:) You have to think bigger... to when computers are smarter and we no longer need to sit in from of them as often...
Like I said, we aren't there, and we won't be in 5-10 years... This is long term stuff...
Consider... The Apple Newton was really just a VERY early iPad... But it flopped because the technology and supporting infrastructure wasn't there yet. 15 years later and it was... It needed Wi-Fi, flash memory, Internet everywhere, touch screens, new batteries, low power CPUs, etc.
Let me guess.... Linux sucks for you because it won't run Microsoft Office and other Windows applications?
That is a common reply that I see...
First, yes... Microsoft Office is indeed important... for people who share documents, spreadsheets, etc. with the outside world, using the standard does matter. OpenOffice doesn't convert them perfectly and small errors creep when you try.
Second, yes... other windows applications do matter, many such as Quickbooks are important for many businesses. It is what their CPA uses, so keeping your accounting files in the same format that allows you to easily upload your data to your CPA, they can do their thing, and send them back, is more important than what OS you run.
Finally, Windows just works. XP was "good enough" and killed off most further interest in Linux on the desktop. Windows 7 took it further and torpedoed the rest of it... Windows 8 got a lot of flack, 8.1 fixed much of that mess... You install Windows 8.1 on almost anything made in the past 6 years and it runs very, very well.
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As a side note, if the reason you want Linux is because it is "not Windows", that will never be enough of a reason. You need a reason beyond that to get the bulk of the people to care.
Apple OS X has three times the Linux marketshare (if not more), and it is one of the most expensive options you can pick. That more than anything else should pour cold water on the Linux Desktop idea...
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For servers? Wonderful, totally wonderful, I get that it does have a bright future there.
I don't want my fucking computer to feel like it's on a first name basis with me. I don't want to talk to it. I don't want my computer constantly listening to and parsing everything I say. I sure as shit don't want that crap integrated with an ad platform.
While I get it, and I understand... it is the future...
Just not in the current version...
I've played around with Siri on my iPhone, it works, sort of, most of the time...
It needs to work all the time and be smarter... but it will get better...
The "vision" is the way people talk to the computer on Star Trek: TNG. It won't happen in 5 or 10 years, but I think we'll see that within our lifetimes...
For commercial airliners built for multiple customers, the company designing/building the aircraft usually has at least a few test articles that they have full ownership of. These get tested with their own pilots.
^ This..
Boeing has test pilots on full time salary who do nothing but fly for Boeing...
Boeing also owns the planes and builds them...
But keep in mind that Virgin Galactic is the airline here, with a spaceplane being built for them. So VG shouldn't really be involved in tested, it should be 100% within Scaled, unless VG actually owns this thing, in which case it should be 100% within VG.
None of that matters... The fact is, a thousand of these crimes are committed every day, how many of them have international arrest warrants with all the money spent on them that this one has?
The sheer effort put forth is beyond nuts... the whole thing stinks...
The Mk-48 ADCAP torpedo does require prep time, they aren't generally kept in a "ready to fire" situation all the time.
I would imagine one simple solution would be a capacitor, since the battery has to be good in storage for long periods of time, but when actually needed, only has to work for between 10 minutes an hour. So the torpedo has some spin up time while the battery charges the capacitor, however it is also possible to get its initial charge from the launching vessel (while in the tube), they are wire-guided after all so in the tube, they are "plugged in" to the ship.
Why an hour of battery when the run time of the motor is 7 minutes? Because in a combat situation, the captain may well order torpedoes loaded and they may sit in the tubes ready to go, so the batteries are running. It is possible that if they drain the tubes and pull them out, the batteries have to be replaced.
These are all minor considerations, considering that each Mk-48 ADCAP costs $3.5 million dollars each, they can (or should) be able to afford both the best batteries as well as spares and replacements.
Also worth noting is that a torpedo is not a small weapon, the modern versions being over 19 feet long.
That solution requires that the whole world do it...
It doesn't work if only the US does it, or even the US and Europe.
Just the 4 BRIC nations alone over the next 20-30 years will increase their carbon output as much as the entire US puts out today.
We could cut our output to zero, unless everyone else joins in, it will make no difference. That is what the talking heads never point out because it isn't the message being pitched.
It is just a power and money grab, those who actually know, know that we've passed the point of no return anyway. The only way the world is going to be forced to change would be war, and it would be a nuclear war before it finished.
The problem you run into is that you end up with people saying, "well if I don't have to work and I get a free place to live... then why should I work?"
Answer this question... When do you stop providing stuff to less fortunate people? Ever? Do you just hand stuff out to anyone who asks? Maybe I want a free place to live...
Limited resources, unlimited demand for free stuff... It only ends one way...
:) It is unlikely that anything posted on Slashdot would be accepted by you as proof, thus you're asking for a negative to be proven, which is impossible.
The existence of HOAs speaks to this very problem and is perhaps an answer to your question.
Another point is, your lack of belief in the impact of home values does not make it so. Your attitude is exactly WHY I live in an area that has a HOA, so I don't have to try and convince my neighbor of anything regarding a pink house.
