... or to word it another way, if I paid for it, you bet I'll pass it!
I signed up for one of the early AI online course (it was free). I paid for the expensive but excellent AI textbook (Artificial_Intelligence_A_Modern_Approach). Excellent course, wish I could have completed it. Unfortunately my job changed and I was unable to finish the last half (still want to go back). I haven't been able to revisit the AI & ML course yet as I have a great deal of other material I need to work on (I've just completed reading my 5th book on comp. sci since September).
As an added note, I did get my BS/Comp Sci. degree online (just finished off the student loans - yea!) and I know what it takes to complete a real degree from a real school. I would have completed my MS in Comp Sci but I couldn't see a good rate of return on that investment. Really that's a shame as I did find some interesting programs.
For High School and early College degrees, knowing the basics helps later work when working with the more advanced tools. After learning (and being able to know) the basics then move into the more advanced tools. Both are needed. Generally when working on complex systems it's easiest to understand when it can be broken down into clear, demarcated segments. Overall it's complex but each individual segment is made up of basic understandable ideas. That way you don't need to look at everything all at once. This is the way much of networking works using the ISO reference model. Knowing the basics helps when you need to fall back
I know the folks at MARCH (MidAtlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists at InfoAge, in NJ). They do a good job. I've donated a few devices. They can use extras as they need spare parts. Let's face it, there are fewer serviceable replacements available. They're very much aware of keeping these displays true to the time when they sold. The InfoAge displays are actual working displays and they are hands on (very important). They have everything from single board computers to Mainframes & Super computers and the supporting software.
Dang I can't recall the last time I logged in there but I do recall that I had forgotten the password. Now maybe I can log in again. Hmm wonder what my aol, compuserve and Prodigy passwords are too?
I buy Gatorade in bulk ($35 for 2 canisters of powder - 36 qts/canister) and until a little while ago it cost more to use a gallon Gatorade than gas (I travel long distances and water only is not an option).
Of course that is a useless statistic in and of itself. As others have pointed out without proper references it's just another form of statistics (and damn lies). I think Fox had a wonderful news article where it showed it cost more to ride a bicycle to work that it did to drive to work. A number of couch potatoes at work decided to show me the article (basically shoved it in my face). I pointed out the holes but to no avail (horse, water, drink). Now that was a masterfully crafted bit of propaganda for the non-thinking masses! And they felt better about driving that huge SUV.
Dan is correct, at layer 2 the 802.3 frames are compatible but at layer 3 the packets are not compatible. Things like switches will generally pass IPv6 traffic with little or no trouble but routers and firewalls will ignore IPv6 traffic unless it support (and is configured for) IPv6.
I still have my 28c and I have a nice 48sx under Android and Linux. I love this calculator and it takes me so long to figure out the non-RPN calculator.
Your sight is short and your mind narrow! We're running out of resources at an alarming rates and I'm not talking petroleum. Perhaps we can create extremely good recycling technology but I doubt it will occur before another great war. If we don't start figuring out how to get off the rock we call home we will surely perish on it. We will need a great deal of effort and time to figure out how to survive in space as it is a dangerous place. Yes, I know you don't care, it won't happen in your lifetime but the work needed to take that next great step had better begin in our lifetime. That doesn't mean we should spend crazily either. We need to have a well thought out plan (I'm not sure any country does).
The amount we don't know could fill galaxies the amount we are learning is doing just that.
On the point of Google and not being evil, I fully agree. Once you become a large company the 'Don't Be Evil' mantra only applies to your shareholders not your customers.
On the MS point... Uh, I recall the early days and the geek culture wasn't in love with them (Bill's letter to the community didn't exactly endear him to the community, even if he was right). Later MS growth and gobbling up companies to quell competition really didn't endear him to the community.
As far as fanboys go, well they're fanboys about as useful as a religious zealot.
The odd this is that these devices (Traffic generators, Printers and other test equipment) weren't on the internet. They were on a protected lan. The problem was that someone brought an infected laptop onto the protected network and the infection started. It might not have been such a problem but the equipment wasn't even known to be Windows based and getting the vendor to 'fess up was a royal pain. Once we threatened them with a cancellation of the maintenance contract we were able to gain some headway.
