"Linux gets so much press these days I have a hard time believing that somebody who's teaching a SD class hasn't even *heard* of it." Does it really? Can you recall the last time you sat down to watch the evening news and say a story about linux? The expansive coverage Linux gets is from sites such as this one, and is read by the computer (very) educated. By and far, the average Joe on the street doesn't know what Linux is, and probably doesn't care. Things must be kept in perspective is all I am saying. Do you care if some dry-waller gets to work in a Ford or Chevy, driven by gasoline or diesel? I don't give a rat's a**, and neither should you. Different things are important to different people. Some things are so transparent that a change is simply not warranted from their point of view. If all one ever used was Windows, then why change? "Windows works fine for what I am doing, why should I change. I have never had a major problem with it". The previously mentioned idea of MAKING something relevant is the way to go. Make them see that in the computer world, open source is here to stay, and that not using can put one at a disadvantage. As for the future, open source may the only way to go. Above all MAKE THE POINT RELAVENT
Right on brother. Please forgive my over-reaction to this story but...... People get pets for a reason. Sharing a relationship with a living thing is a special experience. They have a way of providing just the right kind of companionship, unlike a machine. This is the reason people do not snuggle up to their toaster when they are lonely. After the novelty (if there is any) has worn off, I can see these fake pets being put in a closet and forgotten about. If someone does manage to grow attached to one of these mechanical beasts, I truly piety them. One truly looses their humanity when they begin to love a machine. It's stuff like this that makes me worry about the future of people as a whole. A future where people don't want to leave their houses because they have "net friends" and a fake dog at their side is simply a sad place. If the world ever gets to that point, I wish to promptly exit. Get busy living or get busy dying -- Shawshank Redemption
That is a horribly unfunny comment. I can not fathom anyone actually chuckling much less laughing at that. I am forced to conclude, however, that somewhere somehow someone found it funny due to the "funny" posted next to it.
First, let us assume that we can produce a sufficient amount of H to satisfy our needs. This is not terribly far fetched if one keeps in mind that H (per given weight) contains something like 2.5 times the BTU's as gasoline (remember that internal combustion engines are nothing more than air pumps). Now comes a large problem. Hydrogen is DANGEROUS. Aside from the need to greatly upgrade the existing infrastructure, think of these "hydrogen cars". Remember at STP (standard temperature and pressure), H is a gas. And a thin one at that. Think of the high-pressure tanks that would be required on cars. Not only are such tanks extremely costly, but also consider safety and added weight. Filling such a vehicle would be quite a hazard too. I am not saying that H is not feasible, it just should be noted that there are many layers to this issue.
Anybody remember the constitutional concept of full faith and credit? What legally allows a 16 year old driver, with a valid Pennsylvania drivers license to drive in New Jersey where the minimum driving age is 17. So if a company is "based" in Virginia, would its the license carry over to other states? Or would such an issue not apply to this.........
Want something technically noteworthy? Then tell me all about how that yellow line for the first down works. It pans with the camera, is sometimes but not always on the replays, and disappears at a players feet as if it is actually painted on the field.
Would the question be from the classic Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Univerise? I believe the question was (it's been quite a while since i have heard the program) "what is 9 * 6".....and if i am right, isn't the answer "52"?, just to show how screwed up the universe is?
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Why would they cert. someone on "old" technolgy? Hell, like any good bussiness with a stranglehold on the market, make the sucker buy the new product
"Linux gets so much press these days I have a hard time believing that somebody who's teaching a SD class hasn't even *heard* of it." Does it really? Can you recall the last time you sat down to watch the evening news and say a story about linux? The expansive coverage Linux gets is from sites such as this one, and is read by the computer (very) educated. By and far, the average Joe on the street doesn't know what Linux is, and probably doesn't care. Things must be kept in perspective is all I am saying. Do you care if some dry-waller gets to work in a Ford or Chevy, driven by gasoline or diesel? I don't give a rat's a**, and neither should you. Different things are important to different people. Some things are so transparent that a change is simply not warranted from their point of view. If all one ever used was Windows, then why change? "Windows works fine for what I am doing, why should I change. I have never had a major problem with it". The previously mentioned idea of MAKING something relevant is the way to go. Make them see that in the computer world, open source is here to stay, and that not using can put one at a disadvantage. As for the future, open source may the only way to go. Above all MAKE THE POINT RELAVENT
Right on brother. Please forgive my over-reaction to this story but...... People get pets for a reason. Sharing a relationship with a living thing is a special experience. They have a way of providing just the right kind of companionship, unlike a machine. This is the reason people do not snuggle up to their toaster when they are lonely. After the novelty (if there is any) has worn off, I can see these fake pets being put in a closet and forgotten about. If someone does manage to grow attached to one of these mechanical beasts, I truly piety them. One truly looses their humanity when they begin to love a machine. It's stuff like this that makes me worry about the future of people as a whole. A future where people don't want to leave their houses because they have "net friends" and a fake dog at their side is simply a sad place. If the world ever gets to that point, I wish to promptly exit. Get busy living or get busy dying -- Shawshank Redemption
That is a horribly unfunny comment. I can not fathom anyone actually chuckling much less laughing at that. I am forced to conclude, however, that somewhere somehow someone found it funny due to the "funny" posted next to it.
First, let us assume that we can produce a sufficient amount of H to satisfy our needs. This is not terribly far fetched if one keeps in mind that H (per given weight) contains something like 2.5 times the BTU's as gasoline (remember that internal combustion engines are nothing more than air pumps). Now comes a large problem. Hydrogen is DANGEROUS. Aside from the need to greatly upgrade the existing infrastructure, think of these "hydrogen cars". Remember at STP (standard temperature and pressure), H is a gas. And a thin one at that. Think of the high-pressure tanks that would be required on cars. Not only are such tanks extremely costly, but also consider safety and added weight. Filling such a vehicle would be quite a hazard too. I am not saying that H is not feasible, it just should be noted that there are many layers to this issue.
Anybody remember the constitutional concept of full faith and credit? What legally allows a 16 year old driver, with a valid Pennsylvania drivers license to drive in New Jersey where the minimum driving age is 17. So if a company is "based" in Virginia, would its the license carry over to other states? Or would such an issue not apply to this.........
Want something technically noteworthy? Then tell me all about how that yellow line for the first down works. It pans with the camera, is sometimes but not always on the replays, and disappears at a players feet as if it is actually painted on the field.
Would the question be from the classic Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Univerise? I believe the question was (it's been quite a while since i have heard the program) "what is 9 * 6".....and if i am right, isn't the answer "52"?, just to show how screwed up the universe is?