"While i agree that linux isn't ready for most business desktops and certainly isn't ready to the general public, that kind of logic escapes me. why SHOULD linux be focusing all this effort on being windows compatible?"
To be ready (= useful) for business desktops and the general public. I have a very nice set of Whitworth wrenches. They aren't compatible with my metric and SAE fasteners. I can wait for the world to adapt to me, or I can get the job done.
"Solution 1) You are the nerd, she is the clueless noob. She idolises your power. You win."
I would never marry a clueless person. Thinking for two people isn't a win.
"Solution 2) You are equally technologically savvy. You declare yourself root, lock down the network. She is a mere user. You win."
MY root would go untended, no LAN is worth that.
"Solution 3) You both give up all technology and move to a hut, farming and tending vegetables. All is bliss. Soon, you start to argue about how to plant the carrots and who milks the goat."
Wife grew up on a farm. I'D be the clueless noob and stuck with shit detail. Goats smell bad.
Been together/married for 19 years. Cooperation is good, along with having ones own space. "Space" = gear, too. Wife and self have seperate workshops, seperate computers and peripherals, seperate vehicles and seperate tech in general. Anything that is best set up for one person should belong to that person.
"Somewhere along the line, the need to have something last has been lost."
The profit motive coupled with customer demands may have something to do with it. A cheaper bridge with less metal and fewer piers means a contractor can underbid the competition. If the customer does not demand the right product, the contractor is faced with doing what they can to win the bid.
"How are they going to justify the Big Brother system in New York? "
Set it up for ANPR and cross-reference with insurance companies and the DMV registration database would be a nice, revenue-enhancing start. Uninsured and unlicensed drivers (esp. the drunk variety) are a danger to anyone. Use the system to nail them, and of course the attendant car and personal searches will bag some folks with prior warrants, guns, etc.
Self-destruction is a right. Destroying others by molestation is not. He responded to the sting, and no reason exists to mourn his choice to "self-rehabilitate." His family won't see it that way,but consider that a result of family bonding. It's common enough in criminal cases for the family to spew excuses for the perp.
That ChiCom stuff in Asia was obviously a Soviet feint, and their success merely part of the diversion...:-p
"I believe a lot of people would like to question you on your belief that America has acted ethically in the Middle East within the last decade or so."
Ethics are a useful construct for internal, social use.. They are a liability in international action, which is why they are often ignored by highly successful nations!. The cultural war between Islam (successfully "Bolshevised" by Pan-Islamists) is awkward to wage for both sides. The best tool for both sides is destabilisation, but for the West the best outcomes would be fostered by schismatic and tribal violence within Islam. Since we will be accused of being unethical either way, we can dispense with ethics (toward the enemy) as expedient.
"With the end effect of a disposable soldier being much cheaper than the robot." The investment in the soldier varies as does his/her functional and political value. Modern soldiers are highly valuable and highly combat-effective, but some of the systems they use are more valuable than an individual person (aircraft carriers, B-2 bombers) while others are less so.
Forces that can afford to expend people have some advantages. A suicide troop does not require support to escape after an attack, cannot be interrogated, cannot be held hostage (unlike valued live prisoners), and can be an instant hero/martyr/poster boy. If one has enough humans for "human wave" attacks they can overwhelm smaller higher-tech forces. If one is cynical enough, units one wishes to expend can be used as pawns (the VC during Tet) while the core (NVA) is preserved.
It will not be repeated 100K times, because there is not much overlap between people who care about this and the herd that fills movie theaters. That herd will require a lot more abuse before they act.
I haven't been to a theater in 20+ years and could care less. The effort, cost, parking, and the hassle of sharing space with annoying theater patrons make it not worth it. Home theaters and home entertainment are for more convenient.
The same data used for facial recognition could be used to program rapid prototyping equipment to make a matching mask. Rapid prototyping is already used for biomedical purposes. Google "rapid prototyping skull" for more info.
I point to the Grateful Dead as an example of a band that made their money from live performances, cared for their fans, and had that loyalty returned to the tune (pun intended) of millions of dollars over many years.
Er, no. The "entire nation" can still buy legal games, and the fair-use folks don't have political pull. The only way to influence the game companies is a boycott that addicted consumers will never support.
I use both trackballs and standard mice so my hand is forced to move differently depending on what machine I am using. I find the Logitech Marble Mouse comfortable to use with either hand, and more comfortable than mice with bigger balls.:)
"Diesel is going to make a bigger impact that hybrids in the coming years."
The lack of small diesel trucks in the US is a shame. Too bad VW doesn't revive their diesel pickup with their current TDI engines. US truck makers target the high-end customer with their diesels and ignore the market for a touch, economical, macho-styled smaller truck. They don't want to cut into their big-truck sales.
There is nothing wrong with "going there", and IMO if we do what we can to increase public awareness of such incompetent and corrupt officials that is no bad thing. Posting to Slashdot about the bad guys is mostly preaching to the choir, but letters to newspapers, blog posts, etc can increase awareness of these public enemies. It's our government, they are supposed to work for ALL of us, so we have not only the right but the civic duty to expose them to as many people as possible.