Wireless may be acceptable but I also worry about it's use. Not so much due to DOS but rather just too many wireless devices.
I doubt we will ever see the switch/outlet/module for $10 and the reason would be the processor needed to handle the next request the identification of the 'class of service' (things like the risk factor). Something like UPnP would be needed and that will require some horsepower.
Currently there is A10, a slightly improved X10. Insteon and UPB are both power line and provide ACK/NACK to the protocol. With Insteon we lose virtual addressing from X10 (a device that doesn't exist but which commands are sent to). This is due to the linking requirements (kind of security). The X10 PLC patents have run out, I'm not sure of the wireless related patents.
What do you mean by abandoned? Sometimes software has reached its purpose and no further updates are needed. Of course this is not always true and some projects are truly abandoned.
Ah, my apologies, this was not clear from your first message. There are places where just making it 'just work' is acceptable. Those generally have a very low SAF. My wife keeps me honest and she is spoiled by the 'IT' support she gets at home. Any system that is installed in my home must be tested first. Same as with my network customers. Just dropping something into a working system without some form of pre-install testing is just asking for trouble. Bubble gum and bailing wire are not acceptable solutions. As to whether the system is open source or not. I doubt there is a single fully open source system in the world. I mix and match as needed. It's just that there are no Windows OS running on important systems. Heck running virus/trojan/adware checking software that eats more than half the systems resources is a terrible waste. And resolving mysterious outbreaks of virus/trojan/adware because some piece of hardware was running Windows (but the vendor didn't say so) is just unacceptable. I've lived through too much of that in my line of work. I won't have any of that in my home.
Yes, I wasn't thinking when I selected the name! I still understand why nobody understand that HA is Home Automation, I mean what else could it be? (My apologies to the High Availability folks but I got there first:-) ).
Oh yeah, free software, take a look at Insteon software here (sorry I forgot). Yes it's my site and yes I really need to update it but I'm working on Insteon software.
Wow I'd say that at least 210% of the 'facts' in your message were pulled from a flying monkey's butt. You can not purchase and X10 kit for $10.
If you use X10 compatible modules (not made by X10) of similar quality to Insteon (the Smarthome Icon modules are pretty good) the costs are about the same but the reliability of Insteon is better.
While on the subject of X10 and reliability, X10 owners may want to take a look at the XTB (an X10 booster).
You can disassemble the Java and then recompile it to work from a PC. This would allow you to fix bugs and add features as needed. I've done it for one of my IP cameras that seem to only support some bastardized version of MS Java. In addition it was a bit buggy. The only issue I needed to resolve was the security because I wasn't running the Java code served from the camera. It still worked quite well.
The Insteon folks are an odd lot, the lawyer part is very much a pain to deal with (License) but the rest seem to have no problems with the open source community playing with the Insteon stuff. As has already been pointed out Misterhouse has had Insteon since about 2006. Gregg and the rest of the crew have done a good job with using Insteon. I'm using Insteon and Misterhouse right now. In addition it supports X10, Z-Wave (albeit in a limited fashion), UPB, EIB/KNX etc. So you can mix and match. In addition Misterhouse can add support for whatever a coder wants as long as they can figure out how to get to the information. Home automation is not just about devices, it's information too. I wish more people would understand that.
Well we're on the verge of a great many changes. The push for the smart grid has begun and no one knows which direction it will go in. There are a great many technologies that can be used in automating your home but a great many players have a vested interest in not playing nice. As such the OpenRemote was started to be the glue that pulls everything together. We currently working on great many things including Insteon, X10, KNX, IP and many of the other standard interfaces.
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... or to word it another way, if I paid for it, you bet I'll pass it!
