Because they make all of those electronic things we love so much. Take Compaq pcs for example. 99% of those parts come from Foxconn which is in China. I've heard that foxconn makes most all of the other parts for other PC OEMs too.
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/programming/ppv/features/hdtv/hdtv.html
You can get some movies, but you're better off just buying the DVDs. If anyone is like me, I usually have most of the movies they show on HBO etc anyway. It's really not worth the extra cash.
I can't say much for programmers, but from a System Engineer's point of view it's been like this. Every company I've ever worked at has taken the "extra effort on your own time" view. I've begged to go to Red Hat training, but for some reason employers just aren't willing to shell out the $5000 it's going to cost. Only the manager's "good ol' boy network" gets to go to training, and that's the ONLY for MS stuff. Like I care what Exchange 2000 has to offer. I can tell you right now without having heard the marketing spooge they call training....bloat.
This same employer would, however, pay for books. Then you had to keep them in the "company library" and check them out when you wanted to take them home and study. Since most of my books I keep around for reference I found it easier to just buy them on my own. Basically, you can't count on your employer for anything. I think this is the reason that IT has such a high turnaround - management generally doesn't have a clue as to how to treat us. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I haven't found any.
It's often hard to get good support of OSS. Good in this case means timely. If one of our HP servers goes down, we can be on the phone with a HP tech in less than 5 minutes. Trying getting a tech that quick with OSS, without paying through the nose in advance. Lost time == Lost Revenue
This is why I'd go with Compaq or VA. I get hardware support for my Compaq Linux servers faster than I do for my NT 4.0 servers. Probably due to call volume for NT...but still.
Good luck getting MS on the phone in less than 5 minutes. If you can't find what you're looking for at the KB then you get to pay $250 to talk to someone. Then first level there will just read you the same Q articles you just read. In reality MS has a 24 hour problem fix time. I've never called them with a problem and had a resolution the same day. It's usually by lunch the next day. You can get that kind of support for Linux with newsgroups...and you don't have to pay. Granted most corps are dumb and like the ability to get a live person even if they have to pay. It's a security blanket I keep hoping they are going to grow out of. It's all in how you look at it. Just because you CAN pay for support doesn't mean you should.
I agree with you that it would not be in our best interests for things to bump into and destroy each other. I never said anything about not sharing information. I said you shouldn't have to ask permission.:)
A Las Vegas hotel tycoon is seeking permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to build a private space station
Why should you even need permission? No one has claim to space, it's beyond any government agency. True you must launch from somewhere...so what. If someone has deep enough pockets to fund the brain power behind it then go for it.
Sorry, this is one thing that just irks me to death. I've always hated the space industry being government run.
Yes, but on the bright side Linux is guaranteeing that the tools used to make professional movies become less and less expensive. Pretty soon it will be possible to really break the MPAA by making it possible for struggling artists to produce and distribute their works inexpensively.
I agree with you 90%. The only problem I see is budget. Independant film makers have been making excellent films for years with little to no budget. The problem is no one knows about them because they weren't marketed well. Hollywood can take a lame POS movie and make a ton off of it with nothing more than good marketing. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I did go see "Dude where's my car." Don't laugh, the previews made it look good.
I wish they had got into a little bit more detail about the rendering servers. I remember when Titanic came out that Compaq ran an add about the use of Alphas for the rendering. Think that's what they used for this movie? Or did they just cluster a ton of x86 machines together. It'd be cool to own a farm of dual alpha machines, I just wouldn't want to see the power bill.
Put a tivo-style tv control app on top of this and you've got a killer app on your hands. Something that can be made AT HOME, runs games well, AND timeshifts my shows for me? And the best part is it is hackable/upgradable. Sounds like more fun than should be allowed by law.
The way MS will probably do it is to restrict audio output to applications that have been digitally "signed" by MS.......the ripping/burning app would need a signature, etc., .
