"Running Knoppix off a CD in a real netbook would be a dream compared to this, and secure as well."
No need to use a CD. Knoppix and other live distros can boot from an.iso image from onboard flash or USB, and be configured with a "persistent home" option so users have some space to store data.
"There really should be a license requirement for using computers on the internet "
No. Mistakes on the internet are annoying and trivial compared to tens of thousands dead and far more maimed every year on the roads of the US alone.
Adding another government bureaucracy so we can feel good and accomplish nothing would be expensive and stupid. A
s for the idiots (this IS supposed to be a site for the technically literate) who agree with you on the license, may someone kill them in their sleep so they don't breed, That level of stupidity is not worthy of respect.
"So, it's a dumb-terminal that requires me to have constant access to the internet, can't store files, can't have actual programs installed on it. I just can't see who is going to want this."
The same people who made the IOpener such a rousing success.:P
Alternate answer:
I'd take one for free or stupidly cheap. I have plenty of other computers so a portable internet machine would be fine to have at for webmail and surfing.
Not optional if you value your vision. Face shields such as those made by Jackson for weldors are IMO more comfortable and much less likely to fog up. Face shield (some are tinted, spec what you need) and headgear are sold separately. Your local welding supplier will have them.
I've run several aircraft maintenance and inspection section toolrooms in the Air Force, and good bench/storage solutions are a major "workspace effectiveness multiplier".
I have _severe_ love for Lista. We even got our Snap-on rep to work with the Lista rep to get our Lista box foam cut for our tools. Snap-on boxes are very nice, but Lista IMO makes even better ones that survive G.I. abuse and often cost less.
Leadership like the professional appearance of modern workspaces, which helps sell what you do for them.
Animation was bound to replace conventional acting, and offers much more scope than mere humans.
Anime is popular for good reason, and reflects the restrictions of the cartoon. Remove the restrictions, make "animation" lifelike, and the holodeck is closer.
They aren't really an alternative to mines in the DMZ, but a supplement and can usefully cover mined areas.
Land mines as used on the Korean Peninsula are a Good Thing in that they can help slow sudden southward movement of the forward-deployed Nork hordes when they try for a second time to shove the southern forces into the sea. They came very close the first time, lest we forget.
That approach doesn't work forever, but in fact HAS worked SO FAR to give Chinese a wealthier lifestyle than ever before in their history. Keep in mind China was a smoking ruin when the ChiComs took over in 1948.
Pre-1948 conditions are a living memory. Order and food are more useful than freedom, which is merely a means toward more comfortable order and more food. China is evolving quite rapidly, and shouldn't be judged by EU standards because it isn't Europe.
Just another RWS. RWS are cool, but old news. One can mount them most anywhere, and covering the DMZ is a good use for them. This isn't "news" to anyone who follows military developments.
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"and they will slather us up with Crisco and just pack us into the plane like Sardines."
I, for one, find that idea vaguely arousing...
Remotely "manned", no need to retrieve it, no risk to humans, and exceeded its projected lifespan.
Send up a few generations of machines and let the tourists follow far in the future.
"Running Knoppix off a CD in a real netbook would be a dream compared to this, and secure as well."
No need to use a CD. Knoppix and other live distros can boot from an .iso image from onboard flash or USB, and be configured with a "persistent home" option so users have some space to store data.
Ubuntu example:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick
"There really should be a license requirement for using computers on the internet "
No. Mistakes on the internet are annoying and trivial compared to tens of thousands dead and far more maimed every year on the roads of the US alone.
Adding another government bureaucracy so we can feel good and accomplish nothing would be expensive and stupid. A
s for the idiots (this IS supposed to be a site for the technically literate) who agree with you on the license, may someone kill them in their sleep so they don't breed, That level of stupidity is not worthy of respect.
So defending against war by waging war is unjustified? Grow up.
One reason there are many "shop threads" on gearhead forums is that there are many DIFFERENT ways to set up shop.
Some ideas that are obvious to one group may be new to another.
Here are some examples of very small shop spaces with efficient layouts that might not occur to folks who have only worked in conventional structures:
http://www.seabox.com/v3/modified/gallery/
"So, it's a dumb-terminal that requires me to have constant access to the internet, can't store files, can't have actual programs installed on it. I just can't see who is going to want this."
The same people who made the IOpener such a rousing success. :P
Alternate answer:
I'd take one for free or stupidly cheap. I have plenty of other computers so a portable internet machine would be fine to have at for webmail and surfing.
A Fleshlight I cannot wear out!
"Can you legitimately weld in a 9x15 foot room?"
Sure, though I'd prefer a TIG machine since it's a very neat process.
Good welding forums ample info and reasonable participants:
http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/communities/mboard/
http://www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/
http://weldingweb.com/
"optional: safety goggles"
Not optional if you value your vision. Face shields such as those made by Jackson for weldors are IMO more comfortable and much less likely to fog up. Face shield (some are tinted, spec what you need) and headgear are sold separately. Your local welding supplier will have them.
YES.
I've run several aircraft maintenance and inspection section toolrooms in the Air Force, and good bench/storage solutions are a major "workspace effectiveness multiplier".
I have _severe_ love for Lista. We even got our Snap-on rep to work with the Lista rep to get our Lista box foam cut for our tools.
Snap-on boxes are very nice, but Lista IMO makes even better ones that survive G.I. abuse and often cost less.
Leadership like the professional appearance of modern workspaces, which helps sell what you do for them.
OTOH, there is no hope for peaceful change.
"What then??"
Join or build a bigger gang, and mob deep when you roll.
That's really never been different, merely prettified and named different names.
"Who's with me!?"
I'd fap to it!
The notebook is intended as a cheap communication device, not a professional work tool.
Those needing something different can buy something different, which is why they make some things different.
Animation was bound to replace conventional acting, and offers much more scope than mere humans.
Anime is popular for good reason, and reflects the restrictions of the cartoon. Remove the restrictions, make "animation" lifelike, and the holodeck is closer.
No trackee, I'm just in the habit of using the link-shortening feature at LMGTFY, which doesn't really "hide" anything.
They aren't really an alternative to mines in the DMZ, but a supplement and can usefully cover mined areas.
Land mines as used on the Korean Peninsula are a Good Thing in that they can help slow sudden southward movement of the forward-deployed Nork hordes when they try for a second time to shove the southern forces into the sea. They came very close the first time, lest we forget.
That approach doesn't work forever, but in fact HAS worked SO FAR to give Chinese a wealthier lifestyle than ever before in their history. Keep in mind China was a smoking ruin when the ChiComs took over in 1948.
Pre-1948 conditions are a living memory. Order and food are more useful than freedom, which is merely a means toward more comfortable order and more food. China is evolving quite rapidly, and shouldn't be judged by EU standards because it isn't Europe.
You agree to the terms when you take the job. Business is competitive.
Employers are generally free to set terms, and employees free to GTFO if the grass is greener elsewhere.
Just another RWS. RWS are cool, but old news. One can mount them most anywhere, and covering the DMZ is a good use for them. This isn't "news" to anyone who follows military developments.
A common model:
http://tinyurl.com/35ap2m8
Doing things many people consider good, and displaying physical couragem in no way, at all conflict with attention whoring.
"I really tire of these slanted news articles that crumble with the slightest application of common sense."
The era of non-crumbly news articles is dying.
My PC running BSD is dying twice over.
"Rogue, not rouge."
The two aren't mutually exclusive, thweetie!