Google? Software Apple? Software (They use the hardware to leverage their software, but their core value is software) Amazon? Software Microsoft? Software Yahoo, Dropbox, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Software
I see it a different way.
Google: Search and advertising using software. Apple: Selling hardware and the software used to run it. (Note: software not required: cf. Linux, Rockbox, etc.) Amazon: Selling merchandise using software. Microsoft: Monopoly marketing of a software product. Yahoo - search, Dropbox - storage, Facebook - social networking, Twitter - news. And all done using software.
I'm surprised that the H/W vs. S/W discussion is based on PCs, telephones,... This entirely ignores the field of embedded software. You know, the software that goes into more and more products that you use. It's not identifiable or separable like the software on a PC, but when you punch a button on a microwave, turn the key in your car, stop for that red light, tune your radio, etc., etc., etc., it is software that makes that happen. Agriculture? GPS in the tractor cab, engine controls, instruments that monitor fertility and water. Satellites that monitor field conditions. They all require software.
There's a whole lot more to hardware and software than an iPhone and Angry Birds.
"Do you believe that the only way science gets done is via experiment?"
Please detail a couple of alternative methods.
Please google "theoretical vs. experimental " as in physics, though I suppose it applies to other realms as well.
We are still performing experiments to try to prove or disprove some of the things that Einstein predicted. Does the fact that he developed his theories using mathematics rather than experimentation make his work any less science?
Is it just me, or is a program whose purpose (for the vast majority of users) is just to open a document to print turned into a gigantic bloated mess that was far better 10 years ago?
I disagree. It was a bloated POS ten years ago. I had a great dislike for PDF documents not because there was anything inherently wrong with the format but rather because the Adobe reader was so clunky and slow.
I will grant that it has probably gotten worse in ten years.
Do the Iranians realize that there are those in the US who think a war with Iran would be a good thing? Is it wise for the Iranians to give them an excuse to proceed?
Only one of the candidates hoping to run against Obama is happy that we're pulling out of Iraq. (And considering the size if the Iraqi embassy and the size of the staff there, "pulling out" is really a euphemism for withdrawing to the embassy.)
A better question to ask: "Is there a way for users to easily program their own apps for an Android phone?" At least I think that is what you are asking. In that case you might look at App Inventor produced by Google Labs. (http://www.appinventorbeta.com/about/) I have not tried it myself, but I thought the point was to produce a more accessible development environment.
2. Allow Android comparability. Android Apps are Java Based. Apple can put in a java interpreter and run Android apps.
It takes a lot more than a JVM to run Android application. In addition to that, Apple would have to provide all of the APIs that the Android tasks use and some means to translate them to IOS API calls. There are undoubtedly incompatibilities in how Apple and Google model the underlying system that could make this very difficult. At the very least, there would be significant overhead in terms of both RAM, Flash storage and CPU cycles that would cause apps to run dog slow on an IOS device. It's unlikely that this would be a very satisfying experience and Apple is all about satisfying experience. And that's not even dealing with the philosophical decisions baked into Android that Apple would find hard to swallow.
I don't see this happening for a number of reasons.
For android to become a major threat to the iPad they will need to ether produce something that is just as good as the iPad and a LOT cheaper or at around the same price something a LOT Better then the iPad and that includes smoother scrolling.
One could argue that Android is already a major threat to the iPad. How many Android tablet buyers would have bought an iPad had the Android not been there? I suspect that a high percentage of the more expensive Android tablet purchases cost Apple an iPad purchase.
So how will you reduce the risk of someone next to you suddenly deciding to switch the lanes without checking that you're there?...
You reduce that risk by not staying next to another driver any longer than you have to.
You watch the drivers around you and anticipate what stupid things they might do that would endanger you. Then you decide what actions you need to take to minimize that risk. Then you take those actions. That's what defensive driving is all about.
It's not easy and can't really be done while jabbering on the phone. And it's not very satisfying to the ego to drop behind another driver who is a little more aggressive than you, but it can pay out in reduction of accidents caused bu others.
Yes, I'm sure one can point out situations where there is little to no opportunity to avoid the actions of others, but in far more situations there is plenty of opportunity to minimize the risks due to other driver's stupidity.