I think you hit the nail on the head there. You might be able to do some registry hacking to bypass it, but you never know. At first I thought his was terrible, but in reality it's a blessing. Linux doesn't (nor will it likely ever) have such a hideous restricion over it's users. If MS does decied to impliment this then Linux will suddenly have a huge apeal to a lot of disgruntled people. "what's this you say? It's free, doesn't crash that often, AND allows me to keep my current MP3 collection AND make new ones?!?!" Mandrake and a few other distros are (for the most part) ready for windows converts. By the time the XP backlash happens I'm sure the distros will have stepped up to the plate.
He added: "I cannot see any medical grounds for doing this. I cannot see that scientifically you would actually be able to regenerate the nerves which could produce that sort of control.
Actually, I'm not a christian. And if you check my Karma or my user number you'll see that this IS the account that I use on a daily basis. I'm not trolling, you are. Check the facts before you open your mouth and prove your foolishness. When did I say an entire nation was an Enemy?
Your God can go to hell. Stop "witnessing" on Slashdot.
At least he has the courage to say it, even though he probably knew he'd get flamed. That's more than I can say for you since you posted under AC. If you're going to flame have the balls to use your login.
I hadn't given it much thought until recently, but do you think the $xxx rebates from online providers are helping people who coun't/wouldn't get a computer before? I've told everyone that asks me about these rebates to stay the hell away becuase you don't know what will be out in three years so why be stuck with old tech. My grandparents didn't listen and did it anyway. When I asked them why, they said they were perfectly happy with the (what I consider) painfully slow connection. The $400 allowed them to get a nicer computer then what they would have bought without it. Do you guys think these rebates are actually helping people get online? I've always viewed it as hurting because you HAVE to use AOMSPCOMPUPROD for three years.
I don't see why you couldn't put Linux on it. I think some distros have support for SPARC on at least some level. You my not be able to get x on it, but I don't know.
I agree with you about liking Linux better...for the desktop anyway. Many more apps. BUT for the high end servers I have to go with Solaris.
No, but seriously, how about a dual processor version of the same computer, now that would be the fastest desktop PC in the world! Wow!
Yeah, it would be fast. The only drawback is that you would need a nuclear reactor for a power supply. One Athlon drains a lot of watts. Two Athlons drains a shit load of watts. Two Athlons plus two clamshells for your vapochill (gotta keep it cool) will require enough power to single handedly cause CA to black out.
Clearly, the vast majority of citizens would applaud our efforts to make Super Bowl XXXV as safe as we did," he said. "And I'll tell you, had this system identified some known terrorist because of the size of the event and the eyes of the world on Tampa, and the police stopped the terrorist act, the system would have proved priceless."
What makes them think that a known terrorist would even show up in person. For arguments sakes let assume that 90% of terrorists are at least somewhat intelligent, after all they do get guns and bombs onto planes. Anyway, if they are somehwat smart then wouldn't they probably send SOMEONE ELSE to do the dirty work. Probably someone who ISN'T a known terrorist.
Their argument is just lame. Kind of reminds me of the argument the FBI uses to justify wire tapping. "If this is used to save you child who has been kidnapped you'll thank us" For starters a wiretap requires that you KNOW who this persone who kidnapped them is and then where they are. If you know where they are then get off your arse and go get them.
I've not done any research on the subject, but it keeps popping into my head when I see articles like this. Can you GPL (or other free licence) hardware. It in theory would protect things like this from happening. Engineers could make a DVD-R(W) drive WITHOUT the copy protection bullshit and post the GPLed blueprints out on the web. The genie would be out of the bottle then. Granted most people would have no way of actually making the product. And the MPAA would be first in line to sue any harware distro that made them available. Any ideas on how to get around some of this stuff. I'm tired of these bastards covering thier asses and sticking it to mine. I think it'd be cool as hell to take Pulp Fiction and put the chapters in a linear order. I'm not going to sell it, just watch it. Since I own the DVD that should be well within my right...but nooooooooo.
That gives me an idea. Would it be possible to get all or even some of these projects to work together? Here's what I see. Have one program that runs on top of all others. That program can load other modules (for lack of a better word) like seti@home, folding@home, etc etc. You could set the master program to run module X a set amount of times and then cycle to the next module. I suppose you could do this with Linux as you have specified, but you divide you CPU among all active process. This way you have 100% dedication some of the time. You may not think this would be a big deal, but it is to some. For example if you ran seti and folding at the same time your time per WU would be bigger than normal. Granted, it is kind of trivial but I know I take my stats at seti somewhat seriously so I don't run anything else.