I am all for helping those who have disabilities. My sister is 41 years old and lives in a state school for those who cannot care for themselves, rest assured I'm a supporter of helping those who need it.
If you don't want to go look for a job because you don't like looking for a job (which is what I heard you say), then I have no sympathy for you.
I'm happy to help people who "need" it. Not people who "want" it.
No, I haven't found much either, given the age and the poor online archives of the remaining local paper (we lost our other paper back then as well)
Searching for it now returns lots of current results however, including stuff build by charity's, one of which is providing a whole 50 units at a cost of $2.5 million taxpayer dollars (yea, really), to homeless people.
Don't get me wrong - Microsoft will still be in the business world for a goodly long time - we still use Outlook/Exchange, Active Directory, and even Sharepoint (for HR/Corp crap - all the important stuff is on Confluence.) Thing is though, Microsoft's hold in business is beginning to show cracks, and I suspect in about 5 years, there will be a bit of a crisis in Redmond...
Naa, I see Windows 10 as fixing a lot of that, the desktop and start menu are back, MS sales reps can go to their corporate clients and say:
"We listened, you've got it back, sorry about that, all fixed for you"
And I suspect that will be good enough for most companies...
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:) You have to think bigger... to when computers are smarter and we no longer need to sit in from of them as often...
Like I said, we aren't there, and we won't be in 5-10 years... This is long term stuff...
Consider... The Apple Newton was really just a VERY early iPad... But it flopped because the technology and supporting infrastructure wasn't there yet. 15 years later and it was... It needed Wi-Fi, flash memory, Internet everywhere, touch screens, new batteries, low power CPUs, etc.
Let me guess.... Linux sucks for you because it won't run Microsoft Office and other Windows applications?
That is a common reply that I see...
First, yes... Microsoft Office is indeed important... for people who share documents, spreadsheets, etc. with the outside world, using the standard does matter. OpenOffice doesn't convert them perfectly and small errors creep when you try.
Second, yes... other windows applications do matter, many such as Quickbooks are important for many businesses. It is what their CPA uses, so keeping your accounting files in the same format that allows you to easily upload your data to your CPA, they can do their thing, and send them back, is more important than what OS you run.
Finally, Windows just works. XP was "good enough" and killed off most further interest in Linux on the desktop. Windows 7 took it further and torpedoed the rest of it... Windows 8 got a lot of flack, 8.1 fixed much of that mess... You install Windows 8.1 on almost anything made in the past 6 years and it runs very, very well.
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As a side note, if the reason you want Linux is because it is "not Windows", that will never be enough of a reason. You need a reason beyond that to get the bulk of the people to care.
Apple OS X has three times the Linux marketshare (if not more), and it is one of the most expensive options you can pick. That more than anything else should pour cold water on the Linux Desktop idea...
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For servers? Wonderful, totally wonderful, I get that it does have a bright future there.
Linux has been going for decades and still nobody wants it, you cant even give it away on the desktop.
This is SO the truth...
Lord, I've been waiting for Linux on the Desktop for 20 years now... installed Linux on a 486 nearly 20 years ago...
It is a great server OS, it is never going to be a widely adopted desktop OS.
I don't want my fucking computer to feel like it's on a first name basis with me. I don't want to talk to it. I don't want my computer constantly listening to and parsing everything I say. I sure as shit don't want that crap integrated with an ad platform.
While I get it, and I understand... it is the future...
Just not in the current version...
I've played around with Siri on my iPhone, it works, sort of, most of the time...
It needs to work all the time and be smarter... but it will get better...
The "vision" is the way people talk to the computer on Star Trek: TNG. It won't happen in 5 or 10 years, but I think we'll see that within our lifetimes...
It is not hard to find large numbers of cheap motherboards with IDE controllers...
Heck, you can still buy addin cards new with such controllers.
This won't be an issue for awhile and the data should be moved to newer drives by then anyway.
No, you're missing the point... In Texas, you fool me twice... you won't be fooling anyone ever again... that is the idea...
Over 50 million guns are in Texas... it is estimated that 20% of all the guns in the US are in Texas...
And the irony? We actually have one of the lowest murder rates via gun of any state in the country.
http://texaslesstraveled.com/g...
http://nation.time.com/2013/09...
For commercial airliners built for multiple customers, the company designing/building the aircraft usually has at least a few test articles that they have full ownership of. These get tested with their own pilots.
^ This..
Boeing has test pilots on full time salary who do nothing but fly for Boeing...
Boeing also owns the planes and builds them...
But keep in mind that Virgin Galactic is the airline here, with a spaceplane being built for them. So VG shouldn't really be involved in tested, it should be 100% within Scaled, unless VG actually owns this thing, in which case it should be 100% within VG.
None of that matters... The fact is, a thousand of these crimes are committed every day, how many of them have international arrest warrants with all the money spent on them that this one has?
The sheer effort put forth is beyond nuts... the whole thing stinks...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O...
The explanation exceeds that which is interesting to all but the REALLY curious...
There you go... :)
The Mk-48 ADCAP torpedo does require prep time, they aren't generally kept in a "ready to fire" situation all the time.
