The Nook had a software bug for a while that caused page turns to take 3 seconds. This was long enough to be annoying. I went back to check it out in late December and the delay was down to about 1/2 sec and totally reasonable. Maybe that's what the GP is just out of date on that point?
You are arguing that Apache, the webserver is screwed, because Apache the Foundation is supported by Microsoft.
Apache the webserver continues to do what it's done for about 15 years. Serve web requests via an open framework. Nothing has changed, so LAMP is still the same inre the "A"
You and I probably disagree as to whether the Apache Foundation is still doing good work, but that's got very little to do with the Apache webserver's viability.
I agree - IP lawyers, especially those close to the industry you're in will be your best source for contacts and overall representation. I don't like to work with lawyers more than I have to, but in this case I think a high end lawyer will pay for him/herself in getting you the right price.
My experience with military programmers is that they are horrendous. I went through three of them, and they all had the same problems (low skill level, low motivation, high desire to pass the buck, amazing ability to take input and do nothing). They were so much alike that when a friend of mine described a programmer in his shop who was not doing well, I was able to guess the guy was from the military.
There may be some real smart people somewhere in the military, but for day-to-day technicians, these guys are flunk-outs from high school shop.
somafm is the best programming aid ever. I'd rather write code in notepad listening to somafm, then use anintegrated IDE while listening to Suzy in accounting deal with her new boyfriend's latest transgressions.
I really don't understand your point. How does MS takeover GNOME in such a way as to prevent open forks from moving forward as the current main branch does today?
Software code is implementation. We might not like it but the code is an implementation, not just the binaries, at least as best I can understand patent/copyright law these days.
Well said - whether or not there is friction against a new type of medium or not, conceptually this seems like a great way to understand the forces involved. The spaceship burns energy to "push" against something, rather than expel something..
I have to say I'm a little mystified by all this. Her argument seems kind of antiquated and quaint. Doesn't the internet prove that such as system can and does work? All it seems like the FCC is doing is trying to limit the ability of cable companies to lock customers into a set top solution. Probably their aim is to create an environment where we can get convergence between set top boxes and internet routers. If DDWRT could let you order pay-per-view, then the world is functioning correctly, right?
As long as net neutrality goes through, it seems like none of this matters in the long run. As broadband bandwidth goes up, we will get the ability to stream from multiple providers in a way that looks like cable now right? At which point the cable provider's box will go in the trash can?
Thanks - was a serious question. I see your point now and I appreciate the education.
Yeah - causation doesn't really exist in science if you keep splitting hairs on it (why is the sky blue? why do atoms re-emit as blue wavelength? etc). So people can nay say whatever they want just by pointing out the experimental limitations, but at a certain point the evidence and theory match well enough to generate predictions and that should be enough for concern at least.
I would agree with you on this one and am a little baffled at all the arguments that cpu throttling is the main limiter for devices. My experience maps to yours that relatively low powered linux boxes (P3's) that I ran back in the 90's could easily keep up with 100mbs internet connections we had on our rack at Level3. Our problem was generally disk space not throughput - where to put all that garbage when it came in that fast (remembering that disks were way less big back then). Did I mention this was all uphill in the winter?
Minor point: It's not really dark corners. I think of the "normal" internet as a small spot lighted area on a stage in a very big, dark and shady night club.
I wish they had done that with vioxx. I used to take that medication and it was really effective. And due to various things I have a very low risk of heart attack. So I wish I could have kept taking it, b/c the discovered risk of slight increases in heart attacks was not meaningful for my demographic.
I think you're getting at a good point. This is a question of ecology not biology: how many people live near radio towers who get cancer? Is this significant?
I think this is essentially what the studies are asking. Looking for the mechanism is probably harder than establishing whether it's worth looking for the mechanism.
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The Nook had a software bug for a while that caused page turns to take 3 seconds. This was long enough to be annoying. I went back to check it out in late December and the delay was down to about 1/2 sec and totally reasonable. Maybe that's what the GP is just out of date on that point?
Double plus good Internet.
Oh shit! Apache's not free either. And crap, Ruby on Rails is MIT licensed. The sky is falling.
You are mixing apples and oranges, I think.