One thing I never hear mentioned is the level of service to private residences. When I grew up (ca 1950-60) we had a mail box on our front porch and many had slots in their door. The mailman walked up to each door to deliver. At present we have a mail box across the street that a mail delivery person (no longer a man...) can drive up to and deposit mail. In even newer neighborhoods there are centralized stations where mail can be delivered to a bunch of addresses in one stop. One thing I've never heard is that the USPS is going to reduce the service level to the older neighborhoods to match the level provided in newer areas. Surely it must be more labor intensive to walk door to door than to drive down a street and deliver to boxes that are all on one side of the street.
I'm sure that would cost jobs, but that's the primary way to save money, isn't it?
The problem as I see it is we in the west can't really do shit. if we try to without China and India getting involved all we do is commit economic suicide while they just crank out the pollution.
I suppose that's as good an excuse as any for not taking the lead.
I'm getting close to 60 years old and I recall a time in the past when the west (and the US specifically) used to lead the world. It seems like that time is slipping away.
I agree with the suggestion to use Ubuntu, especially due to the massive amount of old forum posts online that will answer most questions. However, installing ubuntu-desktop will certainly give you a GUI, but that GUI won't particularly help you to administer your LAMP stack.
I find it very useful to have a GUI when administering an Ubuntu system. It's great to have a couple CLI windows open in which commands can be typed. I can 'tail' a log file while I type commands in another terminal window. A web browser can be used to check the results of commands that will affect the outward facing parts of the system.
When you get to using the on line support forums to help deal with issues, it's great to be able to copy a command from the web browser into a term window. I do have CLI only Ubuntu installations but I administer by SSHing into the box and administering it from the GUI on another PC.
And WRT your suggestion to keep a cheat sheet of common commands, I do that as well. I keep them in a text file so I can cut and paste them into a terminal window.
Of course this can all be done using something like PuTTY from a Windows PC but is slightly more convenient on the system console using X copy/paste. (Highlight text and paste with or middle mouse button.)
... A lot of this stripping down is using desktop CPUs and chip sets instead of the server parts because they are cheaper . LSI cards? Nope they want two Giga-E ports. They don't use local disks they use SANs. I am sure at some point someone will come up with a server that just has a SD slot in the front for you to put the boot image on at some point.
No doubt. But if this is the case, why not just a processor, RAM and some Giga-E ports?
Won't the boards need some facility to set up the BIOS and/or perform diagnostics? It would be great to do that via LAN but I'm not aware that any systems support that (though that might say more about my lack of knowledge than actual capabilities.) Perhaps that could be handled off line using a plug in card that supports video and USB. Is it cheaper to add a PCI slot or USB and simple video?
My first PC was a Heathkit H8. I remember soldering lots and lots of DIP sockets to the boards and putting the case, PSU and terminal together. The terminal, an H/Z-19, had a more powerful processor than the CPU itself. I also remember keying in programs through the front panel to test it out before I attached the floppy drive so I could boot CP/M.
Are they making kits in Benton Harbor? That town could sure use the help.
There is a port of Ubuntu that can be run on the TouchPad. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet but it seems like it might be worth a shot. Actually I haven't even had an opportunity to check out PreWare.
At the moment I'm not overwhelmed by the TP. It has a great looking display and seems pretty responsive even w/out the PreWare speedups, but the S/W is a bit flaky. The built in browser has trouble with gmail and I can't log into facebook. I'm stuck using the built in apps for that. OTOH I haven't explored third party apps much yet and there is Angry Birds!
According to the H/W breakdown, there is supposed to be 8 GB RAM (and mine has 32 GB Flash) so it should be a pretty capable machine.
The slippery housing does make it a pain to hold after a while.
Sounds like a good way to limit exposure to unexpected costs associated with drilling. Sell the crude to the refining unit at cost of production and the drilling unit accumulates no profits that would be paid out as a result of a large spill. It would just go bankrupt, sell off any equipment it owns (if it owns any at all) and reform under a new corporate charter. Profit!
It's been about 30 years, but I installed central A/C. Sears sold a kit with precharged lines. That kind of stuff seems hard to find now, probably due to the need to regulate the refrigerants.