You can still conveniently buy a NEW Goodwrench 350 and drop it into a 1950s Chevrolet. Every day mechanics take advantage of the GM standard parts.
It would have been wonderful if ALL auto and truck brands had used SAE standard bellhousings, etc in the manner of the drivetrains of 18-wheelers. A common interface form factor makes building big trucks (which have many standard components) somewhat like building PCs.
Ford vs GM note (no flames please, I own both brands): Fords had more problems than thermostat necks. Unlike GM Ford used many different bellhousings, making automatic transmission interchange (even between otherwise identical transmissions!) impossible or at best (with removable FMX housings) exasperating. It was not useful, required many different starters, and helped ensure GM engines would be easier to work with thus more competitive in racing.
"If you know that there is a crime being committed, then YOU are obligated to report it. If you know that they are illegal and you do not report them, then you are a criminal for obstructing justice."
Got supporting evidence for that statement?
Non-reporting does not equal "obstruction". Non-reporting is not an action. "Obstruction" is an action.
Industry sometimes "gets" this. There is such a shortage of pipe and structural welders that some companies pay employees to attend community college welding courses. They help fund new equipment and send recruiters to evaluate student performance. If industry can do this for lowly community college vo-tech programs, they can invest appropriately where the return is higher.
Anti-personnel Landmines have nothing to do with homeland security, but are essential to slowing an attack from North Korea across the DMZ.
US landmines are not a world problem, but the anti-mine community wants a US ban as an example. Let's hear them squall as loudly against the countries that build and export the most AP mines.
"I still have a P III system running Windows 98 because it runs my GPS map software, has real serial ports for the GPS, and runs the piano tutor sofware using the MPU-401 port. When it's drive dies, it will be time to shop for a machine with the required hardware."
It's easy enough to accumulate plenty of spares BEFORE your hardware fails. People routinely give PIII-era stuff away or sell it dirt cheap. Many geek forums have a section for freebies or post them in their classified sections.
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"While i agree that linux isn't ready for most business desktops and certainly isn't ready to the general public, that kind of logic escapes me. why SHOULD linux be focusing all this effort on being windows compatible?"
To be ready (= useful) for business desktops and the general public.
I have a very nice set of Whitworth wrenches. They aren't compatible with my metric and SAE fasteners. I can wait for the world to adapt to me, or I can get the job done.
This guy did pretty well, and managed it five times!
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/sixwives.htm
"Solution 1)
You are the nerd, she is the clueless noob. She idolises your power. You win."
I would never marry a clueless person. Thinking for two people isn't a win.
"Solution 2)
You are equally technologically savvy. You declare yourself root, lock down the network. She is a mere user. You win."
MY root would go untended, no LAN is worth that.
"Solution 3)
You both give up all technology and move to a hut, farming and tending vegetables. All is bliss. Soon, you start to argue about how to plant the carrots and who milks the goat."
Wife grew up on a farm. I'D be the clueless noob and stuck with shit detail. Goats smell bad.
"been married 10 years"
Been together/married for 19 years.
Cooperation is good, along with having ones own space. "Space" = gear, too.
Wife and self have seperate workshops, seperate computers and peripherals, seperate vehicles and seperate tech in general.
Anything that is best set up for one person should belong to that person.
"Somewhere along the line, the need to have something last has been lost."
The profit motive coupled with customer demands may have something to do with it. A cheaper bridge with less metal and fewer piers means a contractor can underbid the competition.
If the customer does not demand the right product, the contractor is faced with doing what they can to win the bid.
"How are they going to justify the Big Brother system in New York? "
Set it up for ANPR and cross-reference with insurance companies and the DMV registration database would be a nice, revenue-enhancing start. Uninsured and unlicensed drivers (esp. the drunk variety) are a danger to anyone. Use the system to nail them, and of course the attendant car and personal searches will bag some folks with prior warrants, guns, etc.
Self-destruction is a right. Destroying others by molestation is not.
He responded to the sting, and no reason exists to mourn his choice to "self-rehabilitate." His family won't see it that way,but consider that a result of family bonding. It's common enough in criminal cases for the family to spew excuses for the perp.
What a terrible idea!
Look at the benefits New Orleans got by attracting the Saints instead of spending that money on tacky flood control...
"it went to war with Russia,"
:-p
That ChiCom stuff in Asia was obviously a Soviet feint, and their success merely part of the diversion...
"I believe a lot of people would like to question you on your belief that America has acted ethically in the Middle East within the last decade or so."
Ethics are a useful construct for internal, social use.. They are a liability in international action, which is why they are often ignored by highly successful nations!.
The cultural war between Islam (successfully "Bolshevised" by Pan-Islamists) is awkward to wage for both sides. The best tool for both sides is destabilisation, but for the West the best outcomes would be fostered by schismatic and tribal violence within Islam. Since we will be accused of being unethical either way, we can dispense with ethics (toward the enemy) as expedient.