Thanks for the link. I think it will include Sprint because it specifically mentioned PCS. Is your 1500 anytime? I have the 1000 anytime with long distance for $75. I seldom use the 1000 and I fell like I'm getting a brain tumor already. I love my Samsung, but I woulnd't mind giving it up this summer that's for sure.
A: When VisorPhone is used with Visor Solo, Visor, or Visor Deluxe, it operates in a frequency band used only in North America. However, future Visor products will be designed to allow the VisorPhone to work in other areas of the world. There will also be a version of the VisorPhone available early next year which will be sold in Europe and will operate at European and Asian frequencies, allowing it to roam from Europe to Asia.
Isn't the whole point of having GSM so that you can talk anywhere in the world? It's the only reason I would have bought one...not that I leave North America that often. One more thing. Why no Sprint coverage? I know smart ass, sprint uses PCS but that's not what I'm getting at. Sprint has decent coverage but cheap rates. I currently use them AND have a visor, it would have been great if I could ditch the phone and just carry the Visor.
Shouldn't this have came up in testing. After all isn't that why betas exist.
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I installed a 3D printer for a client about two years ago. It was cool, but nothing like what they are describing in this article. It used these little white plastic wafers. It melted them and then sprayed (for lack of a better word) out of the printer's nozzle to create the image you had in CAD. It also made braces, as the model needed them. For example if you wanted to print out a model of the Eiffel tower it would make braces on the sides so that top didn't fall over while it was cooling. The problem is that the braces cool just as fast as the rest of the model so taking them off without screwing the whole thing up is almost a science in itself. This is cool tech, but when I saw it two years ago it just wasn't very practical. Maybe they are to the point where you can do cool things like print out a new cell phone cover.... but I doubt it.
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Because they make all of those electronic things we love so much. Take Compaq pcs for example. 99% of those parts come from Foxconn which is in China. I've heard that foxconn makes most all of the other parts for other PC OEMs too.
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/programming/ppv /features/hdtv/hdtv.html
You can get some movies, but you're better off just buying the DVDs. If anyone is like me, I usually have most of the movies they show on HBO etc anyway. It's really not worth the extra cash.
Stores are selling out of Richard Nixon masks.
I can't say much for programmers, but from a System Engineer's point of view it's been like this. Every company I've ever worked at has taken the "extra effort on your own time" view. I've begged to go to Red Hat training, but for some reason employers just aren't willing to shell out the $5000 it's going to cost. Only the manager's "good ol' boy network" gets to go to training, and that's the ONLY for MS stuff. Like I care what Exchange 2000 has to offer. I can tell you right now without having heard the marketing spooge they call training....bloat.
This same employer would, however, pay for books. Then you had to keep them in the "company library" and check them out when you wanted to take them home and study. Since most of my books I keep around for reference I found it easier to just buy them on my own. Basically, you can't count on your employer for anything. I think this is the reason that IT has such a high turnaround - management generally doesn't have a clue as to how to treat us. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I haven't found any.
It's often hard to get good support of OSS. Good in this case means timely. If one of our HP servers goes down, we can be on the phone with a HP tech in less than 5 minutes. Trying getting a tech that quick with OSS, without paying through the nose in advance. Lost time == Lost Revenue
This is why I'd go with Compaq or VA. I get hardware support for my Compaq Linux servers faster than I do for my NT 4.0 servers. Probably due to call volume for NT...but still.
Good luck getting MS on the phone in less than 5 minutes. If you can't find what you're looking for at the KB then you get to pay $250 to talk to someone. Then first level there will just read you the same Q articles you just read. In reality MS has a 24 hour problem fix time. I've never called them with a problem and had a resolution the same day. It's usually by lunch the next day. You can get that kind of support for Linux with newsgroups...and you don't have to pay. Granted most corps are dumb and like the ability to get a live person even if they have to pay. It's a security blanket I keep hoping they are going to grow out of. It's all in how you look at it. Just because you CAN pay for support doesn't mean you should.
