What does this mean to the average home user who purchases the high speed service; unaware that when they bought their new PC they chose the cheaper option for their NIC card - which then becomes the slowest component on their network - wasting both money and speed?
I've worked in the Medical Records environment at two separate hospitals for nearly six years combined. The first hospital I worked in was half way through the transition to electronic filing at the time of my departure. During that time we saw a decrease in paper, work load and general inconveniences. I still keep in touch with those at that facility and though the transition process was equal to that of the seventh level of hell; the final result appears to be a very sound and very well implemented program.
The hospital I worked for following that was still merely toying around with the idea; their filing system was prehistoric at best. I worked in the medical records department at that facility for three years, that amount of paper is nearly unmaintainable. This is no fault on the department but rather a lack of initiative on the facilities part to understand the necessity of technological advancement in an industry that is become more dependent on technology to run. The medical field grows every year. Insurances require more paperwork than you can imagine. There is so much that has to be done on a patient to patient basis that tangibility (regarding documentation, not patient care) becomes more of hindrance than anything else.
Following the post at that hospital's medical records department I transferred to their storage facility for the retention and eventual destruction of those records. I worked alone. I retained thousands upon thousands of boxes of records at any given time; going as far back as the 1940's They came in faster than they would go out; and overcrowding became a regular problem. They still as of yet have made the step toward transitioning.
I don't think the average person is fully aware of the amount of documentation that is necessary in order to provide "quality patient care". Too many physicians are forced to spend too much time filling out paper work instead of caring for patients.
But then again... this is only one side of the argument; as long as I've been doing this I have heard my fair share of dissenters as well. And their points are valid. The only question is how long is an archaic system sustainable in a society where technology has become so dominant? The world is changing; it has been weather we have noticed it or not. And it will continue to do so despite whatever disagreements we may have with that progression; we have to figure out how to change with it or we will fall behind. And I think that the accuracy of our health care depends on our ability to do so.
You had me for a second I thought this was about Gmail...
But it is still scheduled to be in beta for at least the rest of eternity.
We can all relax now.
I never understood the comparison either. Tolkien was a poet, he practically constructed stories as if they were songs. Jordan was craftsman because he was so adept at creating imagery; he wasn't fancy about it in the least. What he did do was show you a world instead of telling you of it. Although I found your cookie monster analogy somewhat funny; I think that is a bit harsh. He should have a little more credit than that. He was hardly a hack.
I second those thoughts for both Robert Jordan and Stephen Hawking. R.J. was a brilliant craftsman of the English language; and I think he knew he would be missed; given that he wrote until his body could no longer function.
As for Hawking. He is the greatest mind of our time. He will truly be missed; but he will always be with us. Every innovation for the progression of mankind will be founded on the knowledge that he gave us. We will travel to the stars on the backs of his ideas.
Ubuntu 9.04 is still in beta; it is for testing purposes only. Final release is due on the 23rd. Ubuntu has come along way since 7.10. I hope you gave this feedback to the community as we work to making Ubuntu and all other versions of Linux easier to both use and understand as we move toward wider distribution.
The biggest issue here is that the majority of Americans were voting based on the last administration; and the current ran on a platform that solidified the fear that it would only continue if we elected a member of that same party. If it had been the democrates in office last administration, the roles would merely be reversed... as has been the case for the history of American politics.
We are not, by nature, democrats or republicans; nor are most of us completely liberal or conservative. We are ordinary people. We have ideas and beliefs that stem from a life time of experiences and we are a country that prides itself on a vast culmination of diverse ideological backgrounds.
When we vote we are merely given a choice between ideologies that, in reality, do not vastly represent the diversity of life in America. We exist as constituents in a two party system where one side constantly opposes the other.
They present us with the issues that divide us the most, we get angry over who is right and wrong and we vote on those issues; while we sacrifice the other issues they distracted us from. Our beliefs, as voters, are confined within the cages of a party; even when our beliefs, as people, exist across the definition of either party.
The more they argue which party is right, the more they separate themselves; but most importantly they separate us, from each other.
Because of this we have become jaded and fail to recognize that just as life is not black and white; life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is not red or blue.
I agree with Nursie (632944) "Can we make 2012 a third party year? Please?"
...is that most people don't understand what this kind of thing means in terms of their own life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. It's not that they don't understand public or private networks, DNS, TCP/IP, or anything involving computers beyond their own desktop short cut to the family photos... but that they assume it's complicated techno babble and don't want to. They fail to see how it affects them personally; we will be called paranoid as we try to explain these implications. They know what the constitution is but fail to see what it can no longer protect us from in an age where information of any kind can flow freely. This is beyond, what our laws can mandate, because technology moves faster than laws can be passed. This will happen with little opposition. Those of us that see it will scream and yell, but to those up top in that big elliptical office it will be merely just another of societies thankless whispers for them to ignore.