But back to the risks to linemen from home generation. When they work on the lines, they isolate the feeds and ground them. Or they work using techniques designed to provide safety when working on energized lines. Some times it is necessary to work on a line while energized.
PSN is required to play Netflix streaming service on a PS3. While the network is down, I'm limited to the disks I have on hand. Some folks pay for streaming only and are left with nothing.
I see lots of chemistry is done in Argonne Illinois. That's funny since Argonne is a lab, not a city. (Argonne National Laboratory.) Probably in Westmont. At least they got Batavia right (FNAL.)
Many long years ago I was an Audi mechanic. That was long before we had technicians working on cars.;)
One fine day I nearly ran over my tool box pulling an Audi 5000 on to my repair rack. As I went for the brake pedal, my foot also caught the accelerator. The accelerator kicked in and the car lurched forward. I pressed further and lucky for me, the brakes on the Audi 5000 were more powerful than the engine and the car came to a stop before any damage was done. That was before sudden acceleration became a BIg Deal(tm) and as soon as I heard about it, I knew what the cause was. (close proximity of the accelerator and brake along with an accelerator that acts before the brake.)
I am neither a fucking idiot, fucking moron and pretty sure I'm not a douchebag. You have no idea how easily this can happen and (in some cases) how little time the driver has to react.
With streaming one has no choice. It *has* to be watched while it streams.
With torrents, first of all, regardless of the priority you cannot watch it until the file is 100% downloaded. Once the file is there, it can be watched at full quality regardless of how long it took to fill in.
Why are your streaming movies more important than my bittorrent traffic? Given I pay the same amount as you for the same service.
Not more important - higher priority.
Streaming content must keep up with the data rate required to view otherwise the program is paused while the data catches up. Or the sender will switch to a more highly compressed format which degrades the appearance.
The bittorrent version of the content cannot be viewed until the entire program is complete. Lower priority may result in a longer delay until it is ready to view, but the resulting view will not be compromised in any way.
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Google? Software
Apple? Software (They use the hardware to leverage their software, but their core value is software)
Amazon? Software
Microsoft? Software
Yahoo, Dropbox, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Software
I see it a different way.
Google: Search and advertising using software.
Apple: Selling hardware and the software used to run it. (Note: software not required: cf. Linux, Rockbox, etc.)
Amazon: Selling merchandise using software.
Microsoft: Monopoly marketing of a software product.
Yahoo - search, Dropbox - storage, Facebook - social networking, Twitter - news. And all done using software.
I'm surprised that the H/W vs. S/W discussion is based on PCs, telephones, ... This entirely ignores the field of embedded software. You know, the software that goes into more and more products that you use. It's not identifiable or separable like the software on a PC, but when you punch a button on a microwave, turn the key in your car, stop for that red light, tune your radio, etc., etc., etc., it is software that makes that happen. Agriculture? GPS in the tractor cab, engine controls, instruments that monitor fertility and water. Satellites that monitor field conditions. They all require software.
There's a whole lot more to hardware and software than an iPhone and Angry Birds.
"Do you believe that the only way science gets done is via experiment?"
Please detail a couple of alternative methods.
Please google "theoretical vs. experimental " as in physics, though I suppose it applies to other realms as well.
We are still performing experiments to try to prove or disprove some of the things that Einstein predicted. Does the fact that he developed his theories using mathematics rather than experimentation make his work any less science?
Is it just me, or is a program whose purpose (for the vast majority of users) is just to open a document to print turned into a gigantic bloated mess that was far better 10 years ago?
I disagree. It was a bloated POS ten years ago. I had a great dislike for PDF documents not because there was anything inherently wrong with the format but rather because the Adobe reader was so clunky and slow.
I will grant that it has probably gotten worse in ten years.
Do the Iranians realize that there are those in the US who think a war with Iran would be a good thing? Is it wise for the Iranians to give them an excuse to proceed?
Only one of the candidates hoping to run against Obama is happy that we're pulling out of Iraq. (And considering the size if the Iraqi embassy and the size of the staff there, "pulling out" is really a euphemism for withdrawing to the embassy.)
A better question to ask: "Is there a way for users to easily program their own apps for an Android phone?" At least I think that is what you are asking. In that case you might look at App Inventor produced by Google Labs. (http://www.appinventorbeta.com/about/) I have not tried it myself, but I thought the point was to produce a more accessible development environment.
