I can't fill more than 1 TB, so I think in a year or so you'll only ever need one HDD
That's a pretty limited view. Just because you can't conceive of a use for more storage, doesn't mean that none exist. What about keeping copies of all your (legally purchased) movies and music on your HDD, for easy distribution around the house? What about someone with a DV camera who wants to archive every piece of footage he takes?
If I change the oil in my car myself, every ~3000 miles, it costs me about $20.
But this is really only true if your time has no value. Even if you can change your oil as quickly as the Quicky Lube, you're using time that could be spent on another activity (even if it's reading a book in the Quicky Lube waiting room).
This seems to apply even more so to using a computer: do you really want to spend 10 minutes tweaking/etc/inittab (to use your example), or would you rather have spent that time writing code, playing solitaire, or reading slashdot?
NASA is part of the US Federal Government, which does not hold copyrights
It is true that works created by the federal government are in the public domain, but the federal government can hold copyrights, because private individuals or corporations can assign them to the government.
Now, why is this? Probably because GPS is not 100% accurate. Even at it's best, consumer grade GPS (I'm going to assume A9 doesn't have access to military level equipment) is only accurate to about 20-30 feet.
You're right, they probably don't have military equipment. But, you don't need military equipment to make GPS extremely accurate. One good example is the differential GPS system in Minnesota which is used for, among other things, city busses and snow plows (and is available for use by anyone with the necessary equipment). It has horizontal resolution close to a centimeter, and vertical resolution close to three centimeters.
1. Static electricity is a potential problem. You should have have carpet in a server room, or a workbench area. But this is a minor point.
Actually, most carpet is a pretty good insulator, which will make the static electricity worse. It's better to have a raised floor, and use things like ESD shoes (or heel straps).
In Oregon, you are not required to pull off the road and/or stop for an emergency vehicle when you are on a multilane (2 or more lanes in both directions) highway
When you see or hear an emergency vehicle warning, drive as close as is safely practical to the right-hand edge or curb of the road, clear of any intersection, and stop. Stay stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed or until a police officer tells you to move.
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Given: two identical applications; A, written in low level language like machine assembly, C, or C++; B, written in high level language like Java, Python, VB, hgluahalguha.
Consumers worldwide received the mailings even after they attempted to opt out by replying with the word "remove" in the subject line of the e-mail, according to the lawsuit.
This can't be! We all know that opt-out works perfectly, and that those nice, friendly spammers always honor remove requests.
You guys don't all have GSM, I hear. That's useless.
Actually, the US does have a fairly decent GSM network. I've been using a GSM phone here for over a year now.
And while we're dreaming, lets get a decent price structure where the cost of contacting me by cellphone is your expense, not mine
What?? I think the current system has several distinct advantages over what you describe.
First, the cellphone user is not paying for the call, they're paying for the airtime and their connection to the cellular network. Why should the caller pay for your choice to use a cellphone? Just don't answer the phone!
Second, the caller won't know in advance how much the call will cost. What if I'm roaming internationally? The caller may think they're dialing a local call, but still get charged $5.00 a minute.
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...for over $2200? I realize it needs to have a lot of bells and whistles, but that seems excessive somehow.
I can't fill more than 1 TB, so I think in a year or so you'll only ever need one HDD
That's a pretty limited view. Just because you can't conceive of a use for more storage, doesn't mean that none exist. What about keeping copies of all your (legally purchased) movies and music on your HDD, for easy distribution around the house? What about someone with a DV camera who wants to archive every piece of footage he takes?
Sometimes two little letters can change the entire meaning of a sentence: I have[n't] purchased CDs for any distro...
But this is really only true if your time has no value. Even if you can change your oil as quickly as the Quicky Lube, you're using time that could be spent on another activity (even if it's reading a book in the Quicky Lube waiting room).
This seems to apply even more so to using a computer: do you really want to spend 10 minutes tweaking
It is true that works created by the federal government are in the public domain, but the federal government can hold copyrights, because private individuals or corporations can assign them to the government.
Somehow, I think that the top speed of 50 mph might not be that popular either.
Actually, this theory has already been proven.
You can download the trailer from the movie's website. Get the highest resolution quicktime version here .
You're right, they probably don't have military equipment. But, you don't need military equipment to make GPS extremely accurate. One good example is the differential GPS system in Minnesota which is used for, among other things, city busses and snow plows (and is available for use by anyone with the necessary equipment). It has horizontal resolution close to a centimeter, and vertical resolution close to three centimeters.
Here's a drawing of one of the new weapon designs.
Assuming you're serious, the specs say that this has bluetooth, so you would be able to use it with a cell phone.
Actually, most carpet is a pretty good insulator, which will make the static electricity worse. It's better to have a raised floor, and use things like ESD shoes (or heel straps).
Also, since C is more difficult to remember (and use) than Visual Basic, I propose that C be outlawed once and for all.
Not really. To me, it makes much more sense to have all the music accessible, so I can listen to whatever I want without swapping cds.
When a project is open source, every user becomes a potential bug fixer.
This can't be! We all know that opt-out works perfectly, and that those nice, friendly spammers always honor remove requests.
First, the cellphone user is not paying for the call, they're paying for the airtime and their connection to the cellular network. Why should the caller pay for your choice to use a cellphone? Just don't answer the phone!
Second, the caller won't know in advance how much the call will cost. What if I'm roaming internationally? The caller may think they're dialing a local call, but still get charged $5.00 a minute.
...here's the google cache'd link.
What about this story carries any anti-Intel opinions? I believe the submitter actually even made a pro-Intel comment.
that your mother doesn't read slashdot.