Things to ponder on: 1) Primary and Secondary UPS/Generator to ensure good clean supply at all times. Depending on your power source and and stability, you may or may not need this. If you have a budget, go for it. 2) Primary and Secondary Temperature/Humidity Control to ensure a stable environment. Can get pretty hot in a Telecom room when AC is not working. Depending on your geo-location, you may or may not need this. 3) Raised Floor/Ceiling space to run cables. If budget allows, Cable Trays to run cables from one side of the room to another....could be done neatly and on a budget. 5) Position of Racks to ensure Accessibility....especially cable racks. You never know when you need to punchdown new cables and getting behind the little space behind a rack can be a pain. Make sure you can easily work around your server/cable racks. 6) Proper electrical grounding for all equipment. Ground the racks properly...equipment can thus be grounded via racks. 7) Physical separation of Electrical cabling and Data cabling as much as possible. 8) Labeling 9) Physical Security to the room and building room is in. - Fire/Water Alarms. Temperature sensor if budget allows. Break-in protection...etc. 10) Position of Telephone - During remote support this can be a pain unless you have a cordless phone. 11) Consider how many people will be in room at same time.
Best way to start is plan a layout using some software. Position everything. AC/ UPS/ RACKS/ TELEPHONE/ PEOPLE IN ROOM.
Seem like they recommending it only for "critical vulnerabilities under active exploitation". For vulnerabilities where exploits increase as each day passes because of non-disclosure, I would want quick notification.
FTA and not quite in the summary:
“Our standing recommendation is that companies should fix critical vulnerabilities within 60 days — or, if a fix is not possible, they should notify the public about the risk and offer workarounds,” the two said in a blog post today. “We encourage researchers to publish their findings if reported issues will take longer to patch. Based on our experience, however, we believe that more urgent action — within seven days — is appropriate for critical vulnerabilities under active exploitation. The reason for this special designation is that each day an actively exploited vulnerability remains undisclosed to the public and unpatched, more computers will be compromised.”
The Internet Wayback Machine folks could use the funding and would be achieving the same purpose, albeit not in a format that the library folks might want....but they could come to agreement.
Seems like he changed his mind. He is now against the idea and has instead suggested allow Win mobile devices to be allowed to change their default browser. Sounds like a good idea, effectively making IE, a tool used by the OS that has browsing functionality.
Effectively what he is saying is that the other browsers, can serve as browsers while IE is now reduced to a tool!
AFIK, none in production. Many lab environments but REAL 4G does not exist in Commercial Production yet.
LTE is not 4G. LTE-A is. IEEE 802.16m/WiMAX 2 is.
4G is standardized and will make things better but differences in Frequency usage across the planet will still cause some roaming issues. Multi band phones will help but still...
There are still kinks to sort out with 4G..Antenna Tech among others...to get the bandwidth required to meet 4G specs. Plus, there are no real 4G handsets out as yet either...the LTE handsets are just LTE handsets..not 4G.
Presently, many markets are using LTE just for data. 4G should and will also allow Voice over LTE...then that will be true 4G.
Agreed, AC has a valid purpose in many cases and yes to the AC who posted earlier about ACs making more useful contributions than I have, both good and BAD. I could say the same for you too. I'm not here to argue and rant off like some others. Its not a pissing contest like some would want it to be.
The intention was not so much to absolutely censor AC, but more to prevent the silly and nonsensical AC posts like First Post silliness. The ACs are the ones who mostly post the nonsensical/offensive comments. People signed in, generally don't do so. Admittedly, registered users do post nonsense as well, but I'd venture to say less than ACs. I may be wrong.
Anonymity obviously has its benefits, like in the good example you made but it also allows people to use that to do things they normally would not do if they were recognized. I was just trying to suggest a way to reduce nonsense, although I admit that at times nonsense can be fun.
Adding Humor, Satire and intelligent wit is fine....real/proper/fun/witty Trolls. Nonsensical "Yeah....I got first post" everytime..gets a little silly.
Of course censorship is not generally good...and yes.....I may have not thought of all the reasons AC serves when I made the post. This is/. People are waiting to pounce.;) Thats fine. Just had good intentions. Wanted/. to be better. Good intentions are not always good enough.
There are pros and cons with everything. There are Pros like the one you mentioned. ACs do post useful info. I'll give you that. I guess I will just have to live with the cons of having to deal with silliness, meaningless rants. Come to think of it...we need to laugh sometimes...so yeah...I may have been wrong...in the big scheme of things. So yeah. Lets the ACs run wild. Let them say what we want. We can mod them the hell down if its crappy content.
Cue next rant/response/pounce/for/against/whatever.