I agree with you that it would not be in our best interests for things to bump into and destroy each other. I never said anything about not sharing information. I said you shouldn't have to ask permission. :)
A Las Vegas hotel tycoon is seeking permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to build a private space station
Why should you even need permission? No one has claim to space, it's beyond any government agency. True you must launch from somewhere...so what. If someone has deep enough pockets to fund the brain power behind it then go for it.
Sorry, this is one thing that just irks me to death. I've always hated the space industry being government run.
Yes, but on the bright side Linux is guaranteeing that the tools used to make professional movies become less and less expensive. Pretty soon it will be possible to really break the MPAA by making it possible for struggling artists to produce and distribute their works inexpensively.
I agree with you 90%. The only problem I see is budget. Independant film makers have been making excellent films for years with little to no budget. The problem is no one knows about them because they weren't marketed well. Hollywood can take a lame POS movie and make a ton off of it with nothing more than good marketing. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I did go see "Dude where's my car." Don't laugh, the previews made it look good.
I wish they had got into a little bit more detail about the rendering servers. I remember when Titanic came out that Compaq ran an add about the use of Alphas for the rendering. Think that's what they used for this movie? Or did they just cluster a ton of x86 machines together. It'd be cool to own a farm of dual alpha machines, I just wouldn't want to see the power bill.
Put a tivo-style tv control app on top of this and you've got a killer app on your hands. Something that can be made AT HOME, runs games well, AND timeshifts my shows for me? And the best part is it is hackable/upgradable. Sounds like more fun than should be allowed by law.
The way MS will probably do it is to restrict audio output to applications that have been digitally "signed" by MS.......the ripping/burning app would need a signature, etc., .
I think you hit the nail on the head there. You might be able to do some registry hacking to bypass it, but you never know. At first I thought his was terrible, but in reality it's a blessing. Linux doesn't (nor will it likely ever) have such a hideous restricion over it's users. If MS does decied to impliment this then Linux will suddenly have a huge apeal to a lot of disgruntled people. "what's this you say? It's free, doesn't crash that often, AND allows me to keep my current MP3 collection AND make new ones?!?!" Mandrake and a few other distros are (for the most part) ready for windows converts. By the time the XP backlash happens I'm sure the distros will have stepped up to the plate.
He added: "I cannot see any medical grounds for doing this. I cannot see that scientifically you would actually be able to regenerate the nerves which could produce that sort of control.
Isn't this where stemcells would come into play?
Actually, I'm not a christian. And if you check my Karma or my user number you'll see that this IS the account that I use on a daily basis. I'm not trolling, you are. Check the facts before you open your mouth and prove your foolishness. When did I say an entire nation was an Enemy?
Your God can go to hell. Stop "witnessing" on Slashdot.
At least he has the courage to say it, even though he probably knew he'd get flamed. That's more than I can say for you since you posted under AC. If you're going to flame have the balls to use your login.
I hadn't given it much thought until recently, but do you think the $xxx rebates from online providers are helping people who coun't/wouldn't get a computer before? I've told everyone that asks me about these rebates to stay the hell away becuase you don't know what will be out in three years so why be stuck with old tech. My grandparents didn't listen and did it anyway. When I asked them why, they said they were perfectly happy with the (what I consider) painfully slow connection. The $400 allowed them to get a nicer computer then what they would have bought without it. Do you guys think these rebates are actually helping people get online? I've always viewed it as hurting because you HAVE to use AOMSPCOMPUPROD for three years.
I don't see why you couldn't put Linux on it. I think some distros have support for SPARC on at least some level. You my not be able to get x on it, but I don't know.
I agree with you about liking Linux better...for the desktop anyway. Many more apps. BUT for the high end servers I have to go with Solaris.
No, but seriously, how about a dual processor version of the same computer, now that would be the fastest desktop PC in the world! Wow!
Yeah, it would be fast. The only drawback is that you would need a nuclear reactor for a power supply. One Athlon drains a lot of watts. Two Athlons drains a shit load of watts. Two Athlons plus two clamshells for your vapochill (gotta keep it cool) will require enough power to single handedly cause CA to black out.