"With the end effect of a disposable soldier being much cheaper than the robot."
The investment in the soldier varies as does his/her functional and political value. Modern soldiers are highly valuable and highly combat-effective, but some of the systems they use are more valuable than an individual person (aircraft carriers, B-2 bombers) while others are less so.
Forces that can afford to expend people have some advantages. A suicide troop does not require support to escape after an attack, cannot be interrogated, cannot be held hostage (unlike valued live prisoners), and can be an instant hero/martyr/poster boy. If one has enough humans for "human wave" attacks they can overwhelm smaller higher-tech forces. If one is cynical enough, units one wishes to expend can be used as pawns (the VC during Tet) while the core (NVA) is preserved.
"100,000 times repeated, different story."
It will not be repeated 100K times, because there is not much overlap between people who care about this and the herd that fills movie theaters.
That herd will require a lot more abuse before they act.
I haven't been to a theater in 20+ years and could care less. The effort, cost, parking, and the hassle of sharing space with annoying theater patrons make it not worth it. Home theaters and home entertainment are for more convenient.
"Perhaps that is tough to do now,"
The same data used for facial recognition could be used to program rapid prototyping equipment to make a matching mask. Rapid prototyping is already used for biomedical purposes. Google "rapid prototyping skull" for more info.
I point to the Grateful Dead as an example of a band that made their money from live performances, cared for their fans, and had that loyalty returned to the tune (pun intended) of millions of dollars over many years.
"it will just alienate an entire nation again."
Er, no. The "entire nation" can still buy legal games, and the fair-use folks don't have political pull.
The only way to influence the game companies is a boycott that addicted consumers will never support.
I use both trackballs and standard mice so my hand is forced to move differently depending on what machine I am using. I find the Logitech Marble Mouse comfortable to use with either hand, and more comfortable than mice with bigger balls. :)
"Diesel is going to make a bigger impact that hybrids in the coming years."
The lack of small diesel trucks in the US is a shame. Too bad VW doesn't revive their diesel pickup with their current TDI engines.
US truck makers target the high-end customer with their diesels and ignore the market for a touch, economical, macho-styled smaller truck. They don't want to cut into their big-truck sales.
"Why don't we just throw up our hands and walk around with oxygen tanks and masks."
:-P
Fear of toxic oxygen mask plastic outgassing/oxidation products?
There is nothing wrong with "going there", and IMO if we do what we can to increase public awareness of such incompetent and corrupt officials that is no bad thing. Posting to Slashdot about the bad guys is mostly preaching to the choir, but letters to newspapers, blog posts, etc can increase awareness of these public enemies.
It's our government, they are supposed to work for ALL of us, so we have not only the right but the civic duty to expose them to as many people as possible.
You can still conveniently buy a NEW Goodwrench 350 and drop it into a 1950s Chevrolet. Every day mechanics take advantage of the GM standard parts.
It would have been wonderful if ALL auto and truck brands had used SAE standard bellhousings, etc in the manner of the drivetrains of 18-wheelers. A common interface form factor makes building big trucks (which have many standard components) somewhat like building PCs.
Ford vs GM note (no flames please, I own both brands):
Fords had more problems than thermostat necks.
Unlike GM Ford used many different bellhousings, making automatic transmission interchange (even between otherwise identical transmissions!) impossible or at best (with removable FMX housings) exasperating.
It was not useful, required many different starters, and helped ensure GM engines would be easier to work with thus more competitive in racing.
"If you really do believe in Free software, then you just have to say "no" to a non-free operating system."
Funny how the ideals of (some) Free Software folks stop at the software.
"Not everyone bows to the Great Turtlenecked One" except when they buy his hardware, which his software exists to sell.
"If you know that there is a crime being committed, then YOU are obligated to report it. If you know that they are illegal and you do not report them, then you are a criminal for obstructing justice."
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Got supporting evidence for that statement?
Non-reporting does not equal "obstruction". Non-reporting is not an action. "Obstruction" is an action.
http://research.lawyers.com/glossary/obstruction-
http://definitions.uslegal.com/o/obstruction-of-j
http://uscode.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode1
Industry sometimes "gets" this. There is such a shortage of pipe and structural welders that some companies pay employees to attend community college welding courses. They help fund new equipment and send recruiters to evaluate student performance.
If industry can do this for lowly community college vo-tech programs, they can invest appropriately where the return is higher.
Anti-personnel Landmines have nothing to do with homeland security, but are essential to slowing an attack from North Korea across the DMZ.
US landmines are not a world problem, but the anti-mine community wants a US ban as an example. Let's hear them squall as loudly against the countries that build and export the most AP mines.
"I still have a P III system running Windows 98 because it runs my GPS map software, has real serial ports for the GPS, and runs the piano tutor sofware using the MPU-401 port. When it's drive dies, it will be time to shop for a machine with the required hardware."
It's easy enough to accumulate plenty of spares BEFORE your hardware fails. People routinely give PIII-era stuff away or sell it dirt cheap. Many geek forums have a section for freebies or post them in their classified sections.