You are arguing that Apache, the webserver is screwed, because Apache the Foundation is supported by Microsoft.
Apache the webserver continues to do what it's done for about 15 years. Serve web requests via an open framework. Nothing has changed, so LAMP is still the same inre the "A"
You and I probably disagree as to whether the Apache Foundation is still doing good work, but that's got very little to do with the Apache webserver's viability.
Well said.
If you count passenger ferry boats, then a whole lot.
I agree - IP lawyers, especially those close to the industry you're in will be your best source for contacts and overall representation. I don't like to work with lawyers more than I have to, but in this case I think a high end lawyer will pay for him/herself in getting you the right price.
You mean before the Romans and the Carthaginians had their little dust up? Africa and Europe have been interconnected for thousands of years.
My experience with military programmers is that they are horrendous. I went through three of them, and they all had the same problems (low skill level, low motivation, high desire to pass the buck, amazing ability to take input and do nothing). They were so much alike that when a friend of mine described a programmer in his shop who was not doing well, I was able to guess the guy was from the military.
There may be some real smart people somewhere in the military, but for day-to-day technicians, these guys are flunk-outs from high school shop.
somafm is the best programming aid ever. I'd rather write code in notepad listening to somafm, then use anintegrated IDE while listening to Suzy in accounting deal with her new boyfriend's latest transgressions.
I really don't understand your point. How does MS takeover GNOME in such a way as to prevent open forks from moving forward as the current main branch does today?
Software code is implementation. We might not like it but the code is an implementation, not just the binaries, at least as best I can understand patent/copyright law these days.
I thought "They might Be Giants" was a tribute band.
Well said - whether or not there is friction against a new type of medium or not, conceptually this seems like a great way to understand the forces involved. The spaceship burns energy to "push" against something, rather than expel something..
Maybe Geos
+1 Troll, move along
I have to say I'm a little mystified by all this. Her argument seems kind of antiquated and quaint. Doesn't the internet prove that such as system can and does work? All it seems like the FCC is doing is trying to limit the ability of cable companies to lock customers into a set top solution. Probably their aim is to create an environment where we can get convergence between set top boxes and internet routers. If DDWRT could let you order pay-per-view, then the world is functioning correctly, right?
As long as net neutrality goes through, it seems like none of this matters in the long run. As broadband bandwidth goes up, we will get the ability to stream from multiple providers in a way that looks like cable now right? At which point the cable provider's box will go in the trash can?
Thanks - was a serious question. I see your point now and I appreciate the education.
Yeah - causation doesn't really exist in science if you keep splitting hairs on it (why is the sky blue? why do atoms re-emit as blue wavelength? etc). So people can nay say whatever they want just by pointing out the experimental limitations, but at a certain point the evidence and theory match well enough to generate predictions and that should be enough for concern at least.
I would agree with you on this one and am a little baffled at all the arguments that cpu throttling is the main limiter for devices. My experience maps to yours that relatively low powered linux boxes (P3's) that I ran back in the 90's could easily keep up with 100mbs internet connections we had on our rack at Level3. Our problem was generally disk space not throughput - where to put all that garbage when it came in that fast (remembering that disks were way less big back then). Did I mention this was all uphill in the winter?
Minor point: It's not really dark corners. I think of the "normal" internet as a small spot lighted area on a stage in a very big, dark and shady night club.
I wish they had done that with vioxx. I used to take that medication and it was really effective. And due to various things I have a very low risk of heart attack. So I wish I could have kept taking it, b/c the discovered risk of slight increases in heart attacks was not meaningful for my demographic.
I think you're getting at a good point. This is a question of ecology not biology: how many people live near radio towers who get cancer? Is this significant?
I think this is essentially what the studies are asking. Looking for the mechanism is probably harder than establishing whether it's worth looking for the mechanism.
I don't understand your analogy about esophageal cancer and hot beverages? Could you elaborate a bit?
As this is slashdot you are welcome to use a car analogy (joke).
Thanks for any insight.
It's not a user-agent problem, it's a DRM stream decryption problem. And no I haven't heard of anyone who has cracked the Silverlight DRM stream.
Sony too - as Netflix streams to PS3 which as far as I know doesn't support Silverlight?