Anyone wishing to find more information should have a look at www.solotrek.com. They have a lot more piccies and the FAQ which will give you a vague idea of what will happen in the event of an engine failure, amongst other things:)
Although the article is trying to paint a picture of doom and gloom with comments like "No one was shopping for a new computer.",it is actually talking about the growth rate. No where did it mention a reduction in the numbers of computers being sold, rather a lower amount of an increase in the numbers of computer being sold.
Last time I recall seeing the stat's on computer ownership in the USA (which was a month or three ago) it was at around one fifth of the population, approximately 50mil people. Where do the writers of this article come up with the idea that "...the majority of households own personal computers..."? Then again, 50.1% is a majority so I guess it all depends on your interpretation.
...viewing and downloading. Copies of comments are also now available for inspection and copying at the Copyright Office.
Since all those comments are doubly encrypted with the state-of-the-art HTTP and HTML encryption methods, wouldn't downloading and/or copying them be illegal? The only thing left to do to make them *completely* secure would be to put them on a DVD.
What I want to know is could I hook this thing's base station up to my network? That way I could set up so that I could remotely log in and start my VCR recording, or screw with the head of any guests who may be staying:) It could also make a pretty nifty "security" timer type deal, much better than those crappy power plug timers. Just set up a cron job to turn things on and off at varying times through the day and night. The list of possibilities go's on...
The only problem with this is that there is a fundamental flaw in what is known as the Fermi "paradox". It makes the rather large assumption that we (humanity) will be able to recognise this "unmistakable sign". Why should we? Considering that we, as a species, couldn't even come up with a single language to speak to each other with. What gives people the idea that we are going to be able to make even the vaguest of sense of what an entity completly alien to this planet is going to say, and the method used to say it? Just because we are a noisy society doesn't mean that others will also be so.
I see quite a few complaints here about the fact that if you change the source code of Solaris you need to submit it for "evaluation". Every body seems to be forgetting that SUN still has to support, through traditional channels, even a free/open/whatever Solaris. Do you really think Linus would allow people to mess around with the source to Linux, and release the result as being Linux, if he had to personally organise the support? I don't think so. So while this may not be an OSS poster child, don't forget the reasoning as to why it would be getting done this way.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the OSS model and the lines of code comment wasn't exactly a good thing to say (although I can appreciate where he is comming from... but that's a different story).
You can find more details this guy and his inventions at his website. He is apparently currently in Russia undergoing Cosmonaut training. There is no doubt that this guy has far too much time and money on his hands.
The significance is that it was "performed" in the early 1960's ('61?) by/on an IBM 7094 (with disk heads operated by compressed air:) by researches at Bell Labs.
Plan9 was designed from the ground up to be a highly secure OS.IIRC it was aimed at getting a much better than C2 security rating. Given that the OS is not exactly new (10 years or more if memory serves) I wouldn't hold out too much hope for a revolutionary GUI in its default config. -- David Smith C:\ is the root of all evil.
Of course we have to protect the under 18's from anything relating to sex. Just think, if they managed to learn about sex the kids who wear trench coats to school may be doing so because they can double as a good blanket. I mean think of the chaos it would cause to have high school students walking into school and practicing random acts of love! When that kid in the back row has a bulge in his pocket there probably wouldn't be any need to call in the SWAT team.
Now, good old fashioned violence never hurt anyone. After all, we all know that people who have been shot 37 times get straight back up once you look away from them. Besides, that guy looked at me funny so he deserved it!</SARCASM>
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If the friction gets to the point where she starts to glow on the way down, will she then officially be know as a "Hot Chick"?
-- DMSmith
C:\ is the root of all evil
Anyone wishing to find more information should have a look at www.solotrek.com. They have a lot more piccies and the FAQ which will give you a vague idea of what will happen in the event of an engine failure, amongst other things :)
-- dmsmith
C:\ is the root of all evil.
Slowing down, eventually stopping *growing*.
Although the article is trying to paint a picture of doom and gloom with comments like "No one was shopping for a new computer.",it is actually talking about the growth rate. No where did it mention a reduction in the numbers of computers being sold, rather a lower amount of an increase in the numbers of computer being sold.
Last time I recall seeing the stat's on computer ownership in the USA (which was a month or three ago) it was at around one fifth of the population, approximately 50mil people. Where do the writers of this article come up with the idea that "...the majority of households own personal computers..."? Then again, 50.1% is a majority so I guess it all depends on your interpretation.
-- David Smith
C:\ is the root of all evil
...viewing and downloading. Copies of comments are also now available for inspection and copying at the Copyright Office.
Since all those comments are doubly encrypted with the state-of-the-art HTTP and HTML encryption methods, wouldn't downloading and/or copying them be illegal? The only thing left to do to make them *completely* secure would be to put them on a DVD.
-- David Smith
C:\ is the root of all evil.
What I want to know is could I hook this thing's base station up to my network? That way I could set up so that I could remotely log in and start my VCR recording, or screw with the head of any guests who may be staying :) It could also make a pretty nifty "security" timer type deal, much better than those crappy power plug timers. Just set up a cron job to turn things on and off at varying times through the day and night. The list of possibilities go's on...
-- David Smith
C:\ is the root of all evil.
The only problem with this is that there is a fundamental flaw in what is known as the Fermi "paradox". It makes the rather large assumption that we (humanity) will be able to recognise this "unmistakable sign". Why should we? Considering that we, as a species, couldn't even come up with a single language to speak to each other with. What gives people the idea that we are going to be able to make even the vaguest of sense of what an entity completly alien to this planet is going to say, and the method used to say it?
Just because we are a noisy society doesn't mean that others will also be so.
-- David Smith
C:\ is the root of all evil.
I see quite a few complaints here about the fact that if you change the source code of Solaris you need to submit it for "evaluation". Every body seems to be forgetting that SUN still has to support, through traditional channels, even a free/open/whatever Solaris. Do you really think Linus would allow people to mess around with the source to Linux, and release the result as being Linux, if he had to personally organise the support? I don't think so. So while this may not be an OSS poster child, don't forget the reasoning as to why it would be getting done this way.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the OSS model and the lines of code comment wasn't exactly a good thing to say (although I can appreciate where he is comming from... but that's a different story).
-- David Smith
C:\ is the root of all evil.
You can find more details this guy and his inventions at his website. He is apparently currently in Russia undergoing Cosmonaut training.
There is no doubt that this guy has far too much time and money on his hands.
-- David Smith
C:\ is the root of all evil.
The significance is that it was "performed" in the early 1960's ('61?) by/on an IBM 7094 (with disk heads operated by compressed air :) by researches at Bell Labs.
-- David Smith
C:\ is the root of all evil!
Plan9 was designed from the ground up to be a highly secure OS.IIRC it was aimed at getting a much better than C2 security rating. Given that the OS is not exactly new (10 years or more if memory serves) I wouldn't hold out too much hope for a revolutionary GUI in its default config. -- David Smith C:\ is the root of all evil.
Of course we have to protect the under 18's from anything relating to sex. Just think, if they managed to learn about sex the kids who wear trench coats to school may be doing so because they can double as a good blanket. I mean think of the chaos it would cause to have high school students walking into school and practicing random acts of love! When that kid in the back row has a bulge in his pocket there probably wouldn't be any need to call in the SWAT team.
Now, good old fashioned violence never hurt anyone. After all, we all know that people who have been shot 37 times get straight back up once you look away from them. Besides, that guy looked at me funny so he deserved it!</SARCASM>
-- David Smith
C:\ is the root of all evil.