IIRC, California is a no fault auto insurance place (like my home state of Michigan). Therefore I'm fairly certain that "sues your ass off." could not happen. But I could be wrong as I do live in Texas.
When I have this problem (still do, even though I'm not a student anymore) I either a) go to a room without a computer or b) disconnet my network cable. It's also the best firewall invented(TM).
We'll soon have animatronic "robots" in the pilots seat. But, I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable with Goofy flying the plane. A chorus of dwarfs during the safety speech would rock!
This is funny coming from a state which forces its govermental units (e.g. Texas A&M) to only buy computers from certain tier I vendors (e.g. Gateway). Their idea of a firewall is to install ZoneAlarm on every computer.
Being a recent Ph.D., a current Post Doc., and a future Prof in Plant Pathology I understand this comment like few others:
A lot of the ultimate problem is that many in research are concerned more about publishing than in solving the issues they investigate.
The problem is that the higher-ups in the university system essentially mandate a certain number of peer reviewed publications for promotions, hell even to keep your job if you're not tenured. This, I feel, is part of the problem in that we're pushed so hard to get X number of publications per year. In a sense it's necessary to weed out the smucks (anyone can get a Ph.D. nowadays), but it also can cause the quality of the research to decline. The whole quality vs. quantity argument.
I found this on the OSX website under "Applications". Here
Microsoft
"Mac OS X v10.1 is the must-have upgrade for anyone using or considering Mac OS X and as such, Microsoft is making it the required minimum version to use for all of our Mac OS X products," said Kevin Browne, general manager, Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft Corp. "We're proud to be shipping the final release of Internet Explorer 5.1 for Mac with Mac OS X v10.1. Designed as a native Mac OS X browser, IE 5.1 is fast, rock-solid and features great support for Java and Internet standards to provide the best possible browsing experience. Finally, our eagerly-anticipated release of Office v.X for Mac will take advantage of Mac OS X v10.1 to enable stunning graphics, as well as efficient productivity and communication."
I've done the SETI thing and the Distributed.net thing and both, IMHO, were not very pragmatic. Other distributed projects exist, like Folding@Home and my favorite Genome@Home. They need more computing power, so please visit and try them. The even have Linux console versions for x86 machines.
Slashdot Mirror
IIRC, California is a no fault auto insurance place (like my home state of Michigan). Therefore I'm fairly certain that "sues your ass off." could not happen. But I could be wrong as I do live in Texas.
The funny thing is, Home Depot sells very nice aluminium cases and other toolbox-type boxes that would suit this purpose much better than:
"Bring it home and throw away the drill, charger, instructions, etc. You should be left with a nice hard plastic case."
When I have this problem (still do, even though I'm not a student anymore) I either a) go to a room without a computer or b) disconnet my network cable. It's also the best firewall invented(TM).
We'll soon have animatronic "robots" in the pilots seat. But, I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable with Goofy flying the plane. A chorus of dwarfs during the safety speech would rock!
Is it time yet?
This is funny coming from a state which forces its govermental units (e.g. Texas A&M) to only buy computers from certain tier I vendors (e.g. Gateway). Their idea of a firewall is to install ZoneAlarm on every computer.
I hate working in Texas - what a backwards place.
A lot of the ultimate problem is that many in research are concerned more about publishing than in solving the issues they investigate.
The problem is that the higher-ups in the university system essentially mandate a certain number of peer reviewed publications for promotions, hell even to keep your job if you're not tenured. This, I feel, is part of the problem in that we're pushed so hard to get X number of publications per year. In a sense it's necessary to weed out the smucks (anyone can get a Ph.D. nowadays), but it also can cause the quality of the research to decline. The whole quality vs. quantity argument.
Just my $0.02.
A friend of mine set up a web site to map ALS incidence in the US. The website is called M-PALS, Mapping People with A.L.S.
Such a nasty disease. My family watched my uncle die of it over the last two years. Damn air force bases!
Microsoft "Mac OS X v10.1 is the must-have upgrade for anyone using or considering Mac OS X and as such, Microsoft is making it the required minimum version to use for all of our Mac OS X products," said Kevin Browne, general manager, Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft Corp. "We're proud to be shipping the final release of Internet Explorer 5.1 for Mac with Mac OS X v10.1. Designed as a native Mac OS X browser, IE 5.1 is fast, rock-solid and features great support for Java and Internet standards to provide the best possible browsing experience. Finally, our eagerly-anticipated release of Office v.X for Mac will take advantage of Mac OS X v10.1 to enable stunning graphics, as well as efficient productivity and communication."
I've done the SETI thing and the Distributed.net thing and both, IMHO, were not very pragmatic. Other distributed projects exist, like Folding@Home and my favorite Genome@Home. They need more computing power, so please visit and try them. The even have Linux console versions for x86 machines.