Astrological society: "Demoted... you're being demoted."
Pluto: "I don't understand... why?"
Astrological society: "Honestly, your just not up to code, you know? Most planets have certain criteria they must follow, criteria that you just don't meet. You understand right?"
Pluto: "I sure as hell do not!"
Astrological society: "Well, it's like this... realistically... well, your an ice cube, basically and well... we mistook for a real planet. But we do apologize for the confusion."
Pluto: "OMG. This is so embarrassing."
Illinois: "It's okay Pluto we understand. Hey... how would like to be governor? Seriously, we have a spot open all the time? Tell you what, if you agree to govern us then we'll let you be a planet."
Pluto: "Uhm... you do realize that in all reality, I am a giant ice cube right?"
Illinois: "That is neither her nor there... look, when the time is right... it'll happen. You seem like a smart fellow, and together I think we can get a lot accomplished. Just remember though, when things go bad, you have to go back to being an ice cube. We don't need you parading your mistakes around for the whole galaxy to see like that last guy."
In the article Lars is quoted as saying, "So we sat there and thirty minutes later I had 'Death Magnetic' in my computer." You'd think he could afford a better connection for a than that... even with all the "pirates" stealing his paycheck.
I apologize for the misunderstanding.
I was speaking in general; Refering to any new installation as well as up to the point of activation. Also as I stated, I was referring to all types of Windows alerts; not just those referring to activation.
I think Microsoft has taken their basic desire to keep control of their products from the hands of those that would redistribute (with or without modification) to the point it has become an annoyance. There must be other ways to go about protecting your product without constantly harassing and then blacking out unregistered copies.
Alerts of all kinds, not just these, had become only a slight annoyance in XP. They're now moving in the direction of inappropriate.
I don't want to be yelled at constantly by my operating system.
Search engines offer links to multiple torrent sites as results to searches related to both movies and music. Is it then conceivable that the next step in this process would be to go after them for pointing the way?
The world is changing due to mass communication on an ever expanding network of networks. The only impeding factor in it's ability to grow to its full potential is that too many fail to accept it; and instead try to deter it.
But if Pirate Bay can be shut down on a legal basis so can isohunt, btjunkie, mininova, etc. Running torrent and file sharing sites will no longer be viewed as being in a bad light but they could become illegal. Like I said it could potentially set a wide reaching precedence. Though I do agree that the end result would be a lot of 404's.
It's not really about Pirate Bay themselves (although I think the Autopsy Photo incident made them an easy target: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pirate_bay#Autopsy_photos). It's more about trying to prove, one way or another, if the sites themselves can be held accountable since they don't actually distribute anything, merely build a place for it to be shared. If you can hold them responsible then you can shut them down.
"But for every one you destroy, hundreds of others will be built." - Lomax from "O.B.I.T."
It's more cost effective to go after the host, not to mention the precedence that could potentially be set. The effect would reach beyond Sweden.
My XP guest is actually less hardware intensive than if I were to run it native.
Generally most people accept an OS for what it is, if they are curious about other possiblities that are open to them they will find other options that best suit them and end at either conclusion (dual boot or VM) anyway.
Unless they were packaging a Windows disk in with the Linux at a percentage of retail cost then maybe i can see something in it. Then the buyer would save money on Windows for the VM.
I'll probably get scored off topic for this but I really want to point out that right now as you play around on the internet, trolling about Linux, you are doing so through a Linux server of some kind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#Servers_and_supercomputers.
Also when you refer to the community as
"a few unemployed nerds living in their mother's basement somewhere" it shows how little you understand the topic.
I knew nothing about Linux when I started using it, and because of that I was forced to learn and from learning I gained knowledge and understanding, and continue to do so. And I do so because that community is there to help me instead of putting me on hold and cycling me through a call center, and I am gratefull to them for helping me access that knowledge.
It's about freedom of choice. Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, etc are all choices; use what you like but you don't have to troll about other peoples choices....
Especially when your post has nothing to do with the article in the first place... go to the Linux section. But then again your probably not even a regular user who posted anonymously... just a troll passing through.
I step down from my soap box to get back on topic...
I use several emulators, my son is learning to play a lot of the games that I played when I was a kid. It would actually be nice to only need one all encompassing emulator though... as long as it works.
But without the veil of anonymity would the result be unchanged? Of course not trolls exist, unaccountably, in the space between their physical selves and the reader. They're merely being called out to own up to what they said, weather hyperbole or not.
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What does this mean to the average home user who purchases the high speed service; unaware that when they bought their new PC they chose the cheaper option for their NIC card - which then becomes the slowest component on their network - wasting both money and speed?
