Shows waht I know? Yeah, I don't design or manufacture hardware. BUT I've been shocked pretty badly when accidentally touching a board in my PC while playing with a fan in there. So yes, it is possible.
Touching a circuit board (with solder points all over it) while it is powered to a computer, whether the computer is supposedly "hot-swappable" or not, will indeed produce something hot: burning flesh as current runs through the shorts created by your fingers.
Before any PCI tech could be hot-swappable, it would need to be entirely encased in plastic.
This doesn't matter. These patents would have expired a very long time ago.
Had this been copyright, it's a different story. Realistically, copyrights never expire anymore (thanks to Disney + Sonny Bono and our "Big Business First" congressional philosophy).
I say pick because I am that rare combo of engineer + athletic + good looking. That puts me in the position to 'pick' while most of my other engineer friends 'beg'. Lucky me : )
Oh, and $40,000 is pretty good if you have no kids, no debt, and live in the midwest. As far as loving someone who doesn't make good money, the solution to that is simple: don't date people who make no money, that way you aren't going to be falling in love with any of them.
You have kids, don't you have a wife? My plan (once I graduate and pick a wife) is to make sure we live on the lower of our 2 salaries (which means I will want a wife who makes a livable ammount of money). The other person's salary will go 100% into investments. The plan, of course, is that after 10 or so years, our passive income (returns from investments) will excede our essential expenses (rent, food). Then we wouldn't even have to work! And if one of us loses a job even before we have enough investments to live off of, we don't have to lower our standard of living, because we are living on the lower of our 2 incomes anyway.
So why doesn't your wife work? Or are you just trying to sustain a very high standard of living? I'm thinking if I can live off of my (as of right now, still imaginary) wife's $40,000 per year, with 10 years of me putting $55,000 into investments, neither of us will have to work... Does that seem reasonable?
Don't EVER speak well of the Windows USB system. It is stupidly broken. If you move any device from one usb port to another, Windows thinks it is an entirely new device! And it needs to completely reinstall the drivers, including copying files from the original CDs. This is especially horrible for network cards. And Windows often has to reboot, just for moving from one usb port to another.
In my opinion, Windows USB subsystem is NOT ready for the desktop. It should never have been released to the public.
I felt this way as a freshman at college, but as a senior, working in the real world, so much of what I thougt was "crap" has really enriched my life. There is no substitute for a real degree from a real university.
My school takes gobs of money from microsoft. We even have a ".NET Systems Lab" or something of the sort. But all the classes are instructed using Solaris, GCC, GNU Make or other non-MS tech. This is not a problem with schools in general, just yours.
You broke the main "European on/." rule. All Europeans are to pretend their country is perfect, and constantly criticize the USA, while in public forums on the Internet. Don't you read the memos?
Terrorism is either state-sponsored or not. Having infantry that can walk into a country and take it over, unseating whoever is there WILL stop state-sponsored terrorism. There is no way to stop independent terrorism, but knowing they can be crushed probably helps motivate governments to aid is in preventing it. So yes, this does HELP stop terrorism.
Your use of the word "theft" shows you don't know what you are talking about. I bet you think Dolly the sheep (the clone) stole the sole of the orignial, depriving it of a life, too. Because, er, you're dumb.
If I'm developing a new type of rocking chair, have spent 20 years doing it, and one day at work I do a google image search for 'rocking chair' the california company owns all 20 years of work? Because of my 5 second search? Don't like that much.
What? You take issue with my statement that the employees of SuSE understand SuSE better than anyone else in the world?
You think top software engineering talent is working in Food Service? Again, your claims don't relate at all to the reality I'm living in.
You don't think it's fair to call the architects of SuSE software engineers? Linux heads aren't graduates in the various fields of engineering? I'm a linux head, and I'm also a Computer Science & Engineering graduate. The word "engineer" is on my diploma. I built a computer from the gate level up. I also have studied software engineering techinques, as well as mechanical, electrical, physics... My roommate is also a "linux head" and he has 2 degrees--one in Mathematics and one in Electrical Engineering. Again, your reality is not the same as the one I'm living in. Strange.
This man is retarded. Read only RFID tags are SAFE. He thinks he is clever because he has an RFID writer? Sorry, bub, you need a store using R/W tags for that. And who would use that for their inventory?
"UK media, BBC included, is locked in a perpetual state of moral panic"
I thought it was an unspoken law in Europe to pretend your society is perfect and utopian when speaking before a potentially American audience? You broke the rules!
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Why post this kind of stuff to/.? This site IS for experts, and we aren't going to be interested in a book that is for 'laymen'. What's next, a review of "Barney Teaches the A.B.C.s" - it's not aimed at people who know how to read, but the/. audience might appreciate it??? (I know, I set someone up a pretty obvious joke with this example).
Portuguese becoming the majority language on the Internet in general? I wanted to mod you down, but there's no "dumbass" option, so I'll just reply instead.
You can't really censor someone by arresting them. A jailed person can still have visitors, write letters, etc. Military detanees can still be censored, but for US citizens, your freedom of speach is safe, even in jail. I guess we just need to conquer the world so everyone can share our freedoms.
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"The average /. reader is an idiot. Half of /. readers are below average. Are you scared yet?"
Consider the average man. Now realize that half of the population understands statistics even worse than he.
Shows waht I know? Yeah, I don't design or manufacture hardware. BUT I've been shocked pretty badly when accidentally touching a board in my PC while playing with a fan in there. So yes, it is possible.
