'll see that its the solution with the least overhead.
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They even have a case about a company like yours that had a similar problem. Take a look.
http://www.trolltech.com/products/success/pgs.h