I've worked in the Medical Records environment at two separate hospitals for nearly six years combined. The first hospital I worked in was half way through the transition to electronic filing at the time of my departure. During that time we saw a decrease in paper, work load and general inconveniences. I still keep in touch with those at that facility and though the transition process was equal to that of the seventh level of hell; the final result appears to be a very sound and very well implemented program.
The hospital I worked for following that was still merely toying around with the idea; their filing system was prehistoric at best. I worked in the medical records department at that facility for three years, that amount of paper is nearly unmaintainable. This is no fault on the department but rather a lack of initiative on the facilities part to understand the necessity of technological advancement in an industry that is become more dependent on technology to run. The medical field grows every year. Insurances require more paperwork than you can imagine. There is so much that has to be done on a patient to patient basis that tangibility (regarding documentation, not patient care) becomes more of hindrance than anything else.
Following the post at that hospital's medical records department I transferred to their storage facility for the retention and eventual destruction of those records. I worked alone. I retained thousands upon thousands of boxes of records at any given time; going as far back as the 1940's They came in faster than they would go out; and overcrowding became a regular problem. They still as of yet have made the step toward transitioning.
I don't think the average person is fully aware of the amount of documentation that is necessary in order to provide "quality patient care". Too many physicians are forced to spend too much time filling out paper work instead of caring for patients.
But then again... this is only one side of the argument; as long as I've been doing this I have heard my fair share of dissenters as well. And their points are valid. The only question is how long is an archaic system sustainable in a society where technology has become so dominant? The world is changing; it has been weather we have noticed it or not. And it will continue to do so despite whatever disagreements we may have with that progression; we have to figure out how to change with it or we will fall behind. And I think that the accuracy of our health care depends on our ability to do so.
"I am completely operational, and all my circuits are functioning perfectly." - HAL 9000
You had me for a second I thought this was about Gmail...
But it is still scheduled to be in beta for at least the rest of eternity.
We can all relax now.
You don't see it because ninja's have more honor than pirates.
I never understood the comparison either. Tolkien was a poet, he practically constructed stories as if they were songs. Jordan was craftsman because he was so adept at creating imagery; he wasn't fancy about it in the least. What he did do was show you a world instead of telling you of it. Although I found your cookie monster analogy somewhat funny; I think that is a bit harsh. He should have a little more credit than that. He was hardly a hack.
I second those thoughts for both Robert Jordan and Stephen Hawking. R.J. was a brilliant craftsman of the English language; and I think he knew he would be missed; given that he wrote until his body could no longer function. As for Hawking. He is the greatest mind of our time. He will truly be missed; but he will always be with us. Every innovation for the progression of mankind will be founded on the knowledge that he gave us. We will travel to the stars on the backs of his ideas.
Ubuntu 9.04 is still in beta; it is for testing purposes only. Final release is due on the 23rd. Ubuntu has come along way since 7.10. I hope you gave this feedback to the community as we work to making Ubuntu and all other versions of Linux easier to both use and understand as we move toward wider distribution.
Whether or not it happens remains to be seen but this is intriguing not the less.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series)#Film_adaptation
P.S. I only linked Wikipedia because the other available sources are blocked at work. But you can use Wiki's links to read further.
The biggest issue here is that the majority of Americans were voting based on the last administration; and the current ran on a platform that solidified the fear that it would only continue if we elected a member of that same party. If it had been the democrates in office last administration, the roles would merely be reversed... as has been the case for the history of American politics.
We are not, by nature, democrats or republicans; nor are most of us completely liberal or conservative. We are ordinary people. We have ideas and beliefs that stem from a life time of experiences and we are a country that prides itself on a vast culmination of diverse ideological backgrounds.
When we vote we are merely given a choice between ideologies that, in reality, do not vastly represent the diversity of life in America. We exist as constituents in a two party system where one side constantly opposes the other.
They present us with the issues that divide us the most, we get angry over who is right and wrong and we vote on those issues; while we sacrifice the other issues they distracted us from. Our beliefs, as voters, are confined within the cages of a party; even when our beliefs, as people, exist across the definition of either party.
The more they argue which party is right, the more they separate themselves; but most importantly they separate us, from each other.
Because of this we have become jaded and fail to recognize that just as life is not black and white; life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is not red or blue.
I agree with Nursie (632944) "Can we make 2012 a third party year? Please?"
At least that... if nothing else.
...is that most people don't understand what this kind of thing means in terms of their own life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. It's not that they don't understand public or private networks, DNS, TCP/IP, or anything involving computers beyond their own desktop short cut to the family photos... but that they assume it's complicated techno babble and don't want to. They fail to see how it affects them personally; we will be called paranoid as we try to explain these implications. They know what the constitution is but fail to see what it can no longer protect us from in an age where information of any kind can flow freely. This is beyond, what our laws can mandate, because technology moves faster than laws can be passed. This will happen with little opposition. Those of us that see it will scream and yell, but to those up top in that big elliptical office it will be merely just another of societies thankless whispers for them to ignore.