Can we get/. to prevent the first, say 5, post replies from AC? Let the first 5 or so posts be from registered users only. AC cannot reply to the OP until 5 or so replies to OP by registered users have been made.
5 can be tweaked...to an optimized value 3-5 i'd say.
Maybe this will stop the silly 1st post...from AC.....then again..maybe now we will egt 6th Post crap from ACs...but still better than reading a crappy 1st post.
"Real" 4G has not only to do with increase bandwidth but also with lower latency, standardization, simpler network architecture for operators, will eventually be all IP based, failover to older gens may be feasable, etc.
From the user POV - Speed, Bandwidth, Rich Applications, Increase in opportunity to make new apps. From Op POV - Speed, Bandwidth, Better Network Architecture, Simpler Network Management, Increase in opportunity to make new apps, new revenue streams, etc.
The "Real" 4G standard requires 1 gbps for stationary mobile devices, as in when you are not moving. It requires 100 mbps for moving mobile devices, as in when you are on the move, even at speeds of over 350 kmph. (maybe mph, can't quite remember) 3G cannot deliver that.
FTA: "And from the outside you just like you are tapping your window as none of the graphics can be seen". So what your viewing is safe from prying eyes....but they can see you like they would be with a normal window....I wonder if they should/will make the other side to show blinds/curtains as well....so when I want my window shut----to the outside world...i just "turn on" the blinds/curtains.....on the other side too...
Email is still highly useful - the problem these people have is no discipline in how to handle email - first, turn off all notifications. Second, only check a couple of times a day. Email is not instant, so don't treat it like it is. Do the same for IM. This removes the disruption of your daily tasks. If it's really important, someone will call....
Ha....your right.....unfortunately people want email to be instant.......
In most mid sized companies 25-100......email is used a lot for collaborating with each other....sending files....sending requests.....updates...etc. They send you an email.....call you 5 mins later...did you receive my email? Its urgent.......can you please do it now? Of course, if its someone important in the company....you can't say...oh its not time to check my email yet...so I will get to it......plus it might actually be urgent.....
So yes..people now expect email to be instant.....like a task listing....new tasks come in......you check.....except...you can do a lot of other non-useful things with email.
Yes.....all the above this is because of poor planning probably....no scheduling....task management....proper systems...policies...etc.....but the problem can be solved by good Business Flow/Task Flow systems. But cost is prohibitively high for smaller companies to have good business flow control systems that can replace email.
Also....many times...such systems are very complex and harder to use as well......so the benefit of not using email might be lost.....
Email can be replaced if 1) The whole business has an excellent business process flow control system that encompasses all processes where by all task are entered, tracked and traced. 2) Such system is scalable 3) Such system is easy to use
If we have the above...email use can be limited...and possibly eliminated......with use of other technologies.... Client communications would then just be a task in the process chain.....
Now....who can make such systems for businesses.....easy..simple...cheap...bug free.....no downtime.....
I think money for buildings should be spent on creating more content.
KA's biggest strength is that it is online, ie, easily accessible, content easily creatable, no barriers to entry accept internet. Videos should be downloadable....and this will solve that issue.
I don't mind his teaching methods but some of his language may be too advanced for for younger kids....so money should be spent on creating more suitable content for a wider range of topics. Not just for the reason I mentioned but there is only so much he can do....and he has surely done a lot......
Open it up for anyone to be able to create...pay people not to create but to moderate other creations....this way...you allow anyone to use the skills to create and moderators can make sure it is appropriate and passes QA.
Schools should use KA and integrate it into their curriculum instead of KA starting their own school Summers camps can he held anywhere using KA.
I agree with the other expenses, ie CMS, etc since making content creation and management easy is a big deal and will allow for other content creators to upload and mange content properly. I would go with integrating an elearning system with it for all the courses. They already have something for some but not all courses. Teachers form anywhere should be able to integrate with the elearning system and keep track of students activities, thsi way you are empowering many teachers as opposed to only KA teachers/students.
http://lunarfrog.com/taggedfrog/
Does not do full text searches but can use the tags to categorize and also the favorites function.
Its light and easy on resources....
Slashdot Mirror
Small Budget.....eh...
Things to ponder on:
1) Primary and Secondary UPS/Generator to ensure good clean supply at all times. Depending on your power source and and stability, you may or may not need this. If you have a budget, go for it.
2) Primary and Secondary Temperature/Humidity Control to ensure a stable environment. Can get pretty hot in a Telecom room when AC is not working. Depending on your geo-location, you may or may not need this.
3) Raised Floor/Ceiling space to run cables. If budget allows, Cable Trays to run cables from one side of the room to another....could be done neatly and on a budget.
5) Position of Racks to ensure Accessibility....especially cable racks. You never know when you need to punchdown new cables and getting behind the little space behind a rack can be a pain. Make sure you can easily work around your server/cable racks.