I signed up for one of the early AI online course (it was free). I paid for the expensive but excellent AI textbook (Artificial_Intelligence_A_Modern_Approach). Excellent course, wish I could have completed it. Unfortunately my job changed and I was unable to finish the last half (still want to go back). I haven't been able to revisit the AI & ML course yet as I have a great deal of other material I need to work on (I've just completed reading my 5th book on comp. sci since September).
As an added note, I did get my BS/Comp Sci. degree online (just finished off the student loans - yea!) and I know what it takes to complete a real degree from a real school. I would have completed my MS in Comp Sci but I couldn't see a good rate of return on that investment. Really that's a shame as I did find some interesting programs.
For High School and early College degrees, knowing the basics helps later work when working with the more advanced tools. After learning (and being able to know) the basics then move into the more advanced tools. Both are needed. Generally when working on complex systems it's easiest to understand when it can be broken down into clear, demarcated segments. Overall it's complex but each individual segment is made up of basic understandable ideas. That way you don't need to look at everything all at once. This is the way much of networking works using the ISO reference model. Knowing the basics helps when you need to fall back
I know the folks at MARCH (MidAtlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists at InfoAge, in NJ). They do a good job. I've donated a few devices. They can use extras as they need spare parts. Let's face it, there are fewer serviceable replacements available. They're very much aware of keeping these displays true to the time when they sold. The InfoAge displays are actual working displays and they are hands on (very important). They have everything from single board computers to Mainframes & Super computers and the supporting software.
DRM laden? I dl the PDF and put it on my local server. I can then privately access it via my Nook, Android, or any of my home machines.
Dang I can't recall the last time I logged in there but I do recall that I had forgotten the password. Now maybe I can log in again. Hmm wonder what my aol, compuserve and Prodigy passwords are too?
I buy Gatorade in bulk ($35 for 2 canisters of powder - 36 qts/canister) and until a little while ago it cost more to use a gallon Gatorade than gas (I travel long distances and water only is not an option).
Of course that is a useless statistic in and of itself. As others have pointed out without proper references it's just another form of statistics (and damn lies). I think Fox had a wonderful news article where it showed it cost more to ride a bicycle to work that it did to drive to work. A number of couch potatoes at work decided to show me the article (basically shoved it in my face). I pointed out the holes but to no avail (horse, water, drink). Now that was a masterfully crafted bit of propaganda for the non-thinking masses! And they felt better about driving that huge SUV.
Last Action Hero - Louie the Fart
I should probably add a smiley but no one will take that seriously, will they?
Shawn of the dead? Nut up or shut up! - Zombieland
Dan is correct, at layer 2 the 802.3 frames are compatible but at layer 3 the packets are not compatible. Things like switches will generally pass IPv6 traffic with little or no trouble but routers and firewalls will ignore IPv6 traffic unless it support (and is configured for) IPv6.
:-)
I still have my 28c and I have a nice 48sx under Android and Linux. I love this calculator and it takes me so long to figure out the non-RPN calculator.
Must have been a GPS error
Never!
Your sight is short and your mind narrow! We're running out of resources at an alarming rates and I'm not talking petroleum. Perhaps we can create extremely good recycling technology but I doubt it will occur before another great war. If we don't start figuring out how to get off the rock we call home we will surely perish on it. We will need a great deal of effort and time to figure out how to survive in space as it is a dangerous place. Yes, I know you don't care, it won't happen in your lifetime but the work needed to take that next great step had better begin in our lifetime. That doesn't mean we should spend crazily either. We need to have a well thought out plan (I'm not sure any country does).
The amount we don't know could fill galaxies the amount we are learning is doing just that.
On the point of Google and not being evil, I fully agree. Once you become a large company the 'Don't Be Evil' mantra only applies to your shareholders not your customers.
On the MS point ... Uh, I recall the early days and the geek culture wasn't in love with them (Bill's letter to the community didn't exactly endear him to the community, even if he was right). Later MS growth and gobbling up companies to quell competition really didn't endear him to the community.
As far as fanboys go, well they're fanboys about as useful as a religious zealot.