2. Allow Android comparability. Android Apps are Java Based. Apple can put in a java interpreter and run Android apps.
It takes a lot more than a JVM to run Android application. In addition to that, Apple would have to provide all of the APIs that the Android tasks use and some means to translate them to IOS API calls. There are undoubtedly incompatibilities in how Apple and Google model the underlying system that could make this very difficult. At the very least, there would be significant overhead in terms of both RAM, Flash storage and CPU cycles that would cause apps to run dog slow on an IOS device. It's unlikely that this would be a very satisfying experience and Apple is all about satisfying experience. And that's not even dealing with the philosophical decisions baked into Android that Apple would find hard to swallow.
I don't see this happening for a number of reasons.
For android to become a major threat to the iPad they will need to ether produce something that is just as good as the iPad and a LOT cheaper or at around the same price something a LOT Better then the iPad and that includes smoother scrolling.
One could argue that Android is already a major threat to the iPad. How many Android tablet buyers would have bought an iPad had the Android not been there? I suspect that a high percentage of the more expensive Android tablet purchases cost Apple an iPad purchase.
So how will you reduce the risk of someone next to you suddenly deciding to switch the lanes without checking that you're there? ...
You reduce that risk by not staying next to another driver any longer than you have to.
You watch the drivers around you and anticipate what stupid things they might do that would endanger you. Then you decide what actions you need to take to minimize that risk. Then you take those actions. That's what defensive driving is all about.
It's not easy and can't really be done while jabbering on the phone. And it's not very satisfying to the ego to drop behind another driver who is a little more aggressive than you, but it can pay out in reduction of accidents caused bu others.
Yes, I'm sure one can point out situations where there is little to no opportunity to avoid the actions of others, but in far more situations there is plenty of opportunity to minimize the risks due to other driver's stupidity.
What's really cool is to go so low you can almost count the individual pops!
One thing I never hear mentioned is the level of service to private residences. When I grew up (ca 1950-60) we had a mail box on our front porch and many had slots in their door. The mailman walked up to each door to deliver. At present we have a mail box across the street that a mail delivery person (no longer a man...) can drive up to and deposit mail. In even newer neighborhoods there are centralized stations where mail can be delivered to a bunch of addresses in one stop. One thing I've never heard is that the USPS is going to reduce the service level to the older neighborhoods to match the level provided in newer areas. Surely it must be more labor intensive to walk door to door than to drive down a street and deliver to boxes that are all on one side of the street.
I'm sure that would cost jobs, but that's the primary way to save money, isn't it?
The problem as I see it is we in the west can't really do shit. if we try to without China and India getting involved all we do is commit economic suicide while they just crank out the pollution.
I suppose that's as good an excuse as any for not taking the lead.
I'm getting close to 60 years old and I recall a time in the past when the west (and the US specifically) used to lead the world. It seems like that time is slipping away.
That's a finite resource. Has anyone even calculated how long our present known reserves will last?
600 acre feet of water? I probably use that much to shower every year.
He writes a column debunking "Bad Astronomy."
I agree with the suggestion to use Ubuntu, especially due to the massive amount of old forum posts online that will answer most questions. However, installing ubuntu-desktop will certainly give you a GUI, but that GUI won't particularly help you to administer your LAMP stack.
I find it very useful to have a GUI when administering an Ubuntu system. It's great to have a couple CLI windows open in which commands can be typed. I can 'tail' a log file while I type commands in another terminal window. A web browser can be used to check the results of commands that will affect the outward facing parts of the system.
When you get to using the on line support forums to help deal with issues, it's great to be able to copy a command from the web browser into a term window. I do have CLI only Ubuntu installations but I administer by SSHing into the box and administering it from the GUI on another PC.
And WRT your suggestion to keep a cheat sheet of common commands, I do that as well. I keep them in a text file so I can cut and paste them into a terminal window.
Of course this can all be done using something like PuTTY from a Windows PC but is slightly more convenient on the system console using X copy/paste. (Highlight text and paste with or middle mouse button.)
...