6) Proper electrical grounding for all equipment. Ground the racks properly...equipment can thus be grounded via racks.
7) Physical separation of Electrical cabling and Data cabling as much as possible.
8) Labeling
9) Physical Security to the room and building room is in. - Fire/Water Alarms. Temperature sensor if budget allows. Break-in protection...etc.
10) Position of Telephone - During remote support this can be a pain unless you have a cordless phone.
11) Consider how many people will be in room at same time.
Best way to start is plan a layout using some software. Position everything. AC/ UPS/ RACKS/ TELEPHONE/ PEOPLE IN ROOM.
Just some basic considerations....among others...
All the best!
Seem like they recommending it only for "critical vulnerabilities under active exploitation". For vulnerabilities where exploits increase as each day passes because of non-disclosure, I would want quick notification.
FTA and not quite in the summary:
“Our standing recommendation is that companies should fix critical vulnerabilities within 60 days — or, if a fix is not possible, they should notify the public about the risk and offer workarounds,” the two said in a blog post today. “We encourage researchers to publish their findings if reported issues will take longer to patch. Based on our experience, however, we believe that more urgent action — within seven days — is appropriate for critical vulnerabilities under active exploitation. The reason for this special designation is that each day an actively exploited vulnerability remains undisclosed to the public and unpatched, more computers will be compromised.”
Not Dutch but available in German, English and Vietnamese!
http://blockly-demo.appspot.com/static/apps/turtle/de.html
Here is the main page
http://blockly-demo.appspot.com/static/apps/turtle/index.html
It uses Blockly, a visual programming editor...
http://blockly-demo.appspot.com/static/apps/index.html
Its browser based and I think with your help initially, she can play around by herself eventually... :)
Here are some examples of what can be done:
http://blockly-demo.appspot.com/static/apps/turtle/contest/index.html
If she likes drawing..you can use that as a relation to see if she likes this as well....
Here is one that someone did that creates a random pattern everytime....
http://blockly-demo.appspot.com/static/apps/turtle/en.html#zdpxaa
Was not able to access the article linked btw. (or parent site for that matter). /.ed already?
Why not work with the good folks at archive.org and their Internet wayback machine?
Is it not a similar idea?
The Internet Wayback Machine folks could use the funding and would be achieving the same purpose, albeit not in a format that the library folks might want....but they could come to agreement.
There is an update on MVP Bill Reiss's blog now.
http://www.billreiss.com/follow-up-to-webkit-for-ie-hint-i-was-wrong/
Seems like he changed his mind. He is now against the idea and has instead suggested allow Win mobile devices to be allowed to change their default browser.
Sounds like a good idea, effectively making IE, a tool used by the OS that has browsing functionality.
Effectively what he is saying is that the other browsers, can serve as browsers while IE is now reduced to a tool!
AFIK, none in production. Many lab environments but REAL 4G does not exist in Commercial Production yet.
LTE is not 4G.
LTE-A is.
IEEE 802.16m/WiMAX 2 is.
4G is standardized and will make things better but differences in Frequency usage across the planet will still cause some roaming issues.
Multi band phones will help but still...
There are still kinks to sort out with 4G..Antenna Tech among others...to get the bandwidth required to meet 4G specs.
Plus, there are no real 4G handsets out as yet either...the LTE handsets are just LTE handsets..not 4G.
Presently, many markets are using LTE just for data.
4G should and will also allow Voice over LTE...then that will be true 4G.
Till then, we stuck on 3.9G !
Agreed, AC has a valid purpose in many cases and yes to the AC who posted earlier about ACs making more useful contributions than I have, both good and BAD. I could say the same for you too. I'm not here to argue and rant off like some others. Its not a pissing contest like some would want it to be.
The intention was not so much to absolutely censor AC, but more to prevent the silly and nonsensical AC posts like First Post silliness.
The ACs are the ones who mostly post the nonsensical/offensive comments. People signed in, generally don't do so. Admittedly, registered users do post nonsense as well, but I'd venture to say less than ACs. I may be wrong.
Anonymity obviously has its benefits, like in the good example you made but it also allows people to use that to do things they normally would not do if they were recognized. I was just trying to suggest a way to reduce nonsense, although I admit that at times nonsense can be fun.
Adding Humor, Satire and intelligent wit is fine....real/proper/fun/witty Trolls.
Nonsensical "Yeah....I got first post" everytime..gets a little silly.
Of course censorship is not generally good...and yes.....I may have not thought of all the reasons AC serves when I made the post. This is /. People are waiting to pounce. ;) Thats fine. Just had good intentions. Wanted /. to be better. Good intentions are not always good enough.
There are pros and cons with everything. ..so yeah...I may have been wrong...in the big scheme of things.