Mixing Slashdot and WoW is like mixing Coke and heroin.
Neither one are good separately but at least before they were mixed at least a small semblance of life still existed.
Or Fight Club.
Pluto: "I'm being what?"
Astrological society: "Demoted... you're being demoted."
Pluto: "I don't understand... why?"
Astrological society: "Honestly, your just not up to code, you know? Most planets have certain criteria they must follow, criteria that you just don't meet. You understand right?"
Pluto: "I sure as hell do not!"
Astrological society: "Well, it's like this... realistically... well, your an ice cube, basically and well... we mistook for a real planet. But we do apologize for the confusion."
Pluto: "OMG. This is so embarrassing."
Illinois: "It's okay Pluto we understand. Hey... how would like to be governor? Seriously, we have a spot open all the time? Tell you what, if you agree to govern us then we'll let you be a planet."
Pluto: "Uhm... you do realize that in all reality, I am a giant ice cube right?"
Illinois: "That is neither her nor there... look, when the time is right... it'll happen. You seem like a smart fellow, and together I think we can get a lot accomplished. Just remember though, when things go bad, you have to go back to being an ice cube. We don't need you parading your mistakes around for the whole galaxy to see like that last guy."
In the article Lars is quoted as saying, "So we sat there and thirty minutes later I had 'Death Magnetic' in my computer."
You'd think he could afford a better connection for a than that... even with all the "pirates" stealing his paycheck.
I apologize for the misunderstanding. I was speaking in general; Refering to any new installation as well as up to the point of activation. Also as I stated, I was referring to all types of Windows alerts; not just those referring to activation.
I think Microsoft has taken their basic desire to keep control of their products from the hands of those that would redistribute (with or without modification) to the point it has become an annoyance. There must be other ways to go about protecting your product without constantly harassing and then blacking out unregistered copies. Alerts of all kinds, not just these, had become only a slight annoyance in XP. They're now moving in the direction of inappropriate.
I don't want to be yelled at constantly by my operating system.
Search engines offer links to multiple torrent sites as results to searches related to both movies and music. Is it then conceivable that the next step in this process would be to go after them for pointing the way?
The world is changing due to mass communication on an ever expanding network of networks. The only impeding factor in it's ability to grow to its full potential is that too many fail to accept it; and instead try to deter it.
But if Pirate Bay can be shut down on a legal basis so can isohunt, btjunkie, mininova, etc. Running torrent and file sharing sites will no longer be viewed as being in a bad light but they could become illegal. Like I said it could potentially set a wide reaching precedence. Though I do agree that the end result would be a lot of 404's.
It's not really about Pirate Bay themselves (although I think the Autopsy Photo incident made them an easy target: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pirate_bay#Autopsy_photos). It's more about trying to prove, one way or another, if the sites themselves can be held accountable since they don't actually distribute anything, merely build a place for it to be shared. If you can hold them responsible then you can shut them down.
"But for every one you destroy, hundreds of others will be built." - Lomax from "O.B.I.T."
It's more cost effective to go after the host, not to mention the precedence that could potentially be set. The effect would reach beyond Sweden.
The RIAA would have a field day with it.
My XP guest is actually less hardware intensive than if I were to run it native.
Generally most people accept an OS for what it is, if they are curious about other possiblities that are open to them they will find other options that best suit them and end at either conclusion (dual boot or VM) anyway.
Unless they were packaging a Windows disk in with the Linux at a percentage of retail cost then maybe i can see something in it. Then the buyer would save money on Windows for the VM.
I'll probably get scored off topic for this but I really want to point out that right now as you play around on the internet, trolling about Linux, you are doing so through a Linux server of some kind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#Servers_and_supercomputers.
Also when you refer to the community as "a few unemployed nerds living in their mother's basement somewhere" it shows how little you understand the topic.
I knew nothing about Linux when I started using it, and because of that I was forced to learn and from learning I gained knowledge and understanding, and continue to do so. And I do so because that community is there to help me instead of putting me on hold and cycling me through a call center, and I am gratefull to them for helping me access that knowledge.
It's about freedom of choice. Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, etc are all choices; use what you like but you don't have to troll about other peoples choices.... Especially when your post has nothing to do with the article in the first place... go to the Linux section. But then again your probably not even a regular user who posted anonymously... just a troll passing through.
I step down from my soap box to get back on topic... I use several emulators, my son is learning to play a lot of the games that I played when I was a kid. It would actually be nice to only need one all encompassing emulator though... as long as it works.
But without the veil of anonymity would the result be unchanged? Of course not trolls exist, unaccountably, in the space between their physical selves and the reader. They're merely being called out to own up to what they said, weather hyperbole or not.
Also why the president, as with state governors, should have the ability to line-item veto.