I would imagine one simple solution would be a capacitor, since the battery has to be good in storage for long periods of time, but when actually needed, only has to work for between 10 minutes an hour. So the torpedo has some spin up time while the battery charges the capacitor, however it is also possible to get its initial charge from the launching vessel (while in the tube), they are wire-guided after all so in the tube, they are "plugged in" to the ship.
Why an hour of battery when the run time of the motor is 7 minutes? Because in a combat situation, the captain may well order torpedoes loaded and they may sit in the tubes ready to go, so the batteries are running. It is possible that if they drain the tubes and pull them out, the batteries have to be replaced.
These are all minor considerations, considering that each Mk-48 ADCAP costs $3.5 million dollars each, they can (or should) be able to afford both the best batteries as well as spares and replacements.
Also worth noting is that a torpedo is not a small weapon, the modern versions being over 19 feet long.
Why would they need that much instant current? The battery doesn't power the torpedo through the water, it just runs the guidance system.
Population is provided by "Otto fuel II" which is a hot expanding gas that provides an average of 7 minutes of run time, but at 55+ kts it is enough.
That sounds so nice, doesn't it...
The law of unintended consequences would kick in... because the minute the government goes around taking companies, everyone else sees this...
Then the government discovered what a great money maker this is, and goes after all companies for anything they might be doing wrong...
It is a bad path to go down... and the people hurt are the employees and customers, not the big fish...
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What you are suggesting has actually been done, in other countries... it isn't pretty...
Why in the name of royal fuckery would anyone operate such a machine in a public library?
Thank you for saying what I was thinking...
People DO all that, they are just not caught... We're hearing about this guy because he didn't and was caught.
Or do you think the FBI catches everyone?
That solution requires that the whole world do it...
It doesn't work if only the US does it, or even the US and Europe.
Just the 4 BRIC nations alone over the next 20-30 years will increase their carbon output as much as the entire US puts out today.
We could cut our output to zero, unless everyone else joins in, it will make no difference. That is what the talking heads never point out because it isn't the message being pitched.
It is just a power and money grab, those who actually know, know that we've passed the point of no return anyway. The only way the world is going to be forced to change would be war, and it would be a nuclear war before it finished.
That is not the preferred solution, IMHO.
Changing to LED bulbs won't alter the outcome, whatever it is...
Changing to electric cars won't alter the outcome, whatever it is...
The changes required to alter the outcome are far greater than anyone wants to talk about and far greater than we will accept, so it is moot.
The entire argument is a pissing contest and a challenge for money, nothing more or less.
The satellites aren't very far away, and light travels much faster in vacuum than through fibre optic cable.
Define: "Much faster" :)
It is slower in fiber, but not half the speed...
Nonsense, I'm quite shocked that they did this...
But cudos to them, I'll applaud smart choices no matter who does them...
While I understand the thought behind that...
The problem you run into is that you end up with people saying, "well if I don't have to work and I get a free place to live... then why should I work?"
Answer this question... When do you stop providing stuff to less fortunate people? Ever? Do you just hand stuff out to anyone who asks? Maybe I want a free place to live...
Limited resources, unlimited demand for free stuff... It only ends one way...
Given that a lot of homeless people have a mental illness and/or are addicted to drugs, that is not surprising.
You might be right, I don't know...
I would agree that the mental healthcare system and the drug addition treatment programs are HORRIBLE in the US.
If we spent half as much on treatment as we do on prisons for pot smokers, we probably could solve this problem...
:) It is unlikely that anything posted on Slashdot would be accepted by you as proof, thus you're asking for a negative to be proven, which is impossible.
The existence of HOAs speaks to this very problem and is perhaps an answer to your question.
Another point is, your lack of belief in the impact of home values does not make it so. Your attitude is exactly WHY I live in an area that has a HOA, so I don't have to try and convince my neighbor of anything regarding a pink house.
I am all for helping those who have disabilities. My sister is 41 years old and lives in a state school for those who cannot care for themselves, rest assured I'm a supporter of helping those who need it.
If you don't want to go look for a job because you don't like looking for a job (which is what I heard you say), then I have no sympathy for you.
I'm happy to help people who "need" it. Not people who "want" it.
No, I haven't found much either, given the age and the poor online archives of the remaining local paper (we lost our other paper back then as well)
Searching for it now returns lots of current results however, including stuff build by charity's, one of which is providing a whole 50 units at a cost of $2.5 million taxpayer dollars (yea, really), to homeless people.
You have to be kidding me...
If I want people to get off their fat lazy butts and look for work, I have to do all the work for them?
Really? You said that with a straight face?
Don't get me wrong - Microsoft will still be in the business world for a goodly long time - we still use Outlook/Exchange, Active Directory, and even Sharepoint (for HR/Corp crap - all the important stuff is on Confluence.) Thing is though, Microsoft's hold in business is beginning to show cracks, and I suspect in about 5 years, there will be a bit of a crisis in Redmond...
Naa, I see Windows 10 as fixing a lot of that, the desktop and start menu are back, MS sales reps can go to their corporate clients and say:
"We listened, you've got it back, sorry about that, all fixed for you"
And I suspect that will be good enough for most companies...