Clearly, the vast majority of citizens would applaud our efforts to make Super Bowl XXXV as safe as we did," he said. "And I'll tell you, had this system identified some known terrorist because of the size of the event and the eyes of the world on Tampa, and the police stopped the terrorist act, the system would have proved priceless."
What makes them think that a known terrorist would even show up in person. For arguments sakes let assume that 90% of terrorists are at least somewhat intelligent, after all they do get guns and bombs onto planes. Anyway, if they are somehwat smart then wouldn't they probably send SOMEONE ELSE to do the dirty work. Probably someone who ISN'T a known terrorist.
Their argument is just lame. Kind of reminds me of the argument the FBI uses to justify wire tapping. "If this is used to save you child who has been kidnapped you'll thank us" For starters a wiretap requires that you KNOW who this persone who kidnapped them is and then where they are. If you know where they are then get off your arse and go get them.
Ok, I'm done with my rant...
I've not done any research on the subject, but it keeps popping into my head when I see articles like this. Can you GPL (or other free licence) hardware. It in theory would protect things like this from happening. Engineers could make a DVD-R(W) drive WITHOUT the copy protection bullshit and post the GPLed blueprints out on the web. The genie would be out of the bottle then. Granted most people would have no way of actually making the product. And the MPAA would be first in line to sue any harware distro that made them available. Any ideas on how to get around some of this stuff. I'm tired of these bastards covering thier asses and sticking it to mine. I think it'd be cool as hell to take Pulp Fiction and put the chapters in a linear order. I'm not going to sell it, just watch it. Since I own the DVD that should be well within my right...but nooooooooo.
That gives me an idea. Would it be possible to get all or even some of these projects to work together? Here's what I see. Have one program that runs on top of all others. That program can load other modules (for lack of a better word) like seti@home, folding@home, etc etc. You could set the master program to run module X a set amount of times and then cycle to the next module. I suppose you could do this with Linux as you have specified, but you divide you CPU among all active process. This way you have 100% dedication some of the time. You may not think this would be a big deal, but it is to some. For example if you ran seti and folding at the same time your time per WU would be bigger than normal. Granted, it is kind of trivial but I know I take my stats at seti somewhat seriously so I don't run anything else.
This doesn't have anything much to do with GNOME, but I found all the Sun logos intruiging...
Sun has something to do with Gnome. Eventually you will be able to use it on Slowaris. Don't think it's supported yet though.
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Thanks for the link. I think it will include Sprint because it specifically mentioned PCS. Is your 1500 anytime? I have the 1000 anytime with long distance for $75. I seldom use the 1000 and I fell like I'm getting a brain tumor already. I love my Samsung, but I woulnd't mind giving it up this summer that's for sure.
Q: Will VisorPhone work in Europe or Asia?
A: When VisorPhone is used with Visor Solo, Visor, or Visor Deluxe, it operates in a frequency band used only in North America. However, future Visor products will be designed to allow the VisorPhone to work in other areas of the world. There will also be a version of the VisorPhone available early next year which will be sold in Europe and will operate at European and Asian frequencies, allowing it to roam from Europe to Asia.
Isn't the whole point of having GSM so that you can talk anywhere in the world? It's the only reason I would have bought one...not that I leave North America that often. One more thing. Why no Sprint coverage? I know smart ass, sprint uses PCS but that's not what I'm getting at. Sprint has decent coverage but cheap rates. I currently use them AND have a visor, it would have been great if I could ditch the phone and just carry the Visor.
Shouldn't this have came up in testing. After all isn't that why betas exist.
I installed a 3D printer for a client about two years ago. It was cool, but nothing like what they are describing in this article. It used these little white plastic wafers. It melted them and then sprayed (for lack of a better word) out of the printer's nozzle to create the image you had in CAD. It also made braces, as the model needed them. For example if you wanted to print out a model of the Eiffel tower it would make braces on the sides so that top didn't fall over while it was cooling. The problem is that the braces cool just as fast as the rest of the model so taking them off without screwing the whole thing up is almost a science in itself. This is cool tech, but when I saw it two years ago it just wasn't very practical. Maybe they are to the point where you can do cool things like print out a new cell phone cover.... but I doubt it.