A lot of this stripping down is using desktop CPUs and chip sets instead of the server parts because they are cheaper . LSI cards? Nope they want two Giga-E ports. They don't use local disks they use SANs.
I am sure at some point someone will come up with a server that just has a SD slot in the front for you to put the boot image on at some point.
No doubt. But if this is the case, why not just a processor, RAM and some Giga-E ports?
Won't the boards need some facility to set up the BIOS and/or perform diagnostics? It would be great to do that via LAN but I'm not aware that any systems support that (though that might say more about my lack of knowledge than actual capabilities.) Perhaps that could be handled off line using a plug in card that supports video and USB. Is it cheaper to add a PCI slot or USB and simple video?
My first PC was a Heathkit H8. I remember soldering lots and lots of DIP sockets to the boards and putting the case, PSU and terminal together. The terminal, an H/Z-19, had a more powerful processor than the CPU itself. I also remember keying in programs through the front panel to test it out before I attached the floppy drive so I could boot CP/M.
Are they making kits in Benton Harbor? That town could sure use the help.
There is a port of Ubuntu that can be run on the TouchPad. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet but it seems like it might be worth a shot. Actually I haven't even had an opportunity to check out PreWare.
At the moment I'm not overwhelmed by the TP. It has a great looking display and seems pretty responsive even w/out the PreWare speedups, but the S/W is a bit flaky. The built in browser has trouble with gmail and I can't log into facebook. I'm stuck using the built in apps for that. OTOH I haven't explored third party apps much yet and there is Angry Birds!
According to the H/W breakdown, there is supposed to be 8 GB RAM (and mine has 32 GB Flash) so it should be a pretty capable machine.
The slippery housing does make it a pain to hold after a while.
Sounds like a good way to limit exposure to unexpected costs associated with drilling. Sell the crude to the refining unit at cost of production and the drilling unit accumulates no profits that would be paid out as a result of a large spill. It would just go bankrupt, sell off any equipment it owns (if it owns any at all) and reform under a new corporate charter. Profit!
It's been about 30 years, but I installed central A/C. Sears sold a kit with precharged lines. That kind of stuff seems hard to find now, probably due to the need to regulate the refrigerants.
But back to the risks to linemen from home generation. When they work on the lines, they isolate the feeds and ground them. Or they work using techniques designed to provide safety when working on energized lines. Some times it is necessary to work on a line while energized.
I received notification on the 26th. perhaps they're working their way through 77 million email addresses.
PSN is required to play Netflix streaming service on a PS3. While the network is down, I'm limited to the disks I have on hand. Some folks pay for streaming only and are left with nothing.
I see lots of chemistry is done in Argonne Illinois. That's funny since Argonne is a lab, not a city. (Argonne National Laboratory.) Probably in Westmont. At least they got Batavia right (FNAL.)
Many long years ago I was an Audi mechanic. That was long before we had technicians working on cars. ;)
One fine day I nearly ran over my tool box pulling an Audi 5000 on to my repair rack. As I went for the brake pedal, my foot also caught the accelerator. The accelerator kicked in and the car lurched forward. I pressed further and lucky for me, the brakes on the Audi 5000 were more powerful than the engine and the car came to a stop before any damage was done. That was before sudden acceleration became a BIg Deal(tm) and as soon as I heard about it, I knew what the cause was. (close proximity of the accelerator and brake along with an accelerator that acts before the brake.)
I am neither a fucking idiot, fucking moron and pretty sure I'm not a douchebag. You have no idea how easily this can happen and (in some cases) how little time the driver has to react.
With streaming one has no choice. It *has* to be watched while it streams.
With torrents, first of all, regardless of the priority you cannot watch it until the file is 100% downloaded. Once the file is there, it can be watched at full quality regardless of how long it took to fill in.
Get it?
They already are.
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/index.php
Why are your streaming movies more important than my bittorrent traffic? Given I pay the same amount as you for the same service.
Not more important - higher priority.
Streaming content must keep up with the data rate required to view otherwise the program is paused while the data catches up. Or the sender will switch to a more highly compressed format which degrades the appearance.
The bittorrent version of the content cannot be viewed until the entire program is complete. Lower priority may result in a longer delay until it is ready to view, but the resulting view will not be compromised in any way.