There are Pros like the one you mentioned. ACs do post useful info. I'll give you that.
I guess I will just have to live with the cons of having to deal with silliness, meaningless rants.
Come to think of it...we need to laugh sometimes.
So yeah. Lets the ACs run wild. Let them say what we want. We can mod them the hell down if its crappy content.
Cue next rant/response/pounce/for/against/whatever.
Agreed.
Can we get /. to prevent the first, say 5, post replies from AC?
Let the first 5 or so posts be from registered users only. AC cannot reply to the OP until 5 or so replies to OP by registered users have been made.
5 can be tweaked...to an optimized value 3-5 i'd say.
Maybe this will stop the silly 1st post...from AC.....then again..maybe now we will egt
6th Post crap from ACs...but still better than reading a crappy 1st post.
"Real" 4G has not only to do with increase bandwidth but also with lower latency, standardization, simpler network architecture for operators, will eventually be all IP based, failover to older gens may be feasable, etc.
From the user POV - Speed, Bandwidth, Rich Applications, Increase in opportunity to make new apps.
From Op POV - Speed, Bandwidth, Better Network Architecture, Simpler Network Management, Increase in opportunity to make new apps, new revenue streams, etc.
The "Real" 4G standard requires 1 gbps for stationary mobile devices, as in when you are not moving.
It requires 100 mbps for moving mobile devices, as in when you are on the move, even at speeds of over 350 kmph. (maybe mph, can't quite remember)
3G cannot deliver that.
So yes, we do need 4G.
Forget 4G, 5G is already being discussed.
yes..there is a typo in the statement from the article..and I just copied and pasted it directly....did not want to change what the site said....
FTA: "And from the outside you just like you are tapping your window as none of the graphics can be seen". So what your viewing is safe from prying eyes....but they can see you like they would be with a normal window....I wonder if they should/will make the other side to show blinds/curtains as well....so when I want my window shut----to the outside world...i just "turn on" the blinds/curtains.....on the other side too...
Subscription required....
Email is still highly useful - the problem these people have is no discipline in how to handle email - first, turn off all notifications. Second, only check a couple of times a day. Email is not instant, so don't treat it like it is. Do the same for IM. This removes the disruption of your daily tasks. If it's really important, someone will call....
Ha....your right.....unfortunately people want email to be instant.......
In most mid sized companies 25-100......email is used a lot for collaborating with each other....sending files....sending requests.....updates...etc.
They send you an email.....call you 5 mins later...did you receive my email? Its urgent.......can you please do it now?
Of course, if its someone important in the company....you can't say...oh its not time to check my email yet...so I will get to it......plus it might actually be urgent.....
So yes..people now expect email to be instant.....like a task listing....new tasks come in......you check.....except...you can do a lot of other non-useful things with email.
Yes.....all the above this is because of poor planning probably....no scheduling....task management....proper systems...policies...etc.....but the problem can be solved by good Business Flow/Task Flow systems. But cost is prohibitively high for smaller companies to have good business flow control systems that can replace email.
Also....many times...such systems are very complex and harder to use as well......so the benefit of not using email might be lost.....
Email can be replaced if
1) The whole business has an excellent business process flow control system that encompasses all processes where by all task are entered, tracked and traced.
2) Such system is scalable
3) Such system is easy to use
If we have the above...email use can be limited...and possibly eliminated......with use of other technologies....
Client communications would then just be a task in the process chain.....
Now....who can make such systems for businesses.....easy..simple...cheap...bug free.....no downtime.....
Utopia.
I think money for buildings should be spent on creating more content.
KA's biggest strength is that it is online, ie, easily accessible, content easily creatable, no barriers to entry accept internet. Videos should be downloadable....and this will solve that issue.
I don't mind his teaching methods but some of his language may be too advanced for for younger kids....so money should be spent on creating more suitable content for a wider range of topics. Not just for the reason I mentioned but there is only so much he can do....and he has surely done a lot......
Open it up for anyone to be able to create...pay people not to create but to moderate other creations....this way...you allow anyone to use the skills to create and moderators can make sure it is appropriate and passes QA.
Schools should use KA and integrate it into their curriculum instead of KA starting their own school
Summers camps can he held anywhere using KA.
I agree with the other expenses, ie CMS, etc since making content creation and management easy is a big deal and will allow for other content creators to upload and mange content properly. I would go with integrating an elearning system with it for all the courses. They already have something for some but not all courses.
Teachers form anywhere should be able to integrate with the elearning system and keep track of students activities, thsi way you are empowering many teachers as opposed to only KA teachers/students.
http://lunarfrog.com/taggedfrog/ Does not do full text searches but can use the tags to categorize and also the favorites function. Its light and easy on resources....