Touching a circuit board (with solder points all over it) while it is powered to a computer, whether the computer is supposedly "hot-swappable" or not, will indeed produce something hot: burning flesh as current runs through the shorts created by your fingers.
Before any PCI tech could be hot-swappable, it would need to be entirely encased in plastic.
This doesn't matter. These patents would have expired a very long time ago.
Had this been copyright, it's a different story. Realistically, copyrights never expire anymore (thanks to Disney + Sonny Bono and our "Big Business First" congressional philosophy).
Well, the problem with fingerprint readers is that you leave your password on aything you touch.
I say pick because I am that rare combo of engineer + athletic + good looking. That puts me in the position to 'pick' while most of my other engineer friends 'beg'. Lucky me : )
Oh, and $40,000 is pretty good if you have no kids, no debt, and live in the midwest. As far as loving someone who doesn't make good money, the solution to that is simple: don't date people who make no money, that way you aren't going to be falling in love with any of them.
You have kids, don't you have a wife? My plan (once I graduate and pick a wife) is to make sure we live on the lower of our 2 salaries (which means I will want a wife who makes a livable ammount of money). The other person's salary will go 100% into investments. The plan, of course, is that after 10 or so years, our passive income (returns from investments) will excede our essential expenses (rent, food). Then we wouldn't even have to work! And if one of us loses a job even before we have enough investments to live off of, we don't have to lower our standard of living, because we are living on the lower of our 2 incomes anyway.
So why doesn't your wife work? Or are you just trying to sustain a very high standard of living? I'm thinking if I can live off of my (as of right now, still imaginary) wife's $40,000 per year, with 10 years of me putting $55,000 into investments, neither of us will have to work... Does that seem reasonable?
Don't EVER speak well of the Windows USB system. It is stupidly broken. If you move any device from one usb port to another, Windows thinks it is an entirely new device! And it needs to completely reinstall the drivers, including copying files from the original CDs. This is especially horrible for network cards. And Windows often has to reboot, just for moving from one usb port to another.
In my opinion, Windows USB subsystem is NOT ready for the desktop. It should never have been released to the public.
I felt this way as a freshman at college, but as a senior, working in the real world, so much of what I thougt was "crap" has really enriched my life. There is no substitute for a real degree from a real university.
My school takes gobs of money from microsoft. We even have a ".NET Systems Lab" or something of the sort. But all the classes are instructed using Solaris, GCC, GNU Make or other non-MS tech. This is not a problem with schools in general, just yours.
You are wrong. Look up the "Fair Use Act."
You broke the main "European on /." rule. All Europeans are to pretend their country is perfect, and constantly criticize the USA, while in public forums on the Internet. Don't you read the memos?
better turn of logging in your servers. you wouldn't want to give up MORE privacy, would you?
personally, i value truth more than privacy.
Terrorism is either state-sponsored or not. Having infantry that can walk into a country and take it over, unseating whoever is there WILL stop state-sponsored terrorism. There is no way to stop independent terrorism, but knowing they can be crushed probably helps motivate governments to aid is in preventing it. So yes, this does HELP stop terrorism.
Your use of the word "theft" shows you don't know what you are talking about. I bet you think Dolly the sheep (the clone) stole the sole of the orignial, depriving it of a life, too. Because, er, you're dumb.
If I'm developing a new type of rocking chair, have spent 20 years doing it, and one day at work I do a google image search for 'rocking chair' the california company owns all 20 years of work? Because of my 5 second search? Don't like that much.
With no pins, how do the chips get pwer? Or will it be EM powered, like RFID tags?
What? You take issue with my statement that the employees of SuSE understand SuSE better than anyone else in the world?
You think top software engineering talent is working in Food Service? Again, your claims don't relate at all to the reality I'm living in.
You don't think it's fair to call the architects of SuSE software engineers? Linux heads aren't graduates in the various fields of engineering? I'm a linux head, and I'm also a Computer Science & Engineering graduate. The word "engineer" is on my diploma. I built a computer from the gate level up. I also have studied software engineering techinques, as well as mechanical, electrical, physics... My roommate is also a "linux head" and he has 2 degrees--one in Mathematics and one in Electrical Engineering. Again, your reality is not the same as the one I'm living in. Strange.
"Sun would essentially only get the SuSe brand, nothing else."
How about "and the engineers who built and understand it more than anyone else in the world."
This man is retarded. Read only RFID tags are SAFE. He thinks he is clever because he has an RFID writer? Sorry, bub, you need a store using R/W tags for that. And who would use that for their inventory?
"UK media, BBC included, is locked in a perpetual state of moral panic"
I thought it was an unspoken law in Europe to pretend your society is perfect and utopian when speaking before a potentially American audience? You broke the rules!
Why post this kind of stuff to /.? This site IS for experts, and we aren't going to be interested in a book that is for 'laymen'. What's next, a review of "Barney Teaches the A.B.C.s" - it's not aimed at people who know how to read, but the /. audience might appreciate it??? (I know, I set someone up a pretty obvious joke with this example).
Portuguese becoming the majority language on the Internet in general? I wanted to mod you down, but there's no "dumbass" option, so I'll just reply instead.
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You can't really censor someone by arresting them. A jailed person can still have visitors, write letters, etc. Military detanees can still be censored, but for US citizens, your freedom of speach is safe, even in jail. I guess we just need to conquer the world so everyone can share our freedoms.
Perhaps they should start an oil-for-chess program.