The odd this is that these devices (Traffic generators, Printers and other test equipment) weren't on the internet. They were on a protected lan. The problem was that someone brought an infected laptop onto the protected network and the infection started. It might not have been such a problem but the equipment wasn't even known to be Windows based and getting the vendor to 'fess up was a royal pain. Once we threatened them with a cancellation of the maintenance contract we were able to gain some headway.
Wireless may be acceptable but I also worry about it's use. Not so much due to DOS but rather just too many wireless devices.
I doubt we will ever see the switch/outlet/module for $10 and the reason would be the processor needed to handle the next request the identification of the 'class of service' (things like the risk factor). Something like UPnP would be needed and that will require some horsepower.
Currently there is A10, a slightly improved X10. Insteon and UPB are both power line and provide ACK/NACK to the protocol. With Insteon we lose virtual addressing from X10 (a device that doesn't exist but which commands are sent to). This is due to the linking requirements (kind of security). The X10 PLC patents have run out, I'm not sure of the wireless related patents.
What do you mean by abandoned? Sometimes software has reached its purpose and no further updates are needed. Of course this is not always true and some projects are truly abandoned.
Ah, my apologies, this was not clear from your first message. There are places where just making it 'just work' is acceptable. Those generally have a very low SAF. My wife keeps me honest and she is spoiled by the 'IT' support she gets at home. Any system that is installed in my home must be tested first. Same as with my network customers. Just dropping something into a working system without some form of pre-install testing is just asking for trouble. Bubble gum and bailing wire are not acceptable solutions. As to whether the system is open source or not. I doubt there is a single fully open source system in the world. I mix and match as needed. It's just that there are no Windows OS running on important systems. Heck running virus/trojan/adware checking software that eats more than half the systems resources is a terrible waste. And resolving mysterious outbreaks of virus/trojan/adware because some piece of hardware was running Windows (but the vendor didn't say so) is just unacceptable. I've lived through too much of that in my line of work. I won't have any of that in my home.
There seems to be a serious lack of faith in the farce. ;-)
BTW, I use my tools to automate my home, my lab work and to write a book (okay not a great one) on home automation.
Yes, I wasn't thinking when I selected the name! I still understand why nobody understand that HA is Home Automation, I mean what else could it be? (My apologies to the High Availability folks but I got there first :-) ).
Oh yeah, free software, take a look at Insteon software here (sorry I forgot). Yes it's my site and yes I really need to update it but I'm working on Insteon software.
Wow I'd say that at least 210% of the 'facts' in your message were pulled from a flying monkey's butt. You can not purchase and X10 kit for $10.
If you use X10 compatible modules (not made by X10) of similar quality to Insteon (the Smarthome Icon modules are pretty good) the costs are about the same but the reliability of Insteon is better.
While on the subject of X10 and reliability, X10 owners may want to take a look at the XTB (an X10 booster).
You can disassemble the Java and then recompile it to work from a PC. This would allow you to fix bugs and add features as needed. I've done it for one of my IP cameras that seem to only support some bastardized version of MS Java. In addition it was a bit buggy. The only issue I needed to resolve was the security because I wasn't running the Java code served from the camera. It still worked quite well.
The Insteon folks are an odd lot, the lawyer part is very much a pain to deal with (License) but the rest seem to have no problems with the open source community playing with the Insteon stuff. As has already been pointed out Misterhouse has had Insteon since about 2006. Gregg and the rest of the crew have done a good job with using Insteon. I'm using Insteon and Misterhouse right now. In addition it supports X10, Z-Wave (albeit in a limited fashion), UPB, EIB/KNX etc. So you can mix and match. In addition Misterhouse can add support for whatever a coder wants as long as they can figure out how to get to the information. Home automation is not just about devices, it's information too. I wish more people would understand that.
Well we're on the verge of a great many changes. The push for the smart grid has begun and no one knows which direction it will go in. There are a great many technologies that can be used in automating your home but a great many players have a vested interest in not playing nice. As such the OpenRemote was started to be the glue that pulls everything together. We currently working on great many things including Insteon, X10, KNX, IP and many of the other standard interfaces.